Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life

Chapter 456: Reporting Back at Star Pivot Hall

Su Ming walked to a spot about ten yards from Xuanheng, knelt on both knees, and performed a grand bow.

Xuanheng did not turn around immediately. He still had his head lifted, staring at the brightest "Ziwei" formation core on the domed ceiling, his voice ethereal and majestic.

"The mortal affairs, are they all settled?"

"To report to Master, the peace treaty between Great Xing and the Northern Barbarian has been concluded, and the national documents have been signed. The Northern Barbarian has withdrawn its troops, paid war reparations, and ceded three cities to Great Xing."

Su Ming's answer was extremely crisp, without the slightest bit of dragging.

Xuanheng finally turned around. Those eyes, as if they could see through all illusions in the world, fell upon Su Ming. His gaze was almost tangible, lingering for a few breaths on Su Ming's Dantian and Consciousness Sea. After sensing that round, unobstructed Foundation Establishment spiritual energy with not a trace of impurity, a barely perceptible flicker of satisfaction passed through his eyes.

"This trip down the mountain, your cultivation hasn't fallen behind; in fact, your temperament has become even more stable." Xuanheng walked to the main seat and sat down, his voice softening slightly. "Go on, aside from the peace talks, what else did you discover?"

Su Ming rose from the ground, without a moment's hesitation. He turned his wrist slightly and took two items out of his storage pouch.

An iron token, pitch-black all over, radiating a dense aura of blood-killing qi.

A broken jade slip, covered in bizarre seal script."To report to Master, your disciple encountered an evil cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage at Black Wind Mountain on the outskirts of the capital. This person was secretly using the living souls from the battlefield to refine a Ten Thousand Soul Banner. Hard-pressed, your disciple was forced to set up a linked array and kill him. This token and jade slip were found on his person. The jade slip mentions the three characters 'Dark Abyss Cave,' which seems to be a secret stronghold of the Ming Abyss Sect in the Northern Frontier. And that so-called National Teacher of the Northern Barbarian was actually a wandering cultivator who had obtained a fragmentary text from the Ming Abyss Sect."

Su Ming held the evidence high with both hands, narrating the events in a steady tone. He omitted the process of how he had killed an enemy of a higher level, glossing over it with just eight words: "hard-pressed, forced to set up an array and kill him."

First rule of the Way of Survival: Never excessively flaunt your combat power in front of a superior. Let the superior think you are a technical talent who relies on your brains and formations, not a reckless hothead who likes to stir up trouble.

air, and the black token

only gave them a single glance, and his originally calm expression instantly turned grave. The temperature within the hall seemed

Sect..." Xuanheng's fingertip gently rubbed against the black token. "A centipede dies but never stiffens. Back then, they were jointly annihilated by the various sects, and now they've come crawling out of the mortal battlefields like

into his sleeve, and his gaze fell back on Su Ming. His tone became extraordinarily

done. For you to discover this malignant tumor ahead of time and kill it, this is a great merit. The matter of the Ming Abyss Sect and Dark Abyss Cave is far-reaching and not something a Foundation Establishment disciple like you should meddle in. The sect will send the

lowered his

stay as far away as possible from

a moment, then suddenly asked, "That Xu Qing, the Minister of Revenue of Great Xing, he is an old friend of

from the sect's intelligence network anyway. "We studied together in Qingshi County in our early years; we were

"And your family?"

Your disciple set up a Three Talents Protection Array in the old house and left a warning Wood Core inside. In this life,

that Liu Wenyuan who saved you back then? And Zhou Wenhai,

them medicinal diets to extend their lives and health-preserving jade pendants."

speech, Xuanheng was silent

mistake in handling them could turn into a fatal inner demon when impacting a bottleneck in the future. Su Ming's method of handling was calm and restrained, but it was precisely the choice most in tune with

been able to see

walked in front of Su Ming. He raised his right hand, and a soft purple light condensed in his palm, then transformed into a jade token

pass token to the 'Formation Peak Secret Realm.' Within the secret realm are the insights left by the peak's

Peak Secret

both hands. It felt warm and smooth

"Thank you, Master!"

and a finely crafted storage pouch landed lightly in Su

spirit stones, fifty bottles of Spirit Nourishing Pills, and a