Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation! - Chapter 99

Chapter 99: Chapter 96: Immersive Simulation Ends, Full of Gains!
 

Su Xing heard this voice and quickly said,

“Wait, I want to renew!”

With gritted teeth, Su Xing said,

“Give me another ten hours of immersive simulation time!”

[Ding, you have successfully used the immersive simulation, consuming one million points of energy. Simulation time: ten hours. Remaining energy: 8098888 points!]

Using up one million energy points for ten hours of immersive simulation time, Su Xing’s heart ached.

“Damn it, that’s a whole million energy points! I hope this investigation of the Luotian Meeting instance is worth the cost…”

After muttering to himself, Su Xing started to wander within the Luotian Meeting.

“Brother Luo, hello!”

“Uncle Luo, hello!”

As Su Xing walked along, many disciples who passed by greeted him.

Su Xing didn’t have information about these people in his memory, but out of politeness, he still nodded and smiled in acknowledgement.

“It seems that the Nascent Soul stage holds a high status within Luo Tian Sect!”

Su Xing shook his head slightly and quickly denied,

“No, it must be because this body broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm before the age of a hundred, plus the boost from the Nine Revolution Golden Core and Origin Martial Body Refinement, that I am so respected within the sect.”

Su Xing estimated that Luo Xiaochuan, at Nascent Soul stage, probably was a star disciple within the sect, and might not be far from being a direct disciple.

After all, a Nascent Soul Cultivator has the qualifications to take disciples and teach within the sect, so Su Xing’s generation isn’t considered low.

The Luo Tian Sect’s territories were vast, with just the sect’s domain comparable to a city, not to mention the range of its land, which was probably much wider than the entire Blue Star combined.

As Su Xing strolled for a while, he found that although there were many rare and precious materials within the mountain gate, there wasn’t anything that sparked his particular interest.

But what good is it to see and touch these treasures if you can’t take them out? What’s the use of just looking?

“Dammit, didn’t I just waste that one million energy points?”

Su Xing grumbled to himself, feeling much like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, with nothing to show for it but disappointment.

Just as Su Xing was idly wandering around, he suddenly found himself in front of a majestic building.

Looking at the large characters on the palace, Su Xing silently read, “Scripture Pavilion?”

“Hiss… Isn’t this the place where cultivation techniques and secret techniques are stored in fantasy novels?”

Su Xing’s eyes lit up, he silently noted the location of the Scripture Pavilion, then attempted to walk towards it.

As Su Xing was about to enter the Scripture Pavilion, an old woman with a decrepit appearance appeared before him, looked at Su Xing, and said,

“Please present your disciple token!”

Upon hearing this, Su Xing showed the token at his waist.

The old woman nodded and said,

“Inner Sect Disciple Luo Xiaochuan, you may go up to the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion.”

Su Xing quickly entered the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion and saw mountains of books.

Rows upon rows of books were placed on the shelves, the tallest of which exceeded ten meters, and the number of shelves was too many to see at a glance.

“Holy shit, how many books are there?”

After exclaiming, Su Xing couldn’t wait and headed towards the bookshelves.

“Fire Attribute Cultivation Technique section, Earth Attribute Cultivation Technique section…

“Secret Technique section… Ancestral Biography section… Cultivation General Knowledge section… Cultivation World Secret Transmission section… Body Refinement section… Alchemy section…”

Su Xing looked around and saw that each type of cultivation technique was meticulously categorized.

Su Xing first headed to the Fire Attribute Cultivation Technique section, since his Spiritual Root was a dual system of wood and fire True Spiritual Root.

However, Su Xing had only cultivated Wood Attribute Techniques thus far and should also be able to cultivate Fire Attribute Techniques.

“Tsk tsk, so cultivation techniques in the Cultivation World are also divided into Heavenly, Earthly, Profound, and Yellow grades? The first floor merely has the lowest grade, Yellow Grade Techniques…

“And Yellow Grade Techniques can only be cultivated up to the Golden Core stage, which seems not very useful to me…”

Su Xing didn’t ponder much and moved to the second floor.

