Chapter 472 – Activating the Luotian Black Pearl, Reuniting with the Luotian Ancestor!
by spirapira“Those cultivators who remain stuck at the first realm of Supreme Unity their entire lives would need tens of millions of years just to cultivate a single Great Dao to the sixth realm Peak!”
“And Supreme Unity Golden Immortals live no more than ten million years at most — so how could they possibly achieve it?”
After a pause, Su Xing murmured:
“Only those with aptitude sufficient to reach the second realm have any hope of attaining the Great Firmament… and the gap opens up right at this step!”
“Let us call those Supreme Unity Golden Immortals capable of becoming Supreme Unity True Masters the prodigies among Supreme Unity Golden Immortals!”
“For them, comprehending a single Great Dao and stepping into the sixth realm Peak might require three to five million years…”
“In terms of aptitude alone, I should currently belong to this tier…”
Su Xing made some rough calculations.
This meant that without relying on external aid, he would need at least that long to cultivate the Great Dao of Space to the sixth realm Peak.
But fortunately, Su Xing had the simulator, had Dao-Enlightenment Tea and Dao-Hearing Pills, and had talent blessings such as Late Bloomer and Spatial Holy Physique!
“So this timeframe… can be shortened by roughly two to three hundred times!”
“This means that even with Dao-Enlightenment Tea and other boosts, I would still need ten to twenty thousand years to cultivate the Great Dao of Space to the sixth realm Peak!”
“One immersive simulation lasts 274 years… I would need at least fifty simulations before the Great Dao of Space can step into the sixth realm Peak!”
“In other words, just over a year…”
This speed was truly not slow at all!
But unfortunately, Su Xing didn’t have much time left either…
“As for cultivation itself, as long as I have enough immortal liquid, combined with the Luotian Mirror’s cultivation boost, it shouldn’t be a problem…”
“The only thing that takes longer is achieving comprehension and stepping into the seventh realm…”
Su Xing silently did the math. At this rate, reaching Great Firmament Golden Immortal would take him at least three years!
“If I’m fast enough, it should be just in time…”
Su Xing narrowed his eyes. Red Moon was one year away from full revival, and three to four years from recovering chief god-level power.
As long as Su Xing pushed himself harder, or encountered some fortuitous opportunities, he might be able to advance to Great Firmament before Red Moon!
At that time, facing a first-tier deity with a Great Firmament Golden Immortal cultivation, combined with Su Xing’s ability to fight above his level — slaying it would be… effortless!
Beyond that, Su Xing could only place his hopes on Body Tempering!
If the Great Shaman Body Forging Art could break through to the eighth layer, killing Red Moon would be no difficult feat either!
“Hoo… I’m overthinking this. For now, I should focus on advancing the Great Shaman Body Forging Art to the seventh layer as soon as possible!”
With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【Year 600: The immersive simulation ends. Your comprehension of the Great Dao of Space has advanced further!】
【Next, you begin completing missions and spend contribution points and treasures to exchange for various rare materials at the Celestial Secrets Pavilion.】
【Between missions, you cultivate within the Luotian Mirror.】
【Thus, two hundred years pass!】
【Year 800: Your qi and blood have grown even more abundant. You have overcome two-thirds of the bottleneck between the sixth layer Peak and the seventh layer.】
【This year, a great war erupts!】
【You join the battlefield as a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal!】
【Due to the enormous improvement in your strength and cultivation, you are assigned to a far more dangerous combat zone and tasked with independently leading a squad.】
【Fortunately, you prioritize caution, and combined with your considerable personal strength, you earn great merit in the war and survive safely.】
【Year 900: After the great war ends, you ascend the Prodigy List, ranked sixty-ninth on the Heaven Ranking!】
【This is very close to your true strength.】
【It is also in this year that you decide to leave the Heavenly Secrets Domain and head for the Celestial Demon Domain!】
【Year 820: You cross the Endless Sea and successfully arrive at the Celestial Demon Domain!】
【Upon activating the Celestial Demon Token, the Celestial Demon General appears and quickly recognizes you!】
【The most dazzling prodigy in nearly ten thousand years — one who fought his way to sixty-ninth on the Prodigy List immediately upon entering Supreme Unity!】
【Even the Celestial Demon General cannot help but take you seriously…】
【He is somewhat curious about why you possess a Celestial Demon Token. You do not explain much, instead revealing your identity.】
【The Celestial Demon General then learns the purpose of your visit…】
【Just as in the previous simulation, the Celestial Demon General recounts a piece of history and hands you the Luotian Black Pearl!】
In the Real World, Su Xing felt a surge of joy upon seeing this.
