Chapter 515 – One Hundred Thousand Years of Sword Practice, Sword One Achieves Major Mastery!

Chapter 515 – One Hundred Thousand Years of Sword Practice, Sword One Achieves Major Mastery!

After hearing this, Su Xing gave a slight nod and said modestly:

“A small breakthrough — I advanced by one realm…”

The other cultivators showed no particular reaction upon hearing this.

Only the Celestial Demon General’s eyes flashed with a gleam of sharp light.

One had to know that Su Xing’s original strength was already at the peak of Supreme Unity Golden Immortal Great Perfection.

Now he had broken through by another realm… What level was that? It went without saying!

“Good, good!”

A smile appeared on the Celestial Demon General’s face as he said the word “good” twice in succession.

“Then the plan we discussed before…”

Su Xing gave a slight nod and interrupted:

“In half a month at the latest, the plan can be set into motion!”

“But let me refine some Rebirth Pills first!”

The Celestial Demon General nodded upon hearing this. “Very well!”

Having confirmed that Su Xing had broken through to Great Firmament Golden Immortal, the Celestial Demon General was naturally overjoyed beyond measure.

This meant that the probability of successfully annihilating the Fourth Grand Legion would increase dramatically!

As for why there had been no Thunder Tribulation from a Great Firmament Golden Immortal’s breakthrough within the Celestial Demon Domain —

The Celestial Demon General was aware of the Luotian Mirror and the Spirit Domain’s existence, so naturally he wasn’t curious.

And so, after bidding farewell to the Celestial Demon General, Su Xing found a safe location and entered the Luotian Mirror to begin pill refinement.

…

Inside the Luotian Mirror, Su Xing murmured:

“A hundredfold time differential with the outside world… Half a month inside the Luotian Realm is equivalent to roughly five years!”

“That’s more than enough for me to refine five thousand Rebirth Pills!”

By now, Su Xing’s pill refinement skills had reached the realm of perfection — he was a Supreme Paragon.

The Rebirth Pill was moreover one Su Xing had personally improved, so its refinement success rate went without saying!

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Xing activated the hundredfold time differential between the inside and outside of the Luotian Realm.

Over the next half month, Su Xing devoted all his energy to pill refinement.

…

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

After the half month, Su Xing completed his pill refinement — five thousand Rebirth Pills.

For Body Tempering cultivators ranging from Golden Immortal up to Supreme Unity Golden Immortal level, the effects were excellent!

And looking at the mountain of leftover blood essence piled beside him, Su Xing unceremoniously converted it all into origin energy.

【Ding — large quantity of origin detected, valued at 4,000 world origin and 780,000 origin energy. Absorb?】

“Yes!”

Su Xing intoned silently.

In the blink of an eye, the blood essence before him vanished, and Su Xing’s panel now showed a remaining balance of 6,337 world origin and 240,000 origin energy.

“I still have two simulation attempts left. Let me first scout out the foreign race’s deployment within the Celestial Demon Domain!”

Su Xing intoned silently:

“Begin simulation!”

【Simulation #364 initiated. Current balance: 6,337 world origin, 240,000 origin energy!】

【Please select simulation mode: Simulate Future, time reversal, Comprehend Time…】

“Simulate Future!”

Su Xing intoned without the slightest hesitation.

【Ding — you have successfully drawn the red talent Dual Pinnacle Physique!】

【Dual Pinnacle Physique】: Red talent. You are born with aptitude far surpassing ordinary people, possessing one-in-a-billion potential in both Body Tempering and Qi Refinement. (Qi Refinement and Body Tempering — both are pinnacles!)

“Dual Pinnacle Physique!”

Su Xing’s eyes lit up. A red-level cultivation talent, and one that provided a dual boost to both Qi Refinement and Body Tempering!

Even if its individual effects weren’t as strong as Shaman Ancestor or Ethereal Root, the improvement would still be considerable!

“Tsk tsk, even if it’s only a ten percent aptitude boost, that’s a massive gain!”

