Chapter 501 - 499: Poisoned Wine, the Candle Dragon’s Daughter’s Marriage

Chapter 501: Chapter 499: Poisoned Wine, the Candle Dragon’s Daughter’s Marriage

Su Qing held the Ten Thousand Layers of Water Orchid Immortal Brew.

There were several other wines as well.

He began to synthesize.

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[Water Flower Immortal Brew: An Immortal Wine containing the Power of Shuihua. It nourishes the spirit and body. Do not consume without the strength of the Eleventh Realm, or there is a fifty percent chance of drinking yourself to death.]

[Synthesizable]

’Extract,’ Su Qing thought.

A jar of Water Flower Immortal Brew officially appeared in Su Qing’s hands.

He opened the jar.

As Su Qing inhaled the wine’s fragrance, he felt as if he were submerged in water.

Just smelling it nourished his body and mind with the Power of Shuihua.

Su Qing took a small sip.

It was mellow and smooth, melting in his mouth in an instant, almost as if he were drinking liquid cotton.

It also had an indescribable fragrance and didn’t seem very potent.

However, the Energy it contained was comparable to a normal Eleventh Realm Cultivator.

Su Qing, however, felt nothing.

’This wine is truly excellent. If one can withstand its potency, drinking a lot of it would definitely solidify their foundation in the Eleventh Realm.’

Su Qing felt that this wine seemed very helpful for nurturing his Dao Flower.

That was why he came to such a conclusion.

’I wonder if Poisoned Wine would be effective for my Cultivation.’

’Wine brewed specifically with poisons.’

As inspiration struck, Su Qing’s attention turned to the poisons within his Micro Acupoint World.

If he could brew them...

He wanted to compare it to consuming the poisons directly to see which method was better.

No sooner said than done.

But Su Qing felt the poisons weren’t potent enough.

Su Qing gathered and synthesized all of them. ℯℯ𝘭.

Then, he brewed them into Poisoned Wine.

It wasn’t much.

He only brewed a hundred jars of wine, all made from synthesized Tier Twelve Immortal Grade poisons.

They all had the same name.

[Hundred-Devouring Ghost Wine: A single touch of this wine will cause anyone below the Twelfth Realm to die as if their soul is being devoured by a hundred mouths. An antidote is nearly impossible to find. Extremely toxic.]

[Synthesizable]

This wine had no positive effects whatsoever; it was poisonous for the sake of being poisonous.

Of course, when Su Qing brewed it himself, he had removed the impurities, leaving only the poison’s inherent toxicity.

’This wine is fresh. I’ll try a jar.’

Su Qing wasn’t very afraid of poisons anymore.

He had the Great Dao Wheel, the Poison Absorption Body, the Devouring Dao Path, and his Immortal Domain Body.

He really wasn’t afraid.

It was just Poisoned Wine, after all.

Su Qing tilted the jar back and chugged it down. GLUG, GLUG, GLUG.

Su Qing drank the entire large jar of wine.

"HISS..."

"This is bad!"

Su Qing immediately brought the toxins emanating from his body under control.

Fortunately, his body could withstand it.

His Rule-based Constitution was constantly improving his Cultivation.

One large jar of wine.

It took his Poison Absorption Body one month and ten days to refine it.

Great Dao Cultivation Method Skill Level +564

"Holy shit!"

Su Qing looked at his Synthesizer panel.

He was instantly overcome with excitement.

’It seems this wine is more worth it.’

Originally, consuming three poison plants gave him around 400 Skill Level.

Over the course of a month.

Of course, the Poisoned Wine only provided slightly more Skill Level than the poisons alone.

"Damn it!"

"In the end, the progress is about the same."

Su Qing let out a helpless roar to vent his frustration.

After all, he had brewed over a hundred jars of wine, going through so many extra steps in the process.

But the increase in Skill Level had barely changed.

Su Qing had no choice but to accept reality.

’I’ve rested enough, but to think it was all for nothing in the end.’

Su Qing sighed.

’If I’d known this would happen, I would’ve just stuck with Alchemy.’

The poisons concentrated through Alchemy were more potent.

However, since refining poisons relied on his constitution, even a stronger Elixir wouldn’t have made much of a difference.

Unresigned, Su Qing drank another jar of Poisoned Wine.

’Time to cultivate.’

’Otherwise, I’ll just be wasting more time on these pointless things.’

They only offered Su Qing a tiny bit of help.

Drink the wine.

Digest the toxins.

Fortunately, after getting used to the presence of the toxins...

Su Qing could just barely manage to use his Split Soul to occasionally synthesize and consume a rule-based Enlightenment Leaf.

