Chapter 479: Eliminating the Hidden Danger

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall looked at Elder Yan with curiosity.

They were also very curious what kind of opportunity the Canglan Sacred Land had, that they would make a special trip to Qingyang City to offer it to Su Mo.

After all, Su Mo had never had any dealings with the Canglan Sacred Land before.

Elder Yan cupped his hands. “Before I speak of the opportunity, I would like to ask you a question, Fellow Daoist Su. What realm have you currently reached?”

“Does my realm have something to do with this opportunity?”

Su Mo asked doubtfully.

Elder Yan nodded. “It does. A very important one, in fact.”

‘By his guess, Su Mo’s cultivation must have already reached Saint Level Great Perfection. Otherwise, his power couldn’t possibly be so immense.’

However, he still wanted to confirm it with Su Mo himself.

Fang Xi, Yuan Jie, Ye Mingli, and the others thought the same, believing Su Mo had reached Saint Level Great Perfection.

However…

But Su Mo said, “Fine, there’s no harm in telling you. I’m currently at the Martial Monarch Realm.”

“What?”

Their eyes widened as they stared at Su Mo in utter disbelief.

‘A Martial Monarch?’

‘He has to be joking, right?’

‘I mean, what kind of Martial Monarch in this world would dare use a Tier Nine Demon King as a mount?’

‘And a Divine Beast, no less.’

‘Not to mention, Su Mo is the master of a Saint-level Sword Spirit.’

Elder Yan gave an awkward laugh. “Fellow Daoist Su, please, don’t joke with me. I just witnessed your power with my own eyes.”

“I’m not joking!”

Su Mo said seriously.

Hearing this, everyone present was completely dumbfounded.

‘A Martial Monarch can slap the King of Reincarnation to death and block the powerful Sword Qi from a Saint-level Sword Spirit with one hand?’

Helpless,

Elder Yan could only say, “Although Fellow Daoist Su is only a Martial Monarch, your combat power has reached the Saint Level, and you’re likely not far from the Divine Level.”

Su Mo nodded.

‘With my ability to pummel a Divine Level expert from afar, combined with my Celestial Mandate that let me borrow the power of the Celestial Dao, I’m confident I could even defeat a Divine-level Powerhouse in a direct confrontation.’

Elder Yan continued, “After reaching the Divine Level, Fellow Daoist Su, you can begin preparations to ascend to the Divine Realm.”

“Ascend to the Divine Realm?”

Su Mo’s interest was piqued.

Elder Yan said, “When ordinary people ascend to the Divine Realm, they almost always die a miserable death. Even if they’re lucky enough to succeed, they end up gravely injured.”

“And then?”

Su Mo asked.

Elder Yan said in a low voice, “Then, they are captured by the people of the Divine Realm and forced to work as mine slaves, often for as long as a century.”

“That really happens?”

Su Mo asked, surprised.

Elder Yan looked at Su Mo. “Fellow Daoist Su, do you now understand the dangers of ascending to the Divine Realm?”

Su Mo nodded.

‘If what Elder Yan said is true, then ascending to the Divine Realm is indeed a very dangerous matter, one with a slim chance of survival.’

At this, Elder Yan’s tone shifted. “But, as long as you are willing to cooperate with our Canglan Sacred Land, Fellow Daoist Su, we can guarantee your safe ascension to the Divine Realm, and you will not be captured and forced to become a mine slave.”

“Is this the opportunity you wanted to offer me?”

Su Mo asked.

Elder Yan nodded. “That’s right. This is the opportunity I wanted to give you, Fellow Daoist Su. What do you think?”

After speaking, he watched Su Mo with an expectant gaze, awaiting his answer.

‘A safe ascension to the Divine Realm, without being forced to become a mine slave.’

‘This offer was an irresistible temptation. No one would refuse it.’

‘Su Mo would surely be no exception.’

Even Fang Xi and Yuan Jie were incredibly tempted.

Although they had yet to reach the Divine Level and didn’t qualify to ascend to the Divine Realm, who could possibly refuse such an offer?

But what happened next left them dumbfounded.

“Not very impressive!”

Su Mo said, waving his hand dismissively.

Instantly, Elder Yan froze.

Su Mo’s answer completely stumped him.

Fang Xi, Yuan Jie, and the others were also stunned.

‘What’s happening?’

