Chapter 145: Ten Thousand Demons Pay Homage, Rudimentary Form of Murderous Intent! (5k)
[You continue in this way for several days, and during these few days, you and Luo Shuyin travel at least thousands of kilometers.]
[But you still haven't reached the end of this battlefield, and all you can sense is the increasingly large blood moon above.]
[The red moon, which was originally high in the sky, has slowly descended, almost parallel to your line of sight. It seems that if you continue to run, you will be able to touch the red moon.]
[As you continue to go deeper, the alien races you encounter become stronger and stronger. With your strength alone, you are starting to struggle.]
[From the initial Gold and Master-level alien races to the current Heavenly King and Demon Emperor-level alien races.]
[These alien races are frenzied and irrational, only knowing to destroy all living things around them based on instinct.]
[After several more days, you gradually discover some Legendary-level alien races. Those alien races are extremely powerful, and just by glancing at them from a distance, you don't dare to get close.]
[As a result, your speed slows down, and you carefully avoid any Legendary alien races that might attack along the way.]
[But ultimately, you unfortunately encounter a few Legendary red-eyed alien races.]
[These red-eyed alien races, although irrational, are still powerful. In your and Luo Shuyin's current state, you are completely unable to resist.]
[Even if Luo Shuyin tries to stop them with her life, you are still torn to pieces by these red-eyed alien races.]
[You die!]
[Your soul separates from your body and tries to escape, but soon the red moon falls upon your soul, and your soul dissipates...]
[Your talent, Unwilling to Die, activates!]
[You widen your eyes and see the red moon engulf your soul. You vaguely sense that the red moon becomes even more crimson.]
[You see countless red-eyed alien races on the blood-red earth looking up at the red moon and bowing down in submission.]
[They are... paying homage!]
[Ding, the simulation is over!]
After the simulation ended, Su Xing looked at the text in front of him and pondered.
"Could it be that this red moon is truly formed from the remains of a dead evil god?"
Although Su Xing thought it was a bit ridiculous, everything that happened in the simulator made him have to suspect it.
This red moon definitely has consciousness!
Whether it's Su Xing's soul being captured by the red moon or the bowing actions of those alien beasts, it seems to suggest that the rumors Luo Shuyin mentioned were not baseless.
"It's a pity that the exploration of the Battlefield of Slaughter in this simulation wasn't thorough enough..."
A look of surprise flashed in Su Xing's eyes, and he muttered:
"Mainly, it's because my strength wasn't enough! On this Battlefield of Slaughter... there are actually a large number of Legendary-level alien races!"
"And the deeper you go, the stronger these alien races become, and the greater the influence of the red moon on me... Could there be red-eyed alien races stronger than Legendary level at the deepest point?"
Su Xing was unsure.
But no matter what, based on the current situation, the Divine Power Realm cultivation was absolutely not enough to break through this Battlefield of Slaughter!
"Perhaps, a peak Divine Transformation Realm combined with a peak Divine Power Realm could forcibly break through those Legendary demonic beasts... But my current strength isn't enough!"
Su Xing sighed and muttered:
"Ultimately, it's still a matter of insufficient strength! But speaking of which, if my strength were enough... I wouldn't need to find a way to escape the Battlefield of Slaughter, I would directly fight that planetary-level giant beast!"
Su Xing shook his head slightly and temporarily abandoned this impractical idea.
It was too early for him to encounter the Battlefield of Slaughter.
But this wasn't necessarily a bad thing. For Su Xing, it was equivalent to a deeper understanding of this world and another path to consider.
"If I can truly escape from the Battlefield of Slaughter to other worlds, the duration of the simulation might be greatly extended!"
A gleam flashed in Su Xing's eyes.
After all, he was following the path of a cultivator. In the later stages of cultivation, breaking through a minor realm would take decades or even hundreds of years, and a brief retreat could easily take over a decade.
Even with Su Xing's talent, it would probably take him several decades to break through a realm in the later stages.
And Blue Star would perish in less than 30 years.
So, how could he have enough time to cultivate?
That's why Su Xing tried every means to improve the strength of the human race, wasn't it to gain more simulation time?
"Sigh, the road ahead is long! Let's take a look at the rewards from this simulation first!"
Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation reward options.
[Unstoppable Spear]: Purple Talent, price 1 million energy.
[Twenty-Six Years of Alchemy Experience]: Alchemy insights, price 1 million energy.
[Divine Transformation Realm, Third Level Cultivation]: Break through five barriers, enter Divine Transformation, price 20 million energy.
[Divine Power Realm, Seventh Level Cultivation]: Body refinement cultivation, price 30 million energy.
[Twenty Years of Combat Experience in Zhenyao Pass]: Contains your twenty years of experience in Zhenyao Pass, killing hundreds of thousands of demonic beasts. After learning this, your combat experience and combat skills will greatly improve, and due to continuous killing, you will grasp the Rudimentary Form of Murderous Intent, price 20 million energy.
Faced with these reward options, Su Xing didn't hesitate much.
After all, in this simulation, in addition to exploring Zhenyao Pass, Su Xing's main purpose was to improve his strength.
Moreover, the harvest of this simulation exceeded Su Xing's expectations, reaching the Divine Power Realm, seventh level!
"I wonder what kind of effect this Rudimentary Form of Murderous Intent has?"
Su Xing's eyes were full of anticipation, and he silently said:
"I choose the Divine Power Realm, seventh level cultivation, and the twenty years of combat experience!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the simulator's prompt sounded in Su Xing's mind.
[Ding! You have successfully brought out the Divine Power Realm, seventh level cultivation, costing 30 million energy, remaining energy 34,350,000.]
[You have successfully brought out twenty years of combat experience in Zhenyao Pass, costing 20 million energy, remaining energy 14,350,000.]
As soon as the prompt sounded, two mysterious energies surged into Su Xing's body.
The first thing Su Xing sensed was many fragments of memories appearing in his mind.
Those memory fragments were his twenty years of combat experience in Zhenyao Pass!
Practical application of Yuan Force, practical application of swordsmanship...
Or how to quickly defeat opponents in battle, how to conserve stamina and spiritual energy as much as possible...
Even the weaknesses of different races of demonic beasts, the detailed handling of those details in battle...
Everything was crystal clear.
Twenty years of combat experience transformed Su Xing from a combat novice directly into a combat master!
Discarding all useless movements and techniques, he focused only on killing, only for the sake of killing, only pursuing higher efficiency!
Moreover, the moment the memories flooded into Su Xing's mind, an astonishing aura emanated from his entire body.
This wasn't an improvement in strength or realm, but endless murderous intent!
This murderous intent could only be accumulated through continuous killing, and without hundreds of thousands of lives under your belt, it couldn't be built up.
There's a saying: The eyes of someone who has killed are different from those who haven't.
But now, the murderous intent emanating from Su Xing's entire body was far more than just having killed someone.
Just casually releasing his aura was enough to frighten low-level demonic beasts.
Even demonic beasts of the same level would be affected by Su Xing's murderous intent, their strength reduced by about 10%.
Su Xing unconsciously released his murderous intent, causing the spiritual chickens in the chicken coop a hundred meters away to faint.
"This murderous intent, it's too intense, it seems a bit bad..."
Su Xing frowned slightly and tried to suppress the murderous intent emanating from his body.
Then, the murderous intent moved according to his will, completely surging into Su Xing's body, as if it had burst out with such astonishing murderous intent.
From the outside, Su Xing was still the same as before, a sunny, cheerful, and overly handsome college student.
"Incredible... Twenty years of combat experience, this is truly a huge treasure!"
Su Xing was quite excited.
If it weren't for Su Xing's lack of practical combat experience despite his Divine Power Realm, fourth level cultivation, his full strength could only be exerted to 60-70%, comparable to a junior Martial Emperor.
But now, Su Xing could fully exert his strength and even unleash power beyond his cultivation level.
"Ordinary late-stage Martial Emperors might not be my opponents anymore?"
A flash of confidence appeared in Su Xing's eyes.
However, this was not the end.
The moment the memories were fully digested, the aura emanating from Su Xing's entire body began to erupt wildly!
His cultivation began to increase rapidly!
Divine Power Realm, fourth level... Divine Power Realm, fifth level... Divine Power Realm, sixth level...
Finally, Divine Power Realm, seventh level!
In just a few breaths, Su Xing's cultivation had completed a triple jump.
From the initial stage of the mid-Divine Power Realm, he leaped to a late-stage Divine Power Realm cultivator!
And in the Divine Power Realm, for every level of increase in realm, strength would increase by 30%!
Su Xing's strength increased by 2.2 times in just a few breaths!
