Chapter 240: Reaching the Fifth Stage of the Primordial Realm! Hope to Leave the Valley? (10,000 Words, Two-in-One)
In the real world, Su Xing nodded slightly after reading.
"After reaching the Primordial Realm, the effect of the Rebirth Pill will undoubtedly be much weaker... Only by refining it with the essence of the Demon Emperor's flesh and blood can it barely maintain the progress of cultivation..."
"But currently, the only Demon Emperors I know of are the three in the Slaughter Battlefield... Killing them all should be enough to refine a lot of pills."
For the current Su Xing, killing ordinary Demon Emperors was no longer a difficult task.
His eyes turned to the simulation panel.
[Year Fourteen, after some preparation, you went to the Beast Taming Realm.]
[You spent a year killing all the legendary beasts in the Slaughter Battlefield, as well as two Demon Emperors.]
[Only one late-stage Demon Emperor, extremely skilled in escaping, took you quite a bit of effort.]
[Year Fifteen, you stayed in the Beast Taming Realm's Slaughter Battlefield for another six months, finally killing the late-stage Demon Emperor.]
[At this point, you have achieved your goal in the Beast Taming Realm. All three Demon Emperors have been killed by you, and you returned to Blue Star.]
[Year Sixteen, you stayed in the Descent Sect, spending your days cultivating and refining Rebirth Pills.]
[You spent several months refining the essence of the three Demon Emperors' flesh and blood into six hundred Rebirth Pills.]
[After taking them, your body cultivation has increased again.]
[During this time, Xue San asked you if the strength of Blue Star's human race has increased in recent years, causing the alien races at the Demon Suppression Pass to be unable to conquer it.]
[You replied that you would investigate further and find out the truth behind it.]
[Xue San just nodded slightly after hearing this, without saying anything more.]
[Two more years passed like this.]
[Year Eighteen, your body cultivation has improved slightly.]
[But you also discovered that the Rebirth Pills refined from the Demon Emperor's flesh and blood are far less effective than those refined from dragon flesh.]
[The true dragon bloodline must be of greater help to your body cultivation.]
[In the same year, you accumulated 400,000 drops of medium-grade spirit liquid and nearly 4.4 million drops of low-grade spirit liquid.]
[You didn't use these precious resources, instead planning to keep them for when you leave.]
[During these two years, you maintained contact with Xue San every year.]
[Xue San asked you about the news from the Slaughter Battlefield in the Beast Taming Realm, but you said you didn't know, claiming you were in closed-door cultivation.]
[While Xue San was displeased, he didn't blame you, only asking you to report information to him every year.]
In the real world, Su Xing raised an eyebrow after seeing this.
"Sure enough, the situation of the human race on Blue Star... The Descent Sect headquarters has been keeping an eye on it!"
"And it wasn't through me... Perhaps it was through other channels, or even directly from the demons?"
Su Xing pondered.
In fact, for Xue San, the Descent Sect, and even the entire alien race, destroying Blue Star and invading it completely was a foregone conclusion.
In their eyes, Blue Star was already a fish on the chopping board, destined to be swallowed.
They had been planning this for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, so they didn't mind waiting another ten years.
After all, for such powerful cultivators, with lifespans of tens of thousands of years, ten years was just a blink of an eye.
Following this line of thought, Su Xing muttered:
"Therefore, even if they extend the time by several decades, they might not be worried because it's within their acceptable range?"
"But if something unexpected happens, like the emergence of a top-tier powerhouse... allowing the human race on Blue Star to continue for a hundred years or even several hundred years, then the Descent Sect might not want that!"
Su Xing sighed softly.
This was also why he had been reluctant to push the development of the human race with all his might.
The slow growth of the human race's strength, with occasional legendary or higher-level powerhouses emerging, was within the Descent Sect's and the alien race's plan.
But if a top-tier powerhouse emerged, such as more "Saint" or even God-level powerhouses, the Descent Sect and the alien race might intervene forcefully and destroy the human race as soon as possible.
"However... This is not something I should consider right now. For now, I need to continue accumulating strength..."
"Even if Blue Star is destroyed in the simulation, I will continue to improve in the Three Thousand Worlds!"
After a pause, Su Xing concluded.
"But in the real world, I must never reveal my strength!"
Thinking back, the transaction with Lu Yuanwu had some risk.
At least, Lu Yuanwu knew that there was another suspected Emperor-level powerhouse among the human race.
