Chapter 208 – Void Shattering Perfection, Divine Sense of One Hundred Thousand Zhang!
by spirapiraSu Xing thought this to himself, then turned his gaze back to the simulation panel.
【You directly and dominantly exterminated all the Protectors and leaders of the Advent Cult, but failed to find any trace of the Conservative Faction’s leader.】
【This deepened your suspicion that the Conservative Faction’s leader was Protector Dragon.】
【But you had no clear understanding of Protector Dragon’s strength, nor what level of power he truly possessed.】
【Out of caution, you decided to bring Luo Shuying back to Capital City first.】
【You traveled to Capital City, where tens of thousands of cultist followers were tricked by you into heading to Demon-Sealing Pass.】
【You handed over the pills you had refined to Xia’s military, bolstering their ranks with many powerful fighters.】
【In the third year, you traveled to Demon-Sealing Pass. With your peerless swordsmanship and overwhelming strength, you hunted down dozens of Legendary demon beasts.】
【In the fourth year, you continued slaying demons at Demon-Sealing Pass. The Legendary demon tribes were nearly driven to extinction by your hand.】
【The pressure on Demon-Sealing Pass was greatly reduced, and you took the opportunity to withdraw and return to Earth.】
【After returning to Earth, you refined a batch of Rebirth Pills for your cultivation needs.】
【In the fifth year, you prepared to venture into the Void Realm to investigate.】
【Your divine sense expanded infinitely, transforming into a golden cauldron that effortlessly broke through into the Void Realm.】
【In that empty, desolate space, your divine sense drifted freely.】
【There was nothing but barrenness upon barrenness… You decided to explore just how vast this Void Realm truly was.】
【And so you began exploring in one direction.】
【Two months later, you encountered a Yellow-tier spirit of the Primordial Void. You defeated and devoured it with ease.】
【Your divine sense grew, reaching thirty-two thousand zhang.】
【You continued exploring the Void Realm.】
【Your Blessed by Fortune talent activated at this moment, and combined with Blessed by Fortune, you could always find the right locations where spirits of the Primordial Void would appear.】
【Over the following two years, you encountered a Yellow-tier spirit of the Primordial Void every three to five months. After devouring all these spirits of the Primordial Void, your divine sense grew to thirty-nine thousand zhang!】
【During this time, you once sensed a familiar aura — it should have been Protector Dragon. But you had no desire to fight him at this point, preferring to first accumulate your own strength before making any plans…】
Seeing this, a look of amazement appeared in Su Xing’s eyes.
“Incredible — the Void Realm really is a treasure trove for enhancing divine sense!”
“In just two or three years, I can increase my divine sense by nearly ten thousand zhang… If I ran a full simulation, wouldn’t that be close to a hundred thousand zhang increase?”
Su Xing took a deep breath, intense interest rising in his eyes.
“However, an ordinary cultivator without my kind of luck would probably find it very difficult to capture spirits of the Primordial Void in the Void Realm…”
“Furthermore, because there are no cultivators on Earth, the Void Realm is in an undeveloped state, which actually makes encountering spirits of the Primordial Void even more likely!”
“With both factors combined, the Void Realm has become a sacred ground for me to grow my divine sense!”
Su Xing was quite satisfied and prepared to continue working hard to enhance his divine sense in the Void Realm.
“Of course, I can’t slack on my Void Shattering realm cultivation either. I need to find a way to keep advancing…”
With this thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【You continued wandering in the spirit field grotto-heaven, hoping to capture more spirits of the Primordial Void.】
【New Era 2031 — this was the eighth year of your simulation.】
【In May, you encountered a Yellow-tier spirit of the Primordial Void. You slew it effortlessly, and after devouring it, your divine sense reached forty thousand zhang.】
【In August, you encountered a Yellow-tier spirit of the Primordial Void. Devoured it. Divine sense: forty-one thousand zhang…】
【In December, you encountered a Yellow-tier spirit of the Primordial Void. Devoured it. Divine sense: forty-two thousand zhang…】
【New Era 2033, the tenth year of the simulation. You continued setting aside time each day to let your spirit wander through the Primordial Void, while also intensifying your Body Tempering cultivation.】
【The Rebirth Pills you had previously stockpiled were all used up, so you traveled to the Beast Taming World and began hunting more Legendary demon beasts.】
【In just one year, you hunted over a hundred Legendary demon beasts.】
【Having accumulated enough Rebirth Pills, you continued your daily routine of advancing your cultivation and letting your spirit wander through the Primordial Void…】
【And so, three years passed.】
【New Era 2036 — your divine sense had grown to sixty thousand zhang.】
【That year, you encountered a Profound-tier spirit of the Primordial Void. After defeating and devouring it, your divine sense surged once more, reaching sixty-three thousand zhang…】
【New Era 2037 — your Body Tempering cultivation broke through naturally, as if the conditions had ripened on their own, reaching Void Shattering Realm, Ninth Layer!】
Seeing this, Su Xing nodded slightly and murmured:
“As expected, cultivating while simultaneously letting my spirit wander through the Primordial Void does slow down cultivation progress…”
“About fourteen years have passed in the simulation, meaning roughly half the time remains… It seems I need to devote more attention to advancing my Body Tempering cultivation!”
