Chapter 421: Bountiful Rewards, Aiming for a 17th-Order Spirit Gathering Formation
Su Xing, upon seeing this, hesitated slightly.
Currently, Su Xing's Qi Refinement cultivation had just entered the Golden Immortal realm, and he hadn't reached the breakthrough bottleneck yet.
His Body Tempering cultivation was also quite far from achieving minor completion of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture's sixth layer.
Taking a look at the situation, the best choices were either the Spatial Dao or the Array Dao...
"The Void Mirror might allow me to make further progress in the Array Dao, reaching the level where I can deploy a 16th-Order Spirit Gathering Formation..."
"Then, with just one more step, I can create a Grand Cave Heaven..."
After some deliberation, Su Xing still chose to improve his Array Dao.
The superiority of the Array Dao or Spatial Dao was yet to be determined; it was simply a matter of breaking through in a certain order.
With his decision made, Su Xing focused on the simulation panel.
[After much consideration, you decide to prioritize enhancing your Array Dao comprehension.]
[As the Void Mirror's spirit's abilities activate, you once again enter that mystical state.]
[In a daze, you seem to see a shadowy figure similar to yourself, seemingly your future self...]
[When the shadowy figure merges with you, your comprehension of the Array Dao continuously rises...]
[You don't know how long it takes, but when you regain your senses, you've left the Void Mirror and returned to Celestial Mechanism City.]
[Your comprehension of the Array Dao has greatly improved; you can now deploy a 16th-Order Spirit Gathering Formation.]
[At this moment, the number of individuals in the world whose Array Dao prowess is comparable to yours doesn't exceed five.]
[After leaving the Void Mirror, you return to the Heavenly Origin Mirror. You don't choose to continue cultivating Heavenly Origin Fruits.]
[Instead, you continue to delve into the Array Dao within the Heavenly Origin Realm, occasionally going out to carry out missions.]
[Thus, another hundred years pass...]
[In the 900th year, you sense something, a looming crisis.]
[A faint ache arises in your brow, and you understand that a tribulation will soon befall you.]
[So, you travel to a Lesser Thousand World invaded by alien races, transforming into the form of a Lesser Demon alien.]
Su Xing nodded slightly upon reading this.
"Then next, it's time to enhance the Lesser Demon's strength..."
"With the potential of a Lesser Demon deity, perhaps it will surpass my main body and reach the Grand-Perfect Realm sooner..."
Su Xing felt a hint of anticipation and looked at the simulation panel.
[After becoming a Lesser Demon, not long after, alien races find you and invite you to become the Deputy Commander of the First Legion.]
[You join the alien races and start accumulating strength, cultivating followers.]
[With the full support of the alien races, you gain unimaginable amounts of flesh and blood resources, all supplied to the Lesser Demon.]
[In just a hundred years, a thousand billion Lesser Demons are born.]
[Every newly born Lesser Demon receives your blessings, gaining even greater power.]
[Next, you begin cultivating Lesser Demon Apostles, spreading your faith among the Lesser Demons.]
[And so, three hundred years pass...]
[In the 1300th year, you successfully cultivate over a hundred Lesser Demon Apostles, and a steady stream of faith power pours into your body.]
[You begin accumulating faith power and prepare to break through your realm in one fell swoop.]
[This wait lasts for five hundred years...]
[In the 1800th year, you mobilize all the faith power you've accumulated over five hundred years to enhance your divine power.]
[As the faith power steadily diminishes, your divine power begins to rapidly increase...]
[Finally, after using the vast majority of your faith power, your divine power finally reaches the mid-stage of a Second-Rank Deity.]
[...]
[In the 1900th year, you encounter an assassination attempt by humans.]
[But thankfully, you've anticipated it and successfully evade the attack.]
[In the 2000th year, the alien races receive news and prepare to invade a Great Thousand World extremely close to the Celestial Mechanism Realm, called the Canglan Realm.]
[You understand that this is a trap set by the humans, so you don't personally participate in this operation but instead send your Lesser Demon Apostles.]
[You remain in the Lesser Demon's main base, the Canglang Realm, waiting.]
[The alien race army sets out in a mighty force, and you await the outcome of this battle, which might determine the future fate of the alien races and humans!]
[If the humans win, they can hold the line for several thousand years more...]
