Chapter 504 – Bringing Out Cultivation Feedback, Strength Finally Reaches Great Firmament!
by spirapiraA full one billion origin energy!
This was absolutely an astronomical price!
But Su Xing didn’t hesitate in the slightest, silently intoning:
“I choose to bring out the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Eighth Layer cultivation…”
【Ding. You have successfully brought out the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Eighth Layer cultivation. Remaining origin energy: 1,134,690,000…】
In an instant, Su Xing’s origin energy plummeted, yet the aura around his entire body began to surge violently!
Physical body, primordial energy, qi and blood — all completed their sublimation in a single moment!
Su Xing could feel his strength multiplying several times over, his primordial energy undergoing some kind of mysterious transformation.
His entire body radiated a red glow, as if steamed crimson by intense heat…
The entire process lasted roughly two hours.
When Su Xing slowly opened his eyes and adapted to his new power, he frowned:
“The increase… is only this much?”
“Strength and qi-blood have only grown about threefold…”
“So, the real change occurred in primordial energy?”
Su Xing’s mind stirred, and he coated both fists with a layer of invisible primordial energy.
This was primordial energy in its initial state — the form Su Xing had previously mastered.
In this form of primordial energy, Su Xing’s strength, speed, and other attributes would receive tremendously large boosts.
And the formidable destructive power that primordial energy carried could even be wound around weapons like swords…
Most importantly, primordial energy could attack ghost-type enemies, even those immune to physical attacks.
“And this… is the so-called One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws!”
Su Xing took a deep breath and focused his attention on his primordial energy.
Gradually, a faint golden light adhered to the originally invisible and colorless primordial energy.
This golden light was extremely feeble — just a thin layer — because Su Xing had only just stepped into the eighth layer…
But the moment this layer of golden light appeared, Su Xing’s primordial energy consumption instantly skyrocketed!
Like a mountain flood pouring forth, Su Xing felt a portion of the primordial energy within his body vanish.
The amount wasn’t large, but at the original rate of primordial energy consumption in its initial form… it would have been enough to sustain him for an entire day!
Yet now, in merely three breaths, Su Xing had consumed what would have originally lasted a full day!
This was thousands of times the original consumption!
Even though Su Xing’s primordial energy was nearly inexhaustible and he possessed the Primordial Energy Tree, he couldn’t sustain such prolonged use.
“Hoo… no wonder the Great Shaman Body Forging Art places such emphasis on increasing primordial energy!”
“Without the Primordial Energy Tree accumulation from the sixth and seventh layers… one probably couldn’t maintain One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws at all!”
Su Xing couldn’t help but think back to the Celestial Demon General he had seen during the simulation.
His Great Shaman Body Forging Art had already surpassed eighth layer Perfection, and he was only a single step from the ninth layer…
Without any exaggeration, compared to the Celestial Demon General’s primordial energy, Su Xing’s current level was like the bright moon versus the blazing sun.
The difference was likely over a hundredfold!
“So the Great Shaman Body Forging Art eighth layer is still primarily about the continuous refinement and strengthening of primordial energy!”
“It’s still about the continuous mastery of One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws!”
“Only when the Great Shaman Body Forging Art reaches the mid-to-late stages of the eighth layer… when primordial energy is strong enough, can One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws truly unleash its real power!”
Su Xing took a deep breath.
One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws was undoubtedly powerful!
But its drawback was also obvious… the consumption was too great!
Before his primordial energy was depleted, the Great Firmament Peak Celestial Demon General could even withstand the Death law and fight Red Moon head-on without falling behind.
But once his primordial energy was exhausted… without the effect of One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws, the Celestial Demon General was far from being Red Moon’s match.
“I have the Ancestral Shaman talent, plus numerous Body Tempering talent bonuses… my aptitude for cultivating the Great Shaman Body Forging Art is probably even greater than the Celestial Demon General’s!”
