Chapter 335: The Wonders of the Luotian Mirror, The Power of Creation?
As the voice echoed, a gentle light descended upon Su Xing.
This light transformed into a virtual, ancient mirror, flowing into Su Xing's mind.
Su Xing immediately felt a surge of information and energy flooding his consciousness… The next second, he briefly fainted.
Meanwhile, within the Luotian Realm, the sky, the earth, everything trembled.
Luo Qingniu, who was anxiously waiting, witnessed this scene and widened his eyes, uttering in disbelief:
"Hiss~ Could it be the destined individual?"
"Looking at the Luotian Mirror's reaction… at least a second-level acknowledgment of ownership? Or perhaps… even a first-level acknowledgment of ownership!?"
An unusual glint flickered in Luo Qingniu's eyes.
The Luotian Mirror's acknowledgment of ownership didn't rely on anything else… only aptitude!
A second-level acknowledgment of ownership meant the individual could at least achieve the level of a Taiyi Golden Immortal!
As for a first-level acknowledgment of ownership… in the entire history of the Luotian Sect, only one person had ever achieved it, the sect's founding ancestor!
Higher levels of authority… Luo Qingniu didn't dare to entertain such thoughts.
…
When Su Xing regained consciousness, he was already back in the real world.
"Strange… did my simulated self faint for a whole day?"
"This Luotian Mirror, a Primordial Chaos Artifact, what level of treasure is it exactly?"
"This ability to transfer between virtual reality and the real world… seems somewhat familiar!"
Su Xing frowned in contemplation, then shook his head and said:
"No… the simulator and the Luotian Mirror's functions are fundamentally different…"
"The simulator truly traverses between the real world and future worlds… existing between timelines and virtual realities!"
"But the Luotian Mirror… should be able to freeze specific moments in time, people, and events from the distant past… The space inside the Luotian Mirror, everything within it, is real!"
"However, if you want to bring treasures out of the Luotian Mirror, you need to infuse it with spiritual energy… this aspect is somewhat similar to the simulator!"
Su Xing continued to ponder in his mind.
As Su Xing's cultivation realm grew, he gradually became convinced that the simulator must be an extremely powerful artifact!
The level of this artifact exceeded Su Xing's imagination… it was likely even higher than the Luotian Mirror, which was a Primordial Chaos Artifact!
"I've mostly grasped the Luotian Mirror's functions… overall, its abilities are somewhat similar to the simulator…"
"But, they can complement each other… the Luotian Mirror's usage requirements are lower, simply infusing it with spiritual energy allows you to retrieve the resources you need!"
Su Xing murmured, his gaze falling upon the simulation panel. He wanted to understand what would happen next.
[When you wake up again, it will be seven days later… you find yourself located somewhere outside the Luotian Realm instance.]
[And the original Luotian Realm instance has completely closed!]
[Just as you are pondering this, you suddenly feel a simple, ancient mirror appear within your soul imprint… it is the Luotian Mirror itself!]
[With a mere thought… you vanish from your spot and reappear within the Luotian Realm!]
[And at this moment, you see the true Luotian Realm!]
[Time no longer loops on the day of the Luotian Grand Assembly, but can progress normally… however, the vast majority of Luotian Sect disciples have fallen into a deep slumber!]
[Over several eons, the Luotian Mirror's power has gradually dissipated… the internal space of the entire Luotian Realm is shrinking.]
[Ultimately… only a few mountain gates of the Luotian Sect remain… their area is no more than tens of thousands of meters across…]
[You try placing some items inside the Luotian Realm, and you are surprised to find that items from the real world can be brought in… but to bring them back out, you need to pay a portion of your spiritual energy!]
[Furthermore, you can pay spiritual energy to collect a certain amount of Gathering Spirit Flowers from the back mountains!]
[Within your sight, everything within the entire Luotian Sect mountain gate… you can all bring into the real world, as long as you have enough spiritual energy!]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and raised an eyebrow, commenting:
"Wow… so bringing things in is free, but taking them out costs money? Isn't this just freeloading?"
"However… this Luotian Realm can be considered a completely independent Lesser Thousand World!"
"Doesn't this mean… I have become the master of a world? As long as I focus on repairing the Luotian Mirror… the future potential is limitless!"
At this thought, Su Xing's eyes lit up, but after careful consideration, he still felt that since he inherited the Luotian Mirror, he should visit it again, thoroughly understanding the Luotian Realm within!
"After obtaining the highest authority of the Luotian Mirror, I entered something akin to a hidden world, right? And the previous Luotian Grand Assembly was just the surface world?"
Su Xing contemplated for a moment, then silently said:
"Use immersive simulation… duration one month!"
Su Xing estimated that a month should be enough to familiarize himself with the true Luotian Realm.
[Ding, you have successfully used immersive simulation…]
The simulation prompt sounded, and Su Xing's consciousness sank into the simulated world.
…
"This… is the true Luotian Realm?"
Su Xing looked around, a look of surprise on his face.
Within the Luotian Realm, all the rocks, plants, herbs, and spiritual plants were unchanged, exactly as Su Xing had seen them during the Luotian Grand Assembly instance!
The only difference was that there wasn't a single cultivator to be found!
"So… where did all the cultivators go?"
