Chapter 439: The Catalyst for Zi Ling's Ascension, and a Further Advancement in the Great Witch Body Tempering Art!
[The Starry Sky Gathering was held as usual, and many tribes arrived in the preceding four months.]
[And you also harvested a large amount of Star Stones...]
[When leaving the Starry Sky Realm, you were followed by executives of the Descendancy Cult.]
[After luring them into the void, you easily killed the three who pursued you.]
[The code names of these three Descendancy Cult executives were Blood Thirteen, Blood Eighteen, and Blood Twenty-One...]
[Among them, Blood Thirteen's cultivation level was nearing the Golden Immortal stage.]
[This led you to suspect that the top ten executives of the Descendancy Cult were all at the Golden Immortal stage.]
[However, these executives are not much of a threat to you now. You only need to be wary of Blood Four and the higher-ranked executives... because only they possess cultivation above the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage!]
[After killing these three executives, you concealed the celestial signs, changed your identity and appearance, and went to the Lesser Qingyun Realm.]
[You still informed the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion about the intelligence on the Blue Star, hoping that the cultivators of the Qingyuan Domain would prepare early to confront the alien races.]
[But this time, you did not advise sending cultivators to hunt down the Red Moon, only telling the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion not to step onto Blue Star, but to scout for intelligence near it.]
[Because of your Golden Immortal stage cultivation, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion branch trusted your intelligence, and quickly sent cultivators to investigate.]
[After this matter was settled, you traveled to the Qingyun Realm.]
[Successfully trading with Qingyunzi... you began to "cultivate a relationship" with Zi Ling Xianzi (Fairy Zi Ling).]
[She occasionally sparred with you, while you taught her the Spirit Nurturing Way.]
[Thus, ten years passed...]
[During these ten years, you realized that there was still a significant gap between you and Zi Ling Xianzi.]
[During this time, you also received news of Blue Star's destruction...]
[Before leaving, you gave Zi Ling Xianzi your carefully written insights on the Spirit Nurturing Way.]
[Over the next twenty years, you collected the Luotian Legacy and traveled to the Heavenly Mechanism Domain.]
[In the thirtieth year, you arrived at the White Cloud Realm.]
[You entered the Luotian Realm and began cultivating the Heavenly Genesis Divine Tree.]
[Apart from daily cultivation, you began to comprehend the Dao of Artifact Refinement!]
[The Luotian Sect, as the former number one sect, possesses countless artifact refinement scriptures, materials, and even the guiding spirits of skilled elder artisans to instruct you.]
[One day in the real world is equivalent to one month within the Luotian Mirror... under this thirty-fold time difference, your comprehension of the Dao of Artifact Refinement progressed rapidly.]
[Moreover, as you advanced to the fifth stage of Golden Immortal, you clearly felt that the spiritual energy consumption to maintain the Luotian Mirror decreased, dropping from consuming most of your spiritual energy to less than half.]
[In this manner, two hundred and seventy years passed...]
[Two hundred and seventy years in the outside world, but within the Luotian Mirror... it had already been eight thousand years!]
[In these eight thousand years, you spent nearly half of your time immersed in researching the Dao of Artifact Refinement.]
[With your current perspective and foundation in spiritual energy cultivation, you had practically read all the ancient texts related to artifact refinement within the Luotian Sect.]
[Over eight thousand years, you refined tens of thousands of artifacts of varying grades.]
[Among them, you even refined a high-grade innate treasure!]
[With the quality of this treasure, it would be enough to rank among the top hundred on the Innate Treasure Ranking...]
[But you were not satisfied, the gap between innate treasures and innate spirit treasures is self-evident!]
[Innate spirit treasures are born from the heavens and earth... to forge them through human effort is as difficult as reaching the sky!]
[In every era, the number of powerful cultivators capable of refining innate spirit treasures is few and far between.]
[In the current world of cultivation, there are only two great artifact refinement masters who, under certain conditions, have the confidence to forge an innate spirit treasure.]
