Chapter 316 – Breaking Through to Heavenly Immortal Realm, A Massive Haul of Two Million Origin Energy! [8k]
by spirapiraIn the Real World, Su Xing saw this and wore a peculiar expression.
“Spirit Dragon Celestial Immortal… why does that sound like some villain’s name?”
Su Xing was somewhat speechless.
Still, in this simulation he had revealed the Spirit Vein Dragon and attracted the attention of other cultivators, so the Dao title of Spirit Dragon Celestial Immortal was rather fitting…
“Ah, the Spirit Vein Dragon… a supreme post-celestial treasure like this — forget Celestial Immortals, even Golden Immortals would covet it!”
Su Xing felt rather helpless. With his Celestial Immortal realm cultivation, guarding the Spirit Vein Dragon was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
Fortunately, he excelled at the art of self-preservation, could Shield Heavenly Secrets, and had the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel to escape to other worlds.
Cultivators below the Mystic Immortal realm would likely find it impossible to locate Su Xing…
“As for Golden Immortal senior cultivators… they’d be prominent figures throughout all the Three Thousand Worlds. Surely they wouldn’t stoop to dealing with a minor Celestial Immortal like me?”
Su Xing rubbed his chin, feeling that at the very least, Golden Immortal cultivators wouldn’t personally act against him — the blow to their reputation would be too great!
But secretly dispatching someone to deal with Su Xing… that was a different matter entirely!
“In the end, it comes down to insufficient strength. An innocent man is guilty only of possessing a treasure… this Spirit Vein Dragon has become a hot potato…”
Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly, though he wasn’t afraid of losing his life over this.
If it truly came to being hunted down, at worst he could simply abandon the Spirit Vein Dragon and flee.
After all, in simulations, Su Xing had surrendered the Spirit Vein Dragon who knows how many times…
Thinking this, Su Xing looked toward the Spirit Vein Dragon hibernating not far away beneath the great tree formation.
Over the past few months, Su Xing had persisted in purging the malignant energy from the Spirit Vein Dragon, and the formation had been running continuously.
The malignant energy on the Spirit Vein Dragon had faded considerably compared to before.
At this rate, within ten years, the Spirit Vein Dragon would fully recover!
“So for this simulation… next I should find a good location and cultivate peacefully for a hundred years — that’s the proper approach!”
Su Xing rubbed his chin and decided to first find a way to travel to the Tianyuan Realm.
His gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【Year ninety: You arrived at the Yinmu Realm, where you found a portion of the Luotian legacy.】
【After resting for a year, one day you divined that a minor tribulation lay in your future, but it could be avoided.】
【You knew in your heart that it was likely more cultivators coming after your Spirit Vein Dragon.】
【Thus, you piloted the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel and headed for your next destination…】
【Over the following ten years, you passed through more than twenty worlds including the Dongsheng Realm, Aoyun Realm, Huangshui Realm, and Huangtian Realm, successfully arriving at the Tianyuan Realm!】
【After advancing to the Celestial Immortal realm, the increase in your magical power and cultivation meant your speed of void travel was obviously far greater than before…】
【Year one hundred: After successfully arriving at the Tianyuan Realm, you concealed your identity and devoted yourself to daily cultivation.】
In the Real World, Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this and murmured:
“This simulation should focus on continuing to raise my cultivation… and my Great Dao of Thunder comprehension should also keep advancing!”
Su Xing deliberated for a while. Since he had decided to extract these two rewards from this simulation, he naturally wanted to bring out as much as possible.
Comprehension of any Great Dao could be achieved through natural perception.
For instance, during the Awakening of Insects or on days with thunderclouds, Su Xing could sense heavenly thunder and enhance his comprehension of the Great Dao of Thunder.
But this pace was simply too slow.
If he possessed a supreme treasure containing the Dao origin of the Great Dao of Thunder, Su Xing’s speed of comprehending the Great Dao of Thunder might increase even further.
For example, the innate Fusang tree branch in Su Xing’s possession was a supreme treasure for comprehending the Wood-Fire Great Dao.
“I possess the Heavenly Thunder Sacred Body — though it hasn’t fully formed yet… it still far surpasses ordinary cultivators!”
“Combined with the Late Bloomer talent’s enhancement… it’s twice the result for half the effort!”
