My Synthesizer Has Talent

Searching the shared frequencies within the infinite Space.

Su Qing was still unable to find Bai Di in such a small area.

His heart sank.

’That guy, Bai Di...’

’Where on earth did he go?’

’Don’t tell me he didn’t find what he was looking for and got himself trapped instead.’

Su Qing searched via resonance for a good while.

But he couldn’t find any trace of Bai Di’s aura.

A sense of powerlessness washed over him.

’I can’t believe this Secret Realm has actually claimed the life of a friend.’

’Did Bai Di just... disappear like that?’

Su Qing felt like giving up.

Su Qing’s power could not turn back time.

Even with Overturning Destiny, it was impossible.

Overturning Destiny was targeted at living beings, not entire environments.

Otherwise, how could Su Qing possibly have learned such a Magic Technique?

The kind of Magic that could reverse time and space...

...was simply not something the current Su Qing could learn.

If such a thing existed, Su Qing would have been willing to learn it.

...

"Su Qing, have you found any clues about Bai Di?" Zhu Yuan flew over to Su Qing’s side and asked worriedly.

Su Qing’s expression remained unchanged as he shook his head.

"I haven’t. Bai Di has vanished."

"I don’t know where he went."

"Why don’t you two leave first? I’m afraid you might disappear too."

"I’ll go look for him."

Zhu Yuan immediately shook her head. "No way. You and I are both in the Daoist Initial Realm."

"Let’s look together. Yu Hu can leave first."

Su Qing smiled and shook his head. "Who told you I’m still in the Daoist Initial Realm?"

Zhu Yuan was about to say something else...

...but she saw Su Qing’s expression turn serious as his brow furrowed, and then he vanished on the spot.

Down on the planet’s surface.

Yu Hu was in one spot, sensing for Bai Di’s whereabouts.

He didn’t notice that the wheat behind him had suddenly started to move.

A stalk of wheat had become a spirit.

It was stealthily approaching Yu Hu, who clearly hadn’t sensed this monster-like creature.

BOOM—

Su Qing suddenly appeared, suppressing the monster with a single palm strike.

But he found that the monster vanished instantly.

Yu Hu was startled as well.

Spatial rifts appeared around him as he prepared to face an enemy.

But he saw that Su Qing seemed to be fighting something.

"Su Qing, what are you doing here?"

"You didn’t feel that thing behind you just now?" Su Qing asked, confused.

’How could Yu Hu have possibly not sensed such obvious movement from a living creature?’

Yu Hu paused, then it dawned on him. "Are you saying something just tried to ambush me?"

"Yes!"

"The fact that you didn’t even notice says a lot."

"This is probably how Bai Di was taken."

"If I hadn’t been watching you from high above, I wouldn’t have sensed its presence at all either."

"But... the thing vanished," Su Qing sighed.

’So this really is a proper Secret Realm...’

’I still don’t know where Bai Di has gone.’

Su Qing hadn’t even gotten a good look at the little thing just now.

It disappeared before he could.

’What a tricky creature.’

’It’s impossible to catch.’

"Yu Hu, you should leave the Secret Realm first," Su Qing urged.

Zhu Yuan arrived as well.

She heard Su Qing’s words and nodded seriously. "That’s right, Yu Hu. You should leave first."

"You too, Zhu Yuan. Leave this place."

Zhu Yuan looked at Su Qing in surprise. "I don’t need to. I can help."

"Yu Hu, take her and leave first." Su Qing didn’t want to explain too much.

Yu Hu nodded. He also understood the gravity of the situation.

’If even Su Qing needs to rely on his eyes to see something, it must mean its concealment abilities are incredibly strong.’

’Zhu Yuan might fall victim to it too.’

"Be careful, Su Qing."

"Zhu Yuan, let’s go. Su Qing is no longer a Daoist Initial Realm expert, and even he couldn’t sense it. There’s no way you could."

"What are you talking about?" Zhu Yuan was a little confused by what Yu Hu was saying.

"Su Qing has broken through."

"He’s already an expert of the Eleventh Realm."

Su Qing, who was standing to the side, also nodded. "That’s right. Hurry and leave."

"I’ll stay behind and look for Bai Di by myself."

Zhu Yuan was stunned.