[But what others forge may not necessarily suit your needs.]
[In the three hundredth year of the simulation, you left the Luotian Realm and returned to the White Cloud Sect.]
[At this time, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion's celestial vessel arrived.]
[You knew that your Dao of Artifact Refinement had reached its limit, and that only within the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion was there a chance for advancement.]
[In the three hundred and twentieth year, the celestial vessel defense battle erupted...]
[In the three hundred and thirtieth year, you successfully reached the Heavenly Mechanism Realm.]
[You spent some contribution points and donated numerous cultivation techniques and artifacts to exchange for a vast number of ancient artifact refinement texts from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.]
[At the same time, you also received guidance from one of the only two artifact refinement grandmasters in the world capable of forging innate spirit treasures!]
[Over the next few decades, your Dao of Artifact Refinement continued to improve...]
[Time reached the four hundredth year.]
[In this year, the first batch of Heavenly Genesis Divine Fruits ripened... in addition to cultivating the Zhengyi Breathing Technique, refining your artifact refining skills, you also had the task of consuming Heavenly Genesis Divine Fruits and cultivating the Great Witch Body Tempering Art...]
[Time slowly moved forward, and soon it reached the five hundredth year!]
[This year, you received a piece of intelligence...]
[The top of the Earth Ranking, the second generation disciple of the Qingyun Sect, Zi Ling Xianzi - had ascended to the Taiyi stage!]
[Your guess was confirmed!]
In the real world, Su Xing woke up with a look of realization.
"Indeed! The catalyst for Zi Ling's ascension... lies in the Spirit Nurturing Way!"
"I never expected that my casual act of kindness would help Zi Ling Xianzi... and also myself!"
In the last simulation, Zi Ling took a thousand years to achieve the Taiyi stage, but now it only took five hundred years.
This is enough to show that Su Xing's insights into the Spirit Nurturing Way helped Zi Ling Xianzi.
"Then, due to Zi Ling's ascension... my ranking on the Earth Ranking will rise one place... becoming second!"
"Now that my idea has been validated... the next step is to enhance my strength and find a way to engage in battle with a Taiyi Golden Immortal!"
Su Xing was thinking of ways to find a suitable target.
An enemy who had just entered the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage, and preferably one with some sort of grudge against Su Xing!
After much thought, Su Xing chose a target.
Blood Four, a high-ranking executive of the Descendancy Cult!
"Blood Three is also a Taiyi Golden Immortal... but I'm afraid I'm no match for him!"
"Compared to him, Blood Four, who is ranked lower, is also a Taiyi Golden Immortal, but only at the initial stage of Taiyi..."
"If I remember correctly... in the previous centuries, Blood Four was active in the Qingyuan Domain... only going to the Heavenly Mechanism Domain after several hundred years!"
Su Xing rubbed his temples, a plan forming in his mind.
Although his current strength made him fearless of Blood Four, he didn't have much confidence yet!
For now, he would first cultivate the Great Witch Body Tempering Art to its peak, which would surely give him more confidence!
Thinking of this, Su Xing nodded slightly:
"Alright, let's consolidate my strength further in this simulation... and in the next simulation, I'll make my name known through Blood Four!"
His gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[The news of Zi Ling's ascension caused quite a stir.]
[Because Zi Ling was originally an unparalleled genius, so as soon as she ascended to the Taiyi stage, she ascended to the Heavenly Ranking of the Genius Ranking!]
[Legend has it that in the Three Thousand Worlds, the entire Five Great Domains, over a million years, there have been over three hundred renowned Taiyi Golden Immortals, including those who died and whose deaths were not discovered.]
[But among them, less than a third of the cultivators were able to ascend to the Heavenly Ranking.]
[Most Taiyi cultivators only have the initial stage of Taiyi strength, so to ascend to the Heavenly Ranking... they need at least the mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal combat prowess!]
[And Zi Ling, having just become a Taiyi Golden Immortal, already possesses the ability to battle those beyond her realm!]