"Emperor-level is not enough to make the Descent Sect wary... But if it's higher, who knows..."
Su Xing muttered.
"However, Emperor-level is enough to walk sideways on Blue Star... I will not expose any higher strength in the future!"
Compared to quickly obtaining hundreds of billions of energy points, this risk was completely worth it!
Su Xing thought so, his eyes turned to the simulation panel.
[Year Nineteen, your cultivation smoothly entered the middle stage of the third stage of the Primordial Realm.]
[The six hundred Rebirth Pills are almost depleted. Without them, it will be extremely difficult for you to continue improving your strength.]
[However, you still have a Nine Transformation Pill. This simulation is bound to break into the middle stage of the third stage of the Primordial Realm, so you are not in a hurry.]
[Five more years passed slowly...]
[Year Twenty-Four, you have been steadily cultivating your physique during these years. Although you don't have Demon Emperor-level Rebirth Pills, legendary-level ones can still allow you to improve your cultivation marginally.]
[The bad news is that after entering the third stage of the Primordial Realm, your strength improvement speed has slowed down. It seems that the bonus from your purple body cultivation talent is gradually weakening. To ensure rapid advancement in realm, you need to improve your body cultivation-related talents.]
[However, the good news is that your cultivation resources have been steadily increasing over the years.]
[You have accumulated nearly 700,000 drops of medium-grade spirit liquid and nearly 6 million drops of low-grade spirit liquid.]
[There are only four years left before the Demon Saint descends on the Demon Suppression Pass.]
[With your current strength, you are not confident in defeating the Demon Saint, so you plan to continue accumulating resources and preparing to leave Blue Star.]
[Time flies, another two years passed.]
[Year Twenty-Six, your cultivation has progressed again, just one step away from entering the late stage of the third stage of the Primordial Realm.]
[So you cultivate even harder, devoting almost all your energy to improving your body cultivation.]
[In the beginning of Year Twenty-Eight, your cultivation finally advanced further, reaching the late stage of the third stage of the Primordial Realm!]
[You know that the Demon Saint's arrival is less than half a year away.]
[So you sigh, no longer forcing yourself, and directly swallow the Nine Transformation Pill, going into closed-door cultivation.]
[The pure energy of the Nine Transformation Pill continuously strengthens your flesh and strength.]
[One month passes slowly...]
[When you open your eyes again, your body cultivation has directly leaped a stage, reaching the late stage of the fourth stage of the Primordial Realm!]
[Congratulations, you have become a mid-stage Primordial Realm cultivator!]
[After reaching the middle stage of the Primordial Realm, you clearly feel that your fleshly strength is much stronger than when you first entered the Primordial Realm!]
[In the early stage of the Primordial Realm, you possess the strength of one mountain.]
[But after reaching the middle stage of the Primordial Realm, your pure fleshly strength is almost equivalent to three mountains!]
In the real world, Su Xing nodded in satisfaction after seeing this.
"The Nine Transformation Pill is indeed a remarkable medicine!"
"Not only can it allow me to break through the bottleneck and enter the middle stage of the Primordial Realm... but the residual medicinal power is enough for me to cultivate to the late stage of the fourth stage of the Primordial Realm!"
Su Xing estimated that before his body cultivation reached its peak, the medicinal power of the Nine Transformation Pill could ensure that he broke through one realm with each pill!
Even after his body cultivation reached its peak, the Nine Transformation Pill might still help Su Xing break through bottlenecks!
Thinking of this, Su Xing couldn't help but smile.
"Dragons, especially those with true dragon bloodlines... are truly the darlings of the Three Thousand Worlds, full of treasures!"
Su Xing exclaimed.
The essence of the old dragon dog's dragon bloodline could allow Su Xing to rapidly increase his cultivation in the Primordial Realm.
The dragon pearl could refine the eight-grade Nine Transformation Pill!
Dragon horns, scales, claws, tendons, and other materials could refine top-notch magic weapons!
It was a pity that Su Xing was not proficient in refining, otherwise, he might have obtained a magic weapon superior to the Ink Ice Sword!
"I guess the material of the Ink Ice Sword is just barely comparable to a low-grade magic weapon. It's only because of my Yuan Qi nurturing that it can barely be considered a top-grade magic weapon... but it hasn't yet reached the level of a spirit weapon..."
"If it could be tempered with high-grade materials, it might be able to elevate the Ink Ice Sword's material to a higher level!"
