Chapter 141: The God-Level Talent of a Farmer, the Difference Between Spiritual Field and Cave Heaven! (5k Chapter)
[Over the next week, you remained in the dorm, occasionally meeting Jin Congxue, and it seemed that you hadn't been exposed.]
[But you still couldn't rest easy, so you decided to investigate the Black Dragon Guild.]
[Pretending to be a college student seeking employment at the Black Dragon Guild, you successfully entered the guild hall.]
[The receptionist, a young lady, was extremely enthusiastic, but you noticed something off about her eyes.]
[Her somewhat vacant gaze was a sign of soul invasion!]
[An idea struck you, and you pretended to accidentally touch the girl's wrist, using your spiritual sense to scan her.]
[After a thorough investigation, you confirmed something – a soul seed had been planted in the receptionist's soul.]
[While unsure of the seed's effects, you were certain it was a cultivator's doing!]
[Next, your gaze swept across the dozens of other receptionists, managers, and staff within the Black Dragon Guild hall.]
[To your surprise, it seemed that the souls of all these people had been tampered with.]
Su Xing frowned slightly upon seeing this.
The guild's receptionists and managers were clearly ordinary professionals.
However, what was unusual was that they all had soul seeds planted within them!
Soul seeds were a unique existence. They could forcibly control people, turning them into puppets, or they could subtly influence their minds, making them obedient.
Su Xing estimated that the soul seeds planted by the Black Dragon Guild were likely the latter.
"So, the entire Black Dragon Guild, and possibly even the Black Dragon Commerce, are under the control of the Dragon Protector?"
Su Xing's eyes narrowed. This wasn't good news.
The Black Dragon Commerce, as a thorn planted by the Descending Church in Kyoto, was likely a crucial stronghold.
Not only did it serve the Dragon Protector, but it probably served the entire Descending Church, too.
"But now, the most crucial question is, will I be in danger if I break into the secret chamber?"
Thinking this, Su Xing turned his attention to the simulation panel.
[In the Black Dragon Guild hall, you didn't recklessly unleash your spiritual sense to scan the area. While ordinary professionals might not be able to sense it, a cultivator with a comparable strength to yours would easily notice the anomaly.]
[You left the Black Dragon Guild without drawing attention and returned to school.]
[One day, your homeroom teacher, Liu Xiaodong, found you. He informed you that you were facing two choices due to your insufficient strength: drop out or repeat a year.]
[Without hesitation, you chose to repeat a year.]
[Ever since you learned that the Black Dragon Commerce was a stronghold of the Descending Church, you understood that even Kyoto wasn't completely safe.]
[Compared to the outside world, the Kyoto Academy, where experts gathered, was undeniably safer.]
[You secretly used your connections to secure a casual position as a school librarian. This allowed you to remain at the school with a dual identity: student and staff, thus putting your mind at ease.]
[On graduation day, you shared drinks with your good buddy Yu Pangzi and a few other classmates you were close with, bidding them a somewhat melancholy farewell.]
[Afterwards, you moved into a secluded staff dorm on campus – a single room, which would make it more convenient for you to enter and exit the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven.]
[In the following months, you continued your routine of cultivating spirit plants and refining pills in the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven every day, occasionally meeting with Jin Congxue, and you didn't encounter any danger.]
[During this time, Wang Qingxuan, guided by you, continued her studies at the academy. You secretly utilized your connections within the Tarot Society to provide her with financial assistance.]
[Given Wang Qingxuan's strength, she would become a valuable asset in the future.]
[One day, you felt the time was ripe to try and join the Descending Church.]
[So, following the memories in your mind, you began to search for the location of the Descending Church's main base.]
[You soon encountered someone unexpected: Elder Gou!]
[Elder Gou easily determined through his spiritual sense that you, like him, were a cultivator, and a Nascent Soul Stage grand cultivator at that.]
[You engaged in seemingly amicable conversation, though both of you were wary of each other.]
[You casually mentioned the Life Extension Pill, and sure enough, Elder Gou took the bait, trading a batch of spirit herbs for two Life Extension Pills, and then introduced you into the Descending Church.]
[Due to Elder Gou's introduction, you were immediately taken seriously by the Descending Church upon entering, becoming an Elder.]
[Afterwards, you pretended to be brothers with Elder Gou on the surface, while secretly contacting Luo Shuyin and gaining her trust.]
[With Luo Shuyin's help, you obtained a large quantity of spirit herbs.]
[You spent your days slacking off within the Descending Church, occasionally completing missions, but mostly staying in your Spiritual Field Cave Heaven refining pills and cultivating spirit herbs.]
[The second year, with the enhancement of the Divine Farmer talent, the thirty Gathering Spirit Flowers you had previously planted were finally mature, and you harvested a new batch of fifty Gathering Spirit Flower seeds.]
[You planted the fifty Gathering Spirit Flower seeds, preparing to harvest more Gathering Spirit Flowers in two years' time.]
[At the same time, you spent a year stockpiling Refining Viscera Pills, Nourishing Essence Pills, Dragon Spirit Pills, and other types of pills, totaling 100,000.]
[Things were proceeding as you had anticipated. You were just waiting to drain the Descending Church of its medicinal herbs before preparing to defect at any moment.]
[In the third year, you had accumulated a significant number of contribution points. You planned to visit the Descending Church treasury again with Luo Shuyin and exchange the remaining medicinal herbs there.]
[You and Luo Shuyin entered the Descending Church's secret dungeon. After going through the procedures, you successfully entered the treasury.]
[Apart from you and Luo Shuyin, only the Dragon Protector was there, dozing in the corner.]
[You glanced at the Dragon Protector, feeling a sense of caution.]
[In a previous simulation, you had been soul-searched by him and died, but now you were a Nascent Soul Stage grand cultivator, and with Luo Shuyin by your side, the Dragon Protector shouldn't dare to do anything to you.]
[However, as you passed by the Dragon Protector, the one who had been dozing suddenly opened his eyes.]
[He carefully scrutinized you, chuckled sinisterly, and questioned you about why you had plundered the Black Dragon Guild.]
Su Xing's heart tightened upon reading this.
After plundering the Black Dragon Guild, Su Xing hadn't encountered any danger for the first two years.
He had thought he'd be able to remain safe, but unexpectedly, the Dragon Protector had discovered something.
"How did the Dragon Protector find out? Was it the lingering aura left behind when I broke into the secret chamber?"
Su Xing pondered, gaining a clearer understanding of why he hadn't encountered any danger in the first two years.
"The Dragon Protector is different from the other protectors. His duty is to guard the treasury, so he rarely goes out!"
"This is also why the Dragon Protector couldn't easily take action to investigate and retaliate against me."
"Furthermore, the Black Dragon Guild was already in a precarious state. After being plundered, they would be even more apprehensive and wouldn't dare to investigate extensively. In the end, it would likely be dropped!"
Su Xing continued to follow this line of thought.
"Moreover, after I escaped from the Black Dragon Guild, I immediately went to the most crowded professional market. The market has a daily flow of hundreds of thousands of people, making it extremely difficult to investigate!"
"What's more, the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven is something they'll never be able to find!"
Su Xing closed his eyes and contemplated, repeatedly considering the gains and losses of plundering the Black Dragon Commerce.
"The advantage is that I could directly obtain over 100 million energy..."
"But the downside is that if I encounter the Dragon Protector in the future, it will be easy for him to find out!"
"So, should I do it or not?"
After careful consideration, Su Xing clenched his fist and muttered in a low voice:
"What am I afraid of! The Dragon Protector stays in the treasury all day, probably can't even leave, otherwise, I wouldn't have been safe for the past two or three years!"
"Two or three years later... hehe, even if the Dragon Protector finds out then, so what? At that time, who's going to soul-search who is uncertain!"
Su Xing thought this, and made up his mind.
"I'm doing this! Over 100 million energy!"
"As long as I'm clean and quick, there won't be any problems!"
Su Xing was excited. Taking down a black market, what could be more satisfying?
Over 100 million energy could save Su Xing two months' worth of time.
"I just don't know how the Dragon Protector will deal with this matter?"
Su Xing had an idea and looked at the simulation panel.
[After being questioned by the Dragon Protector, you were stunned for a moment, then pretended to recall the incident and readily admitted it.]
[You explained that you had just undergone a body snatching and were in dire need of magic tools and money. You happened to pass by the Black Dragon Guild, and you simply robbed them.]
[Your words were incredibly bold, and you looked at the Dragon Protector with confidence.]
[The Dragon Protector's expression fluctuated between anger and uncertainty, as if considering your identity and strength.]
