162 – Wang Ping’s Terrifying Growth Shocks the Ice Empress!

“What wrongdoing have I committed?” the Profound Ice Daoist said bewilderedly.

Beside him, the Ice Poison Daoist was also confused.

Although he found the origins of the Profound Ice Daoist suspicious, there was indeed nothing wrong with his words just now.

Who wouldn’t want to take the opportunity to befriend someone with the potential to become an emperor in the future? He wanted to as well.

So, he followed along.

“I possess a secret technique to observe malice. While I was undergoing tribulation, you kept staring at me with strange eyes, and your malice was completely exposed.”

Wang Ping said coldly.

As soon as these words were spoken, the pupils of the Profound Ice Daoist narrowed, and his face changed noticeably.

His gaze just now was indeed somewhat peculiar.

Logically, Wang Ping, who was undergoing tribulation, shouldn’t have noticed.

Moreover, a secret technique to observe malice… does such a technique even exist?

Why had he never heard of it?

Beside them, the Ice Poison Daoist also noticed the change in the Profound Ice Daoist’s expression, his own face changing slightly, becoming vigilant.

The origins of the Profound Ice Daoist were suspicious; he had never trusted him or the Profound Ice Sect that he had created.

However, he couldn’t understand why the Profound Ice Daoist would target Wang Ping and bear such great malice towards him.

Harboring malice towards someone who would become an emperor in the future was no different from courting death through foolish enmity.

“Heh, you discovered it? In that case, I won’t pretend anymore.

The Profound Ice Daoist’s expression turned extremely cold, and his aura was completely revealed.

It was the mighty cultivation of the Seventh Stage of the King Realm.

The further one progressed in cultivation, the greater the difference between each stage.

This was especially true for the King Realm.

Reaching the Seventh Stage of the King Realm meant being in the later stages, wielding formidable power.

Because of this, he was fully confident that he could kill Wang Ping, the newly crowned king who had just overcome his tribulation.

No matter how talented Wang Ping was, it was impossible for him to cross so many small stages and fight him.

As for the Ice Poison Daoist, the elder of the Ice Poison Gate, he was equally insignificant in his eyes.

The Sixth Stage of the King Realm, although powerful, was still far inferior to him and could be easily handled.

“In front of me, no matter what kind of anomaly you are, you will be suppressed by me.

The Profound Ice Daoist didn’t explain why he targeted Wang Ping. Instead, he shouted coldly, unleashing his Minor Ice Domain and enveloping the space.

Seeing this, the Ice Poison Elder’s face changed. He quickly unleashed his own domain to counteract the suppression, moving to the side to avoid being caught in the Profound Ice Daoist’s attack.

“Even a speck of light dares shine.”

Wang Ping snorted coldly and also used his Great Accomplishment Ice Domain to suppress the Profound Ice Daoist’s Minor Domain.

In an instant, the already cold Eternal Frozen Wastes became even more frigid, enough to freeze a quasi-king into an ice crystal, rendering them immobile.

Even the space itself began to crackle, becoming shrouded in icy mist.

“What!?”

This caused the pupils of both the Profound Ice Daoist and the Ice Poison Daoist to contract, revealing expressions of disbelief.

Are you kidding me? Just after becoming a king, he comprehended a Great Accomplishment Domain? This was too incredible.

Considering that the other party must have understood it before becoming a king, it was even more outrageous.

How many accomplished kings had failed to achieve this?

At the very least, despite all these years of cultivation in the Eternal Frozen Wastes’ natural environment, the Profound Ice Daoist had never comprehended the Great Accomplishment Ice Domain.

“So what if you have the Great Accomplishment Ice Domain? Your cultivation is weaker than mine; I can still suppress you!”

The Profound Ice Daoist roared with jealousy of Wang Ping’s talent, unleashing his full power, and struck at Wang Ping with a terrifying ice crystal hand, intending to crush Wang Ping and his domain together.

“If one Great Accomplishment Ice Domain isn’t enough, then how about three?”

Wang Ping said coldly. Two more Great Accomplishment Domains appeared instantly, merging into the Ice Domain.

These were the Illusory Domain and the Sword Domain.

The combination of three domains rendered the Profound Ice Daoist’s attack like sinking into a swamp. Both its destructive power and speed were drastically reduced and were ultimately crushed by Wang Ping’s single hand.

Even the Profound Ice Daoist himself felt immense resistance, his body frozen, as if being cut by sharp swords.

At the same time, the scene before him changed, trapping him in various illusions, causing his expression to go wild with shock.

