Chapter 92: The Primordial Fruit
"Finally, I've reached the late stage of the Seventh Revolution."
Li Changsheng felt the explosive surge of power within his body and murmured to himself, "With my current strength, I should be able to easily crush a cultivator at the late stage of the Transcendence Realm, right?"
"But that's not enough!"
"I still have 51 simulation opportunities left. Let's see if I can push the Nine Revolutions of Divine Demon into the Eighth Revolution."
[Simulation begins.]
[You successfully refine the Dragon-Tiger Pills and diligently cultivate the Nine Revolutions of Divine Demon.]
[…At 530 years old, the demonic portal opens, and the demonic invasion begins. You single-handedly kill three demonic Transcendence commanders, drawing the attention of powerful demons. A demon at the Immortal Realm kills you.]
"Again!"
[…At 530 years old, you are killed by a powerful demon in the Cangqing Realm.]
[…At 530 years old, you die!]
[At 370 years old, you reach the peak of the Seventh Revolution of the Nine Revolutions of Divine Demon.]
The Nine Revolutions of Divine Demon!
Finally, the peak of the Seventh Revolution!
"Again!"
[Simulation begins.]
[At 32 years old, you successfully obtain the map to the Demon Abyss at the exchange event.]
[A month later, you set out for the Demon Abyss. On the way, you're ambushed by two Transcendence guest elders from the Grand General's Estate. You and Old Mo casually suppress them, one each.]
[The Young General of the Grand General's Estate, Xiao Zhengyan, appears. You severely injure him in three moves, but he escapes using a secret treasure.]
[At 33 years old, you obtain the Blood Ginseng in the Demon Abyss.]
[You return to Pearl City and begin refining the Dragon-Tiger Pills.]
[You successfully refine the Dragon-Tiger Pills.]
[You consume the Dragon-Tiger Pills, but your progress in the Nine Revolutions of Divine Demon stagnates.]
[You leave seclusion and immediately take Old Mo to ambush the Grand General's Estate's powerful experts.]
[In one month, you and Old Mo kill two Transcendence guest elders and over a dozen Great Ascension experts, plunging the Grand General's Estate into fear.]
[Three months later, Xiao Zhengyan and the demonic shadow find you and Old Mo.]
[Old Mo severely injures Xiao Zhengyan. You engage in a fierce battle with the demonic shadow. After 300 exchanges, you're heavily injured. Old Mo activates the Blood Demon Sect's secret technique, the Blood Escape Art, and flees with you.]
[A year later, after recovering from your injuries, you scout the Grand General's Estate and unexpectedly discover Xiao Zhengyan leading a team toward the Demon Abyss.]
[You follow them closely.]
[A month later, you follow Xiao Zhengyan's team deep into the Demon Abyss and discover a Primordial Fruit on the verge of ripening.]
[As the Primordial Fruit ripens, Xiao Zhengyan and his subordinates engage in a fierce battle with the beast guarding it. You attempt to seize the opportunity to take the Primordial Fruit, only to discover that there are two guardian beasts. You're forced to fight the other beast.]
[Seeing this, Xiao Zhengyan abandons the second beast and attacks you.]
[Caught between two enemies, you're severely injured.]
[As you escape the Demon Abyss, the demonic shadow from the Grand General's Estate catches up to you. In your heavily injured state, you're no match for it. You die!]
"The Primordial Fruit!"
"There's actually a Primordial Fruit in the Cangqing Realm!"
Li Changsheng couldn't maintain his composure any longer.
The Primordial Fruit was considered a top-tier rare treasure even in the Immortal Realm. Even True Immortals could use it to bolster their foundations. When consumed at lower cultivation levels, it could significantly enhance one's potential and cultivation speed.
Although, like the Creation Essence Liquid, the Primordial Fruit was only effective the first time it was consumed, a single fruit would not only greatly benefit his cultivation but also push his Nine Revolutions of Divine Demon into the Eighth Revolution.
The Eighth Revolution of the Nine Revolutions of Divine Demon was powerful enough to rival ordinary Immortals!
Li Changsheng was tempted!
"Why does Xiao Zhengyan seem like a protagonist favored by fate?"
