Chapter 384 – Bringing Out Rewards, Battling Alien Divine Sovereigns Again! [8k Bonus Update, Please Vote!]
by spirapiraChapter 384 – Bringing Out Rewards, Battling Alien Divine Sovereigns Again! [8k Bonus Update, Please Vote!]
【Ding! You have successfully brought out the talent Heart of the Strong. Cost: 10 origin energy points. Remaining origin energy: 15,917,535 points…】
【You have successfully brought out third-layer Mystic Immortal realm cultivation. Cost: 4,000,000 origin energy points. Remaining origin energy: 11,917,535 points…】
Two consecutive chimes rang out as Su Xing’s origin energy plummeted.
But at the same time, two streams of mysterious energy surged into Su Xing’s body.
The first thing Su Xing felt was the explosive surge in his cultivation…
Half-step Mystic Immortal, first-layer Mystic Immortal… second-layer Mystic Immortal!
In the end, Su Xing’s cultivation rose all the way to third-layer Mystic Immortal!
The entire process lasted no more than the time it took to drink a cup of tea…
This breakthrough had an enormous impact on Su Xing!
First, he felt that the total amount of magical power in his body had increased by at least three times!
And the quality of his magical power had improved by no small measure either…
Most importantly, Su Xing sensed that his physical body and divine soul seemed to have undergone some subtle transformation!
After fully stepping from half-step Mystic Immortal into the Mystic Immortal realm, Su Xing’s very essence of life had undergone a sublimation!
The most obvious change was that Su Xing’s lifespan had increased by a full five hundred thousand years!
Beyond that, Su Xing also vaguely perceived that his comprehension of the “Dao” had deepened.
Cultivating the Dao—all cultivators pursued the “Dao within their hearts”!
As his cultivation rose, Su Xing could feel that he had drawn closer to the Great Dao.
Comprehending the Great Dao seemed to have become easier as well…
After a long while, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, brimming with vigor.
“Finally… now I, too, possess Mystic Immortal cultivation!”
Su Xing was about to thoroughly experience the changes from his cultivation breakthrough when he suddenly sensed several auras rapidly approaching.
Su Xing’s expression changed immediately as he murmured:
“The commotion from my breakthrough must have attracted nearby cultivators!”
“I’d better leave this place quickly…”
Su Xing swiftly erased any traces of his breakthrough at the location, then took a few steps forward. In the blink of an eye, he crossed a hundred thousand li (50,000 km) and appeared inside White Emperor City.
After entering White Emperor City, Su Xing changed his appearance, transforming into the guise of his alternate identity “Su Ye,” and headed to the Ten Thousand Gold Pavilion to look for his dear “business partner.”
…
Mere moments after Su Xing left the Hundred Thousand Mountains, two figures appeared in the cave dwelling where he had been cultivating in seclusion.
One of the figures was none other than the City Lord of White Emperor City!
A True Immortal realm existence…
The City Lord of White Emperor City surveyed the lingering aura in the area, a look of shock flashing across his face as he spoke to his companion:
“Just now… was it a Mystic Immortal senior who broke through here?”
The elderly cultivator accompanying him nodded slightly, his face also carrying an expression of reverence:
“It was likely a senior who had been in seclusion for many years… breaking through to the Mystic Immortal realm in one decisive push!”
“Breaking through in the Hundred Thousand Mountains—most likely a rogue cultivator, wouldn’t you say?”
The City Lord of White Emperor City nodded slightly, then said with some regret:
“A Mystic Immortal senior! If only they could be persuaded to join the White Emperor Tower…”
“Alas, if we could recruit a Mystic Immortal-level combatant, the overall strength of our Lesser Azure Cloud Realm would increase dramatically!”
“Unfortunately, that senior seems unwilling to meet with us… they’ve already departed…”
At these words, both men’s eyes were filled with regret.
In the entire Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, the highest known combat power was merely at the True Immortal realm…
Only that one in Celestial Demon City possessed combat power far exceeding a True Immortal!
But that individual would only act when the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm faced an existential crisis…
…
Meanwhile, Su Xing, having returned to White Emperor City, was discussing business matters with his partner Bai Xuan.
Inside a private room at the Ten Thousand Gold Pavilion.
