Chapter 463 – 130 Million Origin Energy, the First Extortion Payment Secured!

A full eighteen intact Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves!

Ninety-eight already-used Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves!

“This is truly heaven-defying!”

“Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves that have been duplicated by the Luotian Mirror can be duplicated again through the simulator!”

“This way, I’ve obtained double the Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves!”

Excitement flashed through Su Xing’s eyes, even drawing a glance from the Tu’nah Deity beside him.

But after only a brief look at Su Xing, the Tu’nah Deity paid him no further attention.

Su Xing did some mental calculations.

“Counting the three Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves in my hands, plus the twelve in Qingyunzi’s hands inside the simulator…”

“In total, thirty-six intact Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves! One hundred and forty-seven used Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves…”

“Good heavens, quantities like this—only Saints from the ancient era could have possessed such amounts, right?”

Excitement gleamed in Su Xing’s eyes.

At the rate of eighteen years to digest a single cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea, Su Xing would need over two hundred years to fully consume all these Dao-Enlightenment resources.

“Tsk tsk, what a staggering fortune!”

“Given how precious Dao-Enlightenment treasures are… my net worth must be approaching that of a Great Firmament Golden Immortal, right?”

Su Xing blinked, then without hesitation extracted the Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves.

【Ding, congratulations on extracting Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves… Cost: 6.16 million origin energy… Remaining origin energy: 33,848,026 points…】

After the Chime sounded, a small wooden box appeared in the space Su Xing had opened, with the Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves resting quietly inside.

“Tsk tsk, the next time I simulate, these precious Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves will come in handy!”

Su Xing nodded with satisfaction.

…

In the blink of an eye, nearly another month had passed.

The date was April 10th, 2027 of the New Era.

The two alien emissaries piloting the black vessel suddenly changed expressions, as if they had received some message.

The two emissaries then approached Su Xing and began asking for his opinion.

“Esteemed Lord of the Lesser Demons… a powerful being wishes to meet you!”

“I assure you, They harbor no ill will toward you… would you be willing to go?”

Su Xing’s heart stirred upon hearing this, knowing it was Red Moon who had come calling.

So Su Xing hesitated briefly for show, then said:

“Very well then, let’s go have a look…”

After receiving Su Xing’s agreement, the Celestial Vessel headed toward Earth…

…

Just as he had experienced in the simulation, Su Xing met Red Moon.

Red Moon naturally failed to detect any flaws, merely trying to recruit Su Xing’s lesser demon disguise.

In the end, Su Xing and Red Moon reached an “alliance.”

Red Moon promised to provide Su Xing with fifty thousand jin (25,000 kg) of third-rank deity blood essence within half a year.

Another fifty thousand jin (25,000 kg) would be provided within three years.

Su Xing was naturally quite satisfied. All he needed to do was play along, and one billion origin energy would be his.

After forming the alliance with Red Moon, Su Xing did not linger long on Earth.

Before leaving, he merely took a brief moment to sense the situation within Great Xia’s borders.

Since Su Xing’s departure, that Red Moon had been hovering in Earth’s sky, causing widespread panic among the planet’s inhabitants.

Even high-ranking Class Users who tried to investigate could obtain no information whatsoever.

Fortunately, Red Moon had not made a premature move against Earth.

So according to the simulation, there was still a year and a half before Earth’s destruction!

And Su Xing had to find a way to kill Red Moon within that year and a half… or at the very least, find a way to save Earth.

“Time… is running out…”

Su Xing cast one final glance at the blue planet, then turned and disappeared into the deeper void…

…

In the blink of an eye, another twenty-some days had passed.

On the first day of May, Su Xing finally arrived at the Void Realm.

Passing through layer upon layer of chaotic void currents that even Golden Immortals would avoid at all costs.

Su Xing spotted the invisible barriers near the Void Realm.

