Chapter 495: Blood Four's Demise, Crimson Talent – Heavenly Fortune!
Upon hearing Su Xing's words, Blood Four was momentarily stunned before quickly regaining his composure.
He let out a sarcastic laugh, laced with anger:
"Hmph! Such audacity! Both being Taiyi Golden Immortals… you dare claim you can instantly kill me?"
"Who do you think you are? A Taiyi Celestial?"
Blood Four possessed a degree of confidence in his words.
Battles between Taiyi Golden Immortals often lasted for several years, resulting in the destruction of medium-sized worlds. This was no trifling matter!
If a fight truly broke out, Blood Four was confident in protecting himself, but the entire Thousand Islands Realm would undoubtedly be reduced to ruins!
Unless, the man before him was truly a Taiyi Celestial who had grasped the seventh stage of Dao, it was impossible for such a battle to occur without a significant disturbance!
And Taiyi Celestials were few and far between in the world. Blood Four had long memorized their identities, and Su Xing was not among them.
This was the reason for Blood Four's arrogance!
They were both Taiyi Golden Immortals, who feared whom? They could just have a fight!
Thinking this, Blood Four's anger flared further.
He roared, a crimson river of blood surging forth to envelop him, clearly prepared to engage Su Xing in battle.
However, Su Xing merely calmly wiped his Ink Ice Sword, saying:
"Heh… both Taiyi Golden Immortals, you say?"
Su Xing chuckled lightly, as if mocking Blood Four's ignorance.
Then, as Blood Four's aura soared and the crimson river nearly enveloped the entire island,
Su Xing took a step forward, his aura exploding in an instant.
Drawing his sword, a swift strike… sheathing the Ink Ice Sword, and collecting the spoils.
The entire process occurred in the blink of an eye.
Blood Four hadn't even reacted before his head was severed.
Su Xing obliterated Blood Four's physical body in a flash.
Only his soul, filled with terror, escaped from the shattered remains.
"No… impossible!"
"Who are you? Are you the Sword Immortal, White Emperor!?"
Blood Four's soul trembled with fear, knowing that his chances of survival were slim.
With that previous strike, he hadn't had the slightest chance to resist.
Among all the sword cultivators in the world, only a few individuals could achieve such a feat, instantly killing him.
And the one who could do it so decisively… was none other than the White Emperor!
Su Xing frowned slightly upon hearing this, murmuring:
"Silence!"
He then flicked a finger, a surge of sword intent erupting. The next moment… Blood Four's remaining soul completely extinguished, never to be reborn.
Thus, the Taiyi Golden Immortal, Blood Four, was utterly slain by Su Xing!
The entire sequence of events unfolded incredibly fast, even faster than a street brawl between ruffians.
Following this, Su Xing expertly retrieved Blood Four's storage pouch, destroyed the restrictions, took out the treasures within, and destroyed anything deemed useless.
After killing Blood Four, Su Xing didn't rest.
The Thousand Islands Realm was a significant stronghold of the Descending Church.
Su Xing spent half a day completely dismantling the Descending Church's presence in the Thousand Islands Realm.
He killed over a dozen Descending Church executives and countless followers…
After completing his task, Su Xing departed.
…
Half a day later, Su Xing altered his appearance once more and appeared in a tavern within the White Emperor City of the Little Green Cloud Realm, leisurely sipping wine.
A storage pouch lay on the table, containing various spirit ores entrusted to Su Xing by Bai Xuan.
Even after three or four years, Bai Xuan had not slacked off.
Su Xing exchanged all these spirit ores, earning a few million energy essence.
While not a huge amount, it was still respectable.
"Returning to the Little Green Cloud Realm… times have changed!"
Su Xing sighed with a hint of melancholy.
He recalled his first arrival in the Little Green Cloud Realm from Earth several years ago.
Everything was so novel back then, and Su Xing had been extraordinarily cautious.
Now, however, Su Xing's strength was among the top in the Three Thousand Worlds, and he no longer needed to be so wary.
"However… I can't get too reckless!"
"After all, without reaching the Da Luo realm, I'm still not truly safe…"
Su Xing shook his head, not letting the slaying of Blood Four inflate his ego.
For Su Xing now, Blood Four was merely a slightly stronger ant!
But in this current era of great calamity, everything below the Da Luo realm was as insignificant as ants.
