Chapter 509 – Finally Meeting the Celestial Demon General in Person, Inheriting the Luotian Black Pearl!
by spirapiraSu Xing looked at the three rewards before him, each one quite tempting.
The Supreme Bone was undoubtedly a powerful talent that would once again elevate Su Xing’s body tempering aptitude.
With this talent, combined with the Luotian Realm, Su Xing could guarantee the Great Shaman Body Forging Art would grow by a thousand zhang (3.33 km) within two thousand years!
And Minor Mastery of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s eighth layer was merely a hundred thousand zhang (333 km).
Su Xing would have the chance to achieve it within a hundred simulations.
That was just a little over a year…
But what surprised Su Xing the most was actually the newly appeared third option.
Tribulation of Faith insight!
“Facing an enemy at the Sovereign realm… yet still refusing to abandon my faith — could this help me overcome this tribulation?”
Su Xing’s gaze stirred slightly.
Now, of the Nine Tribulations of Great Firmament, the eighth tribulation — the Tribulation of Faith — had shown signs of progress.
Once he overcame this tribulation, Su Xing would have only the final Tribulation of Transcendence remaining!
“Great Firmament Golden Immortal… it’s not far away now!”
Su Xing took a deep breath and chose to bring out all three rewards.
【Ding… remaining origin energy: 1,640,590,000…】
As the Chime faded, Su Xing felt his physical body grow once more, his primordial energy advancing further, and the Celestial Primordial Tree within his body shooting up another thousand zhang (3.33 km) where it stood…
At the same time, the Tribulation of Faith began to loosen.
After taking a moment to adjust, Su Xing was quite satisfied.
“My strength continues to rise steadily… at this rate, reaching the level of the White Emperor won’t be too far off!”
Su Xing looked at the four remaining simulation attempts in his hand, his over 1.6 billion origin energy, and without hesitation chose to continue simulating!
And so, in the time that followed.
Su Xing conducted four consecutive simulations, from the 348th to the 351st.
After these four simulations, Su Xing’s strength had made tremendous progress once again.
The Great Shaman Body Forging Art advanced further, and the Celestial Primordial Tree within his body reached a satisfying twenty-one thousand zhang (69.93 km)!
At the same time, the Tribulation of Magical Power was nearly half overcome — completely crossing it was surely just a matter of time.
His Spirit Domain range reached two million four hundred thousand li (1,200,000 km).
While improving his body tempering cultivation, Su Xing’s Spirit Domain cultivation hadn’t fallen behind too much either.
But Su Xing’s origin energy had also decreased to 1,424,070,000.
He had spent nearly two hundred million origin energy!
After finishing his cultivation improvements, Su Xing left the spirit field grotto-heaven and reappeared within the South Sea Realm.
Looking at the Endless Sea before him, Su Xing had no intention of forcing his way across.
He had already discovered a far more time-efficient method.
Pass through the Nine Heavens Domain and arrive at the Celestial Demon Domain!
This way, it would only take about a month and a half…
“Then, let’s begin!”
Su Xing quickly locked onto the nearest coordinates of the Nine Heavens Domain, then deployed the power of space, continuously ascending. In less than a day, he had reached the Seventh Heaven.
Everything after that became incredibly easy.
Su Xing rushed through the Seventh Heaven at full speed, not even paying attention to the Secret Realms and treasures within the Nine Heavens Domain along the way.
After a journey of over a month.
He finally arrived, on March 18th of the year 2031 of the New Era, at the Nine Heavens Domain above the Celestial Demon Domain.
After clearly pinpointing the coordinates of the Celestial Demon Domain, Su Xing descended toward the lower realm.
And so, after another day, Su Xing finally arrived successfully at… the Celestial Demon Domain!
“Whew… indeed, just as in the simulation, the aura of the Celestial Demon Domain is suffused with the sorrow of the Heavenly Dao…”
Su Xing pressed his lips together, having no time to carefully contemplate this.
