Chapter 317 – Two Hundred Years of Immersive Simulation, Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art Advances to the Third Layer! [8k]
by spirapiraIn the Real World, Su Xing saw this and nodded slightly.
“Not bad. Traveling from the anomalous space to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm… getting there is easy, but coming back is the hard part…”
“It would easily alert Red Moon, and returning might become impossible then.”
“But if I can secretly establish a travel route and consolidate the resources of the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm and Earth, I won’t need to worry about simulation energy for a very long time!”
Su Xing was eager to try. This concerned whether he could travel to the Three Thousand Worlds after reaching the True Immortal realm.
His gaze returned to the simulation panel.
【You carefully observe this void node, applying your Great Dao of Space Comprehension, hoping to determine the location of this void node.】
【Ultimately, after repeated confirmation, this void node does indeed lead to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm!】
【But you also discover that the distance between Earth and the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm doesn’t seem as close as you imagined.】
【With your current Celestial Immortal realm cultivation, a void crossing would require passing through three void nodes and would even take two months!】
【During these two months, you would be entirely confined within the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel with no supplies whatsoever. You must store sufficient resources in advance to ensure the simulation proceeds smoothly.】
【The time needed for void travel is secondary. What’s more critical is… you have no confidence in fully locking onto the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm’s direction. You may need a higher level of Great Dao of Space Comprehension.】
【And breaking through this layer of restriction is also essential for shielding against Red Moon’s detection.】
【After careful deliberation, you decide to temporarily shelve the journey to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm and continue cultivating on Earth.】
In the Real World, Su Xing’s brow furrowed tightly at this.
“As expected… traveling to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm isn’t that easy!”
“My mastery of the Great Dao of Space and the Dao of cause and effect still needs further advancement!”
“Beyond that, I also need to prepare sufficient energy in advance to sustain my simulations for a period of time…”
After a pause, Su Xing mused:
“As my cultivation improves, the speed of void travel will certainly increase… At the Celestial Immortal realm, traveling to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm takes two months, but at the True Immortal realm, it might only take one month.”
“But even so, I need to prepare enough energy for at least four simulations!”
Currently, the simulator’s simulation count still couldn’t be accumulated.
Su Xing hoped that after the next version update, the simulator would gain a count accumulation feature.
That way, once Su Xing had gathered enough energy… he could simulate multiple times in quick succession, dramatically boosting his cultivation!
It would also help bridge the awkward gap when simulation energy was scarce…
“I’ve done a preliminary exploration of the situation regarding traveling to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm… So next, I’ll do as I always have and cultivate the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art!”
Su Xing closed his eyes slightly, rapidly calculating in his mind.
Based on his cultivation speed with the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art, he would need approximately two hundred years to fully master the third layer, at which point he would enjoy a sevenfold cultivation speed boost.
As for bringing out the third layer comprehension of the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art, Su Xing estimated it would require at least 100,000 origin energy points…
But if done through immersive simulation, it would only require roughly 80,000 origin energy points.
The difference saved him 20,000 points!
Moreover, the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art was a comprehension-type reward… which also meant Su Xing would have an extra opportunity to bring out another reward!
“After the Celestial Immortal realm… the demand for spirit liquid and cultivation resources becomes even greater!”
“I must accumulate enough spirit liquid to ensure my future cultivation needs!”
Su Xing rubbed his chin. He already had a plan for the remaining time of this simulation.
Taking a deep breath, Su Xing activated his memory supernatural art, temporarily sealing his own memories, then silently recited:
“Activate immersive simulation… duration: two hundred years!”
【Ding! You have successfully activated immersive simulation. Cost: 73,000 origin energy points. Remaining origin energy: 1,766,328 points…】
As the simulation notification faded, Su Xing’s consciousness entered the simulation world.
When he came to his senses again, Su Xing was still inside the spirit field grotto-heaven, though the layout had changed slightly.
After repeatedly confirming the time, Su Xing realized he was now three years into the simulation timeline.
“A full two hundred years of immersive simulation… that’s truly an enormous challenge!”