Su Xing thought so.
The levels of magic weapons in the cultivation world are roughly divided into talisman weapons, magic weapons, magic weapons, and spirit weapons. Above spirit weapons, there are legendary fairy weapons.
Talismans are often used by Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators.
Magic weapons are mostly used by Nascent Soul cultivators, and occasionally by poor Transcendent Tribulation cultivators.
As for magic weapons, they are mostly used by Void Return cultivators.
Therefore, for Su Xing, only by using spirit weapons could he slightly improve his strength.
The current Ink Ice Sword was a little outdated...
"However, the Ink Ice Sword is my natal magic weapon, connected to my thoughts... In the future, I will nurture it with Yuan Qi and refine it again, its potential is still limitless..."
Su Xing shook his head slightly.
He wouldn't change weapons unless absolutely necessary.
"Also, after entering the middle stage of the Primordial Realm, my strength has exceeded my expectations!"
"Fourth stage of the Primordial Realm, possessing the strength of three mountains! If I reach the sixth stage of the Primordial Realm, it will probably be close to the strength of five mountains!"
Su Xing was slightly excited.
According to the information he had obtained, the total strength of an ordinary Primordial Realm Perfect cultivator was only five mountains.
But Su Xing could achieve that at the sixth stage of the Primordial Realm.
When he reached the Primordial Realm Perfect stage, his total strength might reach an astonishing ten mountains!
This was almost twice the strength of an ordinary Primordial Realm Perfect cultivator!
This far-surpassing strength compared to cultivators of the same realm was due to Su Xing's solid foundation in the Yuanwu and God Force Realm, coupled with the bonus of the "Strength of Mount Tai" talent.
"Sixth stage of the Primordial Realm, equivalent to a Primordial Realm Perfect cultivator... If I combine that with the Heavenly Sword訣 at that time, I might be able to fight against a Half-Step Transcendent Tribulation cultivator!"
Su Xing's current strongest offensive technique was still the incomplete Heavenly Sword訣.
Before the Heavenly Sword訣 reached completion, Su Xing would have difficulty fighting Transcendent Tribulation cultivators.
Su Xing shook his head, he had gotten carried away. He turned his attention to the next plan in this simulation.
"However, the Demon Saint's arrival is not far away. It's time to plan for going to the Three Thousand Worlds..."
Su Xing muttered, his eyes turning to the simulation panel.
[You begin making preparations for going to the Three Thousand Worlds.]
[Your accumulation over these years has reached nearly 900,000 drops of medium-grade spirit liquid and nearly 8 million drops of low-grade spirit liquid.]
[These resources will be your greatest help in your future Transcendent Tribulation Realm cultivation.]
[On this day, you use your Yuan Qi to cut open your skin and place the Green Cloud Token and a small bag of Gathering Spirit Flower seeds inside.]
[With the experience from last time, you have filled it with 500 Gathering Spirit Flower seeds, enough for you to consume in the Little Green Cloud Realm.]
[It's not that you don't want to fill it with more, but the valley's spirit energy is not as good as a blessed land. You are already struggling to cultivate 500 seeds, any more would be a waste...]
[After preparing, you bid farewell to your family and friends, farewell to Luo Shuying, and spend your last moments with them...]
[You go to the Demon Suppression Pass alone, heading towards the Slaughter Battlefield.]
[The auras of Demon Kings, Demon Emperors, and legendary beasts pass by you...]
[As you go deeper into the Slaughter Battlefield, the red moon overhead grows larger.]
[After an unknown amount of time, you encounter a fork in the road.]
[Using coin flips, you pass through the fork in the road and soon see the Slaughter Apostle.]
[The Slaughter Apostle prepares to attack you.]
[But you show the pass given to you by Xue San and successfully cross the world gate, entering that strange space.]
[The other passage is still blocked by spatial turbulence. You have no choice but to enter the passage to the Descent Sect...]
[After a dizzying spin and intense spatial tearing sensation... you fall into a coma.]
[When you wake up again, you are in the valley.]
[You are lying in a simple room, with signs of bandages on your wounds.]
[Your belongings and package are gone as before.]
[The difference is that after entering the middle stage of the Primordial Realm, your fleshly strength has greatly increased.]
[Therefore, you are only seriously injured, far better than before.]
[A warm energy inside your body is rapidly repairing your injuries.]
