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    Su醒 felt a surge of anxiety.

    Could he refine the Void Refinement Pill and achieve mastery within the last year?

    After all, only a master-level alchemy skill could refine a top-grade Void Refinement Pill, fulfilling Su醒’s requirement for attempting to break through to the Returning Void Stage.

    His gaze fell upon the simulation panel.

    [After the Demon-Suppressing Instance collapsed, you attempted to refine the Void Refinement Pill once more.]

    [But fate was not always on your side. Ten consecutive attempts failed to produce a top-grade Void Refinement Pill.]

    [You glanced at the few ordinary Void Refinement Pills in your hand, hesitant about whether to directly attempt a breakthrough.]

    [But time was running out.]

    [In the end, you decided to gamble!]

    [You entered the Spirit Field Paradise, prepared all your accumulated Spirit Stones and Spirit Liquid, and began to frantically condense Qi.]

    [Three days and three nights later, you felt as if your body were a balloon about to burst, Qi nearly overflowing.]

    [But in this moment, your mind was calm.]

    [You sat cross-legged, eyes closed, pushing your Divine Consciousness to its limit…]

    [After several hours, you finally sensed your Divine Consciousness touching a special space you had never encountered before.]

    [This space was vast, existing between illusion and reality… Only your Divine Consciousness could perceive it, your physical body unable to reach it!]

    [You understood, this was the Void Realm!]

    [At the same time, you swiftly opened your eyes and swallowed a Void Refinement Pill.]

    [The Void Refinement Pill melted upon entering your mouth. Your body showed no change, but you sensed a subtle shift in your Divine Consciousness.]

    [At this moment, your Divine Consciousness stood outside the Void Realm, with an urge to enter.]

    Su醒 felt a surge of joy.

    “Maintaining Divine Consciousness at its peak allows sensing the Void Realm? This world… actually has a Void Realm!”

    “But merely taking a Void Refinement Pill allows attempting to break into the Void Realm… what is the difference between a top-grade and an ordinary Void Refinement Pill?”

    Su醒 was puzzled.

    Regardless, this simulation was a correct choice in attempting to break through to the Returning Void Stage.

    Even if unsuccessful, the recorded text would offer insights for his next breakthrough.

    His gaze fell upon the simulation panel.

    [Your Divine Consciousness lingers outside the Void Realm, sensing its rejection.]

    [You know, this is because you haven’t yet broken through to the Returning Void Stage. Once you enter the Void Realm, you’ll become a Returning Void Stage Cultivator!]

    [Thus, you exert effort, condensing and focusing your Divine Consciousness into a single point, striving to break through a small corner in the Void Realm barrier, to enter within.]

    [You attempt again and again, failing again and again.]

    [But you are tenacious, failing and then trying again…]

    [After an unknown amount of time… the Void Realm barrier before you finally ceased rejecting you, a subtle crack appearing in front of your Divine Consciousness.]

    [You seize the opportunity and enter the crack…]

    [After you enter, the crack in the Void Realm barrier slowly closes.]

    [You have successfully entered the Void Realm!]

    [Entering the Void Realm, your Divine Consciousness senses everything around you.]

    [But here, there seems to be nothing…]

    [No flowers, trees, or grass… not even soil or water!]

    [This place is like an infinitely vast vacuum… ]

    [True to its name, all you see is emptiness.]

    [In this boundless emptiness, you only feel a sense of desolation… as if this space has been devoid of life for a very long time…]

    [Just then! The endless sky above your head begins to transform…]

    [It is no longer empty, but instead takes on an appearance like dark clouds gathering!]

    [You are curious where these clouds come from, but the current situation doesn’t allow for your curiosity.]

    [Boom! Boom! Boom!]

    [The clouds start to gather, and terrifying thunderbolts start to form.]

    [You suddenly remember, this is the thunder specifically targeting Divine Consciousness mentioned by the Divine Farmer in the past!]

    [It is also the Divine Consciousness baptism that every Cultivator entering the Void Realm must undergo.]

    [Rumble! A flash of lightning strikes your Divine Consciousness with precision.]

    [Simultaneously, you feel intense pain in your Divine Consciousness…]

    [The pain in your Divine Consciousness far surpasses that of physical pain.]

    [But you grit your teeth and endure. You feel your Divine Consciousness strengthening at this moment…]

    [Ten thousand feet… twelve thousand feet… thirteen thousand feet… fifteen thousand feet!]

    [Within just a few breaths, your Divine Consciousness range has increased by fifty percent!]

