Tribulation of Myriad Races

"Cui Lang (free)."

"..."

Holy shit!

That was indeed a fitting name for a free spirit like that. Cui Lang!

"Can I meet him?"

"Of course. If you leave with his identity, I will keep him in a secret grotto. I will make him cultivate in seclusion. That kid is near the Cloudbreach Realm. This will be a good chance for him to focus on his breakthrough."

Niu Baidao frowned and said, "But...can you keep this a secret from some people? It won\'t be easy. I\'ll give you something nice later. Keep that thing on you. With it, you can avoid detection from most people unless a Sunmoon personally performs a deep scan on you."

Su Yu said with joy, "I\'ll be troubling you, Principal. Cui Lang will do. I can just avoid Great Tang."

"Alright. I\'ll make an arrangement for you to meet him. You can have a chat with him. That kid might be a player, but he is quite talented. He is already one of the best in Great Ming. But since he has been in hiding for many years, very few people still remember him. Do you need some guards for your travel?"

"It\'s fine, it\'s fine." Su Yu smiled, "As long as he doesn\'t have any powerful enemies, that won\'t be required. Why should Cui Lang get powerful guards? That will only make thing suspicious. Principal, only the three of us will know about this, right? I don\'t want too many people to find out."

"That is only natural." Niu Baidao laughed heartily and said, "Don\'t worry. I\'ll be waiting for you to return safely and help my old friends with their declining lifespans."

Su Yu nodded, "But I\'m afraid it will take some time..."

"It\'s fine. They will be fine for a few more years."

That was good to hear.

Su Yu intended to have someone deliver the stuff they required if he was held up for too long. As for the cultivation method, Niu Baidao already knew it. They only lacked heavenly source qi.

He had solved the issue of getting an alternative identity. He would also receive a concealment item from Niu Baidao. The Perception Jade was in the midst of an upgrade. And he would finish his eighth body forging and form his required characters in a few more days. He was almost done with his preparation.

Su Yu suddenly recalled something and said, "Principal, about the location of my real identity..."

"Just announce that you\'re entering seclusion." Niu Baidao smiled, "You have been in seclusion for a while. After detonating 144 acupoints, it is normal for you to enter seclusion for like a year or so. Of course, you should pick a place with no one else to start your fake seclusion if you don\'t want anyone close like Wu Lan to notice your absence."

"I know."

"Then it will be fine."

The two agreed that Su Yu should meet Cui Lang on that very night. There, Su Yu could learn Cui Lang\'s mannerisms and know more about his history. He also needed to get to know the friends and relatives of Cui Lang he might encounter.

Since there was still time, Su Yu was in no rush. It was better to prepare completely before leaving.

Niu Baidao knew about this fake identity of his, but there was no avoiding that. Otherwise, it would be hard for him to even leave the city. He wasn\'t sure if Niu Baidao would tell Zhu Tiandao about this, but he didn\'t mind it.

He was fine with them knowing the identity he was going to use in the Human Realm. It wasn\'t like he could resist if these two were the ones trying to harm him. After all, he was still residing in Great Ming.

That night, Su Yu met Cui Lang on the Heart Paradise Island.

Cui Lang was a young and handsome man with a sunny disposition. But he also looked somewhat flippant.

When he saw Su Yu, he crossed his arms and smiled, "Hello. I\'m Cui Lang. Elder Su, a top genius of humanity who has defeated Shan Xiong. I doubt even people like Huang Teng and Qin Fang are your match. I am honored to have Elder Su use my identity."

Then, Cui Lang proceeded to laugh loudly. But when Su Yu remained silent, he said, "Elder Su, you\'re too strict. This won’t do. Anyone who knows me also knows that I am anything but strict."

Su Yu nodded, "Yes, I can see that."

Cui Lang said, "Principal Niu must have given you a rough explanation of my situation. I\'m not in any big trouble. It\'s only a tiny issue with Great Tang. I\'m fine everywhere else. Most of the time, I\'ll only go to legal brothels when I play around. That time with that woman was an accident. Sigh. For some reason, she managed to seduce me. What a pity."

He sighed. He had a look of despair as he talked about her, as if he had been wronged greatly. Meanwhile, Su Yu was left speechless. So that woman from Great Tang wasn\'t the only one?

