Since returning to the Valley of the Medicine Masters after being gravely wounded, Su Mo considered feigning compliance, gambling that the youth might not be able to demonstrate once more the Connate-stage ability that had defeated him so soundly.
However, in his midnight dreams, the scene of his crushing defeat by the youth played out again and again. Repeating that scene when his life hung in the balance had caused his spirit to crumble.
This caused Su Mo to abandon any ideas of trying his luck.
Acknowledging the youth as Master might be humiliating, but it would ensure that he could live in peace.
He had practiced for more than sixty years before attaining the late Connate stage, and with his martial talent, there was still a chance that he would be able to successfully attempt reaching the Primal Core stage in his lifetime
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