Chapter 268: Finally Entering the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, Conquering the Heart Refinement Trial! (10,000 words, Two-in-one)
"Golden Talent, Seven-Aperture Jade Heart?"
Su Xing paused, and upon seeing this talent for the first time, the first thing that came to mind was the legendary "Bigan's" Seven-Aperture Jade Heart.
"Legend has it that Bigan's Seven-Aperture Jade Heart could see through illusions and perceive everything in the world... Could it be that my golden talent has a similar effect?"
Su Xing stroked his chin, his gaze falling upon the talent's description.
[Seven-Aperture Jade Heart]: Golden Talent. You are capable of multitasking and rapid comprehension. While cultivating a certain skill, other skills can also receive benefits, and the efficiency of cultivating a hundred arts of immortal cultivation is significantly increased...
"Hmm? This talent..."
Su Xing raised an eyebrow. The effect of the Seven-Aperture Jade Heart seemed different from what he imagined?
"I remember that I previously obtained a multitasking talent that doubled my alchemy efficiency. Could it be that this Seven-Aperture Jade Heart has a similar effect?"
At this thought, Su Xing's eyes lit up.
If that were the case, it would be a tremendous help to him!
Alchemy, talisman crafting, array formation, artifact refinement, puppet creation... All efficiencies would greatly improve!
"I need to try it out to know the specific effects!"
Su Xing's heart was filled with anticipation as he looked towards the simulation panel.
[Within the Spirit Field Heavenly Paradise, you realize that you are in a simulation.]
[You traded with Lu Yuanwu as planned, and nothing unexpected happened.]
[Upon returning to the Spirit Field Heavenly Paradise, you begin to experiment with the new talent's effects.]
[You first attempt alchemy. You discover that your alchemy efficiency has doubled again!]
[Under the enhancement of the Seven-Aperture Jade Heart, you can simultaneously operate four alchemy furnaces. For low-level pills like the Fasting Pill, you can refine tens of thousands in a week!]
[Even for pills like the Nourishing Essence Pill and the Refining Viscera Pill, you can refine four to five thousand in a week...]
[However, refining high-level pills is much less efficient, as there is only one alchemy furnace capable of handling the process.]
[After experimenting with the Seven-Aperture Jade Heart's benefits to alchemy, you begin crafting talismans.]
[You are surprised to find that your talisman crafting skills have significantly improved. Seventh-grade talismans are easy to create, and you can even barely craft eighth-grade talismans...]
[Moreover, your talisman crafting speed has increased by almost half...]
[Next, you begin experimenting with array formations and puppet creation...]
[After a month of continuous experimentation, you have a comprehensive understanding of the Seven-Aperture Jade Heart talent!]
[In short, it is a powerful talent that enhances the hundred arts of immortal cultivation!]
[It not only improves skills but also significantly increases efficiency... the enhancement effect ranges from about 50% to a little over 100%.]
[With this new talent, your puppet creation speed has greatly increased!]
[In just a week, you can create three miner puppets!]
[You are very satisfied with this. Over the next ten days, you accumulate the Great Wisdom state bonus and head to the Luo Tian Dungeon...]
"Use Immersive Simulation..."
[Ding...]
After exiting the Luo Tian Dungeon, Su Xing let out a long breath, a smile on his face.
"This new talent is unexpectedly useful! Even the learning speed for the Puppet Dao has slightly increased!"
"It seems the plan for this simulation needs to be slightly adjusted!"
Su Xing stroked his chin.
His original idea was to pass the Heart Refinement Trial and gather enough resources.
But now it seems this talent provides him with too many benefits, especially in terms of productivity.
Su Xing couldn't afford to miss out on such a practical talent.
"So, don't rush to gather resources this round. First, pass the Heart Refinement Trial and bring the talent out!"
Su Xing sighed softly.
"Indeed, talent is the primary productive force!"
His gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
[After leaving the Luo Tian Dungeon, you go to meet Luo Shuyin.]
[Under Luo Shuyin's guidance, you successfully join the Descent Sect.]
[After joining the Descent Sect, you begin preparing for the smooth passage of the Heart Refinement Trial.]
[Although you have previously passed the "Five Trials of Nascent Soul," and your heart is tough, you, who are always cautious, choose to refine the Illusory Heart Profound Pill.]
[The Illusory Heart Profound Pill is a ninth-grade pill, and its main effect is to calm the mind and maintain clarity of the spiritual platform, preventing the practitioner from going into demonic obsession.]
[Previous cultivators discovered that the Illusory Heart Profound Pill is exceptionally effective in the "Heart Refinement Trial" tribulation. Taking it can increase the chance of passing by more than 10%!]
[The main herbs for refining the Illusory Heart Profound Pill are Jade Bone Snow Ginseng, Concentrating Spirit Wood... Illusory Heart Grass and Snow Lotus.]
[You already possess the Jade Bone Snow Ginseng and the Concentrating Spirit Wood, and you have already planted the Snow Lotus seeds, just waiting for them to mature.]
[The Snow Lotus needs to be planted in an extremely cold environment and has a growth cycle of a hundred years.]
[Fortunately, you have the Divine Farmer Descendant talent, and with the addition of Wood Spiritual Qi to accelerate the growth, it might mature in ten years or so...]
[Thus, you travel back and forth between the Descent Sect and the Far North.]
[You plant the Snow Lotuses in the Far North, setting up spirit arrays and restrictions to ensure that hundreds of Snow Lotuses mature successfully.]
[Every week, you fly thousands of miles using your sword, going to the Far North to accelerate the maturity of the Snow Lotuses.]
[Soon, seven years have passed.]
[In the seventh year, you plot and eliminate the leader of the Natural faction and take his place.]
[In the eighth year, you eliminate Old Dog Long, quietly waiting for Blood Three's arrival.]
[In the eleventh year, Blood Three arrives on Blue Star, and you offer the Spirit Vein Dragon, obtaining a通行证 (pass). ]
[When you meet Blood Three, you also consider transferring the "I Can't Be the Only One Suffering" ability to him using the Gifting Roses talent.]
[However, when you transferred talents in the past, even the Earth Immortal-level Money Demon King had a faint sense of it, and Blood Three, as a Golden Immortal, might be even more sensitive.]
[It's very likely that he would discover that you've done something to him, and you would be in immediate danger.]
[Furthermore, a Golden Immortal must have some understanding of the Dao of Cause and Effect, and the Dao of Destiny. If he discovers any changes in his fortune, you wouldn't have a good time...]
[After Blood Three leaves, you continue to take care of the Snow Lotuses as usual.]
[This year, the Snow Lotuses are about to mature. You estimate that it will take at most five years to harvest a hundred Snow Lotuses.]
[In the thirteenth year, you go to the Beast Taming Realm dungeon, kill legendary demonic beasts and the Demon Emperor, which can extend Blue Star's fortune for several more years.]
[In the sixteenth year, you successfully harvest the Snow Lotuses.]
[At this point, three of the four main herbs needed to refine the Illusory Heart Profound Pill have been gathered.]
[Only the Illusory Heart Grass is still missing.]
[You know that finding this pill on Blue Star is impossible, so you prepare to go to the Three Thousand Worlds.]
[You go to the Slaughter Battlefield and walk towards the Red Moon.]
[You show your pass and enter that other space...]
Su Xing's heart stirred as he saw this. He silently said:
"Use Immersive Simulation, duration 30 days!"
[Ding...]
As the simulation prompt sounds, Su Xing appears within the other space.
Summoning his protective sword qi, Su Xing looked at the spatial turbulence in front of him and murmured:
"In this immersive simulation, I'll grasp the Spatial Origin to perfection in one go!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Su Xing ventured alone into the spatial turbulence...
Time passes, minute by minute.
When the immersive simulation reaches the twenty-eighth day, Su Xing finally takes another step forward, his grasp of the Spatial Origin reaching the perfect level!
"Then next... is to try to comprehend the embryonic form of the Dao..."
Su Xing looked at the void turbulence in front of him, as if trying to capture the shadow of the embryonic form of the Spatial Dao from these wisps of void.
Under the enhancement of the Awakening Pill, Su Xing's comprehension greatly increased.
But unfortunately, it is obviously unlikely to comprehend the profound Spatial Dao so easily.
The immersive simulation soon ends, and Su Xing returns to reality.
"What a pity... Based on my current situation, I have absolutely no clue about comprehending the Spatial Dao..."
Su Xing sighed, looking at the strand of Spatial Origin swirling in his hand.
With a move of his mind, Su Xing took out several storage rings to see the improvements brought about by his perfect grasp of the Spatial Origin.
A moment later, the test is over, and a hint of surprise appears on Su Xing's face.
"Not bad! The covered space has directly increased to five hundred cubic meters!"
Su Xing's heart was filled with excitement.
