Chapter 329 – Jin Congxue’s Grievance, Further Advancement in the Spatial Dao!

Su Xing mulled it over. For the foreseeable future, he still needed to accelerate his acquisition of origin energy in the Real World.

“Before heading to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, I need to save up at least two million points of origin energy… or even three million to barely have enough!”

Su Xing thought to himself.

He then glanced at the time and prepared to conduct the new week’s trade with Lu Yuanwu.

This week, it was once again twenty thousand origin energy secured.

However, Lu Yuanwu also informed Su Xing that in seven more days, they would officially begin preparing for their advancement to Legendary.

Su Xing nodded slightly upon hearing this. According to their agreement, in seven days Lu Yuanwu would bring fifty thousand tons of fourth-order exotic metal in exchange for sufficient pills and talismans…

At that point, Su Xing would have one million origin energy coming in — this was the preparation he was making in advance for his advancement to the True Immortal realm.

But this amount of origin energy still wasn’t enough, because he couldn’t waste his simulation attempts during the void voyage.

And the void voyage would take close to a month… meaning Su Xing needed to save up enough for at least four simulations!

This made Su Xing, who was already short on energy, even more energy-starved…

“So during this period, I absolutely must accumulate as much energy as possible!”

Su Xing took a deep breath. He was racking his brains right now, trying every possible way to obtain more origin energy.

In at most half a month to a month, he would need to depart for the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm…

He had to gather enough energy before then!

“If it truly comes down to a last resort… I’ll have no choice but to use that method…”

Su Xing took a deep breath. He still had one enormous treasury that remained unopened…

This treasury was the Advent Cult’s treasury!

The exact location, which instance dungeon it was in, and even how many treasures, exotic metals, and equipment items it contained… Su Xing knew it all with crystal clarity!

Without the slightest exaggeration… the Advent Cult’s accumulated wealth over thousands of years was worth at least half of Great Xia’s national treasury!

“The Advent Cult’s treasury… if I claimed it all for myself, it might just be enough to cover the energy I need for my True Immortal realm breakthrough!”

“And to seize this treasury, I’d only need to kill Old Dog Dragon… then conscript the other Advent Cult members! It wouldn’t be difficult!”

A gleam flashed through Su Xing’s eyes. Then he paused for a moment, shook his head, and said:

“But if I actually eliminated the Advent Cult… then Earth wouldn’t be far from Blood Three’s descent… leaving only a short three years!”

“So I must be certain that within three years… I can completely eliminate the threat of the Red Moon… before I can clean out the Advent Cult!”

Su Xing rubbed his temples. As a node that the Advent Cult placed extreme importance on, if Old Dog Dragon failed to respond after three years, or if Blood Three sensed something amiss, there was a very real possibility of direct intervention!

“So… unless absolutely necessary, this treasury cannot be touched!”

“After I advance to the True Immortal realm… once I return from the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, if my strength has further improved, perhaps I can attempt to plunder the Advent Cult…”

Su Xing thought to himself.

“There’s still one week… this week, I’ll go sweep through the Abyss for another round of origin energy!”

Without hesitation, Su Xing rode his sword toward the direction of America’s Abyss.

…

In the blink of an eye, one week passed, and the date arrived at January 20th, 2026 of the New Era.

Su Xing had spent the week sweeping through floors twenty through ninety of America’s Endless Abyss after its refresh, harvesting approximately one hundred thousand points of origin energy.

One hundred thousand origin energy — while not enough to make Su Xing wealthy overnight, it was sufficient to address his most pressing needs.

After leaving the Endless Abyss, Su Xing headed to the Villa district, preparing to conduct his trade with Jin Congxue.

Inside the Villa.

Perhaps because he would soon be leaving Earth, Su Xing was especially attentive toward Jin Congxue, patiently guiding her:

“The early stages of a cultivator’s training are mainly about building a solid foundation… Mm, your progress is quite impressive.”

“Only one month into cultivation and you’ve already reached the late Foundation Establishment stage…”

“But remember, haste makes waste. Compared to cultivation speed, having a solid foundation is far more important!”

“Here are two cultivation techniques — the Myriad Wood Art and the Myriad Blazing Flame Art… Both are Heaven-tier techniques that I once cultivated myself. They’re perfectly suited for you!”

