Chapter 255 – Achieving Mahayana Stage, Heading to White Emperor City! (10,000 characters, 2-in-1!)
by spirapiraA notification chime sounded in Su Xing’s ears.
【Ding! This simulation consumed 8,200 energy points. Remaining energy: 134,530,000 points. Remaining simulation attempts: unlimited.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a purple talent costs 100,000 energy points. Drawing a gold legendary talent costs 1,000,000 energy points. Would you like to draw?】
“Draw a gold talent!”
【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the purple talent Photographic Memory. Probability of drawing a gold talent next time: 30%…】
【Photographic Memory】: Purple talent. Your memory far surpasses that of ordinary people. When it comes to text-based books, you can read ten lines at a glance and never forget them, memorizing with ease! (Mom never has to worry about my studies again!)
Su Xing looked at the newly drawn talent and wanted to cry but had no tears.
“Waaah, it’s been two years! Nearly two whole years!”
“Dammit… it finally gave me this Photographic Memory talent!”
“But speaking of which, isn’t this talent supposed to be standard issue for other transmigrators? Why is it so hard for me to get?”
Su Xing let out a sigh, feeling somewhat regretful that this talent had appeared too late.
Su Xing’s current cultivation was already approaching the Mahayana stage.
At this realm, when it came to mortal books, a single glance was enough to commit them to memory.
As for techniques, lower-tier ones could be easily mastered, and higher-tier ones could be learned with twice the efficiency!
“I wonder if this Photographic Memory talent can provide a bonus to learning techniques and supernatural arts?”
Su Xing was somewhat curious and prepared to give it a try.
His gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【In the spirit field grotto-heaven, you became aware that you were in a simulation!】
【You disguised yourself and concealed your aura, preparing to trade with Lu Yuanwu.】
【For this transaction, Lu Yuanwu brought you ten thousand tons of Third Rank exotic metal as promised, and you gave him one hundred thousand pills in return.】
【After the trade concluded, no incidents occurred…】
【Ten days later, you entered the Luotian Sect dungeon.】
【After leaving the dungeon, your puppet crafting skills improved.】
【As usual, you joined the Advent Cult. Over the next two years, you refined pills and accumulated Great Wisdom state enhancements.】
【In the third year, you gifted the pills to Xia’s military.】
【Afterward, you headed to the Flame-Commanding Sect ruins, preparing to comprehend the Essence of Fire.】
In the Real World, Su Xing took a deep breath upon seeing this, his eyes filled with anticipation.
“Here it comes! It all depends on this attempt — whether I can achieve Perfection in the Essence of Fire!”
“And then, using the Essence of Fire as my foundation, break through to the Mahayana stage in one fell swoop!”
Su Xing silently intoned:
“Use immersive simulation, duration: 30 days!”
【Ding! You have successfully activated immersive simulation… Remaining energy: 56,730,000 points.】
As the simulator’s notification faded, Su Xing’s vision shifted and transformed.
He then appeared in the familiar Flame-Commanding Sect ruins.
After paying his respects to the Fire-Controlling True Master’s remains, Su Xing took out the Vermilion Bird tail feather and merged it into his body.
Then, combining it with that innate Fusang Divine Tree branch, Su Xing began comprehending the Essence of Fire…
The Spirit Awakening Pill’s effects were outstanding. Combined with the Great Wisdom state, Su Xing’s comprehension of the Essence of Fire improved at a breakneck pace.
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed…
On the final day of the immersive simulation, Su Xing finally succeeded in elevating his comprehension of the Essence of Fire to the Perfection level!
The immersive simulation ended…
In the Real World, Su Xing exhaled a long breath, a glint of excitement in his eyes.
“Essence of Fire comprehension — successfully reached Perfection!”
“Next, I need to find a way to break into the Mahayana stage!”
Su Xing’s heart was filled with anticipation.
Achieving Perfection in the Essence of Fire was not only a prerequisite for stepping into the Mahayana stage — its boost to Su Xing’s combat strength was also nothing to scoff at!
In particular, the power of Su Xing’s Separation Fire Technique would receive a further enhancement.
And the power of the Five Elements Spirit Burst would undergo a qualitative transformation!
However, since Su Xing’s Qi Refinement cultivation was currently not high enough, the Five Elements Spirit Burst still couldn’t threaten late-stage Mahayana enemies.
Once Su Xing’s Qi Refinement realm improved in the future, the Five Elements Spirit Burst — as one of only two greater divine arts he had mastered — still held terrifying potential!
His gaze returned to the simulation panel.
