Can Young Master Wang Do Good Deeds? Pigs Might as Well Climb Trees!

Not far away.

A dark-skinned youth listened silently to their discussion, his eyes conflicted.

They were all right.

But free aptitude testing was truly tempting!

No one did not want to cultivate immortality.

Yet testing one's aptitude required a Low-Grade Spirit Stone. Converted into silver, that was at least a hundred taels.

For Ordinary people from poor families, it was practically an astronomical sum.

Several generations might not save up that much!

As long as they could test positive for aptitude—

Even if it was only the worst Inferior Spiritual Root, their family's fate could be changed.

They would no longer have to scrape out a living on this yellow earth!

"Tiedan, hurry home! Your grandmother fell!"

Just as the youth was lost in his fantasies, a voice suddenly pulled him back to reality.

His complexion changed drastically. He patted his Buttocks, rose to his feet, and sprinted toward a dilapidated wooden house.

Fortunately.

His grandmother had only suffered minor injuries and would recover after resting for a while.

By the time night had fully fallen.

The youth finally stopped working, drank a huge bowl of cold water, and thoughts of aptitude testing and cultivation surfaced in his mind again.

But when he glanced at his grandmother lying on the bed, he shook his head.

Grandmother was old.

What if Young Master Wang truly harbored ill intentions? If he went and never returned, what would happen to Grandmother?

That possibility was far too great!

Forget it, I won't think about it!

Inside a house.

A father and daughter were arguing.

The Girl was around fifteen or sixteen, slender and graceful, dressed in plain clothes.

Her father, however, lay on the couch with a pale face, clearly afflicted by a serious illness.

"Dad, just let me go!"

"Go where? Stay put and behave yourself!"

"If I can test out a Spiritual Root and become an immortal master, maybe I'll find a way to cure your illness!"

"Cough cough cough... Do you think that Young Master Wang is a good person? He's a tiger that devours people without even spitting out their bones. If you go, will you still come back alive?"

"That's still better than watching you die of illness right before my eyes!"

"You! If you dare take even one step out that door today, I'll... bash my head in right here!"

"..."

Similar scenes played out across Heavenly Severing Island.

At the same time.

The news spread without wings, reaching other islands in these waters.

Myriad Veneration Island.

It was likewise a massive island, only slightly smaller than Heavenly Severing Island.

To possess such a vast spirit island in the inner reaches of the North Sea, the Huang Clan, as its rulers, was naturally not to be underestimated.

They likewise had an Old Ancestor of the Spirit Severing Stage holding the fort!

Upon hearing the news from Heavenly Severing Island, the Huang Clan was deeply shaken.

Old Ancestor Huang Xiao emerged from seclusion directly.

"What? You're saying that old undead from the Li Family actually knelt?"

"That's right! Plenty of people saw it!" Huang Yin, the current Huang Clan head, swore fervently. "Not only did he kneel, he even cried—cried as if his own father had died! He insisted on making Young Master Wang open that Hundred-Blossom Spirit-Gathering Pearl for him!"

"That old bastard has lived all these years for nothing. He doesn't even want his face anymore!"

Huang Xiao was especially indignant, his words dripping with mockery. "After cultivating for a thousand years, a dignified Dao Lord-level figure of the Spirit Severing Stage actually fawns so shamelessly over a junior of the Wang Family. Where is even a shred of backbone in that?

And I actually regarded him as a rival all these years! Pui!"

Huang Yin Coughed twice and changed the subject. "Old Ancestor, what do you think of the Ascension Convention Young Master Wang plans to hold?"

Huang Xiao flicked his sleeve and sneered. "It is nothing more than the ignorant squandering of a child! With such a wastrel Young Master, it would be harder for the Wang Family not to decline..."

Huang Yin grew somewhat nervous and glanced around. "Old Ancestor, keep your voice down. Be careful that disaster may come from your mouth!"

Huang Xiao said calmly, "What are you panicking for? This Old Man has already set up a soundproof barrier!"

"..."

"This Old Man has some old friends who have passed along quite a bit of news lately!" Huang Xiao's gaze was deep as he Looked towards the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground. "That colossal Wang Family may have reached the end of its fortune!"

"!!!"

On another island, similar conversations were taking place.

"Free aptitude testing for all mortals? Does he have money burning a hole in his pocket?"

"What is this Young Master Wang trying to do? Does he think his reputation stinks too badly, so he wants to patch it back up?"

"I'm dying of laughter!"

"He truly deserves to be the Northern Region's number one wastrel. When it comes to spending money, no one under heaven can match him!"

"..."

Let's change the subject.

Penglai Merchant Association.

The doors of a Secret Room slowly opened.

A young man in a Brocade Robe, his expression cold and detached, slowly stepped out. The fluctuations of Spiritual Power around him gradually settled.

"Congratulations, Son-in-law! Congratulations, Son-in-law! You successfully broke through to the Golden Core Realm!"

At the side, an old servant who had long been waiting respectfully came forward to greet him.

Tang Qian expressionlessly straightened his sleeves. "With my accumulation, breaking through was merely a matter of water flowing into a channel already carved. Failure was never possible, so what is there to congratulate?"

