Chapter 343 – Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture, Third Layer (Perfection), Repairing the Star-Moon Shuttle!

Chapter 343: Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture, Third Layer (Perfection), Repairing the Star-Moon Shuttle!

In the Real World, Su Xing’s eyes narrowed when he saw this.

Based on his observations, there were indeed some people on Earth who possessed the aptitude for immortal cultivation!

But the problem was that Earth had been devoid of spiritual energy for tens of thousands of years, making the probability of mortals developing spiritual roots extremely small.

Even if someone did, it was a one-in-a-million chance, and what they developed was most likely a Pseudo Spirit Root—not even comparable to a Five-element mixed spiritual root…

“So after arriving in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, because of the nourishment of spiritual energy… the descendants of Great Xia’s human race developed cultivation aptitude?”

“Or perhaps it was Red Moon’s blockade on Earth that caused Earth’s humans to lose their immortal cultivation aptitude?”

Su Xing nodded slightly. For now, these were the only two explanations.

But regardless, the fact that Earth’s humans could cultivate was undoubtedly good news.

At the very least, the human race would have some capacity to protect itself in the future.

“However, what’s most important right now is still my own growth. As for Earth’s human race, I just need to act with a clear conscience…”

Su Xing didn’t plan to devote too much energy to protecting Earth’s human race. For now, increasing his own strength remained the priority!

“Then next… continue fighting on the front lines and cultivating the Sword Dao!”

【Over several years, you gradually figured out the changes occurring in Earth’s human race…】

【You discovered that after these humans arrived in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, many of them began developing spiritual roots one after another.】

【Among them, there were even cultivators who developed True Spirit Roots!】

【It was as if… power that had always belonged to them had been sealed away, and now that seal had been completely lifted!】

【What surprised you even more was that it wasn’t just newborn infants developing spiritual roots—even the first batch of residents who came from Earth began manifesting spiritual roots one by one!】

【Among them, the vast majority were ordinary people without a class… though a small number of Class Users could also absorb spiritual energy and step onto the path of immortal cultivation.】

【And so, you passed down some basic cultivation techniques to them and established immortal cultivation academies within Great Xia, helping these ordinary people strengthen themselves so they could protect themselves in the Three Thousand Worlds.】

【Thus, fifteen years passed…】

【Year Forty. After settling the affairs of Great Xia’s human race, you devoted more energy to your own cultivation.】

【Each day you practiced the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art, ensuring steady growth in your body tempering cultivation, and regularly provided primordial energy to the Luotian Mirror.】

【At the same time, you were able to bring out considerable spirit medicine resources from the Luotian Mirror to supply your own cultivation…】

【Thus, another ten years passed.】

【Year Fifty. You joined the Celestial Demon City front lines under a false identity. In just ten years, you became a general on the Celestial Demon City front.】

【You established the Heavenly Abyss Army and began recruiting cultivators from all across the Three Thousand Worlds.】

【Because of the Luotian Mirror’s existence, you could obtain large quantities of Spirit-Gathering Flowers and countless supernatural arts and techniques. These techniques held a fatal allure for rogue cultivators!】

【As a result, more and more cultivators joined the Heavenly Abyss Army.】

【Year Seventy-Five. You continued killing enemies on the front lines, honing your swordsmanship while cultivating the Great Shaman Body Forging Art. Your strength grew ever more formidable.】

In the Real World, Su Xing nodded upon seeing this.

“That’s right! If you ask what rogue cultivators in the Three Thousand Worlds desire most…”

“It’s definitely not spirit liquid or spirit stones—it’s techniques! Profound techniques and supernatural arts—those are the real treasures!”

Su Xing remembered crystal clear the days when he had been at the beginning of his cultivation journey, running around desperately for a single low-level copy of the Eternal Spring Art.

It wasn’t until later, when he obtained techniques from several sects in the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon…

And then inherited the Luotian Sect’s techniques… that Su Xing had finally freed himself from the anxiety of lacking proper cultivation methods.

But not every cultivator was as fortunate as Su Xing.

In the Three Thousand Worlds, ordinary techniques might be easy to obtain, but profound ones were the closely guarded legacies of major sects—treasures they would never readily reveal to outsiders.

But now Su Xing… possessed the entire legacy of the Luotian Sect!

The countless techniques and supernatural arts in the Luotian Mirror’s Scripture Pavilion all belonged to Su Xing!

