Chapter 423 – Ten-Thousand-Li Spirit Realm Achieved, the Final Sweep — Endless Abyss!

Chapter 423 – Ten-Thousand-Li (5,000 km) Spirit Realm Achieved, the Final Sweep — Endless Abyss!

“This opportunity to use the Mirror of The Void is best spent on advancing the Spirit Realm!”

Su Xing murmured to himself.

Compared to raising one’s cultivation level, bringing out Spirit Domain Cultivation Results required far less origin energy.

And the boost it provided to Su Xing’s overall strength was not to be underestimated.

“Then after the great battle with the alien races, it’ll be time to advance the Spirit Domain…”

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

【Year 800: The first great war between the alien races and the Heavenly Secrets Domain erupted, just as expected.】

【In this battle, your performance remained outstanding. You slew hundreds of alien deities, including shadow deities and crimson-pupil deities.】

【What gave you the most trouble was still that six-winged deity. As a being at the Peak of a second-tier deity, defeating him was extraordinarily difficult even for you.】

【But compared to previous simulations, your strength had improved yet again.】

【Thus you ultimately emerged victorious without any real danger…】

【As expected, after this battle you once again fell into a coma. When you next awakened, you found that your Qi Refinement cultivation had improved.】

【With the aid of Heart of the Strong, you successfully advanced to the late stage of Golden Immortal First Layer…】

【…】

【Year 810: The first great war concluded, and you returned to the Celestial Secrets Realm.】

【Centuries of accumulated contributions, combined with your outstanding performance in this war, earned you one opportunity to use the Mirror of The Void.】

【You entered the Mirror of The Void. You chose to intercept your future self’s comprehension of the Spirit Domain…】

【An illusory humanoid silhouette gradually merged with you. Many insights flooded your mind, and your mastery of the Spirit Domain underwent a qualitative leap.】

【Your Spirit Domain range officially broke through from nine thousand nine hundred li (4,950 km) to ten thousand li (5,000 km)!】

【Though it was merely a hundred-li (50 km) increase, it represented a qualitative transformation!】

【You could feel the Spirit Domain merging more and more with reality. The ten-thousand-li (5,000 km) Spirit Domain was growing ever closer to a true, real world.】

【Laws and Dao origin began to appear within your spirit field grotto-heaven. That ten-thousand-li (5,000 km) spirit field grotto-heaven had already taken on the embryonic form of a world.】

【At the same time, with the Spirit Domain’s qualitative transformation, within the Spirit Domain’s range, your mastery of the Great Dao and the power of your supernatural arts both multiplied severalfold…】

In the Real World, Su Xing felt a surge of joy upon seeing this.

“Ten-thousand-li (5,000 km) Spirit Domain… I’ve finally reached it!”

“Oh no, I should say Spirit Realm!”

“Though Spirit Realm and Spirit Domain differ by only one character, the gap between them is vast beyond measure…”

According to the intelligence Su Xing had gathered from ancient texts, the Spirit Domain was the limit for ordinary cultivators.

Someone as powerful as the White Emperor — a dignified Great Firmament Golden Immortal who had lived for tens of millions of years — lacked talent on the path of the Spirit Domain, and thus possessed a mere hundred-thousand-li (50,000 km) Spirit Realm.

Though his range far exceeded Su Xing’s, he was clearly on the same tier.

In fact, as long as Su Xing invested enough time in Spirit Realm cultivation, surpassing the White Emperor in the future was no mere dream!

“With the Spirit Realm, my overall strength should have risen another notch. I suppose I can barely squeeze into the top three on the Prodigy List’s Earth Ranking now?”

Su Xing thought to himself.

After settling his emotions, Su Xing turned his gaze back to the simulation panel.

“This simulation has already progressed past eight hundred years. Everything that needed to be done is mostly complete… I just need to boost the lesser demon disguise’s strength one more time, and that should about do it.”

…

【Year 1200: You cultivated enough lesser demon followers to provide you with a steady stream of power of faith…】

【Year 1700: You used the power of faith to enhance your divine power.】

【Your divine power increased by nearly fifty percent, but you still remained at the mid-stage of a second-tier deity…】

【Year 2000: You were ambushed and killed by the human race…】

【You died!】

【Ding, this simulation has ended…】

After the simulation ended, Su Xing looked at the text before him and nodded slightly.

“The goals of this simulation have been basically achieved…”

“But as the lesser demon disguise’s realm continues to rise, the rate of strength improvement has also slowed…”

Su Xing understood this well enough.

After all, his simulation time was limited each round, and the number of followers he could cultivate was likewise limited.

Yet conversely, the amount of faith required for each increase in divine power grew ever larger.

Being able to break through one bottleneck in two or three simulations was already quite good.

“Unless I abandon improving my main body’s strength entirely and dedicate all two thousand years to boosting the lesser demon disguise’s divine power. That should allow a substantial leap in the lesser demon’s strength.”

“But that doesn’t seem necessary anymore…”

Su Xing shook his head slightly. Compared to the lesser demon’s strength, his main body’s power was clearly more important.

