Chapter 171: Secrets of Zhenyao Pass, the Mysterious Disappearance of Top-Tier Strongest Individuals (5k words)
Su Xing let out a long breath of relief upon awakening.
"Finally, the Body-Protecting Qi has reached its peak, and my control over Yuanli is not far from reaching the peak of the External Projection stage..."
"With this, in this simulation, I can try again to break through to the Void Shattering Realm within the beast's belly!"
Su Xing could feel that the day he entered the Void Shattering Realm was not far off.
"After entering the Void Shattering Realm... I should be able to consider eliminating that old dog Zong in the real world, right?"
Su Xing's lips curled into a slight smile. He had been coveting Zong Lao Gou's legacy for a long time.
If he could obtain Zong Lao Gou's storage artifact, Su Xing's grasp of the cultivation world, cultivation techniques, divine powers, and other aspects would all experience a qualitative leap!
"And the Rebirth Pill..."
Su Xing recalled carefully.
In the Art of Fire Refining, there was indeed a record of this pill.
Legend has it that the Rebirth Pill originated from the Witch Tribe, refined by the Tribe's shamans. It was primarily used to enhance the physical constitution of premature Witch Tribe infants.
After all, the Witch Tribe possessed formidable physical constitutions, with their infants comparable to Body Tempering cultivators in their infancy.
However, if some unforeseen circumstances led to premature birth, the physical constitution of Witch Tribe infants would be too weak, even hindering their subsequent cultivation.
Therefore, the shamans developed this Rebirth Pill to enhance the physical constitution of Witch Tribe infants.
But as time went by, the Witch Tribe vanished into the vast river of time.
However, the Rebirth Pill remained, primarily used by cultivators who had just entered the Body Tempering Realm to strengthen their physical constitution.
The effectiveness of this Rebirth Pill was actually quite average, but it required the blood and flesh of vital energy-rich spirit beasts as the primary ingredient. Su Xing, when he was at a lower level, naturally couldn't obtain these things and naturally didn't refine it.
When his realm and strength became higher, this thing was no longer useful to Su Xing.
But now, the essence of the blood and flesh of these demon beasts seemed to be suitable as the primary ingredient for refining the Rebirth Pill.
And the effect was even better than ordinary spirit beasts!
"It's just the side effects..."
Su Xing hesitated slightly.
If the side effects were acceptable, then the Rebirth Pill could be used as the primary medicine for enhancing the strength of the human race in the future!
After all, there were limited spirit herbs, but the demon beasts in Zhenyao Pass were endless...
Fighting to nourish one's strength, just thinking about it was exhilarating!
With that in mind, Su Xing's gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
[After successfully researching the Rebirth Pill, you conducted numerous experiments to confirm that it would not endanger the lives of the professionals before selecting a group of Grandmaster and King-level professionals to take the medicine.]
[Because the Rebirth Pill's properties are too powerful, you can only choose professionals with strength and physique attributes, preventing the drug's effects from being too strong and causing the professionals to explode and die.]
[To your surprise, the Rebirth Pill's efficacy was incredibly good!]
[Grandmaster-level professionals, after taking it, could permanently increase their strength by 30,000 to 50,000 jin! This could nearly increase their strength by 20-30%!]
[Moreover, it could be taken multiple times, with the efficacy rapidly decreasing after consuming three pills.]
[As for King-level professionals, taking it would only increase their strength by 20,000 to 30,000 jin... This increase, for King-level professionals, could only enhance their strength by about 1%.]
[But while you were overjoyed, you also discovered the side effects of the Rebirth Pill.]
[Because you were using the essence of Demon King blood and flesh, the power within it was wild and could even cause the users to become irritable and easily angered for a period of time afterward.]
[Although it hadn't reached the point of losing rationality, it did significantly reduce their reason and control.]
[This period lasts from three months to a year, depending on the professional's mental will.]
[Later, you selected a group of professionals with higher mental attributes and discovered that they were more resistant to the side effects of the Rebirth Pill.]
[You were delighted. Compared to the powerful medicinal effects, the Rebirth Pill's side effects were negligible.]
[Moreover, its main ingredient source was abundant, making it perfectly suitable as the primary medicine for enhancing the professionals!]
[In the 16th year, after the Body-Protecting Qi reached its peak, you did not slack off in your cultivation of divine powers and Yuanli.]
[Through your daily arduous cultivation, your control over Yuanli became increasingly perfect, reaching the point where you could precisely control it to the finest degree. Your Yuanli was not far from the third stage of completion.]
[In the same year, you began experimenting with using Demon Emperor blood and flesh essence as the main ingredient for the Rebirth Pill. You believed that the effects of such a pill would be even stronger.]
[In the midst of your daily cultivation and pill refining, two years passed in a blink of an eye...]
Su Xing was overjoyed upon seeing this.
The Refinement Pill, the Nourishing Yuan Pill, the Dragon Spirit Pill, and other pills, although very effective, also had obvious drawbacks: they were non-renewable. Each spirit herb required several or even dozens of years to cultivate.
Therefore, spirit herbs were limited, and the number of pills refined was also limited.
And the number of human strong individuals that could be born was naturally also limited.
But if they consumed the Rebirth Pill, the enhancement in the strength of the human race's mid-level professionals would be significant.
After all, there was an abundance of demon beast blood and flesh essence!
"If combined with spirit rice... The number of low-level human professionals would also increase significantly!"
"It seems that the overall strength of the human race will undergo a qualitative change!"
Of course, since the Rebirth Pill was a medicine that enhanced strength and physique, it could only work on warriors and strength-type professionals.
And coincidentally, compared to mages who primarily cultivated their mental power, ordinary professionals made up the majority of human professionals!
"The Rebirth Pill refined with Demon King blood and flesh essence can increase the strength of a Grandmaster professional by 30,000 to 50,000 jin. This number is not small!"
You must know that late-stage Grandmaster-level professionals have a physical strength of only 200,000 to 300,000 jin. If they consumed three Rebirth Pills, their strength could increase by more than half!
And King-level professionals have a physical strength of around 2 million jin. The effect of the Rebirth Pill would be much smaller...
But if Demon Emperor blood and flesh essence were used for refining, the increase in strength would undoubtedly be even more noticeable!
"Spirit rice combined with the Rebirth Pill... If successfully implemented, the number of mid-to-high-level human strong individuals would probably increase several times, or even more than ten times!"
"At that time... Perhaps we could withstand the invasion of the legendary demon beast army in twenty years..."
Su Xing felt a surge of anticipation. Anything that could extend his simulation time was worth trying.
Su Xing thought this and looked at the simulation panel.
[In the 18th year, one afternoon, you practiced Yuanli divine powers as usual, squeezing out the last trace of Yuanli in your body.]
[Then, you prepared to rest for a moment before refining pills.]
[However, at that moment, you suddenly felt a subtle change in the Yuanli Seed within your body.]
[The speed at which the Yuanli Seed replenished Yuanli increased by a full double within a few breaths.]
[The intensity and total amount of Yuanli within your body were both nearly doubled compared to before.]
[You were overjoyed, knowing that this was the result of your decades of hard work.]
[After thousands of nights and days of hard cultivation, your Yuanli finally entered the third stage of completion!]
[Congratulations, your mastery of Yuanli has entered the third stage of completion!]
[After the Yuanli of the External Projection stage reached completion, you began to familiarize yourself with this new power.]
[You were shocked by the powerful regenerative ability of the Yuanli Seed within your body and marveled at your endless stream of Yuanli.]
[While only covering your body with Yuanli armor, the Yuanli within your body could last for three days and three nights!]
[Even when using the Body-Protecting Qi divine power, you could last for a full ten hours!]
[Such terrifying continuous combat power filled you with boundless confidence. You were confident that you could withstand the Extreme Land and step into the Void Shattering Realm!]
[Even though your strength had greatly increased and you were infinitely close to the Void Shattering Realm, you still did not waste any time and continued to diligently cultivate Yuanli divine powers.]
[You wanted to try if you could cultivate the Body-Protecting Qi to the peak level within the remaining few years!]
Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this.
As expected, because of his previous enlightenment of Yuanli in the last simulation, he was not far from reaching the third stage of completion of Yuanli.
And after eighteen years of hard cultivation in this simulation, Su Xing's Yuanli finally reached the third stage of completion.
"I just wonder... After the external projection of Yuanli, has this path of Yuanli reached its limit... Are there any further realms?"
