Chapter 302 – Great Shaman Body Forging Art Third Layer, Heavenly Spirit Supernatural Art: Myriad Stars Attraction! [8k]

Although this was Su Xing’s first formal attempt at artifact refinement, he was actually no stranger to the basic steps involved.

In his mind, Su Xing was already extremely familiar with the fundamentals of artifact refinement. The entire process—from crafting the treasure embryo, to forging, hammering, quenching, and shaping—he already basically understood.

Combined with his prior experience refining artifact puppets, Su Xing’s starting point was certainly not that of a complete novice.

Though he had a certain foundation, Su Xing still chose to begin from the lowest grade of talisman weapons.

A towering building rises from the smallest of foundations.

If he didn’t solidify the basics, how could he hope to refine high-grade magical treasures afterward?

With this in mind, Su Xing took out some low-grade refinement materials and began refining artifacts day and night without rest.

In the cultivation world, the lowest grade of magical treasure was called a talisman weapon. They could only crudely channel spiritual energy, and their power was roughly equivalent to low-grade conventional firearms.

Su Xing possessed the Artifact Refinement Sacred Body, and with the added boost of the Blazing Flame Divine Physique, artifact refinement became quite simple.

The Separation Fire Technique, aside from pill refinement, posed no difficulty for artifact refinement either.

In the first year, Su Xing rested only ten days. He spent over three hundred and fifty days refining artifacts that year, crafting only the lowest-grade talisman weapons.

With Su Xing’s magical power and the strength of the Separation Fire Technique, he could produce over thirty talisman weapons per day on average.

In one year, Su Xing refined over ten thousand talisman weapons!

From sabers, spears, swords, and halberds, to staves, clubs, fist weapons, and lancets—all eighteen types of classical weapons, and even hundreds of obscure weapon varieties, Su Xing had refined them all.

In one year, Su Xing had thoroughly mastered the refinement of talisman weapons!

Without the slightest exaggeration, when it came to talisman weapon refinement alone, Su Xing could craft top-grade talisman weapons with his eyes closed, regardless of type—even surpassing those made by some Artifact Refinement Grandmasters!

In the second year, Su Xing began refining magical instruments.

Crafting magical instruments was undoubtedly far more difficult than talisman weapons, as the materials required were more demanding, and more spiritual energy needed to be infused.

But overall, the underlying principles of refinement were similar.

Embryo creation, forging, tempering, polishing, and so on…

Su Xing spent three years learning to refine magical instruments!

He had mastered all manner of magical instruments.

In the fifth year of immersive simulation, Su Xing began refining treasure-grade artifacts.

The difficulty of refining treasure-grade artifacts was undoubtedly far greater than magical instruments.

This time, Su Xing spent a full ten years before he had thoroughly mastered the craft, able to produce top-grade treasure artifacts without wasting materials.

Throughout this process, Su Xing’s refinement techniques continuously improved—numerous forging methods, fire control skills, and other techniques had all been mastered.

In the sixteenth year of immersive simulation, Su Xing began refining spirit-grade artifacts.

…

Soon, the thirty-year immersive simulation ended. Su Xing returned to the real world, his mind still replaying the details of decades of artifact refinement, still somewhat dazed.

He cast the memory secret technique, and his real-world memories resurfaced. The thirty years of artifact refinement transformed into Su Xing’s practical experience.

Su Xing let out a long breath, a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

“Thirty years of immersive simulation, and I’ve finally completely mastered the refinement of top-grade spirit artifacts!”

“If I take it one step further… I’ll be able to refine the lowest grade of immortal treasures!”

At this moment, Su Xing’s foundation in artifact refinement was already very solid. He could truly be called an Artifact Refinement Master.

“Tsk tsk, these thirty years of immersive simulation are equivalent to saving one reward extraction opportunity!”

“Next, I need to obtain the Origin-channeling Flowers and head to the Star Realm to collect the Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Observation Method!”

Su Xing murmured, his gaze returning to the simulation panel.

