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    Su Xing sighed at this.

    “As expected, I’m still lacking spiritual energy and spirit stones!”

    “Cultivation at the Divine Transformation Realm requires a constant supply of spiritual energy…”

    Su Xing pondered slightly.

    It wasn’t difficult to obtain spiritual energy, as he still had thirty Gathering Spirit Flower seeds.

    With the help of the simulator, a cheat, he could easily bring out hundreds or even thousands of Gathering Spirit Flowers in a single simulation.

    But aside from Gathering Spirit Flowers, spirit stones were also a necessity.

    As spirit stones were solid spiritual energy, they were far more efficient for cultivation and recovery than using spiritual energy directly.

    Moreover, if Su Xing wanted to plant spirit rice on a large scale to increase the strength of the human race, he needed sufficient spirit stones.

    “Ultimately, it’s the lack of spirit stones that is the issue! The thousand spirit stones I have now wouldn’t even be enough for a single minor realm in the Divine Transformation Realm…”

    “As far as I know, there’s only one source left for obtaining spirit stones…”

    “Old Dog Zong… You’re the one I need!”

    Su Xing thought that this Old Dog Zong, who had lived for one or two thousand years, must have a vast collection of spirit stones.

    If he could snatch them… he wouldn’t have to worry about a spirit stone shortage for a while.

    “Unfortunately, that old dog is quite powerful. With my newly acquired Divine Transformation Realm cultivation, I may not be his opponent…”

    “Once I improve my body refining further, little old me will seek revenge on that old dog!”

    No matter what, breaking through four levels to enter the Divine Transformation Realm was beyond Su Xing’s expectations.

    With the first level broken, everything else was easy. He just needed to grind for cultivation.

    Thinking this, Su Xing turned his gaze towards the simulation panel.

    【Year 20: You continue to fight in the Demon-Suppressing Pass.】

    【As you battle, your combat experience and strength gradually improve. You become a renowned martial emperor in the Demon-Suppressing Pass.】

    【You consistently rank among the top in the annual Demon Slayer Chart. You even achieved the feat of holding off two Demon Emperors alone!】

    【Two more years pass.】

    【Year 23: The situation in the Demon-Suppressing Pass worsens. Even though you slay hundreds and thousands of demons daily, it’s still insufficient for the vast Demon-Suppressing Pass.】

    【However, your Qi refining cultivation also makes slight progress. While you can’t cultivate for long due to the lack of spiritual energy, your cultivation gradually approaches the second level of the Divine Transformation Realm.】

    【Year 24: In a year’s time, you kill dozens of Demon Emperors.】

    【This is not only due to your increasing strength but also because there are more and more Demon Emperors attacking the Demon-Suppressing Pass.】

    【You have a feeling that the day may be near.】

    【Year 25: Hundreds of legendary demon beasts invade the Demon-Suppressing Pass, and countless human soldiers perish!】

    【You use all your strength to barely hold off a legendary demon beast for a dozen rounds, and you are eventually killed by the beast.】

    【You die. The ‘Unwilling to Die’ talent activates…】

    【Ding! This simulation has ended!】

    After the simulation ended, Su Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

    He looked at the reward options on the simulation panel.

    【I’m Just a Background Character】: Purple quality innate talent. Price: 1 million energy points.

    【26 Years of Alchemy Experience】: Alchemy insights, including some insights into Forging Embryo Pill (Grandmaster-Level). Price: 1 million energy points.

    【First Level of Divine Transformation Realm Cultivation】: You broke through five levels to reach the Divine Transformation Realm. You’ve become a Divine Transformation Patriarch among cultivators. Price: 10 million energy points.

    【Fourth Level of Divine Force Realm Cultivation】: Body refining cultivation. Price: 30 million energy points.

    【Eight Years of Combat Experience】: Contains your eight years of combat experience in the Demon-Suppressing Pass. Slightly enhances your understanding of demon weaknesses. Price: 800,000 energy points.

