Chapter 435 - 433: Xing Zhu

Chapter 435: Chapter 433: Xing Zhu

The swing swayed back and forth~

Swinging away some of her worries.

To trust a living being enough to let them into your own world, especially while you’re cultivating...

That showed an incredible amount of trust.

Or perhaps, it was simply confidence in his own strength.

After all, Su Qing was the widely acknowledged Chief of the Daoist Initial Realm in Taichu.

One could only imagine his power. He had risen above tens of thousands of Tenth Realm cultivators in the Taichu Daoist Palace to become the Chief.

It took an absurd level of strength to achieve something like that.

Zhu Yuan, on the other hand, had yet to break out of the Ninth Realm.

The Taichu Cultivation Method required one to find their own way to break through from the Ninth Realm to the Tenth Realm.

There was only a general outline to follow.

Her progress wouldn’t be as smooth as Su Qing’s.

Besides, Su Qing had his Synthesizer panel.

They were on completely different levels.

Even Su Qing felt that the increase in his Skill Level was a phenomenon of Standardization itself.

"Is this the kind of world the Human Race yearns for?"

"A world without restraints, where no matter what changes, life seems to revolve around a passion for plants, food, and scenery."

Zhu Yuan had seen many worlds within the Taichu Daoist Palace.

But only in the worlds of humans did she see this love for green vegetation and orderly, well-regulated environments that were so comfortable and pleasing to the eye.

In the world as seen through human eyes,

green represented Life.

It was something most humans loved to witness.

Who wouldn’t want to decorate their own world if they could live in the light?

Although, this world was just Su Qing’s simple decoration.

He had merely made all the flowers bloom.

’In the end, I still haven’t made my own flowers bloom,’ she thought.

After a long while,

"Time Dragon."

"Have you taken a liking to this human, too?"

A sharp, childish voice suddenly piped up from the side.

Zhu Yuan turned to see a little girl standing on the ground.

She was surrounded by starlight.

And she emanated a unique aura.

"A member of the Star Race! You actually followed Su Qing to the Taichu Daoist Palace?" Zhu Yuan stopped swinging.

She moved to stand before the little girl.

And pinched the Star Race girl’s soft, rosy cheek.

Unexpectedly, the girl couldn’t break free and struggled continuously.

Her little face was squished in Zhu Yuan’s grip.

"Drat you, you blasted Candle Dragon! You tricked the Star Sea! It hurts!" The Star Race girl feigned crying, her eyes welling up with fake tears.

"Hmph. I am a naturally born Time Dragon. We are both children of the Star Sea. Why would it favor you over me?"

"Little girl, what did you mean by ’too’ just now?"

"Has someone else taken a liking to Su Qing?"

"Hmph!"

"So you’re a pure Time Dragon," the little girl huffed, looking proud.

"Of course someone has their eye on him. A trivial Time Dragon like you probably doesn’t stand a chance."

"You were only born recently. How could you compete with that old woman?"

The moment those two words, "old woman," were spoken,

the Flame Mark on Su Qing’s real body suddenly flashed with a distinct, fiery red light.

The aura of the Black Abyss flowed out.

It frightened the Star Race girl so much that she hid behind Zhu Yuan.

"See? Didn’t I tell you some being has taken a liking to him?"

"I told you, you don’t have a chance," the girl said from behind Zhu Yuan, a hint of fear on her face.

But she still wore a smug expression as she spoke to Zhu Yuan.

Zhu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed. "Why would I have taken a liking to Su Qing?"

"Who is this woman you’re talking about?" Zhu Yuan asked, touching her hair.

"The Black Abyss, duh! Didn’t you just feel her aura?"

"You didn’t think it was one of Black Abyss’s dependents, did you? Like that bunch of Flower Spirits?" the little girl replied, leaving Zhu Yuan dumbfounded.

’Black Abyss?’

’Back when he fought the Black Abyss Human Clan...’

’The Black Abyss took a liking to him then?’

’How is that possible?’

’How could the Black Abyss fall for Su Qing based on looks alone?’

’Could there be some hidden story here?’

’Is Su Qing the reincarnation of Black Abyss’s lover?’

As a Time Dragon, Zhu Yuan stared blankly at the two Su Qings.

One was the Su Qing who mercilessly chugged pills.

The other was the Su Qing who was dead drunk.

These two...

The latter was incredibly authentic.

