Chapter 322 – Innate Treasure Dao-Enlightenment Tea, Comprehending the Great Dao of the Five Elements! [8k]
by spirapira332. Chapter 322 – Innate Treasure Dao-Enlightenment Tea, Comprehending the Great Dao of the Five Elements! [8k]
Upon hearing Su Xing’s words, the young woman fell silent. After deliberating for a long while, she said:
“The Azure Cloud Sect is one of the top powers in the Three Thousand Worlds… Even our Celestial Secrets Pavilion would not wish to make an enemy of them!”
“If this matter is handled carelessly, it could very well provoke the Azure Cloud Sect’s wrath and trigger a great war…”
“Therefore, our Celestial Secrets Pavilion doesn’t dare make a hasty decision either. We need to investigate thoroughly first…”
After saying this, the young woman asked again:
“Prodigy Su… I’d like to ask you, what exactly is the source of this intelligence?”
Su Xing knew the young woman harbored many concerns, so he gritted his teeth, produced a command token, and said:
“To be perfectly honest… I am a disciple taken in by Qingyunzi’s good thought while it traveled abroad… A second-generation direct disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect!”
“This token can serve as proof!”
Su Xing presented the token in his hand.
Upon seeing it, the young woman’s face showed surprise. If she had believed Su Xing six or seven parts out of ten before, now she believed him more than nine parts out of ten!
Thus, the young woman said:
“Since you are a distinguished disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect… then this matter can naturally be arranged!”
“Please give me some time. I will contact the major powers, including the Azure Cloud Sect!”
Su Xing nodded slightly upon hearing this. After obtaining the young woman’s communication jade slip, he returned to his grotto-heaven and waited quietly.
……
The immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to reality.
“Sigh, my identity was exposed in this simulation after all!”
“If the negotiations fall through… I’ll have no choice but to flee as quickly as possible!”
Su Xing mulled it over and decided to cultivate even harder in the coming period, pushing his cultivation to the Great Perfection of the Celestial Immortal realm as soon as possible.
With this in mind, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【After leaving the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, you returned to your grotto-heaven and cultivated peacefully within the White Emperor Tower.】
【As long as you didn’t venture outside, even the Storm Rain Tower assassins wouldn’t dare enter the White Emperor Tower to carry out an assassination.】
【And so, several years passed in the blink of an eye.】
【In the twentieth year, your cultivation reached the late stage of the eighth level of the Celestial Immortal realm.】
【One day, the communication jade slip that the young woman from the Celestial Secrets Pavilion had given you emitted a pulse.】
【She informed you that a branch pavilion master from the Celestial Secrets Pavilion would personally come, and that the White Emperor Tower would also dispatch a Golden Immortal powerhouse to negotiate face-to-face with the Azure Cloud Sect.】
【The meeting location was Azure Cloud City in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, scheduled for ten years from now.】
【After hearing this, you secretly calculated the timeline and felt the time was sufficient, so you remained in White Emperor City to cultivate for the time being.】
【And so, ten years passed…】
【Your cultivation grew ever more refined. In the thirtieth year, you disguised your appearance and concealed your aura, then took an airship to Azure Cloud City.】
【Several months later, you arrived at Azure Cloud City without incident.】
【Arriving at the designated meeting point, you saw a Golden Immortal realm branch tower master from White Emperor City, a Golden Immortal realm branch pavilion master from the Celestial Secrets Pavilion.】
【As well as an Azure Cloud Sect Golden Immortal — Fairy Ziling!】
【Fairy Ziling was cold by nature, initially harboring hostility toward your group. If not for the Azure Cloud Sect’s reputation, she would have been unwilling to come in person.】
【But when you presented the personal disciple command token, Fairy Ziling’s attitude changed in an instant.】
【She affectionately called you junior brother and pulled you aside, secretly inquiring about Qingyunzi’s condition.】
【But when you revealed the peril Qingyunzi currently faced, Fairy Ziling’s heart was filled with grief.】
【Soon, Fairy Ziling agreed to bring the three of you to the Azure Cloud Realm to investigate the situation!】
【Aboard a flying vessel, you traversed more than ten void nodes and quickly arrived at the Azure Cloud Realm, beholding the Azure Cloud Sect’s magnificent immortal gate.】
Su Xing watched the simulation text before him and nodded slightly, saying:
“Whether this succeeds or fails, it all comes down to this…”
His gaze returned to the simulation panel.
