259 – The Sixth Seven-Colored Talent! The Mystery of Past Life?

“Three seniors, are you alright?”

Seeing the interesting expressions on the three ancestors’ faces, Wang Ping raised the corners of his mouth and asked with feigned concern.

“You… you’re really just a few decades old?”

The Third Ancestor snapped out of his trance, his voice trembling a bit as he inquired Wang Ping, seeking confirmation.

The Second Ancestor and First Ancestor also looked at Wang Ping with eager eyes.

“I am indeed only a few decades old. To be precise, I am around thirty-five.”

With a smile on his face, Wang Ping said.

“…”

The three ancestors once again widened their eyes in shock at Wang Ping’s response.

A Supreme at thirty-five… isn’t that too absurd?!

And this is an era where magic is declining!

What kind of monster is this, reaching the Supreme level at thirty-five, and even possessing a fully-developed Spacetime Dao Body and a partially-developed Origin-Breaking Divine Eyes?

For a moment, the three quasi-emperor ancestors finally understood why the Dark Time Emperor had left that kind of ancestral precept.

It turned out that the ancestor had glimpsed a piece of the future, which was why he ordered them to follow the person holding the map unconditionally.

This was a great opportunity sent to them by their Emperor. They needed to cling to this leg tightly.

As long as they hold on to this leg, they might really have a chance to become emperors in the future, and the Dark Time Empire will once again shine brilliantly.

After all, Wang Ping’s displayed talent absolutely obliterates all other heroes past, present, and future… he is destined to become immortal.

In today’s era, being able to follow a powerful immortal is something other empires can only dream of.

“Ahem, according to the ancestral precept, you should be our master. Our Dark Time Empire will become your followers, so please don’t call us seniors anymore.”

The Third Ancestor lightly coughed, putting aside the idea of them being mere background characters for Wang Ping’s flaunting.

Just kidding, being a background character for a future immortal is not disgraceful but rather a great honor.

After all, other quasi-emperors do not have this opportunity.

“Old Three is right. According to the ancestral precept, since you’ve passed the trial, you are our young master.”

“The relationship between master and follower must be distinct. In the future, just call us by our names.”

The First Ancestor and Second Ancestor also spoke up quickly.

“…”

Wang Ping’s gaze became strange. He did not expect the reactions of these three quasi-emperor ancestors to be so intense as to acknowledge him as their master directly.

This was something that never happened in the simulations.

In the Life Simulator, the simulated Wang Ping never flaunted, nor did he reveal his age or background details.

Therefore, the three ancestors generally acted according to the ancestral precept, were surprised at his ability to pass through the Ancient Path of Time in a short time, were very courteous to him, but it never reached this extent.

“Sure enough, when it’s time to flaunt, one must flaunt… after all, it benefits oneself.”

Wang Ping sighed in his heart.

“About the divine sources…”

Wang Ping then looked at the Third Ancestor and spoke slowly.

“Divine sources, our Dark Time Empire currently has eighty million jin of top-grade divine sources. You can take them all.”

The Third Ancestor laughed heartily, speaking generously.

“Eighty million jin of top-grade divine sources…”

Wang Ping’s gaze became peculiar.

In the previous simulation, the three quasi-emperor ancestors mentioned fifty million jin, but now it had become eighty million jin.

It was apparent that in the Life Simulator, they had some reservations and selfishness.

After all, they are also human. While it’s hard to defy the ancestral precept and the simulated Wang Ping is certainly monstrous, they couldn’t possibly go all-in, betting everything on Wang Ping. They too need to practice, and their descendants also need resources.

Therefore, it was understandable that they held back a bit.

Now that he was here in person, directly flaunting in a big way, the three quasi-emperor ancestors saw how outrageous Wang Ping truly was.

So, the three quasi-emperor ancestors no longer held back, taking out all the top-grade divine sources owned by the Dark Time Empire.

“Eighty million jin of top-grade divine sources still isn’t enough?”

Seeing Wang Ping’s strange gaze, the three quasi-emperor ancestors were quite surprised.

“If it’s not enough, we three old guys can also go out and rob… ahem, seek some divine sources in some ancient lands.”

Then, the First Ancestor slowly spoke, but halfway through, he realized that he had misspoken and lightly coughed, quickly changing his words without a change in expression.

