While Others are Leveling Up, I Alone Will Cultivate Until Mahayana Before Making My Move

Su Xing sighed softly and prepared to spend the next bit of time learning the Dao of Puppets from Ghost Grandma in the Scripture Pavilion.

...

"Little one, would you be willing to do me a favor, next year around this time..."

Ghost Grandma used her familiar rhetoric.

But Su Xing had a sudden inspiration and asked,

"Senior, what exactly is this favor? Could you reveal a bit in advance?"

Ghost Grandma smiled and replied, "Your current strength is too low; you\'ll have to wait until next year..."

Upon hearing Ghost Grandma\'s words, Su Xing felt a sudden jolt, a thought rushing through his mind.

"Could it be that the secrets related to Luo Tian Sect are with this Ghost Grandma!?"

"And the reason I can\'t get access right now... is because my strength is too low!"

Su Xing seemed to have a moment of realization.

In the following time, he continued to learn the Dao of Puppets from Ghost Grandma as usual.

Soon, the time for the immersive simulation ended.

Su Xing returned to the real world.

"What exactly is the secret of the Luo Tian Sect?"

"Even with Integration Phase Cultivation Level, I can\'t touch it... Now, I must enhance my cultivation level first..."

With this in mind, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.

[After coming out of the Luo Tian Sect replica, you returned to the Blessed Land to continue refining elixirs.]

[A month later, you arrived at the mountain where you previously met Lu Yuanwu.]

[You saw Lu Yuanwu, who had been waiting for you for a long time. You released your Divine Sense and found no one else secretly monitoring the area.]

[You secretly admired Lu Yuanwu for his open nature.]

[You appeared to meet Lu Yuanwu.]

[Upon seeing you, Lu Yuanwu\'s face turned red with excitement, repeatedly calling you "Senior."]

[You knew that Lu Yuanwu must have understood the elixir\'s effects, hence his respectful demeanor.]

[Sure enough, Lu Yuanwu mentioned that he tested the elixir the day he received it and found it very beneficial to Master-level profession users\' strength growth.]

[He said that this elixir is a treasure for the Great Xia Military and even the entire Human Race!]

[Simultaneously, Lu Yuanwu carefully asked what your demands were and whether you intended to trade.]

[Upon hearing Lu Yuanwu\'s words, a slight smile appeared on your lips; his reaction was entirely within your expectations.]

[After a moment\'s thought, you proposed a fair price: 10 Essence-Nourishing Pills or Organ Refining Pills for 1 ton of third-tier Alien Metal.]

[Hearing this price, Lu Yuanwu raised his eyebrows.]

[Indeed, third-tier Alien Metal is precious, but the Great Xia Military had been mining for thousands of years. Precious Alien Metal had long piled up in their Treasure Vault.]

[Third-tier Alien Metal could provide Grandmaster-level and even Heavenly King-level professionals with valuable weapons, greatly enhancing their strength.]

[But the Essence-Nourishing Pill and Organ Refining Pill could directly nurture Grandmaster-level experts...]

[An average of ten Essence-Nourishing or Organ Refining Pills could at least produce one Grandmaster-level expert; the value is self-evident!]

[This meant that a ton of third-tier Alien Metal could be traded for a Heavenly King-level expert, who wouldn\'t want that?]

[Understanding this, Lu Yuanwu decisively agreed, even subtly asking if the elixirs had any side effects and why the price was so low.]

[You didn\'t answer, only asked how much Alien Metal Lu Yuanwu could prepare within a week.]

[After pondering, Lu Yuanwu said that if the Great Xia Military were informed, they could mobilize any amount with all their might... but if it were up to him alone, he could gather a few thousand tons of third-tier Alien Metal in a short time.]

[You shook your head slightly and told Lu Yuanwu to keep this matter quiet because there were Human Race traitors within the Great Xia Military.]

[Lu Yuanwu was shocked and hurriedly asked if you had any information on the traitors.]

[You shook your head slightly, saying you didn\'t know yet but would reveal the information later.]

[Lu Yuanwu wasn\'t disappointed, for many military generals knew of the traitors\' existence and had been secretly searching for them.]

[However, identifying these military traitors was extremely difficult; some had been lurking for decades, impossible to detect except in critical moments.]

[Lu Yuanwu finally asked a crucial question: "Senior, how much of these elixirs can you provide?"]

[Su Xing slowly replied with a number: "Fifty thousand!"]

[Hearing this number, Lu Yuanwu\'s body trembled, and then his face showed immense joy.]

[That was a total of fifty thousand elixirs! At least, within a year, five thousand, if not more, Grandmaster-level professionals could be born!]

[This could increase the number of Grandmaster-level professionals in the Great Xia Military by over thirty percent! It would be a qualitative leap for the overall strength of the Human Race!]

[Lu Yuanwu asked when the trade could take place. You thought for a moment and told him to trade once a month from now on, at this location, and only Lu Yuanwu alone should come.]

[Lu Yuanwu agreed immediately, understanding that you did this to avoid the existence of traitorous spies.]

[You then discussed the trade details with him and swiftly left, without lingering...]

[After a rapid journey, ensuring no one followed you, you returned to the Spirit Field Cave.]

[At this moment, you began tinkering with your puppets.]

[Unfortunately, apart from the first one, your puppets couldn\'t yet refine elixirs with the difficulty of Essence-Nourishing Pills or Organ Refining Pills.]

[Before it became a Nascent Soul Stage alchemist, the first puppet could naturally refine Essence-Nourishing Pills and Organ Refining Pills without issue.]