Narrowing his eyes, Su Xing murmured:

“These barriers are truly exquisite… even a Peak Supreme Unity Golden Immortal cultivator probably couldn’t see through them…”

“No wonder the Azure Origin Domain still hasn’t discovered the location of the alien stronghold…”

After arriving at the Void Realm, Su Xing was quickly welcomed personally by the two legion commanders of the Fifth Grand Legion.

These were two alien chief gods!

One hailed from the Tuna Tribe, skilled in the Dao of Destiny, possessing terrifying psychic power.

The other was none other than the renowned Clan Leader of the Talong Clan, whose True God form was as enormous as an entire world.

Su Xing had already dealt with these two chief gods during his simulation, so he revealed no flaws.

The two chief gods treated Su Xing with great respect, briefing him on his mission and dangling some enticing promises before going about their own business.

As the two legion commanders of the Fifth Grand Legion, responsible for the invasion of the entire Azure Origin Domain, they were naturally extremely busy.

Su Xing also preferred not to interact too much with chief god-level beings. After all, if any problems were discovered, he wouldn’t even be able to flee.

After arriving at the Void Realm, a dedicated alien liaison quickly came to deal with Su Xing.

This was a second-tier deity-level succubus with a voluptuous figure and beautiful features.

The succubus race was naturally gifted at seduction—by the aesthetic standards of both the human race and alien races alike, succubi were considered exceptionally beautiful.

According to the two chief gods, this succubus would assist Su Xing with his work for the foreseeable future and fulfill all of his requests to the best of her ability.

On the surface, it seemed like complete devotion to Su Xing’s service, but he sensed an unmistakable undertone of surveillance.

“Esteemed Lord of the Lesser Demons, my name is Amumei. I will be handling your mission transitions and daily needs for the foreseeable future…”

“If you have any needs at all, please do not hesitate to tell me… I will do my utmost to satisfy you!”

The succubus deity knew well how to leverage her advantages, leaning close to Su Xing and presenting her lovely face.

Su Xing merely furrowed his brows slightly and inconspicuously took half a step back, getting straight to business:

“I need blood essence to breed low-tier lesser demons… Take me to see the world where I’ll be living!”

A flicker of something unnatural crossed the succubus deity’s face, but she quickly concealed it and smiled:

“Lord of the Lesser Demons… the blood essence you require has naturally been prepared long ago, enough for you to breed your clansmen for some time…”

“As for the small world where you will be residing…”

The succubus produced a black stone and made a simple stroke through the air.

A spatial gateway appeared before Su Xing.

After stepping through the spatial gateway, Su Xing quickly arrived in an independent small world.

This small world was roughly the size of Earth, except that ninety percent of it was land.

It was sufficient to accommodate hundreds of billions of low-tier lesser demons.

With a brief scan of his senses, Su Xing detected that this small world already contained several tens of thousands of lesser demons—evidently “seed demons” prepared for him in advance.

The succubus deity then waved her hand, causing a ripple in space.

Blood essence appeared before Su Xing, piled up like a small mountain.

“Lord of the Lesser Demons, this is your blood essence supply for the coming year… Each year after this, we will provide you with sufficient blood essence to sustain your breeding of clansmen…”

The succubus deity spoke respectfully.

Su Xing nodded upon hearing this and approached the small mountain of blood essence, his heart stirring.

【Ding, large quantity of origin energy-containing material detected, valued at 113,450,000 origin energy… Absorb?】

This mountain-sized pile of blood essence looked impressive, but most of it was blood essence from low-ranking aliens.

Thus the origin energy it contained wasn’t astronomically high…

Even so, it was quite enough to set Su Xing’s heart racing.

“Tsk tsk, over a hundred million origin energy!”

“This is absolutely the largest single sum of origin energy I’ve ever seen…”

Su Xing could barely contain his excitement.

Once this sum of origin energy was secured, Su Xing could even attempt a breakthrough to Supreme Unity Golden Immortal!