【In Year 35, after the Secret Realm opened, you successfully obtained one hundred and eighty Origin-channeling Flowers.】

【That same year, you refined five hundred and forty Earth Origin Pills, then piloted the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel to the Star Realm.】

【After arriving in the Star Realm, you began your daily body tempering cultivation while simultaneously collecting star observation methods from the Star Realm.】

【In this manner, over forty years passed…】

【…】

【In Year 77, you had collected over six hundred star observation methods from various tribes, and had also finally obtained the beginning portion of the Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Observation Method.】

【From this point on, you could formally attempt to cultivate the Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Observation Method…】

【But you were in no rush to cultivate. Instead, you planned to first collect the complete Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Observation Method before proceeding.】

【However, as you continued collecting, you had already visited nearly all the weaker tribes. The remaining tribes you needed to explore were guarded by at least Peak Earthly Immortal realm cultivators.】

【So you became even more cautious and meticulous, spending months planning before making a single move…】

【In Year 78, your physical strength grew to eighty-five mountains and rivers of power.】

【You devoted most of your attention to cultivating the Great Shaman Body Forging Art.】

【In Year 90, your physical strength grew to ninety mountains and rivers of power…】

【That same year, the Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Observation Method you had collected reached two-thirds completion. The Dao of Cause and Effect and Destiny contained within it made even you feel that it was extraordinarily difficult.】

【In Year 105, your physical strength grew to ninety-five mountains and rivers of power…】

【In Year 120, one day, you felt a stirring in your heart, sensing that your primordial energy and physical strength could no longer advance even an inch.】

【In your heart, you knew you had completely cultivated the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s second layer to Perfection. If you advanced one step further, you could enter the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s third layer!】

In the real world, Su Xing’s expression turned excited when he saw this.

“Whew… finally, after over a hundred years of bitter cultivation, the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s second layer has reached Perfection!”

“Next comes the cultivation of the third layer!”

“If the Great Shaman Body Forging Art enters the third layer, I’ll truly possess combat power equivalent to the Heavenly Immortal realm!”

“Combined with my Protective Sword Aura, even a mid-stage Heavenly Immortal realm cultivator would be worth fighting!”

Su Xing let out a long breath, calming the excitement in his heart.

“As for the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s third layer… the Star Stones it requires are precisely what the Star Realm has in abundance!”

“Perhaps I can push through in one burst and break into the third layer!”

Su Xing murmured. He didn’t yet know the specifics of the third layer’s cultivation method, but he figured that once he accepted this simulation’s memories and cultivation, he would find out.

His gaze turned to the simulation panel.

【After perfecting the second layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, you received the cultivation information for the third layer.】

【Additionally, besides the cultivation method, you also received a supernatural art hidden within your bloodline… Myriad Stars Attraction!】

【This technique ranks among the thirty-six Heavenly Spirit supernatural arts!】

【And you also learned the true power of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s third layer!】

【The first layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art enhances the physical body and strength… granting Human Immortal realm combat power!】

【The second layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, besides amplifying strength, makes primordial energy extraordinarily powerful and enables using primordial energy to nourish the natal artifact, allowing one to fight Earthly Immortal realm cultivators!】

【The third layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art strengthens one’s bloodline and grants Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation! One’s height can reach a thousand zhang (3.33 km), physical strength is massively increased, and one can draw upon the power of the stars!】

【This mighty Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation is what makes the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s third layer comparable to the Heavenly Immortal realm!】

【As for the cultivation method, it involves using Star Stones to absorb the power of myriad stars in the heavens, greatly strengthening one’s flesh, blood, and vitality!】

“Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation… the supernatural art Myriad Stars Attraction!”

In the real world, Su Xing’s eyes went wide when he saw this.

He vaguely understood now why the native cultivators of the Star Realm were so powerful.

And why that Heavenly Immortal realm cultivator he had previously encountered could grow dozens of times in size, transforming into a giant tens of meters tall.

That was indeed the Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation!

Across the Three Thousand Worlds, many powerful cultivators—especially demon cultivators in their true forms—possessed what was essentially a type of Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation!

The Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation could increase one’s size by dozens to tens of thousands of times!

And with the increase in size, physical strength would naturally be vastly amplified!

Su Xing had originally planned to find a way to learn a dharma manifestation technique to enhance his combat power.

