Chapter 157: Top-Tier Taunt, Even Small Ones Are Cute! (5k)
"Hmm?"
Just by seeing the name of this talent, Su Xing felt something was amiss.
"Wait, wait, wait, just the name of this talent sounds off, could it be what I think it is?"
Looking at the talent description, Su Xing's hanging heart finally settled.
[Even Small Ones Are Cute]: Purple Talent. When you say this phrase to a target, regardless of your relationship with them, they will instantly be taunted and filled with extreme hatred towards you, unable to help but attack. Taunt effect +100%. (Heehee, even small ones are cute~).
"Good thing, this thing doesn't affect me…"
Su Xing breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to think about the uses of this talent.
"This seems to be a taunt talent that attracts hatred!"
"So, the scenarios where this is useful… perhaps when the target is trying to escape? As long as I say this phrase, they won't be able to help but attack me?"
Thinking about it, Su Xing's eyes lit up.
Seems like… it's perfect for dealing with Old Dog Zong!
That old dog is just too good at running. Despite being weaker than Su Xing, he could still run for over a month. If I use this talent to taunt him, won't he be unable to escape?
"Besides… when dealing with those Yao Emperors, if they want to escape, I can also use it!"
Su Xing quickly figured out the use of this talent, and nodded slightly.
"This talent isn't particularly strong, but it will have special uses in specific situations!"
He looked at the simulation panel.
[In the Spiritual Field Paradise, you realize that you are in a simulation.]
[The spiritual energy in the Paradise becomes increasingly rich. In order to produce spiritual liquid as soon as possible, you prepare to transplant some Gathering Spirit Flowers and set up several small Gathering Spirit Arrays specifically to produce spiritual liquid.]
[You spent half a month transplanting Gathering Spirit Flowers and setting up the Gathering Spirit Arrays, taking time out each day.]
[Your Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique and Gathering Spirit Array proficiency slightly increased.]
[After half a month, the Gathering Spirit Arrays began to steadily produce spiritual liquid, about a thousand drops per week.]
[Although not much, it's barely enough for your cultivation needs, and your cultivation speed further accelerates.]
[You cultivate for a period of time and decide to go to the Luotian Assembly instance to learn another fire attribute cultivation technique.]
[You have saved up a day's "Great Wisdom State" in advance, preparing to head to the Luotian Assembly instance!]
Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this.
Su Xing has always been a dual-element Wood and Fire spiritual root. Logically, he can cultivate both Wood and Fire attribute cultivation techniques simultaneously.
However, Su Xing had primarily focused on Wood attribute cultivation techniques in the past, as it could accelerate the speed of cultivating spiritual herbs.
But now that Su Xing has enough simulation energy, he can naturally learn another Fire attribute cultivation technique.
Compared to Wood attribute cultivation techniques, Fire attribute cultivation techniques are more focused on attack and have significant benefits for refining weapons and pills.
It can even enhance the power of Su Xing's Li Huo Technique.
"Use the immersive simulation function, duration 24 hours!"
Su Xing silently muttered in his mind.
[Ding, you have successfully used the immersive simulation function, duration 24 hours, energy cost 2.4 million points, remaining energy 223.88 million.]
As the simulator's prompt sound faded, Su Xing's vision changed before his eyes.
The next second, he appeared in the main hall of the Luotian Assembly instance.
"Good disciple, go and invite Shennong Master Uncle to attend the Luotian Assembly!"
The voice of Niu Rulie came from before him.
"Yes, Master!"
Su Xing, familiar with the routine, went to the back mountain, completed the quest process, and brought Shennong Youtian to the Luotian Assembly square.
The conversation with Shennong Youtian during this time gave Su Xing a lot of insights.
Then, Su Xing came to the familiar Sutra Pavilion, directly to the third floor, where Earth-rank cultivation techniques and secret arts were stored!
Su Xing carefully searched among the rows of shelves holding jade slips with cultivation techniques.
But there were too many cultivation techniques here, and Su Xing searched for a long time, feeling dizzy and unsure where to start.
At this moment, a voice came from behind Su Xing.
"Brat, are you looking for a Fire attribute cultivation technique?"
"On the sixth shelf from your left, third row, eleventh jade slip, you can take a look!"
Upon hearing this, Su Xing raised his head abruptly, only to see the old woman who had previously taught him the Wanli Tracking Technique standing there, calmly looking at him.
"Thank you, senior!"
For some reason, Su Xing always felt a little afraid that this old woman would ask him to return the favor.
After bowing, Su Xing hurried towards the bookshelf.
Sure enough, at the location specified by the old woman, Su Xing discovered an Earth-rank middle-grade cultivation technique, "Qian Yan Jue!"
"This cultivation technique, seems to be only Earth-rank middle-grade…"
Su Xing frowned slightly. This floor housed quite a few Earth-rank high-grade cultivation techniques.
Should he follow the old senior's advice and give up Earth-rank high-grade cultivation techniques, just choosing the Earth-rank middle-grade one?
Just as Su Xing was hesitating, the old woman said casually again:
"Are you Niu Rulie's disciple, Luo Xiaochuan?"
"Yes, you're very good, much stronger than your idiot master back then…"
"Not even a hundred years old, yet you've reached the Divine Power Realm Great Perfection… even your Qi Refinement cultivation has reached the Nascent Soul Realm Fourth Stage…"
Pausing for a moment, the old woman continued to explain:
"Your Qi Refinement cultivation is quite good, but the primary cultivation technique you're using is a Wood attribute cultivation technique, and it seems to be of not a high rank?"
"If so, when you break through to the Void Return and Unity stages in the future, you'll probably have to switch cultivation techniques, wasting a lot of time…"
"However, you have a mutated Wood and Fire dual-element spiritual root, and you have the chance to cultivate Fire attribute cultivation techniques!"
"This Qian Yan Jue, although only an Earth-rank middle-grade cultivation technique… is the prerequisite cultivation technique for the Heaven-rank cultivation technique, Sanqian Yan Yan Jue. When the time is right, you can directly switch to Sanqian Yan Yan Jue, saving a lot of effort!"
After hearing the old woman's advice, Su Xing no longer hesitated.
As a prerequisite cultivation technique for a Heaven-rank cultivation technique, this Qian Yan Jue must have its merits.
"Thank you, Granny, may I ask how you are called?"
Hearing this, the old woman fell silent for a while and said:
"My name… seems a little too distant now. Just call me Ghost Granny."
"However, my help in choosing cultivation techniques is not without purpose… a year later, come here again, I will have something to ask of you at that time…"
Su Xing raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. The Ghost Granny had said the same thing the last time they met.
So, Su Xing was a bit curious.
"Senior, what do you need my help with?"
Ghost Granny just smiled slightly: "Don't worry, it won't be difficult for you! You'll know when the time comes!"
With that, Ghost Granny's figure flickered and disappeared from the third floor of the Sutra Pavilion.
Su Xing was also bewildered.
But he still decided to cultivate first.
Activating the Great Wisdom State, Su Xing's memory and comprehension greatly improved, and he then began to memorize this Earth-rank cultivation technique.
Soon, a day passed and the immersive simulation ended.
In the real world, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Not bad, this Great Wisdom effect is really good. At most, two more times, and I'll be able to fully memorize this Earth-rank cultivation technique!"
Su Xing was very satisfied with this. After all, three immersive simulations, costing a few million energy points, could get him an Earth-rank cultivation technique that could potentially reach the Unity and even Mahayana stages. That was definitely a good deal.
He looked at the simulation panel.
[After leaving the Luotian Assembly instance, you prepare to join the Descent Sect.]
[You travel to Shuangqing City, Southwest Province. You are lucky and manage to lure Old Dog Zong out in less than three days.]
[After a series of actions, you successfully join the Descent Sect and gain a batch of spiritual herbs.]
[Afterwards, you appear to be brothers with Old Dog Zong on the surface, secretly contacting Luo Shuying.]
[With Luo Shuying's help, you obtain a large number of spiritual herbs.]
[In the second year, you have accumulated a considerable number of pills. As the strongest elder of the Descent Sect, you have relatively more freedom of movement.]
[So, you travel alone to Kyoto and re-enter the Luotian Assembly instance!]
Su Xing's heart stirred upon seeing this, and he used the immersive simulation function again.
After a moment, Su Xing exited the immersive simulation, his grasp of the Earth-rank cultivation technique Qian Yan Jue deepening.
Then, Su Xing continued to simulate.
[In the third year, you deem the time ripe and escape from the Descent Sect with Luo Shuying.]
[After leaving the Descent Sect, you and Luo Shuying are hunted down, but Old Dog Zong suffers even worse.]
[You take out the pills you've refined over the years and add many powerful individuals to the Great Xia Kingdom.]
[Then, you prepare to enter the Luotian Assembly instance for the third time!]