A few breaths ago, Su Xing's strength was 44 million jin.
But now, Su Xing's strength had directly increased to 96.8 million jin!
Nearly 100 million jin of strength!
"Unbelievable, such terrifying strength... it should have exceeded the limit of a Martial Emperor professional, right?"
Su Xing muttered.
"Perhaps, if we were to purely compare strength, I'm already close to a Legendary professional?"
A gleam flashed in Su Xing's eyes.
Even if he wasn't there yet, if Su Xing raised his cultivation to the peak of the Divine Power Realm.
Then his strength would increase by more than double again, reaching an astonishing 200 million jin!
In tons, that's 100,000 tons!
"Perhaps the limit of Divine Power Realm cultivators is truly to be able to remove mountains and pull out trees?"
"No wonder in the simulation, I was able to kill so many Demon Emperors on the battlefield, and even killed several royal family Demon Emperors... You know, it's very difficult for an ordinary Martial Emperor to kill a Demon Emperor, and now I should be considered the peak among the top-tier Martial Emperors, right?"
Su Xing pondered.
His biggest thought now was, how did his current strength compare to Sect Elder Gou?
After comparing for a while, Su Xing said uncertainly.
"In a pure test of strength, I naturally crush Sect Elder Gou... In actual combat, perhaps it would be a 50/50 fight?"
"But that Sect Elder Gou has lived for two or three thousand years, if he still has some trump cards... perhaps I'm not his match."
Su Xing shook his head slightly, then a flash of confidence appeared in his eyes.
"Sect Elder Gou is also considered a genius in his world, but it took him one or two thousand years to achieve this strength..."
"And I've only spent less than a year to achieve this!"
"At this rate, maybe in another month or two, my strength will completely surpass Sect Elder Gou! By then..."
The corners of Su Xing's mouth rose slightly. Time was always on his side.
Currently, even with Luo Shuyin's help, Su Xing could defeat Sect Elder Gou, but he couldn't guarantee the safety of his storage bag.
And Su Xing's goal was the treasures within that storage bag.
When he became even stronger, making Sect Elder Gou unable to resist, then Sect Elder Gou's thousand years of accumulation, spirit stones, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, cultivation techniques, divine abilities, all would belong to Su Xing!
Thinking of this, Su Xing was full of energy!
"Come on, I'll refine pills for another week, wait for the outside situation to calm down, and then I'll go find Jin Congxue!"
Su Xing muttered, then began to furiously refine pills.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a week had passed.
Today was the day Su Xing and Jin Congxue had agreed to trade.
Taking a Concealing Breath Pill, Su Xing adjusted his aura, then left the Spiritual Field Blessed Land and returned to the Professional Market.
His soul consciousness spread out, and after making sure no one noticed him, Su Xing pretended to be an ordinary college student, bought some low-level equipment and props, and then returned to school.
Back at school, Su Xing strolled around leisurely, even going to the cafeteria for a bowl of braised pork.
After confirming that there were no abnormalities, Su Xing sent a text message to Jin Congxue.
Then, he set off for the usual villa.
It wasn't that Su Xing was overly timid, it was just that being cautious was always better.
After all, the Black Dragon Guild was backed by the Descending Church. There was no such thing as being too careful.
If he was truly being followed, Su Xing wasn't too afraid with his current strength, but if he carelessly went to the villa and implicated Jin Congxue, Su Xing would definitely regret it.
Entering the familiar villa room, Jin Congxue had already been waiting for a long time.
They hadn't seen each other for half a month, and Jin Congxue was still beautiful, wearing an ancient Hanfu, looking dignified and gorgeous.
"Sister Xue, why are you dressed so formally today?"
Su Xing sat down familiarly and teased Jin Congxue.
Jin Congxue rolled her eyes and explained:
"Today is the day of my Jin family's ancestral worship. I just finished the ceremony this morning, and I haven't had time to change clothes."
Su Xing was a little puzzled and asked:
"Isn't your hometown in Jinling City? Why are you in Kyoto for ancestral worship?"
Jin Congxue said helplessly, "Who told you my hometown is in Jinling City? My ancestral home is in Kyoto, it was just that my father's generation moved the Jin family's business to Jinling, and then settled in Jiangnan..."
Su Xing nodded and had a rough understanding.
Jin Congxue teased, "Oh, big boss, where have you been busy for the past two days?"
Su Xing grinned and said, "How could I have any free time? I've been busy refining pills!"
Having said that, Su Xing handed over the 12,000 pills he had refined in the past two weeks.
Jin Congxue naturally didn't believe Su Xing's excuse, but she didn't pursue it further. Instead, she handed Su Xing the goods for the past two weeks.
"Here, these are the goods from the past two weeks. The Tarot Chamber of Commerce has been growing rapidly recently, I don't know what good fortune you've encountered..."
"If it continues to develop like this, in a couple of years, the Tarot Chamber of Commerce might become a top-tier chamber of commerce!"
Su Xing took the storage ring and grinned.
He knew in his heart that this was the effect of his Business Fortune Talent.
Although Su Xing didn't manage the Chamber of Commerce, he was the actual boss. He was like a lucky charm, naturally causing the Tarot Chamber of Commerce to develop smoothly.
Then, Jin Congxue took out two ancient jade boxes and handed them to Su Xing.
"These are the herbs you wanted, a thousand-year-old Ginseng, Ganoderma, and Polygonum multiflorum..."
"These herbs are not easy to find! Only those families with a long history have some, and I also took a lot of effort to get them."
"And these thousand-year-old herbs must be stored in boxes made of high-quality jade to prevent the medicinal properties from dissipating."
Su Xing nodded and opened the jade box to take a look.
Sure enough, within the jade box, a few thousand-year-old herbs lay quietly, emitting a strong medicinal fragrance.
"Tsk tsk, these thousand-year-old herbs, even if they grow in ordinary soil, are probably comparable to spiritual herbs, right?"
Su Xing estimated that these herbs should be enough for him to refine seven or eight Life Extension Pills.
After refining the Life Extension Pills, if Su Xing had the chance, he could go to the Baili Chamber of Commerce.
After all, Su Xing had been coveting Baili Qi's "precious collection" for a long time.
Su Xing put away the herbs, spent some more time with Jin Congxue, and then reluctantly returned to school.
Entering the Spiritual Field Blessed Land, Su Xing first exchanged the goods from the past two weeks for energy.
In total, the goods from two weeks provided Su Xing with nearly 32 million energy!
Adding to what he had left from the last simulation, his simulation energy reached over 46 million.
Seeing that the simulation time had refreshed, Su Xing prepared to start a new round of simulation.
On June 17th, New Era 2024, Su Xing promptly began his 41st simulation.
"Start simulation!"
[Ding! This simulation consumes 4,100 energy, remaining energy 46,230,000, 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!"
Su Xing didn't hesitate and said directly.
[Congratulations on obtaining the Purple Talent: Wise Fool!]
[Wise Fool]: Purple Talent. You may appear quite simple or even foolish in daily life, but at crucial moments, you can recall your accumulated wisdom and display unprecedented intelligence and insight. This talent is an active talent and can freely switch between "Foolish," "Wise," and "Mediocre" modes.
Note: In the "Foolish" state, intelligence and insight will slightly decrease, which may affect the host's normal life.
Su Xing frowned after seeing the talent description.
"This seems to be another talent that affects insight? However, this talent, it seems a bit... stupid?"
This was the first active talent Su Xing had encountered, and he didn't think it was that simple.
After reading it several times, a gleam flashed in Su Xing's eyes.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 146: The First Active Talent, Wise Fool! (5k)
"This talent seems a bit strong?"
Su Xing roughly understood the effect of the "Wise Fool" talent.
In simple terms, it uses lower intelligence and lower insight in everyday life to exchange for higher insight and higher intelligence at critical moments!
The three states of Foolish, Mediocre, and Wise should be adjustable at any time.
Su Xing quickly thought of how to use this talent.
"If, in daily life, I maintain the Foolish state and my intelligence drops... but when I need to comprehend divine abilities and cultivation techniques, or learn new pills, I activate the Wise state, wouldn't my learning speed skyrocket?"
Su Xing's eyes lit up, and he muttered:
"I wonder how much this Wise state will improve my insight and talent?"
It was clearly a talent specifically designed for simulations!
In the real world, Su Xing could completely maintain the Mediocre state without any impact.
But in the simulation, using "Foolish" to exchange for "Wise" would undoubtedly allow him to quickly achieve his goals.
The most important thing was that this talent could be activated at any time!
There was no need to rely on luck to trigger a sudden epiphany like "Accidental Epiphany."
