Chapter 194: Consumer of All
Fatty Ren had never met anyone who seemed so different between one encounter and the next as the sect leader did. One moment, he was literally the friendliest person ever, seeming like a generous grandfather giving wisdom and candies in equal measures to his offspring. The next, he was casually demonstrating the number of Golden Core cultivators he had killed.
Scary.
Fatty Ren wanted nothing more than to remain on the sect leader’s good side, going out of the way to remind him of their relationship by constantly calling him Friend Su. Whether that slight manipulation helped or not remained to be seen.
At the moment, all Fatty Ren could do was try his best to advance to Golden Core. The sect leader had emphasized how important it was to him that the sect gain a member at that realm.
Fatty Ren shuddered. What would happen if he failed?
Word had reached Vermilion Incomparable Rain Town about what had happened to the Jade Chameleon Sect branch in Sixth Flawless Flowing City. There was nothing left. Nothing.
All that wealth. The buildings. The formations. Treasures. Everything. Gone.
The message that destruction sent to the sects was imposing. It said, “I care not for wealth. I cannot be bought. Cross me, and I will not even leave enough of your bodies behind to be buried.”
Fatty Ren shuddered again. If he failed, would the same fate await his town? Probably not. Hopefully. But he couldn’t be sure.
It was with tremendous motivation that he walked into the Trials Pagoda. He could not fail. He would not fail.
Another thing about the sect leader that was hard to figure was his expectations for his disciples. Sometimes, he seemed to take the greatest of care making sure that his student understood each step in the process. Other times, he seemed to expect the student to figure everything out on their own.
From the outside, it almost appeared as if the sect leader was a forgetful old man who sometimes didn’t consider that his student might not know what to do.