289 – The Dishonorable Wang Ping! Ascending with the Entire Sect!
by spirapiraHowever, your expression quickly changed. Because as you killed these corpses, numerous whirlpools began to appear in the Forget River. New corpses emerged one after another from the river. None of these corpses had combat prowess below that of an emperor, and there were even quasi-immortals and true immortals among them…
This proves one thing: there were once powerful beings at the true immortal level dragged into the Forget River. Of course, you have another guess in your heart, and this guess made you feel a chill down your spine.
Just as you were feeling frightened, the true immortal corpse led other corpses in attacking you. However, because you attained immortality with your Chaos Body, your combat power far exceeded that of true immortals at the same level. As a result, you easily blasted apart this true immortal corpse and the other corpses.
After that, you did not dare to linger, and you wanted to leave. However, the space here was even more bizarre than you imagined. No matter what method you used, you could not escape from the edge of the Forget River.
Meanwhile, more and more corpses attacked you, with true immortal-level corpses emerging one after another, as if they were worth nothing. This weighed heavily on your heart, making you think that the second guess might be true.
The Forget River, similar to the one in your memory, where souls not extinguished upon death or ascension will walk the Bridge of Helplessness to undergo reincarnation. Extremely evil individuals, however, cannot cross the bridge and will fall into the Forget River to suffer torture. Moreover, those trying to escape back to the world of the living will also be thrown into the Forget River, unable to transcend.
If that’s the case, the connection between the Forget River and the Bridge of Helplessness is self-evident. However, you still don’t know whether this naturally formed environment encompasses the entire fantasy world or if it was created by some terrifying entity. If it’s the former, it indicates reincarnation genuinely exists in this world and is somewhat related to Earth’s mythology. Perhaps one day, you could meet mythic figures.
If it’s the latter, it might have been created by some powerful being from the multiverse. Perhaps they are conducting some sort of experiment, or maybe they have someone specific they want to reincarnate.
However, regardless of the situation, this Realm of Life and Death, the Forget River, and the Bridge of Helplessness are places that you, as you are now, cannot easily tread. Staying here would pose a threat to your life.
Therefore, even though you know that reviving the withered Chaos Immortal Herb requires the power of the Realm of Life and Death, you still plan to retreat. After all, if you stay, not only will you fail to find a method to revive the Chaos Immortal Herb, but you yourself will also perish here.
Unfortunately, you wish to leave, but you can no longer do so. As the Forget River churned once more, an extremely terrifying corpse emerged. This corpse’s aura was evidently above that of a true immortal.
This caused your face to change drastically, and you wanted to escape. However, the disparity in combat power between you and the celestial immortal corpse was too great. As the celestial immortal corpse made its move, you were instantly killed on the spot, without any ability to resist. Moreover, due to the corpse’s overwhelming power, you couldn’t even revive.
Because of your fall, this simulation ends here.
As the text simulation ended, many memory images and cultivation insights appeared in Wang Ping’s mind.
“It seems that I’ve still vastly underestimated the Realm of Life and Death. This cursed place is too dangerous. Could it be that the celestial immortal corpse is not the limit? If an immortal king corpse appears in the future, that would be terrifying…”
After coming back to his senses, Wang Ping rubbed his temples and complained inwardly.
“It looks like reviving the Chaos Immortal Herb and obtaining the Chaos Immortal Body in a short time is extremely difficult. Unless I draw an extremely powerful five-digit talent and my luck is good enough, only then might I be able to survive in the Realm of Life and Death and find a way to revive the Chaos Immortal Herb.”
Subsequently, Wang Ping shook his head, feeling somewhat helpless.
The Chaos Body is very powerful, but in the Immortal Domain, there are still a few top-notch immortal bodies that can rival it.
Only by obtaining the Chaos Immortal Body can Wang Ping truly dominate in the Immortal Domain, becoming invincible on the same level, and even fighting across levels with ease.
Even above the true immortal level, where fighting across levels becomes increasingly difficult, Wang Ping believed that with the Chaos Immortal Body, he could still fight across levels with ease.
“Ding, reward generation successful. The host can choose one item from the following rewards:
①. Early-stage True Immortal cultivation.
②. A random immortal stone.
③. Six-digit Talent: Love of the Stars.
