Tribulation of Myriad Races-Chapter 1322: Invitation (1)

Old Man Bai was able to see the condition Su Yu was in with one look.

Perhaps he was sharp. Or perhaps he was simply too familiar with the yang acupoint.

His trembling steps when he walked were not feigned. Rather, the yang acupoint was placing a massive burden on him, making him feel like a child carrying a mountain. Any carelessness would result in his death under the weight of the burden.

Naturally, that mountain he was bearing was also good at smashing others to death.

Su Yu hesitated slightly and said, "Grandpa, is your yang acupoint still capable of absorbing more energy?"

Was the yang acupoint full? It had been too long. Perhaps it was already full. The yang acupoint might seem bottomless, but there was actually a limit to its capacity.

After stopping to gasp for breath, the old man said, "I don't know. The thing you're calling the yang acupoint has absorbed countless source qi from me. My other acupoints are on the verge of withering away, but it's not stopping."

He said, "It's fine. There is also a way to exhaust the energy stored in it. If I must, I'll go kill a couple of Sunmoons. If I survive that fight, I will return with a much emptier acupoint."

He stopped to cough before continuing, "Originally, I wanted to fight in the Nanyuan battle. Unfortunately...my acupoint was acting up on that day..."

His tone turned helpless, "It's good to see that all of you are still fine. I hope you can understand my difficulties..."

Beside him, Bai Feng smiled and said, "Grandpa, it's all in the past. A lot of experts from Great Ming joined the battle. An additional Mountainsea like you won't change much anyway."

The old man turned to stare at Bai Feng. It sounded like Bai Feng was comforting him, but why did it feel so uncomfortable to listen to?

He felt...underestimated.

Su Yu almost laughed, but he was able to stop himself before saying, "Grandpa, have you tried sealing the yang acupoint before?"

"It's not doable." The old man shook his head, "I opened it over thirty years ago. Back then, I was chasing the glory of my ancestor. Since he could kill a seventh-stage Mountainsea as a ninth-stage Cloudbreach, I wanted to kill Sunmoons as a ninth-stage Mountainsea. But after risking everything to open it...I found myself in a forever free-fall into an endless abyss."

He sighed helplessly.

Su Yu had been curious about one thing. He asked, "Grandpa, how many acupoints did you open prior to that?"

When he was opening his yang acupoint, he had been forced to detonate quite a lot of acupoints to supply him with enough energy. Thus, the old man must have opened quite a lot of acupoints as well.

The old man smiled and said, "Over 240, but that's nothing to you. At the time, I nearly lost all my other acupoints and my body. Only then did I manage to open the yang acupoint."

That was actually an impressive number. Back then, cultivation was harder. Something like Source Soul Acupoint Opening Art that could accelerate one's cultivation had yet to exist. At the time, a cultivation method with 144 acupoints was already considered the best of the best among humanity.

In such an era, a normal person would not even try to open over two hundred acupoints. That was only possible for the old man because of the Bai Family's legacy.

After thinking for a bit, Su Yu said, "I believe over the years, a lot of people have self-detonated their bodies and acupoints. But I have never heard of anyone else apart from you and the Bai ancestor opening the yang acupoint from this. Looks like you need a certain number of acupoints open for that to be possible."

Was 240 the number?

Su Yu muttered to himself, "Perhaps at least two-thirds of the grand cycle acupoints are required."

Was that the case?

As Su Yu muttered to himself, the old man nodded, "I don't know more, but I believe you need at least two hundred acupoints to open the yang acupoint. My first and second sons once tried to open it as well. When I showed them the location, none of them could sense anything. I doubt they could open it even if they were to detonate themselves."

He shook his head and continued, "After all my sufferings, I no longer want my descendants to walk the path of physical cultivation. That will only lead them down the same path. Since those from Little Feng's generation aren't that good in physical cultivation anyway, I decided to make them all cultural researchers instead."

And that was true. Su Yu recalled that all members of the Bai Family from Bai Feng's generation were cultural researchers. For example, Bai Junsheng was now a weaponsmith.

Meanwhile, those before them were all focused on physical cultivation. Just by opening a large number of acupoints, they would reign above many other warriors. Worried that the juniors would fail to resist the temptation, Old Man Bai had ultimately decided to alter the path that those of the Bai Family walked.

Hong Tan laughed and said, "That's a good choice. Bai Feng is actually quite talented as a cultural researcher."

"I have to thank you for your care toward him, Elder Hong."

The old man was full of melancholy as he said, "This child has been constantly worried that the Bai Family would be dragged into all his troubles. It must have been tiring for you to look after him all these years."

"You're being too courteous. He is my student. It is only natural that I care for him." Hong Tan said, "To be honest, things wouldn't have gotten so bad if he hadn't joined us. He would have accomplished a lot more by now if he had joined a different faction."

Bai Feng said, "Teacher, Grandpa, let's dispense with courtesies."

He couldn't be bothered to waste his time listening to them. Instead, he looked at Su Yu, schooled his face into that of a strict teacher, and solemnly said, "Su Yu, my grandpa's yang acupoint is slightly full. Does your method still work in this situation?"

Su Yu hesitated slightly before saying, "It should work. Source qi is the opposite of death qi. They will counteract and corrode each other. For example, I filled my yang acupoint with death qi previously for a massive boost in strength. When I stopped absorbing death qi, I could feel life returning to my yang acupoint. I believe the two have wasted each other away in the yang acupoint. Since Grandpa has been absorbing source qi all along, he can absorb death qi to reduce the overall amount of energy in his yang acupoint."

