Chapter 271: Golden Talent, Ancient Witch Body, A Qualitative Leap from Spiritual Energy to Immortal Energy! [Double Update, Seeking Monthly Tickets~]
"Golden talent… Ancient Witch Body!?"
Su Xing took a deep breath, his eyes filled with ecstatic joy.
"This seems to be a physical cultivation type talent! Could it be the superior talent, 'Uproot Mountains and Rivers'?"
Su Xing thought of various Saint Bodies and God Bodies in the Three Thousand Worlds, such as Zi Ling Xianzi's Xuan Yin Saint Body, or even his own acquired Thunder Body…
And the new talent physique that Su Xing had just drawn seemed to be related to the Ancient Witch Tribe?
"Ya Lei! Finally, I've drawn a cultivation-oriented talent!"
Su Xing quickly looked at the introduction of his new talent.
[Ancient Witch Body]: Golden Talent. You possess the bloodline of the Ancient Witch Tribe, possessing a physical cultivation talent beyond ordinary people, a rare sight in the world. In ancient times, powerful beings called witches roamed the world. The Witch Tribe was favored by Heaven, blessed with natural strength, and their bloodline was different from other races. They were born to be powerful physical cultivators.
"Hmm? This talent…"
Su Xing raised an eyebrow, it was rumored that children of the Ancient Witch Tribe were several meters tall from birth…
"After obtaining this talent, won't I turn into a monstrous giant?"
Su Xing was a little worried. If he truly became a giant, it would be too obvious and easy to expose himself.
"But this physical cultivation talent is definitely beyond 'Uproot Mountains and Rivers'! Let's see how it goes first…"
Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
[In the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, you realize that you are currently simulating.]
[You quickly check your body and find that your appearance hasn't changed at all…]
[At the same time, you feel a new force brewing within your body.]
[You feel like you have endless strength, your blood becomes more abundant, and you feel your skin become tougher, less prone to injury…]
[Perhaps there are deeper changes you haven't discovered yet, but the existing changes have already filled you with immense joy.]
[After pondering your new talent, you disguise yourself and hide your aura before going to meet Lu Yuanwu.]
[This transaction goes smoothly…]
[Ten days later, you prepare to visit the Luotian Trial Ground, searching for ancient records related to the Witch Tribe…]
"Whew, thankfully I didn't turn into some weird giant…"
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he silently muttered, "Use Immersive Simulation, duration 24 hours!"
[Ding…]
As the simulation prompt sounded, Su Xing appeared in the Luotian Sect's main hall.
Wu Ge's voice rang in his ears, "Good disciple, go to the back mountain and invite your Shennong senior brother to attend the meeting…"
"Yes, Master!"
Su Xing familiarly went through the task process, then returned to the main hall.
Looking at his Master Wu Ge in front of him, Su Xing hesitated to speak.
At this moment, Wu Ge said, "Xiao Chuan, is there anything else you need?"
Su Xing seized the opportunity and asked, "Master… I want to inquire about the Ancient Witch Tribe…"
Upon hearing this, Wu Ge's eyes flashed with a strange color, then he sighed and said, "Alright… It's time for you to know. Come with me to the back hall!"
Wu Ge beckoned Su Xing, and they entered the hidden back hall.
Wu Ge casually set up a restriction, then transmitted his voice to Su Xing, "Xiao Chuan, I see that your cultivation has reached the Crossing Tribulation Realm… You should be close to passing the Fleshly Tribulation, right?"
"You were extraordinary since childhood, your bloodline has regressed, and the Witch Tribe bloodline within you is about to awaken…"
Su Xing was shocked upon hearing this.
Could it be such a coincidence?
Is there a story between this Luo Xiao Chuan and the Witch Tribe?
Or perhaps… is it the trial ground mechanism that allows Su Xing's newly acquired physique talent to be justified?
