Chapter 236 – Su Xing’s Net Worth of One Billion Spirit Stones? The Astonishingly Valuable Spirit-Gathering Flower!
by spirapiraIn the Real World, Su Xing saw this and let out a long sigh, covering his face.
“Damn, these people are already so poor they’re freeloading… and I still have to rob them?”
“Sigh, but to accumulate starting capital, this is the only way… After the first blood seedling tournament, I should be much wealthier!”
In the valley, these demonic cultivators all answered to the Advent Cult, and naturally wouldn’t dare kill and plunder in their daily lives.
But during the blood seedling tournament, as long as he killed those cultivators, all the seized resources would belong to Su Xing!
At that time, he would be able to accumulate sufficient wealth…
“Besides that, I should also make some inquiries about whether the cultivators in this valley have any good items available for trade…”
Su Xing murmured.
With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【You worked as a guard at the brothel for three months, during which your injuries fully recovered.】
【At the same time, you accumulated a batch of starting assets by robbing the magical treasures of freeloading patrons.】
【However, due to your habitual caution, you refused to rob anyone whose cultivation exceeded the Void Return stage, or anyone with connections and networks.】
【Over several months, you accumulated a considerable amount of Blood Spirit Stones, Blood Spirit Liquid, as well as some medicinal herbs and magical treasures.】
【Through the black market in the valley, you exchanged all these items for resources useful to you.】
【You discovered that one low-grade spirit stone, containing the same amount of spiritual energy, could actually be exchanged for two Blood Spirit Stones.】
【Though it was a slight loss, you still exchanged the resources you had plundered for some medicinal herbs, a decent-quality pill furnace, several thousand spirit stones, and a small bottle of spirit liquid.】
【In addition, you also purchased a high-grade magical instrument spirit sword. Though this weapon wasn’t as handy as the Blackice sword, for a sword cultivator like you, the difference in strength between having a sword and not having one was enormous.】
【At this point, there were less than three months until the blood seedling tournament. You spent some spirit stones and purchased a rather secluded residence in the valley.】
【You took out the Spirit-Gathering Flower seeds hidden within your body, as well as that Azure Cloud Token.】
【But now was not the time to plant the Spirit-Gathering Flowers, because they required daily care, and in three months you would have to participate in the blood seedling tournament, leaving you unable to tend to them.】
【You decided to wait until after the next blood seedling tournament before planting the Spirit-Gathering Flower seeds in peace.】
【During this time, you spent some spirit stones to purchase formation-laying materials in the valley.】
【In your residence, you set up a basic composite Maze Formation, a breath-concealing formation, and a basic composite killing formation.】
【With these three formations, cultivators below the Void Return stage could not enter the residence.】
【Even Void Return stage cultivators would find it nearly impossible to see through the arrangements inside the residence.】
【After setting up the formations, you began gathering intelligence in the valley, visiting taverns and similar establishments to learn about the valley’s notable demonic cultivators.】
【Three months quickly passed, and the eve of the blood seedling tournament arrived.】
【You compiled the intelligence gathered over these three months into a dossier and quietly awaited the start of the blood seedling tournament.】
In the Real World, Su Xing’s heart stirred at this, and he silently chanted:
“Activate immersive simulation… duration two hours!”
【You have successfully activated immersive… remaining energy: 699,790,000 points.】
As the notification faded, Su Xing’s vision shifted and transformed, and he appeared inside the residence within the simulator.
At this moment, Su Xing held a thick stack of intelligence reports in his hands.
These reports covered both the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm and information about powerful cultivators in the valley, as well as intel on precious treasures.
Su Xing picked up the intelligence reports and memorized them at a glance, reading ten lines at once.
…
Soon, the immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to the Real World.
Recalling the intelligence he had reviewed, a look of astonishment flashed through Su Xing’s eyes.
“So that’s how it is. Even in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, immortals don’t exactly walk the streets, and Mahayana cultivators aren’t as common as dogs…”
According to the intelligence, the overall combat strength of the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm was indeed far superior to Earth’s.
The Lesser Azure Cloud Realm was considered a top-tier minor thousand world, with a number of powerhouses that rivaled even some medium chiliocosms.
