Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1315: Soul Lodged in Dragon Vein

Chapter 1315: Chapter 1315: Soul Lodged in Dragon Vein

The thunderous voice that filled Su Chengyu’s heart with surging emotions carried a strong sense of conviction, which he perceived clearly. At this moment, he came to understand even more what kind of existence the Heaven Punishment Department truly was.

"Yes, Sect Master!"

For the first time, Su Chengyu addressed Qiu Tianlin from the depths of his heart in such a manner, genuinely considering the half-dead man before him worthy of the title of the Three Departmental Venerables.

Qiu Tianlin smiled, very satisfied with Su Chengyu’s reaction. He turned his head slightly and glanced at the Dragon Vein beside him before asking, "Then let me ask you, why should this Dragon Vein not be reported to the current Heavenly Son?"

Qiu Tianlin’s previous words and attitude had been very decisive, his speech so righteous and stern that it left Su Chengyu with no room for second thoughts, immediately being stumped by Qiu Tianlin’s question.

Logically speaking, the discovery of any Dragon Vein should be a cause for celebration for a nation, representing an increase in the nation’s fortune and certainly being a good thing for the long-term development of the country.

The common thought would be to report it early and plan accordingly.

Unless... the Zhao Family did not want this Dragon Vein. But why?

Even if Su Chengyu followed the conclusion to try inferencing, he couldn’t come up with a definitive answer.

"Please enlighten me, Sect Master."

Qiu Tianlin looked at Su Chengyu’s puzzled eyes and continued, "If this Dragon Vein appeared anywhere else, I would naturally report it to the Respectful Heaven Bureau at once for them to handle the geomancy and make the most of the Dragon Vein’s benefits for the entirety of Xia Country. But when I discovered this Dragon Vein was beneath the Capital City, I made up my mind to hide this Dragon Vein."

Su Chengyu caught on immediately and said, "Could this Dragon Vein possibly affect the main vein existing beneath the Capital City?"

Qiu Tianlin nodded in satisfaction at Su Chengyu’s response, "Correct, as the proverb goes, ’One mountain cannot contain two tigers.’ The same applies to Dragon Veins. Should the Dragon Vein under Mount Qilong fully form, it would inevitably compete with the Dragon Vein under the Capital City. Of course, even with some internal consumption, this would be beneficial for Xia Country as a whole, but the issue is..."

"The main vein under the Capital City is linked to the fortunes of the Zhao Family."

Su Chengyu continued along with Qiu Tianlin’s words, having already guessed the answer.

Qiu Tianlin nodded, "To solidify the nation’s fortunes, with the efforts of the Respectful Heaven Bureau over the past hundred years, the Zhao Family’s fortunes have already firmly bound to the Capital City’s Dragon Vein. The emergence of this Dragon Vein is good for Xia Country, but not necessarily so for the Zhao Family."

"But Sect Master, how can you be sure that His Majesty the Emperor would definitely prioritize the Zhao Family’s interests over those of Xia Country?" Su Chengyu voiced his lingering doubts.

Qiu Tianlin looked at Su Chengyu and continued, "Because I feel that this is what the current Heavenly Son thinks."

One sentence left Su Chengyu stunned, and Qiu Tianlin, seeing Su Chengyu’s perplexed reaction, asked, "What’s wrong?"

Su Chengyu smiled bitterly and looked up, "Half a month ago, I heard something similar from Master Yang."

"Yang Chengyin?"

Qiu Tianlin was also somewhat surprised, then chuckled lightly, "He would indeed say such a thing. Remember this phrase too. If you want to sit in the position of the Three Departmental Venerables, no matter what kind of person you wish to be, you won’t survive if you don’t understand this."

Su Chengyu was taken aback by these words, which sounded somewhat like Qiu Tianlin was entrusting his last wishes, and asked subconsciously, "Sect Master, are you leaving?"

Qiu Tianlin glared at Su Chengyu with a flick of his beard, "What? Hoping for me to die? Are you, the sole Heavenly Punishment Secret Envoy, ready to take my place?"

