Chapter 304: Strength Surge, Physical Immortal Realm! [8k]
[And so, another five years passed...]
[In the 150th year, you completely repaired the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel...]
[With decades of refining experience, your artifact refinement skills have improved, and you are now capable of attempting to craft top-grade immortal artifacts...]
[However, the materials required for top-grade immortal artifacts are incredibly precious!]
[Crafting a single top-grade immortal artifact requires materials worth nearly 100 million high-grade spirit stones, over ten times the cost of crafting a high-grade immortal artifact...]
In the real world, Su Xing woke up and nodded slightly:
"Nearly 100 million high-grade spirit stones... that's about ten million top-grade spirit stones!"
"Only True Immortals could possess such assets, right?"
Top-grade immortal artifacts were originally designed for True Immortals, allowing them to unleash their maximum power.
Without exaggeration, a handy magic artifact could increase a cultivator's combat prowess by over 30%.
Therefore, many True Immortals spent thousands or tens of thousands of years accumulating resources just to craft a top-grade immortal artifact.
"Tsk tsk, being able to craft top-grade immortal artifacts makes one a Grandmaster Artifact Refiner... but I'm still some distance away..."
Su Xing shook his head slightly, his gaze falling upon the simulation panel.
[Over the next ten years, you dedicated yourself to artifact refinement day and night, occasionally visiting the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion to gather intelligence about the Three Thousand Worlds.]
[In the 160th year, after visiting the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, you received a piece of alarming news.]
[The Little Qingyun Realm has lost contact, completely invaded by the alien race!]
[Upon learning this news, you fell silent for a long time, but ultimately had to accept the reality.]
[The alien race was too powerful, and a small thousand realm, even if it had been defending itself, how could it possibly withstand such an invasion?]
[At the same time, during these years in the Cangwu Realm, you also discovered traces of the Descent Sect.]
[By chance, you encountered a malevolent cultivator who pursued you, wanting you to refine artifacts for him.]
[This malevolent cultivator possessed peak Earth Immortal Realm cultivation, and after several skirmishes, you managed to slay him...]
[After killing the malevolent cultivator, you obtained a token from his body, engraved with the designation 'Blood Forty-Three'...]
[Your heart trembled in shock. It seemed that the Cangwu Realm had also become a target for future invasion by the alien race...]
[However, you estimated that with the Cangwu Realm's strength, it could hold out for another hundred years without major issues...]
[One day, your innate talent, 'Auspicious Avoidance of Disaster,' issued a warning.]
[After divination, you learned that a fatal calamity was approaching...]
[Thus, you piloted the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel and prepared to flee the Cangwu Realm.]
[However, as soon as you exited the void node, you encountered an unexpected foe!]
[A high-ranking member of the Descent Sect, Blood Three!]
[Blood Three, somehow aware of your whereabouts, launched a pursuit...]
[His physical energy was incredibly powerful, able to traverse the void...]
[Your vessel was destroyed, and you were captured by Blood Three...]
[You lost consciousness.]
[When you awoke, you found yourself in a massive formation, a pair of blood-red eyes looming above.]
[Whispers echoed in your ears...]
[Your consciousness began to dissipate...]
[You died!]
[Ding, this simulation has ended!]
After the simulation ended, Su Xing furrowed his brows.
"The Descent Sect, truly a tenacious creature, even when facing death!"
"There are actually traces of the Descent Sect in the Cangwu Realm!"
Undoubtedly, this was bad news for Su Xing. In this simulation, he didn't die at the hands of Qingyunzi, but instead was killed by Blood Three.
However, Blood Three's strength was beyond Su Xing's expectations.
"To traverse the void with pure physical energy... even among Golden Immortal Realm experts, there are few rivals?"
Su Xing sighed and continued:
"And Little Qingyun Realm, destroyed around the 160th year... perhaps if I had intervened, I could have delayed its demise?"
Su Xing estimated that with his current strength, he could delay the destruction of Earth by several decades.
If the Red-Eyed Alien invasion were delayed, Little Qingyun Realm might be able to hold out for a few more decades.
"The good news is that Qingyunzi hasn't found my trace yet... this means that as long as I evade the Descent Sect's search, I can simulate for a longer period..."
Su Xing thought to himself, his eyes turning to the simulation rewards.
[Thunder Body]: Purple Talent, costs 1 point of Energy Origin.
[Great Witch Body Tempering Art, Layer Three (Beginner)]: An ancient inheritance of the Witch Tribe, the third layer draws upon stellar energy for body refinement, capable of forming a Heavenly Earth Dharma Image and wielding the Heavenly Gang Divine Ability 'Myriad Manifestations Stellar Attraction.' Reaching the beginner stage in the third layer grants combat strength equivalent to the early stage of the Immortal Realm. Costs 100,000 points of Energy Origin.
[Small Cycle Stargazing Technique (Incomplete)]: An ancient divination technique from the Star Witch lineage of the Witch Tribe. When cultivated to a high level, it can glimpse into the threads of fate and causality, a supreme secret technique that can be cultivated. Costs 90,000 points of Energy Origin.
[10 each of Low-Grade, Mid-Grade, and High-Grade Star Stones]: Formed from the power of fallen celestial stars, they are also crucial cultivation resources for Star Witches. Costs 16,650 points of Energy Origin.
[Artifact Refinement Insight]: Insight into the Dao of Artifact Refinement, capable of refining up to high-grade immortal artifacts. After exchange, it will elevate your skills to the peak of Artifact Refinement Master, only one step away from becoming a Grandmaster Artifact Refiner. Costs 50,000 points of Energy Origin.
Looking at the simulation rewards, Su Xing didn't hesitate and declared:
"I choose the Great Witch Body Tempering Art, Layer Three (Beginner), and the Artifact Refinement Insight..."
[You have successfully obtained the Artifact Refinement Insight, costing 50,000 points of Energy Origin. Remaining Energy Origin: 221,196 points...]
[You have successfully obtained the cultivation of the Great Witch Body Tempering Art, Layer Three (Beginner), costing 100,000 points of Energy Origin. Remaining Energy Origin: 121,196 points...]
With the prompts, two profound energies flowed into Su Xing's body.
A vast amount of artifact refinement experience flooded Su Xing's mind.
Previously obscure techniques and obstacles were now easily understood.
In a mere instant, Su Xing became a true Artifact Refinement Master!
He could now craft high-grade immortal artifacts!
"Tsk tsk... Artifact Refinement Master! In the Three Thousand Worlds, it's like having a walking spirit stone factory!"
Su Xing smacked his lips. The profits from artifact refinement were considerable.
Crafting a low-grade immortal artifact required materials and expenses of around 200,000 to 300,000 high-grade spirit stones.
As an Artifact Refinement Master, if he were ruthless, taking a 30% profit wouldn't be difficult.
Taking the example of crafting ten low-grade immortal artifacts a year, his annual profit could reach 300,000 to 400,000 high-grade spirit stones!
A mid-grade immortal artifact would require over a million high-grade spirit stones to craft.
A high-grade immortal artifact would need ten million high-grade spirit stones!
Even considering the difficulties and material loss, Su Xing's net profit would still be around 10%.
"Tsk tsk, the hundred arts of cultivation, alchemy, artifact refinement, talismans, and formations, when mastered to the extreme, all become insane money-making methods!"
Su Xing felt a surge of excitement.