By comparison, Earth could only be considered the weakest type of minor thousand world, with very few powerhouses—one might go tens of thousands of years without the birth of a single Immortal Realm expert.
In the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, the distribution of cultivator strength was roughly as follows:
Nascent Soul and Spirit Transformation stage cultivators formed the backbone of combat power.
Body Integration and Mahayana stage cultivators were already considered one-in-ten-thousand powerhouses.
As for those above—Tribulation Crossing and Loose Immortal level cultivators—they were considered top-tier combat forces.
However, within the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, there existed a great chasm between cultivators!
And that was achieving immortality!
The immortality referred to here was not the Loose Immortal category, but rather true orthodox immortals who had crossed the Thunder Tribulation, passed the Heart Refinement Trial, and comprehended the Great Dao!
And even among immortals there were ranks of strength. Newly ascended immortals were divided into three categories: Heavenly Immortal, Earthly Immortal, and Human Immortal!
Among these, Heavenly Immortal was the highest, and Human Immortal the weakest.
Above Heavenly Immortal was True Immortal!
Reaching the True Immortal level meant one was already a powerhouse who commanded authority across the Three Thousand Worlds!
Even within the Azure Cloud Sect, True Immortals could serve as Sect Masters or Supreme Elders.
“However, such powerhouses generally remain in seclusion and rarely appear. In the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, Mahayana and Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators can essentially walk around unchallenged…”
Su Xing nodded slightly.
“Beyond that, there are the powerful cultivators and rare treasures in the valley…”
Because of the blood seedling tournament’s mechanics, the cultivators in the valley were essentially rotated every three years.
But there were a few dozen cultivators who managed to survive the blood seedling tournament yet couldn’t become true blood seedlings.
These “old foxes” were typically the strongest in the valley settlement, having accumulated considerable treasures through one or two blood seedling tournaments.
Their strength ranged from Void Return Perfection to late-stage Body Integration.
Su Xing’s goal was to trade with these old foxes for cultivation resources beneficial to himself!
Su Xing rubbed between his eyebrows and murmured:
“Based on the intelligence I’ve collected, there are indeed some items I need…”
“For instance, the spirit liquid and magical treasures in their possession… and three pill formulas!”
“The Marrow Cleansing Pill, the Spirit Awakening Pill, and… the Nine Revolutions Pill!”
Su Xing’s heart stirred with excitement.
The Marrow Cleansing Pill was a common pill in the cultivation world that could enhance an ordinary person’s aptitude.
Su Xing’s Separation Fire Alchemy Art contained no record of this formula.
But if this pill could be refined, it would greatly improve the cultivation potential of humanity on Earth.
Swallowing a single Marrow Cleansing Pill could allow a Class User whose potential originally capped at Gold-stage to advance further and reach Master-stage potential without difficulty.
“As for the Spirit Awakening Pill, that’s a formula of enormous use to me!”
Su Xing was visibly excited. The Spirit Awakening Pill was a pill that could dramatically boost a person’s comprehension for a short period!
Of course, this comprehension boost wasn’t as absurd as the Dao Comprehension Pill’s—it couldn’t induce an epiphany.
But it could grant a cultivator dozens of times their normal comprehension for the duration of one month!
The only issue was that each person could only consume one in their entire lifetime.
“This Spirit Awakening Pill can only be taken once per lifetime… but I have the simulator, so I can take it again with each simulation!”
“That means every simulation, I can use one Spirit Awakening Pill!”
“The only question is whether the Spirit Awakening Pill’s effects can stack with the Great Wisdom talent?”
A gleam of excitement flashed through Su Xing’s eyes.
If they could stack, dozens of times comprehension multiplied by three would be roughly one hundred and twenty times comprehension!
Sustained for one month, that would be equivalent to ten years of insight… approaching the effect of a single Spontaneous Epiphany!
“Tsk tsk, I absolutely must obtain this Spirit Awakening Pill formula! After that, comprehending supernatural arts and Great Dao origins will become so much easier!”
A look of determination flashed through Su Xing’s eyes.
As for the final pill, it was called the Nine Revolutions Pill!
The Nine Revolutions Pill’s effects were simple and brutal!
When consumed by a body cultivator below the Tribulation Crossing stage, it directly raised their Body Tempering Realm by one layer!
