Chapter 297 - 295: Acquiring Treasures, the Earth Tai Sui, and the Pure Spiritual Jade

Chapter 297: Chapter 295: Acquiring Treasures, the Earth Tai Sui, and the Pure Spiritual Jade

Refining.

Su Qing spent a considerable amount of time.

After more than a week, Su Qing’s aptitude had improved significantly.

His Cultivation speed could be considered quite fast.

But for a Nascent Soul-level Cultivation Technique, it was still a bit slow.

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First-Layer Nascent Soul [God Demon Cyan Lotus Immortal Infant Technique: Entry Level (3.78/500)]

Once a Cultivation Technique became too Advanced, one had to become even stronger to make progress.

’Around 0.5 a day.’

’It’s still too slow.’

Su Qing shook his head.

After eating all the Spirit Fruits, Su Qing’s progress was still far too slow.

He had to be faster.

He continued to synthesize, and synthesize...

「Four days later.」

Su Qing’s luck seemed to be quite good recently.

In four days, he had synthesized over sixty Spirit Fruits.

He now synthesized and refined the Spirit Fruits simultaneously.

That way, he wouldn’t waste any Time.

He had to reach Perfection in his Nascent Soul Technique within the limited span of six months.

’Too slow.’

To raise his limits, Su Qing always consumed more Spirit Fruits than he could handle.

At the same time, he used a Healing Pill to keep himself from dying.

The Great Dao Wheel was working hard to help Su Qing absorb the effects of the Spirit Fruits.

In reality, these were Spirit Fruits enhanced through Standardization.

...

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK~

Someone was knocking on the wooden door.

Su Qing was still in the middle of refining and paid it no mind.

Because of the Array Plate here, even if the people outside walked in, they wouldn’t notice his presence.

But it would inevitably affect Su Qing’s activities.

He was currently refining.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK~

The door was knocked on once again.

「Outside the door.」

The wealthy man Su Qing had treated was knocking.

He was even knocking with his own hands.

Xuan Jingzhong was puzzled.

He questioned the person beside him.

"Are you sure about your investigation? Is Master Bai inside?"

"My lord, yes. We investigated not long ago, and that master has not come out since going in."

"Oh?" Xuan Jingzhong knew then that the man must still be inside.

He had no choice but to wait.

He knocked once every half-hour.

Two hours passed.

’What patience,’ he thought. It was already noon.

Su Qing had finished his refining.

His aptitude had instantly increased by 500,000 times.

Now, after eating so many Spirit Fruits, Su Qing’s Skill Level for his Nascent Soul Technique was increasing by 1 point per day.

A joyous occasion indeed.

Hearing the knock once more, he got up and opened the door.

The moment he opened it, he saw the wealthy man.

"You, that... Jing-something fellow. Didn’t I tell you not to come looking for me again?" Su Qing said, looking at the large retinue arranged at his door.

Although his courtyard was remote and few people ever came here, Su Qing was annoyed that this guy had been standing guard and knocking for so long.

"Doctor Bai."

"My name is Xuan Jingzhong." Xuan Jingzhong bowed, unbothered that Su Qing couldn’t remember his name, and stated it again.

"What matter is so important that it’s worth you knocking for over two hours?"

"I will not intervene." Su Qing stood with his back straight, his hands behind him, and spoke indifferently.

At this, Xuan Jingzhong knelt. "Doctor Bai, I implore you to act one more time. The current Holy Emperor is gravely ill. I hope Doctor Bai will make an exception."

Su Qing shook his head. "Do not mention this again. I will not intervene. Unless... you have some fine treasure that interests me. Only then might I act."

"Go back!" Su Qing slammed the door shut.

He couldn’t be bothered.

The Emperor of Chunshui Country? What did that have to do with Su Qing?

How could a magnificent Nascent Soul Great Cultivator like Su Qing be compared to the emperors of these Mortal Realms?

If he were displeased, it would be no problem for Su Qing to annihilate an entire country.

’They’re disturbing my Cultivation!’

Having had the door slammed in his face, Xuan Jingzhong was, however, overjoyed.

He was now finally convinced that the man was a reclusive Immortal.

The complete disregard for the Holy Emperor, that air of utter indifference...

It was all too obvious.

’So only a treasure that he personally approves of can move him to act?’