At that moment, the aura around Su Xing rapidly changed.
Su Xing quickly focused his mind, carefully experiencing the shift.
In just a short while, Su Xing's strength began to skyrocket!
150 Mountain River Force... 200 Mountain River Force!
Finally, Su Xing's pure physical strength reached 300 Mountain River Force!
The Great Witch Body Tempering Art had officially entered its third layer!
Su Xing's body refinement cultivation allowed him to contend with Immortal Realm cultivators!
Hidden within the third layer of the Great Witch Body Tempering Art, besides the increase in physique and strength,
were two bloodline divine abilities...
Heavenly Earth Dharma Image and Myriad Manifestations Stellar Attraction!
After closing his eyes for a moment and absorbing the memories in his mind, a golden light flashed in Su Xing's eyes.
He softly chanted:
"Great, great... great!"
The next second, Su Xing's height increased on the spot...
One zhang tall... three zhang tall... ten zhang tall!
If Su Xing wished, he could easily transform into a giant hundreds of zhang tall!
However, Su Xing didn't do so, instead, with a thought, he returned to his original form.
"Besides the physical changes... the Heavenly Earth Dharma Image seems to have another function!"
Su Xing let out a light shout, and behind him appeared a hundred-zhang tall, golden-armored phantom, bearing a three-point resemblance to Su Xing, but resembling an ancient Witch.
After this phantom appeared, although Su Xing's physical form didn't change, the power within his body seemed inexhaustible.
With the aid of this Heavenly Earth Dharma Image phantom behind him, Su Xing could unleash nearly 1,000 Mountain River Force in a short period!
If he added the enhancement of his spiritual energy... that would be close to 10,000 Mountain River Force!
Furthermore, after the Heavenly Earth Dharma Image appeared, Su Xing vaguely felt a connection with the stars in the sky.
If Su Xing were willing to pay a certain price, including but not limited to cultivation and lifespan, he could summon celestial stars to crash down!
The higher his cultivation, the stronger the stars he could summon!
With Su Xing's current cultivation, summoning the moon might still be out of reach, but summoning meteors from the cosmos wouldn't be a problem!
"Tsk tsk... Myriad Manifestations Stellar Attraction, Heavenly Earth Dharma Image! The ancient Witch Tribe truly were the masters of the heavens and earth... their power is too formidable!"
Su Xing's heart pounded.
Without exaggeration, with his current strength, he could fight against mid-stage Immortal Realm cultivators!
If Su Xing were willing to pay a certain price and summon celestial stars to fall, a late-stage Immortal Realm cultivator might accidentally trip and fall into a ditch...
"Tsk tsk... my body refinement cultivation has completely surpassed my spiritual energy cultivation!"
Su Xing blinked, but then he felt a bit troubled.
Entering the beginner stage of the third layer of the Great Witch Body Tempering Art had cost him a full 100,000 points of Energy Origin...
This meant that if Su Xing wanted to reach the small completion stage of the third layer, he would need 300,000 points of Energy Origin... and to reach the great completion stage, he would need 900,000 points of Energy Origin!
With Su Xing's current energy... he was far from being able to afford that much.
"Sigh, it seems I need to temporarily put body refinement aside... and focus on improving my spiritual energy cultivation!"
Su Xing muttered.
His current spiritual energy cultivation was at the first stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, but he had accumulated many resources, and it wouldn't be difficult to reach the great completion stage of this realm.
Improving his spiritual energy cultivation would bring many benefits to Su Xing.
It would allow him to travel through the void for longer distances... and make it easier to improve his artifact refinement and alchemy skills!
The reason Su Xing had difficulty refining top-grade immortal artifacts was largely due to insufficient cultivation.
"So, in the next simulations, I'll focus on improving my spiritual energy cultivation!"
Su Xing made a brief plan in his mind.
After extracting the simulation rewards, Su Xing glanced at the time, disguised himself, and conducted a trade with Lu Yuanwu.
This week, he again earned 20,000 points of Energy Origin.
At the same time, Lu Yuanwu guaranteed that for the next trade, he would bring 20 tons of fourth-order alien metal.
After completing the trade, Su Xing spent a week repairing four puppets.
Next, Su Xing would use these puppets as the core, deploying them across the Seven Kingdoms and Twelve Regions, continuously supplying him with Energy Origin.
Until the resources of the entire Earth could no longer satisfy the Energy Origin needed for his weekly simulations, Su Xing would have no choice but to journey to the Three Thousand Worlds...
The date was November 4th, 2025, and Su Xing went to trade with Jin Congxue.
In this trade, Su Xing gained an additional 30,000 points of Energy Origin. Returning to the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, Su Xing initiated a new simulation.
"Begin simulation!"
[The 111th simulation begins. Currently, remaining Energy Origin: 172,352 points... Remaining simulation attempts: none.]
[Simulation start!]
[Spending 1 point of Energy Origin to draw a Golden Legendary Talent, would you like to proceed?]
Su Xing pondered for a moment and didn't choose to draw a new talent.
"The Innate Blocked Meridian Talent... it's time to put it to use!"
Su Xing muttered, spending a few points of Energy Origin to successfully draw his previously acquired Innate Blocked Meridian Talent!
[Innate Blocked Meridian]: Golden Talent. You are naturally unable to enhance your cultivation through the consumption of pill-type resources, but your cultivation speed in natural conditions is doubled.]
"Unable to cultivate with pills... but luckily, my method of enhancing my spiritual energy cultivation using spirit liquid doesn't count as pills... and Star Stones don't count as pills either!"
Su Xing murmured, his gaze falling upon the simulation panel.
[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the Golden Talent Innate Blocked Meridian, simulation begins!]
[Within the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, you became aware that you were in a simulation.]
[Ten days later, you went to the Luotian Dungeon...]
[After leaving the Luotian Dungeon, you returned to the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven and immersed yourself in cultivation.]
[You cultivated for one hour daily, and on the days of the seasonal changes, you cultivated with extraordinary speed, your cultivation progressing by leaps and bounds.]
[However, cultivating at the Earth Immortal Realm requires ten times the resources compared to the Human Immortal Realm.]
[While your daily cultivation was ten times faster than ordinary Earth Immortal Realm cultivators, the resource consumption was even greater.]
[In your daily cultivation, one hour would cost you nearly a thousand drops of high-grade spirit liquid.]
[On the days of the seasonal changes, your spirit liquid consumption would exceed ten thousand drops...]
[In this way, you cultivated for two years, feeling your cultivation steadily improving, but consuming a million drops of high-grade spirit liquid.]
[In the third year, although your previous accumulation of high-grade spirit liquid exceeded ten million drops, at this rate, it wouldn't last long.]
[To maintain your cultivation speed, you would need to obtain more spirit liquid...]
[This year, your Spiritual Field Cave Heaven began to produce high-grade spirit liquid, but it only yielded ten thousand drops annually, a drop in the bucket compared to your cultivation needs...]
[So, you plundered the Descent Sect's treasury and the Blood Demon Realm, and killed Old Dog Long.]
[That same year, you visited the Beast Taming Realm to eliminate a threat.]
[In the fourth year, you left a few talismans and several low-grade immortal artifacts for the Great Xia Kingdom, and took your relatives and friends away from Earth.]
[After arriving at the Little Qingyun Realm, you sold several crucial pieces of information, earning a considerable amount of spirit stones.]