For example, a Primordial Unity realm third-layer cultivator who consumed it would directly reach Primordial Unity realm fourth layer!
And a Body Refining Grand Accomplishment Realm, First Layer cultivator who consumed it could directly advance to Grand Accomplishment second layer.
Each person could only consume one Nine Revolutions Pill in their lifetime, and it couldn’t be used when breaking through major realm boundaries.
But even so, as long as Su Xing could obtain the Nine Revolutions Pill formula, he could break through one extra layer in every simulation!
“All three of these pill formulas are incredibly important to me! I must obtain them in this simulation!”
Su Xing murmured, turning his gaze to the simulation panel.
【Several days later, the blood seedling tournament commenced as scheduled!】
【With the experience from last time, your goal this tournament was not to become a blood seedling, but simply to survive until the end.】
【Under Blood Twenty-Three’s guidance, you quickly entered that realm.】
【Before the blood seedling tournament had even begun, you surveyed the cultivators around you, searching for targets to ambush.】
【Once the blood seedling tournament started, you struck immediately, swiftly killing dozens of Void Return stage cultivators with just yourself and your sword.】
【You then seized all their storage bags and left the initial battlefield.】
【Over the following three days, you occasionally ambushed isolated demonic cultivators.】
【But you were cautious—you never provoked anyone whose strength exceeded the Body Integration stage.】
【Even so, in three days you accumulated a rather impressive fortune, with a total value approaching one million low-grade spirit stones!】
【In three days, you killed over three hundred cultivators—a figure still far from qualifying as a blood seedling, and one that ensured you wouldn’t attract too much attention.】
【After three days, the blood seedling tournament concluded, and you became a blood seedling candidate as expected.】
【To your surprise, blood seedling candidates also had a quite generous reward awaiting them.】
【One hundred thousand Blood Spirit Stones, one hundred thousand drops of Blood Spirit Liquid… and a pill for breaking through realms!】
【You unceremoniously claimed all three rewards, then returned to your residence in the valley.】
【With the resources at your disposal, you could fully mature the Spirit-Gathering Flowers within the next three years, at which point you could exchange them for even more precious items!】
Su Xing nodded slightly at this and murmured:
“Spirit-Gathering Flowers are definitely precious in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, but I’m not sure exactly how precious…”
“Once the Spirit-Gathering Flowers mature, I can sell them and exchange them for the resources I need!”
After a pause, Su Xing pondered:
“After three blood seedling tournaments, I’ll have to challenge for the blood seedling position… At that point my secrets will definitely be discovered, and I’ll probably die again…”
“But before that, I still have six years to simulate, which is more than enough time to acquire resources and information!”
Su Xing was fairly satisfied with this.
At this point, Earth had likely already been destroyed.
And by traveling from Earth to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, even if Su Xing could only stay in this valley, he had extended his simulation time by seven years.
The only regret was that without a portable grotto-heaven, Su Xing’s cultivation speed was many times slower.
But using this time to understand the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm was undoubtedly the better choice.
