Chapter 305 – Plans for the Tianyuan Realm, A Massive Deal! [8k]
by spirapira【Though thirty years was rather long for you, you had no choice but to agree.】
【Over the next ten years, you continued cultivating in the Cangwu Realm, practicing the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art daily, your cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds.】
【Year 140. Your cultivation reached the peak of the third layer of the Earthly Immortal realm, and you began attempting a breakthrough.】
【This breakthrough attempt took you several years, but ultimately ended in failure.】
【Year 148. You launched your second assault on mid-stage Earthly Immortal realm.】
【Just as you were about to fail, the Spirit Vein Dragon exhaled a breath of pure immortal qi, helping you break through successfully…】
【Congratulations, you have advanced to the fourth layer of the Earthly Immortal realm!】
In the Real World, Su Xing let out a long breath of relief upon seeing this.
“Phew, no matter what, I’ve finally broken through to mid-stage Earthly Immortal realm…”
“With Heavenly Spirit Root aptitude, only one in ten thousand can even reach the Earthly Immortal realm… In the end, it’s still the spiritual root holding me back!”
“But thankfully the Spirit Vein Dragon was there to help… I wonder if I’ll be able to break through to the Heavenly Immortal realm smoothly?”
Su Xing felt somewhat worried as his gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【After breaking through to the fourth layer of the Earthly Immortal realm, you continued cultivating.】
【Year 155. The Gold Coin Trading Company delivered the remaining seven million drops of spirit liquid to you.】
【After receiving them, you accelerated your cultivation.】
【Year 160. Your cultivation advanced to mid fourth-layer of the Earthly Immortal realm.】
【But as time reached the 160th year, you grew incredibly anxious. You occasionally used the Eight Trigrams Divination Art to divine your fortune, and your karmic luck was far worse than before.】
【In your heart, you knew Blood Three would find your trail this year. Steeling yourself, you sought out the Gold Coin Trading Company for help.】
【You went to the Gold Coin Trading Company, hoping to gain the protection of their Golden Immortal realm cultivators, with a protection period of forty years—until you could depart for the Tianyuan Realm.】
【But the cost of mobilizing a Golden Immortal was far too great, and Blood Three was so powerful that a single Golden Immortal realm cultivator had no confidence in keeping you safe.】
【In the end, you offered the innate Fusang tree branch and ten thousand Spirit-Gathering Flowers as payment, mobilizing two Golden Immortal realm cultivators to protect you for twenty years.】
【But as a condition, you could only remain within the Gold Coin Trading Company’s premises, to guard against a possible ambush by Blood Three.】
【One day, you felt a premonition. Your Blessed by Fortune talent sent frantic warnings.】
【The next day, Blood Three came knocking, intent on killing you on the spot.】
【At the critical moment, the two Golden Immortal realm great cultivators intervened, their terrifying divine sense clashing against Blood Three.】
【A battle between cultivators of this level was already far beyond anything you could participate in.】
【You could only hide at a distance, observing in secret, praying in your heart that Blood Three would leave quickly…】
【Then, after merely moments of combat—】
【You heard the two Golden Immortal realm cultivators cry out in terror: “A Supreme Unity Golden Immortal—how can one be here?! The mission intelligence was wrong! Retreat!”】
【The two Golden Immortal realm cultivators fled in a panic…】
【Blood Three walked toward you with an amused expression…】
【Your consciousness gradually faded…】
【You died!】
【Ding, this simulation has ended!】
In the Real World, Su Xing was deeply shaken upon seeing this.
“Taiyi… How can he be a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal?!”
Su Xing’s eyes held a dazed look. He had always assumed Blood Three was a Golden Immortal realm cultivator, but never imagined… that he was actually above the Golden Immortal realm—a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal!
If a Golden Immortal was already a top-tier cultivator who could dominate the Three Thousand Worlds…
Then a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal was an absolute powerhouse of the highest order!
In this era where sages remained hidden and Grand Luo Golden Immortals did not reveal themselves… a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal was an invincible existence!
Perhaps a Golden Immortal might fall once every ten thousand years across the Three Thousand Worlds…
But a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal—there hadn’t been news of one dying in tens of thousands of years!
“Blood Three… is actually a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal?”
“Doesn’t this mean… the Advent Cult has at least three Supreme Unity Golden Immortals and one Grand Luo Golden Immortal presiding over them?!”