“…”

Wang Ping looked oddly at the First Ancestor.

Who would have thought… The seemingly kind First Ancestor was so fierce, speaking of robbery right off the bat.

It seems that he, Wang Ping, overstimulated these three quasi-emperor ancestors, causing them to let loose a bit…

This is indeed a sin, a sin.

“There’s no rush; the current resources are sufficient for now.”

Immediately, Wang Ping shook his head, stopping the First Ancestor’s violent behavior.

“Temporarily sufficient is not enough; we must be prepared. Some forces have grudges against our Dark Time Empire, and some owe us debts. It’s time to settle those accounts.”

The First Ancestor said seriously.

“Now that you mention it, it has been a long time since we moved our muscles…”

The Second and Third Ancestors also laughed.

Hearing this, Wang Ping was speechless.

So, you just want to find something to do, huh?

Originally, he thought the three ancestors of the Dark Time Empire were peaceful, but now it seems that no one who becomes a quasi-emperor is peaceful.

These three ancestors had been staying in the Dark Time Empire for too long, clearly about to go crazy. They had long wanted to get out and stretch their legs.

Now, it seems they are looking for resources as an excuse to go out.

Indeed, the words of old monsters are just meant to be heard; they likely have deeper meanings.

“In that case, I will not stop you, seniors. Wishing you all a triumphant return.”

Immediately, Wang Ping smiled slightly and spoke.

Although the three quasi-emperor ancestors told him not to call them seniors anymore, Wang Ping didn’t know if they were being polite or serious, so he continued to address them as such.

After all, it was just a term, polite speech that could enhance others’ goodwill without costing a dime. Why not?

Seeing Wang Ping still calling them seniors, the three quasi-emperor ancestors were quite happy and looked at him more kindly.

“Haha, then we’ll borrow your good words.”

The three ancestors laughed, then retrieved eighty million top-grade divine sources from the Dark Time Empire’s treasures and gave them all to Wang Ping.

Getting so many top-grade divine sources at once, Wang Ping’s eyes sparkled with joy.

With so many divine sources, he could likely simulate many times.

After handing over the divine sources to Wang Ping and explaining some matters to the tribe, the three ancestors left the secret realm, their whereabouts unknown.

They weren’t worried about someone attacking this secret realm.

Because the secret realm was created by their ancestor, the Dark Time Emperor. It contained a terrifying formation, impossible to break unless an emperor personally arrived.

Even if an ordinary emperor attacked, it couldn’t be broken instantly.

As long as it couldn’t be broken in a short time, the backup mechanism in the secret realm would activate, transferring the tribe members to a safe place.

Therefore, whether they stayed home or went out together to ‘find’ resources was not important.

After the three ancestors left, Wang Ping decided, after thinking it over, to stay in the secret realm and simulate it once.

In the closed seclusion chamber, Wang Ping sighed lightly, then spoke in his heart, “System, I want to initiate a paid simulation.”

“Ding, consuming five million jin of top-grade divine sources, the Life Simulator is starting, refreshing talents…”

The system’s voice echoed.

“Ding, talent refresh successful. Congratulations to the host for successfully refreshing the red talent: Drinking Alone Under the Moon.”

“Red Talent: Drinking Alone Under the Moon: Drinking under the moon can put you in a strange state, providing a tiny bit of help to your current cultivation.”

“Oh dear, starting bad luck again? This time, I only got one red talent. And the description is ridiculous, a tiny bit of help, it’s better than nothing.”

Wang Ping shook his head slightly, looking at the refreshed talent.

“Ding, talent selection successful, life simulation starting.”

While Wang Ping was lamenting, the system’s voice chimed again.

Then, Wang Ping’s consciousness shook, entering an immersive simulation state.

Shortly after, a screen appeared, and familiar text emerged.

【On the first day, after some thought, you decided to return to the Taiyi Emperor Palace.]

【Then, you chose the same path as the last simulation, wanting to self-seal until the golden age arrives. In your view, if you can refresh the Small Chaos Body origin multiple times, it might also be a way for it to transform.]

【Of course, before self-sealing this time, there are some matters you need to handle. That is to seize three Devouring Emperor’s Weapons.]

【First, you came to the Eternal Ancient Star, breaking the ancient star to seize the Essence-Devouring Pearl, making it recognize you as its master.]

