Chapter 136: The Divine Deer's Wrath

Su Yizhao directed his spiritual sense into his storage ring, and his brows instinctively furrowed.

So poor!

The storage ring was completely empty!

Not even a single profound stone was to be found.

Damn it!

Cultivation really drains profound stones!

And the further one progresses, the more profound stones it consumes!

Within his purple palace, he tentatively called out, "Divine Deer?"

There was no response!

"Lord Deer?"

"If you're asking for profound stones, don't bother me!" The leisurely voice of the divine deer drifted out from the jade disc.

Su Yizhao was left speechless!

Not only speechless, but also somewhat angry!

Damn it!

This little deer really knew what he was thinking!

Could such a thing even be possible?

"I do not know what you are thinking!" said the divine deer.

Su Yizhao was furious!

And you call that not knowing?

He said coldly, "Regardless of who you are, get out immediately!"

"Oh ho! Daring to threaten me?"

Without a second thought, the soul giant inside the purple palace instantly formed a hand incantation!

A torrent of soul power surged from every part of its body, and in the blink of an eye, the space before it was bristling with soul spikes!

He gave a low shout, "Are you leaving or not?"

Inside the jade disc, absolute silence returned!

The corners of Su Yizhao's mouth curved into a smile, and he demanded, "Scared now? Get out!"

Damn it!

If even his thoughts were exposed to it, what meaning was there left in anything?

At that moment, the divine deer spoke up, "Not leaving. Come and hit me!"

"You asked for this!"

"Swish, swish, swish, swish...!"

Thousands of soul spikes shot forward instantly!

"Thud, thud, thud...!"

A flurry of rapid impacts echoed within the purple palace.

However, the jade disc did not budge in the slightest!

"Back then, even your father wouldn't dare threaten me! Besides, I really don't know what you're thinking!"

The soul spikes dissipated, leaving the soul giant, standing over ten zhang tall, dumbfounded.

So many soul attacks—even a small hill would likely have been flattened into a plain by them.

Yet this jade disc remained completely motionless!

"Really?" Su Yizhao compromised slightly!

Judging by its tone, it certainly seemed immensely powerful!

"I only know what you *want* to do!" the divine deer said softly. "For instance, just a moment ago, you should have pushed that female cultivator down!"

"You...!"

"Haha, she probably wouldn't have resisted!"

Su Yizhao was speechless!

Does this old man look like that kind of person to you?

Besides, where would that leave Xiu Yue?

The lewd laughter of the divine deer echoed, "Rest assured, I am extremely experienced and will certainly never peek. Of course, if you want me to teach you a few tricks, don't blame me!"

"Get lost!"

Su Yizhao let out a furious roar!

"That female cultivator has quite a decent bloodline, must be the descendant of some mighty expert. You wouldn't be losing out!"

"Shut up!"

After a long while, silence finally returned!

Su Yizhao buried his face in his hands, finally regaining a shred of peace!

He no longer dared to let his thoughts wander!

He felt a strong urge to seal his purple palace shut!

Compelling himself to pull out the *Xuantian Sword Manual*, he began to comprehend it!

"The Xuantian Sword Manual; a single sword thrust terrifies the heavens; within the realm, it is hard to find an opponent...!"

Half an hour later, Su Yizhao had read through it once.

However, he understood none of it!

It made no sense!

His brows furrowed deeply!

With previous sword manuals, circulating the technique would cause profound Qi to erupt from the Dantian, flow through specific meridians, and combine with corresponding finger incantations to control flying swords.

But this one made no sense at all!

What is this about divine sense controlling each other, soul power attaching, physical strength stacking, and profound Qi never exhausting...!?

Su Yizhao couldn't help but read through it again!

Over and over!

Damn it!

It boasts about immense power, but how is one supposed to cultivate it?

How could the Inner Sect not even provide a master to guide him?

Just then, the divine deer suddenly spoke, "Kid, running into some trouble?"

Su Yizhao was overjoyed.

A ready-made master right here!

He hurriedly asked, "Lord Deer, how does one cultivate this *Xuantian Sword Manual*?"

