Chapter 152: Chapter 150: Female Cultivator of the Celestial Puppet Sect
Ouyang Mingming must have been given better accommodations.
One was a Golden Core, the other Foundation Establishment.
There were bound to be special arrangements.
Su Qing thought for a moment, then decided to go for a walk.
He still had some time.
The island’s Marketplace was still open, but it was now run entirely by disciples of the Zhengxuan Sect.
And they were all dressed in Zhengxuan Sect robes.
Su Qing wasn’t concealing his face at the moment.
This caused quite a few people to look his way.
They all seemed to be lost in thought.
As if they had seen Su Qing somewhere before.
Su Qing had only been walking for a short while.
When a woman approached him. "Fellow Daoist, are you also here for the Immortal Alliance’s gathering?"
"Why don’t we walk together?"
Su Qing glanced at her. The woman had a face like a peach blossom and a smile that was as pleasant as a spring breeze. She stood about 1.7 meters tall, and her well-proportioned figure was still apparent beneath her Sect’s uniform.
The Celestial Puppet Sect.
It was one of the Demonic Sects. Their Sect had a Cultivation Technique that allowed them to transform a Puppet into a life-bound Puppet.
Even their Puppets would bear the brunt of Crossing the Tribulation for them, a truly unorthodox branch of the Demon Dao.
Su Qing paused, studying her eyes for a few seconds.
She averted her gaze slightly.
’Looks like this girl has recognized me.’
Su Qing smiled faintly. "I imagine you’ve recognized me as well."
"The Celestial Puppet Sect’s reputation is much more renowned than my Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect."
If the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect was considered an Evil Sect, then the Celestial Puppet Sect was a true Demon Sect.
What kind of people were in it, Su Qing couldn’t say.
"As a Demonic Sect, of course we should make friends with other Demonic Cultivators," the Female Cultivator said.
Hearing this, Su Qing chuckled. "Isn’t it more that the Righteous Disciples look down on you?"
"I look down on those guys, too."
"Su Qing, the disciple ranked second in strength among the younger generation of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect."
"There must be many people who would want to be your friend."
"I am Jiang Xiao, ranked twelfth in strength among the younger generation of the Celestial Puppet Sect."
"I wonder if I am qualified to be your friend."
the Female Cultivator said, her expression somewhat confident.
Su Qing was about to refuse; after all, her intentions were too obvious.
However, Su Qing ultimately nodded.
"Alright."
Jiang Xiao smiled. "Why don’t you and I browse the Zhengxuan Sect’s Marketplace together, Fellow Daoist Su?"
"Of course."
Su Qing nodded. He had nothing better to do anyway.
The surrounding Zhengxuan Sect disciples manning the stalls knew the two of them looked very powerful and were a little scared.
Because both of them were from the Demon Dao.
The Zhengxuan Sect had always despised the Demon Dao. Even with the establishment of the Immortal Alliance, this was only a temporary truce.
The only reason Su Qing agreed to befriend Jiang Xiao was that he believed she lacked the ability to threaten him.
One was at the Foundation Establishment Initial Tier, while the other was at the Golden Core Limit, Ninth-Layer of Acupoint Opening...
The key was that Su Qing was no ordinary Golden Core Realm cultivator either.
Also, Su Qing wanted to temper himself a bit.
She was someone Su Qing was initially biased against, and he wondered if he could truly let go of his prejudice.
"Fellow Daoist Su, I don’t know if you like Puppets, but I can give one to you as a gift for our first meeting."
"A Puppet?" Su Qing thought for a moment, then shook his head. "No, thank you. Puppets are external objects."
Jiang Xiao looked up at Su Qing’s profile, a wave of happiness washing over her heart.
’So this is what Grandpa meant by finding a fellow Daoist. It’s so simple!’
"Fellow Daoist Su, that’s where you’re mistaken. While Puppets may be external objects, they can also serve as Guardian Daos."
"Think about it. If you were besieged by several Cultivators of the same Realm as you, you could simply take out a few Puppets to ensure your safety."
"You wouldn’t even need help from your fellow sect members."
"Fellow sect members might betray you, but a Puppet? A Puppet will never betray you!" Jiang Xiao firmly believed this.
