Chapter 342 – Malice from a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal, Su Xing’s Escape Plan
by spirapira“Looking at it this way, the Heaven-Sent Fortune talent is truly terrifying…”
“Perhaps it’s not just the effect of Heaven-Sent Fortune alone — it should also be enhanced by the Blessed by Fortune talent!”
Su Xing thought to himself.
A Peak Mystic Immortal ancestor hunting Su Xing was naturally a great peril!
But the greater the risk, the greater the reward!
Su Xing had turned danger into fortune, and with the Heaven-Sent Fortune talent’s enhancement, he had gained unexpected rewards from being hunted!
“Strange Voidbeasts possess the power to control space, and can even directly steal items from within a cultivator’s storage artifact… devouring them to strengthen themselves.”
“But jade slips and such are clearly beneath a Strange Voidbeast’s notice, which means I got lucky!”
Su Xing was in quite a good mood. With this route, once he reached the Mystic Immortal realm, he might be able to attempt crossing the Endless Sea to reach the Celestial Secrets Realm.
Thinking this, Su Xing silently recited:
“Activate immersive simulation, duration: one day!”
【Ding…】
…
When the immersive simulation ended, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes and nodded:
“Tsk tsk, the Endless Sea truly is perilous… the chaotic void currents within are as deep and unfathomable as an ocean…”
“Even with this navigation route map, there’s still a certain degree of risk. I should indeed wait until after reaching the Mystic Immortal realm before going!”
After a brief pause, Su Xing continued:
“With the remaining time, I wonder if I can repair this Star-Moon Shuttle?”
Su Xing already had a plan in mind, and his gaze returned to the simulation panel.
【You obtained a relatively safe and concealed route through the Endless Sea from this Mystic Immortal ancestor’s storage artifact.】
【Afterward, you returned to a minor world, studying the Formation Dao while repairing the Star-Moon Shuttle.】
【In the blink of an eye, another twenty years passed…】
【In the four hundred and seventieth year, one day you felt a premonition, as your Blessed by Fortune talent frantically sent warnings.】
【Sure enough, one day later, Qingyunzi came knocking.】
【He sensed that you carried the Luotian legacy, with the Luotian Mirror on your person — a temptation that even a Grand Luo Golden Immortal would find hard to resist.】
【Moreover, Qingyunzi had been consumed by his evil corpse, and was certain to seize the Luotian legacy from you…】
【Qingyunzi performed a soul search on you…】
【Your consciousness gradually dissipated…】
【You died!】
【Ding, this simulation has ended!】
After the simulation ended, Su Xing nodded slightly:
“Not bad. This simulation… reached the four hundred and seventieth year, which breaks my previous simulation record!”
“And as my cultivation continues to improve… if I can leave the Azure Origin Domain and travel to a safer major domain, simulating a thousand years probably wouldn’t be a problem!”
Su Xing summarized the gains from this simulation.
The immersive simulation had brought Su Xing’s Sword Dao cultivation to just one step away from the third realm!
And his refinement of the Dao-Hearing Pill had also reached the level of Minor Mastery!
Going forward, Su Xing had at least a seventy percent chance of successfully refining a normal-quality Dao-Hearing Pill.
One normal-quality Dao-Hearing Pill, combined with the Great Wisdom talent and Late Bloomer, was equivalent to a hundred years of contemplation!
Nine Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves would bring Su Xing nearly a thousand years of contemplation!
“However, if I could refine a perfect-quality Dao-Hearing Pill, that would be ideal…”
“One supreme-quality Dao-Hearing Pill would be equivalent to at least two hundred years of contemplation, right?”
Su Xing yearned for it.
But he was not a greedy person — he preferred to advance step by step, keeping things steady and grounded.
“As my cultivation rises, the immersive simulation becomes increasingly important!”
“Apart from being unable to bring out cultivation levels or physical objects… insights and comprehension-type results can essentially all be brought out!”
After a brief pause, Su Xing continued:
“Beyond that, this simulation also gave me a preliminary understanding of which resources are suitable for converting into energy…”
“So let’s see whether these resources are worth trading for!”
Su Xing’s thoughts stirred as he turned his gaze to the simulation rewards.
【Heaven-Sent Fortune】: Gold talent. Price: 10 origin energy.
【Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture, Third Layer (Major Accomplishment)】: A body tempering method inherited from the ancient Wu Clan. Already cultivated to the late third layer, possessing physical strength comparable to a late-stage Celestial Immortal realm cultivator. Can manifest the Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation and the Heavenly Spirit supernatural art Myriad Stars Thunder Attraction. Price: 300,000 origin energy.
