Chapter 202 – First Golden Legendary Talent, Innate Sword Physique! (5k)

Su Xing looked at the reward options before him and thought for a moment.

First, the talent and pill-refining experience could be eliminated.

The Three Days, Nine Missed Meals talent would overwrite Su Xing’s King of Gluttons talent—it was essentially a reverse enhancement.

And the pill-refining experience was also dismissed by Su Xing.

“As for the Five Elements Mutual Generation Art and Five Elements Formation Dao… they’re decent, but the price is a bit steep…”

“Once I’m strong enough, personally entering the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon to seize those two jade slips would obviously be far more cost-effective…”

After brief deliberation, Su Xing declared decisively:

“I choose to bring out Mastery-level Spirit Burst and Mastery-level Ruyi Visualization Method!”

As his words fell, the simulator’s notification chimed in his ears.

【You have successfully brought out Spirit Burst (Major Mastery). Cost: 150 million energy. Remaining energy: 764.48 million points.】

【You have successfully brought out Ruyi Golden Cauldron Secret Art (Major Mastery). Cost: 150 million energy. Remaining energy: 614.48 million points.】

As the simulator notifications concluded, two streams of mysterious power flowed into Su Xing’s body.

A flood of memory fragments instantly surged into Su Xing’s mind.

These memory fragments were all related to Spirit Burst and the Ruyi Golden Cauldron technique.

Su Xing closed his eyes and focused, carefully digesting the memories in his mind.

After a moment, he slowly opened his eyes, a faint smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

Su Xing took a deep breath and frantically mobilized the spiritual energy within his body.

Spiritual energy gathered in his palm, continuously collapsing and compressing, finally condensing into a whirlwind.

This was fire-attribute spiritual energy. Afterward, Su Xing tried adding a wisp of wood-attribute spiritual energy.

When the wood and fire attributes fused together, Su Xing clearly sensed the Spirit Burst’s power surge dramatically.

“Worthy of a divine technique capable of gravely wounding a Void Shattering Peak cultivator… the power is truly terrifying!”

Su Xing murmured.

To prevent any accidents, Su Xing then withdrew the spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy vortex in his palm slowly dissipated, ultimately reabsorbing back into Su Xing’s body.

“Not bad. With my current strength, I can channel at most half my spiritual energy into Spirit Burst… and if I cancel the casting, most of the spiritual energy can be returned, greatly increasing its practicality…”

“However, as my cultivation continues to advance, the Spirit Burst’s consumption should decrease as well…”

Su Xing shook his head slightly.

Theoretically speaking, the more spiritual energy one could channel, the greater the power of Spirit Burst!

For instance, if Su Xing could channel half his spiritual energy into Spirit Burst at the Body Integration stage, the power would likely be more than double what it was now!

“Next up is the divine sense combat technique…”

Su Xing’s mind stirred, and his divine sense extended outward once more.

Only this time, Su Xing tried condensing his divine sense.

In the end, Su Xing’s divine sense coalesced into a small golden cauldron.

With a thought, the small cauldron hurtled toward a massive boulder in the distance.

Boom!

With a thunderous crash, the boulder—several meters tall—was instantly reduced to powder.

Su Xing raised an eyebrow, murmuring:

“The divine sense combat technique isn’t just useful for countering divine sense attacks—it can even affect physical reality!”

“Relying purely on the power of divine sense alone, I’m probably no weaker than an ordinary Spirit Transformation stage cultivator!”

Su Xing nodded with satisfaction. This was a pleasant little surprise.

It also made Su Xing understand that when divine sense reached a certain level of potency, it could indeed affect the physical world!

“Now that I’ve learned the divine sense combat technique, entering the Void Realm shouldn’t pose too much of a problem…”

“But my divine sense strength still needs further improvement—after all, that’s a prerequisite for entering the Body Integration stage.”

“Beyond that, my Void Shattering cultivation should also be elevated…”

Su Xing pondered briefly.

Clearly, reaching the Body Integration stage wasn’t something that could happen overnight. At this point, improving his Body Tempering cultivation was more efficient.

Su Xing already had a vague plan forming for his next simulation.

Over the following week, Su Xing continued refining pills as always, accumulating more simulation energy.

Occasionally he’d set aside time to read Old Dog Zong’s Diary, treating it as nothing more than a way to pass the time.

As for cultivating in the Real World, Su Xing would absolutely never do that.

After all, prioritizing energy acquisition and then cultivating within the simulator was hundreds to thousands of times more cost-effective…

And so, the week passed quickly.

Over the course of the week, Su Xing refined a total of five thousand pills.

