194 – Allheavens Playground! Optimizing the Simulator

“This divine source vein was discovered by me first. You all can leave now.”

Wang Ping swept his gaze over the many fervent cultivators, speaking indifferently.

“Heh, treasures in this world belong to the capable. It’s not about who found it first. How dare a mere Divine Monarch at Great Perfection state covet this divine source vein for himself? You’re simply delusional.”

Just as Wang Ping spoke, a semi-saint sneered, mocking him.

The other strong individuals also looked at Wang Ping with disdain, as if looking at a dead man.

“Well said, treasures belong to the capable. Then, I will give you all a chance: leave, or die.”

Wang Ping clasped his hands behind his back, overlooking the many cultivators, and spoke coldly.

“Arrogant!”

Hearing this, all the cultivators present had their expressions change, becoming extremely cold. One semi-saint was enraged and immediately attacked Wang Ping.

A wisp of saintly might erupted, causing the space to shatter layer by layer. The many Divine Monarchs’ faces also changed.

Lin Yuanyuan also felt a suffocating sensation.

However, in the next second, this wisp of saintly might suddenly disappeared, directly exploding. The space around the semi-saint also twisted, instantly tearing him into a bloody mist.

!!!

Seeing this scene, all the cultivators’ faces changed drastically, showing expressions of fear.

This is… Space Laws!?

How could a Divine Monarch comprehend the Space Laws!?

And such terrifying divine abilities!

Wang Ping ignored the changing faces of the many Divine Monarchs, directly taking all the treasures that appeared from the semi-saint’s shattered Divine Kingdom, and then spoke again: “I will give you all one more chance. Leave, or die.”

These words made the Divine Monarchs present look at each other, no longer daring to sneer. Their faces turned pale, and they could only leave with bitter smiles.

Even the lurking semi-saints had faces that fluctuated in expression, and could only retreat far away.

With Wang Ping, this terrifying figure capable of instantly killing a semi-saint, present, they had already lost their chance to compete.

“Junior, having some strength is not an excuse for such ruthlessness. Today, I will subdue you, so you can reflect deeply.”

At this moment, a terrifying saintly might suddenly descended, causing the space to become extremely unstable.

At the same time, all the cultivators present turned pale, showing shocked expressions.

A Saint is a lofty existence that hasn’t taken action for many years.

They didn’t expect to see a Saint take action today.

“A fake saint dares to suppress me? Ridiculous.”

Wang Ping looked up at the sky, seeing a figure surrounded by saint power and incomplete laws walking out from a spatial passage, snorted coldly.

“Heh, daring to call me a fake saint, truly arrogant. Today, I will show you what a Saint truly is.”

The Saint’s voice was extremely cold, emitting more terrifying saintly might, showing the Saint’s anger.

Then, the Saint struck, delivering a powerful palm attack towards Wang Ping.

The Saint’s divine ability erupted, the terrifying laws of fire condensed into a giant palm, as if it could incinerate the heavens and suppress everything.

This made the many cultivators tremble with fear, believing that under this attack, no one could survive.

Even a semi-saint would perish if they were touched by these flames.

Everyone thought Wang Ping was doomed, believing that even with comprehension of Space Laws, he couldn’t survive.

However, facing this attack, Wang Ping’s expression remained calm, without any change. He simply summoned a black spear.

The spear was pitch-black, with a blood-red eye that gave a very anomalous feeling.

At the moment the black spear appeared, terrifying demonic energy began to spread, turning the sky pitch-black, completely obscuring the sun’s light.

As for the Saint’s attack, it was instantly extinguished when the blood-red eye glanced at it.

It was like a weak flame encountering a torrential rain.

This made the Saint’s expression freeze, showing a look of fear.

“What… What kind of weapon is this?”

The Saint looked at the black spear in Wang Ping’s hand in fear, feeling chills spreading from his heart.

In this world, the strongest are Saints. Once one becomes a Saint, they stand above all, with no further path ahead.

For this reason, let alone Supreme Artifacts, even Saint King Weapons do not exist in this world. Naturally, the Saint couldn’t recognize what level of weapon this black spear was.

