My Synthesizer Has Talent
Chapter 43 - 41: The Incident Triggered by the Great Replenishing Pill
「Three days later.」
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Host: Su Qing.
Realm: Tenth Layer of Body Tempering [Cyan Flood Dragon Posture: Mastery (54/1000)]
Gathering Spirit Fourth Level [First Level Five Qi God Demon Skill: Mastery (0/1000)]
Physique: 11
Spiritual Qi: 7
Synthesis Lv11 (321/1200) [Synthesis Success Rate +11%, Mutated +1%, Evolution +8%, Divinization +1%, Demonization +1%]
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The moment he reached Mastery, the Five Qi God Demon Technique transformed.
The Spiritual Qi in his body circulated nonstop.
It was continuously compressed, and his strength, originally at the Gathering Spirit Fifth Level, reverted to the Gathering Spirit Fourth Level.
However, his Spiritual Qi attribute had increased by two points.
Su Qing’s Dantian had also changed.
The Five Elements Spiritual Qi had expanded his pitifully small Dantian.
The quality of his Spiritual Qi had changed.
Gradually, Su Qing’s transformation came to an end.
His Physique increased by one point.
’Immortal Cultivation really does strengthen one’s constitution.’
Su Qing couldn’t help but feel emotional.
Popping a Great Replenishing Pill into his mouth, Su Qing began his Cultivation again.
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「One day later.」
"Mastery is on a whole other level. I can actually complete five Grand Circulations in a single day."
Su Qing’s eyes gleamed as he continued his arduous Cultivation.
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「Five days later.」
"I can push myself to complete seven Circulations a day."
"But I’m out of Great Nourishing Pills."
"Without the aid of Qi and blood, I’m short two Grand Circulations a day."
"That’s 20 Skill Level points a day, 200 in ten days, and 2,000 in a hundred days!"
"This is a huge loss!"
Su Qing stopped his Cultivation.
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Host: Su Qing.
Realm: Tenth Layer of Body Tempering [Cyan Flood Dragon Posture: Mastery (54/1000)]
Gathering Spirit Sixth Level [First Level Five Qi God Demon Skill: Mastery (403/1000)]
Physique: 12
Spiritual Qi: 13
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"Now my Spiritual Qi is even higher than my Physique."
Su Qing sighed. He had been arduously cultivating the Five Qi God Demon Technique for almost a month.
He had used up all his Great Replenishing Pills.
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"I just got back, and you’re already asking to borrow silver?"
Xu Ningying looked at Su Qing in surprise.
’He’s gotten even more handsome after just ten-odd days.’
’If nothing had happened between us, I’d almost think I was keeping a pretty boy hidden away.’
"Lend me one thousand taels, and I’ll solve a problem for you. I’ll even eliminate a Demon Fiend if you want."
"One thousand taels?"
Xu Ningying shook her head. "I don’t have one thousand taels. Why don’t you go to Yadan Residence and sell your body? With your looks, plenty of wealthy female merchants would be willing to spend a hundred taels of silver for a night with you."
’Huh? They had male escorts in ancient times too?’
’Damn it.’
That was something Su Qing was unwilling to do, physically or mentally.
Su Qing shook his head.
"Then how much silver does the Demon-Extermination Bureau pay for a mission? If it’s a lot, I can complete one for you."
Xu Ningying shook her head. "You think Demon Fiends are that easy to find?"
"Besides, here in Shangjing, we’re under the suppression of the Great Yu Dynasty’s national destiny."
"Demon Fiends almost never appear here."
’Great Yu Dynasty?’
’So that’s the name of this country.’
"Actually, it’s not impossible to give you the silver. But with your Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root, your talent is just too poor."
"But your current strength is quite high."
"How about becoming my Guardian?"
Xu Ningying said proudly, "Serve as my Guardian Dao, and when it’s time to go to the Sect, I can take you with me. How about it?"
"Though your status might be even lower than a Servant Disciple’s."
After hearing this, Su Qing shook his head.
’The meaning is all too clear. She just wants a hired thug.’
How could Su Qing possibly agree?
"Not interested."
"Huh?"
