Chapter 392 - 390: The Coveter

Chapter 392: Chapter 390: The Coveter

The sound of Su Qing’s voice, and the fact that he was speaking the local language of the White Jade Race, caused the nearby White Jade People to let out a collective sigh of relief.

They hadn’t expected someone from the powers on the Flying Ship to be fluent in their language. It was a rare occurrence.

Su Qing strolled around for a bit with Round Plate.

A White Jade Person adorned with a jade-like leaf appeared before Su Qing.

He pressed his hands together—they seemed to merge into a single piece of white jade—and bowed deeply to Su Qing.

"Emissary from the Flying Ship, it has been a long time since you’ve graced the White Jade Race with your presence."

"Welcome."

’This member of the White Jade Race, with his leaf adornment... he must be the Monarch.’

The Liuyu Continent was far too ancient and decrepit.

Moreover, its upper echelons were steeped in ignorance. The Flying Ship had already visited the Liuyu Continent five times.

Yet, there hadn’t been the slightest bit of progress in their civilization.

Five visits, each separated by hundreds of years.

And this Monarch was an existence who had stepped onto the Dao Path.

’With that kind of strength combined with his authority, the entire White Jade Race is likely under his complete control.’

"I am merely here to purchase a few items. The quantities won’t be large."

"Round Plate, explain."

Su Qing said to Round Plate.

He didn’t want to waste his breath.

Round Plate began to briefly explain Su Qing’s situation.

A certain emotion began to flicker in the White Jade Race Monarch’s eyes, one that Su Qing found distasteful.

Yet, his face was all smiles.

"Welcome. Allow me to accompany you, my lord, as you make your purchases."

"Then I’ll be in your care."

"You should have a need for this type of stone."

Su Qing took out a few pieces of Meteorite Jade, which served as currency for trade here.

"This type of Jade... of course we need it." The man’s eyes lit up the moment he saw Su Qing’s Meteorite Jade.

"How does Your Excellency propose we trade?"

"Bring me the seeds of all your plants, especially the White Jade Black Root Tree."

"Understood."

"I don’t need many seeds, so don’t give me too much. Just a small amount of each type will suffice."

"Of course, I understand. Please give me one ’Huo’ day to prepare."

"Mm," Su Qing nodded.

"In that case, I will return in a day." Su Qing took hold of Round Plate.

And in a flash, he vanished from the Monarch’s sight.

The Monarch jumped in fright. ’That kind of power...’

His own power couldn’t even detect the departure of this expert who held a Taichu Seal.

’Just a moment ago, I was having some bold ideas. Now that I think about it, my world is too small. I nearly got myself killed.’

...

In the city of the Mixed Jade People.

The moment Su Qing appeared, he disrupted the daily lives of many of the Jade People, even though he had appeared high up in the sky.

"This is the place?"

"This is their border zone?"

Su Qing was bewildered. He hadn’t expected the Mixed Jade People to live in such miserable conditions.

On this flat Continent, the Mixed Jade People were living in such a tiny area on its edge.

These Mixed Jade People were like flawed jade stones, either white streaked with black, or black with streaks of white.

It was, for lack of a better word, bizarre.

As a human who didn’t belong here, Su Qing instantly became the center of attention.

"It’s a human from the Flying Ship!"

"Someone from the Flying Ship is here?"

"Wonderful! They’re finally here!"

"That girl can finally leave."

"I hope she can reach the Taichu Daoist Palace safely."

...

Su Qing could hear many such comments.

He frowned.

Just as he landed, he saw many Mixed Jade People wearing weapons that clearly didn’t belong to the White Jade People’s faction.

They were very advanced.

Each weapon could be controlled by one’s soul.

"Welcome, my lord from the Flying Ship."

"Thank you, my lord, for coming to escort Feng Ling away."

Su Qing frowned and glanced at Round Plate.

From within their ranks, a mottled Jade Person stepped forward.

A mix of black and white gave it a grayish appearance.

’Its color is like stone. As for gender... how can jade even have a gender?’

’It’s just that its demeanor and adornments resemble those of a girl.’

