Chapter 383 – Confronting an Alien Divine Sovereign, Heart of the Strong Triggered! [8k, Please Vote]
by spirapiraChapter 383 – Confronting an Alien Divine Sovereign, Heart of the Strong Triggered! [8k, Please Vote]
【The perfected Five Elements Spirit Burst — terrifying fluctuations gradually coalesced in your hands…】
【Yet the second-tier Divine Sovereign alien before you continued to sneer wantonly.】
【It seemed to utterly look down upon you, a mere Mystic Immortal cultivator…】
【Indeed, the power of having the Five Elements Dao at the fourth realm was still far from enough to pose a threat to this alien Divine Sovereign.】
【But the Five Elements Immortal Burst was already one of your strongest techniques. Facing an enemy of this caliber, you could not afford the slightest carelessness!】
【Ultimately, the brilliant Five Elements colors erupted toward that second-tier Divine Sovereign.】
【Yet unexpectedly, it merely extended a hand and firmly grasped the Spirit Burst vortex, then tossed it into its mouth, as if savoring some exquisite delicacy…】
【The Five Elements fluctuations in the air gradually dissipated… A thread of despair inevitably rose in your heart.】
【This alien Divine Sovereign before you seemed far more powerful than a mere early-stage Golden Immortal…】
【Having failed with your strike, the Divine Sovereign launched a counterattack!】
【Terrifying black qi, intertwined with fluctuations, surged toward you…】
【Though it was merely a casual strike from a Golden Immortal, you dared not underestimate it. You deployed your spatial Dao with full force, and your surrounding Spirit Domain caused space itself to tremble…】
【A deep, extradimensional space appeared, absorbing the black qi and teleporting it to some unknown location.】
【This was a new technique you had comprehended after your Great Dao of Space advanced to the fourth realm.】
【By coordinating your Spirit Domain with the spatial Dao, you warped space and briefly opened an ultra-long-range teleportation channel.】
【This extradimensional portal could be used to save your life, or it could absorb all energy that entered it, serving as a defense.】
【But this technique contained the Great Dao of Space, and its consumption of immortal power and spatial Dao was extremely high. Only after you broke through to Mystic Immortal and condensed the Five Qi within your chest could you barely unleash it!】
【Seeing that the technique the Divine Sovereign released had been blocked by you, a flash of fury appeared in its eyes.】
【The very next second, it appeared behind you — so fast that you couldn’t react at all.】
【But the stinging pain between your brows and the frantic premonition of danger made you instinctively release your defenses.】
【Dense earth-attribute spiritual energy instantly coalesced into an impregnable fortress, with towering vines coiling around it, firmly sheltering you within.】
【This was your application of the Five Elements Dao — offense and defense as one…】
【Yet the second-tier Divine Sovereign shattered your technique with a single strike.】
【You were grievously wounded, sent flying dozens of miles, coughing up a mouthful of blood as your aura began to wilt…】
【Just now, the Divine Sovereign’s casual strike was like a star crashing down, enough to obliterate an entire continent… If not for your powerful physical body, you would have been pounded into a pulp!】
【But you withstood the blow after all. Taking out a Healing Pill, your injuries rapidly recovered.】
【You stood back up, eyes blazing as you gazed at the Divine Sovereign, battle spirit igniting in your heart.】
【So what if it was a Divine Sovereign? So what if it rivaled a Golden Immortal? After advancing to Mystic Immortal… your strength had risen by a massive tier!】
【You were no longer the person from before — utterly powerless against a Golden Immortal!】
【After several consecutive rounds, the Divine Sovereign still hadn’t killed you, which filled it with inexplicable rage…】
【And rage affects one’s rational judgment in battle — even Divine Sovereigns are no exception!】
【You persevered for several more rounds, and finally managed to find an opening!】
【Without hesitation, seizing an angle the alien Divine Sovereign hadn’t noticed, you launched your most powerful strike!】
【This sword originated from your observation of the White Emperor’s ‘Galaxy Falls from the Nine Heavens’ sword intent… combined with the Celestial Demon General’s terrifying axe strike, resulting in the supreme supernatural art you had comprehended!】
【Though it was merely in its embryonic form… you had the confidence to unleash it!】
【Your Spirit Domain, spanning seven thousand zhang (23.31 km) in radius, began to rapidly contract, condensing to within three zhang (9.99 m) of your body!】
