Chapter 561 - 559: This Karma, I Will Not Share
Chapter 561: Chapter 559: This Karma, I Will Not Share
"Brother, I can take care of myself."
"I’ll eat first, then go."
"Alright, no problem." Su Qing felt like he was raising a child.
’At least this kid is very sensible,’ he thought.
Su Qing prepared several spiritual dishes, cooked with Spirit Medicines and the meat of Tier Five, Six, Seven, and Eight beasts.
In truth, he just wanted to see where Su Qianyou’s limits lay.
To his surprise, Su Qianyou started with the Tier Eight Demon Beast meat, even saying it was the most fragrant.
Su Qing watched her with concern for several minutes after she ate it. But even after she had finished, nothing had happened to her.
This baffled Su Qing even more. ’Could Su Qianyou be a bottomless pit?’
She could eat anything without fear. Even an Eighth Realm Cultivator would have to consume that much Energy with extreme caution.
Yet Su Qianyou acted as if nothing was wrong.
She defied all logic.
"I’m full." Su Qianyou had eaten a great deal.
The Little Chicken Phoenix was still in a state of Nirvana, resting within the mark on Su Qianyou’s hand.
Su Qing smiled as he looked at Su Qianyou. She seemed much livelier than before.
"Good. Now that you’re full, wash these bowls and then you can head out. Be safe. The dangers you’ll face this time are far greater than before."
Su Qing added a word of caution.
Su Qianyou obediently washed the bowls. "Goodbye, Brother."
"Mm."
As he watched Su Qianyou fly away, Su Qing pushed the matter from his mind.
He felt he shouldn’t interfere too much in Su Qianyou’s affairs.
He had a feeling that she might not be entangled in his web of causality.
That, Su Qing felt, was what made her a truly normal living being.
Or rather, she was someone of his own kind.
She wouldn’t be drawn into the Space-Time Veins he would one day create to repay his causal debts.
’My current Skill Level isn’t that high, either.’
’I should at least get it to 300,000.’ Su Qing stretched languidly.
He felt his causal entanglement with this world had grown even greater.
’Did I make a mistake?’
’Should I not have brought Su Qianyou to the Taiqing Sacred Land?’
’This will only trap my own causality here, entangling me endlessly!’ Su Qing thought.
If he had just stayed in that small town from the beginning, living a quiet life and letting his Skill Level slowly increase, that wouldn’t have been so bad.
’Another poor choice.’ Su Qing gave a bitter smile.
’Forget it. I’ve already incurred so many causal debts. What’s the difference between repaying one more or two more?’ Su Qing shook his head and sighed.
Besides, he could have eliminated all these causal debts, the ones born from death, right at the very beginning.
「One year later.」
Su Qing spent his days in Cultivation. He no longer had much of an appetite and rarely ate.
He wasn’t the same person he once was.
’Looks like there’s news today.’ Su Qing retrieved a report that detailed the monthly clashes between the Righteous and Demonic factions.
"..."
’The White Bone Demon Sect... was annihilated?’
Su Qing read the report: The Demon Sect had suffered a major defeat. The Taiqing Sacred Land had been tasked with purging its remnants, including their families and descendants. Within the White Bone Demon Sect’s territory, there were no survivors.
He drew a sharp breath.
’So ruthless?’
A chill ran down Su Qing’s spine. ’This won’t do. The Taiqing Sacred Land is stained with too much causality.’
If he stayed here any longer, he feared the causal debt he’d have to repay would become far too great.
He couldn’t stay here any longer.
’I don’t care about the long-standing feud between the Taiqing Sacred Land and the White Bone Demon Sect. But they even killed ordinary people... I’m not getting involved in this. I’m leaving.’
Su Qing’s mind was made up.
The Taiqing Sacred Land had gone too far.
To kill even ordinary people, regardless of whether it was out of hatred or for some other reason...
Su Qing had no desire to be the one to bear the consequences for the Taiqing Sacred Land.
Shortly after receiving the news, he decided to wait a few days.
Su Qianyou should be back by then.
After all, Su Qianyou had gone out to slay Demons.
If she had gone to the White Bone Demon Sect’s territory, she might have been deeply affected. Or, her state of mind might not have changed one bit.
That was Su Qing’s guess.
He’d wait a few days and see.
If necessary, he would find Su Qianyou and take her with him when he left.
If she didn’t want to leave, that was fine too. They would part ways for good. He would take back his Cloak of Goodness and flee on his own.
