Chapter 37: Su Ming: I Must Stop Chu Fan From Falling Into Demonic Paths!
Chapter 37: Su Ming: I Must Stop Chu Fan From Falling Into Demonic Paths!
Su Ming strolled leisurely toward the Sect Master’s Hall.
Many disciples politely greeted him along the way, to which Su Ming responded with courteous nods.
When spotting younger generation disciples, Su Ming would specifically remind them to prepare for the Three Saints Secret Realm opening in half an hour.
Since the Sect Grand Competition had been abruptly interrupted, no rankings were determined except for Su Ming’s status as Holy Son. Naturally, no one knew who would qualify for the secret realm.
Just to make Li Jianping’s life difficult, Su Ming informed every young disciple he encountered about the secret realm opportunity—regardless of their cultivation level. Those he didn’t run into personally, he didn’t go out of his way to notify.
However, he didn’t stop other disciples from spreading the news to their friends. By the time Su Ming reached the Sect Master’s Hall, over four hundred young disciples had gathered behind him in a spontaneous procession.
Li Jianping nearly fainted when he saw the crowd. He never expected Su Ming to bring such an entourage.
According to Three Saints Sect rules, this many disciples should never qualify for the secret realm. But with everyone already assembled, what could he do?
Announce that only Su Ming could enter? Would the disciples resent Su Ming or the sect master who made that decision?
Just as Li Jianping struggled for words, Su Ming summoned his Battle Puppet and began polishing it with what appeared to be a rag. Upon closer inspection, Li Jianping realized it wasn’t ordinary cloth—it was a treasure from the sect vault, woven from Star Realm spider-type demon beast silk!
And Su Ming was using it as a cleaning rag.
“Sect Master, isn’t it about time to open the Three Saints Secret Realm?” Su Ming smiled innocently under the collective gaze of hundreds of disciples.
With all eyes upon him, Li Jianping forced out the words through gritted teeth: “All present disciples… follow me to the Three Saints Secret Realm…” His voice trembled with each syllable.
Internally, he consoled himself—at least the resources would go to fellow sect members rather than Su Ming alone. But the disciples’ hushed conversations told a different story:
“Thank the Holy Son for telling us, or we’d have missed this chance!”
“Normally only the top 100 in the competition qualify—this is unprecedented!”
“Obviously the sect master made an exception out of respect for Holy Son Su!”
“Does the Holy Son have a partner? If possible…”
“I heard he’s already engaged.”
“I could be his concubine!”
As a Star Realm cultivator, Li Jianping heard every word clearly. He nearly coughed up blood in frustration. He was the one opening the secret realm! What did this have to do with Su Ming?
Yet he had no outlet for his rage. Swallowing his anger, he led the procession to the secret realm’s entrance.
“Sect Master, please open the Three Saints Secret Realm for us disciples,” Su Ming stepped forward and declared.
The crowd immediately echoed: “Sect Master, please open the Three Saints Secret Realm for us disciples!”
To them, Su Ming was clearly persuading Li Jianping to bend the rules for their benefit—a righteous act for the greater good.
[Host gains recognition from younger generation disciples. Destiny Points obtained.]
Suppressing his frustration, Li Jianping activated the sect master’s token to open the portal. “The Three Saints Secret Realm will remain open for three days. May you all find your opportunities.”
Before he finished speaking, Su Ming had already stepped through. The four hundred disciples poured in after him.
Only when completely alone did Li Jianping finally roar: “SU MIIIIING!!!”
Inside the Three Saints Secret Realm, Su Ming immediately sensed the dense spiritual energy—several times richer than the outside world.
While others might greedily absorb the ambient energy, Su Ming knew exactly what treasures lay hidden here from the original story. Everything meant for Chu Fan would now become his.
Activating his Destiny Vision, Su Ming scanned for destiny-linked opportunities connected to Chu Fan. What he saw shocked him.
Chu Fan’s destiny tree had not only maintained its original connections but had sprouted countless new roots linking to nearly all living beings across the Heaven Primordial Continent!
Recalling his earlier observation of Luo Ningshuang’s fate, he realized similar changes had occurred then too. At the time, he’d been too focused on Luo Ningshuang’s situation, and the system’s silence had made him overlook this anomaly.
“System, what’s happening here?”
[This is a chain reaction caused by Chu Fan altering his core destiny opportunities. Rest assured, host, the system will immediately report any contact Chu Fan makes with destiny-linked opportunities]
As if on cue, a notification appeared:
[Detected Chu Fan contacting major destiny opportunity. Destroy? (Cost: Destiny Points)]
“Only 50,000 points to interfere? At that price, shouldn’t I be able to seize it for myself?”
[This particular opportunity is unsuitable for host’s seizure, hence the destruction option]
“Oh? What opportunity is he pursuing now?”
[Chu Fan is currently cultivating the “Soul Devouring Body Tempering Technique” and will complete it within one hour (Note: Chu Fan’s timeline is not perfectly synchronized with host’s perspective)]
“That’s one of the top demonic cultivation techniques! The destiny protagonist is learning demonic arts? No wonder his fate threads connect to all living beings—he’s setting up a blood sacrifice ascension scenario…”
If left unchecked, Chu Fan’s destiny would likely evolve into sacrificing the entire world’s population for his own ascension. To justify this, destiny would probably create a perfect villain—someone so powerful that Chu Fan could only triumph by having others sacrifice themselves to boost his cultivation.
Looking around, wasn’t there already someone perfectly cast for that villain role?
Su Ming himself was the ideal candidate.
“Sigh, I’m just too kind-hearted. I can’t bear to watch a bright young man fall into demonic ways.”
“System, take the 50,000 points. We must stop Chu Fan from becoming a demonic cultivator. Understood?”
[Host can rest assured—the system guarantees completion of this mission to prevent Chu Fan’s fall into demonic paths!]
“Excellent. You handle that while I loot the Three Saints Secret Realm.”
Following his Destiny Vision’s guidance, Su Ming set off to plunder all the opportunities originally meant for Chu Fan.