Chapter 471 – Supreme Unity Has Four Stages, The Great Dao Road Stretches Endlessly!
by spirapira“Come to think of it, there’s less than a year left before Red Moon completely destroys Earth…”
“And only four or five years before Red Moon recovers to Great Firmament Golden Immortal strength…”
Su Xing murmured, a sense of urgency rising in his heart.
It had taken Su Xing a full half year to advance from Peak Golden Immortal to Supreme Unity Golden Immortal.
Though he had spent most of that time accumulating origin energy.
Still, this speed could only be called fast!
But Su Xing’s opponent, Red Moon, could not be measured by common sense either!
As the former peak chief god and head of the Seven Deadly Sins, the depth of its foundation was beyond question.
And leveraging its prior accumulation, Red Moon was also reviving and recovering its strength at an astonishing pace!
Within one year, Red Moon would destroy Earth and fully revive!
Within five years, Red Moon would recover its chief god strength!
This was the timeline Su Xing had obtained through multiple simulations!
“Sigh… wanting to have the strength to defeat Red Moon within one year—that’s going to be difficult!”
“Even if I have enough origin energy, with fifty-odd simulations and a mere hundred thousand years, trying to climb to Peak Supreme Unity seems rather unrealistic…”
“The only hope is to gain Great Firmament Golden Immortal strength before Red Moon recovers to that level, and then kill Red Moon in one decisive strike!”
“But by then… Earth will probably already be destroyed!”
Su Xing felt somewhat unwilling to accept this.
“When it comes down to it, within one year, I must save Earth from Red Moon’s grasp!”
“Either kill Red Moon, or relocate all of Earth…”
Su Xing narrowed his eyes as two plans surfaced in his mind.
“The repair of the Luotian Mirror does make the plan feasible…”
“If I forcefully kill Red Moon, or defeat it, then use the Luotian Mirror to take all of Earth inside—that would naturally save it!”
“But the risk is too great! Unless I have absolute overwhelming strength, once I engage Red Moon in battle, all of Earth could easily be destroyed…”
“This plan most likely won’t work!”
After a pause, Su Xing continued:
“Then there’s only the second method…”
“Using my lesser demon deity identity… find a way to swindle all of Earth away!”
Su Xing’s thinking was that given his identity, his standing among the foreign races was not low!
And Red Moon even needed something from him, hoping to cooperate with him…
Therefore, Su Xing might very well be able to propose conditions and trade for all of Earth from Red Moon’s hands!
That way, once Earth was in Su Xing’s possession, storing it in the Luotian Mirror would be far simpler.
“But this plan also has two difficulties!”
“First, just how much importance does Red Moon place on Earth?”
“Red Moon values Earth presumably because it wants to seize the Luo Tian legacy within it… but now the Luo Tian legacy has already been taken by me… so Earth’s only use to Red Moon would be the planet itself and all the living beings on it!”
“And on Earth, the Class Users’ strength is truly limited—how much blood sacrifice could they provide Red Moon?”
“Therefore, as long as I pay a certain price… a trade might not be impossible!”
Su Xing organized his thoughts. From this angle, acquiring Earth from Red Moon’s hands was indeed possible.
“But even if I trade for it, there’s still the second problem…”
“How do I relocate all of Earth?”
“Using the Luotian Mirror, I could naturally move all of Earth…”
“But the problem is, only my true body can use the Luotian Mirror, and once I reveal my true body, how could I possibly trade with Red Moon?”
“I must use the lesser demon deity identity to hide all of Earth away, then find an opportunity later to store it in the Luotian Mirror…”
“But although the lesser demon disguise’s primary cultivation is spatial laws, at the sixth realm level of spatial laws, it’s probably still insufficient to move all of Earth!”
“So, the lesser demon disguise’s spatial law power must be raised further!”
Su Xing quickly formulated a plan in his mind.
“Raise spatial laws to sixth realm Minor Mastery or even Major Mastery, then trade with Red Moon, and afterward move all of Earth away!”
“Then find an opportunity to place it inside the Luotian Mirror… that way, I can safely protect the entire human race, as well as my family and friends!”
“And from then on, Earth would no longer suffer from foreign race invasions!”
“Furthermore, I could leverage the Luotian Mirror’s advantages to cultivate a group of sufficiently loyal subordinates!”
Su Xing rapidly ran through the scenarios in his mind and felt that this plan, which would kill multiple birds with one stone, seemed executable!
“Whew… after meeting Red Moon next, I can bring up this request!”
“But for now, the priority is to advance the Great Shaman Body Forging Art to the seventh layer as soon as possible!”
Su Xing murmured, his gaze turning to the simulation panel.
