146 – Optimisation! Truly Unmatched in the Same Realm!

“Master, when I’m capable enough, I will definitely bring you back to life…”

Cai Yonglong kowtowed towards the tombstone, speaking solemnly.

Seeing Cai Yonglong bow in respect, Wang Ping didn’t tease him about ‘painting a cake in the air’ this time.

After all, Cai Yonglong was serious, and Wang Ping genuinely admired the white-haired elder’s open-mindedness.

“But, does he really want to come back?”

Wang Ping couldn’t help but ponder this question.

After all, the elder was truly tired of living.

Reviving him in his loneliness would, in a way, be a cruel act.

Unless, of course, you also revived some of his close family, giving him a reason to live…

“Forget it, there’s no point in thinking about it so much. The future will take care of itself…”

Wang Ping shook his head, ceasing further contemplation.

“Brother Wang, where are we headed next?”

At this moment, Cai Yonglong stood up and asked Wang Ping.

Their purpose for coming to Black Light Valley was to make him stronger.

Having accomplished their goal, it seemed time to consider their next steps.

“We’ll need to stay here for a while longer. Take this fruit and elevate your Profound Elixir to the Flawless level. It will also fix some hidden issues from the infusion you received.”

Wang Ping smiled faintly, producing a Nirvana Fruit, and spoke.

“Brother Wang, what kind of fruit is this to be so incredible?”

Cai Yonglong looked at the Nirvana Fruit, utterly astonished.

He was no novice now and naturally understood what a Flawless Profound Elixir represented.

“Nirvana Fruit.”

Wang Ping casually explained the origin and value of the Nirvana Fruit.

“Damn, Brother Wang, no… You really are like a father to me!”

After listening, Cai Yonglong directly hugged Wang Ping, his face blushing with excitement, tears welling up.

Damn, such a precious item and Brother Wang just gave it to him without hesitation. He was truly good to him…

“Ugh, don’t hug me with that look on your face, it’s disgusting.”

Wang Ping, his forehead full of dark lines, blasted Cai Yonglong away.

“Ahem, sorry, I got a bit carried away…”

Cai Yonglong climbed up from the ground, slightly embarrassed.

“But seriously, Brother Wang, I owe you more and more. No words of gratitude are enough…”

Cai Yonglong sighed again.

“Don’t be so whiny. Just work hard for me in the future and you’ll repay me better than any thanks.”

Wang Ping curled his lips.

“Definitely!”

Cai Yonglong grinned.

“Alright, Brother Wang. I’ll go back into seclusion. Once I come out, we’ll leave this place.”

“Okay.”
Wang Ping nodded and didn’t say much else.

“By the way, this is something my master left me. Although it doesn’t include many Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones or Spirit liquid that you might need, it may still be of some help to you.”

Cai Yonglong, as if remembering something, handed over a Storage Ring.

Wang Ping accepted it without hesitation.

Although he had already collected a lot from the North Sun Sect, Spirit Stones and Spirit liquid were never too much.

These things, the more the better.

“Well, Brother Wang, I’ll leave you to it. I’m going to seclude myself for a while.”

Cai Yonglong chuckled and left.

Wang Ping sat in the white-haired elder’s favorite wooden chair and examined the contents of the Storage Ring.

There was no denying that the white-haired elder, who always lived in seclusion, really didn’t have many good things.

Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones were around a million.

As for low-grade Spirit liquid, only about three hundred jin.

Although these resources were enough to match the foundations of a sect like the North Sun Sect, for someone who was a quasi-King in his past life and a Half-Step Nirvana Realm in this life, it was quite meager.

One could say the elder had truly become indifferent to many things, neither interested nor bothered to compete.

Wang Ping did not despise these possessions.

After all, they were enough for his many simulations; for now, they were sufficient.

In addition to these, the elder’s Storage Ring did contain other valuable items.

A supreme treasure weapon, a long blade.

Two high-grade treasure weapons.

Over a dozen mid-to-low-grade items.

Martial arts manuals and Divine Abilities, the most numerous and precious.

The King-level Technique: Black Light Technique, the very technique practiced by the white-haired elder.

It even had the elder’s annotations.

Originally, Black Light Technique was just a top-tier Heaven-rank technique, but it was personally improved to a King-level Technique by the Emperor of Judgement.

From this, one could see the character of the Emperor of Judgement and how well he treated his followers.

The Emperor’s time was extremely precious, yet he took the time to help a follower with quasi-King strength improve his technique.

