Unrestricted Dao Lord

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother is back!"

"Senior Brother, you’re finally back."

"We’ve... suffered so much!"

Du Tian immediately scrambled up from his bed.

His leg seemed to be injured, and he couldn’t stand, so he simply crawled over to Zhang Su and tightly gripped his pant leg.

He wailed, snot and tears streaming down his face.

It wasn’t just Du Tian; Zhao Feng and Chu Dachuan were the same.

Every one of them was injured.

And their injuries were not light.

It looked like they would need at least a month to recover.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Zhang Su asked coldly.

"Senior Brother, we don’t know who it was specifically."

"We were following your instructions and started gathering information on the Ten Great Outer Disciples. Then, out of nowhere, some Outer Disciples showed up to provoke us."

"We’ve only been in the Sect for a year. How could we possibly beat those senior Outer Disciples?"

"We wanted to just swallow our anger and endure it, but those people seemed to be targeting us specifically. Begging for mercy was useless; they attacked ruthlessly and injured us."

"Senior Brother, you must remain calm. This matter probably isn’t that simple. Even though we were the ones who got hurt, those people were likely targeting you."

"After all, your intention to challenge the Ten Great Outer Disciples has probably been discovered. They’re striking first to gain the upper hand, trying to disrupt or even provoke you, Senior Brother..."

Even now, Chu Dachuan was still trying to persuade Zhang Su to stay calm.

Zhang Su wasn’t acting impulsively.

However, the three of them did look rather miserable.

In truth, Du Tian had it slightly worse; his leg was broken and would need some time to heal.

The other two could move around freely, but they wouldn’t be able to practice their Cultivation for a while.

’Who was it? Could it be Wang Feng?’

The thought flashed through Zhang Su’s mind.

Wang Feng was the most likely suspect.

After all, Zhang Su had injured Wang Feng’s younger brother, Wang Hai.

And Wang Feng himself was one of the Ten Great Outer Disciples.

He had both the motive and the strength.

However, he couldn’t rule out the possibility that some of the other Ten Great Outer Disciples wanted to use the conflict between him and Wang Hai to drag Wang Feng into the mud, instigating a fight between them.

In any case, it was most likely related to the Ten Great Outer Disciples.

’Outer Disciples aren’t valued by the Sect. But the Ten Great Outer Disciples are different. In a way, they can already be considered halfway to being Inner Sect Disciples...’

Zhang Su understood the situation perfectly.

He knew that once the positions of the Ten Great Outer Disciples were involved, there would be endless trouble.

Zhang Su didn’t investigate immediately.

It would be a waste of effort.

No matter who was behind it, as long as Zhang Su was strong enough, all their so-called schemes and tricks would be meaningless.

After a night of arduous Cultivation, Zhang Su had used up his last four Blood Replenishing Pills.

His Qi Blood count had reached a high of two hundred twenty-four strands.

Outside, day had already broken.

Zhang Su glanced at the three of them.

Although they could be a bit sycophantic, they had indeed been diligent in carrying out his tasks ever since they started following him.

This time, they had even managed to gather a great deal of specific information about the Ten Great Outer Disciples.

"Which of you can still move?"

Zhang Su asked.

"Senior Brother, Zhao Feng and I are fine,"

Chu Dachuan said.

Zhang Su directly pulled out three one-hundred-tael silver notes and handed them to the trio.

"I’ve seen how diligently the three of you have worked. Your reward is one hundred taels of silver each."

The three were overjoyed.

A hundred-tael silver note was worth one hundred contribution points, enough to exchange for two Blood Replenishing Pills.

"Thank you, Senior Brother!"

The three of them hurriedly bowed in gratitude.

"Chu Dachuan, Zhao Feng, the two of you take these eight thousand taels in silver notes and go exchange them directly for one hundred and sixty Blood Replenishing Pills."

Zhang Su directly produced eight thousand taels in silver notes.

The two of them were stunned.

"Eight... thousand taels in silver notes!"

Chu Dachuan’s hands were trembling.

’This is eight thousand taels in silver notes! Is he just handing it over to us like that?’

"What’s wrong? Is there a problem?"

"No, absolutely no problem! Please wait a moment, Senior Brother. We’ll go exchange them for the Blood Replenishing Pills for you!"

Chu Dachuan took a deep breath, immediately got up, and left the courtyard with Zhao Feng, heading straight for the Trading Hall.

Only Zhang Su and Du Tian were left in the room.

Du Tian had quieted down.

"Senior Brother, are you going out too?"

"Yes."

Du Tian fell silent. He seemed to faintly understand something.

Zhang Su then stood up and pushed the door open, heading out.

"Senior Brother, you must be careful..."

Du Tian’s voice reached his ears.