Thinking of this, Su Xing felt a bit of anticipation.
"Let's see how effective this Wise Fool talent really is."
His gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[In the Spiritual Field Blessed Land, you realize that you are in a simulation.]
[You turn your attention to your talent, Wise Fool.]
[You start tinkering with this talent, and you quickly understand its effect. After setting a trigger phrase, you want to enter the Wise state.]
[But nothing happens...]
[You realize that you need to activate the Foolish state first to accumulate the time needed to trigger the Wise state.]
[So, you shout the phrase "I admit I'm a bit of a gambler," and enter the Foolish state.]
[After entering the Foolish state, you feel like someone hit you in the back of the head with a brick, and your intelligence rapidly declines.]
[Simple problems you used to solve easily now make you think hard and still fail to find answers. Your eyes involuntarily start to cross.]
Su Xing: ???
Seeing this, black lines appeared on Su Xing's forehead, and he couldn't help but complain:
"Damn it, this Foolish state, once activated, you instantly become an idiot! How did you even get cross-eyed?"
"And what's with this phrase? You think you're the child prodigy from primary school, right?"
Although he had expected it, Su Xing still didn't expect that the effect of the Foolish state would be so strong?
"Then, what will the effect be when I activate the Wise state?"
Su Xing felt a bit of anticipation and looked at the simulation panel.
[You try to refine pills. Fortunately, alchemy is already ingrained in your "DNA." Even with your intelligence decline, you can still refine pills, but they will be of a very low grade or substandard quality, and it takes much longer.]
[So, after ten days, you refine five thousand pills.]
[On this day, you shout the phrase "I'm going to get smarter," and enter the Wise state.]
[After entering the Wise state, you feel your intelligence skyrocket. Problems that used to make you think hard are now easily solved by you. Your intelligence and insight have greatly improved.]
[You try to comprehend the Three Talismans Sword Technique. Sure enough, in just one day of comprehension, your cultivation speed is equivalent to three days of cultivation in the past.]
[The next day, the Wise state buff ends, and you return to the Mediocre state.]
Su Xing nodded slightly after seeing this, pondering.
"So that's how it is, ten days of Foolish state can exchange for one day of Wise state?"
"In the Wise state, my insight and intelligence should be tripled, and a day of comprehension is equivalent to three days in the past!"
"And the Foolish state is not completely turning into an idiot. As long as I don't try to learn new things or challenge high-difficulty tasks, when performing tasks that don't require intelligence or are very familiar, I will only be slightly affected."
Su Xing thought for a while and quickly thought of the scenarios where this "Wise Fool" talent was suitable.
"In Immersive Simulation, if I learn new divine abilities and cultivation techniques, it takes 2.4 million energy for 24 hours. To learn it completely, it takes over ten days, which is 24 million energy..."
"But in the "Wise" state, the time and energy required to learn a new divine ability or cultivation technique are reduced by two-thirds!"
"Looking at it this way, perhaps I can try learning more advanced cultivation techniques through the Luotian Grand Assembly dungeon!"
Su Xing's eyes lit up. Whether it was his current cultivation technique, Changchun Technique, or the "Heaven, Earth, Human" Three Talismans Sword Technique, they all needed to be upgraded.
And with this Wise Fool talent, Su Xing could save a lot of time and energy.
"Besides, when refining some high-quality pills, the lack of herbs is a major problem. But in the Wise state, one round of alchemy is equivalent to three!"
"So, I can master new pills faster and even reach the Accomplished and Master levels faster!"
A flash of excitement appeared in Su Xing's eyes.
Simply put, he struck gold with this talent draw!
Although the effect of improving insight was far inferior to "Accidental Epiphany," it had the advantage of being able to be triggered autonomously, greatly increasing its practicality!
"Tsk tsk, it seems that I can go to the Luotian Grand Assembly dungeon again in this simulation. I can memorize the second half of the Three Talismans Sword Technique first, and then comprehend it slowly later!"
Su Xing had a plan in mind and looked at the simulation panel.
[You quickly understand how to use the Wise Fool talent, so for the next ten days, you maintain the Foolish state.]
[In the Foolish state, you stay peacefully in the Spiritual Field Blessed Land, refining pills and honing your body.]
[After ten days, you shout the phrase "Heh, mere mortals," and enter the Mediocre state, then prepare to enter the Luotian Grand Assembly dungeon.]
[You are lucky, and on the second day, you obtain the qualification to enter the Luotian Grand Assembly dungeon and successfully enter the dungeon.]
Su Xing saw this and his heart stirred. He silently said:
"Use Immersive Simulation function, duration 24 hours!"
[Ding, you have successfully used the Immersive Simulation function, duration 24 hours, costing 2.4 million energy, remaining energy 43,730,000.]
A white light flashed before Su Xing's eyes, and then the scenery in front of him changed, and he appeared in the dungeon.
"Good disciple, go to the back mountain and invite Divine Farmer Uncle to attend the Luotian Grand Assembly!"
Su Xing looked up and saw the familiar Grand Elder Niu Ruli speaking.
"Yes, Master!"
Su Xing saluted and walked towards the back mountain.
Along the way, Su Xing recalled the memory fragments in his mind.
"My identity is still Luotian Sect's true disciple, Luo Xiaochuan... It's just that now I'm a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator, a genius in the late Divine Power Realm?"
"The most outstanding three geniuses under a hundred years old in Luotian Sect's current generation. Before the age of a hundred, they have already condensed the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, broken through five barriers, achieved Divine Transformation... and have the qualifications to become an Immortal?"
After absorbing the identity memories in his mind, Su Xing pondered.
"It seems that Luotian Sect is even stronger than I imagined!"
"Divine Transformation cultivators are just true disciples? Then what kind of cultivation level is required for an Elder... or even a Saint Son?"
Su Xing now knew that the old lady in the Library Pavilion was at least a Merging Realm cultivator.
And his master, Niu Ruli, although specializing in body refinement, his cultivation was probably no less than a Merging Realm cultivator...
"Hiss, as expected of a cultivation sect with a history of hundreds of thousands of years. There are probably many Immortals who have come from Luotian Sect. Such profound background... truly terrifying!"
Su Xing felt a sense of joy in his heart.
The stronger Luotian Sect was, the better for Su Xing.
Because this meant that this "illusionary" treasure was even richer, and Su Xing could obtain more cultivation techniques and divine abilities.
Thinking of this, Su Xing soon arrived at the back mountain and saw Divine Farmer Uncle.
Divine Farmer Uncle still looked like a plain farmer. When he saw Su Xing arrive, he put down the farm work in his hands.
Walking up to Su Xing, he smiled and praised, "Your cultivation level is getting higher and higher, disciple. You have become a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator before the age of a hundred. If you work harder, perhaps you can become the Saint Son of our Luotian Sect!"
Saint Son?
Su Xing's heart stirred upon hearing this, and he quickly asked:
"Uncle, what are the requirements for becoming a Saint Son of our sect?"
Divine Farmer With Fields gave Su Xing a strange look but still explained:
"Your body refinement cultivation has reached the late Divine Power Realm. If you become a Breaking Void Realm or Returning Void Realm cultivator and cultivate to the peak of the realm before the age of a hundred, you can become a Saint Son of our sect!"
"Becoming a Saint Son is essentially one foot in the path to immortality, the probability of becoming an Immortal is very high..."
At this point, Divine Farmer With Fields said with pride, "This uncle of yours was the Saint Son of Luotian Sect three thousand years ago!"
Su Xing was a bit surprised and blurted out, "Then Uncle, have you become an Immortal?"
Divine Farmer With Fields turned black and coughed twice, saying:
"Cough, cough, don't bring up that topic! Come on, let's go to the Luotian Grand Assembly!"
Su Xing's words seemed to have touched a sensitive spot with Divine Farmer With Fields, and he didn't speak the whole way.
Soon, after sending Divine Farmer With Fields to the Luotian Grand Assembly, Su Xing took his leave and went to the Library Pavilion.
Seeing the old lady napping at the entrance of the Library Pavilion, Su Xing glanced at her nervously and thought to himself:
"Speaking of which, I still owe this old lady a favor! But she probably doesn't remember."
Su Xing greeted the old lady and then went directly to the "Sword Cultivation General Catalog" that recorded the "Heaven, Earth, Human" Three Talismans Sword Technique.
"I'm going to get smarter!"
Su Xing shamelessly shouted out the phrase and entered the Wise state.
In the Wise state, Su Xing felt that his mind was extremely clear, and his learning and comprehension abilities had increased several times!
Looking at the time, there were still 23 hours before exiting the dungeon.
