Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation!

Su Xing saw this and nodded slightly, murmuring:

"Although I can't stay in the outside world, the Spirit Field Blessed Land is safe, and the remaining elixirs are enough to sustain my cultivation for several years. I just hope that after obtaining enough elixirs, the Great Xia Country and the Demon-Subduing Pass can hold on a bit longer."

Providing the Essence-Nourishing Pills to the Great Xia Country was actually within Su Xing's expectations. After all, that was tens of thousands of elixirs; once they flooded in, it would largely compensate for the lack of intermediate strength in the Great Xia Country.

Such a large amount of elixirs was easily noticeable by the Descending Sect.

"But exactly how did it get leaked?"

Su Xing frowned slightly.

There were two possibilities for the leak. The first was that because the profession users who took the elixirs numbered in the thousands, such a large number of people could not possibly keep it a secret.

The second possibility was that there were spies from the Descending Sect within the higher ranks of the Great Xia Country, and these spies revealed the information about the elixirs Su Xing provided.

"I just hope it's not the second possibility..."

Su Xing muttered, thinking that spies within the high ranks of the Great Xia Country would be terrible news indeed.

Su Xing continued the simulation.

[In the thirteenth year, your Golden Core shone brighter, turning from pale gold to a rich gold, and the Spirit Pills became more spiritual than before.]

[Because you were alone in the Spirit Field Blessed Land, you were not disturbed by the outside world, so your cultivation speed was even thirty percent faster than before. The only thing you found hard to accept was loneliness. For two years, because you did not dare to go out, you had no one to talk to, and you almost forgot how to speak.]

[Fortunately, there was a group of Spirit Chickens in the Spirit Field Blessed Land. Watching them boast and fight became your only source of amusement.]

[In the fourteenth year, through your persistent cultivation, your Golden Core finally broke through to the top-grade Golden Core. You could feel that the amount of spiritual power in your body was more than twice that of an ordinary Golden Core at Great Perfection.]

[On March 8th, 2038, in the New Era, you felt the space tremble. You returned to the real world before the Spirit Field Blessed Land shattered.]

[A gigantic beast that blotted out the sky and covered the earth devoured the entire Great Xia Country, and you died at the age of 38!]

[You activated your talent "Dying Unrest," and you only saw endless darkness.]

[Ding, this simulation has ended!]

The simulation ended, and Su Xing returned to reality from the simulation panel before him.

"The apocalypse on March 8th, 2038... If I remember correctly, when I helped the Descending Sect before, the apocalypse happened on September 23rd, 2037, right?"

Su Xing nodded slightly.

"It seems that helping the Great Xia Military to strengthen their power does indeed effectively delay the destruction of the real world!"

Su Xing felt a burst of joy in his heart. As long as the future was not unchangeable, with Su Xing's growing strength and increasingly superb alchemy skills, he could maximize the delay of the world's destruction.

The later the world's destruction, the more time Su Xing would have to enhance his strength, forming a positive cycle.

Su Xing was like a butterfly stirring the future's trajectory, subtly changing it.

"After this instance, it can be confirmed that working under the Shadow Protector won't put my life in danger. Although the Shadow Protector always wants me to transform my physical body, they're still a decent boss..."

Su Xing thought so. In this instance, it was because Su Xing had first betrayed the Descending Sect that he was wanted by them. And when confronted face-to-face by the Shadow Protector, the disappointment in the protector's attitude was not fake.

After carefully reviewing the details of this simulation and ensuring nothing was overlooked, Su Xing murmured:

"Next is to choose the reward for this simulation..."

[Wood-Fire Dual Spiritual Root]: Blue-grade talent, priced at 100,000 points of energy.

[Golden Core at Great Perfection]: Top-grade Golden Core harmoniously formed, the amount of spiritual power is twice that of an ordinary cultivator, and only one step away from the Nascent Soul Stage, priced at 1,000,000 points of energy.

[Ten Years of Alchemy Experience]: Alchemy insights, priced at 100,000 points of energy.

[1,000 Essence-Nourishing Pills]: Low-grade elixirs that can refine spiritual power and thicken mana, priced at 10,000,000 points of energy.

The choices for the rewards of this simulation were almost a foregone conclusion. The Wood-Fire Dual Spiritual Root could greatly enhance Su Xing's cultivation talent, making it a must-pick.

And the cultivation level of Golden Core at Great Perfection could almost increase Su Xing's strength by fifty percent, making it a must-pick as well.

"It's just a pity that I only have less than 800,000 energy points at the moment and still have a shortfall of over 300,000..."

Su Xing frowned slightly, as with the increase in the number of simulations, his cultivation level was getting higher, and the energy required to bring out cultivation levels and items was also increasing.

Even though Su Xing now had a stable energy source each week, it was still somewhat stretched thin.

"Since energy is a bit lacking, I must think of a way to increase revenue and reduce expenses... Reducing expenses is impossible, as it concerns the growth of cultivation. If I slow down the consumption of simulated energy, the growth of my strength will be significantly slower..."

"In that case, I can only think of ways to increase revenue! Now that the Tarot Commerce Association has just started, the difficulties will only last two or three months. After that, it should be much better."

Su Xing tried to think.

"Perhaps I can increase the production of Nourishing Face Pills, providing 500 each week?"

But Su Xing quickly dismissed the idea.

He now provided 300 Nourishing Face Pills to Jin Congxue every week, including nearly 100 of top-grade quality, which could maintain youth for three months.

Based on the pricing of ordinary Nourishing Face Pills at 1,000,000 Great Xia Coins each, and top-grade Nourishing Face Pills at 3,000,000 each, these 300 pills could be sold for nearly 500,000,000 Great Xia Coins.

In this calculation, 1,200 Nourishing Face Pills would flood into the market each month, which was almost enough to saturate the market.

And if Su Xing expanded the production of Nourishing Face Pills, it might lead to an excess in the market, thereby reducing their market price, which would be counterproductive.

"Since making more Nourishing Face Pills won't work, perhaps I should make a new batch of elixirs to expand my income sources?"

Su Xing carefully thought about the pill recipes he had already mastered: Disguise Pill, Power Pill, Nourishing Face Pill, Fasting Pill, Gathering Qi Powder, Wound Healing Pill, Swift Pill, Organ Refining Pill, Essence-Nourishing Pill, Spirit Nourishing Pill...

Upon counting, Su Xing was a bit surprised, having already mastered nearly twenty types of elixirs in just two or three months.

"But the pity is that most of the elixirs I have mastered are not suitable to be sold openly, especially the Essence-Nourishing Pill and Organ Refining Pill..."

"Besides the Nourishing Face Pill, the Fasting Pill and the Wound Healing Pill might be sellable?"

The reason for this choice was that, firstly, there were already similar potions and tools on the market, and secondly, these two types of elixirs had lower costs and did not require spiritual medicine for refining.

The Wound Healing Pill had effects similar to instance-derived healing potions, but its effect was almost equal to that of a mid-grade healing potion, which was better than most basic healing potions.

Mid-grade healing potions were primarily used to treat the injuries of gold-level, master-level, and grandmaster-level profession users, with excellent effects.

The market price for mid-grade healing potions was generally above 500,000 Great Xia Coins, and their sales were excellent.

"So I'll first make a batch of Wound Healing Pills..."

Su Xing quickly made his decision.