Chapter 472 - 470: Swan Song Elegy Seed

Chapter 472: Chapter 470: Swan Song Elegy Seed

"This isn’t a flower from some girl who has a crush on you, is it?"

"The red is actually pretty nice."

Bai Di mused, holding the Other Shore Flower in his hand.

Su Qing was so speechless he rolled his eyes.

’What is he even talking about?’

’If you knew how weird the Black Abyss is, you wouldn’t be saying things like that,’ Su Qing grumbled inwardly.

And of all things, it had to be a bright red Other Shore Flower.

Su Qing was getting really frustrated. He’d only been here for a few days.

And already, the shadow of the Black Abyss had appeared.

No one would like this.

"Alright, you’ve had your fun."

"Let’s go." Su Qing instantly crushed the Other Shore Flower to dust.

Bai Di stared, stunned.

"Was that really necessary? Why’d you destroy the flower?"

"It’s fine."

"Even if there was a problem, it wouldn’t be for you to worry about."

"Come on, let’s go check out the exchange."

...

...

「Inside the Taichu Daoist Palace Exchange.」

Two grown men were strolling around together.

Their activities were nothing more than eating, drinking, and playing games.

And then, they ran into someone.

"Su Qing!"

A sweet-voiced woman appeared before Su Qing.

Su Qing asked, puzzled, "Luo Yu? Luo Qing?"

"What are you two doing here?"

Bai Di watched from the side, inwardly shocked. ’Aren’t those the famous sisters from the Last Life Clan?’

’And Su Qing actually knows them.’

’Wait a minute.’

’Something’s fishy here.’

Bai Di made an excuse. "Su Qing, something just came up. I’ve got to go."

With that said, Bai Di took off.

Su Qing hadn’t even had a chance to respond...

...and Bai Di was gone.

’Looks like he got the wrong idea. Dammit!’

Su Qing gave a helpless smile.

Then he turned to the two women and said, "What’s up? Did you need me for something?"

He didn’t expect what happened next.

The two women bowed to Su Qing. Then, Luo Yu and Luo Qing said apologetically, "We’re sorry."

Luo Yu said, "It’s our fault for getting you into trouble last time. We never expected you’d actually face retaliation from Yan Jiao."

"We’re so sorry we didn’t find out about it right away."

Su Qing gave another helpless smile. "It was nothing. Yan Jiao wouldn’t dare to make a move on me directly. He just harassed another one of my properties."

"Everything is fine now."

"The Ancestral Dragon Race didn’t dare say another word either, did they?"

Although Su Qing spoke gently...

...Luo Yu and Luo Qing could both sense a certain distance from him.

An inherent distance.

Luo Yu took out a seed and handed it to Su Qing.

[Swan Song Elegy Seed: A seed formed from a powerful being after their demise. Once grown into a blossoming flower, one can hear a musical piece constructed over an entire lifetime by a master of the Sound Dao Path: the Swan Song Elegy...]

[Can be synthesized]

Su Qing’s eyes lit up.

’This seed...’

’It doesn’t seem to have any strange cultivation requirements.’

’If I really manage to grow it...’

’...the benefits will likely be immense.’

’But the fact that it can be synthesized...’

’...changes everything.’

Without a second thought, Su Qing accepted the gift.

"Thank you for going to so much trouble to find a seed like this." Su Qing smiled brightly.

Luo Yu said, "We came to apologize. We hope you won’t hold it against us."

"I’m not that petty,"

Su Qing said with a laugh.

"That guy’s gone now, so shall we walk around for a bit?" Su Qing took the initiative to invite them.

He was going to wander around anyway; Su Qing’s main goal was just to clear his head.

"Of course."

Luo Yu breathed an inward sigh of relief. It seemed Su Qing hadn’t held the past incident against them.

Luo Qing also nodded. "Okay."

...

Wandering through the exchange mostly involved eating, drinking, playing some games, and a bit of shopping.

Of course, it was Luo Yu and her sister who did most of the buying.

For the most part, when it came to the items in the exchange...

...Su Qing wouldn’t buy anything unless it had a genuinely useful function.

In the end,

it was time for them to part ways.

"See you around,"

Su Qing said with a faint smile.

"Yeah, see you around, Su Qing," Luo Yu replied.

"Goodbye, Su Qing," Luo Qing added in a sweet voice.

