Chapter 293: Golden Talent - Innate Vein Blockade, Sweeping the Arrival Sect Branch!
[One day later, Qingyunzi found you.]
[Qingyunzi was now on the brink of madness, and without a word, he attempted to perform a soul search on you.]
[You quickly claimed that you had infiltrated the Luotien Realm (副本, a type of dungeon or trial in xianxia) and obtained a supreme cultivation technique called the Ruyi Visualization Method!]
[You enveloped your mind with your spiritual sense and transmitted the Ruyi Visualization diagram to Qingyunzi, resulting in significant damage to your spiritual sense.]
[After receiving the visualization diagram, Qingyunzi fell silent for a long time.]
[Finally, he let out a long howl towards the heavens, his mind already clouded, like a madman!]
[Qingyunzi had schemed his entire life, reversing his Three Corpse Demons to pursue the path of Sainthood, only to find that his future was blocked...]
[After his Dao Heart was damaged, black energy rose from Qingyunzi's body, indicating he had completely fallen into demonic possession!]
[Seeing this, you sensed impending danger and prepared to flee, but Qingyunzi grabbed you with one hand!]
[You died!]
[Ding, this simulation has ended!]
After the simulation ended, Su Xing's face was grave.
"As expected... With Qingyunzi's current state, it's unrealistic for him to re-cultivate the Ruyi Visualization Method..."
"Without the Ruyi Visualization Method, the defects of the One Qi Transforms Three Purities technique cannot be rectified... His path forward is cut off, it's no wonder he went mad!"
Su Xing began to understand Qingyunzi.
After cultivating for hundreds of thousands, or even millions of years, painstakingly plotting his path to Sainthood, only to have it all collapse...
Such a fate would be unbearable for anyone!
"Sigh, it seems the path of befriending Qingyunzi is temporarily impassable!"
"The method to extend the simulation time is still to travel to a more remote Lesser Realm, where I can evade Qingyunzi's pursuit!"
The Three Thousand Realms are boundless and vast, Su Xing believed that even if Qingyunzi was a Great Luo Golden Immortal, a Demi-Saint, he would be unable to find every corner!
And all Su Xing needed to do was escape to a sufficiently remote realm to simulate for a longer duration!
Before that, Su Xing needed to enhance his Qi Refinement cultivation and deepen his understanding of the Spatial Dao!
"It's coming! In this simulation, my understanding of Spatial Dao has reached its peak... and I've also found clues to the Yin-Yang Dual Flames!"
"Reaching the Earth Immortal Realm... is no longer far off!"
Su Xing took a deep breath, his gaze fixed on the rewards from this simulation.
[Thousand Cups Unfazed]: Purple talent, price: 1 unit of Energy Origin.
**[Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, Second Layer (Beginner)]: ** The beginner stage of the second layer of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, granting the strength of three Mountain Rivers, blossoming the Primal Qi Flower within, making Primal Qi endlessly replenishing. Pure physical strength can rival early-stage Earth Immortal cultivators! Price: 30,000 units of Energy Origin.
**[Local Earth Pill (10)]: ** Eleventh-order pill, capable of stimulating the Primal Qi within the body, triggering the birth and growth of the Primal Qi Flower, a pill used by the ancient Witch tribe for body tempering. Price: 10,000 units of Energy Origin.
**[Spatial Dao Comprehension (Initial Understanding)]: ** Understanding of the Spatial Dao has reached the second stage, Initial Understanding. Mastery of Spatial power has significantly improved, allowing for long-distance teleportation, and Spatial offensive techniques have greatly enhanced. Price: 100,000 units of Energy Origin.
Su Xing glanced at the prices of the simulation rewards and his heart sank.
"The beginner stage of the second layer of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture requires 30,000 units of Energy Origin?"
"Does this mean that after the Earth Immortal Realm, the Energy Origin cost for each cultivation level increase will triple?"
Su Xing took a deep breath, his expression grim.
Based on this, the Energy Origin he earns each week seems insufficient...
"As for this Spatial Dao comprehension, just the Initial Understanding stage requires such a huge price?"
"Sigh, the Energy Origin I currently have seems inadequate..."
Su Xing sighed, in total, he only had a little over 110,000 units of Energy Origin.
To obtain the Spatial Dao Comprehension and the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture cultivation, it wasn't enough.
"However, after trading with Lu Yuanwu, it should be enough to claim the rewards..."
"As for the subsequent Energy Origin, I need to find a way to earn more quickly!"
Su Xing didn't hesitate, first changing his appearance and concealing his aura before heading to trade with Lu Yuanwu.
A moment later, Su Xing completed the trade and flew towards the Immortal Martial Era Realm (副本).
After replenishing the spirit stones for the thirty mining puppets, Su Xing entered the Spirit Field Heavenly Domain.
"I choose to bring out the second layer cultivation of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture and the Spatial Dao Comprehension!"
Su Xing silently recited, and the simulator's prompt sounded.
[You have successfully brought out the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, Second Layer (Beginner) cultivation, costing 30,000 units of Energy Origin, remaining Energy Origin is 100,502...]
[You have successfully brought out Spatial Dao Comprehension, costing 100,000 units of Energy Origin, remaining Energy Origin is 502...]
As the simulation prompt faded, Su Xing's heart bled.
Over 100,000 units of Energy Origin, gone in the blink of an eye, leaving only 500...
"Sigh, Dao Comprehension and cultivation are the major consumers of Energy Origin!"
Su Xing sighed helplessly.
The next second, two mysterious energies surged into Su Xing's body.
First, a massive boost to his body tempering cultivation!
Su Xing's physical strength and defense instantly tripled!
From one Mountain River power, it directly rose to three Mountain River power!
The even greater change was Su Xing's Primal Qi!
The original Primal Qi seed slowly cracked open and transformed into a blooming Primal Qi Flower...
