Chapter 183: Alien Metal Ore Worth 3 Billion Energy! (5k)
[Within the core area, a vast amount of dense spiritual energy rushes towards you, and countless spirit herbs fill the spirit fields.]
[However, with your current alchemy skills, you are unable to refine these spirit herbs.]
[So you directly bypass the spirit fields and take out all the spirit stones from the spirit gathering formation.]
[You do not disturb Wanmu Zhenren in the bronze coffin, but before leaving, you cast a longing glance at the Spirit Vein Dragon.]
[After leaving the ancient tomb ruins, you take out Elder Dog's diary and find the location of Five Elements Mountain.]
[Before the Five Elements Mountain ruins formation, you feel a slight pain in your forehead.]
[This indicates that if you step into the Five Elements Mountain ruins, you will face life-threatening danger.]
[Out of caution, you decide to temporarily shelve the exploration of the Five Elements Mountain ruins and continue to collect more Spring Dew Pure Water.]
[In the twentieth year, you return to the real world and continue collecting Spring Dew Pure Water.]
[This year, your Spring Dew Pure Water count reaches 190 drops.]
[After that, you collect Spring Dew Pure Water every year on the day of Jingzhe (Awakening of Insects) and diligently cultivate.]
[In a blink of an eye, another four years pass.]
[In the twenty-fourth year, after the day of Jingzhe, you have acquired 230 drops of Spring Dew Pure Water.]
[Although you have intensified your cultivation of the Lihuo Technique, you find that you are still quite a distance away from mastering it.]
[The biggest problem is that your current spiritual power is not enough to allow the Lihuo Technique to unleash its extreme high temperature.]
[Perhaps after reaching the Void Return stage, when your cultivation base surges, you will be able to better utilize the Lihuo Technique.]
[In the twenty-fifth year, hundreds of legendary demonic beasts breach the Demon Suppression Pass, and a large number of human experts are killed in battle.]
[A small number of human experts escape back to the real world, preparing to make a final stand.]
[And you, after collecting this year's Spring Dew Pure Water, prepare to explore the Xianwu Era instance again.]
[You arrive at Five Elements Mountain, break the ruins formation, and enter the ancient tomb ruins.]
[According to the information you have obtained, the one sleeping in this ancient tomb should be a powerful cultivator from the Five Elements Sect, a powerful cultivation sect from thousands of years ago.]
Seeing this, Su Xing felt a little anticipation in his heart.
"Within the Wanmu Sect ruins, the one sleeping is Wanmu Zhenren..."
"Could it be that within the Five Elements Sect ruins, there is also a Soul Formation stage mighty figure sleeping?"
Thinking of this, Su Xing felt a faint sense of tension and anticipation.
After all, there were quite a few good things within the Wanmu Sect ruins, spirit herbs, spirit stones... and even a fully formed Spirit Vein Dragon!
And if the Five Elements Sect ruins also contained these things, then Su Xing would have struck it rich!
"Tsk tsk, when I reach the Soul Formation stage, I'll have to lift the coffin lids of all you old antiques!"
At first, Su Xing had a good impression of these mighty cultivators, but after learning about Wanmu Zhenren's actions, Su Xing's goodwill vanished completely.
Thinking this, Su Xing turned his gaze towards the simulation panel.
[The Five Elements Sect's formation is stronger than you imagined, but you still manage to break it and enter the ancient tomb ruins.]
[Passing through the narrow tomb passage, the path ahead gradually widens, and you immediately become vigilant, activating your Yuanli armor and raising your protective罡qi.]
[After walking a few more miles, suddenly a black shadow flashes before your eyes.]
[A shocking force strikes your protective罡qi, instantly shattering it.]
[Even with the buffering of the protective罡qi, you are still knocked against the stone wall of the ancient tomb by a punch, and your entire chest aches.]
[You are instantly startled and at the same time see the appearance of the person in front of you.]
[It is a living dead!]
[However, this living dead is far more powerful than the living dead puppets in the Wanmu ruins.]
[This living dead, before his death, was at least a Voidbreak stage late-stage, or even close to Voidbreak peak expert!]
[You carefully examine this living dead, and find that his beard and hair are all white, even his eyebrows are white, much like the White-browed Daoist in a certain movie.]
[But his current state is extremely miserable, his pale hair is a mess, his face is pale, and his body carries endless resentment!]
[Seeing the living dead attacking you again, you don't hesitate to raise your protective罡qi again and run towards the core area of the ruins.]
[Fortunately, your escape speed has increased a lot, and although this living dead seems to have a leg injury, it is unable to catch up to you immediately.]
[And you run forward at full speed, desperately escaping, reaching the core area of the Five Elements Mountain ruins within a few breaths.]
[Strangely, the core area of this ancient tomb ruins seems to have no formation...]
[No, it seems that there was a formation, but it was violently destroyed!]
[While escaping, you can't help but wonder, could it be that Elder Dog has been here before?]
[But you quickly deny it, because Elder Dog's diary describes in detail that he did not dare to set foot in this Five Elements Sect ruins.]
[Soon, stepping into the core area, you notice a huge bronze coffin.]
[It is similar in appearance to the one in the Wanmu ruins, except that this bronze coffin is not painted with a vast forest, but with the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth...]
[What makes you even more puzzled is that this bronze coffin has already been opened, and the cultivator who should have been sleeping inside has disappeared.]
[An idea suddenly arises in your mind, this living dead chasing you is the cultivator who should have been sleeping in the coffin!]
[However, for some unknown reason, this cultivator who should have been sleeping woke up early and turned into this living dead.]
[But at this moment, the living dead behind you is still in hot pursuit, and you have no time to think about the reason.]
[You start searching for useful treasures in this ruin.]
[Your divine sense quickly sweeps through every corner of the core area, but you find no large medicine fields, nor any other living dead puppets.]
[You only see a few jade-like skeletons.]
[To your disappointment, there is no trace of the Spirit Vein Dragon in this ruin.]
[But you find quite a few spirit stones in a corner.]
[And at this moment, the living dead behind you is attacking again.]
[This time, his attack is even fiercer!]
[Fortunately, with the resistance of the protective罡qi, you do not die directly, but you are also seriously injured and look extremely miserable.]
[An idea strikes you, and you prepare to escape to the Spirit Field Cave Heaven to temporarily avoid the attacks of the living dead puppet.]
[However, there seems to be a spatial formation within this ancient tomb ruins, which slows down your entry into the Spirit Field Cave Heaven by a second.]
[And this second is fatal!]
[Your body is shattered under the continuous attacks of the living dead.]
[You are forced to have your soul leave your body, hoping to escape.]
[But the living dead gives you no chance and directly annihilates your soul.]
[You are dead!]
[Ding, this simulation is over!]
After the simulation ended, Su Xing frowned, seemingly lost in thought.
"Why is the Five Elements Sect ruins different from the Wanmu Sect ruins... Why is there no Spirit Vein Dragon inside?"
"And why... is Wanmu Zhenren still sleeping, but the Voidbreak peak cultivator from the Five Elements Sect has awakened early?"
Su Xing seemed to have grasped a few key pieces of information in his mind, but he couldn't connect them for a while.
"Wait... Wanmu Zhenren, intercepted the world's spirit veins, gathered them into a Spirit Dragon, and nurtured himself..."
"Could it be that the people from other sects didn't know about this at all!"
"It was precisely because the spirit veins were cut off that the spiritual energy rapidly depleted within a few hundred years..."
"As for the Five Elements Sect cultivator turning into a living dead... it might also be related to Wanmu Zhenren!"
Su Xing seemed to have grasped the key information.
"In this way, the overwhelming resentment on the living dead... can also be explained..."
"Perhaps someone discovered Wanmu Zhenren's plan, and that's why a chaotic battle broke out in the Wanmu Sect ruins, and why there are living dead puppets in the Wanmu Sect ruins?"
Su Xing pondered, feeling that following this line of thought should be more or less correct.
"However, how to specifically test it... still requires going to the Xianwu Era instance to consult historical records and search for some clues..."
Su Xing sighed, after thousands of years, those historical records should be hard to find.
However, there might be some traces left in the three major sects of the Xianwu Era instance.
Su Xing planned to explore them when he had time, perhaps this information would be helpful for his exploration of the ancient tomb ruins.
"But, in any case, the purpose of this simulation has been achieved!"
"Spring Dew Pure Water, spirit stones... with these, my cultivation in the Void Return stage will surely be smoother!"
Thinking this, Su Xing turned his gaze towards the rewards of this simulation.
[I'm Not the Rain God]: Purple talent, priced at 1 million energy points.
[Twenty Years of Alchemy Experience]: Alchemy insights, including insights on the Body Refining Pill (Mid-grade perfect, High-grade beginner), priced at 7 million energy points.
[220,000 Low-grade spirit stones, 5,000 Mid-grade spirit stones, 300 High-grade spirit stones]: Priced at 300 million energy points.
