Chapter 279 – Meeting Red Moon, The Billion-Jin Spirit Rice Plan!
by spirapiraIn the Real World, Su Xing’s heart stirred when he saw this.
“Pure physical strength alone can match a mid-stage Human Immortal Realm cultivator!”
“Then if I add two Earth Fiend supernatural arts and the Spirit Domain embryonic form on top of that… could I perhaps even contend with an early-stage Earthly Immortal realm cultivator?”
A glimmer of excitement shone in Su Xing’s eyes, but he quickly shook his head.
“Not necessarily… Earthly Immortal realm cultivators have cultivated for tens of thousands of years. Their Spirit Domain embryonic forms may already be extremely stable… Add in their mastery of greater divine arts and possession of mid-grade immortal treasures… I really wouldn’t have any guaranteed chance of victory!”
Su Xing rubbed his chin. To defeat an early-stage Earthly Immortal realm cultivator head-on, perhaps he’d need to further strengthen his Spirit Domain and then fuse the Dao of Destiny and the Dao of Karma together—maybe then it would be feasible?
“However… if I use the No Martial Virtue talent to play dirty and ambush an Earthly Immortal realm cultivator with a devastating first strike, perhaps I could defeat one!”
Su Xing estimated his combat strength for a while, but since he had never actually fought an Earthly Immortal realm cultivator, all of this was mere speculation—the outcome remained uncertain…
“The progress on the first layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art has indeed been very fast… but the second layer probably won’t be so quick…”
Su Xing sighed. The Great Shaman Body Forging Art required different resources for each layer of cultivation.
The first layer required high-quality blood essence, which was something Su Xing could obtain easily enough.
But cultivating the second layer wouldn’t be so simple.
The second layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art required a pill called the “Earth Origin Pill” to assist in cultivation.
The Earth Origin Pill was a genuine eleventh-order pill, and its primary ingredient was a precious immortal herb called the Origin-channeling Flower!
Legend had it that the Origin-channeling Flower had been extinct for tens of thousands of years. Su Xing still had no idea where he could get his hands on one.
“Sigh, I can only take it one step at a time!”
“But with the first layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art at Minor Mastery… combined with using every means at my disposal, could I perhaps withstand the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation?”
Su Xing felt a surge of anticipation as his gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【After achieving Minor Mastery of the first layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, you were quite satisfied, feeling as though the strength within your body was inexhaustible…】
【You continued your closed-door cultivation in the cave dwelling, consolidating your realm.】
【Several months passed in this manner…】
【One day, your Blessed by Fortune talent issued frantic warnings.】
【Your heart was filled with alarm and uncertainty, unsure whether it was Qingyunzi or the Advent Cult who had found you.】
【Unwilling to sit and wait for death, you took action.】
【You left your cave dwelling and fled deep into the Hundred Thousand Mountains, running as far as you could…】
【After several months of flight, you finally discovered the enemy pursuing you.】
【It was the Advent Cult!】
【A massive contingent of Advent Cult members was hunting you down. You had no idea how they had learned your location, but your only option was to flee.】
【Among those pursuing you, besides ordinary Advent Cult members, there were also blood-coded cadres and the current blood seedling!】
【From Mahayana stage cultivators to Tribulation Transcendence and Immortal realm cultivators, all were hunting you down…】
【In the third month of your flight, a blood seedling at the Loose Immortal realm caught up to you. You activated your Protective Sword Aura, unleashing seven hundred sword auras simultaneously, killing them instantly…】