    [This is equivalent to decades of your past cultivation… ]

    [After enduring this thunderbolt, you feel your Divine Consciousness become more resilient.]

    [At the same time, the second thunderbolt strikes.]

    [This thunderbolt is more powerful than the previous one!]

    [You grit your teeth and endure, eventually holding on.]

    [And your Divine Consciousness range continues to expand rapidly.]

    [Fifteen thousand feet… eighteen thousand feet… twenty thousand feet!]

    [A few breaths later, your Divine Consciousness has grown another five thousand feet, reaching twenty thousand feet!]

    [Compared to before you entered the Void Realm, your Divine Consciousness has doubled in strength.]

    [Just when you think it’s over…]

    [The third thunderbolt slowly gathers, preparing to strike.]

    [But your Divine Consciousness is already extremely weak, almost impossible to withstand this thunderbolt.]

    [Just when you think you are about to fail… you suddenly sense your Divine Consciousness rapidly recovering.]

    [You know in your heart, this is the effect of the Void Refinement Pill!]

    [Within just a few breaths, your Divine Consciousness has recovered more than half.]

    [Simultaneously, you begin to endure the pain of the thunderbolt.]

    [The lightning envelops your Divine Consciousness, almost causing you to faint…]

    [However, the effect of the Void Refinement Pill fully manifests. Not only does it restore your Divine Consciousness, but it also minimizes the pain from the thunderbolt.]

    [After a long time… ]

    [After enduring this Divine Consciousness thunderbolt, you feel your Divine Consciousness strength reach a new level within a few breaths…]

    [Twenty thousand feet… twenty-three thousand feet… twenty-six thousand feet!]

    [Although temporarily weak, your Divine Consciousness is more resilient than ever!]

    [At the same time, you feel the effects of the Void Refinement Pill rapidly dissipating, and the heavenly tribulation in the sky dissipates as well…]

    [Your Divine Consciousness finally stops at twenty-six thousand feet. Although much stronger than before… you feel something is missing, it’s not complete…]

    [After the heavenly tribulation dissipates, you attempt to explore this vast and boundless Void Realm.]

    [But your Divine Consciousness wanders for days in this Void Realm, yet you do not sense any other Cultivator’s Divine Consciousness.]

    [Just when you are about to withdraw, you suddenly sense a Divine Consciousness approaching from the southwest direction.]

    [You are shocked. There are actually other Cultivators in this Void Realm!]

    [You know that your Divine Consciousness dissipating in the Void Realm will not cause you to die, so you boldly approach that Divine Consciousness.]

    [Soon, you see a gray mass of Divine Consciousness.]

    [This Divine Consciousness seems quite surprised. It introduces itself as Dragon Daoist, asking where you awoke from in the cultivation world.]

    [It says it has wandered for a thousand years in this Void Realm, yet has only encountered you, a Returning Void Stage Cultivator.]

    [You don’t know the origin of this Dragon Daoist, but you vaguely feel a sense of familiarity with it.]

    [You politely respond to Dragon Daoist, as your Divine Consciousness has been wandering in the Void Realm for days and is quite weary. You temporarily withdraw from the Void Realm.]

    [In the Spirit Field Paradise, as your Divine Consciousness breaks through, your realm rapidly ascends!]

    [You effortlessly break through to the Returning Void Stage Cultivator, your Qi Essence twice as thick as before…]

    Su醒 felt both joy and a sense of reflection.

    “Twenty-six thousand feet of Divine Consciousness… that’s truly remarkable…”

    “But it’s not complete yet. Is it because of the Void Refinement Pill?”

    Su醒 estimated that the initial tribulation in the Void Realm, aside from testing the Cultivator’s strength and realm, had a more important purpose – enhancing the Cultivator’s soul and Divine Consciousness!

    “Such a pity. If there were a top-grade Void Refinement Pill, perhaps the Divine Consciousness could become even stronger…”

    Su醒 sighed. What surprised him was the existence of the Void Realm in this world!

    The Void Realm was highly beneficial for enhancing a Cultivator’s Divine Consciousness, and Su醒 naturally hoped for its existence.

    However, the Void Realm was empty and desolate, likely because this world had been devoid of Returning Void Stage Cultivators or higher for a very long time.

    “But… who is this Dragon Daoist? Why do I feel a sense of familiarity?”

    Su醒 suddenly thought of the old dragon from the Descent Sect!

    “Hiss~ Could this Dragon Daoist be the Dragon Guardian from the Descent Sect?”