[But if the alien races win, they will sweep through and invade a large portion of the Celestial Mechanism Domain.]
[However, you never get to witness the outcome of this battle.]
[Because shortly after the alien race army departs, a powerful human cultivator force attacks the Canglang Realm.]
[Led by three Grand-Perfect Golden Immortals, alongside over a dozen Golden Immortals and hundreds of Immortals, they directly target the alien race's main base.]
[At this moment, most of the powerful figures among the alien races have already left, leaving the Canglang Realm undefended...]
[You become the primary assassination target of the three Grand-Perfect Golden Immortals.]
[Even with other alien deity desperately protecting you, it's no use...]
[You die...]
[Ding, this simulation has ended!]
After the simulation concludes, Su Xing nods slightly.
"Not bad. It seems the humans had a two-pronged strategy in that battle... On one hand, invading the alien race's main base, and on the other, setting an ambush in the Canglan Realm. It's a pretty good plan."
Su Xing feels a slight pang of regret for not seeing the outcome of that battle.
But it doesn't really matter anymore. Right now, Su Xing is most anticipating the rewards from this simulation and just how bountiful they will be!
He focuses on the simulation reward list.
[Void Spirit Root]: Red talent, costs 100 units of Energy Origin.
[Enlightenment Tea (One Leaf)]: Tea leaves produced by the innate treasure, the Enlightenment Tree. It has the effect of enhancing intelligence and enlightenment. Brewing and drinking it allows one to easily enter a state of heightened insight, and the effect doesn't diminish with repeated use... Costs 200,000 units of Energy Origin.
[Heavenly Origin Divine Tree]: One of the ten divine trees of ancient times, ranking among the top ten in the Innate Treasure List, a rare wonder nurtured by Heaven and Earth. It was revered as a divine tree by the Witch Clan. Its fruits have miraculous effects on Body Tempering and Yuan Qi cultivation. Costs 1 billion units of Energy Origin.
[Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture Cultivation Results]: Sixth layer of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture. It plants a Yuan Qi tree within the body, making Yuan Qi perpetually replenished and more potent than before. It has reached the introductory stage of the sixth layer, with a five-foot Yuan Qi tree within the body. Costs 20 million units of Energy Origin.
[Array Dao Comprehension]: Has reached the level of an Array Dao Grandmaster, capable of deploying a 16th-Order Spirit Gathering Formation. Costs 1 million units of Energy Origin.
[Six-Winged Deity Bone Sword]: The Six-Winged Alien's innate magic weapon, transformed from its own wings. Its hardness is close to that of an Innate Treasure and can be used as a material to forge an Innate Treasure. Costs 3 million units of Energy Origin.
[Heavenly Origin Mirror (Damaged)]: One of the three Great Chaos Treasures. Cost: ???
Su Xing looks at the simulation rewards in front of him and feels momentarily overwhelmed.
The reward list contains hundreds of different rewards, but the valuable ones are roughly the seven listed above.
Not only are there talents, cultivation levels, and celestial treasures and insights, but even the Six-Winged Deity's bone sword is among them.
What shocks Su Xing the most is that the damaged Heavenly Origin Mirror seems to be truly obtainable from the simulator.
"But the price... Why is the Heavenly Origin Mirror's price a question mark?"
This is the first time Su Xing has encountered such a situation. He can only assume that the Heavenly Origin Mirror is too precious, and he simply cannot afford it right now.
"The Heavenly Origin Divine Tree, costing 1 billion units of Energy Origin, is simply too expensive..."
Su Xing shakes his head. Instead of spending 1 billion units of Energy Origin, it's better to spend three hundred years cultivating it in each simulation.
"Overall, the Void Spirit Root, the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture cultivation level, and the Array Dao comprehension from this simulation are worth taking..."
"However, the price of the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture is also quite exorbitant..."
Su Xing shakes his head slightly, but thankfully, after the simulator's new version update, he's gained the ability to temporarily store rewards.
Therefore, even if his current energy is insufficient, he can save them for later retrieval.
Thinking this, Su Xing silently says:
"I choose to take out the Void Spirit Root and the Array Dao comprehension..."
[Ding, you have successfully taken out the Void Spirit Root, costing 100 units of Energy Origin. Remaining Energy Origin: 2,208,56 units...]
