Chapter 291 – Achieving Human Immortal Realm Grand Perfection, The Three Calamities of Immortals! [8k]
by spirapiraIn the Real World, Su Xing let out a long breath of relief upon seeing this.
“Ah, regardless of everything… I’ve successfully arrived at the Yellow Sand Realm!”
Su Xing felt somewhat fortunate. During the last simulation, he hadn’t risked piloting the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel to other worlds.
Otherwise, having redeemed a damaged Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel, he truly wouldn’t have known how to proceed with cultivation.
“Year ninety of the simulation… I wonder how long before the Yellow Sand Realm gets invaded?”
“Or rather… will Qingyunzi find me first?”
Su Xing felt somewhat helpless.
Right now, it was as if he were playing a game of cat and mouse.
Qingyunzi was the cat, and he was the mouse scurrying about in all directions, only able to flee as best he could and extend the simulation a bit longer.
“The most urgent priority is to raise my cultivation to Human Immortal Realm Grand Perfection as quickly as possible!”
“As for the rest, it won’t be too late to explore afterward!”
Su Xing murmured, his gaze turning to the simulation panel.
【After arriving at the Yellow Sand Realm, you carved out a cave dwelling in the desert.】
【After laying down numerous Breath-Concealing Formations and Shielding Heavenly Secrets restrictions, you felt somewhat more at ease and charged full speed toward Human Immortal Realm Grand Perfection…】
【Year one hundred: after ten years of arduous cultivation, your cultivation reached the mid-stage of Human Immortal Realm ninth layer.】
【As your cultivation continued to advance, the resources needed for further progress grew ever greater.】
【Each day you circulated the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art in cultivation, consuming five hundred drops per double-hour, and on each of the twenty-four solar term days, you needed to expend ten thousand drops of high-grade spirit liquid.】
【But it was precisely because of this abundant spirit liquid that your cultivation speed remained fierce even at the peak of the Human Immortal Realm.】
【Year one hundred and nine of the simulation: your cultivation advanced to the late-stage of Human Immortal Realm ninth layer.】
【Year one hundred and twenty: your cultivation reached the peak of Human Immortal Realm ninth layer!】
【That year, after emerging from seclusion, you specifically went to check on the frontline battle situation in the Yellow Sand Realm.】
【Fortunately, the cultivators of the Yellow Sand Realm were fierce and skilled in battle, so the war remained in a state of equilibrium.】
【But worried that Qingyunzi might come knocking, you wanted to break through to Human Immortal Realm Perfection as soon as possible.】
【Year one hundred and twenty-three: spending several hundred thousand drops of high-grade spirit liquid, you attempted your first breakthrough.】
【You failed… the magical power within your body fell into disorder, and it took a full year to recover.】
【Year one hundred and twenty-five: you launched another assault toward Human Immortal Realm Perfection.】
【This was also your last chance, as the high-grade spirit liquid you had previously accumulated was only enough for one final breakthrough attempt…】
【Thus, you entered closed-door cultivation for three years.】
【Year one hundred and twenty-eight: one day, inspiration struck like divine revelation, and your cultivation advanced to Human Immortal Realm Perfection as naturally as water flowing downhill!】
【Under immense pressure, you succeeded!】
【At this moment, you were only one final step away from the Earthly Immortal realm — survive the Three Calamities, and you could achieve Earthly Immortal status!】
In the Real World, Su Xing breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
“Fortunately I came to the Yellow Sand Realm… year one hundred and twenty-eight of the simulation! I’ve finally advanced to Human Immortal Realm Perfection!”
Su Xing was fairly satisfied with this result.
Over a hundred years of arduous cultivation, and he had walked a path that ordinary Human Immortal Realm cultivators might not complete even in three thousand years.
“Then… next, I need to consider the matter of surviving the Three Calamities!”
In the Three Thousand Worlds, there existed the so-called Three Calamities of Immortals — the calamities of wind, fire, and thunder.
