220 – The Karma of a Devouring Immortal!

【Next, under the arrangement of the Dao Palace Master of the Taiyi Imperial Palace, you all chose self-sealing, awaiting the arrival of the Golden Age.】

【In the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred thousand years passed, the Golden Age arrived, and you all released your self-sealing.】

【The first thing you did after unsealing was to step onto the Taiyi Heavenly Path. This time, because you didn’t have the complete version of the Spacetime Dao Body, you only made it to the twelfth level. However, this was enough to make you an Imperial Son of the Taiyi Emperor Palace.】

【Next, under the shocked gazes of numerous cultivators in Taiyi Emperor Palace, you challenged the first Imperial Son of the Taiyi Emperor Palace, Yu Daohong. Yu Daohong was also curious about you, a new Imperial Son who dared to challenge him directly, and accepted your challenge.】

【This battle shook the entire Taiyi Emperor Palace. Although you didn’t have the complete Spacetime Dao Body, the outburst of the Great Perfection Laws of Spacetime was still incredibly powerful, enabling you to fiercely contend with Yu Daohong without falling behind; you were even slightly stronger.】

【In the end, Yu Daohong was defeated by you, making you the first Imperial Son of the Taiyi Emperor Palace. This shook the entire Taiyi Emperor Palace; no one expected you to be so powerful.】

【This also startled Emperor Tianyu of the Taiyi Emperor Palace. He didn’t expect there to be a genius in the Taiyi Emperor Palace capable of defeating his own son Yu Daohong, and he chose to take you as his disciple.】

【You were very pleased with this. This time, having the status of a personal disciple directly under the Emperor early was more honorable than the last simulation, making many things undoubtedly more convenient; even Quasi-Emperors wouldn’t dare act against you.】

【After all, some Quasi-Emperors might dare to act against an Imperial Son, but they truly wouldn’t dare harm a personal disciple of the Emperor, because the status of the Emperor’s personal disciple is too prestigious and those in such a position would likely have hidden protections left by the Emperor.】

【Next, Emperor Tianyu gave you some treasures, including a jade pendant containing a wisp of his avatar, stating it would only activate in life-or-death situations.】

【You were very happy about this and accepted it. Then, you told Emperor Tianyu about Wan Yu and Lin Qinghe, stating that although they both possess demon physiques, they are not inherently evil and hoped Emperor Tianyu wouldn’t expel them.】

【Hearing your words, Emperor Tianyu laughed and said he already knew about their presence when they joined Taiyi Emperor Palace. To be precise, he knew about the existence of three individuals.】

【In the end, Emperor Tianyu lamented, saying he didn’t expect the previous generation’s Devouring Immortal Demon Body to still be alive, existing in the current generation’s Devouring Immortal Demon Body.】

【You were very surprised, not expecting Emperor Tianyu to have discovered this long ago, even knowing about the remnant soul of the previous generation’s Devouring Immortal Demon Body. However, upon thinking about it, this was Emperor Tianyu; it was normal for him to discover such things.】

【As a result, you felt a sense of relief. Since Emperor Tianyu already knew and had such an attitude, he clearly intended to protect them and train them as disciples of the Taiyi Emperor Palace. Truly, Emperor Tianyu is reliable and broad-minded.】

【However, you were still curious and asked Emperor Tianyu if harboring demon physiques wouldn’t invite scorn from other factions and cause trouble for the Taiyi Emperor Palace.】

【Emperor Tianyu laughed upon hearing this and said dominantly, ‘In this Upper Realm, who dares trouble the Taiyi Emperor Palace? Don’t mention accepting demon physiques that haven’t awakened; even if we accepted completely demonized physiques, so what? Who dares slander us? Who dares act against the Taiyi Emperor Palace?’】

【Listening to Emperor Tianyu’s domineering words, you couldn’t help but click your tongue. Emperor Tianyu seemed humble and low-key outwardly, but he was actually very protective and assertive. In the last simulation, he directly acted against the Nether Emperor. In this simulation, he said such domineering words.】

【As you were marveling, Emperor Tianyu chuckled and told you not to worry too much. After all, in this world, strength is paramount. Whether it’s the righteous path or the demonic path, they are just different branches of cultivation, with no inherent opposition. Only those who can’t see the bigger picture cling to these distinctions. What truly creates opposition is interest and the struggle for the Great Dao. Even the so-called righteous paths kill each other over interests, don’t they?】

