Chapter 335 - 333: 1 Year of Rest and Recuperation

Chapter 335: Chapter 333: 1 Year of Rest and Recuperation

Su Hongshang soon lost all interest in relaxing.

She went into seclusion as soon as she returned to Su Qing’s residence.

’It seems she wants to absorb all the Spirit Fruits she just got.’

Many of these Spirit Fruits could improve one’s innate talent.

If Su Hongshang ate them all, her Cultivation speed would surely increase significantly.

Su Qing, on the other hand, went to the third floor of his shop in the Marketplace.

"Sir, you were looking for me?"

"Yes. Tell me about our recent Spirit Stone profits, the current situation around Qingsu Island, and any rumors from the Nether Sea and the Abyss Sea."

"Yes, sir."

"Currently, your Spirit Stone profits amount to 31 trillion Ordinary Spirit Stones. In terms of Spirit Stone Veins, you now possess the equivalent of eight of them."

"All from the past four years?" Su Qing was slightly surprised.

"Yes, sir."

Su Qing said nothing, continuing to listen to Tang Dan.

"The recent insect plague has passed, and the area around our Qingsu Island has become much calmer."

"In the second Pocket World above Qingsu Island, many Sects are quarreling, seemingly over territory."

"But because it is Qingsu Island’s territory, they’ve been kept in check."

"Over in the Nether Sea, it seems many families and factions were affected by the insect plague. As a result, the population of living beings there has decreased by nearly fifty percent."

"As for the Abyss Sea... I’m sorry, sir. We on Qingsu Island have not yet been able to gather any information about the situation there."

"That’s fine." Su Qing just wanted a general overview.

’Talking to Xiaoqing is for specific matters. Tang Dan, on the other hand, can fill me in on the latest rumors.’

It helped Su Qing understand the situation in the outside world.

"What about the Demon Race?"

Su Qing asked.

"Because the shores of the continent, including the areas reaching the Celestial Sea Realm, possess a power that suppresses Demonic Qi, most of the Demon Race are unwilling to venture out to sea."

"Only Desire Demons and the Demon Fiends of the sea have made their way here."

"Mm." Su Qing listened to this news with great satisfaction.

’The insect plague is solved, and the Demonic Qi is taken care of.’

’How could I not be happy?’

’Things are much more relaxed now.’

The Demon Realm has a Ninth Realm expert. That was the biggest variable.

In the end, the Demon Realm and the Spirit Realm would likely remain in a long-term stalemate.

As for the Demon Race...

Su Qing couldn’t be bothered with them.

Just like with the insect plague, not everything required his personal intervention.

He just needed to focus on his Cultivation.

’The Spirit Stone income is pretty decent.’

’I’ll take a look when the time comes.’

With his current Sixth Realm Cultivation, Su Qing’s strength was unquestionable.

It was terrifyingly powerful.

’Luo Lanxin seems to have a special fondness for Artifact Refining, and Li Qingsha has to do Artifact Refining for me...’

’But they’re both busy with their Cultivation right now.’

Su Qing thought it was time to relax a little.

At least he wouldn’t have to cultivate so arduously.

With his Immortal Domain Dao Foundation, Su Qing’s Immortal Domain Body was quite strong.

The first world in the sky.

A moment later, Su Qing flew into the library.

He had a massive pile of books in his Storage Ring.

The library was empty.

Even the slightest sound echoed distinctly.

’I’ll just treat this as a break. I can read and slowly refine some Spirit Fruits.’

Inside the vast, empty library...

Su Qing sat down cross-legged, picked up a paper book, and began to read slowly.

In his other hand, he held a synthesized Spirit Fruit.

He ate the Spirit Fruit while he read.

...

Artifact Refining Proficiency +1

Artifact Refining Proficiency +1

Artifact Refining Proficiency +1

...

Alchemy Proficiency +1

Alchemy Proficiency +1

...

Time quietly slipped by.

...

"Lord Xiaoqing, someone is looking for the Young Master."

After appearing, Xiaoqing sent a telepathic message, "The master is in seclusion. He is not seeing anyone."

After hearing this, Tang Dan smiled, faced the Seventh Realm expert of the Cangqing Race, and said with cupped hands, "My apologies, the Young Master is currently in seclusion."

"He’s still in seclusion? It’s been a year! I’ve come here eight or nine times, and every time I ask, I’m told he’s in seclusion."

"I just want to buy a single Tier Seven Spirit Medicine."

"I am truly sorry, but the Young Master is in seclusion."

