Warrior's Promise

“Duan Jingtian, how is it? Has my father accepted you as his disciple? Why did he ask me to leave? Do both of you have a secret?”

When Qin’er saw Su Mo’s avatar, she went up to him and asked him a lot of questions.

“No!” Su Mo’s avatar shook his head.

“No? Did he refuse to accept you as his disciple? Is there a secret between the two of you?” Qin’er asked hastily. She threw out another three questions consecutively.

“No. He did not accept me as his disciple and there is no secret between us!” Su Mo’s avatar shook his head and walked out.

“Nothing...!”

When Qin’er saw that Duan Jingtian had left, she was stunned. However, she was not surprised by the outcome.

After all, it was not easy to get her father to accept Duan Jingtian as his disciple.

The only thing she could not understand was why her father had chased her out of the palace.

Qin’er turned her head to look at Xuan Tian Supreme Palace and walked in.

However, she could not find her father and thus she had no choice but to leave.

...

Su Mo’s avatar went back to Jing Tian Mansion and waited patiently.

He was silent for the rest of the day. The following morning, Su Mo’s avatar left Jing Tian Mansion and headed toward Xuan Tian Supreme Palace.

Soon, he reached Xuan Tian Supreme Palace.

“Greetings, Elder Xuan Tian!” Su Mo cupped his fist at the gate and bowed.

Buzz...

The gate shook and opened slowly.

Su Mo’s avatar looked up and saw two people sitting in the hall.

The one taking the main seat was not Elder Xuan Tian but a short and muscular elder.

The elder was in a brown robe and he had white hair. He looked stern and he resembled Elder Xuan Tian.

Elder Xuan Tian was sitting on the elder’s lower right.

When Su Mo’s avatar saw the elder, he knew who he was.

There was only one person who could sit on the main seat when Elder Xuan Tian was around.

That person was the Palace Master of Human Palace who was known as Ren De Supreme Being.

When the palace gate opened, the elder and Xuan Tian Supreme Being looked sharply at Su Mo’s avatar.

Su Mo’s avatar was taken aback. Although the two of them were not filled with killing intent, he felt uneasy.

“Greetings, Palace Master and Elder Xuan Tian!”

When Su Mo’s avatar entered the Palace, he bowed respectfully to the elder and Xuan Tian Supreme Being.

Pom!

The elder waved his sleeve and the gate of the palace shut instantly with a bang.

“Are you Duan Jingtian?” The elder asked as he looked at Su Mo’s avatar. His voice was loud and domineering.

The elder must have been the Palace Master as he did not deny it.

“Yes!” Su Mo’s avatar nodded. He felt nervous as he would know the outcome soon.

“You can stay in Human Palace but we will not protect you!” The Palace Master said.

“Eh?” Su Mo’s avatar was puzzled. What does he mean?

He could stay in Human Palace but they would not protect him!

Su Mo’s avatar became wary. Are they trying to appease him so that they can locate his actual natural being?

“Human Palace will not get involved in the fight among you, Di Yihun, and Tuoba Qingyun!” The Palace Master said.

“Palace Master, I don’t understand. Are you washing your hands of the matter as you have no desire for the Reincarnation Heavenly Sovereign to be resurrected?” Su Mo’s avatar asked as he squinted his eyes.

This is getting absurd!

“No, we want to have him back. In fact, all the top powers in the Deity Plane are looking forward to having him back!”

The Palace Master looked calm and thoughtful. He continued and said, “However, we want the Sovereign to break the shackles and not merely come back to life.”

“Break the shackles?” Su Mo’s avatar was astounded. Is everyone looking forward to seeing the Reincarnation Heavenly Sovereign make further progress?

However, they have to first help the Reincarnation Heavenly Sovereign come back to life in order to do so!

No one can make progress without first coming back to life!

“Palace Master, I don’t understand. Can you enlighten me?” Su Mo’s avatar cupped his fist and looked at the elder eagerly.

He did not understand a lot of things. He had no idea about the Reincarnation Heavenly Sovereign, the people’s attitude toward him, or the views of the people in the Deity Plane.

Everyone knew about the existence of Di Yihun and Tuoba Qingyun as it was no secret.

However, they did not talk about it.

Moreover, if the other forces desired to have the Reincarnation Heavenly Sovereign resurrected, Earth Palace would not be able to keep Tuoba Qingyun from harm. On the other hand, if the other forces had no desire for the Reincarnation Heavenly Sovereign to come back to life, they should have killed Di Yihun.

However, nothing of that sort happened. No one dealt with Di Yihun or Tuoba Qingyun.

“Duan Jingtian, if you want Human Palace to protect you, let me tell you this, you are not qualified!”

The Palace Master did not respond to Su Mo’s avatar’s question. He continued and said, “Earth Palace supports Tuoba Qingyun as he is the descendant of the Palace Master. Heavenly Palace supports Di Yihun due to his close relationship with Heavenly Palace. However, for you, what’s so special about you that we should support you?”

“How can I make myself worthy to get your support?” Su Mo’s avatar asked.

“Help us see hope. Let us see that you have the capability to defeat Di Yihun and Tuoba Qingyun!” The Palace Master said impassively.

“Palace Master, if I defeat them, the Sovereign will never come back to life!” Su Mo’s avatar responded, looking baffled.

He became more curious. Since they wanted the Reincarnation Heavenly Sovereign to break the shackles and come back to life, the Reincarnation Heavenly Sovereign would not be able to do so if Su Mo had defeated Di Yihun and Tuoba Qingyun.

That sounded illogical. They seemed to be hiding some secrets.

“No. Whoever has the last laugh will be the Sovereign!” The Palace Master said as he shook his head.

If Duan Jingtian’s cultivation level and talent surpassed that of Di Yihun and Tuoba Qingyun, the Palace Master would be glad to help him.

However, Duan Jingtian had a low cultivation level and it was impossible for him to contend with Di Yihun or Tuoba Qingyun.

“Oh?”

Su Mo’s avatar was surprised. He knitted his brows and asked, “Do you mean that be it the Original Soul or the Split-Soul, whoever wins will be the Reincarnation Heavenly Sovereign?”

“That’s right. Thus, we will not help you since you can’t be the Sovereign!” The Palace Master nodded and said.

He would not help Su Mo, but nor would he help Di Yihun nor Tuoba Qingyun.

What he wanted was not for the Split-Souls to merge into one to bring the Reincarnation Heavenly Sovereign back to life.

He wanted the Reincarnation Heavenly Sovereign to break the shackles when he was resurrected.

I don’t have any desire to become the Reincarnation Heavenly Sovereign! Su Mo’s avatar said in his heart and he did not voice out his thoughts.

“Why do you not help Di Yihun merge with Tuoba Qingyun?” Su Mo’s avatar asked.

“I have already told you!” The Palace Master replied as he shook his head.

Su Mo’s avatar frowned.. Indeed, the Palace Master had told him but he could not understand.