It was no exaggeration to say that any single technique or supernatural art taken from the fourth floor or above of the Luotian Sect’s Scripture Pavilion would be enough to cause a bloodbath in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm or even the entire Azure Origin Domain!

Those Heaven-tier techniques, those supreme secret arts… never mind ordinary cultivators, even immortals, Celestial Immortals, and True Immortal realm experts would scramble for them!

“The White Emperor Tower is the largest rogue cultivator organization in the Three Thousand Worlds. The reason it can stand shoulder to shoulder with the top sects… beyond the strength of its master, the White Emperor!”

“It’s because the White Emperor Tower’s comprehensive reward and punishment system can provide these ordinary rogue cultivators with sufficient access to techniques and supernatural arts!”

Su Xing thought to himself.

The greatest attraction that major sects held for rogue cultivators was their abundant heritage.

But major sects came with relatively more restrictions, and rogue cultivators mostly valued their freedom. Therefore, many rogue cultivators were unwilling to join major sects and instead settled for the next best thing—joining the relatively more relaxed White Emperor Tower.

“Not bad. After I head to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm… just casually pulling out a few supernatural arts to sell would earn me enormous wealth!”

Su Xing felt a slight anticipation, then his expression turned serious:

“But for now, I should continue steadily improving my Sword Dao comprehension…”

“Use immersive simulation, duration seventy-five years!”

【Ding. You have successfully used immersive simulation… Energy cost: 27,375 points. Remaining energy: 1,399,377 points…】

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

Within the simulation timeline, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, once again appearing on the Celestial Demon City front-line battlefield.

Reports from his subordinate commanders reached his ears.

“General Su, eight thousand li (4,000 km) to the northwest, a foreign god of Greater Divine Power has appeared…”

Su Xing nodded slightly upon hearing this and said, “Over the next ten years, gather as much intelligence as you can on the foreign gods and deliver it all to me!”

“After ten years, I will personally take action and deal with them…”

Having said this, Su Xing returned to his cave dwelling and quietly waited.

In the blink of an eye, two years passed.

Simulation Year Seventy-Seven. This year, Su Xing turned one hundred years old, and the Late Bloomer talent activated.

Su Xing brewed a pot of Dao-Enlightenment Tea and began contemplating the Sword Dao.

Profound sword Dao flickered around Su Xing continuously. With the help of the Dao-Enlightenment Tea, his comprehension of the Sword Dao gradually deepened.

In the blink of an eye, another nine years passed…

Simulation Year Eighty-Six. Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, pulling himself from the state of enlightenment. Sensing his own Sword Dao comprehension, he nodded and said:

“Not bad! I’m just one final step away from the third realm of the Sword Dao… Then what comes next is real combat!”

Su Xing ordered his subordinates to bring the intelligence gathered over the past decade.

Among it, the locations of several hundred foreign gods were all clearly documented.

Among them were quite a few foreign gods whose strength rivaled True Immortals and Celestial Immortals.

Su Xing committed all this intelligence to memory, then took a sip of Dao-Enlightenment Tea. With the spirit sword Blackice in hand, he took a single step and appeared a thousand li (500 km) away.

Before long, Su Xing arrived near the first foreign god of Greater Divine Power.

Without any unnecessary words, the battle erupted…

…

Over the next six years, Su Xing swept through several hundred foreign gods.

During this period, his comprehension of the Sword Dao grew continuously.

On the eighteenth year of the immersive simulation, one day Su Xing felt a stirring in his heart—he sensed that the sword energy he unleashed had become far more terrifying.

A casual swing of sword energy was now enough to instantly kill a foreign True God!

Su Xing carefully savored the changes within himself. After a moment, a look of delight appeared on his face as he said:

“Sword intent surging endlessly within my chest, sword energy stretching ten thousand zhang (33.3 km) without limit… The third realm of the Sword Dao—I’ve finally reached it!”

Advancing the Sword Dao into the third realm was equivalent to stepping into an entirely new world for Su Xing!

The most obvious change was that the upper limit of his Protective Sword Aura’s power would increase even further!

Three thousand six hundred strands of Protective Sword Aura… was far from Su Xing’s current limit!

“Whew… Then next, let me cultivate the Protective Sword Aura to its limit as well!”

After slaying the last few foreign gods, Su Xing returned to Celestial Demon City to contemplate the Protective Sword Aura.

In the blink of an eye, nine years passed.