"Use the immersive simulation function, duration 24 hours!"
Su Xing silently muttered.
[Ding, you have successfully used the immersive simulation function, duration 24 hours, energy cost 2.4 million points, remaining energy 219.08 million.]
Completing the familiar quest process, Su Xing began to memorize the Earth-rank cultivation technique Qian Yan Jue.
Soon, a day passed, and the immersive simulation ended, Su Xing's consciousness returning to the real world.
Back in the real world, Su Xing's lips curled into a smile, muttering:
"As expected of an Earth-rank cultivation technique, this technique's power surpasses Changchun Gong!"
"After cultivating this technique, spiritual energy can carry a scorching effect. It can be used for offense and defense, and for refining pills… even the consumption of releasing Fire attribute divine abilities will be significantly reduced!"
Su Xing was very satisfied with the Earth-rank cultivation technique Qian Yan Jue.
Unfortunately, this technique requires Su Xing to cultivate from the first layer. However, for Su Xing, who is already at the Nascent Soul stage, his cultivation base is sufficient, and his cultivation speed will likely be hundreds of times faster than before.
At most, it would take two decades, or a single simulation, for Su Xing to cultivate this technique to the fifth layer, which is the Nascent Soul level!
"With the addition of Qian Yan Jue, I have another safeguard… so even if I can't obtain Wanmu Jue in the ruins, my path after reaching the Void Return stage will still be smooth!"
Su Xing murmured, looking at the simulation panel.
[After leaving the Luotian Assembly instance, you don't rush to cultivate Qian Yan Jue but continue to improve your cultivation base.]
[One day, during your cultivation, you suddenly sense a familiar aura – it's Old Dog Zong!]
[Sensing Old Dog Zong, you naturally won't let go of this great opportunity!]
[So, you disguise yourself and prepare to kill Old Dog Zong as a warm-up.]
[Sure enough, your sneak attack is discovered by him, and then you engage in a fierce battle.]
[This battle lasts for two hours. Old Dog Zong is ultimately no match for you and prepares to escape.]
[Seeing that Old Dog Zong is about to escape, you smirk, a hint of mockery in your voice as you say to Old Dog Zong: Don't be discouraged, even small ones are cute.]
[Hearing your words, Old Dog Zong, who was about to escape, stops in his tracks.]
[He looks at you with complex eyes, a mixture of three parts shame, and seven parts anger!]
[Old Dog Zong decides not to escape, and instead engages you in another battle!]
[But how can Old Dog Zong be your opponent now? You battle him for a day and ultimately slay him.]
[Before dying, Old Dog Zong destroys his storage artifact, and his soul tries to escape.]
[But how can you let him escape? You directly capture his soul. Old Dog Zong begs for his life.]
[But you don't hesitate, directly incinerating his soul. Old Dog Zong is completely dead.]
[Then you check Old Dog Zong's storage artifact, but unfortunately, everything inside has been destroyed, leaving nothing behind.]
Su Xing raised an eyebrow upon seeing this.
"Sure enough, this talent is incredibly effective against Old Dog Zong! Originally, it would take a month of pursuit to resolve, but now it's done in a day!"
"However, Old Dog Zong's complex expression… could there be some untold secret? No wonder his junior sister wanted to put a hat on him…"
Su Xing seemed to understand something and shook his head.
"It's a pity, though, that Old Dog Zong is not a good person! He didn't even leave me his storage pouch before dying…"
"It seems that to get his treasures, I must achieve a one-hit kill!"
Su Xing sighed softly.
But he has plenty of time, it's just a matter of waiting a little longer.
He looked at the simulation panel.
[In the fourth year, you spend most of your time in the Spiritual Field Paradise, diligently cultivating and improving your cultivation base.]
[Besides taking spiritual liquid and Tranquil Pills daily for cultivation, you also spend two or three hours each day cultivating your Yuanli, hoping to break through to the third stage of externalization as soon as possible.]
[With the aid of spiritual liquid, your cultivation base progresses steadily, but Yuanli mastery remains slow, like a turtle crawling.]
[In the fifth year, besides starting to cultivate Yuanli, you also begin to learn Qian Yan Jue.]
[Because you are already a Nascent Soul cultivator, the first five layers of the cultivation technique are extremely fast for you.]
[In just half a year, your Qian Yan Jue enters the second layer.]
[In the sixth year, your Qian Yan Jue successfully enters the third layer.]
[In the seventh year, your cultivation base finally takes another step, you become a Nascent Soul Realm Fifth Stage cultivator!]
[Unfortunately, your mastery of Yuanli remains stagnant, progress is slow.]
Su Xing frowned slightly upon seeing this and muttered:
"Is mastering Yuanli really this difficult?"
"Seven years, and I haven't even touched the threshold of the Entwining Stage Great Perfection?"
"At this rate… perhaps only enlightenment can lead to a breakthrough!"
Su Xing sighed but then shook his head gently.
"Oh well, if Yuanli hasn't reached Entwining Stage Great Perfection, then I'll just prioritize the Qian Yan Jue cultivation progress…"
Su Xing had already begun to consider backup plans, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[In the eighth year, your Qian Yan Jue continues to make rapid progress, and you successfully comprehend the fourth layer!]
[In the same year, with the increase in Qi Refinement cultivation, you feel that cultivation is becoming increasingly difficult.]
[Unfortunately, you only have a hundred or so drops of spiritual liquid per day. If you cultivate without restraint, you can only maintain high-speed cultivation for one or two hours at most.]
[But what worries you the most is the slow progress of Yuanli cultivation. If you can't break through to the third layer, you won't be able to break through to the Void Return stage…]
[In the monotonous cultivation, two more years quickly pass.]
[In the tenth year, your Qian Yan Jue has reached the final stage of the fourth layer. Once you break through, the cultivation progress of the two techniques will be in sync.]
[As your comprehension of Qian Yan Jue deepens, you gradually realize the power of this technique.]
[Changchun Gong emphasizes an endless vitality and endurance, which is very helpful for improving one's recovery ability.]
[While Qian Yan Jue focuses on ultimate destructive power. Furthermore, Qian Yan Jue can use different flames to assist cultivation. Combined with Li Huo Technique, your cultivation speed is faster.]
[In the same year, you make a small breakthrough in your Yuanli mastery, and the range of entanglement can now cover your entire back.]
[In the eleventh year, you start trying to modify the Gathering Spirit Arrays, hoping to produce more spiritual liquid.]
[But unfortunately, your research on Gathering Spirit Arrays is insufficient, and after dozens of attempts, you still fail.]
[You understand that if you want to increase the production of spiritual liquid, you can only cultivate more Gathering Spirit Flowers and make the spiritual energy in the Spiritual Field Paradise even richer.]
[But this is obviously unrealistic in the short term, so you can only continue to cultivate diligently.]
[In the twelfth year, your Qian Yan Jue finally breaks through again, successfully entering the fifth layer!]
[At this time, the Wood and Fire spiritual energy in your body have a faint sense of endless vitality. You are surprised to discover that the Wood attribute spiritual energy can slightly enhance the power of the Fire attribute spiritual energy.]
[At the same time, you begin to use Li Huo to assist in cultivation, and your cultivation speed increases slightly.]
[In the same year, you make a small breakthrough in your Yuanli mastery, and the total amount of Yuanli in your body increases significantly.]
Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this and muttered:
"Sure enough, if enlightenment is not possible, relying on the method of grinding experience can also raise Yuanli mastery to the Entwining Stage Great Perfection…"
"But at the current rate, it will probably take at least two simulations to reach the Entwining Stage Great Perfection?"
Su Xing frowned slightly, the speed was a bit slow for him.
"Let's simulate and see… if enlightenment doesn't happen, the fifth layer of Qian Yan Jue seems not bad?"
He looked at the simulation panel.
[In the thirteenth year, after Qian Yan Jue entered the fifth layer, the progress slows down, but you are quite satisfied with this. The progress of your two cultivation techniques is now very close.]
[In the same year, your Yuanli progress remains slow, failing to break through.]
[In the fourteenth year, with the help of spiritual liquid and Qian Yan Jue, your cultivation base grows steadily, and you feel that you are not far from the Nascent Soul Realm Sixth Stage.]
[In the fifteenth year, on a beautiful morning, you feel a sense of inspiration, and your aura steadily rises, ultimately achieving a breakthrough effortlessly.]
[Congratulations, you have become a Nascent Soul Realm Sixth Stage cultivator!]
[In the sixteenth year, after breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm Sixth Stage, you feel that cultivation has become even more difficult.]
[You understand that this is because your spiritual root advantage is no longer as obvious. A True Spiritual Root can only ensure that your cultivation speed is a few tenths faster than other cultivators of the same level at the Nascent Soul mid-stage.]
[But even so, with the aid of spiritual liquid, your Qi Refinement cultivation continues to slowly rise.]
