Chapter 235: Return to the Three Thousand Worlds, Sword Control Technique Mastery! (5k, Seeking Monthly Tickets~)
Real World: Su Xing woke up and nodded with satisfaction.
"Fifty thousand Yang Yuan Pills and Refining Viscera Pills... this is more than enough!"
"If there were more, I wouldn't have enough energy to bring them out..."
"And leaving 180,000 pills for the Daxia military should be enough to last them about 25 years... this is the most appropriate!"
Thinking this, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
[Year 5, you continued to diligently cultivate the Heavenly Sword Art, though you made some progress, it's still too far from reaching the Great Completion stage.]
[But your status within the Descent Sect grew higher, and you gained more and more fanatical followers.]
[Three more years passed.]
[Year 8, your cultivation level further improved, getting closer to the Nascent Soul Stage Triple Realm.]
[During this time, you took a trip to the Wanmu Sect ruins, killed Wanmu Zhenren, and obtained hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.]
[However, all your previously accumulated spiritual liquid and spirit stones were depleted, making it increasingly difficult to further enhance your cultivation.]
[Your understanding of the Heavenly Sword Art also hit a minor bottleneck, still quite a distance from the Great Completion stage.]
[Therefore, in addition to comprehending the Heavenly Sword Art, you also started to attempt to grasp the Sword Control Technique.]
[The difficulty of cultivating the Sword Control Technique is significantly lower than the Heavenly Sword Art, and coupled with your increasingly profound understanding of the sword dao over the years, your comprehension of the Sword Control Technique deepened rapidly.]
[With your current speed, flying with your sword, traveling ten thousand miles a day is no longer a problem.]
[Year 9, Luo Shuyin, with your help, is not far from reaching the Legendary Late Stage.]
[And your prestige within the Descent Sect is skyrocketing, with many followers hoping that you would become the new faction leader.]
[You knew the time was ripe, all you needed was an opportunity to replace the leader of the Nature Faction!]
[Year 11, with a little trickery, you eliminated the leader of the Nature Faction and successfully ascended to the position of the new faction leader.]
[Your followers, elders, and even protectors were all very supportive of you, firmly believing that under your leadership, the Descent Sect would achieve even greater glory.]
[Although Dragon Protector harbored some resentment towards you, in the face of the overall trend...]
[Year 12, you issued an order requesting a list of Descent Sect spies infiltrated into other forces.]
[Although this order was a bit strange, no one questioned you.]
[However, the Descent Sect's spies embedded in other forces were difficult to count, and it took you half a year to compile a complete list of these spies and their detailed information.]
Real World: Su Xing's heart skipped a beat, then he silently muttered:
"Activate the immersive simulation function, duration one hour!"
[You have successfully used the immersive... Remaining energy 699,999,000 points.]
The simulator's prompt sounded, and Su Xing appeared in an unfamiliar room.
In Su Xing's hand was a thick stack of lists, containing at least a thousand spy members' names and detailed information.
Just this stack of paper contained hundreds of thousands of words.
Su Xing then quickly scanned through the information, memorizing all the spy members' details.
With Su Xing's current cultivation level, his soul was incredibly strong, memorizing such ordinary text was effortless, almost a glance was enough to remember it.
Only those powerful cultivation techniques and divine abilities from the Immortal Cultivation world were difficult to memorize due to the immense power contained within the text.
But Su Xing could even memorize the Heavenly Sword Art, let alone these hundreds of thousands of ordinary words.
...
Soon, the immersive simulation time ended, and Su Xing returned to the real world.
Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, a complex expression in them.
"I didn't expect the Descent Sect to have planted so many spies in various forces... truly deeply rooted!"
Su Xing took a deep breath, this intelligence was truly earth-shattering!
The information recorded that the Descent Sect had planted a total of 2,300 spies on Blue Star!
Among them, over 1,500 spies were within Daxia's territory.
Including the Daxia military, the Jin Family Business, the Tarot Society... even all the top and first-class business organizations had Descent Sect spies.
"The first spy the Descent Sect planted in the Tarot Society was in July of this year... I already know the spy's information in advance, and I must not allow this person to join!"
"Even in business organizations like the Jin Family Business, the longest-serving spies have been undercover for decades without being discovered... they must have obtained a vast amount of crucial information!"
Pausing for a moment, Su Xing sighed.
"Of course, the most outrageous thing is the Daxia military..."
"The Descent Sect has planted a total of 783 spies within the Daxia military!"
"From the Martial Emperor-level generals guarding the Zhenyao Pass... to ordinary soldiers responsible for logistics and transportation, there are actually Descent Sect spies everywhere!"
Su Xing found it hard to believe.
What truly shattered his worldview was the Martial Emperor-level spy who had been lurking in the Zhenyao Pass for nearly two hundred years!
He had even seen news about this person before!
This Martial Emperor spy, in order to save a Daxia army, ultimately fought a Demon Emperor, suffering severe injuries and nearly dying...
Such a heroic and staunch soldier, if Su Xing wasn't absolutely certain of his information, he would never believe that this person was a spy!
"Tsk tsk... this is really troublesome! The spy network is deeply rooted..."
"For now, the only thing I can do is organize this list and hand it over to Lu Yuanwu, and let him slowly clean up these spies..."
Su Xing rubbed his temples.
Su Xing didn't care much about how to deal with the spies, all he could do was provide the list and let the Daxia military handle it themselves.
"Now that I know about the spies, I'll have to avoid them during future transactions, which should make things safer..."
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[After obtaining this list of spies, you didn't act rashly, because if you revealed it to the Daxia military at this time, the Descent Sect would surely suspect something.]
[So, you continued your daily cultivation as usual.]
[Year 13, your comprehension of the Heavenly Sword Art remained at the Small Completion level.]
[But to your surprise, your comprehension of the Sword Control Technique took another step forward, successfully reaching the Great Completion level!]
[With the Great Completion level Sword Control Technique, you can travel fifteen thousand miles in an hour while flying with your sword! Your speed has greatly increased.]
[Year 14, your cultivation successfully broke through, and you became a Nascent Soul Stage Triple Realm cultivator!]
[After breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage Triple Realm, you didn't slack off, continuing your daily cultivation and striving to comprehend the Heavenly Sword Art.]
[Three more years passed.]
[Year 17, your comprehension of the Heavenly Sword Art hit another bottleneck, progress slowing down.]
[So, you switched to cultivating the Sword Control Technique, hoping to cultivate it to the Mastery level as soon as possible.]
[One day, while cultivating the Sword Control Technique, you entered a state of profound enlightenment.]
[You successfully triggered a chance enlightenment!]
[In the state of enlightenment, your comprehension of the Sword Control Technique rapidly increased...]
[Three days passed in a flash.]
[When you finally regained consciousness, you felt a sense of loss.]
[And then you discovered that your comprehension of the Sword Control Technique had successfully reached the Mastery level!]
[Mastery level Sword Control Technique allows you to fly with your sword for thirty thousand miles in an hour!]
[Traveling 360,000 miles a day is no problem!]
[Moreover, as the quality of your spirit sword improves, and your own cultivation and sword dao comprehension increase, the speed of your sword flight will only become faster!]
Real World: Su Xing saw this with a complex look, sighing softly:
"It's truly the case of diligently planting flowers only to have them fail to bloom, while inadvertently planting willows that end up flourishing!"
Su Xing had painstakingly cultivated the Heavenly Sword Art, hoping to trigger a chance enlightenment, but he failed.
Unexpectedly, while casually practicing the Sword Control Technique, he directly triggered a chance enlightenment and reached the Mastery level!
"What a pity... if the Heavenly Sword Art had reached the Great Completion level, and my cultivation had improved further... defeating a Mahayana Stage cultivator across realms wouldn't be a problem!"
Su Xing shook his head slightly.
"But the Mastery level Sword Control Technique is not bad either, traveling 360,000 miles a day, this speed is enough to reach any place on Blue Star within a day!"
Su Xing was content, triggering an enlightenment was always better than not triggering one.
"However, the possibility of triggering another enlightenment in this simulation is low, I might as well focus on improving my cultivation!"
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[Year 18, you continued to diligently cultivate, your cultivation steadily improving.]
