Chapter 560 - 558: Cloak, Protect Her Well
Chapter 560: Chapter 558: Cloak, Protect Her Well
Su Qing’s arrangement was quite reasonable.
The cultivators who were severely injured but had not died.
They should be thankful they hadn’t perished.
The first rule of adulthood is taking responsibility for the consequences of your own actions.
Even when you’ve done wrong, you must face it with a clear conscience.
That is the world of adults.
That is also the world of the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
Zhang Baiyuan departed.
Su Qing left the great hall as well.
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Su Qing had originally planned to cultivate.
Instead, he found the little chick waddling on the ground.
After a moment’s thought, Su Qing snatched it up with one hand.
"Chirp?"
As Su Qing grabbed the chick, its little face was filled with confusion.
’Why is he grabbing me!’
Su Qing smiled. "You’re such a weak little chick. If Qianyou were to run into danger, you wouldn’t be able to protect her."
As the chick reeled in confusion, it felt the Phoenix bloodline within its body continuously growing purer.
The chick—no, the now multicolored chick—was suddenly wreathed in the flames of a Phoenix.
It transformed into an egg.
Nirvana.
Seeing this, Su Qing set the egg down.
This was more like it. A Phoenix should look and act the part.
All Su Qing had done was slightly alter the chick’s bloodline structure.
He made it so the Phoenix bloodline accounted for seventy percent, while all other bloodlines made up the remaining thirty.
That was more than enough.
From now on, it was up to the chick and Su Qianyou to grow on their own.
This was all Su Qing could do for them.
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「A few days later.」
While Su Qing was in the middle of his Cultivation, the aura of Qi Wansheng approached.
Su Qing opened his indifferent eyes.
’More trouble?’
"Elder Su." Qi Wansheng’s attitude was considerably more respectful than before.
Such was the change of heart that came after a display of strength.
Su Qing gave a faint smile. "It must be something important for you to come looking for me."
"The Ninth Realm Cultivator from the Demon Dao we captured last time... I dealt with him, but he died anyway."
"And?"
"The Demon Dao found out."
"The Blood Transformation Demon Sect lost a Ninth Realm Cultivator, and now the White Bone Demon Sect has lost one too. The balance between the Righteous and Demonic has been upset."
"Yesterday, a Ninth Realm Cultivator came to assassinate me."
"They want to restore equilibrium, to maintain the balance between the Demon Dao and the Righteous Dao."
"And what of the Ninth Realm assailant?"
"He escaped," Qi Wansheng said, his heart still pounding with fear.
"I contacted the other Major Sects today. It turns out that, including myself, the Ninth Realm experts from three major powers were ambushed last night."
"One was severely wounded and poisoned, another was lightly injured."
"The severely wounded one... even if his main body perishes, he has methods to survive. But if he does, he’ll no longer be in the Ninth Realm."
"Now, all the forces of the Righteous Dao are on edge, fearing assassination."
"Our Sacred Land has Supreme Elders, but so do the Demonic Sects."
"I fear this will lead to great turmoil," Qi Wansheng said, a sense of dread creeping into him.
"So, why have you come to me?"
"Elder Su, I’d like to stay on your Zuyang Peak."
"Hmm?" Su Qing was suspicious. ’Is this fellow trying to use me as a human shield?’
Su Qing thought for a moment, then nodded. "Very well. If you are attacked again, I will intervene once."
"Thank you, Elder Su."
"Leave now. I must continue my Cultivation," Su Qing said with a dismissive wave.
He still had Cultivation to do, after all.
Lately, as his Skill Level increased, his power seemed to be transforming into something else entirely.
The power of his Daoist Technique of Time was beginning to show signs of contracting and expanding, clearly developing into the embryonic form of a Great Thousand World.
Naturally, Su Qing wanted to focus on his Cultivation and comprehend these hard-won powers.
「Three nights later.」
The sky was pitch-black, with dark clouds obscuring the moon and stars.
The night was utterly dark.
On Zuyang Peak, a terrifying aura erupted.
All the disciples on Zuyang Peak were pinned in place by the pressure, unable to move a muscle.
BOOM!
The commotion shook the heavens.
Su Qing extended a sliver of his divine sense.
He discovered two Ninth Realm Cultivators ambushing Qi Wansheng.