【After burying the Fire-Controlling True Master, you remained within the ruins, preparing to enter seclusion.】
【You entered the spirit field grotto-heaven, consumed spirit liquid, and began attempting your breakthrough to the Mahayana stage…】
【Breaking through to Qi Refinement Mahayana involves two checkpoints.】
【First, sufficient spiritual energy — using a vast amount of spiritual energy to expand the spiritual sea, further increasing its capacity and thereby enhancing the depth of your magical power to reach the Mahayana stage.】
【Second, achieving Perfection-level comprehension in one type of origin that corresponds to your spiritual root.】
【You have been accumulating resources for this day and have already met the second condition.】
【Now you only need to break through in magical power to reach the Mahayana stage!】
【Thus, you took out the tens of millions of drops of lower-grade spirit liquid and nine hundred thousand drops of mid-grade spirit liquid you had accumulated… and formally began your breakthrough!】
【Before the breakthrough, you made a trip to the Myriad Wood Sect ruins, freed the Spirit Vein Dragon from the formation, and guided it into the spirit field grotto-heaven.】
【The Spirit Vein Dragon, as expected, attracted Old Dog Dragon. Without hesitation, you struck decisively and slew him.】
【After slaying Old Dog Dragon, you knew that Blood Three would descend within three years, and you had to break through to the Mahayana stage as quickly as possible during this window!】
【…In the spirit field grotto-heaven, you sat cross-legged and adjusted your internal energy to its optimal state.】
【Merely adjusting your breathing took you a full seven days…】
【Seven days later, you performed a divination. The hexagram showed great fortune.】
【So you hesitated no longer, furiously circulating the Myriad Blazing Flame Art, absorbing the spiritual energy in the spirit field grotto-heaven like a raging torrent.】
【Spiritual energy flooded madly into your spiritual sea, filling it ceaselessly…】
【Half a month later, your spiritual sea was completely full, the surging spiritual energy seemingly crashing in waves.】
【So you hesitated no longer and began attempting to expand your spiritual sea…】
【The surging spiritual energy washed against the boundaries of your spiritual sea again and again, repeatedly expanding the upper limit of spiritual energy within your body.】
【In the blink of an eye, three months passed.】
【In three months, the upper limit of spiritual energy within your body increased by nearly thirty percent!】
【But at the same time, your spiritual energy was greatly depleted, and the rate at which your technique absorbed spiritual energy could no longer keep pace with consumption.】
【Without hesitation, you slightly opened your mouth, and tens of thousands of drops of lower-grade spirit liquid surged into your body, rapidly converting into pure spiritual energy…】
【Once your spiritual energy was replenished, you continued expanding your spiritual sea.】
【According to the information you obtained from the Luotian Sect dungeon, the longer you sustain the expansion of the spiritual sea, the more profound your magical power will be after the breakthrough!】
【Naturally, the more profound one’s magical power at the Mahayana stage, the better — this directly affects how smoothly one can pass the ‘magical power checkpoint’ during the Tribulation Crossing stage.】
【And with your Nine-Revolution Golden Core and transcendent-grade Nascent Soul, your magical power was already among the best at the Body Integration stage. With such a solid foundation, the advantage of expanding your spiritual sea was even greater!】
【And so, you continuously absorbed spirit liquid, converted it into spiritual energy, and hammered against the boundaries of your spiritual sea again and again…】
【The entire process was tedious and protracted — those without fortitude would struggle to persist.】
【In the blink of an eye, half a year passed…】
【Over this half year, you consumed three million drops of lower-grade spirit liquid, and the capacity of your spiritual sea had more than doubled from before!】
【Doubling the spiritual energy from Body Integration Perfection barely met the minimum threshold for a Mahayana stage cultivator.】
【If you wished, you could break into the Mahayana stage right now and become the weakest possible Mahayana cultivator.】
【But you had no intention of doing so — such an act would be tantamount to cutting off your own potential.】
【So you continued consuming spirit liquid, converting it into pure spiritual energy, and ceaselessly expanding your spiritual sea…】
【And so, another three months passed.】
【By now you had been in seclusion for a full year. The capacity of your spiritual sea had increased by another thirty percent beyond its previous level, reaching the level of an ordinary Mahayana cultivator.】
【But you were not satisfied, and continued expanding your spiritual sea…】
【The surging spiritual energy washed against the boundaries of your spiritual sea again and again, and the upper limit of spiritual energy within your body grew ever more abundant.】
【Consuming tens of thousands more drops of lower-grade spirit liquid, you converted them into pure spiritual energy.】
【In the blink of an eye, another four months passed…】
