My Synthesizer Has Talent

"Phew."

’The Spiritual Qi concentration here is enough for my Cultivation.’

Su Qing looked out at the vast, endless mountain range, a hint of bewilderment in his eyes. ’This damn Thousand Marrow Mountain Range is just too huge.’

Su Qing had quite a few treasures from Demon Beasts in his several Storage Rings.

He planned to first settle down and practice his Cultivation in this part of the Thousand Marrow Mountain Range, where the Spiritual Qi was sufficient.

Su Qing had already picked out a spot.

The bear cave right behind him.

It was over two meters high, the former den of a giant bear.

But now, Su Qing had claimed it for himself.

Su Qing even sealed the entrance with a boulder.

If any creature dared to barge in, Su Qing would simply use his Earth Escape to get away.

It was extremely convenient.

After his Earth Escape Technique reached Minor Achievement, Su Qing’s Tunneling Speed had become even faster.

Ninety li an hour.

That was already quite fast.

When it reaches Great Success, the speed would probably be even faster.

Fortunately, the more profound the Earth Escape Technique became, the less power it consumed and the faster he could travel.

’Time to cultivate!’

Su Qing psyched himself up. He had to cultivate for long periods each time, and anyone would start to feel numb from the monotony.

The key was that Cultivation brought benefits, and those benefits far outweighed the loneliness he had to endure.

After Su Qing had been cultivating peacefully in this spot for seven days...

ROAR~

A heaven-shaking roar interrupted Su Qing’s Cultivation.

He had been on the verge of breaking through to the Third-Layer Qi Cultivation, only to be suddenly interrupted.

Based on his current progress, Su Qing had already completed two temperings and was about to finish the third.

’Even though my status panel says Second-Layer Qi Cultivation, I know I’m about to break through to the Third-Layer Qi Cultivation.’

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE.

Su Qing could feel the ground shake violently. Rocks crumbled from the ceiling of the bear cave, as if an earthquake was happening.

’I don’t know what’s causing this.’

Filled with a sliver of curiosity, Su Qing moved the boulder away from the cave entrance.

The moment he opened it, Su Qing saw several squirrels scurrying deeper into the mountains.

In the distance, there was a large, cyan-furred tiger and a giant moose.

They were all heading deeper into the Thousand Marrow Mountain Range.

The tremors nearby were being caused by these two creatures.

Many animals, and even the plants...

All the animals were fleeing deeper into the Thousand Marrow Mountain Range. And the plants?

They were actually, slowly, leaning in that same direction.

The movement was slow, but Su Qing still noticed it.

’This feels like... a pilgrimage!’

Su Qing was utterly stunned by the sight.

However, being human, he didn’t dare follow his curiosity into the depths of the Thousand Marrow Mountain Range.

’There might be a Dragon with an incredibly profound cultivation level there.’

Even if the Dragon meant him no harm, all those Demon Beasts were heading that way.

Right now, Su Qing could handle one or two Demon Beasts, but if he had to face a whole swarm...

He’d be pinned down and torn to shreds in minutes.

’What in the world is going on!’

Su Qing felt a mixture of fear and awe.

Watching the countless plants bowing in that direction, Su Qing found himself unconsciously beginning to do the same.

He began to kowtow.

Kowtowing in that direction.

He prostrated himself completely, his forehead touching the ground.

He was filled with awe and gratitude.

He had passed through the deeper parts of the Thousand Marrow Mountain Range. Su Qing was already immensely grateful just to have made it through safely. He never imagined there was actually a Dragon in its depths.

’When the weak face the strong, there is no logic to be found.’

’For a powerful being to notice a weak one and not act against them is the greatest act of mercy.’

Su Qing’s prostration was simply to express his gratitude for being spared.

After his prostration.

Su Qing returned to the cave, sealed the entrance, and resumed his Cultivation.

’I’ll cultivate whenever I can. Strength is all that matters.’

Su Qing had just begun his Cultivation again when...

ROAR~

Another draconic roar echoed out.

Suddenly, Su Qing felt the Spiritual Qi around him become three times denser!

’Three times denser!’

The Spiritual Qi here was already denser than in Zhengxuan City, and now it had been amplified threefold.

’This is incredible!’

Su Qing thought he understood what had just happened.

’Could this Spiritual Qi be a gift from the Dragon of the Thousand Marrow Mountain Range? Maybe it’s because I prostrated myself before it.’

Surrounded by such abundant Spiritual Qi, Su Qing began to absorb it frantically.

Third-Layer Qi Cultivation.