【Then, you returned to the Great Origin Ancient Star to observe Lin Yan’s growth trajectory. Finally, you saw Lin Yan obtain the Soul Devouring Pearl from a cliff.]

After noting down the location, you chose to leave, without any thoughts of seizing Lin Yan’s Soul Devouring Pearl. After all, Lin Yan was ultimately your disciple, and since the disciple had already obtained the Soul Devouring Pearl, it is not advisable to seize their opportunity.

Of course, if it were in the real world, it would be a different story. As long as Lin Yan hadn’t acquired the Soul Devouring Pearl, you’d have no psychological burden taking it first. After all, you plan to train Lin Yan well in the future, so you wouldn’t really owe him anything.

Something unexpected happened. You had no intention of seizing the Soul Devouring Pearl, yet the pearl was unwilling to recognize Lin Yan as its master and flew towards you to acknowledge you as its rightful owner.

This scene made your gaze quite peculiar, not expecting something like this to happen.

Lin Yan was also dumbfounded, unable to believe that the cooked duck had flown away, feeling rather sorrowful.

Seeing this, you found it quite amusing. You had accepted him as a disciple, given him the Emperor’s scripture and resources to aid his cultivation.

You then considered using the Spacetime Divine Ability to trace the past, hoping to uncover the location of the Essence Devouring Pearl.

However, after some thought, you decided to give up. Currently, your cultivation is only at the Heavenly Venerable level; using such secret techniques would come at a great cost. You figured it was better to wait until you obtained the Essence Devouring Pearl and your cultivation increased to then use the secret technique. This would significantly reduce the cost.

Thus, you abandoned the idea of searching for the Essence Devouring Pearl in the Dharma-ending age and returned to the Taiyi Emperor Palace with Lin Yan and others, then sealed yourself.

Soon, the Golden Age arrived, and you chose to emerge quietly. At the right moment, you found Zhu Huowang and accepted him as a disciple.

Without having to do much, the Essence Devouring Pearl eagerly flew to your side, circling around you. You were filled with emotion, never expecting to experience the sensation of Emperor’s Weapons continuously presenting themselves. Indeed, the feeling of being a child of luck recognized by Heavenly Dao is truly wonderful.

Zhu Huowang was quite puzzled by the Essence Devouring Pearl flying to your side. Nonetheless, he didn’t think much of it, just shamelessly offering it to you as a gift and requesting some martial arts in return.

You smiled and granted him the Emperor’s scripture and resources, leading him back to Taiyi Emperor Palace.

Next, you began researching the fusion of three Natural Emperor’s Weapons into an Immortal Artifact. However, the fusion of three weapons is legendary; no one has seen it, and you don’t know the specific method, causing some headache.

Soon, the time for the Immortal Palace to open arrived. You once again abolished your cultivation, entered, and defeated everything, waiting for the anomaly to obtain the Small Chaos Body.

However, something surprising happened; the anomaly failed to obtain the Small Chaos Body. He did not manage to condense it successfully.

This puzzled you greatly, not understanding why the anomaly would fail. After some thought, you suspected that only one Small Chaos Body and Chaos Body can be born in this world, unique in nature. Since you had already gained one through rewards, the anomaly couldn’t succeed.

Thinking of this, you felt a bit regretful. If you could endlessly refresh the origin, it would feel so great.

“It’s indeed a pity… But if simulated Wang Ping’s speculation is correct, then the only way for me to obtain the Chaos Body is to kill Nine-Star Pavilion Master Leng Yue, this senior transmigrator. Otherwise, if he possesses the Chaos Body, I won’t be able to get it.”

Wang Ping frowned as he looked at the simulated text content, feeling a bit troubled.

It seems that, whether for self-preservation or to obtain the Chaos Body, he must confront Leng Yue, this senior transmigrator.

It’s not about hatred but purely a conflict of interests.

Leng Yue blocked Wang Ping’s path, so Leng Yue must die.

If Leng Yue doesn’t die, Wang Ping won’t be able to achieve the Dao or obtain the Chaos Body, not to mention the Chaos Immortal Body.

“However, three Natural Emperor’s Weapons falling into my hands so easily is something to be happy about. The way I obtained the Small Chaos Body made me favored by Heavenly Dao. Now, regarding luck, I’m certainly above Ye Chen, this child of luck.”

