Chapter 269 – Seizing Over a Hundred Million Spirit Liquid, Six Senses Realm Complete! (Two-in-One, Please Subscribe)
by spirapiraSu Xing’s heart stirred when he saw this.
“If I leak the intelligence to Fairy Ziling ahead of time, will it cause any changes to the future?”
Su Xing wasn’t actually optimistic about this. After all, Qingyunzi was a half-saint level existence, the undisputed pillar of the Azure Cloud Sect.
And while Fairy Ziling’s status was noble, she was merely a second-generation direct disciple — her standing was far too different from Qingyunzi’s…
“Still, it counts as leaving a backup plan… even the slightest change would be wonderful!”
Su Xing thought to himself.
“After completing the Heart Refinement Trial, this simulation is nearing its end… I might as well head to the Celestial Demon City frontlines. As long as I’m not exposed, it should be fine!”
Su Xing prepared to take slightly more risks going forward, scouting as much as possible about the distribution of alien forces invading the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
With that, he turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【Year 46: You left the Azure Cloud Sect and traveled to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm…】
【You did not linger long. After changing your identity, you boarded a flying vessel and headed for Celestial Demon City.】
【At this time, Celestial Demon City was in the white-hot phase of war, openly recruiting rogue cultivators to join the battle.】
【After displaying your Tribulation Crossing stage cultivation, you successfully became a centurion in Celestial Demon City.】
【You noticed that the number of reinforcement cultivators in Celestial Demon City was considerable, especially an increase in Human Immortal realm cultivators.】
【You speculated that the intelligence you sold to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion thirty years ago had taken effect, putting the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm on guard against the aliens.】
【This time, you did not reveal your identity as an alchemist, nor did you display your Sword Dao cultivation…】
【During battles, you presented yourself as a body cultivator, hoping this would help you evade Qingyunzi’s pursuit.】
【Although the Heart Refinement Trial didn’t greatly increase your combat power, with your pure physical strength alone, you still stood above all other Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators.】
【In just three short years, you became a chiliarch, with over ten Demigod-level aliens having fallen by your hand.】
【Year 50: You noticed red-eyed aliens beginning to appear on the battlefield.】
【You knew in your heart that Red Moon had been revived, and the red-eyed aliens had joined the invasion of the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm… what came next would be the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm’s most difficult moment.】
【Fortunately, the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm had prepared thirty years in advance, so when facing the first surprise attack, the losses were not severe.】
【As a chiliarch, you quickly made a name for yourself on the battlefield. Your terrifying physical constitution earned you the title of the strongest body cultivator below the Immortal realm in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.】
【The growth of your fame was both good and bad for you.】
【The downside was that you didn’t want to attract too much attention. The upside was that after becoming a chiliarch, your network of connections gradually expanded, and you learned the approximate strength of the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm’s frontline forces.】
【In Celestial Demon City, there were approximately 1,500 Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators, all war cultivators renowned for their ferocity.】
【Of these, 500 were reinforcements that various factions had sent over the past thirty years, while 1,000 were from local forces.】
【Below the Tribulation Crossing stage, Mahayana and Body Integration cultivators numbered in the hundreds of thousands, forming the main force on the battlefield.】
【In terms of high-end combat power, the human side had 200 myriarchs at the Human Immortal realm, of which nearly half were reinforcements from major factions.】
【There were ten Earthly Immortal realm commanders, three Heavenly Immortal realm generals… and one True Immortal realm great cultivator guarding Celestial Demon City.】
【Of course, you also knew that the Celestial Demon General’s avatar, comparable to the Golden Immortal realm, was Celestial Demon City’s true trump card.】
【Beyond the human cultivators, demon cultivators also played an indispensable role on the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm’s frontlines, with total combat power equivalent to one-third of the human cultivators.】
【Two Heavenly Immortal realm great demons, in particular, dominated the battlefield.】
【As for the alien side, their original strength was actually slightly weaker than the human side, which is why the humans had managed to hold their ground.】
【But ever since the red-eyed aliens descended, the number of Emperor and Demon Saint level red-eyed aliens was countless… and the number of Demigod and God-level red-eyed aliens had more than doubled.】
【This made it increasingly difficult for the human side to hold their positions…】
【What alarmed you even more was that the red-eyed aliens seemed endless, with reinforcements streaming in continuously. As one side waned and the other waxed, the gap between the two sides grew ever wider.】
In the Real World, Su Xing frowned slightly upon seeing this and said:
“In the first fifty years, the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm’s cultivators were evenly matched with the aliens, even having a slight advantage…”
“But the turning point was naturally the descent of Red Moon… If I extend the time before Earth’s destruction, wouldn’t that also slow down the pace of the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm’s invasion?”