Su Xing was puzzled but then shook his head.
This was not his primary concern for the moment. His biggest goal right now was to break through to the Void Shattering Realm!
He looked at the simulation panel.
[In the 19th year, after Yuanli reached the third stage of completion, the Yuanli within your body truly became inexhaustible.]
[In normal circumstances, the consumption of Yuanli could hardly keep up with the speed of its replenishment.]
[Under such circumstances, you could continuously practice the Body-Protecting Qi for ten hours every day!]
[With more cultivation time, your mastery of the Body-Protecting Qi further improved.]
[In your spare time, you would also continue to refine the Rebirth Pill, hoping to increase its potency.]
[Thus, another two years passed slowly.]
[In the 21st year, with years of battles, the number of strong individuals in Zhenyao Pass was dwindling, and the human race suffered heavy casualties.]
[At this time, you also chose to join the battlefield to enhance your understanding of the Body-Protecting Qi divine power through combat.]
[On the battlefield, you were nearly comparable to a legendary demon beast.]
[Although your attacks were unable to kill legendary beasts, legendary demon beasts were also unable to break through your Body-Protecting Qi.]
[As for ordinary Demon Emperors, you could defeat them in just a few rounds.]
[You were hailed as the War God of Zhenyao Pass, truly possessing legendary-level strength.]
[And after becoming a legendary figure in Zhenyao Pass, you were also eligible to learn about more secretive matters within Zhenyao Pass.]
[Regarding the legendary strong individuals of Zhenyao Pass... And the human Emperor within Zhenyao Pass!]
Su Xing couldn't help but frown upon seeing this.
In the real world, there was a strange phenomenon.
That is, those stronger than the legendary level rarely interfered with worldly affairs. They simply stayed within Zhenyao Pass, guarding and protecting the safety of the human race.
According to the simulator, there were only over a dozen legendary strong individuals in Daxia Country, and as far as Su Xing knew, there was only one Emperor-level strong individual.
This power circle seemed strange. Even though Su Xing had a very high status in his previous simulations, he rarely interacted with them.
They were like ascetics, guarding only within Zhenyao Pass. Unless Zhenyao Pass was on the verge of collapse, they would not easily take action.
"In this simulation, the strength I have shown is truly comparable to that of a legendary strong individual... So I can finally access this circle?"
Su Xing's understanding of the top-tier human strong individuals and the secrets of Zhenyao Pass was ultimately limited.
But could he finally understand them now?
Su Xing looked at the simulation panel with anticipation.
[Under the guidance of a legendary strong individual, you entered a fortress on the walls of Zhenyao Pass.]
[This fortress seemed ordinary and was not heavily guarded. You entered it smoothly.]
[After entering the room, you were stunned because, besides you, there were a full ten legendary strong individuals present.]
[Even the Emperor-level strong individual was among them!]
[You understood that this seemed to be the place where the strongest human beings resided.]
[Therefore, there was naturally no need for heavy guards...]
[These human strong individuals seemed quite old. Even the youngest was over 200 years old, while the Emperor-level strong individual directly stated that he had been guarding Zhenyao Pass for a thousand years.]
[From their mouths, you learned the origin of Zhenyao Pass and the End-Time City beneath your feet.]
[Zhenyao Pass was not originally there. It was brought back from a "forbidden-level" dungeon by a top-tier human expert thousands of years ago.]
[After thousands of years of construction and reinforcement, it became the magnificent city it is today, also the human race's greatest reliance against the demon race.]
[The Emperor-level strong individual looked at you and said that your strength was now sufficient. You could freely ask any questions, and they would answer you as much as they knew.]
[You were shocked. To move the entire Zhenyao Pass with human strength, even an Emperor-level strong individual wouldn't be able to do that, right?]
[So, the first question you asked was whether the Emperor-level strong individual was currently the strongest in Daxia Country.]
[They gave you an affirmative answer to this question. The Emperor level was indeed the strongest force of the human race at present.]
[You were puzzled and felt that it was unreasonable, so you continued to ask.]
[Finally, they revealed a secret to you.]
[It turned out that, a thousand years ago, besides having Emperor-level strong individuals, the human race had also given birth to even higher-level Saint-level and even near-divine-level strong individuals!]
[But later, for unknown reasons, all the Saint and divine-level strong individuals disappeared overnight.]
[No one knew where they were, and no one knew where they went.]
[This phenomenon did not only occur in Daxia Country. Including the United States, Yellow Island Country, Oak Country, and many other countries, all the top-tier strong individuals disappeared overnight!]
[Since then, whenever a strong individual breaks through to the Saint level, they would inexplicably disappear and never be heard from again.]
[In recent hundred years, even the Emperor-level strong individuals have been frequently disappearing, not just the Saint level.]
[And the places where they disappeared were mostly on the Blue Star.]
[Therefore, for safety reasons, all the official legendary and Emperor-level strong individuals no longer returned to Blue Star but stayed in Zhenyao Pass, guarding the human race.]
Su Xing frowned after seeing these words.
Emperor and Saint-level strong individuals not returning to Blue Star. So there was such a hidden secret.
"No wonder in the historical records in the library, I saw records of Saint-level strong individuals... But I never saw them in the simulation. So this was the reason!"
"This also explains why the human race has been guarding Zhenyao Pass for thousands of years, but why they would collapse in more than twenty years... It's because the top-tier strong individuals of the human race have all disappeared!"
Su Xing was a little puzzled. Why would all those top-tier strong individuals leave without a word?
At that level, they shouldn't die easily... And all the strong individuals disappear overnight!
This... It must be the intervention of some supernatural force.
"Besides Zhenyao Pass guarded by Daxia Country... The United States also has an Endless Abyss..."
"It seems that the situation of every country is not optimistic now!"
Su Xing sighed softly, and his heart was filled with some worry.
"Emperor-level strong individuals don't stay in the real world... Will I also disappear inexplicably if I break through to the Unity Realm?"
Su Xing frowned slightly. He hated this kind of unpredictable situation.
However, Su Xing was still some distance away from the Unity Realm, so he didn't have to worry about it for now.
He looked at the simulation panel.
[You then asked these top-tier senior strong individuals a few more questions.]
[During this time, you learned that this human Emperor had already reached the peak of the Emperor level hundreds of years ago and had the opportunity to break through to the Saint level at any time.]
[But to avoid the risk of disappearing inexplicably and thus losing the only Emperor of the human race, he had always refrained from breaking through.]
[Next, you asked about the situation in other countries, why other countries didn't come to help Daxia Country guard the pass.]
[As expected, you learned that besides Daxia Country, the seven countries and twelve domains of the entire Blue Star each had their own dungeons to guard.]
[Even a hundred years ago, the Endless Abyss in the United States was almost breached, and Daxia Country, as the strongest country on Blue Star, sent two Emperor-level strong individuals who barely managed to hold it back.]
[Otherwise, if the Endless Abyss dungeon was breached, the real world would also be destroyed.]
[And those two Emperor-level strong individuals from Daxia Country, for the safety of the human race, have also been guarding the Endless Abyss.]
[From these top-tier human strong individuals, you learned a lot of secrets.]
[But you knew that what you needed to do now was still to strive to improve your strength.]
[In the midst of your daily cultivation, another two years passed in the blink of an eye.]
[In the 23rd year, you successfully developed the Rebirth Pill that could enhance the strength of King-level strong individuals.]
[You mass-produced this pill. Within a year, you managed to increase the strength of human King-level strong individuals by nearly 50%.]
[And some of the outstanding ones among them also successfully broke through to the Martial Emperor level.]
[In the same year, your Body-Protecting Qi divine power was close to completion but had not yet taken that final step.]
[Thus, another two years passed.]
[In the 25th year, the demon beast army invaded Zhenyao Pass, and human strong individuals suffered heavy casualties. You exerted all your strength but could only fight on par with a legendary giant beast.]
[In the end, Zhenyao Pass was broken, and you knew you couldn't die so easily. Your task was not yet complete!]
[So, you retreated to the real world with several legendary strong individuals and quietly waited for the day the beast arrived...]
[A few months later, the giant beast whose body was as large as a planet finally arrived.]
[The last few legendary strong individuals of Daxia Country flew out, trying to stop the beast, but as expected, they couldn't even break through its defenses.]
[The beast opened its mouth and swallowed the entire Daxia Country into its belly.]
