Chapter 221: Undercover in the Descent Sect Again, Aiming to Become the Villain Leader! (5k)
[You did not reveal your alchemy talent, but instead joined the Descent Sect under a new identity.]
[With your current strength, you could almost crush the three faction leaders, but you didn't reveal your true power. You only showed the peak of Martial Emperor level, barely becoming a protector of the Descent Sect.]
[In the following year, you and Luo Shuyin cooperated to collect most of the medicinal herbs in the Descent Sect's treasury.]
[You refined pills every day, preparing to give them to the Daxia military in the future.]
[In the second year, you went to the Luotian Grand Assembly instance again, hoping to enhance your understanding of the Puppet Dao.]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and nodded slightly, muttering:
"Using immersive simulation..."
[Ding, you have successfully used immersive... Remaining energy 3,016,630,000 points.]
Soon, an immersive simulation time ended, and Su Xing returned to the real world.
"Not bad, with Ghost Granny's guidance, my understanding of the Puppet Dao has progressed by leaps and bounds..."
"Although I haven't reached the Xiaocheng level yet, it shouldn't be a problem to initially modify and control those few puppets..."
The corner of Su Xing's mouth curled up slightly.
With his current attainments in the Puppet Dao, which is only at the entry level, it's unrealistic to create puppets capable of refining pills.
But fortunately, Su Xing has eight existing puppets. With minor modifications, they might be useful to him in a short time.
"However, it's a pity that as time goes by, the Luotian Grand Assembly instance is only two years away from closing... This means that in each subsequent simulation, I can only enter it twice at most..."
Su Xing sighed.
He had a hunch that the Luotian Grand Assembly instance definitely hides some earth-shattering secret, and Su Xing must explore this secret as much as possible within the remaining limited time.
"But right now, let's fish in troubled waters within the Descent Sect first. If I can become a faction leader, perhaps I can obtain greater secrets and learn the identity of that mysterious person?"
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[After coming out of the Luotian Grand Assembly instance, you returned to the Descent Sect and continued to be your protector.]
[You performed bravely during missions and acted like a caring superior in daily life.]
[In just one year, you gained nearly 20,000 fanboys in the Descent Sect.]
[Some Descent Sect members even secretly encouraged you to create a new faction, and they were willing to join your faction.]
[But to avoid being suspected by the two faction leaders of the Descent Sect and Long Laogou, you didn't choose to do so.]
[Instead, you continued to stay in the Descent Sect, playing the role of a loyal cadre.]
[In private, you secretly refined pills and continued to study the Talisman Dao.]
[In one year, the number of spirit carps you killed was enough to count in the thousands.]
[But at the same time, you have mastered several talismans, and their effects are outstanding.]
[For example, the second-order talisman, Swift Wind Talisman, which can enhance speed. When used by a Master-level professional, it can double their speed within an incense stick of time. Even a Grandmaster-level professional can increase their speed by 50%!]
[For example, the first-order talisman, Ox Talisman, which can increase a professional's strength from one ox-power to nine ox-powers, greatly enhancing the strength of low-level professionals.]
[In addition to these, there are the Golden Blade Talisman that activates golden blades, the Diamond Talisman that activates shields, and so on.]
[In the third year, your understanding of the Talisman Dao has completely reached the entry level.]
[This is due to the bonus of your Talisman Expert talent, coupled with your amazing soul talent and the Insight Realm's spiritual sense.]
[The Talisman Dao has extremely high requirements for spiritual power, or spiritual sense. If a low-level cultivator makes even a slight mistake, even a tiny difference, it will cause a talisman to break.]
[But your Insight Realm spiritual sense allows you to perfectly engrave the talisman formulas in your mind. All you need is constant practice, attention to detail, and the application of spiritual energy...]
[This year, your understanding of the Talisman Dao is still at the entry level, but you can already engrave dozens of first and second-order talismans, and even mastered several third-order talismans.]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and nodded slightly, saying:
"Sure enough, it's a case of accumulating strength before making a move!"
"The Talisman Dao requires spiritual sense strength and mastery of spiritual energy..."
"The talismans left by the predecessors are like mathematical formulas... Each has its own characteristics, and my spiritual power is strong, so I can naturally memorize those talisman imprints completely, which is something low-level cultivators cannot compare to."
"Refining third-order talismans is roughly equivalent to Master-level strength... If you reach the fourth order, it's equivalent to Grandmaster level, the fifth order to King level... Refining sixth-order talismans can allow ordinary professionals to possess the strength to threaten Martial Emperor-level powerhouses in a short period of time!"
Su Xing nodded with satisfaction.
Unlike the Alchemy and Artifact Refinement Dao, which gradually enhance a cultivator's strength over time and cannot make a Gold-level professional possess King-level strength in a short time.
But the Talisman Dao is different. Even a Gold-level professional, as long as they have a sixth-order offensive talisman and use it properly, can even kill King-level professionals!
But the downside is also obvious. Talismans are almost disposable, even high-level talismans can only be used a few times.
"Once these talismans are released, their prices on the market will not be low... They might even be more profitable than pills!"
"However, this simulation is just a test. I only need to dabble in the Talisman Dao, and then try to cultivate Gathering Spirit Arrays and Five Elements Arrays..."
Su Xing thought so, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[In the fourth year, you counted all the pills you had accumulated over the years, totaling about 250,000.]
[Then, you disguised yourself, concealed your aura, and shielded your heavenly secrets. You found Lu Yuanwu and gave him all these pills, hoping to strengthen the Daxia military and the human race's strength at Zhenyao Pass.]
[After doing all this, you returned to the Descent Sect.]
[During the Jingzhe Festival of these years, you observed the power of thunder every time, hoping to comprehend a trace of the origin of force from the Thunder Dao.]
[With several attempts, you vaguely touched upon some fur of the origin of force...]
[You were a little happy about this, but you remained humble and continued to comprehend the origin of force every Jingzhe Festival, while cultivating the Talisman Dao in your daily life.]
[In the fifth year, as your understanding of the Talisman Dao deepened, you were able to refine fourth-order talismans.]
[You successfully brought the refinement of the second-order Gathering Spirit Talisman to the Dacheng level.]
[The Gathering Spirit Talisman is a talisman that can quickly gather spiritual energy and restore a cultivator's own spiritual energy.]
[You found that the Gathering Spirit Talisman and the principle of setting up a miniature Gathering Spirit Array are somewhat similar. Perhaps the Five Elements Real Person was inspired by this talisman.]
[At the same time, during the time you were lurking in the Descent Sect, you also befriended various elders and protectors, calling friends and drinking together every day.]
[During the exchanges with these elders and protectors, you gradually understood the hierarchy within the Descent Sect, which was stricter than you imagined.]
[From ordinary members to protectors and elders, they can only receive missions and obtain contribution points, although elders and protectors have more freedom.]
[But whether it's ordinary members or protectors, they know very little about why they are doing these missions and the reasons behind them.]
[This also means that even protectors know nothing about the core secrets of the Descent Sect.]
[Knowing this, a plan gradually formed in your mind.]
[That is, to find a way to enter a higher level, to become a faction leader of the Descent Sect!]
[Because only by becoming a faction leader can you truly touch upon the core secrets of the Descent Sect!]
[What troubled you was that the positions of the three faction leaders were already filled, and you suspected that the only Shennong faction leader, who was elusive, was actually Long Hufa.]
[And to become a faction leader, there's only one way... That is to find a way to eliminate one of the leaders!]
[You knew that you couldn't rush into it. You had to wait patiently for the opportunity, otherwise, if you reveal your tracks, your efforts would be in vain!]
[Thus, while waiting patiently, another two years passed.]
[In the seventh year, your research on the Talisman Dao progressed further, and you were able to refine fifth-order talismans.]
[When a Grandmaster-level professional activates a fifth-order talisman, they can even fight against King-level professionals for a short time.]
[You successfully refined a fifth-order talisman, but your research on the Talisman Dao is still at the entry level, but it's not far from Xiaocheng.]
[You have a hunch that successfully refining a sixth-order talisman might be enough to make your understanding of the Talisman Dao reach the Xiaocheng level!]
[But you don't intend to further research talismans, because your talisman attainments are already sufficient. You plan to start trying to research miniature Gathering Spirit Arrays.]
