Resolution

At the thought of that possibility, Third Elder Su Chang ground his teeth, the killing intent in his eyes growing even stronger. "Guo Chudong, if you really colluded with the Lin Family to harm our Su Family, I, Su Chang, will make sure you die!"

Su Ruosu looked around the estate, sensing the countless Earth Rock Rat auras drawing ever closer. She said urgently, "Enough of that. Deal with this pack of Earth Rock Rats first!"

The Earth Rock Rat horde erupted into chaos, surging up from the Spirit Vein beneath the ground.

Every Su Family cultivator within the great estate was startled awake. Their expressions changed drastically at the sight.

"So many Earth Rock Rats!?"

"This is bad—the estate formation is gone!"

"Quick, everyone prepare to defend against the Earth Rock Rat horde!"

The furious shouts of Su Chang and Su Ruosu, the two elders, snapped all the cultivators back to their senses. They hurriedly followed the two elders and took up positions around the estate.

Su Chang and Su Ruosu wore grave expressions as they looked in three directions.

Three Late Rank 1 Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts!

The aura of one of those Earth Rock Rats was even comparable to the eighth layer of the Qi Refining Realm!

Su Chang drew a deep breath and said in a low voice, "I'll deal with the strongest Earth Rock Rat. You handle one, and the last one—"

Before he could finish.

Su Chang and Su Ruosu both suddenly froze.

A disturbance suddenly broke out at the rear of the Earth Rock Rat horde charging toward the estate. The three Late Rank 1 Earth Rock Rats at the front came to an abrupt halt, spun around, and let out piercing screeches that drove back the frenzied Earth Rock Rats rushing forward.

Not far behind the three Late Rank 1 Earth Rock Rats, Su Yu tossed out three portions of Spirit Rice mixed with Beast Luring Powder, each with stronger medicinal potency.

Even Earth Rock Rats in a state of furious madness could not resist the temptation of Beast Luring Powder.

Like cats encountering catnip, the eyes of the three Late Rank 1 Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts lit up.

After driving away the Earth Rock Rats that wanted to devour the Spirit Rice, the three Late Rank 1 Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts shot forward and swallowed those portions of Spirit Rice in a single gulp.

The first bite struck straight to their souls. The sensation of their very souls floating through the air was the greatest pleasure they had ever experienced in their rat lives.

As their souls drifted blissfully toward immortality, the bodies of the three Late Rank 1 Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts began to sway.

Not long after.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The three Late Rank 1 Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts collapsed to the ground and fell into a deep sleep.

The surrounding Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts stared with scarlet eyes, somewhat bewildered. Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts did not possess much intelligence.

They could not truly be called part of the Demon Race.

Seeing this scene, the intelligence of this group of Earth Rock Rats proved insufficient.

With the three leaders of the horde gone, they did not know what to do next.

At that moment, another eleven portions of Spirit Rice mixed with Beast Luring Powder were thrown out. Under Su Yu's precise control of spiritual power, the Spirit Rice landed near the mid-stage First Order Earth Rock Rats within the horde.

"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!"

One Earth Rock Rat after another rushed forward like mad, fighting over them.

Not long after.

Nearly half of the few mid-stage First Order Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts in the horde had fallen.

By the time Third Elder Su Chang and Fourth Elder Su Ruosu led people out, the remaining Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts were utterly incapable of resisting.

Most were hunted down, with only a small number escaping underground.

From the eruption of the Earth Rock Rat horde to its near-total eradication, not even half a quarter-hour had passed.

After using a magical artifact to sever the heads of the three Late Rank 1 Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts and ensuring they were thoroughly dead, Su Chang turned to Su Yu, unable to suppress his shock. "How did you bring down these Late Rank 1 and mid-stage First Order Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts?"

Su Yu pondered for a moment before saying, "I saw a recipe in an ancient book, one specifically intended for Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts."

"After eating this medicine, Earth Rock Rats will fall unconscious and can be slaughtered at will."