But now, that trouble had been spared…

“A dharma manifestation passed down from the Wu Clan! It must be extraordinary!”

“And there’s also the Heavenly Spirit supernatural art… Myriad Stars Attraction!”

“This supernatural art… must be what that Heavenly Immortal realm cultivator used before!”

“Though… the power that cultivator displayed may not have been the complete Myriad Stars Attraction—perhaps it was only a partial version passed down through the generations?”

Su Xing finally understood why that cultivator’s combat power had been so terrifying.

That supernatural technique that drew down the power of the stars in the heavens—Myriad Stars Attraction! It was one of the former thirty-six Heavenly Spirit supernatural arts!

If mastered by a late-stage Heavenly Immortal realm cultivator, it would be powerful enough to fight a True Immortal realm cultivator!

Su Xing estimated that the power that cultivator had displayed at the time was roughly at the level of a top-tier Earth Fiend supernatural art.

But even so, it had made it impossible for Su Xing to fight above his level.

With Su Xing’s strength, fighting ordinary early-stage Heavenly Immortal realm cultivators above his level shouldn’t be difficult.

But if the opponent possessed a top-tier Earth Fiend supernatural art, then Su Xing would have no chance of winning.

“But still… a Heavenly Spirit supernatural art! How terrifying must its power be!?”

Su Xing’s heart pounded wildly, filled with indescribable yearning.

His gaze returned to the simulation panel.

【After learning of the power of Myriad Stars Attraction, you became even more eager to break through to the third layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art.】

【So over the next several years, you frantically collected Star Stones, studying them in hopes of using them to commune with the stars above.】

【Regardless of morning or evening, cold or heat, through the Star Stones, you truly sensed a thread of a wondrous feeling.】

【That feeling was as if the stars above were your steadfast support, able to provide you with power at any moment.】

【A fist-sized low-grade Star Stone was completely absorbed by you in merely two or three months.】

【You felt your physical strength advance further, but you were unable to draw the power of the stars into your body. Breaking into the third layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art still seemed far off…】

【You knew in your heart that cultivating the third layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art was not as simple as you had imagined.】

【But fortunately, time was one thing you had in abundance…】

【In Year 125, besides attempting to draw down the stars, you continued collecting star observation methods from various tribes. The Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Observation Method grew ever more complete.】

【In this manner, another fifteen years passed.】

【In Year 140, you had still not managed to break into the third layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, but you could faintly commune with the stars above, and your physical body and strength had advanced further!】

【Meanwhile, cultivators of the Star Realm had not ceased hunting you over these years. Fortunately, you possessed the spirit field grotto-heaven, and even Heavenly Immortal realm cultivators could not forcibly break into it…】

In the real world, Su Xing nodded slightly at this and silently recited:

“Activate immersive simulation, duration: one month!”

【Ding…】

The next second, Su Xing’s consciousness entered the simulation world.

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Xing consumed the Spirit Awakening Pill, then first committed the entire Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Observation Method to memory.

Countless profound and mysterious characters entered Su Xing’s mind, among which were quite a few ancient Wu Clan scripts he had never seen before, seemingly containing mysterious power.

“Whew… the Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Observation Method is roughly three-quarters collected. The remaining portions should all be held by those Heavenly Immortal realm tribes…”

“If I want to collect it all, my cultivation needs to advance further!”

Su Xing murmured. With his current strength, he was not yet capable of opposing all the Heavenly Immortal realm cultivators of the Star Realm, let alone the True Immortal realm cultivators that existed in this world.

Su Xing briefly organized his thoughts, then began preparing for artifact refinement.

He took out two immortal treasure embryos along with numerous precious materials.

Over the course of this month, Su Xing began refining.

Refining immortal treasures was undoubtedly far more difficult than refining ordinary magical treasures.

This was because immortal treasures mostly possessed spirituality, and their materials were extraordinary. An ordinary Artifact Refinement Master might not even be able to refine a single immortal treasure in one month.

Su Xing’s goal was to successfully refine even a half-step immortal treasure, which would be enough to elevate his refinement skills by a significant margin.

With the boosts from Late Bloomer and the Spirit Awakening Pill, Su Xing refined artifacts as if divinely guided, grasping every detail with extraordinary precision.

