"Murder! There’s been a murder!"
Soone in the inn shouted.
Su Qing and Xu Ningying went out into the hallway.
There, they saw a Waiter from the first floor lying on the ground. A gaping hole had been torn through his chest, and his open eyes were filled with unwillingness and regret.
A crowd had gathered around the Waiter—the kitchen staff, the Shopkeeper, and the other Waiters had all rushed over.
"That’s the Waiter who ran into the Demon Cultivator on his way out. What a miserable end."
Su Qing shook his head and let out a sigh.
"That Mortal Soldier is useless now."
"By the way, we should head back to Zhengxuan City now, if possible."
"I have so questions for you, and I need you to look into sothing for ."
Xu Ningying glanced back into the room. On the floor, a longsword lay bent completely out of shape, making it all too conspicuous.
Looking at it now, she saw that the tip of the sword had even been corroded.
HISS— Su Qing followed her gaze and looked back as well.
’The Thousand Forged Sword was actually corroded?’
’The Demonic Qi is that terrifying?’
Su Qing felt a surge of belated fear. If he had used his fists back then, his hand would probably have ached for a long ti.
"Isn’t this Demonic Qi’s corrosive power a bit too strong?" Su Qing said with surprise.
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...
「The Flying Car was on its way back to Zhengxuan City.」
"..."
"You’re saying that the Demon Cultivator initially disguised himself as to try and lure you out?"
"Mhm."
"His act was too fake, so I saw right through it."
"I just want to know, how does a Demon Cultivator have such a powerful ability, to create a feeling of Ti freezing around ? The key thing is, that guy was too weak. I suspect he has other unknown abilities."
"When you get back, check with the Sect. Just say that when I fought him, things felt... off. For example, during the fight, I was completely unaware of my surroundings, and then there was that feeling of Ti freezing."
"And that guy... he looked about seventy percent similar to the City Lord of Pingchuan City."
"Huh?" Xu Ningying imdiately looked at Su Qing. "Why didn’t you question Song Chengyi back then?"
Su Qing shook his head. "It would’ve been useless. Now that he’s been exposed, he definitely wouldn’t choose to stay in Pingchuan City. Even hiding deep in the mountains and old forests would be far better than hiding in Pingchuan City."
’If I were in his shoes,’ Su Qing thought, ’I would definitely flee Pingchuan City.’
"..."
"You have a point. Besides, Song Chengyi of Pingchuan City has over a dozen wives and concubines. He wouldn’t even notice if one son went missing."
"However, his discipline was lax, and his own son actually fell to the Demon Dao. I will report this to the Sect."
Su Qing fell silent as well. He knew that this matter would undoubtedly be a massive blow to Song Chengyi.
It was like he had lifted a rock only to smash his own foot.
But Su Qing understood that the powerful and privileged deserved no pity.
Especially in a place like Pingchuan City, where productivity was not high at all.
...
...
"Finally, I’m back."
Xu Ningying rushed into her room and sat down on a wooden chair.
"Shouldn’t you be reporting to the Sect right away?"
Su Qing asked, puzzled.
"No rush. Let enjoy a delicious al at ho first."
"What delicious food?" Su Qing asked, confused.
"It’ll be here in a mont. I sent soone to notify the owner of a nearby tavern to deliver a feast."
"In that case, I’ll go back to my Cultivation."
"Hey, I ordered a lot. It’s to mark the end of our mission, after all. I think we should have a al together," Xu Ningying said, stopping Su Qing from returning to his room.
Su Qing raised an eyebrow. "Oh? So you even got so for . Not bad."
"What ’not bad’?! If you don’t change that tone of yours, when I’m stronger than you in the future, I’ll spit you to death every ti I see you," Xu Ningying said, slightly angered.
"Hmm... After you report to the Sect, will you have to go through another entrance assessnt?"
"Probably, unless the Sect waives it for ," Xu Ningying replied vaguely, as she wasn’t sure either.
