Chapter 153 Entering the End of Dharma Era Dungeon, Battle with the Old Dog Again! (5k)
Su Xing nodded slightly after reading this.
He had previously planned to explore the End of Dharma Era dungeon.
Now that his strength was sufficient, exploring this dungeon was naturally something he should do.
"Let's see what's inside this End of Dharma Era dungeon,"
Su Xing murmured, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[You have entered the End of Dharma Era dungeon and appeared in a large mountain.]
[You recall the memories in your mind. All professionals who enter the End of Dharma Era dungeon will be randomly teleported to any location within the dungeon.]
[You take out the dungeon map obtained from the Daxia military and begin to contemplate.]
[This End of Dharma Era dungeon is comparable to a small world. The map is vast, and the technological level is still stuck in ancient times, but everyone is martial, and the physical fitness of ordinary people is not low.]
[You compare your current location and then spread your spiritual sense like a tide.]
[Three thousand zhang of spiritual sense instantly envelops the entire mountain. Every plant and tree in the mountain is under your perception.]
[You frown slightly because the place you landed is relatively remote, so there are no humans in the mountain except for some ferocious beasts and animals.]
[You take out the map. In addition to some towns, there are three main locations marked on the map.]
[They are Changchun Gate, Xuanhuang Sect, and Fusheng Gate.]
[According to intelligence, there are many spies sent by the Daxia military hidden in Xuanhuang Sect, and Changchun Gate may be related to the Old Dog.]
[So you decide to head towards Xuanhuang Sect first.]
[Thus, you traveled for a day and a night, rushing thousands of kilometers, and arrived at the city where Xuanhuang Sect is located.]
[This city is called Xuanhuang City, one of the three major cities in the Xianwu Era (End of Dharma Era) dungeon, established by Xuanhuang Sect.]
[Your spiritual sense sweeps over the people in the city, and you are surprised to find that these simply-dressed natives are all quite powerful.]
[Ordinary people have very strong qi and blood, even close to the initial stage of Bronze-level professionals.]
[You even occasionally encounter one or two warriors with astonishing qi and blood. Their strength is probably comparable to that of Gold-level professionals!]
[What puzzles you even more is that the aura of these warriors is extremely close to that of body refinement cultivators. You suspect that they have practiced incomplete body refinement techniques!]
Su Xing's heart moved when he saw this, and he murmured:
"Sure enough, this Xianwu Era dungeon is really the time point after the extinction of ancient Qi cultivators!"
"Although spiritual energy has vanished, body refinement can still be practiced! Could it be...that this dungeon has body refinement techniques?"
Su Xing felt a little joy in his heart. Blue Star did not have any local cultivators, and all rumors about the cultivation world relied on him to explore bit by bit. The previous Luotian Grand Assembly dungeon had already yielded him a lot.
If he could explore the Xianwu Era dungeon at this moment, it would surely bring great gains!
Su Xing thought so, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[You did not act rashly but stayed in Xuanhuang City temporarily.]
[Gold and silver can be used in Xuanhuang City. You used a few gold bars to exchange for a lot of copper coins at a pawnshop, then stayed in an inn and waited quietly for the contact person to meet you.]
[The people of Xuanhuang City are fierce and martial, but the food is very delicate. You are very satisfied and spend a few days tasting the delicacies of Xuanhuang City.]
[Until today, an elder of Xuanhuang Sect who claimed to be Wang Wu came to find you.]
[It turns out that this Wang Wu is one of the spies sent by the Daxia military to Xuanhuang Sect.]
[He calls himself Xiao Wu and says that he has been undercover in Xuanhuang Sect for twenty years and is quite familiar with everything in this dungeon.]
[Upon learning of your arrival, Xiao Wu was extremely excited. Obviously, you are a very important figure in his eyes.]
[You feel a little happy after listening to Xiao Wu's words. If someone can provide you with information, it will save you a lot of trouble.]
[Xiao Wu asks you about the situation outside, and you answer one by one. Xiao Wu seems a little sad.]
[After a conversation, you hope that Xiao Wu can find you a few martial arts manuals to study.]
[Xiao Wu does not hesitate at all and takes out three martial arts manuals.]
[According to Xiao Wu, the martial arts in this Xianwu Era are divided into nine grades, with the first grade being the highest and the ninth grade the lowest.]
[And Xiao Wu, as an elder of Xuanhuang Sect, can only access third-grade martial arts.]
[These three martial arts are the ninth-grade martial art Five-Step Fist, the sixth-grade martial art Six-Pulse Step, and a third-grade martial art Strong Bone Technique.]
[Although they have common names, you still carefully read them.]
[After studying for a night, you are surprised to find that both the ninth-grade and third-grade martial arts actually have the shadow of body refinement techniques!]
[Moreover, these martial arts may be simplified versions of fragments of body refinement techniques...]
[And the higher-grade the martial art, the greater the shadow of body refinement techniques and supernatural powers!]
[For example, the third-grade technique Strong Bone Technique. When cultivated to perfection, the bones become as hard as gold and stone, which is similar to the Bone Tempering Realm of body refinement cultivators.]
[You make a discovery and are quite happy, so you find Xiao Wu again and ask him if he has any more information about martial arts techniques.]
[Xiao Wu shakes his head slightly, but he tells you that there is another spy who has become the deputy sect master of Xuanhuang Sect, possessing Grandmaster-level strength, and he has a first-grade martial arts technique.]
[You nod slightly and quickly ask Xiao Wu to call that spy.]
[A few days later, you successfully meet that high-level spy and obtain a first-grade martial arts manual, Forging Vein Scripture!]
Su Xing couldn't help but complain when he saw this:
"Damn it, the Daxia military is really efficient!"
"This spy has even become the deputy sect master? If this continues for a few more decades, won't he be able to directly become the boss?"
Su Xing shook his head slightly. However, the fact that these martial arts techniques have the shadow of body refinement techniques further confirms Su Xing's belief that there are definitely ancient cultivator ruins in this dungeon!
"Spiritual energy dissipates, Qi cultivators become extinct...but the treasures and cultivation technique inheritances left behind by the former cultivators may still be found!"
Thinking of this, Su Xing felt a little joy.
This is the legacy of an entire former cultivation world. Even if it has been eroded by time, what remains is enough for Su Xing to have a feast.
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel with anticipation.
[After repeated study, you discover that this Vein Forging Scripture is not a martial arts technique at all but a genuine body refinement technique!]
[Vein Forging Realm is actually the first realm of body refinement cultivators, the Body Refinement Realm, tempering the meridians and strengthening the physique!]
[And this technique describes how to strengthen the physical body by guiding inner force, ultimately achieving an indestructible physique!]
[The grade of this Vein Forging Scripture is not high. Even if it is cultivated to perfection, you estimate that it would only be equivalent to the strength of the Bone Tempering Realm.]
[But what surprises you is that the inner force described in this technique is very similar to the Yuan Force you know.]
[In order to explore the connection between them, you want to find a higher-grade technique.]
[But that spy tells you that it is rumored that above first-grade martial arts, there are Hereditary and Innate martial arts.]
[But these two levels of martial arts are only passed down to the Sect Master of Xuanhuang Sect, and the position of Sect Master is passed down from father to son, so he cannot obtain them.]
[Unable to obtain martial arts above first-grade, you naturally will not give up easily.]
[So you activate your spiritual sense, change your appearance, and infiltrate Xuanhuang Sect.]
[You successfully find a Hereditary martial arts technique in a secret compartment in the Sect Master's room.]
[But at the same time, you are also discovered by the Sect Master of Xuanhuang Sect. You do not choose to kill him but knock him unconscious.]
[After that, you return to your residence with the Hereditary martial arts technique.]
[After carefully reading this Hereditary martial arts technique, you clearly discover that this technique records a medicine that can assist in body refinement, and cultivating according to this medicine can achieve a maximum of the Viscera Tempering Realm!]
[But obviously, you do not care for this Hereditary martial arts technique. You hope to find a higher-grade martial arts technique!]
[So you infiltrate Xuanhuang Sect again, hoping to fleece Xuanhuang Sect once more.]
[However, this time Xuanhuang Sect is well-prepared. Not only is the Sect Master present, but there is also a hidden Innate expert who also makes a move.]
[You are surprised to find that this Innate expert is actually a Qi cultivator. Although his Qi cultivation is only around the Foundation Establishment stage, his body refinement cultivation is comparable to a Yuanwu Realm expert.]
[Even so, the strength of this Innate expert is only equivalent to the weakest Martial King and is still far from your opponent.]