Survive the Three Calamities, and one could transcend from Human Immortal, break through to Earthly Immortal, surpass Heavenly Immortal, and ascend directly to the True Immortal realm.
In simpler terms, at the peak of the Human Immortal Realm, one needed to survive one of the Three Calamities to achieve Earthly Immortal status.
Then at the peak of the Earthly Immortal realm, surviving another calamity would grant Heavenly Immortal status.
And at the peak of the Heavenly Immortal realm, surviving the final calamity would at last grant entry into the True Immortal realm!
Of course, the wind, fire, and thunder of the Three Calamities were no ordinary wind, fire, and thunder.
The wind calamity was a piercing hall-wind that passed through the body’s dantian, tempering the three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls, stabilizing one’s essence, qi, and spirit, and deepening an immortal’s comprehension of the Great Dao.
The fire calamity was no mundane flame either, but rather the twin fires of yin and yang, baptizing every limb and bone, forging the five viscera and six bowels.
The thunder calamity was heavenly thunder — different from a Thunder Tribulation, this thunder calamity was a heart-shattering thunder capable of tempering one’s willpower and strengthening one’s spiritual roots.
Only after surviving all three calamities could one achieve the True Immortal realm.
“According to convention, at the peak of the Human Immortal Realm, one faces the first calamity — the calamity of the twin fires of yin and yang…”
“With my Blazing Flame Divine Physique, plus my Dao Embryonic Form of the Great Dao of Fire, I wonder if I can smoothly survive this calamity?”
Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly, feeling somewhat uncertain.
Although his foundation was solid, even ordinary cultivators at the peak of the Human Immortal Realm who were merely one step from Earthly Immortal would typically need to polish themselves for hundreds or even thousands of years before daring to attempt the first calamity.
Because once the calamity crossing failed, the lighter consequence was a fall in realm with no further possibility of cultivation advancement.
The heavier consequence was the destruction of one’s primordial spirit, soul dispersal and death…
“Before facing the twin fires of yin and yang, if I could break through to the second layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, perhaps that would significantly improve my odds?”
Su Xing rubbed his chin, thinking along these lines.
He had already been searching for Origin-channeling Flowers, and he could perform preliminary refinement of Earth Origin Pills.
It was just that the quality of the Earth Origin Pills was poor. Su Xing planned to wait until he could refine supreme-quality Earth Origin Pills before attempting the breakthrough.
With these thoughts in mind, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【After advancing to Human Immortal Realm Grand Perfection, you explored throughout the Yellow Sand Realm.】
【This realm was indeed as intelligence had described — endless yellow sand with an extremely harsh climate.】
【In the depths of the desert, temperatures could reach nearly ten thousand degrees at their highest, yet at night, they plummeted to over two hundred degrees below zero.】
【Although immortals were impervious to heat and cold, in such a harsh environment with thin spiritual energy, you naturally found it unpleasant.】
【So you found an oasis city called Yellow Flower City, paid some spirit stones, and found an inn within the city to stay temporarily.】
【The cultivators of the Yellow Sand Realm all had plain and unadorned appearances. It was common to see sturdy women who were one meter tall with waists also one meter eighty in circumference.】
【While in the Yellow Sand Realm, you attempted to cultivate the second layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, consuming Earth Origin Pills to stimulate your primordial energy.】
【But you failed multiple times. You suspected the issue might be one of two things.】
【Either the quality of the Earth Origin Pills was insufficient, or your own primordial energy cultivation was lacking.】
In the Real World, Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this.
“Come to think of it… my primordial energy hasn’t improved in quite some time… Ever since reaching Perfection level of Divine Power realm Projection-level, there’s been no further advancement…”
“Originally, the amplification that primordial energy provided to strength was terrifyingly powerful, but after reaching the Immortal realm, that amplification weakened considerably, far less than the amplification from the Essence of Strength…”
“Could it be… that before nurturing the primordial energy flower, there are some details I’ve overlooked?”
Su Xing rubbed his chin, planning to inquire carefully the next time he visited the Luotian Sect dungeon.