"I wouldn’t dare."

Qiu Tianlin sneered and then spoke softly, "But there are some matters that need to be explained now, or it will be too late later. Although I used a secret technique to link my life with this dragon vein, it’s only a temporary measure. As time goes by, my god’s soul is indeed dissipating quickly—slowly it might take a hundred years, but quickly it might be just a decade or so until it completely perishes."

Qiu Tianlin’s condition was far from as good as it seemed. Su Chengyu was too weak to discern the state of Qiu Tianlin’s god’s soul.

If a true Earth Immortal were to come here, they would immediately see that the person before them was without their true body at all, currently in the state of a wandering soul; moreover, their inner strength was also irreversibly dissipating.

Su Chengyu suddenly thought of something and called out to the Heaven-Mending Stone within his body. Having been keeping track of the situation outside, the Heaven-Mending Stone said softly, "What are you thinking? Didn’t this guy make it crystal clear to you? A person about to die, even if he used the Dragon Abyss Technique to prolong his life, is just hanging on by a string. Unless the embryonic form of this dragon vein matures prematurely, he is on a one-way road to death—not even a Daluo Golden Immortal could help."

The words of the Heaven-Mending Stone were tantamount to sentencing Qiu Tianlin to death. Just as Su Chengyu was about to despair, the Traveling Dragon within him spoke up.

"Master, if you want the dragon vein to mature quickly, I might have a method."

"Give it a rest, you. Your own god’s soul is not even complete. You want to refine your god’s soul by relying on this dragon vein? Aren’t you afraid of being absorbed and turned into nature’s spiritual energy? Isn’t it good to honestly be an artifact spirit?"

The Heaven-Mending Stone seemed to know what the Traveling Dragon was planning and spoke unceremoniously.

But the Traveling Dragon didn’t seem to want to give up and continued, "Alone I certainly can’t, but if this human Earth Immortal is willing to help me, there might still be a chance!"

Listening to their conversation, Su Chengyu immediately asked, "Little Shi, is what he says true?"

"It’s definitely true, but the chances of success..."

"How much?"

"One in ten. And if it fails, it’s not just him—both he and that half-dead guy outside will become nourishment for the embryonic form of this dragon vein. You need to think carefully, this matter carries much greater risk than reward."

"Master, let me try!"

The Traveling Dragon was clearly agitated; the previous restlessness of the True Dragon Armor was due to it sensing this opportunity as helping the dragon vein mature was beneficial for it too.

If successful, it could also be completely reborn through this dragon vein like Qiu Tianlin and not just remain an artifact spirit of a magic artifact held by Su Chengyu.

Su Chengyu, who had been planning in his heart, looked up at Qiu Tianlin and said, "Sect Master, I have a method that might be able to restore you."

"You?"

Under Qiu Tianlin’s dubious gaze, Su Chengyu then revealed his plan, unavoidably mentioning the Soul of a True Dragon within his body and also briefly talking about some incidents that had occurred in Dongying.

After listening to Su Chengyu, Qiu Tianlin chuckled, "So you are a Loose Cultivator. To have entered the Demon Slayer Department, you must have suffered quite a bit, right?"

Su Chengyu nodded, "Indeed, I’ve encountered many things, but I’m thankful for the care of the Cold Moon Envoy..."

"Isn’t her care expected? Haven’t you thought about how much care your grandfather and father once gave her?"

The sudden words made Su Chengyu look up sharply, startled as he looked at Qiu Tianlin. Qiu Tianlin snorted coldly, "Did you really think I hadn’t recognized your identity? I am aware of Su Linyuan’s final arrangements."

"Sect Master knew my grandfather?"

"More than just knew. Most of my life has been spent in a power struggle with your grandfather."

The Heaven Punishment Department is the only unit among the Three Departmental Venerables without Su Linyuan’s involvement, serving the job of supervising the Two Bureaus and Three Departments.

And naturally, the biggest entities under the supervision of the Heaven Punishment Department were the Demon Slayer Department and the Dragon Soul Department, where Su Linyuan held significant sway in the internal discourse.