Su Xing began to delve into the second part of the Three Talismans Sword Technique, Earth Sword.
Earth Sword, it is to connect with the heavens and earth, to add the essence of the heavens and earth to one's body, to use the power of nature, greatly enhancing one's power!
Su Xing was clear-headed now, and he knew that he had less than a day, so he just focused on memorizing the content of Earth Sword.
Soon, a day passed, the Immersive Simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to the real world.
In the real world, Su Xing rubbed his slightly swollen temples and muttered:
"This Three Talismans Sword Technique is profound and unfathomable, its content is like a vast sea. I've memorized at least tens of thousands of words in a day, and I've only barely memorized one-third of the content of Earth Sword..."
"To fully memorize the Earth Sword section, I'll need at least two more times!"
Su Xing began to understand the power of Accidental Epiphany.
This time, Su Xing's intelligence and insight had tripled, and in one day, he had only memorized one-third of the Earth Sword content.
But in the previous Accidental Epiphany, he had only triggered it once, and it was equivalent to ten years of comprehension and learning.
He not only completely memorized the Human Sword section but also completely understood its content, and even learned the principles of sword cultivation from the "Sword Cultivation General Catalog."
In comparison, the effect was much worse!
"Sigh, if only I could trigger Accidental Epiphany again!"
Su Xing sighed and muttered:
"Even if I completely memorize Earth Sword, it would probably take me over ten years to fully understand its content? If I add practicing the sword... the time required would probably increase dramatically!"
Su Xing shook his head slightly.
But fortunately, what he did this time was, first, to try out the effect of the Wise Fool talent, and it exceeded his expectations.
Secondly, he was just preparing for the future. He had only cultivated the Human Sword section to the Accomplished level, and it was already a bit difficult to keep up with his Divine Power Realm, seventh level cultivation.
Su Xing would next find a way to cultivate the Human Sword to the Peak level. By then, when he cultivated the Earth Sword, Su Xing's combat power would definitely increase by a large margin!
"If I completely comprehend the Earth Sword, maybe I can try to forcibly break through the Battlefield of Slaughter!"
Excitement flashed in Su Xing's eyes. He looked at the simulation panel.
[After exiting the Luotian Grand Assembly dungeon, you start to find ways to join the Descending Church.]
[You deliberately disguise yourself, suppress your aura, and arrive in Shuangqing City, Southwest Province.]
[Then, you repeat the same trick, using your soul consciousness to arrogantly sweep through Shuangqing City.]
[Sure enough, after a few days, Sect Elder Gou finds you. He thinks you are a cultivator from another world, just like him.]
[After a conversation full of ulterior motives, you exchange Life Extension Pills for some precious spiritual herbs and the opportunity to join the Descending Church.]
[Then, because of your powerful strength, you successfully become an Elder of the Descending Church!]
[On the surface, you are brothers with Sect Elder Gou, but secretly, you contact Luo Shuyin and obtain a large batch of herbs through her.]
[You continue to refine pills as always and accumulate a large amount of herbs.]
[After becoming an Elder, you have more freedom of movement.]
[In the second year, you find an opportunity to store one day of Wise state in advance and prepare to enter the Luotian Grand Assembly dungeon.]
Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this and used the Immersive Simulation function again, this time for 24 hours.
After going through the task flow, Su Xing continued to memorize the Earth Sword section of the Three Talismans Sword Technique.
Soon, 24 hours passed, and Su Xing returned to the real world.
"Good, it's all as I expected, and only the last part remains to be memorized completely!"
Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[In the third year, you have accumulated enough pills and believe that the time is ripe, so you betray the Descending Church with Luo Shuyin.]
[After defecting from the Descending Church, you are pursued, but because of the protection of the Daxia military, the Descending Church dares not be too arrogant.]
[But Sect Elder Gou is in a dire situation, and can only flee for his life.]
[You contribute the pills you have accumulated over the years to the Daxia military, adding many Master-level experts to the Daxia Kingdom.]
[Then, you store the Wise state in advance, find an opportunity, and enter the Luotian Grand Assembly dungeon again.]
Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this and said again:
"Use Immersive Simulation function! Duration 24 hours!"
[Ding, you have successfully used the Immersive Simulation function, duration 24 hours, costing 2.4 million energy, remaining energy 38,930,000.]
As soon as the prompt sounded, Su Xing's consciousness entered the Luotian Grand Assembly dungeon.
Then, after going through the familiar task flow, Su Xing continued to memorize the Three Talismans Sword Technique.
Soon, the Immersive Simulation time ended, and only a minute had passed in the outside world.
Su Xing's consciousness returned to the real world, a look of joy on his face.
"Excellent, I finally completely memorized the Earth Sword section. Next, I just need to practice the sword technique systematically!"
After getting the Wise Fool talent, Su Xing also set a goal for this simulation.
"In this simulation, let's see if I can raise my body refinement cultivation to the peak of the Divine Power Realm... or maybe the Human Sword stage of the Three Talismans Sword Technique can advance as well!"
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[In the fourth year, you continue to refine pills, cultivate swordsmanship, and you give all the pills you have refined over the years to the Daxia military, adding tens of thousands of Master-level experts, hundreds of Heavenly King experts, and dozens of Martial Emperor experts.]
[Afterwards, you join Zhenyao Pass, hoping to further improve your body refinement cultivation through battles in Zhenyao Pass, and hone your swordsmanship!]
[Fifth Year, you fight bravely in Zhenyao Pass for a whole year. During this time, you have been using swordsmanship against enemies, and your mastery of the Three Talismans Sword Technique has further improved!]
[In the same year, you consume a large amount of Demon Emperor flesh and blood essence, but because your strength has already reached the late Divine Power Realm, the help of Demon Emperor flesh and blood essence in your cultivation is decreasing.]
[You start to yearn to kill the royal family members of the demon race to obtain higher-level flesh and blood essence.]
[But unfortunately, the battlefield rarely sees the figures of royal family demonic beasts, and your cultivation speed is far slower than before.]
[Sixth Year, you spend a whole year killing over ten Demon Emperors, over a hundred Demon King-level demonic beasts, and countless Master-level and below demonic beasts.]
[In continuous battles, your comprehension of the Human Sword has improved!]
[You consume eight jin of Demon Emperor flesh and blood essence every day. Under the influence of a large amount of flesh and blood essence, your cultivation level slowly increases.]
[Seventh Year, your understanding of the Human Sword has reached a new level. In continuous battles, you feel that your Human Sword is approaching the Master level!]
[In the same year, your body refinement cultivation slowly improves.]
[Eighth Year, your reputation in Zhenyao Pass is growing. Over the years, the number of Demon Emperors you have killed is no less than dozens.]
[One day, the Liexi Tribe demonic beast you have been longing for shows up and challenges you.]
[Your strength is much stronger than before. Knowing that the Liexi Tribe is no match for you, you prepare to take advantage of this precious opportunity to hone your swordsmanship!]
[You fight the Liexi Tribe for three days and three nights. During this time, you only use swordsmanship to defend yourself, and your mastery of the Human Sword realm rapidly increases!]
[In the end, you cut off the head of the Liexi Tribe demonic beast with a single sword and win the victory!]
[At the same time, your Human Sword finally reaches the Master level!]
[Congratulations on successfully grasping the Rudimentary Form of Sword Intent!]
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 147: Human Sword Mastery, Strength Soars! (5k)
Rudimentary Form of Sword Intent?!
A gleam flashed in Su Xing's eyes, and he felt a surge of excitement.
In the Sword Cultivation General Catalog, there was a description of Sword Intent!
The Three Talismans Sword Technique is divided into Heaven, Earth, and Human Swords!
Among them, the Human Sword is divided into the Entry, Accomplished, Master, and Peak levels!
And the sign of reaching the Master level is grasping the Rudimentary Form of Sword Intent!
Sword Intent is an extremely esoteric concept. Ordinary sword cultivators might practice for hundreds of years and only learn sword moves, but they might not be able to comprehend Sword Intent!
And Su Xing, because of his previous epiphany, had a deep understanding of the principles of the Human Sword.
Plus, he had the Sword Idiot talent, and his learning speed for swordsmanship was at least ten times faster than that of ordinary people.
Even so, in the simulation, it was only through constantly pushing himself and engaging in high-intensity swordsmanship battles that Su Xing barely reached the Master level of the Human Sword and comprehended the Rudimentary Form of Sword Intent!
Su Xing recalled the description in the Sword Cultivation General Catalog and muttered:
"Tsk tsk, this is the Rudimentary Form of Sword Intent! Sword cultivators who comprehend Sword Intent, holding a sword in their hands, will possess an unstoppable, fearless momentum!"
