291 – Chu Lingyin’s Shock! Cultivation Surges!

Regarding your inquiry, Chu Lingyin nodded and then shook her head. You understood her meaning. She had reached the quasi-Immortal King level, but she couldn’t call herself an Immortal; it was a taboo.

It seemed Chu Lingyin saw through your thoughts and sighed, explaining that their current realm titles were judged by the demon clan’s system. In the demon clan’s system, the levels are True Demon, Profound Demon, and Demon King. Thus, you could regard her cultivation as that of a quasi-Demon King level expert.

Hearing Chu Lingyin’s words, you shook your head and cursed the previous demon clan member. That guy, really, not a single truth came out of his mouth, even his realm was a lie.

Next, without you prompting further questions, Chu Lingyin began explaining the current situation of the Immortal Domain beings.

The beings in the Immortal Domain are currently very miserable, hiding in small groups within the Small Immortal Domain, creating Small Universes to survive. If any group is discovered by the demon clan, they face destruction.

The Fire Demon Clan is especially powerful, with a Demon King and five quasi-Demon Kings. They are too strong; even quasi-Immortal Kings in the Immortal Domain are at risk if discovered.

Your current location is a human group protected by Chu Lingyin, a quasi-Demon King level expert.

As you listened to Chu Lingyin, you sighed inwardly. Although that beast-clad demon lied about various things, the actual situation of the Immortal Domain beings was indeed tragic, far worse than the demon’s lies.

Chu Lingyin didn’t say much more and directly took you to explore this Small Universe. Although it wasn’t very large compared to the Immortal Domain, it was still much larger than the Upper Realm.

This was quite normal. With Chu Lingyin’s quasi-Immortal King level cultivation, creating such a secret realm wasn’t a difficult task.

After understanding the Small Universe, Chu Lingyin brought you to the core area of this Lingyin Secret Realm, the Lingyin Immortal Palace, where you met other powerful beings. Although none matched Chu Lingyin’s strength, they were all at the Mystic Immortal level, considered the high-ranking members of the Lingyin Secret Realm.

It could be said that the current beings of the Immortal Domain were too pitiful. Even Mystic Immortals could be considered top experts. In fact, in Chu Lingyin’s Lingyin Secret Realm, there were only eight Mystic Immortal level experts.

Your arrival surprised these Mystic Immortals. They didn’t expect an ascender from the Lower Realm, especially a legendary Chaos Body.

For a moment, they were quite curious about you. After all, in the past, a Chaos Body was one of the top physiques of the Immortal Domain, with only a handful of top Immortal Physiques capable of rivaling it.

It could be said that a prodigy with a Chaos Body was destined to become a Mystic Immortal unless they perished prematurely. Becoming a quasi-Immortal King was also not difficult. As for becoming an Immortal King… it’s very challenging, and the impact of physique isn’t that significant. Thus, few Chaos Body holders became Immortal Kings.

Of course, once a powerful physique holder like a Chaos Body became an Immortal King, their combat strength would be stronger than those with ordinary physiques. Although the influence of physique reduced at the Immortal King level, it still held a considerable advantage.

There was once a Chaos Body holder named Ye Cang who ascended to the Immortal Domain, making a name for himself. He eventually became an Immortal King with astounding combat strength.

Unfortunately, during a great battle 1.2 billion years ago, that Chaos Immortal King Ye Cang was also slain by that terrifying existence.

Thinking of that terrifying existence, the expressions of the Mystic Immortals turned to fear. Compared to the being who slaughtered all Immortal Kings and shattered the Immortal Domain, even the Chaos Immortal King Ye Cang was nothing.

Chu Lingyin noticed the Mystic Immortals’ sudden shift to horror and realized they were linking the Chaos Body to that terrifying existence, falling silent herself.

