Seizing Destiny From Heavens Hands - Chapter 589: False Friends and Friendly Facades

Shi Tianhao’s smile was honest and sincere.

His posture was also modest,

Making people feel at ease—

Prompting a genuine desire to befriend him.

Shen Mo smiled.

Heart-to-heart?

Close, lifelong friends?

Like hell.

The Heavenly Fiend Lone Star fate pattern—cursed his parents as a child, and curses his friends as an adult.

Anyone who gets close to him inevitably suffers disaster.

“Before I return it to you, tell me—what exactly does this Gold Page do?”

Shen Mo looked at Shi Tianhao with a half-smile.

Shi Tianhao’s expression froze.

Just moments ago, he’d been beaming with friendliness, and now he turned stiff and cold.

“Daoist friend, I truly can’t say.”

“If I tell you, you’ll be dragged into an enormous storm. Xuan Yin Cave Heaven might very well trace it to you.”

“In both reason and emotion, I can’t let a stranger like you get involved.”

“That would go against my principles.”

He took a moment to organize his words, then spoke with sincerity.

His tone remained full of apparent goodwill—

As though he were truly considering Shen Mo’s safety.

Shen Mo shook his head. “Then I’m afraid I can’t comply. I’m also quite interested in this item.”

With that, he turned to leave.

Shi Tianhao panicked.

He quickly stepped in front of Shen Mo. “Daoist friend, you seem to be a rogue cultivator. I happen to be one of Hidden Dragon Island’s minor island lords.”

“If you’re willing, I can recommend you to join Hidden Dragon Island.”

“You should know that in the Outer Sea of the Southern Archipelago, countless rogue cultivators dream of entering Hidden Dragon Island—but they’d break their heads trying, and still never succeed!”

Shen Mo was immediately tempted.

When he had been playing the Q&A game with the tall, thin man from Xuan Yin Cave Heaven, he had learned a general overview of the sects in the Outer Sea.

Among the hundreds of sects, Hidden Dragon Island ranked as a first-class power.

There were plenty of cultivators who longed to enter, hoping to rely on such a great tree for shade—yet couldn’t even find the door.

Of course, Shen Mo wasn’t joining Hidden Dragon Island to hide under someone’s wing.

Th𝐢ṡ 𝒸hаpṯ𝗲r ɩ𝑠 p0𝕤𝑡ҽⅾ bʏ 𝙆ḭ𝑡𝓮η𝙤ⱽҽ𝓁

He was joining because of Shi Tianhao.

If he became a disciple of Hidden Dragon Island, he’d be able to meet Shi Tianhao frequently and track his movements.

Wouldn’t that mean he could pluck treasure from this fat sheep every single day?

Seeing that Shen Mo was swayed, Shi Tianhao immediately pushed further.

“If I’m not mistaken, Daoist friend, you’re likely on the verge of reaching the Nirvana Realm?”

“Nirvana cultivators require external flame to burn their manifestation. You must be struggling with that.”

“In the entire Outer Sea, no sect has greater advantage in this regard than Hidden Dragon Island.”

“You should know we control a chain of undersea volcanoes, right?”

“They consistently produce Thousand-Year Earthfire Marrow and even Ten-Thousand-Year Earthfire Marrow. With enough contribution to the sect, one could even exchange for Earthfire Essence, which surpasses even the ten-thousand-year marrow!”

“With such heavenly materials, you’ll be able to accelerate the burning of your manifestation and the emergence of your Dao Patterns!”

Shi Tianhao added sincerely, “As a token of goodwill, I’m willing to gift you a piece of Thousand-Year Earthfire Marrow right now!”

After speaking, he clenched his jaw and reluctantly took out a piece of Thousand-Year Earthfire Marrow, offering it with both hands.

There was no reason for Shen Mo to reject such a rare treasure freely delivered to his door.

He accepted it with a pleased smile.

“I didn’t expect Daoist Shi to be a minor island lord of Hidden Dragon Island. An honor indeed.”

“I’ve heard of Hidden Dragon Island’s might since my early years.”

“Since Island Lord Shi is so warm and welcoming, I shall gladly accept your offer.”

Shen Mo let out a hearty laugh, slipping fully into the persona of a rogue cultivator, and cupped his fists in return.

“Excellent, excellent! From now on, we’re friends, Daoist Shen!”

“Come, let’s head to the nearby Floating Cloud Island. I’ll host a welcome banquet in your honor!”

Shi Tianhao gripped Shen Mo’s arm with unrestrained enthusiasm.

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