This was probably not an isolated case.

No wonder those followers were so fanatically devoted to the Emperor of Judgement, worshiping and respecting him from the bottom of their hearts.

“Ding, congratulations, host, for successfully triggering the optimization option. Would you like to optimize the technique immediately?”

At this moment, an option suddenly appeared before Wang Ping, making him slightly taken aback.

Had he triggered an option?

This was truly surprising.

Wang Ping looked at the technique, hesitating whether to optimize it.

After all, this was the white-haired elder’s most precious relic.

In the end, Wang Ping chose to optimize it.

Since Cai Yonglong had already practiced the Black Light Technique, he wasn’t worried about losing it if the optimization failed.

As Wang Ping chose to optimize, the Black Light Technique was enveloped in a burst of white light.

“Ding, optimization successful. Congratulations, host, for obtaining the King-level Technique: Primordial Spirit Technique.”

King-level Technique: Primordial Spirit Technique: Allows for the cultivation of multiple attributes simultaneously, with the flexibility to switch between primary attributes at will. Among king-level techniques, it belongs to the most top-tier techniques, with high potential for further innovation.

Immediately following, a message popped up, bringing a look of surprise to Wang Ping’s face.

“It actually optimized successfully, and even came with annotations… This is really delightful…”

Wang Ping’s face broke into a joyful smile.

He had always wanted a Primordial Spirit Technique.

However, previous simulations either did not refresh it, or there were other rewards he couldn’t pass up.

Now, his wish had finally come true, and it was the king-level Primordial Spirit Technique.

With the Primordial Spirit Technique, Wang Ping’s power would surely increase significantly after switching to cultivate this technique.

After all, this is the most suitable technique for him, bar none.

At least, among the king-level techniques.

Not to mention, the annotations even indicated that this technique could be improved to a higher grade, with extremely high potential.

Wang Ping thought, the Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao, might have initially used a lower-level demonic art, and perfected it step by step.

Those emperor-level techniques were also created by emperors as the most suitable techniques for themselves.

Therefore, Wang Ping knew he would eventually walk this path as well.

There’s no need to keep switching to higher-level techniques continuously. The right path is to create one’s own advanced techniques once capable enough.

Perhaps, the necessary condition for becoming an emperor is to find one’s own path…

Of course, all of this is just Wang Ping’s speculation. Whether it holds true or not remains uncertain.

Afterward, Wang Ping touched the remaining items, hoping to see if any optimization options might trigger.

The outcome was disappointing for Wang Ping.

Nothing triggered the options…

But this was quite normal.

After all, the trigger rate of the Unstable Optimizer is genuinely low.

In contrast, the success rate of the optimization was not as low as Wang Ping had guessed, probably around 40-50%.

“After more than a month, along with the optimization option I triggered, my luck should have improved… I should be able to run the simulation…”

Wang Ping gathered his thoughts, quietly pondering.

“System, I want to spend three hundred thousand Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones to initiate a Paid Simulation.”

Wang Ping stated.

“Ding, payment successful. Life Simulator starting, refreshing talents…”

The System’s voice quickly chimed in.

“Ding, talent refresh successful. Congratulations to the host for successfully refreshing the white talent: Sing-Rap-Dance; green talent: Self-Destruct Expert.”

“Uh…”

Wang Ping fell silent.

Alright, it still seems like his luck isn’t that great…

However, since the simulation has already started, there’s no need to dwell on it.

Even if he didn’t refresh high-level talents, getting various rewards is still quite good.

“System, I choose the green talent: Self-Destruct Expert.”

Wang Ping casually selected a talent, eager to start the simulation.

“Ding, talent selection successful. Life Simulation starting…”
The System’s voice rang out once more, and the familiar characters appeared on the screen:

【On the first day, you chose to switch to cultivate the Primordial Spirit Technique.】

【A month later, Cai Yonglong emerged from his closed-door training, having already condensed a Flawless Profound Elixir. You both decided to return to the Heavenly Sea Kingdom. Upon returning, you discovered Ye Chen had disappeared. You sought information and heard that someone had descended there and taken Ye Chen away.】

【You understood in your heart that this was a butterfly effect. However, you did not care too much, as Ye Chen was unlikely to die. The person who took him might have presented Ye Chen with a new opportunity.】

【Next, you thought for a moment and felt there was no need to waste decades participating in the Hundred Dynasties Battle just to show off. Thus, you chose to take Cai Yonglong directly to the Heavenly Sword Holy Land, intending to join it upfront.】

【In the end, your visit disturbed the major figures of the Heavenly Sword Holy Land. They recognized your immense talent and successfully allowed you both to join. Upon entering, you did not hesitate to exhibit your Sword Profound Body, once again causing a sensation.】

【This shook the Heavenly Sword Holy Land. The Sky Emperor personally emerged and accepted you as his personal disciple, and Cai Yonglong benefited as well, gaining considerable attention from the Holy Land.】

“It seems that with Half-Step Life and Death Realm cultivation, visiting the Heavenly Sword Holy Land in advance would pose no problems… I can be at ease now.”