Su Xing pondered whether he could visit the Gold Coin Trading Company to exchange for a supreme treasure suited for sensing the Great Dao of Thunder.
Thinking thus, Su Xing turned his gaze back to the simulation panel.
【Year one hundred and one: After a year of hiding, once you confirmed no one was tracking you, you visited the Gold Coin Trading Company.】
【After displaying your Celestial Immortal realm cultivation, even for the Gold Coin Trading Company, you qualified as an honored guest.】
【Upon entering the VIP chamber, you got straight to the point, proposing to exchange your innate Fusang tree branch for a supreme treasure containing the Great Dao of Thunder!】
【A True Immortal realm vice president of the Gold Coin Trading Company, upon hearing of such a large deal, came to see you personally…】
【After verifying the authenticity of the innate Fusang tree branch, he was overjoyed, for the innate Fusang tree branch contained both Wood and Fire Origin Forces, making it even more precious than ordinary Great Dao supreme treasures!】
【The vice president then presented three supreme treasures for you to choose from.】
【First: a Thunderbird tail feather.】
【Thunderbirds are powerful creatures that live within thundercloud layers. Legend even has it they can survive within tribulation thunderclouds. Their feathers naturally absorb the energy of the Great Dao of Thunder, making them invaluable for cultivators comprehending the Great Dao of Thunder — twice the result for half the effort!】
【The tail feather in particular is the only one on a Thunderbird’s entire body, the essence of the whole creature…】
【The Gold Coin Trading Company’s tail feather came from a thirty-thousand-year-old Mystic Immortal realm Thunderbird and was worth a fortune…】
【Second: a Thunder Dragon reverse scale.】
【According to the vice president, this Thunder Dragon reverse scale came from a pure-blooded True Dragon from a True Dragon realm. Though that True Dragon only possessed True Immortal realm cultivation, its effectiveness was no less than the Thunderbird tail feather.】
【Third: a Thunder Crystal Stone.】
【The Thunder Crystal Stone was a special stone that formed over tens of thousands of years of evolution. Not only was it an important material for crafting thunder-type magical treasures, it could also be used to comprehend the Great Dao of Thunder within.】
【You held all three supreme treasures in your hands, carefully weighing and comparing them before ultimately choosing the Thunderbird tail feather!】
【In terms of cultivation effect alone, the Thunderbird tail feather and the Thunder Dragon reverse scale were comparable, both top-grade, while the Thunder Crystal Stone was slightly inferior…】
【However, dragons have only a single reverse scale on their entire body. The appearance of this reverse scale meant that Thunder Dragon had died.】
【True Dragons, as one of the most powerful races across the Three Thousand Worlds, rarely descended upon the cultivation world, but you still didn’t want to invite trouble.】
【Trading the innate Fusang tree branch for the Thunderbird tail feather was slightly unfavorable to you, but it was clearly better suited.】
【After completing the exchange, you took the Thunderbird tail feather to a secluded location and began closed-door cultivation.】
【Year one hundred and five: Each day, aside from spending 2 hours on Qi Refinement, you devoted all your energy to comprehending the Great Dao of Thunder.】
【Your comprehension of the Great Dao of Thunder progressed rapidly, and before long it nearly rivaled your comprehension of the Sword Dao…】
【Thus, twenty-five years passed.】
【Year one hundred and thirty: Over these years, you consumed twenty million drops of high-grade spirit liquid, using up the vast majority of your previously accumulated spirit liquid. Your cultivation also smoothly reached the late phase of the first level of the Celestial Immortal realm.】
【But as your cultivation continued to advance, you found yourself increasingly vexed.】
【Because after the Celestial Immortal realm, your cultivation speed slowed dramatically. Even with the Late Bloomer talent’s enhancement, breaking through a single sub-realm still required seventy to eighty years…】
In the Real World, Su Xing sighed lightly upon seeing this and remarked:
“A Celestial Immortal realm cultivator… even a single minor realm of cultivation requires three thousand years… my bitter cultivation of seventy to eighty years is already fast enough! But it’s still not enough!”
“And the bigger hidden concern is insufficient spirit liquid!”
“Just cultivating through a single sub-realm requires twenty million drops of high-grade spirit liquid… I really need to find more Luotian Sect inheritances!”
Su Xing mulled it over and decided to advance the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art to the third layer as soon as possible. Then, using the simulator to extract spirit liquid once more might be enough for his Celestial Immortal and True Immortal realm cultivation…
His gaze returned to the simulation panel.