Li Changsheng frowned slightly.
In the previous simulation, Xiao Zhengyan had reached the peak of the Transcendence Realm by the age of 100. The next time he appeared, he had already entered the Earth Immortal Realm.
This was the Cangqing Realm, not a world that could accommodate Immortals. Reaching the Earth Immortal Realm was no easy feat.
"Should I capture Xiao Zhengyan now and interrogate him? Or wait for him near the Demon Abyss in a year and a half?"
Li Changsheng pondered.
Judging from the many simulation results, Xiao Zhengyan undoubtedly had secrets. Each time, he had managed to escape capture.
"I can't just play it safe anymore. If I do, that Primordial Fruit will have nothing to do with me!"
Li Changsheng muttered.
The two guardian beasts of the Primordial Fruit were incredibly powerful. Moreover, this simulation revealed that the demonic shadow from the Grand General's Estate was likely at the semi-Earth Immortal level, similar to Luo Changqing's master. With proper preparation, it wasn't impossible to fight it.
Now that the Dragon-Tiger Pills no longer aided the cultivation of the Nine Revolutions of Divine Demon, seizing the Primordial Fruit would require a different approach.
"Again!"
[Simulation begins.]
[At 32 years old, after delivering the goods to the Northern Marquis's Estate, you return to your cave and focus on refining seventh-grade talismans and formation plates.]
[A year and a half later, you wait near the entrance of the Demon Abyss for Xiao Zhengyan's team.]
[Fifteen days later, Xiao Zhengyan's team arrives at the Demon Abyss. You set up the pre-prepared formation plates at the entrance.]
[A day later, Xiao Zhengyan's heavily injured team emerges from the Demon Abyss and enters the range of your formation.]
[You quickly activate the formation and swiftly kill seven injured Great Ascension experts. The remaining three Transcendence experts, Xiao Zhengyan, and the demonic shadow attack you.]
[You calmly activate the ten defensive formation plates you set up earlier and unleash 937 seventh-grade offensive talismans, severely injuring the three Transcendence experts.]
[However, Xiao Zhengyan is unharmed due to his protective treasure, and the demonic shadow breaks free from the formation, engaging you in battle.]
[You're severely injured and quickly flee.]
[The demonic shadow and Xiao Zhengyan pursue you relentlessly, but you manage to escape with Old Mo's help.]
[Three months later, exhausted and on the brink of death, you and Old Mo are killed by the demonic shadow.]
[You die!]
"Seventh-grade peak formations and talismans are still somewhat insufficient to deal with a semi-Earth Immortal."
Li Changsheng muttered softly.
"But now that I've confirmed they'll exit through the Demon Abyss' entrance, things are simpler."
"Once I improve my mastery of formations and talisman crafting, I'll see if I can ambush these people and secure the Primordial Fruit!"
Before Li Changsheng could continue the simulation, Old Mo came to find him. The exchange event was about to begin.
The exchange event was held in the deepest part of the Eastern Suburb Manor.
It was hosted by Bai Qiugui, who had earlier intervened. However, both Bai Qiugui and the Northern Marquis's Estate members looked rather displeased.
They had invited dozens of prominent figures from Pearl City, but now only about twenty people remained—half of the original number.
Although they had expected this, the turnout was still much lower than they had anticipated.
"Fellow Daoist Li, this is our Northern Marquis's Estate's mistake. If you don't find anything suitable to exchange later, feel free to tell me what you need. I can retrieve something from our treasure vault to trade with you." Lin Ruoxi said apologetically to Li Changsheng.
She was the one who had suggested inviting Li Changsheng to the exchange event, but she hadn't expected the Grand General's Estate to openly escalate the conflict between the two factions, resulting in such a low turnout.
"It's fine."
Li Changsheng shook his head.
The Dragon-Tiger Pills were no longer useful to him, but he could still acquire the fragment of the Demon Abyss map. Although the Dragon-Tiger Pills were no longer beneficial to him, they were still a top-tier divine pill for other Great Ascension experts or body cultivators.
A single bottle of Dragon-Tiger Pills could fetch a high price!
And right now, he was in dire need of money!