Chapter 111 – The Talent Alchemy Prodigy, the Mysteries of the Divine Power Realm!

Chapter 111 – The Talent Alchemy Prodigy, the Mysteries of the Divine Power Realm!

“Alchemy Prodigy? Could it be a talent related to pill refining!?”

A look of excitement appeared on Su Xing’s face.

Talk about food arriving just when you’re hungry!

What Su Xing wanted most right now was to refine the Divine Power Pill!

He had originally thought he would need many simulation attempts of trial and error, ultimately relying on the Epiphany talent to bring out pill-refining experience. He never expected to actually draw an alchemy-type talent now.

“Perhaps I don’t need to wait any longer. With this talent, I should be able to refine the Divine Power Pill very soon!”

Su Xing couldn’t wait to look at the effects of the Alchemy Prodigy talent.

【Alchemy Prodigy】: You are born with extraordinary sensitivity in the art of pill refining. You have a natural gift for gauging ingredient quantities, controlling flame intensity, and timing each step precisely. Your speed in learning new pill formulas is also faster.

After seeing the effects of Alchemy Prodigy, Su Xing’s eyes lit up.

The talent’s description matched what he had imagined. The only question was just how significant the improvement would be.

“If I remember correctly, I drew a green-rank talent called Sword Dao Prodigy before… They both use the word ‘prodigy,’ but a purple talent should be a step above, right?”

Su Xing thought with some uncertainty, then turned his gaze to the simulation panel.

【In the Blessed Spirit Field, you realized you were in a simulation.】

【You began pondering the talent you had drawn, Alchemy Prodigy. To verify its effects, you decided to refine several batches of pills.】

【Sure enough, you discovered that your pill-refining speed had increased! Regarding flame control and timing, intuitive premonitions would suddenly arise in your mind. You felt you possessed a kind of miraculous instinct — this is how this pill should be refined!】

【Over the next week, you spent all your time refining pills. You discovered that even for formulas you were already thoroughly familiar with, your refining speed had improved by nearly twenty percent. You even vaguely sensed there was still room for further improvement.】

【So you began refining pills day and night, continuously familiarizing yourself with your alchemy talent, wielding it with ever greater skill.】

【Soon, a month had passed. On this day, you prepared to enter the Luotian Assembly dungeon.】

【You had reserved a spot one month in advance, and now a slot was finally available. Under the watchful eye of the dungeon supervisor, you stepped into the Luotian Assembly dungeon.】

Su Xing’s heart stirred when he saw this. He silently chanted:

“Activate immersive simulation function, duration two hours!”

【Ding. You have successfully activated immersive simulation. 200,000 energy points consumed. Simulation duration: 2 hours. Remaining energy: 18,879,768 points.】

A flash of white light crossed Su Xing’s vision. His view shifted and transformed, and he soon appeared inside the Luotian Assembly dungeon.

“Good disciple! Go and invite your Martial Uncle Shennong over! Your Martial Uncle Shennong lives in seclusion in the rear mountains, but he is also one of the top one or two cultivators of the spirit cultivation lineage within our Luotian Sect. If you have questions, you may consult him.”

A thunderous shout rang in Su Xing’s ears.

Su Xing focused his gaze and discovered that the person before him was no longer his previous master Elder Che, but rather a middle-aged cultivator built like an ox, his entire body radiating a formidable aura, with two scars across his face.

Su Xing searched through the memories in his mind. The man before him was named Niu Rulie!

His identity was the Grand Elder of the Luotian Sect! Peak Master of the Luotian Sect’s Body Tempering Peak, and the strongest among all the elders! Furthermore, Su Xing’s identity in this Luotian Assembly dungeon had also changed. He was no longer an ordinary elder’s disciple, but the personal disciple of this Grand Elder!

“Yes, Master!”

Su Xing agreed verbally, but his body didn’t move.

Seeing that Su Xing hadn’t moved, Niu Rulie furrowed his brows slightly, scratched his smooth head, and asked in puzzlement:

“Xiaochuan, why haven’t you gone to find Martial Uncle Shennong yet?”