Xu Ningying got angry. "Then I demand you accompany me to the Sect as repayment for the favor you owe me."
"I will only protect you once."
Su Qing shook his head firmly.
Xu Ningying thought for a moment, then reluctantly nodded.
Seeing her agree, Su Qing added, "And there’s a time limit. One month."
"No way. At least one year."
"No. Who knows when you’ll need my protection?"
"Three months at most. Take it or leave it."
’I owe her a favor, but there’s no rush to pay it back. And she wants to waste a year of my time? What is she thinking?’
"Three months it is, then."
Xu Ningying said, deflated. "One thousand taels, right?"
Su Qing nodded.
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[Synthesis successful.]
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[Synthesis successful. Evolution Talent triggered.]
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[Synthesis successful. Divinity Transformation Talent triggered.]
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"Finally done with the synthesis."
Su Qing sighed. ’It’s so annoying having to manually place each item into the Synthesizer.’
Over four hundred Great Replenishing Pills.
The Evolution Talent was triggered thirty-six times.
The efficacy of the Great Replenishing Pills increased tenfold.
The Divinity Transformation Talent was triggered.
[Divine Blood Pill: A great tonic containing a trace of ownerless divine blood. Weak mortals must not consume. Use at your own risk.]
"Can I even eat this thing right now?"
Su Qing didn’t know. After all, it was too fantastical. Divine blood?
He didn’t know if his body could handle it.
"I’ll consume the thirty-six evolved Great Replenishing Pills first, then the ordinary ones. As for this Divine Blood Pill, I’d better save it for later."
Looking at the purple Divine Blood Pill, Su Qing felt a little afraid to eat it just from reading the description.
So, he set it aside for now.
His Cultivation began once more.
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「Demon-Extermination Bureau.」
A young man in a cotton coat listened to his subordinate’s words, whispered in his ear.
Suddenly, the rather ordinary-looking man crushed the wine cup in his hand.
"Are you sure everything you said is true?"
"Young Master, you’ve had me keeping an eye on them. How could I be mistaken?"
"That man really did enter Xu Fairy’s residence and hasn’t come out since."
"He also came out of Xu Fairy’s residence in the first place."
The more the young man listened, the angrier he became.
He was the great young master of the Qianyun Trading Company, one of the four major trading companies in Shangjing.
He, a man with the talent of Four Spirit Roots, had actually been outshone by a ’rabbit’.
"Continue the investigation. The more detailed, the better."
The man’s chest heaved, a clear sign of his fury.
"Someone, take me to Yaqing Pavilion."
Yadan Residence and Yaqing Pavilion: one catered to men, the other to women.
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「A day later.」
"Young Master, the investigation is complete. He’s reportedly staying in a side room of Xu Fairy’s residence."
"And it seems Xu Fairy herself hasn’t visited the side room many times."
"It seems their relationship... isn’t very good?"
But the young master of the Qianyun Trading Company didn’t think so.
"Not good? If their relationship wasn’t good, would they be living together?"
"If their relationship wasn’t good, why would that man buy so many blood-tonifying herbs!"
"Send a formal visiting card to Xu Ningying’s home. I’ll go see for myself tomorrow."
"And if the opportunity arises..."
The young master’s eyes turned cold as he drew a finger across his throat.
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"Qianyun Yu sent another visiting card?"
"Let me see it."
Xu Ningying took the card, confused.
It seemed to be just a simple request for a visit.
But Xu Ningying held nothing but disdain for Qianyun Yu’s character, as he was always frequenting pleasure quarters.
"Decline it. Send it back."
Xu Ningying remembered that Qianyun Yu had even wanted to propose a marriage alliance with her family.
’As if. I, Xu Ningying, will never agree to that.’
Her family was no simple matter; they were the Xu’s Trading Company, also one of the four major trading companies.
Not to mention the fact that Xu Ningying possessed Three Spirit Roots.
She was a guaranteed Outer Disciple of the Zhengxuan Sect.
Someone with Four Spirit Roots, however, was a different story.
They would have to undergo a year-long cultivation assessment before being judged as either a Servant Disciple or an Outer Disciple.
During that year, they would have to bear half the workload of a Servant Disciple.
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