Chapter 440 – Innate Treasure, Blackice Sword Complete!
by spirapiraChapter 440 – Innate Treasure, Blackice Sword Complete!
In the Real World, Su Xing saw this and let out a sigh.
“Without the Blood Sacrifice Forging talent, a supreme-grade supreme post-celestial treasure… would probably be the limit…”
“Compared to before, my bloodline has been strengthened several times over… I wonder if it can break through to the innate treasure level?”
Su Xing’s heart was full of anticipation.
If the Blackice sword advanced, his overall strength would increase by another twenty to thirty percent.
When that happened, he would truly be able to contend against enemies at the early Supreme Unity Golden Immortal stage!
Feeling somewhat nervous, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【Before formally performing Blood Sacrifice Forging, you set up several grand formations both inside and outside your secluded cultivation abode — killing arrays, concealment arrays, Shielding Heavenly Secrets arrays… ensuring your own safety.】
【After all, once you used the Blood Sacrifice Forging talent, you would enter an extended period of weakness. You had to prevent any accidents!】
【As the first drop of vital blood fell into the Blackice sword, you could feel the longing of the sword spirit within… and sensed that the Blackice sword was quietly transforming.】
【Without hesitation, you continuously infused vital blood into it.】
【As the vital blood continued to flow in, your magical power, physical body, and even your primordial energy… all fell into a weakened state.】
【In this state, your overall strength plummeted by more than half.】
【The entire Blood Sacrifice Forging ritual lasted a full three months!】
【Were it not for your Wu Clan bloodline combined with your terrifying physical body and recovery ability, you would have long since been drained dry…】
【But all this effort was not in vain!】
【When the last trace of imperfection on the Blackice sword was erased, that sense of natural perfection told you that the Blackice sword had finally advanced to… an innate treasure!】
【The spirit sword Blackice before you let out a light, cheerful sword cry… as if in joy and excitement!】
【At the same time, between heaven and earth — a phenomenon suddenly manifested!】
【Within a thousand-li (500 km) radius, a hundred flowers bloomed simultaneously… and in the sky, seven-colored auspicious clouds descended!】
【Dozens of consciousnesses and gazes instantly locked onto your abode…】
【In that instant, you knew… your position had been exposed!】
【The might of an innate treasure’s birth attracted every cultivator and foreign race within tens of millions of li!】
【Dozens of auras were rushing toward you at terrifying speed…】
【The foreign races were enemies… but even human race cultivators had to be guarded against when it came to an innate treasure!】
【And right now, you were in a period of weakened, diminished strength.】
【With no time to celebrate, you stored the Blackice sword away… then employed spatial Dao to flee millions of li away.】
【Afterward, you shielded your own karmic secrets and concealed all traces of your journey.】
【Without the slightest hesitation… you transformed into the appearance of a lesser demon deity!】
In the Real World, Su Xing felt a surge of delight upon seeing this.
“As it should be! This is an innate treasure we’re talking about!”
“A treasure that would tempt even Supreme Unity Golden Immortals or even Great Firmament Golden Immortals!”
“With my strength diminished, I probably couldn’t protect it… only by transforming into a lesser demon could I successfully conceal it!”
Though he couldn’t continue advancing his main body’s cultivation, the elation the Blackice sword brought Su Xing was impossible to contain.
“Next, I just need to improve the lesser demon disguise’s strength a bit… and then I can end this simulation!”
Su Xing murmured, turning his gaze to the simulation panel.
【Soon, the lesser demon deity you had transformed into was discovered by the foreign races.】
【Under the foreign races’ arrangements, you returned to the Heavenly Secrets Domain to cultivate…】
【Over the next several hundred years, you continued developing followers as before, using the pretext of taking refuge in the Azure Origin Domain.】
【In the year 2,800, before the calamity descended, you expended all of your power of faith…】
【With your power of faith fully spent, you successfully broke through to Peak second-tier deity… just one step away from first-tier deity!】
【Several months later, you encountered the qi-deviated Qingyunzi…】
【You died!】
【Ding, this simulation has ended!】
After the simulation ended, Su Xing looked at the text before him and let out a long breath of relief.
Then, unable to contain his eagerness, he looked at this simulation’s reward list!
【Blood Sacrifice Forging】: Gold talent. Price: 10 origin energy.
【Spirit Realm Thirty Thousand Li (15,000 km)】: Spirit Domain evolution, reaching the Spirit Realm level. Within the Spirit Realm’s range, the power of supernatural arts and spatial Dao is greatly enhanced. The Spirit Realm gradually evolves toward a real world. Price: 300,000 origin energy.
【Golden Immortal, Fifth Layer Peak cultivation】: Golden Immortal, Fifth Layer Peak cultivation. Price: 1 origin energy.
【Great Shaman Body Forging Art cultivation results】: Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Sixth Layer Major Mastery. Primordial Energy Tree at three zhang (9.99 m) and three cun (9.99 cm). Primordial energy flows endlessly. Price: 3,000,000 origin energy!
