While Others are Leveling Up, I Alone Will Cultivate Until Mahayana Before Making My Move 158

Chapter 156: Taking Out Rewards, the Awakened Desire for the Dao! (5k)

[You were shocked. The strength of this puppet’s body was probably no weaker than a Returning Void Stage Cultivator!]

[Your sword energy did almost no damage to it, and this puppet reached you in just a few breaths, striking you with a punch!]

[Seeing this, you quickly wrapped your fists with Elemental Force to block it.]

[The fists collided, and you flew backward, crashing into the stone wall, a thin stream of blood flowing from your mouth.]

[You were a little incredulous. The pure physical power of this puppet was actually greater than yours, and its body strength was even greater than yours by an unknown amount.]

[You were certain that this was a puppet that could rival a Returning Void Stage Cultivator!]

[After being blasted away by a punch, you used the faint light reflected off the wall to see the puppet’s appearance.]

[It looked exactly like a human, but its skin was unusually pale, like a vampire from Western legends. The withered wrinkles on its skin made it look extremely creepy.]

[This seemed to be a living corpse, refined into a powerful puppet.]

[While you were thinking, the puppet attacked you again.]

[After dozens of rounds of fierce battle, you were already injured in several places.]

[The puppet’s attacks became even fiercer, and the endless force coming from its body made it almost impossible for you to resist.]

[Your battle caused mysterious fluctuations to constantly emanate from the surrounding stone walls. It was a kind of defensive formation, seemingly to prevent the collapse of this ancient tomb.]

[You persisted for another dozen rounds, but you could no longer resist. The strength of this living corpse puppet was far stronger than the old dog.]

[You knew that you were no match for it, so you wanted to leave the ruins.]

[However, the living corpse puppet pursued relentlessly. After fighting dozens of rounds again, your physical body disintegrated and was smashed into meat paste.]

[After your Nascent Soul left the body, you planned to continue to escape, but the living corpse puppet only stretched out its right hand and caught your Nascent Soul.]

[It stuffed it into its mouth, and you felt a huge suction force, swallowing your Nascent Soul.]

[You died!]

[Ding! This simulation has ended!]

After the simulation ended, Su Xing looked at the text in front of him and remained silent for a long time.

“As expected of a great sect that once had immortals… even a puppet possesses the strength comparable to a Returning Void Stage Cultivator?”

Su Xing was somewhat fortunate that he had not chosen to charge directly into the ruins before. Otherwise, he would have lost a layer of Divine Transformation Realm.

And now, the 25 years of simulation time were used up. Even if he died, it was not a loss.

Su Xing stroked his chin and muttered:

“This puppet should be the guardian puppet of the ancient tomb ruins? Who is the owner of this ancient tomb ruins? It can even make guardian puppets that can rival Returning Void Stage Cultivators!”

“Hiss… at least a Returning Void Stage Great Perfection, or maybe even a Union Stage Cultivator?”

Su Xing sighed softly and said:

“What a pity. With my current strength, I can only hold on for dozens of rounds against a Returning Void Stage powerhouse…”

“If I want to defeat this puppet, I’m afraid I still have to cultivate to the Returning Void Stage!”

“However, this ancient tomb ruins definitely hides great secrets. If I reach the Returning Void Stage, maybe I can visit the tomb again!”

Su Xing carefully recalled the events that happened in the simulation just now and listed a few key points.

“First, this ancient tomb ruins is definitely not a simple place for a cultivator to sleep. Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been Returning Void and Divine Transformation Stage cultivators dying thousands of years ago.”

“Second, there is weak spiritual energy in the tomb. Perhaps it has Gathering Spirit Flowers, or maybe it’s a spirit vein! However… I’m more inclined to believe the latter!”

“Finally, and most importantly, what is the identity of the owner of the tomb? Could the Heaven-Rank Technique, Myriad Wood Decision, be on the owner of the tomb?”

Thinking about this, Su Xing took a deep breath.

Both the advanced technique of Eternal Spring Technique, Myriad Wood Decision, and the spirit vein in the tomb were extremely tempting to Su Xing!

When his strength was sufficient, he must go back!

“Unfortunately, my Elemental Force has not yet advanced to the third level. Entering the Returning Void Stage is still a long way off…”

“I should take things one step at a time and take care of what is in front of me!”

Su Xing sighed, his eyes looking expectantly at the simulation panel.

[Artisan of Refinement]: Purple Quality Innate Talent, price 1 million energy points.

[Ten Years of Alchemy Experience]: Alchemy insights, price 500,000 energy.

[Divine Transformation Stage Fourth Layer Cultivation]: Qi Refining cultivation, price 30 million energy.

