Wizards in the world of cultivation

Chapter 172 Secret Realm
"Ling'er, today your brother will teach you a lesson: don't flaunt your wealth. Even if you do show off your wealth, you must be fully prepared," Su You instructed.

Wealth can be preserved in places with order. Just like in Haiguang City, no one can trample on order, break rules, or plunder wealth at will because there is power to suppress it.

Of course, this is not absolutely safe. Only order can be disrupted. If you become one of them, it is possible for those below to oppress those above.

Su You and An Ling'er's strength is considered top-tier in Haiguang Immortal City. If Ling'er's natal magic weapon is included, even a Tribulation Transcending Realm expert could withstand them for a while.

However, Su You remained cautious. If he were alone, things would be better; even if he acted arrogantly and recklessly, it would only be a temporary downfall.

But if An Ling'er were next to him, he certainly wouldn't take the risk.

Therefore, even when testing people's hearts, he wouldn't do anything too outrageous.

……

Huabao Pavilion.

A shop of average quality inside Haiguang City.

Su You and An Ling'er left in a hurry less than half an hour after entering.

Although he was wandering the streets, his mental energy was constantly monitoring the situation there.

"They didn't even send anyone to follow us? I wonder if hundreds of millions of spirit stones are beneath their notice, or if they're truly operating with integrity."

He had been hiding his cultivation level, only revealing his Golden Core stage, but he didn't expect that the trap wouldn't be taken.

However, in the world of cultivation, there are few good people and many bad people. If you try several different places, someone will eventually take the bait.

really!

Su You tried several different shops, and they all fell for it, sending their men to follow him.

An Ling'er naturally saw this situation as well, and felt slightly conflicted.

However, Su You did not let An Ling'er choose; he simply used a few tricks to get rid of them.

If Su You were to handle it himself, he wouldn't care when he was in a good mood, but if he was in a bad mood, he might just leave the city and lure them out to wipe them out.

However, An Ling'er is pure of heart, so for now, we shouldn't let her make these choices. Let her see more of the situation before making a choice based on her own heart.

In the following days, Su You often took An Ling'er out for strolls, hiding in the shadows to witness the treacherous nature and survival-of-the-fittest mentality of the cultivation world.

As for whether to save someone, kill someone, or help someone, those are all choices she can make herself.

However, one must conceal one's cultivation level, or even maintain the same cultivation level as others.

……

Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

An Ling'er has gradually matured. Although she still maintains her cheerful personality, she has become more thoughtful compared to before.

In terms of cultivation, it has been much slower than before due to the lack of elixirs, but because of the dual cultivation with Su You, the speed has not been too slow, and he has now successfully broken through to the Refining Void Realm.

If he were nurtured in another powerful force, he might truly be able to ascend to immortality within a hundred years.

Su You benefited more, since his cultivation partner was far more powerful than him, already at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, just one step away from breaking through to the late-stage.

This cultivation speed has already surpassed that of the twin clones, and in terms of cultivation level, they have already overtaken them.

"Ling'er, in a few days, we'll go to Yunhai City." Su You looked at An Ling'er in his arms.

"Mmm." Ling'er nodded happily.

She had heard of Yunhai City before; it was a ninth-order immortal city, the largest immortal city in this spiritual realm, and ten thousand times larger than the current Haiguang City.

The number of cultivators inside is as vast as that of a mortal kingdom.

The treasures inside are countless.

Su You hadn't planned to go before, mainly for An Ling'er's safety, since her constitution was special and she couldn't be easily exposed.

Now that she has broken through to the Integration Realm, her sealing technique has become even more powerful. Moreover, her natal magic treasure, the conch shell, also has a concealing effect. Unless she encounters a powerful expert at the Immortal level, she will not be able to see through it.

Of course, another reason Su You was preparing to leave was that the resources of this immortal city could no longer satisfy him.

Over the years, he exchanged high-grade spirit stones at a high rate and participated in many auctions, which can be considered as a slight gain. He has seen fifth and sixth-order treasures and has also bid for some fifth and sixth-order spatial and water-attribute spirit items.

The spatial elemental spirits are used to upgrade the wizard tower, and now a continuous stream of spatial elemental spirits are being sent there.

The upgrades to the various spatial realms within the Wizard Tower are extremely rapid.