[Only three days later, you can walk out of bed, and then start to become active in the valley's gathering place.]
[Half a month later, your injuries have mostly healed, and you start to find ways to accumulate starting capital. You find the brothel from before and take up a job as a bodyguard.]
[Just like before, there is still half a year left before the next Blood Seed competition.]
[You have some impression of the famous cultivators in the valley, knowing who is strong and who is a soft target.]
[Using this, in just a few months, you have made a considerable amount of spirit stones by "robbing" in the brothel.]
[You use these spirit stones to buy a top-grade magic weapon, buy a mansion in a secluded place in the valley, and some materials for setting up formations.]
[You bought all these materials from Song Lao Si, leaving a good impression beforehand.]
[Several months pass like this...]
[Year Twenty-Nine, the new Blood Seed competition officially begins!]
[This time, you are still very restrained in the Blood Seed competition. After killing dozens of Void Return cultivators, you hold back, only looting their treasures.]
[Three days later, you become a Blood Seed candidate, gaining considerable fame in the valley.]
[At the same time, with the rewards from this competition and the killing of dozens of cultivators, you have accumulated your first pot of gold.]
[You use these resources to exchange for a considerable amount of spirit stones and spirit liquid, and start cultivating Gathering Spirit Flowers in your mansion.]
[The valley's spirit energy is far inferior to a spirit field cave heaven, even inferior to a blessed land, so the Gathering Spirit Flowers grow slowly.]
[But you still infuse them with wood spirit energy every day to ripen them. With your descendant of the Divine Farmer talent, the Gathering Spirit Flowers grow remarkably well.]
[You set up formations and layers of restrictions in your mansion, which effectively conceal the aura of the Gathering Spirit Flowers.]
[Soon, you are surprised to find that your body cultivation, which had been stagnant since recovering from your injuries after crossing worlds, has actually started to improve day by day.]
[Your cultivation has steadily progressed from the late stage of the fourth stage of the Primordial Realm to the peak of the fourth stage!]
[Two and a half years pass in the blink of an eye...]
[Year Thirty-One, there are still more than six months left before the next Blood Seed competition.]
[Under your careful care, a total of more than 480 Gathering Spirit Flowers have matured.]
[You are very excited. With these Gathering Spirit Flowers, you can exchange for many resources and intelligence, and even leave the valley!]
[So you take more than 400 Gathering Spirit Flowers and go to find Song Lao Si.]
In the real world, Su Xing nodded slightly after seeing this.
"Not bad. In the previous simulation, I only spent over a hundred Gathering Spirit Flowers to get three very important pill formulas. This time, I will definitely be able to obtain more important resources!"
Su Xing thought for a moment.
According to the information he had obtained from Song Lao Wu, he needed to pay 10 million spirit stones, or 200 Gathering Spirit Flowers, to leave the valley.
Besides that, Su Xing had more than 200 Gathering Spirit Flowers that he could use.
"First, I think I can improve my cultivation a bit?"
"My current cultivation is at the late stage of the fourth stage of the Primordial Realm, close to the peak... If I just cultivate normally, it will be difficult to reach the fifth stage in this simulation."
"But if I buy a Primordial Realm realm-breaking pill from Song Lao Si, I might be able to break through to the fifth stage?"
Su Xing remembered that the Descent Sect had a pill that could improve Void Return Realm cultivation, called the Xuan Ancient Pill!
Although this pill had side effects, it only existed in the simulation, so it had no effect on the real Su Xing.
"So, is there a pill that is more advanced than the Xuan Ancient Pill? Or even... a more advanced version of the Xuan Ancient Pill?"
Su Xing decided to purchase some supplies from Song Lao Si.
"Besides that, I need to get information about the Little Green Cloud Realm..."
Thinking so, Su Xing murmured.
"Use the immersive simulation function, duration 24 hours!"
[Ding, you have successfully used the immersive simulation, costing 2,400,000 energy points, remaining energy 1,145,690,000 points.]
The prompt sounded, and Su Xing's vision changed.
The next second, Su Xing appeared in Song Lao Si's courtyard.
"Hehe, Brother Su, you're a rare guest... What brings you here?"
Song Lao Si, with a fat and fair face, asked with a smile.
Su Xing quickly adjusted his mentality, then pretended to be worried and said:
"Brother Song! My cultivation is stuck at the peak of the fourth stage of the Primordial Realm, unable to break through! So I wanted to ask you, is there any way?"