Su Xing murmured, first surveying the spirit field grotto-heaven and noticing that the spirit plants within had all shown signs of growth.
Then there was the dark energy on the Spirit Vein Dragon’s body, which had weakened considerably compared to before.
“At this rate, in another seven or eight years, that dark energy should completely dissipate…”
Su Xing mulled it over. Right now he faced two choices: leave Earth directly and head for the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, or stay on Earth to fight the alien races and buy more time before Red Moon’s resurrection.
After some deliberation, Su Xing decided to leave Earth directly!
Because in this simulation, Su Xing needed to accumulate a massive amount of spirit liquid to ensure his future cultivation needs!
Currently, all of Su Xing’s spirit liquid combined, converted to high-grade spirit liquid, amounted to a mere twenty million drops or so…
This was far from enough for Celestial Immortal realm cultivation.
Therefore, Su Xing was preparing to go big — accumulating enough spirit liquid across the Three Thousand Worlds!
To do that, Su Xing would need to find more Luotian legacies…
With this in mind, Su Xing immediately set out, found his family and friends, and left behind for Earth a tenth-rank talisman, a Peak Tribulation Crossing puppet, and several immortal treasures!
These treasures weren’t enough to defeat a Medium Divine Power alien, but they could still threaten a weak divine power alien deity…
This also meant that in year forty-five, when the alien deity attacked, Demon-Sealing Pass might be able to hold… at the very least, it could delay destruction until after year fifty!
The chain reaction this would cause was that Red Moon’s resurrection and the red-eyed aliens’ arrival would be delayed, with the red-eyed aliens not appearing until around year eighty.
After convincing his family and friends on Earth, Su Xing took them all into the spirit field grotto-heaven.
In year four, Su Xing made a trip to the Advent Cult, retrieved Luo Shuying, ransacked the Advent Cult’s treasury, and killed Old Dog Dragon while he was at it.
He then spent another month plundering the Blood Demon Realm, obtaining a substantial amount of Blood Spirit Stones, Blood Spirit Liquid, and the like.
Though he didn’t need these for his own cultivation, they could fetch a good price on the Three Thousand Worlds’ black market.
In year five, Su Xing officially departed, traveling from the anomalous space to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm…
Upon arriving at the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, Su Xing immediately headed for White Emperor City.
After settling his family and friends in White Emperor City, Su Xing disguised himself with breath-concealing techniques and went to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion.
In this immersive simulation, Su Xing once again used the alias Su Ye!
Su Xing sold a large volume of intelligence to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion and specifically requested spirit liquid as payment!
This intelligence included information about Qingyunzi’s situation, intelligence on the alien Red Moon, and the locations of Advent Cult traitor bases.
The sale of this intelligence alone netted Su Xing approximately five million high-grade spirit liquid…
Over the next two years, Su Xing continued cultivating the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm while quietly waiting for his opportunity.
Sure enough, after the Celestial Secrets Pavilion verified the intelligence, they swiftly mobilized the independent cultivator forces of White Emperor City to launch a siege against the Advent Cult!
Su Xing, disguised and concealing his aura, blended in with the independent cultivator siege forces, joining the assault on the Advent Cult.
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“This place… is the mountain valley settlement from before!”
Su Xing rode his sword high above. For this siege, he displayed strength at approximately the early-stage Earthly Immortal realm.
“Among the Advent Cult… the truly wealthy ones are those Blood-numbered cadres and those human traitor clans…”
Su Xing knew exactly what he was doing and quickly locked onto his targets.
Thousands of siege cultivators surged into the mountain valley settlement in a vast wave.
These cultivators were mostly at or above the Spirit Transformation stage but below the Immortal realm.
Quite a few Tribulation Crossing cultivators and Human Immortal realm cultivators were mixed among them…
A single Advent Cult stronghold’s forces couldn’t resist.
Before long, a one-sided slaughter began…
The battle lasted roughly a day and a night. Su Xing blended in among the independent cultivators, killing several Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators.
But the resources he obtained were limited — converted to high-grade spirit liquid, merely a few hundred thousand drops.
