Chapter 266 - 264: The Cursed Foundation Establishment Pill, Su Qing’s Revenge

Chapter 266: Chapter 264: The Cursed Foundation Establishment Pill, Su Qing’s Revenge

’There’s something off about that woman.’

Su Qing thought to himself as he walked.

After returning to his residence,

Zhao Rou was still waiting for him.

"Senior Brother Ye."

"Junior Sister Zhao, come with me. I’ll teach you how to refine the Nourishing Yuan Pill."

Just as he always did, Su Qing demonstrated the process once before giving her fifty sets of medicinal ingredients.

He let her refine the Elixirs on her own.

After sending Zhao Rou away,

Su Qing mulled over the female Cultivator’s words, still puzzled.

He took out the Foundation Establishment Pill from his Storage Ring.

He hadn’t inspected it closely before, since he didn’t lack one himself.

[Foundation Establishment Pill (Contains Soul-Twisting Spell): A cursed Elixir. After consuming it to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, those with insufficient Soul Path strength will have their souls torn apart and completely dissipated.]

’So that’s how it is.’

Su Qing put the Foundation Establishment Pill away.

He wasn’t sure if he had been lucky or unlucky in the past.

In the Demonic Sect, no senior had ever tried to harm him, yet here in the Moon God Sect, an Orthodox Sect,

a Cultivator was actually plotting his demise.

The irony was palpable.

Su Qing put away the Foundation Establishment Pill.

His Yi Inference Technique, at the Perfection level, began its calculations.

Although the heavenly secrets were obscured, it didn’t mean that inferences on a smaller scale would fail.

"That woman isn’t even the ultimate mastermind behind the plot against me, but she’s set her sights on me nonetheless." Su Qing shook his head with a wry smile.

He never expected to be targeted despite living a reclusive life.

That Zhao Xianmin wanted to harm him.

She planned to shatter his soul, turn him into a Tier Two Puppet, and offer him to a Golden Core Cultivator.

And so, she had targeted Su Qing.

Su Qing was a newcomer who didn’t socialize and was always in seclusion.

He had practically no friends Within the Sect.

If he were killed, no one would even know.

That was why she had targeted him.

Zhao Rou was completely in the dark.

The two were indeed relatives, but they weren’t close.

Su Qing stopped the inference.

’No wonder that woman gave me a Foundation Establishment Pill.’

’I actually thought Righteous Cultivators were just more generous.’

’Willing to give something worth tens of thousands of Spirit Stones to an ordinary Junior Cultivator just to have their relative taught Alchemy...’

’Heh.’ Su Qing was still too naive. Not everyone was as wealthy and extravagant as he was.

To avoid unnecessary trouble,

Su Qing chose to use the Immortal-Suppressing Spell to eliminate this potential threat.

With a Tier Five Soul Cultivation, using the Immortal-Suppressing Spell to kill a Foundation Establishment Cultivator was a simple matter.

Zhao Xianmin was full of openings.

Su Qing could even use a strand of her hair for the curse.

However, his Curse Killing Technique wasn’t that complicated. He only needed to lock onto her location.

Afterward, Su Qing continued to synthesize Spirit Fruits during the day.

When night fell,

Su Qing used the Immortal-Suppressing Spell.

"Curse Kill the Moon God Palace Alchemy Hall’s Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Zhao Xianmin." Su Qing recalled the female Cultivator he had seen that morning.

The Curse Killing Power erupted instantly.

That night,

Zhao Xianmin, who was in the middle of her Cultivation, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Then she took her last breath.

Her soul shattered in an instant.

She was dead before she could even form a single thought.

She died without knowing why, and no one knew who was responsible.

...

Two days passed peacefully.

But on the third day, all the Alchemy Masters were summoned, even the Alchemy Refining Servants.

One of the Golden Core Cultivators stared down at the cultivators below with a furious expression, another sat calmly to the side drinking tea, and a third wore a faint, smiling expression.

"This morning, an incident shook our Alchemy Hall."

"Our resident Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the Alchemy Hall, Zhao Xianmin, is dead. To be precise, she died the day before yesterday."

"Her soul has completely dissipated. The method was extremely cruel, leaving her unable to reincarnate."

"All cultivators, be on your guard."

"Alright, the Qi Cultivation Realm Cultivators may leave. We still have matters to discuss."

After the furious Golden Core Cultivator finished speaking, he dismissed the Qi Cultivation Realm Cultivators, including Su Qing.

Almost eighty percent of the people left.

Although that was less than ten people.