The combination of three Great Accomplishment Domains was almost as powerful as a Perfect Domain.

At the king level, the strength of one’s domain greatly influenced battle power, much more so than cultivation techniques and divine abilities.
Moreover, Wang Ping’s other aspects of configuration also far exceed those of the Profound Ice Daoist.

Thus, even though Wang Ping has just entered the King Realm, he can easily suppress the relatively ordinary King Realm level seven expert, the Profound Ice Daoist.

On the side, the Ice Poison Daoist widened his eyes with a look akin to seeing a ghost.

A novice in the King Realm had comprehended the Threefold Dominions while still in the Nirvana Realm… This was too outrageous.

Other kings would consider themselves powerful if they could comprehend even one perfected dominion in their entire lifetime. Threefold Dominions were beyond imagination.

Even emperors might not achieve such a feat while in the King Realm, let alone comprehending Threefold Dominions while in the Nirvana Realm.

“This child has startling talent…”

In the depths of the Eternal Frozen Wastes, the Ice Empress Ji Bingyan was also slightly startled, unable to help but murmur.

Her greatest strength was her comprehension.

She had once believed that her comprehension could rank among the top three of all geniuses in the past, present, and future of the Purple Spirit Realm.

Before this, she had only praised Wang Ping’s terrifying constitution, not believing his comprehension surpassed hers.

Now it seemed that she was not as strong in comprehension as Wang Ping…

This is the bearing of the God Realm.

If Wang Ping doesn’t fall halfway, he indeed has a great chance of stepping into the God Realm.

He might even achieve it before her and ascend to the higher realm.

As the Ice Empress Ji Bingyan considered this, Wang Ping was again using his divine abilities, directly inflicting severe injuries on the Profound Ice Daoist.

“Speak… What is your true purpose? If you answer my question, I might consider sparing your life.”

Wang Ping looked coldly at the severely injured Profound Ice Daoist.

“Heh, do you think I will believe you?”

The Profound Ice Daoist mocked.

“I didn’t expect you to believe me… I’m just giving it a shot.”

Wang Ping spoke calmly and was about to strike the late-stage King Realm expert, the Profound Ice Daoist, dead.

Since he couldn’t extract any useful information and had no means to prevent him from self-destructing, it was better to kill him directly, eliminating future trouble and preventing a desperate counterattack.

However, just when Wang Ping was about to attack, the space seemed to freeze. Neither Wang Ping, the Profound Ice Daoist, nor the Ice Poison Daoist could move.

This change made Wang Ping’s expression shift. He wanted to summon the Blazing Fire Tower to break through the spatial imprisonment.

However, it was futile.

Even the Blazing Fire Tower seemed to sense something terrifying and trembled.

Wang Ping’s eyelids twitched, seemingly thinking of something, and he glanced toward the depths of the Eternal Frozen Wastes.

Just then, ripples appeared in space, and an absolutely beautiful figure with blue hair and blue eyes appeared.

“Master!”

At the moment this figure appeared, the Ice Poison Daoist became excited, eyes misting over.

He had always believed that the Ice Empress hadn’t perished, and now it was confirmed.

“So, it’s her…”

Seeing the visitor, Wang Ping breathed a sigh of relief.

If it was this individual, he needn’t worry about her harming him.

Rather, staying by this person’s side was the safest; no one could harm him.

As for the Profound Ice Daoist, he was terrified.

He had always walked the world in the name of the Ice Empress’s successor and even established the Profound Ice Sect. Now encountering the true master, he was naturally flustered.

However, what frightened him more was that he couldn’t even mobilize his power to self-destruct…

It seemed his power had been frozen, rendering him immobile.

What kind of cultivation level was this? Not even emperors possessed such terrifying strength!

“Junior Wang Ping pays respects to the esteemed Ice Empress.”

At this moment, Wang Ping felt relieved and could move again. He smiled and respectfully bowed to the Ice Empress.

The Ice Empress Ji Bingyan nodded slightly without saying much. She merely glanced at the Profound Ice Daoist, then forcibly tore open his sea of consciousness and searched his soul.

In response, the Profound Ice Daoist let out heart-wrenching screams, his face filled with pain.

After all, the agony of having one’s soul forcibly torn apart was unbearable, even for a King Realm expert.

Watching this scene, Wang Ping couldn’t help but click his tongue.

As expected of a quasi-immortal, to glance at a King Realm opponent and then forcibly tear open his sea of consciousness for soul-searching… She was absolutely domineering.