Su Xing drew a deep breath, finding the situation even more thorny.
According to the intelligence he had obtained, the Advent Cult ranked its members by codename.
If Blood Three was a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal, then Blood Two, Blood One… were at minimum of the same level!
And then there was the Blood Immortal, who existed only in rumors…
The Advent Cult’s strength was even greater than Su Xing had imagined!
“Things have gotten thorny!”
“It seems that to completely shake off Blood Three, I’ll have to pilot the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel… and flee to a more distant world!”
Su Xing thought to himself.
Even a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal’s divine sense couldn’t pierce through the void to locate a specific person in another world.
If Su Xing simply kept running, he might just be able to evade the pursuit of Blood Three and Qingyunzi…
“Right now, my Qi Refinement cultivation is at mid-stage Earthly Immortal realm… My immortal power is thick enough to rival an ordinary late-stage Earthly Immortal realm cultivator!”
“Perhaps… I don’t need to go to the Cangwu Realm. I could use the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel to travel to the Tianyuan Realm on my own?”
Su Xing murmured, but with his cultivation not yet at the Heavenly Immortal realm, attempting to traverse the void and cross over a hundred void nodes was obviously quite dangerous.
Su Xing needed to plan carefully before he could reach the Tianyuan Realm!
“Phew… But before all that, let me extract my rewards first!”
Su Xing murmured, his gaze turning to this simulation’s reward list.
【Innate Severed Meridians】: Gold talent. Price: 10 origin energy.
【Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Observation Method】: A divination art passed down from the Star Shamans of the ancient Wu Clan. When cultivated to a profound level, one can glimpse the Dao of fate and cause and effect. A supreme secret art that can be cultivated. Price: 100,000 origin energy.
【Low, Mid, and High-Grade Star Stones x10 Each】: Formed from the fallen power of celestial stars. Also an important cultivation resource for Star Shamans. Price: 16,650 origin energy.
【Earth Immortal Realm, Fourth Layer】: A mid-stage Earthly Immortal realm cultivator who has undergone the Yin-Yang Fire Tribulation. Thick immortal power, lifespan of 20,000 years. Price: 90,000 origin energy.
【Artifact Refining Comprehension】: Insights into the Dao of artifact refining. An Artifact Refinement Grandmaster, but due to insufficient cultivation, unable to forge top-grade immortal treasures. Price: 10,000 origin energy.
In this simulation, aside from advancing his Qi Refinement cultivation, Su Xing had spent almost all his time on artifact refining, in order to acquire enough resources for cultivation.
“The Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Observation Method is finally fully collected…”
Su Xing pondered for a moment, then said:
“I choose to extract the gold talent Innate Severed Meridians… and the Earth Immortal Realm, Fourth Layer cultivation!”
The cultivation was a reward he absolutely had to extract. As for the gold talent, a twofold cultivation speed boost—Su Xing could hardly resist.
【You have successfully extracted the gold talent Innate Severed Meridians. Cost: 10 origin energy. Remaining origin energy: 172,346 points…】
【You have successfully extracted Earth Immortal Realm, Fourth Layer cultivation. Cost: 90,000 origin energy. Remaining origin energy: 82,336 points…】
As the simulation’s notification faded, two streams of mysterious energy surged into Su Xing’s body.
Innate Severed Meridians officially became Su Xing’s twenty-second talent.
Currently, Su Xing’s talent limit was twenty-five, meaning he still had three talent slots to fill.
Beyond gaining a new talent, Su Xing’s cultivation aura was also rapidly increasing.
Second layer of the Earthly Immortal realm… Third layer…
Fourth layer!
Su Xing’s cultivation surged all the way from early-stage Earthly Immortal realm to mid-stage Earthly Immortal realm!
The entire process had taken merely a hundred and sixty simulated years, equivalent to what an ordinary Earthly Immortal realm cultivator would need four to five thousand years of bitter cultivation to achieve…
“Phew…”
Su Xing slowly rose to his feet, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and nodded with satisfaction.
“Not bad. The pace of my Qi Refinement advancement hasn’t slowed…”
“At this rate, three more simulations at most, and I’ll reach Great Perfection of the Earthly Immortal realm!”
Su Xing’s expression was somewhat excited.
To still be able to break through one major realm every four simulations while in the Earthly Immortal realm—this speed had clearly exceeded his expectations.