[240 drops of Spring Dew Pure Water]: The first drops of rootless water that fall on the day of Jingzhe, containing mysterious power, can be used to refine Void Return Pills, a total of 240 drops, priced at 24 million energy points.
[Elder Dog's Diary]: Priced at 10,000 energy points.
[1000 cubic meters of ore containing Tier 3 and 4 alien metals]: Worth 15 billion energy points, but due to a large number of impurities inside, the value is halved.
Su Xing looked at the simulation rewards this time and didn't hesitate too much.
After all, his purpose for this simulation was to obtain Spring Dew Pure Water and spirit stone resources to prepare for his breakthrough to the Void Return stage.
The problem was, Su Xing didn't have enough simulation energy!
His current simulation energy, at most, was 147.56 million points, while taking out the spirit stones and Spring Dew Pure Water would require 324 million energy points.
Su Xing turned his gaze towards the last reward option, his face showing some surprise.
"The Tier 3 and 4 alien metals contained in the Red Lotus Devil's Den are actually worth a total of 15 billion energy points?"
"Wait... after the simulator takes a tenfold price difference... it should be 1.5 billion simulation energy points!"
Seeing such a huge amount of energy, Su Xing's heart almost jumped out of his chest.
1.5 billion energy points, enough for him to cultivate to the Voidbreak stage plus the Void Return peak!
"But... what's the deal with this halved value?"
Su Xing asked with some confusion.
And the simulator, for once, gave Su Xing an answer.
[Ding, because the proportion of alien metal contained in this ore is 3.7%, it belongs to a secondary energy substance... If purified, it can be worth 30 billion energy points.]
Su Xing instantly understood what the simulator meant.
"So, if I directly absorb it, it's worth 1.5 billion energy points... and if I purify it and then absorb it, it's worth 30 billion energy points?"
Su Xing was a little excited, whether it was 1.5 billion or 30 billion, it was a huge sum for him!
"In that case, I should go to the Red Lotus Devil's Den instance first!"
Su Xing murmured.
He had previously used the immersive simulation function to completely simulate the scenario of going to the Red Lotus Devil's Den.
Now, going there again in the real world would definitely be foolproof!
Thinking this, Su Xing glanced at the sky and began to disguise himself and conceal his aura.
When it got a little darker, Su Xing left the Kyoto Academy and ran outside Kyoto City.
After making sure no one was paying attention to him, Su Xing cast the Heavenly Secrets Shielding Technique and flew on his sword towards Mayi City in Northwest Province.
Soon, Su Xing arrived near the Red Lotus Devil's Den instance in his memory.
As he approached, Su Xing indeed discovered a fully armed cultivator army loitering outside the Red Lotus Devil's Den instance.
As a forbidden-level instance, the Red Lotus Devil's Den naturally had to be strictly controlled.
These cultivator armies were not only to prevent monsters from escaping the instance but also to prevent anyone from accidentally entering it.
However, the strength of these cultivator soldiers was only around the Master and Grandmaster level, and they didn't dare to get too close to the instance entrance.
And Su Xing, by slightly using the Eight Trigrams Fortune-telling Technique to shield these people's perception of him, smoothly blended into the Red Lotus Devil's Den instance.
For the current Su Xing, these Grandmaster-level cultivators were no different from ordinary people.
Stepping into the Red Lotus Devil's Den instance, Su Xing quickly entered an unfamiliar environment.
Obviously, this was no longer Blue Star.
"Hmm... the surrounding temperature has risen a lot, the perceived temperature is probably around 50 to 60 degrees Celsius..."
Su Xing nodded slightly, but this temperature was no different from room temperature for him.
Even though Su Xing's current strength was comparable to a Legendary expert, to be cautious, he still raised his protective罡qi and activated his Yuanli armor.
After exploring for a bit, Su Xing discovered a nearly straight downward cave, bottomless and only allowing one person to pass through.
"This should be the passage leading to the core area of the instance..."
Su Xing didn't hesitate and flew directly into the cave.
Because the cave terrain was narrow, he couldn't reach his maximum speed.
Therefore, it took Su Xing several hours to reach the Flame Demon area, thousands of miles deep.
At this time, the surrounding temperature had soared to three or four thousand degrees Celsius, and no one below the Heavenly King level could survive.
Under the perception of his divine sense, Su Xing quickly discovered the Flame Demon he encountered in the simulation.
Without any hesitation, he wrapped his arm with Yuanli and punched out!
In just an instant, the Flame Demon's life force rapidly diminished.
A peak Martial Emperor Flame Demon couldn't even withstand a single move from Su Xing!
"This is the benefit of steady development!"
"No matter what level of enemy you are... when I've developed enough, I'll slay you all!"
Su Xing's lips curled into a slight smile as he continued to explore the Flame Demon's lair.
Soon, Su Xing discovered a deeper cave leading to the magma layer.
"Below here, should be where the alien metal ore area is located..."
Su Xing continued to explore deeper into the cave and soon saw a magma pool.
At this time, the temperature here had already exceeded five thousand degrees Celsius.
Fortunately, Su Xing had protective罡qi, isolating the inside and outside, so his body was not affected.
Thus, Su Xing looked past the magma pool towards the ore area on the side.
Sure enough, among the uneven rocks, there were quite a few crimson special metals mixed in.
"Indeed, alien metal ore!"
"Then... it's time to get to work!"
Su Xing took a deep breath and took out his spirit sword, Ink Ice.
Nourished by Yuanli, the Ink Ice sword became even sharper and tougher.
Su Xing focused his mind and wrapped Yuanli around the Ink Ice sword.
Then, he slashed towards the rock layer mixed with alien metal.
Under the effect of Yuanli, these uneven rocks were cut open like tofu, smooth and flat.
Su Xing, somewhat obsessive-compulsively, cut each piece of ore into a one-cubic-meter size.
Then, for an entire night, Su Xing kept mining.
It wasn't until noon the next day, when the last piece of alien metal ore had been dug out by Su Xing, that he felt satisfied and prepared to leave.
"I've got my hands on a thousand cubic meters of ore containing alien metal... This ore is worth at least 1.5 billion energy points!"
"As for whether to purify it or absorb it directly, I'll consider that later... It's not advisable to stay here for long, let's leave first!"
So, Su Xing spent several more hours leaving the Red Lotus Devil's Den instance.
Flying on his sword, it wasn't until evening that he returned to his dormitory.
Decisively entering the Spirit Field Blessed Land, Su Xing breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart couldn't help but pound.
"Goodness, this is alien metal worth a full 1.5 billion energy points!"
Su Xing looked at the alien metal piled up like a mountain and began to think.
"If I directly absorb it, it's only worth 1.5 billion energy points..."
"But if I purify it, it's worth 30 billion energy points!"
"However, I suppose purifying this alien metal will take a lot of time... I just don't know how long exactly?"
Su Xing hesitated for a moment, then called Jin Congxue.
"Hello, busy bee, why do you have time to call me?" Jin Congxue's voice came from the other end of the phone.
Su Xing chuckled and said, "Ahem... I have something to ask you, those alien metals need to be purified and refined, right?"
Jin Congxue's affirmative reply came from the other end of the phone:
"Isn't that obvious? You're the big boss who contracted six ore mine instances! You don't even know this?"
"Mining is not easy, but purification also takes time. The alien metals you get every week probably need to be purified four to seven days in advance..."
"Of course, the higher the level of alien metal, the more time it takes to purify and refine."
Su Xing's expression showed that he had expected this, so he asked:
"Sister Xue, if it's a thousand cubic meters of ore containing Tier 3 and 4 alien metals, with a purity of around 3.7%... how long would it take to purify and refine?"
Jin Congxue didn't expect Su Xing to ask such a detailed question so seriously.
After thinking for a moment, she said:
"According to your description... I estimate that this batch of ore will take about a month to purify..."
Su Xing's eyes lit up when he heard this. One month to purify 1.5 billion worth of alien metal, directly turning it into 3 billion!
Hiss~ That's quite a profit!
"But, there's also a problem... If I purify it all, then I won't have any simulation energy to use next..."
After hesitating for a while, Su Xing decided to absorb one-third of the alien metal first, which was 500 million simulation energy points.
The rest would be handed over to Jin Congxue for purification.
"The remaining six hundred or so cubic meters should be purified in three weeks... By then, 1 billion energy points will directly become 2 billion!"
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 184: Sudden Wealth, Making a Fortune of 300,000 Spirit Stones! (5k)
Ten billion turned into twenty billion, even Buffett wouldn't make such a profit, right!?
Thinking of this, Su Xing felt a surge of excitement.
"But if I could refine it all and exchange it for simulation energy, that would be the best... I just don't know if I'll have enough time."
After all, Su Xing still had a simulation reward waiting to be redeemed...
So, Su Xing continued to ask if Jin Congxue was available at the moment.