With these thoughts, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【Unable to break through to the second layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art for the time being, you decided to explore the Yellow Sand Realm instead.】
【You discovered that the market squares of the Yellow Sand Realm’s various cities contained quite a few interesting rumors.】
【For instance, there was once a Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator who was sun-dried into a human jerky in the depths of the desert, dying directly from dehydration. There was also a Human Immortal realm cultivator who attempted to cross the desert at night, only to be frozen into an ice sculpture, devoid of all life force…】
【As for these marketplace rumors, you naturally didn’t believe them. No matter how harsh the desert climate, how could it possibly threaten an immortal?】
【After spending two or three years in the Yellow Sand Realm, however, you discovered that these rumors were not without basis — in fact, there were extremely many documented cases. This piqued your interest in exploring further.】
【Year one hundred and thirty: one day, your Blessed by Fortune talent issued frantic warnings…】
【You felt somewhat helpless. You hadn’t even gone to explore the depths of the Yellow Sand Realm yet, but Qingyunzi was likely about to come knocking.】
【Over these years, you had attempted to repair the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel, but were unable to reactivate it.】
【One day later, Qingyunzi appeared.】
【You explained desperately…】
【Your soul was searched by Qingyunzi…】
【You died!】
【Ding! This simulation has ended!】
After the simulation ended, Su Xing felt somewhat helpless, but then consoled himself:
“Well, a hundred and thirty years of simulation, achieving Human Immortal Realm Grand Perfection — mission accomplished!”
“But the depths of the Yellow Sand Realm truly seem to hold unexplored secrets?”
“Next simulation… perhaps I can explore them?”
Su Xing pondered thoughtfully.
Then his gaze turned to this simulation’s rewards.
【Saintly Hand of Alchemy】: gold talent, priced at 10 origin energy.
【Human Immortal Realm, Grand Perfection】: Human Immortal realm cultivator, has reached Human Immortal Realm Peak, priced at 40,000 origin energy.
【Earth Origin Pills x10】: Rank Eleven pills that can stimulate primordial energy within the body and trigger the birth and growth of the primordial energy flower. Pills used by the ancient Wu Clan for body forging. Priced at 10,000 origin energy.
【Origin-Channeling Flowers x10】: Rare natural treasures with the effect of stimulating primordial energy and refining primordial power. Priced at 1,000 origin energy.
【Low-Grade Spirit Stones x10 Million】: 10,000 origin energy.
“Ten Earth Origin Pills, worth ten thousand origin energy… that really isn’t cheap!”
Su Xing muttered.
Cultivating the second layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art required long-term consumption of Earth Origin Pills.
But a single Earth Origin Pill was worth one thousand origin energy, meaning it would be very difficult for Su Xing to bring out large quantities for long-term cultivation.
“By comparison, Origin-channeling Flowers are far cheaper… and a single Origin-channeling Flower is enough to refine three Earth Origin Pills…”
Su Xing rubbed his chin. Obviously, bringing out Origin-channeling Flowers and then refining Earth Origin Pills within the simulation was far more cost-effective.
“However, for this simulation’s rewards!”
The corners of Su Xing’s mouth curved upward slightly as he declared without hesitation:
“I choose the Saintly Hand of Alchemy talent and the Human Immortal Realm Grand Perfection cultivation!”
As Su Xing’s words fell, a simulation notification chimed in his ears.
【You have successfully brought out Human Immortal Realm Grand Perfection cultivation. Cost: 40,000 origin energy. Remaining origin energy: 63,166…】
【Ding! Detected that you possess a talent of the same type: Alchemy Prodigy. Auto-replacing…】
【You have successfully brought out the talent Saintly Hand of Alchemy. Cost: 10 origin energy. Remaining origin energy: 63,156…】
As the notifications concluded, two streams of mysterious energy surged into Su Xing’s body.
A golden light merged into Su Xing’s body.
Su Xing felt that the alchemy problems that had previously eluded him were suddenly filled with countless new inspirations.
His grasp of pill-refining techniques, heat control, and other aspects had advanced another step!