After all, four simulations amounted to roughly one month in the Real World.
At this rate, reaching the True Immortal realm within a year would be more than achievable!
The only trouble was the shortage of cultivation resources and energy…
“Phew… But thankfully, there’s still the 300,000 origin energy Lu Yuanwu promised this week. That should keep me going for a while longer!”
Su Xing checked the time, disguised his appearance and concealed his aura with breath-concealing techniques, then prepared to trade with Lu Yuanwu.
Moments later, Su Xing appeared in the mountains outside the Capital City.
At the agreed-upon location, Lu Yuanwu had been waiting for some time.
Upon seeing Su Xing appear, he hurried forward and handed over a storage ring, saying:
“Senior, this is what I promised you—twenty thousand tons of fourth-order exotic metal…”
Lu Yuanwu’s temples were streaked with white, but his complexion was far better than before. His face bore an expression of amazement.
Su Xing accepted the storage ring. With a thought, the simulator’s notification sounded in his ears.
【Ding, detected substance containing large amounts of origin energy. Total value: 300,000 origin energy points. Absorb?】
“Yes!”
Su Xing silently affirmed, and the exotic metal was completely absorbed.
Su Xing nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hand. Thirty bottles of Divine Power Pills appeared before Lu Yuanwu.
No more, no less—exactly three hundred pills, each one of the highest quality!
Delight washed over Lu Yuanwu’s face. He quickly accepted the pills while unable to stop showering Su Xing with flattery.
“Senior, you are truly noble and righteous… making such great contributions to our human race!”
“Senior… my admiration for you is like the endless flow of a great river, or like the Yellow River in flood…”
Listening to the stream of flattery pouring from Lu Yuanwu’s mouth, a peculiar expression appeared on Su Xing’s face.
He hadn’t expected that the dignified Martial Sovereign of Great Xia would be such an accomplished flatterer.
Su Xing thought for only a moment before speaking to Lu Yuanwu in a tone of earnest sincerity:
“Little Lu! We’ve been working together for quite some time now… Let this old man ask you—do you want to become a Legendary-stage powerhouse?”
Upon hearing Su Xing’s words, Lu Yuanwu froze for a moment, then his face flushed with excitement as he stammered:
“Senior… could I, could I really break through to Legendary-stage?”
Lu Yuanwu rarely lost his composure like this. Even the news about the Divine Power Pills hadn’t excited him this much.
As a Martial Sovereign powerhouse who had long occupied a position of authority, Lu Yuanwu had caught several pieces of information from Su Xing’s brief words.
First, Su Xing possessed the ability to help Martial Sovereign-stage powerhouses advance to Legendary-stage!
Second, Su Xing was willing to help him reach Legendary-stage!
This was a Legendary-stage powerhouse they were talking about!
In all of Great Xia, there were only a dozen or so, and every single one was stationed at the Demon-Sealing Pass!
And across the entire human race, there were no more than thirty Legendary-stage powerhouses…
Lu Yuanwu had been stuck at Peak Martial Sovereign for nearly a hundred years…
Besides lacking absolute certainty of advancing to Legendary, he also worried that after breaking through, he wouldn’t be able to remain on Earth—that he might lose himself…
If he could break through to Legendary-stage, he’d probably laugh himself awake in his dreams!
Seeing Lu Yuanwu so flustered, Su Xing had already anticipated this reaction and said:
“Ahem, I can indeed help a Peak Martial Sovereign Class User break into Legendary-stage…”
“However, this method is quite troublesome…”
Su Xing put on a deliberating expression and said:
“How about this? I’ll help you advance to Legendary-stage… and you give me ten thousand tons of fourth-order exotic metal. How does that sound?”
Su Xing paused, then added: “This… will be a private transaction between us!”
Su Xing had his own reasons for making this proposal.
First, ten thousand tons of fourth-order exotic metal amounted to 200,000 origin energy—no small sum for him, enough to recover a large portion of his reserves.
Second, he still had many future transactions with Lu Yuanwu ahead, so it was necessary to help elevate Lu Yuanwu’s status within Great Xia.
And the best way to raise his status was, naturally, to raise his strength!
“Ten thousand tons of fourth-order exotic metal… to help me advance to Legendary-stage…”
“That’s… how is that any different from giving it away for free?”