And as the spiritual energy within the spirit field grotto-heaven grew increasingly dense, subtle changes had occurred throughout the entire grotto-heaven’s spiritual plants and animals…

First were the large batches of Spirit rice that Su Xing had planted.

Su Xing could clearly sense that the current Spirit rice was much plumper than before, with the Spirit grain containing far more abundant spiritual energy.

The quality was likely more than a tier better than before!

“Tsk tsk, Spirit rice of this caliber has probably reached mid-grade Spirit rice quality… Never mind Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment cultivators—even Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators would benefit enormously from long-term consumption!”

Su Xing nodded with satisfaction. The improvement in Spirit rice quality was nothing but beneficial for him.

Beyond the changes in Spirit rice.

Other spiritual plants, such as the Divine Power Vine and Dragon Spirit Flower, had begun reproducing, sprouting dozens of new medicinal herb seedlings.

Su Xing gazed at the newly grown herbs, deep in thought.

“If I keep consuming medicinal herbs without planting new ones, they’ll easily be exhausted… For sustainable development, cultivating new medicinal herbs is absolutely essential!”

After obtaining Old Dog Zong’s storage bag, Su Xing had already planted some of the medicinal herb seeds from within it.

Though they were still far from maturity, planting earlier meant harvesting earlier.

Su Xing would also occasionally visit the Class User market to look for aged traditional medicines—ginseng, angelica root, and the like.

From these, he’d select specimens with good quality and the potential to be cultivated into spiritual herbs.

“In ordinary cultivation lands, growing a single spiritual herb takes anywhere from decades to hundreds or even thousands of years… This means spiritual herb cultivation requires enormous effort and is extremely difficult to scale…”

“But in my mid-grade spirit field grotto-heaven, spiritual plants mature over ten times faster than in ordinary spiritual energy zones!”

“Add in the spirit-gathering formation and the Descendant of Shennong talent’s multiple enhancements… herbs that would normally take a century to grow could probably mature in just four or five years.”

“And if I’m willing to spend the effort using spiritual energy to accelerate their growth, it could be even faster…”

Su Xing mused thoughtfully.

Because of the unique nature of his spirit field grotto-heaven and his own talents.

This enabled Su Xing to mass-produce high-age spiritual herbs.

He couldn’t guarantee anything else, but herbs of several hundred years’ age? Su Xing could grow them in a single simulation run.

The only problem now was that Su Xing didn’t have enough seeds…

These spiritual herb seeds were mostly difficult to obtain, dwindling with each one used.

Su Xing’s mind stirred as he suddenly recalled a special technique within the Shennong Spirit Cultivation Technique.

The spirit bee method!

The so-called spirit bee method involved raising spirit bees within the spirit field.

These spirit bees would not only refrain from attacking their master but would also pollinate on schedule, helping spiritual herbs reproduce.

Moreover, at regular intervals, Su Xing could harvest the spirit honey produced by the spirit bees.

This spirit honey was also a primary ingredient in certain pills.

Alternatively, consuming spirit honey directly not only tasted exceptional but was also beneficial for cultivation.

“Perhaps I could capture some honeybees… and try cultivating them into spirit bees?”

Su Xing pondered.

Given the current foundation of his spirit field grotto-heaven, if he regularly fed the bees spirit liquid.

In as little as one month, or at most three to five months, ordinary honeybees might gradually begin transforming into spirit bees.

“This method is worth trying…”

Su Xing nodded slightly, then continued surveying the spirit field grotto-heaven.

Beyond the changes in spiritual plants, two types of spirit pets in Su Xing’s spirit field grotto-heaven had also undergone significant transformations.

The first were the spirit chickens kept in the chicken pen.

After several generations of breeding, Su Xing’s spirit chickens had long since transcended the boundaries of ordinary chickens.

It was no exaggeration to say that in terms of pure combat power, these spirit chickens could take on a Bronze-stage Class User.

And as the spirit chickens’ intelligence grew ever higher, Su Xing rarely ate spirit chicken meat anymore.

Though he still enjoyed a few spirit chicken eggs from time to time, just to satisfy his cravings.

“Tsk tsk… if given enough time to breed and supplemented with rare treasures, these spirit chickens might actually transform into phoenixes someday…”

Su Xing shook his head with a slight smile, then walked a few more steps forward.

Before long, a spirit earthworm over ten meters long and as thick as a thigh affectionately nuzzled Su Xing’s calf.

Seeing this, Su Xing produced a few grains of Spirit rice and offered them. The spirit earthworm opened its mouth and gulped them down.

“Not bad — you’ve been working hard plowing the fields lately. Keep it up!”

