Chapter 416 – An Unexpected Treasure, Restoring the Luotian Mirror!
by spirapiraChapter 416 – An Unexpected Treasure, Restoring the Luotian Mirror!
“Here it comes!”
Su Xing’s heart stirred at the sight, knowing that this Secret Realm was likely the hidden location of the Luotian Mirror!
“With two ancestors of the Luotian Sect here, obtaining the Luotian Mirror should go smoothly…”
“But the Luotian Mirror doesn’t seem useful to me!”
Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly. He had already roughly guessed the reward for this time reversal adventure.
After entering that Secret Realm, they would inevitably obtain the Luotian Mirror. As for whether there were treasures beyond the Luotian Mirror, Su Xing wasn’t sure.
“Sigh, but I already have a Luotian Mirror… Although it hasn’t been fully restored, now that my cultivation has reached Golden Immortal, I should be able to recover some of the Luotian Mirror’s energy.”
“Bringing out another Luotian Mirror seems unnecessary… Setting aside whether I could even bring it out, even if I could, my energy wouldn’t be enough…”
“I wonder if I can gain some other benefits from this adventure?”
Su Xing pondered, his gaze turning to the simulation panel.
【Soon, you, Luo Ling’er, and Wuge — the three of you entered the palace.】
【This palace was indeed covered in the marks of ages, having existed for who knows how many tens of thousands of years…】
【The dangers you had imagined did not materialize. The only somewhat troublesome aspect was that the formations and restrictions in the palace’s core area were rather difficult to crack.】
【But fortunately, aside from you, Luo Ling’er was also quite skilled in Formation Dao.】
【Through your combined efforts, after spending several months, you finally broke through the formation restrictions.】
【Upon entering the palace’s core area, you saw a somewhat worn cave dwelling. On a bluestone table sat a battered mirror and a storage bag with mysterious patterns.】
【After the three of you exchanged glances, you stepped forward first, picking up the battered mirror and turning it over in your hands.】
【Unsurprisingly, what you held was indeed another Luotian Mirror, though at this point the Luotian Mirror seemed to have lost its divine power over the long ages…】
【You attempted to inject a wisp of magical power, and a faint glow flickered across the mirror’s surface. Clearly, far more immortal power would need to be injected to restore the Luotian Mirror.】
【For you, sustaining even one Luotian Mirror was difficult enough — there was naturally no need to claim a second one…】
【So you handed the Luotian Mirror to Luo Ling’er and picked up the storage bag, probing it with your divine sense.】
【Unexpectedly, the storage bag did not contain heaps of treasure — only a single fist-sized fruit.】
【You held the fruit in your hand, and your physical body vaguely felt a sense of familiarity. The Great Shaman Body Forging Art within you emanated a trace of yearning.】
【Just then, Wuge beside you froze. He studied the fruit carefully, and after examining it three times over, exclaimed in shock: “A fruit of the Celestial Primordial Tree — why would it appear here!”】
【Hearing this, a gleam of light flashed in your eyes. Just as you had suspected — this fruit was exactly what was needed for the Great Shaman Body Forging Art to break through to the sixth layer: a Celestial Primordial Tree fruit!】
【Wuge asked if he could examine the fruit more closely, and you handed it over…】
【After examining it three times over, Wuge let out a soft sigh. The Celestial Primordial Tree fruit was extremely difficult to cultivate and required vast spans of time, yet for the Wu Clan it was a supreme treasure!】
【However, nurturing a complete Celestial Primordial Tree at this point would undoubtedly be far too difficult…】
【You did not object after hearing this. You simply took the fruit back and kept turning it over in your hand.】
【Afterward, the three of you carefully searched the entire cave dwelling and confirmed that apart from the mirror and the fruit, there was nothing else of value…】
【After leaving the cave dwelling, you discussed how to divide the treasures.】
【Wuge voluntarily withdrew from the distribution. As he put it, the barrier restrictions were broken through the combined efforts of you and Luo Ling’er — he had merely tagged along for the excitement and contributed nothing.】
【Luo Ling’er said nothing upon hearing this. She gazed at the mirror in her hands, seemingly sensing the terrifying latent potential hidden within.】
【You saw through Luo Ling’er’s thoughts — she felt the Luotian Mirror was far more precious, and taking it would be unfair to you.】
【But what you needed more at this moment was undoubtedly the Celestial Primordial Tree fruit. Even with two Luotian Mirrors, you couldn’t sustain them.】
【So you proposed that Luo Bing’er compensate Wuge with treasures, that the Luotian Mirror would belong to Luo Ling’er, and that you would take sole possession of the Celestial Primordial Tree fruit…】
【Luo Bing’er cast you a grateful look upon hearing this and agreed to the proposal.】
【Afterward, you all made your way back…】
【The days passed one by one. Each day, aside from cultivation, you devoted yourself to studying the Celestial Primordial Tree fruit.】
【In the blink of an eye, a thousand years passed…】
【The Wu Clan and the Luo family had thoroughly established themselves within the Secret Realm.】
【And Luo Ling’er’s cultivation, in just this short span of a thousand years, had surged to Late Golden Immortal…】
【This year, Luo Ling’er returned from an expedition and formally proposed the idea of founding a new sect.】
【In Luo Bing’er’s vision, establishing a sect was meant to shelter the family and protect the human race.】
【Wuge also agreed with this idea, and so… the Luotian Sect was officially founded!】
【Luo Ling’er invited you to join the Luotian Sect, becoming one of its three founding ancestors…】
【And right at that moment, a faint premonition arose in your heart.】
【This time reversal ends here…】
【Ding… Congratulations on successfully participating in the major event “The Founding of the Luotian Sect”!】
【This simulation has ended…】
In the Real World, Su Xing let out a long breath of relief upon seeing this.