    Su醒 suddenly realized. In this world, aside from Old Dog Zong, the only other living Cultivator Su醒 had encountered was the Dragon Guardian.

    Old Dog Zong was at the peak of the Divine Transformation Realm, naturally unable to enter the Void Realm.

    Su醒 was nine out of ten sure that this Dragon Daoist was the Dragon Guardian!

    “Indeed, Returning Void Stage Cultivators all love to roam the Void…”

    Su醒 nodded slightly. Because the Void Realm contained “Void Spirits,” Returning Void Stage Cultivators all liked to enhance their Divine Consciousness and improve their strength within it.

    “In any case, an ordinary Void Refinement Pill can help me break through to the Returning Void Stage… but my Divine Consciousness is flawed, not complete…”

    Su醒 no longer hesitated.

    After this simulation, Su醒 should receive the reward option of a Returning Void Stage cultivation.

    But Su醒 didn’t intend to choose it. Instead, he would wait until he refined a top-grade Void Refinement Pill in the next simulation before breaking through!

    “This time, refining the Void Refinement Pill was already close to mastery… next time I will definitely achieve mastery!”

    Su醒 wasn’t short on time for this simulation. Pushing every realm to its perfection would allow Su醒 to go further on the path of cultivation…

    With this in mind, Su醒 looked at the simulation panel.

    [After breaking through, you remained in the real world for several months.]

    [One day, a monstrous beast descended into reality, swallowing the entire Great Summer Country in one gulp.]

    [You erected a protective Qi shield, using the powerful physique of a Returning Void Stage Cultivator to resist the suction from the beast’s stomach.]

    [You continued to delve deeper, standing outside the zone of thunderbolts. You wanted to see what would happen if you stayed in the space of the beast’s stomach indefinitely.]

    [After an unknown period of time, the zone of frequently colliding thunderbolts gradually dissipated. This empty space began to manifest countless chaotic space currents.]

    [These space currents were terrifying. Merely approaching them gave you a sense of unease.]

    [You laboriously avoided these space currents, but were eventually torn apart by them… ]

    [Your soul drifted in the space currents, gradually losing consciousness…]

    [You are dead!]

    [Ding, this simulation is over!]

    After the simulation ended, Su醒 looked at the last few lines of text, contemplating.

    “Perhaps, I should change my approach?”

    “Since I can’t defeat the Demon Race… but if I can survive in this special space within the beast’s stomach, maybe that works too?”

    Thinking this, Su醒’s eyes lit up.

    If he could truly survive inside the beast’s stomach, it would be equivalent to extending the simulation time.

    However, the environment within the beast’s stomach was too terrifying. With Su醒’s current strength, he couldn’t survive.

    Perhaps after cultivating to an extremely high level, he could give it a try?

    “This time, I can be considered to have achieved my goals.”

    “Not only has my alchemy skill significantly improved, the Void Refinement Pill is close to mastery…”

    “And I took the opportunity to explore the Void Realm a bit! Although I didn’t get any particularly useful information, I did meet the Dragon Guardian…”

    Su醒 was satisfied with the results of this simulation. His gaze fell upon the simulation panel’s rewards.

    [Master of Success]: Purple Quality Innate Talent, price 1 million Energy Points.

    [Twenty-Five Years of Alchemy Experience]: Alchemy comprehension, containing Reborn Pill (Mastery), Void Refinement Pill (Small Achievement) comprehension, price 10 million Energy Points.

    [Returning Void Stage First Layer]: Entered the Void Realm, achieved Returning Void Stage, but the Divine Consciousness baptism from the Void Thunderbolts was slightly flawed, Qi Essence enhancement did not reach its maximum. Price 100 million Energy Points.

    [Divine Consciousness Twenty-Seven Thousand Feet]: Achieved Returning Void Stage, entered the Void Realm, experienced the baptism of Void Thunderbolts, Divine Consciousness greatly increased, but slightly flawed, not complete. Price 170 million Energy Points (Note: After selecting this reward, you cannot undergo the initial baptism of the Void Thunderbolts again.)

    Compared to before, the things Su醒 did in this simulation were relatively simple. He focused on alchemy and finding ways to break through to the Returning Void Stage.

    Therefore, the reward choices were relatively straightforward.

    Su醒 didn’t need to overthink the rewards this time.

    The Master of Success Innate Talent was something he had been wanting to obtain. It would make him more confident facing Luo疏影.

    This Innate Talent was truly absurdly strong. In the simulation, it allowed Su醒 to achieve unexpected results.

    “I choose 25 Years of Alchemy Experience, and the Master of Success Innate Talent!”