But Jin Congxue said that she wasn't in Kyoto right now, and if they were to meet, it might take a few days.
After hearing this, Su Xing thought for a moment and shook his head:
"If I wait a few more days, it might be too late, and I might miss the chance to choose the simulation reward..."
"Looks like I have to absorb some of the exotic metal ore first..."
So, Su Xing set a time with Jin Congxue, preparing to hand over the exotic metal worth 1 billion energy to her for purification and refinement at that time.
Meanwhile, Su Xing first prepared to absorb and transform one-third of the exotic metal before him into simulation energy for use in the coming period.
The simulator selected one-third of the energy material in a very user-friendly way.
[Ding, detection of energy-containing material, worth 500 million energy, absorb?]
"Yes!"
Su Xing silently recited.
Soon, one-third of the towering pile of exotic metal ore in front of him disappeared, and Su Xing packed up the remaining exotic metal ore, preparing to give it to Jin Congxue to use.
"Skipping the refining process, although it will result in half the energy, it will save a lot of time!"
"Maybe I should go to the Tarot Society's mining area instance later and try to absorb unprocessed exotic metal ore directly... Maybe I'll get even more simulation energy!"
Su Xing pondered.
Then, with his simulation energy replenished, Su Xing prepared to choose the reward he obtained from the previous simulation.
"I choose to bring out the spirit stones and Spring Dew Pure Water..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the simulator's prompt sounded in his ears.
[You have successfully brought out 220,000 low-grade spirit stones, 5,000 mid-grade spirit stones, 300 high-grade spirit stones, costing 300 million energy, remaining energy 347.56 million points.]
[You have successfully brought out 240 drops of Spring Dew Pure Water, costing 24 million energy, remaining energy 323.56 million points.]
The simulator's prompt sound fell, Su Xing nodded slightly, muttering:
"There's still over 300 million energy left... It should be enough for my next two weeks of simulation!"
Immediately, a large pile of spirit stones appeared on the open ground in front of the thatched hut.
The spirit stones were of varying sizes, and beside the spirit stones, there was a small jade bottle.
Su Xing hurriedly stepped forward to pick up the jade bottle and nodded:
"Good, Spring Dew Pure Water... With this, I can refine the Returning Void Pill later!"
After putting the jade bottle away, Su Xing looked at the large pile of spirit stones forming a small mountain in front of him, his eyes shining!
A total of over 200,000 low-grade spirit stones, several thousand mid-grade spirit stones, and hundreds of high-grade spirit stones!
"In total, it's equivalent to over 300,000 spirit stones!"
"Damn it, I've been saving up little by little until now, and I only had less than 1,000 spirit stones... Now the quantity has increased over 300 times!"
Su Xing looked at the spirit stones in front of him, suddenly feeling like he wanted to laugh foolishly.
"With so many spirit stones... shouldn't cultivation to the Returning Void stage be no problem?"
Su Xing was somewhat expectant.
It must be known that the path of cultivation becomes increasingly difficult the further one goes, and it is quite normal for a Returning Void stage cultivator to spend decades in seclusion to break through a small realm.
And if Su Xing had sufficient resources, he could shorten this time several times, or even ten times!
Su Xing carefully put away the spirit stones, he couldn't bear to spend a single one.
Using them during simulation would be the best course of action!
"Whew... Next, I still need to work hard to break through to the Returning Void stage!"
"Pill refining, I still need to keep refining!"
Su Xing mumbled, although he could now be considered a little rich man in the world of cultivation.
But he still had a down-to-earth heart... honestly cultivating his fields, developing steadily!
Thus, over the next six days, Su Xing spent his time refining pills, farming, and collecting spirit liquid.
In between, Su Xing took some time to meet Jin Congxue and handed over his over 600 cubic meters of exotic metal ore to her.
This startled Jin Congxue.
You must know that these weren't the common first or second-order exotic metals on the market.
They were high-level third and fourth-order exotic metals!
Although Jin Congxue didn't know how Su Xing got them, she kept it a secret for him.
She even released news that she wanted to purchase high-order exotic metal ore, and fabricated a batch of orders.
In this way, the source of Su Xing's exotic metal ore became legitimate.
Su Xing just needed to wait two or three weeks, and when the exotic metal was purified and refined, Su Xing would have a full 2 billion energy!
"Tsk tsk... 2 billion energy!"
"What should I do with it then? It's time to arrange for the Returning Void stage perfect cultivation..."
"And learn a few more spells to enhance my combat ability..."
Su Xing had already begun to imagine the future uses of his simulation energy.
After refining the new week's pills, Su Xing went to the villa.
Jin Congxue was away this week, and to ensure the safety of the exotic metal ore, she had personally gone to the instance to supervise.
So, Su Xing took the goods, left the pills, and then returned to the dormitory and entered the Spirit Field Paradise.
Exchanging the new week's goods for simulation energy, Su Xing's energy instantly reached over 400 million, a proper little rich man.
On the afternoon of September 16, 2024 of the New Era, Su Xing officially began a new round of simulation.
However, before the simulation, Su Xing first opened the Talent Lottery Pool, preparing to draw the "Master of Success Studies" talent.
Su Xing's mind stirred, and he opened the Talent Lottery Pool function.
Su Xing saw an antique tiger lottery machine appear in front of him.
[Ding, welcome to the Simulator's Talent Lottery Pool, please select the quality of the talent you want to draw, white talent 100 energy points... purple talent 100,000 energy points.]
Su Xing's target was the purple talent "Master of Success Studies", so naturally, he would choose the purple talent.
"I choose the purple talent pool!"
Su Xing's voice fell, and some purple balls appeared in the tiger machine in front of him.
Some characters were engraved on the purple balls.
Master of Talismans, Master of Formations, Cold-Faced Emperor, I'm Just a Passerby...
There were about a dozen purple balls, all talents that Su Xing had encountered in the past but hadn't brought out.
[Please pay 100,000 energy points to conduct a random lottery...]
The simulator's prompt sounded in his ears, Su Xing's heart stirred, and he paid 100,000 energy points.
"Tch, a mere 100,000 energy points, who do you think you're looking down on?"
"Damn it, I have hundreds of millions, with just these dozen or so balls, can they still stop me?"
Su Xing snorted coldly and silently recited:
"Pay!"
As Su Xing's voice fell, the transparent tiger machine lottery interface began to shake continuously.
Su Xing watched the talent marked "Master of Success Studies" constantly rolling, several times it was almost drawn out.
But ultimately, it "missed the mark"...
Under Su Xing's gaze, a purple ball marked "I'm Just a Passerby" slowly rolled out.
"Damn..."
Su Xing almost blurted out a curse, and the simulator's prompt sounded in his ears.
[Ding, you have drawn the purple talent I'm Just a Passerby, do you want to select this talent?]
Su Xing was so angry he couldn't contain himself, he muttered:
"No no no! Let me draw again!"
And so, Su Xing began his relentless lottery spree.
[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the purple talent Master of Talismans...]
[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the purple talent Cold-Faced Emperor...]
[Ding...]
He drew over 30 times in a row, Su Xing's eyes began to bloodshot, and his mind even began to feel dazed.
"No... this is impossible? There are only a dozen or so talents in total... I've drawn over 30 times, how can I still not draw it?"
Su Xing began to question his life, he began to recall the fear of being dominated by the probability of a certain goose factory game lottery in his past life.
But the Master of Success Studies talent was of great importance, Su Xing had reasons to draw it out.
"Draw! Keep drawing for me!"
Su Xing, like a certain original player addicted to drawing SSRs, gritted his teeth and said.
Thus, Su Xing drew another 20 or so times, and finally heard the pleasant prompt sound.
[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the purple talent Master of Success Studies, do you want to select it?]
"Continue... wait, it's him!"
Su Xing almost drew himself numb, a total of over a dozen talent balls, Su Xing had drawn over 60 times before he drew the one he wanted.
This probability was unbelievable.
"Over 6 million simulation energy... it's not much to me, but the point is, damn it, this lottery is so psychologically damaging!"
Su Xing grumbled angrily.
Seeing the desired talent in front of him, Su Xing felt a little relieved.
"Let's begin the simulation!"
[Ding! This simulation will consume 5,300 energy points, remaining energy 317.06 million points, remaining simulation times none.]
[Detecting that you have chosen to carry the talent "Master of Success Studies", the simulation is officially starting!]
Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[In the Spirit Field Paradise, you realize that you are currently in a simulation.]
[You stayed in Kyoto for three weeks, during which time you received the refined exotic metal from Jin Congxue.]
[Three weeks later, you went to Shuangqing City, preparing to kill Elder Dog!]
[After changing your appearance and concealing your aura and shielding your celestial energy, you released your divine sense, hoping to lure out Elder Dog.]
[Sure enough, Elder Dog was soon attracted by you.]