“The Luotian Black Pearl — obtained!”
“A treasure containing half the Luotian Realm, along with the Luotian Ancestor’s legacy!”
“Now that I’ve finally reached the Supreme Unity realm, I can attempt to activate it!”
Su Xing didn’t hesitate. He prepared to enter an immersive simulation and personally test the mysteries of the Luotian Black Pearl.
“Using immersive simulation… one year of time!”
【Ding… remaining origin energy: 157,860,358 points…】
As the simulation Chime faded, Su Xing’s consciousness entered the simulated world.
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Celestial Demon Domain, core region.
Su Xing entered the spirit field grotto-heaven and carefully examined the Luotian Black Pearl in his hand.
This was not the first time Su Xing had obtained the Luotian Black Pearl, but his cultivation had previously been insufficient to activate it.
Now that he had reached Supreme Unity Golden Immortal, Su Xing could finally try again!
A wisp of pure immortal power sank into the black pearl.
The previously unremarkable black pearl began to emit a crystalline luster.
In the next instant, Su Xing felt a pulling force trying to draw him into a mysterious space.
Without resisting, Su Xing followed the pull and vanished from where he stood.
In the next instant, Su Xing arrived in a world both strange and familiar.
Familiar, because this Luotian Realm shared the same origin as the world fragments inside the Luotian Mirror that Su Xing possessed.
Strange, because Su Xing had never been here before.
This was the other half of the Luotian Realm that had vanished from the Three Thousand Worlds!
Looking at the devastated landscape — as if an apocalyptic battle had taken place — Su Xing raised an eyebrow.
“Just what kind of terrifying battle occurred in the Luotian Realm back then…”
“To shatter an entire Greater World into fragments?”
Su Xing murmured.
While Su Xing was lost in thought, a voice reached his ears.
“You… have finally come!”
Su Xing looked toward the source of the voice and saw a mass of white luminous energy in the shape of a human figure.
Through the glow, Su Xing also noticed a thumb-sized white pearl.
“That figure… the Luotian Ancestor!”
Su Xing’s heart stirred. He had seen the Luotian Ancestor’s appearance during a time reversal.
Because of that, he recognized him with a single glance!
“You seem… to know me?” A voice came, tinged with curiosity.
Su Xing raised an eyebrow and shook his head:
“There are some portraits of the Ancestor in the sect’s inherited records. Naturally I recognize you.”
Upon hearing Su Xing’s words, the figure before him gave a slight nod, not thinking too deeply about it, and instead asked:
“How long has it been now?”
“How many of my Luotian Sect’s people still remain…”
“What is the current state of affairs in the Three Thousand Worlds?”
Su Xing understood that the luminous figure before him was merely a wisp of the Luotian Ancestor’s lingering will, condensed through supernatural arts.
The true Luotian Ancestor’s soul had long since been obliterated, with absolutely no possibility of revival.
Even so, Su Xing patiently explained:
“It has been ten million years since the Ancestor fell in battle…”
Su Xing laid out the changes over the years, the state of the Three Thousand Worlds, and the current situation of the Luotian descendants, explaining everything one by one.
