Chapter 108: The Greatest Opportunity in the Cangqing World
"This is quite interesting."
After finishing the diary on the beast hide, a smile appeared on Li Changsheng's face.
Xiao Zhengyan was indeed a reincarnator, but his morals were a bit… off.
From the diary, it seemed that in his previous life, after the General's Mansion was destroyed by the demons, Xiao Zhengyan somehow survived, chose to embrace demonic transformation, and joined the demonic faction, living a life of cowardice.
However, Xiao Zhengyan didn't live long after the Demon Calamity. Forty years after the calamity began, he was killed by an immortal from the lower realm.
But some of the things he recorded in his diary were quite intriguing.
One of the recorded opportunities caught Li Changsheng's attention:
"Eleven years from now, a disciple from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect suddenly disappeared. When he reappeared after the Demon Calamity, his cultivation had skyrocketed from the late Foundation Establishment stage to the peak of the Earth Immortal realm."
Moreover, Xiao Zhengyan's diary clearly stated that this disciple displayed strength comparable to the Holy Demon Prince during the Demon Calamity. If not for him, the Cangqing World would have been completely overrun by the demons long before the immortals descended to drive them back to the demon realm.
"A few hundred years to go from late Foundation Establishment to the peak of the Earth Immortal realm?"
Li Changsheng was slightly moved after finishing the diary.
What kind of incredible opportunity could allow someone to advance so rapidly? The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect was a powerful sect in the neighboring Barbarian Province, with a Half-Step Human Immortal sitting in its ranks. It had been inherited for hundreds of thousands of years and was not weaker than the Star River Sect.
It was said that these top sects in the Cangqing World, along with the Southern Li Dynasty, had connections with the immortal realm.
"Let's try a simulation first."
Li Changsheng whispered.
Since he knew about such a massive opportunity, he couldn't let it slip away.
He had simulated once after breaking through to the Great Ascension stage, and the simulator still had enough funds for one more simulation. There was no need to top up.
[Simulation begins.]
[Age 34, you kill Xiao Zhengyan in the Demon Abyss and obtain the Origin Fruit.]
[Three days later, you part ways with Lin Ruoxi and her group. At the entrance of the Demon Abyss, you find Mo Chengkong waiting for you. He tells you he has found traces of the Ten Thousand Spirit Grass.]
[You and Mo Chengkong head deep into the Demon Abyss, kill two Transcendence cultivators competing for the Ten Thousand Spirit Grass, and successfully obtain it.]
[You hand the Ten Thousand Spirit Grass to Mo Chengkong, who partially recovers his strength and can now unleash the power of a mid-stage Human Immortal.]
[Half a month later, you and Mo Chengkong return to Bright Pearl City. You hand over the Hundred Herbs Hall to Mo Chengkong to manage while you head to the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect in the Barbarian Province to quietly observe Lin Yan, the individual mentioned in Xiao Zhengyan's diary.]
[Age 45, Lin Yan, at late Foundation Establishment, goes on a mission with a few outer disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. You follow them, and several black-robed figures ambush them, trying to kill Lin Yan.]
[The outer disciples are severely injured, and Lin Yan is struck off a cliff by a mysterious black-robed figure. An ancient cave door opens, and Lin Yan falls into it. You also stealthily enter.]
[You follow Lin Yan into a blessed land filled with countless resources, the most valuable of which is the Condensing Immortal Spring, which can elevate a person's body to that of an Immortal Spirit Body.]
[You successfully enter the Condensing Immortal Spring, spend a hundred years, and successfully condense an Immortal Spirit Body, survive the Heavenly Tribulation, and step into the Half-Step Human Immortal realm.]
[Age 145, you leave the blessed land with Lin Yan, whose cultivation has reached the Unity stage, and head to the now-opened Southern Tian Province.]
[Three months later, you return to the Southern Tian Province and hear that your disciple, Ximen Xue, has been severely injured by Luo Changqing's master, Luo Mingyuan, and has gone missing. Su Qingyu has also been injured and confined in her family's residence due to a forced marriage orchestrated by her family members from the outside world.]
[You are furious!]
[You storm into the Su family and slaughter all their members from the outside world.]
[Ten days later, Mo Chengkong hears of your return and rushes back to the Southern Tian Province. You learn that the forces behind the Su family and Luo Mingyuan are the Holy Demon Prince. Mo Chengkong was initially injured in the Southern Tian Province by a mysterious demonic expert.]
[You instruct Mo Chengkong to mobilize the Hundred Herbs Hall's resources and allies to investigate Ximen Xue's whereabouts.]
[Three months later, you learn that Ximen Xue is being hunted in the outer seas of the Starry Sea. You immediately rush there.]
[You find the severely injured Ximen Xue in the outer seas and kill Luo Mingyuan, a Half-Step Human Immortal, with a single punch!]
[The commotion of your battle attracts the attention of a giant whale in the outer seas. With a single flick of its tail, the whale severely injures you. You try to escape with Ximen Xue on your jade boat.]
[The whale swallows the jade boat whole. You die!]
[Simulation ends. You may retain one of the following.]
[1. Cultivation level at age 145.]
[2. Combat experience at age 145.]
"What level is this whale at?"
Li Changsheng frowned slightly.
Although Elder Gu had mentioned that the Southern Tian Province was not simple, this whale's strength seemed too formidable. After all, his current strength was already enough to fight a peak Human Immortal, let alone after condensing an Immortal Spirit Body and stepping into the Half-Step Human Immortal realm in the simulation.
"Should I choose cultivation?"
Looking at the options on the panel, Li Changsheng felt a pang of regret. If he chose the Half-Step Human Immortal cultivation, future simulations would truly cost a fortune!
Now, a single simulation cost one billion spirit stones, and for the Transcendence realm, it would cost ten billion.
"Forget it, there are always ways to earn spirit stones."
"Besides, given the system's tendencies, during the mortal stage, it used silver for simulations. Once you step into the immortal realm, you'll probably need immortal jade."
Li Changsheng murmured.
He was no longer the clueless cultivator he once was. From Mo Chengkong, he had learned that spirit stones were practically worthless in the immortal realm, where immortal jade was the standard currency.
Immortal jade was divided into low-grade, mid-grade, and high-grade.
Even the lowest-grade immortal jade was worth millions of spirit stones. In the immortal realm, no amount of spirit stones could exchange for a single piece of immortal jade, as it contained immortal energy suitable for immortals' cultivation.
With enough immortal jade, a Human Immortal could rapidly advance to the peak of the Heavenly Immortal realm and begin condensing a True Immortal body.
"Choose option one!"
As Li Changsheng made his choice.
Boom!
An overwhelming aura descended upon the valley.
"Pfft!"
Lin Ruoxi and her group, who were in the middle of recovering, felt a heavy pressure and spat out blood.
"This… this pressure… could it be…"
Li Chunyang looked up and saw rolling black clouds gathering in the sky.
Purple-black lightning flickered within the clouds.
"Roar!"
A low growl came from within the lightning as a massive dragon-shaped bolt of lightning roamed the clouds.
"Is this the Immortal Ascension Tribulation?"
Lin Ruoxi whispered.
They were all from major factions with countless records, and the Marquis of Northern Suppression's residence had intricate ties with the Southern Li Dynasty. Even if their clan didn't have anyone who had undergone the Heavenly Tribulation, they had seen records of the Immortal Ascension Tribulation.
"But the strength Manager Li displayed earlier should have already allowed him to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation, shouldn't it?"
The woman in black whispered.
Boom!
Just as they were in awe, a thick bolt of purple lightning descended from the sky, striking the valley's entrance.