Chapter 302: The Third Stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, Heavenly Gang Divine Ability - Myriad Manifestations Star Attraction! [8k]
Although this was Su Xing's first formal attempt at artifact refinement after awakening,
He wasn't unfamiliar with the basic steps involved.
Su Xing's mind held a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of artifact refinement. The entire process, from crafting the artifact's initial form, forging, tempering, quenching, and shaping, was already ingrained in his knowledge.
Coupled with his previous experience in crafting automaton warriors, Su Xing's starting point was far from that of a novice artifact refiner.
Despite his existing foundation, Su Xing still chose to begin with the most basic type of artifact – the Talisman Artifact.
A towering skyscraper begins with a humble foundation.
If he didn't solidify his fundamentals, how could he hope to refine higher-level artifacts later?
With this thought in mind, Su Xing took out some low-grade artifact materials and started refining artifacts day and night.
In the cultivation world, the most basic type of artifact is called a Talisman Artifact. It can only crudely utilize spiritual energy to activate, with a power comparable to low-level conventional weapons.
Su Xing possessed the Artifact Refinement Sacred Body, and with the enhancement of the Flame God Body, artifact refinement became remarkably simple.
Besides alchemy, using the Blazing Fire Art for artifact refinement wasn't difficult either.
In the first year, Su Xing only rested for ten days, spending over three hundred and fifty days refining the lowest-grade Talisman Artifacts.
With Su Xing's spiritual energy reserves and the potency of the Blazing Fire Art, he could craft over thirty Talisman Artifacts per day on average.
Within a year, Su Xing refined over ten thousand artifacts!
From swords, spears, halberds, axes, clubs, fists, and various other weapons, including hundreds of obscure ones, Su Xing crafted them all.
After a year, Su Xing had completely mastered the refinement of Talisman Artifacts!
Without exaggeration, he could refine top-quality Talisman Artifacts of any type with his eyes closed, surpassing the quality crafted by some artifact masters!
In the second year, Su Xing began refining Magical Artifacts.
The crafting of Magical Artifacts was undoubtedly more complex than Talisman Artifacts, as they required more stringent materials and the infusion of greater spiritual energy.
However, the overall principle remained similar.
Form creation, forging, tempering, polishing, and so on...
Su Xing spent three years learning how to refine Magical Artifacts!
He mastered the crafting of numerous Magical Artifacts.
In the fifth year of immersive simulation, Su Xing started refining Treasure Artifacts.
The difficulty of refining Treasure Artifacts was far greater than that of Magical Artifacts.
This time, Su Xing took a full ten years to fully grasp the process, able to refine top-quality Treasure Artifacts without wasting materials.
During this period, Su Xing's artifact refinement skills steadily improved, mastering various techniques such as artifact refinement methods and fire control.
In the sixteenth year of the immersive simulation, Su Xing began refining Spiritual Artifacts.
…
Soon, the thirty-year immersive simulation came to an end. Su Xing returned to the real world, his mind awash with memories of decades of artifact refining, feeling a sense of unreality.
Utilizing the Memory Arts, his real-world memories resurfaced, transforming the past thirty years of artifact refinement into valuable experience.
Su Xing let out a long breath, a satisfied look in his eyes.
"Thirty years of immersive simulation, and I've finally mastered the refinement of top-quality Spiritual Artifacts!"
"If I take another step... I'll be able to refine the lowest-grade Divine Artifacts!"
At this moment, Su Xing's artifact refinement foundation was incredibly solid, truly earning him the title of Artifact Master.
"Tsk tsk, these thirty years of immersive simulation have saved me from using a reward extraction opportunity!"
"Next, I need to obtain the Genesis Flowers and then head to the Starry Realm to collect the Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique!"
Su Xing murmured, his gaze returning to the simulation panel.
[In the thirty-fifth year, after the secret realm opened, you successfully obtained one hundred and eighty Genesis Flowers.]
[The same year, you refined five hundred and forty Earth Origin Pills and piloted the Cloud-Flowing Golden Light Vessel to the Starry Realm.]
[Upon reaching the Starry Realm, you began your daily body tempering cultivation and simultaneously gathered the Starry Realm's stargazing techniques.]
[Thus, over forty years passed…]
[…]
[In the seventy-seventh year, you collected over six hundred stargazing techniques from different tribes, and finally obtained the beginning of the Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique.]
[From then on, you could officially attempt to cultivate the Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique…]
[But you weren't in a hurry to cultivate it, instead choosing to gather the complete Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique before beginning.]
[However, as you continued to gather the techniques, you had visited almost all the weaker tribes. The tribes left to explore were at least guarded by peak Earth Immortal Realm cultivators.]
[Therefore, you became more cautious and careful, planning for months before making a move…]
[In the seventy-eighth year, your strength increased to eighty-five Mountain River Power.]
[You focused most of your attention on cultivating the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture.]
[In the ninetieth year, your strength increased to ninety Mountain River Power…]
[The same year, you collected two-thirds of the Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique. The Cause and Effect Dao of Destiny contained within it proved incredibly difficult for you to comprehend.]
[In the one hundred and fifth year, your strength increased to ninety-five Mountain River Power…]
[In the one hundred and twentieth year, one day, you felt a change, sensing that your spiritual energy and physical strength could no longer improve.]
[In your heart, you realized that you had completely perfected the second stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture. To advance further, you needed to step into the third stage!]
In the real world, Su Xing's eyes lit up with excitement upon seeing this.
"Whew… Finally, after over a hundred years of arduous cultivation, the second stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture is complete!"
"Then, it's time to cultivate the third stage!"
"If the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture reaches the third stage, I'll truly possess the physical strength of a Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivator!"
"Combined with my Protective Sword Qi, even a mid-stage Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivator will be no match for me!"
Su Xing took a deep breath, calming his excitement.
"As for the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture… the Starstone required for it is something found exclusively in the Starry Realm!"
"Perhaps I can seize this opportunity and break through to the third stage in one go!"
Su Xing murmured. He wasn't entirely clear on the specific cultivation method for the third stage, but he assumed that after absorbing the memories and cultivation level of this simulation, he would gain that knowledge.
His gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
[After achieving perfection in the second stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, you gained access to the cultivation information for the third stage.]
[In addition to the cultivation method, you also gained a divine ability hidden within your bloodline… Myriad Manifestations Star Attraction!]
[This ability ranks among the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Divine Abilities!]
[You also came to understand the true power of the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture!]
[The first stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture enhances the physical body and strength… granting the combat strength of a Human Immortal Realm cultivator!]
[The second stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, in addition to strength enhancement, also makes spiritual energy incredibly potent. It allows one to nurture spiritual artifacts with spiritual energy and fight Earth Immortal Realm cultivators!]
[The third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, however, strengthens one's bloodline and grants a Heavenly Dao Avatar! One can grow to a thousand zhang in height, with a massive increase in strength, and the ability to draw upon the power of the stars!]
[This powerful Heavenly Dao Avatar is the reason why the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture is comparable to the Heavenly Immortal Realm!]
