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    Chapter 87: Spirit Sense Five Senses Realm, Alchemy Furnace Acquired (Seeking First Order, First Update)

    The rewards from this simulation were undeniably abundant. Su Xing found himself torn between choosing two out of the six options.

    Su Xing gazed at the simulation rewards, murmuring, “First, let’s rule out the Buddha Dharma Proficiency talent. It doesn’t seem to have much use for me… That Concentration Wood is certainly good, but sadly too expensive. One million energy points. I can’t afford it, can’t afford it…”

    With those eliminated, the remaining options for Su Xing were Nascent Soul Stage Level Three Cultivation, Alchemy Experience, Spirit Gathering Flower, and Spirit Sense Realm.

    The Alchemy Experience was a must-choose for Su Xing. After all, his alchemy skills had significantly improved during the simulation. Not only had he mastered the multitasking technique, but he had also learned two new methods for refining elixirs: Dragon Spirit Elixir and Concentration Elixir.

    Most importantly, the description below the option stated that after absorbing the simulated alchemy experience, Su Xing’s alchemy skills would be elevated to a proficient level, a substantial improvement.

    Regarding the other three options, Su Xing hesitated for a moment before saying, “I choose Alchemy Experience and Spirit Sense Realm!”

    While a Nascent Soul Stage Level Three cultivation was desirable, the price was rather steep, requiring two million energy points. Su Xing’s current funds were mostly dedicated to acquiring Lingyun Trading Company’s assets, so his energy reserves were tight. He needed to save some for future simulations.

    The Spirit Gathering Flowers, though promising for the long run, were still too limited at only three plants. They wouldn’t bring about a fundamental change.

    Only the Spirit Sense Realm seemed to strike a balance. Its price was reasonable, and it could enhance Su Xing’s alchemy skills, making it a favorable choice.

    After making his selection, Su Xing heard a notification sound.

    [Ding! You have chosen to take out Alchemy Experience. Cost: 1 million energy points. Remaining energy: 1,523,333 energy points.]

    [Ding! You have chosen to take out Spirit Sense Realm (Five Senses Realm). Cost: 500,000 energy points. Remaining energy: 1,023,333 energy points.]

    As the notification sounds faded, Su Xing felt a surge of memory fragments flooding his mind. These were scenes of him diligently refining elixirs during the simulation.

    Countless trials, day and night alchemy, twenty years of relentless improvement…

    After a few seconds, Su Xing opened his eyes. His mind now contained two new elixir formulas, and he felt he had mastered a new alchemy technique—multitasking. This would allow him to refine two batches of elixirs simultaneously, effectively doubling his alchemy speed!

    “However, this multitasking seems to only work on elixirs I’m particularly familiar with. For those I haven’t fully grasped, like Dragon Spirit Elixir and Concentration Elixir, I can’t refine two batches at the same time based on my current understanding.”

    Su Xing rubbed his temples, feeling a bit weary from the influx of memories.

    “Next up, the Spirit Sense Realm… I must see what mysteries this Spirit Sense holds!”

    With a thought, Su Xing released his Spirit Sense. It flowed out like a tide, instantly engulfing the entire Spirit Field Paradise.

    Within the Spirit Field Paradise, every movement of the flowers, grass, and trees was crystal clear to Su Xing. He could even distinctly hear the murmurs of dozens of chickens in the coop far off.

    Su Xing stood in the thatched hut, not needing his eyes to perceive the scene outside. His Spirit Sense transcended sight.

    Furthermore, Su Xing’s Spirit Sense could penetrate the earth for dozens of meters, revealing the spirit veins and spirit gathering formations hidden within the mountain.

    Fist-sized spirit stones shimmered with an iridescent glow, continuously supplying the spirit gathering formation with spiritual energy, which was then transmitted to the entire Spirit Field Paradise.

    “Ah… With my Spirit Sense unleashed, any movement within a radius of fifty meters is exposed to my senses. This Spirit Sense is truly extraordinary…”

    A slight smile played on Su Xing’s lips. He had chosen the Spirit Sense Realm wisely.

    This would grant him finer control over details when refining elixirs…

    “But what exactly is the Five Senses Realm?”

    Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly. It seemed like Spirit Sense also had multiple realms, though he wasn’t aware of the detailed classifications.

