Chapter 267 – Slaying Alien Gods Once More, Bloody Battle at Celestial Demon City! (7k Grand Chapter, Vote Monthly Tickets)
by spirapiraThis was intelligence Su Xing had obtained from the Celestial Secrets Pavilion.
The Celestial Demon Prison and the Azure Cloud Sect were on bad terms, and the origin of the rift between them seemed to be related to Luo Tian.
“However, the true nature of the relationship between the Celestial Demon General and Luo Tian… remains unknown!”
Beyond this, Su Xing had also obtained other intelligence regarding the Celestial Demon General.
For instance, the Celestial Demon General possessed Grand Luo Golden Immortal-level strength, with his main base located in the Chaotic Domain, where he waged perpetual war against alien races…
And in this Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, only an avatar of the Celestial Demon General remained, possessing at most the power of a Golden Immortal.
The most critical piece of intelligence was that the Celestial Demon General was a great cultivator who practiced dual cultivation of both qi and body!
His body tempering cultivation was even higher than his qi refinement cultivation!
He was suspected of having obtained an ancient body tempering secret art… and of possessing an ancient bloodline…
“It’s just a pity that the Celestial Demon Prison’s main base is far too distant from the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm… separated by over a hundred minor thousand worlds. With my current cultivation, reaching it would be impossible…”
Su Xing closed his eyes slightly, carefully summarizing the intelligence he had gathered.
“In any case, the Celestial Demon Prison constantly battles alien races… they are certainly not traitors to the human race, and are perhaps the best candidate to seek refuge with!”
“If I want to temper my cultivation on the battlefield, this would be a good destination… though the frontlines are fraught with danger, and there may be a risk of falling prematurely…”
Su Xing weighed the gains and losses — where there were losses, there were also gains.
Joining the Celestial Demon Prison should temporarily free him from worrying about threats from the Azure Cloud Sect and the Advent Cult.
But facing the powerful alien races on the frontlines, Su Xing currently lacked the strength to protect himself.
“Ah, forget it… let me run a simulation first to see what impact the intelligence leak will actually cause.”
Su Xing thought to himself, turning his gaze to the simulation panel.
【After leaving the White Emperor Pavilion branch, you returned to your cave dwelling.】
【After careful deliberation, you decided to head for Celestial Demon City.】
【Because the frontline situation was still manageable at this time, if you joined now, with your Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation and cultivation level, you might even be able to secure a position as a military officer among the cultivators.】
【While the frontlines were somewhat dangerous, they would also benefit your swordsmanship training and Protective Sword Aura cultivation.】
【Once decided, you set out immediately…】
【Traveling by airship, you arrived at Celestial Demon City several months later.】
【Year Thirty-Nine, your first year after joining Celestial Demon City.】
【This year, the war between the alien races and the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm was still in a white-hot phase, with both sides trading blows evenly.】
【The Lesser Azure Cloud Realm side even held the advantage!】
【Celestial Demon City had an enormous number of cultivators, thirty percent more than White Emperor City.】
【The cultivators coming and going were all highly skilled individuals — cultivators below the Spirit Transformation stage were rarely seen heading to the frontlines…】
【But Celestial Demon City was situated in the far north, where spiritual energy was relatively thin and commerce was underdeveloped.】
【Yet it also had its advantages — the major powers of the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm and even the Three Thousand Worlds would supply strategic materials to Celestial Demon City.】
【On the frontlines, the blood and flesh essence of Saint-stage aliens was commonly seen, and even God-level alien blood and flesh essence could occasionally be obtained…】
【For this very reason, this place was a paradise for body cultivators!】
【Many cultivators with powerful physical bodies would fight on the frontlines to obtain blood and flesh essence and strengthen their cultivation…】
In the Real World, Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this.
“The Lesser Azure Cloud Realm is a minor thousand world… its area is several hundred times that of Earth, and its population is dozens of times greater!”