Lu Yuanwu’s eyes went wide as he hurriedly said:
“Senior, I’m willing!”
“It’s just…”
At this point, Lu Yuanwu hesitated, then explained:
“It’s just that I’ve been stuck at Peak Martial Sovereign for many years, and I truly have no confidence in breaking through…”
“Beyond that, after advancing to Legendary-stage… there seem to be certain risks. I might have no choice but to seek refuge at the Demon-Sealing Pass…”
Su Xing naturally understood Lu Yuanwu’s concerns.
The Class Users on Earth were all “reserve food” for Red Moon.
And after advancing to Legendary-stage, one would mysteriously disappear.
Su Xing had essentially concluded that this was related to Red Moon.
As for the solution—as long as Su Xing was willing to sever the karmic ties or use Shielding Heavenly Secrets on his behalf, it would naturally be possible to evade Red Moon’s perception.
After all, Red Moon wouldn’t pay too much attention to a mere Legendary-stage powerhouse…
So Su Xing said:
“Relax. I’ll still need to do business with you in the future… Since I’m guaranteeing your advancement to Legendary-stage, I’ll naturally clear away any hidden dangers for you!”
Su Xing thought for a moment, then said:
“How about this—one week from now, come back to this spot. I’ll trade with you and provide you with a type of pill. Take one each month, and within three months, you’ll have the confidence to attempt the Legendary breakthrough!”
“Once you break through to Legendary-stage, I’ll come find you and guarantee that you’ll face no risk whatsoever and can continue to remain on Earth…”
Hearing Su Xing’s detailed guarantees and plan, Lu Yuanwu’s face broke into joy as he nodded repeatedly.
But then he asked probingly:
“Senior… aside from myself, could other Martial Sovereign-stage powerhouses also be guaranteed a breakthrough to Legendary-stage?”
Su Xing thought for a moment after hearing this, then said:
“It’s possible, but each person would also require ten thousand tons of fourth-order exotic metal… and the number cannot exceed ten!”
“Remember… they must be strength-type peak Martial Sovereign-stage Class Users, otherwise this method won’t work. As for the candidates, you can choose them yourself — just make sure they’re trustworthy people!”
Lu Yuanwu nodded repeatedly and agreed without hesitation.
…
After bidding farewell to Lu Yuanwu, Su Xing flew on his sword and arrived at the entrance to the Beast Taming World instance.
“Phew… upgrading ten Legendary-stage powerhouses… the blood essence from a single Legendary-stage alien should be more than enough, right?”
That’s right — Su Xing’s plan was naturally to use Rebirth Pills to help these Class Users advance!
As for the potential side effects of consuming the Rebirth Pill —
With Su Xing’s current cultivation, he could easily eliminate them!
“Ten Legendary-stage warriors… that’s a hundred thousand tons of fourth-order exotic metal and two million origin energy!”
“Once this deal is done, it might be enough to cover the resources needed for advancing to Heavenly Immortal realm!”
Su Xing’s heart surged with excitement.
He then cast a formation upon himself to shield his aura and conceal his figure before entering the Beast Taming World instance.
Upon entering the Beast Taming World instance, Su Xing’s arrival point was naturally within the red dragon’s lair.
Without disturbing the red dragon, Su Xing followed the memories in his mind and made his way to the Beast Taming World’s mainland.
He then spent another day traveling to the battlefield between the Beast Taming World and the alien races.
Looking at the familiar red soil and the blood-red sky, Su Xing smacked his lips and muttered:
“Tsk tsk, I really want to go all out… wipe out every last alien in the Beast Taming World! But now’s not the time…”
Su Xing didn’t act rashly. Instead, he infiltrated stealthily, and over three days, killed a Legendary-stage alien without anyone noticing.
After extracting its blood essence, Su Xing returned safely to Earth.
With hundreds of Legendary-stage aliens in the Beast Taming World, the loss of one wouldn’t cause too big a stir…
…
Inside the spirit field grotto-heaven, Su Xing prepared to refine Legendary-grade Rebirth Pills.
A hundred jin (50 kg) of blood essence was enough for Su Xing to refine several hundred Rebirth Pills.
But to ensure the pills’ potency was sufficient while minimizing side effects as much as possible,
he ultimately purified and refined only one hundred supreme-grade Rebirth Pills.
