Grandmaster Will Block, Block, Block!

"Senior Brother Zhou!" When Liu Hong appeared before Zhou Pingsheng, Zhou Pingsheng was rather surprised. "Junior Brother Liu, what brings you here?" Liu Hong sighed. "Given what just happened, I noticed something unusual as well. Senior Brother, listen to your junior brother's advice... just focus on cultivating in peace!" Liu Hong said earnestly, "Senior Brother, cultivate with me right now. Once we leave, if anyone tries to frame you, I can testify on your behalf that you and I were cultivating together. Your junior brother can't do much else, and I can't afford to offend anyone, but this is the one thing I can do!" Liu Hong wore a look of utter sincerity. *I can't afford to offend Hu Wensheng, and I can't help you much. The only thing I can do is help prove you have an alibi.* Zhou Pingsheng felt a surge of complex emotions! At this moment, the only person willing to prove his innocence was actually Liu Hong, an outsider! Liu Hong urged, "Senior Brother, you're already in the seventh tier of the Lingyun Realm. To be honest, competing over these things right now... is completely pointless! Once you reach the Shanhai Realm, people will deliver things right to your door even if you don't ask for them. "Seize this chance to cultivate more and strive to advance to Shanhai as soon as possible. That is the proper path. Senior Brother, you aren't far from Lingyun eighth tier anyway, so why waste time here?" With a face full of regret, Liu Hong continued, "Right now, Senior Brother has become mortal enemies with the Multiple Divine Characters Faction. They're targeting you, and as for our own side... to put it bluntly, most people are just staying out of it and minding their own business!" Shaking his head, Liu Hong sighed. "If Senior Brother keeps making a scene like this, your reputation will be thoroughly ruined. If you keep stirring up trouble, considering everyone entering the mystic realm this time is a seed of their respective faction, do you really want to offend every single one of them? Even if it wasn't your doing, will anyone believe you? Will anyone listen?" Liu Hong said helplessly, "Senior Brother, take my advice. You truly can't afford to cause any more trouble. I'll cultivate with you right now. I don't know what happened earlier, but starting from this moment, you and I will cultivate together. We can even call over a few other junior brothers to join us. If something happens then, could it still be your responsibility?" Zhou Pingsheng's eyes flickered, and he nodded. "What you say makes sense, but I'm still not reconciled to this. I refuse to accept it. Some people... have simply gone too far!" He truly refused to accept it! Hu Wensheng chose this exact moment to come out of seclusion just to reap an easy harvest. How could he accept that? He had sacrificed so much for the Single Divine Character Faction! What had Hu Wensheng done? He had done nothing at all! Hu Wensheng had peacefully cultivated until Tengkong, and after Bai Feng defeated him, he peacefully cultivated until Lingyun. The moment he emerged, he enjoyed the fruits of others' labor and stepped straight into the mystic realm. A portion of the Tianhe sand used for this mystic realm had even been contributed by Zhou Pingsheng back in the day! For Hu Wensheng to kick him while he was down was hateful, abominable, and deserving of death! Looking back at Liu Hong, Zhou Pingsheng knew he was no saint either. Liu Hong was probably feeling a sense of crisis as well. Zhou Pingsheng had suffered a crisis of trust earlier, which was why Liu Hong had been given heavy responsibilities. Now that Hu Wensheng was out of seclusion, Liu Hong's standing was also precarious! He understood that Liu Hong was now a grasshopper tied to the same rope as him! Liu Hong was only willing to testify for him to push back against Hu Wensheng, not out of genuine goodwill... He understood this, which was precisely why he believed Liu Hong genuinely wanted to help him. No one helped anyone without self-interest; that was only natural. Thus, it made complete sense for Liu Hong to suddenly step forward and offer to prove his innocence! "Junior Brother Liu..." Liu Hong cut him off, speaking solemnly, "Senior Brother, where there is life, there is hope! If you keep causing a scene, it won't leave a good impression on the elders either! Certain matters can be dealt with slowly. Senior Brother, running around causing trouble today... doing this will really ruin your popularity!" Lowering his voice, he whispered, "Let's take a few people and find a place to cultivate together, even including Hu Wensheng's disciple, Guo Shengquan! If something happens again, others might lie, but would his own student lie to frame him?" Liu Hong sneered, "Hu Wensheng has no small ambition, yet