[After learning of Zi Ling's ascension, you were happy for her.]
[But at the same time, you also cultivated even harder.]
[A hundred years passed in the blink of an eye...]
[Time quickly arrived at the six hundredth year!]
[After two hundred years of relentless cultivation... one day, you felt a surge of inspiration.]
[Your aura grew dramatically, and your strength doubled in just a few days!]
[The 29-foot-tall spiritual energy tree within your body finally grew another inch, breaking through to 3 feet tall!]
[On this day, you finally reached the sixth stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Art - Peak Mastery!]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and felt a surge of joy, along with a sense of relief:
"Excellent, I've finally broken through to Peak Mastery of the Great Witch Body Tempering Art!"
"With this, my overall strength... should surpass Tang Yiyi!"
"Although it's only an inch in length, it's a qualitative change!"
"With the Great Witch Body Tempering Art reaching Peak Mastery... I also have the qualifications to grapple with a Taiyi Golden Immortal!"
Spiritual energy is the foundation of body tempering cultivators.
Its importance is no less than the spiritual energy or immortal energy within the bodies of spiritual energy cultivators!
And the 30-foot-tall Great Witch Body Tempering Art, it's no exaggeration to say!
As long as the spiritual energy tree doesn't die, Su Xing's spiritual energy will be inexhaustible!
This means... Su Xing will have an endless supply of spiritual energy in the future...
"Next, I need to strive for even higher realms!"
"The Great Witch Body Tempering Art cultivated to the sixth stage's perfection... requires a 99-foot spiritual energy tree!"
"Once the spiritual energy tree breaks through to 100 feet... it also means that my Great Witch Body Tempering Art will officially enter the seventh stage!"
Thinking of this, Su Xing felt a sense of longing.
Because... the seventh stage of the Great Witch Body Tempering Art means... ultimate recovery and vitality!
Legend has it that when cultivated to the peak of the seventh stage, one can achieve rebirth from a single drop of blood!
Even if one's physical body is reduced to dust... one can use a single drop of essence blood to resurrect in a very short time!
This power is no less than that of a Taiyi Golden Immortal!
"And now we're only at the six hundredth year of the simulation... there's still plenty of time, and my strength can be further enhanced!"
Su Xing murmured, looking at the simulation panel.
[After your body tempering cultivation took another step forward, you did not slack off, and continued to cultivate diligently.]
[Ten years later, your cultivation broke through again, and your spiritual energy cultivation reached the late stage of the fifth stage of Golden Immortal!]
[For the next two hundred years, you continued to cultivate the Great Witch Body Tempering Art and the Zhengyi Breathing Technique... and studied the Dao of Artifact Refinement.]
[In the blink of an eye, it was the eighth hundredth year!]
[In this year, a great war broke out!]
[You performed exceptionally in this battle, displaying the terrifying combat prowess of the second place on the Earth Ranking, killing hundreds of alien god-creatures.]
[And that six-winged god-creature also died at your hands...]
[You took the six-winged god-creature's bone sword, a material that can be used to forge innate spirit treasures, which you kept for future use.]
[In the eight hundred and tenth year, you began to seek guidance from the White Emperor on the Dao of the Sword...]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and silently said:
"Using immersive simulation..."
[Ding... Duration: 100 years, remaining Primordial Energy: 34,443,667 points...]
The simulation prompt sounded, and Su Xing's consciousness entered the simulated world.
...
The next ninety years.
Su Xing received the White Emperor's guidance.
Although he had learned from the White Emperor many times, each time he gained new insights.
Until the ninetieth year of the immersive simulation, when Su Xing ran out of treasures that could help him comprehend the Dao, did he bid farewell to the White Emperor.
"Ninety years of immersive simulation... unfortunately, I'm still one step away from Peak Mastery of the fifth stage of the Dao of the Sword!"
Su Xing sighed, the path to the Dao is always more difficult the further one goes.
To be only one step away from Peak Mastery of the fifth stage, given his aptitude and the guidance of the world's greatest sword immortal, was already remarkable.