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 172: First Taste of Extreme Trial, Body of Heavenly Thunder! (5k)
[You did not resist, but silently activated your Yuanli Armor, erecting protective Qi.]
[You, along with an entire continent, entered the belly of the giant beast.]
Su Xing's heart leaped into his throat upon reading this.
Whether or not he could break through his limits and step into the Void Breaking Realm depended on this!
His gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
[With a dizzying spin, the surrounding rocks, plants, houses, and continents began to rapidly dissipate.]
[You watched helplessly as life after life vanished before your eyes, unable to offer the slightest resistance.]
[You struggled to maintain your protective Qi, resisting the spatial turbulence that could erupt at any moment.]
[Soon, with the frequent occurrence of explosions and spatial turbulence around you, all continents and life disappeared one after another.]
[A powerful suction force pulled you towards the deeper recesses of the beast's stomach.]
[Like a miniature black hole, it frantically devoured everything around it.]
[You barely adjusted your position, preventing yourself from being sucked into the black hole.]
[Gradually, not only rocks, water, and life were dissipating, but even the air was rapidly disappearing.]
[The entire space became nearly a vacuum state.]
[Due to the fluctuations of the spatial turbulence, you couldn't enter the Spirit Field Cave Heaven to replenish oxygen.]
[You could only maintain your breathing by dissipating your own spiritual energy and relying on the powerful lung capacity of a body refinement cultivator.]
[I don't know how long it took, but the surrounding environment became increasingly harsh.]
[Almost all visible matter turned into nothingness. In the dark, empty space, only you, a single life, remained, struggling to persevere.]
[A feeling of loneliness and isolation arose spontaneously.]
[But fortunately, your Dao heart was firm, and you continued to grit your teeth and endure.]
[After a while, you began to see the vague remains of the world within the spatial turbulence.]
[Those were small worlds (instances) that, along with the destruction of Blue Star, turned into fragments of the world.]
[You dared not approach those world fragments because you knew that their terrifying destructive power, even for a Void Breaking Realm cultivator, was beyond resistance.]
[You began to search for a place where you could withstand the ultimate limit.]
[In such a harsh environment, with virtually no oxygen, it was impossible for carbon-based life to survive.]
[But as a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, relying on your protective Qi to isolate the inside and outside, this was still not enough to push you to your limit.]
[Finally, you saw two pieces of world fragments collide. With the fluctuation of spatial energy, like two dark clouds colliding, they erupted in blinding light and terrifying thunder.]
[You recalled what Niu Rulie had told you: the power of thunder is also a way to break through the limit!]
[And the thunder before you was clearly far superior to ordinary thunder.]
[But you didn't dare to try rashly. You could only look for some smaller world fragments. After they collided and produced thunder, you would approach the edge of that thunderous area.]
[Boom boom boom!]
[The terrifying thunder struck your body. A single strike nearly destabilized your protective Qi.]
[You quickly used all your Yuanli to stabilize your protective Qi.]
[At the same time, a strand of thunderous energy struck your flesh.]
[This wasn't ordinary thunder; it contained a trace of the Thunder Law!]
[You gritted your teeth and persevered, feeling extreme pain throughout your body.]
[You could feel that your body was slowly approaching its limit.]
[You took a moment to recover before adjusting your state again, activating your protective Qi, and approaching the next thunderous area.]
[You stepped into the thunderous areas time and time again, tempering your body with thunder.]
[After several times, you felt your physical strength undergoing a transformation. You were inching closer and closer to your limit.]
[But at the same time, your internal Yuanli was also being consumed rapidly.]
[The protective Qi was shattered several times during this process, and you could only continuously use your Yuanli to re-condense it.]
[This put an enormous strain on your Yuanli consumption.]
[Seeing that the speed of Yuanli recovery was far less than the speed of consumption, you gritted your teeth and decided to step into the thunderous area again.]
[Because you knew that only true desperation could break through the limit and allow you to enter the Void Breaking Realm.]
[Thus, you stepped into the thunderous area several more times. Your physical body not only approached its limit during this process but also awakened a trace of thunderous energy.]
[You were overjoyed, vaguely feeling that this trace of thunderous energy would be of great benefit to your future development.]
[As you continued to temper yourself with thunder, you felt that the previously smaller thunderous areas around you had all dissipated.]
[Only some larger thunderous areas remained. Your heart hesitated.]
[Because in those medium-sized thunderous areas, the thunderous energy was even more terrifying, and you weren't sure you could completely withstand it.]
[You were conflicted: should you continue to find small thunderous areas to break through, or should you step into the medium-sized ones and gain more thunderous enhancements during the breakthrough process?]
[You ultimately chose to take a gamble!]
[You stepped into a medium-sized thunderous area, and you felt the thunder that was like the power of world destruction beside you!]
[Boom!]
[A thunderous force struck your protective Qi. With just one blow, it nearly shattered it.]
[You were shocked but wanted to take advantage of the time before the next thunderous force arrived to quickly digest this strand of thunderous energy.]
[In the medium-sized thunderous area, the thunder contained more Law power. You knew that Law power was a terrifying force beyond your reach at this stage.]
[Therefore, you had to seize this opportunity and improve yourself as much as possible.]
[You endured the pain, allowing the thunderous energy to continuously refine your flesh and blood, pushing step-by-step towards the limit.]
[But just then, another thunderous force struck you….]
[Boom!]
[In a flash of lightning, your protective Qi was completely shattered.]
[Without time to erect another protective Qi, your body was annihilated by endless thunder.]
[Along with your soul, it was also annihilated by the power of the Law….]
[You died!]
[Simulation ended!]
After the simulation ended, Su Xing felt a sense of loss.
"Actually… I failed…"
During the short few minutes just now, Su Xing, watching the simulation text, was practically on tenterhooks.
In the process of breaking through the limit, Su Xing, relying on his powerful Yuanli and the divine ability Protective Qi, successfully survived the first few rounds of thunderous cleansing.
His physical body continuously broke through and was steadily approaching its limit.
He even obtained a precious trace of thunderous energy…
But later, when Su Xing chose to further challenge himself and go to a more powerful thunderous area, he was unexpectedly annihilated by the thunder, and his efforts came to nothing…
Su Xing remained silent for a moment and asked himself a question.
If he had another chance, would he still enter the medium-sized thunderous area and accept the stronger thunderous force cleansing?
Or… would he proceed step-by-step and continue to find smaller thunderous areas to break through the limit and advance to the Void Breaking Realm?
"I think that if I had another chance… I would still choose the powerful thunderous area and accept the cleansing!"
A determined look flashed in Su Xing's eyes.
The path of cultivation is inherently a struggle against the heavens.
If one always remains mediocre, they will eventually stagnate and be swallowed up by the river of time.
"Obviously, accepting the thunderous cleansing of the small thunderous areas… although it can also lead to Void Breaking, the benefits obtained are definitely not as many as those of the medium-sized ones!"
"And what I want is the strongest!"
Su Xing knew very well how precious the power of the Thunder Law was.
Law power is a mysterious power that only immortals can access.
Su Xing, a mere Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, could already touch this Law power, which was an incredible opportunity!
If he could truly obtain the power of the Law, Su Xing would gain numerous benefits.
"What a pity… My Protective Qi is only at the Great Accomplishment level and is not yet strong enough to withstand two consecutive thunderous forces containing the power of the Law…"
Su Xing sighed. Even though the thunder only contained a trace of the Law, it was still beyond his current ability to withstand.
"So, how can I withstand two thunderous forces in a row?"
Su Xing pondered.
The only solution he could think of right now was to take his Protective Qi a step further, to the Perfect level!
A Perfect level Protective Qi, coupled with Perfect level third-stage Yuanli, was already the limit of Su Xing's current realm.
"What a pity, I originally thought I could succeed in one go…"
Su Xing sighed.
He still underestimated the terrifying and harsh environment of the giant beast's stomach.
Ordinary Divine Power Realm Great Perfection cultivators only need to achieve Yuanli externalization and form Yuanli Armor to break through the limit.
Because their physical limits are lower, the places they choose to break through are also much safer.
But Su Xing's foundation was solid, so he needed a more extreme environment to break through his limitations.
"If I can break through the limit in such an extreme place, I'm afraid that after breaking through to the Void Breaking Stage, my combat power will directly rival Void Breaking mid-stage or even late-stage cultivators?"