On the twenty-seventh year of the immersive simulation, Su Xing finished his cultivation. Feeling the advancement of his Protective Sword Aura supernatural art, he nodded with satisfaction:

“Not bad. Four thousand two hundred strands of Protective Sword Aura… The power has at least doubled compared to before!”

“If I unleash the Protective Sword Aura at full force, combined with the No Martial Virtue talent, it’s enough to slay an early-stage Mystic Immortal realm cultivator!”

Su Xing let out a long breath.

One had to understand—slaying a Mystic Immortal realm cultivator and merely wounding or defeating one were vastly different things!

Immortals above the Mystic Immortal level were all considered great powers who would not easily perish.

Even a mid-stage Mystic Immortal fighting an early-stage Mystic Immortal would find it extremely difficult to secure a kill!

“The third realm of the Sword Dao… is more than sufficient for now!”

“Then next… it’s time to find a way to repair the Star-Moon Shuttle!”

“But before repairing the Star-Moon Shuttle, I need to advance my Formation Dao and artifact refining skills…”

Su Xing thought it over. He could certainly comprehend artifact refining and the Formation Dao on his own, but with a master’s guidance, progress would be twice as fast with half the effort!

“If it were the old me, I would definitely have gone to the Azure Cloud Sect… using sect contribution points to request guidance from a master…”

“But now, I have a far better option!”

With a thought, Su Xing appeared inside the Luotian Realm.

Within the Luotian Realm, Shennong Youtian was leading several hundred cultivators skilled in the art of spirit cultivation, all tending crops for Su Xing.

Upon seeing Su Xing arrive, Shennong Youtian set down his work, bowed respectfully, and said:

“Honored Lord, what instructions do you bring with this visit?”

Su Xing got straight to the point:

“Are there any seniors within our Luotian Sect who are skilled in artifact refining?”

Shennong Youtian nodded upon hearing this:

“Naturally, there are… Luo Qi, a second-generation disciple of the Luotian Sect, was a Golden Immortal cultivator from several cosmic cycles ago…”

“Although his cultivation was only at peak Golden Immortal realm, his comprehension of the art of artifact refining far surpassed even some Supreme Unity Golden Immortals who specialized in it…”

“Senior Brother Luo Qi’s comprehension of artifact refining should have already exceeded the level of Grand Artifact Refinement Grandmaster…”

“In a battle several cosmic cycles ago, he nearly perished, but a sliver of his spirit was preserved by the Luotian Mirror…”

After a brief pause, Shennong Youtian continued:

“If the Honored Lord is willing to expend a portion of primordial energy as the cost, it should be possible to awaken Senior Brother Luo Qi…”

Su Xing’s eyes lit up upon hearing this. In the simulation, losing some primordial energy came at no real cost.

But if he could receive guidance from an immortal who surpassed the Grand Artifact Refinement Grandmaster level, that would be an enormous gain!

So Su Xing struck while the iron was hot and asked:

“Then, might there also be a senior skilled in formation arrays here?”

Shennong Youtian nodded. “Naturally there are…”

…

Su Xing followed Shennong Youtian into the grounds of the Luotian Assembly. Shennong Youtian knew every immortal and cultivator here.

Under Shennong Youtian’s guidance, Su Xing successfully revived two Golden Immortals!

Of course… this wasn’t a true resurrection.

It merely borrowed the power of the Luotian Realm to grant them temporary free will.

And the price Su Xing paid was approximately fifty years of cultivation!

The Qi Refinement cultivation he had painstakingly accumulated over the previous fifty years was gone, just like that…

This caused Su Xing to drop from mid first-level True Immortal realm straight down to early first-level True Immortal realm…

“Hah, this simulation won’t carry out Qi Refinement cultivation anyway. If it drops, it drops!”

Su Xing didn’t mind this small price at all. Instead, he turned to the two figures before him and asked:

“May I ask, seniors, what Dao do you each specialize in?”

A slightly stocky cultivator with sinewy muscles stepped forward and said:

“Honored Lord, I wouldn’t dare call myself a senior… I am skilled in the Dao of artifact refining. I can forge all eighteen types of common weapons, and I’ve also dabbled in unconventional hidden weapons…”

“But what I’m most skilled at is forging large-scale immortal treasures… I once forged several supreme-grade supreme post-celestial treasures, as well as one superior-grade supreme post-celestial treasure called the Star-Moon Shuttle, ranked seventy-eighth on the Treasure Rankings…”

“In my lifetime, I forged a total of over seven thousand eight hundred immortal treasures… every single one a masterwork!”