She too was afraid of that terrifying existence, mixed with hatred. Without that being, her father, the Xiaoling Immortal King, wouldn’t have perished, the Xiaoling Immortal Clan wouldn’t have been exterminated, and the entire Immortal Domain wouldn’t have been shattered and bullied by the demon clan.

But, what good was hatred? Without strength, she could only harbor resentment, unable to take substantial revenge.

You looked at Chu Lingyin and the Mystic Immortals, feeling speechless. Whether it was Lu Daoxian, Chu Lingyin, or these Mystic Immortals, all seemed mentally troubled, as if they had been worn down by the First-Generation Transmigrator Chat Group’s predecessor.

Of course, you could understand. The events they experienced were indeed horrifying.

From this, you could infer the current state of the Immortal Domain beings. Most likely, their cultivation hadn’t advanced since and their Dao heart was shattered. As for new prodigies, there probably weren’t many.

After all, without resources and with the previous generation in disarray, how could they nurture any prodigies? Perhaps there were some, but compared to a normal environment, they were few and far between.

Chu Lingyin and the other Mystic Immortals quickly gathered themselves, realizing their earlier loss of composure, and started discussing the pressing matter at hand. This matter concerned the distribution of resources within the Xiaoling Secret Realm.

Both Chu Lingyin and the other Mystic Immortals knew very well that after experiencing that event, most of the powerful Cultivators had their Dao hearts broken. To break the deadlock and survive the grasp of the demon clan, they had to cultivate someone strong enough to rival the Demon King.

Only then would their situation improve slightly.

Because of their conviction in these matters, they imposed strict standards on nurturing new prodigies and were even more stringent in resource allocation. With the Immortal Domain now under demon clan’s rule and tainted by demon aura, their available resources would only dwindle over time.

Thus, for Cultivators lacking sufficient Talent, they were unwilling to even allocate resources needed for becoming immortal to them. Engaging in such actions seemed like a waste in their current perspective.

“The Immortal Domain… How tragic. Even the resources for becoming immortal are being conserved like this…”

Wang Ping looked at the simulated text, feeling speechless.

At the same time, Wang Ping also felt a bit distressed.

The Immortal Domain as it is now, looks so dreary. When he ascends there, how will he obtain the resources needed for his simulations?

Immortal Artifacts… They’ll probably become rare commodities.

Unless, he robs them from the demon clan.

But robbing from the demon clan? He might as well wash up and sleep… That’s not how one should throw their life away.

“Alas, considering it this way, it might be better to use the Cursed Doll and keep my cultivation at the quasi-Immortal level.”

Wang Ping once again thought about his own cultivation, feeling somewhat helpless.

However, it wasn’t entirely his fault. He had no idea the Immortal Domain turned out like this.

Being unaware of the situation, naturally he thought that compared to a five-digit special item like the Cursed Doll, which can curse and kill quasi-Immortal Kings, top-grade divine sources were indeed not much.

“Forget it, what else can I say? Let’s just take one step at a time. As the old saying goes, if things don’t work out, I’ll just go to Allheavens Playground to earn some world sources.”

Shaking his head, Wang Ping composed himself and continued to focus on the screen.

As Wang Ping stared at the screen, more text began to appear.

“Listening to their discussions, you gained a clearer understanding of the state of living beings in the Immortal Domain, and couldn’t help but feel heavy-hearted, worrying about your future.”

“Next, Chu Lingyin mentioned you, stating that there is indeed a quota for True Immortal-level resource allocation for you. In fact, your arrival gave her a glimmer of hope. After all, as a Chaos Body ascending from the Lower Realm, your probability of becoming an Immortal King is higher, and once you become an Immortal King, you would be more powerful and more capable of leading the living beings of the Immortal Domain out of their predicament.”

“However, before you could say much, Chu Lingyin spoke again, stating that even though you possess a Chaos Body, you still need to compete. These rules weren’t set by her alone, so, to gain the most resources, you’ll need to demonstrate enough battle prowess and potential.”