"Your Excellency, I will handle this." Round Plate had also noticed Su Qing’s displeasure.

Su Qing had no desire to get involved.

After Round Plate conversed with the group of soldiers, its expression became incredibly complicated.

Then it looked at Su Qing with an expression of dread.

Finally, Su Qing spoke up.

The reason was that the other party had proposed a trade: all of their seeds, with no other payment required, if he would just take this Jade Person onto the Flying Ship.

Because this Jade Person possessed a Taichu Seal.

"Of course."

"This task is very simple for me."

"However, I must tell you, the Flying Ship is also a chaotic place. A Taichu Seal can be easily lost."

"So, are you certain you want to use this as your bargaining chip?"

"Yes, my lord. We are."

"Very well."

"When can you gather the seeds? I don’t care about the others, but you Mixed Jade People have a treasure, the Molded Jade Flower. I want at least one pair of its seeds."

"If my lord requires the seeds of the Molded Jade Flower, we can trade them with you right now."

"If you want the rest of the seeds, we will need one ’Huo’ day to gather them."

"Then give me the Molded Jade Flower seeds as your part of the bargain, and I can send her to the Flying Ship this instant."

"Please wait a moment."

This leader was very decisive.

He quickly left.

A short while later, he returned and handed over two walnut-sized seeds.

[Molded Jade Flower: A rare seed from the Star Sea. The Jade contains Energy for Life modification. Absorbing the power within the seed can grant a small amount of Life Power.]

[Can be synthesized]

’Just as I thought.’

Su Qing accepted them with a smile.

He turned to the gray Jade Person beside him and said, "Now, I will send you up."

The girl didn’t even have time to react. Her perspective barely shifted before she found herself on the Taichu Daoist Palace’s Flying Ship.

"Welcome, student of the Taichu Daoist Palace." A member of the Mechanical Race, identical to Round Plate, appeared before her.

The gray Jade Person felt a wave of relief wash over her. She thought with immense gratitude, ’Everyone... I will work hard!’

...

The leader of the Mixed Jade People was also stunned.

’The power of the Dao Path... is it really this powerful?’

"My lord, she..."

"She’s on the ship. Don’t worry, I am a man of my word." Su Qing produced his own Taichu Daoist Palace seal.

The leader breathed a sigh of relief.

He would worry about dealing with others, but a student from the Taichu Daoist Palace... surely he wouldn’t be deceived?

"Alright. I will be back tomorrow. Have the seeds ready."

A faint purple light permeated the area, allowing Su Qing to see his surroundings more clearly.

But it was a world constructed entirely from piles of Jade.

No matter how he looked at it, Su Qing found it all a bit strange.

There were jade constructs of mottled colors.

And then there were the plants that grew here.

All of them seemed to have some component of Jade within them.

Logically speaking, Life should have a hard time emerging here.

And yet, it had.

So, Su Qing ambled over to a river that flowed through this world.

The river had a somewhat dreamlike appearance.

It was green.

’That’s a normal color for once. But that just makes it seem even more out of place here.’

Su Qing reached out and touched the water.

"It still has some jade-like components... Is this Jade Spirit? It feels similar to Spiritual Jade," Su Qing murmured, gazing at the vast expanse of river water.

If the people of the Spirit Realm had ever discovered this river, they would have undoubtedly taken all of it.

This was a massive expanse of Spiritual Jade. If used for Cultivation, one wouldn’t lack Spiritual Jade for a very long time.

The key was the Jade Spirit within it, which Su Qing could absorb just by circulating his Cultivation Technique.

"How miraculous."

Su Qing couldn’t help but marvel at the sight.

If it weren’t for the fact that someone had been secretly watching him the entire time, Su Qing would have been even happier.

"Stop staring at my Taichu Seal. Go try to snatch the one from the gray Jade Person I just sent to the Flying Ship," Su Qing said with a sigh.

The person had been staring at him this whole time.

"Heh. If I weren’t bound by the rules of the Taichu Daoist Palace, I could kill that Mixed Jade Person and all the other Jade People here."

"But I can’t do that."

"You, however, are different. You’re not from one of the Jade People factions. You don’t belong here."

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