Chapter 285 – A Century of Simulation, Su Xing Is Destiny! [Bonus Chapter, Please Vote!]
by spirapiraIn the Real World, Su Xing was shaken by what he saw.
“The Luotian Immortal Transformation Art encompasses all things… it actually has such an effect?”
It could extract impurities from divine nature and convert them into pure Great Dao law fragments.
This meant Su Xing could directly comprehend Dao fragments and accelerate his understanding of the Great Dao!
“This single spatial fragment… saves me at least a hundred years of bitter cultivation! And that’s with the Acquired Dao Physique’s bonus… for an ordinary cultivator, it would probably take even longer!”
Su Xing raised an eyebrow.
Could it be that the secret to achieving sainthood was related to accelerating Great Dao law comprehension?
“The Luotian Sect’s three supreme secret arts — the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art accelerates cultivation realm breakthroughs… the Great Shaman Body Forging Art strengthens the physical body, with the highest level granting the Wu Clan’s physique and achieving physical sainthood!”
“And this Luotian Immortal Transformation Art… conceals the effect of accelerating Great Dao comprehension…”
Su Xing sighed in admiration.
Truly worthy of a top-tier power that had suppressed other sects several cosmic cycles ago — such depth of heritage!
“Any one of these three legacies alone could serve as a top sect’s most treasured possession, yet the Luotian Sect possessed all three simultaneously!”
Su Xing sighed again.
He had originally intended to advance the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, pushing it to the Grand Accomplishment realm in one go…
But this spatial Dao fragment made Su Xing hesitate.
“Never mind. If I can find another spatial divine nature to refine… I’ll bring out the spatial Dao comprehension.”
“Otherwise, I’ll just steadily advance the Great Shaman Body Forging Art!”
After weighing his options, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【After digesting the spatial Dao fragment, you feel your Spatial Spirit Domain growing even more powerful…】
【The distance you can perform spatial displacement (teleportation) has also increased to a hundred li (50 km)!】
【And so, you continue to garrison Celestial Demon City, fighting against the alien races.】
【Like this, another ten years pass…】
【Year Fifty. Over the past decade, you performed valiantly on the battlefield, slaying multiple Lesser Divine Power aliens.】
【But due to your realm, you remain at the Myriarch level.】
【Meanwhile, the battlefield situation has been continuously deteriorating over the past decade, with endless waves of aliens pouring in.】
【But this also benefits you — with the massive influx of aliens, you can obtain more alien blood essence, slightly increasing your cultivation speed for the Great Shaman Body Forging Art.】
【After killing several red-eyed alien gods, you discover that there is no divine nature within the red-eyed alien gods’ bodies… this piques your curiosity.】
【Soon, another ten years pass.】
【Year Sixty. Your Great Shaman Body Forging Art achieves a minor breakthrough this year, with your strength increasing to the power of six thousand mountains…】
【That same year, you report the possibility of aliens ambushing Heavenly Immortal realm great demons.】
【Because of your identity, the matter quickly receives attention.】
【Half a year later, you receive a reward — Earthly Immortal realm blood essence…】
【Over the following decade, you successively purchase substantial amounts of Earthly Immortal realm blood essence, further increasing your cultivation…】
【Year Seventy. This year, the frontline battlefield situation deteriorates further, and you decide to leave the front lines early.】
【It so happens that this year, an alien god equivalent to early-stage Earthly Immortal realm launches a surprise attack on the front lines, leaving the city in ruins and a hundred thousand slaughtered…】
【You strike, releasing sixteen hundred Protective Sword Auras, slaying the alien in one blow…】
【Afterward, you feign being gravely wounded beyond recovery and withdraw from the front lines…】
【Before leaving, you receive a reward of three hundred jin (150 kg) of Earthly Immortal realm blood essence. Combined with your previously accumulated blood essence, it’s enough to sustain your cultivation for the next several decades.】
【Year Seventy-One. You leave Celestial Demon City.】
【Disguised and with your aura concealed, you first visit White Emperor City… by now, White Emperor City has fallen into severe decline, with very few cultivators on the streets.】
【After you show yourself, you nearly get forcibly conscripted to fight on the front lines.】
【But after presenting a Myriarch token, you are granted your freedom…】
【You proceed to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion intelligence office, hoping to find that young woman.】
【To your surprise, you discover that the young woman is actually still in Celestial Demon City.】
【As it turns out, because the Celestial Secrets Pavilion previously owed you intelligence on a Void Spirit Stone, and the information has now been located, they were unwilling to break their word and waited several extra years for you — but they are about to withdraw from this realm…】
In the Real World, Su Xing’s heart stirred when he saw this. He silently chanted:
“Use immersive simulation… duration: 31 days!”