But Zhang Su didn’t answer, simply walking straight out of the courtyard.

***

Chu Dachuan and Zhao Feng both looked nervous.

They hurried toward the Trading Hall.

They didn’t run into any trouble along the way.

After exchanging the silver for one hundred and sixty Blood Replenishing Pills, they carried them all on their person.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Eight thousand taels of silver notes, exchanged for one hundred and sixty Blood Replenishing Pills.

This was a haul that would drive any Outer Disciple mad with greed.

The two of them walked cautiously out of the Trading Hall.

But they hadn’t gotten far when several figures suddenly blocked their path.

"Hm? Liang Zitao, it’s you again..."

Chu Dachuan ground his teeth.

The leader of these figures was none other than Liang Zitao.

He was the one who had led the group that injured them before.

Liang Zitao looked at Chu Dachuan and Zhao Feng, a sneer on his face. "Well, well, able to walk again, are we? Back at the Trading Hall for more goodies? It seems you’ve forgotten what I said last time."

"I told you to stay put in your courtyard and not come out. For every time you come out, I’ll beat you once!"

Liang Zitao couldn’t be bothered to find another excuse.

He knew the rules of the Guiyuan Sect’s Outer Sect very well, anyway.

As long as he didn’t cripple, severely injure, or kill someone, he would be fine.

Without breaking the Sect’s rules, he had plenty of ways to deal with Chu Dachuan’s group of three.

"Liang Zitao, aren’t you afraid of Senior Brother Zhang Su?"

"You may be at the Eighth Layer of the Qi Blood Realm, but you’re nothing in front of Senior Brother Zhang!"

"When Senior Brother Zhang returns, he will repay the harm you’ve inflicted on us tenfold!"

Chu Dachuan said sharply.

Hearing the name "Zhang Su," a flicker of something strange passed through Liang Zitao’s eyes.

Zhang Su’s fame had already skyrocketed in the Outer Sect.

Many Outer Disciples at the Ninth Layer of the Qi Blood Realm were no match for Zhang Su.

Naturally, Liang Zitao was afraid.

But he had already received his instructions. He sneered, "Afraid? Of course, I’m afraid! But when Zhang Su gets back, I’m afraid he won’t even be able to protect himself. How could he possibly have time to deal with me?"

After speaking, Liang Zitao waved his hand.

Instantly, five Outer Disciples surrounded Chu Dachuan and Zhao Feng.

"You..."

Chu Dachuan clutched the Blood Replenishing Pills in his robes tightly.

However, a disciple at the Seventh Layer of the Qi Blood Realm stepped forward and punched Chu Dachuan directly.

He then grabbed Chu Dachuan by the neck and lifted him up.

THUD.

Just then, a cloth pouch fell from inside Chu Dachuan’s robes to the ground.

Several Medicine Pills rolled out of the pouch.

"These are... Blood Replenishing Pills!"

Instantly, Liang Zitao’s breathing grew ragged.

A fervent look appeared in the eyes of every Outer Disciple present.

Those were Blood Replenishing Pills.

A divine medicine for the Qi Blood Realm!

Who wouldn’t want to use Blood Replenishing Pills for their Cultivation?

But a single Blood Replenishing Pill cost fifty contribution points, equivalent to fifty taels of silver.

It was too expensive!

They never expected to see such a large bag of Blood Replenishing Pills here.

By the looks of it, there had to be more than a hundred pills!

"What do you think you’re doing? These aren’t my Blood Replenishing Pills! They belong to Senior Brother Zhang..."

Chu Dachuan struggled violently.

Veins bulged on his forehead.

But, held by the neck like a baby chick, the more he struggled, the more pain he was in.

Liang Zitao completely ignored Chu Dachuan’s words.

Right now, his eyes were only for that large bag of Blood Replenishing Pills!

Just as Liang Zitao’s hand was about to touch the bag on the ground,

he suddenly caught a glimpse of a faint figure behind him in his peripheral vision.

"Who’s there?"

Liang Zitao spun around abruptly.

And then he saw him.

Right behind him, a young man in white robes, holding a longsword, was approaching step by step.

"You want to steal my Blood Replenishing Pills?"

His tone was calm.

But the chilling intent within his words made Liang Zitao’s heart tremble.

After all, a man’s reputation precedes him.

It was one thing when they hadn’t met face-to-face.

But now, with the renowned Outer Sect disciple Zhang Su standing right before him, how could he dare to act so recklessly?

"Senior... Senior Brother Zhang..."

Liang Zitao’s heart clenched.

WHOOSH.

Without the slightest hesitation, Liang Zitao pushed off forcefully with his feet and began to retreat frantically.

He had to escape!

The farther, the better!