[You have successfully taken out the Array Dao comprehension, costing 1 million units of Energy Origin. Remaining Energy Origin: 1,208,956 units...]
With the prompt sound, two mystical energies surge into Su Xing's body.
Originally, Su Xing's spirit root was a Five Elements Super Spirit Root. While considered a top-tier spirit root, it still paled in comparison to the Void Spirit Root.
Now, Su Xing's spirit root has finally reached a new level, achieving the Void Spirit Root level!
At the same time, a vast amount of Array Dao memories and insights flood Su Xing's mind.
In an instant, Su Xing's understanding of the Array Dao undergoes a dramatic transformation.
Originally, Su Xing was a barely qualified Array Dao Grandmaster.
But after this significant boost, Su Xing has become a true Array Dao Grandmaster!
"Excellent, capable of deploying a 16th-Order Spirit Gathering Formation... My mastery of other formations is also around the 14th or 15th order..."
Su Xing nods with satisfaction.
"My Array Dao cultivation has broken through, and deploying a Grand Cave Heaven is no longer far off..."
"In the next simulation, perhaps I'll be able to deploy a 17th-Order Spirit Gathering Formation!"
Su Xing glances at the simulation panel. He still has one simulation opportunity remaining.
The only thing that gives him a headache is the insufficient simulation energy.
"The Energy Origin from the Great Xia military needs another month to be fully acquired..."
"Might as well use the remaining simulation opportunity as well!"
Su Xing thinks for a moment. In the next simulation, he should prioritize enhancing his Dao comprehension and Array Dao comprehension.
As for his Body Tempering cultivation, since he hasn't taken out the reward for breaking through to the sixth layer, he can't take it out yet.
"Then, I need to prioritize enhancing the Great Wisdom, Like a Fool talent's buff..."
Thinking this, Su Xing doesn't hesitate and uses his last remaining simulation opportunity.
"Begin simulation!"
[The 153rd simulation begins. Current remaining Energy Origin: 1,208,956 units... Remaining simulation attempts: 0.]
[Simulation starting!]
[Drawing a talent requires 1 unit of Energy Origin. Do you wish to draw?]
"Yes!"
[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the Golden Talent Thousand Buddha Body,... The next chance to draw a Golden Talent will have a 100% probability...]
[Thousand Buddha Body]: One of the Hundred Divine Bodies, an extremely rare Buddhist prodigy. It has extremely strong comprehension of the Buddhist Dao. If you cultivate Buddhism, your cultivation can progress by leaps and bounds.
"Hmm? Thousand Buddha Body..."
Su Xing shakes his head slightly. He's not interested in the Buddhist Dao, and he's already learned quite a lot, so it's not suitable to learn another path.
"Oh well, let's just start the simulation!"
Su Xing silently says.
[Please select the target for the 'Joy + 1' talent buff...]
"I choose to buff the Great Wisdom, Like a Fool talent..."
Su Xing silently says.
[Within the Heavenly Origin Realm, you realize that you're in a simulation.]
[One month later, you leave Earth.]
[You travel to the Lesser Qingyun Realm...]
At this moment, a prompt appears before Su Xing's eyes.
[Ding, do you wish to use the preset function... Using it will directly fast-forward to the 50th year and your arrival at the Celestial Mechanism Domain.]
Su Xing thinks for a moment. For the next fifty years, Su Xing's actions shouldn't change much.
So, he nods: "Use the preset function..."
[...]
[The 50th year, within the White Cloud Realm, you begin cultivating the Array Dao.]
[You stay within the Heavenly Origin Realm, consuming massive amounts of mana every day to maintain the 30x time difference between the inside and outside.]
[In the blink of an eye, 150 years have passed in the outside world, and you've cultivated for a full 4,500 years within the Heavenly Origin Realm...]
[4,500 years of cultivation have continuously improved your comprehension of the Array Dao.]
[However, the 17th realm of the Array Dao is incredibly difficult to grasp. Such Array Dao masters are almost at the pinnacle of the Array Dao.]
[Simply relying on your solitary cultivation is difficult to achieve this realm.]
[And the remnant souls of the heroes within the Heavenly Origin Realm have all been surpassed by you in terms of Array Dao, unable to provide much further assistance.]
[Under these circumstances, you can only place your hopes on the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion.]
[So, for the next hundred years, you begin accumulating the Great Wisdom, Like a Fool talent...]