Even reaching the Da Luo Golden Immortal realm, without becoming a Saint, one would still struggle to protect oneself.
Su Xing sighed, then turned his attention to his attribute panel.
[Name: Su Xing]
[Age: 29]
[Cultivation: Peak Taiyi Golden Immortal Ninth Stage, Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture Seventh Stage Complete (Celestial Yuan Divine Tree 9,999 zhang)
[Techniques: Ruyi Visualization Diagram, Luotian Transformation Immortal Scripture, Zhengyi Breathing Technique, Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture, Universal Stargazing Method (Minor Completion)**
[Talents: Celestial Yuan Battle Body, Crystal Clear Sword Heart, Sage's Stone, Ancient Overlord Body, Supreme Immortal Body, Universal Starry Sky Body, Yin-Yang Sacred Body, Nirvana Body, Primordial Dao Embryo, Three Thousand Dao Bodies, Annihilation Sacred Body, Devour Heaven and Earth, Eternal Undying Body, Spatial Sacred Body, Pill Saint, Thousand Illusions, Heaven and Earth as Formation, Five Elements Sacred Body, Alien Form, One More Try, Primordial Dao Body, Spiritual Root, Late Bloomer…**
[Skills: Sword One (Minor Completion), Yin-Yang Reversal (Great Completion), Void Sword (Great Completion), World Power · Spirit Domain (160,000 li), Pill Refinement (Supreme Grandmaster), Artifact Refinement (Supreme Grandmaster), Yin-Yang Five Elements Immortal Explosion Technique (Great Completion), Five Elements Immortal Explosion Technique (Complete), Divine Farmer Spirit Nurturing Technique (Complete), Divine Sense Ten Thousand Li (Celestial Man Realm), Protective Sword Aura (8100/8100), Formation Dao (Supreme Grandmaster), Various Immortal Cultivation Techniques…**
[Dao Comprehension: Thunder Dao (Sixth Stage Minor Completion), Five Elements Dao (Sixth Stage Minor Completion), Sword Dao (Sixth Stage Peak), Speed Dao (Sixth Stage), Strength Dao (Sixth Stage), Destiny Dao (Sixth Stage), Cause and Effect Dao (Sixth Stage), Spatial Dao (Sixth Stage Peak), Killing Dao (Sixth Stage), Yin-Yang Dao (Sixth Stage)…**
[Remaining Energy Essence: 2,243,790,000…]
[Remaining Simulation Attempts: 5]
Over the past six months, through over twenty simulations, Su Xing's strength had naturally made significant progress, but he had also temporarily hit a bottleneck.
Yes, a temporary bottleneck, something that had never happened to Su Xing before.
But it was happening nonetheless. In terms of aptitude and resources, Su Xing believed he was unmatched in the world.
But the bottleneck Su Xing was currently facing emphasized "fate" and "serendipity". With the right fortune not yet arriving, Su Xing found it difficult to improve.
In terms of cultivation, at only 29 years old, Su Xing had reached the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Ninth Stage. The next step was the Taiyi Grand Completion, for which he would need to prepare for the "Nine Tribulations" to become a Da Luo Golden Immortal.
Approaching Taiyi Golden Immortal Completion meant Su Xing's magical power was virtually inexhaustible.
As long as he wasn't fighting a Da Luo Golden Immortal and engaging in continuous high-intensity spellcasting, Su Xing wouldn't face any risk of running out of magical power.
And in terms of body tempering, Su Xing had reached the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture Seventh Stage Complete, with his Celestial Yuan Divine Tree reaching 9,999 zhang!
The next step was the eighth stage, where his physical body would be comparable to a Da Luo Golden Immortal!
With Su Xing's current physical body, he could practically achieve "rebirth from a drop of blood". Even if only a trace of his essence blood remained, he could use his blood energy to resurrect!
As long as his blood energy didn't extinguish, Su Xing was practically immortal!
Of course, this wasn't absolute immortality.
Under certain extreme circumstances, Su Xing could still "die".
In terms of talents, Su Xing had drawn five crimson talents in the past six months.
Two of them were particularly useful to him.
Celestial Yuan Battle Body and Crystal Clear Sword Heart!
Among them, the Celestial Yuan Battle Body provided Su Xing with an enormous amount of "Yuan Qi"!
Su Xing had already cultivated the Great Witch Body Tempering Scripture to the Seventh Stage Complete, his internal Yuan Qi inexhaustible.