“Hearing this, you nodded, indicating that you had no objection. After all, having just arrived here, if you wanted to gain the most benefits and quickly become stronger, you naturally had to follow their arrangements.”

“Seeing your calm demeanor, Chu Lingyin and the others nodded as well and continued discussing many issues. Among them was the matter of a discovered clan being exterminated by the demon clan. After this clan was found and wiped out, the living beings in the Immortal Domain lost many resources and five Mystic Immortals. It can be said that this loss is truly tragic.”

“For a moment, Chu Lingyin and the others had dark expressions, with worry evident in their eyes for the future.”

“The discussions of Chu Lingyin and the others made you realize one thing, which is that they clearly intended to cultivate you as part of the core group, not hiding any of their thoughts. This surprised you considerably.”

“You have to understand, you just ascended, and you’re not at all familiar with Chu Lingyin and the others. In theory, even if you have a powerful talent, Chu Lingyin and others shouldn’t trust you so easily…”

“However, as you think about it, what could be worse than the current situation? Whether they trust you or not doesn’t really need to be considered. Because you are an ascendant, plus the demon clan could not possibly send a Chaos Body as a spy. Even if you were a spy, Chu Lingyin should have ways to monitor you…”

“You didn’t bother to think much about it. Next, after Chu Lingyin and the others finished their discussion, they took you to a place for a trial…”

“The content of the trial was quite simple, it was a combat test. Your opponent was a simulated True Immortal prodigy that Chu Lingyin conjured from the past. Only by defeating him could you receive the best resources…”

“You were not afraid at all, instead, you were excited to test the combat prowess of an Immortal Domain prodigy. Very soon, an earth-shattering battle erupted between you and him…”

“As the battle commenced, you were surprised to discover that this prodigy phantom also possessed a very powerful physique, likely a top-tier immortal body. Throughout the battle, you did not have any physical advantage over him…”

“Nevertheless, the Dao of Chaos ultimately surpasses other paths of cultivation. Therefore, your combat strength was greater than his. As the battle continued, you gradually gained the upper hand and finally crushed him decisively…”

“Chu Lingyin watched your battle and nodded in satisfaction with your performance. Your self-created Chaos Immortal Scripture was already approaching the level of the Mystic Immortal Scripture. Although there was still a long way to go to truly reach the Mystic Immortal Scripture level, it was already quite good. Additionally, your Chaos Immortal Dao, though in the realm of True Immortal, was also nearing the bottleneck of the True Immortal stage…”

“It could be said that now, at your current level, you have few opponents. Even the most powerful beings of the Immortal Domain in its prime would find it rare to encounter someone stronger than you in the same realm…”

“You didn’t know about Chu Lingyin’s evaluation. If you did, you would probably sigh that drinking so much Dao Enlightenment fairy tea back then was somewhat useful. Although it became less effective with each drink, it ultimately helped you progress significantly…”

“Next, Chu Lingyin calmed her emotions and praised your combat strength as very impressive. Without a doubt, you are the number one prodigy among the current Immortal Domain beings. Not even another prodigy with a top-tier immortal body could compare to you…”

“These words made you smile and ask Chu Lingyin if she could now give you the best resources…”

“To this, Chu Lingyin shook her head, indicating that it’s not enough. You also need to be tested on your mentality. Only if your mentality is strong enough can you receive the best resource supply…”

“Listening to Chu Lingyin, you felt very speechless. The Xiaoling Immortal King liked to test mentality, and now his daughter also likes to test mentality. Truly like father, like daughter…”

“However, you had nothing to say. Although you lacked confidence in your mentality, you had no choice but to brace yourself for the test…”

“Soon, the trial began again. It must be said that Chu Lingyin’s methods were very similar to her father’s. The content of the test was also similar to the trials you went through in the Immortal Tower back then…”

“However, this time, your performance was much better than back then. After all, you are now a True Immortal, and after being optimized by the Life Simulator, the memory scenes made Wang Ping’s main body feel as if he were there, thus honing his confidence and naturally making his mentality more resilient…”