[You stayed in Bai Di City for several years, selling spirit stones and buying spirit liquid, but only managed to accumulate a million drops of low-grade spirit liquid...]
In the real world, Su Xing sighed.
"Sigh, even immortals are poor!"
"The spirit liquid consumption of Earth Immortal Realm cultivators is enormous... it often takes tens of thousands of years of accumulation to support their cultivation."
"Spirit liquid is not something ordinary cultivators would sell; they keep it for their own cultivation... but cultivating with spirit stones is too slow..."
Su Xing pondered for a moment, realizing that his current supply of spirit liquid should be enough for another ten years. During these ten years, Su Xing must find a way to increase his resources.
The fastest way to increase his resources and obtain spirit liquid was to rob!
Rob the Descent Sect's evil cultivators!
Thinking this, Su Xing's gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
[In the fifth year, scattered cultivators gathered in Bai Di City to wipe out a Descent Sect branch.]
[You disguised yourself as an ordinary Earth Immortal Realm scattered cultivator, hiding within the ranks of those eliminating the Descent Sect...]
[Over three years, you repeatedly charged into the front lines, relying on your extraordinary strength to slay dozens of Descent Sect members, and countless Descent Sect members below the Human Immortal Realm.]
[In this way, you accumulated ten million drops of high-grade spirit liquid, ten million drops of mid-grade spirit liquid, and over 30 million drops of low-grade spirit liquid...]
[After a wave of plundering, you became quite wealthy, but worried that the Descent Sect would discover your identity, so you left the Little Qingyun Realm...]
[In the ninth year, you piloted the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel and traveled to the Blackwater Realm. You found hidden treasures in the underwater caves of the Blackwater Realm, obtaining five million drops of high-grade spirit liquid...]
[Over the next eleven years, you stayed in the Blackwater Realm, cultivating in seclusion.]
[In the 20th year of the simulation, your cultivation broke through to the mid-stage of the first stage of the Earth Immortal Realm. During these years, you consumed millions of drops of high-grade spirit liquid, making significant progress.]
[In the 28th year, your cultivation reached the late stage of the first stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.]
[In the 35th year, your cultivation reached the peak stage of the first stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.]
[This year, the Genesis Flower Secret Realm opened, and after collecting all the Genesis Flowers, you waited at the entrance of the secret realm, lying in wait.]
[As expected, three Descent Sect members arrived, and you killed them one by one, seizing a large amount of resources, including over a million drops of high-grade spirit liquid...]
[After reaching the peak stage of the first stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, you remained in the Blackwater Realm, preparing to make a breakthrough to the second stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.]
[In the 40th year, you finally broke through after years of accumulation.]
[Congratulations on becoming a second-stage Earth Immortal Realm cultivator!]
In the real world, Su Xing felt a new wave of emotion.
"In just forty years, to reach the second stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, this speed is truly unprecedented!"
Su Xing did some calculations. Although his spiritual roots were merely three-attribute mutated celestial spiritual roots, his cultivation speed far surpassed that of ordinary cultivators, thanks to the talent enhancements and the abundant spirit liquid.
The seventh-order miniature spirit gathering formation on his person doubled his cultivation speed.
The Zhengyi Breathing Technique increased his cultivation speed by over three times!
The Innate Blocked Meridian Talent doubled his cultivation speed...
Coupled with the continuous supply of high-grade spirit liquid, Su Xing's forty years of cultivation were equivalent to one or two thousand years of arduous cultivation for an ordinary Earth Immortal Realm cultivator.
"It's a pity that I haven't drawn a golden-quality spiritual root yet, otherwise my cultivation speed would be even faster!"
Su Xing sighed, estimating that in this simulation, reaching the mid-stage of the second stage of the Earth Immortal Realm shouldn't be difficult.
His gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
[After breaking through to the mid-stage of the second stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, you sensed a potential danger in staying in the Blackwater Realm.]
[So, you piloted the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel and traversed nearly ten void nodes, arriving at the Star Realm.]
[In the 41st year, after your spiritual energy recovered, you adopted the identity of a lost Artifact Refinement Master and wandered among the various tribes of the Star Realm.]
[As expected, after the cultivators of the Star Realm learned of your identity as an Artifact Refinement Master, their attitudes changed.]
[The cultivators of this realm had long been isolated from the outside world and needed various precious magic artifacts.]
[So, while cultivating, you began to refine magic artifacts for the cultivators of the various tribes.]
[From low-grade immortal artifacts needed by Human Immortal Realm cultivators to high-grade immortal artifacts needed by Immortal Realm cultivators, you were capable of refining them all.]
[Relying on your superb artifact refinement skills, your reputation quickly spread throughout the Star Realm.]
[Each year, you only refined three magic artifacts: one low-grade, one mid-grade, and one high-grade. But in a year, you could still earn 1.5 million high-grade spirit stones.]
[Moreover, you only charged for your artifact refinement services in spirit liquid. While spirit liquid was precious, you could still earn 200,000 to 300,000 drops of high-grade spirit liquid annually.]
[Over the next few decades, you stayed in the Star Realm, cultivating and refining artifacts, occasionally playing the role of a sky pirate, stealing the stargazing techniques of various tribes.]
[In this way, nineteen years passed.]
[In the 60th year, your cultivation reached the mid-stage of the second stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.]
[You had almost completely collected the Small Cycle Stargazing Technique, only a few tribes remaining to be searched...]
[And so, another twenty years passed.]
[In the 80th year, your cultivation reached the late stage of the second stage of the Earth Immortal Realm!]
[That same year, you finally completed the collection of the Small Cycle Stargazing Technique!]
[After completing the collection of the Small Cycle Stargazing Technique, you began to attempt to memorize it...]
In the real world, Su Xing's face lit up with joy.
"Whew... after several simulations, I've finally gathered the Small Cycle Stargazing Technique. It seems I can start to comprehend the deeper Dao of Cause and Effect and Fate!"
Su Xing was delighted, and silently thought to himself:
"Use immersive simulation, duration: one month..."
[Ding...]
With the simulation prompt, Su Xing's consciousness entered the simulation world, then took an Enlightenment Pill and began memorizing the Small Cycle Stargazing Technique.
Three days later, Su Xing completely memorized the cultivation process of the Small Cycle Stargazing Technique, although he hadn't comprehended it, he gained a lot from the process.
"This Small Cycle Stargazing Technique... using the power of the stars to comprehend the Dao of Cause and Effect and Fate, it's truly profound!"
Su Xing expressed his admiration, but while learning and memorizing, Su Xing also learned one thing.
Several eons ago, besides the Small Cycle Stargazing Technique, the Star Witches also possessed a more powerful technique: the "Great Cycle Stargazing Technique"!
However, this technique had long been lost, and Su Xing had no knowledge of it for now.
"Sigh, oh well, let's start formally comprehending the Small Cycle Stargazing Technique!"
Su Xing took a deep breath, sat down on a plain, and the stars in the sky seemed to resonate with his breathing.
In this way, a week passed...
On the tenth day of the immersive simulation, Su Xing opened his eyes and furrowed his brows slightly.
"A week of immersive simulation... equivalent to several years of comprehension, and I haven't even grasped the basics?"
Su Xing was a bit troubled. He had underestimated the difficulty of cultivating the Small Cycle Stargazing Technique.