Su Xing rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
“Of course, the most crucial factor is still the clash of top-tier combat power… The Celestial Secrets Pavilion, the White Emperor Tower, and the Azure Cloud Sect all withdrawing one after another, while the Celestial Demon Prison is too far away to help in time — these are the fundamental reasons the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm is destined to be invaded!”
Su Xing shook his head slightly and murmured:
“But if the major factions could be united into an alliance against the aliens, perhaps they really could drive the aliens out completely!”
Su Xing thought this, but he also knew that forming such an alliance would be extraordinarily difficult.
Because across the Three Thousand Worlds, the major factions were fundamentally hostile to one another. Wanting to expel the aliens while lacking internal unity — it was harder than ascending to heaven…
“Still, knowing the alien force composition this time is quite a gain!”
Knowing the overall strength of the alien invasion of the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, Su Xing could deploy countermeasures in advance once he was powerful enough in the future.
Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【Year 53: Three years passed, and your performance on the battlefield remained valiant.】
【Even while concealing most of your strength, you were still highly valued by the Earthly Immortal realm commanders, becoming one of the candidates for myriarch.】
【And so, amid the grueling resistance against the aliens, another seven years passed…】
【Year 60: The frontline losses grew increasingly severe.】
【The greatest blow to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm that year was when two Heavenly Immortal realm demon cultivators pursued a Greater Divine Power alien, only to fall into an ambush.】
【Under the combined assault of four Greater Divine Power alien gods, one Heavenly Immortal realm demon cultivator was killed on the spot, while the other barely escaped but succumbed to his grievous wounds shortly after…】
【You silently recorded this event, so you could avoid it in future simulations.】
【In the blink of an eye, another five years passed.】
【Year 65: The city you were stationed in came under siege by a massive alien army. To survive, you were forced to unleash your full power.】
【With the enhancement of No Martial Virtue, you unleashed 1,400 Protective Sword Aura blades, slaying an alien comparable to mid-stage Human Immortal realm.】
【After this battle, your fame surged and you were promoted to myriarch. But you also knew that trouble might be coming.】
【Life continued uneventfully for another five years.】
【Year 70: One day you cast a divination, only to learn that a death tribulation awaited you in the near future — one that could not be avoided.】
【You knew in your heart that Qingyunzi had likely learned of your location.】
【You felt powerless, quietly awaiting the arrival of that day…】
【Half a month later, Qingyunzi appeared before you.】
【This time he wore black robes, his entire aura seemingly vastly different from before.】
【You were quite alarmed. Just as you were about to attempt a disguised defense, Qingyunzi showed extreme loathing and fury toward you.】
【With a single strike, you were reduced to ashes…】
【You died!】
【Ding! This simulation has ended!】
After the simulation ended, Su Xing’s brow furrowed deeply as he said in confusion:
“What happened? Something seems to have changed about Qingyunzi…”
Compared to Qingyunzi’s behavior in previous simulations, this time he seemed anxious, almost as if he had succumbed to qi deviation!
“Is it because I told the Celestial Secrets Pavilion about Qingyunzi severing the Three Corpses?”
Su Xing quickly dismissed this — he had shared that information before without triggering such a change.
“Then… the only thing I did differently was mentioning it to Fairy Ziling!”
Su Xing recalled the voice-recording jade slip he had left behind, feeling somewhat puzzled.
“The voice-recording jade slip let Fairy Ziling learn about Qingyunzi’s situation… why would that cause such a dramatic impact?”
Su Xing was perplexed. Could it be that Fairy Ziling had tried to stop Qingyunzi from severing the Three Corpses?
But how could a mere Golden Immortal stop a Grand Luo?
Su Xing pondered for a long time but could not find an answer.
“It seems the key issue lies with Fairy Ziling… In future simulations, I should interact more with her!”
Su Xing’s heart stirred as he murmured.
Although he still hadn’t escaped the tribulation of Qingyunzi, Su Xing’s mood was largely unperturbed.
Because the primary objective of this simulation had already been achieved — the Heart Refinement Trial had been successfully passed!
“Let me check the rewards from this simulation first!”
Su Xing felt a twinge of anticipation.
【Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart】: Gold talent. Cost: 10 million energy.