In this manner, one month passed…

At this moment, a short dagger roughly one chi (33.3 cm) in length appeared in Su Xing’s hand.

This dagger had originally been an immortal treasure embryo that Su Xing had obtained. What Su Xing needed to do was add various precious materials and bestow it with spirituality.

Most importantly, there was the quenching with immortal power!

“Whew… in one month, though I wasn’t able to refine a true immortal treasure, this dagger far exceeds the scope of a top-grade spirit artifact. It can be considered a half-step immortal treasure!”

Su Xing nodded with satisfaction.

“A half-step immortal treasure—I can now be considered to have barely stepped into the realm of an Artifact Refinement Grandmaster… But if I wanted to refine sword-type immortal treasures, or spirit vessels, I’m still far too lacking!”

Su Xing shook his head slightly.

In the path of artifact refinement, different types of magical treasures—even those of the same grade—could vary enormously in refinement difficulty.

Items like daggers and hidden weapons, being smaller in size, naturally had the lowest refinement difficulty. Many immortal treasures of this type were even designed for single use.

Moving up, sabers, spears, swords, and halberds were somewhat more difficult to refine.

As for the most difficult to refine, those were undoubtedly large-scale magical treasures like spirit vessels!

Large magical treasures required more materials, longer refinement times, and posed enormous tests to an Artifact Refinement Master’s skills. Whether it was polishing, quenching, or even the demands on psychic power and primordial spirit, the requirements were extremely high.

Su Xing’s plan was to first learn to refine the simplest immortal treasures, then study sabers, spears, swords, and halberds. As for spirit vessels… Su Xing likely wouldn’t be able to craft one alone anytime soon.

“The Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel is a half-step supreme post-celestial treasure. To refine one from scratch would require nothing less than an Artifact Refinement Grand Grandmaster…”

“But if it’s just repairs, perhaps an Artifact Refinement Grandmaster approaching Grand Grandmaster level could succeed… Though that would still require at least the skill to refine top-grade immortal treasures, right?”

Su Xing thought it over briefly, then felt his heart brim with motivation.

“If I can become an Artifact Refinement Grandmaster and repair the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel… then I won’t be trapped in any single realm! I could even travel to worlds much farther away!”

Thinking this, Su Xing turned his gaze toward the simulation panel.

【Your artifact refinement skills grew ever more refined, and you forged a half-step immortal treasure, barely stepping into the ranks of Artifact Refinement Grandmasters…】

【And so, several more months passed.】

【One day, your talent Blessed by Fortune sent a warning…】

【Qingyunzi found you…】

【You died!】

【Ding, this simulation has ended!】

After the simulation ended, Su Xing let out a long breath, feeling somewhat helpless.

“Soon… if I improve my artifact refinement skills a bit more in the next simulation, I should be able to attempt repairing the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel, right?”

“When that time comes… I’ll be able to flee the Star Realm and won’t be found by Qingyunzi so quickly!”

Su Xing took it in stride. Right now, it was as if he and Qingyunzi were playing a game of cat and mouse.

He was the mouse doing its best to hide — the farther he ran, the more trump cards he held, the longer Su Xing could survive.

Until Su Xing’s strength was sufficient, and he would no longer need to hide…

“Let’s see what rewards this simulation has!”

Su Xing’s heart stirred as he turned his gaze toward the rewards list.

【Sacred Hands of Artifact Refinement】: Gold talent, priced at 10 origin energy.

【Great Shaman Body Forging Art Layer 3 (Not Yet Initiated)】: A legacy technique left behind by the ancient Wu Clan. The third layer draws upon the power of the stars to temper the body, enabling cultivation of the Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation and containing the Heavenly Spirit supernatural art “Myriad Stars Thunder Attraction.” Initiating the third layer is equivalent to early Heavenly Immortal realm combat power. Priced at 50,000 origin energy.

【Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Observation Method (Three-Quarters)】: A divination technique passed down from the Star Shaman lineage of the ancient Wu Clan. When cultivated to its highest depths, one can glimpse the Dao of Cause and Effect and Destiny — a supreme secret art that can be cultivated. Priced at 80,000 origin energy.