“Phew… finally done refining. The Rebirth Pills should be enough to enhance a Martial Sovereign Class User’s physical attributes by thirty to fifty percent…”
Su Xing nodded with satisfaction.
Glancing at the time, there were still two days before the week ended.
So Su Xing found time to repair a Spirit Transformation-stage puppet.
Soon the date arrived — November 11th, 2025 of the New Era. Su Xing went to the Villa to meet Jin Congxue.
After completing one transaction, another thirty thousand origin energy was in hand.
In addition to providing exotic metal ore and pills, Su Xing also gifted Jin Congxue a supreme-grade spirit treasure necklace.
This made Jin Congxue so excited that her face flushed red, though she had no idea how precious the necklace truly was.
Su Xing had infused a wisp of immortal power into this supreme-grade spirit treasure and laid down protective seals.
Even if a Body Integration or Mahayana stage cultivator tried to harm Jin Congxue, it would be easily blocked.
…
Back in the spirit field grotto-heaven, Su Xing took advantage of the simulation cooldown not yet being over to plan his future simulation strategy.
“Based on the information Lu Yuanwu revealed a few days ago, Great Xia can produce a hundred thousand tons of fourth-order exotic metal… but it’s probably quite a strain, isn’t it?”
“And raising my Earthly Immortal realm all the way to Perfection still requires two hundred thousand simulation energy… reaching Perfection in Heavenly Immortal realm would cost around a million energy…”
“Therefore, conservatively estimating, the energy cost of advancing all the way to True Immortal realm would be at least over two million origin energy!”
Su Xing ran the calculations. If the plan was executed smoothly, he could acquire that much origin energy.
But advancing his Body Tempering cultivation would have to be shelved for a while.
“Prioritize raising Qi Refinement cultivation to True Immortal realm — at that point, I’ll be able to inherit the Luotian Mirror!”
This was Su Xing’s goal!
“If Earth’s resources can no longer support my continued breakthroughs afterward, I’ll head for the Three Thousand Worlds!”
Su Xing gently closed his eyes, his mind already made up.
Once the simulation cooldown was complete, Su Xing silently chanted:
“Begin simulation!”
【Simulation #112 initiated. Current remaining origin energy: 413,456 points… Remaining simulation attempts: unlimited.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a gold legendary talent costs 1 origin energy. Draw?】
“Yes,” Su Xing chanted silently.
【Ding, congratulations on obtaining gold talent: Yellow Earth Divine Physique. Probability of drawing a gold talent next time: 60%…】
【Yellow Earth Divine Physique】: One of the Hundred Great Divine Physiques in the cultivation world. Your absorption of earth-attribute spiritual energy and comprehension of the Great Dao of Earth far surpasses ordinary people.
Looking at the newly drawn talent, Su Xing shook his head slightly and said:
“What a shame — I don’t have an earth-attribute spiritual root… This divine physique can only be shelved for now…”
“So for this simulation, I’ll still focus on raising my Qi Refinement cultivation… Beyond that, I also need to start nurturing the spirit sword! At the very least, I need to elevate the Blackice sword to top-grade immortal treasure level!”