Su Xing felt a surge of longing.
"Let's try again. This time, I'll directly cultivate my Protective Qi to Great Perfection… If I still can't withstand consecutive thunderous forces… then I'll take a step back…"
Su Xing thought to himself.
His gaze fell upon the simulation panel's rewards.
[Eternal Life Seed]: Purple talent, costs 1 million energy points.
[Ten Years of Alchemy Experience]: Alchemy comprehension, includes the Perfect level comprehension of refining the Mid-Grade pill, the Rebirth Pill, costs 5 million energy.
[Yuanli Cultivation Insights]: Externalization level Yuanli Perfect level, after selection, the Yuanli Seed within your body will greatly evolve, and your Yuanli will become inexhaustible. Costs 50 million energy.
[1 Million Drops of Low-Grade Spirit Liquid]: Costs 100 million energy.
[Protective Qi (Great Accomplishment Level)]: Yuanli Divine Ability, Great Accomplishment level Protective Qi, within three feet of Qi, nothing can invade. If the Qi is unbroken, the person will be safe. It is not far from the Perfect level of the Divine Ability. Costs 50 million simulation energy.
[Body of Heavenly Thunder (Incomplete)]: After undergoing thunderous cleansing and tempering by the Thunder Law, your body contains extreme thunderous energy. You have a natural strong sensitivity to thunder elements and a probability of forming a mutated spiritual root, the Thunder Spiritual Root. Slightly increases cultivation aptitude and slightly increases physical strength. Costs 50 million energy.
Upon seeing the rewards of this simulation, a gleam of light flashed in Su Xing's eyes.
"Body of Heavenly Thunder!?"
"Could this be the benefit I get after undergoing the thunderous cleansing?"
Su Xing was slightly excited as he looked at the introduction of the Body of Heavenly Thunder.
Sure enough, after undergoing the thunderous cleansing, Su Xing would indeed have some additional gains.
"It can enhance physical strength and cultivation speed, as well as affinity for thunder elements… and it can even lead to the comprehension of the Thunder Spiritual Root!"
Su Xing was astonished.
It is known that the Five Elements Spiritual Roots are Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.
Each of the five elements has its own advantages and disadvantages and is the most common type of spiritual root.
But beyond the Five Elements Spiritual Roots, there are special spiritual roots, such as the Thunder Spiritual Root!
The most powerful aspect of the Thunder Spiritual Root is its extreme destructive power!
It is even higher than the Fire Spiritual Root by more than a notch.
It can be said that if Su Xing could obtain the Thunder Spiritual Root, his offensive capabilities would be further enhanced.
In addition, the Thunder Spiritual Root has a natural restraining effect on some evil spirits and ghosts.
Furthermore, after Su Xing becomes an immortal, if he has the opportunity and possesses the Thunder Spiritual Root, he can even attempt to comprehend the Thunder Law!
Thinking of this, Su Xing's breathing quickened.
"It's just a pity that this is still an incomplete Thunder Spiritual Root… If I could completely withstand the thunderous cleansing of the medium-sized thunderous area, I would probably obtain more Thunder Law power!"
"At that time, I should be able to obtain the complete Body of Heavenly Thunder, right?"
Su Xing muttered.
Then, Su Xing looked at the Alchemy Comprehension talent.
Clearly, in this simulation, Su Xing had improved and optimized the Rebirth Pill.
Therefore, his proficiency in refining the Rebirth Pill had directly reached the Perfect level!
"This Rebirth Pill refining experience can be brought out later… but it's not needed for now…"
After pondering for a moment, Su Xing didn't hesitate:
"For this simulation, I'll choose Protective Qi (Great Accomplishment Level) and Yuanli Cultivation Insights!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, the simulation's prompt sound echoed in Su Xing's ears.
[You have successfully brought out the Yuanli Cultivation Insights, costing 50 million energy. Remaining energy: 514,950,000.]
[You have successfully brought out Protective Qi (Great Accomplishment Level), costing 50 million energy. Remaining energy: 464,950,000.]
As the simulation's prompt sound faded, two mysterious forces entered Su Xing's body.
The first thing to change was the Yuanli Seed within Su Xing's body.
The Yuanli Seed, which continuously exuded Yuanli, became even more perfect within a few breaths.
The speed at which it exuded Yuanli instantly doubled!
At the same time, Su Xing felt that his Yuanli had undergone a transformation at this moment.
More extreme destructive power, stronger defensive capabilities!
And more lasting combat ability!
Su Xing closed his eyes and silently experienced the subtle changes in his internal Yuanli.
"Offensive and defensive integration… Yuanli is truly the foundation of a body refinement cultivator's strength!"
Su Xing's lips curved into a slight smile as he muttered to himself.
Then, Su Xing began to experience the strength of his Great Accomplishment level Protective Qi.
"Strange… this Protective Qi, whether in terms of toughness or defensive power, is more than twice as strong as before. How come it hasn't reached the Perfect level of Great Accomplishment yet?"
Su Xing contemplated further.
Then, he made a decision, muttering:
"My current Protective Qi is probably close to the Perfect level… Unfortunately, it's just a little short of being complete… At that time, I should be able to withstand consecutive thunderous forces, right?"
Su Xing thought silently.
After feeling the enhancement of his strength, Su Xing immediately plunged into the new week's life as a liver emperor.
Proficiently refining pills, collecting spirit liquid, and managing the Spirit Field.
Currently, Su Xing had nearly completed the cultivation of 500 mu of Spirit Field and was using it rationally.
The vast majority of the Spirit Field was planted with Spirit Rice, close to 500 mu.
The rest was planted with Gathering Spirit Flowers, Divine Power Vines, Ginseng, Yellow Immortal Essence, Nourishing Yuan Grass, and other spirit herbs.
And because the Spirit Field Cave Heaven was rich in spiritual energy and Su Xing had the blessing of his Divine Farmer descendant talent.
Su Xing had already harvested a small batch of spirit herbs.
He could even try refining pills like the Refining Viscera Pill, the Nourishing Yuan Pill, and the Divine Power Pill himself.
"Tsk tsk, if these Nourishing Yuan Pills and Refining Viscera Pills were to appear in the real world… they would probably cause a frenzy, wouldn't they?"
"Unfortunately, there are too many unstable factors at that time. Since I don't lack simulation energy for now, I'll just wait…"
Su Xing muttered.
As for the Divine Power Pill… this was a powerful pill that could nurture Martial Emperors!
A single Divine Power Pill would likely cause a stir in the entire Daxia market.
Before Su Xing had the strength to ignore any assassinations and dangers, he did not intend to let it appear in the real world.
Soon, Su Xing, with the pills from the new week, changed his appearance and concealed his aura before meeting Jin Congxue at the villa.
Today, Jin Congxue wore a light blue dress, looking incredibly youthful. Combined with her pure and alluring face, it made Su Xing involuntarily take a few extra glances.
"Tch, little pervert, where are you looking?"
Jin Congxue rolled her eyes, her beauty captivating.
"If you really want to look… come find me tonight, and I'll let you have your fill~"
With that, Jin Congxue seductively beckoned to Su Xing.
As a young man brimming with youthful vigor, Su Xing took a large gulp of iced Coke to quell his excitement.
Su Xing kept reminding himself.
"Su Xing, you must resist temptation! Our goal is to become stronger! Women only hinder the speed at which you draw your sword!"
After brainwashing himself in this way, Su Xing said:
"Ahem, next time, definitely!"
Then, he quickly changed the subject and said:
"By the way, how's the development of the mining area instance going?"
Upon hearing this, Jin Congxue also started talking about business, saying:
"The manpower is all in place, and it's almost fully developed!"
"Next week, we should have new exotic metals to provide! The quantity will be more than three or four times what it was before!"
Su Xing nodded in satisfaction after hearing this.
Then, they chatted for a few more moments before Su Xing left with the new week's goods.
He skillfully circled the area several times to ensure that no one was following him before returning to his dormitory and entering the Spirit Field Paradise.
He exchanged the new week's goods for energy, bringing Su Xing's simulation energy to 498 million!
On the afternoon of August 19, 2024, in the new era, Su Xing promptly began a new round of simulation.
"This simulation, I must seize the opportunity, awaken the Body of Heavenly Thunder, and break through to the Void Breaking Realm!"
Su Xing cheered himself on.
"Begin simulation!"