Su Xing listened without showing any emotion, while Wu Ge continued to speak slowly, "Our Luotian Sect has some ties to the Ancient Witch Tribe…"
"Due to some special reasons, some disciples within the sect possess a thin Witch Tribe bloodline…"
"The three major inheriting surnames of the Luotian Sect: Wu, Luo, and Luo, have been intermarrying for several eons…"
"And your Witch Tribe bloodline is passed down from your father, the previous Luotian Sect Master."
"Because the era is too far removed, the Witch Tribe bloodline within you is almost too thin to awaken, but some people have bloodline mutations and have awakened. It seems that you are one of them…"
Su Xing was deeply moved after hearing this, and at the same time, he understood why the Luotian Sect possessed the Ancient Witch Tribe's physical cultivation method, the Great Witch Body Tempering Technique!
And Wu Ge's surname, it seems, also belonged to the descendants of the Witch Tribe bloodline?
But Su Xing still had some curiosity, so he asked, "Master, what's the difference between the Ancient Witch Tribe and the Prehistoric Witch Tribe?"
Su Xing remembered that he had obtained the Ancient Witch Body talent, not the Ancient Witch Body… These two were different!
Wu Ge explained, "The Prehistoric era… that was tens of eons ago… At that time, the Human Race had just been born!"
"And at that time, the Witch Tribe was already one of the most powerful races in the world, and it was also the most prosperous period of the Witch Tribe!"
"Legend has it that at that time, the twelve ancestral witches, each possessed the strength close to a Half Saint… They fought a great battle with the Yao Tribe, but both suffered heavy losses…"
Wu Ge paused for a moment, then said, "In the Ancient era, the Witch Tribe had already declined, their bloodline was far inferior to before…"
"If you are interested, you can go to the Sutra Pavilion and check related ancient books. There are many records in them…"
Seeing that Wu Ge was unwilling to say more, Su Xing nodded, preparing to go to the Sutra Pavilion.
A moment later, Su Xing opened a book called "Ancient Races Overview" in the Sutra Pavilion!
This ancient book contained introductions to the Ancient Witch Tribe and other races in the world during the Ancient era.
Su Xing read very fast, scanning the pages with his eyes, but also with great interest.
After a while, he closed the ancient book, having gained a general understanding of this so-called Witch Tribe bloodline.
In the Prehistoric era, the Witch Tribe was indeed the most powerful race in the world, and it was rumored that the most powerful witches possessed strength comparable to Saints!
However, due to the great battle with the Yao Tribe, and an unknown catastrophe, the Witch Tribe's strength declined significantly…
At that time, the Witch Tribe was truly a child of Heaven, even the weakest witch possessed the strength comparable to a Crossing Tribulation Realm cultivator…
After their decline in the Prehistoric era, the Witch Tribe, both in terms of numbers and bloodline purity, began to decline rapidly…
This also led to the fact that in the Ancient era, the most powerful Witch Tribe only had the strength of a Da Luo Golden Immortal.
And the weaker Witches were even inferior to divine power realm cultivators…
After several eons and the erosion of time, the Witch Tribe, due to their small numbers and difficulty in reproduction, began to intermarry with the Human Race bloodline.
This also led to some humans possessing Witch Tribe bloodline. A small number of these mixed-blood humans had the possibility of regression…
Several eons ago, during the Luotian Sect's ancestral master period, they had befriended a Witch Tribe tribe.
At that time, the Luotian Sect's three major clans began to intermarry, obtaining some Witch Tribe bloodline and inheritance…
Until now, the Witch Tribe has disappeared from the world, but their bloodline and inheritance have remained.
Interestingly, Su Xing also saw some signs of "alien invasion" in this ancient book!
This suggests that aliens had already begun invading the Three Thousand Worlds in the Ancient era!
"So, it seems that the Witch Tribe and the Luotian Sect have a deep connection!"
"But my talent is the Ancient Witch Body, doesn't that mean my bloodline is probably stronger than the Ancient Witch Tribe?"