"Combining the human will with Sword Intent, the power of the sword in hand will be fed back to the sword cultivator, greatly increasing their strength!"
"And with a sword in hand, they will be fearless and invincible. After comprehending Sword Intent, their strength will increase by at least 50%!"
"Besides... the most important thing is that it's damn cool! When the Sword Intent is released, it can emit a sword glow, taking enemies' heads from a thousand meters away!"
Su Xing felt excited. There's a saying: Being cool is a lifelong thing!
But at the same time, Su Xing didn't get carried away. He muttered:
"The Human Sword, Master level, has only grasped the Rudimentary Form of Sword Intent, but if the Human Sword reaches Peak level, then it can completely comprehend Sword Intent!"
"With my current strength, if I comprehend Sword Intent, I should truly have a chance of defeating Sect Elder Gou, right?"
Su Xing's eyes moved slightly. Now, his strength compared to Sect Elder Gou was at most a 50/50 or a 40/60 split, but if he comprehended Sword Intent, it would become a 60/40 split!
After all, among cultivators, sword cultivators are considered to have extremely profound offensive techniques!
"If I could trigger an epiphany..."
Su Xing felt a bit of longing. Now that the Human Sword was at the Master level, he had grasped the Rudimentary Form of Sword Intent. If he could trigger another epiphany, he would be able to smoothly reach the Peak level of the Human Sword!
His gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[After mastering the Rudimentary Form of Sword Intent, you don't slack off in your swordsmanship cultivation. You want to try if your Human Sword can be cultivated to the Peak level.]
[So, you continue to fight with your sword, continuously enhancing your comprehension of swordsmanship through actual combat.]
[Ninth Year, after reaching the Master level of the Human Sword, with the blessing of Sword Intent, you kill fifteen Demon Emperor-level demonic beasts in a year and obtain a large amount of flesh and blood essence.]
[After consuming a large amount of flesh and blood essence every day, your body refinement cultivation has improved again.]
[Tenth Year, this year you kill two royal family demonic beasts. During the battles, your comprehension of Sword Intent deepens further.]
[From a thousand meters away, you strike out with your sword, and the sword glow emitted can cut a Demon King in half.]
[In the same year, you consume the flesh and blood essence of the two royal family demonic beasts, and you feel that your body refinement cultivation is not far from the Divine Power Realm, eighth level.]
[Eleventh Year, you kill three more royal family demonic beasts, and your reputation spreads throughout Zhenyao Pass. You are hailed as the number one individual below the Legendary level in Zhenyao Pass!]
[On the battlefield, holding your sword, you fear nothing. Even facing two Demon Emperors at the same time, you can hold your own and escape unscathed.]
[You constantly challenge yourself and break through Sword Intent. If there are no royal family demonic beasts to fight, you will take the initiative to face two Demon Emperors simultaneously, to hone your swordsmanship.]
[Twelfth Year, your body refinement cultivation finally breaks through, and you become a Divine Power Realm, eighth level cultivator!]
[At the same time, your swordsmanship is becoming more and more proficient, and your comprehension of Sword Intent is no longer at the introductory level.]
Su Xing saw this and frowned slightly, muttering:
"It took a whole twelve years to break through to the Divine Power Realm, eighth level..."
"It seems that it's really difficult to improve cultivation in the late Divine Power Realm!"
This speed would be a dream come true for ordinary Divine Power Realm cultivators.
Ordinary late-stage Divine Power Realm cultivators would often fail to break through a minor realm for 30-50 years.
Su Xing, thanks to various factors that have boosted his cultivation, has achieved such rapid progress, one year equivalent to several years for others.
But Su Xing wasn't satisfied and thought to himself:
"At this rate, it would probably take at least 30 years to cultivate to the peak of the Divine Power Realm... This means that I won't be able to reach the peak of the Divine Power Realm in this simulation!"
Su Xing felt a little disappointed thinking of this. The difference between reaching the Divine Power Realm, ninth level and the peak meant Su Xing would waste another opportunity to choose a simulation reward.
And each choice of simulation reward was precious to Su Xing.
Su Xing pondered for a moment and recalled whether there were any ways to further improve his body refinement cultivation speed.
Then, Su Xing's eyes lit up, and he muttered:
"Perhaps, if I could consume royal family demonic beast flesh and blood essence every day, my body refinement speed would definitely increase further!"
"Then, maybe I could reach the peak of the Divine Power Realm within the simulation time limit of 25 years!"
"But how can I obtain more royal family demonic beast flesh and blood essence?"
Su Xing fell into deep thought.
Royal family demonic beasts are different from ordinary demonic beasts. Their numbers are rarer, and their strength is stronger.
But the biggest difference is... the intelligence of royal family demonic beasts is higher, almost on par with humans!
"It seems... those royal family demonic beasts are very strong-willed, and they care about their reputation... They want to challenge strong opponents to prove themselves!"
Su Xing's eyes lit up, and he had a plan in mind.
"Then, let's try this..."
His gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[After breaking through to the Divine Power Realm, eighth level, you decide to be more high-profile, in order to attract more royal family demonic beasts to challenge you!]
[One day, you encounter another Liexi Tribe royal family demonic beast. You fight with him for three hours and finally defeat him!]
[After defeating this Liexi Tribe demonic beast, you don't kill him, but instead, you look down on him, saying that a mere royal family member is just a weakling. You spare his life, and as you expected, this Liexi Tribe demonic beast spreads the news to other royal family demonic beasts!]
[For a time, your name becomes known among the royal family demonic beasts. These royal family demonic beasts think that humans are just the lowest race, so they are filled with hatred for you.]
[As a result, more and more royal family demonic beasts challenge you!]
[Thirteenth Year, in just a year, you face challenges from six royal family demonic beasts.]
[This time, you naturally won't let them go and kill them all, obtaining 2,000 jin of royal family Demon Emperor flesh and blood essence.]
[You have enough flesh and blood essence every day, and your cultivation speed increases!]
[At the same time, your swordsmanship gradually improves in continuous battles with strong opponents, approaching the Peak level of the Human Sword!]
[Fourteenth Year, this year you kill seven royal family Demon Emperors and gain a large amount of Demon Emperor flesh and blood essence.]
[You are originally worried that killing royal family demonic beasts like this might make them fearful and no longer dare to find you.]
[But you are surprised to find that these royal family demonic beasts are fearless. They hope to defeat you and enhance their reputation among the demon race!]
[As a result, royal family Demon Emperors continue to challenge you, and you don't hold back at all, killing them all and obtaining a sufficient amount of flesh and blood essence.]
[Fifteenth Year, under the influence of higher-quality flesh and blood essence, your strength increases rapidly, and your strength visibly increases every day.]
[But what troubles you is that your Human Sword is still stuck at the Master level and doesn't show any signs of breaking through to the Peak level.]
[Perhaps because your strength is becoming increasingly powerful, ordinary royal family Demon Emperors are no longer enough to make you go all out. You long for a more valuable opponent!]
[You try to challenge two royal family Demon Emperors at the same time, but you know that doing so with your current strength would be suicidal.]
[Unless your strength takes another step forward, reaching the Divine Power Realm, ninth level.]
[So, you train harder and harder, forcing yourself to consume ten jin of flesh and blood essence every day, and speed up the digestion of energy by cultivating the Witch Tribe's Body Refinement Technique and engaging in high-intensity battles.]
[Sixteenth Year, after a year of over-training, your blood qi is more abundant than ever before. You can feel that you are getting closer to the Divine Power Realm, ninth level!]
[In the same year, more and more Demon Emperors appear on the battlefield. They desperately launch attacks on Zhenyao Pass. The Daxia Martial Emperors suffer heavy casualties, and even Legendary experts have to step in.]
[Your performance on the battlefield is still outstanding. You can easily kill an ordinary Demon Emperor in less than an hour.]
[You greatly relieve the pressure on Zhenyao Pass's defense and prevent many Daxia soldiers from dying.]
[Seventeenth Year, you are still active on the battlefield. With your powerful strength and incredible swordsmanship, you have become the nightmare of all the demonic beasts in Zhenyao Pass.]
[Your comprehension of Sword Intent has become increasingly powerful. When you unleash a sword glow, a single sword strike can cleave mountains and cut rivers.]
[Wherever your sword glow passes, a pit dozens of meters deep will appear on the ground.]
[With your strength alone, you can unleash a sword glow into the demonic beast army, instantly killing hundreds of Master-level demonic beasts!]
[Because of your existence, the pressure on the Zhenyao Pass soldiers is greatly reduced, and you are regarded as the War God of Zhenyao Pass by the soldiers.]