[So you single-handedly surround Xuanhuang Sect and capture that Innate expert alive.]
[Then you use your spiritual sense to force him to confess, learning that this Innate expert is the previous Sect Master of Xuanhuang Sect, and from his hiding place, you loot a lot of treasures.]
[A set of Innate technique, Xuanhuang Technique, is the technique passed down through generations in Xuanhuang Sect.]
[Several ancient books recording profound martial arts, including the usage of inner force. After checking them, you discover that these are actually several supernatural powers that body refinement cultivators can use.]
[Although their grade is far inferior to the "Body Protection Qi" given to you by the Grand Elder Niu Rulie of Luotian Sect, they are still usable.]
[In addition, there is also a piece of jade that you cannot see clearly.]
[Your intuition tells you that this jade may hide a great secret!]
[So you ask the former Sect Master what the jade is for.]
[The former Sect Master looks embarrassed but still reveals the key point.]
[He says that it is rumored that there are a total of three such pieces of jade. If all three pieces of jade are found, they can find an ancient ruin. It is rumored that the ruin contains the secrets of ancient Qi cultivators.]
[And these three pieces of jade are respectively held by the three current martial arts sects. If you want to collect them all, unless the three sects are unified.]
[But it is precisely because the three sects have not been unified for a thousand years that they have never been able to enter that ruin.]
Su Xing saw this and showed a look of excitement, murmuring:
"I'm afraid the secret of this Xianwu Era dungeon is hidden in this ruin!"
Su Xing's lips curled into a slight smile:
"Sigh, it's still more refreshing to crush them with strength! Whether you are the Sect Master or an Innate expert...I'll just slap you to the ground with a single palm!"
"Then next, I just need to collect the three pieces of jade step by step!"
Su Xing thought so, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[After obtaining the jade, you set off for Fusheng Gate.]
[Fusheng Gate is thousands of kilometers away from Xuanhuang Sect. You rush for a day and a night before reaching the city where Fusheng Gate is located.]
[Then you change your appearance and conceal your aura, and under the cover of night, you arrive at the location of Fusheng Gate's sect.]
[You defeat the Sect Master of Fusheng Gate with a single move and then lure out the hidden Innate expert of Fusheng Gate.]
[You successfully capture this Innate expert alive and obtain his storage artifact.]
[In the storage artifact, you find a supernatural power called Fusheng Technique, several martial arts that use inner force, and that piece of jade.]
[After succeeding, you immediately head to the last sect, Changchun Gate!]
[But when you are still hundreds of miles away from the Changchun Gate sect, you feel a familiar aura through the Ten Thousand Mile Tracking Technique.]
[It's the Old Dog's aura!]
Su Xing's heart moved when he saw this, and he murmured:
"So that's how it is...no wonder I couldn't sense the Old Dog's aura before, it turns out that this guy has been hiding in Changchun Gate all along!"
"The Xianwu Era dungeon is too far from Blue Star, it's not the same world at all...no wonder the Ten Thousand Mile Tracking Technique couldn't sense it!"
Su Xing pondered in his heart. The Old Dog probably hid in this dungeon to escape the pursuit of the Ascension Sect, right?
"Fine, I'll just use this Old Dog to test my current strength!"
Su Xing looked at the simulation panel with anticipation.
[After encountering the Old Dog, you did not act rashly. In order to prevent being discovered by the Old Dog prematurely, you choose to restrain your spiritual sense and enter Changchun City.]
[Changchun City is built in a vibrant green valley, with a large area. The whole city gives you the feeling that its foundation is much deeper than the other two sects.]
[And in the reality of your Ten Thousand Mile Tracking Technique, the Old Dog seems to be lurking within Changchun Gate!]
[After changing your appearance and concealing your aura, you pretend to be someone who wants to study martial arts. With the help of money, you bribe a recruitment elder of the outer sect and successfully join the outer sect of Changchun Gate.]
[In the following days, you repeatedly investigate and finally lock onto an outer sect disciple who practices Changchun Technique.]
[This outer sect disciple is the Old Dog in disguise!]
Su Xing gasped when he saw this:
"Hiss~ This Old Dog is really cunning! A Nascent Soul Peak cultivator actually pretends to be an outer sect disciple and infiltrates the sect?"
"But, this time, I've got you!"
[After confirming the Old Dog's identity, you do not hesitate but choose to strike directly!]
[Coiling-level Yuan Force covers your fists, and the strength of the Divine Power Realm erupts at this moment. You punch towards the Old Dog's head, aiming to kill him in one blow!]
[But the Old Dog, worthy of being an old fox, actually sensed the danger in advance and narrowly dodged your punch.]
[Boom! Your punch hits the ground hard, and an ear-splitting sound like a mountain exploding comes out. The entire mountain gate square shakes as if an earthquake has occurred.]
[In an instant, the ground cracks, and countless disciples flee in panic.]
[And after you launch your attack, the Old Dog clearly feels the familiar aura on you.]
[Then, a cruel smile appears on his face.]
[You want to kill the Old Dog and seize the treasures on him, but the Old Dog has the same idea.]
[Thus, the battle is imminent!]
[The Old Dog first summons the bone sword, and its sword moves are fierce and vicious, with resentment intertwined with your spiritual energy.]
[But your strength has already changed greatly. At the same time, you also hold the Ink Ice Sword and activate the sword intent!]
[With the sword intent, you feel an indomitable momentum in your heart, your fighting spirit soars!]
[And wherever the sword light passes, rocks collapse, trees fall, and the Old Dog can only temporarily avoid its sharpness.]
[You fight for hundreds of rounds, and you have always suppressed the Old Dog.]
[The Old Dog knows that his swordsmanship is no match for you, so he starts to fight with supernatural powers!]
[The Old Dog strikes out with a palm, and black energy rushes towards you like poisonous snakes.]
[And you quickly launch the Blazing Fire Technique, rushing towards the black energy.]
[Although your Qi cultivation is only at the Nascent Soul Triple Realm, and your cultivation is inferior to the Old Dog's, the Blazing Fire Technique's restraint on black energy makes them evenly matched for a time.]
[Wherever the black energy passes, the entire Changchun Gate is shrouded in despair, and thousands of disciples instantly turn into bones.]
[But your spiritual energy protects your body, and your body refinement cultivation has reached the peak of the Divine Power Realm. With this cultivation, the black energy has little impact on your combat power in the short term.]
[Seeing that his supernatural powers are also restrained by you, the Old Dog grits his teeth and summons seven Nascent Soul-stage puppets. These seven puppets are connected in mind and form a formation, and they can actually rival Nascent Soul cultivators for a short time.]
[These seven puppets cooperate with the Old Dog tacitly and actually fight evenly with you for a while!]
Su Xing raised his eyebrows when he saw this, murmuring:
"Sure enough, this Old Dog really has a lot of tricks up his sleeve!"
"He even has Nascent Soul puppets... and it's not enough, they can even form a battle formation. Seven Nascent Souls combined can rival Nascent Soul cultivators?"
Su Xing was amazed by the Old Dog's methods.
But then, Su Xing's lips curled into a slight smile:
"Unfortunately, I am not the same as I was before! Let alone puppets, even if there is another Nascent Soul, it won't save your dog life today!"
Looking at the simulation panel.
[The puppets and the Old Dog soon engage you in battle.]
[After fighting for dozens of rounds, you seize the opportunity with your rich combat experience and blast a Nascent Soul-stage puppet with a single punch!]
[With one of the Nascent Soul-stage puppets destroyed, the power of the formation is instantly greatly reduced. You don't spend much effort to destroy all the puppets.]
[Then, you fight the Old Dog alone, and after dozens of rounds, the Old Dog vomits blood.]
[Seeing his puppets shattered, the Old Dog looks pained, but at the critical moment, he can only use another trump card.]
[A black flag appears in the Old Dog's hand, the Soul Summoning Banner!]
[Then, the Old Dog distances himself from you and quickly chants incantations...]
[Then, in your spiritual sense, the souls of the Changchun Gate disciples who died tragically are actually summoned into the Soul Summoning Banner by the Old Dog!]
[As more and more souls pour in, the Old Dog's aura becomes increasingly strange.]
[Finally, the black energy enters the Old Dog's arm.]
[In an instant, the Old Dog's aura skyrockets, his pupils turn black, and he attacks you!]
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 154 Killing the Old Dog, Comprehending a Heaven-Rank Secret Technique! (5k)
Su Xing couldn't help but exclaim:
"Damn it, this Old Dog really has a lot of hidden cards!"