Five hundred cubic meters means that Su Xing can take almost all of his belongings with him.
All kinds of resources, useful magic treasures, and so on...
The only pity is that living things cannot be stored in storage rings. If he wants to bring the Spirit Vein Dragon to the Three Thousand Worlds, he needs to be able to completely cover the entire Heavenly Paradise...
"Comprehending the Dao through the power of Origin... Once I have some understanding of the Spatial Dao, it should be possible, right?"
"The goal this time is to find the Illusory Heart Grass, refine the Illusory Heart Profound Pill... and successfully enter the Heart Refinement Trial!"
Su Xing thought to himself, his gaze returning to the simulation panel.
[Passing through the world passage, you arrive in the Northern Ten Thousand Mountains of the Small Qingyun Realm.]
[You can acutely feel that the time you were unconscious this time was much shorter than before, and you weren't injured, but your spiritual energy is still slightly disordered.]
[After tidying up a little, you head to Bai Di City.]
[You reside in Bai Di City for a year, during which time you inquire about the Illusory Heart Grass.]
[Unfortunately, the Illusory Heart Grass is extremely rare, and you haven't found any.]
[In the seventeenth year, you go to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion and sell information about Blood Moon and the Descent Sect to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion girl.]
[You buy information related to the Illusory Heart Grass.]
[You learn that this spiritual herb is extremely rare and is almost impossible to find in the Small Qingyun Realm. There hasn't been any news of the Illusory Heart Grass in the Small Qingyun Realm for nearly a hundred years, so you have no choice but to give up.]
[You prepare to go to the Qingyun Sect to look for information about the Illusory Heart Grass...]
Su Xing nodded slightly as he saw this.
"Within the Qingyun Sect, there must be the Illusory Heart Grass... Maybe even the finished Illusory Heart Profound Pill!"
"It's just a pity... if that's the case, the simulation time will be greatly reduced..."
Su Xing shook his head. He originally thought he could refine it himself, but he miscalculated, not knowing that the Illusory Heart Grass would be so difficult to find.
In the end, the previous efforts were somewhat wasted...
"Oh well, then I'll go to the Qingyun Sect again!"
His gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
[Having no choice, you can only prepare to go to the Qingyun Sect.]
[You first take an airship to Small Qingyun City.]
[You wait in the city for about a year, and the Qingyun Sect's recruitment officially begins.]
[In the eighteenth year, after the recruitment ceremony, you meet Dan Huo True Immortal.]
[Knowing your identity, Dan Huo True Immortal treats you with great respect and states that you can go to the Qingyun Sect with him in two years.]
[You naturally agree, so you settle down in Small Qingyun City and wait quietly.]
[In the twentieth year, you travel with Dan Huo True Immortal on a flying boat and arrive at the Qingyun Realm.]
[The majestic Qingyun Sect, like an immortal palace, stands amidst rugged mountains. Just looking at it from afar stirs your heart.]
[You join the Qingyun Sect and receive the treatment of a second-generation direct disciple.]
[At this time, Huo Yun Golden Immortal and Zi Ling Fairy are not in seclusion, and you receive generous gifts from them.]
[Another year passes.]
[In the twenty-first year, you contact Zi Ling Fairy and sell a thousand Spirit Gathering Flowers, obtaining a million sect contribution points.]
[You prepare to purchase the Illusory Heart Profound Pill from the sect.]
[But you unexpectedly learn that this pill is extremely rare, and it's very beneficial to Tribulation Transcendence cultivators. It's often pre-ordered by sect disciples. If you want to exchange for it now, you'll have to wait 150 years...]
[As a second-generation disciple, you could naturally use your status to force your way, but this doesn't align with your Dao heart.]
[Fortunately, the Illusory Heart Grass is still available within the sect. So, you purchase over a hundred Illusory Heart Grasses and prepare to refine them yourself.]
Su Xing felt a little surprised when he saw this. Even a sect like the Qingyun Sect would lack the Illusory Heart Profound Pill?
But upon careful consideration, it's possible.
"After all, there are many disciples in the Qingyun Sect, and the Illusory Heart Profound Pill is difficult to refine, but it's extremely important for Tribulation Transcendence disciples... I'm afraid everyone wants to exchange for it, increasing the possibility of breaking through to the Heart Refinement Trial..."
Su Xing thought for a moment and muttered:
"Given the size of the Qingyun Sect, the number of cultivators reaching the Tribulation Transcendence stage every year must be in the hundreds, if not thousands... It's natural that they need to wait."
"But refining it myself is also good!"
"If it were me before, I might not have been able to refine a ninth-grade pill, but now that I have the Seven-Aperture Jade Heart enhancement, I might be able to refine an extremely high-quality ninth-grade pill..."
Su Xing thought to himself, his gaze falling upon the simulation panel.
[Having obtained the Illusory Heart Grass, you have all the herbs needed to refine the Illusory Heart Profound Pill.]
[Through the gradual accumulation over the past two decades, your current Great Wisdom state bonus can last for about a year.]
[You decide to spend four hours every day meticulously refining a furnace of Illusory Heart Profound Pill...]
[In the first month, you refine eighteen furnaces of Illusory Heart Profound Pill, and needless to say, they all fail.]
[But you've become much more familiar with the medicinal properties and refining steps of the Illusory Heart Profound Pill. You feel your alchemy skills rapidly improving.]
[In the second month, you continue to refine fifteen furnaces of Illusory Heart Profound Pill, all of which fail. You summarize your experiences.]
[In the third month, you refine ten furnaces of Illusory Heart Profound Pill, successfully refining one. You feel you're gradually grasping the knack.]
[In the fourth month, you refine seven furnaces of Illusory Heart Profound Pill, successfully refining two. You finally gain a basic understanding of the refining process of the Illusory Heart Profound Pill.]
[After continuously refining pills for four months, you feel your alchemy skills have improved significantly, so you prepare to thoroughly digest these alchemy insights before refining again.]
[Thus, a year passes.]
[In the twenty-second year, you purchase many new Illusory Heart Grasses and Snow Lotuses and continue to prepare for refining.]
[You spend three months refining more than twenty furnaces of Illusory Heart Profound Pill, feeling that your progress is rapid and you are close to achieving a minor mastery level.]
[In the twenty-third year, you refine forty furnaces of Illusory Heart Profound Pill and finally achieve minor mastery in its refining.]
[At this point, you can refine normal-quality Illusory Heart Profound Pill, but you are still not satisfied. If you can obtain an extremely high-quality Illusory Heart Profound Pill...]
[During the Heart Refinement Trial, it can increase the chances of success by 1.5%!]
Su Xing sighed when he saw this:
"Sigh, 1.5% isn't bad!"
"Ordinary cultivators would fight tooth and nail for even half a percent chance..."
Su Xing pondered for a moment.
The Heart Refinement Trial, among the Six Trials of Immortal Ascension, is considered to be one of the more difficult ones.
The success rate for ordinary cultivators is about 40-50%.
If they fail, even if they cultivate their mind and body for a hundred years, the chances of success in the second attempt will be halved.
But Su Xing, during his Nascent Soul stage, had preemptively gone through the "Five Trials of Nascent Soul," and his mentality was as tough as iron, so his success rate was around 80%.
With an extremely high-quality Illusory Heart Profound Pill, the success rate would be about 95%.
"A 95% chance... there's still a risk of failure!"
Su Xing stroked his chin and muttered:
"If it doesn't work, I'll just prepare a few more extremely high-quality Illusory Heart Profound Pills, the chances should be 99%, right?"
Su Xing cautiously thought that five or six extremely high-quality Illusory Heart Profound Pills would be a greater chance.
Of course, ordinary cultivators wouldn't be so wasteful because the first Illusory Heart Profound Pill has the best effect, the second one has only 10% of the first one's effect, and so on, constantly decreasing...
"If it really doesn't work, I'll just have to waste this simulation opportunity..."
Su Xing felt that a 99% chance was worth a gamble!
With that in mind, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[In the twenty-fourth year, you continue to refine the Illusory Heart Profound Pill, producing eleven pills, none of which are extremely high-quality.]
[Your proficiency in refining the Illusory Heart Profound Pill slightly improves...]
[In the twenty-fifth year, you produce thirteen pills, none of which are extremely high-quality. Your alchemy skills improve slightly...]
[And so, another five years pass.]
[In the thirtieth year, your success rate in refining the Illusory Heart Profound Pill has reached over 90%, and you're not far from achieving great mastery of this pill.]
[In the thirty-third year, you refine thirty-seven Illusory Heart Profound Pills, successfully refining eleven extremely high-quality ones!]
[Your alchemy skills in refining the Illusory Heart Profound Pill have reached great mastery level!]
[At this point, you're ready to undergo the Heart Refinement Tribulation.]