Wang Ping thought about obtaining three devouring Emperor’s Weapons and couldn’t help but smile.

He used to complain about luck, but now he has caught up.

“However, at this point, my luck in the Upper Realm no longer matters. After all, the Upper Realm has been refined; strong luck won’t change much. In the end, I must rely on various simulations to break through.”

Pausing, Wang Ping shook his head and continued watching the simulation.

The anomaly didn’t obtain the Small Chaos Body and became furious, unable to accept the reality. However, no matter how angry the anomaly was, it was an unalterable fact.

You didn’t have the heart to continue watching, choosing to suppress the anomaly and let Lin Yuanyuan take the anomaly’s power.

With the anomaly’s death, Gu Xuan gained his freedom, owing a great favor to many of you. Meanwhile, Gu Xuan started showing interest in Lin Yuanyuan again. Although Lin Yuanyuan didn’t obtain the Chaos Body due to the anomaly’s failure, her ability to kill the anomaly and take his power moved Gu Xuan.

Unfortunately, Lin Yuanyuan was very proud of Gu Xuan, ignoring him completely. In Lin Yuanyuan’s eyes, only Brother Wang is the most reliable man; other men are not worth it.

Gu Xuan was dejected by Lin Yuanyuan’s indifference, showing no facial expression but feeling quite depressed. You found this scene very amusing.

Following this, you spent more time in the secret realm, until the Immortal Palace’s experts discovered the anomaly and pulled you out.

Then, you became renowned in the Upper Realm, leading to another negotiation event between the Upper Realm forces and the Immortal Palace. You didn’t pay much attention to it, choosing to return to Taiyi Emperor Palace, where you used the Soul Devouring Pearl to devour Supreme prisoners, regaining the Supreme level.

Next, you tackled the Supreme Heavenly Path of Taiyi Emperor Tower, improving your cultivation to the peak of the Heaven Supreme Realm. After some time, you used the Soul Devouring Pearl to devour three quasi-emperors, ascending to the quasi-emperor level again.

Reaching the quasi-emperor realm, you shocked the Upper Realm. However, as in the last simulation, Nine-Star Pavilion Master Leng Yue, this senior transmigrator, also began refining the Upper Realm.

This time, you didn’t follow Emperor Tianyu to the Time and Space Forbidden Domain but instead chose to trace back the past, seeking the Essence Devouring Pearl’s location from 100,000 years ago.

You made the right choice. After reaching the quasi-emperor level, using the secret technique to trace back nearly cost you your life. If you had tried with Supreme cultivation, you would have failed, unable to locate its position, and you would have perished.

The reason is that the karma involving the Essence Devouring Pearl is too vast, beyond what the Supreme level can handle.

Eventually, you discovered the Essence Devouring Pearl’s location from 100,000 years ago, feeling shaken. Then, you were refined again. Due to the Rebirth Talisman, you revived, only to be refined once more.

Your death marked the end of this simulation.

As the simulated text ended, myriad insights and scenes appeared in Wang Ping’s mind, and he found himself at the place of his downfall.

“Initially, I intended to try refining the Innate Emperor Flame and seek other Heavenly Dao beings during this simulation, but I neither acted against the Innate Emperor Flame nor discovered any Heavenly Dao beings.”

Wang Ping shook his head slightly, sighing.

“However, this wasn’t fruitless. I learned that both the Small Chaos Body and Chaos Body are unique and discovered the location of the Essence Devouring Pearl from 100,000 years ago.”

“Only, the place where the Essence Devouring Pearl was back then is somewhat troublesome.”

Pausing, Wang Ping remembered the information he had obtained and furrowed his brows.

The Soul Devouring Pearl and Essence Devouring Pearl can be easily obtained in reality.

But the Mana Devouring Pearl is different. At the current point in time, the Mana Devouring Pearl is in the treasure vault of the Phoenix Clan.

The Phoenix Clan knows the value of the Mana Devouring Pearl, but it is too proud to recognize anyone as its master.

So, the Phoenix Clan couldn’t do anything with it and sealed it in their treasury.

As to why the Mana Devouring Pearl was found outside a hundred thousand years later, Wang Ping knew the reason.

