Chapter 212 – Su Xing: I Didn’t Mean to Tear the True Master Limb from Limb! (5k)
by spirapiraThese Blood Spirit Stones, Blood Coagulation Pills, and so on — Su Xing naturally wouldn’t consume them himself.
But if they were converted into energy for the simulator, the possibilities were enormous!
And what Su Xing had seen inside the Blood Demon Sect’s forbidden grounds — the various blood pools of spirit liquid, the Blood Spirit Stones…
All of it combined contained energy amounting to at least tens of billions!
At this thought, Su Xing’s heart began pounding wildly.
“Good heavens, if I robbed the Blood Demon Sect, wouldn’t I instantly gain tens of billions in energy? That would be enough for Body Integration stage cultivation or even higher!”
Greed momentarily rose in Su Xing’s heart.
But then Su Xing shook his head and said:
“However, Old Dog Dragon’s strength is still beyond what I can handle right now… Even if I robbed the Blood Demon Sect, who knows what greater troubles it might invite…”
“It’s better to play it safe!”
After a brief pause, Su Xing revealed a meaningful smile.
“But then again… who says going to the Blood Demon Sect means I have to kill Old Dog Dragon?”
“Old Dog Dragon’s true body should still be inside the Advent Cult’s treasury, right?”
“If I robbed the Blood Demon Sect without leaving a trace, would he even find out?”
Su Xing stroked his chin.
With the Eight Trigrams Divination Art at his disposal, Su Xing’s Heavenly Secrets Concealment Art should be able to fool Protector Dragon.
But given the stakes, Su Xing should run a few more simulations to prevent any accidents.
“Well, these matters can wait!”
“For now, the priority is selecting the rewards from this simulation… and raising my cultivation to Void Shattering Perfection as quickly as possible!”
Su Xing didn’t hesitate long and silently intoned:
“I choose Void Shattering Grand Perfection cultivation and 110,000 zhang of divine sense!”
【You have successfully brought out Void Shattering Grand Perfection cultivation. Cost: 200 million energy. Remaining energy: 840,730,000 points.】
【You have successfully brought out 110,000 zhang of divine sense. Cost: 790,000,000 energy. Remaining energy: 50,730,000 points.】
Watching the long string of numbers on the panel plummet rapidly, Su Xing felt a sharp pang of heartache.
“But it’s all worth it!”
Su Xing consoled himself.
As the simulator’s notification faded, two streams of mysterious energy surged into Su Xing’s body.
The first thing Su Xing felt was the explosive growth of his cultivation aura.
Void-Breaking Realm, Eighth Layer… Void-Breaking Realm, Ninth Layer…
Then, Void Shattering Grand Perfection!
In just a few breaths, Su Xing’s body tempering cultivation advanced naturally to Void Shattering Grand Perfection.
His blood vitality, strength, primordial energy, physical resilience — all of it climbed several tiers in an instant!
Su Xing sat cross-legged, eyes closed, grasping and comprehending the energy contained within his body.
After a long while, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes. A flash of astonishment crossed them as he murmured:
“Unbelievable… My pure physical strength alone has probably surged to a full five million tons!”
“With Elemental Force Entwinement, my strength would reach ten million tons!”
“Compared to when I first entered the Void Shattering realm, my strength has increased tenfold!”
“And the intensity and total volume of primordial energy within my body have also increased several times over compared to my initial entry into the Void Shattering realm!”
Su Xing was somewhat stunned.
One had to understand — a small hill over a hundred meters tall weighed only about ten million tons!
At full power now, Su Xing could literally hoist a hundred-meter hill onto his back!
“With my current strength… just how terrifying would I become upon entering the Primordial Unity realm?”
A glimmer of anticipation flashed in Su Xing’s eyes.
After experiencing the explosive growth of his body tempering cultivation, Su Xing quickly returned to the Real World.
Immediately after, he released all 110,000 zhang of divine sense, which swept across the entire Capital City like a tidal wave.
110,000 zhang meant that with Su Xing at the center, every movement within a radius of three to four hundred kilometers fell within his perception.
This was no longer merely a matter of covering an entire city with a single thought.
An entire province — even the greater part of the northern plains — now lay within Su Xing’s divine sense coverage.
“Whew~ The range of my divine sense is so much stronger than before!”
“With this, finding a specific person would become effortless…”
“But the real change is in the intensity of divine sense! The power of my Ruyi Golden Cauldron is now far greater than before!”