Su Xing was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with delight.

Well now — so the Star-Moon Shuttle was forged by this old man standing right before him!

Su Xing couldn’t help but exclaim at his good luck. With this old man’s help, why would he ever worry about being unable to repair the Star-Moon Shuttle?

“Excellent, excellent!”

Su Xing nodded with satisfaction, then turned to the tall, slender cultivator beside him and asked:

“And you, senior — your specialty is the Formation Dao, correct? What types of formations do you specialize in?”

This Formation Dao immortal hesitated for a moment, choosing his words carefully:

“This old man’s expertise ranges from breath-concealing and stealth formations… to spirit-gathering and combat-killing formations, numbering several dozen types in total…”

“But having devoted hundreds of thousands of years to studying the Formation Dao, if I had to name my greatest strength, it would be defensive and stealth-type formations…”

“The formations on the Star-Moon Shuttle that this fellow beside me forged back in the day — those were crafted by me…”

After hearing the Formation Dao immortal’s words, Su Xing grinned so wide he could barely contain himself.

“Wonderful, truly wonderful!”

It really had fallen right into his lap without any effort at all!

What Su Xing lacked for repairing the Star-Moon Shuttle was precisely the Formation Dao and the Dao of artifact refining.

Now that these two masters who had originally crafted the Star-Moon Shuttle were standing right before him, what did Su Xing have to fear about the repairs?

So Su Xing hurriedly said:

“In that case, may I trouble you both… to teach me everything about the forging and repair of the Star-Moon Shuttle from here on!”

The two had no objections whatsoever, and immediately began their explanations.

Su Xing drank a cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea, greatly boosting his comprehension. Of everything the two explained, Su Xing could digest ten to twenty percent on the spot, feeling his understanding of the Formation Dao and artifact refining growing rapidly.

The remaining undigested content could be slowly comprehended through careful contemplation afterward…

And so, from the key points of artifact refining and the three core principles of formation arrays, to the Star-Moon Shuttle’s power source, the arrangement and repair of its external defensive formations — the two immortals explained everything to Su Xing with crystal clarity.

…

In the blink of an eye, twenty years passed.

During these twenty years, Su Xing’s Formation Dao Comprehension and Artifact Refining Comprehension continued to advance.

Time reached the fiftieth year of the immersive simulation. The two immortals’ revival period had expired, and their consciousness dissipated once more.

Su Xing also departed the Luotian Realm, returning to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.

“Not bad. With guidance from those two, I truly saved an enormous amount of time!”

Su Xing murmured to himself.

“I still have one cup of Dao-Enlightenment Tea left, with a total of eighteen years of contemplation time remaining unused… I can’t let it go to waste!”

Su Xing mulled it over. What he currently needed to advance was the spatial Dao!

And the best place to comprehend spatial Dao was naturally the Nine Heavens domain.

So Su Xing spent several years traveling to the Nine Heavens and successfully ascended to the third heaven.

…

Three years later.

Within a certain Secret Realm on the third heaven, Su Xing slew a peak True Immortal realm Strange Voidbeast before him and nodded with satisfaction:

“The Heaven-Sent Fortune talent is truly remarkable!”

“I’ve only been in the Nine Heavens for a single year and already encountered three Strange Voidbeasts!”

“A few more kills and I’ll have gathered all the treasures needed for comprehending spatial Dao!”

Su Xing stepped forward, leaving this Secret Realm and heading off to explore the next one.

…

The immersive simulation ended. Su Xing returned to the Real World, slowly opened his eyes, and activated his memory supernatural art.

“Excellent. Cultivating with Strange Voidbeast calculi truly yields twice the results with half the effort!”

“At this rate, roughly three to five more immersive simulations and I should be able to successfully advance spatial Dao to the fourth realm!”

After a pause, Su Xing continued:

“And then there’s the Dao-Hearing Pill refinement. This time I refined nine furnaces of Dao-Hearing Pills, with seven furnaces yielding successful pills… and six of those were normal quality!”

“Taking these seven Dao-Hearing Pills to comprehend spatial Dao has accelerated my progress even further!”

Su Xing was quite satisfied.

If his spatial Dao advanced further and he brought out the Star-Moon Shuttle, his future travels between Earth and the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm could potentially be shortened by a tremendous amount!

Perhaps… Su Xing could return to Earth in just one week!

“The time for this immersive simulation is used up… So next, it’s time to continue advancing my Body Tempering cultivation!”