【Eighty Years of Alchemy Experience】: Upon redemption, existing alchemy insights will increase moderately, including experience refining the ninth-grade pill Illusory Heart Mystic Pill. Cost: 500 million energy.
【A Wisp of Immortal Nature (Heart Refinement Gate)】: Immortals and mortals are fundamentally different. In the eyes of an immortal, mortal emperors and generals are no different from ants. Yet after witnessing a thousand years of mortal life, one transcends the mundane world, achieving a mental state as resolute as an immortal’s… Cost: 3 billion energy!
【Illusory Heart Mystic Pills x100】: Ninth-grade pills. Extraordinary pills that enhance spiritual power and fortify mental resilience. Greatly beneficial for breakthroughs among spiritually-oriented races. Cost: 5 billion energy.
Seeing the new round of simulation rewards, Su Xing didn’t hesitate and silently declared:
“I choose the gold talent Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart… and A Wisp of Immortal Nature!”
【Ding! Your talent slots are full. Would you like to replace a talent?】
The simulator’s notification sounded in Su Xing’s ears. He hesitated briefly, then turned his gaze to the attribute panel.
【Name: Su Xing】
【Age: 23】
【Profession: Immortal Cultivator】
【Cultivation: Mahayana Stage, Perfection; Grand Accomplishment Realm, Perfection】
【Techniques: Ruyi Visualization Diagram, Eternal Spring Art, Myriad Blazing Flame Art, Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art, Great Shaman Body Forging Art】
【Talents: No Martial Virtue, Heaven Devourer, Innate Sword Physique, Unkillable Cockroach, Gift of Roses, Wisdom in Foolishness, Spontaneous Epiphany, Alchemy Prodigy, Lightning-Wood-Fire Triple Heavenly Spirit Root, Strength to Uproot Mountains, Fortune in Commerce, Descendant of Shennong, Blessed by Fortune, Blessed by Fortune, Self-Help Guru】
【Skills: Separation Fire Technique (Mastery-level), Alchemy Art (Minor Mastery), Supernatural Art Spirit Burst (Beginner), Shennong Spirit Cultivation Technique (Beginner-level), Eight Thousand Li Divine Sense (Subtle Realm), Primordial Energy (Projection-level, Perfection), Three Talents Sword Art (Perfection), Protective Sword Aura (1,400 Blades), Myriad-Mile Tracking Art (Beginner), Eight Trigrams Divination Art (Perfection), Formation Dao (Minor Mastery), Sword-Controlling Technique (Perfection), Dao of Puppetry (Minor Mastery), Various Cultivation Techniques…】
【Origin Comprehension: Essence of Lightning (Minor Mastery), Essence of Fire (Perfection), Essence of Wood (Minor Mastery), Origin of the Sword (Perfection), Essence of Speed (Major Mastery), Essence of Strength (Major Mastery), Spatial Origin (Perfection)】
【Special Physique: Heavenly Thunder Physique (Stage 2)】
Compared to before, Su Xing had made impressive improvements across talents, skills, and origin comprehension alike.
But now, each of Su Xing’s remaining talents served its own purpose. Asking him to replace one was truly agonizing.
“Before I knew it, I’ve accumulated five gold talents… Gold talents are immensely powerful, so obviously those can’t be replaced!”
“And comprehension talents, Self-Help Guru… Descendant of Shennong and other important talents obviously can’t be replaced either…”
After deliberating, Su Xing’s gaze fell on a talent he had acquired quite early on.
Fortune in Commerce!
This talent had given Su Xing considerable help in the early stages.
It brought good fortune to the Tarot Society’s early commercial ventures, enabling its rapid rise and providing a large amount of simulation energy.
“But now the Tarot Trading Company is already on track… My main source of simulation energy is exotic metal, so Fortune in Commerce doesn’t seem as important anymore…”
“Besides, with Blessed by Fortune enhancing my luck, things won’t go badly…”
After some deliberation, Su Xing said:
“Replace the Fortune in Commerce talent with Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart…”
【Ding! Talent replacement in progress…】
【Ding! You have successfully brought out the talent Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart. Cost: 10 million energy. Remaining energy: 11,172,760,000 points.】
【Ding! You have successfully brought out A Wisp of Immortal Nature (Heart Refinement Gate). Cost: 3 billion energy. Remaining energy: 8,172,760,000 points…】
As the notifications faded, two surges of energy flowed into Su Xing’s body.
The Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart talent made Su Xing feel subtly different — his mind had become sharper and more agile…
But the greater transformation came from that Wisp of Immortal Nature!
A flood of memory fragments surged into Su Xing’s mind…
From a wailing infant in swaddling clothes… to watching his three older sisters marry…
To placing first in the imperial examinations and returning home in glory…
The outbreak of war, marching to the capital to defend the emperor…
The shock and yearning upon witnessing meteorites fall from the sky and immortals battling…
And in the latter half of his life, the fruitless search for immortals, the regret and unwillingness at the moment of death…
An ordinary mortal’s magnificent life — experienced in its entirety in mere moments.
When Su Xing opened his eyes again, a glimmer of tears traced down from the corner of his eye…
“Immortals and mortals are fundamentally different… so this is what it means to be immortal?”
Su Xing murmured, something stirring in his heart, as if he had grasped a profound truth!
From this moment on, Su Xing had truly become a Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator.
He had passed the most perilous of the Five Trials of Becoming Immortal — the Heart Refinement Trial!
After a long silence, Su Xing glanced at the time.
“It’s about time…”
Su Xing disguised himself and concealed his aura, left the spirit field grotto-heaven, and went to meet Lu Yuanwu as usual.
Lu Yuanwu had been waiting for some time. Upon seeing Su Xing, he exclaimed excitedly: “Senior!”
Su Xing merely gave a slight nod, then waved his hand to produce the pills, saying casually: “These are this week’s goods…”
Lu Yuanwu hurriedly took them. After verifying the inventory, he thanked Su Xing profusely.
After Su Xing departed, Lu Yuanwu murmured:
“Strange, why does Senior feel somewhat different?”
“Before, Senior felt unfathomable, like a mountain or an abyss… but now there’s something almost… ordinary about him…”
Lu Yuanwu scratched his head, finding it all rather peculiar.
…
After parting with Lu Yuanwu, Su Xing rode his sword to the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon as usual.
Entering the spirit field grotto-heaven, Su Xing began attempting to craft puppets.
“Sigh… Even though I’m a Tribulation Crossing stage great cultivator now, I still have to grind for energy!”
Over the next week, Su Xing crafted mining puppets.
In just one week, Su Xing had crafted three mining puppets.
Including the four he already had, that made seven in total, capable of generating approximately 3.5 billion simulation energy per week!
After finishing the puppets, Su Xing also installed ore-prospecting sigils in each puppet’s core.
This way, once an exotic metal vein was depleted, they would automatically proceed to the ore zones Su Xing had already surveyed for extraction.
After settling the mining puppets, Su Xing returned to Earth to find Jin Congxue.
After finishing a meal together, Su Xing exchanged pleasantries with Jin Congxue for a bit.
He handed over the new week’s pills and raw exotic metal ore to Jin Congxue, then returned to the spirit field grotto-heaven.
…
Inside the spirit field grotto-heaven, Su Xing gazed at the energy displayed on the simulation panel and murmured:
“This week’s energy is quite a bit more… just over 6 billion in total… and it’ll keep growing from here!”
Su Xing was fairly satisfied with this.
By his estimates, in two more weeks, he would have over 10 billion simulation energy coming in every week!
At least until the exotic metal veins were mined dry and the remaining hundred-thousand-plus Essence Nurturing Pills in his possession ran out…
While the simulation cooldown hadn’t yet ended, Su Xing began planning his next simulation.
“Next up, naturally, is passing the Primordial Spirit Trial… I need to push my divine sense to ten thousand zhang and enter the Six Senses Realm. Then this trial will be a guaranteed pass!”
“I also need to start preparing resources for the Spiritual Power Trial!”
Su Xing wasn’t worried about the Primordial Spirit Trial. What he truly anticipated was the Spiritual Power Trial!
When crossing the Spiritual Power Trial, the more resources one prepared — spirit liquid and the like — the greater Su Xing’s chances of passing!
The amount of spirit liquid Su Xing currently possessed was in the tens of millions, but that still felt insufficient for his needs…
Moreover, cultivation after reaching the Immortal realm would likely require even greater quantities of spirit liquid!
So Su Xing planned to use this simulation to secure a large batch of resources.
“Mm, the simulation cooldown is just about done!”
Su Xing glanced at the panel.
On May 26th, 2025, of the New Era, Su Xing initiated a new round of simulation.
【Ding! This simulation consumes 8,900 energy points. Remaining energy: 14,232,760,000 points. Remaining simulation attempts: None.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a purple talent costs 100,000 energy. Drawing a gold legendary talent costs 1,000,000 energy. Would you like to draw?】
“Draw a gold talent!” Su Xing declared silently.
