Chapter 330 – Arriving Above the Nine Heavens, Great Dao of Space Reaches Minor Attainment!
by spirapiraChapter 330 – Arriving Above the Nine Heavens, Great Dao of Space Reaches Minor Attainment!
Su Xing did some quick calculations and murmured:
“One cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea, a full three steepings, with effects lasting eighteen years… equivalent to a thousand years of contemplation…”
“If I drink one more cup, I should be able to push the Great Dao of Space fully into the Minor Attainment realm!”
Su Xing’s heart was filled with anticipation.
The Dao insights that True Immortal realm cultivators painstakingly contemplated for thousands or even tens of thousands of years — Su Xing could achieve in mere decades!
With this thought, Su Xing took a small sip of Dao-Enlightenment Tea. As inspiration burst forth, he continued contemplating the Great Dao of Space…
Above the Nine Heavens, layers of mist obscured everything. Even cultivators could not discern what lay in the distance.
Within those layers of mist, something transparent like a swimming dragon, wisps intertwining…
Su Xing sat with his five centers facing the sky, standing in the void, his comprehension of the Great Dao of Space continuously rising.
In the blink of an eye, another nine years passed…
Time reached the 104th year of the simulation!
Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, a flash of brilliant light flickering past.
“Nine years… the Great Dao of Space has advanced further, and now I’m only a single step away from the Minor Attainment realm!”
“I still have a cup and a half of Dao-Enlightenment Tea remaining — more than enough for what comes next!”
Su Xing didn’t rush to consume the Dao-Enlightenment Tea. Before opening his next session of Dao enlightenment, Su Xing had one important matter to attend to.
That was activating the Wind Calamity!
“With my current strength… the first thirty years of the Wind Calamity probably won’t affect me at all!”
“I can’t waste that time… If I activate the Wind Calamity early, I can experience it for a longer period, which will surely yield greater benefits!”
Su Xing’s mind stirred, and he decided to simply cultivate right here above the Nine Heavens.
Drawing out massive quantities of spirit liquid and spirit stones, the spiritual energy within Su Xing’s body continuously swelled… Then at a certain moment, Su Xing felt the timing was right and activated the Wind Calamity enhancement!
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Several months later, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes. Feeling the gentle breeze brushing past him, he murmured:
“The Wind Calamity state… has it reset?”
“I just don’t know if it can still yield the same benefits as before.”
Su Xing pondered for a while but couldn’t find an answer. He decided not to dwell on it and simply drank the Dao-Enlightenment Tea, beginning to further comprehend the Great Dao of Space.
In the blink of an eye, another nine years passed…
In the 113th year of the immersive simulation, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes. His gaze carried a wondrous expression as he gazed upon this world of the Nine Heavens.
At this moment, Su Xing felt the ethereal Great Dao of Space around him shimmering like silver light, brilliant as a river of stars.
Su Xing gently closed his eyes, and the power of space surged outward like a tide.
In an instant, Su Xing sensed the Great Dao of Space enveloping every area within a hundred-li (50 km) radius!
With but a thought, he could effortlessly appear anywhere within that hundred li (50 km)…
And this was far from the limit of Su Xing’s spatial Dao!
Su Xing’s perception of space had become far more acute. Within a hundred li (50 km), space itself seemed to be under his control!
He could even easily cause a portion of space to collapse, compress infinitely, and ultimately unleash a terrifying spatial explosion!
Such power — even Celestial Immortals and True Immortals would be killed by the void detonation.
And if Su Xing wished to travel long distances, a single step could carry him a thousand li (500 km)!
In the span of a breath, Su Xing could cover tens of thousands of li!
Such speed — let alone True Immortal realm cultivators… even ordinary Mystic Immortals couldn’t compare!
Su Xing carefully savored his newly gained insights into the spatial Dao, a dawning understanding forming in his heart.
“The spatial Dao… my first Dao to reach the Minor Attainment realm!”
“After reaching the Minor Attainment realm… my comprehension of the spatial Dao has deepened immensely!”
“The spatial Dao… so it can also be applied to supernatural arts and techniques, further amplifying their power!”
Su Xing recalled his new insights, deep in thought.
His previous Five Elements Immortal Burst had incorporated the Five Elements Dao, making its power absolutely terrifying — killing True Immortals was no problem at all!
And the spatial Dao worked the same way!
Now, even if Su Xing learned an ordinary movement supernatural art, combined with the Great Dao of Space, his speed would undergo a qualitative transformation!