“This has something to do with that junior from the Nine Nether. He indeed seems to be a scourge… I should have killed him back then. It’s a pity I was in seclusion at the time, so he escaped.”

After she casually sealed the body and soul of the Profound Ice Daoist in ice, the Ice Empress spoke.
These words made Wang Ping narrow his eyes, gaining a lot of understanding in his heart.

It seems this Profound Ice Daoist is not merely trying to use Ice Empress’s reputation to build power and obtain cultivation resources, but rather a pawn of the Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao.

If nothing unexpected happens, this guy is setting up the Profound Ice Sect here to monitor Ice Empress Ji Bingyan in the Eternal Frozen Wastes.

If he could provoke her to come out and destroy the Profound Ice Sect, that would be the best outcome.

Because Ice Empress Ji Bingyan clearly cannot leave the Eternal Frozen Wastes area easily, perhaps it is related to her cultivation.

As for the reason the Profound Ice Daoist is hunting him, he understood it as well.

The opponent guessed his identity through the characteristics of the cultivation technique leaked during his Heavenly Tribulation and the Illusory Void Sword.

Although he changed his appearance, these two things cannot be hidden.

“This Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao’s pawns are even more numerous than I imagined. Not only did he create the powerful Nine Nether Demon Sect, he probably has many hidden pieces among the righteous sects as well. Fortunately, I’ve been very cautious ever since I got the simulator, otherwise, I’d truly be doomed.”

Wang Ping sighed secretly in his heart.

“Wang Ping, follow me.”

While Wang Ping was thinking, Ice Empress Ji Bingyan nodded slightly to Ice Poison Daoist and then casually tore open a space channel, stepping into it.

In response, Wang Ping did not hesitate, quickly following.

After Wang Ping stepped into the space channel, the next step was to appear in a world covered with ice crystals.

This feeling was just like entering a random door.

It can only be said that quasi-immortals are too powerful, space can be freely manipulated and compressed by them.

Of course, this is also in the Purple Spirit Realm. If it were in the upper realms, quasi-immortals would likely find this hard to accomplish.

After all, in different worlds, the strength and weakness of space are different.

“Wang Ping, what are your thoughts on Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao, who also comes from beyond this domain?”

After inviting Wang Ping to sit on the ice chair opposite, Ice Empress Ji Bingyan slowly spoke.

“Mortal enemy, must kill.”

After a moment of silence, Wang Ping spoke in a deep voice.

“It seems the enmity between you is not small.”

Ice Empress Ji Bingyan said.

“To be honest, I don’t have a good impression of those from beyond this domain either. However, I can see your aura is very pure, you’re not a bloodthirsty person, so I won’t do anything to you.”

“With your words, senior, I am relieved. I wonder if I could apprentice under you, senior.”

Wang Ping chuckled, then asked seriously.

Since he was here, he wouldn’t rest without gaining some benefits from Ji Bingyan, this quasi-immortal.

At the same time, even if Ji Bingyan didn’t accept him as a disciple, he had no intention of leaving.

Here, he wouldn’t have to worry about the danger from Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao, and he could cultivate and comprehend the Dao in peace.

When the war between the two realms begins, his cultivation would surely reach a very impressive level.

“Alright. Although your path is quite mixed, since you’ve also achieved in the path of ice, I won’t be wasting your time by accepting you as a disciple.”

Ice Empress nodded, choosing to accept Wang Ping as a disciple.

“Master, you are too humble. With your quasi-immortal cultivation, even if you teach me other aspects of cultivation, it would still benefit me greatly.”

Wang Ping flattered.

Joking aside, this was the only quasi-immortal in the Purple Spirit Realm. Even if she specialized in the path of ice, her understanding of other paths wouldn’t be lacking, and ordinary emperors couldn’t compare to her.

“Quasi-immortal…I am not truly a quasi-immortal yet, haven’t truly reached that realm. Hence, I need to remain in a long-term retreat.”

Ice Empress Ji Bingyan shook her head and said.

“Uh…” Wang Ping was taken aback.

It turns out Ji Bingyan wasn’t a true quasi-immortal yet, no wonder she had never emerged. During a simulation where the Purple Spirit Realm was invaded and even quasi-immortals appeared, she still did not come out.

It seems at that time, she had just reached the quasi-immortal level and time was tight, belonging to the newly broken-through type.

“No problem, I’ve already come this far, I don’t actually need detailed guidance from others.”

Subsequently, Wang Ping said with a smile.

