Chapter 335 – The Wondrous Uses of the Luotian Mirror: The Power of Creation?

As the voice arrived, a gentle radiance descended upon Su Xing.

The radiance transformed into a virtual, ancient mirror that surged into the space between Su Xing’s brows.

Su Xing immediately felt a massive flood of information and energy pouring into his mind… The next second, Su Xing briefly lost consciousness.

At the same time, within the Luotian Realm, the sky, the earth—everything was trembling.

Luo Qingniu, who had been waiting anxiously, widened his eyes at the sight and spoke with an expression of utter disbelief:

“Hiss~ Could he truly be the fated one?”

“Judging by the Luotian Mirror’s reaction… it’s at least second-tier master recognition authority? Or perhaps… even first-tier master recognition authority!?”

An unusual light flashed through Luo Qingniu’s eyes.

The Luotian Mirror’s master recognition didn’t consider anything else… it looked only at aptitude!

Second-tier master recognition authority meant the person was at minimum capable of achieving the Supreme Unity Golden Immortal realm!

And first-tier master recognition authority… in the entire history of the Luotian Sect, only one person had ever obtained it—the Luotian Sect’s founding patriarch!

As for even higher authority… Luo Qingniu didn’t dare let his thoughts go in that direction.

……

When Su Xing woke again, he had already appeared in the Real World.

“Strange… the me inside the simulation actually passed out for an entire day?”

“This Luotian Mirror, a primordial chaos treasure—what level of treasure is it exactly?”

“This ability to convert between virtual and reality… it feels somewhat familiar!”

Su Xing furrowed his brows in thought, then shook his head and said:

“No… the simulator and the Luotian Mirror are fundamentally different in nature…”

“The simulator truly traverses between the real world and future worlds… it’s an existence that crosses between timelines and the virtual!”

“But the Luotian Mirror… it should be capable of freezing things and people from long ago within a specific period of time… The space inside the Luotian Mirror, and everything within it, also truly exists!”

“However, if one wants to bring out treasures from inside the Luotian Mirror, one needs to inject magical power… that aspect is somewhat similar to the simulator!”

Su Xing continued pondering in his mind.

As Su Xing’s cultivation realm grew higher and higher, he became increasingly certain that the simulator must be some extraordinarily powerful supreme treasure!

The grade of this treasure exceeded Su Xing’s imagination… it was likely even higher than the Luotian Mirror, which was itself a primordial chaos treasure!

“I have a general understanding of the Luotian Mirror’s functions now… overall, its abilities are somewhat similar to the simulator…”

“But the two can complement each other… the Luotian Mirror has lower usage requirements—one only needs to inject magical power to bring out the resources one needs!”

Su Xing murmured, his gaze turning to the simulation panel. He wanted to figure out what would happen next.

【When you woke again, seven days had already passed… You discovered yourself somewhere outside the Luotian Instance.】

【The Luotian Instance from before had also been completely closed!】

【Just as confusion filled your mind, you suddenly sensed an additional ancient, unadorned small mirror within your soul imprint… it was none other than the Luotian Mirror itself!】

【With but a single thought… your entire being vanished from where you stood and appeared within the Luotian Realm!】

【And at this moment, you also beheld the true Luotian Realm!】

【Time was no longer looping on the day of the Luotian Assembly, but could progress forward normally… However, the vast majority of the Luotian Sect’s disciples had fallen into deep slumber!】

【Over the course of several cosmic cycles, the Luotian Mirror’s power had gradually dissipated… and the internal space of the entire Luotian Realm had continuously shrunk.】

【In the end… only a few mountain gates of the Luotian Sect remained… their area no more than tens of thousands of zhang…】

【You attempted to place some items into the Luotian Realm, and to your surprise, you discovered that objects from the Real World could be brought inside… but if you wanted to bring them back out, you needed to pay a portion of magical power!】

【Furthermore, you could pay magical power to bring out a certain quantity of Spirit-Gathering Flowers from the rear mountain!】

【Everything within sight, everything within the Luotian Sect’s mountain gates… you could bring to the Real World, so long as you had sufficient magical power!】

In the Real World, Su Xing raised an eyebrow at this and quipped:

“Well, well… so bringing things in is free, but taking them out costs money, is that it? Isn’t this just freeloading in reverse?”