he doesn't consider whether he has the capability. Over the years, he fought Bai Feng only once, and that single time he suffered a crushing defeat! Meanwhile, I've fought Bai Feng for all these years, yet in previous years, everyone mocked me for being incompetent!" He sounded thoroughly indignant! At this moment, Zhou Pingsheng felt the exact same way! Yes, in previous years, he had also called Liu Hong incompetent. But thinking about it now, was Liu Hong truly incompetent? No! On the contrary, he was quite formidable! Ordinary people would have long been crushed so hard by Bai Feng that they couldn't even lift their heads, yet Liu Hong had managed to make Bai Feng suffer several minor losses. That was already quite remarkable. Hu Wensheng had fought the man just once and ended up in such a miserable state. How dared he step forward to compete for anything? "Junior Brother is right!" Zhou Pingsheng nodded. "Then let's find a few people and go cultivate together..." "Senior Brother, bring several Tengkong cultivators along as well!" Liu Hong's eyes flickered as he said, "Let him cause all the trouble he wants! He probably won't approach where the Tengkong cultivators gather. Once he's stirred up a storm and everyone ends up seeing that we've all been together the whole time, the only ones capable of doing this will be two people: him and Xia Yuwen! Tell me, when that happens, will people think it was him or Xia Yuwen?" Liu Hong offered his suggestion. Internally, he was thrilled! Time for a good show! By gathering all the Tengkong cultivators together, Su Yu could wreak havoc to his heart's content, so long as he avoided provoking Hu Wensheng and Xia Yuwen. Neither of those two would likely bother with him anyway. As for Zhou Pingsheng, he would definitely assume Hu Wensheng was the culprit. And Hu Wensheng would be utterly convinced it was Zhou Pingsheng. Even if it was proven in the end that Liu Hong and the others were with Zhou Pingsheng, given Hu Wensheng's personality, he would probably suspect Zhou Pingsheng had bribed them to give false testimony and frame him! This matter would be impossible to sort out. Unless it was proven that Xia Yuwen did it—or Su Yu. Su Yu... even Liu Hong didn't believe it, so how could they? Besides, that bastard Su Yu might not have revealed his full strength. According to Zhou Pingsheng, the commotion from the previous absorptions had rivaled a Lingyun cultivator's. In Liu Hong's eyes, Su Yu's absorption speed was at most comparable to the third or fourth tier of Tengkong; how could it possibly rival a Lingyun cultivator's? Though suspicious, Liu Hong didn't bother dwelling on it. His priority was to lead everyone away so Su Yu could stir up trouble. The bigger the mess, the better the show! In any case, he was merely an onlooker eating melon. Having reached the peak of Tengkong, he had no intention of breaking through here anyway, nor did he feel like cultivating much. At most, he would just nurture his divine characters a bit. …… Liu Hong's efficiency was undeniably top-notch. Zhou Pingsheng was actually duped into calling people over to cultivate together! To provide him with an alibi! Of course, he didn't say it outright. He simply gathered those few individuals and had no intention of letting them leave, ensuring they all bore witness: *I've been staying right here the entire time, with all of you. If anything happens, it wasn't my doing!* …… Su Yu soon received a voice transmission. His face went blank with bewilderment. *It was that easy?* *Holy crap!* In this vast mystic realm, the only ones still cultivating independently were Hu Wensheng and Xia Yuwen. Since those two stayed put and didn't move around, didn't that mean this entire place was now his playground? As for the others... Su Yu didn't pay them much mind. They hadn't even reached Tengkong, so why should he care? "I thought I wouldn't have the chance to cultivate properly until tomorrow, but now I can siphon to my heart's content!" Su Yu was overjoyed! At this moment, he had opened a total of 58 divine apertures! Nearly twelve hours had passed by now. He had opened fourteen divine apertures. His pace had slowed down a bit toward the end because he had been scurrying about. Even so, opening fourteen divine apertures in half a day was an astonishingly rapid speed! Su Yu grinned broadly. *This place is mine now!* A moment later, a vacuum region appeared in the mystic realm. Su Yu drained it completely without leaving a trace of willpower behind, then immediately turned and darted over to Zhang Hao's side to cultivate in silence. Half an hour later, Su Yu set out once more, sweeping through another area before retreating back to Zhang Hao's vicinity to hide. …… *Boom!