【Listening to Emperor Tianyu’s words was more enlightening than ten years of study. Although you vaguely understood this principle, your views were still influenced by novels from your past life, making you subconsciously believe the righteous and demonic paths were opposed. Also, the chaos caused by the last generation’s Devouring Immortal Demon Body only reinforced this belief. Now, Emperor Tianyu had awakened you to the truth.】

【Seeing you comprehend these principles, Emperor Tianyu was very satisfied and solemnly stated,

You heard these words and made some guesses. Curiously, you asked Emperor Tianyu, ‘Could it be that the previous generation of the Devouring Immortal Demon Body was forced onto this path, frantically devouring the essence of cultivators for self-preservation during a chase, ultimately becoming a public enemy in the Upper Realm and being rejected by all the cultivators there?’

Emperor Tianyu nodded and then shook his head, indicating that it was both true and false. This left you quite surprised.

Emperor Tianyu sighed lightly and stated that the previous generation of the Devouring Immortal Demon Body was indeed forced onto the path of frantically devouring cultivators’ essence. However, to say she became a public enemy in the Upper Realm, rejected by all the cultivators, was not true.

In the path of cultivation, it is mostly self-oriented. The Devouring Immortal Demon Body grows at a rapid pace, and once its cultivation is elevated, it doesn’t pose much of a threat to ordinary cultivators, almost none at all. This is because their essence is of no use to the Devouring Immortal Demon Body. The Upper Realm is largely dominated by ordinary cultivators. Do you think those ordinary cultivators would target the Devouring Immortal Demon Body for some so-called greater good? Opposing the Devouring Immortal Demon Body, there is often a regional and staged nature.

Listening to Emperor Tianyu’s words, you thought deeply. Indeed, if the Devouring Immortal Demon Body were in the Divine Realm, the cultivators in that area would be fearful and anxious, wanting to eliminate it in advance. For instance, you did drag the Dao Palace to the White Flame Divine Sect to kill Lin Qinghe back then. But would the powerful cultivators from the Central Immortal Continent specifically travel to a remote place on the Great Origin Ancient Star to target her? Probably not.

Those cultivators who were not threatened had no reason to take that risk. After all, if they failed to kill her, once the Devouring Immortal Demon Body grew, they would undoubtedly die. Those who targeted the Devouring Immortal Demon Body either felt threatened or coveted her essence, hence hunting her down. He had also experienced similar treatment as the incomplete version of the Spacetime Dao Body, with not much difference.

Therefore, what Emperor Tianyu said was true. The Devouring Immortal Demon Body becoming a public enemy in the Upper Realm was impossible. This means there must be another hidden reason, like how the rumors about the Incinerating Heaven Emperor were misleading, or someone was purposely guiding the situation.

You thought deeply. Next, Emperor Tianyu told you everything about the previous generation of the Devouring Immortal Demon Body. The previous generation never wantonly slaughtered the innocent. It was only because an imperial-level force wanted to capture her and took action against her. Facing an imperial-level force, she and her family had no power to resist and were annihilated instantly.

However, the family of the previous generation of the Devouring Immortal Demon Body had been strong once and had connections with some powerful figures. Because of this, a Quasi-Emperor appeared, repelled the enemies, and saved her.

Listening to Emperor Tianyu, you suddenly thought of the white-clothed Quasi-Emperor who intimidated the White Bone Quasi-Emperor. You couldn’t help but speculate that the white-clothed Quasi-Emperor who saved the previous generation of the Devouring Immortal Demon Body was the one you had seen. No wonder he saved you and Lin Qinghe in that simulation; the relationship with the previous generation of the Devouring Immortal Demon Body was deeper than you imagined.

You curiously asked who the Quasi-Emperor who saved the previous generation of the Devouring Immortal Demon Body was and what he looked like. Seeing you inquire, Emperor Tianyu didn’t hide anything and directly showed you the Quasi-Emperor’s face, telling you his Dao title was the White Dust Quasi-Emperor, an extremely powerful Quasi-Emperor, almost unmatched among Quasi-Emperors. Unfortunately, he had a flaw in his Dao heart. He had a chance to prove the Dao and become an Emperor, but now he was stuck at the Quasi-Emperor level.