[Ding! This simulation consumes 4900 energy points. Remaining energy: 498,330,000. Remaining simulation attempts: unlimited.]
[Simulation begins!]
[Spending 10,000 energy points to draw a Blue Talent and 100,000 energy points to draw a Purple Talent. Do you wish to draw?]
"Draw a Purple Talent!"
Su Xing decisively responded. Although his goal this time was to reach the Void Breaking Stage, if he could get a valuable Purple Talent, Su Xing wouldn't mind adding it to his collection.
[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the Purple Talent, Successology Master!]
[Successology Master]: Purple Talent, your language possesses astonishing artistry and infectiousness, often capable of making others believe you implicitly, even willingly serving you without hesitation. Note: The consequences of this talent are unpredictable. The specific effects depend on the target's strength, personality, and the difference in status between you and them. Please use it cautiously. (A certain Successology Master: I'll give everyone who betrays me a million. Then, the people who remain loyal to me will be a few small goals! Clap if you understand!)
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 173: The Amazing Talent, Master of Successology! (First Update)
"Master of Successology?"
Su Xing touched his chin after seeing this talent, muttering:
"This talent is quite interesting."
"It's basically a master of persuasion... capable of fooling the target?"
"I wonder how effective this thing is? It probably depends on the target's strength and status..."
Su Xing couldn't gauge the specific effect of this talent for a while, so he decided to try it out in the simulation.
He looked at the simulation panel.
[In the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, you realized that you were in a simulation.]
[You left the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven and returned to the real world.]
[You are preparing to try the effect of the Master of Successology talent.]
[You were walking through the school, and randomly found a student on the road. You told him that you were his long-lost mother.]
[The student looked up and sized you up, a look of confusion in his eyes. He cursed at you for being crazy and turned to leave.]
[You were dissatisfied with the effect of the Master of Successology talent, so you decided to try it on two more targets.]
[You chose another passing student. This time, you told him that you were his long-lost half-brother.]
[And you elaborated in great detail, from how Old Wang next door put a hat on his father, to his mother's pregnancy... and then to how you were abandoned on a park bench...]
[You described the entire process in excruciating detail, as if it had actually happened.]
[Eventually, the student believed you. He broke down emotionally, crying and sobbing, hugging your leg and calling you brother.]
[Seeing more and more students gathering around, you quickly pretended to have something to do and left.]
[For the next few months, a figure searching for a long-lost brother was often seen within the school...]
[After fooling that student, you found a天王级(Tianwang-level) teacher in the school.]
[You told him that his father had just passed away, and that you were there to deliver the news.]
[From the cause of his father's death to the time of death, you spoke with great conviction.]
[In the end, the teacher wept uncontrollably, thanked you, and ran towards the principal's office.]
[Afterwards, you learned that the teacher's father was a武皇级(Wuhuang-level) powerhouse and one of the school's vice-principals.]
[Thus, you spent three days experimenting with the new talent's effect.]
[A few days later, the Tarot Society's minefield dungeon smoothly launched, bringing you many exotic metals every week.]
[After confirming that the Tarot Society had no problems, you prepared to join the Descending Church.]
Su Xing's eyes flashed with a strange expression upon seeing this.
"So that's it, this persuasion... Master of Successology talent isn't omnipotent. There are still many conditions to consider when implementing it."
"For example, at the beginning, the student I found might have only been Silver or Gold-level... but because what I said was too absurd, the gender didn't match, and the age difference was too big... it violated common sense, so it was easily seen through..."
Pausing for a moment, Su Xing continued to analyze.
"However, once I provide a complete and logical explanation, the success rate of the Master of Successology talent's persuasion will increase significantly!"
"Even things like long-lost brothers and 武皇(Wuhuang) fathers dying suddenly will be believed based on a single account..."
"Hiss~ This Master of Successology really has something to it!"
Su Xing muttered to himself. He felt that he had not yet fully tapped into the powerful aspects of the Master of Successology.
What if he encountered a situation that was completely illogical... but he forced a set of logic upon it? What would happen then?
Su Xing suddenly found this talent more interesting.
His eyes fell on the simulation panel.
[You left Kyoto and went to Shuangqing City in Southwest Province.]
[Then, you suppressed your divine sense and enveloped the entire Shuangqing City, eventually drawing out Elder Dog.]
[You told Elder Dog that you were his long-lost father, and you detailed the reasons and circumstances of your separation, solemnly expressing that you had finally found him after searching for thousands of years.]
[After hearing your words, Elder Dog's face showed a look of confusion, as if he was carefully pondering.]
[After a long while, a smile stretched across his face. He said, "Senior, you're joking."]
[Obviously, because the strength gap between the two was not that large, and Elder Dog was naturally cautious, the talent failed to activate.]
[After the activation failed, you didn't feel any embarrassment. You followed Elder Dog and joined the Descending Church.]
[After joining the Descending Church, you declared in front of all the believers that you had long yearned for the Descending Church and had always wanted to submit to the alien race.]
[For this purpose, you went through great lengths to travel thousands of miles, all for the sake of serving the Descending Church, and expressed that you would lead the Descending Church to greater prosperity.]
[Your speech lasted for a full three days, and many of the Descending Church believers were moved by your words, firmly believing what you said.]
[Some believers even contacted you privately, hoping that you would establish a fourth faction in addition to the "Natural Faction, Zealous Faction, and Coexistence Faction."]
[And he would be the first to charge forward for you!]
[Even more unexpectedly, the number of such believers was not small, there were even a few hundred of them.]
[Later, faction leaders even found you, hoping that you would take on the role of protector, and expressed that your position would eventually be theirs!]
[You were astonished by the power of the Master of Successology talent. You secretly found Luo Shuyin again.]
[This time, you didn't even utter the secret phrase. You simply persuaded Luo Shuyin with a story.]
[She completely believed you and was moved by your countless times of traversing timelines to save the world, hoping to do more for you.]
[With Luo Shuyin's help, you quickly gathered a lot of medicinal herbs.]
[Then, you began your daily practice of refining pills and cultivating the Divine Ability Body Protection Qi.]
[However, due to the overly absurd performance of the Master of Successology, many believers came to see you privately, which made you upset and unable to focus on cultivation.]
[So you simply announced to the outside world that you were going into seclusion, wanting to meditate and find a way to lead the Descending Church to its peak.]
[Unexpectedly, as soon as you said that, the number of die-hard fans within the Descending Church skyrocketed!]
[Countless believers of the Descending Church firmly believed in you, thinking that under your leadership, the Descending Church would achieve glory and reach new heights!]
[Even several elder-level believers regarded you as their role model and belief, striving towards your example.]
Su Xing's face took on an increasingly strange look as he read.
"Tsk tsk... are the followers of the Descending Church all missing a screw?"
"Are they that easy to fool?"
Su Xing pondered for a moment and felt that those who were willing to become human traitors probably had some brain problems to begin with.
Plus, these people needed spiritual sustenance on a daily basis to hypnotize themselves into accepting the fact that they were betraying humanity?
So, with the combination of various factors, the Master of Successology talent's bonus was exceptionally high?
Su Xing nodded slightly, feeling that this was roughly the case.
"I just wonder, if I were to betray the Descending Church... how would these followers react?"
Su Xing felt that the sight of these followers' faith collapsing would be very amusing, so he couldn't wait to look at the simulation panel.
[The second year, you continued to refine pills and cultivate Yuanli Divine Ability within the Descending Church every day.]
[Over two years, you accumulated over 100,000 pills, over 60 days of Great Wisdom state, and your Yuanli Divine Ability Body Protection Qi was getting closer to the Perfect level.]
[The third year, you had almost collected all the herbs you needed. Staying in the Descending Church no longer yielded any benefits.]
[So, on a dark and windy night, you took Luo Shuyin and fled the Descending Church.]
[Before betraying the Descending Church, you didn't forget to have dinner with Elder Dog and throw some dirt on him.]
[Soon, you and Luo Shuyin fled to Kyoto, and news of your betrayal of the Descending Church quickly spread.]
[At first, everyone in the Descending Church, from protectors to ordinary believers, couldn't believe it.]
[They didn't believe that you, with such unwavering faith, would choose to betray the Descending Church.]
[As a result, the Descending Church fell apart for a while, splitting into two factions.]
[Some believers believed that you were being slandered and falsely accused by other protectors, so they wanted to find you and get to the bottom of it.]
