Chapter 523 - 521: Envious, Jealous, Yet Unwilling to Become

Chapter 523: Chapter 521: Envious, Jealous, Yet Unwilling to Become

"Brother Su Qing, you truly are a remarkable person."

"Even an achievement like mine doesn’t seem to faze you in the slightest."

"I wonder what it would take to actually get a reaction out of you."

Su Qing said lazily, "If you actually manage to heal a ghost, I’ll be very surprised."

"..." Li Renren was silent for a long time.

For the first time, he looked at Su Qing with such a serious gaze.

But he didn’t notice anything unusual about him.

Suddenly, he burst out laughing. "Hahaha~"

"I’ll do it. I’ll be back in half a year, and I’ll work hard."

"When that time comes, I’ll definitely make you see me in a new light."

"I’ll be taking my leave now."

"Mm."

Li Renren’s mind was in turmoil. Su Qing’s comment—’if you manage to heal a ghost’—proved that Su Qing was no ordinary person.

He didn’t even care about conquering a nation.

In his eyes, Su Qing was becoming more and more mysterious.

He kept replaying his memories of his time with Su Qing.

’What’s changed about him?’

’It seems like... nothing.’

Su Qing had always been this lazy, yet he always seemed so nonchalant about everything.

With his current status, even his own father-in-law treated him with a degree of respect.

Su Qing’s disposition was completely different.

...

...

「One month later.」

The Capital City was conquered. The noble families and powerful factions were almost all plundered.

It was a complete clean sweep.

「Two months later.」

The Capital City was being replanned.

The County City where Su Qing resided was re-established as the new Capital City.

It was named Upper Immortal City.

’That guy sure is bold with his naming.’

「Three months later.」

Taxes were lowered, and various forms of order were established for reconstruction.

Since the County City had become the Capital City, it underwent a major overhaul in planning, and its laws were rewritten.

The most important first step was taken.

Bestowing the grace of education and establishing numerous schools.

The new reign was named "Yan."

But, surprisingly, Li Renren did not become the Emperor.

Instead, he let his father-in-law take the throne.

After a little over three months, Li Renren vanished from the public eye.

Because this place was renamed Upper Immortal City and was also the capital, it became incredibly prosperous.

As a result, Su Qing’s medical clinic became even busier.

When Li Renren returned, he just quietly said to Su Qing, "I’m back."

He then began to study medicine on his own, constantly engrossed in his work with the rabbit he held.

He studied it whenever he had a spare moment.

Every day, he would study it until Su Qing closed the clinic.

With more people around, the Qingsu Medical Clinic also grew in fame.

All sorts of wealthy merchants and powerful figures came to see Su Qing, as well as the man beside him, Li Renren, for treatment.

Because of how Li Renren handled things, most people didn’t know he was the leader of the rebellion.

Nor that he was the one who ultimately gave up the throne to his father-in-law.

Year after year passed.

Three years.

For some unknown reason, the nation seemed to be gradually growing stronger.

Most importantly, even the Daoist Cultivators were becoming more civilized.

Su Qing didn’t understand it.

But as he watched the scholarly air around Li Renren grow stronger and his demeanor become steadier...

Su Qing felt that, to a large extent, it had something to do with Li Renren.

As for Su Qing now...

He was at around 240,000 Skill Level.

He was still 120,000 Skill Level short.

’This progress is so slow.’

That was Su Qing’s feeling, anyway.

If outsiders knew that it would take Su Qing less than 40 to 50 years of Cultivation in the Twelfth Realm to reach Perfection...

...they would call him a Demon.

Even now, the public only knew him to be in the Eleventh Realm. After he broke through to the Twelfth Realm, only Thirteenth Realm beings like Taichu and Black Abyss were aware of his true Cultivation.

Because after the breakthrough, everything was completely different.

It was impossible to hide.

"Look at you, always studying this rabbit."

"How’s it going?" Su Qing asked with a smile.

Su Qing held no hope for it at all.

Because not even a Cultivator on the Life Dao Path...

...could fully repair a shattered soul.

To restore it to its original state would mean that this man could resurrect the loved ones of most Cultivators.