[In the seventeenth year, one day, while cultivating Yuanli as usual, you control the Yuanli to wrap around every inch of your skin.]
[However, your total amount of Yuanli is insufficient and always feels a bit stretched.]
[You practice for several hours and finally feel some progress.]
[You wipe the sweat from your brow. Just as you are about to rest, you suddenly enter a mysterious state.]
[You trigger the talent Accidental Enlightenment!]
(End of chapter)
Chapter 158: Entering the Nascent Soul Late Stage, Yuanli Mastery Improves! (5k)
[You fall into a wondrous state.]
[In this state, you barely perceive the passage of time. Your eyes and mind are focused solely on the Yuanli before you.]
[Your perception of Yuanli becomes exceptionally sensitive, as if you can feel the subtle vibrations of Yuanli on every inch of your skin.]
[These are details you've never noticed before—vibrations!]
[Maintaining this state, you carefully manipulate the vibrations of Yuanli on your skin, watching them spread inch by inch.]
[Finally, you wrap every inch of your skin with Yuanli, forming an incredibly sturdy Yuanli armor!]
[In this wondrous state, your mastery of Yuanli rapidly improves!]
[How long this lasts… no one knows…]
[When you regain your senses, the epiphany slowly fades, and it's already three days later!]
[You feel a sense of loss in your heart. The feeling of being in a state of enlightenment is exceptionally marvelous, as if you've become omnipotent. But now, you've returned to being an ordinary person.]
[You then sense your current Yuanli mastery, and you freeze in place, overwhelmed with joy!]
[In just three days, your mastery of Yuanli has reached the Entwining Stage Great Perfection. You're only one step away from Yuanli externalization!]
Su Xing saw this and let out a long breath.
His tightly clenched fists finally relaxed.
"Whew~ Good luck, triggering Accidental Enlightenment, instantly reaching Entwining Stage Great Perfection, and Yuanli externalization isn't far off…"
"Accidental Enlightenment, one day of enlightenment is equivalent to ten years… wow, doesn't that mean that ordinary cultivators would need four or five decades of hard training to cultivate Yuanli to Entwining Stage Great Perfection?"
Su Xing's face almost turned black at the thought.
Sure enough, the path of a body refinement cultivator isn't one that ordinary people can tread!
Not only does it require extremely high physical fitness and body refinement talent, but it also demands incredibly high comprehension.
"Thankfully, I have a cheat… otherwise, just Yuanli cultivation alone would block the vast majority of cultivators…"
Su Xing muttered under his breath.
Now that Su Xing's Yuanli has reached Entwining Stage Great Perfection, not only has his strength improved.
More importantly, he has taken a major step towards the Void Return Realm!
"There are still a few years until the simulation ends. I wonder if I can break through to the third stage of Yuanli—Externalization Stage?"
Su Xing felt a surge of anticipation in his heart, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[After your Yuanli realm breaks through to Entwining Stage Great Perfection, you don't slack off in the slightest, diligently cultivating your cultivation base.]
[In the eighteenth year, Yuanli mastery proves to be more difficult than you imagined. After a year of hard work, you still see no progress.]
[In the nineteenth year, you continue to cultivate diligently each day, focusing your cultivation efforts primarily on Qi Refinement cultivation and Yuanli breakthrough.]
[In the twentieth year, your mastery of the Earth-rank cultivation technique Qian Yan Jue takes another step forward, fully catching up with the progress of Changchun Gong.]
[You discover that Qian Yan Jue, combined with Li Huo, absorbs spiritual energy slightly faster than Changchun Gong. So, you begin to focus on Qian Yan Jue, and your cultivation speed slightly increases.]
[Time flows like water. In your relentless cultivation, three years quickly pass.]
[In the twenty-third year, your Qi Refinement cultivation makes further progress, only one step away from entering the Nascent Soul late stage!]
[In the twenty-fourth year, your Qi Refinement cultivation finally breaks through. You successfully enter the Nascent Soul late stage!]
[Congratulations, you have successfully advanced to Nascent Soul Realm Seventh Stage cultivator!]
[In the twenty-fifth year, you begin your final sprint, hoping to break through to the third stage of Yuanli mastery before the end of the world arrives.]
[But you ultimately fail to achieve your goal. One day, a giant beast descends and swallows the entire Great Xia Kingdom.]
[You are swallowed into the giant beast's belly. The terrifying power within the beast's stomach, like spatial turbulence, frantically tears your body apart.]
[Even though your physical body has reached Divine Power Realm Great Perfection, you still can't hold on for long.]
[Your soul wanders through the spatial chaos within the beast's stomach, gradually losing consciousness…]
[Your soul dissipates, and you die!]
[Ding, this simulation has ended!]
After the simulation ended, Su Xing fell into contemplation.
After a long time, he murmured:
"Sigh, it seems that Yuanli cultivation and Qi Refinement realm improvement are more difficult than I imagined…"
Su Xing couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. For several years, he hadn't been able to break through from Entwining Stage Great Perfection to Externalization Stage. The speed was truly slow.
Besides that, Qi Refinement cultivation improvement was also more difficult than Su Xing had anticipated.
From Nascent Soul Realm Sixth Stage to Seventh Stage, it took Su Xing a whole ten years!
At this rate, for Su Xing to break through to Nascent Soul Realm Great Perfection, it would take at least two more simulations…
"So, is there any way for me to save a simulation and directly break through to Nascent Soul Realm Great Perfection within twenty-five years?"
Su Xing pondered slightly.
Currently, Su Xing could think of the following ways to improve his cultivation speed.
First, further cultivate more Gathering Spirit Flowers and further increase the spiritual energy content of the Spiritual Field Paradise.
But this needs to consider Su Xing's energy balance. Simulations that cost hundreds of millions of energy points are beyond Su Xing's reach now!
Second, is to extract a purple-quality spiritual root!
Higher-level spiritual roots would undoubtedly improve Su Xing's cultivation speed, but it depends on luck, and Su Xing can't control it.
Third, is to switch to the Earth-rank cultivation technique Qian Yan Jue. In less than twenty years, Su Xing was able to cultivate it to the fifth layer. At that time, the cultivation speed would be slightly faster than Changchun Gong.
But this requires Su Xing to waste a simulation reward choice opportunity.
Fourth, is to get more spiritual liquid!
Spiritual liquid significantly improves cultivation speed, but Su Xing's supply is limited.
About a thousand drops per week, roughly 50,000 drops per year. It's not enough to support a Nascent Soul cultivator like Su Xing.
"Tsk tsk, a Nascent Soul cultivator, cultivating with spirit stones alone would probably consume tens of thousands of spirit stones a year… but in this age of declining spiritual energy, where can we find so many spirit stones for cultivation?"
After pondering for a moment, Su Xing came up with a good idea.
"Perhaps, in the next simulation, I can accumulate a large amount of spiritual liquid, simply storing it without using it. In twenty-five years, I can accumulate nearly 1.2 million drops of spiritual liquid. Plus the spiritual liquid I harvest later in the Spiritual Field Paradise, it should be enough for me to break through to Nascent Soul Great Perfection, right?"
Su Xing did a quick calculation in his mind.
Without accumulating spiritual liquid and directly charging towards Nascent Soul Great Perfection, it would likely take two simulation times.
In the next simulation, if I bring out the spiritual liquid and then in the simulation after that, I can break through to Nascent Soul Great Perfection in one go. Not only will I not have wasted simulation attempts, but I'll also get 1.2 million drops of spiritual liquid for free!
The cost to Su Xing is just over 100 million energy points.
Exchanging energy for spiritual liquid, honestly, Su Xing doesn't think it's a bad deal.
Because spiritual liquid is an existing resource, it not only helps his cultivation at the Nascent Soul stage but also promotes cultivation even at the Void Return stage in the future!
"This method should work…"
Su Xing nodded slightly. Having a plan for the next simulation, he looked at the simulation panel.
[Even Small Ones Are Cute]: Purple Talent, price 1 million energy points.
[Ten Years of Pill Refining Experience]: Pill refining insights, price 500,000 energy points.
[Nascent Soul Realm Seventh Stage Cultivation Base]: Qi Refinement cultivation base, price 30 million energy points.
[Low-Grade Spiritual Liquid, 10,000 Drops]: Condensed from extremely rich spiritual energy, can nourish the dantian, promote cultivation, and is easily absorbed. Price 1 million energy points.
[Yuanli Cultivation Insights (Entwining Stage Great Perfection)]: Insights into Entwining Stage Great Perfection Yuanli, not far from breaking through to the Externalization Stage, price 20 million energy points.
**[Earth-rank Cultivation Technique Qian Yan Jue Cultivation Level (Fifth Layer)]: ** Insights into cultivating Qian Yan Jue. The fifth layer is equivalent to the realm of a Nascent Soul cultivator, price 10 million energy points.