[Other believers even thought that you were on a secret mission, wanting to infiltrate the Daxia military and orchestrate an inside-out attack to destroy the human race.]
[Eventually, these believers gathered together, leaving the Descending Church overnight and heading to Kyoto to find you and get some clarity.]
[These believers accounted for 80% of the total number of believers in the Descending Church!]
[Over 20,000 believers, from天王级(Tianwang-level) elders to大师级(Master-level) ordinary believers, all came to Kyoto to find you.]
[For a time, many unfamiliar strong faces appeared in Kyoto.]
[You quickly noticed this anomaly, so you went to see these over 20,000 believers.]
[They asked you why you left the Descending Church and joined the Daxia military.]
[While you were arranging for the Daxia military to be ready to wipe out these people at any time.]
[At the same time, you knew that you couldn't tell them the truth, so you could only continue to use the Master of Successology talent and continue to deceive them.]
[You told them that you felt that the Descending Church's ideology was no longer pure, and that their three factions were each fighting for themselves and could no longer be called the true Descending Church.]
[You continued to persuade them, telling them that you had gained a new path during your seclusion.]
[That is to kill the alien races and fight them to the death!]
[When you spoke of this path, some Descending Church believers immediately refuted you.]
[But you explained that by killing the great alien races, you could completely infuriate them! And the power of the alien races is incredibly strong, so they will inevitably destroy the human race even faster!]
[In this way, it would be the fastest way for the alien races to unify the entire real world!]
[Your reasons were so flimsy that you yourself couldn't believe them.]
[But unexpectedly, after hearing your words, all the believers fell into deep thought.]
[Some believers quickly believed you. Their eyes lit up with fervor, believing that the path you found was the true path of the Descending Church!]
[Other believers were conflicted, but they were quickly influenced by the emotions of those around them and joined the army of mindless believers in you.]
[Even the last few remaining somewhat clear-headed Descending Church believers were brainwashed by your speech and wanted to try the path you had chosen.]
[Some believers even suggested that they should make the remaining Descending Church believers join them.]
[Thus, something that almost made you question your sanity happened. These over 20,000 believers were actually all fooled by you and became a part of the army fighting against the Demon Race!]
[Most of these believers had outstanding strength, ranging from Master-level to Tianwang-level. If they joined the Zhenyao Pass, they would be an undeniable force.]
[You achieved victory without bloodshed, directly dismantling the majority of the Descending Church's forces and turning them into loyal soldiers fighting against the Demon Race army.]
[Under the arrangement of the Daxia military, these over 20,000 believers all joined the Zhenyao Pass and became a special legion called the Descending Army!]
In the real world, Su Xing stared at the simulation text in front of him, his jaw almost hitting the floor in shock.
"Damn it, is this a joke?"
"These Descending Church believers are really that easy to fool... not only are they fooled, but they even bought a wheelchair along the way?"
Su Xing had discovered that if his Master of Successology talent was fully utilized, the effect was simply astonishing!
"Wow, turning enemies into friends..."
Su Xing smacked his lips and continued to read.
[After fooling this group of believers, you continued to immerse yourself in your busy life of cultivation and pill refinement.]
[The fourth year, you gave all the 200,000 or so pills you had refined over the years to the Daxia military.]
[For a time, the strength of the Daxia military greatly increased, and the situation at the Zhenyao Pass became increasingly prosperous.]
[After refining the pills, you focused more of your energy on cultivating the Divine Ability Body Protection Qi.]
[The fifth year, in addition to cultivation, you began researching the Rebirth Pill, wanting to see to what extent these pills could improve the strength of the Daxia Kingdom.]
[Through continuous experimentation and pill refinement, your mastery of the Rebirth Pill gradually improved.]
[The sixth year, you felt that your Divine Ability Body Protection Qi was only a hair's breadth away from reaching the Perfect realm.]
[So, you used all the 100 or so days of Great Wisdom time you had accumulated over the years, hoping to break through to the Perfect realm in one go!]
[Finally, on a moonlit night, you gritted your teeth and cultivated alone.]
[As you continuously poured Yuanli into the Body Protection Qi, at a certain moment, you finally felt a change in your Body Protection Qi!]
[The upper limit of the Body Protection Qi's defensive power doubled in a very short period of time, directly becoming twice its original strength!]
[And with the increase in the power of the Body Protection Qi, you also felt that it consumed more Yuanli.]
[The constant replenishment of Yuanli within your body was far less than the amount being consumed.]
[For the next month, you carefully studied the use of the Body Protection Qi and Yuanli consumption.]
[Finally, your mastery of the Body Protection Qi reached the Perfect realm in a natural and effortless way, reaching the point of supernatural mastery.]
[You could precisely control the strength of every angle of the Body Protection Qi.]
[If the enemy's attack came from the front, you would maximize the Yuanli in the front of the Body Protection Qi while reducing the Yuanli behind or under your feet.]
[In this way, you could minimize consumption.]
[At the same time, when the Body Protection Qi's power was fully activated, the defensive power could be directly doubled, but at the same time, the Yuanli consumption within your body also reached an astonishing level.]
[After testing, when Yuanli was fully activated, the Yuanli in your body could only sustain you for one hour.]
[Even so, you were very satisfied with the effect of the Body Protection Qi!]
[You were confident that the current Body Protection Qi could absolutely withstand two or even three consecutive strikes of Thunder Force!]
[At this point, you were fully prepared, only waiting for the giant beast to descend, and you would be able to reach the Limit Land...]
[Thus, breaking through your self-imposed limits and reaching the Void Breaking Realm!]
[But you didn't intend to waste the next ten or so years. You were going to further test the power of the Rebirth Pill.]
[The seventh year, you came to the Zhenyao Pass. With your current strength, killing Demon Kings was as easy as slaughtering chickens.]
[Even Demon Emperors couldn't last three rounds against you.]
[In just a month, you killed over ten Demon Emperors and hundreds of Demon Kings.]
[Just as you were about to use these blood essence to continue researching the Rebirth Pill, you unexpectedly saw a brave army on the battlefield.]
[This army only had a few thousand people, but they were fearless and often fought to the death to kill a demon beast one for one.]
[Even in death, the soldiers in this army had smiles on their faces and shouted something.]
[You were moved by the fighting style of this army, so you asked Lu Yuanwu about the origin of this army.]
[When Lu Yuanwu heard you ask this, his face showed a strange expression.]
[He told you that this army was the former believers of the Descending Church.]
[When these believers first arrived at the Zhenyao Pass, Lu Yuanwu was still very worried and had his soldiers keep an eye on them.]
[But soon, everyone was moved by the fearless fighting style of this death squad.]
[They always charged to the forefront of the battle against the demons, not caring about their own deaths, even willingly exchanging their lives for those of the demons.]
[With this fighting style, this army became the army that killed the most demons.]
[At the same time, in just three years, the original 20,000 or so believers have now been reduced to a mere 3,000...]
[After hearing Lu Yuanwu's words, you remained silent.]
Su Xing's eyes widened upon seeing this, almost questioning his own existence.
"Holy crap, Master of Successology... amazing!"
Even Su Xing could only utter "Holy crap" at this moment.
The level of brainwashing from this Master of Persuasion was truly off the charts.
Directly transforming human traitors into fearless, iron-blooded soldiers?
"Tsk tsk... but this is probably the best outcome for these believers, right?"
"Hopefully, the killing can lessen the sins they bear..."
Su Xing shook his head gently, his gaze fixed on the simulation panel.
[The eighth year, through your continuous attempts and trial and error, you finally successfully developed the Rebirth Pill and reduced its side effects to a minimum.]
[In a year, you refined a full 10,000 Rebirth Pills.]
[What surprised you even more was that the cost of the Rebirth Pill was extremely low. On average, the blood essence of a Demon King could be used to refine 100 Rebirth Pills.]
[And 100 Rebirth Pills were enough to increase the strength of 30 Grandmaster-level powerhouses by 50%!]
[After their strength increased, they would have a better chance of passing the promotion trials and becoming Tianwang-level professionals!]
[According to your calculations, over 3,000 Grandmaster-level powerhouses took the Rebirth Pill within a year.]
[And a year later, the Daxia Kingdom actually had an additional 1,000 Tianwang-level professionals!]
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 174: Survive and Re-enter the Extreme Land! (Second Update)
Su Xing was stunned when he saw this.