“And the quantity and quality of the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm’s powerhouses are incomparably higher than Earth’s…”
Su Xing stroked his chin, thinking that with the large number of body cultivators in Celestial Demon City, there might be room for maneuvering.
“The Rebirth Pill is inherently a pill of great use to body cultivators… an ordinary body cultivator who takes two or three Rebirth Pills per month can already improve their cultivation…”
“My physical strength is immense, and I follow the path of the ancient great shamans, my power crushing cultivators of the same realm several times over — but the resources I need are also ten or even dozens of times greater…”
Su Xing pursued the path of extremes, striving to lay the foundation for the Great Dao.
Which prodigious cultivator didn’t require cultivation resources several times or more than that of ordinary cultivators?
And what Su Xing lacked wasn’t resources, but simulation energy and time. Naturally, pursuing perfection was the optimal approach…
“If I reveal my talent as an alchemist and regularly provide them with Rebirth Pills, perhaps I could earn myself the title of a logistics general?”
Thinking of this, Su Xing felt a small surge of anticipation.
Occasionally refining pills, daily cultivating sword aura…
And if the mood struck, heading to the frontlines to slay enemies and temper his sword aura — wouldn’t that be wonderful?
With this plan in mind, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【After getting a clear picture of Celestial Demon City’s situation, you went to the frontline cultivator army to enlist.】
【With your masterful skills, you successfully secured the position of squad leader in the army’s supply division, commanding several Void Return stage alchemists under you.】
【The frontline battle situation was somewhat favorable at this time, and your daily alchemy work consisted mainly of refining various pills to restore spiritual energy and heal injuries, with occasional Rebirth Pill production.】
【You spent three double-hours each day on alchemy, accumulating several thousand Rebirth Pills over the course of a year.】
【Year Forty, the number of Protective Sword Aura blades you mastered reached one thousand and eighty-eight.】
【During this period you were in good spirits, and after completing your alchemy tasks, you went to the frontlines and slew several Saint-stage aliens, accumulating military merit and becoming a centurion of the supply division, commanding over a hundred Void Return and Body Integration stage cultivators.】
【After becoming a centurion, your time became freer — you only needed to oversee your subordinates completing their tasks on schedule, and you were even provided with your own private residence and concubines.】
【And so, another five years passed.】
【Year Forty-Five, the number of Protective Hardened Qi blades reached one thousand one hundred and thirty.】
【The continuous fighting on the frontlines had slightly improved your swordsmanship, and the progress of your Protective Sword Aura had also accelerated.】
【This year, you were promoted to commander of five hundred based on your military merit, commanding several hundred cultivators.】
【That same year, you deliberately showcased your Rebirth Pill refinement skills.】
【A frontline commander, upon learning of this pill, expressed his desire to procure the pill formula on behalf of Celestial Demon City.】
【Since it was merely the formula, you naturally sold it, hoping to strengthen the overall power of the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.】
【You received a generous reward, including an immortal treasure embryo and over a million spirit stones…】
【At the same time, there was good news — you received another promotion!】
【You were promoted from commander of five hundred to chiliarch, commanding over a thousand cultivators.】
【At the chiliarch level, only powerful Tribulation Crossing cultivators could hold the position, and your rise from squad leader to chiliarch in just two years through military merit was already extremely rare.】
【But you were not satisfied with this!】
【Because you knew that only by obtaining a higher position would you have a voice… and only then could you influence the future course of events to some degree.】
【Refining Rebirth Pills was no easy task — especially for some seventh- and eighth-tier alchemists, whose pill quality and output fell far short of yours.】
【You spent four double-hours each day on alchemy, producing seven or eight furnaces of Rebirth Pills daily, all of seventh or eighth tier, with the occasional supreme-quality pill among them.】
