Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 1153 Challenge (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

"I guess it's a misunderstanding by other disciples," Zhuang Bizhe pondered.

Mu Xuefeng nodded slightly and asked, "Besides them, are there any other outstanding performers?"

"The others do not possess immortal bodies and have just completed the marrow cleansing. Some junior brothers with poor aptitude are still in the marrow cleansing stage. It will probably be three to five years before they reach the Foundation Establishment stage."

Zhuang Bizhe smiled and said, "However, there are two junior brothers here who have performed exceptionally well. They have already reached the second stage of Foundation Establishment and their comprehension is quite remarkable. If they work hard in the future, they may have the opportunity to become inner disciples."

"Oh?"

Mu Xuefeng's eyes brightened slightly, and she said, "In that case, call the two of them over as well, and I'll grant them a great fortune together."

"Yes."

……

The news of Mu Xuefeng's emergence from seclusion alarmed many disciples. Upon learning that several outstanding new disciples would receive rewards from their master, others couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy.

All of this was completely unknown to Su Ping, who was cultivating diligently in the deep mountains.

"Cultivating immortality is fraught with difficulties. I never expected that the gap would widen so much at just the Marrow Cleansing Realm. I really envy Senior Brother Tang and the others. Their innate immortal bodies are truly different."

"Senior Brother Fang and the others aren't immortal bodies, but they've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. It's just that our comprehension isn't high enough."

"I just successfully cleansed my marrow, and my strength is seven or eight times what it was before. I can easily take down a dozen strong martial artists. I was thinking of relaxing for a couple of days, but I didn't expect that others have already gone much further."

There was much discussion on the mountain.

After helping several Foundation Establishment disciples improve their foundations, Mu Xuefeng went into seclusion again to cultivate. Time flew by on the mountain, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

New disciples will face a test after one year of training.

On this day, all new students were notified to gather at the entrance of the Meeting Hall.

"Is everyone here?"

Zhuang Bizhe stood at the entrance of the hall, scrutinizing the many junior disciples in front of him.

"Two others haven't arrived yet. Junior Brother Zhou went to the back mountain for arduous cultivation a couple of days ago and was injured by a vicious python. He's currently recuperating and couldn't come. He asked me to convey his message to Master and Senior Brother." A young man stepped forward respectfully and said.

Zhuang Bizhe frowned slightly and asked, "Can you get out of bed?"

"Well... I think so."

"If he can come, let him come. The master can also treat him while he's at it," Zhuang Bizhe said.

The young man was taken aback, then said, "I understand, I'll go get him right away."

"Who else?" Zhuang Bizhe asked.

The group exchanged bewildered glances, looking at Tang Jingyu and the other Immortal Body practitioners in front of them. Of the original six Immortal Body practitioners, only five remained, making them extremely conspicuous. Clearly, the missing one was one of the Immortal Body practitioners.

"It's that junior brother named Su Ping," a young man said, his voice tinged with dissatisfaction. He was also one of the immortals.

"I heard that he went into the back mountain to cultivate in seclusion. It seems that I haven't seen him since. Some people also said that they saw him by a forest pond with ferocious tigers and monsters around him. I don't know if it's true or not."

"Could it be that they went too deep into the back mountain and perished?"

The other disciples also began to speculate. Those who had exchanged pleasantries and shown goodwill to Su Ping when they first joined the sect couldn't help but sigh, feeling that their previous efforts had been completely wasted.

"He's supposed to be a Celestial Body cultivator, so why doesn't he go to his cave to cultivate instead of engaging in ascetic practices?" someone asked curiously.

Other immortal cultivators have older senior brothers and sisters to help them, and they can go to the cave to cultivate every now and then, so they make rapid progress. Only those with average talent can only rely on themselves to cultivate hard in the back mountain and hunt monsters to earn spirit stones.

"Could something really have happened?" Zhuang Bizhe, with his keen hearing, frowned slightly upon hearing the whispers among the crowd.

Mu Xuefeng had obviously heard these discussions as well. She frowned and said to Zhuang Bizhe, "Go to the back mountain and take a look. If you find him, bring him back."

"Okay." Zhuang Bizhe nodded.

He had already cultivated to the second stage, opening up his inner world. This back mountain was like a garden to him, and he could easily explore it.

Whoosh!

Zhuang Bizhe tore through the void and entered the back mountain.

This unpredictable teleportation technique immediately shocked many disciples, who looked on with envy.

In the back mountains.

Inside a cave, Su Ping was meditating and cultivating.

The treasures looted from that old demon Ye's palace were numerous, including many pills. These pills had already extinguished their own consciousness, so they did not take human form and were taken away by the Primordial Golden Lotus. Instead, they became inanimate objects like tools, left behind in the palace, and eventually fell into Su Ping's hands.

With the help of these elixirs, Su Ping made rapid progress.

