Free Web NovelChapter 173: Chapter 171: Trade-off, Leaving the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land
Su Qing watched the Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator disappear.
He silently glanced at the paper in his hand.
"Heh!"
With a soft scoff, a flame erupted in Su Qing’s hand, turning the piece of paper to ash.
’Expecting such loyalty without offering anything in return? He really underestimates cultivators.’
Su Qing would rather be a Loose Cultivator.
’With my current strength and all the incredible things I’ve synthesized, why should I let myself be tied to this Ji Qianqiu?’
Before, it was loyalty to the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect.
Now, it’s loyalty to the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land, with him at its head.
...
"Sigh..."
’Resources. It’s all about resources!’
Su Qing sighed. He really didn’t want to bite the hand that had fed him.
The Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect had given Su Qing many opportunities.
Still, Su Qing had no desire to remain in the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land.
Perhaps his master, martial uncles, and martial sisters had developed genuine feelings for the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect.
But from the very beginning, Su Qing had only ever seen it as a stepping stone.
It was the same principle that had led him to avoid losing his virginity and seeking out Dao Companions.
If Su Qing decided something was disadvantageous to him, he simply wouldn’t do it!
’I already have a Nascent Soul Technique, and I have a Visualization Map too.’
’The only thing I’m missing is a Fourth Realm Body Refinement Technique.’
...
Su Qing basked in the sun and bathed in the moonlight.
He remained in his lounge chair, unmoving.
After mulling it over for three days, the faint idea in his mind had grown into a great tree. Su Qing was ready to make a decision.
He spotted Luo Lanxin.
"Junior Sister Luo," Su Qing called out.
"Senior Brother?" Luo Lanxin stopped, her lovely eyes looking at Su Qing with a hint of confusion.
Su Qing got up and approached her, asking, "Has the Sect Lord spoken to you about swearing an oath of loyalty to the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land under his leadership?"
"He has, and I’ve already sworn the oath." Luo Lanxin nodded. ’No matter how the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect changes, its foundation is still intact. As long as it isn’t destroyed, staying in the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land is the best choice, whether in my past life or this one.’
"I see..." Su Qing sounded distracted.
He didn’t ask anything else. "Go on with what you were doing, Junior Sister."
Su Qing sat back down in his lounge chair.
Noticing his changed expression, Luo Lanxin asked, "Senior Brother, do you not want to remain in the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land?"
Su Qing sighed. "There’s no point in talking about it."
"It wouldn’t make a difference. It’s not my decision to make whether I stay or not."
"..." From Su Qing’s question, Luo Lanxin seemed to understand the situation he was in.
Her senior brother was very resistant to this kind of oath.
And he failed to see the benefits of staying in the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land.
Her mysterious senior brother seemed to despise such oaths.
...
「Two days later.」
Su Qing had come to a decision. He was going to leave the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land.
’But first, I’ll leave a few good things for everyone on Cold Extremity Peak.’
[Synthesis successful: Immortal Transformation triggered]
[Immortal Fruit: A fruit of fated immortal encounter. An Immortal Pear Fruit grown from a tree that evolved from a mortal pear tree. It contains five wisps of Immortal Qi and can improve one’s Cultivation Talent to a certain degree.]
Su Qing synthesized five Immortal Fruits.
[Synthesis successful: Immortal Transformation triggered]
[Immortal Vein Pill: An Immortal Pill made from Immortal Elixirs? It can form Immortal Veins and rapidly repair damaged meridians without leaving any latent injuries.]
All of them were items that had undergone Immortal Transformation in a single synthesis.
’So Immortal Transformation is even more incredible than I imagined.’
Su Qing looked at the fruits and elixirs in his hand.
There were five of each.
He placed them inside a Storage Ring.
Su Qing headed out.
’Rather than stay in the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land like some student, similar to an Outer Disciple, I might as well wander around a bit.’
’And while I’m at it, I can search for ancient ruins and look for a Divinity Transformation Technique.’
Su Qing found Luo Lanxin.
He asked about his master.
"Junior Sister Luo, where is Master? I have something I need to see her for."
"Master?"
"I think Master went to the Demon Court’s territory."
"She probably won’t be back for a long time."
"Oh, alright." Su Qing hadn’t expected that he wouldn’t even be able to bid farewell to the master who had taken care of him.
