Chapter 552 - 551: A Power Beyond the Supreme, Never Fully Used

Chapter 552: Chapter 551: A Power Beyond the Supreme, Never Fully Used

On the Balcony

"A little farther. That’s right. Xiaohong, you take one more bite, just one more, and I’ll sew your mouth shut," Duan Qiao shouted.

At that moment, Duan Qiao was standing by the edge of the pond, while Sweet Potato stood on the other side of the balcony, holding an apple.

On the apple Sweet Potato was hugging with its wings, there was a faint, shimmering mark.

The reason Duan Qiao wouldn’t let Sweet Potato take a bite was because it was afraid the mark would be destroyed.

"Caw!" Sweet Potato squawked at Duan Qiao, as if asking if it was done yet.

Duan Qiao took out a fishing rod and said, "Just stand there. It’ll be quick."

Duan Qiao then swung the fishing rod, looking as if it was about to start fishing right from where it stood.

Although Duan Qiao was by the edge of the pond, it was facing the balcony, where there was no water at all.

As the rod was swung, the fishing line stabbed directly into the air, as if it had pierced a small hole in space.

Once the line entered that space, the apple Sweet Potato was holding emitted a faint glow.

The light emanated from the mark on its surface.

In the blink of an eye, the apple was wrapped in the line, and Duan Qiao began to reel it in.

The apple vanished from Sweet Potato’s grasp.

If one looked closely, they would see the apple being dragged into a rift in space.

After the apple was pulled through space by the line, the line on Duan Qiao’s end was fully retracted.

The apple was now in its hands.

Correction, Duan Qiao was now pinned to the ground by the apple. (This was a rather whole, and not particularly small, apple.)

"Hahaha, I can finally fish through space!" Duan Qiao cried out happily, despite being pinned down.

Sweet Potato couldn’t care less about that. It just squawked, "Caw!"

’That’s my apple! You have to give it back!’

Duan Qiao crawled out from under, patted the apple, and said, "Xiaohong, I’m about to show you something amazing."

Sweet Potato didn’t understand. ’What’s amazing?’

Then, Sweet Potato saw Duan Qiao disappear with a WHOOSH.

Soon, it started to get upset, because its apple was gone too.

But before it could get too sad, two figures suddenly appeared in front of it.

A closer look revealed it was Duan Qiao and the apple.

Sweet Potato happily hugged the apple again and cawed at Duan Qiao, "Caw, caw."

"I have no idea what you’re saying. Do you see how amazing I am now? If you dare run around the room causing trouble again, I can appear by your side at any moment." With that, Duan Qiao vanished once more.

When it reappeared, it was already back at the edge of the pond.

This was another one of its new Skills.

Spatial Teleportation.

As long as it was within range, Duan Qiao could travel anywhere it pleased.

The distance wasn’t very far, but anywhere around the balcony was definitely no problem.

Then there was the Spatial Fishing.

Its range was also very limited. As for fishing for a marked object, that just depended on where the item was.

If it was in water, Duan Qiao could fish for it as long as there was water.

If it wasn’t in water, then it depended on whether the object was within the range of Duan Qiao’s Spatial Fishing.

These were the fruits of its recent trip, and it could be said that it had gained the most.

Jiang Zuo was inside, watching. Duan Qiao’s abilities were indeed quite good.

However, they were still of limited use. Its main function remained that of a signal tower.

Jiang Zuo shook his head. He decided to go find the landlord to talk about the apartment.

As for Sweet Potato and the others, Jiang Zuo naturally wouldn’t be taking them with him.

But he had to leave two apples for Sweet Potato.

Speaking of which, inspired by Duan Qiao, he’d thought of a way to punish Sweet Potato.

’Sewing its mouth shut.’

’I can try that next time.’

Afterward, Jiang Zuo went out to the balcony, planning to toss the apples over. But as soon as he turned to look at Sweet Potato, he saw it frozen in place.

’It’s too scared to eat again.’