With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【In the thirtieth year, after the blood seedling tournament, the once bustling valley settlement became deserted and quiet.】
【A canyon that had held thousands of people was left with only dozens after a single tournament—all of them blood seedling candidates of formidable strength.】
【Soon, you noticed that new people were brought into the valley every month—cultivators coming to participate in the next blood seedling tournament.】
【In just a few months, several hundred people poured in.】
【But among them, probably less than one percent would survive past the next tournament.】
【None of this concerned you. You simply stayed peacefully in your residence, tending to the Spirit-Gathering Flowers.】
【Two years passed in the blink of an eye…】
【In the thirty-second year, under your careful cultivation, over one hundred seeds had matured, growing into fully developed Spirit-Gathering Flowers.】
【You took these Spirit-Gathering Flowers, preparing to trade them for the pill formulas you had long had your eye on.】
【You quickly found the owner of the formulas—Song Si, a late-stage Body Integration cultivator who was a prominent figure in the valley settlement’s black market!】
【Over the past three years, you had dealt with Song Si many times. Your spirit liquid, that magical instrument, and the earlier intelligence had all been obtained through Song Si.】
【Song Si’s background was mysterious—he seemed different from ordinary demonic cultivators. He had entered the valley three years before you and was a blood seedling candidate who had survived two blood seedling tournaments.】
【Passing through a secluded alley, you soon spotted Song Si dozing and sunbathing in his courtyard.】
【Song Si wore an amiable smile and rose to greet you from afar when he saw you.】
【You wasted no time on pleasantries and asked him the prices for the three pill formulas: Marrow Cleansing Pill, Spirit Awakening Pill, and Nine Revolutions Pill.】
【Song Si was equally straightforward and quoted the prices for all three formulas.】
【The Marrow Cleansing Pill formula was priced at 1,000 spirit stones, the Spirit Awakening Pill formula at 1,000,000 spirit stones, and the Nine Revolutions Pill formula at 3,000,000 spirit stones!】
【Upon hearing these prices, you nodded slightly. The prices for the Marrow Cleansing Pill and Spirit Awakening Pill formulas were within your expectations, but the Nine Revolutions Pill formula seemed a bit too cheap.】
【You asked why the Nine Revolutions Pill was priced so low.】
【Song Si chuckled and explained that the ingredients were exceedingly rare—even with the formula, it would be nearly impossible to refine.】
【You said nothing in response, then produced a single Spirit-Gathering Flower and asked what price he would offer for it.】
【Upon seeing the Spirit-Gathering Flower, Song Si nearly fell off his chair, barely keeping his balance.】
【He immediately asked how you had obtained such a thing.】
【You chuckled and didn’t answer.】
【Song Si studied you carefully for a moment, then finally quoted a price: fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones per flower, and he would buy as many as you had!】
In the Real World, Su Xing saw this number and was completely dumbfounded.
“How much? Fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones for a single Spirit-Gathering Flower!?”
Su Xing’s eyes went wide. He knew Spirit-Gathering Flowers were expensive, but he never imagined they’d be this expensive!
Su Xing’s spirit field grotto-heaven currently contained well over ten thousand Spirit-Gathering Flowers!
That meant… Su Xing’s net worth directly exceeded five hundred million spirit stones!?
Five hundred million spirit stones — forget cultivators, even immortals would probably go red-eyed with greed and fight to the death over that!
Su Xing drew a deep breath and murmured:
“Who would have thought that in this Age of Dharma Decline, this era of depleted spiritual energy, Spirit-Gathering Flowers would be so precious?”
“No wonder… back then, when Old Dog Zong saw the Spirit-Gathering Flowers, he had that greedy look on his face…”
But thinking it over carefully —
Having a single Spirit-Gathering Flower was equivalent to possessing a nearly inexhaustible supply of spiritual energy!
As long as the Spirit-Gathering Flower continued to exist, it could continuously generate spiritual energy… Perhaps after a few thousand years, the spiritual energy produced by a single Spirit-Gathering Flower would exceed fifty thousand spirit stones?
Moreover, spirit stones would eventually be depleted.
But Spirit-Gathering Flowers could exist indefinitely, never withering.
If a powerful cultivator wanted to upgrade the grade of their grotto-heaven blessed land, transplanting Spirit-Gathering Flowers was undoubtedly the best choice!
Thinking about it this way, it didn’t seem strange at all that Spirit-Gathering Flowers were priced so high…
“Tsk tsk, looks like next simulation, I should bring more Spirit-Gathering Flowers over!”
Su Xing felt a surge of excitement. With these Spirit-Gathering Flowers alone, he could obtain countless cultivation resources useful to him!
A thought stirred in Su Xing’s mind, and he silently recited:
“Use immersive simulation… duration: 24 hours!”
【You successfully used immersive… remaining energy: 697,390,000 points.】
Su Xing’s vision shifted and changed, and he appeared in an unfamiliar courtyard.
Before him stood a middle-aged man with fair skin and a smile on his face, plump like a wealthy landowner.
“Heh heh, little brother, have you thought it over? My price is quite fair, wouldn’t you say?”
Though Su Xing felt surprised and delighted inside, his expression remained unchanged — calm and silent.