④. Essence of the ancient Immortal Tree.
⑤. A cluster of divine source.
⑥. Enlightenment Immortal Tea Leaves.”
“This time, there’s only one reward? It’s really stingy…”
Wang Ping frowned at the rewards, complaining.
However, after complaining, Wang Ping had to accept the reality and began to think seriously about what reward to choose.
In theory, Wang Ping shouldn’t choose the cultivation reward.
Because that would be a waste of resources. Once chosen, Wang Ping’s cultivation would advance, and he might not be able to use the top-grade divine sources for simulations anymore.
But Wang Ping was a bit worried. Although the second-generation chat group’s member Mu Xicheng would probably arrive years later in the life simulation, in reality, no one knew if he might rush urgently or increase his speed due to an intuition of danger.
If he were to arrive soon, that would be troublesome.
To be honest, rather than boosting resources, Wang Ping preferred to keep the mid-tier five-digit special item, the Cursed Doll.
That thing was his real trump card.
If possible, Wang Ping didn’t want to use this trump card against Mu Xicheng of the second-generation chat group. That would be a real waste.
“System, I choose ①. True Immortal cultivation.”
After thinking it over, Wang Ping made his choice.
With Wang Ping’s choice, he entered a peculiar state of cultivation, with a sense of time being distorted.
Then, his cultivation rapidly advanced, reaching the level of a True Immortal.
As Wang Ping reached the level of a True Immortal, he opened his eyes, feeling the power in him with considerable satisfaction.
Now, as long as he doesn’t recklessly go to dangerous places, he is genuinely invincible in the Lower Realm; no one can do anything to him.
“System, how many resources do I need for a paid simulation now?”
Wang Ping then asked inwardly.
“Ding, upon detecting that the host’s cultivation has reached the True Immortal level, the resource consumption for a paid simulation is now one true immortal artifact.”
The system’s voice responded.
“How much?”
Wang Ping’s face twitched slightly after hearing the System’s voice.
“One Immortal Artifact.”
The voice of the System sounded again.
“Show-off.”
Wang Ping was speechless.
Wang Ping had initially thought the next simulation would require a divine source; who would’ve thought it would require an Immortal Artifact. This really caught him off guard.
Although he had two Immortal Artifacts in his hand, whether it was the Essence Devouring Pearl or the Chaos Immortal Garment, he was reluctant to use them for the simulation. Not only did they have spirituality, and a sapience of their own but they were his personal artifacts, not plunder.
There was no way; such behavior seemed rather wasteful.
“Looks like I have to think of a way to go where I can steal—no, find an Immortal Artifact. There are so many worlds affiliated with the Immortal Domain; there must be a place where Immortal Artifacts exist.”
Wang Ping sighed, feeling a bit helpless, somewhat regretting his hasty choice to undergo simulation.
“Crack!”
However, just as Wang Ping started to regret, the space of the Upper Realm shattered like a mirror, and a figure exuding a terrifying aura stepped out from the shattered spatial barrier.
That figure was none other than Mu Xicheng from the Second-Generation Chat Group.
The sudden change left many cultivators in the Upper Realm stunned, showing expressions of fear.
Even Leng Yue frowned slightly, staring at Mu Xicheng.
“Uh…”
Wang Ping’s expression became strange upon seeing the visitor.
Is this what they call ‘speak of the devil, and he shall appear’?
It seems his previous sense of crisis was indeed necessary; the other party’s actions did change.
Indeed, the Life Simulator had already given a warning.
Of course, as he had always known, the Life Simulation could only serve as a reference; such people’s thoughts could change at any time.
After musing for a bit, Wang Ping silently disappeared from his spot.
After Mu Xicheng descended, he retracted part of his power, then sensed Wang Ping’s absence from the Taiyi Emperor Palace.
This made him frown slightly as he coldly snorted, “Wang Ping, there’s no need to hide; come out. If you don’t wish to come out, then I will annihilate the entire starry region surrounding the Taiyi Emperor Palace.”
However, at the moment Mu Xicheng’s words fell, Chaos Immortal Fist suddenly appeared, shattering his body.
The sudden change left many cultivators bewildered, not understanding why someone like Mu Xicheng, who had just unleashed a terrifying aura, suddenly exploded.