"Sigh... although I didn't seize the opportunity to break through to Peak Mastery of the fifth stage, I'm not far from the sixth stage either... just a few more simulations and it will be mine."
Su Xing murmured.
"Next, I should go to the Void Mirror and further enhance my Dao of Artifact Refinement!"
A gleam flashed in Su Xing's eyes.
...
The immersive simulation soon ended, and Su Xing returned to reality.
After sorting through the memories in his mind, Su Xing sighed softly and said:
"After the Spirit Nurturing Way... I finally stand at the peak of the Three Thousand Worlds in the Dao of Artifact Refinement..."
Before entering the Void Mirror, Su Xing's mastery of the Dao of Artifact Refinement had already placed him at the forefront of the Three Thousand Worlds.
Aside from the two grandmasters capable of forging innate spirit treasures, Su Xing was the undisputed number one artifact refiner.
And after the Void Mirror's assistance, Su Xing saved countless years and took that crucial step in the Dao of Artifact Refinement!
"Above Grandmaster... is Supreme Grandmaster!"
"Now, I can also be considered one of the peak figures in the Dao of Artifact Refinement in the Three Thousand Worlds!"
Su Xing murmured.
In truth, the gap between an artifact refinement grandmaster and a supreme grandmaster wasn't as vast as Su Xing imagined.
The only difference is that a supreme grandmaster can forge innate spirit treasures!
But the factors and conditions required for forging innate spirit treasures are too numerous.
Innate spirit treasure-level materials... forging benefits, luck... and the artifact refiner's own level of skill!
"Treasures nurtured by the heavens and earth, born from the beginning of time... are innate spirit treasures!"
"To forge an innate spirit treasure through human effort, how can it be easy?"
"Therefore, the two supreme grandmasters in the world... are all because they mastered certain secret techniques or have special physiques that allow them to forge innate spirit treasures."
"But even so, they need to pay a great price to have a chance to forge them..."
Simply put, innate spirit treasures are nurtured by the heavens and earth, difficult to forge by human hands.
Even if they are forged, luck is required, and the cost is extremely high!
For Su Xing, it was the same!
"Right now, my artifact refining skills... probably won't improve any further in the short term!"
"Next, I'll collect materials, and use my 'Blood Sacrifice Artifact' talent... to attempt to forge an innate spirit treasure!"
Su Xing murmured.
For him, as long as the power is sufficient, he can naturally forge an innate spirit treasure.
Or, Su Xing also has a "stupid method"!
To nourish the Ink Ice Sword with his own spiritual energy, and after countless years, the Ink Ice Sword will naturally become one.
But this would undoubtedly take a lot of time, and Su Xing didn't plan to do this in the short term.
"Whew... it's time to set off and prepare to go to the Nine Heavens Domain!"
"The Shadow God-creature's claws... are also excellent materials for forging innate spirit treasures!"
Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[In the nine hundred and tenth year, you left the Heavenly Mechanism Domain and traveled to the Nine Heavens Domain...]
[After arriving at the Nine Heavens Domain, you found a place to cultivate in seclusion and began to cultivate.]
[In the one thousand and one hundredth year, the Shadow God-creature came knocking.]
[You spent some effort to kill it and obtained the key materials for forging the Ink Ice Sword...]
[This year, your cultivation level increased to the peak of the fifth stage of Golden Immortal!]
[The spiritual energy tree within your body grew to 33 feet!]
[In the Seventh Heaven, you officially began forging the Ink Ice Sword...]
[The difficulty of forging an innate spirit treasure is self-evident.]
[You took out the innate-level materials you had prepared in advance.]
[Including the Shadow God-creature's claws, the Six-winged God-creature's bone sword... and a piece of Innate Goldstone that you exchanged for in the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion!]
[Innate spirit treasures are extremely sturdy, and only with the help of this Innate Goldstone can they be melted... ]
[Even so, it took you nearly seventy years to fuse the materials!]