With that thought in mind, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【In the spirit field grotto-heaven, you realize you are in a simulation.】
【Ten days later, you make a trip to the Luotian Instance to study the Dao of Puppetry.】
【Over the next year, aside from cultivation, you spend each day nurturing the spirit sword Blackice with primordial energy.】
【In the third year, you plunder the Advent Cult’s treasury and the Blood Demon Realm clean…】
【That same year, you bring your friends and family to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.】
【You sell intelligence to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion and earn a large sum of spirit stones.】
【In the fourth year, you join the White Emperor City independent cultivators in raiding an Advent Cult branch, stockpiling spirit liquid.】
【In the tenth year, your cultivation advances further, rising to late fourth-layer Earthly Immortal realm.】
【That same year, you pilot the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel and travel to the Black Water Realm.】
【You begin growing Spirit-Gathering Flowers in the spirit field grotto-heaven.】
【Every three years, you harvest a thousand stalks of Spirit-Gathering Flowers…】
【In the twenty-fifth year, you have harvested a total of five thousand stalks of Spirit-Gathering Flowers, and your Qi Refinement cultivation has smoothly advanced to peak fourth-layer Earthly Immortal realm!】
【That same year, you begin attempting to break through the minor realm bottleneck…】
【Three years later, you successfully emerge from seclusion.】
【In the twenty-eighth year, your cultivation advances to fifth-layer Earthly Immortal realm.】
【This year, you begin re-forging the spirit sword Blackice.】
【You retrieve a sword-type immortal treasure embryo that is extremely compatible with the Blackice sword.】
【After forty-nine days of re-forging, the Blackice sword’s quality finally breaks through, advancing from a spirit artifact to a low-grade immortal treasure!】
【At the same time, you sense that the Blackice sword’s spirituality is growing ever more abundant, becoming one with your thoughts…】
【Over the next seven years, aside from cultivation, you continuously re-forge the spirit sword Blackice, steadily improving its quality.】
【In the thirty-fifth year, you retrieve the Luotian Sect’s hidden legacy from the undersea cavern.】
【After the Origin-channeling Flower Secret Realm opens, you slay three Advent Cult leaders and obtain considerable resources.】
【This year, you pilot the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel and travel to the Star Realm.】
【You spend fifteen years in the Star Realm, during which you forge immortal treasures for many cultivators, earning tens of millions of high-grade spirit stones.】
【In the fiftieth year, after continuous forging, the material quality of your spirit sword Blackice reaches mid-grade immortal treasure level.】
【Furthermore, since this sword is your natal artifact, bolstered by primordial energy, its combat effectiveness rivals that of a high-grade immortal treasure!】
【This year, you pilot the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel through five void nodes and travel to the Cangwu Realm.】
【In the fifty-first year, your cultivation advances to mid fifth-layer Earthly Immortal realm.】
【This year, assuming the identity of an Artifact Refinement Grandmaster, you forge immortal treasures for Earthly Immortal and Heavenly Immortal realm cultivators in the Cangwu Realm.】
【Your annual earnings exceed one million high-grade spirit stones…】
【Between cultivation and artifact refinement, you continuously nurture the spirit sword Blackice with primordial energy, steadily improving its quality…】
In the Real World, Su Xing nodded slightly as he watched this unfold:
“The Blackice sword actually has a solid foundation — it has abundant spirituality… That’s something even many top-grade immortal treasures don’t possess!”
“Moreover, this sword has become my natal artifact, linked to my very thoughts — it can’t easily be changed…”
“As long as I refine it multiple times, upgrading it to a top-grade immortal treasure shouldn’t be too difficult…”
After a pause, Su Xing continued:
“However, I’ll still need to find a way to purchase a route map to the Tianyuan Realm while I’m in the Cangwu Realm…”
“With my abilities alone, as long as I make multiple stops and plan which worlds to rest in along the way, I should be able to reach the Tianyuan Realm…”
With that thought, Su Xing silently chanted:
“Use immersive simulation, duration: one day…”
【Ding…】
His vision shifted, and Su Xing appeared in the simulated world.
Without hesitation, Su Xing disguised his appearance and concealed his aura, then headed for the Celestial Secrets Pavilion.
Inside the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, a young woman looked at Su Xing and asked:
“Fellow Daoist, what intelligence would you like to purchase?”
Su Xing said:
“I’d like to purchase void node route maps from the Cangwu Realm to the Tianyuan Realm… Preferably multiple routes, including the coordinates of all lesser chiliocosms along the way for stopovers… for my reference!”
The young woman was momentarily stunned upon hearing Su Xing’s request, and sized him up.
Purchasing void node routes clearly meant he intended to traverse the void.
But traversing the void, even with spatial artifacts, required at minimum True Immortal realm cultivation to even dare attempt.
And traveling to the Tianyuan Realm was so distant that even an average Mystic Immortal might not have the confidence to make the journey…
But the Celestial Secrets Pavilion only sold intelligence and wasn’t supposed to pry into customers’ private affairs, so she said:
“We do have that. From the Cangwu Realm to the Tianyuan Realm, you’ll need to pass through anywhere from 97 to 113 void nodes. There are seven available routes of varying difficulty… passing through hundreds of worlds for you to choose from…”
“This intelligence is classified as Grade B-Upper… and it’s extremely detailed. We’ll charge you three million high-grade spirit stones. How does that sound?”
After hearing the young woman’s words, Su Xing nodded slightly. Without haggling, he tossed over a bag of spirit stones.
