Chapter 235 – Returning to the Three Thousand Worlds, Sword-Controlling Technique Perfected! (5k, Vote for Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 235 – Returning to the Three Thousand Worlds, Sword-Controlling Technique Perfected! (5k, vote for monthly tickets~)

In the Real World, Su Xing saw this and nodded with satisfaction.

“Fifty thousand Essence Nurturing Pills and Organ Tempering Pills… that’s more than enough!”

“If there were any more, I probably wouldn’t have enough energy to bring them out…”

“And leaving a hundred and eighty thousand pills for Xia’s military should be enough to last them about twenty-five years… that’s the perfect amount!”

With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.

【Year Five: You continued your arduous cultivation of the Heaven Sword Art. Though you made some progress, you were still far too distant from Major Mastery.】

【However, your status within the Advent Cult grew ever higher, and your number of devoted followers continued to increase.】

【And so, another three years passed.】

【Year Eight: Your cultivation advanced further, drawing ever closer to the third layer of Body Integration stage.】

【In the meantime, you made a trip to the Myriad Wood Sect ruins, slew Perfected One Myriad Wood, and brought out several hundred thousand spirit stones.】

【But at the same time, the spirit liquid and spirit stones you had previously accumulated were completely exhausted, making further advancement increasingly difficult.】

【Your comprehension of the Heaven Sword Art also hit a minor bottleneck, still a considerable distance from Major Mastery.】

【Thus, alongside your study of the Heaven Sword Art, you also began attempting to comprehend the Sword-Controlling Technique.】

【The cultivation difficulty of the Sword-Controlling Technique was considerably lower than the Heaven Sword Art. Combined with your ever-deepening comprehension of the Sword Dao over the years, your understanding of the Sword Control Art grew increasingly profound.】

【With your current escape speed, sword flight covering a hundred thousand li in a single day was no longer a challenge.】

【Year Nine: With your assistance, Luo Shuying was not far from reaching Late-stage Legendary.】

【Your prestige within the Advent Cult was at its zenith, and many followers hoped you would become the new faction leader.】

【You knew the time was ripe. All you needed now was to wait for the right opportunity, and you could replace the Transhuman Faction leader!】

【Year Eleven: With a simple stratagem, you eliminated the Transhuman Faction leader. You then successfully ascended to the position, becoming the new faction leader.】

【The followers, Elders, and even Protectors under your command deeply supported you, firmly believing that under your leadership, the Advent Cult would reach new heights of glory.】

【Although Protector Dragon harbored some dissatisfaction toward you, he was powerless against the tide of popular support.】

【Year Twelve: You issued a command, requesting a list of the Advent Cult’s moles embedded within other factions.】

【Though this command was somewhat unusual, no one questioned you.】

【However, the Advent Cult’s moles hidden within other factions were difficult to account for. It took you a full half-year to compile a complete and detailed roster of all the moles.】

In the Real World, Su Xing felt a surge of joy in his heart, then silently recited:

“Activate the immersive simulation function, duration one hour!”

【You have successfully activated immersive… remaining energy: 699,990,000 points.】

As the simulator’s notification faded, Su Xing appeared in an unfamiliar room.

In Su Xing’s hands was a thick stack of documents, containing the names and detailed information of at least a thousand mole operatives.

This stack of paper alone contained well over several hundred thousand characters of text.

Su Xing then read through them at lightning speed, rapidly committing every mole’s information to memory.

With Su Xing’s current level of cultivation, his divine soul was so powerful that memorizing ordinary text like this was effortless—he could take in an entire page at a glance.

Only the powerful techniques and supernatural arts of the cultivation world, whose very characters contained immense power, were difficult to memorize.

But Su Xing could even memorize the Heaven Sword Art, let alone a few hundred thousand ordinary characters.

…

Soon, the immersive simulation time ended, and Su Xing returned to the Real World.

Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, a complex expression flickering within them.

“I never imagined the Advent Cult had planted so many moles within every major faction… their roots truly run deep!”

Su Xing drew a deep breath. This intelligence was truly explosive.

According to the intelligence, the Advent Cult had planted a total of over two thousand three hundred moles on Earth!

Of those, more than fifteen hundred were within Great Xia’s borders.

This included Xia’s military, the Jin Commerce Group, the Tarot Society… even every top-tier and first-rate merchant association had Advent Cult moles.

“The first mole the Advent Cult plants in the Tarot Society arrives this July… I already know their identity, so when the time comes, I absolutely cannot admit this person!”