【After arriving at the Azure Cloud Sect’s mountain gate, several second-generation disciples at the Golden Immortal realm appeared to inquire about your purpose.】
【With Fairy Ziling’s assistance, your group smoothly entered the rear mountain and stopped outside Three Immortals Peak…】
【Fairy Ziling first had you wait at the foot of the mountain, then entered the peak herself, apparently to go inside and pay respects to Qingyunzi.】
【After a moment, Fairy Ziling returned, her face bearing a look of joy.】
【Fairy Ziling had indeed met with Qingyunzi, and moreover, Qingyunzi had specifically instructed that you alone should go see him…】
【Upon hearing this, you felt uneasy. Meeting Qingyunzi face-to-face… would be no different from becoming a fish on a chopping board, waiting to be slaughtered!】
【But with the arrow already nocked, you had no choice but to release it. You decided to take the risk…】
【And so you ascended Three Immortals Peak alone to meet Qingyunzi.】
【The summit of Three Immortals Peak was extremely simple — a few acres of spirit fields, a single thatched hut.】
【You paused briefly outside the thatched hut, and Qingyunzi called out softly, inviting you to enter…】
In the real world, Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly at this and murmured:
“Activate immersive simulation, duration one day!”
【Ding…】
Regardless of success or failure, Su Xing intended to explain everything to Qingyunzi face-to-face!
“If it doesn’t work out… in future simulations, I absolutely must not attempt this again until I have overwhelming strength!”
Su Xing murmured, and his consciousness entered the simulation world.
Soon, Su Xing appeared before a thatched hut. From within came a somewhat weary voice:
“Come in, young friend~”
The voice was warm as a spring breeze, causing Su Xing to involuntarily feel a sense of fondness.
Su Xing took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and entered. He then saw Qingyunzi sitting in meditation on a simple wooden bed.
Qingyunzi wore a blue-green robe and appeared quite fatigued. He slowly rose and walked to a wooden table, retrieved the tea set, and brewed a pot of tea for Su Xing.
“I already know why you’ve come, young friend… It’s just that your arrival seems far earlier than I anticipated!”
Qingyunzi said leisurely as he brewed the tea, carrying none of the imposing aura of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal. Instead, he seemed like an ordinary village schoolteacher.
Upon seeing Qingyunzi’s appearance, Su Xing was deeply shaken.
A grand and mighty Grand Luo Golden Immortal — how could he have weakened to this extent, even showing signs of fatigue?
This was completely different from the Qingyunzi in Su Xing’s memories, the one from several decades in the future!
As if sensing the doubts in Su Xing’s heart, Qingyunzi let out a sigh and said:
“This state of mine… has persisted for several thousand years already…”
“Even I don’t know how much longer I can remain lucid… Perhaps I can hold on for another few thousand years, or perhaps only a few decades…”
Su Xing’s expression turned grave upon hearing this. It seemed that Qingyunzi at this point already knew about his own condition and the possible outcome that lay ahead.
Sure enough, Qingyunzi explained:
“Hundreds of thousands of years ago, in a moment of misjudgment, I conceived the idea of achieving sainthood through the Reverse Severing of the Three Corpses!”
“First sever the good corpse, then the evil corpse… and finally sever the self, to attain the Dao of Grand Luo!”
“Severing the good corpse first carries many benefits — the seven emotions and six desires dissipate along with the good corpse, making the path of the Dao smoother and more unobstructed!”
“However, I still overestimated myself… I thought that having cultivated my character all my life, with a fair reputation among righteous cultivators…”
“But once the good corpse was severed, I still could not avoid being beguiled by the evil corpse, unable to restrain the evil in my heart!”
After a pause, Qingyunzi continued:
“My current state is the result of suppressing my evil thoughts with all my might… Once the self corpse is consumed by the evil thoughts, the consequences would be unimaginable!”
“It was precisely because of this… that several thousand years ago, I left behind a good thought containing a portion of my good corpse. Using the One Qi Transforms into Three Purities as its foundation, I sent it out into the Three Thousand Worlds to search for a method of salvation…”
“But with the good thought severed from me, I had no knowledge of its circumstances…”
At this point, Qingyunzi’s gaze fell upon Su Xing as he said:
“So, young friend, your arrival… must mean you encountered that good thought I left behind all those years ago…”
“Might you have a solution?”
As his words fell, the look in Qingyunzi’s eyes as he gazed at Su Xing carried a trace of hope.