When Su Xing fell silent, Old Fourth Song grew uneasy instead. He hurriedly brewed some tea and launched into a torrent of words:
“Buddy, I’m really not ripping you off here! Spirit-Gathering Flowers are extremely precious and virtually extinct nowadays, but a single flower has limited use…”
“And though a Spirit-Gathering Flower could fetch a hundred thousand spirit stones at auction in the outside world, here in the valley, we’re all desperados who could die at any moment in the next blood seedling tournament. Better to trade the flower for useful resources — maybe you can boost your strength and have a shot at becoming a blood seedling!”
Hearing this, Su Xing felt another wave of pleasant surprise. He hadn’t expected the price outside to be even higher!
A single flower could actually sell for a hundred thousand spirit stones at auction!?
“But… from Old Fourth Song’s tone, he seems to really need Spirit-Gathering Flowers? Strange — by his own logic, they shouldn’t be useful to him at all.”
A thought stirred in Su Xing’s mind, and he asked:
“Heh heh, Brother Song, by your reasoning, Spirit-Gathering Flowers shouldn’t be useful to you either, so why do you want them so badly?”
The moment Old Fourth Song heard Su Xing’s question, he immediately shut his mouth and said nothing more.
Seeing his reaction, Su Xing became even more certain that Old Fourth Song was hiding a major secret!
So Su Xing said leisurely:
“Brother Song, I’ll be straight with you… I still have quite a few Spirit-Gathering Flowers on hand…”
“As long as you’re willing to share a thing or two, I’ll give you this Spirit-Gathering Flower for free! And I’ll throw in a big deal on top of that!”
After hearing Su Xing’s words, Old Fourth Song took the Spirit-Gathering Flower, hesitated for a moment, then said:
“Heh heh, I won’t lie to you, brother… I came to this valley not just to participate in the blood seedling tournament — I’m also here to do business…”
Su Xing frowned slightly at Old Fourth Song’s words. Business?
But participating in the blood seedling tournament meant putting your head on the chopping block. How could anyone do business under those conditions?
Old Fourth Song explained at length:
“Brother, look — in this valley, cultivators are all sharpening their elbows trying to fight for those blood seedling slots… And once you enter this valley, you can’t leave. This creates a huge price gap between what cultivators need inside versus outside… Isn’t that a money-making opportunity?”
Su Xing nodded slightly at Old Fourth Song’s words.
Indeed, the vast majority of cultivators in the valley hadn’t entered penniless like Su Xing had.
Many had brought their entire fortunes when entering the valley gathering grounds!
Moreover, the cultivators who entered the valley were all at considerable cultivation levels, mostly Spirit Transformation and Void Return stage cultivators…
Within the valley, items like Healing Pills and magical treasures were especially precious. If handled well —
Selling treasures from the valley into the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, then importing suitable treasures from outside back into the valley — one could surely make an absolute fortune.
At this thought, Su Xing’s eyes lit up.
“Wait… this means Old Fourth Song has a channel connecting the inside of the valley to the outside!”
With this realization, Su Xing fixed his gaze on Old Fourth Song and asked:
“Old Fourth Song, are you really that confident you can survive the blood seedling tournament and become a blood seedling? Otherwise, risking your life for business hardly seems worth it…”
Hearing Su Xing’s words, Old Fourth Song let out a sly chuckle:
“I naturally have my own channels… Besides, after the next blood seedling tournament, I won’t be around anymore. If you’ve got anything you want to trade, you’d better do it soon… Once my successor takes over, they might not offer prices as good as mine…”
Su Xing’s mind stirred. He handed over three more Spirit-Gathering Flowers and said:
“Brother Song, what exactly are these channels of yours? Why don’t you tell me about them?”
When Old Fourth Song saw Su Xing so casually produce three more Spirit-Gathering Flowers, his eyes nearly popped out of his head.
Calmly accepting the three Spirit-Gathering Flowers, Old Fourth Song glanced around in all directions. Once he confirmed no one was nearby, he said:
“Heh heh, little brother… I can see you’re one of us…”
“Truth be told, as long as it exists in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm — as long as it’s not something too rare — your big brother here can get his hands on it!”
“As for the channel, all you need to know is that behind me stands a Blood Lord with a code number!”
Su Xing’s heart trembled at this.
A so-called Blood Lord with a code number meant someone like Blood Twenty-Three or Blood Nineteen… figures who possessed numbered designations.
