Chapter 443 – Red Talent Pill Saint, Meeting the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master Again!
by spirapiraChapter 443 – Red Talent Pill Saint, Meeting the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master Again!
“The person waited for over ten million years… is it me?”
This thought arose in Su Xing’s mind without the slightest doubt.
The reason was simple…
Over ten million years, how many prodigies and mighty cultivators had been born?
Among those who topped the Prodigy List alone, the number who had become Supreme Unity Golden Immortals was likely no fewer than a hundred!
Great Firmament Golden Immortals—there were probably several as well!
Yet none of these prodigies, none of these powerhouses, were the person the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master had been waiting for!
“And I possess the simulator… I am truly beyond the bounds of fate and karma. Coupled with my terrifying rate of growth… perhaps the person the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master has been waiting for really is me?”
Su Xing thought to himself.
It wasn’t that Su Xing was boasting—it was that possessing the simulator genuinely gave him this confidence.
Among the Three Thousand Worlds, which prodigious cultivator hadn’t believed themselves to be a Child of Destiny, a savior-like existence?
Su Xing was no exception!
“But…” Su Xing was somewhat puzzled.
“How did the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master from ten million years ago know about this?”
“And how did that dream come into being?”
Su Xing fell into contemplation.
He had heard that mighty cultivators could occasionally glimpse a thread of karmic secrets.
As the saying went, the Great Dao numbered fifty, and Heaven’s derivation accounted for forty-nine… yet there remained one thread of hope.
And the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master was a peerless powerhouse deeply versed in the Dao of Divination.
That he could occasionally glimpse a thread of karmic secrets… didn’t seem impossible.
“So… I really am the person the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master has been waiting for all along?”
Su Xing’s mind churned endlessly.
After a long while, Su Xing thought it through and shook his head slightly.
“Whether or not the person he’s waiting for is me… it doesn’t seem to matter much anymore.”
“I will change the future that was destined for destruction in my own way!”
“As for the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master… he is merely one of my opportunities!”
Su Xing thought.
Before him, the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master, having finished answering Su Xing’s questions, finally spoke:
“Child… I established three tiers for the Prodigy List—Human, Earth, and Heaven. Reaching the top of the Human List grants you the right to ask me about any principle in the world…”
“But each tier grants different privileges… the higher you go, the more critical the questions you may ask…”
“What you have asked should only be answerable after reaching the top of the Heaven Ranking…”
“But in ten million years, you are the first to ask this question… so I answered it.”
“However, regarding this matter… you should keep this secret.”
With that, the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master continued:
“I look forward to the day you become the top of the Heaven Ranking… but for now, this meeting must come to an end.”
As he spoke, the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master’s divine sense projection gradually faded away.
At this moment, though Su Xing had countless questions he wanted to ask, he knew he could only ask this one time.
“It seems… the remaining questions will have to wait until the next simulation!”
Su Xing thought.
…
In the Real World, when this immersive simulation ended, Su Xing’s consciousness returned.
Recalling the conversation with the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master in his mind, Su Xing murmured:
“Whether the person the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master has been waiting for is me… no longer matters to me.”
“From now on, I need to truly make use of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master as an opportunity!”
“The strongest immortal in existence… one who claims to know all things!”
“He can surely… answer many of my doubts!”
Thinking this, Su Xing quickly listed several questions he wanted answered.
The most pressing one…
Was how to save the demon-possessed Qingyunzi!
Preventing Qingyunzi from falling to the demonic path held immense significance for Su Xing.
Not only would it give Su Xing a backer at the Peak Great Firmament or even half-saint level, it would also free him from Qingyunzi’s pursuit.
Moreover, with this pillar of stability, the Azure Origin Domain would likely become far more peaceful.
“And the secrets of the Luotian Sect… the outcome of that battle tens of thousands of years ago… and so on…”
“As long as I ask the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master for answers in every simulation, my doubts will naturally be resolved one by one…”
Su Xing thought.
However, for now, Su Xing’s priority remained the same as always—advancing his cultivation.
His gaze turned to the simulation panel!