Soon, on the second floor, Su Xing found a Fire Attribute Technique called the Blazing Flame Decision, which was of the Profound Level and could be cultivated up to the Return to Void Realm.

“Not bad, this Blazing Flame Decision has considerable power among Fire Attribute Techniques and can even help strengthen control over flames. It’s a perfect fit for me!”

Su Xing attempted to cultivate the Blazing Flame Decision.

After several hours passed, Su Xing gave up his attempt to cultivate it with some frustration.

“Profound Level Techniques can’t be memorized in just a moment. Besides the text, there are also special diagrams for the circulation of Spiritual Energy, which are quite complicated. To memorize it all would take at least several days of study…”

Sighing, Su Xing returned the Blazing Flame Decision to its place, already having an idea in his mind.

“Perhaps, after I acquire a talent for memory, or after six or seven sessions of immersive simulation, I might manage to remember this technique…”

Su Xing sighed. If he had to rely on the number of immersive simulations to brute-force a technique,

Even if each session lasted twenty-four hours at the cost of 2.4 million points, to fully memorize a Profound Level technique, the energy cost would be at least tens of millions.

Clearly, that would be somewhat a loss not worth the gain.

With this thought, it seemed that the Changchun Technique also belonged to the Profound Level…

Su Xing nodded slightly and then walked away from the cultivation technique area.

“Time is limited, there’s no way I can memorize cultivation techniques now, but I can first take a look at some ancient tomes about common knowledge in the cultivation world…”

Su Xing spent several more hours heading to the common knowledge area of the cultivation world, reading some records about the common knowledge of the cultivation realm.

However, time was short, and Su Xing could only skim through the materials.

Seeing that time was about to run out, Su Xing gritted his teeth and said to the simulator,

“Extend the immersive simulation time by another eleven hours.”

[Ding, you have successfully used the immersive simulation, consuming 1.1 million points of energy, simulating for 11 hours, with 6,998,888 points of energy remaining!]

Su Xing felt a pang of heartache. Although he wasn’t short of simulation energy now, this rate of consumption was problematic!

In one instance of the Luotian Meeting, Su Xing directly maxed out the immersive simulation duration, simulating 24 hours and spending 2.4 million points of energy.

Of course, all this was worth it.

Not to mention that just the cultivation method of the Gathering Spirit Flower was worth all that energy. Besides, coming to the Luotian Meeting instance to read these books on common knowledge of the cultivation realm significantly increased Su Xing’s insight into the cultivation world, all of which were subtle benefits.

“Phew, eleven more hours. Which area should I go to last?”

Su Xing had never realized he loved reading so much that he never spent 24 hours in the library even when he took his college entrance exams.

“Perhaps I could go take a look in the Body Refinement area…”

After some thought, Su Xing felt that his method of Body Refinement was completely unconventional: reliant first on consumption, second on practice, and lacking any Body Refining Techniques. His own constitution had been built up solely with all kinds of elixirs, Demonic Beasts’ Flesh Essence, and his innate talent.

That Su Xing had cultivated to the Origin Martial Realm through unconventional methods was nothing short of miraculous.

Soon, Su Xing arrived at the Body Refinement area. He did not rush to seek out Body Refining Techniques, but first read a basic Body Refinement book called “Introductory Must-Knows for Body Refinement Cultivators”.

The first chapter of this book began with the sentence, “Only those with great perseverance can practice Body Refinement!”

The book detailed the painful process of Body Refinement. Compared to Qi Refinement, Body Refinement Cultivators were more primal and better at enduring the tedious polishing of the body.

“Huh, Body Refinement Cultivators originated from the ancient Witch Clan’s cultivation methods, which have been improved and continuously passed down, hence the present-day Body Refinement Cultivators…”

Su Xing was taken aback; this was a secret he had never heard before, with Body Refinement Cultivators tracing their origins to the ancient Witch Clan!

“I wonder if this Witch Clan, and the Witch Clan from the myths in my previous life, belong to the same system?”

Su Xing frowned slightly, feeling that some of the legends in this cultivation realm seemed to have some connection with the mythologies from his former life.

Su Xing continued reading.

