Chapter 376 – To Save or Not to Save: Two Paths Before Su Xing!

Chapter 376 – To Save or Not to Save: Two Paths Before Su Xing!

In the Real World, Su Xing furrowed his brow at what he saw.

He hadn’t expected the situation in the Azure Origin Domain to undergo such drastic changes during this simulation!

“Everything I did on Earth has caused certain changes to the future…”

“First, Old Dog Dragon noticed signs that Luo Shuying might betray them. Afterward, he would certainly report this matter to Blood Three…”

“And precisely because of that, Blood Three became aware ahead of schedule… He’ll likely descend upon Earth within just a year or two.”

“When he discovers that the human race on Earth has been relocated, he’ll become even more vigilant… That’s why he cooperated with Red Moon to kill one and wound another of the Azure Origin Domain’s Supreme Unity Golden Immortals…”

Su Xing’s mind raced continuously as he gradually sorted through his thoughts.

Now, only two paths lay before Su Xing.

The first path: save Luo Shuying!

But the cost was that the Advent Cult might become alert… Blood Three and Red Moon’s actions would be accelerated!

The time left for Su Xing would become even less…

Su Xing would need to possess the strength to contend against Blood Three or Red Moon within a mere two years… or even one year, to be relatively safe!

The second path: stand by and watch Luo Shuying die.

This would dispel Old Dog Dragon and Blood Three’s concerns… and when the time was ripe, he could take down the Advent Cult in one fell swoop.

This would be the safest option for Su Xing!

Su Xing would have at least two years to develop…

After two years, even in the worst case, Su Xing could flee into the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm with no lasting consequences…

“So… which path should I choose?”

Su Xing hesitated for just a moment.

Of these two paths, one meant choosing the woman who had shared his trials and tribulations, and the other meant choosing safety!

He couldn’t have both…

After hesitating for only a moment, Su Xing made his decision:

“I must save Luo Shuying!”

“Luo Shuying and I are comrades who fought side by side… Without Luo Shuying, there would be no me as I am today!”

“Moreover, Luo Shuying is in danger… and it’s inseparable from my actions! If I don’t save her, it would likely do more harm than good to my future path of cultivation!”

After a brief pause, Su Xing continued:

“I must strike down the Advent Cult’s upper echelon with lightning speed, before they can react…”

“After seizing all of the Advent Cult’s treasuries… I’ll rapidly increase my cultivation and advance to the Golden Immortal stage as quickly as possible!”

“Once I reach Golden Immortal, even if I can’t defeat Blood Three… I can swiftly take the human race of Earth and flee to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm…”

Su Xing already had a plan in mind. His gaze returned to the simulation panel.

【In the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, at the Celestial Demon City frontline… the number of aliens was more terrifying than in any previous simulation.】

【The worlds surrounding the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm were mobilized to send reinforcements.】

【The overall strength of the aliens on the battlefield had increased by more than a notch… there were even red-eyed aliens at the True Immortal realm!】

【You knew this was all because Red Moon’s power had recovered, causing the red-eyed aliens’ strength to increase dramatically…】

【Furthermore, as time passed and the battles continued, Red Moon would be nourished by the slaughter, and the red-eyed aliens’ overall strength would become even more terrifying!】

【Using war to fuel war was the aliens’ greatest advantage… and it was precisely because of this that the aliens had destroyed the vast Luotian Realm in the great war several cosmic cycles ago…】

【But fortunately, thanks to the Heavenly Abyss Army you had established, the tens of thousands of cultivators within it fought desperately and managed to hold the line.】

【And you could no longer afford to conceal your cultivation, revealing strength comparable to the early Mystic Immortal realm as you slaughtered aliens across the battlefield.】

【Every alien you killed yielded a considerable amount of blood essence.】

【You refined this blood essence into Rebirth Pills, allowing the Heavenly Abyss Army to use war to fuel war. In just over a decade, the Heavenly Abyss Army’s overall strength rose by an entire tier.】

【In the twentieth year, your fame began to spread throughout the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm and the several nearby minor worlds.】

【With cultivation at the mid True Immortal realm, you could unleash combat power comparable to the Mystic Immortal realm.】

【This earned you a place on the Prodigy List’s Earth Ranking, at ninety-eighth place…】

【The Earth Ranking’s prestige far exceeded that of the Human List.】

【Various factions within the Azure Origin Domain began paying attention to you, and many top-tier powers extended olive branches.】

【Among them were the Gold Coin Trading Company and the Tianyuan Sect!】

【You paid no attention to these sects. For you, resources were not lacking… all you needed was enough time, and your strength would continue to grow.】

【But what pleased you was that not only did major factions extend olive branches, but many independent cultivators also came seeking you out by reputation, and the Heavenly Abyss Army’s forces gradually strengthened.】