Su Xing knew that the truly wealthy ones were the Advent Cult’s cadres.
Sure enough, amidst the chaotic battle, Su Xing spotted several figures fleeing toward the depths of the Hundred Thousand Mountains…
Though they had concealed their auras and disguised themselves as ordinary Advent Cult members, Su Xing recognized them at a glance — these were several Advent Cult cadres!
Without hesitation, Su Xing launched his pursuit. Wielding an ordinary lower-grade immortal treasure flying sword, it took him mere moments to slay these Advent Cult cadres!
Four Advent Cult cadres in total, among them Blood Ninety-Nine, Blood Ninety-Seven, and Blood Ninety-Four.
The fourth was an Advent Cult Loose Immortal blood seedling without a Blood number designation.
Su Xing collected their four storage artifacts, wiped the divine sense imprints, and a delighted smile spread across his face.
A mere four Advent Cult cadres, yet the equipment and resources within their storage artifacts, converted to high-grade spirit liquid, were worth approximately three million drops to Su Xing!
“Tsk tsk… these Advent Cult cadres were all at Human Immortal Realm Peak. Their storage artifacts were rich with resources — all preparations for breaking through to the Earthly Immortal realm!”
“The resources in their storage bags, especially the spirit stones and spirit liquid… are even more abundant than some early-stage Earthly Immortal realm cultivators!”
Satisfied, Su Xing pocketed all these resources, then headed to the mountain valley to find the Song clan.
After plundering them, Su Xing gained an additional few hundred thousand high-grade spirit liquid worth of resources!
A single raid had earned Su Xing close to four million high-grade spirit liquid!
And so, over the next two years, Su Xing participated in seven more raids on Advent Cult strongholds.
Though the hauls weren’t as rich as the first time, the total resources accumulated across all raids, converted to high-grade spirit liquid, were worth approximately twenty million drops!
Half of it was ready-made spirit liquid, while the other half was in the form of various resources that Su Xing would need to sell himself.
In simulation year ten, Su Xing departed and left the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
Su Xing’s first destination was naturally the nearby Black Water Realm.
Several months later, Su Xing arrived at the Black Water Realm.
Finding the undersea cavern from his memory, Su Xing broke through the formations and extracted approximately five million drops of high-grade spirit liquid, along with numerous other resources and magical treasures.
The post-celestial supreme treasure, the Black Water Banner, particularly impressed Su Xing.
“The Black Water Banner, aside from being able to complement the Black Water supernatural art and release black water… can actually serve as a Dao supreme treasure for comprehending the Water Dao!”
Su Xing’s eyes gleamed with interest.
He currently possessed the Five-Element Mutated Super Spirit Root, allowing him to fully comprehend the Water Dao and water spiritual energy.
“Perhaps, during this immersive simulation… I can comprehend the water origin as well?”
Su Xing murmured.
And so, going forward, Su Xing’s daily routine included not only comprehending the third layer of the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art, but also the task of understanding the Water Dao.
After finding the Black Water Realm’s treasury, Su Xing rested for merely one month before preparing to depart for his next destination — the Star Realm.
After over a year of travel, passing through more than ten void nodes and stopping at a small world along the way, Su Xing arrived safely at the Star Realm.
Su Xing found the chief of a major tribe, left behind the Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Observation Method, and left his name.
In year thirteen, Su Xing arrived at the Cangwu Realm.
Su Xing had come to the Cangwu Realm not only for rest, but more importantly to sell resources here and exchange them for spirit liquid!
At the Gold Coin Trading Company, Su Xing produced a large quantity of unusable magical treasures, millions of spirit stones… as well as some techniques and supernatural arts, exchanging them for approximately five million drops of high-grade spirit liquid.
Anything above five million drops would require a lengthy wait, and Su Xing couldn’t afford to wait.
At this point, the total high-grade spirit liquid Su Xing had accumulated during this simulation reached thirty-five million drops.
After resting for some time, several months later, Su Xing arrived at the Spirit Beast Realm.