But coupled with this talent, it meant that in battles against those of the same level, Su Xing's Yuan Qi would almost never deplete.
As for Crystal Clear Sword Heart, Su Xing could only describe it with one word – powerful!
Its specific effect was to multiply Su Xing's comprehension of the Sword Dao, allowing him to easily create his own sword techniques, sword spells, and so on, and provide deeper insights into Sword Intent.
Crystal Clear Sword Heart, combined with the "Primordial Sword Body" talent, pushed Su Xing's innate talent in the Sword Dao to an unprecedented level.
Even compared to the "Greatest Sword Immortal," the White Emperor, Su Xing was confident that he would be no less than him, perhaps even surpassing him!
And Su Xing's accumulation over the past six months had also propelled his Sword Dao to the Sixth Stage Peak!
Sixth Stage Peak Sword Dao, combined with Crystal Clear Sword Heart, allowed Su Xing to comprehend the White Emperor's sword and create his own sword technique, "Sword One"!
What is Sword One?
It's the principle of one giving rise to two, two giving rise to three, and three giving rise to all things!
In the previous time rewind, the White Emperor's sword represented the ultimate Sword Dao, symbolizing the "essence of the sword"!
And Su Xing, through numerous simulations, finally created "Sword One" based on that understanding.
Su Xing's sword integrated all sword techniques in the world, getting closest to the "essence of the sword"!
Its power was almost on par with the White Emperor's sword.
It represented the ultimate offensive technique!
It was also Su Xing's most powerful technique to date.
Its power was several times greater than Void Sword, Immortal Explosion Technique, and Protective Sword Aura!
However, "Sword One" was a single strike, deciding victory or defeat in an instant.
Of course, Su Xing couldn't use this sword in his normal state.
Only by combining it with "World Power · Spirit Domain" could Su Xing temporarily increase his Sword Dao comprehension to the Seventh Stage!
Only then could he unleash Sword One!
Earlier, when Su Xing instantly killed Blood Four, he used this "Sword One"!
This technique was capable of instantly killing Taiyi True Lords.
Using it to kill Blood Four was indeed overkill.
But there was no other way. To avoid any unforeseen complications, Su Xing had to instantly kill him.
The reason for this was, of course, related to "life tablets"!
High-ranking members of the Descending Church all possessed life tablets.
A shattered life tablet often signified the death of a cultivator.
But this wasn't always the case.
For instance, before shattering, a life tablet might be damaged, indicating that the cultivator was severely injured.
Then, when it finally shattered, it signified their demise.
Su Xing's sword, which instantly killed Blood Four, would undoubtedly shatter his life tablet directly.
Once the Descending Church discovered this, they would be puzzled.
After all, with Blood Four's strength, he wouldn't be unable to resist below the Da Luo realm.
Therefore, the Descending Church would not be able to immediately determine whether Blood Four was dead.
Instead, they would conduct an investigation to determine if the life tablet was damaged or if Blood Four had mistakenly entered some mysterious secret realm.
"And based on the previous simulations, this will take about three months!"
"While not a long time, it's enough for me to execute my next plan!"
Su Xing's eyes flickered slightly.
Six months of accumulation had given Su Xing the confidence he needed.
His body tempering and cultivation had both reached the peak of the Taiyi realm.
Coupled with his numerous talents and the newly comprehended "Sword One" technique.
Su Xing's strength had truly reached the level of a Taiyi Celestial.
In fact, among the few remaining Taiyi Celestials in the world, Su Xing was confident that he would be no less than any of them.
Of course, his tremendous increase in strength came at a cost.
Six months ago, Su Xing had 2.3 billion energy essence.
Adding the Star Stones from the Starry Sky Realm and the 96 Luotian Legacy Repositories, Su Xing's energy essence had exceeded 3 billion.
However, he had spent over 800 million energy essence in the past six months, bringing it back down to 2.2 billion.
"The only regret is… that my Sword Dao and Spatial Dao haven't yet reached the Seventh Stage!"
"But with the Spirit Domain's boost, I can maintain the Seventh Stage Dao for half a month."
"Even against slightly weaker Da Luo beings, I might have a chance to protect myself!"
Su Xing narrowed his eyes. With his current strength, even against Blood Two, Su Xing could escape.
Only the yet-to-appear "Blood Immortal" filled Su Xing with apprehension.
