Chapter 351 – Gold Talent, Inevitable Epiphany!
by spirapiraChapter 351 – Gold Talent, Inevitable Epiphany!
This simulation had proceeded steadily, step by step.
Although he hadn’t explored many locations, the rewards Su Xing obtained were far from few.
Besides the Great Dao comprehensions he had already brought out, Su Xing’s body tempering and qi refinement cultivation had both improved. And what Su Xing looked forward to the most—the Blackice sword had been refined into a mid-grade supreme post-celestial treasure!
“Tsk tsk, the Blackice sword… it already has the potential to make it onto the Treasure Rankings?”
Su Xing was pleasantly surprised.
As mentioned before, the Celestial Secrets Pavilion didn’t just maintain the Prodigy List—they also had Treasure Rankings!
Among them, innate and post-celestial supreme treasures, born of heaven and earth themselves, had their own separate lists.
Meanwhile, all weapons and magical treasures forged by cultivators were placed on a different Treasure Rankings list, which recorded the top three hundred!
Every weapon that made it onto the Treasure Rankings had to be at minimum post-celestial treasure grade, and it also needed to have established illustrious merits in its wielder’s hands.
“Mm, with the Blackice sword’s current quality, it should be able to rank among the top three hundred.”
“What it lacks is merely an opportunity to make its name!”
This so-called opportunity to make its name naturally meant Su Xing personally taking action, using the Blackice sword as his weapon to slay powerful enemies—and the treasure’s reputation would naturally follow.
“But for now, let me select my rewards first!”
Su Xing didn’t hesitate.
Body tempering cultivation was his goal for this simulation, so naturally he had to bring it out.
And the Blackice sword was something he had invested enormous effort into refining. Five hundred thousand origin energy was expensive, but Su Xing was determined to have it!
“I choose to bring out the Great Shaman Body Forging Art Fourth Layer cultivation, and the Blackice sword!”
【Congratulations on successfully bringing out Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture, Fourth Layer (Minor Accomplishment) cultivation. Cost: 600,000 origin energy. Remaining origin energy: 3,391,402…】
【Congratulations on successfully bringing out the supreme post-celestial treasure Blackice sword… Cost: 500,000 origin energy. Remaining origin energy: 2,891,402…】
Over a million origin energy vanished in the blink of an eye, and Su Xing’s heart bled.
But fortunately, it was all worth it!
What Su Xing felt first was naturally the change in his cultivation!
In the span of just a few breaths, Su Xing’s physical strength, recovery, and even his life force and vital energy all surged dramatically!
Going from entry-level to Minor Accomplishment in the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s Fourth Layer, Su Xing’s raw physical strength had likely increased roughly threefold…
But the increase in raw strength was merely a bonus. What truly brought Su Xing enormous benefits was the growth in vital energy and recovery!
After achieving Minor Accomplishment in the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, one could say that as long as Su Xing’s head wasn’t severed or his heart crushed, his physical body could not be destroyed.
Even if his four limbs were hacked off, he could recover in an extremely short time.
“Tsk tsk, though even if my physical body were destroyed, with my current soul strength I wouldn’t truly die… It’s just that in a soul-projection state, I’d retain less than one percent of my full power…”
Su Xing made a rough estimate. His current physical strength could no longer be described in terms of mountains and rivers.
Although he was merely at Minor Accomplishment of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s Fourth Layer, Su Xing had a solid foundation and the Art itself was extraordinarily profound.
Even ordinary body-tempering Mystic Immortal cultivators couldn’t match Su Xing’s raw physical might!
“Tsk tsk, if I compare it to the world before I transmigrated… a single punch from me should carry star-shattering force, right?”
Su Xing estimated that with his current strength, if he struck some small planets, the entire celestial body would likely shatter apart.
“However, the Three Thousand Worlds are fundamentally different from the universe in my previous life… ordinary small planets probably can’t even be considered a world—they’d barely qualify as a half-plane at best?”
Su Xing made a mental comparison.
Taking the Earth from his previous life as an example, it was vastly different from the mother planet he had transmigrated to—Earth.
The old Earth’s diameter was less than thirteen thousand kilometers, roughly twenty-five thousand li (12,500 km).
But the current Earth—never mind the entire world, even just the north-to-south span of Great Xia alone exceeded thirty thousand li (15,000 km)!
Su Xing estimated that if one truly measured by world size, the old Earth could only be classified as a minor world.
Meanwhile, this Earth’s diameter was dozens of times that of the old Earth, and its volume was tens of thousands of times greater at minimum… barely qualifying as a lesser chiliocosm, perhaps?