【True Immortal Realm, Third Layer】: Having weathered the Three Calamities of Immortals and attained True Immortal status, the Great Dao beckons, with a lifespan of one cosmic cycle! Price: 600,000 origin energy!
【Star-Moon Shuttle】: A spatial-type supreme post-celestial treasure. At its smallest, it can be an inch-long shuttle held in the palm; at its largest, it spans a thousand zhang (3.33 km), capable of holding tens of thousands of people. It can navigate through the void, easily traversing hundreds of void nodes. Only at the Golden Immortal realm can its full power be unleashed. At full speed, its void travel is comparable to a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal. However, over time, its formations have suffered some damage and require repair. Price: 260,000 origin energy.
【High-Grade Star Stones x1,000】: Rare ore produced in the Star Realm, imbued with the power of the stars. They are supreme cultivation treasures of the ancient Star Shaman alien race. Price: 1,000,000 origin energy.
【Formation Dao Comprehension (50 Years)】: Upon claiming, Formation Dao comprehension receives a small boost. Price: 50,000 origin energy.
【Iron Essence x10,000】: Sturdy iron essence produced in the cultivation world, a common material for forging magical treasures. Price: 1,000 origin energy.
【Fire Copper x10,000】: Ore infused with fire-attribute spiritual energy, capable of forging magical treasures of decent quality. Price: 2,000 origin energy.
【Spirit Iron x10,000】: Iron ore imbued with spiritual properties, one of the materials for forging high-grade magical treasures. Price: 3,000 origin energy.
【Void Mystic Iron, 10,000 Tons】: A high-grade metal produced in the Mysterious Iron Realm, capable of being refined into immortal treasures. Incredibly sturdy — a palm-sized piece weighs a hundred tons. Price: 1,000,000 origin energy.
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The variety of rewards from this simulation was exceptionally rich.
Listed among them were over a hundred types of special metals and other resources that Su Xing had traded for across the Three Thousand Worlds.
But not every resource had a high energy value.
Su Xing singled out four types with exceptional cost-effectiveness, worth massive amounts of origin energy.
Among them, Iron Essence was merely a rather common ore in the cultivation world — its material was sturdy, but the energy value it contained exceeded Su Xing’s imagination!
One piece of Iron Essence cost roughly 10 low-grade spirit stones to purchase in the cultivation world.
Ten thousand low-grade spirit stones could buy a thousand pieces of Iron Essence!
And one low-grade spirit stone, when brought out by Su Xing, was priced at 1,000 energy points. Ten thousand low-grade spirit stones would be ten million energy! (Note: this is energy, not origin energy.)
Ten million energy was worth 10 origin energy — sounding like a decent amount.
But this was Su Xing’s price for bringing items out of the simulation.
If Su Xing were to convert spirit stones directly into origin energy, ten thousand spirit stones would only be worth one origin energy…
Yet if Su Xing used those ten thousand low-grade spirit stones to buy Iron Essence instead, he could get a thousand pieces, which when recycled back to the simulator would be worth approximately 10 origin energy.
This round trip made for a tenfold difference!
Therefore, Su Xing naturally wouldn’t be foolish enough to directly exchange spirit stones for origin energy — that would be a massive loss.
“Similarly, Fire Copper and Spirit Iron are priced in the cultivation world at… between 20 and 30 low-grade spirit stones respectively, and buying in bulk even comes with a discount!”
“Therefore, these three items are absolutely ideal trading targets!”
Su Xing felt a small surge of delight. With this, his plan could be smoothly implemented!
Using Spirit-Gathering Flowers as initial capital, he would head to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm and buy up large quantities of these three energy-rich resources!
After a pause, Su Xing’s gaze turned to the final reward item.
“Only this Void Mystic Iron seems very similar to the exotic metal found on Earth? Could they be the same thing…”
Su Xing searched his memories. It seemed that several cosmic cycles ago, the Luotian Realm had also produced Void Mystic Iron.
And Earth, along with the surrounding dungeons, was once part of the former Luotian Realm. If Void Mystic Iron was indeed high-quality exotic metal, that would make sense.
“Void Mystic Iron is probably grade-five or higher exotic metal, maybe even higher grade?”
Su Xing nodded slightly.
“Finally, this trip to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm should let me gather quite a bit of energy! If things go smoothly… I might even be able to accumulate enough origin energy to advance to the Mystic Immortal realm!”
Su Xing was quite satisfied with this.
