Chapter 431 - 429: Star Race

Chapter 431: Chapter 429: Star Race

The Mechanical Race member’s gaze swept over.

It took all the Star Fruits.

"Your Excellency, here are the three Cultivation Techniques for the Path of Cultivation."

"They are for Life, Devouring, and Water Element, respectively."

Three small mechanical devices appeared in the Mechanical Race member’s hand. When Su Qing probed them with his soul, he discovered countless characters inscribed within.

"Hn."

Su Qing took them.

"Your Excellency, information regarding a Cultivation Technique for the Source Path is also for sale."

"You have it?" Su Qing asked.

"Of course. The price is five Star Fruits."

"I’ll take it."

Su Qing took out five more Star Fruits.

"The information is: the Forbidden Land, the Star Sea Tree."

"Some Forbidden Lands are tombs; others have masters."

"As long as Your Excellency can get close to the Star Sea Tree, you will have a chance to comprehend a Cultivation Technique for the Source Path."

"..."

"This information... sounds a little dangerous," Su Qing said jokingly.

’It’s obviously very dangerous.’

’Especially the Forbidden Land part.’

’The most dangerous.’

Not a single Cultivator had ever been able to reach the Star Sea Tree.

So, wanting to go there to comprehend a technique was an incredibly difficult task for Su Qing.

The problem was...

...the area surrounding the Star Sea Tree was entirely composed of Forbidden Lands.

Moreover, the Star Sea Tree was exceptionally large.

Su Qing could see it even from where he was.

It seemed practically borderless.

’Going there...’

’Unless I can bypass the Forbidden Lands and find a spot that isn’t one...’

...then came the second problem.

The Star Sea Tree did not allow any living creature to approach it.

So how was he supposed to comprehend a Cultivation Technique?

It was incredibly difficult.

"Besides these two, where else can I obtain a Cultivation Technique for a Dao Path?" Su Qing asked.

The humanoid Mechanical Race member shook its head. "Your Excellency, the Taichu Daoist Palace has them, the Black Abyss Dynasty has them, and the Mountain Sea Realm has them as well."

"You could try looking there."

’Mountain Sea Realm.’

Wasn’t that Zhu Yuan’s homeland?

Although it was called the Mountain Sea Realm...

...it was actually nothing like the world of the *Classic of Mountains and Seas* from Su Qing’s previous life.

This was because, within the Mountain Sea Realm...

...the Candle Dragon Race basically ruled the world.

Furthermore, the Mountain Sea Realm could be considered a somewhat safer Forbidden Land.

It was also located to the east of the Star Sea Tree.

It was part of the Eastern Domain.

’I could discuss the Mountain Sea Realm with Zhu Yuan,’ Su Qing thought.

"Thank you."

"You are welcome, student of the Taichu Daoist Palace."

"May the Mother God bless you."

"May the Life God watch over you."

They were all words of blessing.

He exchanged farewells and left.

The Mechanical Race was almost fanatically loyal to the Life God.

Su Qing wondered if the God of Life mentioned by the Life Grass Ring he had synthesized long ago was the same Life God this being spoke of.

Su Qing quickly departed.

He stood tall amidst the starry void.

He was absorbing the Dao Path Cultivation Techniques he had just traded for.

’Damn it, still no information on why my flower bud isn’t blooming.’

The cultivation of a Dao Path was completely different from the Immortal Palace Cultivation Method.

Su Qing hadn’t obtained any useful information at all.

’Looks like my only hope is Zhu Yuan.’

’If that doesn’t work, I’ll just have to synthesize a Cultivation Technique myself again.’

Su Qing was troubled.

Why, when he had already cultivated the Daoist Initial Realm to its peak, could he still not produce a flower bud?

How was he supposed to step into the Dao Flower Realm like this?

Su Qing couldn’t stay in the Daoist Initial Realm forever.

If this didn’t work...

...he would just have to synthesize another technique.

’Whatever. I’ll head back to the Taichu Daoist Palace first.’

Su Qing silently left the area.

The Starfall Sea was beautiful...

...but it was also dangerous.

For example, someone was staring at Su Qing right now.

The stare was filled with immense hatred.

Su Qing had no idea who he had wronged to deserve such intense animosity.

’Could it be that Jiang Qingyue isn’t dead?’

’Impossible.’

During the Greed Realm’s invasion...

...even Song Zhining had died.

’There’s no way Jiang Qingyue could have survived.’

’Who in the world is it?’

’Who holds such a grudge against me?’

Su Qing used the Daoist Immortal Step to slowly make his way out of the Starfall Sea.