【Terrifying sword intent continuously gathered, and twisted white light flickered through the warped space…】
【Spatial Dao, Sword Dao, Great Dao of Killing — this was your ultimate technique merging three Great Daos into one… You had a premonition that the power of this strike would even surpass the Protective Sword Aura!】
【You slashed out with your sword. Sword light stretched three hundred li (150 km) across, and dense sword qi, like a sky full of silver radiance, illuminated this expanse of void.】
【Then the sword intent condensed to a single point, as if leaping through space, piercing through dozens of miles to strike the alien Divine Sovereign’s vital point!】
【Within this sword was your boundless killing intent… amplifying the sword’s power by another thirty percent!】
【At that very moment, the No Martial Virtue talent activated, doubling the sword technique’s power!】
【That alien Divine Sovereign had ultimately underestimated you!】
【That sword pierced through the void and warped space, causing it to misjudge where the sword qi would land…】
【Finally, the sword struck the alien Divine Sovereign’s neck, shattering half of it. Threads of divinity and divine blood began to flow… dyeing the void crimson!】
【Who says a Divine Sovereign cannot be cut? Who says a Golden Immortal cannot be slain?】
【This was your most powerful sword strike. You watched the alien Divine Sovereign with hopeful eyes, hoping it would fall right there…】
【However, even though your sword had reached the Golden Immortal level, it was still impossible to directly slay this alien Divine Sovereign!】
【Caught off guard, you had indeed grievously wounded this alien Divine Sovereign with a single sword!】
【The Divine Sovereign stood frozen in place, touching its own neck. Blood stained its black palm…】
【The next second, it let out a furious shriek, its voice piercing through the clouds!】
【How many years had it been… How many years since a second-tier Divine Sovereign had been wounded?】
【And today, it had nearly died at the hands of a tiny “ant” like you…】
【A Divine Sovereign’s dignity would not tolerate such humiliation!】
【Now it had completely shed its contempt, staring fixedly at you, wishing it could tear you into ten thousand pieces.】
【Holding nothing back, its palm tore through the void. A weapon resembling a scythe appeared in its hand, cleaving toward you.】
【At the same time, the White Emperor, who was fighting in the distance, glanced at the spirit vessel battlefield. Seeing the alien Divine Sovereign you had wounded, a look of admiration crossed his face.】
【He nodded and said: “Good lad. Impressive swordsmanship — you have a few shades of my younger self. Your temperament is first-rate too… Can’t let you fall here!”】
【The White Emperor had already been dominating Blood Two in their fight. Seeing you on the verge of death, he forced Blood Two back with a single sword, then flicked his finger, sending a streak of sword aura shooting toward you.】
【…】
【Watching the enraged Divine Sovereign before you, seeing its terrifying scythe descending like a death god about to reap your life.】
【At this moment, you were powerless to resist any longer… Successive injuries had pushed your immortal physique to the brink of collapse, and that ultimate spatial sword had left you completely drained.】
【That black scythe still touched you… In a single instant, you felt your lifespan being rapidly severed, your life essence withering at tremendous speed…】
【Just as you felt suffocated, certain you were about to die, the alien Divine Sovereign suddenly collapsed powerlessly, the scythe in its hand dissolving into black qi and vanishing…】
【Before losing consciousness, you only vaguely saw a golden streak of sword aura cleave through that Divine Sovereign…】
【You lost consciousness…】
In the Real World, Su Xing let out a long breath of relief upon seeing this.
“Good thing it wasn’t an outright death… Based on the simulator’s conventions, losing consciousness generally means you’re still alive!”
But immediately, Su Xing’s expression turned somewhat grave.
“The gap between Mystic Immortal and Golden Immortal really is unexpectedly enormous!”
“With my current strength and foundation… I can barely exchange blows with a Golden Immortal, but in an actual life-or-death fight, it’s still certain death!”
“If there’s already such a gap between Mystic Immortal and Golden Immortal, what about between Golden Immortal and Supreme Unity Golden Immortal?”
Su Xing understood clearly that the further his cultivation advanced, the harder it would become to fight above his level.
When he first entered immortality, Su Xing could fight a Celestial Immortal while at the peak of Human Immortal.