Su Xing fell silent for a moment upon hearing this. By now, he was convinced that Qingyunzi was fundamentally a good person.
But a single moment of misjudgment had destroyed his entire path of Dao.
And in a few decades, Qingyunzi’s sense of self would be completely devoured, reducing him to that terrible state.
Su Xing hesitated briefly, then finally said:
“Senior… no, Master!”
“Master’s good thought already took me as a disciple… Therefore, this disciple should address you as Master…”
“I am aware of some of your condition, Master. I’ve heard that when you originally cultivated the One Qi Transforms into Three Purities, you were missing a visualization technique!”
“That technique is the Ruyi Visualization Diagram… This disciple happened upon a portion of the Luotian legacy and obtained this method. I hope to present it to Master!”
With that, Su Xing performed a technique, completely recording the Ruyi Visualization Diagram from his mind and transforming it into a stream of energy that drifted toward Qingyunzi.
Qingyunzi received this technique, absorbed it into his brow, and digested it as memory.
After a long while, a look of emotion flickered across Qingyunzi’s face as he murmured:
“What a pity… it came too late!”
“If I had obtained this method back then to build the foundation… and then cultivated the One Qi Transforms into Three Purities, perhaps I could have eliminated the drawbacks and achieved complete control over my avatars!”
“Unfortunately, it’s too late now… Even if I re-cultivate this method, I’m afraid there won’t be enough time!”
Qingyunzi showed neither joy nor sorrow. Though regret stirred within his heart, he did not fully express it.
After a moment, Qingyunzi looked at Su Xing and said:
“Young friend… Though you were taken as a disciple by a good thought of mine, you have done me a favor, and I have never actually taught you anything… This master-disciple relationship is undeserved!”
“Consider it a karmic bond — you and I shall address each other as equals!”
At this, Qingyunzi said with some gratitude:
“This Ruyi Visualization Diagram, though it came a bit late… still has some use!”
“With it, at the very least, I can hold on a while longer and search for another method to achieve a breakthrough…”
With that, Qingyunzi pointed to a cup of tea on the table and said:
“Young friend, drink this tea before you leave — there’s no rush…”
Su Xing hesitated slightly upon hearing this. Although he believed the current Qingyunzi was not a bad person, this tea… he was still somewhat wary of drinking it.
But then Su Xing reconsidered — a grand and mighty Grand Luo Golden Immortal, if he truly wanted to harm him, would have no need for such methods.
So Su Xing picked up the warm tea and savored it carefully. His eyes immediately lit up, and he praised sincerely:
“Wonderful tea! After just one sip… I actually feel my mind becoming clear, and there even seems to be Dao essence within it!”
Hearing Su Xing’s words, Qingyunzi stroked his beard and smiled:
“You have a discerning palate, young friend… This tea is called Dao-Enlightenment Tea!”
“It is brewed from tea leaves produced by an innate treasure, the Dao-Enlightenment Tree!”
“Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves are incomparably precious… Even I only happened to acquire two or three liang (150 g) during my early travels, and I couldn’t bear to drink them…”
Su Xing looked down at the teacup in his hand, where two or three green tea leaves still floated in the clear, fragrant tea.
Without batting an eye, Su Xing collected the tea leaves along with the tea and the entire cup into his storage artifact.
Then, under Qingyunzi’s stunned gaze, Su Xing’s expression shifted as he said:
“Ahem, ahem, Master! Master! Do you have any more Dao-Enlightenment Tea? Please give me another two liang (100 g) of Dao-Enlightenment Tea!”
Qingyunzi’s mouth twitched at this, and he said:
“This Dao-Enlightenment Tea… I don’t have much left either…”
With that, Qingyunzi carefully retrieved a folded piece of paper from within his robes.
He unfolded the paper, revealing more than ten emerald-green tea leaves inside.
After some hesitation, Qingyunzi took out four leaves, then put three back.
In the end, three tea leaves landed in Su Xing’s hands.
“Ahem… This Dao-Enlightenment Tea is extremely precious… You should brew each leaf multiple times!”
Su Xing hurriedly accepted the tea leaves, but his gaze was fixed on the remaining seven leaves in Qingyunzi’s hand.
Just as he was about to speak, Qingyunzi hastily waved his sleeve, and Su Xing was instantly teleported to the base of Three Immortals Peak.
