Enduring humiliation for three years, seizing the elixir, the treasure, and the holy maiden.

"What did you just say?"

"You think my woman is dirty enough to be your concubine?"

Su Chen stared coldly at Zhao Yuanqing in front of him.

"That was just drunken rambling..."

"That's right, I had a bit too much to drink just now."

"I truly deserve to be beaten."

Zhao Yuanqing shuddered...

The next moment, this guy started slapping himself wildly.

"No, no, it's not that bad!"

Su Chen stared at him for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

This laugh sent a shiver down Zhao Yuanqing's spine.

I just felt that Su Chen was a really scary person.

He extended a finger and gently touched Zhao Yuanqing's brow.

A chilling spiritual energy seeped into his fingertips.

Zhao Yuanqing felt the spiritual energy that had been circulating within his body for over a hundred years suddenly burst out like water from a burst dam.

"ah...!"

A heart-wrenching scream.

In just a few breaths, the Crimson Cloud Sect Master, who possessed the Golden Core cultivation, was...

He became an ordinary person who couldn't even kill a chicken.

Su Chen directly destroyed this guy's dantian and meridians.

His cultivation was destroyed, but his life was spared.

This was also one of Su Chen's plans.

Logically speaking, Su Chen had no reason to spare this guy's life.

However, Su Chen now has no influence within the sect.

Basically, it's just Wang Yuyan plus Yun'er.

Then there's Wang Mang and Chen Shiqiang, whose cultivation level is very low.

He found himself with no one he could trust and no one he could use.

After all, the original owner of this body had been a true disciple for so many years.

He didn't have a single trusted confidant.

Without power, one has little say within the sect.

Although these elders were very polite.

But in reality, Su Chen had no say in any of the sect's affairs, big or small.

He's just using the title of "true successor" to his own advantage.

Now, the Crimson Cloud Sect and the Misty Rain Pavilion are probably Su Chen's best opportunity.

Two small affiliated sects have submitted to him.

Gradually, one's influence within the sect will increase.

"From this day forward, the Crimson Cloud Sect will be affiliated with the Misty Rain Pavilion."

"Your lives were spared by the Misty Rain Pavilion, and from now on, they belong to the Misty Rain Pavilion... and are under the control of me, Su Chen."

"Did you understand?"

Su Chen stood up and clapped his hands.

"I understand...I understand..."

Thus, the Crimson Cloud Sect, which had once lorded it over the Misty Rain Pavilion, had completely changed hands.

Misty Rain Pavilion, plus the Crimson Cloud Sect.

Although they are all small, insignificant sects that can't be brought to the forefront, this is, after all, a beginning.

Wang Chongshan watched from the side, his feelings very complicated.

After everyone had left, he approached Su Chen and lowered his voice.

"My dear son-in-law."

"If you do this... I'm afraid you'll run into a lot of trouble when you return to the sect."

He's lived to be this old; what hasn't he seen?

The relationships behind the Crimson Cloud Sect are not simple.

Especially Elder Han Ye, who usually keeps a low profile, is said to be quite close to Zhao Yuanqing.

Today's outburst is tantamount to publicly humiliating someone.

"Father-in-law, you've been in the Misty Rain Pavilion for so many years, how come you still can't see through this simple truth?"

"In the world of cultivation, the strong prey on the weak."

"Among the strong, there is a system of checks and balances; no one dares to easily break off relations."

"But if you keep showing weakness and being overly kind..."

"That would make us easy prey for our opponents, who would devour us piece by piece."

"If I tolerate Zhao Yuanqing's insult today, tomorrow there will be a second or third Zhao Yuanqing climbing over Yanyu Pavilion."

"Rather than suffer this endless humiliation, it's better to do it decisively once and for all."

Su Chen, however, was not in a hurry at all.

Wang Chongshan opened his mouth, but couldn't find the words to refute it.

His lifelong belief was in the word "patience".

They endured for decades, gradually pulling Yanyu Pavilion from the brink of collapse to where it is today.

But today, he finally understood.

Every word my son-in-law said made perfect sense!

Moreover, since his son-in-law was so confident...

This means that the person is capable of handling the situation.

At this moment, Wang Chongshan felt only one word: awesome!

I'd better hold on tight to my son-in-law's coattails!

Wang Yuyan stood not far away, without saying a word.

She looked at Su Chen's profile.

Looking at him, so nonchalant, as if the massacre just now was nothing at all.

For some reason, her heart was beating a little fast.

Yes, only now do I truly understand what kind of woman I am.

She was unwilling to remain just a Foundation Establishment stage female cultivator.

I don't want to be looked down upon again.

You must be ruthless and embark on the path to immortality.

Su Chen, whom I initially looked down upon, has now become someone I look up to.

That scene was the first time I'd ever been protected by a man like that.

Would a scoundrel like Lu Feng have the guts to do that?

At that moment, she completely accepted it in her heart.

She, Wang Yuyan, truly fell in love with this man in this lifetime.

...

After the matter with the Crimson Cloud Sect was settled, Su Chen did not rush back to the Falling Cloud Sect.

There's still one important thing to do.

That's the small spirit mine under the name of Yanyu Pavilion.

Logically speaking, these small mines attached to affiliated sects should mostly produce low-grade spirit stones, which are better than nothing.

But in the past six months, mid-grade spirit stones have been found to be mined from time to time in this mine.

A mid-grade spirit stone!

Even a major sect like Luoyun Sect distributes these things according to a share.

Even the elders don't necessarily have that much.

but...

How could something like this suddenly appear in an obscure little mine?

Su Chen felt something was wrong the more he thought about it.

Han Ye, that old fox, is so low-key.

They would never easily offend anyone.

This time, they actually went so far as to target Yanyu Pavilion, which should have been expected.

It might offend you.

Although his cultivation level was inferior to Han Ye's, he at least had his wandering master, Master Deng.

He was also a true disciple of the same lineage.

At this moment, Su Chen was certain that this guy wouldn't take such a big risk for a mere few mid-grade spirit stones.

So Su Chen directly asked to go and see the spirit mine.

Wang Chongshan was being very generous at that moment.

He bluntly stated that as long as his son-in-law liked it, he would gladly give him the spirit mine.

nonsense!

Her own daughter has married Su Chen.

Moreover, the entire clan relies on this virtuous son-in-law for protection.

This spirit ore is given to our own people.

What is there to hesitate about?

Su Chen didn't hesitate and took Wang Yuyan down into the mine.

He didn't make a fuss, but instead took Wang Yuyan and went down into the mine himself.

Inside the Misty Rain Pavilion spirit mine at this moment...

It was cold and damp, but the deeper you went, the stronger the spiritual energy became.

Su Chen stopped when he reached the bottom floor.

He could feel an extremely pure spiritual energy seeping upwards continuously from the earth's veins beneath his feet.

This is not something you'd expect from an ordinary mineral vein.

"Yu Yan, wait for me here."

Su Chen channeled his spiritual power and probed deeper into the earth's veins.

Wang Yuyan stood there waiting for Su Chen.

He felt that he had played in this spirit mine when he was a child.

Back then, they hadn't started mining this deep.

She now feels that something is not right.