Chapter 166 - The Yang Family (1/2)

“The power within the Buddhist relics mainly helped me to create an inferior spirit weapon so that I consumed nothing. In other words, it was as if I had obtained a thousand more inferior-quality spirit stones to amass spirit energy. So, I will need at most two months to cultivate a spirit weapon.”

Zhou Donghuang clearly understood the current situation of his martial training.

The pace of his study was quick, and while using his using spirit stones to gather spirit energy was part of the reason, the aid of the Buddhist relics was also important. In fact, the relics were far more significant than the spirit stones.

Even if he had obtained a thousand more inferior spirit stones, without the help of the Buddhist relics he also would have needed to at least a month to finally produce an inferior spirit weapon.

“I might as well go for a stroll,” Zhou Donghuang said to Su Mo, rising at once.

Zhou Donghuang left the Yuntai Inn to walk and think.

Since coming to the Shenguang Empire more than half a year ago, he had not had the chance to take a good stroll; he simply wanted to go for a walk.

He planned to go to several of the herbal medicine shops within the capital of Shenguang to purchase some medicinal ingredients.

Although he was no longer the Lord of the Four Supremes, those two spirit weapons within his body could already produce inner Yuan and even condense and create Samadhi fire.

He could already open a furnace to forge core energy.

“Starting today, you will be unable to rely on my Buddhist relics to aid the progress of your practice. These Buddhist relics can only help you during the initial stages of forging a spirit weapon. Thereafter, you’ll have to depend on your natural ability along with core drugs, elixirs or spirit stones.”

Zhou Donghuang said this to Su Mo as they exited the courtyard of the inn.

“Buddha’s lifeblood relics?!”

On hearing Zhou Donghuang’s words, Su Mo froze in place, dumbstruck, “Master, what are you saying? I don’t understand. It was your Buddhist relics that made my power so intense! Are you a Buddhist monk?”

He lowered his voice, shaking his head. “No, that can’t be it. Master, in the past you had not entered into the Primal Core stage, and you definitely didn’t have those Buddhist relics.”

“These Buddhist relics are the ones left behind by that Buddhist monk during that year in the Shenguang Empire. It just so happened I managed to get my hands on them,” Zhou Donghuang said.

“What?!”

Su Mo was utterly shocked. He had never imagined that Ziyun’s long-sought-after Buddhist relics, Buddha’s lifeblood, had been taken and were in his master’s possession. And, more than that, his master had, with the Buddhist relics’ assistance, attained the spiritual level of Primal Core stage in such a short time.

“So master, are you saying that you are the one who got the inheritance of that monk of the Divine Light sect?” Su Mo asked curiously.

“Besides these relics… he… did he leave anything else behind?”

Zhou Donghuang responded disinterestedly as he and Su Mo exited the Yuntai Inn through the main gate.

Despite the passage of half a year, outside Yuntai’s main gate still stood the allies of the Yang family as well as Liu Xuanyu’s men, who were watching the people leaving the inn.

As soon as Zhou Donghuang and Su Mo left the inn, they were spotted by them.

“The target has appeared. The target has appeared!”

“It’s them. They’re finally here. They’ve finally shown up.”

The Yang family’s minions and the Liu Xuanyu allies had left behind some men to tail them. The rest returned quickly to the Yang family and the black market to report back with the information.

“Master, someone’s following us.”

Shortly after leaving the Yuntai Inn, Su Mo, who was closely following Zhou Donghuang, noticed the people following them.

By this time, Su Mo had entered the Primal Core stage and, luckily for them, his spiritual senses had reached the heightened level that came with this transformation. It was not hard for him to detect the two people furtively following.

“I noticed them when we first left the inn,” Zhou Donghuang said simply.

“Should we deal with it?” Su Mo said with an intimidating glint flashing in his eyes.

“Doesn’t matter; it’s up to you,” Zhou Donghuang said indifferently.

Behind Zhou Donghuang, Su Mo ceased speaking, came to a sudden stop, and pivoted toward their two pursuers.

Their position exposed, the two men behind them instantly looked to flee.

Though they were quick, Su Mo was far quicker, and in the blink of an eye, he grabbed hold of both of them, seizing them one by one, and dragged the two of them to an out-of-the-way alley, asking with a gleam in his eye, “Why are you following us? Who sent you?”

Once he received his answer, Su Mo killed them easily and without regard. He then caught up to the young man walking a little distance in front of him.