[In the 300th year, the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion's immortal vessel arrives.]
[In the 320th year, you slay an alien deity, helping to repel an alien invasion, and your reputation begins to spread throughout the Celestial Mechanism Domain.]
[In the 330th year, you arrive at the Celestial Mechanism Realm.]
[You begin searching for powerful Array Dao Grandmasters within the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion.]
[Eventually, you learn that the most powerful Array Dao Grandmaster in the entire Three Thousand Worlds is the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion Master himself!]
[The Celestial Mechanism Pavilion Master has not only reached the pinnacle of the Dao of Space but also possesses unrivaled Array Dao cultivation for millions of years.]
[Legend has it that the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion Master can deploy a super-formation capable of trapping a Great Luo Golden Immortal.]
[But unfortunately, the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion Master is not in the pavilion, and you cannot consult him for guidance.]
[However, the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion retains detailed records of the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion Master's early Array Dao cultivation.]
[Titled: Celestial Mechanism Formation Explanation.]
[This book is located within the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion's treasure vault and can be exchanged for with enough contribution points.]
[Simply with the contribution points you earned from saving the immortal vessel cultivators, you can exchange for this book.]
[So, you take this ancient text to the Heavenly Origin Realm to study.]
[During your studies, you discover, to your surprise, that the Great Wisdom, Like a Fool talent's time accumulation can also be done within the Heavenly Origin Mirror!]
[After being enhanced, the Great Wisdom, Like a Fool talent allows you to exchange three days of 'Fool' state for one day of transcendent insight.]
[And within the Heavenly Origin Realm, thirty days are equal to one day in the outside world...]
[This discovery sparks your interest, so you, like exploiting a game glitch, frantically accumulate the transcendent state.]
[In the blink of an eye, ten years pass in the outside world...]
[And three hundred years have passed within the Heavenly Origin Realm.]
[You've also accumulated a hundred years of transcendent state...]
[You prepare to enter seclusion and, with the help of Enlightenment Tea, delve into the Array Dao...]
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 422: A Blessed Land Even Great Luo Golden Immortals Dream Of, Grand Cave Heaven Achieved!
In the real world, Su Xing nodded slightly upon seeing this.
"The 17th-Order Array Dao is indeed worth using an immersive simulation for..."
"If I continue using the simulation to exchange for comprehension, not only would it be a waste of time, but it's also expensive..."
"A hundred-year immersive simulation should be enough to elevate my Array Dao to the 17th order!"
Thinking this, Su Xing silently says:
"Use immersive simulation, lasting for 100 years..."
[Ding... Remaining Energy Origin: 1,164,456 units...]
With the prompt sound, Su Xing's consciousness enters the simulated world.
...
Within the Heavenly Origin Realm, Su Xing holds a thick ancient text in his hand, the Celestial Mechanism Formation Explanation written by the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion Master.
Su Xing only casually flips through a small portion of it, but he's already deeply moved:
"In the world of Array Dao, if the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion Master isn't number one, no one else dares claim that title..."
Su Xing is already a 16th-Order Array Dao Grandmaster, but simply from the insights written by the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion Master in this ancient text, he gains a great deal of understanding after reading it.
This shows the immense gap between Su Xing's Array Dao and the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion Master's level.
"Then, let's officially begin comprehending the Array Dao!"
Su Xing brews a cup of Enlightenment Tea, activating the transcendent state to enhance his insight.
He takes out various array materials and, while setting up arrays, simultaneously comprehends the Array Dao insights left behind by the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion Master.
And so, in the blink of an eye, thirty-six years pass.
...
On this day, Su Xing takes out the array materials he'd prepared beforehand and, with a wave of his hand, creates a giant Concealment Formation that covers an entire city.
"15th-Order Heavenly Origin Concealment Formation. I can set it up in just a few breaths..."
"Thirty-six years, my comprehension of the Array Dao has greatly improved... But it seems I'm still some distance from deploying a 17th-Order Spirit Gathering Formation."
Su Xing shakes his head slightly.
In thirty-six years, Su Xing has used about two cups of Enlightenment Tea.
Combined with the buffs from the Enlightenment Tea, Great Wisdom, Like a Fool, Great Accomplishment, and others, Su Xing's comprehension in a single year is equivalent to two thousand years for an ordinary cultivator.