Finding the Luotian legacy in the Spirit Beast Realm, Su Xing’s high-grade spirit liquid count reached forty million drops!
In year fifteen, Su Xing passed through the Tianyin Realm and arrived at the Yinmu Realm!
This realm contained a substantial Luotian legacy. Su Xing obtained ten million drops of high-grade spirit liquid and countless magical treasures and supernatural arts.
…
Over the next seven years, Su Xing passed through more than twenty worlds including the Dongsheng Realm, Aoyun Realm, Huangshui Realm, and Yellow Sand Realm, ultimately arriving at the Tianyuan Realm!
In year twenty-two, the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel passed through the final void node and arrived safely at the Tianyuan Realm!
“This place… is the Tianyuan Realm!”
Su Xing gazed upon the bustling Tianyuan Realm, his heart filled with emotion.
“Back then, during my void travels, it took me twenty to thirty years… and the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel was damaged before I finally reached the Tianyuan Realm!”
“But now, with Celestial Immortal realm cultivation… my void travel speed has improved dramatically. It took me just over ten years to arrive safely at the Tianyuan Realm!”
“And along this journey, I’ve reaped an enormous harvest!”
Su Xing did a quick calculation.
From the start of the immersive simulation, descending to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm and traveling all the way to the Tianyuan Realm—
Su Xing had collected nearly sixty million drops of high-grade spirit liquid… and this didn’t even include the spirit liquid consumed during void travel!
During the decade-plus of void travel, Su Xing’s comprehension of the Great Dao of Space had also advanced further!
Though he hadn’t yet reached the level of Minor Attainment, his progress was remarkable.
The cultivation of the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art’s third layer was also progressing steadily.
What delighted Su Xing even more was that his comprehension of the water origin had already reached the level of Minor Mastery!
“The Five-Element Dao origins… Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. I’ve now comprehended three — Wood, Water, and Fire. I’m only missing the Metal origin and the Earth origin…”
Su Xing nodded with satisfaction.
The ability to bring out all insights from the immersive simulation without paying any cost — that was the most overpowered aspect of it all.
“Then for the next few years, I’ll stay in the Tianyuan Realm to cultivate. The Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel has been traveling for ten years and needs a thorough overhaul too…”
…
Over the next three years, Su Xing remained in the Tianyuan Realm cultivating while repairing the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel.
In the twenty-fifth year, the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel was fully repaired, and Su Xing prepared to leave the Tianyuan Realm and return to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm!
Because Su Xing’s next plans would be easier to carry out in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
The Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel cut through the void and arrived at a relatively stable region.
Su Xing stood up, stepped off the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel, and nodded slightly:
“Then I’ll choose this place… to open a new spirit field grotto-heaven!”
Su Xing took out the Spatial Origin Stones he had traded for in advance and began carving out a personal pocket space.
After about a year, Su Xing obtained a personal space spanning two hundred zhang (666 m) in radius.
Its size was several times larger than before!
After severing the karmic connection to the spirit field grotto-heaven that Qingyunzi had gifted him, Su Xing transferred all the spirit plants and spirit medicines to the new spirit field grotto-heaven, then let out a long breath of relief.
“With part of the karmic ties severed… it won’t be so easy for Qingyunzi to find me now!”
With that weight lifted from his heart, Su Xing piloted the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel and embarked on the journey back to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
On the return trip, Su Xing no longer needed to search for the Luotian legacy, so his speed was considerably faster.
In the thirty-fifth year, Su Xing returned to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
During this time, Su Xing hadn’t forgotten to find the Origin-Channeling Flower Secret Realm in the Black Water Realm, and he killed two Earthly Immortal realm Advent Cult officers along the way, seizing a considerable amount of spirit liquid.
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Several months later, Su Xing returned to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm. Gazing at the familiar White Emperor City before him, the corners of his mouth curled upward:
“Now then — the legend of Su Ye in this lifetime… officially begins!”
Su Xing first returned to White Emperor City, spending some time with family and friends.