[But to be safe, you ask Zi Ling Fairy for advice on how to pass the Heart Refinement Tribulation.]
[Zi Ling Fairy tells you that she has a special physique and doesn't experience the mental demons and trials of the Heart Refinement Trial, so she doesn't have any experience...]
In the real world, Su Xing rolled his eyes when he saw this:
"Damn it, is there really such a ridiculous thing?"
"Special physique... skipping one of the Five Trials of Immortal Ascension? The advantages of this special physique are a bit too great!"
Su Xing shook his head, feeling a little helpless.
"Oh well, let's give it a shot!"
His gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
[After bidding farewell to Zi Ling Fairy, you announce that you are going into seclusion.]
[You return to your cave abode and spend your days tending flowers and plants, cultivating your mind and body...]
[In the thirty-fourth year, one day, you perform a divination, and the omen is extremely auspicious. So, you make a decisive decision to begin the trials of the Heart Refinement Trial!]
[You sit cross-legged in your cave abode, your mind like a clear mirror, and your entire spiritual platform becomes clear.]
[You take out an extremely high-quality Illusory Heart Profound Pill and swallow it.]
[Your state of mind gradually stabilizes, and your spiritual sense and six senses amplify in this instant... Your thoughts drift further and further away.]
[Your consciousness gradually dissipates...]
[When you open your eyes again, you've lost all your memories.]
[...]
[You curiously look around at everything, but you find that everything has become enormous, which frightens you.]
[Just as you're about to speak, you hear crying...]
[You realize that it's not the surrounding objects that have grown larger, but that you've become smaller... You've become a baby!]
[In this life, you're born into a poor peasant family. It's a time of war and hardship...]
[Fortunately, your family has three acres of good land, and life is relatively comfortable.]
[As you gradually grow older, you learn that your family has six members.]
[Besides your parents, you have three older sisters.]
[You're the youngest in the family but the most favored. Even in this era where meat is almost non-existent, your father would still travel for miles to exchange grain with the landlord for two ounces of lard.]
[Days pass like this. Although poor, you can wear new clothes every New Year's and have lard to eat a couple of times a month.]
[In contrast, your mother, whose body has been weakened since carrying you, wears patched-up clothes, and your three older sisters go for months without a drop of oil in their stomachs.]
[But your family is happy with it because you represent the family's hope.]
[In the year you turn six, your eldest sister turns fourteen and marries a honest man from the neighboring village. The dowry is two old hens.]
[You don't know what it means to get married. You only know that if you want to see your eldest sister, you have to walk for miles and might not see her more than a few times a year.]
[In the year you turn eight, your second sister also reaches marriageable age.]
[Your second sister is pretty, and she marries a thirty-year-old schoolmaster from the village.]
[This schoolmaster is said to have passed the Xiucai examination over ten years ago but hasn't passed the Juren examination or gotten married.]
[This pedantic brother-in-law doesn't seem very easy to get along with, and his family is very poor. Your second sister didn't bring back any dowry when she got married, and she even took several newly made quilts with her.]
[But your parents are very happy because you can start reading and writing...]
[Your schoolmaster, naturally, is your brother-in-law.]
[He often uses a thin teaching rod to hit your butt, simply for using your paper books to wipe your behind.]
[In your view, this is a trivial matter...]
[You don't like reading, but you especially love to tease the big yellow dog at the neighbor's house.]
[Big Yellow is a skinny but fierce dog, and it only wags its tail at you.]
[Although you don't like reading, you seem to be very intelligent. You memorize the contents of the books after reading them a few times.]
[In the year you turn twelve, your brother-in-law rarely visits your home. He used to look down on poor children's families.]
[Your brother-in-law tells your parents that you are very talented, the most intelligent student he has ever seen.]
[If you can go to the city to take the Xiucai examination, you might be able to pass and become a Xiucai!]
[But your family is poor at this time. Your mother has a lingering illness from giving birth to you and cannot do any strenuous work.]
[This year, your third sister gets married. She marries far away, to a county, and it seems she becomes a concubine for a wealthy landlord.]
[You've met that landlord, a fat, big-eared man who often speaks with a condescending tone.]
[With your third sister's marriage, your family gets an old ox and a few copper coins.]
[At this point, you are twelve years old, and you're intelligent... You know this is the money from selling your sister.]
[So, you have a big argument with your parents and refuse to take the Xiucai examination. You just want your third sister to come back...]
**[Later, your brother-in-law takes you for miles
Okay, let's continue from where we left off:
[Later, your brother-in-law takes you for miles and takes a carriage to the county.]
[At the landlord's house, your third sister's husband's house, you see your third sister, whom you haven't seen in a long time.]
[But your third sister, who used to be cheerful despite hardships, is now in tears.]
[From your brother-in-law, you learn that your third sister is not doing well. Although a concubine, she does the work of a maid and is beaten and scolded by the landlord's wife.]
[Your brother-in-law tells you that if you pass the Juren examination, they won't dare to beat and scold your third sister like that!]
[You believe it!]
[So, you try hard to study for the first time, for your family!]
[You get up before dawn every day to go to your brother-in-law's school, and you only return home when the sun sets.]
[Because kerosene is expensive, you can only go to sleep when the sun sets.]
[Your talent is amazing, and in just half a year, you've learned all the hundreds of books in your brother-in-law's house by heart!]
[Your knowledge has even surpassed your brother-in-law. You think you can take the Juren examination!]
[But your brother-in-law says you're not ready!]
[He tells you to go to the county, read more books, and apprentice under the county magistrate...]
[To go to the county to study under a master, your parents sell the old ox.]
[The day they sell the ox, you see your father cry. This is the first time you've ever seen him cry.]
[After selling everything they had, you get the chance to study in the county.]
[Because you don't have a place to stay, you can only temporarily live at your third sister's husband's house, causing your third sister to endure more beatings and scolding!]
[You see all this and vow to pass the Juren examination, to give your family a good life!]
[Thus, two years pass...]
[At fifteen years old, you take the Xiucai examination.]
[The simple Xiucai examination is naturally no challenge for you.]
[You become the top scorer in the Xiucai examination, the champion...]
[The following spring, you take the Juren examination.]
[You pass the Juren examination, but you're only ranked second...]
[The first place is the county magistrate's son. You don't understand why, when he clearly didn't write as well as you or read as much as you, he still got a higher ranking than you?]
[But it doesn't matter. After passing the Juren examination, your family's treatment changes completely!]
[You specifically go to your third sister's husband's house, and the brother-in-law who once looked down on you is now fawning over you, his words filled with flattery...]
[Your third sister, who hadn't bought new clothes in three years, now has decent clothing!]
[You receive financial assistance from the county and help your family move from the countryside to a house in the county.]
[Even your brother-in-law, who used to frown at you, is now filled with joy and tears of relief.]
[He tells you that the dream he's pursued for half his life is finally realized through you!]
[After passing the Juren examination, your parents stop farming and start arranging marriage matches for you.]
[You're good-looking and seven feet tall. Matchmakers in the county constantly visit your doorstep...]
[But your heart is not set on that!]
[Because you know that if you can pass the Jinshi examination, you can bring your eldest sister and brother-in-law back home to see you!]
[So, you study harder and learn even more...]
[Thus, another four years pass.]
[At twenty, you go to the capital for the imperial examination...]
[A few months later, you are informed that you have passed the Jinshi examination!]
[And you're the top scorer, the champion!]
[While the county magistrate's son who had surpassed you before failed to pass the Jinshi examination for three consecutive years.]
[You proudly show off your achievements. The county magistrate, who was already polite to you, now appears somewhat humble...]
[A few more months pass, and you learn that you've been invited to meet the Emperor in the capital...]
[The Emperor is very impressed by your talent and wants to marry you to his princess.]
[You glance at the princess, who is 16 years old, and politely refuse.]
[The Emperor is furious. So, you, as the champion, have no choice but to return to the county and become a county magistrate...]
[All the officials at court look at you with pity.]
[But you're not sad, you even find it better this way!]
[Because you know the Emperor is incompetent and tyrannical, the people in the various regions are starving, and wars are frequent. Perhaps returning to the local area is the best choice.]
[At 21, you return home in triumph.]
[The county has produced a champion. This is the first time in hundreds of years that someone has achieved this feat!]
**[On that day, countless
Okay, continuing from where we left off:
[At 21, you return home in triumph.]
[The county has produced a champion. This is the first time in hundreds of years that someone has achieved this feat!]
[On that day, countless people come to visit...]
[You, mature beyond your years, simply accept the gifts and build good relationships with the locals.]
[You bring your eldest sister and second sister's family to the county and purchase houses for them.]
[Thus, you can see them every month.]
[In the year you turn 22, you marry.]
