Chapter 577 - 575: Bai Di? Emperor Bai
Chapter 577: Chapter 575: Bai Di? Emperor Bai
"Master, you are becoming more and more powerful."
"That’s only normal."
"It’s just that you’re becoming lonelier."
"..."
"That’s inevitable." A world-weary look filled Su Qing’s eyes as he spoke softly.
Finally, the man and the tree fell into silence again.
The Immortal Enlightenment Tree King, however, began to cultivate, absorbing all the surrounding Spiritual Qi.
Its Realm surged wildly, rising from the Second Realm, continuously improving until it reached the Sixth Realm.
It had drained the Spiritual Qi of the entire planet.
However, the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King quickly replenished the Spiritual Qi.
It had already cultivated an internal Pocket World. The Daoist Initial Cultivation Method did, in fact, contain instructions on how to open a Pocket World.
As for whether to open one or not, it was a personal choice.
Su Qianyou, it seemed, had not opened a Pocket World.
Su Qing had given her the Secret Technique to open a Pocket World back during her Foundation Establishment, but she chose not to do it.
This was not for Su Qing to interfere with.
As it wasn’t his choice to make, Su Qing generally wouldn’t interfere.
He wouldn’t interfere, even with those closest to him.
The Tree King’s Cultivation returned step by step.
Su Qianyou, for her part, was also ready. She darted out of the Flying Shuttle.
"Brother, this tree has Spiritual Wisdom! Did you plant it?"
"Yes. He’s an old friend of mine."
"Is Qianyou here to say goodbye?"
"That’s right!" Su Qianyou giggled. In a flash of Escape Light, she appeared before Su Qing and hugged him for a moment.
Then she was gone.
"Goodbye, Brother~"
Su Qianyou piloted the Flying Shuttle away, and Su Qing looked up at the shuttle’s silhouette.
"Master, that woman is a person of great good. I can feel her goodwill."
"Oh?" Su Qing chuckled lightly.
"You’re quite perceptive to have sensed that."
"It is all thanks to your grace, Master."
"You’re right. She is indeed a person of great good. She even possesses a Guardian Flame. Any ordinary being who crosses her path will perish."
"I see. She is fated to be with you, Master."
"Indeed, she is." Su Qing laughed.
He remembered when Su Qianyou couldn’t even speak, only able to make sounds like, "Eee... eee... eee..."
She was just a tiny thing, her body covered in grotesque, purplish-black scars.
She was much better now.
She had become much more normal.
The purplish-black scars were gone, but the imprints remained.
Even though she had now broken through to the Tenth Realm, her purplish-black imprints had not changed.
But Su Qing had witnessed her transformation firsthand.
Ever since she learned to speak, Su Qianyou’s wisdom seemed to have been unlocked.
...
...
Another year gradually passed.
Su Qing sat under the large tree, continuously synthesizing the Great Dao Swordsmanship.
The Great Dao Swordsmanship had developed many instances of Standardization.
Su Qing continuously synthesized it using his existing Great Dao Swordsmanship.
He hoped to synthesize an Absolute Rule for the Great Dao Swordsmanship.
As long as he synthesized one Absolute Rule, the remaining Standardizations would seem to be devoured and wouldn’t appear.
Unfortunately, Su Qing’s luck wasn’t good this time.
He kept staring at the Synthesizer, continuously synthesizing.
This Great Dao Swordsmanship had already surpassed the level of the Fifteenth Realm.
If it didn’t ascend to an Absolute Rule, Su Qing wouldn’t dare extract it.
The Great Dao Swordsmanship was stuck at the level of a Fifteenth Realm Top Swordsmanship.
So Su Qing just kept synthesizing its Standardization.
...
...
「A few more months passed.」
Su Qing was still synthesizing.
Finally, a standardized sword technique appeared.
[Five Elements Sword: The Five Elements Blade reflects the Rule. A single strike severs the Five Elements. Unique.]
[Synthesizable]
’It’s actually the Absolute Rule of the Five Elements.’
’Not bad.’
’As long as it’s an Absolute Rule, there are no weak ones.’
’The Great Dao Swordsmanship just no longer has any Standardization, but I can still use it.’
’That’s fine.’
’Extract,’ Su Qing thought.
It was as if he’d had a sudden epiphany; every possible application of the Five Elements Sword instantly appeared in his mind.
The feeling was indescribable.
It left Su Qing speechless for a long time as he mentally simulated using this new technique, the Five Elements Sword.
