Chapter 325 – Finally Reaching Heavenly Immortal Realm Great Perfection, Sword Pointed at True Immortal Realm!

“After breaking through to Celestial Immortal realm Perfection, my strength should have increased again…”

“But it’s still far too distant from the Mystic Immortal realm… Fighting across two major realms is clearly unrealistic…”

Su Xing shook his head slightly.

Even at peak Golden Core it was impossible to slay a Spirit Transformation cultivator, let alone at the even higher immortal realms.

Between immortals, the gap of even a minor realm was already terrifying, to say nothing of two entire major realms.

“To a Mystic Immortal… ordinary Celestial Immortals are no different from ants… If not killable with a flick of a finger, then at least as easy as crushing dry weeds!”

Su Xing shook his head slightly and set aside thoughts of claiming the top spot on the Prodigy List for now.

Besides the Human List, there were also the Earth Ranking and Heaven Ranking — Su Xing might be able to compete for those.

“What’s more important right now is the situation in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm…”

“Based on the current state of affairs, we should be able to hold out for a longer time! The only question is whether the Advent Cult will forcibly intervene.”

Su Xing frowned slightly. Although some of the Advent Cult had been wiped out, the cult’s true strength lay in its high-end combat power…

The evil cultivators numbered before Blood Thirty likely all possessed True Immortal realm cultivation!

And those ranked in the top twenty… might even possess Mystic Immortal realm strength!

As for the top ten, Su Xing suspected they were ten beings at or above the Golden Immortal realm!

“If the Advent Cult forcibly intervenes… I won’t be able to defend the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm either. I can only hope to flee to other worlds when the time comes…”

After thinking it over, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.

【Year 230. After decades of strategic maneuvering, the situation between the human race and the Advent Cult in the Azure Origin Domain had become clear.】

【Among all the battlefronts, the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm’s fighting was the most intense. However, because many factions had intervened, the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm’s Celestial Immortal and even True Immortal realm combat forces had grown significantly, fending off wave after wave of alien offensives!】

【Seeing that the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm was too difficult to conquer, the aliens feigned an assault while secretly dispatching large numbers of red-eyed aliens to invade the worlds surrounding the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm!】

【Several lesser chiliocosms, including the Black Water Realm, Fire Flame World, and others, all suffered massive alien invasions!】

【This invasion was extremely swift! In less than ten years, before the news could even spread widely, several lesser chiliocosms had already fallen…】

【Upon learning this, you quickly realized that the aliens intended to isolate the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm from within and without, completely surrounding it before gradually consuming it!】

【Soon, the cultivators of the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm began to fight back!】

【Before the aliens could complete their invasion, you used the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm as a base and rallied cultivators to head for the Yellow Sand Realm and Star Realm!】

【You hoped the three realms could form a triangular defensive formation to withstand the alien invasion…】

【And so you boarded the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel, bringing nearly a thousand cultivators above the Immortal realm, and headed for the Yellow Sand Realm…】

【After deploying them in the Yellow Sand Realm, you set out once more for the Star Realm.】

【Using the Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Observation Method as a bargaining chip, you persuaded all the tribes of the Star Realm to join the alliance and fight the aliens together!】

【Thus, the initial defensive line against the aliens was formed, and the aliens were temporarily unable to break through the front!】

【Year 240. The Gold Coin Trading Company brought a large batch of cultivation resources and donated two immortal vessels at the half-step supreme post-celestial treasure level for use by cultivators traveling between the three realms.】

【With that, void routes between the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, Yellow Sand Realm, and Star Realm were successfully established. Every two years, cultivators would travel between them, providing mutual support.】

【And so, another ten years passed.】

【Year 250. Your cultivation grew ever more profound, approaching the True Immortal realm.】

【At the same time, the battles between aliens and humans intensified to a white-hot degree.】

【One day, your talent Blessed by Fortune sent a warning. The warning was extremely strange — it seemed to indicate danger, yet also seemed not to…】

【Puzzled, you decided to remain in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm…】

【Several days later, a terrifying figure arrived… Blood Three!】

【You watched this terrifying and powerful evil cultivator without showing any emotion, feeling no great fear, because the divination indicated… you were not entirely without a chance of survival!】

【However, the Celestial Demon General’s avatar in Celestial Demon City had already gone missing, as if something unexpected had happened to his true body.】

【You did not know who, in such circumstances, could come to your aid.】

【Just as Blood Three was about to strike at you, you suddenly sensed the air around you solidifying… the temperature plummeting rapidly!】

【Within a thousand-li (500 km) radius, everything transformed into a kingdom of ice and snow in the blink of an eye!】

【At the same time, a rain of bone-chilling cold fell from the sky, blocking Blood Three’s offensive…】

【Blood Three frowned slightly, his gaze turning in a certain direction, as if waiting for something.】