[Your wife is the daughter of a wealthy merchant in the city. She is only 18 years old, fair-skinned and beautiful, and her family is incredibly rich...]
[In the year you turn 23, the previous county magistrate retires, and you receive an imperial decree appointing you as the new county magistrate.]
[You are very happy about this because you don't have to be separated from your family...]
[Thus, another seven years pass.]
[In the year you turn 30, wars become frequent in various regions, and the dynasty is in its final years, plagued by monstrous creatures...]
[In the south, there are peasant uprisings, and in the north, foreign invasions.]
[The corrupt dynasty can no longer maintain its rule...]
[Fortunately, you are prepared. Over the years, you have recruited troops and secretly amassed a force of 2,000 elite soldiers.]
[When the news of the old Emperor's death spreads, rebellions erupt everywhere... including yours!]
[Your father-in-law is a shrewd businessman who believes you are extraordinary and thus provides you with great support.]
[At this time, wars are raging everywhere, and the people are suffering. They're barely surviving.]
[Without exaggeration, as long as they have food to eat, strong men will fight for you to the death!]
[Thus, within a couple of years, you use money and food to recruit a militia force of 20,000.]
[At this time, the foreign invasion has reached the capital city.]
[But you plan to attack from south to north, conquering everything on your way to the north... The ultimate goal is to support the Emperor!]
[You advance victoriously, suppressing peasant rebellions.]
[The rebellions in the surrounding provinces are pacified within a few short years.]
[Your troops gradually increase, and your raw recruits turn into hardened veterans!]
[In just a few years, you command over 50,000 troops and become a powerful feudal lord!]
[At this time, there are three other feudal lords in the south, each with a large army and dozens of cities under their control, and their forces are several times larger than yours.]
[This causes you a great deal of trouble. You can only focus on steady development...]
[But fate seems to favor you.]
[In the year you turn 36, two of the feudal lords fall ill and die, their forces significantly weakened...]
[You seize this opportunity and lead your troops to attack. Within three years, you capture many cities!]
[In the year you turn 40, you control over a hundred cities and command 100,000 troops!]
[You attack the last remaining feudal lord...]
[Finally, after a fierce battle, you become the unrivaled king of the south!]
[In the year you turn 43, you control the land south of the Changhe River, looking towards the capital city, with 80,000 elite soldiers!]
[The following year, you receive news that the foreign invaders have slaughtered the royal family in the north, and no one in the palace survived.]
[You realize that your chance has come!]
[So, you personally lead the Northern Expedition, taking your 80,000 elite soldiers and heading towards the capital city in a mighty procession!]
[At this time, your troops are plentiful, and you have only one goal!]
[To establish a new dynasty!]
[You lead your army to make a surprise attack on the capital city, and the city gates open along the way without resistance.]
[But bandits are rampant throughout the land, and order is in chaos. Your heart aches for your people...]
[At this time, you receive news that the foreign invaders have withdrawn from the capital city and returned to the northern grasslands, leaving only a few thousand soldiers to guard the city.]
[You realize this is a golden opportunity!]
[So, you immediately decide to have most of your soldiers maintain order in various cities and reach the capital at a normal marching pace.]
[And you, with 5,000 elite cavalry, will make a surprise attack on the capital city to seize it in one fell swoop!]
[The cavalry rides day and night...]
[But even so, when they reach the capital city, it's already half a month later.]
[Along the way, only a little over 4,000 of the 5,000 elite cavalry remain...]
[And they're exhausted!]
[But you see the foreign invaders' flags outside the capital city, and you know this is the final gamble!]
[So, you immediately order a half-day rest, and then the attack begins!]
[Cavalry attacks are notoriously difficult...]
[But your soldiers have followed you through countless victories. Their elite spirit is not something that the few thousand old, weak, and sick soldiers within the city can withstand!]
[So, after a day of attacking, the city falls!]
[Only about 3,000 of the 5,000 elite cavalry remain...]
[But you've stormed into the imperial palace!]
[You've recaptured the former capital that was under the control of foreign invaders for over ten years...]
[At this moment, your heart is filled with pride!]
[But three days later... the dark shadows that appear outside the capital city deliver a crushing blow!]
[It turns out you've been tricked!]
[The foreign invaders haven't returned to the grasslands. They've simply hidden a few hundred miles north of the capital city, waiting for you to enter before trapping you!]
[By the time you realize it, it's too late...]
[A 200,000-strong army, including 100,000 cavalry, surrounds the capital city...]
[But your defending soldiers number only 3,000!]
[3,000 against 200,000... you are doomed to lose!]
[This is the most difficult battle of your life...]
[Years of experience on the battlefield allow you to use 3,000 elite soldiers to hold off the attack of 200,000 for ten whole days!]
[But even so, the city still falls...]
[Your personal guards and your son urge you to escape the city...]
[But you know that with 100,000 cavalry surrounding you, the chances of survival are almost zero...]
[At that moment, thunder suddenly strikes from a sky that was clear just moments before...]
[Then, the wind rages, and thunder rumbles!]
[Countless meteors fall from the sky and crash into the enemy camp outside the capital city.]
[In just a quarter of an hour... less than a thousandth of the 200,000-strong army survives!]
[You have won!]
[This sudden meteor shower has saved you!]
[And helped you defend the city...]
[The citizens within the city are terrified by this heavenly phenomenon, while the officials claim it's a sign from Heaven!]
[And you are truly the darling of Heaven, blessed by fortune!]
[So, that day, you take advantage of this meteor shower... and become Emperor!]
[Everyone is stunned by this heavenly phenomenon...]
[Only you, looking beyond the boundless thunderclouds, seem to see two figures battling...]
[Could there be immortals in this world?]
[So, for the next twenty years, you seek immortals, hoping to gain a sliver of immortality...]
[In the year you turn 68, after years of warfare, you can only lie in bed.]
[But you still harbor a dream of immortality...]
[That day, the sight of immortals battling... that meteor shower, forever haunts your heart...]
[Lying on your dragon-patterned jade bed, you gently close your eyes and end your tumultuous life!]
[Before your death, your life flashes before your eyes...]
[You seem to return to your infancy... to the cradle of that poor peasant family.]
[You seem to remember everything...]
[A tear rolls down your cheek!]
[When you come to your senses again, you've returned to the Spirit Field Heavenly Paradise...]
[You realize that you are the cultivator Su Xing... and also that emperor who was born into poverty, had a tumultuous life, and sought immortality in his old age...]
[The mortal's tumultuous life, those past scenes... become part of your memories.]
[You sense the vast gulf between mortals and immortals...]
[Within your body, the immortal seed you had planted long ago begins to take root and sprout!]
[Congratulations, you have successfully passed the Heart Refinement Trial!]
In the real world, Su Xing let out a long sigh.
The cold words before him make it difficult for him to truly experience what happened.
"This... is the Heart Refinement Trial?"
Su Xing frowned slightly.
"It seems... I only went through a mortal's life? Even though he became an emperor... he was still just a mortal!"
Su Xing was a little confused.
Even in the simulation, his life, though described as unparalleled and blessed by fate, was still mortal!
The gap between mortals and immortals is too vast!
"Wait... mortals and immortals? Could it be... that this Heart Refinement Trial is to detach one's heart from the mortal realm and enter the immortal realm?!"
Su Xing seemed to have realized something.
But whether or not it's as Su Xing thinks, he'll have to verify it after the simulation ends...
"Tsk tsk, the Heart Refinement Trial is over like that?"
"It seems... it wasn't that difficult!"
Su Xing raised an eyebrow, in a good mood, and looked back at the simulation panel.
[After passing the Heart Refinement Trial, when you emerge from seclusion, you realize that ten years have passed!]
[In the forty-fifth year, you emerge from seclusion!]
[You become a true Tribulation Transcendence cultivator!]
[The Heart Refinement Trial is the most dangerous of the Five Trials of Immortal Ascension. If you fail, you can only become a wandering immortal...]
[But you, having passed the Heart Refinement Trial, have achieved a transcendent state of mind and will... If you were under the Blood Moon, you might no longer be affected!]
[But you also know that Qing Yunzi is likely to emerge from seclusion in less than ten years.]
[And once Qing Yunzi discovers your whereabouts, you will likely be in mortal danger...]
[So, you don't hesitate and immediately prepare to leave this realm...]
[You trade with Zi Ling Fairy and leave the Qingyun Realm on a flying boat.]
[Before leaving, you leave Zi Ling Fairy a sound transmission jade slip with your speculations about Qing Yunzi's Three Corpse Severance...]
(Whew~ Today's 10,000 words are delivered. This is another story from my simulations after the Five Trials of Nascent Soul... The main theme, of course, is the pursuit of that sliver of immortality in the transition from mortal to immortal...)
(Finally, please give me a few more monthly tickets! I hope you enjoyed it! This part is not charged...)