【An ordinary seventh-tier alchemist, by contrast, had a low success rate when refining seventh-tier Rebirth Pills and could produce at most one or two furnaces a day — nowhere close to you.】
【Thanks to your alchemy skills, you caught the attention of an Earthly Immortal realm commander, who promoted you frequently.】
【In just a few years, you became a hot candidate for the position of ten-thousand-man commander!】
【The position of ten-thousand-man commander in Celestial Demon City required Human Immortal realm strength.】
【Occasionally, Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators with extraordinary abilities could also hold this position.】
【Over these years, you would occasionally venture out to temper your swordsmanship and cultivate your Protective Sword Aura, slaying two or three Demigod-level aliens.】
【This further boosted your prestige within the army!】
【Year Fifty, this year your Protective Sword Aura count reached one thousand one hundred and eighty blades!】
【Through years of constant comprehension supplemented by occasional real combat, you maintained a growth rate of nearly ten sword aura blades per year.】
【This year, you were exceptionally promoted to ten-thousand-man commander, assigned to the military supply division, with most of your soldiers being alchemists and talisman masters, providing a fixed quota of strategic materials to the frontlines each month.】
【Over these years, as the alien races intensified their invasion, the frontline situation grew increasingly dire.】
【Fortunately, Celestial Demon City seemed to have received advance warning and obtained reinforcements from a group of Human Immortal realm and above cultivators.】
【This meant that even in the logistics and supply division areas, one or two Human Immortal realm cultivators were stationed as guards.】
【You privately speculated that perhaps the intelligence you had sold to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion had played a role.】
【Because over these years, while gathering intelligence, you heard a piece of news.】
【Independent cultivators within White Emperor City had assembled, led by a Heavenly Immortal realm cultivator, to launch a surprise attack on the Advent Cult’s valley base.】
【Not only did they disrupt the blood seedling tournament, but they killed several blood-coded cadres of the Advent Cult on the spot!】
【Blood Ninety-Nine was among them!】
In the Real World, Su Xing couldn’t help but crack a slight smile upon seeing this.
“Tsk tsk, old Ninety-Nine! You killed me so many times before… now it’s finally your turn to suffer!”
The corners of Su Xing’s mouth curled upward. Blood Ninety-Nine’s strength was close to the Earthly Immortal realm — Su Xing was no match for now.
But that didn’t stop Su Xing from playing the schemer. He couldn’t win the fight himself, but as long as the information was leaked, righteous cultivators would naturally encircle and suppress the heretical cultivators!
Of course, don’t think the righteous cultivators hunted heretical cultivators out of the goodness of their hearts — they naturally had something to gain.
In the Three Thousand Worlds, as long as one didn’t commit atrocities or wantonly murder and plunder, one was considered a righteous cultivator. Expecting them to champion justice and vanquish evil was rather unrealistic.
If ordinary cultivators plundered other cultivators and became robbery cultivators, they would be classified as heretical cultivators, and the only organizations that would take them in were extremist groups like the Advent Cult.
But if ordinary cultivators plundered heretical cultivators, not only could they claim all their wealth, they could also earn a good reputation!
After all, heretical cultivators who frequently plundered were far wealthier than ordinary cultivators!
Su Xing stroked his chin and muttered:
“Tsk tsk, if I have time in the future, perhaps I should make another trip to the Advent Cult’s valley and record the locations of all their gathering points… to wipe them all out in one sweep!”
The truly powerful members of the Advent Cult were the blood-coded elites ranked in the top twenty or even top ten, whose cultivation was terrifying, honed over tens of thousands of years.
But these powerhouses often traveled between the various Three Thousand Worlds and were not stationed in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
The cadres left behind — those ranked twentieth or even fiftieth and below — the forces of the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm might not be incapable of exterminating…
Su Xing pondered briefly, then turned his gaze back to the simulation panel.