“No rush… I’m currently under alien surveillance, so I definitely can’t revert to my true form…”

“I’ll find an opportunity later to transform back into my true form and break through then…”

Su Xing was in no hurry. His current mission was to accumulate sufficient origin energy!

A hundred million origin energy was substantial, but compared to the five hundred million or even one billion he stood to gain in the future, it was nothing in comparison!

Su Xing waved his hand, pretending to store the blood essence in the space he had opened.

In reality, he converted the vast majority of the blood essence into one hundred million origin energy.

With this, Su Xing’s origin energy reserves reached an unprecedented 130 million!

As for the small remaining portion of blood essence, Su Xing stored it in his storage space, planning to use it to breed some low-tier lesser demons for appearances.

“Very good. You may withdraw for now. I need to begin breeding low-tier lesser demons…”

Su Xing said to the succubus deity.

The succubus deity nodded respectfully, then handed the black stone to Su Xing:

“Lord of the Lesser Demons, with this black stone in hand… you can contact me at any time. If there is anything you need, please do not hesitate to let me know…”

With that, the succubus left the small world.

At this moment, only Su Xing remained in the entire small world.

Rather than immediately launching his plan, Su Xing headed to the settlement where the tens of thousands of low-tier lesser demons had gathered.

“Tsk tsk… low-tier lesser demons really are a filthy race…”

Su Xing furrowed his brows slightly, watching the low-intelligence creatures in the distance devouring raw flesh—even cannibalizing their own kind.

“Well, I might as well put on a bit of a show…”

With a thought, Su Xing appeared among the tens of thousands of lesser demons.

He merely released a faint trace of his aura, and the tens of thousands of low-tier lesser demons froze in place.

Then, as if driven mad, they dropped to their knees and began frantically worshipping Su Xing, while performing strange ritualistic gestures.

Without question, as a first-tier deity lesser demon.

Su Xing was the one and only god of the entire Lesser Demon Tribe!

Regardless of race or cultivation level, any lesser demon that laid eyes on Su Xing would completely lose all reason, left with nothing but blind obedience and worship.

This was the innate characteristic of the lesser demon race, and the “invisible authority” that came with Su Xing’s role as Lord of the Lesser Demons!

“Tsk tsk… truly a weak race…”

“But the sheer numbers of lesser demons are genuinely terrifying…”

Su Xing murmured.

The weakest lesser demons couldn’t even defeat an ordinary human.

The vast majority of lesser demons possessed strength equivalent to human cultivators between Golden Core and Spirit Transformation stage, forming the backbone of the lesser demon race.

Only a small number of lesser demons possessed strength at or above Void Return and Body Integration.

As for lesser demons that reached the immortal level—across countless ages, there had only been a handful.

“However, their weak individual strength… is offset by their astonishing reproductive ability!”

Su Xing swept his gaze over the lesser demons, among which were newborn lesser demon infants fresh from the womb.

Lesser demon infants were just as weak as human infants.

But lesser demons were extraordinarily prolific.

A single female lesser demon could birth eight to ten lesser demon infants per litter.

And could breed three to five times per year.

The most ordinary lesser demon could easily live fifty to a hundred years.

Even more terrifying was that a low-tier lesser demon reached maturity in just one year, at which point it would possess at least Foundation Establishment-stage cultivator strength.

After one year, the matured lesser demon infants could begin breeding the next generation…

Moreover, lesser demons had no reproductive isolation and suffered no genetic defects from inbreeding…

With just one male and one female lesser demon, thirty to fifty offspring could be produced in a single year!

Then in the second year, the new batch of lesser demons would mature and continue breeding!

This was geometric, exponential growth!

In other words, given sufficient food and favorable living conditions, lesser demons could expand endlessly and fill an entire planet in a remarkably short time!

