Free Web NovelChapter 192: Chapter 190: The Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land’s Bounty
Su Qing wanted to find Su Hongshang, but she was in the middle of her Cultivation and had no time for him. Left with no other choice, Su Qing turned and left once more.
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He went to the Marketplace on Zi Island.
Su Qing bought a pile of Spirit Iron.
This was because Zi Island didn’t trade in large quantities of ordinary iron; the lowest grade available was Spirit Iron.
If he had a choice, Su Qing would have definitely chosen ordinary iron.
His Synthesizer could have handled it.
At the same time, Su Qing also bought some Spirit Marrow.
It was for making a Tier Four Puppet.
Su Qing felt that with his current Soul Cultivation and Immortal Control Hand, creating one should be quite simple.
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[Synthesis Successful: Immortal Transformation Triggered]
[Ordinary Immortal Iron: Incredibly sturdy, requires Immortal Fire to melt, has good conductivity...]
[Synthesis Successful: Immortal Transformation Triggered]
[Ultimate Immortal Iron: Incredibly sturdy, has strong conductivity, high plasticity, retains Immortal essence...]
"I’ve only synthesized it twice, but I feel like I can already make a Tier Four Puppet with this."
Su Qing mulled it over as he examined the Immortal Iron in his hand.
The Immortal Qi transmission was very fast. It felt exceptionally clear, and even God Demon True Essence could be transmitted quickly.
[Synthesis Successful: Immortal Transformation Triggered]
[Cyan Immortal Marrow: A Spirit Marrow that seems to originate from the Immortal Realm. Its quality is cyan in color, which is actually Lower Grade.]
[Synthesis Successful: Immortal Transformation Triggered]
[Blue Immortal Marrow: A Spirit Marrow originating from the Immortal Realm. Its quality is indigo blue, which is actually Middle Grade.]
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With Immortal Transformation, aside from Spirit Medicine, Su Qing could obtain materials of any quality he desired.
As long as he had the most basic components, he could synthesize anything.
Time to make the puppet.
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Su Qing’s God Demon True Essence Flame was still able to refine the Immortal Iron, which proved that his flame was quite formidable.
Shaping the channels, carving the runes, Array Formation.
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Even with Su Qing’s high Comprehension, he still failed twice.
When it came to the final and simplest step of shaping it, Su Qing simply gave his first puppet the appearance of a full suit of mecha armor. He had synthesized an even more advanced iron ore to create this outer layer.
"Cool, and good-looking." Su Qing was extremely satisfied with his first creation.
He dripped a drop of his blood onto the puppet, then left a wisp of his soul attached to it.
He took out a Spirit Stone with a massive energy content.
He placed it into the Array located in the puppet’s chest.
The puppet instantly stirred to life.
"A Tier Four Puppet. The defense on this puppet should be the strongest. As long as its internal arrays and runes aren’t destroyed during battle, its combat power will be absolutely immense."
Only after starting the Array Formation did Su Qing realize just how many arrays a puppet required. And runes, too. All of them had to be Tier Four arrays and runes. There was even an Enlightenment Array to give the puppet a degree of autonomy.
It had already taken Su Qing a full month.
[Tier Four Puppet: Incredibly sturdy. Due to its materials, all aspects of the puppet seem to be more powerful...]
’Making puppets is such a hassle.’
After stowing the puppet away, Su Qing once again set off for Su Hongshang’s pavilion. Her pavilion was now built, and Su Qing could sense she was there.
Su Hongshang was clearly taken aback when she saw Su Qing.
"I wonder why Su Qing has come to see me?"
"Could it be to spend a pleasant night with me?" In truth, Su Hongshang thought Su Qing had already left Zi Island.
A faint, clean fragrance filled the pavilion, seemingly the scent of some medicine.
"Would you like a cup of tea?" Su Hongshang asked from her seat, looking at Su Qing with a mix of confusion and boundless curiosity.
"Of course."
"As for spending the night together, let’s forget it. A cup of tea will do." Su Qing sat down without ceremony.
Su Qing quite liked Su Hongshang’s elegant temperament. At the same time, he disliked that she wasn’t quite right in the head.
The whole business of her suddenly wanting to become Dao Companions with him still made Su Qing feel a bit awkward.
Because of this, Su Qing didn’t know how to bring up the matter of how she obtained her Spirit Medicine.
