My Synthesizer Has Talent

Su Qing’s words led the Mechanical Race member to ask, "Does having emotions mean turning one’s life into a series of meaningless actions?"

"No, you still haven’t figured it out."

"I truly don’t understand how you obtained your Desire Dao Path."

"You don’t understand it at all, do you?"

"’Because I want to.’"

"That phrase alone describes a state of mind."

"I would rather perform these actions, which are meaningless to you, simply to pass the time."

"From a logical standpoint, this is detrimental to my own interests."

"But from an emotional standpoint, it makes me happy."

"Therefore, emotions are generally about sacrificing one’s tangible interests to satisfy one’s feelings."

"Mechanical Race, you have a lot of research to do," Su Qing sighed.

’The warp jump must be almost over,’ he thought. ’I wonder what the Taichu Daoist Palace is really like.’

Su Qing was eager to see the Taichu Daoist Palace.

So, Su Qing continued to wait where he was.

The Mechanical Race member listened from the side, calculating for a long time but failing to reach the proper understanding.

Emotions... It had never dealt with such things, so it did not understand.

The Mechanical Race only knew of superficial emotions.

It didn’t know why such emotions appeared.

They could only observe and use Inference to produce corresponding expressions and behaviors.

But understanding the ’why’ behind it all was difficult.

Because they truly had no emotions.

Imitated emotions were, in the end, just an imitation.

After a long period of calculation, it finally said to Su Qing, "Thank you for your guidance, Your Excellency. I believe I now know how to begin researching emotions."

"I wasn’t guiding you," Su Qing retorted.

’This wasn’t guidance.’ Su Qing felt it was more like a simple chat.

And the Mechanical Race member was a very good conversation partner.

"My name is Hong, Your Excellency. If you run into any trouble in the Taichu Daoist Palace, you can come find me."

After saying this, the Mechanical Race member flew away.

Su Qing was a little puzzled. But he didn’t dwell on what kind of trouble would warrant finding it. Could it even solve the kind of problems Su Qing encountered? It was hard to say.

Besides, Su Qing’s strength was no longer what it was when he killed the Greed Realm.

If the power he used to kill the Greed Realm could be compared to a small stream, then Su Qing’s current power had already become a river.

「A few more days passed.」

The spatial fluctuations outside Outdoors Street began to grow chaotic.

’It seems we’re about to reach our destination.’

「After some time passed.」

Su Qing saw a vast expanse of light. This light was pure and not at all blinding. It was extremely gentle, even as it illuminated everything in all directions.

Within the Cosmos, numerous manifestations appeared, similar to Su Qing’s Micro Acupoint Great World.

These worlds all manifested within the Cosmos, with starlight clearing a path for them.

Some worlds resided within cosmic plants.

For example, a world within a flower bud, where the Stars also seemed boundless, was home to countless living beings.

Golden, green, blue, and white lights emerged one after another.

Numerous Flying Shuttles were constructed here.

Countless plants appeared throughout the Cosmos; it was a truly marvelous and peculiar sight.

The Flying Ship traveled quickly. In less than half an hour, it plunged into a new world.

Mountains and rivers, birds and beasts, flowers and willows appeared all around. Butterflies danced and bees flew.

An enormous, monolithic structure appeared before Su Qing.

It was incomparably grand and magnificent.

Above it was a plaque inscribed with the Taichu Language.

"Taichu Daoist Palace"

It was indeed beautiful and truly spectacular.

Besides the Taichu Daoist Palace, these worlds also had many inhabitants living here, and they all seemed to live in peace and harmony.

The Flying Ship came to a stop.

The Round Disc Mechanical Clan member found Su Qing. "Your Excellency, we have arrived at the Taichu Daoist Palace."

"As this is your first time entering the Taichu Daoist Palace, would you like me to guide you to the entrance?"

"Of course."

’If I can save myself some trouble, I should.’

"Please follow me."

Tuya led Su Qing to an entrance.