"But based on current intelligence… Blood Immortal is suspected to be in the Eighth Heaven, vying for the chance to become a Saint with the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Master… so there's no immediate possibility of encountering him."
Su Xing murmured.
Blood Immortal was in the Eighth Heaven, while Blood Two was in the Heavenly Secrets Domain.
Only Blood Three remained among the higher-ups of the Descending Church, and he wouldn't be a match for Su Xing.
"So next, I should continue to eliminate the Descending Church's influence…"
"But before that, I should first push my cultivation to the Taiyi Golden Immortal Grand Completion!"
Su Xing looked at the simulation panel and initiated a new round of simulation.
"Begin simulation!"
[325th Simulation Begins, currently remaining energy essence 2,243,790,000… remaining simulation attempts 4.]
[Simulation begins!]
[Drawing a talent requires 1 energy essence. Do you want to draw?]
"Yes!"
[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the crimson talent "Heavenly Fortune"!…]
[Heavenly Fortune]: Crimson talent. You possess unimaginable fortune. Calamities will not befall you. The Dao secretly protects you. Opportunities and treasures come at your bidding. In terms of fortune, you have surpassed all cultivators in the Three Thousand Worlds.
Upon seeing the newly drawn talent, Su Xing couldn't help but smile.
"Finally got it! A crimson-level fortune talent!"
"Tsk tsk, it's probably far superior to the previous Heavenly Fortune!"
The concept of fortune is mysterious yet real.
Fortune influences many things: resources, calamities, even breakthrough probabilities, opportunities, and so on.
Anything with a degree of randomness will be affected by fortune.
"Heavenly Fortune, huh? I wonder if this talent… can help me break through to the Seventh Stage of Dao?"
Su Xing felt a glimmer of hope, his gaze fixed on the simulation panel.
[Please choose a talent to enhance with the Sage's Stone…]
"I choose to enhance Late Bloomer…"
[Within the Spirit Field Cave Heaven, you realize you are in a simulation. ]
[You follow the plan and arrive at the Demon God City of the Little Green Cloud Realm. ]
[As the Crimson Moon fully revives, in order to quickly break through to the Main God realm, she accelerates the invasion of the Three Thousand Worlds. ]
[A large number of Red-Eyed Alien races appear, leading to a critical situation on the front lines of Demon God City. ]
[You join the battlefield of Demon God City and begin slaughtering the Red-Eyed Alien races. ]
[In just two months, you kill the vast majority of the Alien races in the Little Green Cloud Realm. ]
[For at least a hundred years, the Little Green Cloud Realm will be free from the threat of destruction. ]
[After doing this, you use the information you knew beforehand to locate the Crimson Moon hiding in the endless abyss of the alien space. ]
[You enter the endless abyss where the Crimson Moon resides. ]
In the real world, Su Xing nodded slightly after seeing this.
"I need to eliminate the Alien races in the Little Green Cloud Realm first… not only to obtain a batch of energy essence but also to buy time!"
Su Xing narrowed his eyes, feeling a sense of urgency.
Over the past six months, as Su Xing's strength had continuously increased, the invisible hand manipulating the future had grown increasingly influential!
"That Master" seemed to be growing impatient and accelerating the Alien races' invasion of the Three Thousand Worlds.
Furthermore, that "Master" had even interfered with the conflict between the two generations of Crimson Moons.
In the past six months, Su Xing's shortest simulation had lasted only twelve hundred years!
Yes, in that simulation, after twelve hundred years, the two generations of Crimson Moons finally settled their conflict.
The first-generation Crimson Moon won!
After the end of the conflict, the Crimson Moon absorbed all of the second-generation Crimson Moon's power, instantly pushing the Death Dao to the Eighth Stage!
Then, she broke through to the Main God realm!
Upon reaching the Main God realm, the Crimson Moon was naturally invincible.
During that period, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Master had not yet become a Saint, and the human race only lasted for twelve hundred years before losing five major realms.
Even the White Emperor perished in battle.
Su Xing naturally didn't escape this fate.
"So… I must buy as much time as possible!"
"Only by killing the Alien races and weakening the Crimson Moon's power can I buy time…"
"Or perhaps… before the Crimson Moon ascends to the Main God realm, I can kill her directly!"
Su Xing narrowed his eyes. Based on previous simulations, the Crimson Moon was less than a year away from ascending to the Main God realm.