Luo Qing had a naturally introverted personality, so her voice was a little soft.

「After they parted ways.」

Su Qing returned to his own world.

Thankfully, he wasn’t greeted by a sea of crimson.

Otherwise, Su Qing would have had a massive headache.

However, he did indeed sense a single Other Shore Flower growing.

"Other Shore Flowers again... Yin Souls..."

Su Qing trailed off, lost in thought.

He had no choice but to return to the courtyard of his cottage.

He pondered what else he needed to do.

’Right, wandering around was secondary. The real reason I woke up this time was to deal with the Jianmu issue.’

With a wave of his hand, Su Qing manifested a piece of paper.

He wrote down the message he wanted to convey.

The paper then flew off, heading for Jianmu’s current location.

It streaked away, using a Flying Escape technique.

——

「On Source Star.」

Inside the Jianmu Omniscience Institute.

Before Ke Hongmei...

...a slip of paper materialized.

It was marked with two words: Su Qing.

This was the note Su Qing had sent to Ke Hongmei.

After Ke Hongmei took the note, writing instantly unfurled across its surface.

Ke Hongmei read it for a long while, her expression unchanging.

It was filled with Su Qing’s requirements.

None of which were excessive.

In fact, for everyone at the Jianmu Omniscience Institute, they weren’t bad things at all.

"Su Ancestor, we will follow your instructions."

The moment Ke Hongmei made her promise...

...the paper ignited, turning to flame before vanishing completely.

It was just a single-use item.

There was no point in it flying back to Su Qing.

Su Qing could create such a paper with a mere wave of his hand.

The only tricky part was controlling the paper’s durability.

It had to be tough enough to prevent it from disintegrating at high speeds if it hit something.

...

「Within the Taichu Daoist Palace.」

Inside Su Qing’s world.

Having received Ke Hongmei’s promise...

...Su Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

’This is much better.’

’Otherwise, who knows how long the people on Jianmu would have kept throwing my name around for their own benefit.’

’It’s better to make things clear.’

’If they don’t listen, then they’ll have to face the consequences from whomever they offend.’

The current Jianmu was no match for Su Qing’s Immortal Enlightenment Tree King.

’Now, about synthesizing that seed...’

’The Swan Song Elegy is amazing, offering the chance to hear a piece of music that a being constructed with their entire life.’ Su Qing really did want to hear it. But he also really wanted to synthesize it.

’It’s so hard to decide!’

Su Qing truly wanted to experience what amounted to another’s entire life’s work. But he also wanted to synthesize it into an Advanced seed to cultivate.

’It’s just one seed.’

’I’ll find another one eventually.’

After some thought, Su Qing made his decision.

He decided to properly listen to the magnum opus of a fallen predecessor.

He would just allow himself to be sentimental this one time.

He planted the seed.

He added Immortal Soil and poured Immortal Water.

Then he used Withered Wood Revives in Spring.

....

....

「More than ten days later.」

"It finally sprouted."

Withered Wood Revives in Spring hadn’t been very effective on the first day.

So, Su Qing had synthesized Withered Wood Revives in Spring.

It was an Immortal Transformation.

The result was tens of thousands of times more potent than the original Withered Wood Revives in Spring.

Extracting the essence of it took some time...

...but getting the seed to sprout with it was incredibly fast.

"Growth."

"Growth."

Su Qing continuously used his Growth ability on the sprout.

The seedling grew rapidly.

It quickly became as large as a tree.

It looked like a giant, magnified flower.

Most importantly...

...he couldn’t hear the Swan Song Elegy.

"..."

"The flower bud hasn’t even formed yet."

’It seems my Growth ability lacks the Standardization effect for forcing flowers to bloom.’

Su Qing fell silent for a moment, wondering if he should synthesize another Standardization effect into his Growth ability.

He was worried that afterward, every plant he accelerated would burst into bloom, which wouldn’t always be desirable.

Sometimes, it was better to preserve their natural state to make them look normal and feel right.

’Forget it. I’ll just have to wait for this plant to bloom on its own.’

Su Qing placed the plant next to his Praise Origin Sound Seed. His Micro Acupoint World was so empty that it was a perfect spot for it anyway.

’What if the Swan Song Elegy could also provide nutrients to the Praise the Sound of Origin?’

....