Warrior's Promise

Su Mo gave a slight nod in response to Jun Wuxi's question.

"You... 11th Junior Brother, how do you cultivate? How could you have improved so quickly?" Jun Wuxi asked in shock.

It had been less than a year since he left the Sect. It was unfathomable that Su Mo had attained such a high cultivation.

When he had last met Su Mo, he was only at Lv 2 Enlightenment Realm. This rate of advancement was just too shocking.

"Haha! Talent! Everything boils down to talent!" Su Mo smiled and did not explain further.

"Talent?"

Their faces twitched and their hearts sank. "Maybe he's right!"

They didn't lack in talent, but Su Mo's talent was just too high.

Jun Wuxi sighed and fighting desire flashed through his eyes. He eyed Su Mo. "11th Junior Brother, you've made the List of Top 1,000 Talents at Lv 9 Enlightenment Realm. With such a remarkable combat strength, you might be as strong as me now. Why don't we exchange some moves?"

"I agree!"

Tian Chen was the first to voice his approval. He laughed and said, "Fifth Senior Brother, your cultivation might be higher than Su Mo's, but I'm not sure if you could defeat him!"

Tian Chen had faith in Su Mo.

"Really?" Jun Wuxi fixed his eyes on Su Mo. "11th Junior Brother, shall we exchange some moves?"

Su Mo shook his head. "I'm sorry, Fifth Senior Brother. I just managed to break through a few days ago. My cultivation is not that stable yet!"

Su Mo declined his invitation because Jun Wuxi was no longer a match for him!

The fight would be meaningless!

If he were to hold back during the fight, it would be disrespectful to his opponent. So he rejected the offer!

"Uh... Okay!" Jun Wuxi nodded.

Since Su Mo had said his cultivation was unstable, Jun Wuxi was not going to insist.

After some thought, Jun Wuxi said, "11th Junior Brother, I'm looking forward to seeing your talent in action at the Talents' Grand Gathering!"

"Talents' Grand Gathering?" Su Mo shook his head and replied, "Fifth Senior Brother, you'll do fine representing us, but I'm going to pass!"

He was not in the mood to attend the Talents' Grand Gathering. His top priority was to increase his cultivation since he planned to set off for the Central Continent in a few days.

"Why not?" Jun Wuxi was puzzled. "The Talents' Grand Gathering is the most prestigious gathering in the East Continent in recent decades. Geniuses and talents from across the land will be here, you don't want to miss it."

Su Mo didn't know what to say. The so-called Talents' Grand Gathering was actually a competition between the seven superpowers of the East Continent.

Now that he had no lack of Spiritual Stones, this award no longer held any attraction for him. He did not want to participate at all.

However, he wondered if Wenren Tiandu would go.

Su Mo had hoped to gain some insight about the Archean martial practice from Wenren Tiandu, since this would affect his progress in entering the Martial King Realm.

This was a serious matter!

After some thought, Su Mo replied, "Fifth Senior Brother, let's talk about this later."

Su Mo would only go to the gathering if he knew for sure that Wenren Tiandu was going to be there.

"Haha, you have to be there. You and me are the only ones from Towering Sky Peak who are qualified to attend. And, our Master would not allow you to miss it!" Jun Wuxi said with a smile.

Feng Shaoyu was not eligible as she was only at the Enlightenment Realm. Hua Suiyu had reached the True Darkness Realm, but her cultivation of Lv 1 True Darkness Realm was not good enough to make an impact at the gathering.

Jun Wuxi and Su Mo were the best candidates to represent Towering Sky Peak.

Su Mo nodded. What he said made sense.

After thinking for a minute, Su Mo asked, "Fifth Senior Brother, what do you know about Hua Yuanhan?"

"Hua Yuanhan?" Jun Wuxi was surprised, but continued, "He is a disciple of Great Heaven Peak and is ranked higher than me on the List of Top 1,000 Talents. Did he offend you in any way?"

Jun Wuxi did not know that Hua Yuanhan was dead and assumed Su Mo bore a grudge against him.

"I was just curious!" Su Mo shook his head. "Do you know anything about his background, or who his Master might be?"

Su Mo was trying to find out who had wanted him dead. It was a hidden danger that might come back to bite him in the future if he continued to let it fester!

Jun Wuxi thought about it for a while before replying, "Hua Yuanhan had no master, but I heard Hou Yuan, the Holy Elder of Great Heaven Peak, held him in high regard and often gave him advice."

"Hou Yuan?" Su Mo's eyes narrowed. It was clear to him now that Hua Yuanhan must have been out to kill him on either Hou Yuan and Huo Jun's orders.

The possibility of it being Hou Yuan was smaller since he was a Martial Royal expert. He would not have needed to go through all that trouble if he really wanted to kill Su Mo.

Moreover, he had been defeated by Huangfu Qing with one move last time, so he would not be so rash as to send Hua Yuanhan after Su Mo.

Therefore, the likeliest suspect was Hou Jun.

"A leopard can't change its spots. Even if your father is a Martial Royal expert, I'll still kill you someday!"

Killing desire filled Su Mo's heart.

"It's not so easy to take down Hua Yuanhan. Even if you bear a grudge against him, you shouldn't act rashly!" Jun Wuxi warned.

"Understood!" Su Mo nodded but did not tell Jun Wuxi the truth.

Jun Wuxi glanced at the rest and said with a smile, "Junior Brothers and Junior Sister, I have several bottles of vintage wine. Shall we open them in my tower?"

"Vintage wine!"

Tian Chen's eyes lit up. "What are we waiting for? Let's go!"

"Haha!"

They laughed and entered Jun Wuxi's tower.

They drank wine and exchanged stories about the East Continent, all enjoying themselves immensely.

They only left when night fell.

After leaving, Su Mo returned to his tower and once again, immersed himself in cultivating.

Time spent cultivation was extremely boring and insipid, but Su Mo was full of motivation now.

He was now at Lv 3 True Darkness Realm cultivation. He figured he should be ready to set off for Central Continent once he attained Lv 5.

Of course, it would be safer if his cultivation was at Lv 6 or 7.

However, Su Mo could not wait any longer. He decided he would set out as soon as he attained Lv 5 True Darkness Realm. .

Four years!

Time had flown. Four years had flown by in the blink of an eye.

He had promised Xi'er that he would come for her in five years' time, and now there was only one year left!

Back then, he had challenged Shangguan Hao to a fight in five years. Now there was only one year left!

Su Mo was a man who kept his promises.

He would always fulfil his promises, no matter how hard and difficult it was! If he died, he would have no regrets!

Time trickled by. Five days later, Su Mo's Dark Force was becoming more and more dense. Soon he would be able to start devouring Spiritual Stones again.

On this particular day, he halted his cultivating. He suddenly opened his eyes for he heard Huangpu Qing's voice summoning him to the great hall.

He quickly left his tower and headed to the nearby hall