[The cultivation method involves using Starstones to absorb the power of countless stars in the sky, greatly strengthening one's flesh and blood and life force!]
"Heavenly Dao Avatar… Divine Ability Star Attraction!"
In the real world, Su Xing's eyes widened.
He vaguely understood why the native cultivators of the Starry Realm were so powerful.
And why, when he encountered that Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivator earlier, he was able to increase his size by several dozen times, transforming into a giant several dozen meters tall.
That was indeed a Heavenly Dao Avatar!
In the Myriad Worlds, many powerful cultivators, especially those with true forms, were a type of Heavenly Dao Avatar!
Heavenly Dao Avatars could increase one's size by tens to tens of thousands of times!
And with an increase in size, naturally, physical strength would also increase dramatically!
Su Xing had originally planned to find a way to learn a specific Avatar technique to enhance his combat strength.
But now, it seemed he no longer needed to worry about that…
"An Avatar technique passed down from the Witch Clan! It must be extraordinary!"
"And a Heavenly Gang Divine Ability… Myriad Manifestations Star Attraction!"
"This divine ability… must be what the Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivator used before!"
"However… the power displayed by that cultivator was probably not the complete Myriad Manifestations Star Attraction, but perhaps a part of it that was passed down?"
Su Xing finally understood why the cultivator's combat strength was so terrifying before.
That divine ability that drew upon the stars in the sky, Myriad Manifestations Star Attraction! It was one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Divine Abilities!
If a late-stage Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivator mastered it, they could potentially fight against True Immortal Realm cultivators, possessing immense power!
Su Xing estimated that the power displayed by the cultivator at that time was likely at the peak of the Earth Fiend Divine Ability level.
Even so, it had made it impossible for Su Xing to fight beyond his level.
With Su Xing's current strength, it wouldn't be difficult to fight beyond his level against ordinary early-stage Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators.
But if the opponent mastered a peak Earth Fiend Divine Ability, then Su Xing would have no chance of victory.
"However… a Heavenly Gang Divine Ability! How terrifying must its power be!?"
Su Xing's heart pounded, filled with an intense longing.
His gaze returned to the simulation panel.
[After learning about the power of Myriad Manifestations Star Attraction, you became even more eager to break through to the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture.]
[Thus, in the following years, you frantically gathered Starstones, studying them in hopes of using them to communicate with the stars in the sky.]
[Regardless of the time of day or the weather, you used the Starstones and truly sensed a strange feeling.]
[That feeling was as if the stars in the sky were your steadfast support, capable of providing you with power at any moment.]
[A fist-sized low-grade Starstone was completely absorbed by you in just two or three months.]
[You felt your physical strength improve further, but you were still unable to draw the power of the stars into your body. Breaking through to the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture remained a distant goal…]
[You knew that cultivating the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture wasn't as simple as you had imagined.]
[But thankfully, you had time…]
[In the one hundred and twenty-fifth year, in addition to attracting the stars, you continued to collect the stargazing techniques of various tribes, making the Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique more complete.]
[Thus, another fifteen years passed.]
[In the one hundred and fortieth year, you were still unable to break through to the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, but you could vaguely communicate with the stars in the sky, and your physical body and strength had improved further!]
[At the same time, the cultivators of the Starry Realm hadn't stopped hunting you. Fortunately, you possessed the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, and even Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators couldn't forcibly break into it…]
In the real world, Su Xing nodded slightly and silently said:
"Use the Immersive Simulation, duration one month!"
[Ding…]
The next second, Su Xing's consciousness entered the simulated world.
Without any hesitation, Su Xing took a Spirit Awakening Pill, then memorized the entire Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique.
Countless profound and mysterious characters flooded Su Xing's mind. Many of them were ancient Witch Clan characters he didn't recognize, seeming to hold a mysterious power.
"Whew… The Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique is about three-quarters complete. The remaining part should be in the hands of those Heavenly Immortal Realm tribes…"
"If I want to collect it all, my cultivation needs to improve further!"
Su Xing murmured. With his current strength, he wasn't strong enough to fight against all the Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators in the Starry Realm, let alone the True Immortal Realm cultivators that existed in this realm.
Su Xing briefly organized his thoughts and then began preparing for artifact refinement.
He took out two Divine Artifact prototypes and numerous precious materials.
For this month, Su Xing would focus on refining.
The refinement of Divine Artifacts was undoubtedly far more difficult than that of ordinary artifacts.
This was because Divine Artifacts often possessed spirituality and were made of extraordinary materials. Ordinary artifact masters might not be able to refine a single Divine Artifact in a month.
Su Xing's goal was to successfully refine at least a Half-Step Divine Artifact, which would significantly improve his artifact refinement skills.
With the help of Late Bloomer and the Spirit Awakening Pill, Su Xing's artifact refinement was like divine assistance. Every detail was grasped with incredible precision.
Thus, a month passed…
At this moment, Su Xing held a short dagger about a foot long.
This dagger was originally a Sword Immortal Divine Artifact prototype that Su Xing had obtained. What he needed to do was to add various precious materials and imbue it with spirituality.
Most importantly, he needed to refine it with divine energy!
"Whew… Although I wasn't able to refine a Divine Artifact in a month, this dagger far surpasses the realm of a top-quality Spiritual Artifact and can be considered a Half-Step Divine Artifact!"
Su Xing nodded with satisfaction.
"A Half-Step Divine Artifact, I can now barely be considered to be in the realm of an Artifact Master… but if I want to refine sword-type Divine Artifacts or a spiritual vessel, I'm still far from capable!"
Su Xing shook his head slightly.
In the art of artifact refinement, different artifacts, even if they were of the same grade, had vastly different levels of difficulty to refine.
For instance, daggers and hidden weapons, being smaller in size, naturally had the lowest refining difficulty. Many such Divine Artifacts were even disposable.
Next came swords, spears, halberds, axes, and so on, which had a slightly higher refining difficulty.
As for the artifacts with the highest refining difficulty, they were undoubtedly spiritual vessels and other large-scale artifacts!
Large-scale artifacts required more materials, a longer refining time, and were a huge test of the artifact master's skills. Whether it was polishing, quenching, or even mental strength and primordial spirit, the requirements were extremely high.
Su Xing's idea was to first learn the simplest Divine Artifact refinement, then move on to swords, spears, halberds, and so on. As for spiritual vessels… Su Xing doubted he could build one on his own for quite some time.
"The Cloud-Flowing Golden Light Vessel is a Half-Step Innate Supreme Artifact. If I want to refine it, it's unlikely an artifact master who isn't a Grandmaster could succeed…"
"But if it's just repairs, an artifact master close to the Grandmaster level might be able to succeed… but they would probably need the skill to refine top-quality Divine Artifacts, right?"
Su Xing pondered for a moment, then his heart filled with motivation.
"If I can become an Artifact Master and repair the Cloud-Flowing Golden Light Vessel… then I won't be stuck in a single realm! I can go to even more distant worlds!"
