Chapter Eighteen Decision

  He had just returned to his room when Su Tang suddenly felt dizzy and disoriented. He wasn't sure what was happening, but he tried to struggle out of the door to seek help from others. However, a brilliant light suddenly burst forth in his mind, making him come to his senses. He hastily sat down on the soft couch, calmed himself, and began to take deep breaths.

  Su Tang already possessed two spirits, the spirit condensed from Duan Jian remained unchanged, while the one condensed from the mask grew larger and more dazzling, slowly rising in his mind like a bright moon.

  Su Tang was still receiving data, and after about two minutes, that Ling Po had risen to level one.

  It takes about 7-8 minutes from Level 1 to Level 2; about 20 minutes from Level 2 to Level 3; about an hour from Level 3 to Level 4; and nearly two hours from Level 4 to Level 5.

  Su Tang felt that his spiritual soul was no longer changing, and he circulated several dozen more inner breaths before slowly opening his eyes.

  After refining the spiritual soul, he persisted in cultivating his inner breath every day, but the dragon's soul never changed. Why did that spiritual soul rise five levels in such a short period of time? Could it be... the effect of the magic lotus? So to say, he didn't waste it?

  Su Tang was deep in thought as he stood up and sat down on the chair, pouring himself a cup of tea. Just then, Shang Bin, Zhu Er and Ke Er walked in one after another.

  Shang Bin and the others had already returned earlier. They saw Su Tang meditating and didn't disturb him. It wasn't until they heard the sound of the teacup being knocked over that they dared to come in.

  "Master, have...have they taught you martial arts?" Shang Bin's voice trembled slightly, his face filled with joy. He was very clear about the two moves he had taught Su Tang, which were not even decent martial arts. If he could get guidance from that nobleman, it would be a great fortune.

  Su Tang smiled, although he didn't teach him any martial arts techniques, but gave himself a bottle of extremely precious magic lotus, which was also a kind of favor.

  "Hmm..." Su Tang responded vaguely.

  Shang Bin and Zhu'er couldn't help but exchange a smile, the treasure that Guiren took out must be a top-grade martial manual, no need to say more, Su Tang's position as the lord of the manor should be secure.

  After dinner, Su Tang found an excuse and went to bed early. He tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep. Should he leave or not?

  Su Tang thought the more he thought, the more he felt that the words of the great Zun were extremely reasonable. Xiaolinbao was just a chicken coop, and living and growing here would not lead to great success. He had been cultivating for many days without seeing any results, but today, being forced to drink a bottle of Mozhilan, his Lingpo suddenly rose by five levels. Although it was still unclear how much of an improvement the fifth-level Lingpo would bring, the effect was clearly visible.

  The outside world should be very wonderful, apart from magic lilies, there must be many things that can help oneself.

  Moreover, he was unclear when he would open his third spiritual aperture. If he chose to stay behind, even if he opened other spiritual apertures, it would be of no use because he couldn't find any spiritual instruments to refine.

  But with his current strength, can he withstand the wind and rain outside?

  One sleepless night, when the sky was just getting light, Sang Bin suddenly knocked on the door and shouted outside: "Young master, something's happened! Something big has happened!"

  "Come in." Su Tang sat up with a start and asked anxiously, "What's going on?!"

  "Heifengbao is finished......" Shang Bin shouted as he stepped into the room.

  In Shang Bin's narrative, Su Tang understood what had happened at Hei Feng Fortress! After nightfall, Hei Feng Fortress was suddenly attacked. The attacker was only one person, who killed the family guards standing in front of the fortress gate without saying a word, and then continued to kill inside. It was also coincidental that the master of Hei Feng Fortress, Liu Jinlong, as well as his brothers Liu Mingqi and Liu Mingsheng, were all in the fortress to welcome guests. Moreover, Liu Jinlong managed the fortress wisely, and Hei Feng Fortress had a strong financial foundation, with more than 60 family guards. When they heard that an enemy was approaching, the men of the Liu family led the guards in a fierce resistance, but ultimately, everyone was killed.

  The one who came to report was an old man from Heifengbao. His daughter had married into Xiaolintou, and when he saw the tragic fate of the Liu family, he was so frightened that his soul flew away, and he didn't dare stay in Heifengbao anymore. He packed up his things overnight and fled to his son-in-law's place.

  According to the old man, the murderous demon king did not kill everyone, only killing the adult males. The women and children of the Liu family were unharmed. At first, the old man didn't know what had happened, so he went to take a look and found that the Liu house was already awash with blood.

  Upon hearing this, Su Tang's body stiffened, and an indescribable chill rose from the bottom of his heart, slowly spreading and rendering him immobile.

  He could understand why the men of the Liu family were killed, they had time to pick up their weapons and rush out to resist, but absolutely no time to escape, because the gap in strength between the two sides was too great, the massacre erupted in an instant, and also ended in an instant.

  He bit down on Liu Ming Sheng, borrowing a knife to kill someone, this was indeed done by Su Tang, but he thought that Zhou Jin would find Liu Ming Sheng, either lightly punish him or kill him on the spot, then warn the Liu family a few times, and that would be the end of it.

  Su Tang never expected that Zhou Jin would indiscriminately slaughter everyone, the Liu family's numerous members and their servants were all killed. Why? Was it because he thought asking questions was too troublesome, or...

  The difficult problem that couldn't be solved after a night of thinking suddenly became crystal clear at this moment.

  Must leave Xiaolingbao and go outside!

  The teachings and upbringing he received from an early age were all overturned at this moment. The country has laws, and all citizens, including the nobility, must strictly abide by them. His father was a kind and gentle person who had never used violence against the farmers in the castle, and his mother often taught him to be kind to others.

  These become extremely absurd in the face of a massacre. Today, this great lord has ruined the entire Liu family with his own provocation. Tomorrow, perhaps other nobles will destroy his Su Tang's Xiao Lin Fortress for another reason.

  What use are laws? If this great lord's power far surpasses that of the public country, what use are laws?!

  Stay in Xiaolinbao, wait until the disaster comes from the sky one day, and it will be too late to regret. This opportunity must be seized, Su Tang made up his mind.

  "Master?" Seeing Su Tang still in a daze, Shang Bin thought he was frightened and hastily called out.

  Su Tang let out a long sigh and said to Shang Bin: "Shang Shu, go call Zhu Er and Ke Er over, I have something important to tell them!"

  "Now?" Shang Bin said, "It's still dark outside."

  "It's now or never," Su Tang said.