Chapter 514: Promise of Trust

This time, he absolutely would not let anyone interfere. He was determined to show his Master just how powerful he was.

Books said that people often developed admiration and affection for someone who were stronger than themselves.

If Master witnessed his strength, surely it would stir something in his heart?

In any case, after reclaiming the power of the Myriad Gods Realm and absorbing a vast amount of information from the Divine Osmanthus Tree, Fu Young understood his own abilities extremely well. He could also control his power with complete precision, leaving him fully confident that he could accomplish the seemingly impossible feat of helping an entire realm ascend.

Besides, if he abandoned the inhabitants of the Heaven Origin Realm here.

Perhaps this was precisely the purpose of the Heavenly Dao’s trap this time. How could Fu Young possibly fall for it?

Thinking of this, Fu Young looked at Xiao Shou with a pitiful expression.

“Master, you don’t believe I can do it either?”

“Young’er, tell me honestly. Are you choosing to do this because of me? Are you forcing yourself because you know I wouldn’t be able to bear abandoning them?”

Xiao Shou glanced at the enormous osmanthus tree in the distance, which was countless times more exaggerated in size than the Star Demon Mother Tree. Then, turning his head, he looked Fu Young directly in the eyes from close range and asked seriously. ℯ𝕝.

Hearing this, Fu Young shook his head and answered with absolute certainty, “It has nothing to do with Master. This is what I want to do, and I’m absolutely confident that I can accomplish it.”

The more the Heavenly Dao wanted him to develop a desire for destruction and fall into darkness, the more determined he was to preserve his true self. By doing the exact opposite, he would surely be able to disrupt the game of chess the Heavenly Dao had been arranging for countless years.

Considering the long years that the fruit had spent growing before he was born, Fu Young thought this was the best course of action.

“Is that so? Then go ahead and do things your own way. I believe in you.”

Seeing no trace of deceit in his beloved disciple’s eyes, Xiao Shou immediately nodded. Smiling, he placed his own life on the line with those words.

Hearing this, Fu Young immediately revealed a bright, sunny smile.

“Master, I won’t let you regret this.”

“Mm!”

Xiao Shou thought to himself that he also wouldn’t let his beloved disciple fail at the first thing he had firmly resolved to accomplish. But what abilities or items did he possess that might help his disciple at a critical moment? He would have to think carefully about that.

Although these thoughts filled his mind, Xiao Shou’s expression remained one of complete trust as he looked at Fu Young. The two stood close together, looking surprisingly harmonious.

Seeing the two of them behaving so recklessly, Tushan Shanhe trembled with anger.

“You two fools can go ahead and act recklessly! But what if you can’t hold on halfway through and fail? You’ll bear the karmic consequences of an entire realm’s destruction. Given your current cultivation, your path to the Great Dao will inevitably be severed in the future. Listen to me and abandon this idea immediately! Even if this is the world you came from, what does the life and death of an entire realm have to do with you?”

“Perhaps it has nothing to do with me, but since Young’er wants to do it, that makes all the difference.”

His beloved disciple’s decision rekindled Xiao Shou’s heart, which had nearly turned cold after the betrayal of the Sect Master of the Celestial Truth Sect and his elders, as well as the eight major sects’ decision to abandon the Heaven Origin Realm.

Perhaps there were simply too many people in this world whose beliefs differed from his own, making it difficult for them to understand one another.

Yet at this critical moment, the disciple he had personally taught had made a different choice from those people, choosing the opposite path. This decision had not come from any request or command from Xiao Shou. It was something his beloved disciple genuinely wanted to do of his own accord. 𝚏𝗋ℯⅇ

Young’er’s choice made Xiao Shou feel closer to his disciple than ever before.

Unfortunately, he had no idea that Fu Young’s decision had nothing to do with any lofty ideals. Fu Young had simply just gained control of tremendous power and was eager to show off in front of his Master, hoping to let him witness how powerful he had become. At the same time, he was being a little childish and deliberately defying the Heavenly Dao. The more the Heavenly Dao wanted him to do something, the more determined he was to do the opposite.

That was all there was to it.

There were no noble or profound reasons behind his decision. If Xiao Shou knew the truth, he probably wouldn’t be nearly so pleased.

Believing that he had raised a disciple who understood his ideals, and feeling that the coldness in his heart had finally eased, Xiao Shou continued, “So, Great-Granduncle Shanhe, we need to recover as much as possible while Young’er keeps everything going. Once we’ve recovered, we can work together, and our chances of success will be much greater.”

“Master, I can handle this on my own.”

Fu Young was delighted that his Master approved of his decision. However, hearing the doubt about his abilities hidden in Xiao Shou’s words left him rather frustrated.

As soon as Xiao Shou finished speaking, Fu Young responded firmly. When he saw Xiao Shou nodding repeatedly with the same expression he used to wear when reassuring Fu Young as a child, as if to say that he believed in him, Fu Young grew even more frustrated.

Xiao Shou hadn’t slowed his recovery in the slightest. At once, Fu Young decided not to say anything more. He would simply let his Master see the truth with his own eyes.