Yet the greatest change was naturally the advancement in cultivation!
In just a few breaths, Su Xing’s cultivation began climbing rapidly.
Human Immortal Realm sixth layer peak… Human Immortal Realm seventh layer!
As naturally as water flowing downhill, he advanced to the late-stage of the Human Immortal Realm, yet the growth of his cultivation aura became ever more dramatic.
Human Immortal Realm eighth layer… Human Immortal Realm ninth layer…
Finally — Human Immortal Realm Grand Perfection!
Su Xing sat in meditation to regulate his breathing for a long while before slowly opening his eyes and gently exhaling a breath of turbid qi.
“Human Immortal Realm Perfection… the immortal power within my body is a full nine zhang (29.97 m) wide… this has already reached the magical power density of early-stage Earthly Immortal realm!”
In the Immortal realm, the further one progressed, the greater the gap between each level.
For Su Xing to possess the magical power density of early-stage Earthly Immortal realm while still at Human Immortal Realm Perfection was already one in ten thousand…
“Whew… with my cultivation advanced further, the Earthly Immortal realm isn’t far off!”
The corners of Su Xing’s mouth curved upward as a surge of heroic ambition rose in his heart.
“Perhaps… I could try piloting the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel and leave Earth?”
“Hmm… but I should test it in a simulation first, to prevent any accidents!”
In the short term, Su Xing had three goals.
Break through to the second layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, survive the twin fires of yin and yang, and reach the second layer of the Human Immortal Realm!
Then achieve Initial Glimpse of the Great Dao of Space, so he could more smoothly traverse between worlds.
After pondering for a moment, Su Xing disguised his appearance and concealed his aura, then went to trade with Lu Yuanwu.
With another twenty thousand origin energy in hand, Su Xing took to sword flight and headed for the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon.
“The Xuanyuan Breath-Concealing Formation can block Old Dog Dragon’s detection… so it’s time to move the Spirit Vein Dragon into the spirit field grotto-heaven!”
Su Xing murmured as he made his way to the core area of the Myriad Wood Sect ruins.
The core of the Myriad Wood Sect ruins had long since been stripped bare by Su Xing — not even a blade of grass remained. Even Perfected One Myriad Wood had become a capable puppet under Su Xing’s command.
In the vast core of the ruins, only the Spirit Vein Dragon remained, trapped alone within the formation.
Upon seeing Su Xing approach, the spirit dragon immediately let out a pitiful cry.
“Ying ying~”
“Hm? Since when did you start acting cute and coquettish?” Su Xing rubbed his chin, somewhat speechless.
“Just wait a moment. Let me set up a few formations first before I get you out… But you have to promise that after I release you, you won’t move around recklessly. Be obedient and come with me to a certain place!”
Su Xing spoke with earnest gravity, attempting to sweet-talk the spirit dragon.
“Little Black, you really have no idea… how chaotic the outside world is right now. A little dragon like you would be the easiest target for someone to refine… or they’d trap you, and once trapped, it could be tens of thousands of years!”
“Hm? You don’t know how long tens of thousands of years is?”
“It’s roughly the amount of time you’ve been trapped here… multiplied by a hundred!”
Su Xing deployed his Self-Help Guru talent to its fullest, setting up formations on one hand while sweet-talking the spirit dragon on the other.
The spirit dragon had long since developed spiritual intelligence, with wisdom no less than that of a ten-year-old child, so she could naturally understand what Su Xing was saying.
Seeing the Spirit Vein Dragon huddled within the formation, trembling from his persuasion, Su Xing nodded with satisfaction.
Over the next three days, Su Xing busied himself breaking the formation while simultaneously reinforcing the Xuanyuan Breath-Concealing Formation.
At the same time, he subjected the Spirit Vein Dragon to three full days of high-intensity brainwashing!
When everything was ready, Su Xing stood before the formation imprisoning the Spirit Vein Dragon and said:
“I’m about to let you out… but remember, everyone outside is a bad guy!”