Old Man Bai frowned and protested, "No. I spent so many years accumulating my source qi. If I waste it away, all my sufferings will go to waste. I might as well go and fight a Sunmoon. I'm confident I can kill a few Sunmoons before I run out of energy..." ƒгeewebnovёl.com

Su Yu shook his head, "It's boring to kill Sunmoons."

Noticing that the old man was staring at him, Su Yu grinned and said, "Grandpa, you must have accumulated an unimaginable amount of source qi all these years. Death qi will balance it out. If it works, do you know what it signifies?"

The old man answered blankly, "It signifies that I can accumulate even more death qi than normal?"

Su Yu nodded, "Exactly. Each time the stone statue fights outside the city, he requires someone to carry his burden. The myriad races are aware of this. The stone statues wouldn't have stayed inactive for so many years otherwise." "They simply lacked someone capable of sharing the heavy burden. Meanwhile, you have been accumulating source qi as a peak Mountainsea for so many years. I am confident you can easily withstand the burden of a stone statue for an entire day..."

In other words, it was a waste for the old man to kill some Sunmoons with his accumulated source qi. Instead, the old man was better off saving his source qi to enable Grandstar to fight outside the city for one whole day. Almost nobody else could do that.

There was a limit to the acupoints of others. The yang acupoint was the sole exception. And what the old man had was not a normal yang acupoint. It was a yang acupoint that had been accumulating source qi for decades.

When death qi entered his yuan acupoint, it wouldn't be taking up the remaining space in it. Rather, it would clash with the existing source qi in it and waste each other away. The old man was probably the only person apart from Su Yu capable of allowing a stone statue to leave the ancient city for one whole day.

When that happened, even if Su Yu were to insist that he was no longer in the city, nobody would believe it. What nonsense. How could the stone statue remain outside the city for so long without him around?

The old man looked pensive as he said, "The stone statue requires someone to bear the burden to fight outside...Su Yu, you mean..."

Su Yu nodded, "I hope you can help me with this, Grandpa. You might need to bear the burden for me when required."

The old man smiled, "Don't worry about it. An old man like me does not have many wants left. I wanted to kill one Sunmoon to at least make my decades of suffering worth it. Unfortunately, I was not able to make it during the previous battle. But if I can allow the stone statue to fight outside for one whole day...I can do much more than kill only one Sunmoon."

Clearly, the old man was agreeable to this.

In his current state, his yang acupoint wouldn't be able to take in that much source qi anymore. He had been prepared to fight an intense battle to exhaust some of the source qi, but it was also very likely that his body would probably burst apart from the pressure after the battle. He would suffer the same fate as his ancestor. This new plan sounded much better than that.

With the old man's agreement, things would be much easier.

Bai Feng inhaled deeply and said, "Then this is what we will do. Su Yu, I will be handing my grandpa to you. Even if you have to die, you must take care of my grandpa..."

"Definitely!" Su Yu promised unhesitatingly.

However, the old man reprimanded Bai Feng for it, "Absolute nonsense. How old am I? I am hundreds of years old. How old is Su Yu?"

Bai Feng smiled awkwardly. He didn't really mean those words. He only wanted to showcase his role as a stern teacher for a bit.

Done with reprimanding his grandson, the old man said, "Since we're in such a rush, let us set off immediately. I'll complete the conversion as soon as possible."

This was not something they should delay.

Su Yu nodded, "Sure."

He looked at Hong Tan and Liu Wenyan. After taking in a deep breath, he said, "Everyone...I need to leave again. Take care!"

They nodded without saying anything.

Su Yu was no longer a mere student. He had a far heavier burden on his shoulders. He was an ancient city mayor. He was also the target of the myriad races. It was too unsafe for him to remain outside his city for long.

Before Su Yu could leave, Wu Lan asked, "When will you start researching your aperture fusion method? And the Mountainsea acupoint fusion method?"

Su Yu looked at her for quite a while before answering, "I'm afraid I won't be able to do that anytime soon."

"I'll do it myself, then. Are you still returning to the Source Soul Research Center?"

After a slight hesitation, Su Yu shook his head, "I'm unsure. But it's unlikely. Unless..."

He did not finish his sentence. But he did not see a point in returning to the Human Realm. Without the protection of the ancient city, not even the Human Realm was a safe place for him unless he was already an Invincible.

After giving the little furball a few more pinches, she tossed him at Su Yu and said, "I will be able to start purifying willpower soon. I'm working on an extraction machine with Teacher Bai with me serving as the core of the process. Before long, we will have access to unlimited pure willpower. I might be able to even convert a mixture of materials and source qi into pure willpower.

"I can see that there are some similarities between source qi and willpower. Perhaps it's related to the source soul acupoint you theorized in the past. When we finish our research, it might help in the opening of your yin aperture."

Su Yu stared at her in surprise. After a short silence, he nodded, "Sure!"

The little furball took the chance to hide in Su Yu's sea of willpower again.

This time, all the demonic beasts apart from the fire crow and the white civet would be going with him. The white civet had decided to stay with Wu Jia since she had been staying with Wu Jia all this while.

As for the fire crow, Chen Yong had forbidden him from leaving as apparently, the fire crow was rather unreliable as he seemed to surrender way too easily. Then again, the two were mere Skysoars to be much help in the ancient city. Thus, it was also better for them to remain behind.

Su Yu did not mind that. Under the desperate gaze of the fire crow, he vanished into the void with Old Man Bai and the others.