But by the time Su Xing reached the peak of Mystic Immortal, being able to defeat a late-stage Golden Immortal enemy would already be considered exceptional…
“And my cultivation speed is getting slower and slower too… I wonder how effective the Heart of the Strong talent will be?”
Su Xing felt a hint of anticipation.
Heart of the Strong, combined with Su Xing’s previous talent Unkillable Cockroach, seemed to form an incredibly powerful combination!
As long as Su Xing didn’t die immediately, no matter how severe his injuries, he would ultimately recover.
And surviving a deadly tribulation would trigger the Heart of the Strong talent!
Thus, Su Xing could cycle continuously — each activation rapidly advancing his strength!
“And the White Emperor’s power is truly terrifying… While fighting a Great Firmament, he could still spare enough attention that a single streak of sword aura was enough to slay a Golden Immortal!”
“Such strength… Worthy of being a veteran Great Firmament Golden Immortal!”
Su Xing estimated that even among Great Firmament Golden Immortals, there were differences in power!
Great Firmament Golden Immortals renowned throughout the Three Thousand Worlds — like Qingyunzi, the White Emperor, and the Celestial Demon General — should be the cream of the crop at that realm, existences with the potential to glimpse the path of sagehood!
“One day, I too will reach that level!”
With that thought, Su Xing gazed at the simulation panel, full of anticipation.
【When you opened your eyes again, you were already aboard the spirit vessel.】
【A full half month had passed since that life-or-death battle!】
【At this moment, there wasn’t a single spot on your body that didn’t ache… Yet your mental state was remarkably good!】
【It was as if you had slept for a long time and were fully refreshed!】
【Just as you were puzzling over this, you suddenly sensed something off about your cultivation aura!】
【Your cultivation had actually jumped directly from the first layer of Mystic Immortal to the early stage of the second layer of Mystic Immortal!】
【A full minor realm of difference!】
【You had previously trained arduously for decades yet remained stuck at the early stage of the first layer of Mystic Immortal. But after this period of unconsciousness — merely half a month — you had advanced an entire level!】
【You knew in your heart that this was all thanks to the talent Heart of the Strong!】
In the Real World, Su Xing couldn’t contain his joy upon seeing this.
“Holy crap, Heart of the Strong… Once triggered, it can directly raise you by one minor realm?”
“Doesn’t that mean every simulation could net me an extra realm of cultivation?”
After entering Mystic Immortal, Su Xing increasingly felt how difficult it was to advance his cultivation.
Su Xing estimated that relying solely on himself, with the bonuses from his talents and the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art, going from the first layer to the second layer of Mystic Immortal would take at least four to five hundred years!
That was equivalent to an ordinary Mystic Immortal’s twenty to thirty thousand years of arduous cultivation!
But once Heart of the Strong triggered, it directly saved Su Xing all that time!
One should never underestimate the gap of a single realm!
This was the gap of one realm between Mystic Immortals — it was enormous!
“Tsk tsk, if I’d gotten the Heart of the Strong talent during the Human Immortal period… a single breakthrough could probably have taken me straight from early Human Immortal to peak Human Immortal!”
“But it’s not too late even now… If every simulation can yield this kind of return! It guarantees at least two realms of breakthrough per simulation!”
“In other words, purely in terms of advancing cultivation from early Mystic Immortal to peak Mystic Immortal… it might only take a mere five simulations…”
A single talent saved Su Xing at least two to three simulations’ worth of time!
And after Golden Immortal and Supreme Unity, the Heart of the Strong talent would likely still be effective!
“Tsk tsk… I absolutely must bring this talent out!”
Su Xing resolved firmly in his heart.
He wasn’t lacking in comprehension-type talents right now, since every simulation gave him nearly twenty thousand years of comprehension time.
Within the coming year, he’d have at least fifty simulations — equivalent to a million years of comprehension!
A million years of comprehension would be enough for Su Xing to cultivate a certain Great Dao to the sixth realm!
The sixth realm of a Great Dao — that was a level even Golden Immortals could only gaze upon with envy!
But Su Xing’s cultivation level couldn’t keep up…
Calculating at one thousand years per simulation, fifty simulations was equivalent to fifty thousand years of cultivation.
At Su Xing’s previous cultivation speed, fifty thousand years would at most raise him to peak Golden Immortal — Supreme Unity would remain out of reach.