【While their three ethereal souls and six corporeal souls had not yet dissipated, you performed a soul search on them.】
【You finally learned how the Advent Cult had discovered you…】
【When you left the Slaughter Battlefield, Red Moon had placed a mark on your body!】
【It was precisely this mark that allowed the Advent Cult to lock onto your position…】
【However, your Xuanyuan Breath-Concealing Formation and karmic secrets shielding technique had greatly interfered with the mark, making it impossible for them to locate you for decades.】
【But now, Red Moon’s power had further recovered, and it had finally locked onto your position completely.】
【After learning the truth, your heart was filled with alarm and uncertainty, but you would not choose to sit and wait for death.】
【You fought your way through, fleeing millions of miles, killing an ever-increasing number of Advent Cult members along the way…】
【In year ninety-one, you arrived at the base of a thousand-zhang (3.33 km)-high waterfall. You drank from the mountain’s spirit spring and rested briefly.】
【Having fled for nearly a year, sleeping rough and facing assassination attempts almost every month, you were utterly exhausted in both body and mind.】
【Just then, your Blessed by Fortune talent issued a warning…】
【You furrowed your brow slightly and looked up to see a dark figure slowly descending before you.】
【Your expression grew increasingly grave, because this time, the pursuer was no novice—it was your old friend, blood-coded cadre Blood Ninety-Nine!】
【Without hesitation, you gripped Blackice and clashed with them…】
【Blood Ninety-Nine’s strength was indeed formidable. Their cultivation had reached the peak of the Human Immortal Realm, and they were not far from the Earthly Immortal realm.】
【But you were no pushover either. After cultivating the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, your physical body had been enormously strengthened, making it difficult for ordinary techniques to harm you.】
【You took a deep breath and unleashed Spirit Burst, infused with a thread of fire Dao essence, blasting it directly at Blood Ninety-Nine.】
【Blood Ninety-Nine didn’t dare take it lightly and activated defensive techniques, forming a barrier around themselves…】
【The scorching heat caused the thousand-zhang (3.33 km) waterfall in the mountains to evaporate entirely…】
【In an instant, the earth split open and all living things in the area were devastated…】
【You and Blood Ninety-Nine battled for hundreds of rounds with no clear victor. The main issue was that their dark fiend supernatural arts were too bizarre, able to continuously erode your immortal energy.】
【You felt a pang of regret—if you had the No Martial Virtue talent, this wouldn’t have been so difficult.】
【But fortunately, as the battle wore on, the scales of victory tipped in your favor.】
【Finally, after three days and three nights of grueling combat, you pierced Blood Ninety-Nine full of holes with a towering Protective Sword Aura…】
【After killing Blood Ninety-Nine, you performed a soul search on them, and your expression changed slightly.】
【The Advent Cult’s leadership had received direct orders from Red Moon: you were to be killed at all costs, and preferably captured alive for a soul search…】
【They had even deployed Advent Cult blood-coded cadres ranked in the top thirty!】
In the Real World, Su Xing frowned slightly when he saw this.
“So it was a direct order from Red Moon… Could it be that Red Moon has guessed something?”
Su Xing fell into thought.
Red Moon resided at the Slaughter Battlefield, beyond Earth. The reason for this almost certainly had to do with Luo Tian’s hidden legacy…
This meant that Red Moon very likely suspected that Su Xing was the one who had inherited Luo Tian’s legacy!
“This… makes things rather difficult!”
Su Xing felt a headache coming on.
If Human Immortal Realm Peak cultivators came to kill him, Su Xing could kill them in return.
If Earthly Immortal realm cultivators came after him, Su Xing might be able to put up a fight…
But if it were a Heavenly Immortal realm cultivator… Su Xing might as well find a block of frozen tofu and bash his head against it.