There was no way; their strength was too weak; they couldn’t see what had happened.
Even the Immortal Palace Quasi-Immortal and the Gu Family Quasi-Immortal couldn’t see what had happened.
Only Leng Yue, after Mu Xicheng shattered, managed to barely discover some truth.
“Wang Ping, have you become immortal? I must say, your talent is too strong…”
Leng Yue’s heart wasn’t calm either, muttering to himself.
While everyone was shocked, Wang Ping had already appeared at the place where Mu Xicheng had died, with a cold smile, quietly waiting.
Although he had become a true immortal, Wang Ping would never talk about martial virtues with Mu Xicheng—taking action to kill him directly was the right choice.
However, this guy clearly wasn’t dead, possessing strong revival methods.
Although such revival methods were obviously useless against the special item, Cursed Doll, newly ascended Wang Ping clearly wasn’t enough to surpass Mu Xicheng’s revival capabilities.
In the blink of an eye, six hours passed, and Mu Xicheng suddenly revived.
As soon as he resurrected, Wang Ping punched again, intending to kill him completely.
However, this time, Mu Xicheng was evidently prepared, frantically activating an item that formed a barrier before Wang Ping’s attack reached him, blocking the assault.
Yet, Wang Ping’s attack was too powerful, far surpassing ordinary early-stage true immortals.
As a result, Mu Xicheng’s defensive item was smashed by Wang Ping.
Nevertheless, at the moment the barrier was crushed, an even stronger force rebounded towards Wang Ping.
Evidently, this was a special item capable of both defense and counterattack.
It could defend, and once attacked, would reflect the attack back in full, even amplifying the attack’s power.
“A good item, but it’s useless to me.”
Wang Ping snorted coldly, punching again.
It must be known, his previous attack wasn’t at full strength; he had long been prepared for such abilities, and clearly, his judgment was correct.
As the two attacks collided, Wang Ping’s later punch directly neutralized the previous terrifying attack…
However, the terrifying aftershocks still formed, affecting many star regions and causing immense destruction…
Now, Wang Ping was incredibly powerful; his every move influenced this entire universe…
Seeing this, Wang Ping frowned slightly and employed the Sky Spirit Immortal Technique to seal the surrounding space, preventing the aftershocks from spreading too far…
However, Mu Xicheng suffered tragically, becoming one of those affected. His body cracked open from the terrifying aftershocks, severely injuring him and nearly killing him again…
This left Mu Xicheng terrified; he never expected you to have become so powerful…
“Damn it… How much time has even passed? This guy shot from the quasi-emperor’s Great Perfection straight to the level of True Immortal, and his Chaos Body has also fully matured… This level of power is too terrifying. With the equipment I have now, there’s no way I can be his match… I have to run!”
Mu Xicheng’s face twisted as he tried to open the passage to Allheavens Playground to escape…
If he’d known earlier, he would never have taken this task…
Neither he nor the Second-Generation Chat Group’s leader Dao Yi had underestimated Wang Ping; they sent Mu Xicheng, a five-digit elite powerhouse, and even provided a slew of equipment…
In such a situation, even with his power suppressed, victory seemed assured…
But who could have imagined that in such a short time, Wang Ping would leap from quasi-emperor’s Great Perfection to True Immortal…
Even in Allheavens Playground, such a rapid ascent was akin to cheating!
“Think you can run? Can you really?”
Wang Ping noticed Mu Xicheng’s actions, let out a cold laugh, and unleashed a terrifying power, blasting towards Mu Xicheng…
As Wang Ping’s fist struck, Mu Xicheng’s expression changed drastically, and the shadow of death loomed over him…
He knew very well that if he took this hit head-on, he would certainly die…
Thus, he instinctively unlocked his own seal, intending to block the attack and then crush Wang Ping…
However, as soon as his seal was lifted, a shocking scene unfolded…
Black order chains appeared out of nowhere, binding Mu Xicheng and mercilessly strangling him until nothing was left…
Dead—just like that. Wang Ping hadn’t even gotten to kill him—still, killing with someone else’s knife was kind of satisfying, too.