"He even has the means to sacrifice living souls... truly vicious!"
"Fine, I'll see today just how many tricks you have up your sleeve!"
His gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[After the black煞 energy entered his body, the Old Dog's strength increased significantly, not only with a huge increase in strength and speed.]
[Even the Old Dog's spiritual energy attacks now carry strong black煞 corrosion, constantly eroding your spiritual energy.]
[But your strength comes from the combination of absolute power, Yuan Qi, and swordsmanship, with body refinement cultivation being your reliance. Even though your spiritual energy is being eroded, you are still evenly matched with the Old Dog.]
[Your swordsmanship is sharp, and you have a fearless momentum, not falling behind in the face of the Old Dog's black energy.]
[After another hundred rounds of fighting, the black煞 energy on the Old Dog's body finally begins to dissipate, and his strength rapidly declines.]
[So you regain the upper hand, pressing the Old Dog, and his injuries become increasingly severe.]
[But you do not underestimate him and still go all out, giving the Old Dog no chance to turn the tables.]
[Seeing that he is once again at a disadvantage and has been forced into a desperate situation several times, the Old Dog grits his teeth and takes out several fist-sized black spheres.]
[The Old Dog throws the spheres at you in a flurry, and you react quickly and dodge two of them.]
[Boom! The black spheres land on a large mountain, emitting a thunderous explosion.]
[You glance at it and see rocks rolling down the mountain, and the entire peak of the mountain is blown off.]
[You are secretly startled. These black spheres are probably precious hidden weapons in the cultivation world, Five Thunder Pellets!]
[It is rumored that these Five Thunder Pellets are made of precious thunder stones. Not only are they incredibly powerful, but they also contain thunder power. Once they explode, they can even injure Divine Power Realm cultivators!]
[You dodge the thrown Five Thunder Pellets while pursuing the Old Dog.]
[And the Old Dog, finding that his strength is no match for you, also retreats while fighting.]
[You chase him for over a hundred miles, and the mountains are blown to pieces by the Five Thunder Pellets.]
[Finally, the Old Dog stops throwing Five Thunder Pellets. You secretly think that the Old Dog may have run out of them, so you speed up your pursuit!]
[But although the Old Dog's strength is inferior to yours, his life-saving techniques are superior.]
[He takes mysterious steps, and each step covers hundreds of zhang, using the supernatural power Shrink the Ground into an Inch!]
[With the enhancement of this supernatural power, although your speed is not as fast as the Old Dog's, your endurance is far superior to the aged Old Dog.]
[So you grit your teeth and pursue him for three days and three nights!]
[During these three days, you have traveled tens of thousands of miles.]
[Whenever you are about to catch up, the Old Dog always uses various means, whether it's secret techniques, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, or even self-detonating artifacts to escape.]
[You have lost count of how many trump cards you have forced out of the Old Dog, but this guy's storage artifact is like an endless treasure trove, always having ways to stop your pursuit.]
Su Xing saw this, lightly covered his face, and sighed:
"Worthy of being the Sect Escaper! Damn it, this guy's life-saving skills are really outrageous!"
"Chasing for three days and three nights...I finally understand why the Legendary-level Luo Shuyin couldn't kill him!"
After a pause, Su Xing's killing intent was firm, and he murmured:
"However, no matter how many trump cards you have, I'm going to kill you this time!"
His gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[You and the Old Dog chase each other, continuing the pursuit for a full seven days.]
[In seven days, your spiritual energy has been depleted many times. Fortunately, your Spiritual Field Paradise has been upgraded to a Cave Heaven, so you can quickly enter the personal Spiritual Field to restore your spiritual energy and then continue the pursuit.]
[Even so, your body and mind are extremely tired, but you grit your teeth and persevere because you know that the Old Dog is definitely more tired than you!]
[During these seven days, the Old Dog has used many heavenly materials and earthly treasures to replenish his physical strength and spiritual energy, making you a little envious.]
[Every time the Old Dog is about to be hunted down by you, he miraculously bursts out with potential and then runs for another day and night.]
[You even suspect that the Old Dog has some kind of life-saving innate talent or physique, and can even achieve breakthrough in the midst of battle?]
[Of course, this is impossible. Nowadays, Heaven and Earth are desolate, and there is no spiritual energy. Even if the Old Dog can run and unleash his potential, he cannot break through.]
[Thus, the pursuit continues for another half a month.]
[Finally, you corner him in a valley surrounded by cliffs, forcing him into a desperate situation.]
[The Old Dog's appearance is extremely miserable at this time. After being chased by you for a month, his clothes are tattered, his hair is disheveled, and he is even worse than a beggar on the street.]
[A Nascent Soul Peak cultivator, he can no longer even use his spiritual energy to fly.]
[And your situation is not much better. A Divine Power Realm peak cultivator, you are so tired that you don't even want to hold your sword.]
[But at this moment, the Old Dog, whose spiritual energy is exhausted and whose trump cards are depleted, is ultimately no match for you!]
[The Old Dog seems to have foreseen his fate, a complex expression in his eyes. After a bitter laugh, he uses the last trace of his spiritual energy to destroy his storage artifact.]
[You want to stop him, but you are half a step too late. You only see the shattered storage pouch and the Old Dog's soul preparing to escape.]
[But how could you let the Old Dog escape? You quickly activate the Blazing Fire Technique and severely injure the Old Dog's soul.]
[The Old Dog starts begging for mercy, and you ask him about the cultivation world and higher realms.]
[But the Old Dog is slick-tongued, and the information he gives is half-true and half-false.]
[Knowing that you won't get any useful information from the Old Dog, you directly kill him and then check what is left in the shattered storage artifact.]
[Unfortunately, the storage artifact is destroyed, and most of the artifacts, techniques, and supernatural powers within are destroyed.]
[Fortunately, the jade slip that recorded the Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique is only half-broken. From it, you successfully find the second half of the Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique, the technique for calculating auspiciousness and bad luck!]
Su Xing finally moved his gaze away from the simulation panel and sighed:
"This Old Dog is indeed difficult to deal with!"
"Even though his strength is inferior to mine, he is still very good at saving himself. I chased him for a whole month before I could kill him..."
"This kind of life-saving ability, worthy of being the Old Dog who was hunted for thousands of years and eventually became a Nascent Soul-stage cultivator!"
At the same time, Su Xing also regretted that the storage artifact was destroyed again by the Old Dog.
Knowing that he was about to die, the Old Dog naturally didn't want to tell Su Xing any useful information about the cultivation world, and he didn't even want to leave Su Xing any artifacts.
Su Xing felt heartache thinking about all the artifacts and supernatural powers that the Old Dog used and destroyed!
After pondering for a moment, Su Xing murmured:
"With my current strength, although I can kill the Old Dog, I cannot instantly kill him!"
"It is precisely because of this that the Old Dog has time to escape...and even destroy his artifacts before he dies!"
"And if I want to completely obtain the treasures in the Old Dog's storage artifact...I'm afraid I must be able to instantly kill him, leaving him no chance to react!"
Su Xing sighed and shook his head slightly.
But for a Nascent Soul-stage cultivator like the Old Dog with so many life-saving techniques, how easy is it to instantly kill him?
Even if Su Xing's Qi cultivation reaches the Nascent Soul Peak, he might not be able to do it...
"Perhaps, after breaking through to the Void Breaking Realm and combining it with the Earth Sword...I can catch the Old Dog off guard and instantly kill him?"
Su Xing pondered.
He originally wanted to kill the Old Dog and seize his treasures, but he found that this guy was too cunning and didn't leave him any good things.
As a result, in the short term, before his strength breaks through, even if he kills the Old Dog, there may not be much benefit.
Su Xing thought so, and finally murmured:
"However...although the storage artifact shattered, it left behind the second half of the Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique. Perhaps I can learn it?"
Su Xing's heart moved.
Su Xing had long coveted the Old Dog's technique of divination for his own good fortune and bad luck.
The second half was destroyed by the Old Dog last time, but this time he cannot miss this opportunity.
"Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique...if it is combined with my ability to avoid danger, won't I be invincible?"
Su Xing thought so, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[You collect the Old Dog's broken artifacts and then take out the half jade slip that contains the technique, entering the Spiritual Field Paradise to recover from your injuries.]
[For the next month, you activate the Great Wisdom as Foolishness talent and maintain a state of foolishness while recovering from your injuries.]
[After a month, your injuries are basically healed, so you take out the jade slip and prepare to learn the second half of the Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique!]