However, this didn’t stop him from sensing how terrifying and dangerous this black spear was.

Immediately, the Saint wanted to flee, unwilling to continue fighting Wang Ping.

However, it was too late for him to escape now.

To be precise, his fate was sealed the moment he appeared.

“Black Abyss Demon Spear, suppress him for me…”

Wang Ping said coldly.

As Wang Ping gave the command, the blood-red eyes of the Black Abyss Demon Spear fixated on the saint. Blood-colored light intertwined with horrifying black demonic energy surged out, instantly trapping the saint, leaving him immobile and suppressing even his saintly power.

This horrifying scene struck fear into all the cultivators present, making them exceptionally terrified.

This was a saint, yet he was suppressed so effortlessly… Just what kind of weapon was this, so terrifying and evil…

For a moment, many thought of fleeing but feared that making a commotion would attract Wang Ping’s or the terrifying demonic weapon’s attention, and then they would be killed instantly.

“Yuanyuan, it’s your turn…”

Wang Ping ignored the group of weaker Divine Monarchs. Instead, he set up a large formation to block others’ view, then looked at Lin Yuanyuan and indicated for her to drain the now-suppressed saint.

At this moment, Lin Yuanyuan finally snapped out of her daze. While growing even more worshipful of Wang Ping, she also grew excited.

A saint… She was about to gain the cultivation of a saint…

Even though this saint seemed a bit weak, it was only in comparison to Brother Wang…

In fact, this saint was not weak at all… Quite strong actually…

Immediately, Lin Yuanyuan flew over, ferociously tearing apart the saint’s clothing.

This left the despairing saint bewildered, not knowing what Lin Yuanyuan intended to do.

Next, there was no suspense. The bewildered saint soon let out a miserable scream, his power quickly drained by Lin Yuanyuan, turning into a dried corpse and falling completely.

In contrast, Lin Yuanyuan’s body began to exude powerful saintly might, showcasing her strength.

“Not bad…”

Wang Ping looked at Lin Yuanyuan with approval and then collected the valuable items the saint had dropped.

Then, Wang Ping acted again. Using the laws of space, he forcefully transferred the divine source vein, moving it all into his internal Divine Kingdom.

After dealing with these matters, Wang Ping activated a secret technique, causing anomalies sealed in the Lower Realm to die instantly.

This series of actions was as smooth as flowing water.

“Ding, anomaly detected as dead. Group task completed. Rewards have been distributed. Group members may choose to return at will…”

At this moment, the system of the chat group rang out.

Wang Ping nodded in satisfaction and chose to return immediately.

Lin Yuanyuan naturally did the same. Seeing Wang Ping choose to return, she too chose to return, longing to return to her own world.

With this newfound strength, she was finally at peace…

Even if anomalies appeared again, she could easily handle them…

With a shift in consciousness and a change in vision, Wang Ping found himself back in the Purple Spirit Realm.

“Returned… I wonder how many group points I’ll earn for killing the anomaly this time…”

Wang Ping silently opened the chat group and accessed the task reward red packet.

“Ding, your contribution to this group task is 100%, earning you fifty-five million group points.”

“Fifty-five million… Not bad…”

Wang Ping nodded slightly at the amount.

Then, after some thought, he decided to head back to the Upper Realm, continuing to stay low-key in White Flame Divine City.

To Wang Ping, as long as he had resources, it didn’t matter where he conducted simulations…

“Ding, it has been detected that a group member has reached the saint level. The All-Heavens Paradise is now open. Group members may choose to go there. Note: The All-Heavens Paradise comprises countless forces and offers numerous opportunities but also unimaginable dangers. Please consider carefully whether to go…”

At that moment, the chat group system’s voice rang out, startling Wang Ping.

“All-Heavens Paradise? A place with countless forces? Alpha, what’s going on?”

Wang Ping asked, slightly surprised.

“As the chat group system indicated, it’s literal. To be honest, I didn’t want to unlock the All-Heavens Paradise right now. However, any force from the heavens, as long as they reach the level of a saint or similar, unlocks this place…”

Alpha’s cold voice rang out.