However, seeing this, even Wang Ping’s expression changed slightly, filled with dread…
One must know that Mu Xicheng had just unlocked his sealed cultivation…
As a five-digit elite, Mu Xicheng’s true power far exceeded that of ordinary True Immortals…
Yet even so, he was instantly strangled…
These black chains of order were simply too terrifying…
“No wonder the Second-Generation Chat Group’s leader didn’t dare to set foot in this world… If he came, he might end up the same way… Under such rules, even suppressing one’s power alone might not be safe.”
Subsequently, Wang Ping collected his thoughts, silently retracted his True Immortal aura, and sighed…
“By the way, where’s the gold coins this old man should’ve dropped?”
At that moment, Wang Ping remembered Mu Xicheng dropping gold coins and quickly checked…
In the end, Wang Ping found nothing, not even the five-digit equipment: Summon Beast…
“This is a huge loss!”
Seeing this, Wang Ping became quite frustrated…
He didn’t want to use the Cursed Doll against Mu Xicheng not only because he was reluctant, but also because he wanted to kill Mu Xicheng himself to see if he could obtain plenty of good items…
As a result, he forced Mu Xicheng to use his power, leading to him being strangled by those black chains…
If there had been gold coins, it wouldn’t have been a bad outcome. But now, without any gold coins, it’s a massive loss…
After all, the most joyous aspect of defeating a boss is obtaining those gold coins.
“Forget it… When I climb Heavenly Tower myself, I don’t care about any six-digit equipment or five-digit beginner equipment…”
Wang Ping rubbed his forehead, muttering to comfort himself.
Next, Wang Ping collected himself and looked towards a certain direction…
Over there, Leng Yue was stepping through the void, gazing at him…
“Senior Leng Yue, I have fulfilled my promise; you are free now.”
Wang Ping looked at Leng Yue with a smile and said…
“Hmm… Indeed, I am free… Now, I can connect to Allheavens Playground and return to that place…”
Leng Yue stared at Wang Ping with a complex expression and nodded…
“So, are you planning to go to Allheavens Playground now, or will you wait until you become an immortal?”
Wang Ping curiously asked…
“Staying in this world holds absolutely no more meaning for me… I plan to return to Allheavens Playground… That place is more suitable for me and will allow me to grow faster…”
Leng Yue’s voice was cold as she revealed her decision…
“Hehe, then we’ll meet in Allheavens Playground someday… Perhaps one day, we might climb the tower together.”…
Wang Ping smiled and continued the conversation, without stopping Leng Yue, nor mentioning that he could make her immortal.
After all, in the real world, unless the ancient Immortal Tree was slaughtered, Leng Yue had no way to quickly become immortal.
Wang Ping couldn’t wait for another two hundred thousand years.
And Leng Yue couldn’t wait either.
Of course, Wang Ping could try to actively open the Immortal Gate, but he didn’t plan to do so.
Even if he opened the Immortal Gate and let Leng Yue devour the sealed Evil Immortal, it would still take years in seclusion to break through.
And for Leng Yue to catch up with his progress, it was more suitable to go to Allheavens Playground.
Wang Ping held high hopes for Leng Yue.
Of course, Wang Ping felt that Leng Yue was also a very proud person, unless it was like the cooperation in the Life Simulation, otherwise, she would not accept his ‘feeding’.
“Perhaps.”
After giving Wang Ping a deep look, Leng Yue directly opened the passage to Allheavens Playground, preparing to step inside.
“Wait.”
At this moment, Wang Ping suddenly spoke.
“Hmm?”
Leng Yue paused, somewhat puzzled, not understanding what else Wang Ping had to say.
“If your lifebound Immortal Artifact is not useful, you can give it to me, you know.”
Wang Ping’s mouth slightly curled up, speaking jokingly.
“…”
Leng Yue’s face twitched, unusually speechless.
A lifebound Immortal Artifact, is it something that can be given just like that?
Although, a lifebound Immortal Artifact in Allheavens Playground would only be rated as a four-digit item at most, it still cannot be given away lightly.
“Lifebound Immortal Artifact, there is no way I can give it to anyone. But, consider this as a promotion gift for your becoming immortal.”
Then, Leng Yue sighed, directly took out an Immortal Artifact, and tossed it to Wang Ping.