Su Xing frowned slightly, quickly thinking of a place, the location of the Luotian Grand Assembly!
So, Su Xing took a step forward and arrived at the location of the Luotian Grand Assembly.
Sure enough, here, Su Xing saw hundreds of thousands of cultivators!
These cultivators were all disciples of the Luotian Sect!
Including those Su Xing had met, Luo Qingniu, Niu Rulie… even Granny Ghost, and Senior Brother Shennong, they were all here!
"Are these cultivators… truly still alive?"
Su Xing looked around, frowning slightly.
These hundreds of thousands of cultivators stood in line on a wide altar, their expressions dull, like puppets, without the slightest sign of life.
"So… is it because the Luotian Mirror's power is gradually dissipating, causing changes in the hidden world, rendering these disciples unable to move?"
Just as Su Xing was contemplating, memories in the form of bright lights flooded into his mind.
This was… the Luotian Mirror's usage instructions, as well as the authority Su Xing possessed!
After a long digestion of the information, Su Xing finally understood the Luotian Mirror's mechanism.
"Hiss~ This Luotian Mirror is incredibly mysterious!"
The transmitted information was extensive, but it could be summarized into the following points:
Firstly, Su Xing is the Luotian Mirror's highest authority owner, able to completely determine the life and death of any being within the Luotian Realm, and able to control them at will!
This meant that Su Xing could, with a single thought, cause these cultivators to vanish forever…
"However, compared to letting these Luotian Sect disciples die, it seems that they could create greater value?"
"For example… have Senior Brother Shennong farm, have the Pill Refinement Elders refine pills… have the Artifact Refinement Elders refine artifacts, this is practically an unparalleled free labor force!"
Su Xing's eyes lit up, but the only pity was that controlling these disciples required the infusion of spiritual energy to ensure they would work!
Secondly, the flow of time within the Luotian Realm can be adjusted!
As long as Su Xing infuses the Luotian Realm with sufficient spiritual energy, he can make the flow of time within it faster than the real world!
For example, one day in the real world could correspond to ten days, a month, or even a year within the Luotian Realm!
Similarly, altering the flow of time also requires the infusion of spiritual energy.
The greater the difference in the ratio, the more spiritual energy is needed!
Thirdly, the internal space of the Luotian Realm is infinitely vast, its original size was even comparable to a complete Great Thousand World!
Before the Luotian World's destruction… the Luotian Mirror replicated everything within it inside!
Including the cultivators, creatures, and countless treasures within…
As the Luotian Mirror's energy continues to dissipate, only a few main peaks of the Luotian Sect are currently accessible, and the rest are locked…
If Su Xing wants to restore these areas, again, he needs to infuse spiritual energy!
"Tsk tsk… this Luotian Mirror, in essence, is an incredibly powerful production tool!"
"No wonder, even though the Luotian Sect has been extinct for so long, these disciples still hope to revive and restore the Luotian Sect! It's probably because of the Luotian Mirror as a trump card!"
"From these functions of the Luotian Mirror… it seems to be the legendary power of creation?"
"Perhaps… in the future, I can also use the Luotian Mirror to replicate some lost or extinct treasures?"
Su Xing's eyes lit up, the first thing that came to his mind was the Enlightenment Tea!
If he had this mirror, wouldn't it mean he could have an endless supply of Enlightenment Tea?
"However… none of these functions directly benefit me, what I want to know is what direct benefits the Luotian Realm can bring me?"
Su Xing pondered for a moment, then began exploring the few remaining main peaks of the Luotian Sect.
The few main peaks were close together, with a combined area of about tens of thousands of meters.
"Over twelve thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers, they are indeed all within the main peaks of the Luotian Sect!"
Su Xing's eyes lit up, with these Gathering Spirit Flowers, it would be like having an inexhaustible supply of spiritual liquid for him!
"And… most importantly, the Sutra Pavilion is still there! Those countless cultivation techniques, ancient books, and divine abilities… can I just come and read them whenever I want?"
"Furthermore, there are also several Pill Refinement Chambers and Artifact Refinement Chambers… can I also have these Luotian Sect disciples refine pills for me?"
Su Xing contemplated for a moment, feeling that there were many possibilities for manipulation.
Currently, the only issue was… how much spiritual energy would it take to do these things? And how much spiritual energy would be needed to bring resources out of the Luotian Realm?
"Then… let's go and take a look!"
Su Xing took a step forward and arrived at the altar where the Luotian Grand Assembly was held.
Su Xing pondered for a moment, and first went to Shennong Youtian.
This Shennong Youtian was proficient in the Way of Nurturing Life, his expertise in nurturing probably wasn't inferior to Su Xing, who had the talent bonus!
"Then, let's try it!"
Su Xing stretched out his hands, releasing his Five Elements Spiritual Energy, slowly infusing it into Shennong Youtian's body…
In this way, about an incense stick's worth of time passed.
Su Xing's spiritual energy was depleted by about a tenth.
At this time, Shennong Youtian gradually awakened…
The moment Shennong Youtian woke up, he realized his situation, he looked at Su Xing and respectfully said:
"My Lord, you have finally arrived!"
After hearing this address, Su Xing first showed a strange expression, but quickly adapted, and then asked:
"How do you feel now? Have I resurrected you?"