Su Xing nodded slightly when he saw this:
"Good, let's kill Elder Dog again, practice beforehand!"
"Use the immersive simulation function, duration one hour."
[You have successfully used the immersive simulation function, costing 100,000 energy points, remaining energy 316.96 million points.]
As the prompt sound fell, Su Xing's vision changed for a moment, and then he found himself in an unfamiliar environment.
"Senior!"
In front of Su Xing, Elder Dog's voice came, his expression quite respectful.
Su Xing saw this and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
The next second, millions of tons of force poured out, directly slamming into Elder Dog.
Elder Dog didn't even react and was directly blown to pieces.
Then Elder Dog's soul escaped from his body, Su Xing didn't hesitate at all and directly crushed his soul.
Su Xing seemed to see Elder Dog's disbelief before his death.
So, he revealed a lonely expression and muttered:
"You seem to be wondering why I'm so skilled?"
"There's no other reason... only practice makes perfect!"
Su Xing picked up Elder Dog's storage bag, killing him was just a matter of convenience.
Next, was Su Xing's true purpose this time.
To try out if his Master of Success Studies talent could gain Luo Shuyin's trust without revealing his identity.
Su Xing's divine sense enveloped the surroundings, vaguely noticing someone observing him.
But Su Xing didn't reveal himself, he directly flew on his sword and turned around to leave.
In Su Xing's divine sense perception, the figure was always following him from afar.
Half an hour later, Su Xing stopped in a large mountain, took out a stone table and two stone stools.
Then, he pretended to make two cups of tea and said loudly:
"It's a pleasure to have friends from afar."
"May I ask, who are you, why would you kill Elder Dog?"
Su Xing finished speaking and drank his tea as if he didn't care about others.
Not long after, Luo Shuyin's figure appeared not far from Su Xing, looking at him with some vigilance and asking:
"Who are you? Why did you kill Elder Protector?"
Su Xing heard this and smiled faintly, asking in return:
"Human traitor, Descending Church fiend, is there any reason why I shouldn't kill them?"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Luo Shuyin remained silent, then took out two daggers and said coldly:
"Since that's the case, let's fight!"
Su Xing listened, still with a calm and composed look, and said:
"Heh, you're not a human traitor, why should I fight you?"
"If I'm not mistaken... you're from the Spirit Race world, an undercover agent sent to the Descending Church, right?"
Luo Shuyin's heart skipped a beat after hearing Su Xing's words, seemingly unable to believe how Su Xing knew.
But Su Xing acted as if he was profound and unfathomable, saying:
"This poor Daoist wanders countless small worlds~ naturally, I've been to the Spirit Race world... As for Elder... Protector, he's nothing but a villain among cultivators!"
"As for the Spirit Race... this poor Daoist has also had some contact with them, so I recognized your identity..."
With the "Master of Success Studies" talent, what Su Xing said was logical and reasonable, and Luo Shuyin didn't have any doubts.
Seeing the uncertainty in Luo Shuyin's eyes, as if she was somewhat believing him, Su Xing took the opportunity to continue to deceive her.
"I see that you're not far from the Legendary realm, you have a heavenly material and earthly treasure in the Descending Church treasury, called the Spirit Condensation Wood."
"If you take it, I can help you reach the Legendary level!"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Luo Shuyin's eyes lit up, and she felt a sense of longing in her heart.
She had been stuck at the peak of the Martial Emperor level for several years, but still hadn't been able to break through, if she could break through to the Legendary level, her strength would definitely increase significantly.
Under the influence of the Master of Success Studies talent, Luo Shuyin became even more trusting of Su Xing.
But Luo Shuyin still had some doubts and said:
"Senior, why are you so kind to me?"
Su Xing smiled slightly and said:
"We are all fighting against the alien races, protecting our own homes, aren't we?"
"Follow me, I will take you to drive away the alien races and restore our homeland!"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Luo Shuyin finally completely believed him, and quickly said:
"Senior, what do you need me to do for you?"
Su Xing saw that Luo Shuyin finally completely believed him, so after thinking for a moment, he said:
"From now on, every 8th of the month, you come to this place, if I'm here, I'll meet you... if I'm not, you can leave on your own!"
Luo Shuyin nodded slightly.
Su Xing finished the tea in his cup and then left the place.
The immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to the real world.
In the real world, Su Xing stroked his chin and said:
"Tsk tsk, the effect of this Master of Success Studies talent is amazing!"
"To directly deceive Luo Shuyin, a strong individual close to the Legendary level, into this..."
Su Xing was very satisfied with the performance of the Master of Success Studies talent.
In fact, the words Su Xing said to Luo Shuyin were carefully thought out.
"In the real world, it's not a good idea for me to directly reveal my identity to Luo Shuyin... at least not for now..."
"But I still need Luo Shuyin's introduction, so that I can continue to use the Descending Church in the simulation..."
"What's more, if I raid the Descending Church treasury later, I'll need Luo Shuyin's help!"
"And I made Luo Shuyin go to that place once a month, so I won't expose myself, and the two sides won't have any direct contact, so it's the safest course of action!"
Su Xing stroked his chin and muttered.
He could be a little reckless in the simulator, but in the real world, Su Xing was always cautious.
As for asking Luo Shuyin to bring the Spirit Condensation Wood, it was naturally to help her break through to the Legendary level as soon as possible, so that she could cooperate with him better.
"I wonder... will this plan have any risk of exposure?"
Su Xing decided to simulate it again to see.
His eyes fell on the simulation panel.
[After killing Elder Dog, you met Luo Shuyin.]
[You won Luo Shuyin's trust with your silver tongue.]
[You waited quietly in Kyoto for a month, during which time you kept trying to refine pills and cultivate the Ethereal Fire Technique.]
[After a month, you found Luo Shuyin as scheduled and joined the Descending Church with her.]
[After joining the Descending Church, you began your daily pill refining.]
[You refined some Spirit Condensation Pills for Luo Shuyin and helped her break through to the Legendary level.]
[In the following two years, you stayed in the Descending Church, using the Master of Success Studies talent to persuade a large number of loyal followers.]
[They see you as the future guide of the Descending Church, their spiritual support in the world.]
[During these two years, you refined a large number of pills and accumulated 60 days of "Great Wisdom" state bonus.]
[At the same time, you also obtained 20 drops of Spring Dew Pure Water on the two Spring Equinox days of these two years.]
[In the third year, you defected from the Descending Church with Luo Shuyin and went to Kyoto.]
[Over 20,000 Descending Church followers, knowing this, came to Kyoto of the Great Xia to question you.]
[And you used your Master of Success Studies talent to develop the "Fourth Path of Salvation" and persuaded them all to enter the Demon Suppressing Pass to form a death squad.]
[These Descending Church followers became warriors who could fight ten to one in the Demon Suppressing Pass.]
[After doing all this, you officially began refining the Returning Void Pill.]
[You now have one three-zhang-long and one one-zhang-long piece of Spirit Condensation Wood, which is enough.]
[But you only have 260 drops of Spring Dew Pure Water, each drop can only refine one batch of Returning Void Pill.]
[Therefore, you cherish every opportunity to refine the Returning Void Pill.]
[You activate the Great Wisdom state and push your divine sense to the limit, carefully observing every part of the herbs' condensation and changes in the pill furnace.]
[Spiritual energy wraps around the Spring Dew Pure Water, you send it into the pill furnace...]
[The first attempt to refine the Returning Void Pill, you spent two hours.]
[Without a doubt, you failed, but you began to summarize your experience in failure.]
[In the first month, you tried to refine 20 batches of Returning Void Pill, all of which were useless pills.]
[Refining the Returning Void Pill is more difficult than you imagined, but under the "Great Wisdom state", your understanding of Refining the Returning Void Pill has improved slightly.]
[In the second month, you refined 20 batches of Returning Void Pill, all of which failed, your understanding of the Returning Void Pill improved slightly...]
[In the third month... in the fourth month...]
[And so, half a year passed, you refined a total of 120 batches of Returning Void Pill, although all failed, your understanding of the details of refining the Returning Void Pill was several times stronger than before.]
[The Great Wisdom state bonus made the skill and experience you gained from each pill refinement several times greater.]
[You know in your heart that once you successfully refine the Returning Void Pill, the Returning Void Realm will not be far away!]
(End of chapter)
Chapter 185: Messages from Thousands of Years Ago, the Truth of the End of Dharma Era? (First Update, Seeking Monthly Tickets~)
Su Xing felt a little uneasy after seeing this, if he could successfully refine the Returning Void Pill.
Then he could consider breaking through to the Returning Void stage.
"If I can successfully step into the Returning Void stage, my divine sense and cultivation will definitely skyrocket!"
"And that mysterious Void Realm..."
Thinking of this, Su Xing felt a surge of anticipation in his heart.
"Legend has it that the Void Realm is a mysterious realm that only cultivators above the Returning Void stage can set foot in..."