Su Qing saw that Zhao Rou looked shocked and a little sad.

’Silly girl. With your pathetic Third-Layer Qi Cultivation, you still don’t even realize you were being used.’

Su Qing shook his head.

Still, what needed to be done had to be done.

Zhao Rou didn’t come looking for Su Qing, and he was happy for the peace and quiet.

However,

that night,

Su Qing was summoned by Tao Mingze.

Tao Mingze was there, as was the Golden Core Cultivator from that morning.

"Greetings, Lord Golden Core. Greetings, Lord Tao." Su Qing bowed to each of them as a sign of respect.

"Ye Shengliang, I hear you received some help from Zhao Xianmin previously?"

’Here we go. They’re still investigating.’

According to Su Qing’s inference, the Golden Core Cultivator Zhao Xianmin was planning to present her gift to was the very one standing before him.

’Well, what do you know. He wants me dead too?’

’Looks like I’ll have to curse him to death in a few days.’

All Su Qing wanted was to cultivate peacefully and get through these early stages.

And while he was at it, enter the Moon God Palace’s Secret Realm and undergo his Divinity Transformation Tribulation.

"Yes, I received Immortal Master Zhao’s help. She gifted me a Foundation Establishment Pill as payment for looking after her sister and teaching her Alchemy."

"I held nothing back in my teachings."

"Who would have thought that Immortal Master Zhao would pass away so strangely," Su Qing said, his voice low.

"Oh?"

"Then you haven’t taken the Foundation Establishment Pill yet?" the Golden Core Cultivator asked doubtfully.

Because Su Qing’s current aura was that of Qi Cultivation Perfection.

"I only just broke through and haven’t consolidated my Cultivation yet. I don’t want to damage my foundation by rushing to the Foundation Establishment Realm," Su Qing explained.

"In that case, let me see her Foundation Establishment Pill," the Golden Core Cultivator said in a low voice, but with a commanding tone.

It made Su Qing very uncomfortable.

Su Qing still took out the Foundation Establishment Pill and gave it to him—the very same cursed pill.

The Golden Core Cultivator took it and studied it for a moment, then shot a furtive glance at Su Qing.

Then he handed the Foundation Establishment Pill back to Su Qing. "Since she gave it to you, you should keep it. Let’s respect the dead."

"Ye Shengliang, you may leave."

"We’ve asked what we needed to ask."

Su Qing withdrew, his expression blank.

’This damn Golden Core bastard.’

’He knew at a glance that I was Zhao Xianmin’s target.’

’And yet he acted as if nothing was wrong and handed the Elixir back to me.’

’Does he not know about my Tier Five Soul Cultivation?’

’He even added a little something extra to the Foundation Establishment Pill right under my nose.’

’Within three days,’

’this guy is a dead man!’

Su Qing thought grimly.

He returned to his residence.

With nothing else to do,

Su Qing chose to cultivate.

On the night of the third day,

inside Su Qing’s Pocket World.

——

Host: Su Qing

Realm: Body Tempering Limit [God Demon Shaping Immortal Body: Mastery (531/1000)]

Qi Cultivation Limit [Five Immortals Demon God Skill: Mastery (897/1000)]

——

’Almost there. Both are almost at Minor Achievement.’

Su Qing looked at his panel, calculating silently.

He had one more thing to do.

He stepped outside his Pocket World.

He put away the Pocket World and deactivated the Forbidden Array.

Then, he began the Curse Kill on the Golden Core Cultivator.

This time, the Curse Kill went off without a hitch.

Su Qing knew the man was already dead.

He paid it no more mind.

He went to get some sleep.

His body couldn’t remain tense all the time.

For Su Qing, sleeping was the best way to let his body relax.

Besides, it didn’t require forceful nourishment with Immortal Qi.

...

「The next day.」

The death of a Golden Core Cultivator instantly put all the other Golden Core Cultivators in the Alchemy Hall on high alert, and a Nascent Soul Master was even dispatched.

"Bai Jianghe, Zhou Xingtan, I’ve already investigated."

"There is no danger within the Alchemy Hall. Furthermore, Li Ronghuo’s soul was obliterated. It was a Curse Technique."

"Perhaps he offended someone. Think about who he and that Foundation Establishment Realm woman might have offended recently. You’d best be careful."

"I suspect there is a Demon Race spy in the Moon God Palace."

The Nascent Soul Old Monster’s investigation was remarkably perceptive; he saw at a glance that a Curse Killing Technique had caused Li Ronghuo’s death.

...