This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 156: [Son of the Primordial Saint]

Chapter 156: Chapter 156: [Son of the Primordial Saint]

After He Chumian was taken to the Mystic Bureau by Elder Qing’s subordinates, Elder Qing then invited Liang Yi and another to his residence for a cup of tea.

Given that Elder Qing’s true form is a fish, his dwelling is naturally located underwater.

Don’t be fooled by the river in Qingliang City which now runs through the city. Before the establishment of Qingliang City, this river was one of the more famous great rivers on the Mystical Mechanism Continent.

Later, it caught the Grand Ancestor of Xuanzhou’s Immortal Dynasty’s eye, who then used boundless Daoist skill to sever it in the middle and relocate it to the present-day Qingliang City. He also conveniently implemented an array to suppress the water flow, ensuring it stayed perpetually clear and pollution-free.

As a fish personally nurtured by the Grand Ancestor, Elder Qing was initially just an ordinary species, but at the end of his lifespan, the Grand Ancestor transformed him into another form, similar to a natural wonder of the world.

He could even bind himself to the fate of the Immortal Dynasty; so long as the Dynasty remained, he was nearly immortal.

"Eh? Grandpa Elder Qing, why did the Immortal Dynasty’s Grand Ancestor treat you so well?" Within the crystal-palace-like underwater residence, Su Youyi asked curiously while holding a cup of special spiritual tea prepared by Elder Qing.

"Ha-ha, at this point, such tales are probably considered secret histories by the Immortal Dynasty and kept within the palace, but it doesn’t hurt to tell you a bit."

Transformed into his human form, Elder Qing was quite fond of Su Youyi; after all, with age, one tends to grow fond of the younger generations.

Just like fish.

"The young lad back then, oh, what you call the Grand Ancestor. When he was still a little brat, I saved his life, and afterwards, I accompanied him on his journey of trials and tribulations, until he became the Great Emperor of the Immortal Dynasty!"

Elder Qing recounted with a reminiscent look, the memories vivid as if they happened just yesterday, but those days are gone, never to return.

"Are you two disciples of Chen Hua?" Elder Qing displayed a keen interest in the identities of Liang Yi and the other person, having seen numerous young talents throughout the years, but never such a handsome pair.

"Yes, our master is indeed Chen Hua," replied Liang Yi with a smile as he regained his senses from the enchanting underwater scenery.

"Tch, Chen Hua, now there’s a terrifying man."

Elder Qing looked reflective, as if reminded of something.

"Why does senior say that? I think our master is quite decent," Su Youyi remarked as she nibbled on some sea cucumber honeycomb, a unique underwater treat, with a hint of confusion.

"That’s because you’ve never seen your master angry. Back then, the head of the Complete Heaven Sect, Sword Master of the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool, and three of the contemporary Immortal Emperors with a bunch of Immortal Dynasty tributes nearly failed to stop him."

Above Qingliang City in the Nine Heavens, the sky should have been rife with dense clouds, flashing lightning, thunder rolling, and astral winds sharp as knives.

Yet that day atop the Nine Heavens was forcibly stilled as if time and space themselves had ceased, the normally wild and chaotic astral winds not daring to stir.

Even recalling that scene made Elder Qing tremble with fear. On one side were three of the present age’s most pinnacle Great Perfection strongmen from the Seventh Realm, along with four or five tribute bearers from the Seventh Realm, and on the other was the aloof Chen Hua alone. What shocked Elder Qing was that it was the group with the numerical advantage that seemed to be on edge.

Leveraging the convenience of being bound to the fate of the Immortal Dynasty, Elder Qing had witnessed the entire battle. Even with his perspective, having lived since the founding of the Immortal Dynasty, he judged that Chen Hua was unprecedentedly strong among all the ages—an embodiment of terror.

"Could senior provide more detail?"

Such opportunities to hear secret histories are rare, and he also wanted to know what could have angered his master so much, in order to take caution for the future.

"Of course... I cannot."

Elder Qing took a sip of his tea as he naturally shook his head.