【Year one hundred and fifty: Your cultivation smoothly advanced to the second level of the Celestial Immortal realm!】
【But the high-grade spirit liquid you had previously accumulated was mostly consumed…】
【If you were in Celestial Demon City, with battle merit rewards, spirit liquid wouldn’t be so scarce… but now, every drop you used was one fewer remaining.】
【Fortunately, your comprehension of the Great Dao of Thunder was also growing day by day.】
【This year, you began refining artifacts for others to earn spirit liquid.】
【With your artifact refining level, you had a seventy to eighty percent success rate even when crafting top-grade immortal treasures.】
【And refining a single top-grade immortal treasure could earn you nearly ten million high-grade spirit stones.】
【But because your skills were exquisite, and because you only accepted payment in spirit liquid, you charged two million drops of high-grade spirit liquid per top-grade immortal treasure.】
【Refining a single top-grade immortal treasure required an entire year, and clients didn’t come every year…】
【But fortunately, each top-grade immortal treasure yielded two million drops of high-grade spirit liquid, which, if used frugally, was enough to sustain your cultivation for three years.】
【And so, you continued like this — refining artifacts, earning spirit liquid, advancing your cultivation — your realm rising steadily.】
【In the blink of an eye, another twenty years passed.】
【Year one hundred and seventy: Your cultivation reached the mid-phase of the second level of the Celestial Immortal realm.】
【That same year, your comprehension of the Great Dao of Thunder advanced further. The Great Dao of Thunder became the Great Dao law you had mastered most proficiently, even slightly surpassing the Great Dao of the Sword!】
【But as you continued to cultivate and comprehend, you also noticed that the Dao essence within the Thunderbird tail feather was gradually dissipating — clearly it wouldn’t last much longer…】
【The Thunderbird tail feather, which had once radiated dazzling purple light, was now growing dim. The Dao essence contained within was gradually fading with the passage of time.】
【Year one hundred and eighty: One day, as you used the Thunderbird tail feather to comprehend the Great Dao of Thunder as usual, you could feel every leap of lightning, every thunderous roar tearing through the void.】
【Finally, your comprehension of the Great Dao of Thunder advanced another step. And with that, the Thunderbird tail feather in your hand completely lost its radiance. The purple glow turned dull and lifeless, and the Dao essence within dissipated entirely…】
【After losing the Thunderbird tail feather, your speed of comprehending the Great Dao of Thunder slowed. You therefore devoted more of your attention to advancing your cultivation.】
【Year one hundred and ninety: One day, the cultivation within your body surged naturally, as if water flowing to its destination. You smoothly broke through to the late phase of the second level of the Celestial Immortal realm!】
【But as your cultivation rose, each increment of progress demanded massive resources…】
【One day, you felt a premonition. Your Blessed by Fortune talent frantically sent warnings.】
【You closed your eyes slightly, carefully sensing the source of the threat, but couldn’t pinpoint it right away. So you expended lifespan to divine your future tribulation. The divination results showed… an inescapable death tribulation!】
【This time, a powerful enemy you couldn’t resist had set their sights on you!】
【You wondered in your heart whether it was Qingyunzi who had targeted you, or whether your identity as Spirit Dragon Celestial Immortal had been discovered.】
【But regardless, you decided not to wait any longer — you had to act immediately. You stood up, suppressed the unease in your heart, and resolved to pilot the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel to flee to a more distant world.】
【Swiftly gathering essential cultivation resources, you arrived at a void node and activated the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel.】
【The Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel flashed with dazzling light as a golden beam tore through the void. You and the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel vanished from the spot together.】
【However, just as you thought you were about to escape successfully, a tremendous force suddenly emanated from deep within the void. An elder clad in dark gray robes, with an unfathomably deep aura, appeared before you.】
【This elder’s eyes flickered with cold, cruel light. With a mere wave of his hand, an invisible force pulled the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel out of the void, and you were forced back to the Tianyuan Realm’s void node.】