“So that’s how it was. Luo Ling’er — the founding ancestor of the Luotian Sect… Though she was quite talented in her early years and could be considered a genius.”
“But the Luotian Sect’s true rise still depended on the Luotian Mirror!”
Su Xing estimated that after Luo Ling’er obtained the Luotian Mirror, she had advanced to Late Golden Immortal in a mere thousand years.
It was likely the Luotian Mirror’s power to manipulate time…
“The original purpose behind founding the Luotian Sect was merely to shelter the two clans?”
Su Xing shook his head slightly, somewhat surprised by this fact.
“Whew… But the greatest harvest from this simulation is still the Celestial Primordial Tree fruit!”
At this thought, Su Xing could no longer contain his excitement, and his gaze turned to the simulation rewards.
【Wondrous Sound Divine Physique】: Gold talent, priced at 10 origin energy points.
【Celestial Primordial Tree Fruit】: In ancient times, heaven and earth bore a divine tree called the Celestial Primordial Tree. Consuming its fruit strengthens the body and enhances primordial energy. It is a supreme treasure of the Wu Clan, yet extremely difficult to cultivate. Priced at 3,000,000 origin energy points.
Because Su Xing had used the time reversal function for this simulation, he did not gain any cultivation advancement.
But…
“The Celestial Primordial Tree fruit has finally appeared!”
Su Xing’s heart surged with excitement.
Originally, he had planned to venture into the Nine Heavens Domain and search for the Celestial Primordial Tree fruit in the Seventh Heaven.
But now it seemed there was no need to search at all. A single time reversal and a fortuitous adventure had allowed Su Xing to obtain the Celestial Primordial Tree fruit directly!
“You can wear out iron shoes searching and never find it, yet it comes without any effort at all!”
Su Xing was in an excellent mood. He silently intoned:
“I choose to bring out the Wondrous Sound Divine Physique and the Celestial Primordial Tree fruit…”
【Ding, you have successfully brought out the Wondrous Sound Divine Physique. Cost: 10 origin energy points. Remaining origin energy: 5,237,846 points…】
【You have successfully brought out the Celestial Primordial Tree Fruit. Cost: 3,000,000 origin energy points. Remaining origin energy: 2,237,846 points…】
The Wondrous Sound Divine Physique might not be of much help to Su Xing.
But at a mere ten origin energy points, Su Xing didn’t mind the expense.
If he brought out one fewer reward, it would feel like a waste.
As the Chime faded, Su Xing felt a subtle change in his body.
His hearing became sharper — this was the enhancement of the Wondrous Sound Divine Physique.
At the same time, a fist-sized fruit materialized in Su Xing’s hand.
The fruit was a milky white throughout, emanating a faint fragrance.
Looking at the fruit in his hand, Su Xing felt an inexplicable yearning well up within him.
“If I eat it… I can attempt to break through to the sixth layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art!”
Su Xing swallowed hard, but suppressed the urge in his heart.
“No, eating it directly would be too wasteful… It’s not even certain whether the Celestial Primordial Tree exists in the Nine Heavens Domain. If this is the last one in existence, that would be a serious problem!”
Su Xing shook his head slightly.
Progress on the sixth layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art still depended on the fruit in his hand.
Consuming it directly would be no different from killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
The best approach was for Su Xing to grow a complete Celestial Primordial Tree himself.
Then he would have enough fruits to aid his cultivation of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art.
“With my art of spirit cultivation, a treasure like the Five Elements Soil… plus the assistance of the Luotian Mirror, it should be possible to nurture one!”
So Su Xing thought.
At this moment, Su Xing still had two simulation attempts remaining.
But his origin energy was no longer sufficient.
“A single use of the time reversal function yielded such an incredible treasure… What if I use it again? I wonder which point in the past I’d return to?”