These people were the true core of the Advent Cult — powerful figures who could snuff out Su Xing with a single breath…
Generally speaking, cultivators who passed the blood seedling tournament and became blood seedlings would be Mahayana stage cultivators!
And after becoming blood seedlings, they had to perform outstandingly, weather the Thunder Tribulation, and become proper immortals before they could earn a code number within the Advent Cult!
This meant that even Loose Immortals didn’t qualify!
Blood-numbered cadres were at minimum cultivators at the Human Immortal level or above!
A thought stirred in Su Xing’s mind, and he probed:
“Could it be… that Blood Nineteen?”
Hearing Su Xing’s words, Old Fourth Song shook his head:
“Heh heh, little brother, you jest… A monumental figure like that — how could they possibly concern themselves with such trivial matters?”
“The one above me has a higher blood number, but they’re still a mighty figure with Peak Human Immortal cultivation!”
Hearing this, Su Xing gained further understanding of the Advent Cult’s internal power structure.
From Old Fourth Song’s tone, Blood Nineteen’s strength must far exceed the Human Immortal realm!
Was it Earthly Immortal… Heavenly Immortal, or an even more powerful cultivator?
Su Xing had no way of knowing.
Seeing that Old Fourth Song wouldn’t say more, Su Xing produced eighty mature Spirit-Gathering Flowers and handed them over, then said:
“Give me those three pill recipes…”
When Old Fourth Song saw Su Xing so extravagantly produce eighty Spirit-Gathering Flowers, his eyeballs nearly fell out of their sockets.
A flash of astonishment crossed his eyes as he asked:
“Little brother, did you discover the ruins of some ancient mighty cultivator or something?”
“How many Spirit-Gathering Flowers do you actually have? However many you’ve got, I’ll take them all! I’ll give you sixty thousand spirit stones per flower!”
Su Xing shook his head at this:
“They’re gone — that’s all I had. If I had more, I wouldn’t hide it from you. After all, trading them for treasures to boost my cultivation and staying alive is what matters most!”
Hearing this, Old Fourth Song’s eyes rolled as he considered that Su Xing’s reasoning did make sense.
Even if one had ten million Spirit-Gathering Flowers, without converting them into cultivation power, surviving the next blood seedling tournament would be impossible!
So Old Fourth Song carefully accepted the Spirit-Gathering Flowers and handed over three pill recipes.
Su Xing took the recipes, verified they were correct, then stored them away.
Just before leaving, Su Xing suddenly asked:
“Brother Song, do you have any way… to get someone from inside the valley to the outside?”
Hearing Su Xing’s words, Old Fourth Song’s expression shifted slightly. He forced a smile and said:
“Heh heh, little brother, you’re joking… Once you enter this valley, you’re here for the blood seedling tournament. My meager abilities — how could I possibly smuggle someone out?”
Su Xing nodded, said nothing more, and turned to walk back to his own courtyard.
After returning to his quarters, Su Xing swept the surroundings with his divine sense and confirmed no one was secretly watching him. Then he murmured:
“Judging from Old Fourth Song’s reaction… that guy probably does have a channel to get cultivators out of the valley!”
Su Xing thought to himself.
“It’s just that the cost of smuggling someone out must be extremely high… Even Old Fourth Song wasn’t willing to reveal it…”
Su Xing shook his head slightly. He had brought too few Spirit-Gathering Flower seeds this time.
In future simulations, if Su Xing brought several hundred Spirit-Gathering Flower seeds with him, he’d probably have enough to escape to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm!
Su Xing felt no regret. He simply took out the three pill recipes and began committing them to memory.
…
Soon, the immersive simulation time ended, and Su Xing returned to the Real World.
Back in the Real World, a flash of surprise crossed Su Xing’s eyes.
“So that’s how it is — no wonder the Nine Revolutions Pill recipe was so cheap. It actually requires that ingredient…”
The corners of Su Xing’s mouth curved upward.
The Nine Revolutions Pill’s primary ingredient was called a Dragon Pearl!
A Dragon Pearl — in other words, a dragon-type creature’s demon core!
A flood dragon’s demon core would work, and a True Dragon’s demon core would work too!