[Mysterious Yellow Technique]: Earth-Rank Technique, highest cultivation level is Returning Void Stage. It is part of the Heaven-Rank Technique, Myriad Wood Decision, price 1 million energy.

[Ephemeral Life Technique]: Earth-Rank Technique, highest cultivation level is Returning Void Stage. It is part of the Heaven-Rank Technique, Myriad Wood Decision, price 2 million energy.

[10,000 Drops of Low-Grade Spirit Liquid]: Condensed from extremely concentrated spiritual energy. It can nourish the Elixir Field and promote cultivation, and it’s easy to absorb. Price 1 million energy.

[Bagua Fortune-Telling Technique (Partial)]: Heaven-Rank Secret Technique, it records the lower part of the technique, the Human Fortune Chapter. It can predict good or bad fortune, but its value is not as good as the National Fortune Chapter, price 30 million energy.

[2,300 Gathering Spirit Flowers (Mature Stage), 1,500 Gathering Spirit Flower Seeds]: Price 245 million energy.

[Elemental Force Cultivation Insights (Entanglement Level)]: Although you haven’t broken through the realm, you have made some progress in understanding Elemental Force, price 8 million energy.

This time in the simulation, Su Xing gained a lot.

Not only did his Qi Refining cultivation level make a big breakthrough, he even explored the Xianwu Era copy and found the path to the Returning Void Stage in the future.

“So, how do I choose from so many rewards?”

Su Xing looked at the rewards in front of him and fell into thought.

The Artisan of Refinement talent, although good, Su Xing didn’t have any plans to refine weapons at the moment, and he didn’t have any refining manuals.

He could temporarily put it in the talent pool and draw it out when the time was right.

Mysterious Yellow Technique and Ephemeral Life Technique, although they were Earth-Rank Techniques, Su Xing was already cultivating Eternal Spring Technique. These two techniques weren’t worth wasting a simulation opportunity.

Perhaps he could directly obtain Myriad Wood Decision in the simulation later and then bring it out, which would be more efficient.

“As for the Low-Grade Spirit Liquid…”

Su Xing shook his head slightly.

Low-Grade Spirit Liquid came from the Spirit Field Paradise, which was equivalent to indirectly coming from Gathering Spirit Flowers.

If he directly chose Spirit Liquid, it would be like abandoning the root for the branch.

Moreover, 10,000 drops of Spirit Liquid wasn’t much. Perhaps he could accumulate more later and bring out 20 years’ worth of Spirit Liquid at once, which would greatly increase his cultivation speed.

He had already memorized the Bagua Fortune-Telling Technique, so he didn’t need to waste an opportunity.

And his Elemental Force hadn’t triggered enlightenment, so it wasn’t worth choosing.

After hesitating for a moment, Su Xing still decided:

“I’ll choose Divine Transformation Stage Fourth Layer Cultivation and Gathering Spirit Flowers!”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Su Xing heard the prompt sound of the simulator.

[You have successfully brought out Divine Transformation Stage Fourth Layer Cultivation, spending 30 million energy points, remaining energy 455,430,000 points.]

[You have successfully brought out 2,300 Gathering Spirit Flowers, 1,500 Gathering Spirit Flower Seeds, spending 245 million energy points, remaining energy 210,430,000 points.]

Looking at the drastically reduced simulation energy in the simulator, Su Xing’s heart ached.

But it was all worth it!

The next second, the aura on Su Xing’s body began to rise!

Divine Transformation Stage First Layer… Divine Transformation Stage Second Layer… Divine Transformation Stage Third Layer!

Finally, Divine Transformation Stage Fourth Layer!

In just a few breaths, Su Xing’s cultivation level had broken through three minor realms in a row.

He finally stopped at Divine Transformation Stage Fourth Layer, and even Divine Transformation Stage Fifth Layer was not far away!

“Hiss… Divine Transformation Stage Mid-Stage… the abundance of spiritual energy in my body has increased by more than 50%!”

“This means that I can refine pills and cultivate spiritual herbs even better!”

The corners of Su Xing’s mouth rose slightly. Divine Transformation Stage Fourth Layer, although it didn’t have much impact on Su Xing’s combat strength, would still further increase his earning ability.

“Then… what about the Gathering Spirit Flowers?”

Su Xing’s heart moved. He looked up and saw white flowers blooming all over the mountain.

They clustered together in clusters, these lovely Gathering Spirit Flowers, making Su Xing feel happy for a moment!

“Hahaha… close to 3,500 Gathering Spirit Flowers, with so many, the Spirit Field Paradise will be able to upgrade to a Paradise Realm!”

Su Xing couldn’t wait to go to the vicinity of the Gathering Spirit Flowers. Sure enough, he saw these lovely white flowers diligently absorbing spiritual energy.

