Chapter 62: Divine Demon Fifth Transformation
Li Changsheng returned to the ship with Ximen Xue, handed her over to Ximen Xiong for care, and then retreated to his cabin.
"Top-up!"
Li Changsheng sat cross-legged and muttered softly.
[Top-up successful. Current balance: 6.24 million coins.]
[Would you like to use the cultivation simulator immediately? Each use consumes 100,000 coins.]
Looking at the amount of money on the panel, Li Changsheng's eyes flashed with a hint of pain.
There had been 7.8 million spirit stones in the storage pouch, but after the top-up, it was reduced by over a million. It was truly a rip-off!
"Phew…"
Li Changsheng took a deep breath and murmured, "Let's focus on advancing the Divine Demon Nine Transformations first."
"Start the simulation!"
[Simulation begins.]
[Ten days later, Ximen Xue successfully enters the first transformation of the Divine Demon Nine Transformations, and her legs return to normal.]
[One month later, Long Haotian takes the initiative to bring you the Mystic Pearl Grass. After collecting all the spiritual herbs needed to refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill, you return to the Su family ancestral lands with Ximen Xue.]
[Half a year later, Ximen Xue successfully reaches the mid-stage of the first transformation of the Divine Demon Nine Transformations.]
[You successfully refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill, and your innate talent improves.]
[You refine a large number of pills that nourish Qi and blood to aid Ximen Xue's cultivation. Her progress is astonishing.]
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[At the age of 100, Ximen Xue successfully enters the sixth transformation of the Divine Demon Nine Transformations. Under her guidance, you diligently cultivate the Divine Demon Nine Transformations and make rapid progress.]
[At the age of 130, you take Ximen Xue to the secret realm in the Devil's Sea to cultivate in seclusion.]
[At the age of 159, external powers discover the location of the legacy. Ximen Xue takes action, killing two Void Return cultivators and eleven Nascent Soul cultivators. This attracts the attention of three Unity Realm experts from the outside world.]
[Ximen Xue single-handedly fights three Unity Realm experts, severely injuring them with a single move. The three Unity Realm experts activate a secret treasure to teleport tens of thousands of miles away, narrowly escaping with their lives.]
[You take Ximen Xue far into the outer seas of the Starry Sea, hiding on a small island to cultivate in seclusion.]
[Half a year later, a massive sea whale swallows the entire island in one gulp. You die!]
[Simulation ends. You may retain one of the following:]
[1. The cultivation realm at the age of 159.]
[2. The cultivation and combat experience at the age of 159.]
"Phew…"
Li Changsheng let out a long breath. In the simulation, he had focused all his efforts on refining pills to help Ximen Xue quickly advance in the Divine Demon Nine Transformations so that she could guide his cultivation. It seemed that this approach had been correct, as with her talent and Divine Demon bloodline, Ximen Xue was able to reach the sixth transformation by the age of 100.
However, there's something unusual about the outer seas of the Starry Sea!
At the sixth transformation, Ximen Xue was already capable of fighting against Mahayana cultivators. Yet, in the outer seas, there existed a whale that could swallow an entire island in one gulp, and even Ximen Xue couldn't escape.
"Choose option two!"
Without hesitation, Li Changsheng selected the second option.
A surge of immense Qi and blood energy poured into Li Changsheng's body, along with a hundred years of alchemy experience. After a while, Li Changsheng opened his eyes, his expression returning to normal.
"My alchemy skills are still far from reaching the mid-stage of the fifth rank. My Qi and blood energy has increased by one-tenth. With around ten more simulations, I should be able to reach the late stage of the fourth transformation."
Li Changsheng frowned slightly.
Just reaching the late stage of the fourth transformation would require ten simulations. From the late stage to the peak of the fourth transformation, and then advancing to the fifth transformation—how much money would that take?
At this thought, Li Changsheng felt a twinge of anxiety!
He had thought he'd struck it rich overnight, but now it seemed he was still a pauper!
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"Again!"
[...At the age of 160, you are found in the depths of the Endless Forest by a mysterious youth and Elder Su. You are killed!]
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[...At the age of 159, you are killed by a giant whale in the outer seas of the Starry Sea.]
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[...At the age of 147, under Ximen Xue's guidance, you finally advance to the late stage of the fourth transformation of the Divine Demon Nine Transformations.]
After ten simulations, the late stage of the fourth transformation was finally achieved!
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"Again!"
[...At the age of 159, you are discovered by a ten-thousand-foot demonic ape in the depths of the Endless Forest and smashed into powder with a single punch.]
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[...At the age of 161, you are stung by the poisonous tail of the Scorpion King in the Endless Desert and die from the poison!]
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[...At the age of 131, you finally reach the peak of the fourth transformation of the Divine Demon Nine Transformations.]
[At the age of 141, your alchemy skills reach the mid-stage of the fifth rank.]
Seventeen simulations!
A fifth-rank alchemist!
The peak of the fourth transformation was finally achieved!
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"Again!"
[...At the age of 100, under Ximen Xue's guidance, you cultivate the Divine Demon Nine Transformations. Because you lack Divine Demon bloodline, your progress is slow.]
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[...At the age of 147, you successfully enter the fifth transformation of the Divine Demon Nine Transformations.]
[At the age of 159, external powers discover the location of the secret realm in the Devil's Sea. You take action, killing one Void Return cultivator and three Nascent Soul cultivators. The rest flee in fear.]
[One day later, three Unity Realm experts from the outside world attack. You fearlessly face all three alone. After 300 exchanges, you fall into a disadvantage. Ximen Xue intervenes, severely injuring all three with a single move. The three use a secret treasure to teleport tens of thousands of miles away, narrowly escaping with their lives.]
[One day later, you venture alone into the outer seas to the treasure site marked on the Ocean-Shattering Sword Venerable's treasure map. You successfully enter the treasure site, but a shadowy figure flashes by. You die!]
"The Ocean-Shattering Sword Venerable, at the Nascent Soul level, was able to escape with his life. I, who am now capable of fighting Unity Realm cultivators, die as soon as I enter?" Li Changsheng frowned.
He was finding it harder and harder to understand the Southern Domain. The three major powers—the Su family, the Long family, and the Medicine King Sect—should not have anyone stronger than Nascent Soul cultivators, with perhaps a Void Return cultivator at most.
But through these many simulations, he had discovered that the forbidden lands surrounding the Southern Domain were home to beasts that were at least at the Mahayana level.
Strangely, these beasts never left the four forbidden lands and were never encountered in the outside world.
[Simulation ends. You may retain one of the following:]
[1. The cultivation realm at the age of 159.]
[2. The cultivation and combat experience at the age of 159.]
"Anyway, I've finally reached the fifth transformation!"
Li Changsheng's eyes burned with determination.
"Choose option two!"
Boom!
An immense surge of Qi and blood energy poured into Li Changsheng's body. Despite his efforts to control it, his body began to expand uncontrollably. The surging energy burst through the cabin's ceiling and the formations Li Changsheng had casually set up.
Boom!
On the deck, everyone felt an overwhelming pressure descend, and then they blacked out.
Li Changsheng transformed into a hundred-meter-tall giant, shattering the cabin. His body radiated a dazzling golden light, and an ancient, eternal, indestructible aura surrounded him.
He resembled a Divine Demon that had existed since time immemorial.
On the deck, only Ximen Xue remained conscious. The bloodline within her body stirred in response to this aura, slowly flowing from her legs throughout her body.
Boom!
As if a bottleneck had been broken within her, Ximen Xue successfully entered the first transformation of the Divine Demon Nine Transformations. Then, she spat out a mouthful of blood and passed out.