Thirty-six years is equivalent to the results of 72,000 years of comprehending the Array Dao.
Even so, Su Xing is still one step away from deploying a 17th-Order Spirit Gathering Formation.
"The myriad Dao of the world truly becomes more difficult the further you progress... This single step can block countless cultivators from their arduous cultivation!"
"Fortunately, for me, any foundation that requires time accumulation is not a problem..."
Currently, he has two cups of Enlightenment Tea, ten Comprehension Pills, and one chance for a sudden epiphany.
With ample trump cards, Su Xing can absolutely push himself to the level of a 17th-Order Array Dao Grandmaster.
Thinking this, Su Xing brews another pot of fresh Enlightenment Tea and continues his comprehension.
...
When the hundred-year immersive simulation ends, Su Xing returns to reality.
Recalling the memories in his mind, Su Xing nods slightly, satisfied:
"Array Dao Grandmaster, reaching the level of deploying a 17th-Order Spirit Gathering Formation, finally achieved!"
Su Xing's mind stirs, and with a wave of his hand, the pre-prepared spirit brush and ink float in the air.
Then, a palm-sized miniature Spirit Gathering Formation appears in Su Xing's palm.
"9th-Order Miniature Spirit Gathering Formation... I also grasped it during my comprehension..."
Replacing the original miniature Spirit Gathering Formation with the newly deployed 9th-Order one, Su Xing clearly feels that his speed of absorbing spiritual Qi has increased even further.
"Excellent, my cultivation speed has increased by about 50%... Now, all that remains is to successfully deploy the Grand Cave Heaven, and my future cultivation in the Golden Immortal stage will be unimpeded!"
Su Xing is accustomed to being prepared. Though he currently lacks the energy, it's only temporary. Preparing in advance for the needs of his cultivation is always the right thing to do.
"The goal of this simulation has been successfully achieved. Then, in the coming time, I'll plant some more Spirit Gathering Flowers and attempt to deploy the Grand Cave Heaven!"
Su Xing thinks this, focusing on the simulation panel.
[In the 350th year, you emerge from seclusion within the Heavenly Origin Realm.]
[A hundred-year immersive simulation within the Heavenly Origin Realm only translates to three years in the outside world...]
[Next, you plant Spirit Gathering Flowers within the Heavenly Origin Realm and prepare to gather resources for the Grand Cave Heaven's deployment.]
[Another fifty years pass...]
[In the 400th year, the number of Spirit Gathering Flowers in your accompanying Spiritual Field Cave Heaven has exceeded one million.]
[Though numerous, it's still insufficient for the advancement to a Grand Cave Heaven.]
[So, for the next hundred years, you continue cultivating Spirit Gathering Flowers.]
[In the 500th year, the number of Spirit Gathering Flowers in your Spiritual Field Cave Heaven has reached three million!]
[Three million Spirit Gathering Flowers sounds like a lot, but for an 8,000-li radius Spiritual Field Cave Heaven, it's merely enough to maintain the spiritual Qi at the Blessed Land level, which is already quite good.]
[So, next, you begin arranging the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven and choose a ten-li radius valley to establish your cave abode.]
[From the layout of the cave abode's feng shui to the range of the Spirit Gathering Formation, you personally design everything, striving to ensure sufficient spiritual Qi within the cave abode.]
[You plant over a million Spirit Gathering Flowers around this cave abode valley and, guided by the Spirit Gathering Formation, gather the spiritual Qi produced by the Spirit Gathering Flowers.]
[You use spatial power to move a hundred-zhang high mountain and then dig channels and plant spirit herbs.]
[Under the influence of the Gathering Water Formation, a mountain stream filled with spirit liquid flows gently down from the mountaintop...]
[Within the valley, you specifically create a pond for the Spirit Vein Dragon. After thousands of years of recovery, the Spirit Vein Dragon's injuries have long healed, and it constantly releases spiritual Qi.]
[The quality of the cave abode further improves...]
[And so, after spending a hundred years of effort, you finally perfectly create a cave abode that best suits you.]
[From the refining room and alchemy room to the array room, the locations with abundant spiritual Qi are specifically used for cultivation.]
[This cave abode can provide you with tens of thousands of drops of top-grade spirit liquid every day...]