Su Yu started imagining the sight of him casually walking down the street when a working woman approached him to say, "Master Cui, it has been a while since you last visited! I\'m starting to miss you!"

Holy shit!

That would be so troublesome to deal with.

"Have you provoked the descendants of some other experts as well?"

"Nope. Don\'t worry. I have always been very strict with myself. That was a pure accident. That woman claimed to be from a regular family. Sigh. Why did I buy that lie? Regular family? You should never trust women."

Cui Lang sighed and said, "That was the only mistake I have ever made. I also have some partying friends in every prefecture, but don\'t worry about that. Even if you can\'t recognize them, it doesn\'t matter. We\'re not that close. I only met those people through the many parties I have been to. If you really meet some of them, just call them brothers and talk about some random topics. It will be fine."

"As for my family, it\'s fine. It has been years since I last visited. I\'m only close to my elder sister who is a student of Principal Niu. But she has been in seclusion for many years so you don\'t have to worry about her."

Cui Lang gave a simple introduction to himself. He was also a graduate of the Great Ming Cultural Research Academy. After his graduation, he had roamed the various prefectures. He had even visited the Allheaven Battlefield several times. But instead of going there to kill enemies, he went there to see for himself if the beauties of the myriad races were really beautiful.

He was basically a free spirit through and through.

Su Yu listened attentively and observed how Cui Lang spoke and behaved. Cui Lang had a simple background as the Cui Family wasn\'t a large family. After Niu Baidao accepted his elder sister as a student, the Cui Family had benefited from his backing. That was how Cui Lang had been able to grow so rapidly in his cultivation.

He was a ninth-stage Skysoar weaponsmith. However, he was only a peak yellow-grade weaponsmith. Nevertheless, that was already quite impressive. At present, he was on the verge of reaching the Cloudbreach Realm.

A Cloudbreach at thirty-five was definitely not weak. In terms of physical cultivation, he cultivated a heaven-grade art. But it was a low-tier heaven-grade art with 110 acupoints. As for his body forging, he had completed 18 forgings. He was by no means a weakling as he was basically as strong as an early-stage Cloudbreach who only cultivated a single path.

He could also be considered a student of Niu Baidao. Or one could also consider him Niu Baidao\'s grandstudent as he had been learning from his elder sister. Niu Baidao would also educate him occasionally on topics such as partying, how to live as a free spirit, and how to have a good time with women.

Su Yu had naturally ignored this part completely when Cui Lang was talking about it. Principal Niu had always been an upright person in his mind. But after listening to this, he decided to pretend he knew nothing.

The two talked through the night.

Su Yu spent the next few days cultivating during the day and listening to Cui Lang during the night.

This lasted until the 15th.

That day, two good things happened to him. He finally completed his eighth body forging. And Hu Qi had finished her upgrade on the Perception Jade as well.

When Su Yu received the Perception Jade at the Clearheart Hall, he absorbed it into his sea of willpower. The jade seemed to have changed entirely. Hu Qi was very impressive. That was the only thing on Su Yu\'s mind.

The jade had gained several new abilities. After a simple test, Su Yu noted that the jade would assign each individual it detected a different number. For example, if two Mountainseas were spying on him, the jade would label them Red1 and Red2.

The color would be purple if it was a Sunmoon. This might look simple, but the ability to differentiate auras was no simple ability to add. Hu Qi must have spent a lot of her energy adding this ability.

The jade was also a lot more detailed than before. For example, the deeper the color was, the stronger the opponent would be. For example, a deep red would indicate that the detected Mountainsea was an expert among Mountainseas.

Additionally, apart from detecting those spying on him, Su Yu could also use his Perception Jade to scan his surroundings for the location of his targets. But that could be easily detected so he had to use it sparingly.

Nevertheless, this would be a useful ability to have. He couldn\'t use it against strong opponents, but that wasn\'t the case for weak enemies. He could simply scan for their location before killing them. After a week of listening to Cui Lang, Su Yu had also deepened his understanding of Cui Lang.

The night of the 15th.

Heart Paradise Island.

Two Cui Lang stood in the hall.

Niu Baidao was nearby. He stared at the two for a long while before saying, "I only left for a bit before returning and I can\'t even differentiate which among you is the real Cui Lang anymore unless I perform a deep scan. Su Yu, with a change of clothes, you\'re able to hide from even me. I think this will be fine unless you attract the attention of Invincibles."