* A loud tremor echoed outside the mystic realm. The realm gate creaked violently. Zhou Mingren was thrown into a fluster, and the expressions of Yu Hong and the other elders shifted. Elder Sun raged, "That bastard, has he lost his mind?!" How immense a price had they paid just to open this mystic realm! It was meant to help the members of the Single Divine Character Faction advance and reclaim their dominance over the academy. Yet instead, some bastard was running around causing rampant chaos. Right now, across the mystic realm, several spots were absorbing large amounts of willpower, but their consumption remained stable. In three locations, the absorption volume was quite significant. However, those individuals progressed steadily without draining the pond to catch the fish. They didn't suck an area completely dry in one go! Yet one bastard had gone too far, draining everything dry each time. It was comparable to a Lingyun expert siphoning willpower all at once, creating massive voids within the mystic realm. Again and again! The elders were infuriated! Opening the mystic realm this time had cost over a hundred thousand merit points in resources, nearly driving the Single Divine Character Faction to bankruptcy. And someone was still making such a mess? *Confound it all!* Elder Sun looked thoroughly incensed. Over to the side, Hong Tan frowned. "Don't force yourselves. If you can't hold on, I'll take over!" Zhou Mingren and the others ignored him! Zhou Mingren assessed the situation: two Lingyun cultivators were cultivating steadily, and several Tengkong cultivators appeared to have gathered together. Could it be Zhou Pingsheng causing trouble? Damn it! That wretched scoundrel! They would hold on a bit longer and only yield if they truly couldn't endure it. Handing it over to Hong Tan and his group would mean their Lingyun and Tengkong cultivators wouldn't receive proper care. …… While they were holding on, Su Yu had no idea how difficult it was for them to maintain the realm. Fourteen hours, sixteen hours... Almost every half hour, he would venture out once. To drain an area completely dry! By the time nearly twenty hours had passed, Su Yu had already opened 68 divine apertures! Not even a full day had gone by! Su Yu was ecstatic! It felt too incredible! It felt so good that he wished he could live here forever! Benefiting from the willpower radiating off Su Yu, Zhang Hao's progress was also considerable. He had opened five divine apertures; having obtained six divine apertures in total, only one remained unopened. Su Yu didn't linger there for long. Soon, he found Wu Jia. …… At this moment, Wu Jia was cultivating. Not far away sat Wan Mingze. When he saw Su Yu, Wan Mingze's gaze turned somewhat strange. Zhou Pingsheng had chased Su Yu for so long, yet hadn't managed to catch him. This fellow was truly adept at hiding! Su Yu didn't bother engaging with him. Looking at Wu Jia, he smiled. "Senior Sister!" "Junior Brother!" Wu Jia opened her eyes, pleasantly surprised. She quickly asked, "That old dog didn't find you, did he?" "Nope!" Su Yu grinned. "I've just been running him in circles for fun..." "Didn't that delay your cultivation, then?" "It's fine!" Su Yu chuckled and walked over. "Senior Sister, stop bothering Brother Wan here. I'll take you somewhere else!" As for Wan Mingze, Su Yu wasn't sure whether he was a saint or a hypocrite, so it was better to keep his distance. If trouble arose, he would draw it toward him. When there was no trouble, there was no need to stay near him. Nearby, Wan Mingze merely smiled, taking no offense. He watched Su Yu lead Wu Jia away, his expression shifting slightly. The overflowing willpower around Su Yu was exceptionally thick! Su Yu most likely possessed a basic cultural art! He just didn't know how many divine apertures Su Yu had opened! And Wu Jia might possess one as well. While cultivating near him, Wu Jia had displayed considerable strength, yet she couldn't entirely conceal the spectacle of willpower rushing into her. He had caught glimpses of it; over the course of this single day, Wu Jia had opened at least three divine apertures. …… On the way. Su Yu lowered his voice. "Senior Sister, how many divine apertures have you opened?" "Four!" Wu Jia was overjoyed. "Junior Brother, once I reach Tengkong, I'll quickly advance to Tengkong second tier." "Tengkong second tier is boring. Absorb more willpower and open more divine apertures. Opportunities like this are rare... there are still more than two days left." With that, Su Yu led Wu Jia over to Xia Huyou. Without wasting words, he said directly, "I'll sweep some willpower over your way. Take good care of my senior sister, or I'll come looking for trouble!" Xia Huyou was speechless! *Do I need you to do that?* *I've already opened 25 divine apertures, did you know that?* *Do you have any idea how awesome I am?