[After a long time, the Dragon Protector, with a dark expression, waved his hand, telling you to finish exchanging your treasures and get out quickly.]
[Seeing that the Dragon Protector didn't say anything more, you quickly exchanged the medicinal herbs and defected from the Descending Church with Luo Shuyin.]
[After defecting from the Descending Church, you and Luo Shuyin were quickly pursued, but you had already escaped to Kyoto, and the Descending Church dared not act rashly.]
[It was Elder Gou, the unlucky fellow, who was in the church at the time of the incident. He was ambushed by several protectors and used all his trump cards to escape with his life.]
Su Xing let out a long sigh of relief after seeing this.
"Sure enough, it's just like I thought. A Nascent Soul Stage cultivator with the status of an Elder, even if the Dragon Protector found out about this, he could only swallow his losses!"
Su Xing had directly admitted to the black market raid to the Dragon Protector.
What could the Dragon Protector do to him?
After all, they weren't on the same side at the time.
Moreover, the things Su Xing had lost weren't that much, not that little either.
Just a hundred or so human puppets, some high-level equipment, and a bit of exotic metal.
It was completely not worth it for the Dragon Protector to offend a Nascent Soul Stage Elder, and Luo Shuyin who was standing beside him.
Thinking of this, Su Xing sighed and said:
"Ultimately, it's all about strength!"
"When I first met the Dragon Protector, I was just a small Golden Core cultivator, naturally insignificant in his eyes..."
"But a Nascent Soul Stage grand cultivator, even the Dragon Protector, has to consider the gains and losses!"
Thinking this, Su Xing had a rough estimate of the Dragon Protector's strength.
He might be stronger than a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, but definitely not to the point where he could completely ignore Nascent Soul Stage cultivators!
"Looking at it this way, I really need to visit the Black Dragon Guild!"
Su Xing thought this and looked at the simulation panel.
Okay, let's continue the translation of the Chinese text:
[After joining the Daxia military, you quickly gained the military's high regard due to your formidable strength.]
[Subsequently, you presented them with over 100,000 pills, further solidifying your status as a hero of humanity in the eyes of the Daxia military, earning you immense prestige.]
[In the third year, you continued refining pills and managing your farmlands. You refined all the remaining spirit herbs into strength-enhancing pills, adding numerous powerful individuals to the Daxia nation.]
[For a time, the Daxia military's strength at Zhenyao Pass reached unprecedented heights!]
[However, you remained unassuming and indifferent to fame and fortune, focusing the majority of your energy on cultivating spirit herbs.]
[Possessing the Divine Farmer talent, you discovered that the yield of spirit rice had significantly increased. It was still a double harvest per year, but the yield per mu of farmland surged from 5,000 jin to 10,000 jin!]
[Furthermore, each grain of spirit rice was plump and distinct. You could even distinguish the quality of spirit grains, thus optimizing the spirit rice varieties and enhancing their effects!]
[In the fourth year, the second round of Gathering Spirit Flowers you had planted matured. You harvested fifty mature Gathering Spirit Flowers and eighty Gathering Spirit Flower seeds.]
[You transplanted the mature Gathering Spirit Flowers into the Gathering Spirit Formation and began a new round of planting.]
Su Xing was delighted upon seeing this and muttered:
"Wow, the Divine Farmer talent is incredibly powerful!"
"They mature in about two years on average, and the number of seeds harvested is about 1.5 times the original. At this rate, I can easily cultivate over a thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers this time!"
Thinking of this, the corners of Su Xing's mouth curled upward.
If he really had over a thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers, he wouldn't have to worry about energy for a while.
"And this spirit rice, with double the yield per mu... a mu of land produces 20,000 jin a year, and the spirit rice is even better!"
"Then my 500 mu of land, wouldn't that yield 10 million jin annually?"
Su Xing raised his eyebrows. If this trend continued,
he could bring forward his plan to widely cultivate spirit rice on Blue Star.
This simulation is almost complete for the Gathering Spirit Flower quantity, the only thing lacking is spirit stones.
He looked at the simulation panel.
[In the fifth year, you accidentally discovered that after reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, the Concentration Pills had once again become effective for increasing your spiritual sense.]
[Although the effect was not significant, it could still increase your spiritual sense range by about fifty zhang per year.]
[You secretly made a note of this and then distributed most of the Gathering Spirit Pills to Luo Shuyin.]
[In the sixth year, a new batch of Gathering Spirit Flowers matured.]
[At this point, the number of newly planted and mature Gathering Spirit Flowers in your possession had reached 160, and the number of seeds had reached 100.]
[You began a new round of planting.]
[In the seventh year, your spirit rice plan was a huge success. In your Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, each mu of land could provide you with 20,000 jin of spirit grains annually, and 500 mu of land provided you with a total of 10 million jin of spirit rice.]
[Not only that, you also sealed off two mountain ranges in the suburbs of Kyoto, totaling 3,000 mu of land, specifically for use as experimental fields for cultivating spirit rice.]
[However, even after spending a whole year, you had only set up over a hundred small Gathering Spirit Formations, which was far from what you had expected.]
[Having no choice, you could only temporarily suspend the cultivation of spirit rice and instead focus on improving your mastery of Gathering Spirit Formations.]
[In the eighth year, the number of Gathering Spirit Flowers you planted annually continued to increase rapidly. As the number of Gathering Spirit Flowers increased, you had to spend two hours every day ensuring their maturity.]
[In the ninth year, your cultivation base continued to grow, and you felt that you were getting closer and closer to the Nascent Soul Stage 2.]
[As time passed, the spiritual energy in the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven became increasingly abundant.]
[Spiritual energy was no longer an obstacle to your improvement, but breakthrough at the Nascent Soul Stage was several times more difficult than at the Core Formation Stage. Even if you wanted to break through a small realm, it wasn't that easy.]
[In the tenth year, the number of mature Gathering Spirit Flowers you possessed reached 400, and the number of seeds reached 150.]
[Planting 150 Gathering Spirit Flowers, even though you were skilled in nurturing them, you still had to spend three hours every day taking care of them to prevent them from withering.]
[In the eleventh year, your cultivation base remained at Nascent Soul Stage 1.]
[The good news was that due to your daily consumption of the essence of the Yao Emperor's flesh, your physical body had made a small breakthrough, and you became a Divine Power Realm 5 cultivator.]
[In the twelfth year, your research on Gathering Spirit Formations made a small breakthrough, and your success rate in setting them up reached over 60%.]
[Over the years, you had set up a total of 500 small Gathering Spirit Formations.]
[In the same year, the spirit rice plan was implemented on a large scale. You transplanted 500 Gathering Spirit Flowers into the spirit rice experimental fields and paired them with spirit stones. Each mu of Blue Star spirit field could produce up to 10,000 jin annually!]
[500 small Gathering Spirit Formations could cover 1,500 mu of farmland, and Blue Star's annual spirit rice yield reached 15 million jin!]
[In the thirteenth year, you informed the Daxia higher-ups of the progress of the spirit rice project, which attracted great attention from the government.]
[The Daxia military even dispatched a legendary professional, along with two Martial Emperor professionals, to specifically protect the safety of the spirit rice experimental field.]
[15 million jin of spirit rice annually is enough for one million people to consume, which means that the Daxia nation could produce nearly one million Silver-level professionals each year and cultivate a large number of talented professionals.]
[In the fourteenth year, after the implementation of the spirit rice plan, you focused more of your energy on cultivating Gathering Spirit Flowers and improving your own cultivation base.]
[In the fifteenth year, your cultivation base finally made a small breakthrough, and you successfully advanced to Nascent Soul Stage 2.]
Su Xing sighed upon seeing this and said:
"Sigh, even with abundant spiritual energy, it still takes nearly 15 years to break through a small realm?"
"Although this speed is considered extremely fast among Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, it's not enough for me!"
Nascent Soul Stage cultivators can live for a thousand years, and if they consume longevity-extending drugs, they can easily live for 1,300 to 1,500 years.
However, breakthroughs at the Nascent Soul Stage are even more difficult. For ordinary Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, it might take 20 to 30 years of arduous cultivation to improve a single realm without any extraordinary encounters.
Su Xing possesses dual True Spirit Roots, so his cultivation speed is nearly double that of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.
But even so, 15 years to break through a small realm, even if he cultivates desperately, he could only reach Nascent Soul Stage 3 in a single simulation.
And cultivation becomes increasingly difficult the higher you go!
"Sigh, it seems that if I want to quickly improve my cultivation, I need to obtain higher-level spirit roots!"