【Ding, you have successfully used… remaining origin energy: 37,397 points.】
As the simulation notification sounded, Su Xing’s vision shifted, and he appeared inside the Celestial Secrets Pavilion intelligence office.
A young woman’s voice reached his ears.
“Fellow Daoist… the transaction has been completed. Do you have any other questions?”
Su Xing looked at the jade slip in his hand and asked:
“With the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm facing imminent catastrophe… is the Celestial Secrets Pavilion really just going to stand by and watch?”
“If you were willing to help protect this realm, how could the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm have been invaded by aliens to this extent… facing utter annihilation?”
Su Xing was puzzled — why were all these major powers leaving the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm instead of going all-out against the alien races?
After hearing Su Xing’s words, the young woman fell silent for a moment before simply saying:
“Have you ever considered… that without us major powers, the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm might have already fallen by now?”
After a pause, the young woman continued:
“All living beings in this world, even entire worlds themselves… all have their destined fate. Every peck and every sip involves cause and effect…”
“What we can do is only this much…”
With that, the young woman swept her sleeve, and by the time Su Xing came back to his senses, he had already been transported out of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion shop.
Peering through the window into the shop’s interior, it was already completely empty…
“Everything has its destined fate?”
Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly, repeatedly murmuring this phrase.
Could the alien invasion and the annihilation of the Three Thousand Worlds truly be… an unavoidable outcome?
No — he refused to believe it!
Su Xing clenched his fist. He refused to accept this so-called destiny.
If destiny truly existed, then Su Xing himself would be that destiny!
After leaving the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, Su Xing found a temporary cave dwelling within White Emperor City.
He first took out the intelligence jade slip, and after reading the information within, a strange glint flashed through his eyes.
“Three years ago… that is, Year Sixty-Seven of the simulation, a secret realm appeared deep within the Hundred Thousand Mountains, suspected to be a fallen Void Strange Beast? Void Spirit Stones have appeared within the secret realm!”
Su Xing’s eyes lit up.
Void Strange Beasts were a type of creature that lived within the void and spatial wormholes. Unlike the alien races, they were not demon cultivators either.
A Void Strange Beast’s entire body could be considered precious — teeth, claws, and fur could all be refined into superior storage artifacts…
And their inner cores could help one comprehend the Great Dao of Space!
Their flesh could also strengthen one’s physique…
“Void Spirit Stones often appear alongside Void Strange Beasts… it seems I must visit this secret realm in future simulations!”
Su Xing pondered to himself.
He had previously obtained intelligence about secret realms in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, but that was limited to the first fifty years.
He had no knowledge of secret realms that appeared afterward.
Now with this Void Spirit Stone intelligence, Su Xing would absolutely need to explore it in the next simulation!
“However, such a strange beast… the ones pursuing it are probably Human Immortal and Earthly Immortal realm cultivators… I just hope Heavenly Immortal realm cultivators don’t get involved…”
“Otherwise, there might still be some hope of obtaining the Void Spirit Stone!”
Su Xing murmured.
He then took out the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art and began studying it.
After consuming a Spirit Awakening Pill and with the enhancement of the Great Wisdom state…
One month of comprehension was equivalent to ten years!
…
Soon, the immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to reality.
Recalling the insights that had newly appeared in his mind, Su Xing murmured:
“The Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art… at the current rate of progress, as long as I study it for a hundred years in the next simulation, I should be able to smoothly reach the first layer…”
With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze back to the simulation panel.