It was because the daughter of the Phoenix Clan’s leader fell in love and was deceived by a male cultivator.

This man happened to know that the Mana Devouring Pearl was with the Phoenix Clan. To obtain the Phoenix Clan’s bloodline and the Mana Devouring Pearl, he had the daughter steal it, and they eloped.

However, he didn’t expect the Phoenix Clan to discover this soon.

Ultimately, the Phoenix Clan leader was furious and issued an order to hunt them down.

As a result, the man abandoned the leader’s daughter, using her as a shield to delay the Phoenix experts while he fled with the Mana Devouring Pearl.

But, messing with the Phoenix Clan isn’t so easy. Though the man was cunning and had reached the quasi-emperor’s Great Perfection level,

the Phoenix Clan’s experts still caught him and severely injured him.

In the end, the man fled into the Fire Demon Ridge, one of the ten forbidden areas.

The Phoenix Clan didn’t want to enter that accursed place, so they chose to abandon the chase.

They also believed the man would surely die in such a place.

After all, even an ordinary emperor might fall there; an injured quasi-emperor was seemingly doomed.

Indeed, the man did perish. However, he didn’t die in the Fire Demon Ridge but miraculously escaped,

only to reach his limit and die just outside, burnt to ashes by the terrifying flames that clung to him.

Eventually, the Mana Devouring Pearl changed hands among various people until it landed in Zhu Huowang’s possession.

“Fire Demon Ridge, like the Ghost Demon Sea, is one of the ten forbidden areas created by Nine-Star Pavilion Master Leng Yue, a senior transmigrator. It’s in the Fourth Minor Universe. When that man deceives the Phoenix Clan and flees to the Fire Demon Ridge with the Mana Devouring Pearl, that’s the best time to seize it,”

Wang Ping’s eyes flashed as he muttered to himself.

“Otherwise, I would have to negotiate with the Phoenix Clan. In that case, I might need Emperor Tianyu’s intervention. I alone wouldn’t be enough; the Phoenix Clan wouldn’t honor me.”

Suddenly, Wang Ping remembered something and his expression became peculiar.

Considering it carefully, could this love-struck girl named Huang Qin be the mother of Huang Qing and Huang Yin?

If so, that’s quite extraordinary.

A Phoenix and a human mating, resulting in a pair of pureblood Phoenixes.

What’s this, a reversion of bloodline?

This might also explain why Huang Yin and Huang Qing aren’t welcomed by the Phoenix Clan.

After all, they’re the offspring of a man who killed several quasi-emperors of the Phoenix Clan.

It’s already merciful of the Phoenix Clan not to destroy such bloodlines immediately.

Although pureblood Phoenixes are precious, big clans can’t tolerate breaches of principle.

So, Huang Yin and Huang Qing were likely adopted by the famous one-eyed quasi-emperor and others.

Or perhaps after her obsessed mate’s death, Huang Qin, discovering her pregnancy, fled the Phoenix Clan.

Otherwise, these two children wouldn’t have even been born.

“Uh, I’m overthinking things again, making wild speculations based on a bit of information.”

Wang Ping shook his head, realizing his bad habit had resurfaced.

At this moment, Wang Ping’s consciousness shifted, and his vision changed as he returned to the real world.

Then, the System’s voice timely sounded.

“Ding, reward generation successful. The host can choose two from the following rewards:

①. Quasi-emperor level one cultivation.

②. A random quasi-emperor weapon.

③. Red Talent: Drinking Under the Moon.

④. Supreme Artifact.”

……

Wang Ping looked at the reward list, frowning slightly, feeling a bit conflicted.

This time, cultivation talent appeared, but the question was whether to choose it.

After all, once chosen, the cost of paid simulation would increase to a level that would make his scalp tingle.

“However, there’s no choice but to select. It seems we’re at a bottleneck now.”

Wang Ping sighed again.

This simulation didn’t bring any new storyline; it kept treading the same old path.

It seems it’s time to improve his cultivation, enhance his combat power, trigger new plotlines, and attempt to break through the predicament.

“As long as my cultivation reaches the quasi-emperor level, I can protect the Dao Comprehension Fruit in that Immortal Tower secret realm. By then, I can continue to grow stronger…”

“Not to mention, there are so many quasi-emperors, such a good reason for slaughter… If I kill them all and devour them with my three Emperor’s Weapons, my strength will increase rapidly. Is there anything more exhilarating?”