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Chapter 269: Acquiring Over 100 Million Spirit Liquid, Reaching the Six Senses Realm! (Two-in-One, Subscribe!)
Su Xing's thoughts stirred upon seeing this.
"If I reveal this information to Fairy Zi Ling ahead of time, what changes will it bring to the future?"
Su Xing wasn't very optimistic about this. After all, Qing Yunzi was a being at the level of a Demi-Saint, the undisputed pinnacle of the Qing Yun Sect.
While Fairy Zi Ling held a noble status as a second-generation direct disciple, her position was far inferior to Qing Yunzi's...
"However, this can be considered a backup plan... Any change, no matter how slight, is a good thing!"
Su Xing mused.
"Having completed the Heart Tempering Trial, this simulation is nearing its end... Fortunately, I'll be heading to the Tian Mo City frontlines. As long as I don't expose myself, it should be fine!"
Su Xing was ready to take some risks in the next phase, trying his best to investigate the distribution of the Heterogeneous Race's invasion forces in the Lesser Qing Yun Realm.
With that in mind, he turned his gaze towards the simulation panel.
[Year 46, you left Qing Yun Sect and headed towards the Lesser Qing Yun Realm…]
[You didn't linger, changed your identity, and took an airship to Tian Mo City.]
[At this time, Tian Mo City was in the midst of a fierce war, openly recruiting scattered cultivators to join the fight.]
[After revealing your Transcending Tribulation Realm cultivation, you successfully became a Centurion of Tian Mo City.]
[You discovered that the number of cultivators supporting Tian Mo City was considerable, particularly a noticeable increase in Human Immortal Realm cultivators.]
[You guessed that the information you sold to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion thirty years ago had played a role, making the Lesser Qing Yun Realm more vigilant against the Heterogeneous Race.]
[This time, you didn't reveal your identity as an alchemist, nor did you expose your Sword Dao cultivation…]
[During battles, you presented yourself as a body cultivator, hoping to evade Qing Yunzi's pursuit.]
[While the Heart Tempering Trial didn't significantly enhance your strength, relying on your pure physical power, you still dominated among the Transcending Tribulation Realm cultivators.]
[In just three years, you became a Military Commander, slaying over a dozen Demi-God level Heterogeneous Race beings.]
[Year 50, you discovered the emergence of Red-Eyed Heterogeneous Race members on the battlefield.]
[You knew in your heart that this was due to the resurrection of the Crimson Moon, with the Red-Eyed Heterogeneous Race joining the invasion of the Lesser Qing Yun Realm… The most challenging times for the Lesser Qing Yun Realm were about to begin.]
[Fortunately, the Lesser Qing Yun Realm had prepared thirty years in advance. Therefore, facing the first surprise attack, their losses were not severe.]
[As a Military Commander, you quickly made a name for yourself on the battlefield. Your terrifying physical constitution earned you the title of the Number One Body Cultivator below the Immortal Realm in the Lesser Qing Yun Realm.]
[Your growing fame had both advantages and disadvantages.]
[The downside was that you didn't want to attract too much attention. The upside was that after becoming a Military Commander, your network of connections gradually expanded, and you learned about the approximate strength of the Lesser Qing Yun Realm frontlines.]
[In Tian Mo City, there were approximately 1,500 Transcending Tribulation Realm cultivators, all battle-hardened warriors known for their ferocity.]
[Among them, 500 were from other forces who had provided support over the past thirty years, while 1,000 were from native forces.]
[Below the Transcending Tribulation Realm, there were tens of thousands of Great Ascension and Integration Realm cultivators, forming the main force on the battlefield.]
[Regarding high-level combat power, the human side possessed 200 Human Immortal Realm Military Commanders, nearly half of whom were support from major forces.]
[There were ten Earth Immortal Realm commanders, three Heavenly Immortal Realm generals… and a True Immortal Realm grand cultivator guarding Tian Mo City.]
[Of course, you also knew that the Tian Mo General's avatar, comparable to a Golden Immortal, was the true trump card of Tian Mo City.]
[Besides human cultivators, the role of demon cultivators on the Lesser Qing Yun Realm frontlines could not be ignored, with their overall combat power equivalent to one-third of the human cultivators.]
[In particular, two Heavenly Immortal Realm great demons were particularly active on the battlefield.]
[As for the Heterogeneous Race, their initial strength was slightly weaker than the humans, so they had been held back by the humans' defense.]
[However, since the arrival of the Red-Eyed Heterogeneous Race, countless Emperor and Demon Saint level Red-Eyed Heterogeneous Race beings appeared… and the number of Demi-God and God level Red-Eyed Heterogeneous Race individuals also more than doubled.]
[This led to the human side becoming increasingly difficult to defend…]
[What frightened you even more was that the Red-Eyed Heterogeneous Race seemed endless, with continuous reinforcements and a gradual increase in their numbers, making the gap between the two sides widen.]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and furrowed his brow slightly:
"In the first fifty years, the cultivators of the Lesser Qing Yun Realm and the Heterogeneous Race were close in strength, even slightly superior…"
"However, the turning point of the war was naturally the Crimson Moon's arrival… If I could extend the time of Blue Star's destruction, wouldn't that mean I could also slow down the speed of the Lesser Qing Yun Realm's invasion?"
Su Xing stroked his chin, deep in thought.
"Of course, the most crucial factor is still the clash between top-tier combat power… The Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, White Emperor Tower, and Qing Yun Sect successively withdrew, while the Tian Mo Prison was too far away – a distant water can't put out a nearby fire. This is the fundamental reason why the Lesser Qing Yun Realm was destined to be invaded!"
Su Xing shook his head slightly, muttering:
"But if we could unite the major forces and form an alliance against the Heterogeneous Race, perhaps we could truly drive them away!"
Su Xing thought so, but he also knew that forming such an alliance would be incredibly difficult.
Because in the Three Thousand Worlds, the various forces were inherently adversarial. If they wanted to expel the Heterogeneous Race, but lacked internal unity, it would be as difficult as reaching the heavens...
"However, gaining knowledge of the Heterogeneous Race's strength configuration in this simulation is still a valuable gain!"
Knowing the overall strength of the Heterogeneous Race's invasion of the Lesser Qing Yun Realm, if Su Xing possessed sufficient strength in the future, he could deploy countermeasures in advance.
Su Xing looked back at the simulation panel.
[Year 53, three years passed, and your performance on the battlefield remained valiant.]
[Even concealing most of your strength, you were still valued by the Earth Immortal Realm commander, becoming one of the candidates for Military Commander.]
[Thus, amidst the arduous resistance against the Heterogeneous Race, another seven years passed…]
[Year 60, the losses on the frontlines became increasingly severe.]
[What dealt the most significant blow to the Lesser Qing Yun Realm was the loss of two Heavenly Immortal Realm demon cultivators that year. They had gone to pursue a powerful God-powered Heterogeneous Race being but were ambushed.]
[Under the onslaught of four powerful God-powered Heterogeneous Race divinities, one Heavenly Immortal Realm demon cultivator was killed on the spot, and the other barely escaped but succumbed to his injuries soon after…]
[You silently recorded this incident, hoping to avoid a similar situation in the future.]
[Another five years passed in the blink of an eye.]
[Year 65, the city you were in faced a siege by the Heterogeneous Race army. To survive, you were forced to use your full strength.]
[With the power of 'Unprincipled Tactics,' you unleashed 1,400 protective sword glows, slaying a Heterogeneous Race being comparable to a mid-stage Human Immortal Realm cultivator.]
[After this battle, your fame grew, and you were promoted to Military Commander. However, you also knew that trouble might be on the horizon.]
[Another five years passed peacefully.]
[Year 70, one day you performed a divination and learned that you would face a life-threatening calamity in the near future, one that was difficult to avoid.]
[You knew in your heart that it might be Qing Yunzi who had discovered your whereabouts.]
[You felt a sense of powerlessness and waited quietly for that day to come…]
[Half a month later, Qing Yunzi appeared before you.]
[This time, he was dressed in black, his aura seemingly different from before.]
[You were quite surprised. You were about to feign innocence and offer an explanation when Qing Yunzi seemed to be filled with extreme disgust and anger towards you.]
[With a single strike, you were reduced to ashes…]
[You are dead!]
[Ding, this simulation is over!]
After the simulation ended, Su Xing frowned and questioned:
"What happened? It seems like Qing Yunzi has undergone some kind of change…"
Compared to Qing Yunzi's performance in previous simulations, this time he seemed hasty, even exhibiting signs of going mad!
"Is it because I told the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion about Qing Yunzi's Severing the Three Corpses?"
Su Xing quickly denied this. He had revealed this information before, but it hadn't led to this change.
"Then… the only thing I changed was mentioning it to Fairy Zi Ling!"