But the higher the quality of the Dragon Pearl, the better the Nine Revolutions Pill’s effects would be.
If one could use a demon core containing True Dragon bloodline to refine a Nine Revolutions Pill, it could even allow a Mahayana stage cultivator to easily break through an entire sub-realm!
“This really is… quite the coincidence!”
Su Xing’s eyes gleamed with amusement.
In the Three Thousand Worlds, the Dragon Race was an exceedingly rare existence.
Because the vast majority of dragons lived in specific seas and great realms, rarely appearing in the mortal world.
But wasn’t Su Xing’s situation perfectly convenient?
Old Dog Dragon was precisely a dragon carrying True Dragon bloodline!
As long as Su Xing killed Old Dog Dragon during each simulation and extracted his Dragon Pearl to refine into a Nine Revolutions Pill, it was essentially getting a free Body Tempering sub-realm advancement. Why wouldn’t he do it?
“Heh heh… that Old Dog Dragon is truly a treasure from head to tail!”
Su Xing chuckled softly.
Among the three pill recipes, the Nine Revolutions Pill’s ingredients were the hardest to obtain — mainly because of how difficult it was to acquire the Dragon Pearl. The rest of the ingredients were all available in Su Xing’s spirit field grotto-heaven.
As for the Spirit Awakening Pill, it required a spiritual herb called the Spirit Awakening Flower as its main ingredient.
Among the seeds Qingyunzi had left behind, there happened to be Spirit Awakening Flowers. As long as Su Xing planted them, he could refine Spirit Awakening Pills.
Using a Spirit Awakening Pill would grant the equivalent of an extra ten years of contemplation time per simulation — an absolute steal!
As for the Marrow Cleansing Pill, that was even easier to refine.
The required materials weren’t precious at all. Su Xing could refine them entirely on his own, then sell them to Great Xia’s military — earning energy while boosting the military’s strength. A win-win!
“This simulation really was a bountiful harvest!”
“There are still over three years left. If I just follow the plan steadily and gather more information, that’ll be more than satisfying…”
With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【After trading with Old Fourth Song, your life returned to tranquility once more.】
【Soon, another blood seedling tournament was held.】
【You remained cautious in this tournament, merely surviving until its conclusion while dispatching several dozen Void Return stage cultivators along the way.】
【After claiming the rewards from this tournament, you returned to the valley.】
【In this tournament, Old Fourth Song performed outstandingly, securing a blood seedling slot with his Body Integration Perfection-level strength.】
【You took out the breakthrough pills obtained from the last two tournaments — these pills were one of the greatest temptations attracting cultivators!】
【These pills were called Mystic Ancient Pills! They could help cultivators below the Body Integration stage break through their bottlenecks!】
【A Spirit Transformation Third Layer cultivator could take one pill and rapidly break through the bottleneck to reach Spirit Transformation Fourth Layer!】
【You took out two Mystic Ancient Pills and carefully sniffed them, discovering that while these pills had the effect of breaking through minor realms, they seemed to carry the side effect of reducing one’s lifespan. Consuming them consecutively could even damage one’s potential!】
【You felt somewhat disappointed. If you could obtain higher-grade breakthrough pills, they might help you break through your realm.】
【As for the lifespan reduction, you weren’t worried in the slightest, because when the simulator extracted cultivation gains, it would only transfer pure cultivation feedback without any side effects.】
【After some deliberation, you took the treasures plundered during the recent tournament, along with the two pills, to find Old Fifth Song.】
【Old Fifth Song was the trader who succeeded Old Fourth Song. He claimed to be Old Fourth Song’s younger brother and had immediately inherited Old Fourth Song’s network and channels upon arrival.】
【This made you even more certain that the Song clan must be deeply rooted in the valley gathering grounds, with that powerful figure backing them!】
【But the stronger the Song clan’s influence, the more advantageous it was for you, because you wanted to leverage the Song clan’s connections to see if you could leave the valley!】
【So on this day, you found Old Fifth Song and subtly inquired whether he had any channels for leaving the valley!】
【To your surprise, Old Fifth Song heard your question, held up a single finger, and stated bluntly:】
【For just ten million spirit stones, he could get you out of the valley without anyone knowing — but you’d need to return before the next blood seedling tournament began…】
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