【Besides the news about the Advent Cult, you noticed that consumption within the Hundred Thousand Mountains had also slowed considerably. While there were still wars between Demon Kings, they rarely fought to the death.】
【Of the original thirty-six Demon Kings, over twenty still remained, and the demon cultivator forces were not to be underestimated.】
【At the same time, you also discovered that demon cultivators were participating on the frontlines, fighting alongside humans against the alien races.】
【They were often more savage than human cultivators — after killing an alien, they would rip out the heart, lungs, and blood essence and devour them raw, calling it a great tonic.】
【Fortunately, the demon cultivator units were stationed far from ordinary cultivators, so there was no contact and thus no problems.】
【The brutal frontline combat life had been transformed by you into a leisurely retirement over these dozen or so years.】
【You completed your daily quota of six hours of alchemy work, with the remaining time all at your own disposal.】
【But this relaxed lifestyle did not last long…】
【Year Fifty-Eight, this year, red-eyed aliens began appearing on the frontline battlefield in increasing numbers.】
【The red-eyed aliens fought without fear of death and their strength was formidable, inflicting devastating losses on the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm’s cultivators.】
【Fortunately, Celestial Demon City seemed to have been prepared in advance, dispatching armies ahead of time as reinforcement, which stemmed the losses.】
【But even so, this sudden emergence of red-eyed aliens resulted in the deaths of several Earthly Immortal realm cultivators and over ten Human Immortal realm cultivators whose fates remained unknown…】
【You silently observed all of this. With your current strength, you were still powerless to intervene.】
【The good news was that your comprehension of sword aura had advanced further — this year, the number of Protective Sword Aura blades you mastered reached one thousand two hundred and fifty!】
【But the rapid deterioration of the frontline situation forced you to train harder and spend more time refining pills…】
In the Real World, Su Xing sighed upon seeing this.
“Alas, the Red Moon’s revival really can’t be stopped!”
“Once these red-eyed aliens descend, the power of a single Lesser Azure Cloud Realm alone definitely won’t be enough to hold them back…”
“But knowing in advance about the large-scale alien invasion and making extra preparations should buy some additional time…”
Su Xing was philosophical about this.
The alien races were deeply entrenched, having invaded the Three Thousand Worlds for several cosmic cycles. Defeating them in a single stroke was unrealistic.
Unless Su Xing possessed absolute power to suppress them…
So what Su Xing needed to do now was improve his strength and cultivation as much as possible, extending his simulation time.
Only when Su Xing had fully risen to power would he confront the alien races head-on…
His gaze returned to the simulation panel.
【Through seven more years of brutal frontline fighting, time passed.】
【Year Sixty-Five, the frontline situation grew ever more dire, with bad news arriving one after another.】
【The first piece of bad news: the red-eyed aliens seemed inexhaustible. Over more than a decade of warfare, millions of cultivators had died, and the red-eyed alien casualties were several times that of the human race.】
【Yet despite this, the endless tide of red-eyed aliens remained active on the battlefield, and the Celestial Demon City cultivators were gradually faltering…】
【The second piece of bad news: the Azure Cloud Sect announced its withdrawal from the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm. Azure Cloud City dissolved overnight, dealing a massive blow to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm’s strength.】
【Not only did the number of cultivators decrease, but it was also a devastating hit to morale…】
【Year sixty-six, you finished a day of cultivation, unable to suppress the smile on your lips.】
【This year, your Protective Sword Aura count reached one thousand three hundred blades!】
【You were absolutely certain — your Protective Sword Aura had thoroughly stepped into the Earth Fiend supernatural art level!】
【With these one thousand three hundred blades of Protective Sword Aura, you would dare to fight even a Human Immortal realm cultivator!】
Su Xing let out a long breath of relief at the sight of this.
“Whew… one thousand three hundred blades of Protective Sword Aura, Earth Fiend supernatural art — finally achieved!”
The two major objectives of Su Xing’s simulation had been completed. Now it was time to consider matters related to the Tribulation Crossing stage.
“The six trials of Tribulation Transcendence — the ones I’m most confident about right now are the Spiritual Power Trial and the Divine Sense Trial…”
“For the Spiritual Power Trial, I need to transform all my spiritual energy into immortal power, which requires massive resources… ideally with a spirit vein dragon presiding to succeed!”
“With the resources currently at my disposal, I may not be able to pull that off…”
“However, I also have a strong grasp on the Primordial Spirit Trial. With eight thousand li of divine sense, I only need one more step into the Six Senses Realm, and passing the Primordial Spirit Trial would be a certainty!”