“More precisely… only through supernatural arts can the full power of the Dao be unleashed!”
“At least… that’s how it is at my current level!”
Su Xing rubbed his chin. He was already thinking about learning a movement-type supernatural art afterward.
The Sword-Controlling Technique was excellent and suited Su Xing well.
But without a sword in hand, his speed would drop dramatically…
Su Xing wanted to learn something like At Arm’s Length Yet Worlds Apart or “Lotus Born with Every Step” — a movement supernatural art where a single step could cross ten thousand li (5,000 km) of mountains and rivers!
“Once I return to the Azure Cloud Sect, I’ll look for a supernatural art in that direction!”
“I still have one cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea left — more than enough to comprehend it!”
Having comprehended the Great Dao of Space, there was no need to remain above the Nine Heavens.
After all, the Wind Calamity’s power would only grow stronger from here on, and Su Xing needed to ensure he was in peak condition to face it.
“However… before leaving the Nine Heavens, perhaps I could visit the Second Heaven?”
Su Xing mused. The Nine Heavens were layered with the Ninth Heaven at the top and the First Heaven at the bottom.
Su Xing’s current location was within the First Heaven.
The First Heaven was relatively safe — even Celestial Immortals could reach it, though they couldn’t stay for long.
Moreover, legend had it that the higher one went in the Nine Heavens, the greater the chance of obtaining supreme treasures, supernatural arts… even ancient Secret Realm inheritances.
Su Xing had little interest in those, but he was quite curious about what the Nine Heavens were really like.
“The higher you go in the Nine Heavens, the greater the probability of encountering Dao fragments… It’s worth taking a look!”
Su Xing’s mind stirred, and he took a single step forward. Enhanced by the power of space, his figure appeared a thousand li (500 km) away.
Like this, in mere moments Su Xing had leaped hundreds of steps, his entire body ascending in a straight line toward the Second Heaven of the Nine Heavens.
After some unknown amount of time, Su Xing crossed through an invisible barrier and clearly felt the surrounding space change…
“So this is the Second Heaven?”
Su Xing surveyed his surroundings and found little had changed. As far as the eye could see, there was still thick mist, and his divine sense could barely probe the area around him.
The only difference was that Su Xing could sense that the Great Dao of Space was more abundant here… Something lurking in the distant mist made even the center of his brow sting slightly.
This was a warning from his Blessed by Fortune talent, proving that within the mist, there existed something even Su Xing would find troublesome!
“The Second Heaven of the Nine Heavens… difficult for even True Immortal realm cultivators to explore!”
“But with my current strength, being in the Second Heaven, I don’t feel much pressure?”
Su Xing could sense that this world was constantly eroding his physical body, divine soul, and even his magical power…
But after enduring over two hundred years of Wind Calamity, the depth of Su Xing’s magical power had already approached the Mystic Immortal realm!
Staying here for ten years would be no problem!
“The Second Heaven of the Nine Heavens… nothing more than this!”
Su Xing shook his head slightly. Next, he wanted to head to the Third Heaven to take a look.
With that thought, Su Xing activated the power of space and sped toward the Third Heaven.
A single step covered a thousand li (500 km)…
After the spatial Dao entered the Minor Attainment realm, the power of space had improved tremendously in quality, quantity, and recovery rate!
Without exaggeration, Su Xing could sustain this kind of low-consumption usage of spatial power for one or two hours straight…
One or two hours was enough for Su Xing to cover a million li (500,000 km)!
But after that, Su Xing would need a brief period of rest…
Su Xing continued racing toward the location of the Third Heaven. After yet another unknown stretch of time, Su Xing crossed that familiar barrier and arrived at the Third Heaven.
The moment he reached the Third Heaven, a streak of light flashed across the distance like a meteor. Su Xing’s instincts surged, and he reached out and caught the light.
A plump, smooth stone appeared in Su Xing’s hand — it was unmistakably a Spatial Origin Stone!
And the quality of this Spatial Origin Stone was far superior to any he had encountered before!
“So there really are treasures appearing above the Nine Heavens!”
A look of astonishment appeared on Su Xing’s face, and he was quite pleased with his luck.
However, after Su Xing caught the Spatial Origin Stone, a figure appeared in the distance, pursuing the stone.
Su Xing focused his gaze and saw it was a great cultivator at the Mystic Immortal realm.
