Who taught him to practice swordsmanship like this?

Chapter 101 A Responsibility

On the outskirts of the capital, Su Baichen once again arrived at Hidden Dragon Manor.

When Yu Renxiu saw Su Baichen again, she found that the young man had been gone for three months and was completely different from before.

He seemed to have shed all his youthful vigor, leaving only a low-key, reserved, and composed demeanor.

"Excuse me, has something happened at Changchun Palace?"

Yu Renxiu couldn't help but ask.

Su Baichen chuckled and said, "Changchun Palace is very good, but I have gained some insights and made some progress in my cultivation."

Yu Renxiu clicked her tongue in amazement. She was now certain that Su Baichen was indeed the prodigy of Changchun Palace.

Then she brought up a matter, saying, "Three months ago, your sect annihilated all of Yuanmo Cave's forces in Liang Kingdom in one fell swoop, which caused a huge shock to the cultivation world of Liang Kingdom."

Su Baichen inquired, "Oh? What's the opinion of the cultivation world regarding this matter?"

Yu Renxiu paused, then sighed, "This is a tremendous good thing for our Hidden Dragon Manor and those sects with spheres of influence."

Su Baichen asked in surprise, "It sounds like there are people who don't like this?"

Yu Renxiu said, "Indeed, those rogue cultivators don't like this kind of thing."

Su Baichen was surprised, then realized, "The Yuanmo Cave previously occupied the Extinction Valley and spread many heretical cultivation methods to the Liang Kingdom's cultivation community. These rogue cultivators benefited from this and naturally sided with the demonic path."

He then thought about it further and said, "That's true. These rogue cultivators also have a hard time. All the good cultivation resources have been occupied by the well-known sects. It's much more difficult for them to cultivate than for us disciples of the major sects. Perhaps in their eyes, only when the so-called good and evil fight each other, and the fight is more intense, will they have a chance to obtain some resources."

Yu Renxiu was speechless. She had only mentioned it casually, and he had already come up with so many profound deductions—this was making the conversation very tiring.

However, she still managed to retort, "Then do you know how the cultivation world of Liang Kingdom currently views your Changchun Palace?"

Su Baichen asked curiously, "What was the evaluation?"

Yu Renxiu said, "First of all, it is the Palace Master Kaiyang. Because some Yuanmo disciples were able to escape, it is common knowledge that the Palace Master Kaiyang has the cultivation level of Yang Shen."

"His single strike reduced half of the Yuanmo disciples to dust, revealing his boundless magical power, thus earning him the title of Supreme Dao Lord."

Su Baichen nodded: "That's quite appropriate."

Yu Renxiu added, "There is also the brilliant Xuan Yin Zhenren, who used the move 'Da Hei Tian' to block everyone's vision, giving the Changchun disciples a great advantage, hence the name Hei Tian Dao Jun."

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Su Baichen asked in surprise, "What is 'Great Black Heaven'? Isn't that 'dark magic'?"

Yu Renxiu chuckled: "The name you casually came up with wasn't grand enough, so some busybody gave your illusion technique targeting supernatural beings a new name."

Su Baichen paused for a moment, then resigned himself to his fate and said, "Fine, it's just people calling me whatever they want anyway, let them be."

At this moment, Yu Renxiu said, "However, there is something you need to inform your Changchun Palace to pay attention to."

Upon hearing this, Su Baichen became serious and said, "Please speak, Master."

Yu Renxiu said, "Rumors have spread that a Red Flower Sword Demon has appeared in your Changchun Palace, with red flowers blooming wherever he goes and demonic energy surging everywhere—"

"Ahem!"

Su Baichen abruptly interrupted, "There's no need for details, just tell me what the impact of this matter is?"

He felt that it was pointless to nitpick the details of titles like "Red Flower Sword Demon," because if he did, he would be quite embarrassed if he found anything out of it.

Yu Renxiu gave Su Baichen a deep look, scrutinizing him with a hint of suspicion.

Su Baichen quickly changed the subject: "By the way, didn't my Uncle Xuanding stay to cooperate with you? How did that matter go?"

Yu Renxiu snapped out of her daze upon hearing this, then took a deep breath and said, "To be honest, after cooperating with Master Xuanding, I'm really not surprised that your Changchun Palace could produce someone like the 'Red Flower Sword Demon.'"

Su Baichen's face darkened. Was this an insult?

But Yu Renxiu's next words made him too embarrassed to be angry.

"Master Xuanding has provided us with a completely new plague that can spread independently, but it's best if it uses the original 'Weakness Plague' as a carrier."

People who were already suffering from a weakened state due to the plague didn't actually experience much discomfort after contracting the new plague; they were only prone to mental confusion. However, because their spiritual energy channels were sealed, the pathways for external pathogens to invade were blocked, and the leakage of their own vital energy was prevented, which actually cured many people.

"It's just that some of the supernatural beings contracted the new plague and developed even more terrifying symptoms. In order to eliminate these supernatural beings, we built many quarantine zones on the advice of Master Xuanding —"

"In reality, the epidemic in the whole country has been completely under control, but because of the existence of the superhumans, it seems to be even worse than before."

Good heavens, Master Xuanding is truly something else! He actually suggested that Yu Renxiu and the others gather the extraordinary individuals together to deal with this whole mess.

To be honest, when it comes to ruthlessness, Su Baichen felt that he was really no match for his sect elders.

He asked, "How many people were killed in total this time?"

Yu Renxiu said, "We didn't kill them, but we built an isolation zone outside each prefecture city. Currently, we have isolated more than 40,000 superhumans."

Su Baichen asked, puzzled, "Why keep so many extraordinary people around if we don't kill them?"

Yu Renxiu said, "It was also Xuanding Zhenren's idea. Because your Changchun Palace has verified that these extraordinary people will still be extraordinary people even if they are reincarnated after death, so simply killing them is actually helping them to be free."

Su Baichen rubbed his temples, feeling as if his Uncle Xuanding was about to dig a hole for him.

As expected, Yu Renxiu looked at him and said, "After the ancestor and Xuanding Zhenren discussed it, they found that there is only one way to solve this problem for the time being, which is to use a certain magic treasure to temporarily gather these dead souls."

"The orthodox magical artifacts are primarily for exorcising the spirits of the dead, and cannot gather so many souls of extraordinary beings. Therefore, only the Soul-Summoning Banner is suitable."

"However, even the ancestor, if he were to use the Soul-Controlling Banner to gather so many souls, would likely fall into the demonic path and be doomed forever."

As she spoke, she looked at Su Baichen with a very puzzling expression.

Su Baichen hesitated slightly, then realized that the woman wanted to ask him if he could shoulder this responsibility, but was just too embarrassed to ask directly.

To be honest, this matter is really not difficult for Su Baichen.

Because he knew that the ancestral spirits within the Soul-Suppressing Sword would be more than happy to serve as jailers.

Furthermore, since he inherited the Soul-Suppressing Sword, protecting humanity is his inescapable responsibility.

At worst, when passing down the Soul-Suppressing Sword in the future, we can also pass on the Soul-Controlling Banner to the successor.

Having made up his mind, he said frankly, "Okay, leave it to me. I should be able to handle it."

Upon hearing this, Yu Renxiu was taken aback, then said solemnly, "Sir, you are truly righteous. From this day forward, all the secret treasures and rare gems of Hidden Dragon Manor will be unconditionally open to you. No matter what happens in the future, Hidden Dragon Manor will stand firmly by your side!"

Su Baichen chuckled: "There's no need for that. I'm just doing what I should do."

In his heart, this was the responsibility he should bear after wielding the Soul-Suppressing Sword.

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