【By now, the total amount of spiritual energy within your body had increased by another thirty percent, reaching the level of a prodigious Mahayana cultivator.】
【At this threshold, any further improvement was incredibly difficult…】
【But you intended to press on. You continued consuming spirit liquid. The tens of millions of drops you had accumulated had been mostly depleted over the past year and a half.】
【So you simply pushed forward with one sustained effort, madly absorbing spirit liquid, using sheer resources to stack up the capacity of your spiritual sea.】
【You were like a connected vessel — one end linked to your accumulated spirit liquid, frantically converting it into spiritual energy, then slamming it against your spiritual sea as the energy was consumed at a staggering rate…】
【In the blink of an eye, another four months passed.】
【By now, all of the lower-grade spirit liquid you had accumulated was completely exhausted!】
【And the capacity of your spiritual sea had increased by roughly another twenty percent.】
【Without much hesitation, you took out your remaining one million drops of mid-grade spirit liquid and continued the assault.】
【The mid-grade spirit liquid contained a higher concentration of spiritual energy, more abundant and potent, allowing you to rapidly expand your spiritual sea…】
【In the blink of an eye, half a year passed…】
【At this moment, in just half a year, the spiritual energy capacity of your spiritual sea was already nearly triple that of the most ordinary Mahayana cultivator! Nearly thirty percent higher than even the typical prodigy!】
【But the resources you had accumulated were exhausted. Even if you wanted to continue expanding your spiritual sea, there was nothing left to fuel it.】
【So you prepared to push through in one final burst and break into the Mahayana stage.】
【However, just at that moment, the spirit vein dragon frolicking in the distance seemed to sense something. It came to your side and gently exhaled a breath of strange spiritual energy.】
【After exhaling this breath of spiritual energy, the spirit vein dragon’s aura visibly weakened…】
【This single breath of energy entering your body instantly made you feel that the capacity of your spiritual sea had expanded by more than another twenty percent!】
【Your heart surged with wild joy. This burst of energy had come at exactly the right moment, allowing you to push through in one final surge and break into the Mahayana stage!】
【Congratulations — you have become a Mahayana stage cultivator!】
In the Real World, Su Xing looked at the simulation text before him, and a wave of elation washed over him.
“Finally — I’ve successfully broken into the Mahayana stage! And from the moment I broke through, I’m already one of the strong ones!”
Su Xing did a rough calculation.
Based on the information he had obtained from the Luotian Sect, Mahayana stage cultivators also varied in aptitude and combat strength.
At the bottom of the power hierarchy were the most ordinary Mahayana cultivators, whose magical power was roughly double what it had been at Body Integration Perfection.
These Mahayana cultivators had exhausted their potential. Barring extraordinary circumstances, they would be stuck at early or mid-stage Mahayana for life. They were also the most common type of Mahayana cultivator.
Slightly above them were Mahayana cultivators whose total magical power had increased by thirty to eighty percent beyond the baseline.
These could be called minor geniuses of the Mahayana stage. They could cultivate to Mahayana Perfection, and with great fortune, might even have a chance of becoming Loose Immortals.
At this level, fighting one or two minor sub-realms above one’s own was no problem — an early-stage Mahayana first layer cultivator could battle those at Mahayana second or third layer!
A step above that were the undisputed prodigies of the Mahayana stage. Perhaps two or three out of every thousand Mahayana cultivators would reach this level.
Mahayana cultivators at this tier had magical power at least double that of an ordinary Mahayana cultivator.
They could fight across minor sub-realms — an early-stage Mahayana first layer cultivator could battle a mid-stage Mahayana fourth layer opponent.
There was great hope of successfully crossing the tribulation, and at the very least, one could attain the rank of Loose Immortal.
One tier above that were the heaven-defying prodigies—one in ten thousand.
Their magical power was over three times as dense as that of ordinary Mahayana stage cultivators!
Without that breath of pure spiritual energy from the spirit vein dragon, Su Xing would have been at this level.
Cultivators at this level, upon first entering the Mahayana stage, possessed magical power comparable to a Sixth Layer Mahayana cultivator!
Once they reached Mahayana Stage, Perfection, their magical power density could rival that of Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators who had already passed the “magical power tribulation”!
And this level was what the Luotian Sect called a first-rank Immortal Seed—with an extremely high probability of being ranked among the immortals and walking the orthodox path to immortality.
“Sigh, these one-in-ten-thousand prodigies not only need exceptional aptitude, but also require massive amounts of resources. I’m afraid only Sacred Sons of the great immortal sects could reach this level!”
