Chapter 40: The Marvel of the Golden Elixir Stage, New Skill - Spirit Burst Technique

As Su Xing reminisced about his reaction during the breakthrough in the simulator, it seemed to have been painful and agonizing.

After months of seclusion, he finally managed to painstakingly break through to the Golden Elixir stage.

However, in reality, with the simulator's aid, Su Xing effortlessly achieved this breakthrough in less than a minute, almost as though he had gained it after decades of rigorous cultivation.

Moreover, in the simulator, Su Xing seemingly broke through by consuming copious amounts of spiritual pills, an attainment that should have been superficial. Yet, Su Xing's current cultivation was unusually stable, imbuing him with a sense of mastery.

This suggested that the simulator not only offered cultivation feedback but did so without any adverse effects.

Contemplating this, Su Xing slowly concentrated his thoughts, causing a three-inch miniature vortex to materialize in his hand. This vortex, formed from condensed spiritual energy, rotated ceaselessly like a tiny whirlwind, transparent yet filled with spirituality.

Attempting to compress and solidify the vortex of spiritual power in his hand, after several seconds, a continuously spinning vortex was born. Su Xing could sense the immense power contained within this vortex, likely something even a practitioner of the Gold-tier would struggle to withstand.

Sensing the vortex's nearing eruption, Su Xing promptly began to decompose and control it.

After dozens of seconds, the vortex slowly dissipated in Su Xing's hand.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Su Xing muttered, "Phew, fortunately, I managed to control it. Otherwise, would that vortex outburst have leveled the entire dormitory building?"

Su Xing felt a slight depletion of his spiritual power within his body, probably less than a tenth.

Seemingly minor, in the real world, he couldn't replenish spiritual energy at all. Besides using spiritual stones to replenish it, his only other option was to seek replenishment within the Spiritual Field Sanctuary.

But now, being at the Golden Elixir stage, even this ten percent of his spiritual power might require a spiritual stone for replenishment.

"Phew, what a squanderer!"

As Su Xing lamented, he also felt a bit guilty. He realized that had he lost control just now, causing an explosion in the entire dormitory, he might have been mistaken for a terrorist and apprehended.

Simultaneously, excitement gleamed in Su Xing's eyes. Presently, he hadn't yet mastered any cultivation spells, merely relying on his Golden Elixir stage cultivation to possess such destructive power.

"Indeed, cultivating immortality is the true path! Leveling up and such are merely lower-tier professions!"

A slight smile graced Su Xing's lips. After organizing his thoughts, he realized that his mind had garnered quite a few new memories, acquired during this simulation's ten years of alchemical experience.

However, just after breaking through the Golden Elixir stage, its impact on Su Xing was so immense that he almost overlooked the equally important alchemical experience.

"Heh heh! Just one simulation saved me fifteen years of arduous cultivation... I am now also a cultivator of the Golden Elixir stage!"

Feeling a bit elated at the moment, Su Xing's mood quickly sobered when he thought of the impending cataclysm fifteen years later.

"Stay calm, don't get carried away!"

"Stay calm, don't get carried away!"

"Stay calm, don't get carried away!"

Su Xing silently repeated these words in his mind, remaining vigilant. Despite his substantial increase in cultivation, capable of rivaling Gold-tier professionals, preventing the calamity fifteen years later was still far from achievable!

To put it bluntly, not only would he be unable to confront the catastrophe in fifteen years, but he wouldn't even be a match for the arrival's teacher.

"However, speaking of which... now that I'm in the Golden Elixir stage, I should indeed find a way to acquire the second half of Changchun Art in the simulation. Otherwise, even if I cultivate the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir, I still won't stand a chance against the Patriarch Yuan Ying!"

Su Xing closed his eyes in contemplation, pondering what choices to make in the next simulation.

At present, Su Xing urgently needed two things: first, the second half of Changchun Art, which was crucial for his breakthrough to the Yuan Ying stage and possibly higher realms.

Second, the refinement of the Corporeal Pill. If Su Xing could successfully ingest the Corporeal Pill, he might ascend to the Corporeal Refinement stage, doubling his cultivation!

"But, if there's a more potent talent available, perhaps I should consider it?"

A thought crossed Su Xing's mind, prompting him to summon his professional panel.

[Name: Su Xing]

[Profession: Cultivator (Unique Hidden Occupation)]

[Cultivation: First stage of Golden Elixir, Corporeal Refinement at Dacheng stage]

[Cultivation Techniques: Changchun Art]

[Talents: Dual Wood-Fire Elemental Roots, Unyielding Spirit, Mr. Mighty, Lucky Streak, Ingenious, Unwavering Persistence...]

[Skills: Flame of Departure (Novice), Alchemy (Novice), Spirit Burst Technique (Unpracticed)]

[Equipment: Blood Jade Sword (Green), Thorny Armor (Green), Azure Cloud Boots (Green)]

After breaking through to the Golden Elixir stage, Su Xing's strength evidently made a significant leap.

Although his cultivation at the Dacheng stage in Corporeal Refinement was somewhat lackluster, Su Xing was waiting for a profound accumulation to break through to the Corporeal Refinement stage!

Moreover, Su Xing's talents had increased to six, each crucial for him to conduct simulations more efficiently.

"Now that I have six talents, I wonder how many more I can master?"

Su Xing had a vague premonition that these talents surely had a limit. Otherwise, having thousands of talents on hand would render him invincible, wouldn't it?

"Huh... I seem to have acquired an additional skill, Spirit Burst Technique?"

Su Xing was momentarily stunned when he saw his skills panel. Previously, he had only mastered Flame of Departure and Alchemy, and it seemed the professional panel had split Flame of Departure and Alchemy into two parts.

But as for Spirit Burst Technique? Su Xing couldn't recall having learned this skill before!

However, soon after, Su Xing had a realization and muttered to himself, "Could it be that the vortex I attempted to condense earlier was recognized as a skill by the professional panel?"

Lost in thought, Su Xing realized that while he couldn't acquire skills through the conventional means of defeating monsters or opening treasure chests, he could comprehend skills by himself.

Though seemingly less convenient, it offered limitless possibilities.

Moreover, the professionals in this world were somewhat similar to the occupational classes in his past life's online games, with skills having cooldown periods after usage.

Su Xing remembered how his good friend Yu Yan, a Bronze-tier professional, became utterly incapacitated after casting a single Fireball spell, having to resort to wielding a staff to battle monsters.

In contrast, Su Xing, as long as his internal spiritual energy was sufficient, could continuously cast spells like Flame of Departure and Spirit Burst Technique.

"It seems that in future simulations, the mastery of Spirit Burst Technique might be placed on the agenda?"

Su Xing silently noted his plans in his mind.

For the next week, Su Xing continued refining Beauty-Enhancing Pills.

After breaking through to the Golden Elixir stage, Su Xing's spiritual power became more abundant. His internal spiritual energy could sustain the use of Flame of Departure for over an hour, significantly increasing the speed of pill refinement.

In just a day, Su Xing successfully refined 200 low-grade Beauty-Enhancing Pills.

"Phew... finally finished refining them!"

(End of this chapter)