With this thought, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[Your artifact refinement skills have improved further, and you have refined a Half-Step Divine Artifact, barely entering the ranks of an Artifact Master…]
[Thus, several more months passed.]
[One day, your Innate Talent – Auspicious Avoidance – sent out a warning…]
[Qing Yunzi found you…]
[You died!]
[Ding, this simulation is over!]
After the simulation ended, Su Xing let out a long sigh, feeling a touch of helplessness.
"It's getting closer… In the next simulation, if I improve my artifact refinement skills further, I should be able to try repairing the Cloud-Flowing Golden Light Vessel?"
"At that time… I'll be able to escape from the Starry Realm and not be found by Qing Yunzi so quickly!"
Su Xing was quite open-minded about it. Right now, it was like he was playing a game of cat and mouse with Qing Yunzi.
He was the mouse trying its best to hide. The farther he hid and the more trump cards he had, the longer Su Xing could survive.
Until Su Xing's strength was sufficient, he wouldn't need to hide anymore…
"Let's see what the rewards are for this simulation!"
Su Xing's mind stirred, his eyes falling on the reward list.
[Artifact Refinement Virtuoso]: Golden Talent, price 10 units of Energy Origin.
[Third Stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture (Uninitiated):]An ancient Witch Clan inheritance technique. The third stage draws upon the power of the stars to temper the body, allowing one to cultivate a Heavenly Dao Avatar and contains the Heavenly Gang Divine Ability – "Myriad Manifestations Star Attraction." The third stage's initiation grants the equivalent of early-stage Heavenly Immortal Realm combat strength. Price 50,000 units of Energy Origin.
[Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique (Three-Quarters):]An ancient Witch Clan's Star Witch inheritance – a divination technique. Upon reaching a high level, one can peer into the Dao of Destiny and Cause and Effect. It is a supreme secret technique and can be cultivated. Price 80,000 units of Energy Origin.
[10 each of Low, Medium, and High-Grade Starstones:]Transformed from the power of fallen stars in the sky. They are also an important cultivation resource for Star Witches. Price 16,650 units of Energy Origin.
"Hmm? It's not the second stage's perfection… but the third stage uninitiated?"
Su Xing's eyes lit up. Although the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture hadn't been initiated,
It at least showed that the last twenty years of Su Xing's simulation hadn't been wasted. He was on the right track!
As long as he had enough Starstones and could draw upon the power of the stars in the sky to temper his body, he should be able to fully enter the third stage!
"Whew… As for artifact refinement experience, it's been directly extracted from the immersive simulation!"
Su Xing murmured, then decisively made his choices.
"I'll choose the Golden Talent – Artifact Refinement Virtuoso, and the insights into the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture…"
[You have successfully taken out the Golden Talent – Artifact Refinement Virtuoso. 10 units of Energy Origin have been spent. Remaining Energy Origin: 99,963…]
[You have successfully taken out the insights into the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture (Uninitiated). 50,000 units of Energy Origin have been spent. Remaining Energy Origin: 49,963…]
The simulation prompt sounded, and two streams of mysterious energy poured into Su Xing's body.
Including the newly obtained Talent – Artifact Refinement Virtuoso, Su Xing now had the benefits of twenty-five talents, a substantial boost.
However, the changes brought about by the talents were evidently less impactful than the further advancement of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, which would provide a greater short-term boost to Su Xing!
Su Xing stood still, closing his eyes slightly. He felt his internal energy surge.
In just a few moments, Su Xing's strength increased from eighty Mountain River Power to one hundred Mountain River Power.
This had already reached the level of the second stage's perfection in the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture!
But the strength boost wasn't over yet.
One hundred Mountain River Power… one hundred and ten Mountain River Power… one hundred and twenty Mountain River Power!
Finally, Su Xing's strength stabilized at one hundred and thirty Mountain River Power.
Compared to before, this terrifying increase in strength was almost shocking, even to Su Xing.
"Twenty million tons is one Mountain Power…"
"One Mountain River Power is equivalent to ten thousand Mountain Powers, or two hundred billion tons…"
"That means! With one hundred and thirty Mountain River Power, I currently have, without relying on any divine ability or technique, two hundred and sixty trillion tons of strength!"
Su Xing took a deep breath, struggling to imagine the level of power a living being could unleash.
And two hundred and sixty trillion tons was just the basic strength!
Su Xing could feel that his Spiritual Energy Flower had fully bloomed!
That brightly blooming Spiritual Energy Flower could continuously provide Su Xing with sufficient spiritual energy.
And if he used his spiritual energy, Su Xing could, in a short period of time, increase his strength tenfold!
Two thousand six hundred trillion tons!
"If my comprehension of the Great Dao of Strength is fully formed, this strength will increase by dozens of times!"
Su Xing took a deep breath. He was now completely convinced that the Zu Witches of the ancient Witch Clan who were said to have held up the world were not merely legends.
From what Su Xing knew, the mass of Earth was approximately sixty sextillion tons.
Although Su Xing was still a long way from being able to lift the entire Earth, it would no longer be difficult for him to destroy all life on Earth with his physical body or arbitrarily alter the terrain.
"Whew… The road is long, and the path is difficult!"
"I haven't even initiated the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture… there's still ample room for improvement!"
Su Xing thought to himself.
Next, Su Xing glanced at the time and prepared for his weekly trade with Lu Yuanwu.
The trade was completed, and another twenty thousand units of Energy Origin were obtained.
Lu Yuanwu also promised that in three weeks, twenty tons of fourth-order exotic metal would be delivered to Su Xing.
Su Xing, for this week, continued to repair Nascent Soul stage automatons.
Within a week, another three Nascent Soul stage automatons were repaired.
October 28, 2025, early morning.
Su Xing took a trip to the Xianwu World to retrieve the week's supply of exotic metal ore. Then, he flew on his sword towards the Twelve Regions.
Su Xing used a disguise and concealed his aura, appearing in a dark alley. Then, he used his spiritual sense to order his dozen or so Nascent Soul stage automatons to report to him.
After a moment, fifteen Nascent Soul automatons appeared, kneeling on one knee and bowing to Su Xing: "Master!"
Su Xing nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping across these Nascent Soul automatons. They bore marks of battle, but none of them were injured.
"Master, these are the goods we traded for during this period."
One of the thousand-year-old automatons stepped forward and presented several storage rings.
Su Xing opened the storage rings and glanced inside. He was immediately shocked by the mountains of resources within.
White to purple quality weapons and equipment were piled high.
There was even a storage ring filled with exotic metal, countless copies of dungeon items…
Su Xing's mind stirred, and he tried to convert these resources into Energy Origin.
[Ding, a large number of substances containing Energy Origin have been detected, worth a total of 37,346 units of Energy Origin. Do you wish to absorb them?]
[Ding, a large number of… worth 29,742 units of Energy Origin. Do you wish to absorb them?]
[Ding, a large number of… worth 47,946 units of Energy Origin. Do you wish to absorb them?]
Three consecutive prompts echoed in Su Xing's ears.