[Until the one thousand one hundred and sixtieth year, the two materials were successfully fused with the Ink Ice Sword...]
[Next, you began quenching, shaping, and instilling spiritual energy...]
[The entire process took another forty years!]
[Time reached the one thousand two hundredth year...]
[At this time, the Ink Ice Sword, after nearly a hundred years of refinement by you, had already reached the level of a top-grade innate treasure!]
[But it had not yet reached the level of an innate spirit treasure...]
[So, you began to use your final talent, "Blood Sacrifice Artifact"... ]
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Chapter 440: Innate Spirit Treasure, the Ink Ice Sword is Complete!
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and sighed.
"If it weren't for the Blood Sacrifice Artifact talent, a top-grade innate treasure... would probably be the limit..."
"Compared to before, my bloodline has been strengthened several times... I wonder if it can break through to the innate spirit treasure level?"
Su Xing's heart was filled with anticipation.
If the Ink Ice Sword were to ascend, his overall strength would increase by another 20-30%.
At that time, he would truly be able to contend with enemies at the initial stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal!
His heart filled with a touch of nervousness, Su Xing's gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[Before formally using the Blood Sacrifice Artifact, you set up several formations inside and outside the secluded cave where you were cultivating, formations of slaughter, concealment, and celestial sign concealment... to ensure your safety.]
[After all, after using the Blood Sacrifice Artifact talent, you will enter a long period of weakness, and you must prevent any accidents from happening!]
[As the first drop of essence blood fell into the Ink Ice Sword, you could feel the sword spirit's longing... and perceive the Ink Ice Sword undergoing subtle changes.]
[Without hesitation, you continued to infuse it with essence blood.]
[As the essence blood was continuously infused, your spiritual energy, physical body, and even spiritual energy... all fell into a weakened state.]
[In this state, your overall strength plummeted by more than half.]
[The entire Blood Sacrifice Artifact ritual lasted for a full three months!]
[If it weren't for your Witch Clan bloodline, coupled with your terrifying physical body and recovery ability, you would have long since been exhausted...]
[But all this effort was not in vain!]
[When the last blemish on the Ink Ice Sword was erased, that innate feeling let you know that the Ink Ice Sword had finally ascended... to the level of an innate spirit treasure!]
[The spiritual sword, Ink Ice, before you let out a joyful sword cry... as if it were delighted and excited!]
[At the same time, in the heavens and earth - strange phenomena arose!]
[Within a thousand miles, a hundred flowers bloomed... and in the sky, colorful auspicious clouds descended!]
[Dozens of consciousnesses and gazes instantly locked onto your secluded cave...]
[At this moment, you knew... your location had been exposed!]
[The might of an innate spirit treasure's birth attracted all cultivators and alien races within ten thousand miles!]
[Dozens of auras were rushing towards you at a terrifying speed...]
[Alien races are enemies... but even human cultivators, you cannot afford to underestimate them when it comes to an innate spirit treasure!]
[And right now, you are in a weakened and damaged state.]
[Without time to rejoice, you put away the Ink Ice Sword... and then used the Dao of Space to teleport millions of miles away.]
[After that, you shielded your own celestial signs and concealed your trail.]
[Without the slightest hesitation... you transformed into the appearance of a Lesser Demon God-creature!]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and felt a surge of joy.
"It should be so! This is an innate spirit treasure!"
"Even Taiyi Golden Immortals and even Da Luo Golden Immortals would be moved by such a treasure!"
"After my strength is weakened, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect it... only by transforming into a Lesser Demon can I successfully conceal it!"
Although he couldn't continue to improve his main body's cultivation level, the exhilaration the Ink Ice Sword brought Su Xing was undeniable.
"Next, I just need to improve the Lesser Demon's strength... and I can end this simulation!"
Su Xing murmured, his gaze falling on the simulation panel.
[Soon, your Lesser Demon God-creature form was discovered by the alien races.]