Su Xing was excited.
If this is true, it means that he will have no obstacles in passing the Fleshly Tribulation, and his cultivation of the Great Witch Body Tempering Technique will also be twice as effective!
"Tsk tsk… It seems that after I achieve the Immortal Body, I should practice the Great Witch Body Tempering Technique!"
Su Xing thought to himself.
In the following time, Su Xing continued to learn Puppet Dao from Gui Po Po in the Sutra Pavilion.
Soon, the immersive simulation ended…
Su Xing returned to the real world, nodding with satisfaction.
"Not bad, my Puppet Dao has slightly improved… And this Ancient Witch Body and that secret history, it's quite enlightening!"
Su Xing nodded slightly. How effective this Ancient Witch Body is, he will have to know after he cultivates the Great Witch Body Tempering Technique…
He turned his gaze back to the simulation panel.
[After leaving the Luotian Trial Ground, you gain much.]
[After a period of time, you join the Descending Cult through Luo Shuying.]
[In the following time, you begin accumulating spiritual liquid.]
[In the blink of an eye, seven years have passed…]
[In the seventh year, you kill the leader of the Nature faction and take his place.]
[In the eighth year, you kill the Dragon Protector, eliminating a threat…]
[In the eleventh year, Blood Three descends to Blue Star. You offer a branch of the Primordial Fusang Tree and obtain a通行证 (passport).]
[After Blood Three leaves, you travel to the Immortal Martial Era trial ground and place the Spiritual Vein Dragon in your Cave Heaven.]
[Your spiritual liquid production rate speeds up, producing about 800,000 low-grade spiritual liquid and 80,000 mid-grade spiritual liquid each year.]
[Although you already have 1.6 million drops of high-grade spiritual liquid, millions of drops of mid-grade spiritual liquid, and tens of millions of drops of low-grade spiritual liquid, you don't know your upper limit.]
[Therefore, accumulating more spiritual liquid resources will lead to greater potential after breaking through…]
[Thus, another five years pass.]
[In the sixteenth year, you visit the Beast Taming Realm. In this realm, you kill all the legendary and Emperor-level alien races.]
[In the following decade, you continue as always, accumulating spiritual liquid resources every day, waiting for the final moment of breakthrough.]
In the real world, Su Xing nodded slightly.
"The breakthrough of the Magical Power Tribulation, naturally, the more resources you prepare, the better!"
"I can currently produce tens of thousands of drops of spiritual liquid every year, although it's not much, it's still an improvement…"
Su Xing had heard that some Immortal Realm cultivators had vast immortal energy, several times that of cultivators of the same realm.
They could have the immortal energy of a normal Immortal Realm mid-stage cultivator, even in the early stage of the Immortal Realm!
This was because they had laid a solid foundation when they passed the Magical Power Tribulation!
A solid foundation meant taking the lead, taking the initiative!
Su Xing's sea of spiritual energy was several times larger than that of cultivators of the same realm, so his resource needs should also be several or even ten times greater!
This would allow him to suppress cultivators of the same realm and even fight beyond his level after reaching the Immortal Realm!
For this reason, Su Xing was naturally willing to spend more time preparing.
He turned his gaze back to the simulation panel.
[In the twenty-eighth year, the Yao Saint descends to the Demon Suppressing Pass.]
[You use the same old trick, engaging in battle with him every year, preserving your strength to buy time…]
[In the blink of an eye, five years have passed!]
[In the thirty-third year, the Yao Saint retreats, and you have accumulated another small amount of spiritual liquid.]
[You know that after the Yao Saint's retreat, Blue Star will be safe for at least seven or eight years.]
[Therefore, this is the most suitable time to break through!]
[So, without hesitation, you announce your seclusion to the outside world, entering the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, preparing to break through the Magical Power Tribulation…]
[In the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, you sit cross-legged with your five hearts facing Heaven, starting to circulate your spiritual energy.]