Su Xing was stunned for a moment, his heart filled with disbelief.
"Over one hundred and ten thousand units of Energy Origin in just over a month?"
Su Xing recalculated to make sure he wasn't mistaken, then his gaze towards the automatons changed.
"Tell me in detail… how did you manage to obtain so many goods in just over a month?"
Upon hearing Su Xing's words, a peak Nascent Soul stage automaton spoke in a mechanical voice:
"Master… over the past month, we have developed a network of over thirteen hundred subordinates, ranging from Gold to King level professionals."
"These individuals are all desperadoes. As long as there's profit, they'll do our bidding…"
"Besides normal transactions, our operations include, but are not limited to, robbing and killing, assassinating enemies, expanding territory, collecting protection fees, and so on…"
After a pause, the automaton continued:
"Three days ago, our business dealings affected the interests of a Martial Emperor level professional in the Twelve Regions, known as the Black Emperor."
"After a brief confrontation, the Black Emperor was repelled by me, and I didn't take his life… but our organization's reputation has skyrocketed, and we're now vaguely considered the thirteenth major power in the Twelve Regions!"
Upon hearing the automaton's report, Su Xing nodded slightly, understanding the situation.
The Twelve Regions were filled with chaos and disorder, where strength was paramount.
And the fifteen automatons under Su Xing's command were, without exaggeration, among the strongest forces in the Twelve Regions, second only to the three Legendary level professionals. They were the rulers of the Twelve Regions.
Coupled with the goods in the automatons' possession, such as life-extending pills, various talismans, and high-level weapons, they were naturally quite popular, so it wasn't surprising that they had earned so much.
Thinking this, Su Xing said:
"Well done… over the next three months, I want you to replace one of the Martial Emperor level forces and expand the scale of your operations. Trade as much as possible!"
Su Xing gave the instructions, then took out a storage ring and handed it over.
"This contains various pills and talismans… including several eighth-order talismans for your own protection."
"Yes, Master!" The dozen or so automatons responded immediately, receiving the storage ring.
Su Xing nodded with satisfaction, feeling a surge of excitement.
"The Twelve Regions are truly a good place!"
"Everyone in the Twelve Regions are desperadoes. There's no need to strictly adhere to rules. It's perfectly acceptable to occasionally do something out of the ordinary!"
"At this rate, the automatons here will become one of my major sources of Energy Origin! Perhaps even exceeding the income I get from the Great Xia Kingdom…"
After pondering for a while, Su Xing left the Twelve Regions and headed to the United States.
From the automaton Xiaomei, Su Xing also received nearly thirty thousand units of Energy Origin in the form of exotic metal and Abyss Stones.
This was about two months' worth.
Obviously, compared to the chaotic Twelve Regions, the United States generated less Energy Origin, but the steady income was still significant.
"Tsk tsk… it seems the other five countries should also establish their own organizations. Based on this progress, I should be able to get several tens of thousands of units of Energy Origin per month!"
Su Xing thought as he returned to the Great Xia Kingdom.
However, he didn't have enough automatons at the moment.
Based on sending ten automatons to each country, it would take at least three or four months to create enough of them.
At that time, over a hundred automatons would be scattered across various parts of Earth, generating income for Su Xing.
All Su Xing would need to do is collect the goods regularly each week and exchange them for simulation energy.
"If this continues, maybe I can even barely gather enough energy for the levels beyond Heavenly Immortal Realm?"
Su Xing thought to himself.
…
Time quickly passed to noon. Su Xing went to the villa area to meet with Jin Congxue.
The Tarot Chamber of Commerce had brought in nearly thirty thousand units of Energy Origin in income over the past week.
After spending some intimate time with Jin Congxue, Su Xing returned to the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven.
On the afternoon of the 28th, the simulation cooldown was complete, and Su Xing promptly started a new round of simulation!
[The 110th simulation begins. Currently remaining Energy Origin: 271,202… Remaining simulation times: none.]
[Simulation starting!]
[Spending 1 unit of Energy Origin to draw a Golden Legendary Talent. Do you wish to draw?]
"Draw! Damn it, give me a Golden quality Spiritual Root!"
Su Xing prayed silently.
[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the Purple Talent – Thunder Body. Your chance of drawing a Golden Talent next time is 70%…]
[Thunder Body]: Purple Talent. You are born with a mutated Spiritual Root – the Thunder Spiritual Root. Your ability to absorb Thunder attribute spiritual energy and the power of Thunder-type divine abilities are further enhanced…
"Too bad, it's a Purple Talent… This Thunder Body is less useful than the Heavenly Thunder Body!"
Su Xing shook his head slightly, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[Within the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, you realized you were in a simulation.]
[A few days later, you went to the Luo Tian Sect dungeon and completely memorized the Luo Tian Artifact Refinement Canon.]
[For the next three years, you stayed on Earth and refined artifacts.]
[You previously obtained several Divine Artifact prototypes. You spent three years refining Divine Artifacts, but in the end, you only created Half-Step Divine Artifacts. They possessed spirituality, but no artifact spirits had been born yet.]
[In the fourth year, you killed Old Dog Long and destroyed the Blue Star Descending Church branch.]
[The same year, you plundered the Descending Church's treasury and the Blood Demon Realm. You also eliminated the Beastmaster Realm's alien race…]
[In the fifth year, you left two Half-Step Divine Artifacts and two ninth-order talismans for the Great Xia Kingdom.]
[The same year, you left Earth with your family and friends and went to the Little Qingyun Realm.]
[In the sixth year, after arriving at the Little Qingyun Realm, you settled your family and friends and sold intelligence to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.]
[You exchanged most of your spirit stones and wealth for artifact refining materials.]
[This time, the materials you purchased were all of the tenth order or higher, and there were even dozens of Divine Artifact prototypes.]
[In the seventh year, you piloted the Cloud-Flowing Golden Light Vessel to the Blackwater Realm.]
[After retrieving the Luo Tian Legacy from the underwater cave, you didn't stay and piloted the vessel to the Starry Realm.]
[After several months of traversing the void, you successfully reached the Starry Realm…]
In the real world, Su Xing nodded slightly.
"My Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture has entered the third stage. Although it hasn't been initiated, Earth Origin Pills are no longer of much use to me!"
"It's better to go to the Starry Realm sooner rather than later. I can improve my artifact refinement skills and find a way to enter the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture!"
"Also, I need to gather the complete Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique as much as possible!"
Su Xing thought to himself, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[In the eighth year, after your spiritual energy recovered, you traveled throughout the Starry Realm.]
[Over three years, you stole the stargazing techniques of five Heavenly Immortal Realm tribes, but you were eventually discovered on the sixth attempt.]
[Fortunately, you were quick-witted and escaped without engaging in a fight with the Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators of the Starry Realm.]
[You plan to lay low and refine artifacts for a while, waiting for the dust to settle before continuing to gather the stargazing techniques…]
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 303: Repairing the Cloud-Flowing Golden Light Vessel, A Glimpse of Escape? [8k]
[In the eleventh year, within the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, you took out the materials you had prepared for many years and formally began refining Divine Artifacts.]