“There are even moles in merchant associations like the Jin Commerce Group who have been undercover for decades without ever being discovered… just imagine how much critical intelligence they must have obtained!”

After a pause, Su Xing sighed.

“Of course, the most outrageous one is still Xia’s military…”

“The Advent Cult has planted a total of seven hundred and eighty-three moles within Xia’s military!”

“From Martial Sovereign-level generals at Demon-Sealing Pass… down to ordinary non-commissioned officers handling logistics and transport—Advent Cult moles exist at every level!”

Su Xing could hardly believe it.

What shattered his worldview the most was that a certain Martial Sovereign-level mole had been lurking at Demon-Sealing Pass for nearly two hundred years!

Su Xing had even seen news about this person before!

That Martial Sovereign mole, in order to save a Xia military unit, had ultimately fought a Demon Sovereign in a great battle, sustaining severe injuries that nearly cost him his life…

Such a valiant and iron-blooded soldier—if Su Xing weren’t absolutely certain of his intelligence, there was no way he would ever believe that person was a mole!

“Tsk tsk… this really is a headache! These moles are deeply entrenched…”

“For now, the only option is to compile this list and hand it over to Lu Yuanwu, then let him gradually root out these moles…”

Su Xing rubbed the space between his brows.

As for how to handle the mole situation, Su Xing wasn’t particularly concerned. All he could do was provide the list and let Xia’s military deal with it themselves.

“Now that I know about the moles, I’ll need to avoid them during future transactions. That should make things considerably safer…”

With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze back to the simulation panel.

【After obtaining the mole roster, you did not act rashly, for if you leaked it to Xia’s military at this point, the Advent Cult would certainly grow suspicious.】

【So you continued your daily cultivation as usual.】

【Year Thirteen: Your comprehension of the Heaven Sword Art remained at the Minor Mastery level.】

【But what pleasantly surprised you was that your comprehension of the Sword-Controlling Technique advanced further, successfully reaching Major Mastery!】

【With Major Mastery-level Sword-Controlling Technique, your sword flight could cover fifteen thousand li in a single shichen! Your escape speed was greatly enhanced.】

【Year Fourteen: Your cultivation successfully broke through—you became a third-layer Body Integration stage cultivator!】

【After breaking through to the third layer of Body Integration stage, you did not slacken. You continued your daily cultivation, striving to comprehend the Heaven Sword Art.】

【And so, another three years passed.】

【Year Seventeen: Your comprehension of the Heaven Sword Art once again hit a bottleneck, and progress slowed to a crawl.】

【So you turned to cultivating the Sword-Controlling Technique instead, hoping to bring it to the Perfection realm as soon as possible.】

【One day, while cultivating the Sword-Controlling Technique, you fell into a mysterious and wondrous state.】

【You successfully triggered a Spontaneous Epiphany!】

【In the state of epiphany, your comprehension of the Sword-Controlling Technique soared at a breathtaking pace…】

【Three days passed in the blink of an eye.】

【When you came back to your senses, you felt a faint sense of wistful loss.】

【Then you discovered that your comprehension of the Sword-Controlling Technique had successfully entered the Perfection realm!】

【With Perfection-level Sword-Controlling Technique, you could cover thirty thousand li in a single shichen of sword flight!】

【Traveling three hundred and sixty thousand li in a single day was no challenge whatsoever!】

【Moreover, as the quality of your spirit sword improved and your cultivation and Sword Dao comprehension deepened, the speed of your sword flight would only continue to increase!】

In the Real World, Su Xing saw this and sighed softly, a complex look in his eyes.

“Truly a case of the flowers you tend refusing to bloom, while the willow branch you casually plant takes root and flourishes!”

Su Xing had painstakingly cultivated the Heaven Sword Art, hoping to trigger a Spontaneous Epiphany, yet it never came.

Who would have thought that casually practicing the Sword-Controlling Technique would directly trigger a Spontaneous Epiphany and reach the Perfection level!

“What a shame… if the Heaven Sword Art had reached Major Mastery, and my cultivation had advanced a bit further… fighting a Mahayana cultivator to a draw despite the realm difference wouldn’t have been a problem at all!”

Su Xing shook his head slightly.

“Still, Perfection-level Sword-Controlling Technique isn’t bad at all. Three hundred and sixty thousand li in a day—that speed means I could reach any place on Earth within a single day!”

Su Xing was content enough. Triggering an epiphany was always better than not triggering one.

“But for this simulation run, the chances of triggering another epiphany are quite low. Better to focus entirely on advancing my cultivation!”

With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.