Faced with such immense causality, what else could he do but run?
Only now did Su Qing truly understand why some Cultivators, upon reaching the later stages of Cultivation, were so terrified of incurring causal debts.
He was experiencing it firsthand.
’Incurring negative causality for no reason would undoubtedly have a detrimental effect on me.’
Moreover, causal debts are interconnected. For example, if a grandson commits murder, the grandfather also bears a share of the causality.
It wasn’t a matter of upbringing; it was simply because without the grandfather, the grandson would not exist.
After Su Qing had waited for several days, Su Qianyou returned.
The moment she returned, she found Su Qing. "Brother."
"Golden Core Realm. Not bad." Su Qing nodded.
’No normal person could cultivate as fast as Su Qianyou.’
"I’m hungry."
"Alright, then let’s eat." Su Qing nodded.
It wasn’t like they were short on time.
"Qianyou, it’s time for us to leave the Taiqing Sacred Land."
"Okay." Su Qianyou merely nodded.
She didn’t seem to have much attachment to the Taiqing Sacred Land.
’That’s not right,’ he thought.
But then again, she was a being endowed with a Rule, which made everything seem reasonable again.
"Where on the Continent would you like to live?" Su Qing asked with a smile.
"I want to go up there," Su Qianyou said, pointing to the sky.
"Out there... there’s a vast world," Su Qianyou said, gazing at the sky. "A wonderful world."
"Oh?" Su Qing was taken aback.
’Can Su Qianyou see through the void of space?’
’That’s an incredibly powerful ability.’
"In that case, let’s go up there and see if it’s as wonderful as you say," Su Qing chuckled.
"But we can’t go joining any factions this time."
"And when you’re out making a name for yourself, don’t tell anyone you’re with me. Your brother here doesn’t want to get tangled up in any more causality right now."
"You might not get stained by it, but I will."
By the time they finished talking, the meal was ready.
They sat down to eat.
After all, when you practice Immortal Cultivation, is it really that hard to cook a meal for yourself?
Not at all.
Once they had eaten and drunk their fill, Su Qing left a letter behind.
He took out his Little Flying Car.
He smiled at Su Qianyou. "Hop in. I’ll take you to see the world outside."
"This thing is fast, too."
Su Qing told her.
Su Qianyou slipped into the cockpit of the Little Flying Car. Su Qing looked puzzled. "It might be better if you sit in the back."
"I want to watch from here," Su Qianyou said, her eyes filled with curiosity as she looked at the futuristic surroundings.
In her eyes, they were all just Magical Artifacts.
"Alright, then." Su Qing started the Little Flying Car.
On Zuyang Peak, the figures of Su Qing and Su Qianyou vanished in an instant.
As it happened, a day after Su Qing’s departure, Qi Wansheng arrived at the peak.
"Elder Su?"
"Elder Su?" Qi Wansheng couldn’t find Su Qing.
Instead, he saw a letter. This month’s Seventh Grade Pills hadn’t been refined yet, and people from the other peaks were pressuring him relentlessly. ’You’re the ones who want them, so why don’t you go find Su Qing yourselves? Why must I be the one to do it?’
’Am I the only one who can afford to offend him?’
Qi Wansheng opened the letter Su Qing had left. After reading it, he muttered to himself, "This is bad... Elder, Elder Su has left the Taiqing Sacred Land."
Qi Wansheng had known the Supreme Elder’s slaughter of the White Bone Demon Sect was problematic. He just never expected one of their own Great Powers to leave over it.
He had left behind a single sentence: "The causal repercussions of this matter are too great. I will not bear them with the Taiqing Sacred Land."
’Elder Su is gone, just like that?’
Qi Wansheng felt as if he had missed out on something monumental...
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"It’s so beautiful," Su Qianyou said, looking outside.
’They were moving at the Tunneling Speed of the Thirteenth Realm, yet Su Qianyou could actually see the outside world clearly?’
All Su Qing could think was that this girl didn’t seem to need Cultivation at all. ’To possess such a powerful Pupil Technique... only a Golden Core Realm like you could manage that.’
’Let’s just find a random spot.’
Su Qing thought for a moment, his gaze falling upon an immense and mystical tree in the distance.
It wasn’t a true Star Sea Tree, but it could be considered one.
It was beautiful. Its roots enveloped an entire, massive Continent, like a world tree. Its whole form radiated a golden light, making it appear incredibly sacred, yet it lacked the power of a true Star.
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