Listening to Emperor Tianyu’s regretful tone, you were shaken. Indeed, the white-clothed Quasi-Emperor was the one you saw that day. No wonder the White Bone Quasi-Emperor feared him so much, choosing to retreat without a fight. It turned out he was so powerful, even your master, Emperor Tianyu, had such a high opinion of him.

While you were shaken, you couldn’t help but speculate: Could that elderly Emperor be the imperial-level force targeting the previous generation of the Devouring Immortal Demon Body? It was only because the previous generation had the protection of the White Dust Quasi-Emperor that she remained unharmed and grew under the flames of hatred. Once she matured, she hunted down the elderly Emperor and ultimately killed him, seeking revenge?

Emperor Tianyu chuckled, expressing that you were very clever. Indeed, the truth was exactly as you guessed. It was not like the rumors that the elderly Emperor acted to suppress the calamity of the previous generation of the Devouring Immortal Demon Body and got killed as a result.

In the end, Emperor Tianyu paused, looking deep in his eyes, indicating that the death of the Devouring Immortal Demon Body was something the major factions were pleased to see. Because once the Devouring Immortal Demon Body reached such a level, cultivators below the Quasi-Emperor level wouldn’t fear her; their essence was useless to her. Instead, it was the Emperors who felt threatened. Although Emperors didn’t fear the Devouring Immortal Demon Body, a dead Devouring Immortal Demon Body was more beneficial to them than a living one.

Listening to Emperor Tianyu’s words, you fell silent. It seemed that after the previous generation of the Devouring Immortal Demon Body killed the elderly Emperor and exacted total revenge, she was killed by a young Emperor for this reason.

Although the Devouring Immortal Demon Body wasn’t rejected by all cultivators in the Upper Realm and wasn’t a public enemy, the situation wasn’t as good as you imagined. Thinking like this, your master, Emperor Tianyu, had more courage than you initially thought.

Your master said most cultivators were ordinary and actually didn’t care about the Devouring Immortal Demon Body. In their hearts, the threat posed by the Devouring Immortal Demon Body was similar to that posed by those high and mighty cultivators. Both brought the possibility of being killed due to a bad mood or being collateral damage in a strong cultivator’s battle. Therefore, the Devouring Immortal Demon Body wasn’t a public enemy in the Upper Realm.

However, the Devouring Immortal Demon Body did make the major factions and powerful cultivators wary. Hence, raising the current Devouring Immortal Demon Body would certainly involve tremendous external pressure, making Emperor Tianyu’s initial bold statement even more significant.

As you had many thoughts in your mind, Emperor Tianyu sighed again, saying that because the previous generation of the Devouring Immortal Demon Body was killed by Emperor Fengxin, it caused a flaw in White Dust Quasi-Emperor’s Dao heart, making it impossible for him ever to reach the Emperor’s realm.

These words made your expression subtle. According to Emperor Tianyu’s description, the previous generation of the Devouring Immortal Demon Body could be considered the White Dust Quasi-Emperor’s disciple. Would the death of a disciple affect the master’s Dao heart? To such an extent?

You doubted this relationship probably had some deeper secrets, perhaps even a romantic relationship between master and disciple. For a moment, your gossiping soul burned with curiosity, feeling the need to find an opportunity to ask the remnants of the previous generation of the Devouring Immortal Demon Body.

Next, Emperor Tianyu didn’t say much more, only telling you not to worry about Lin Qinghe. With his protection, as long as Lin Qinghe didn’t fall into an evil path or die accidentally in some forbidden land or secret realm, no one would dare target her. Whoever dared to target Emperor Tianyu’s grand-disciple would face his wrath personally.

Hearing Emperor Tianyu’s words, you couldn’t help but smile knowingly, once again marveling at Emperor Tianyu’s boldness and protectiveness.

【Afterwards, you chatted with Emperor Tianyu for a while longer. He also gave you some instructions before letting you leave.】

“Surprisingly safe… Should I say it’s overly safe?”

Wang Ping looked at the content of the textual simulation, feeling rather unsettled.

It seemed that he no longer had to worry about anything in the future. He could accept any disciple as long as they weren’t extremely heretical and bring them to the Taiyi Emperor Palace.