    Su Xing looked at the simulation reward options, lost in thought.

    “I’m Just a Background Character,” this talent, is it powerful?

    It’s definitely OP, a conceptual talent!

    When Su Xing doesn’t want to be noticed, this talent is absolutely useful.

    For example, in this simulation, Su Xing used this talent to steal from the Descent Sect’s treasury!

    You know, the treasury contained not only medicinal herbs but also many other treasures.

    Even if Su Xing didn’t need these treasures, he could exchange them for energy, which would be a staggering amount of energy.

    But the drawback of this talent is also obvious, as it can sometimes cause Su Xing a lot of trouble.

    After some hesitation, Su Xing sighed, “Alright, I’ll keep this talent in the talent pool… I’ll draw it out later when I need it!”

    After deciding he didn’t need the talent for now, Su Xing had nothing to hesitate about.

    His gaze fell on the two cultivation rewards. Su Xing muttered, “I’ll choose the Divine Transformation Realm cultivation and the Fourth Level of Divine Force Realm cultivation!”

    Immediately, Su Xing heard the simulator’s prompt.

    【You successfully brought out the First Level of Divine Transformation Realm Cultivation. Cost: 10 million energy points. Remaining energy: 45,680,000 energy points.】

    【You successfully brought out the Fourth Level of Divine Force Realm Cultivation. Cost: 30 million energy points. Remaining energy: 15,680,000 energy points.】

    As the simulator’s prompt faded, two mysterious energies flowed into Su Xing’s body.

    The first thing Su Xing felt was a surge in strength and physical might!

    First Level of Divine Force Realm… Second Level… Third Level…

    Like a natural progression, each level was more powerful than the last!

    Finally, Fourth Level of Divine Force Realm!

    Body refining cultivators in the Divine Force Realm experience a 30% increase in strength with each level increase!

    Su Xing had undergone three transformations from the First Level to the Fourth Level of the Divine Force Realm.

    His strength was roughly 2.2 times his original!

    This meant his strength had directly increased from 20 million jin to 44 million jin.

    More than double the increase!

    Moreover, body refining cultivation represented Su Xing’s current peak combat power.

    This also meant his strength had increased by more than double at this moment!

    “Hiss~ The Divine Force Realm, truly formidable… Each level increases strength by 30%. In the end, the increase in strength will be explosive!”

    Su Xing took a deep breath.

    Not only that, the 44 million jin of brute force was just Su Xing’s pure physical strength. After adding elemental force…

    Su Xing’s strength would double again, reaching an astonishing 80 million jin!

    “No wonder it is said that body refining cultivators only truly demonstrate their power when they reach the Divine Force Realm…”

    Su Xing murmured.

    ‘Breaking through with strength’ must be like this.

    In the lower realms, body refining cultivators and Qi refining cultivators had their own strengths and weaknesses. Although body refining cultivators had stronger physiques, Qi refining cultivators had ranged attacks.

    Ordinary body refining cultivators couldn’t even get close.

    But now, when body refining cultivators reached the Divine Force Realm, their explosive strength increase allowed them to teach Qi refining cultivators a lesson!

    “My current pure physical strength should be at least as strong as Old Dog Zong, right?”

    Su Xing thought to himself.

    In the last simulation, Old Dog Zong was at the peak of the Qi refining Divine Transformation Realm, with his body refining approaching the peak of the Divine Force Realm.

    His strength had surpassed Su Xing’s. But now, Su Xing’s strength had doubled, so it should be comparable to Old Dog Zong’s.

    Su Xing pondered.

    At this moment!

    A surging power echoed through Su Xing’s body!

    “I’m about to break through!”

    Su Xing’s heart skipped a beat. He quickly calmed his mind and tried to control the fluctuations in his spiritual energy.

    In the next second, Su Xing erupted with an aura as vast and powerful as a great river!

    His spiritual energy soared, rising several levels in just a few breaths.

    The Nascent Soul in his Elixir Field began to change, turning into a golden miniature version of Su Xing in the blink of an eye.

