Chapter 76

Chapter 76

Su Zhou slightly lifted his head, countless threads of karma floated within his eyes, like a supreme deity gazing down from above.

“I hope you like my gift…”

Then, his gaze turned toward Su Yan, a gentle smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.

“You did well.”

Su Yan scratched his head sheepishly. Only before Su Zhou would he ever lose that image of the proud young Flame Emperor.

But Yao Chen, who resided within the ring, felt his soul body tremble violently.

Su Zhou’s eyes are too terrifying!

Countless threads of karma wove together within them, endless cycles of reincarnation played out in their depths!

It looked as though he was speaking to Su Yan, but Yao Chen was certain—at that very moment, Su Zhou was speaking directly to him!!

Though he had long suspected Su Zhou might be an emperor roaming the mortal world for leisure,

Right now, his heart was still filled with overwhelming dread.

Within the ring, he couldn’t help but bow deeply toward Su Zhou, showing utmost reverence.

“Not bad. All of you have gained something.”

But Su Zhou’s gaze didn’t linger on him. Instead, he glanced at the other two with a pleased look.

However, Su Buku now looked somewhat dazed, as if lost in thought.

Su Yang, on the other hand, grinned cheerfully, acting every bit the innocent child—

Completely unaware that Su Zhou had long known he was a reincarnator.

But Su Zhou chose not to expose it.

After asking the three about their inheritance experiences, Su Zhou stood up, activated the Ten Ferocities Kunpeng Technique, and prepared to directly bring them back to Lingxiao Blessed Land.

The space around them gently rippled like waves on water.

Su Zhou then turned to look behind him.

“Will you walk on your own, or shall I bring you?”

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Su Yang and the others instantly changed.

There was another member of the Su Family here?!

Only now did they remember—the Su Family had four slots, yet only three people had shown up.

Anyone qualified to be here must be part of the Su Family sequence!

Could it be…

They exchanged glances. Could it be that elusive First Changsheng they’d never seen?

Could it be—that while they were fighting life-and-death battles, their family member had merely been watching from the sidelines?!

In that moment, even the usually tolerant Su Buku felt a tinge of resentment.

Perhaps sensing their thoughts, Su Zhou simply gave a faint smile.

Then, with a wave of his hand, thousands of killing formations suddenly emerged in the void.

The trio was instantly shocked.

They had fought here for so long, yet never realized such terrifying formations were hidden in this place.

If those formations had been activated, they would’ve been wiped out in an instant!

Was all this laid down by First Changsheng?!

“I told you—all of you must walk your own path.”

“He did not stand by and do nothing. In fact, he did much more. But that is his path…”

As Su Zhou spoke, seeing that the void still remained silent, he didn’t linger.

He directly took the three and departed.

A long while later, the awestruck young prodigies still frozen in place finally snapped out of it, fleeing the scene in a panic.

Only when Qingfeng Mountain stood silent and deserted, did a figure slowly step out from its peak.

“As expected, nothing escapes the Family Leader.” Su Changsheng smiled bitterly.

He had sensed something was off the moment the Marquis of Luoyan appeared, so he secretly set up formations in the void.

The reason Su Yan and the others hadn’t been instantly annihilated was not just due to their own strength—

Within the formations, hundreds of weakening arrays had subtly destabilized the Marquis’s power.

And when the Marquis made a desperate move to kill them all, Su Changsheng had already resolved to reveal himself—

But in the end, it was Su Zhou who descended like a god, and with one hand, obliterated him!

“Family Leader… ‘All of eternity is mistaken’… I don’t understand what that means…”

“But will you… become the variable that changes everything?” Su Changsheng murmured.

That phrase—was the final echo left by the Ancient Emperor of Eternity, a being said to have surpassed the lifespan limits of all emperors.

His voice had been aged, full of unwillingness, rage, regret—and in the end, only despair remained: “All of eternity is mistaken!”

Was he referring to himself, that emperor?