Immediately afterwards, as if afraid that Wang Ping would continue to extort him, he quickly stepped into the passage and disappeared.
“Really, why run so fast, making me seem like a big villain.”
Wang Ping looked at the place where Leng Yue disappeared, couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
The Immortal Artifact sent out by Leng Yue listened to Wang Ping’s muttering, feeling speechless, and said coldly: “You snatched me from my master’s hand, and still say such things, I really admire your thick skin.”
“Heh, little Immortal Artifact, sadly, now you have taken the narrow path.”
Wang Ping was not surprised that this true Immortal Artifact could talk, but he was still amused by its words mocking him, showing a dangerous look.
For a moment, this true Immortal Artifact couldn’t help but tremble, always feeling that something bad was going to happen next.
After that, Wang Ping ignored the fearful true Immortal Artifact, nor did he care about those peeping emperors and quasi-immortals, directly leaving this place.
As for giving lectures, Wang Ping in the real world had no interest in doing that.
After all, it was too time-consuming.
In the simulation, it seemed like not much time had passed as the text simulation directly skipped over it, but in reality, giving a lecture once would take hundreds of years.
In the real world, he would only do such time-consuming things if he had nothing better to do.
He, Wang Ping, was only in his thirties now, and a hundred years seemed long to him.
Next, Wang Ping returned to Taiyi Emperor Palace and continued the simulation.
However, this time, Wang Ping did not use the Paid Simulation, but chose to use the Free Simulation.
After all, he only had this one Immortal Artifact, using it up would mean losing it, so he had to treasure it.
Therefore, using the Free Simulation to test the waters and see the situation of the immortal in the Immortal Domain passage was undoubtedly the most appropriate choice.
Of course, Wang Ping also thought of using the Free Simulation to wander through various worlds, seeking Immortal Artifacts.
In this way, it could also help Wang Ping accumulate several simulation opportunities.
Although the current Life Simulator can also use the world’s origin for simulation, if possible, Wang Ping did not want to use the world’s origin for simulation.
Alright, to be honest, the most fundamental reason was still poverty.
The world’s origin he currently owned was really too little, pitifully little.
“It seems, after the travel cooldown ends, it is necessary to take a trip to Allheavens Playground and earn more world’s origin as a backup. Otherwise, it’s really too poor.”
Wang Ping sighed in his heart.
“Speaking of which, Alpha, with my current cultivation, can I handle that sci-fi anomaly? Can he really suppress my cultivation?”
Wang Ping suddenly thought of the sci-fi anomaly and initiated contact with Alpha.
“You can’t handle it. This anomaly’s ability ignores the strength of destiny imprints. In other words, even if you become immortal, or even if you become an Immortal King, you will still be suppressed. Unless you become an even more powerful existence…”
Alpha’s voice echoed.
“Damn, not even an Immortal King can handle it… Then forget it…”
Listening to Alpha, Wang Ping was speechless.
This anomaly has completely grown… Even an Immortal King would be suppressed, but a being beyond the level of an Immortal King would never personally deal with an anomaly like this; it’s not cost-effective.
In other words, it’s unsolvable.
“If you want to kill him, the best way is to draw a talent that can blow up the entire universe or get a similar item…”
Alpha’s voice sounded again, becoming icily familiar, as if the destruction of a universe was nothing.
“Let’s talk about it later. Talents and items aren’t something I can just get whenever I want…”
Wang Ping sighed, feeling that earning those trillion group points is indeed hard.
Moreover, he felt that this damn anomaly was worth only a trillion group points; it was really too little.
“Looks like I still need to earn some world origins in the Allheavens Playground…”
Wang Ping shook his head, once again giving up the idea of dealing with the sci-fi anomaly and shifted his focus to the game in Allheavens Playground.
“System, I want to start a free simulation.”
With that, Wang Ping composed himself and said in his mind.
“Ding, Life Simulator activated, free simulation starting…”
As Wang Ping finished speaking, the System’s voice rang out.
Then, the screen appeared, and familiar words floated up.