Su Xing first performed a respectful bow, then asked:

“Master, your disciple has some questions about body tempering that I’d like to ask you. It’s about the Divine Power Realm…”

A sharp gleam flashed through Niu Rulie’s eyes as he heard this:

“Hahaha, good disciple! Worthy of being our Luotian Sect’s genius! Not even a hundred years old, and you’re already about to break through to the Divine Power Realm?”

“Ahem, go invite Martial Uncle Shennong first. As for your cultivation questions, it won’t be too late to ask me about them afterward!”

Su Xing nodded and turned to go find Shennong Youtian.

Su Xing was lost in thought the entire way.

As his strength had increased, it was clear that this time “Luo Xiaochuan’s” identity had changed again.

He had become Grand Elder Niu Rulie’s disciple.

And Niu Rulie was a powerful cultivator who had walked the path of body tempering to its extreme.

Originally, Su Xing had planned to consult Shennong Youtian about his questions regarding the Divine Power Realm, but now he clearly had a better person to ask.

“Who exactly is this Luo Xiaochuan? What was his original identity?”

Doubt rose in Su Xing’s heart. He then shook his head slightly and headed toward the rear mountains.

Before long, Su Xing arrived at Shennong Youtian’s side.

Shennong Youtian was currently standing in the center of a spirit field, his hands continuously forming seals and casting spells. Vast stretches of spirit field churned and rolled as if earth dragons were turning over beneath the soil.

There were also spirit beasts whose bodies were as thick as pythons yet resembled earthworms in shape, continuously tumbling through the spirit field.

“Did I just… trigger some kind of storyline?”

Su Xing’s heart stirred. He said nothing and simply stood outside the spirit field, waiting quietly.

After a moment, Shennong Youtian finished casting his spell and walked over to Su Xing.

“Martial Nephew Luo, sorry to keep you waiting. Your master sent you to fetch me, I presume?”

Shennong Youtian smiled and spoke to Su Xing.

Su Xing nodded, and the two headed toward the Luotian Assembly.

Along the way, Su Xing voiced the question on his mind:

“Martial Uncle Shennong, what spell were you casting just now?”

Shennong Youtian smiled at the question and replied:

“It’s a technique called the Earth Dragon Art, passed down from my ancestors. I use it for farming — it makes the spirit fields more fertile!”

Su Xing’s body froze for an instant upon hearing this, his mind racing with thoughts.

The Earth Dragon Art!?

Wasn’t that one of the spells recorded in the Shennong Spirit Cultivation Technique? Why would Martial Uncle Shennong know it? And Martial Uncle Shennong’s name…

For a moment, a thousand thoughts swirled through Su Xing’s mind.

At first, Su Xing hadn’t connected Shennong Youtian with the Shennong Spirit Cultivation Technique. Although the names were similar, one had been obtained from his master Qingyunzi, and this was the Luotian Sect — worlds apart from the Azure Cloud Sect…

But now, Su Xing couldn’t help but make the connection.

Thinking it over carefully, Su Xing still couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

“Martial Uncle Shennong, could it be that your ancestral techniques are actually the Shennong Spirit Cultivation Technique?” Su Xing asked directly.

Shennong Youtian was momentarily stunned, then shook his head and said:

“What my ancestors passed down were just some farming tricks, nothing more. How could they have such a grand name… Shennong Spirit Cultivation Technique — that’s actually quite a nice name though!”

Seeing Shennong Youtian deny it, Su Xing furrowed his brows slightly and thought to himself:

“It seems I can only investigate further another time. There may be a connection between the two, but for now it remains unclear…”

Soon, Su Xing escorted Shennong Youtian to the Luotian Assembly.

Afterward, Su Xing stood beside his master Niu Rulie to report the completion of his task.

Niu Rulie nodded at Su Xing with satisfaction, an irrepressible smile on his face:

“Good disciple, ask whatever you’d like! Your master happens to be in the mood to give you some pointers today!”