“But for now, I should select this simulation’s rewards first!”
Su Xing didn’t hesitate.
The Heaven-Sent Fortune talent was simply too heaven-defying!
This level of power could even influence high-level cultivators!
Su Xing absolutely had to bring it out…
And beyond that, body tempering cultivation was also one of Su Xing’s goals this time.
Thinking this, Su Xing silently recited:
“I choose to bring out the gold talent Heaven-Sent Fortune, and the Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture, Third Layer (Major Accomplishment) cultivation!”
As his words fell, the simulator’s notification chimed in his ears.
【Ding, detected that you possess the lower-tier talent of the same type, Lucky Streak. Auto-replacing talent…】
【Congratulations on successfully bringing out the talent Heaven-Sent Fortune. Cost: 10 origin energy. Remaining origin energy: 1,726,753…】
【Congratulations on successfully bringing out the Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture, Third Layer (Major Accomplishment) cultivation. Cost: 300,000 origin energy. Remaining origin energy: 1,426,753…】
Several notification chimes sounded in succession as two streams of energy surged into Su Xing’s body.
As for the Heaven-Sent Fortune talent, Su Xing didn’t feel much of a change.
After all, fortune was truly an ethereal, intangible thing.
But the boost in body tempering cultivation made Su Xing feel an enormous difference.
Su Xing’s body tempering foundation had already been very solid, and combined with the baptism of the Wind Calamity, the Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture had now smoothly advanced to the Third Layer, Major Accomplishment!
Su Xing even had a feeling that right now, with pure physical strength alone, he could pummel a mid-stage True Immortal realm cultivator to death!
“Tsk tsk… indeed, this feeling of rapidly growing strength is truly wonderful!”
Su Xing blinked, wanting more.
But glancing at his remaining origin energy, Su Xing felt a headache coming on.
“Sigh, it’ll take at least another half month to reach the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm… Without any energy replenishment, this origin energy will only keep shrinking with each use!”
Su Xing was somewhat helpless, but in this empty, desolate void stretching as far as the eye could see, was someone really going to come deliver energy to him?
Just as Su Xing was sighing in lament, he suddenly felt a premonition and turned his gaze toward a certain direction from the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel.
“Hmm? Over there… there seems to be a powerful aura!”
Su Xing raised an eyebrow. He could sense that ahead on his flight path, there was an aura comparable to a True Immortal realm cultivator!
But the source of this aura was clearly not a human cultivator…
“This aura… it seems to be a Strange Voidbeast? And what’s more… a True Immortal realm Strange Voidbeast!”
Su Xing’s eyes went wide, and he couldn’t help exclaiming how incredibly lucky he was!
Strange Voidbeasts were extremely rare even in the void!
Every part of their body was a treasure — their skin, bones, and other materials were all precious resources for crafting spatial magical artifacts.
Not to mention, the “calculus” within a Strange Voidbeast’s abdomen was an ultimate treasure for cultivating the spatial Dao!
A single Strange Voidbeast could truly be called a mountain of gold, and that would be no exaggeration!
The total value of its entire body could even exceed one hundred million high-grade spirit stones!
Countless True Immortals and Mystic Immortals had searched painstakingly through the void and the Nine Heavens, yet might not encounter a single one even after hundreds of years.
What’s more… this was a Strange Voidbeast comparable to the True Immortal realm!
“My goodness, I’ve really struck gold this time!”
Su Xing muttered to himself. Without hesitation, his figure flickered as he appeared in the void and headed toward the Strange Voidbeast’s location.
This Strange Voidbeast was only at the early True Immortal realm in cultivation.
Even in the void, the power it could unleash was merely at the early True Immortal realm.
Su Xing spent only a single day to successfully slay the Strange Voidbeast, then tossed it into his storage ring…
After finishing all this, Su Xing returned to the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel and continued heading toward Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
“Tsk tsk, I’m suddenly looking forward to this void voyage!” Su Xing said with a slight curl of his lips.
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However, the Heaven-Sent Fortune talent didn’t always bring astonishing rewards.
Over the next few days, Su Xing didn’t encounter any more Strange Voidbeasts.
But Su Xing noticed that his voyage was unusually smooth — he didn’t even encounter any chaotic void currents.
Even when he occasionally did, there was only a slight turbulence that didn’t affect his progress toward Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
Time flew by, and it was now February 17th, 2026 of the New Era.
On this day, Su Xing’s new round of simulation chances refreshed.