[Year 19, you took a trip to the Beast Taming World's Slaughter Battlefield, spending several months slaughtering all the Legendary beasts and casually killing the Silver-haired Demon Emperor.]
[Year 20, you continued to close yourself off in seclusion, striving to improve your cultivation.]
[Five more years passed.]
[Year 25, during these five years, you spent most of your time in seclusion within the Spirit Field Cave Heaven, rarely returning to Blue Star, only occasionally paying attention to the situation in Zhenyao Pass and the Descent Sect.]
[Although you only relied on spiritual energy for cultivation during these five years, your cultivation still improved, reaching the latter half of the Nascent Soul Stage Triple Realm.]
[You planned to try your best to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage Mid-Stage within the remaining three years, so you continued to choose seclusion.]
Su Xing nodded slightly as he looked at the simulation text.
"Going to the Three Thousand Worlds before the 25th year wouldn't be beneficial, I'd just be imprisoned by the Demon Prison..."
"And the spiritual energy in the Descent Sect's valley is far less abundant than in the Spirit Field Cave Heaven, it's better to cultivate peacefully and go there in the 28th year!"
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[In the days of continuous cultivation and seclusion, two years passed in a flash.]
[Year 27, your cultivation was not far from reaching the Nascent Soul Mid-Stage, and you prepared to attempt a final breakthrough.]
[You took out the millions of drops of spiritual liquid you had accumulated over the years, ready to break through to the Nascent Soul Mid-Stage in one go!]
[Time flew by, half a year passed in a blink...]
[In the latter half of the 27th year, your cultivation finally broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage Quadruple Realm!]
[Congratulations on becoming a Nascent Soul Mid-Stage cultivator!]
[After breaking through to the Nascent Soul Mid-Stage, you knew it was time to leave Blue Star.]
[So, you went to the Immortal Martial Era dungeon, collected three fragments of jade, and successfully entered the Wanmu Sect ruins.]
[You casually killed the living corpse puppets in the tomb passage with a single strike, and preserved their complete bodies.]
[But when you killed Wanmu Zhenren, you were still unable to keep his body intact, Wanmu Zhenren was cut into seven pieces by you, unable to be refined into a living corpse puppet.]
[Afterwards, without hesitation, you released the spirit vein dragon trapped in the formation!]
[The spirit vein dragon escaped, its aura leaked out, quickly attracting the attention of Old Dragon.]
[The battle between you and Old Dragon was imminent!]
[When you were at the Nascent Soul Initial Stage, Old Dragon was already no match for you, let alone now that you are at the Nascent Soul Mid-Stage.]
[You used the same trick again, creating a flaw, and ultimately killed Old Dragon at the cost of a serious injury.]
[Afterwards, you entered the Spirit Field Cave Heaven to heal your injuries.]
[The recovery speed brought by the "Little Strong" talent was astonishing, and in just a month, your injuries were completely healed.]
[So, you took out Old Dragon's transmission jade slip and contacted Blood Three.]
[A month later, Blood Three arrived on Blue Star.]
[You offered the spirit vein dragon and successfully obtained the pass to the Three Thousand Worlds.]
Real World: Su Xing nodded slightly, muttering:
"The last time I went to the Little Qingyun Realm, the items in the Spirit Field Cave Heaven were lost, I could say I was penniless..."
"This time in the simulation, I can't let that happen, I need to find a way to bring some initial funds!"
Su Xing thought this, and began to ponder what would be the most valuable things to bring.
Since storage items and the Spirit Field Cave Heaven couldn't be used, the items Su Xing could bring must be small in size and highly valuable in the Little Qingyun Realm!
After a moment of contemplation, Su Xing decided on what he would bring to the Little Qingyun Realm.
Gathering Spirit Flower seeds... and a few vials of spiritual liquid!
"Based on previous information, the spiritual energy depletion is not just on Blue Star... but the entire Three Thousand Worlds, the spiritual energy has fallen into depletion!"
"However, compared to Blue Star, the spiritual energy in the Little Qingyun Realm is undoubtedly much more abundant, at least enough for cultivators to cultivate."
"In this context, the value of the Gathering Spirit Flower will increase several, even dozens of times!"
Su Xing muttered.
Bringing Gathering Spirit Flowers directly wasn't realistic, after all, they are flowers, and carrying them close to the body during spatial turbulence could easily destroy them.
Therefore, bringing Gathering Spirit Flower seeds, and then spending a few years cultivating them, would be extremely worthwhile!
As for the spiritual liquid, it would be Su Xing's initial funds, not too much, three or five vials would be enough!
"As for the Qingyun Token..."
Su Xing frowned slightly.
Passing through the spatial turbulence, Su Xing would likely fall into a coma, and if the Qingyun Token was discovered by someone from the Descent Sect, Su Xing would be doomed.
"It's not convenient to bring the Qingyun Token for now... or, is there a special way to bring it?"
Su Xing muttered, his gaze fixed on the simulation panel.
[After obtaining the pass, you began to prepare the initial funds you needed to bring to the Three Thousand Worlds.]
[You peeled off Old Dragon's dragon skin and, after much effort, made a small, close-fitting backpack, then put a few vials of spiritual liquid and some pills inside.]
[Then, you used the Ink Ice Sword to cut a small incision in your abdomen, and placed the Qingyun Token and a small bag of Gathering Spirit Flower seeds inside your body.]
[A few days later, the wound healed, and you went to the Slaughter Battlefield.]
[Facing the red moon overhead, you rushed towards the end of the Slaughter Battlefield.]
[Several days later, you reached the end of the Slaughter Battlefield and saw the Slaughter Messenger.]
[You presented the pass and successfully stepped through the gate to the Little Qingyun Realm.]
[You once again entered that strange space, and two choices were presented to you.]
[First, pass through the Descent Sect's white passage; second, pass through the spatial turbulence and reach the other side, the spatial passage leading to an unknown location.]
Real World: Su Xing saw this and sighed softly:
"Spatial turbulence, with my current strength, I'm far from being able to cross it with my physical body... I should visit the Luotian Sect dungeon later and ask what cultivation level is required to cross the spatial turbulence!"
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[You hesitated for a moment, then chose to pass through the Descent Sect's white passage.]
[A terrifying spatial fluctuation came, you persisted for a while... and soon fell into a coma.]
[When you woke up again, you were in a somewhat dilapidated room.]
[Not a single part of your body was pain-free, and your soul had suffered great damage.]
[But your spiritual energy cultivation remained, and there were bandages on your wounds.]
[Compared to before, your situation was undoubtedly much better, it seemed that you had been saved by the Descent Sect.]
[The "Little Strong" talent continuously consumed your physical strength and spiritual energy, rapidly repairing your injuries.]
[You subconsciously wanted to find the healing pills and spiritual liquid you had brought.]
[But your face immediately changed, because the spiritual liquid and healing pills were gone.]
[You quickly sensed the Qingyun Token and Gathering Spirit Flower seeds within your body, fortunately, these two most precious things were still inside you.]
[However, the Qingyun Token must be shown to a Qingyun Sect disciple to verify your identity, so it was not very useful.]
[And the Gathering Spirit Flower seeds also needed you to cultivate them personally.]
Su Xing nodded slightly:
"The Qingyun Token is just a credential... it doesn't have any function like transmitting messages or summoning powerful cultivators."
"To use it, you must first meet a Qingyun Sect cultivator in the Little Qingyun Realm."
"For now, I'll wait until my injuries recover before doing anything else..."
[You rested in the room for two days, and after that, you were barely able to move.]
[You left the room and found yourself in a dilapidated courtyard, and this courtyard was in the Descent Sect's valley.]
[Sure enough, as you had expected, you were saved by the Descent Sect, but your belongings were also stolen.]
[But even so, your situation was much better than the last simulation where you were taken to the Demon Prison.]
[You inquired around the town in the valley and learned that the next Blood Sprout Grand Competition was still half a year away.]
[You planned to take advantage of this time to accumulate some initial resources and obtain some useful information.]
[After half a month, your injuries had recovered considerably, and you had regained the combat power of a Return to Void Stage cultivator.]