“Hmm, it should be so.”

Ji Bingyan nodded.

Next, Wang Ping performed the apprenticeship ceremony to Ji Bingyan. Ji Bingyan imparted her quasi-immortal techniques and divine abilities to Wang Ping, left some cultivation resources, and then continued her retreat.

To this, what else could Wang Ping say? This master might be the most irresponsible, but undoubtedly the strongest.

“System, fast-forward.”

After that, Wang Ping exhaled lightly and spoke in his heart.

“Ding, fast-forwarding…”
The voice of the System sounded, and simulated text appeared.

【After Ji Bingyan went into seclusion, you began to comprehend her techniques and divine abilities, continuing your cultivation.】

【Meanwhile, the news of you killing the Profound Ice Daoist naturally reached Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao. This made him furious and shocked. Your growth speed exceeded his expectations. Of course, what enraged him even more was you provoking the Ice Empress Ji Bingyan, and even being taken away by her.】

【In other words, unless he also takes that step to reach the quasi-immortal level, he will never be able to attack you. However, not eliminating you as a significant hidden threat leaves him uneasy.】

【However, reaching the quasi-immortal level is an impossible task. In the current Purple Spirit Realm, it is almost impossible to birth a quasi-immortal in a short time. Breaking through to quasi-immortal requires immense energy, which is hard for even an emperor to gather in their lifetime. Although demonic cultivation is somewhat easier, it is still impossible to break through using normal means.】

【The reason for this is that the ‘Era Protagonist’ who led the Purple Spirit Realm to victory against the Blood Demon Realm ten thousand years ago consumed too many precious cultivation resources of the Purple Spirit Realm in the process of breaking through to the God Realm. He even drained the Purple Spirit Realm’s divine source to achieve his breakthrough.】

【With the disappearance of the divine source, the Purple Spirit Realm no longer has the conditions to birth a God Realm cultivator. Even birthing a quasi-immortal has become extremely difficult, and can only be achieved using special methods.】

【In the end, Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao could only sigh and give up the idea of attacking you, planning to wait for the opportunity when the two realms border each other after a thousand years. By then, when the two realms clash again, he will have a chance to break through to the quasi-immortal level, and even breaking through to the God Realm wouldn’t be impossible.】

“So in the Purple Spirit Realm, there are no longer conditions to break through to the God Realm… The ‘Era Protagonist’ from ten thousand years ago was too extreme, completely cutting off the path for future generations.”

Wang Ping looked at the simulated content, frowning and muttering to himself.

Draining the divine source of the Purple Spirit Realm, Wang Ping did not know exactly how important this divine source was to the Purple Spirit Realm, but it certainly had a huge impact.

Perhaps the divine source was a renewable resource, but once it was drained, it couldn’t regenerate.

Besides, breaking through to the quasi-immortal level was already difficult, and without the corresponding breakthrough resources, it became even harder.

No wonder Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao would go mad trying to manipulate anomalies.

With no path left, how could he not be anxious?

No one wants to turn into mud after many years with eons of cultivation going to waste.

In any world, most cultivators’ beliefs often lie in pursuing eternal life, and Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao was naturally no exception.

It should be said, since he is a transmigrator who knows more, he is even more fervently pursuing immortality.

“I really don’t know how my master managed to break through to the quasi-immortal level.”

Wang Ping recalled Ice Empress Ji Bingyan again, unable to suppress his admiration.

Not showing herself for aeons, yet breaking through from quasi-Emperor to quasi-immortal upon emerging… such talent is indisputable.

Becoming a quasi-immortal in such harsh conditions left no doubt about her talent.

Wang Ping collected his thoughts and continued watching the simulated content.

Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao was anxious but helpless, making Wang Ping feel quite pleased.

He now eagerly anticipated seeing himself defeat this ‘transmigrator senior’ Nine Nether Demon Emperor.