The divine deer laughed heartily, "Finally realized the benefits of Lord Deer, have you? After reaching the Eight-Void Realm, spiritual sense transforms qualitatively into divine sense. How far can your divine sense cover right now?"

Spiritual sense transforming qualitatively into divine sense?

Su Yizhao was stunned!

Ever since he advanced to the Eight-Void Realm, he hadn't actually tested his spiritual sense yet.

Without hesitation, he released his spiritual sense just as he had done before.

Suddenly.

His entire body shook!

Inside his mind, every single blade of grass and tree across the entire mountain peak appeared with crystal clarity.

Even the dewdrops on the flowers and plants were distinct.

It felt as though they were right in front of him, close enough to touch!

The difference was staggering!

Previously, releasing his spiritual sense could only roughly detect the surrounding environment, but now, he could see everything with absolute precision.

He gradually extended his divine sense outward in all directions.

Ten miles around, twenty miles, fifty miles—still exceptionally clear.

One hundred and twenty miles!

The clearest and most effective range was a radius of one hundred and twenty miles.

Beyond that boundary, things began to blur, resembling his old spiritual sense!

Su Yizhao was immensely satisfied!

This was divine sense!

"The strength of divine sense is tied to the strength of one's soul! Your soul, though strong, is still not enough!"

Su Yizhao curled his lip!

It sounded easy enough when spoken aloud!

However, cultivating it was truly no easy task!

Especially since it consumed an exorbitant amount of resources.

He asked, "Do ordinary cultivators in the Eight-Void Realm usually specialize in only one path?"

The divine deer replied, "Indeed! Due to talent and resources, and more importantly, a lack of time, they choose to cultivate only one! Of course, the other two will also improve as the primary technique breaks through, though the gains are minimal!"

Su Yizhao nodded. "So I still need to cultivate all three?"

"Hehe! Naturally. Otherwise, why do you think your father left you this technique?"

Su Yizhao was instantly shocked!

Did that mean not cultivating them was out of the question?

But what about the resources?

Leaving behind a technique was one thing, but to also leave behind a little deer that not only failed to protect him but actually robbed him of his profound stones!

Was this something a proper father should do?

Su Yizhao asked feebly, "I have no resources. Is it really impossible to cultivate just one?"

Inside the purple palace, the divine deer suddenly burst out of the jade disc.

The ten-zhang-tall soul giant stared with wide eyes!

Damn it!

Did it just flip out?

He saw the divine deer's fur standing entirely on end, wearing an expression of extreme anger.

"No resources?"

"Then go earn them!"

"Go rob them!"

"No matter what method you use, cultivating only one path is absolutely out of the question!"

Su Yizhao was dumbfounded!

This is my business, why are you getting so worked up?

Besides, earning them was fine!

But robbing people—that was absolute crossing the line!

Before he could retort, his expression changed drastically!

A wave of heart-palpitating terror!

A power capable of destroying the heavens and earth enveloped him!

It felt as though the slightest misstep would result in instant annihilation!

The soul giant stood over ten zhang tall, while the little deer before him was no larger than a fist.

If they were to be compared, even the giant's eyeball was larger than it!

Yet!

That terrifying power emanated entirely from the divine deer!

What kind of cultivation realm was this?

To possess such terrifying might!

Su Yizhao had a gut feeling that this power could instantly annihilate the soul giant!

Not only that!

Perhaps it could instantly wipe out every single person in the Xuantian Sect!

Including Elder Shang and the rest!

Fortunately, a moment later, the divine deer's anger subsided!

It stared straight into the eyes of the soul giant and said, "This is for your own good! Otherwise, you will never reach the pinnacle!"

Up until now, Su Yizhao had never lost to anyone of the same rank!

Not only of the same rank, but he could even challenge opponents of higher ranks!

Therefore, he had taken the divine deer's threats lightly!

Never reach the pinnacle?

Once he cultivated steadily for a thousand years, who would even have left as a match for him across this continent?

"Kid, a fierce battle took place on this continent! The rules of heaven and earth were battered into incompleteness, and the space here is unstable, making mountains and rocks fragile—that's why even someone in the Eight-Void Realm can shatter the void!"

Su Yizhao's heart sank heavily...!