"The Small Cycle Stargazing Technique is not only difficult to comprehend... the ancient Witch language it uses is also hard to understand, with the language containing the Dao of Cause and Effect and Fate..."
"With my current comprehension of Cause and Effect and Fate, it seems I can't directly comprehend it yet?"
Su Xing contemplated.
After reaching the great completion stage of the Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique, Su Xing's Cause and Effect and Fate Origin had reached maturity.
If he took two more steps, he could thoroughly understand the Dao of Cause and Effect and Fate, grasping the embryonic form of the Dao.
"The Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique... I think I can take it a step further. If I can integrate the National Fortune and Human Fortune sections, I should be able to grasp the embryonic form of the two Daos..."
Su Xing didn't hesitate and decided to temporarily put aside the Small Cycle Stargazing Technique and squeeze the last bit of value out of the Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique before further enhancing his Dao comprehension.
In this way, twenty days passed, and the immersive simulation ended.
...
Twenty days of immersive simulation were equivalent to over a decade of comprehension.
Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, a look of satisfaction on his face.
"Not bad, my Cause and Effect and Fate Origin has taken another step forward... I've finally reached great completion!"
Su Xing extended his hand, and with a thought, two ethereal lines appeared in his palm.
With his current cultivation and comprehension, Su Xing could even change a mortal's fate with a flick of his wrist.
Even a beggar, if Su Xing altered their Cause and Effect and Fate, would have the appearance of an emperor!
"But using Cause and Effect and Fate too much can harm one's body, attracting karmic retribution... unless absolutely necessary, I shouldn't casually change others' destinies!"
Su Xing muttered, his gaze falling upon the simulation panel.
[Your Dao of Cause and Effect and Fate has advanced further...]
[Next, you remained in the Star Realm, hoping to find traces of the Great Cycle Stargazing Technique...]
[In this way, ten years passed...]
[In the 90th year, your cultivation reached the peak stage of the second stage of the Earth Immortal Realm!]
[You began to attempt to break through to the third stage of the Earth Immortal Realm...]
[In this way, three years passed...]
[In the 93rd year, congratulations on successfully breaking through to the third stage of the Earth Immortal Realm!]
[However, during these years, you diligently searched for the Great Cycle Stargazing Technique but found no trace of it.]
[Continuing to stay in the Star Realm was becoming financially unsustainable, and the spirit liquid you had accumulated had been largely depleted.]
[So, you decided to leave the Star Realm and go to the medium thousand realm, the Cangwu Realm, to cultivate!]
[In the 94th year, after passing through five void nodes, you successfully arrived at the Cangwu Realm...]
[You spent a few months recuperating in the Cangwu Realm, restoring your strength to its peak.]
[In the 95th year, you went to the Money God Merchant Guild to prepare for a trade and purchase a large quantity of spirit liquid!]
[Showing your Earth Immortal Realm cultivation, you entered the Money God Merchant Guild's VIP room and met a guild manager.]
[To the manager's astonishment, you took out over ten Genesis Flowers, expressing your desire to trade with the Money God Merchant Guild.]
[The manager gave you a fair price: one Genesis Flower was worth 200,000 low-grade spirit stones...]
[This meant that your over ten Genesis Flowers were only worth about 20,000 high-grade spirit stones...]
[If you traded the Genesis Flowers directly for spirit liquid with the Money God Merchant Guild, ten Genesis Flowers could be exchanged for about 5,000 drops of high-grade spirit liquid...]
In the real world, Su Xing furrowed his brows slightly.
"Ten Genesis Flowers are worth 5,000 drops of high-grade spirit liquid..."
"Then in my Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, there are a total of 10,000 Genesis Flowers, which would only trade for 5 million drops of high-grade spirit liquid..."
Su Xing pondered for a moment, realizing that his Spiritual Field Cave Heaven produced about 10,000 drops of high-grade spirit liquid annually.
In 500 years, it would be enough to produce 5 million drops of high-grade spirit liquid...
"Sigh, this deal is a huge loss!"
"The price of spirit liquid is truly exorbitant!"
Su Xing pondered for a moment, realizing that these 5 million drops of high-grade spirit liquid would at most be enough for him to cultivate for four or five years, and that was only with extreme frugality.
Without high-grade spirit liquid, Su Xing would have to use mid-grade and low-grade spirit liquid... or even spirit stones to cultivate.
His cultivation speed would inevitably decrease significantly.
"Sigh, but there's no other way! I still have to trade!"
Su Xing muttered, his gaze falling upon the simulation panel.
[The value of spirit liquid exceeded your expectations, but you still sold 5,000 Genesis Flowers in one go, purchasing 2.5 million drops of high-grade spirit liquid.]
[Having obtained sufficient spirit liquid, you remained in the Cangwu Realm and continued your cultivation.]
[In this way, fifteen years passed.]
[In the 110th year, your cultivation reached the mid-stage of the third stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.]
[During these ten years of cultivation, you had exhausted your high-grade spirit liquid and consumed over ten million drops of mid-grade spirit liquid.]
[The decline in your cultivation speed forced you to find new ways to acquire more resources.]
[Fortunately, you had accumulated quite a few magic artifacts over the years.]
[You sold over ten mid-grade immortal artifacts, earning ten million high-grade spirit stones. Using these high-grade spirit stones, you purchased another 2 million drops of high-grade spirit liquid.]
[You went to the Money God Merchant Guild and requested their protection to escort you to the Heaven Origin Realm.]
[The one who received you this time was not the guild vice president, Little Purple, but a manager.]
[The manager informed you that the Golden Immortal who had previously embarked on a void journey to the Heaven Origin Realm had departed over a hundred years ago...]
[The time of the next journey was unknown. If there was any news, he would inform you...]
In the real world, Su Xing furrowed his brows slightly.
"In a previous simulation, Vice President Little Purple said that the flight was once every hundred years..."
"But this time, the manager's statement has changed?"
Su Xing pondered for a moment and muttered:
"It seems that the void journey dates are not fixed... if I want to go to the Heaven Origin Realm, I'll have to wait at least until the simulation reaches around two hundred years..."
"The main reason is that long-distance void travel requires a Golden Immortal Realm cultivator to provide protection... but those Golden Immortal Realm cultivators don't always have the time..."
Su Xing contemplated. Since he couldn't go to the Heaven Origin Realm in advance, he had to find a way to prevent Blood Three of the Descent Sect from pursuing him.
"In the 160th year of the simulation, the Descent Sect targets me... perhaps I can seek the protection of the Money God Merchant Guild and thereby prevent Blood Three's pursuit?"
Thinking this, Su Xing's gaze fell upon the simulation panel.
[You took your over 2 million drops of spirit liquid and returned to your cave heaven to continue cultivating.]
[In this way, another fifteen years passed.]
[In the 125th year, your cultivation reached the late stage of the third stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.]
[This year, you depleted all your mid-grade spirit liquid and had to rely on low-grade spirit liquid to cultivate, causing your cultivation speed to slow down considerably...]
[Fortunately, while cultivating, you also collected materials and refined magic artifacts.]
[Over these years, you had crafted three high-grade immortal artifacts, which you planned to sell to exchange for spirit liquid for cultivation.]
[In the 130th year, you visited the Money God Merchant Guild to sell the three high-grade immortal artifacts and hoped to exchange them for ten million drops of high-grade spirit liquid.]
[However, the Money God Merchant Guild informed you that ten million drops of high-grade spirit liquid was an enormous quantity and could not be exchanged at once.]
