Chapter 549 - 547: Pure Evil Flame

Chapter 549: Chapter 547: Pure Evil Flame

Su Qianyou’s breakthrough wasn’t over yet.

Su Qing observed from the side.

A moment later, Su Qing’s eyes widened in utter shock.

’Su Qianyou created her own Foundation Establishment Technique.’

Her Foundation Establishment process absorbed Spiritual Qi, only to return all of it to the world afterward.

Even the pure Spiritual Qi that Su Qing had given her was returned to the world during her cultivation.

’Did she just create a technique to open a Pocket World?’

Su Qing was puzzled. Only a Pocket World could produce its own Spiritual Qi.

But Su Qing hadn’t given her any books on how to create a Pocket World.

Still, the fact that she had figured it out on her own was a good thing.

"To think... she’s actually nourishing the world in return. Fellow Daoist Su, your sister is truly remarkable," Qi Wansheng said, utterly astonished.

Su Qing laughed. "It’s just a little trick she figured out on her own. Nothing important."

"By the way, regarding taking on apprentices, I will take my sister as a disciple in name only. As you know, I have no desire to teach others."

"I understand."

Qi Wansheng nodded. Even if Su Qing was unwilling, he couldn’t force the issue. After all, Su Qing concocted elixirs for them free of charge.

His one hundred percent success rate, requiring only a single set of ingredients per pill, had sent shockwaves through the upper echelons of the Taiqing Sacred Land.

Every high-ranking member wanted to ask Su Qing to perform alchemy, but his response was always the same: "I only concoct one elixir per month. Go ask your Saint Lord for a slot."

Now, the line of high-ranking cultivators waiting for his services was incredibly long.

Asking Su Qing to take on an apprentice was merely a suggestion; no one would dare offend an Alchemy Master of his caliber.

"Pill King Su, I wonder, could you concoct an Eighth Grade Pill?"

Su Qing nodded. "An Eighth Grade Pill? If I make one, I won’t perform alchemy again for a year."

’As long as I’m given the pill formula, I can make it.’

"Really? What about a Ninth Grade?"

"If I concoct a single Ninth Grade pill, I won’t do it again for a hundred years. You can decide for yourselves which is the better deal."

"For a personal request, you’d need to trade something of equal value with me. If it’s on behalf of the Sacred Land, I’ll make it, but I won’t perform alchemy again for a century," Su Qing added, a thought puzzling him.

’This continent has no Pocket Worlds, yet someone wants a Ninth Grade Elixir? Don’t tell me they have that many Tier Nine Spirit Medicines and Spirit Plants?’

Su Qing mused that while their paths of destiny were different, their resources were surprisingly similar.

Qi Wansheng’s eyes shone with a brilliant light. ’He can even concoct Ninth Grade pills... That’s just too powerful!’

"Pill King Su... no, Pill Saint Su, the matter of concocting these elixirs must be discussed with the entire Sacred Land. I’ll take my leave now."

"Mm."

"I won’t see you out."

Once Qi Wansheng had left, Su Qing went to find Su Qianyou.

"Brother." The dark purple scars on Su Qianyou’s body had become fainter.

"You’re amazing," Su Qing said, walking over to hug her.

"You’ve even grown a bit taller. Why did your Foundation Establishment return Spiritual Qi to the world?" Su Qing asked, puzzled.

"It’s about the karma you mentioned, Brother. I don’t want to owe a karmic debt to the world, but I can give it Spiritual Qi."

"That’s just how my Dao Foundation works."

"Oh?"

"In that case, I’ll let you have a look at some other Foundation Establishment Techniques."

"Cultivate hard. Your scars have already faded some. Keep it up, and you’ll grow up to be a great beauty."

"Mm." For the first time, Su Qianyou wrapped her arms around Su Qing’s neck and leaned against him.

"Brother, do you want some of my flame? I can give you a little."

"Really?" Su Qing was overjoyed.

Su Qianyou nodded, offering up a wisp of a transparent Fire Seed in her small hands.

Su Qing felt his very soul tremble.

’Don’t touch it!!!’

Something deep inside him screamed at him not to touch it.

"Never mind. I don’t want it anymore," Su Qing said with a hint of regret. "It’s yours. It’s not something I can possess."

’And I was even thinking of synthesizing it.’