Inside the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel, Su Xing idly munched on sweet spirit fruits grown in his spirit field. He glanced at the flight path ahead, confirmed there were no dangers, and then initiated a new round of simulation.
“Begin simulation!”
【Simulation #126 initiated. Remaining origin energy: 1,426,753 points… Remaining simulation attempts: none.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a gold legendary talent costs 1 origin energy point. Draw?】
“Confirm draw!”
【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the gold talent Blood Sacrifice Forging… Probability of drawing a gold talent next time: 80%!】
【Blood Sacrifice Forging】: Gold talent. Your blood possesses a special ability. When you use your own vital blood to refine weapons and immortal treasures, you can improve the quality of the immortal treasure to a certain degree.
“Hmm? This talent…”
Su Xing raised an eyebrow — this talent seemed like it had some real substance!
“A walking human vessel for artifact refinement? It can improve the quality of magical artifacts…”
“But I wonder if there will be any side effects?”
Su Xing pondered thoughtfully.
One must understand that a cultivator’s vital blood was extremely precious. If too much was lost at once, it would certainly damage one’s foundation.
“Well, never mind… let’s see what use this talent has!”
Su Xing deliberated on his objectives for this simulation.
First, for body tempering cultivation, he needed to successfully reach Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture, Third Layer (Perfection) — that was the most basic requirement!
Second, he needed to successfully master the third stage of Sword Dao… and the spatial Dao also needed further advancement!
“Ah, right! Repairing the Star-Moon Shuttle… still requires a certain level of Formation Dao and artifact refining comprehension. Both of those need improvement as well!”
With these thoughts in mind, Su Xing turned his gaze toward the simulation panel.
【Inside the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel, you realize you are in a simulation!】
【You continue voyaging toward Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.】
【Nothing unexpected happens during this time. Ten days later, you successfully arrive at Lesser Azure Cloud Realm…】
【After arriving at Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, you first sell intelligence to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, explicitly stating in your report that Red Moon has not truly died and is plotting its resurrection.】
【Moreover, the resurrection has reached a critical juncture… If they wish to successfully kill it, they must dispatch two Supreme Unity Golden Immortals to strike with lightning speed and swiftly slay Red Moon!】
【Upon hearing your intelligence, the young woman at the Celestial Secrets Pavilion’s expression turns grave, and she swiftly dispatches people to verify the truth of the information.】
【Over the following period, you remain in Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, eradicating Advent Cult branches and earning a batch of cultivation resources.】
【Year 5: The Celestial Secrets Pavilion confirms the truth of the intelligence and spares no effort to invite two Supreme Unity Golden Immortals to join the assault. With you leading the way, they head to Earth to exterminate Red Moon!】
【One month later, you successfully bring them back to Earth and head straight for the Endless Abyss, hoping to exterminate Red Moon as quickly as possible…】
In the real world, Su Xing breathed a long sigh of relief upon seeing this.
“Two Supreme Unity Golden Immortals taking action… there shouldn’t be much of a problem, right?”
This time, he had learned from previous lessons — he had to ensure Red Moon was killed swiftly, minimizing losses!
“Red Moon must be destroyed as quickly as possible, and Earth must be preserved… That way, the crisis in Lesser Azure Cloud Realm can also be resolved!”
Su Xing turned his gaze toward the simulation panel.