“Still… this Luotian Realm can absolutely be considered an independent lesser chiliocosm!”

“Doesn’t that mean… I’ve become the master of an entire world? As long as I dedicate myself to repairing the Luotian Mirror… the future potential is limitless!”

At this thought, Su Xing’s eyes brightened slightly. But after careful consideration, he decided that since he had inherited the Luotian Mirror, it was necessary to make another trip and thoroughly explore the interior of the Luotian Realm!

“After obtaining the Luotian Mirror’s highest authority, what I’m entering should be something like the inner world? And the previous Luotian Assembly was just the outer world?”

Su Xing mused thoughtfully, then silently intoned:

“Use immersive simulation… duration: one month!”

Su Xing estimated that one month should be enough time to familiarize himself with the true Luotian Realm.

【Ding, you have successfully used immersive…】

As the simulation notification fell, Su Xing’s consciousness sank into the simulated world.

……

“This place… is the true Luotian Realm?”

Su Xing surveyed his surroundings, his face showing an expression of surprise.

Inside the Luotian Realm, all the rocks, flowers, grasses, and even the spirit medicines and spirit plants remained unchanged—identical to what Su Xing had seen in the Luotian Assembly instance!

The only difference was that there wasn’t a single cultivator here!

“So… where did all the cultivators go?”

Su Xing furrowed his brows slightly, and quickly thought of one place—the venue of the Luotian Assembly!

And so, Su Xing took a single step forward and arrived at the Luotian Assembly grounds.

Sure enough, there Su Xing found hundreds of thousands of cultivators!

Every single one of these cultivators was a disciple of the Luotian Sect!

Among them were Luo Qingniu and Niu Rilie, whom Su Xing had seen before… and even Ghost Granny and Senior Brother Shennong were present!

“These cultivators… are they truly still alive?”

Su Xing surveyed the scene, his brows furrowing slightly.

These hundreds of thousands of cultivators stood in orderly rows upon the vast altar, their expressions blank, like puppets, without the slightest sign of life.

“So… is it because the Luotian Mirror’s power has been gradually dissipating, causing changes in the inner world as well, rendering these disciples unable to move?”

Just as Su Xing was deep in thought, streams of memories transformed into brilliant light and surged into his mind.

These were… the Luotian Mirror’s usage instructions, and the authorities Su Xing possessed!

It took Su Xing quite a while to digest everything before he finally understood the Luotian Mirror’s mechanism.

“Hiss~ This Luotian Mirror is actually this profound?”

The transmitted information covered many aspects, but could generally be summarized into the following points.

First, Su Xing was the Luotian Mirror’s highest-authority master, able to completely decide the life and death of all living beings within the Luotian Realm, and could command them at will!

This meant that with a single thought, Su Xing could make these cultivators vanish forever…

“However, compared to letting these Luotian disciples die, it seems like there’s far greater value to be created?”

“For instance… having Senior Brother Shennong farm the fields, having the alchemy elders refine pills… having the artifact-refining elders craft artifacts. This is simply an incomparable free labor force!”

Su Xing’s eyes lit up. The only regret was that commanding these disciples required injecting magical power to ensure they could carry out their tasks!

Second, the flow of time within the Luotian Realm could be adjusted!

As long as Su Xing injected sufficient magical power into the Luotian Realm, he could make time flow faster inside the Luotian Realm compared to the Real World!

For example, one day in the Real World could equate to as much as ten days, one month, or even an entire year within the Luotian Realm!

Likewise, altering the time flow required injecting immortal power.

The greater the ratio difference, the more immortal power needed!

Third, the internal space of the Luotian Realm was infinitely vast—its original size was equivalent to an entire Greater World!

Before the Luotian Realm’s destruction… the Luotian Mirror had replicated everything within the Luotian Realm inside itself!

Including its cultivators, living beings, and even boundless treasures…

But as the Luotian Mirror’s energy continued to dissipate, currently only a few main peaks of the Luotian Sect remained accessible, while all other areas were locked…

If Su Xing wanted to restore those areas, he would likewise need to inject magical power!

“Tsk, tsk… this Luotian Mirror, all in all, is essentially an invincible production tool!”

“No wonder—even though the Luotian Sect has been destroyed for so long, these disciples still hope to rally and revive it! It must be precisely because they have the Luotian Mirror as their trump card!”

