Chapter 504 - 502: Conversation

Chapter 504: Chapter 502: Conversation

Taichu Daoist Palace.

The Poisoned Wine inside Su Qing’s body had yet to be refined.

But his eyes flew wide open.

"Damn it!"

"Here we go again."

’I can’t believe my Profound Immortal Sword was recognized by that Dragon by sheer coincidence.’

’Doesn’t this mean the karma between the two races will fall on my head?’

Su Qing endured his physical discomfort and closed his eyes again.

’This is going to be a problem.’

’I hope nothing else comes of this.’

Su Qing was not in a good mood.

This whole affair left a bad taste in his mouth.

He’d promised himself he wouldn’t get involved, but somehow, he’d ended up right in the middle of it.

Su Qing sighed. ’It’s already happened. I can only hope nothing major comes of it.’

He took out a leaf and ate it.

Closing his eyes, he let his Poison Absorption Body continue to absorb the toxins.

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「About ten days later.」

Quite a few people had already arrived at the entrance to Su Qing’s world.

The Last Life Clan.

Finally, even Zhu Yuan arrived at the world’s entrance.

Luo Qing, Luo Yu, World Master, and Zhu Yuan were all present.

The first three had been waiting for Su Qing to grant them access to the world’s entrance.

They hadn’t expected Zhu Yuan of the Candle Dragon Race to show up.

World Master immediately smiled. "A pleasure to meet you, Miss Zhu Yuan."

"A pleasure to meet you."

"A pleasure to meet you."

Luo Qing and Luo Yu bowed in unison, looking at Zhu Yuan with curiosity.

Zhu Yuan didn’t have a delicate air about her; instead, she looked heroic and imposing. She was typically cold toward strangers.

"The Last Life Clan?"

"A pleasure to meet you all."

Zhu Yuan was displeased, but all three of them were at the entrance to Su Qing’s world.

It seemed they knew Su Qing.

"Hello, I am World Master, from the Time Royal Family."

"My sister and I are from the Star King Race," Luo Yu said to Zhu Yuan.

Zhu Yuan merely nodded. She looked at World Master with a hint of confusion, as he was an Eleventh Realm existence.

The Talent of the Time Royal Family was also very good.

The power of the Eleventh Realm.

Zhu Yuan was still at the Tenth Realm and estimated it would be a very long time before she had a breakthrough.

"Since you’re all here."

"You might as well come in together."

Su Qing’s voice drifted over.

The entrance to his world had opened.

World Master, Zhu Yuan, Luo Yu, and Luo Qing all entered.

"It still hasn’t changed," World Master remarked, looking at the surrounding scenery.

In the next moment, however, they teleported into Su Qing’s courtyard.

The four of them approached Su Qing.

Su Qing had already prepared tea and was waiting.

"What brings you all here?"

Su Qing smiled lightly, then glanced at Zhu Yuan.

"Actually, we came looking for you. Of course, this matter concerns the relationship between the Last Life Clan and the Candle Dragon Race."

Su Qing paused for a moment.

He glanced at Zhu Yuan again.

Then he said, "It seems there isn’t much of a relationship between your two races and myself."

"Zhu Yuan is a friend I made at the Taichu Daoist Palace."

"Helping a friend is unavoidable."

"I originally had no intention of meddling in the affairs of the Last Life Clan and the Candle Dragon Race."

"But since I’ve already helped, I’ll make a suggestion: let’s keep everything as it was. How about it?"

"Zhu Yuan is my friend, as you can see."

In truth, Su Qing didn’t want things to change too drastically.

If everyone returned to the way things were, and the balance of interests remained unchanged...

...then things could indeed go back to how they were before.

Most importantly, Su Qing had truly turned the tide.

That was an indisputable fact.

World Master fell silent, as did Luo Yu and Luo Qing.

With outsiders present, Zhu Yuan couldn’t relax. She kept a straight face and didn’t act familiar with Su Qing.

Instead, she handed a small bag to Su Qing.

Su Qing took it with one hand.

He asked Zhu Yuan curiously, "What’s this?"

"A Candle Dragon Treasure."

"A thank-you gift from my race."

Even with outsiders present, Zhu Yuan still explained.

Su Qing opened the bag and took a look.

Inside was a crystal-clear, translucent pearl.

The amount of Time Energy within it was simply immense.

[Candle Dragon Pearl: Candle Dragons are not born with Dragon Pearls. This one was cultivated over generations with Candle Dragon blood, making it a supreme treasure. It contains immense Time Power and is a natural Tier Ten Dao Artifact...]