After hearing Su Xing's words, Shennong Youtian shook his head:
"My Lord, I haven't been resurrected… or rather, I never died, I was merely residing within the Luotian Mirror!"
"After you infused spiritual energy just now, I can gain a period of freedom, or rather, a temporary resurrection, shall we say?"
Su Xing nodded slightly after listening, he had a general understanding of how it worked. Su Xing paid a certain amount of spiritual energy, then he could "awaken" a Luotian Sect disciple for a certain period of time to work for him.
Shennong Youtian said:
"The spiritual energy you infused just now, My Lord, will allow me to function normally for about a year… during this year, I will do my utmost to cooperate with you and do whatever I can for you!"
Su Xing frowned slightly after hearing this, he had just infused one-tenth of his spiritual energy, and it could only allow Shennong Youtian to revive for about a year?
If he wanted all the Luotian Sect disciples to work for him, wouldn't that require an enormous amount of spiritual energy?
So Su Xing asked: "Does every individual require so much spiritual energy?"
Shennong Youtian shook his head slightly after hearing this and explained:
"Not necessarily… depending on our individual abilities and cultivation realm, the required spiritual energy will vary!"
"Before I entered the Luotian Realm, my peak cultivation was at the early stage of Heavenly Immortal… therefore, the spiritual energy required is more…"
"But for some elders with slightly lower strength, or even ordinary disciples, the spiritual energy required will be much less…"
After hearing Shennong Youtian's explanation, Su Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This meant that Su Xing could freely choose, at a certain cost, to temporarily revive any disciple to work for him.
Next, Su Xing followed Shennong Youtian and further familiarized himself with the things within the Luotian Realm.
…
Soon, tens of days passed.
When Su Xing left the Luotian Realm, he finally arrived at the back mountain and took a Gathering Spirit Flower.
Then, Su Xing tried infusing the entire Luotian Realm with spiritual energy… after consuming about a thousandth of his spiritual energy, Su Xing finally successfully brought the Gathering Spirit Flower out and left the Luotian Realm.
Next, Su Xing also tried the time acceleration function of the Luotian Realm.
But unfortunately, with Su Xing's current cultivation, even if he infused half of his spiritual energy, he could only maintain a double speed within the Luotian Realm for a month…
…
Soon, the immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to reality.
During this immersive simulation, Su Xing had more or less understood the functions currently displayed by the Luotian Realm.
"Good, the Luotian Realm can perfectly make up for some of the simulator's shortcomings…"
"For example, my simulated self, by default, does not have the simulator… but my simulated self can have the Luotian Mirror!"
"Having an entire Luotian Realm's worth of cultivators working for me… perhaps I won't have to worry about cultivation resources anymore?"
Su Xing nodded slightly, murmuring:
"Then next… I should see how much help the Luotian Mirror can give me!"
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[You spent several months familiarizing yourself with the functions of the Luotian Mirror…]
[In the second year, you choose to leave Earth and travel to the Xiao Qingyun World…]
[During this year, you constantly infuse the Luotian Mirror with spiritual energy, roughly every three months you need to infuse it once, although it won't cause your cultivation to drop, it does slow down your cultivation speed somewhat.]
[But you know that this decrease in cultivation is only temporary, because in the future, as your cultivation gets higher and higher, the cost of maintaining the Luotian Mirror will become less and less…]
[In the third year, after arriving in the Xiao Qingyun World, you start buying spiritual liquid and spirit stones.]
[You need enough spiritual liquid to ensure rapid replenishment of your spiritual energy, thus constantly providing energy to the Luotian Realm.]
[You choose to revive some of the disciples within the Luotian Realm, including Shennong Youtian and some others skilled in the art of nurturing life, you hope they will do something for you, plant Gathering Spirit Flowers!]
[Gathering Spirit Flower cultivation is extremely difficult… as far as you know, there are not many cultivators in the entire Three Thousand Worlds who can cultivate them.]
[But Shennong Youtian can plant Gathering Spirit Flowers!]
[So, you give them the task of cultivating Gathering Spirit Flowers…]
[At the same time, you also start cultivating Gathering Spirit Flowers within your Spiritual Field Cave Heaven…]
[After obtaining the talent of Shennong in the mortal world, your abilities in the Way of Nurturing Life greatly improve, and every two years, you can cultivate a thousand mature Gathering Spirit Flowers!]
[Thus, over the next twenty years, you successfully cultivate ten thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers and transplant them into your Spiritual Field Cave Heaven.]
[At the same time, during these twenty years, you also constantly go to the Luotian Realm, paying spiritual energy to bring out over ten thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers located within the Luotian Realm!]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and frowned slightly.
"The Luotian Mirror's usefulness… doesn't seem as great as I imagined!"
Su Xing found that his simulated self's cultivation speed was limited, and he still needed to divert spiritual energy to maintain the operation of the Luotian Mirror.
This made it difficult for Su Xing to maintain rapid growth in his cultivation…
"But, what about in reality? The simulator allows my cultivation to grow rapidly, and the consumption of maintaining the Luotian Mirror may only be a drop in the bucket for me in the future?"
"At that time… I should be able to fully utilize the Luotian Mirror's power!"
Su Xing thought this.
