Chapter 490 – Su Xing’s Strength, A New Round of Time Reversal!
by spirapiraChapter 490 – Su Xing’s Strength, A New Round of Time Reversal!
Meanwhile, Su Xing, having completed his deal with the second-generation Red Moon, did not continue lingering in the Void Realm.
As always, he left the Void Realm and headed into the void.
The two chief gods of the Void Realm had long grown accustomed to this.
Over the past few years, Su Xing would venture out once every month or two and return within a month.
As long as it didn’t delay the progress of breeding the lesser demon army, the two chief gods naturally didn’t mind.
But what they didn’t know was that this time Su Xing left, he would never come back!
His purpose of going undercover among the foreign races had been achieved — Su Xing had earned more than enough origin energy!
It was time to begin a new plan!
……
Su Xing left the Void Realm and headed toward the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
After traveling through the void for three days, once he confirmed there was no danger, Su Xing began converting his origin energy.
【Ding, massive origin energy detected… valued at 2,010,340,000 points… absorb?】
“Yes!”
Su Xing suppressed the excitement in his heart and silently affirmed.
The Chime sounded in his ears once more.
【Ding, successfully absorbed… remaining origin energy: 2,437,650,000…】
Looking at the 2.4 billion origin energy displayed on the panel, Su Xing finally couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“Three years of enduring hardship, infiltrating the enemy’s ranks — I’ve finally hit the jackpot!”
Su Xing did the math. Three years undercover among the foreign races had brought him a total of nearly five billion origin energy in profits!
If Su Xing had relied solely on trading and earning margins himself, forget three years — even thirty years wouldn’t have yielded this much!
And over those three years, Su Xing’s strength had continuously improved.
He had spent over two billion origin energy…
Now, he still had over two billion left!
“Tsk tsk… the two generations of Red Moon — they truly are my lucky stars!”
“With this two-plus billion origin energy… even advancing to Great Firmament Golden Immortal shouldn’t be a worry!”
Su Xing rubbed his chin.
If the foreign races’ value hadn’t been squeezed dry by him, he would have loved to stay undercover for another ten years!
But as it stood, the value of the two generations of Lords of Slaughter had been thoroughly extracted.
Then there were those first-tier deities and some chief gods who had all given Su Xing welcoming gifts.
Going forward, Su Xing’s undercover earnings would probably only amount to around one hundred million origin energy per year.
The returns had dropped drastically — not even enough to cover Su Xing’s simulation costs.
So, it was time for Su Xing to begin the next phase of his plan.
With that in mind, Su Xing first checked his current strength panel.
【Name: Su Xing】
【Age: 28】
【Cultivation: Supreme Unity Golden Immortal Seventh Stage (Peak), Great Shaman Body Forging Art Seventh Layer Major Mastery (Celestial Primordial Tree: 7,000 zhang (23.31 km))】
【Techniques: Ruyi Visualization Diagram, Luotian Immortal Transformation Art, Zhengyi Breath Absorption Art, Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Celestial Star Observation Method (Minor Mastery)】
【Talents: Primordial Tyrant Body, Supreme Immortal Physique, Celestial Star Body, Yin-Yang Holy Physique, Nirvana Body, Innate Dao Embryo, Three Thousand Dao Physique, Annihilation Holy Physique, Heaven and Earth Devourer, Eternal Indestructible Body, Spatial Holy Physique, Pill Saint, Thousand Illusions, Heaven and Earth as Formation, Five Elements Holy Physique, Xenomorph, One More Shot, Innate Dao Physique, Ethereal Root, Late Bloomer…】
【Skills: Yin-Yang Reversal (Major Mastery), Void Slash (Major Mastery), World Power · Spirit Domain (990,000 li (495,000 km)), Alchemy (Supreme Paragon), Artifact Refining (Supreme Paragon), Formation Dao (Supreme Paragon), Talismans (Grandmaster), Yin-Yang Five Elements Immortal Burst (Major Mastery), Five Elements Immortal Burst (Perfection), Shennong Spirit Cultivation Technique (Perfection), Divine Sense: Ten Million Li (Celestial Unity Realm), Protective Sword Aura (8100/8100), Various immortal techniques…】
【Dao Comprehension: Great Dao of Thunder (sixth realm Minor Mastery), Five Elements Dao (sixth realm), Great Dao of the Sword (sixth realm), Great Dao of Speed (sixth realm), Dao of Strength (sixth realm), Great Dao of Destiny (sixth realm), Great Dao of Karma (sixth realm), Spatial Dao (sixth realm Peak), Great Dao of Killing (sixth realm), Yin-Yang Great Dao (sixth realm)…】
【Remaining Origin Energy: 2,437,650,000…】
【Remaining Simulation Attempts: 5】
Over the past year and a half, Su Xing’s strength had undergone earth-shattering changes.