Su Xing stroked his chin in thought.
The objectives for this simulation were essentially complete.
And the simulation was likely nearing its end. From here on, all he could do was push the power of his Protective Sword Aura as high as possible!
His gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【The situation on the front lines grew ever more tense. It felt as though you had returned to those days back on Earth.】
【One by one, familiar faces around you faded from sight. The number of cultivators on the front lines dwindled further and further.】
【Celestial Demon City began forcibly conscripting from the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm. Any cultivator with even a modicum of strength was dragged to the front lines to fight…】
【Fortunately, as a commander of ten thousand, you were one of the Earthly Immortal realm commander’s most valued cultivators, and you were stationed at the rear logistics and military supply division — so you were not in danger.】
【But every few days, God-level and Demigod-level aliens would launch sneak attacks, all of which were repelled by Human Immortal realm cultivators.】
【And so, another seven years passed.】
【Year seventy-three, your Protective Sword Aura count reached one thousand three hundred and sixty blades.】
【That same year, a Medium Divine Power alien led several other aliens in a surprise attack on the rear of the cultivator army.】
【Fortunately, the Earthly Immortal realm commander arrived to reinforce in time, averting disaster.】
【In this battle, you unleashed your most powerful strike, combined with the No Martial Virtue talent… one thousand three hundred and sixty blades of sword aura surged forth, and an alien approaching the mid-stage of the Human Immortal realm was slain in a single blow!】
【On that day, sword light swept across heaven and earth, sword aura pierced through the skulls of aliens — like a startling swan scattering into an endless sunset glow…】
【After this battle, you became famous in a single fight!】
【With Tribulation Crossing stage cultivation (as others believed), you possessed terrifying power comparable to mid-stage Human Immortals!】
【Even the Earthly Immortal realm commander regarded you with greater esteem, and the Heavenly Immortal realm general was even alerted to your existence…】
【But the general also lamented, saying that had you been born ten thousand years earlier, the world might have gained one more Heavenly Immortal realm Sword Immortal!】
【You remained silent at this, knowing the situation was growing ever more dire, and redoubled your efforts in cultivating the Protective Sword Aura.】
【And so, another seven years passed.】
【Year eighty, the number of Protective Sword Aura blades you had comprehended reached one thousand four hundred!】
【At this point, you were confident that if you unleashed all your sword aura blades at once, you would have a chance to critically wound or even slay an early-stage Human Immortal realm cultivator.】
【One day, you were cultivating your sword aura as usual.】
【Suddenly, cries of alarm and pleas for help erupted from within the military camp. When you opened your eyes, you saw countless red-eyed aliens had somehow circled around to the rear of the army…】
【Several Medium Divine Power aliens were among them!】
【And the high-end combat power on your side consisted of merely one Earthly Immortal realm commander and a handful of Human Immortal realm commanders of ten thousand…】
【This battle was a loss beyond any doubt — a crushing, one-sided defeat!】
【In this battle, your performance remained brilliant. You single-handedly held off a Lesser Divine Power alien and critically wounded it.】
【But the Earthly Immortal realm commander fell in battle. Under the siege of the remaining aliens, you all held your ground until the very last moment, never once retreating.】
【When generals harbor no desire to live, soldiers find the resolve to die!】
【The result of this battle: from the Earthly Immortal realm commander to the several Human Immortal realm commanders, yourself included — all perished in combat… and the hundreds of thousands of cultivators were devoured by the aliens to the last…】
【You died!】
【Ding, this simulation has ended!】
After the simulation ended, Su Xing’s expression was complicated.
“Sigh, they say that all who fail to achieve immortality are but ants… yet even after becoming immortal, those at the Human Immortal and Earthly Immortal realms still can’t change a thing…”
“Even a great Earthly Immortal realm cultivator can die in battle… just like at Demon-Sealing Pass in the future…”
Su Xing held genuine admiration for these powerful figures.