Without any hesitation, Su Xing crushed the Celestial Demon General’s token in his hand.
Afterward, Su Xing waited quietly in place.
“Given the Celestial Demon General’s speed… if the distance is very far, requiring him to cross half the Celestial Demon Domain, it might take another day or two…”
Su Xing shook his head. The Celestial Demon General was not skilled in speed or the Great Dao of Space.
The previous time the Celestial Demon General had appeared quickly was probably because the distance had been short.
The Celestial Demon General should currently be in the Celestial Demon Domain’s core region. Waiting for him to arrive might take a day or two.
“Perfect — the next cooldown period is almost over too… I’ll use up all five simulation attempts!”
Su Xing didn’t hesitate much, activating simulations consecutively.
In less than half a day, Su Xing completed six simulations, from the 352nd to the 357th!
And after these six simulations, Su Xing’s strength had grown even further!
First, what made Su Xing happiest was naturally that he had completely overcome the Tribulation of Faith!
Now, eight of the Nine Tribulations of Great Firmament had been passed. As long as he overcame the Tribulation of Transcendence, he could attain the Dao of Great Firmament!
Beyond that, Su Xing’s Great Shaman Body Forging Art had also advanced further, with the Celestial Primordial Tree within his body reaching twenty-seven thousand zhang (89.91 km)!
Su Xing’s Spirit Domain range reached two million six hundred thousand li (1,300,000 km).
And… the Dao of Speed had successfully entered the seventh realm!
The only regret was that the Dao of Cause and Effect and Destiny was still some distance from sixth realm Major Mastery.
“But… isn’t the final Tribulation of Transcendence just a Thunder Tribulation?”
Su Xing suddenly felt like laughing.
“Transcend heaven and earth… roam freely in the world, and thus overcome the Tribulation of Transcendence!”
“What it actually means is that once a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal Perfection cultivator has passed all eight tribulations, then by surviving the Thunder Tribulation, they can transcend heaven and earth, roaming freely in the world!”
Su Xing was in an excellent mood.
After overcoming the Tribulation of Faith, Su Xing had been at a loss regarding the final Tribulation of Transcendence.
But after asking the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master, Su Xing received a definitive answer — the Tribulation of Transcendence was simply surviving the Thunder Tribulation!
In ancient times, Great Firmament Golden Immortals were indeed existences that transcended the world and roamed freely between heaven and earth.
“But unfortunately…”
Su Xing’s eyes dimmed, thinking of how a thousand years in the future, even Great Firmament Golden Immortals would have no choice but to enter the fray, guarding the Three Thousand Worlds, only to ultimately die in battle.
“But for the present, Great Firmament Golden Immortal isn’t nearly enough…”
“Great Firmament Golden Immortal is far from my endpoint!”
Intense confidence flashed through Su Xing’s eyes.
“For now, my simulation attempts are used up… after accumulating a few more simulations, I’ll advance to Great Firmament Golden Immortal!”
Su Xing glanced at his remaining origin energy — 1,112,360,000.
Just barely enough for Su Xing to break through to the Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm!
“As for now, let’s wait for the Celestial Demon General to arrive…”
With that thought, Su Xing waited quietly in place.
About another day passed.
Su Xing sensed a presence in the void rapidly approaching.
Su Xing’s eyes snapped open, and sure enough, he saw a figure several zhang tall, with a build too massive to be human, clad in black armor like a conquering overlord, appearing before him.
The Celestial Demon General — in person!
“Who are you?” The Celestial Demon General’s majestic voice reached his ears.
Those pitch-black pupils carefully scrutinized Su Xing’s figure.
On Su Xing’s body, he detected a familiar aura — the Great Shaman Body Forging Art!
And there was even the bloodline of the Wu Clan, which seemed… even purer than his own!
“But the Wu Clan has clearly gone extinct… how could there be a descendant with such pure bloodline?”
Puzzled, the Celestial Demon General watched Su Xing quietly, waiting for an answer.