[In the eighth year, you continued to wait patiently for the opportunity, not only cultivating a large number of loyal fanboys in the Descent Sect, but also trying to improve your status and power within the Descent Sect.]
[You provided Luo Shuyin with more Ning Shen Pills and other pills, hoping to improve her strength.]
[And Luo Shuyin did not disappoint. She practiced diligently every day and, with your help, reached the mid-Legendary stage in just eight years.]
[This year, your understanding of the origin of force took another step forward.]
[In the ninth year, you began to read the Five Elements Sect's Five Elements Array Dao.]
[You found that the Five Elements Array Dao is different from the basic array dao you learned before. Its understanding of array dao is more inclined towards the reasonable use of Five Elements spiritual energy.]
[Because you already had a certain foundation in array dao, your progress in cultivating the Five Elements Array Dao was rapid.]
[Thus, another two years passed.]
[In the eleventh year, your cultivation of the Five Elements Array Dao had already reached the entry level, and you were able to set up some composite Five Elements arrays.]
[At this time, you have comprehended the Talisman Dao, Array Dao, and Spiritual Energy Dao, and have reached the basic conditions for learning miniature Gathering Spirit Arrays.]
[So, you decided to officially start engraving miniature Gathering Spirit Arrays.]
[You entered the Spirit Field Cave Heaven, took a fat spirit carp from the pond, and took out the spirit ink, spirit brush, and other things needed to engrave the miniature Gathering Spirit Array.]
[Holding the spirit carp in your hand, you used spiritual energy to soothe it, and then carefully experienced the flow of spiritual energy within the spirit carp's body.]
[After a few minutes, you were familiar with every route of spiritual energy flow within the spirit carp... Then, you slowly opened your eyes!]
[Then, with a flourish of the pen, in one go... The Insight Realm spiritual sense perfectly played its role at this moment.]
[You carefully manipulated your spiritual energy and engraved a small array on the spirit carp's body.]
[But when the array was more than halfway engraved, you still made a slight mistake, and the spirit carp moved, causing the spiritual energy to become unstable... The spirit carp exploded in your palm.]
[Another attempt to set up a miniature Gathering Spirit Array failed, but you weren't surprised.]
[Compared to before, your engraving of the miniature Gathering Spirit Array has matured a lot. Now, you just need to keep trying, and you will eventually succeed.]
[So, you engraved miniature Gathering Spirit Arrays on spirit carps every day, and another year passed.]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and nodded slightly, sighing:
"Sure enough, the miniature Gathering Spirit Array, although nominally an array, is actually the integration of array dao, talisman dao, and spiritual energy dao. It requires the three to be combined to engrave a sufficiently good Gathering Spirit Array!"
Su Xing is very hopeful about the future development of the Gathering Spirit Array.
"The Puppet Dao is also like this... Looking at it this way, cultivating the three at the same time seems to be a good idea, and it can play a role in many directions in the future!"
After a pause, Su Xing thought with a headache:
"However, the scale of this Descent Sect is still beyond my expectations... To become a faction leader, I'm afraid I need to secretly push things along!"
His gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[In the twelfth year, you finally successfully set up a miniature Gathering Spirit Array on a spirit carp.]
[According to Wanmu Real Person's classification, this miniature Gathering Spirit Array is only the lowest-level first-order, a basic array.]
[You held the spirit carp with the successfully engraved miniature Gathering Spirit Array in your hand and observed it carefully. You found that the speed of spiritual energy gathering was not fast, about the same as the cultivation speed of a cultivator with a rudimentary Five Elements mixed spiritual root, and it wasn't even considered strong among cultivators with rudimentary Five Elements mixed spiritual roots.]
[Based on your continuous calculations, you came up with a vivid analogy.]
[With your Wood and Fire dual-attribute mutated celestial spiritual root, plus the mutated Thunder spiritual root, your basic cultivation speed is about 150 levels.]
[The cultivation speed of ordinary celestial spiritual root cultivators is 100 levels.]
[True spiritual root is 50 levels! Dual-attribute, triple-attribute, quadruple-attribute mixed spiritual roots decrease in order...]
[The lowest Five Elements mixed spiritual root has a cultivation speed that fluctuates between 0.8 and 1.5 levels.]
[And this miniature Gathering Spirit Array, once successfully engraved, can increase a cultivator's cultivation speed by about 0.5 levels.]
[You're not very satisfied with this speed, because such a slight increase has almost no effect on you.]
[So, you decided to further research the engraving of miniature Gathering Spirit Arrays.]
[In the thirteenth year, you further expanded the scale of spirit carps in the pond, and the number of spirit carps in the pond was nearly 10,000.]
[You tried to engrave miniature Gathering Spirit Arrays every day, and the success rate gradually increased from 10% to about 50%.]
[In the fourteenth year, you had more than 6,000 spirit carps with miniature Gathering Spirit Arrays engraved on them in the Spirit Field Cave Heaven pond.]
[On this day, you felt that the number of spirit carps was sufficient, so you decided to further try to set up miniature Gathering Spirit Arrays.]
[You took out a spirit carp, placed it in your palm, and carefully observed the operation of spiritual energy within it.]
[Then, you took out a spirit brush, dipped it in spirit ink, and began to modify the palm-sized miniature Gathering Spirit Array on the carp's back, hoping to further enhance the power of the miniature Gathering Spirit Array.]
[Boom! A few minutes later, as expected, you failed, and the spirit carp in your hand was blown up into a braised carp.]
[You didn't get discouraged, but took out another spirit carp and prepared to continue trying.]
[Thus, several months passed, and the number of spirit carps that died in your hands reached nearly a thousand.]
[One day, you had a sudden inspiration, and you began to modify the Gathering Spirit Array on the spirit carp's back in a smooth and flowing manner.]
[A quarter of an hour later, you stopped writing, and the Gathering Spirit Array on the spirit carp's back had already changed greatly.]
[It was still a first-order miniature Gathering Spirit Array, but compared to before, this array had been improved too much!]
[You tested its spiritual energy absorption efficiency and were surprised to find that the speed of the miniature Gathering Spirit Array had nearly doubled.]
[From the original 0.5 levels, it directly increased to one level.]
[This is almost equivalent to the daily 24-hour non-stop cultivation efficiency of an ordinary Five Elements mixed spiritual root cultivator!]
Su Xing saw this, a look of joy in his eyes, and muttered:
"Finally, I succeeded!"
"Just a first-order miniature Gathering Spirit Array is equivalent to the cultivation speed of a Five Elements mixed spiritual root cultivator... If it reaches a higher order, wouldn't it be amazing?"
What Su Xing cares about most is that this miniature Gathering Spirit Array is activated 24 hours a day, as long as there is spiritual energy around, the miniature Gathering Spirit Array can automatically cultivate.
This is equivalent to gaining experience through AFK, the kind that can stack buffs!
"Good, next, I need to try making a higher-level miniature Gathering Spirit Array..."
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[In the following months, you modified all the first-order miniature Gathering Spirit Arrays on these spirit carps.]
[After several months, you obtained 5,000 spirit carps with first-order excellent miniature Gathering Spirit Arrays engraved on their backs.]
[In the fifteenth year, you prepared to further try to engrave second-order miniature Gathering Spirit Arrays.]
[You studied day and night, tried every day, and after several months, the number of spirit carps that died in your hands reached over a thousand.]
[And through your continuous attempts, you finally successfully engraved the first second-order miniature Gathering Spirit Array.]
[According to your measurements, the second-order miniature Gathering Spirit Array is equivalent to three cultivation levels.]
[In other words, if a second-order miniature Gathering Spirit Array is engraved on a cultivator, it can passively give them the cultivation speed of a cultivator with nearly four spiritual roots...]
[At the same time, you also discovered that each level of miniature Gathering Spirit Array is divided into ordinary and excellent levels.]
[According to your speculation, if the second-order miniature Gathering Spirit Array is further improved, it can reach the second-order excellent level, and the spiritual energy speed will reach close to five levels! This is almost the peak potential of a four-attribute mixed spiritual root cultivator.]
[One day, just as you were preparing to continue researching the advanced path of miniature Gathering Spirit Arrays, you suddenly received an important mission.]
[The specific requirements of the mission were to go to Zhenyao Pass to assassinate a Legendary-level professional...]