“Body Refinement Cultivators may choose one technique to practice, yet unlike Qi Cultivation Cultivators, once a technique is chosen, it cannot be changed for life. Therefore, the quality of a Body Refinement Cultivator’s technique is particularly crucial!”

“Without a top-tier Body Refining Technique, it’s better not to use one at all, simply using the most primitive methods of improving one’s physique can also be…”

Su Xing spent an hour or two to finish reading this basic book for Body Refinement Cultivators.

To his surprise, he discovered there were two types of Body Refinement Cultivators: the first is through practicing Body Refining Techniques, the main advantage of which is speed, as the cultivation rate is more than ten times that of Body Refinement Cultivators who do not practice techniques. However, the disadvantage is that the technique cannot be altered. Once a low-grade technique has been chosen, the ultimate achievements and cultivation are limited, making it a method heavily reliant on the quality of the technique.

And the second type of Body Refinement Cultivator seeks to emulate the Ancient Witch Clan, relying on their innate talent for body refinement and precious natural treasures to strengthen their bodies, requiring long years of relentless honing. The downside of this method is its slow speed, but its advantages include a high ceiling and, after finding a suitable cultivation technique, the complete flexibility to switch cultivation methods at any time.

“Looking at it this way, I should be considered the second type of Body Refinement Cultivator, much like a piece of raw jade that has not yet been polished…”

Su Xing’s thoughts stirred, and he muttered to himself,

“Without a superior Body Refining Technique, it’s indeed less effective than brute force training!”

Su Xing quickly discovered that there were methods to increase efficiency even when following the Ancient Witch Clan’s style of body refinement.

“Consuming the essence of Demonic Beasts’ blood and flesh supplemented by elixirs, one’s cultivation speed can be doubled, and by emulating the Ancient Witch Clan’s body refining methods, the speed of body refinement can be greatly enhanced!”

Su Xing’s eyes brightened, and he hastily recorded the Witch Clan’s body refinement methods described in the book.

This method was not difficult, merely some conventional ways of developing strength, constantly tempering the body, but combined with a few specific movements, one could vastly increase the speed of body refinement!

“This is exactly what I need!”

Su Xing could not stop smiling as he spent several more hours recording the Witch Clan’s body refinement movements and their common dietary methods.

After completing all these tasks, there was just less than an hour left.

In the last moments of his time, Su Xing opened an ancient tome titled “Detailed Analysis of Origin Force Usage.”

This book mainly discussed how to use Origin Force more effectively and even touched upon how to enhance the intensity of Origin Force.

Unfortunately, Su Xing was short on time, and after a quick glance through the book, his immersive simulation time came to an end.

“What a pity, if only I had enough time, I might have been able to understand the cultivation of Origin Force as well.”

Su Xing sighed, regretting that time was insufficient and he would have to wait until the next simulation to learn more.

As the scenery before his eyes shifted, Su Xing’s consciousness returned to the real world.

Although an entire day had passed in Su Xing’s perception, less than a minute had gone by in the real world. Su Xing drank a few sips of crisp spring water to fully recover from the immersive simulation.

“This immersive simulation really paid off big time!”

Su Xing felt jubilant. Although it cost over two million energy, he had acquired the propagation method for Gathering Spirit Flowers, gained an understanding of some common knowledge in the Cultivation World, and even discovered a better way of body refinement.

This knowledge was totally worth the cost!

With this thought, Su Xing chuckled wryly and said,

“It seems that each simulation, especially the immersive simulations, will be a considerable expense! By this account, I’m still short on energy.”

Su Xing sighed and turned his gaze back to the simulation interface.

[You exit the Luotian Meeting Instance, feeling you have gained a lot from it, and you promptly return to the Descending Sect.]

[With your return, the entire Descending Sect starts to experience misfortune again, as one of the protector-level powerhouses of the sect dies unexpectedly while carrying out a mission in an instance, perishing far from home.]

[This is the first time in decades that a protector-level powerhouse has died in the Descending Sect, but no one connects this event to you.]

[In the following days, you continue your daily routine of alchemy and cultivation within the walls of the Descending Sect, occasionally going out to deliver the elixirs you’ve crafted to the Great Xia Military in exchange for enough Flesh Essence to sustain your cultivation.]