[So, you found a brothel and became a bodyguard there.]
[Life in the brothel was very leisurely, apart from beating up some clueless freeloaders, you could spend most of your time listening to music in a relaxed manner.]
[The only thing that dissatisfied you was that the monthly salary in the brothel was too low, the few hundred spirit stones weren't enough for you to cultivate the Gathering Spirit Flowers.]
[So, in addition to guarding the brothel, you would occasionally rob freeloaders to make some extra money.]
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 236: Su Xing's Net Worth of 1 Billion Spirit Stones? The Astoundingly Valuable Gathering Spirit Flower! (8000 words, Seeking Monthly Tickets~)
Real World: Su Xing saw this and sighed with a face palm.
"Damn it, these people are so poor they're freeloading... and I still have to rob them?"
"Sigh, but if I want to accumulate initial funds, this is the only way... after the first Blood Sprout Grand Competition, I should be much wealthier!"
Within the valley, these heretical cultivators all obeyed the Descent Sect, and naturally wouldn't dare to kill and steal treasures on a daily basis.
However, during the Blood Sprout Grand Competition, as long as they killed other cultivators, the spoils would all belong to Su Xing!
He would be able to accumulate sufficient wealth by then...
"Besides, I should also inquire about whether the cultivators in this valley have any good items for trade..."
Su Xing muttered.
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[You worked as a bodyguard in the brothel for three months, and during those three months, your injuries fully recovered.]
[At the same time, by seizing the treasures of freeloaders, you accumulated a batch of initial assets.]
[However, you were always cautious, never robbing those whose cultivation exceeded the Return to Void Stage, or those with connections and influence.]
[Over a few months, you also accumulated quite a few Blood Spirit Stones, Blood Spirit Liquid, as well as some medicinal herbs and magic treasures.]
[You exchanged all these items through the valley's black market for resources that were useful to you.]
[You discovered that one Low-grade Spirit Stone, under the same amount of spiritual energy, could be exchanged for two Blood Spirit Stones.]
[Although it was a small loss, you still exchanged the resources you had seized for some medicinal herbs, a well-made alchemy furnace, several thousand spirit stones, and a small vial of spiritual liquid.]
[In addition, you also purchased a High-grade magic treasure spirit sword. Although this kind of magic treasure wasn't as handy as the Ink Ice Sword, for a sword cultivator like you, having a sword and not having one made a huge difference in strength.]
[At this time, there were less than three months left before the Blood Sprout Grand Competition, and you spent some spirit stones to buy a relatively secluded house in the valley.]
[You took out the Gathering Spirit Flower seeds and the Qingyun Token hidden within your body.]
[But now was not the time to plant the Gathering Spirit Flowers, because they require daily care, and three months later, you would be participating in the Blood Sprout Grand Competition, and you wouldn't be able to take care of them then.]
[You planned to cultivate the Gathering Spirit Flower seeds peacefully after the next Blood Sprout Grand Competition.]
[During this time, you spent some spirit stones to buy some array-forming materials in the valley.]
[You set up a basic composite Maze Formation, Concealment Formation, and a basic composite Slaughter Formation in your courtyard.]
[With these three formations, cultivators below the Return to Void Stage would be unable to enter the courtyard.]
[Even Return to Void Stage cultivators would find it difficult to see through the arrangements within the courtyard.]
[After setting up the formations, you started to gather information in the valley and went to taverns and other places to inquire about the famous heretical cultivators in the valley.]
[Soon, three months passed, and it was the eve of the Blood Sprout Grand Competition.]
[You compiled the intelligence gathered over these three months into a book and quietly waited for the Blood Sprout Grand Competition to begin.]
Real World: Su Xing saw this and his heart stirred, silently muttering:
"Activate the immersive simulation... duration 2 hours!"
[You have successfully used the immersive... Remaining energy 699,790,000 points.]
The prompt sounded, and Su Xing's vision changed, appearing in the courtyard within the simulator.
At this moment, Su Xing had a thick stack of intelligence in his hand.
This intelligence included information about the Little Qingyun Realm, as well as information about some powerful cultivators in the valley, and precious treasures.
Su Xing picked up the intelligence and memorized it at a glance.
...
Soon, the immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to the real world.
Recalling the intelligence he had read, a look of surprise flashed in Su Xing's eyes.
"So that's how it is, in the Little Qingyun Realm, it's not like immortals are everywhere and Mahayana cultivators are as common as dogs..."
According to the intelligence, the overall combat power of the Little Qingyun Realm was indeed much higher than Blue Star.
The Little Qingyun Realm was considered a top-tier Small Thousand World, and the number of powerful cultivators within it was comparable to some Medium Thousand Worlds.
In comparison, Blue Star was only a weak Small Thousand World, with very few powerful cultivators, and it rarely produced Immortal Realm cultivators in tens of thousands of years.
The strength of cultivators in the Little Qingyun Realm was roughly as follows:
In the Little Qingyun Realm, the Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation Stages were the backbone of the fighting force.
While the Nascent Soul and Mahayana Stage cultivators were already considered extraordinarily powerful individuals.
As for the higher-level Transcending Tribulation and Loose Immortal cultivators, they were already considered top-tier combat power.
However, there was a huge gap between cultivators in the Little Qingyun Realm!
That was becoming an Immortal!
Here, becoming an Immortal didn't refer to the Loose Immortal level, but to the true orthodox Immortals who had transcended the tribulation, passed the heart-testing trials, and comprehended the Dao!
And Immortals also had different strengths, newly-formed Immortals were divided into Heaven, Earth, and Human Immortals!
Among them, Heaven Immortal was the strongest, and Human Immortal the weakest.
Above Heaven Immortal was True Immortal!
Reaching the True Immortal level meant that one was already a powerful figure who could dominate a region within the Three Thousand Worlds!
Even within the Qingyun Sect, True Immortals could be sect masters or Grand Elders.
"However, such powerful individuals generally stay out of the world, in the Little Qingyun Realm, Mahayana and Transcending Tribulation Stage cultivators could basically do whatever they wanted..."
Su Xing nodded slightly.
"Besides that, there are the powerful cultivators and rare treasures in the valley..."
Due to the Blood Sprout Grand Competition mechanism, the cultivators in the valley basically changed every three years.
But there were also dozens of cultivators who managed to survive the Blood Sprout Grand Competition but couldn't become true Blood Sprouts.
These "old hands" were often at the top of the valley's power structure, and after one or two Blood Sprout Grand Competitions, they had accumulated a lot of treasures.
And their strength ranged from the Return to Void Stage Perfection to the Nascent Soul Stage Perfection.
Su Xing's goal was to exchange cultivation resources beneficial to him from these old hands!
Su Xing rubbed his temples and muttered:
"Based on the information I've gathered so far, there are indeed some items I need..."
"Such as the spiritual liquid and magic treasures they have... and three pill recipes!"
"Marrow Washing Pill, Spirit Awakening Pill, and... Nine Transformations Pill!"
Su Xing's heart was slightly excited.
The Marrow Washing Pill was a common pill in the Immortal Cultivation world that could enhance the aptitude of ordinary people.
Su Xing's Blazing Fire Alchemy Technique didn't have this pill recipe recorded.
However, if this pill could be refined, it could greatly enhance the cultivation potential of the human race on Blue Star.
Taking a Marrow Washing Pill could easily allow a professional with a potential up to the Gold level to further increase their potential to the Master level.
"As for the Spirit Awakening Pill, this is a pill recipe that will be very useful to me!"
Su Xing was slightly excited, the Spirit Awakening Pill could significantly enhance a person's comprehension in a short period of time!
Of course, the effect of enhancing comprehension wasn't as outrageous as the Enlightenment Pill, it couldn't achieve enlightenment.
But it could allow a cultivator to have dozens of times their usual comprehension for a month!
The only problem was that a person could only take one in their lifetime.
"This Spirit Awakening Pill, a person can only take one in their lifetime... but I have the simulator, and I can take it repeatedly in each simulation!"
"That means that in each simulation, I can take a Spirit Awakening Pill!"
"I just wonder if the effect of the Spirit Awakening Pill can be combined with the Great Wisdom talent?"