“Besides cultivation, you also need to study some of the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation… Among them, the Dao of alchemy is ideal. You have wood and fire spiritual roots, so you should study the path of pill refinement!”

As he spoke, Su Xing produced a storage ring containing herbs needed for pill refinement, pill formulas, and even alchemy instructional recordings he had made himself, along with several pill furnaces.

“Also, inside this storage ring are several bottles of pills for the Golden Core stage and Nascent Soul stage… They can aid your cultivation!”

“But pills are merely external aids. For each major realm, you should take at most one bottle to assist your cultivation, otherwise it will do more harm than good…”

“Oh right, the Nascent Soul Tempering Pill is an exception, since that pill is specifically needed for your advancement to the Nascent Soul stage…”

“I’ve also given you the method for cultivating the Nine-Revolution Golden Core during the Golden Core stage… Remember, do not attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul realm without achieving the Nine-Revolution Golden Core!”

Su Xing handed over every detail of his cultivation experience accumulated over the years to Jin Congxue, leaving nothing out.

After listening, Jin Congxue remained silent in her heart. As if sensing something, she asked:

“Su Xing… are you going to leave for a while?”

Hearing Jin Congxue’s words, Su Xing was momentarily stunned, then nodded and said:

“That’s right. For a short period of three months, or up to half a year, I need to go on a long journey…”

“So… the organization has handed down instructions that during this time, you’ll need to manage the Tarot Society’s affairs on your own… If you encounter something you can’t handle, don’t try to be a hero. Your own safety comes first!”

“Inside this storage ring are the pills the Tarot Society will need for the next few months… I’m giving them to you in advance.”

“The weekly exotic metal trades will also be handled by a ‘senior’ from within the organization. You absolutely must not slack off on the exotic metal refinement, or I’ll be disappointed when I get back!”

Su Xing repeated himself earnestly.

After hearing Su Xing’s words, Jin Congxue rolled her eyes and said coquettishly:

“Oh my, little brother Su… what would you do if you got angry then?”

As she spoke, Jin Congxue lifted the hem of her skirt, revealing a pair of long, shapely legs.

Su Xing quickly held his breath and steadied his mind, changing his tone:

“Ahem, I’m being serious here! I need to go on a long trip… During this time, I’m leaving everything at home to you! But if you encounter any danger… remember to drop everything. Your own safety is the top priority!”

Although Su Xing had left plenty of safeguards on Jin Congxue, including a Tribulation Crossing stage puppet secretly protecting her…

Never mind Old Dog Dragon — even if a Human Immortal realm cultivator came, they wouldn’t be able to harm Jin Congxue!

But one could never be too careful!

For Su Xing, the Tarot Society was merely a tool for earning energy. If it was lost, he could simply create another…

But Jin Congxue was someone Su Xing truly regarded as a friend, a confidante… and even a potential future Dao companion. He could not afford to lose her!

Su Xing earnestly went over everything with Jin Congxue, from cultivation methods — Body Tempering, Qi Refinement, pill refinement choices — to the precautions for the Tarot Society after his departure…

He had even planned out Jin Congxue’s escape routes in case she was ever targeted for assassination…

Jin Congxue listened with a smile at first, but gradually sensed something was off.

Her eyes began to redden. Suddenly, she threw herself into Su Xing’s arms and choked out:

“Su Xing… are you abandoning me?”

Looking at Jin Congxue in his arms, suddenly a mess of tears and snot with her makeup running everywhere, Su Xing was taken aback for a moment. Then he pointed at her face and said:

“Um… Sis Xue, your foundation is caking!”

Hearing this, Jin Congxue stared at him with big, innocent eyes and cried even harder.

Sensing things were going south, Su Xing hurriedly consoled her:

“Alright, alright, Sis Xue! I was just teasing you! You’re naturally beautiful — what do you even need makeup for?”

Then Su Xing gave a light cough and said:

“Ahem, let me be serious here! I’m definitely not abandoning you… It’s just that this mission is extremely urgent. The organization assigned it, and I’m the only one who can complete it!”

“Otherwise, I wouldn’t be going in person… Three months at the shortest, half a year at the longest, and I’ll definitely come back!”