’How is that possible?’

’How could Su Qing have improved so quickly?’

’The Taichu Cultivation Method was only an outline, and she’d already gotten the Cultivation Technique from her clan, not to mention comprehending her Cultivation at the Star Sea Tree.’

’How could the gap between her and Su Qing...’

’...be getting wider and wider?’

’Why is this happening?’

In a daze, Zhu Yuan followed Yu Hu out of the Secret Realm.

She looked at Yu Hu and asked, "Why is Su Qing improving so fast?"

"Who knows? Every living being is different. Su Qing has his own opportunities, and so do you." Yu Hu had seen more than his fair share of geniuses.

Being surpassed felt completely normal to him.

But Zhu Yuan was different.

She was keenly aware of the gap between herself and other beings.

And she knew that no other being could accomplish what Su Qing had.

She remembered that it had probably been less than 200 years since Su Qing arrived at the Taichu Daoist Palace.

It was simply too absurd.

Only after they were out of the Secret Realm...

...did Yu Hu smile at the seemingly crushed Zhu Yuan.

"Don’t be like that. It’s just Su Qing you can’t compare to."

"You’re much stronger than me and Bai Di."

"Let’s wait for them to come out."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuan’s eyes flickered, and she retorted irritably, "I’m not crushed. I’m just wondering why he’s progressing even faster than me, a Time Dragon."

"You have to remember, he used to be very weak."

"He’s probably just special."

...

「Meanwhile, inside the Secret Realm.」

Su Qing surveyed his surroundings.

He didn’t know why Bai Di had disappeared.

And he didn’t know why that little creature had vanished.

’Dammit.’

"You just wait."

Su Qing was getting angry.

He spread his soul to cover the entire Secret Realm. Now, he would be aware of the slightest movement.

Even if a single blade of grass or a tree moved incorrectly, Su Qing would know.

’That little thing won’t show itself again? I refuse to believe it.’

But what Su Qing didn’t know was...

...that at this very moment...

...a ball of misty rain appeared behind him.

Slowly, it drew closer to Su Qing...

BZZZT—

A fluctuation of Bai Di’s spatial energy appeared behind Su Qing.

Su Qing whirled around.

He saw a certain cloud of mist trying to flee.

"Where do you think you’re going?!"

As Su Qing’s gaze sharpened, he clenched his fist, and the Space over there was sealed shut.

[???: A nameless creature born of a Rule. It is neither living nor dead. If it touches a living being, the one touched will be trapped within the Rule.]

"What!"

Before Su Qing could even fully process his shock, the strange thing dissipated again.

This was the first time Su Qing had ever encountered a creature that possessed a Rule.

He never imagined that such a barren world would contain Rule Creatures.

’No wonder I couldn’t sense it at all.’

’And no wonder I couldn’t destroy it.’

’So that’s how it is.’

’In that case...’

Su Qing summoned his Profound Immortal Sword.

This Profound Immortal Sword was a product of Standardization.

Su Qing refused to believe this creature couldn’t be killed.

The Profound Immortal Sword guarded his body.

Su Qing’s doubts grew.

It was obvious that Bai Di was trapped within a Rule.

That fluctuation just now must have been Bai Di’s attempt to help. He wasn’t dead, but likely trapped in a time and space that couldn’t be reached.

’This is a huge problem.’

In a way, Su Qing had just been warned by Bai Di.

It meant Bai Di could probably still see Su Qing, but couldn’t touch him.

’What in the world is going on?’

Su Qing began to observe the planet.

War, wails of sorrow, smiles, numbness.

All played out on this world.

Su Qing’s Profound Immortal Sword suddenly activated on its own.

It struck the air behind Su Qing.

"You really like sneak attacks, don’t you?"

Su Qing glanced back. Good heavens, it had vanished again.

Day and night cycled past.

Su Qing discovered that there were many Rule Creatures.

They were a whole community.

Some were kind-hearted and liked to help living beings, but didn’t dare to make contact.

Others, however, enjoyed doing evil. They liked to sneak up on living beings, and in a flash...

...their target would be gone.

Most of the benevolent creatures would transform into plants.

But once these creatures moved, they would not stay in their original spot, but would instead slowly fade away and die.

...