Chapter 470 Imbued with the Celestial Mandate

“Destroyed?”

Su Mo froze on the spot.

He had moved heaven and earth, seizing the Earth Veins of several Sects, just to barely forge the Golden Dragon Earth Vein into a Divine-level Earth Vein.

He had even given up an opportunity for godhood for this.

If the Golden Dragon Earth Vein was truly destroyed by the Celestial Tribulation, the loss would be far too great to bear.

RUMBLE!

The fifth silver thunder dragon of the Celestial Tribulation stared down like a hungry tiger, ready to descend at any moment.

The Grand Elder sighed. “Alas… our Qingyang City finally managed to create a Divine-level Earth Vein. We were hoping to use it to surpass the major Sacred Lands, but now it seems all hope is lost.”

“Is this fate?” the Second Elder said in despair.

Xiao Zhan said helplessly, “If it gets destroyed, then so be it. The worst that can happen is our development will be a little slower. There’s no need to rush things now.”

“We’ll still be able to rise up in the future,” the Grand Elder added with a long sigh.

But to their surprise, Su Mo immediately shot them down. “No!”

The Descent Calamity was about to arrive.

When it did, the entire Cangxuan Realm would be plunged into misery and devastation, with rivers of blood flowing.

Under these circumstances, the Xiao Family’s rise couldn’t slow down. In fact, they had to accelerate their growth to protect themselves during the Descent Calamity.

“Xiaomo, I understand how you feel, but this is a Celestial Tribulation!”

“The Celestial Tribulation is the Celestial Mandate, and the Celestial Mandate cannot be defied,” Xiao Zhan and the Grand Elder tried to persuade him.

“Still no!”

Su Mo said resolutely, “Celestial Mandate my ass! I refuse to believe it. I’m going to have a talk with that damn old man in the sky.”

“What?”

Hearing this, everyone present was stunned.

Su Mo actually wanted to argue with the heavens.

‘He must have lost his mind!’

The so-called “heavens” was This Celestial Dao, the set of rules and will that governed the life and death of all living beings. It was sacred and inviolable.

“Xiaomo, don’t be rash!” Xiao Zhan urged him hastily.

Su Mo waved his hand. “It’s fine. I met that damn old man in the sky back when I was in Emperor Heaven Valley. He’s actually quite reasonable.”

“…”

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Su Mo was saying he’d met the heavens, and that the heavens were reasonable?

‘What in the world is going on?’

Under everyone’s shocked gazes, Su Mo looked up at the roiling dark clouds in the highest heavens and said, “Damn old man in the sky, don’t you push it.”

Everyone present was so shocked they were left completely speechless.

Su Mo was openly provoking the heavens, telling them not to go too far?

‘This… Would the heavens actually agree to that?’

CRACK!

Just then, an even more terrifying clap of thunder exploded across the sky. A roiling celestial might instantly swept across the world.

THUD! THUD!

Everyone present was forced to their knees by this immense celestial might.

Even Bai Di and Elder Yan outside the city were no exception.

“That bastard Su actually angered the heavens! Isn’t he afraid of being struck dead?”

“Idiot!”

Bai Di and Elder Yan cursed in fury.

However, the fifth bolt of the tribulation did not actually descend. Instead, it hovered within the dark thunderclouds.

Immediately after, a giant eye was revealed amidst the thunderclouds.

“Hey, that eye looks familiar!”

“I’ve seen that eye before! It’s the one that was secretly spying on us a while back. The Young Master scared it off with a single punch.”

“Could it be… that this is the eye of This Celestial Dao?” everyone exclaimed in astonishment.

Su Mo was also surprised.

He had assumed the owner of the eye was some powerful Divine-Level existence. He never expected it to be the damn old man in the sky.

“You want to fight?” Su Mo asked, leaping into the sky.

This Celestial Dao blinked and said, “There’s no need to fight. I can even retract the divine punishment of this Celestial Tribulation, but you must promise me one thing.”

“What is it?” Su Mo asked.

This Celestial Dao said with a grave expression, “When the time comes, you must protect me from death.”

“You can die?” Su Mo asked, startled.

