Chapter 558 - 556: A Loss for One Is a Loss for All
Chapter 558: Chapter 556: A Loss for One Is a Loss for All
Su Qing could feel that both of them had been infected by Su Qianyou’s Pure Evil Flame.
They were, for all intents and purposes, dead men walking.
Qi Wansheng frowned deeply. "I can’t believe spies from the Demon Sect have actually appeared in our Taiqing Sacred Land."
"I will get to the bottom of this."
Su Qing said flatly, "Try to be quick about it. Their lives... are like kindling now."
’Like kindling?’
Qi Wansheng looked at Su Qing in surprise. ’Could this be Elder Su’s doing?’
"Thank you for the reminder, Elder Su. I’ll take them to a Supreme Elder to have their souls searched."
"Mm," Su Qing nodded, then took Su Qianyou by the hand and flew off the arena stage.
「On Zuyang Peak.」
As soon as they landed, Su Qianyou said, "He attacked me first. You said that if he pulled me into an Illusion Realm, I could kill him."
"That’s right. You did the right thing!"
"When your life is in danger, you must fight back to defend yourself," Su Qing said with a smile, patting Su Qianyou’s head.
’Does she seem a little older?’
’It must be my imagination.’
"That cultivator you burned last time, is he dead yet?" Su Qing asked.
"The one Qi Wansheng called Old Demon Bu," Su Qing added.
Su Qianyou shook her head. "I don’t know."
"Little Huo knows, but I don’t."
"Oh?" Su Qing suddenly came to a conclusion.
It seemed that both the Pure Evil Flame and the Stone of Evil possessed Spiritual Wisdom and were born to accompany Su Qianyou.
Yet, they hadn’t become a part of her.
Perhaps this was due to her innate kindness, and perhaps it was for this very reason that the Pure Evil Flame and the Stone of Evil accompanied her.
"Then help me ask your Little Huo," Su Qing said with a smile.
Su Qianyou asked, then shook her head. "Little Huo doesn’t want to tell you."
"Erk!"
’This Pure Evil Flame... does it really hate me that much?’
Su Qing gave Su Qianyou a surprised look. "It’s fine. In that case, I’ll just have to see for myself what the situation is."
As Su Qing began his finger-pinching Inference, he glanced at Su Qianyou. "Qianyou, you can’t slack off. Your friends can protect you, but you must also have the ability to protect yourself."
"Yes, big brother. I’ll go cultivate then."
"Go on. If there’s anything you don’t understand, come ask me, or go look for books in the Sacred Land’s Library Pavilion."
Su Qianyou nodded and returned to her room.
After a while, Su Qing’s Inference produced a result.
[Not Dead]
"Still not dead?"
’A whole month, and the Pure Evil Flame still hasn’t burned a Ninth Realm existence to death. It seems it’s still very weak, likely because it’s attached to Su Qianyou.’
’Only when Su Qianyou’s own strength grows will the power of the Pure Evil Flame become stronger.’
’Why do I feel like the Pure Evil Flame is very similar to another kind of flame...’
Su Qing pondered. ’The Fire of Death from the Black Abyss?’
’It’s very similar, but something’s not right. Logically, if the Black Abyss’s Fire of Death had undergone Standardization, it would surely be superior to the Pure Evil Flame.’
’Unfortunately, the Fire of Death from the Black Abyss has not undergone Standardization at all.’
’It is merely the only flame born within the Star Sea.’
’And it belongs to the Star Sea itself, that’s all.’
「Not long after.」
Su Qing waited in the tea room.
"Fellow Daoist, you have fine tastes."
"Come, have a seat. Try my Spirit Tea."
The image of an old crone appeared before Su Qing. Her face was covered in wrinkles, yet she possessed the cultivation of the Tenth Realm.
It was obviously a disguise.
Su Qing didn’t mind. After the Ninth Realm, a cultivator’s lifespan was essentially tied to the heavens. As long as the heavens didn’t collapse, the cultivator would not die.
The collapse of the heavens actually meant the collapse of this world, not the collapse of the Continent.
"It seems you have been waiting long, Fellow Daoist. Did you know I would come?" The old crone was incredibly surprised. ’I am a Tenth Realm Cultivator, after all.’
"Hahaha~"
"It was just a guess."
"A Ninth Realm Cultivator was severely injured and brought to a Supreme Elder for Soul Searching. As a Supreme Elder of the Sacred Land, how could you not be concerned about the changes happening within it?"
"Especially about... the one who severely injured a Ninth Realm existence." Su Qing looked at the old crone with a smile in his eyes.