Su Xing sighed. His current spirit roots are blue True Spirit Roots. If he could extract purple spirit roots, his cultivation speed would likely skyrocket.
However, extracting spirit roots is not something he can control, it depends entirely on luck.
"Whatever, matters of talent are beyond my control. I should focus on the present!"
Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[In the sixteenth year, as the number of Gathering Spirit Flowers grew larger, you spent nearly one-third of your time every day managing them.]
[But it was all worth it! This year, the number of Gathering Spirit Flowers in your Spiritual Field Cave Heaven approached 700, and the number of Gathering Spirit Flower seeds reached 300.]
[Based on your deductions, if the number of Gathering Spirit Flowers could reach 3,000, the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven might undergo a transformation!]
[The dense spiritual energy might allow the portable Spiritual Field to upgrade from a Cave Heaven to a Realm of its own!]
Chapter 142: 170 Million Energy, Robbing and Killing Leads to Wealth! (5k)
Su Xing's heart stirred upon seeing this.
"Blessed Land... Cave Heaven?!"
Su Xing recalled fragments of memories from his mind.
During the Luotian Grand Assembly dungeon, Su Xing had learned about the difference between Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands through immersive simulation.
Luotian Sect, the number one sect in the Luotian Realm!
Within the sect, there were 72 Blessed Lands and 36 Cave Heavens.
Together, they constituted 108 Heavenly Gang and Earth Sha numbers.
Blessed Lands were used by Inner Sect Elders and above, with abundant spiritual energy within, making cultivation twice as effective.
Cave Heavens, on the other hand, possessed nearly twice the spiritual energy density of Blessed Lands!
This meant that the cultivation speed could potentially increase by more than double!
For example, Su Xing's master, Luotian Sect's Grand Elder Niu Ruli, and the Divine Farmer Uncle from the back mountain, both resided in Cave Heaven-level caves.
Su Xing recalled the various benefits of Cave Heavens in his mind and muttered:
"Tsk tsk, if this Spiritual Field Blessed Land could be upgraded to a Cave Heaven level, not only would my cultivation speed double!"
"Even the maturation speed of spiritual herbs and the growth rate of spiritual beasts in the spiritual field would significantly increase!"
At this thought, a hint of longing appeared in Su Xing's eyes.
But then, Su Xing shook his head slightly, feeling a touch of helplessness:
"It's a pity, to reach the Cave Heaven level, it requires three thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers and possibly a large-scale Gathering Spirit Formation to barely achieve it..."
"Not to mention that I don't know how to set up a large-scale Gathering Spirit Formation, even three thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers would require 300 million simulation energy! With my current energy, it's far from enough!"
"It's best not to be too ambitious, let's focus on getting a thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers first!"
Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[Eighteenth Year, the number of Gathering Spirit Flowers in the Spiritual Field Blessed Land has exceeded one thousand. Such a large number of Gathering Spirit Flowers is sufficient for your cultivation needs.]
[Moreover, with too many Gathering Spirit Flowers, you will not have enough time to take care of them, nor enough simulation energy to take them out. So, you seal up the Gathering Spirit Flower seeds and stop planting them.]
[Nineteenth Year, the abundant spiritual energy makes your cultivation speed faster, but the progress of your Divine Transformation cultivation remains slow, one realm at a time.]
[Twentieth Year, your body refinement cultivation has advanced to the Divine Power Realm, sixth level!]
[Twenty-first Year, the Kyoto Spiritual Rice experimental fields continuously transport spiritual rice outwards, adding a large number of powerful professionals to the Daxia Kingdom.]
[According to expert statistics, in the past ten years, the number of Silver-level professionals in Daxia has increased by nearly 30 million, while the number of Gold-level professionals has increased by 5 million.]
[The surge in the number of low-level professionals also increases the probability of the birth of Master and Grandmaster-level professionals.]
[Twenty-second Year, as expected, you were assassinated again.]
[Over the years, you have been assassinated no less than a thousand times, but with your current strength, even if a Legendary-level expert attacks, you have enough time to escape to the Spiritual Field Blessed Land, so there is no major harm.]
[Twenty-fourth Year, the situation at Zhenyao Pass has become increasingly severe, and the human race has faced a sudden turn for the worse, but they still manage to hold on.]
[Twenty-fifth Year, hundreds of Legendary-level demonic beasts invaded Zhenyao Pass, and Zhenyao Pass ultimately fell.]
[In the same year, a giant beast descended into the real world and swallowed the entire Daxia Kingdom in one gulp.]
[Even with the powerful physical body of a Divine Power Realm cultivator, you are still swallowed by the giant beast and your body is destroyed.]
[However, your soul remains intact and wanders within the giant beast's belly.]
"Huh? What the hell?"
Su Xing was stunned for a moment, just when he thought the simulation was about to end, he didn't expect there to be a continuation.
"Divine Transformation cultivator, soul undying, life never ends?"
"In that case, with the giant beast's arrival, can I survive in its belly?"
Su Xing's eyes lit up, this was an unprecedented situation, and Su Xing couldn't help but want to explore it.
His gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[After separating from your physical body, your soul still retains basic consciousness, but you know that if you don't quickly seize a new body, your soul will soon perish.]
[You decide to take advantage of this opportunity to explore the giant beast's abdomen.]
[Ever since the giant beast swallowed the entire Daxia Kingdom in one bite, the entire sky has turned black.]
[The land began to collapse, the tall buildings began to crumble, and everything within sight was devoured.]
[Countless spatial turbulences, like black holes, devoured all surrounding life, whether human or animal, all crushed and annihilated by the spatial turbulence.]
[Your soul drifts in this pitch-black space, and you can feel that this should be the beast's stomach.]
[The entire Daxia Kingdom, an entire continent, was swallowed and rapidly digested.]
[At first, you also encountered a few "lucky ones" who didn't die immediately, but they were soon crushed by the spatial turbulence.]
[Your soul drifted in the giant beast's stomach for seven days and seven nights. The space within the beast's stomach is so vast that it could almost rival the entire Blue Star's size.]
[You try to find any possible survivors in this space, but unfortunately, under these circumstances, it is impossible for any professionals to survive.]
[Your soul becomes weaker and weaker, you can feel that you will perish soon.]
[Just as you are despairing, you suddenly feel a familiar aura, it is Sect Elder Gou's soul!]
[When you find him, Sect Elder Gou also finds you.]
[Neither of you makes a move, after a brief standoff, Sect Elder Gou is the first to speak.]
[He tells you that he is looking for the spatial turbulence that leads to Zhenyao Pass. You are puzzled and ask him why he is searching.]
[Sect Elder Gou tells you that the entire world where Blue Star is located has been conquered by alien races, and now, only by going to Zhenyao Pass can you reach the Demon Realm, and the Demon Realm is the only path to other worlds!]
[Sect Elder Gou invites you to escape to other worlds with him, and if successful, perhaps you can reincarnate and take over a new body.]
[You know in your heart that Sect Elder Gou has no good intentions, but you have no other choice at the moment.]
[You search for a long time in the spatial turbulence, but ultimately fail to find the coordinates of Zhenyao Pass.]
[And your soul becomes increasingly weak, almost losing consciousness.]
[At this moment, Sect Elder Gou finally reveals his fangs, he devours your soul in one gulp.]
[Before your consciousness dissipates, Sect Elder Gou grins and says that with your soul essence, he should be able to hold on until he finds the turbulence that leads to Zhenyao Pass.]
[Your consciousness gradually fades away...]
[Ding, the simulation is over!]
After the simulation ended, Su Xing let out a long breath and furrowed his brows in thought.
After a long time, Su Xing finally muttered:
"This time, I unexpectedly learned such incredible information!"
In previous simulations, Su Xing would die once swallowed by the giant beast, at most leaving behind an eyeball.
But now, after becoming a Divine Transformation cultivator, Su Xing's soul was able to leave his body and move independently.
This also meant that after Su Xing lost his physical body, he could still survive for a period of time using his soul consciousness.
And what Su Xing saw was all the scenes inside the giant beast's stomach.
"It's unimaginable... how big is this giant beast? Its stomach alone can hold the entire Daxia Kingdom?"
Su Xing took a deep breath.
But what surprised him even more was the information he got from Sect Elder Gou.
"Although Sect Elder Gou devoured my soul, this old dog shouldn't be lying, what he said about searching for Zhenyao Pass should be true!"
"Zhenyao Pass is the passage to the Demon Realm, I've known this for a long time... but the Demon Realm is the only path to other worlds?"
Su Xing frowned slightly, although the information he received was only a few words.
But from what Sect Elder Gou said, it was not difficult to imagine that Blue Star might have been sealed off by the demon race and turned into a slaughterhouse.