【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the purple talent Hidden Weapons Master. Probability of drawing a gold talent next time: 60%…】
【Hidden Weapons Master】: Purple talent. You have considerable expertise in the use of hidden weapons, often catching opponents off guard with perfectly timed strikes. Quite the underhanded talent…
Su Xing: “…”
“As expected, a purple talent… but this talent doesn’t seem all that useful?”
Though Su Xing had considered crafting some hidden weapons, it would consume too much effort. It would be better to improve his swordsmanship and cultivation realm instead…
“Never mind, let’s just start the simulation!”
Su Xing shook his head slightly and turned his gaze toward the simulation panel.
【In the spirit field grotto-heaven, you became aware that you were in a simulation.】
【You traded with Lu Yuanwu as agreed, and nothing unexpected occurred…】
【Ten days later, you traveled to the Luo Tian instance…】
【You joined the Advent Cult…】
【You thrived within the Advent Cult, and began secluded cultivation to train your divine sense.】
【Year 2: You spirit-wandered through the Primordial Void…】
【Year 3: You spirit-wandered through the Primordial Void…】
【Four years passed quickly!】
【Year 7: This year, your divine sense range grew to 8,300 li!】
【At the same time, as your divine sense continued to grow, you also sensed a hint of a bottleneck…】
【This year, you schemed to eliminate the leader of the Transhuman Faction and took his place.】
【Year 8: You eliminated Old Dog Dragon, allowing you to cultivate in peace going forward.】
【Over these years, the spirit field grotto-heaven produced a total of 4,000,000 drops of low-grade spirit liquid. You collected them all together without using any.】
【And so, another three years passed…】
【Year 11: Blood Three descended upon Earth.】
【You offered up the innate Fusang tree branch, successfully deceiving Blood Three…】
【You successfully obtained a passage permit. After Blood Three departed, you brought the spirit vein dragon back to the spirit field grotto-heaven.】
【After the spirit vein dragon entered the grotto-heaven, the spiritual energy within became even more abundant.】
【Low-grade spirit liquid production speed increased by nearly fifty percent, and mid-grade spirit liquid began to appear…】
【Year 12: Your newly accumulated low-grade spirit liquid reached 6,500,000 drops, and mid-grade spirit liquid reached 80,000 drops!】
【Your life on Earth from then on was quite leisurely—cultivating divine sense daily, growing flowers and plants, and accumulating spirit liquid…】
【And so, another five years passed.】
【Year 17: Your accumulated low-grade spirit liquid reached 10,000,000 drops, and mid-grade spirit liquid reached nearly 500,000 drops.】
【Through continuously devouring spirits of the Primordial Void, your divine sense grew to 8,600 li, though the growth rate continued to decline…】
【This year, in order to extend your simulation time, you made a trip to the Beast Taming World.】
【Year 20: Your divine sense grew to 8,700 li.】
【Year 25: Your divine sense range grew to 8,800 li…】
【You discovered that the spirits of the Primordial Void did not provide unlimited growth for divine sense. You needed to devour higher-level spirits of the Primordial Void to maintain divine sense growth.】
【Yellow-tier spirits of the Primordial Void offered negligible benefits to you. Only Earth-tier spirits of the Primordial Void produced significant effects…】
【As for Heaven-tier spirits of the Primordial Void, despite decades of exploration, you had never discovered any…】
【Year 28: Your divine sense grew to 8,900 li.】
【This year, your accumulated low-grade spirit liquid reached 18,000,000 drops, and mid-grade spirit liquid reached 1,400,000 drops.】
【This year, the Demon Saint descended upon Demon-Sealing Pass, and you began implementing your “stall” strategy.】
【In the blink of an eye, five years passed…】
【Year 33: Your accumulated low-grade spirit liquid reached 22,000,000 drops, and mid-grade spirit liquid reached 1,800,000 drops.】
【That same year, your divine sense grew to 9,000 li.】
【As your divine sense reached 9,000 li, you felt yourself hitting a bottleneck.】
【So you stopped simply spirit-wandering through the Primordial Void, and instead focused more on cultivating the Ruyi Visualization Method…】
【And so, seven years passed.】
【Year 40: Over these years, you accumulated a total of 30,000,000 drops of low-grade spirit liquid and 2,500,000 drops of mid-grade spirit liquid.】
【You even expanded your cultivation of Spirit-Gathering Flowers, accumulating nearly 15,000 plants.】
【This year, your divine sense also painstakingly increased to nearly 9,200 li.】
【At this point, the next alien attack on Demon-Sealing Pass was drawing extremely close.】
【You decided not to remain on Earth any longer, and instead prepared to travel to the Three Thousand Worlds to acquire more resources!】
【Your primary objective was naturally high-quality spirit liquid!】
【You loaded all 15,000 Spirit-Gathering Flowers into your storage ring, then brought along the 30,000,000-plus drops of spirit liquid you had painstakingly accumulated over forty years, and departed for the Slaughter Battlefield.】
【You headed toward the Red Moon, presented your passage permit, and entered the dimensional rift.】
In the real world, Su Xing watched the simulation text before him and nodded slightly.