This Celestial Dao sighed. “If I die, the rules will cease to exist. The entire Cangxuan Realm will become a dead land, and your Xiao Family will be no more.”

“Because of the Descent?” Su Mo asked, his eyes narrowing slightly.

This Celestial Dao replied, “That’s right, the Descent. The Celestial Daos of those nine other worlds are ruthless. If we don’t want to die, we should cooperate.”

‘So it’s forcing me to protect the Cangxuan Realm,’ Su Mo thought with a sense of helplessness.

Originally, he had only planned to lead the Xiao Family to survive on their own during the Descent Calamity, without getting involved in any battles.

But he never imagined the situation would be this severe.

Not only would powerful Martial Artists from the other worlds invade, but even their Celestial Daos would intervene to take the life of This Celestial Dao.

This Celestial Dao said, “I am the will of the Cangxuan Realm, the personification of its rules. Every blade of grass and every tree in the Cangxuan Realm evolved from me; they are my people. The reason I don’t want to die is that I don’t want to see the living beings of the Cangxuan Realm plunged into misery and devastation.”

“I can protect the Cangxuan Realm, but you have to give me some benefits, right?” Su Mo said.

This Celestial Dao frowned. “Your Qingyang City obtained a Divine-level Earth Vein. Isn’t that enough?”

“I got that with my own abilities. You didn’t give it to me, so what the hell does it have to do with you?” Su Mo retorted.

This Celestial Dao thought for a moment and said, “Fine. In return, I will bestow the world’s fortune upon you, allowing all the Martial Artists of your Xiao Family to be blessed by the Celestial Mandate.”

“Once they are blessed by the Celestial Mandate, the aptitude of your Xiao Family disciples will increase tenfold. When they explore Secret Realms, deaths and sacrifices will be greatly reduced, and they will easily obtain the Treasures they seek.”

“In your human terms, it means they’ll have ridiculously good luck every day. They could be walking down the road and find gold anywhere, anytime.”

“It’s that amazing?” Su Mo said in surprise.

If they were blessed by the Celestial Mandate, wouldn’t that be the same as giving every Xiao Family disciple a cheat code?

‘This deal is a huge bargain.’

After all, once the Descent Calamity arrived, he wasn’t certain the Xiao Family could avoid being affected.

Su Mo said excitedly, “Damn, if I’d been blessed by the Celestial Mandate in my past life, wouldn’t I have won the lottery every day and become a billionaire?”

‘I have to agree!’

‘I absolutely have to agree!’

Su Mo said, “Alright, I agree. When the time comes, I will do everything in my power to ensure your safety.”

“Then prepare to receive the Celestial Mandate!” This Celestial Dao said indifferently.

WHOOSH!

A strange energy radiated down from the sky, enveloping all the Martial Artists of the Xiao Family.

In that instant, every disciple of the Xiao Family was blessed by the Celestial Mandate.

“Huh? I suddenly feel like I’ve gotten smarter.”

“I feel smarter too… So that’s how you practice the True Dragon Supreme Swordsmanship.”

“Heavens, I’ve actually comprehended the True Dragon Supreme Fist Skill!”

The members of the Xiao Family were all stirred with excitement.

「In the Alchemy Room.」

Master Mo asked with a face full of anticipation, “Valley Master, what are your insights on the refining method for this Bone-Melting Blood Pill?”

“Alas… this Bone-Melting Blood Pill is a Tier Nine Elixir. Its medicinal principles and refining techniques are incredibly profound. I truly cannot comprehend them,” the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley sighed.

“What? Even you can’t comprehend it?” Master Mo’s face fell with disappointment.

Beside him, Master Jia said in despair, “Valley Master, among the three of us, you were the first to follow Elder Su to study Alchemy and received the deepest of his teachings. If even you cannot fathom this elixir, we will never be able to advance to become Tier Nine Demon Refining Masters.”

“I am powerless as well!”

Just as the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley finished speaking, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him. “Wait, I’ve just thought of it! This elixir…”

“I’ve thought of it too!”

“Me too! I’ve also thought of it!” Master Mo and Master Jia exclaimed, standing up.

The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley said in astonishment, “What? You two thought of it as well? It can’t be such a coincidence, can it?”