He broke through in just half a day.

...

The Spiritual Qi concentration still hadn’t decreased.

Su Qing then cultivated for seven days and seven nights.

As Su Qing continuously absorbed the dense Spiritual Qi and refined it into Magical Power, the Magical Power within his body changed.

The fourth tempering was complete.

Qi Cultivation Fourth Level.

Just like that, Su Qing reached the Qi Cultivation Fourth Level.

His Physique and Magical Power both became slightly stronger.

At this point, the Spiritual Qi concentration was slowly decreasing.

It seemed to be returning to its normal level.

However, it was still enough for Su Qing’s Cultivation, so he continued to absorb the Spiritual Qi.

「Another seven days passed.」

Su Qing once again felt the concentration of Spiritual Qi decreasing.

It seemed to have dropped to the same level as in Zhengxuan City.

Su Qing had not yet broken through to the Qi Refining Fifth Level.

With insufficient Spiritual Qi, the time Su Qing needed to break through was extended.

But Su Qing still felt it wasn’t the right time to stop.

’I can still cultivate.’

...

「Another seven days passed.」

The Spiritual Qi in this area had grown thin.

It was as if the Spiritual Qi in the entire mountain range was slowly vanishing.

Su Qing had no choice but to stop his Cultivation.

He had completely absorbed all the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

The thinness of the Spiritual Qi forced Su Qing to stop circulating his Cultivation Technique.

’Where did all the Spiritual Qi go? What’s happening?’

Su Qing was baffled. The Spiritual Qi here had been so dense at first, but now there was none left.

’What in the world is going on?’

Su Qing’s question went unanswered.

He glanced in the direction of the depths of the Thousand Marrow Mountain Range.

’Perhaps.’

’Perhaps the powerful being there is cultivating now. The burst of Spiritual Qi from before was probably enough for all the other life forms here to use.’

’After all, there aren’t many powerful Demon Beasts in this area.’

’For me, the strongest I’ve seen are just the avian Demon Beasts.’

’The absence of any extraordinarily powerful Demon Beasts... does that mean no powerful beings are allowed to exist here, outside of the deepest parts of the Thousand Marrow Mountain Range?’

...

...

Su Qing pushed away the boulder from the cave entrance.

The sun was just setting.

The lingering light of dusk allowed Su Qing to see the path and his direction clearly.

He still had to head north.

Only then could he leave the mountain range and reach the territory of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect.

Of course, the issue with the Spiritual Qi also forced Su Qing to consider finding a way to join a Sect.

Or some other powerful faction.

Since the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect was the closest, Su Qing wanted to try his luck getting in.

Sigh~

’What a pain.’

Su Qing grumbled to himself as he activated his Earth Escape Technique.

The speed of ninety li an hour allowed Su Qing to travel swiftly.

Crucially, with his Earth Escape Technique at Minor Achievement, thirty percent of his Magical Power was enough to sustain nearly two hours of travel.

Traveling underground was often much safer than on the surface.

The further he traveled, the thinner Su Qing found the Spiritual Qi to be.

Su Qing, who had been traveling nonstop, knew that it would likely take him more than half a month to leave the Thousand Marrow Mountain Range.

The terrain ahead was all a high plateau.

Although it was flat and the view was open, it was still within the Thousand Marrow Mountain Range.

The Spiritual Qi was very thin.

Su Qing had felt this more and more acutely since leaving the highest peaks behind.

Eventually, Su Qing had to resort to traveling on foot to conserve his power.

When he used Magical Power to travel, it recovered far too slowly.

And Su Qing was reluctant to use his Spirit Stones.

...

"Holy hell!"

Su Qing frantically hacked away at a giant, hairy bull with his Demon Sword, but it felt like he was just scraping its hide.

’It’s too tough!’

Despite his complaint, Su Qing didn’t stop his assault.

The giant bull was five meters tall, its horns massive, sharp, and hard. Su Qing didn’t dare let it gore him even once.

Seeing the glint of light on the tips of those horns, Su Qing knew his mortal body couldn’t withstand a blow from a creature of that size.

So, he would land a few blows and then immediately use his Earth Escape.

The bull may have been tough and thick-skinned, but it was helpless against Su Qing’s hit-and-run tactics.

It couldn’t land a single hit on him.

In the end, Su Qing mercilessly slew the bull.

It was the bull’s own fault. Su Qing hadn’t eaten in a long time, and the beast had charged him, trying to send him flying.

It had brought this upon itself. There was nothing to be done.

...