A total of sixty to seventy simulations had brought massive improvements to both his foundations and cultivation!
In terms of cultivation —
Su Xing’s realm had broken through directly from mid-stage Supreme Unity Golden Immortal to late-stage Supreme Unity Golden Immortal!
He had already reached Peak Golden Immortal Seventh Stage, just one step away from Golden Immortal Eighth Stage!
This was a realm that ordinary Supreme Unity Golden Immortals would struggle to reach even after millions of years of cultivation.
Yet Su Xing had achieved it in merely a year and a half.
And compared to his Qi Refinement cultivation, Su Xing’s Body Tempering realm had made even greater progress!
The Great Shaman Body Forging Art had reached Seventh Layer Major Mastery, with his Celestial Primordial Tree towering at seven thousand zhang (23.31 km)!
Without exaggeration, Su Xing’s vitality and life force had become as mighty as an entire world!
Beyond that, Su Xing’s supernatural arts, Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation, and other skills had also seen considerable improvement.
Especially his mastery of world power and the Spirit Domain!
Su Xing’s current domain range had reached 990,000 li (495,000 km), arriving at the limit of a small world.
One step further would be one million li (500,000 km) — truly reaching the level of a lesser chiliocosm!
At that point, Su Xing would be able to channel even stronger world power, and his Dao comprehension could even be temporarily elevated by two minor realms!
When that time came, Su Xing’s combat ability would strengthen even further!
Additionally, Su Xing’s Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation — artifact refining, alchemy, and Formation Dao — had all entered the ranks of Supreme Paragon.
He had even taken up the supplementary study of Talismans, reaching the level of Talisman Grandmaster. The talismans he crafted could easily slay any cultivator below the True Immortal realm!
Beyond all of this, what Su Xing cared about most was naturally — Dao comprehension!
Over a year and a half, dozens of immersive simulations, spanning no less than ten thousand years in total!
He had consumed who knows how many Dao-Hearing Pills and drunk who knows how much Dao-Enlightenment Tea.
All of it had finally allowed Su Xing to advance his Great Dao of Space to sixth realm Peak!
At sixth realm Peak, Su Xing could traverse hundreds of millions of li in the blink of an eye.
If Su Xing wished, in less than a year’s time he could cross half of the Azure Origin Domain, the Heavenly Secrets Domain, and the Endless Sea, traveling from the center of the Azure Origin Domain to the center of the Heavenly Secrets Domain.
His speed was more than ten times what it had been before!
Most crucially, with the enhancement of Su Xing’s Spirit Domain —
His Great Dao of Space could be temporarily elevated to the seventh realm!
The duration was approximately two hours!
Of course, this was because crossing an entire major realm consumed too much energy.
If Su Xing used it to enhance his Sword Dao or Five Elements Dao —
Elevating from sixth realm entry-level to sixth realm Minor Mastery and maintaining it for a week would be no difficult feat!
A year and a half of time and sixty to seventy simulations had also netted Su Xing over ten new red talents!
Among those that helped Su Xing considerably were the Primordial Tyrant Body, Supreme Immortal Physique, Celestial Star Body, Yin-Yang Holy Physique, Nirvana Body, Innate Dao Embryo, and other talents.
The Primordial Tyrant Body further enhanced Su Xing’s Body Tempering aptitude, physical body, and combat ability!
Now, Su Xing’s Body Tempering talent was in no way inferior to that of a true Ancestral Shaman.
This was precisely why Su Xing’s Great Shaman Body Forging Art had advanced so rapidly.
The Supreme Immortal Physique was the so-called constitution of one born to be an immortal.
It made Su Xing’s cultivation speed and sensitivity to spiritual energy even faster.
Spiritual energy absorbed into his body could be instantly converted into immortal qi, dramatically improving Su Xing’s cultivation aptitude.
The Celestial Star Body was also a red talent — a superior version of the Star Body talent.
It was even more compatible with the Celestial Star Observation Method that Su Xing cultivated.
In the future, when Su Xing cultivated the Dao of Cause and Effect and Destiny, it would come even more naturally to him.
The Yin-Yang Holy Physique, one of the Ten Great Sacred Bodies, greatly enhanced Su Xing’s talent for cultivating the Yin-Yang Great Dao.
Then there was the Nirvana Body, whose effect was similar to One More Shot!
