Free Web NovelChapter 221: Chapter 219: Meeting an Old Acquaintance in the Myriad Tribulations Sea Region
"That was close."
"I really thought they’d found me."
Su Qing breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the two of them leave, especially his former senior sister.
’Why was she looking at me so strangely?’
"Immortal, why are you all so afraid of those two ladies?"
Suddenly, a small child at Su Qing’s feet asked curiously. She seemed a little scared, yet a little curious.
Su Qing couldn’t help but smile.
"Whose child are you? Why are you so curious about this?"
"Because when those two pretty ladies came out, all of you hid."
"Hahaha." Su Qing started laughing.
The innocence of a child.
Truly, the innocence of a child.
If this little girl had asked another Cultivator, especially one with a bad temper, she probably would have been snatched right off the street.
Su Qing patted the little girl’s head, messing up what was originally a neat mushroom cut.
The girl stood up straight, a little scared.
Su Qing wasn’t exuding any oppressive aura.
It was just his laughter, but that laughter alone frightened the girl.
’This little girl isn’t so simple, is she.’
Nearby, a Qi Cultivation Fourth Level Cultivator was looking over at Su Qing with worry. He bore a strong resemblance to the girl, so he was probably her father.
"You’re afraid of us, but we have people we’re afraid of too," Su Qing said with a smile.
’This little girl is really brave.’
After Su Qing slowly walked away, the little girl’s father quickly scooped her up and carried her off.
...
Even a little girl understood the fear for one’s own Life.
How could Su Qing not know?
He was just weighing whether or not he should release an Immortal Stone.
But there were acquaintances on this island.
Su Qing didn’t act.
He didn’t want to act anymore.
If he released another Immortal Stone, Su Qing was afraid he would destroy another island.
After the incident on Chongming Island.
Su Qing had truly become a Demon.
Even Su Qing himself felt like he had been treating life as if it were worthless.
’Forget it, forget it.’ Su Qing’s mind cleared, and he smiled.
’I can’t drag so many people into the matter between myself and Ji Qianqiu.’
Having come to this realization, Su Qing didn’t feel much regret.
He had never claimed to be a good person in the first place.
Many of the things he had done were, relatively speaking, bad deeds.
He mostly acted for his own sake.
Not for others.
Suddenly, his Soul Realm, which had been suppressed, broke through again. ’Could this be considered clearing the dust from my heart?’
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Dustless Fifth Layer [God Demon Devouring Universe Map: Mastery (161.97/1000)]
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Su Qing wandered through the Marketplace.
He was looking for anything he might find useful.
Before he knew it,
He had arrived at a place where Demon Beasts were sold.
Every Demon Beast had a Magical Artifact Collar around its neck.
Tier One Demon Beasts.
And even Tier Two Demon Beasts.
Su Qing saw a Tier One Demon Beast butterfly.
It was exquisitely beautiful, and faint Spiritual Qi emanated from its body.
It was highly ornamental, yet it wasn’t restrained by any Magical Artifact.
The crucial thing was, he saw his senior and junior sect sisters.
They were both looking at this butterfly.
Without hesitation, Su Qing turned and left.
...
"Senior Sister, it’s that man again. Are you sure you don’t know him?" Luo Lanxin frowned. She felt like he was following them.
"I don’t know him. Lanxin, don’t be angry."
"But it seems like he knows us."
"Shh~" Liu Linlin stopped Luo Lanxin, signaling for her to lower her voice.
"We’re Golden Core Realm cultivators. It’s only natural that he would recognize us." A cryptic glint flashed in Liu Linlin’s eyes.
Luo Lanxin, however, seemed to have a sudden realization.
Her eyes widened as she stared in the direction the man had gone.
A complex series of emotions flickered across her face.
Then she returned to normal.
"Senior Sister is right. We are in the Golden Core Realm."
"It’s only natural we’d be recognized."
Indeed, after Luo Lanxin silently compared the man’s impression and aura with that of a certain person in her mind...
Luo Lanxin grew even more certain of her suspicions.
Compared to Liu Linlin’s simple desire not to expose her junior brother,
Luo Lanxin’s thoughts were far more profound. Having lived a life anew, she knew better than anyone the infinite possibilities contained within the concept of opportunity.