Now, each of the spatial realms has reached the size of a medium-sized spatial realm, and two large spatial realms have also been successfully nurtured.

These two large-scale secret realms are specifically used to cultivate special talents.

Its spatial breadth and carrying capacity are quite good. The spatial breadth is already millions of miles, and the height is also thousands of miles. Its carrying capacity can at most support the power of the Nascent Soul level.

The only drawback is that all the spiritual energy inside needs to be provided by Su You.

The growth of various spiritual herbs and objects, and most importantly, the spiritual energy that cultivators need to absorb for their cultivation.

The cultivation academy hasn't moved there yet, but it's only a matter of time, so this needs to be considered carefully.

After all, Su You's spatial secret realm is attached to a magic weapon, and the magic weapon itself is unlikely to provide spiritual energy to the secret realm, especially since there are so many secret realms in the Wizard Tower.

This is also a limitation of magical artifact-type spatial realms. Unlike those realms that are attached to the world, which can draw spiritual energy from the void within the world as long as there are spiritual veins, these realms are not as powerful as magical artifacts.

Although Su You can create spiritual veins within the spatial secret realm, the spiritual veins themselves do not generate spiritual energy; they are merely tools for transporting and transforming spiritual energy.

Its spiritual energy is either absorbed and transformed from the depths of the earth's veins or transformed from the void.

The world itself possesses a very rich and vast spiritual energy, which can form its own cycle. Some worlds even continue to develop and evolve, absorbing spiritual energy from the outside world. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the world can meet the spiritual energy needs of all spiritual veins.

Unless one day the cultivation world becomes so prosperous that even the spiritual veins can't keep up with the supply of spiritual energy, and the number of cultivators is so large that they can't return to their original state and transform back into spiritual energy, this will slowly lead to the end of the Dharma crisis.

If the output and return of spiritual energy are at the same frequency, the cultivation world will likely remain in a balanced state.

As long as the cultivator doesn't leave, the spiritual energy will eventually return. This is also one of the reasons why Nascent Soul cultivators need to undergo tribulation lightning to ascend to the upper realm.

If you leave with a body full of spiritual energy, the total amount of spiritual energy in the world will be reduced by one unit. You definitely cannot leave without passing the test of the lightning tribulation.

Su You's only option now is to exploit Yun'an Realm as much as possible, continuously gathering spiritual energy through spiritual veins, then converting it through the energy pool, and finally transporting it to the Wizard Tower.

Fortunately, the nature of wizards is different from that of cultivators. In the early stages, wizards have a very low demand for spiritual energy, and their own magic power is also at a relatively low level.

The main focus is on cultivating mental strength; the demand for spiritual energy is not too high in this regard.

Originally, there was a plant called the Void Tree in the wizarding system, which was specifically used for wizard towers to address the energy issues of wizard towers after they left the ley lines.

However, there are no such plants in the world of cultivation; we can only look for similar plants that can be used as substitutes.

Unfortunately, the Dream Butterfly Sect only has one eighth-order spiritual vein. If it were a ninth-order spiritual vein, then the energy supply for the Wizard Tower could be disregarded for the time being.

A ninth-order spiritual vein can absorb and transform spiritual energy in the void on its own.

Su You's biggest investment right now is in the Sky-Piercing Vine. The growth of the Sky-Piercing Vine is not only related to the stability of the internal space of the Wizard Tower, but it also has the ability to absorb and transform void energy, and can even invade various worlds to steal it.

It could even be used as an excellent tool for interdimensional warfare in the future.

Over the years, Su You has purchased many treasures that can enhance the growth speed of his spiritual roots. Now, his roots are growing quite well, reaching a length of ten thousand miles. He has already passed the infancy stage and has even shown some special abilities, such as the ability to solidify space.

Any world that the Heavenly Vine passes through will have a more stable secret realm than other secret realms, and it can withstand more power.

The benefits brought by the spatial treasure are not bad, but they are still inferior to those of water-attribute spiritual objects, after all, its user is An Ling'er.

For her, whether it's pills, elixirs, or spiritual objects, she can refine them directly and perfectly absorb their essence. This is the power of her innate water spirit body.

Although there were many treasures, even more abundant than the Tongtian Vine World, they were still somewhat lacking relative to his current level.

Especially the pills that enhance cultivation and magical power are not only expensive, but also extremely difficult to buy. Some are even pre-selected, and he can only occasionally buy some.