"However, the Luotian Mirror can still be useful to me now! Those tens of thousands of Gathering Spirit Flowers in the back mountains, I've been coveting them for a long time!"
Su Xing's lips curled into a smile, if he could get his hands on these Gathering Spirit Flowers, the grade of his Spiritual Field Cave Heaven would definitely increase by several levels!
Furthermore, Su Xing could completely pay spiritual energy in the simulation, bear the risk of a decline in cultivation realm, and then take out items from the Luotian Realm, and then spend energy origin to bring them into reality, this would have almost no impact on Su Xing in reality!
"Alright, the short-term use of the Luotian Mirror is basically understood!"
"But right now, I still need to continue improving my cultivation!"
Su Xing pondered for a moment, he would be going to the Void in the near future, and he might not have any energy origin replenishment for a long time.
Therefore, saving as much as possible was important…
"Come to think of it, my body refinement cultivation hasn't been improved for a long time!"
"It seems… it's time to go to the Starry Realm again!"
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 336: Refining the Wen Dao Pill! To Understand the Dao in the Morning, Even Death in the Evening Would Be Worth It!
Su Xing closed his eyes and contemplated, planning his future path.
"Within a week at most, I must travel to the Xiao Qingyun World… there are three reasons for this!"
"Firstly, Earth is ultimately just a secluded corner, I will eventually have to enter the Three Thousand Worlds… this trip is a way to explore and prepare for the future!"
"Secondly, with my current strength, if I want to continue breaking through in the future, perhaps the fragmented 'Dao' of Earth can no longer sustain me, I must go to the Three Thousand Worlds!"
"Thirdly, and most importantly… Earth's resources are limited, even if I do everything I can, it is difficult to gather enough energy in a short period of time…"
"Therefore, I must go to the Xiao Qingyun World, prepare to collect more energy-rich substances… and bring useful things from the Xiao Qingyun World to enhance the strength of the Earthlings!"
Su Xing's eyes held a hint of worry, a thorn had been lodged in his heart.
That was the issue of the Professionals, a scheme orchestrated by Crimson Moon.
And if Su Xing wanted to break the deadlock, he had to empower the Earthlings with true strength of their own… not with a power subordinate to Crimson Moon.
Otherwise, once Crimson Moon activated her hidden plan, all the Earthly Professionals, instead of becoming Su Xing's allies… would become Crimson Moon's pawns!
"However, going to the Three Thousand Worlds is a long-term plan… the goals of the next few simulations also need to be planned carefully!"
Su Xing murmured.
"Although the simulator has a new function to store three new simulations, energy is still somewhat scarce in the short term!"
"Therefore, I must choose rewards that require less energy… and are essential for my goals!"
Su Xing pondered for a moment and quickly made a decision.
Firstly, the three cups of Enlightenment Tea in the immersive simulation must be used!
Even if it's just to gain insights into the Dao, or study divine abilities, it's a good thing!
This was equivalent to Su Xing obtaining high returns at a very low cost…
Various insights, while not improving Su Xing's cultivation realm, could directly enhance his combat power, something that couldn't be ignored!
"Besides that, body refinement cultivation requires less energy… but it's also a must for me to improve!"
"Finally, naturally, I need to get the Gathering Spirit Flowers…"
Su Xing quickly made a plan, his gaze returning to the simulation panel.
[Twenty-fifth Year, in just over twenty years, you have brought out over thirty thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers.]
[These Gathering Spirit Flowers are all planted within your Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, further enhancing the spiritual energy within, and it is now nearing the level of a top-tier Cave Heaven!]
[In the same year, you prepare to set off for the Starry Realm…]
[You ride the Flowing Cloud Golden Light Boat, and in less than a year, you successfully reach the Starry Realm.]
[Upon arriving in the Starry Realm, you rely on the Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique to easily gain the trust of all the tribes in the Starry Realm, they are truly grateful to you.]
[Later, you mention that you need Star Stones for cultivation… upon hearing this, all the tribes in the Starry Realm spring into action.]
[In just a year, they have collected hundreds of thousands of Star Stones of various qualities for you…]
[With so many Star Stones, it's enough for you to cultivate the Great Witch Body Tempering Art to perfection several times.]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and his eyes lit up, nodding slightly:
"Good, the tribal cultivators of the Starry Realm are indeed a grateful lot!"
"As long as I give them the complete Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique… I can get at least hundreds of thousands of Star Stones?"
Su Xing calculated briefly, a Star Stone, depending on its quality, would require 15, 150, or even 1500 Energy Origin Points to retrieve from the simulator!
And the simulator earns a tenfold markup…
This meant that if Su Xing were to exchange Star Stones for Energy Origin Points… the price of one should be between 1.5 and 150 Energy Origin Points…
"Calculated this way, hundreds of thousands of Star Stones… even if we take 10 points per stone, that's at least millions of Energy Origin Points!"
Su Xing nodded slightly, secretly making a note of this.
If he runs low on Energy Origin Points later, he could take a trip to the Starry Realm and earn some.
It's just that the one-year journey to the Starry Realm is a bit long.
Once Su Xing's strength improves further, and his comprehension of the Spatial Dao deepens… the time required might be much shorter!