“A Golden Immortal powerhouse possesses the ability to destroy a lesser chiliocosm in a short time…”
“But if Mystic Immortals fight long enough, they too can grind a lesser chiliocosm to dust…”
Su Xing murmured.
His current strength could be considered world-destroying…
But placed within the whole of the Three Thousand Worlds, it still wasn’t enough!
“Regardless, growth in strength… is always a good thing!”
Just then, Su Xing sensed a disturbance from the Blackice sword.
The previously dormant Blackice sword radiated dazzling light. Its form hadn’t changed much, but its weight had increased dramatically.
At the same time, the mesmerizing black of the blade stirred something in Su Xing.
In just a few breaths, the Blackice sword had completed its advancement, leaping from a half-step post-celestial treasure to a mid-grade supreme post-celestial treasure!
At this level, it was a treasure that could be counted among the finest in all the Three Thousand Worlds, its value beyond measure…
Su Xing gently caressed the Blackice sword in his hand. He seemed to sense the trembling along its blade edge and said soothingly:
“Just wait a little longer… the day you emerge from within is coming soon!”
After Su Xing spoke, the Blackice sword let out a soft hum, as if responding to him.
Immortal swords possess spirits. Although the Blackice sword’s Artifact Spirit had only recently been born, its rank was exceptionally high, its potential no less than that of an ordinary supreme post-celestial treasure.
“As things stand, even though I only have True Immortal cultivation… my combat power can barely rank among Mystic Immortals!”
“So next, I can attempt to compete for the Earth Ranking!”
Previously, Su Xing had not competed for the first place on the Human List.
It wasn’t that he lacked the strength, but rather out of concern for the risks…
Meeting the master of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion made Su Xing somewhat apprehensive. If the simulator were discovered, he might face catastrophe.
But after obtaining the Luotian Mirror, Su Xing had changed his mind.
A supreme treasure like the Luotian Mirror had its rank suppressed by the simulator. It was unlikely any cultivator in all the Three Thousand Worlds could detect a treasure of the simulator’s caliber.
Thus the risk was eliminated…
“Furthermore, if I could meet the master of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, perhaps I could resolve Qingyunzi’s crisis? After all, that person is renowned as the one who can divine all things!”
Su Xing set his goal.
If he wanted to meet the Celestial Secrets Pavilion’s master, he needed to claim the first place on the Earth Ranking.
The Earth Ranking encompassed True Immortals and Mystic Immortals…
Even so, Su Xing estimated that the vast majority who could make it onto the Earth Ranking would be Mystic Immortals.
Perhaps three to five True Immortals with exceptional talent might squeeze onto the tail end of the Earth Ranking…
“In fact, the top few on the Earth Ranking probably possess Golden Immortal-level strength!”
After a pause, a flash of determination crossed Su Xing’s eyes.
“But regardless, I have to at least try for that first place on the Earth Ranking!”
Su Xing quickly formulated a plan.
He still had two unused simulation attempts, enough to push his strength even further!
“I have just under three million origin energy remaining… The goal remains to further improve my body tempering cultivation!”
“And the spatial Dao—it’s time to step into the fourth realm!”
Su Xing murmured, then looked at the simulation panel and silently intoned:
“Begin simulation!”
【Simulation #129 initiated. Current remaining origin energy: 2,891,402. Remaining simulation attempts: 1.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a gold legendary talent costs 1 origin energy. Draw?】
“Yes!” Su Xing didn’t hesitate.
【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the gold talent Inevitable Epiphany… Probability of drawing a gold talent next time: 80%…】
“Hm? Inevitable Epiphany?”
Su Xing was briefly stunned. He distinctly remembered that he had a purple talent—Spontaneous Epiphany!
It could grant Su Xing the ability to enter a state of epiphany at certain intervals!
A single epiphany was worth ten years of bitter cultivation…
But after Su Xing had obtained Dao-Enlightenment Tea and Dao-Hearing Pills, Spontaneous Epiphany had lost much of its effectiveness, and its trigger rate was too low…
Yet now, he had actually obtained a new talent—Inevitable Epiphany. Just from the name alone, it was clearly a superior replacement for the previous talent!
Delighted, Su Xing turned his gaze to the talent’s description.
【Inevitable Epiphany】: Gold talent. During each simulation, you may trigger an epiphany at a fixed time point. Epiphany duration ranges from one to nine days depending on luck. Each day of epiphany is equivalent to one hundred years of bitter cultivation. (Epiphany effectiveness scales with the host’s innate comprehension aptitude, but cannot stack with external items!)