“Alright then, let’s look at this simulation’s rewards!”

Su Xing’s heart stirred, and he turned his gaze to the reward list.

【Thousand Buddha Physique】: Gold talent. Price: 10 origin energy points.

【Formation Dao Comprehension】: Already at Formation Dao Grandmaster level. Can arrange a seventeenth-order spirit-gathering formation. Price: 1,000,000 origin energy points.

【Six-Winged Divine Sovereign’s Bone Sword】: The natal artifact of a six-winged alien, transformed from its own wings. Its hardness approaches that of an innate treasure, and it is also a material for forging innate treasures. Price: 3,000,000 origin energy points.

【Ten-Thousand-Li (5,000 km) Spirit Realm】: After the Spirit Domain reached ten thousand li (5,000 km), it completed a qualitative transformation. Within the Spirit Realm, it is akin to a real world, where Great Dao laws begin to emerge. Within the Spirit Domain’s range, supernatural arts and the user’s Great Dao comprehension receive enormous boosts. Price: 1,000,000 origin energy points.

【Golden Immortal First Layer, Late Stage】: Three Flowers Above the Crown condensed, Five Qis gathered in the chest. Lifespan of one million years, imperishable physical body. Price: 1 origin energy point.

【Spirit Field Grotto-Heaven (Remodeled)】: A grotto-heaven blessed land personally crafted by the Golden Immortal Su Xing. Already at the Grand Grotto-Heaven level. Suppressed by a Luotian Mirror projection and layered with numerous formations. Contains three million Spirit-Gathering Flowers and countless rare treasures. Can produce one thousand drops of immortal liquid daily. One of the rarest blessed lands in existence. Price: 3,000,000 origin energy points.

“Just as I thought! The remodeled spirit field grotto-heaven is among the available options!”

Su Xing’s eyes lit up.

This spirit field grotto-heaven was something Su Xing absolutely had to bring out.

After all, this was a blessed land that had reached the Grand Grotto-Heaven level, capable of multiplying Su Xing’s cultivation speed several times over.

“If I had to set up this dwelling on my own, it would probably take me several years at least…”

Su Xing shook his head slightly. Bringing the spirit field grotto-heaven directly out of the simulation was clearly the most practical choice.

“And the Golden Immortal First Layer late-stage cultivation… it only costs one origin energy point to bring out. As expected, the simulator still calculates based on one sublevel at a time.”

This meant that advancing from the entry level of Golden Immortal First Layer to the Peak of Golden Immortal First Layer cost almost no energy.

But advancing to Golden Immortal Second Layer would require tens of millions of origin energy points… and reaching the Peak of Second Layer would cost the same again.

At lower realms, this could at most create a modest power gap.

But at higher realms, this mechanic could be exploited to great effect.

“Essentially, each simulation can yield a certain amount of strength improvement… and paired with the simulator’s new reward storage function, it’s a perfect match!”

Su Xing considered which rewards to bring out from this simulation.

“The Formation Dao Comprehension, the ten-thousand-li (5,000 km) Spirit Realm, the Golden Immortal First Layer late-stage cultivation… and even the grotto-heaven remodel — they’re all excellent!”

“Tsk tsk, the old me probably couldn’t have brought them all out, but now that’s no longer a concern!”

Su Xing didn’t hesitate. He silently declared:

“I choose to bring out the ten-thousand-li (5,000 km) Spirit Realm and the Golden Immortal First Layer late-stage cultivation…”

“The Formation Dao Comprehension and the spirit field grotto-heaven remodel will be stored temporarily in the reward pool…”

As Su Xing’s words fell, the simulator’s Chime sounded in his ears.

【Ding, you have successfully brought out Golden Immortal First Layer, Late Stage cultivation. Cost: 1 origin energy point. Remaining origin energy: 1,164,455 points…】

【You have successfully brought out the Ten-Thousand-Li (5,000 km) Spirit Realm. Cost: 1,000,000 origin energy points. Remaining origin energy: 164,455 points…】

Two consecutive chimes rang out, and Su Xing’s origin energy plummeted.

But at the same time, two streams of mysterious energy surged into Su Xing’s body.

From the early stage of Golden Immortal First Layer to the late stage — this represented tens of thousands of years of accumulation for an ordinary Golden Immortal.

And this alone made Su Xing’s spiritual power nearly twenty percent more profound.

The greater improvement, however, was the Spirit Domain’s transformation into a Spirit Realm!

The spirit field grotto-heaven where Su Xing resided visibly expanded, reaching a radius of ten thousand li (5,000 km).

At the same time, Su Xing could feel that his mastery over the Spirit Domain had improved dramatically.

After carefully sensing the changes for a long while, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes and estimated:

“Within the Spirit Realm’s range, my supernatural arts are roughly twice as powerful, and the power of Great Dao laws has also increased enormously…”

“Once I bring out my Body Tempering cultivation as well, my strength should be solidly in the top three of the Earth Ranking…”

The corner of Su Xing’s mouth curved upward.

He was confident that if he encountered that six-winged deity again, defeating it wouldn’t require such a steep price.