Each time they absorbed, they released more spiritual energy!

This virtuous cycle, the spiritual energy content of the entire mountain was rapidly increasing!

Su Xing looked at this scene with satisfaction and nodded:

“Not bad. At this rate, it might not take half a month for the Spirit Field Paradise to upgrade to a Paradise Realm!”

Upgrading a Paradise to a Paradise Realm wasn’t something that could be done overnight. It had to wait until the spiritual energy content in the Paradise was sufficient.

Over 3,000 Gathering Spirit Flowers frantically released spiritual energy, like several tireless spiritual energy production machines, slowly evolving the Paradise.

At that time, not only would Su Xing’s cultivation speed increase significantly, but the growth rate of spiritual plants and spiritual pets in his personal Spirit Field would also accelerate.

“Of course, there’s also the most important thing, the Spirit Liquid!”

Su Xing carefully collected the seeds of the Gathering Spirit Flowers, not planting them immediately. Instead, he tidied up and prepared to leave the Spirit Field Paradise.

According to the future trajectory in the simulation.

Today would be the last class reunion for the university.

Although Su Xing wasn’t close to most of his classmates, if he attended, his mental state would improve.

So it wouldn’t hurt to go.

Soon, Su Xing came out of the Spirit Field Paradise, returned to his dorm, and saw Fatty Yu waiting for him.

Fatty Yu seemed to be in a good mood, came over and patted Su Xing on the shoulder and said:

“Little Suzi! Don’t run around tonight. It’s the last class reunion. I came specifically to call you!”

Fatty Yu was still the same, except that after a few days, his round face looked even rounder.

Su Xing nodded, he was going to attend this reunion.

Thinking for a moment, Su Xing asked:

“Fatty, where are you planning to go after graduation?”

Fatty Yu looked around and then whispered mysteriously to Su Xing:

“Brother is going to kill demons at the Demon-Suppressing Pass!”

“It’s strange to say, my strength has been improving rapidly recently. I’ve already broken through to Grandmaster-Level… I’m planning to go to the Demon-Suppressing Pass and show those demonic beasts how powerful I am!”

Su Xing frowned slightly after hearing this.

According to Fatty Yu’s original life trajectory, he shouldn’t have broken through to the Grandmaster-Level at this time.

It seems that the Nourishing Essence Pills that Su Xing gave him helped him break through.

But Su Xing knew better than anyone how dangerous the Demon-Suppressing Pass was.

Would Fatty Yu be in danger if he went to the Demon-Suppressing Pass?

Su Xing’s heart moved, and he was about to remind him, but then he thought again that the Demon-Suppressing Pass wasn’t as dangerous as it would be ten years later.

If he didn’t die, Fatty Yu’s strength would probably improve further in the Demon-Suppressing Pass.

With Fatty Yu’s talent, it’s possible that he would even complete his life transformation and advance to the Heavenly King Level within a few years!

Thinking about this, Su Xing didn’t try to dissuade Fatty Yu. Instead, he took out a bottle of pills from his pocket and handed it to Fatty Yu.

“Fatty, this is a pill I got by accident in the copy. It can slightly increase your mental attribute. I don’t need it… so I’ll give it to you.”

Fatty Yu grinned and didn’t hesitate to accept it.

Then he gave Su Xing a wink and winked.

“Brother understands! Don’t worry, I’ll be the only one who eats this pill!”

Looking at Fatty Yu’s clever expression, Su Xing was somewhat surprised. Did this guy really see something?

But then Fatty Yu put his arm around Su Xing’s shoulders and left the dorm, heading towards the reunion location.

“Let’s go, the brothers are all waiting impatiently.”

Soon, Su Xing and Fatty Yu arrived at an old-fashioned food stall across from the school.

It wasn’t expensive, but the food was delicious. Su Xing would sometimes come here to eat.

There were about twenty classmates attending the reunion, except for Fatty Yu, the rest were just acquaintances to Su Xing, and he didn’t even know the names of some of them.

“Come, come, come, let’s have a drink together!”

“Hahaha! You guys probably don’t know, this kid broke through to Master-Level a while ago! You’re paying for this meal!”

“Little Liu is doing well too, right? I heard that he was recruited by a big merchant guild. He might even break through to the Grandmaster-Level in the future!”

A group of twenty-year-old young people gathered together, drinking until their faces were flushed.

At this time, a tall and thin young man stood up, raised his glass and said:

“Haha, you guys don’t know yet, do you? Fatty Yu broke through to Grandmaster-Level a while ago! He’s one of the top three in our class!”

As soon as he said this, the other classmates cast envious glances at Fatty Yu and then toasted him.

The atmosphere of the entire reunion was pretty good.