A hint of excitement flashed in Su Xing's eyes.
If it could be combined, dozens of times the comprehension multiplied by three would be about 120 times the comprehension!
Maintaining it for a month would be equivalent to ten years of comprehension... almost the effect of a chance enlightenment!
"Tsk tsk, I must get this Spirit Awakening Pill recipe! After that, comprehending divine abilities and the essence of the Dao will become much easier!"
A firm look appeared in Su Xing's eyes.
As for the last pill, it was called the Nine Transformations Pill!
The effect of the Nine Transformations Pill was simple and brutal!
Body cultivators below the Transcending Tribulation Stage could take it to directly increase their body refinement level by one!
For example, a Primordial Origin Stage Triple Realm cultivator could take it to directly reach the Primordial Origin Stage Quadruple Realm!
And a Body Refinement Great Completion Stage First Realm cultivator could also directly increase to the Great Completion Stage Second Realm.
The Nine Transformations Pill could only be taken once in a person's lifetime, and it could not be used when breaking through a major realm.
However, even so, as long as Su Xing could obtain the Nine Transformations Pill recipe, he could completely break through one more realm in each simulation!
"These three pill recipes are all incredibly important to me! I must obtain them in this simulation!"
Su Xing muttered, his gaze fixed on the simulation panel.
[A few days later, the Blood Sprout Grand Competition was held as scheduled!]
[With the experience from last time, you didn't aim to become a Blood Sprout in this Blood Sprout Grand Competition, you just wanted to survive to the end.]
[So, under the leadership of Blood Twenty-three, you quickly entered that world.]
[Before the Blood Sprout Grand Competition began, you looked around at the surrounding cultivators, searching for targets to attack later.]
[After the Blood Sprout Grand Competition began, you immediately took action, and with your sword, you quickly killed dozens of Return to Void Stage cultivators.]
[Then, you seized all their storage pouches and left the initial battle area.]
[Over the next three days, you occasionally attacked some lone heretical cultivators.]
[But you were very cautious, and you didn't provoke any cultivators whose strength exceeded the Nascent Soul Stage.]
[Even so, in three days, you accumulated a considerable amount of wealth, with a total value close to one million Low-grade Spirit Stones!]
[In three days, you killed over 300 cultivators, which was still a long way from reaching the Blood Sprout level, and you were able to ensure that you didn't attract too much attention.]
[After three days, the Blood Sprout Grand Competition ended, and you became a Blood Sprout candidate as planned.]
[To your surprise, there was also a very good reward for Blood Sprout candidates to claim.]
[100,000 Blood Spirit Stones, 100,000 drops of Blood Spirit Liquid... and a pill to help break through a bottleneck!]
[You unceremoniously took all three rewards and returned to your mansion in the valley.]
[With the resources you had, you could completely mature the Gathering Spirit Flowers within the next three years, and then you could exchange them for more valuable items!]
Su Xing nodded slightly and muttered:
"Gathering Spirit Flowers are definitely precious in the Little Qingyun Realm, but I don't know how precious they are exactly?"
"After the Gathering Spirit Flowers mature, I can sell them and exchange them for the resources I need!"
Pausing for a moment, Su Xing pondered:
"After three Blood Sprout Grand Competitions, I'll have to challenge the Blood Sprout... my secret will definitely be discovered then, and I'll probably die again..."
"But before that, I still have six years to simulate, which is enough for me to obtain resources and information!"
Su Xing was quite satisfied with this.
Blue Star was probably destroyed by now.
And even though Su Xing had only arrived in the Little Qingyun Realm from Blue Star and could only stay in this valley, it had extended his simulation time by seven years.
The only pity was that without a personal cave heaven, Su Xing's cultivation speed was much slower.
However, using this time to understand the Little Qingyun Realm was undoubtedly a better choice.
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[Year 30, after the Blood Sprout Grand Competition, the originally bustling valley town became eerily quiet.]
[After a grand competition, only dozens of people remained in the valley, and these people were all powerful Blood Sprout candidates.]
[Soon, you discovered that new people were brought into the valley every month, and they were all cultivators who came to participate in the next Blood Sprout Grand Competition.]
[In just a few months, hundreds of people had poured in.]
[But among these people, probably less than one percent would survive until the next grand competition.]
[All this was none of your concern, you simply stayed peacefully in your mansion cultivating the Gathering Spirit Flowers.]
[Two years passed in a flash...]
[Year 32, under your careful cultivation, over 100 seeds had matured and grown into mature Gathering Spirit Flowers.]
[So, you took these Gathering Spirit Flowers and prepared to exchange them for the pill recipes you had long desired.]
[You quickly found the owner of the pill recipes, a well-known figure in the valley's black market, Song Four, a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator!]
[Over the past three years, you had interacted with Song Four quite a bit, and you had exchanged your spiritual liquid, that magic treasure, and the intelligence you had gathered from Song Four.]
[Song Four's origins were mysterious, seemingly different from ordinary heretical cultivators. He had entered the valley three years before you and was a Blood Sprout candidate who had survived two Blood Sprout Grand Competitions.]
[Passing through a secluded alley, you soon saw Song Four dozing and sunbathing in the courtyard.]
[Song Four had a kind smile on his face and got up to greet you from afar.]
[You didn't exchange pleasantries, but asked him about the prices of the three pill recipes: the Marrow Washing Pill, the Spirit Awakening Pill, and the Nine Transformations Pill.]
[Song Four didn't hesitate and directly quoted the prices of the three pill recipes.]
[The Marrow Washing Pill recipe was priced at 1,000 spirit stones, the Spirit Awakening Pill recipe was priced at 1 million spirit stones, and the Nine Transformations Pill recipe was priced at 3 million spirit stones!]
[After hearing the price, you nodded slightly. You had expected the prices of the Marrow Washing Pill and Spirit Awakening Pill recipes, but the price of the Nine Transformations Pill recipe seemed a bit too low.]
[You asked him why the price of the Nine Transformations Pill was so low.]
[Song Four chuckled and said that the pill ingredients were precious, and even if one obtained the recipe, it would be difficult to refine it.]
[You remained silent, then took out a Gathering Spirit Flower and asked him how much he would pay for it.]
[After seeing the Gathering Spirit Flower, Song Four almost lost his balance, falling off his chair.]
[He hurriedly asked how you had obtained this thing.]
[You chuckled and didn't answer.]
[Seeing this, Song Four carefully examined you for a moment, and finally quoted a price: 50,000 Low-grade Spirit Stones per flower, and he would take as many as you had!]
Real World: Su Xing was completely stunned after seeing this number.
"How much? 50,000 Low-grade Spirit Stones for one Gathering Spirit Flower!?"
Su Xing's eyes widened, he knew that the Gathering Spirit Flower was expensive, but he didn't expect it to be this expensive!
Su Xing currently had tens of thousands of Gathering Spirit Flowers in his Spirit Field Cave Heaven!
This meant... Su Xing's net worth had directly exceeded 500 million spirit stones!?
500 million spirit stones, let alone cultivators, even Immortals would be envious and desperate for them!
Su Xing took a deep breath and muttered:
"I didn't expect that in the end times, in an era of depleted spiritual energy, Gathering Spirit Flowers would be so precious?"
"No wonder... when Old Zong saw the Gathering Spirit Flower, he showed such a greedy expression..."
But upon closer thought.
One Gathering Spirit Flower was equivalent to having access to near-infinite spiritual energy!
As long as the Gathering Spirit Flower continued to exist, it could continuously generate spiritual energy... perhaps after a few thousand years, the spiritual energy produced by one Gathering Spirit Flower would exceed 50,000 spirit stones?
Moreover, spirit stones would eventually run out.
But the Gathering Spirit Flower could exist forever, it wouldn't wither.
If a powerful cultivator wanted to improve the grade of their Cave Heaven Paradise, transplanting a Gathering Spirit Flower would undoubtedly be the best choice!
Thinking about it this way, the price of the Gathering Spirit Flower being so high didn't seem strange...
"Tsk tsk, it seems that in the next simulation, I can bring more Gathering Spirit Flowers with me!"
Su Xing was a little excited, just by relying on these Gathering Spirit Flowers, he could obtain countless cultivation resources that would be useful to him!