After hearing Su Xing’s words, Jin Congxue felt an inexplicable sense of foreboding in her heart. Gritting her teeth, she said:

“I don’t care — I’m part of the organization too! No matter what, you have to take me with you this time!”

For reasons she couldn’t explain, Jin Congxue had a feeling that if she missed this chance, it would be very hard to see Su Xing again.

After hearing this, Su Xing thought for a moment, then seriously shook his head and said:

“No! There’s absolutely no way you can come on this one… If you go, who will hold down the Tarot Society’s headquarters?”

Of course, the real critical reason was that void voyage was far too dangerous. Even with Jin Congxue’s Heavenly King-stage strength, traveling aboard the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel… her physical body could still easily disintegrate and die.

For this operation, Su Xing did plan to bring one person along, but it wasn’t Jin Congxue…

After that, Su Xing spent a long time persuading Jin Congxue before finally getting her to agree to stay at the trade association.

And Su Xing also received the Tarot Society’s new week of simulation energy — approximately forty thousand points.

…

After leaving the Villa, Su Xing returned to the spirit field grotto-heaven and prepared to begin a new round of simulation.

“This time, the goal is still to bring out the Wind Calamity cultivation results!”

The corner of Su Xing’s mouth curved upward slightly. A mere two hundred-odd years of Wind Calamity had already increased his strength by nearly double!

Having tasted such benefits, Su Xing naturally wouldn’t give up easily. He wanted to see if he could exploit this bug in the Great Dao and reap even more rewards from the Wind Calamity!

“Besides that… perhaps the timing for activating the Wind Calamity could be moved up?”

“After all, with my current strength, the first thirty years of the Wind Calamity would hardly have any effect on me… I could still freely comprehend the Great Dao!”

Su Xing quickly formulated his plan for this simulation. Once the simulation cooldown was up, he said decisively:

“Begin simulation!”

【Simulation #122 initiated. Current remaining origin energy: 303,215 points… Remaining simulation attempts: none.】

【Simulation begins!】

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

After mulling it over — all the valuable gold talents had already been brought out — he silently affirmed:

“Confirm draw!”

【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the purple talent Thunder Spirit Physique… Probability of drawing a gold talent next time: 60%!】

【Thunder Spirit Physique】: One of the rare mutant physique types, possessing innate affinity for thunder-attribute spiritual energy.

After seeing the newly drawn talent, Su Xing couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

“Damn it, if I use this new talent… wouldn’t my strength actually decrease?”

Su Xing figured he’d been lucky plenty of times already, drawing quite a few gold talents in a row. Drawing one purple was no big deal.

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

“Bring it on, Wind Calamity!”

【In the spirit field grotto-heaven… you realized you were in a simulation!】

【You went to trade with Lu Yuanwu. Lu Yuanwu informed you that they were about to undergo tribulation to ascend to Legendary…】

【You produced some sixth-rank talismans for their protection. With these talismans, even if they failed to break through to Legendary, they wouldn’t lose their lives.】

【After sending these Class Users into the dungeon, you waited quietly at the dungeon entrance, continuing to refine pills and craft talismans.】

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

【You suddenly felt something and turned your gaze toward the several figures at the entrance…】

【Lu Yuanwu was the first to emerge from the dungeon, having successfully broken through to Legendary-stage!】

【Behind him followed ten powerhouses. Nine had successfully ascended to Legendary… only one, slightly older in age, had failed the ascension but managed to preserve his life…】

【Seeing this, you nodded slightly. The results of this ascension were clearly much better than before.】

【But this was only the true beginning of helping them stabilize at Legendary-stage…】

【If merely passing the dungeon were sufficient, you wouldn’t have needed to come personally — you could have simply provided some high-tier items.】

【The real trouble was the gaze brought by the Red Moon!】

【You stood before these dozen-plus newly ascended Legendary powerhouses and employed the art of cause and effect. Sure enough, you could faintly perceive the blood-colored threads of cause and effect upon their bodies.】

【As their strength increased, the threads of cause and effect grew ever clearer, as if something on the other end was guiding them…】

【You immediately understood — this was the contingency the Red Moon had planted within the Class Users!】