’If I tell His Majesty about this, His Majesty will surely do everything in his power to get Doctor Bai to act.’

’But...’

Xuan Jingzhong was afraid. Every step forward now was into an unknown trap.

The Imperial City had its own dedicated Demon Exterminators.

And these Demon Exterminators were nothing like Li Qingsha.

Some Demon Exterminators even wielded more power than a First Grade Minister.

What if His Majesty decided to test Doctor Bai?

Given Doctor Bai’s aversion to trouble, he would surely be the one to suffer.

Therefore, it was better not to claim this merit.

"Let’s go back." Xuan Jingzhong sighed and waved his hand, mentally exhausted.

His own illness hadn’t been completely cured yet.

’Tomorrow, I’ll bring all the treasures from my estate for Doctor Bai to see.’

’The Holy Emperor’s matter can be dealt with later.’

’My illness is real and must be cured.’

’And this way, I won’t offend Doctor Bai.’

...

「The next day.」

Su Qing was synthesizing Spirit Fruits as usual.

He was also still refining a Spirit Fruit.

He had just finished refining this one.

Early in the morning, Su Qing heard knocking again.

’Is it that guy again?’

’Does he still want me to go treat the Emperor of Chunshui Country?’

Puzzled, Su Qing opened the door to find many things laid out before him.

The area outside his home was now guarded by soldiers.

"Xuan Jingzhong, what have you come for?"

"Doctor Bai, these are the curiosities I have collected."

"I don’t know if any of them will catch Doctor Bai’s eye." Xuan Jingzhong was even more reserved and humble this time.

"You want me to treat your Holy Emperor?" Su Qing asked.

Using his Synthesizer, he began to appraise the items to see if there was anything good.

[Three-Hundred-Year-Old White Ginseng: Tier One Middle Grade Spirit Medicine. Boosts Yang Qi, enhances Qi and blood, and protects the soul. Effective only on those below the First Realm.]

[Earth Tai Sui: No grade. Possesses a sliver of Spiritual Wisdom and contains dense Earth Dao Essence. If a mortal rests near it, it can protect their spleen and regulate their body. Consuming it will assault the spleen and likely lead to death.]

[Fire Spirit Pearl: Tier Two Treasure. Formed when Spirit Marrow beneath a volcano is nurtured by Earth Fire for several hundred years. Contains a significant amount of Earth Fire Qi...]

[Evil Artifact Fragment: No grade. A fragment of an evil artifact that grows by absorbing spiritual energy. Even as a fragment, it still possesses a trace of power.]

[Pure Spiritual Jade: Has the ability to purify Spiritual Qi, making it even more pure.]

...

’There are actually quite a few things here.’ Su Qing hadn’t held out much hope.

’What good things could a mortal possibly collect?’

But then Su Qing saw the Pure Spiritual Jade. This thing seemed similar to the Pure Demon Jade Fragment from before.

But its function was different.

And there was the Earth Tai Sui.

Su Qing seemed to want it very much. The Earth Tai Sui as a whole emitted faint golden glimmers, but it was entirely encased in soil, making it look just like a clump of damp earth.

"This soil and this Jade, I’ll take them."

"I will only help you with two treatments in return."

Su Qing took the two items.

Only these two items were worthy of his attention. He didn’t even want to look at the rest.

’They’re useless. Just some Magical Treasure Fragments and Spirit Medicines that look decent but are actually garbage.’

’To me, they’re completely useless.’

Xuan Jingzhong grew excited. "Thank you, Doctor Bai! I would like to treat my illness first."

"Fine."

Su Qing nodded. Xuan Jingzhong clearly knew he was extraordinary, but as long as he didn’t disturb him, Su Qing couldn’t be bothered to care.

"Come in. I’ll perform acupuncture on you."

Joy appeared on Xuan Jingzhong’s face as he followed Su Qing into the courtyard.

The courtyard was plain and unremarkable.

The acupuncture was quick. Su Qing used a tiny sliver of his Magical Power to treat him.

Or rather, to restore his condition.

’He clearly had a treasure like the Earth Tai Sui,’ Su Qing mused. ’But he didn’t even display it properly. Otherwise, his illness would have been cured long ago. Sometimes, ignorance truly is a sin.’

’If his spleen had been properly nurtured, would his body have developed such a major problem?’

’Impossible.’

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