Su Qing remained silent. ’You know that fellow sect members can betray you, yet you still want to associate with a disciple from another Demon Sect like me.’
’Why not focus on studying your Puppets? At least in times of trouble, a Puppet is your best companion.’
Of course, Su Qing couldn’t possibly say these words out loud.
"Is that so?"
"Puppets may be great, but I don’t like them," Su Qing said lightly with a shrug.
The two walked for a while.
"Are those Flying Magical Artifacts from the Zhengxuan Sect for sale over there?"
"It seems we can buy them. Fellow Daoist Su, let’s go take a look," Jiang Xiao said, spotting the Flying Magical Artifacts ahead.
Many disciples from other Sects were gathered there as well.
"Sure, let’s go see," Su Qing nodded.
The thought of Flying Magical Artifacts reminded Su Qing that he seemed to have hidden two of the Zhengxuan Sect’s flying ships somewhere before.
He had never gone to look for them, and besides, Su Qing didn’t need one now.
Su Qing followed Jiang Xiao over to where the Flying Magical Artifacts were.
A huge open area had been set aside for test-flying the artifacts.
There were also quite a few people explaining them.
"Su Qing, want to go up and try one?"
"No, I don’t need one."
"Then I’ll go take a look." Jiang Xiao was quite keen on buying such a Flying Magical Artifact.
Su Qing stood off to the side.
The Cultivators around them were mostly in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Or at Qi Cultivation High Tier.
"Su Qing, you’re here too?"
Cyan Flame Heaven clapped Su Qing on the back.
He walked up beside Su Qing and said with a laugh, "I thought you’d still be holed up on Cold Extremity Peak."
"That was the plan, but Master dragged me along."
"Are you looking at the Zhengxuan Sect’s Flying Magical Artifacts? They’re pretty good. I bought two different kinds. If you want one, I’ll buy it for you."
"No thanks, I don’t need this Magical Artifact," Su Qing shook his head. "I came to the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect from Zhengxuan Sect territory, you know."
"So I’ve at least had my fun with them."
Su Qing and Cyan Flame Heaven started chatting.
"Looks like you’re waiting for someone, then. I’m waiting for someone too."
"I recently got to know a True Disciple from Peach Blossom Gorge. We’re looking at the Flying Magical Artifacts together. I’m just waiting for her to finish trying out the Zhengxuan Sect’s wares."
Su Qing nodded. "I just met a Female Cultivator from the Celestial Puppet Sect. I have nothing else to do, so I’m waiting here with her."
"The Celestial Puppet Sect? HISS..."
"Be careful. Our Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect may be of the Demon Dao, but we still have plenty of people who are focused on Immortal Cultivation. The Celestial Puppet Sect is different."
"They’re Demonic Cultivators from top to bottom."
"No, no, no, I used to think the same way, Cyan Flame Heaven."
"But I’ve suddenly come to realize something. Whether a person is good or not depends on the individual, not the group they belong to," Su Qing said.
Su Qing added, "So right now, I’m trying to see for myself what the people of the Celestial Puppet Sect are like."
"Sigh... you have a point." Cyan Flame Heaven remarked with a sigh, agreeing with what Su Qing said.
"Fellow Daoist Cang?" A Female Cultivator walked over. She was rather pretty, with a delicate air about her brows. Standing about 1.66 meters tall, she wore a long white dress.
Su Qing glanced at Cyan Flame Heaven’s two-meter-plus height and muscular build next to him.
He couldn’t help but feel it was an odd pairing.
The difference was huge.
"This is a fellow Daoist from my Sect, Su Qing. If you’ve seen our Sect’s Celestial Pride List, you’ll recognize him," Cyan Flame Heaven introduced Su Qing with a hearty laugh.
Su Qing said to the Female Cultivator, "Hello, I’m Su Qing."
’I’m famous. I really feel like I’m famous now.’
"Hello, Fellow Daoist Su. My name is Tongxin Li, a True Disciple of Peach Blossom Gorge."
"Hello, Fellow Daoist Tong," Su Qing replied politely.
Cyan Flame Heaven said to Su Qing, "Su Qing, Fellow Daoist Tong and I are going to walk around some more, so we won’t wait with you."
"Mm," Su Qing nodded.
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