The old crone let out a dry, raspy laugh. "Hahaha~"
"True. How could I not be concerned with the affairs of the Sacred Land?"
"I heard about you from Wansheng. I hope you will not interfere too much in the matters of the Taiqing Sacred Land."
"I’m not one to meddle in others’ business for fun," Su Qing said with a smile. He had specially brewed some Tier Ten Spirit Tea.
He took a small sip himself. A rich aroma filled the air. He didn’t usually drink much tea.
But some occasions called for it.
The old crone had been smelling the tea’s fragrance for a while and could no longer hold back. She gently tasted a little. After a small sip, her pupils widened.
She downed the scalding tea in one gulp.
"Tier Ten Spirit Tea... Fellow Daoist, you have impressive means."
"There’s more in the pot. Finish the tea before you go."
"Then this old woman shall indulge in your fine taste." The old crone laughed. She had originally intended to leave, but with the Spirit Tea right in front of her, she wanted to savor it to her heart’s content before departing.
...
After they finished the tea, Su Qing spoke with her at length.
They discussed this Continent.
The state of affairs on the Continent.
And the forces beyond it.
That’s right, there were forces beyond the Continent.
In the starry sky beyond the Continent, there were many powerful existences.
Some were strong, some were weak, but the strongest among them were roughly on par with the Taiqing Sacred Land.
Therefore, they were generally in a state of peaceful exchange.
The most peculiar thing was that this Continent was completely dominated by the Human Race.
It was difficult for the Demon Race to rise, and those that did were often indoctrinated and absorbed into individual Cultivation Forces.
It was a world controlled only by cultivators of the Demon Dao and the Righteous Dao.
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「Three months later.」
During his Cultivation, Su Qing came to understand how to open up his own unique Space-Time Veins.
However, his current ability was insufficient.
He still needed to intercept the Space-Time Veins of his own experiences.
And make them a unique part of himself.
The worlds that had been destroyed also needed to be reshaped by Su Qing.
In short, the space-time of every event he had ever experienced was indispensable.
Opening, tracing, locating, and establishing the Space-Time Veins.
For now, Su Qing had only grasped how to open them.
’I never expected breaking through to the Grand Thousand Realm to be this difficult.’
’If I had tried to force a breakthrough with the previous Great Dao Cultivation Method, I’m afraid it would have been fraught with difficulty, and my strength would have been inadequate.’
’Synthesizer, you’ve really caused me a lot of trouble!’
’And yet, you still managed to create a follow-up cultivation technique for this thing!’
Su Qing was annoyed. The most basic Taichu Cultivation Method only went up to the Thirteenth Realm, yet the Synthesizer had somehow extended it to the Fifteenth Realm.
’Isn’t this just an extension? The key is that it’s not even complete.’
「Today.」
Su Qing received a flying message from Qi Wansheng.
It invited Su Qing to the main hall to discuss an important matter.
Su Qing decided to go have a look, treating it as a way to clear his head.
When he arrived, the hall was filled with figures at the Peak Lord Level and above from the Taiqing Sacred Land.
"Greetings, Elder Su."
"Elder Su."
The Peak Lords all greeted him with reverence.
There was no other reason for it. Su Qing was simply too strong.
When Qi Wansheng saw Su Qing, he quickly invited him to a seat at his side.
"Elder Su."
"What interesting event has occurred? To gather so many of us Peak Lords here."
"Since almost everyone is here, I’ll be brief."
"The Blood Transformation Demon Sect is at war with the Holy Medicine Palace. Bu Shiyu sacrificed his life to severely injure a Ninth Realm Daoist friend from the Holy Medicine Palace."
"What does everyone think? Should we help the Holy Medicine Palace, or should we wait for both sides to suffer heavy losses?"
Qi Wansheng looked at the various Peak Lords.
Su Qing was surprised. ’Bu Shiyu? Old Demon Bu? He’s dead.’
’A little over four months, and the Pure Evil Flame killed a Ninth Realm Cultivator.’
’It’s become quite powerful.’
But the other Peak Lords had a different reaction.
Ji Shuqing was the first to speak. "Saint Lord, we must help the Holy Medicine Palace in this matter. Otherwise, the Taiqing Sacred Land’s reserves and usage of Spirit Medicine will be greatly impacted. The Spiritual Elixirs from the Holy Medicine Palace account for more than half of our Sacred Land’s supply."
"If one suffers, all suffer," Ji Shuqing said with extreme seriousness.
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