【After leaving the Primordial Void Realm, you set out for the Nine Heavens Domain.】
【Over the next several hundred years, you trained diligently… advancing your cultivation.】
【Time quickly reached simulation year 1,300!】
【By this point, the Primordial Energy Tree within your body had reached three zhang (9.99 m) and nine chi (3 m)… your cultivation had reached mid-sixth-layer Golden Immortal… and your Spirit Realm range had grown to thirty-five thousand li (17,500 km).】
【You attempted to ambush foreign races in the Seventh Heaven alongside Tang Yiyi and other human prodigies.】
【But the foreign armies descending from the Eighth Heaven were ultimately too powerful, far beyond what you could contend with…】
【You transformed into the appearance of a lesser demon deity…】
【Over the next several hundred years, you gathered believers and absorbed the power of faith.】
【By year 2,800, you had exhausted all your accumulated power of faith.】
【In the end, your divine power surged rapidly… just one step away from reaching the first-tier deity level.】
【Several months later… you died at the hands of Qingyunzi.】
【Ding, this simulation has ended!】
After the simulation concluded, Su Xing nodded slightly and said:
“Not bad. My main body’s strength is steadily improving… and my lesser demon disguise’s power isn’t far from reaching first-tier deity either!”
Su Xing pondered for a moment. Although the foreign race’s advancement system differed from the cultivator system, there were many similarities.
Progressing from second-tier deity to first-tier deity required passing through three barriers.
Divine power, divinity… and godhood!
For a lesser demon deity, all three could be elevated through the power of faith!
This would save Su Xing considerable effort…
“However, advancing to first-tier deity probably won’t be that easy…”
“The power of faith required will surely be far greater than before!”
“I just don’t know how many simulations it will take…”
Su Xing thought it over. Since improving his lesser demon disguise’s cultivation could be done alongside advancing his main body, it wasn’t any trouble.
“Then… let’s see this simulation’s rewards!”
His gaze turned to the reward list.
【Yin-Yang Dual Body】: Gold talent, priced at 10 origin energy points.
【Spirit Realm Thirty-Five Thousand Li (17,500 km)】: Spirit Domain metamorphosis, reaching the Spirit Realm level. Massively increases the power of supernatural arts and spatial Dao within the Spirit Realm’s range. The Spirit Realm gradually evolves toward a real world. Priced at 500,000 origin energy points.
【Mid-Sixth-Layer Golden Immortal Cultivation】: Priced at 10,000,000 origin energy points.
【Great Shaman Body Forging Art Cultivation Results】: Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Sixth Layer Major Mastery, Primordial Energy Tree at three zhang (9.99 m) and nine chi (3 m), primordial energy flows endlessly. Priced at 3,000,000 origin energy points!
Su Xing didn’t hesitate, claiming all the rewards from this simulation.
Whether it was cultivation, supernatural arts, or new talents, everything was useful to Su Xing.
【Congratulations on claiming gold talent Yin-Yang Dual Body… remaining origin energy: 22,966,956 points…】
【Ding, congratulations on claiming Spirit Realm Thirty-Five Thousand Li (17,500 km)… remaining origin energy: 22,416,956 points…】
【Congratulations on claiming Great Shaman Body Forging Art cultivation results… remaining origin energy: 19,416,956 points…】
【Congratulations on claiming sixth-layer Golden Immortal cultivation… remaining origin energy: 9,416,956 points…】
As several successive Chime notifications rang out, Su Xing’s origin energy plummeted!
In the blink of an eye, his remaining origin energy had fallen below ten million points.
But in return, the aura around Su Xing’s entire body began surging violently…
Qi Refinement cultivation—breakthrough!
Successfully advancing to mid-sixth-layer Golden Immortal increased Su Xing’s magical power by roughly twenty percent.
Body Tempering cultivation—breakthrough!
The Primordial Energy Tree within his body reaching three zhang (9.99 m) and nine chi (3 m) also brought modest growth to both his physical body and primordial energy.
Spirit Realm range expansion… new talent enhancement…
After a single simulation, Su Xing’s strength had once again taken a tremendous leap.
Yet amid his joy… a hint of worry appeared in Su Xing’s eyes.
Gazing at his origin energy, now under ten million points, Su Xing sighed:
“Ah, this origin energy… useful as it is, it’s being spent far too quickly…”
Su Xing had schemed for so long, even risking his life to snatch treasure from Red Moon’s jaws, barely scraping together tens of millions of origin energy points—and it was already nearly gone!
“Ah, the origin energy I have left… isn’t even enough for a single simulation!”
“Looks like I need to go find a few more Luo Tian legacies!”
Su Xing thought. He still had two chances remaining.
Su Xing planned to accumulate enough origin energy, then break through to Late Golden Immortal in one push!
As long as he broke through to Late Golden Immortal, Su Xing’s magical power would become even more profound, and he would surely be able to use the Luotian Mirror with greater ease!
“From the Wish Realm where I currently am, traveling to the Star Realm, I can pass through four more Luo Tian legacy sites along the way…”
“If things go smoothly, calculating an average of five million origin energy per legacy site… that’s another twenty million or more in gains!”