[Under the alien races' arrangement, you returned to the Heavenly Mechanism Domain to cultivate...]
[Over the next few hundred years, you continued to develop your followers, using the excuse of seeking refuge in the Qingyuan Domain.]
[In the two thousand eight hundredth year, before the calamity descended, you exhausted all your faith power...]
[With the faith power exhausted, you successfully broke through to the peak of the Second-Level God-creature... only one step away from the First-Level God-creature!]
[A few months later, you encountered Qingyunzi who had gone mad...]
[You died!]
[Ding, this simulation has ended!]
After the simulation ended, Su Xing looked at the text before him and let out a long sigh of relief.
Then, he couldn't wait to look at the reward list for this simulation!
[Blood Sacrifice Artifact]: Golden Talent, price: 10 Primordial Energy points.
[Spiritual Realm, Thirty Thousand Miles]: Spiritual Domain transformation, reaching the Spiritual Realm level, greatly enhancing the power of divine abilities and the Dao of Space within the Spiritual Realm, the Spiritual Realm gradually evolving into the real world. Price: 300,000 Primordial Energy points.
[Peak Golden Immortal, Fifth Stage Cultivation]: Peak Golden Immortal, Fifth Stage cultivation, price: 1 Primordial Energy point.
[Great Witch Body Tempering Art Cultivation Results]: Great Witch Body Tempering Art Sixth Stage Peak Mastery, spiritual energy tree 33 feet tall, spiritual energy inexhaustible, price: 3,000,000 Primordial Energy points!
[Artifact Refinement Comprehension]: Supreme Grandmaster level artifact refinement comprehension, capable of refining innate spirit treasures at the highest level. Price: 1,000,000 Primordial Energy points!
[Ink Ice Sword]: Innate Spirit Treasure, forged by Supreme Artifact Refinement Grandmaster Su Xing. The host's own Ink Ice Sword can be deducted for a certain amount of energy. Price: 8,000,000/15,000,000 Primordial Energy points!
Su Xing's gains from this simulation were considerable!
From artifact refinement comprehension to cultivation, to the Spiritual Realm... and even the innate spirit treasure that Su Xing had always longed for, were all here!
Su Xing looked at the rewards on the list and murmured:
"After this simulation, I will truly possess... the strength of a Taiyi Golden Immortal!"
A suitable weapon, and a breakthrough in dual cultivation of spiritual energy and physical body!
"I choose to bring out..."
Su Xing silently recited in his heart, except for the Blood Sacrifice Artifact talent, he chose to bring out the other five rewards!
[Ding, congratulations on bringing out Spiritual Realm, Thirty Thousand Miles, cost: 300,000... remaining Primordial Energy: 34,113,667 points...]
[Congratulations on bringing out Great Witch Body Tempering Art Cultivation Results, cost: 3,000,000 Primordial Energy points... remaining Primordial Energy: 31,113,667 points...]
[Congratulations on bringing out Golden Immortal, Fifth Stage Cultivation, cost: 1... remaining Primordial Energy: 31,113,667 points...]
[Congratulations on bringing out Artifact Refinement Comprehension, cost: 100,000 Primordial Energy points... remaining Primordial Energy: 31,003,667 points...]
[Congratulations on bringing out Ink Ice Sword, cost: 8,000,000 Primordial Energy points... remaining Primordial Energy: 23,003,667 points...]
A series of prompts rang out in Su Xing's ears.
First, it was the enhancement of Su Xing's cultivation!
Spiritual energy cultivation, although he didn't break through to a higher realm, the increase from the mid-stage of the fifth stage of Golden Immortal to the peak of the fifth stage, also improved Su Xing's strength.
And the Great Witch Body Tempering Art's breakthrough to Peak Mastery further increased Su Xing's spiritual energy and physical body by nearly double!
The artifact refinement comprehension in his mind... the expansion of the Spiritual Realm's range...
After a moment, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, and with a thought, a 33-inch long sword, as dark as ink, as smooth as jade, and as captivating as a black hole, appeared in Su Xing's hand.