“Add to that sufficient Celestial Primordial Fruits to support my cultivation… once I reach eighth layer Perfection, my strength will absolutely surpass the Celestial Demon General’s!”
A flash of confidence passed through Su Xing’s eyes.
If he reached eighth layer Perfection, perhaps he wouldn’t be defeated so easily against Red Moon…
But trying to defeat a Sovereign realm opponent relying solely on eighth layer Perfection Body Tempering was too difficult!
Unless… he could step into the ninth layer!
“However, just the power that One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws currently brings… is enough to protect myself in the Three Thousand Worlds!”
“Under One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws, my strength can be amplified almost without limit. As long as I have enough primordial energy, a hundredfold, thousandfold, or even ten-thousandfold increase in strength is no problem!”
“And the offensive power of One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws is no weaker than supreme supernatural arts like Protective Sword Aura or Sword One!”
A flash of confidence passed through Su Xing’s eyes.
However, after the confidence and sense of security that came with his explosive increase in strength, Su Xing also had to consider the future.
Great Firmament Golden Immortal-level strength was indeed an almost invincible existence in this era, and there would be virtually no danger to his life.
But in that chaotic, dangerous situation of the future, it was still not enough to save the human race from disaster.
“The path of the Dao is long and winding. One must still forge ahead against the current!”
Su Xing sighed, then began contemplating his next plans.
First, Su Xing assessed his current strength.
The Great Shaman Body Forging Art had finally entered the eighth layer. After mastering One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws, this was Su Xing’s greatest trump card!
But this was far from Su Xing’s upper limit…
The Great Shaman Body Forging Art eighth layer was still primarily focused on the refinement and strengthening of primordial energy.
As long as Su Xing continued consuming Celestial Primordial Fruits in the simulations, his strength would continue to rise.
Second, his Qi Refinement cultivation — Supreme Unity Golden Immortal Perfection — having already passed through the tribulations of magical power, original heart, and lust, was not far from Great Firmament Golden Immortal.
The Nine Tribulations of Great Firmament was also Su Xing’s biggest short-term goal.
Once his Qi Refinement cultivation broke through to Great Firmament Golden Immortal, Su Xing’s strength would presumably be no weaker than those veteran Great Firmament Golden Immortals!
The reason he had such confidence was naturally not just because of dual cultivation of qi and body…
World power — Spirit Domain: two million li (1,000,000 km)!
A two-million-li (1,000,000 km) Spirit Domain still remained at the lesser chiliocosm level, but it was enough to give Su Xing an edge over same-realm Great Firmament cultivators in Great Dao comprehension!
After all, aside from those veteran Great Firmament cultivators, rarely could any Great Firmament cultivator advance a particular Dao to the seventh realm Peak.
“Currently, my Space and Sword Dao have entered the seventh realm. With Spirit Domain augmentation, they can reach seventh realm Minor Mastery — which is quite excellent!”
“And the Five Elements Dao has also reached the sixth realm Peak. Breaking into the seventh realm should only be a matter of time…”
“The Dao of Cause and Effect, speed, and Yin-Yang Great Dao all need to break into the seventh realm as well!”
Su Xing laid out plans for his future advancement.
Rather than pursuing diminishing returns by pushing Sword Dao and the Great Dao of Space further,
it would be better to first advance all his primary Great Daos into the seventh realm.
After all, what Su Xing currently sought was to be invincible below the Sovereign realm, and he couldn’t have just two or three Daos at the seventh realm.
“Moreover, with Spirit Domain, the more Great Daos I advance to the seventh realm, the more trump cards I’ll have!”
Su Xing narrowed his eyes.
According to the Luotian Ancestor’s experience, once the Spirit Domain’s range reached ten million li (5,000,000 km), it would be considered to have reached the Medium Chiliocosm level.
At that point, the boost to Great Dao comprehension would directly increase by two minor realms!
Beginner-level seventh realm Sword Dao, under Spirit Domain augmentation, would directly reach seventh realm Major Mastery!