Su Xing was tempted and wanted to try time reversal again.
But the simulator’s Chime sounded in his ear:
【Ding, the time reversal function is currently resetting. Cooldown remaining: one month…】
Su Xing rolled his eyes upon hearing this.
Great — the time reversal function could only be used once a month…
Shaking his head helplessly, Su Xing turned his attention to a certain treasure within his body.
“Luotian Mirror, it’s time to restore some of your former power…”
Su Xing’s heart stirred, and the next second he entered the Luotian Realm.
…
Luotian Realm, Luotian Sect.
Holding the Celestial Primordial Tree Fruit in his hand, Su Xing quickly found Shennong Youtian.
“Shennong, do you recognize this fruit?” Su Xing asked.
After hearing Su Xing’s words, Shennong Youtian stepped forward and carefully examined it. His expression shifted to one of astonishment.
“This… could this be the legendary Celestial Primordial Tree Fruit? I thought it had gone extinct… I never imagined I would see one again!”
Hearing Shennong Youtian’s response, Su Xing was not surprised. Although Shennong Youtian’s cultivation was unremarkable, he was a master of the art of spirit cultivation, having reached the pinnacle of the Three Thousand Worlds in this particular discipline. Naturally, he would recognize it.
Shennong Youtian began to elaborate:
“I once read in an ancient text within the sect that when our Luotian Sect was founded, there were two ancestors… One of them was a descendant of the Wu Clan, and in his possession was a Celestial Primordial Tree Fruit…”
“Our Luotian Sect once attempted to cultivate the fruit, but it was simply too difficult… In the end, the divine tree fruit withered. I believed there were no more of these fruits left in the world…”
Hearing Shennong Youtian’s words, Su Xing’s mind stirred.
He said, “Oh? An ancient sect text—which one? Could you find it for me to look at?”
Su Xing was rather curious. The previous time reversal had allowed him to participate in that particular point in history. But according to the simulator’s description, time reversal did not affect the Real World. So Su Xing was curious about what the original version of history looked like.
Hearing Su Xing’s words, Shennong Youtian retrieved a somewhat yellowed ancient text from his storage ring.
Su Xing took it and began to read.
“In the time of the Eastern Domain crisis, a Great Firmament realm cultivator betrayed the human race, defected to the foreign tribes, and founded the Advent Cult…”
“The entire Luo clan of our Luotian Ancestor, numbering several thousand, were all slaughtered…”
“The Ancestor fled with his clansmen and happened to encounter a descendant of the Wu Clan, named Ge. The two were old friends, and so they journeyed together to the Luotian Realm to take refuge…”
“Thus the Luotian Sect was founded…”
“…”
“In the ten thousand years that followed, our Luotian Ancestor achieved the Supreme Unity Dao Fruit against all odds, and the Luotian Sect rose to become a first-rate power…”
“After another cosmic cycle passed, the Luotian Ancestor achieved the Great Firmament Dao Fruit, shaking the Three Thousand Worlds with her might.”
“He then pursued the leader of the Advent Cult—the Blood Immortal, the traitor of the human race—for tens of thousands of years…”
Su Xing skimmed through the text rapidly, getting a general overview of its contents.
He found that aside from his own absence, the events surrounding the entry into the Luotian Realm were identical to what he had witnessed during the time reversal.
“So, that traitor of the human race is the current Blood Immortal?”
“The Advent Cult has existed even longer than the Luotian Sect!”
Su Xing raised an eyebrow. His knowledge of the history and major events of the Three Thousand Worlds was still far too limited. If he needed to use time reversal in the future, he would undoubtedly need to shore up this weakness.
“It seems I’ll need to spend more time in the Luotian Sect’s Scripture Pavilion, searching through historical texts…”
Su Xing murmured to himself.
“But for now, the more critical matter is undoubtedly planting the Celestial Primordial Tree successfully!”
With that, Su Xing took out the Five Elements Soil he had prepared in advance, expended a certain amount of magical power, selected a location rich in spiritual energy, and planted it within the Luotian Realm.
The Celestial Primordial Tree was extraordinarily difficult to grow, but Five Elements Soil was a precious medium suitable for all spiritual plants in the world.
And so, the fruit was successfully planted.
“Phew, the fruit has been planted. Now then, the next step is to attempt repairing the Luotian Realm…”
Su Xing gazed at the fruit he had planted. Having it planted within the Luotian Realm put his mind completely at ease.
…
After planting the Celestial Primordial Tree, Su Xing walked toward the grand assembly grounds within the Luotian Sect.
This was where the core of the Luotian Mirror resided.
Upon arriving at the grounds, Su Xing swiftly activated the Luotian Mirror’s Artifact Spirit with his immortal power.