"Then… let's give it a try!"
Su Xing took a deep breath, wanting to see if he could kill the Crimson Moon.
"Use immersive simulation, lasting one year…"
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 496: The Main God's Incarnation Descends, The Lesser Demon Disguise Exposed!
With those words, Su Xing's consciousness entered the simulated timeline.
…
When he opened his eyes again, Su Xing found himself at the very bottom of the Endless Abyss.
The endless red, the crimson land, and the crimson moon overhead remained unchanged, as if they had existed since eternity.
"You're back, Crimson Moon!"
"If I don't give it another try, I'll soon run out of chances…"
Su Xing took a deep breath and launched an attack towards the crimson moon in the sky.
Six months and over twenty simulations later, Su Xing had spent tens of thousands of years cultivating within the simulated world.
This time, the gap between him and the Crimson Moon was even smaller!
After a grueling battle that lasted three days and three nights, Su Xing clearly sensed that the Crimson Moon's aura had weakened by several levels!
Meanwhile, he was still at peak condition.
"It's about time… let's try it one more time!"
In an instant, Su Xing activated his Spirit Domain to its maximum capacity, his sword intent surging in a flash!
At this moment, Su Xing's Sword Dao briefly surged to the Seventh Stage!
Then, the insights gained from tens of thousands of years of cultivation within the simulation, observing the White Emperor's sword, were unleashed!
"Sword One!"
As Su Xing's voice fell, a beam of sword light slashed towards the crimson moon in the sky.
This sword, encompassing all sword techniques in the world, represented the very essence of the sword!
Although the technique was only in its minor completion stage, it had already begun to exhibit the rudimentary form of the sword!
The sword light, at an incredible speed, struck the crimson moon.
Su Xing saw the crimson moon in the sky briefly dim for a second, followed by an even brighter crimson light that instantly enveloped the entire abyss.
"Human… I will have your life!"
As this incredibly furious voice echoed, Su Xing already knew that he had failed again.
Without hesitation, he immediately activated his Time Stop talent.
He also briefly pushed his Spatial Dao to the Seventh Stage.
At this moment, Su Xing unleashed all his trump cards, instantly traversing hundreds of thousands of miles.
Three seconds later, a terrifying crimson beam of light still struck towards Su Xing.
The Seventh Stage, Slaughter Dao!
Su Xing felt his life force rapidly diminishing.
But he didn't dare to look back, continuing to flee towards the Green Cloud Realm.
With his full speed, it took only an hour to reach the Green Cloud Realm.
However, even so, the Crimson Moon still managed to strip Su Xing of his "One More Try" talent.
…
Soon, the immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to reality.
He slowly opened his eyes and sighed, helplessly saying:
"Alas… I failed again!"
Su Xing shook his head slightly. In the past six months, he had attempted this more than once.
But every time, it ended in failure!
Su Xing's sword, while capable of instantly killing the Crimson Moon,
could only do so against a first-level deity-level Crimson Moon…
When faced with that sword, the Crimson Moon abandoned the Death Dao and forcibly broke through to the Main God realm using the Slaughter Dao!
After breaking through to Main God, there was no point in continuing the battle.
Although the Slaughter Dao was not the supreme Dao, it was still one of the top Daos, comparable to Su Xing's Sword Dao and Spatial Dao.
If Su Xing hadn't used his Time Stop talent to escape, he would have been killed by the Crimson Moon very quickly!
"Sigh… it's basically impossible to kill the Crimson Moon!"
"She can break through to Main God at any time… she's just very ambitious and wants to become a Main God using the Seventh Stage Death Dao."
"However, my sword did sever the Crimson Moon's hope of becoming a Main God… that's why she was so enraged."
Su Xing sighed in resignation. This time, he had done his best.
While he failed to kill the Crimson Moon, he at least managed to extend the simulation time a little longer.
"So next, I'll strike at the Alien races and delay the destruction of the Green Yuan Realm…"
"And I'll have Green Cloud Son consume the Heavenly Sun Soul Tempering Pill!"
Su Xing narrowed his eyes. After hundreds of refinements over the past six months, he could finally create perfect-quality Heavenly Sun Soul Tempering Pills.
And with Su Xing's help, Green Cloud Son had consumed the Heavenly Sun Soul Tempering Pill.