【After spending some time comprehending the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art, you begin cultivating the Great Shaman Body Forging Art.】
【Decades of warfare on the Celestial Demon City front lines have allowed you to accumulate sufficient blood essence.】
【At your current cultivation speed, consuming half a jin (500 g) of Earthly Immortal realm blood essence daily yields the best results…】
【And so, amidst day-and-night cultivation… ten years pass in the blink of an eye!】
【Year Eighty. Your Great Shaman Body Forging Art advances further. Your strength has grown to the power of six thousand eight hundred mountains, just one step away from the late stage of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s first layer.】
【Recently, you have been feeling uneasy, with Blessed by Fortune occasionally sending warnings.】
【Expending lifespan to divine your fate, you determine that if you continue staying in White Emperor City, the Advent Cult may soon find you.】
【So you head toward the Hundred Thousand Mountains. After a long journey through mountains and rivers, you arrive at the southern reaches of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, only a hundred thousand li (50,000 km) from the Advent Cult’s former valley stronghold.】
【You carve out a cave dwelling here, set up a Xuanyuan Breath-Concealing Formation, and continue cultivating the Great Shaman Body Forging Art.】
【Like this, ten years quickly pass…】
【Year Ninety. You finally take another step forward and successfully break through!】
【You reach the late stage of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s first layer. Your physical body can now contend with late-stage Human Immortal Realm cultivators!】
In the Real World, Su Xing let out a long breath of relief when he saw this.
“Ninety years of simulation… I’ve finally achieved my goal!”
“Late stage of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s first layer — my physical strength rivals that of a late-stage Human Immortal Realm cultivator… combined with my supernatural art talents, forget early-stage Earthly Immortal realm… I could even fight a mid-stage Earthly Immortal realm cultivator!”
Su Xing nodded slightly.
This simulation’s primary objective was to bring out the Blazing Flame Divine Physique, and the secondary objective was a breakthrough in body tempering cultivation.
As for comprehending the Great Dao of Space… and cultivating the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art, those would have to be postponed.
Thinking about this, Su Xing felt somewhat helpless.
“Sigh, when will a single simulation be enough to bring out all the rewards?”
“When that day comes, things will be so much easier…”
The corners of Su Xing’s mouth turned upward, though he knew this wasn’t very realistic.
Even if he could bring out all rewards… Su Xing’s simulation energy wouldn’t be enough!
“I wonder how much longer this simulation can continue… might as well use the remaining time to cultivate the Great Shaman Body Forging Art some more!”
With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【After the Great Shaman Body Forging Art reaches the late stage of its first layer, you continue cultivating in the underground cave dwelling you carved out.】
【One day, you sense something — another tribulation seems to be approaching…】
【After expending lifespan to divine your fate, you learn that the Advent Cult is coming for you again…】
【Left with no choice, you prepare to relocate.】
【You head to a large mountain outside Celestial Demon City, carve out a cave dwelling, and continue cultivating there.】
【In the blink of an eye, another ten years pass…】
【Year One Hundred. You awaken from your secluded cultivation, and at this moment, you divine that you face a death tribulation — inescapable…】
【What you find somewhat regretful is that while your Great Shaman Body Forging Art cultivation has improved slightly, you are still a long way from reaching Perfection of the first layer.】
【Knowing there is no escape, you simply wait quietly in place, wanting to see who has been hunting you…】
【Three days later, a figure appears.】
【It is Blood Three, a cadre of the Advent Cult, who has come personally to capture you!】
【Knowing you cannot resist, you transfer the “I Can’t Be the Only Unlucky One” talent onto Blood Three.】
【After receiving a thorough beating, when you next awaken, you find yourself inside a Blood Moon formation…】
【Before your eyes appear those crimson red eyes, and delirious whispers fill your ears…】
【You died!】
【Ding, this simulation has ended!】
After the simulation ended, Su Xing let out a long breath.
“Sigh, what a pity… in the end, the Advent Cult still found me…”
“But there’s nothing to be done about it. Traveling from the alien dimension to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, a brand will inevitably be carved by the Red Moon…”
“With my current cultivation realm, I temporarily can’t conceal it… but a hundred years of simulation is more than enough!”
Su Xing was still fairly satisfied with this outcome.
For him, with sufficient resources, a hundred years of cultivation was equivalent to a thousand years of bitter cultivation for other immortals.
If every simulation could last a hundred years…
Within a month or two, Su Xing might well achieve the Earthly Immortal realm!
“Well then, let’s see this simulation’s rewards!”