Wang Ping silently contemplated while reviewing the simulation content.

He was, however, pondering another issue.

That was whether he should go in advance in reality.

Joining the Heavenly Sword Holy Land and further enhancing his strength might prevent any issues from arising.

Of course, there was also the possibility of his secret being discovered.

Though Emperors are often indifferent to many matters, once they recognize his anomaly, they might still take an interest. After all, his secret was so terrifying that even Emperors and those at higher levels could not deal with it calmly… Nonetheless, Wang Ping decided to remain cautious… There was no need to take that risk. He would continue to act low-key and rely on simulations for Wang Ping to join the Heavenly Sword Holy Land.

Ultimately, Wang Ping shook his head and dismissed the thought, continuing to stare at the screen.

【In the blink of an eye, decades passed. During these years, thanks to the support of the Heavenly Sword Holy Land, Cai Yonglong’s cultivation rapidly reached the Yin-Yang Realm. However, your cultivation remained unchanged. Although you could have long since broken through to the Life and Death Realm, you chose to suppress your cultivation for the Blazing Fire Secret Realm, avoiding a breakthrough.】

【Thus, you dedicated these decades entirely to practicing the Primordial Spirit Technique, practicing Secret Techniques, comprehending Divine Abilities, and realizing the embryonic form of a Dominion.】

【Regarding the Primordial Spirit Technique, you now cultivated multiple attributes simultaneously, and the capacity of your internal mana far exceeded that of other cultivators in the same realm. Though you had not further comprehended your personal King-level Divine Ability, you did learn several King-level Divine Abilities from the Heavenly Sword Holy Land.】

【The Primordial Spirit Technique provided you with unmatched adaptability; once you comprehended a type of Great Perfection state, you could learn King-level Divine Abilities of that type. Although the knowledge in your memory suggested that self-created Divine Abilities were more potent than those cultivated from others, everything was relative.】

【A self-created lower-grade Divine Ability would naturally be stronger than one created by others, but it might not be better than a mid-grade Divine Ability from others. Similarly, at the level of King-level Divine Abilities, these abilities are greatly superior to high-grade Divine Abilities, signifying a qualitative change.】

【Thus, mastering King-level Divine Abilities would make your abilities stronger than self-created high-grade Divine Abilities. With your powerful adaptability, these would be even stronger. Of course, if you use the Purple Spirit Illusion Flame in tandem with the self-created high-grade Divine Ability Illusory Flame Sword Song, it would match the power of a typical King-level Divine Ability.】

【However, this is relatively speaking; if you utilized a fire-based King-level Divine Ability together with the Purple Spirit Illusion Flame, it would be even more powerful.】

【In summary, even without the use of the Purple Spirit Illusion Flame, you are now truly invincible within the same realm in the Purple Spirit Realm; no one in the same realm is your match. If you use the Purple Spirit Illusion Flame, you are confident you can surpass realms to slay a holy-son-level Life and Death Realm expert.】

【It can be said that your current combat power is so impressive that even your master, the Sky Emperor, is amazed… He considers you a freak of nature, the protagonist of the era.】

【Regarding your master’s comment that you are the protagonist of the era, you never respond, merely smiling without saying a word. The mantle of protagonist of the era is too heavy for you to bear.】

【Soon after, the Hundred Dynasties Battle began. You and Cai Yonglong arrived at the Heavenly Sword Sacred City to witness this event. Your appearance surprised many, since you and Cai Yonglong were the seventh and eighth Holy Sons of the Heavenly Sword Holy Land respectively. Especially you, being the personal disciple of the Sky Emperor, boasted a high status.】

【For a time, many were curious about your exact strength. Because both of you were so low-key and had rarely taken action over the years, many were unaware of your true prowess.】