So Su Xing thought, turning his gaze to the simulation panel.

【Ding — please select Philosopher’s Stone enhancement…】

“I choose to enhance the Late Bloomer talent…”

【In the spirit field grotto-heaven, you realize you are in a simulation!】

“Use immersive simulation, duration ten years!”

Su Xing intoned without hesitation.

This time, he intended to use ten years within the simulation to thoroughly map out the distribution and strength of the foreign race armies within the Celestial Demon Domain.

He aimed to achieve decisive success in a single stroke, dealing a devastating blow to the foreign race’s Fourth Legion!

…

Soon the ten years of immersive simulation passed, and Su Xing’s consciousness returned.

Rubbing the space between his brows, Su Xing recorded every detail of the intelligence he had gathered on the Fourth Grand Legion over those ten years.

“The Fourth Grand Legion — the vast majority of the foreign race are concentrated in the core region, and they’re in a semi-sealed state…”

“Countless years of sealing have caused some of the weaker foreign race members to die off… but the total number still exceeds one hundred million!”

“Among them, foreign race members at God-level and above number approximately three million…”

“Those at Divine Sovereign level and above number around ten thousand… second-tier deities number roughly 3,000, and first-tier deities number between 200 and 300…”

“Most notable of all — the Fourth Legion is guarded by two chief gods: the Lord of the Void and the Lord of the Succubi!”

“The Lord of the Void hails from one of the Ten Emperor Clans — the Void Clan. His codename among the Seven Deadly Sins is ‘Pride.’ He has comprehended void laws, and his strength is formidable!”

“As for the Lord of the Succubi, she holds the Seven Deadly Sins title of ‘Lust.’ Her strength is merely average — roughly on par with mine…”

After a brief pause, Su Xing continued:

“Based on the battle conditions in the simulation, both chief gods have been sealed for many years, and their strength has partially declined.”

“With the Celestial Demon General’s strength, he can simultaneously pin down both chief gods for up to a year without any issues!”

“At that point, with the two chief gods tied up, I and several dozen other powerful experts from the Celestial Demon Domain will conduct small-scale operations to crush the foreign race enemies at God-level and above!”

“However, this surprise offensive can last at most three months… After three months, the foreign race will react and begin contracting their defensive lines!”

“Therefore, we must maximize our gains within those three months!”

“And roughly three to four years later, the Fourth Legion will have fully shifted to a defensive posture… At that point, launching a surprise attack would come at enormous cost…”

Su Xing’s mind rapidly reviewed the intelligence gained from this immersive simulation.

As Su Xing’s strength continued to grow, this time it had only taken him ten years to cooperate with the Celestial Demon General and others to annihilate the greater part of the Fourth Legion’s foreign race forces.

“However, my strength can still increase further! The plan to annihilate the Fourth Legion can also be refined… When the time comes, it’ll be even faster!”

Su Xing thought to himself.

Including this simulation and the next, Su Xing intended to raise his strength as much as possible.

“Come to think of it, Sword One is currently my most powerful offensive supernatural art… Yet it’s still stuck at the Minor Mastery level. It’s time to hone it further!”

Su Xing murmured, turning his gaze to the simulation panel.

【In year ten, you cooperated with the Celestial Demon Prison’s assembled experts and dealt a devastating blow to the Fourth Grand Legion, obtaining a large quantity of blood essence.】

【You entered the Luotian Realm and spent one year refining Rebirth Pills, which you left for the Celestial Demon Prison’s assembled experts.】

【At this point, continuing to expand your gains had become extremely difficult, so you devoted more of your attention to advancing your own cultivation.】

【You maintained the hundredfold time differential between the inside and outside of the Luotian Mirror at all times, consuming a large amount of magical power daily — but for someone who had already stepped into Great Firmament Golden Immortal Layer Three, this consumption was merely one-tenth of your magical power.】