With this thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【New Era 2038 — you devoted more attention to advancing your Body Tempering cultivation.】
【That year, you entered the Slaughter Battlefield of the Beast Taming World once more and slew over a hundred Legendary demon beasts.】
【By now you had accumulated enough Rebirth Pills, so you prepared to focus entirely on cultivation.】
【And so another three years passed.】
【New Era 2041 — your cultivation still remained at Void Shattering Realm, Ninth Layer, but you had taken a solid step toward Void Shattering Grand Perfection.】
【At the same time, you sensed the boundless, infinite vastness of the Void Realm — it was far too immense to be fully explored at the Void Return stage.】
【So you began searching for spirits of the Primordial Void while simultaneously searching for Protector Dragon.】
【New Era 2042 — your cultivation remained at Void Shattering Realm, Ninth Layer, but your divine sense had grown to seventy-five thousand zhang.】
【New Era 2043 — you hunted one Profound-tier spirit of the Primordial Void and two Yellow-tier spirits of the Primordial Void. Your divine sense grew to eighty thousand zhang.】
【New Era 2044 — your Body Tempering cultivation advanced further.】
【Each day you planned your time carefully. Beyond improving your Body Tempering cultivation, you continued searching for Old Dog Dragon’s traces in the Void Realm.】
【And so, another three years passed.】
【New Era 2047 — your divine sense had grown to ninety thousand zhang.】
【One day, while your spirit wandered through the Primordial Void, you detected a familiar divine sense aura.】
【It was the Old Dog Dragon you had been searching for all these years.】
【You pretended to encounter Old Dog Dragon by chance, and Old Dog Dragon was quite astonished upon detecting your divine sense.】
【Eventually, the two of you successfully met face to face.】
【Old Dog Dragon was very curious about your appearance and began asking about your background.】
【You merely brushed off his questions, but from your conversation with Old Dog Dragon, you learned a remarkable piece of information.】
【Old Dog Dragon claimed to be from the Blood Demon Sect…】
In the Real World, Su Xing’s eyes narrowed upon seeing these words, and he began recalling the name “Blood Demon Sect” in his mind.
“If I remember correctly… the Blood Demon Sect should be in the Blood Demon’s Lair dungeon, right?”
Over a year ago, when Su Xing had first come into contact with the cultivation world, he had obtained information about three cultivation-type dungeons from Xia’s military.
They were the Luotian Assembly, the Blood Demon’s Lair, and the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon! (See Chapter 36 for details.)
Among them, the Blood Demon’s Lair had the highest difficulty rating, classified as a four-star dungeon.
It was said that no one below Martial Sovereign-stage should attempt to explore it. This was not only because the cultivators within the Blood Demon’s Lair dungeon were immensely powerful, but also because the cultivators inside were utterly merciless, taking pleasure in killing any intruders.
Over the past year and more, Su Xing had been busy dealing with the Advent Cult and exploring the Luotian Assembly and Age of Dharma Decline dungeons.
He had momentarily forgotten that the Blood Demon’s Lair, another cultivation-type dungeon, was still waiting for him to explore.
“Could it be that this Old Dog Dragon is from the Blood Demon’s Lair dungeon?”
“No, wait… The Blood Demon’s Lair dungeon has an extremely large number of high-level cultivators. But with the world’s spiritual energy depleted, how could their cultivation advance so rapidly?”
“Could it be that the Blood Demon’s Lair dungeon contains an abundance of spiritual energy?”
Su Xing’s curiosity was instantly piqued.
After pondering for a long while, Su Xing murmured:
“It seems I need to make time to explore the Blood Demon’s Lair dungeon as well… Whether it’s the special connection to Old Dog Dragon or the mystery behind these cultivators’ growth… it’s all worth investigating!”
With this thought, Su Xing turned his gaze back to the simulation panel.