Su Xing glanced at the simulation panel and murmured:
"This time's talent is good, but it won't be much help in the short term. I can store it in the talent pool for now and bring it out when I need it…"
"Based on this, I'll choose the Nascent Soul Realm Seventh Stage cultivation base and the Yuanli Cultivation Insights!"
As Su Xing made his choice, he heard the simulator's prompt sound.
[You have successfully brought out the Nascent Soul Realm Seventh Stage cultivation base, cost 30 million energy points, remaining energy 189.08 million points.]
[You have successfully brought out the Yuanli Cultivation Insights (Entwining Stage Great Perfection), cost 20 million energy points, remaining energy 169.08 million points.]
The simulator's voice fell, and the next second, Su Xing's aura began to surge.
Nascent Soul Realm Fourth Stage… Nascent Soul Fifth Stage… Nascent Soul Sixth Stage!
Ultimately, he effortlessly broke through to Nascent Soul Realm Seventh Stage!
In just a few breaths, Su Xing's Qi Refinement cultivation base had improved by more than one level.
Both the total amount and quality of spiritual energy, the Nascent Soul late stage is far stronger than the mid-stage!
And the gains from this simulation weren't just limited to Qi Refinement cultivation.
Many insights about Yuanli appeared in Su Xing's mind out of thin air.
At the same time, the Yuanli in Su Xing's entire body also began to vibrate and grow.
After a long time, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes.
Feeling the increased amount of Yuanli in his body, Su Xing's lips curled into a slight smile.
"This is… the peak of Entwining Stage Yuanli?"
Su Xing could indeed feel a significant change in his Yuanli, but the specifics still needed to be tested.
Su Xing's mind moved, and invisible Yuanli wrapped around every inch of his body.
From the vital parts to every fingernail, all were tightly wrapped by Yuanli.
An invisible close-fitting armor firmly protected Su Xing.
"I wonder how protective this Yuanli armor is?"
Su Xing pondered for a moment and took out the spiritual sword, Mo Bing.
As a Legendary-grade weapon, the sturdiness and sharpness of Mo Bing were imaginable.
Su Xing swung Mo Bing towards his forearm.
For this attack, Su Xing used 30% of his strength.
Duang~
At the point of impact on Su Xing's arm, Yuanli rippled outwards like water waves. Using the principle of leverage, it deflected most of Su Xing's force. The remaining portion was dispersed throughout his body.
"There's almost no pain… and no feeling of injury at all!"
Su Xing's eyes brightened, highly satisfied with the performance of this Yuanli armor.
"My 30% strength… this means that with Yuanli completely enveloping my body, even a Martial Emperor Realm expert wouldn't be able to harm me in the slightest!"
"As for someone like Old Dog Zong, a half-step Legendary Realm expert, most of his attacks would probably be evenly distributed by this Yuanli armor, significantly reducing the damage to me!"
Pausing for a moment, Su Xing muttered:
"As for Legendary Realm experts…"
Su Xing shook his head, unsure about that.
Legendary Realm experts are equivalent to Void Return Realm experts. Compared to Martial Emperors, their strength is a qualitative leap!
Just this Yuanli armor alone isn't enough to withstand a Legendary…
"However, if I encounter that Void Return Realm puppet in the ruins again, I should be able to avoid dying in such a pathetic way, right?"
"If I take Yuanli mastery to the next level and reach the Externalization Stage, maybe I could even exchange a few blows with that puppet!"
Su Xing was in a good mood.
He somewhat understood why body refinement cultivators, who don't practice techniques or divine abilities, could still compete with Qi Refinement cultivators.
Just Yuanli alone, capable of both offense and defense, is definitely equivalent to a top-tier divine ability!
"Soon… after Yuanli externalizes, I'll learn that Body Protection Qi technique and try to enter the Limitless Land to push my body to its limits…"
Su Xing's eyes held a hint of expectation.
After the simulation ended, Su Xing exited the Spiritual Field Paradise. As soon as he took out his phone, he received a call.
The caller was Liu Xiaodong, Su Xing's class advisor.
"Hello, is this Su Xing?"
Liu Xiaodong's voice came from the other end of the phone, sounding slightly flattering.
"Yes, it's me. What's up?" Su Xing asked in confusion. Liu Xiaodong hadn't given him a kind word in years.
Usually, when Liu Xiaodong contacted Su Xing, it was to cause trouble. Why was his attitude so different today?
Liu Xiaodong quickly laughed and said:
"Su Xing! You should have told me earlier that you had a connection with Vice Principal Lu! Ugh… if you had told me earlier, would the department have dared to keep you from graduating? Really!"
Su Xing asked in confusion: "Vice Principal Lu?"
On the other end of the phone, Liu Xiaodong quickly nodded:
"Yeah, Lu Yuanwu, Lu Martial Emperor! He's always been our school's honorary vice principal."
"He specifically called the department leaders this time and said that he had a relative who was repeating a year, and wanted to give him the position of the school library director…"
"Later, I investigated, and hey, guess what? Turns out Su Xing has been a low-key individual all these years! Su Xing, you're truly humble…"
Su Xing quickly understood.
Wow, Jin Congxue's efficiency is incredible!
It's been less than an hour, and the position of Kyoto University Library Director is secured?
Wait… wasn't I asking for a librarian position?
While Su Xing was thinking, Liu Xiaodong on the other end of the phone quickly said:
"Director Su! Also, your scholarship from a few years ago… I've kept it for you. It's a few million, when do you want to pick it up?"
"Your single dormitory room has also been cleaned up… you can move in tonight!"
Listening to Liu Xiaodong's flattering tone, if it were the old Su Xing, he might have felt a sense of satisfaction.
But for the current Su Xing, he didn't care at all.
So, Su Xing simply said:
"Okay, I understand. Send me the dormitory address… as for the money, donate it to someone in need."
A few million Xia currency isn't enough to make Su Xing bother to go get it.
Su Xing was too lazy to see Liu Xiaodong, a sycophantic villain, and didn't bother to care about it.
With that, Su Xing hung up the phone, packed up his dorm room a bit, and moved into the new dormitory.
The new dormitory was located in a relatively remote courtyard within the school, occupied by the dean, school leaders, professors, and others.
However, these school leaders mostly had families, so this five-story dormitory building and the small courtyard at the entrance were almost deserted most of the time.
And Su Xing had a single dorm room with complete facilities.
Since becoming a cultivator, Su Xing has kept things simple in his life. Cultivators generally don't care about these material possessions.
Moreover, Su Xing spends most of his time in the Spiritual Field Paradise, even living in a small thatched hut.
He doesn't mind it at all.
After tidying up a bit, Su Xing began a new week of pill refining.
And he began to arrange the Gathering Spirit Arrays in the Spiritual Field Paradise.
Since the Gathering Spirit Flowers were planted, a week has passed.
During this week, the spiritual energy content of the Spiritual Field Paradise increased rapidly, almost reaching the level of a cave heaven.
At most, another week, and the Paradise will be fully upgraded.
At that time, spiritual liquid will be produced, and Su Xing will be well-prepared, having arranged the Gathering Spirit Arrays in advance.
In a week, Su Xing only refined three thousand pills.
The rest of the time, Su Xing set up three small Gathering Spirit Arrays and transplanted another batch of Gathering Spirit Flowers.
In this way, it won't be long before Su Xing can steadily harvest spiritual liquid.
Time came for the day Su Xing was supposed to meet Jin Congxue.
Jin Congxue had been waiting at the villa for a long time.
Today, Jin Congxue wore a black, sexy long dress, giving her an overall queen
Chapter 158: Entering the Nascent Soul Late Stage, Yuanli Mastery Improves! (5k) - Continued
...giving her an overall queen-like aura.
Su Xing blinked, walked over, and teased:
"Sister Xue, do you change clothes every day like this? Then your wardrobe must be huge!"
Jin Congxue rolled her eyes playfully in response, not saying anything.
Even the most delicate girl wouldn't dress up every day, right?
She was clearly meticulously dressed up for Su Xing. After all, they only met once a week.
Jin Congxue always treated these meetings as little dates.
"Tsk, just eat your meal!"
Jin Congxue picked up a piece of sweet and sour sparerib and placed it in Su Xing's bowl.
Su Xing chuckled and didn't say anything.
After a satisfying meal, they turned to business.
Su Xing handed Jin Congxue the pills from the new week.
Jin Congxue took them, glanced at them, and put them away. She nodded and said:
"The Tarot Chamber of Commerce is indeed on track now. The final payment for acquiring Lingyun Chamber of Commerce is almost settled. You can relax a bit and don't need to work so hard on refining pills…"
With that, Jin Congxue handed over a storage ring, saying:
"Here, the new week's goods!"
Su Xing nodded slightly, took the storage ring, and glanced at it. His eyes flashed with brilliance.
