Chapter 476 - 474: Mission

Chapter 476: Chapter 474: Mission

They were all very weak seeds.

But they were very rare.

Su Qing knew they were rare just by looking at the description on the Synthesizer.

Take the Five-Colored Flower Seeds, for example.

The Ghost Grass might not be as rare.

But one would have to search for a long time in the exchange to find seeds like these.

....

"It’s a thoughtful gift, and while I do want seeds..."

"...that doesn’t mean I only accept seeds," Su Qing said as he put them away.

He then reached out and ruffled Su Shang’s hair.

"Time to eat."

"I’ll accept these two seeds."

"I’ll probably plant them in this Flower Sea eventually."

"Mhm," Su Shang nodded with a sweet, simple smile and sat down across from Su Qing.

She picked up her chopsticks.

They ate and chatted about recent events.

Su Shang told Su Qing all about her experiences over the past several years.

Su Qing simply listened, offering no lectures or guidance.

Because Su Qing knew it would be useless.

Only through personal experience can one truly remember a lesson and be prompted to change.

He just listened, as if hearing a story.

....

As Su Shang was about to leave, she asked, "Brother, what is the purpose of Cultivation?"

"To control oneself."

Su Qing said faintly.

Indeed.

To control oneself.

It was harder than anything.

’If I wish to live, I live. If I wish to die, I can die.’

’That is control.’

Su Shang left.

Su Qing’s world grew quiet once more.

Xiaoqing and the two women were actually several hundred miles away from Su Qing, not affecting him at all.

’The Western Realm.’

’Another Thirteenth Realm has appeared.’

’I thought it was difficult for a Thirteenth Realm to emerge?’

Su Qing knew that the Thirteenth Realm was all about competing for authority over the Star Sea.

This was the Merging Realm.

Fortunately, Su Qing didn’t need to do that.

His Great Dao Cultivation Method...

At the Thirteenth Realm, he wouldn’t need to fight for authority over the Star Sea.

’Things might get chaotic in the Western Realm, and perhaps here in the Star Sea as well,’ Su Qing thought to himself.

The appearance of a Thirteenth Realm cultivator meant a reshuffling of power, even in the Western Realm.

Every Thirteenth Realm cultivator had a title, after all.

Only a Cultivator who remained hidden and had no need to usurp the Star Sea’s authority could avoid exposing themselves.

Most Thirteenth Realm cultivators needed a territory.

They also needed a faction and had to compete for some measure of influence.

Take the Devouring Dao Path, for instance.

If two of them were in the Thirteenth Realm, that would be quite a show.

If both were trying to usurp the authority of the Star Sea, it would be a zero-sum game: either the other gets more, or you do.

They would be the greatest of competitors.

A conflict would be inevitable.

This was one of the drawbacks of Merging Dao.

’The Thirteenth Realm... perhaps that person who plays with fate is also at the Thirteenth Realm...’ Su Qing mused silently.

Right now, he was merely an Eleventh Realm existence.

The Thirteenth Realm was still far too distant for him.

Su Qing was only at the Eleventh Realm.

Su Qing stood with his hands behind his back on a relatively high point in the Flower Sea.

He gazed at his surroundings for a long time.

Then, he sat down cross-legged.

Cultivation.

He had to cultivate diligently.

His comprehension of Space was not yet complete.

So, Su Qing continued to comprehend the Space Dao Essence.

....

「Several years later.」

Within Su Qing’s Micro Acupoint World, a Taichu Seal suddenly began to flicker.

Su Qing immediately opened his eyes.

The Taichu Seal was flickering.

This meant the Taichu Daoist Palace had assigned a mission to Su Qing.

’It’s not another student reception duty, is it?’

Su Qing remembered that this Star Sea Era wasn’t over yet.

Filled with doubt, Su Qing rose and left his world.

Su Qing arrived at the mission office on the plaza of the Taichu Daoist Palace.

He placed his seal on the mission desk.

This was to check what mission he had received.

’Guard the Taichu Daoist Palace’s Northern Territory for three Taichu Eras?’