But now, Su Xing even had the confidence to reach the realm of Supreme Unity Golden Immortal within a year!
“This talent came at exactly the right time!”
“Next, I must advance my cultivation as quickly as possible… and reach the Golden Immortal realm soon!”
Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【Feeling the growth in your cultivation, joy filled your heart.】
【Several days later, your injuries had mostly healed, and the White Emperor came to speak with you…】
【In his words, the White Emperor made no attempt to hide his admiration for you, and he gave you a communication jade slip, expressing that he would find time to guide your swordsmanship in the future…】
【You nodded slightly, returned to your room on the spirit vessel, and continued to cultivate in peace.】
【In the blink of an eye, another ten years passed…】
【In the three hundred and thirtieth year, the spirit vessel successfully arrived at the Celestial Secrets Realm.】
【Upon arriving at the Celestial Secrets Realm, due to your outstanding performance on the battlefield, you were appointed as an outer Elder of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion.】
【At the same time, you ascended the Prodigy List’s Earth Ranking, placed at fifty-first on the Earth Ranking…】
【The top fifty positions on the Earth Ranking required Golden Immortal-level strength to claim!】
【And at this time, the first position on the Earth Ranking was held by none other than your senior sister, Fairy Ziling!】
【You knew in your heart, though, that despite being only a Golden Immortal, Fairy Ziling already possessed the strength of a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal!】
【With her power, she could absolutely ascend to the Heaven Ranking… It was simply that she had been tending flowers and growing plants within the Azure Cloud Sect, with no opportunities for combat, which was why she hadn’t been placed on the Heaven Ranking.】
【After breaking through to the second layer of Mystic Immortal, you did not slack off. You continued cultivating in the Celestial Secrets Realm, occasionally venturing out to complete missions, as the days passed steadily.】
【In the blink of an eye, seventy years passed…】
【During these years, the White Emperor occasionally guided your swordsmanship. Every session left you feeling your sword skills had improved, and even while in the White Emperor’s presence, your sword intent grew.】
【In the four hundredth year, your Spirit Domain successfully expanded to eight thousand zhang (26.64 km), drawing one step closer to Spirit Domain Major Mastery!】
【Over seventy years, you never once slacked in cultivation, practicing the Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art daily, yet you were still a considerable distance from the mid-stage of the second layer of Mystic Immortal.】
【You estimated that you would need at least another forty to fifty years to advance to the mid-stage of the second layer of Mystic Immortal…】
【So you continued cultivating in peace.】
【In the four hundred and fiftieth year, you successfully broke through to the mid-stage of the second layer of Mystic Immortal, your mana growing by another ten percent.】
【At the Mystic Immortal realm, every ten-percent growth in mana was exceedingly difficult.】
【Mystic Immortals who made no progress for ten thousand years were far from rare…】
【But your foundation was solid. Though your natural talent was mediocre, your resources were abundant, and your cultivation continued to grow steadily.】
【In the five hundredth year, while out on a mission, you discovered traces of the Advent Cult.】
【Having learned from previous lessons, you did not personally move to eliminate the Advent Cult stronghold, but instead reported it to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion.】
【Afterward, you remained in the Celestial Secrets Realm and continued cultivating in peace…】
【In the blink of an eye, another hundred years passed.】
【In the six hundredth year, your Spirit Domain range grew to eight thousand five hundred zhang (28.3 km).】
【Because you disliked going out and simply stayed quietly in the Celestial Secrets Realm, you encountered very little danger.】
【The battle with that Divine Sovereign made you realize the importance of cultivation all the more, so you cultivated desperately. In the blink of an eye, another fifty years passed.】
【In the six hundred and fiftieth year, your cultivation finally advanced to the late stage of Mystic Immortal Second Layer.】
【That year, because you had missed too many missions, you had no choice but to go out and participate in several consecutive missions to maintain your status as an Elder of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion.】
【While out on missions, you gained an ever deeper understanding of the situation in the Heavenly Secrets Domain.】
【Over the centuries, the speed of the alien invasion had been constantly accelerating. Thousands of minor worlds had fallen one after another, and even over a hundred lesser chiliocosms had been lost.】
【Nearly one-tenth of the entire Heavenly Secrets Domain’s territory had been occupied by the alien races… countless living beings had become nourishment for the invaders.】
【Even more alarming, according to internal intelligence from the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, among the Five Great Domains, the Heavenly Secrets Domain was actually in the best condition!】
【In the Azure Origin Domain, nearly one-fifth of its worlds had been invaded by alien races…】
【There were even rumors that in the distant southern Savage South Domain, more than half of its worlds had been occupied by alien races!】
【Upon hearing this, you felt quite helpless. At this rate, if the top human powerhouses didn’t intervene, within ten thousand years… the alien races would completely conquer the Five Great Domains!】
In the Real World, Su Xing let out a long sigh upon reading this.