[You continued to adopt the strategy of progressing from easy to difficult.]
[You started by refining smaller Divine Artifacts, from daggers and hidden weapons to swords, spears, halberds, and axes…]
[In just half a year, you refined five Half-Step Divine Artifact-level Divine Artifacts.]
[Thus, another nine years passed.]
[In the twentieth year, after nine years and over a hundred attempts at artifact refinement, you finally refined your first Low-Grade Divine Artifact.]
[At this point, you had truly stepped into the ranks of an Artifact Master!]
In the real world, Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this.
"Artifact Master, even ordinary artifact refiners who spend hundreds of years cultivating might not reach this level… this talent boost is truly powerful!"
"As for limited materials… perhaps I can sell the refined Divine Artifacts to obtain some spirit stones and then purchase enough materials in the Starry Realm!"
After a pause, Su Xing continued to consider:
"And Starstones… I should also try to acquire some and quickly break through to the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture!"
His gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
[In the twenty-first year, you sold the Half-Step Divine Artifacts and other items you had refined over the past ten years and purchased many artifact refining materials from various tribes.]
[You acquired dozens of Starstones and, in addition to artifact refinement, began using them to communicate with the stars in the sky, further tempering your body.]
[Thus, another ten years passed.]
[In the thirtieth year, your progress in the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture was remarkable. You could feel your connection to the stars in the sky growing stronger.]
[Your physical strength increased further, reaching one hundred and forty Mountain River Power.]
[The same year, your artifact refinement skills also improved further. The success rate of refining Low-Grade Divine Artifacts reached over ninety percent, and you began attempting to refine Mid-Grade Divine Artifacts.]
[Thus, another twenty years passed.]
[In the fiftieth year, your physical strength increased to one hundred and fifty Mountain River Power.]
[Preliminary changes occurred in your flesh and blood, and you learned the divine ability – Heavenly Dao Avatar – from the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture!]
[When you use the Heavenly Dao Avatar, your physical body can instantly increase in size by over ten times, transforming into a giant ten zhang tall!]
[What surprised you even more was that, after using the Heavenly Dao Avatar, your strength would also increase further, reaching three hundred Mountain River Power – a doubling of your strength!]
[This year, the fuss caused by the loss of the tribes' stargazing techniques had subsided, and you continued to steal different stargazing techniques from various tribes…]
In the real world, Su Xing's heart leaped with joy upon seeing this.
"The third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture is getting closer to being fully initiated!"
"Heavenly Dao Avatar… is this a bloodline divine ability hidden within the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, similar to Myriad Manifestations Star Attraction?"
When the Heavenly Dao Avatar is used, a tenfold increase in size would naturally lead to an increase in physical strength.
Su Xing had heard that in ancient times, the Witch Clan's Heavenly Dao Avatars were large enough to be the size of planets!
It was precisely because of this immense size that they could hold up the entire world. Otherwise, how could a mere seven-foot body accomplish such a feat?
"This is like the Giant Spirit God in mythology… they also need to use the Heavenly Dao Avatar to display their full power…"
Su Xing pondered.
[In the sixtieth year, after thirty years of artifact refinement, you finally refined your first Mid-Grade Divine Artifact.]
[Mid-Grade Divine Artifacts are incredibly valuable and beyond the purchasing power of Earth Immortal Realm cultivators.]
[You moved between various tribes, stealing stargazing techniques and selling Low-Grade and Mid-Grade Divine Artifacts. Not only did you not lose money, but you also made a fortune.]
[At the same time, over the decades, your constant sale of Divine Artifacts gradually made your name known throughout the Starry Realm.]
[Many tribal cultivators requested that you craft Divine Artifacts for them, providing their own materials and offering a considerable crafting fee.]
[Of course, these tribal cultivators never imagined that the renowned Artifact Master was the same person who stole the 'Stargazing Techniques.']
[Thus, over the next twenty years, you received numerous artifact refinement requests from cultivators.]
[However, you only accepted requests for Mid-Grade Divine Artifacts and above. Not only did this improve your artifact refinement skills, but it also earned you extra commissions.]
[Every once in a while, you would secretly visit various tribes to steal their stargazing techniques and further refine the Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique…]
[Thus, twenty years passed…]
[In the eightieth year, your Innate Talent – Late Bloomer – took effect. This year, you began attempting to refine High-Grade Divine Artifacts.]
[High-Grade Divine Artifacts contain far more spirituality than Mid-Grade Divine Artifacts and are commonly used by Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators.]
[Even with your artifact refinement skills, it wasn't easy to successfully refine them.]
[You spent several years trying.]
[In the eighty-fifth year, you finally refined your first High-Grade Divine Artifact – a long spear!]
[Although you weren't proficient in using spear-type weapons, you could clearly sense the extraordinary nature of this spear. The spirituality within it was almost about to give birth to the weakest artifact spirit.]
[You were very satisfied with it. So, you announced to the world that you were capable of crafting High-Grade Divine Artifacts!]
[As soon as this news spread, dozens of Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators from the Starry Realm rushed to you, requesting that you craft Divine Artifacts for them.]
[You didn't refuse anyone, accepting their materials and large down payments, agreeing on delivery times.]
[The refinement of High-Grade Divine Artifacts is incredibly taxing on the mind.]
[Even for you, refining a High-Grade Divine Artifact would take three to five months.]
[The materials provided by these cultivators were enough for you to refine artifacts for twenty to thirty years…]
[In your spare time from artifact refinement, you also cultivated the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, further increasing your strength…]
[Thus, another five years passed.]
[In the ninetieth year, your strength increased to one hundred and seventy Mountain River Power.]
[You were able to preliminarily manipulate the power of the stars in the sky, and your physical body and strength improved further.]
[Over the years, you refined over ten High-Grade Divine Artifacts, with the success rate increasing from an initial fifty percent to eighty percent now.]
[The cultivators of the Starry Realm all marveled at and praised your exceptional skills…]
In the real world, Su Xing's face lit up with joy.
"High-Grade Divine Artifacts… with a success rate of up to eighty percent. This is already a level that most Artifact Masters can't achieve!"
After all, not every Artifact Master, like Su Xing, had so much time and a constant supply of materials to refine artifacts.
Many Artifact Masters, believing in their own status, were reluctant to readily refine artifacts, which hindered the growth of their skills.
But Su Xing was different. His goal was to refine as many artifacts as possible to improve his skills.
As for making money, that was just a bonus…
"Speaking of which, the Luo Tian Sect's artifact refinement techniques are truly profound!"
"These techniques are sufficient for me to cultivate to the peak limit of an Artifact Grandmaster… perhaps I can even craft Innate Supreme Artifacts with my own hands!"
Su Xing's eyes gleamed with excitement.
Innate Supreme Artifacts were the peak limit that Artifact Grandmasters could create.
As for artifacts beyond Innate Supreme Artifacts – Innate Treasures – they were nurtured by Heaven and Earth and couldn't be crafted by humans.