Su Xing murmured.
“As for me, my luck in this simulation was truly extraordinary! That breath of pure spiritual energy from the spirit vein dragon is a monumental opportunity that even Immortal realm cultivators might never obtain!”
“With this breath of energy entering my body, my sea of spiritual energy expanded by another twenty percent… This means that upon first entering the Mahayana stage, my total magical power has probably already reached late-stage Mahayana levels!”
Su Xing couldn’t help but feel excited.
Among the tribulation stages, one of them was the “magical power tribulation”!
With Su Xing’s current accumulation of magical power, no matter what, he could pass the magical power tribulation with ease!
“Moreover, that breath of pure spiritual energy probably cost the spirit vein dragon dearly… His aura has already become withered and feeble.”
Su Xing shook his head slightly.
“Next is to keep Blood Three fooled. Hopefully everything goes smoothly…”
Su Xing’s gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【When you broke through to the Mahayana stage, across a thousand-li radius in the entire Age of Immortals and Martial Arts, the sky filled with dense thunderclouds, rolling thunder that lingered and refused to disperse for months…】
【You faintly sensed a force of resistance, and a gaze that seemed to watch you from nowhere and everywhere.】
【Above the endless void, there seemed to be a single blood-red eye, staring fixedly at your location.】
【You returned to Earth. By this time, Old Dog Dragon was dead, and you decided to seize the Advent Cult’s power as quickly as possible.】
【Year Six: You rallied a large group of devoted followers, and with Luo Shuying’s cooperation, you assumed the position of leader of the Conservative Faction.】
【You announced that Old Dog Dragon had attempted to murder and steal treasures, and was killed by you in self-defense.】
【Upon hearing your words, the Advent Cult’s internal members whispered among themselves, but cowed by your authority, no one dared to resist.】
【Early in Year Seven, Blood Three descended upon Earth and found you.】
【You repeated your old trick, stating that Old Dog Dragon had tried to kill you and steal your treasures, and you had killed him in self-defense.】
【Blood Three sensed the aura of a Mahayana stage cultivator emanating from you and frowned slightly.】
【After you presented the spirit vein dragon, Blood Three’s expression softened somewhat, and he said he would forgive what you had done.】
【At the same time, he gave you a voice-transmission jade talisman, telling you to stay in contact with him.】
【You seized the opportunity to ask Blood Three for a passage permit, but Blood Three did not give you one directly. He said he wanted to observe your performance, and when the time was ripe, he would naturally bestow one upon you.】
【After saying this, Blood Three departed from Earth…】
In the Real World, Su Xing stared at the text before him as dark lines appeared across his forehead.
“Damn it, this Blood Three is really something… He took all the benefits and is still this stingy?”
“As expected… the progress this time was still a bit too fast. If I had waited a few more years and gained sufficient standing within the Advent Cult, I should have been able to obtain the passage permit…”
Su Xing let out a sigh.
Since the passage permit was temporarily unobtainable, Su Xing would have to choose another path to reach the Three Thousand Worlds this time!
“Seven hundred and twenty sword auras, Heavenly Thunder Physique second stage… and this time breaking through to Grand Accomplishment Seventh Layer!”
“The spatial turbulence shouldn’t be much of a problem for me!”
Su Xing thought this to himself, then turned his gaze back to the simulation panel.