[And the people accompanying you on this mission included not only the current leader of the Nature faction, a peak Legendary-level powerhouse, but also four Legendary-level protectors, including you and Luo Shuyin.]
[Upon receiving this mission, you immediately realized that a perfect opportunity to get rid of the leader of the Nature faction had arrived!]
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 222: The Mysterious Person Reappears, the Secrets of the Descending Church are Revealed!
In the real world, Su Xing looked at the simulated text in front of him, muttering with anticipation:
"The positions are all filled. As long as I eliminate those who occupy them, the positions will naturally become available..."
"By eliminating the current leader of the Natural Faction, the position will naturally not be empty but will be passed down to someone below."
"Of course, I need to be meticulous when doing this and not leave any trace!"
Thinking this, Su Xing's gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
[You successfully met the leader of the Natural Faction. Due to your performance over the years, the Descending Church leader trusts you greatly.]
[You learned the detailed plan of this mission.]
[The mission target is a human legendary powerhouse in Zhenyao Pass, who is also a master craftsman capable of forging legendary equipment.]
[Therefore, the Descending Church intends to eliminate him. The mission executors, including you, total five people.]
[Under the leadership of the Natural Faction leader, you infiltrated Zhenyao Pass through the internal channels of the Descending Church, which was easier than you imagined.]
[Subsequently, you infiltrated the "City of the End" and looked for an opportunity to assassinate the legendary powerhouse.]
[Naturally, you didn't follow their plan. So, one day, you silently slipped away and leaked your whereabouts to the only Emperor-level powerhouse in Zhenyao Pass.]
[As expected, after your whereabouts were leaked, you were ambushed.]
[With your deliberate cooperation, the Natural Faction leader eventually fought a decisive battle with the human Emperor and died in battle.]
[Another legendary protector also died with him.]
[Finally, you acted with great righteousness, truly fought against the human Emperor in front of the remaining mission members, and were severely injured, successfully saving Luo Shuyin and another protector.]
[Afterwards, under your full protection, the three of you escaped from Zhenyao Pass.]
[The mission failed as expected, and you returned to the Descending Church headquarters.]
[In order to gain sufficient trust, you did take some risks in this battle and were truly severely injured by the human Emperor.]
[But because of your strong physical fitness and the use of medicine, under Luo Shuyin's protection, you safely returned to headquarters.]
[Soon, news of the mission's failure came back, and tens of thousands of people in the Descending Church grieved over the death of a legendary leader.]
[At the same time, they were moved by your bravery and disregard for your own safety in this mission.]
[In the following year, you spent your time recuperating in the Descending Church.]
[Your injuries gradually healed, but you still pretended to be severely injured on the surface.]
[In the sixteenth year, due to the loss of its leader, the Natural Faction fell into disarray.]
[All the followers now understand that it's time to choose a new faction leader.]
[And you, who had gained the trust of the Descending Church followers during your time there and had heroically sacrificed yourself in the last mission, undoubtedly became the most popular candidate for the leader of the Natural Faction.]
[Unfortunately, the selection of the faction leader is not an election.]
[Ultimately, the leader of the Fanatical Faction and the Dragon Protector jointly decided to appoint Luo Shuyin as the leader of the Natural Faction!]
[This decision immediately sparked dissatisfaction among many followers, who privately believed that the other two faction leaders were wary of you.]
[But you didn't mind at all, and even spoke up for Luo Shuyin, stating that you were not yet experienced and were still recovering from your injuries, and were therefore unable to take on the role of faction leader.]
[The Dragon Protector was very pleased to hear this and promoted you to the position of Deputy Leader of the Natural Faction, allowing you to successfully enter the true upper echelons of the Natural Faction!]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and couldn't help but shake his head.
Whether it was him or Luo Shuyin who became the leader of the Natural Faction didn't make a difference.
After all, Luo Shuyin was his person.
"But it seems that this Dragon Protector is still suspicious! Why doesn't he completely trust me?"
Su Xing shook his head slightly. However, even the most meticulous plans can have flaws. He never imagined that Luo Shuyin had already been swayed by him.
"Successfully entering the highest echelons of the Natural Faction, I should be able to learn about the identity of the so-called mysterious person, right?"
Su Xing couldn't help but feel curious.
He looked at the simulation panel.
[In the seventeenth year, this is your second year as the leader of the Natural Faction, but you haven't learned any deeper secrets. Perhaps it's because you've just entered the upper echelons and haven't gained complete trust.]
[So, you decide to play it safe and continue to stay within the Descending Church.]
[Over the years, you have never neglected the cultivation of the miniature spirit gathering array. You can now successfully engrave excellent second-order miniature spirit gathering arrays, which is equivalent to a passive cultivation speed increase of a four-element mixed spiritual root.]
[But you're still not satisfied and plan to try to engrave a third-order miniature spirit gathering array. You have a feeling that the effect of the third-order array will be even stronger than the second-order.]
[And so, another two years passed...]
[In the nineteenth year, after thousands of failures and the deaths of thousands of spiritual carps at your hands, you finally successfully engraved a third-order miniature spirit gathering array.]
[The effect of the third-order miniature spirit gathering array is a step above the previous ones.]
[If it's engraved on a living being, the passive absorption of spiritual energy to enhance cultivation is equivalent to the non-stop cultivation speed of a three-element mixed spiritual root cultivator!]
[According to your measurements, the third-order miniature spirit gathering array increases cultivation speed by 10 to 15 levels.]
[After years of research, you can finally roughly deduce the effect of the miniature spirit gathering array.]
[A first-order miniature spirit gathering array, when activated, is equivalent to the speed of a five-element mixed spiritual root cultivator cultivating day and night.]
[A second-order miniature spirit gathering array is equivalent to a four-element mixed spiritual root cultivating day and night...]
[A third-order is equivalent to a three-element mixed spiritual root... a fourth-order to a dual spiritual root cultivator... a fifth-order to a true spiritual root cultivator!]
[This means that if an ordinary true spiritual root cultivator were to engrave a fifth-order miniature spirit gathering array on their skin, their cultivation speed could even surpass that of a heavenly spiritual root cultivator!]
[Because heavenly spiritual root cultivators don't cultivate 24 hours a day, while the miniature spirit gathering array, as long as there is spiritual energy, can continuously operate, converting spiritual energy into cultivation!]
[And if you can successfully engrave a sixth-order miniature spirit gathering array and engrave it on your skin, you can even increase your cultivation speed to 2.5 times that of an ordinary heavenly spiritual root cultivator.]
[This kind of enhancement is undoubtedly amazing!]
In the real world, Su Xing looked at the simulated text and couldn't help but feel excited.
"Moreover... the sixth-order miniature spirit gathering array may not be the limit!"
"If my array and talisman skills are strong enough, it's like raising my own aptitude by several levels!"
Thinking of this, Su Xing suddenly felt that the effort he had put into researching the miniature spirit gathering array was definitely worthwhile!
"Not bad, this simulation has basically explored the puppet way and the engraving of the miniature spirit gathering array..."
"Next, it would be even better if I could figure out the identity of the mysterious person!"
However, the mysterious person has shown no signs of appearing... what can I do to lure him out?
Su Xing took a deep breath, a vague plan forming in his mind.
He looked at the simulation panel.
[In the twentieth year, on the day of the Awakening of Insects, with your years of observation of the Thunder Dao, you have gained a preliminary understanding of the fundamental source of power.]
[Although you haven't reached the entry level, you're not far off.]
[One day, you decide to start implementing the plan you've been considering.]
[You secretly spread the news that your injuries have healed and that you intend to lead the Descending Church to a brighter future.]
[As expected, as soon as this news was released, many followers, elders, and even protectors and other high-ranking officials hoped that you would become the leader of the Natural Faction of the Descending Church.]
[And Luo Shuyin, under your suggestion, reasonably abdicated. Although you pretended to refuse on the surface, you still went through the motions of a "yellow robe ceremony"!]
[At this point, you've been a member of the Descending Church for over 20 years and are considered a veteran, naturally qualified to become the leader of the Natural Faction!]
[This year, you completed the first step of your plan: becoming the leader of the Natural Faction!]
[After you became the leader of the Natural Faction, your position within the church became even higher!]
[Many followers naturally joined the Natural Faction, which surpassed the Fanatical Faction and became the strongest force in the Descending Church!]
[This is the first step of your plan: expanding your position and influence within the church!]
