My Synthesizer Has Talent

"Disciple, if you truly wish to pursue Body Refinement, you must put in twice the effort, tempering your Physique and practicing Breathing and Absorbing Qi."

"Do you understand?"

"I understand."

"In three months, there will be a grand competition Within the Sect. As my only True Disciple, you must participate."

"There are many benefits to participating. It will be well worth your while."

"With your Sword Intent, you should be able to secure a good ranking."

"What layer of Qi Cultivation are you at now?" Ouyang Mingming couldn’t be bothered to check, as the quality of everyone’s Magical Power was different.

For example, the Magical Power of a prodigy, refined once, was stronger than that of an ordinary Loose Cultivator refined twice. This was the stark reality of the gap between them.

"Master, I’m already at the Seventh-Layer Qi Cultivation."

"Not bad. Seventh-Layer Qi Cultivation. For a former Loose Cultivator who later joined the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect, your progress has been very fast."

"How old are you this year?"

"I should be sixteen," Su Qing said, scratching his head sheepishly.

"Sixteen?" Ouyang Mingming was stunned. She quickly grabbed Su Qing’s forearm, but just as she was about to examine him, she noticed his bones were incredibly tough and let go.

She had forgotten—this boy practiced Body Refinement, making it difficult to determine his exact age by examining his bones.

Unless she used some Secret Technique specifically for determining age.

"Are you sure you’re not lying to me?"

Su Qing shook his head. "Master, I’m not entirely sure myself. I’m either sixteen or seventeen."

Ouyang Mingming looked into Su Qing’s earnest eyes and couldn’t detect any hint of a lie in his tone.

She considered using a Charm Technique to get the truth out of him. ’But he’s my own disciple, that would be wrong. And what if my disciple gets ideas about me? That would be a grave transgression.’

"Master?" Su Qing called out in confusion. Why had his master suddenly frozen?

’Did I say something wrong? I really am about sixteen, by the age of this world.’

Ouyang Mingming snapped back to her senses, her expression a bit flustered, but she quickly regained her composure.

"At your age, you should switch to a different Cultivation Technique. We can’t let your Cultivation Talent go to waste."

"Su Qing, what kind of Cultivation Technique would you like to choose? I can help you obtain one."

Su Qing couldn’t help but feel overjoyed upon hearing this. ’It’s great to have a good master looking out for me.’

However, he didn’t really need one at the moment.

’Those high-level Cultivation Techniques are too powerful, which means I can’t replicate and synthesize them.’

’That’s the biggest drawback.’

’The only reason I’ve reached this stage of Cultivation is thanks to my Synthesizer.’

"Master, I need a Cultivation Technique with Five Elements Attributes. Otherwise, I’d have to Disperse my Skill and restart my cultivation."

"Five Elements?" Ouyang Mingming looked at Su Qing doubtfully. ’Don’t tell me Su Qing has a Five-Element Spirit Root?’

’No wonder he chose the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect. Cultivation in the Demon Dao is faster than the Righteous Dao. I always assumed Su Qing was practicing a Demonic Cultivation Technique.’

"A Demon Skill... I think I have one in mind. I’ll look into it for you in a few days."

"However, I’ll wait until after the Sect’s grand competition in three months to bestow it upon you. At the same time, it will let you understand just how big the gap between different Cultivation Techniques can be."

"Also, I admit I have a selfish reason: I want to see how far you can go with your current strength and Sword Intent."

Su Qing nodded. He also wanted to know what kind of enemies he could defeat with his current level of strength.

Ouyang Mingming put away the three Tripod Cauldrons and said, "My dear disciple, there isn’t much more I can teach you for now. The Spirit Stones in the Storage Ring I gave you can be used to purchase any Magic you want to learn within the Sect."

"Of course, you could also learn the Charm Technique if you’d like."

"With a face like yours, the Charm Technique might actually suit you well," Ouyang Mingming teased. "And remember, True Disciples receive a yearly stipend."

"Don’t forget to collect it from the Sect’s Mission Hall."

Su Qing nodded again in response. "I understand, Master."

Ouyang Mingming found it a little boring that her disciple never even cracked a smile.