[So, you obtained 3 million drops of high-grade spirit liquid, and the remaining 7 million drops, the Money God Merchant Guild promised to pay within thirty years...]
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 305: Planning a Trip to the Heaven Origin Realm, a Big Deal! [8k]
[Although thirty years seemed a bit long for you, you had no choice but to agree.]
[Over the next ten years, you continued to cultivate in the Cangwu Realm, practicing the Zhengyi Breathing Technique daily, and your cultivation progressed rapidly.]
[In the 140th year, your cultivation reached the peak stage of the third stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, and you began to attempt a breakthrough.]
[This breakthrough took you several years, but it ultimately ended in failure.]
[In the 148th year, you launched a second assault on the mid-stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.]
[Just as you were about to fail, the Spirit Vein Dragon exhaled a mouthful of pure immortal energy, helping you successfully break through...]
[Congratulations, you have advanced to the fourth stage of the Earth Immortal Realm!]
In the real world, Su Xing let out a long sigh of relief.
"Whew, regardless, I've finally broken through to the mid-stage of the Earth Immortal Realm..."
"With celestial spiritual root aptitude, reaching the Earth Immortal Realm is a feat achieved by one in ten thousand... ultimately, my spiritual roots are still lacking."
"But thankfully, the Spirit Vein Dragon helped me... I wonder if I can successfully break through to the Immortal Realm?"
Su Xing felt a hint of worry, his gaze falling upon the simulation panel.
[After breaking through to the fourth stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, you continued to cultivate.]
[In the 155th year, the Money God Merchant Guild delivered the remaining 7 million drops of spirit liquid to you.]
[Upon receiving it, you accelerated your cultivation.]
[In the 160th year, your cultivation reached the mid-stage of the fourth stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.]
[However, as time approached the 160th year, you felt immense worry. Occasionally, using the Eight Trigrams Fortune-Telling Technique for divination, your fortune was far less favorable than before.]
[You sensed that Blood Three would discover your whereabouts in this year, so you steeled your heart and sought help from the Money God Merchant Guild.]
[You went to the Money God Merchant Guild, hoping to obtain the protection of a Golden Immortal Realm cultivator from the guild, with a protection period of forty years, until you could travel to the Heaven Origin Realm.]
[But the price of enlisting a Golden Immortal was incredibly high, and Blood Three's strength was so formidable that even a single Golden Immortal Realm cultivator couldn't guarantee your safety.]
[In the end, you offered a branch of the Primordial Vermilion Bird Tree and ten thousand Genesis Flowers as a price to enlist two Golden Immortal Realm cultivators to protect you for twenty years.]
[However, as a condition, you could only stay within the Money God Merchant Guild to prevent a potential sneak attack by Blood Three.]
[One day, you felt a premonition, and your 'Auspicious Avoidance of Disaster' talent frantically issued warnings.]
[The next day, Blood Three arrived, intending to kill you on the spot.]
[At the critical moment, the two Golden Immortal Realm cultivators intervened, their terrifying divine senses clashing with Blood Three's.]
[A battle between cultivators of this level was beyond your involvement.]
[You could only hide in the distance, watching secretly, praying for Blood Three to leave quickly...]
[Then, after just a brief exchange.]
[You heard the two Golden Immortal Realm cultivators exclaim in terror, "Why is a Great-Perfect Golden Immortal here? The mission information is wrong! Retreat!"]
[The two Golden Immortal Realm cultivators hastily fled...]
[Blood Three walked towards you with a playful smile...]
[Your consciousness gradually faded...]
[You died!]
[Ding, this simulation has ended!]
In the real world, Su Xing was incredibly shaken upon seeing this.
"Great-Perfect... why is it a Great-Perfect Golden Immortal?!"
Su Xing's eyes were a little vacant. He had always believed that Blood Three was a Golden Immortal Realm cultivator, but it turned out... he was a Great-Perfect Golden Immortal, above the Golden Immortal Realm!
If Golden Immortals were already top-tier cultivators who could roam freely throughout the Three Thousand Worlds...
Then Great-Perfect Golden Immortals were absolute powerhouses!
In this era where Saints did not appear, and Great-Completion Golden Immortals were absent... Great-Perfect Golden Immortals were invincible!
Perhaps Golden Immortals in the Three Thousand Worlds might occasionally have news of their deaths every ten thousand years...
But Great-Perfect Golden Immortals, there hadn't been news of any deaths for tens of thousands of years!
"Blood Three, is he actually a Great-Perfect Golden Immortal?"
"Does this mean... the Descent Sect has at least three Great-Perfect Golden Immortals, and a Great-Completion Golden Immortal as their leader?!"
Su Xing took a deep breath, feeling even more troubled.
According to the information he had obtained,
the strength of the Descent Sect was ranked by designation.
Blood Three was a Great-Perfect Golden Immortal, so Blood Two, Blood One... were probably at least at this level!
Coupled with the legendary Blood Immortal...
The Descent Sect's strength was even greater than Su Xing had imagined!
"Things have gotten tricky!"
"It seems that to truly get rid of Blood Three, I still need to pilot the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel... and flee to a more distant world!"
Su Xing thought to himself.
Even a Great-Perfect Golden Immortal's divine sense couldn't traverse the void and find a specific person in another world.
Su Xing only needed to keep running, and perhaps he could escape the pursuit of Blood Three and Qingyunzi...
"Currently, my spiritual energy cultivation is at the mid-stage of the Earth Immortal Realm... my spiritual energy is as substantial as that of an ordinary late-stage Earth Immortal Realm cultivator!"
"Perhaps, I don't need to go to the Cangwu Realm... I could use the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel to travel alone to the Heaven Origin Great Realm?"
Su Xing muttered, but with his cultivation below the Immortal Realm, attempting to traverse the void and cross over a hundred void nodes was undoubtedly quite dangerous.
Su Xing needed to plan carefully before setting off for the Heaven Origin Great Realm!
"Whew... but before that, let's extract the rewards first!"
Su Xing muttered, his gaze falling upon the reward list.
[Innate Blocked Meridian]: Golden Talent, costs 10 points of Energy Origin.
[Small Cycle Stargazing Technique]: An ancient divination technique from the Star Witch lineage of the Witch Tribe. When cultivated to a high level, it can glimpse into the threads of fate and causality, a supreme secret technique that can be cultivated. Costs 100,000 points of Energy Origin.
[10 each of Low-Grade, Mid-Grade, and High-Grade Star Stones]: Formed from the power of fallen celestial stars, they are also crucial cultivation resources for Star Witches. Costs 16,650 points of Energy Origin.
[Fourth Stage of the Earth Immortal Realm Cultivation]: An Earth Immortal Realm cultivator at the mid-stage, having undergone the Yin-Yang Fire Calamity, possessing substantial spiritual energy and a lifespan of 20,000 years. Costs 90,000 points of Energy Origin.
[Artifact Refinement Insight]: Insight into the Dao of Artifact Refinement, belonging to an Artifact Refinement Master. Due to insufficient spiritual energy realm, unable to craft top-grade immortal artifacts. Costs 10,000 points of Energy Origin.
In this simulation, besides improving his spiritual energy cultivation, Su Xing spent almost all his time refining artifacts to obtain sufficient resources for cultivation.
"The Small Cycle Stargazing Technique has finally been collected..."