"How is the matter I instructed you to handle?"

The old servant respectfully replied, "Following your instructions, we joined forces with several small and medium merchant associations to suppress the Langya Merchant Association! By now, we have seized over a hundred business deals from the Langya Merchant Association!"

"Well done!" A trace of satisfaction surfaced in Tang Qian's cold eyes.

He knew that the business deals the old servant reported to him could not possibly be small ones.

They were businesses substantial enough to make even the Langya Merchant Association ache with pain.

"How has that useless Young Master of the Wang Family been lately?"

The old servant hesitated briefly. "Nothing much at first, but over the past two days, he suddenly went to Heavenly Severing Island to hold some Ascension Convention!

He says he wants to provide free aptitude testing for all mortals who cannot afford it!"

Tang Qian Raised an Eyebrow. "Him? Testing people's aptitudes for free? Heh, what a joke! Who doesn't know that Young Master Wang is the Northern Region's greatest wastrel, who has done every evil imaginable and is intolerable to heaven's justice?"

The old servant shook his head. "That, I do not know. Perhaps he is merely fooling around. It will be over in a couple of days!"

Tang Qian sneered. "Just as expected, a clown hopping about on a stage! With such a Young Master, why worry that the Wang Family will not perish!"

"Just wait. One day, I will make the entire Wang Family kneel at my feet!"

Northern Darkness Sacred Ground.

Return to Ruins Hall.

Holy Lord Luo Xuanshuang wore a silver cloak as she sat in the seat of honor, holding a Jade Slip with her brows tightly furrowed.

"Holy Lord, in this Old Man's view, the Primal Origin Sacred Ground's demand is not excessive!"

Within the great hall, an old man in black robes, his eyes gleaming sharply, cupped his hands and said, "Since this matter began because of the Holy Son, it is only reasonable for the Holy Son to come forward and offer them an apology!"

Luo Xuanshuang's gaze was like swords, her voice cold. "Great Elder, do you call kneeling three times, kowtowing nine times, and crawling step by step up Cloud-Dream Mountain an apology?"

The Great Elder of the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground lowered his head. "When making amends, naturally one must show the proper attitude!"

Luo Xuanshuang said, "You should know that Mu'er merely has the body of a mortal!"

The Great Elder's voice was faint and distant. "If one makes a mistake, one must pay the price! Unless the Holy Lord wishes to wage all-out war against the Primal Origin Sacred Ground?"

A trace of ridicule appeared in Luo Xuanshuang's eyes. "What a fine statement—one must pay the price for making a mistake! Back then, the Great Elder's second son stole the Jiao Clan princess's heart-protecting scale, enraging the Jiao Clan...

It was the Sacred Land that stepped in and settled the matter!

May I ask what price the Great Elder's second son paid for this?"

The Great Elder's complexion changed slightly, leaving him speechless.

Whoosh!

Luo Xuanshuang flung the jade talisman at the Great Elder and said coldly, "Send them a reply. If they want compensation, this Holy Lord can visit them personally! But if they want to lay a hand on my son, then let us go directly to war!"

Hearing this.

The Great Elder's Pupils contracted, and he found it somewhat hard to believe. "Holy Lord, you truly intend to do this for a..."

The word "waste" never left his mouth.

A terrifying sword intent, As If capable of tearing apart the ninefold heavens, fell directly upon the Great Elder's head.

Luo Xuanshuang's gaze was sharper than a sword. "Dissatisfied? Then take my seat first!"

The Great Elder's face turned as white as paper, and he said nothing.

He turned and left the great hall.

Only after exiting its doors did the Great Elder's body sway, a mouthful of blood spilling from the corner of his lips.

He did not look back, and the venom in his eyes was well concealed.

Inside the great hall.

It was utterly silent.

Luo Xuanshuang returned to her seat and rubbed her head, her eyes Full of exhaustion.

A figure silently Appeared behind her.

"Reporting to the Holy Lord!"

"The Holy Son has gone to Heavenly Severing Island. He says he will pay from his own pocket to provide free aptitude testing for all the island's mortals!"

Luo Xuanshuang was slightly stunned. She silently sighed and waved her hand. "As long as he is happy, let him do as he pleases!"

In the blink of an eye.

Several days passed.

Only two days remained until the agreed date for aptitude testing.

"Well? How many people signed up?"

Li Yuanhua asked.

Li Changhe's expression was somewhat bitter. With a flash of light in his hand, a sheet of paper Appeared, bearing only a sparse dozen or so names.

"Only this many?"

Li Yuanhua's eyes instantly widened.

Li Changhe said, "Old Ancestor, there really is no one. The moment people hear that the Young Master is holding the Ascension Convention, they run away in fright!"

Li Yuanhua slapped him across the forehead.

"Are you a pig? If no one signs up themselves, can't you go seize them?"

"Go door to door. As long as they are old enough and have not had their aptitude tested, seize every last one and bring them here!"

"The Young Master said it would be for all the island's mortals. You expect me to make do with these few names? Are you trying to get me killed?"

Li Yuanhua flew into a rage, wishing he could kick Li Changhe flying.

The blow woke Li Changhe up. He nodded repeatedly. "Un... understood. I'll go right away!"