Primal Qi became even more endlessly replenishing, and its quality also saw a massive increase!
Su Xing could sense that if he used Primal Qi now, whether it was to enhance his strength or defense, it would be significantly boosted!
After becoming a Celestial Body, his original Primal Qi could only amplify his strength by less than 50%, far less effective than during the Divine Power Realm...
But now, Primal Qi's enhancement to his body and strength had increased to over three times!
Especially... the Primal Qi Divine Ability, Protective Sword Qi, also saw a further increase in power!
Before Su Xing could rejoice, a flood of insights about the Spatial Dao flooded his mind.
Along with it, Su Xing's understanding of the surrounding space became even more profound.
In just a few breaths, Su Xing felt that the surrounding space seemed different in his eyes.
With a thought, Su Xing utilized Spatial power...
If, before, the Spatial Dao rudiment was like threads of silk, each strand of Spatial power being thin and delicate.
Now, it was like a fine net, firmly covering the surrounding space, completely under Su Xing's control!
Ten zhang... fifty zhang... one hundred zhang!
One hundred and ten zhang!
Su Xing could feel that his current limit with the Spatial Dao was his complete control over a radius of one hundred and ten zhang!
Within this area, Su Xing was the sole true god of Spatial laws!
Unless... someone with a deeper understanding of the Spatial Dao than Su Xing appeared within this space...
A radius of one hundred and ten zhang was more than enough to encompass the entire Spirit Field Heavenly Domain!
This meant that Su Xing could truly take the entire Spirit Field Heavenly Domain with him, as if it was a storage artifact, when leaving Blue Star!
Just like taking out a storage artifact and its contents!
But unlike a storage artifact, the Spirit Field Heavenly Domain could contain life!
This meant that Su Xing could take the Spirit Vein Dragon, and even the loved ones and friends he cared about, with him when fleeing to the Three Thousand Realms!
Su Xing took a deep breath, excitement in his eyes.
After two years of hard work, he finally had the ability to protect his family and friends!
At the very least, the people he cared about would not die in the alien invasion that would occur decades later...
"However, the Spirit Field Heavenly Domain is not omnipotent!"
"Ultimately, this space cannot save everyone on Blue Star!"
Su Xing sighed, Blue Star was, after all, the land that nurtured him, and unless absolutely necessary, he was reluctant to abandon it.
Moreover, Blue Star was related to Luotien and held a huge secret that Su Xing had yet to uncover, making it impossible for him to easily abandon it...
"However... the Spirit Field Heavenly Domain is still not omnipotent!"
Su Xing still harbored a deep-seated anxiety.
The Spirit Field Heavenly Domain was, after all, a gift from Qingyunzi.
As long as this domain existed, could Qingyunzi sense Su Xing's location?
But it was impossible for Su Xing to give up this Heavenly Domain!
If it were before, Su Xing would not have had a solution to this.
But now, as Su Xing's comprehension of the Spatial Dao deepened, he had faintly touched on a deeper level of Spatial principles!
That is, to use supreme power to forcibly open up a space completely his own, or to integrate a part of the world's space into his existing spatial blessed land!
Su Xing estimated that to achieve this, his Spatial Dao would at least need to reach the Slightly Accomplished stage...
And Su Xing still had a significant gap to bridge before reaching that stage.
"The path is long and arduous! The top priority is to obtain more Energy Origin!"
Su Xing muttered.
This week, he planned to recall the Sky Mechanism Pavilion puppets scattered across Great Xia.
Several months had passed, and those puppets must have traded a lot of goods, which would replenish Su Xing's Energy Origin and bring in a large amount of it.
And Su Xing's plan to expand his "Sky Mechanism Pavilion" puppet organization to various parts of the world needed to be implemented as soon as possible.
Therefore, Su Xing planned to first repair the Nascent Soul-level puppets. Puppets of this level had the strength comparable to Martial Emperors and were capable of protecting themselves in the Seven Kingdoms and Twelve Regions, and could also establish forces to bring him a large amount of Energy Origin.
Especially in the chaotic Twelve Regions, if Su Xing lowered his moral standards slightly... he could quickly accumulate a massive amount of Energy Origin!
Su Xing was a man of action, and he put his plan into motion immediately.
Within a week, he repaired three Nascent Soul-level puppets.
Along with the five puppets he already had, Su Xing prepared a batch of fifth and sixth-order talismans, a large number of life-extending pills, and even 10,000 Yuan Martial Pills!
These goods were enough for the puppet organization to exchange for a large amount of energy materials.
Of course, to ensure foolproof success, Su Xing prepared sufficient spirit stones as a power source for them, along with a number of seventh-order or higher talismans to guarantee the puppets' combat strength!
After finishing all this, Su Xing flew 80,000 li, arriving at the so-called Blue Star "Chaos Region"!
The Twelve Regions!
"This is the Twelve Regions!"
Su Xing flew at an altitude of 10,000 zhang, his spiritual sense spreading like a tide, instantly enveloping the entire Twelve Regions.
The Twelve Regions were composed of a large continent and hundreds of peninsulas and islands along the coast.
The total area was more than three times the size of the entire Great Xia Kingdom!
Because it was ruled by twelve powerful cultivators, leading twelve different organizations and forming an alliance, it was called the Twelve Regions.
The Twelve Regions were relatively chaotic, where strength was everything, overriding the laws established by the Seven Kingdoms Human Alliance.
Many Master-level or higher, even Martial Emperor and Legendary-level defector cultivators, would hide in the Twelve Regions, secretly forming their own "empires," enjoying endless resources and power...
Su Xing's spiritual sense swept through the Twelve Regions, and after half a day, he had a general understanding of the strongest cultivators in the entire region.
"Hiss... The overall strength of the Twelve Regions is truly formidable!"