"After all, if I break through to the fifth stage of the Primordial Realm, my chances of becoming a Blood Seed will be greater!"
Song Lao Si nodded slightly after hearing Su Xing's words, not surprised.
In the valley, cultivation-enhancing pills, realm-breaking pills, and offensive magic weapons were the most popular items.
After all, in every Blood Seed competition, 99% of the cultivators would die... They had to improve their cultivation as much as possible to survive.
But after hearing Su Xing's words, Song Lao Si didn't immediately agree, but said:
"Brother Su, you know, I do have two pills that can improve your cultivation."
"The first one is the seventh-grade Xuan Ancient Pill, which can help Transcendent Tribulation Realm cultivators break through..."
"The second one is the seventh-grade Xuan Body Pill, which can help Primordial Realm cultivators break through."
"But these two pills both have side effects, and they will shorten your lifespan after taking them!"
After a pause, Song Lao Si continued:
"If it were an ordinary cultivator, I would have sold it..."
"But Brother Su is a genius with the potential to become a Blood Seed. If you can endure it, you might become a Blood Seed in the next Blood Seed competition."
"Why do you have to do something that will ruin your future?"
Su Xing was a little surprised after hearing Song Lao Si's words.
This Song Lao Si was indirectly considering him. Although he was a businessman, he explained the pros and cons of the goods clearly, not just chasing profits.
This didn't seem like a demonic cultivator, but rather a kind old man.
"This fat man, I wonder why... Maybe it's because he sees that I will become a Blood Seed in the future, so he wants to make a good relationship beforehand?"
Su Xing pondered.
But Su Xing was determined to get the seventh-grade Xuan Body Pill.
So Su Xing chuckled and said:
"Brother! Who knows what the future holds?"
"I think it's safer to break through to the fifth stage of the Primordial Realm as soon as possible..."
After hearing Su Xing's words, Song Lao Si didn't say anything more, because everyone had their own choices.
So Song Lao Si took out a blood-red pill and said:
"Seventh-grade top-grade Xuan Body Pill, it can help you break through to the fifth stage of the Primordial Realm!"
"As for the price... I'll give you a real price, 5 million spirit stones!"
Su Xing twitched his lips after hearing this price.
The price of the eight-grade Nine Transformation Pill formula he bought before wasn't this expensive.
Su Xing estimated that this seventh-grade Xuan Body Pill would cost at most a million spirit stones in the outside world.
But there was no way around it, realm-breaking pills were extremely expensive in this valley.
So Su Xing thought for a moment and said:
"I don't have enough spirit stones... What about using this to pay?"
Su Xing said, taking out a few Gathering Spirit Flowers.
After seeing the Gathering Spirit Flowers, Song Lao Si's reaction was the same as before.
After being stunned for a long time, Song Lao Si asked in disbelief:
"Goodness, Gathering Spirit Flowers!? Where did Brother Su get these? If you want to trade with these, it's great!"
After thinking for a while, Song Lao Si said:
"If you have 80 Gathering Spirit Flowers, I'll sell you this Xuan Body Pill!"
Su Xing nodded slightly after hearing this. According to the previous pricing, 80 Gathering Spirit Flowers were worth 4 million spirit stones in the valley, it seemed like Su Xing was getting a good deal.
But Song Lao Si had channels to transport the Gathering Spirit Flowers to the outside world, and his profits would double!
He could sell them for 8 million spirit stones in the blink of an eye!
Back and forth, he would make a pure profit of 7 million spirit stones from this Xuan Ancient Pill!
This was almost the entire fortune of a Transcendent Tribulation late-stage cultivator!
But for Su Xing, there were no better options at the moment.
"Then thank you, Brother Song..."
Su Xing smiled and handed the 80 Gathering Spirit Flowers to Song Lao Si.
Song Lao Si saw that Su Xing easily took out such a quantity of Gathering Spirit Flowers, and his heart skipped a beat.
He quickly asked:
"Brother Su, where did you get these Gathering Spirit Flowers? Did you find some ancient relic blessed land?"
"Hehe, if this information can be sold to you, Brother... I, Song, am willing to pay a high price!"
Su Xing could tell that Gathering Spirit Flowers were extremely precious in the Little Green Cloud Realm.
"Brother, you're joking. These Gathering Spirit Flower seeds were obtained by me by chance, and I painstakingly cultivated them for decades, only to get a hundred or two hundred..."