And the entire human race was the prey in this slaughterhouse.
If they wanted to escape this slaughterhouse, they had to fight their way out of Zhenyao Pass to have a chance of survival!
"So that's it... no wonder the human race has been guarding Zhenyao Pass for thousands of years, because it's the only hope!"
"And after Zhenyao Pass was completely occupied by the demon race, the human race could no longer escape this slaughterhouse, and all that awaited them was death!"
Su Xing rubbed his temples, the information he received from his soul was too fragmented.
Su Xing couldn't deduce much more, but Zhenyao Pass was definitely the key.
"It seems that the secrets of this world are even greater than I imagined!"
Su Xing pursed his lips, but these were things to consider later, for now, his primary focus was on developing himself.
Thinking this, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation rewards.
[Descendant of Divine Farmer]: Purple Talent, price 1 million energy.
[Twenty-Six Years of Alchemy Experience]: Alchemy insights, including some Forging Infant Pills (Master Level), price 1 million energy.
[Divine Transformation Realm, Third Level Cultivation]: Break through five barriers, enter Divine Transformation, price 20 million energy.
[Divine Power Realm, Sixth Level Cultivation]: Body refinement cultivation, price 20 million energy.
[One Thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers (Mature), Five Hundred Gathering Spirit Flower Seeds]: Price 105 million energy.
Su Xing had a plan for the rewards from this simulation.
"I'll hold off on the cultivation upgrades for now, this Descendant of Divine Farmer talent is a god-level farming talent, it's a must-have!"
"And these thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers... this simulation, almost all the time was spent on planting Gathering Spirit Flowers, so I have to choose them too."
"But the price..."
Seeing the exaggerated energy requirement behind the Gathering Spirit Flowers, Su Xing felt a headache for a moment.
A total of over 100 million energy cost, and Su Xing currently only had tens of millions of energy.
If he waited, it might take a month.
But Su Xing didn't want to wait that long.
"Looks like I have to visit the Black Dragon Guild!"
Su Xing narrowed his eyes.
According to the information he obtained in the simulation, the Martial Emperor expert wouldn't be at the guild for the next two days.
And as long as Su Xing sneaked into the basement, he could get over 100 million energy.
The only danger was that he couldn't meet Dragon Protector in the future.
This, for Su Xing, who rarely left Kyoto, was not a problem at all.
"It's equivalent to zero cost, getting 100 million energy for free, who wouldn't be tempted?"
Su Xing muttered, then took out a medicine box and took out a few round pills.
They were a top-grade Concealing Breath Pill and a top-grade Disguise Pill!
Su Xing believed that even a Martial Emperor-level professional might not be able to tell the difference.
Exiting the Spiritual Field Blessed Land, Su Xing glanced at the sky.
It was still afternoon, the sky was bright, Su Xing couldn't go to the Black Dragon Guild at this time.
He sent a text message to Jin Congxue, telling her that he had something to do next week and couldn't trade, pushing their meeting back a week.
Then, Su Xing started his daily pill refining.
When the sky was completely dark, Su Xing took a deep breath, left the Spiritual Field Blessed Land, swallowed the two pills, and headed towards the location of the Black Dragon Guild.
The Black Dragon Guild was dozens of kilometers away from Kyoto Professional University. Su Xing didn't choose to fly, but used his physical strength to rush towards the vicinity of the Black Dragon Guild at an astonishing speed.
When he arrived at the Black Dragon Guild, it was already late at night.
Su Xing wore a black night suit and hid in the darkness.
With his superb skills, he easily bypassed the guild's executives and sneaked into the deepest courtyard.
His soul consciousness spread out like a tide, sensing the patrolling guild executives in the area. Su Xing didn't act rashly, but patiently waited.
Until the sky was just beginning to lighten, when the patrolling guild executives were about to change shifts, Su Xing made his move!
Like a nimble black cat, he instantly reached the trigger mechanism of the secret room.
Triggering the mechanism, his figure flashed into a cellar.
Following the stairs, Su Xing rushed towards the underground vault 150 zhang deep.
"About a hundred auras... their strength is not strong, they should be the puppets in the simulation!"
Su Xing didn't hesitate, instantly arriving in the secret room.
This was a very spacious secret room, probably a hundred zhang wide.
In the corner, there were quite a few human-shaped puppets with their eyes closed.
Soul consciousness spread out, Su Xing sighed and said:
"It's a pity, these people's souls have been destroyed, although they still look alive, they are already dead..."
With that, Su Xing didn't hesitate any longer.
The next second, the Blazing Fire Technique erupted!
Boom!
Extremely high-temperature flames, in Su Xing's hands, were like dancing fire sprites.
With each breath, more than ten puppets were incinerated.
The whole process took no more than three minutes, and over a hundred Gold and Master-level puppets died under Su Xing's Blazing Fire Technique.
"Whew~"
After continuously using the Blazing Fire Technique, Su Xing adjusted his breath.
First, he carefully burned each corpse to ashes, ensuring that no trace was left behind.
Then, Su Xing began to loot this secret room.
He opened several two-meter-high large boxes, filled to the brim with various colorful pieces of equipment.
Blue, purple, gold!
They emitted a glow that symbolized high-level equipment.
Su Xing's breath became heavy, too busy to count how much equipment there was.
Su Xing put all the large boxes into the Spiritual Field Blessed Land in one go.
Then, Su Xing went to a corner and picked up a piece of black metal about half a person's height.
Fourth-order exotic metal!
"Sure enough, this piece of fourth-order exotic metal alone is probably worth at least 50 million energy!"
Su Xing also put the exotic metal into the Spiritual Field Blessed Land.
In the cabinet next to the exotic metal, there were several bills and a sealed letter.
Su Xing hesitated for a moment and didn't choose to touch the bills and letter.
After all, if some treasures were lost, the Black Dragon Guild might just assume it was a thief.
But if this key information was moved, they might investigate more intensely?
Moreover, Su Xing already knew the content of the letter and the bills, there was no need to create more trouble now.
Quickly collecting all the valuable equipment and props, Su Xing turned around and ran towards the surface.
He ran all the way, using his Divine Power Realm cultivator's physical fitness to the limit, his figure hidden in the night.
When the sky was just beginning to brighten, Su Xing had arrived at the Kyoto Professional Market.
The place was bustling with people, countless professionals carrying out transactions.
Su Xing walked into a deserted alley, used his soul consciousness to make sure no one noticed him, and turned into the Spiritual Field Blessed Land.
"Whew... finally, it's done!"
After entering the Spiritual Field Blessed Land, Su Xing let out a long breath.
He couldn't help but feel excited.
This was the first time in half a year that he had taken action!
And he was facing powerful organizations like the Black Dragon Guild and the Descending Church.
Although in the simulator, Su Xing had fought against them many times, this was the first time in the real world.
This made Su Xing very excited.
Carefully reviewing the details of his actions and ensuring there were no loopholes, Su Xing began to check the huge wealth he had acquired.
First, he took out the large boxes of equipment, Su Xing didn't hesitate, and directly prepared to exchange them for energy.
The pleasant voice of the simulator rang out in Su Xing's ears.
[Ding, detected equipment containing huge energy, a total value of 83.24 million simulation energy, do you want to exchange?]
"Yes!"
Su Xing said without hesitation, then took out the exotic metal as well.
[Ding, detected ore containing huge energy, a total value of 57.68 million simulation energy, do you want to exchange?]
"Yes!"
Su Xing's heart pounded excitedly, and he exclaimed:
"Damn, I got 140 million energy in one go! Never had such a huge sum before!"
"As expected, robbing and killing leads to wealth... people don't become rich without windfalls! The ancients didn't lie to me!"
Su Xing couldn't contain his excitement.
Adding this large sum of energy to what he had left, Su Xing's energy directly increased to 170 million points!
"Is the Black Dragon Guild my lucky place?"
Su Xing had been worrying about how to bring out those thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers!
Now, it turned out that he could directly bring them out, and still had tens of millions of energy left.
This was too awesome!
After calming down, Su Xing silently said:
"Exchange Gathering Spirit Flowers and the Descendant of Divine Farmer talent!"
[Ding! You have successfully brought out the Purple Talent Descendant of Divine Farmer, costing 1 million energy, remaining energy 170,005,000.]
[Detecting that you have the Blue Talent Plant Affinity, same type of talent, automatically replacing...]
[You have successfully brought out one thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers (Mature), five hundred Gathering Spirit Flower Seeds, costing 105 million energy, remaining energy 65,005,000.]