Su Xing's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.
In his perception, there were at least six Legendary-level cultivators hidden in the Twelve Regions!
There were dozens of Martial Emperor-level cultivators, and the number of Heavenly King-level or higher cultivators was no less than a hundred!
Such strength was almost one-third to one-half of the high-end power of the Great Xia Kingdom!
As for Master to Grandmaster-level cultivators, their numbers were several times that of Great Xia!
These cultivators came from all over the world, including defector cultivators from the United States, Huangdao Country, and even Great Xia.
For a thousand years, the Twelve Regions had been difficult to eradicate, so a tacit understanding had gradually formed.
These chaotic evil or chaotic neutral cultivators could only operate within the Twelve Regions, and as long as they didn't go to the Seven Empires, they would be left alone.
"The strongest are only Legendary-level cultivators. Nascent Soul-level puppets with seventh-order talismans should be able to establish a force of their own within the Twelve Regions!"
Su Xing muttered, then cast an invisibility formation on himself and descended into a city within the Twelve Regions.
Wearing a black robe, Su Xing moved like a ghost, observing the city.
In the streets and alleys, there were constant sounds of arguments and fights.
In just ten minutes, Su Xing witnessed no fewer than six thefts, three robberies, and even a murder!
And the perpetrators of these violent incidents were all cultivators!
From Bronze and Silver to Heavenly King-level cultivators, all were present.
Su Xing passed through a chaotic marketplace and arrived at a black market.
In this black market, there were no laws or principles, and buyers and sellers would often fight on the spot.
If you were strong enough, you could even force a purchase or sale, and nothing would happen!
Of course, even in the Twelve Regions, there was a trace of honesty, though almost non-existent...
If you frequently robbed, forced purchases or sales, or even bought things and didn't pay, you would easily be added to a blacklist, scorned by both sellers and buyers, and your reputation would suffer.
In severe cases, the Legendary and Martial Emperor-level "Twelve Regions Emperors" would intervene!
Su Xing wandered around the Twelve Regions for an hour and left contentedly.
In a deserted corner, Su Xing released the three Nascent Soul-level puppets and the five Yuan Ying-level puppets.
Then, Su Xing gave them their orders.
"From now on, you will act freely within the Twelve Regions..."
"Remember, you must conduct legitimate trade, with integrity as your foundation!"
"Of course, if you encounter someone trying to force a purchase or sale... just beat the hell out of them and take all their money!"
Su Xing gave this command.
His creed was:
If people don't provoke me, I won't provoke them; if people provoke me, I'll destroy them!
This was the perfect mantra for the Twelve Regions.
If it weren't for the fear of causing too much commotion and attracting the Arrival Sect, Su Xing could even directly kill a particularly vicious Emperor of the Twelve Regions, have his puppets take over, and quickly acquire more wealth and Energy Origin!
"These goods should be enough for your trading for the next six months..."
"Remember, I need exotic metals and Abyss Stones, as well as various low-level Realm (副本) props and equipment!"
"Exchange all these materials for them!"
Su Xing commanded.
These puppets were not lacking in intelligence, capable of carrying out complex commands, and this simple trading was child's play.
"Yes, Master!"
The eight puppets bowed and, each carrying their goods, disappeared into the nearby city.
Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this.
Today, he had planted the seeds, and when the time was ripe, he would reap the fruits!
...
Time quickly flew by to September 16th. After changing his appearance and concealing his aura, Su Xing went to trade with Jin Congxue.
This week, Su Xing had recalled the puppets scattered across Great Xia, bringing in unexpected wealth!
All the merchant puppets, over several months, had brought Su Xing thousands of tons of fourth-order exotic metals, countless second and third-order exotic metals, and a number of Realm (副本) props and equipment.
The total Energy Origin brought in was worth 10,300 units!
On the afternoon of September 16th, Su Xing went to the villa district to meet Jin Congxue.
Jin Congxue wore a black short skirt today, sitting opposite Su Xing, and soon they began discussing business.
"This is this week's goods... you can check them..."
Jin Congxue handed over a storage ring, which Su Xing exchanged and absorbed, earning an additional 2,700 units of Energy Origin.
After the trade was completed, Jin Congxue suddenly remembered something and said to Su Xing:
"By the way, something seems to have happened in the United States recently..."
The United States?
Su Xing was stunned for a moment and asked with a frown:
"What happened in the United States?"
After hearing this, Jin Congxue said with a serious expression:
"I heard that the United States has a new Emperor-level expert!"
"This expert infiltrated the Endless Abyss and, in just a few days, cleaned up all the demons from the 20th to 30th layers..."
"This action has attracted the attention of the US government, and even several Heavenly King-level cultivators have confirmed that they indeed have a new peak expert!"
Pausing, Jin Congxue sighed.
"Because of this, the US cultivators and major business associations have been quite arrogant in the Human Alliance recently... even surpassing our Great Xia Kingdom!"
After hearing Jin Congxue's words, Su Xing's face showed a strange expression.
Emperor-level expert... sweeping through the 20th to 30th layers of the Abyss?
Wasn't that what he did a couple of weeks ago?
Su Xing was a bit confused, when did he become a US cultivator?
Su Xing was speechless and had a general idea of what the United States was thinking.
It was like a certain Korean country in his previous life, taking credit for themselves to increase their international influence?
Thinking of this, Su Xing smiled helplessly and said to Jin Congxue:
"You don't need to pay too much attention to this matter..."
Pausing, Su Xing added a sentence.
"That's not a US cultivator, but a senior member of our organization!"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Jin Congxue's eyes lit up, and then she realized what he meant and showed a shocked expression.
The organization has an Emperor-level expert?
This was something Jin Congxue had never expected!
Before, she knew that the organization was very strong, but she never thought... it could be this strong!
...
