True Monarch Mingyang Moves, Su Yang's Audacity

Let's try a different approach.

Since Su Yang, this Sword Child, managed to achieve Perfect Foundation Establishment at the age of 16 without even joining a sect, how incredibly powerful must his talent be?

If he were to receive the sect's resources for dedicated cultivation, wouldn't there be a slim chance of him catching up to Venerable Moon Sword?

This is someone who appears once in a hundred thousand years for the sect.

Several Nascent Soul True Lords were shocked by Su Yang's talent.

However, True Monarch Mingyang suddenly said, "Sect Master, since that Sword Child hasn't officially joined the sect yet, I propose that, following the suggestion in the Heavenly Sword Record, he join my Sun Sword Peak?"

"This old fox, he's trying to poach him!"

The many True Lords cursed inwardly, then hurriedly spoke up.

The Tianjian Peak Master, who had been calmly observing, was the first to speak.

"We can't say that. Is the suggestion in the Heavenly Sword Record always accurate? If the Heavenly Sword Record knew everything and could do anything, why would we even establish a disciple selection system? Wouldn't we just rely on the Heavenly Sword Record?"

The Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall chimed in.

"Exactly, Tianjian Peak Master is right. If the Heavenly Sword Record could truly identify Su Yang's talent, it wouldn't have issued a True Disciple Token initially, but a Reserve Sword Child Token. Someone among us should have been alerted long ago."

"Come to think of it, what you two guys are saying makes sense. Su Yang's true talent still needs careful examination."

True Monarch Mingyang of Sun Sword Peak seemed to change his stance.

But suddenly, his tone shifted again, and he continued, "I've decided to set out immediately and personally bring Su Yang, the Sword Child, back. And while I'm at it, I'll thoroughly examine his talent along the way."

"Damn it, Old Fox is indeed Old Fox. Don't expect him to suddenly have a change of heart."

The True Lords continued to curse inwardly.

They were preparing to refute True Monarch Mingyang again.

At this moment, Venerable Moon Sword spoke.

"Indeed, we need to bring Su Yang back as soon as possible. Since he has already become a Sword Child, we cannot let him come over on his own like ordinary True Disciples. If any accident were to happen on the way, it would be a huge loss for our Tianjian Sect."

"As for who will go..."

Venerable Moon Sword scanned the surroundings.

"True Monarch Mingyang will personally make the trip!"

As the words fell, a smile bloomed on True Monarch Mingyang's refined face.

The other True Lords could not hide their disappointment.

A Sword Child from a small place, who hadn't seen much of the world.

He would be easily swayed by True Monarch Mingyang, that old fox, along the way.

It would be difficult to win him over to their side now!

"Sect Master, I'll depart now."

True Monarch Mingyang greeted them, summoned a wisp of Spiritual Light from the Heavenly Sword Record, and his figure immediately vanished from his spot.

The Spiritual Light from the Heavenly Sword Record could sense and locate any Token above the inner disciple level within the Tianjian Sect.

Finding Su Yang would be effortless.

At this time.

In Qingye Market.

On the outskirts of the residential area.

Many date trees were neatly arranged behind a house.

Inside the house, more than a dozen men were coming and going, constantly rummaging through boxes and cabinets.

"This kid, even after dying, he won't let us have any peace. Where did he hide the Spirit Stones? We've searched the entire house, and all the valuables combined are less than three Spirit Stones."

"That's not right. We only found a dozen or so Spirit Stones on the kid's body earlier. Even with what's here, it's at most worth 20 Spirit Stones."

"But based on the value of the spirit herbs he collected over the years, after deducting his cut, it should be at least over 60 Spirit Stones."

"Damn it, where did these Spirit Stones go? Could it be that the kid secretly spent them?"

"A young guy like him, with any temptation from the outside world, he wouldn't be able to control himself. Maybe he really squandered it all."

"Impossible. This kid went to collect herbs and sell them during the day, and I was with him practically the whole time. When he came back at night, he never went out again. Instead, he was engrossed in reading books about cultivation common sense.

He was solely focused on saving enough Spirit Stones to test his spiritual root and become a high and mighty cultivator! How could he have had the chance to spend the Spirit Stones?" said a middle-aged man with a slightly plump build.

He was Old Wang.

"Wang Changfu, then where do you think the kid hid the Spirit Stones? You knew the kid's situation so well, you didn't secretly take them, did you?"

"How dare you slander me! The kid is dead, and you were the one who searched his body? Perhaps you hid most of the Spirit Stones when you collected the body?" Old Wang retorted angrily.

"You..." the other person also got angry.

"Stop arguing. I know both of you. You have the guts of a mouse, so you wouldn't dare to secretly hoard Spirit Stones."

A young man sitting motionless on a chair spoke up to stop them.

"Thank you for your discernment, sir!"

"Keep looking. If we can't find it, then our Medicine Gang will just have to take a loss this time," the young man sighed.

Although they had gained 20 Spirit Stones this time, which was equivalent to one or two years' income for a normal herb collector, not making the expected profit was still a loss!

Originally, luring a Huaye Sect disciple to kill Su Yang had already cost 60 Spirit Stones, and now they had lost another 40 Spirit Stones in potential profit.

That's 100 Spirit Stones, a complete disaster.

The dozen or so people searched again.

Suddenly, the courtyard gate creaked open, and a figure walked in.

"This kid is one of our Medicine Gang's people. His posthumous assets should also be inherited by our Medicine Gang. Anyone trying to freeload can scram!"

Before Old Wang could even fully lift his head, the words had already come out of his mouth.

But when he finally lifted his head completely.

He froze.

It took several breaths before he finally shouted.

"Ghost, ghost, ghost!"

"Wang Changfu, you idiot, what are you yelling about? This is Qingye Market, a Market Town presided over by a Great Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. What ghost would dare come here!"

The person who had just argued with Old Wang was already angry and was startled by Old Wang's sudden shout.

His anger could no longer be suppressed, and he immediately cursed loudly.

But when he saw the figure walking into the courtyard, his reaction was even worse than Old Wang's. He was so scared that he fell to the ground.

This figure, how could he not recognize him?

Half a day ago, he was the one who had personally stripped the kid's Spirit Stones and sealed him in a coffin!

"Su... Su Yang, I wasn't the one who harmed you. On the contrary, I was the one who put you in the coffin to rest. As for searching you, that was an order from above. I... I couldn't refuse!"

Su Yang's gaze was drawn to that person.

So you were the one who sealed the coffin so tightly!

The attention of the others was also drawn over.

Whether they recognized Su Yang or not, everyone retreated in fear, wishing they could burrow into the ground.

This was a ghost, a type of Malevolent Spirit, a terrifying existence that only cultivators could deal with.

"Don't retreat any further, you're crowding me!"

The young man sitting on the chair grew angry. He kicked a Medicine Gang member aside and then said, "This person in front of us has abundant vitality and a ruddy complexion. How is he a ghost? He's clearly a living person."

"But I was the one who personally put this kid in the coffin. The body was already cold then!"

"There are many strange things in the world. This kid might have been in suspended animation back then!" the young man explained.

"Suspended animation?"

The others looked closely at Su Yang at the doorway and found that he showed no signs of being a ghost, Malevolent Spirit, or emitting any chilling winds.

Instead, he was full of life and vitality, just like a living person.

"Damn it, a kid who luckily didn't die and dares to pretend to be a ghost to scare me. He's got some serious guts."