Pei Fu could not help but ask when he saw the terrible expressions on the disheveled old man and elder's faces, "What's wrong? That trial disciple … "
"He's the only person in Weapon Peak who has cultivated a Level 3 Spirit Fire," The disheveled old man's tone was grim.
"Level 3 Spirit Fire!"
Pei Fu exclaimed, "I've also heard that there's a weapon refinement genius in Weapon Peak. So, he's Su Zimo!"
Elder Liu said darkly, "Let's head to Great Rock Forest. I won't believe it until I see that lad's corpse."
Pei Fu said, "Let's go. I'll accompany you guys to search."
Pei Fu got the inner sect disciples behind him to bring Zhou Wei's group back first before entering Great Rock Forest with the disheveled old man and Elder Liu.
The three of them split up and searched for a day and night without any results. Eventually, they arrived at the center of Great Rock Forest and saw the two pieces of the Metal Devouring Beast's corpse.
"That Metal Devouring Beast was about to advance to the spirit demon realm. To think that it would be killed here."
"Look at the traces left behind. It seems like the Metal Devouring Beast was torn apart by brute force. What immense strength!"
"Hmm?"
Pei Fu exclaimed softly and asked hesitantly, "Could it be that burly man?"
"What burly man?" The disheveled old man asked.
Pei Fu recounted how Guo Chong's group was attacked and said darkly, "According to Guo Chong, that burly man has immense strength and is extremely strong in melee combat. Don't let your guard down if he's from some heretical sect."
"It's clear that the burly man did not kill them. Otherwise, Guo Chong's group of five wouldn't have survived."
Elder Liu analyzed, "Furthermore, before the burly man left, he even brought Guo Chong's group out of Great Rock Forest. It's clear that he was worried that they would be injured by the spirit beasts in Great Rock Forest."
"That person's identity is mysterious. We can't tell if he's a friend or foe," The disheveled old man nodded.
The moment Elder Liu thought about how Su Zimo's whereabouts were unknown, he could not help but sigh deeply with guilt.
"Forget it, let's head back," The disheveled old man waved his hand with a fatigued expression.
Although the three Jin Dan Taoist Masters did not say anything, they all knew that Su Zimo was probably buried in the Forest of Great Rocks. He did not even have the time to send out the spiritual crane for help.
In reality, back when Su Zimo joined the sect, the three of them did not witness the scene of Su Zimo wrestling with the crane on the precipitous cliff.
If they had seen that scene, the three of them would have realized that Su Zimo would not die so easily.
…
For the past two days, Su Zimo did not gain anything from Linghu and the spirit leopard. Feeling frustrated, he remembered that he had yet to hand in the Pure Gold Ores mission and left the cave abode. Riding on his sword, he arrived at the mission stele.
There were quite a number of Weapon Peak disciples gathered around the stone tablet, including Xue Yi.
Su Zimo walked over and asked, "Elder Liu hasn't returned yet?"
"Yeah, he's been out for two days and hasn't returned yet." Xue Yi nodded.
"What are you guys looking at?" Su Zimo noticed that many Weapon Peak disciples were staring at the mission stele and discussing fervently.
Xue Yi pointed to the stele and said, "Look at the first mission."
Su Zimo raised his head.
Five peaks mission: Search for the mysterious burly man.
Beside the mission was a portrait of Su Zimo in his previous disguise.
"What's the meaning of this?" Su Zimo pretended to be ignorant and asked.
Xue Yi whispered, "I heard that a few disciples of Spirit Peak were attacked in Great Rocks Forest by this mysterious burly man. He's at Perfected Qi Condensation and is said to be extremely strong in melee combat!"
Su Zimo snickered internally.
Even if they mobilized all the strength of the sect, they would not be able to find the mysterious burly man.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, the sound of clothes fluttering could be heard from afar.
Everyone turned towards the sound and saw the disheveled old man and Elder Liu flying over from the skies, descending on the peak.
"Hmm?"
The disheveled old man and Elder Liu swept their gazes before landing on Su Zimo motionlessly.
Their gazes looked as though they wanted to devour Su Zimo!
"Lad, you've returned alive from Great Rocks Forest?" The disheveled old man gritted his teeth and asked word by word.
The disheveled old man was infuriated at the thought of how the three of them had been searching for Su Zimo's whereabouts without rest and worry the entire way. Yet, this lad had returned unscathed at some point in time.
Elder Liu was even more enraged.
Not only was he scolded by the disheveled old man because of Su Zimo, he had been blaming himself for the past two days.
But to think that this lad would be standing there perfectly fine without any hint of regret!
Su Zimo felt goosebumps from the disheveled old man and Elder Liu as he coughed gently and nodded. "Yes, I returned after completing my mission."
"Nonsense!"
The disheveled old man hollered, "Why didn't we see you on the way to Great Rocks Forest?"
"Ah?
Su Zimo was stunned for a moment before replying, "I'm only at Level 5 Qi Condensation. In order to conserve spirit qi, I didn't use Sword Kinesis Flight for half the journey and walked on the ground. I'm sure you didn't see me, right?"
Unless there was nothing to hide on the ground, no one would pay attention to someone walking on the ground.
That made sense as well.
The disheveled old man and Elder Liu could not admit that they were worried about Su Zimo's safety and searched for him foolishly for an entire day and night.
It would be embarrassing if they were to say that out loud.
However, the two old men were filled with pent-up anger!
They had nowhere to vent it!
The disheveled old man and Elder Liu exchanged glances – they knew what the other was thinking even without saying anything.
"We've got to find a reason to teach this brat a lesson!"
An undetectable craftiness flashed through Elder Liu's eyes as he said with a stern expression, "Lad, you didn't complete the mission in Great Rocks Forest, right? Do you know that you'll be punished if you don't complete the mission? "
To the two old men, it was already a miracle that Su Zimo was able to return alive from Great Rocks Forest. How could he possibly complete the mission?
Furthermore, both of them had been to Great Rocks Forest and the Pure Gold Ore mine was guarded by a Metal Devouring Beast. Furthermore, the mine had long been cleaned out by someone else.
Unexpectedly, Su Zimo chuckled. "Fortunately, I didn't let you down. I completed the mission by luck."
"Ah?
This time round, it was the two old men's turn to be stunned.
Before they could react, Su Zimo took out a huge pile of Pure Gold Ore from his storage bag and piled it up into a small mountain that was taller than a person.
Let alone the disheveled old man and Elder Liu, many other Weapon Peak disciples were dumbfounded as well.
The mission to search for Pure Gold Ore only required one to bring back a small piece of Pure Gold Ore.
But now, Su Zimo had brought back a huge pile … a huge pile …
What everyone did not know was that the huge pile before them was merely a third of what Su Zimo had in his storage bag.
Furthermore, Su Zimo had an even more valuable Pure Gold Ore hidden away!
"Erm …"
The two old men were stunned and speechless for a moment.
After a moment, Elder Liu gulped and coughed gently. "Lad, your mission was … erm … done rather well. Cough, cough."
Elder Liu really wanted to criticize Su Zimo. However, he could not bring himself to do so when he saw the huge pile of Pure Gold Ore before him.
Frowning, the disheveled old man asked, "Lad, didn't you see the Metal Devouring Beast beside the Pure Gold Ore mine?"
"I saw it."
Su Zimo nodded. "By the time I arrived, the Metal Devouring Beast had already been killed by someone. There were quite a number of Pure Gold Ores left beside it so I brought them back."
"What the f * ck?"
The two old men lamented internally, "This lad's luck is way too good …"
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