My Synthesizer Has Talent

Jin Zhentu was dead, just like that.

’Wasn’t that a bit too fast?’

Su Qing suddenly recalled what his master had told him.

And then there was that guy, Song Zhining.

’Could it be... Song Zhining killed Jin Zhentu instead?’

After all, Jin Zhentu’s reputation within the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect wasn’t very good.

Everyone knew something was going to happen, but Jin Zhentu’s death still came as a surprise.

’Killed by the Demon Race?’

Su Qing felt it was unlikely, but the possibility was still high.

Su Qing was walking through the Marketplace.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks.

[Butterfly Amber Brimming with Love: Holds the sincere affection of an ancient Demon Race maiden for her lover. Alas, her beloved went missing... The gift he gave her was imbued with her truest love, and it now seems to contain a wisp of the ancient maiden’s soul...]

"How can a thing like this even exist?"

’Affection... Love?’

Su Qing looked at the items on the stall.

The stall owner was an Outer Disciple.

"Sir, I carefully selected all of these ambers. Every one of them is infused with Spiritual Qi."

"They’re wonderful for a collection."

Su Qing glanced at the other pieces of amber; none of them had a description like the Butterfly Amber.

"How many Spirit Stones for these ambers?"

"One Spirit Stone each, sir."

"Alright then, I’ll take this Butterfly Amber."

Su Qing handed over a Spirit Stone and took the Butterfly Amber.

The amber was the perfect size to hold and toy with. Inside was a yellow butterfly with an exceptionally vibrant and beautiful pattern.

’An amber brimming with love?’

Su Qing examined it, planning to just synthesize it later.

’To think an innocent maiden was still thinking of her lover even as she died. I wonder which ancient demon he was. Damn him!’

Reading the Synthesizer’s description, Su Qing was filled with envy and jealousy.

The amber now held a wisp of the maiden’s remnant soul. Such devotion.

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Synthesizer Level 612 (16574/61700)

[Synthesis Success Rate +100%, Mutated, Evolution, Divinization, Demonization, Immortal Transformation +1%, Spiritualization +1%, Standardization, Dimensionalization +1%][Selectable Talents +220]

「More than a year passed.」

Whenever Su Qing had free time, he focused on synthesizing.

He did this to level up his Synthesizer.

Su Qing planned to max out his Immortal Transformation.

Then he would be practically invincible. Even if he couldn’t win a fight, he could just rely on his lifespan to outlive his enemies.

However, with the Divine Techniques from his God Demon Golden Core, Su Qing was no longer limited by his lifespan.

"I’m back again."

Su Qing returned to his familiar room.

He tidied up a bit, then prepared to head out.

As soon as he stepped outside, he ran into his junior sister.

Golden Core Middle Tier.

’Her progress is way too fast, isn’t it?’

Su Qing could understand his own rapid progress—he was practically cheating—but his junior sister had already reached the same Cultivation as his own master.

"Junior Sister Luo."

"Senior Brother Su."

After they exchanged greetings, Luo Lanxin wore a puzzled expression.

’According to my memories from my past life,’ Luo Lanxin thought, ’the traitor, Spirit Peak Master, should have already summoned a rift for the Demon Race.’

’It should have allowed the Demon Race to invade the territory of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect.’

’He should have also cut off all of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect’s sources of Spirit Stones.’

’And yet, there’s been no sign of any of it happening.’

She had returned to the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect to help the people of Cold Extremity Peak escape to the Celestial Sea Realm.

But to her surprise, nothing had happened at all.

"What are you thinking about, Junior Sister?" Su Qing asked, noticing Luo Lanxin’s pensive state.

Luo Lanxin shook her head. "It’s—it’s nothing."

"Where are you off to, Senior Brother?"

Su Qing said, "I’m going to the Celestial Sea Realm to clear my head."

"Senior Brother, the Demon Court has grown quite powerful and arrogant lately. Please be careful."

"I will," Su Qing nodded.

He left the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect.

After arriving in the Celestial Sea Realm, Su Qing found his mood improving, though he wasn’t sure why.

Perhaps it was the sight of the vast, open sea.

...

Wearing a Black Cloak, Su Qing flew to a beach at the continent’s edge.

He wandered around for a bit.

There was a mortal fishing village here.

The adjacent area was under Wangyue Valley’s jurisdiction, which allowed the mortal village to survive and thrive here.

