Time passed slowly, and the closing time of the High Antiquity ruins was drawing near.
The place where Ancestor Wuwang fell remains as silent as ever, and nearly a month has passed since Ancestor Wuwang death.
call out!
A piercing sound suddenly rang out.
Having recovered, the eldest princess and Gu Yu have returned with Su Mu!
After Su Mu returned, he immediately summoned the Dao Lotus with a wave of his hand.
"I have a feeling this guy isn't dead and is still hiding here. The High Antiquity ruins are about to close, so I'll give this place one last treatment before I leave."
As Su Mu spoke, she directly plucked a lotus petal.
Then, the petal was thrown towards the area in front, and it swelled up in the wind, completely obscuring the area in front.
The terrifying Dao Lotus once again displayed its power.
The petals fell one by one, carrying with them a devastating power.
However, when the petals fell to the ground, they vanished instantly, along with the Dao Lotus in Su Mu's hand.
"Now you can rest easy, right?"
Seeing this, the eldest princess said something with a hint of helplessness.
What just happened was merely a illusion she created to frighten the Ancestor Wuwang.
If the other party is still alive.
She was already prepared to leave, but Su Mu was unwilling.
They then led the others to stand guard at a distance, keeping a close watch on the area.
Such patience surprised even her.
Su Mu glanced around and, seeing nothing unusual, sighed helplessly.
"He calls himself the Ancestor Wuwang. I just felt he wouldn't perish so easily, so I wanted to test him a bit more."
Gu Yu and the other person appeared extremely relaxed at this moment, probably because they had confirmed that the Ancestor Wuwang had indeed perished.
"Judging from your appearance, you're not a cultivator, yet your composure is even more shrewd than that of a great cultivator. You've come up with so many ways to test us; we've learned a lot from you."
Gu Yu pursed her lips, finding it amusing.
Su Mu is clearly not a cultivator, but his methods are truly highly skilled.
Su Mu scratched his head; he had learned this on Earth as well.
"Let's go. The High Antiquity ruins are about to close. If this guy is still alive now, I'll just have to accept my fate."
Having tried all these probing methods without finding out the other party's true intentions, Su Mu was truly at a loss.
The princess nodded, and the three of them quickly headed towards the exit.
This time, they're really gone.
After the three had been gone for a while, an inconspicuous stone below stirred, and a tiny soul slowly floated out.
It was Ancestor Wuwang!
At this moment, the Ancestor Wuwang's expression was filled with fear and unease, as well as deep dread.
What kind of guy did we mess with this time?!
He has been cultivating Daoism for countless years; how many trials and tribulations has he experienced?
To convince Su Mu that he had perished, he even preserved only a remnant of his soul, but even so, this guy still doubted that he was dead!
Those two great cultivators were fooled, yet this cultivator still doesn't believe it!
What terrified him most was that Su Mu's two tests made him feel that he had been discovered and was about to truly perish.
It's pitiful that he's lived to such an old age, yet he's been repeatedly threatened by this junior, almost scaring away even his last remaining soul.
Such skillful techniques—how could a young person possibly pull this off?
How could someone be so skilled without committing murder and robbery hundreds of times?
Ancestor Wuwang raised his head and looked around, then immediately flew away. The High Antiquity ruins were about to close, and he needed to get out quickly and find a place to properly recover his cultivation.
As for Su Mu
Upon thinking of this, the Ancestor Wuwang's face darkened for a moment, but he quickly shook his head.
The fact that Su Mu had been staking out him for so long really terrified him. He felt that if the High Antiquity ruins weren't about to close, he would have been staking out by Su Mu for the rest of his life!
As the three left the High Antiquity ruins, they saw countless other cultivators emerging one after another.
After these cultivators emerged, they exchanged glances, each looking at the other as if they were murderers seeking to steal their treasures. Then, they vanished in a flash of light.
The more powerful ones could simply flash their escape light in mid-air and disappear completely, leaving no trace of where they went.
Some cultivators were even more formidable; as soon as they regained their footing, they would take out a talisman—yellow with purple characters inside—and slap it onto their bodies.
Then the person vanished on the spot.
Su Mu watched from the sidelines, his eyes wide with amazement as he observed how these cultivators used their Divine Ability to evade pursuit.
"Let's go, we should head back too."
The eldest princess continued to steer the flying boat, heading straight for the imperial city without saying a word.
Once the three returned to the imperial city, they all relaxed.
Although there are two powerful cultivators, no one can guarantee that no one will dare to mess with them.
Fortunately, the three of them returned safely.
"Once I've had some rest, I'll refine a body for you."
The eldest princess looked at Su Mu and said softly.
Su Mu nodded his thanks, "I hope the Princess will keep my secret."
The secret Su Mu mentioned was naturally the Dao Lotus.
The princess nodded. "A master of formations, I will find one for you later," she said, and then hurriedly left.
Su Mu didn't mention this matter to the other party, but the Eldest Princess kept it in mind.
Gu Yu and Su Mu returned to the courtyard. After Gu Yu set up the formation, Su Mu summoned the Dao Lotus and examined it carefully.
Because of a single sentence from the Ancestor Wuwang, the torn petals were extremely difficult to restore. This statement prevented Su Mu from tearing off another petal to baptize that area once more.
Looking at this Dao Lotus now, Su Mu felt it was somewhat dazzling.
Because the gap in the Dao Lotus was quite unsightly, the petals that hadn't yet opened were all tightly wrapped up, making the whole thing look very harmonious at first glance.
But now there's this gap.
"So, do you have any ideas on how to restore this petal?"
Looking at the Dao Lotus, Gu Yu couldn't help but ask a question.
Su Mu shook his head and gave a wry smile, "I don't know."
"If you can create this Dao Lotus, how could you not know about it?"
Hearing this, Gu Yu was immediately puzzled.
"If I had known, I wouldn't have only found out about this Dao Lotus within my body so late in the day."
Su Mu responded with great confidence, and Gu Yu found it very reasonable, leaving her speechless for a moment.
"Forget it, let's go back and look for those High Antiquity books; maybe we can find some solutions there."
After a long pause, Gu Yu finally uttered a sentence.
Su Mu nodded; that was the only option.
Given how powerful the Dao Lotus was, Su Mu felt that no matter how much effort it took, he had to restore Dao Lotus.