【From the void, a woman slowly appeared. Her features were stunningly beautiful, yet at this moment she radiated an aura so cold and forbidding that no one dared approach…】

【You turned to look and froze for a moment! The newcomer was none other than Fairy Ziling!】

【You recalled that a hundred years ago, Fairy Ziling had once said that if she had time, she would come visit you!】

【And now, she had come! And at the perfect moment!】

【Seeing Fairy Ziling approach, a look of surprise crossed your face, followed by a beaming smile as you greeted her, “Senior Sister.”】

【Upon hearing this, Fairy Ziling nodded slightly, shielded you behind her, and turned an ice-cold gaze upon Blood Three.】

【Fairy Ziling told you that she had actually arrived in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm several years ago, but had been silently observing you all this time.】

【Hearing this, you immediately understood, now knowing the source of that faint sensation of being watched that you had occasionally felt over the past few years.】

【Upon hearing you call her “Fairy Ziling,” Blood Three’s expression shifted. In that moment, he finally learned your identity!】

【At this point, several questions arose in Blood Three’s mind: You were actually a second-generation disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect! But why did you only have Celestial Immortal realm cultivation? And why were you so closely connected to the Celestial Demon Prison?】

【Thinking this, Blood Three cast a wary glance around, as if afraid of something.】

【But he quickly relaxed, it seemed the person he feared had not come…】

In the Real World, Su Xing frowned slightly upon seeing this.

“Who is Blood Three afraid of? It should be Qingyunzi!”

“But Qingyunzi is too occupied at the moment, still battling his evil corpse — how could he possibly have time to come?”

Thinking of this, Su Xing couldn’t help but feel a pang of worry.

“With Fairy Ziling’s strength, can she defeat Blood Three?”

Su Xing’s concern was well-founded.

Although Fairy Ziling was a long-renowned prodigy and Qingyunzi’s personal disciple, she had only been cultivating for less than a hundred thousand years — merely a young Golden Immortal.

Even at the height of her genius, she would at most be at peak Golden Immortal realm cultivation!

But Blood Three was a top-tier leader of the Advent Cult, a true Supreme Unity Golden Immortal!

And moreover… he might not even be at the early stage of Supreme Unity Golden Immortal…

“So, can Fairy Ziling really be a match for Blood Three?”

Su Xing shook his head slightly. He was not optimistic about Fairy Ziling’s chances.

“Sigh, I’m afraid this simulation is about to reach its end again…”

Though Su Xing thought this, he still held some hope. If Fairy Ziling could actually defeat Blood Three, wouldn’t that mean he wouldn’t have to die?

With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.

【When Blood Three saw that Qingyunzi was not present, his expression brightened considerably, and a savage grin spread across his face!】

【He arrogantly declared that he would take out two prodigies at once!】

【With that thought, Blood Three gazed greedily at Fairy Ziling.】

【Clearly, eliminating a future Supreme Unity Golden Immortal was of far greater value than killing you!】

【And so, Blood Three made his move!】

【His figure transformed into a streak of red light, his hands continuously unleashing techniques.】

【Immediately after, a crimson beam a thousand li (500 km) long descended from the Nine Heavens above…】

【You focused your gaze, and a look of horror appeared on your face.】

【It was actually a river of blood a thousand li (500 km) long! Within the blood river were countless corpses — who knew how many cultivators had perished within… The terrifying fluctuations of power nearly made your heart stop!】

【The sky itself seemed to turn red!】

【This horrifying display of might caused space to begin shattering, and the spiritual energy between heaven and earth evaporated in an instant!】

【The blood river was scorching like fire, yet suffocating like water…】

【In that moment, you finally recognized the gap between yourself and a top-tier powerhouse!】

【Although you had already reached True Immortal realm strength, before a Golden Immortal level powerhouse, you had no power to resist.】

【Fairy Ziling, standing before you, saw the river of blood and a grave expression appeared on her face.】

【She told you to flee this area as quickly as possible, then engaged Blood Three in battle…】

【Bone-chilling ice rain fell, blanketing an area of several thousand li. The two terrifying supernatural arts collided, causing the entire Lesser Azure Cloud Realm to seemingly tremble!】

【Seeing this, you dared not underestimate the situation and immediately fled the area…】

【You flew tens of thousands of li away, yet even here you could still feel faint fluctuations of power…】

【Countless lives perished in the battle between the two mighty cultivators, like ants being crushed.】

【You could only watch from afar, feeling the earth-shaking battle from a distance.】

【In the blink of an eye, seven days passed…】

【Battles between mighty cultivators could easily last dozens of days or even several years!】

【In a true life-or-death struggle, a single battle could rage on for thousands of years!】

【But just then, you sensed a flicker of unease…】

【The Blessed by Fortune talent sent a warning!】

【Suddenly, a surge of dense magical power struck toward your vital point.】

【You hastily raised your Protective Sword Aura, but all three thousand six hundred layers of sword aura were annihilated in an instant. Only then did you barely manage to survive.】

【Then, you heard a voice tinged with confusion…】

【A figure appeared before you without warning — a figure you had seen before!】

【An Advent Cult officer — Blood Nineteen!】

【He was a cultivator of the Mystic Immortal realm!】

【Seeing that his first strike had failed to kill you… he unleashed several supernatural arts in rapid succession.】

【You resisted several times, but ultimately fell, powerless to continue…】

【You died!】

【Ding — this simulation has ended!】

In the Real World, Su Xing frowned slightly at the sight of this.