* He had previously learned the Xia family's cultural art and opened around 18 divine apertures. Over this period, he had continued cultivating; his talent was formidable, making his upper-medium entrance evaluation complete nonsense. Now, he had opened 25 divine apertures! Once he stepped into Tengkong, that would correspond to Tengkong seventh tier. Opening 1 to 4 apertures corresponded to the first tier, 18 to 24 to the sixth tier, 25 to 28 to the seventh, 29 to 32 to the eighth, and 33 to 36 to the ninth. 36 apertures marked the peak of the ninth tier, which was also the peak of Tengkong. Of course, immediately after advancing, his divine character and willpower strength wouldn't be sufficient, so he wouldn't truly count as Tengkong seventh tier yet. But with enough divine apertures opened, reaching it would be a swift matter. Su Yu actually dared to look down on him? He even wanted to channel willpower for him? Xia Huyou was certain that among everyone present, excluding those in the Tengkong Realm, not a single person had opened more divine apertures than him! The next instant, he fell silent. His face stung as if slapped! Su Yu had thoroughly smacked him in the face! A surging torrent of willpower swept in across a massive radius, piling up densely around them. Xia Huyou cursed internally! *Holy crap!* *How many is that?* *36?* *Definitely more!* *Don't treat me like an idiot.* He stared at Su Yu with an exceedingly strange look. This was definitely more than 36 divine apertures. What was going on? Did Su Yu have another technique? Of course, Xia Huyou had another one too. By combining two techniques, he could open 45 divine apertures. However, the additional nine didn't align with the original 36. They could only make his willpower slightly stronger and his recovery somewhat faster, with no significant difference in explosive power. He didn't know whether Su Yu had mastered a second cultural art, but it was unquestionably more than 36 divine apertures! Wu Jia didn't feel much difference; having only opened a few apertures herself, she couldn't distinguish between subtle levels of strength. She simply thought her junior brother was amazing! Xia Huyou gave Su Yu a deep look and kept his mouth shut. Being a smart man, he naturally knew what to ask and what not to ask. Just as Su Yu was about to leave, Xia Huyou still whispered, "Interested in a trade? Trade for my family's 18-aperture cultivation method..." Su Yu bared his teeth in a grin! Without replying, he turned and sprinted off. *Trade my ass!* *Why would I want a trash 18-aperture method that probably overlaps with what I have?* *Once I open all 180 divine apertures, every single one of yours will probably be covered anyway.* He couldn't be bothered to entertain him. Leaving his senior sister with this guy shouldn't pose any problems. Xia Huyou knew he had a cultural art and had already obtained it himself, so his senior sister could cultivate with peace of mind without worrying about being targeted. …… Once Su Yu ran off, Xia Huyou looked disappointed and glanced at Wu Jia. Wu Jia completely ignored him, sitting cross-legged to cultivate on her own. "Women!" Sighing with exasperation, Xia Huyou was thoroughly speechless. *Why is everyone ignoring me?* *I don't owe you money!* *Seriously!* Looking toward Su Yu's disappearing figure, he clicked his tongue. It looked like that fellow was off to stir up trouble again. The key was that others might not even realize it. Yet he saw through it completely! *Not only me—there must be someone else in this mystic realm helping him!* Xia Huyou pondered inwardly, feeling suspicious. Who was helping Su Yu? Where had this fellow recruited these people from? Gripping the voice transmission talisman in his palm, Xia Huyou raised an eyebrow. Last time Su Yu gave Chen Hao a talisman, Xia Huyou had suspected he had prepared quite a few of them. Perhaps everyone holding a talisman was one of his people. *Impressive!* *Building up a whole faction right under my nose.* "Chen Hao..." Thinking of that guy, Xia Huyou curled his lip. *A thick-browed, big-eyed troublemaker!