Douluo Continent Villain Simulator: Persecuting Qian Renxue at the Start

Chapter 4 Leaving the Sect

As soon as Su Cheng spoke, Ning Fengzhi's smile froze on his face.

He turned to look at Chen Xin and found that he also had a calm expression, and immediately realized that there might be other secrets involved.

"Cheng'er wants to join the Spirit Hall," Chen Xin said.

Now that things have come to this, he has nothing left to object to.

Seeing Ning Fengzhi's doubts, Su Cheng didn't keep him in suspense and said directly, "The Spirit Hall has a blood feud with me for killing my father, but I'm afraid there's no hope of revenge through strength alone. I can only find another way and start from within."

In recent years, under Qian Xunji's management, the reputation of the Spirit Hall has indeed declined, but there is no need to invoke any grand principles.

Everyone present was intelligent; he only needed to explain the advantages and disadvantages and make it clear that there was absolutely no possibility of coexistence between him and them on the same ground.

Although Ning Fengzhi lacked strength, his ambition was always great, and the Spirit Hall was a mountain weighing on everyone's heads.

Moreover, with Tang Chen gone for many years, Qian Daoliu has become invincible in the world, and his momentum has become increasingly strong in recent years.

As long as the Spirit Hall exists, it will be extremely difficult for the three upper sects to even maintain their existing power, let alone advance further. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to keep saying "the three upper sects are of one mind" in the original story.

"What are your plans?" After a long silence, Ning Fengzhi finally asked.

Before today, he would never have cared so much about Su Cheng's life or death. Although Su Cheng was Chen Xin's adopted son, he had no talent for cultivation and was of no value at all.

But from this day forward, Su Cheng's strategic significance in his heart will be even greater than that of Chen Xin, who is still a Soul Douluo at this time.

Ning Fengzhi himself is a support-type Soul Master, so he naturally doesn't judge people solely based on their combat strength. The fact that he researched a method to absorb Soul Rings beyond one's level by relying on external objects is enough to make him a peerless talent, and his courage to think and act is even more commendable.

If possible, he would naturally prefer Su Cheng to serve the sect, but if Su Cheng himself is eager and has a real chance to severely damage the Spirit Hall, it would be worth a try.

"Sect Master, there's no need to rush. It's not the right time yet. Once I've absorbed my second soul ring, which is over a thousand years old, I can put on a show for the whole world. But you'll have to be patient; this method isn't suitable for promotion within the sect for now."

To be honest, in Su Cheng's mind, the easiest person to control is someone like Ning Fengzhi.

He is insightful, knows when to advance and retreat, and has foresight, but he prioritizes personal gain in everything. He is clever but lacks wisdom, and his willpower is far less firm than that of Chen Xin and others.

Ning Fengzhi looked at the boy who was not yet nine years old and nodded with a complicated expression. He said, "When you make this research public to the whole continent for free, your reputation will probably far surpass that so-called master Yu Xiaogang."

Su Cheng smiled dismissively. "Sect Master, I've also read Yu Xiaogang's so-called Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls. It's nothing more than a summary of the experiences of predecessors and a rehash of others' ideas. Besides, there are many errors in it. To compare me to him is to underestimate me."

He looked down at the cracked broken sword spirit in his hand and said calmly, "If I don't have value beyond that of ordinary people, why should I join the Spirit Hall with only 0.5 level innate spirit power? Moreover, I not only want to enter the Spirit Hall, I want them to beg me to join."

After absorbing your first spirit ring across time limits, it took you over four years to reach level 20. Your cultivation speed has fallen far behind your peers in the sect, and no one has any expectations of you anymore. Aside from occasional mockery, most people ignore you, which suits you perfectly. However, with the support of Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, you have an ample supply of various cultivation resources, and your research in medicine has never stopped.

With Chen Xin's help, you successfully killed the 1100-year-old soul beast, the Netherworld Wolf, at the age of 13, and added an unprecedented purple second soul ring to your martial soul, propelling your soul power past level 22. Perhaps you have a chance to break through to level 30 or higher before the age of 20. However, you believe that even if you don't break through, it doesn't matter; with your current understanding of medicine and the human body, the so-called level 30 bottleneck is nothing.

Over the years, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin's unconditional allocation of resources to you has gradually aroused strong dissatisfaction among the sect elders and disciples, and various rumors have intensified. During this time, Chen Xin also broke through to the Title Douluo realm, but he did not suppress the attacks on you by the sect members. Instead, he let them develop, which was interpreted as a signal that you had been abandoned by your adoptive father.

In fact, this was something you intentionally did, a plan you had already discussed with Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin.

"You want to leave the sect now?" Chen Xin hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Although this was decided long ago, how could the bond between father and son be easily severed?

"Yes, Father, after all this buildup, it's time to make a clean break."

Compared to Chen Xin, Su Cheng was much calmer.

It's not that he had no feelings for his adoptive father.

Although most of the time in the life simulation is spent quickly in text form, everything that happened is real and undeniably etched into his memory, so his emotions are naturally genuine.

However, destroying the Spirit Hall was far too difficult; every wrong step would lead to utter ruin, so he naturally couldn't let these emotions control him.

"My theory is now almost complete. Absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring requires mental suppression, which not only requires temporary stimulation but also a solid foundation. I have left the sect with the formula for a long-term medicine that can slowly improve mental strength, the acupoints that can stimulate mental strength, and the related training methods."

He then looked at Ning Fengzhi standing to the side and said, "Sect Master, even if I fail, at least I will have left a legacy for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which can be considered a gift for my unborn nephew. Don't worry, I will not tell the Spirit Hall all of this until I am certain of success."

He sighed after saying that, "It's a pity that there are still no results in the research on 100,000-year spirit rings, after all, there is really too little information in this area."

Ning Fengzhi gazed at Su Cheng, bowed deeply, and said in a deep voice, "As the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, I thank you for everything you have done for the sect."

He then turned and left, leaving his last moments with the father and son.

Seeing Chen Xin's slightly sad expression, Su Cheng suddenly laughed and said, "You are now a Title Douluo. Although you are a bit old, you can still have a child. Have one as soon as possible to inherit your mantle. It's a pity that my aptitude is insufficient, and I really can't learn your Seven Kill Sword."

"You little brat!" Chen Xin's eyes widened in surprise.

"I'm leaving! The next time you hear news of me, I'll probably be famous all over the world."

Watching Su Cheng wave goodbye with a carefree air, Chen Xin was slightly lost in thought.

He just turned 18 this year.

Not long after, news spread that Sword Douluo Chenxin's adopted son had angrily left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School due to prejudice within the sect.

However, the mainland obviously didn't pay much attention to this matter. At most, it was just a topic of conversation after dinner, and people thought he was just another Yu Xiaogang, a good-for-nothing with only 0.5 level innate soul power.

But two months later, everything changed.

The situation on the mainland changed dramatically, and Su Cheng's name became known throughout the world.

(End of this chapter)