Chapter 248 - 246: The Gathering of Abyss Sea Great Powers

Chapter 248: Chapter 246: The Gathering of Abyss Sea Great Powers

Song Zhining flew out the window.

He tossed Su Qing a Storage Ring.

"Mission accomplished," Song Zhining said, then immediately resumed his cultivation.

Su Qing caught the Storage Ring.

He looked inside and saw millions upon millions of pounds of Spirit Iron, as well as some Profound Spirit Iron, Fire Mother Ore, and Sapphires.

It was clear that Song Zhining had once again completed his mission without a hitch.

He had managed to acquire so much Spiritual Ore.

This was more than enough.

In fact, Spiritual Ores were what Su Qing wanted most.

After returning to his quarters, Su Qing decided to treat himself.

He had a good meal.

The women hadn’t finished their conversation.

"Su Qing, are you planning on staying on the island for now?" Ouyang Mingming asked.

"Mm, I’m not leaving." Su Qing nodded. He had no desire to go out. "It’s safe on the island, and I have matters to discuss with the families from the Abyss Sea."

"Oh, and if you want to leave, there’s an Array Plate near the residential area. It’s a Teleportation Array that can get you out undetected."

"It’s surrounded by a dense fog that outsiders can’t see through," Su Qing explained.

"I’m not leaving. I’m going to rest up and focus on breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm right here."

"Same here. I’m not going anywhere. I’d rather secure another century of life first."

"It’s too dangerous outside. I’d rather just stay here and cultivate," You Yanhan added with a nod.

It seemed the last incident had left a deep scar on Su Qing’s master and martial aunt.

"I’m not going out either. It’s so dangerous outside now," Liu Linlin said with a nod.

Su Qing chuckled. "You’re right. It is dangerous out there."

"We’ll see how things are later on."

By some unspoken agreement, no one brought up the matter of Su Qing’s Immortal Realm.

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Crafting a Spiritual Energy Converter from scratch.

Su Qing worked on it by hand for a full day.

It took him that long to finally finish it.

[Spiritual Energy Converter: Converts Spiritual Qi into Spiritual Energy. Spiritual Energy can then generate the energies of the Five Elements for easy manipulation and use.]

With the Spiritual Energy Converter created, the next step was the Spiritual Energy Controller.

This component was common in many everyday magical artifacts, like a stove that used Spiritual Energy to produce fire.

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Another day of crafting by hand.

[Spiritual Energy Controller: Controls and releases Spiritual Energy.]

It was very small.

But it could solve the majority of Su Qing’s problems.

The island would no longer have an energy shortage.

Moreover, once a complete energy supply system was established, his island would be far more convenient than most other areas.

All that was left was to figure out mass production.

Although the Zhengxuan Sect and the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sacred Land had already achieved this, it was still somewhat difficult for Su Qing.

Mass production would require creating machinery to manufacture the components.

So, Su Qing set that matter aside for the time being.

He had other business to attend to today.

Su Qing’s shop in the Marketplace was a tall, three-story building.

The first floor was for selling goods, while the second floor was now reserved for Tang Dan.

The third floor was a meeting hall, and also a vantage point offering a panoramic view of the entire island.

It was a circular room lined with windows on all sides. A few tables were set up inside.

Su Qing took his seat at the head of the table.

He waited for Tang Dan to bring his guests in.

Tang Dan entered with the guests.

"Greetings, Lord Su." The moment Cangwu Order entered, he bowed to Su Qing, who was seated at the head of the table.

Cangwu Order had no choice but to be respectful.

With the island’s Immortal Array and his clan’s need for Immortal Stones, he didn’t dare make a single rash move.

Therefore, showing deference was the only sensible course of action.

"Mm. Please, have a seat."

"Greetings, my Lord," said a woman with green hair as she walked in. She was evidently from the Zhiyang Family.

Her green hair was a dead giveaway.

"Greetings, my Lord." The next to enter was a male Tribulation Cultivator from the Holy Spirit Race. The ’mountain’ character mark on his forehead was incredibly striking, glowing with a brilliant light.

"Greetings, my Lord." The Demon Tribulation Crosser from the Mountain Peak Race had taken the form of a stunning, curvaceous woman.

"Greetings, my Lord." The representative from the Profound Dragon Race was a handsome, refined-looking man well over six feet tall, and also a Tribulation Cultivator.

One after another, these cultivators with exceedingly high cultivation levels all addressed Su Qing as "Lord."

Su Qing responded calmly, "Please, all of you, have a seat."

"First, let’s discuss the Cangqing Race’s involvement in the Qingsu Island Marketplace."