“Of course, that’s only theoretical…”

“Because of their extremely low intelligence and their cowardly yet aggressive nature… most lesser demons are eaten by their own kind as food before they can even mature…”

“Therefore, without proper management, the lesser demons’ breeding rate is far slower than the theoretical maximum!”

After a pause, Su Xing murmured:

“What I need to do is… in the shortest possible time, at the lowest possible cost, cultivate a batch of lesser demons to complete the mission…”

Su Xing narrowed his eyes and with a casual wave, a gentle power of faith enveloped the tens of thousands of lesser demons.

When the radiance fell upon these low-tier lesser demons, everything changed.

These once stupid, cowardly lesser demons now had something new in their eyes—something called intelligence…

This was Su Xing’s authority as Lord of the Lesser Demons.

Awakening of Intellect!

With just a small expenditure, Su Xing could easily bestow intelligence upon these lesser demons!

And now, these tens of thousands of lesser demons had all become Su Xing’s “casual believers.”

Though they were merely casual believers providing only a small amount of faith, they would absolutely never defy Su Xing’s commands.

Even if Su Xing ordered these low-tier lesser demons to mob an alien chief god…

“Hmm… I still need a Lesser Demon Apostle!”

Su Xing narrowed his eyes and selected the most robust lesser demon from the tens of thousands.

Then, a surge of power of faith poured in.

In an instant, this half-human-height lesser demon grew to a full two meters tall.

Its body was packed with explosive muscle, streaked with traces of blood-red.

And the intelligence in its eyes far exceeded that of the other lesser demons.

At this moment, this lesser demon had evolved into a Saint-stage lesser demon!

Among all lesser demons, it was a figure of commanding rank!

“Great God… Your most loyal believer, Bas, offers his life to you!”

This first Lesser Demon Apostle of Su Xing’s, named Bas, spoke in the alien tongue and bowed to Su Xing.

Su Xing briefly probed with his senses and could feel that this Lesser Demon Apostle was utterly loyal—he wouldn’t hesitate for even a moment if ordered to kill himself.

“Mm, not bad…”

“From now on, you’re in charge of these lesser demons’ breeding!”

“Remember, I want to see one million clansmen within a year… and using the minimum amount of food!”

With that, Su Xing casually left behind a pile of blood essence.

Roughly worth one to two million origin energy.

The tens of thousands of lesser demons surrounding them, the moment they caught the scent of the blood food, went red-eyed and could barely contain their craving.

Without Su Xing and Bas present, these low-tier lesser demons would have instantly swarmed in and devoured every last morsel.

But as a higher-ranking lesser demon, Bas naturally possessed absolute suppressive dominance over lower-ranking ones.

Bas took the pile of blood essence and stored it in a hastily carved-out cave.

Under Su Xing’s watchful eye, Bas rationally distributed the food and began maintaining order.

“Very good. I will be entering dormancy for a while… Do not disturb me!”

With that, Su Xing left the settlement and headed to a mountain range, where he carved out a temporary cave dwelling.

“Just a few million origin energy’s worth of blood essence… should be enough to breed lesser demons for the next year…”

“As for the surplus ‘budget,’ it’s naturally all mine!”

The corners of Su Xing’s mouth curved upward, quite satisfied with this arrangement.

“Phew, before arriving at the Void Realm, I attempted two simulations, and the Dao of Cause and Effect and Destiny has finally reached fifth realm Major Mastery!”

“Unfortunately, I didn’t draw a red talent… and the Celestial Sun Grass still hasn’t been found…”

“I still have four simulation attempts remaining… might as well use them all now…”

With that, Su Xing silently intoned:

“Begin simulation!”

【Ding, Simulation #176 initiated. Current remaining origin energy: 133,648,023 points… Remaining simulation attempts: 3.】

…

Meanwhile, in the Void Realm.

The Tu’nah chief god and the Talong Chief God observed the situation in Su Xing’s small world through a luminous screen.

“So… is He worthy of trust?” the Talong Chief God asked in a deep, rumbling voice.