* Second Grandpa was right after all: you couldn't judge a book by its cover! Joining the Civilization Academy had been the right choice! He had chosen the Civilization Academy precisely because it was chaotic here. According to Second Grandpa, attending the War Academy would allow you to experience brotherhood and camaraderie, but you wouldn't experience conspiracies and schemes, nor would you see the dark underbelly of society. That wouldn't be good for governing the Great Xia Prefecture in the future. He was going to be the Manor Head, not a general. Even as a general, one needed to know how to handle and understand such things. Several generations of Manor Heads had hailed from the Civilization Academy. Not the War Academy! It was specifically so they would better understand how to govern a major prefecture. The War Academy produced soldiers and generals! Whereas if you truly made a name for yourself in the Civilization Academy, you became a commander-in-chief. "Su Yu..." Xia Huyou muttered inwardly. What a fellow. If he really became Manor Head, he would definitely need to win him over. The guy had brains, strength, and talent... Honestly, many positions in the Great Xia Prefecture would suit him quite well. However, as peers, if he, the future Manor Head, was suppressed by Su Yu, he would lose all face. If others were stronger than him, it could still be excused. But if Su Yu was stronger, that wouldn't do! "I've fused 14 apertures. Should I fuse 16 before advancing to Wanshi?" Xia Huyou sighed. If he were content with advancing after fusing 14 apertures, he would have reached Wanshi long ago. However, he practiced the Tian-rank peak Heaven-Cleaving Blade, which required fusing 16 apertures to achieve complete aperture fusion. Aperture fusion was exceptionally difficult! As the future Manor Head, if he was going to cultivate, he had to emulate his father and achieve peak aperture fusion with the Heaven-Cleaving Blade. "That guy Su Yu cultivates the Heaven-Cleaving Blade too... No rush, aperture fusion is hard for him as well. I can still afford to wait!" As long as he didn't let Su Yu take the lead, it was fine! Su Yu hadn't fused a single aperture yet, while he had already fused 14. That alone would give Su Yu plenty of trouble to catch up. As for divine apertures... he would open a few more this time. "Su Yu can't compare to how good I have it. Once I reach Wanshi ninth tier, I'll go home, grab some god and demon blood essence, and complete my foundation establishment in a single day straight to the third or fourth tier of physical Tengkong. Let's see how you catch up then!" Xia Huyou grinned broadly! This was the advantage of being an Invincible's descendant! Admit it! *You still have to spend money and scrape things together, while I don't need to. I can just go home and take what I need, complete foundation establishment, and step right into the third or fourth tier of Tengkong!* *Physical Tengkong third or fourth tier, and a Civilization Master at Tengkong seventh or eighth tier, maybe even ninth tier. Su Yu... heh heh, try competing with me then!* *The moment I enter Tengkong, I'll switch to a peak Profound-rank cultural weapon!* *I'll crush you with wealth and background!* "Idiot!" A scornful voice brought Xia Huyou's laughter to an abrupt halt! *Holy crap!* *Did Wu Jia just look down on me?* He turned to look at Wu Jia, thoroughly depressed. After a long pause, he said, "Do you even know how strong your junior brother is?" Wu Jia glanced at him and said flatly, "You don't know? He's undefeated below Tengkong!" "……" That... seemed technically correct! Whatever, Xia Huyou couldn't be bothered to argue with her. He sat down cross-legged and resumed cultivating. This mystic realm wasn't bad! The Great Xia Prefecture ought to set one up too. The one at home wasn't that great; the next time his father went out to chop down foes, he should chop down someone like this—preferably an Invincible, to bring back an Invincible-grade mystic realm. This was merely at the Sun and Moon level! It was somewhat low-tier; once you reached Lingyun, its effects diminished greatly. Slaying an Invincible would yield something useful up to the Shanhai Realm at least. …… While Xia Huyou let his thoughts wander, Su Yu went into action again. Siphon! Siphon frantically! The people of the Single Divine Character Faction wanted to cry! Zhan Hai, who was on the verge of reaching Tengkong, wanted to cry! *What in the world is going on?* *Is there something wrong with this mystic realm?* Every time they absorbed some willpower, it became intermittent, nearly causing them to suffer backlashes several times. What kind of ghost was doing this?! The daughter of the Yuqiang Department head... Su Yu took care of her as well. He siphoned the willpower around her several times. *Everyone else has been targeted; leaving you out would be doing you a disservice. I know you're an honest person, and once we leave, maybe you can even make Zhou Mingren compensate you with some money.* Ji Xiaomeng was decisive. After the willpower around her was siphoned away several times, she simply stopped cultivating, turned on her heel, and ran off to find Zhou Pingsheng! Zhou Pingsheng was the strongest person here! *I'll go ask Uncle Zhou to help me cultivate, gather willpower for me, and protect me. Uncle Zhou is so nice, he'll definitely agree!