[The breakthrough of the Magical Power Tribulation is very simple and straightforward. It's about constantly compressing, using quantitative change to cause qualitative change, constantly converting spiritual energy into immortal energy.]
[This seclusion lasts for a month.]
[After a month, the originally full sea of spiritual energy gradually dries up, and at the bottom of the sea of spiritual energy, the first wisp of immortal energy finally appears!]
[The moment immortal energy appears, your sea of spiritual energy undergoes a drastic change!]
[Like the ebb and flow of the tide, like the changes of the world, your original sea of spiritual energy collapses and migrates at an extreme speed…]
[After just a few hours, your original vast sea of spiritual energy finally dries up, and inside the sea of spiritual energy, a stream as thin as a thumb, a trickle, forms…]
[Although the amount has been greatly reduced, this stream is no longer spiritual energy, but immortal energy!]
[Transparent and invisible, the immortal energy seems to be filled with spirituality, flowing freely.]
[And at this moment, you slowly open your eyes, a flash of joy crossing your face.]
[The first stage of the Magical Power Tribulation, you have successfully completed!]
[Converting your infinite spiritual energy into immortal energy!]
[Ordinary cultivators, their first wisp of immortal energy is often as thin as a hair… But you are different!]
[Your vast sea of spiritual energy makes your foundation far superior to cultivators of the same realm… Your first wisp of immortal energy is even thicker!]
[And then comes the second step of the Magical Power Tribulation!]
[Make your immortal energy grow as much as possible!]
[So, your three-element mutated Heavenly Spiritual Root starts to operate wildly, and the seventh-grade miniature Gathering Spirit Formation plays its full role at this moment!]
[Your speed of absorbing spiritual energy even surpasses that of ordinary Super Spiritual Roots!]
[You have a thought, and a hundred drops of high-grade spiritual liquid are absorbed into your abdomen, rapidly converted into spiritual energy by your spiritual root!]
[This is the unique state possessed by cultivators who are passing the Magical Power Tribulation!]
[Spiritual energy and immortal energy coexist within your body…]
[Because you haven't completely passed this tribulation, you can't directly convert spiritual energy into immortal energy, but need to first convert it into spiritual energy, then constantly compress it to finally form immortal energy!]
[This process is long and requires a great consumption of resources!]
[A hundred drops of high-grade spiritual liquid is equivalent to ten thousand drops of low-grade spiritual liquid… and it's easier to absorb!]
[In just a moment, you convert the spiritual energy contained in this liquid into spiritual energy.]
[You don't stop, more and more spiritual energy is absorbed into your body, filling your original depleted sea of spiritual energy…]
[And in the center of the sea of spiritual energy, that stream of immortal energy is clearly separated from the spiritual energy…]
[All the spiritual energy seems to have encountered a superior being and consciously avoids it.]
[A hundred drops, a thousand drops, ten thousand drops…]
[Tens of thousands of drops of high-grade spiritual liquid are absorbed into your sea of spiritual energy.]
[The depleted sea of spiritual energy is refilled in just half a day.]
[Then, you start the tedious process of compression, converting spiritual energy into immortal energy…]
[Due to the successful opening of immortal energy, you have previous experience, so your efficiency increases several times over…]
[Ten days later, another wisp of immortal energy is added to the stream, and the stream of immortal energy slightly widens.]
[But this change makes you overjoyed, you continue to work hard to convert immortal energy…]
[Thus, a year passes…]
[In the thirty-fourth year, the stream of immortal energy, originally as thick as a thumb, has grown to the thickness of a baby's arm…]
[The amount of immortal energy in your body has increased several times over in just one year.]
[And the price you paid was 400,000 drops of high-grade spiritual liquid!]
[At this point, you have met the minimum requirement of the first stage of the Magical Power Tribulation. The immortal energy stream as thick as a baby's arm symbolizes the weakest Immortal.]