“You made Lin Yuanyuan a saint. Although she merely has saintly power with poor configuration, she still conforms to the rules…”

“Uh…”

Wang Ping was silent.

“Is that place really dangerous? With my current strength and the Life Simulator, can I grow quickly there?”

Wang Ping asked curiously.

“You can grow quickly… However, the place involves numerous forces, including space-time masters. Using the Life Simulator there increases the risk and may attract formidable enemies…”

Alpha’s cold voice rang out.

“Alright…”

Wang Ping sighed.

His Life Simulator is ultimately an ability. Although the specific operating mechanism is unknown, it certainly involves rules like future observation and ability manifestation.

This ability is very strong, but it is ultimately granted by others. When strength reaches a certain level, one can shield themselves from the simulation or even interfere and mislead it.

“So, in that place, don’t I have any advantage at all?”

Wang Ping rubbed his chin, pondering.

“You still have great advantages. You can completely use the simulator to become stronger in the outside world, gain various powerful talents, and then gather wealth in the Heavens Paradise. In some games, it can even be used as an ability to predict the future. It could be said that your advantage has already surpassed most people in the Heavens Paradise.”

“If your Life Simulator optimizes further, as long as it doesn’t involve the top-tier big shots, you can simulate it and gain tremendous advantages in the games.”

Alpha spoke slowly.

“However, for ordinary strong individuals, in that place, with some ability and a bit of good luck, they can earn a lot of world origin. Of course, they might also lose everything and even become slaves. Besides, that place also has the resources for the optimization of your Life Simulator.”

After a pause, Alpha spoke ambiguously.

“Resources for optimization again?”

Wang Ping’s eyes brightened.

Alpha finally loosened his mouth and revealed some information about optimizing the Life Simulator.

“What kind of resource is it?”

Wang Ping asked curiously.

“Stone of Rules. For your Golden Finger to evolve again, at least one complete Stone of Rules and a trillion group points are needed. A trillion group points in Heavens Paradise are equivalent to a hundred million units of world origin.”

Alpha fell silent for a moment but then spoke.

“A trillion…”

Wang Ping’s face twitched hard.

He thought it would be tens of billions of group points, but it directly multiplied by a hundred, soaring to a trillion. This was absurd.

He currently only saved up a few billion group points…

If he were to normally do tasks and accumulate group points, how long would that take?

Not to mention, the Stone of Rules is likely only available in Heavens Paradise.

“Why is it called Heavens Paradise? What kind of place is it actually?”

Wang Ping exhaled to calm himself down and then asked curiously.

“A chaotic land of the heavens, a playground for big shots, a platform for interactions among all heavenly forces, a sanctuary for gamblers, and a dark playground for reincarnators… it is a carnival place for beings across the heavens, a graveyard for fools, and a place where the weak can reverse their fate using wisdom. It is a merciless meat grinder.”

Alpha’s cold voice described the general situation of Heavens Paradise.

This instantly made Wang Ping think of many things and understand a lot.

“So, many big shots in the Second-Generation Chat Group grew to such an extent because of Heavens Paradise?”

Wang Ping took a deep breath and speculated.

“Indeed. Without Heavens Paradise, how could they have grown to such an extent? After all, they do not have Golden Fingers and are limited by the world.”

After a moment of silence, Alpha spoke.

“In Heavens Paradise, wisdom is more important than power. So, the wise and weak have hopes of reversing their fate to become big shots of the heavens, while fools with only power will likely end up dead.”

“…”

Wang Ping remained silent with many thoughts flashing through his mind, feeling quite complicated.

Wang Ping was quite self-aware; he never considered himself a wise man. His growth so far heavily relied on the Life Simulator.

“If I enter that place, will the big shots from the second and first generations target and kill me?”

Wang Ping exhaled and asked this crucial question.

“Heavens Paradise has special rules. Staying in the city means you are protected. Even those of their level will be restrained. If they take action against you, they will be suppressed by the rules and might even be erased.”

“Although these rules are useless for the true big shots in Heavens Paradise, they are far from reaching that level.”

Alpha gave a definitive answer.

