A basic Earth Soul requires hundreds of billions of spiritual energy points. Looking at what I just gained, it's not even enough to upgrade an Earth Soul. This makes me even more eager to give my son a great opportunity...

Just then, several powerful figures suddenly rushed over. My divine soul power detected the enemy before Tuoba San did, and neither side had noticed anything yet, which shows how powerful the Earth Soul is...

This immediately brightened my eyes. The strongest among the newcomers was only an eighth-rank Martial Venerable; my eldest son was definitely capable of handling him…

Judging from their attire, they're definitely from the same sect. I stroked my chin, wondering how I could become their hostage without leaving a trace...

Soon, Tuoba San also sensed the approaching danger. His eyes immediately changed. The injuries caused by the Demon Sect Master's self-destruction had not yet healed. If he were to be surrounded now, his chances of survival would be slim...

Even if he could escape, his father, being an ordinary person, couldn't. Asking him to abandon his father and escape alone was absolutely impossible…

Just thinking about that pitch-black night, when countless mysterious figures stormed into the Tuoba family home and slaughtered every living creature they could see, sparing neither poultry nor livestock, let alone the elderly, women, and children…

But that night, his father, who was always kind and gentle, risked his life to protect him…

That scene would move even the most hard-hearted person...

He couldn't even remember how many times his father had been stabbed. If he hadn't awakened the powerful divine soul within him, he couldn't imagine the madness that the sight of his father being dismembered bit by bit would have driven him...

It was precisely because his father was still alive that he didn't lose his mind and ultimately chose to escape...

"Father, come with me quickly..."

Tuoba San was incredibly fast; the moment he appeared, he tried to pull me away...

I was just thinking about how to become a hostage. If I run away like this, how can I create opportunities for my precious son?

If Tuoba San knew his father's thoughts, he would probably collapse. He had struggled between life and death countless times, and he never wanted to experience that kind of danger again. But no matter how hard he racked his brains, the one who always put him in danger was his father, who was desperately trying to save him...

"Son, what's wrong? What's the matter that's so urgent?"

In order to think about how to create opportunities for my son, I looked at Tuoba Sanming and asked, feigning ignorance...

"A powerful figure is approaching. We probably attracted them with the fluctuations of our battle. These people are very strong; let's take cover for now..."

Tuoba San spoke with great anxiety, but he couldn't speak too harshly to his father…

“Son, you were born of destiny, how can you harbor fear? The path of cultivation is inherently about vying for opportunities. Since I have become a burden to your growth, I might as well die…”

Shi Miaomiao, standing next to her, couldn't help but roll her eyes, thinking to herself, "Keep acting, you're making it sound like the truth..."

Before, she only suspected that I had deliberately appeared in front of the Heartless Demon Sect's gate, but now she's 100% certain that I did it on purpose...

She's the most qualified to say how strong my defense is; those disciples who were blasted to dust are the best proof…

But then, she actually pretended to be an ordinary person in front of her son, and considering my bizarre action of giving the Shengyuan Pill to the enemy, she thought I was abnormal as a father…

Was it really to train her son? But why not just say it directly?

If I say it outright, the effect will definitely be greatly reduced, that's for sure...

Shi Miaomiao felt she had guessed my purpose correctly, so she now had to keep my secret, because due to the soul contract, she couldn't reveal it either…

However, another question came to her mind: As an ordinary person, how could I possibly be able to accurately find a whetstone for my son? Wouldn't I be afraid of directly harming my son?

There's only one explanation for all of this: I am an unfathomably powerful being...

Thinking about this, she looked at my expression of heroic sacrifice and thought, "This is definitely an act. Should I play along now?"

My words seemed to enlighten Tuoba San, his eyes flashing with a determined light…

“Father, you’re right. Strength is forged through battle. Timidity is not me…”

"Young Master, why don't you stay here and hold off the enemy? My four fellow disciples and I will escort you away. Once you've killed the enemy, you can come and join us..."

Shi Miaomiao's words surprised me. The moment our eyes met, I knew this little girl had definitely guessed something...

However, I'm not afraid of her leaking the secret. After all, we're bound by a soul contract, and she has no choice but to help me...

Tuoba San's eyes lit up immediately. Then, with a wave of his hand, a grand chair appeared on the ground. The chair had two long poles on either side, just like a bridal sedan chair, which could be carried by four people...

"You four are cultivators, so hurry up and carry my father away first. The demoness will take care of him. Once I defeat these powerful figures, I will come find you..."

Tuoba San was able to do all this, which shows he really put his heart into it...

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and carry your master away..."

Hearing Shi Miaomiao's scolding, the four finally realized that staying would be mortal danger, and that their Holy Maiden was saving them...

The four men didn't dare to delay and immediately carried me away frantically, wishing they had more legs...

They hadn't run far when they heard the sounds of fighting behind them, which made the four of them look at Shi Miaomiao with a hint of gratitude...

After running for an unknown amount of time, the group of six finally stopped...

Looking at the four men, whose strongest were no more than second-rank warriors, I couldn't help but say to them...

"You're all following me, your strength is far too weak..."

Of the five people in front of me, only the Holy Maiden has decent aptitude; the other four are too weak physically, only capable of cultivation...

The second-rank samurai is the limit...

To prevent these people from holding me back, I gritted my teeth and exchanged for a ninth-tier Marrow Cleansing Pill. Each pill cost 1 billion spiritual energy, meaning I spent 5 billion spiritual energy in one go. Even my gains from the Heartless Demon Sect weren't this much. Now, to train the Demon Sect's disciples, I've spent almost all of it…

If I weren't so wealthy, I wouldn't dare to be so arrogant...

"Eat quickly..."

The five people stared in shock at the ninth-grade Marrow Cleansing Pill in their hands; such a treasure was something they could only dream of…

Which ordinary person could casually produce five ninth-grade pills at once?

What's even more outrageous and inhumane is that they didn't eat it themselves, but gave it to their servants...

At that moment, the five of them suddenly realized that following me wasn't so bad after all. I casually gave them ninth-grade pills, a treatment that even ten Heartless Demon Sects couldn't provide...

They were forced into the sect in the first place, and now they've completely forgotten about it...