He then went to White Emperor City and revealed his early-stage Celestial Immortal realm cultivation. This instantly drew the personal reception of the White Emperor Tower branch’s True Immortal realm master!
Having smoothly obtained the title of first-class guest Elder of the White Emperor Tower, Su Xing volunteered to go to Celestial Demon City to fight against the enemy!
In the thirty-sixth year, with his early-stage Celestial Immortal realm cultivation, Su Xing had barely joined Celestial Demon City before he was given the rank of Trismyriarch, independently leading an army of three myriads, consisting of thirty thousand cultivators with an Earthly Immortal realm vice commander under him.
Su Xing named this army the Heavenly Abyss Army — this was his initial attempt at fighting the alien race…
In the fortieth year, in just four short years, Su Xing had led his Heavenly Abyss Army to carve out a fearsome reputation on the Celestial Demon City front lines.
Over those four years, the aliens slain by Su Xing’s own hand exceeded one hundred thousand, including one powerful Greater Divine Power alien comparable to early-stage Celestial Immortal realm.
The entire Heavenly Abyss Army had exterminated over two hundred thousand aliens!
That year, Su Xing was promoted to Strategos of Celestial Demon City, ranking among the seven powerhouses of the front lines, second only to the True Immortal realm city lord and the Celestial Demon General’s avatar.
Between battles on the front lines, Su Xing never neglected his cultivation of the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art or his comprehension of the Water Dao.
Moreover, amid the slaughter, Su Xing’s understanding of the Great Dao of Killing and the Great Dao of the Sword continued to deepen…
Thus, ten years passed!
In the fiftieth year, over the course of a decade, Su Xing had led the Heavenly Abyss Army to slay over a million aliens, and even killed an alien god rivaling late-stage Celestial Immortal realm!
Su Xing did not conceal his battle record. With these achievements, he ascended to the Prodigy List, ranked fifty-sixth!
That same year, the Celestial Demon General’s avatar sought out Su Xing and took him as a direct disciple.
In the sixtieth year, Su Xing’s comprehension of water origin reached the Grand Accomplishment realm!
In the seventieth year, Su Xing fought one against two, simultaneously battling two late-stage Celestial Immortal realm alien gods — killing one while the other fled.
Su Xing’s ranking on the Prodigy List rose to twenty-eighth!
As Su Xing’s fame grew, more and more prodigies from the Three Thousand Worlds came seeking him out, and the Heavenly Abyss Army’s strength steadily increased.
In the seventy-seventh year, Su Xing’s talent Wisdom in Foolishness took effect, accelerating his cultivation speed even further.
That same year, the red-eyed aliens began descending upon the battlefield.
Thus, twenty-three years passed…
In the one hundredth year, the name “Su Ye” had spread throughout the entire Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
Over the decades, more than a dozen cultivators on the Prodigy List had challenged Su Xing one after another, only to be recruited into the Heavenly Abyss Army.
The Heavenly Abyss Army’s strength had grown enormously — every single one of the thirty thousand soldiers was an elite warrior!
It was no exaggeration to say that the Heavenly Abyss Army under Su Xing’s command was worth half of Celestial Demon City’s entire fighting force!
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One day, Su Xing was enjoying a rare moment of rest, sitting in his cave dwelling within Celestial Demon City, reflecting on the gains and losses of his century-long journey…
Despite being over a hundred years old, Su Xing still looked young — no different from a twenty-year-old — though his eyes carried a trace of weathered experience.
“Before I knew it… the immersive simulation has lasted a hundred years already… and what a magnificent century it has been!”
Su Xing rubbed the space between his brows. Years of frontline warfare had forged in him an iron-blooded warrior’s temperament.
“But this century of immersive simulation… has affected me too deeply!”
“I can’t even tell anymore whether I’m in the simulation or in reality.”
Su Xing rubbed his brows again. A hundred years, for an ordinary Celestial Immortal, was but a snap of the fingers — perhaps merely the duration of a single closed-door cultivation session.
But in reality, Su Xing was only twenty-three years old. This hundred-year simulation was equivalent to five times his entire life experience.