[Forget about Immortal Realm cultivators, this kind of immortal energy would be considered average or even below average among Scattered Immortals, and you wouldn't even be able to smoothly release a few immortal techniques…]
[You are naturally not satisfied with this, so you continue to absorb spiritual liquid, filling your sea of spiritual energy and converting it into immortal energy.]
[As the upper limit of your immortal energy continues to increase, your speed of converting immortal energy becomes faster and faster…]
[Thus, a year passes.]
[In the thirty-fifth year, the stream of immortal energy, originally as thick as a baby's arm, widens further, growing to the thickness of a wrist…]
[And the price you paid was 500,000 drops of high-grade spiritual liquid!]
[The immortal energy stream as thick as a wrist is equivalent to a top Scattered Immortal. If it continues to improve, it will reach the standard of an Immortal Realm cultivator!]
[So, you continue to expand your immortal energy stream…]
[In the thirty-sixth year, you spend 500,000 drops of high-grade spiritual liquid.]
[This year, your immortal energy stream expands to a width of one inch, reaching the minimum level of an Immortal Realm cultivator!]
[In the thirty-seventh year, you spend 200,000 drops of high-grade spiritual liquid and 3 million drops of mid-grade spiritual liquid.]
[The immortal energy stream expands to a width of three inches…]
[Three inches of immortal energy is what a newly completed Immortal Realm cultivator possesses.]
[Although it's only three inches wide, each wisp of immortal energy can be as light as a feather or as heavy as a mountain.]
[It can be used to attack and kill, with several times the power of spiritual energy… It can also extend lifespan and cure all diseases in the world… It can be used to attack, kill, and injure, with several times the power of spiritual energy… It can also prolong life and cure all diseases in the world… ]
[This is immortal energy!]
[… ]
[In the thirty-eighth year, you spend all your remaining mid-grade spiritual liquid, and the immortal energy stream increases to the thickness of a bucket…]
[At this time, in the center of your sea of spiritual energy, that stream of immortal energy is three feet wide, extending endlessly, with immortal energy like clouds and mist rising in your sea of spiritual energy.]
[You are overjoyed in your heart, because at this point, you have reached the genius level among Immortal Realm cultivators.]
[Your magical power is so profound, almost equivalent to an Immortal Realm third-stage peak cultivator!]
[And at this time, you still have over 70 million drops of low-grade spiritual liquid, enough to be consumed…]
[So, you don't hesitate, continuing to use spiritual liquid to enhance your immortal energy stream.]
[Thus, another year passes.]
[As the immortal energy stream in your body continues to expand, you also feel a bottleneck.]
[Before reaching the Immortal Realm, immortal energy cannot grow indefinitely…]
[When you spend 30 million drops of low-grade spiritual liquid, the immortal energy stream grows to a width of five feet.]
[And when you spend 60 million drops of low-grade spiritual liquid, it reaches a width of six feet…]
[When you spend 70 million drops of low-grade spiritual liquid, it only grows to six feet and one inch…]
[And in the end, the immortal energy stream in your body barely changes.]
[You sigh, knowing that this six feet and one inch of immortal energy stream is your limit for the Crossing Tribulation Realm…]
[At this time, your immortal energy is so profound, almost comparable to an Immortal Realm third-stage peak cultivator!]
[Just as you are about to enter the final stage of the Magical Power Tribulation, the Spiritual Vein Dragon comes to your side…]
[The Spiritual Dragon looks at you curiously, hesitating and struggling for a long time before spitting out a mouthful of pure immortal energy…]
[You can feel that this immortal energy is the Spiritual Vein Dragon's essence, once used, it's difficult to replenish.]
[And this mouthful of precious immortal energy falls into your body, merging into your sea of spiritual energy… becoming part of your immortal energy!]
[Boom!]
[In just a moment, the original six feet and one inch of immortal energy undergoes a huge increase!]
[Six feet and one inch… seven feet!]
[Eight feet… nine feet… nine feet and nine inches!]