“Forty years, and I only accumulated just over thirty million drops of spirit liquid?”
“Tsk tsk… spirit liquid really is hard to obtain!”
“However, the Spirit-Gathering Flowers are the most valuable thing! As long as I bring these Spirit-Gathering Flowers to the Three Thousand Worlds… I’ll definitely be able to acquire even more spirit liquid!”
Su Xing’s eyes were filled with confidence.
He then silently recited:
“Use immersive simulation, duration 30 days…”
【Ding…】
Thirty days in the simulation passed quickly, while only a few seconds elapsed in the real world.
Su Xing slowly opened his eyes and sighed:
“The difficulty of comprehending the spatial Dao is just too great… Even with the Spirit Awakening Pill and Great Wisdom enhancement, the equivalent of ten years of arduous cultivation, and I barely grasped the slightest basics?”
Su Xing shook his head, his eyes tinged with disappointment.
But confidence quickly reignited!
“If once isn’t enough, then twice, three times! Ten times, a hundred times!”
“This young master has plenty of time… I will definitely comprehend this spatial Dao!”
Su Xing’s heart surged with bold ambition.
Every week, Su Xing could run an immersive simulation.
No matter how difficult the spatial Dao was, he believed he could grind it out!
Thinking this, Su Xing turned his gaze toward the simulation panel.
【When you next awoke, you appeared in the northern part of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.】
【The first thing you did was check your storage ring. Seeing that the Spirit-Gathering Flowers, spirit liquid, and other resources inside were fully intact with no losses, you breathed a sigh of relief…】
【Your objectives for this simulation, aside from passing the Primordial Spirit Trial, were primarily to accumulate sufficient spirit liquid!】
【This was not only to lay the foundation for passing the Spiritual Power Trial… but also to stockpile resources for your cultivation after reaching the Immortal realm.】
【And the fastest way to acquire resources was naturally to join the Azure Cloud Sect!】
【As always, you first made a trip to White Emperor City.】
【You sold intelligence about Blood Moon, the Advent Cult, and Qingyunzi… but by this point it was somewhat too late, and you only received a reward of 30,000,000 spirit stones.】
【Afterward, you wasted no time boarding an airship bound for Lesser Azure Cloud City.】
【At this time, the Azure Cloud Sect’s recruitment ceremony was being held in full swing.】
【You waited quietly for a month, then presented the Azure Cloud Token to True Immortal Danfire.】
【You received True Immortal Danfire’s attention. He informed you that you could come to the Azure Cloud Sect in three years.】
【You naturally agreed, and at the same time, you made a request to True Immortal Danfire, hoping to exchange for spirit liquid.】
【True Immortal Danfire told you that spirit liquid was extremely precious. Ordinary cultivators who obtained it would typically use it immediately to boost their cultivation, so the amount of spirit liquid he had on hand was also limited.】
【However, given your status as a second-generation direct disciple, you were still able to purchase 1,000,000 drops of mid-grade spirit liquid from him.】
【For this, you spent a total of 13,000,000 low-grade spirit stones…】
In the real world, Su Xing sighed upon seeing this.
“As expected, spirit liquid is extremely rare in the Three Thousand Worlds. Even a True Immortal isn’t willing to sell it easily!”
Su Xing knew that True Immortal Danfire certainly had more than just a million drops of mid-grade spirit liquid.
But having it was one thing—being willing to sell it was another matter entirely…
Spirit liquid was rare in origin, typically only found in small quantities within ancient ruins or grotto-heaven blessed lands.
Moreover, spirit liquid was highly efficient for boosting cultivation, capable of saving enormous amounts of time…
Therefore, even though a single drop of mid-grade spirit liquid contained only slightly more spiritual energy than a low-grade spirit stone, its value was comparable to a mid-grade spirit stone!