“It’s hard to believe… Even with my current divine sense, I still haven’t reached the peak! How vast would it be at the peak? 150,000 zhang? Or even… 200,000 zhang!”
Su Xing was now truly experiencing the benefits of a solid foundation.
Cultivating the Ruyi Visualization Method combined with years of consuming Mind-Condensing Pills had pushed Su Xing’s divine sense potential to nearly the absolute limit achievable at the Void Return stage!
Su Xing then spent some time carefully savoring the various applications of his divine sense.
First, he extended his divine sense to cover the area near the school, where he spotted Jin Congxue at the Villa…
“Hm? What’s Jin Congxue doing… Why is she lying on the bed alone with her face so flushed?”
“Strange…”
Su Xing shook his head slightly and let his divine sense drift further away.
Wild geese at the horizon were beginning their southward migration. Beyond the western outskirts of the Capital City, there seemed to be vast stretches of barren land…
Every detail was within Su Xing’s grasp.
His divine sense continued to expand outward.
Gradually, it surpassed the boundaries of the Capital City… reaching the neighboring northern province.
Without Su Xing even having to deliberately search, every life form with a powerful aura appeared in his perception automatically, like blips on a radar.
Sensing the life signatures faintly appearing in the distance, Su Xing raised an eyebrow and murmured:
“Tsk tsk… One really shouldn’t underestimate the hidden depths of these trading companies and great families…”
“Among the top-tier trading companies, nearly all of them have one or two Martial Sovereign-stage powerhouses holding down the fort… And Heavenly King-stage experts don’t seem to be few either?”
Su Xing nodded slightly.
The strongest individuals he could detect appeared to be at the Martial Sovereign level.
As for the even stronger Legendary-stage powerhouses, they could almost only be encountered at Demon-Sealing Pass.
“This isn’t yet the most dangerous period for Demon-Sealing Pass… so the great families are still holding back hidden reserves. This shows that even within the human race, there’s internal strife!”
Su Xing let out a soft sigh.
Where there were people, there were rivalries and conflicts.
Setting aside the human traitors, even these top-tier noble families might not be able to unite against a common enemy.
Take the Baili family, for instance — they were still dreaming of preserving their family legacy for tens of millions of years…
Little did they know that under the weight of the greater tide, the entire human race couldn’t hold out for even a few decades.
“These noble families and trading companies may be mediocre in individual strength… but the influence behind them is not to be underestimated!”
“Especially the resources they can mobilize!”
“If I could consolidate this power and use it for my own purposes… obtaining the resources needed for ascension to immortality would be as easy as turning my hand!”
Su Xing thought to himself.
By leveraging just one top-tier trading company — the Baili Trading Company — he was already receiving four to five hundred million in energy every two months from dungeon materials alone.
If he could mobilize the full strength of Great Xia’s top trading companies, the energy Su Xing could acquire would be staggering!
“And of course… there’s Great Xia’s military!”
“After all, the military is the true master of this land! The resources at the military’s disposal are probably greater than all the noble families combined, right?”
Su Xing closed his eyes in contemplation.
Looking at his remaining few tens of millions in simulation energy, he sighed.
What he lacked now was simulation energy, and Great Xia’s noble families and military could indirectly provide it.
What the human race lacked was overall strength!
Su Xing could also help them meet those needs…
So, if he could manage these relationships properly, Su Xing would be able to effortlessly acquire massive amounts of simulation energy.
“But the question now is — how do I accomplish all this with minimal risk?”
Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly. With the resources currently at his disposal, the Tarot Society alone could provide him with 400 million energy per month at full capacity.
But 400 million energy was already becoming insufficient for Su Xing, who was on the verge of stepping into Body Integration stage.
“Based on previous experience… breaking through to Body Integration stage might require as much as one billion energy! And with my current means, I’d have to wait two whole months!”
Su Xing shook his head slightly. He couldn’t possibly wait that long.
Nor could he go two months without running a single simulation, just to save up for a realm breakthrough.
Rubbing his temples with a hint of a headache, Su Xing murmured:
“It seems I need to find another way to acquire simulation energy…”
“With my current strength, obtaining energy isn’t difficult. The hard part is doing it without exposing myself!”
Su Xing pondered for a long while, then murmured:
“With my current means, the methods available for obtaining energy are…”
“First, find a way to hunt high-level demon beasts and harvest their blood and flesh essence. That would undoubtedly yield massive amounts of simulation energy…”
“But that’s also the riskiest approach…”
“Second, make a trip to the Five Elements Sect ruins. There might be some energy to gain there, but the yield is hard to estimate — it might not be much.”