Su Xing's heart stirred, and he silently muttered:
"Activate the immersive simulation... duration 24 hours!"
[You have successfully used the immersive... Remaining energy 697,390,000 points.]
Su Xing's vision changed, and he appeared in an unfamiliar courtyard.
And before Su Xing was a fair-skinned, smiling, plump middle-aged man who looked like a wealthy businessman.
"Hehe, little brother, have you thought it over? My price is quite fair, wouldn't you agree?"
After hearing this, Su Xing's heart was filled with joy, but he remained calm on the surface, remaining silent.
Su Xing's silence made Song Four a little uneasy, so he quickly brewed some tea and began to talk to Su Xing incessantly:
"Brother, my price really isn't a rip-off! Gathering Spirit Flowers are indeed extremely precious and are now almost extinct, but one Gathering Spirit Flower has limited use..."
"And although these Gathering Spirit Flowers can be auctioned for 100,000 spirit stones in the outside world, in this valley, everyone is a desperate person, and they could die at any time in the next Blood Sprout Grand Competition. It's better to exchange the Gathering Spirit Flowers for useful resources, perhaps you can improve your strength and have a chance to become a Blood Sprout!"
Su Xing's heart was filled with joy again after hearing this, he didn't expect the Gathering Spirit Flowers to be even more expensive in the outside world!
One could actually be sold for 100,000 spirit stones at auction!?
"But... from Song Four's tone, it seems like he really needs the Gathering Spirit Flower? Strange, according to what he said, the Gathering Spirit Flower shouldn't be that useful to him, should it?"
Su Xing's heart stirred, and he asked:
"Hehe, Brother Song, according to what you said, the Gathering Spirit Flower shouldn't be that useful to you either, why do you need it so much?"
After hearing Su Xing's question, Song Four immediately shut his mouth and stopped talking.
Seeing his reaction, Su Xing became even more certain that Song Four had a big secret!
So, Su Xing slowly said:
"Brother Song, to be honest... I have quite a few more of these Gathering Spirit Flowers..."
"As long as you're willing to reveal a little bit, I'll give you this Gathering Spirit Flower directly! And I'll give you a big business deal!"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Song Four took the Gathering Spirit Flower, hesitated for a moment, and then said:
"Hehe, to be honest, brother... I came to this valley not just to participate in the Blood Sprout Grand Competition, but also to do business..."
Su Xing frowned slightly after hearing Song Four's words, do business?
But participating in the Blood Sprout Grand Competition was a matter of life and death, how could one do business at the same time?
Song Four explained in detail.
"Brother, look at this valley, the cultivators are all desperately trying to grab the Blood Sprout spot... and once you enter this valley, you can't leave, which has created a huge price difference between the resources needed by the cultivators in the valley and the outside world... isn't that a profitable business?"
Su Xing nodded slightly after hearing Song Four's words.
Indeed, most of the cultivators in the valley weren't as penniless as Su Xing when they entered.
Many people entered the valley with all their belongings!
And the cultivators who entered the valley all had high cultivation levels, mostly Divine Transformation and Return to Void Stage cultivators...
Healing pills and magic treasures were particularly precious in the valley, and if handled properly.
Selling the treasures in the valley to the Little Qingyun Realm and then transporting suitable treasures from the outside world to the valley would surely make a huge profit.
Thinking of this, Su Xing's eyes lit up.
"Wait a minute... this means that Song Four has a channel connecting the inside and outside of the valley!"
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at Song Four in front of him and asked:
"Song Four, are you so confident that you can survive the Blood Sprout Grand Competition and become a Blood Sprout? Otherwise, it wouldn't be worth risking your life for business..."
After hearing Su Xing's words, Song Four chuckled and said:
"I naturally have my own channels... and after the next Blood Sprout Grand Competition, I'll be gone, so if you have anything you want to trade, you have to hurry up... when the next person takes over, they might not offer such a good price..."
Su Xing's heart stirred, and he handed over three more Gathering Spirit Flowers, saying:
"Brother Song, what exactly are your channels, tell me about them."
Seeing that Su Xing was so generous and had actually given him three more Gathering Spirit Flowers.
Song Four took the three Gathering Spirit Flowers without showing any emotion, looked around, made sure no one was watching, and then said:
"Hehe, little brother... I don't consider you an outsider..."
"To be honest, as long as it's something that exists in the Little Qingyun Realm, and it's not too precious, Brother Song can get it for you!"
"As for the channel, just know that I'm backed by a Blood Character adult with a code name!"
Su Xing was shocked after hearing this.
The so-called Blood Character adult with a code name referred to people like Blood Twenty-three and Blood Nineteen... individuals with numbers.
These people were the true core of the Descent Sect, powerful figures who could kill Su Xing with a single breath...
Generally speaking, cultivators who became Blood Sprouts through the Blood Sprout Grand Competition would be Mahayana Stage cultivators!
And after becoming a Blood Sprout, one would have to perform exceptionally well, transcend the tribulation, and become a true Immortal to have a code name within the Descent Sect!
This meant that even Loose Immortals wouldn't qualify!
Blood Character cadres were at least Human Immortal level cultivators!
Su Xing's heart stirred, and he tentatively asked:
"Could it be that Blood Nineteen adult?"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Song Four shook his head and said:
"Hehe, little brother, you're joking... such a powerful figure wouldn't care about such trivial matters."
"The adult above me has a later Blood Character number, but he's also a powerful figure at the peak of the Human Immortal realm!"
After hearing this, Su Xing gained a better understanding of the Descent Sect's internal strength.
From Song Four's tone, Blood Nineteen's strength should be far beyond the Human Immortal realm!
Was he an Earth Immortal... a Heaven Immortal, or an even stronger cultivator?
Su Xing didn't know.
Seeing that Song Four wasn't going to say any more, Su Xing took out 80 mature Gathering Spirit Flowers and handed them over, then said:
"Give me those three pill recipes..."
Seeing Su Xing so "generous" and handing over 80 Gathering Spirit Flowers, Song Four's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
A look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he asked:
"Little brother, have you discovered the ruins of an ancient powerful cultivator?"
"How many Gathering Spirit Flowers do you have? I'll take as many as you have! I'll give you 60,000 spirit stones per flower!"
Su Xing shook his head after hearing this and said:
"No more, just these... if I had more, I wouldn't hide it from you, after all, exchanging them for treasures to improve my cultivation and survive is the most important thing!"
After hearing this, Song Four's eyes twinkled, thinking that what Su Xing said was indeed reasonable.
Even if he had tens of thousands of Gathering Spirit Flowers, if he didn't convert them into cultivation, he wouldn't be able to survive the next Blood Sprout Grand Competition, so it wouldn't matter!
So, Song Four carefully took the Gathering Spirit Flowers and handed over the three pill recipes.
Su Xing took the pill recipes, confirmed that they were correct, and then put them away.
Before leaving, Su Xing suddenly asked:
"Brother Song, do you have any channels... that can send people from the valley to the outside world?"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Song Four's face changed slightly, and he forced a smile, saying:
"Hehe, little brother, you're joking... those who enter this valley are here to participate in the Blood Sprout Grand Competition... my little tricks can't possibly send people out."
Su Xing nodded after hearing this, didn't say anything more, and turned to go back to his courtyard.
Back in his residence, Su Xing checked his surroundings with his spiritual sense, made sure no one was secretly observing him, and then muttered:
"Judging from Song Four's reaction... this guy probably has a channel to allow cultivators from the valley to leave!"
Su Xing thought this in his heart.
"However, the price of sending people out is probably very high... even Song Four isn't willing to reveal it..."
Su Xing shook his head slightly, he had brought too few Gathering Spirit Flower seeds this time.
In the next simulation, Su Xing would bring a few hundred Gathering Spirit Flower seeds, and then he would probably be able to escape to the Little Qingyun Realm!
Su Xing didn't regret it, but took out the three pill recipes and began to memorize them.
...
Soon, the immersive simulation time ended, and Su Xing returned to the real world.
In the real world, a look of surprise flashed in Su Xing's eyes.
"So that's how it is, no wonder the Nine Transformations Pill recipe was so cheap, it actually requires that ingredient..."
