Chapter 91 – Striking It Rich, Eight Million Energy! (Seeking First Subscriptions, Fifth Update)

Chapter 91 – Striking It Rich, Eight Million Energy! (Seeking First Subscriptions, Fifth Update)

Under the effect of the Plant Affinity talent, a new batch of Spirit grain in the Blessed Spirit Field was nearly ripe.

For once, Su Xing didn’t immediately begin refining pills. Instead, he cleared a new patch of barren land.

The climate inside the Blessed Spirit Field was pleasant and extremely conducive to growing spirit plants, so seeds could be sown at any time.

The Spirit field Su Xing had previously used to grow Spirit grain covered a full five mu, producing so much Spirit grain that he couldn’t even finish eating it all.

But now that he possessed the King of Gluttons talent, Su Xing had no choice but to consider planting even more Spirit grain—otherwise there simply wouldn’t be enough to eat!

His preliminary estimate was that the planting area needed to be expanded to ten mu just to keep Su Xing fed and maintain the King of Gluttons talent.

“And then there are the spirit chickens. These hundred-odd spirit chickens aren’t nearly enough for me! At one a day, they’ll be gone in no time… I need to raise at least several hundred to keep up.”

As he spoke, Su Xing grabbed a plump rooster from the chicken pen, picked a few cloves of garlic, and stir-fried up a delicious braised chicken.

Before long, the meal was finished. Su Xing had eaten a full twenty jin of Spirit rice, an entire chicken, plus several stir-fried dishes before he was barely full.

After eating his fill, Su Xing sat cross-legged, simultaneously restoring the spiritual energy within his body while sensing the changes in his physical form.

Sure enough, the King of Gluttons talent kicked in. Through his spiritual sense, Su Xing could feel faint wisps of energy nourishing his physical body.

Moments later, his spiritual energy was fully restored, and he busied himself once more with farming and clearing land.

“It’s about time to plant these Spirit-Gathering Flowers too. The sooner I plant them, the sooner I benefit!”

Su Xing took the opportunity to select a prime plot of land for the three precious Spirit-Gathering Flowers and planted them.

After finishing his fieldwork, Su Xing began his daily pill refinement.

Over the following week, Su Xing refined pills for at least sixteen hours each day. Thanks to the Dual Focus talent, he could refine two furnaces of pills simultaneously.

This effectively doubled his pill refinement speed.

But at the same time, Su Xing discovered a problem. Casting the Separation Fire Technique consumed too much spiritual energy, and prolonged burning was difficult even for second-order exotic metal to withstand—the high temperatures of the Separation Fire Technique took their toll.

Fortunately, Su Xing’s control over the Separation Fire Technique was sufficient to adjust the flame’s temperature at will.

After several attempts, Su Xing settled on an optimal temperature—one that could quickly refine pills without consuming too much spiritual energy, while also not causing excessive damage to his second-order exotic metal pill furnace.

However, this was only achievable when refining low-grade pills. Refining mid-grade pills still required higher temperatures, at which point the second-order exotic metal furnace couldn’t hold up.

A week passed quickly. In that single week, Su Xing had refined a full five thousand Beauty-Preserving Pills and healing pills—and this was while he’d been splitting his attention between farming and planting flowers. Otherwise, his refinement speed would have been even faster.

That day, Su Xing loaded the five thousand completed pills into his storage ring and went to the villa to see Jin Congxue.

“Huh, you changed your hairstyle? Why’d you get a hime cut?”

Su Xing asked Jin Congxue with some surprise.

Jin Congxue giggled and fiddled with her hair. “How is it? Big sis’s new hairstyle looks pretty good, right?”

Su Xing gave a slight nod. Jin Congxue already had an excellent aura about her, and paired with the hime cut, she vaguely gave off a queenly vibe.

“Hehe, big sis has successfully advanced to Grandmaster-stage Class User! Plus the first shipment from the Lingyun Merchant Association has arrived. You could say it’s a double celebration!”

Jin Congxue appeared to be in an excellent mood.

Su Xing was momentarily stunned. According to the original timeline, Jin Congxue’s talent wasn’t particularly outstanding—she shouldn’t have broken through to Grandmaster-stage until she was nearly forty.

But now, breaking through to Grandmaster-stage Class User before thirty—that already qualified her as a prodigy.

“It seems that as time keeps advancing, my actions have begun gradually changing the real world…”

Su Xing thought to himself. Over this period, he had given Jin Congxue quite a few budget versions of Essence Nurturing Pills, along with occasional gifts of Spirit rice, eggs, and he’d even brought her a whole stewing hen.