“I just don’t know if the Taiyi Emperor Palace will still accept me when I reach the level of a Great Saint. And if I reach the Supreme level, will this master-disciple relationship still hold?”

Wang Ping couldn’t help but ponder this question.

“Maybe I should consider joining the Taiyi Emperor Palace in the real world and try to become Emperor Tianyu’s disciple… If I delay any longer and my cultivation improves, whether I can still join the Taiyi Emperor Palace and become Emperor Tianyu’s disciple will indeed be a problem.”

“Moreover, joining the Taiyi Emperor Palace in the real world can avoid many dangers. Even those dangers that can’t be simulated from the multiverse, Emperor Tianyu can deal with them… In that case, my situation would undoubtedly be much safer.”

Wang Ping’s eyes flickered. The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

He used to always worry about various issues, which was why he didn’t want to expose himself to those powerful figures in the real world.

Now that he already knew what kind of person Emperor Tianyu was, it seemed that he no longer needed to have this concern.

“I can go. However, I must also prepare for the worst.”

Wang Ping made a decision, planning to go to the Taiyi Emperor Palace and become Emperor Tianyu’s disciple after this simulation ended.

“At that time, I will also bring Cai Yonglong, Ye Xiaofan, Qin Tian, Zhang Hu, and Lin Yuanyuan over. As for Ye Chen, it’s better to let him continue being the prodigal son of destiny… This guy grows faster by walking his own path rather than joining a major faction and living comfortably.”

Wang Ping’s expression became a bit subtle, unsure of how to vent his feelings.

However, would bringing so many people be a bit too much?

While Wang Ping’s mind wandered, the words on the screen continued to appear.

【Next, you started cultivating. Because your laws of spacetime had both reached the Great Perfection level, you had no intention of entering the Taiyi Emperor Tower for cultivation and enlightenment. Instead, you chose to temper yourself in a special secret realm within the Taiyi Emperor Palace, engaging in extreme battles, comprehending techniques and Divine Abilities to deepen your understanding.】

【While you were devotedly cultivating, the outside world was also shaken by your defeat of Yu Daohong and your rise to the number one disciple of the Taiyi Emperor Palace. Your ranking on the Saint King List jumped directly to fifth place, replacing Yu Daohong.】

【In the blink of an eye, thirty years had passed. You chose to exit seclusion. After exiting, you directly went to a demonic beast mountain range on the Central Immortal Continent and staked out a place.】

【A month later, incredible phenomena appeared, turning a vast sky into a blood-red hue. This attracted the attention of numerous nearby demonic beasts and cultivators, all filled with doubt and curiosity.】

【Subsequently, a large number of demonic beasts and cultivators began to gather at the location where the phenomenon had appeared, eager to seize the celestial treasure. After all, the emergence of such a phenomenon often signified the appearance of incredible Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures… Missing it would be a great loss.】

【While these beings were taking action, you had long since been staking out the area, witnessing the birth of a being. This was a baby with blood-red horns and wings.】

【This baby was the prodigy you were waiting for. She was not of the human race but of the demon race. She had no parents and seemed to be born from the demonic energy of this demonic beast mountain range, naturally a demon born from the nurturing of Heaven and Earth, with a Heavenly Demon Blood Physique. Consequently, her talent was terrifying, with the potential to easily enter the top thirty of the Saint King List.】

【In the previous simulation, the Heavenly Demon Blood Physique was born late, similar to Huang Yin and Huang Qing, leading to a time gap in cultivation compared to other geniuses. Otherwise, she would have easily entered the top thirty of the Saint King List. As for Huang Qing and Huang Yin, they likely had the potential to enter the top fifteen or even the top ten.】

Next, you came before the child, gently picked her up with a warm smile, intending to bring her back to the Taiyi Emperor Palace to raise. You planned to take her as a disciple, allowing you to break through to the Great Saint level.

Your protector was quite surprised to see the infant with a Heavenly Demon Blood Physique. He had no idea how you knew such a gifted natural demon would be born here. However, as the personal disciple of Emperor Tianyu, he, though a Supreme, dared not ask about it unless you spoke first, remaining tightly lipped.

Next, as you prepared to leave with the Heavenly Demon Blood Physique infant, a surge of spatial fluctuations emerged. Several powerful individuals appeared before you.