He wanted to see just who this person was, the one with such deep-seated hatred for him.

And they weren’t even trying to hide it.

"Why aren’t you coming out?"

"You little rat in the shadows?"

Just as Su Qing finished speaking...

...a Devouring power manifested in the surroundings.

It wanted to consume Su Qing completely.

Unfortunately...

...this power...

...was far too weak.

Su Qing simply reversed the process and devoured it instead.

"So, it’s a little bug from the Black Abyss."

Su Qing chuckled softly, his gaze falling upon a certain thread of fate.

"Su Qing, I am here to settle the score for the Black Abyss Human Clan!"

The man really did appear. He was dressed in a white robe, looking frail despite his tall frame and black hair. He glared at Su Qing, his face a mask of gritted teeth and his eyes filled with absolute hatred.

He was merely at the Sixth Step of the Path of Cultivation.

Equivalent to the Daoist Initial Realm.

"The Black Abyss abandoned us, and you definitely had a hand in it."

"Su Qing." A stone flower appeared in the man’s hand.

It looked a lot like an Other Shore Flower.

There was no power of the Black Abyss within it.

Only the power of Devouring.

Su Qing smiled faintly.

"I don’t care about your past, and I don’t care about your future."

"Right now, we are enemies."

"I’ll make it quick."

"Dao Ming!"

Su Qing clenched his fist, and the surrounding Space instantly plunged into darkness. What followed...

...was the shattering of Space itself. An endless might erupted, blasting outwards.

The edges of the Starfall Sea were grazed by the impact.

The area was now completely empty.

Nothing was left.

Not even the man’s soul.

It had been extinguished.

The stone Other Shore Flower had also vanished into thin air.

As for why the Black Abyss abandoned the Black Abyss Human Clan...

...Su Qing didn’t know.

And he had absolutely no desire to find out.

Although their Realms seemed similar on the surface...

...the difference between them...

...was like a drop of water compared to an entire ocean.

’Every Tom, Dick, and Harry seems to be coming after me.’

’The Black Abyss abandoned you.’

’You should be settling the score with the Black Abyss.’

’What’s the point of coming after me?’

’Bullying the weak and fearing the strong?’

’What a joke.’

The most crucial part was that the man clearly had no idea of Su Qing’s true strength.

The Black Abyss Human Clan...

...was really like a piece of dog-shit plaster, impossible to shake off.

’The Black Abyss just completely abandoned the Black Abyss Human Clan?’

’I wonder why.’

Su Qing sighed where he stood.

"Your Excellency, why are you observing from the sidelines?"

"To watch you, of course."

"Black Abyss’s little paramour..."

A little girl appeared before Su Qing.

She looked to be about the size of a five-year-old child.

Her face was rosy and tender. She wasn’t from the Human Race.

"The Star Race?"

Su Qing asked, puzzled.

Because this little girl was wreathed in starlight, which felt like it could defend against most powers.

Moreover, her eyes shone with starlight.

One look and you could tell she was from an extremely rare race, one with fewer than a hundred members in the entire Star Sea.

The Star Race.

They were a race born and raised by the heavens and earth of the Star Sea.

They were virtually unrestricted within the Star Sea and could even go play on the Star Sea Tree.

Within the Star Sea, there was almost nothing they couldn’t do.

Every one of them possessed the most extensive knowledge in the entire Star Sea.

"Since you know I’m from the Star Race, aren’t you going to bow?" the little girl said, pushing her luck, a smug look on her face.

"You’re only at the Path of Cultivation level of cultivation yourself."

Su Qing glanced at her, completely unconcerned.

The Star Race possessed no power of their own, but they were protected by the Star Sea.

They had no strength to attack others, yet they had the protection of an entire world.

If they didn’t cultivate themselves, they would probably just be punching bags for others.

This was why Su Qing was completely unbothered by her.

"Hey, don’t go!"

"Black Abyss’s little paramour."

the little Star Race girl said anxiously.

Su Qing couldn’t be bothered to deal with her.

He flew off directly.

But, very quickly, Su Qing stopped.

The girl had somehow attached herself to him.

"Hehe, you can’t shake me off. You have a Star Dao Path, and I am from a race born of the stars’ convergence. As long as you have the Power of the Stars, I can follow you,"

the little girl said, giggling as she floated beside Su Qing.

Su Qing looked utterly helpless.

"Fine. What do you want?"

"To follow you, duh! You’re so strong, and it feels like you have a few flames of the Power of the Stars in your body. I love it, even if it’s a little dangerous."

"I’m just going to stay with you."

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