“Sigh, but the objective for this simulation has more or less been achieved. Let’s see what the Advent Cult does next…”
Su Xing was fairly philosophical about it. After muttering to himself, he turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【After killing Blood Ninety-Nine, you inspected their storage artifact…】
【You were astonished to find that the storage artifact contained a staggering amount of precious materials, spirit stones, and spirit liquid—even surpassing what an ordinary Human Immortal Realm cultivator would possess, nearly rivaling the entire fortune of an Earthly Immortal realm cultivator!】
【You quickly realized that Blood Ninety-Nine had been preparing for a breakthrough to the Earthly Immortal realm… and all these resources in the storage artifact had now fallen into your hands.】
【By rough estimate, the resources inside Blood Ninety-Nine’s storage artifact were worth over three hundred million low-grade spirit stones… and many of the rare herbs within couldn’t even be purchased with spirit stones!】
【You took out the treasures, then destroyed the tracking marks and any easily traceable items inside the storage artifact before continuing your flight…】
【In the blink of an eye, another year passed.】
【In year ninety-two, one day your Blessed by Fortune talent issued frantic warnings.】
【Several days later, the voluptuous Blood Twenty-Three found you.】
【After struggling desperately, you were captured alive…】
【When you regained consciousness, you found your cultivation sealed, your physical body withered, and yourself imprisoned within a blood-red formation.】
【And at the apex of the formation, a pair of blood-red eyes stared fixedly at you…】
【Those eyes held no emotion or compassion whatsoever. Meeting their gaze filled your heart with unbridled fury and murderous intent…】
【This seemed to be… the will of Blood Moon!】
【Your mind suffered tremendous devastation, and your Daoheart began to crumble…】
【Whispered ravings echoed in your ears…】
【Your consciousness gradually faded…】
【You died!】
【Ding, this simulation has ended!】
The simulation text slowly faded from view, and Su Xing let out a long breath.
“Damn it, I still couldn’t escape the Advent Cult’s pursuit…”
“So I met Red Moon face to face… What a truly terrifying direct gaze!”
“But that will of Red Moon… it seemed like it hadn’t fully recovered yet?”
Su Xing was now absolutely certain—what Red Moon sought was also Luo Tian’s hidden legacy!
And even eighty-some years into the simulation, Red Moon’s power still hadn’t fully recovered…
Su Xing pondered this.
“At full power, Red Moon was at least at Grand Luo Golden Immortal level…”
“But now, how much strength does Red Moon have left?”
“Is it Golden Immortal… Mystic Immortal, or even lower at True Immortal level?”
Su Xing didn’t know for now, but the fact that Red Moon’s strength was far below its former peak was definitely good news for him.
It also gave him greater confidence that after breaking through to the Immortal realm, he could shield himself from Red Moon’s perception…
After thinking for a while, Su Xing turned his gaze to this simulation’s rewards.
【Fire’s Delight】: Purple talent, priced at 1,000,000 energy points.
【Ten Years of Pill Refining Experience】: After redemption, existing pill refining comprehension will increase slightly, priced at 20,000,000 energy.
【Eight Trigrams Fortune Divination Art (Perfection)】: Technique approaching the Dao. Comprehension of both personal fortune and the National Fortune Chapter has reached Perfection. Has glimpsed the origin force of destiny and karma (Minor Mastery). With further Thorough Mastery, one may catch a glimpse of the Great Dao of Destiny and Karma! Priced at 3,000,000,000 simulation energy.
【Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture, First Layer (Minor Accomplishment)】: An ancient body tempering method left behind by the Wu Clan. After refinement and study, it is a supreme secret art leading directly to the Dao of Sages. At Minor Mastery of the first layer, one possesses the power of five thousand mountains and an indestructible vajra body, capable of matching a mid-stage Human Immortal Realm cultivator through physical strength alone! Priced at 30,000,000,000 simulation energy.
“Hm? After selecting the Eight Trigrams Divination Art comprehension… the power of karma and destiny can also reach the Minor Mastery level?”
Su Xing’s eyes lit up. Clearly, compared to purely comprehending the origin force, cultivating the corresponding secret art while simultaneously obtaining origin force was far more cost-effective…
“But that price for the Great Shaman Body Forging Art…”
Su Xing sucked in a sharp breath. Just the first layer at Minor Mastery required thirty billion simulation energy?
“But… for a Human Immortal Realm level of cultivation, the price really is steep!”
Su Xing felt rather helpless. After the Human Immortal Realm, the energy required to advance increased fivefold!
The energy needed for each layer of cultivation jumped from two billion straight to ten billion!
This made Su Xing, who was “not wealthy to begin with,” even worse off—adding frost to snow.