Su Xing’s thoughts stirred as his gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
【Blazing Flame Divine Physique】: Gold talent, priced at 10 origin energy points.
【Spatial Grand Dao (Comprehension)】: Upon claiming, improves comprehension of the Great Dao of Space, still remaining at the Dao Embryonic Form stage without reaching the Initial Glimpse level. Priced at 10,000 origin energy points.
【Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture, First Layer (Major Accomplishment)】: Great Shaman Body Forging Art first layer at Major Accomplishment. Physical strength can contend with late-stage Human Immortal Realm cultivators. Priced at 30,000 origin energy points.
【High-Grade Spirit Liquid, 5 Fang (~10 Million Drops)】: Priced at 100,000 origin energy points.
Su Xing glanced over the reward list. Besides the above rewards, there were also numerous magical treasures and spirit stones, but none were his targets for this simulation.
Without hesitation, Su Xing silently chanted:
“I choose the talent Blazing Flame Divine Physique… and the Great Shaman Body Forging Art first layer comprehension!”
【You have successfully brought out the talent Blazing Flame Divine Physique, spending 10 origin energy points. Remaining origin energy: 37,387 points…】
【You have successfully brought out Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture, First Layer (Major Accomplishment), spending 30,000 origin energy points. Remaining origin energy: 7,397 points…】
As the notification sounded, two streams of mysterious energy surged into Su Xing’s body.
Su Xing felt his constitution undergo subtle changes — his sensitivity to the Great Dao of Fire and fire-attributed spiritual energy became significantly sharper.
At the same time, Su Xing’s aura began to rapidly intensify.
His cultivation of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s first layer had officially reached the late stage!
His pure physical strength exceeded the power of seven thousand mountains!
Su Xing savored the explosive increase in his physical power and nodded with satisfaction.
“Truly worthy of the ancient Wu Clan’s secret art… body tempering comes so naturally, it’s genuinely remarkable!”
After his moment of admiration, Su Xing disguised himself and concealed his aura, preparing to head to the mountains outside the Capital City to trade with Lu Yuanwu.
Moments later, Su Xing flew by sword toward the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon, and his simulation panel gained an additional twenty thousand origin energy.
…
“Thirty mining puppets should be more than enough!”
“Then this week, I’ll go all out on accelerating the spirit rice growth!”
Su Xing murmured, entering the spirit field grotto-heaven.
At this moment, the spirit grain in the spirit field was still lush and green, still a long way from maturity.
“The application of Wood immortal power… also requires proper technique!”
“If I simply irrigate with immortal power to accelerate growth, not only would it waste immortal power and spirit liquid… the results would be half as effective for twice the effort!”
Su Xing recalled a spell from the Shennong Spirit Cultivation Technique — the Spirit Rain Technique!
Its essence was to use spiritual power to create spirit rain, rapidly accelerating the maturation of crops or spirit plants.
“Since spiritual energy works… then immortal power would naturally be even more effective!”
Su Xing murmured, then attempted to learn the technique.
Learning the Spirit Rain Technique wasn’t difficult. In just moments, Su Xing had mastered it on his own, and he began to cast it.
Standing in the center of the spirit field, Su Xing willed his refined Wood immortal power into the air. Drawing upon the sweet spring water within the spirit spring, it rapidly transformed into spirit rain imbued with immortal qi, falling upon the spirit rice.
In merely a quarter of an hour, ten mu (0.67 ha) of spirit rice had been successfully blessed with sweet dew by Su Xing, maturing instantly — and at even higher quality than before.
“Not bad… a quarter of an hour to mature ten mu (0.67 ha) of spirit rice in the spirit field. For five hundred mu (33.35 ha), that’s roughly six to 14 hours…”
“Add in the time needed for the puppets to harvest the spirit rice…”
“About one day to harvest five hundred mu (33.35 ha) of spirit field, which is ten million jin (5,000,000 kg) of spirit rice!”
After some quick calculations, Su Xing realized that in just ten days, he could produce one hundred million jin (50,000,000 kg) of spirit rice!
Selling it all to Great Xia’s military would yield one hundred billion energy… or in other terms, one hundred thousand origin energy!
At the thought of the massive amount of origin energy about to come in, Su Xing was filled with motivation.
For the next week, Su Xing spent his days busy with accelerating spirit rice growth…
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