[Combinable]

Su Qing held it in his hand, studying it for a long time.

’It’s actually a Dao Artifact.’

’And it can’t be consumed.’

’Well, it can be eaten.’

’But the effect would be terrible.’

’It’s better off as a Dao Artifact.’

’Useless.’

The hand that was holding the Dragon Pearl casually tossed it back to Zhu Yuan.

Zhu Yuan hurriedly caught it.

"This thing is useless to me."

"A single Candle Dragon Pearl isn’t as good as my sword," Su Qing said, shaking his head.

"Don’t give me things anymore. If your Candle Dragon Race truly wants to thank me,"

"then handle these relationships properly. At the very least, minimize the impact of future events."

Su Qing said calmly, and he was being serious.

Zhu Yuan nodded. "Alright. I’ll bring you some rare seeds next time."

Zhu Yuan hadn’t expected Su Qing to refuse the gift.

"I’ve accepted the Dragon Pearl, but it’s useless to me, so I’m giving it to you. Think of it as your Dao Artifact," Su Qing explained.

The Dragon Pearl was actually a perfect fit for Zhu Yuan’s current level.

Moreover, this Dao Artifact was most suitable for a Candle Dragon.

It was just right for Zhu Yuan.

After all, Su Qing had no use for it.

Zhu Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. "Actually, I can use this pearl too. Don’t forget, I’m a pure Time Dragon."

"But I’m only at the Tenth Realm. Using the pearl would be a terrible waste. It would be better to let the clan elders nurture it to the Twelfth Realm for their use."

"Using Dragon blood to refine a Dao Artifact is too low-level."

"You’d be better off just using this Dragon Pearl directly," Su Qing said without hesitation, speaking his mind.

’It really is low-level.’

But to Luo Qing, Luo Yu, and World Master, Su Qing’s words were just... something else.

They thought Su Qing was being a bit of an idiot.

Dao Artifacts beyond the Ninth Realm were basically impossible to refine successfully. Even a genius Artifact Refiner would have to waste countless precious Treasure Materials just to make one attempt.

The rate of loss was too high.

There were simply no Treasure Materials to spare for them to refine High Tier Dao Artifacts.

Only the Dragon Race, whether it be the Ancestral Dragons or the Candle Dragons, could use their own blood to refine Dragon Pearls.

At most, they could refine a Dao Artifact equivalent to their own Realm.

This was something everyone in the Last Life Clan was extremely envious of.

Dao Artifacts were exceptionally rare.

"Brother Su, is there something you don’t understand about Dao Artifacts?"

"Yes, a lot."

"But I have a feeling you can’t teach me anything either."

"Because among all of you, there isn’t even a single Ninth Realm Dao Artifact."

Su Qing wasn’t looking down on them.

He was stating a fact.

"..." Luo Yu and Luo Qing were silent.

World Master was also at a loss for words.

"Brother Su? Could it be that you know how to perform Artifact Refining for Dao Artifacts?"

"Dao Artifacts? I suppose I know a thing or two."

The moment he said this, the three of them became instantly excited.

’Could it be that after obtaining the Tier Thirteen Dao Artifact, Su Qing also received an Artifact Refining inheritance?’

"However... I don’t do Artifact Refining for others."

"So give up on the idea." Su Qing laid his cards on the table.

’After all, if I really open that door...’

’Wouldn’t I just be like I was back in the Spirit Realm?’

Su Qing would bet that if he really started refining Dao Artifacts for people, it would absolutely disrupt the balance of the entire Eastern Domain, or perhaps even the entire Star Sea.

He himself would be thrown into the spotlight.

That was the last thing Su Qing wanted.

"Brother Su, we can afford the price!" World Master said, unwilling to give up.

Su Qing shook his head. "It’s priceless!"

"Tier Ten Artifact Refiners are rare in the Star Sea. Besides, who would be willing to spend several Star Sea Eras refining a Tier Ten Dao Artifact for you? Or waste even more time refining a Tier Eleven Dao Artifact?"

"I don’t even have enough for myself," Su Qing said, speaking the honest truth.

This left World Master speechless.

He took a sip of tea from his cup.

"This tea..."

"Drink up. There’s plenty of tea," Su Qing said with a smile.

’As long as we don’t talk about serious business, we can all be friends.’

Seeing World Master’s surprise, the others all quickly took a sip of their tea as well.

And then they couldn’t stop.

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