[At the same time, you don't neglect cultivation. As you continue to consume flesh and blood essence, you feel that you are not far from the Divine Power Realm, ninth level.]
[Eighteenth Year, your body refinement cultivation finally takes another step forward, and you successfully break through to become a Divine Power Realm, ninth level cultivator!]
Su Xing saw this and his expression became excited.
As expected, as he had predicted, consuming the flesh and blood essence of royal family demonic beasts had a much greater boost to cultivation speed compared to ordinary Demon Emperors.
It took him a whole eleven years to go from the Divine Power Realm, seventh level to eighth level.
But it only took seven years to go from the Divine Power Realm, eighth level to ninth level!
The increase in cultivation speed was by no means a small difference!
Besides, the power of Sword Intent also shocked Su Xing.
Previously, although Su Xing's swordsmanship was not bad, he lacked area attack techniques to deal with multiple enemies.
But now that he has comprehended Sword Intent, he can unleash sword glows, not only are the attack distances extremely far, but the power is even enough to shatter a demonic beast army with a single strike!
"Tsk tsk, a single sword glow can kill hundreds of Master-level demonic beasts... As expected, for true powerhouses, quantity is meaningless!"
Su Xing felt a bit emotional.
Obviously, if Su Xing's strength were strong enough, Returning Void, Merging, Ascending... or even after becoming an Immortal.
The endless demonic beasts of Zhenyao Pass might be nothing in Su Xing's eyes.
"Ultimately, it's still about having more powerful strength!"
Su Xing sighed, and he also felt curious.
"Divine Power Realm, ninth level, strength reaches 50,000 tons, strength increases by 30%... With my current strength, I wonder if I can try to fight against two royal family Demon Emperors?"
Su Xing felt a bit of anticipation.
"It took a whole seven years to go from the Divine Power Realm, eighth level to ninth level. Now, with less than seven years left before the 25-year deadline, it might be difficult to reach the peak of the Divine Power Realm..."
"But if I can cultivate the Human Sword to the Peak level and completely grasp Sword Intent, the improvement in my strength will still be significant!"
Su Xing thought this and looked at the simulation panel.
[Nineteenth Year, after breaking through to the Divine Power Realm, ninth level, you are more confident than ever before, believing that you are almost unmatched below the Legendary level.]
[So, you release a message to the outside world, saying that since the demon race has no powerful individuals, you are willing to challenge two royal family Demon Emperors simultaneously.]
[The message instantly causes a strong reaction among the demon race. Those royal family members value honor very much, and they think your actions are an insult to them.]
[As a result, the demon race issues a bounty on you. Not only do the Descending Church's traitors launch assassinations against you, but even Legendary-level demonic beasts repeatedly make moves, hoping to kill you.]
[Fortunately, your status in the human race is extremely high. Not only do you have the Legendary expert Luo Shuyin protecting you, but even the military's Legendary experts are secretly watching you.]
[Therefore, those Legendary demonic beasts are stopped by them, and you obtain a relatively fair battle environment.]
[Twentieth Year, under your continuous provocations, two royal family demonic beasts finally prepare to cooperate and challenge you.]
[They are a Liexi Tribe demonic beast and a Yellow Lion Tribe demonic beast!]
[You have killed many Liexi Tribe demonic beasts before and are familiar with their racial abilities, but this Yellow Lion Tribe is extremely fast, and even facing him is very tricky.]
[But you are confident in your strength and believe that even facing two royal family Demon Emperors, you will not be in mortal danger.]
[So, under the pressure of the two royal family Demon Emperors, you start to hone your swordsmanship.]
[You still underestimate the pressure of the two royal family Demon Emperors. Under their combined attacks, you can only passively defend and cannot organize an effective attack.]
[In the first battle, you fight the two royal family Demon Emperors for a day and a night, sustaining dozens of injuries.]
[You feel that if you continue like this, you will truly die here. Fortunately, Luo Shuyin arrives in time to help, and you return to Zhenyao Pass.]
[For the next month, you are recovering from your injuries in Zhenyao Pass. Although you were defeated by those two Demon Emperors, your comprehension of swordsmanship rapidly improves.]
[Within this month, you activate the "Wise Fool" talent and maintain yourself in the Foolish state.]
[After your injuries are healed, you challenge the two royal family Demon Emperors again.]
[As expected, compared to your previous clumsiness, you are much more comfortable this time.]
[And under the blessing of the Wise state, your insight skyrockets, and your comprehension of Sword Intent rapidly increases.]
[This battle lasts for three days and three nights. Ultimately, you narrowly lose to the combined forces of the two Demon Emperors.]
[You return to Zhenyao Pass to recover from your injuries. For the next month, you maintain the Foolish state.]
[After your injuries are healed, you find the two royal family Demon Emperors again.]
[The battle is imminent. Under the blessing of the Wise state, you have new comprehension of Sword Intent almost every other moment.]
[From being completely crushed in the first battle to now being evenly matched!]
[With your extraordinary swordsmanship, you can now fight two royal family Demon Emperors simultaneously without falling behind.]
[The Liexi Tribe and Yellow Lion Tribe Demon Emperors on the other side are shocked. They can't figure out why your strength has made such a huge leap in just three months!]
[So, this battle continues for three days and three nights.]
[After the Wise state ends, you calmly return to Zhenyao Pass to recover from your injuries.]
[Compared to before, the injuries you sustained this time are much lighter, and you recover in less than a week. So, for the remaining time, you accumulate "Foolish" time while refining some pills.]
Su Xing saw this and smiled slightly, saying:
"Haha, I'm using the royal family Demon Emperors as tools to hone my swordsmanship experience!"
"Under the blessing of the Wise state, my comprehension of Sword Intent is progressing rapidly, and by maintaining the Foolish state while recovering from injuries, it won't affect my recovery!"
"It's truly a win-win situation!"
Su Xing felt a bit excited. At this rate, maybe he could soon defeat two royal family Demon Emperors simultaneously and then comprehend the Master level of the Human Sword!
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[A month later, you find the two royal family Demon Emperors again, and the battle is imminent!]
[This time, you are almost completely suppressing the two Demon Emperors. Even though they have a numerical advantage, your swordsmanship makes them very vulnerable.]
[But these two Demon Emperors are no pushovers. They use a tactic of exchanging injuries for injuries!]
[Demonic beasts have huge bodies and much stronger recovery abilities than humans. Moreover, these are two royal family Demon Emperors, whose recovery abilities are far beyond ordinary demonic beasts.]
[Even though you are a body refinement cultivator, your injury recovery speed is slightly slower than theirs.]
[The battle continues for three days and three nights, and finally, you and the two beasts are all covered in blood.]
[The injuries you sustained are quite serious, but the two Demon Emperors are also heavily injured.]
[Seeing that the two royal family Demon Emperors are starting to retreat and want to escape from this battlefield.]
[But you won't let them get away. If you let them escape this time, you might not have another chance to hone your swordsmanship like this.]
[So, you use a final move of Sword Intent, risking death with serious injuries!]
[This sword strike is the strongest sword strike you have ever unleashed. Even though you are heavily injured, the belief of being fearless and fearless of death in this Sword Intent is far beyond what it was before!]
[The sword strikes, mountains crumble, the ground is split open by your sword strike, creating a huge chasm hundreds of meters long and bottomless.]
[This sword strike obliterates the last support of the two Demon Emperors' beliefs!]
[The sword glow slices through the Liexi Tribe Demon Emperor's body, cutting him in half with a single strike, causing his death.]
[You look at the sword you just slashed and fall into a state of profound contemplation, entering a mysterious realm.]
[At this time, you don't care about anything else. You quickly enter the Spiritual Field Blessed Land.]
[You seize this mysterious state of epiphany and start practicing your swordsmanship recklessly.]
[This epiphany lasts for a day and a night!]
[After a day, when you wake up, you are surprised to discover that your Human Sword has finally reached the Peak level!]
[At the same time, you also completely grasp Sword Intent!]
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 148: Simulated Energy Shortage, Su Xing's Plan (5k)
"Finally, the Man-Sword has reached perfection..."
Su Xing let out a sigh of relief, a hint of a smile playing on his lips.
"In this simulation, there are less than five years left. It might not be realistic to break through to the Great Perfection stage of the Divine Transformation Realm..."
"However, the Man-Sword reaching perfection is an unexpected gain. It will significantly enhance my combat power!"
With the Man-Sword perfected and Sword Intent comprehended, Su Xing could even fight two Royal Demon Emperors alone!
With such strength, dealing with the old dog Zong Lao, while not a guaranteed win, was almost certain.
His gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
[After comprehending Sword Intent, you didn't stay long but returned to Zhenyao Pass.]
[Next, you didn't slack off but set your sights on the Earth Sword within the Three Talismans Sword Technique.]
[The Earth Sword leverages the power of Heaven and Earth. If you can master it, defeating legendary powerhouses beyond your realm will be a piece of cake!]
[However, cultivating the Earth Sword was much more difficult than you imagined. Before, you merely memorized the cultivation method of the Earth Sword, but couldn't grasp its essence.]
[Thus, you had to spend a lot of time comprehending the Earth Sword's cultivation.]
[In the 21st year, you spent four hours every day killing enemies at Zhenyao Pass to relieve the pressure on the soldiers. The rest of the time, you tried to grasp the essence of the Earth Sword's cultivation.]
[Gradually, you grasped some of the basics of the Earth Sword, and your swordsmanship improved further.]
[In the 22nd year, your comprehension of the Earth Sword deepened. Although you hadn't entered the realm yet, it was no longer just rote memorization. You could perceive the profound mysteries of the Earth Sword.]
[In the 23rd year, you used your sword to fight enemies on the battlefield every day, further deepening your comprehension of the Earth Sword in actual combat.]
[In the 24th year, even though you consumed Demon Emperor blood essence every day, your cultivation remained at the Ninth Stage of Divine Power Realm. You knew that breakthrough was hopeless, so you devoted more energy to comprehending the Earth Sword.]
[In the 25th year, the situation at Zhenyao Pass became increasingly dire. More and more human powerhouses died in battle, but fortunately, you alone could match dozens of Martial Emperor-level powerhouses, preventing Zhenyao Pass from being on the brink of collapse.]
[You continuously understood the cultivation principles of the Earth Sword in actual combat, finally absorbing all the previously memorized knowledge. Your comprehension of the Earth Sword successfully entered the realm.]
[In the same year, hundreds of legendary demonic beasts attacked Zhenyao Pass. You fought with all your might but could barely hold back one. In the end, Zhenyao Pass was breached, and you died there.]
[Your primordial spirit left your body, but was immediately crushed by the legendary demonic beast.]
[Your talent, "Unwilling to Die", activated...]
[Ding, this simulation is over!]
After the simulation ended, Su Xing let out a long breath.
In this simulation, Su Xing didn't choose to explore the Slaughter Battlefield, but instead chose to steadily enhance his own strength.
After all, the Slaughter Battlefield was too dangerous. With Su Xing's current strength, it was simply a waste of effort.
At the very least, he needed to reach the Legendary level before venturing there.
"Although I didn't break through to the Great Perfection of Divine Power Realm, the Man-Sword is perfected, and the Earth Sword has also entered the realm. It's a decent result!"
Su Xing nodded in satisfaction, his eyes turning to the rewards of this simulation.
[Great Wisdom as Foolishness]: Purple talent, price 1 million energy points.
[Ten Years of Alchemy Experience]: Alchemy insights, price 500,000 energy points.
[Ninth Stage of Divine Power Realm Cultivation]: Body Tempering cultivation, price 20 million energy points.
[Twenty Years of Battle Experience at Zhenyao Pass]: Enhances actual combat ability and slightly improves comprehension of killing intent, price 10 million energy points.
[Three Talismans Sword Technique (Man-Sword Perfection, Earth Sword Entry):] Contains partial insights into the Immortal-level sword cultivation technique, "Three Talismans Sword Technique", including the first stage, Man-Sword Perfection, and the second stage, Earth Sword Entry. Practicing it allows one to comprehend Sword Intent, price 30 million energy points.
Su Xing glanced at the reward list, a look of understanding on his face.
"Sure enough, battle experience can accumulate? Not only can it enhance actual combat ability, but it can also enhance future comprehension of killing intent... As for the energy cost, it should be determined based on the improvement it provides me..."
Although he didn't know what the further enhancement of Killing Intent Seed would be useful for, Su Xing's intuition told him it would be of great use in the future.
"Besides..."
Su Xing's gaze fell on the last reward, the Three Talismans Sword Technique, a glint in his eyes.
"This Three Talismans Sword Technique, it's actually a sword cultivation technique? Sure enough, the sayings in swordsmanship about the Heaven Sword reaching perfection and achieving Sword Immortal are true!"
Su Xing's eyes were filled with excitement. This was Sword Cultivation!
The path of Sword Cultivation was different from Body Tempering and Qi Refinement. It was about the comprehension of the sword!
But when reaching a certain level, Sword Cultivators could also slay Immortals!
"Among Immortals, Sword Immortals should be considered extremely powerful, right?"
Su Xing nodded slightly, without much hesitation, he silently said:
"I choose to bring out the talent 'Great Wisdom as Foolishness' and the Three Talismans Sword Technique cultivation insights!"
[You have successfully brought out the purple talent, 'Great Wisdom as Foolishness', spending 1 million energy points, remaining energy 37.93 million points.]
[Detecting that you have a similar talent, 'Sudden Inspiration', automatically replacing...]
[You have successfully brought out the Three Talismans Sword Technique insights (Man-Sword Perfection, Earth Sword Entry), spending 30 million energy points, remaining energy 7.93 million points.]
As the prompt fell, two mysterious forces entered Su Xing's body.
The next second, many memory fragments appeared in Su Xing's mind.
These memory fragments contained insights into the Man-Sword, reaching the level of perfection!
At the same time, the previously memorized Earth Sword cultivation part in Su Xing's mind was gradually understood and mastered. Although he couldn't use it yet, he had a deep understanding of the Earth Sword.
Then, a mysterious aura rose from Su Xing's body.
Sword Intent!
From a faint Sword Intent Seed, it rapidly grew. In just a few breaths, Su Xing completely mastered Sword Intent!
After that, Su Xing closed his eyes for a long time, before slowly opening them.
"So that's how it is... Man-Sword, it's the sword for confronting enemies, cultivating Sword Intent, it's an aura of the sword in my hand, unstoppable!"
"And the Earth Sword, it's about borrowing the momentum of Heaven and Earth, integrating it into the sword in my hand. Every move and every style naturally carries infinite power!"
The corners of Su Xing's lips curved upward.
The gains from this simulation exceeded his expectations. Not only had he brought the Man-Sword to Great Perfection, but he had also gained a deep understanding of the Earth Sword.
Afterwards, Su Xing looked at the Mo Bing Sword at his waist, unsheathed it, and immediately felt a sense of familiarity.
As the spiritual sword was drawn, Su Xing's aura suddenly changed, and the surrounding air stirred without any wind.
This lasted for several breaths, but Su Xing still didn't swing the sword in his hand.
"Damn it, I almost couldn't help but slash it out! If I swung this sword, I'm afraid the entire mountain of this Spiritual Field Blessed Land would be cut in half!"
Su Xing patted his chest in fear.
Now, Su Xing was no longer a newbie just entering the world of cultivation. He knew something about the origins of the Spiritual Field Blessed Land.
This Spiritual Field Blessed Land was actually a relatively stable small world located in a spatial turbulence.
The inside of this small world maintained a mysterious balance, preventing it from being torn apart by the turbulence and making it relatively stable.
With Su Xing's strength, he naturally couldn't destroy the space of the Spiritual Field Blessed Land.
But the mountain within this Spiritual Field Blessed Land was just an ordinary mountain. If Su Xing were to slash it with his sword, the consequences would be huge.
Not only would the Spiritual Field be destroyed, but the Gathering Spirit Array within the mountain would probably be damaged as well.
"Speaking of which... the strength of my cheap master, Qing Yunzi, is truly unfathomable!"
Su Xing sighed with emotion, muttering to himself:
"Even if this small world of the Spiritual Field Blessed Land existed originally... but to stabilize it and capture its spatial coordinates, opening it up as a personal blessed land... the comprehension of the Great Dao and the power of rules must have reached an extremely deep level!"
"To possess such power... perhaps only the legendary Immortals can do it?"
Su Xing remembered that Qing Yunzi had mentioned the words "Three Thousand Worlds" before.
Perhaps, Qing Yunzi was a super powerful being who could travel between different worlds?
"If I had the means of my cheap master, what would I fear from those demonic beasts in Zhenyao Pass?"
Su Xing felt a moment of envy, but then shook his head.
The simulator was inherently a heaven-defying opportunity.
With this cheat, as long as Su Xing was willing to cultivate and develop steadily, expelling the demonic beasts and surpassing Qing Yunzi would be a matter of time.
"Sigh, although the simulator is very effective in enhancing strength, the money spent is like running water!"