[In just a moment, the immortal energy stream in your body transforms from a "small ditch" six feet and one inch wide to a stream one zhang wide!]
[You are immediately overjoyed, with immortal energy one zhang wide, it means your immortal energy has reached the mid-stage of the Immortal Realm!]
[And you, being only in the Crossing Tribulation Realm, have such profound magical power!]
[So, you don't hesitate, you enter the final step of the Magical Power Tribulation, Immortal Spirit Reversal!]
[After Immortal Spirit Reversal, the spiritual energy you absorb will automatically be filtered, compressed, and transformed into pure immortal energy… which will eventually be converted into your immortal energy!]
[The three steps of the Magical Power Tribulation, Birth of Immortal Energy, Growth of Immortal Energy, Immortal Spirit Reversal, cannot be reversed in order…]
[You maintain your composure, your sea of spiritual energy collapses rapidly…]
[After several hours, the sea of spiritual energy completely disappears, replaced by that stream one zhang long.]
[Flowing in the stream is the noble immortal energy!]
[Congratulations, you have broken through the Magical Power Tribulation, one of the Five Tribulations of Transcending to Immortality!]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and his face broke out in ecstatic joy.
"Good heavens, this is just the Crossing Tribulation Realm, yet I already have the profound immortal energy of a mid-stage Immortal Realm cultivator…"
"When I finally reach the Immortal Realm, wouldn't I be equivalent to an Immortal Realm fifth-stage or sixth-stage cultivator?"
"Mid-stage Immortal Realm… equivalent to late-stage Immortal Realm immortal energy!?"
Su Xing was overjoyed.
Don't underestimate the gap between the early stage of the Immortal Realm and the mid-stage of the Immortal Realm.
It's even bigger than the gap between the early stage of the Great Ascension Realm and the late stage of the Great Ascension Realm!
For example, among ordinary immortals, two Immortal Realm early-stage cultivators working together could barely fight a mid-stage Immortal Realm cultivator to a standstill!
After becoming an Immortal, each realm, even a small realm, is a huge chasm!
Because each breakthrough, even a small one, often means thousands of years of cultivation and thousands of years of accumulated magical power!
"Tsk tsk, the Spiritual Vein Dragon is truly a treasure of Heaven!"
"Once potential is fixed, it's hard to improve… My foundation in the Crossing Tribulation Realm is so solid, probably only the core disciples of major sects like the Qingyun Sect can compare, right?"
Su Xing couldn't help but smile.
There is also a saying that cultivation before the Immortal Realm is building a foundation, creating innate roots!
Su Xing's current innate roots, even among Immortal Realm cultivators, are probably one in a million!
And if you don't have enough reserves, and your Magical Power Tribulation breakthrough isn't perfect, then it's considered先天不足 (innate deficiency).
If you reach the Immortal Realm and then try to catch up, it's not something that ordinary spiritual treasures can make up for.
Perhaps the "Heaven, Earth, and Man" Three Rankings' most precious spiritual fruits, which have the opportunity to make up for innate deficiencies…
But they are difficult to obtain, once in ten thousand years!
"In the thirty-ninth year of simulation, I broke through the Magical Power Tribulation, my goal was completed ahead of schedule!"
"Then the next simulation… it's time to go to the Three Thousand Worlds!"
Su Xing murmured.
He still had some questions from his previous simulations.
First, he needed to investigate the Xuan Yin Saint Body, which he could go to the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion to find.
Second, he needed to get the coordinates of the Descending Cult's major hidden locations, so he could sell the information and eliminate them all in the future!
With that in mind, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
[After breaking through the Magical Power Tribulation, you prepare to go to the Three Thousand Worlds.]
[You step onto the Slaughter Battlefield and walk in the direction of the Red Moon…]
[You pass through the World Gate and arrive at that strange space…]
(Two chapters in total, 12,500 words, and by the way, I'm seeking monthly tickets~)
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