【Exiting the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel, your expression turned grave. This elder was not Qingyunzi — so it had to be a cultivator who had set their sights on your Spirit Vein Dragon!】
【Sure enough, this elder scrutinized you carefully, then let out a soft chuckle — he had clearly seen through your disguise and confirmed your identity.】
【You sensed thick killing intent from this elder, but you didn’t act rashly. Instead, you asked him his purpose.】
【The elder merely said that possessing a treasure beyond your station was your crime. A powerful figure had set their sights on your Spirit Vein Dragon, and he hoped that after your death, you wouldn’t blame him from the grave.】
【As he spoke, a terrifying aura rose from the elder’s body, clearly exceeding the True Immortal realm… this was a great cultivator who had stepped into the Mystic Immortal realm!】
【You cursed silently. An existence capable of mobilizing a Mystic Immortal realm cultivator had to be at least a Golden Immortal realm powerhouse!】
【Such a powerhouse, willing to stoop so low, all for the Spirit Vein Dragon in your possession…】
【Knowing you were no match, you simply summoned the Spirit Vein Dragon and offered it with both hands, asking only to preserve your own life.】
【The elder fell silent for a moment upon seeing this. Clearly, he hadn’t expected you to surrender the Spirit Vein Dragon so readily… possessing such a treasure yet knowing when to yield — truly rare…】
【The Mystic Immortal realm elder produced a communication jade slip. After the jade slip flickered several times, the elder’s attitude became subservient.】
【After ending the jade slip communication, the elder looked at you with eyes full of killing intent…】
【Your heart sank to the bottom. You knew the other party had no intention of letting you go.】
【So without hesitation, you instantly deployed your Spirit Domain. Three thousand strands of Protective Sword Aura erupted simultaneously, and aided by the No Martial Virtue talent, you unleashed your most powerful strike!】
【However, even though you gave everything you had, the gap in strength between you was simply too vast…】
【The opponent merely waved his hand lightly and easily neutralized your attack.】
【Immediately after, an invisible force bound you, and you felt your life force draining rapidly.】
【Your consciousness gradually faded…】
【You died!】
【Ding! This simulation has ended!】
After the simulation ended, Su Xing sighed and said:
“An innocent man is guilty only of possessing a treasure!”
“A supreme treasure like the Spirit Vein Dragon… even a Golden Immortal powerhouse was willing to stoop so low as to move against a junior like me…”
“With my current strength… if it were only a True Immortal making a move, I might still have a chance to flee… but against a Mystic Immortal, the odds are zero!”
Su Xing didn’t feel any regret though. Although the simulation ended prematurely, the boost from that mouthful of pure spiritual energy from the Spirit Vein Dragon was permanent!
“Well then… let’s see this simulation’s rewards!”
【Five-Element Mutated Super Spirit Root】: Gold talent. Price: 10 origin energy.
【Great Dao of Thunder Comprehension (Initial Glimpse)】: Having endured the Heart-Shattering Thunder tribulation and used the Thunderbird tail feather, your comprehension of the Great Dao of Thunder reached the Initial Glimpse level and beyond. Price: 170,000 origin energy.
【Celestial Immortal realm cultivation】: Second level of the Celestial Immortal realm. Grants a lifespan of 40,000 years. Magical power vast as the heavens. One must achieve at least Initial Glimpse comprehension of a Great Dao to step into this realm… Price: 200,000 origin energy!
【Artifact Refining Comprehension】: Fifty years of artifact refining comprehension. Further improved proficiency in crafting top-grade immortal treasures. Price: 20,000 origin energy.
Su Xing’s goals for this simulation were clear.
Advance to the Celestial Immortal realm, and improve his comprehension of the Great Dao of Thunder.
Though the simulation didn’t reach the full two hundred years, both objectives had been perfectly achieved.
“Celestial Immortal realm… advancing a single minor realm costs one hundred thousand origin energy. That’s still acceptable…”
Su Xing checked his remaining origin energy — only 178,079 points.
“But fortunately, Lu Yuanwu should be delivering a hundred thousand tons of fourth-order exotic metal this time… that’s two million origin energy!”
Su Xing’s heart burned with excitement as he silently declared:
“I choose the Great Dao of Thunder comprehension…”
【Ding! Congratulations on extracting the Great Dao of Thunder comprehension. Cost: 170,000 energy. Remaining energy: 8,079 points…】
As the simulation notification faded, countless memories and insights flooded into Su Xing’s mind.
In mere moments, the Great Dao of Thunder had become the Great Dao law Su Xing was most proficient in!
It even surpassed the Great Dao of Space and the Great Dao of the Sword!