Su Xing patted the spirit earthworm’s head in approval.

Spirit earthworm… no, it should be called a spirit earthworm that had already taken on the rudimentary form of an earth dragon!

As the spiritual energy within the spirit field grotto-heaven continued to climb, this spirit earthworm had nearly transformed into an earth dragon.

And thanks to the earth dragon’s presence, Su Xing barely needed to tend to the spirit fields at all.

Whether pests or weeds, they were all food for the earth dragon.

Moreover, whenever the earth dragon churned through the soil, it made the spirit fields even more fertile.

“Everything is developing in a positive direction… My spirit field grotto-heaven is now approaching the level of some powerful cultivators’ cave dwellings…”

Su Xing nodded with satisfaction.

Spirit liquid, spirit rice, spirit chickens… Spirit-Gathering Flowers, pills…

This tract of roughly five hundred mu of spirit fields provided Su Xing with countless conveniences.

Even in a golden age of cultivation, the cave dwellings of some Mahayana-stage cultivators — or even loose immortals — might not be as practical as Su Xing’s spirit field grotto-heaven.

After all, over ten thousand Spirit-Gathering Flowers were not something an ordinary cultivator could get their hands on.

“The only thing that’s a bit embarrassing is this thatched hut… But how does that saying go? ‘Humble though this dwelling may be, my virtue lends it fragrance…'”

“This thatched hut is nothing more than a place to rest my head!”

After a pause, Su Xing actually harbored a further vision for the spirit field grotto-heaven.

“Five hundred mu of spirit fields — the area is still a bit small… If only it could be larger!”

Su Xing’s thoughts stirred.

Without a doubt, a larger grotto-heaven had certain advantages.

For example, he could cultivate more spirit plants and raise more spirit pets…

But if the area became too large, the spiritual energy within a given area would become diluted, and the spirit field grotto-heaven’s grade might drop from a mid-grade grotto-heaven to a lower-grade grotto-heaven.

At that point, Su Xing would need to further increase the grotto-heaven’s spiritual energy concentration.

“Everything is heading in the right direction…”

From what had originally been a few dozen mu of barren land, Su Xing had now cultivated several hundred mu of spirit fields, upgrading it to a mid-grade grotto-heaven.

Su Xing’s heart was brimming with a sense of accomplishment.

After a moment of reflection, Su Xing checked the time. Seeing that it was about right, he gathered some pills and prepared to go find Jin Congxue.

After disguising his appearance and concealing his aura, Su Xing arrived at the villa.

Jin Congxue was wearing a blue dress today, her hair tied up in a bun, looking quite adorable.

Su Xing sat down across from Jin Congxue with practiced ease and began chatting.

The two talked and laughed for quite a while before finally getting down to business.

“Su Xing, here are this week’s goods…”

“And those fourth-order exotic metals you gave me before — they’ve all been fully refined…”

Jin Congxue handed over a storage ring.

Su Xing took it and passed along the new week’s batch of pills in return.

Jin Congxue paused, hesitating for a moment before saying:

“Word has it that in two months, Great Xia’s military will be auctioning off a second-order exotic metal mine dungeon…”

“Only heads of first-rate trading houses can participate in the auction. Should we give it a try?”

Su Xing’s eyes lit up at this. A second-order exotic metal mine dungeon — that was far more valuable than a first-order exotic metal mine!

A single second-order exotic metal mine dungeon could produce enough energy in one month to rival four or five first-order exotic metal mine dungeons.

Su Xing nodded eagerly. “We need to do everything in our power to secure the mining rights to this mine dungeon!”

Jin Congxue nodded but still said with some hesitation:

“A second-order exotic metal mine is extremely valuable… Our competitors are practically all top-tier trading houses. I don’t have much confidence we can win the bid…”

After a pause, Jin Congxue continued:

“However, I’ve heard that Great Xia’s military has expressed a strong need for items that can be put to use on the Demon-Sealing Pass battlefield… If we could provide such items, we might have a fighting chance…”

Su Xing nodded, murmuring:

“Items suited for the battlefield, huh…”

Su Xing roughly understood what Jin Congxue meant.

Demon-Sealing Pass had always been of paramount importance to the human race, and what Great Xia’s military needed was clearly not a single legendary or even mythical-grade piece of equipment.

Rather, they needed items that could play a critical role on the actual battlefield.

In other words, items that could raise the overall combat strength of Great Xia’s soldiers.

With this thought, Su Xing’s mind stirred, and he mused:

“Fasting Pills… it’s time for them to make their debut!”

Indeed, Su Xing currently held quite a few trump cards, but not many were suitable to reveal.