“Fortunately, the successive tempering of the Heart Refinement Trial and the Heart-Shattering Thunder tribulation… have made my Immortal mental state as solid as iron. Otherwise, this century would have been truly hard to endure!”
Su Xing was somewhat worried that after this hundred years, when he returned to reality, he would become a young man with the disposition of an old soul.
“But the gains from this century are enormous!”
“The Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art is progressing steadily… the third layer isn’t far off!”
“Water origin has reached Grand Accomplishment… perhaps this time I can even reach the Perfection realm!”
“The Great Dao of the Sword, the Great Dao of Space, the Great Dao of Killing… all have progressed!”
“There are even numerous scattered gains… this century of immersive simulation will undoubtedly become an invaluable treasure for me!”
Su Xing nodded slightly, then continued:
“As for high-grade spirit liquid, I’ve accumulated close to eighty million drops over these years… no need to continue stockpiling!”
“From now on, besides cultivation, the more important task is to push for the early establishment of the Anti-Alien Alliance!”
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In the one hundred and tenth year, the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm’s struggle against the aliens began to gradually turn unfavorable.
The Heavenly Abyss Army under Su Xing’s command was ambushed by the aliens!
But Su Xing, with his early-stage Celestial Immortal realm cultivation, defied the odds and slew an alien god rivaling peak Celestial Immortal realm!
After this battle, Su Xing’s ranking on the Prodigy List skyrocketed to sixteenth on the Human List!
The top ten on the Human List were all beings with the potential to advance to the Golden Immortal realm!
That same year, Su Xing publicly announced his hope to rally like-minded individuals to jointly fight against the alien race!
By Su Xing’s strength alone, even as a Prodigy List prodigy, his influence was limited.
But one must not forget — within Su Xing’s Heavenly Abyss Army, there were quite a few prodigies!
Unlike Su Xing, a cultivator from a minor world, the vast majority of prodigies hailed from prestigious clans, great families, or major sects…
The influence of these prodigies was anything but small!
In the one hundred and twentieth year, in just ten short years, hundreds of thousands of cultivators had answered the call, agreeing to join the allied forces fighting against the aliens.
Unfortunately, most cultivators only pledged verbal support or were still watching from the sidelines, and had not actually come to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
What made Su Xing even more solemn was that the three key powers — the White Emperor Tower, the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, and the Gold Coin Trading Company — had not made any public declaration.
Fortunately, thanks to his connection with the Celestial Demon General, the Celestial Demon Prison publicly announced its entry into the Anti-Alien Alliance that year.
In the one hundred and thirtieth year, Su Xing left the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm and made a trip to the Star Realm.
Leveraging the goodwill from previously “returning the Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Observation Method,” Su Xing easily persuaded the entire Star Realm’s cultivators to join the fight against the alien race!
The entire Star Realm — eight thousand tribes, hundreds of millions of cultivators — all declared their participation in the Anti-Alien Alliance!
The Star Realm became the second line of defense against the aliens.
In the one hundred and fortieth year, following the Star Realm’s announcement, more and more independent cultivators and factions had agreed to join the Anti-Alien Alliance over the past decade-plus.
That year, Su Xing’s cultivation advanced to the third level of the Celestial Immortal realm!
In the one hundred and fiftieth year, Su Xing received tremendous news!
That year, the White Emperor Tower, the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, and the Gold Coin Trading Company all publicly announced the formation of a cultivator alliance, cooperating with Su Xing to jointly resist the aliens!
Not only did they provide resources and spirit stone support, they even dispatched several True Immortal and Mystic Immortal realm cultivators to fight together against the aliens!
With the top powers of the Three Thousand Worlds entering the fray, within mere decades, countless independent cultivators and practitioners flooded into the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
Among them were no shortage of Celestial Immortal and True Immortal realm great cultivators!
Thus, thirty years passed…
In the one hundred and eightieth year, one day Su Xing felt a stirring in his heart, as if perceiving the weathering passage of time, sensing the vast transformations between the four seasons, between spring and autumn.
The Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art officially broke through to the third layer!