Wang Ping’s eyes grew brighter, very much looking forward to the upcoming developments.

“However, I don’t seem to need to choose cultivation power right now. Thinking about it, it’s quite a loss. After all, if I weren’t greedy for the origin of the Small Chaos Body, I wouldn’t need to wait until the golden era to break through and then be refined.”

“In other words, I can completely challenge the Supreme Heavenly Path in the end of the dharma era. Using the Soul Devouring Pearl, I can quickly break through to the quasi-emperor level, open the Immortal Tower secret realm, and rise rapidly. Then, when the simulation ends, I can choose my cultivation power and get fat in one go!”

Waves surged in Wang Ping’s heart, and he gave up this opportunity to choose cultivation power.

Then, Wang Ping looked at the other reward options and sighed.

Indeed, there wasn’t much to choose from.

He wasn’t interested in the quasi-emperor weapon.

As for his own Supreme Artifact, it couldn’t keep up with the pace anymore.

However, among the rewards, these two were the best ones, and the red talent ‘Drinking Under the Moon’ was trash.

“System, I choose ②. A random quasi-emperor weapon and ④. My Supreme Artifact.”

Immediately, Wang Ping said in his heart.

“Ding, reward selection successful, being issued.”

The System’s voice rang out again.

Then, in Wang Ping’s life world, a quasi-emperor weapon and a Supreme Artifact appeared.

“Next, System, continue the simulation.”

Wang Ping’s eyes sparkled as he spoke in his heart.

“Ding, consuming 5 million jin of top divine sources, Life Simulator starting, refreshing talents…”

The System’s voice echoed.

“Ding, talent refresh successful. Congratulations to the host for successfully refreshing the seven-colored talent ‘God of Escape’; red talent ‘Drunken Warrior.'”

Seven-colored talent ‘God of Escape’: Possessing this talent, the host can randomly teleport when encountering danger. The destination is not restricted to this world, and can escape to other worlds. Once activated, even an emperor cannot stop it.

Red talent ‘Drunken Warrior’: Possessing this talent, if the host gets drunk, their combat power will have a certain boost.

“Holy crap!”

Wang Ping was quite surprised looking at the talents refreshed this time.

He had always wanted a seven-colored escape talent, but it had never come up. Now it finally did.

Moreover, this seven-colored talent ‘God of Escape’ was much more complex than the golden talent ‘Teleport,’ as it could even transfer Wang Ping to other worlds.

Although this world wouldn’t be in the multiverse outside this mystical world, but rather other worlds under the Immortal Domain, like the Upper Realm, it was still enough to break balance.

This meant that Wang Ping finally wouldn’t suffer the bullying of the Nine-Star Pavilion Master Leng Yue, getting refined by various means.

Meaning the possibility of survival increased. Wang Ping could develop in other worlds and then come back to beat up his good senior Leng Yue.

“However, this teleport isn’t based on my wish. It still depends on luck. Let’s hope it’s not as unreliable as the golden talent ‘Teleport.'”

Wang Ping soon calmed down, thinking silently.

“System, I choose the seven-colored talent ‘God of Escape.'”

After calming himself, Wang Ping spoke in his heart.

“Ding, talent selection successful, Life Simulation starting…”

The System’s voice rang out again. Wang Ping’s consciousness blurred and entered the immersive simulation state.

Then, the screen appeared with familiar text emerging.

【On the first day, you chose to return to Taiyi Emperor Palace and had the Supreme Palace Master contact Emperor Tianyu.】

【After Emperor Tianyu returned and learned just how perverse your abilities were, he was quite shocked and valued you greatly.】

【Taking this opportunity, you explained the situation about Yu Daoyi and the Essence Devouring Pearl, hoping Emperor Tianyu could accompany you to the Phoenix Clan to obtain the Essence Devouring Pearl.】

【Hearing your words, Emperor Tianyu was quite surprised and finally decided to go with you to the Phoenix Clan and then to the Ghost Demon Sea to find his daughter.】

【Thus, you and Emperor Tianyu arrived at the Phoenix Clan.】

【Your sudden visit greatly surprised the Phoenix Clan.】