And Spirit Domain had also become one of Su Xing’s greatest trump cards.
“Add to that the several supreme supernatural arts I’ve mastered… Protective Sword Aura, Sword One, and Yin-Yang Five Elements Immortal Burst are all techniques that can serve as a Great Firmament Golden Immortal’s trump cards!”
“This gives me more than enough confidence!”
Su Xing briefly summarized his own strength.
Since his strength was sufficient, Su Xing naturally pursued higher-level objectives.
And that was… obtaining more origin energy!
Currently, Su Xing still had 1.1 billion origin energy on hand. It sounded like a lot, but it wasn’t even quite enough to advance to Great Firmament Golden Immortal.
“So I need to head to the Celestial Demon Domain as soon as possible!”
“In the Celestial Demon Domain, within the Luotian Black Pearl… there’s still a substantial fortune waiting!”
“As long as I obtain the Luotian Black Pearl, I’ll gain at least several billion more origin energy!”
After a pause, Su Xing continued:
“Moreover, for someone of my current level, slaying foreign race beings is also one of the greatest sources of energy!”
“A single corpse of a first-tier deity is worth fifty million origin energy!”
“If I could kill several dozen of them…”
A gleam of sharp light flashed through Su Xing’s eyes.
Of course, killing first-tier deities wasn’t so easily accomplished!
The primary reason was that the places where those first-tier deities resided were far too dangerous.
As far as Su Xing currently knew, there were only four locations with large numbers of first-tier deities.
The first: the Void Realm!
The main base of the Azure Origin Domain’s foreign race, the number of first-tier deities regularly venturing into the Void Realm was no fewer than two hundred, with several thousand second-tier deities on top of that…
But the problem was that Tu’nah and Talong — two chief gods — guarded that place. Going there with Su Xing’s current strength would be nothing short of suicide!
As for the second location: the Eighth Heaven!
The Eighth Heaven was a gathering place for foreign race beings, and the number of first-tier deities within was likely no fewer than one thousand!
But likewise, it was far too dangerous…
Thinking of this, Su Xing murmured:
“Then aside from those two places, there are only two locations that can provide large quantities of blood essence!”
“The Celestial Demon Domain… and the Death Wasteland!”
A gleam of sharp light flashed through Su Xing’s eyes.
The Celestial Demon Domain was the passage through which the foreign race entered the Five Great Domains, and it still sealed the entire Fourth Legion from the past!
It was also the place with the greatest concentration of foreign race beings during this current period!
Unlike the Azure Origin Domain, the Celestial Demon Domain had the Celestial Demon General standing guard. If Su Xing went there, his safety would be greatly assured.
As for the Death Wasteland…
Su Xing recalled the foreign race wasteland he had seen in the Endless Sea back when he was still a Golden Immortal.
An entire half-plane, roughly the size of a small world.
Packed with foreign race beings so densely they numbered in the hundreds of millions — perhaps even billions.
Among them, the number of foreign race beings above the god and deity ranks was by no means small.
If Su Xing could clear out the Death Wasteland…
That would absolutely be an enormous sum of origin energy!
“So all the threads… point to the Celestial Demon Domain once again!”
“Origin energy, the Luotian Black Pearl…”
“I must head to the Celestial Demon Domain as soon as possible!”
Su Xing steeled his resolve.
“But before heading to the Celestial Demon Domain, I should go see Qingyunzi and settle the karma between us…”
Su Xing murmured.
Having made his decision, Su Xing hesitated no longer. With a thought, he left the spirit field grotto-heaven.
But the moment he returned to White Emperor City, Su Xing sensed an aura that had been waiting for quite some time.
The Celestial Demon General’s avatar?
Su Xing blinked, looking at the black-armored figure before him, and asked:
“I wonder what brings you to me, Senior Celestial Demon?”
Although Su Xing’s strength surpassed the Celestial Demon General’s avatar, in terms of both deeds and seniority, the general was above Su Xing. Addressing him as “Senior” was entirely appropriate.