“Additionally, finding a way to repair the Star-Moon Shuttle is also critically important!”

Su Xing’s thoughts stirred as his gaze returned to the simulation panel.

【Year 150: After decades of contemplation, you have made considerable progress in spatial Dao.】

【Next, you plan to travel to the Verdant Wood World to locate the damaged Star-Moon Shuttle, and purchase some materials for its repair along the way.】

【The Verdant Wood World is extremely far from the Azure Cloud Realm. Even for you, it would take over a hundred years to reach.】

【During this time, you naturally do not slack in your cultivation.】

【Year 151: After making preparations, you pilot the Star-Moon Shuttle and officially depart for the Verdant Wood World…】

【Year 180: During your voyage through the void, your Body Tempering cultivation improves slightly…】

【Year 200: During your voyage through the void, your cultivation successfully breaks through to the second level of the True Immortal realm!】

【Year 230: Void voyage…】

【Year 280: Your Body Tempering cultivation advances further, drawing ever closer to the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Third Layer Perfection…】

【Year 300: After over one hundred and fifty years of void voyage, you traverse hundreds of lesser chiliocosms and successfully arrive at the Verdant Wood World!】

【Following the locations in your memory, you find the Star-Moon Shuttle…】

【From here on, you cultivate while simultaneously repairing the Star-Moon Shuttle.】

【However, repairing a supreme post-celestial treasure is exceedingly difficult. Even with the teachings of two Golden Immortals, it still requires a very long time.】

【Year 350: Your Body Tempering cultivation successfully reaches Third Layer Perfection! You begin searching for methods to break through to the fourth layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art…】

In the Real World, Su Xing’s face broke into a grin when he saw this.

“After over three hundred years of arduous cultivation… the third layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art has finally reached Perfection!”

The third layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art granted mastery over heaven-and-earth manifestation and the power of the stars… one’s body could grow to ten thousand zhang (33.3 km) tall, possessing the power to shatter stars and annihilate worlds!

“But cultivating the fourth layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art… will only be more difficult!”

Su Xing recalled the memories in his mind.

The fourth layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art would make one’s physical body comparable to a True Immortal realm cultivator’s, capable of regrowing severed limbs. As long as vital areas like the heart or skull weren’t damaged, one could expend a certain amount of primordial energy and vital blood to rapidly regenerate limbs!

One had to understand — an immortal’s physical body was extraordinarily precious!

Once damaged, repairing it was immensely difficult…

Many immortals, after having their bodies severed in magical combat, would pay enormous prices and seek rare heavenly materials yet still fail to fully restore themselves.

In the end, they could only bear permanent, indelible wounds that undermined their very foundations…

But if one cultivated the Great Shaman Body Forging Art to the fourth layer, this risk could be completely disregarded!

“Tsk tsk… the fourth layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art only grants limb regrowth…”

“But I’ve heard that if you cultivate to the later layers, you can even regenerate from a single drop of blood! As long as the divine soul remains, you become truly deathless and indestructible!”

Su Xing was filled with longing.

“And cultivating the fourth layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art also requires a spiritual herb as an auxiliary… this herb is called the Sky-Mending Flower!”

“Legend has it that it was a flower watered by the tears shed by the ancient Goddess Nüwa when she mended the heavens… possessing the power to remedy innate deficiencies and restore the physical body!”

Su Xing recalled the memories in his mind.

This Sky-Mending Flower was naturally a first-rate immortal herb, and one that had already gone extinct.

Obtaining one through Secret Realms or even commissioning the Celestial Secrets Pavilion to purchase one would be extraordinarily difficult…

But within the Luotian Realm, Sky-Mending Flowers did exist!

“I just need Shennong Youtian to help me cultivate Sky-Mending Flowers… and the auxiliary materials for reaching the fourth layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art will be complete!”

Su Xing felt the Luotian Mirror’s power more deeply with each passing day.

The inexhaustible supply of lost treasures and supernatural arts within it — all of these would form the foundation of Su Xing’s future path!

“So now, only one final goal remains… repairing the Star-Moon Shuttle!”

“As long as I repair the shuttle, I should have enough remaining energy to bring it out, right?”

Su Xing’s heart swelled with anticipation as his gaze turned to the simulation panel.

【After reaching Great Shaman Body Forging Art Third Layer Perfection, you devote more of your time to repairing the Star-Moon Shuttle.】

【And in the process of repairs, your artifact refining and Formation Dao realms continue to grow…】