Su Xing's heart moved when he saw this, and he silently said:
"Use the Immersive Simulation function, duration 72 hours!"
[Ding, you have successfully used the Immersive Simulation function, duration 72 hours, consuming 7.2 million energy points, remaining energy 485.43 million points.]
As the simulator's prompt sound fell, Su Xing's vision changed.
Then, Su Xing discovered that he had a somewhat broken jade slip in his hand.
His spiritual sense immersed in the jade slip, seeing rows of words.
"The fortune of a nation cannot be calculated without a fairy, so this old Daoist has poured his life's work into the second part, the Human Fortune chapter!"
"Fortune, time, fate...if a person has no fortune, they will be in decline for decades. If they gain fortune one day, they will rise to prominence...cultivators, they compete with Heaven for longevity, with karmic burdens..."
"Even the most powerful, whose lifespan rivals Heaven, still suffer from the three calamities, six diseases, and the five declines of man..."
"However, my Fortune-Telling Technique, those who learn it to a small degree can discern a person's fortune, avoid danger, and perceive Heaven and Earth..."
...
The words on this jade slip are only the second part of the Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique, covering a full 30,000 words.
Moreover, the words are very convoluted and difficult to remember.
Su Xing knew that time was limited, so he quickly used the Great Wisdom state bonus and began to memorize it by rote.
Soon, a day passed, and Su Xing had memorized the entire Human Fortune chapter word for word.
Seeing that there were still two days left in the Immersive Simulation time, Su Xing did not waste it but took advantage of the enhanced comprehension under the "Great Wisdom" state to begin to comprehend and understand this Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique.
In the blink of an eye, two more days passed, and the Immersive Simulation time ended, returning Su Xing to the real world.
Back in the real world, Su Xing felt the miraculous Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique in his mind and was amazed.
"Unbelievable, what kind of luck did this Old Dog have to get such a precious jade slip?"
"This Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique is not an ordinary technique...I'm afraid it's already close to the level of a Dao Technique!"
Su Xing was amazed. During his conversation with his Uncle Shennong in the Luotian Grand Assembly dungeon, he had once heard about this Dao Technique.
As cultivators, their abilities also have levels.
The abilities of ordinary Qi cultivators are mainly of three types: supernatural powers, techniques, and secret techniques!
Relatively speaking, supernatural powers are more precious and are divided into major and minor supernatural powers.
Minor supernatural powers are relatively common, but not everyone can learn them.
For example, the Old Dog's Black煞 Palm is a minor supernatural power.
And Su Xing's Blazing Fire Technique, if cultivated to perfection, can barely be considered a major supernatural power.
Techniques are the most common attack methods. Even the Spiritual Explosion Technique that Su Xing created can be classified as a technique.
And secret techniques are secret techniques that are not passed down easily, and they often require a certain price to cast.
Secret techniques and techniques are divided into Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow grades...and above Heaven-rank, there is a special type of technique called Dao Technique!
Dao Technique, as the name suggests, is skill that is close to Dao!
According to Shennong Youtian, Dao Technique is a technique bestowed by Heaven, which cannot be forced. Only those who are devoted to a certain field and delve deeply into it may one day have a sudden enlightenment and comprehend a Dao Technique!
Those who comprehend a Dao Technique may be a commoner from the mountains, a peddler who walks a hundred miles a day, never stopping day or night, and comprehends the Dao Technique of Speed.
Or a chess sage who plays chess all his life, whose skill approaches Dao, and may have the opportunity to comprehend a Dao Technique.
Otherwise, even immortal gods would find it difficult to comprehend a Dao Technique.
In other words, this Dao Technique can come from various studies, whether it's singing, playing the qin, calligraphy, painting, chess...or fortune-telling, all can have their own Dao Technique.
And this Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique is a Heaven-rank secret technique, and in the field of calculating fate and fortune, its skill is close to Dao, close to a Dao Technique.
Su Xing felt the mysterious Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique in his mind and murmured:
"No wonder the Old Dog could escape for thousands of years under the pursuit of an entire sect...and I couldn't kill him even after simulating multiple times in the simulator!"
"So that's it, with this Dao Technique of avoiding danger and seeking good fortune, why worry about not being able to save yourself?"
Su Xing sighed softly and continued:
"However, the Old Dog at most cultivated this Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique to a small degree. If he had cultivated it to a great degree...I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to find him at all. He would have sensed it and escaped long ago!"
"Heh...too bad, Old Dog. Once I learn this secret technique, you won't be able to escape my grasp!"
Su Xing's lips curled into a slight smile.
The Human Fortune chapter of the Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique, in addition to having the ability to avoid danger and seek good fortune and divine one's own good and bad luck,
also has a mysterious ability, to shield one's heavenly secrets!
Of course, this can only shield one's own heavenly secrets, preventing divination, fortune-telling, and other techniques from being able to calculate them.
Such a method of shielding heavenly secrets is what can truly defeat the Old Dog!
"Once I learn the Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique and my strength breaks through to the Void Breaking Realm, I will be able to instantly kill the Old Dog by surprise!"
Su Xing seems to see the Old Dog's treasures accumulated over thousands of years beckoning to him.
"I can wait a while for the Old Dog, but right now, the exploration of this End of Dharma Era dungeon has reached its most critical moment!"
Su Xing thought so, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[After memorizing the Human Fortune chapter of the Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique, you set off to return to Changchun Gate.]
[Three days later, you arrive at Changchun Gate and meet the Sect Master of Changchun Gate.]
[The Sect Master is terrified when he sees you because he recognizes you as one of the two cultivators who fought in the sky above Changchun Gate a few months ago.]
[That day, your astonishing power had already shocked them.]
[The Sect Master of Changchun Gate is very respectful of you and asks what you are doing in Changchun Gate.]
[Seeing that the Sect Master is so sensible and perhaps you can avoid fighting, you directly state your purpose.]
[The Sect Master naturally dare not refuse and calls the Innate martial artist of Changchun Gate.]
[The Innate martial artist of Changchun Gate has an aged appearance, seemingly very old, but his cultivation is the strongest among the three Innate martial artists.]
[This old man calls you senior as soon as he meets you and readily hands over the piece of jade in his possession.]
[But he tells you that the Changchun Technique of Changchun Gate was lost over a hundred years ago.]
[Your heart moves, understanding that the Changchun Technique was stolen by the Old Dog, and now this technique is on your person.]
[You use your spiritual sense to probe the old man and are surprised to find that in addition to his body refinement cultivation, he is actually a Qi cultivator at the initial stage of the Golden Core Realm!]
[Although Golden Core Realm cultivators are not strong, he is the cultivator with the highest Qi cultivation that you have seen in this Xianwu Era.]
[In your opinion, this old man may know more about ancient cultivators, ruins, and this jade.]
[So you ask him.]
[The old man naturally tells you everything. He seems to think that you are an ancient cultivator who has awakened from a deep sleep.]
[He tells you that a thousand years ago, Changchun Gate, Fusheng Gate, and Xuanhuang Gate were all of the same lineage. At that time, Changchun Gate was still called Wanmu Sect!]
[Wanmu Sect was one of the most powerful sects in this world thousands of years ago. It is rumored that it even produced immortals tens of thousands of years ago!]
[But since ten thousand years ago, when Heaven and Earth became desolate, the spiritual energy of this world gradually dissipated, and it became increasingly difficult for Qi cultivators to cultivate.]
[This also led to the fact that in the past ten thousand years, even Nascent Soul and Void Breaking Realm cultivators have become extremely rare.]
[Until several thousand years ago, when spiritual energy almost vanished, all the Yuan Ying and above Qi cultivators took a pill called the Yellow Spring Pill in hopes of extending their lifespan.]
[It is also because of the slumber of Qi cultivators and the extreme difficulty of body refinement cultivation that the entire continent has transitioned from cultivating immortals to martial arts, and their combat strength has greatly decreased over the past thousand years!]
[Also due to the depletion of spiritual energy, there are fewer and fewer people with spiritual roots, and Qi cultivators have hardly appeared again.]
[A thousand years ago, a bloody incident of brothers splitting up occurred in Wanmu Sect, and Wanmu Sect was thus divided into three, becoming the three top martial arts sects of today. The three sects are hostile to each other and have no contact.]
[After that shocking change, a Heaven-rank technique of Wanmu Sect, the Wanmu Scripture, was also divided into three, respectively becoming the Changchun Technique, Xuanhuang Technique, and Fusheng Technique...]
Su Xing's eyes lit up when he saw this.
"Heaven-rank technique!?"
"Could it be...a Qi cultivation technique that can cultivate into an immortal!?"