The Spirit Vein Dragon cowered in a corner of the formation, trembling. She now seemed like she didn’t particularly want to come out anymore.
Su Xing was very satisfied with the Spirit Vein Dragon’s reaction. After making a few more arrangements, he completely dismantled the formation imprisoning the Spirit Vein Dragon.
The spirit dragon was freed. As the formation dissolved, a unique aura belonging to a Spirit Vein Dragon — an aura at the level of a supreme post-celestial treasure — erupted forth.
But it was quickly blocked by the Xuanyuan Breath-Concealing Formation.
Seeing the Spirit Vein Dragon first leap about with joy, only for her eyes to immediately fill with terror —
Su Xing didn’t hesitate. He directly invoked the power of space and stored the spirit dragon into the spirit field grotto-heaven.
“Phew… that was a close call, but it all worked out in the end!”
Su Xing wiped away nonexistent sweat from his forehead. The commotion caused by the spirit dragon breaking free moments ago had been no small matter.
After confirming that the formation restrictions were functioning without any issues, Su Xing’s mind stirred. He turned and entered the spirit field grotto-heaven.
At this moment, the Spirit Vein Dragon was curiously surveying everything around her.
She had been trapped within a formation merely a few zhang wide since birth. By comparison, the spirit field grotto-heaven spanning a hundred zhang (333 m) in every direction was an absolutely vast world to her.
The spirit field grotto-heaven had long since been outfitted with various formation restrictions by Su Xing, so the Spirit Vein Dragon’s aura would naturally not leak out.
Watching the Spirit Vein Dragon gaze around with the curious eyes of a little kitten, Su Xing said reassuringly:
“Ahem, Little Black! From now on, this is your home!”
“But you need to remember—the spirit grain planted in those spirit fields over there, you’re not allowed to trample any of it… And those Spirit-Gathering Flowers and spirit herbs, you can’t damage them either!”
With that, Su Xing pointed to the open ground before him and said:
“Later, I’ll dig out a pond for you right here, fill the water with spirit liquid, and you can live here from now on!”
As he spoke, Su Xing produced several bottles of mid-grade spirit liquid, roughly thirty to fifty thousand drops in total.
The Spirit Vein Dragon was greedily breathing in the surrounding spiritual energy. For creatures like spirit dragons, a place rich in spiritual qi held an irresistible allure!
Su Xing waved his hand and uncorked the several bottles of mid-grade spirit liquid. A dense wave of spiritual qi rushed toward them.
The Spirit Vein Dragon froze at the sight, and a small puddle of dragon drool trickled from her mouth, falling to the ground and transforming into a thousand drops of low-grade spirit liquid.
Su Xing’s eyes went wide. He muttered, “Good heavens, this Spirit Vein Dragon really is a treasure!”
After confirming that Su Xing meant her no harm, the Spirit Vein Dragon drew closer, extending her dragon head and tentatively drawing in the several bottles of mid-grade spirit liquid.
Spirit liquid was the finest food for a Spirit Vein Dragon!
The spirit dragon greedily slurped up the spirit liquid, and tens of thousands of drops of mid-grade spirit liquid vanished in an instant.
Afterward, the spirit dragon wore the expression of one who had eaten and drunk their fill, lazily leaning against a large tree.
A rosy flush spread across her face. Su Xing took one look and knew she had taken in too much spiritual qi, causing Spirit-Drunkenness.
Seizing the opportunity while the Spirit Vein Dragon was drunk and sleeping, Su Xing stepped forward and carefully examined Little Black’s body.
Sure enough, on the Spirit Vein Dragon’s body, Su Xing discovered wisps of dark qi coiling from the inside out, in quantities beyond counting.
These dark qi wisps caused the spirit dragon to occasionally show expressions of pain even in her sleep.
They would even severely impede the Spirit Vein Dragon’s growth!
“Sigh, I need to find a way to deal with this dark qi as soon as possible… otherwise it will be extremely detrimental to the spirit dragon’s growth.”