"I need to push harder. If I can refine Top-Quality Divine Artifacts, I can attempt to repair the Cloud-Flowing Golden Light Vessel!"
Su Xing clenched his fist, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[In the midst of your daily artifact refinement and cultivation, another ten years passed in the blink of an eye…]
[In the one hundredth year, you refined another twenty or so High-Grade Divine Artifacts, with a success rate still around seventy to eighty percent.]
[You felt like you had temporarily hit a bottleneck, and your artifact refinement skills were stagnating.]
[So, you slowed down your pace of artifact refinement and focused more on cultivating the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture.]
[In the one hundred and tenth year, your strength increased to one hundred and eighty Mountain River Power. You were not far from fully initiating the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture…]
[During these ten years, you refined over ten High-Grade Divine Artifacts, but your skills didn't improve.]
[So, you chose to take a Spirit Awakening Pill to further comprehend the Dao of Artifact Refinement…]
[After taking the Spirit Awakening Pill, with the enhancement of the Great Wisdom state, the previously difficult problems of artifact refinement became clear.]
[In just a month, your understanding of the future direction of artifact refinement became clearer.]
[Your artifact refinement skills, which had been stuck in a bottleneck for so long, finally broke through again this year…]
[After gaining inspiration for artifact refinement, you devoted yourself to honing your skills for the next ten years, day and night.]
[Thus, another ten years passed…]
[In the one hundred and twentieth year, your success rate in refining High-Grade Divine Artifacts reached over ninety percent.]
[This year, you began attempting to refine Top-Quality Divine Artifacts…]
[The same year, while cultivating one day, you felt that the stars in the sky were very close to you. It was as if they could continuously provide you with power…]
[This year, you finally successfully entered the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture!]
[Your pure physical strength grew to three hundred Mountain River Power!]
In the real world, Su Xing's face was filled with ecstatic joy upon seeing this.
"Finally, the third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, pure physical strength of three hundred Mountain River Power? Now, with just my body tempering cultivation, I can fight Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators!"
Su Xing's heart pounded.
Currently, his body tempering cultivation had finally surpassed his spiritual energy cultivation, exceeding it by a whole realm, becoming his primary means of combat!
"However… relying solely on pure physical strength to defeat a Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivator is obviously unrealistic…"
"The third stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, besides enhancing the physical body, also has other benefits that I need to experience!"
Su Xing's mind stirred, and his gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[In the one hundred and thirtieth year, you attempted to refine Top-Quality Divine Artifacts several times, but you were still a little short. Although the artifacts you refined surpassed the level of ordinary High-Grade Divine Artifacts, they seemed to be a step away from Top-Quality Divine Artifacts.]
[But you knew that you couldn't delay any longer.]
[So, you began attempting to repair the Cloud-Flowing Golden Light Vessel…]
[Thus, another five years passed.]
[In the one hundred and thirty-fifth year, after five years of non-stop repairs, you finally repaired most of the Cloud-Flowing Golden Light Vessel. Although it hadn't fully recovered to its peak state, it was capable of traversing the void again.]
[This year, you accelerated your collection of the tribes' stargazing techniques…]
[Thus, another three years passed.]
[In the one hundred and thirty-eighth year, you had almost gathered the complete Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique, but a small portion remained uncollected.]
[But you were no longer willing to wait.]
[This year, you piloted the Cloud-Flowing Golden Light Vessel and prepared to leave the Starry Realm.]
[The location you chose was another Medium Thousand World named the Cangwu Realm, located five Void Nodes away from the Starry Realm.]
[This world is rich in Wood attribute spiritual energy and contains numerous spiritual herbs and treasures.]
[After a long three-month journey through the void, you finally reached the Cangwu Realm…]
In the real world, Su Xing's face lit up with joy.
"Finally… I finally have the ability to repair the spiritual vessel!"
"If I can repair the spiritual vessel, doesn't that mean I can travel through various Small Thousand Worlds? As long as I run fast enough, perhaps Qing Yunzi won't be able to find me!"
Su Xing thought to himself, then recalled the intelligence information about the Cangwu Realm.
The Cangwu Realm, among the Myriad Worlds, was a Medium Thousand World with a decent overall strength.
The highest level of cultivator ever born in this world was a Profound Immortal Realm cultivator…
Due to its geographical location, it was far from the front lines and had not yet been invaded by the alien races.
Furthermore, trade was extremely developed, with major forces such as the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, the Heavenly Demon Prison, the Qingyun Sect, and the White Emperor Tower having established branches there.
There was also another top-tier force in the Myriad Worlds – the Money Chamber of Commerce!
Legend has it that the head of the Money Chamber of Commerce was a Great Luo Golden Immortal!
The Chamber's motto was that as long as the spirit stones were sufficient, nothing was impossible!
The saying "money can make the world go round" was never more accurate…
"The Money Chamber of Commerce is different from other top-tier forces… although it's neutral, it only establishes branches in some Small Thousand Worlds and Medium Thousand Worlds…"
"Perhaps I can seek protection from the Money Chamber of Commerce!?"
Su Xing's eyes lit up, as if he had grasped a lifeline.
"Let's go to the Cangwu Realm and see!"
Su Xing thought to himself, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[In the one hundred and thirty-ninth year, you arrived at the Cangwu Realm and saw this prosperous Medium Thousand World.]
[The Cangwu Realm is vast, dozens of times larger than the Little Qingyun Realm.]
[Legend has it that hundreds of thousands of years ago, over seventy percent of this realm was ocean. Later, a powerful Immortal used his supreme power to fill in the sea and alter the terrain, allowing more cultivators to survive.]
[After arriving at the Cangwu Realm, you used a disguise to conceal your aura and change your identity.]
[Then, you flew on your sword towards a city where cultivators gathered.]
[The overall cultivation level of the cultivators in this city was a level higher than that of the Little Qingyun Realm.]
[You even occasionally saw Human Immortal Realm cultivators mingling among the crowds in the city and towns.]
[Like the Little Qingyun Realm, there was also a branch of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion in this city.]
[Over the next six years, you cultivated the Dao of Artifact Refinement and investigated intelligence about the Cangwu Realm, focusing on the Money Chamber of Commerce.]
[You organized this intelligence into a collection and meticulously recorded it…]
"Finally, breaking through the one hundred and forty-year simulation limit, in the one hundred and forty-fifth year, Qing Yunzi still hasn't noticed my whereabouts?"
Su Xing's heart was filled with joy. He silently said: "Use the Immersive Simulation, duration one month…"
[Ding…]
The next second, Su Xing appeared in the simulated world, holding the intelligence about the Cangwu Realm that he had gathered over the years.
Su Xing read through this information…
Recalling the intelligence about the Cangwu Realm, Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly.
"The Cangwu Realm… does it seem that the Descending Church is also present?"
Su Xing suddenly felt a sense of unease.
The Descending Church's appearance in a certain world had two main reasons.
First, that world was being invaded by alien races, and the Descending Church was working internally and externally to accelerate the invasion.