After all, among all grades of pills, those at the Nascent Soul level, or fifth grade, are the most expensive.

why?
Because its next realm is the Refining Emptiness Realm.

At the Refining Void Realm, as long as one's vital energy is inexhaustible, one can achieve an infinite lifespan.

Of course, every time you reach the limit of your lifespan, a tribulation of vital energy will descend. Once you overcome it, your lifespan will be partially restored.

While improving one's magical power at this level is important, enhancing one's own magical abilities and preparing defensive magical treasures are even more crucial.

Even those at the Nascent Soul stage have a lifespan limit, which is why everyone stuck at this stage craves elixirs to increase their mana.

While the Refinement of Void realm does indeed have its tribulations, with proper preparation, passing through them a few times is entirely possible.

This is also why fifth-grade pills have always been far more valuable than supermarket prices.

If a Void Refinement expert is well-prepared, they can gradually improve over time, and they also have many methods to resist Heavenly Tribulations.

Besides the protection of one's own supernatural powers and spells, one can also use elixirs, talismans, magic treasures, and so on to overcome tribulations.

Unless it is done through the hands of others, the heavenly tribulation will not change.

Of course, using formations or similar methods won't work. Otherwise, setting up a formation one level higher than oneself would make it much easier to overcome the tribulation.

He doesn't need pills to increase his mana right now; he can improve it slowly through dual cultivation. So what Su You really wants are pills to strengthen his soul.

After all, in terms of the cultivation system, the cultivation techniques are still a long way off, but the wizard path can move forward without hesitation.

Especially now that he is in the vast world, there are countless rare and precious monsters and exotic beasts. Compared to the difficult choices in the Yun'an Realm and the Tongtian Vine World, it is much better.

The teleportation fee from Haiguang Immortal City to Yunhai Immortal City is extremely high, requiring a payment of 100,000 high-grade spirit stones per teleportation, which is equivalent to 10 million spirit stones.

This also limits the use of ultra-long-distance spatial teleportation arrays for the vast majority of cultivators.

After all, the average person who has just entered the Nascent Soul stage only has about 100,000 high-grade spirit stones in their pocket. Only those veteran Nascent Soul cultivators, Deity Transformation cultivators, and Void Refinement level experts can afford to spend that much money.

It's a bit pricey, but the ability to get there instantly makes it worthwhile.

After all, the distance between Cloud Sea Immortal City and Sea Light Immortal City is countless billions of miles. It is said that the distance is equivalent to the size of a middle thousand world. If he were to fly at full speed, it would probably take several thousand years to reach them, not even taking into account the dangers along the way.

……

Cloud Sea Fairy City.

The teleportation array's endpoint wasn't within Cloud Sea Immortal City, but rather at the teleportation station outside the city. This station's teleportation array was incredibly extensive, connecting every corner of this spiritual realm.

If he had the time, Su You decided he wouldn't mind visiting every immortal city.

As soon as he left the immortal city, he saw countless spirit boats and ships, all kinds of flying magical artifacts, and the entire sky seemed to be shrouded in flowing light.

One by one, the cultivators stopped at the entrance of Cloud Sea Immortal City like raindrops, and then obediently lined up to enter.

The Cloud Sea Immortal City is legendary, with a ninth-order domain array that restricts all space within the city. Even experts at the Tribulation Transcending Realm cannot fly inside.

A ninth-order formation is a self-contained domain within its spatial range, capable of even blocking the laws of the world. It has its own internal laws, and even a powerful expert at the Tribulation Transcending Realm who falls into the formation will be severely injured before they can leave, if not killed.

"This is the power of the advanced world," Su You couldn't help but think.

Even without a systematic dissemination of the path of cultivation, the sheer size of the world and its massive population mean that the number of cultivators here is endless.

Even if Su You painstakingly cultivates them, he still can't match the number of cultivators automatically born in such a high-level world in a single day.

Of course, his cultivation academy also had its shortcomings, because the people from the special realm world he used relied on spiritual roots.

Those without spiritual roots cannot cultivate immortality.

However, there is no such saying in the Canghai Great World, or even in other great worlds and other realms.

Everyone here can cultivate, but there are differences in aptitude, physical condition, and special physical constitution.

(End of this chapter)