Not admiration of their cultivation, but admiration of their character and spirit.
Whether it was this Earthly Immortal realm commander who had appreciated Su Xing and died fighting against the alien gods…
Or Lu Yuanwu, who had once declared, “So long as Great Xia’s mountains and rivers stand, there shall never be a shortage of those willing to die” — they were all people of formidable inner strength, worthy of the deepest respect.
“Still, this simulation lasted eighty years… both the Protective Sword Aura and Qi Refinement cultivation improvements met expectations…”
Su Xing nodded with satisfaction. Having spent the simulation time on improving his Protective Sword Aura, his upper limit of power would see a significant increase.
“Let me check the rewards from this simulation…”
His gaze turned to the reward list.
【Star Divination Master】: Purple talent. Price: 1,000,000 energy points.
【Eighty Years of Alchemy Experience】: Upon redemption, existing alchemy insights will increase by a small margin. Price: 80,000,000 energy points.
【Mahayana Stage, Perfection】: A cultivator at Mahayana Perfection who has comprehended Origin Force, seeks Dao essence, whose spiritual power resonates with heaven and earth, whose sea of spiritual energy is boundless — may prepare for the Immortal Transformation Trial at any time and step into the Tribulation Crossing stage… Price: 4,000,000,000 energy points.
【Protective Sword Aura (1,400 Blades)】: Based on Protective Hardened Qi, with primordial energy and sword intent as its core, integrating offense and defense. Power increases with deeper Sword Dao comprehension. Has reached the Earth Fiend supernatural art level. Mastering it allows one to fight cultivators above one’s realm at the Immortal realm level. Currently comprises 1,400 blades of Protective Sword Aura. Price: 3,000,000,000 energy points.
For this simulation, Su Xing’s objectives were clear. The most valuable things to extract were naturally his cultivation and the Protective Sword Aura.
So Su Xing silently declared:
“I choose to extract Mahayana Perfection cultivation and Protective Sword Aura!”
【Ding, you have successfully extracted Mahayana Stage, Perfection cultivation. Cost: 4,000,000,000 energy. Remaining energy: 9,140,560,000 points.】
【Ding, you have successfully extracted Protective Sword Aura (1,400 Blades). Cost: 3,000,000,000 energy. Remaining energy: 6,140,560,000 points…】
As the simulator’s notification faded, two streams of profound energy surged into Su Xing’s body.
The next second, Su Xing’s cultivation began to climb.
Mahayana Stage, Eighth Layer… Mahayana Stage, Ninth Layer!
Mahayana Stage, Perfection!
In mere moments, Su Xing’s cultivation had leapt across two minor levels in succession, reaching Mahayana Stage, Perfection!
At this moment, the capacity of the spiritual energy sea within Su Xing’s body expanded rapidly, growing by more than thirty percent!
Given how dense Su Xing’s spiritual energy already was, it had already surpassed that of Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators who had passed the Spiritual Power Trial.
Of course, this was only a quantitative superiority — the qualitative gap remained vast…
After all, Su Xing currently wielded spiritual energy, whereas after passing the Spiritual Power Trial, one could wield immortal power!
The difference between the two was more than trivial!
Beyond the explosive surge in cultivation, Su Xing also felt the sword intent within his body surging and roiling.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
With a thought, one thousand four hundred blades of sword aura materialized around his body!
Offense and defense as one!
In terms of defense, Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators simply could not breach one thousand four hundred blades of sword aura. Only an Immortal attacking continuously could hope to damage it.
In terms of offense, all one thousand four hundred blades unleashed at once would force even a mid-stage Human Immortal realm cultivator to dodge!
“Whew… as I am now, even without relying on the No Martial Virtue talent, I possess combat power at the Immortal realm!”
“Earth Fiend supernatural art… truly lives up to its reputation!”
After adapting to his surge in power, Su Xing checked the time.
Grandpa Lu had likely been waiting for quite a while by now.