The Innate Spirit Treasure, Ink Ice Sword!
The moment Su Xing saw the Ink Ice Sword, he couldn't help but admire it!
After ascending from an innate treasure to an innate spirit treasure, the Ink Ice Sword had undergone a huge transformation!
But Su Xing recognized it at a glance, and that feeling of mutual understanding... had not disappeared!
Holding the Ink Ice Sword, Su Xing could feel the extraordinary nature of this sword, hidden beneath its seemingly ordinary blade.
Divine objects conceal themselves...
Before unleashing the Ink Ice Sword's power... probably no one would imagine that this would be an innate spirit treasure!
Moreover, the Ink Ice Sword had become much stronger and sharper!
Just by lightly drawing it across his arm, even with Su Xing's terrifying physical body, a deep wound appeared.
The childish voice of the Ink Ice Sword's spirit echoed in his ears: "Master..."
Su Xing blinked, as if he saw a cute little loli no more than a meter tall, dressed in a black skirt, standing before him.
"Innate spirit treasure... the sword spirit has manifested?"
Su Xing felt it in his heart, feeling intimately familiar with every part of the Ink Ice Sword.
After ascending to an innate spirit treasure, the Ink Ice Sword had gained two new abilities!
Devour Spiritual Energy and Sever Fate!
The so-called Devour Spiritual Energy is the ability of the Ink Ice Sword to consume Su Xing's spiritual energy to strengthen its own body in a short period of time.
In fact, as long as enough spiritual energy is infused, its power will temporarily surpass that of a low-grade innate spirit treasure!
In addition, the sword energy released by the Ink Ice Sword is like an "amplifier," allowing Su Xing's own spiritual energy to cause greater damage and destruction!
This is a power he gained after nurturing it with his own spiritual energy!
As for Sever Fate, it's an ability left behind by the Six-winged God-creature's bone sword!
Back then, Su Xing fought with the Six-winged God-creature, and he suffered a lot.
Every time the bone sword struck Su Xing's physical body and caused damage, it forcefully extracted a portion of Su Xing's "lifespan"!
After a battle, even if Su Xing managed to fight evenly, he would still lose several thousand years of lifespan!
It was fortunate that Su Xing was young and strong, if it were an old Golden Immortal, he might have been furious.
Now that the Ink Ice Sword had ascended to an innate spirit treasure, this effect was even more astonishing!
Every sword energy Su Xing releases, as long as it strikes a target, it can deprive them of lifespan!
"Tsk tsk... this Sever Fate talent is definitely a nightmare for cultivators with short lifespans!"
"Even those cultivators with ample lifespan... will have to think twice before engaging in battle with me in the future!"
Su Xing clicked his tongue.
"Even a Taiyi Golden Immortal, if they want to kill me... they'll have to leave tens of thousands of years of lifespan first!"
In addition to the two new abilities, Devour Spiritual Energy and Sever Fate, the Ink Ice Sword's original ability to maintain "rationality and composure" was also enhanced.
And the Shadow God-creature's claws made the Ink Ice Sword several times stronger than before.
"Tsk tsk, it truly deserves to be an innate spirit treasure!"
"I underestimated the boost the Ink Ice Sword would give me before..."
"Now it seems that with the Ink Ice Sword, my strength can be increased by at least 30%!"
"If my Dao of the Sword reaches the sixth stage... this boost could even reach over 50%!"
Su Xing nodded in great satisfaction.
Now, Su Xing has obtained a weapon that suits him!
"However, it's not without a price!"
Su Xing glanced at his own cultivation.
Peak Golden Immortal, Fifth Stage, with a spiritual energy tree that is 33 feet tall.
In this simulation, Su Xing had spent a lot of effort on artifact refinement after all.
Therefore, his cultivation progress was still affected.
Otherwise, Su Xing might have been able to break through to the sixth stage of Golden Immortal...
"Whew... but it's just a matter of order!"
"Right now, I still have over 20 million Primordial Energy points... three simulation opportunities!"