However, it was a “passive” constitution that allowed Su Xing to restore his vitality and life force when on the brink of death — essentially an extra life!
Combined with Su Xing’s One More Shot talent and his terrifying life force —
Below the Great Firmament Golden Immortal level, it would be nearly impossible for anyone to kill Su Xing!
Among the dozen-plus red talents Su Xing had drawn over the past year and a half, the one that satisfied him most was naturally the Innate Dao Embryo!
The Innate Dao Embryo, similar to the Innate Dao Physique he had drawn previously, could increase his affinity with the Great Dao and boost the speed of Dao comprehension!
Whether it was the Innate Dao Embryo or the Innate Dao Physique, possessing either one would make someone a top-tier prodigy.
Yet Su Xing possessed both simultaneously!
Moreover, their effects could stack!
It was precisely because of this talent that Su Xing had been able to advance his Great Dao of Space to sixth realm Peak in just a year and a half!
Given the right opportunity, Su Xing even had a chance of reaching the seventh realm of the Great Dao of Space!
A year and a half of accumulation had brought Su Xing’s foundations and combat power to the level of a Supreme Unity True Sovereign!
In other words, roughly tenth place on the Prodigy List’s Heaven Ranking!
Because in the Eighth Heaven, those prodigies had achieved breakthroughs under extreme pressure.
This had caused the number of powerhouses to grow considerably over the span of a million years.
Therefore, by Su Xing’s rather conservative estimate —
His current strength, across all Three Thousand Worlds including the Nine Heavens Domain, below the Great Firmament Golden Immortal level, could rank in the top fifteen!
Those who could surpass Su Xing numbered only a handful of Supreme Unity True Sovereigns and no more than five Supreme Unity Celestial Venerables!
Of course, even if these powerhouses were slightly stronger than Su Xing, actually killing him would be essentially impossible.
The Great Shaman Body Forging Art, along with his abundant vitality and life force, gave Su Xing more than enough confidence!
“A Supreme Unity True Sovereign! In all the Three Thousand Worlds, there are barely more than a dozen…”
“Having one’s magical power reach Peak Supreme Unity Golden Immortal is merely the foundation… the real difficulty lies in advancing at least one Great Dao to the seventh realm!”
Su Xing smacked his lips. A Supreme Unity True Sovereign was already very close to a Great Firmament Golden Immortal.
What was lacking might just be a single stroke of fortune or luck.
Once one broke through to Great Firmament Golden Immortal, it would be like a carp leaping over the dragon gate — a complete transformation!
As for Su Xing, his magical power had not yet reached the peak of Supreme Unity, nor had any of his Dao comprehensions entered the seventh realm.
The reason he possessed such combat power was naturally because of his dual cultivation of Body Tempering and Qi Refinement, combined with his numerous supernatural arts and talents — the numerical bonuses they provided had allowed Su Xing to achieve a qualitative transformation!
“Although my strength is vastly greater than a year and a half ago…”
“There’s still a gap between me and a Supreme Unity Celestial Venerable!”
Su Xing sighed. A Supreme Unity Celestial Venerable required magical power at the peak of Supreme Unity, at least three Great Daos advanced to the seventh realm!
One also needed to master numerous top-tier supernatural arts and possess overwhelming combat power to be worthy of the title.
For instance, both Qi Refinement and Body Tempering reaching the peak of Supreme Unity, combined with three seventh-realm Great Daos, would qualify one for such a title.
“Strictly speaking, a Supreme Unity Celestial Venerable can no longer be compared using the standards of a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal…”
“Those who earn this title are beings who have lived for tens of millions of years, never finding the opportunity to enter the Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm, yet possessing invincible combat power below that level!”
“An ordinary Supreme Unity Golden Immortal probably wouldn’t last a single exchange against them!”
“Or perhaps… calling them ‘half-step Great Firmament’… would be more fitting?”
Su Xing mused thoughtfully.
In a previous simulation, Su Xing had once seen a Supreme Unity Celestial Venerable attack, instantly killing a first-tier deity.
That level of strength was truly beyond what a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal could compare to.
“Still, to have grown to this extent in just a year and a half is already remarkable!”
“If I can advance the Great Shaman Body Forging Art to Seventh Layer Perfection… even a Supreme Unity Celestial Venerable wouldn’t frighten me!”
Su Xing’s eyes shone with thick confidence.
Of course, having made such progress in a year and a half, the resources Su Xing had consumed were not insignificant.
Nearly 1.2 billion origin energy — that was Su Xing’s expenditure over the past year and a half!