“Damn it… so stingy…”
Su Xing looked at the three Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves in his possession and carefully stored them in his storage artifact, afraid of damaging them.
Having just returned to the foot of the mountain, Fairy Ziling and the other two Golden Immortals showed anxious expressions on their faces and hastily asked:
“Su Ye, how is Senior Qingyun (Master)?”
Su Xing rubbed his chin upon hearing this and said:
“Qingyunzi is doing alright for now… It’s just that the consequences of the Reverse Severing of the Three Corpses are too severe, so he still needs some time to recuperate…”
Su Xing chose not to tell the full truth, and he had his reasons.
From the current situation, Qingyunzi belonged to the friendly camp. After obtaining the Ruyi Visualization Method, he might be able to delay things for a while, or even fully recover!
Su Xing didn’t know what the outcome would be and needed to observe through future simulations.
And if he revealed Qingyunzi’s true condition, should the information leak, it would inevitably cause upheaval across the Three Thousand Worlds. The Advent Cult and foreign races would exploit the vulnerability — the losses would far outweigh the gains.
Upon hearing Su Xing’s words, the others all showed expressions of joy, breathing sighs of relief.
“Thank goodness Junior Brother Su arrived in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unthinkable…”
Fairy Ziling looked at Su Xing and asked:
“Junior brother, what are your plans now?”
Having just drunk the Dao-Enlightenment Tea, Su Xing felt his comprehension greatly enhanced, so he said:
“Senior sister, could you help me find a place to stay? During my conversation with Master just now… I gained quite a lot. I’d like to enter seclusion for a while!”
Fairy Ziling nodded eagerly and helped Su Xing find a grotto-heaven within the Azure Cloud Sect to stay in temporarily.
The other two Golden Immortals then took their leave.
……
Soon, the immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to reality.
“Dao-Enlightenment Tea! Tsk tsk… I’ve stumbled upon an extraordinary heavenly treasure!”
“And as for Qingyunzi… I’ll need to observe how things turn out.”
Su Xing’s gaze turned to the simulation panel, wanting to see the effects of the Dao-Enlightenment Tea.
【Qingyunzi’s condition was temporarily stable and would not pose a threat to you.】
【So you decided to remain within the Azure Cloud Sect and cultivate for a period of time.】
【While the effects of the Dao-Enlightenment Tea had not yet faded, you took out the innate Fusang tree branch and began comprehending the Great Dao of Fire.】
【Your understanding of the Great Dao of Fire improved rapidly. You had already grasped the Dao Embryonic Form of Fire previously, and the next stage was the Initial Glimpse realm!】
【Holding the innate Fusang tree branch, feeling the fire Dao essence contained within, you fell into a profound state of comprehension… In the blink of an eye, three years passed!】
【This first sip of Dao-Enlightenment Tea allowed you to comprehend for a full three years!】
【And in those three years, your comprehension of the Great Dao of Fire surged rapidly, equivalent to thirty years of ordinary cultivation!】
【After learning the terrifying effects of the Dao-Enlightenment Tea, your heart trembled, and you couldn’t bear to continue drinking it.】
【In the thirty-third year, you left the Azure Cloud Sect and boarded a flying vessel headed for the Black Water Realm!】
【You planned to first comprehend the Water Dao in the Black Water Realm!】
In the Real World, Su Xing took a deep breath upon seeing this, his expression brimming with excitement.
“The Dao-Enlightenment Tea—just a single sip gives ten times the comprehension effect!”
“And it lasts an entire year… and can be consumed continuously!”
“If I’d known, I would have used the immersive simulation directly!”
Su Xing felt somewhat regretful, but after mulling it over for a moment, he shook his head and said:
“No, wait—after the Late Bloomer bonus kicks in… the Dao-Enlightenment Tea’s effects should be even better, and it could even stack with the Great Wisdom state!”
Su Xing did some quick calculations. The Spirit Awakening Pill’s effect was one day of comprehension equaling one month, lasting for one month total—equivalent to three years!
Combined with the Great Wisdom state, one month would be equivalent to ten years of enlightenment.
Add Late Bloomer on top of that… one month would equal twenty years!
As for the Dao-Enlightenment Tea’s effect, while a single dose was inferior to the Spirit Awakening Pill,
the Dao-Enlightenment Tea could be consumed repeatedly!
“Three leaves of Dao-Enlightenment Tea can brew one cup… which means three sips!”
“Three sips of Dao-Enlightenment Tea sustain nine years of effect… equivalent to ninety years of comprehension!”