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 155 Spiritual Liquid is Born, Initial Exploration of the Ancient Tomb Ruins! (5k)
Su Xing was so surprised that he could hardly close his mouth.
You see, Qi cultivator techniques are divided into four grades: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow.
The Changchun Technique that Su Xing is currently cultivating is only a Profound-rank technique.
At most, it can only cultivate to Void Breaking Realm peak.
A higher-level Earth-rank technique can cultivate up to the Unity and Great Ascension stages.
And Heaven-rank techniques are the ultimate secrets that lead directly to the Immortal Dao!
Even in a large sect like Luotian Sect, one needs to reach the level of an inner sect elder to be eligible to cultivate Heaven-rank techniques.
Su Xing's original worry was that after reaching Void Breaking Realm in Qi cultivation, he would have no further techniques to progress.
But he didn't expect that this simulation would directly give him such a huge surprise!
"Wanmu Scripture...to be called a Heaven-rank technique, it at least means that among those who practiced this technique before, there was at least one immortal!"
Su Xing murmured softly.
That's right, it's not the technique that determines the cultivator's upper limit, but the cultivator who achieves the upper limit of the technique!
A technique, no matter how profound, needs the cultivator who practices it to achieve immortality before it can be called Heaven-rank!
"Wanmu Scripture...does it need to combine the three Profound-rank techniques to achieve Heaven-rank?"
Su Xing frowned slightly, calming his emotions.
In the simulator, although he has obtained three techniques, how to merge them into the Heaven-rank Wanmu Scripture is definitely not as simple as practicing them simultaneously.
"Perhaps I can ask that Innate expert?"
Su Xing's heart moved, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[Knowing that it concerns a Heaven-rank technique, you are excited and ask about how to elevate the three techniques to Heaven-rank.]
[After several inquiries, the old man is also unclear about the secret, but he says that the ruins may contain the secret of how the Wanmu Scripture can restore its former glory.]
[After listening, you make a decision. It seems that you must visit these ruins!]
[So you piece together the three pieces of jade, but nothing happens.]
[You are a little puzzled, and then your heart moves, injecting spiritual energy into the jade.]
[Sure enough, a magical scene occurs. Under the infusion of spiritual energy, the three pieces of jade slowly restore themselves and eventually merge into an antique jade pendant.]
[This jade pendant is engraved with a vibrant picture of trees and flowers, which is probably the symbol of Wanmu Sect.]
[You probe your spiritual sense into the jade pendant and see a map. The location marked on the map is probably the address of the ruins.]
[You secretly memorize every detail of the map, but after thousands of years, the world has changed. Many landmark buildings have been worn away by time.]
[You carefully observe and study for several days and roughly determine the location of the ruins.]
[According to the map in the jade pendant, the ruins are about five thousand miles northwest of Wanmu Sect, in a large mountain.]
[You spend a day traveling to that large mountain, but the vast mountain range stretches for hundreds of miles, and finding ruins is not easy.]
[Therefore, over the next month, you cultivate while using your spiritual sense to explore every part of this vast mountain range, not missing a single detail.]
[Soon, a month passes, and through your continuous search, you finally narrow down the possible location of the ruins to a mountain.]
[You extend your spiritual sense, covering the entire mountain, carefully examining every detail, not even sparing a rabbit's burrow.]
[But you still haven't found the so-called ruins.]
[You begin to doubt whether the map is wrong, but after repeated comparison, you think it should still be in this mountain.]
[You are unwilling to give up and use your spiritual sense to carefully examine it again, but you still don't find anything.]
[With no choice, you decide to personally traverse every corner of this mountain, hoping to make a discovery.]
[Over the next month, you travel between mountains and rivers, searching for places where the ruins might be located while enjoying the beautiful scenery and occasionally hunting wild game.]
[Experiencing the tranquility and harmony between mountains and rivers, your state of mind improves...]
[Until a month later, you discover a boulder over a zhang tall in a valley.]
[This boulder looks unremarkable, having weathered countless years of wind and rain. It is somewhat dilapidated, and it perfectly blends with the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees, without any sense of incongruity.]
[But what surprises you is that while you can see the boulder with your eyes, your spiritual sense cannot sense its existence!]
[You immediately realize that this zhang-tall boulder is probably the entrance to the ruins!]
[You carefully explore the area in front of the boulder and eventually find that it should contain a formation, which not only interferes with spiritual sense but also can teleport you to a mysterious space.]
[There are two ways to break such a formation. One is to have enough research in the field of formations and directly break it.]
[Second, is to use force to break through everything. Directly use absolute strength to smash the boulder and the formation, and you can enter.]
[You don't have much research in formations, so you decide to break it with force.]
[You store up your strength, guard your dantian, and are about to smash the boulder with a punch...when...]
[Suddenly, an unprecedented feeling of heart palpitations and anxiety arises, making you feel very uneasy, so you pause your action of smashing the boulder.]
Su Xing frowned slightly when he saw this.
"Heart palpitations and anxiety? What's going on..."
After pondering for a moment, Su Xing seemed to have an epiphany.
"Could it be that the Avoid Danger and Seek Good Fortune talent is warning me?"
Su Xing remembered that this Avoid Danger and Seek Good Fortune talent allows one to avoid danger as much as possible and guide things in a good direction.
But now that he was about to smash the boulder, he received a warning from the Avoid Danger and Seek Good Fortune talent.
It's hard not to overthink this. Perhaps there will be danger inside the ruins?
Su Xing thought for a while and shook his head:
"It's just a simulation. Even if there is danger in the ruins, it's just death, so there's no loss..."
"But, the simulation has only been going on for a dozen years, and there's still ten years left, which is enough for me to improve my Qi cultivation to a higher level..."
"Perhaps I can explore these ruins after I reach Nascent Soul Quadruple?"
Obviously, cultivating to improve his realm and then exploring near the end of the simulation is the most cost-effective choice.
Su Xing thought so, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[The warning from the Avoid Danger and Seek Good Fortune talent makes you temporarily give up entering the ruins.]
[You plan to first break through to Nascent Soul Quadruple and then explore.]
[So you secretly memorize the location of the boulder and then exit the dungeon, returning to the real world.]
[Then, you enter your personal Spiritual Field and start cultivating day and night.]
[In the seventeenth year, you cultivate for ten hours every day. The rich spiritual energy in the Cave Heaven makes your cultivation progress rapidly.]
[Unfortunately, your mastery of Yuan Force is still at the Coiling level, with only slight improvement. You hope to trigger a moment of enlightenment.]
[In the eighteenth year, your cultivation gradually enters a state of flow. With the improvement of your state of mind, you feel that your cultivation speed also increases.]
[You still fail to trigger enlightenment, and your Yuan Force remains at the Coiling level.]
[In the nineteenth year, one day you are surprised to find that on the petals of the Spirit Gathering Flower in the Cave Heaven Paradise, there is a drop of crystal clear water droplet.]
[This is not the spiritual dew that naturally grows from the spiritual plant, but the liquefied form of spiritual energy, spiritual liquid!]
[The difference between spiritual dew and spiritual liquid is huge. Spiritual dew is a healing holy medicine that can be used as an auxiliary medicine for various healing pills.]
[And spiritual liquid is similar to spirit stones, which can help cultivators cultivate!]
[Although this is only a drop of spiritual liquid, it gives you a signal that the concentration of spiritual energy in the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven has reached the point where it can produce spiritual liquid!]
Su Xing's heart moved when he saw this, and he was overjoyed.
"Spiritual liquid! After the Spiritual Field Paradise is upgraded to a Cave Heaven, it can actually produce spiritual liquid!"
Su Xing recalled the information about spiritual liquid. Uncle Shennong had mentioned it before.
Spiritual liquid, like spirit stones, is a common currency in the cultivation world.
Compared to spirit stones, spiritual liquid is gentler and easier to absorb.
And spiritual liquid also has quality, and the price of spiritual liquid of different qualities varies.
Low-grade spiritual liquid, ten drops are equal to one spirit stone, while high-grade spiritual liquid is worth the same as a spirit stone, and it is even possible that one drop of spiritual liquid can be exchanged for dozens or hundreds of spirit stones.
"With spiritual liquid, there's no doubt that my cultivation speed will be faster!"
"I just don't know what the quality of this spiritual liquid is?"
Su Xing was a little expectant, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[After confirming that the personal Spiritual Field can produce spiritual liquid, you are overjoyed and immediately set about setting up Spirit Gathering Arrays.]