After bidding farewell to Jin Congxue, Su Xing returned to the Spirit Field Heavenly Domain.
Because Su Xing had recalled the puppets this week, he obtained a large amount of Energy Origin.
Su Xing's Energy Origin once again exceeded 130,000 units.
On September 16, 2025, Su Xing was ready to start a new simulation.
"Start simulation!"
[Simulation 104 begins, currently remaining Energy Origin is 131,236... remaining simulation attempts are unlimited.]
[Simulation starts!]
[Spending 1 unit of Energy Origin to draw a Golden Legendary Talent, do you want to draw?]
"Yes!" Su Xing silently recited.
[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the Golden Talent Innate Vein Blockade. The next time you draw a Golden Talent, the probability will be 60%...]
[Innate Vein Blockade]: Golden Talent, you are naturally unable to improve your cultivation through the consumption of pills or other resource types, but under natural conditions, your cultivation speed will double...
"Hmm? This talent..."
Su Xing frowned slightly, it seemed like a double-edged sword kind of talent.
With this talent, Su Xing would be unable to improve his cultivation speed by consuming pills that increase cultivation...
For example, the Local Earth Pill would be useless...
But at the same time, the benefits were also huge!
Cultivation speed doubled!
This meant that the cultivation that would normally take 20 or 30 years could be achieved in 10 or so years!
"I just don't know if this Innate Vein Blockade talent can be combined with the Late Bloomer talent?"
Su Xing was curious.
Soon, Su Xing thought of the scenarios where this talent could be used.
During body tempering, Su Xing needed to consume the Local Earth Pill, so acquiring this talent would be a loss...
But when improving Qi Refinement cultivation, Su Xing could consume spirit liquid and perhaps enjoy the double cultivation speed!
Thinking of this, Su Xing's eyes lit up.
As cultivation realm increases, the Earth Immortal Realm, first level cultivation increases can take two or three thousand years.
Even Su Xing would need to spend a lot of time and resources cultivating...
But with this talent, Su Xing's cultivation speed could still be guaranteed to be very fast!
"Not bad... when the time is right, I can bring out this talent, but it's not suitable yet..."
Su Xing quickly thought through his plan for this simulation.
"I need to find the Yin-Yang Pill, and I also need to further improve my understanding of the Sword Dao!"
Su Xing had entered the second layer of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, and his mastery of Primal Qi had further increased.
This also meant that the upper limit of Su Xing's Protective Sword Qi was higher, the only thing lacking was his understanding of the Sword Dao.
If he could integrate the Sword Dao into his cultivation, fully comprehend the Sword Dao, the power of his Protective Sword Qi would surely increase further!
Su Xing thought so, and his gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[In the Spirit Field Heavenly Domain, you realize that you are in a simulation.]
[Ten days later, you repair several Nascent Soul-level puppets and then enter the Luotien Realm...]
[After coming out of the Luotien Realm, you try to send the puppets to the Seven Kingdoms and Twelve Regions to accumulate initial Energy Origin.]
[After that, you stay on Blue Star and pick up the Three Talismans Sword Technique to cultivate.]
[When your Sword Origin was previously complete, you realized that if the Three Talismans Sword Technique could be integrated into one, you could integrate the Sword Dao into your cultivation and further improve your strength.]
[For this reason, you immerse yourself in cultivation, and in the blink of an eye, ten years pass...]
[In the tenth year, you further integrate the Three Talismans Sword Technique, seemingly on the verge of achieving the integration of the three swords into one, but you are still one step away.]
[This year, you went to the Beast Taming Realm to eliminate harm.]
[In the fifteenth year, the puppet forces you have sent out over the years have grown significantly, covering almost the entire Seven Kingdoms and Twelve Regions.]
[In the Twelve Regions, seven imperial emperors have been replaced by "puppets," bringing you a vast amount of resources every year.]
[You continue to cultivate on Blue Star, and in the blink of an eye, thirteen more years pass...]
[In the twenty-eighth year, the Crimson-Eyed Demon Saint descends...]
[In the thirty-third year, you prepare to leave Blue Star.]
[But this time, you are preparing to take your family and friends with you!]
[The capacity of the Spirit Field Heavenly Domain is limited, and you put your family and close friends into the Spirit Field Heavenly Domain, hoping they can live longer.]
[Including Jin Congxue and Luo Shuyin, several people all hope to go to the Three Thousand Realms.]
[Except, Lu Yuanwu...]
[In the end, Lu Yuanwu chooses to stay on Blue Star, to live and die with the human race!]
[You admire Lu Yuanwu's actions, but to ensure that the human race's seed does not perish, you take a portion of the human race, place them in the Spirit Field Heavenly Domain, and head to the Slaughter Battlefield.]
[Heading towards the Crimson Moon, you quickly arrive at that otherworldly space.]
[Using Spatial power, you envelop the entire Spirit Field Heavenly Domain, including the human race within, even the Spirit Vein Dragon!]
[After a violent Spatial fluctuation, you arrive at the Lesser Qingyun Realm...]
In the real world, Su Xing took a deep breath after seeing this.
"Finally, after all this effort, I've finally managed to take some of the human race off Blue Star, which is a small goal achieved..."
Su Xing knew that perhaps there was still a long way to go before completely saving Blue Star, but a partial rescue was still good.
"Then in this simulation, I should head to the Yellow Sand Realm as soon as possible... but before that, I need to find the Yin-Yang Pill!"
Su Xing knew that the Yin-Yang Pill was extremely rare, but some peak Human Immortal Realm cultivators might have it.
Among them, Xue Jiujiu, Su Xing strongly suspected that he had one.
Therefore, Su Xing set his sights on Xue Jiujiu.
"Xue Jiujiu should still be in that valley... maybe I can take advantage of the opportunity to sell information, mix in with the loose cultivators, and launch a surprise attack on those Arrival Sect cadres?"