“It can only be said that even if you were a piece of trash, with the accumulation of time, you would develop a mentality far surpassing ordinary people. This is the joy of having cheats…”

“In the end, the test concluded, but you still fell into darkness. However, you persisted much longer than you did in the Xiaoling Immortal Tower back then. For this, you were very satisfied…”

“After your trial ended, you noticed Chu Lingyin frowned slightly, seemingly displeased with your results…”

“You guessed that your performance wasn’t good, and couldn’t help but ask Chu Lingyin how your mentality test ranked among your peers…”

“Seeing your inquiry, Chu Lingyin did not hide it, directly stating that your performance was only average, far from the level of a peerless prodigy. Therefore, your overall evaluation wasn’t top-tier. As such, it was impossible for her to apply for the best resources for you…”

“After all, the Immortal Domain alliance is not ruled by her alone. Besides her, there are four other quasi-Demon King-level existences. Although Lu Daoxian stood on her side, Lu Daoxian was no longer involved in the affairs. Under these circumstances, she had no way to mobilize resources…”

“Hearing this, you felt a bit of a headache, thinking you really needed to find a way to hone your mentality. After some thought, you modestly stated that you were still less than a thousand years old, so it was normal for your mentality to be lacking. Therefore, you hoped Chu Lingyin could help you hone your mentality…”

“Hearing your words, Chu Lingyin, this quasi-Immortal King-level existence, was extremely shocked. A True Immortal under a thousand years old was simply too outrageous. Even in the most glorious eras of the Immortal Domain, no one had reached the True Immortal level at such a young age…”

“As such, if what you said was true, your potential needed to be re-evaluated. Additionally, it was understandable why your mentality only ranked average. After all, being able to become a True Immortal in such a short time, your journey must have been smooth with few trials and tribulations…”

Subsequently, Chu Lingyin recalled that you came from the Lower Realm, which made her even more astonished. To become immortal in that environment, in less than ten thousand years, is a rare achievement from ancient times to present. Perhaps, only that terrifying existence could compare…

However, that person was not a cultivator in the Immortal Domain, so he is not counted. Therefore, you remain the most prodigious existence.

Thinking of this, Chu Lingyin used her Heavenly Eye Immortal Technique to check your age. Then, she was stunned. Because she discovered that you were not even close to ten thousand years old but were less than a hundred.

This caused Chu Lingyin to show a look as if she had seen a ghost; she could no longer maintain her cold and lofty demeanor and directly plastered an exaggerated expression on her face.

There was no helping it; this was indeed terrifying. To have such a terrifying cultivation at less than a hundred years old, even if an Immortal King reincarnated, they could not reach this level, unless assisted by someone. But your situation clearly did not seem like such assistance.

Of course, even with assistance, it would still require abiding by fundamental rules and absorbing slowly. This is not something that can be done in just a hundred years.

Seeing Chu Lingyin’s somewhat existentially doubtful state, you couldn’t help but smile. One must say, Chu Lingyin’s reaction was truly amusing and filled you with a sense of accomplishment.

Next, after Chu Lingyin recovered her senses, she looked at you with burning eyes, believing that you are the hope of the creatures in the Immortal Domain. As long as you can be nurtured in a short period, you can lead the creatures of the Immortal Domain to carve out a path forward, no longer having to worry about falling.

For this, she assured you not to worry. She would discuss this matter with the other leaders. By then, your resources would definitely be abundant, and as for tempering your mental state, that could be left for later. After all, tempering one’s mental state is a time-consuming task, whereas the next resource allocation would only be in six months.

Hearing Chu Lingyin’s words, the corners of your mouth slightly rose, expressing your gratitude for her attention. However, you were not surprised by her reaction. After all, breaking rules due to high talent is something you have experienced many times in your Life Simulations, and it is no longer surprising.