【Low, Mid, and High-Grade Star Stones x10 Each】: Formed from the fallen power of celestial stars, these are also vital cultivation resources for Star Shamans. Priced at 16,650 origin energy.

“Hm? It’s not Layer 2 Perfection… but Layer 3 Not Yet Initiated?”

Su Xing’s eyes lit up. Although the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s third layer hadn’t been initiated, this at least proved that the twenty-plus years after his simulation hadn’t been wasted — his direction was correct!

As long as he had enough Star Stones to channel the power of the stars from the sky and temper his body, he should be able to fully step into the third layer!

“Whew… as for the artifact refinement experience, I can just extract it directly through an immersive simulation!”

Su Xing murmured, then decisively made his selections.

“I choose the gold talent Sacred Hands of Artifact Refinement, and the Great Shaman Body Forging Art Layer 3 insights…”

【You have successfully extracted the gold talent Sacred Hands of Artifact Refinement, spending 10 origin energy. Remaining origin energy: 99,963 points…】

【You have successfully extracted the Great Shaman Body Forging Art Layer 3 (Not Yet Initiated) insights, spending 50,000 origin energy. Remaining origin energy: 49,963 points…】

As the simulation Chime faded, two streams of profound energy surged into Su Xing’s body.

Including the newly extracted talent Sacred Hands of Artifact Refinement, Su Xing now possessed a total of twenty-five talents’ worth of enhancements — a boost not to be underestimated.

But compared to the changes brought by talents, the further advancement of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art clearly offered Su Xing a greater short-term boost!

Su Xing stood in place, eyes gently closed, feeling the energy within his body surge explosively.

In mere moments, Su Xing’s strength rose from eighty mountains-and-rivers of power to one hundred mountains-and-rivers of power.

This had already reached the realm of Great Shaman Body Forging Art Layer 2 Perfection!

But the infusion of power was far from over.

One hundred mountains-and-rivers of power… one hundred and ten mountains-and-rivers of power… one hundred and twenty mountains-and-rivers of power!

In the end, Su Xing’s strength settled at one hundred and thirty mountains-and-rivers of power.

Compared to before, this terrifying power left even Su Xing himself stunned.

“Twenty million tons is the power of a single mountain…”

“One mountain-and-river of power is equivalent to the power of ten thousand mountains, which is two hundred billion tons…”

“In other words! With one hundred and thirty mountains-and-rivers of power, my current raw strength — without any enhancement from supernatural arts or techniques — is 26 trillion tons!”

Su Xing drew a deep breath. It was hard to imagine that this was a level of force a living being could unleash.

And 26 trillion tons was merely his baseline strength!

Su Xing could feel that the primordial energy flower within his body had fully bloomed!

That vividly blossoming primordial energy flower could provide Su Xing with a ceaseless, abundant supply of primordial energy.

And if he channeled his primordial energy, Su Xing could, in a short burst, amplify his power tenfold!

260 trillion tons!

“And if my comprehension of the Great Dao of Strength fully takes form, that power will increase by another several dozen times!”

Su Xing took a deep breath. He now thoroughly believed that the Ancestral Shamans of the ancient Wu Clan, said to have held up the very world with their bodies, were no mere legend.

From what Su Xing knew, Earth’s mass was approximately 6 quintillion tons.

Although Su Xing was still an enormous distance from being able to lift the entirety of Earth, annihilating all life in the world with his physical body alone and reshaping terrain at will was no longer difficult.

“Whew… the road ahead is long, and the path is steep and far!”

“I haven’t even initiated the third layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art yet… there’s still ample room for growth!”

So Su Xing thought.

Next, Su Xing checked the time and prepared for this week’s trade with Lu Yuanwu.

After the trade concluded, another 20,000 origin energy was in hand.

At the same time, Lu Yuanwu guaranteed that in three weeks, twenty thousand tons of fourth-order exotic metal would be delivered to Su Xing.

This week, Su Xing continued repairing Spirit Transformation stage puppets as usual.

Over the course of the week, three more Spirit Transformation stage puppets were restored.

The morning of October 28th, 2025.