"Returning Void stage cultivators can not only explore the Void Realm, but also gain fortuitous encounters, enhance their soul... and even learn divine sense attack spells!"
Su Xing recalled the rumors about the Void Realm in his mind.
Ever since he learned about the Void Realm, Su Xing had been looking up relevant information in the Luotian Sect's Sutra Pavilion.
In Su Xing's words:
The Void Realm is like the "Internet", it's virtual but real, only "high-end netizens" who are Returning Void stage cultivators and above can enter!
In the Void Realm, Returning Void stage cultivators can meet other cultivators.
Whether it's becoming Dao companions... or hunting down enemies, it's all possible!
Interestingly, if one's consciousness dies in the Void Realm, the cultivator won't truly die, but their soul will be severely injured and their divine sense damaged.
And there's a magical energy in the Void Realm:
Called "Tai Xu"!
Returning Void stage cultivators can enhance their soul strength by devouring Tai Xu.
Therefore, the Returning Void stage is also a stage where divine sense increases explosively!
Some cultivators even learn ancient cultivation techniques related to divine sense refinement and attack after devouring certain "Tai Xu"!
Therefore, in the Void Realm, killing for divine sense and treasures is not uncommon.
Thinking of this, Su Xing muttered:
"Void Realm... I'm really looking forward to it!"
"I just don't know, in this era of declining spiritual energy and the End of Dharma... does the Void Realm still exist? Are there any other cultivators in the Void Realm?"
Su Xing had a feeling.
After entering the Returning Void stage, his understanding of this world would undoubtedly deepen!
His eyes fell on the simulation panel.
[You refine the Returning Void Pill time and again, but you fail time and again.]
[But your Dao heart is firm and unwavering, you keep trying...]
[This year, you refined a total of 200 batches of Returning Void Pill, and you only have 60 drops of Spring Dew Pure Water left.]
[In the fourth year, on the Spring Equinox day, you obtained another strand of Spring Dew Pure Water, and you now have 70 drops.]
[But this quantity is still too small, you can only cherish every opportunity to refine the Returning Void Pill even more.]
[This year, you refined another 30 batches of Returning Void Pill, and 6 were successfully refined!]
[Under the bonus of the Great Wisdom talent, you finally grasped the basics of the Returning Void Pill, but the quality of the pills is not good, and the success rate is less than 3%.]
[In the fifth year, after collecting the Spring Dew Pure Water on the Spring Equinox day, you refined 20 batches of Returning Void Pill, and 7 were successfully refined.]
[Your skill in refining the Returning Void Pill has finally barely reached the introductory level!]
[But what worries you is that you only have over 30 drops of Spring Dew Pure Water left.]
Su Xing sighed when he saw this.
"Sure enough, insufficient raw materials are the biggest obstacle to refining the Returning Void Pill!"
"If I had unlimited resources, I could refine 7 or 8 batches of Returning Void Pill a day, and it would probably take a year to reach the introductory level, three years to reach the small accomplishment level... five years to reach the great accomplishment level!"
"However, even if I accumulate 240 drops of Spring Dew Pure Water, plus another 240 drops collected in this simulation, it would only be 480 drops at most, which is only enough to refine 480 batches of Returning Void Pill..."
Su Xing felt a little uncomfortable.
Refining 480 batches of pills, even with the bonus of the Great Wisdom talent, might not be enough to reach the great accomplishment level.
After all, this Returning Void Pill is a near high-grade pill!
"For now... I can only take things one step at a time, it would be best if I could trigger the Enlightenment talent..."
"Even if I can't trigger Enlightenment, I must strive to refine the Returning Void Pill to the small accomplishment level."
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[In the sixth year, on the Spring Equinox day, you collect another strand of Spring Dew Pure Water.]
[However, this time, you don't rush to refine it, instead, you go to the Immortal Martial Era instance.]
[You spend half a month investigating the three major sects, including the Eternal Spring Sect, the Floating Life Sect, and the Profound Yellow Sect.]
[Hoping to find some records of ancient cultivators from the ancient times in these sects.]
[Sure enough, you eventually make a discovery in the deep-rooted Eternal Spring Sect, finding relevant records before the "Spiritual Energy Depletion Disaster".]
Su Xing's heart stirred when he saw this, and he felt a surge of surprise:
"Wow, I really found something? Thousands of years have passed, hopefully, it will leave me with some useful information..."
Understanding what happened thousands of years ago will undoubtedly be helpful to Su Xing when exploring ruins and ancient tombs in the future.
So, Su Xing silently recited:
"Use the immersive simulation function, duration three hours!"
[Ding, you have successfully used the immersive simulation function, costing 300,000 energy points, remaining energy 316.66 million points.]
As the prompt sound fell, Su Xing's vision changed for a moment, and then he found himself in an unfamiliar environment.
"This place should be the inn in the Immortal Martial Era instance..."
Su Xing nodded slightly, and then noticed two ancient books on the table in front of him, which recorded some of the things that happened thousands of years ago.
Su Xing's eyes lit up, looking at this ancient book.
"A flourishing cultivation era, the three major sects stand tall... Wanmu Sect, Controlling Fire Sect, Five Elements Sect..."
"The three major sects, each with a heritage of tens of thousands of years, it is said that immortals appeared in ancient times..."
"Wanmu Sect excels at pill refining, Controlling Fire Sect excels at artifact refining, Five Elements Sect excels at formations..."
"..."
"Early in the Immortal Martial Era, the sky and earth were sealed off, spiritual energy depleted... no Great Completion True Monarchs have appeared in nearly ten thousand years... and transcending tribulation to ascend is hopeless."
"Spiritual energy has depleted, yet the cultivators of the world are naturally strong, thus they lightly value Qi cultivation and heavily value body cultivation... the body cultivation path has extremely low requirements for spiritual energy, and the Immortal Martial Era flourishes..."
"However, the path of body cultivation is even more difficult, and aptitude and spiritual herbs are indispensable... spiritual energy is increasingly depleted, for a time, heavenly materials and earthly treasures are hard to come by..."
"The cultivators of the world, in order to obtain treasures for body tempering, compete to explore secret realms, rivers of blood flow... for a time, the world of cultivation is in chaos!"
Su Xing nodded slightly when he saw this, body cultivation does indeed have extremely low requirements for spiritual energy, almost none.
When he didn't have spiritual energy, he relied on body cultivation to improve his strength.
"Unfortunately, the body tempering treasures needed are still precious... was there a period of war thousands of years ago for the sake of vying for these treasures?"
Su Xing wasn't surprised by this, his eyes continued to look down.
"However, during a time of chaos, there are always extraordinary talents who emerge!"
"Eternal Spring Sect's direct disciple Chang Fengchun, Controlling Fire Sect's sect master's son Yan Yan, and Five Elements Sect's young sect master Bai Zixian, are all once-in-a-millennium geniuses!"
"In just a thousand years, the three have cultivated to the Returning Void stage perfect level, and are dual cultivators of Qi and body! Each inherited the position of sect master..."
"Chang Fengchun is gentle by nature and treats people kindly, a gentle and courteous gentleman known to all."
"Yan Yan hates evil like hatred, and has a fiery temper."
"Bai Zixian has extraordinary comprehension, improved the sect's secret techniques, and comprehended the 'Five Elements Intergeneration Art', the Five Elements intergenerate, life never ends!"
"..."
"Mid-Immortal Martial Era, there are no more Nascent Soul True Persons in the world..."
"However, the world of cultivation cannot be without True Persons, to rule over all cultivators."
"Therefore, Chang Fengchun calls himself the Eternal Spring True Person... Yan Yan calls himself the Controlling Fire True Person... Bai Zixian calls himself the Five Elements True Person... to set an example for all cultivators!"
Su Xing frowned slightly when he saw this.
"From this point of view, the Eternal Spring True Person I encountered in the ancient tomb ruins should be Chang Fengchun..."
"But this gentle and courteous gentleman, with a gentle temperament... heh, it seems different from what I saw?"
Su Xing sneered in his heart, in the ancient tomb ruins, he clearly saw.
That Eternal Spring True Person wanted to gather the spiritual veins of the world to seek a breakthrough, and even claimed that he would sacrifice living souls to reshape his soul.
This looks like an evil cultivator no matter how you look at it!
It's far from the description of an example for all cultivators and a gentle and courteous gentleman!
"Tsk tsk, Eternal Spring True Person, a hypocrite!"
Su Xing shook his head slightly, pondering in his heart.
"So, what I saw in the Five Elements Sect ruins should be the Five Elements True Person Bai Zixian?"
"His strength indeed matches, it's the Returning Void and Void Shattering stage perfect level... but why did he become a living corpse?"
"And that Controlling Fire True Person Yan Yan... is there another unknown ancient tomb ruin that I haven't explored?"
Several thoughts flashed through Su Xing's mind, he already had guesses about the identities of the tomb owners of the two ancient tomb ruins.