【In the blink of an eye, a hundred years passed. During this time, you worked diligently, never leaving the central part of the Eternal Frozen Wastes, nor slacking in your cultivation.】

【In a hundred years, you successfully advanced all your dominant dominions to the Perfected Dominion. However, the dominions were not the focus; they were just incidental comprehensions.】

【You spent most of your time on cultivation and improving your techniques. Because you knew clearly that improving your cultivation is the most important. Although other aspects are also crucial, without progressing your cultivation, it would all be in vain. The time you have left is very limited.】

【The best way you can think of is to quickly advance to the Emperor Realm, then use the Blood Demon Realm’s Primordial Demon Blood Pool to rapidly enhance your cultivation and see if you can assist during the quasi-immortal war.】

【If you can help Ice Empress Ji Bingyan kill a quasi-immortal Blood Demon and severely defeat the Blood Demon Realm, perhaps you can use the resources from the Blood Demon Realm to help Ji Bingyan break through to the God Realm. Then she would have the ability to ascend to the higher realm, and maybe you can attempt to be taken to the higher realm by her.】

【In the blink of an eye, several hundred years passed, and it was time for the Blazing Fire Secret Realm to open. Although your bone structure didn’t change, because you improved the Primordial Spirit Technique to an Emperor-level cultivation technique, your cultivation speed was much faster than the demonized Wang Ping before.】

【Now, your cultivation has reached the sixth level of the King Realm, nearing the seventh level. However, you are not very satisfied with your current cultivation speed. At this rate, by the time the two realms’ war begins, you can at most reach the Great Perfection of the King Realm.】

【Although you have excellent perception with the Purple Talent – Divine Comprehension, allowing you to improve the quality of all other configurations comprehensively, enabling you to crush quasi-Emperors with your own strength, this level of combat power is still not enough to successfully implement your plan.】

【Therefore, you kept improving the Primordial Spirit Technique, aiming to elevate it to a higher grade. You did not expect to deduce it to the God-level, after all, you do not have God-level cultivation techniques to refer to. Even if your perception is godly, your cultivation is still too low, and it is nearly impossible to create a God-level cultivation technique in a short time.】

【But as for a quasi-immortal level technique, with Ice Empress Ji Bingyan’s Profound Ice Divine Art as a reference, you still have some confidence in creating it.】

As the simulated content reached this point, many images appeared in Wang Ping’s mind, insights flowing into his heart, making him understand what was happening.

He saw two paths to choose from.

Continue on the righteous path, perfecting the Primordial Spirit Technique and deducing it to a quasi-immortal level technique.

However, although the Primordial Spirit Technique can make him without any weaknesses in various attributes and his internal mana several times stronger than cultivators of the same realm, it is actually diverse but not specialized and requires absorbing massive energy to improve cultivation.

At such a time-constrained moment, this technique no longer suited him.

For this reason, another path appeared in his mind.

That is, to follow the ruthless Empress’s way, create a demonic art based on the Primordial Spirit Technique that can devour the essence of others to rapidly enhance his cultivation.

Moreover, if perfected to God-level, he might even break through to the God Realm without relying on divine sources.

This path can be taken but would undoubtedly make him a common enemy of the two realms.

Even Ice Empress Ji Bingyan might not tolerate him. Once she detected his technique turning into such demonic art, she would likely cripple him.

Just one Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao already brought such a hidden menace.

While his displayed talent and perception were terrifyingly exceptional, reaching an astonishing level.

Someone like him, if stepping onto the demonic path, would be uncontrollable in the future, bringing devastation to beings of both realms.

“A tough choice, no wonder it exits the text simulation and enters an immersive simulation. This is indeed a major fork, requiring a decision.”
Wang Ping’s eyes flickered with uncertainty as he pondered.

He was now targeted by the Nine Nether Demon Emperor, Chu Xiao. Leaving the Eternal Frozen Wastes meant certain death.

Staying in the Eternal Frozen Wastes to comprehend the Dao, with a quasi-immortal master watching over him, he was equally doomed.

“Dilemma, indeed. However, it’s not a big deal. This time, there’s no need to take this path. I’ll advance my cultivation further first. I have the Life Simulator; the outcome of a single simulation doesn’t matter. If I perish, so be it. Exiting the simulation, I can still accumulate my cultivation and won’t fear death like the simulated Wang Ping.”

Wang Ping glanced at the closed-up area where Ice Empress Ji Bingyan was meditating and shook his head slightly.

“If it really comes to a point where I can’t break through by normal measures, there will still be time to walk the path of a ruthless man. By then, with my improved cultivation, I’ll be able to handle the Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao myself and won’t need to seek a master’s protection at the Eternal Frozen Wastes.”

“Besides, though the simulation’s timeframe was urgent, in the real world, we still have a thousand years.”

“System, fast forward.”

Having made his choice, Wang Ping spoke in his mind.