Su Xing stroked his chin thoughtfully.
The cultivation resources of an Arrival Sect cadre were equivalent to two or three cultivators of the same realm.
If he could rob some Arrival Sect cadres, he would surely obtain many resources...
Perhaps he could even gather enough resources to advance his Earth Immortal Realm cultivation!
Thinking of this, Su Xing didn't hesitate and looked at the simulation panel.
[After arriving at the Lesser Qingyun Realm, you immediately settle the human race in Bai Di City.]
[Except for some close friends and family, you let the rest of them fend for themselves, after all, you are doing this to seek peace of mind, and having come this far, you have done all you can... ]
[You go to the Sky Mechanism Pavilion in Bai Di City and immediately sell most of the information.]
[This information includes details about Qingyunzi, the Arrival Sect, and the Crimson Moon...]
[After leaking the information about the Arrival Sect's outposts, you pay particular attention to this aspect of information!]
[In August of the same year, you are lurking in Bai Di City and discover that Bai Di City is beginning to gather loose cultivators to wipe out several outposts of the Arrival Sect.]
[Among them, is the outpost you were previously at, the place where Xue Jiujiu resides!]
[With your current strength, even if you can't defeat the top cadres of the Arrival Sect, you shouldn't be in any danger.]
[So you plan to lurk among these loose cultivators and take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the Arrival Sect outpost, and ideally, obtain Xue Jiujiu's storage artifact and get the Yin-Yang Pill!]
[In January of the same year, hundreds of Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivators, dozens of Human Immortal Realm cultivators, and even a few Earth Immortal Realm cultivators launch an attack...]
[Using your spiritual sense, you even sense that there are Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators secretly following, ensuring the success of the operation...]
[You spend several months lurking outside the mountain valley base, and finally, the Earth Immortal Realm cultivators take the lead and charge into the mountain valley base!]
[This battle was a massacre, a massacre of the Arrival Sect by the loose cultivators of the Lesser Qingyun Realm!]
[Even though the Arrival Sect mountain valley had several Earth Immortal and Human Immortal Realm cultivators guarding it, they never expected the human race to suddenly attack, so they naturally suffered heavy losses!]
[Especially the Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivators or lower who were preparing to participate in the Blood Sprout Grand Competition in the mountain valley, almost all were slaughtered by the loose cultivators of the Lesser Qingyun Realm...]
[It seems that the battle between good and evil is equally cruel?]
[You don't pay attention to that, but quickly rush towards the forbidden area of the mountain valley, hoping to find Xue Jiujiu's location.]
[But when you arrive, the Arrival Sect cadres have already fled.]
[They each use their spells and divine abilities to flee at an astonishing speed towards the depths of the 100,000 Mountains.]
[In the territory of the demon cultivators, human cultivators dare not run wild easily. The Arrival Sect wants to reduce the threat of pursuit by doing so...]
[Indeed, under these circumstances, most of the loose cultivators gave up the pursuit.]
[But you are familiar with the inside of the 100,000 Mountains, and Xue Jiujiu and several other peak Human Immortal Realm cultivators are right in front of you, so naturally, you want to ambush them and see if they have the Yin-Yang Pill...]
[With this in mind, you charge into the 100,000 Mountains, like a tiger among sheep...]
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 294: Ten Years of Immersion, On the Brink of Earth Immortal!
[Within the 100,000 Mountains, you possess a significant advantage: familiarity with the surrounding terrain!]
In the real world, Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this.
The 100,000 Mountains, in previous simulations, Su Xing had explored them numerous times.
Su Xing had a relatively clear understanding of the distribution of forces within the core regions.
If the Arrival Sect cadres fled into the 100,000 Mountains, ordinary human cultivators might not dare to pursue them, fearing attacks from demon cultivators.
But for Su Xing, only a few demon cultivators within the 100,000 Mountains posed a threat to him. Moreover, he was familiar with the several Demon Kings and was confident in dealing with them.
"Heh, escaping into the 100,000 Mountains? There's truly nowhere to escape!"
"Since that's the case... then I should be able to easily deal with the Arrival Sect cadres!"
"Xue Jiujiu and the other few cadres with blood-letter designations are all at the peak of the Human Immortal Realm... I might be able to find the Yin-Yang Pill!"
Thinking this, Su Xing's gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
[A group of cultivators pursued them to the edge of the core region of the 100,000 Mountains, but they did not dare to continue deeper.]
[Ignoring everyone else, you pursued three peak Human Immortal Realm Arrival Sect cadres alone.]
[Initially, the three Arrival Sect cadres thought that a large group of loose cultivators were assisting in the pursuit.]
[But as you continued deeper, they realized that you were the only one pursuing them, so their courage grew.]
[You couldn't help but chuckle. Seeing the three peak Human Immortal Realm cadres stop, you didn't hesitate to unleash a sword strike.]
[The Mo Bing Sword in your hand unleashed a three-foot sword glow. This simple and unadorned strike, devoid of intense sword light, directly slashed towards one of the peak Human Immortal Realm cadres.]
[This sword glow contained the pinnacle of the Sword Dao, having reached the peak of Sword Origin, instantly beheading him...]
[After one strike, this Human Immortal Realm cadre fell. The other two Arrival Sect cadres immediately unleashed speeds comparable to Earth Immortal Realm cultivators, fleeing towards the core of the 100,000 Mountains.]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and felt a little ashamed.
"Damn, these cult cultivators... their offensive techniques are nothing special, but their survival skills are top-notch!"
Su Xing shook his head slightly.
He recalled the various evil cultivators he had encountered, especially the Elder Dog, each one escaping faster than the last.
"But I can understand, though!"
"Being a villain also has its pressures... if your performance is poor, you'll be hunted down by righteous cultivators. Those who run slowly are probably already dead!"