Bai Xuan poured Su Xing a cup of immortal brew, studied him for a moment, and said with surprise:
“Brother Su, how is it that after not seeing you for a while… I feel something’s different about you?”
“Why do I suddenly feel so inferior in your presence?”
Bai Xuan was momentarily puzzled—this was the first time he’d experienced anything like this.
Su Xing smiled without answering. Having stepped into the Mystic Immortal realm, Su Xing’s cultivation aura exerted absolute suppression over a mere Earthly Immortal.
Even though Su Xing had concealed his cultivation, there was still some residual influence.
But Su Xing merely took a sip of wine and replied casually:
“Maybe you’re just imagining things? Has your cultivation gone wrong recently? Or perhaps… you’ve been overindulging?”
Su Xing pointedly glanced at the dark circles under Bai Xuan’s eyes.
For a dignified Earthly Immortal to look so worn out from excess—it was truly baffling.
Bai Xuan’s aged face flushed red, and he hurriedly changed the subject:
“Ahem, Brother Su… about our previous deal—I’ve just received a new batch of goods. You still need them, right?”
As he spoke, Bai Xuan produced several storage bags.
“These storage bags contain thirty million pieces of Iron Essence, two million pieces of Fire Copper, and a full million pieces of Spirit Iron… Would you like to purchase them, Brother Su?”
Su Xing’s eyes lit up when he heard this.
Together, these ores were worth a full million origin energy points!
Enough for Su Xing to bring out one layer of Mystic Immortal realm cultivation…
Su Xing naturally nodded:
“Of course… here are the spirit stones for this purchase. Check them over…”
As he spoke, Su Xing handed over a storage bag. While Bai Xuan was counting, Su Xing passed him a storage ring as well:
“This contains twenty million high-grade spirit stones… consider it a deposit for the next shipment!”
“Same as always… however much you have, I’ll take it all!”
Upon hearing Su Xing’s words, Bai Xuan eagerly took the storage ring, his eyes practically turning into spirit stones.
“Hahaha, absolutely, absolutely!”
“Brother Su, you are truly my benefactor! I just love that boldness of yours…”
Bai Xuan was grinning from ear to ear—he was genuinely delighted from the bottom of his heart!
As a veteran cultivator whose cultivation had been stuck at the Earthly Immortal realm for many years, Bai Xuan’s original goal had simply been to strengthen his family and produce a few immortal descendants…
But ever since meeting Su Xing, he had made one fortune after another!
In fact, Bai Xuan was now accumulating resources, attempting to reach the threshold of the Celestial Immortal realm!
Once he stepped into the Celestial Immortal realm, his lifespan would double—that would mean tens of thousands more years to live!
However, although Bai Xuan was earning spirit stones through Su Xing, he genuinely brought value to the table.
Though his cultivation wasn’t particularly high, Bai Xuan had decent connections in White Emperor City and even throughout the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
In the half year since accepting Su Xing’s partnership, he had traveled to dozens of immortal cities and signed contracts with various trading companies.
Acting as a middleman, Bai Xuan had purchased over half of the entire Lesser Azure Cloud Realm’s output of the three types of ore!
He then resold them to Su Xing, earning the price difference.
Su Xing estimated that Bai Xuan’s profit margin was around ten percent.
That wasn’t a small amount—after all, a single order could easily net millions of high-grade spirit stones!
But Bai Xuan saved Su Xing a great deal of time… and Su Xing was happy to let him profit.
After the transaction was complete, the two shared a few more cups of wine.
Afterward, Bai Xuan reluctantly saw Su Xing off.
…
After leaving White Emperor City, Su Xing spent about two hours traveling before arriving at Celestial Demon City.
During that time, he had also changed his appearance and concealed his aura, transforming into yet another identity—Ye Tian!
Ye Tian’s displayed strength was slightly higher—Su Xing presented the cultivation of Peak True Immortal, extremely close to the Mystic Immortal realm!
Upon arriving at Celestial Demon City, Su Xing quickly contacted several of his subordinates.
“Reporting to my lord, over the past two months… the Heavenly Abyss Army has recruited a total of 876 soldiers. In accordance with your orders, we only recruited cultivators at the Body Integration stage and above.”