This wasn't a thousand Grandmaster-level powerhouses, but a thousand Heavenly King-level powerhouses!
The Dragon Spirit Pill and Yuanwu Pill that Su Xing had painstakingly developed before could only increase the number of Heavenly King-level powerhouses in Daxia by a few hundred.
But he never expected that the Rebirth Pill would have such a good effect!
The Rebirth Pill is purely aimed at power-type martial artists, helping them enhance their strength.
Although there is a side effect of a decline in rationality within a few months, it will recover after at most a year.
The efficiency of this strength enhancement is astonishing!
If Su Xing were willing to continue refining the Rebirth Pill, it would be no problem to increase the number of Heavenly King-level powerhouses by a thousand every year.
"Moreover, this is only made with the essence of a Yao King's flesh and blood..."
"If the essence of a Yao Huang's flesh and blood is used... I'm afraid that the Rebirth Pill will then enhance the strength of Heavenly King-level powerhouses!"
"At that time... with the increased strength of Heavenly King-level powerhouses, there will be a greater chance of them advancing to Martial Emperor-level powerhouses!"
A gleam flashed in Su Xing's eyes as he muttered:
"More Martial Emperor-level powerhouses... will there be fewer Legendary-level ones?"
"If there are really dozens or hundreds of Legendary-level powerhouses... perhaps in twenty years, the hundreds of Legendary Yaozu attacking the city could be repelled?"
Su Xing felt a hint of joy in his heart.
Even if they couldn't be repelled, it would at least buy them several years.
This is equivalent to Su Xing gaining several more years in each simulation...
At that time, Su Xing would have more time to cultivate and explore the secrets of this world.
Thinking of this, Su Xing's heart was filled with excitement.
"The twenty-five-year deadline... may be broken soon!"
Su Xing was eager to try.
After calming down, Su Xing began to plan the next goals of this simulation.
Currently, Su Xing's Divine Ability Protective Qi and Yuanli cultivation have both reached the Great Perfection level.
It can be said that Su Xing has a 70-80% chance of withstanding the continuous thunderforce and entering the Void Breaking Realm.
Next, as long as Su Xing can safely survive until the day the giant beast descends and gets swallowed by the beast, the mission will be considered complete.
"The priority in the following simulation is to stay alive, and absolutely must not take unnecessary risks..."
"Of course, these remaining ten years cannot be wasted, and further exploration of what to do next is necessary."
After pondering for a while, Su Xing decided to try two things in the remaining time.
First, continue to develop a Rebirth Pill made with the essence of a Yao Huang's flesh and blood.
Although Su Xing cannot take the pill refining experience out, he can observe the extent to which the Rebirth Pill can enhance human strength.
Second, it is to cultivate the Evasion Divine Ability - Sword Control Technique!
After all, after reaching Void Breaking, Su Xing's Qi Refinement cultivation will also need to catch up and reach the Returning Void stage.
And this requires Su Xing to collect Spring Dew Pure Water.
Therefore, a qualified Evasion Divine Ability is a must...
With a plan in mind, Su Xing's gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[Year 9, you devote most of your energy to the refining and improvement of the Rebirth Pill every day.]
[This year, you attempted to add the essence of a Yao Huang's flesh and blood. Unsurprisingly, due to the overly violent medicinal properties and excessive side effects, the pill refinement failed.]
[But you did not give up and continued to improve the pill formula, gaining a deeper understanding of the Rebirth Pill through repeated attempts.]
[In the same year, you began to try cultivating the Evasion Divine Ability, Sword Control Technique.]
[Year 10, after a year of hard work, the side effects of the Rebirth Pill have been reduced a lot, but it is still not suitable for human use.]
[You seized the time to continue refining the improved Rebirth Pill, and you wasted dozens of batches of pills every day.]
[This upgraded Rebirth Pill uses the essence of a Yao Huang's flesh and blood as the main ingredient. When the essence of flesh and blood ran out, you went to Zhen Yao Pass to kill Yao Huang to replenish materials.]
[In one year, you have killed hundreds of Yao Huang... and modified the Rebirth Pill over a hundred times.]
[In the dedicated life of alchemy, three years passed in a flash...]
[Year 13, this is the fifth year you have been refining the upgraded Rebirth Pill.]
[Over the past five years, you have modified and researched over a thousand times and finally obtained an upgraded Rebirth Pill with minimal side effects!]
[You spent three months refining a thousand upgraded Rebirth Pills and found three hundred Heavenly King-level powerhouses and ten Martial Emperor-level powerhouses to take them.]
[Even after your multiple improvements, the side effects of this version of the Rebirth Pill are still not low.]
[Because the essence of a Yao Huang's flesh and blood is even more violent, the Heavenly King-level powerhouses who took the Rebirth Pill all experienced varying degrees of emotional outbursts, even mania.]
[Fortunately, you were prepared and had contacted a psychiatrist in advance, arranging for this group of three hundred Heavenly King-level powerhouses to be hospitalized collectively.]
[Three hundred Heavenly King-level powerhouses being hospitalized together and receiving psychological treatment is truly a rare phenomenon.]
[Compared to Heavenly King-level powerhouses, the side effects of the upgraded Rebirth Pill for Martial Emperor-level powerhouses are much less severe. They only occasionally experience auditory and visual hallucinations...]
[Year 14, after a year of treatment, all these Heavenly King and Martial Emperor-level powerhouses recovered successfully and were discharged from the hospital.]
[After your testing, comparison, and data statistics, the strength of these practitioners who took the pills has increased rapidly.]
[The Heavenly King-level powerhouses, after taking the upgraded Rebirth Pill, have an average strength increase of about 40%!]
[Each Heavenly King-level powerhouse takes three Rebirth Pills, equivalent to each one increasing their strength by 200,000 to 300,000 jin!]
[The total increase in strength is between 700,000 and 900,000 jin! This is the effect of them taking the pills for a year...]
[However, after taking three pills, the strength of each practitioner has almost stopped increasing, apparently due to the human body developing drug resistance.]
[Compared with Heavenly King-level powerhouses, the strength increase for Martial Emperor-level powerhouses is much less.]
[Three pills can increase their strength by an average of 300,000 to 500,000 jin...]
[The overall strength increase for Martial Emperor-level powerhouses is less than half.]
[Even so, both you and the human leadership are extremely satisfied with the drug's efficacy!]
[Some experts even claimed that this is a great creation that will change human history!]
[And you have been regarded as the savior of humanity by all practitioners and ordinary people.]
[Year 15, you are not interested in these vain names, you just want to figure out how significant the effect of these pills is on human strength enhancement.]
[So, for the next period of time, you will devote all your energy to refining pills.]
[Thus, two years passed slowly.]
[Year 17, in the past two years, you have worked day and night to refine 50,000 Rebirth Pills and 10,000 upgraded Rebirth Pills.]
[The main recipients of these pills are Grandmaster and Heavenly King-level practitioners.]
[The 50,000 ordinary Rebirth Pills have increased the strength of nearly 15,000 Grandmaster-level practitioners by nearly 50%.]
[After a year of recuperation, a total of 5,000 practitioners among these Grandmaster-level practitioners advanced to Heavenly King-level powerhouses!]
[For a time, the number of Heavenly King-level powerhouses in Daxia has increased nearly fivefold!]
[Compared with the ordinary Rebirth Pill, the effect of the upgraded Rebirth Pill is much worse...]
[The main reason is that Daxia does not have that many veteran Heavenly King-level practitioners...]
[Because the Heavenly King-level practitioners who advanced using the Rebirth Pill have just reached the Heavenly King-level standard. Even if they continue to take the upgraded Rebirth Pill, it is still not enough to break through to the Martial Emperor level.]
[Therefore, only a thousand of the original veteran Heavenly King-level powerhouses took the upgraded Rebirth Pill.]
[In the end, in one year, nearly two hundred more Martial Emperor-level powerhouses were added to Daxia!]
[In just one year, the number of Martial Emperor-level powerhouses in Daxia has also increased more than threefold!]
[As the number of human powerhouses surged, you also noticed an interesting phenomenon.]
[Because a large number of powerhouses took the Rebirth Pill and needed a year of psychological treatment.]
[Therefore, psychology became the hottest profession for ordinary people in recent years.]
[For a time, the job prospects for psychology graduates were broad, and countless ordinary people scrambled to enter psychology programs...]