【This did not concern you; you merely caught up with Ye Chen and Ji Bingyue. Ye Chen recounted his experiences over the years. It turned out that your commotion had drawn the attention of many great powers, causing a quasi-King to find him and forcibly take him as a disciple.】

【These years, he had been subjected to rigorous training and numerous life-and-death trials, seldom making an appearance.】

【You and Cai Yonglong were speechless at this. Truly, the blessed child of destiny always finds fortune in adversity, even a butterfly effect makes his life more privileged.】

【In your memory, Ye Chen should have walked the path of an itinerant cultivator upgrading step by step, with at most a Life and Death Realm soul ring elder guiding him. Due to the butterfly effect you caused, a quasi-King took him as a disciple, making his path smoother.】

【Next, the Hundred Dynasties Battle commenced. As you recalled, Ye Chen won the top spot, defeating Ji Bingyue. Both then joined the Heavenly Sword Holy Land.】

【In a flash, decades passed again. During these years, Ye Chen, Ji Bingyue, and Cai Yonglong all successively broke through to the Half-Step Life and Death Realm, just a step away from the Life and Death Realm.】

【Your cultivation, however, remained in the Half-Step Life and Death Realm, but your foundation had reached an astonishing level. You had a premonition that when you break into the Life and Death Realm, it would be anything but simple.】

【At the same time, during these years, your insights in other areas improved. You also comprehended the Great Perfection state of spatial intent. Moreover, you confirmed the path you would take in the distant future.】
【Primordial Spirit Technique allows you to cultivate multiple attributes, but that’s too complicated. You need to return to unity. Chaos encompasses everything.】

【However, walking the path of chaos is incredibly difficult. You aren’t qualified yet. After all, you haven’t touched the domain of time, let alone chaos. As for space, your master practices space and Sword Dao, so he is known as the Sky Emperor.】

【Therefore, you also practice space attributes. The Primordial Spirit Technique contains mana of the space attribute.】

【Of course, your greatest improvement is in the self-created Divine Abilities. Although you haven’t created a king-level Divine Ability yet, you have gained many insights and created multiple supreme Divine Abilities. Just a little more time, and you might create a pseudo-king-level Divine Ability, which is beyond a supreme Divine Ability but not yet a king-level, it’s an imperfect king-level Divine Ability.】

【In the blink of an eye, half a month past, and you chose to come out of seclusion because the Blazing Fire Secret Realm was about to open. Your master told you to venture into the Blazing Fire Secret Realm, hoping you could obtain the Blaze Emperor’s legacy.】

【You had no intention of refusing, nor were you afraid. Even though your memories indicate that ‘you’ died twice inside, your current strength surpasses your peers. Even Ye Chen in front of you is like a child, easily defeated with one hand.】

【With such immense power, if you don’t dare to enter the Blazing Fire Secret Realm to seize opportunities, then you should give up cultivation altogether. If your temperament falls behind, your future achievements will be limited.】

【You followed the quasi-Emperor ancestor to the location of the Blazing Fire Secret Realm. Just as in your memory, someone challenged you again. You chose to strike again, defeating them with just one move, displaying your invincible demeanor.】

【This shocked everyone. All the prodigies of your generation realized they were no longer on the same level as you. Even as Holy Sons, the gap was too vast.】

【Even Ye Chen and Ji Bingyue were astonished, genuinely admiring you. The two had teamed up to challenge you multiple times but were always easily defeated, the gap was too wide.】

【Next, the Blazing Fire Secret Realm opened. After you entered, you were transported to different places. This time, you weren’t sent to the location of the king’s corpse blood pool but a peculiar forest.】

【As in your memory, you gathered Cai Yonglong and Ji Bingyue to act together. However, you didn’t encounter Lin Qiu, the unlucky fifth Holy Son of the Heavenly Thunder Holy Land, making you slightly regretful. After all, he had many opportunities, especially the Soul Enlightenment Herb, which was extremely valuable.】

【However, you didn’t mind too much, planning to find the king’s corpse blood pool and seize the treasures first. At the same time, you wanted to intercept other prodigies’ opportunities and acquire some good stuff.】

【In no time, several days passed. You successfully intercepted many opportunities and gained a lot. One opportunity even enhanced your sword embryo to the level of a supreme treasured weapon, capable of unleashing immense power and boosting your combat strength.】

【After all, supreme treasures are most suitable for Nirvana Realm experts. The strength they can unleash is known. Normally, ordinary cultivators using supreme treasures are like children wielding broadswords, unable to harness much power, not much stronger than top-grade treasures.】

