Chapter 497 - 495: Collecting a Debt

Chapter 497: Chapter 495: Collecting a Debt

Su Qing had the mark of Black Abyss on his brow.

She was also a Thirteenth Realm existence.

Crucially, Taichu and Black Abyss were different.

Black Abyss rarely made a move.

And she wielded a flame that even Thirteenth Realm experts feared.

That was why no one dared to act rashly.

Su Qing also didn’t make a move against Clumsy Head Palace.

"Celestial Book Saint..."

Su Qing murmured the name to himself.

He just waited there quietly.

Unmoving.

But Su Qing had uttered a name.

Within Clumsy Head Palace, the presiding Xian Wei was utterly astonished.

The Celestial Book Saint had only recently become somewhat famous.

’But he shouldn’t be *that* famous, should he?’

Xian Wei had someone investigate Su Qing, who was waiting outside.

’A guy with the mark of Black Abyss showing up outside Clumsy Head Palace...’

’This is definitely a big deal.’

’And a Twelfth Realm man, no less.’

After all, Black Abyss had never shown favor to any male.

The residents of Black Abyss were all Flower Demons.

She had never been seen to favor any of the male Flower Demons, either.

Su Qing waited.

To be honest, if he wasn’t demanding an explanation, he would never have done this.

The problem was that the Rebirth Radiant Lotus was incredibly rare.

Even in books, it was only recorded as a peculiar flower that could only be born by shouldering karma.

This meant that the karma related to the time before the Spirit Realm was truly inside that Golden Lotus.

’If that guy really consumed it, it won’t matter what kind of bloodline he possesses. I’m taking him down.’

—

’According to my Inference, there’s an eighty percent chance he’ll leave Clumsy Head Palace in three days.’

Su Qing waited silently.

He wasn’t short on time.

「Meanwhile.」

Xian Wei of Clumsy Head Palace had also received the file on Su Qing.

’What? A student of Taichu Daoist Palace?’

’When did the Celestial Book Saint offend him?’

’Could it be from the first invasion of Taichu Daoist Palace?’

’No, the Celestial Book Saint never went to the Taichu Daoist Palace in the Eastern Domain.’

’Eleventh Realm?’

’This kid’s aura is clearly at the Twelfth Realm. His Cultivation speed is too bizarre.’

The more Xian Wei read Su Qing’s file, the more he felt something was wrong.

Most importantly, he was a student of Taichu Daoist Palace.

But why did Black Abyss brand him with her mark?

’This is really going too far.’

Following that,

many other details came to light.

’The Black Abyss Human Clan was expelled because of this guy?’

’Could that be right?’

’How could Black Abyss be so strange?’

When Xian Wei was still at the Twelfth Realm, he knew Black Abyss to be a cold and indifferent Thirteenth Realm Cultivator.

She basically never cared about the affairs of her subordinates.

But when it came to Su Qing, he was a little uncertain.

Killing Su Qing was a small matter; offending Black Abyss was a huge one.

Then there was his status as a student of Taichu.

’Doesn’t he know that Taichu Daoist Palace and Clumsy Head Palace are on bad terms?’

’To actually deliver himself to our doorstep at a time like this...’

Recently, who knows what kind of fortune Taichu had come upon, but he had actually obtained a Tier Thirteen Dao Artifact.

It was so terrifying that Xian Wei stood no chance against it.

He had originally planned to devour Taichu, which would have allowed him to firmly establish his footing in the Thirteenth Realm and seize all of Taichu’s fortunes.

He never expected Taichu’s power to be so much greater than his own.

’This kid delivered himself to my door. Is he courting death?’

Just as Xian Wei was thinking this,

his eyes suddenly shot wide open.

He saw Black Abyss.

「Meanwhile.」

Su Qing also sensed the aura of Black Abyss.

But he didn’t know where she was.

He looked all around.

Only the mark on his brow was glowing.

’Black Abyss hasn’t come.’

’But I’m being watched.’

’I’ve only come to the outside of Clumsy Head Palace.’

’It’s not worth such a fuss.’

’How could this have alerted Black Abyss?’

But for Xian Wei, it was completely different.

He clearly saw Black Abyss, looking just like a little girl, lying on Su Qing’s back with one arm wrapped around his neck.

Her gaze pierced through the many layers of Clumsy Head Palace and landed on Xian Wei.

’Dammit, this woman is uncanny.’

’What in the world is going on with this Su Qing?’

Xian Wei was thoroughly confused.

’In the current situation, I can’t possibly make a move against Black Abyss.’

In the Eastern Domain, Black Abyss and Taichu were existences of nearly the same level.