After the Celestial Demon General’s avatar appeared beside Su Xing, he first carefully sized Su Xing up.
Then he spoke:
“You’ve stepped into the eighth layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art?”
Su Xing was startled at first upon hearing this.
Then he realized — a breakthrough in the Great Shaman Body Forging Art wasn’t as obvious as breaking through a Qi Refinement realm.
But for someone who cultivated the same technique, the fluctuations from a breakthrough would be easy to detect.
After a moment of thought, Su Xing simply admitted openly:
“Yes. After slaying foreign race beings, my mind was clear and unobstructed. I gained some insights and successfully broke through!”
Upon hearing this, shock and admiration flashed across the Celestial Demon General’s avatar’s face.
“Good, good! Truly, the younger generation inspires awe!”
“Your cultivation talent is truly something this old man has never seen in his entire life!”
“Even my true body took several million years to cultivate to the eighth layer back then…”
“And from what I can see, you’ve spent less than a million years?”
Su Xing nodded slightly upon hearing this, answering honestly:
“A tiny bit less than a million years…”
The Celestial Demon General’s avatar nodded slightly, then said:
“Therefore, it is fitting to address you as Spirit Dragon Great Firmament!”
“May I ask where Spirit Dragon Great Firmament plans to go next?”
Su Xing thought for a moment, then replied:
“I intend to travel to the Celestial Demon Domain to retrieve the legacy left behind by the Ancestor…”
The Celestial Demon General nodded slightly upon hearing this:
“As it should be!”
“The Luotian Sect of old fought for the cultivators of the world, for the people of the world… its legacy should not be severed!”
“But with you here, I trust the Luotian Sect can restore its former glory!”
The Celestial Demon General pondered for a moment, then continued:
“You have done much for our Lesser Azure Cloud Realm… yet your strength has already surpassed mine, and I have little to offer you.”
“However, my true body and I share certain memories… here are the insights from my true body’s tens of millions of years cultivating the Great Shaman Body Forging Art.”
“Perhaps they will illuminate some of the path ahead for your eighth layer journey…”
With that, the Celestial Demon General extended a finger, and a sphere of memory light hovered before Su Xing’s forehead.
Su Xing’s mind stirred, and he absorbed the memory.
In an instant, countless experiences and insights flooded Su Xing’s consciousness.
These were cultivation insights for the eighth layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art!
They included how to better refine primordial energy and how to promote the growth of the Celestial Primordial Tree.
They even included the Celestial Demon General’s insights on primordial energy usage and the application of One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws!
Su Xing’s expression immediately turned solemn, and he said with heartfelt sincerity: “Thank you, Senior Celestial Demon!”
This memory of insights was truly invaluable.
The accumulated comprehension of a Great Firmament Golden Immortal cultivating for tens of millions of years was enough to save Su Xing from countless detours on the eighth layer.
It could even spare him immeasurable years of effort…
After digesting the memory, Su Xing asked:
“Senior, the ninth layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art… even your true body could not step into it?”
Upon hearing this, the Celestial Demon General’s avatar shook his head and sighed:
“The ninth layer… is too ethereal and elusive!”
“So much so that even my true body considers it impossible to achieve…”
“When you reach that stage yourself, perhaps you’ll understand. Saying more now would do you no good!”
Seeing that the Celestial Demon General’s avatar was unwilling to elaborate, Su Xing did not press further.
And so, after bowing to the Celestial Demon General’s avatar, Su Xing transformed into a streak of light and departed from the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
After leaving the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, Su Xing headed toward the Azure Cloud Realm.
…
The Azure Cloud Realm was merely a few dozen spacetime nodes away from the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
At Su Xing’s current speed, it would take no more than a quarter of an hour to arrive.
Moments later, Su Xing beheld that grand, imposing sect city.
The Azure Cloud Sect — he had arrived!