"I understand."

Niu Baidao blanked out as he looked at Cui Lang and asked, "Are you Su Yu?"

He wanted to scan this person, but that felt too embarrassing so he coughed and said, "Stop messing around. Cui Lang, are you asking for a beating from me?"

"Why are you saying that, Principal?"

Cui Lang was rather speechless. He said, "Don\'t tell me you got us mixed up."

"..."

Beside him, the fake Cui Lang flashed a flippant smile and said, "Tsk tsk, Principal, looks like your eyes aren\'t that good, after all."

Niu Baidao stared at the two. After a long while, he said, "Brats, are you going to play this game? Do you think you look exactly the same? Su Yu, your skin is slightly darker than the real Cui Lang. That\'s probably due to your recent body forging. That kid is fair and tender, like someone who lives off women. Of course, nobody will pay attention to that out of this room."

The real Cui Lang couldn\'t resist arguing, "Principal, how am I someone who lives off women? What can I do if I\'m born with great skin?"

Su Yu laughed as he transformed to his original appearance. "Principal, does this work?"

"There is still one small issue." Niu Baidao said, "Your transformation comes from your character. But the character is a fresh third-tier character. Even with the concealment talisman I gave you and your other concealment character, it is only good enough to hide your real identity from Mountainseas and Sunmoons. But you will be exposed the moment a high-stage Sunmoon performs a detailed scan on you."

"High-stage Sunmoon..." Su Yu said, "What if my character can reach the fourth tier?"

"Fourth tier?"

Niu Baidao had the urge to curse.

That was the level of a Mountainsea! And this damn kid was still a Skysoar! A Skysoar!

Why was this damn kid asking him if it would be fine for his character to reach the fourth tier?

Su Yu said, "In truth, I still have an additional trick. I will have the furball hide in my sea of willpower. He also has a concealment ability."

There were also more Su Yu could do. Among the racial abilities he knew, a decent number of them were related to concealment and disguise as well. He wondered if he could use them to improve his disguise.

After thinking about it, Niu Baidao asked, "Are you taking that little furball with you? That\'s the descendant of an ancient race. You will be fine in the Human Realm...but try not to enter the Allheaven Battlefield as you might end up attracting the experts from his race."

"I know."

Su Yu nodded. He would decide what to do when it was time to leave the Human Realm.

"It should be fine for you. Sunmoons won\'t waste their time performing deep scans on everyone they come across. If you don\'t do anything suspicious, they will only be paying attention to your cultivation method and physical appearance. If you can really push your character to the fourth tier, you will definitely be able to hide from even Sunmoons."

"I understand."

Su Yu nodded. Basically, unless a seventh-stage Sunmoon or someone strong performed a deep scan on him, nobody could see through his disguise. And a high-stage Sunmoon wouldn\'t scan him for no reason unless he did something to provoke them. All his preparations had been completed.

"When are you leaving?"

After a short calculation, Su Yu said, "I\'ll leave on the 18th of May. I still need to tie things up in the research center before announcing my seclusion."

"Fine. Just leave directly without telling anyone. Cui Lang\'s little wife has entered the Allheaven Battlefield so it is perfectly reasonable for Cui Lang to start roaming the Human Realm again. This is the best chance for you to leave."

Beside them, the real Cui Lang was left speechless. Niu Baidao was actually right. He had been planning to go out partying for a year before returning not too long ago. That woman would only return after a year.

At that thought, he sighed and said, "Brother Su, I\'ll tell you this in advance. It\'s fine for you to use my identity, but if you happen to make some powerful enemies, you need to clear my name. I don\'t want to get some new enemies out of nowhere. That would be terrible."

"Of course."

Su Yu smiled, "I will make sure to solve all issues related to your identity before switching out of it. I won\'t create trouble for you, Brother Cui."

"Good."

But he was still quite worried. Su Yu was no simple person. And the people he would offend would definitely not be weaklings. The real Cui Lang would have no means of contending against those people.

He wasn\'t worried about anything else. Even if Su Yu went out and provoked dozens of women, he would be fine with it. That wasn\'t something he was scared of. Who was he? Cui Lang! He only hoped that Su Yu wouldn’t leave him with more troubles after using his identity.