Only Su Xing, sitting alone in the corner, occasionally drinking a few cups with Fatty Yu, occasionally drinking alone.

There wasn’t the imagined scene of showing off and slapping faces. Although the classmates weren’t enthusiastic towards Su Xing, they weren’t ostracized either.

Perhaps it was because of Fatty Yu, a few classmates even toasted Su Xing.

Su Xing responded to them one by one.

Looking at the young faces in front of him, Su Xing couldn’t help but recall the scene four years ago when he first entered the school.

Su Xing, who was known as the once-in-a-decade genius of the Kyoto Academy, was extremely popular.

Relying on the strong physique of a Body Refining Cultivator, Su Xing even crushed those who were just Bronze-Level.

He won the first place in the freshman competition…

However, life was unpredictable. Soon Su Xing discovered that he couldn’t upgrade and his strength couldn’t improve.

Those who were once warm friends gradually drifted away.

Even the teachers were completely disappointed in Su Xing…

Until half a year ago, when Su Xing got his golden finger, did he finally grow up.

“In just half a year, from a Qi Refining First Layer cultivator… to a Divine Transformation Stage powerhouse… this is a truly wonderful experience!”

Su Xing thought this way, and he felt a lot at this moment.

“However, whether it’s Qi Refining or Divine Transformation… whether it’s Bronze or Legend… if I don’t become the top-notch powerhouse in the world, I will ultimately die in that catastrophe!”

Su Xing silently drank a sip of wine, recalling everything he had experienced in the Five Gates of Divine Transformation.

He sighed: “Cultivators, if they want to attain longevity… how can they be bound by petty things? The cold treatment, the ups and downs I’ve experienced over the years…”

“They are just some frost and snow in the process of cultivation!”

He finished the wine in the cup, Su Xing’s desire for the Dao became even stronger.

At this moment, Su Xing’s mental state improved…

In the middle of the night, the reunion ended. Su Xing helped the drunk Fatty Yu back to the dorm.

Looking at Fatty Yu sleeping soundly, Su Xing silently entered his personal Spirit Field and used spiritual energy to disperse the alcohol.

“Ah, let’s continue refining pills!”

Su Xing skillfully resumed his life of refining pills.

Soon, a week passed.

During this week, most of Su Xing’s classmates graduated and left school.

But Su Xing’s life continued as usual. As expected, Liu Xiaodong notified him that he had been asked to repeat a year. Su Xing didn’t get angry, he just continued to refine pills.

Soon, it was July 8th, 2024. Su Xing took the pills and met Jin Congxue.

Jin Congxue wore a bright red dress today, passionate and unrestrained.

“Hee hee, Big Boss… congratulations on graduating!”

Jin Congxue smiled and said to Su Xing.

Su Xing rolled his eyes and said:

“Cut it out, I’m repeating a year!”

Jin Congxue was a little confused after hearing this. She was shocked and thought: “No way, you’re going to repeat a year with this kind of strength? Is the threshold of Kyoto Academy so high?”

Su Xing explained briefly.

Then he thought of something and said to Jin Congxue:

“By the way, can you arrange a casual job for me at Kyoto Academy? Something like a librarian!”

“School starts in September, and I don’t want to live with the underclassmen… I’d prefer a single room, it would be more convenient for me!”

Jin Congxue nodded slightly after hearing this and understood what Su Xing meant.

“Don’t worry, that’s a small matter, I’ll take care of it. You can report to the library tomorrow! Laggard?”

She said, covering her mouth and giggling, her appearance was very charming.

Su Xing also smiled, chatted with Jin Congxue for a while, and then took the new week’s goods back to the empty dorm.

“Fatty Yu shouldn’t be in any trouble in the Demon-Suppressing Pass, right?”

“The Demon-Suppressing Pass is still relatively safe now. If I have a chance later… I can give him some more treasures, it should be fine…”

Su Xing shook his head gently and then entered the Spirit Field Paradise.

He exchanged the new week’s goods for simulation energy, and Su Xing’s energy increased by 16 million points.

It was a considerable amount, but for Su Xing who had experienced a “big deal,” it was only considered good.

On the afternoon of July 8th, 2024 in the New Era, Su Xing started a new round of simulation.

“Start simulation!”

[Ding! This simulation consumes 4,400 energy points. Remaining energy: 226,380,000 points. Remaining simulation attempts: unlimited.]

[Simulation start!]

[Draw Green Quality Talent costs 1,000 energy points. Draw Blue Quality Talent costs 10,000 energy points. Draw Purple Quality Talent costs 100,000 energy points. Do you want to draw?]

“Draw Purple Quality Talent!”

Su Xing silently recited.

[Congratulations, you have obtained the Purple Quality Innate Talent: Even Small Things Are Cute!]

(End of Chapter)

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