[You spend a month successfully setting up several Spirit Gathering Arrays. These arrays, after careful adjustment by you, can maximize the gathering of surrounding spiritual energy.]
[In the middle of the Spirit Gathering Arrays, you transplant many more Spirit Gathering Flowers, and spiritual liquid appears on them every day.]
[After a week, you successfully harvest one thousand drops of spiritual liquid!]
[You can produce over one hundred drops of spiritual liquid a day on average!]
[You store the spiritual liquid in a small jade bottle and then consume a few drops.]
[Then you start cultivating and absorbing the spiritual energy in the spiritual liquid.]
[After an hour, you shake your head in disappointment.]
[After consuming spiritual liquid, your cultivation speed does indeed increase significantly, but it is far less than directly using spirit stones to cultivate.]
[Based on your judgment, this spiritual liquid should be of the lowest quality. The effect of ten drops of spiritual liquid can barely be equivalent to one spirit stone.]
[But even so, you are still very satisfied because you have a stable channel for producing spiritual liquid, which is equivalent to harvesting over ten spirit stones a day. Accumulating little by little, it is quite impressive.]
Su Xing nodded slightly when he saw this, murmuring:
"Sure enough, it's as I expected...the personal Spiritual Field in the simulator has just been upgraded to the Cave Heaven level. It's obviously only barely capable of producing spiritual liquid."
"But it's not bad. I only have less than a thousand spirit stones left, and I naturally don't want to use them to cultivate..."
"But spiritual liquid is easier to absorb than spirit stones, and my cultivation speed will further increase in the future! This is an unexpected surprise, I shouldn't be unsatisfied..."
Su Xing comforted himself, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[In the twentieth year, you harvest about 50,000 drops of spiritual liquid this year, and you consume all of them, and your cultivation progresses rapidly.]
[In the twenty-first year, the output of spiritual liquid in the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven is very stable. You consume about one hundred drops of spiritual liquid every day and then take a Clear Heart Pill and cultivate in a place with abundant spiritual energy.]
[In just a few years, your cultivation has approached Nascent Soul Quadruple!]
[In the twenty-second year, your cultivation finally breaks through again, reaching Nascent Soul Quadruple, entering the mid-Nascent Soul stage!]
Su Xing nodded slightly:
"It took seven years to go from Nascent Soul Double to Triple before, and now Triple to Quadruple should be even harder, but it still only took seven years...it must be the spiritual liquid's merit!"
[In the twenty-third year, you continue cultivating in the Spiritual Field Paradise, consuming spiritual liquid every day, and striving for Nascent Soul Quintuple!]
[In the twenty-fourth year, your Yuan Force is still at the Coiling level and progresses slowly. You focus more on cultivation!]
[At the beginning of the twenty-fifth year, your Qi cultivation is still at Nascent Soul Quadruple, but it has improved a lot compared to before.]
[You are very satisfied with this and know that the Demon Suppression Pass may be breached this year, and time is tight.]
[So, you choose to re-enter the Xianwu Era dungeon!]
"Here we go!"
Su Xing saw this, feeling a little nervous, and at the same time, very curious about what is hidden in the ruins.
His current cultivation is Divine Power Realm peak, but the danger in this dungeon is so great that it even prompted the Avoid Danger and Seek Good Fortune talent.
"Fortune favors the bold! I want to see what's really hidden in the ruins!"
[You come to the familiar mountain range and find the boulder you remember!]
[This time, you don't hesitate and smash the boulder in front of you with a punch!]
[As the boulder shatters, a white light ball appears in front of you. You understand that as long as you step into this light ball, you will appear in the so-called ruins.]
[The Avoid Danger and Seek Good Fortune talent frantically warns you not to enter.]
[But you have made up your mind and take a step into the light ball!]
[The scenery changes, and when you come to your senses, you find yourself in an unfamiliar environment.]
[You look around. In the dark and damp environment, only the night pearls on the walls emit a faint light.]
[You don't act rashly but carefully observe the surrounding environment.]
[There is a strange smell of sulfur and acid in the air, and faint dripping sounds from the distance.]
[Using the faint light, you see several corpses not far away. After years of erosion, only skeletons remain, with traces of battle around them.]
[The feeling of heart palpitations becomes even stronger. You know that it is the Avoid Danger and Seek Good Fortune talent warning you, but you still boldly walk a few steps forward.]
[You observe the appearance of the skeletons. Some are thick and seem to have belonged to males, while others are thinner and seem to have been females.]
[But without exception, these skeletons are as crystal clear as jade, which proves that they were at least at the Yuan Ying Realm peak, or even Nascent Soul-stage cultivators before their death!]
[Because only Yuan Ying and Nascent Soul cultivators can achieve this kind of crystal clarity in their bones after thousands of years.]
[Judging from the surrounding traces, they should have fought before their death, but their artifacts and storage pouches are gone, seemingly taken away by someone.]
[Finding no more useful information, you decide to continue forward.]
[After walking hundreds of steps, the originally ten-zhang-wide passage gradually narrows to only a zhang wide, but the number of night pearls embedded in the walls increases, and the light becomes brighter.]
[At the same time, the feeling of heart palpitations in your heart becomes stronger and stronger.]
Su Xing frowned slightly:
"Strange, shouldn't these ruins be where the predecessors of Wanmu Sect slept? How could there be a battle?"
"And even Yuan Ying and Nascent Soul cultivators died at the entrance?"
"What happened in these ruins thousands of years ago...are there still any living cultivators in the ruins now?"
Su Xing is increasingly curious and also wants to figure out the source of the danger warning.
[You continue forward and soon find two more skeletons in a corner.]
[These two skeletons are crystal clear and white as jade. You pick up a few bones and weigh them, then are shocked.]
[These bones are extremely heavy, which indicates that the bone density is extremely high, a manifestation of high cultivation in body refinement.]
[Because only sufficient bone and muscle density can allow body refinement cultivators to explode with astonishing strength.]
[And based on your estimate, the density of these bones is even three points higher than yours, which means...]
[The two skeletons on the ground were Void Breaking Realm cultivators before their death!]
Su Xing was shocked when he saw this, murmuring:
"What is hidden in these ruins that even Void Breaking Realm cultivators died here?"
Su Xing suspects that a very shocking battle once occurred among the cultivators who entered the ruins thousands of years ago.
In that battle, Yuan Ying and Nascent Soul cultivators may not even be counted, and even Void Breaking and Returning to Void cultivators could only die?
"What was the reason for that battle? Was it to fight over spiritual energy?"
"No, that's not right...they were preparing to sleep, there's no need to fight before they sleep..."
Su Xing is increasingly puzzled, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[The feeling of unease in your heart becomes even stronger, but you still decide to continue exploring.]
[After walking dozens of steps further, you suddenly detect a faint trace of spiritual energy in the air!]
[Although this spiritual energy is faint, it indicates that there is a very good chance that a spiritual vein still remains in these ruins.]
[You continue forward.]
[Suddenly, a strange impact sound comes from the darkness, and a dark figure darts past you from ahead!]
[That figure's speed is exceptionally fast. You can't even see its appearance clearly, but from its outline, you roughly judge that it is a human.]
[As the figure flashes by, the feeling of unease in your heart rises to the extreme, so you quickly take out your spiritual sword Ink Ice, ready to defend at any moment!]
[Spiritual sense surges forward like a tide, and you successfully sense the figure, less than thirty zhang in front of you!]
[But what shocks you is that this figure has no life at all, which is very likely a puppet!]
[Suddenly, the figure rushes towards you, and you quickly swing your Ink Ice sword, attacking the puppet!]
[Duang!]
[A sword qi strikes the puppet, emitting a sound of gold and iron clashing, but the figure only pauses slightly before continuing to rush towards you...]
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 156 Taking Out Rewards, Su Xing's Aspiration for the Dao! (5k)
[You are shocked. The puppet's body strength is probably no weaker than a Void Breaking Realm cultivator!]
[Your sword qi has almost no effect on it, and the puppet arrives in front of you in a breath, striking out with a punch!]
[Seeing this, you quickly wrap Yuan Force around your fists to defend.]
[The fists collide, and you are sent flying, crashing into the stone wall, with a trace of blood flowing from your mouth.]
[You are a little unbelievable. The puppet's pure physical strength is actually superior to yours, and its body strength is far superior to yours.]
[You are certain that this is a puppet comparable to a Void Breaking Realm cultivator!]
[After being blown away by a punch, you take advantage of the faint light from the wall to see the puppet's appearance.]