“Hss… The Advent Cult actually deployed more than one high-ranking officer?”

“This Blood Nineteen… with Mystic Immortal realm cultivation, he’s actually this terrifying!”

Su Xing cursed himself for being too careless. Against a Mystic Immortal realm cultivator, he wasn’t entirely without the power to fight back!

If it were an early-stage Mystic Immortal… even if Su Xing couldn’t win, he should have been able to escape.

“From the looks of it, Blood Nineteen is at least a mid-stage Mystic Immortal, or perhaps even higher!”

A grave expression settled over Su Xing’s face.

“But fortunately, even though I died… some things changed this time around!”

“Because my relationship with Qingyunzi has improved… the Azure Cloud Sect can now be counted as an ally!”

After a brief pause, Su Xing continued to think:

“However, it’s precisely because I keep rallying the human cultivators to fight against the alien races… that the Advent Cult sees me as a thorn in their side, isn’t it?”

“They’re even willing to pay any price… Blood Three personally took action to kill me!”

Su Xing shook his head slightly. This was not good news for him.

“Still, being targeted by the Advent Cult is much better than having Qingyunzi as an enemy… at least I have the power to fight back!”

Su Xing mulled it over. To escape Qingyunzi’s pursuit, he had to deliver the Ruyi Visualization Diagram as quickly as possible — only then could he delay the time before Qingyunzi was consumed by the evil corpse.

“But to draw out Qingyunzi, I have to climb onto the Prodigy List and attract the attention of all the major factions…”

“The fastest way onto the Prodigy List is naturally to slaughter alien races!”

“Or perhaps, once I’m stronger, I could enter the Azure Cloud Sect directly, ascend Three Immortals Peak, and draw Qingyunzi out in person?”

“Cultivating within the Azure Cloud Sect, there’s no way I’d be killed by the alien races in the short term!”

At this thought, Su Xing’s eyes lit up.

“Then I can give it a try in the next simulation!”

“But for now, let me pick my simulation rewards first…”

With a thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to this simulation’s reward list.

【Greater Metal Divine Physique】: Gold talent. Price: 10 origin energy.

【Celestial Immortal Realm, Perfection】: Celestial Immortal Perfection cultivation. Lifespan of forty thousand years. Immortal power as vast and deep as a celestial being’s… Once your spiritual root’s corresponding Great Dao reaches Initial Glimpse and you survive the wind calamity, you may break through to the True Immortal realm! Price: 200,000 origin energy!

【Great Dao of Space Comprehension】: Upon redemption, slightly improves comprehension of the Great Dao of Space. Price: 40,000 origin energy.

【Yellow Sand Sculpture】: A Dao essence treasure containing comprehension of the Great Dao of Earth. Most of its insight has been consumed. Price: 300,000 origin energy.

【Black Water Banner】: A Dao essence treasure containing comprehension of the Water Dao. Most of its insight has been consumed. Price: 200,000 origin energy.

【Jade Teacup (Supreme Immortal Treasure)】: Qingyunzi’s long-used teacup, imbued with traces of Dao essence. Price: 100,000 origin energy.

【Slaughter Grand Dao Comprehension】: Slightly improves comprehension of the Great Dao of Killing. Price: 50,000 origin energy.

【Sword Grand Dao Comprehension】: Slightly improves comprehension of the Sword Dao. Price: 70,000 origin energy.

Regarding this simulation’s rewards, Su Xing spoke without a moment’s hesitation:

“I choose the Greater Metal Divine Physique and the Celestial Immortal Perfection cultivation!”

【Ding — detected that your talent slots are full. Would you like to spend 10,000 origin energy to expand?】

【Ding — detected that you possess the Greater Metal, Lesser Wood, Water Spirit, Fire Blaze, and Yellow Earth Divine Physiques… Would you like to spend 500,000 origin energy to fuse them into the red talent — Five Elements Holy Physique?】

Two consecutive notification chimes rang in Su Xing’s ears. He froze for a moment, then erupted with joy:

“Holy shit, the Five Elements Holy Physique! A red talent? Is this a tier above gold talents!?”