Su Xing made a trip to the Immortal Martial World to retrieve this week’s exotic metal ore, then flew by sword toward the Twelve Domains.

Su Xing disguised himself and concealed his aura, appearing in a shadowy alley. Then, through his divine sense, he commanded the dozen-plus Spirit Transformation stage puppets he’d dispatched to come report.

Moments later, fifteen Spirit Transformation puppets appeared, kneeling on one knee before Su Xing. “Master!”

Su Xing nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the Spirit Transformation puppets. They bore traces of combat on their bodies, but not a single puppet was injured.

“Master, these are the goods we’ve traded for during this period!”

One puppet stepped forward and presented several storage rings.

Su Xing opened the storage rings and glanced inside, then was immediately stunned by the mountain-like piles of resources within.

Weapons and equipment ranging from white to purple quality were heaped like mountains.

There was also an entire storage ring brimming with exotic metals, along with countless dungeon props…

Su Xing’s heart stirred as he tried converting these resources into origin energy.

【Ding, a large quantity of origin energy-containing materials detected, total value: 37,346 origin energy. Absorb?】

【Ding, detected… value: 29,742 origin energy. Absorb?】

【Ding, detected… value: 47,946 origin energy. Absorb?】

Three consecutive Chimes rang in Su Xing’s ears.

After hearing them, Su Xing was stunned for a moment, utterly shocked.

“In barely over a month, the origin energy obtained exceeds 110,000?”

Su Xing recalculated once more. After confirming there was no mistake, the way he looked at the puppets before him completely changed.

“Tell me in detail… how did you acquire so many goods in just over a month?”

Upon hearing Su Xing’s words, a Peak Spirit Transformation stage puppet spoke in a mechanical tone:

“Master… over this past month, we have developed over thirteen hundred subordinates, ranging from Gold rank to Heavenly King-stage Class Users.”

“These are all desperados — as long as there’s profit, they’ll work for us…”

“The business operations we’re involved in, aside from legitimate trading, include but are not limited to: robbing other criminals, hunting down enemies, territorial expansion, collecting protection fees, and so on…”

After a pause, the puppet continued:

“Three days ago, our commercial activities encroached upon the interests of a Martial Sovereign-stage Class User in the Twelve Domains who goes by the codename Black Emperor.”

“After exchanging blows with him, I drove the Black Emperor back. I did not take his life… but our organization’s reputation surged, and we have vaguely come to be called the thirteenth great power of the Twelve Domains!”

After hearing the puppet’s report, Su Xing nodded slightly, understanding the dynamics at play.

The Twelve Domains were utterly chaotic — strength reigned supreme.

And Su Xing’s fifteen puppets were, without exaggeration, among the top one or two most powerful forces in the Twelve Domains. Apart from the three Legendary-rank Class Users, they were the ceiling of the Twelve Domains.

Coupled with the goods the puppets carried — Longevity Pills, various talismans, and high-grade weapons — it was only natural they’d be highly sought after. Earning this much wasn’t surprising at all.

With this in mind, Su Xing spoke:

“Well done… over the next three months, I want you to supplant one of the Martial Sovereign-stage factions, expand the scale of trade, and conduct as many transactions as possible!”

Su Xing gave his orders, then took out a storage ring and handed it over.

“Inside are various pills and talismans… among them are several eighth-rank talismans for your own protection!”

“Yes, Master!” the dozen-plus puppets responded immediately, accepting the storage ring.

Su Xing nodded with satisfaction, feeling invigorated.

“The Twelve Domains truly are a wonderful place!”

“Everyone in the Twelve Domains is a desperado — there’s no need to follow rules too strictly. The occasional transgression is perfectly acceptable!”

“At this rate of development, the puppets here will become one of my most important energy sources! Perhaps second only to the income Great Xia brings me…”

After mulling it over, Su Xing rode his flying sword out of the Twelve Domains and headed to America.

From the puppet Little Beauty, Su Xing also obtained close to 30,000 origin energy worth of exotic metals and Abyss Stones.

This was roughly two months’ worth of quota.

Clearly, compared to the chaotic Twelve Domains, America yielded less energy — but as a steady stream, it was still not to be underestimated.