Inside the storage ring, in addition to white equipment and instance props, there was a third item – exotic metal!
"Whoa, the Mine Instance matter is settled? So fast?"
Su Xing was pleasantly surprised. If he could earn more exotic metal every week, Su Xing's simulation energy could increase considerably!
Jin Congxue proudly raised her delicate chin and said:
"Of course, you should know who I am."
Su Xing gave her a thumbs-up. Jin Congxue's business ability was indeed top-notch.
They chatted for a while longer. When Su Xing saw that it was getting late, he returned to his dorm, entered the Spiritual Field Paradise, and prepared to start a new round of simulation.
(End of chapter)
Chapter 159: Array Dao Genius, Talent Lottery Pool Mechanism (5k)
"Let me first see how much simulated energy these goods are worth this week?"
Su Xing's mind stirred, and he took out the storage ring that Jin Congxue had given him.
[Ding, detected white-quality equipment, total energy value 7.38 million points…]
[Ding, detected a large amount of energy substances, total energy value 8.97 million points…]
[Ding, detected a large amount of energy ore, total energy value 13.04 million points…]
Su Xing did a quick calculation, and the goods from this week had provided a total of 29.39 million simulated energy!
Among them, just the exotic metals were worth 13.09 million energy points!
Nearly half of the total!
"Goodness, this exotic metal is truly an excellent substance for providing simulated energy!"
Su Xing exclaimed.
The exotic metals in this storage ring were almost all first-order exotic metals.
One kilogram is worth about 20 points of simulated energy, and one ton is 20,000 points of simulated energy!
And the Tarot Chamber of Commerce currently has contracts for two mine dungeon instances that can mine exotic metals, which means they can mine 650 tons of exotic metals per week!
It sounds like a lot, but exotic metals have a high density, so it doesn't look like much.
Most importantly, this source of simulated energy is stable.
And the cost is extremely low. Su Xing only needs to pay the annual contract fee for the two dungeons and the wages of the workers.
These two exotic metal mine dungeons are even enough for Su Xing to mine for twenty years!
"Hiss~ Looking at it this way, exotic metal is indeed the main source of simulated energy!"
"Perhaps, I should talk to Jin Congxue… and try to acquire more exotic metal in the future, so I can get more simulated energy!"
Su Xing thought to himself, then turned his attention to the simulation panel.
"The dungeon instance matter is not urgent for now, but it's time to start a new round of simulation!"
On the afternoon of July 15, 2024 in the New Era, Su Xing promptly initiated the 45th simulation.
"Begin simulation!"
[Ding! This simulation will consume 4,500 energy points, leaving 198.47 million energy points remaining, and no remaining simulation attempts.]
[Simulation starting!]
[Spending 1,000 energy points to draw a green talent, 10,000 energy points for a blue talent, and 100,000 energy points for a purple talent. Do you wish to draw?]
Su Xing didn't hesitate, silently saying:
"Draw a purple talent!"
[Congratulations! You have obtained the purple talent: Array Dao Genius!]
"Huh? Array Dao?"
Su Xing was slightly puzzled, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[Array Dao Genius]: Purple talent, your comprehension of Array Dao far surpasses that of ordinary people, making it easier for you to become a respected master of Array Dao.
After seeing the new talent, Su Xing couldn't help but complain:
"Good heavens, it's truly blossoming in all aspects – alchemy, artifact refinement, arrays, and talismans! Now, all that's left is a Talisman Dao Genius talent, right?"
Su Xing couldn't help but complain. The simulator's talents were clearly pushing him towards becoming an all-around genius.
While there was nothing wrong with that, Su Xing's top priority was still improving his cultivation.
Once his cultivation was high enough, or when he needed it, it wouldn't be a bad thing to learn these side skills.
"Well, unsurprisingly, I didn't draw the purple spiritual root talent… Looks like I'll have to find a way to get more spiritual liquid this time."
"As for this Array Dao talent, let's keep it in the talent pool for now!"
Su Xing's mind stirred, and he clicked on the simulation panel in front of him.
The original simulation text had transformed into a retro-style lottery machine.
This lottery machine was the prize pool function unlocked by the simulator's second upgrade.
Specifically, Su Xing needs to spend a certain number of points to enter different levels of the prize pool.
For example, if you want to draw a white talent, each draw will cost 100 simulated energy points.
The goal of the draw is the white talents that Su Xing has drawn before but didn't bring out.
To draw green talents costs 1,000 points, blue talents 10,000 points, and purple talents 100,000 points…
According to the simulator, for instance, if Su Xing enters the purple prize pool, the probability of drawing any purple talent is equal.
Su Xing currently has over a dozen talents in his purple talent pool, which means that with bad luck, he can draw them out with only over a million energy points.
This is considered quite kind.
After drawing out a previously obtained talent, Su Xing can designate it as the talent choice for the next simulation.
In this way, after the simulation, he can choose to bring the talent out.
"However, none of these existing talents seem to have an opportunity to be used for now. I'll designate them when the time is right?"
Su Xing muttered to himself, then officially prepared for the simulation.
He looked at the simulation panel.
[In the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, you become aware that you are in a simulation.]
[You immediately begin to set up a Spirit Gathering Array to accelerate the accumulation of spiritual liquid.]
[A week later, spiritual liquid begins to be produced in the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven.]
[The quantity is not much, only about 150 drops per day, but you still cherish it very much.]
[You gain 1,000 drops of spiritual liquid each week, and little by little, it adds up. In a year, you will have over 50,000 drops of spiritual liquid, and you are very satisfied.]
[You plan to join the Descent Sect as soon as possible, so you conceal your aura and change your appearance, then travel to Shuangqing City in Southwest Province.]
[You are very lucky and quickly find Elder Dog.]
[After a series of operations, you successfully join the Descent Sect and exchange a life-extending pill with Elder Dog for many medicinal herbs.]
[After joining the Descent Sect, you maintain a low profile and contact Luo Shuyin, obtaining a large batch of spiritual herbs from her.]
[Afterwards, you follow a regular routine of cultivation, and you collect the spiritual liquid produced in the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven.]
[You showed Elder Dog a small bottle of spiritual liquid (around 10,000 drops), and his eyes nearly popped out.]
[Obviously, from his reaction, you also understand how precious spiritual liquid is in this era.]
[Elder Dog expresses his willingness to exchange divine abilities and cultivation methods for the spiritual liquid you have, and you are somewhat tempted. You ask him what cultivation methods he has.]
[Elder Dog takes out vicious techniques like "Soul Absorption Technique", "Poison Heart Technique", and "Blood Sacrifice Technique".]
[These cultivation methods are not only low-grade and have significant side effects, but their methods are also extremely vicious, often requiring the sacrifice of living souls.]
[Naturally, you disdain such techniques, but you know that Elder Dog won't sincerely trade with you and bring out his best treasures, so you can only give up.]
Su Xing shook his head slightly upon seeing this and snorted coldly:
"Good for you, Elder Dog, you actually want me to become an evil cultivator like you? Truly vicious!"
"But it doesn't matter if you don't want to trade now… Once I kill you in reality, all the treasures and cultivation methods in your possession will be mine!"
Su Xing felt that it didn't matter whether he traded with Elder Dog or not.
Once he kills him in reality, the contents of Elder Dog's storage artifact will eventually belong to Su Xing.
"However, the value of this spiritual liquid is truly unexpectedly high… If I can really find the cultivation world in the future, in this era of scarce spiritual energy, spiritual liquid could probably be exchanged for many treasures!"
Su Xing thought so, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[Your trade with Elder Dog fails, and you both secretly covet each other's treasures, but on the surface, you still maintain a friendly facade, acting like old friends.]
[For the next year, you spend most of your time in the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven cultivating, whether learning the Qianyan Jue, increasing your control over spiritual energy, or refining pills.]
[During this year, you collect nearly 50,000 drops of spiritual liquid.]
[You place them in specially made jade bottles, each containing 10,000 drops of spiritual liquid, about 50 milliliters.]
[In the second year, your mastery of the Earth-Rank cultivation method Qianyan Jue breaks through to the second level.]
[At the same time, you refine a large number of pills, and most of the spiritual herbs in the Descent Sect's treasury are embezzled by you.]
[You believe the time is ripe and defect from the Descent Sect with Luo Shuyin.]
[You directly contact the Daxia military. With the pills you have and your own strength, you hold a very high position within the Daxia military.]
[Even if the Descent Sect wants to hunt you down, they are powerless.]
[When the fire burns the city gate, it also scorches the fish pond. Elder Dog becomes the scapegoat and begins to flee for his life.]
[In the third year, in a year's time, you refine tens of thousands more pills, adding tens of thousands of Grandmaster-level experts to Daxia.]
[In the same year, your mastery of the Qianyan Jue enters the third level.]