"After obtaining the Star Stones, the next step is to return to the Xiao Qingyun World and prepare to travel to Qingyun Sect for cultivation!"
Su Xing thought this, his gaze falling upon the simulation panel.
[After obtaining enough Star Stones, you immediately set off to return to the Xiao Qingyun World.]
[Twenty-seventh Year, you return to the Xiao Qingyun World, this time you don't cause much of a stir, but instead, you go directly to the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and hand over the information about Qingyunzi.]
[With your current True Immortal Realm cultivation, your words carry some weight, and after showing the Qingyun Token, you quickly gain the attention of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.]
[The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion maiden tells you to go back and wait quietly, and that she will notify you to go to Qingyun Sect to find out what's going on…]
[So, you return to the White Emperor City, enter your portable Cave Heaven, and cultivate peacefully.]
[Because the Luotian Mirror requires you to infuse it with a large amount of spiritual energy and cultivation to maintain it at intervals, the progress of your strength inevitably slows down.]
[Although you won't fall from your realm, maintaining the Luotian Mirror consumes nearly half of the cultivation you gain from daily practice of the Zhengyi Breathing Technique…]
[But you are not worried, you know that the slow cultivation progress is only temporary, and once your cultivation improves, the cost of maintaining the Luotian Mirror will only decrease.]
[Thus, over the next few years, you cultivate while maintaining the Luotian Mirror's operation.]
[In the blink of an eye, eight years have passed…]
[During these eight years, you have once again harvested over six thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers, nearly half of which were brought out from the Luotian Mirror.]
[At this point, the total number of Gathering Spirit Flowers you have collected has reached thirty-six thousand…]
[Thirty-fifth Year, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion contacts you, and under the guidance of two Golden Immortals, you meet Zi Ling Fairy and travel to Qingyun Sect.]
[Next, you familiarly enter the Three Immortals Peak and successfully hand over the Ruyi Visualization Diagram to Qingyunzi…]
[You successfully obtain two cups of Enlightenment Tea and decide to stay in Qingyun Sect to cultivate.]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and nodded slightly.
"Good, before Qingyunzi is devoured by his Evil Aspect, staying in Qingyun Sect to cultivate is absolutely safe!"
"At least it guarantees safe cultivation for four hundred years… this simulation duration is temporarily sufficient for my cultivation!"
Su Xing's current task is to thoroughly digest the rapid growth in cultivation and strength after experiencing the wind disaster and achieving the True Immortal Realm.
Staying in Qingyun Sect to cultivate is a good choice.
Su Xing thought this, his gaze falling upon the simulation panel.
[You stay in Qingyun Sect, your daily schedule is well-organized.]
[You cultivate the Zhengyi Breathing Technique for one hour every day, ensuring the growth of your cultivation.]
[You spend one hour tending to the Gathering Spirit Flowers, ensuring that over a thousand mature Gathering Spirit Flowers are produced every two years.]
[The rest of your time, you spend entirely on improving the Great Witch Body Tempering Art! With the help of the Star Stones, your body refinement progress is rapid…]
[In this way, forty-three years pass in the blink of an eye…]
[At this time, the total number of Gathering Spirit Flowers you have collected has reached an astonishing seventy thousand…]
[In this era of depleted spiritual energy, even some Golden Immortals or Taiyi Golden Immortals may find it difficult to possess such a large number of Gathering Spirit Flowers…]
[During these forty-three years, your cultivation has progressed slightly, but there is still a significant gap between you and the second stage of the True Immortal Realm.]
[While there is a negative impact from maintaining the Luotian Mirror, it's mostly due to the long period of time required for cultivation after reaching the True Immortal Realm.]
[You've calculated that even with the double cultivation speed bonus from the Late Bloomer talent, it would still take you at least one or two hundred years to advance a single realm…]
[As for ordinary True Immortal cultivators, even with exceptional aptitude, it would take them over five thousand years to advance a realm.]
[And as cultivation realms get higher and higher, the gap in aptitude becomes smaller, the fact that you can maintain a cultivation speed tens of times faster than cultivators of the same realm is already remarkable.]
[Seventy-eighth Year, the Late Bloomer talent triggers, you formally prepare to enter enlightenment…]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and nodded slightly.
"Cultivation improvement after the True Immortal Realm… it's difficult to guarantee the pace of improving by a small realm with each simulation… unless, a single simulation lasts for a thousand years, but that's clearly not feasible for now…"
However, Su Xing didn't dwell on this for long, based on the current situation, even if Su Xing's cultivation speed was fast enough, he wouldn't have enough energy to guarantee the extraction of his cultivation.
"Then, let's take this time to hone my foundation and acquire resources!"
Su Xing silently said:
"Use immersive simulation, duration sixty years!"
[Ding, you have successfully used immersive simulation, spending 21900 Energy Origin Points, remaining Energy Origin Points 1245931…]
The simulation prompt sounded, and Su Xing's consciousness entered the simulated world.
Entering his familiar Cave Heaven, Su Xing didn't hesitate, immediately preparing to begin his enlightenment.
"In this simulation, I'll first comprehend the Earth Splitting Golden Light! This divine ability will allow me to travel faster… if I can cultivate it to the Great Completion stage, I can travel tens of thousands of miles a day without issue!"