[However, after waiting for a long time, as the spiritual Qi within the cave abode gradually rises, immortal liquid still doesn't appear.]
In the real world, Su Xing furrows his brow slightly upon seeing this.
"How can this be? Immortal liquid hasn't appeared yet... This means the cave abode is still at the top-grade cave heaven level... It hasn't yet reached the Grand Cave Heaven level!"
"Even if it produces countless drops of top-grade spirit liquid, without the birth of immortal liquid, there's no qualitative change..."
Su Xing carefully recalls everything he did in the simulation, the layout of the cave abode, to see if there's anything he missed.
But no matter how Su Xing analyzes it, he's already done everything he could to the best of his ability.
"Could it be that... Grand Cave Heavens truly cannot be created in this world?"
Su Xing finds it hard to accept.
If Grand Cave Heavens could still be created in this world, then Su Xing would definitely be able to deploy one.
Not to mention, those three million Spirit Gathering Flowers—no other force in this world could possibly amass that many, except for Su Xing.
"Perhaps, something crucial is missing?"
"No, I need to seek answers from the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion..."
Su Xing believes that the birth of immortal liquid within a Grand Cave Heaven is probably not that simple; it's not something that can be achieved merely by piling up spiritual Qi.
Perhaps the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion has records about the principle of Grand Cave Heaven formation.
Thinking this, Su Xing focuses on the simulation panel.
[To find the principle of Grand Cave Heaven formation, you travel to the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion to seek answers.]
[After paying a sum of contribution points, you enter the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion's Sutra Pavilion, which is the most comprehensive library in the entire Three Thousand Worlds, containing ancient texts, cultivation techniques, and more.]
[You search within this Sutra Pavilion for a long time and finally find a method for constructing a Grand Cave Heaven.]
[A Grand Cave Heaven is something nurtured by Heaven and Earth. If one wishes to artificially construct one, in addition to needing sufficient spiritual Qi supply, the most important thing is to have a treasure that suppresses this Cave Heaven.]
[At the very least, a top-grade innate spirit treasure is needed as the core to suppress the Cave Heaven before it can be constructed.]
[For other cultivators, this might be as difficult as reaching the heavens, but for you, it's incredibly easy.]
[You return to the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven and silently awaken the Heavenly Origin Mirror within your body, then use a projection of the Heavenly Origin Mirror and place it within the cave abode valley.]
[Under the suppression of the projection of the Chaos Treasure, the entire cave abode undergoes earth-shattering changes in just a few moments.]
[Like injecting a core, the entire cave abode starts to operate wildly.]
[The spiritual Qi in the air becomes visibly several times denser, making the entire ten-li radius of the cave abode incredibly comfortable for cultivators, like a fairyland.]
[You finally understand what a Grand Cave Heaven truly is... This is undoubtedly a cave abode that any cultivator, even an immortal, would dream of.]
[Within this Grand Cave Heaven, you can feel that your cultivation speed has increased by several times.]
[At the same time, the Gathering Water Formation within the cave abode produces thousands of alluring drops of immortal liquid every day.]
[The energy contained within this immortal liquid is a hundred times greater than that of top-grade spirit liquid. It's also easier to absorb and offers immense benefits to immortals.]
[Simply consuming a thousand drops of immortal liquid fully replenishes your mana, which was previously mostly depleted. This immortal liquid is not only an excellent sacred medicine for cultivation but also a treasure for recovering mana in battle.]
[Thus, you possess a cultivation cave abode that even Great Luo Golden Immortals dream of in this era—a Grand Cave Heaven!]
In the real world, Su Xing's eyes flash with excitement upon seeing this.
"So that's it, you need to suppress it with a treasure to deploy a complete Grand Cave Heaven..."
Su Xing blinks. It's truly a case of effortless gain.
Even a top-grade innate spirit treasure might not have the same suppressive effect as the Heavenly Origin Mirror's projection, right?
After all, while rare, there are still a few hundred innate spirit treasures in the world.
But Chaos Treasures like the Heavenly Origin Mirror—there are only a handful in the entire Three Thousand Worlds.
What excites Su Xing the most is the cultivation speed boost that comes with the Grand Cave Heaven.
"Within the Grand Cave Heaven, the spiritual Qi is at least ten times denser than in a top-grade cave heaven... My cultivation speed will also increase several times."