Su Xing said.
Song Lao Si's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he quickly said:
"Brother, do you have more Gathering Spirit Flowers? I, Song, am willing to pay a high price to buy them!"
But Su Xing shook his head and said:
"Brother... I don't lack spirit stones, I want some information..."
Song Lao Si raised an eyebrow after hearing this and said:
"Hehe, my Song family is quite famous in the Little Green Cloud Realm... What do you want to know? I might be able to tell you something!"
Su Xing's lips curled up slightly, and he lowered his voice to ask:
"Brother, have you ever heard of Luo Tian? And... Blood Moon?"
Su Xing thought that Song Lao Si would be shocked after hearing this.
But unexpectedly, Song Lao Si just looked confused, shaking his head and said:
"What are you talking about, Brother? I haven't heard of these..."
When Song Lao Si said this, Su Xing's eyes were fixed on his expression.
But Song Lao Si reacted naturally, not like he was making it up.
"Hehe, I just found it in some ancient books... If you don't know, then forget it!"
Su Xing said casually.
Song Lao Si heard this and quickly said:
"Don't! I'll ask around next time, maybe I can get some related information!"
"Ahem, as for these Gathering Spirit Flowers..."
Su Xing saw that Song Lao Si's attitude was genuine, so he said:
"Let's do this, I'll buy some high-level demon beast flesh and blood essence from you... and a low-grade sword-type magic weapon..."
"If you have any information about the Green Cloud Sect in the Little Green Cloud Realm, you can also sell it to me."
High-level demon beast flesh and blood essence was not taboo to trade in the Little Green Cloud Realm. Even in the Descent Sect, there were body cultivation cultivators who often took it.
Song Lao Si nodded repeatedly after hearing this. He really liked Su Xing's Gathering Spirit Flowers.
So, Su Xing and Song Lao Si made an agreement.
High-level demon beast flesh and blood essence, 10,000 spirit stones per jin, Su Xing bought 100 jin in one go, enough to refine Rebirth Pills for a while.
A low-grade sword-type magic weapon, priced at 300,000 spirit stones.
Several pill refining materials, a total of 50,000 spirit stones.
Information about the Green Cloud Sect, priced at 500,000 spirit stones, Su Xing paid a deposit of 50,000 spirit stones.
A secret technique as high-level as possible, which could improve strength in a short time, could be bought at any price, but the improvement in strength must be significant! Song Lao Si couldn't guarantee that he could find it, so he didn't collect a deposit.
In total, Su Xing spent 1,850,000 spirit stones, and Song Lao Si only took 35 Gathering Spirit Flowers from him.
Before leaving, Su Xing thought of something and casually asked:
"Hehe, Brother Song has a wide network, and since you can transport goods in and out... I wonder if you can bring people in and out of the valley?"
Song Lao Si was embarrassed after hearing Su Xing's words and shook his head with a smile, saying:
"Hehe, Brother, you're joking... Goods are inanimate, but people are alive!"
"Even if you give me ten thousand courage, I wouldn't dare to bring people out of the valley!"
Su Xing was not convinced after hearing this and said:
"What if I, Su, am willing to pay 10 million spirit stones?"
"Or... 200 Gathering Spirit Flowers!"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Song Lao Si was shocked, and a glimmer of desire appeared in his eyes.
But he still shook his head and said:
"Alas, it's not that I don't want to, but I can't!"
"This matter... I'll pretend I never heard it..."
Su Xing was confused after hearing this. Song Lao Wu didn't say this in the previous simulation.
But seeing that Song Lao Si was unyielding, Su Xing could only leave for now.
Soon, the immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to the real world.
Su Xing began to summarize the gains and losses of this immersive simulation.
"First, I got high-level demon beast flesh and blood essence... plus that Xuan Ancient Pill, it shouldn't be difficult to reach the fifth stage of the Primordial Realm!"
"But... does Song Lao Si really not know about Luo Tian and Blood Moon?"
Su Xing was a little unsure.
Song Lao Si's expression at the time didn't seem fake.
So, there were only two possibilities.
First, Blood Moon and Luo Tian were too high-level, and Song Lao Si couldn't access them yet.
Second, Song Lao Si knew, but for some special reason, he couldn't reveal it.
Combining Song Lao Si's previous demeanor, Su Xing was actually more inclined towards the former.
"And one last thing, about sending people out of the valley... Song Lao Si and Song Lao Wu's statements are different, who should I believe?"