Su Qing picked a fresh coconut and started drinking from it.

He settled in and began to fish at a leisurely pace.

...

「Several months later.」

Synthesizer Level 653 (15631/65400)

[Synthesis Success Rate +100%, Mutated, Evolution, Divinization, Demonization, Immortal Transformation, Spiritualization +1%, Standardization, Dimensionalization +1%][Selectable Talents +2]

Su Qing had also maxed out Immortal Transformation.

Just then, his Sect Token began to glow.

It was the token his master had given him, and it was flashing incessantly.

Su Qing recalled that a flashing token meant there was trouble, either on Cold Extremity Peak or within the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect itself.

With that thought, Su Qing was already using Flying Escape to return.

The Teleportation Array on the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect Master Island was still active, and many people were using it.

The tokens hanging from their waists were all glowing.

The moment he teleported back, Su Qing saw that everyone within the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect was extremely tense.

...

Su Qing hurried back to Cold Extremity Peak.

Ouyang Mingming, You Yanhan, Liu Linlin, and Luo Lanxin were all present.

"Master, what’s going on?" Su Qing asked in confusion.

Ouyang Mingming and You Yanhan both wore grim expressions.

"Su Qing, Linlin, you two will take the Teleportation Array to the Celestial Sea Realm shortly. Lanxin, if you also wish to leave the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect, go with them," Ouyang Mingming instructed.

Su Qing frowned and looked at them.

One was Golden Core Middle Tier, the other Golden Core High Tier.

"What in the world is going on?" Su Qing asked.

"The Six Extremes Master of Qinse Peak has betrayed the Sect."

"He defected to the Demon Court."

"He set up a Demon-Attracting Grand Array in Qianjie City, and now the Demon Race is invading the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect."

"It will take too long for the Immortal Alliance to arrive. The Sect Lord and the Grand Elder are holding off five Great Demons all by themselves."

"I’m afraid the odds are stacked against them," Ouyang Mingming explained with a sigh.

Su Qing asked, "Then why aren’t you and Martial Aunt You running?"

Ouyang Mingming shook her head. "We can’t run. And Cold Extremity Peak can’t run."

You Yanhan tapped Su Qing on the head. "And what good would running do?"

"The Demon Race is invading. Our Sect’s only choice is to resist. The Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect raised us. We can’t run."

"Besides, we took an oath."

Su Qing said calmly, "I’m not leaving either."

"You all should go," Su Qing said. He had no intention of leaving himself. He could be resurrected once, so what did he have to fear?

"The Demon Race and the Demon Race have both invaded the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect."

"Su Qing, this is no time to be willful!" Ouyang Mingming said angrily.

"I’m not leaving either," Liu Linlin added. She didn’t want to go!

"I won’t be leaving either, Master, Martial Aunt." Luo Lanxin breathed a sigh of relief. As she said the words, it felt as if a huge boulder had been lifted from her heart, and her entire being felt much lighter.

In her past life, she had been the only one on Cold Extremity Peak to leave.

Back then, it was Spirit Peak Master who had betrayed the Sect. Afterward, while the Sect Lord and the Grand Elder were engaged in Magical Combat...

...the Six Extremes Master had also defected, using the Chaotic Demon Divine Sound to distract the Sect Lord. This caused the Sect Lord to be wounded, and only then was he overwhelmed by the five Great Demons.

In this life, she had killed many members of the Demon Race and had taken the Tier Five Magical Treasure from the Mystical Transformation Realm: the Heart-Chaos Zither.

This left the Six Extremes Master without his convenient Magical Treasure to interfere in the Sect Lord’s battle.

Now, she would see if her actions would introduce a new, unforeseen variable.

"Are you all trying to worry your master and me to death?" You Yanhan was angry now too.

After all, they were outnumbered, and help from the Immortal Alliance would be slow to arrive.

The chances of the two of them being sacrificed were very high.

Su Qing said earnestly, "Actually, I’ve already broken through to the Golden Core Realm. Master, Martial Aunt You, you don’t need to worry."

An aura of the Golden Core Realm erupted from him, climbing until it stabilized with the pressure of a Golden Core High Tier cultivator.

You Yanhan and Ouyang Mingming couldn’t help but stare wide-eyed. Even Luo Lanxin and Liu Linlin were in shock.

"My disciple... you! You...!"

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