“And if I’m lucky enough to find one or two types of resources suitable for trading, that could bring in even more origin energy!”
With that thought, Su Xing didn’t hesitate. Following the route he had planned in advance, he steered toward the Heavenly Secrets Domain.
…
In the blink of an eye, more than three weeks had passed!
The date was February 1st, 2027 of the New Era!
On this day, Su Xing arrived at the Star Realm.
Without making any commotion, Su Xing concealed his aura and swept through the Star Realm before returning to the Purple Star Tribe.
He didn’t alert Xingnu or any of the Star Realm’s native cultivators.
Su Xing simply found a random dwelling in the Purple Star Tribe and quietly watched as the Star Assembly proceeded smoothly.
“Just as I expected… the Advent Cult and the foreign races have already set their sights on the Star Realm!”
“The moment I show myself, the Advent Cult will discover me in no time…”
Su Xing pondered for a moment.
Just now, Su Xing had sensed the presence of several Advent Cult officers and a few shadow-race beings within the Star Realm.
Clearly, these people and foreign creatures were searching for information about Su Xing’s lesser demon disguise.
“I’ll leave them hanging for now… no rush to make a move against them!”
Su Xing glanced at his simulation panel. He had accumulated five simulation attempts.
Over the past month, Su Xing had found four Luo Tian legacy sites, and on top of that, he had discovered an excellent energy resource called “Longevity Fruit,” earning several million origin energy.
Now, Su Xing’s total origin energy had once again reached 35,267,998 points.
“Over thirty-five million origin energy… more than enough for my next two simulations!”
“The top priority is still to break through to Late Golden Immortal first!”
“When that time comes… whether it’s killing these Advent Cult officers or lying low for now, I’ll have much more room to maneuver!”
Su Xing thought to himself, his gaze turning impatiently toward the simulation panel.
“Begin simulation!”
【Simulation #162 initiated. Current remaining origin energy: 35,267,998 points… Remaining simulation attempts: 4.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a talent costs 1 origin energy point. Do you wish to draw?】
“Yes!”
【Ding! Congratulations, you have drawn the red talent “Pill Saint.” Next draw probability: 80% for gold talent, 20% for red talent…】
【Pill Saint】: Red talent. Your talent in the Dao of alchemy far exceeds ordinary people, and you possess the gift to reach the very pinnacle of this path.
“Holy crap… another red talent!”
Su Xing blurted out, but after seeing the new talent’s effect, he felt somewhat disappointed.
“What a shame… it’s a red talent in the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation category… not one that boosts combat power…”
Su Xing shook his head slightly.
“Still, as the foremost of the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation, the Dao of alchemy will definitely be of great use to me in the future!”
“Obtaining the Pill Saint talent… is naturally no small thing!”
Su Xing thought to himself.
Ever since Su Xing’s cultivation had grown increasingly profound, combined with his Innate Severed Meridians preventing him from directly consuming pills to increase his cultivation, Su Xing hadn’t studied any new pills in a long time.
But after obtaining this talent, Su Xing found himself interested in learning to refine new pills.
“Come to think of it… if I remember correctly, there’s a pill called the Ascension Pill that can directly allow a cultivator to become an immortal on the spot. Although it only produces the weakest Human Immortal level and damages one’s potential, it’s absolutely a priceless treasure!”
“I’ve even heard that… the legendary Nine-Revolution Golden Core can directly allow a cultivator to ascend to Golden Immortal!”
“I just don’t know if I’ll have the chance to refine one in the future!”
Su Xing murmured.
It was time for him to think more about his family and friends.
If he could learn the method to refine the Nine-Revolution Golden Core and help his parents, relatives, and even friends escape the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death, that would naturally be the best outcome.
Or he could use these golden cores to win people’s loyalty — that would work too.
“But for now, the priority is still to advance to Late Golden Immortal!”