Su Xing muttered.
He decided to try again in the next simulation.
So, he looked at the simulation panel.
[After trading with Song Lao Si in the valley, you return to your residence.]
[You set up a pill furnace and spend a month refining over a hundred Rebirth Pills.]
[For the next few months, you take Rebirth Pills every day to cultivate your physique, finally reaching the peak of the fourth stage of the Primordial Realm!]
[So you don't hesitate any longer and swallow the Xuan Body Pill you bought from Song Lao Si.]
[Three days later, you successfully break through and become a fifth-stage Primordial Realm cultivator!]
[At the same time, you keenly discover that while breaking through, your lifespan has been reduced by about thirty years.]
[Your cultivation is also slightly unstable and needs to be further polished.]
In the real world, Su Xing nodded slightly after seeing this.
"Sure enough, the Xuan Body Pill, like the Xuan Ancient Pill, is a pill that damages potential..."
"But for me in the simulation, a lifespan of three hundred years and three thousand years makes no difference!"
"Even if my cultivation is brought out by the simulator, it can remove the side effects!"
It was indeed as Su Xing thought.
Those pills or cultivation techniques that reduced lifespan were great for Su Xing!
Because they were cheap and had almost no side effects on the real Su Xing.
His eyes turned to the simulation panel.
[Time is approaching the eve of the second Blood Seed competition, and you also receive the information about the Green Cloud Sect promised by Song Lao Si.]
[You carefully read the information and obtain several key pieces of information.]
[The Green Cloud Sect's sphere of influence in the Little Green Cloud Realm is very far away from here, requiring you to cross ten thousand mountains and then two states to reach Little Green Cloud City.]
[And Little Green Cloud City is the Green Cloud Sect's stronghold in the Little Green Cloud Realm.]
[Legend has it that there are Immortal Elder guards from the Green Cloud Sect stationed within the city, making it impregnable.]
[Also, every ten years, the Green Cloud Sect will hold a disciple recruitment ceremony.]
[All those with true spirit roots or above Nascent Soul Realm can enter the Green Cloud Sect's outer sect as outer sect disciples.]
[Besides the information about the Green Cloud Sect, Song Lao Si didn't find any information about Luo Tian.]
[But he also tells you that in the Three Thousand Worlds, the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion is the leader in intelligence, and you might be able to obtain some information from them.]
[In addition, Song Lao Si also brings you two "superior secret techniques" to choose from.]
[These two secret techniques, as you requested, have a huge price and a huge improvement!]
[One is called "Falling Realm訣", which can pay the price of falling realm and fight across realms in a short time. For every two realm levels you increase, you will permanently fall one realm level after using it and need to re-cultivate.]
[The other one is called "Burning Lifespan訣". Transcendent Tribulation Realm cultivators can use it. For every hundred years of lifespan consumed, you can increase your realm by one level in a short time. At most, you can consume a thousand years of lifespan and fight across five minor realms!]
[The only pity is that only one of these secret techniques can be active at the same time.]
[You hesitate for a moment and buy the "Burning Lifespan訣" from Song Lao Si for ten Gathering Spirit Flowers!]
In the real world, Su Xing nodded after seeing this.
"So it seems that Song Lao Si really doesn't know about Luo Tian..."
"But, the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion? If I have the chance in the future... I should really go there!"
Of course, this was on the premise that Su Xing could leave this valley first.
"As for now, it's time to learn the Burning Lifespan訣!"
Su Xing's lips curled up slightly. The previous Burning Blood訣 was no longer effective after the Transcendent Tribulation Realm.
Su Xing urgently needed a secret technique to fight across realms in a short time by burning his lifespan!
This Burning Lifespan訣 was exactly what Su Xing wanted.
Transcendent Tribulation Realm cultivators have a lifespan of three thousand years!
This meant that Su Xing could release the Burning Lifespan訣 twice!
Su Xing murmured: "Use the immersive simulation function, duration 10 days!"
[Ding, you have successfully used the immersive simulation, costing 24,000,000 energy points, remaining energy 1,121,690,000 points.]
The simulator prompt sounded, and Su Xing's vision changed.
He appeared in the valley again, with a special secret technique jade slip in his hand.
Su Xing probed his divine consciousness into the jade slip and began to try to comprehend the Burning Lifespan訣.