Second, the alien races were preparing to invade that world, and the Descending Church was laying the groundwork and gathering intelligence beforehand.
It was clear that the Cangwu Realm's situation likely belonged to the latter…
"Tsk tsk, it seems the front-line intelligence is not good! Has the Little Qingyun Realm been destroyed?"
"I should investigate the intelligence about the Little Qingyun Realm…"
Su Xing planned to purchase intelligence about the Little Qingyun Realm from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.
"However, the Money Chamber of Commerce is reliable!"
The corner of Su Xing's lips curled up slightly.
The Money Chamber of Commerce, where money paves the way and all things are possible, wasn't just a saying!
According to the intelligence Su Xing had obtained, the Money Chamber of Commerce had a completion rate of ninety-nine percent for the tasks it received!
The one percent of tasks that were not completed were due to the client not providing enough money!
From purchasing spiritual herbs and treasures, crafting weapons, seeking protection… to assassinating enemies…
It could be said that as long as you were willing to spend money, the Money Chamber of Commerce would take on any job!
"I just don't know how much longer this simulation can continue… perhaps I should contact the Money Chamber of Commerce!"
Su Xing thought to himself. Then, he flew on his sword westward towards the largest city in the Cangwu Realm.
Cangwu City!
In Cangwu City, the major top-tier forces all had branches established there. Su Xing could even occasionally sense auras in the city that were no weaker than his own cultivation level.
Su Xing wandered around Cangwu City for a long time, finally stopping in front of a shop.
The Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion's Intelligence Sales Branch!
Before seeking the protection of the Money Chamber of Commerce, Su Xing planned to purchase intelligence from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion first.
Stepping into the familiar shop, a wave of formation energy emanated from around him. Su Xing raised an eyebrow and muttered:
"The aura of this formation is even more refined than the branch in the Little Qingyun Realm?"
As soon as Su Xing entered the shop, a girl's voice echoed in his ears.
"Fellow Daoist, are you here to buy or sell intelligence?"
Su Xing looked up and saw a lazy girl leaning on the counter, her demeanor similar to the intelligence sellers in the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.
However, her appearance and figure were vastly different.
Su Xing paused for a moment, then said:
"I'm here to buy intelligence… I need intelligence about the Little Qingyun Realm."
Upon hearing Su Xing's words, the girl raised an eyebrow and said:
"Recent intelligence about the Little Qingyun Realm is classified as Upper-B level. To purchase it, you need five hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones… or you can exchange it for equivalent intelligence?"
Su Xing, upon hearing this, directly threw a bag of spirit stones towards her. Five hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones were nothing to Su Xing at this point.
The girl took the storage ring and casually handed over a jade slip.
Su Xing's spiritual sense entered the jade slip, and a stream of information poured out…
Ten years ago, the Red-Eyed Alien Race launched a large-scale invasion of the Little Qingyun Realm. The front lines at the Heavenly Demon City were in a precarious state, with hundreds of thousands of cultivators killed or injured, but they held the city and persisted for a hundred days.
Then, a Black-Armored Descending Killer appeared, the external manifestation of a Heavenly Demon General. With a single person and axe, he severely injured Red Moon.
After this battle, the Black-Armored Descending Killer never appeared again…
Three years ago, the Red-Eyed Alien Race launched a second large-scale invasion. Heavenly Demon City was defeated, losing over a hundred cities. The northwest region of the Little Qingyun Realm fell, and the Heavenly Demon General's manifestation did not appear.
Currently, the White Emperor City, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, and the Qingyun Sect had completely withdrawn from the Little Qingyun Realm, leaving only the local cultivators to struggle…
Based on the speculations of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion's leader, the Little Qingyun Realm would be completely conquered within twenty years at most and five to ten years at the least…
…
A stream of messages flashed through Su Xing's mind.
Su Xing frowned slightly, his expression grave.
"Based on this progress, it means that the Little Qingyun Realm will be completely destroyed around one hundred and fifty to one hundred and sixty years from now?"
Su Xing closed his eyes, and a map of the Myriad Worlds appeared in his mind.
The Little Qingyun Realm was a crucial location in the Myriad Worlds.
It bordered the Qingyun Realm, the Blackwater Realm, and other Small Thousand Worlds.
Once the Little Qingyun Realm was conquered, the alien races could easily bypass the Qingyun Realm and accelerate their invasion into the inner regions of the Myriad Worlds!
At that time, hundreds of Small Thousand Worlds and dozens of Medium Thousand Worlds would be wide open, becoming the alien races' spoils!
"The Myriad Worlds… are in danger!"
Su Xing thought silently, feeling a sense of bewilderment.
He didn't understand why those major forces weren't intervening. After all, if other Small Thousand Worlds were destroyed, it would be a case of "when the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold"…
Could it be that they were truly confident that they could protect themselves and stand aloof from the alien invasion?
Seeing Su Xing's grave expression, the girl in front of him chuckled lightly:
"Fellow Daoist, you seem quite concerned about the Little Qingyun Realm."
Su Xing was momentarily stunned, then casually replied:
"The alien invasion… as cultivators of our realm, we naturally need to pay close attention and, if possible, contribute our humble efforts…"
Upon hearing Su Xing's words, the girl showed a look of interest:
"Fellow Daoist's aura seems somewhat familiar. Have you perhaps been to the Little Qingyun Realm over a hundred years ago?"
Su Xing's heart tightened upon hearing this. In the simulation, he had indeed gone to the Little Qingyun Realm to sell intelligence.
But Su Xing wouldn't admit it. He simply shook his head:
"I've only just emerged from seclusion after a hundred years. I didn't expect such a thing to have happened… how tragic!"
Saying this, Su Xing shook his head and left the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion's Intelligence Sales Branch.
The girl behind him tilted her head, and countless illusory figures flickered behind her.
After a moment, the girl opened her eyes and murmured:
"It's actually him… it seems he's a cultivator from a small realm… the one that Qing Yunzi and the Descending Church have been searching for?"
"Strange… why would a mere Earth Immortal Realm cultivator appear in the Cangwu Realm?"
…
Su Xing was unaware that his information and identity had been exposed. He simply quickened his pace and headed towards the Money Chamber of Commerce.
After a moment, Su Xing arrived in front of a magnificent palace.
In this extremely valuable Cangwu City, the building was a hundred zhang tall, covering a hundred mu of land!
At first glance, it didn't look like a Chamber of Commerce at all, but rather a palace.
Standing in front of the Money Chamber of Commerce, Su Xing muttered:
"This Money Chamber of Commerce is truly wealthy!"
Stepping inside, he was quickly greeted by a staff member who inquired about his purpose.
"Fellow Daoist, what brings you here?"
Su Xing's mind stirred, and he revealed his Earth Immortal Realm cultivation level, then said:
"I have a major business deal. I hope to discuss it with a higher-up in the Money Chamber of Commerce."
These two attendants were also Mahayana Realm cultivators. They immediately sensed the terrifying aura emanating from Su Xing. They exchanged a glance and said:
"Fellow Immortal, please come this way."