All of these had undoubtedly contributed significantly to Jin Congxue’s growth in strength.

“The real world has already begun to change. I need to be even more careful and cautious—I absolutely cannot afford to be exposed…”

Su Xing’s heart grew more guarded.

Before long, dinner was finished. An entire table of food, and Su Xing had practically eaten it all by himself. The King of Gluttons talent truly lived up to its name—a healthy body that enjoyed every bite!

Jin Congxue had already grown accustomed to Su Xing’s enormous appetite. After the meal, Su Xing handed over the five thousand pre-prepared pills to Jin Congxue.

Jin Congxue, in turn, produced two storage rings and passed them to Su Xing, showing off a little as she said:

“The takeover of the Lingyun Merchant Association’s first batch of assets is basically complete. Along with the inventory they’d been hoarding, everything was packaged and sold to us.”

“Boss, take a look at this first shipment and see if it meets your standards?”

There was a playful lilt in Jin Congxue’s voice.

Su Xing eagerly opened the storage rings, then was stunned by the mountain of equipment piled inside. One storage ring wasn’t enough—it took two just to hold everything.

“Good heavens, milady… how much equipment is in this batch?”

Su Xing asked in astonishment.

Jin Congxue said proudly, “A full one million five hundred thousand pieces of white equipment! This is the Lingyun Merchant Association’s backlog from last year. How’s that—impressive enough? And this isn’t even all of it! The Lingyun Merchant Association’s branch offices around the country still have plenty of goods that haven’t been shipped over. If we collected everything, there’d be at least another one to two million pieces of equipment!”

With that, Jin Congxue blinked and teased, “Boss, you shouldn’t have to worry about going hungry anymore, right?”

Su Xing was overjoyed at this moment, nodding repeatedly. “Absolutely! With this much, I’m practically stuffed to bursting!”

One million five hundred thousand pieces of white-quality equipment—if Su Xing absorbed them all, he could obtain close to eight million energy points!

For Su Xing, this was an unprecedented fortune!

Jin Congxue continued, “Besides the equipment, there are also some dungeon props and such. Take a look later and see if there’s anything you need.”

After the meal, Su Xing took the rare opportunity to bring Jin Congxue to see a movie. It wasn’t until the afternoon that he returned to school.

With practiced ease, he entered the Blessed Spirit Field and converted all one million five hundred thousand pieces of white-quality equipment into energy. With this, Su Xing’s simulation energy reached an unprecedented height—a full eight million five hundred thousand points!

On the afternoon of March 3rd, 2024 of the New Era, the chill of winter had faded and the earth was filled with the breath of spring. Su Xing began his twenty-sixth simulation.

“Begin simulation!”

【Ding! This session consumes 2,600 energy points. Remaining energy: 8,532,333 points. Remaining simulations: unlimited.】

【Simulation begins!】

【Drawing a white talent costs 100 energy points, a green talent costs 1,000 energy points, and a blue talent costs 10,000 energy points. Would you like to draw?】

Hearing this, Su Xing felt somewhat puzzled and asked:

“A blue talent costs ten thousand energy points. When will I be able to draw even higher-tier talents?”

A line of small text appeared on the simulator in response:

【Drawing a purple talent requires 100,000 energy points. Extracting a talent requires 1,000,000 energy points. Additionally, the host’s energy reserves must exceed ten million to qualify for unlocking purple talents…】

When Su Xing heard that obtaining a single purple talent would cost a total of one million one hundred thousand energy points, his spirits instantly sank.

“Damn, purple talents are way too expensive! If I accidentally drew a garbage purple talent, wouldn’t that be a catastrophic loss?”

Su Xing currently had only eight million five hundred thousand energy points, still some distance from ten million. But at this rate, he should be able to reach it soon enough.

Su Xing said resignedly:

“Draw a blue-quality talent!”

【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the blue talent: Unstoppable Bedspear!】

Su Xing’s voice was full of disdain, though his eyes betrayed a glimmer of eager excitement.

He couldn’t wait to begin the simulation.

