Chapter 10 - A Pill Can Bring About Strange Phenomena Between Heaven and Earth

Chapter 10: A Pill Can Bring About Strange Phenomena Between Heaven and Earth, It Can Calm the Mind and Condense Into the Void!

Even someone as indifferent as Su Zhou couldn’t help but feel a flicker of excitement at that moment.

What does a Saint-level cultivation technique mean?

Even the Su family, one of the three great families of Tianwu, had only passed down a Profound-tier technique, the ‘Falling Rosy Clouds Art’.

And whenever news of an Earth-tier technique emerged, countless great sects, holy lands, and even the government would swarm in like sharks that smelled blood.

Heaven-tier techniques were even more mythical—just the faintest possibility of one could shake the entire Divine Xia Empire to its core.

Countless unimaginably terrifying powers would descend, razing everything to the ground, leaving corpses in piles and rivers of blood!

So long as a Heaven-tier technique could be obtained, even if it meant massacring the entire Divine Martial Kingdom and using hundreds of millions of lives as a sacrifice, those powerful figures wouldn’t hesitate for a second.

And the Saint-tier techniques—those were even above Heaven-tier, already existing only in legends. Many people even believed that Saint-tier techniques were nothing more than myths.

Now, however, the techniques Su Zhou had—Heaven and Earth Mourn in Autumn and Heaven and Earth Concealment Spring—might very well combine into a Saint-tier technique.

Thus, even Su Zhou couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement in his heart.

Meanwhile, the Su family disciples showed no fear at the strange scenes of those people dying.

On the contrary, their eyes were filled with fervent admiration as they looked at Su Zhou.

“Our patriarch—just how powerful has he become?!”

“This is our Su family’s patriarch! These people weren’t even worthy of him lifting a finger!”

“Hmph! Mess with the Su family, and we’ll shake even the yolk out of your eggs!”

Having endured humiliation for years, the Su family disciples could finally hold their heads high again.

After triple-checking that no treasure was left behind, they began hauling crates overflowing with gold, silver, gems, and property deeds back to the Su estate.

The grand procession immediately caught the attention of many.

“Hey, aren’t those people from the Su family? I recognize that young man—that’s Su Hu from the Su family!”

“They just came out of the Li family’s place? Are all those things from the Li family?”

“No way! Wasn’t the Su family on the decline? Rumor had it they were about to be removed from the Three Great families!”

“Shhh! Keep your voice down! Don’t you see the blood on their clothes? I knew the Su family wouldn’t fall so easily!”

“Fantastic! Tianwu is finally going to be under the Su family’s control. Life’s going to be a lot easier from now on.”

Passersby whispered among themselves.

Many of them held great affection toward the Su family, and the Su family members greeted acquaintances warmly along the way.

Since Su Zhou took charge of the family, the Su family had adhered to one principle:

Be proud before the powerful, but never bully the weak.

Toward other families, the Su family was uncompromising and dominant. But to common folk, they were kind and generous, with many of their policies benefiting ordinary people.

Because of this, the Su family had earned great favor among the people. Even during its decline, many secretly helped them.

“Look quickly—isn’t that… Su Zhou! The Su family’s patriarch!” someone sharp-eyed exclaimed, spotting Su Zhou dressed in dark robes.

Instantly, the calm crowd burst into an uproar.

Many recognized this man who had once swept through all of Tianwu.

“My God, hasn’t he been missing for ten years? He didn’t show up even when the Su family was in dire straits—I thought he was dead!”

“Su Zhou is still alive… Tsk tsk, with his domineering and fiercely protective personality, it looks like Tianwu City is about to flip!”

Several bold onlookers began heading toward the Li family estate, driven by curiosity.

But the moment they arrived at the gates, they were met with a gruesome sight—blood flowing like a stream.

The Li family…

Annihilated.

Just as Su Buku had said in the Su family hall earlier, the entire Li family was dead, their heads hanging above the gate.

Those bloodied heads swayed in the wind, as if mourning their mistake in provoking the Su family.

The news spread across Tianwu City like wildfire.

Everyone now knew—

The Su family patriarch who once had all of Tianwu under his heel—Su Zhou—had returned!!

At the Zhang family estate—

Upon hearing of the Li family’s destruction and learning that Su Zhou had come out of seclusion, the Zhang family patriarch almost choked on his breath and nearly dropped dead.

Just as his ‘dutiful’ son was gleefully preparing to inherit the family fortune, the old man miraculously pulled through, stood up, and gave the unfilial son a hard slap across the face.

Then he barked out urgent orders to the servants:

“Return all the Su family property we took—every last bit! And… and… give them a third—no, a full third of our family’s assets as an apology!”

“Send that ungrateful brat over immediately!”

“No, wait!” the old man seemed to think better of it and changed his mind. “I’ll go apologize in person!”

Scenes like this began playing out rapidly across all the major and minor families of Tianwu City.

But all their reactions had already been anticipated by Su Zhou.

After returning home, Su Zhou immediately rewarded family members based on merit from the earlier battle, distributing the Li family’s cultivation resources accordingly.

Some received Bone Cleansing Pills to enhance their physical bodies, while others got Blood Tempering Pills to increase their chances of a breakthrough.

In short, each person received the reward most suited to their needs. The family members were overjoyed.

Rewards were one thing—but the fact that every gift was tailored to each individual meant the patriarch had paid close attention to them all. How could they not be moved?

[Ding! Su family morale surges, fighting spirit soars! Family Luck +100!]

Hearing the notification in his ears, Su Zhou sighed softly.

While he had been gone, the Su family had been hanging on by a thread. Now that he was back, he would never let his people suffer.

Unlike a sect, a family had a bond that could never be severed—blood.

Su Zhou would never be stingy with his kin. After distributing the rewards, he dismissed the crowd.

Su Chao sat in a chair, chuckling warmly. He couldn’t even remember the last time he had smiled—three years ago? Five?

Ever since he was crippled and the family declined, he hadn’t smiled from the heart.

Resources, strength, connections, food, clothing, the disappearance of his wife, the deaths of the family elders—

These burdens had piled upon him like mountains.

He was at a loss. But in front of Su Zhou, all these problems were effortlessly resolved.

In Su Chao’s eyes, Su Zhou had always been that omnipotent older brother.

“Second Brother… You’ve suffered all these years…” Su Zhou turned around and looked at Su Chao.

His gaze was clear as water, and a mysterious pill materialized in his hand.

The moment the pill appeared, a strange phenomenon unfolded.

In the Su family’s main hall, phantom images emerged—

Some sat cross-legged, some moved through martial forms, some swayed their heads in contemplation.

Their actions differed, but all radiated a profound Truth.