Free Web NovelChapter 170: Chapter 168: Little Immortal Realm and the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King
「Six months later」
The Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land.
Su Qing stood on Cold Extremity Peak, gazing down at the endless expanse of lights below.
The past six months had brought the greatest changes to the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect.
Furthermore, with the Demon Court having lost a Demon Venerable, Su Qing hadn’t encountered a single member of the Demon Race while clearing out Demon Fiends within the territory of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land.
’This Sect Lord... he’s really different,’ Su Qing mused, enjoying a rare moment of leisure.
He had spent the entire past six months out hunting Demon Fiends.
He also absorbed some Life Force along the way.
This was also why countless mortals and various Loose Cultivators had flocked here, bringing their families with them.
Why?
Because their Sect Lord was truly trying to turn this place into a Sacred Land.
In fact, Ji Qianqiu had even asked Su Qing if he wanted to become a Teacher, specializing in researching Cultivation Techniques.
It was really just another name for a teacher.
The reason for the title was the Sect Lord’s own philosophy: one must not only teach knowledge, but also act upon it. Hence, the name Teacher.
Many of the Sect’s Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators and True Inheritors had become Teachers.
The reason was simple: the rewards were generous.
Su Qing was used to a carefree life. The only thing he coveted from the Celestial Treasure Cellar was the Enlightenment Tea.
’Finally, it’s time for a synthesis.’
Cold Extremity Peak had grown much quieter.
Su Qing may have refused, but his master, junior sister, and senior uncle had no reason to do so.
They could take one treasure from the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect’s Celestial Treasure Cellar as a reward each year.
For a period of ten years.
What Golden Core or Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn’t be tempted by such an offer?
Although the compensation for the Foundation Establishment Realm was a bit less, it was still exceptionally good.
’I’ll synthesize a normal tree seed with the Enlightenment Tree Seed.’
’Right now, Immortal Transformation seems much more valuable than Evolution.’
Su Qing had already achieved Full Immortal Transformation Points long ago.
’So I have to go with Immortal Transformation.’
’Synthesize.’
[Synthesis Successful: Immortal Transformation Triggered]
[Immortal Enlightenment Tree Seed: A seed produced by the Immortal Enlightenment Tree once every three thousand years. It contains the tree’s immortal essence. Consumption increases base comprehension by 20 times for one year.]
’Hiss...’
’Immortal Transformation is just too powerful!’
Su Qing couldn’t help but marvel at the description.
He took out eight more seeds and initiated a Standardization synthesis.
[Synthesis Successful: Standardization Triggered]
[Guaranteed-Growth Immortal Enlightenment Tree Seed: A seed produced by the Immortal Enlightenment Tree once every three thousand years. It contains the tree’s immortal essence and is guaranteed to sprout and grow. Consumption increases base comprehension by 20 times for one year.]
"Er..."
’How underwhelming.’
Su Qing shook his head. He wasn’t even sure he could raise an Immortal Enlightenment Tree. It would be a disaster to plant it only to find he couldn’t afford to nurture it.
’Unless... I use Immortal Transformation on soil, water, and Spirit Stones to synthesize things like Immortal Soil, Immortal Water, and Immortal Stones, and see if the Immortal Enlightenment Tree can grow with those.’
’Let’s try one more synthesis.’
Su Qing reflected that while he could synthesize an amazing seed, he might not be able to raise the tree. What he really needed were its leaves to aid his growth at his current stage.
Consuming the seed was too wasteful. If he planted it, he feared the growth period would be so long that by the time it grew leaves, he would have already reached the realm of a God Demon.
Would he even need the Immortal Enlightenment Tree then?
[Synthesis Successful: Immortal Transformation Triggered]
[Guaranteed-Growth Seed of the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King: A seed produced by the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King once every ten thousand years. It contains the Tree King’s immortal essence and is guaranteed to sprout and grow. Consumption increases base comprehension by 200 times for one year.]
’Excellent.’
Su Qing didn’t continue synthesizing. He was going to try to synthesize a place where the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King could grow.
Su Qing took out the two Pocket Worlds he had obtained from killing the Nascent Soul Masters.
He wanted to synthesize the Pocket Worlds and attempt an Immortal Transformation.
Su Qing started by synthesizing Spirit Stones.