"Now I only have less than 10 million energy points left... I can't even afford the energy to break through to the Divine Transformation Realm in the next simulation!"
Su Xing did a quick calculation. To break through to the Great Perfection of the Divine Power Realm, he would need 30 million energy points.
And the Tarot Chamber of Commerce could only provide him with goods worth a little over 15 million energy points per week. Adding the few million energy points he had left, it was still a long way from 30 million!
Thinking of this, Su Xing was once again filled with worry, sighing:
"Sigh, killing and robbing is still the fastest way to make money!"
"When I robbed the Black Dragon Guild before, I got over 100 million energy points in one go. If I had to earn that much myself, how long would it take?"
Su Xing felt a little helpless, wondering if he could go back to the Black Dragon Guild to "borrow" some more.
But doing that too often would inevitably attract attention. You can't always walk by the river without getting your feet wet!
At this moment, Su Xing suddenly remembered something and quickly took out two jade boxes from his storage ring.
Opening the jade boxes, a refreshing medicinal fragrance wafted out.
千年人参 (Thousand-Year Ginseng), 千年灵芝 (Thousand-Year Ganoderma)!
"Right, I almost forgot about this! The Baili Chamber of Commerce still has a lot of copy items worth hundreds of millions of energy points!"
Su Xing's eyes lit up.
In a previous simulation, he had used a top-grade Life Extension Pill to exchange for a large batch of copy items from Baili Qi. That batch of copy items was probably worth hundreds of millions of energy points!
The only pity was that after Su Xing sold the Life Extension Pill, he was exposed and ended up causing a lot of trouble.
But in a later simulation, Su Xing tried to disguise himself before trading, but Baili Chamber of Commerce still placed a locator in the batch of goods and discovered the anomaly.
"However! During the simulation, I didn't use the abilities of the simulator... But in reality, as long as I exchange all those items for energy..."
"Hehe, what can you do then? I don't believe... that without those goods, you can still find my location?"
Su Xing pondered for a moment, considering the feasibility of trading with Baili Qi.
Then, Su Xing came to a conclusion.
Feasible!
But he needed to plan carefully!
Su Xing thought for a while and took out a map of Daxia Kingdom.
Kyoto City, located in the north of Daxia Kingdom, is the political and financial center of the north.
And Guang Province is in the southernmost part of Daxia Kingdom, more than 10,000 kilometers away!
Su Xing carefully examined the map and began to plan his route to Guang Province.
"Well, if I rely on my own cultivation to travel, I'll need to rest on the way. It might take two or three days to get there... But doing that, a living person flying in the sky is too eye-catching..."
"But if I take a plane directly to Guang Province, it will probably take a day or so... But the problem is, flight information is easily discoverable, and it's easy to leave clues!"
Su Xing pointed at several cities on the map and quickly found the safest way.
"Perhaps, I can take a plane to a city near Guang Province first, and then travel the remaining few hundred kilometers by myself. This way, it's the most secretive!"
Su Xing nodded slightly, put away the map, and looked at the herbs in front of him.
"Then next, I need to refine the Life Extension Pill!"
Su Xing's mind stirred, and he took out the alchemy furnace, ready to begin refining the pill.
Refining the Life Extension Pill wasn't difficult, and it was considered simple among low-grade pills.
The difficulty lay in the rarity of the herbs. The Thousand-Year Ginseng, He Shou Wu, and other herbs were rare in the mortal world.
Putting in the herbs, adding the right amount of spiritual spring water, activating it with spiritual energy...
Within two hours, Su Xing had refined a batch of round, alluring Life Extension Pills.
Alchemy finished, Su Xing opened the alchemy furnace and was immediately surprised.
"Good luck! A total of seven pills, and there are actually three top-grade Life Extension Pills!"
These Life Extension Pills were the size of a longan, pale green in color, and exuded a strong vitality.
Su Xing quickly took out a jade box, put the pills inside, and prevented the medicinal properties from dissipating.
Then, Su Xing spent another half an hour refining a batch of "Voice Changing Pills".
These Voice Changing Pills were just insignificant little things, with the effect of allowing one to freely change their voice.
Even a man could produce a woman's voice, without revealing any abnormalities.
Voice Changing Pills, combined with Concealment Pills and Disguise Pills, even the Jade Emperor himself wouldn't be able to discover Su Xing's identity!
Having done all this, Su Xing exited the Spiritual Field Blessed Land, took out his phone, and prepared to buy a ticket to Fudong Province, which was closest to Guang Province.
But after searching for a long time, he found that the flights from Kyoto City to Fudong Province were all sold out.
Su Xing was dumbfounded, lamenting: "Damn it, a slight oversight!"
At that moment, Su Xing received a text message from Jin Congxue on his phone.
"Boss, I'm going back to Jinling City~ Bye bye~"
After seeing this text message, Su Xing's mind stirred, and he asked:
"How are you going back to Jinling City?"
Jin Congxue replied instantly: "Of course by private jet~ (wink.jpg)"
As expected, so incredibly rich!
Su Xing checked for flights from Jinling City to Fudong Province.
Sure enough, there were still tickets for tonight!
So Su Xing replied to Jin Congxue:
"Wait for me, I have something to do in Jinling City, can I hitch a ride?"
Jin Congxue quickly replied: "Sure! Waiting for you~"
So Su Xing quickly packed up and headed to the location where he had agreed to meet with Jin Congxue.
The plane took off soon...
Inside the luxurious private jet, Jin Congxue was wearing comfortable pajamas, looking extremely lazy and alluring.
"Oh, big boss... what are you doing in Jinling City?"
Su Xing looked at Jin Congxue's alluring face, coughed lightly, and felt it was best if Jin Congxue didn't know for now, so he said:
"Cough, cough, nothing... just going out to play..."
Jin Congxue knew Su Xing was just making excuses, so she rolled her eyes and didn't ask further.
Along the way, Su Xing and Jin Congxue chatted casually, and their relationship warmed up again.
Soon, the plane arrived in Jinling City. Su Xing and Jin Congxue briefly said goodbye, and then Su Xing rushed to the airport.
...
Several hours later, Su Xing appeared in a mountain in Fudong Province.
Su Xing looked up at the sky. It was just afternoon.
So Su Xing began to disguise himself, taking Disguise Pills, Voice Changing Pills, and Concealment Pills, and then using the special techniques of a body-tempering cultivator to slightly alter his bone structure and height.
Within a few minutes, Su Xing had completely changed his appearance, no longer resembling his original self in the slightest.
After repeatedly confirming that there were no omissions, Su Xing determined his direction and rushed towards Guang Province.
One hour later, Su Xing appeared outside the Baili Manor, looking at the luxurious complex of buildings before him, Su Xing sighed with emotion.
"不愧是顶级商会,传承千年的世家...这壕无人性的气质!" (As expected of a top-tier chamber of commerce, a family with a thousand years of heritage... This incredibly extravagant aura!)
After a moment of contemplation, Su Xing released his spiritual sense. Every move and action within the Baili Manor was instantly clear to him.
"Hiss, as expected of a top-tier chamber of commerce, I didn't expect that there would be three Martial Emperor-level powerhouses hidden within the Baili Manor!"
Su Xing's mind stirred, realizing that such top-tier chambers of commerce all had their own trump cards and reliance.
Martial Emperor-level powerhouses were practically the peak of human strength in the open. Legendary powerhouses and above rarely took action.
And these Martial Emperors were clearly retainers of the Baili Chamber of Commerce.
Either they were hired at a high price from among civilian experts, or they were cultivated by the chamber itself through their own heritage.
"Indeed, top-tier chambers of commerce are never simple!"
Su Xing sighed softly, then began to search for the aura of the head of the Baili Manor, Baili Qi.
A moment later, Su Xing discovered a decaying, life-ending aura in the deepest part of the Baili Manor.
"Hmm... Judging by this aura, he should be over 500 years old, nearing the end of his lifespan, and has probably consumed many life-extending medicines... so he has survived to this day?"
"This should be Baili Tu!"
Su Xing's mind stirred, and he stealthily infiltrated the manor, heading towards Baili Tu's location.
Soon, Su Xing arrived outside Baili Tu's room, bypassed two Heavenly King-level guards, and easily infiltrated the house.
Looking at the old man lying on the bed, weak and at death's door, Su Xing thought to himself:
"This should be the current head of the Baili family, Baili Tu, right?"
Just as Su Xing was about to take the initiative and negotiate with Baili Tu,
Unexpectedly, the dying Baili Tu suddenly opened his eyes, and a weak voice reached Su Xing's ears.
"I wonder why Senior doesn't come in person... What is the purpose of this visit?"
(End of Chapter)