Su Xing took out an Enlightenment Tea, took a sip, and began cultivating the Earth Splitting Golden Light.
In the blink of an eye, eighteen years passed…
The effects of Su Xing's first cup of Enlightenment Tea completely wore off, and in the final few years, Su Xing's cultivation of the Earth Splitting Golden Light finally reached the Great Completion stage!
Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, feeling infinitely感慨.
"Earth Splitting Golden Light, truly worthy of being Qingyun Sect's ultimate secret! With the enhancement of a cup of Enlightenment Tea, it's equivalent to a thousand years of arduous cultivation! And I've only barely reached the Great Completion stage?"
Su Xing's heart moved, he left the secluded Cave Heaven, and with a single step, appeared thousands of miles away.
Over the next half-day, Su Xing continuously familiarized himself with the Earth Splitting Golden Light divine ability.
Half a day later, Su Xing nodded in satisfaction.
"Good… the Great Completion stage Earth Splitting Golden Light, combined with the Spatial Dao… travelling tens of thousands of miles a day is no problem! I can even maintain that speed with minimal consumption!"
"But if I push the Earth Splitting Golden Light divine ability to its limit, perhaps I could travel thirty million miles a day?"
"However, the latter isn't sustainable… after forcefully travelling for a while, the consumption of both Spatial Dao essence and spiritual energy will be high, it's only suitable for use in battle, not for long-distance travel!"
Su Xing estimated that his current speed was likely no less than that of a late-stage Xuan Immortal cultivator!
"When I reach the Perfect Completion stage of Earth Splitting Golden Light, perhaps no one below the Golden Immortal Realm will be able to match my speed?"
Su Xing thought this.
From Su Xing's perspective, the current standard for measuring combat strength was multifaceted.
Taking speed as an example.
The difference in speed between cultivators depends on many factors.
Firstly, the level of comprehension of the corresponding Dao, such as the Spatial Dao, the Speed Dao, directly affects speed.
Secondly, the cultivator's cultivation realm and the thickness of their spiritual energy directly affect speed, this naturally needs no explanation.
Finally, it's the strength of the speed-enhancing divine ability!
The Earth Splitting Golden Light divine ability that Su Xing cultivated was rare in the Three Thousand Worlds, if it were cultivated to the Perfect Completion stage, there would be almost no one of the same realm who could match his speed, and surpassing realms in terms of speed would be as simple as eating and drinking.
"The Great Completion stage Earth Splitting Golden Light should be sufficient for now… to cultivate this divine ability to the Perfect Completion stage, one or two simulations might not be enough…"
"Then, how should I use the Enlightenment Tea?"
Su Xing now had many options.
Firstly, cultivate the Five Elements Dao, allowing it to reach the fourth stage as soon as possible, which would further enhance Su Xing's combat power!
Secondly, cultivate the Spatial Dao, allowing it to reach the fourth stage, which would save Su Xing time when travelling… but it would take too long…
Finally, cultivate the Sword Dao! The Sword Dao should reach the third stage as soon as possible, so that the number of Protective Sword Qi can be further increased!
"However… Sword Dao cultivation seems to require more battles, which would necessitate leaving Qingyun Sect and going to the Xiao Qingyun World…"
After pondering for a moment, Su Xing felt that the Sword Dao cultivation could wait.
Right now, he had another important Dao that he needed to grasp quickly!
"That is… the Cause and Effect, Destiny Dao!"
Su Xing's eyes flashed with a sharp light.
If he wanted to ensure that he could return to Earth from the Three Thousand Worlds, further cultivation of the Cause and Effect, Destiny Dao was a must!
"Then… let's get the Cause and Effect, Destiny Dao to the third stage as soon as possible!"
Su Xing took a deep breath and began to comprehend the Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique.
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Within the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, Master Su focused on brewing the tea water.
Three leaves of Enlightenment Tea, a cup of spring dew, pure water, high-quality tea often only needs the simplest brewing method.
After Su Xing brewed a cup of Enlightenment Tea, feeling the steaming tea fragrance at the rim of the cup, he gently took a small sip and began to comprehend the Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique.
Closing off his six senses, Su Xing seemed to enter a vast universe…
In the boundless universe, countless stars and Dao floated within, Su Xing seemed to be in the middle of these countless stars, carefully comprehending the changes of each star and Dao…
In the blink of an eye, three years passed…
Su Xing reluctantly exited the state of enlightenment, then drank the Enlightenment Tea again, and continued to comprehend the Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique.
In this way, eighteen years passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was the thirty-sixth year of Su Xing's immersive simulation.
This year, the second cup of Enlightenment Tea was completely exhausted, and Su Xing also exited the state of enlightenment.
"Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique… truly mysterious! This divination technique inherited from the Star Witch Clan is undoubtedly a supreme secret art!"
Su Xing sighed softly, he could feel that if the Lesser Zhoutian Stargazing Technique successfully reached the Small Completion stage, Su Xing's comprehension of the Cause and Effect, Destiny Dao would smoothly enter the third stage!
"However, the Cause and Effect, Destiny Dao is really difficult! Even with the help of the Stargazing Talent… I can't even see the edge of the Small Completion stage!"
Although the path was difficult and obstructed, the Cause and Effect, Destiny Dao must be conquered.