【Artifact Refining Comprehension】: Supreme Paragon-level artifact refining comprehension. Can refine up to innate treasures. Price: 1,000,000 origin energy!
【Blackice Sword】: Innate treasure, refined by artifact refining Supreme Paragon Su Xing. The host’s original Blackice sword body can offset a portion of the energy cost. Price: 8,000,000 / 15,000,000 origin energy!
This simulation’s harvest for Su Xing was truly immense!
From artifact refining comprehension to cultivation, Spirit Realm… and even the innate treasure Su Xing had long dreamed of — all were available!
Su Xing looked at the rewards on the list and murmured:
“After this simulation, I will truly possess… Supreme Unity Golden Immortal-level strength!”
A suitable weapon, breakthroughs in both qi and body cultivation!
“I choose to bring out…”
Su Xing silently decided. Apart from the talent Blood Sacrifice Forging, he chose to bring out all five remaining rewards!
【Ding, congratulations on bringing out Spirit Realm Thirty Thousand Li (15,000 km). Cost: 330,000… remaining origin energy: 34,113,667 points…】
【Congratulations on bringing out Great Shaman Body Forging Art cultivation results. Cost: 3,000,000 origin energy… remaining origin energy: 31,113,667 points…】
【Congratulations on bringing out Golden Immortal, Fifth Layer Peak cultivation. Cost: 1 point… remaining origin energy: 31,113,667 points…】
【Congratulations on bringing out Artifact Refining Comprehension. Cost: 110,000 origin energy… remaining origin energy: 31,003,667 points…】
【Congratulations on bringing out Blackice Sword. Cost: 8,000,000 origin energy… remaining origin energy: 23,003,667 points…】
A series of Chime notifications rang in Su Xing’s ears.
First came the advancement in Su Xing’s cultivation!
Though his Qi Refinement cultivation hadn’t broken through to a new realm, growing from mid Golden Immortal, Fifth Layer to Fifth Layer Peak still represented a tangible improvement in strength.
And the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s breakthrough to Major Mastery had nearly doubled Su Xing’s primordial energy and physical body!
The artifact refining comprehension flooding his mind… the expansion of his Spirit Realm’s range…
After a moment, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, and with a thought—
A sword appeared in Su Xing’s hand. Three chi (99.9 cm) and three cun (9.99 cm) in length, its entire body as deep and profound as ink, as warm and smooth as jade, yet as soul-captivating as a black hole.
The innate treasure — Blackice sword!
The instant Su Xing laid eyes on the Blackice sword, he couldn’t put it down!
After ascending from a supreme post-celestial treasure to an innate treasure, the Blackice sword had undergone tremendous changes!
But Su Xing recognized it at a glance, and that feeling of being connected heart and mind… had not faded!
With the Blackice sword in hand, Su Xing could sense this blade’s extraordinary nature, hidden beneath its seemingly ordinary edge.
A divine artifact conceals its brilliance…
Without unleashing the Blackice sword’s true power… no one would ever guess that this was an innate treasure!
Moreover, the Blackice sword was incomparably harder and sharper than before!
With just a light draw across Su Xing’s arm, even with his terrifying physical body, a deep wound appeared.
A young, childlike voice reached his ears from the Blackice sword’s Artifact Spirit: “Master…”
Su Xing blinked at the sound, as if he could see a cute little girl standing before him, less than a meter tall, dressed in a black skirt.
“An innate treasure… the sword spirit can manifest physically?”
Su Xing sensed it intuitively. He was intimately familiar with every aspect of the Blackice sword.
After ascending to innate treasure, the Blackice sword had birthed two new abilities!
Devour Origin and Sever Life!
Devour Origin meant the Blackice sword could consume Su Xing’s internal primordial energy to temporarily make the sword body itself even harder.
As long as enough primordial energy was infused, its power could temporarily exceed that of a low-grade innate treasure!
Furthermore, the sword qi the Blackice sword unleashed also acted as an “amplifier,” making the power and destructive force of Su Xing’s own primordial energy even greater!
This was an ability gained from nurturing the sword with his life-bound primordial energy!
As for Sever Life — that was an ability left behind by the Six-Winged Deity’s bone sword!
Back then, when Su Xing fought that Six-Winged Deity, he had suffered greatly.
Every time the bone sword struck Su Xing’s body and dealt damage, it forcibly extracted a portion of Su Xing’s “lifespan”!
After a single battle, even if Su Xing fought to a draw, he would lose thousands of years of longevity!
It was only thanks to Su Xing being young and vigorous. Had it been some elderly Golden Immortal, they probably would have been driven to fury on the spot.
And now that the Blackice sword had ascended to innate treasure, this effect was even more terrifying!
Every slash of sword qi from Su Xing, as long as it struck the target, could strip away the opponent’s longevity!
“Tsk tsk… this Sever Life talent is absolutely a nightmare for cultivators running low on longevity!”
“Even those cultivators with abundant longevity… will have to think twice before fighting me from now on!”
Su Xing smacked his lips and said.
“Even a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal who wants to kill me… will have to leave behind tens of thousands of years of lifespan first!”