After listening, the Luotian Ancestor was silent for a long time before speaking:
“It has already been ten million years… The Luotian lineage has ultimately…”
There seemed to be a trace of sorrow in his tone, but it lasted only an instant.
Soon, the figure began sizing up Su Xing, a glimmer of appreciation in his eyes.
“You, boy — your talent is quite remarkable… You’ve actually already cultivated to the Supreme Unity Golden Immortal realm?”
“Moreover, your foundation is solid… There is hope for you to attain Great Firmament in the future!”
As he spoke, the figure seemed to sense something, and asked:
“Where’s that little brat, the Luotian Mirror? Have it come out and see me!”
The Luotian Ancestor furrowed his brows slightly, as though sensing a certain aura but unable to confirm it.
Su Xing currently held the highest authority over the Luotian Mirror, so the Luotian Ancestor naturally couldn’t summon it on his own.
Thus, with a thought from Su Xing, a palm-sized ancient mirror — its surface covered in numerous cracks — appeared before the Luotian Ancestor’s luminous figure.
“An… Ancestor?”
The Luotian Mirror’s Artifact Spirit spoke with some uncertainty. Ten million years of deterioration seemed to have cost her most of her memories.
The Luotian Ancestor frowned slightly at the sight and said:
“So it really has come to this…”
“It sacrificed the vast majority of its power to preserve the last remnant souls of the Luotian Sect members from those days…”
As a Great Firmament Golden Immortal and the former master of the Luotian Mirror, the Luotian Ancestor immediately saw through the karmic secrets with a single remark.
After a moment of silence, the Luotian Ancestor said to Su Xing:
“Part of the Luotian Mirror’s core has been sealed within this black pearl.”
“It is precisely because of this that I was able to merge with half of the Luotian Realm and wait until this day…”
“Once you fully inherit my legacy, you will be able to take the core…”
“At that time, you will be able to merge with the entire Luotian Realm and possess power far exceeding that of ordinary Great Firmament Golden Immortals!”
“And the remnant souls within the Luotian Mirror can also find a way to be revived…”
Su Xing’s heart stirred upon hearing this.
“Merge with the entire Luotian Realm?”
“The Luotian Mirror’s core returned and fully restored?”
“Revive the remnant souls within the Luotian Sect?”
These were all things Su Xing desperately wished to see!
The complete revival of the Luotian Sect’s inner disciples would undoubtedly be a powerful source of support for Su Xing!
Setting everything else aside, just the legacy of the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation — pill refinement, artifact crafting, spirit planting, and more — could provide Su Xing with considerable assistance!
On top of that, the Luotian Mirror would be fully restored, its power greater than ever before!
And so, Su Xing asked eagerly:
“Ancestor, I would like to ask — how should I inherit the legacy you left behind?”
The Luotian Ancestor did not keep him in suspense and answered directly:
“Among all the Great Firmament Golden Immortals of the past, my combat prowess ranked first!”
“Do you know why?”
“It was because of the Spirit Domain!”
“The path of the Spirit Domain, when cultivated to its ultimate end, is without question the strongest auxiliary supernatural art in all the world!”
“Because within the Spirit Domain, one’s comprehension of the Great Dao can be vastly enhanced!”
Su Xing nodded slightly upon hearing this. His current Spirit Domain had already been cultivated to the Spirit Realm level, reaching a range of one hundred thousand li (50,000 km).
He had naturally experienced the Spirit Domain’s amplification of the Great Dao and supernatural arts.
But it seemed… the amplification was only limited!
If going by this level of amplification, the Spirit Domain didn’t seem as powerful as he had imagined.
“Ancestor, I have some questions I’d like to ask you…”
Su Xing described in detail his insights from cultivating the Spirit Domain over these years, as well as his current realm.
The Luotian Ancestor nodded repeatedly upon hearing this and said:
“Not bad. Your Spirit Domain has already reached one hundred thousand li (50,000 km)… that saves quite a bit of effort!”