* Ji Xiaomeng wasn't depressed in the slightest; she naturally chose to seek backup. If he refused to help... Zhou Pingsheng could prepare for an early retirement on medical leave. If that didn't work, she would go find Xia Yuwen. It was all the same; she could always find someone to help, so she wasn't troubled at all. …… Su Yu couldn't be bothered with any of this, continuing to roam about and absorb willpower everywhere. In the blink of an eye, a day and a night had passed. Twenty-four hours, 71 divine apertures opened. For his second technique, he was only missing the very last divine aperture, just a hair away from opening it. "I'll strive to open three sets of divine aperture techniques within three days!" Su Yu set a goal for himself. *My goal isn't high—opening 108 divine apertures will do.* *Out of 180 total, opening three sets isn't asking for much, is it?* *I had already opened 44, so I only need 64 more!* *That's only about 20 a day. How hard could that be?* For the sake of his modest goal, Su Yu worked diligently, absorbing willpower in all directions. …… Outside the mystic realm. A day and a night had passed! Elder Sun and the others had long reached their limit, and Zhou Mingren could no longer hold on either. He glanced at Hong Tan. Hong Tan smiled cheerfully, looking at the elders who had just arrived. "A few of you, lend a hand. We only need to maintain it for a day!" Hong Tan stepped forward to take over control of the mystic realm. Zhou Mingren said nothing. *Take it, let's see how miserable you get. There's a bastard inside siphoning willpower everywhere. You enjoy watching from the sidelines now, but let's see what you do in a moment!* He and the others quickly stepped down, while Hong Tan led several elders up to take charge of the realm. The moment he took over, Hong Tan's willpower jolted! *Fuck!* *Zhou Pingsheng?* *I just took over, and you're already trying to intimidate me?* *You unfilial brat!* The moment he assumed control, willpower was completely drained from an entire region. Hong Tan was speechless. Without holding back, he swiftly dispersed several areas where willpower had gathered densely. Why let those fellows take advantage?! Nor was he ambiguous about it; he gathered a dense pool of willpower himself and rapidly channeled it, guiding Su Yu toward it. *This poor kid probably couldn't cultivate at all yesterday.* *How tragic!* *Don't be afraid. Grandmaster is here to back you up!* Hong Tan engaged in small tricks right out in the open. His willpower surged, suppressing the senses of the other elders. He chuckled inwardly: *You think you can see through this?* *Is my half-step Sun and Moon strength just for show?* Unless Zhou Mingren stepped up right now to manage it alongside him, who among the elders present could possibly detect his subtle manipulations? At most, they would only notice him dispersing a few dense clusters of willpower. That was only natural! It would be abnormal if he *didn't* disperse them. …… At the exact same time. Inside the mystic realm. Su Yu's heart suddenly stirred, and he looked up at the vast white sky. A line had appeared in the air. It extended endlessly into the distance! Su Yu's thoughts raced. A day had passed—was Grandmaster now in charge of the mystic realm? Without hesitation, Su Yu hurried toward the end of the line. *Did Grandmaster prepare a special treat for me?* Meanwhile, others noticed it too. The two Lingyun cultivators whose willpower pools had been dispersed, Hu Wensheng and Xia Yuwen, both rushed in that direction. Liu Hong's group went along as well! By the time Su Yu arrived, they had already beaten him to it. This was the first time Zhou Pingsheng had seen Su Yu in the mystic realm. His eyes were cold, but he said nothing. Before them stood a mountain. The entire thing appeared to be formed of solid willpower! Without a word, several Tengkong cultivators burrowed straight into the mountain, and Su Yu followed close behind. As soon as he burrowed inside, Su Yu's eyes flickered. A small blade materialized, carving a path through the mist-shrouded mountain. "It really was Grandmaster's doing!" Su Yu was ecstatic. Following the blade deeper inside, he soon separated completely from everyone else. Ignoring the others, once the blade came to a halt, Su Yu surveyed his surroundings with boundless joy. The surrounding area seemed blocked off directly by dense willpower, preventing outsiders from entering. *Grandmaster really is formidable!* This way, even if others noticed the immense willpower here, they could only linger on the periphery. *I'm inside!* Overjoyed, Su Yu hesitated no longer. His 71 divine apertures erupted with full force, instantly siphoning an astronomical amount of willpower! …… At the same time. Hong Tan was still feeling sorry for his granddisciple when his heart suddenly jolted violently! *Holy shit!* *Did the wrong person get in?* *Holy shit!* *Who the hell is this?!* *Siphoning this fast!