Back when Su Xing was at the Luotian Sect, he had learned a total of two methods for handling dark qi.
The first was using the secret art Grafting to transfer the dark qi onto himself, then circulating arts like the Clear Heart Art to purge it from his own body.
The second was using a malice-dissolving formation to help the Spirit Vein Dragon break down the dark qi.
Su Xing planned to employ both methods simultaneously!
With this in mind, Su Xing spent two days setting up two malice-dissolving formations around the area where the spirit dragon slept.
Indeed, wisps of dark qi slowly dissipated from the spirit dragon’s body, merging into the formations and disappearing.
“Not bad… the speed is quite slow, but at least it’s having some effect!”
“It’s a shame, though—this malice-dissolving formation can only gradually break down the dark qi. Who knows how long it will take to purge it completely?”
Su Xing observed for a while and discovered that the malicious qi within the spirit dragon was far too heavy. The malice-dissolving formation would likely be damaged after a few weeks of operation.
At that point, Su Xing would need to set it up again.
“Still, it’s better than nothing… at least it’s having some effect!”
Su Xing nodded. As for the Grafting technique, he planned to attempt it in a couple of days.
Because today was already September 8th, and Su Xing needed to go meet Luo Shuying.
After disguising his appearance and concealing his aura, Su Xing flew out on his sword. In less than two quarters of an hour, he arrived at the agreed-upon location.
At this point, Luo Shuying had already been waiting for quite some time. The moment she saw Su Xing appear, she revealed herself, saying with pleasant surprise:
“Senior, you’re here!”
Then Luo Shuying put on a reproachful expression and said:
“Senior, where have you been all this time? Why haven’t you come for months?”
Su Xing wore a mysterious expression and said with an air of sagely composure:
“Naturally, I was on the road fighting against foreign races… You’ve been kept waiting all this time!”
As he spoke, Su Xing produced several bottles of pills, all containing Mind-Condensing Pills.
“These pills will be of great assistance on your path after reaching Legendary… cultivate diligently!”
Luo Shuying’s eyes lit up at the sight, and she happily accepted the pills. “Thank you, Senior!”
“Senior, these are the rare treasures I’ve traded for over the past few months… along with the intelligence I’ve gathered!”
Luo Shuying handed over a storage ring, then proceeded to share the intelligence she had investigated with Su Xing.
This included the fact that the Advent Cult’s moles within Great Xia’s military had been thoroughly rooted out, and they planned to send new ones!
But planting moles was no overnight affair—it would likely take three to five years to bear fruit.
Su Xing listened and nodded slightly, wearing a satisfied expression that left Luo Shuying feeling quite fulfilled.
But in truth, Su Xing already knew most of this intelligence.
Su Xing thought for a moment and decided to assign Luo Shuying a new task.
“Shuying, if at any point in the near future the Advent Cult investigates an organization called the Celestial Secrets Pavilion… make sure to inform me!”
“However, don’t give yourself away… your own safety comes first!”
Luo Shuying nodded obediently upon hearing this.
She thought her senior was truly wonderful—powerful, pleasant to talk to, and he even cared about her well-being…
After chatting with Luo Shuying a while longer, Su Xing brought up the main matter.
“Shuying, I need to borrow your Spirit Clan token… I have business in the Spirit Realm over the next few days!”
Luo Shuying didn’t question how Su Xing knew about this, and simply handed over a token.
Afterward, the two chatted a bit more before parting ways.
Before leaving, Luo Shuying wore an expression of reluctance.
…
Meanwhile, having obtained the token, Su Xing immediately flew by sword toward the designated spatial node—an island in the Eastern Sea.
This took Su Xing roughly 1 hour.
Upon reaching the spatial node on the island, Su Xing activated the Spirit Clan token and felt spatial fluctuations emanating from beside him.
“Interesting… a spatial formation still in operation?”
Su Xing murmured, and in the next instant, his figure vanished from the spot.
After appearing in the Spirit Realm, Su Xing surveyed the surrounding terrain.