’Linlin told me this kid does nothing but Cultivation from morning till night.’

’A person like that is so dreadfully dull.’

"Alright, come find me if you have any problems. I’ll be leaving now." With that, Ouyang Mingming left.

Su Qing saw that the sun had only just risen and suddenly felt the urge to go back to his Cultivation.

’On second thought, I’ll go check out the Marketplace.’ Su Qing didn’t want to stay cooped up in his room cultivating all day, either.

「The Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect Marketplace.」

It was entirely managed by the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect. The shops and stall locations inside were all meticulously planned out.

"Profound Shield Talismans! Upper Grade Talismans! Step right up, don’t miss out!"

Su Qing glanced over.

[Upper Grade Profound Shield Talisman: A Tier One Talisman capable of withstanding a full-power strike from an ordinary Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation cultivator.]

’It really is an Upper Grade Profound Shield Talisman.’

’I thought it was going to be one of those counterfeit products you see all the time.’

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"Mountain-moving Turtle Essence Blood! Highest bidder takes it!"

At this particular stall, the owner was a middle-aged man, but a very handsome one. Even with the traces of age on his face, he still looked dashing.

A number of Female Cultivators had gathered around, just to look at him.

Many male cultivators, on the other hand, were inquiring about the Mountain-moving Turtle’s Essence Blood.

"Where did you get this Essence Blood?"

"As luck would have it, I found it in the Celestial Sea Realm. The starting price is one thousand Spirit Stones. Highest bidder wins."

Su Qing moved closer to see what the commotion was about.

The crowd was large.

Su Qing frowned, slapping away the hand of a woman who had just tried to touch him.

’I forgot that I’m also quite good-looking.’

After her hand was slapped away, she didn’t dare to reach out again.

"Fifteen hundred Spirit Stones! I’ll take it."

"Sixteen hundred Spirit Stones! You think you can have it just by saying so? Dream on."

...

"Three thousand Spirit Stones! Everyone, do me a favor." A hearty, youthful voice suddenly cut in.

Everyone turned to see who was being so ostentatious.

A young man with short hair approached. He had a lean face, a sharp glint in his eyes, and stood a full two meters tall. With his clothes stretched taut over his muscles, he looked like a giant.

"So he’s an Inner Sect Disciple. Why does he look so familiar?"

"Familiar? That’s Wei Qianqiu, ranked eighty-ninth on the Celestial Pride List."

"Wei Qianqiu? No wonder. I heard that within the Qi Cultivation Realm, it’s hard to beat him unless you have seven or eight people of the same level fighting him at once."

"That’s right, that’s him. His Body Refinement Cultivation Technique is at the peak of perfection. Ordinary Magical Artifacts can’t even scratch his skin."

Wei Qianqiu ignored the surrounding chatter about him and said to the stall owner, "Three thousand Spirit Stones. I assume no one else will be bidding?"

"The price I’m offering is very fair."

The stall owner agreed, "It is very fair. That’s about what it’s worth."

In the Marketplace, all transactions were done on the spot, goods for Spirit Stones. Trading through coercion or intimidation was forbidden. If anyone was discovered doing so, all their assets would be confiscated.

Any complaints would result in immediate execution.

It was cruel, but very effective.

Even the True Disciples obediently followed the rules.

To say nothing of the Inner Sect Disciples.

Su Qing had already learned all of this.

After watching the transaction, Su Qing lost interest and left the stall.

He went directly to the shops run by the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect itself, where one could find anything and everything.

Su Qing purchased all the Tier One Elixir Pill Formulas, as well as a Medicine Cauldron for three hundred Spirit Stones.

At the same time, Su Qing also bought the Spirit Eye Technique, which cost fifteen hundred Spirit Stones.

It was expensive, but it could detect changes in the surrounding Spiritual Qi, making it suitable for discovering Cultivators hiding in the shadows.

It suited Su Qing very well.

In total, there were nine Tier One Pill Formulas he had never seen before.

He also bought a large quantity of Alchemy Materials and a Beast Fire Fire Seed.

In total, he spent 4,860 Spirit Stones. Fortunately, his master had given him plenty, more than enough to cover his expenses.

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