Chapter 403 - 401: Obtaining the Wanggui Leaf

Chapter 403: Chapter 401: Obtaining the Wanggui Leaf

Seated in the Flying Shuttle, Su Qing couldn’t help but feel curious.

’I can’t believe such a small Flying Shuttle has the ability to tear through Space.’

’And the exchange requires tearing through Space to get there?’

’Just how big is this exchange, anyway?’

Su Qing could clearly sense that the spatial transit would take a while.

「Five minutes later.」

The Flying Shuttle came to a stop.

"Sir, we’ve arrived at the Southern Domain’s exchange. This is the trading post for the Wanggui Leaf."

"This leaf seems pretty low-grade, though. It’s only used for refining a few things."

"Mozzarella, get out here! We’ve got business!" Kade yelled as soon as he stepped out, completely unconcerned by the many beings around them.

After living for so long, if you didn’t have such thick skin, you certainly wouldn’t be working as a guide.

"What’s all the shouting? What business?"

"This sir here wants to buy some Wanggui Leaves." Kade gestured elegantly toward Su Qing with an open palm.

"Wanggui Leaves? That’s some shoddy stuff. You’d best not eat it." Mozzarella was a member of the Human Race, but his face was covered in a thick beard that gave him a tough-guy appearance. His Dao Path cultivation had already reached the tenth step.

’He really seems to be something else.’

"Hey, it’s the sir’s business. Why are you sticking your nose in it? Hurry up and bring out the goods."

"There’s no way the sir is short on your Taichu Coins," Kade said on Su Qing’s behalf.

Mozzarella lost interest in arguing and pulled out a large pile of Wanggui Leaves.

"The Western Realm loves using them to create Alchemy products, while the Eastern Domain generally uses them for Alchemy."

"These are the most common uses."

[Wanggui Leaf: A leaf from the Returning to Death Plant. It contains a terrifying aura of death, along with a trace of Creation Qi. After consumption, if one can absorb the death aura within, they can obtain a Death Brand and step onto the Death Dao Path.]

"That’s right. I want the Wanggui Leaves."

"I wonder..." Su Qing had just taken out a Star Fruit.

"Can this be used for trade?" Su Qing asked.

"AHEM, AHEM." Kade gave a deliberate cough from the side.

Mozzarella’s eyes were glued to the Star Fruit. He was just about to try and rip Su Qing off when he heard Kade’s cough.

He shot Kade a resentful glare.

"You little rascal!" Mozzarella shook his head and laughed, his eyes regaining their clarity.

Mozzarella said to Su Qing, "Sir, the Star Fruit in your hand is enough to buy every single Wanggui Leaf I have here."

"Because Wanggui Leaves are unique, they’re very cheap. But the Star Fruit in your hand is a different story."

Mozzarella instantly produced a small mound of Wanggui Leaves several meters high. If one were to count them carefully, there were almost several hundred thousand leaves.

"Alright, we have a deal. Take it." Su Qing handed the Star Fruit to him.

He, in turn, collected the entire pile of Wanggui Leaves in an instant.

A single leaf remained in Su Qing’s hand.

"If you ate this leaf, would it kill you?" Su Qing asked Mozzarella.

Mozzarella laughed heartily. "This leaf would very likely kill me, too. The Death Power inside is just too strong."

"Perhaps only someone who has stepped into the Dao could eat it."

"Oh." Su Qing nodded.

And swallowed it in one gulp.

"Sir!" Kade cried out urgently. ’Why is he suddenly trying to get himself killed?’

After Su Qing consumed it, a wave of Death Power did indeed appear, but it was absorbed very quickly.

The same happened with his soul.

Mozzarella was also dumbfounded. Someone had actually wanted to court death.

But the man just stood there, seemingly unaffected.

Su Qing was perfectly fine. A Death Brand had formed in the depths of his soul.

He had also obtained the Death Dao Path.

"Alright, let’s head to the next stop, Kade," Su Qing said with a smile.

He felt that he could collect all the Dao Path Powers today.