’Grind, I have to grind.’

’Grinding hard is the greatest respect I can show my Synthesizer.’

Gradually.

Life in the Taichu Daoist Palace became incredibly peaceful.

Even Su Shang and Liu Ling’Er slowly faded from Su Qing’s life.

They were probably already in their thirties or older by now.

As adults.

To them, Su Qing was merely an ancestor who had doted on them during their childhood.

It was only after arriving at the Taichu Daoist Palace that the two women realized the gap between themselves and their ancestor.

Their ancestor was a Cultivator they could never hope to catch up to, no matter how hard they tried.

「Several years later.」

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Host: Su Qing

Realm: Dao Fruit Realm [Great Dao Cultivation Method: Dao Fruit (100,315/360,000)]

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Su Qing’s Skill Level was already approaching one-third of the total required.

At this moment, he could feel all of his Dao Fruit power swelling within him, a sensation of being completely full.

But the feeling wasn’t particularly intense.

Su Qing didn’t care about it at all.

His Great Dao Cultivation Method could not be wrong.

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「Within the Mountain Sea Realm.」

Zhu Yuan returned to her homeland.

She was just about to visit the clan elders.

Unexpectedly, she came across a Candle Dragon wedding.

When a Candle Dragon was married off, the heavens and earth within the Mountain Sea Realm would clear, the sun and moon would pause, and the land would welcome spring.

Bursts of solemn music echoed, all of it ceremonial pieces for a Candle Dragon wedding.

Zhu Yuan recognized it easily.

"A Candle Dragon is getting married!" Zhu Yuan was puzzled, but her face lit up with excitement.

This was an extremely rare event.

The Candle Dragons held an extremely high status in the Star Sea.

The clan elders included several in the Twelfth Realm.

Most importantly, the clan possessed a Dao Artifact comparable to Tier Thirteen.

Once used, no matter how many Twelfth Realm Cultivators they faced, their enemies would be helpless.

The Candle Dragons were incredibly powerful, so their women almost always married as the principal wife.

Zhu Yuan was also curious.

She moved closer to see what was going on.

It would have been better if she hadn’t looked.

The moment she did...

Not a single one of her fellow Dragons seemed happy.

They all had their heads bowed, looking utterly dejected.

Sensing something was wrong, Zhu Yuan found the clan elder presiding over the wedding.

"Hidden Clan Elder, why does no one look happy about the wedding?"

"Where’s Grandpa Fang?"

When Zhu Yin saw Zhu Yuan, his eyes lit up.

"Zhu Yuan, you’ve come at the perfect time. Is there any way to stop Li Deng from getting married?"

"Sigh."

"Your Grandpa Fang left a long time ago. He hasn’t been seen for several Star Sea Eras, and he took our Candle Dragon’s Tier Thirteen Dao Artifact with him."

"Now the Ancestral Dragon Race of the Last Life Clan is coercing us into this marriage. In truth, they see that our Mountain Sea Realm is easy to bully and want to seize the unique treasures within it."

"We have no choice but to marry her off, and as a concubine, no less."

"Only by doing this can we form a marriage alliance. By joining with the Ancestral Dragon Race, the other races like the Star King Race and the Time Royal Family won’t make a move against us."

"Honestly, it would be better for Li Deng to marry into the Time Royal Family than the Ancestral Dragon Race."

"The bloodline of the Time Royal Family is close to our Candle Dragon bloodline. Any offspring they produce would have excellent Talent."

"Sigh..."

Zhu Yin sighed. He had no other choice.

The other clans of the Last Life Clan had no intention of a marriage alliance; they only wanted to seize control of the Mountain Sea Realm.

Hearing this, Zhu Yuan became furious.

"How dare the Last Life Clan do such a thing!"

"How can you still go through with the wedding? Hidden Clan Elder, stop it! At worst, we’ll just have to fight the Ancestral Dragon Race."

"Huh?"

"A fight would result in great losses. Zhu Yuan, do you understand the consequences?"

"Are we supposed to just let them bully us forever?"

Zhu Yuan had a fiery temper.

"You are the purest Time Dragon."

"Have you really made your decision? Our Candle Dragon Race will undoubtedly make the same choice as you." Zhu Yin’s expression turned serious as he asked this question with utmost gravity.

Seeing Zhu Yin’s solemnity, Zhu Yuan’s angry expression faltered.

She fell silent for a moment before nodding again, her expression just as serious. "We must, Clan Elder."

"If we marry off Li Deng today, who will be next?"

"Besides, this is about more than just a marriage. We have to fight."

"I’ll contact my friends at the Taichu Daoist Palace."

"I hope they’ll be willing to help me."

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