Whether Dragon Spirit Pills, Essence Nurturing Pills, or others — none were appropriate for large-scale exposure.

By comparison, Fasting Pills would cause far less of a stir.

After all, they were merely pills that could ensure soldiers wouldn’t go hungry for extended periods.

“Once the quality of my spirit rice improves further, the effectiveness of the Fasting Pills should increase as well…”

Su Xing muttered to himself, planning to give it a try in his next simulation.

With that in mind, Su Xing said to Jin Congxue:

“Leave the auction to me… I’ll provide you with sufficient bargaining chips. We absolutely must secure this second-order exotic metal mine!”

Su Xing spoke with considerable gravity.

After finishing their business discussion, the two chatted for a while longer.

Then Su Xing disguised himself, concealed his aura, and left the villa.

Back in the spirit field grotto-heaven, Su Xing converted this week’s goods into simulation energy.

Currently, the goods Jin Congxue provided each week could yield nearly one hundred million simulation energy.

Adding in the five hundred cubic meters of exotic metal from before, Su Xing’s pure simulation energy income for this week reached close to 1.05 billion!

Combined with what remained from his previous simulation, the total came to approximately 1.66 billion energy!

Watching the energy in his simulator reach a new high, Su Xing nodded with satisfaction and sighed:

“As expected, if you want to get rich quick, you need windfalls!”

“With over 1.6 billion energy, at least until the Body Integration stage… I shouldn’t have to worry about running out of simulation energy!”

Su Xing murmured, then turned his gaze to the simulation panel.

The simulation cooldown had already expired. Su Xing decisively prepared to simulate.

November 4th, New Era 2024 — Su Xing initiated a new round of simulation.

“Begin simulation!”

【Ding! This simulation consumes 6,000 energy. Remaining energy: 1,663,880,000. Remaining simulation attempts: unlimited.】

【Simulation begins!】

【Drawing a purple talent costs 100,000 energy. Drawing a Golden Legendary talent costs 1,000,000 energy. Would you like to draw?】

Su Xing didn’t hesitate. “Draw a gold-quality talent!”

【Ding! Congratulations, you have drawn the Golden Legendary talent Innate Sword Physique. Pity rate bonus has been reset to zero. Your chance of drawing a gold-quality talent next time is 10%…】

“As expected, another pity pull… Wait, hold on…”

“Holy crap, a gold-quality talent — I actually drew one?!”

Su Xing was reflexively about to grumble about the simulator’s draw rates when he realized that this time, he had actually pulled a gold-quality talent.

After all, his odds of drawing a gold-quality talent this time had only been sixty percent… Given the simulator’s usual stinginess, he’d expected to have to wait until the pity rate hit eighty or ninety percent.

“Tsk tsk, Innate Sword Physique! As expected… I was born to be prime material for sword cultivation!”

Su Xing was grinning so hard his mouth nearly went crooked.

This Innate Sword Physique, a gold talent, was clearly something that could boost Su Xing’s cultivation speed!

Moreover, Su Xing had previously drawn the purple talent Sword Maniac, and even that had been absurdly powerful.

A gold-quality Sword Dao talent — who knew how terrifyingly much it would enhance him.

“Tsk tsk… Let me take a look at this talent’s description!”

Su Xing’s expression was somewhat excited as he turned his gaze to the description of Innate Sword Physique.

【Innate Sword Physique】: Golden Legendary quality talent. You were born to wield the sword. You can swiftly comprehend the vast majority of sword techniques and sword moves. Even the most difficult Sword Dao texts can be quickly understood and studied… You possess innate maximum compatibility with any type of sword. When you swing the sword in your hand, wherever your heart wills, all shall be cut down.

After reading the talent description, Su Xing’s eyes immediately lit up.

Beyond the boost to sword cultivation talent, this talent also meant Su Xing would start with maximum compatibility with any sword-type weapon.

Even a brand-new sword would require no break-in period in Su Xing’s hands.

“Excellent, excellent!”

Su Xing stroked his chin and murmured:

“It seems this simulation’s plan will need a slight adjustment…”

Su Xing had originally been torn between entering the Void Realm to cultivate the Ruyi Visualization Diagram and improve his divine sense… or practicing the Earth Sword chapter of the Three Talents Sword Art.

But now, with this talent drawn, Su Xing was no longer conflicted.

He might as well focus on sword training first and experience just how formidable this Golden Legendary talent truly was.

“Tsk tsk, if I can cultivate the Earth Sword to Perfection, combined with my Void Shattering Grand Perfection strength… even against an Emperor-level powerhouse, I might not be unable to put up a fight!”