Su Xing pondered for a moment and said:
"I'll choose to bring out the Golden Talent Innate Blocked Meridian... and the Fourth Stage of the Earth Immortal Realm Cultivation!"
Cultivation was a reward that he absolutely had to bring out. As for the Golden Talent, with the doubled cultivation speed bonus, it was hard for Su Xing to resist.
[You have successfully obtained the Golden Talent Innate Blocked Meridian, costing 10 points of Energy Origin. Remaining Energy Origin: 172,346 points...]
[You have successfully obtained the Fourth Stage of the Earth Immortal Realm Cultivation, costing 90,000 points of Energy Origin. Remaining Energy Origin: 82,336 points...]
With the simulation prompts, two profound energies flowed into Su Xing's body.
The Innate Blocked Meridian officially became Su Xing's 22nd talent.
Su Xing's current talent limit was 25, with three more talent slots available.
Besides gaining an additional talent, Su Xing's cultivation aura was also rapidly increasing.
Second Stage of the Earth Immortal Realm... Third Stage of the Earth Immortal Realm...
Fourth Stage of the Earth Immortal Realm!
Su Xing's cultivation had risen all the way from the early stage of the Earth Immortal Realm to the mid-stage of the Earth Immortal Realm!
The entire process took only 160 years, equivalent to four or five thousand years of arduous cultivation for an ordinary Earth Immortal Realm cultivator...
"Whew..."
Su Xing slowly stood up, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and nodded in satisfaction.
"Not bad, the speed of my spiritual energy cultivation hasn't fallen behind..."
"At this rate, it should take at most three simulations to reach the great completion stage of the Earth Immortal Realm!"
Su Xing felt a surge of excitement.
Even at the Earth Immortal Realm, he could still ensure four simulations to break through a major realm. This speed was beyond his imagination.
After all, four simulations would only take about a month in the real world.
It seemed that within a year, reaching the True Immortal Realm would be more than enough!
The only trouble was the lack of cultivation resources and energy...
"Whew... but thankfully, I still have the 300,000 points of Energy Origin promised by Lu Yuanwu this week, so I can hold out for a while longer!"
Su Xing glanced at the time, disguised himself, and prepared to trade with Lu Yuanwu.
A moment later, Su Xing appeared in the mountains outside Kyoto.
At the agreed location, Lu Yuanwu had been waiting for some time.
Seeing Su Xing's arrival, he quickly stepped forward and handed him a storage ring, saying:
"Senior, this is as promised, 20 tons of fourth-order alien metal..."
Lu Yuanwu's temples were gray, but his complexion was much better than before. He looked astonished.
Su Xing took the storage ring, and with a thought, he heard the simulation system prompt.
[Ding, detecting a large amount of Energy Origin material, with a total value of 300,000 points of Energy Origin. Would you like to absorb it?]
"Yes!"
Su Xing silently uttered, and the alien metal was completely absorbed.
Su Xing nodded in satisfaction, then waved his hand, and thirty bottles of Divine Power Pills appeared before Lu Yuanwu.
No more, no less, exactly 300 pills, and each one was top-grade!
Lu Yuanwu's face lit up with joy. He quickly took the pills and couldn't help but flatter Su Xing.
"Senior is truly noble and selfless... making a great contribution to humanity!"
"Senior... my admiration for you is like the endless Yangtze River, and like the overflowing Yellow River..."
Hearing the flattering words coming from Lu Yuanwu's mouth, Su Xing looked a bit strange.
He never thought that the Great Xia Martial Emperor would be so good at flattering?
Su Xing only pondered for a moment before speaking to Lu Yuanwu in a serious tone:
"Little Lu! We've been cooperating for a while now... I ask you, do you want to become a Legendary-level expert?"
Upon hearing Su Xing's words, Lu Yuanwu was stunned, then his face flushed with excitement, and he stammered:
"Senior... I, I can really break through to Legendary-level?"
Lu Yuanwu rarely lost his composure. Even the previous information about the Divine Power Pills hadn't made him this excited.
As a Martial Emperor who had been in a high position for many years, Lu Yuanwu had grasped a lot of information from Su Xing's brief words.
First, Su Xing had the ability to help Martial Emperor-level experts advance to Legendary-level!
Second, Su Xing was willing to help him advance to Legendary-level!
This was a Legendary-level expert!
In the entire Great Xia Kingdom, there were only over a dozen, and they were all stationed at the Demon Suppression Pass!
In the entire human race, there were no more than thirty Legendary-level experts...
Lu Yuanwu had been stuck at the peak of Martial Emperor for nearly a hundred years...
Besides not having enough confidence to break through to Legendary-level... he was also worried that after breaking through to Legendary-level, he would no longer be able to stay on Earth, as he might lose himself...
If he could break through to Legendary-level, he would probably laugh in his dreams!
Seeing Lu Yuanwu's loss of composure, Su Xing had anticipated it, so he said:
"Ahem, I can indeed help Martial Emperor-level peak practitioners break through to Legendary-level..."
"However, this method is quite troublesome..."
Su Xing pretended to hesitate and said:
"Let's put it this way, I'll help you break through to Legendary-level... and you give me 10,000 tons of fourth-order alien metal, how about that?"
Su Xing paused and added: "This is a private transaction between us!"
Su Xing had his reasons for bringing this up.
First, 10,000 tons of fourth-order alien metal, 200,000 points of Energy Origin, was a significant amount for him, and would help him recover a lot.
Second, he would be doing many more trades with Lu Yuanwu in the future, and Su Xing needed to help Lu Yuanwu improve his status in the Great Xia Kingdom.
And the best way to improve his status was to improve his strength!
"10,000 tons of fourth-order alien metal... to help me break through to Legendary-level..."
"This... what's the difference between that and giving it away for free?"
Lu Yuanwu's eyes widened, and he quickly said:
"Senior, I agree!"
"Just..."
Lu Yuanwu hesitated for a moment and explained:
"It's just that I've been stuck at the peak of Martial Emperor for many years, and I really don't have the confidence to break through..."
"Besides, after breaking through to Legendary-level... there seems to be a certain risk, and I might have to go to the Demon Suppression Pass to seek refuge..."
Su Xing naturally understood Lu Yuanwu's concerns.
The practitioners on Earth were all "reserve food" for the Crimson Moon.
After reaching Legendary-level, they would mysteriously disappear.
Su Xing had basically determined that this was related to the Crimson Moon.
As for the solution, as long as Su Xing was willing to sever the karmic connection or shield their fate, they could naturally avoid the Crimson Moon's perception.
After all, a mere Legendary-level expert wouldn't be worth much attention from the Crimson Moon...
So, Su Xing said:
"Don't worry, I'll be trading with you in the future... since I'm helping you break through to Legendary-level, I'll definitely eliminate any hidden dangers!"
Su Xing thought for a moment and said:
"Let's put it this way, come back here in a week. I'll trade with you and provide a type of pill. You take it once a month, and it will guarantee that you have a chance to break through to the Legendary Dungeon within three months!"
"Once you break through to Legendary-level, I'll come find you and ensure that you have no risks and can continue to stay on Earth..."
After hearing Su Xing's detailed guarantee and plan, Lu Yuanwu's face lit up with joy, and he nodded repeatedly.
But then, he tentatively asked:
"Senior... besides me, can other Martial Emperor-level experts be guaranteed to break through to Legendary-level?"