“Combined with Late Bloomer and the Great Wisdom state… that’s equivalent to two hundred and seventy years of comprehension!”
A gleam of excitement flashed in Su Xing’s eyes as he murmured:
“One cup of tea… can it be re-steeped? Would it still have effects?”
Su Xing could hardly wait to try it out.
“But… there’s no rush for now! I can wait until after the eighty-year mark to try!”
Su Xing thought this to himself, then turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【Upon arriving in the Black Water Realm, you retrieved the Black Water Banner and the Luotian legacy, then prepared to head to the Yellow Sand Realm.】
【In the thirty-fifth year, you arrived at the Yellow Sand Palace beneath Yellow Sand City…】
【After passing three consecutive trials, you inherited the Yellow Sand Daoist’s legacy and gained access to the tournament resources.】
【You decided to stay in the Yellow Sand Palace for intensive cultivation.】
【And so, twenty-five years passed…】
【In the sixtieth year, your cultivation reached the peak of the eighth layer of the Celestial Immortal realm.】
【You began attempting a breakthrough.】
【In the sixty-fifth year, you successfully broke through, reaching the early stage of the ninth layer of the Celestial Immortal realm!】
【And so, another twenty years passed.】
【In the eighty-fifth year, your cultivation reached the mid-stage of the ninth layer of the Celestial Immortal realm…】
【In the one hundred and tenth year, your cultivation reached the late stage of the ninth layer of the Celestial Immortal realm.】
【As your cultivation continued to rise, the time and resources required for each successive level were truly staggering!】
【At the ninth layer of the Celestial Immortal realm, each year of cultivation consumed nearly four million drops of high-grade spirit liquid!】
【This was enough for an ordinary late-stage Celestial Immortal cultivator to use across several hundred years of cultivation…】
【But fortunately, the Yellow Sand Daoist had left behind a great deal of spirit liquid.】
【You cultivated daily, your cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds.】
【In the one hundred and thirty-fifth year, you finally reached the peak of the ninth layer of the Celestial Immortal realm!】
【And at this point, you prepared to make your final push toward Celestial Immortal realm Great Perfection…】
【This session of closed-door cultivation took you a full five years, consuming well over ten million drops of high-grade spirit liquid!】
【In the one hundred and fortieth year, at last, with the help of the Spirit Vein Dragon, you successfully advanced to Celestial Immortal realm Perfection!】
【At this moment… you were only one step away from the True Immortal realm!】
In the Real World, Su Xing took a deep breath upon seeing this.
“Finally… I’m getting closer and closer to the True Immortal realm!”
“And this time, nothing went wrong all the way up to the one hundred and fortieth year… which means the Ruyi Visualization Diagram really did work on Qingyunzi!”
Su Xing felt somewhat excited, but his goals for this simulation hadn’t been fully achieved yet.
Next, Su Xing would further comprehend the Five Elements Dao, using the Dao-Enlightenment Tea to advance his understanding of the Great Dao of Earth and the other Daos!
Thinking this, Su Xing silently intoned:
“Activate immersive simulation… duration, fifty years!”
【Ding, you have successfully activated immersive simulation… Cost: 18,250 energy points. Remaining origin energy: 487,211 points…】
As the simulation notification faded, Su Xing’s consciousness entered the simulated world.
In the Yellow Sand Realm, Su Xing felt the vast and mighty power within his body and nodded with satisfaction.
“Peak Celestial Immortal realm… truly formidable!”
“Now then… it’s time to comprehend the Dao!”
Su Xing didn’t hesitate. From his storage artifact, he took out the Dao-Enlightenment Tea that Qingyunzi had given him. After spending over a hundred years inside the storage artifact, the tea was still somewhat warm.
Su Xing examined the Dao-Enlightenment Tea and found that roughly two-thirds of the cup remained—just enough for two more sips.
Su Xing first activated the Great Wisdom state, then took a sip of the Dao-Enlightenment Tea. Instantly, he felt his comprehension ability surge upward.
While riding the Dao-Enlightenment Tea’s enhancement, Su Xing grasped the Yellow Sand Sculpture and hurriedly began comprehending.
Soon, three years slowly passed…
Su Xing emerged from that wondrous state of comprehension, smacked his lips, and said:
“The Dao-Enlightenment Tea… not only helps with Dao comprehension, but also has a calming effect that aids concentration! Though the short-term comprehension rate is lower than the Spirit Awakening Pill… the overall benefit far exceeds it!”