Su Qing returned to his familiar little house.
Then, he placed a single Immortal Vein Pill and one Immortal Fruit into a separate Storage Ring.
Su Qing first went to his master’s residence, leaving behind a letter, a Storage Ring, and his Sect Token.
The ring he left contained four Immortal Fruits and four Immortal Vein Pills.
He returned once more.
Then he knocked on the door to Luo Lanxin’s residence.
"Senior Brother, what is it?"
"This Storage Ring is for you."
"Don’t be in a rush to see what’s inside. Wait three days before you look."
Su Qing smiled, but Luo Lanxin still managed to notice the trace of melancholy in his eyes.
’Senior Brother... is he here to say goodbye?’
"Farewell, Junior Sister."
After saying this, Su Qing flew away.
He disliked partings, but if he didn’t leave now, he would eventually be driven off Cold Extremity Peak anyway. It was better to leave on his own terms.
Su Qing flew away.
’Senior Brother... has left?’
Luo Lanxin stared at the Storage Ring in her hand, falling silent.
’It looks like Senior Brother has made his choice.’
Without an Identity Token, Su Qing couldn’t use the sect’s Teleportation Array to get to the Celestial Sea Realm.
But that didn’t mean he couldn’t get there.
After leaving the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land, he went to a nearby Treasure Tower.
He fully unleashed his Golden Core aura. He was also wearing a black cloak.
A male shopkeeper, only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, was so frightened by Su Qing that he broke out in a cold sweat.
When a masked Golden Core Cultivator appeared out of nowhere, who knew if he was planning a robbery.
"Senior, what brings you to the Treasure Tower? Is there something you wish to purchase?"
The shopkeeper only dared to ask because Su Qing hadn’t moved or spoken.
"Does your organization have a Teleportation Array to the Celestial Sea Realm?"
"An Array? Naturally. But you’ll need to go to our Treasure Tower’s own territory for that."
"Your own territory?"
The Treasure Tower’s territory wasn’t terribly far, but it wasn’t close, either.
Flying to the Treasure Tower’s territory from his current location would be like flying halfway to the Celestial Sea Realm.
"Actually, Senior, this very tower has a Teleportation Array that leads to the Treasure Tower’s territory."
"However..." The shopkeeper gave a fawning, oily little laugh.
"The price in Spirit Stones is rather high."
"Spirit Stones? Is that all? I was wondering what the catch was."
"How many Spirit Stones?"
"2,000 Spirit Stones to teleport to the Treasure Tower’s territory."
"And the price to use the Teleportation Array from there to the Celestial Sea Realm is the same!"
’Damn. It makes the Teleportation Array Within the Sect seem practically free.’
’The Treasure Tower is nothing but a den of thieves.’
"Fine. Lead the way."
Too lazy to argue, Su Qing took out twenty Water Spirit Stones and tossed them to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper beamed as he collected the Spirit Stones. "Thank you, Sir! This way, Sir."
...
After a short transfer, and with barely any trouble, Su Qing arrived in the Treasure Tower’s territory within the Celestial Sea Realm.
"The Celestial Sea Realm... not bad at all," Su Qing remarked.
He immediately used Heaven-Soaring God and Demon, swiftly making a Flying Escape from the Treasure Tower’s corner of the Celestial Sea Realm.
He was heading for a region of the sea unclaimed by any sect.
It would be safer, and there was a higher chance of finding fortuitous encounters.
He couldn’t be bothered to worry about the Human Race’s affairs.
’I’m not that magnanimous. Otherwise, I would have long ago produced Spirit Stones synthesized hundreds, or even thousands, of times, triggering their Evolution.’
’The entire world would have leveled up.’
After all, his Synthesizer was like a game-breaking bug.
Especially after Su Qing had upgraded it to the Hundred Level.
Su Qing flew out to an island that wasn’t under the jurisdiction of any sect.
It was now night. The island was dotted with lights, and the lamps on the fishing boats were lit as well. Everything was calm and tranquil.
’A million lights burn bright as day, but where is there a place for this body to stay?’
"Sigh..."
Su Qing sighed and decided to stay on this island for a while.
For Su Qing, the only thing he lacked now was Time.
Once all of his Micro Acupoints were opened and his Pill Pattern reached thirty-six thousand marks, he would begin his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm.