Next, after telling you to cultivate diligently, Chu Lingyin used a special tool from the Allheavens Playground to contact other quasi-Immortal King level leaders and told them about your situation.

Upon learning of your situation, they were equally shocked, having never expected such a prodigious individual to appear.

For this, the other three quasi-Immortal King leaders also immediately approved the resource reallocation plan. As for Lu Daoxian, he appeared somewhat solemn and said nothing, as though he had known about this matter all along. However, he seemed indifferent to everything.

After ending the communication, Chu Lingyin found you and told you that the resource issue had been resolved. Six months later, you could enter the Immortal Spirit Pool to cultivate. The Immortal Spirit Pool can quickly enhance the cultivation of true immortals but opens only once every million years. Originally, the pool was intended for multiple users, with the most prodigious talents taking forty percent of the resources. However, given your demonstrated talent, you will occupy eighty percent of the resources from the pool alone.

Upon hearing this, you sighed at the imbalance in resource distribution. However, since you are the beneficiary, you were naturally delighted.

But, you also thought of another matter. If your subsequent growth speed is not as fast, would Chu Lingyin and the others be greatly disappointed and then beat you up?

This is not a trivial issue but one worth pondering. After all, your achievement in becoming immortal at less than forty years of age was entirely due to the Life Simulator, the result of countless simulated Wang Pings’ efforts. Now, besides the true Wang Ping, you as the simulated Wang Ping cannot cheat and can only contribute to the next simulated Wang Ping.

Of course, you were merely contemplating. You did not want to think too much about what might happen in the future.

As for revealing that you are related to that fearsome first-generation transmigrator from the Transmigrator Chat Group, it’s naturally out of the question. Joking aside, mentioning such a matter would likely cause Chu Lingyin to kill you on the spot.

After all, Chu Lingyin harbors deep resentment towards that first-generation transmigrator. She cannot deal with him, so taking it out on you would be very easy. Although you possess the special item ‘Cursed Doll’ with a five-digit count to kill her in return, you do not wish for it to escalate to that point.

Not to mention, even if you killed Chu Lingyin, you would still not be able to get past the other Mystic Immortals and would still face death.

In this case, conducting experiments to satisfy your twisted amusements would undoubtedly be extremely brainless behavior.

In a blink of an eye, six months had passed, and the Immortal Spirit Pool opened. Chu Lingyin teleported you inside. Immediately, you found yourself in a small secret realm with extremely dense immortal energy. However, the immortal energy in the air was secondary; the most astounding was the energy within the Immortal Spirit Pool itself, dense to the extreme.

This made your eyes gleam with anticipation, eager to enter the Immortal Spirit Pool directly. At this moment, eight more people entered. These were other prodigies at the true immortal level.

Among them, a handsome young man showed hostility towards you. He is a prodigy with a top-tier immortal physique, also a descendant of an Immortal King. Yet, despite his status, he lost his share of the resources to you, making him very unhappy.

Noticing this handsome young man’s hostility, you guessed his identity and slightly frowned. However, you did not say more, simply entering the Immortal Spirit Pool to cultivate, seeking to quickly enhance your own cultivation.

However, just as you moved, he blocked your path, coldly stating that if you wanted to cultivate, you had to defeat him first. As for the others, they all watched silently, showing no intention of taking sides.

Seeing this, your expression also turned cold. You glared at this descendant of the Immortal King and told him to step aside as you had no interest in a meaningless battle.

Your words enraged him. Immediately, he attacked first, unleashing a formidable power with the intent to defeat you.

This made you quite angry as well, and you also used all your strength to clash with him. Upon this collision, the handsome young man was sent flying backward, his body riddled with cracks, and purple-golden blood spurted out.

Although he quickly stabilized his form and his body recovered, his face looked extremely unsightly, and his aura became much weaker. This scene left the others in shock, giving them a clear understanding of your combat power, finally realizing why those influential people entrusted you with eighty percent of the resource share.