These powerful beings included Great Saints, half-step Supremes, and Supremes, all from different races. Upon seeing the infant, they instinctively showed fervent expressions.

However, they quickly noticed your presence and the guardian behind you, their expressions slightly changed. They quickly retracted their gazes and respectfully indicated they were merely passing by.

Seeing even Supremes behaving so humbly, you couldn’t help but shake your head. Supremes were once so mysterious and powerful, but now before you, they are insignificant. As the personal disciple of the Emperor, ranked fifth on the Saint King List, destined to become a Quasi-Emperor and potentially a Dao-confirming Emperor, you were not someone Supremes could afford to offend.

Next, you did not trouble these people and let them leave quickly. Seeing this, they heaved a sigh of relief, hurriedly bid farewell, and swiftly departed.

Then, you had the Supreme protector teleport you back to the Taiyi Emperor Palace. Not long after, you returned to the Taiyi Emperor Palace.

However, you found that your master, Emperor Tianyu, seemed to have left and was not in the Taiyi Emperor Palace. You weren’t particularly concerned. After all, at the level of an Emperor, it was impossible to stay in one place for long periods. They would often explore some forbidden places and great secrets to further advance themselves and for the Taiyi Emperor Palace.

In the following time, you carefully took care of the Heavenly Demon Blood Physique child and gave her a name: Wang Xiaoyao. Once Wang Xiaoyao’s intelligence fully awakened, and she understood many things, you accepted her as your disciple.

Ultimately, Wang Xiaoyao became your disciple, resulting in a significant breakthrough for you, directly overcoming a bottleneck and reaching the Great Saint level.

Seeing this, you were very pleased and started undergoing the Great Saint tribulation. During your tribulation, the entire Taiyi Emperor Palace was in an uproar, not expecting you to be undergoing the Great Saint tribulation.

After all, to them, your contemporaries, even Gu Xuan and Shi Yuyan, were stuck at the half-step Great Saint level. They estimated it would take them another two to three hundred years to break through to the Great Saint level. No one anticipated you would break through to the Great Saint level first.

However, the elders of the Taiyi Emperor Palace were pleasantly surprised. You breaking through to the Great Saint level first, competing against Gu Xuan and others, undoubtedly gave you an advantage. You might defeat them once using cultivation strength, thereby seizing some of their fortune.

Yu Daohong, seeing you undergo tribulation, felt complex emotions, not expecting you to undergo tribulation so soon and soon become a Great Saint, leaving him behind and making it hard for him to catch up. After all, for a prodigy, a small realm’s gap in combat power is significant, let alone the insurmountable gap between half-step Great Saint and Great Saint.

Next, the elders of the Taiyi Emperor Palace took action, concealing the anomalies and celestial mechanisms to prevent outsiders from noticing. You then fought against the Heavenly Tribulation with great fervor. In the end, you successfully endured the tribulation and broke through to the Great Saint level.

However, despite breaking through to the Great Saint level and greatly enhancing your power, you felt an imperfection, causing you to frown.

For prodigies, every tribulation is perilous but also a significant opportunity to strengthen their origins. The stronger the tribulation, the more gifts from the Heavenly Dao.

This time, although your tribulation was astonishing, it did not reach the level of when you perfected the Spacetime Dao Body. In other words, it didn’t reach the level of a Young Emperor. Thus, the benefits you gained weren’t as significant.

This left you somewhat helpless. You felt you might have been too hasty. Had you waited for the Ji family’s secret realm to open, first acquiring the origin of time to perfect your Spacetime Dao Body before breaking through to the Great Saint level, the benefits would have been greater, and you could have become even stronger in the future.

However, although regrettable, you didn’t mind too much. After all, this was just a simulation, and you still had many chances to correct mistakes, so there was no need to be overly frustrated.

Next, you restrained your aura, went into closed-door cultivation, and stabilized your realm.

Heavenly Demon Blood Physique is still powerful after all… It seems only through special prodigies like taking a disciple can I break through major realms. Ordinary prodigies just won’t do…

Wang Ping looked at the simulation text, thinking to himself.

For those with the potential on the Saint King List, taking a disciple while breaking through major realm bottlenecks is the best approach.

If one were to accept disciples under normal circumstances, it would only slightly elevate their cultivation. Although still impressive, it would ultimately be a loss.