【After Blood Three left, you began refining Rebirth Pills and Nine Revolutions Pills.】
【Year Eight: After consuming several hundred Rebirth Pills, your strength remained stuck at Grand Accomplishment Sixth Layer Peak.】
【At this point, you only had one Nine Revolutions Pill remaining. With Old Dog Dragon’s Primordial Unity realm mid-stage cultivation, you could not guarantee a breakthrough to late Grand Accomplishment.】
【To be safe, you made a trip to the Beast Taming World battlefield.】
【Year Nine: You slaughtered several hundred Legendary creatures and three Demon Emperors.】
【After refining Rebirth Pills, you continued tempering your physique…】
【In the blink of an eye, two more years passed.】
【Year Eleven: After consuming several hundred Rebirth Pills, your cultivation improved slightly.】
【You began planning your breakthrough to late Grand Accomplishment.】
【You entered the spirit field grotto-heaven for secluded cultivation, and half a year later… you successfully emerged!】
【Congratulations, you have become a Grand Accomplishment Seventh Layer cultivator!】
【Upon stepping into late Grand Accomplishment, your strength surged once more. Your pure physical strength had already approached six hundred mountains of force!】
【You were delighted, thinking that if you reached Grand Accomplishment Perfection, you might possess the legendary thousand mountains of force!】
【Year Twelve: You prepared to depart for the Three Thousand Worlds…】
【You concealed the Azure Cloud Token and a bag of Spirit-Gathering Flower seeds within your body, then headed to the Slaughter Battlefield.】
【You advanced continuously toward the red moon, and several days later, you arrived at the end of the Slaughter Battlefield.】
【Without a passage permit, the Slaughter Apostle unsurprisingly launched an attack against you.】
【But the Slaughter Apostle’s strength alone was far inferior to yours!】
【With a single casual strike, you left the Slaughter Apostle grievously wounded, on the verge of death.】
【At that moment, a beam of red moonlight descended, its crimson glow enveloping the Slaughter Apostle.】
【The originally dying Slaughter Apostle instantly recovered, his strength surging to Saint-stage!】
【But even so, he was still no match for you…】
【This time you held nothing back, unleashing your full physical power and pummeling the Slaughter Apostle into a puddle of flesh.】
【The instant the Slaughter Apostle died, the red moon in the sky began to tremble. Its crimson light grew ever more vivid, as if it intended to devour the entire red earth.】
【Within the range of your divine sense, countless Legendary and Martial Sovereign-stage red-eyed monsters from within a thousand-li radius were rushing toward your position.】
【And in that moment, the red moon itself seemed to have gained sentience—a faint, indescribable human face appeared upon it.】
【Your Blessed by Fortune talent screamed warnings in your heart.】
【As if staying in this place any longer would bring something terrifying…】
【So you hesitated no further. You turned and opened that white gate, entering the mysterious space within.】
In the Real World, Su Xing frowned slightly upon seeing this.
“When I broke through to the Mahayana stage before, there was also the red moon watching…”
“Now the red moon seems to have gone even more berserk…”
“After all, the red moon was once a deity. Although it has already died… it is on the verge of resurrection. As for how much power its current machinations still hold… I have no way of knowing!”
“But fleeing this place quickly and entering the Three Thousand Worlds shouldn’t be a problem…”
Su Xing thought this to himself, then turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【Stepping into the mysterious space, a star road appeared beneath your feet.】
【The nearest one was the passage leading to the valley base, but since you carried no passage permit, the passage remained closed.】
【So the only choice left to you was to cross through the spatial turbulence before you and reach another black passage on the other side!】
【Not knowing whether the red moon’s power could interfere with this space, you dared not delay. You activated your Protective Sword Aura and stepped into the spatial turbulence.】
【Seven hundred and twenty Protective Sword Auras shielded you from every angle without a single gap.】
【You began your crossing through the spatial turbulence…】
【The spatial turbulence, sharp as blade edges, ceaselessly sliced at your Protective Sword Aura. With each collision, over ten sword auras dissipated.】
【But you, protected within, remained safe. You charged forward at full speed, racing toward the black passage.】
【Ten zhang… one hundred zhang… three hundred zhang…】
【In this twisted space, the black passage that appeared to be so close was deceptively far away.】
【One hundred and sixty of your Protective Sword Auras had already been broken through, and you had traversed several hundred zhang…】
【Fortunately, your Protective Sword Auras were vastly stronger this time, and could hold out for much longer.】
【Before you knew it, you had crossed nearly half the distance, and approximately two hundred and sixty of your Protective Sword Auras had been destroyed.】
【You estimated that the remaining Protective Sword Auras would be more than sufficient to carry you to the entrance of the black passage.】
【Meanwhile, the spatial turbulence around you contained vast quantities of pure spatial origin…】
【As you charged forward, you simultaneously observed these spatial origins, contemplating the intimate contact between spatial origin and yourself.】
【Faintly, your comprehension of spatial origin improved somewhat…】
【Several more breaths of time passed.】
【You had crossed a thousand zhang, and your Protective Sword Auras had lost nearly three hundred.】
【As the black passage drew closer and closer, you unconsciously quickened your pace…】
【Five hundred zhang! According to your divine sense, you were only five hundred zhang of true distance from the passage.】
【Another forty Protective Sword Auras were consumed, and you advanced another hundred zhang…】
【Three hundred zhang… two hundred zhang!】
【At last, it was getting closer! By now, of your seven hundred and twenty Protective Sword Auras, only about one hundred and eighty remained.】
【The closer you drew to the passage, the more terrifying the surrounding turbulence became.】
【From your observations, this black passage seemed to have been deliberately sealed off, as if to prevent anyone from approaching.】
【One hundred zhang… fifty zhang!】
【Finally, you leaped forward in a single bound and arrived at the entrance of the black passage!】
【At this moment, the number of Protective Sword Auras around you had dwindled to barely over a hundred, but you had ultimately succeeded!】
【The black passage, which you had never before accessed, now stood right before your eyes.】
【What gave you an even more pleasant surprise was that after crossing through the spatial turbulence, your comprehension of spatial origin had faintly touched upon its most basic fundamentals.】
【Just one meter beyond you lay the spatial turbulence, fierce as a storm of sword blades, yet here at the passage entrance, all was calm and still.】
【You took a deep breath and worked to adjust your condition, while continuing to observe and study the spatial turbulence.】
【In your observations, you faintly touched upon certain shifts and nuances of space…】
【But the efficiency of your comprehension was far inferior to the insights gained during those brief minutes of crossing through the spatial turbulence.】
【After a period of rest and recovery, you dared not linger too long.】
【You reached out your hand and touched the surface of the black passage.】
【The next second, your figure vanished from where you stood…】
In the Real World, Su Xing let out a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
“This spatial turbulence was probably created specifically to prevent people from crossing through to this passage…”
“Perhaps it was that red moon’s doing?”