【Year Eighteen: You continued cultivating diligently, and your cultivation steadily improved.】

【Year Nineteen: You made a trip to the Beast Taming World’s Slaughter Battlefield, spending several months slaughtering all the Legendary demon beasts and killing the Silver-Haired Demon Emperor along the way.】

【Year Twenty: You continued your secluded cultivation every day, working hard to improve your cultivation.】

【And so, another five years passed.】

【Year Twenty-Five: Over these five years, you remained in secluded cultivation within the spirit field grotto-heaven, rarely returning to Earth. You only occasionally checked on the situation at Demon-Sealing Pass and the Advent Cult.】

【Over five years, although you relied solely on spiritual energy for cultivation, your cultivation did improve, reaching the latter half of the third layer of Body Integration stage.】

【You planned to break through to mid-stage Body Integration within the final three years, so you chose to continue your secluded cultivation.】

Su Xing nodded slightly as he read the simulation text before him.

“Going to the Three Thousand Worlds before Year Twenty-Five would bring no benefit — I’d only end up imprisoned in the Celestial Demon Prison…”

“Besides, the spiritual energy in the Advent Cult’s valley is far less abundant than in the spirit field grotto-heaven. Better to cultivate in peace and head over in Year Twenty-Eight!”

With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.

【Through day after day of secluded cultivation, two years passed in the blink of an eye.】

【Year Twenty-Seven: Your cultivation was not far from reaching mid-stage Body Integration. You prepared to attempt the final breakthrough.】

【You took out the several million drops of spirit liquid you had accumulated over the years, ready to break through to mid-stage Body Integration in one decisive push!】

【Time flew, and half a year passed in an instant…】

【In the latter half of Year Twenty-Seven, your cultivation finally broke through to the fourth layer of Body Integration stage!】

【Congratulations on becoming a mid-stage Body Integration cultivator!】

【After breaking through to mid-stage Body Integration, you knew it was time to leave Earth.】

【So you set off for the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon, gathered three jade fragments, and successfully entered the Myriad Wood Sect ruins.】

【Previously, you had killed the living-dead puppet in the tomb passage with a single casual strike, preserving its intact body.】

【But when killing Perfected One Myriad Wood, you were still unable to leave his body whole. Perfected One Myriad Wood was cleaved into seven pieces by your hand, making it impossible to refine him into a living-dead puppet.】

【Afterward, you did not hesitate and released the spirit vein dragon trapped within the formation!】

【The spirit vein dragon broke free, its aura leaking out and quickly attracting Old Dog Dragon.】

【The great battle between you and Old Dog Dragon was on the verge of erupting!】

【When you were at early-stage Body Integration, Old Dog Dragon was already no match for you, let alone now that you had reached mid-stage Body Integration.】

【You employed the same trick as before, deliberately revealing an opening, and ultimately killed Old Dog Dragon at the cost of sustaining serious injuries.】

【Afterward, you entered the spirit field grotto-heaven to recover from your wounds.】

【The recovery speed brought by the “Cockroach” talent was astonishing. In merely one month, your injuries had fully healed.】

【You then took out Old Dog Dragon’s communication jade slip and contacted Blood Three.】

【One month later, Blood Three descended upon Earth.】

【You presented the spirit vein dragon and successfully obtained the pass to the Three Thousand Worlds.】

In the Real World, Su Xing nodded slightly at this and murmured:

“Last time I went to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, all the items in the spirit field grotto-heaven were lost. I was practically penniless…”

“This simulation, I can’t let that happen again. I need to find a way to bring some starting capital with me!”

Su Xing thought this over, then began pondering what would be the most worthwhile things to bring.

Since storage artifacts and the spirit field grotto-heaven could not be used, whatever Su Xing brought had to be small in size yet extremely valuable in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm!

After a moment of deliberation, Su Xing decided on what to bring to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.

Spirit-Gathering Flower seeds… and a small amount of spirit liquid!

“Based on previous intelligence, the depletion of spiritual energy isn’t limited to just Earth… the entire Three Thousand Worlds is experiencing spiritual energy depletion!”

“Compared to Earth though, the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm undoubtedly has far more spiritual energy — at least enough for cultivators to practice.”

“And against this backdrop, the value of Spirit-Gathering Flowers will multiply several times over, perhaps even tens of times over!”

Su Xing murmured.

Bringing actual Spirit-Gathering Flowers wasn’t realistic. After all, they were flowers — carrying them on his person through the chaotic spatial currents would easily destroy them.