【As long as these karmic threads existed, the stronger the Class Users became, the greater the karmic bond… ultimately, they would all lose themselves and become slaves of the Red Moon!】

【You grew curious — could it be that some of those red-eyed aliens had originated in exactly this way?】

【Fortunately, your comprehension of the Dao of cause and effect was already quite deep. After consecutively casting several techniques and spending several hours, you successfully helped them block the Red Moon’s perception!】

【You did not rashly sever the karmic threads, as that might be detected by the Red Moon… but merely making it difficult for the Red Moon to guide and lead the Class Users astray was not difficult for you…】

In the Real World, Su Xing breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

“With my current mastery of the Dao of cause and effect, I can already begin to contend with the Red Moon?”

“Perhaps… without even realizing it, I’m completing the transformation from chess piece to chess player?”

A glint of determination flashed in Su Xing’s eyes. He naturally refused to be reduced to a mere chess piece…

“Over a dozen Legendary-stage powerhouses — for the human race’s upper echelon of strength, that’s nearly doubled!”

“With this, even without any further assistance from me… Great Xia should be able to hold on safely for the next twenty-eight years!”

So Su Xing thought.

“Now that Great Xia’s affairs are settled… next, I need to consider traveling to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm…”

Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.

【After helping Great Xia’s Martial Sovereigns successfully ascend to Legendary, you chose to travel to the Luotian Sect…】

【At the Luotian Sect, you furthered your study of the Dao of Puppetry. After years of continuous study, you had nearly reached the level of a Puppetry Grandmaster… capable of personally crafting puppets comparable to immortals!】

【Before leaving Earth, you gave Jin Congxue a few instructions, and also privately sought out Luo Shuying.】

【Finally, you chose to pilot the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel, break through the Red Moon’s blockade, and successfully departed Earth!】

【The Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel passed through a stretch of void before arriving beyond Earth…】

【Along the way, you made certain to memorize Earth’s exact coordinates… then piloted the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel toward the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm…】

【Over a month later, you arrived at the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.】

【Afterward, you immediately retraced your route, returning to the region of void where Earth was located…】

【But strangely, the entire expanse of void was shrouded in a mass of fog. You simply could not locate the precise area where Earth existed…】

【The vast Earth, the former site of the Luotian Realm… had seemingly vanished into thin air!】

【Unwilling to give up, you searched the vicinity for another year. Though you could faintly sense Earth’s general direction… you could never pinpoint its exact location!】

【You understood — perhaps your comprehension of the Great Dao of Space was still insufficient…】

【And so, you decided to temporarily set aside the search for Earth and instead travel to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm to find a way to continue comprehending the Great Dao of Space.】

【In the third year, you returned to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, sold intelligence to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, and destroyed an Advent Cult stronghold, reaping considerable cultivation resources.】

【Afterward, you quietly waited in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm for several years. Sure enough, you were targeted for assassination by an early True Immortal realm powerhouse!】

【You dispatched him effortlessly, and subsequently ascended to the top fifty of the Prodigy List…】

【You chose to leave the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm and travel to the Yellow Sand Realm to collect the legacy left behind by Yellow Sand Daoist.】

【Several years later, you successfully obtained the legacy.】

【Next, you piloted the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel, traversing through various lesser chiliocosms to purchase Wind-Calming Pearls.】

【Thus, twenty-seven years passed…】

【In the fortieth year — over these twenty-plus years, you successfully purchased four Wind-Calming Pearls and procured some rare treasures said to help resist the Wind Calamity, then successfully returned to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.】

【That year, you relayed Qingyunzi’s intelligence to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion. Afterward, under Fairy Ziling’s guidance, you entered the Azure Cloud Sect.】

【At Qingyunzi’s invitation, you ascended Three Immortals Peak. After presenting the Ruyi Visualization Diagram to Qingyunzi, you received a cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea and three Dao-Enlightenment Leaves.】

【Over the next thirty years, you remained in the Azure Cloud Sect, befriending several fellow Daoists and deepening your understanding of the sect’s political landscape.】

【You used the sect contribution points earned over these thirty years to exchange for five Wind-Calming Pearls in a single transaction…】

【In the seventieth year, you bade farewell to Fairy Ziling and the others.】

【Having completed all of this, you chose to temporarily leave the Azure Cloud Sect and travel to the skies above the Azure Cloud Realm… to the so-called Nine Heavens beyond, to cultivate!】

【In the seventy-seventh year, after traversing endless distances and layers upon layers of void, you finally arrived at the Nine Heavens region where the Azure Origin Domain was located…】

Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this.