However, the outcome wasn't as ideal as he hoped…
Thinking this, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[Second Year, you spent a year in the Green Cloud Realm, refining Heavenly Sun Soul Tempering Pills. ]
[Six pills were created, all of perfect quality Heavenly Sun Soul Tempering Pills! ]
[You gave the Heavenly Sun Soul Tempering Pills to Green Cloud Son… ]
[You know that this method is very risky… the Heavenly Sun Soul Tempering Pill will either allow Green Cloud Son to sever the Evil Aspect, restoring his true self. ]
[Or… it will accelerate his descent into madness, causing Green Cloud Son to completely lose himself! ]
[In previous attempts, both outcomes have occurred, with madness being more common! ]
[But this time, you possess the Heavenly Fortune talent, which may help Green Cloud Son break through. ]
[One Heavenly Sun Soul Tempering Pill is enough to take effect, but to be safe, you gave Green Cloud Son all six. ]
[Based on previous situations, Green Cloud Son will enter a long period of seclusion, ranging from one to three years. ]
[The results will be clear at the latest after three years. ]
[And during these three years, you didn't waste your time. You launched a major invasion of the Alien races in the smaller worlds near the Green Cloud Realm. ]
[During this time, you encountered Blood Three. ]
[You successfully killed Blood Three… ]
[Finally, in the fifth year, Green Cloud Son emerged from seclusion! ]
[In the illusion, Green Cloud Son finally defeated the Evil Aspect, preserving his true self-aspect! ]
[However, the loss of the Benevolent Aspect is irreparable… ]
[With one aspect missing, Green Cloud Son's strength will forever remain at the Demi-Saint realm, unable to progress further. ]
[But the good news is that Green Cloud Son maintained his sanity and was not consumed by the Evil Aspect. ]
[After doing all this, you finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although he missed out on becoming a Saint, this success was still a testament to his good fortune. ]
[Most importantly, the Green Yuan Realm currently needs a stabilizing force! ]
[After recovering, Green Cloud Son can resume his leadership and ensure that the Green Yuan Realm remains prosperous for at least a thousand years. ]
[During that year, you also left the Green Yuan Realm to seek your own opportunities. ]
[Fifth Year, you arrived at the Heavenly Secrets Domain and began traveling through it, hoping to find some inspiration that could help you break through to the Seventh Stage. ]
[Nearly three hundred years passed… ]
[Three Hundredth Year, you returned to the White Cloud Realm. ]
[During your travels over the past three hundred years, you seemed to have a burst of inspiration, but it was elusive. ]
[You realize that you are only one final opportunity away from breaking through to the Seventh Stage of the Spatial Dao! ]
[So, you boarded the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion's immortal vessel. ]
[Three Hundred and Twentieth Year, the immortal vessel defense war is triggered, and you single-handedly slay the first-level deity, becoming famous throughout the Heavenly Secrets Domain. ]
[Your Taiyi Celestial strength is quickly exposed. You ascend the Genius Ranking and take third place on the Heavenly Ranking! ]
[Three Hundred and Thirtieth Year, you reach the Heavenly Secrets Realm. ]
[You enter the Void Mirror, hoping to leverage the power of this chaotic treasure to gain further insights… ]
In the real world, Su Xing nodded slightly after seeing this.
"Regardless, Green Cloud Son at least managed to preserve his sanity!"
"Then, the Green Yuan Realm should be able to hold out for a longer period of time this time…"
"As long as the Green Yuan Realm isn't destroyed, the human race can persist for a longer time…"
He lost the chance to become a Saint, but he preserved his sanity and retained Demi-Saint strength.
This was the best outcome among the dozen or so attempts Su Xing had made over the past six months.
It seems that the Heavenly Fortune talent did play a role.
"Peak Taiyi Golden Immortal, Sixth Stage Peak Dao… there's still a gap to the Seventh Stage."
"But after traveling through the Heavenly Secrets Domain and gaining some inspiration, breaking through to the Seventh Stage of the Spatial Dao is imminent!"
Su Xing murmured.
Currently, Su Xing's cultivation had reached the limit of his current realm and could no longer improve.
Therefore, there was no need to go to the Eighth Heaven to devour the essence of flesh and blood.
He planned to try again, to see if he could leverage the Void Mirror to break through his Dao comprehension to the Seventh Stage.
"Then, let's begin!"