    His perception of the surrounding world’s spiritual energy surged like a rising tide.

    Su Xing could sense the subtle flow of spiritual energy in the air.

    The most exaggerated increase was in his Divine Consciousness!

    Due to the limitations of the Spirit Field Paradise, Su Xing didn’t know how much his Divine Consciousness had increased.

    He could only sense the turbulence in the spatial rifts outside the Spirit Field Paradise, as well as the emptiness beyond.

    When the aura surrounding Su Xing stabilized and his spiritual energy, as vast as a great river, completely subsided, he slowly opened his eyes and muttered, “So that’s it, using human strength to borrow the power of heaven and earth… Is this what it means to be a Divine Transformation cultivator?”

    From Nascent Soul to Divine Transformation, the total amount of spiritual energy in Su Xing’s body had increased by roughly double!

    But that wasn’t the most important thing!

    The strength of Divine Transformation cultivators lay in their ability to harness the power of heaven and earth, communicate with the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, and channel it into themselves.

    In this way, the power of their techniques was stronger, and their spiritual energy recovery speed was faster!

    Feeling the changes within, Su Xing mused, “If this was still an era abundant in spiritual energy, I probably wouldn’t have been a match for Old Dog Zong…

    “Because Divine Transformation cultivators, utilizing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, are far superior to Nascent Soul cultivators in both the power of their techniques and their sustained combat abilities!”

    “But because it’s now the Era of the Depleted Dao… There’s no spiritual energy between heaven and earth. That’s why Old Dog Zong couldn’t fully utilize his Divine Transformation strength before, which allowed me to hold out for so long, right?”

    Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly. The lack of spiritual energy in heaven and earth was clearly not a good thing for him, as spiritual energy was the foundation for cultivators.

    Without spiritual energy, Su Xing’s strength couldn’t be fully unleashed.

    However, compared to other cultivators, Su Xing had an advantage.

    The Spirit Field Paradise!

    Although there was no spiritual energy outside, after breaking through to the Divine Transformation Realm, Su Xing could completely rely on the Spirit Field Paradise to quickly recover his spiritual energy, enabling him to fight continuously!

    Thinking about this, Su Xing stroked his chin and said, “No wonder cultivators say: Wealth, Companions, Techniques, and Paradise. The value of these paradises in the Era of the Depleted Dao is truly terrifying!”

    Pausing for a moment, Su Xing’s eyes flashed with a glimmer of light as he murmured, “Then next, I’ll see how much my Divine Consciousness has increased.”

    With a thought, Su Xing appeared in the school dormitory building.

    His Divine Consciousness spread out like a tide.

    One hundred zhang… One thousand zhang… Two thousand zhang… Three thousand zhang!

    Su Xing’s Divine Consciousness finally felt like it was reaching its limit when it reached three thousand zhang.

    “So it’s like this… My Divine Consciousness now is roughly three thousand zhang plus.”

    “Converted to modern units, that’s a full ten kilometers!”

    Su Xing’s eyes flashed with a hint of delight.

    A radius of ten kilometers, which encompassed almost the entire central area of Kyoto!

    This meant that as long as Su Xing released his Divine Consciousness, there would be nothing he didn’t know about in the entire central area of Kyoto!

    Whether it was used to find people or for self-defense, it was a god-tier skill!

    However, Divine Consciousness could not be used without limits.

    Maintaining a range of three thousand zhang, even for only a quarter of an hour, made Su Xing feel a slight strain on his primordial spirit.

    Then, Su Xing tried to maintain his Divine Consciousness within a range of thirty zhang around him. At this range, he hardly felt any consumption.

    This meant Su Xing could keep his Divine Consciousness active, detecting any movement within a range of thirty zhang around him.

    “Within thirty zhang of my body, equivalent to within a hundred meters, I can detect any danger at any time!”

    Su Xing was secretly pleased.

    This range could prevent the majority of assassinations and dangers.