“However, at the Great Saint level, I wonder if accepting ordinary geniuses would still be effective… It’s doubtful.”

Wang Ping’s eyes flickered, and he thought silently.

Based on Wang Ping’s understanding of the Life Simulator and Talents, the higher one climbs, the less effective low-level talents and resources become.

Therefore, when enhancing cultivation at the Great Saint level, Wang Ping feels that accepting ordinary geniuses as disciples would have a low probability of being effective.

Even if it could enhance cultivation, it would likely require a massive number of such geniuses.

To elevate a minor realm, it would take accepting thousands or even tens of thousands of ordinary geniuses who have the potential to become saints.

If that’s the case, then the cost-effectiveness is far inferior to accepting geniuses from the Saint King List or quasi-Saint King List.

“However, the crux of the matter is that geniuses from the quasi-Saint King List and Saint King List are indeed rare… Not exactly rare, but rather wild ones are scarce.”

Wang Ping thought with some headache.

If it comes to this, I may have to rely on quantity.

However, as the first emperor son of the Taiyi Emperor Palace, a direct disciple of Emperor Tianyu, it wouldn’t look good for me to be running around all the time recruiting ‘mediocre’ disciples instead of cultivating diligently… It would also embarrass Emperor Tianyu…

As thoughts flashed through Wang Ping’s mind, the words continued to appear on the screen.

【In the blink of an eye, ten years had passed. You thoroughly stabilized your cultivation and chose to exit seclusion. After exiting, you discovered that Lin Qinghe, Wan Yu, and Little Demon Wang had all grown significantly.】

【Now, Wan Yu had truly awakened his Black Abyss Demon Physique, and his cultivation had reached the Divine Monarch Realm. To have grown from a mortal to the Great Perfection of the Divine Monarch Realm in a little over forty years is undeniably strong.】

【Little Demon Wang is equally remarkable, having reached the Void God Realm. In just over ten years, she grew to the Void God Realm level, truly a prodigy. Unfortunately, Little Demon Wang is naturally mischievous and dislikes cultivating. Otherwise, her cultivation speed would likely surpass Wan Yu.】

【As for Lin Qinghe, her growth rate is the most terrifying, having now reached the Great Perfection of the Saint King Realm. Since she only needs to devour the essence of powerful beings to rapidly increase her strength. And in a place like the Taiyi Emperor Palace, there is no shortage of detained powerful beings.】

【These powerful beings are either those who committed heinous crimes and were captured alive by the strong of the Taiyi Emperor Palace and thrown into the Heavenly Prison, or cultivators from enemy forces, or even internal Taiyi Emperor Palace cultivators who committed taboos.】

【Though the Taiyi Emperor Palace can provide her with many such powerful beings, Emperor Tianyu has not allowed her to wantonly devour their essence to quickly enhance her cultivation.】

【The correct development for the Devouring Immortal Demon Body is not to devour powerful beings to swiftly elevate one’s cultivation but to absorb their essence to strengthen one’s own essence, thereby refining an even more powerful and diverse physique, fortifying one’s foundation to an unimaginable extent. In that way, future battle prowess would be stronger, and achievements higher.】

【Otherwise, simply elevating cultivation would create extreme dependency. While it may be possible to leverage the Devouring Immortal Demon Body to grow rapidly to the Quasi-Emperor or even Emperor level, attempting to devour other emperors at that stage would be delusional.】

【Relying on the Devouring Immortal Demon Body to grow quickly, same-realm battle prowess would undoubtedly be weak, even considered pathetic, and daring to take action against other emperors would only result in being counter-killed.】

【Moreover, if Lin Qinghe were to abandon her baseline and attack other emperors without reason, even if other emperors didn’t act, Emperor Tianyu himself would clean his own gate. He can protect Lin Qinghe, and whoever dares to take action against her, he would confront. But this doesn’t mean he would allow Lin Qinghe boundless freedom. Some taboo actions cannot be done, lest they incur public wrath.】

【Of course, if another emperor attacked Lin Qinghe first, that would be a different story.】

【Additionally, the most crucial point of cultivation is that becoming an emperor swiftly should not be their goal. The ultimate aim is becoming immortal. Cultivating in that manner makes it absolutely impossible to achieve immortality.】