246 – Deep Fog! Origin of the Ten Forbidden Lands!

“The Supreme Palace Master of Taiyi Emperor Palace never imagined you would go to a place like the Ghost Demon Sea, spend a hundred thousand years there, and then come out alive.”

“That is the Ghost Demon Sea, a place so dangerous even an Emperor would face peril, let alone a Supreme. Your luck, in the eyes of the Supreme Palace Master, is truly unparalleled…”

“You shook your head at the Supreme Palace Master’s shock and didn’t elaborate further. After chatting for a bit, you bid farewell. You chose to keep matters related to Yu Daoyi and Emperor Tianyu a secret, as it involved too many secrets…”

“Although the Supreme Palace Master remained in the end times, you didn’t feel the need to disclose anything to him. Mainly, you were unwilling to discuss it. Thinking of Yu Daoyi caused you great pain…”

“Well, this truly is a slap in the face. I really didn’t expect that the Simulation Wang Ping would return to Taiyi Emperor Palace alive…”

Wang Ping looked at the text from the simulation, feeling a myriad of emotions…

The development of this plot really has no regard for common sense… He had thought multiple times that he was bound to die, yet against all odds, he survived each time…

“Although it felt like a slap in the face, this is ultimately a good thing, something worth celebrating…”

Wang Ping shook his head and continued to stare at the screen…

“Next, you didn’t keep a low profile but neither did you stand out too much. Given that you were already Supreme and indeed over ten thousand years old, you didn’t become an Imperial Son of Taiyi Emperor Palace but rather an Elder…”

“You didn’t mind becoming an Elder, continuing with your affairs, taking disciples like Zhu Huowang, and silently observing the battles of the prodigies. This time, you watched them battle from a senior’s perspective, feeling a unique sense of involvement…”

“When the Immortal Palace was about to open, you once again saved the young priestess and the young priest before Gu Xuan and had some interactions with him.”

“This time, Gu Xuan still approached you. Unlike the previous simulation, you spoke meaningfully, suggesting forming a brotherhood with Gu Xuan and promising to help him if he faced any danger…”

“Hearing your words, Gu Xuan frowned, feeling that there was more to your words. He looked deeply at you before choosing to decline.”

“You felt regretful but did not insist. In the end, you still rejected Gu Xuan’s request, choosing to keep the young priestess and young priest…”

“After Gu Xuan left, you continued to study what was special about the young priestess and young priest. However, despite your current cultivation reaching the peak of the Origin Supreme realm and developing the Origin-Breaking Divine Eyes to a small success dominion, you still couldn’t discern anything special about the two…”

“Though you wanted to take them as disciples to see if they could help enhance your cultivation, you hadn’t comprehended two-tenths of the true meaning of the Heavenly Dao, and taking disciples would be a waste of talent. Thus, you suppressed your thoughts, hoping to quickly comprehend the Dao using the resources of the Immortal Palace before taking them as disciples…”

“As for the issue of your high age and that Supremes can’t enter the trial, you weren’t worried. The Immortal Palace doesn’t only recruit young prodigies. Those Supremes who have the potential to attain the Dao can also enter directly without undergoing a test…”

“Because proving the Dao and becoming a Supreme already shows their talent and potential, requiring no further assessment. Those who undergo normal assessments, even if they claim to have the talent for Supreme, Quasi-Emperor, or even Emperor levels, truly becoming Supreme is an uncertainty and can’t be compared to those prodigies who have already become Supreme and entered the three realms of the Dao…”

“Therefore, this time, you plan to stop the two from entering the Immortal Palace and from undergoing assessments. In the last trial, after being teleported to the secret realm, they disappeared like you did. You suspect they may have been captured by the black mist figures like Gu Xuan or possibly killed…”

“When the Immortal Palace opens, you stand outside, watching quietly as the prodigies undergo the first two rounds of assessment. You know exactly what will happen next but can’t say it out loud…”

“If you reveal it, the future will change drastically. Of course, changing the future doesn’t bother you; you fear that unravelling the plans of the Nine-Star Pavilion’s master, this great BOSS, might cause him to kill you in advance…”

“You don’t want to face the consequence of dying prematurely. After all, you aim to break through to the Earth Supreme realm in the remaining time, continue taking disciples, and strive to enhance your cultivation…”

“Soon, time quietly passes, and the secret realm within the Immortal Palace has been open for a considerable time. You know the Immortal Palace should realize that something has gone wrong, and events similar to your memories will unfold next…”

“However, you doubt how many prodigies will come out this time. After all, in the last simulation, due to your presence, about a thousand prodigies remained…”

This time, without you going in, how many can survive is truly an unknown. Without anyone to hold back the anomalies, they definitely have the ability to kill everyone.

While you were pondering, the results came out. With the intervention of the Immortal Palace, you discovered that only a little over five hundred geniuses survived, each in a miserable state.

At the same time, you also saw Gu Xuan among them. This made you squint your eyes, realizing that Gu Xuan was acting, a pawn placed in the Immortal Palace by both an anomaly and the master of the Nine-Star Pavilion.

However, you also felt that such a pawn was actually dispensable. After all, the master of the Nine-Star Pavilion would succeed in refining the Upper Realm, making him completely invincible by then, not needing to place any pawns in the Immortal Palace as a precaution or to probe its secrets.