“But do you know how many realms the Spirit Domain is divided into?”
Su Xing shook his head slightly.
The Luotian Ancestor proceeded to explain:
“The Spirit Domain is divided into four realms!”
“The first realm, the Spirit Domain realm. From the formation of the embryonic Spirit Domain up to a maximum of ten thousand li (5,000 km), it provides a small boost to the power of supernatural arts and techniques within the same cultivation level!”
“The second realm, the Spirit Realm. It multiplies the power of supernatural arts and techniques, with the external manifestation being a Spirit Domain range of up to one hundred thousand li (50,000 km)!”
“That is your current realm!”
“The third realm, the Immortal Domain realm. Only upon reaching this realm does the Spirit Domain truly reveal its purpose!”
“The hallmark of reaching this realm is a Spirit Domain exceeding one hundred thousand li (50,000 km), sufficient to merge with an entire small world… up to merging with an entire Greater World!”
“And once a cultivator reaches this realm, the Spirit Domain’s enhancement is no longer limited to supernatural arts and techniques, but instead directly targets — the Dao!”
“It directly enhances one’s comprehension of the Great Dao!”
“Depending on one’s Dao comprehension and the range of the Immortal Domain… the degree of enhancement varies in strength…”
“Upon first entering the Immortal Domain realm, one might only be able to boost a particular Great Dao by half a minor realm.”
“But if cultivated to the Immortal Domain Peak, one could even elevate a particular Great Dao by two minor realms!”
“For example, back in my day, my mastery of the spatial Dao, under the enhancement of the Immortal Domain, was elevated from seventh realm Minor Mastery directly to seventh realm Peak!”
“Beyond that, the Five Elements Dao, the Dao of Speed and Strength… and others could all be elevated!”
Su Xing listened silently to the Luotian Ancestor’s account of his experiences, but within his heart, towering waves surged!
At this moment, Su Xing finally understood why the Luotian Ancestor had been hailed as the foremost among all Great Firmament Golden Immortals of his era!
Those veteran Great Firmament Golden Immortals all had roughly similar levels of cultivation and magical power.
The gap between them was primarily reflected in their comprehension of the Great Dao!
After all, advancing from the sixth realm to the seventh realm required millions of years.
And if one wished to elevate their comprehension of a particular Great Dao from the seventh realm to seventh realm Peak, it would likely take tens of millions of years!
Even for a Great Firmament Golden Immortal, across their entire lifetime, the number of Great Daos they could cultivate to seventh realm Peak would be no more than one or two!
But for the Luotian Ancestor, everything was different!
As the world’s foremost master of the Spirit Domain, he could directly elevate his Dao comprehension by two realms!
This meant that the Luotian Ancestor of that era might have simultaneously mastered several Great Daos at the seventh realm Peak!
Compared to other Great Firmament Golden Immortals, this was a qualitative transformation!
“Tsk tsk, the path of the Spirit Domain truly only begins after one hundred thousand li (50,000 km)?”
Su Xing mused thoughtfully.
He had been stuck at the Spirit Realm’s one hundred thousand li (50,000 km) range for several simulations now.
He had never been able to advance…
Now, with the Luotian Ancestor’s guidance, Su Xing finally identified the root of the problem!
Su Xing’s Spirit Realm had been formed by merging with the spirit field grotto-heaven.
But that was not a complete small world!
Therefore, his Spirit Realm could not break through!
If he wished to achieve a breakthrough, he would first need to merge with a small world, and only then could he step into the Immortal Domain level.
At that point, his Spirit Domain’s range would be able to grow further!
“So that’s how it is… Thank you for the guidance, Senior!”
Su Xing respectfully bowed to the Luotian Ancestor, then asked:
“Senior, you mentioned that the Spirit Domain has four realms. What is the fourth realm?”
“Furthermore, I wish to know how to inherit your legacy… and merge with the Luotian Realm!”
