CHAPTER 1891: CHAPTER 1892: ENEMIES ON ALL SIDES

"The method was not something I discovered, nor the idea I implanted. I merely let him follow his true self, giving a slight push at the back."

"Oh, just helping him find his true self? Are you saying this all has nothing to do with you?"

Su Chengyu asked with a cold sneer.

"Does it matter? You and I, and even he knows, this is his only chance to control his own destiny."

Su Chengyu said nothing to affirm or deny. Indeed, if not for the matter of the White Tiger Immortal Core, he would not have given a second glance to this ordinary member of the White Tiger Tribe.

He did have some aptitude for cultivation, and in this land full of spiritual energy, with time, he might even become a Hollow Vacuum on his own strength, but that would be after many unknown years.

Looking at the White Tiger clansmen in the sky who still hadn’t moved, Su Chengyu took a deep breath and made a bold decision.

"I can give up the White Tiger Immortal Core."

"Oh? Isn’t taking them back the reason you came here?"

"Sort of. But in my hometown, there’s an old saying, ’A wise man knows when to retreat.’ So not just the White Tiger Immortal Core, the other three Divine Beast Immortal Cores, I can leave them all to you."

Su Chengyu’s words left Hu Xiao, beside him, dumbfounded. It didn’t understand why Su Chengyu would willingly hand over all the Immortal Cores he worked so hard for.

"Is that so? Then what do you want?"

"Let us leave. Since the passage has been opened, I think you should be able to tell me how to return."

"You’re not a fool. Although I don’t have the authority to open that passage, nor can I destroy it... I do know where it is. Unfortunately, I can’t agree, unless... you help me pull out that sword."

Su Chengyu raised an eyebrow, his gaze landing on the Dragon Slayer Sword. Yet, having just been willing to give up the Immortal Cores, Su Chengyu now hesitated.

"Unwilling? It seems you know even more than I thought."

"The sword embedded in you is the key to connecting the two realms, isn’t it?"

"Yes, but rest assured, as long as you pull out that sword, I’ll send you back at the last moment. I swear by my existence."

Su Chengyu took a deep breath, looking at the longsword identical to the Dragon Slayer Sword. He was indeed tempted by the words.

Although Su Chengyu and the strange giant tree only just met, he could feel that this entire land, even this whole world, depended on this entity’s existence, like the Heart of the Dongtian of a Cave Heaven.

After the world took shape, the running of world laws no longer relied on the giant tree.

But trying to destroy it is as futile as completely annihilating this realm.

Su Chengyu admitted he couldn’t do such a thing, which was why he chose to protect the broken tail.

Even willing to give up the four Divine Beast Immortal Cores to find a way back.

After all, every second wasted here meant an increase in life-threatening danger for Yang Junmo over there.

The giant tree’s request, although somewhat unexpected to Su Chengyu, was something he was internally willing to accept.

Regardless of why Su Zhedian connected the two realms, to him, nothing was more important than sending Yang Junmo back safely.

Just...

"I’m sorry, I can’t do it."

"Heh, I thought you were capable of more. In the end, what can you negotiate with me about with nothing achieved?"

Feeling the condescending gaze, Su Chengyu suppressed his emotions, swallowing his pride to say.

"After you send me back, I promise to have the person who left that sword here personally pull it out."

"You promise? Based on what?"

Facing the giant tree’s range, Su Chengyu was left speechless.

Admittedly, regarding Su Zhedian, he’d heard a lot, but of this almost never-met father, he could not determine what kind of person he truly was.

Su Chengyu’s words were indeed earnest, but honestly, he had no assurance in convincing Su Zhedian to pull out the sword upon returning.

After all, it was clearly a task left by Su Linyuan, and his grandfather’s thoughts have long surpassed his comprehension.

"The person who left this sword on you, if I’m not mistaken, should be my father. Of course, I know this doesn’t guarantee anything. I can only say I will try my best. So..."

Bam.

Su Chengyu suddenly knelt on the ground, lowered his head, and sincerely spoke.

"As long as you’re willing to let us leave, I’ll agree to anything."

"Heh. So it’s like that. It seems that guy didn’t lie to me."

"Huh?"

The out-of-context answer made Su Chengyu sense something was wrong. He instinctively looked up, and a figure, previously completely obscured by the Heavenly Dao Breath, now appeared before Su Chengyu.

Dressed in the same black garments as the Silver Dragon Cave Master, with a familiar aura, it unmistakably identified the person’s identity.

And the enormous figure, a simian form, led Su Chengyu to instantly recognize who it was.

"Azure Sky Cave Master, Qing Tian?"

With eyes wide open in anger, Su Chengyu gazed at this culprit who killed Cang Qing True Master, his murderous intent exploding to the peak.

In extreme rage, the Dragon Slayer Sword swung out.

Ignoring the backlash of the Heavenly Dao Breath, the Demon-slaying Sword drenched in Su Chengyu’s gushing golden blood surged straight for Qing Tian.

"Embrace Unity."

Buzz.

With both hands, the sword of the Dragon Slayer Sword in mid-air was grasped; the familiar Dao Sect technique further cemented Su Chengyu’s belief that the ape demon before him was indeed Qing Tian, the Big Monster who achieved Demon God Realm through Daoism.

Watching the Dragon Slayer Sword in his hand gradually dissipate, Qing Tian’s gaze returned to Su Chengyu.

"Cang Qing indeed got lucky with his disciples — each more promising than the last. However, your methods don’t seem to reflect the Qingcheng Sect."

"Though I fell short of my master’s expectations, I’m still better than you, the ungrateful wolf!"

Another sword swung horizontally, this time with the Dragon Slayer Sword and the Wasteland Battle Halberd united together.

Despite bodily discomfort, Su Chengyu, for the first time since arriving in this world, mobilized two types of Heavenly Dao Breath at once.

Had it been upon first arriving in this world, such actions would have certainly caused Su Chengyu’s body to blow apart.

But now, although uncomfortable, he managed to hold out.

Pity...

Buzz!

Another resounding chime; the Dragon Slayer and the Wasteland Battle Halberd clashed against the brass giant bell morphed by the giant ape, the offensive gradually dissipating.

Qing Tian coldly observed Su Chengyu, whose breath was now in turmoil, calmly speaking.

"Have you finished probing? Seen what my realm is like after taking those eighty-one lashes from Cang Qing?"

Qing Tian’s words instantly revealed the true purpose behind Su Chengyu’s seemingly reckless actions, who immediately felt the urge to retreat.

Yet, the moment he turned away, Agusi suddenly appeared behind him.

With his upper half bare, Agusi’s fist came crashing down, almost point-blank, onto Su Chengyu’s Dantian abdomen!