Su Xing did some rough calculations.
These three years of comprehension, boosted by Late Bloomer, Dao-Enlightenment Tea, and Wisdom in Foolishness combined,
were equivalent to one hundred and eighty years of comprehension!
And Su Xing was now only a single step away from reaching Initial Glimpse in the Great Dao of Earth…
“Just one more step, and the Great Dao of Earth will reach Initial Glimpse!”
With this in mind, Su Xing didn’t hesitate any longer and took another sip of the Dao-Enlightenment Tea.
Three years slowly passed…
Over a year ago, Su Xing’s comprehension of the Great Dao of Earth had already crossed into the Initial Glimpse realm.
But in that wondrous state, Su Xing couldn’t bring himself to exit, so he continued comprehending for another year or so…
“Now, among the Five Elements Dao… I’ve reached Initial Glimpse in both Wood and Earth… Water origin at Perfection, Great Dao of Fire at Dao Embryonic Form… only the Great Dao of Metal remains uncomprehended!”
Su Xing nodded slightly. Once all Five Elements Dao reached the Initial Glimpse realm, he would be able to fully break through to the True Immortal realm!
And with the help of the Dao-Enlightenment Tea… that day surely wasn’t far off!
“Great Dao of Earth at Initial Glimpse… so next, it’s time to comprehend the Great Dao of Fire!”
The Yellow Sand Realm was rich in fire Dao essence, and combined with the innate Fusang tree branch, the results would surely be impressive!
So Su Xing took out the now-empty Dao-Enlightenment Tea cup and saw three emerald-green tea leaves stuck to the bottom.
Su Xing thought for a moment, then took out some Spring Dew Purified Water he had collected earlier and began brewing tea.
Once the cup was brewed, a fresh fragrance filled the air.
Su Xing hurriedly drank a third of it and felt himself falling into that wondrous state of comprehension once more.
Su Xing held the innate Fusang tree branch and began comprehending the Great Dao of Fire!
In the blink of an eye, two years passed. Su Xing gradually emerged from that wondrous state of comprehension and estimated the time that had passed.
Su Xing sighed:
“As expected… the second steeping of the Dao-Enlightenment Tea is vastly inferior to the first…”
The comprehension efficiency hadn’t changed—one year was still equivalent to ten years!
But the duration had dropped to only two years.
Su Xing’s comprehension of the Great Dao of Fire still hadn’t reached the Initial Glimpse realm.
“Good thing there are still two more sips of Dao-Enlightenment Tea…”
Su Xing didn’t hesitate and continued drinking the Dao-Enlightenment Tea, then resumed his cultivation.
Over the next four years, Su Xing consumed the Dao-Enlightenment Tea twice more.
…
In the twelfth year of immersive simulation, inside the Yellow Sand Palace, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, a satisfied expression on his face.
“Excellent. My comprehension of the Great Dao of Fire has successfully reached the Initial Glimpse realm!”
“Now, only the Water Dao and the Great Dao of Metal remain…”
Su Xing took a deep breath, his face brimming with excitement.
This Dao-Enlightenment Tea was truly miraculous!
In just over a dozen years, combined with Su Xing’s talent bonuses, it was equivalent to over ten thousand years of Dao comprehension for an ordinary cultivator!
“However, before comprehending the Water Dao, I should head to the Black Water Realm first!”
So Su Xing spent another year traveling from the Yellow Sand Realm to the Black Water Realm.
In the ten-thousand-zhang (33.3 km) deep sea, Su Xing carved out a cave dwelling. Feeling the abundant water Dao essence surrounding him, Su Xing took out the Black Water Banner and began comprehending the Water Dao!
Taking out the Dao-Enlightenment Tea, Su Xing brewed yet another cup.
With one sip of tea, Su Xing began comprehending the Water Dao.
The third steeping of the Dao-Enlightenment Tea lasted only one year…
Su Xing’s comprehension of the Water Dao also reached the Dao Embryonic Form realm!
Without hesitation, Su Xing drank two more sips of Dao-Enlightenment Tea over the next two years.
With this, Su Xing’s comprehension of the Water Dao was on the verge of reaching the Initial Glimpse realm.
But when Su Xing brewed the fourth steeping, he was sorely disappointed.
Both the effect and the duration of the Dao-Enlightenment Tea had diminished drastically compared to before!