[This year, you have close to 150,000 drops of spiritual liquid, but you haven't used a single drop, keeping them all.]
[Every day, besides spending an hour collecting spiritual liquid, the rest of the time is dedicated to cultivating your vital energy and the Qianyan Jue cultivation method.]
[This leaves you with several hours of free time, so you decide to expand the scale of the Gathering Spirit Flowers to harvest more spiritual liquid.]
[You plant 500 Gathering Spirit Flower seeds. Just tending to these seeds takes several hours of your day.]
[If you planted more, it would affect your cultivation.]
[In the fourth year, your mastery of vital energy sees a slight breakthrough, nearing the level of externalization.]
[The spiritual energy armor wrapped around your body becomes increasingly solid, and the vital energy within your body becomes more abundant.]
[This year, the amount of spiritual liquid you have reaches 200,000 drops!]
[In the fifth year, the 500 Gathering Spirit Flowers you planted all mature, causing a slight increase in the spiritual energy within the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven.]
[The amount of spiritual liquid you harvest each week reaches about 1,100 drops, and in a year's time, you harvest close to 60,000 drops of spiritual liquid.]
[You plant another 500 Gathering Spirit Flowers, waiting for their maturity two years later.]
[In the sixth year, your mastery of the Earth-Rank cultivation method Qianyan Jue sees a breakthrough, successfully reaching the fourth level!]
[Unfortunately, your control over vital energy remains firmly stuck at the peak of the Entwined Stage. You are eager to break through further.]
[This year, you collect nearly 60,000 drops of spiritual liquid again, bringing your total spiritual liquid to 360,000 drops!]
[In the seventh year, the second batch of Gathering Spirit Flowers you planted matures, and the spiritual energy content within the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven increases slightly again.]
[This year, you harvest 63,000 drops of spiritual liquid!]
[You skillfully plant a new batch of Gathering Spirit Flower seeds.]
[In the eighth year, you harvest 63,000 drops of spiritual liquid, and your total spiritual liquid reaches nearly 490,000 drops.]
[In the ninth year, a new batch of Gathering Spirit Flowers matures, making the spiritual energy within your Spiritual Field Cave Heaven even more abundant.]
[The spiritual liquid you harvest this year increases again, reaching 64,000 drops.]
[You also find that as the number of Gathering Spirit Flowers continues to rise, although the spiritual energy in the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven is also increasing, it is difficult to break through a bottleneck.]
[It seems to be stuck at the level of a primary Cave Heaven. Unless there is a significant change, this Spiritual Field Cave Heaven will be difficult to transform.]
[So, you stop planting Gathering Spirit Flowers and focus on collecting spiritual liquid, devoting more energy to cultivating your cultivation method and vital energy.]
Su Xing nodded slightly after seeing this.
Although Gathering Spirit Flowers are celestial wonders, their enhancement of the spiritual energy in a certain space is not limitless.
Unless the number of Gathering Spirit Flowers is truly large, like Luotianzong, which has 129,600 Gathering Spirit Flowers.
Such a large quantity might be able to cause a qualitative change through quantitative change, allowing the level of the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven to increase further.
Or perhaps, setting up a large-scale Spirit Gathering Array, combined with a high-level spiritual vein, might also significantly increase the quality of spiritual energy, thereby improving the level of the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven.
"However, these conditions are too harsh for me right now… mainly because I don't have that much simulated energy!"
Su Xing sighed and muttered:
"But now, producing over 60,000 drops of spiritual liquid a year is enough. If there's more, I might not have enough simulated energy to exchange for it later…"
He looked at the simulation panel.
[In the tenth year, the spiritual liquid you have accumulated over these ten years has reached a staggering 610,000 drops. You store them in small jade bottles and carefully place them in a box.]
[Looking at the ever-increasing number of these jade bottles, you feel a sense of accomplishment.]
[In the eleventh year, your mastery of vital energy becomes increasingly proficient. You feel that you are not far from reaching the third level of vital energy, the Externalization Stage.]
[In the same year, your spiritual liquid reaches 670,000 drops!]
[In the twelfth year, on a peaceful afternoon, after finishing your meal, you continue to practice your vital energy as usual.]
[You wrap vital energy around every inch of your skin, constantly experiencing the wonders of vital energy.]
[Suddenly, you feel the shackles that have been bothering you silently unravel. Your mastery of vital energy reaches the third level, the Externalization Stage, as if it were effortless.]
Su Xing let out a long sigh of relief upon seeing this and muttered:
"Finally, vital energy has broken through to the third level… From the peak of the Vital Energy Entwined Stage to the Externalization Stage… Without the power of enlightenment, does natural cultivation take twelve years?"
Su Xing nodded slightly.
This speed wasn't fast, but it was within his expectations.
[After your vital energy breaks through to the Externalization Stage, you are eager to experience it.]
[You guard your dantian and begin to control the two forces within your body: vital energy and spiritual energy…]
[You keep the spiritual energy within your body and cover your external body with vital energy, controlling them to slowly move away from your body.]
[In your perception, vital energy slowly extends from your fists, finally stopping ten centimeters away from your fists.]
[Although you have just entered the Externalization Stage, and your vital energy has only just left your body, you can still feel the power of this thin layer of externalized vital energy.]
[You take a piece of fourth-order exotic metal and control your vital energy to strike it!]
[Boom! The seemingly light punch instantly shatters the entire piece of fourth-order exotic metal into dust.]
[Note that you didn't even use any force. This brutal destructive power comes solely from the vital energy!]
[You quickly realize that if vital energy cultivation becomes strong enough, able to extend several feet or even several yards from the body, it will be the nightmare of all Qi Refinement cultivators!]
[Later, you try wrapping the vital energy around the Ink Ice, but you are still in the early stages of the Externalization Stage and cannot control it freely.]
[To prevent the Ink Ice Sword from being damaged, you have to pause the attempt and plan to try again once your mastery of vital energy is more proficient.]
[In the thirteenth year, after your vital energy breakthrough, you devote more of your thoughts to cultivating the Qianyan Jue.]
[Over ten years, your understanding of the Qianyan Jue has rapidly improved, nearing the fifth level.]
[In the same year, the total amount of spiritual liquid you have collected reaches 800,000 drops!]
[In the fourteenth year, the Qianyan Jue cultivation method also breaks through effortlessly, reaching the fifth level.]
[After cultivating the Qianyan Jue to the fifth level, combined with the Leaving Fire Technique, the speed of absorbing spiritual energy is slightly faster than the Eternal Spring Technique.]
[So, you make the Qianyan Jue your primary cultivation method, and your cultivation speed increases slightly.]
[In the fifteenth year, although you haven't used spiritual liquid to aid your cultivation in these years, fifteen years of accumulation still allows your cultivation to take a big step forward from Nascent Soul Realm, Seventh Stage, and you are not far from the Nascent Soul Realm, Eighth Stage.]
[In the sixteenth year, you continue to diligently collect spiritual liquid every day. This year, the total amount of spiritual liquid you possess exceeds one million drops!]
[In the seventeenth year, your Qi Refinement cultivation takes another step forward, and you become a Nascent Soul Realm, Eighth Stage cultivator!]
Su Xing frowned slightly upon seeing this and muttered:
"As expected, the cultivation of the Nascent Soul Realm is more difficult than I imagined… especially the later stages of the Nascent Soul Realm, it's truly difficult to make progress!"
"Without the assistance of spiritual liquid, relying solely on natural cultivation, it actually takes a full seventeen years to break through one realm?"
Su Xing knew that this speed was not slow, but he was still not satisfied.
"Fortunately, with the help of spiritual liquid in the future, the cultivation speed should increase further, right?"
Su Xing thought so, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[In the eighteenth year, with your tireless cultivation, your mastery of the Qianyan Jue has become comparable to the Eternal Spring Technique.]
[The advantage of fire attribute cultivation methods has significantly improved the power of the Leaving Fire Technique, and your offensive abilities have been further enhanced.]
[In the nineteenth year, with years of hard work, your mastery of vital energy becomes increasingly proficient.]
[You are now able to safely externalize vital energy and wrap it around the spirit sword, but you cannot maintain it for too long, otherwise, it will consume a large amount of your vital energy.]
[But vital energy attached to spiritual energy still significantly improves your strength!]
[The sword intent comprehended through perfect human-sword unity, combined with vital energy attached to the Ink Ice spirit sword, has become your strongest offensive ability.]
[Under the premise of using this trump card, your strength has increased by more than 30%!]
[The improvement in strength gives you immense confidence. You are eager to try whether you can defeat the puppet guarding the ancient tomb ruins.]
[But there are still six years left until the 25-year deadline. If you fail to defeat the puppet, wouldn't it be a waste?]
[So, you decide to play it safe and collect enough spiritual liquid before challenging it.]