Su Xing stood within the spirit field grotto-heaven, lightning seeming to flicker around him. Each pulse of lightning shifted in rhythm with his breathing, then settled back into calm moments later.
Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, a flash of lightning gleaming through them…
The corners of his lips curled slightly upward as Su Xing said with satisfaction:
“Not bad. The Great Dao of Thunder… this might become the first Great Dao I advance to Minor Attainment…”
At the Immortal realm, during the early stages of Human Immortal and Earthly Immortal, the requirements for Dao comprehension were not particularly deep.
But as one’s cultivation continued to advance, the requirements for Dao comprehension would become increasingly demanding!
For example, stepping into the Celestial Immortal realm, aside from needing to survive the Heart-Shattering Thunder tribulation, had a hidden requirement — comprehension of at least one Great Dao must reach the Initial Glimpse level!
As for advancing to the True Immortal realm, the requirements were even more outrageous!
That was, aside from needing to survive the Piercing Wind tribulation, one’s comprehension of the Great Dao corresponding to one’s spiritual root must all reach the Initial Glimpse level!
For instance, a cultivator with an earth spiritual root would need to achieve Initial Glimpse in the Great Dao of Earth before they could break through to True Immortal.
But for Su Xing, not only did all five elemental Great Daos — metal, wood, water, fire, and earth — need to reach Initial Glimpse, but even the Great Dao of Thunder had to reach Initial Glimpse as well!
This was precisely why cultivators with mixed spiritual roots found their cultivation growing slower the further they advanced…
The Great Daos they needed to attend to far exceeded what ordinary cultivators had to deal with…
But there were also advantages!
A cultivator with a five-element spiritual root who managed to reach the True Immortal realm would inherently possess combat strength far exceeding that of ordinary True Immortals!
“Metal, wood, water, fire, earth… any single one of these Great Daos ranks merely at a middling level among the three thousand great Daos — hardly top-tier!”
“But if the five elemental Great Daos were to merge as one… comprehending the true Five Elements Great Dao, that would absolutely be one of the most supreme among the three thousand great Daos — perhaps even slightly superior to the Great Dao of Space!”
Su Xing murmured. After obtaining the Super Spirit Root talent — the Five-Element Mutated Super Spirit Root — the difficulty of his advancement to True Immortal had increased considerably.
But his potential would also be incomparably greater!
“I must prepare for the True Immortal breakthrough as soon as possible… Once I break into the True Immortal realm, Luo Tian’s legacy will truly be mine to inherit!”
“From now on… I’ll devote all my energy to advancing my Qi Refinement cultivation and deepening my comprehension of the Great Daos…”
So Su Xing resolved.
…
After claiming the Great Dao of Thunder Comprehension, Su Xing’s remaining origin energy was running thin.
So after disguising himself and concealing his aura, Su Xing went to see Lu Yuanwu.
Lu Yuanwu looked positively radiant. This Martial Sovereign, already several centuries old, appeared as though he was experiencing a second spring of youth.
“Senior, here it is… the one hundred thousand tons of fourth-order exotic metal we agreed upon!”
Lu Yuanwu carefully presented a storage ring.
It was evident that even for Great Xia’s entire government, one hundred thousand tons of fourth-order exotic metal was extraordinarily precious…
Su Xing accepted the storage ring, and with a thought, a voice sounded in his ears.
【Ding. Detected large quantity of exotic metal material… Value: 2,000,000 origin energy. Absorb?】
“Yes!”
Su Xing intoned silently. On the surface he appeared calm, but inside, his heart was surging with excitement!
This was a full two million origin energy — a staggering fortune Su Xing had never gotten his hands on before!
These two million points of origin energy were enough for Su Xing to break through to the True Immortal realm!
He could even duplicate the innate Fusang tree branch — bringing this supreme treasure out of the simulation once more!
Su Xing nodded with satisfaction and looked at Lu Yuanwu:
“You’ve done well…”
Being praised by Su Xing, Lu Yuanwu was elated. Seizing the moment while Su Xing was in good spirits, he made a request:
“Senior, myself included… eleven Martial Sovereign powerhouses plan to advance to Legendary-stage together in two months. When the time comes, we’ll need your assistance…”
Lu Yuanwu understood that if they advanced to Legendary on their own, they would likely be confined to Demon-Sealing Pass afterward, unable to return to Earth.