"Then why did you mention it at all!!"

Liang Yi finished the tea in his cup in frustration.

"I of course can’t just blurt out this kind of thing. What if Chen Hua gets angry and decides to chop me down? Would you shield me?"

Elder Qing, though he had lived for who-knows-how-long, didn’t harbor thoughts like "I’ve lived too long, it’s so boring, I might as well die." He found his days of eat-sleep-repeat, with occasional cultivation, quite enjoyable.

If he really irritated Chen Hua, he couldn’t guarantee he’d survive more than a few sword strikes.

"You want to know, you should ask your master yourselves. It’s really not my place to say as an outsider."

Liang Yi and Su Youyi exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat helpless. If someone else wouldn’t talk, they couldn’t force them.

"So, Elder Qing, you asked us to come here not to discuss this, right? There must be some other matter?"

Liang Yi tilted his head, admiring the vast underwater scenery that resembled the bottom of the sea, with even unknown species of fish swimming by. Although his junior sister had reached the stage where she didn’t need to breathe and could sustain herself on spiritual energy alone, Liang Yi couldn’t.

Thus, Liang Yi was actually under the effect of a Water Avoidance Technique casually cast by Elder Qing.

"Ah, as one gets older, the memory starts to retrogress." Elder Qing laughed heartily, not denying what Liang Yi said.

"I originally wanted to give the young friend some gifts to thank you for speaking up to smooth over the situation, but after finding out you are disciples of Chen Hua, I thought I might entrust you with a task instead."

"What would that task be?"

"Help me deliver an item to the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits in the Ten Thousand Miles Mountain."

"Ding! Triggered the commission quest [Child of the Primordial Saint]!"

[Child of the Primordial Saint]: On the Mystical Mechanism Continent, the more powerful the creature, the more difficult it is to reproduce. For the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits, at the Great Perfection of the Seventh Realm, producing offspring is fraught with difficulties! The Grand Saint of Nine Spirits was injured by accident during the process, causing an indefinite delay in giving birth to offspring. Therefore, the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits entrusted Elder Qing, a fellow member of the Demon Clan and one with a special form, to look out for any healing methods.

[Quest Requirements: Deliver the healing item to the Ten Thousand Miles Mountain before it’s too late for the offspring of the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits.]

[Quest Rewards: Experience 200W, Essence of Ancestor Thunder, Green Embroidery Cloud Stone, +100 favorability with Elder Qing, +500 favorability with the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits]

"Woah! These rewards are too generous! And..."

Liang Yi was practically blinded by the rewards of the quest. Although Elder Qing’s power might be lacking, his possessions were seriously rich!

He wasn’t sure what the Essence of Ancestor Thunder was, but he remembered very well that the Green Embroidery Cloud Stone was an essential material needed to craft the Golden Immortal Sword.

"Senior, being a strong figure of the Seventh Realm, couldn’t you have sent it over easily? And with your status in the Immortal Dynasty, shouldn’t it be straightforward to find someone from there to deliver it?"

Su Youyi inquired sitting next to her senior brother.

Although Qingliang was far from the Ten Thousand Miles Mountain, it shouldn’t be a big deal for a Seventh Realm powerhouse, so why bother seeking someone else to deliver it?

Liang Yi silently praised his junior sister; she had learned to think more deeply about matters now.

"My status in the Immortal Dynasty isn’t low, but most of it is just symbolic, and I hold virtually no real power. Furthermore, because my essence is bound to the fate of the dynasty, I physically cannot leave Qingliang City. I can project my consciousness over vast distances, but that’s limited to my Divine Sense, and cannot transport objects."

"So, are you basically the mascot?" Liang Yi commented inwardly.

"Moreover, my initial thought was to ask the current Immortal Emperor to help with the delivery, but lately, he has left the palace, and no one knows where he went. Other people in the Immortal Dynasty, firstly, I do not interact with them being in the river all year round, and secondly, I don’t trust them. If the news of the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits’ injury and reproduction issues were to leak, it could cause trouble."

Elder Qing explained to Liang Yi and the other.