【You traveled to the Azure Origin Domain and prepared to ambush Red Moon.】

【In the Azure Origin Domain, the Human Alliance had now been formally established, with Fairy Ziling as its leader, the Azure Cloud Sect at the helm, and numerous independent cultivators joining to collectively resist the foreign race.】

【This alliance had undoubtedly slowed the pace of the foreign race’s invasion of the Azure Origin Domain significantly.】

【You made contact with Qingyunzi and together devised a plan to confront Red Moon.】

【By this time, Red Moon had recovered to chief god-level strength and had further mastered the seventh realm Death law. Her overall power was not much weaker than the Seven Deadly Sins, placing her among the most elite tier of chief gods.】

【Yet Red Moon remained cautious and careful, hiding the Endless Abyss within a dimensional pocket — her true body could not be located.】

【But at the same time, more and more red-eyed aliens were being resurrected, surging forth from the Endless Abyss and spreading across the entire Azure Origin Domain.】

【In a mere ten years, over a thousand lesser chiliocosms and dozens of Medium Chiliocosms had suffered attacks from the red-eyed aliens.】

【Only near the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm had defenses remained relatively solid, thanks to your preemptive extermination of a batch of foreign race forces.】

【But the most troublesome area was the Azure Origin Domain’s periphery — the South Sea Realm!】

【Hundreds of lesser chiliocosms in that vicinity were simultaneously invaded by red-eyed aliens, with hundreds of foreign race deities joining forces.】

In the Real World, Su Xing raised an eyebrow at this.

“So the Sovereign-realm powerhouse among the foreign race has made a move? Accelerating the plan to invade the Azure Origin Domain…”

Su Xing figured he was about ninety percent correct.

“But this time, the human race has started organizing resistance ahead of schedule — destroying the Azure Origin Domain won’t be so easy!”

“The key right now is to lure Red Moon out and find a way to kill her… That would eliminate the catalyst for the Sovereign of Death’s emergence a thousand years from now!”

Su Xing narrowed his eyes. With his strength alone, killing Red Moon in a short time was virtually impossible.

But if he joined forces with Qingyunzi, that would be a different story entirely!

“First, find a way to lure Red Moon out, then kill it!”

Su Xing’s gaze turned to the simulation panel.

【Next, you led a portion of the human race in rebellion within the Azure Origin Domain.】

【With your strength alone, you were able to slaughter the majority of the foreign races near the South Sea Realm.】

【And as the red-eyed aliens were continuously cut down, Red Moon finally could no longer sit still.】

【In the seventieth year of the simulation, the Endless Abyss descended near the South Sea Realm for the first time.】

【After detecting the aura of the Endless Abyss, you immediately launched an attack against Red Moon.】

【Though Red Moon had entered the chief god realm and mastered the Death law, its overall strength was still inferior to yours.】

【You battled Red Moon for three months. Red Moon was continuously suppressed and pushed into a disadvantage, but killing it outright was not easy either.】

【Until… Qingyunzi made his move!】

【Seeing that Red Moon was about to flee, Qingyunzi, who had been lying in wait nearby all along, finally struck.】

【With the might of a half-saint, he unleashed One Qi Transforms into Three Purities. Combined with your assistance from the side, it took merely half a month… to slay Red Moon!】

【However, Red Moon also possessed the Death law. According to Qingyunzi, because of the Death law, Red Moon already had the possibility of resurrection.】

【Therefore, Qingyunzi used the Five Elements Dao to seal its divine soul, rendering Red Moon unable to revive.】

【With this, the Red Moon crisis—the looming emergence of the future Sovereign of Death—was successfully averted.】

Su Xing raised an eyebrow at this.

“The Red Moon threat can finally be dealt with?”

“But… this Death law is truly troublesome… it can actually revive even after death? The only option is to seal it for now…”

“Unless a true Saint intervenes, there’s probably no way to completely eradicate Red Moon…”

Su Xing shook his head, but being able to seal Red Moon was already a fine result.

“This time, the Sovereign of Death shouldn’t appear… I wonder what methods that Sovereign among the foreign races will employ next?”