The Burning Lifespan訣 was obviously much more profound than the "Burning Blood訣" he had obtained from the old dragon dog before, and the difficulty of comprehension was also considerable.
Ten days passed slowly, and the immersive simulation time ended.
In the real world, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, a look of satisfaction in them.
"It's worthy of being a secret technique from the Three Thousand Worlds, the effect is beyond imagination!"
"But the difficulty of cultivation is also not small, it took ten days just to enter... At most, I can only burn two hundred years of lifespan at a time..."
Su Xing decided to learn this secret technique as soon as possible in the next simulation.
He recalled the specific effects of the Burning Lifespan訣 in his mind:
"Transcendent Tribulation Realm cultivators, by burning a hundred years of lifespan, can increase their realm by one level. If my cultivation reaches the Transcendent Tribulation late-stage, with the Burning Lifespan訣, burning a thousand years of lifespan, I can even possess the magical power comparable to a Transcendent Tribulation early-stage cultivator for a quarter of an hour!"
Of course, it was only comparable to the magical power of a Transcendent Tribulation early-stage cultivator. As for other Dao insights, there was no way to compare.
But even so, it was still very useful for Su Xing.
What made Su Xing most satisfied was that the Burning Lifespan訣 was not only useful in the Transcendent Tribulation Realm, but also in the Great Ascension Realm!
"Great Ascension Realm cultivators, by burning a thousand years of lifespan, can increase their magical power realm by one level for a quarter of an hour. At most, they can
burn three thousand years and increase by three minor realms!"
"This means that by activating the Burning Lifespan訣, a Great Ascension early-stage cultivator's magical power is comparable to a Great Ascension mid-stage cultivator... and a mid-stage cultivator is comparable to a Great Ascension late-stage cultivator!"
If it were an ordinary cultivator, even in the Great Ascension Realm, they would only have five thousand years of lifespan, how could they dare to consume it like this?
But it was different for Su Xing. This kind of lifespan-burning technique had no effect on Su Xing at all.
Because in the simulation, he wouldn't live that long anyway...
"Not bad, if I can't master the complete Heavenly Sword訣... after learning this Burning Lifespan訣 to perfection and my cultivation reaches the Great Ascension late-stage, I should also be able to fight the Demon Saint!"
Su Xing nodded in satisfaction, another card was added to his hand.
His eyes turned to the simulation panel.
[Not long after, the new Blood Seed competition begins.]
[You perform as usual in this competition.]
[You kill over a hundred Void Return Realm cultivators, which is in line with your strength as a mid-stage Primordial Realm cultivator.]
[Afterwards, you continue to stay in the valley as a Blood Seed candidate and receive a considerable reward.]
[Your cultivation remains at the fifth stage of the Primordial Realm. You take pills and cultivate every day, making slight progress.]
[After some inquiries, you find out that Song Lao Si has indeed become a Blood Seed and left the valley.]
[The person who took over his position is a Transcendent Tribulation Realm cultivator named Song Lao Wu.]
[The previous simulation was when Song Lao Wu promised you that you could leave the valley.]
[But you are not familiar with his background, so you haven't taken any action yet.]
[Over the next year, you often trade with Song Lao Wu, gradually getting acquainted.]
[Year Thirty-Three, you believe the time is ripe and propose a deal to leave the valley.]
[Song Lao Wu is stunned after hearing your words, but then promises that as long as you have 10 million spirit stones, he can let you leave the valley, but you must return before the next Blood Seed competition.]
[Although you have some doubts in your heart, you have no choice but to trust Song Lao Wu.]
[You offer Song Lao Wu 20 Gathering Spirit Flowers as a deposit, and say you will hand over the rest after leaving the valley.]
[But Song Lao Wu directly rejects this, saying that he needs 100 Gathering Spirit Flowers as a deposit.]
[And the time to leave the valley will be notified to you by him later.]
[Although you are unhappy after hearing this, you can only agree.]
[One month later, Song Lao Wu comes to you. He tells you that the time is ripe.]
In the real world, Su Xing's heart moved slightly after seeing this, and he couldn't help but feel a little anticipation.
"Finally... I can leave the valley?"
Su Xing looked at the simulation panel with anticipation.
[You start to pack your belongings, ready to leave the valley at any time.]
[If you can leave, from now on, you can fly as high as you want, and swim as far as you want!]
[Finally, you look at the Green Cloud Token and think in your heart whether to take it with you when you leave the valley...]
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