“The Three Thousand Worlds… is merely a figurative expression, but the Five Great Domains truly exist!”
“The Heavenly Secrets Domain, situated in the Central Domain, is also known as the Central Region — the foremost of the Five Great Domains and the one with the most powerhouses!”
“The Celestial Demon Domain to the west is the Celestial Demon Prison’s stronghold, known as the Western Region — it is the Celestial Demon General’s domain of power…”
“The Azure Origin Domain lies to the north of the Five Great Domains, also known as the Northern Region, led by the Tianyuan Sect and the Azure Cloud Sect.”
“As for the Eastern Region, it is the most chaotic gathering place for rogue cultivators… That area was once where the Luotian Domain stood, but now it is leaderless…”
“The Savage South Domain is the weakest of the Five Great Domains in overall strength and also the least civilized. Under the alien invasion, it can barely hold on…”
Intelligence about the Five Great Domains flashed through Su Xing’s mind — all information he had learned while in the Celestial Secrets Pavilion.
The area near Earth where Su Xing had previously been was actually located at the border between the Azure Origin Domain and the Eastern Region.
That territory had originally belonged to the Luotian Domain.
But after the Luotian Sect was destroyed, many of those territories were absorbed into the Azure Origin Domain.
This was also why there had been rumors that the Azure Cloud Sect had orchestrated the downfall of the Luotian Sect.
Because after the Luotian Sect’s destruction, the Azure Origin Domain had gained considerable benefits, absorbing many resources, worlds, and cultivators.
“Sigh, but after that great war, the supreme powerhouses joined forces to lay down prohibitions… making it impossible for the four cardinal domains to communicate directly. Only through the central Heavenly Secrets Domain can one travel to the other three domains.”
“And with the dangerous Endless Sea serving as a barrier, those below Golden Immortal can hardly cross between domains!”
Su Xing had wanted to visit the Celestial Demon Prison to see the Celestial Demon General’s true body and was also quite curious about the Celestial Demon General’s promise.
But unfortunately, his current strength was insufficient, so he had to shelve those plans for now.
“The situation in the Three Thousand Worlds is looking worse and worse!”
“These Five Great Domains are still the ones dominated by the human race… not to mention the many Chaotic Domains that have already been completely conquered…”
“Those places have probably already become paradise for the alien races!”
Su Xing sighed.
Legend had it that in the ancient era, there had once been Ten Domains between heaven and earth!
Cultivators across all Ten Domains could cultivate… and the human race was not the only dominant species in existence.
But after the great calamity, when the alien races invaded, five of the Ten Great Domains fell, leaving only the current Five Great Domains.
And those lost five domains had likely become the alien races’ strongholds.
“However, with my current cultivation, I’m not in a position to worry about these things…”
“To concern oneself with the affairs of the Five Great Domains, one needs to be at least Supreme Unity Golden Immortal or above to even have the right…”
“For now, I should just focus on steadily improving my cultivation!”