Looking at the mission, Su Qing knew it wasn’t simple.

The Northern Territory was immense.

It included three large galaxies.

And a vast stretch of land.

And they actually wanted Su Qing to go guard the Northern Territory for three Taichu Eras.

Such a massive region.

Fortunately, there were further instructions.

Unless there was a devastating attack, Su Qing would not have to intervene.

"Good, I can ignore any normal destruction," Su Qing said with a smile.

The mission was mandatory; refusal meant having his Taichu Seal revoked. ℯ

But the mission was very easy.

For Su Qing, that is.

Extremely easy.

Although he didn’t know what was going on, he would find out once he got there.

...

「Taichu Daoist Palace.」

The Northern Territory was a domain very far from the Taichu Daoist Palace.

The living beings here had come into contact with the Mechanical Race, and their technological creations were everywhere.

But there were also very backward races.

Within a single galaxy, only one major race held control.

This was almost always the case.

’Is there really anything that would threaten the entire massive Northern Territory?’

Su Qing didn’t know why Taichu had sent him here.

But Su Qing could calculate it.

He could determine what was going to happen in the Northern Territory.

He pinched his fingers and calculated for a moment, and Standardization gave him the answer.

Most likely, a race would appear to devour the living beings of the Northern Territory, including its three galaxies.

"Sigh. So there really is danger, and it’s coming soon."

"Did Taichu receive some inside information?"

Three galaxies and a massive continent swirled in this region.

It possessed a unique kind of beauty.

Su Qing simply stood in the Cosmos, observing.

A moment later, a small rock several kilometers in diameter appeared beneath his feet.

Flowers slowly began to bloom on the rock’s surface, and streams of water began to flow.

With a wave of his hand, Su Qing created a simple house.

"This will do."

"I’m only staying here for three Taichu Eras anyway."

If nothing unexpected happened, Su Qing would just have to sit here and cultivate for three Taichu Eras.

Without another word, he began his Cultivation!

...

「Several months later.」

"Why is there a small planet here? It looks like there are humans on it."

A Flying Shuttle had arrived nearby.

It had spotted the small planet Su Qing created.

Aboard the Flying Shuttle was a rebelliously dressed young woman with two short, soft, pink tentacles on her forehead.

She looked very much like a human.

"I’m going to check it out."

"I hope I don’t run into a powerful expert."

Shangya Xuanxin was very curious.

However, the last time she had offended an expert, it had cost her family dearly, which made her both curious and afraid.

So, she only approached stealthily.

The moment her Flying Shuttle landed on Su Qing’s small planet,

Su Qing opened his eyes.

He watched as a little girl with a delicate, pinkish appearance emerged from the Flying Shuttle.

’The Hongya Race?’

They were a race from one of the three galaxies Su Qing was assigned to guard.

The pinkish tentacles on her head immediately told Su Qing her identity.

He just didn’t know why the Flying Shuttle had landed here.

’If I’d known, I would have set up an Array.’

Su Qing’s small planet was supposed to be inconspicuous in the vast Cosmos.

Yet she had found it anyway.

"Little girl of the Hongya Race."

"Leave at once."

Su Qing sent the message directly to her mind.

He didn’t want to get into a dispute with the little girl before him.

The mental message startled Shangya Xuanxin.

She saw Su Qing stand up, a White Cloak draped over his shoulders.

He didn’t look particularly tall, but he possessed an overall temperament that not even her grandfather had.

It was the air of a superior being.

Composed and serene, as calm as still water.

"Yes, Senior. I’ll leave right away."

"I will inform my family that a Senior like you is living in seclusion here."

"You can say what you want, but if anyone from your family comes, I will kill every single one I see."

"The kind where the soul is utterly destroyed."

Su Qing said faintly, his tone flat.

Yet it made Shangya Xuanxin feel as if she were suffocating.

’I’ve run into a super-ruthless Senior!’

’At least he didn’t just kill me without a second thought.’

Shangya Xuanxin was a bit dazed. ’Should I even go out to have fun anymore?’

’The outside world feels too dangerous. How did I manage to run into two powerful experts in a row?!’

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