Su Xing murmured.

Regardless, Su Xing needed to continue improving his own strength.

“By my calculations, it should be about time to comprehend the Great Dao of Thunder…”

Su Xing silently recited:

“Activate immersive simulation, duration 274 years…”

【Ding… remaining 6,337 world origin, 140,000 origin energy…】

As the Chime fell, Su Xing proceeded as always to comprehend the Great Dao. Only this time, he chose to prioritize advancing the Great Dao of Thunder.

Over two hundred years passed. After Su Xing finished his Dao-Enlightenment Tea, he traveled to the Heavenly Secrets Domain. Following his participation in the Celestial Vessel Defense Battle, Su Xing successfully secured a position within the Celestial Secrets Pavilion.

…

The immersive simulation soon ended, and Su Xing’s consciousness returned.

Feeling the insights into the Great Dao of Thunder within his body, Su Xing nodded slightly and said:

“Worthy indeed of the Eternal Thunder Physique, which surpasses even red talents! This physique’s level has probably reached the chromatic supreme tier…”

“In just a single simulation, I’ve already closed a small gap toward seventh realm Major Mastery…”

“At this rate, within half a year, the Great Dao of Thunder should be able to step into the seventh realm Peak!”

Once the Great Dao of Thunder reached the seventh realm Peak, Su Xing wouldn’t be far from the White Emperor’s level.

The remaining gap in foundation could only be bridged gradually with time.

But time was the one thing Su Xing never lacked… a single simulation of his was equivalent to a Great Firmament Golden Immortal cultivating bitterly for a hundred thousand years!

“Next, I still need to improve the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, but the Sword One supernatural art also needs to be honed with full effort!”

After making his plans, Su Xing’s gaze turned to the simulation panel.

【In the three hundred and fortieth year, after undergoing the baptism of the Mirror of the Void, your Great Dao of Thunder advanced further.】

【From then on, you spent years within the Mirror of the Void, cultivating the Great Shaman Body Forging Art and the supernatural art Sword One!】

【Sword One was a technique you comprehended from observing the White Emperor’s Sword Dao. Its essential nature encompasses all swords under heaven—the Sword Dao itself.】

【It requires continuous comprehension of sword intent, research into sword techniques, and even deep study of ancient and modern sword texts.】

【After entering the Luotian Realm, you kept the hundredfold time differential active year-round, practicing swordsmanship six hours per day, never ceasing day or night, never slacking through summer or winter.】

【Thus, a thousand years quietly passed…】

【In the one thousand three hundredth year, you successfully emerged from seclusion!】

【Having practiced the sword for one hundred thousand years, upon emerging from seclusion… your supernatural art Sword One advanced to the realm of Major Mastery!】

【But having paid no attention to the human race’s situation for a thousand years, the state of the Five Great Domains had undergone new upheavals.】

【The Azure Origin Domain, Eastern Domain, and Southern Barbarian Domain had fallen!】

【Qingyunzi… had fallen in battle!】

【When you first heard the intelligence of Qingyunzi’s death, your heart was filled with shock.】

【You then learned that two hundred years prior, an avatar of the Void Sovereign had descended upon the Five Great Domains and, in coordination with the chief gods of Greed and Gluttony, besieged Qingyunzi!】

【Thus, Qingyunzi perished!】

【Their objective was naturally to seize Red Moon’s remnant soul and obtain that sliver of an opportunity to comprehend the Death law…】

【And now, the second-generation Red Moon had devoured the first-generation Red Moon’s remnant soul and comprehended the Death law… the Sovereign realm was no longer far away!】

In the Real World, Su Xing’s brow furrowed tightly as he read this.

“The Void Sovereign’s avatar descended again?”

“It seems they’re destroying the human race faster and faster!”

“They’ve reclaimed the first-generation Red Moon’s remnant soul… the second-generation Red Moon may inherit the Death law, and the world will gain yet another Sovereign…”

“It looks like this simulation is about to end…”

Su Xing shook his head slightly. Even Qingyunzi had been unable to protect Red Moon’s remnant soul.