    Su醒 reluctantly glanced at the cultivation rewards twice.

    But then he suddenly realized.

    “Right! I don’t need the skill of refining the Void Refinement Pill, I only need a single top-grade Void Refinement Pill!”

    “This means, next time I simulate, as long as I successfully refine a top-grade Void Refinement Pill, I can attempt to break through to the Returning Void Stage, and then bring the cultivation with me!”

    Su醒’s eyes lit up.

    Unlike the Divine Power Pill and other pills, this Void Refinement Pill was only useful for breaking through to the Returning Void Stage and entering the Void Realm.

    Su醒 didn’t need to learn the skill to an extremely high level.

    Thinking this, Su醒 was suddenly excited.

    “If things go smoothly, I can directly enter the Returning Void Stage in the next simulation?”

    At this moment, Su醒 heard the simulation’s prompt sound.

    [Ding, it has been detected that your current Talent slot is full. Would you like to spend 10 million Energy Points to open an additional Talent slot?]

    Su醒 didn’t hesitate. Ten million Energy Points was nothing to him now.

    “Spend ten million Energy Points to open an additional Talent slot!”

    Su醒 muttered.

    [Ding, you have spent 10 million Energy Points to open an additional Talent slot. Remaining Energy Points: 366 million… ]

    [You have successfully brought out the Master of Success Innate Talent. Spending 1 million Energy Points. Remaining Energy Points: 356 million.]

    [You have successfully brought out Twenty-Five Years of Alchemy Experience. Spending 10 million Energy Points. Remaining Energy Points: 295 million.]

    As the prompt sound faded, two mysterious forces entered Su醒’s body.

    At the same time, numerous memory fragments appeared in his mind.

    Memories related to refining the Void Refinement Pill and Reborn Pill!

    Su醒 closed his eyes slightly, absorbing these memories.

    When he opened his eyes again, he had a deep understanding of refining both the Void Refinement Pill and Reborn Pill.

    “Indeed, my understanding of refining the Void Refinement Pill is already very close to mastery. I’m sure I can break through in a few years in the next simulation.”

    “As for refining the Reborn Pill… apart from Legendary Reborn Pill, which I can’t refine because the Fire Control Technique isn’t powerful enough, I have mastered everything else!”

    Su醒 was very satisfied.

    So, his next goal was the Returning Void Stage!

    With this in mind, Su醒 was full of motivation.

    Therefore, Su醒 continued to spend the next week in a stable life of alchemy and farming.

    A week later, Su醒 disguised himself and went to the villa to meet Jin Congxue.

    Jin Congxue was wearing a black dress today, with minimal makeup, but she looked a little haggard.

    Su醒 was startled and asked:

    “Sister Xue, why are you so tired? Did you not sleep well?”

    Jin Congxue rolled her eyes and said:

    “Hmph, it’s all your fault! You got such a large batch of high-grade Strange Metal… this is no small matter!”

    “I’ve been working day and night in the mine instance, supervising. I haven’t even dared to leave…”

    Jin Congxue yawned and said:

    “But the Strange Metal is being purified quickly. It should be refined in two weeks at most…”

    “Right, the fourth-order Strange Metal alchemy furnace you want is also being arranged. I’ll give it to you together later.”

    Su醒 felt touched by Jin Congxue’s words. Clearly, she had been worried about his matters.

    “Thank you, Sister Xue!”

    Su醒 sincerely expressed his gratitude. Then, he took out a few top-grade Beauty Pills.

    This was a genuine spiritual pill, capable of maintaining youthful appearance for three years.

    Su醒 handed the pill to Jin Congxue, blinking his eyes and saying:

    “Sister Xue… a gift for you. This is a top-grade Beauty Pill!”

    “Take one every three years. One pill can ensure you stay youthful for three years, with radiant beauty!”

    Jin Congxue’s eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this. A pill that extends youthful appearance for three years.

    This was a fatal temptation for any woman.

    “Hmph, you still have a conscience!”

    Jin Congxue smiled softly, captivatingly beautiful.

    Soon, after finishing their business, Su醒 returned to the Spirit Field Paradise with the new week’s goods.

    Because the mine instance was simultaneously processing Su醒’s high-grade Strange Metal, the goods this week only amounted to five thousand million Energy Points.

    After absorbing the Energy Points, Su醒’s total Energy Points reached 350 million.

    Then, Su醒 prepared to start a new round of simulation.

    “This simulation, I must successfully achieve perfection, and break through to the Returning Void Stage!”

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