Su Xing thought to himself. His goal for this simulation was to cultivate as steadily as possible up to Mystic Immortal Third Layer…
His gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【After breaking through to the second layer of Mystic Immortal, you continued cultivating diligently.】
【In the seven hundredth year, your Spirit Domain range grew to eight thousand six hundred zhang (28.64 km).】
【In the eight hundredth year, after a hundred years of arduous cultivation, your cultivation finally advanced to the peak of Mystic Immortal Second Layer!】
【That same year, the Celestial Secrets Pavilion rallied cultivators for a great war against the alien races…】
【In this war, human casualties were countless, but the alien races didn’t fare well either.】
【The White Emperor, alone with his sword, struck terror into the hearts of the alien Divine Sovereigns…】
【This war lasted a full ten years…】
【Years of constant combat made your command of supernatural arts and techniques ever more proficient.】
【The energy within your body continued to grow, bringing you ever closer to Mystic Immortal Third Layer.】
【Because you were cautious and prudent on the battlefield, very few alien beings took notice of a minor Mystic Immortal cultivator like you.】
【As a result, you survived without incident…】
【In the eight hundred and tenth year, after the war ended, you returned to the Celestial Secrets Realm and began cultivating intensively.】
【You began preparing for your breakthrough to Mystic Immortal Third Layer!】
【Over the following decades, you remained in seclusion…】
【In the eight hundred and fiftieth year, after more than forty years of seclusion, you had consumed hundreds of millions of high-grade spirit liquid!】
【Finally, you successfully broke through to Mystic Immortal Third Layer!】
【Upon entering the third layer of Mystic Immortal, the immortal power within your body grew another ten to twenty percent more dense.】
【After emerging from seclusion, you had accumulated too many overdue missions that you couldn’t avoid.】
【So you had no choice but to travel to relatively safe locations to carry out missions…】
【But unexpectedly, Blood Two had set his sights on you once again!】
【In the eight hundred and eightieth year, during one of your missions, you had a premonition in your heart that death was inescapable this time…】
【Sure enough, that very afternoon, Blood Two found you.】
【Blood Two performed a soul search on you…】
【Your consciousness gradually faded…】
【You died!】
【Ding — this simulation has ended!】
After the simulation ended, Su Xing was in quite a good mood.
“This simulation, I pushed through in one breath, advancing directly from half-step Mystic Immortal all the way to Mystic Immortal Third Layer! That’s an exceptional performance!”
“I’m getting closer and closer to the Perfection of the Mystic Immortal realm!”
“Hmph, with every simulation, my strength keeps growing… Next time I encounter that alien Divine Sovereign, I shouldn’t be in such a sorry state!”
With each simulation, the gap between Su Xing and Golden Immortal continued to shrink!
Sooner or later, that alien Divine Sovereign would be slain by Su Xing alone!
“Now then, let’s see what rewards this simulation has to offer!”
Su Xing looked toward the reward list with some anticipation.
【Heart of the Strong】: Gold talent. Price: 10 origin energy.
【Mystic Immortal Realm, Third Layer】: Condense the five qi within your chest, Five Qi converging upon the origin, and ascend to the throne of Mystic Immortal! You are already among the top fighting forces of the immortal ranks, blessed with lifespans of hundreds of thousands of years. Your mastery of the Great Dao and supernatural arts has forged its own unique path. Price: 4,000,000 origin energy!
【Spirit Domain Cultivation Results】: Upon selection, comprehension of Spirit Domain greatly increases. Personal Spirit Domain coverage reaches 8,800 zhang (29.3 km). Within the Spirit Domain, the power of spells and supernatural arts is greatly enhanced, and Great Dao comprehension can be applied at will. Price: 180,000 origin energy.
【Sword Grand Dao Comprehension】: From observing the swordsmanship and sword intent of the Sword Immortal White Emperor, you gained insights into the sword, and received the White Emperor’s guidance. Upon claiming, Sword Dao comprehension greatly increases. Price: 200,000 origin energy.
【Divine Ability Proficiency】: Through years of warfare, you continuously honed your skills, and your combat techniques grew ever more proficient. Price: 10,000 origin energy.
“This time, there’s no rush to extract the Spirit Domain results… Heart of the Strong is the talent I absolutely must bring out!”
Su Xing didn’t hesitate, and silently recited:
“I choose to bring out the Heart of the Strong talent… and also…”
Su Xing had only gotten halfway through his words when cold sweat suddenly beaded on his forehead, as if he had glimpsed something utterly terrifying!
This feeling — Su Xing knew it all too well!
This was Blessed by Fortune sending Su Xing a warning!
“If I extract my cultivation now… I’ll encounter danger!”
Su Xing’s first thought was Red Moon!
Previously, when breaking through to the immortal level, Su Xing had encountered this exact situation.
Back then, Su Xing’s solution had been to enhance his Great Dao of Karma comprehension and break through in another world.
Only then had he barely managed to shield himself from Red Moon.
During his last few major realm breakthroughs, Su Xing hadn’t sensed any danger from Red Moon.