【Old Dog Dragon talked with you for a long time, constantly probing you for information.】
【But you naturally knew Old Dog Dragon harbored ill intentions, so you remained on guard the entire time.】
【Soon, Old Dog Dragon proposed that the two of you join forces to hunt a Profound-tier spirit of the Primordial Void.】
【You naturally had no reason to refuse, so you and Old Dog Zong headed toward the location of the spirit of the Primordial Void.】
【The Profound-tier spirit of the Primordial Void was naturally no match for the two of you. Even though you each harbored ulterior motives and concealed your true strength, you still managed to slay it.】
【Just as you were about to discuss how to divide the spoils, Old Dog Dragon suddenly struck without warning, launching a sneak attack against you.】
【But you had long anticipated this, so you immediately activated your divine sense combat technique, condensing your divine sense into a golden cauldron.】
【Rather than fleeing from Old Dog Dragon’s ambush, you charged straight at him!】
【To your surprise, Old Dog Dragon’s divine sense was actually weaker than yours, and the divine sense combat technique he cultivated was also slightly inferior to the Ruyi Golden Cauldron.】
【You and Old Dog Dragon battled fiercely for several hundred rounds, and you quickly inflicted severe injuries upon him.】
【In the end, Old Dog Dragon fled in panic, while you swallowed the Profound-tier spirit of the Primordial Void.】
【After consuming the Profound-tier spirit of the Primordial Void, your divine sense surged once more, reaching ninety-five thousand zhang!】
【Naturally, you would not let Old Dog Dragon escape, so you pursued his divine sense relentlessly, hoping to deal him a crippling blow!】
【However, although Old Dog Dragon’s divine sense combat abilities were inferior to yours, he happened to be exceptionally skilled in the art of escape.】
【You chased each other through the Void Realm for several months, but ultimately Old Dog Dragon escaped from the Void Realm…】
【Seeing no hope of killing Old Dog Dragon, you could only temporarily leave the Void Realm as well.】
In the Real World, Su Xing gazed at the text before him, a peculiar expression crossing his face.
“Damn it, are Old Dog Dragon and Old Dog Zong cut from the same mold?”
“How are they both so good at running away?”
Su Xing gnashed his teeth.
But deep down he understood—in this era of depleted spiritual energy, every cultivator who had survived to the present day was exceptionally skilled at preserving their own life.
“But wait… Old Dog Dragon’s divine sense is actually weaker than mine… Doesn’t that mean he’s still stuck at the Void Return Great Perfection level?”
Su Xing’s eyes immediately lit up.
He was beginning to suspect that he had been overestimating Old Dog Dragon’s strength all along.
After all, Su Xing’s own divine sense was only ninety thousand zhang. Although his divine sense had reached the Subtle Realm, it probably still couldn’t compare to a Body Integration stage cultivator’s divine sense…
Yet Old Dog Dragon’s divine sense was weaker than his, which meant it absolutely did not exceed one hundred thousand zhang… and might not have even reached the Subtle Realm!
That was the divine sense level of a Void Return Great Perfection cultivator!
Because if Old Dog Dragon had broken through to Body Integration, his divine sense would definitely be far stronger than it was now!
“Tsk tsk… Have I really been overthinking this? Since Old Dog Dragon only has Void Return Great Perfection strength, it looks like I can actually try to take him down!”
Su Xing thought to himself.
As for Old Dog Dragon’s location, based on Su Xing’s guesses, there were only two possibilities.
The first was the Advent Cult’s treasury.
After all, Old Dog Dragon was the guardian of the Advent Cult’s treasury.
However, the Advent Cult on Earth had by now been virtually annihilated by Su Xing alone.
Most of the cultists had been tricked by Su Xing into serving military duty at Demon-Sealing Pass.
As for the Protectors and leader-level cadres, they had been nearly wiped out by Su Xing.
The Advent Cult existed in name only, and Su Xing wasn’t even sure whether the treasury still existed.
“Besides the Advent Cult’s treasury… perhaps the other place Old Dog Dragon might be is the Blood Demon’s Lair!”
Su Xing thought to himself. His mind was already made up, and his gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【New Era 2045. You cultivated while continuing to hunt spirits of the Primordial Void in the Void Realm.】
【This year, your divine sense grew to ninety-eight thousand zhang.】
【New Era 2046. Your divine sense grew to one hundred thousand zhang!】
【New Era 2047. You continued cultivating as usual, consuming Rebirth Pills.】
【One day, you sensed your vital energy reaching a peak, with the feeling of an imminent breakthrough surging through your body at any moment.】
【You seized the opportunity to enter seclusion and began breaking through to Void Shattering Grand Perfection!】
【Three months later, you finally succeeded, becoming a Void Shattering Grand Perfection cultivator!】
【New Era 2048. This was the twenty-fifth year of the simulation. Demon-Sealing Pass remained as steady as ever this year.】
【Knowing that the Demon Saint would invade Demon-Sealing Pass in three years, you prepared to use this remaining time for one final round of exploration.】
【You first headed to the relatively easier Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon, where you successfully entered the Five Elements Sect ruins.】
【Inside the Five Elements Sect ruins, you encountered the Five Elements Master, who had been transformed into a living corpse cultivator.】
【You unleashed Earth Sword, and with the enhancement of the Power of Swiftness, it took you merely dozens of rounds to slay the Five Elements Master and claim the storage ring from within the bronze stone coffin.】
【Afterward, you buried the Five Elements Master in a place with auspicious feng shui.】
In the Real World, Su Xing nodded slightly at what he saw.