"And with a daily production of a thousand drops of immortal liquid, one drop of immortal liquid is at least equivalent to a hundred drops of top-grade spirit liquid... meaning the daily output is equal to ten thousand drops of top-grade spirit liquid!"
Su Xing just thinks about this and then shakes his head slightly.
The preciousness of immortal liquid is far beyond what top-grade spirit liquid can compare to.
Immortal liquid is easier to absorb and has pure spiritual Qi. Golden Immortal stage cultivators can directly absorb it, making it easy to convert into their own cultivation and mana.
However, even though top-grade spirit liquid is far purer than ordinary spiritual Qi and spirit stones, it still inevitably contains impurities. Even Golden Immortals and above, when cultivating with top-grade spirit liquid, need to filter out the impurities.
This makes cultivation not as effortless.
Therefore, even in ancient times, let alone exchanging a hundred drops of top-grade spirit liquid for one drop of immortal liquid, even a thousand drops might not be enough to entice a cultivator to make the trade.
It's like spirit stones compared to spirit liquid.
"What's more, in this era... the number of places in the entire Three Thousand Worlds capable of producing immortal liquid probably doesn't exceed five, right?"
"Even some Great Luo Golden Immortals might not have a way to produce immortal liquid..."
Pausing, Su Xing continues:
"Now that the immortal liquid and Grand Cave Heaven have been successfully established... it's time to test my cultivation speed!"
Su Xing wants to see how long it takes to make progress in the Golden Immortal stage with his current cultivation speed.
He focuses on the simulation panel.
[In the 500th year, you successfully build a Grand Cave Heaven-level cave abode within the Spiritual Field Cave Heaven. This is something even Great Luo Golden Immortals dream of.]
[For the next hundred years, you enter seclusion within the Grand Cave Heaven to cultivate. With the help of the True One's Breathing Technique, your cultivation progresses by leaps and bounds.]
[Every day of cultivation, you can feel your mana accumulating.]
[If your previous cultivation was like scooping a ladle of water to fill your immortal Qi Sea, now, each time you cultivate, it's like using a bucket to fill the Qi Sea. The efficiency has increased by more than several times.]
[However, the mana of a Golden Immortal is truly bottomless, and making progress is even more difficult than reaching the heavens.]
[For a Golden Immortal, breaking through a minor realm in tens of thousands of years is already considered an extremely fast speed.]
[Without fortuitous encounters or the support of celestial treasures, even a hundred thousand years might not be enough to break through.]
[But cultivating within the Grand Cave Heaven, coupled with your Void Spirit Root, your cultivation aptitude has long been the top in the world.]
[In just two hundred years, you reach the threshold of the mid-stage of the first level of Golden Immortal.]
[In the 700th year, in addition to cultivating mana, you expand your Spiritual Domain to 9,500 li, very close to reaching a 10,000-li Spiritual Domain.]
[You know that the time you have for cultivation is limited, so you work even harder to increase your mana.]
[And so, another hundred years pass...]
[In the 800th year, on a peaceful afternoon, after circulating your mana for a cycle, your cultivation successfully breaks through to the mid-stage of the first level of Golden Immortal.]
[In just three hundred years, your cultivation has achieved a minor breakthrough.]
[In the same year, your Spiritual Domain expands to 9,900 li... only one step away from reaching 10,000 li and advancing to the Spiritual Realm.]
In the real world, Su Xing nods with satisfaction upon seeing this.
"Three hundred years to go from the early stage of the first level of Golden Immortal to the mid-stage—that speed is definitely not slow!"
"What's more, this is without the support of the Golden-level Great Accomplishment talent... If it was used, I could probably achieve a minor breakthrough in less than two hundred years."
"From the first level of Golden Immortal to the second level, it probably only takes six to seven hundred years..."
"This cultivation speed is even faster than when I was at the Xuanxian stage!"
Compared to the cultivation speed of ordinary Golden Immortals, who often take tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand years to break through a realm, Su Xing can basically guarantee at least one cultivation breakthrough per simulation, which is already shocking.
"And my Spiritual Domain is also not far from breaking through..."
"Then, in this simulation, I'll try to comprehend the Spiritual Realm!"
Su Xing's lips curl into a smile. He still remembers that the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion's Void Mirror has one more opportunity to enhance his strength...
(End of Chapter)