After hearing this, Su Xing thought for a moment and said:
"Yes, but each one also needs 10,000 tons of fourth-order alien metal... and the number can't exceed ten!"
"Remember... it needs to be a power-type Martial Emperor-level peak practitioner, otherwise, this method won't work... As for who to promote, you choose, but they must be trustworthy people!"
Lu Yuanwu nodded repeatedly and readily agreed.
...
After bidding farewell to Lu Yuanwu, Su Xing flew on his sword and arrived at the entrance of the Beast Taming Realm Dungeon.
"Whew... promote ten Legendary-level experts... the blood essence of a Legendary-level alien beast should be enough, right?"
That's right, Su Xing's plan was to use the Rebirth Transformation Pills to help these practitioners improve!
As for the potential side effects of taking the Rebirth Transformation Pills,
with Su Xing's current cultivation, he could easily eliminate them!
"Ten Legendary-level experts... that's 100,000 tons of fourth-order alien metal, 2 million points of Energy Origin!"
"Once I finish this deal, perhaps the Energy Origin needed for my Immortal Realm cultivation will be enough!"
Su Xing felt excited.
Then, casting a concealment and illusionary array on himself, Su Xing entered the Beast Taming Realm Dungeon.
Entering the Beast Taming Realm Dungeon, Su Xing naturally arrived at the Red Dragon's lair.
Without disturbing the Red Dragon, Su Xing followed the memories in his mind and reached the native land of the Beast Taming Realm.
Then, he spent a day traveling to the battlefield between the Beast Taming Realm and the alien race.
Looking at the familiar red earth and blood-red sky, Su Xing smacked his lips and muttered:
"Tsk tsk, I really want to have a good fight... wipe out all the alien races in the Beast Taming Realm! But it's not the right time yet..."
Su Xing didn't act rashly, but instead stealthily spent three days silently eliminating a Legendary-level alien beast.
After obtaining its blood essence, Su Xing successfully returned to Earth.
In the Beast Taming Realm, there were hundreds of Legendary-level alien beasts. Killing one wouldn't cause too much of a stir...
...
In the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, Su Xing prepared to refine the Legendary-level Rebirth Transformation Pills.
A hundred kilograms of blood essence was enough for Su Xing to refine hundreds of Rebirth Transformation Pills.
But Su Xing, in order to ensure that the medicinal properties were sufficient and to minimize side effects,
ultimately only refined and purified 100 top-grade Rebirth Transformation Pills.
"Whew... finally refined successfully. The Rebirth Transformation Pills are enough to enhance the physical fitness of Martial Emperor-level practitioners by 30% to 50%..."
Su Xing nodded in satisfaction.
He glanced at the time, and there were still two days left before the week ended.
So, Su Xing took the opportunity to repair a Nascent Soul stage puppet.
Soon, the date became November 11th, 2025, and Su Xing went to the villa to meet Jin Congxue.
After another trade, he received another 30,000 points of Energy Origin.
Besides providing the alien metal ore and pills, Su Xing also gave Jin Congxue a top-grade spiritual treasure-level necklace.
This made Jin Congxue's face blush with excitement, but she didn't know how precious the necklace was.
Su Xing infused a wisp of immortal energy into the top-grade spiritual treasure and set up a restriction.
Even a Mahayana stage cultivator who wanted to harm Jin Congxue would be easily blocked.
...
Back in the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, Su Xing, while the simulation cooldown was still in progress, began to plan his future simulation strategy.
"Based on the information Lu Yuanwu revealed a few days ago, the Great Xia Kingdom can produce 100,000 tons of fourth-order alien metal... but it's probably quite a difficult task, right?"
"And for me to reach the great completion stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, I still need 200,000 points of simulation energy... and to upgrade from the Immortal Realm to the great completion stage, I need around a million points of Energy Origin..."
"Therefore, conservatively estimated, the Energy Origin required to upgrade to the True Immortal Realm will be at least over 2 million points!"
Su Xing did some calculations. If his plan went smoothly, he could obtain that much Energy Origin.
However, he would have to put off improving his body refinement cultivation for a while.
"Prioritize improving my spiritual energy cultivation to the True Immortal Realm, and then I can inherit the Luotian Mirror!"
That was Su Xing's goal!
"If Earth's resources can no longer support my breakthrough, I'll go to the Three Thousand Worlds!"
Su Xing closed his eyes slightly, his mind already made up.
When the simulation cooldown was complete, Su Xing silently said:
"Begin simulation!"
[The 112th simulation begins. Currently, remaining Energy Origin: 413,456 points... Remaining simulation attempts: none.]
[Simulation start!]
[Spending 1 point of Energy Origin to draw a Golden Legendary Talent, would you like to proceed?]
"Yes," Su Xing silently uttered.
[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the Golden Talent, Yellow Earth Divine Body. The probability of drawing a Golden Talent next time is 60%...]
[Yellow Earth Divine Body]: One of the Hundred Divine Bodies in the cultivation world. When you absorb earth-attribute spiritual energy and comprehend the Dao of Earth, your comprehension will far surpass that of ordinary individuals.
Su Xing looked at the newly drawn talent and shook his head slightly.
"It's a pity, I don't have any earth-attribute spiritual roots... I can only put this Divine Body aside for now..."
"So, in this simulation, I'll still focus on improving my spiritual energy cultivation... besides that, I need to start nurturing my spirit sword! At least, I need to upgrade the Ink Ice Sword to the top-grade immortal artifact level!"
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[Within the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, you became aware that you were in a simulation.]
[Ten days later, you went to the Luotian Dungeon to study the Dao of Puppetry.]
[Over the next year, besides cultivating, you nurtured the Ink Ice Spirit Sword with spiritual energy daily.]
[In the third year, you plundered the Descent Sect's treasury and the Blood Demon Realm.]
[That same year, you took your relatives and friends to the Little Qingyun Realm.]
[You sold information to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, obtaining a large sum of spirit stones.]
[In the fourth year, you joined the scattered cultivators of Bai Di City to plunder a Descent Sect branch, accumulating spirit liquid.]
[In the tenth year, your cultivation advanced further, reaching the late stage of the fourth stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.]
[That same year, you piloted the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel and traveled to the Blackwater Realm.]
[You began to plant Genesis Flowers in the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven.]
[Every three years, you could harvest a thousand Genesis Flowers...]
[In the 25th year, you had harvested a total of 5,000 Genesis Flowers, and your spiritual energy cultivation also successfully advanced to the peak stage of the fourth stage of the Earth Immortal Realm!]
[That same year, you began to break through the bottleneck of a minor realm...]
[Three years later, you successfully emerged from seclusion.]
[In the 28th year, your cultivation advanced to the fifth stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.]
[This year, you began to re-refine the Ink Ice Spirit Sword.]
[You took out a magic artifact embryo in the shape of a sword. This magic artifact embryo was extremely compatible with the Ink Ice Sword.]
[After 49 days of re-refining, the Ink Ice Sword's quality finally broke through, upgrading from a spiritual artifact to a low-grade immortal artifact!]
[At the same time, you sensed that the Ink Ice Sword's spiritual essence was becoming increasingly abundant, and it was becoming more attuned to your will...]
[Over the next seven years, besides cultivating, you continuously re-refined the Ink Ice Spirit Sword, and its quality steadily improved.]
[In the 35th year, you retrieved the Luotian Legacy from the underwater caves.]