    Su Xing’s heart moved, and he summoned his profession panel.

    【Name: Su Xing】

    【Age: 22】

    【Profession: Cultivator (Unique Hidden Profession)】

    【Cultivation: First Level of Divine Transformation Realm, Fourth Level of Divine Force Realm】

    【Technique: Eternal Spring Technique】

    【Innate Talents: Sword Fanatic, Accidental Enlightenment, Alchemy Prodigy, Glutton, True Wood-Fire Dual Spirit Root, Force That Can Move Mountains, Prosperous Fortune, Handsome as Pan An, Plant Affinity, Beast Language Level 10, Unwilling to Die, Lucky Streak, Good Fortune, and Avoidance of Misfortune…】

    【Skills: Fire Control (Small Accomplishment), Alchemy (Small Accomplishment), Spirit Blast Technique (Small Accomplishment), Divine Farmer’s Spirit Cultivation Technique (Entry Level), Three Thousand Zhang Divine Consciousness (Five Senses Realm), Elemental Force Mastery (Entanglement Level), Three Talents Sword Technique (Human-Sword Small Accomplishment),万里追踪术 (Entry Level)】

    【Equipment: Ink Ice】

    After accumulating through several simulations, Su Xing’s body refining and Qi refining cultivation had improved significantly.

    The enhancements from his innate talents made him a stat monster.

    Even in his skill list, Su Xing already possessed numerous magical abilities. He could barely unleash combat strength equivalent to the Divine Transformation Realm.

    “But this technique…”

    Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly. He was still learning the Eternal Spring Technique, which he had obtained before. It could only reach the peak of the Returning Void Realm.

    Although Su Xing was only at the beginning of the Divine Transformation Realm, he had to consider things for the future, otherwise, finding a technique would waste a lot of time.

    Su Xing’s heart moved, and he murmured, “Speaking of which, I have a Wood-Fire Dual Spirit Root, but I only know a Wood technique. I haven’t mastered a Fire technique…”

    “Currently, I know of four ways to obtain a technique.”

    “First, through the Luo Tian Great Assembly copy, I can memorize a technique through multiple immersive simulations… But this consumes too much simulation energy and effort. Without triggering enlightenment, it would take at least ten simulations to fully memorize a Heaven-ranked technique!”

    “Second, through Old Dog Zong… As a monster who has lived for two thousand years, he must have techniques leading to higher realms. Maybe I can get my hands on them…”

    “Third, naturally, there’s the Era of the Depleted Dao copy. Although I haven’t been there, I’m now certain that Old Dog Zong is from this copy, and the former Eternal Spring Sect should also belong to this copy…”

    “Therefore, even though spiritual energy has dissipated, it’s not impossible that there are higher-level techniques!”

    “Finally, after breaking through to the Returning Void Realm, I can go find my cheap master Qing Yunzi to see if he can get me a higher-level technique!”

    Su Xing carefully considered his options.

    Forcibly memorizing techniques through the Luo Tian Great Assembly wasn’t worthwhile. The simulation energy involved could amount to hundreds of millions.

    This path could only be used as a last resort. Su Xing didn’t want to resort to it unless absolutely necessary.

    As for breaking through to the Returning Void Realm and finding Qing Yunzi, there were too many uncertainties!

    After all, Su Xing hadn’t fully grasped Qing Yunzi’s background. Although he was his cheap master, it’s better to be cautious. What if Qing Yunzi was a great devil who wanted to refine Su Xing into a human elixir?

    When Su Xing first started cultivating, he didn’t know the ruthlessness of the cultivation world.

    But now, through Old Dog Zong, Su Xing had understood the cruelty of the cultivation world.

    Reaching the Returning Void Realm in less than a year was too shocking. What if Qing Yunzi wanted to pry into the secrets behind his rise…

    Hiss~ The consequences would be unimaginable!

    With Su Xing’s caution, he wouldn’t take such a risk!

    “So, there are only two paths left!”