Su Xing complained helplessly, his gaze returning to the simulation panel.
[After killing this Arrival Sect cadre, you took his storage artifact.]
[Sure enough, you found a Yin-Yang Pill inside, likely prepared for his breakthrough to the Earth Immortal Realm.]
[You also discovered a token identifying the cadre as Xue Jiuqi.]
[You took the Yin-Yang Pill and continued to pursue the other two Arrival Sect cadres.]
[These two Arrival Sect cadres were clearly experienced in survival. They split up and fled thousands of li in an instant.]
[You arbitrarily chose a direction to pursue, and soon encountered Xue Jiujiu!]
[The Xue Jiujiu you had casually killed before now looked like an ant in your eyes.]
[He showed a look of terror and frantically tried to escape.]
[But in the face of absolute power, the desire to survive became insignificant.]
[You casually unleashed a sword strike, the intense Sword Origin directly targeting Xue Jiujiu's head!]
[With one strike, his head was separated from his body...]
[You successfully obtained Xue Jiujiu's identity token and another Yin-Yang Pill.]
[To your disappointment, the quality of this Yin-Yang Pill was even lower than the one you obtained from Xue Jiuqi.]
[If you could obtain a top-grade Yin-Yang Pill, your chances of surviving the Yin-Yang Dual Flames tribulation would undoubtedly be much higher!]
[So you didn't hesitate and continued to pursue the last Arrival Sect cadre.]
[This pursuit led you to the core region of the 100,000 Mountains.]
[To your surprise, this Arrival Sect cadre stopped at a mountain shaped like a bull's horn.]
[He then took out a jade slip, seemingly seeking help...]
[Your heart tightened immediately. Could it be that the Arrival Sect has internal support among the demon cultivators of the 100,000 Mountains?]
[As you suspected, that was the case!]
[Soon, a bull-headed demon cultivator with purple horns and a body like a small mountain rushed out...]
[Your expression became solemn, as this was one of the thirty-six Demon Kings of the 100,000 Mountains: the Purple Bull Demon King!]
[His strength had reached the peak of the Earth Immortal Realm!]
[And judging by the Arrival Sect cadre's demeanor, he clearly knew the Purple Bull Demon King...]
In the real world, Su Xing frowned slightly upon seeing this.
"Arrival Sect cadres... not only have they infiltrated the human race, but they even have spies among the demon cultivators?"
Su Xing was slightly surprised but then found it reasonable.
After all, if there were spies among the human race, it was natural for the demon cultivators to be bribed...
"But this explains things!
"The rapid demise of the thirty-six Demon Kings within the 100,000 Mountains was because there were spies among the demon cultivators..."
"Purple Bull Demon King? Remembered..."
Su Xing muttered, this was valuable information for him.
He could potentially utilize it in future simulations.
"But a peak Earth Immortal Realm cultivator... can I contend with him with my current strength?"
Su Xing stroked his chin. He estimated that if he used the Unprincipled Talent, he might be able to successfully kill the Purple Bull Demon King.
But he would need to seize the opportune moment, as the Unprincipled Talent could only be used once.
If he was not considered to be in a surprise attack state, it wouldn't trigger...
Thinking this, Su Xing's gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
[After the Purple Bull Demon King appeared, the Arrival Sect cadre hid behind him.]
[As you expected, the Arrival Sect and the Purple Bull Demon King were in cahoots!]
[Upon seeing you, the Purple Bull Demon King showed surprise, but his expression quickly turned displeased.]
[Clearly, he knew he was being used, and his identity had been discovered by you...]
[Although the Purple Bull Demon King was displeased, he knew that this matter could not be revealed. Otherwise, he would be hunted down by both demon cultivators and the human race.]
[So, the Purple Bull Demon King launched an attack on you!]
[The horns on his head erupted with tremendous power, charging directly towards you...]
[This charge seemed capable of causing mountains to collapse and the heavens to change color!]
[Your face showed a hint of interest...]
[Since your Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture reached the second layer, you had never fought a power-type cultivator.]
[And now, facing a peak Earth Immortal Realm power-type demon cultivator, you wanted to test your own level.]
[You knew that directly defeating this bull demon with pure physical strength would be difficult, but you were confident in ensuring your own safety.]
[Thinking this, your eyes narrowed, and your entire body exploded with power. Primal Qi instantly enveloped your body.]
[After reaching the second layer of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, your pure physical strength combined with Primal Qi had almost reached ten Mountain River powers...]
[It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that you could shatter Mount Tai with a single punch...]
[But this peak Earth Immortal Realm bull demon's strength was also terrifying!]
[The two forces collided, and you felt as if you had crashed into a mountain.]
[After a roar, you persisted, using absolute power to withstand the peak Earth Immortal Realm bull demon's attack.]
[Boom! Boom! In an instant, terrifying brute force tore through the air, causing the surrounding space to distort...]
[Even more terrifying power reached the earth, causing the ground to collapse. Thousands of zhang deep cracks snaked for thousands of li, almost splitting the entire mountain range near the core region of the 100,000 Mountains in two...]
[In an instant, several large rivers around the area poured into the mountain's source, and underground currents gushed out...]
[It seemed that the surrounding terrain was about to be reshaped, creating a new lake and river basin...]
In the real world, Su Xing raised an eyebrow upon seeing this.
"Sigh, is the battle between powerful cultivators this terrifying?"
"With a wave of their hand, mountains can collapse and the terrain can change... unknowingly, I've also become a powerful cultivator!"
Su Xing felt a sense of wonder.
He knew that the ability to crush a planet with a single blow was beyond the scope of mere magical power and physical strength.
To be able to suppress an entire world with the power of one immortal...
Perhaps one would need to reach the Golden Immortal Realm, truly mastering a major Dao principle, before they could achieve that?
Su Xing shook his head slightly, he was thinking too much.