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[Synthesis Successful: Immortal Transformation Triggered]
[Synthesis Successful: Immortal Transformation Triggered]
[Synthesis Successful: Immortal Transformation Triggered]
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After more than thirty syntheses:
[Great World-Tier Immortal Stone: Contains enough Immortal Qi to fill an entire Great World. Within its ethereal Immortal Qi, Dao Essence ebbs and flows. Warning: Do not leave this Immortal Stone in the outside world for more than a day, or it will automatically evolve into a Great World.]
Su Qing synthesized two more, then quickly placed all three Immortal Stones into the Synthesizer.
’This should be enough, right?’
All Su Qing really wanted was to synthesize an environment where the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King could grow.
Pocket Worlds + 2 portions of soil + 2 portions of water + 3 Immortal Stones.
’Synthesize,’ Su Qing thought.
[Synthesis Successful: Immortal Transformation Triggered]
[Little Immortal Realm: An Immortal Realm the size of an ordinary Great World. Contains vast Immortal Qi, Immortal Soil, and an Immortal Spring. Dao Essence is self-generating. Monitoring Host’s current world. It is recommended the Host exercise caution before releasing it into the outside world. Binding to Host...]
At this point, Su Qing felt like he was playing a game.
A Little Immortal Realm.
’Use.’
’Place it in the Great World within my Purple Mansion Acupoints.’
The moment he did,
Su Qing felt the Great World in his Purple Mansion nearly burst apart.
Gradually, as Immortal Qi flooded Su Qing’s original Acupoint World, the Little Immortal Realm stabilized and linked with it. His original Great World was transformed into a Little Immortal Realm.
As Su Qing was in the Acupoint Realm, the moment the Little Immortal Realm appeared, he felt immense Immortal Qi swiftly wash over his entire body in a purifying baptism.
His entire body began to tremble pleasantly, every cell frantically absorbing the nourishment of the Immortal Qi.
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「Seven days later」
Su Qing exuded an ethereal aura, seemingly suffused with Immortal Qi.
He was receiving nourishment back from the Little Immortal Realm.
’With my current strength, you can’t just describe my power in terms of the Golden Core Realm or the Third Realm anymore.’
Nourished by the Immortal Qi, Su Qing felt that even his Comprehension had improved.
He could tell from the rise in his Visualization Map’s Skill Level.
Comprehension itself was an abstract concept, but his Synthesizer’s items displayed it in very concrete terms, especially in the Skill Level of his Visualization Map.
Su Qing’s power had completely surpassed that of a normal Golden Core Realm cultivator.
’In a little while, I can go to the Celestial Sea Realm to practice my Magic.’
As he was now, no one in the Golden Core Realm was his opponent.
Moreover, with longevity no longer a concern, his goal was to push every single Realm to its absolute limit.
The Little Immortal Realm was complete.
Su Qing planted the seed of the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King within the Little Immortal Realm.
He watered it with some water from the Immortal Spring.
Then, Su Qing left it to grow on its own.
After all, he didn’t know how to care for Spirit Plants anyway.
「Half a day later」
The seed broke through the soil and grew steadily, transforming into a fresh sprout.
The self-generating Dao Essence allowed Su Qing to clearly perceive a sense of vitality and wisdom emanating from it.
Since it was growing within his own acupoint, how could it not nourish him in return?
He sat down peacefully in a meditative posture. Faint wisps of Dao Principle began to emanate from his Purple Mansion Acupoints, and Su Qing focused on comprehending them.
The Immortal Enlightenment Tree King in the Little Immortal Realm was also growing slowly.
At first, Su Qing found his comprehension of the Life Dao Essence to be exceptionally clear.
Thanks to the influence of his Life and Death Dao Foundation, his understanding was quite profound.
But as he progressed, it became more and more difficult.
Eventually, Su Qing gave up.
He gave up on comprehending it further.
「Two months passed」
Su Qing had no choice but to venture outside the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land to resume clearing out Demon Fiends.
Fortunately, the frequency of Demon Fiend appearances had already been curbed.
They were all minor Demon Fiends with no Cultivation to speak of.
There weren’t even any Demon Fiends comparable to the Qi Cultivation Realm to be found.
Clearing them out was incredibly easy and convenient for Su Qing.
’The Sect Lord genuinely wants to change the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect.’
’But what does he get out of it?’ Su Qing wondered, watching the roads being built even through the night.
The nations within the territory of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect had been all but annihilated; at most, only ten percent of the population had survived.
Instead of rebuilding the nations, they were rebuilding the roads.
Su Qing didn’t understand why. Why would his Sect Lord do something that was useless to himself and useless to other Cultivators?
’Could it be that he’s lived for so long he just wants to change the state of the world?’
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