After reading the new talent’s description, Su Xing raised his eyebrows.
“Hm? This talent’s effect… seems rather impressive!”
“Without doing anything at all, I’d gain at minimum a hundred years of comprehension, and at maximum nearly a thousand years of epiphany!”
“Wait—the note says the epiphany’s effectiveness scales with the host’s innate comprehension aptitude?”
Su Xing pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up.
“Although it can’t stack with external items… it seems like it can stack with the Late Bloomer talent!”
“That means after the seventy-seventh year, the epiphany would be worth at minimum two hundred years… and at maximum, eighteen hundred years!”
“Good heavens, that’s comparable to the effect of a cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea!”
Su Xing was thrilled. This talent might bring him unexpected gains!
With that thought, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel with eager anticipation.
【In the spirit field grotto-heaven, you realize you are in a simulation!】
【You leave the grotto and head to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion.】
【You inform the Celestial Secrets Pavilion about Red Moon…】
【The Celestial Secrets Pavilion quickly dispatches operatives to investigate intelligence regarding Red Moon…】
【Meanwhile, you prepare to return to Earth as soon as possible.】
【Piloting the Star-Moon Shuttle and exerting the Dao of Speed to its fullest, you return to Earth in only five and a half days.】
【Upon returning to Earth, the first thing you do is prepare to lead the entire population of Great Xia in a migration.】
【You spend a full three years relocating the people of Great Xia and some other nations to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, where you establish Great Xia anew…】
【In the fourth year, you take two Supreme Unity Golden Immortals with you and head to the Endless Abyss.】
【You know they are more than capable of dealing with Red Moon, so you prepare to travel to the Azure Cloud Sect to obtain Dao-Enlightenment Tea.】
【…】
【You successfully obtain Dao-Enlightenment Tea from Qingyunzi.】
【In the fifth year, you prepare to set out for the Nine Heavens Domain.】
【You spend roughly two and a half years reaching the Third Heaven, where you begin searching for the treasures from your memories in the Secret Realms.】
【This takes you approximately seven years…】
【In the fifteenth year, you set out for the Fourth Heaven and begin exploring it.】
【Compared to before, your strength has improved considerably. You are now able to successfully explore most of the Secret Realms in the Fourth Heaven.】
【This exploration takes you a full sixty years.】
【Over the course of sixty years, you harvested a great many treasures. Of Strange Voidbeasts at the Mystic Immortal realm alone, you slew several.】
【You also obtained numerous other treasures, sufficient to fuel your comprehension of the Great Dao and sustain your cultivation.】
【At the same time, during your exploration of the Secret Realm, you did not neglect the advancement of your body tempering cultivation…】
【In the seventy-seventh year, you found a relatively safe Secret Realm and began your contemplation.】
In the Real World, Su Xing saw this and nodded slightly, silently reciting:
“Activate immersive simulation, duration sixty-three years!”
【Ding! You have successfully activated immersive simulation. Energy cost: 22,995 points. Remaining energy: 2,868,407 points…】
As the simulation notification faded, Su Xing appeared in the simulated world.
Without hesitation, Su Xing’s first action was not to drink Dao-Enlightenment Tea, but to activate the Inevitable Epiphany talent!
“Let’s see just how effective this Inevitable Epiphany talent really is.”
Su Xing willed it, and immediately felt himself sink into a wondrous state.
The enhancement from this state far surpassed that of Dao-Enlightenment Tea and Dao-Hearing Pills!
Su Xing did not waste this rare blessing. He decisively chose to begin comprehending the Great Dao of Space.
One after another, Strange Voidbeast crystals crumbled rapidly in Su Xing’s hands. What would normally take half a year to a full year to consume was depleted in a mere hour or two.
Meanwhile, Su Xing’s comprehension of the Great Dao of Space was advancing at breakneck speed.
…
When Su Xing came to his senses again, he was no longer far from entering the fourth realm of the Great Dao of Space.
Feeling the Dao essence surging within his body, ready to burst forth, Su Xing’s eyes widened as he murmured:
“How long did this epiphany last, exactly?”
Su Xing did a quick calculation, then froze for a moment before saying:
“It actually lasted a full nine days — equivalent to one thousand eight hundred years of comprehension? Hiss… my luck really is something!”
“Wait! No! It must be the Heaven-Sent Fortune talent taking effect!”
Su Xing suddenly realized something, and his face lit up with joy.