“But every cloud has a silver lining—the spatial origin contained within this spatial turbulence is quite remarkable. If I could remain here for an extended period, I might be able to attempt comprehending spatial origin!”
At this thought, Su Xing couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement.
Spatial origin—that was the fundamental building block of the Great Dao of Space!
“Most crucially, if I can comprehend spatial origin… I’ll be able to create my own space!”
“I could even use spatial power to envelop some of my storage items, which would let me bring far more things to the Three Thousand Worlds!”
Su Xing took a deep breath.
Nearly all of his accumulated resources were in the spirit field grotto-heaven—Spirit-Gathering Flowers… spirit liquid—none of which could be brought to the Three Thousand Worlds.
This meant Su Xing had to start from scratch once he got there, unable to rapidly amass wealth.
But with Spirit-Gathering Flowers, that would change everything…
Bringing enough Spirit-Gathering Flowers to trade for resources in the Three Thousand Worlds—Su Xing could obtain even more precious items!
“After breaking through to the Mahayana stage, comprehending spatial origin needs to be put on the agenda…”
“But what secret is hidden behind this passage?”
Su Xing felt somewhat curious and turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【After entering the black passage, you arrived in a void…】
【The environment here somewhat resembles the interior space of the Amalgamated Beast…】
【As far as the eye can see, there is only emptiness, and faintly, even more violent spatial turbulence drifts through the void…】
【You attempted to extend your divine sense to survey the surrounding environment.】
【But this place seems to have restrictive seals — your divine sense was drastically diminished, its range even shorter than what your naked eyes could observe.】
【You raised your Protective Sword Aura and drifted through the void.】
【The spatial turbulence here does not roam over large areas, remaining only within fixed zones, so you were not worried about danger.】
【You discovered many fragmented, peculiar rays of light in the void.】
【Upon approaching, you were astonished to find that these were all channels leading to various worlds, along with world fragments…】
【It seemed that the entire space had been sealed away by some mysterious force!】
【What alarmed you even more was that you sensed numerous fragmented Origin Forces… the five elemental origins of wood, fire, and earth, the Essence of Strength, spatial origin… and even more terrifying Origin Forces such as causality and time!】
【No! These were not mere Origin Forces!】
【They appeared to be shattered Great Dao laws!】
【Further in the distance, the lingering auras of supremely powerful cultivators still remained — this place seemed to have once been an ancient battlefield…】
【The outcome of the battle was unknown, but this world appeared to have been sealed away.】
【You drifted through the void, observing the world fragments and Origin Forces from the outside…】
【After an unknown amount of time, you seemed to hear faint calling voices…】
【That voice seemed to belong to… Luo Tian?】
【Your heart lurched. Just as you were about to investigate, your Blessed by Fortune talent sent frantic warnings surging through your mind!】
【You hastily cast the Eight Trigrams Divination Art, attempting to divine fortune and misfortune.】
【But after expending lifespan, you found to your frustration that the karmic secrets of this place were utterly obscured… yielding no divination results whatsoever.】
【Yet the Blessed by Fortune warnings continued unabated!】
【You had a premonition — if you stayed here any longer, death would be inescapable…】
【So you hesitated no more and began searching through the spatial passages.】
【You were certain that among these fragmented spatial passages, one must lead to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm!】
【With a prayer in your heart, you ultimately chose a complete world passage emanating a faint azure glow and plunged into it…】
【The next instant, your figure vanished from where you stood.】
【The terrifying spatial fluctuations of world-traversal tore at you…】
【You fell unconscious…】
In the Real World, Su Xing frowned slightly at this.