[In the twenty-first year, you shielded your heavenly secrets, disguised yourself, and went to the Xianwu Era dungeon, awakening the sleeping Wanmu Zhenren!]
[You didn't kill Wanmu Zhenren. After waking him from his slumber, you returned to the Descending Church.]
[Three months later, as expected, news of the Spiritual Vein Dragon and the awakened Zhenren spread throughout the Xianwu Era dungeon!]
[And the Dragon Protector, rarely appearing, came to the headquarters of the Descending Church.]
[The Dragon Protector personally went to the Xianwu Era dungeon. After returning, his expression was rather grave.]
[A few days later, the Dragon Protector summoned you, Luo Shuyin, and the leader of the Fanatical Faction to a high-level meeting of the Descending Church.]
[The Dragon Protector told you that a truly important figure would be descending upon Blue Star soon, and he hoped that you would receive him well.]
[Upon hearing this, your heart tightened, realizing that this mysterious person might be coming!]
[But at the same time, you were also worried that the mysterious person might see through your personal spiritual field and have thoughts of killing you and taking it...]
[You have no guarantee of this. All you can do is try to conceal the traces of your personal spiritual field with the heavenly secret shielding technique.]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and felt a little nervous.
"Sure enough, the plan to use the Spiritual Vein Dragon to lure out the mysterious person was successful!"
"This time, will I be able to learn the identity of the mysterious person?"
"Why... doesn't the Dragon Protector covet the Spiritual Vein Dragon himself, but instead reports it? Is he afraid... or unwilling?"
At this moment, Su Xing was both surprised and worried.
"Whatever, it's just a simulation... it's for exploration, it doesn't matter if I die!"
Su Xing calmed down and looked at the simulation panel.
[In the twenty-second year, one day, you were staying at the headquarters of the Descending Church as usual, caring for your subordinates.]
[Suddenly, you noticed a figure appearing beside you, and your heart was immediately filled with alarm.]
[Because you didn't sense anyone approaching at all. This person was clearly standing there, but your spiritual sense didn't detect them in the slightest.]
[The mysterious person looked at you with interest and then asked you where the little dragon was.]
[After hearing the words "the little dragon," you were a little confused, but then you realized that this person was probably the important figure the Dragon Protector had mentioned before!]
[As expected, not long after, the Dragon Protector personally came, his attitude towards the mysterious person extremely respectful, almost fawning.]
[Soon, the mysterious person learned the coordinates of the Xianwu Era and the Spiritual Vein Dragon.]
[Then, in front of you, he tore a crack in the air with his bare hands, then dived into it and disappeared in an instant.]
[Half an hour later, the mysterious person returned to the hall.]
[The mysterious person had a hint of joy on his face, as if he was in a good mood.]
[He praised the Dragon Protector a few words, then stared at you for a few seconds.]
[Then, he stretched out his hand towards you, and a void crack appeared in front of everyone.]
[And within the void crack was your painstakingly cultivated small cave heaven spiritual field.]
[Your heart immediately tensed, and your entire body became immobile, as if you had foreseen what was going to happen next.]
[But the mysterious person simply reached out and grabbed, and all the spiritual liquid, spirit stones, and other things you had accumulated were taken by the mysterious person.]
[After examining it, the mysterious person casually threw it back into the space of the spiritual field cave heaven.]
[In an instant, the spiritual field cave heaven, which had been destroyed, was restored to its original state, as if nothing had happened.]
[But this scene, including your trump card, the spiritual field cave heaven, had been completely exposed to the Dragon Protector and other high-ranking officials.]
[Just when you thought you were doomed, the mysterious person suddenly asked you a question.]
[He asked you if you had killed Zong Protector.]
[Upon hearing this, your heart skipped a beat, knowing that you could no longer hide it. So, you gritted your teeth and said, "The path of cultivation is inherently about fighting with others. That Zong Protector was simply not strong enough, and his death is no big deal!"]
[Upon hearing your words, the Dragon Protector was shocked. He never imagined that the real culprit behind Zong Protector's death was you.]
[But after hearing your words, the mysterious person nodded with a smile, as if he didn't mind at all.]
[Perhaps, whether it was you or Zong Protector, they were both ants to him. A human wouldn't care if one ant killed another.]
[Moreover, the mysterious person only discovered that you had such an opportunity as the spiritual field cave heaven, but he didn't know that you were a traitor within the Descending Church.]
[Therefore, the mysterious person simply nodded slightly and inexplicably said, "Lucky fellow, but unfortunately, you've landed in this world."]
[You didn't understand the meaning of the mysterious person's words, so you gritted your teeth and asked.]
[But the mysterious person just chuckled and said that if you break through to the Nascent Soul stage, you might have a chance to escape this world.]
[After saying that, the mysterious person casually threw a storage ring into the Dragon Protector's hand, then tore open space and completely disappeared.]
[After the mysterious person left, the immense pressure finally dissipated, and you secretly rejoiced at having escaped a disaster.]
[At the same time, you were even more certain that the Dragon Protector definitely knew the identity of the mysterious person.]
[So, you questioned the Dragon Protector.]
[The Dragon Protector was still brooding over your killing of the old dog Zong, but you had been a member of the Descending Church for so many years, and the Dragon Protector obviously thought you were loyal.]
[So, he explained the mysterious person and the biggest secret of the Descending Church to you and Luo Shuyin!]
In the real world, Su Xing's heart tightened, and he quickly said:
"Use the immersive simulation function, duration 24 hours!"
[Ding, you have successfully used the immersive... remaining energy 3.01423 billion points.]
As the simulator's prompt sounded, Su Xing's vision changed, and in the next second, he found himself in an unfamiliar environment.
Concerned about the secrets of the Descending Church and the identity of the mysterious person, Su Xing was worried that the simulated text wouldn't provide enough information, so he decided to experience it firsthand.
Su Xing could hear the Dragon Protector's voice.
"Heh, it's not surprising that Zong Bi died at your hands... I didn't expect you to have such an opportunity. In an era of depleted spiritual energy, you actually possess a three-inch personal spiritual field..."
Su Xing slowly raised his head upon hearing this and saw the Dragon Protector's appearance.
He was tall and muscular, with dark skin and a height of nearly two meters, but he had the appearance of an old man.
The Dragon Protector said,
"Do you know what we, the Descending Church, are striving for?"
Su Xing frowned slightly upon hearing this and tentatively said,
"To welcome the great main race..."
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by the Dragon Protector.
"Hehe, that's the church's ideology... naturally, that's the case!"
"You and I are now the highest-ranking members of the Descending Church on Blue Star, so I have nothing to hide from you... We are striving to survive better!"
"Being on Blue Star, in the most chaotic and murderous realm among the Three Thousand Worlds... this is our misfortune!"
"If we want to survive, we must leave this world and enter the closest peaceful world, the Little Qingyun Realm!"
"But we alone cannot escape... only through the channels of the Descending Church!"
After a pause, the Dragon Protector continued,
"Of the Three Thousand Worlds, a third has been completely conquered by alien races. It's chaotic and disorderly, completely unsuitable for humans... and even for the existence of intelligent life other than the alien races!"
"Another third of the worlds are like Blue Star, trapped in endless wars... every second, countless people and worlds are perishing..."
"Currently, of the entire Three Thousand Worlds, only a little over a thousand worlds remain relatively intact and still surviving."
"And the one I want to go to is the Qingyun Realm closest to us! It's a truly great world among the Three Thousand Worlds! It's also the realm where cultivation takes place!"
"But the Qingyun Realm doesn't readily accept outsiders... if we want to escape this world, we must go to the Little Qingyun Realm!"
"There, it should last a little longer than Blue Star..."
Su Xing was speechless with shock after hearing the Dragon Protector's words, but he maintained a calm appearance.
The Qingyun Realm... wasn't that the world where Qingyunzi and the Qingyun Sect were located that Su Xing had encountered before!?
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 223: Secrets of the World, the Resurrected Red Moon! (5k)
Su Xing suppressed his shock and asked:
"But if that big shot can descend into this world, why can't we escape from Blue Star?"
"We, the high-ranking members, should be able to escape to other worlds... and survive, right!?"
Su Xing's heart pounded.
In fact, Su Xing had always had a thought in his mind. If the high-ranking members of the Descending Sect could eventually escape the giant beast's attack and successfully flee Blue Star, going to the Vast World... then they could continue to live.