【Year 20: After repairing the Luotian Mirror, you left the White Cloud Realm and headed for the Nine Heavens Domain.】
【You went directly to the Fifth Heaven and found the isolated island Secret Realm that had contained a large quantity of heavenly treasures from ancient times.】
【The Wu Clan giant from those days was slain by you with a casual blow.】
【And in the Fifth Heaven, there was more than one such Secret Realm.】
【Over the following years, you explored several Secret Realms and obtained a considerable number of vital blood treasures.】
【Year 80: Your talent Late Bloomer activated.】
【Without hesitation, you entered the spirit field grotto-heaven and activated a thirty-fold time differential.】
【With your current cultivation, you could activate a maximum internal-external time differential of fifty-fold.】
【But after activating the maximum time flow differential, you would expend roughly two-thirds of your magical power daily, severely impacting your cultivation.】
【Conversely, at a thirty-fold flow differential, you only needed to consume one-tenth of your magical power daily, which had no significant impact on your cultivation.】
【Therefore, body tempering cultivation at a thirty-fold time differential was the most efficient.】
【You planted some of the vital blood treasures in the Luotian Realm, while also consuming vital blood treasures daily for cultivation. Over two hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.】
【Year 300: By this time, you had already cultivated for nearly eight thousand years within the Luotian Realm.】
【The vital energy within your body grew ever more abundant, and you drew one step closer to the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Seventh Layer.】
【That same year, the Celestial Secrets Pavilion’s Celestial Vessel arrived…】
【Year 320: The Celestial Vessel defense battle erupted.】
【Year 330: You arrived at the Celestial Secrets Realm.】
Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this.
“With the Luotian Realm’s boost, body tempering cultivation really does advance much faster!”
“However… Wu Clan body tempering cultivation still takes far too long…”
“The Wu Clan has long lifespans. For them to break through from the Great Shaman Body Forging Art sixth layer Peak to the seventh layer, it often takes millions of years.”
“And though my talent is remarkable and I have sufficient resources, I probably still need a hundred thousand years…”
Su Xing did a quick calculation. The nine waves of Thunder Tribulation had directly completed half his progress from Great Shaman Body Forging Art sixth layer Peak to the seventh layer.
Even so, it would take nearly fifty thousand years before he could fully step into the seventh layer.
With the Luotian Realm’s enhancement, fifty thousand years would be roughly two thousand years…
“Mm, at this rate, the Great Shaman Body Forging Art should be able to step into the seventh layer by approximately the next simulation!”
Su Xing felt a surge of anticipation and silently intoned:
“Begin immersive simulation… duration 274 years!”
【Ding… remaining origin energy: 157,860,723 points…】
With the expenditure of one hundred thousand origin energy, Su Xing’s consciousness entered the simulated world.
…
Within the Celestial Secrets Realm, Su Xing turned and entered the Luotian Realm.
“After stepping into the Supreme Unity realm, the priority should still be advancing the Great Dao of Space and the Great Dao of Speed!”
“After all, these two Great Daos are of considerable help to me in the Real World!”
“Then let me focus on advancing my Great Dao of Space Comprehension first!”
With this thought, Su Xing drank a cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea and began contemplating the Great Dao of Space.
Several hundred treasures imbued with spatial Dao essence were arrayed before Su Xing.
Using the spatial Dao essence within the treasures, Su Xing began his contemplation.
One month later…
Su Xing opened his eyes and frowned slightly:
“As expected… the Great Dao laws within the Luotian Mirror are off!”
When Su Xing had been contemplating the fifth realm of the Great Dao, he had already vaguely sensed that comprehension inside the Luotian Mirror was several times less effective than in the Real World!
At the time, Su Xing hadn’t thought too much about it, but he already had a suspicion:
The Luotian Realm was ultimately the internal space of a treasure, lacking a complete Heavenly Dao.
Therefore, the efficiency of comprehending the Great Dao could not compare to the Real World, which possessed a complete Great Dao!
“This point became even more obvious after stepping into the sixth realm of the Great Dao!”
“The Luotian Realm is a primordial chaos treasure, so perhaps it can capture a portion of the Heavenly Dao’s rules… but for high-level cultivators, comprehending within the Luotian Mirror is far less effective!”
Su Xing estimated that one month of comprehension inside the Luotian Mirror was probably equivalent to just three days in the outside world.
That was a full tenfold difference!
“Perhaps it’s also related to the Luotian Mirror not being fully repaired…”
Su Xing shook his head, deciding not to dwell on it further. He left the Luotian Realm and chose to comprehend within the Celestial Secrets Realm instead.
Sure enough, upon returning to the Celestial Secrets Realm and feeling the abundant power of the Great Dao that suffused heaven and earth, Su Xing’s comprehension speed increased tenfold!
And so, over two hundred years passed in the blink of an eye…
…
The immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, having returned once more to reality.
After carefully assessing the progress of his Great Dao comprehension, Su Xing frowned slightly.
“Although comprehension of the Great Dao laws is faster after stepping into Supreme Unity, and I have the Spatial Holy Physique’s enhancement… the progress is still too slow…”
Su Xing shook his head.