    This made Su Xing even more eager to acquire the inheritance from the cultivation world.

    “Ultimately, I still lack a master. It’s too challenging to explore this path alone…”

    Su Xing sighed softly.

    He retrieved a few eggs from the chicken coop, plucked some wild vegetables from the field, and boiled some spirit rice. A simple yet delicious immortal meal was prepared.

    After finishing his meal, Su Xing continued with his alchemy.

    The low-grade versions of the Rejuvenation Elixir and Healing Elixir were already ingrained in his memory. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he could refine them with his eyes closed.

    The bad news was that although he had mastered the multitasking technique, his new alchemy furnace wasn’t ready yet. For the next week, he could only use one alchemy furnace.

    The good news was that with the enhanced Spirit Sense, Su Xing had gained new insights into refining the Rejuvenation Elixir and Healing Elixir.

    “Ah, refining more elixirs is the key to acquiring Lingyun Trading Company quickly!”

    Thus, for the following week, Su Xing maintained a daily alchemy schedule of over ten hours. It was practically a case of neglecting sleep and food.

    Time flew by. A week later, Su Xing gazed at the three thousand “Rich Lady Happiness Elixirs” and Healing Elixirs arranged before him, a satisfied smile on his face.

    While the quantity remained at three thousand, not much faster than before, the quality had skyrocketed.

    Out of the three thousand elixirs, over thirty percent, close to one thousand, were top-grade elixirs. This was the benefit of his enhanced Spirit Sense!

    Of course, with Su Xing’s current skills, he could only achieve such an impressive top-grade rate when refining low-grade elixirs.

    Su Xing turned his attention to his adventurer panel.

    [Name: Su Xing]

    [Age: 21]

    [Occupation: Cultivator (Unique Hidden Occupation)]

    [Cultivation Level: Nascent Soul Stage Level One, Refining Viscera Realm Level Nine]

    [Cultivation Technique: Eternal Spring Technique, Elixir Condensation Secret Technique]

    [Innate Talent: Wood-Fire Dual True Spirit Root, Innate Strength, Good Luck, Handsome, Fortune in Commerce, Plant Affinity (Omitted)…]

    [Skills: Fire Control (Beginner), Alchemy (Proficient), Spirit Explosion Technique (Proficient), Divine Farmer’s Spirit Nurturing Technique (Unmastered), Fifty-Meter Spirit Sense (Five Senses Realm)]

    Su Xing’s current level hadn’t changed, and his innate talents remained the same. However, under the Skills section, it was evident that his Alchemy had reached the Proficient level, indicating a new level of mastery.

    Furthermore, his Spirit Explosion Technique had also been upgraded to Proficient, and the Spirit Sense skill had been added.

    Su Xing nodded slightly, as expected.

    “As predicted, Spirit Sense is categorized under the Skills section…”

    As soon as Su Xing left the Spirit Field Paradise, his phone buzzed with a text from Jin Congxue.

    “Big Boss, come earlier for lunch today. I’ve already ordered the dishes. I’ll brief you on the progress of acquiring Lingyun Trading Company, and the alchemy furnaces you ordered are also ready.”

    Su Xing’s lips curved upwards. With Jin Congxue handling things, he could relax a lot. He quickly replied, “As you command, my lady! I’m on my way.”

    The moment he sent the message, Jin Congxue instantly replied with “(Rolling Eyes .jpg)”.

    Su Xing tidied up briefly and headed towards the Taro Association’s villa.

    In a private dining room, only Su Xing and Jin Congxue were present.

    Jin Congxue was dressed in a white dress today, with light makeup, making her look like an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl.

    “Hmm, today’s look is the pure and innocent type…”

    Su Xing silently made a mental assessment.

    A lavish lunch spread filled the table. After finishing his meal, Su Xing turned to the main topic.

    “My lady, weren’t you going to report on the acquisition of Lingyun Trading Company? How’s it going?”

    Su Xing teased with a smile.

    Jin Congxue rolled her eyes and said, “Big Boss, what’s with the laughter? It’s serious business.”

    “Do you know? Several top-tier trading companies in the Capital City are eyeing Lingyun Trading Company as a piece of juicy bait! Like Aotian Trading Company and Ali Trading Company. They all want to acquire parts of Lingyun Trading Company’s assets.”