And in this simulation, Su Xing had become a true high-ranking member of the Descending Sect, perhaps he could further extend the simulation time?
But based on Su Xing's previous experiences, even someone like Zong Hufa would eventually die in the mouth of the giant beast and would not be able to escape...
After hearing Su Xing's words, a smile appeared on Dragon Hufa's face, and he said:
"Haha, because! Including you and me... even the entire Blue Star, and even the hundreds of small worlds and tens of thousands of demi-planes around it... have actually always been His prey!"
His prey?
Su Xing's heart couldn't help but feel a chill upon hearing this.
Then Dragon Hufa said:
"There's a big shot... he wants to descend into the world again... he's a big shot among the alien races, understand?"
"That kind of top-tier big shot... and he has reached a deal with another big shot among the alien races. The entire Blue Star, including all the living beings in dozens of surrounding worlds, their souls after death and the killings will become the nourishment for his resurrection!"
After hearing Dragon Hufa's words, Su Xing immediately thought of something and blurted out:
"You mean... that red moon!?"
Dragon Hufa smiled slightly and said:
"More or less... and the time for that big shot to resurrect is not far off... maybe five years, maybe ten, maybe even decades..."
"At that time, that big shot will be ready to revive, and you and I, including everything, will become his nourishment!"
He paused, and continued, saying that it was precisely because he wanted to resurrect that the people of this world were not allowed to leave!
"Moreover, that big shot has already left behind a contingency plan... any strong person on Blue Star will ultimately not be able to escape his surveillance!"
After hearing these words, Su Xing inexplicably thought of the Emperors, Saints, and even God-level strong individuals who had disappeared from Blue Star...
Could it be that the disappearance of those strong individuals was related to that red moon?
"But if he has been eyeing us all along, how could you escape this already sealed world?"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Dragon Hufa smiled and said:
"That big shot wants to resurrect... to sacrifice the living beings of dozens of surrounding small worlds... naturally, he wouldn't care about one or two, as long as there's a, pass!"
Pass?
Su Xing immediately thought of the storage ring that Dragon Hufa had obtained from the mysterious person earlier.
Could it be that the ring is the pass?
Dragon Hufa said with a hint of pride:
"Fortunately, the Spirit Vein Dragon appeared, allowing me to see the true appearance of that big shot... and to obtain the pass in advance. Otherwise, even if it were me, I wouldn't be sure of leaving this world..."
"Now that I have the pass, I can leave this world at any time and enter the safe Little Green Cloud Realm..."
"But before I leave, there are still quite a few benefits in this world waiting for me to take!"
Seeing Dragon Hufa's smug look, Su Xing felt a wave of disgust.
But he still asked:
"So, the Descending Sect was created by you?"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Dragon Hufa sneered and said:
"Don't you understand yet?"
"The Descending Sect is a behemoth that exists in the Three Thousand Worlds!"
"The real master... is someone you and I could never possibly come into contact with!"
"And I, merely received instructions from that big shot before, to establish the Descending Sect on Blue Star..."
After hearing these words, Su Xing was shocked and almost froze in place.
The Descending Sect on Blue Star... the Descending Sect belongs to the Three Thousand Worlds!?
In just a few short sentences, combined with the information he had gathered earlier, Su Xing had a rough understanding of the origins of the Descending Sect.
In general, the Descending Sect is a huge organization that has always existed in the Three Thousand Worlds, with countless experts within it, far beyond what a mere Blue Star could compare to.
And in the Three Thousand Worlds, the ultimate goal of the Descending Sect might truly be to have the alien races rule the Three Thousand Worlds?
Or perhaps for some other purpose?
But to achieve this unknown purpose, the Descending Sect must place some personnel and establish some forces in various valuable and potential planes within the Three Thousand Worlds.
And Dragon Hufa's identity is roughly that of the leader of the Descending Sect on Blue Star!
However, for the entire Descending Sect, the Blue Star Descending Sect is actually a branch, a small and insignificant part of the main sect of the Descending Sect in the Three Thousand Worlds.
And this Blue Star Descending Sect was even established by Dragon Hufa a thousand years ago...
It's roughly equivalent to...
A Fortune 500 company in a world wanting to develop a small village and establish a subsidiary.
So they choose a villager with some prestige in this small village to be the CEO of the subsidiary and give them some resources...
They will occasionally contact them, but mostly let the subsidiary fend for itself.
The current situation of the Blue Star Descending Sect is roughly like this.
But unexpectedly, this village actually has a gold mine, and the villager chosen as the CEO of the subsidiary seems to be about to be transferred to the headquarters...
This is probably a good description of Dragon Hufa, who contributed the Spirit Vein Dragon...
He originally wanted to work honestly until retirement and then rely on his seniority to go to the Descending Sect headquarters.
But unexpectedly, due to the discovery of the Spirit Vein Dragon, the old dog Dragon Hufa had the opportunity to enter the Descending Sect headquarters ahead of schedule.
Su Xing roughly sorted out the relationship and excitedly asked:
"Dragon Hufa, since you have escaped from the sea of suffering, could you please give some guidance and allow us little brothers to also have a chance to escape from the sea of suffering?"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Dragon Hufa chuckled, his gaze sweeping over Su Xing, Luo Shuyin, the leader of the Fanatic Faction... and the other Hufa.
He said:
"Hehe, everyone work hard... let's complete a few more tasks assigned by above... everyone present will have a chance to escape from the sea of suffering!"
"You've all seen that the big shot was in a good mood today. When I have a chance to speak a good word for you in front of him... perhaps everyone can leave Blue Star and escape this heartless slaughterhouse..."
Dragon Hufa's words sounded very nice, and the other high-ranking members of the Descending Sect were excited after hearing them.
Su Xing also pretended to be excited on the surface.
But in his heart, Su Xing had already understood that Dragon Hufa was just painting a pie in the sky!
Based on Dragon Hufa's previous attitude towards that mysterious person, how could he possibly be in a position to speak up for them?
But Su Xing didn't expose him, he just asked the final question.
"Dragon Hufa... was the big shot before, Blood Immortal?"
Upon hearing this name, Dragon Hufa's face suddenly changed, and he questioned:
"Where did you hear that name?"
Su Xing chuckled and said:
"I accidentally entered the Blood Demon Realm before... and I accidentally learned about it."
Su Xing's lie was very natural.
After hearing Su Xing's words, Dragon Hufa looked at Su Xing with suspicion and said:
"That one is not Blood Immortal Hufa... also, don't inquire about things you shouldn't!"
After saying that, Dragon Hufa left directly.
Soon, the immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to the real world.
Back in the real world, Su Xing rubbed his temples and murmured:
"Sure enough... the secret is getting closer!"
"It seems that if I want to leave Blue Star... there's another path I can take!"
"That is to truly join the Descending Sect, then offer the Spirit Vein Dragon and leave Blue Star... when I reach the Three Thousand Worlds, I'll find a suitable time to defect..."
After pondering for a moment, Su Xing quickly rejected this path.
The Spirit Vein Dragon, such a treasure of heaven and earth, how could Su Xing possibly hand it over willingly?
Besides, even if he escaped Blue Star, what about his family and friends... the billions of human beings on Blue Star?
Su Xing was unwilling to do that.
"The only way is to find a way to pass through that world gate on the killing battlefield, and only then can I truly escape this dead end!"
Su Xing took a deep breath, thought for a while, and took out the Qingyun Token he had carefully preserved.
Qingyun Realm, Qingyun Sect, Qingyun Zi... and the Qingyun Token!
Now, Su Xing could be certain that Qingyun Zi was definitely an ultimate expert in the Three Thousand Worlds.
And Qingyun Zi had also made an agreement with Su Xing that when Su Xing reached the Return to Void stage, he could use this token to join the Qingyun Sect and become Qingyun Zi's formal disciple.
But Su Xing had always been worried that if Qingyun Zi had ulterior motives towards him, what would he do?
At that time, Su Xing would have no power to resist!
To put it another way...
Even if Qingyun Zi had no ill intentions towards Su Xing, Su Xing couldn't activate this Qingyun Token now.
Because at this time, Blue Star, and dozens of surrounding small worlds, were all sealed by that red moon.
Su Xing was completely unable to reach the Qingyun Sect through the Qingyun Token.