But according to Su Xing’s prior promise, with his help, not only could they advance to Legendary-stage, but remaining on Earth would carry no negative consequences.
After hearing this, Su Xing nodded and agreed:
“Don’t worry… just come find me when the time comes!”
“Our ongoing trades will continue… if you still need Primordial Martial Pills, that is!”
With that, Su Xing’s figure flickered and vanished from the spot.
…
First heading to the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts instance, Su Xing made use of the Xuanyuan Breath-Concealing Formation he had set up within the Myriad Wood Sect ruins and prepared to break through!
Returning to the spirit field grotto-heaven, Su Xing looked at the balance on his simulation panel and clenched both fists.
2,008,079 points of origin energy!
Such an enormous sum — if he had continued accumulating at his previous slow pace, even skipping weekly simulations, it would have taken the better part of a year!
“Tsk tsk… indeed, a man doesn’t get rich without a windfall!”
Su Xing blinked and turned his gaze to the reward list.
“First, let me reinforce the shielding of karmic secrets… After all, the commotion from breaking through to Celestial Immortal realm will be considerable. I can’t let Red Moon discover it!”
Over the next several hours, Su Xing laid down layer upon layer of prohibitions. Only after ensuring everything was foolproof did he silently intone:
“I choose to bring out Celestial Immortal realm cultivation!”
As his words fell, the simulator’s notification sounded in his ears.
【Ding. Congratulations on successfully bringing out second-level Celestial Immortal realm cultivation… Cost: 200,000 energy points. Remaining origin energy: 1,808,079 points!】
As the notification faded, the aura around Su Xing underwent an earth-shattering transformation!
Within the spirit field grotto-heaven, Su Xing sat cross-legged, focusing his mind inward.
Above his head, all manner of anomalies arose as tribulation clouds began to gather.
But shielded by the layers of prohibitions, not a trace of it leaked outward.
Immediately after, Su Xing’s cultivation began to surge…
Earthly Immortal realm Great Perfection… first-level Celestial Immortal… second-level Celestial Immortal!
After breaking into the Celestial Immortal realm, Su Xing’s cultivation continued to skyrocket until it reached late second-level Celestial Immortal!
The great river of immortal power within Su Xing’s body also began to rapidly expand and broaden.
In just a brief moment, compared to before, the depth of Su Xing’s magical power had increased by more than twofold!
After adapting to the changes brought about by his new cultivation, Su Xing nodded with satisfaction.
“Celestial Immortal realm cultivation… how terrifying!”
“Every breakthrough to a major realm brings a multiplicative increase in power compared to the last!”
“And precisely because of this… the higher one goes, the harder it becomes to fight above one’s level!”
Su Xing pondered. Based on his current cultivation and strength, he should be around the level of a Peak Celestial Immortal!
But the distance to True Immortal realm was still considerable… he couldn’t even claim to be invincible among Celestial Immortals!
“Compared to ordinary Celestial Immortals… I currently have both strengths and weaknesses!”
Su Xing’s understanding of himself was fairly comprehensive.
First, Su Xing’s divine sense had reached the Celestial Unity Realm — a hundred thousand li (50,000 km) of divine sense coverage!
This was undoubtedly far superior to ordinary Celestial Immortals, and even rivaled some True Immortal cultivators!
As for Dao comprehension… among Celestial Immortal cultivators, Su Xing could only be considered upper-middle tier…
Speed, wood, fire, thunder, space, causality, the Sword Dao, and the Great Dao of Killing!
The number of Great Daos Su Xing currently grasped reached a staggering ten!
This number rivaled some veteran Mystic Immortals who had spent tens of thousands of years in painstaking contemplation.
But in terms of quality… the gap was significant!
Only the Great Dao of Space, the Great Dao of Thunder, and the Great Dao of the Sword had reached the Initial Glimpse level. The remaining seven Great Daos were still at the Dao Embryonic Form or even the origin level…
“My comprehension of the Great Daos still needs to be deepened further!”
“After all, beyond the True Immortal realm… Earth’s resources will very likely be insufficient for my cultivation…”
“And when that time comes, my true body may need to venture into the Three Thousand Worlds, where dangers abound. I must prepare well in advance!”
Su Xing pulled out his little notebook and added Dao comprehension to his schedule.