Right now, if she reported him to the Sect Lord, she could bring an entire Immortal Realm to the Sect. Even if she only received a tiny fraction of the benefits, Luo Lanxin felt it would be much better than her current situation.
That was an Immortal Realm, after all.
The ultimate goal of every Immortal Cultivator.
"Let’s go, Lanxin. Don’t think about it anymore. We’re only in the Golden Core Realm." Liu Linlin had clearly seen through some of Luo Lanxin’s thoughts.
There was nothing else she could do but offer a word of caution.
It was hard for those in the Golden Core Realm to obtain anything.
Even the Immortal Stone that appeared last time was snatched away by an Immortal Dao Great Power.
This wasn’t a situation that two Golden Core Realm cultivators could handle.
Besides, if they acted so rashly, their connection with their junior brother would truly be severed.
"Alright, Senior Sister." Luo Lanxin now feigned a state of confusion.
She acted as if she had something on her mind.
In the end,
she slowly returned to normal.
...
...
Su Qing didn’t know that, in fact, the first time he and Liu Linlin had met again,
when their eyes met,
Liu Linlin had almost seen right through him.
Or rather, she had noticed something was off about him.
That, combined with the subtle aura that only an acquaintance would recognize,
led Liu Linlin to conclude that this was her junior brother.
As for Su Qing, he had already left the island.
The Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land and Ji Qianqiu were two separate matters.
He was going back.
Back to Profound Bright Island.
Su Qing had all the Time in the world to toy with Ji Qianqiu until he was dead.
He had only cursed him a dozen or so times so far.
There was no rush at all.
When the time comes, Su Qing could just place a few Immortal Stones in the Nether Sea Region and turn them into Immortal Realms.
That way, Su Qing wouldn’t be the only Cultivator with an Immortal Realm.
He’d let the higher-ups fight over them, and they would overlook the fact that a mere Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator had also obtained an Immortal Realm.
As long as Su Qing released enough of them,
the world would be completely transformed.
Would Su Qing become the one who changed the world?
It was actually very possible.
But first, he’d have to waste tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.
...
「Profound Bright Islands.」
Su Qing was back again.
He had left quietly, and he had returned quietly.
However, a guest arrived as soon as he got back.
"Fellow Daoist Shangguan."
"Here to give me more business?" Su Qing said the moment he opened the door, a natural-looking, happy expression on his face.
Shangguan Muling was exasperated.
But she still had to come find Su Qing.
A Cultivator like her was bound to have a few tricks up her sleeve.
And so, Shangguan Muling had come again.
"That’s right."
The five damaged Array Plates from last time... she had resold them within the Zhengxuan Sect and actually hadn’t lost any money.
This kind of cultivation craftsmanship...
...was something even she, Shangguan Muling, wanted to learn.
Unfortunately, Shangguan Muling didn’t have the Talent to be an Array Master.
Her only Talent was for growing a few Spirit Plants.
"What kind of Array Plate does Fellow Daoist Shangguan want?"
"The Fire Dragon Array again, and it would be best to get a Cold Prison Array as well," Shangguan Muling said.
"Three Fire Dragon Array Plates and one Cold Prison Array."
"If you want to attack enemies, the Vine Dragon Array might be much better than the Cold Prison Array," Su Qing replied.
"Because wood feeds fire, it will be twice as effective in battle."
"Of course, the Vine Dragon Array is fifteen thousand Spirit Stones more expensive than the Cold Prison Array," Su Qing said with a smile.
Shangguan Muling put her hands on her hips and looked at the Master Le before her.
The more she looked at this "master," the more she thought he was a shameless profiteer.
"Then switch the Cold Prison Array to a Vine Dragon Array."
"What’s the fastest you can have them ready?"
"That depends on how many Spirit Stones Miss Shangguan is willing to pay to rush the order," Su Qing said with a smile.
"Four Array Plates will take a week at the fastest."
"Deposit." Su Qing held out his hand, not holding back at all.
"Here. It’s only twenty-five thousand Spirit Stones."
Shangguan Muling gave him the Spirit Stones and then chatted with Su Qing for a while, mainly asking if she could pay tuition to learn about Arrays from him.
Su Qing just shook his head and refused each time.
’No means no. If I teach too much, it’ll be easy to expose myself.’
’She’s not one of my own. She should just stick to buying Array Plates from me.’
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