The ecology here was extremely similar to Earth’s, the difference being the absence of various high-tech products, leaving nature relatively well-preserved.
“The Spirit Clan ancestral grounds… should be in that direction!”
Following the memories in his mind, Su Xing flew ten thousand li (5,000 km) by sword before arriving at a deep mountain range.
Within these deep mountains, thick mist swirled and qi currents were chaotic. Ordinary people would find it very difficult to detect anything unusual here.
“As expected… this was produced by the deterioration of a Breath-Concealing Formation and a mist formation. Judging by the scale, these were at least twelfth-rank formations!”
Su Xing murmured, then ventured deeper into the mist to explore.
Another hour or two passed before Su Xing emerged onto a flat stone slab, its surface inscribed with damaged formation patterns.
Su Xing then began repairing this teleportation formation.
Several hours later, Su Xing successfully activated the formation, called out the password, and appeared inside a palace.
Just as described in the simulation, this palace was extremely similar to the one in the Luotian dungeon.
After observing for a while, Su Xing approached the stone coffin. Offering a brief bow of respect, he pushed open the lid.
What met his eyes was a skeleton, yet it did not inspire fear. Instead, wisps of immortal qi drifted from it.
“The remains of Luo Bing’er, an Earthly Immortal of the Luotian Sect…”
Su Xing pursed his lips, carefully arranged the remains, and then retrieved the storage ring from the skeletal fingertip.
Probing it with his divine sense, he found countless cultivator treasures within.
Spirit stones piled like mountains, an overwhelming collection of techniques and supernatural arts… along with treasure-crafting materials of every kind!
And those Dao-guarding puppets—with just minor repairs, they would become powerful assets for Su Xing!
Good heavens… even a Mystic Immortal might not possess such wealth in a single storage ring!
Su Xing’s heart pounded as he hastily tucked the storage ring away.
Activating the jade slip in the skeleton’s hand, a recorded message from Luo Bing’er echoed in Su Xing’s mind.
“…Tell Master that Bing’er misses the lullabies she used to sing…”
After the final words of the jade slip faded away, Su Xing was silent for a moment, then murmured:
“Rest easy. Since I’ve inherited your possessions… I’ll fulfill your final wish for you.”
Su Xing took a deep breath, then pushed the stone coffin aside with force, revealing what lay hidden beneath it—tens of millions of drops of high-grade spirit liquid!
Taking out a storage container, Su Xing collected every last drop of spirit liquid…
Having finished all of this, Su Xing flew away by sword, departing from the Spirit Realm…
…
By the time Su Xing returned to Earth, it was already noon on September 9th.
Without stopping, he hurried to the Villa. Seeing Jin Congxue, who had been waiting a bit longer than expected, Su Xing felt slightly apologetic.
“Sorry… I was held up by some business!”
Su Xing offered a brief explanation.
Jin Congxue didn’t mind. After the two finished their meal, they proceeded to trade goods and chat.
…
After the meal, Su Xing returned to the spirit field grotto-heaven.
Seeing that the simulation cooldown was about to end, Su Xing murmured:
“This simulation, I need to push my Earth Origin Pill comprehension to Major Mastery, or even Perfection level!”
“At the same time, I need to advance my body tempering into the second layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art as quickly as possible!”
Having set his goals, Su Xing silently intoned:
“Begin simulation!”
【Simulation #103 initiated. Current remaining origin energy: 111,006 points… Remaining simulation attempts: none.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a gold legendary talent costs 1 origin energy point. Draw?】
“Yes!” Su Xing intoned silently.
【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the purple talent A Thousand Cups, Never Drunk. Probability of drawing a gold talent on next simulation: 60%…】
【A Thousand Cups, Never Drunk】: Purple talent. You are naturally blessed with an enormous capacity for alcohol. Even high-concentration immortal wine cannot make you drunk. With this talent, you will become the most dazzling figure at any drinking occasion…
“Tsk tsk, a lifestyle purple talent… oh well!”
Su Xing didn’t dwell on it too much. A talent like A Thousand Cups, Never Drunk might come in handy someday.
