Su Ping smiled slightly. "Of course, Iām the type of person with particularly good luck."
"Alright, what do you plan to do now? Leave the Five Saints Secret Realms directly, or continue to look around?" Rong Mang asked again.
Su Ping shook his head. "Is there a rule in the Rong Family that once you have been recognized by one of the Five Saintsā Spirits, you cannot go to the locations of the other Five Saintsā Spirits?"
Rong Mang was taken aback. "There is no such rule, but under normal circumstances... Cousin, what do you mean by that?"
Su Ping chuckled. "Which Five Saint Tribe did Rong Cheng go to? Itās still early; I might as well take a stroll there too."
Rong Mang blinked. "He seems to have gone to the Cavern of Thousand Spiders! I remember him mentioning it before when we were outside!"
"Great, then letās go to the Cavern of Thousand Spiders, since we have enough time."
Enough time for what?
Rong Mang looked at his smiling cousin with suspicion, but after thinking it over, he still reminded him, "Cousin, while you can go to the other Five Saintsā Spirits after receiving recognition from one, the Five Saintsā Spirits are interconnected. After youāve received recognition and the Snake Petās egg here, the others will no longer bestow any gifts!"
With not a ripple of emotion on Su Pingās cheeks, he nodded with a smile. "Mm-hmm, I know. Iām just going for a walk and to take a look."
Iāll believe that when pigs fly! The more he says that, the more I feel this cousin of mine is definitely up to no good. Ugh, heās my own cousin, and anyway, heās better than that Rong Cheng.
Thinking this, Rong Mang also nodded. "Alright then, Cousin, Iāll accompany you. Itās my first time entering the Five Saints Secret Realms too."
ćThe Cavern of Thousand Spiders.ć
Compared to the Green Snake Forest, though also located within the Five Saints Secret Realms, it seemed to be a completely different place. The Cavern of Thousand Spiders was much colder and more cramped than the Green Snake Forest.
It was inside a massive cave that seemed to connect with underground tunnels, creating a dark environment. If not for the glowing nitre and the Fluorescent Spore Mushrooms scattered throughout, this place would be pitch black, and it would be nearly impossible to see anything. Even so, in this dark environment, various species of spider Pet Beasts lay on the spiderwebs in the corners. Yet, the sounds of people disrupted this gloomy place, eliminating any eerie silence and instead creating a bit of chaos.
"Su Ping actually received the recognition of the Snake Saintās Spirit? How is that possible?"
"Could it be that the Family Head helped him?"
"Foolish! The recognition of the Five Saintsā Spirits is hard to influence with outside forces. If the Family Head had that ability, he wouldnāt have remained an Emperor-level Beastmaster all these years."
"Doesnāt that mean itās Su Pingās own ability?" someone asked quietly, and then the atmosphere suddenly quieted.
Clearly, everyone present had just heard the voice of the Snake Saintās Spirit echoing throughout the Secret Realm. In the past few hundred years, only a handful of people had achieved it; could it be that they were fortunate enough to witness such an event this time? And it had to be an outsider? How could some of them feel content with this?
At this moment, Rong Chengās face was ashen as he stared at the giant black spider statue not far away, his eyes filled with frustration. Indeed, as one of the first from the Rong Family to arrive at the Cavern of Thousand Spiders, Rong Cheng had finished his test. From the Spider Saintās Spirit within that black spider statue, he had only managed to get a spider Pet Beast egg of fairly good quality. But now, the Spider Saintās Egg, resplendent with crystal purple hues, was clearly devoid of an owner!
Itās normal, I suppose. The Rong Family has so many descendants, with so many people in each generation, yet only a handful have achieved this over the past centuries. Itās understandable that I failed. But that outsider, who in my eyes only succeeded because of the Family Headās favoritism, actually did it! How can I accept this?
Yet, in the current situation, his unwillingness clearly made no difference. Just as the family disciples beside him were discussing,
even if the Family Head possessed great ability, it would be impossible for him to make the Five Saintsā Spirits help someone cheat! As the Spirit of the Secret Realm, while intelligent, it operates like a pre-set program, meticulously adhering to the rules. So, even though Iām incredibly displeased, I have no grounds or power to resist.
Such was Rong Chengās state of mind at this moment.
However, soon enough, Rong Cheng and some of the others present became even more irritated. Just then, two figures entered the Cavern of Thousand Spiders from outside, walking towards its center under everyoneās astonished gaze, stopping before the massive black spider statue.
"Su Ping, Rong Mang? Werenāt you in the Green Snake Forest? What are you doing in the Cavern of Thousand Spiders?" Rong Cheng asked the newcomers, questioning instinctively.
Rong Mang shot him a sideways glance. "The family rules, if Iām not mistaken, never stated that someone who has gone to one of the Five Saint Tribes cannot visit another, did they?"
"This..." Rong Cheng blinked, somewhat at a loss.
However, Su Ping paid him no mind at all. Under the astonished gazes of everyone present, he rode that strange green Forest Wolf slowly toward the massive black spider statue.
"Is he about to..."
Everyone was taken aback. After their shock, anger surged within them.
"Hasnāt Su Ping already gained the Snake Saintās approval?"
"Hmph, is this guy deliberately trying to humiliate us?"
"Heās nothing but an outsider, oblivious to the rules of the Five Saints Secret Realms."
"This is so unfair! How could the Snake Saint approve of such a greedy man!"
Clearly, Su Pingās actions were seen as blasphemous by everyone. To the descendants of the Rong Family who regarded this opportunity as a chance to soar to the heavens, it was an insult!
This included Rong Cheng, who finally could not contain himself, exclaiming, "Su Ping! What do you take the Rong Familyās Five Saintsā Land of Inheritance for? Childās play? You received the Snake Saintās approval, wasnāt that enough? Did you have to come to the Spider Saintās grounds too?"
However, his words had barely faded when a white light slowly emanated from the statue. In the next moment, to everyoneās utter shock, the deep purple Spider Saintās Eggācoveted and feverishly desired by allāslowly descended and hovered before Su Ping.
Simultaneously, a delicate voice, just as before, echoed throughout the Secret Realm.
"Rong Family descendant Su Ping has earned my approval, bestowed upon him the Spider Saintās Egg!"