Therefore, Su Xing didn't hesitate, he brewed a third cup of Enlightenment Tea and continued cultivating the Cause and Effect, Destiny Dao.
In the blink of an eye… another eighteen years passed.
Su Xing woke up from his comprehension, carefully deduced the progress of the Cause and Effect Dao, and murmured:
"If things progress smoothly… during the next simulation, the Cause and Effect, Destiny Dao will be able to smoothly enter the third stage!"
Su Xing was quite satisfied with this progress, knowing that this was still the result after the Stargazing Talent's bonus.
Without the assistance of this golden talent, the Cause and Effect, Destiny Dao would definitely be one of the most difficult Daos to cultivate…
"I still have a Qi-Awakening Pill, equivalent to twenty years of comprehension, I can't waste it!"
"But twenty years to comprehend a Dao isn't realistic… perhaps I can research something new!"
Su Xing's heart moved, he took out nine wrinkled Enlightenment Tea leaves, although most of the Dao essence had dissipated, used Enlightenment Tea leaves were still priceless treasures!
"Perhaps… I can modify the Qi-Awakening Pill, adding the Enlightenment Tea leaves to it, making the most of them?"
Su Xing pondered for a moment and began experimenting with modifying the Qi-Awakening Pill.
The original Qi-Awakening Pill used the Qi-Awakening Fruit as its main ingredient, its effect was naturally far inferior to the Enlightenment Tea leaves.
And Su Xing's current Pill Refinement Dao was already very good, he could be considered a master Pill Refiner, naturally qualified to modify the Qi-Awakening Pill.
Taking advantage of the immersive simulation not yet ending, Su Xing devoted himself to the research and modification of the Qi-Awakening Pill for the next five years.
Time flew by, and it was the 137th year of the simulation.
On this day, Su Xing's eyes held a look of excitement as he summarized the research results of the past five years.
"The Qi-Awakening Pill, its main ingredient's medicinal properties are peaceful and stable, just like the Enlightenment Tea… if I just strengthen the auxiliary herbs, perhaps I can enhance its effects?"
"And the Enlightenment Tea leaves have the property of being able to be taken multiple times… perhaps, I can create a modified version of the Qi-Awakening Pill that can be taken multiple times?"
Su Xing closed his eyes slightly, he now had a complete grasp of the Qi-Awakening Pill's refinement process, reaching the Perfect Completion stage!
"Then, the next step is to use the Enlightenment Tea leaves as raw materials… to conduct experiments! I only have nine Enlightenment Tea leaves, only nine chances, I must not make a mistake!"
Su Xing didn't hesitate, he took the Qi-Awakening Pill, activated the Great Wisdom state for enhancement, and his comprehension greatly increased!
Next, Su Xing spent a week starting the first batch of modified Qi-Awakening Pill refinement.
The Qi-Awakening Pill was a Great Pill, refining one batch required a full seven days.
And Su Xing's first refinement attempt failed and exploded on the third day.
But Su Xing didn't get discouraged, he continued to try…
The second refinement attempt failed on the fourth day.
The third refinement attempt was even worse, failing on the first day…
After three consecutive failures, Su Xing didn't give up, instead, he spent a day summarizing his experience and deepening his understanding of the modified Qi-Awakening Pill refinement method!
After summarizing his experience, Su Xing began his fourth attempt at modifying the Qi-Awakening Pill.
At this time, the Qi-Awakening Pill's comprehension enhancement effect only had twenty days left…
Fortunately, after summarizing his experience, Su Xing's Pill Refinement efficiency greatly improved!
During the fourth refinement of the modified Qi-Awakening Pill, Su Xing reached the fifth day.
The fifth attempt lasted a full six days, but ultimately failed during the pill formation stage, only refining one defective pill.
Next, Su Xing spent another day summarizing the lessons learned from his failure and prepared to start the sixth refinement of the modified Qi-Awakening Pill.
"Let's calculate the time… this should be the last chance, right?"
"If this doesn't work… I'll have to wait for the next attempt!"
Su Xing took a deep breath, his heart calm, he was determined to modify the Qi-Awakening Pill, but he wasn't in a hurry for this one attempt, there would be many more opportunities in the future.
With this relaxed attitude, Su Xing began his sixth attempt at modifying the Qi-Awakening Pill.
Perhaps due to his relaxed state of mind… this time, Su Xing proceeded exceptionally smoothly!
From adding the main ingredient and auxiliary herbs… to controlling the heat, and even the final pill formation, Su Xing did it all in one go!
"This time, I'll definitely succeed!"
Su Xing was full of confidence, and then opened the furnace to form the pill…
But when he saw the pill at the bottom of the furnace, Su Xing was dumbfounded.
He saw a dull gray pill at the bottom of the furnace, which was clearly not the appearance of a normal pill!
Su Xing dejectedly picked up the pill, held it in his hand and examined it carefully, murmuring:
"What… went wrong?"
Su Xing's spiritual sense penetrated the pill… continuously studying it.
Several hours later, Su Xing finally confirmed something, his eyes filled with excitement as he said:
"It seems… I didn't fail to refine the pill!"
"This pill, although it looks like a defective pill… but its effect is real, that's for sure!"
