Chapter 496 - 494: Something Was Stolen

Chapter 496: Chapter 494: Something Was Stolen

「Fourteen years later.」

Su Qing’s eyes snapped open. He had finally finished absorbing the new constitution.

’That was terrifying.’

’My Immortal Domain Dao Foundation nearly shattered.’

’I almost couldn’t handle absorbing this constitution.’

’Standardization is as powerful as they say.’

’No ordinary constitution can compare to it.’

’If I’d been reckless enough to synthesize a Rule-based Constitution before, I probably would have exploded and died.’

’Even at the Twelfth Realm, it was this difficult to integrate a Rule-based Constitution.’

’It’s simply outrageous.’

"I’ve finally absorbed this Rule-based Constitution."

"I’ll give it a new name: Poison Absorption Body. Simple and easy to understand."

[Poison Absorption Body: Inherently aligned with...]

’This is a Rule-based Constitution, after all.’

After a quick glance, Su Qing turned his attention to the vast collection of poisons in his Micro Acupoint World.

"Let’s synthesize a Twelfth Realm poison and see what effect it has."

Soon, the synthesis was complete.

[Soul-Grasping Grass: An Immortal Grass, comparable to a Twelfth Realm poison. Its leaves are covered in barbs; a single prick inflicts a Soul Poison capable of killing a Twelfth Realm cultivator. Ingesting the grass can prove fatal even to a peak Twelfth Realm cultivator.]

[Synthesizable]

This was synthesized from a Tier Three Poisonous Vine.

"Extract."

The Soul-Grasping Grass instantly appeared, floating above his palm.

The grass looked ordinary, distinguished only by the Immortal Qi swirling around it.

It was a vibrant, emerald-green color, looking quite appetizing.

But Su Qing knew that ingesting it could kill even a peak Twelfth Realm cultivator.

Su Qing gulped involuntarily.

He didn’t quite dare to consume it.

The description from the Synthesizer was simply too extreme.

’I can’t be reckless. I don’t know how potent the toxin truly is. I’ll let a barb from the Soul-Grasping Grass prick me and see what happens.’

Su Qing was a cautious man.

Over the past 14 years, his Skill Level in the Great Dao Cultivation Method had steadily increased by about 25,000 points.

Added to the ten-thousand-plus he had before, his total was now around 35,000.

Which was just ridiculous.

That’s why Su Qing wanted a more aggressive method to advance.

Su Qing carefully tried to prick his skin with a barb from the Soul-Grasping Grass.

Unexpectedly, his skin blocked it.

He had to lower his body’s natural defenses to let the barb of the Soul-Grasping Grass pierce his skin slightly.

As a bit of the toxin entered his system, Su Qing instantly felt as if his soul and body were about to float away.

The Poison Absorption Body’s Rule-based nature triggered almost instantly.

It began to continuously devour the toxin in his arm.

An hour passed.

Great Dao Cultivation Method Skill Level +10

Host: Su Qing

Realm: Dao Fruit Realm [Great Dao Cultivation Method: Dao Fruit (36,315/360,000)]

"It’s that effective!"

’Just a tiny bit of toxin gave me 10 points.’

Su Qing was ecstatic.

’And the Poison Absorption Body prevents me from taking almost any damage.’

’What’s there to hesitate about?!’

Without another thought, Su Qing swallowed the Soul-Grasping Grass in his hand.

As the immense toxin erupted within him, his face flushed a violent crimson.

However, the Poison Absorption Body instantly suppressed the toxin.

It allowed Su Qing to slowly absorb the toxin and use it for his cultivation.

One month later.

Great Dao Cultivation Method Skill Level +112

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Host: Su Qing

Realm: Dao Fruit Realm [Great Dao Cultivation Method: Dao Fruit (36,569/360,000)]

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’Over two hundred Skill Level points in one month.’

’That doubled my progress!’

’It’s much faster than just consuming those leaves.’

Su Qing was floored.

’If I synthesize a Tier Six poison up to a level that could kill a Twelfth Realm cultivator, wouldn’t I gain even more Skill Level from consuming it?’

That would be a huge leap in progress.

Su Qing didn’t dare think about consuming a poison that could kill someone in the Thirteenth Realm.

That would be courting death.

"I can raise my Realm just by eating poison."

"Then I’ll keep eating."

After some thought, Su Qing synthesized another Grand Thousand World Level Immortal Stone and placed it in his Immortal Realm.

This would accelerate the expansion of his Immortal Realm.

His goal was to make his Immortal Domain Body grow faster.

