Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation!

Su Xing saw this and was obviously taken aback, the spiritual energy in the Spirit Field Blessed Land had become thin?

This was definitely a heavy blow to Su Xing!

Because the spiritual energy needed for alchemy and improving cultivation levels all came from the Spirit Field Blessed Land. The thousand or so spirit stones he had before were hardly of any use.

"In the simulator, it was only after ten years that the spiritual energy in the Spirit Field Blessed Land began to thin out and get depleted... It doesn't seem to have much impact on me in the real world?"

Su Xing shook his head and continued to ponder:

"No! After breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage, the consumption of spiritual energy is even greater. If the spiritual energy in the Spirit Field Blessed Land is truly limited, it might only be enough for me to cultivate for another one or two years at most..."

Su Xing's eyes became unprecedentedly grave.

For Su Xing, everything he had now was based on simulated energy.

And the biggest source of simulated energy for Su Xing was alchemy!

Alchemy required the Spirit Field Blessed Land to have enough spiritual energy. If one day the spiritual energy in the Spirit Field Blessed Land truly ran out, it would be a severe loss for Su Xing.

"In any case, such a sign can't be ignored. It seems that in future simulations, I need to think more about how to replenish spiritual energy..."

Su Xing sighed.

Finding spiritual energy was extremely difficult. In his initial simulations, it took him many years, and it was only due to incredible luck that he found a Qingyun Spirit Field replica.

Even that damned Zong hadn't found a world that would allow him to set foot on the path of cultivation again in a hundred years.

Su Xing had a few cultivation-oriented replica data at hand, and when his strength increased, he thought to give them a try.

Su Xing continued the simulation.

[In the fourteenth year, the spiritual energy in the Spirit Field Blessed Land became increasingly thin. You could only reduce your cultivation time as much as possible, and you began to search for the reason for the decreasing spiritual energy in the Spirit Field Blessed Land.]

[You searched every inch of the Spirit Field Blessed Land but couldn't find the reason for the leakage of spiritual energy. So, you began to read the two ancient books left by Qing Yunzi.]

[While reading the Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique, you discovered a previously overlooked detail. The small Spirit Gathering Array is divided into two types: overt and covert.

The overt Spirit Gathering Array gathers the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to nourish a place, while the covert Spirit Gathering Array, centered on the spirit vein, disperses heaven and earth's spiritual energy to transform a piece of blessed land.]

[You were surprised, as the description of the covert Spirit Gathering Array closely resembled the situation in the Spirit Field Blessed Land. So, you paid more attention and found a record that the small Spirit Gathering Array could be buried deep underground.]

[You were shocked, so you took out the tools you usually used for farming and began to dig.]

[In one day's time, you dug a hundred meters deep underground, directly below the thatched hut. Within a hidden mountain body, you discovered a hidden space!]

[This space was two zhang long and wide and over one zhang high. In this space, you found a small Spirit Gathering Array!]

[This made you feel a tremor in your heart. The Spirit Field Blessed Land was actually entirely driven by this small Spirit Gathering Array and was not a naturally formed spiritual land.]

[At the same time, you discovered that the core of this small Spirit Gathering Array was a small piece of spirit ore. Around the spirit ore were scattered mineral residues turned to dust, probably the result of the spirit ore's spiritual energy being completely absorbed.]

[You were lost in thought, understanding that the reason for the depletion of spiritual energy in the Spirit Field Blessed Land was probably due to the exhaustion of the small Spirit Gathering Array's energy source.]

[Restoring the Spirit Gathering Array would be very simple, just needing to replenish the energy source. However, you only had a few hundred spirit stones on hand, and more importantly, you didn't fully understand the small Spirit Gathering Array.]

[So, you spent half a year mastering the basics of the small Spirit Gathering Array. Although you couldn't set it up yourself, you knew how to replenish its energy. You placed a few hundred spirit stones into the array's core, activating the formation with spiritual power.]

[Quickly, spiritual energy began to disperse from the small Spirit Gathering Array, spreading through the formation into the air.]

[You were greatly relieved, knowing that as long as you could maintain the small Spirit Gathering Array, you could continue to cultivate.]

[In the fifteenth year, you returned to the surface to continue cultivating, but to your disappointment, a few hundred spirit stones couldn't last long. In less than a year, the spiritual energy in the Spirit Field Blessed Land began to dissipate again, and you were still stuck at the First Layer of the Nascent Soul Stage without making any progress.]

[Insufficient spiritual energy became your greatest obstacle to breaking through the realm!]

[Helpless, you could only continue reading the Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique, hoping to find a solution.]

[Heaven rewards those who work hard. You discovered a spirit plant called the Gathering Spirit Flower in the nurturing technique. This spirit plant was especially delicate. During its juvenile period, it had to be watered thrice a day with specific amounts, or it would die of thirst or oversaturation.

Additionally, it required four hours of shade and four hours of sunlight each day, repeating for ten years until the Gathering Spirit Flower matured.]

[Once matured, the Gathering Spirit Flower could absorb and expel nature's spiritual energy, creating more spiritual energy out of thin air and even enhancing the quality of the spiritual energy in the air. However, the amount of spiritual energy a single Gathering Spirit Flower could handle was limited.

In ancient sects, tens of thousands of Gathering Spirit Flowers were usually planted, creating a holy place for cultivation.]

[You carefully compared the appearance of the Gathering Spirit Flower's seeds and eventually found three seeds in the seed bag left by Qing Yunzi. You planted them in the most fertile soil and tended to them meticulously every day.]

[In the sixteenth year, under your care, the Gathering Spirit Flowers grew rapidly. In less than a year, they reached three inches in height, but you remained vigilant, knowing how easily these flowers could wither and die.]

[Besides caring for the Gathering Spirit Flowers, you also took time to stabilize your cultivation, but the insufficient spiritual energy in the Spirit Field Blessed Land left you unable to break through to the Second Layer of the Nascent Soul Stage.]

[In the seventeenth year, you made one mistake and over-watered one of the Gathering Spirit Flowers, causing it to die. Luckily, the other two flowers were growing fast; you estimated they might reach maturity in a year and start absorbing and emitting nature's spiritual energy.]

[One day, while you were diligently watering the plants, the space around you suddenly shook violently. The space began to fracture, with rocks and soil flying. You understood that this was another attack from a beast.]

[You glanced at the date you had recorded, February 16, 2040, and seeing the date, a comforting smile appeared on your face.]

[Ding, you died!]

[Your talent "Die Unfulfilled" activated...]

[This simulation has ended!]

After the simulation ended, Su Xing was both shocked and delighted.

He delighted because the purpose of this simulation was successful. By forming an alliance with the Shadow Protector, Su Xing managed to postpone the world's destruction in the real world by nearly two years!

From the originally predicted apocalypse in March 2038, he had extended the doomsday to 2040, gaining more time for cultivation.

It was predictable that Demon-Subduing Pass was indeed a crucial timing point. As long as it was not destroyed, there was still hope for everything.

What alarmed Su Xing was encountering another problem, the insufficient spiritual energy...