This Mystic Immortal realm cultivator was short in stature and unremarkable in appearance. He looked Su Xing up and down, then glanced at the Spatial Origin Stone in Su Xing’s hand, his eyes widening with surprise.
The Mystic Immortal had clearly discerned that Su Xing’s cultivation had not yet reached the Mystic Immortal realm.
So he asked:
“Fellow Daoist, what fine luck you have… I chased this Spatial Origin Stone for hundreds of thousands of li without catching it, and it actually landed in your hands?”
A trace of greed flickered in his eyes, but the Mystic Immortal cultivator didn’t act rashly. Instead, he cupped his fists toward Su Xing and asked:
“This is the Third Heaven of the Nine Heavens — only Mystic Immortals should be able to enter… From what I can see, Fellow Daoist’s cultivation is barely at the peak Celestial Immortal realm?”
“Hmm… May I ask which sect Fellow Daoist hails from?”
Su Xing listened without changing his expression, cupped his fists in return, and replied:
“I studied under Qingyunzi of the Azure Cloud Sect… I am of the Azure Cloud Sect’s direct lineage…”
Upon hearing Su Xing’s words, the Mystic Immortal cultivator was momentarily stunned. The greed in the depths of his eyes vanished completely. He cupped his fists toward Su Xing and said:
“So you’re a direct disciple-descendant of Patriarch Azure Cloud… Your Excellency’s abilities are truly extraordinary. No wonder you could break into the Third Heaven at the Celestial Immortal realm!”
The Mystic Immortal cultivator offered a few flattering words to Su Xing, then turned and departed.
After watching him leave, a look of disappointment appeared on Su Xing’s face. He gazed at the Spatial Origin Stone in his hand and murmured:
“What a pity…”
An immortal like this Mystic Immortal realm cultivator was likely a wandering cultivator of considerable reputation.
Though he wouldn’t stoop to becoming a demonic cultivator, if he happened to encounter a supreme treasure on the road, he was perfectly capable of threatening a lower-cultivation cultivator into handing it over… or even killing for treasure!
After all, cultivators who occasionally robbed others could already be considered righteous-path cultivators in the cultivation world.
As for demonic cultivators — those were the ones who truly slaughtered mortals and resorted to any means necessary. Only they would be hunted by the righteous path…
Among a crowd of villains, these neutral cultivators seemed like good people by comparison.
“Oh well. I originally wanted to test the extent of my current strength… but since this cultivator didn’t make a move first, I’ll let it go…”
Su Xing shook his head. His principle had always been: don’t bother me and I won’t bother you.
“Now that the Great Dao of Space has entered the Minor Attainment stage… and I’ve explored the third level of the Nine Heavens and even stumbled upon a treasure — this trip was well worth it!”
Su Xing took a deep breath and gazed upward toward the endless heights above.
With his current cultivation, he was still far from being able to enter the fourth heaven.
Obtaining the Spatial Origin Stone was already a pleasant surprise for Su Xing. It was time to leave this place!
With that thought, Su Xing channeled the power of space and departed from the Nine Heavens…
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Several years passed, and time quickly arrived at the one hundred and fifteenth year of the simulation.
Su Xing had returned to the space outside the Azure Cloud Realm, but was in no hurry to enter.
After some thought, Su Xing took out the Spatial Origin Stone he had obtained from the Nine Heavens and murmured:
“This single Spatial Origin Stone alone is probably worth over a hundred million high-grade spirit stones… and even then, there’s no market for it!”
“Even Mystic Immortal realm cultivators would be green with envy!”
“If I miss this opportunity… who knows if I’ll ever get another chance?”
Su Xing knew that supreme treasures were hard to come by. Without further hesitation, he prepared to create his own portable grotto-dwelling!
“In the Real World, the crisis with Qingyunzi still hasn’t been resolved… Before heading to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, it would be best if I could sever this karmic entanglement!”
“What’s more… a portable grotto-heaven of only a hundred zhang (333 m) in radius is already becoming insufficient for my needs!”
Su Xing took a deep breath. Without hesitation, he channeled the power of space and began crafting a new grotto-heaven.
The Spatial Origin Stone dissolved into nothingness in Su Xing’s hands, quickly forming a small world independent of the void.
Su Xing then took out the Void Spirit Stone, Void Stone, and other materials, adding them in… continuously refining the space with his power of space.
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Just like that, one year passed!
On this day, Su Xing’s eyes sparkled with excitement as he gazed at the grotto-heaven blessed land before him, existing independent of the void. He was deeply satisfied.