“Master, what do you need me for?” The voice of the Luotian Mirror’s Artifact Spirit reached his ears.
Su Xing said directly:
“My cultivation has recently broken through—I’ve achieved the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit… I want to attempt repairing the Luotian Mirror.”
“I’m just not sure what the specific repair process entails.”
Hearing Su Xing’s words, the Luotian Mirror’s Artifact Spirit felt a surge of joy.
Ever since being suppressed by the mysterious entity within Su Xing’s body, the Luotian Mirror had been in a deep slumber. Now that Su Xing was prepared to infuse immortal power and carry out repairs, it was naturally elated.
It hastily replied:
“Master, I am a primordial chaos treasure born of heaven and earth, and I possess a self-repair function… I simply require sufficient energy—magical power—to facilitate the restoration.”
“Therefore, you need only infuse your magical power!”
Hearing the Luotian Mirror’s response, Su Xing gave a slight nod.
With a thought, pure magical power surged from Su Xing’s palm and slowly flowed into the Luotian Mirror’s Artifact Spirit before him.
After ascending to Golden Immortal, the immortal power within Su Xing’s body had become as vast as a boundless ocean.
Had Su Xing still been at the True Immortal stage, he would have been utterly incapable of supplying what the Luotian Mirror required.
But now, Su Xing was a Golden Immortal!
As the immortal power continued to flow in, the originally shattered surface of the Luotian Mirror showed faint signs of restoration.
The web-like cracks slowly diminished.
The previously dim mirror surface began to gleam with light once more.
Time passed moment by moment. Under the massive infusion of immortal power, in merely 2 hours, Su Xing felt that more than half the immortal power within his body had been depleted.
Yet of the hundreds of cracks on the Luotian Mirror, only a single one had been repaired.
“Hah… it’s still too slow!”
Su Xing shook his head slightly and accelerated the rate of immortal power infusion.
While pouring in immortal power, Su Xing also took out tens of millions of drops of high-grade spirit liquid.
The spirit liquid flowed continuously into his body, replenishing his depleted spiritual energy.
Nearly every shichen, the immortal power within Su Xing’s body had to be completely cycled through.
Such staggering consumption was even more exhausting than battling a Peak Golden Immortal cultivator.
But Su Xing gritted his teeth and persevered, watching the Luotian Mirror gradually restore itself.
And so, three days passed…
A full three days and three nights. Su Xing himself had nearly lost track of how much immortal power he had infused.
The total amount of immortal power he had poured in was likely equivalent to the combined reserves of over a hundred Early Golden Immortal cultivators.
As for high-grade spirit liquid, Su Xing had consumed a full five hundred million drops!
Had Su Xing not possessed a sufficient supply of Spirit-Gathering Flowers, he would never have been able to sustain such an intensive repair process.
“Three full days… that should be about enough, right?”
Su Xing looked at the cracks on the Luotian Mirror’s surface—nearly a third of them had been repaired.
He could feel that the Luotian Mirror’s power had been substantially restored.
If he wanted to continue repairs, he would need to wait until he had accumulated enough spirit liquid, or until his cultivation advanced further.
After ceasing the repairs, Su Xing silently called out to the Artifact Spirit. Soon, the voice of the Luotian Mirror’s Artifact Spirit reached his ears.
After Su Xing’s repairs, the Artifact Spirit was noticeably more energetic. Its previously mechanical voice now carried a distinctly more humanized quality.
Seeing this, Su Xing asked:
“Luotian Mirror, has your power recovered somewhat?”
An affirmative response from the Luotian Mirror reached his ears.
“Master, I feel wonderful right now!”
“Would you like me to inform you of the functions currently available?”
Su Xing nodded slightly, and the Luotian Mirror’s Artifact Spirit continued:
“Master, with the infusion of your magical power, the Luotian Realm’s range has been restored to approximately one percent of its full capacity…”
Hearing this, Su Xing instinctively released his divine sense, which surged outward like a tide.
In an instant, his divine sense passed beyond the Luotian Sect’s gates and explored the vast world beyond.
Ten thousand li (5,000 km)… a hundred thousand li (50,000 km)… a million li (500,000 km)…
Su Xing blinked, muttering:
“Good heavens, the Luotian Realm is actually this vast…”
“It was originally only the size of a single mountain gate, but now its range is even larger than all of Earth!”
Su Xing nodded approvingly. The expansion of the Luotian Realm’s range was undoubtedly great news for him.
He gestured for the Artifact Spirit to continue informing him of the restored functions.
“Master, beyond that, the maximum time flow rate I can control… has increased from ten times to thirty times!”
“At most, I can make the flow of time within the Luotian Realm thirty times that of the outside world!”
“This means that one day in the outside world is equivalent to one month within the Luotian Realm…”