"The only way is to first leave this world and reach the so-called Little Green Cloud Realm... then activate the Qingyun Token, perhaps I can enter the Qingyun Sect?"
Su Xing thought so.
But the top priority was to quickly break through to the Unity stage!
In this way, Su Xing would have the qualifications to obtain the Spirit Vein Dragon or defeat the Killing Apostle and go to the Immortal World.
Thinking of this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[Thirteenth Year, the Start of Spring, you continue to comprehend the Origin of Force, your understanding of the Origin of Force has deepened further, and you are close to the entry level.]
[During this time, you kept asking Dragon Hufa when you would have the opportunity to leave Blue Star and go to the Descending Sect headquarters, but Dragon Hufa never mentioned it.]
[Fourteenth Year, the Start of Spring, you further cultivate the Origin of Force.]
[You go to look for Dragon Hufa, but Dragon Hufa refuses to see you.]
[Fifteenth Year, the Start of Spring, you continue to comprehend the Origin of Force.]
[One day, you receive news that the army of legendary demonic beasts has arrived at the Demon Suppression Pass, and the Demon Suppression Pass has been breached. You know that the destruction of Blue Star is not far off.]
[You go to look for Dragon Hufa, but you find that Dragon Hufa has already disappeared.]
[You go to the Descending Sect treasury, but you find that the Descending Sect treasury has been emptied.]
[You then go to the Blood Demon Sect, and you find that all the blood pools and cultivation resources in the Blood Demon Sect's forbidden area have disappeared...]
[You immediately understand that you, Luo Shuyin, and even the leader of the Fanatic Faction... tens of thousands of Descending Sect disciples, have all become Dragon Hufa's abandoned pawns!]
[You are not surprised by this, because Dragon Hufa is a selfish person.]
[Instead, you find it funny that the high-ranking members of the Descending Sect above Hufa have done so many things to betray the human race and their own world, all just to survive.]
[But now, they have all been treated as abandoned pawns and don't even have a chance to survive.]
[You are quite calm about this and quietly wait for the day the giant beast arrives.]
[During this time, you have accumulated many times]
[One day, a giant beast that blocks out the sky descends and swallows the entire Daxia Kingdom in one gulp.]
[You activate your protective Qi and enter the giant beast's abdominal space...]
[You start to actively enter the Thunder Region and accept the baptism of the power of thunder...]
[In the repeated baptisms of thunder and in observing the thunder, you peel away the layers and distinguish between the Origin of Force and the Origin of Speed.]
[You try to comprehend the Origin of Force, and your comprehension of the Origin of Force gradually deepens.]
[Finally, your comprehension of the Origin of Force reaches the entry level!]
[You can feel that after comprehending the Origin of Force, you can increase your strength several times in a short period of time!]
[But you are still not satisfied and continue to stay in the Thunder Region, further comprehending the Origin of Force...]
[Until, within the range of your divine sense, no more Thunder Regions are born...]
[And your understanding of the Origin of Force has also deepened further!]
[Finally, a spatial turbulence strikes, and you are torn to shreds...]
[Your divine sense slowly dissipates...]
[You are dead!]
[Ding, this simulation is over!]
After the simulation ended, Su Xing looked at the text in front of him and remained speechless for a long time.
"Sure enough, all the members of the Descending Sect on Blue Star were treated as abandoned pawns..."
"Only Dragon Hufa, because of his contribution of the Spirit Vein Dragon, escaped with his life and went to the Three Thousand Worlds?"
Su Xing was not surprised by this.
After all, these things were still some distance away from him. What he cared about now was the improvement of his current strength!
Thinking of this, Su Xing's gaze fell on the rewards of this simulation.
[Talented Talisman Master]:Purple talent, price 1 million energy points.
[Twenty Years of Alchemy Experience]:After redemption, your existing alchemy comprehension will increase slightly, price 2 million energy.
[Origin of Force Comprehension (Entry Level)]:Origin of Force, the basic building blocks of many great paths. After obtaining it, your comprehension of the Origin of Force will be slightly improved, price 200 million energy.
[Miniature Spirit Gathering Array (Entry Level)]:Developed by the ancient genius and exceptionally talented Five Elements Real Person, combining talisman, array, and the five elements of spiritual energy, it integrates the three into one. You can engrave a miniature spirit gathering array on a living being to achieve passive cultivation, greatly increasing the cultivation speed of cultivators. Price 100 million energy.
[Talisman Dao (Entry Level)]:Your comprehension of the Talisman Dao, you can refine first to fifth-order talismans, a total of over a hundred types of talismans, and you are not far from mastering the Talisman Dao. Price 200 million energy.
[Puppet Dao (Entry Level)]:You have a relatively detailed understanding of puppet refining and puppet control, and you can try to refine puppets yourself. Price 50 million energy.
This simulation, for Su Xing, was more of an exploration.
Both the Puppet Dao and the Miniature Spirit Gathering Array are very beneficial to Su Xing's future development.
The Miniature Spirit Gathering Array can greatly improve Su Xing's cultivation speed, which is equivalent to indirectly improving Su Xing's aptitude.
And the Puppet Dao can allow Su Xing to accumulate simulation energy more quickly.
However, Su Xing didn't know the depth of the two before the simulation, so this time he only tried them out briefly.
After hesitating for a while, Su Xing silently said:
"I choose the Talented Talisman Master talent and the Origin of Force Entry Level!"
The Talented Talisman Master talent can allow Su Xing to go further in the Talisman Dao and Puppet Dao, and it is also a necessary condition for setting up the Miniature Spirit Gathering Array, so Su Xing had to choose it.
"As for the comprehension of the Origin of Force, since I didn't trigger enlightenment, I can only accumulate it bit by bit!"
"As long as the Origin of Force reaches the mastery level, I can try to break through to the Unity stage!"
Su Xing heard the prompt sound from the simulator.
[Ding, it has been detected that the talent slot is full. Do you want to replace a talent?]
Su Xing looked at his talents and thought for a moment, deciding to replace his blue talent, Gluttony, because it provided too little help for him now.
[Replacing talent...]
[You successfully brought out the purple talent, Talented Talisman Master, spending 1 million energy, remaining energy 3,013,230,000 points.]
[You successfully brought out the Origin of Force Comprehension (Entry Level), spending 200 million energy, remaining energy 2,813,230,000 points.]
The simulator's prompt sound fell, and two mysterious forces entered Su Xing's body.
Su Xing first felt that his comprehension of the Talisman Dao had greatly improved. The problems that Su Xing had not been able to understand before were now easily resolved.
Sure enough, aptitude and talent are extremely important in any path.
Then, a lot of comprehension of the Origin of Force poured into Su Xing's mind out of thin air.
Su Xing guarded his mind and sat cross-legged in front of the thatched hut.
Soon, a quarter of an hour passed, and Su Xing slowly opened his eyes.
After opening his eyes again, Su Xing's eyes held a look of surprise.
"Origin of Force... pursuing ultimate strength..."
Su Xing sensed it carefully, and he seemed to be able to sense the rough Origin of Force within his body.
Speed and strength... these two Origin Forces are the basic frameworks of many great paths.
Su Xing was able to sense these two Origin Forces at the peak of the Return to Void stage, which was very beneficial for his future cultivation!
Su Xing's heart moved, and a weak Origin of Force was activated.
Then, Su Xing felt his strength increase to an unprecedented level in a short period of time...
This was at least a five-fold increase in strength!
Su Xing took a deep breath, he couldn't believe it. A mere Origin of Force could give him such a huge boost.
With the Origin of Force's enhancement, Su Xing's strength directly increased from 5 million tons to 25 million tons!
If the addition of Yuanli was also taken into account, it could reach an astonishing 50 million tons!
This was the terrifying strength that only a late-stage Primordial Realm cultivator could achieve!
But Su Xing had already mastered it at the peak of the Void Breaking Realm...
However, this ultimate strength only lasted for a few breaths before it quickly faded.
The reason was that Su Xing's comprehension of the Origin of Force was too shallow, so it could only be maintained for a short time.
After using it once, he would have to wait a long time before he could release it again...
"It's roughly equivalent to, in a battle... I can trigger one attack with five times the strength boost!"
"This is just the entry-level Origin of Force... what if it reaches the mastery level? How terrifying would that be?"