So Su Xing disguised his appearance and suppressed his aura, then went to meet Grandpa Lu for their transaction.
With another four billion simulation energy in hand, Su Xing used sword flight to head toward the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon.
Over the following week, Su Xing immersed himself in the spirit field grotto-heaven.
In that week, Su Xing finished the previously incomplete mining puppet and crafted a brand new one.
With this, the total number of mining puppets under Su Xing’s control reached four!
From now on, these four mining puppets could provide Su Xing with nearly two billion simulation energy per week!
“Whew… finally done!”
Su Xing let out a long breath and gazed at his handiwork with satisfaction, murmuring:
“But a single fourth-order exotic metal vein — two thousand cubic meters of Exotic Metal Ore — would be mined dry in about a week…”
“Looks like I’ll need to add an automatic prospecting function and record the locations of the remaining several hundred veins…”
In the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon, the number of exotic metal veins was not infinite.
Third and fourth-order veins that could provide Su Xing with substantial energy numbered roughly a hundred or so.
If twenty mining puppets were digging simultaneously, they would be exhausted in less than half a year.
At that point, Su Xing would need to transfer them to the Beast Taming World dungeon, or find another dungeon entirely…
“Still, a hundred-odd veins providing one to two hundred billion energy is more than enough!”
Su Xing murmured.
Checking the time, it was almost time to meet with Jin Congxue.
So Su Xing tidied up, returned to Earth, and went to the Villa district to find Jin Congxue.
Jin Congxue was wearing a white floral sundress today, looking rather cute.
The two sat across from each other, chatting about work while enjoying their meal.
“Oh right… the American market is also expanding bit by bit… this week we received the first shipment of Abyss Stones, though the quantity wasn’t large — only ten thousand…”
Jin Congxue handed over a storage ring containing the exotic metal refined over the past week, various goods, and ten thousand ordinary Abyss Stones.
Because the quantity of raw exotic metal ore had been low the previous week, the Tarot Society’s energy output this week was under one billion.
But Su Xing knew this trough was only temporary. The energy he’d acquire in the future would only grow.
So Su Xing encouraged her:
“The organization is already aware of your contributions… Xue-jie, do you have any requests?”
Jin Congxue was momentarily stunned by Su Xing’s words, then asked in confusion, “I can make requests?”
Su Xing nodded. “What would you like? Higher-grade equipment… or those powerful talismans from last time? We can provide whatever you need!”
Upon hearing this, Jin Congxue’s expression immediately hardened:
“Hmph, who cares about that stuff of yours?”
“This lady is already a Heavenly King-stage powerhouse — can’t I protect myself?”
For some reason, Jin Congxue threw a small tantrum. Seeing this, Su Xing hastily made his escape…
After Su Xing left, Jin Congxue muttered:
“Hmph! What a hopeless blockhead! He doesn’t understand a girl’s feelings at all…”
…
Meanwhile, Su Xing returned to the spirit field grotto-heaven and began planning his next simulation.
“My cultivation has been raised to Mahayana Perfection. The next step is naturally to advance into the Tribulation Crossing stage!”
After careful deliberation, among the six trials of Immortal Transformation, Su Xing decided to tackle the Heart Refinement Trial first!
The Heart Refinement Trial was the one he was most confident about!
As for the Spiritual Power Trial, while he also had a reasonable chance, if he could gather more resources, his spiritual power after breaking through to the Immortal realm might grow even further!
So there was no rush…
Having set his objective, Su Xing checked the time. The simulation cooldown had just finished, so he silently declared:
“Begin simulation!”
On May 19th, 2025 of the New Era, Su Xing prepared to launch a new round of simulation.
【Ding! This simulation costs 8,800 energy points. Remaining energy: 11,260,560,000 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?】
“Two consecutive times without drawing a gold talent — this time it should hit gold, right?”
Su Xing muttered, then declared without hesitation: “Draw a gold talent!”
【Ding, congratulations! You have obtained the gold talent Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart. Probability of drawing a gold talent next time: 50%…】