Su Xing also knew what the Celestial Demon General was thinking at this moment — he had certainly noticed Su Xing’s Great Shaman Body Forging Art cultivation.
So Su Xing didn’t hide anything and spoke directly:
“I am a successor of Luotian… following the Ancestor’s last wishes, I’ve come to find Senior Celestial Demon General, hoping to obtain the Luotian Black Pearl…”
As he spoke, Su Xing activated both the Luotian Immortal Transformation Art and the Great Shaman Body Forging Art.
These two cultivation arts were sufficient to prove Su Xing’s identity.
Upon hearing Su Xing’s words, the Celestial Demon General was momentarily stunned, then a barely perceptible flash of excitement passed through his eyes.
“I never expected… after tens of millions of years, Luotian would produce a successor of such accomplishment!”
The Celestial Demon General could sense the strength of this Luotian successor before him.
Not only had his cultivation reached late-stage Supreme Unity Golden Immortal, but what was even more remarkable was that his Great Shaman Body Forging Art had actually been cultivated to the same level as his own!
Although Su Xing was only at the Beginner-level of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s eighth layer, the One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws he had mastered was absolutely genuine!
With gratification in his eyes, the Celestial Demon General unhesitatingly produced a black pearl.
“This is the very black pearl that the Luotian Ancestor entrusted to me all those years ago… with your current strength, you are absolutely qualified to possess it!”
Without the slightest reluctance, the Celestial Demon General handed the palm-sized black pearl to Su Xing.
As Su Xing received the black pearl, he couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement.
Inside this black pearl was half of the Luotian Sect’s entire legacy from those years!
Such an enormous treasure — who could resist being moved?
And the origin energy Su Xing would need for his future realm advancement now had a source!
After handing the Luotian Black Pearl to Su Xing, the Celestial Demon General asked:
“I share a deep bond of gratitude with the Luotian Sect… if you are willing, I would like to tell you about what happened in those years…”
“Would you like to know?”
A look of nostalgia appeared in the Celestial Demon General’s eyes. Clearly, he too wanted Su Xing, as a Luotian successor, to know the events of the past and never forget his roots.
Although Su Xing had already learned about those events in his simulations.
Since the Celestial Demon General had extended the invitation, Su Xing didn’t want to disappoint him. He nodded and said:
“It is precisely what I wish for!”
“I also wish to stay in the Celestial Demon Domain for a period of time… I have a premonition that the Great Firmament Thunder Tribulation is approaching, and I want to break through to Great Firmament Golden Immortal in the Celestial Demon Domain!”
After a pause, Su Xing continued:
“After that, I wish to follow Luotian’s last wishes and join Senior in exterminating the foreign races of the Celestial Demon Domain…”
Hearing Su Xing’s words, a sharp gleam flashed through the Celestial Demon General’s eyes as he praised repeatedly:
“Wonderful, how wonderful!”
“Worthy of being a Luotian successor… you have the bearing of your Ancestor from those years!”
The Celestial Demon General was truly happy today.
Consider this — the Celestial Demon General had roamed the Luotian Sect since his youth. Though he had achieved success in cultivation, he had been powerless to protect the Luotian Sect.
Now, tens of millions of years later, meeting the successor of an old friend — not only possessing supreme talent but also carrying a pure and righteous heart, willing to carry on the last wishes of his predecessors and old friends.
How could this not move the Celestial Demon General?
And so, Su Xing followed the Celestial Demon General to observe the Celestial Demon Domain.
Just as in the simulation, the Celestial Demon General showed Su Xing the seal left behind by the Luotian Ancestor and shared some stories of the past.
Su Xing felt deeply moved after hearing them.
With Su Xing’s Great Firmament Golden Immortal-level strength, he could naturally appear directly in the Celestial Demon Domain’s core region.
This spared Su Xing the trouble of hunting foreign races and advancing through the ranks one level at a time.
Thus, Su Xing stayed in the Celestial Demon Domain for a full month.