Su Xing followed the two attendants to a secluded private room that was protected by a defensive formation.
The table was laden with various spiritual fruits and delicacies for Su Xing to enjoy. Soon, two beautiful female cultivators brought in tea.
Su Xing didn't eat anything. He simply waited quietly in the room.
After about a quarter of an hour, a woman in a purple dress with a seductive appearance walked into the private room.
After taking a good look at Su Xing, she bowed and asked:
"Fellow Daoist, I'm the Vice-President of the Money Chamber of Commerce in Cangwu City. You can call me Zi'er…"
This female cultivator had a seductive figure, with a natural allure that was almost intoxicating. However, her cultivation level was so high that even Su Xing couldn't see through it.
Therefore, Su Xing didn't dare to be careless. He simply returned the greeting:
"Fellow Daoist, is it convenient to speak here?"
Upon hearing Su Xing's words, Zi'er, the female cultivator, covered her mouth and chuckled lightly:
"Fellow Daoist is joking. Not only in the Cangwu Realm, but throughout the entire Myriad Worlds, there are few forces that dare to target our Money Chamber of Commerce…"
As Zi'er spoke, a flash of pride crossed her eyes.
Su Xing nodded slightly and tentatively asked:
"I heard that the Money Chamber of Commerce can take on any job as long as the money is right… I wonder if you can take on assassination missions?"
Zi'er nodded and resolutely replied:
"As long as the spirit stones are sufficient, who can't we kill?"
Su Xing was immediately relieved and blurted out a shocking statement:
"Ahem, what if it's assassinating a Half-Saint?"
"Uh… that Half-Saint is currently in a weakened state. His strength is probably only about three times stronger than an ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortal…"
Upon hearing Su Xing's words, Zi'er was stunned. The smile on her face froze, and she said:
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist… are you joking?"
"You want to assassinate a Half-Saint? Are you kidding me?"
"In this era where Saints don't appear… who can kill a Half-Saint?"
"Fellow Daoist, don't joke around… make some realistic requests."
Zi'er's expression was no longer as pleasant as before.
Su Xing, upon hearing this, showed a disappointed look and murmured:
"Sigh, so it's truly impossible to kill them…"
Su Xing then changed his request, saying:
"Then, what if it's about protecting someone from a Half-Saint… can your Money Chamber of Commerce handle that?"
Upon hearing Su Xing's words, Zi'er no longer pretended. Her eyes turned cold, and she said:
"Are you here to cause trouble for our Money Chamber of Commerce?"
"If so, then I won't keep you any longer…"
"Someone, show him out!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a sound came from outside, and the door automatically opened, as if urging Su Xing to leave.
Su Xing was not in a hurry. He simply walked to the door, gently closed it, and then said:
"Ahem, since those two requests are impossible… then I'll make a slightly simpler one!"
"I wonder if you can send me to the Heavenly Demon Realm or the Heavenly Mechanism Realm where the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion is located?"
Saying this, Su Xing took out a storage ring and handed it over. It contained a million High-Grade Spirit Stones as a token of his sincerity.
Zi'er glanced at the storage ring, paused for a moment, and then said:
"An escort mission? That's something we can do…"
"It seems you're not playing games with our Money Chamber of Commerce…"
Zi'er took the storage ring. After confirming that it contained a million High-Grade Spirit Stones, her expression softened slightly, and she said:
"Ahem, but…"
"The Heavenly Demon Prison and the Heavenly Mechanism Realm are extremely far from the Cangwu Realm… the Void Nodes that need to be passed through are in the thousands, and the journey through the void would probably take hundreds of years…"
"Moreover, for a journey of this distance through the void, several Golden Immortal Realm experts would need to be present… with your financial resources, I doubt you can afford to hire them, right?"
After a pause, Zi'er continued:
"However, our Money Chamber of Commerce does have regular long-distance void escort missions… once every hundred years…"
"The next one will be in fifty years… the destination is the Great Thousand World – Tianyuan Realm – located one hundred Void Nodes away… I wonder if you'd be interested in going?"
"After reaching the Tianyuan Realm… there's a branch of our Money Chamber of Commerce there. Perhaps there will be an opportunity to travel to the Heavenly Demon Prison and the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion…"
Su Xing fell into contemplation after hearing Zi'er's words.
He was not unaware of the difficulties of traveling through the void.
With Su Xing's current strength, even with the aid of a Half-Step Innate Supreme Artifact, he could at most travel to a destination located a few Void Nodes away.
Void travel not only had extremely high requirements for spiritual energy cultivation and the vehicle, but also required a deep understanding of the Dao of Space. Otherwise, there was a high probability of getting lost in the void…
And dying in the spatial turbulence…
Even if all the conditions were met, long-distance void travel was extremely dangerous!
Not to mention Heavenly Immortal and True Immortal Realm cultivators.
Even Xuan Immortals and Golden Immortals faced certain risks…
Perhaps only by achieving Great Luo Golden Immortal could one travel unscathed, ignoring the dangers of the void and freely traversing the Myriad Worlds…
Su Xing didn't expect to be able to directly go to the Heavenly Demon Realm and the Heavenly Mechanism Realm. Being able to travel to the Tianyuan Realm, which was one hundred Void Nodes away, was already quite good.
"Fifty years from now… that timeframe?"
Su Xing frowned slightly. Although he felt it was a bit late, he still nodded:
"Okay, let's go to the Tianyuan Realm first."
Zi'er breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that she had successfully dealt with this "difficult" client, she stated her price.
"For a void journey this far, one hundred Void Nodes away… a single journey takes about ten years. The fee you need to pay is ten million High-Grade Spirit Stones!"
Saying this, Zi'er swayed the storage ring in her hand:
"As for this million High-Grade Spirit Stones, it can serve as a deposit… if you're willing, come back here in fifty years. At that time, I'll arrange for you to go to the Tianyuan Realm!"
Su Xing, upon hearing the price of ten million High-Grade Spirit Stones, also clicked his tongue.
Ten million High-Grade Spirit Stones, that's not cheap!
Ordinary Earth Immortal Realm cultivators, with all their possessions, wouldn't have more than a few million High-Grade Spirit Stones.
Ten million High-Grade Spirit Stones were something only Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators could afford…
This indicated that only Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators could begin to qualify for medium to long-distance void travel.
Su Xing considered it for a moment, then nodded:
"Then I'll trouble Fellow Daoist."
Su Xing said, then left the room and wandered around the Money Chamber of Commerce for a while. He saw many rare spiritual herbs and treasures, expanding his knowledge…
Soon, the Immersive Simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to the real world.
"Sigh, fifty years from now, or around two hundred years in the simulation, I'll be able to board the Divine Vessel?"
"Hopefully, I can last that long…"
With this thought, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[After leaving the Money Chamber of Commerce, you gained a lot of knowledge.]
[Next, you continued to stay in the Cangwu Realm, refining artifacts every day. To prevent any unforeseen accidents, you started attempting to repair the Cloud-Flowing Golden Light Vessel…]
(End of Chapter)