This had caused him to become somewhat complacent.
“It’s probably because a breakthrough at the Mystic Immortal level creates a bigger disturbance… which allows Red Moon to detect it.”
That was Su Xing’s assessment.
“Then let me try reinforcing the Shielding Heavenly Secrets formations and see if that can block Red Moon’s perception.”
Su Xing spent the next few days laying down multiple formations to see if they could shield him from Red Moon’s awareness.
But the result — it didn’t work!
After all, Mystic Immortal was already considered a high-level cultivation realm. If a breakthrough happened right under Red Moon’s nose and it couldn’t even detect it, that would be rather hard to justify.
“Sigh, looks like my only option is to travel to another lesser chiliocosm to break through…”
Su Xing murmured to himself.
He wasn’t in a rush to break through. After all, as long as he didn’t start the next simulation, Su Xing could keep his cultivation rewards unclaimed indefinitely.
And right now, Su Xing had three stored simulation opportunities.
Plus the seven-day cooldown before the next simulation…
In other words, Su Xing could keep his cultivation rewards stored for up to one month without extracting them!
“Fine then… I’ll stay on Earth for a while and head to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm in half a month!”
Traveling to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm only took Su Xing two days.
On the other hand, having been away from Earth for several months, Su Xing felt a bit nostalgic.
After all, this place was his second home.
And so, over the next half month, Su Xing spent time at Jin Congxue and Luo Shuying’s side, and also took care of various minor affairs.
With Su Xing’s current strength, he no longer needed the protection of Great Xia’s Capital Academy.
So Su Xing moved out of the student Dormitory and moved directly into the second floor of Jin Congxue’s Villa.
Because of this, Yu Yan specially called Su Xing.
As Su Xing’s best friend, he was worried that Su Xing would lose the Academy’s protection and have trouble finding work in the future.
Su Xing didn’t reveal his true strength. He simply told Yu Yan that he had found a way to improve his abilities and had landed a good job at the Tarot Trading Company.
Yu Yan was naturally delighted to hear this, saying that once he was done with his current assignment and returned from Demon-Sealing Pass, he would treat Su Xing to drinks.
Beyond that, Su Xing also took some time to visit his parents and his younger sister Su Nian’an.
Over the past few years, Su Xing had given Su Nian’an various tools and resources to help boost her strength.
As a result, Su Nian’an had grown into a Grandmaster-stage Class User.
Su Xing planned to find a suitable time later to tell Su Nian’an about immortal cultivation.
As for Su Xing’s parents, they were ordinary people, already approaching fifty, their bodies no longer what they used to be.
Taking advantage of his visit home, Su Xing used immortal power to nourish and regulate his parents’ bodies.
Without exaggeration, after being nourished by Su Xing’s wood-attribute immortal power, even ordinary people could easily live to four or five hundred years old.
Afterward, Su Xing gave his parents a cultivation technique suited for health preservation and longevity.
Once his parents’ bodies were properly nourished, Su Xing planned to condense spiritual roots for them, helping them embark on the path of immortal cultivation!
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.
The date arrived at May 15th.
After handling all his miscellaneous affairs, Su Xing made another trip to the puppet organization’s stronghold in the Seven Kingdoms and Twelve Domains.
In just over half a month, Su Xing had acquired several hundred thousand more origin energy.
With all of this done, Su Xing prepared to set out for the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
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Arriving at a weak point in the barrier, Su Xing carefully tore open a temporary passage, then mounted the Star-Moon Shuttle and departed from Earth.
The entire process… went exceptionally smoothly!
After confirming that Red Moon hadn’t detected him, Su Xing breathed a sigh of relief and steered the Star-Moon Shuttle toward the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
Two days later, Su Xing arrived safely at the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
He then made his way into the Hundred Thousand Mountains, where he spent several days carving out a hidden cave dwelling deep within the mountains before preparing to break through.
“Phew, with my current cultivation… the spirit field grotto-heaven can no longer withstand a major breakthrough at the Mystic Immortal level!”
“The fluctuations from the breakthrough would probably destabilize the grotto-heaven’s space…”
“So it’s best to break through here in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm!”
Su Xing glanced at the simulation panel, adjusted his condition, and silently recited:
“I choose to bring out the talent Heart of the Strong… and Mystic Immortal Realm, Third Layer!”