Zhang Ergou woke up three days later.
The Ice Cold Snow Mountain had automatically shrunk back into his body after he had exerted his last ounce of strength.
The Elder of Heavenly Dao and others said nothing about this.
However, it brought Zhang Ergou some bad news.
The demonic beasts in the Demonic Beast Forest had not all been wiped out by the strike of the Ice Cold Snow Mountain.
Several powerful demonic beasts with profound cultivation had, through their own means, survived at the critical moment.
Although they were also heavily injured, the Elder of Heavenly Dao and the others could not keep them.
As they left, they even delivered a message to the Elder of Heavenly Dao.
Telling the young man who controlled the snow mountain to wait...
Upon waking, Zhang Ergou felt like fainting again.
This was too terrifying.
He was actually being targeted by a great demon from the Demon Realm. This was truly not good news.
Even though he had just woken up, he clearly remembered his and the Elder of Heavenly Dao's trip to the Demonic Beast Forest to gather information.
The great demon from the Demon Realm, whom he had never met, had scared him to the point of urinating his pants with its divine sense alone.
Now that he was truly being targeted, Zhang Ergou dared not step into the Demonic Beast Forest again.
"Elder, you must have a way, right?"
Zhang Ergou looked hopefully at the Elder of Heavenly Dao, who stood by the bedside with a calm demeanor.
"Looking at me is useless. I can only fight them to a draw."
The Elder of Heavenly Dao's words made Zhang Ergou completely lose hope.
"Then I might as well not have woken up."
Saying this, Zhang Ergou was about to pretend to be unconscious again.
"Go away, hurry up and get up. Your surprise attack this time dealt a considerable blow to those great demons from the Demon Realm."
"Although we didn't manage to keep them in the end, they won't be able to counterattack for some time."
"With their current injuries, it will take them at least one or two years of recuperation to fully recover."
The words that followed from the Elder of Heavenly Dao made Zhang Ergou breathe a sigh of relief.
Relieved, he jumped off the bed.
"You old man, you don't speak clearly. You don't know that pausing mid-sentence can scare people to death."
Muttering to himself and blaming the Elder of Heavenly Dao, Zhang Ergou prepared to slip away.
However, how could the Elder of Heavenly Dao let him escape so easily?
"Boy, stop right there. Tell me what's going on with the Ice Cold Snow Mountain?"
"It's over!"
Zhang Ergou wailed in his heart.
He was ultimately cornered by the Elder of Heavenly Dao.
What was bound to come would come, and he couldn't avoid it. Su Dan Novel Network.
Zhang Ergou could only brace himself and face the Elder of Heavenly Dao, who wore a forced smile.
Preparing to face the coming storm.
However, Zhang Ergou was not one to admit fault easily.
"Um, Elder, I'm saying the Ice Cold Snow Mountain recognized me as its master on its own, do you believe me?"
The Elder of Heavenly Dao gave him a sidelong glance. "Do you believe it yourself?"
Huh?
Zhang Ergou's head started to hurt. He genuinely didn't know how to explain the matter of the Ice Cold Snow Mountain becoming his personal possession.
A brief silence fell upon the scene.
The Elder of Heavenly Dao did not continue to speak.
He simply stared at Zhang Ergou, making him feel uneasy.
"Elder, if you have any instructions, just say them directly."
Zhang Ergou steeled himself. He had figured it out; the Elder of Heavenly Dao didn't truly want to hear his explanation for possessing the Ice Cold Snow Mountain.
So, he decided to go along with the Elder of Heavenly Dao's intentions.
"Haha, good boy."
Indeed, hearing Zhang Ergou's words, the Elder of Heavenly Dao was delighted.
"With your words, I am reassured. In fact, I don't have many demands."
As he spoke, the Elder of Heavenly Dao's expression turned serious.
"But you must promise me, no matter how far you go in the future."
"You must remember to always be loyal to the Misty Sect."
"If the sect ever faces a crisis, and you are able to reach it, you must come and save the sect from its plight."
The Elder of Heavenly Dao stared intently into Zhang Ergou's eyes.
As if trying to see through him.
Seeing the Elder of Heavenly Dao's solemnity, Zhang Ergou realized the seriousness of the matter.
He did not answer the Elder of Heavenly Dao's words immediately.
Instead, he put away his playful expression. "Elder, I grew up living with my grandfather."
"When I was ten years old, my grandfather died in a winter. Then I started living in the village, eating meals from a hundred households."
"Just when I thought my life would pass by ordinarily."
"The appearance of Master Chunyang brought me into a new world and allowed me to come into contact with cultivation."
"It was also the Misty Sect that provided the cultivation resources, allowing me to possess my current cultivation and strength."
Recalling his deceased grandfather, a glimmer of moisture appeared in Zhang Ergou's eyes.
"My grandfather always told me, when drinking water, don't forget the well-digger; always be a grateful person."
"I have always kept my grandfather's words in my heart, so I will repay those who are good to me tenfold, a hundredfold."
"But I will never let go of those who stab me in the back."
Zhang Ergou's tone was steady, his words forceful, and the Elder of Heavenly Dao's expression gradually relaxed, revealing a look of satisfaction.
He had indeed not misjudged the person.
Although Zhang Ergou might have this or that minor flaw.
But the good outweighed the bad. Which young person doesn't have a bit of impulsiveness?
If they weren't impulsive, would they still be young?
"Elder, I cannot guarantee how loyal I will be to the sect, but no matter what height I, Zhang Ergou, reach in the future, I will absolutely not forget the sect's kindness in teaching me the skills to fish."
"Haha, with your words, I am much more at ease."
The Elder of Heavenly Dao smiled, clearly satisfied with Zhang Ergou's answer.
"Boy, what are your plans next?"
Soon, the Elder of Heavenly Dao changed the subject.
Nowadays, the help the sect could provide Zhang Ergou was becoming smaller and smaller.
After breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, the matter of cultivation improvement would be entirely up to him.
The perception of heaven and earth was a peculiar thing.
Even the Elder of Heavenly Dao could not teach Zhang Ergou much.
And staying in the sect would not be of much benefit to Zhang Ergou's improvement.
Zhang Ergou, who had broken through to the Nascent Soul stage before the age of thirty.
His future potential was unknown.
But he possessed sufficient potential.
If he were to remain in the sect, not only would it not benefit his improvement, but it might even hinder Zhang Ergou's cultivation progress.
Therefore, the Elder of Heavenly Dao asked this question.
Zhang Ergou also understood the Elder of Heavenly Dao's meaning.
Now that the crisis of the demonic beasts attacking the sect had temporarily passed, it was time for him to consider his future path.
And there was still a great demon from the Demon Realm who had him in his sights.
This forced him to quickly improve his cultivation.
"Elder, I want to go out and travel, to see the entire continent."
After a brief period of thought, Zhang Ergou looked up and stated his plans.