Right now, the key was to deal with the Purple Bull Demon King.
"Hmm, feigning weakness... is always a good tactic!"
Su Xing muttered, his gaze falling upon the simulation panel.
[The Purple Bull Demon King was clearly startled by your astonishing power, and then his face showed a look of fanaticism.]
["For thousands of years, no one has been able to challenge me in strength—"]
[The Purple Bull Demon King spoke with arrogance, and then his horns grew thicker and larger, directly charging towards you...]
[In an instant, the Purple Bull Demon King's strength increased by several levels. You were startled and directly sent flying dozens of li by this brute force, crashing into the ground and creating a large crater.]
[You immediately activated your Protective Sword Qi and combined it with your Primal Qi armor to firmly protect yourself, preventing injuries to your body...]
[But even so, you felt a slight pain...]
[But this pain made you even more excited!]
[You suddenly came up with a plan, using the Sky Mechanism Concealment Technique to hide your aura.]
[Sure enough, the Purple Bull Demon King fell for it!]
[As a peak Earth Immortal Realm Demon King, among the thirty-six Demon Kings of the 100,000 Mountains, his strength was among the top three!]
[In fact, no Demon King could be absolutely certain of killing him...]
[Below the Heavenly Immortal Realm Great Demon, the Purple Bull Demon King had few equals...]
[Because of this, the Purple Bull Demon King grew increasingly arrogant!]
[After sensing your gradually weakening aura, his vigilance instantly dissipated. He believed that you had lost most of your combat strength after that blow...]
[Therefore, he prepared to come down and inspect the situation...]
[As the Purple Bull Demon King approached, you immediately activated 1,900 strands of Protective Sword Qi, combined with the Unprincipled Talent, and unleashed your most powerful strike!]
[This strike, like a long rainbow piercing the sun, aimed at the Purple Bull Demon King's vital points!]
[The Purple Bull Demon King was, after all, a peak Earth Immortal Realm cultivator. When the Sword Qi was about to reach him, he reacted...]
[But, he was half a step too slow!]
[This torrential Sword Qi inflicted countless deep wounds on the Purple Bull Demon King... several vital points were hit...]
[The Purple Bull Demon King's eyes turned bloodshot in pain, and he lost some of his sanity.]
[But the Purple Bull Demon King was, after all, a peak Earth Immortal Realm Demon King. His vitality was terrifying...]
[After taking your Protective Sword Qi, he didn't die immediately. Although his aura was greatly weakened and his strength plummeted, he still survived.]
[But you wouldn't miss this opportunity to beat a dog when it's down!]
[Under these circumstances, you engaged in a fierce battle with the Purple Bull Demon King once more...]
[This battle lasted for hundreds of rounds!]
[Ultimately, the Purple Bull Demon King was slowly worn down and killed by you...]
[You killed a peak Earth Immortal Realm cultivator!]
In the real world, Su Xing took a deep breath, surprise in his eyes.
"Now, my strength has reached the peak of the Earth Immortal Realm!"
"Tsk tsk, Protective Sword Qi plus the Unprincipled Talent... it's truly a disregard for principles!"
"Moreover, the power of Protective Sword Qi is far from reaching its peak. Once my understanding of the Sword Dao is sufficient, and the number of Protective Sword Qi increases... perhaps I could even contend with Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators!"
Su Xing's heart was filled with boundless ambition at this moment.
Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators were considered figures of authority throughout the Three Thousand Realms!
In most Lesser Realms, Heavenly Immortals were the pinnacle...
Even within a powerful force like Qingyun Sect, Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators could hold the position of Elder!
"This... is far from the limit!"
"Currently, I still have a long way to go in the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture... and my Qi Refinement cultivation hasn't reached the Earth Immortal Realm!"
"If the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture reaches its Great Completion stage, the potential will be even more terrifying!"
Thinking this, Su Xing nodded with satisfaction.
Based on his guess, Crimson Moon's current strength was probably around the True Immortal or Profound Immortal Realm, definitely not yet at the Golden Immortal Realm!
And Su Xing, it seemed, wasn't far from that realm either?
"It's just that Qingyunzi's strength..."
Su Xing shook his head slightly. He was currently far too inferior to Qingyunzi!
He was a being who had severed one or two Three Corpse Demons, surpassing Great Luo, and nearing the Demi-Saint level!
Even if Qingyunzi was in seclusion, Su Xing was no match for him...
Moreover, he was the ancestor of Qingyun Sect, with countless powerful subordinates. Any True Immortal under his command would be beyond Su Xing's ability to contend with.
Previously, Su Xing sold information about Qingyunzi to the Sky Mechanism Pavilion, partly with the intention of using the Sky Mechanism Pavilion to test Qingyunzi's strength.
But the Sky Mechanism Pavilion, such a behemoth, didn't even dare to challenge Qingyunzi.
Let alone Su Xing, a mere Human Immortal Realm "small fry"?
"Ultimately, cultivation realm is the foundation!"
"This time, after obtaining the Yin-Yang Pill, I can attempt to break through and overcome the Yin-Yang Dual Flames tribulation..."
Su Xing was somewhat excited, his gaze falling upon the simulation panel.
[After killing the Purple Bull Demon King, you immediately chased after the Human Immortal Realm Arrival Sect cadre.]
[After several hours, you successfully found him and captured him alive!]
[You found a token in his storage ring, signifying Xue Qiusi, and a top-grade Yin-Yang Pill!]
[You didn't choose to kill him directly, because your killing of the Purple Bull Demon King could potentially cause a battle and division between the human race and the 100,000 Mountains... at this time, both races need to work together against the alien race!]
[You took Xue Qiusi back to the gathering place of loose cultivators in Bai Di City...]
[Sure enough, three days later, a Heavenly Immortal Realm Great Demon came knocking, questioning the death of the Purple Bull Demon King.]