It seemed he would have to rely on the Celestial Secrets Pavilion…

“Since the simulation is about to end, I might as well keep improving my strength…”

Su Xing shook his head slightly and turned his gaze to the simulation panel.

【After Qingyunzi’s death, another two hundred-odd years passed, and the Celestial Demon Domain could no longer hold.】

【The human race had only the last remaining Heavenly Secrets Domain still standing.】

【Until the one thousand five hundredth year, when the foreign races launched their final invasion. Though you fought desperately and managed to slay a chief god of the Shadow Tribe, you ultimately perished at the hands of the Sovereign of Death…】

【Ding, this simulation has ended!】

Watching the text before him conclude, Su Xing shook his head.

The time limit for Simulate Future still remained stuck at one thousand five hundred years.

This wasn’t because Su Xing hadn’t tried—it was that the scale of the foreign races’ invasion of the human race had grown even larger…

“But at least my strength is still steadily improving…”

Su Xing’s gaze turned to the simulation panel.

【Dual Pinnacle Physique】: Red talent, priced at 100 origin energy.

【Great Shaman Body Forging Art cultivation results】: One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws, capable of fighting anyone under heaven. The Celestial Primordial Tree within your body has reached 82,000 zhang (273.1 km). Priced at 60 world origin.

【World Power: Spirit Domain】: Range has reached 3,400,000 li (1,700,000 km). Priced at 100 world origin.

【Sword One (Major Mastery)】: A supernatural art self-created by sword cultivator Su Xing, encompassing all swords under heaven. The completed sword has but one form, yet it strikes at the very essence of the Sword Dao. Priced at 100 world origin.

This simulation had brought Su Xing no small improvement in strength.

With the hundredfold acceleration of the Luotian Realm, given Su Xing’s current aptitude, a single simulation could already grow the Celestial Primordial Tree by two thousand zhang (6.66 km).

And Su Xing’s mastery of the Spirit Domain was also continuously improving.

Of course, what Su Xing looked forward to most was still the Mastery-level Sword One!

A sword that encompasses all things under heaven!

“Tsk tsk, one hundred thousand years of bitter cultivation… and I’ve finally forged Sword One to the realm of Major Mastery!”

“With this sword, I even have the power to grievously wound a chief god in a short time!”

Su Xing took a deep breath and, without hesitation, extracted all four rewards.

【Ding, you have successfully extracted Dual Pinnacle Physique, Great Shaman Body Forging Art cultivation results… remaining 6,067 world origin, 140,000 origin energy…】

As the Chime fell, Su Xing’s aura surged once more.

With the Great Shaman Body Forging Art advancing further, both Su Xing’s primordial energy and physical body improved in tandem.

And though the Spirit Domain had not yet broken through to the ten-million-li (5,000,000 km) level, and its amplification of Dao comprehension remained at just one minor realm—

Its duration had grown longer…

With Su Xing’s current Spirit Domain level, he could fully leverage world power to maintain his Sword Dao at the seventh realm Minor Mastery for as long as an entire month…

As for the final reward, the insights from Sword One also flooded into Su Xing’s mind.

After spending a moment absorbing his newly gained cultivation, Su Xing glanced at the simulation panel.

“One last simulation opportunity remains… before hunting the Fourth Legion, let me improve my strength one more time!”

Su Xing didn’t hesitate and swiftly initiated his 365th simulation.

After this simulation, Su Xing’s Great Shaman Body Forging Art advanced yet again, with the Celestial Primordial Tree breaking through to 84,000 zhang (279.7 km).

His domain range reached 3,500,000 li (1,750,000 km), and even his Qi Refinement cultivation saw a slight breakthrough.

After digesting the results of this latest round of simulation, Su Xing exhaled a long breath, a flash of killing intent passing through his eyes:

“Phew, it’s time to execute the plan… the Fourth Legion represents a massive amount of… world origins!”