“As for the third point… that would be to go visit those top-tier families and shake them down for some resources!”
At this, Su Xing’s eyes lit up.
He had previously visited the Baili family under a mysterious identity to sell Longevity Pills.
Just two pills alone had earned him one billion energy!
Although other families might not have dungeon items like the Baili family did, they should still possess exotic metals, high-grade equipment, and other items capable of providing massive amounts of energy.
“Most crucially, with my current cultivation… among the human race, aside from that one expert at the peak of the Emperor level, none of them should be a match for me!”
“And with the Technique to Shield from Heavenly Divination… I shouldn’t be exposed too much!”
Su Xing’s heart stirred with eagerness.
If he remembered correctly, among Jin Congxue’s family, there seemed to be an elder who needed life-extending pills?
“However… this matter shouldn’t be rushed. I could first run a simulation in the simulator, and make a decision next time!”
Su Xing decided to play it safe.
As for this week…
Su Xing didn’t plan to continue staying in the spirit field grotto-heaven refining pills. Instead, he was preparing to make a trip to the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon!
At this thought, Su Xing couldn’t help but feel excited, murmuring:
“Finally… time to visit the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon?”
“With my current strength, there should be no risk… I just need to go to the Five Elements Sect ruins and kill the living corpse Five Elements Master!”
Su Xing was confident in his chances. After all, he had attempted it multiple times in his simulations, and his current cultivation could indeed crush the Five Elements Master.
Just thinking about the Five Elements formations and the Five Elements Cycle Art made Su Xing’s heart race with excitement.
“No time to waste… I should set off immediately!”
Su Xing murmured.
He then began disguising his appearance and concealing his aura, before shielding his heavenly secrets.
Under the cover of night, Su Xing took to sword flight and quickly arrived outside the coordinates of the Age of Dharma Decline dungeon.
Su Xing cast a Concealment Formation on himself, then strolled openly into the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon.
…
Passing through a barrier of light, Su Xing’s vision shifted, and in the next second he appeared within a vast mountain range.
“So this is the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon…”
Su Xing nodded slightly and reined in his divine sense.
In this Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon, there were still cultivators present.
Though few in number, out of caution, Su Xing decided to keep his divine sense suppressed.
Afterward, Su Xing pulled out a journal and removed a map page tucked inside it.
This map was the one recorded by Old Dog Zong, marking the location of the Five Elements Sect ruins.
“Old Dog Zong was kind enough to save me the trouble of searching…”
The corner of Su Xing’s mouth curved upward. After comparing directions, he took to his sword and flew toward the Five Elements Sect.
In less than half a day, Su Xing found the entrance to the Five Elements Sect ruins.
The entrance was also a massive boulder, one that looked quite ancient.
“Tsk tsk, do all these major sect ruins like to set their entrances inside boulders?”
Su Xing chuckled lightly.
The formations were merely a composite-type Maze Formation, a spatial directional array, and an aura-concealing array.
With Su Xing’s current formation expertise, he spent a bit of effort but successfully entered the formation.
Stepping into the formation, Su Xing’s vision shifted again.
The next second, he appeared in a dim space.
Narrow, damp… surrounded by stone walls embedded with faintly glowing stones.
“So this is the ruins where the Five Elements Master is buried?”
Su Xing frowned slightly.
Out of caution, Su Xing raised his Protective Hardened Qi and primordial energy armor.
With two layers of defense in place, Su Xing felt somewhat more at ease.
“Inside the Five Elements Sect ruins… there should only be the Five Elements Master remaining…”
Su Xing murmured, then confidently released his divine sense.
His divine sense surged outward like a tide, quickly locking onto the Five Elements Master’s aura.
The Five Elements Master was roughly ten kilometers away from Su Xing, positioned near the core area of the Five Elements Sect ruins.
Su Xing nodded slightly and murmured:
“Quick battle, quick victory. With my current strength, the Five Elements Master shouldn’t have any room to resist…”
With that thought, Su Xing drew his Blackice sword, wrapping it in Elemental Force Entwinement.
To avoid damaging the Five Elements Sect ruins as much as possible, Su Xing decided to use Earth Sword directly for a swift kill of the Five Elements Master.
With that in mind, Su Xing shot forward like an arrow loosed from its bow, streaking toward the Five Elements Master.