Su Hongshang poured Su Qing a cup of tea. It wasn’t Enlightenment Tea.
[Celestial Fragrance Tea: Made from the young leaves of a Tier Four Celestial Fragrance Spirit Tree. Consuming it causes a hundred fragrances to bloom on the tongue, lingering endlessly.]
It seemed to be even better than Enlightenment Tea.
It was from a Tier Four Spirit Tree, after all.
Su Qing took a sip and immediately felt all sorts of flavors warring on his tongue. It was a chaotic and ceaseless sensation, the taste changing every instant, yet it was still delicious.
"Good tea," Su Qing said.
Su Hongshang pursed her lips, her beautiful eyes looking at Su Qing with a smile. "Su Qing, you came to find me with a trace of worry on your brow. Don’t tell me you’ve come to ask a favor of me?"
Su Qing paused for a moment, then nodded. "Indeed. A moment ago, I did have a favor to ask."
"But I’ve changed my mind."
"Just from the way you said ’Su Qing’ just now, I’m afraid that in asking for this favor, I’d end up trapping myself."
The corners of Su Qing’s eyes crinkled with a smile as he set down his teacup.
"I won’t interfere with your important matters, Su Qing. You can leave when you want and stay if you wish." Su Hongshang gave him another reproachful look. Su Qing turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window.
He pretended not to see it.
’This Demoness is trying to corrupt my Dao heart!’
"You’ve been the center of quite a commotion lately. I thought I might never see you again," Su Hongshang said with a faint smile, yet her eyes held a look that had seen the vicissitudes of time.
It was a look that Su Qing felt he himself was close to acquiring.
Because the world was ever-changing and a Cultivator’s lifespan was so long, one would naturally develop a sense of world-weariness after experiencing so much.
Su Qing couldn’t even remember how old he was anymore.
"How have I been the center of a commotion? I’ve been in seclusion making a puppet this whole time." Su Qing’s brow furrowed. He hadn’t done anything recently.
"Is that so?"
"Then why has your former Sect issued a bounty on you?"
Su Qing’s frown deepened. "The Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land?"
"Why would they issue a bounty on me? I haven’t done anything, have I?" Su Qing remained calm. ’What on earth is Ji Qianqiu thinking?’
Everything had been amicable between them, and now they had issued a bounty for him.
"The reason given is treason against the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land and mastering the Sacred Land’s Secret Technique." Su Hongshang took a sip of tea. "It seems to have been issued just recently."
"The Immortal Alliance on the Continent also seems to have raised the bounty on you, offering a Tier Four Spirit Fruit."
"They’re certainly generous, making an enemy of me for no reason." Su Qing sighed but didn’t pay it much mind. A bounty like that would, at most, attract Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators.
He was in the Nether Sea, a place worlds away from everything. Even if a Nascent Soul Realm expert came, they would be no match for him.
"I’m not finished. The Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land is offering five Tier Four Spiritual Treasures and a Tier Five Ten Thousand Years Profound Cyan Marrow."
"What!" Su Qing shot to his feet in anger, his face a mask of disbelief. His breathing grew heavy.
Su Qing wouldn’t have cared about a simple bounty.
But for the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land to take things this far...
A Tier Five Ten Thousand Years Profound Cyan Marrow, and five different types of Tier Four Spiritual Treasures.
’Are they trying to hire a Divinity Transformation expert to kill me?’
After his burst of anger, a moment passed, and his heavy breathing returned to normal. His expression turned blank as he sat back down and took a sip of tea.
"The Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land... what a move. And Ji Qianqiu, too." The only thing Su Qing could taste was bitterness.
He couldn’t say he had taken nothing from the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect, but to say he hadn’t contributed to it...
That wasn’t true either. During the last Demon Race invasion, Su Qing had done everything in his power to help.
"Heh..." Su Qing suddenly lost all interest in asking about Alchemy.
He sat to one side, lost in thought for a long time, occasionally taking a sip of tea.
This was the first time Su Hongshang had seen Su Qing so pensive. Since he was in a bad mood, she didn’t dare speak, simply refilling his tea with an elegant posture.
「After a long while.」
"Actually, Su Qing, if you were to become my Dao Companion, the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land’s bounty would be nothing more than a joke," Su Hongshang said softly.
"Oh? Why is that?" Su Qing snapped out of his thoughts and asked, puzzled.
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