A young officer in white robes reported respectfully to Su Xing. This officer also possessed Earthly Immortal realm cultivation.
Su Xing was currently short-handed, so he had given this man the position of deputy officer.
When Su Xing was away, this deputy would help recruit subordinates on his behalf.
Su Xing nodded slightly, then handed over a storage ring:
“Here are some pills called Rebirth Pills. Taking them can help body-tempering cultivators strengthen their physiques…”
“There are also ten million drops of high-grade spirit liquid. Use these to recruit as many soldiers as possible…”
After a pause, Su Xing continued:
“And regarding what I previously asked you about—intelligence on the alien front-line strongholds… have you made any progress these past two months?”
The white-robed deputy quickly nodded and produced a jade slip containing intelligence:
“Reporting to my lord, all intelligence on the front-line alien strongholds is contained herein…”
Su Xing nodded slightly, took the jade slip, and then dismissed the deputy.
…
Moments later, Su Xing finished reading the contents of the jade slip. He rubbed his brow and murmured:
“Currently, the situation in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm isn’t too dire… and among the alien races, there aren’t any overwhelmingly powerful existences!”
“On the front-line battlefield, the aliens at most have third-tier Divine Sovereigns… which are roughly equivalent to Mystic Immortals!”
“And my targets are those alien gods…”
Su Xing had previously promised the City Lord of Celestial Demon City to slay a certain number of aliens every ten years.
This, naturally, wasn’t solely for the safety of the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
The blood essence and divinity of alien gods were excellent sources of energy!
According to the recycling prices Su Xing could get from the simulator, one jin (500 g) of blood essence from a Lesser Divine Power alien was worth one point of origin energy!
And a single Lesser Divine Power alien yielded roughly a hundred jin (50 kg) of blood essence!
This meant that killing one Lesser Divine Power alien god would earn Su Xing at least a hundred points of origin energy!
The crucial point was that the higher one went, the more one earned!
A Medium Divine Power alien god was worth a thousand origin energy points!
A Greater Divine Power alien god was worth ten thousand origin energy points!
An alien True God’s entire body of blood essence was worth a hundred thousand origin energy points!
An alien third-tier Divine Sovereign’s blood essence was worth one million origin energy points!
…
As long as Su Xing killed enough alien gods, he could rapidly accumulate origin energy!
Previously, Su Xing hadn’t chosen this approach.
First, because his strength was insufficient… and second, because it was too dangerous!
But now, having broken through to the Mystic Immortal realm, his strength was sufficient. In the entire Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, the number of beings that could threaten Su Xing was vanishingly small.
Currently, no second-tier Divine Sovereigns (comparable to Golden Immortals) had appeared among the alien races.
Now was the perfect opportunity!
If he waited a few more years and the aliens grew stronger, Su Xing would be more likely to attract the attention of powerful beings…
“This time, I’ll spend ten days slaughtering aliens and see how much origin energy I can earn…”
“And any excess alien blood essence can be refined into Rebirth Pills!”
For Su Xing, the more origin energy, the better…
With that thought, Su Xing set off for the front-line battlefield.
Two hours later, Su Xing appeared at an alien stronghold.
This stronghold contained dozens of alien gods and several thousand sub-divine aliens.
Without holding back in the slightest, Su Xing channeled his sword qi. Over a thousand streaks of sword qi crisscrossed throughout the alien stronghold.
Every single streak of sword qi struck an alien’s skull with perfect accuracy.
Moments later, all that remained were alien corpses and the stench of blood.
“Phew… these aliens’ blood really does stink!”
Su Xing frowned slightly, then used his arts to extract the blood essence from the several thousand alien corpses and stored it in his storage ring.
Killing several thousand aliens took mere breaths of time.
Collecting the aliens’ blood essence, however, took a full half hour.
Combined with the time needed to locate alien strongholds…
Su Xing could clear roughly five alien strongholds per day…
“Let me see just how much these aliens’ blood essence is worth.”
Su Xing willed it and attempted to convert the blood essence in his storage ring into origin energy.
The simulator’s chime sounded in his ears.
【Ding! Detected a small quantity of origin energy-containing substances, total value: 18,789 origin energy points. Absorb?】
“Absorb.”
