Chapter 328 - 209: Decision 2

Chapter 328: Chapter 209: Decision 2

"A twenty-three-year-old with Tier Eight Combat Power, and he’s already reached the pinnacle of Cang City’s special organizations."

"The Martial God’s eye for talent..."

"It’s unbelievably sharp, truly."

He murmured softly.

It was obvious. Liu Daowang could see that Li Longxuan was planning to build up momentum for Su Xing, intending to elevate him to the absolute peak.

This wasn’t strange. Both were old foxes who had lived for decades and stood at the apex of their respective fields. Their thoughts on certain matters naturally aligned.

Perhaps,

this was what they called "great minds think alike."

However, not all factions happened to have a connection to Su Xing. For instance, the Spirit Lord, who was already plotting to kill him; the forces hidden deep within the Spirit Realm; and the Celestial Beings who had long since awakened in the Celestial Human Tomb—all of them had devised their own plans and schemes due to Su Xing’s sudden emergence.

This night was destined to be a turbulent one.

...

...

The night deepened, and the snow stopped. The longer the Spirit Realm existed, the less its influence on the mortal world became. The snow that had been falling all day finally ceased.

Textile Street.

It was an old street.

But it once had a splendor all its own.

Over a decade ago, Textile Street was one of Cang City’s bustling districts. But as Cang City developed and expanded, and new urban areas were gradually established, this old street, like all others in Southern Cang City, became synonymous with "old-fashioned."

It now waited silently for future renovations.

And Su Xing’s home,

was located right in the middle of this street.

The next moment, in a previously empty space, a robust man in a black short-sleeved shirt suddenly appeared. His eyes glinted with an unusual light in the darkness of the night.

That’s right, it was Su Xing.

Su Xing stood in place, gazing at the home he hadn’t returned to in years, his eyes filled with reminiscence.

602.

This was his uncle’s apartment number.

It was also Su Xing and Su Yu’s true home.

’Lu Anning and Xiao Yu should be here too. I wonder how Lu Anning is doing, and if Xiao Yu has broken through to the Martial Artist realm yet.’

All sorts of thoughts flooded Su Xing’s mind. Ever since he’d chosen to go to the Spirit Realm, it had been a long time since he’d seen them. They, who were bound to his system, were his true confidants—people he could trust unconditionally.

"Let’s go."

As his voice fell, Su Xing vanished.

In the next second, Su Xing appeared in front of apartment 602. He could have appeared directly inside, but after a moment’s thought, he decided that wouldn’t be very polite and chose to knock.

As for his key, Su Xing had left it at the Sword Hall and never took it with him. After all, he never thought he would one day return here.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...

It was around ten o’clock at night. By the standards of modern youth, they shouldn’t be asleep so early. Besides, it wouldn’t be strange at all if a house full of Extraordinary Beings didn’t sleep at all.

Sure enough,

a man’s voice soon came from inside.

The voice was a bit rough, with changes that came with age. It was clearly Su Xing’s uncle.

"Who is it?"

his uncle asked.

Ever since his uncle had returned, Su Xing hadn’t had much time to spend with him. Thinking of this, Su Xing actually felt quite embarrassed. But there was no helping it; he still hadn’t obtained what he was pursuing.

’Once everything is over, maybe I can live a simple life with my uncle, my brother, and my friends and disciples.’

"It’s me, Su Xing."

Su Xing knew that in an old building like this, especially one that had been unoccupied for so long, the peephole was likely broken, so he quickly announced himself.

Hearing it was Su Xing, his uncle quickly opened the door, grabbed Su Xing’s wrist, pulled him over to the sofa, and then went to the entryway to get a pair of slippers. He placed them in front of Su Xing, who was now sitting on the sofa, and then spoke:

"Are you okay?"

"Uncle, what could happen to me?"

Su Xing said, a little confused. He had come this time to see if Lu Anning was all right, but his uncle had immediately turned the tables and started asking about him instead.

"The Spirit Realm is not a safe place! Besides, I heard from Lu Anning that you fought a Tier Eight individual in a Secret Realm. That’s Tier Eight! How do you get into so much trouble?"

His uncle said, his tone a mixture of worry and exasperation.

"Haha."

"Nothing happened, did it?"

Su Xing let out a light laugh and said nonchalantly, as if Tier Eight was nothing special, as if he could kill such an opponent with a single move.

"..."

Although his uncle was exasperated, Su Xing was indeed fine, so he didn’t press the matter. He just asked:

"You’re here to see Ningning, right?"

"Yeah."

Su Xing nodded. "Yu told me she seemed to have run into some trouble?"

"Trouble... I guess you couldn’t really call it trouble."

His uncle said hesitantly. When he himself broke through to Tier Five, he was in the Celestial Human Tomb, so he couldn’t mobilize any worldly fortune or witness any phenomena. Because of that, he couldn’t quite explain Lu Anning’s situation.

"Can’t quite explain it?"

Su Xing asked, confused.

"Yeah. Halfway through her breakthrough, she suddenly started muttering to herself, seeming to constantly ask, ’Who are you? Who are you?’ Then her whole body emitted an extremely dazzling white light, followed by an explosive burst of Sword Qi, and then she fell unconscious."

"Also..."

"A golden brand appeared on her wrist."

"..."

Hearing this, Su Xing finally began to look around. He did indeed see many marks on the walls left by Sword Qi. At the same time, the television hanging in the center of the room had been blown apart by it.

His uncle or Su Yu must have used some Extraordinary means to prevent the neighbors from sensing that anything was amiss.

"A golden brand?"

Su Xing asked, "What does the brand look like? Are there any distinguishing features?"

"Hmm..."

His uncle thought for a long time before suddenly saying, "The brand looks like a miniature sword. Although it gives off a golden light, the sword itself is black. It looks a bit like your Black Sword."

’The Black Sword...’

Su Xing thought to himself.

’The Black Sword was my first sword, and Lu Anning was my first Sword Disciple. Could there be a connection?’

’Lu Anning kept repeating, "Who are you?" Could she have seen that child too? Or did someone else do something to her?’

The complicated thoughts tangled together, leaving Su Xing unable to figure out which line of reasoning was the correct one.

"Don’t overthink it. When she wakes up tomorrow, we’ll find out what happened."

"For tonight, just get some rest."

his uncle said, looking at Su Xing’s expression.

"Yeah."

Su Xing nodded.

Although he was eager to know the truth, he had to admit his uncle was right. So, Su Xing asked:

"Where’s Su Yu? Is he still here?"

"No."

"He went back to the Spirit Realm."

His uncle shook his head. It seemed that the mention of his younger brother had made him start to worry as well. He gazed out the window and asked with concern:

"When is all this crap going to end?"

"...Soon, Uncle."

Words can convey a person’s emotions, and Su Xing could clearly feel the sudden dip in his uncle’s spirits. He could only offer words of comfort.

In reality, Su Xing wasn’t sure when all this would end either. After destroying the Spirit Realm, there was still the Celestial Human Tomb. After the Celestial Human Tomb, who knew what the one in the heavens was planning.

Even if he helped that being in the heavens, this was still the initial stage of the Spiritual Qi revival. Who knew what new things might happen?

If Li Longxuan suddenly told him that some ancient expert had crawled out of the ground, Su Xing wouldn’t even be surprised. This was the paradigm shift brought about by the revival of Spiritual Qi.

"I know."

His uncle nodded. Having experienced the Celestial Human Tomb, his mental fortitude was far greater than that of an ordinary person. He quickly adjusted his mood, simply patting Su Xing on the shoulder and saying:

"Take care of yourself. Try not to take unnecessary risks in the future."

"Go get some rest."