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 224: Puppets? They're Just 007's Alchemy Tool People! (5k)
Su Xing's heart trembled, and at the same time, he murmured with a hint of surprise:
"If I trigger the Origin of Force... should I be able to kill Wan Mu Zhenren with one punch?"
"After killing Wan Mu Zhenren, the Spirit Vein Dragon might not be leaked... at that time, Dragon Hufa might not know about the Spirit Vein Dragon's appearance?"
Su Xing pondered.
But this was just Su Xing's guess. To know the specific situation, Su Xing needed to try it in the next simulation.
"And the Puppet Dao... now after two lessons from Granny Ghost, although my learning of the Puppet Dao is only at the entry level, it should be enough to control ordinary puppets, right?"
Su Xing turned his gaze to the eight puppets left behind by Zong Lao Gou.
If he modified these eight puppets slightly, perhaps Su Xing could get a group of free laborers to refine pills and cultivate fields.
Thus, for the next week, Su Xing began to try to modify the Living Dead Puppets.
"These puppets are all combat-type... not specifically for refining pills. The abilities of the humanoid puppets are not much different from their abilities when they were alive..."
Su Xing first consulted Zong Lao Gou's diary and spent an hour finding the identities of the eight puppets.
Among the eight puppets, three possessed wood and fire spiritual energy, namely the Flower Fairy, and two other puppets.
One of the puppets was even an alchemist in his previous life.
Knowing that these three puppets had the ability to refine pills, the next thing was much simpler.
Su Xing first erased the divine sense imprint left by Zong Lao Gou on the puppets and then left his own imprint.
Next, Su Xing opened the control core of the Living Dead Puppet. The location was usually in the puppet's heart.
The abilities of a puppet mainly depend on three parts.
The first is Su Xing's soul imprint. Su Xing can activate the soul imprint and give commands to the puppet.
Second, it's the puppet imprint in the puppet's control core.
There are many types of puppet imprints, such as combat-type, auxiliary-type, spirit array-type, alchemy-type, and talisman-type.
With different puppet imprints, the puppet can perform different tasks.
Third, the abilities the puppet possessed before death will also be retained to a certain extent.
Su Xing currently couldn't independently create new puppet imprints to replace the existing ones, so the only ones who could refine pills were these three puppets who had alchemy talent in their previous lives.
Su Xing named them A Da, A Er, and Xiao Mei!
A Da, in his previous life, was a peak Nascent Soul stage cultivator. After being made into a puppet, he still retained the strength close to the peak Nascent Soul stage. He was also an alchemist in his previous life.
So Su Xing easily taught him how to refine Qi Condensation Pills.
After all, this is the lowest-grade pill. Not to mention a Nascent Soul puppet, even a Foundation Establishment puppet could refine it.
A Er was also a peak Nascent Soul stage cultivator. After being made into a puppet, he still retained wood and fire spiritual energy.
Although it was a combat-type puppet without intelligence and independent consciousness, it also had the ability to imitate and learn.
So Su Xing let him follow A Da and learn how to refine Qi Condensation Pills. It wouldn't be long before he could learn it.
As for Xiao Mei, who was Zong Lao Gou's lover, the Flower Fairy.
She only had Foundation Establishment stage strength, but her physical body was intact, and she even had some residual consciousness. It should be an extremely refined puppet that Zong Lao Gou had refined with secret methods before.
She had the lowest strength but great potential.
Su Xing temporarily let Xiao Mei learn how to refine Qi Condensation Pills as well.
As for the remaining five Living Dead Puppets, Su Xing let them do some farming and weeding.
This could also reduce Su Xing's pressure.
Living Dead Puppets don't have independent consciousness and don't need to rest.
They only need to be infused with energy regularly, and spirit stones are installed in their cores, and they can be used continuously.
After a little calculation, Su Xing found that if they only needed to do weeding and other chores, one puppet would only need one low-grade spirit stone a year.
Refining pills requires many spirit stones. One puppet needs ten low-grade spirit stones a month.
However, for Su Xing, who has hundreds of thousands of spirit stones, this was completely manageable.
"It's just that... the spirit stones required for puppet battles are numerous!"
"And the Void Breaking stage initial puppet I got in the Wan Mu Sect ruins is basically scrap... maybe I can try to repair it in the future?"
Soon, a week passed.
In Su Xing's Spirit Field Cave Heaven, there were eight more free puppet laborers.
Among them, A Da performed well. In a week, he could provide Su Xing with an additional thousand Qi Condensation Pills, with a probability of producing top-grade Qi Condensation Pills.
A Er was slightly worse. In a week, he could provide about five hundred Qi Condensation Pills.
As for Xiao Mei, the number of Qi Condensation Pills she refined in a week was only about one hundred, and the failure rate was extremely high.
But Su Xing was very patient and treated it as future accumulation.
As long as the number of puppets is large enough, Su Xing could even produce tens of thousands of Qi Condensation Pills in a week in the future!
This week, Su Xing was busy modifying puppets and teaching them how to refine pills, so he only refined less than two thousand Qi Condensation Pills himself.
It was not until the day he met Jin Congxue that Su Xing disguised himself and went to the villa area.
In the villa, Jin Congxue had been waiting for a long time.
The two sat opposite each other, chatting while eating.
Jin Congxue took out the prepared storage ring and said:
"The goods for this week, and the output of that second-order alien metal mine are here... we'll be able to provide a stable supply of second-order alien metal every week from now on!"
"I've also contacted the Daxia military. In the future, as long as our Tarot Society provides Qi Condensation Pills to the Daxia military, for every 50,000 Qi Condensation Pills, we can obtain the right to mine a second-order alien metal mine!"
Su Xing nodded slightly and thought for a moment before saying:
"That's about right... I'll temporarily stop refining Beauty Pills and focus on refining Qi Condensation Pills!"
"Alien metal mining will become the main business direction of our Tarot Chamber of Commerce in the future!"
Jin Congxue didn't object and simply said:
"Of course, the Tarot Chamber of Commerce was founded by you and me, and I've always been indifferent to these major decisions..."
"Moreover, the current business of the Tarot Chamber of Commerce has basically stabilized and doesn't need a lot of capital injection... As for the Beauty Pills, you only need to refine some occasionally to meet the needs of certain customers."
Su Xing nodded, and Jin Congxue's thoughts coincided with his.
The two chatted for a while longer, and Jin Congxue seemed to have suddenly thought of something funny and said:
"By the way, have you heard recently... including the Mingzhu Chamber of Commerce, the Beiyuan Chamber of Commerce... and even my second great-uncle, they seem to be looking for a legendary and reclusive peerless expert!"
"As for why they are looking for that expert, the reason is unknown. It's said that it has something to do with longevity?"
At this point, Jin Congxue burst out laughing:
"You wouldn't believe what my second great-uncle is like. He's over 500 years old, a Heavenly King-level expert... but he's so anxious that he's fallen several times while walking in a single day..."
Su Xing twitched the corner of his mouth and tentatively asked:
"Oh? Have they found any news about that expert?"
Jin Congxue shook her head and said:
"No... that senior is elusive, leaving no trace... several chambers of commerce even hired a legendary expert from the Demon Suppression Pass to perform divination, but they still haven't found any information about that senior!"
Su Xing felt relieved.
After that incident, Su Xing was investigated, which was completely within Su Xing's expectations.
But this was bound to yield no results. Su Xing shielded his destiny, acted discreetly, and simulated beforehand, almost eliminating 100% of the risks. How could he be found?
And among the billions of people in Daxia, no one would associate the target with a small college student like Su Xing.
Soon, their conversation ended.
Su Xing took the new week's goods and secretly returned to the Spirit Field Cave Heaven.
The new week's goods provided Su Xing with 150 million simulation energy.
As Su Xing had imagined, a second-order alien metal mine copy could bring Su Xing close to 50 million simulation energy in pure profit every week!
Thus, Su Xing's simulation energy reached 2,968,230,000 points.
On December 16, 2024 of the New Era, Su Xing prepared to start a new round of simulation.
Before the simulation, Su Xing set goals for this simulation.
"Comprehension of the Origin of Force, quickly reach the mastery level... so that I can break through to the Unity stage as soon as possible!"
"Besides, the Puppet Technique also needs to be improved. If I can create more puppets, I will be able to obtain more simulation energy in the future. The simulation energy at the Unity stage should be enough then..."