“Tsk tsk… it seems I should establish my own organizations in the other five countries too. At this rate, that would mean at least tens of thousands more origin energy per month!”

After returning to Great Xia, Su Xing mused.

However, he currently didn’t have enough puppets on hand.

By his estimate of dispatching ten puppets per country, it would take at least three or four months to produce enough puppets.

When that time came, over a hundred puppets across the globe would be generating income for Su Xing.

All Su Xing needed to do was collect the goods on a weekly schedule and convert them into simulation energy.

“If things continue at this pace, perhaps I can even scrape together the energy needed beyond the Heavenly Immortal realm?”

So Su Xing thought.

…

Time quickly reached midday, and Su Xing headed to the villa district to meet with Jin Congxue.

This week, the Tarot Trading Company had brought Su Xing close to 30,000 origin energy in profits.

After spending some intimate time with Jin Congxue, Su Xing returned to the spirit field grotto-heaven.

On the afternoon of the 28th, the simulation cooldown was complete, and Su Xing promptly began a new round of simulation!

【Simulation #110 initiated. Current remaining origin energy: 271,202 points… Remaining simulation attempts: unlimited.】

【Simulation begins!】

【Drawing a gold legendary talent costs 1 origin energy. Draw?】

“Draw! Damn it, give me a gold-quality spiritual root!”

Su Xing silently prayed.

【Ding, congratulations! You have obtained the purple talent Thunder Body. Your chance of drawing a gold talent next time is 70%…】

【Thunder Body】: Purple talent. You are born with the mutated spiritual root Lightning Spiritual Root. Your absorption of lightning-attribute spiritual energy and the power of lightning-based supernatural arts are further enhanced…

“What a shame — it’s a purple talent… This Thunder Body isn’t even as practical as the Heavenly Thunder Physique!”

Su Xing shook his head slightly and turned his gaze to the simulation panel.

【In the spirit field grotto-heaven, you become aware that you are in a simulation.】

【A few days later, you visit the Luotian Sect dungeon and completely memorize the Luotian Artifact Refinement Canon.】

【Over the next three years, you remain on Earth refining artifacts.】

【You previously obtained several immortal treasure embryos. You spend three years refining immortal treasures, but in the end only manage to produce half-step immortal treasures — possessing a degree of sentience but not yet birthing an Artifact Spirit.】

【In the fourth year, you kill Old Dog Dragon and eliminate the Advent Cult’s Earth branch.】

【That same year, you plunder the Advent Cult’s treasury and the Blood Demon Realm, and also wipe out the Beast Taming World’s alien races…】

【In the fifth year, you leave behind two half-step immortal treasures and two ninth-rank talismans for Great Xia.】

【That same year, you take your family and friends and depart Earth, heading for the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.】

【In the sixth year, after arriving in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, you settle your family and friends, then sell intelligence to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion.】

【You exchange the majority of your spirit stones and wealth for artifact refinement materials.】

【This time, the materials you purchase are all tenth-rank or above, and among them are even dozens of immortal treasure embryos.】

【In the seventh year, you pilot the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel and head for the Black Water Realm.】

【After retrieving the Luotian hidden cache from the undersea cavern, you do not linger, piloting the flying vessel onward to the Star Realm.】

【After several months of void travel, you arrive safely in the Star Realm…】

In the real world, Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this.

“My Great Shaman Body Forging Art has already advanced to the third layer. Though I haven’t initiated it yet, Earth Origin Pills are of little use to me now!”

“Better to come to the Star Realm earlier, improve my artifact refinement skills, and at the same time find a way to step into the third layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art.”

“And also, collect as much of the Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Observation Method as possible!”

So Su Xing thought, turning his gaze back to the simulation panel.

【In the eighth year, after your magical power recovers, you spend time traveling through the Star Realm.】

【Over three years, you steal the star observation methods from five Heavenly Immortal realm tribes, but are finally discovered on your sixth attempt.】

【Fortunately, you are quick-witted enough to flee, avoiding prolonged combat with the Star Realm’s Heavenly Immortal realm cultivators.】

【You decide to lay low and refine artifacts for a while, waiting for the heat to die down before continuing to collect star observation methods…】