“Alpha, even the fierce person who dismantled the First-Generation Chat Group doesn’t reach that level?”

Wang Ping asked curiously.

“No.”

Alpha’s cold voice echoed.

“I see…”

Listening to Alpha’s words, Wang Ping finally relaxed.

It seems that in a place like Heavens Paradise, power can only be used in specific areas.

This ensures the basic safety of the ‘ordinary people’ in Heavens Paradise.

“Should I make a trip to the Allheavens Playground?”

Wang Ping couldn’t help but start thinking.

“Although after opening the passage to the Allheavens Playground, as long as you’re willing to spend ten units, which is worth a hundred thousand group points, you can go regardless of your power level… But I advise you to raise your power to its current limit before going.”

Alpha’s cold voice rang out again.

“Although not everyone in that world possesses great strength, and most are still ‘ordinary beings,’ the rules are special. Even ‘ordinary beings’ should not be underestimated.”

“Uh…”

Wang Ping was speechless.

The Allheavens Playground, this place seems even more dangerous than he had imagined…

“It seems that, although intelligence is indeed more important in this place, power is also indispensable… It just holds slightly less weight than intelligence.”

Wang Ping shook his head and sighed.

“Speaking of which, why did the supreme figure from the Second-Generation Chat Group fall to the point of sealing himself due to nearing the end of his lifespan? With a place like the Allheavens Playground, he shouldn’t have ended up like this, right?”

Wang Ping remembered this and curiously asked Alpha.

“It’s precisely because of the Allheavens Playground that he ended up in this state. He lost all his world essence, lost the opportunity to enter, and on top of his condition, probably no one was willing to lend him world essence.”

Alpha’s cold voice sounded again.

“Once you enter the Allheavens Playground, you must participate in a game or enter the life-and-death arena for a gamble within a year. This is also why I advised you not to enter now. Although your amount of world essence is plentiful, you still need to hone yourself in many aspects. Entering now might trap you within.”

“Uh…”

Wang Ping was speechless.

“To be honest, your Life Simulator is indeed a powerful Golden Finger, but you’re too dependent on it. Otherwise, no matter how much your Life Simulator is optimized, you won’t become a true overlord of the multiverse.”

Alpha seriously reminded Wang Ping.

“I naturally know this.”

Wang Ping nodded.

His Golden Finger was awakened through the chat group, so it couldn’t exceed the chat group’s limits.

Therefore, after reaching a certain level, he would inevitably have to rely on himself to continue his path.

“But given the current dangerous situation, should I still rely on the Life Simulator to become stronger, rather than slowly cultivating on my own?”

“If I did that, I’d probably be killed by those enemies long before I became stronger…”

Wang Ping smiled bitterly.

After using the immersive simulation, Wang Ping found a pattern: If you only use text simulations, the time cost isn’t too much.

But if you spend too long in an immersive simulation during one session, the flow of time in reality would also increase considerably.

In other words, if he conducted a full immersive simulation without using text simulation, although it would sharpen himself, when the simulation ended, years, possibly even decades, or more, would have passed in the real world.

By that time, it might be too late, as enemies could have already found and killed him in reality.

Immersive simulation is very useful, but it is also genuinely dangerous due to the large time span and uncertainty involved.

“…”

Alpha was speechless.

“In the Upper Realm, I don’t need to slowly strengthen myself. I still need to rely on the Life Simulator. Once no powerful enemies are hunting me, I’ll have the time to hone myself and won’t need to worry too much.”

Wang Ping shook his head and brushed off the topic.

Then, he opened the chat group to see the situation there and to warn other group members not to recklessly venture into the Allheavens Playground.

Of course, Wang Ping thought, even if he didn’t remind them, the people in the group wouldn’t be so foolish, nor would they be willing to spend a hundred thousand group points merely to take a look inside.

“However, speaking of the group members, they seem to have a slightly greater advantage than me if they go to the Allheavens Playground.”

Wang Ping thought of this again and slightly raised an eyebrow.

His Golden Finger was the type to observe the future, and it couldn’t be easily used as it might attract some terrifying beings.

As for the Golden Fingers of others, they didn’t have this concern.