While the former was incredibly pragmatic.

One enjoyed life, lost in his wine.

The other was a completely rational cultivator.

’The Black Abyss likes... this?’

Zhu Yuan thought for a long time but couldn’t figure it out.

"Star Race girl, what’s your name?"

Zhu Yuan still didn’t know what to call her.

"A name? Who needs a name? I am the Star Sea. You can call me Star Sea," the little girl said, exceptionally proud.

But Zhu Yuan pinched her cheek again.

"You’re called Star Sea? Are you trying to steal your mother’s name, little girl?"

"No."

"How about I give you one? Abyss Star. Doesn’t that sound nice?"

"I’ve met another member of the Star Race before, and its surname was also Yuan."

"It sounds awful! It has part of that bad woman’s name in it."

"And that bad woman hit me." The little Star Race girl shook her head in refusal, looking extremely resistant.

"The Black Abyss hit you?"

"Yeah! That bad woman... honestly! I don’t want a name with ’Yuan’ in it."

"I want the surname Xing! Hey, little girl of the Candle Dragon, I’ll be called Xing Zhu! Sounds nice, right?" Xing Zhu was very pleased with her own name.

’A title similar to my mother’s, how lovely,’ she thought.

"But ’Zhu’ means a faint, small light. Are you sure?"

"Of course I’m sure! Your name has ’Zhu’ in it, so why can’t mine?"

Xing Zhu was exceptionally proud.

’The name I came up with is so beautiful.’

"So, the Black Abyss has really taken a liking to Su Qing?" the Candle Dragon asked.

"Of course."

"Just think about it. When has the Black Abyss ever given a human this Flame Mark?"

"The Black Abyss is the being who wields the Flame of Death."

"His mark contains a wisp of the Flame of Death, you know. It’s just that he can’t find where it is at all."

Xing Zhu laughed. This was perfectly normal. After all, Black Abyss’s methods were very clever.

She left a mark that symbolized her, and also left a life-saving measure.

"The Black Abyss actually wields the Flame of Death," Zhu Yuan said, extremely surprised.

This was a vital piece of information.

The Flame of Death was divided into the Fire of Purifying Karmic Force, the Fire of Erosion and Burning Fate, and the Flame of Severance of Three Generations.

The Fire of Purifying Karmic Force was the Karmic Fire, which cleansed all connections, fetters, and karma related to one’s fate.

The Fire of Erosion and Burning Fate was the Life Fire, which corroded life, soul, and fortune.

The Flame of Severance of Three Generations was the Dao Fire. The "three generations" referred to the past life, the present life, and the future life.

When the three combined...

they formed the most terrifying and powerful flame in the entire Star Sea, without exception: the Flame of Death.

"Don’t be surprised. Isn’t this perfectly normal?"

"That old woman is terrifying. She’s even trying to rob the cradle," Xing Zhu muttered under her breath.

But the Flame Mark on Su Qing’s real body flared even brighter.

A certain being seemed to have heard what Xing Zhu said.

Terrified, Xing Zhu quickly shouted, "I’ll stop talking! You’re a beautiful big sister, so young! Su Qing is definitely worthy of you...!"

In an instant, Xing Zhu blurted out every compliment she had ever learned.

Zhu Yuan laughed from the side.

’What is this? She’s scared, yet she talks badly about others behind their backs.’

’And she even got caught. She’s weak but loves to stir up trouble.’

"The Flame of Death... It’s truly enviable."

Zhu Yuan glanced at the dead-drunk Su Qing.

And then at the Su Qing who was mechanically chugging pills.

She couldn’t help but feel a pang of envy.

What kind of luck was this, to suddenly win the favor of a great figure on par with Taichu?

"Time Dragon, are you hesitating? Winning Su Qing over will be very difficult."

"What nonsense. I couldn’t care less about love and romance," Zhu Yuan chuckled, though an unreadable light flickered in her eyes.

Watching Su Qing consume his pills, she felt that she had been too indulgent. She should be cultivating as well.

Not just wasting time.

’He’s working so hard. I should go back to cultivating. I need to ponder the Daoist Initial Realm.’

"You’re already a Time Dragon. Why don’t you just go to the Star Sea Tree? You’re so dense, still trying to figure out Taichu’s Cultivation Technique."

Xing Zhu’s words instantly enlightened Zhu Yuan.

Zhu Yuan’s eyes lit up.

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