And most cultivators weren’t even willing to sell it!
For immortal cultivators, the vast majority of their lives were spent on cultivation and advancing their realms.
But if they used spirit liquid for cultivation, the speed was several times faster than using spirit stones…
So for them, spirit liquid was time itself—it was lifespan!
Understanding this, Su Xing shook his head slightly and said:
“I can only hope that spirit liquid will be easier to obtain within the Azure Cloud Sect!”
Thinking this, Su Xing turned his gaze toward the simulation panel.
【For the next three years, you remained in your dwelling, diligently cultivating your divine sense.】
【Year 43: Your divine sense grew to 9,300 li…】
【That same year, you boarded a flying vessel and followed True Immortal Danfire back to the Azure Cloud Sect.】
【As a second-generation direct disciple, your return was highly valued by the sect.】
【Several second-generation disciples, including Fairy Ziling and Fire Cloud Golden Immortal, received you and presented you with generous welcoming gifts.】
【Your goal in this simulation was to accumulate resources, so you naturally wouldn’t refuse.】
【You even deliberately cultivated relationships with these fellow disciples, exchanging communication jade slips with them.】
【Year 44: You contacted Fairy Ziling and told her you had a large quantity of Spirit-Gathering Flowers.】
【You hoped to purchase sufficient spirit liquid from her!】
【As a Golden Immortal who had cultivated for tens of thousands of years, Fairy Ziling was quite wealthy, and naturally agreed.】
【You brought out 1,000 Spirit-Gathering Flowers and proposed a trade.】
【Fairy Ziling was startled upon seeing 1,000 Spirit-Gathering Flowers. She asked if you could trade using sect contribution points and spirit stones instead.】
【You made it clear that you wanted spirit liquid.】
【Fairy Ziling told you that she had only broken through to a minor realm a hundred years ago, and her spirit liquid reserves were nearly depleted. She could only offer you 500,000 drops of high-grade spirit liquid and 1,000,000 drops of mid-grade spirit liquid.】
【You graciously accepted, spending 600 Spirit-Gathering Flowers to acquire this spirit liquid.】
【Over the following years, you traded multiple times with senior disciples within the sect. Though each individual transaction was modest, the accumulated total was not to be underestimated.】
【Year 47: This year, your divine sense grew to 9,400 li.】
【At the same time, over these years you accumulated a total of 1,000,000 drops of high-grade spirit liquid, 4,000,000 drops of mid-grade spirit liquid, and 30,000,000 drops of low-grade spirit liquid…】
In the real world, Su Xing frowned slightly upon seeing this.
“Sigh, even with money, I can’t exchange for enough resources!”
“But that makes sense… spirit liquid can be directly converted into cultivation power once used. Who would hoard large quantities of it?”
“And just this amount of spirit liquid alone has a total value of 17 billion energy!”
Su Xing had a bit of a headache.
The problem he now faced was that he had sufficient resources on hand, but there simply wasn’t enough spirit liquid available for him to exchange for…
After all, Golden Immortal and True Immortal realm cultivators could consume millions of drops of high-grade spirit liquid in a single session of secluded cultivation. They wouldn’t have much stockpiled either.
Otherwise, why would everyone be so eager for Spirit-Gathering Flowers and improving their dwelling’s quality…
Wasn’t it all for obtaining more spirit liquid and accelerating their cultivation?
“Sigh, but even if I had 10,000,000 drops of high-grade spirit liquid… with the simulation energy I have, I couldn’t absorb that much anyway…”
“The optimal amount should be around 25 billion simulation energy worth—that’s something I could still barely scrape together!”
Thinking this, Su Xing turned his gaze back to the simulation panel.