[It looks exactly like a human, but its skin is abnormally pale, like a vampire from Western legends. The withered wrinkles on its skin make it look extremely creepy.]
[It seems to be a living corpse, refined into a powerful puppet.]
[While you're thinking, the puppet attacks you again.]
[After fighting for dozens of rounds, you have been injured in many places.]
[And the puppet's offensive becomes even more fierce. The endless power from its body makes it almost impossible for you to resist.]
[Your battle causes the surrounding stone walls to continuously emit mysterious fluctuations. It's a defensive formation, seemingly to prevent the ancient tomb from collapsing.]
[You persist for another dozen rounds but can no longer resist. This Living Corpse puppet is far stronger than the Old Dog.]
[Knowing that you are no match for it, you want to leave the ruins.]
[However, the Living Corpse puppet relentlessly pursues you. After fighting for dozens more rounds, your physical body dissipates, smashed into a pulp.]
[After your soul leaves the body, you prepare to continue running away, but the Living Corpse puppet simply extends its right hand and grabs your soul.]
[It stuffs it into its mouth, and you feel a powerful suction force swallowing your soul.]
[You are dead!]
[Ding, the simulation has ended!]
After the simulation ends, Su Xing looks at the text in front of him, silent for a long time.
"Worthy of being a large sect that once produced immortals...even a puppet possesses the strength comparable to a Void Breaking Realm cultivator?"
Su Xing feels a little fortunate that he didn't choose to recklessly enter the ruins before, otherwise, he would have lost a Nascent Soul realm.
And now that the 25-year simulation time is up, even if he dies, he doesn't lose out.
Su Xing strokes his chin and murmurs:
"This puppet should be the guardian puppet of the ancient tomb ruins, right? Who is the owner of this ancient tomb ruins? They can even make a guardian puppet comparable to a Void Breaking Realm cultivator!"
"Hiss...at least a Returning to Void Realm peak, or even a Unity-stage cultivator, right?"
Su Xing lets out a sigh and says:
"It's a pity that with my current strength, when facing a Void Breaking Realm expert, I can only hold on for a few dozen rounds..."
"If I want to defeat this puppet, I'm afraid I need to cultivate to the Void Breaking Realm to have a chance!"
"But there are definitely big secrets hidden in this ancient tomb ruins. If I reach the Void Breaking Realm, perhaps I can come to the tomb for another visit!"
Su Xing carefully recalls the events that happened in the simulation just now and lists a few key points.
"First, these ancient tomb ruins are definitely not a simple place for cultivators to sleep, otherwise, there wouldn't have been Void Breaking and Nascent Soul-stage cultivators dying thousands of years ago."
"Second, there is a faint trace of spiritual energy in the tomb. Perhaps there are Spirit Gathering Flowers, or maybe a spiritual vein! However...I'm more inclined to believe the latter!"
"Finally, and most importantly, what is the identity of the owner of the tomb? Will the Heaven-rank Wanmu Scripture be on the tomb's owner?"
Thinking of this, Su Xing takes a deep breath.
Whether it's the advanced technique Wanmu Scripture of the Changchun Technique or the spiritual vein in the tomb, both are incredibly tempting to Su Xing!
When his strength is sufficient, he must go back again!
"It's a pity that my Yuan Force has not yet advanced to the third level, and reaching the Void Breaking Realm is still a long way off..."
"I'd better take things one step at a time and take care of the matters at hand!"
Su Xing sighs, his gaze falling on the simulation panel with anticipation.
[Prodigy of Refinement]: Purple talent, price 1 million energy points.
[Ten Years of Alchemy Experience]: Alchemy comprehension, price 500,000 energy points.
[Nascent Soul Quadruple Realm Cultivation]: Qi cultivation, price 30 million energy points.
[Xuanhuang Technique]: Profound-rank technique, highest cultivation level Returning to Void Realm, a component of the Heaven-rank Wanmu Scripture, price 1 million energy points.
[Fusheng Technique]: Profound-rank technique, highest cultivation level Returning to Void Realm, a component of the Heaven-rank Wanmu Scripture, price 2 million energy points.
[10,000 Drops of Low-Grade Spiritual Liquid]: Condensed from extremely dense spiritual energy, can nourish the dantian, promote cultivation, and is easily absorbed. Price 1 million energy points.
[Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique (Incomplete)]: Heaven-rank secret technique, which records the Human Fortune chapter of the second part of the secret technique. It can divine auspiciousness and bad luck, and its value is inferior to the National Fortune chapter. Price 30 million energy points.
[2,300 Mature Spirit Gathering Flowers, 1,500 Spirit Gathering Flower Seeds]: Price 245 million energy points.
[Yuan Force Cultivation Insights (Coiling Level)]: Although the realm has not been broken through, there has been some improvement in the understanding of Yuan Force. Price 8 million energy points.
Su Xing has gained a lot from this simulation.
Not only has his Qi cultivation made a significant breakthrough, but he has also explored the Xianwu Era dungeon and found the path to the Void Breaking Realm in the future.
"So, how should I choose among these rewards?"
Su Xing looks at the rewards in front of him and falls into contemplation.
The Prodigy of Refinement talent, although good, Su Xing currently has no plans to refine artifacts and doesn't have any artifact refining manuals.
He can put it in the talent pool for now and draw it out when the time is right.
The Xuanhuang Technique and Fusheng Technique, although Profound-rank techniques, Su Xing is currently cultivating the Changchun Technique, and these two techniques are not worth wasting a simulation opportunity on.
Perhaps later he can directly obtain the Wanmu Scripture in the simulation and bring it out, which would be more convenient.
"As for the Low-grade Spiritual Liquid..."
Su Xing shakes his head slightly.
The Low-grade Spiritual Liquid comes from the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, which is equivalent to indirectly coming from the Spirit Gathering Flowers.
If he directly chooses the Spiritual Liquid, it would be putting the cart before the horse.
Moreover, 10,000 drops of Spiritual Liquid is not a lot. Perhaps later he can accumulate more and bring out the Spiritual Liquid accumulated over twenty years at once, which would greatly increase his cultivation speed.
He has already memorized the Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique, so there's no need to waste an opportunity on it.
And his Yuan Force cultivation hasn't triggered enlightenment, so it's not worth choosing.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Xing decides:
"I'll choose the Nascent Soul Quadruple Realm cultivation and the Spirit Gathering Flowers!"
As soon as the words fall, Su Xing hears the simulator's prompt sound.
[You have successfully brought out the Nascent Soul Quadruple Realm cultivation, consuming 30 million energy points, remaining energy 455.43 million points.]
[You have successfully brought out 2,300 Spirit Gathering Flowers and 1,500 Spirit Gathering Flower Seeds, consuming 245 million energy points, remaining energy 210.43 million points.]
Su Xing's heart aches seeing the simulation energy drop sharply in the simulator.
But it's all worth it!
The next second, the aura around Su Xing begins to rise!
Nascent Soul Single Realm...Nascent Soul Double Realm...Nascent Soul Triple Realm!
Finally, Nascent Soul Quadruple Realm!
In just a few breaths, Su Xing's cultivation breaks through three minor realms in succession.
Finally, it stops at Nascent Soul Quadruple Realm, and he's not far from Nascent Soul Quintuple Realm either!
"Hiss...mid-Nascent Soul...the richness of spiritual energy in my body has increased by over 50%!"
"This means I can refine pills and cultivate spiritual herbs better!"
Su Xing's lips curl into a slight smile. Nascent Soul Quadruple Realm, although it doesn't have much impact on Su Xing's combat strength,
it can still further increase Su Xing's ability to make money.
"Then...what about the Spirit Gathering Flowers?"
Su Xing's heart moved, and he looked up to see white flowers all over the mountain.
They clustered together, and these cute Spirit Gathering Flowers made Su Xing feel happy for a moment!
"Hahaha...nearly 3,500 Spirit Gathering Flowers. With such a large number, it's enough to allow the Spiritual Field Paradise to upgrade to a Cave Heaven!"
Su Xing couldn't wait to get near the Spirit Gathering Flowers. Sure enough, he saw these lovely white flowers diligently absorbing spiritual energy.
Every time they absorb, they release more spiritual energy!
Such a virtuous cycle causes the spiritual energy content of the entire mountain to rapidly increase!
Su Xing looked at this scene with satisfaction and nodded:
"Not bad. At this rate, it might not take half a month for the Spiritual Field Paradise to upgrade to a Cave Heaven!"
Upgrading from a Paradise to a Cave Heaven is not a sudden leap, but requires the spiritual energy content in the Paradise to be sufficient.