Su Qing imdiately shook his head. "In that case, I’d better get back to my Cultivation. Ti is really important to ."
Indeed, Ti was very important to Su Qing.
Because Su Qing needed to cultivate.
And Cultivation required Ti.
His Five Qi God Demon Technique was still crying out to be fed.
Having witnessed an enemy with a brand-new, unknown power, the sense of urgency in Su Qing’s heart had not diminished.
Unknown ant sothing he couldn’t understand or deal with at his current stage.
’I already enjoyed plenty of happiness in my last life.’
’In this life, I first have to focus on just staying alive.’
’Since I’m in a safe place for now, I must strive to beco stronger.’
...
Three Circulations.
Six Circulations.
Nine Circulations.
Su Qing stopped.
「A day and a half had passed.」
’I need to get so proper rest.’
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Host: Su Qing
Realm: Body Tempering Limit [Cyan Flood Dragon Posture: Perfection]
Gathering Spirit Limit [Five Qi God Demon Technique 2: Great Success (190/3000)]
Physique: 923
Spiritual Qi: 10,321
Technique: [Geng tal Sword·Demon 1: Mastery (115/1000)]
[Divine Concealnt Technique 1, Divine Treasure]
Synthesis Lv13 (431/1400) [Synthesis Success Rate 13%, Mutated 1%, Evolution 10%, Divinization 1%, Demonization 1%]
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Su Qing saw his Spiritual Qi value break ten thousand, but he didn’t feel much joy. No matter how high his Spiritual Qi value was, it seed it couldn’t compare to the strength of his current Physique.
’I was a bit careless when I first defined the value of "1".’
Besides, his Spiritual Qi had only surged so much because he was currently enveloped by the dense Spiritual Qi of Zhengxuan City.
’I’ll go out and get sothing to eat.’
’And I’ll stop by the bookstore to browse a bit.’
Su Qing wanted to relax for a while.
’On second thought, I’ll go to the apothecary. I can sell so Great Replenishing Pills for money.’
Su Qing pushed open the door and walked out.
He happened to see Xu Ningying.
The sun was on the edge of the horizon, and Su Qing couldn’t tell if it was dawn or dusk.
After all, in spring, the temperature at sunset was about the sa as the temperature at sunrise.
"Su Qing, long ti no see. I was starting to think you’d died in your room," Xu Ningying said while eating.
She was holding a paper book in her hand.
’Right, this world doesn’t have things like cell phones.’
"I was just taking a break. I’m about to head out."
Su Qing replied, then added, "So you don’t need the Sect entrance assessnt anymore?"
"Nope. After I reported to the Sect, they actually found traces of Demonic Qi on , so they waived my entrance assessnt."
"I only got half the Contribution Points, though."
"Oh, right! Speaking of Demonic Qi, that Demon Cultivator you asked to look into last ti... I found out what those strange powers of his are."
Hearing this, Su Qing sat down in a nearby chair and said expectantly, "Oh? Tell about it."
"He’s likely both a Demon Cultivator and a different kind of Visualization Practitioner. The Sect calls them Fantasists."
"Fantasists? What does that an?" Su Qing asked. ’Don’t tell it’s just the literal aning?’
"Normally, Visualization is a practice that makes a Cultivator’s soul tougher and more powerful."
"Fantasists, on the other hand, wield power created from boundless, fantastical desires. Because their Talents and imagined subjects are not fixed, their powers can be very strong, very weak, or they might just turn into madn."
"..."
Su Qing felt like he understood, yet at the sa ti, he didn’t.
"So what you’re saying is, traditional Visualization involves visualizing a single subject, and the power gained is directly related to that one subject."
"But Fantasists don’t do that. They just let their minds wander, and anything they think of is a possibility..."
"So, whether it’s Visualization or fantasizing, both can create powerful abilities just through imagination?"
Xu Ningying nodded. "That’s more or less how the senior sisters and Elders Within the Sect explained it."
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