The corner of Su Xing's mouth curled up slightly.
The most important ingredient for the Nine Transformations Pill was called Dragon Pearl!
Dragon Pearl, or the demon core of dragon-type creatures!
A Jiao Dragon's demon core would work, and a True Dragon's demon core would work too!
But the higher the quality of the Dragon Pearl, the better the effect of the Nine Transformations Pill.
If one could use a demon core with True Dragon bloodline to refine the Nine Transformations Pill, it could even allow Mahayana Stage cultivators to easily break through to the next realm!
"This is really... too coincidental!"
Su Xing smiled.
Dragon-type creatures were extremely rare in the Three Thousand Worlds.
Because most dragons lived in specific seas and large worlds, rarely appearing in the mundane world.
But Su Xing was lucky!
Old Dragon was a dragon-type creature with True Dragon bloodline!
As long as Su Xing killed Old Dragon in each simulation and took out his Dragon Pearl to refine it into the Nine Transformations Pill, it would be equivalent to getting a free body refinement realm breakthrough, why not do it?
"Hehe... this Old Dragon is truly a treasure trove!"
Su Xing chuckled.
Among the three pill recipes, the Nine Transformations Pill had the most difficult-to-obtain ingredients, mainly the Dragon Pearl, which was hard to get, but the other ingredients were all available in Su Xing's Spirit Field Cave Heaven.
As for the Spirit Awakening Pill, it required a spiritual herb called Spirit Awakening Flower as the main ingredient.
Among the seeds left by Qingyunzi, there just happened to be Spirit Awakening Flower seeds, and as long as Su Xing cultivated them, he could refine the Spirit Awakening Pill.
Using the Spirit Awakening Pill was equivalent to having an extra ten years of comprehension in each simulation, which was a huge advantage!
As for the Marrow Washing Pill, it was even easier to refine.
The required materials weren't precious, and Su Xing could completely refine them and then sell them to the Daxia military, earning energy while also improving the Daxia military's strength, a win-win situation!
"This simulation has been a huge success!"
"There are still over three years left, and it's satisfying to be able to obtain some more information in a routine manner..."
Su Xing thought this, his gaze fixed on the simulation panel.
[After the transaction with Song Four, your life returned to peace.]
[Soon, another Blood Sprout Grand Competition was held.]
[In this Blood Sprout Grand Competition, you remained cautious, only surviving until the end of the competition and killing a few dozen Return to Void Stage cultivators.]
[After receiving the rewards from this competition, you returned to the valley.]
[In this competition, Song Four performed exceptionally well, achieving the Blood Sprout spot with his Nascent Soul Stage Perfection strength.]
[You took out the breakthrough pills you had obtained from the two previous competitions, which were one of the biggest temptations for cultivators!]
[This pill was called the Profound Ancient Pill! It could help cultivators below the Nascent Soul Stage break through bottlenecks!]
[A Divine Transformation Stage Triple Realm cultivator could take one to quickly break through the bottleneck and reach the Divine Transformation Stage Quadruple Realm!]
[You took out two Profound Ancient Pills and carefully sniffed them, discovering that although these pills had the effect of breaking through minor realms, they seemed to have the side effect of reducing lifespan. If taken consecutively, they could even damage one's potential!]
[You felt a little regretful, if you could get a higher-level breakthrough pill, it might be able to help you break through your realm.]
[As for the reduction in lifespan, you weren't worried at all, because when the simulator brought out your cultivation, it would only bring out the pure cultivation feedback, without any side effects.]
[After thinking it over, you took the treasures you had seized from this competition, as well as the two pills, to find Song Five.]
[Song Five was the successor to Song Four as the trader, he claimed to be Song Four's younger brother, and immediately took over Song Four's network of contacts.]
[This made you even more certain that the Song family must have deep roots in the valley, and that they were also backed by that powerful figure!]
[But the bigger the Song family's influence, the better for you, because you wanted to use their connections to see if you could leave the valley!]
[So, one day, you found Song Five and subtly asked him if there was a way to leave the valley!]
[Unexpectedly, after hearing your question, Song Five held up a finger and stated directly.]
[For 10 million spirit stones, he could help you leave the valley without anyone noticing, but you would need to return before the next Blood Sprout Grand Competition...]
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Chapter 237: A Deal with General Lu, Aiming for the Refinement Body Profound Origin Realm! (6k Update, Please Vote for Monthly Ticket~)
In the real world, Su Xing's eyes lit up.
"Sure enough, these Song brothers really have a way to leave the valley!"
"Is it through that big shot with the blood-colored number?"
"They can't leave for more than three years, and they need to come back before the next Blood Sprout Competition?"
Su Xing's face showed a hint of disdain.
Leaving the valley meant entering the Xiao Qingyun Realm!
At that time, Su Xing would contact the people of Qingyun Sect and directly enter the Qingyun Realm. There's no way he would come back to participate in the Blood Sprout Competition!
"However, this ten million spirit stones... the price is indeed too high. It should be protection money for that big shot behind the scenes, right?"
Su Xing thought to himself.
Since Gathering Spirit Flowers were so valuable, Su Xing only needed to spend 200 Gathering Spirit Flowers to successfully sneak into the Xiao Qingyun Realm. For Su Xing, this cost was completely acceptable.
Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[After hearing Song Lao Wu's words, you remained silent, only exchanging some more intelligence before leaving, as if nothing had happened. ]
[You don't have that many spirit stones on hand for now. Perhaps you can try it in later simulations. ]
[In the following three years, you spent every day cultivating in the valley, improving your strength. ]
[But your cultivation still stagnated at the Integration Stage Fourth Realm, and you didn't make any further breakthroughs. ]
[In the 35th year, the new Blood Sprout Competition officially began!]
[This was already your third Blood Sprout Competition. Knowing that you couldn't avoid it, you no longer concealed your strength and obtained a Blood Sprout quota. ]
[After becoming a Blood Sprout, Blood Twenty-Three appeared and brought the ten Blood Sprouts, including you, to the main city where the evil cultivators gathered. ]
[In the luxurious restaurant, you looked at the mountain delicacies and seafood in front of you, feeling as if you were eating your last meal. ]
[Soon, your aptitude and age were detected. ]
[As expected, you were taken into custody by Blood Twenty-Three. ]
[A few days later, Blood Three and Blood Nine appeared and performed soul searching on you... ]
[They didn't get any useful information from your memory, but your soul was annihilated under the soul search... ]
[You died!]
[Talent "Unwilling to Die" activated!]
[Through lip reading, you heard the conversation between Blood Three and Blood Nine. The content was almost the same as before. ]
[But Blood Nine added one more sentence: "This kid once took out nearly a hundred Gathering Spirit Flowers! With so many Gathering Spirit Flowers, maybe he really inherited Luo Tian's legacy!"]
[Ding, the simulation is over!]
In the real world, Su Xing looked at the simulation text in front of him and frowned slightly.
"Luo Tian's legacy... Gathering Spirit Flowers?"
Su Xing suddenly thought of the Luo Tian Sect's back mountain in the Luo Tian Conference instance, where there were Gathering Spirit Flowers everywhere.
According to Shen Nong You Tian's description, there were a total of 129,600 Gathering Spirit Flowers in the back mountain of Luo Tian Sect, which corresponded to the number of a primordial cycle!
"Sure enough, this Luo Tian refers to Luo Tian Sect!"
"But... what exactly does the legacy of Luo Tian Sect refer to?"
Su Xing still knew too little.
Or rather, with Su Xing's current cultivation and strength, he was unable to touch this level yet.
"The top priority now is to improve my cultivation! With sufficient cultivation and strength... maybe I can also compete for this Luo Tian legacy!"
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the reward list of this simulation.
[Hua Tuo Reborn]: Purple talent, price 1 million energy points.
[Twenty Years of Alchemy Experience]: After exchange, existing alchemy comprehension will slightly increase, price 2 million energy.
[Integration Stage Fourth Realm Cultivation]: Integration Stage mid-level cultivator, sensing the embryonic form of the Dao, comprehending the power of origin... price 1.5 billion energy.