This portable grotto-dwelling now spanned a full thousand zhang (3.33 km) in radius — its area a full hundred times what it had been before!
A grotto-dwelling of this size was more than enough for Su Xing to plant endless fields of spirit rice… and even enough Spirit-Gathering Flowers!
“Good heavens… a grotto-dwelling a thousand zhang (3.33 km) in radius — this should last me a very long time. I could even fit hundreds of thousands of people inside without any issue!”
Su Xing blinked, and a sudden idea surged through his mind.
If one day in the future he truly couldn’t defeat Red Moon, and his portable space was large enough — couldn’t he simply load all the living beings on Earth into his portable grotto-dwelling and carry them all away?
That would count as saving Earth in a roundabout way, wouldn’t it?
“The grotto-dwelling’s area has expanded a hundredfold… and its volumetric capacity has increased over a thousandfold!”
“Although the grotto-dwelling is large enough to plant far more things now… the spiritual energy density will probably drop further…”
Su Xing rubbed his chin. With the area expanded a hundredfold but the number of Spirit-Gathering Flowers unchanged, this portable grotto-heaven would probably slide all the way down to the level of a superior blessed land.
“However, as long as I plant spirit herbs and Spirit-Gathering Flowers as soon as possible… combined with that silly Spirit Vein Dragon, the grotto-dwelling should quickly recover to grotto-heaven level!”
Su Xing thought to himself.
Afterward, Su Xing transferred everything from the original spirit field grotto-heaven — the rocks and trees, spirit plants and spirit soil… all the way down to every living creature — into this new portable grotto-dwelling.
Even so, the new grotto-dwelling still felt empty and barren, with exposed rocks and sparse vegetation — a desolate sight.
“When I have time later… I’ll properly spruce up this grotto-dwelling!”
Su Xing blinked. He already knew what reward he should bring back from this simulation.
A grotto-dwelling with a hundred times the area and a thousand times the capacity — what could be better than that?
“Tsk tsk… a grotto-dwelling I created with my own hands has no hidden risks whatsoever!”
Su Xing smacked his lips, then dismantled the grotto-dwelling that Qingyunzi had given him…
With all that done, Su Xing flew off toward the Azure Cloud Sect.
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One year later, within the Azure Cloud Sect, Su Xing stood inside his portable grotto-dwelling, deeply content.
Gazing at the completely renovated grotto-dwelling before him, Su Xing strolled through it at a leisurely pace, taking in the changing scenery with each step.
At the very center of the entire spirit field blessed land stood the same thatched cottage as always.
Holding to the philosophy that a humble dwelling is ennobled by the virtue of its occupant, Su Xing had not added much decoration.
Beside the thatched cottage stood two slightly more luxurious stone houses, both constructed by Su Xing using earth-element immortal power.
One of these houses had been converted into a multi-purpose room for pill refinement, talisman crafting, and artifact forging.
Su Xing hadn’t spent much time furnishing the room itself, but the various formations surrounding it had consumed enormous effort!
An advanced compound spirit-gathering formation, a spirit-attracting formation… and even several fire-drawing and focus-enhancing formations, as well as a heat-isolation formation that could regulate the temperature between the room’s interior and exterior.
“With these formations in place, I no longer need to worry about accidents during pill refinement…”
In the past, Su Xing’s pill refinement attempts would occasionally end in furnace explosions when experimental pills failed.
Moreover, refining pills in the open air inevitably left behind traces that were rather unsightly.
Now with this multi-purpose pill refinement room, those concerns were a thing of the past.
Not far from the multi-purpose room, Su Xing had also built residential quarters — prepared just in case he ever needed to bring people inside, giving them a place to stay.
Beyond that, dedicated areas for pill refinement puppets and spirit cultivation puppets had been set up as well.
In just one short year, Su Xing had even cleared a thousand mu (66.7 ha) of fertile fields, all planted with spirit rice.
There were also several herb gardens, cultivating various spirit herbs and immortal herbs of different medicinal properties.
Even the Five Elements Soil that Su Xing had previously obtained was put to good use, with quite a few immortal herbs planted within it.
Five Elements Soil could provide a suitable growing environment for any immortal herb…
Not far from the spirit fields, Su Xing had established a dedicated Spirit-Gathering Flower base!
Within the base, ten thousand Spirit-Gathering Flowers combined with a Water-Splitting Formation continuously produced spirit liquid, which flowed into irrigation channels Su Xing had dug, forming a slender stream.