Over two hundred seventy years of simulation…
More than ten cups of Dao-Enlightenment Tea, over a hundred Dao-Hearing Pills, plus one session of void realm enhancement, and Su Xing’s Great Dao of Space still lingered at the entry level of the sixth realm…
“Indeed, when contending on the Great Dao, the further you go, the harder everything becomes—whether it’s cultivation advancement or Great Dao comprehension!”
“Still, although I haven’t achieved a minor stage breakthrough, the two hundred-plus years of immersive simulation have indeed deepened my comprehension of the spatial Dao somewhat!”
After a pause, Su Xing sighed:
“But from the sixth realm of the Great Dao to the seventh realm—it’s simply too difficult!”
In Su Xing’s mind, he recalled a question he had once asked the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master:
How many Supreme Unity Golden Immortals exist in all of heaven and earth?
The Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master’s answer was: two hundred and seventy-four!
And including Su Xing now, that should be two hundred and seventy-five…
At the time, the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master had also explained to Su Xing the power classifications of Supreme Unity Golden Immortals!
Yes—Supreme Unity Golden Immortals were also divided into four stages!
The first stage: the Supreme Unity Golden Immortal realm, or in other words, the most ordinary Supreme Unity Golden Immortals. These were those whose magical power had not yet reached Peak Supreme Unity Golden Immortal, and whose comprehension of any single Great Dao had not yet entered the Peak of the sixth realm.
Eight or nine out of ten Supreme Unity Golden Immortals in all of heaven and earth fell into this tier, with no hope of ever attaining the Great Firmament Dao in their lifetimes.
This first stage of Supreme Unity Golden Immortals included those who had not yet entered the Prodigy List, as well as all Supreme Unity Golden Immortals ranked below the top fifty on the Prodigy List!
In total: two hundred and twenty-five!
Su Xing, at present, naturally fell within this stage as well.
And when one’s cultivation reached Peak Supreme Unity Golden Immortal and a single Great Dao entered the Peak of the sixth realm…
One would step into the second major stage of the Supreme Unity realm: Supreme Unity True Master!
Supreme Unity Golden Immortals at this stage were true powerhouses, great figures ruling over their own domains, capable of ranking in the top twenty of the Prodigy List!
Across all of heaven and earth, across the Five Great Domains combined, there were merely twenty-some!
The third stage of Supreme Unity Golden Immortal was called Supreme Unity True Sovereign!
A Supreme Unity who reached this stage still possessed Peak Supreme Unity Golden Immortal cultivation, but had already advanced a Great Dao into the seventh realm!
Furthermore, they had already begun undergoing the Three Calamities and six tribulations… with a strong chance of achieving Great Firmament Golden Immortal!
The fourth stage of Supreme Unity Golden Immortal was known as Supreme Unity Celestial Venerable!
A Supreme Unity Celestial Venerable had reached Peak Supreme Unity Golden Immortal cultivation, with at least three Great Daos at the seventh realm!
And they were very close to completely passing through the Three Calamities and six tribulations…
Those who could reach this stage were either “old-timers” who had lived tens of millions of years by relying on heavenly treasures, special techniques, and unique physiques—their cultivation, strength, and Great Dao comprehension all at their peak, yet unable to break through to Great Firmament Golden Immortal…
Such beings were invincible beneath the Great Firmament!
Or they were prodigies of heaven-defying aptitude who could break through to Great Firmament Golden Immortal at any moment!
“Sigh… Supreme Unity is divided into four stages, each more difficult than the last!”
“Right now, even within the first stage, I can’t be considered a powerhouse…”
Su Xing estimated that once his body tempering reached the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Seventh Layer, he would rank roughly around sixty-something on the Heaven Ranking.
Although his magical power had not yet reached late-stage Supreme Unity Golden Immortal, he would no longer be at a disadvantage when facing Supreme Unity Golden Immortals of that level.
“The vast majority of Supreme Unity Golden Immortals remain stuck in the first stage for their entire lives!”
“Is it because they lack talent? Certainly not!”
“How could a cultivator who became a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal possibly lack talent?”
Su Xing sighed. These cultivators trapped in the first stage of Supreme Unity had only one reason: insufficient foundation!
At lower realms, perhaps due to a single moment of impatience, they had failed to achieve perfection at that stage.
From then on, one step behind meant every step behind!
Ultimately, their Great Dao foundation was insufficient, and the hope of attaining the Dao in their lifetime was lost forever…
“An insufficient foundation is even worse than insufficient talent!”
“If one lacks talent, there are still supreme treasures in heaven and earth that might enhance it.”
“But if one’s foundation is insufficient, the only path is to dissolve one’s cultivation and start over from scratch!”
“Yet among those who have cultivated to Supreme Unity Golden Immortal, which one isn’t a founding patriarch of their sect, a hegemon of their domain?”
“Commanding countless living beings, bearing the rise and fall of sects and families… how many would have the courage to start over from the very lowest realm?”
“And so, they can only spend their lives with no hope of attaining the Dao, their path ending at Supreme Unity…”
At this point, Su Xing let out a sigh.
“Supreme Unity, Great Firmament… a difference of just two characters, yet a chasm as vast as heaven!”