"Use immersive simulation, lasting 274 years…"
[Ding… remaining energy essence 2,243,690,000…]
As the prompt sounded, Su Xing's consciousness entered the simulated world.
…
Heavenly Secrets Realm, within the Void Realm.
Su Xing opened his eyes and made his request to the spirit of the Void Mirror.
"I want to comprehend future insights into the Spatial Dao…"
The spirit's voice echoed: "With your current comprehension of the Spatial Dao, it's highly likely that you won't be able to break through to the Seventh Stage… are you sure you want to try?"
Su Xing nodded slightly: "I'm sure!"
"As you wish!" replied the spirit.
Then, Su Xing felt himself transported back to that spatial realm.
Soon, a humanoid figure of light slowly merged with Su Xing.
During this process, Su Xing truly experienced the insights related to the Seventh Stage of the Spatial Dao!
But that was all.
When Su Xing regained consciousness, he was already outside the Void Realm.
"What a pity… I was still a little short!"
Su Xing murmured. He could truly feel that he was on the verge of reaching the Seventh Stage of the Spatial Dao.
If Su Xing was originally one step away from the Seventh Stage of the Spatial Dao, he had now taken another big step forward.
He was halfway across the line. Once he completely crossed it, Su Xing would achieve the Seventh Stage of the Spatial Dao!
"Whew… but the Void Mirror's ability to intercept the future… isn't omnipotent!"
Su Xing shook his head slightly. With his current cultivation and vision, he could see the origin of the Void Mirror's ability.
The so-called ability to intercept the future was essentially simulating Su Xing's future state.
Then, it would directly infuse that portion of Dao comprehension into Su Xing's body.
This approach could indeed allow Su Xing to briefly experience the process of achieving the Seventh Stage of Dao.
But it had its limitations.
Of course, through the Void Mirror's calculations, it could determine whether the user could reach the Seventh Stage.
It wasn't a waste… the countless years saved were the most precious thing.
But for Su Xing, it was an opportunity to steadily improve his Dao comprehension.
"Perhaps… after one or two more simulations, my Spatial Dao comprehension will be able to reach the Seventh Stage!"
Su Xing blinked, filled with anticipation.
"Next… I'll go to the Demon God Prison and head to the Eighth Heaven!"
The immersive simulation had only passed a few months, and there was still plenty of time.
Su Xing spent two years traveling to the Demon God Domain to obtain the Luotian Black Pearl, then went to the Eighth Heaven to begin comprehending the Dao.
His Sword Dao and Spatial Dao couldn't be broken through through simple comprehension alone.
The next steps would rely more on opportunities and fortune.
Countless Taiyi Golden Immortal peak cultivators were stuck at this stage, unable to comprehend the Seventh Stage of Dao.
But fortunately, Su Xing had already taken half a step, and a complete breakthrough was not far off.
"From now on, I'll cultivate the Five Elements Dao!" Su Xing murmured.
So, Su Xing switched his cultivation to the Five Elements Dao.
And so, another two hundred and seventy years passed…
After the immersive simulation ended, Su Xing's consciousness returned to reality.
…
Within the Spirit Field Cave Heaven, Su Xing's consciousness returned, his eyes revealing a look of satisfaction.
"Whew… my Five Elements Dao has also reached the Sixth Stage Great Completion!"
"Now, with the Spirit Domain, my Five Elements Dao can also temporarily exert the power of the Seventh Stage!"
Su Xing nodded slightly. With the help of the Spirit Domain, Su Xing could be said to possess the combat power of three Daos at the Seventh Stage.
Spatial, Sword, and Five Elements Daos were all top-tier Daos.
Although the duration wasn't long, Su Xing had faintly surpassed the Taiyi Celestial realm.
"Whew… next, I need to find a way to become the first on the Heavenly Ranking…"
"That way, I can once again come into contact with the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Master's phantom…"
Su Xing murmured. However, in the Genius Ranking, he was only ranked third on the Heavenly Ranking.
It wasn't that Su Xing's strength was limited to this, but rather that he lacked the opportunity to prove himself.
As far as Su Xing knew, in the entire Three Thousand Worlds, including the Nine Heavens Domain, there were only four human Taiyi Golden Immortals besides himself!
These four individuals had all lived for over ten thousand years. Although they hadn't broken through, their research into techniques and Dao comprehension was extremely profound.
Their combat power, while not as powerful as Da Luo Golden Immortals, could still hold its own for a short period of time.