“What kind of place is this space where the black passage is located?”
“The Red Moon once fought there… could that have been the battlefield?”
“And those torn world fragments — are they worlds that have already perished?”
“Luo Tian… could this be where the Luotian Sect was located in ancient times?”
“Those shattered Great Dao laws and Origin Forces… were they caused by the battle?”
Su Xing drew a deep breath. His mind was a tangled mess, countless speculations rising to the surface.
But Su Xing knew that this secret was not something he could touch — not yet.
“I wonder where that spatial passage leads… hopefully it’s the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm!”
Su Xing murmured.
Since the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm was relatively close to Earth, theoretically the probability of reaching it was not low.
Besides… Su Xing’s luck had never been bad!
With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【When you regained consciousness, you were lying in a patch of tall grass… the belongings you had carried were damaged during the world-traversal.】
【Fortunately, you had only sustained minor injuries. You did not know how long you had been unconscious, but the surroundings appeared temporarily safe.】
【As you carefully surveyed the environment — lush, towering ancient trees, grass over a zhang tall…】
【After circulating your energy for a while, you felt about seventy to eighty percent of your combat strength had recovered, so you chose a direction and set out to investigate.】
【Your divine sense spread out like a tide, instantly covering everything within a radius of a hundred thousand zhang.】
【Then you raised an eyebrow.】
【In your perception, this place’s environment somewhat resembled the Hundred Thousand Mountains — there were quite a few demon cultivators present… but their cultivation was not high, ranging only between Spirit Transformation and Body Integration stage…】
【After a moment of deliberation, you employed transformation techniques to disguise your appearance and suppress your aura…】
【Moments later, you had transformed into a seemingly forty-something middle-aged man with slightly sallow skin and unremarkable features.】
【Then you circulated spiritual energy and flew northward…】
【Along the way, your terrifying aura left the demon cultivators below trembling, none daring to speak a word.】
【Several hours later, you still had not seen any trace of human cultivators, and you began to wonder if you had arrived in a minor thousand world populated entirely by demon cultivators.】
【But just then, violent fluctuations from a magical battle erupted in the distance.】
【Judging by the force, it appeared to be Mahayana stage cultivators fighting…】
【Your spirits lifted slightly, and you followed the fluctuations to investigate.】
【Soon, you spotted two women of considerable beauty fighting together against a leopard demon.】
【The two women were roughly at early-stage Mahayana cultivation… while that leopard demon was a demon cultivator approaching Tribulation Crossing stage.】
【Therefore, even with their combined efforts, the two female cultivators could not contend with it, and they appeared on the verge of perishing.】
【After a moment’s hesitation, you decided to intervene and save them.】
【You activated your Protective Sword Aura — one hundred and eighty golden sword auras launched simultaneously, slashing toward the leopard demon in the blink of an eye…】
【In an instant, sword light crisscrossed and sword energy surged… the leopard demon was instantly pierced as if by ten thousand swords, its primordial spirit fleeing its body in a desperate escape…】
【You had no interest in pursuing a mere Mahayana Perfection leopard demon. Instead, you approached the two female cultivators and inquired about their origins.】
【To your pleasant surprise, this pair of female cultivators hailed from the White Emperor Tower!】
【White Emperor Tower — a renowned Loose Immortal alliance of the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm!】
【According to them, your current location was the northernmost edge of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Heading another three hundred thousand li to the northwest would bring you to White Emperor Tower’s territory!】
Su Xing’s heart stirred at this, and he could not suppress the wild joy that broke across his face.
“White Emperor Tower! It’s actually the White Emperor Tower!”
“That’s the famous Loose Immortal alliance of the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm… located in the northern part of the Hundred Thousand Mountains…”
“This means… my current position in the simulation is separated from Tiger Immortal Fortress and the valley base by the entire span of the Hundred Thousand Mountains… tens of millions of li away?”
Su Xing drew a deep breath, anticipation gleaming in his eyes.
At least this time, he would not have to worry about his identity being exposed after the blood seedling tournament…
“However… having fled from Earth and entered the Three Thousand Worlds this time, whether the Red Moon and Blood Three’s group will discover this remains unknown…”
“It would be best to exercise caution and establish a new identity while staying in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.”
“Ideally, I should be able to join the Azure Cloud Sect! Perhaps I could acquire even more resources!”