From the previous collision, it was clear that although you couldn’t instantly defeat the Immortal King’s descendant, it was only a matter of time if you wanted to kill him. The gap between the two of you was glaringly visible.

You looked indifferently at the handsome descendant of the Immortal King and coldly asked if he still wanted to continue fighting. Your words made his face extremely ugly, rendering him unable to respond.

In the end, he could only snort coldly and turn to his designated cultivation area. Seeing this, the others greeted you with great respect before starting their own cultivation.

You, too, had no intention of wasting more time and entered the place with the densest energy to begin cultivating.

In the blink of an eye, three hundred years had passed. It must be said that the Immortal Spirit Pool was indeed powerful, a great opportunity. In just three hundred years, your cultivation had advanced from the early stage of the True Immortal Realm to the mid-stage.

You must know that in the outside world, relying solely on yourself, it would take at least hundreds of thousands of years to advance from the early stage to the mid-stage of the True Immortal Realm. After all, in the eyes of long-living immortals, time is the least valuable thing; closing off for a hundred thousand years at a time is the norm.

In another seven hundred years, your cultivation improved again, advancing directly from the mid-stage to the late-stage of the True Immortal Realm.

As your cultivation reached the late stage of the True Immortal Realm, the energy in the Immortal Spirit Pool was nearly absorbed by you. Simultaneously, it was also time for the secret realm of the Immortal Spirit Pool to close.

For this, you were teleported out. Not just you, but the descendant of the Immortal King and others were also teleported back to their original places.

When you emerged, Chu Lingyin discovered that your cultivation had only advanced from the early stage to the late stage of the True Immortal Realm, and she was somewhat disappointed. Initially, she thought that with your talent of becoming an immortal at less than a hundred years old, you might have a chance at reaching the Great Perfection of the True Immortal Realm.

However, your performance was not much different from those previous prodigies with Chaos Bodies or top-tier Immortal Physiques.

Nonetheless, Chu Lingyin certainly wouldn’t say this to your face. Her expression remained unchanged as she merely remarked that your cultivation had improved considerably and that you needed to settle down and consolidate. She then left your side.

You also sensed some of Chu Lingyin’s thoughts but didn’t say much.

Just like that, ten thousand years passed in the blink of an eye. During these ten thousand years, you utilized some resources provided by Chu Lingyin to diligently improve your cultivation, eventually reaching the Great Perfection of the True Immortal Realm.

At the same time, you continued to comprehend the Chaos Immortal Scripture and the Chaos Immortal Dao, aiming to elevate them from the True Immortal domain to the Mysterious Immortal domain. You gained quite a lot, but it seemed there was still a long way to go before successfully upgrading their levels.

While you were diligently cultivating, the Small Universe you were in suddenly started to shake, showing signs of shattering. This caused all the beings within the Small Universe to reveal looks of terror.

Chu Lingyin and the Mysterious Immortals also appeared very solemn, even somewhat grim. This Small Universe was found and attacked by the Fire Demon Clan.

Instantly, Chu Lingyin issued an order to retreat, intending to use a fallback plan to relocate. But a silent realization dawned on her: the Small Universe couldn’t be moved. It was evident that the enemy came prepared, likely aware that someone as formidable as her, capable of rivaling a quasi-Demon King, was present, thus using powerful means.

Chu Lingyin’s guess was right; the Fire Demon Clan indeed felt like they had caught a big fish this time and were well-prepared, aiming not to let anyone escape—especially Chu Lingyin.

Under these circumstances, unless Chu Lingyin possessed the power to break through by force, everyone would die here.

Thinking of this, Chu Lingyin sighed in her heart, resolved to fight to the death, planning to strike alongside the seven Mysterious Immortals, leaving one behind to see if they could escape with the prodigies. As for the ordinary beings, they could only take away as many as possible; most would likely be abandoned.