[20,000 Yang Yuan Pills, 30,000 Refining Viscera Pills]: Third-grade pills that can enhance the spiritual energy and cultivation of Golden Core and Refining Viscera realm cultivators. Crafted by Alchemy Master Su Xing, price 500 million energy.
[Sword Control Technique (Perfection)]: Evasion skill Sword Control Technique. The speed of sword control depends on the quality of the spirit sword and the strength of the sword cultivator. It can be used to take the enemy's head from a thousand miles away, or to roam freely with the sword, covering thousands of miles in an instant. Price 300 million energy.
Su Xing glanced at the simulation rewards and then at his remaining energy, which was slightly less than 700 million.
"Sigh, it seems I can't bring out the Integration Stage Fourth Realm cultivation... energy is tight!"
Su Xing sighed. Even with the energy from this week's goods, it wouldn't be enough for 1.5 billion.
Moreover, Su Xing still had a goal, which was to trade Yang Yuan Pills with the Daxia military to obtain more energy!
"Tsk tsk, 50,000 pills, worth 500 million energy... reselling them would bring in 10 billion energy!"
"This is a direct 20-fold profit! It's ridiculously profitable!"
Su Xing thought for a moment. Extracting the pills and Sword Control Technique in this simulation was clearly the most cost-effective choice, especially since he had a moment of epiphany with the Sword Control Technique. No matter how you looked at it, it was a good deal.
"I can exchange the pills first and save the Sword Control Technique for after the next delivery. That should be enough to exchange it then..."
Su Xing thought so and then silently said:
"Exchange Yang Yuan Pills and Refining Viscera Pills..."
[Ding, you have successfully exchanged 20,000 Yang Yuan Pills and 30,000 Refining Viscera Pills. Remaining energy: 197,390,000.]
As the simulation prompt sounded, a huge wooden box appeared before Su Xing.
Opening the box, he saw bottles and bottles of pills inside.
A total of 2,000 bottles of Yang Yuan Pills and 3,000 bottles of Refining Viscera Pills, with ten pills in each bottle.
These pills were all personally refined by Su Xing in the simulation, with a near 50% chance of being top-grade!
"Tsk tsk, with these pills, it's enough to trade with Lu Yuanwu..."
After exchanging the pills, Su Xing didn't hesitate and immediately began to disguise and conceal his aura, and also shielded his heavenly secrets.
As night fell, Su Xing's figure appeared in the Daxia Military District of Kyoto City.
"Tsk tsk, as expected of the Daxia Military District... it's truly full of experts!"
Su Xing secretly sighed. In his spiritual sense, there were at least a dozen Martial Emperor-level powerhouses stationed in the military district, as well as many King-level professionals.
Su Xing's spiritual sense swept through the military district and didn't find any aura of a Legendary powerhouse.
"It seems that Legendary powerhouses don't easily leave the Demon Suppression Pass..."
Su Xing muttered, and soon captured Lu Yuanwu's aura in a room in the military district.
It was late at night, and Lu Yuanwu seemed to still be dealing with some matters.
Su Xing set up a concealment formation on himself and, like a ghost, entered the room and appeared behind Lu Yuanwu.
Then, Su Xing directly unleashed a wave of spiritual sense attack, knocking Lu Yuanwu unconscious.
Without alarming anyone, Su Xing took the unconscious Lu Yuanwu away from the Daxia Military District and to a mountain 800 miles outside Kyoto City.
"Good, no one noticed me..."
Su Xing thought up his words and, after confirming that he had no flaws, woke up the unconscious Lu Yuanwu.
Lu Yuanwu opened his eyes in a daze, and then his military instincts kicked in, making him instantly sober. He assumed a fighting stance and cautiously looked at Su Xing in front of him.
"Who are you? Where is this? What are you doing bringing me here?"
Sweat dripped from Lu Yuanwu's forehead as he asked Su Xing vigilantly.
Su Xing, however, looked at Lu Yuanwu with interest and said:
"Who I am is not important... what matters is that I have what you need... or rather, what all of humanity needs!"
After hearing this, Lu Yuanwu sneered:
"Heh, what a big mouth... are you one of those scum from the Descending Sect?"
Lu Yuanwu drew his weapon, seeming to want to resist.
But Su Xing simply used a little magic to restrain Lu Yuanwu, making him unable to move.
Seeing this, Lu Yuanwu was shocked, finding Su Xing's strength unbelievable.
Lu Yuanwu was an old-fashioned Martial Emperor-level powerhouse who had reached the peak of the Martial Emperor realm for many years.
Even Legendary-level powerhouses probably couldn't easily capture him and render him unable to resist.
"So, the person in front of me is a Great Emperor-level powerhouse!?"
Lu Yuanwu's pupils constricted, his heart filled with immense shock.
You must know that the entire Daxia Kingdom currently only had one Great Emperor-level powerhouse in the Demon Suppression Pass, guarding the pass for a thousand years without moving, a true pillar of the nation.
But here... he had actually encountered a Great Emperor-level powerhouse!?
Lu Yuanwu instantly understood that if the person in front of him wanted to harm him, he wouldn't have any power to resist at all.
So, Lu Yuanwu quickly changed his tone and asked:
"I wonder, senior, what is the purpose of seeking me out? And what is this thing that you say humanity needs?"
Su Xing found Lu Yuanwu's rapid change in tone amusing.
But he still released Lu Yuanwu from his restraints and placed two bottles of pills in Lu Yuanwu's hands.
"These two bottles of pills can help Master-level professionals enhance their strength, enough to allow them to advance to Grandmaster-level professionals within a year or even a few months!"
Pausing, Su Xing added: "And I have many of these pills..."
After hearing this, Lu Yuanwu took the bottles, opened the stoppers and sniffed them, his eyes still filled with a hint of doubt.
Lu Yuanwu had indeed heard of instance props that could enhance the strength of professionals.
But these instance props were all extremely precious and rare.
Just a few bottles of pills, even if they could produce dozens of Grandmaster-level powerhouses, shouldn't warrant a Great Emperor powerhouse taking action personally, right?
After thinking for a moment, Lu Yuanwu said:
"I wonder, senior... how many of these pills do you have?"
Su Xing chuckled and said: "As many as you want, I have as many as you want! It just depends on whether you can handle it..."
Hearing Su Xing's words, Lu Yuanwu's expression immediately turned serious.
If it was as Su Xing said, it wouldn't just be a matter of dozens of Grandmaster-level powerhouses.
It was something that could cause humanity's overall strength to increase severalfold in the next few years!
This was indeed... a matter of great importance to humanity!
Thinking this, Lu Yuanwu cautiously asked:
"Then I wonder, senior... what do you mean?"
Su Xing didn't beat around the bush and said directly:
"I provide you with these pills, and you provide me with exotic metals."
"One bottle of pills can produce at least one Grandmaster-level powerhouse... in exchange for one ton of third-order exotic metal!"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Lu Yuanwu became even more confused.
One ton of third-order exotic metal in exchange for one Grandmaster powerhouse?
Wasn't this a huge profit? Could there really be such a thing as a free lunch in the world?
Seeing Lu Yuanwu still hesitating, Su Xing directly said:
"You can take these pills back and test their effects yourself, but you must test them privately, ensuring that no other Daxia military personnel know about it!"
"If you want to trade, come back here alone in seven days and bring enough exotic metal... at least 3,000 tons!"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Lu Yuanwu hesitated slightly and said:
"Senior, if it's just me, it will be difficult to gather 3,000 tons of third-order exotic metal within a week... I estimate that 1,000 tons would be a good result in a week."
"But... if I use the entire military's resources..."
Before Lu Yuanwu could finish speaking, Su Xing said softly:
"General Lu... there are bad people in the military district~"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Lu Yuanwu was still puzzled, but Su Xing handed him a stack of names and said:
"This is a list of spies and undercover agents planted by the Descending Sect in the military, a total of 783 people. You can decide what to do with them."
After hearing this, Lu Yuanwu's heart moved, and he eagerly took the list and began to examine it carefully.
Then, Lu Yuanwu's expression went from relaxed to serious, then to disbelief, and finally he exclaimed:
"Impossible, how could he be an undercover agent!?"