Thinking of this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
"Start simulation!"
[Ding! This simulation consumes 6,600 energy points, remaining energy 2,968,230,000 points, remaining simulation times unlimited.]
[Simulation begins!]
[Spending 100,000 energy points to draw a purple talent, spending 1 million energy points to draw a golden legendary talent. Do you want to draw?]
"Draw a golden quality talent!"
Su Xing said without hesitation.
[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the purple talent, Unparalleled Spear Technique. The probability of obtaining a golden talent next time is 50%...]
[Unparalleled Spear Technique]:Your comprehension of spear techniques surpasses that of ordinary people. Your talent in spear techniques is several times that of ordinary people.
Seeing the newly drawn talent, Su Xing shook his head unsurprised.
Sure enough, it wasn't a golden talent.
"Spear technique... not bad, but with hundreds of weapons, how can one master them all? Even me... I can't do everything."
Now that he has focused on the Sword Technique path, Su Xing doesn't plan to cultivate Spear Technique for the time being.
Thinking of this, Su Xing's gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[In the Spirit Field Cave Heaven, you realize that you are in a simulation.]
[In the next half-month, you refine pills while accumulating the Great Wisdom state's enhancement.]
[After half a month, you set off to prepare for the Luo Tian Grand Assembly copy.]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and nodded slightly. In this simulation, he planned to continue receiving Granny Ghost's guidance and learning the Puppet Technique.
"Use the immersive simulation function... duration 24 hours!"
[Ding, you have successfully used the immersive simulation... remaining energy 2,965,830,000 points.]
...
Soon, the immersive simulation ended. In this simulation, Su Xing once again gained a lot of knowledge about the Puppet Dao from Granny Ghost.
"Although I haven't reached the mastery level yet... my comprehension of the Puppet Dao has taken a big step forward!"
Su Xing nodded with satisfaction and looked at the simulation panel.
[One month later, you meet Luo Shuyin as promised and join the Descending Sect.]
[Luo Shuyin is now a legendary-level expert, and you quickly gain a large number of fanboys within the Descending Sect.]
[In the following year, you spend every day in the Descending Sect refining pills and studying the Puppet Dao.]
[In the second year, you take time out again to prepare for the Luo Tian Grand Assembly copy.]
"Use the immersive simulation function..."
[You have successfully used the immersive simulation... remaining energy 2,963,430,000 points.]
...
After a day of immersive simulation, Su Xing quickly returned to the real world, and his mastery of the Puppet Dao had improved further.
"Not bad, in this simulation... perhaps my mastery of the Puppet Dao can truly reach the mastery level!"
"At that time, I should be able to independently refine puppets that can refine pills..."
Thinking of this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[You stay in the Descending Sect for another year and successfully refine enough pills.]
[Because the purpose of this simulation is to accumulate the Origin of Force as quickly as possible, whether or not you betray the Descending Sect doesn't matter. In order to obtain more information, you decide to stay in the Descending Sect.]
[In the third year, you hand over the more than 200,000 pills you have accumulated to the Daxia military.]
[In just one year, the Daxia military has gained many more experts.]
[Although the Descending Sect is worried about this, they never suspect you because you haven't revealed your alchemy abilities.]
[So, you continue to diligently practice the Puppet Technique, and on the Start of Spring of each year, you comprehend the Origin of Force.]
[In this way, another three years pass.]
[In the sixth year, your mastery of the Origin of Force has improved, and the time you can continuously use the Origin of Force has increased from three breaths to five breaths.]
[This allows you to unleash two full-strength punches in battle.]
[But you are not satisfied with this and continue to study the Puppet Dao and comprehend the Origin of Force.]
[In this way, another two years pass.]
[In the eighth year, you have initially mastered the creation of puppet imprints. Based on the memories in your mind, you can now transform ordinary combat-type puppets into medicine puppets specifically for refining pills.]
[So, you try to transform the five remaining puppets you have.]
[This research takes another three years.]
[In the eleventh year, after your continuous research, you finally transform the remaining five puppets into medicine puppets.]
[Thus, you have eight puppets refining pills for you 24/7.]
[You try to let them refine Qi Condensation Pills...]
[After two months of testing, you find that the eight puppets can refine a total of 50,000 Qi Condensation Pills a month.]
[This is equivalent to, every month, just these eight puppets can give you an extra second-order alien metal mine copy!]
[You are very happy about this.]
[But at the same time, in your continuous research, you also discover the unusual nature of the puppet codenamed Xiao Mei.]
[The other seven puppets, although all at the peak Nascent Soul stage, have limited potential and are difficult to break through.]
[But Xiao Mei, this puppet, can actually self-improve and constantly break through her limits... from refining one hundred pills a week to now being able to refine over a thousand pills.]
[You discover that perhaps it's because of the remaining soul imprint from her previous life within Xiao Mei, so you try to implant a higher-level puppet imprint.]
[After your continuous attempts, Xiao Mei does have the potential for further development, and even her cultivation can be improved!]
In the real world, Su Xing was very surprised when he saw this.
"Puppets... can also improve their cultivation?"
According to the information Su Xing obtained, to enhance a puppet's strength, either you use more precious spiritual materials to refine the puppet or equip it with more powerful magic treasures.
But if the puppet can cultivate itself, this is something Su Xing didn't know.
"Could this be... the legendary Puppet Cultivator?"
Su Xing widened his eyes.
You know, ordinary cultivators are human cultivators... but after a cultivator dies, they may turn into ghosts and continue to cultivate, which is ghost cultivation!
And if a cultivator refines himself into a puppet, there's a very small chance that he can become a Puppet Cultivator!
And now, Su Xing's Xiao Mei puppet seems to have become a Puppet Cultivator?
"Hiss... this is a remarkable discovery!"
Su Xing murmured, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[You quickly realize that Xiao Mei may be a one-in-a-million Puppet Cultivator, perhaps born due to a coincidence...]
[But you don't know how to help Xiao Mei recover her remaining self-awareness, so you can only put her aside.]
[In this way, for the next three years, you continue to study the Puppet Technique every day and comprehend the Origin of Force.]
[In the fourteenth year, your mastery of the Puppet Technique can be said to be slightly accomplished.]
[You decide to try to refine a Tool Puppet yourself.]
[Tool Puppets are different from Human Puppets. They are made of metal ore, etc... more like mechanical beasts and robots...]
[And before refining a Tool Puppet, you must first learn how to refine artifacts.]
[So, you begin to study the Artifact Refining Dao...]
[You don't have much talent in the Artifact Refining Dao, but fortunately, you only need to refine the lowest-level Tool Puppets, so you don't need very advanced artifact refining skills.]
[You refer to the jade slips left by Zong Lao Gou and begin to learn the Artifact Refining Dao.]
[You possess the Blazing Fire Technique, which is not only an excellent pill refining fire but can also be used for artifact refining... this saves you a lot of trouble.]
[As for the materials for refining puppets, you quickly choose fourth-order alien metal!]
[You control the Blazing Fire to burn the alien metal and forge it into a human shape... this process requires a high level of control over divine sense, spiritual energy, and flames.]
[After trying for several months, you finally manage to create a puppet that is about the height of a person, but it only has a rudimentary human form.]
[Although from the outside, this puppet has nothing to do with humans.]
[But you don't care about this, because for you, as long as it works.]
[Next, you begin to refine the puppet core and puppet imprint for this Tool Puppet and leave your own puppet imprint.]
[You set up a wood and fire spiritual array in the puppet's body to facilitate its conversion of wood and fire spiritual energy...]
[Then, you engrave a fire talisman imprint on the puppet core. In this way, the puppet can automatically release flames.]
[You put a few spirit stones in the puppet's body to supply it with energy.]
[Next comes the most difficult part of the entire Puppet Technique, making the puppet learn to do something.]
[Puppets lack the ability to learn on their own. You must implant the process of refining Qi Condensation Pills into the puppet's core and then modify it in practice. Only then can it gradually master the art of alchemy.]
[This process... lasts for a full month.]
[After a month, you finally make the puppet successfully learn the art of alchemy. This puppet can refine 2,000 Qi Condensation Pills every month!]
[The efficiency is not high, but you are very satisfied...]
[Because next, you will try to mass-produce alchemy puppets...]
(End of Chapter)