Until the end of April, 2031 of the New Era.
Su Xing had accumulated four simulation attempts and was prepared to formally begin his Tribulation Transcendence to Great Firmament.
But before attempting the tribulation, Su Xing activated the Luotian Black Pearl.
“The Luotian Sect’s treasure! Such enormous wealth… even the unneeded resources, when converted to origin energy, would be a staggering fortune!”
With great anticipation, Su Xing entered the Luotian Black Pearl.
Soon, just as in the simulation, Su Xing appeared in a world both familiar and strange.
This was the former Luotian Realm!
After the Luotian Ancestor had merged his body with the world, it had been sealed within this Luotian Black Pearl.
Shortly after Su Xing entered, a luminous silhouette appeared beside him.
“Are you… a successor of my Luotian? What is the current state of affairs in the Three Thousand Worlds? Why did it take so long to find me…”
The phantom of the Luotian Ancestor gazed at Su Xing before her and posed her questions.
Su Xing sighed inwardly, knowing that this consciousness of the Luotian Ancestor had slept for too long and was unaware of many things.
So Su Xing gave a rough account of what had transpired over the years.
Everything was much the same as what Su Xing had experienced before.
After a period of conversation, though the Luotian Ancestor felt some loss, she ultimately accepted the reality.
And this consciousness began to fulfill the wishes of those years past.
“My creation was for the purpose of having you inherit the Ancestor’s supernatural art, the Spirit Domain — and of course, also to have you fully assimilate this black pearl!”
“Once you have completely assimilated this black pearl, my task will be complete…”
“Now then, may I see what level your Spirit Domain cultivation has reached?”
Su Xing nodded slightly and directly revealed his current Spirit Domain.
A range of two million six hundred thousand li (1,300,000 km)!
It had truly reached the level of a lesser chiliocosm!
Enough to elevate a seventh realm Great Dao by one minor realm.
Upon sensing the strength of Su Xing’s Spirit Domain, the Ancestor’s phantom before him was visibly stunned.
“How is this possible? Your Spirit Domain… has actually reached such a level?”
Su Xing paused as well upon hearing this. He naturally couldn’t say he had learned it through simulations.
He could only brace himself and say:
“This junior possesses exceptional talent in the way of the Spirit Domain. Though my years of cultivation have not been long, I have still reached this level…”
The phantom nodded upon hearing this. After all, she was not the true Luotian Ancestor and could not know Su Xing’s exact circumstances. She simply assumed Su Xing had cultivated for several hundred thousand years to achieve such progress.
The phantom praised:
“Good, very good indeed!”
“Your Spirit Domain is already quite formidable… from here, you need only proceed step by step to assimilate the Luotian Black Pearl!”
“The greater your Spirit Domain’s range, the faster the assimilation will be!”
“And with your current strength and Spirit Domain, you are fully qualified to inherit the assets the Ancestor left behind!”
With that, the phantom waved her hand.
Su Xing beheld the same scene from the simulation.
Rivers of spirit liquid, pools of immortal liquid…
Mountains of spirit stones reaching ten thousand zhang (33.3 km) high, countless rare herbs and exotic plants.
Endless magical artifacts and cultivation arts piled up like mountains…
And mature spirit dragons coiled in rest.
Of course, what excited Su Xing most were the precious spirit ore veins hidden deep beneath the Luotian Realm!
Among them was the very exotic metal Su Xing had seen on Earth!
But the quality was incomparably higher — even seventh and eighth-grade exotic metals could be found everywhere!
“I’ve struck it rich — I’ve truly struck it rich this time!”
Su Xing’s heart pounded wildly.
After meeting Su Xing, the Ancestor’s phantom informed him that she would return to her slumber. If he had any questions about cultivation, he could consult her.
Su Xing naturally agreed with a nod. His attention right now was entirely on these spirit ore veins!
With a thought, he arrived before a vein of exotic metal.
“Five Elements Dao… earth manipulation technique!”