Free Web NovelChapter 222: Chapter 220: Immortal Stones Forge a Path to Freedom
Shangguan Muling left.
Peace returned to Su Qing’s side.
How should he put it?
After so much time had passed, knowing that someone he knew was still alive brought Su Qing a sense of relief.
Of course, if they had died, there was nothing he could have done.
Su Qing couldn’t protect that many people anyway.
Right now, he could barely protect himself.
Let alone protect others.
What Su Qing needed to do now was extricate himself from this extreme danger.
To do that, he had to sate the appetites of the higher-level Cultivators.
That way, they would no longer pay so much attention to him.
These Immortal Stones were easy for Su Qing to come by.
With the 25,000 Ordinary Spirit Stones Shangguan Muling had given him, Su Qing could synthesize at least 25 Immortal Stones capable of evolving into Little Worlds.
As long as the Great Powers got their hands on a fair number of them, the safer Su Qing would be.
At the very least, it would prevent a Great Power from rushing over to capture him the moment a trace of his presence was found.
After taking care of matters for a few more days, Su Qing headed out.
He was going to the Nether Sea.
In short, he was going to scatter some wealth in the Nether Sea.
He was going to release some Immortal Stones.
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The Nether Sea Realm.
Su Qing had already found several suitable locations.
He tried to make sure each area where he would place an Immortal Stone was far enough away from any islands.
Just as Su Qing was considering his next move,
a colossal Sea Beast suddenly burst from the water’s surface.
It was like a great mountain, and it lunged toward Su Qing, trying to swallow him whole.
God Demon Ascending Immortal Step.
Su Qing instantly flew clear of the giant beast’s massive maw.
The colossal beast’s two fins actually transformed into enormous wings that blotted out the sun.
A single flap of its wings was like a tremendous storm.
The giant beast flew toward Su Qing.
"A Kunpeng."
Su Qing recognized it at a glance. It was a Kunpeng, a colossal beast of the Nether Sea.
Upon leaving the water, it becomes the Peng; in the water, it is the Kun.
But seeing it for real, he could truly feel an immense pressure.
Especially when its massive mouth opened toward Su Qing, exuding a terrifying suction force.
Su Qing knew this thing was not to be trifled with.
Five Elements Tribulation Thunder Seal.
Spear of the Soul.
Su Qing attacked its soul, as that would be much more advantageous for him.
Two Soul Attack Techniques landed on the giant Peng.
The Peng let out a world-shaking cry.
It fell back into the water, kicking up thousand-mile waves. Its size was truly terrifying.
Su Qing could sense that this Kunpeng possessed the power of the Fourth Realm Limit.
It felt like it was just one step away from breaking through to the Divinity Transformation level.
Fortunately, Su Qing had his Soul Attack Techniques.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have known what to do. Su Qing had even wanted to take a bite of the Kunpeng’s flesh.
He waited for the sea to calm down a bit.
Su Qing continuously scanned the underwater environment with his soul.
But the result was...
The Kunpeng had vanished.
"..."
’How is that possible? It disappeared right under my nose? A Kunpeng that massive? Can it dissolve in water or something?’
Su Qing was stunned. He swept his Power of the Soul through the water, trying to drag the Kunpeng out.
But he truly couldn’t find it.
Su Qing was completely shocked.
’Divine Beasts are truly incredible. It entered the water and vanished without a trace. If I’d known, I would have used God Demon Summoning Day.’
’At least I could have eaten a few scraps of the Kunpeng.’
But now, he couldn’t get even a single bite of Kunpeng flesh.
How did this Kunpeng manage to disappear upon entering the water with such a massive body?
Su Qing couldn’t help but feel extremely puzzled.
However, his plan to place an Immortal Stone here was now ruined.
Su Qing was certain that if he released an Immortal Stone and tried to slip away, the Kunpeng in the water would absolutely swallow it in one gulp.
Swallowing this Immortal Stone would grant Longevity, even to one who was not yet an immortal.
The Immortal Qi from these Immortal Stones was comparable to that of a Little World. Releasing it into this world, Su Qing knew, would cause chaos.
It would, however, bring blessings to some mortals.
If they were fortunate enough to absorb even a single wisp,
they would become incredibly healthy, and living to a hundred would be no problem at all.