Su Xing said casually, though he felt somewhat dissatisfied.
The aliens at this stronghold were still too weak.
The dozens of alien gods were all of Lesser Divine Power level, providing Su Xing with only a few thousand origin energy points.
And the sub-divine aliens provided even less—several thousand of them had yielded only slightly over ten thousand origin energy points.
“But at this rate… hitting five strongholds a day would only net me about a hundred thousand origin energy points!”
Su Xing shook his head. With his current perspective, this amount of origin energy was hardly worth his attention.
“The truly valuable targets are the aliens of Greater Divine Power and above. Killing just one of those would earn ten thousand origin energy points!”
Su Xing murmured.
According to the intelligence he had obtained, there were at least several dozen Greater Divine Power aliens out there.
If Su Xing spent a few days clearing out some of these aliens, he should be able to earn one to two million origin energy points, right?
With that thought, Su Xing eagerly set off to annihilate more alien strongholds…
In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.
On this day, Su Xing withdrew from the alien front lines and returned to Celestial Demon City.
Inside the residence in Celestial Demon City, Su Xing was in an excellent mood as he tallied up his earnings from the past ten days.
“In ten days, I’ve slain nearly a thousand foreign gods, with countless beings below the god level… and even killed several Greater Divine Power foreign beings!”
“Total origin energy earned: nearly three million points!”
In ten days, the origin energy earned from slaying foreign beings was fifty percent more than Su Xing had anticipated!
The main reason was that foreign divinity was valuable!
The divinity of foreign gods was equivalent to the Great Dao fragments that human cultivators needed.
Each piece of divinity, even if incomplete, was worth at least ten thousand origin energy!
The only pity was that the drop rate for foreign divinity wasn’t high. Su Xing had killed so many foreign gods, yet only twenty or thirty pieces had dropped.
But that alone had brought him nearly a million origin energy in income!
“Phew, I’ve been in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm for a little over half a month, and I’ve already earned four million origin energy. Not bad at all!”
The corners of Su Xing’s mouth curled upward.
The only pity was that this kind of slaughtering foreign beings couldn’t be done frequently.
If Su Xing regularly wiped out foreign strongholds, they would surely become vigilant.
This time, Su Xing had caught them off guard and seized the advantage—that was the only reason he’d reaped such rewards.
“Still, this is extremely good!”
“Currently, the origin energy I have on hand is completely sufficient for my next four or five simulations…”
Su Xing’s heart surged with anticipation, wishing he could immediately raise his cultivation to Mystic Immortal Perfection.
“Let me calculate—the cooldown for the next simulation should be almost over… and I still have three simulation attempts remaining!”
“That means I can run four simulations in one go, and my strength will see another massive leap!”
With this in mind, Su Xing didn’t linger in Celestial Demon City. Instead, he traveled to a mountain range a million li (500,000 km) from the city, preparing to conduct his simulation there.
Entering the spirit field grotto-heaven, Su Xing opened the simulation panel.
The origin energy displayed on the simulation panel: 16,081,322 points!
“Hmm, after breaking through to Mystic Immortal, it seems the simulator upgrade notification wasn’t triggered…”
“It looks like the simulator upgrade might not trigger until after Golden Immortal…”
Su Xing felt slightly disappointed. Every simulator upgrade brought a tremendous boost to his talents.
“Oh well, I should just focus on the simulation!”
With mild anticipation in his heart, Su Xing silently intoned:
“Begin simulation!”
【Simulation #137 initiated. Current remaining origin energy: 16,081,322 points… Remaining simulation attempts: 3.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a gold legendary talent costs 1 origin energy point. Draw?】
“Yes!”
【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the purple talent Spiritual Perceiver… Probability of drawing a gold talent next time: 80%.】
【Spiritual Perceiver】: You are innately gifted with spiritual perception. Your eyes can see through demons and evil spirits, you can cultivate the divine soul more easily, and you possess considerable talent in the path of spirit cultivation.
“A purple talent, huh…”
Su Xing shook his head slightly. The path of spirit cultivation was not unfamiliar to him—Luo Shuying walked the path of a spirit cultivator.
Perhaps in the future, he could gift this talent to Luo Shuying, helping her go even further on the path of immortal cultivation!