【But your life-bound weapon is different, capable of unleashing most of the power of a supreme treasure, an essential tool for surpassing enemies. You could say that you now have an additional trump card.】

【Half a day later, you intercepted another opportunity, acquiring something so valuable even Nirvana Realm experts would covet it. Then you sensed remarkable commotion in the distance, recognizing that it was the direction of the blood pool.】

【You felt helpless, wanting to find it earlier but ultimately failing. You still had to compete with others… This couldn’t be helped. The Blazing Fire Secret Realm was too vast, with dangerous areas even you didn’t dare to recklessly enter.】

【Strictly speaking, even Nirvana Realm experts must be careful; otherwise, stepping into dangerous areas means certain death.】

【Next, you headed towards the direction of the blood pool. When you arrived, you found that many people were already there. Even though you had the strength to kill or drive them away, you didn’t do so, waiting for the beasts in the blood pool to take action and help you clear competitors reasonably.】

【As you pondered, Cai Yonglong excitedly informed you via voice transmission that Lin Qiu, the Heavenly Thunder Holy Land’s fifth Holy Son, was also present. Surprised, you discovered Lin Qiu’s presence, speculating if he had consumed the Soul Enlightenment Herb.】

【If he hadn’t, you thought it was necessary to obtain it. After all, it was extremely precious, significantly helpful to you, and could enhance your comprehension, aiding in creating pseudo-king-level Divine Abilities faster.】

【However, you didn’t plan to act immediately, intending to use the blood pool beasts to solve him reasonably. The people here had strong backgrounds, and killing them all would offend the forces behind them, which even the Heavenly Sword Holy Land might not withstand.】

【Soon, the blood pool beasts couldn’t hold back and began to attack. You all started resisting. Due to your instructions, you, Ji Bingyue, and Cai Yonglong didn’t use your true strength, letting the beasts kill more people. You focused more on protecting the people from the Heavenly Sword Holy Land.】

【As you wished, the unlucky Lin Qiu was killed by the blood pool beasts. Seizing the opportunity, you retrieved his Storage Ring, then unleashed your full power, killing the blood pool beasts.】

【You then seized the True King Blood Blossom and other treasures. Seeing this, the third Holy Son and other people from the Heavenly Thunder Holy Land were enraged, attempting to stop you but were casually slapped away by you, spitting blood and heavily injured.】

【They were all shocked. Although they knew your strength and guessed you held back a lot, the actual confrontation revealed that you were overwhelmingly strong, able to injure everyone simultaneously.】

【The third Holy Son and others from the Heavenly Thunder Holy Land were bitter, realizing the immense gap between you and them, deciding to give up further contention to avoid death. They knew you had already shown mercy with that previous strike.】

【After taking the True King Blood Blossom and king’s corpse, and absorbing the blood pool, you planned to immediately escape with Ji Bingyue and Cai Yonglong. You were aware that the Nine Nether Demon Sect might have arrived and set up an ambush to kill you.】

【Though your current combat strength was formidable, you didn’t want to expose all your cards by fighting the Nine Nether Demon Sect directly.】

【Your hasty departure left the Nine Nether Demon Sect frustrated.】

【After leaving, you checked the gains and found the Soul Enlightenment Herb in Lin Qiu’s Storage Ring—evidently not consumed. This benefited you greatly, making you delighted.】

【Next, you studied the blood pool and discovered it was greatly helpful for body refinement, a treasure for body cultivators. As for the True King Blood Blossom, it was considered the holy medicine for body cultivators, promising great benefits if consumed.】

【Of course, it wasn’t just body cultivators who could consume it. Ordinary cultivators could also benefit greatly, enhancing their root bones, physique, and cultivation.】

【However, the level of this treasure was too high. Without special secret methods, slowly absorbing its effects, even Nirvana Realm cultivators wouldn’t be able to consume it directly. Even Nirvana Realm cultivators might struggle with it.】

【Perhaps only kings could withstand its effects and reap immense benefits.】

【You planned to have your master, the Sky Emperor, deal with it after leaving the Blazing Fire Secret Realm, whether to exchange it for contributions to the Heavenly Sword Holy Land or trade for treasures from their treasury, both were excellent choices.】

【You continued to roam the Blazing Fire Secret Realm, intercepting opportunities. Unfortunately, the subsequent opportunities weren’t as valuable as before. Half a month later, the Blazing Fire Secret Realm exhibited another phenomenon—a giant tower appeared in its center!】