After saying that, Su Mo turned around and left.
The remaining disciples of the Cerulean Ocean Blade Clan saw that Su Mo did not care about them and wanted to escape.
"By the way, I placed a restrictive spell onto your bodies. If you run too far, your mana will go berserk, and you will suffer from Qi deviation," Su Mo said indifferently.
When the disciples heard Su Mo's words, they immediately stopped and began to examine their bodies. However, they did not find anything out of the ordinary.
The sight of this made them break out in cold sweat. The disciples were not afraid that someone had tampered with their bodies, but they were worried that they could not see any indications of the spell.
"Come back to the Crimson Heart Village and work for me obediently," Su Mo said indifferently.
"Hmph, don't even think about it! The Cerulean Ocean Blades is a reputable clan! How can we work for the enemy?!" A disciple immediately refuted.
However, Su Mo did not acknowledge him. He simply turned around and left.
"What should we do?" A disciple asked the person beside him.
"It would be wise for us to believe what he says. We should follow him," another person said.
The others also nodded in agreement.
However, the person who displayed a strong sense of impartialness expressed his opposition, "If you want to go and work for him, then I won't stop you, but I cannot offer my help to the Crimson Heart Clan. I refuse to believe that there is an undetectable restriction spell."
"You can test it out for yourself. The few of us will not risk our lives."
The rest of the disciples didn't have the same thoughts as him.
When the other eight disciples finished speaking, they hurriedly followed Su Mo.
"You take too long to do things, kid. You don't take after your master at all," Earth Fiend Daoist said as he watched Su Mo complete his task.
"Sir, I beg your pardon, but I suggest that you stay in the village," Su Mo hurriedly said.
Su Mo couldn't understand Earth Fiend Daoist's purpose, but he knew that he had to bring Earth Fiend Daoist to the village no matter what.
At this distance, Su Mo could not use the power of the Protective Barrier Formation, so he wasn't confident in fighting Earth Fiend Daoist. Consequently, Su Mo planned to lure Earth Fiend Daoist to the village before making any rash decisions.
"Hmph, I guess that's fine. It seems like your master has become lazy. Intruders managed to fight their way to the mountain gate, yet he behaves like a coward and hides in the shadows. Does he want me to be his henchman?" Earth Fiend Daoist grumbled with some dissatisfaction.
"You misunderstand, sir. I can explain his reasons in detail later," Su Mo sighed and said.
"Hmph!" Earth Fiend Daoist snorted with dissatisfaction.
Su Mo heard this but was still far from his home, so he didn't take Earth Fiend Daoist's dissatisfaction to heart.
Just as the two of them were conversing, a miserable cry suddenly echoed from behind.
The disciples of the Cerulean Ocean Blades knew that this was the voice of their comrade.
The few of them could not help but feel a chill run down their spines. It seemed that the restrictive spell did indeed exist. Fortunately, the remaining disciples had caught up with Su Mo.
Su Mo was stunned for a moment, but he did not say anything. He felt that whatever choice other people made, they would have to suffer the consequences for themselves.
Earth Fiend Daoist was indeed silent on the sidelines. No one knew what he was thinking.
The few disciples of the Cerulean Oceans were very sensible. They did not behave suspiciously, but they felt like they were about to be thrown to the wolves.
Su Mo did not pay any attention to the disciples. He simply continued to walk toward the village.
"Where's your master? Why hasn't my old friend come to welcome me?" Earth Fiend Daoist said while looking at the surrounding buildings.
Although he did not show any emotions, great waves of suspicions had already stirred up in his mind. Earth Fiend Daoist was an old acquaintance of Old Devil Chi Xin. Although they disagreed on many things, they were still on speaking terms.
Nonetheless, Earth Fiend Daoist had visited the village in the past, and he found that the current Crimson Heart Village is worlds apart from the village of the past.
The former Crimson Heart Village could only be seen on the floating island, but the current village could be seen even to people outside of the island.
The disciples from the Cerulean Ocean Blades were also deeply shocked. They have always been impressed with the cultivation environment of the Cerulean Ocean Blade Village. One would even say that it was a rare paradise on the floating island.
However, the Cerulean Ocean Blade Village could no longer compare to the Crimson Heart Village.
"Sir, it would seem that it is acceptable for us to be imprisoned here!" A disciple whispered to his comrades.
"It would seem so. I cannot wait to be imprisoned here forever!" Another disciple added.
The others agreed with him.
These people were unhappy that they had been captured and were forced to work for the Crimson Hearts. But now, they no longer mind the fact.
There was simply no reason for these disciples to be unhappy anymore. The environment here was dense, and it had become the holy grail for cultivation.
The disciples said collectively, "The air is so fresh here!"
Although the disciples were trying to be discreet, Su Mo still managed to hear them and could not help but chuckle.
"Hey, kid, I'm talking to you! Where is your master? Is he too successful now to even speak to an old friend?" Earth Fiend Daoist was displeased when he noticed that Su Mo had ignored his question.
"Ah, my apologies, sir. I was a little distracted. It's not that my master is unwilling to come and welcome you to the village. It's because he has already been killed," Su Mo said with sadness in his voice.
Su Mo was still mourning the death of his master, Old Devil Chi Xin.
"Someone on the floating island managed to kill Old Devil Chi Xin?" Earth Fiend Daoist said with disbelief.
Chi Xin was a stage nine cultivator of the Golden Core Realm and was said to be the overlord of the floating island.
"Who killed him?" Earth Fiend Daoist asked.
"It was the clan master of the Cerulean Ocean Blades. He had been hiding his cultivation capabilities for many years. My master defended us and had gotten tricked by the clan master," Su Mo explained.
"It was a pity, indeed."
Earth Fiend Daoist fell silent. He did not expect Old Devil Chi Xin, who had been a dominating presence on the floating island for a hundred years, to end up dead.
At the same time, Earth Fiend Daoist withdrew his contempt for the floating island.
When the Cerulean Ocean Blade disciples heard this, they couldn't help but shrink their necks. They were afraid that Su Mo would vent his anger on them.
"I will avenge my master and brethren," Su Mo said as he had a grim look in his eyes.
Earth Fiend Daoist was also frightened by Su Mo's imposing manner for a moment.
'It would seem as though this kid is not to be trifled with,' Earth Fiend Daoist thought as he looked at Su Mo. He was sure that Su Mo was not an ordinary person when he noticed Su Mo's incredibly imposing demeanor.
"Does this mean that the Crimson Heart Clan is no more?"
Earth Fiend Daoist became more incredulous. Although the Crimson Heart Village's foundation was weak, they were still capable.
The seven elders of the clan were all cultivators of the Golden Core Realm, so how could such a clan be destroyed?
"That is right, sir. There are no other survivors of the Crimson Hearts beside me. I'm the clan master of the Crimson Hearts now. After all, I am the sole survivor," Su Mo said helplessly.
"My condolences, young one. Let us put aside the past and look to the future," Earth Fiend Daoist comforted.
"You're right, sir. It would seem that the torch has been handed down to me," Su Mo sighed and said.
"There's something I want to ask you, kid. But I'm not sure if it's appropriate or not," Earth Fiend Daoist suddenly said.
"Since you are an old friend of my master, you can ask me whatever you wish," Su Mo said generously.
"Were all these buildings built by one person?"