The simulation energy flowed away like a waterfall, and in the blink of an eye, over 100 million energy was spent.
But Su Xing didn't feel bad, after all, this simulation energy was a windfall, and Su Xing earned it in one night.
Thinking of this, Su Xing sighed: "Stealing and robbing is still the fastest way to make money! If I were to save up myself, when would I ever get there?"
Purple talent energy poured into Su Xing's body, Su Xing looked at the spiritual field not far away.
At some point, those cute white flowers had already covered a large area of the spiritual field.
A full thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers!
The rich spiritual energy came in waves, and the spiritual energy content in the entire Spiritual Field Blessed Land was rapidly rising!
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 143: A New Round of Simulation, the King Among the Demon Race (5k)
"Excellent! With these Gathering Spirit Flowers, at least spiritual energy won't hinder my cultivation to the peak of the Divine Transformation Realm!"
Su Xing's heart filled with joy.
Even before the spiritual energy depletion, a thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers would be a supreme treasure.
And now, even a single Gathering Spirit Flower would be enough to make a Divine Transformation cultivator like Sect Elder Gou fight to the death for it!
Yet, such precious spiritual herbs were now almost everywhere on Su Xing's small mountain.
Thinking of this, Su Xing's eyes were filled with a sense of accomplishment.
After basking in his pride for a while, Su Xing didn't rush out, but decided to stay in the Spiritual Field Blessed Land for two weeks to lay low.
Before he went out, Su Xing had already informed Jin Congxue that their trading time would be pushed back a week, which meant that after two weeks, when the agreed time came, Su Xing could go out without worry.
"So during this period, I'll focus on alchemy!"
Su Xing's face couldn't help but break into a smile, then he took out his alchemy furnace and began to expertly refine pills.
While Su Xing was leisurely refining pills...
At this moment, the Black Dragon Guild was not so peaceful!
As soon as Su Xing broke into the secret room, the Martial Emperor expert sensed it and rushed towards the guild.
But Su Xing acted too fast. By the time he returned to the secret room, Su Xing had already run to the Professional Market and entered the Spiritual Field Blessed Land.
The Martial Emperor expert's expression was uncertain as he looked at everything around him, muttering:
"Who... who did this?"
Then, the Martial Emperor's legs began to tremble uncontrollably. After hesitating for a moment, he picked up a sound transmission jade slip and activated it.
From the other end of the jade slip, an old voice came.
"What is it?"
Upon hearing the voice, the Martial Emperor expert trembled even more, stammering:
"Lord Dragon, something happened... the Black Dragon Guild's secret room has been robbed, all those over a hundred puppets are dead, and all the treasures are gone..."
"I felt the trigger mechanism and rushed back, but it was still too late! The person's strength... is probably not inferior to mine!"
"Lord..."
The Martial Emperor expert hurriedly explained.
On the other end of the sound transmission jade slip, Lord Dragon fell silent for a moment before asking, "Are the ledger and the letter still there?"
The Martial Emperor hurriedly opened the cabinet, and seeing the untouched ledger and the letter, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said:
"Lord, they are! The ledger and the letter haven't been touched!"
On the other end of the sound transmission jade slip, Lord Dragon was silent for a long time, and his voice slowly came:
"I understand, that's all for now, don't make a fuss about it..."
The scene shifted back to the Spiritual Field Blessed Land.
Su Xing had been in the Spiritual Field Blessed Land for a week. During this week, Su Xing had been refining pills and hadn't stepped out of the Spiritual Field Blessed Land.
In a week, he refined six thousand pills!
"Whew... It's almost been a week, right?"
Su Xing wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered:
"I wonder what the situation is like outside, should I go out and check the wind?"
But then, Su Xing shook his head slightly.
"No, it's only been a week, maybe the Black Dragon Guild's spies are still around, I should stay hidden for another week!"
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
A week had passed, and the cooldown for the new round of simulation was complete.
On June 10th, New Era 2024, Su Xing promptly began a new round of simulation.
"Start simulation!"
[Ding! This simulation consumes 4,000 energy, remaining energy 65,005,000, remaining simulation times unlimited.]
[Simulation start!]
[Spend 1,000 energy to draw a Green Talent, 10,000 energy for a Blue Talent, and 100,000 energy for a Purple Talent. Do you want to draw?]
"Draw a Purple Talent!"
[Congratulations on obtaining the Purple Talent: Unstoppable Spear!]
[Unstoppable Spear]: Your battle endurance is greatly enhanced, (censored...)
Su Xing: "..."
Su Xing rubbed his hands, feeling a bit excited.
Su Xing glanced at it and lost interest. Although the talent was very powerful, Su Xing didn't need it for now!
Looking at the simulation panel, Su Xing was already thinking about his plan for this simulation.
"Zhenyao Pass Dungeon... the channel connecting the real world and the Demon Realm?"
Su Xing's heart stirred slightly, if he could truly escape to the Demon Realm through Zhenyao Pass, maybe he could escape and avoid being swallowed by the giant beast!
Even if only Su Xing could escape, it would greatly extend the simulation time.
"Then, let's give it a try!"
[In the Spiritual Field Blessed Land, you realize that you are in a simulation.]
[You don't rush to leave the Spiritual Field Blessed Land and return to reality, but continue to stay in the Spiritual Field Blessed Land for another week.]
[During this week, you continue to refine pills and take care of the spiritual plants in the spiritual field.]
[After a week, you leave the Spiritual Field Blessed Land and return to the real world. No one notices you. You contact Jin Congxue and meet her.]
[You ask Jin Congxue about any recent abnormalities in the Black Dragon Guild, but Jin Congxue says there are none.]
[Your hanging heart finally relaxes, and you begin your daily cultivation and farming.]
[Although the spiritual energy in the Blessed Land is much richer, it is extremely difficult for a Divine Transformation cultivator to break through, and your cultivation yields little effect.]
[So, you take the time to check on Wang Qingxuan a few times, ensuring that she won't be misled by the Descending Church, and then you start searching for traces of the Descending Church.]
[You spend several months and finally find that the Descending Church's main base is located in Shuangqing City, Southwest Province.]
[You arrive in Shuangqing City and deliberately use your soul consciousness to sweep through the city recklessly.]
[Sure enough, half a month later, Sect Elder Gou finds you.]
[Sect Elder Gou is surprised to see your youthful appearance, and then he realizes that you must have taken over this current body.]
[After a round of wits and courage with Sect Elder Gou, you, with the help of two Life Extension Pills, obtain some spiritual herbs from Sect Elder Gou and gain the opportunity to join the Descending Church.]
[Under the introduction of Sect Elder Gou, you quickly become an Elder of the Descending Church.]
[Afterwards, you secretly connect with Luo Shuyin and gain her trust.]
[With Luo Shuyin's help, you quickly obtain a large batch of spiritual herbs.]
[You patiently wait, on the surface being brothers with Sect Elder Gou while secretly refining spiritual herbs and accumulating strength.]
[Soon, two years pass.]
[In the third year, you have nearly 200,000 pills in your possession, and you believe that the time is ripe, it's time to betray the Descending Church with Luo Shuyin.]
[Before escaping, you don't forget to smear Sect Elder Gou, politely inviting him to dinner.]
[After you defect, you go to Daxia Kyoto, you take out all 200,000 pills, easily gaining the trust of the Daxia military, and become a core figure.]
[Later, you continue to refine higher-level Dragon Spirit Pills, Primal Martial Pills, and Soul Condensation Pills, adding more powerful individuals to the Daxia Kingdom.]
[In the same year, your betrayal is discovered by the Descending Church, and they begin to hunt you down.]
[But because you and Luo Shuyin are in the Daxia military, the Descending Church can only target Sect Elder Gou.]
[Sect Elder Gou once again begins his journey of escape.]
[In the fourth year, with your help, Luo Shuyin successfully becomes a Legendary-level expert.]
[At the same time, your Primal Martial Pills, Divine Power Pills, and other pills add hundreds of Heavenly King and dozens of Martial Emperor experts to the Daxia Kingdom.]
[For your future plans and to better improve your cultivation, you decide to join Zhenyao Pass.]
[Although the entire human race opposes it, you have made up your mind, and are willing to start as an unknown soldier, engaging in battles on the front lines.]
[When you first join the battlefield, due to a lack of combat experience, your full strength can only be exerted to half.]
[But even so, King-level demonic beasts are no match for you in a single encounter, and Demon Emperors can only barely match you.]
[As your combat experience becomes more proficient, you gradually begin to fully utilize the strengths of a Divine Power Realm cultivator.]
[With Yuan Force entanglement, Heavenly King-level demonic beasts can't even withstand three punches from you.]