There were two people there whom Su Qing recognized.

The grey Jade Person thanked Su Qing, "Thank you for your help, mighty one."

"You’re welcome."

Hong, however, spoke up. "Now that we’ve reached the Taichu Daoist Palace, as a representative of the Mechanical Race, there is something I must mention."

"On the path ahead, do not fly. If you fly, all your progress will be lost, and you will have to start over from the beginning."

"Especially you, Your Excellency," Hong said respectfully to Su Qing.

Su Qing nodded.

"In that case, let’s set off."

The member of the Mechanical Race left first, followed by the member of the Jade People Race, and finally Su Qing.

Su Qing left through this exit.

Space shifted.

There was no one around Su Qing.

Only the Round Disc Mechanical Clan member was by his side.

"Tuya, where did the other two go?" Su Qing asked, confused.

A powerful Spatial Power enveloped the surroundings.

Su Qing had appeared on a vast, perfectly flat plain covered in short grass.

A single road led toward the enormous Taichu Daoist Palace in the distance.

If he were to walk, it would take a very long time. According to Su Qing’s estimate, it would take one year at the minimum, and three years at the maximum.

’The Daoist Immortal Step should count as walking, right?’

Su Qing decided to try it right away.

But as soon as he took a single Daoist Immortal Step, he felt the surrounding Space become sluggish and unresponsive. He had just stepped in place.

He had wanted to slice through Space, but unexpectedly, this made the Space even more resistant.

’The Power of Space? The more power I use, the stronger the backlash?’

Su Qing felt helpless.

He slowly took a normal step.

Unexpectedly, the sluggishness of Space was gone.

’Looks like I really do have to walk there myself. My power is still insufficient, and my comprehension of Space Dao Essence is still lacking. I must deepen my understanding next time. Otherwise, how could I possibly fail to break through this Power of Space?’

Su Qing lamented inwardly.

However, he was also overjoyed.

This was great. At least he had come to the right place. Su Qing was certain he could learn more knowledge and more powerful Cultivation Methods in the Taichu Daoist Palace.

’It’s just walking. It’s not like I haven’t done it before.’

At worst, he could leave a Split Soul to walk slowly while his main consciousness sank into the Visualization Map.

The Split Soul shared Su Qing’s consciousness, but it remained expressionless.

Food would occasionally appear in the surroundings, providing sustenance.

But Su Qing paid it no mind, simply walking on with a blank face.

And so he walked.

For two years.

The Daoist Palace, which had looked immense even from a distance, was now revealed to be a structure of truly staggering height as he drew near.

The gate alone was over a hundred thousand zhang high. Perhaps even higher.

Su Qing’s consciousness returned to his body.

The Round Disc Mechanical Clan member was nowhere to be seen.

Only Su Qing was left, walking slowly along the path.

He had arrived.

Just as Su Qing stepped through the gate, the Taichu Seal on his body lit up.

A young man appeared before him.

"Another new student?"

The man had short, pure silver hair. His ears were unusual; though he looked very human, a glowing, round bead floated by each of his earlobes, and Su Qing could see a spiritual connection to them.

There was also a faint, symmetrical, silver butterfly marking on his face.

"I am a Guide for the Taichu Daoist Palace. I’m in charge of reception for this Star Sea Era."

"You can call me Yu Hu. A name is just a designation."

"Come with me."

"First, let’s get you settled in your quarters."

Su Qing was led to an exceptionally crude, single-story wooden house. Besides a bed, the room was completely empty.

Of course, this was within another world entirely.

"This is a world that belongs exclusively to you. You can do anything you want here."

He hadn’t expected to be assigned an entire world.

"Next, I’ll explain a few things."

"Within the Taichu Daoist Palace, there are two factions: one is the Daoist Palace, and the other is the Immortal Palace."

"The Daoist Palace focuses primarily on following the Dao Path, while the Immortal Palace focuses primarily on Cultivation Techniques."

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