Su Xing thought about the sound transmission jade slip he left behind, feeling rather puzzled.
"The sound transmission jade slip made Fairy Zi Ling aware of Qing Yunzi's situation… Why would this cause such a significant impact?"
Su Xing was confused. Perhaps it was Fairy Zi Ling who was preventing Qing Yunzi from Severing the Three Corpses?
But how could a mere Golden Immortal stop a Da Luo?
Su Xing pondered for a long time but couldn't find an answer.
"It seems that the key lies in Fairy Zi Ling… I should interact with her more in future simulations!"
Su Xing's mind stirred, and he muttered.
Although he still failed to escape Qing Yunzi's calamity, Su Xing didn't feel much fluctuation in his mood.
Because in this simulation, Su Xing had already achieved his primary goal – successfully passing the Heart Tempering Trial!
"Let's see the rewards from this simulation!"
Su Xing felt a sense of anticipation.
[Seven-Aperture Jade Heart]:Golden Talent, price: 10 million energy points.
[Eighty Years of Alchemy Experience]:After exchange, your current alchemy comprehension will slightly increase, including the experience of refining the ninth-grade elixir, Phantom Heart Profound Elixir, price: 500 million energy.
[A Strand of Divinity (Heart Tempering Trial)]:There is a distinction between immortals and mortals. In the eyes of immortals, mortal emperors and ministers are no different from ants. However, after witnessing a thousand years of life and transcending the mortal world, one attains the unwavering heart of an immortal… price: 3 billion energy!
[Phantom Heart Profound Elixir (100 pills)]:Ninth-grade elixir that can enhance mental strength and toughen the mind. It is a miraculous elixir particularly beneficial for certain mental-based races to achieve breakthroughs. Price: 50 billion energy.
Upon seeing the new round of simulation rewards, Su Xing didn't hesitate. He silently said:
"I choose the Golden Talent, Seven-Aperture Jade Heart… and A Strand of Divinity!"
[Ding, your talent slots are full. Do you want to replace a talent?]
Su Xing heard the simulation system's prompt and hesitated for a moment, then looked at his attribute panel.
[Name: Su Xing]
[Age: 23]
[Occupation: Cultivator]
[Cultivation: Great Ascension Realm Perfection, Great Accomplishment Realm Perfection]
[Cultivation Techniques: Ruyi Visualization Diagram, Eternal Spring Art, Myriad Flames Art, Zheng Yi Inhaling Qi Art, Great Witch Body Forging Art]
[Talents: Unprincipled Tactics, Devour the Heavens, Innate Sword Body, Indestructible Little Tough Guy, Gift of Roses, Great Wisdom as if Foolish, Occasional Enlightenment, Alchemy Prodigy, Lei Mu Huo Triple Spirit Root, Mighty Strength, Prosperous Business, Descendant of Shen Nong, Lucky Star, Avoid Misfortune, Master of Successology]
[Skills: Blazing Fire Technique (Great Accomplishment), Alchemy (Small Accomplishment), Divine Ability Spiritual Explosion Technique (Beginner), Shen Nong Spiritual Nurturing Technique (Beginner), Eight Thousand Li Divine Sense (Subtle Realm), Yuan Qi (External Release Perfection), Three Talents Sword Technique (Perfection), Protective Sword Glow (1,400), Ten Thousand Li Tracking Technique (Beginner), Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique (Perfection), Formation Dao (Small Accomplishment), Sword Control Technique (Perfection), Puppet Dao (Small Accomplishment), Various Immortal Cultivation Spells…]
[Source Comprehension: Thunder Source (Small Accomplishment), Fire Source (Perfection), Wood Source (Small Accomplishment), Sword Source (Perfection), Speed Source (Great Accomplishment), Strength Source (Great Accomplishment), Space Source (Perfection)]
[Special Constitution: Heavenly Thunder Body (Second Stage)]
Compared to before, Su Xing's talents, skills, and source comprehension had all seen significant improvements.
However, the talents Su Xing currently possessed were all useful in their own ways, making him hesitant about replacing any of them.
"Unknowingly, I've accumulated five Golden Talents… Golden Talents are powerful, so they obviously can't be replaced!"
"And talents like comprehension, Master of Successology… Descendant of Shen Nong are also important and cannot be replaced…"
After some deliberation, Su Xing turned his gaze towards a talent he had acquired a long time ago.
Prosperous Business!
This talent had provided Su Xing with significant help in the early stages.
It brought good fortune to the Tarot Society's initial business operations, leading to rapid growth and providing a large amount of simulation energy.
"But now that the Tarot Society is on the right track… my main source of simulation energy is also exotic metal, so Prosperous Business no longer seems that important…"
"Moreover, with Lucky Star and Avoid Misfortune, my luck won't be bad…"
After hesitating, Su Xing said:
"Replace the Prosperous Business talent with Seven-Aperture Jade Heart…"
[Ding, replacing talent…]
[Ding, you have successfully extracted the talent Seven-Aperture Jade Heart, spending 10 million energy. Remaining energy: 11.17276 billion.]
[Ding, you have successfully extracted A Strand of Divinity (Heart Tempering Trial), spending 3 billion energy. Remaining energy: 8.17276 billion…]
As the prompts ended, two streams of energy flowed into Su Xing's body.
The Seven-Aperture Jade Heart talent made Su Xing feel slightly different, his mind becoming more agile…
However, the bigger change came from A Strand of Divinity!
A flood of memory fragments surged into Su Xing's mind…
From a crying infant in swaddling clothes… to seeing his three older sisters get married…
Then becoming a top scholar and returning home in glory…
The outbreak of war, going to the capital to serve the emperor…
Witnessing the astonishment and yearning caused by a falling meteorite and immortals clashing…
Then the latter half of his life spent searching for immortals in vain, his final regret and unwillingness…
The tumultuous life of a mortal was experienced by Su Xing in a mere instant.
When Su Xing opened his eyes again, a tear rolled down his cheek…
"Immortals and mortals are different… So this is what it means to be an immortal?"
Su Xing muttered, a sense of understanding dawning within him!
From this moment on, Su Xing truly became a Transcending Tribulation Realm cultivator.
He had overcome the most perilous trial among the Five Immortal Transformations – the Heart Tempering Trial!
After a long silence, Su Xing glanced at the time.
"It's about time…"
Su Xing disguised himself and concealed his aura, leaving the Spirit Field Cave Heaven and heading back to meet Lu Yuanwu as usual.
Lu Yuanwu had been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing Su Xing, he excitedly exclaimed: "Senior!"
Su Xing merely nodded slightly, then waved his hand, producing elixirs and saying indifferently: "This is this week's goods…"
Lu Yuanwu quickly took them, counted them, and thanked Su Xing.
After Su Xing left, Lu Yuanwu muttered:
"Strange, it feels like Senior has changed somehow…"
"Before, I felt that Senior was unfathomable, like a mountain or an abyss… but now it feels… ordinary…"
Lu Yuanwu scratched his head, feeling a sense of bewilderment.
…
After bidding farewell to Lu Yuanwu, Su Xing, as always, flew towards the Immortal Martial Era copy.
Entering the Spirit Field Cave Heaven, Su Xing began experimenting with crafting puppets.
"Sigh… even though I'm a Transcending Tribulation Realm grand cultivator, I still have to work hard to earn energy!"
Over the next week, Su Xing focused on crafting mining puppets.
In just a week, Su Xing crafted three mining puppets.
Together with the four he already had, he now had seven, each of which could provide him with around 3.5 billion simulation energy per week!
After completing the crafting, Su Xing also installed mining mark imprints within the core of each puppet.
This way, once the exotic metal vein was exhausted, they would automatically go to the mining areas Su Xing had already explored and continue mining.
After settling the mining puppets, Su Xing returned to Blue Star to see Jin Congxue.
After a meal and some pleasantries, Su Xing handed over the new batch of elixirs and exotic metal ore to Jin Congxue and returned to the Spirit Field Cave Heaven.
…
Inside the Spirit Field Cave Heaven, Su Xing looked at the energy on the simulation panel and murmured:
"The energy has increased a bit this week… over 6 billion energy… and it will increase even more in the future!"
Su Xing was quite satisfied with this.
He estimated that in two weeks, he would be earning over 10 billion simulation energy every week!
Until the exotic metal veins were completely mined out and the over 100,000 Nourishing Yuan Elixirs in his hand were depleted…
Taking advantage of the simulation cooldown not being finished yet, Su Xing started planning his next simulation.
"Next, naturally, I'll tackle the Soul Trial… and strive to cultivate my divine sense to 10,000 li, reaching the Six Senses Realm. This trial should be a sure thing!"
"And the resources needed for the Vital Energy Trial also need to be prepared in advance!"
