novelraw Chapter 141
Chapter 141
Chapter 141
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was dumbfounded.
Even Su Zhou, with his cold and aloof temperament, couldn’t help but be startled.
“Ah!! I remember now—it’s Daoist Bai Lu, the foremost beauty among the Ten Beauties of the Northern Wasteland! It’s said she possesses the innate Soft-Bone Alluring Body!”
“By joining with her and taking her primal yin essence, one can gain a hundred years of cultivation! Moreover, the offspring she bears can perfectly inherit and even surpass the father’s talent!”
At this moment, Su Yang cried out as though awakening from a dream.
Among the crowd, he was the liveliest, always quick to stir up a commotion.
“You certainly know a lot. No wonder your ranking was suppressed by others.” Su Zhou said calmly.
“Tomorrow, when we return to the family grounds, head to the Dragon Gate Peak for three days…”
Hearing this, Su Yang couldn’t help shrinking his neck, not daring to speak further.
Other than that monster Su Chensha, who could possibly endure staying at Dragon Gate Peak?
At this moment, Daoist Bai Lu’s beautiful face was flushed crimson, and her delicate hands showed her confusion and unease.
She knew what she had just said was improper, but apart from this, she had nothing else of value to offer.
The Myriad Dao Academy had indeed once been incomparably glorious, at one time, its status in the Northern Wasteland even surpassed the Supreme Academy.
But later, several of the Academy’s exalted elders disappeared one after another.
No one knew where those mighty figures had gone; only that they never returned.
From that point on, the Myriad Dao Academy began its decline.
By this generation, only Bai Lu remained as its sole disciple.
And between the Academy and the Supreme Academy, there had always been an ancient wager.
Once every thousand years, a battle would be fought—the victor would claim ten percent of the other side’s resources.
In the past, the Myriad Dao Academy and Supreme Academy traded victories and defeats. But now, compared to the Supreme Academy, the Academy was pathetically weak.
That ten percent share of resources had long become a joke. This time, the Supreme Academy had made their declaration: This battle would settle the dispute once and for all.
The Academy was to be swallowed whole.
Thus Bai Lu began searching for aid. But in today’s Northern Wasteland, the Supreme Academy shone at its zenith, while the Myriad Dao Academy was utterly forgotten.
Even its name was scarcely remembered by the younger generation.
With the Academy’s current resources, what could they possibly present to the Su Family?
A magical weapon? Great elixirs? Cultivation techniques??
Don’t be ridiculous. Just looking at the combat strength displayed by these few Su Family prodigies was enough.
The Su Family’s foundation was terrifyingly deep.
Even the Myriad Dao Academy at its peak might not have been able to contend with them, let alone now, at the brink of ruin.
Thinking over and over…
The only thing she could present was her innate Soft-Bone Alluring Body.
The Academy was her last attachment. For its sake, she was willing to do anything,
Even offer herself!!
Yet, faced with such a peerless beauty, blushing and voluntarily offering herself, Su Zhou’s eyes still remained utterly unchanged.
He merely lowered his gaze toward Bai Lu with cool indifference.
Even the pressure of the Holy Qilin alone made Bai Lu feel as though she could scarcely breathe.
“Other than that… I want the entire collection of the Myriad Dao Academy’s books.”
“That’s impossible!!!”
Hearing Su Zhou’s words, Bai Lu’s eyes widened sharply.
Now, what remained of the Academy were only those volumes passed down from antiquity, even from the primordial era.
Those books were the lifeblood of the Academy, compiled through generations of effort, collecting the world’s texts from every great domain.
They did not contain many cultivation methods; rather, they embodied the heritage and spirit of the Academy itself.
Yet now Su Zhou demanded them all. How could Bai Lu possibly accept this?
But Su Zhou spoke just one sentence, enough to plunge Bai Lu into silence.
“If this battle is lost, the world will no longer know of the Myriad Dao Academy…”
“Or, I can give you another choice: become a vassal of the Su Family, and the Academy will be fully open to the Su Family.”
“I will allow the Academy’s name to remain. Under the protection of the Su Family, the Academy can reopen its gates, and you may even admit Su Family disciples as students.”
At this moment, Bai Lu’s gaze became extremely complicated.
But she no longer had many choices.
If the Academy were annexed by the Supreme Academy, then it would truly vanish from the world.
For countless future generations, none would even know such a powerful force once existed in the Northern Wasteland.
But to join the Su Family, even as a vassal, they would gain the protection of an immensely powerful family. That, too, was not a poor choice.
The Su Family had only just revealed themselves to the world, and already countless great powers were watching. With their heritage, it was only a matter of time before they became a hegemon.
By then, a decayed Academy might not even catch their eye.
And what truly captured Bai Lu’s heart was this, that the Academy could accept Su Family disciples as students!!
What did that mean!!
Every Su Family disciple was like a dragon! Just from Su Yang and the others, one could see.
Invincible ones retracing the path of the undefeated, monarchs reviving the way of emperors, natural-born sovereigns of the sword…
To nurture true dragons, a divine dwelling was needed!
It was clear, the Su Family’s offspring all possessed astonishing, peerless talents.
Even if she merely guided them in the basics, once those Su prodigies suppressed heaven and earth, others would still remember that they had once studied at the Academy.
For Bai Lu, this was an irresistible temptation.
Her charming face shifted with emotions. She bit lightly at her lip, then made her decision.
“The Myriad Dao Academy is willing to go through fire and water for Your Excellency!!”
Bai Lu half-knelt to the ground, speaking with reverent respect.
“Good. You understand the times…”
“In the future, under your decision, the Academy will bloom again.”
“Now… open your mouth.”
Su Zhou spoke.
Bai Lu seemed to realize something, but obediently parted her lips slightly.
Su Zhou waved his hand lightly.
An instant later, a pill transformed into a clear shadow and dropped directly into Bai Lu’s mouth.
It was the Ming Lord Pill!
A pill refined by the ancient being of the Dark River. Whoever consumed it would, from the depths of their soul, pledge loyalty to the master, regarding him subconsciously as a god.
The Su Family was formally stepping into the myriad heavens. Having the Academy as their first vassal force was ideal.
But Su Zhou never believed in empty promises.
A blade only had value when held in one’s own hand.
After consuming the Ming Lord Pill, Bai Lu’s gaze toward Su Zhou became incomparably fervent, filled with worship.
“Your Excellency!”
The Ming Lord Pill did not change one’s personality, habits, or thoughts. For example, Bai Lu still dreamed of restoring the Academy.
But it ensured the master’s words would be treated as the highest decree.
Just like now…
Her gaze toward Su Zhou was that of looking upon a true god.
Adoration, reverence—her legs even shifted unconsciously.
Even with her innate Soft-Bone Alluring Body, she could not help wanting to devote herself to the god in her heart.
Seeing her appearance, Su Zhou nodded slightly.
Then he patted the back of the Holy Qilin.
“Come up!”