【In the blink of an eye, several hundred years have passed. Your cultivation has advanced to the Great Perfection of the King Realm. During these years, you invested great effort and successfully refined the Primordial Spirit Technique, creating your own quasi-immortal level cultivation technique.】

【This balanced result stems from your decision. This technique allows you to absorb extraordinary flames, lightning, and other rare treasures of the world, enhancing your cultivation. You crafted this technique based on the Burning Technique. While it can quickly elevate your cultivation, it requires time to find such treasures and the degree of enhancement is not as significant.】

【Still, it is a quasi-immortal level technique, far superior to Emperor-level techniques, and you are quite satisfied with it.】

【Even the quasi-immortal Ice Empress Ji Bingyan was rendered speechless when you successfully devised a quasi-immortal level technique. It was simply unbelievable for a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the King Realm to create such a technique.】

【Bear in mind, it took her over ten thousand years to create a quasi-immortal level technique. Additionally, your technique was so unique that Ji Bingyan felt it was more profound than her own Ice Divine Skill.】

【Frankly, it’s quite disheartening. Since her debut, she has always led the way, with her peers chasing her shadow, never glimpsing her back. Yet, here she is, easily surpassed by a youngster in the matter of cultivation techniques.】

【Nonetheless, she also feels a measure of pride. Taking on a disciple like you, although facing the prospect of having nothing left to teach and being easily surpassed, is something to brag about. After all, a disciple’s achievements reflect well on their master among peers.】

【Ten more years quickly pass. In that time, you successfully condensed an emperor’s Dharma form with over a dozen attributes, paving the way for a breakthrough to the Emperor Realm. For this, Ice Empress Ji Bingyan is again speechless. To directly form a Dharma form with so many attributes at the Great Perfection of the King Realm is beyond extraordinary, embarrassing other Emperors.】

【But, given your earlier creation of a quasi-immortal level technique, she’s rather numb to it all, having grown accustomed to your feats.】

As the simulation concluded, numerous images flooded Wang Ping’s mind, shifting his perspective, with various insights surging up, and his inner strength transforming.

“Ah, creating a quasi-immortal level technique and effortlessly consolidating such formidable Dharma forms… This is truly terrifying.”

Returning to himself, Wang Ping’s gaze turned subtle.

His performance in this simulation was astonishing, even leaving the quasi-immortal Ice Empress Ji Bingyan feeling very nuanced.

“What more can I say… Purple Talent · Divine Comprehension, yyds.”

Wang Ping couldn’t help but mutter inwardly.

At that moment, his eyes flashed like lightning as he looked far into the distance, sensing something.

In the instant Wang Ping gazed out, an area in the Central Continent’s sky turned blood-red, space began twisting on a large scale.

Through the warped space, strange scenes became faintly visible.

These were sights projected from the Blood Demon Realm.

Not only the Central Continent was affected; several places across the Purple Spirit Realm exhibited anomalous phenomena.

However, compared to the Central Continent, these anomalies were much smaller.

“Is it beginning?”

With a flash, Wang Ping appeared high in the sky, his robe fluttering, looking into the distance with narrowed eyes.

The realms were connected; Blood Demons were invading.

Finally, the time had come.

“Though I haven’t broken through to the quasi-Emperor level, I’m far stronger than the demonized Wang Ping. Even Emperors don’t scare me… I finally have some ability to protect myself.”

Wang Ping sighed.

Over the years, he hasn’t solely focused on overall strength. Some secret techniques he studied weren’t even depicted in text simulations.

In reality, he had created his own unique secret techniques.

These techniques could completely conceal his aura and appearance, even hiding his soul’s presence.

In other words, unless challenged by a quasi-immortal, no Emperor could discern his depths.

Of course, some Great Perfection of the Emperor Realm experts in the Blood Demon Realm, possessing the Heavenly Eye Divine Ability, might still identify him.

These secret techniques have been Wang Ping’s labor of love, their effects surpassing the Red Talent · Breath Concealment.

Let’s just say, Purple Talents are indeed formidable. With such a comprehension-based Purple Talent, many effects of Red Talents can be actively recreated.

“Master, the realms are connecting, and Blood Demons are about to invade. The Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao will surely act. If you could exit seclusion now, you could lay an ambush at the Profound Turtle.”

Wang Ping thought for a moment and transmitted a message to Ji Bingyan beneath the glacier.

“I fear that’s impossible. My cultivation has reached a critical juncture. Leaving seclusion now would risk a regression in my realm.”

Ji Bingyan sighed faintly.

Yesterday’s additional update exhausted my stockpile. Today’s update was a bit late and shorter by two thousand words, only around eight thousand… Ahem. But worry not, I’ll add two thousand more words tomorrow.