Since there was a Kunpeng here, Su Qing definitely had to leave.
The Kunpeng was a minor issue; Su Qing’s own business was what mattered.
Su Qing couldn’t figure out how to create a Teleportation Array. Otherwise, he would have used one for each location, planned out the Immortal Stone placements, and released them all at once.
But as it was now, that wasn’t possible.
After finding another good location, Su Qing began to plan his route.
He would drop these Immortal Stones at the fastest possible speed.
He estimated it would only take half an hour.
In that time, he could drop ten Immortal Stones.
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After finding the right moment,
Su Qing instantly retrieved an Immortal Stone from his Little Immortal Realm and placed it in the sky above the sea.
The Immortal Stone was extraordinary, defying gravity as it hovered in the air.
A vast amount of Immortal Qi began to overflow from it.
If an Immortal Stone were left out for a long time,
it would eventually evolve into a Little World.
The aura of Divinity Transformation.
Su Qing seemed to sense it.
He then flew toward his remaining targets for placing the Immortal Stones.
With his Cultivation aura concealed, it would be difficult even for a Divinity Transformation expert to find him.
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One Immortal Stone.
Two Immortal Stones.
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Nine Immortal Stones.
All of them placed.
By the time they were all placed,
Su Qing could already feel immense pressure from many different directions.
"Go on and fight. The bigger the chaos, the better," Su Qing said, the corners of his mouth turning up.
He felt an incomparable thrill in his heart.
The Immortal Stones were the best gift.
A gift for all living beings in the Nether Sea.
And for the entire world.
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「Not long after.」
Su Qing had already transformed into a fish and was discreetly making his way toward the Celestial Sea Realm.
No matter how fiercely the Great Powers fought here, it had nothing to do with him.
The Nether Sea was vast, so he wasn’t afraid of the conflict spilling over into the Celestial Sea Realm.
If it did reach the Celestial Sea Realm, Su Qing would just flee to the Continent.
In any case, the impact wouldn’t be that widespread.
So, who would these ten Immortal Stones ultimately fall to?
Su Qing had no idea.
Even watching from the sidelines was dangerous now.
Tsunamis and storms raged constantly around the Nether Sea. It was obvious that Great Powers were fighting, throwing the world into disarray.
The clouds in the sky were dark and oppressive, truly making it live up to the name "Nether Sea."
He returned to the Profound Bright Islands.
Su Qing felt a little weary.
Almost a month had passed.
He had returned to Profound Bright Island at the slowest possible pace.
Fortunately, Su Qing had prepared the Array Plate and given it to Luo Xingya. When Shangguan Muling came to pick up the goods, they would surely be ready for her.
He had also told Luo Xingya to collect the final payment.
It was night when he got back.
Su Qing began to curse Ji Qianqiu.
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"PFFT—"
Ji Qianqiu was in the middle of absorbing a few wisps of Immortal Qi from the Nether Sea when, unexpectedly, a curse struck him.
The power of the curse
caused his qi and blood to flow in reverse, making him violently spit out a large mouthful of blood. The aura around his body fell into disarray.
His soul was also severely injured, but fortunately, those few wisps of Immortal Qi began to repair Ji Qianqiu’s wounds.
However, the effect of those few wisps of Immortal Qi was wasted.
Although his injuries were healed, Ji Qianqiu gritted his teeth. He had fought so long for that Immortal Qi, only for it to be used for healing?
The hatred Ji Qianqiu felt was immense!
When the Immortal Stone incident occurred,
almost all the Divinity Transformation Cultivators, and even Nascent Soul Cultivators, had rushed over to get a piece of the pie. As a result, most of the Nascent Soul Realm experts suffered heavy casualties or died.
Even the Divinity Transformation experts only managed to snatch a few wisps of Immortal Qi.
The Immortal Stones themselves were completely divided up among several factions from the Abyss Sea.
Even the plots of land in the Nether Sea that had been transformed by the Immortal Stones were occupied by one faction after another.
The great factions, normally never seen, had almost all entered the fray this time, with all their Great Powers fighting for the prize.
Even someone like Ji Qianqiu had to stand far away, waiting for the Immortal Stones to be taken before scrambling for the leftover Immortal Qi.
And even then, he had only managed to obtain a few wisps.
One could only imagine how fierce the struggle had been.
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