Of course!
Since the epiphany randomly lasted between one and nine days, it all came down to luck!
And Su Xing possessed the Heaven-Sent Fortune talent — his fortune was absolutely terrifying. Wouldn’t that mean he’d get the full nine days every single time?
That meant… every time Su Xing ran a simulation, he could essentially get one thousand eight hundred years of enlightenment for free!
With that, the pace of Su Xing’s Great Dao comprehension would accelerate dramatically!
“Tsk tsk… just a bit more effort, and the Great Dao of Space will break into the fourth realm!”
Su Xing didn’t hesitate. He immediately began brewing Dao-Enlightenment Tea.
…
In the blink of an eye, thirty-six years passed.
When Su Xing had fully absorbed two cups of Dao-Enlightenment Tea, his comprehension of the spatial Dao finally broke through to the fourth realm!
The fourth realm of the spatial Dao was a completely different level from the third!
Upon entering the fourth realm, Su Xing felt his spatial Dao comprehension surge enormously — several times greater than before.
The space around him — Su Xing felt as though he could manipulate it at will…
Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, genuinely moved.
“Hiss, the fourth level of the spatial Dao… it seems rather powerful!”
Su Xing’s figure flickered and vanished from the Secret Realm, reappearing in the Fourth Heaven.
Then Su Xing took a single step forward. The space around him rapidly warped, and Su Xing appeared ten thousand li (5,000 km) away in an instant!
“Hmm, maximum distance… I can cross ten thousand li (5,000 km) in a single step?”
“And the energy consumption doesn’t seem that high? At this extreme usage, I could do it at least a hundred times a day!”
Su Xing then tested his supernatural art, Earthshrink Golden Light.
Sure enough, the speed of Earthshrink Golden Light had also doubled!
…
Three days later, Su Xing returned to the Secret Realm, his face alight with joy.
“Breaking into the fourth realm of the spatial Dao has increased my speed this much?”
“At full speed, traveling hundreds of millions of li per day might actually be possible… though I probably couldn’t sustain it for more than a day or two.”
“But maintaining a speed of fifty million li (25,000,000 km) per day should be more than sufficient, right?”
Su Xing’s current speed had essentially surpassed the Star-Moon Shuttle.
However, traveling through the void still wasn’t as stable or sustainable as using the Star-Moon Shuttle…
“Not bad. With the spatial Dao successfully entering the fourth realm, my travel speed is probably not far behind a Golden Immortal’s!”
Su Xing nodded with satisfaction.
He still had Dao-Hearing Pills and Dao-Enlightenment Tea that he hadn’t consumed.
“Then the remaining Dao-Hearing Pills and Dao-Enlightenment Tea should be used to comprehend other things…”
After careful deliberation, Su Xing decided to first work on comprehending the Spirit Domain!
Su Xing had once heard that only by cultivating the Spirit Domain to its utmost could one unleash the full power of Great Dao rules.
It could also allow the powers of different Great Daos to fuse together more effectively…
“I’ve heard that when the Spirit Domain is cultivated to its peak, one can make reality bend to one’s words within a certain range — like a sage or Dao ancestor!”
Su Xing’s eyes burned with excitement.
His current embryonic Spirit Domain only covered a radius of a hundred zhang (333 m) — far too small.
So Su Xing drank a cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea and began comprehending the Spirit Domain.
In the blink of an eye, three years passed…
Su Xing opened his eyes again, sensing the progress of his Spirit Domain.
The Spirit Domain’s range had expanded from a radius of one hundred zhang (333 m) directly to two hundred zhang (666 m) — remarkable progress!
Within this two-hundred-zhang (666 m) radius, Su Xing could command the Five Elements, control space, and reverse causality — virtually omnipotent!
But after carefully examining the Spirit Domain, Su Xing froze.
“Hm? The Spirit Domain… doesn’t seem to be purely a comprehension-type ability!”
“The essence of the Spirit Domain seems to be a deeper fusion of one’s spiritual power with one’s Great Dao comprehension…”
“Therefore, it’s not purely comprehension-based — immersive simulation apparently can’t carry it out!”
Su Xing shook his head slightly, feeling somewhat regretful.
If that were the case, then he could only bring out Spirit Domain progress through simulation rewards…
“So be it. Since Spirit Domain cultivation results can’t be carried out, I’ll cultivate other Great Daos instead!”
Su Xing didn’t dwell on it and immediately began cultivating the Great Dao of Speed.
For Su Xing as he was now, the faster his travel speed, the better!