Su Xing saw this and his expression became somewhat subtle.
A hint of surprise mixed with a strange look.
"Sure enough, the effect of the Rebirth Pill is no worse than the Yuanwu Pill and Divine Power Pill!"
"Although there are 'negligible' side effects, its advantages are enormous, and the main ingredients are readily available!"
"This means that Heavenly King and Martial Emperor-level powerhouses can be mass-produced!"
Speaking of this, a hint of ambition appeared in Su Xing's eyes.
What he wanted was not just Martial Emperor-level powerhouses!
Twenty-five years later, hundreds of Legendary Yaozu will descend on Zhen Yao Pass.
What Su Xing wanted was the ability to mass produce Legendary-level powerhouses to drive those Yaozu out of Zhen Yao Pass.
And for the number of Legendary-level powerhouses to increase, a key issue is...
There needs to be more Martial Emperor-level powerhouses!
After all, with a larger base of Martial Emperor-level powerhouses, some of them will successfully break through to the Legendary level!
"Tsk tsk... Legendary-level powerhouses can wait for now, first stabilize the matter of mass producing Martial Emperor-level powerhouses..."
Su Xing mused, but a slight smile appeared on his face.
He did not expect that his actions in this simulation would make psychology graduates the top hot job group!
"Speaking of which, I remember that psychology is considered a 'sinkhole' major..."
Su Xing shook his head slightly, no longer thinking about it, and his gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[Year 18, in just two years, the addition of 5,000 Heavenly King-level powerhouses and over two hundred Martial Emperor-level powerhouses has undoubtedly greatly increased human strength!]
[Just when everyone thought you would lead humanity to glory... you stopped refining pills.]
[For you, the purpose of testing the efficacy of the Rebirth Pill has been achieved... in the coming time, you plan to focus your main energy on cultivating the Sword Control Technique!]
[After several years of intermittent cultivation, you have some understanding of the Sword Control Technique, but you have not yet reached the entry level.]
[So you are ready to devote yourself to seclusion and cultivate the Sword Control Technique!]
[Year 19, with a year of hard cultivation, combined with previous accumulation, your Sword Control Technique finally entered the entry level!]
[You can now perform basic sword flight and use Qi to control the sword to take an enemy's head from several hundred meters away.]
[Although the distance of Qi control sword flight is not long, you are still very satisfied, after all, you have just entered the realm of this Divine Ability.]
[The most important thing is... using Qi to control a sword, it's cool! Whether it's strong or not doesn't matter, only coolness lasts a lifetime!]
[The above is your inner thoughts.]
[In addition, you found that the entry-level Sword Control Technique, when used for sword flight, only increases your speed by 20-30%.]
[But the key is that it greatly saves spiritual energy!]
[Originally, you did not have an Evasion Technique, and if you wanted to fly, you could only use spiritual energy to lift your body, so not only was it slow, but the spiritual energy consumption was also enormous!]
[But now that you have mastered sword flight, your spiritual energy consumption for flying has been reduced to one-tenth of the original!]
[You can easily travel for thousands of miles non-stop for a day without any problems.]
[Therefore, in the sky above Kyoto, citizens often look up and see a handsome young man in white clothes flying on a sword.]
Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this.
Originally, speed was a major weakness for him.
The main reason, besides the slow speed of using pure spiritual energy to lift the body and travel,
was the extremely high spiritual energy consumption, often needing to return to the Spirit Field Cave Heaven to replenish his spiritual energy after flying for tens of thousands of miles.
But now, sword flight has perfectly solved this problem.
"Tsk tsk, if I had mastered sword flight earlier... chasing after that old dog Zong wouldn't have been so difficult, right?"
Su Xing thought to himself, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[Year 20, after entering the entry level of Sword Control Technique, you continue to cultivate daily, hoping to break through to the Minor Accomplishment level as soon as possible.]
[Year 21, although your Sword Control Technique has not broken through to the Minor Accomplishment level, your speed is much faster than before.]
[So you are ready to try if you can collect Spring Dew Pure Water with your current speed.]
[On the day of the Awakening of Insects in this year, you came to a mountain range.]
[In a white robe, you flew on a sword in the high sky, closing your eyes and waiting for the first spring thunder to sound.]
[Your divine sense covers the entire mountain range, just waiting for the raindrops to fall.]
[Boom! The thunder sounded, and at that moment, you acted...]
[Because your divine sense has not reached the Subtle Realm, you can only sense five drops of Spring Dew Pure Water.]
[You stepped on the flying sword, your figure like a phantom, shuttling through the raindrops...]
[A second later, you stopped and stretched out your right hand, looking at the palm of your hand.]
[Only in the palm of your right hand, within a ball of spiritual energy, are three drops of Spring Dew Pure Water.]
[Capturing three drops of Spring Dew Pure Water in less than half a second is your current limit.]
[These three drops of Spring Dew Pure Water are only enough to refine three Returning Void Pills, which is not nearly enough.]
[But you know that to further improve the efficiency of collecting Spring Dew Pure Water, you need to simultaneously improve your divine sense and evasion speed.]
[Year 22, after a year of diligent cultivation of the Sword Control Technique, you are ready to try collecting Spring Dew Pure Water again.]
[On the day of the Awakening of Insects this year, as the first spring thunder fell, you acted...]
[Still in less than a second, but this time, you collected four drops of Spring Dew Pure Water, one more than before.]
[You are very satisfied with your improvement and return to continue diligently cultivating the Sword Control Technique.]
[Year 23, on the day of the Awakening of Insects, you try again, and this time you collect five drops of Spring Dew Pure Water.]
[Year 24, on the day of the Awakening of Insects, you make progress again, collecting six drops of Spring Dew Pure Water.]
[Year 25, the situation at Zhen Yao Pass begins to deteriorate, but because human strength is stronger than in any previous simulation, it can still hold on.]
[You understand that Zhen Yao Pass will not fall before the Legendary Yaozu army arrives.]
[At the same time, you also know that this will be your last time collecting Spring Dew Pure Water.]
[With years of cultivation, your mastery of the Sword Control Technique has improved day by day, and you are only one step away from breaking through to the Minor Accomplishment level.]
[But time waits for no one, and you decide to make one last attempt!]
[So, on the day of the Awakening of Insects this year, you return to the familiar mountains.]
[Divine sense covers... thunder falls... the first raindrop falls...]
[And you move at that instant...]
[After one second, you slowly open the palm of your hand, and within the spiritual energy, there are still six drops of Spring Dew Pure Water.]
[You sigh, knowing that six drops of Spring Dew Pure Water are your current limit. If you want to collect more, you probably need your divine sense to reach the Subtle Realm and the Sword Control Technique to reach Minor Accomplishment...]
[You put all the 18 drops of Spring Dew Pure Water you have collected over the years into a jade bottle.]
[In the following days, you spend every day with your family and friends, enjoying the last moments of your life.]
[Not long after, news of the fall of Zhen Yao Pass arrives...]
[Months passed, the giant beast descended upon the real world and swallowed the entire Daxia!]
[You did not resist, and along with the entire continental plate, were swallowed into the belly of the beast.]
[You watched life after life vanish before your eyes, but you remained silent. You couldn't save them.]
[Swallowed into the beast's belly, at first it was pitch black, along with uncontrollable weightlessness and dizziness.]
[You activate your Yuanli armor, erecting your protective Qi, striving to maintain your stability and avoid being sucked into deeper areas.]
[Even though it is pitch black, night vision is no longer a problem for you as a cultivator.]
[You once again witnessed the collapse of the continental plate, towering mountains collapsing and turning into dust...]
[I don't know how long it took, but gradually, the original continent was eroded beyond recognition, and the original mountains and forests had long since disappeared...]
[And at that time, you also saw the scene of countless copy world fragments colliding near the blue star after the world collapsed.]
[Two pieces of world fragments slowly approached and eventually collided!]
[Boom! Powerful spatial turbulence and spatial debris erupted instantly, and the two world fragments were annihilated.]
[When the spatial turbulence dissipated, thunderclouds and thunderforce began to appear.]
[You seized the opportunity and rushed towards the nearest small area of thunderforce.]
[With your previous experience, you understand that before all the world fragments dissipate... you must absorb as much thunderforce as possible to break your limits!]
[Only then can you achieve the Heavenly Thunder Body and enter the Void Breaking Realm!]
(End of Chapter)