But a very crucial question troubled Su Xing.
"The strength of the living corpse in the Five Elements Sect ruins matches... indeed, the Returning Void and Void Shattering stage perfect level..."
"But in the Wanmu Sect ruins, the cultivator... the aura he released was definitely not as simple as the Returning Void stage!"
"So... did the Eternal Spring True Person eventually break through to the Unity stage?"
Su Xing was somewhat surprised, could it be that he gathered the spiritual veins of the world, transformed into a spiritual dragon, and finally successfully broke through to the Unity True Person?
But Su Xing then shook his head and said to himself:
"Not necessarily... if he really broke through to the Unity True Person, his lifespan would double, and the Eternal Spring True Person probably wouldn't have died even if he lived to this day."
"If so, the situation of the Immortal Martial Era instance wouldn't be like it is now..."
Su Xing thought for a moment and then muttered:
"So, the most likely scenario!"
"The Eternal Spring True Person was probably just at the Returning Void stage perfect level before falling into a deep sleep..."
"But his plan was successful, the spiritual vein dragon was formed... with the help of the formation, he took a step further, almost becoming a Unity stage cultivator?"
"But something probably went wrong in the middle... which caused the Eternal Spring True Person to become that neither-human-nor-ghost existence... and his true strength was probably at a level similar to a half-step Unity stage?"
Su Xing nodded slightly, if that was the case, it would explain why the Eternal Spring True Person was able to effortlessly kill Su Xing.
After all, for Su Xing at that time, a half-step Unity stage and a true Unity stage were no different.
After all... Su Xing was the one who was killed in an instant...
Thousands of thoughts flashed through Su Xing's mind, and he looked at the two ancient books in front of him again.
After searching for a while, Su Xing found some information he was interested in on the last few pages of the ancient books.
"Late Immortal Martial Era, spiritual energy is increasingly depleted... cultivators in the world can hardly reach the Divine Transformation realm..."
"However, the Eternal Spring True Person, as the leader of the world, proposed that all cultivators above the Divine Transformation realm fall into a deep sleep."
"The Eternal Spring True Person stated: The depletion of spiritual energy in the world is the fault of cultivators, it's because there are too many cultivators, and the spiritual energy cannot bear the burden..."
"Therefore, if all the powerful cultivators fall asleep, perhaps in a few thousand years, an era of abundant spiritual energy will return... at that time, they can wake up from their sleep..."
"For this purpose, the Eternal Spring True Person took out a precious pill called the 'Yellow Springs Pill', which can help cultivators sleep for thousands of years without dying..."
"All Divine Transformation cultivators in the world fall into a deep sleep..."
"..."
"However, after the great cultivators fell asleep, the rate at which spiritual energy depleted in the world became even faster..."
"In just a few hundred years, no more Nascent Soul cultivators were born in the world..."
Su Xing finished reading the last page before closing the ancient books and pondering.
"So... the Eternal Spring True Person made all the great cultivators fall asleep, in fact, it was so that he could execute his plan, gather the spiritual veins of the world, and seek his own breakthrough?"
"Heh, destroying the spiritual energy of a world to achieve one's own goals, this Eternal Spring True Person is truly vicious!"
Su Xing estimated that if the Eternal Spring True Person hadn't gathered the spiritual veins of the world, perhaps the Immortal Martial Era could have lasted for several thousand years...
At the very least, it wouldn't be like it is now, with no more spiritual energy in the world...
"It's just, why did the sleep of the Eternal Spring True Person and the Five Elements True Person go wrong, and they both became living corpses?"
Su Xing was a little puzzled and began to look for commonalities between them.
"They seem to have all taken the Yellow Springs Pill before falling asleep, could it be... the problem lies with the Yellow Springs Pill?"
"But clearly, Elder Dog also took the Yellow Springs Pill... why didn't he become a living corpse?"
Su Xing frowned slightly, but suddenly recalled the contents of Elder Dog's diary.
Elder Dog seemed to have only slept for over a thousand years... and he was forcibly awakened and had his sleep interrupted!
"Hiss~ looking at it this way, it seems that the problem really lies with the Yellow Springs Pill!"
"Sleeping for too long... will cause one to never wake up again? That is, becoming a living corpse?"
Su Xing suddenly remembered the introduction of the half-pill of Yellow Springs Pill he had obtained in the past.
"Hiss~ so, even the Eternal Spring True Person didn't know the side effects of this Yellow Springs Pill, which is why such a serious consequence occurred?"
In Su Xing's mind, those traces were slowly connected, and he finally understood the connection between this Immortal Martial Era instance, the rapid depletion of spiritual energy... the spiritual vein dragon... and the current ancient tomb ruins!
After the immersive simulation ended, Su Xing returned to the real world.
Stroking his chin, Su Xing muttered:
"So, besides the Five Elements Sect and Eternal Spring Sect ruins... there's also a Controlling Fire Sect ruin?"
"The Five Elements Sect excels at formations... the Controlling Fire Sect excels at artifact refining... so, the classics of artifact refining and formation techniques should be found there!"
Su Xing nodded slightly.
However, the most important thing right now is to learn how to refine the Returning Void Pill as soon as possible and break through to the Returning Void stage!
His eyes fell on the simulation panel.
[After leaving the Immortal Martial Era instance, you continue to collect Spring Dew Pure Water on the Spring Equinox day every year, and occasionally open the furnace to try refining the Returning Void Pill.]
[In this way, three years pass quickly.]
[In the ninth year, after mastering the basics of the Returning Void Pill, you find that your progress in refining the Returning Void Pill is getting faster and faster.]
[After careful consideration, you realize that it's because of the power of your divine sense!]
[The Microcosm Realm divine sense can observe the subtle differences in every step of pill refining.]
[In this way, as long as the pill refining skill has reached the introductory level, the subsequent improvement becomes a matter of time.]
[At this moment, there are still over a dozen years before the giant beast invasion, you have plenty of time to hone your pill refining skills.]
[You occasionally refine a few batches of pills when you get inspired every month, although the success rate is not high each time, but you gain quite a lot of insights.]
[And so, another three years pass.]
[In the twelfth year, your skills in refining the Returning Void Pill have become more and more proficient, and you can feel that you're not far from the small accomplishment level of the Returning Void Pill.]
[And during these over ten years, you haven't neglected the refining of the Rebirth Transformation Pill.]
[Now you can successfully refine Rebirth Transformation Pills for Demon Kings and Demon Emperors, and the side effects are minimal.]
[With the help of your pills, the Great Xia military has gained many more powerful individuals.]
[In the thirteenth year, you begin to try refining the Legendary level Rebirth Transformation Pill.]
[You cooperate with Luo Shuyin and spend two years hunting two Legendary level demonic beasts in the Demon Suppressing Pass.]
[In the fifteenth year, because you knew that Snow Bone Jade Ginseng is an important auxiliary herb for neutralizing the side effects of the Legendary demonic beast's blood and flesh essence, you save a lot of time and effort.]
[You try refining the Legendary Rebirth Transformation Pill every day, although the side effects are too great due to the insufficient power of the Ethereal Fire Technique.]
[But through continuous refinement, you've become extremely familiar with the process of refining the Legendary Rebirth Transformation Pill.]
[The only thing left is to improve the level of the Ethereal Fire Technique.]
[And so, another two years pass.]
[In the seventeenth year, after years of continuous refining, your skill in refining the Returning Void Pill has reached near the small accomplishment level.]
[And you're even more familiar with the Rebirth Transformation Pill, it's reached near the perfect level.]
[And so, another three years pass]
[In the twentieth year, one day, you suddenly have an inspiration, and as usual, you open the furnace to prepare to refine the Returning Void Pill.]
[When you're refining the pill, you find that this inspiration is getting stronger and stronger, and you gradually fall into a mysterious state of comprehension.]
[You successfully trigger the accidental Enlightenment state!]
[This Enlightenment only lasts for two days.]
[But after you come out of the Enlightenment state, you still feel that you've gained a lot.]
[Your comprehension of the Returning Void Pill has finally reached the small accomplishment level, and you're only one step away from the great accomplishment level!]
Su Xing let out a long sigh of relief when he saw this.
"Enlightenment for two days... successfully reaching the small accomplishment level, and only one step away from the great accomplishment level!"
"Looking at this, at most in the next simulation, I can make the Returning Void Pill refining skill reach the great accomplishment level and successfully refine the top-grade Returning Void Pill!"
Su Xing was quite satisfied with this speed.
"Once I refine the top-grade Returning Void Pill, I can immediately try to break through to the Returning Void stage!"
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[In the twenty-first year, your skill in refining the Rebirth Transformation Pill has also reached the perfect level.]
[However, due to the insufficient power of the Ethereal Fire Technique, you still cannot refine the Legendary level Rebirth Transformation Pill.]