“With Void Shattering Perfection plus Earth Sword at Perfection, I can already explore the Five Elements Sect ruins without much risk…”
“Looks like after this simulation, I can make a trip to the Five Elements Sect ruins and retrieve the Five Elements Mutual Generation Art and Five Elements Formation Dao…”
The corner of Su Xing’s mouth curled upward. Those two jade slips would be extremely useful to him.
Not to mention, the storage ring also contained other treasures and some formation-crafting materials. Su Xing was determined to obtain them.
“Next up, it’s time to face Old Dog Dragon…”
“But to be safe, it wouldn’t hurt to boost my divine sense a bit more before going!”
Su Xing’s gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【New Era 2049. You wandered the Primordial Void, continuing to diligently improve your divine sense.】
【Two more years passed…】
【Your divine sense range grew to one hundred and ten thousand zhang!】
【New Era 2051. The twenty-eighth year of the simulation. This year, you knew the Demon Saint would descend upon Demon-Sealing Pass.】
【So you decisively prepared to set out for the Blood Demon’s Lair.】
【The Blood Demon’s Lair dungeon was located at the southwestern border of Great Xia.】
【You flew there by sword and quickly found this dungeon.】
【Then you entered the dungeon.】
【The moment you stepped inside, you sensed several strands of divine sense enveloping and locking onto your position.】
【But you felt no alarm, because the divine sense strength of these cultivators was merely a few hundred to a thousand zhang… nothing more than a handful of Nascent Soul and Spirit Transformation stage cultivators!】
【You stood calmly in place, not the slightest hint of panic in your heart. Instead, you leisurely began sipping tea.】
【After detecting your presence, these Spirit Transformation stage cultivators did not rush to show themselves. Instead, they sent some Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators to scout and probe you.】
【You paid them no mind. A casual wave of sword energy was all it took to slaughter every last one of these Golden Core cultivators.】
【Your divine sense swept over the corpses of these Golden Core cultivators, and you quickly noticed something was off.】
【After these Golden Core stage cultivators died, their bodies rapidly decayed. Moreover, wisps of black energy coiled around their remains.】
【This black energy closely resembled spiritual energy, but it was not spiritual energy at all… Instead, it was saturated with immense resentment and a polluting aura.】
In the Real World, Su Xing raised an eyebrow at the simulation text before him.
“Something’s wrong. This is very wrong…”
Su Xing murmured.
An ordinary Golden Core cultivator’s body could remain preserved for years or even decades after death.
So why did the Golden Core cultivators Su Xing had killed decompose immediately, with black energy coiling around their corpses?
“Could it be… that the reason the cultivators of this realm are so powerful is precisely because of this black energy?”
The thought rose in Su Xing’s mind, and his curiosity to explore further only intensified.
His gaze returned to the simulation panel.
【You searched through the storage bags of the cultivators you had slain and discovered some crudely made magical artifacts, along with a partial cultivation technique.】
【This technique was called the Blood Immortal Scripture!】
【You carefully studied this technique and discovered that its creator had styled himself the Blood Immortal.】
【The cultivation methods within this Blood Immortal Scripture differed drastically from those of ordinary cultivators!】
【Those who cultivated the Blood Immortal Scripture required neither spiritual energy nor spiritual roots, nor did they pursue longevity… Through the power of blood sacrifice alone, one could attain the Dao and become immortal…】
【You scoffed at the contents of the Blood Immortal Scripture. With just a few glances, you recognized it as an evil cultivation technique.】
【Yet you were also somewhat shocked, because the Blood Immortal Scripture was clearly capable of genuinely transforming an ordinary person into a cultivator.】
【Although the power released by these Golden Core cultivators closely resembled spiritual energy, it was not spiritual energy at all—yet it was more vicious and aggressive than spiritual energy…】
【The only thing you found somewhat regrettable was that the first half of the Blood Immortal Scripture could only be cultivated up to the Nascent Soul level at most.】
【To uncover the secrets of this so-called Blood Immortal Scripture and this realm… you decided to delve even deeper!】