Su Xing wasn't worried about the Soul Trial, but he was looking forward to the Vital Energy Trial!
When overcoming the Vital Energy Trial, the more resources like spirit liquid that were prepared and infused, the greater Su Xing's chances of success!
Currently, the number of spirit liquid Su Xing possessed, although in the millions, was still insufficient…
Moreover, cultivation after the Immortal Realm likely requires even more spirit liquid!
Therefore, Su Xing was preparing to acquire a large batch of resources during this simulation.
"Well, the simulation cooldown is almost over!"
Su Xing glanced at the panel.
On May 26th, 2025 of the new era, Su Xing initiated a new round of simulation.
[Ding! This simulation will consume 8,900 energy points, leaving 14.23276 billion energy points, and no remaining simulation attempts.]
[Simulation starting!]
[Spend 100,000 energy points to draw a Purple Talent, and 1 million energy points to draw a Golden Legendary Talent. Do you want to draw?]
"Draw a Golden Talent!" Su Xing silently said.
[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the Purple Talent, Hidden Weapon Master. The chance of obtaining a Golden Talent next time is 60%…]
[Hidden Weapon Master]:Purple Talent, you have a keen understanding of hidden weapons, often capable of delivering a decisive blow with them, quite the sly fox!…
Su Xing: "..."
"As expected, a Purple Talent… but it doesn't seem very useful?"
While Su Xing had considered crafting hidden weapons, it would be too time-consuming compared to enhancing his swordsmanship and cultivation realm…
"Whatever, let's start the simulation!"
Su Xing shook his head slightly and focused on the simulation panel.
[Within the Spirit Field Cave Heaven, you realized you were in a simulation.]
[You traded with Lu Yuanwu as planned, and nothing unexpected happened…]
[Ten days later, you went to the Luo Tian copy…]
[You joined the Descending Church…]
[You flourished within the Descending Church and began to cultivate your divine sense in seclusion.]
[Year 2, you traveled through the void…]
[Year 3, you traveled through the void…]
[Four years quickly passed!]
[Year 7, this year, your divine sense range expanded to 8,300 li!]
[At the same time, as your divine sense continued to grow, you also felt a bottleneck…]
[This year, you designed and eliminated the leader of the Natural faction and took their place.]
[Year 8, you eliminated Old Dog Long, allowing you to focus on cultivation.]
[Over the years, the Spirit Field Cave Heaven has produced 4 million drops of low-grade spirit liquid, which you have collected and not used.]
[Thus, another three years passed…]
[Year 11, Blood Three descended on Blue Star.]
[You offered a branch of the Innate Fusan Tree and successfully fooled Blood Three…]
[You successfully obtained a pass. After Blood Three left, you brought the Spirit Vein Dragon back to the Spirit Field Cave Heaven.]
[The Spirit Vein Dragon entering the Cave Heaven made the spiritual energy within it even more abundant.]
[The production speed of low-grade spirit liquid increased by nearly 50%, and medium-grade spirit liquid began to appear…]
[Year 12, the number of low-grade spirit liquid you had accumulated reached 6.5 million drops, and the number of medium-grade spirit liquid was 80,000!]
[Afterward, your life on Blue Star was very leisurely, cultivating divine sense, gardening, and accumulating spirit liquid every day…]
[Thus, another five years passed.]
[Year 17, the number of low-grade spirit liquid you accumulated reached 10 million drops, and the number of medium-grade spirit liquid reached nearly 500,000.]
[Through continuous absorption of void spirits, your divine sense grew to 8,600 li, but the growth rate continued to decline…]
[This year, to extend the simulation time, you took a trip to the Beast Taming Realm.]
[Year 20, your divine sense grew to 8,700 li.]
[Year 25, your divine sense range grew to 8,800 li…]
[You discovered that the void spirits did not have an unlimited effect on the growth of divine sense. You needed to absorb higher-level void spirits to ensure its continued growth.]
[Yellow-ranked void spirits had a minimal effect on you. Only Earth-ranked void spirits would have a better effect…]
[As for Heavenly-ranked void spirits, you had explored for decades without finding any…]
[Year 28, your divine sense grew to 8,900 li.]
[This year, you accumulated 18 million drops of low-grade spirit liquid and 1.4 million drops of medium-grade spirit liquid.]
[This year, a Demon Saint descended on the Demon Subduing Pass, and you began to implement the "delaying" tactic.]
[In a blink of an eye, five years passed…]
[Year 33, you accumulated 22 million drops of low-grade spirit liquid and 1.8 million drops of medium-grade spirit liquid.]
[The same year, your divine sense grew to 9,000 li.]
[As your divine sense reached 9,000 li, you felt a bottleneck.]
[So you no longer simply traveled through the void but paid more attention to cultivating the Ruyi Visualization Method…]
[Thus, seven years passed.]
[Year 40, over these years, you accumulated 30 million drops of low-grade spirit liquid and 2.5 million drops of medium-grade spirit liquid.]
[You also cultivated more Spirit Gathering Flowers, and the number of Spirit Gathering Flowers you accumulated reached nearly 15,000.]
[Your divine sense this year also increased with difficulty to nearly 9,200 li.]
[At this time, the Heterogeneous Race's next attack on the Demon Subduing Pass was imminent.]
[You decided not to stay on Blue Star any longer and prepare to go to the Three Thousand Worlds to obtain more resources!]
[Your primary goal is high-quality spirit liquid!]
[You packed all 15,000 Spirit Gathering Flowers into your storage ring and brought with you the over 30 million drops of spirit liquid you had diligently accumulated for forty years, heading to the Slaughter Battlefield.]
[You walked towards the direction of the Crimson Moon, showed your pass, and entered the otherworldly space.]
In the real world, Su Xing looked at the simulation text and nodded slightly.
"Forty years to accumulate over 30 million drops of spirit liquid?"
"Tsk tsk… this spirit liquid is truly difficult to obtain!"
"However, the Spirit Gathering Flowers are the most valuable! As long as I take these Spirit Gathering Flowers to the Three Thousand Worlds… I'm sure to get more spirit liquid!"
Su Xing's eyes were filled with confidence.
Then he silently said:
"Use immersive simulation, duration: 30 days…"
[Ding…]
The 30 days in the simulation passed quickly, while only a few seconds passed in the real world.
Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, sighing:
"The difficulty of comprehending Space Dao is really too great… With the help of the Enlightenment Elixir and Great Wisdom, which is equivalent to ten years of hard work, I've only grasped the most basic understanding?"
Su Xing shook his head, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
But soon, his confidence returned!
"If it doesn't work once, then twice, thrice! Ten times, a hundred times!"
"Anyway, this young master has plenty of time… I must master this Space Dao!"
Su Xing felt a surge of confidence.
Every week, Su Xing could use the immersive simulation.
Even if Space Dao was difficult, he believed he could "grind it out"!
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[When you woke up again, you were in the northern part of the Ten Thousand Mountains.]
[You immediately checked your storage ring and saw that the Spirit Gathering Flowers, spirit liquid, and other resources were all intact, with no losses. You breathed a sigh of relief…]
[Your goal this time, besides passing the Soul Trial, is to accumulate enough spirit liquid!]
[This is not only to lay a foundation for you to pass the Vital Energy Trial… but also to accumulate resources for your cultivation after the Immortal Realm.]
[And the fastest way to obtain resources is naturally to join the Qing Yun Sect!]
[As always, you first went to White Emperor City.]
[You sold the information about the Crimson Moon Descending Church and Qing Yunzi… but it was a bit too late. You only received 30 million spirit stones as a reward.]
[After that, you rushed to the Lesser Qing Yun City by airship.]
[At this time, the Qing Yun Sect's recruitment ceremony was in full swing.]
[You waited quietly for a month, then showed the Qing Yun Token to True Immortal Dan Huo.]
[You caught True Immortal Dan Huo's attention. He informed you that you could go to the Qing Yun Sect after three years.]
[Naturally, you agreed and also made a request to True Immortal Dan Huo, hoping to exchange for spirit liquid.]
[True Immortal Dan Huo told you that spirit liquid was very precious and that ordinary cultivators, after obtaining it, would generally use it to improve their cultivation. Therefore, he didn't have much spirit liquid on hand.]
[But considering your identity as a second-generation direct disciple, you still managed to purchase 1 million drops of medium-grade spirit liquid from him.]
[For this, you spent a total of 13 million low-grade spirit stones…]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and sighed.
"As expected, spirit liquid is extremely rare in the Three Thousand Worlds. Even a True Immortal is unwilling to sell it easily!"
Su Xing knew that True Immortal Dan Huo certainly had more than a million drops of medium-grade spirit liquid.
But it's one thing to have it, and it's another thing to be willing to sell it…
Spirit liquid is rare in origin, often only found in small quantities in ancient ruins or cave heavens.