"The Qingsu Island marketplace is rather quiet right now. I’m willing to lease space to you for one year."

"Are you interested?"

"Of course. The Cangqing Race is grateful, Lord Su. However, I was hoping we could also discuss the matter of Spirit Medicines."

"..." Su Qing fell silent for a moment.

"I’m not buying any Low Tier Spirit Medicines at the moment. We can discuss this at a later date."

"As for the marketplace, do the four of you have any proposals?"

"I can establish a Teleportation Array on my island for you, to better facilitate the exchange of both goods and information."

"As a paramount figure of the Human Race, Lord Su is willing to allow us from the Demon Race to establish a presence here. The Profound Dragon Race is naturally in agreement," the man from the Profound Dragon Race said with a nod.

"As am I. The Mountain Peak Race is, of course, willing."

"The Holy Spirit Race agrees."

"The Zhiyang Race concurs."

Having received their affirmations, Su Qing nodded.

He chuckled. "The matter of the marketplace is settled. Now, it’s the Zhiyang Family’s turn."

The female Tribulation Cultivator from the Zhiyang Family trembled with excitement, her elegant green hair swaying.

A Storage Ring appeared in her hand.

She presented it to Su Qing.

The others remained silent.

They didn’t know what was being traded.

Su Qing took out several Jade Slips and began absorbing the Cultivation Techniques recorded within them.

’The Seventh Realm techniques were all in order, so the others in the Jade Slips were surely fine as well.’

With a flick of his wrist,

an Immortal Stone appeared, drawing the eyes of everyone present. Their expressions were a mixture of shock and intense craving.

It shot through the air and into the hands of the Zhiyang Tribulation Cultivator.

’Su Qing was sure this was the cheapest he’d ever sold an Immortal Stone.’

’Of course, the only time they were cheaper was when he was just giving them away.’

"Thank you, my Lord! I must return to my family at once." Having received the Immortal Stone and tucked it away excitedly, she bid Su Qing a hasty farewell, her face etched with urgency.

"Mm," Su Qing nodded.

The Tribulation Crossing Realm cultivator from the Zhiyang Race departed.

"Next up is the matter of Immortal Stones for the Profound Dragon Race and the Mountain Peak Race."

"Your desire for Immortal Stones is understandable. Especially since the Mountain Peak Race already has one."

The man from the Profound Dragon Race glanced at the Tribulation Cultivator from the Mountain Peak Race.

"To the Profound Dragon Race: I recall you possess a type of Tier Nine Treasure Medicine."

"I don’t ask for much. A seed of your clan’s Tier Nine Treasure Medicine and one from a Tier Eight Treasure Medicine will be enough."

Treasure Medicines weren’t the same as Spirit Medicines; they had different effects, but were by no means inferior.

Su Qing had already used Xiaoqing Yan to run the inference.

"As for the Mountain Peak Race, you have a Supreme Secret Technique, Ten Thousand Silk Shadow, correct? I want it."

"Will you trade it for two Immortal Stones?"

"Alright, I’ve laid out my terms for the Profound Dragon Race and the Mountain Peak Race. Think it over."

"And finally, the Holy Spirit Race." Su Qing’s gaze fell upon their Tribulation Cultivator.

"I am willing to trade the Holy Spirit Race’s Immortal Scripture for an Immortal Stone!" the man blurted out immediately.

Immortal Scripture!

The representatives from the Profound Dragon and Mountain Peak Races, who had been deep in thought, snapped their heads toward the man from the Holy Spirit Race in shock.

Even though an Immortal Scripture required a specific bloodline to be cultivated, this was still tantamount to exposing the weaknesses of their core cultivation technique.

"An Immortal Scripture?" Su Qing said. "I can’t cultivate it, so what use would I have for it?"

"Besides, your Holy Spirit Race were the main culprits who forced me out into the open back in the Celestial Sea Realm."

Su Qing stated flatly, his gaze calm.

"I’m not interested in trading for an Immortal Stone," Su Qing said.

A volatile aura threatened to erupt from the Holy Spirit Race’s Tribulation Cultivator, but he clenched his jaw and forced it down.

’He was inside the other man’s Immortal Array, after all.’

’He wouldn’t even know what killed him.’

"Lord Su, please name your price," he said through gritted teeth. "What conditions must we meet to earn your forgiveness?"

"I will have those clan members with inferior bloodlines sent out to be disciplined."

The Holy Spirit Race representative knew full well how outrageous his clansmen behaved in the outside world.

But that didn’t stop him, or the Holy Spirit Race, from desperately wanting an Immortal Stone.

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