Or to this unfathomable, endless eternity?

Yet Su Changsheng sensed in that phrase a great terror, a great crisis—

So much so that the alarm in his heart had completely ceased to ring!

It was a feeling of utter despair, so overwhelming, so helpless…

That it became resignation.

“Family Leader… What kind of existence are you really…” Su Changsheng whispered.

But then, a voice he thought he’d never hear again rose once more from his inheritance—

“He… the only one through all eternity… even the Dao must bow…”

“He is… the One.”

…

Back in Lingxiao Blessed Land, Su Buku and the others one after another took their leave—

Some returned to their rooms to continue refining pills, others wished to report their year’s experiences to their fathers.

Su Buku, however, seemed deep in thought as he went to find Su Chao, his eyes flickering with complicated emotions he couldn’t quite explain.

All of this was seen clearly by Su Zhou.

Su Buku was also a child born of Huayun, carrying half the bloodline of ancient deities.

So perhaps, when he heard the name Huaxu, his bloodline stirred in response.

As for what he’d do—Su Zhou didn’t want to interfere too much.

As he had said before: A Heaven’s Chosen was called that because they had their own path to walk.

And what he needed to do was suppress everything—

So that his family could stride forward boldly, ignoring all the flickering ghost lights in their way!

Then—

He would harvest their power.

“Buku, do whatever you want.”

“I’m here.”

“Your uncle will always be here.” Su Zhou transmitted his voice in the direction Su Buku had walked.

Hearing this, Su Buku froze on the spot.

A long pause—then he turned around: “Yes!”

His voice trembled slightly, but his gaze was firm. He turned and strode away!

After everyone had left, Su Zhou finally turned his attention to the system backpack—

He hadn’t yet had time to use the rewards he had received earlier.

Opening the backpack, he selected an ancient tree and placed it down.

In that instant—

The entire ground of Lingxiao Blessed Land trembled slightly, and waves of ethereal energy began sweeping across the realm.

Moments later, everything returned to normal.

Some disciples didn’t even notice anything unusual.

But if a high-level cultivator were to peer through the void, they would be shocked speechless!

A tree of unimaginable size had quietly taken root in the void—

And Lingxiao Blessed Land rested on just one of its leaves.

Countless laws were gently nourishing the land beneath.

This was the Void Tree—a supremely rare treasure.

In all the Nine Heavens, Ten Earths, and Three Thousand Great Territories, there were no more than five such trees!

Any power that possessed a Void Tree was an unfathomably terrifying existence.

Even their whispered words demanded the silent attention of the heavens—

For fear that missing even one word might bring about certain death!

And now—

Such a treasure was quietly placed in Su Zhou’s domain, by his hand.

From now on, Lingxiao Blessed Land would exist within the void, and unless permitted by the family, no outsider could ever find it.

Next, Su Zhou looked at the glimmering mystery box in his backpack, smiling faintly.

“Let’s see what I’ll get this time.”

The last time he opened a mystery box, the Su Family was still in Tianwu City,

And he had obtained “Zu”—the Black-Clad Old Attendant.

An incredibly powerful existence, hailed as: One Palm Sweeps a Realm!

If not for being marked by an unnameable entity, restricting his actions to within family territory, just the Black-Clad Old Attendant alone could have flattened the entire Tiandu Domain!

And now—who knew what he would get?

“Use!” Su Zhou selected the option.

[Ding!! Mystery box opened successfully. Congratulations, host has received reward: Ancient Jade of Immortal Burial (True)]

“Hmm??” Su Zhou blinked in surprise.

He had just learned about this Ancient Jade from Su Yang and the others.

It was because of this jade that the Marquis of Luoyan had been willing to attack his juniors!

Which meant—it must contain a great fortune.

But he hadn’t expected to draw this exact jade from the mystery box—

And even more shockingly, it was specially marked with “(True)”.

“So the others were fakes?”

Su Zhou focused his attention on the item’s description.