“Maybe not, considering I have various talents refreshed. The combined effect of my various talents is better than a single Golden Finger. In that sense, with more talents, I can also hold certain advantages in the Allheavens Playground.”

Wang Ping thought to himself.

While Wang Ping and Alpha were chatting and contemplating, the chat group had already heated up immensely.

Cai Yonglong (1): “Damn, what’s up with this carnival? It looks terrifying… By the way, has Brother Wang reached the level of a Saint? That’s too insane!”

Luo Weiguo (85): “As expected of Brother Wang. Last time, he was a True God in my world, and now he’s directly jumped to the Saint level.”

Chen Yao (71): “We are left in the dust, not even seeing his shadow anymore…”

Qin Tian (77): “Heh heh, society’s Brother Wang, a man of few words but ruthless actions. Kneeling and licking jpg…”

Lin Yuanyuan (80): “…That, it was not Wang Ping who reached the Saint level, but me. To be precise, Wang Ping suppressed a Saint in Yu Zhengtao’s world, and I drained his power.”

Everyone: “…”

Zhang Hu (5): “Damn, that’s even scarier than Wang Ping becoming a Saint. To suppress a Saint and let you drain his power, that’s too impressive.”

Fang Yun (3): “Boohoo, I’m so envious… Reaching Saint level in one step, this feels too good! Unlike me, still struggling in cultivation!”

Wang Shuqing (74): “Same here… Speaking of which, is no one discussing the All-Heavens Paradise?”

Wu Yueming (79): “Frankly, I’m quite interested in this so-called All-Heavens Paradise. Is anyone willing to accompany me to take a look?”

Ding Xuan (88): “Look? Look at what? I just tried it; it costs one hundred thousand group points to teleport there. It scared me so much that I dropped my chopsticks.”

Zhang Jun (70): “You really have a death wish, don’t you? The chat group clearly indicated that you must consider it carefully. Besides, this area only unlocked after the appearance of a Saint, so I feel that without becoming a Saint, entering there is almost suicidal.”

Wang Ping (66) @Zhang Jun: “You’re right. Although it’s not like you’ll definitely die if you enter, it’s definitely not a place for casual tourism.”

Wang Ping (66): “This place…better wait until you all become Saints before considering entering it. Of course, if I and Yuanyuan can carve out some territory first, then you all can enter as well.”

Zhang Yueying (86): “Is it that dangerous? Only Saints can enter…”

Ding Xuan (88): “Got it, a high-level dungeon, right?”

Wang Ping (66): “Indeed high-level. The place is filled with big shots from all over the Heavens. The power of the Saint level is just ordinary there. However, in this place, intelligence and high-level abilities are more important than sheer power. Some weaker people earn large amounts of group points and soar, while some strong people die miserable deaths.”

Cai Yonglong (1): “Terrifying. Hearing Wang Ping say this suddenly makes me feel excited.”

Fang Yun (3): “Tsk tsk tsk, Brother Cai, you’re quite bold, thinking you’re a wise man.”

Cai Yonglong (1): “Go away, I was just saying that my ability would be very useful in that place, at least better than someone like you who only knows how to cultivate.”

Fang Yun (3): “Whoa… psychological blow…!”

Wang Ping (66): “You all continue chatting; I’ll log out first.”

Wang Ping looked at this group of people, shook his head, and chose to log out.

Next, Wang Ping let out a light breath and said in his heart: “System, I want to initiate a Paid Simulation.”

“Ding, consuming one thousand catties of middle-grade divine sources, the Life Simulator is starting, refreshing talents…”

The System’s voice rang out.

“Ding, talent refresh successful, congratulations to the host for refreshing a red talent: Wind Mystique Body; and a blue talent: Demonic Cultivation in Turbulent Times.”

“Alright then, it seems my luck hasn’t improved. System, I’ll choose the red talent: Wind Mystique Body.”

Wang Ping was a bit disappointed looking at these two talents, and made a random choice…

“Ding, talent selection successful, simulation beginning…”

The System’s voice rang out, and Wang Ping felt his consciousness flicker, knowing he had entered an immersive simulation state.