【After sending the two Supreme Unity Golden Immortals into the Endless Abyss, you immediately return to Great Xia and reveal your identity to Xia’s military.】
【With the cooperation of the human Emperor and Lu Yuanwu, you successfully gain their trust and decide to proceed with Great Xia’s relocation plan!】
【You begin constructing high-rise buildings inside your Portable Grotto-Heaven, in order to accommodate more humans.】
【With the help of numerous human Class Users and your supernatural arts, it takes only one year to construct a large city capable of housing ten million people.】
【Next, you begin making round trips between Earth and Lesser Azure Cloud Realm in batches, successfully evacuating these humans to Lesser Azure Cloud Realm for refuge.】
【You spend a large sum of spirit stones to purchase a territory around White Emperor City large enough to build an entire nation.】
【Thus, three years later, you have already successfully transported the vast majority of Great Xia’s civilians and Class Users to Lesser Azure Cloud Realm…】
【Simulation Year 10. This year, the battle between Red Moon and the two Supreme Unity Golden Immortals continues!】
【The Endless Abyss has been completely shattered… The terrifying shockwaves of battle threaten Earth.】
【After successfully evacuating the last batch of Great Xia’s humans, you return to Earth, wanting to see the outcome of this battle.】
【Year 15. After a full ten years of battle… the two Supreme Unity Golden Immortals successfully slay Red Moon!】
【But Red Moon’s final counterattack before death inflicts serious injuries on one of the Supreme Unity Golden Immortals, and devastates most of Earth, triggering tsunamis tens of thousands of meters high. Earth’s human population is reduced by ninety percent…】
【But fortunately, thanks to your intervention, the vast majority of Great Xia’s humans are saved, along with a small portion of humans from other nations.】
【After confirming that Red Moon is truly dead, you return to Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.】
【Year 20. One day, a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal seeks you out!】
【This Supreme Unity Golden Immortal is one of the two who fought on Earth…】
【He clearly learned something on Earth, and the moment he speaks, he asks about the Luotian legacy!】
【Your heart trembles upon hearing this. Sensing this Supreme Unity Golden Immortal’s aura locking firmly onto you, you realize you have virtually no power to resist!】
【Facing this Supreme Unity Golden Immortal, your only option is to produce Qingyunzi’s personal transmission token, declaring your identity as a second-generation direct disciple of Luotian Sect!】
【You tell him that your journey to Earth was precisely on Qingyunzi’s orders, to investigate the Luotian legacy…】
【But the Luotian legacy has been lost. You were fortunate enough to find a portion of it, and you had long since given it to your master (Qingyunzi).】
【Upon hearing your words, the Supreme Unity Golden Immortal’s expression immediately turns ugly.】
【Though he is a powerful overlord-level cultivator who dominates a region of the Three Thousand Worlds, he has not yet reached the point where he can ignore the Azure Cloud Sect.】
【After weighing the pros and cons, this Supreme Unity Golden Immortal departs…】
【You narrowly preserve your life, but you know full well that this is merely a lie that can only deceive him temporarily. Therefore, you decide to contact the Azure Cloud Sect as soon as possible and seek their protection…】
In the real world, Su Xing sighed upon seeing this.
“Alas, wealth moves the heart!”
“The Luotian legacy… even a righteous-path Supreme Unity Golden Immortal would entertain thoughts of killing someone to seize their treasure!”
“Fortunately, I was able to bluff him — borrowing a tiger’s might to scare the fox… Using the Azure Cloud Sect’s name to suppress this Supreme Unity Golden Immortal…”
Su Xing pondered carefully. He carried the Luotian Mirror — that was an undeniable fact.
But fortunately, divine treasures and supreme artifacts concealed their own aura. A Supreme Unity Golden Immortal might not be able to discern anything unusual.
“But I still need to contact the Azure Cloud Sect to ensure my safety!”
“Besides that… in this simulation, the objective of slaying Red Moon has been accomplished by borrowing others’ strength!”
Su Xing nodded slightly. Two Supreme Unity Golden Immortals had spent ten years just to slay this evil god, Red Moon.
And the price paid… was naturally devastating!
“But at least… the future crisis of Lesser Azure Cloud Realm has been resolved! And the losses on Earth are still bearable…”
“If I wanted to kill Red Moon quickly without paying any price… that would be far from easy!”
“Unless one knew the location of Red Moon’s fatal weakness… and possessed strength exceptional even among Supreme Unity Golden Immortals, only then could it be slain swiftly…”
Su Xing fell into deep thought.
Even among Supreme Unity Golden Immortals, when the gap in strength was considerable, it often took years or even decades to determine a victor…
For these mighty cultivators with lifespans of tens of millions of years, whose lives were as long as the heavens themselves… fighting for decades was no different from an ordinary person throwing punches for a few minutes.
“Well then, next up — go to the Azure Cloud Sect and obtain the Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves!”
With this thought, Su Xing turned his gaze toward the simulation panel.
【After being targeted by this Supreme Unity Golden Immortal, you feel deeply uneasy.】
【So you contact the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, and through them, find Fairy Ziling…】
【Under Fairy Ziling’s guidance, you arrive at Three Immortals Peak and meet Qingyunzi, successfully reaching a deal with him.】
【After completing all this, you return to Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, preparing to settle the humans relocated from Earth.】
【These humans from Earth are so weak in Lesser Azure Cloud Realm that they can’t even compare to ordinary people… Even the Class Users are inferior to low-level cultivators.】
【Without your protection, they would struggle to survive here…】
【Therefore, you plan to find a way to help them obtain enough power to protect themselves.】
【Thus, three years pass…】
【Year 25. One day, you happen to learn that among the humans who came from Earth, some babies have been born with spiritual roots — the aptitude for cultivation!】
【This shocks you greatly…】