“Sigh, what a headache! After defeating the six-winged deity… below the Supreme Unity Golden Immortal level, there’s probably almost no existence that could trigger my Heart of the Strong!”

“And if I were to face a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal… even for me, it would be certain death!”

Su Xing felt somewhat helpless.

The vast chasm between Golden Immortal and Supreme Unity was not so easily bridged.

Neither his depth of foundation nor his raw combat power had reached that threshold.

After all, a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal, whether among the alien races or in the Three Thousand Worlds, was one of the rare and supreme powerhouses.

“What’s even more of a headache is that I’m out of origin energy!”

“A measly hundred-some thousand origin energy points… looks like I can’t do much of anything!”

“I’ll just have to wait until a month from now, when I receive an energy resupply from Xia’s military…”

Su Xing murmured.

“Currently, the simulator’s reward pool has three stored rewards that haven’t been claimed yet…”

“The Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Sixth Layer cultivation, the remodeled spirit field grotto-heaven, and the Formation Dao Comprehension…”

“I’ll just have to wait. In one month, I’ll have four new simulation opportunities.”

After a pause, Su Xing continued:

“But I can’t waste this month of time either…”

At present, there was still one location on Earth that could provide Su Xing with a steady supply of origin energy.

That was — the Endless Abyss!

“One month’s time. It’s time to sweep through the Endless Abyss again…”

Su Xing murmured.

“The next time I return to Earth, the situation will be completely different, so there’s no need to hold back…”

The next time Su Xing returned to Earth, he would inevitably possess strength surpassing both Blood Three and Red Moon. Otherwise, he simply wouldn’t be able to come back.

And in the Azure Origin Domain, neither Red Moon nor Blood Three could do anything to Su Xing.

Therefore, Su Xing intended to go all out!

Since he wanted to earn more origin energy, he might as well go big!

“If I remember correctly, the Endless Abyss is home to many red-eyed aliens… and they’re all walking origin energy!”

With this thought, Su Xing left the Luotian Realm, then took a single step forward and appeared in America.

…

Endless Abyss, first floor. Su Xing smoothly entered this dungeon world.

However, Su Xing didn’t linger here. The Abyss Stones produced by these low-level aliens were of little value.

Su Xing descended rapidly, soon arriving at the twentieth floor of the Abyss.

“Below the twentieth floor, a single sweep can net me a thousand-odd origin energy points… It’s not much, but it’s better than nothing!”

With this thought, Su Xing willed his Spirit Realm to envelop the entire twentieth floor of the Abyss.

Within Su Xing’s divine sense, the position of every single red-eyed alien was crystal clear.

“These Abyss Stones… I’ll be taking them.”

The corner of Su Xing’s mouth curved upward as he gazed at those aliens within his divine sense, seeing them as nothing but gleaming origin energy.

The next instant, invisible spatial blades engulfed the entire twentieth floor of the Abyss.

In the blink of an eye, over a thousand red-eyed aliens perished.

Abyss Stones scattered across the crimson earth of the Abyss.

Su Xing merely extended his hand, and all the Abyss Stones automatically gathered together, appearing before him.

【Ding, substances containing origin energy detected… Value: 985 origin energy points. Absorb?】

Su Xing nodded slightly. Close to a thousand origin energy points.

And sweeping the entire twentieth floor of the Abyss had taken Su Xing less than a minute.

“The Endless Abyss — the deeper you go, the higher the level of those aliens, and the better the quality of Abyss Stones they drop!”

Su Xing didn’t hesitate, heading straight for the twenty-first floor of the Abyss.

…

Half a day later. Abyss, one hundredth floor.

Su Xing glanced at the origin energy on his panel and nodded with satisfaction.

“Not bad. 748,790 origin energy points…”

“In just half a day, I’ve earned six hundred thousand origin energy… the Endless Abyss truly lives up to its name!”

Before this, Su Xing had always known the Endless Abyss was like a treasure vault, capable of providing him with enormous amounts of origin energy.

But deterred by Red Moon’s threat, Su Xing hadn’t dared to be too conspicuous.

Now, however, since Su Xing had already decided not to return to Earth in the near term, there was no need for restraint!

“Beyond the hundredth floor, the monsters inside are all alien deities…”

“Well then, let’s see just how deep this Endless Abyss goes…”

Without hesitation, Su Xing stepped into the one hundred and first floor of the Abyss.

His Spirit Realm instantly enveloped the entire floor… invisible spatial blades rippled outward…

A few minutes later, the Chime sounded in Su Xing’s ears.

【Ding, substances containing origin energy detected… Value: 12,356 origin energy points. Absorb?】

“Yes!” Su Xing said decisively.

“Excellent. Just three red-eyed alien deities, and the Abyss Stones they dropped are worth over ten thousand origin energy points…”

“I’m growing more and more interested in this Endless Abyss!”

Su Xing didn’t hesitate, pressing onward to the one hundred and second floor of the Abyss.

…

At that very moment, at the deepest layer of the Endless Abyss.

A consciousness that had slumbered for ages suddenly… awakened.