[Ordinary Demon Emperors can also be severely injured after enduring a hundred punches, coughing up blood.]
[In just half a year, you have killed dozens of Demon Kings and three Demon Emperors.]
[With enough Demon Emperor flesh and blood essence, your body refinement strength begins to increase rapidly.]
[Fifth Year, you have been in Zhenyao Pass for a full year, experiencing hundreds of battles, large and small, and under the high-intensity fighting, you can now fully utilize your strength.]
[You consume five jin of Demon Emperor flesh and blood essence every day, and your strength and cultivation level progress visibly.]
[Sixth Year, this year you killed ten Demon Emperors and over a hundred Demon Kings.]
[Your strength alone is comparable to ten Martial Emperors on the battlefield.]
[You consume five jin of Demon Emperor flesh and blood essence every day, and then, under the continuous high-intensity battles, you quickly absorb this pure energy and convert it into cultivation.]
[Seventh Year, you begin to kill enemies with your sword, and wherever the Three Talismans Sword Technique passes, Demon Kings are wiped out.]
[You gradually gain a reputation in Zhenyao Pass and are hailed as the First Sword Emperor of Zhenyao Pass.]
[Eighth Year, you continue to fight with your sword, and in the endless slaughter, your mastery of the sword further improves.]
[Over the years, you have killed dozens of Demon Emperors and hundreds of Demon Kings. Now, all Demon Kings flee at the sound of your name.]
[Ninth Year, under the daily supply of Demon Emperor flesh and blood essence, you feel that you are getting closer to the Divine Power Realm, fifth level.]
[Tenth Year, your body refinement cultivation finally breaks through, you become a Divine Power Realm, fifth level cultivator!]
[Eleventh Year, after fighting with your sword, you begin to try using your own Yuan Force.]
[Entangled-level Yuan Force, covering your fists, can greatly enhance the power and solidity of your fists.]
[But the consumption is also enormous, and once your Yuan Force is depleted, your physical strength will also decline rapidly. You must rest fully to slowly recover your Yuan Force.]
[You discover that consuming demonic beast flesh and blood essence can accelerate Yuan Force recovery.]
[In continuous battles, your cultivation, combat experience, and mastery of Yuan Force are rapidly improving.]
[In the blink of an eye, three years pass. In the fourteenth year, your practical experience has greatly improved, and your mastery of combat techniques exceeds that of ordinary people.]
[Not only can you flexibly utilize your swordsmanship, Yuan Force, and other powers, but you can even, relying on your extraordinary combat skills, exert a combat power slightly exceeding your own strength.]
[Fifteenth Year, you have been in Zhenyao Pass for over ten years.]
[Over these years, the number of Demon Emperors you have killed is no less than 200, and the number of Demon Kings is close to a thousand, with countless Master-level and below demonic beasts.]
[In the thousands of years of Zhenyao Pass's history, below the Legendary level, you are the strongest individual in terms of the number of Demon Emperors and Demon Kings killed.]
[You are awarded the Human Hero Medal of Zhenyao Pass and become a general whose status is comparable to that of a Legendary expert!]
[Although, with your status, these honors are just icing on the cake, but it is still a matter of joy, it is the recognition of your strength by others.]
[Sixteenth Year, with continuous battles and the continuous replenishment of flesh and blood essence, you feel that you are not far from the Divine Power Realm, sixth level.]
[In over ten years of bloody battles, you feel that your mind is exceptionally firm. Like most soldiers, you have developed an unyielding, iron-blooded mentality.]
[Sometimes, unintentionally, your gaze and the murderous aura emanating from you can scare low-level demonic beasts so much that they don't dare to breathe.]
[You have grasped the rudimentary form of murderous intent!]
[Seventeenth Year, your body refinement cultivation makes another breakthrough, you become a Divine Power Realm, sixth level cultivator!]
Su Xing saw this and took a deep breath.
"I actually grasped the rudimentary form of murderous intent!"
Su Xing remembered that in a previous simulation, he had fought in Zhenyao Pass for over ten years and also grasped the rudimentary form of murderous intent through killing enemies.
Su Xing guessed that this should be a special ability that could be grasped when the number of kills reached a certain level.
It was also a form of recognition of killing experience!
Su Xing muttered:
"It seems that it's time to choose practical combat experience. Only with sufficient practical combat experience can I maximize the advantages of my Divine Power Realm cultivation!"
"However..."
Su Xing paused and sighed:
"This demonic beast flesh and blood essence is truly a treasure for body refinement cultivators!"
"In just over ten years, I've gone from body refinement, fourth level to body refinement, sixth level. If other body refinement cultivators knew this speed, they'd probably be shocked!"
After all, the cultivation of body refinement cultivators was even more difficult and time-consuming than that of Qi Refinement cultivators.
Ordinary Divine Transformation Realm cultivators take 20-30 years to break through a level, and for Divine Power Realm cultivators, it takes at least 30 years!
And Su Xing, on average, breaks through a level in less than ten years!
In addition to the Purple Talents "Immense Strength" and "Gluttony," this Demon Emperor flesh and blood essence is the key!
Thinking this, the corners of Su Xing's mouth rose slightly.
"Maybe, in this simulation, I can break through to Divine Power Realm, seventh level!"
Divine Power Realm, seventh level, that would mean entering the later stages of the Divine Power Realm, and the Divine Power peak would no longer be far away.
His gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[Eighteenth Year, on the battlefield, you begin to consciously hone your murderous intent.]
[Although you don't know how to cultivate it specifically, you know that as long as you continue to kill enemies, you can enhance the intensity of murderous intent, and by using this murderous intent, you can master it faster.]
[Using the most primitive cultivation method, on the battlefield, you release your aura, and all Silver-level demonic beast cannon fodder don't even dare to approach.]
[This year, you kill ten Demon Emperors, over a hundred Demon Kings, and countless Master-level and below demonic beasts...]
[Nineteenth Year, as your reputation grows louder, not only does Zhenyao Pass echo with your name, but many demonic beasts in the Demon Race also begin to know your name.]
[Weak demonic beasts avoid you, fearing to encounter you.]
[But some extremely powerful demonic beasts begin to actively cause trouble for you.]
[One day, you finally encounter a peculiar demonic beast. This beast is only ten meters tall, but its appearance resembles a human, and it has the strength of a late-stage Demon Emperor.]
[What surprises you even more is that this demonic beast can speak human language and is even very knowledgeable about the affairs of Blue Star.]
[He claims to be a member of the royal family of the demon race, the Liexi Tribe!]
[You are curious and ask him why his body is so much smaller than that of ordinary demonic beasts.]
[The Liexi Tribe demonic beast flashes a look of disdain and claims that only inferior races have such large bodies, nothing but a mass of dead flesh.]
[While mocking you, the Liexi Tribe's gaze is fixed on you. He says that you are quite strong, and your name has begun to echo within the royal family, so he came, prepared to end you.]
[Having said that, the Liexi Tribe charges at you, and you are no pushover either, quickly defending yourself.]
[In just over a dozen rounds of fighting, you feel the huge difference between this Liexi Tribe and ordinary demonic beasts.]
[This Liexi Tribe Demon Emperor is the strongest enemy you have encountered in over ten years.]
[There is a silver-red horn growing on his forehead, incredibly tough. Even if you wrap your fists with Yuan Force and clash with it, your tiger's mouth will crack.]
[What surprises you even more is that this Liexi Tribe can actually use fire-type spells. The beam of flame emitted from his horn, although not as good as the Blazing Fire Technique, is far superior to ordinary flames.]
[You engage with the Liexi Tribe for over a hundred rounds, and after gradually becoming accustomed to his attack methods, you start to gain the upper hand.]
[Your battle with him continues from dusk until the next morning.]
[After several hours of fierce fighting, you leave hundreds of wounds on the Liexi Tribe demonic beast, while you are also panting from exhaustion.]
[The Liexi Tribe demonic beast goes from calm at the beginning to surprised and fearful in the end.]
[You know that he is preparing to escape, so you launch a final offensive. After fighting for hundreds of rounds, you finally kill him.]
[After this Liexi Tribe demonic beast dies, to avoid any unexpected incidents, you drag his body into the Spiritual Field Blessed Land, then return to Zhenyao Pass City and enter the Spiritual Field Blessed Land.]
[After resting for several hours, you begin to explore what makes this Liexi Tribe different from ordinary demonic beasts.]
[You discover that the rhino horn on the Liexi Tribe's forehead is extremely tough, even comparable to fourth or fifth-order exotic metals.]
[This Liexi horn is a top-grade material for refining equipment.]