In just a few breaths, Su Xing stood before the Five Elements Master.
By the faint lamplight, Su Xing could make out the Five Elements Master’s features.
He appeared to be around forty years old, with a well-proportioned build.
The only striking feature was those eyes full of wisdom, seemingly possessing extraordinary comprehension.
But at this moment, the Five Elements Master’s expression was blank, his complexion pale — he had long since lost the last shred of consciousness.
“So this… is what a living-dead puppet looks like?”
Su Xing took a deep breath. This was his first time seeing a living-dead puppet in the Real World.
And as Su Xing noticed the Five Elements Master, the Five Elements Master also launched a decisive attack toward Su Xing.
But Su Xing didn’t dodge. He raised an eyebrow, lifted his Earth Sword, and struck back at the Five Elements Master.
“Too slow!”
Su Xing shook his head slightly.
Then he channeled the Power of Swiftness onto the Blackice sword and slashed at the Five Elements Master’s body.
With a single strike, Su Xing severed the Five Elements Master’s left arm.
Black mist instantly spread as crimson-black blood flowed out, splattering onto the ground in a small pool.
After losing an arm to Su Xing’s blade, the Five Elements Master’s aura immediately wilted and grew unsteady.
The reddish-black blood writhed like venom, frantically trying to repair the wound.
But how could a Void Shattering realm cultivator so easily recover from a severed arm?
The Five Elements Master let out a shriek as Five Elements spiritual energy began flickering across his body.
Seeing this, Su Xing narrowed his eyes, knowing the Five Elements Master was attempting to unleash the Five Elements Mutual Generation technique.
But how could Su Xing give the Five Elements Master such an opportunity?
Just as the Five Elements Master was gathering spiritual energy, Su Xing struck first.
Another sword swing, enhanced with ultimate speed!
One strike — severing the Five Elements Master’s other arm.
After that, Su Xing unleashed four consecutive strikes.
They targeted the Five Elements Master’s left and right thighs, the dantian in his abdomen… and finally, his head!
In just a few breaths, the Five Elements Master had been dismembered by Su Xing.
Watching the fleeting moment of clarity and regret that flashed through the Five Elements Master’s eyes before death, Su Xing murmured:
“What a pity… I originally wanted to leave the body intact, but I couldn’t hold back…”
Su Xing sighed, then added:
“I suppose I’ll have to cremate the remains. Let’s see if I can find a good resting place with favorable feng shui…”
Su Xing gathered the Five Elements Master’s remains, then proceeded deeper into the Five Elements Sect ruins.
Sweeping the entire core of the ruins with his divine sense, Su Xing found nothing of value.
With a sigh, Su Xing came before an ancient bronze coffin and retrieved a storage artifact from within.
Probing inside with his divine sense, aside from jade slips recording the Five Elements Cycle Art and Five Elements Formation Dao, Su Xing also found many useful formation-crafting materials.
“How is the Five Elements Sect ruins this poor?”
“This is far worse than the Myriad Wood Sect ruins!”
Su Xing licked his lips, thinking of the spirit dragon and the thousands of spiritual herbs — each thousands of years old — in the Myriad Wood Sect ruins, and felt a pang of longing.
Just as Su Xing was preparing to leave the Five Elements Sect ruins, something occurred to him, and he turned his gaze to the ancient bronze coffin before him.
A smile spread across Su Xing’s face. Following the principle of never leaving empty-handed and sweeping everything clean, Su Xing stowed the entire bronze coffin into the spirit field grotto-heaven.
He then swiftly departed the Five Elements Sect ruins and returned to the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon.
Without lingering at all, Su Xing headed straight for the dungeon exit after finishing his business, returning to Earth.
The entire process — from reaching the Five Elements Sect ruins, to killing the Five Elements Master, to returning to the Capital City — took less than a single day…
After returning to the spirit field grotto-heaven, a thought crossed Su Xing’s mind as he looked at the ancient bronze coffin before him.
“Come to think of it… why does every True Master sleep in one of these bronze coffins?”
“Could it be… there’s something special about this coffin?”
Su Xing was somewhat curious.
He then tried absorbing the coffin to convert it into energy.
A coffin this large, if made of bronze, should be worth at least a bit of energy, right?
What he didn’t expect was the pleasant chime that rang in his ears.
【Ding — energy-containing substance detected, total value: 370,000,000 energy points. Absorb?】