The Nine Heavens beyond — that was intelligence he had obtained from the Azure Cloud Sect during a previous simulation.

The so-called Nine Heavens actually referred to the void…

Specifically, the relatively stable regions within the void!

In the Nine Heavens above, all manner of Daos were revealed in their fullest splendor. The Great Dao of Space in particular was omnipresent, just as it was throughout the void.

But the Nine Heavens above were equally perilous…

As the name implied, nine layers of heaven, divided into nine tiers.

Only those who had reached the Celestial Immortal realm with a formidable physical body could set foot upon the first layer.

Above the Nine Heavens, spiritual energy was virtually nonexistent, and prolonged stays caused enormous harm to cultivators.

Yet the Nine Heavens above were absolutely the best place to comprehend the Great Dao of Space!

Moreover, the Nine Heavens contained numerous extraordinary treasures and Secret Realms waiting to be explored by cultivators…

Many cultivators had stumbled upon lost supreme treasures in the Nine Heavens, soaring to greatness or becoming fabulously wealthy overnight.

But far more common were the corpses of cultivators who had perished in the Nine Heavens above…

“The Nine Heavens may be dangerous… but with my current strength, I should be able to go!”

When Su Xing had first obtained the Nine Heavens intelligence, he’d wanted to investigate, but had held himself back, saving it for this time to explore thoroughly.

With that thought, Su Xing silently intoned:

“Use immersive simulation… duration, sixty years!”

【Ding — you have successfully used immersive simulation, expending 21,900 energy points… remaining origin energy: 281,315 points.】

As the simulation notification faded, Su Xing’s consciousness entered the simulated world.

Before long, Su Xing appeared in a peculiar region.

This place was no different from the void — equally devoid of the slightest trace of spiritual energy.

But unlike the void, the entirety of the Nine Heavens was shrouded in a layer of fog, obscuring everything from clear view.

Even a cultivator’s divine sense was of little use here.

Within the fog seemed to lurk countless dangers and opportunities…

“Legend has it that the Nine Heavens were a battlefield formed by a great war in the primordial age, when chaos first opened…”

“After that war, countless Daos were shattered, worlds destroyed, and innumerable Secret Realms and supreme treasures were scattered throughout the Nine Heavens…”

Su Xing gazed at the fog before him, harboring no interest in these ethereal legends.

Even if the Nine Heavens truly contained supreme treasures, that was a matter from the primordial age…

After so many cosmic cycles, the treasures within had likely been thoroughly excavated long ago. How could it possibly be Su Xing’s turn?

“I came here… for the spatial Dao in this place!”

Su Xing drew a deep breath and extended his senses toward the surrounding Great Dao of Space…

This was the first of the Nine Heavens’ nine tiers. The Great Dao of Space permeating this place was already comparable to that found in the void.

“Well then — let the cultivation begin!”

Su Xing took a sip of Dao-Enlightenment Tea, activated the Great Wisdom state, and began his comprehension.

In the blink of an eye… nine years passed!

In the ninth year of the immersive simulation, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes and examined the changes within himself.

“Nine years… the Great Dao of Space has advanced another step! At this rate, this simulation might just allow me to bring the Great Dao of Space to the realm of Minor Attainment!”

At this thought, Su Xing felt a surge of anticipation.

With Minor Attainment in the Great Dao of Space, Su Xing was reasonably confident he could return to Earth from beyond its borders…

Once he could make a complete round trip, it would be time for Su Xing to depart Earth for good.

“Well then… let me continue comprehending the Great Dao of Space!”

Su Xing drew a deep breath and consumed another serving of Dao-Enlightenment Tea.

Over the next nine years, Su Xing thoroughly exhausted the effects of his first cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea.

The tea leaves had withered to dry husks, unable to produce any further effect.

“Hoo… nine years’ time, equivalent to over five hundred years of my normal contemplation…”

“The spatial Dao has drawn yet another step closer to reaching the realm of Minor Attainment!”