Su Xing’s heart stirred as his gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【Please select…】
“I choose the Late Bloomer talent…”
【In the spirit field grotto-heaven, you realize that you are in a simulation.】
【You collect sufficient Star Stones from the Star Realm and leave this realm.】
【You travel to a Medium Chiliocosm called the Thousand Isles Realm… according to intelligence, Blood Four is currently in this realm carrying out a mission.】
【Using the Dao of Divination and your extraordinarily powerful divine sense… you quickly locate Blood Four.】
【A great battle erupts!】
【Compared to your previous simulation, your strength has improved further… but it is still insufficient to kill a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal. Against a cultivator like Blood Four, who is at the early stage of Supreme Unity Golden Immortal, you can only barely maintain an undefeated position.】
【This battle lasts for a full three years!】
【After expending one use of “One More Shot,” you sever nearly one hundred thousand years of Blood Four’s lifespan over the course of three years!】
【This makes Blood Four unwilling to continue fighting you…】
【After this battle, your fame begins to spread across the Three Thousand Worlds. You become the undisputed second on the Earth Ranking, behind only Fairy Ziling.】
【You proceed as planned to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm… then travel to the Azure Cloud Realm for trading and to build rapport with Fairy Ziling.】
【In the thirtieth year of the simulation… carrying the Luo Tian legacies you’ve gathered, you leave the Azure Origin Domain.】
【After arriving at the White Cloud Realm in the Heavenly Secrets Domain, you cultivate peacefully for the next two hundred-plus years.】
【Year three hundred: the Celestial Secrets Realm’s Celestial Vessel arrives.】
【During the Celestial Vessel defense battle, through your deliberate exposure, your identity is discovered by the assembled cultivators.】
【You become a Heaven-tier Elder of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion…】
【For the next two hundred-plus years, you remain in the Celestial Secrets Realm to cultivate.】
【Year five hundred: your Qi Refinement cultivation finally advances another step, reaching the sixth level of Late Golden Immortal!】
【In the same year, Fairy Ziling attains the Supreme Unity Dao Fruit… and you advance in rank to first on the Earth Ranking!】
【Year five hundred fifty: the Primordial Energy Tree within your body reaches four zhang (13.32 m) and one chi (33.3 cm)… as the Great Shaman Body Forging Art continues to progress, you feel that further improvement is becoming increasingly difficult.】
【The effects of the Celestial Primordial Fruit are gradually diminishing… you are still far from achieving Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Sixth Layer Perfection…】
【Year six hundred: your Spirit Domain reaches a range of thirty-seven thousand li (18,500 km)…】
【And so, another two hundred-plus years pass…】
【Year eight hundred: a domain-wide great war erupts!】
【Year eight hundred ten… the ten-year great war ends. You perform outstandingly in the aftermath and return to the Heavenly Secrets Domain to study the Sword Dao under the White Emperor.】
Su Xing took a deep breath at this point.
“Good… next comes the attempt to break into the sixth realm of the Sword Dao!”
“Once I step into the sixth realm… my strength will surge dramatically!”
“I might even truly possess the power to defeat Blood Four!”
After a pause, Su Xing silently intoned:
“Activate immersive mode…”
【Ding… remaining origin energy: 35,231,498 points…】
As the Chime faded, Su Xing’s consciousness entered the simulation world.
…
In the blink of an eye, ninety years of immersive simulation passed.
Having received nearly a century of guidance from the White Emperor, Su Xing bid farewell to the White Emperor on this day and set off alone for the Celestial Secrets Pavilion headquarters.
“What a shame… I’m still one step away from the sixth realm of the Sword Dao!”
“But fortunately, with the power of the Void Realm, I should be able to break through successfully!”
The thought of breaking into the sixth realm of the Sword Dao filled Su Xing’s heart with excitement.
“Besides… to meet the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master, I need to make a trip to the Void Realm anyway!”
Moments later, Su Xing entered the Mirror of The Void.
The same familiar process as always…
When Su Xing came back to his senses, he felt the transformation in his Sword Dao.
From fifth realm Peak… he had successfully stepped into the sixth realm!
After entering the sixth realm, Su Xing felt as though his sword had somehow become… “ordinary”!
It was as if the once-surging sword energy had gradually become as plain as a gentle breeze.
“The Sword Dao… has returned to simplicity?”
Su Xing murmured. He could feel that his Sword Dao had achieved an astonishing breakthrough!
Whether it was his understanding of the sword or the power of his supernatural arts, both had undergone earth-shattering changes!
As for exactly how great the change was — Su Xing couldn’t test it at this moment.
Just then, the voice of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master’s projection reached Su Xing’s ears.
“Young friend…”
Following the procedure from his previous simulations, Su Xing left the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, then sent his divine sense into the Primordial Void Realm.
Not long after entering the Primordial Void Realm, Su Xing felt a divine sense connection reaching out to him.
Following that thread of divine sense, Su Xing arrived at a deeper region of the Primordial Void Realm.
And once again, he met the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master!
“Young friend… you may ask me any single question, as long as it is something I know!”
The Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master’s projection spoke slowly, the words sinking into Su Xing’s ears.
Su Xing took a deep breath upon hearing this, and finally asked the question that had been weighing on his heart.
“Senior… I wish to know — is there a way to prevent Qingyunzi from falling to demonic corruption?”