Su Xing checked his remaining energy: just over 25.8 billion, nowhere near enough to extract the Great Shaman Body Forging Art cultivation realm…
“Phew, good thing I arranged things with Grandpa Lu in advance… From now on, Xia’s military will be depositing twenty billion simulation energy every week…”
“Add in the income from the Tarot Society, and my weekly energy should be around thirty billion… That’s barely enough to sustain my cultivation advancement!”
Su Xing nodded slightly.
The current problem was that Su Xing’s supply of Primordial Martial Pills and Dragon Spirit Pills was running low.
Even though he had accumulated some previously, both types of pills combined amounted to barely over two thousand.
That was only enough for two trades with Lu Yuanwu…
Once he ran out of this crucial energy source, Su Xing would inevitably be spending more than he earned, and his cultivation progress would slow to a crawl.
“I need to bring back Primordial Martial Pills from the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm within the next two simulations!”
Su Xing murmured.
Glancing at the time, Su Xing began applying his disguise and concealing his aura before heading toward the mountains outside Capital City.
Moments later, Su Xing met with Lu Yuanwu as arranged.
“Senior, these are the exotic metals we agreed upon… would you like to verify them?”
Lu Yuanwu handed over two storage rings, looking somewhat nervous.
Su Xing smiled faintly. Seeing Lu Yuanwu like this, he knew the man had already confirmed the effects of the Primordial Martial Pills and Dragon Spirit Pills…
So Su Xing wasted no time. He took the storage rings, and with a thought, the simulator’s notification chimed in his ears.
【Ding! Detected large quantity of energy-containing materials, total value: 20 billion simulation energy. Absorb?】
“Yes!”
Su Xing answered without hesitation.
After confirming the goods were in order, Su Xing waved his hand, and a hundred bottles of Primordial Martial Pills appeared before Lu Yuanwu — one thousand pills in total, not one short.
Su Xing explained:
“These two types of pills are called the Primordial Martial Pill and the Dragon Spirit Pill…”
“The Primordial Martial Pill enhances the physique and strength of warrior-type Class Users, while the Dragon Spirit Pill strengthens the spiritual power of mage-type Class Users…”
“You should already know the specific effects. I’ll give you a thousand Primordial Martial Pills for now — take them.”
Hearing Su Xing’s words, Lu Yuanwu nodded repeatedly and eagerly stored the pills away, unable to hide the joy on his face.
Seeing how obedient Lu Yuanwu was, Su Xing decided to dangle a carrot right then and there, speaking with casual ease:
“By the way, I also have pills called Divine Power Pills… they can increase the probability of a Heavenly King-stage Class User breaking through to Martial Sovereign-stage!”
“If our future cooperation goes well, perhaps I’ll sell some…”
Hearing this, Lu Yuanwu’s face flushed red with excitement on the spot.
Pills that could increase the probability of producing Martial Sovereign-stage powerhouses… could these be the legendary immortal elixirs?
Lu Yuanwu was so agitated he could barely speak properly.
“Se… Senior, rest assured…”
Su Xing waved his hand dismissively and simply said:
“Same time next week, I’ll trade you the Dragon Spirit Pills. Make sure you bring enough exotic metals!”
With that, Su Xing invoked the power of space. His figure flickered and appeared dozens of miles away.
Flying by sword, Su Xing arrived at the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts instance.
Entering the Myriad Wood Sect ruins, Su Xing spent several days setting up the Xuanyuan Breath-Concealing Formation, and while he was at it, reinforced the existing formations and restrictions.
After completing all of this, Su Xing entered the spirit field grotto-heaven and silently chanted:
“Redeem Perfection-level Eight Trigrams Fortune Divination Art, and Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture First Layer at Minor Accomplishment!”
【Ding! You have successfully brought out Eight Trigrams Fortune Divination Art (Perfection). Cost: 3 billion energy. Remaining energy: 42,823,360,000…】
【Ding! You have successfully brought out Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture, First Layer (Minor Accomplishment). Cost: 30 billion energy. Remaining energy: 12,823,360,000…】
As the notifications faded, Su Xing had spent 33 billion simulation energy in the blink of an eye, which made his heart ache somewhat.