    Upon hearing this, Su Xing’s heart sank. Lingyun Trading Company was crucial to his future simulation energy, so there couldn’t be any mishaps.

    “What’s going on? Didn’t we already pay? Why is there a problem now?” Su Xing’s voice laced with urgency.

    Seeing Su Xing’s worried expression, Jin Congxue felt a surge of satisfaction. She chuckled and said, “It’s business, you know? Until the very last moment, there will always be unexpected competitors… What else could be the reason? Those trading companies are simply offering more money.”

    “But this old lady isn’t a pushover. I directly threw down one hundred billion, securing a preliminary agreement for the acquisition. If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to gradually take over Lingyun Trading Company’s assets next week. It’s much faster than I initially thought!”

    Pausing for a moment, Jin Congxue feigned helplessness and said, “Ugh, my poor little vault is empty. I’m practically a pauper now. Maybe I’ll have to ask you for money for meals in the future.”

    A hundred billion small vault…

    Su Xing raised an eyebrow and hastily said, “Don’t worry, Congxue. You can just advance this money for me, and I’ll pay you back as soon as possible!”

    Jin Congxue rolled her eyes and said, “Tsk, who wants you to pay me back? What, am I not a part of Taro Trading Company anymore? We can’t let you bear the entire cost of such a significant acquisition as taking over Lingyun Trading Company.”

    Su Xing’s heart warmed at this. Jin Congxue was investing both money and effort, and ultimately, the benefits were mainly his.

    After a moment of thought, Su Xing handed over the prepared elixirs and said, “Here are this week’s elixirs. Still three thousand, but the quality is much higher than before. Selling them for fifty billion shouldn’t be a problem…”

    Jin Congxue was again surprised. Refining elixirs to earn fifty billion in a week. Su Xing’s earning ability was practically on par with top-tier trading companies.

    “Wow, you’re a money-making machine! Ugh, I want to be your dependent!”

    Jin Congxue took the elixirs and started acting cute again.

    The two of them joked for a while. Jin Congxue retrieved two alchemy furnaces from her storage ring.

    “Here you go. These are the alchemy furnaces you ordered, made from second-order strange metal… I had to pull some strings to get these. I hired the best blacksmith masters in Great Summer Country to craft them!”

    “Thanks!”

    Su Xing expressed his gratitude and eagerly took the alchemy furnaces to examine them.

    The furnaces stood just under two feet tall, resembling Su Xing’s original alchemy furnace in shape, but the feel was different.

    The furnaces were very heavy. Su Xing estimated that each one weighed close to two tons. They were entirely crafted from second-order strange metal, meaning each furnace was worth hundreds of millions!

    Su Xing’s face lit up with joy. With these two furnaces, he could finally fully utilize his multitasking technique, doubling his alchemy speed once again!

    After delivering the furnaces, Jin Congxue also gave Su Xing a few pieces of second-order strange metal, leftover from crafting the furnaces.

    The pieces of strange metal provided Su Xing with almost five hundred thousand energy points.

    His energy reserves jumped to one million five hundred thousand points. Though not much, it was enough for now.

    The acquisition of the trading company was in a critical stage, and funds were tight, so he couldn’t afford to spend a lot on energy substances, which Su Xing understood.

    However, Jin Congxue also had a surprise for him. She said that once they took over part of Lingyun Trading Company’s assets next week, Su Xing would receive a surprising number of white-quality equipment.

    Su Xing was quite excited about this.

    After finishing the business discussion, the two of them flirted for a while before Su Xing returned to his dormitory. He entered the Spirit Field Paradise, ready to start a new simulation.

    New Era 2024, February 25th, afternoon. Su Xing initiated the simulation as scheduled.

    “Begin simulation!”

    He silently uttered the words in his heart.

    [Ding! This simulation consumes 2,500 energy points. Remaining energy points: 1,511,888. Remaining simulation attempts: Unlimited.]

    [Simulation begins!]

    [White innate talent costs 100 energy points, green innate talent costs 1,000 energy points, blue innate talent costs 10,000 energy points. Would you like to draw?]

    “Draw a blue-quality innate talent!”

    Su Xing didn’t hesitate. Though his funds were tight, drawing one blue-quality innate talent was still within his means.

    [Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained the blue-quality innate talent: Glutton.]

    (End of Chapter)

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