Therefore, bringing Spirit-Gathering Flower seeds and spending a few years cultivating them was undoubtedly well worth it!

As for spirit liquid, that would serve as Su Xing’s starting capital. He wouldn’t need much — three to five bottles would suffice!

“As for the Azure Cloud Token…”

Su Xing frowned slightly.

Passing through the chaotic spatial currents, Su Xing would likely fall unconscious for a period. If the Azure Cloud Token were discovered by Advent Cult members, he’d be done for.

“It’s not convenient to bring the Azure Cloud Token for now… or perhaps there’s a special way to bring it?”

Su Xing murmured, turning his gaze to the simulation panel.

【After obtaining the pass, you began preparing the starting capital you needed to bring to the Three Thousand Worlds.】

【You skinned Old Dog Dragon’s dragon hide, then with great effort fashioned a small body-hugging pack, into which you placed several bottles of spirit liquid and some pills.】

【Then, using the Blackice sword, you cut an opening in your own abdomen and placed the Azure Cloud Token and a small pouch of Spirit-Gathering Flower seeds inside your body.】

【Several days later, the wound healed, and you headed to the Slaughter Battlefield.】

【You faced the crimson moon overhead and made your way toward the end of the Slaughter Battlefield.】

【Several days later, you reached the end of the Slaughter Battlefield and met the Slaughter Apostle.】

【You presented the pass and successfully stepped through the World Gate leading to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.】

【You entered that strange space once more, and two choices lay before you.】

【First, pass through the Advent Cult’s white corridor. Second, cross through the chaotic spatial currents to reach the spatial passage on the other side leading to an unknown destination.】

In the Real World, Su Xing sighed lightly at this:

“The chaotic spatial currents… with my current strength, I’m far from being able to cross them physically. I should visit the Luotian Sect dungeon sometime and ask what cultivation level is needed to traverse the chaotic spatial currents!”

With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.

【You hesitated for a moment, but still chose to pass through the Advent Cult’s white corridor.】

【Terrifying spatial fluctuations surged toward you. You held on for a while… then quickly fell unconscious.】

【When you awoke, you found yourself in a somewhat dilapidated room.】

【There wasn’t a single part of your body that didn’t hurt, and your divine soul had also suffered tremendous damage.】

【But your spiritual energy cultivation was still intact, and there were traces of bandaging on your wounds.】

【Compared to before, your situation was undoubtedly far better — it seemed you had been rescued by the Advent Cult.】

【The “Cockroach” talent continuously consumed your stamina and spiritual energy, rapidly mending your injuries.】

【You instinctively wanted to find the Healing Pills and spirit liquid you had brought with you.】

【But your expression immediately changed, because the spirit liquid and Healing Pills had vanished without a trace.】

【You hurriedly sensed the Azure Cloud Token and Spirit-Gathering Flower seeds inside your body. Fortunately, these two most precious items were still within you.】

【But the Azure Cloud Token could only be useful if you encountered Azure Cloud Sect disciples and presented it to them — only then would they know your identity. So for now, it was of little use.】

【And the Spirit-Gathering Flower seeds still needed to be personally cultivated by you.】

Su Xing nodded slightly at this and said:

“The Azure Cloud Token is really just a credential… it doesn’t have any functions like voice transmission or summoning powerful cultivators.”

“To use it, I’d first need to encounter Azure Cloud Sect cultivators in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.”

“For now, I should focus on recovering from my injuries first…”

【You rested in the bed for two days, after which you could barely move around.】

【You left the room and discovered you were in a rundown courtyard, which was situated within the Advent Cult’s valley.】

【Sure enough, just as you had expected, you had been rescued by the Advent Cult’s people — though your belongings had also been stolen.】

【Nevertheless, your situation was far better than in the previous simulation, where you had been captured and thrown into the Celestial Demon Prison.】

【You made some inquiries around the market town in the valley and learned that the next blood seedling tournament was still more than half a year away.】

【You planned to use this time to accumulate some starting resources and gather useful information.】

【After half a month, your injuries had recovered considerably, and you now possessed Void Return-stage combat power.】

【So you found a brothel and took up work as a guard there.】

【Life in the brothel was quite leisurely. Besides beating up some clueless freeloaders every day, you could spend most of your time relaxing and listening to music.】

【The only thing that dissatisfied you was the brothel’s low monthly wages — those few hundred spirit stones weren’t even enough to cover the costs of growing Spirit-Gathering Flowers.】

【So in addition to guarding the brothel, you would occasionally rob the freeloaders, skimming a bit of extra profit off them.】