"For a cultivator, seclusion is a common affair. Why don’t you try coming back in a few years?"

"I suppose that’s my only option." The Seventh Realm expert from the Cangqing Race sighed and left with regret.

...

...

’It seems Senior Brother really is just leaving his Immortal Qi out for us to absorb constantly.’

Luo Lanxin had long since come out of seclusion.

She had entered seclusion before because she felt it was a great opportunity given by Su Qing and that she had to seize it.

But she never expected...

...that her Senior Brother would just leave his Immortal Qi out indefinitely. Even with so many people, they couldn’t absorb it all.

It was constantly leaking out.

’My memories of my past life are becoming more and more blurred. Why is this life so vastly different?’

Luo Lanxin didn’t understand.

In her previous life, even after she had cultivated for over a thousand years and the world had changed beyond recognition, the Demon Realm had never invaded the Spirit Realm.

But in this life, not even fifty years had passed, and so much had already changed.

Fortunately, many of the opportunities from her past life’s memories remained unchanged.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Luo Lanxin to cultivate so quickly.

’In my past life, the Zhengxuan Sect’s Magical Artifacts developed too quickly. In the end, they were able to deploy several hundred Magical Artifacts to kill a Void Realm expert.’

’In this life, I must study how the Zhengxuan Sect’s Magical Artifacts managed to do that.’

At first, Luo Lanxin had also considered it an unorthodox path, ultimately inferior to the Longevity Technique.

But after that battle, everyone gained a deeper understanding of the Sect.

Sometimes, achieving longevity also required a powerful Guardian Technique, and the Zhengxuan Sect’s Artifact Refining Technique was very suitable for Luo Lanxin.

Simply because its power was too immense.

’Could Senior Brother be an Immortal living in the mortal world?’

’There are too many variables in this life. Perhaps I can live a little longer on Qingsu Island.’

...

...

Su Hongshang once again flew to the place where the first Great World manifested.

But she couldn’t get in.

It was like a great wall blocking her path.

’Damn it, that guy has been in there for over a year.’

Su Hongshang grumbled resentfully. Because Su Qing wasn’t around, she had to do his work, spending a week every month nurturing the Spirit Medicine in the Spirit Vein Great World.

’That guy is really the worst.’

...

"Ah, this is so relaxing."

"I wonder how long I’ve been reading."

—

Host: Su Qing

Realm: Divine Communication Perfection [Heaven and Earth Illusionary Skill: Minor Achievement (354/500)]

Void Entry Perfection [Heaven and Earth Illusionary Skill: Minor Achievement (354/2000)]

Pseudo-Dust Realm [God Demon Devouring Universe Map: Minor Achievement (1148/2000)]

—

[Alchemy: Tier Five (9731/10000)]

[Array: Tier Five (7215/10000)]

[Artifact Refining: Tier Six (1472/10000)]

...

’It seems my main Immortal Cultivation Techniques have all reached Tier Five.’

’My Cultivation has reached the Perfection stage, but my Cultivation Technique has not.’

’It’ll take a little more time.’

Currently, his proficiency only increased by about 7 points a day.

Su Qing hadn’t been eating overly potent Spirit Fruits.

Moreover, Xiaoqing hadn’t sought him out once in the past year, which meant that, at the very least, the outside world had been very peaceful.

At least, Qingsu Island had been.

’Now that my cultivation has reached Perfection, it’s really time to ascend to immortality.’

Su Qing knew that after Void Entry Perfection came the Tribulation Crossing Realm.

The Tribulation Crossing Realm was the first trial of Feathered Ascension.

It was Crossing the Tribulation.

Even one’s Divine Soul and physical body had to undergo the baptism of a Thunder Tribulation.

Normally, that is.

But Su Qing wasn’t normal. He could avoid this baptism of Thunder Tribulation.

He could directly transform himself into a true Immortal Body.

The purpose of the Thunder Tribulation was to Transform Mortal into Immortal.

The Tribulation Crossing Realm had three small steps.

Initial Tier: Crossing the Three-Nine Celestial Tribulation.

Middle Tier: Crossing the Six-Nine Celestial Tribulation.

After the Top Tier came the Nine-Nine Celestial Tribulation. Success meant leaping into the Ascension Realm.

Ascension, also known as the Transcendence Realm, was the initial stage that one passed through with the help of the Celestial Tribulation.

Afterward, one had to rely on themselves to transform their Mortal Body into an Immortal Body and their weak soul into an undying Immortal Soul.

This was how one reached the Ninth Realm Immortal Realm.

....