[What surprises you even more is that the body of this Liexi Tribe, less than ten meters tall and weighing only a few dozen tons, contains a full 300 jin of flesh and blood essence!]
[This amount of flesh and blood essence is more than three times that of an ordinary Demon Emperor!]
[And you discover that the flesh and blood essence of the Liexi Tribe is even more effective than that of an ordinary Demon Emperor, containing more abundant energy.]
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 144: Zhenyao Pass Secrets, Battlefield of Slaughter! (5k)
Su Xing raised an eyebrow upon seeing this.
"Liexi Tribe... Sure enough, among these alien races, there are many different races, and the differences between them are vast!"
Su Xing recalled that in a previous simulation.
Luo Shuyin had mentioned the Shadow Tribe to him. This Shadow Tribe seemed to be another type of alien race.
"I wonder which tribe is stronger, the Shadow Tribe or the Liexi Tribe?"
Su Xing pondered for a moment and muttered:
"The strength of these alien races is truly not as simple as it seems. This Liexi Tribe demonic beast said that demonic beasts with huge bodies are just low-grade goods?"
Su Xing didn't agree with this view. Perhaps the ordinary Demon Emperors on the battlefield, hundreds of meters tall, were indeed low-intelligence cannon fodder among the demon race.
But the giant beast that ultimately descended was definitely an extremely powerful being even among the alien races.
Being able to swallow an entire continent in one gulp...
Its size must be comparable to a planetary level!
Sometimes, when a size reaches a certain point, it can cause a qualitative change!
"However, the royal family of the demon race is quite powerful, and most importantly, they can provide more and purer flesh and blood essence... I should pay attention to this later!"
Su Xing nodded slightly.
Obviously, for him, the flesh and blood essence produced by these royal families had a better effect!
His gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[You take out the Liexi Tribe's flesh and blood essence, and after eating only three jin, you feel full in your stomach, and your internal energy is replenished.]
[And compared to breaking through ordinary demonic beast flesh, the Liexi Tribe's flesh and blood essence contains a trace of flame power, which can constantly stimulate your body and accelerate the improvement of your body refinement cultivation!]
[In the following period, you consume the Liexi Tribe Demon Emperor's flesh and blood essence every day, and you feel that your body refinement cultivation is making daily progress.]
[Twentieth Year, the news of you killing the Liexi Tribe Demon Emperor quickly spreads throughout the alien races in Zhenyao Pass.]
[Ordinary Demon Kings and Demon Emperors rarely dare to challenge you anymore, but the royal family Demon Emperors begin to challenge you constantly.]
[In battles with these royal family demonic beasts, your combat skills become more proficient, and you can deal with different types of enemies.]
[Twenty-first Year, in over a year, you have killed over ten ordinary Demon Emperors and several Demon Emperors from different royal families, including but not limited to the Crimson Feather Tribe, the Spirit Swallow Tribe, and the Yellow Lion Tribe...]
[These enemies are difficult to deal with, but you are becoming stronger and always manage to win narrowly.]
[Although you inevitably get injured after battles, the improvement in your combat experience is even greater.]
[Moreover, the flesh and blood essence of these royal families allows your cultivation to maintain rapid growth.]
[Twenty-second Year, your name has spread among the royal family demonic beasts in Zhenyao Pass. These demonic beasts consider defeating you a matter of honor, hoping to kill you to wash away the demon race's shame and gain fame among the demon race.]
[But for you, these royal families are just sending you more flesh and blood essence.]
[Twenty-third Year, gradually, these royal families also realize that you are not easy to deal with, and fewer and fewer Demon Emperors come to challenge you.]
[So, you take the initiative to attack. Whenever you are about to run out of flesh and blood essence, you always hunt two Demon Emperors to replenish your stock.]
[Twenty-fourth Year, after eight years of cultivation and the replenishment of royal family flesh and blood essence, your body refinement cultivation finally takes another step forward!]
[Congratulations on becoming a Divine Power Realm, seventh level cultivator!]
Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this, and couldn't help but feel excited.
"I didn't expect that in just one simulation, I've improved by three minor realms!"
When he first broke through to the Divine Power Realm, Su Xing thought that it would be good if he could improve by two levels in one simulation.
But the effect of the Demon Emperor flesh and blood essence was unexpectedly good, and in addition, the flesh and blood essence of these royal families in the alien races had a very good effect.
Combined with the battles in Zhenyao Pass, Su Xing's physical strength and body refinement cultivation were in a period of rapid growth.
"Very good, let's keep going. First, I'll raise my body refinement cultivation to the peak of the Divine Power Realm, then I'll find a way to improve my Qi Refinement cultivation!"
Su Xing gradually formulated a plan in his heart.
Although the spiritual energy in the Blessed Land was now abundant, the Divine Transformation Realm cultivation was still difficult to improve. It was considered good if he could break through two realms in one simulation.
By this calculation, he would need to waste five or six opportunities to bring out simulation rewards just to increase his Qi Refinement cultivation to the peak of the Divine Transformation Realm.
In comparison, improving his body refinement cultivation would lead to a much faster increase in Su Xing's strength.
After all, for every three levels of body refinement cultivation, Su Xing's strength would increase by 2.2 times!
"Then, the Legendary demonic beasts should be preparing to completely destroy Zhenyao Pass... it's time to explore a bit!"
Su Xing knew that if he wanted to sneak into the Demon Realm from Zhenyao Pass, he definitely couldn't stay in Zhenyao Pass and wait for death.
It was better to enter the endless wild battlefield than to stay in Zhenyao Pass!
[Twenty-fifth Year, although you have been incredibly valiant all these years, you still cannot turn the tide with your strength alone.]
[More and more soldiers die in Zhenyao Pass, and the number of Heavenly King and Martial Emperor professionals is decreasing.]
[You know that the time for the demon race's full-scale invasion is not far off, so you don't want to sit idly by and start preparing.]
[You spend a month refining a batch of Nourishment Pills, Bone Regeneration Pills, and a large number of Disguise Pills and Breath Concealing Pills.]
[These pills can ensure your survival in the wild for a long time.]
[Afterwards, you stockpile a lot of Demon Emperor and Demon King flesh and blood essence, as well as a large number of healing potions, dungeon props, and equipment, to meet any needs.]
[On the night before you leave, you say goodbye to Luo Shuyin. Luo Shuyin seems to sense that something is wrong with your mood, but you don't say much.]
[After a night, you leave silently.]
[You leap from the thousand-zhang-high Zhenyao Pass city wall, infuse your spiritual energy into your feet, ride the wind, and slowly descend to the ground.]
[After taking Breath Concealing and Disguise Pills, you suppress your aura to prevent being discovered by the demon race.]
[As far as the eye can see, the place where you land is filled with bones and a foul stench.]
[Human corpses and demonic beast corpses are everywhere!]
[Vaguely, you even see some low-level demonic beasts gnawing on the flesh of demonic beast corpses under the moonlight.]
[You don't make a sound, continue to hide your aura, and run at an astonishing speed in the opposite direction of Zhenyao Pass.]
[After running for several hours, you are over a thousand miles away from Zhenyao Pass.]
[At this moment, the surrounding scenery begins to change.]
[As far as the eye can see, there is still a vast wilderness ahead, but there are almost no human or demonic beast bones. Instead, the moon in the sky is becoming increasingly red.]
[Looking at the blood moon in the sky, you feel a chill run down your spine.]
Su Xing paused slightly upon seeing this, thinking in his heart whether to use the Immersive Simulation function.
After all, if he used it, Su Xing would be able to see for himself what the area outside Zhenyao Pass looked like.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Xing silently said.
"Use Immersive Simulation function, duration six hours!"
[Ding, you have successfully used the Immersive Simulation function, duration six hours, costing 600,000 simulation energy, remaining energy 64,350,000.]
"Seeing it with my own eyes should give me a deeper understanding of the Zhenyao Pass dungeon, right?"
Su Xing thought to himself.
A white light flashed, and the scenery in front of him began to slowly change.
When Su Xing opened his eyes again, he saw an endless wilderness.
Bare land, scattered rocks, and even very few weeds.
As far as the eye can see, a faint layer of red covers the endless wilderness, and there is a faint smell of blood in the air.
Su Xing looked up, and above his head was indeed a blood-red moon as big as a millstone.
This blood moon turned the land red, and made the wilderness even more eerie and sinister.
"Is this the dungeon where Zhenyao Pass is located?"
"Rather than a dungeon, it's more like a world! I wonder... how big is this world?"
Su Xing's heart stirred, and his soul consciousness spread out like a tide.
