Chapter 40: Chapter 40: The Mysteries of the Golden Core Stage, New Skill Spirit Explosion Technique
Su Xing recalled the reaction he had when he broke through in the simulator; it was supposed to be painful and torturous.
After months of seclusion, he finally broke through to the Golden Core Stage with great difficulty.
But in reality, with the help of the simulator, Su Xing took less than a minute to effortlessly breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm, as if he had cultivated for decades to achieve it.
And in the simulator, Su Xing should have consumed a large amount of spirit pills to breakthrough, so his cultivation level should have been unstable. But at this moment, Su Xing's cultivation level was exceptionally solid, with a sense of ease and proficiency.
This meant that the simulator not only provided Su Xing with cultivation feedback but did so without any side effects.
Thinking of this, Su Xing slowly extended a hand. With a thought, a three-inch small vortex appeared in his palm. The small vortex spun like a tiny tornado, transparent yet full of spirituality; this was a vortex formed by spiritual power!
Su Xing tried to continuously compress and solidify the vortex of spiritual power in his hand. After a few seconds, a constantly spinning vortex was born, and Su Xing could feel the immense power within it, which even a gold-level profession user would struggle to endure.
Feeling the vortex trembling as if it was about to explode, Su Xing hurriedly controlled it and began to disassemble the vortex.
A few dozen seconds later, the vortex slowly disappeared from Su Xing's hand.
Su Xing wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered, "Damn it, luckily I controlled it. Otherwise, if the vortex went out of control, the entire dormitory building would've been flattened."
Su Xing felt his body. His spiritual power had been depleted by less than ten percent.
It seemed like a small amount, but in the real world, he couldn't replenish spiritual energy at all. Aside from using spirit stones to replenish spiritual energy, he could only go to the Spirit Field Blessed Land.
But now that he had become a Golden Core Stage cultivator, even ten percent of his spiritual power would require at least a spirit stone to replenish.
"Damn, what a waste!"
Feeling both pained and guilty, Su Xing was relieved that he contained the explosion in time. Otherwise, if the dormitory building had been blown up, he would probably be treated as a terrorist and arrested.
Meanwhile, excitement sparkled in Su Xing's eyes. He had not yet mastered any spells, yet simply relying on his Golden Core Stage cultivation could yield such destructive power.
"Indeed, cultivation is the right path! Leveling up is just a low-tier profession!"
Su Xing's lips curled into a slight smile. After collecting his thoughts, he realized that a lot of memories had somehow appeared in his mind—memories of ten years of alchemy experience he had gained from the simulation.
However, just breaking through to the Golden Core Stage had a great impact on Su Xing, causing him almost to overlook this equally important alchemy experience.
"Hehe! Just one simulation saved me fifteen years of hard cultivation... Now, I am also a Golden Core Stage cultivator!"
Su Xing felt a bit elated, but then he remembered the impending world-ending disaster in ten years and immediately deflated.
"Stay steady, don't get cocky!"
"Stay steady, don't get cocky!"
"Stay steady, don't get cocky!"
Su Xing silently recited three times, constantly warning himself. Although his cultivation level had greatly increased, making him comparable to a gold-level profession user, he was still far from preventing the disaster that would occur fifteen years later!
To put it simply, he couldn't even handle the Descending Sect, let alone the disaster in fifteen years.
"But then again... Now that I've reached the Golden Core Realm, I should think about how to acquire the second part of the Changchun Technique in the next instance. Otherwise, even if I cultivate the Nine Revolution Golden Core, I still won't be a match for a Nascent Soul ancestor!"
Su Xing closed his eyes in thought, starting to plan his choices for the next instance.
Currently, Su Xing urgently needed two things. First, the Changchun Technique, as it concerned whether he could break through to the Nascent Soul Stage and higher realms.
Second, the Organ Refining Pill. If Su Xing could successfully consume the Organ Refining Pill, he might become an Organ Refining Realm powerhouse, which would further enhance his cultivation level!
"However... if there are more powerful talents, maybe I could also consider them?"
With that thought, Su Xing called up his profession user panel.
[Name: Su Xing]
[Profession: Cultivator (Unique Hidden Profession)]
[Cultivation Level: Golden Core Stage First Layer, Body Refinement Realm Great Perfection]
[Cultivation Technique: Changchun Technique]
[Talents: Dual-type Spiritual Root in Wood and Fire, Dies with Regret, Mr. Strongman, Continuous Good Luck, Stroke of Genius, Indomitable Spirit...]
[Skills: Li Fire (Beginner), Alchemy (Beginner), Spirit Explosion Technique (Not Acquired)]
[Equipment: Green Blood Sword (Green), Long Thorn Chainmail (Green), Qingyun Boots (Green)]
After breaking through to the Golden Core Stage, Su Xing's strength had significantly improved.
Although his cultivation level of Body Refinement Realm Great Perfection seemed lacking, Su Xing was still waiting to make a significant breakthrough to the Organ Refining Realm in one go!
Additionally, Su Xing's talents had increased to six. These six talents were crucial for him and guaranteed better performance in the simulator.
"Now that I have six talents, I wonder how many talents I can actually master?"
Su Xing had a premonition that talents probably had a limit. Otherwise, carrying thousands of talents would make someone invincible, wouldn't it?
"Wait... Do I have an additional skill, Spirit Explosion Technique?"
Seeing his skill tab, Su Xing was momentarily stunned. He had previously mastered only Li Fire and Alchemy. Apparently, the profession user panel had separated the Li Fire Alchemy into two parts.
But as for Spirit Explosion Technique? Su Xing didn't remember ever learning such a skill!
Then, with a thought, Su Xing spoke to himself, "Could it be that the small vortex I tried to condense earlier was recognized by the profession user panel as a skill?"
Su Xing pondered; this meant that although he couldn't acquire skill scrolls by defeating monsters or opening treasure chests, he could still comprehend skills on his own.
It seemed less convenient, but it offered infinite possibilities.
Moreover, the profession users in this world had a cooldown for skills, similar to the online game professions in his previous life.
Su Xing remembered his good buddy, Yu Yan, who, as a bronze-level profession user, would become virtually useless after casting a single Fireball Technique, resorting to hitting monsters with his staff.
In contrast, as long as Su Xing had enough spiritual energy, he could continuously cast Li Fire, Spirit Explosion Technique, and other spells.
"It seems that in the future simulations, mastering the Spirit Explosion Technique should also become a priority,"
Su Xing silently made a note of his plan.
In the following week, Su Xing continued to refine Nourishing Face Pills.
After breaking through to the Golden Core Stage, Su Xing's spiritual power became more robust. He could now sustain the Li Fire Technique for over an hour continuously, thus significantly increasing his alchemy speed.
In just one day, Su Xing successfully refined 200 low-quality Nourishing Face Pills.
"Phew... Finally done!"