【On the first day, you chose to leave the Upper Realm, wandering through various worlds in search of Immortal Artifacts. In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years passed. You traversed various worlds, reaping little, only obtaining two Immortal Artifacts in the world of the ancient Immortal Tree, and these two Immortal Artifacts were the ancient Immortal Tree’s treasured artifacts.】
【Disappointed, you returned to the Upper Realm, losing interest in continuing the search for Immortal Artifacts. Upon returning, you immediately exterminated the Gu Family Quasi-Immortal and the Immortal Palace Quasi-Immortal, forcibly breaking through the Immortal Gate and barging in.】
【Your appearance frightened the sealed Evil Immortal. You looked down on him and asked if he had any Immortal Artifacts. If so, he should hand them over to save his life.】
【The sealed Evil Immortal said you should lift the seal first, then he could take out his Immortal Artifacts.】
【To this, you sneered, not fearing the sealed Evil Immortal, and forcibly broke his seal.】
【As the seal broke, the Evil Immortal was overjoyed and laughed loudly, saying he would not keep his promise. Then, he tried to escape immediately. For the Evil Immortal’s betrayal, which you anticipated, you sneered and unleashed all your power to attack him.】
【Your explosion of power terrified the Evil Immortal. As a result, he was smashed by you. Then you began to loot his body, successfully finding his true Immortal Artifact in his inner world. This was undoubtedly something you hadn’t obtained in your previous dealings with him.】
【Obviously, the Evil Immortal was not lying about only being able to take out his life-bound Immortal Artifact after the seal was lifted. However, this guy was dishonest and never intended to give it.】
【Regardless of his willingness to give it, you would have killed him, and this result wouldn’t change.】
【Next, you suppressed the dishonest true Immortal Artifact, threw it into your inner world, and then destroyed that world before leaving.】
【After returning to the Upper Realm, you spoke with Emperor Tianyu about the mass Ascension to the Immortal Domain. This made Emperor Tianyu and other high-level members of the Taiyi Emperor Palace extremely joyful and excited to the utmost. Even though they had lived many years and were very steady, they couldn’t contain their emotions.】
【There’s no way around it. The mass Ascension to the Immortal Domain was the teaching of their Taiyi Emperor Palace, and it was the dream of their ancestors. Now, the dream was finally about to be achieved.】
【Looking at the excited Emperor Tianyu and others, you shook your head slightly, saying not to get too happy too soon. The journey to the Immortal Domain might be dangerous. You told them they must make a choice; if they didn’t want to take the risk, they could stay back.】
【Hearing this, Emperor Tianyu and others hesitated not a second, saying danger was nothing. As long as there was hope to reach the Immortal Domain, it was worth it. They also believed every disciple would think the same.】
【You nodded, not surprised by their answer. Next, you contacted the Dark Time Empire, asking them to join the journey to the Immortal Domain. You provided all the promised benefits or brought along everyone you had promised.】
【Then, you used your terrifying power to break open the entrance to the Immortal Domain channel, causing the channel entrance to appear. This scene shocked the cultivators of the Upper Realm.】
【Then, under the envious gazes of the Upper Realm cultivators, you led a vast group into the Immortal Domain channel.】
【After you entered, some daring Emperors, quasi-emperors, and even Supremes gritted their teeth and followed. After all, it was an opportunity to reach the Immortal Domain, a once-in-a-lifetime chance. Missing it would be a great pity.】
【For this chance, they dared to risk death to go in.】
【Those stowaways from the Upper Realm, you naturally noticed. However, you didn’t care; as long as they didn’t cause trouble, they could do as they liked.】
【As you proceeded, you found that the Immortal Domain channel differed significantly from the Ascension channel from the Lower Realm to the Upper Realm. The latter was safe, but outside the reception light, there were space turbulences, very dangerous for Void God Realm cultivators.】
【However, within the Immortal Domain channel, there was no such danger; only ethereal immortal energy provided a very serene feeling.】
【This made everyone very curious and admiring of the unique Immortal Domain channel. They exclaimed that cultivation here would surely boost their cultivation speed many times over.】
【However, compared to others’ surprise and optimism, you grew increasingly solemn. This serene environment didn’t make you curious and comfortable; instead, it felt as empty as death, making you uneasy.】
【Moreover, the ‘Immortal’ at the end of the Immortal Domain made you extremely apprehensive.】
【As you continued your journey, you arrived at the end of the Immortal Domain, seeing the ‘Immortal’ you had remembered.】