Jiang Zuo: "..."

Jiang Zuo looked at Duan Qiao. "It’s happening again?"

Duan Qiao nodded stiffly.

It couldn’t even speak.

Jiang Zuo felt rather helpless. He thought he had to find a way to control it.

Otherwise, heavens knew when it would fade.

’But it disappears whenever I see Su Qi. Is it because I’m worried about scaring her?’ (It’s because you’re the one who gets scared.)

Jiang Zuo looked at his own hand. ’So, even if this external aura isn’t entirely mine, it still changes according to my emotions.’

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Zuo felt that he could control it.

’But... why should I control it for the sake of others?’

Having figured that out, Jiang Zuo took out his phone. He planned to call the landlord and see about the apartment situation.

But before Jiang Zuo could make the call, his phone rang.

He glanced at the screen and was surprised to see it was Gu Jiansheng calling him.

Jiang Zuo answered the phone, and Gu Jiansheng’s weary voice came from the other end. "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, I’ve already posted the commission. It’s specifically for you."

"The price is doubled this time. You don’t need to formally accept it; I can confirm its completion directly once you’re done."

Jiang Zuo said, "Your Three-tailed Fox is gone again?"

Gu Jiansheng replied, "Her name is Xiaoli. And she’s Four-tailed now."

Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but ask, "Isn’t she a fox?"

Gu Jiansheng: "..."

’This Po Xiao must be messing with me on purpose.’

’But I can’t say anything right now. I have to rely entirely on him in a bit.’

Just then, Jiang Zuo spoke again. "Right now?"

Gu Jiansheng said, "Yes. Same place, my house."

Jiang Zuo understood, then hung up the phone.

After tidying up a bit, Jiang Zuo left the house.

With the price doubled, he would get two Moon Tear Beads. He could use them for another round of upgrades.

However, Jiang Zuo felt he should first gather the Essence of Sun and Moon and the Five Elements Power.

That way, he could make an attempt on the Innate Three Qi.

Doing so would be like gaining a new finishing move, and his Cultivation speed would increase significantly as well.

If he got the chance to condense Chaos Qi, it would trigger a qualitative transformation.

Both his Cultivation speed and his finishing moves would be on a completely different level.

Unfortunately, condensing Chaos Qi was extremely difficult.

Back then, he had spent a great deal of time and encountered countless fortuitous opportunities before he was lucky enough to master Chaos Qi.

Jiang Zuo suspected that it was questionable whether even the Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion himself had managed to condense Chaos Qi.

However, to him at his peak in his previous life, Chaos Qi was actually not that useful.

Everything he had learned and mastered had completely transcended Chaos Qi.

At his peak, he understood powers that others could not comprehend.

The powers he wielded were likewise ones that others could never know.

He had barely used them in his past life, because no one was worthy of making Jiang Zuo use that power which surpassed the Supreme. (Jiu Xi didn’t count.)

In truth, even Jiu Xi was far from worthy.

It was only because Jiang Zuo couldn’t kill her that he tried to use that power on her. Unfortunately, he still couldn’t kill her.

Thus, in his past life, he had never once truly used his full strength, even at his peak.

Not even once.

But being powerful was one thing; there were still things he didn’t understand and problems he couldn’t solve.

For example, being unable to kill Jiu Xi, and being unable to cook.

It was a truly helpless feeling.

To this day, he still didn’t understand why Jiu Xi was unkillable.

He knew it had something to do with the Ten Thousand Leaves Immortal Spirit, but how could the Ten Thousand Leaves Immortal Spirit possibly possess such an ability?

Jiang Zuo really wanted to find out the reason. If it weren’t for Su Qi, he might have already charged into the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion.

He would find the Ten Thousand Leaves Immortal Spirit and study it. Perhaps it would be easier than in his last life.

Unfortunately, with a beloved wife at home, he couldn’t just leave.

Of course, he was also reluctant to leave. It was painful for him to be without any news of Su Qi.