“As for my supernatural arts… they undoubtedly give me overwhelming dominance among Celestial Immortals!”
“Five Elements Immortal Burst… Protective Sword Aura… Myriad Stars Attraction — all are top-tier Earth Fiend supernatural arts, and even have the potential to become Heavenly Spirit supernatural arts!”
“This advantage needs to be maintained further…”
Su Xing understood that his current ability to fight above his level relied almost entirely on the power of his supernatural arts and the augmentation of his talents!
“But compared to ordinary Celestial Immortals… I do have some deficiencies!”
“Insufficient offensive methods… reliance on a single magical treasure… these are all problems!”
Su Xing carefully summarized and organized his thoughts.
…
Over the following week, Su Xing continued as before, repairing puppets recovered from the Spirit Clan ancestral grounds.
By now, several months had passed.
Beyond the basic mining puppets and alchemy puppets…
Su Xing now possessed a considerable number of combat-class puppets!
The number of Nascent Soul stage puppets approached one hundred!
Spirit Transformation stage puppets numbered a full thirty!
Seven Void Return stage puppets…
And even two Body Integration stage puppets!
Plus Little Beauty, a puppet cultivator who had nearly reached the Nascent Soul stage!
“Not bad… the number of puppets is about sufficient now…”
“Next, I’ll station these puppets at their respective posts to gather goods for me and exchange them for origin energy…”
Su Xing redistributed the puppets across the Seven Kingdoms and Twelve Domains.
Great Xia and the Twelve Domains remained the primary battlegrounds for Su Xing’s puppet organization!
The Twelve Domains in particular were chaotic and lawless, but extremely rich in resources and equipment, requiring Su Xing to deploy even more puppets there.
As for the other six kingdoms, Su Xing only needed to ensure normal trade continued and that his puppets wouldn’t be threatened or damaged.
Soon, the date arrived at December 16th, 2025 of the New Era.
Su Xing headed to the Villa to trade with Jin Congxue.
After this transaction concluded, another thirty-some thousand origin energy was in hand.
Though for Su Xing, who now possessed over 1.3 million origin energy, fifty to sixty thousand per week was nothing remarkable.
But every bit counts — a steady stream eventually makes a river.
…
Returning to the spirit field grotto-heaven, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel that had not yet cooled down and made a brief plan.
“In this simulation, I need to comprehend the third layer of the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art as much as possible!”
“Also, it’s time to select the Super Spirit Root talent!”
Su Xing understood that upgrading his spiritual root was the foundation for his continued cultivation advancement in the future.
When the simulation cooldown ended, Su Xing silently intoned:
“Begin simulation!”
【Simulation #117 initiated. Current remaining origin energy: 1,839,332 points… Remaining simulation attempts: unlimited.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a gold legendary talent costs 1 origin energy point. Draw?】
Su Xing did not choose to draw a new talent. Instead, he spent a few points of origin energy and drew the Super Spirit Root talent.
【Ding. Congratulations, you have obtained the gold talent Five-Element Mutated Super Spirit Root. Simulation begins!】
【Within the spirit field grotto-heaven, you realize you are in a simulation…】
【Over the next two months, you spend each day refining Longevity Pills, Talismans, low-level magical treasures, and the like, providing sufficient resources for the puppet organization to ensure enough stock for a considerable period of trading.】
【Two months later, you make a trip to the Beast Taming World.】
【After clearing out the foreign races, you repair two puppets comparable to Peak Mahayana stage and station them on Earth.】
【With these two puppets in place, the Demon Saint crisis twenty-eight years from now can be weathered.】
【You understand that after breaking through to the True Immortal realm, you will depart for the Three Thousand Worlds.】
【However, if you leave through the Slaughter Battlefield, you would inevitably need to kill the Slaughter Apostle, which would draw Red Moon’s attention — and that is not an outcome you desire.】
【You wish to leave Earth without a trace…】
【The best method is to locate the void node connecting Earth to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm and travel there aboard the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel.】
【Over the following months, you begin searching for the void node between Earth and the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.】
【But you discover that all of Earth has been sealed off, as if enclosed by an invisible barrier separating inside from outside.】
【Unwilling to give up, you continue searching, hoping to find a weaker spatial node.】
【In the third year, after two years of relentless searching, you finally locate a relatively thin point in the seal — one sufficient for void navigation…】