Then, the screen appeared, and familiar text emerged.

【Day One: After considering it, you did not choose to join the Dao Palace, but opted to cultivate outside.】

【In the blink of an eye, ten years passed. Calculating the time, you went directly outside the Great Origin Ancient Star, planning to eliminate Ruo Lan. Naturally, Ruo Lan chased after you.】

【Soon, you lured Ruo Lan to an uninhabited asteroid. Although Ruo Lan was wary of your strange actions, she was still unafraid of you, relying on her Supreme Artifact for protection.】

【Before long, your battle erupted. Because your cultivation had reached the Great Perfection of the Divine Monarch Realm, you maximized the power of your defective Spacetime Dao Body, and coupled with the occasional critical strikes from your purple talent: Infinite Blade, Ruo Lan was not your match, becoming severely disadvantaged… She was doomed to die by your hands sooner or later.】

【Ruo Lan was both terrified and furious, never expecting you to grow so quickly. Then, she chose to use her Supreme Artifact. You, on the other hand, sneered, as you had prepared and also used the Supreme Artifact, Black Abyss Demon Spear.】

【Ruo Lan was appalled, never expecting you to possess a Supreme Artifact as well. Ultimately, Ruo Lan was overpowered and killed by you. The Supreme Artifact escaped once more, and you couldn’t stop it.】

【After killing Ruo Lan, you started looting the body. Once done, you returned to the Great Origin Ancient Star. But you did not intend to stay there long.】

【After all, there was still a hidden Supreme existence there. If you returned and broke through to the half-Saint level, it might attract a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation.】

【At that time, it would be impossible to hide the fact that you possess a defective Spacetime Dao Body. That Supreme being would certainly attack you and devour the essence of your Dao Body.】

【Therefore, you only planned to wait until the opening of the Great Saint Secret Realm to seize a sacred elixir. Additionally, with a Supreme Artifact, you also intended to seek some benefits from the Great Saint’s remnant soul.】

【After the expedition in the Great Saint Secret Realm, you planned to go to the Hell Ancient Star to cultivate and safely break through to the half-Saint level.】

【Moreover, you suddenly remembered the Scarlet Clan. Back then, the Dao Palace Master told you that some Scarlet Clan members were still alive and held the latter part of the Incinerating Heaven Emperor’s Scripture.】

【If you could retrieve the subsequent parts of the Incinerating Heaven Emperor’s Scripture from these surviving Scarlet Clan members, it would be immensely beneficial for you.】

【After all, in terms of sheer destructive power, the divine abilities of the Incinerating Heaven Emperor’s Scripture are stronger than the versatile Dao Palace’s Emperor Scripture, making your power even greater. Furthermore, acquiring more Emperor’s Scriptures would greatly aid your cultivation and creation of techniques.】

【Although you remembered the Scarlet Clan matter, you were not in a hurry and still planned to reach the half-Saint level before seeking out the Scarlet Clan.】

【Your plan was good. After the opening of the Great Saint Secret Realm, you successfully obtained the sacred elixir. At the same time, you found the Great Saint’s inheritance ahead of Lin Yan and met the Great Saint’s remnant soul.】

【The Great Saint’s remnant soul still wanted to possess you. However, this time, the Great Saint’s remnant soul miscalculated, never expecting you to have a Supreme Artifact, the Black Abyss Demon Spear, for protection.】

【Therefore, the Great Saint’s remnant soul could only scream miserably and was suppressed and killed by the Supreme Artifact, the Black Abyss Demon Spear, reducing it to ashes. If it were in its prime, it wouldn’t have feared the Supreme Artifact, but in its current remnant soul state, it couldn’t resist the Supreme Artifact’s prowess.】

【You didn’t care about the death of the Great Saint’s remnant soul. However, something disappointing happened. This Great Saint’s remnant soul was incredibly poor, with the so-called inheritance mainly consisting of some middle-grade divine sources and a few upper-grade divine sources. The rest were just some divine abilities and techniques, but Great Saint-level techniques and divine abilities no longer caught your eye at this point.】

【Ultimately, you left the Great Saint Secret Realm disappointed.】