[In the twentieth year, the amount of spiritual liquid you possess has reached a shocking 1.25 million drops.]
[In the same year, you travel to the Immortal Martial Era dungeon.]
[You don't intend to go directly to the ancient tomb ruins but first visit the Three Great Sects to obtain the three fragments of jade and their cultivation methods.]
(End of chapter)
Chapter 160: The Fifth Layer of the Thousand Flames Art, It's Time to Trade with the Military (5k)
After obtaining the Broken Jade and the cultivation technique, you quickly pinpointed the location of the ancient tomb ruins.
But just like last time, you didn't rush into the ancient tomb ruins.
Instead, you decided to stay in the Xianwu Era dungeon.
Every day, you continued to collect spirit liquid to prepare for your next breakthrough in the simulation. You also didn't neglect your cultivation and continued to deepen your understanding of Yuan force and the Thousand Flames Art.
In the 21st year, your spirit liquid collection exceeded 1.3 million drops.
In the same year, your divine sense detected a familiar aura.
You quickly identified the target. Although the person had disguised themselves and suppressed their aura, you confirmed it was the Elder Dog through the divine sense imprint of the Ten Thousand Miles Tracking Technique.
You decisively launched a sneak attack on Elder Dog. As expected, he sensed the danger in advance.
A fierce battle ensued. The earth tilted, and rocks crumbled.
You fought Elder Dog for over a hundred rounds, suppressing him completely.
He was shocked by your strength and knew he couldn't win. He decided to flee.
Since you didn't possess the talent "Even the Small Are Cute," no matter how much you taunted him, Elder Dog desperately tried to escape.
However, your control over Yuan force had reached the third stage, the Emission Level. Your strength was much greater than before.
Even though Elder Dog's escape technique was far superior to yours, you still managed to kill him after a pursuit that lasted for half a month.
You ruthlessly eliminated Elder Dog and destroyed his primordial spirit.
Before his death, Elder Dog also destroyed his storage artifact, leaving you with nothing.
You weren't disappointed. You had pursued Elder Dog for two reasons: revenge and to gauge your own strength.
As expected, after mastering Yuan force emission, your strength had increased significantly. Killing Elder Dog wasn't difficult, but your weakness remained: escape technique.
Su Xing nodded slightly upon reading this, acknowledging it inwardly.
"Indeed, although I'm now a Nascent Soul cultivator, my proficiency in escape techniques still needs improvement..."
Ordinary Nascent Soul Grand Completion cultivators, if they mastered a decent escape technique, even if their spiritual energy wasn't abundant, they could easily travel 20,000 miles a day.
While Su Xing could also achieve aerial flight, he relied solely on his abundant spiritual energy. Although his speed wasn't slow, he could travel 10,000 miles a day.
But Su Xing's spiritual energy was not infinite. Long-term travel using spiritual energy naturally required rest.
As for physical cultivation…although Su Xing was at Divine Power Realm Grand Completion and possessed a robust physique,
Techniques and flight were not the strong points of physical cultivators.
If Su Xing simply relied on his Divine Power Realm cultivation for travel, he would have to run on two legs. How could he compare to the speed of those who could fly?
However, after reaching the Void Shattering Realm, physical cultivators could achieve physical levitation and fly without relying on spiritual energy. Their escape speed would then increase significantly.
"Looking at it this way...it's time to learn an escape technique."
Su Xing stroked his chin thoughtfully.
"Elder Dog's Shrinking Ground Technique was a pretty good minor technique...More advanced escape techniques include Teleportation and even Rainbow Transformation Technique..."
Escape techniques were crucial, whether for escaping or pursuing.
Su Xing secretly added the learning of escape techniques to his plan. He then looked at the simulation panel.
After killing Elder Dog, you continued to cultivate and collect spirit liquid as usual.
In the 22nd year, you collected over 60,000 drops of spirit liquid.
However, you were troubled by the difficulty of breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage.
Despite your daily diligent cultivation, the absorbed spiritual energy felt like it was sinking into the ocean, accumulating only slowly.
In the 23rd year, you collected 1.43 million drops of spirit liquid, nearing your goal.
In the 24th year, you finally achieved your goal of collecting 1.5 million drops of spirit liquid.
You evenly distributed the 1.5 million drops of spirit liquid into 150 small jade bottles, feeling quite satisfied.
At the beginning of the 25th year, your cultivation was still stuck at Nascent Soul Stage Eight, but it was not far from Nascent Soul Stage Nine.
You knew time was running out, so you decided to explore the ruins again before the end of the world.
You arrived at the familiar mountain range and shattered the giant stone with the inscribed formation.
You entered the ruins.
Everything in the tomb was the same as your last simulation.
You crossed the long tomb passage and soon encountered the undead puppet comparable to a Void Shattering Realm cultivator.
The undead puppet attacked without hesitation.
You reacted swiftly, instantly activating Yuan force. A layer of invisible Yuan force armor appeared on your body.
Holding the Ink Ice Spiritual Sword, Yuan force coiled around the sword. You retaliated against the undead puppet.
The battle erupted, fierce sonic booms reverberating through the air. The immense destructive power even caused the protective formation on the stone walls to fluctuate.
You battled the undead puppet for hundreds of rounds. The ultimate destructive power of Yuan force finally injured the puppet.
But this puppet lacked pain or the ability to bleed. Black liquid flowed from the wounds you inflicted.
The wounds then began to heal mysteriously, and the undead puppet's attacks remained relentless.
You persisted for another hundred rounds before you felt your Yuan force dwindle.
This puppet, whether in terms of physical strength, recovery power, or even patience, far surpassed you.
Even with Emission Level Yuan force, it only made your death less unsightly.
You were struck by a punch from the undead puppet, shattering your head…
Your primordial spirit was devoured by the undead puppet. You died!
Ding, the simulation is over!
After the simulation ended, Su Xing sighed softly.
"Sigh, I underestimated the strength of this puppet..."
"Emission Level Yuan force is still insufficient to defeat this puppet? It seems that I can only try again after advancing to the Void Shattering Realm!"
Su Xing was slightly surprised by the strength of this Void Shattering Realm puppet.
This puppet seemed to be solely a physical cultivator, not cultivating spiritual energy.
But its physical body and strength were astonishing, and it possessed a strange recovery ability, making it incredibly difficult to deal with.
"With such a powerful puppet as the guardian, the strength of the tomb's owner can only be imagined..."
Su Xing knew that it would be impossible to obtain the treasures within the ruins in the short term.
At least, not until he reached the Void Shattering Realm.
After pondering for a moment, Su Xing looked at the rewards from this simulation.
Array Path Prodigy: Purple talent, price: 1 million energy points.
Ten Years of Alchemical Experience: Alchemical comprehension, price: 500,000 energy points.
Nascent Soul Stage Eight Cultivation: Spiritual energy cultivation, price: 10 million energy points.
1.5 Million Drops of Low-Grade Spirit Liquid: Congealed from extremely concentrated spiritual energy, it nourishes the dantian, promotes cultivation, and is easily absorbed. Price: 150 million energy points.
Yuan Force Cultivation Insights (Emission Level Introduction): Emission Level Yuan force comprehension. Enter the third stage of Yuan force cultivation, allowing you to emit Yuan force for combat and enhance your artifacts. Price: 30 million energy points.
Thousand Flames Art Cultivation Level (Fifth Layer): Cultivation comprehension of the Thousand Flames Art, the fifth layer corresponds to the Nascent Soul stage, price: 10 million energy points.
2,000 Mature Spirit Gathering Flowers, 1,500 Spirit Gathering Flower Seeds: Price: 215 million energy points.
After seeing the reward options for this simulation, Su Xing hesitated slightly.
"Talents, cultivation, and alchemical experience can be ruled out first...Spirit Gathering Flowers are too expensive, and the return is not high. I don't need to choose them for now."
Su Xing eliminated several options and focused on the remaining three.
Spirit liquid, Yuan force cultivation insights, and the Thousand Flames Art cultivation progress.
"Spirit liquid is a must. Without it, I probably won't be able to break through to Nascent Soul Grand Completion by the end of the next simulation..."
Su Xing pondered slightly.
The cultivation at the late Nascent Soul stage was incredibly difficult. It took 25 years to advance by just over a stage.
With ample spirit liquid, it should be enough!
He brought 1.5 million drops of spirit liquid this time. He could collect another million or so in the next simulation.
Combined, it should be enough for Su Xing to cultivate.
"As for Yuan force and the technique..."
After some hesitation, Su Xing decided to choose the Thousand Flames Art cultivation!
Although Emission Level Yuan force could increase Su Xing's strength by 30%,
In the short term, Su Xing didn't have any combat needs.
Moreover, he was at the Encircling Level Grand Completion. It would only take 10 years, or one simulation, to advance to Emission Level Yuan force.