Of course, the Spirit-Gathering Flowers didn’t actually produce that much spirit liquid — much of it was spirit liquid that Su Xing had poured in himself.
A few dozen cubic measures of low-grade spirit liquid was nothing Su Xing couldn’t spare… All for the sake of style!
At the end of the spirit liquid stream, Su Xing had specially constructed a pond for the Spirit Vein Dragon — over ten times the size of its previous one, spacious enough for the Spirit Vein Dragon to live in comfort.
In short, the entire spirit field blessed land, after more than a year of Su Xing’s renovations, had become truly remarkable — taking on the appearance of a veritable paradise beyond the world.
“If I bring the spirit field blessed land out as a reward… I wonder what that would look like. Could it really be what I’m imagining?”
Su Xing felt a surge of anticipation. He suspected there might be an exploitable bug in there somewhere…
“The specifics will have to wait until after the simulation ends!”
“But for now, the priority is surviving the Wind Calamity and deepening my comprehension!”
Su Xing mulled it over. He still had one last cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea remaining. He planned to use it to push the Five Elements Dao up an entire tier, into the Initial Glimpse realm!
With his plan set, Su Xing wasted no time. He drank the Dao-Enlightenment Tea and began contemplating the Five Elements Dao.
Metal, wood, water, fire, earth — plus the dual aspects of yin and yang… The Dao of Five Elements Yin-Yang swirled and flickered around Su Xing’s body.
Su Xing’s innate talent for comprehending the Five Elements Dao was nothing short of astonishing!
With the Five Elements Holy Physique combined with the Acquired Dao Physique, Su Xing’s aptitude for the Five Elements Dao was likely among the very best in all of the Three Thousand Worlds!
One cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea, eighteen years of immersive Dao comprehension — Su Xing’s progress in the Five Elements Dao advanced at breathtaking speed…
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Soon, the immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to reality.
Sixty years of immersive simulation passed in the blink of an eye. Su Xing’s eyes held a momentary haze of confusion before his combat memory supernatural art kicked in, swiftly recovering his memories from the current point in reality.
“The Great Dao of Space at Minor Attainment… the Five Elements Dao has also entered the Initial Glimpse realm!”
“The gains from this simulation were truly impressive!”
Su Xing took a deep breath, thoroughly satisfied.
“However, the Wind Calamity has been going on for over twenty years now… This time in the simulation, it seems like the Wind Calamity’s benefits weren’t as significant for me?”
Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly. In his previous simulation, thirty years had increased his potential by nearly twenty percent.
But this time, over roughly thirty years, it had increased by at most one percent…
“Then again, the further along the Wind Calamity goes, the smaller the returns. Plus, my early-stage Wind Calamity wasn’t powerful enough — that might be a factor too?”
Su Xing pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze to the simulation panel, ready to investigate.
【In Year 137, your comprehension of the Five Elements Dao also reached the Initial Glimpse realm!】
【At the same time, this marks your 27th year enduring the Wind Calamity!】
【Over these 27 years, the Wind Calamity’s power has continuously intensified, gradually beginning to affect you.】
【However, having already weathered one Wind Calamity before, your strength has undergone a complete transformation. A Wind Calamity of this level has negligible impact on your power.】
【You continue to cultivate daily, discussing the state of affairs across the Three Thousand Worlds with your senior brothers and sisters…】
【At the same time, you also urge your senior brothers and sisters to help the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm resist the foreign races!】
【Senior Sister Ziling tells you that this matter is of great importance — not something their second-generation disciples can decide. Everything must wait until Qingyunzi emerges from seclusion…】
【Upon hearing this, you say no more, and simply continue resisting the Wind Calamity day after day.】
【In the blink of an eye, twenty-three years pass…】
【Year 160 — this is your 50th year enduring the Wind Calamity!】
【This year, the Wind Calamity begins to gradually weaken you, but at the same time, you start receiving the Wind Calamity’s enhancements…】
【Roughly every ten years of enduring the Wind Calamity increases your potential by one percent. Though small, the accumulation over time is still considerable!】
【And so, another twenty years pass.】
【Year 180 — the Wind Calamity’s effects on you continue to intensify. This year, your actual combat power drops below the Mystic Immortal realm, falling to peak True Immortal realm.】
【You need to spend over an hour each day resisting the Wind Calamity. Seventy years of Wind Calamity is still manageable for you…】