【And so, thirty years passed…】

【In the fiftieth year, within Celestial Demon City, though the frontline situation remained tense, the constant influx of independent cultivators into the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm helped considerably.】

【Besides you, several more True Immortals had appeared in Celestial Demon City!】

【The addition of high-end combat power gave you the opportunity to catch your breath and begin planning your own breakthrough.】

【That year, you began adjusting your condition, consuming large quantities of spirit liquid, and started pushing toward the seventh level of the True Immortal realm!】

【This breakthrough took a full ten years!】

【You spent thirty million high-grade spirit liquid and countless auxiliary cultivation medicines before finally succeeding in your breakthrough…】

【Congratulations, you have successfully broken through to the seventh level of the True Immortal realm!】

In the Real World, Su Xing let out a long breath of relief at the sight.

“Phew, I’ve finally reached True Immortal level seven… one step closer to the Mystic Immortal realm…”

“In the previous simulation, I had already reached the Peak of True Immortal realm level six… but even so, relying on my own efforts, it took a full fifty years just to touch the threshold of True Immortal level seven…”

“And the breakthrough alone took ten years!”

“Breaking through in the later stages of immortal cultivation is truly incomparably difficult!”

Su Xing sighed inwardly.

His breakthrough speed was already one in ten thousand.

If it were an ordinary True Immortal wanting to break through to the seventh level… it would likely take a hundred years!

But Su Xing’s foundation was solid… making breakthroughs considerably easier.

The groundwork Su Xing had painstakingly laid over the years was finally beginning to pay dividends…

“However, cultivation at True Immortal level seven is still far from enough… In the late True Immortal realm, the speed of cultivation will likely slow down more and more. I wonder how long it will take to reach Peak True Immortal?”

With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze back to the simulation panel.

【In the sixtieth year, after breaking through to the seventh level of the True Immortal realm, you continued to stay in Celestial Demon City, defending against the aliens while cultivating.】

【And so, ten years passed…】

【But unfortunately, although you possessed the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art and your cultivation speed was several times faster than ordinary cultivators… without the Late Bloomer talent’s bonus, your progress was slow.】

【So you devoted more of your attention to cultivating your Spirit Domain and to killing aliens and accumulating resources.】

【Thanks to your presence, though the pressure on the frontline grew ever greater, the overall situation remained stable.】

【In the seventy-fifth year, you decided to travel to the Nine Heavens Domain for a period of cultivation.】

【But you couldn’t rest easy about the situation in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.】

【You decided to pull off something big before departing for the Nine Heavens Domain!】

【You prepared to assault one of the aliens’ strongholds alone. If you could successfully kill dozens of alien True Gods and one third-level Divine Sovereign…】

【The pressure on the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm would surely ease considerably for some time to come…】

【And so you set out, heading for one of the alien main bases near Celestial Demon City!】

【This battle, you told no one about.】

【With nothing but yourself and your sword, you slaughtered the entire alien stronghold until not a single one remained…】

【This battle lasted a full three months!】

【Some cultivators witnessed stars falling from the sky, an apocalyptic scene of terror at the alien frontline…】

【In this battle, the aliens had hidden their strength. Within that stronghold were two alien gods with power rivaling the early Mystic Immortal realm!】

【But you fought one against two without the slightest weakness, and at the cost of losing an arm, you annihilated every last alien in that nest!】

【And the arm you lost, under the effects of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, fully regenerated in just a single day…】

【After this battle, your fame grew even more resounding!】

【At the True Immortal realm, you displayed combat power far surpassing ordinary Mystic Immortals…】

【You rose to seventy-eighth place on the Prodigy List’s Earth Ranking…】

【Riding the wave of your fame, you recruited even more independent cultivators into the Heavenly Abyss Army to fight the aliens together.】

【Several years later, you were at ease to prepare your departure from the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, but before leaving, you decided to advance your Sword Dao cultivation further!】

【In the eightieth year, within Celestial Demon City…】

In the Real World, Su Xing silently intoned:

“Activate immersive simulation, duration seventy years!”

【Ding! You have successfully activated immersive simulation. Duration: 70 years. Cost: 25,500 energy points. Remaining origin energy: 8,538,895 points…】

As the Chime faded, Su Xing’s consciousness entered the simulated world.

When Su Xing opened his eyes again, he found himself at the Celestial Demon City frontline.

The entire Celestial Demon City was shrouded in a murderous atmosphere.

Su Xing ascended to the city walls and gazed at the distant battle lines, silent, his thoughts unknowable.

Before long, a young officer in silver robes appeared behind him, presenting a jade slip as he spoke:

“General, this contains the latest intelligence on alien entities at or above the True Immortal realm on the frontline…”

Su Xing gave a slight nod and said calmly, “Understood…”

Su Xing quickly read through the jade slip and learned just how terrifying the aliens’ strength on the battlefield truly was!