After obtaining the intelligence jade slip, Su Xing returned to his temporarily purchased cave dwelling in the Cangwu Realm, then slipped into the spirit field grotto-heaven.
Soon the immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to the Real World.
…
In the Real World, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, and several routes to the Tianyuan Realm had already materialized in his mind.
But these void routes varied — some were short, some were long. Some routes were dangerous, requiring passage through terrifying void turbulence, but took less time.
Others were longer but safer, though they required passing through dozens of worlds and might take twenty to thirty years.
Su Xing continuously filtered and deliberated before finally settling on his route.
“Departing from the Cangwu Realm, heading north through six void nodes to reach the Spirit Beast Realm… then heading east through seven void nodes to reach the Yinmu Realm…”
“Then continuing east, passing through the Huangshui Realm and Huangtian Realm in succession… before finally arriving at the Tianyuan Realm!”
“This entire voyage requires passing through 103 void nodes, stopping at roughly 13 worlds, and will likely take about twenty years to reach the Tianyuan Realm, won’t it?”
Su Xing smacked his lips, already forming a plan in his mind.
The reason he chose this particular route was twofold.
First, it avoided worlds that had been invaded by alien races, preventing unexpected incidents.
Second, and more importantly, several of the worlds along this route were former locations of Luotian Sect hidden legacies!
If Su Xing explored them, he might be able to acquire substantial resources to fuel his own cultivation!
“Phew… a hundred and three void nodes — the distance is a bit far, but it’s within acceptable range!”
“Once I reach the Tianyuan Realm, at the very least, the danger from the Advent Cult should be avoidable… Qingyunzi’s Azure Cloud Realm is also quite far from the Tianyuan Realm, so finding me won’t be easy either…”
Su Xing’s heart surged with excitement, but he had no intention of setting out immediately.
“Traversing the void is fraught with danger — one careless mistake and you could be lost in the void turbulence… Better to raise my cultivation first and attempt the risky journey when the simulation is nearly over!”
With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze back to the simulation panel.
【After leaving the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, you continue cultivating in your cave dwelling.】
【Every twenty years, you sell five thousand stalks of Spirit-Gathering Flowers to the Gold Coin Trading Company, exchanging them for two million drops of high-grade spirit liquid to sustain your cultivation.】
【Even so, it remains a drop in the bucket — your spirit liquid reserves continue to dwindle…】
【In the seventieth year, your cultivation advances to late fifth-layer Earthly Immortal realm.】
【Thanks to your years of continuous artifact forging and primordial energy nurturing, the Blackice sword’s spirituality has grown ever higher, approaching high-grade immortal treasure level.】
【In the eighty-fifth year, your cultivation smoothly advances to peak fifth-layer Earthly Immortal realm, and you begin seeking a breakthrough.】
【In the eighty-eighth year, consuming a million drops of high-grade spirit liquid, you successfully break through!】
【Congratulations on becoming a sixth-layer Earthly Immortal realm cultivator…】
【In the ninetieth year, after continuous forging, the Blackice sword finally advances to a high-grade immortal treasure. Its power is even three notches above that of a top-grade immortal treasure!】
【With the Blackice sword in hand, you have the confidence to defeat even mid-stage Heavenly Immortal realm cultivators!】
【This year, with most of your spirit liquid depleted, you visit the Gold Coin Trading Company and sell several high-grade immortal treasures you previously forged, seeking to exchange them for ten million drops of high-grade spirit liquid.】
【The transaction is successfully completed. The Gold Coin Trading Company informs you that within twenty years, they will deliver all ten million drops of high-grade spirit liquid to you.】
【With this resupply, your cultivation speed increases by thirty percent.】
【In the hundredth year, your cultivation advances to mid sixth-layer Earthly Immortal realm.】
【In the hundred and fifteenth year, your cultivation advances to late sixth-layer Earthly Immortal realm.】
【That same year, at great expense, you sell the innate Fusang tree branch and purchase numerous precious artifact-refining materials, the most valuable of which is a Spirit Sword Stone!】
【The Spirit Sword Stone is a supreme post-celestial treasure. It inherently contains boundless sword intent and can also serve as an artifact-refining material, allowing a treasure to give birth to its own Artifact Spirit!】
【You prepare to forge ahead in one breath, using this Spirit Sword Stone to refine the Blackice sword to top-grade immortal treasure!】