Over 3,000 Spirit Gathering Flowers are frantically releasing spiritual energy, like tireless spiritual energy production machines, causing the Paradise to slowly evolve.
At that time, not only will Su Xing's cultivation speed increase significantly, but the growth rate of spiritual plants and spiritual pets in the personal Spiritual Field will also accelerate.
"Of course, the most important thing is spiritual liquid!"
Su Xing carefully collects the Spirit Gathering Flower seeds and doesn't rush to plant them. Instead, he tidies up and prepares to leave the Spiritual Field Paradise.
According to the future trajectory in the simulation,
today is the last college classmate gathering.
Although Su Xing is not familiar with most of his classmates, if he attends, his state of mind will improve.
So it's fine to go.
Soon, Su Xing comes out of the Spiritual Field Paradise, returns to his dorm, and sees Yu Pangzi waiting for him.
Yu Pangzi looks in a good mood and pats Su Xing on the shoulder:
"Little Su! Don't run around tonight. It's the last classmate gathering. I came here specially to call you!"
Yu Pangzi is still the same, except that he hasn't seen him for a while, and his round face seems even rounder.
Su Xing nods. He was going to attend this gathering anyway.
After thinking for a moment, Su Xing asks:
"Fatty, where do you plan to go after graduation?"
Yu Pangzi looks around, then whispers to Su Xing:
"Bro is going to the Demon Suppression Pass to kill enemies!"
"It's strange, but my strength has improved a lot recently. I've already broken through to a Grandmaster-level expert...I'm going to the Demon Suppression Pass to show those demonic beasts what I'm made of!"
Su Xing frowns slightly.
According to Yu Pangzi's original life trajectory, he shouldn't have broken through to the Grandmaster level yet.
It's likely that the Nourishing Yuan Pills that Su Xing gave him helped him break through.
But Su Xing knows better than anyone how dangerous the Demon Suppression Pass is.
Will Yu Pangzi be in danger if he goes to the Demon Suppression Pass?
Su Xing's heart moves, and he's about to remind him, but then he thinks that the Demon Suppression Pass isn't as dangerous as it will be ten years later.
If he doesn't die, Yu Pangzi's strength will likely increase further in the Demon Suppression Pass.
With Yu Pangzi's talent, he might even undergo a life transformation and advance to the Heavenly King level within a few years!
Thinking of this, Su Xing doesn't dissuade Yu Pangzi but takes a bottle of pills out of his pocket and gives it to him.
"Fatty, these are pills I accidentally obtained in the dungeon. They can slightly increase your mental attribute. I don't need them...so I'll give them to you!"
Yu Pangzi grins and doesn't hesitate to accept them.
Then he gives Su Xing a knowing look and winks:
"Bro understands! Don't worry, I'll be the only one eating these pills!"
Looking at Yu Pangzi's shrewd expression, Su Xing is a little surprised. Did this guy really notice something?
But then Yu Pangzi puts his arm around Su Xing's shoulder and leads him out of the dorm towards the gathering place.
"Come on, everyone else is waiting."
Soon, Su Xing and Yu Pangzi arrive at an old and familiar stall across from the school.
The prices are not expensive, but the food is delicious, and Su Xing occasionally comes here to eat.
There are about twenty classmates attending the gathering. Except for Yu Pangzi, Su Xing only knows the others by sight, and he doesn't even know the names of some of them.
"Come on, everyone, let's have a toast!"
"Hahaha! I heard you became a Master-level cultivator a while ago? You're paying for this meal!"
"Little Liu is doing well too, right? I heard he was recruited by a large business association. He might even break through to Grandmaster level in the future!"
A group of young people in their early twenties gather together, drinking until their faces are flushed.
At this moment, a tall and thin young man stands up, raises his glass, and says:
"Haha, you guys don't know, do you? Fatty Yu broke through to a Grandmaster-level professional a while ago! In our class, his strength is among the top three!"
As soon as these words are spoken, the other students cast envious glances at Yu Pangzi and then toast him.
The atmosphere of the whole gathering is quite good.
Only Su Xing is sitting alone in the corner, occasionally drinking a few glasses of wine with Yu Pangzi, occasionally drinking alone.
There's no scene of showing off and slapping faces as he imagined. Although these classmates aren't particularly enthusiastic towards Su Xing, they don't ostracize him either.
Perhaps it's because of Yu Pangzi, a few classmates toast Su Xing.
Su Xing responds one by one.
Looking at these young faces, Su Xing can't help but recall the scene when they first started school four years ago.
At that time, Su Xing was proud and arrogant, touted as a genius rarely seen in Kyoto University in ten years!
With the strong physique of a body refinement cultivator, Su Xing even crushed those top students who were just Bronze-level.
He easily won first place in the freshman competition...
However, things change. Soon, Su Xing discovered that he couldn't level up and his strength could barely improve.
The friends who were once so enthusiastic gradually drifted away.
Even the teachers were completely disappointed in Su Xing...
Until half a year ago, after Su Xing got his golden finger, he finally truly grew.
"Just half a year, from a Qi cultivation level one little cultivator...to a Nascent Soul-stage expert...it's really a strange experience!"
Su Xing thinks so, feeling a lot in his heart at this moment.
"However, whether it's Qi cultivation, Nascent Soul, Bronze, or Legendary...if you don't become the strongest expert in the world, you will eventually die in that shocking change!"
Su Xing silently takes a sip of wine, recalling everything he experienced in the Five Nascent Soul Pass.
He sighs: "Cultivators, if they want to achieve longevity...how can they be bound by trivial matters? The cold stares and ups and downs I've experienced in these years..."
"...are just some frost and snow in the process of cultivating the Dao!"
He finishes the wine in his cup, and Su Xing's aspiration for the Dao becomes even firmer.
At this moment, Su Xing's state of mind improves...
In the middle of the night, the gathering ends, and Su Xing helps the drunk Yu Pangzi back to the dorm.
Looking at the sleeping Yu Pangzi, Su Xing silently enters the personal Spiritual Field and uses spiritual energy to dissipate the alcohol.
"Alright, let's continue refining pills!"
Su Xing skillfully resumes his life of refining pills.
Soon, a week passes.
During this week, most of Su Xing's classmates graduate and leave school.
But Su Xing's life remains as usual. Unsurprisingly, he is notified by Liu Xiaodong that he has failed and will be staying for another year, but Su Xing doesn't get angry. He just continues to refine pills.
Soon, it's July 8th. Su Xing brings the pills to see Jin Congxue.
Jin Congxue is wearing a beautiful red dress today, which is passionate and unrestrained.
"Hehe, big boss...congratulations on graduating!"
Jin Congxue smiles and says to Su Xing.
Su Xing rolls his eyes and says:
"Cut it out, I failed and am staying for another year!"
Jin Congxue is a little puzzled and is shocked: "No way, you're so strong, you're staying for another year? Are the standards at Kyoto University that high?"
Su Xing briefly explains.
Then, he thinks of something and says to Jin Congxue:
"By the way, can you get me a casual job at Kyoto University, like a librarian or something?"
"School starts in September, and I don't want to share a dorm with the underclassmen...ideally a single dorm would be more convenient for me!"
Jin Congxue nods slightly, understanding what Su Xing means.
"Don't worry, it's a small matter, leave it to me. You can report to the library tomorrow! The last one?"
Having said that, Jin Congxue covers her mouth and laughs, looking very charming.
Su Xing also smiles and chats with Jin Congxue for a few more sentences. Then, he takes the new week's goods back to his empty dorm.
"Will Fatty Yu be okay at the Demon Suppression Pass?"
"The Demon Suppression Pass is still relatively safe now. If I have a chance later...I can give him some more treasures. It should be fine..."
Su Xing shakes his head slightly and then enters the Spiritual Field Paradise.
He exchanges the new week's goods for simulation energy, and Su Xing's energy increases by 16 million points.
It's not a small amount, but for Su Xing, who has experienced "big deals," it's just considered decent.
On the afternoon of July 8, 2024, in the new era, Su Xing starts a new round of simulation on time.
"Start simulation!"
[Ding! This simulation will consume 4,400 energy points, remaining energy 226.38 million points, remaining simulation times unlimited.]
[Simulation begins!]
[Spend 1,000 energy points to draw a green talent, 10,000 energy points to draw a blue talent, and 100,000 energy points to draw a purple talent. Do you want to draw?]
"Draw a purple talent!"
Su Xing silently says.
[Congratulations on obtaining the purple talent: Even Little Things Can Be Cute!]
(End of Chapter)