In this single jade slip alone, there were over a hundred alien gods recorded above the True God level!

There were even no fewer than ten third-level Divine Sovereigns!

All of these alien gods belonged to the red-eyed aliens!

They had reawakened along with the revival of Red Moon’s power.

“However… these alien gods are perfect for honing my swordsmanship!”

Su Xing murmured.

Ever since the Sword Immortal White Emperor’s single stroke of instruction, Su Xing’s comprehension of the Sword Dao had advanced rapidly!

Originally, Su Xing had only just entered the third realm of Sword Dao…

But now, Su Xing was not far from the fourth realm of Sword Dao!

What Su Xing lacked now was simply the opportunity to break into the fourth realm!

Therefore, Su Xing planned to use the frontline battles… combined with Dao-Enlightenment Tea, to swiftly push his Sword Dao through to the fourth realm!

With that thought, Su Xing put away the intelligence jade slip in his hand and vanished from atop Celestial Demon City.

Over the next ten years.

Every alien god on the battlefield witnessed a nightmarish figure!

With just a single sword stroke, that person left the entire alien frontline at Celestial Demon City gasping for breath.

In a mere ten years, the number of alien gods who died at Su Xing’s hands approached a thousand!

Among them were no fewer than fifty alien True Gods, and more than three third-level Divine Sovereigns!

On this day, within a certain fortress city on the Celestial Demon City frontline, Su Xing sat with eyes closed in meditation, sword intent surging ceaselessly around his body.

After a long while, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes and said with satisfaction:

“Excellent. I’m just one final step away from the fourth realm of Sword Dao!”

“The accumulation is sufficient… I just need a bit more time, and I’ll be able to smoothly break through to the fourth realm!”

With that thought, Su Xing glanced at the latest intelligence he had received, preparing to slay one more third-level Divine Sovereign and make his final push toward the fourth realm of Sword Dao!

But at that very moment, a stinging pain radiated continuously from the center of Su Xing’s brow.

The Blessed by Fortune talent sent a warning!

Su Xing’s brow furrowed deeply as a sense of foreboding washed over him.

“What’s going on… this feeling of unease, it’s as if some terrifying existence has locked onto me!”

Su Xing pondered for a moment and quickly understood.

It was likely that his decade-long campaign of slaughter against the aliens had put them on high alert.

The aliens could no longer afford to ignore Su Xing, and so they intended to carry out a decapitation strike against him.

In truth, such decapitation attempts had occurred two or three times over the past few years.

But enemies at the ordinary Mystic Immortal realm were merely serving themselves up on a platter. Su Xing couldn’t even sense any danger from them.

But this time was different. Su Xing estimated that the entity coming to kill him possessed at least Golden Immortal-level strength!

“No, I can’t just sit here and wait for death!”

“It seems the campaign against the alien gods must be temporarily shelved… I need to flee back to Celestial Demon City first!”

With that thought, Su Xing wasted no time and prepared to flee back to Celestial Demon City, hundreds of thousands of li away.

At Su Xing’s speed, going all out, it would take at most a quarter of an hour to make it back.

But the moment Su Xing moved, he felt an overwhelmingly terrifying aura lock onto him from behind.

“It’s a Golden Immortal!”

Su Xing’s expression turned grave. With no time to worry about concealing himself, he immediately activated the Earthshrink Golden Light supernatural art and raced toward Celestial Demon City.

But what Su Xing hadn’t expected was that this Golden Immortal was also one who excelled in speed!

Su Xing fled desperately the entire way, yet the distance between them continued to shrink.

Finally, when he was still a hundred thousand li (50,000 km) from Celestial Demon City, Su Xing was caught by the Golden Immortal!

This Golden Immortal wore black robes, and his features were indistinguishable.

But from this attire alone, Su Xing knew the person’s identity.

A high-ranking cadre of the Advent Cult!

With Golden Immortal-level strength!

His code number… was likely in the top ten!

“No good… with my current strength, I’m far from being a match for a Golden Immortal!”

Su Xing’s expression was calm as still water, but inwardly he felt a surge of frustration.

Though his strength was already outstanding among Mystic Immortals, the gap between him and a Golden Immortal remained an insurmountable chasm!

In that split second, the Golden Immortal before him struck!

Su Xing didn’t hesitate for an instant, driving his physical body to its absolute limit as four thousand two hundred strands of Protective Sword Aura locked tightly around him.

A beam of terrifying black light shot straight at Su Xing’s face.

That black light seemed to possess an endless power of devouring.

Su Xing’s four thousand two hundred strands of Protective Sword Aura were completely annihilated in an instant…