[Because of this, the Human Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivator who had been lurking also appeared and confronted him directly.]
[When you presented concrete evidence proving that the Purple Bull Demon King was colluding with the Arrival Sect, the Heavenly Immortal Realm Great Demon was speechless and retreated...]
[Not only were you not reprimanded, but you also received a substantial reward.]
[In the thirty-fourth year, you returned to Bai Di City and continued to study the Three Talismans Sword Technique.]
[In the same year, after settling your family and friends, you went to the Black Water Realm...]
[Riding the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Boat, you passed through several spatial nodes and successfully arrived at the Black Water Realm.]
[At this time, there was still a year until the Secret Realm appeared.]
[You continued to cultivate peacefully...]
[In the thirty-fifth year, the Secret Realm appeared, and you successfully obtained a total of 180 clusters of the Origin-Passing Flower and successfully killed several evil cultivators of the Arrival Sect...]
[After finishing all this, you prepared to leave the Black Water Realm and head to the Yellow Sand Realm!]
[In the same year, you rode the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Boat and successfully arrived at the Yellow Sand Realm.]
[After arriving at the Yellow Sand Realm, you didn't rush to the place where the Yin-Yang Dual Flames were said to be, but instead continued to diligently cultivate the Three Talismans Sword Technique.]
[This cultivation lasted for twenty years!]
[In the fifty-fifth year, you felt that you were not far from fully comprehending the Sword Dao, but there was still some distance...]
[The integration of the Three Talismans Sword Technique was stuck at the final bottleneck!]
[You had no choice but to continue to cultivate diligently, polishing your understanding of the Dao...]
[Another twenty-five years passed like this.]
[Cultivation has no time, and in the blink of an eye, eighty years have passed!]
[Over the past few years, your Late Bloomer talent finally took effect, and you feel that your cultivation speed of the Three Talismans Sword Technique has increased significantly...]
[But you were still missing that final spark, the kind of insight needed to integrate the Sword Dao, which you had not yet achieved...]
[In desperation, you consumed an Enlightenment Pill, combined with the Great Wisdom and Late Bloomer talents, to break through in the Sword Dao!]
[Soon, a month passed!]
[Finally, on the last day, you successfully broke through the barrier and integrated the Sword Dao into your cultivation!]
[Congratulations, you have cultivated the Three Talismans Sword Technique... Your comprehension of the Sword Dao has reached the Sword Dao Rudiment stage!]
In the real world, Su Xing let out a long breath.
"Eighty years of simulation... plus an Enlightenment Pill, equivalent to twenty years of hard cultivation, before I finally comprehended the Sword Dao!"
"And this was with the double bonus of the Innate Sword Body and the Acquired Heavenly Body..."
"If a cultivator's Sword Dao aptitude was average, how much time would they need?"
Su Xing sighed softly.
Cultivation requires testing aptitude... and Sword Dao cultivation even more so!
Sword cultivators with low or average aptitude would be eliminated long before becoming Immortals...
But even those Sword cultivators with excellent aptitude, wanting to break through this barrier and integrate the Sword Dao, would likely take thousands of years!
"However... Sword cultivators mean that they have powerful suppression abilities within the same realm!"
The corners of Su Xing's mouth curled slightly upwards.
Sword cultivators, while not invincible within their realm, were rarely defeated by those of the same realm.
Sword cultivators inherently possess a form of suppression!
Ordinary cultivators, even those considered prodigies, were reluctant to engage in battle with Sword cultivators of the same realm!
In short, Sword cultivators are all crazy!
They prefer to take the direct path rather than the roundabout one!
Sword cultivators often fight with their lives on the line... even if those prodigies could win, they were likely to suffer indelible injuries, so they naturally avoided fighting Sword cultivators.
"But for me, integrating the Sword Dao and becoming a Sword cultivator... the biggest significance is that the upper limit of Protective Sword Qi has increased!"
"Two thousand strands of Protective Sword Qi are far from the limit... if I continue to cultivate diligently, I could even threaten Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators!"
Su Xing was very satisfied. Half of his goals for this simulation had been achieved.
Next, he needed to attempt to overcome the Yin-Yang Dual Flames tribulation.
Su Xing stroked his chin, recalling the specific process of overcoming the "Immortal Three Tribulations".
Among them, the Yin-Yang Dual Flames tribulation was the most crucial hurdle for Human Immortal Realm cultivators to break through to the Earth Immortal Realm.
It involves cleansing the five internal organs and refining the marrow with Yin-Yang Dual Flames.
This process is often lengthy and difficult to carry out simultaneously.
Yang Fire enhances the five internal organs, improving the cultivator's internal cultivation; Yin Fire refines the marrow, enhancing aptitude.
"The difficulty now is that the Yin-Yang Dual Flames exist simultaneously in that location... making long-term cleansing difficult!"
Su Xing frowned slightly, thinking for a while but unable to come up with a perfect solution.
The only way was to first undergo cleansing by one of the flames, cleansing for half a day each day, and accumulating the effects over time.
"Sigh, it's the only way!"
Su Xing took a deep breath. Thankfully, consuming the Yin-Yang Pill brought lifelong benefits, without a time limit.
Otherwise, Su Xing would spend his entire life just collecting Yin-Yang Pills...
Having a plan in mind, Su Xing's gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
[After passing the Yang Fire tribulation, you knew that your cultivation would be difficult to improve, so you cultivated Protective Sword Qi...]
[After ten years of cultivation, the number of your Protective Sword Qi reached two thousand two hundred!]
[The power of your Protective Sword Qi increased further!]
[In the one hundred and thirtieth year, you felt a sudden sense of impending crisis...]
(Recently, there's been a cold going around, and I've unfortunately caught it. The update is a bit late, everyone please take care of yourselves!)
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