Su Qing would synthesize a poison, extract it, and immediately consume it.

He was back to "doping."

It was just that this particular method of "doping" made Su Qing a bit uncomfortable.

Having poison in his stomach still left him with a feeling of exhaustion.

This was, after all, a poison created through Immortal Transformation Synthesis, capable of killing a Twelfth Realm cultivator.

If it weren’t for the Great Dao Cultivation Method, Su Qing really wouldn’t want to put himself through this.

It was even more unpleasant than consuming the fruits and leaves.

After all, it was poison.

...

"Master."

"What is it?"

Su Qing asked, puzzled.

"A strange lotus flower appeared on Source Star."

"And?"

"It has already been taken."

"You have been in seclusion for 14 years. The lotus appeared on Source Star in the tenth year of your seclusion."

"It was taken?"

"They broke through my Array Plate? My Array Plate is Tier Ten."

’To break that Array Plate, they must be at least at the Tenth Realm.’

"Xiaoqing, what else do you know? Tell me everything."

"Yes, Master."

"The Golden Lotus is called the Rebirth Radiant Lotus. It seems to have started gestating after you fused the Spiritual Essences of Source Star and the Greed Realm, Master."

Su Qing paused when he heard this.

’The Golden Lotus has already been taken.’

’It was something nurtured from their very Spiritual Essences.’

’Damn it.’ Su Qing was furious.

’Someone actually dared to take the Golden Lotus from my own territory.’

He would never have consumed the Golden Lotus himself; he would have kept it as a memento.

But now, it had been taken.

How could Su Qing not be angry?

’A treasure from my Source Star...’

’Snatched away just like that.’

"Xiaoqing, have you inferred who took it?" Su Qing asked.

"He is an independent cultivator with no backing from any major power. He’s in the Tenth Realm and possesses a Star Race bloodline with a Chaos Blood Seed."

"Master, cultivators like that are usually very powerful."

"I know."

Su Qing brushed off the warning.

’Chaos Blood Seed and Star Race bloodline... just from the names, I know this won’t be simple.’

He was even familiar with the Star Race bloodline.

Just by looking at the Xing Zhu within his own body, Su Qing knew the Star Race bloodline offered powerful protection.

But that didn’t mean Su Qing wouldn’t go after him.

’Four years have passed. The thief has probably consumed and absorbed the Golden Lotus by now.’

’It feels like I’ve suffered a double loss.’

’If I don’t receive proper compensation, then the one who took my Golden Lotus must die.’

"I’ll be right back."

After saying this, Su Qing left the Taichu Daoist Palace.

Once outside, he took out his Little Flying Car.

Su Qing pinched his fingers, performing an inference.

"In the Western Realm?"

Su Qing was momentarily puzzled.

Regardless, Su Qing boarded his Little Flying Car and set off for the Western Realm.

Su Qing was heard muttering, "Clumsy Head Palace... why do I see your hand in everything?"

...

...

Yes, it was true.

The influence of the Clumsy Head Palace was everywhere.

Su Qing had no intention of provoking a dispute.

His fight with Taichu had not been a personal one.

Invading the Taichu Daoist Palace was an act Su Qing could only describe as having immense causal weight.

It affected countless people.

This was a natural outcome.

It reminded Su Qing of his former self.

Back then, he thought nothing of such things, recklessly bringing items into the world and disrupting its natural order.

Things would not have become so chaotic otherwise.

That was why Su Qing now refrained from bringing anything that broke the rules into the outside world.

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「Western Realm.」

Clumsy Head Palace.

Although it was a power established only within the last century, it already looked incomparably grand.

Outside the Clumsy Head Palace, an entire continent materialized, stretching out into the Cosmos.

The Clumsy Head Palace itself was like the sun of this entire continent.

It now radiated a seemingly sacred light.

The Clumsy Head Palace’s exterior, unlike the Taichu Daoist Palace, resembled a mortal Imperial Palace.

It was built in concentric layers.

From the main hall in the very center, Su Qing could feel the aura of a Thirteenth Realm expert.

’Not as strong as Taichu,’

’but definitely much stronger than me.’

The moment Su Qing sensed the expert, the expert sensed him in return.

However, neither side made a move.

Su Qing didn’t act because the other party posed no immediate threat to him.

’Otherwise, I’d really have to test my Causal Touch to see whose causal weight is greater—theirs or mine.’

Furthermore, the Thirteenth Realm existence had taken notice of the Flame Mark on Su Qing’s forehead.

It was the symbol of the Black Abyss.

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