But this time, after Su Qing stared at it for a moment, a notification appeared from the Synthesizer.

But Su Qing didn’t dare to take it.

[Pure Evil Flame: The protective flame of the Pure Good. The two are inseparable. Unique. Unobtainable (Pure Evil Flame)]

[Not Synthesizable]

Su Qing was utterly flabbergasted when he saw the message.

This Pure Evil Flame was a product of pure Standardization.

’Incredible.’

Now he finally understood what Su Qianyou’s flame truly was.

"Put it away. It’s not something I can obtain."

"This flame is yours. It’s like your family." Su Qing set Su Qianyou down and gently patted her head.

"Family? It might be even closer than family," Su Qianyou concluded on her own.

"That’s right. Even closer than family," Su Qing agreed with a nod.

"I have over a hundred Foundation Establishment Techniques here for you to look at."

"Whether you create your own cultivation technique or choose to practice one of these is up to you."

Su Qing gave her all the Foundation Establishment Techniques. Su Qianyou’s talent was extraordinary, and when the time was right, Su Qing would find a suitable way to enhance her talent and comprehension.

’Assuming his Standardization ability works on her, that is.’

After all, even her flame was unsynthesizable.

It suggested that the Synthesizer had its limits.

’When it encounters certain products of Standardization, it’s actually unable to synthesize them.’

Su Qing had encountered this situation several times before.

’I wonder how much of an impact those other products of Standardization will have on me.’

’No, that’s not right. My Synthesizer’s Standardization can be stacked and filtered. Logically, what my Synthesizer produces should be stronger. Plus, I can use my other talents to synthesize similar Standardized items.’

’Standardization is the true source of power.’

’As for Dimensionalization... it feels pretty useless right now.’

’Synthesizing items from other dimensions has its uses, but it relies much more on luck than Standardization does.’

A leaf of Spirit Tea could easily turn into a rotten leaf after synthesis, for example.

That was why Su Qing was reluctant to use Dimensionalization.

"Brother, what are you thinking about?"

"It’s nothing. There are plenty of books in the Storage Ring. Go take a look."

Su Qing smiled, and Su Qianyou nodded before going off to cultivate.

For some reason, Su Qianyou didn’t seem to care much about anything else.

Zhang Baiyuan had received the method to break through to the Eighth Realm from Su Qing.

But Zhang Baiyuan could never have imagined that with his current cultivation, he couldn’t even meet a single one of the conditions. No wonder breaking through to the Eighth Realm had felt so impossibly distant.

...

’A flame... Could I synthesize a unique flame like Su Qianyou’s?’

’First, I’ll synthesize the Immortal, God, and Demon Flames.’

’Then, I’ll use Evolution on it. Once it reaches its limit, I’ll apply Standardization.’

’But Standardization is unstable, and I can’t get my hands on any sufficiently powerful flames at this stage anyway.’

Su Qing was finally learning what it meant to have a great idea that was terrible in practice.

’Forget it. The Profound Immortal Sword is enough. I should just focus on my cultivation.’

A poison pill materialized in Su Qing’s stomach, and he began refining it.

Because he had been constantly using the Eternal Dao Chaotic Immortal Qi to help refine the poison, Su Qing’s control over it had become much more precise, and its consumption had been reduced by more than half.

This was one of Su Qing’s Talents, after all. Though he hadn’t known how to use it at first, he was now wielding it with practiced ease.

Su Qing hadn’t been cultivating for long when a Peak Elder arrived.

"Elder Qin, what brings you here?"

"Sir, a Demon Cultivator has been discovered on the peak. How should we proceed?"

"If you’ve found a Demon Cultivator, can’t you deal with it yourselves? Why not report to Zhang Baiyuan instead of coming to me?" Su Qing still needed to cultivate; he really couldn’t be bothered with such trivial matters.

Elder Qin’s expression shifted. He said gravely, "Lord Zhang is in seclusion."

"Besides, this Demon Cultivator is different. They are a True Disciple of the Taixu Demon Sect."

"I’m afraid that if this isn’t handled properly, it could cause great turmoil."

"Then go to the Saint Lord. Tell him I sent you." Su Qing waved his hand, and Elder Qin was instantly transported to the grand hall of the main peak.

Elder Qin found himself face-to-face with a Ninth Realm Cultivator who had just appeared in the hall...

"Reporting to the Saint Lord..."

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