A year and a half ago, Su Xing had just over 700 million origin energy remaining.
Over that period, Su Xing completed his final auction, earning 300 million origin energy.
Add to that the 200 million subsidy from the foreign races for breeding lesser demons… plus the 500 million in final payment from Red Moon not long ago.
Before receiving the second-generation Red Moon’s two billion origin energy, Su Xing had at one point been left with only tens of millions of origin energy.
“Phew… but at least the era of being broke is finally over for now!”
“A full 2.4 billion origin energy — that’s real confidence!”
“It’s even enough for my Great Shaman Body Forging Art to advance to the eighth layer!”
Su Xing clenched his fists, looking at the five remaining simulation attempts on the panel, and murmured:
“The Soulsever Grass is in the Eighth Heaven. My strength is now sufficient — I can go retrieve it at any time…”
“But the Bewilderment Branch still hasn’t been located…”
Su Xing let out a sigh. The Bewilderment Branch had already gone extinct in the Three Thousand Worlds.
To obtain one, the only option was time reversal — bringing one back from the past.
Over the past year and more, Su Xing had attempted time reversal several times, but none had turned up the Bewilderment Branch.
Time reversal had a cooldown of one full month.
Now the cooldown had finished, and Su Xing wanted to try his luck once more.
With that thought, Su Xing silently intoned:
“Initiate simulation… activate time reversal function!”
【You have successfully activated the time reversal function… triggering encounter!】
【Simulation #301 initiated. Remaining origin energy: 2,437,650,000… Remaining simulation attempts: 4.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a talent costs 1 origin energy point. Draw?】
“Yes!”
【Ding, congratulations! You have obtained the gold talent Myriad Buddha Divine Physique…】
【Myriad Buddha Divine Physique】: Gold talent. One of the Hundred Great Divine Physiques. Your aptitude for the Buddhist Dao is greatly enhanced. When primarily cultivating the Buddhist Dao, your aptitude is extremely high.
Su Xing barely glanced at it before dismissing it — this talent was of no use to him for now.
【Ding, please select your Plus One talent…】
“I choose to enhance Late Bloomer…”
【You have initiated a time reversal…】
【In this reversal event, all of your cultivation is preserved…】
【All of your talents are preserved…】
【You have returned to a random timeline…】
【……】
Su Xing raised an eyebrow, his heart stirring.
“All cultivation preserved? That’s a first!”
“Looks like my luck this time is quite good!”
Su Xing’s anticipation grew by three parts more — perhaps this time he really could obtain the Bewilderment Branch!
His gaze returned to the simulation panel.
【You have landed in a lesser chiliocosm. The strongest being in this lesser chiliocosm is merely at the True Immortal realm.】
【You quickly learn the name of the world you are in — the Dewdrop Realm, located within the Heavenly Secrets Domain.】
【You begin searching for a temporal anchor point… you begin consulting ancient texts to determine the era of your arrival…】
【You quickly determine that this era is three million years after the fall of the Luotian Sect!】
【Dozens of sects, including the Azure Cloud Sect, have already devoured the territory and partial wealth left behind by the Luotian Realm, rising to the ranks of top-tier sects.】
【The world you are in is located in the Heavenly Secrets Domain, under the protection of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, and has not yet fallen into chaos.】
【In this era, the foreign race invasion proceeds at a moderate pace, and the human race remains relatively stable.】
【After exploring the Dewdrop Realm for a while, you find no encounters of note, and prepare to leave.】
【Just as you are leaving the Dewdrop Realm, a streak of light seems to flash across the sky, moving at extreme speed.】
【Your heart stirs, and you chase after the streak of light.】
【Each time reversal refreshes encounters in the nearby area — perhaps this time’s encounter is related to this streak of light.】
【You pursue the streak of light, crossing the entirety of the Dewdrop Realm.】
【But the streak of light is extraordinarily fast, even carrying a sharp, piercing aura. Even with your mastery of the Great Dao of Space, you can barely keep up.】
【You follow the streak of light for half a day, and faintly notice that ahead of it, there seems to be another gleam of light.】
【This piques your curiosity even further, and you press on to catch up.】
【To your surprise, this chase goes on for three full months…】
【Finally, the streak of light lands in a world you know very well — the Celestial Secrets Realm!】
【After the streak of light comes to a halt, you finally get a clear look. It is a human figure.】
【Dashing and unrestrained, a wooden sword hanging at his waist, his entire being radiating an air of carefree elegance…】
【You recognize this figure!】
【White Emperor!】
【You have encountered the young White Emperor…】