"I broke through the bottleneck I had previously broken through again through cultivation, but it didn't trigger a heavenly tribulation. Could it be that I need to advance to the Star Lord realm to trigger one?" Su Ping was a little surprised, but he had already experienced enough heavenly tribulations, so one or two more wouldn't make a difference.

Just then, Su Ping suddenly sensed a figure entering the back mountain.

"Um?"

Su Ping sensed the other person and, judging from their robes, they were from the same sect, probably an older senior brother within the sect.

"Early stage of Star Lord Realm..."

Su Ping sensed the other party's cultivation level and immediately concealed his aura. He took out his watch, checked the time, and found that it had been exactly one year.

"It's been a year..."

Su Ping sighed and looked outside the cave. The spotted tiger was still lying there, guarding him. This seventh-rank spotted tiger had now advanced to the ninth rank.

It advanced two ranks in just one year, a remarkable rate of progress that has already reached the bottleneck limit of its bloodline.

Beside Su Ping was a spotted tiger about the size of a three-headed wolfhound, which was quite robust, but still considered young among its kind, and had also reached the fifth rank.

They also benefited a lot from Su Ping's cultivation.

"It's time to go back. I'll ask my master where I can find the origin of the immortal realm..." Su Ping's eyes flashed, and he immediately got up and went to the cave entrance.

He released a little bit of his aura, and soon, the young man's figure flew straight over.

"So they really came to see me."

While Su Ping waited, Zhuang Bizhe appeared before her.

Zhuang Bizhe was somewhat surprised to see Su Ping, but when he saw the spotted tiger outside Su Ping's cave, he was immediately shocked and was about to kill it.

"Senior brother, wait a moment." Su Ping noticed the fluctuations in the other party's immortal power and quickly said.

Zhuang Bizhe: "?"

"Spare its life," Su Ping said.

Zhuang Bizhe was stunned. He was in a hurry to act because he was worried that the monster would hurt Su Ping. He didn't expect that Su Ping would turn around and plead for the monster. At this moment, he noticed that the monster did not intend to harm Su Ping. There were also several tiger cubs around Su Ping, who were quite affectionate towards him.

"You're Junior Brother Su? What's going on?" Zhuang Bizhe couldn't help but ask.

"I can communicate with animals, and they won't hurt me," Su Ping said.

Zhuang Bizhe was taken aback, then suddenly realized something. He said, "Junior Brother Su, you've been cultivating in this back mountain for a year now, haven't you? You haven't gone back at all. I sent someone to check your lodgings, and they're all covered in dust."

"Time flies in the mountains, and one forgets the importance of cultivation," Su Ping said.

Zhuang Bizhe was somewhat speechless. He said, "Master was worried that something might have happened to you, so he sent me to find you. Since you are alright, then come back with me. The one-year period is over, and it's time to test your cultivation success. Those who perform well will be rewarded by Master."

"Hmm." Su Ping had also thought of this; the other party had probably come to find him for this reason.

Zhuang Bizhe rolled up his sleeve, and a cloud-like force enveloped Su Ping before quickly leaving.

Su Ping looked back and said goodbye to the tiger cubs outside the cave.

Soon, the two returned to the meeting hall, where a chorus of humming and hawing sounds rang out. A high platform had been erected on the ground, and disciples were sparring and exchanging blows on it.

Zhuang Bizhe and Su Ping emerged from the void, appearing as if by teleportation below the stage. Su Ping, having experienced this before, was unfazed and remained calm. He cupped his hands to Mu Xuefeng above and said, "Disciple greets Master."

"It's good that you're alright." Mu Xuefeng nodded gently, but her gaze froze when it fell on Su Ping.

"Thank you for your concern, Master," Su Ping said.

"Hmph, Junior Brother Su really has a big mouth. It took Senior Brother to personally come and persuade him." A young man beside him sneered, quite dissatisfied.

Su Ping looked at him in surprise, "Junior brother, who are you?"

"Junior brother? I am Ma Bai. We returned to the mountain gate together with our master to become disciples. Don't you remember me?" The young man was even more dissatisfied. Su Ping had actually forgotten him. He was, after all, a Celestial Body cultivator.

"So it's Junior Brother Ma, who became an apprentice with me. My apologies for not recognizing you," Su Ping said indifferently.

Ma Bai saw through Su Ping's perfunctory attitude and was somewhat annoyed, but with Mu Xuefeng present, he immediately held back and said, "I heard that Junior Brother Su has been in seclusion in the back mountain for a year now. He must have already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, right?"

"Mm." Su Ping nodded.

Ma Bai sneered inwardly, but didn't show it on his face. Instead, he asked curiously, "May I ask what stage of Foundation Establishment you are, Junior Brother Su?"

"You take my surname, why should I tell you?" Su Ping retorted.

Ma Bai was taken aback, then flew into a rage: "What do you mean? This is utterly disrespectful!"

"alright."

Seeing the two arguing, Zhuang Bizhe frowned and shouted.