"Elder Su, save me!" Facing two Ninth Realm opponents, Qi Wansheng was pushed to the brink of death in a single exchange.
Su Qing made his move.
Two streams of Magical Power, imperceptible to Ninth Realm Cultivators, pierced through the two assailants.
Almost instantly, the auras of the two Ninth Realm Cultivators, along with their very souls, dissipated over Zuyang Peak.
The two of them were not dead, however.
Su Qing had only destroyed their Ninth Realm physical bodies.
As mentioned, High Tier Cultivators have many ways to survive.
Su Qing himself had quite a few.
Within his inner domain of time, he had even placed a wisp of his soul, just in case he encountered some irresistible force that could lead to his own death.
It was always better to have a backup plan than none at all.
There was another reason he had only destroyed their bodies instead of killing them outright.
He didn’t want to incur too great a karmic debt, which he would eventually have to repay.
"Thank you for saving me, Elder Su." Qi Wansheng breathed a sigh of relief.
’That was too close.’
If he had died, his Cultivation would have been crippled, setting him back by more than half.
He might have even lost his position as the Taiqing Saint Master.
"That was a one-time offer. I won’t help you again. And don’t come to Zuyang Peak anymore."
"Zuyang Peak has suffered great losses, as you know." Su Qing had to take this chance to extort him properly.
That single exchange left a massive crater on the peak. Worse, some disciples who had been in the middle of their Cultivation were disturbed, suffering injuries to their foundations.
"I understand, Elder. I will compensate the disciples of Zuyang Peak."
With Qi Wansheng’s promise, Su Qing withdrew his gaze.
’My intervention is only going to make things more chaotic.’
’Why does chaos follow me everywhere I go?’
Su Qing could foresee what would happen now that the Demonic Sects had lost so many Ninth Realm experts.
They would surely play all their trump cards to suppress the Righteous Dao.
Qi Wansheng’s situation, whether he won or lost, would be the fuse that lit the powder keg.
Just as Su Qing withdrew his gaze, an old woman and a young man appeared. Both were Tenth Realm Cultivators.
They cupped their fists in his direction.
It was a gesture of thanks.
This time, the two old Tenth Realm powerhouses were truly angered.
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On the main peak, Qi Wansheng was furious.
"Elders, what is our strategy for this matter?"
"Even the Forgetfulness Sect, one of the Demon Sects, has made a move."
"First the White Bone Demon Sect, and now the Forgetfulness Sect."
"We cannot let this matter rest. Hunt down the disciples of the Demon Sects. Kill them on sight," the Tenth Realm man said coolly.
"Yes, Elders."
"It seems we’ll have to remain and guard the Taiqing Sacred Land for several more years. I fear that when disaster strikes again, we will be dragged into it."
The old woman’s lips moved slightly. After a moment, she said, "Leave the matter of the White Bone Demon Sect to me. I will teach them a lesson."
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「Several days passed.」
A commotion stirred on Zuyang Peak.
Many disciples frowned, having received a mandatory mission to go and purge the remnants of the Demon Sects.
It was a life-threatening mission.
A single moment of carelessness could lead to an instant death.
Due to his immense strength, Su Qing was not tasked with refining Magical Artifacts day and night like Zhang Baiyuan.
The entire Sacred Land was mobilizing from top to bottom.
Amidst it all, Su Qianyou flew out.
She arrived at Su Qing’s tea room.
"You want to go out and get experience?" Su Qing asked, puzzled.
"Mhm."
"Gaining experience is good, but our Taiqing Sacred Land isn’t the only one hunting the Demon Sects."
Su Qing wondered if it was too dangerous for Su Qianyou to go out at a time like this.
After all, even Tenth Realm Cultivators had been mobilized.
On this Continent, Tenth Realm Cultivators were nothing to Su Qing, but to Su Qianyou, they were an absolute threat.
"Very well."
Su Qing thought for a moment. ’This cloak is quite good. I’ll give it to Su Qianyou to protect her.’
"This Cloak is for you," Su Qing said with a smile, taking off his Cloak of Goodness and placing it on her.
"Protect her well. You like her too, don’t you?" Su Qing said, speaking to the Cloak itself.
Su Qianyou’s small frame was momentarily swallowed by the large Cloak, but it quickly adjusted itself to a normal size.
It was now a perfect fit for her.
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