‘Su Mo just refused a safe ascension to the Upper Realm? Is he out of his mind?’

They didn’t dare say that to his face, though. Otherwise, Su Mo would have slapped them into a bloody pulp.

“If there’s nothing else, you can go!”

Su Mo said impatiently.

‘And here I was, thinking it was some great opportunity. Turns out it’s just about a safe trip to the Upper Realm.’

‘What a waste of my time.’

‘How boring!’

Su Mo directly showed them the door.

“Wait!”

Elder Yan stopped him. “Fellow Daoist Su, this is about whether you can ascend to the Divine Realm alive! Please, give it some serious thought!”

“Are you leaving or not? If you don’t, don’t blame me for getting rough. I’ll throw you out of the city myself.”

Su Mo said coldly.

‘Consider it? My ass.’

‘With my physical strength, I could easily withstand the void pressure of ascending to the Divine Realm. There was absolutely no need to cooperate with anyone.’

‘Besides, I’m still only at the Martial Monarch Realm. I don’t need to think about ascension yet.’

“Don’t throw me out yet! Let me say one more thing, just one last thing,” Elder Yan said, speaking very quickly.

“To be perfectly honest, Fellow Daoist Su, the master behind our Canglan Sacred Land possesses an Ascension Platform in the Divine Realm. It can guarantee a flawless ascension.”

“Are you sure the master of your Canglan Sacred Land has an Ascension Platform in the Divine Realm?”

Su Mo asked, his eyes narrowing.

Elder Yan said with cold pride, “That’s right. Our master…”

BOOM!

Suddenly, an immense pressure slammed down on Elder Yan, cutting him off mid-sentence.

“Fellow Daoist Su, what are you doing?”

Elder Yan looked at Su Mo in terror.

Su Mo’s expression was glacial as he stared at Elder Yan with a murderous glare.

A cold sweat broke out on Elder Yan’s brow.

Su Mo said coldly, “An Ascension Platform? Hmph. I suspect the master behind your Canglan Sacred Land is a traitor to the Cangxuan Realm.”

‘As far as I know, the Cangxuan Realm has no Ascension Platform in the Divine Realm whatsoever.’

‘Unless… the master of the Canglan Sacred Land was one of those involved in the Descent Calamity—an enemy of the Cangxuan Realm.’

“Traitor! I’ll kill you right now!”

A terrifying Sword Qi flared in Su Mo’s palm.

“What? You’re going to kill me?” Elder Yan’s face went pale with fright as he stammered,

“Fellow Daoist Su, you must think this through! The master behind us is exceedingly powerful. If you side with our master, not only can you safely ascend to the Divine Realm, but you can also spare the lives of everyone in the Xiao Family.”

“Are you finished?”

Su Mo demanded coldly, “If you are, then get ready to die.”

“Wait!”

Elder Yan frantically raised a hand to stop him.

But Su Mo ignored him, the Sword Qi in his palm stabbing straight toward the elder.

The sight nearly made Elder Yan wet himself in fear.

Elder Yan screamed, “Don’t kill me, Fellow Daoist Su! Everything I just said was a test!”

“A test?”

Su Mo was filled with doubt.

Elder Yan nodded hastily. “Yes! I was acting on the orders of our Saint Master, to come here and test whether or not you would betray the Cangxuan Realm.”

“And what if I had betrayed it? What now that I haven’t?”

Su Mo asked.

Elder Yan’s voice turned cold. “Had you shown even the slightest hint of betrayal, I would have found a way to kill you. I would have eliminated a potential menace like you in advance, lest you backstab the Cangxuan Realm during the Descent Calamity and we repeat the tragedy of the Meteor Ancestor from over thirty thousand years ago.”

“Is that so.”

Su Mo retracted the Sword Qi in his palm.

‘They don’t know me, so they took a risk to test me.’

‘After all, during the Descent Calamity over thirty thousand years ago, the Meteor Ancestor had died for the sole reason that the Hall Master of Yama Hall had stabbed him in the back.’

‘To avoid a repeat of the Meteor Ancestor’s fate, they had to eliminate any potential traitors beforehand.’

Su Mo asked, “And since I didn’t betray them?”

Elder Yan said, “Since you won’t betray us, then I will grant you a true opportunity. Through you, we will elevate the power of the Cangxuan Realm.”