"I can continue to improve my realm!"
Su Xing didn't hesitate, and silently said:
"Begin simulation!"
[161st simulation initiated, currently remaining Primordial Energy: 23,003,667 points... remaining simulation attempts: 2.]
[Simulation starting!]
[Drawing a talent requires 1 Primordial Energy point, do you want to draw?]
"Yes!"
[Ding, congratulations on drawing the golden talent Yin-Yang Split Body, the next draw of a golden talent has an 80% probability, and a red talent has a 20% probability...]
[Yin-Yang Split Body]: Golden talent, you have extraordinary aptitude for comprehending the Dao of Yin-Yang, allowing you to comprehend the Dao of Yin-Yang.
"Hmm? Yin-Yang Split Body..."
Su Xing blinked, glancing at a certain Dao on his panel.
Dao of Yin-Yang [First Stage].
After Su Xing's Five Elements Dao reached the sixth stage, he accidentally comprehended this Dao.
But he never had the time to cultivate it.
"Tsk tsk... Yin-Yang Split Body, increases aptitude for comprehending the Dao of Yin-Yang?"
"If I have time later... I can try comprehending it!"
Su Xing thought to himself.
As his realm gets higher and higher, the Primordial Energy required for each level also increases.
Su Xing can no longer guarantee that each simulation will result in a cultivation breakthrough.
So in this case, how can Su Xing ensure his strength progresses?
Naturally, by comprehending various Daos!
Su Xing is never averse to top-tier Daos like the Dao of Yin-Yang.
Putting that aside, Su Xing considered the direction he wanted to improve in this simulation.
"As before, I will focus on improving my spiritual energy and body tempering cultivation... and as quickly as possible reach the peak of Golden Immortal..."
"However, this time... I need to try for that top spot on the Earth Ranking!"
A gleam flashed in Su Xing's eyes.
Previously, he had already decided on his stepping stone.
Blood Four, a high-ranking executive of the Descendancy Cult... is currently the best target!
"However, how do I lure out this Blood Four..."
Su Xing pondered.
Based on his guess, Blood Four should be lurking in the Qingyuan Domain right now.
But the problem is, how to find Blood Four in the vast Qingyuan Domain?
Descendancy Cult executives are incredibly skilled at hiding, otherwise, they would have been eradicated by the righteous path long ago.
Even the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion doesn't have accurate information on the whereabouts of the Descendancy Cult executives.
"Therefore, I must create a disturbance... to lure out Blood Four!"
After thinking for a while, Su Xing immediately came up with an idea.
His gaze fell on the simulation panel.
[Choose your path...]
"I choose Greatness Achieved Late in Life..."
[In the Spirit Field Cave Heaven, you realize that you are in a simulation.]
[Over the next month, you gather Luotian's Legacy along the way and travel to the Starry Sky Realm!]
[At this moment, several Descendancy Cult executives and alien races are hidden within the Starry Sky Realm, searching for traces of the Lesser Demon's form.]
[You appear at the Starry Sky Gathering, quickly attracting the attention of these Descendancy Cult executives.]
[Without the slightest hesitation, you lock onto these several Descendancy Cult executives and then kill them all!]
[After killing several Descendancy Cult executives, you don't rush to leave the Starry Sky Realm... but instead stay in this realm to cultivate peacefully!]
[Your purpose is to lure stronger Descendancy Cult executives to investigate...]
In the real world, Su Xing saw this and the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile.
That's right, Su Xing's purpose is naturally to use the Starry Sky Gathering to lure out Blood Four!
As for why Su Xing is so sure that it will be Blood Four who comes?
It's not difficult to deduce!
"The strongest Descendancy Cult executive in the Starry Sky Realm... numbered Blood Thirteen, is already nearing the Golden Immortal stage!"
"If several executives disappear at once, it will certainly attract the Descendancy Cult to investigate... and the person who comes to investigate will likely have a higher cultivation level!"
(End of Chapter)