“For this simulation, the priority is still raising my cultivation!”
Su Xing thought to himself, his gaze fixed on the simulation panel.
【Ding! Please select a talent to enhance with Plus One…】
“Enhance Late Bloomer…”
Su Xing didn’t hesitate. Cultivation was still his top priority.
【In the spirit field grotto-heaven, you became aware that you were in a simulation.】
【You made a trip to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion and informed them of intelligence regarding Red Moon and Blood Three.】
【Afterward, you returned to Earth and began planning the evacuation of the human race.】
【You spent one year relocating a portion of the human race to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm…】
【Then, you visited the Azure Cloud Sect and obtained two cups of Dao-Enlightenment Tea.】
【In Year Five, the Celestial Secrets Pavilion dispatched two Supreme Unity Golden Immortals to investigate Earth…】
【In Year Ten, both Supreme Unity Golden Immortals returned gravely wounded. They would need several centuries to recover…】
【Seizing this opportunity, the foreign races accelerated their invasion of the Azure Origin Domain.】
【Knowing that the situation in the Azure Origin Domain would become extremely dire in the future, you made preparations early and began collecting the scattered legacies of the Luotian Sect.】
【Over the next sixty years, you retrieved over a hundred legacies the Luotian Sect had left scattered throughout the Azure Origin Domain. Your total accumulated wealth rivaled even that of a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal!】
【In Year Seventy, the situation in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm turned grim. You went to the battlefield and slaughtered several hundred foreign gods and several third-tier Divine Sovereigns, fulfilling your previous promise.】
【Over these years, although you were not in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, you continued to monitor the Heavenly Abyss Army’s development.】
【You gifted the Rebirth Pills you had refined over the years to the cultivators in Celestial Demon City.】
【Next, you traveled to the Nine Heavens Domain to begin your cultivation.】
【In Year Eighty, within the Fifth Heaven Secret Realm, you formally entered seclusion to comprehend the Great Dao.】
“Use immersive simulation, duration seventy years!”
【Ding! You have successfully activated immersive simulation. Remaining origin energy: 16,055,772 points…】
…
After the immersive simulation ended, Su Xing returned to reality.
“Phew… seventy years of immersive simulation, all spent on comprehending the Great Dao of Speed. My Great Dao of Speed has finally approached Major Mastery of the fourth realm…”
Su Xing rubbed the space between his brows, digesting seventy years of memories.
“However, after breaking through to Mystic Immortal, my comprehension of the Great Dao really has become stronger!”
“At this pace, three more immersive simulations at most, and my Great Dao of Speed can enter the fifth realm!”
Excitement flashed through Su Xing’s eyes.
If his Great Dao of Speed entered the fifth realm, the gap between him and Golden Immortals would shrink even further!
Fighting a Golden Immortal above his level was within reach!
“However, the gap between me and Golden Immortals isn’t just about Great Dao comprehension…”
“A Golden Immortal’s mastery of magical power, and even the sheer depth of their magical power, far surpasses mine… Early-stage Mystic Immortal cultivation simply isn’t enough!”
“If I could advance to mid-stage or late-stage Mystic Immortal, I might be able to fight a Golden Immortal!”
Su Xing weighed his options briefly, then continued:
“Next, I should prepare to head to the Endless Sea… and board the immortal vessel before the White Cloud Realm is destroyed, then find a way to trigger Heart of the Strong! That’s the fastest way for me to increase my power!”
His gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【In Year One Hundred and Fifty, your comprehension of the Great Dao of Speed advanced further…】
【This increased your flight speed by over thirty percent.】
【By this year, the situation in the Azure Origin Domain had become extremely chaotic. The Lesser Azure Cloud Realm was on the verge of being overrun by the foreign races.】
【And across the entire Azure Origin Domain, the number of worlds conquered by the foreign races had reached several hundred.】
【With your power alone, you could change nothing.】
【Therefore, you decided to travel to the Heavenly Secrets Domain in search of a higher cultivation breakthrough.】
【In Year One Hundred and Sixty-Five, you arrived at the South Sea Realm.】
【Over the next twenty-five years, you successfully crossed the Endless Sea and arrived at the Celestial Secrets Realm.】
【In Year One Hundred and Ninety, you visited the White Cloud Realm.】
【At this time, the Bai siblings had not yet been born. After disguising yourself and concealing your aura, you became an Elder of the White Cloud Sect.】
【You then looked after the Bai siblings’ parents, laying the groundwork for taking them as disciples later.】
【In the blink of an eye, a hundred years passed.】
【With your help, the Bai couple did not perish.】
【At the same time, you successfully took the Bai siblings as disciples and guided their cultivation… Because they began cultivating earlier this time, their talents were fully realized.】
【After over a century of effort, your Qi Refinement cultivation successfully advanced to the third sub-stage of Mystic Immortal, mid-stage.】
【Additionally, your Spirit Domain range expanded to eight thousand zhang (26.64 km).】
【In Year Three Hundred, the White Cloud Realm suffered a great calamity. You took the Bai siblings and successfully boarded the immortal vessel.】
【The immortal vessel departed the White Cloud Realm, heading toward the Celestial Secrets Realm…】
【In Year Three Hundred and Twenty, the immortal vessel was ambushed by foreign forces.】
【In this battle, you displayed your Mystic Immortal cultivation and slaughtered several hundred foreign gods. This also drew the attention of a second-tier foreign Divine Sovereign!】
【Seeing that terrifying figure, you realized—in the previous simulation, it was this very Divine Sovereign who had triggered your Heart of the Strong!】
【Without a moment’s hesitation, you engaged this foreign Divine Sovereign in battle!】
【After breaking through to Mystic Immortal, your strength had grown tremendously.】
【But against a second-tier Divine Sovereign, there was still a significant gap.】
【After merely a dozen exchanges, all four thousand nine hundred Protective Sword Auras were destroyed… and you were badly wounded.】
【Seeing that it couldn’t finish you off quickly, the foreign Divine Sovereign grew truly enraged, unleashing its scythe supernatural art and attacking you.】
【At the critical moment, you unleashed your strongest sword strike. The “Void Sword” pierced through space, transforming into a silver ray of light aimed at the Divine Sovereign’s head.】
【But this strike—comparable to a Golden Immortal’s power—still could not kill the foreign Divine Sovereign.】
【However, compared to before, the foreign Divine Sovereign’s injuries were thirty percent more severe…】
【At the moment between life and death, the White Emperor intervened!】
【A single sword aura struck the foreign Divine Sovereign’s body with pinpoint accuracy. Its entire being detonated, its life force extinguished…】
【But the foreign Divine Sovereign’s attack still landed on you…】
【You fell into a coma…】
In the real world, Su Xing let out a long breath of relief at this sight.
“Phew, finally—this time, I should be able to successfully trigger Heart of the Strong, right?”
What Su Xing feared most was misjudging the timing. If he was killed outright by that foreign Divine Sovereign, this simulation would have been wasted.
Or if the foreign Divine Sovereign was killed before it could seriously wound Su Xing, then he would need to find another way to trigger Heart of the Strong.
“But fortunately, it triggered successfully again this time! Based on the previous rate of progress… perhaps I can advance directly to mid-stage Mystic Immortal!”
At this thought, Su Xing’s heart brimmed with anticipation.
If he truly reached mid-stage Mystic Immortal, it would save him at least five hundred years of bitter cultivation!
His gaze returned to the simulation panel.
【When you awoke again, you were aboard the immortal vessel.】
【The first thing you did was check the changes in your body…】
【But to your disappointment, your Qi Refinement cultivation had not changed at all!】
【This confused you. Could it be that the Heart of the Strong talent hadn’t triggered?】
【But soon, you discovered… your Great Shaman Body Forging Art had made remarkable progress!】
【After this period of unconsciousness, your physical strength had increased by a full thirty percent or more!】
【Although you were still at the Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture, Fifth Layer (Introductory) level, you were much stronger than before…】
【You immediately understood—the enhancement from Heart of the Strong was random!】
【It didn’t only increase Qi Refinement cultivation. Instead, it randomly strengthened a certain aspect of your power… either Qi Refinement cultivation or Body Tempering cultivation.】
【Although it was only your Body Tempering that had grown stronger, your overall combat power still improved tremendously.】
【A few days later, the White Emperor found you and told you that you could seek his guidance in the future…】
【Over the next ten years, the immortal vessel sailed smoothly toward the Celestial Secrets Realm.】
【In Year Three Hundred and Thirty, you arrived at the Celestial Secrets Realm and became an outer Elder of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion.】
In reality, Su Xing frowned slightly at this.