“The effect is less than a third of what it was originally… and the duration is less than a month!”
Su Xing sighed. He had thought he could endlessly squeeze value out of the Dao-Enlightenment Tea.
But as things stood, that clearly wasn’t going to happen.
“But… can the Dao-Enlightenment Tea and the Spirit Awakening Pill work at the same time?”
Su Xing stroked his chin, thinking it over.
He then took a Spirit Awakening Pill and drank a sip of Dao-Enlightenment Tea before resuming his comprehension of the Water Dao.
A month later, Su Xing shook his head in disappointment.
The effects of the Dao-Enlightenment Tea and the Spirit Awakening Pill could not stack!
“What a shame… if only they could provide continuous amplification…”
Su Xing murmured, gazing at the tea leaves at the bottom of the cup.
He still had three leaves of Dao-Enlightenment Tea that hadn’t been brewed.
But Su Xing had no intention of brewing them. Something this precious—he naturally wanted to find a way to bring it out of the simulation!
“Well then, let’s continue comprehending the Water Dao…”
Su Xing murmured.
…
Soon, the fifty-year immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to the Real World.
Opening his eyes, Su Xing nodded with satisfaction and said:
“After this simulation… my comprehension of the four great Daos of Wood, Fire, Water, and Earth has all reached the Initial Glimpse realm!”
“So all that’s left is the final Great Dao of Metal, and I’ll have fully mastered the Five Elements Dao!”
Su Xing nodded contentedly. The major objectives of this simulation had been essentially achieved.
“Going forward, I can find ways to further comprehend the Metal origin…”
Thinking this, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【In the one hundred and ninetieth year, you concluded fifty years of closed-door cultivation. During this period, your comprehension of the five great Daos of Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth surged rapidly, reaching the Initial Glimpse realm!】
【And so, you decided to wait no longer and prepared to head to the Golden Wheel Realm to comprehend the final Great Dao of Metal…】
【After ten years of journeying through the void, you passed through over a dozen worlds including the Star Realm, Cangwu Realm, and Tianyuan Realm, traversing over one hundred and thirty void nodes before finally arriving at the Golden Wheel Realm!】
【In the two hundredth year, you began collecting Golden Essence Stones in the Golden Wheel Realm, preparing for your future comprehension of the Great Dao of Metal.】
【Soon, ten years passed.】
【In the two hundred and tenth year, you had collected several hundred Golden Essence Stones of various sizes and were formally ready to begin comprehending the Great Dao of Metal!】
【However, after merely one month, the Blessed by Fortune talent suddenly sent a warning.】
【You were shocked—could it be that Qingyunzi had failed to hold on, allowing the evil corpse to seize control of him once more?】
【You tried to board the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel and flee to another world…】
【But you were just a moment too slow.】
【A figure tore through the void and appeared before you!】
【You hastily deployed three thousand Protective Sword Auras, forming a barrier around your body…】
【Yet a flying sword pierced through the void and effortlessly shattered your Protective Sword Aura.】
【In the moment before death, you stared wide-eyed at the person before you and asked his identity.】
【He was an ordinary-looking young man. He slowly pulled the flying sword from your corpse and placed it back into his sword case.】
【At the same time, he told you his identity—Storm Rain Tower, Rain-class assassin, ranked number one!】
【You died…】
【Ding, this simulation has ended!】
After the simulation ended, Su Xing’s brows furrowed tightly.
“Over a hundred years passed, and I thought Storm Rain Tower had given up on the assassination. I never expected them to lie in wait for so long before finally striking!”
“Storm Rain Tower, Rain-class assassin number one… tsk~ the Advent Cult really thinks highly of me! To hire such a heavyweight figure!”
Ever since being targeted by Storm Rain Tower, Su Xing had investigated their assassin intelligence.
Among them was information about this Rain-class number one assassin!
“Rain-class number one. Real name unknown… skilled with flying swords. Cultivation at peak True Immortal realm. Has a record of assassinating a Mystic Immortal realm cultivator and escaping unscathed!”
“Although the targeted Mystic Immortal didn’t die on the spot… he subsequently perished from his injuries!”
“From that point on, Rain-class number one’s reputation soared!”
“I never imagined… that the Advent Cult would pay such an enormous price to have this man kill me!”
Su Xing exhaled a long breath, his mind churning with countermeasures.
“Storm Rain Tower’s assassins… though powerful, I’m not entirely without the means to fight back!”