Su Xing murmured, his gaze returning to the simulation panel.
【You conversed with the two female cultivators. During the exchange, you gave your name as Su Ye, claiming to be an independent cultivator who had just emerged from nearly a century of secluded cultivation.】
【The two women expressed their gratitude once more, explaining that they had come here to hunt demon beasts in exchange for resources.】
【You nodded slightly. As far as you knew, White Emperor Tower consisted entirely of Loose Immortals, and transactions between them were conducted with the Tower serving as guarantor.】
【Thus, these two women had likely come to this place to hunt demon cultivators and collect demon cores and other materials for the sake of certain resources.】
【The two women then extended an invitation, hoping you would join White Emperor Tower — after all, it was the best haven for any Loose Immortal…】
【As you saw it, having just arrived in the Three Thousand Worlds and encountering human cultivator territory beyond the Hundred Thousand Mountains for the first time…】
【It would be wiser to first find a reliable faction and learn about current affairs… As for the Azure Cloud Sect, there was no rush — a delay of even eight or ten years would pose no issue.】
【And so, guided by the two women, you set off toward White Emperor Tower.】
【Three days later, you arrived at White Emperor Tower.】
In the Real World, Su Xing’s heart stirred at this.
He was still quite curious about what White Emperor Tower actually looked like and wanted to see it with his own eyes.
So Su Xing silently thought: “Use immersive simulation… duration: 24 hours!”
【Ding — you have successfully activated the immersive simulation… remaining energy: 54,330,000 points.】
As the simulator’s notification faded, Su Xing found himself in an unfamiliar environment.
Several hundred meters ahead of Su Xing stood a magnificent, towering city that rose from the earth!
This city was called White Emperor City — the main stronghold of White Emperor Tower in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm!
The city walls stood a hundred zhang tall… their breadth stretching beyond sight…
Looking outward, flanking either side of the walls were stone-carved immortal swords, each dozens of zhang tall and several zhang wide, imposing and majestic in appearance.
“Senior Su… this might be your first time visiting White Emperor Tower… please allow us to show you around…”
The two female cultivators gazed at Su Xing with admiration in their eyes, eager to lead him into the city.
Su Xing did not refuse, simply following behind them as they approached the city gates.
The gates of White Emperor City were vermilion in color, a hundred zhang tall… inscribed with wondrous patterns.
With Su Xing’s knowledge of Formation Dao, he could discern that the gates bore formation arrays connected to the entire city wall.
And the grade of these formations… was likely ninth rank or above!
Below the Immortal realm, no one could so much as scratch these walls.
“Tsk tsk, truly worthy of a great power renowned across the Three Thousand Worlds… Though the walls are merely a hundred zhang tall, they are far beyond anything Demon-Sealing Pass could compare to…”
Su Xing silently marveled.
He then followed the two women inside White Emperor Tower.
Within White Emperor Tower, there were quite a number of Loose Immortals. Without even using his divine sense, Su Xing could already detect the auras of several Body Integration stage cultivators.
Inside the city, cultivators wore all manner of clothing — some donned flowing cultivator robes, their bearing ethereal and otherworldly, while others were clad in tattered garments, drinking and making merry…
There were even cultivators wearing modern clothing.
Su Xing nodded slightly, unsurprised.
Among the Three Thousand Worlds, every kind of power system existed, and civilizations varied in their level of advancement.
That there were technologically advanced cultivation worlds was hardly unexpected…
The two women leaned close and spoke softly to Su Xing:
“Senior, flight is prohibited within White Emperor City, and it’s best not to casually probe others with your divine sense.”
“White Emperor City is divided into five districts — east, west, south, north, and center…”
“The eastern district is a place for entertainment and pleasure. Pleasure houses, taverns, and inns — everything you could want is here… It’s also the most famous money pit in all of White Emperor City…”
“The western district houses the city’s largest auction house, where rare items and magical treasures can be found.”
“The southern district is the marketplace, with all manner of pill shops, Talisman and weapon stores for sale…”
“The northern district is rather chaotic — it’s the black market, a gathering place for cultivators who prefer to stay in the shadows…”
“As for the city center, that’s where the City Lord’s residence is located. Within it lie thirty-six blessed lands and nine grotto-heavens… places where senior cultivators go for secluded cultivation.”
Su Xing nodded slightly after listening, committing all this information to memory.
“Then I’ll trouble you both to show me around the city…”
Su Xing said quite courteously.
The two female cultivators were delighted, nodding eagerly and competing with each other to be the one to lead Su Xing on his tour of the city…