【In the Blessed Spirit Field, you realize you are in a simulation.】

【You secretly inspect yourself while bathing, discovering that your gift in that department has become even more extraordinary.】

【Over the next six months, you eat abundantly each day, and your cultivation advances rapidly. In just half a year, your Body Tempering cultivation reaches Organ Refining Realm, Grand Perfection.】

【You continue maintaining weekly contact with Jin Congxue. Your relationship with Jin Congxue grows ever closer, and during one naturally unfolding opportunity, your relationship progresses further. She also comes to know of your formidable prowess.】

【One day, Wang Qingxuan seeks you out. She tells you she is going to join a mysterious religious organization.】

【You have been waiting for this day for a long time. After a night of friendly discussion, you join the Advent Cult.】

【During your first three months in the Advent Cult, you maintain a low profile. Then, in a carefully orchestrated move, you reveal your pill refinement talent. Afterward, both Old Dog Zong and Luo Shuying contact you.】

【Unsurprisingly, you join Luo Shuying’s faction. She promises that as long as you complete your tasks well, she will guarantee you the position of Elder within a year.】

【The next day, you seek out Luo Shuying alone and speak those words to her: “Do you still remember that little girl who cried through the night in the pouring rain? There’s no going back, Luo Shuying!”】

【Upon hearing your words, Luo Shuying’s expression turns grave, just as expected. But under the persuasion of your silver tongue, Luo Shuying comes to believe that you are a chosen one who traverses timelines.】

【You share your plan with Luo Shuying and request her help in obtaining medicinal ingredients from within the Advent Cult—Essence Nurturing Grass, Yellow Immortal Essence, Dragon Spirit Flower, Primordial Martial Grass, Condensing Wood, and others.】

【Two weeks later, Luo Shuying brings you the ingredients you need, and you begin refining pills.】

【With the Dual Focus talent, your pill refinement speed is extremely fast. Each month, you can produce five thousand Essence Nurturing Pills or Organ Tempering Pills.】

【In the second year, you don’t rush things and continue building your foundation. In just one year, you accumulate fifty thousand Essence Nurturing Pills.】

【In the third year, you continue eating exceptionally well each day. Your physical body gradually approaches perfection, and you feel your vitality more abundant than ever before. But you know you are still far from being ready to take the Primordial Martial Pill.】

【Each day, aside from cultivation, you spend your time refining pills and tending to the Spirit field. The Spirit-Gathering Flowers you planted mature this year, providing you with a considerable supplement of spiritual energy.】

【In the fourth year, you accumulate one hundred thousand Essence Nurturing Pills. You could supply them to Great Xia at any time, but you know the moment hasn’t come yet, so you begin refining Organ Tempering Pills.】

【You spend a year refining fifty thousand Organ Tempering Pills. The quantity of pills in your possession is now enough to create thirty thousand Grandmaster-stage Class Users.】

【One day, Luo Shuying comes to find you. She tells you that the crisis in her homeland is growing ever more severe, and she needs your help.】

【You don’t hesitate, giving her thirty thousand Essence Nurturing Pills and twenty thousand Organ Tempering Pills. In return, she converts all of her contribution points into spirit medicines and gifts them to you.】

【In the fifth year, you feel the time is ripe and begin refining Dragon Spirit Pills.】

【Through constant practice, your proficiency with Dragon Spirit Pill refinement grows steadily. Your success rate reaches sixty percent. In just one year, you refine six thousand Dragon Spirit Pills!】

【You store the Dragon Spirit Pills in the Blessed Spirit Field, keeping them in specially made jade boxes to slow the dissipation of their medicinal potency.】

【In the sixth year, you begin working on Primordial Martial Pill refinement.】

【You spend half a year successfully learning the basics of Primordial Martial Pill refinement, then another half year raising your success rate to thirty percent.】

【At this point, you have over a thousand Primordial Martial Pills on hand. Among them are quite a few specially made weakened versions, crafted from under-aged Primordial Martial Grass with milder medicinal properties—these you set aside for your own future breakthrough to the Primordial Martial Realm.】

【But you don’t rush to break through to the Primordial Martial Realm. For one thing, you feel your physical strength can still improve further. For another, you worry that failure would waste a simulation attempt. So you plan to take the pill near the end of the simulation.】

【In the seventh year, you feel the time has come. As things stand, you have already obtained more than enough resources from the Advent Cult. You still have over ten thousand stalks of unrefined medicinal herbs remaining—enough to create even more powerhouses for Great Xia.】

【So you and Luo Shuying quietly raid the Advent Cult’s treasury, preparing to defect at any moment.】

【But before defecting, a daring plan takes shape in your mind—to coordinate with Luo Shuying and find an opportunity to slay Old Dog Zong outright!】