And spirit liquid is extremely efficient for improving cultivation, saving a lot of time…
Therefore, even though a drop of medium-grade spirit liquid has slightly more spiritual energy than a low-grade spirit stone, its value is comparable to a medium-grade spirit stone!
And ordinary cultivators are generally unwilling to sell it!
For cultivators, the vast majority of their lives are spent cultivating and improving their realm.
But if they use spirit liquid to cultivate, the speed is several times faster than using spirit stones…
So, spirit liquid, for them, is time, is lifespan!
Understanding this, Su Xing shook his head slightly:
"I just hope that spirit liquid will be easier to obtain within the Qing Yun Sect!"
Su Xing thought so and looked back at the simulation panel.
[Over the next three years, you stayed in your cave dwelling, cultivating your divine sense with all your heart.]
[Year 43, your divine sense grew to 9,300 li…]
[The same year, you boarded a flying ship and returned to Qing Yun Sect with True Immortal Dan Huo.]
[As a second-generation direct disciple, your return attracted the attention of the sect.]
[Several second-generation disciples, including Fairy Zi Ling and Golden Immortal Huo Yun, greeted you and gave you valuable gifts as a welcome.]
[Your goal in this simulation is to accumulate resources, so you naturally wouldn't refuse.]
[You even deliberately befriended these fellow disciples, exchanging sound transmission jade slips with them.]
[Year 44, you contacted Fairy Zi Ling and told her that you had a large number of Spirit Gathering Flowers.]
[You hoped to purchase enough spirit liquid from her!]
[Fairy Zi Ling, as a Golden Immortal who has cultivated for tens of thousands of years, naturally has a considerable fortune and agreed.]
[You took out 1,000 Spirit Gathering Flowers and proposed a trade.]
[Fairy Zi Ling was surprised to see 1,000 Spirit Gathering Flowers. She asked if you could trade using sect contribution points and spirit stones.]
[You clearly stated that you hoped to obtain spirit liquid.]
[Fairy Zi Ling told you that she had just broken through a small realm a hundred years ago and had almost depleted her spirit liquid reserves. She could only provide you with 500,000 drops of high-grade spirit liquid and 1 million drops of medium-grade spirit liquid.]
[You readily agreed and spent 600 Spirit Gathering Flowers to acquire these spirit liquids.]
[Over the next few years, you traded with your fellow disciples many times. Although the amount of each trade was not large, it accumulated to a considerable sum.]
[Year 47, this year, your divine sense grew to 9,400 li.]
[At the same time, over these years, you accumulated 1 million drops of high-grade spirit liquid, 4 million drops of medium-grade spirit liquid, and 30 million drops of low-grade spirit liquid…]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and furrowed his brows slightly.
"Sigh, even with money, you can't get resources!"
"But it's true… spirit liquid, once used, can transform into cultivation. Who would hoard a large quantity?"
"Furthermore, just these spirit liquids have a total value of 17 billion energy!"
Su Xing felt a slight headache.
His current problem was that he had enough resources but not enough spirit liquid to exchange for…
After all, even Golden Immortal and True Immortal cultivators consume millions of drops of high-grade spirit liquid during a cultivation retreat, so they wouldn't have a lot on hand.
Otherwise, everyone wouldn't crave Spirit Gathering Flowers and focus on enhancing their cave dwellings…
The goal is to obtain more spirit liquid and accelerate cultivation, isn't it?
"Sigh, but even with 10 million drops of high-grade spirit liquid… with the simulation energy I have, I can't swallow that many…"
"The optimal amount should be around 25 billion simulation energy, which would allow me to barely scrape together enough!"
Su Xing thought so and looked back at the simulation panel.
[You knew that Qing Yunzi would be leaving seclusion in a few years, so you decided to obtain as much spirit liquid as possible.]
[Over these years, your interactions with Fairy Zi Ling became frequent. After learning about your ability to cultivate Spirit Gathering Flowers, she became quite interested in you. Occasionally, you would sit together and discuss cultivation and nurturing spirits.]
[During your interactions with Fairy Zi Ling, you learned several key pieces of information.]
[First, Fairy Zi Ling was an orphan who was adopted by Qing Yunzi 30,000 years ago. Her hometown was in a small thousand world that had been invaded by the Heterogeneous Race, called the Ice Spirit Realm.]
[Second, Fairy Zi Ling has a special constitution, the Profound Yin Sacred Body. Her cultivation speed surpasses even that of those with a Void Spirit Root, and she is immune to heart demons.]
[Third, Fairy Zi Ling has always been aloof, not fond of interacting with her fellow disciples. In fact, for 30,000 years, she has never had a romantic partner.]
[And she herself stated that she wasn't interested in romantic relationships. If it weren't for your Spirit Gathering Flowers, your relationship would have remained that of fellow disciples…]
[You secretly memorized this information and asked her what she thought of Qing Yunzi.]
[When mentioning Qing Yunzi, the usually cold Fairy Zi Ling rarely smiled. She said that since she was a child, Qing Yunzi had taken her in as a disciple and treated her like a daughter.]
[She would be willing to die for Qing Yunzi.]
[You listened and nodded silently, without saying much…]
[In the following three years, you continued trading with your fellow disciples, selling numerous magic treasures and even Spirit Gathering Flowers, obtaining even more spirit liquid.]
[Year 50, you proposed to Fairy Zi Ling that you wanted to go to other worlds to hone your skills.]
[Fairy Zi Ling agreed and promised to keep it a secret for you.]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and frowned slightly.
"Profound Yin Sacred Body… what kind of special constitution is that?"
Su Xing had a vague premonition that the changes in Qing Yunzi might be related to Fairy Zi Ling's special constitution…
"When I have the time later, I'll go to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion to inquire. Perhaps I can learn more detailed information about this constitution…"
Su Xing thought so and looked back at the simulation panel.
[Year 51, under Fairy Zi Ling's escort, you went to a new small thousand world.]
[This small thousand world is called the Spirit Beast Realm. It has a beast taming sect, and among them, the Sacred Beast Sect has a deep foundation, with a lineage that spans an aeon…]
[This small thousand world is two small thousand worlds away from the Qing Yun Realm. You believe it will take Qing Yunzi a longer time to find you.]
[Upon arriving in the Spirit Beast Realm, you began your final sprint, striving to improve your divine sense.]
[Year 55, your divine sense grew to 9,600 li, and your comprehension of the Ruyi Visualization Method further deepened!]
[The face of the old man became clearer and clearer. You could even see the expression and features on his face…]
[And with the progress of the Ruyi Visualization Method, you unexpectedly discovered that your divine sense had increased significantly.]
[Thus, another five years passed.]
[Year 60, you remained in the Spirit Beast Realm.]
[This realm is vast, even larger than the Lesser Qing Yun Realm, and it's relatively far from the Qing Yun Sect, allowing you to cultivate with peace
[Year 60, you remained in the Spirit Beast Realm.]
[This realm is vast, even larger than the Lesser Qing Yun Realm, and it's relatively far from the Qing Yun Sect, allowing you to cultivate with peace of mind…]
[You set up a Profound Yuan Concealing Aura Formation and shielded your own heavenly secrets, hoping to delay Qing Yunzi from discovering you.]
[Because, relying on Fairy Zi Ling's feelings for Qing Yunzi, you weren't sure how long this senior sister could keep your whereabouts a secret…]
[This year, your divine sense grew to 9,800 li…]
[Through day after day of cultivating the Ruyi Visualization Method, your divine sense further increased.]
[Thus, another three years passed.]
[Year 63, your divine sense grew to 9,900 li.]
[At this point, you clearly felt that the bottleneck was difficult to break through.]
[So you prepared for a final, desperate gamble. You activated the Great Wisdom state you had accumulated over the previous forty years, significantly increasing your comprehension, and engaged in a final understanding…]
[Thus, two years passed…]
[Year 65, your divine sense grew to 9,950 li…]
[Year 66, your divine sense grew to 9,980 li!]
[Year 68, your divine sense grew to 9,999 li!]
[You were only one step away from the final 10,000 li of divine sense!]
[But at this point, no matter how hard you tried, you couldn't improve it by even the slightest distance.]
[You knew that this 10,000 li threshold of divine sense perception might be the limit of the Subtle Realm of divine sense!]
[So, you poured all your energy into studying the Ruyi Visualization Method…]
[Day after day, year after year…]
[Your comprehension of the Ruyi Visualization Method became increasingly profound. You could feel your sixth sense gradually becoming clearer…]
[Beyond everything your eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and body could perceive… a new sensation seemed to be slowly emerging!]
[You sensed, vaguely, things beyond your five senses…]
[Finally, one day, a shackle broke silently!]
[Congratulations, you have entered the Six Senses Realm!]
(End of Chapter)