Joy rose in Su Xing’s heart as he voiced his question:

“Master, what exactly is the difference between the Divine Power Realm and the Primordial Martial Realm? How can one best break through from the Primordial Martial Realm to the Divine Power Realm?”

Niu Rulie laughed heartily, speaking with great boldness:

“Good disciple, the Primordial Martial Realm is the stage of mastering primordial energy, and it marks the beginning of the body tempering path. At this stage, compared to the Organ Tempering stage, both strength and physique see tremendous growth. But the greatest benefit is the mastery of primordial energy — if you achieve sufficient proficiency with primordial energy during this period, its uses in the future will be endless!”

After a pause, Niu Rulie continued:

“However, it is the Divine Power Realm where we body tempering cultivators truly begin to become powerful! Before the Divine Power Realm, body tempering cultivators and qi refinement cultivators each have their own strengths and weaknesses. Even the strongest body tempering cultivator, when encountering a qi refinement cultivator who commands strange and exotic techniques, may find themselves at a disadvantage.”

“But the Divine Power Realm is where body tempering cultivators truly begin to shatter all techniques with pure force!”

“Because when a Primordial Martial Realm cultivator breaks through to the Divine Power Realm, their strength directly doubles! A Primordial Martial cultivator with a million jin of force will surge straight to two million jin! A superior cultivator with three million jin at the Divine Power level will surge to six million jin!”

Shock appeared in Su Xing’s eyes. So that was the Divine Power Realm — strength directly doubled upon breakthrough! Niu Rulie saw the shock in Su Xing’s eyes and chuckled lightly:

“Good disciple, that’s only the beginning!”

“The Divine Power Realm isn’t merely about doubling your strength! The Divine Power Realm has nine layers, and each layer increases strength by thirty percent! By the time you reach Divine Power Realm Grand Perfection, your strength will be ten times that of a first-layer Divine Power cultivator!”

Su Xing was stunned for a moment, then wild joy flashed in his eyes.

Divine Power Realm Grand Perfection — ten times stronger than when you first enter the Divine Power Realm!?

If he calculated it this way… Su Xing’s current base strength was five million jin, so upon reaching the Divine Power Realm it would become ten million jin! Ten times that would be… one hundred million jin!? In other words, fifty thousand tons of raw force! That meant with pure physical strength alone, he could lift an aircraft carrier!

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it the power to move mountains and fill seas, would it?

If this punch landed on a person… the thought made him shudder. Who could withstand that? In this moment, Su Xing’s eyes darted back and forth, filled with excitement.

Niu Rulie saw the fervor in Su Xing’s eyes and said:

“Hahaha, good disciple! That’s still not all!”

“The Divine Power Realm is a special realm! Within this realm, regardless of whether your cultivation progresses fast or slow, or whether your foundation is solid, the strength increase is fixed — tenfold!”

“This is precisely what makes having a solid foundation in the Primordial Martial Realm so important! The stronger one is in the Primordial Martial Realm, the stronger they will be in the Divine Power Realm! The strong grow stronger, and the weak grow weaker!”

“During the Primordial Martial Realm, you must push your strength to its absolute fullest, to its most perfect state. Only then can you unleash even greater potential in the Divine Power Realm!”

Su Xing nodded. Counting the breakthrough multiplier from Primordial Martial Realm to Divine Power Realm, reaching Primordial Martial Realm Grand Perfection would yield an astonishing twentyfold increase in power! Therefore, the greater one’s strength and the more solid one’s foundation in the Primordial Martial Realm, the stronger one would be afterward. That was the principle!

Thinking of this, Su Xing asked with some curiosity:

“Master, then what counts as having cultivated the Primordial Martial Realm to perfection?”

Niu Rulie thought for a moment, then said:

“Primordial Martial Realm cultivators are generally divided into three tiers.”

“Lower-tier Primordial Martial Realm Grand Perfection — strength of one million jin. Among body tempering cultivators, seven or eight out of ten fall into this category.”