Next, Su Xing drank the remaining Dao-Enlightenment Tea and refined Dao-Hearing Pills to consume…
…
The immersive simulation soon ended, and Su Xing returned to the Real World.
“Not bad. My comprehension of the Great Dao of Speed is now just one step away from the third realm!”
Su Xing was filled with anticipation. His travel speed was growing ever faster, and his safety had improved enormously!
“With my current speed, below the Golden Immortal realm, even if I can’t win a fight… there shouldn’t be anyone who can actually kill me, right?”
“Also, once the Dao of Speed enters the third realm, the journey back to Earth would probably take only three short days…”
Su Xing nodded with satisfaction. The faster he could travel between the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm and Earth, the better!
After all, in Su Xing’s plans, the future would see both worlds connected, becoming Su Xing’s base of operations for harvesting origin energy!
Later, Su Xing would gradually expand his reach, conducting trade across different worlds to acquire even more origin energy and ensure he had what he needed for cultivation…
“Let me think… I left Earth on February 8th, and today is already March 20th. A full forty-two days without going back…”
Su Xing sighed. Although he was an exalted True Immortal, he ultimately had no real sense of belonging in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
Here, he had no friends or companions — only business partners who dealt with him for mutual benefit.
“But my strength still hasn’t improved enough!”
“I’ll wait a while longer… after using up my remaining simulation attempts, I’ll need to stay in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm for another half month before heading back!”
There was one more thing Su Xing was planning to do, but he hadn’t gotten around to it yet.
He intended to finish that task before returning to Earth!
“So next up — full sprint to Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture, Fourth Layer Perfection!”
“Once the Great Shaman Body Forging Art successfully enters the fifth level… I should have the strength to compete for a spot on the Prodigy List’s Earth Ranking!”
After a pause, Su Xing continued:
“As for staying in the Fourth Heaven, that seems like a solid choice… five hundred years of simulation time is enough for now!”
“Once I’m stronger, I’ll try the higher levels…”
Su Xing thought this to himself as his gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【In the one hundred and fortieth year of the simulation, your comprehension of the Dao of Speed surged dramatically, and you were no longer far from the third realm of the Dao of Speed.】
【Your comprehension of the spatial Dao was even more astonishing — the fourth realm of the Great Dao was a feat that only Golden Immortals could normally achieve…】
【Next, you chose to continue cultivating in the Fourth Heaven.】
【In the blink of an eye, sixty years passed.】
【In the two hundredth year, your Qi Refinement cultivation advanced to True Immortal Fourth Layer.】
【In the three hundredth year, your Qi Refinement cultivation advanced to the late stage of True Immortal Fourth Layer…】
【In the four hundredth year, your cultivation successfully broke through to True Immortal Fifth Layer!】
【Beyond the advancement in your Qi Refinement cultivation, your body tempering cultivation progressed even more rapidly.】
【In a mere two hundred-plus years of arduous training, supplemented with Sky-Mending Flowers, you were no longer far from reaching Major Accomplishment in the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Fourth Layer…】
【You then trained bitterly for another thirty years, making your final push toward Fourth Layer Major Accomplishment!】
【Finally, in the four hundred and thirtieth year, you successfully reached Major Accomplishment in the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Fourth Layer…】
【After breaking through to Major Accomplishment, you did not slacken. You used the remaining Sky-Mending Flowers to continue cultivating and tempering your physique…】
【In the blink of an eye, several decades passed…】
【In the five hundredth year, one day your Blessed by Fortune talent sent a warning…】
【The next day, Qingyunzi found you…】
【You died!】
【Ding! This simulation has ended!】
After the simulation ended, Su Xing nodded slightly and said with satisfaction:
“Not bad. The Great Shaman Body Forging Art isn’t far from Fourth Layer Perfection either…”
His gaze turned to this simulation’s rewards.
【Inevitable Epiphany】: Gold talent. Price: 10 origin energy points.
【Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture, Fourth Layer (Major Accomplishment)】: An ancient Wu Clan body tempering method. Cultivating to the fourth layer grants limb regeneration, an endless supply of qi and blood, and vastly improved endurance. Price: 600,000 origin energy points.
【True Immortal Realm, Fifth Layer】: Having weathered the Three Calamities of Immortals and achieved True Immortal status, the Great Dao awaits. Lifespan extends to one full cosmic cycle! Price: 600,000 origin energy points!
【Spirit Domain Comprehension】: Upon selection, comprehension of the Spirit Domain receives a modest boost. Price: 30,000 origin energy points.