* *Hold on, isn't this the exact same guy we suspected was Zhou Pingsheng earlier?* *It's the exact same modus operandi!* *But... but using the brilliance of Sun and Moon, I activated the First Manor Head's divine character! That small area belongs exclusively to our Multiple Divine Characters Faction!* This mystic realm had been left behind by the First Manor Head after all, so the Multiple Divine Characters Faction still retained some control over it. He was certain only someone from the Multiple Divine Characters Faction could enter. *Is Zhou Pingsheng part of the Multiple Divine Characters Faction?* *Or... could everyone have been mistaken, and this whole time it was Su Yu's doing?* Hong Tan's heart trembled. What should he do? *Is it Su Yu?* Using his formidable strength, he veiled everything, not even giving Zhou Mingren a chance to peek, forcing himself to appear calm! *It's fine!* *A minor matter!* *Even if Su Yu did it... Grandmaster is here, don't be afraid!* *I'll block it for you!* While using his immense strength to suppress everything, Hong Tan complained bitterly in his heart. *Is it Su Yu?* *Did you do this?* *Aren't you absorbing a bit too fast?!* *It feels like a Lingyun cultivator siphoning frantically!* Wave after wave! One wave right after another! Every ten-odd minutes, Hong Tan felt another violent jolt, to the point where he wanted to start cursing. *Is it Su Yu?* *You're absorbing way too fast!* *Absorbing so much, aren't you afraid of blowing yourself up?!* …… Meanwhile, Su Yu was thrilled. Grandmaster was truly wonderful! He had actually created a private enclosure for him to absorb as much as he wanted. It felt incredible! Now, he no longer feared being discovered, siphoning with all his might. He couldn't use all the willpower solely for opening divine apertures, but he didn't let it go to waste either. He swung his small hammer frantically to pound his sea of will, compressing his willpower, striking his divine apertures, and purifying his willpower. In any case, there was an endless supply of willpower, so what was there to fear? He could just absorb to his heart's content! An hour later, with a loud rumble, the final aperture of his second technique was opened! Opening this last aperture had been somewhat difficult. Paying it no heed, Su Yu continued his frantic absorption, starting on the third technique. This time, his speed picked up. With 72 divine apertures supplying willpower at full capacity, the speed of opening apertures became even faster. With unlimited willpower, the 73rd divine aperture opened in under half an hour. 74, 75... One divine aperture opened after another as Su Yu absorbed relentlessly. At this moment, Hong Tan had gone completely numb! He felt he wouldn't even last a full day! *Holy crap!* *I'm close to the Sun and Moon Realm, and from the Multiple Divine Characters Faction to boot, far stronger than Zhou Mingren. Yet even so, I feel like I won't last a day!* *Is the one frantically siphoning really Su Yu?* At least fifty percent of the mystic realm's willpower was being fed to Su Yu alone. The Single Divine Character Faction had spent an enormous fortune to open the mystic realm this time. If this was Su Yu, he was practically plucking every last feather off them! "It probably isn't him, right?" At this point, Hong Tan didn't even know whether he should hope it was Su Yu or not. The siphoning was growing fiercer and fiercer! Earlier it was comparable to the sixth or seventh tier of Lingyun, but now it rivaled the absorption speed of the eighth or ninth tier. If this continued, could it reach the level of Shanhai? This mystic realm didn't support Shanhai cultivators! *Holy crap... it won't be sucked to collapse, will it?* Hong Tan felt thoroughly guilty! *There are quite a few people inside, kid! Don't speed up anymore. If it's you, and you really suck this mystic realm until it collapses, the others will murder you!* He was already considering whether he should grab Su Yu and make a run for it if the realm truly began to collapse. What a terrifying sensation! *I'll block, I'll block again!* *I won't let you see, I won't let you sense it, I'm totally calm!* *It's not Su Yu absorbing it, definitely not. It's Zhou Pingsheng causing trouble, that's right, it's him!* …… At this moment, Zhou Pingsheng and the others hadn't noticed any of this. Because the vast majority of willpower had gathered here, they were all cultivating along the periphery. Zhou Pingsheng glanced at Hu Wensheng not far away, sneering internally! *As expected!* When no one was watching that guy earlier, trouble broke out everywhere. Now that he was here, peace returned to the outside. There were no more startled cries! There were no more screams! Nor could he sense willpower being drained anywhere else! *Hu Wensheng... hmph!*