Over these years, as cultivators from neighboring worlds poured into the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm… the battle against the aliens had returned to a roughly even footing!
Thus, over twenty more years passed…
In the two hundred and third year, Su Xing consumed a Spirit Awakening Pill. With its aid, his comprehension of water origin reached complete Perfection… just one step away from achieving the Dao Embryonic Form of the Water Dao!
One day, while cultivating, Su Xing felt the world spin around him as his consciousness gradually drifted away…
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When Su Xing came to his senses again, he had already returned to the Real World.
After returning to the Real World, Su Xing’s eyes still held a trace of disorientation…
“I’m… back on the original timeline?”
Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly. After two hundred years, his memory of this particular day had grown somewhat hazy.
So Su Xing decided to unleash his supernatural art and unseal his long-dormant memories.
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Moments later, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, a flash of clarity passing through them.
“So… this is my one hundred and seventeenth simulation? And the current date is December 16th, 2025, New Era on Earth?”
Su Xing reorganized his thoughts while summarizing the gains from his two hundred years of immersive simulation.
“The Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art… has finally broken through to the third layer. From now on, one year of my cultivation equals seven years of an ordinary cultivator’s hard work!”
“I’ve comprehended a new Origin Force… water origin at Perfection!”
“My understanding of the Great Dao of Space, the Great Dao of Killing, and the Great Dao of the Sword has deepened further…”
“The goal of accumulating high-grade spirit liquid has been essentially achieved!”
Su Xing reflected for a moment. In this simulation, he had truly lived through two hundred years.
The gains from that period were staggering!
At the same time, Su Xing had gained a deeper understanding of the broader situation across the Three Thousand Worlds… and the conditions in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
When he traveled to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm in the future, he wouldn’t be going in blind…
“However… if the immersive simulation lasts too long, it still takes a toll…”
Su Xing rubbed his brows. Even though he had unsealed his memories, those two hundred years had been absolutely real.
For a long time to come, Su Xing would likely experience bouts of mental disorientation.
“Extended immersive simulations… best avoided if possible!”
Su Xing murmured.
“But in this simulation, I truly managed to single-handedly alter the course of the cultivation world on a regional scale… even bringing the human alliance into existence fifty years early!”
“I wonder… how long can the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm hold out this time?”
A glimmer of anticipation flashed in Su Xing’s eyes as his gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【In the two hundred and fifth year, the Heavenly Abyss Army under your command was ambushed once again by the aliens, but you fought valiantly and ultimately defeated the alien army!】
【For the next twenty-five years, you remained active on the front lines against the aliens…】
【In the two hundred and thirtieth year, the Celestial Demon General informed you that his main body had encountered some trouble, and his avatar’s combat effectiveness might be affected in the future…】
【You were somewhat puzzled upon hearing this — the timing of the Celestial Demon General’s main body encountering problems had been delayed by several decades… Could this be connected to the situation in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm?】
【That same year, the number of red-eyed aliens surged several times over in a short period, and Red Moon’s power recovered further!】
【The war situation in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm turned against the humans once more…】
【Fortunately, the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm still had many prodigy cultivators, and the number of cultivators was several times greater than before, so they still had the strength to resist.】
【In the two hundred and fortieth year, the situation in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm had become dire. The inexhaustible red-eyed aliens on the battlefield symbolized Red Moon’s further recovery of power!】
【In recent years, your talent Blessed by Fortune had been sending frequent warnings… it seemed some powerful being had set its sights on you!】
【In the two hundred and fiftieth year, earth-shattering news came from Celestial Demon City — the Celestial Demon General’s avatar had vanished!】
【The cause of the disappearance was unknown… but a clone comparable to the Golden Immortal realm had simply vanished from Celestial Demon City!】
【With the disappearance of the Celestial Demon General’s avatar, the alien invasion grew even more rampant, as if they had known the news in advance…】
【An ominous premonition grew ever stronger in your heart…】
【And so, that year you began evacuating your family and friends, taking some of your trusted allies and prodigies, and prepared to withdraw to the Star Realm!】