Warrior’s Promise

In one of the rooms in the Wu Residence of the Palmy Branch, Su Mo was training by devouring Dawn Stones. Ling Chang gave him plenty, but he could not stop devouring them.

In a matter of days, he had almost consumed all of them, and his training was fast approaching the peak of Eighth Grade, High Rank.

“Resources are a huge problem!” Su Mo’s eyes snapped open, looking dissatisfied. Ever since he got the Vastness Purple Qi Primordial Spirit, his training speed had become much faster than before.

In the past, he could not devour Source Energy all the time. He needed long hours to settle and consolidate the foundation of his training.

But now, the consolidation process had been greatly shortened.

Yet, despite that, there were not enough resources to go around. He could not always ask Ling Chang for more!

For one thing, Ling Chang was not a warehouse. She did not have an endless supply of Dawn Stones.

For another, there may have been a lot of Source Liquid at the Myriad Holy Mountain, but its production speed was slow, and people were constantly taking its resources. He could only go there once a month,

Su Mo groaned. It seemed he had to head out again and get some resources for himself, or look around Palmy Branch for any way he could get more!

Hence, with that thought in mind, he stopped his training and stepped out of the Wu Residence.

“Good day, senior!”

Once he stepped out, a loud voice sounded in front of him.

A young man with a round face and a slightly darker complexion, who was wearing a green robe, stood in front of a building ten feet away. He bowed towards Su Mo and greeted respectfully.

“Good day to you too!” Su Mo nodded out of courtesy.

“Senior, my name is Qin Zhi. I live right opposite your place. I hope we will get along in the time to come!” the young man said politely, pointing at the building behind him.

“Just as well. We’re from the same sect, after all!” Su Mo grinned. This person’s training was not too weak. At Eighth Grade, High Rank, they were practically on the same training level.

And yet he lowered his status and referred to Su Mo as a senior. How humble!

Perhaps he had just moved here. When Su Mo had first become an apprentice here, he had gone to check on that building as well. He had not moved in there because it was too small.

“Are you heading out?” Qin Zhi asked politely.

“Yes!” Su Mo nodded, paused, and said, “Qin Zhi, do you know where I can get Dawn Stones in Palmy City?”

Su Mo had originally planned to look for Ling Chang, or to go explore Palmy City himself, but since he had met someone else, it would not hurt to ask.

“You’re new here, aren’t you?” Qin Zhi replied, sounding surprised. If he did not even know this, that must mean he joined the Palmy Branch not long ago.

“Yes, aren’t you new too?” Su Mo asked. Since the man had just moved there, he should be new too.

“Hehe, I joined the Palmy Branch for four hundred years ago!” Qin Zhi said with a bitter smile. Loneliness shone in his eyes.

He had moved here because his previous residence had been forcibly taken by someone else.

There were many members within the Palmy Branch, with complicated relations. He had neither the background not any strong talents. Therefore, it was common for him to be bullied by others.

Fortunately, he had gotten stronger during all these years. The average person was no longer his opponent, and his life was not as difficult as before.

“Oh. Junior Qin Zhi, please do tell. Where can I get more Dawn Stones? And I mean tons of them,” Su Mo greeted him again. Since the man had called him senior first, it was only right for Su Mo to call him junior.

“Senior, there are a great deal of places in the Palmy Star, let alone Palmy City, to get more Dawn Stones!” Qin Zhi said cheerfully. He paused briefly, then added, “I know, let me take you there. If you have the skills, you can easily get hundreds of thousands of Higher-grade Dawn Stones!”

Hundreds of thousands?

Su Mo smiled bitterly to himself. That amount of Higher-grade Dawn Stones would not be enough for him!

Fortunately, the Dawn Stones in the Cloud Ridge World were much higher quality. and were comparable with Top-grade Dawn Stones in the Wasteland.

“You have my gratitude!” Su Mo expressed his thanks. What a kind-hearted man!

“Senior, come with me!” Qin Zhi ushered him towards the heart of Palmy City.

Other than being wide and open, Palmy City was not too different from the city pools in the Wasteland. Many shops on the streets were owned by either the elders or disciples of Palmy Branch.

The people in the city were all members of Palmy Branch. Anyone with the brains or the skills could open their own shop.

Su Mo and Qin Zhi talked as they walked. They introduced themselves, and then Qin Zhi told Su Mo some stories about Palmy City.

“So, you’re Wu Shan?” Qin Zhi seemed surprised when Su Mo gave his name.

“What about it?” Su Mo asked curiously.

“A while ago, I heard that a new disciple made two Talent Gongs explode, and then passed the entrance test via a highly difficult Talent Gong. I didn’t think that was you!” Qin Zhi said, astonished.

“Hehe, that’s me!” Su Mo laughed, albeit sheepishly. So it seemed news of the test had spread across the city.

“Brother Wu Shan, your talent is extremely rare in Palmy City. I suppose many elders know about you now. If you keep up with this outstanding performance, the Branch Elders will surely accept you as a disciple!” Qin Zhi said with a hint of envy.

The Elders of Palmy Branch were all from the Supreme Realm. It would be a great honor to be taken in as a disciple.

Many disciples of the Palmy Branch would want that, but many could only dream of it.

“I guess…” Su Mo shook his head. That had never been on his mind because he did not require guidance.

Of course, he would not refuse if someone as powerful as Reverend Jin Wu was willing to take him as a student. He would have someone to fall back on.

As they chatted, very soon they came to a majestic building. It was a magnificent shop by the name of ‘Holy Pavilion’.

“Brother Wu Shan, this is the best place to get Dawn Stones!” Qin Zhi stood before the building and grinned at Su Mo.

“Oh!” Su Mo squinted at the sight before him. The Holy Pavilion was absolutely magnificent, a thousand square feet in size. It was considered the biggest building on the street, like a giant palace, with people coming and going at all times.

“Of course, how much you can get depends on your true abilities!” Qin Zhi smiled again and strode into the Holy Pavilion.

Su Mo followed. He would not miss out the chance to get Dawn Stones.

At Jin Wu Manor.

“Wu Shan, you aren’t as simple as I thought!” Xiao Yushu muttered lividly as he sat on a chair in one of the side halls of Jin Wu Manor.

Some time ago, he had ordered Shi Heng to get rid of Su Mo but he had returned. Shi Heng, however, had not.

He had tried sending a message to Shi Heng but received nothing in response.

So, he had made a personal trip to the Palmy Examinations Center. Every disciple would be planted with a special identity seal upon acceptance. There were special utensils in the Examinations Center that were linked to the seal to determine whether the disciples were still among the living or not.

After his inspection, Shi Heng was indeed dead!

The Palmy Branch would investigate closely the deaths of those disciples who were at the Supreme Being Realm or above. They usually would not do so for disciples below that level, or whose talents were not particularly great.

Therefore, no one questioned Shi Heng’s death.

“You actually have such power!”

Xiao Yushu found the whole matter quite unbelievable. He knew Shi Heng’s skills very well. His level was a little above Wu Shan’s, and yet he had been killed by his target. It was evident that Wu Shan was not a common man.

“Junior Xuan Qing is studying the Rules now. I can’t miss this chance!”

And so, Xiao Yushu got up. He had decided to take this upon himself. Murder might be outlawed in Palmy City, but he could try to disable Su Mo, or drive him out of Palmy Branch.

Xiao Yushu waved his sleeve then walked out of Jin Wu Manor towards the ‘Wu Residence’.