Su Xing took a deep breath. He had long known that higher tiers of talent must exist!

As far as Su Xing knew, the spiritual root of a gold talent was the Super Spirit Root, but clearly there were even more advanced spiritual roots beyond that…

“I thought I’d have to wait until the simulator’s next upgrade before I could access higher-tier talents, but I’m encountering one ahead of schedule?”

Su Xing’s heart raced with excitement as he turned to read the description of the Five Elements Holy Physique!

【Five Elements Holy Physique】: One of the ten great holy physiques of the cultivation world. The Five Elements Dao fused into one! You are born with sensitivity to all five elemental spiritual energies, and the Five Elements Dao circulates endlessly within you in cycles of creation and destruction. Furthermore, you possess an extraordinarily high aptitude for comprehending the Five Elements Dao, able to merge the Five Elements Dao into a unified whole and unleash terrifying combat power.

“The Five Elements Holy Physique… it can enhance the fusion of the Five Elements Dao?”

Su Xing raised an eyebrow.

According to the intelligence he possessed, the Five Elements Dao was an existence above any single Dao of metal, wood, water, fire, or earth. Its difficulty of comprehension was first-rate, but its power was several times more terrifying than any single Dao!

“Without exception, those who master the Five Elements Dao are powerhouses of the Three Thousand Worlds!”

After a brief pause, Su Xing continued:

“Moreover… if five talents merge into one, doesn’t that mean I free up four talent slots?”

Su Xing’s eyes lit up. His talent slots were already full — if five talents combined into one, that would free up three additional talent slots!

With that thought, Su Xing declared without hesitation:

“Begin the fusion!”

The moment his words fell, the simulator’s notification chime sounded.

【Ding — you have successfully spent 500,000 origin energy. Five Elements Holy Physique fusion in progress… Remaining origin energy: 248,576 points…】

【Congratulations! You have successfully extracted the red talent Five Elements Holy Physique. Cost: 100 origin energy. Remaining origin energy: 248,476 points…】

【Congratulations! You have successfully extracted Celestial Immortal Great Perfection cultivation… Cost: 200,000 points. Remaining origin energy: 48,476 points!】

As the simulator notifications faded, two streams of mysterious energy surged into Su Xing’s body.

First came the enhancement from the Five Elements Holy Physique!

Su Xing could feel that his sensitivity to the five elemental spiritual energies had grown far sharper, and his cultivation aptitude had been boosted by at least fifty percent!

More importantly, Su Xing’s comprehension of the Five Elements Dao had also improved tremendously!

“An enhancement to the efficiency of Dao comprehension… Beyond that, it seems I can now merge the five Daos into one, vastly amplifying the power of my supernatural arts and immortal power!”

Su Xing pondered this thoughtfully, planning to test it out in a future simulation.

Just then, the aura emanating from Su Xing’s body began to skyrocket!

Eighth level of the Celestial Immortal realm… ninth level of the Celestial Immortal realm…

Celestial Immortal Great Perfection!

In the span of just a few breaths, Su Xing broke directly through to the Great Perfection of the Celestial Immortal realm!

With the surge in cultivation, the immortal power within Su Xing’s body surged like roaring waves, like a great river in flood!

Moments later, Su Xing finished regulating his cultivation, slowly opened his eyes, and smiled:

“Not bad! With Celestial Immortal Great Perfection cultivation… my immortal power is at least fifty percent more potent than before!”

Su Xing nodded slightly, quite satisfied with this result.

“Next up… it’s time to find a way to step into the True Immortal realm!”

Su Xing drew a deep breath, his mind recalling the intelligence he had gathered about breaking through to the True Immortal realm.

The gap between the Celestial Immortal realm and the True Immortal realm was like an impassable chasm!

The most critical step was to complete the final calamity of the Three Calamities of Immortals — the Piercing Wind Calamity!

The Piercing Wind was no ordinary wind calamity. It was a wind that could refine the three spiritual souls and seven corporeal souls, stabilize one’s vital essence, and penetrate through the dantian.

Of the Three Calamities, it was the most powerful and the most dangerous!

More than ninety percent of peak Celestial Immortal cultivators could not survive this calamity, forever barred from the True Immortal realm, never to glimpse the Great Dao…

“However, the Piercing Wind also brings immense benefits! If one survives this calamity, one’s future speed of Dao comprehension will far surpass anything before!”

A glimmer of golden light flashed through Su Xing’s eyes. Without withstanding the Piercing Wind, one would never reach the Great Dao.

“Although my foundation is solid and I have over eighty percent confidence of surviving the wind calamity… if I could get my hands on a Wind-Calming Pearl before facing the Piercing Wind, that would be ideal!”

“With a Wind-Calming Pearl, my odds would reach ninety-eight percent — enough to take the risk!”

Su Xing murmured to himself.