But because Black Abyss was inactive, many Cultivators assumed she was a level below Taichu.

But among those in the Thirteenth Realm, everyone knew the truth.

Black Abyss was clearly stronger than Taichu.

Yet here she was, like a delicate young girl snuggling up to her lover.

Xian Wei didn’t understand it, but he was deeply shocked.

He destroyed the file in his hand.

’What damn file?’

’It’s nothing compared to the impact of seeing this with my own eyes.’

’Did Black Abyss appear to protect Su Qing, or does she have another purpose?’ Xian Wei didn’t dare to gamble.

If she joined forces with Taichu,

he would almost certainly be utterly defeated.

Clumsy Head Palace would be annihilated.

Unless absolutely necessary, he could not provoke Black Abyss.

...

...

「Three days later.」

Su Qing performed another Inference.

’Just as I thought. That guy is definitely coming out now.’

"Heh."

"I’ve been waiting for three days."

"I’d like to see just how you’re going to compensate me."

Su Qing appeared outside Clumsy Head Palace.

Opposite him was a man accompanied by starlight, and every strand of his hair was a miniature reflection of the dark sky.

He looked somewhat dreamlike, but most importantly, his aura had already surpassed that of a normal Tenth Realm expert.

It might have even been a bit more terrifying than Zhu Yuan’s aura.

He had an air of immense nobility.

He was just about to flee,

but Su Qing stopped him.

The Celestial Book Saint froze, but seeing Clumsy Head Palace right behind him, he relaxed a little.

The newcomer did not come in peace; the Celestial Book Saint could feel it.

"May I ask, fellow Human Race Cultivator, why you are blocking my path?"

The other party was speaking the language of the Western Realm.

But Su Qing could still understand it, and even replied, "To collect a debt, of course."

"Collect a debt?"

The Celestial Book Saint’s expression turned strange. ’When did I ever owe a debt?’

"You must have the wrong person. I’ve never borrowed anything from you."

"The Eastern Domain. The planet on the outskirts of Taichu Daoist Palace. The Rebirth Radiant Lotus."

"Need me to jog your memory?"

Su Qing’s tone was calm and even, betraying no emotion.

But the Celestial Book Saint was taken aback. ’I was clearly disguised back then, so how did he track me all the way to Clumsy Head Palace?’

The Celestial Book Saint wouldn’t admit it even if it killed him. In any case, that Golden Lotus was already in his belly.

"Your Excellency, you really have the wrong person. I live in the Western Realm. How could I possibly have gone to the Eastern Domain?"

"Then what’s that behind you?"

"Clumsy Head Palace. And you claim you don’t go to the Eastern Domain?"

"You dare to do it, but not to admit it?"

An imposing aura began to erupt from Su Qing.

The Celestial Book Saint instantly felt the pressure of a Twelfth Realm aura.

’This is bad.’

He hastily tried to flee backward.

"Where do you think you’re going!"

The surrounding Space became chaotic.

Even though the Celestial Book Saint wanted to escape, and even though he was only a few miles from Clumsy Head Palace,

it was useless.

He couldn’t escape.

The Celestial Book Saint thought, ’It’s over.’

"You dare to do it, but not to admit it?"

"Heh heh... you took my Rebirth Radiant Lotus. Did you know that the karma within it is tied to most of the living beings from my homeland?"

"I can sense its power inside you."

"You haven’t fully refined it yet, have you?" Su Qing said coolly.

His voice reached the Celestial Book Saint’s ears like the voice of a demon.

With the Celestial Book Saint captured outside Clumsy Head Palace, a Twelfth Realm Cultivator almost instantly shot out from within.

He wanted to shatter the spatial interstice Su Qing had created and rescue the Celestial Book Saint.

He was still shouting from the outside.

"Kid, you release the Celestial Book Saint right now!"

This guy had a bloodline similar to the Celestial Book Saint’s.

’If he’s not from the Star Race, then he must be the other one: a Chaos Blood Seed.’

Heh.

’Just an old fossil at the Twelfth Realm.’

’He can’t even break the spatial interstice I constructed, yet he dares to speak to me in a commanding tone.’

’We’re both in the Twelfth Realm. Where does he get the nerve to be so arrogant?’

"Celestial Book Saint, either you return my Golden Lotus, or you pay a price equivalent to the Golden Lotus."

"Fortunately, you haven’t finished refining it. I can still trace and retrieve the Golden Lotus from your body."

Su Qing’s words made the Celestial Book Saint’s eyes go wide, his face a mask of emotion.

It was as if *he* were the victim.

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