But immediately after, the tremendous changes in Su Xing’s body triggered wave upon wave of phenomena.
Within the spirit field grotto-heaven, Su Xing sat cross-legged, his mind incomparably tranquil.
Behind Su Xing, a vague figure appeared — one whose body could prop up the heavens, whose legs were as thick as mountains, and whose form resembled the human race…
An ancient Great Shaman!
The phantom of the Great Shaman behind Su Xing roared ceaselessly, as if struggling against the heavens themselves.
At the same time, Su Xing’s comprehension of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art and his physical strength were continuously rising!
After more than ten breaths, Su Xing had completely grasped the fundamentals of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art.
His physical strength surged rapidly, and his defensive power improved dramatically…
Moments later, Su Xing’s cultivation of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s first layer reached the level of Minor Mastery!
First layer at Minor Mastery — the power of five thousand mountains, capable of fighting mid-stage Human Immortal Realm cultivators…
As Su Xing’s aura steadily withdrew inward, the surrounding space shifted from instability to gradual stability.
And the phantom of the Great Shaman behind him also faded away…
Along with the tremendous changes in his cultivation, a flood of memories surged into Su Xing’s mind.
Insights on cultivating the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, as well as comprehensions of the Eight Trigrams Fortune Divination Art — all poured into Su Xing’s mind.
When Su Xing finished digesting these memories, he let out a long breath.
“The Eight Trigrams Fortune Divination Art… truly profound and wondrous!”
Su Xing felt that his comprehension of the Dao of fate and the Dao of cause and effect had improved dramatically.
And on his status panel, both of these Origin Forces had risen to Minor Mastery level…
“Tsk tsk, not bad!”
“Perhaps I can also integrate the Dao of fate and Dao of cause and effect into my Spirit Domain?”
Su Xing thought to himself.
Checking the time, there were still several days before his appointment with Jin Congxue.
So Su Xing freed up his schedule and began crafting mining puppets.
With Su Xing working overtime, the number of mining puppets reached twenty-four, capable of mining fourth-order Exotic Metal Ore worth 12 billion simulation energy per week.
On July fourteenth, Su Xing returned to Earth and headed to the Villa.
Jin Congxue was wearing a light blue T-shirt today, looking cool and refreshing — a perfect match for the scorching summer heat.
After some playful banter, the two got down to business.
“Su Xing, the overseas market expansion has gradually stabilized. Selling a thousand Beauty-Preserving Pills per week is no problem, and we’re also rushing to purchase Abyss Stones…”
Su Xing nodded slightly. The overseas market would be one of Su Xing’s important energy sources in the future.
But beyond the overseas market, Su Xing had another plan he intended to push further.
Naturally — the Spirit Rice Plan!
Previously, Su Xing hadn’t reached the Immortal realm, so he hadn’t dared to execute this plan on a large scale.
But now that Su Xing’s strength was sufficient and he already possessed Immortal realm combat power, it was time to further strengthen humanity’s power — and also broaden his own energy sources.
So Su Xing said:
“Sis Xue, I think it’s time for us to sell more spirit rice to Great Xia’s officials…”
A flash of surprise crossed Jin Congxue’s eyes as she asked, “Aren’t you worried about attracting unnecessary trouble?”
Su Xing smiled faintly and offered no explanation, simply saying:
“Sis Xue, go negotiate with Xia’s military. Tell them that our Tarot Society has made a major breakthrough in spirit rice technology!”
“Our annual spirit rice production has increased a hundredfold, and the quality has doubled as well!”
Hearing Su Xing’s words, Jin Congxue was slightly startled.
From her perspective, this meant the organization could now produce far more spirit rice!
So Jin Congxue asked:
“So what you mean is… exchange this spirit rice for more Exotic Metal Ore?”
Su Xing shook his head slightly. “No, not ore this time. I want Abyss Stones!”
Su Xing had decided to go big this time!
