The City’s Strongest Son-in-law

Chapter 1130: Chapter 1129: Evenly Matched

Inside, there were those who marveled at their strength, and those who felt that an Earth Level competition was nothing significant.

Su Changfeng naturally didn’t care about what these people thought. Regardless of their opinions, he only needed to head towards his own goal.

The only place he wanted to go was the Infinite Cave. He just wanted to know what the secret of Tuo Shi was. Only then would he satisfy his curiosity.

Su Changfeng and Chen Qingqing both highly valued the upcoming ranking matches and took their training seriously. After all, the difficulty of Xuan-level was incomparable to the Earth Level, and Su Changfeng hoped to avoid any accidents in the ranking matches.

His aim was not to prove his strength, nor to show outsiders how formidable he was. He simply wanted to uncover the secret of Tuo Shi and wasn’t willing to waste any time.

Meanwhile, Guan Shan and Yin Lulu were secretly plotting how to make Su Changfeng disappear silently.

Guan Shan wanted Su Changfeng dead mainly because he feared that his status as the proud son of heaven might be jeopardized by Su Changfeng’s presence. Yin Lulu wanted Su Changfeng gone because her pride couldn’t tolerate Su Changfeng’s disregard.

As such, the two of them, despite different motives, have found common ground and have been meeting frequently.

As for Guan Shan’s interest in joining Lingxiao Pavilion, Elder Wu was already aware. Recently, Guan Shan had made no effort to conceal his actions towards joining Lingxiao Pavilion.

”Elder Wu, if Guan Shan joins Lingxiao Pavilion, it will undoubtedly be a huge loss for us. With his addition, Lingxiao Pavilion’s strength will surely grow stronger, and we cannot afford to lose Guan Shan.” A middle-aged man stood before Elder Wu, expressing his concern.

He was Elder Wu’s assistant, paying close attention to Guan Shan’s actions recently. He knew that Guan Shan and Yin Lulu had been meeting frequently, which made him particularly worried.

Guan Shan was undoubtedly very talented, with an unlimited future potential, potentially becoming Shangyun Pavilion’s future.

Allowing someone like that to join Lingxiao Pavilion would certainly enhance Lingxiao Pavilion’s strength, which would naturally be a huge loss for Shangyun Pavilion.

Elder Wu smiled lightly, feeling indifferent about whether Guan Shan joined Lingxiao Pavilion. Based solely on Guan Shan’s personal character, Elder Wu didn’t think highly of him. Pursuing fame and fortune was, to Elder Wu, the greatest stumbling block for a Martial Artist.

”I’ve never considered making Guan Shan my disciple. Do you know why?” Elder Wu asked.

”I don’t know,” the assistant replied honestly. This was likely a curious mindset shared by Tuo Shi’s members, as from all perspectives, Guan Shan seemed superior to Su Changfeng.

Furthermore, Guan Shan had been with Tuo Shi for a longer time, holding more advantages than Su Changfeng. Yet Elder Wu had not taken him as a disciple. However, now he had made a move that many didn’t anticipate, abandoning the proud son of heaven in everyone’s eyes to choose a disciple from among ordinary people.

”Guan Shan’s strength is impressive, but the future is always uncertain. He is currently the proud son of heaven, but he won’t retain that position forever. Moreover, for many years, his focus has been on fame and fortune. Being the proud son of heaven has made him, yet also limited his potential for advancement.”

”Such a character naturally won’t go far, and Shangyun Pavilion’s future cannot be entrusted to him!” Elder Wu sighed.

The assistant sighed as well. After all, in his view, young people valuing fame and fortune was not unusual; they too had been young once and understood Guan Shan’s mindset.

Moreover, Guan Shan was so outstanding, having a bit of vanity wasn’t a problem. For anyone, controlling such things might be challenging.

”Elder Wu, do you mean Su Changfeng might become stronger than Guan Shan? I was aware of his previous ranking match, and while his strength was indeed exceptional, it was just an Earth Level promotion match.”

”But currently, Guan Shan is at the Heavenly Level. There’s still a significant gap between them, and given Guan Shan’s talent, catching up seems impossible for Su Changfeng.” The assistant said.

Elder Wu smiled faintly and responded, ”You don’t yet know what kind of person Su Changfeng is. Perhaps now he might already be on par with Guan Shan. Do you believe it?”

”That seems unlikely.” The assistant spoke hesitantly, yet the tone was certainly sure. He didn’t believe Su Changfeng could be on par with Guan Shan.

To know, the masters of Tuo Shi and the masters of the secular world were not of the same concept. Even if Su Changfeng was unbeatable in the secular world, he might not be considered a master in Tuo Shi. Guan Shan, growing up in Tuo Shi, possessed talents and strength that were incomparable to Su Changfeng.

”Since you don’t believe it, let’s watch and wait. I believe Su Changfeng will be the first in ten years to enter the Infinite Cave and come out alive.” Elder Wu said with determined eyes.

Upon hearing this, the assistant’s expression changed drastically, unbelievably asking, ”Elder Wu, do you truly intend to let him participate in the Heavenly Level competition?”

”When have I ever joked?” Elder Wu calmly replied.

Initially, the assistant indeed thought it was spoken casually by Elder Wu, and he even secretly speculated that Elder Wu only intended to make Su Changfeng’s name more widely known within Tuo Shi. However, he never expected Elder Wu was truly planning for Su Changfeng to undertake the Heavenly Level promotion.

This was undeniably sending Su Changfeng to meet his death. What exactly was Elder Wu thinking?

For a full decade, Tuo Shi hadn’t seen any newcomer successfully advance to the Heavenly Level.

And during these ten years, many entered the Infinite Cave, yet none returned, and those were all top Heavenly Level masters.

In the assistant’s view, Su Changfeng succeeding seemed utterly impossible.

”Elder Wu, it’s been a whole decade since anyone succeeded at the Heavenly Level. Aren’t you overestimating Su Changfeng?” The assistant asked.

Elder Wu shook his head with a hint of helplessness in his voice, ”Precisely because it’s been too long since someone succeeded, the Infinite Cave has recently become a stumbling block for Heavenly Level masters. Fear arises even before entering, resulting in a loss of will to challenge it.”

”Currently, Tuo Shi’s top powers are quietly weakening. If this continues, Tuo Shi is bound to decline.”

Regarding Tuo Shi’s current situation, the assistant was evidently aware, though merely talking about it couldn’t easily change things.

Now Elder Wu plans to use Su Changfeng to conquer everyone’s fear of the Infinite Cave, which has a correct starting point, although the chosen person seems a bit off.

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