“Let’s just get on with the simulation!”
Su Xing could hardly wait, his gaze fixed on the simulation panel.
【In the spirit field grotto-heaven, you become aware that you are in a simulation.】
【You attempt to repair the damaged puppets in the spirit field grotto-heaven.】
【Over ten days, you repair several low-rank Nascent Soul stage puppets.】
【You discover that the craftsmanship of these puppets is extremely sophisticated. In the process of repairing them, your puppet-crafting skills improve slightly.】
【After a few more days, you prepare to enter the Luotian dungeon…】
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and silently intoned:
“Use immersive simulation…”
【Ding…】
His vision shifted, and Su Xing appeared inside the Luotian dungeon.
After completing the familiar quest sequence, Su Xing stopped his master Luo Qingniu and asked:
“Master, the Great Shaman Body Forging Art I’ve been cultivating seems to have hit a bottleneck.”
“The primordial energy flower… how should I nurture it to make it fully bloom?”
After hearing Su Xing’s words, Luo Qingniu thought for a moment and said:
“Xiaochuan, I can see that your foundation is solid… The seed of primordial energy within your body is several times more robust than that of ordinary cultivators. Therefore, it’s only natural that getting the primordial energy flower to bloom would be more difficult!”
“It’s like a towering tree—when it’s first sprouting and taking root, its ability to draw nutrients naturally can’t compare to the weeds beside it… which is precisely why it needs more careful tending!”
After offering Su Xing some encouragement, Luo Qingniu explained:
“The second layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art is essentially the process of transforming the seed of primordial energy into the primordial energy flower… and then making that flower bloom vigorously!”
“The more vigorously the primordial energy flower blooms, the further you advance in the second layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art!”
“Therefore, you must tend to it carefully, using primordial energy as a catalyst to gently and continuously stimulate the seed, accelerating its rate of primordial energy production…”
“I have some insights from senior cultivators here. Allow me to pass them on to you!”
With that, Luo Qingniu handed over a jade slip.
Su Xing hastily accepted it and probed it with his consciousness, his eyes immediately lighting up.
After putting away the jade slip, Su Xing was in no rush to begin cultivating.
After a moment’s thought, Su Xing asked with some curiosity:
“Master, is there really only one copy of our Luotian Sect’s Clear Heart Art?”
Upon hearing Su Xing’s words, Luo Qingniu nodded.
“There is indeed only one copy of the Clear Heart Art… And as a mind-clearing technique, its effects are actually rather average…”
Hearing Luo Qingniu’s repeated explanation, Su Xing grew even more puzzled. Why, then, was Qingyunzi so obsessed with finding the Clear Heart Art?
With this doubt in his heart, Su Xing ventured to ask:
“Master, I once heard that among the Three Thousand Worlds, there is a great power called the Azure Cloud Sect…”
“The Azure Cloud Sect’s ancestor, Qingyunzi, seems to be very interested in the Clear Heart Art?”
Upon hearing Su Xing’s words, Luo Qingniu was momentarily stunned. After carefully searching his memories, he couldn’t help but laugh.
“Ha ha! Now that you mention it… your master does recall an amusing anecdote!”
“Legend has it that several cosmic cycles ago, our Luotian Sect’s ancestor discovered a secret realm that had been passed down from ancient times…”
“Inside the secret realm, he encountered Qingyunzi of the Azure Cloud Sect… The two of them each had their own fortuitous encounters within!”
“Ancestor Qingyunzi reportedly obtained the technique One Qi Transforms into Three Purities—it was also the technique that made him famous. When cultivated to its highest level, one person can split into three, all sharing a single consciousness. Together, they can overwhelm even a Grand Luo Golden Immortal!”
“And our Luotian Ancestor obtained a visualization method called the Ruyi Visualization Method…”
“At the time, Qingyunzi asked our ancestor what he had obtained.”
“The Luotian Ancestor, feeling mischievous, pulled out the Clear Heart Art and claimed that was what he had found…”