In fact, the Taiyi Celestial who was first on the Genius Ranking had a record of remaining undefeated against Da Luo Golden Immortals for a year!
For Su Xing to replace him and become the first on the Heavenly Ranking, he would probably need to defeat a Da Luo Golden Immortal.
"So… the only easy targets among the Da Luo Golden Immortals are Blood Two!"
"With my current strength, to defeat Blood Two, I'd probably need at least two Daos to reach the Seventh Stage and then utilize World Power to have a chance…"
Su Xing pondered the possibility of becoming first on the Heavenly Ranking.
"But before that, I should still cultivate and truly push my cultivation to Taiyi Completion!"
Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
[Six Hundredth Year, after the immersive simulation ends, you enter the Spirit Field Cave Heaven to cultivate. ]
[This cultivation lasts for five hundred years! ]
[Eleventh Hundred Year, one day, your aura naturally reaches its peak, and you finally fully reach Taiyi Golden Immortal Completion, unable to progress any further. ]
[Next, all that remains is to begin the Nine Tribulations. ]
[This is another great tribulation for both magical power and willpower. ]
[Twelfth Hundred Year, the human race's strong in the Eighth Heaven can hardly hold on. Under the accelerated offensive of the Alien races, there's no longer a place for you to survive. ]
[So, you transform into your Lesser Demon form. ]
[You leave the Nine Heavens Domain and return to the Heavenly Secrets Domain. ]
[This year, only the Heavenly Secrets Domain and Green Yuan Realm remain for the human race to defend… ]
[Next, you spend several hundred years accumulating followers and several hundred years absorbing faith power. ]
[Two Thousandth Year, the Heavenly Secrets Domain is destroyed, the White Emperor dies… ]
[And you reach the end of the simulation. ]
[Two Thousandth Year, as the last human territory is destroyed, a passage appears in the Heavenly Secrets Domain. ]
[Through that passage, you see countless Alien races preparing to take over the five major realms… you see countless human cultivators being enslaved and raised as livestock by the Alien races. ]
[And a figure descends into the Heavenly Secrets Realm. ]
[The Void Main God's incarnation! ]
[The Void Main God's incarnation sees you… he sees the anomalies within you through the timeline. ]
[The Void Main God seizes your consciousness… your human identity is discovered. ]
[You die! ]
[Ding, this simulation ends! ]
Seeing the prompt, Su Xing helplessly shook his head.
"It's the Main God again… even with the Alien Form talent, some flaws were exposed in front of this powerful being?"
Su Xing shook his head. His Lesser Demon disguise, in terms of divine power and divinity, had reached the peak of a first-level deity.
Only the final divine spark was needed to reach the Main God realm.
But as the Alien races accelerated their invasion, the Void Main God's incarnation finally returned to the Three Thousand Worlds.
While his true identity wasn't exposed directly, any slight flaw was enough for the Void Main God to utilize the power of time and seize his consciousness.
Su Xing naturally died a miserable death.
"But fortunately, my simulated self automatically shields the simulator… otherwise, being discovered by the Main God would have posed some risks?"
Su Xing murmured.
As a Void Main God who mastered the Time Dao, Su Xing couldn't respect him more.
"Next time, if the Main God's incarnation descends… I'll end the simulation early!"
Su Xing thought.
This meant that the Three Thousand Year Era had truly passed.
From now on, in each simulation, Su Xing could only effectively utilize two thousand years.
This was due to Su Xing interfering with the outcome of the Crimson Moon's conflict.
Otherwise, the end would only come sooner…
"But fortunately, the simulation's goals were mostly achieved… and my cultivation has finally reached Taiyi Golden Immortal Completion…"
Su Xing nodded slightly, looking at the rewards from this simulation.
[Heavenly Fortune]: Crimson talent, price 100 energy essence.
[Taiyi Golden Immortal Completion]: Cultivation has reached Taiyi Golden Immortal Completion. Only the Nine Tribulations and Dao comprehension remain before the Da Luo realm. Price 100 million energy essence.
[World Power · Spirit Domain (Small World)]: The Spirit Domain Dao has reached the Immortal Domain realm. World power is integrated into oneself… the current Spirit Domain range is 164,000 li. Can increase Seventh Stage Dao comprehension by one minor stage and Sixth Stage Dao comprehension by two minor stages. Price 30 million energy essence.
(End of Chapter)