【You knew that Qingyunzi would emerge from seclusion in a few years, so you planned to exchange for as much spirit liquid as possible.】
【During these years, you interacted frequently with Fairy Ziling. Once she learned that you could cultivate Spirit-Gathering Flowers, she became quite interested in you. The two of you would occasionally sit together to discuss the Dao, exploring matters of Tribulation Transcendence and spirit cultivation.】
【Through your interactions with Fairy Ziling, you learned several key pieces of information.】
【First: Fairy Ziling was an orphan taken in by Qingyunzi 30,000 years ago. Her homeland was a minor thousand world that had already been invaded by aliens, called the Ice Spirit Realm.】
【Second: Fairy Ziling possessed a special physique known as the Mystic Yin Sacred Body. Her cultivation speed surpassed even those with Ethereal Roots, and she was immune to inner demon afflictions.】
【Third: Fairy Ziling had always been cold and aloof, disliking interaction with her fellow disciples. In the 30,000 years since joining the sect, she had never taken a Dao companion.】
【She herself expressed that she had no interest in romantic affairs. Were it not for your possession of Spirit-Gathering Flowers, your relationship would have remained merely that of fellow sect members…】
【You quietly committed this information to memory, then asked her what she thought of Qingyunzi.】
【When Qingyunzi was mentioned, the usually cold Fairy Ziling broke into a rare smile. She said that she had been taken in as Qingyunzi’s disciple since childhood, and that Qingyunzi was like a father to her.】
【She would be willing to die for Qingyunzi without hesitation.】
【You silently nodded upon hearing this, and said nothing more…】
【Over the next three years, you continued trading with various senior disciples, selling quite a few magical treasures and even Spirit-Gathering Flowers, obtaining more spirit liquid in return.】
【Year 50: You told Fairy Ziling that you wished to go train in other worlds.】
【Fairy Ziling agreed, and promised to keep it secret for you.】
In the real world, Su Xing frowned slightly upon seeing this.
“Mystic Yin Sacred Body… what kind of special physique is that?”
Su Xing had a vague premonition that the changes in Qingyunzi might be related to Fairy Ziling’s special physique…
“When I have time later, I’ll go inquire at the Celestial Secrets Pavilion. Perhaps I can get more detailed information about this physique…”
Thinking this, Su Xing turned his gaze toward the simulation panel.
【Year 51: Under Fairy Ziling’s escort, you traveled to a new minor thousand world.】
【This minor thousand world was called the Spirit Beast Realm. Within it were beast-taming sects, among which the Sacred Beast Sect had deep foundations and a legacy spanning a full cosmic cycle…】
【This minor thousand world was separated from the Azure Cloud Realm by two other minor thousand worlds. You believed it would take Qingyunzi considerably longer to find you here.】
【After arriving in the Spirit Beast Realm, you began your final sprint to push your divine sense higher.】
【Year 55: Your divine sense grew to 9,600 li, and your comprehension of the Ruyi Visualization Method deepened further!】
【The face of that elder became increasingly clear. You could even make out his expression and features…】
【And as the Ruyi Visualization Method progressed, you unexpectedly discovered that your divine sense had gained a significant boost.】
【And so, another five years passed.】
【Year 60: You remained in the Spirit Beast Realm.】
【This realm was vast in territory, even larger than the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, and was far from the Azure Cloud Sect, allowing you to cultivate in peace…】
【You set up the Xuanyuan Breath-Concealing Formation and shielded your karmic secrets, all to delay the chance of being discovered by Qingyunzi.】
【Because given Fairy Ziling’s emotional attachment to Qingyunzi, you weren’t sure how long she could keep your secret…】
【This year, your divine sense grew to 9,800 li…】
【Through day after day of cultivating the Ruyi Visualization Method, your divine sense continued to grow.】
【And so, another three years passed.】
【Year 63: Your divine sense grew to 9,900 li.】
【At this point, you could clearly feel that the bottleneck was becoming nearly impossible to break through.】
【So you prepared for one final push. You activated the Great Wisdom state you had accumulated over the first forty years, vastly enhancing your comprehension, and embarked on your final breakthrough attempt…】
【And so, two years passed…】
【Year 65: Your divine sense grew to 9,950 li…】
【Year 66: Your divine sense grew to 9,980 li!】
【Year 68: Your divine sense grew to 9,999 li!】
【You were just one step away from achieving ten-thousand-li divine sense!】
【But having reached this point, no matter how hard you tried, you could not advance even the slightest distance further.】
【You understood that divine sense perception below ten thousand li was perhaps the absolute limit of the Divine Sense Subtlety Realm!】
【So you poured every ounce of your effort into studying the Ruyi Visualization Method…】
【Day after day, year after year…】
【Your comprehension of the Ruyi Visualization Method grew ever deeper. You could feel your sixth sense gradually becoming clear…】
【Beyond everything your ears, nose, mouth, eyes, and touch could perceive… a new form of awareness seemed to be slowly awakening!】
【In the depths of your consciousness, you sensed things beyond the five senses…】
【Finally, one day, a shackle silently shattered!】
【Congratulations, you have entered the Six Senses Realm!】