“So… Heart of the Strong doesn’t only increase Qi Refinement cultivation—there’s also a chance it increases Body Tempering cultivation!”
“That’s… not necessarily a bad thing. The only trouble is that the target of Heart of the Strong’s enhancement seems to be random.”
“This means that in the future, I can’t focus on improving just one type of cultivation. I need to advance both Qi Refinement and Body Tempering simultaneously… and only after Heart of the Strong triggers will I know which direction to pour my full effort into!”
Su Xing could only sigh at the inconvenience.
He had previously been cultivating Qi Refinement, spending over a hundred years just to advance from the third sub-stage of Mystic Immortal, early-stage to mid-stage. But it seemed this simulation wouldn’t let him extract Qi Refinement gains.
“Still, extracting Body Tempering cultivation is also extremely valuable!”
“I wonder if this time I can ride the momentum and push my Body Tempering cultivation to Minor Mastery of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Fifth Layer?”
“And from the Fifth Heaven Secret Realm, I obtained plenty of rare natural treasures… I can use them to continue enriching my vital energy and raising my Body Tempering cultivation!”
After some deliberation, Su Xing decided to dedicate the remaining time of this simulation primarily to improving his Body Tempering cultivation.
His gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【In Year Three Hundred and Thirty-One, after arriving at the Celestial Secrets Realm, you devoted every day to cultivating the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, consuming the many rare natural treasures you had brought from the Fifth Heaven.】
【The Fifth Layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art represents a comprehensive enhancement of physical power!】
【At Perfection of the Fifth Layer, one can even tear through the void with one’s physical body alone, forming a unique “battle domain” with terrifying combat power!】
【This requires vast amounts of time to temper the physical body, as well as an endless supply of natural treasures to sustain cultivation.】
【Fortunately, you had no shortage of spirit stones…】
【Over the next sixty years, you consumed spirit medicines and immortal medicines brought from the Fifth Heaven daily, your physical strength growing ever more formidable.】
【By Year Four Hundred, you estimated your physical body had strengthened by roughly another five percent. This rate of progress was absolutely terrifying!】
【The ancient Wu Clan had lifespans ten times that of humans. Even a Wu Clan member at the Mystic Immortal realm might not see any physical improvement after a thousand years of bitter cultivation.】
【But you possessed Wu Clan Bloodline and the talent Heaven Devourer, which allowed you to fully absorb the medicinal properties of natural treasures and strengthen your physical body.】
【Your stomach was like a bottomless pit, endlessly swallowing spirit medicines and absorbing every last drop.】
【But as your cultivation continued, the spirit medicines you had brought from the Fifth Heaven were running low…】
【Without the support of spirit medicines, you needed to find other resources to nourish your physical body.】
【And so, you went to the Gold Coin Trading Company in the Celestial Secrets Realm!】
【The Gold Coin Trading Company claimed to sell everything under the heavens.】
【You wanted to purchase blood essence from Mystic Immortal realm demonic beasts. You had assumed such goods would be scarce at the trading company, but to your surprise, the Gold Coin Trading Company actually had them in stock!】
【In fact, there were even sets of blood essence from third-tier Divine Sovereigns…】
【However, blood essence of this caliber was staggeringly expensive!】
【One jin (500 g) of Mystic Immortal demonic beast blood essence cost 10 million high-grade spirit stones!】
【And given your body’s needs, you required three jin (1.5 kg) of Mystic Immortal demonic beast blood essence per day!】
【Even with your wealth, sustaining such enormous consumption was impossible…】
【So you purchased one hundred jin (50 kg) of Mystic Immortal demonic beast blood essence to meet your immediate cultivation needs.】
【Going forward, to achieve your Body Tempering breakthrough, you had only one path…】
【And that was to hunt foreign Divine Sovereigns, take their blood essence, and sustain your cultivation growth…】