Lu Yuanwu couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe that his comrade would be an undercover agent.
Because that Martial Emperor had even saved his life on the battlefield, they were comrades who had pledged their lives to each other!
Su Xing naturally knew who Lu Yuanwu was referring to, but he simply said:
"I've given you the list, you'd better make your own judgment... I don't want a third person to know about our trade or my existence!"
Lu Yuanwu looked at the list, speechless for a long time.
Although he didn't believe it, a Great Emperor powerhouse wouldn't just drag him here to make a joke.
Moreover, the Daxia military had been working hard to find undercover agents.
A small portion of the people on this list were already under their surveillance, almost suspected of being undercover agents, just lacking concrete evidence!
This undoubtedly strengthened the persuasiveness of the list!
"Senior, this matter is of great importance... let me go back and discuss it with the trusted adult..."
Su Xing nodded slightly. He knew who Lu Yuanwu was referring to.
In the entire Daxia military, apart from Lu Yuanwu, the only one who wouldn't be suspected of betrayal was that Human Emperor.
Using the Emperor's hand to eliminate these undercover agents was appropriate...
So Su Xing nodded and said:
"How to deal with these people is up to you... what you need to remember is to keep our information confidential!"
After saying this, Su Xing pointed at Lu Yuanwu's forehead, and then planted a mark on Lu Yuanwu's soul.
"I've planted a mark on your soul. If you reveal my existence later, the mark will take effect, and our trade will be permanently voided!"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Lu Yuanwu was even more certain that Su Xing must be a powerful figure who had been hidden from the world for a long time.
Lu Yuanwu was about to say something else, but Su Xing directly said:
"We'll talk about other things when we meet for the next trade..."
With that, Su Xing took a step forward and disappeared on the spot.
Only Lu Yuanwu remained, looking at the list in his hand, his expression solemn.
"The Daxia military is about to change..."
...
On the other hand, after Su Xing left the mountain, he flew with his sword all the way, confirming his safety before returning to his Cave Heaven Paradise.
"Whew... it's finally resolved smoothly. This Lu Yuanwu is really not easy to fool!"
Su Xing sighed softly, but also felt a hint of anticipation in his heart.
"As long as I can establish this connection with Lu Yuanwu, hundreds of millions or even billions of simulation energy points are not a dream! I probably won't have to worry about the energy needed before crossing the tribulation..."
Su Xing couldn't help but feel excited.
Lu Yuanwu was merely a peak Martial Emperor powerhouse, insignificant in Su Xing's eyes.
But what Su Xing valued was his position!
The highest-ranking officer in charge of the entire logistics resources of the Daxia Military District! He had countless resources at his disposal!
Even the Legendary powerhouses in the Demon Suppression Pass might not have as many resources as he could mobilize.
Most importantly, after the cooperation in the previous simulation, Su Xing could basically conclude that Lu Yuanwu was trustworthy.
"Safety comes first!"
"If Lu Yuanwu leaks even a hint of information, the soul mark will alert me... I won't appear again at that time, and no one will be able to find me!"
Su Xing thought so.
"However, I need to make quick money, and I can't neglect the stable income from the Tarot Society!"
Su Xing muttered, and then began to refine new puppets for the week.
In one week, Su Xing refined three more puppets: Dan Ten, Dan Eleven, and Dan Twelve!
Twelve Dan puppets, plus the other few puppets, could provide Su Xing with over 8,000 Fasting Pills per week.
Soon, it was January 20th, and Su Xing went to the villa to meet Jin Congxue as scheduled.
Jin Congxue was wearing a light purple dress today, exuding a faint fragrance.
The two sat opposite each other, chatting and eating.
"By the way, the new exotic metal mine is being excavated, and all the goods from this week are in the storage ring..."
Jin Congxue handed over a storage ring, and Su Xing took it and nodded slightly.
After dinner, the two chatted for a while longer.
Then Su Xing cautiously returned to his Spirit Field Cave Heaven.
The goods from the new week provided Su Xing with nearly 200 million simulation energy points.
Thus, Su Xing's simulation energy reached 397,390,000 points.
This energy was enough for Su Xing to bring out the perfected Sword Control Technique.
"Exchange perfected Sword Control Technique..."
Su Xing silently said.
[Ding, you have successfully brought out Sword Control Technique (Perfection), remaining energy: 97,390,000...]
As the prompt sounded, a large amount of memory instantly flooded into Su Xing's mind.
This memory, of course, was about the comprehension insights of the Sword Control Technique.
Su Xing closed his eyes slightly and digested these memories.
After a moment, Su Xing opened his eyes, a slight smile at the corner of his lips.
"Not bad... perfected Sword Control Technique, traveling 360,000 miles a day is no problem!"
Su Xing nodded in satisfaction.
"Even a peak Great Emperor... or even an early Great Saint, probably wouldn't be faster than me?"
With this Sword Control Technique, Su Xing's ability to pursue enemies or protect himself would be greatly enhanced in the future!
On January 20, 2025 of the new era, Su Xing began a new round of simulation.
"Start simulation!"
[Ding! This simulation will consume 7,100 energy points, remaining energy: 97,390,000, remaining simulation times: none. ]
[Simulation starting!]
[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?]
Su Xing didn't hesitate and silently said:
"Draw a golden quality talent!"
[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the purple talent "Painting Master". The next chance to draw a golden quality talent is 30%...]
[Painting Master]: Your comprehension of the Dao of Painting is far beyond ordinary people. If you devote yourself to studying it and comprehend the Dao of Painting, you can infuse the objects you draw with spiritual energy, and even summon the creatures in the painting to fight for you for a short time. (Note: The strength of the creatures in the painting depends on the amount of spiritual energy infused.)
Su Xing raised an eyebrow after seeing the newly drawn talent.
"Wow, after Hua Tuo Reborn, this is another talent related to painting!?"
This talent wasn't bad, and Su Xing had once heard that there were powerful cultivators who were proficient in the Dao of Painting. They could paint a painting that contained mountains and rivers, cities and countries, creating a world within the painting.
There were also cultivators who specialized in the Dao of Painting, and they could fight with the creatures in their paintings. The powerful ones could even fight immortals with just the creatures in their paintings!
But Su Xing shook his head and said:
"This talent is good, but I can't chew more than I can swallow. What I've comprehended now is enough for me to use. I'll consider it if I need it in the future..."
Su Xing muttered.
After confirming that the talent wasn't worth choosing in this simulation, Su Xing began to think about the plan for this simulation.
"There are two possible directions for this simulation..."
"First, improve my refinement body cultivation and reach the Refinement Body Profound Origin Realm!"
"Reaching the Profound Origin Realm, while not allowing me to kill a Demon Saint across realms, will make it much easier to deal with Integration Stage late-stage or even peak cultivators..."
"And most importantly, the other passage in that space, where does it lead to... if I want to traverse the void with my physical body, my refinement body cultivation must not be neglected!"
The higher the level of a cultivator, the more difficult it becomes to fight across realms.
Su Xing had to maintain both Qi and Body cultivation in order to always have the advantage in fighting against those at the same level, and even fight across realms.
"As for the second choice, it's to go to the Three Thousand Worlds again to explore further..."
"But this is not urgent. After reaching the Refinement Body Profound Origin Realm, it will be easier to handle..."
Su Xing thought so. After all, compared to Qi cultivation combat power, his refinement body foundation was solid, and it would lead to a greater increase in actual combat power!
Soon, Su Xing made a decision.
"Since I want to break through to the Profound Origin Realm, I definitely need to go to the giant beast's abdomen... maybe after undergoing the baptism of thunder, my Heavenly Thunder Body can be further strengthened!"
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[In the Spirit Field Cave Heaven, you realized that you were in a simulation. ]
[You started to try refining Cleansing Marrow Pills in the Spirit Field Cave Heaven. ]
[Cleansing Marrow Pills are just the most basic low-grade pills, and the difficulty of refining them is not even as high as Yang Yuan Pills. You learned the refining process of Cleansing Marrow Pills in just one day. ]
[Being cautious, you wanted to see if there were any risks in trading with Lu Yuanwu...]
[So, you went to meet Lu Yuanwu as agreed. ]
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