[In the twenty-third year, you've tried refining the Returning Void Pill a few more times over these years, and your skill in refining it is getting closer and closer to the great accomplishment level.]
[In the twenty-fifth year, on the Spring Equinox day, you successfully collect the last strand of Spring Dew Pure Water.]
[In the same year, the Demon Suppressing Pass is broken, and the human race is suddenly in a precarious situation.]
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(End of chapter)
Chapter 186: First Entry into the Void Realm, Not Perfect (Second Update, Seeking Monthly Tickets~)
Su Xing felt a little nervous after seeing this.
Would he be able to make the Returning Void Pill reach the great accomplishment level in the last year?
After all, only by reaching the great accomplishment level of skill could he refine the top-grade Returning Void Pill, fulfilling Su Xing's requirement to try and step into the Returning Void stage.
His eyes fell on the simulation panel.
[After the Demon Suppressing Pass is destroyed, you try to refine the Returning Void Pill again.]
[But heaven doesn't always favor one's wishes, you refine it ten times in a row, but you still fail to refine a top-grade Returning Void Pill.]
[You glance at the few ordinary quality Returning Void Pills in your hand and hesitate whether to try to break through directly.]
[But there's not much time left for you.]
[Finally, you decide to take a gamble!]
[You enter the Spirit Field Paradise, prepare all the spirit stones and spirit liquid you've accumulated, and start frantically condensing spiritual energy.]
[In this way, after three days and three nights, you feel as if your body is like a balloon about to be filled with air, and the spiritual energy is almost about to burst you.]
[But the more it is at this time, the calmer your heart becomes.]
[You sit cross-legged, close your eyes, and push your divine sense to the limit...]
[After several hours like this, you finally sense that your divine sense seems to be touching a special space you've never touched before.]
[This space is incredibly vast, it's between illusion and reality... only your divine sense can sense it, but your physical body cannot touch it!]
[You understand in your heart that this is the Void Realm!]
[At the same time, you quickly open your eyes and take a Returning Void Pill.]
[The Returning Void Pill melts in your mouth, your body doesn't change, but you sense a subtle change in your divine sense.]
[And at this moment, your divine sense is standing outside the Void Realm, with an urge to enter this realm!]
Su Xing saw this and felt a surge of joy in his heart.
"After maintaining the divine sense in a limit state, can one sense the Void Realm? This world... actually has a Void Realm!"
"It's just, taking a Returning Void Pill can allow one to try to break into the Void Realm... so what's the difference between a top-grade Returning Void Pill and an ordinary one?"
Su Xing was a little confused.
No matter what, it was the right choice for him to try to break through to the Returning Void stage in this simulation.
Even if he didn't succeed, the recorded text could still inspire Su Xing when he breaks through next time.
His eyes fell on the simulation panel.
[Your divine sense stops outside the Void Realm, and you can sense the Void Realm's repulsion towards you.]
[You know that this is because you haven't yet broken through to the Returning Void stage, as long as you can break into the Void Realm, you can become a Returning Void stage cultivator!]
[So, you try your best to mobilize, condense your divine sense, and focus it on one point, trying to break a small corner on the barrier of the Void Realm to enter.]
[You try again and again, failing again and again.]
[But you're unyielding, if you fail, you continue to try...]
[After an unknown amount of time like this... the barrier of the Void Realm in front of you finally stops repelling you, and a subtle crack appears in front of your divine sense.]
[You quickly seize the opportunity and enter this crack...]
[After you enter, the crack in the Void Realm barrier slowly heals.]
[You have successfully entered the Void Realm!]
[Entering the Void Realm, your divine sense senses everything around you.]
[But there's seemingly nothing here...]
[No flowers, grass, trees... not even soil or water!]
[It's like an incredibly vast vacuum region...]
[Just as its name suggests, all you can see is emptiness.]
[And in this endless emptiness, you can only feel desolation... it seems like this space hasn't had life for a very long time...]
[At this moment! The endless high sky above your head begins to change...]
[It's no longer empty, but it has scenes that look like dark clouds covering the sky!]
[You're curious where these dark clouds came from, but the current situation doesn't allow you to think about it.]
[Boom boom boom!]
[The dark clouds begin to gather, and terrifying thunder begins to condense.]
[You suddenly remember that this is what Shen Nong You Tian mentioned before, the thunder specifically designed to deal with divine sense!]
[It's also the divine sense baptism that every cultivator who breaks into the Void Realm must undergo.]
[Rumble! A bolt of lightning accurately strikes your divine sense.]
[At the same time, you sense that your divine sense is in excruciating pain...]
[The degree of pain your divine sense feels far exceeds that of physical pain.]
[But you grit your teeth and persevere, you feel that your divine sense is constantly strengthening at this moment...]
[10,000 zhang... 12,000 zhang... 13,000 zhang... 15,000 zhang!]
[In just a few breaths, your divine sense range has directly increased by 50%!]
[This is equivalent to the increase you've gained from decades of hard work...]
[After withstanding this bolt of lightning, you feel that your divine sense has become more tenacious.]
[At the same time, the second bolt of lightning strikes.]
[This bolt of lightning is even more powerful than the previous one!]
[You try your best to grit your teeth and persevere, and eventually you survive.]
[And your divine sense range is also rapidly increasing.]
[15,000 zhang... 18,000 zhang... 20,000 zhang!]
[A few breaths pass, and your divine sense increases another 5,000 zhang, reaching 20,000 zhang!]
[Compared to before you entered the Void Realm, your divine sense has become twice as strong.]
[Just when you think it's all over...]
[The third bolt of lightning slowly condenses, preparing to strike.]
[But at this moment, your divine sense is already extremely weak, and it's almost impossible to withstand this divine sense.]
[Just when you think you're about to fail... you suddenly sense that your divine sense is rapidly recovering.]
[You know in your heart that this is the effect of the Returning Void Pill!]
[In just a few breaths, your divine sense recovers most of its strength.]
[At the same time, you begin to endure the pain from the lightning strike.]
[The lightning envelops your divine sense, almost making you faint...]
[However, the effect of the Returning Void Pill is fully realized, it not only restores your divine sense but also minimizes the pain caused by the lightning.]
[After a long time like this...]
[After you withstand this divine sense lightning, you feel that your divine sense strength has reached a new level in a few breaths...]
[20,000 zhang... 23,000 zhang... 26,000 zhang!]
[Although temporarily weakened, your divine sense is more tenacious than ever!]
[At the same time, you feel the medicinal effects of the Returning Void Pill rapidly dissipating, and the thunder tribulation in the sky also disappears...]
[Your divine sense finally stops at 26,000 zhang, although it's much stronger than before... but you feel that it's not quite perfect...]
[After the thunder tribulation dissipates, you try to explore this vast and boundless Void Realm.]
[But your divine sense wanders in this Void Realm for several days, and you don't sense any other cultivator's divine sense.]
[Just as you're about to withdraw, you suddenly sense a divine sense approaching you from the southwest direction.]
[You're shocked, there are actually other cultivators in this Void Realm!]
[You know that your divine sense dissipating in the Void Realm won't kill you, so you bravely approach that divine sense.]
[Soon, you see a mass of gray divine sense.]
[This divine sense seems quite surprised, it calls itself Long Dao Ren and asks which cultivation world you're a cultivator who awakened from.]
[He says that he's wandered in this Void Realm for a thousand years, but he's only seen you, a Returning Void stage cultivator.]
[You don't know the origin of this Long Dao Ren, but you vaguely feel a sense of familiarity about him.]
[You perfunctorily answer Long Dao Ren a few words, at this time, your divine sense has wandered in the Void Realm for several days and is quite tired, so you temporarily withdraw from the Void Realm.]
[In the Spirit Field Paradise, as your divine sense breaks through, your realm also rapidly rises!]
[You effortlessly break through to the Returning Void stage cultivator, and the thickness of your spiritual energy is more than twice what it was before...]
Su Xing saw this, feeling both surprised and somewhat emotional.
"26,000 zhang of divine sense... this is indeed astonishing..."
"But it's not yet perfect, is it because of the Returning Void Pill?"
Su Xing guessed that the thunder tribulation one experiences when first entering the Void Realm, besides testing the cultivator's strength and realm.
More importantly, it's to enhance the cultivator's soul and divine sense power!
"It's a pity, if I had a top-grade Returning Void Pill, perhaps my divine sense could become even stronger..."
Su Xing sighed, what surprised him was that this world actually had a Void Realm!
The Void Realm is extremely beneficial to the improvement of a cultivator's divine sense, and Su Xing naturally hoped that it existed.
But at the same time, the Void Realm's emptiness and desolation are probably also because this world hasn't had any cultivators above the Returning Void stage for a very long time.
"But... who is that Long Dao Ren? Why do I feel a trace of familiarity?"
Su Xing suddenly thought of the old dragon from the Descending Church!
"Hiss~ this Long Dao Ren, could he be the Descending Church's Dragon Protector?"