Before Su Chang could speak, Su Yu continued, "Originally, I planned to hunt all the Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts in the Medicine Garden during this period, then hand the recipe over to the Lineage."

"I didn't expect such an incident to happen tonight—"

Looking at the Earth Rock Rat corpses scattered all around, Su Yu felt somewhat helpless. The Earth Rock Rats in the Medicine Garden were practically 'extinct' now.

There was no longer any use in keeping the Beast Luring Powder recipe to himself.

He might as well give it to the Lineage now.

Su Yu looked at Third Elder Su Chang and said, "The recipe is called Beast Luring Powder. It is a sleeping drug specifically for Earth Rock Rats. I'll hand this recipe over to the Lineage."

Upon hearing this, Su Chang immediately understood. His gaze toward Su Yu grew increasingly pleased; he had long been paying attention to Su Yu.

Although Su Yu's spiritual root talent was not particularly impressive, Su Yu seemed fairly capable in body refinement.

Moreover, Su Yu was highly skilled at hunting Earth Rock Rats, so Su Chang was rather fond of this junior.

He had also intended to focus on nurturing him.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Su Yu to hunt so many Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts over the past year or so and successfully claim the Lineage's bounties every time.

One had to know that the Low-grade Spirit Stone rewards for so many Earth Rock Rats were no small sum.

And now, when such a massive upheaval had occurred in the Medicine Garden and he had thought the place was doomed to suffer disaster, Su Yu had stepped forward.

With ease, he had dealt with the three most troublesome late-stage Rank 1 demonic beasts.

He had even helped them nearly wipe out the hidden danger that was the Earth Rock Rat horde.

How could this not delight and astonish Su Chang?

"Good, good, good!" Su Chang said three times in succession, both delighted and gratified. "Rest assured, you have rendered great service this time. The Lineage will not forget it. As for the recipe you mentioned, the Lineage will assess its value and certainly will not let you suffer a loss."

Looking again at the cultivators of the Lineage who were dealing with Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts one after another, Su Chang added, "I'll carefully calculate tonight's gains for you."

Su Yu's heart stirred. "Third Grandpa, I would like the essence blood of those three Late Rank 1 Earth Rock Rat demonic beasts. Would that be possible?"

The essence blood of one Late Rank 1 demonic beast should amount to around forty or fifty drops.

Three of them would mean over a hundred drops, enough for him to cultivate the Body Refining Technique for a long time.

It might even allow his Body Refining Technique to break through to the seventh layer.

Third Grandpa?

Su Chang paused, then burst into laughter. "Third Grandpa sounds good! Of course you can have it. You took down those three demonic beasts, so you decide how they are handled."

Fourth Elder Su Ruosu had not interacted much with Su Yu before, but the astonishing scene tonight had left a deep impression on her. She firmly remembered this junior named Su Yu.

Though Su Ruosu still looked like a beautiful mature woman, that was merely the effect of taking a Beauty-Enhancing Pill. In truth, she was already of Su Yu's grandmother's generation.

At this moment, Su Ruosu looked at Su Yu, her eyes carrying traces of admiration and astonishment.

This was the first time she had learned that the Medicine Garden had such an interesting junior.

However, Su Ruosu had not forgotten their current predicament. She reminded him in a low voice, "Third Brother, we need to quickly check whether something has gone wrong with the Medicine Garden's grand formation."

"Otherwise, if that Guo fellow truly colluded with the Lin Family, then we will be in serious trouble. It is far too early to celebrate."

Su Ruosu's reminder brought Su Chang back to his senses. His expression darkened again, and he ground his teeth. "He dared to stab our Su Family in the back? He is courting death!"

Su Chang immediately began making arrangements, leaving a small number of people behind to clean up the Earth Rock Beasts and the Medicine Garden.

He and Su Ruosu went to inspect the Medicine Garden's formation, while the rest prepared to deal with a possible Lin Family surprise attack on the Medicine Garden.