Beyond the two new abilities of Devour Origin and Sever Life, the Blackice sword’s original ability to keep its wielder “rational and calm” had also been enhanced.
And the Shadow Deity’s claws had made the Blackice sword several times harder than before.
“Tsk tsk, worthy of an innate treasure indeed!”
“I had actually underestimated the boost the Blackice sword gives me…”
“As things stand now, with the Blackice sword, my strength can increase by at least thirty percent!”
“And if my Sword Dao reaches the sixth realm… that boost could even reach fifty percent or more!”
Su Xing nodded with great satisfaction.
At last, Su Xing had obtained a weapon worthy of his abilities!
“However, it’s not entirely without cost!”
Su Xing glanced at his cultivation level.
Golden Immortal, Fifth Layer Peak. Primordial Energy Tree at three zhang (9.99 m) and three cun (9.99 cm).
In this simulation, Su Xing had after all expended enormous effort on artifact refining.
As a result, his cultivation advancement had been affected.
Otherwise, Su Xing could probably have stepped into Golden Immortal, Sixth Layer…
“Hah… well, it’s just a matter of sequence!”
“Right now, I still have over twenty million origin energy remaining… and three simulation attempts!”
“I can keep advancing my realm!”
Su Xing didn’t hesitate, silently intoning:
“Begin simulation!”
【Simulation #161 initiated. Current remaining origin energy: 23,003,667 points… remaining simulation attempts: 2.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a talent costs 1 origin energy. Draw?】
“Yes!”
【Ding, congratulations on drawing gold talent Yin-Yang Dual Body. Next draw: 80% chance of gold talent, 20% chance of red talent…】
【Yin-Yang Dual Body】: Gold talent. You possess exceptional aptitude for comprehending the Dao of Yin-Yang, allowing you to study and master the Dao of Yin-Yang.
“Hm? Yin-Yang Dual Body…”
Su Xing blinked and glanced at a certain Great Dao on his panel.
Yin-Yang Great Dao 【First Realm】.
After Su Xing’s Five Elements Dao had entered the sixth realm, he had by chance gained insight into this Dao.
But he had never had time to cultivate it.
“Tsk tsk… Yin-Yang Dual Body — it increases my aptitude for comprehending the Yin-Yang Great Dao?”
“If I find the time later… perhaps I should study it!”
Su Xing thought to himself.
As his realm climbed higher and higher, the origin energy required for each subsequent layer grew ever larger.
It was becoming difficult for Su Xing to guarantee cultivation advancement with every simulation.
So in that case, how could Su Xing ensure his overall strength continued to progress?
Naturally, by comprehending various Great Daos!
A pinnacle Great Dao like the Yin-Yang Great Dao was something Su Xing could never have too many of.
Setting aside those thoughts, Su Xing considered the direction he wanted to improve in for this simulation.
“As before, the priority is advancing Qi Refinement and Body Tempering cultivation… reaching Peak Golden Immortal as soon as possible…”
“But this time… I need to make a bid for the number one spot on the Earth Ranking!”
A glint flashed through Su Xing’s eyes.
He had already chosen his stepping stone.
The Advent Cult’s senior operative, Blood Four… was currently the best target!
“The only question is, how do I draw Blood Four out…”
Su Xing pondered.
Based on his deductions, Blood Four should currently be hiding somewhere in the Azure Origin Domain.
But the problem was, the Azure Origin Domain was vast. How could he find Blood Four?
The Advent Cult’s operatives were exceptionally skilled at concealment — otherwise, they would have been wiped out by the righteous path long ago.
Even the Celestial Secrets Pavilion had no accurate intelligence on the Advent Cult’s operatives.
“So I’ll have to create a commotion… to draw Blood Four out!”
After thinking for a while, a plan immediately formed in Su Xing’s mind.
His gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【Please select Plus One…】
“I choose Late Bloomer…”
【In the spirit field grotto-heaven, you realized you were in a simulation.】
【Over the next month, you collected the Luotian legacy along the way and headed to the Star Realm!】
【At this moment, several Advent Cult operatives and foreign race members were hidden within the Star Realm, searching for traces of the lesser demon disguise.】
【You appeared at the Star Assembly and quickly drew the attention of these Advent Cult operatives.】
【Holding nothing back, you locked onto these Advent Cult operatives and slaughtered them all!】
【After killing several Advent Cult operatives, you didn’t rush to leave the Star Realm… instead remaining there to cultivate in peace!】
【Your goal was to lure out an even stronger Advent Cult operative to come investigate…】
In the Real World, Su Xing’s lips curved upward upon seeing this.
That’s right — Su Xing’s plan was to use the Star Assembly as bait to draw out Blood Four!
As for why Su Xing was certain it would be Blood Four who came?
The reasoning wasn’t hard to follow!
“The strongest Advent Cult operative in the Star Realm… is designated Blood Thirteen, who is already approaching the Golden Immortal realm!”
“If several operatives go missing simultaneously, the Advent Cult will definitely send someone to investigate… and whoever comes to investigate will surely possess even higher cultivation!”