“Judging from the Luotian Mirror’s functions… this seems to be the legendary power of creation?”

“And furthermore… could I use the Luotian Mirror in the future to replicate treasures that have already vanished or even gone extinct?”

Su Xing’s eyes lit up. The first thing he thought of was the Dao-Enlightenment Tea!

If he possessed this mirror, wouldn’t that mean he’d have an endless supply of Dao-Enlightenment Tea?

“However… none of these functions can directly benefit me right now. What I want to know is what direct advantages the Luotian Realm can provide me.”

Su Xing pondered for a while, then began exploring the few main peaks that remained of the Luotian Sect.

The main peaks were close together, with a combined area spanning roughly tens of thousands of zhang.

“Over one hundred and twenty thousand Spirit-Gathering Flowers—they really are all here on the Luotian Sect’s main peak!”

Su Xing’s eyes gleamed. With these Spirit-Gathering Flowers, it was practically the same as having an inexhaustible supply of spirit liquid!

“And more importantly… the Scripture Pavilion is still here! All those countless cultivation manuals, ancient texts, and supernatural arts… doesn’t that mean I can come study them anytime?”

“On top of that, there are even several alchemy chambers and artifact-refining rooms… Could I have these Luotian disciples help me refine pills?”

Su Xing mulled it over and felt there was enormous room for maneuvering here.

Now, the only question was… how much immortal power would all of this consume? And how much immortal power would it take to bring resources out of the Luotian Realm?

“Well then… let’s go find out!”

Su Xing took a single step forward, arriving once more at the celestial altar where the Luotian Assembly was held.

After some deliberation, he first approached Shennong Youtian.

This Shennong Youtian was a master of spirit cultivation, with attainments in that field that were likely no less impressive than Su Xing’s own talent-enhanced abilities!

“Then let’s give it a try!”

Su Xing extended both hands, releasing Five Elements immortal power that slowly flowed into Shennong Youtian’s body…

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn passed.

Su Xing’s immortal power had been depleted by roughly one-tenth.

And at that moment, Shennong Youtian gradually awakened…

The instant Shennong Youtian regained consciousness, he became aware of his situation. He looked at Su Xing and spoke with reverence:

“Honored Lord, you have finally come!”

Hearing this form of address, Su Xing first showed a flicker of bemusement, but quickly adapted and asked:

“How do you feel right now? Have I brought you back to life?”

Upon hearing Su Xing’s words, Shennong Youtian shook his head:

“Honored Lord, I have not been revived… or rather, I never truly died. I merely took shelter within the Luotian Mirror!”

“After you infused your immortal power just now, I was able to gain a period of freedom—or you could call it a brief resurrection.”

Su Xing nodded slightly. He now roughly understood how it worked: he would expend a certain amount of immortal power to “awaken” a Luotian disciple, who would then work for him for a period of time.

Shennong Youtian continued:

“The immortal power you just infused should allow me to remain active for approximately one year… During this year, I will cooperate fully with you and do everything within my abilities for you!”

Su Xing frowned slightly upon hearing this. He had just infused one-tenth of his immortal power, and it could only sustain Shennong Youtian for about a year?

If he wanted every single Luotian disciple working for him, wouldn’t that require a staggering amount of immortal power?

So Su Xing asked: “Does every person require this much immortal power?”

Shennong Youtian shook his head slightly and explained:

“Not at all… The amount of immortal power required varies depending on each person’s abilities and cultivation level.”

“Before I entered the Luotian Realm, my highest cultivation was at the early-stage Celestial Immortal realm… so the cost of sustaining me is somewhat higher.”

“But for Elders of lesser strength, or even ordinary disciples, the amount of immortal power needed would be considerably less.”

Hearing Shennong Youtian’s explanation, Su Xing finally relaxed.

This meant that Su Xing could freely choose to pay a certain cost to temporarily revive any disciple and have them serve him.

Following that, Su Xing accompanied Shennong Youtian to further familiarize himself with everything within the Luotian Realm.

…

Before long, several dozen days had passed.

When Su Xing was about to leave the Luotian Realm, he made one final stop at the rear mountain, where he plucked a single Spirit-Gathering Flower.

Then, Su Xing attempted to infuse spiritual energy into the entire Luotian Realm… After expending roughly one-thousandth of his immortal power, he successfully brought the Spirit-Gathering Flower out, departing from the Luotian Realm.