As the one who sold the Wanggui Leaves, Mozzarella was even more astonished. "Esteemed sir, I never imagined you had already stepped into the Dao."

"Indeed, esteemed sir." Kade also bowed deeply with immense respect, his hands forming a symbol that Su Qing didn’t recognize.

"Alright, on to the next stop."

"Understood, sir."

Su Qing and Kade boarded the Flying Shuttle once more.

A trade was simply a transaction between two willing parties. You have something, and I have something.

There was no need for Taichu Coins.

This was also the power of the Immortal Technique, Withered Wood Revives in Spring.

Of course, the original version of Withered Wood Revives in Spring might not have been that strong.

But Su Qing’s Synthesizer made it powerful.

"Sir, are we going to buy the All-Knowing Branch next?"

"Yes," Su Qing replied.

"Sir, the All-Knowing Branch might be very expensive. It costs at least as much as three Star Fruits," Kade reminded him.

"It’s fine. Just head there."

Su Qing was unconcerned. Star Fruits were something he had in abundance.

They were fruits that could be grown with just a meager amount of Magical Power.

To him, their value wasn’t particularly high.

The Flying Shuttle entered a state of transition once more.

「Ten minutes later.」

They arrived in an artificially created forest.

The air rippled with energy, and manufactured sunlight streamed in rays through the woods.

It felt all too natural.

"Sir, this is the territory of the Ran Cat race. All the houses here belong to the Ran Cats," Kade said to Su Qing after they landed.

Su Qing saw Ran Cats in twos and threes, all of whom bore the Taichu Daoist Palace Seal.

The Ran Cats mostly had yellowish fur. Their tails looked like vines arranged with countless tiny leaves, and their eyes were exceptionally bright, holding a gaze of wisdom.

’How does even a Ran Cat who has just entered the Dao Path have a Taichu Seal?’

Su Qing felt like his own wasn’t so special anymore.

’So this is all the Taichu Daoist Palace amounts to.’

Damn it!

Before them stood a giant tree, with a wooden house nestled in its center.

"Sir, this shop has the All-Knowing Branch."

"It’s so cozy here," Su Qing said with a smile as he stepped out and looked around.

"This is the philosophy of the Ran Cat race, a piece of land they exchanged for the lives of countless Ran Cats."

"They are the dependents of the Taichu Daoist Palace’s Life God. ’Natural and cozy’ is their philosophy."

"Please, follow me," Kade said with a smile.

He led Su Qing into the shop.

The shop wasn’t very large, but it wasn’t small either.

But there was only one Ran Cat inside. ’It looks so much like an orange tabby. So cute.’

Su Qing really wanted to pick it up and pet it for a while.

"More customers. A rare guest, Kade."

"Xu Miaomiao isn’t here. You’re in luck, Kade."

Kade, who had been looking around rather apprehensively, breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this Ran Cat speak.

"Thank you for informing me, Lady Manla."

’This guest is no simple character. His power is hidden so well he seems like an ordinary human. How could I not detect any fluctuations of power?’ Manla looked at Su Qing in confusion.

Su Qing chuckled softly. "A pleasure to meet you, Madam Ran Cat."

He called her "madam" because her voice was female.

"What do you want?"

"The All-Knowing Branch."

"The All-Knowing Branch?"

Manla looked at Kade. "Kade told you, didn’t he?"

"The All-Knowing Branch... We have sold it before, but we can’t sell it at the moment."

"Why?" Su Qing asked, puzzled.

"Right now is the time for the Tree of All Knowledge to spread its wisdom. There are no All-Knowing Branches left."

"You’ll have to wait for three Star Sea Eras before the Tree of All Knowledge begins to grow again."

"..." Su Qing was speechless.

Three Star Sea Eras was equivalent to twenty-five thousand Taichu Eras.

In that amount of time, Su Qing might have reached an unknown level of Cultivation.

’What kind of tree is this?’

’How is it so ridiculously powerful?’

’If I were to hit it with a few Growths, would it be able to give me an All-Knowing Branch first?’

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