After carefully examining it, Su Xing confirmed that this modified Qi-Awakening Pill was successfully refined!
It was just that the quality was quite low…
"Although it's a defective pill, at least my understanding of modifying the Qi-Awakening Pill has taken a big step forward!"
Su Xing's eyes were filled with a smile, and then he couldn't wait to try the effects of this modified Qi-Awakening Pill…
After taking this pill, Su Xing once again fell into that mysterious state!
Furthermore, this comprehension enhancement was far greater than before!
"Hiss… the increase in comprehension seems to be more than double the usual Qi-Awakening Pill!"
"Doesn't this mean that, with the Great Wisdom state, one modified Qi-Awakening Pill, with a month of comprehension… is equivalent to fifty years of comprehension in a normal state?"
"More importantly, the effects of the modified Qi-Awakening Pill can be stacked!"
"This is just the effect of a defective pill, if it were a normal quality… or even a top-grade modified Qi-Awakening Pill, what kind of terrifying effect would it have?"
Su Xing was incredibly excited, and then exclaimed:
"Tsk tsk… this pill can no longer be called the Qi-Awakening Pill!"
"It should be called… the Wen Dao Pill! To Understand the Dao in the Morning, Even Death in the Evening Would Be Worth It!"
Su Xing let out a long breath, taking advantage of the comprehension talent enhancement, Su Xing continued his research on the Wen Dao Pill!
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Soon, the immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing's consciousness returned to the real world.
Slowly opening his eyes, Su Xing's face showed a look of joy.
"Good, the Wen Dao Pill's progress is good!"
"Although it's still just at the entry level… I'm not far from refining a normal quality Wen Dao Pill!"
"According to my estimates, a normal quality Wen Dao Pill, after taking it, can be equivalent to at least a hundred years of comprehension!"
"And I have nine Enlightenment Tea leaves… which is equivalent to gaining nine hundred, nearly a thousand years of comprehension opportunities out of thin air…"
"If it were a top-grade Wen Dao Pill, the effect would probably double, equivalent to two thousand years of enlightenment!"
Su Xing was very satisfied with this result.
"Good, the goals of this immersive simulation have been achieved, so next, I should quickly improve my cultivation and plant more Gathering Spirit Flowers!"
Su Xing thought this, his gaze falling upon the simulation panel.
[One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Year, you painstakingly research the Wen Dao Pill for a year, and finally refine a satisfactory pill, although it's only defective quality, the effect is already impressive, far surpassing the Qi-Awakening Pill…]
[Next, besides daily Qi cultivation, maintaining the Luotian Mirror, you spend more and more energy each day cultivating Gathering Spirit Flowers and cultivating the Great Witch Body Tempering Art.]
[Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, forty-two years have passed…]
[One Hundred and Eightieth Year, the total number of Gathering Spirit Flowers in your possession reaches a full one hundred and thirty thousand! This number even exceeds the total number of Gathering Spirit Flowers in the Luotian Sect back then!]
[Of these one hundred and thirty thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers, seventy thousand were cultivated by you, and the other sixty thousand were brought out from the Luotian Mirror.]
[Although you have been constantly supplying the Luotian Mirror with spiritual energy over the years, with sufficient spiritual liquid support, this year your cultivation has also reached the second stage of the True Immortal Realm!]
[Two Hundredth Year, your cultivation of the Great Witch Body Tempering Art has progressed, although you haven't reached the Small Completion stage, your Heavenly Dao Aspect can now reach a thousand meters in height, with your physical strength alone, you can even contend with early-stage True Immortal cultivators…]
[In this way, another fifty years have passed…]
[Two Hundred and Fiftieth Year, the number of Gathering Spirit Flowers in your possession reaches one hundred and seventy thousand, these Gathering Spirit Flowers are spread throughout every corner of your Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, constantly providing spiritual energy to the Cave Heaven.]
[You have improved the Gathering Spirit Array and Water Attraction Array within the Cave Heaven, relying on these Gathering Spirit Flowers, you produce nearly a thousand drops of high-grade spiritual liquid every day!]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and smiled in satisfaction.
"Good, these Gathering Spirit Flowers are like golden egg-laying chickens! A full one hundred and seventy thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers… producing nearly three hundred thousand drops of high-grade spiritual liquid a year! Just the spiritual liquid is a considerable income!"
Su Xing nodded slightly, since he planned to trade in the Xiao Qingyun World, he naturally needed to prepare enough Gathering Spirit Flowers.
In addition, he needed to keep some for his future cultivation needs…
"One Gathering Spirit Flower is worth 100,000 Energy Points… a total of ten Gathering Spirit Flowers are worth only one Energy Origin Point!"
"Even if I bring out a million Gathering Spirit Flowers, it's only 100,000 Energy Origin Points! I can definitely afford that!"
"Gathering Spirit Flowers that are so sought after by outside cultivators, in my hands… will soon be as common as roadside weeds, easily obtainable!"
Su Xing thought this, his gaze falling upon the simulation panel.
[After tasting the sweetness of the Gathering Spirit Flowers, you work even harder to cultivate them, and the resources produced each day increase more and more.]
[In the blink of an eye, another fifty years have passed.]
[Time reaches the three hundredth year of the simulation…]
(End of Chapter)