If he continued trading for exotic metals, it would easily arouse suspicion from Xia’s military, and they might even connect it to Su Xing’s “senior” disguise.
Abyss Stones, on the other hand, were produced in large quantities by America, and they were expensive.
If Su Xing used the Tarot Society’s own resources to trade for them, it would be far too slow.
But if he let Xia’s military handle the negotiations, they could definitely secure them at a relatively low price…
Moreover, a single Abyss Stone was worth ten thousand simulation energy — an excellent cost-to-value ratio!
So trading for Abyss Stones was the perfect choice.
Jin Congxue, unaware of Su Xing’s reasoning, asked with confusion:
“Abyss Stones… that would require trading with America. Would Xia’s military even agree?”
“How much spirit rice are you planning to sell this time?”
After a brief mental calculation, Su Xing slowly extended a single finger and said:
“One hundred million jin (50,000,000 kg) of spirit rice. What do you think?”
Jin Congxue’s eyes went wide.
“How much… how much did you say?”
“One hundred million jin (50,000,000 kg)!? Did I hear that right…”
Under Jin Congxue’s shocked gaze, Su Xing nodded slightly. “That’s right, one hundred million jin (50,000,000 kg)!”
This time, Jin Congxue completely lost her composure.
In her mind, spirit rice was a precious resource… the quantities should be limited.
Yet from Su Xing’s tone, the organization could produce one hundred million jin (50,000,000 kg) of spirit rice?
Jin Congxue hesitated, suspecting that Great Xia’s officials couldn’t absorb such a massive order.
But Su Xing laid out his entire plan.
“The trade will happen in one month… one hundred million jin (50,000,000 kg) of spirit rice, and I want Xia’s military to give me ten million Abyss Stones!”
“That’s an average of ten jin (5 kg) of spirit rice for one Abyss Stone… what do you think?”
Hearing Su Xing’s proposal, Jin Congxue considered it carefully.
Ten jin (5 kg) of spirit rice for one Abyss Stone — the price was certainly fair.
But the question was, could Xia’s military produce ten million Abyss Stones?
Unless they bought up the entire American market’s Abyss Stone supply for the year, there might be some hope…
“Ten million Abyss Stones is no small number…”
“It’ll depend on the negotiations between Great Xia and America… to obtain that many Abyss Stones, Great Xia will likely have to pay a significant price as well…”
Su Xing’s figure had been carefully calculated, so he spoke with confidence:
“Don’t worry, just go ahead and ask!”
“Tell Great Xia’s officials that our entire year’s supply of spirit rice is one hundred million jin (50,000,000 kg). Have them gather as many Abyss Stones as possible within one month!”
Jin Congxue nodded slightly, accepting the task.
…
After concluding his discussion with Jin Congxue, Su Xing returned to the spirit field grotto-heaven, preparing to begin a new round of simulation.
“One hundred million jin (50,000,000 kg) of spirit rice is essentially a one-time deal… at most one trade per year!”
“So I need to simulate in advance… minimize the risks as much as possible…”
Su Xing mused thoughtfully.
“And after reaching Minor Mastery of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s first layer, there’s a reasonable chance I can withstand the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation…”
“So what I need to do now is fully integrate all nine types of origin into the Embryonic Spirit Domain, then transcend the Thunder Tribulation in one go and achieve the Human Immortal Realm!”
Su Xing was over seventy percent confident that this simulation would achieve a breakthrough to the Immortal realm.
But the key question was whether Red Moon would notice his breakthrough…
…
New Era, July 15th, 2025. After the simulation cooldown had elapsed, Su Xing took a deep breath and silently chanted:
“Begin simulation.”
【Ding! This simulation consumes 9,500 energy points. Remaining energy: 23,573,360,000. Remaining simulations: unlimited.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a purple talent costs 100,000 energy points. Drawing a gold legendary talent costs 1,000,000 energy points. Draw?】
“Draw gold talent!”
Su Xing silently chanted.
【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the gold talent Acquired Dao Physique. Probability of drawing a gold talent next time: 50%…】