"A calamity of complete destruction? Su Han, you truly have a big mouth!"
Xiao Yuhui's beautiful eyes shot out a cold light as she stared at Su Han for a moment before turning to Su Yunming.
"Uncle Su, you have raised a good son!"
As her words fell, Xiao Yuhui snorted coldly, lightly stepped away, and left the Su Family.
"This..."
Su Yunming watched this scene, his face looking somewhat ugly.
"Hmph, old fourth, your son really brings honor to our Su Family!"
There was also a cold glint flashing in Su Yunchen's eyes, after all, Su Han had just humiliated his son in front of so many people.
"At least he's better than your son." Su Yunming retorted coldly.
"You!"
Su Yunchen was immediately furious, but he couldn't strike at Su Han, a junior, and besides, he had just said to let the juniors spar. If there was anyone to blame, it could only be his own son for being inferior in skill.
"Disperse."
The Family Head Su Yunlie finally spoke.
"Hmph!"
With cold snorts, Su Yunchen and Su Yunpeng swept their sleeves and left with Su Mingxuan and the others.
After they left, Su Yunlie turned to look at Su Han: "How many Dragon Veins have you opened now?"
"Eight," Su Han said indifferently.
"Really?!"
Su Yunlie's expression lit up with joy.
This was not an act; Su Yunlie was indeed neutral and focused solely on the Su Family's interests, never favoring either Su Yunming or Su Yunchen's side.
"Mhm," Su Han nodded slightly.
"Haha, heaven truly favors our Su Family!"
Su Yunlie laughed out loud: "Though it's the same as your peak before, now you can cultivate again. With your talent, as long as you're not impatient or anxious, there really is hope of hitting ten Dragon Veins!"
"Ten?"
Su Han raised an eyebrow but did not speak.
Opening ten Dragon Veins was the peak that people on the Dragon Martial Continent could achieve.
Su Han's goal... was to open all 108 meridians in his body!
"Su Han, if you need anything, just tell me. Before the Cold Cloud Sect's annual disciple recruitment, let's see if we can improve your strength further."
Su Yunlie said excitedly: "If you can open another Dragon Vein, you might even directly become a Pinnacle Disciple of the Cold Cloud Sect!"
The Four Great Families of Yuanshan County hold an absolute dominance within the county.
However, they look up to the Cold Cloud Sect.
On the Dragon Martial Continent, Sects are legendary existences and the largest forces.
Sects are categorized as Ninth-Rate, Eighth-Rate, Seventh-Rate... up to First-Class Sects.
Ninth-Rate Sects are the lowest, First-Class Sects are the highest.
And then there are the legendary Super Sects, such as the Gathering Spirit Sect, the Giant's Island, and the Beast Controlling Pavilion.
The Cold Cloud Sect is considered a Ninth-Rate Sect.
But even as a Ninth-Rate Sect, for a small place like Yuanshan County, it represents an extremely colossal force.
The greatest wish of the young generation of Yuanshan County is to join the Cold Cloud Sect because the resources within the sect are far stronger than those of the Four Great Families.
Once Su Han can join the Cold Cloud Sect, even if he is only an Inner Sect Disciple like Xiao Yuhui, the status of the Su Family would immediately be secured.
After all, so far, only Xiao Yuhui from the Xiao Family has become an Inner Sect Disciple of the Cold Cloud Sect, elevating the Xiao Family's status to subtly rise above the other Three Great Families.
"Su Han, you must join the Cold Cloud Sect. If you really manage it, I will apologize in front of the entire Su Family for previously forcing you to marry Xiao Yuran!" Su Yunlie said gravely.
Su Han glanced at him and replied with a slight smile, "I'll do my best."
As for Su Yunlie, Su Han held no great animosity towards him because Su Yunlie was by nature not evil and wholly focused on the well-being of the clan.
However, it was different for Su Yunchen and Su Yunpeng; both were deep schemers with a vicious nature, and they would stop at nothing to overthrow Su Yunming, the Family Head.
"Fine, I'll give you the share of Spiritual Objects the clan can provide for you, plus three more years' worth. That's the most I can do within my power," Su Yunlie said before turning to leave.
Su Han was originally a genius, and the Su Family had once placed all their hopes on him, but unfortunately, Su Han later fell into demonic cultivation...
Now that Su Han could cultivate once again, Su Yunlie naturally wanted to do his best to nurture him.
...
That very day, Su Yunlie sent a package to Su Han.
"Not even a storage ring."
Gazing at the large package before him, Su Han shook his head helplessly.
In his previous life, storage rings were nothing more than trash to him, easily obtained in large numbers.
But on the Dragon Martial Continent, storage rings were extremely rare, with even the lowest-grade ones costing upwards of tens of millions of Gold Coins.
"Spirit Mist Grass, Demon Cloud Root, Low-Level Spirit Stones, Meridian Protecting Fluid..."
Slapping his forehead, Su Han muttered, "Really... well, never mind, it's not comparable to my previous life. For now, I'll make do with these things."
Clearly, these items that were coveted by the members of the Su Family were insignificant in the eyes of Su Han.
However, there was no alternative at the moment; with the conditions as they were, Su Han had to make do with what he had.
"Using these items, along with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surrounding me for the next four weeks, should be enough to open up the ninth and tenth meridians," Su Han murmured before he closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, the Dragon Vein Emperor Technique gradually circulating within him.
...
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
"Whew..."
As the door opened, Su Han walked out from his room, his slender eyes shining like stars with a fleeting glint of light.
"Cold Cloud Sect? Just a Ninth-Rate Sect after all," he muttered with a curled lip, heading towards the council hall.
At that moment, in the council hall, the Four Great Family Heads were seated there, seemingly in deep discussion about something.
Seeing Su Han come in, Su Yunlie immediately smiled and waved him over, "Come, sit down. Your father and I were just discussing the matter of heading to the Demon Beast Mountain Range."
"The Demon Beast Mountain Range?"
Su Han's eyes lit up, and he sat down beside Su Yunming.
"Han'er, how is your cultivation going?" Su Yunming looked at Su Han, the more he saw, the more affection he felt.
"Not too bad, I guess. It's a pity I've used up all the Spiritual Objects. Otherwise, I could have increased my strength some more," Su Han said.
"You've used them all?"
Upon hearing this, Su Yunlie's eyes widened in astonishment, "But I gave you three years' worth of resources, and you've used them up in three days?"
"What?!"
Before Su Han could respond, Su Yunchen and Su Yunpeng stood up from their seats.
"Big brother, how can you do this? The children of the Su Family should be treated equally, and those Spiritual Objects are not easy to come by. How can you favor him so blatantly? Why should he get three years' worth?" Su Yunchen exclaimed angrily.
"Can't I? It's within my rights," Su Yunlie retorted.
"But Mingxuan and Minghui also have decent aptitudes. Why should it all go to Su Han?" Su Yunpeng said through clenched teeth.
"If they can match up to Su Han, I will naturally give them three years' worth as well," Su Yunlie said indifferently.
"Hmph!"
Su Yunchen and Su Yunpeng huffed coldly and fell silent.
They might not take Su Yunming seriously, but they clearly didn't dare to act recklessly in front of Su Yunlie.