Ma Bai gritted his teeth slightly, glaring angrily at Su Ping: "Later on stage, Junior Brother Su, how about we test your knowledge of this year's lessons?"

Su Ping was speechless. Where did this hothead come from? He kept provoking him. Did he really not know how to write the word "death"?

"Are you out of your mind?" Su Ping asked.

Ma Bai's face turned ashen: "What did you say?"

Is this sentence difficult to understand?

"you!"

Zhuang Bizhe's forehead creased with anger. "Shut up, all of you! If you're so eager to fight, then go fight on stage later!"

Ma Bai glared at Su Ping resentfully and then fell silent.

Su Ping, too lazy to pay any more attention to this person, went to Mu Xuefeng and said, "Master, I have something I would like to ask you."

"Oh?" Mu Xuefeng gazed at Su Ping with interest. "Tell me about it."

"Where can one sense the mysteries of the origin of immortal power?" Su Ping stared directly at her.

Mu Xuefeng was taken aback, and said with a focused gaze, "Comprehend the origin of immortal power? This kind of mystery has already transcended the level of immortal techniques. If I had to describe it, it would be that words become law, and it is a set rule. You need to master at least the second chapter to peel back the surface of things and see the origin mystery. As for peeking into the mystery of immortal power, you can only explore the twelve immortal rivers in the Nine Heavens."

As she spoke, she looked up at the sky.

It was daytime, but three blazing suns hung high in the sky overhead. The azure sky was vast and boundless, but the faint traces of twelve long, white rivers could be seen, like twelve giant dragons coiling across the entire horizon.

"There's a saying that goes, 'All the immortal power in the world originates from the Immortal Rivers.' The Twelve Immortal Rivers are the source of all the immortal power in the world. Some people want to explore them, but unfortunately, there are many dangers outside the Twelve Immortal Rivers. Even Immortal Emperors cannot step into them," Mu Xuefeng said softly.

Hearing her words, the other disciples couldn't help but look up at the sky. They never expected that the twelve cloud rivers, which they had long since grown tired of looking at, had such a mysterious and magnificent origin.

"Going to the heavens..." Su Ping looked up, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"Ha, that's too ambitious," Ma Bai sneered from the side.

"If you keep being sarcastic with me, believe me, I'll beat you up." Su Ping raised an eyebrow at him, speaking very bluntly.

Ma Bai was stunned, clearly not expecting Su Ping to be so audacious as to threaten his fellow disciple in front of their master.

"Beat me up? You try!" Ma Bai said angrily.

Snapped!

The moment he finished speaking, Su Ping suddenly moved, slapped out, and a crisp slap rang out. Ma Bai's body flew backward, landing on the fighting platform right behind him.

The two first-stage Marrow Cleansing cultivators who were sparring on the stage were startled. When they saw that it was a person who had fallen in, they were stunned.

Zhuang Bizhe was stunned. He was right next to him and was about to give his two junior brothers a warning when Su Ping attacked so quickly that he didn't even have time to react before Ma Bai was sent flying.

"This is... Ma Bai?"

"Ma Bai, the Immortal Body cultivator? How did he get onto the stage? Isn't this his test yet?"

"They didn't run onto the stage, they were beaten onto it."

Many people turned their attention to Su Ping, and many saw that it was Su Ping who made the move. They looked at him as if they had seen a ghost, and were somewhat bewildered.

The other party was a Celestial Body cultivator, yet he was slapped away by Su Ping.

And this happened in front of our master! This guy is incredibly bold!

Such a lack of discipline—aren't you afraid of being scolded by your master?

"What are you doing?"

Zhuang Bizhe realized what was happening and immediately looked at Su Ping with shock and anger.

"Satiate him," Su Ping replied naturally.

Zhuang Bizhe was momentarily speechless, forgetting what to say.

Just then, a whooshing sound came from high above, and flying swords came rushing in, their light radiating everywhere, like dozens of arrows raining down in a beautiful arc.

"It's Wangyue Peak!"

Upon seeing these people appear, some of the older disciples immediately recognized them, and their expressions changed slightly, becoming somewhat unpleasant.

"Wangyue Peak, He Buyu pays his respects to Senior Mu."

A handsome young man in white robes stepped out, carrying a celestial sword on his back. He looked elegant and refined, immediately attracting the attention of many female disciples present.

Mu Xuefeng frowned almost imperceptibly, then nodded calmly: "What brings you here?"

"Last year, our Wangyue Peak took in a group of disciples. They've been working hard all year, and they're all feeling restless. Our master instructed me to take them out to broaden their horizons, to see the abilities of the disciples from other peaks, so they'll know that there are always higher levels out there, and that they'll go back and cultivate diligently," He Buyu said with a smile, appearing neither humble nor arrogant.

Mu Xuefeng said calmly, "You brought them here to challenge us?"

"I dare not challenge you, I only wish to learn from you," He Buyu replied.

(End of this chapter)