Su Xing suddenly realized that in this world, besides Elder Dog, the only cultivator Su Xing had encountered was Dragon Protector.
And Elder Dog was only at the peak of the Divine Transformation stage, naturally, he couldn't enter the Void Realm.
With over 90% certainty, Su Xing believed that this Long Dao Ren was Dragon Protector!
"Sure enough, do Returning Void stage cultivators all like to wander through the Void Realm..."
Su Xing nodded slightly, because there is the existence of "Tai Xu Spirit" in the Void Realm, so Returning Void stage cultivators all like to enhance their divine sense and improve their strength in it.
"In short, an ordinary quality Returning Void Pill can help me break through to the Returning Void stage... but my divine sense has some defects, it's not perfect..."
Su Xing thought about it and no longer hesitated.
After this simulation, Su Xing should be able to get the Returning Void stage cultivation reward option.
But Su Xing didn't intend to choose it, instead, he would wait until he refined a top-grade Returning Void Pill in the next simulation before breaking through!
"In this simulation, the Returning Void Pill has already reached near the great accomplishment level... next time, I will definitely reach the great accomplishment level!"
Su Xing wasn't in a hurry for this simulation, pushing each realm to the most perfect state possible would allow Su Xing to go further on the path of cultivation...
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[After the breakthrough in realm, you stay in the real world for a few more months.]
[One day, giant beasts descend upon reality and swallow the entire Great Xia country in one gulp.]
[You put up your body protecting Qi, relying on the powerful physique of a Void Shattering stage cultivator to withstand the suction force of the giant beast's stomach.]
[You keep going deeper, standing outside the thunder region, you want to see what will happen if you stay in the space inside the giant beast's stomach.]
[After an unknown amount of time, the thunder region that was originally frequently colliding gradually dissipates, and countless chaotic spatial turbulences begin to appear in this empty place.]
[These spatial turbulences are extremely terrifying, just getting close makes you feel a sense of palpitation.]
[You try your best to avoid these spatial turbulences, but you're still torn to pieces by the turbulences...]
[Your soul floats in the spatial turbulences, gradually losing consciousness...]
[You are dead!]
[Ding, this simulation has ended!]
After the simulation ended, Su Xing looked at the last few lines of text and pondered.
"Perhaps I can change my approach?"
"Since I can't defeat the demonic beasts... but if I can survive in the special space inside the beast's stomach, maybe that's possible?"
Thinking of this, Su Xing's eyes lit up.
If he could really survive in the giant beast's stomach, it would be equivalent to extending the simulation time.
It's just that the environment inside the giant beast's stomach is too terrifying, and Su Xing's current strength is not enough to survive.
Perhaps when his strength reaches an extremely high level, he can give it a try?
"This time, I've barely achieved my goal."
"Not only have my pill refining skills improved greatly, the Returning Void Pill is close to the great accomplishment level..."
"I also took the opportunity to explore the Void Realm! Although I didn't get any particularly useful information, I did meet Dragon Protector..."
Su Xing was quite satisfied with the results of this simulation, his eyes fell on the simulation panel's rewards.
[Master of Success Studies]:Purple talent, price 1 million energy points.
[Twenty-Five Years of Pill Refining Experience]:Pill refining comprehension, including Rebirth Transformation Pill (perfect) and Returning Void Pill (small accomplishment) comprehension, price 10 million energy points.
[Returning Void Stage First Layer]:First entry into the Void Realm, achieving Returning Void stage, but the divine sense baptism of the Void Thunder has some defects, and spiritual energy improvement hasn't reached its maximum. Price 100 million energy points.
[Divine Sense 27,000 Zhang]:Achieving Returning Void stage, entering the Void Realm and experiencing divine thunder baptism, divine sense greatly increased, but with some defects and not perfect. Price 170 million energy points (Note: After choosing this reward, the initial Void Thunder baptism cannot be experienced again.)
Compared to before, what Su Xing did in this simulation was more focused, that is, refining pills and finding a way to break through to the Returning Void stage.
Therefore, the choice of rewards is also relatively simple.
Su Xing didn't have much to ponder over the rewards this time.
The Master of Success Studies talent was something Su Xing had been preparing for, it would be much easier to deal with Luo Shuyin in the future.
And this talent is indeed outrageously powerful, in the simulation, Su Xing was able to use it to achieve unexpected results.
"I choose the 25 Years of Pill Refining Experience and the Master of Success Studies talent!"
Su Xing looked at the cultivation level with some reluctance.
But then Su Xing came to his senses.
"That's right! What I need isn't the Returning Void Pill refining skill, but just a top-grade Returning Void Pill!"
"So, in my next simulation, as long as I successfully refine a top-grade Returning Void Pill, I can try to break through to the Returning Void stage and then bring out the cultivation level!"
Su Xing's eyes lit up.
Unlike the God Power Pill and other pills before, this Returning Void Pill is only useful when breaking through to the Returning Void stage and entering the Tai Xu Realm.
Su Xing didn't need to learn the skills for refining this pill to such a high level.
Thinking this, Su Xing instantly felt a surge of anticipation.
"If things go smoothly, I should be able to directly reach the Returning Void stage in the next simulation?"
At this time, the simulator's prompt sound came from Su Xing's ears.
[Ding, detecting that your current talent slots are full, do you want to spend 10 million energy points to open an extra talent slot?]
Su Xing didn't hesitate much after hearing this, 10 million energy points was nothing to Su Xing now.
"Spend 10 million energy points to open an extra talent slot!"
Su Xing silently recited.
[Ding, you have spent 10 million energy to open an extra talent slot, remaining energy 306.66 million points...]
[You have successfully brought out the talent Master of Success Studies, costing 1 million energy, remaining energy 296.66 million points.]
[You have successfully brought out Twenty-Five Years of Pill Refining Experience, costing 10 million energy, remaining energy 286.66 million points.]
The prompt sound fell, and two mysterious forces entered Su Xing's body.
At the same time, many memory fragments appeared in Su Xing's mind.
Memories of refining the Returning Void Pill and the Rebirth Transformation Pill!
Su Xing closed his eyes slightly and digested these memories.
When he opened his eyes again, he had a considerable understanding of refining the Returning Void Pill and the Rebirth Transformation Pill.
"Sure enough, my skill in refining the Returning Void Pill is already extremely close to the great accomplishment level, and it won't take a few years to break through in the next simulation."
"As for refining the Rebirth Transformation Pill... except for the Legendary level Rebirth Transformation Pill, which I can't refine successfully because the Ethereal Fire Technique isn't powerful enough, I've mastered the rest!"
Su Xing was very satisfied with this.
So the next goal is the Returning Void stage!
Thinking this, Su Xing felt full of motivation.
And so, over the next week, Su Xing continued to live his stable life of refining pills and farming.
A week later, Su Xing changed his appearance and concealed his aura, and went to the villa to see Jin Congxue.
Jin Congxue was wearing a black dress today, with a touch of makeup, but she looked a little haggard.
Su Xing was stunned for a moment when he saw this and asked:
"Sister Xue, why are you so tired, didn't you sleep well?"
After hearing this, Jin Congxue rolled her eyes and said:
"Humph, it's all thanks to you! You brought so many high-order exotic metals... it's not a small matter!"
"It's made me work non-stop in the mining area instance, I don't dare to leave..."
Jin Congxue yawned and said:
"But this batch of exotic metal is being purified at an accelerated pace, it should be refined in at most two weeks..."
"By the way, the fourth-order exotic metal pill furnace you want has also been arranged, I'll give it to you together with the rest later~"
Su Xing was moved after hearing Jin Congxue's words, it was clear that Jin Congxue had worried a lot about his affairs.
"Thank you, Sister Xue!"
Su Xing said sincerely, then took out a few top-grade Beauty-Nourishing Pills.
This is a genuine spiritual pill, it can maintain a youthful appearance for three years.
Su Xing handed the pills to her, blinked and said:
"Sister Xue... a gift for you, these are top-grade Beauty-Nourishing Pills!"
"Take one every three years, one can guarantee that you won't age for three years, and your youth will be restored!"
After hearing this, Jin Congxue's eyes lit up immediately, one pill can extend a youthful appearance for three years.
This is a fatal temptation for any woman.
"Humph, I see you still have a little conscience!"
Jin Congxue chuckled softly, incredibly charming.
Soon, after the two finished discussing business, Su Xing took the new week's goods and returned to the Spirit Field Paradise.
Due to the mining area instance processing Su Xing's high-order exotic metal at the same time.
So the goods this week were only worth over 50 million simulation energy.
After absorbing the simulation energy, Su Xing's total energy reached 350 million points again.
Then, Su Xing prepared to start a new round of simulation.
"In this simulation, I must successfully achieve perfection and successfully break through to the Returning Void stage!"
(Second update, seeking monthly tickets~)
(End of chapter)