    Su Xing’s gaze narrowed.

    “The Era of the Depleted Dao… and Old Dog Zong. I want them both!”

    Su Xing had a plan for the future and breathed a sigh of relief.

    Just as he was about to return to the Spirit Field Paradise to refine elixirs, his Divine Consciousness detected a figure.

    Su Xing’s expression changed slightly.

    “It’s Wang Qingxuan… Why is she alone crying behind the dormitory building?”

    Su Xing felt a little confused. He didn’t dislike this junior, even having a slight liking for her.

    After all, Wang Qingxuan wasn’t a bad person and had always been kind to Su Xing. In the early stages, she even helped Su Xing obtain the Eternal Spring Technique.

    “So, Wang Qingxuan is in trouble?”

    Su Xing’s heart moved, and he pretended to be passing by the back of the dormitory building, creating a chance encounter.

    “Junior, what’s wrong?”

    Seeing Wang Qing璇 hiding in a corner, constantly sobbing, she looked so helpless and fragile.

    Su Xing felt a pang of sympathy and handed her a tissue.

    When Wang Qing璇 saw it was Su Xing, she became even more embarrassed, seemingly unwilling to let her crush see her like this.

    She hurriedly tried to run away.

    Su Xing quickly grabbed her arm, wiped the tears from her face with the tissue, and asked with concern, “Junior, what’s wrong? Tell me!”

    Wang Qing璇 looked up at Su Xing. Her heart felt warm, and she couldn’t hold it back any longer. She threw herself into his arms and sobbed, “Senior… My parents… they’re dead… They’re dead…”

    Su Xing’s expression instantly changed when he heard this. Wang Qingxuan’s parents were dead?

    He quickly said, “Junior, don’t worry. Take it easy. Tell me what happened.”

    Wang Qing璇 took the tissue and wiped the tears from her eyes, slowly revealing her recent ordeal.

    It turned out that although Wang Qing璇’s family wasn’t well-off, her parents were both silver-level professionals.

    They worked for an organization called the Black Dragon Professional Guild.

    Professional guilds were one of the most common professional organizations in society.

    After graduating from a professional university, aside from the few geniuses recruited by the government, most professionals joined guilds, chambers of commerce, companies, or other similar organizations.

    Professional guilds primarily worked on dungeon runs, equipment farming, or helping employers acquire rare items from dungeons, as well as training employers, and so on.

    Professionals hired by guilds received salaries, and they also received a certain percentage of the equipment and items obtained from dungeons.

    Guilds were powerful, and when many professionals formed teams to enter dungeons, their level growth was faster, and they were safer.

    However, according to Wang Qing璇…

    Her parents had died in a dungeon half a month ago because of a mistake in mission intel provided by the Black Dragon Guild.

    While this wasn’t a common occurrence, it happened every year.

    After all, entering a dungeon wasn’t like playing a game. It was a real-life battle to the death against dungeon monsters!

    It was normal to die if you weren’t careful.

    But the problem was that those who died for the guild should have received a substantial sum of compensation!

    Especially for Wang Qing璇, who was still studying at university, her strength was in its prime, and she needed money.

    The compensation for the death of her two parents should have been more than ten million Great Summer coins!

    But the Black Dragon Guild refused to compensate them, even going so far as to alter the contract.

    Wang Qing璇, just a university student, how could she possibly compete with the powerful guild?

    With her parents gone and their primary source of income lost, Wang Qing璇 felt utterly hopeless.

    Seeing Wang Qing璇 weeping in his arms, Su Xing felt a pang of sympathy.

    “Black Dragon Professional Guild… That name sounds familiar.”

    Su Xing suddenly thought of something and pondered.

    “Right! I remember in the simulation, there was a merchant guild that I killed called the Black Dragon Merchant Guild… Could there be a connection between the two?”

    Su Xing’s heart moved. He comforted Wang Qing璇 in his arms while saying, “Junior, calm down for a few days. I’ll think of a way to help you.”

    (End)

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