Next, Su Xing tested the Luotian Realm’s time-acceleration ability.

Unfortunately, at Su Xing’s current cultivation level, even if he infused half of his immortal power, he could only maintain double speed within the Luotian Realm for one month…

…

Soon, the immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to reality.

Through this immersive simulation, Su Xing had gained a fairly thorough understanding of the Luotian Realm’s currently available functions.

“Not bad. The Luotian Realm can nicely compensate for some of the simulation’s shortcomings…”

“For instance, my simulated self doesn’t have access to the simulator by default… but my simulated self can possess the Luotian Mirror!”

“With an entire realm’s worth of cultivators serving me… I might never have to worry about cultivation resources again.”

Su Xing nodded slightly, murmuring to himself:

“So then, next… it’s time to see just how much the Luotian Mirror can truly help me!”

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

【You spent several months familiarizing yourself with the Luotian Mirror’s functions…】

【In the second year, you chose to leave Earth and travel to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm…】

【During this year, you continuously infused immortal power into the Luotian Mirror, needing to do so approximately once every three months. While this wasn’t enough to cause your cultivation to drop, it did slow your cultivation speed somewhat.】

【But you knew this decline in cultivation speed was only temporary, because as your cultivation grew higher in the future, the cost of maintaining the Luotian Mirror’s operation would become smaller and smaller…】

【In the third year, after arriving at the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, you began purchasing spirit liquid and spirit stones.】

【You needed sufficient spirit liquid to ensure rapid replenishment of your immortal power, allowing you to continuously pour energy into the Luotian Realm.】

【You chose to revive certain disciples within the Luotian Realm, including Shennong Youtian and several others skilled in the art of spirit cultivation, tasking them with one objective: cultivating Spirit-Gathering Flowers!】

【Growing Spirit-Gathering Flowers is extraordinarily difficult… In all the Three Thousand Worlds you knew of, very few cultivators could successfully grow them.】

【But Shennong Youtian was capable of cultivating Spirit-Gathering Flowers!】

【And so, you assigned them the task of planting Spirit-Gathering Flowers…】

【At the same time, you also began cultivating Spirit-Gathering Flowers yourself within the spirit field grotto-heaven…】

【After obtaining the Shennong Reborn talent, your abilities in spirit cultivation had been greatly enhanced—every two years, you could grow a thousand mature Spirit-Gathering Flowers!】

【Over the next twenty years, you successfully cultivated ten thousand Spirit-Gathering Flowers and transplanted them all into the spirit field grotto-heaven.】

【Additionally, during those twenty years, you repeatedly entered the Luotian Realm, expending immortal power to extract over ten thousand Spirit-Gathering Flowers from within!】

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

“The Luotian Mirror’s usefulness… doesn’t seem to be as great as I imagined!”

Su Xing realized that in the simulation, his strength grew at a limited pace, and he still had to divert immortal power to keep the Luotian Mirror running.

This made it very difficult for Su Xing to maintain rapid cultivation growth…

“But what about in reality? The simulator allows my cultivation to advance rapidly. The cost of maintaining the Luotian Mirror might become utterly trivial for me in the future.”

“When that time comes… I should be able to unleash the Luotian Mirror’s full power!”

Su Xing thought to himself.

“Still, the Luotian Mirror can be useful to me right now! I’ve been eyeing those hundred-thousand-plus Spirit-Gathering Flowers on the rear mountain for a long time!”

A smile crept across Su Xing’s face. If he could get his hands on those flowers, the spirit field grotto-heaven’s grade would absolutely jump up several levels!

Moreover, Su Xing could perfectly well expend immortal power during simulations—accepting the risk of his cultivation dropping—to extract items from the Luotian Realm, then spend origin energy to bring them into reality. For the real Su Xing, this would have virtually no impact!

“Excellent. I’ve more or less figured out the Luotian Mirror’s short-term uses!”

“But for now, the priority is still advancing my cultivation!”

Su Xing deliberated for a moment. He was about to venture into the void, where he might go a very long time without any origin energy to replenish his reserves.

So every bit he could save counted…

“Come to think of it, my Body Tempering cultivation hasn’t improved in quite a while!”

“It seems… it’s time to make another trip to the Star Realm!”