“Middle-tier Primordial Martial Realm Grand Perfection — strength of two million jin. Among body tempering cultivators, only one or two out of ten can achieve this.”

“Upper-tier Primordial Martial Realm Grand Perfection — strength of three million jin. Among a hundred body tempering cultivators, no more than one or two can cultivate to this level of power…”

“If someone at the upper tier of the Primordial Martial Realm breaks through to the Divine Power Realm, their ultimate strength could even reach sixty million jin! Shattering mountains and rivers with a single punch would be well within reach!”

Su Xing was stunned for a moment, then blurted out:

“Then what about… someone with five million jin of strength?”

Niu Rulie laughed heartily at this:

“Foolish child, don’t joke around!”

“Back in the day, this old man dominated all cultivators during the Primordial Martial Realm. I was the number one body tempering cultivator under a hundred years of age in the entire Luotian Realm, and my strength was only four million jin. When I broke through to Divine Power Realm Grand Perfection, my strength was eighty million jin — enough to be called the greatest in the Luotian Realm in ten thousand years!”

As Niu Rulie said this, a look of pride appeared on his face:

“Your master doesn’t expect you to be as strong as me. As long as your strength reaches three and a half million jin and you don’t embarrass me, that’ll be enough…”

Hearing Niu Rulie’s words, a strange expression appeared on Su Xing’s face. Three and a half million jin — he had surpassed that long ago! He was already at five million jin now, and there was still the possibility of further growth… Was that really so abnormal?

So Su Xing pressed on stubbornly:

“Master, has there truly never been anyone who broke through to the Divine Power Realm with five million jin of strength?”

Niu Rulie considered this for a moment, then said:

“I have heard that in ancient times, there was a clan called the Wu. The Wu Clan possessed innate divine strength and extraordinary physiques. An ordinary member of the Wu Clan stood over ten meters tall, and among them, the Wu Clan giants could reach a full hundred meters!”

“This Wu Clan is also rumored to be the origin of the body tempering path…”

“Among them, if a Wu Clan member reached Primordial Martial Realm Grand Perfection, their strength could indeed reach five million jin. Some even reached ten million jin… And the reason they could achieve such power was because they consumed demonic beast flesh from birth, feeding on blood essence. We don’t have such things in the Luotian Realm, which is why we are weaker than them… Of course, these are merely legends…”

Su Xing’s eyes lit up at this.

In ancient times, the Wu Clan with ten million jin of strength… consuming Demonic Beast Blood Essence… What connection did these demonic beasts have with the ones at Demon-Sealing Pass?

After fully digesting Niu Rulie’s knowledge, Su Xing finally asked:

“Master, then how does one break through from the Primordial Martial Realm to the Divine Power Realm?”

Niu Rulie laughed heartily:

“Primordial Martial Realm cultivators can’t wait to stay in their current realm for a few more years! The longer they stay, the higher their future ceiling. Why are you already thinking about breaking through?”

“Generally speaking, a Primordial Martial Realm Grand Perfection cultivator whose strength can no longer increase may take a Divine Power Pill to break through, because when there is nothing more to gain, that is already the limit of the physical body…”

Su Xing fell into deep thought after hearing Niu Rulie’s words.

Soon, the immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to the real world.

Su Xing murmured thoughtfully:

“So the longer one stays in the Primordial Martial Realm, the more advantageous it is?”

“An ordinary Primordial Martial Realm cultivator has a lifespan of no more than five hundred years… How long can they really stay?”

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

【You left the Luotian Assembly dungeon, deeply moved by the experience.】

【Over the following months, you continued trying to find the limits of your strength, but you frustratingly discovered that without Demonic Beast Blood Essence, the growth of your physical strength had slowed considerably.】

【Just as you were feeling disappointed, Wang Qingxuan found you. After one night, you joined the Advent Cult.】

【You revealed your true strength and alchemy talent to the Advent Cult, successfully joining Luo Shuying’s faction.】