The Luotian Ancestor spoke in a measured tone:
“As for the fourth realm of the Spirit Domain… it is actually only my conjecture!”
“After all, even I only cultivated to the third realm Peak back then, merging with the Luotian Realm… never managing to take that final step!”
“However, the Great Dao I excelled at most was the Great Dao of Strength, which I had cultivated to seventh realm Peak!”
“And under the enhancement of my Spirit Domain, I could even faintly touch the threshold of the eighth realm!”
Su Xing was startled to hear this. The eighth realm of the Great Dao — that was a level belonging exclusively to Saints!
“Could it be…” A conjecture formed in Su Xing’s mind!
The Luotian Ancestor nodded slightly and said:
“That’s right. Based on my deduction, once the Spirit Domain enters the fourth realm, it should be able to directly elevate a particular Great Dao by an entire major realm!”
“In other words, a Great Dao at seventh realm Peak could unleash the power of the eighth realm in battle!”
Su Xing thought to himself that this was exactly as he had suspected!
If that were truly the case, the value of the Spirit Domain would be immeasurable!
The gap between Great Dao seventh realm Peak and the eighth realm was beyond imagination!
If one could truly achieve this, facing cultivators of similar cultivation would be an absolute dimensional strike!
“Hiss… The path of the Spirit Domain is truly extraordinary!”
Thinking of this, Su Xing could hardly wait to learn what the Luotian Ancestor’s trial would be.
And the Luotian Ancestor did not keep him in suspense. He pointed down at the world beneath their feet and said:
“The trial I give you is to convert this half of the Luotian Realm into a part of your own Spirit Domain!”
“If you can accomplish this, you will be not far behind what I once was!”
“At that time, the Luotian Mirror’s core will naturally be given to you… and I have also left behind the legacy of the Luotian Sect from that era!”
With that, the Luotian Ancestor waved his hand, and a great mountain in the distance revealed itself.
The mountain stood roughly ten thousand zhang (33.3 km) tall, its width beyond measure.
And in Su Xing’s eyes, that entire mountain was composed of spirit stones! Supreme-grade spirit stones, at that!
“Hiss… A ten-thousand-zhang (33.3 km) mountain of supreme-grade spirit stones?”
Su Xing blinked, thinking to himself that the Luotian Sect’s accumulated wealth was truly worthy of its reputation!
“Hm? It seems… that’s not all!”
Su Xing faintly sensed that beneath the ten-thousand-zhang (33.3 km) spirit stone mountain, two living beings seemed to be sleeping.
“This aura… Spirit Vein Dragons!”
Su Xing’s eyes widened. Beneath this ten-thousand-zhang (33.3 km) mountain range, two Spirit Vein Dragons were actually slumbering!
Moreover, after a thousand years, these two Spirit Vein Dragons had likely fully entered their mature phase.
This meant that a single Spirit Vein Dragon was essentially an inexhaustible mountain of spirit stones!
“The Luotian Sect’s accumulated wealth? Truly extraordinary!”
Su Xing smacked his lips. Just this spirit stone mountain and two Spirit Vein Dragons alone already represented an enormous fortune.
And yet, that was not all!
The Luotian Ancestor pointed toward the Long River flowing below the great mountain.
Cascading down from the mountain peak, several mountain streams converged into a river that stretched for hundreds of li.
“Hiss… This is a river of spirit liquid?”
Su Xing was shocked once again.
His own spirit field grotto-heaven also had a small river formed from spirit liquid…
But compared to this great river stretching hundreds of li before his eyes, it was truly a case of a minor shaman meeting a great shaman!
The amount of spirit liquid in this single river alone was beyond estimation…
“So this is the accumulated wealth of a top-tier power?”
Just as Su Xing was marveling, his sharp eyes noticed what appeared to be a deep pool atop the spirit stone mountain.
“Hm? This pool water…”
“It’s immortal liquid! An entire pool of immortal liquid!”