The Thousand Flames Art Fifth Layer, however, would be much more difficult to cultivate.
Of course, the most crucial point was
Even with over 2 million drops of spirit liquid, Su Xing was still unsure about breaking through to Nascent Soul Grand Completion.
But if he added the Thousand Flames Art as an aid, the spiritual energy absorption speed would be faster than the Eternal Spring Art. Su Xing would have much more confidence in breaking through to Nascent Soul Grand Completion!
"I can choose Yuan force mastery next time."
"I choose the spirit liquid and the Thousand Flames Art cultivation technique!"
Su Xing silently recited.
You successfully brought out 1.5 million drops of spirit liquid. You spent 150 million energy points, leaving 48.37 million energy points remaining.
You successfully brought out the Thousand Flames Art cultivation level (Fifth Layer). You spent 10 million energy points, leaving 38.37 million energy points remaining.
Su Xing felt a pang of heartache as he watched his simulation energy plummet.
"Damn, this simulation energy is really not enough! Is the simulation energy consumption now in the hundreds of millions?"
Su Xing shook his head gently. Fortunately, he still had tens of millions left, plus the goods from next week. He should be able to bring out the rewards he wanted in the next simulation.
"As for the future, if it's really not enough...I'll have to go to the Bai Family for another harvest..."
Su Xing was still thinking about how the Bai family father and son were now frantically buying dungeon props.
When they had accumulated enough dungeon props, Su Xing planned to go and reap the rewards again.
As Su Xing pondered, memories flooded his mind. These were the insights into the Thousand Flames Art, a Heaven-ranked technique!
In just a few moments, Su Xing's comprehension of the Thousand Flames Art reached the fifth layer, equivalent to a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Then, Su Xing felt subtle changes in the spiritual energy within him.
Because he hadn't cultivated a fire attribute technique before, his wood attribute spiritual energy dominated.
Now, Su Xing's comprehension of the Eternal Spring Art and the Thousand Flames Art were on par.
This allowed him to control the attributes of his spiritual energy at will.
By outputting wood attribute spiritual energy, he could nurture spiritual plants, even stabilize his injuries, gaining stronger recovery and endurance.
By bursting with fire attribute spiritual energy, he could significantly enhance the power of the Blazing Fire Technique. Even his spiritual energy became more destructive.
"Dual wood and fire true spirit root. These two attributes complement each other. Not only will there be no imbalance in spiritual energy, but it can even enhance the power of fire techniques!"
Su Xing's eyes lit up, clearly satisfied with the newly acquired fire attribute technique.
"Moreover...the Heaven-ranked Thousand Flames Art absorbs spiritual energy much faster than the Eternal Spring Art..."
"About 30% faster!"
"With this, I have even more hope of breaking through to Nascent Soul Grand Completion!"
Su Xing nodded in satisfaction. He then looked at the jade box that had appeared in front of him.
He opened the jade box, and inside, 150 exquisite jade bottles were neatly arranged.
Su Xing took out a jade bottle and opened the stopper.
Instantly, a wave of concentrated spiritual energy rushed towards him.
"Hiss...no wonder it's called spirit liquid! Just a whiff, and I feel my spiritual energy become much more active. This effect is much greater than simply absorbing spiritual energy!"
Su Xing murmured.
He carefully tasted a few drops of spirit liquid, wanting to test its effect.
Upon swallowing, Su Xing felt a surge of vigorous spiritual energy suddenly appear within him.
He quickly sat down cross-legged, calmed his mind, and activated the Thousand Flames Art to digest the newly acquired spiritual energy.
"Damn, I can't waste these few drops of spirit liquid!"
Su Xing muttered.
The spiritual energy, gentle and continuous, flowed into Su Xing's dantian like a clear stream.
Su Xing simply needed to guide it slightly to digest it and convert it into his own spiritual energy.
After about a quarter of an hour, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes.
Although these few drops of spirit liquid were insignificant for Su Xing, who was already a Nascent Soul cultivator,
He could still feel that by absorbing the spirit liquid, his cultivation speed was much faster than before.
"Hmm, the spiritual energy content of this spirit liquid is not as high as that in spirit stones...but it's more pure, and the absorption speed is faster!"
"For pure cultivation, spirit liquid is clearly more advantageous than spirit stones!"
Of course, spirit stones had their advantages too.
They were needed for formations, artifact refinement, etc.
Spirit liquid, apart from cultivation, could only be used in refining specific pills.
After a moment of contemplation, Su Xing slightly sensed it and estimated,
"The cultivation speed has increased by more than double!"
"Tsk tsk, with enough spirit liquid, I could easily break through to Nascent Soul Grand Completion within 25 years!"
Su Xing's lips curled into a slight smile.
Spirit liquid was rarer than spirit stones.
Even in the world of cultivation, only inner disciples and true disciples received monthly allowances containing spirit liquid to aid their cultivation.
As for ordinary disciples, they could only rely on spirit stones.
The difference between the two was evident.
"Tsk tsk, I have to store the remaining spirit liquid properly. Apart from using it in simulations, I can't waste even a drop in reality..."
Su Xing murmured, carefully sealing the bottle.
He then placed the jade box in the Spirit Gathering Array at the foot of the mountain.
This would maximize the prevention of spirit liquid evaporation.
"Right now, there are only three Spirit Gathering Arrays in the Spirit Field. The Spirit Gathering Flowers haven't been completely transplanted either..."
"I need to set up more Spirit Gathering Arrays to guarantee the supply of spirit liquid!"
Su Xing thought to himself and began to busy himself with setting up the Spirit Gathering Arrays.
Over the next week, Su Xing would sometimes set up Spirit Gathering Arrays, and sometimes plant Spirit Gathering Flowers like an old farmer on the mountain.
After a week, Su Xing finished setting up the Spirit Gathering Arrays and transplanted the Spirit Gathering Flowers.
He also took some time to refine 3,000 pills.
One morning, Su Xing wiped the sweat from his forehead and mumbled,
"Damn, I guess I'm a model worker among all the transmigrators, right?"
After a week, the Spirit Field had completely transformed into a洞天!
The abundant spiritual energy made every breath Su Xing took feel comfortable.
The smell of spiritual energy was much more pleasant than any Siberian pure oxygen.
With the Spirit Gathering Arrays perfected, Su Xing also harvested over 100 drops of spirit liquid that day.
From now on, he only needed to spend less than an hour collecting spirit liquid every day. This was a breeze for Su Xing, who was used to working hard.
After finishing his work, he glanced at the time and prepared to go to the villa to meet Jin Congxue.
Jin Congxue was back in her youthful, girly style today. She wore a plaid T-shirt with light blue jeans, looking quite pure and alluring.
However, Jin Congxue seemed to be in a bad mood today. She had something on her mind.
Su Xing noticed this and raised an eyebrow. He asked,
"What's wrong, Jin Congxue? You don't seem to be in a good mood today."
Jin Congxue sighed and replied with a troubled expression,
"Don't even mention it...The Bai Family Merchant Guild has been buying dungeon props non-stop recently. They're not only buying goods from Guang Province, but they've even extended their hands to Jinling City..."
"Now, the amount of dungeon props collected by our Jinling City branch has suddenly decreased by almost one-third!"
Su Xing had a strange look on his face when he heard this.
Then he understood Jin Congxue's meaning. The Bai Family Merchant Guild was frantically buying dungeon props, affecting the Tarot Merchant Guild's business?
Su Xing pondered for a moment and said,
"We can put the dungeon props aside for now. We can focus our main efforts on contracting more mining area dungeons!"
Jin Congxue's face showed surprise, but she nodded.
"That works, but it's not easy to acquire more mining area dungeons. We still need the military's approval."
"It's already difficult to take on those two mining area dungeons with the resources I currently have..."
"To contract more mining area dungeons, we need a bargaining chip. Ideally, something that will really entice the military."
Su Xing raised an eyebrow after hearing this. He understood the implication of Jin Congxue's words.
Her connections in the military were mainly through Old Man Lu.
But even a Martial Emperor's influence is limited. Contracting one or two mining area dungeons in the short term is acceptable.
Any more, and it would constitute a monopoly...
But if Su Xing could present something enticing to the military in exchange,
He could naturally obtain more mining area dungeon contracts, or even access mining area dungeons where second-tier and third-tier strange metals were mined. Maybe the military would even open them to him.
"But what does the military need?"
Su Xing stroked his chin, lost in thought.
Obviously, he had many things that the military needed: Nourishing Essence Pills, Refining Vessel Pills, Divine Power Pills, Dragon Spirit Pills...
These items could make the military treat Su Xing as a top talent and pamper him.
But he couldn't just hand them out. The risks were too great!
After pondering for a moment, Su Xing mumbled,
"Perhaps, I can first offer some spirit rice in exchange with the military?"
(End of Chapter)