But what surprised Su Xing was that his three-thousand-zhang soul consciousness could now only extend three hundred zhang at most!
"This world is a bit strange! My soul consciousness has been weakened by 90%?"
Su Xing frowned slightly. The secrets of Zhenyao Pass were becoming increasingly greater.
Maintaining his soul consciousness within a hundred zhang of his body, Su Xing continued to run forward.
Su Xing maintained a speed of one hundred kilometers per hour, not fast, but it could ensure his safety and allow him to better observe this world.
After running for several hours, Su Xing finally stopped, a look of confusion on his face.
"Strange, I've run over a thousand miles, and I haven't seen any demonic beast army, not even scattered demonic beasts..."
Su Xing had run over a thousand miles, and within the range of his soul consciousness, he sensed demonic beasts ranging from Silver-level to Demon Emperor.
But most of them were scattered on the battlefield, acting alone.
"Then... how did the demon race's demonic beast army get to Zhenyao Pass?"
Su Xing pondered in his heart.
"Could it be that they didn't travel physically, but used methods similar to teleportation arrays?"
Human beings couldn't have come to the Zhenyao Pass dungeon from Blue Star.
They must have been teleported directly to the interior of Zhenyao Pass from a special teleportation array point.
Su Xing suspected that the demon race also had similar means.
In addition, Su Xing had another question in his mind.
Looking up at the moon in the sky, the farther Su Xing was from Zhenyao Pass, the closer and more blood-red the moon above his head seemed to become.
The blood moon shone on Su Xing, and he felt a vague sense of irritability and other negative emotions.
If Su Xing hadn't passed the "Five Trials of the Mind," he might have been misled by this blood moon, turning into a monster that only knew how to kill...
"Also, the range of this world is too vast, probably no smaller than the entire Blue Star?"
"And Zhenyao Pass, the place of defense, seems to be only a few hundred kilometers in radius... In the blueprint of this world, it only occupies a very small part?"
Just as Su Xing was lost in thought, his soul consciousness suddenly sensed an approaching aura.
Su Xing immediately became alert and grasped his spiritual sword, Mo Bing.
"Who's there? Come out!"
Su Xing frowned and shouted.
What Su Xing didn't expect was that a figure actually appeared not far away.
Looking closely, it was...
"Luo Shuyin, what are you doing here?"
Su Xing's tone was a bit surprised and also a bit excited.
But Luo Shuyin remained silent for a few seconds, staring straight at Su Xing. After a long time, she said:
"You shouldn't have left me behind..."
Su Xing was stunned for a moment, feeling a little guilty, but still explained:
"After all, there are your people in Zhenyao Pass, I was afraid you wouldn't be able to bear to leave them... And, my trip is a one-way ticket, it's very dangerous, I didn't want to involve you..."
Luo Shuyin was silent for a few seconds before saying:
"I'd rather be with you... wherever you go, I'll go..."
Upon hearing this, Su Xing felt warmth in his heart.
At this moment, the blood-red moonlight bathed Luo Shuyin.
Luo Shuyin was wearing a light black robe, her hair cascading over her shoulders.
She wasn't wearing a mask. The red moon shone on Luo Shuyin's delicate face, making it appear particularly exquisite and beautiful, like a perfect work of art, making Su Xing's breath catch in his throat.
Su Xing took a deep look at Luo Shuyin and said:
"Following me, you might die..."
Luo Shuyin took a step forward and said earnestly:
"Death is inevitable anyway... Based on the current situation, Zhenyao Pass is not far from being broken."
Su Xing nodded slightly, gave Luo Shuyin a gesture, and the two walked deeper into the wilderness.
Along the way, Su Xing's outward-facing soul consciousness did discover quite a few demonic beasts.
But those demonic beasts were mostly out of their minds, wandering aimlessly in the wilderness, and their eyes had even turned scarlet and filled with murderous intent.
Luo Shuyin, who was following behind, suddenly asked:
"Su Xing, aren't you affected by the Slaughter Moon?"
Su Xing was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion, "Slaughter Moon?"
Luo Shuyin pointed to the moon high in the sky and said, "That moon, it's called the Slaughter Moon."
Seeing that Su Xing was still a bit confused, Luo Shuyin continued to explain:
"The world we are currently in is called the Battlefield of Slaughter... Zhenyao Pass is just the name your Blue Star human race gives it, and it only refers to that specific area near the city..."
Su Xing was even more puzzled. Battlefield of Slaughter, this was the first time he had heard this name.
Compared to Su Xing, Luo Shuyin seemed to know much more.
She began to explain:
"The Battlefield of Slaughter, it is said that a long time ago, a powerful being fought a war with alien races, and the outcome of that battle is unknown..."
"Only that this originally vast world was shattered, countless half-planes and fragmented worlds scattered in the spatial turbulence, and these scattered fragmented worlds are called the Battlefield of Slaughter!"
"Not only is there a Battlefield of Slaughter here on Blue Star, but outside my homeland, the world where the Spirit Tribe is located, there is also a Battlefield of Slaughter... Our battles with the alien races take place on the Battlefield of Slaughter there."
"Legend has it that the Battlefield of Slaughter hides extremely great secrets and is also a passage for alien races to invade various worlds!"
Pausing, Luo Shuyin looked at Su Xing.
"So, you are actually looking for a path to other worlds? You want to find the spatial turbulence in the Battlefield of Slaughter... to be honest, the chances are very slim."
After hearing Luo Shuyin's words, Su Xing fell into deep thought.
Combining the information he obtained from Sect Elder Gou in the last simulation, Su Xing had a general understanding.
The Battlefield of Slaughter is a channel for the demon race to invade the world, and also the only exit for the human race to escape the invasion.
After a moment of silence, Su Xing asked again:
"Then why is the moon in the sky called the Slaughter Moon?"
Luo Shuyin explained:
"I'm not entirely sure, but there are legends that a certain evil god died in the Battlefield of Slaughter, and after his death, he transformed into the red moon in the sky, affecting all living beings in the Battlefield of Slaughter..."
"It is said that when he influences enough creatures, he can revive..."
Su Xing nodded after listening and said, "The reason I'm not affected is probably because my mind is quite firm, right? But you, you don't seem to be affected much either?"
Luo Shuyin shook her head after listening and explained:
"Although I'm a member of the Spirit Tribe and have naturally stronger spiritual power, the Slaughter Moon still affects me. It's just that I am now a... Legendary expert, so I can resist these negative emotions to a certain extent."
"But if I go any deeper, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for long..."
Su Xing asked again, "Then, what's at the end of this battlefield?"
Luo Shuyin shook her head and said, "I don't know, but if you want to find a passage to escape this battlefield, I guess it's most likely at the deepest part of the red moon?"
Su Xing memorized every word that Luo Shuyin said.
Then the two continued to walk forward for a while.
Along the way, Luo Shuyin's face became increasingly pale, as if she was desperately resisting the influence of the red moon.
Su Xing thought for a moment and took out two Clarity Pills and gave them to Luo Shuyin.
"Take these, they should be of some help to you now."
Luo Shuyin swallowed them without hesitation, and after a while, her complexion did indeed improve.
Clarity Pills had the effect of calming emotions and clearing the mind, so they were somewhat effective against the influence of the red moon.
But Su Xing knew that a mid-grade pill called the Tranquility Pill had a better effect and was specifically used to calm emotions.
Su Xing and Luo Shuyin walked forward for a while longer.
At this time, a prompt came from his mind indicating the end of the Immersive Simulation time.
Su Xing thought for a moment and felt that continuing forward wouldn't yield much more, so he temporarily exited the Immersive Simulation.
Back in the real world, Su Xing looked at the simulation text in front of him and muttered:
"Slaughter Moon, Battlefield of Slaughter... the only escape route?"
Su Xing took a deep breath and looked at the simulation panel.
[Luo Shuyin finds you, and you walk together on this barren battlefield.]
[There is no direction on the Battlefield of Slaughter, only the red moon above.]
[As you continue forward, the red moon above your head becomes larger, and its negative influence on living beings becomes stronger.]
[Along the way, you encounter increasingly powerful alien races, and some even actively attack you.]
[These alien races have different forms, but their eyes are blood-red, as if they have lost their minds due to slaughter.]
[Fortunately, Luo Shuyin is there to help, so you don't have much difficulty dealing with them.]
[After several days, as you continue to go deeper, Luo Shuyin has to devote more energy to suppressing her own emotions, and she is unable to fully engage in combat.]
[As such, you can only bear the pressure and deal with the red-eyed alien races wandering in the Battlefield of Slaughter alone.]
(End of Chapter)