"I finally have an offensive ability based on a Rule."
"Hahaha~"
Su Qing burst out laughing. With Boundless, the Five Elements Sword, and the Flame of Space-Time...
This time, he would definitely reach the Grand Thousand!
"This is more than enough," Su Qing smiled.
The Skill Level for his Eternal Immortal Skill was already over four hundred thousand, with at most another two hundred thousand or so to go.
In just a few years, Su Qing would achieve Technique Perfection.
At that time, he would definitely break through to the Grand Thousand Realm.
"Five Elements Sword."
A sword made entirely of the Five Elements appeared in Su Qing’s hand.
It wasn’t ornate. In fact, it looked so simple and archaic it seemed it would shatter at the slightest touch.
Overall, it just had a grayish appearance.
But there was more to it.
This was merely its physical manifestation. Its true power lay in the blade’s edge and in Su Qing’s understanding of the Five Elements Sword itself.
Su Qing put away the Five Elements Sword.
If he were to unleash an Absolute Rule like this with his full power, the Space-Time Veins of the Star Sea wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
Therefore, Su Qing felt that Absolute Rules were the ultimate culmination of the Fifteenth Realm.
Just like... Su Qianyou.
Su Qianyou was the Master of Pure Goodness.
’When applied to oneself, it must be incredibly powerful.’
Back then, Su Qing had suffered so much to endure the Poison Absorption Body.
...
"Oh?"
"A Tier Twelve Array?"
Just as Su Qing was pondering Absolute Rules, an unexpected voice spoke up. It sounded like that of a playful young man.
The person had actually bypassed the Tier Twelve Array and suddenly appeared before Su Qing.
"Mediocre defenses." The man, who had a head of white hair, remarked with an upbeat attitude as he surveyed the area.
"So many Spirit Flowers. Not bad, not bad."
"Greetings, fellow Daoist." The man bowed to Su Qing upon seeing him.
’That white hair, that face, and that height...’
"Greetings, fellow Daoist. May I ask why you’ve trespassed on my land?" Su Qing’s expression shifted slightly, but his tone remained calm.
"Hehe, I saw the Tier Twelve Forbidden Space Array, and I was very curious."
"So I wanted to test out a new Magic I created."
"And how did your test go?" Su Qing asked, his eyelids not even twitching.
"Naturally. The spatial application in your Array is lacking," the white-haired man nodded earnestly.
The man showed no malice, seeming as if he had just entered the world.
His somewhat childish, almost naive expression was rather peculiar.
"How may I address you, fellow Daoist? I am Su Qing, and my Daoist name is Qing."
"Oh? My name is Emperor Bai. My grandfather gave it to me, hoping I would become an Emperor of the Immortal Dao."
"A fine name," Su Qing smiled.
’Bai Di... Emperor Bai...’
’I never expected to find you in this Star Sea.’
"Judging by your eyes, fellow Daoist, do you know me?"
"I know you, and yet I don’t," Su Qing smiled faintly.
Then, a table appeared before Emperor Bai and Su Qing, with freshly brewed tea already upon it.
"Sit, Emperor Bai."
Emperor Bai immediately put away his playful expression.
He had no idea how it had materialized; there wasn’t the slightest trace of its creation.
If the man had used a powerful Magic technique instead, and he hadn’t noticed... wouldn’t he have been defeated on the spot?
The thought made Emperor Bai suck in a sharp breath.
He had run into an expert. Emperor Bai immediately straightened his posture and sat down properly.
"No need to be so nervous."
"Hahaha~"
"And here I thought you were just a young hothead."
"If it weren’t for your lack of ill intent... do you have any idea what would have happened the moment you set foot on my land?"
Emperor Bai grew even more tense. "This junior was wrong. I beg for Senior’s forgiveness."
"Hahaha."
"Scared now, are you?"
Su Qing smiled. "Come, drink your tea."
Su Qing watched Emperor Bai hesitate, not daring to drink the tea.
Su Qing’s expression turned serious. "You are already aware of my presence. If you don’t show me proper respect, do you think you’ll be leaving here at all?"
Startled, Emperor Bai jolted. He quickly picked up the teacup and drank it down. "I wouldn’t dare, Senior, I wouldn’t dare."
As the tea entered his stomach, a vast spiritual aura washed over his entire body. Emperor Bai’s eyes lit up. "Thank you for your hospitality, Senior."