[After the Genesis Flower Secret Realm opened, you killed three Descent Sect members and obtained many resources.]
[This year, you piloted the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel and traveled to the Star Realm.]
[You stayed in the Star Realm for fifteen years, during which time you refined magic artifacts for many cultivators, earning tens of millions of high-grade spirit stones.]
[In the 50th year, after continuous refinement and nurturing, the materials of your Ink Ice Spirit Sword reached the mid-grade immortal artifact level.]
[And because this sword was your innate magic weapon, it received spiritual energy enhancement, and the combat power it unleashed was comparable to that of a high-grade immortal artifact!]
[This year, you piloted the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Vessel, traversing five void nodes and traveling to the Cangwu Realm.]
[In the 51st year, your cultivation advanced to the mid-stage of the fifth stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.]
[This year, adopting the identity of an Artifact Refinement Master, you refined magic artifacts for Earth Immortal and Immortal Realm cultivators in the Cangwu Realm.]
[Your annual income exceeded one million high-grade spirit stones...]
[While cultivating and refining artifacts, you continuously nurtured the Ink Ice Spirit Sword with spiritual energy, and the quality of the Ink Ice Spirit Sword continued to improve...]
In the real world, Su Xing nodded slightly.
"The Ink Ice Sword actually has a good foundation and abundant spiritual essence... this is something many top-grade immortal artifacts lack!"
"Moreover, this sword has become my innate magic weapon, and it's attuned to my will, so it can't be easily changed..."
"As long as I refine it many times, upgrading it to a top-grade immortal artifact shouldn't be difficult..."
Pausing, Su Xing continued:
"However, I still need to find a way to purchase a route map to the Heaven Origin Realm in the Cangwu Realm..."
"With my own strength, as long as I make multiple stops and plan the worlds I need to stop at, I should be able to reach the Heaven Origin Realm..."
Thinking this, Su Xing silently uttered:
"Use immersive simulation, duration: one day..."
[Ding...]
His vision changed, and Su Xing appeared in the simulation world.
Without hesitation, Su Xing disguised himself and went to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.
Inside the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, a young girl looked at Su Xing and asked:
"Fellow Daoist, what kind of information are you looking to purchase?"
Su Xing said:
"I want to purchase a void node route from the Cangwu Realm to the Heaven Origin Realm... ideally, multiple routes, including the coordinates of the small thousand realms that I would pass through... for my reference!"
After hearing Su Xing's words, the young girl was stunned and sized him up.
Purchasing a void node route clearly meant that he intended to traverse the void.
But traversing the void, even with the aid of a spatial magic artifact, would require at least True Immortal Realm cultivation to dare.
And to travel to the Heaven Origin Realm, which was so far away, even a typical Profound Immortal might not be confident in getting there...
But the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion only sold information and shouldn't pry into their customers' privacy, so she said:
"Yes, there are several routes from the Cangwu Realm to the Heaven Origin Realm, requiring anywhere from 97 to 113 void nodes, with seven routes to choose from, varying in difficulty... passing through hundreds of realms for your choice..."
"This information is at the Upper-乙 level... and it's extremely detailed. It'll cost you 3 million high-grade spirit stones. How about that?"
After hearing the young girl's words, Su Xing nodded slightly, didn't haggle, and directly threw a bag of spirit stones.
After obtaining the information jade slip, Su Xing returned to the cave dwelling he had temporarily purchased in the Cangwu Realm and then entered the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven.
Soon, the immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to the real world.
...
In the real world, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, and several routes to the Heaven Origin Realm were already in his mind.
However, these void routes varied in distance and danger. Some routes were dangerous and required passing through terrifying void turbulence, but they took less time.
Some routes were far away, but relatively safe, but they passed through dozens of worlds and might take twenty or thirty years to complete.
Su Xing carefully considered and finally determined his route.
"Departing from the Cangwu Realm, heading north through six void nodes, reaching the Spirit Beast Realm... then heading east through seven void nodes, reaching the Yin Wood Realm..."
"Then, continue east, successively passing through the Yellow Water Realm, the Yellow Heaven Realm... finally reaching the Heaven Origin Realm!"
"This journey will require traversing 103 void nodes, stopping in about 13 realms, and it'll probably take about twenty years to reach the Heaven Origin Realm?"
Su Xing smacked his lips, already having a plan in mind.
The reason he chose this route was:
First, to avoid worlds invaded by the alien race, preventing any accidents.
Second, and more importantly, several of these worlds were places where the Luotian Sect's legacy was once located!
If Su Xing explored them, he might be able to obtain a lot of resources to support his cultivation!
"Whew... 103 void nodes, although the distance is a bit far, it's within an acceptable range!"
"Once I reach the Heaven Origin Realm, at least the danger from the Descent Sect should be avoided... Qingyunzi's Qingyun Realm is also far away from the Heaven Origin Realm, and it won't be easy for him to find me..."
Su Xing felt excited, but he didn't think about setting off immediately.
"Void travel is fraught with danger. If you're not careful, you can easily get lost in void turbulence... I should improve my cultivation first and then take the risk when the simulation is about to end!"
Su Xing thought to himself, his gaze returning to the simulation panel.
[After leaving the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, you continued to cultivate in your cave dwelling.]
[Every twenty years, you would sell 5,000 Genesis Flowers to the Money God Merchant Guild, exchanging them for 2 million drops of high-grade spirit liquid for cultivation.]
[Even so, it was still a drop in the bucket, and your spirit liquid supply was still constantly being depleted...]
[In the 70th year, your cultivation reached the late stage of the fifth stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.]
[As you continuously refined and nurtured magic artifacts over the years, the Ink Ice Sword's spiritual essence became increasingly high, approaching the level of a high-grade immortal artifact.]
[In the 85th year, your cultivation successfully reached the peak stage of the fifth stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, and you began to seek a breakthrough.]
[In the 88th year, after consuming a million drops of high-grade spirit liquid, you successfully broke through!]
[Congratulations on becoming a sixth-stage Earth Immortal Realm cultivator...]
[In the 90th year, after continuous refinement, the Ink Ice Sword finally became a high-grade immortal artifact. Its power was even 30% stronger than a top-grade immortal artifact!]
[With the Ink Ice Sword in hand, you were confident that you could defeat even mid-stage Immortal Realm cultivators.]
[This year, your spirit liquid supply was mostly depleted, so you went to the Money God Merchant Guild and sold several high-grade immortal artifacts you had refined, hoping to exchange them for ten million drops of high-grade spirit liquid.]
[The trade was successfully completed, and the Money God Merchant Guild informed you that within twenty years, they would deliver all ten million drops of high-grade spirit liquid to you.]
[With this supply, your cultivation speed increased by another 30%.]
[In the 100th year, your cultivation reached the mid-stage of the sixth stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.]
[In the 115th year, your cultivation reached the late stage of the sixth stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.]
[That same year, you spent a large sum of money selling the Primordial Vermilion Bird Tree branch and purchased many precious artifact refinement materials, the most precious of which was a Spirit Sword Stone!]
[The Spirit Sword Stone is a naturally formed treasure. It contains endless sword intent and can be used as an artifact refinement material to allow magic artifacts to develop their own spirit!]
[You prepared to seize the opportunity and use this Spirit Sword Stone to refine the Ink Ice Sword into a top-grade immortal artifact!]
(End of Chapter)