He would only need a fragment of a soul to bring someone back to life.

An existence like Li Renren would undoubtedly attract the attention of most beings in the Star Sea.

Even Su Qing would be thoroughly impressed.

But such a thing was practically impossible.

The only reason Su Qing had any anticipation at all was his curiosity about Li Renren’s Medical Dao Path.

But three years had already passed.

And this kid still hadn’t figured it out. ℴ𝒗ⅇ𝑙.

’It seems to be very difficult.’

In the entire Star Sea Great World, countless beings had failed to do it.

How could Li Renren possibly succeed?

In any case, Su Qing couldn’t do it right now.

Even if he could, it would waste a lot of Time.

After all, he had Standardization.

With it, Su Qing was confident he could do it too.

But what Su Qing wanted was resurrection without any medium at all.

Not resurrection from a fragmented soul.

For the current Su Qing...

...that method was useless.

...

Li Renren was silent for a long while.

He shook his head and sighed. "I have a few leads, but with my current abilities, it seems impossible."

"You haven’t even fully mastered healing humans, and you’re already trying to heal ghosts?" Su Qing chuckled softly.

Su Qing understood Li Renren’s current frustrations.

He had never been exposed to other Dao Paths.

He didn’t even know what his own Dao Path was really like.

But he knew he possessed a certain ineffable, great power, and he wanted to make a change.

Just like Su Qing once had.

Su Qing’s Talent was even greater, and he had wanted to change the world.

And he did.

He changed it.

His vast reserves of Immortal Qi and Spiritual Energy attracted the Greed Realm.

Su Qing’s actions of defying fate and changing the destinies of others also drew prying eyes.

In the end, the world perished according to Su Qing’s arrangements.

And he was even toyed with by fate.

’Heh.’

So now, Su Qing rarely had any thoughts of changing the world.

Unless he could truly grasp a power capable of controlling the entire Star Sea World.

Then, Su Qing wouldn’t mind changing the world.

That wouldn’t be a problem at all.

But currently, Su Qing lacked the strength.

"Brother Su Qing, do you know something?"

"I do. Ghosts are hard to heal, and so are people. Only when you’ve mastered any one aspect to its absolute limit will I believe you can heal a ghost."

Su Qing smiled. "For example, lifespan, sickness, or emotions—which of these can you heal completely?"

"Can you grant someone Longevity? Can you make it so people never get sick? Can you cure a person’s heartache?"

Su Qing said softly, "You can’t do any of those, can you?"

Li Renren was stunned.

That’s right. He couldn’t grant Longevity, he couldn’t prevent all sickness, and he couldn’t cure a person’s heartache.

"You’re right, I can’t."

"Then what should I do?"

"How should I know? We’re all just mortals. Birth, aging, sickness, and death—it’s all perfectly normal," Su Qing said faintly.

Su Qing said no more.

This sentence left Li Renren uncertain.

In the end, he stopped trying to figure out Su Qing’s identity.

The speculation, the suspicion—Li Renren had even had thoughts of killing Su Qing.

It was all because Su Qing’s thoughts and actions were far too detached from the mortal world.

He was like an old man on the verge of death.

He wasn’t interested in anything.

Fortunately for him, even the medical clinic he’d established wasn’t that important to him.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so lazy.

It was as if he were just completing a job to get by in the world.

Li Renren could tell.

He couldn’t be like that now.

Li Renren wanted to learn to be like Su Qing.

But at the same time, he didn’t want to become the person Su Qing was now.

It was a deep contradiction.

Li Renren couldn’t help but feel that Su Qing was an existence he both admired and envied, yet he would never wish to be like him.

This was precisely why he’d had the thought of killing Su Qing.

This person, Su Qing... it felt like he shouldn’t even exist in this world.

He seemed completely out of place among the common people.

His healing was just healing, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

Having been by his side for so long, Li Renren could sense that Su Qing’s emotions were incredibly placid and ascetic.

It gave one the feeling that he stood completely apart from the mortal world.

He never visited a brothel, never took a wife. He rested when the clinic was closed and lounged in his chair when it was open. His life was unchanging, and so was his mood.

...