Of course, those big figures often like to leave multiple contingencies, which you can understand. Apart from that, from the perspective of the master of the Nine-Star Pavilion, refining the Upper Realm definitely carries great risks, and even he can’t be certain he’ll succeed.

While you were contemplating, as the geniuses died tragically, the various forces were enraged once again. This time, because you didn’t reveal Gu Xuan’s secret, the Gu family was not targeted, and for this, the Immortal Palace bore the brunt of the anger from all sides.

Moreover, because Gu Xuan’s essence also suffered severe damage, even the Gu family stepped forward, this time leading various forces to pressure the Immortal Palace. In response, the Immortal Palace was somewhat unable to withstand the pressure from all sides.

“Strange…”

Wang Ping looked at the content of the text simulation, frowning, feeling very peculiar.

In this simulation, although he didn’t intervene, why didn’t Gu Xuan die?

Logically, once the anomaly successfully obtained the Chaos Body, it would be captured and refined by the master of the Nine-Star Pavilion, right?

Then, Gu Xuan would serve as a scapegoat puppet, being consumed by the anomaly.

However, in this simulation, Gu Xuan didn’t die? This implies the anomaly didn’t die.

Why didn’t the anomaly die?

Wang Ping didn’t think it was because the master of the Nine-Star Pavilion grew a conscience.

No, the information obtained from previous simulations was correct, but there is a big issue.

Wang Ping, after a moment of silence, quickly thought of a point.

What if the master of the Nine-Star Pavilion is the mastermind behind everything, and cooperates with the anomaly? It seems everything was his speculation.

Though his speculation seems close to reality and could explain everything reasonably, speculation is ultimately speculation, not necessarily the truth.

Is the master of the Nine-Star Pavilion really someone who planned everything? Did he really cooperate with the anomaly?

Would the anomaly really be foolish enough to cooperate with someone as powerful and dangerous as the master of the Nine-Star Pavilion?

The anomaly is no fool. Doesn’t he know how powerful and dangerous the master of the Nine-Star Pavilion is?

Moreover, the master of the Nine-Star Pavilion comes from the multiverse, making the anomaly naturally more wary of him.

In such a scenario, the premise of cooperation between both parties seems nonexistent.

As for why the master of the Nine-Star Pavilion activated the grand array directly over a hundred years after the anomaly obtained the Chaos Body and ran away, perhaps it was a coincidence.

Because of this coincidence, it led me to make a seemingly reasonable speculation during the last simulation.

However, another problem remains. Why does the master of the Nine-Star Pavilion also have the Chaos Body?

Could it be that he accidentally witnessed the anomaly passing tribulation and then picked up the leftovers?

If that’s the case, the anomaly is really quite unlucky.

Or is it that the Devouring Immortal Demon Body is indeed being monitored, and the Nine Star Pavilion Master is not participating in the plan, just watching the anomaly, lying down and reaping the benefits?

“The sudden butterfly effect really has me quite confused… However, my speculation this time may not necessarily be correct…”

Wang Ping rubbed his forehead, feeling a bit helpless.

Next, Wang Ping composed himself and continued to gaze at the screen. He wanted to see what kind of twists the upcoming plot would take and whether the Nine Star Pavilion Master would still refine the Upper Realm.

【In the end, under continuous pressure from all sides, the Immortal Palace couldn’t withstand the pressure and began to apologize to all parties while discussing many issues.】

【You have no idea what these old monsters discussed. You only thought of Emperor Tianyu and wondered if he was still alive. After all, he had disappeared again and had not returned.】

【However, you could only sigh and do nothing to change it. After all, Emperor Tianyu had ventured deep into the Ghost Demon Sea to pursue the terrifying demon shadow, something you couldn’t possibly stop; you could only pray for him.】

【Shortly after, you found out that various forces had emperors appearing and entering the Immortal Palace to become mentors. Besides this, the Immortal Palace also began to recruit prodigies from various forces again. This time, the age limit was significantly relaxed. Furthermore, the entry quotas for the Immortal Gate after its opening were also conceded.】

【Obviously, this was a result of the Immortal Palace’s compromise. In the face of the many forces of the Upper Realm, led by the Gu family, the Immortal Palace could only allow such infiltration by various forces.】

【This was the best result. If war broke out, no matter how strong the Immortal Palace, it couldn’t withstand the joint suppression by all the forces of the Upper Realm.】

【Of course, even though various forces stood together because of their interests, they wouldn’t really go to war with the Immortal Palace. Once a life-and-death battle began, with the Immortal Palace’s abilities, even if they had the Eternal Life Gu family, the losses could still be severe.】

【After all, no one knew what trump cards the Immortal Palace held or what kind of powerful beings they had hidden. Without sure certainty, nobody would want to force the Immortal Palace into a life-and-death battle.】

【Before long, you also entered the Immortal Palace. However, you didn’t need to use any special quota; you entered relying on your own abilities.】

【After entering the Immortal Palace, you wanted to enter its secret place to cultivate. This time, you weren’t a hero, so naturally, you didn’t receive special treatment.】

【However, because of the involvement of the Taiyi Emperor Palace due to the scale of this event, you were still able to easily enter.】

【Of course, this wasn’t a compensation for Yu Daohong’s fall but a benefit gained by the Taiyi Emperor Palace in cooperation with other forces.】

【You knew the entrance to the Dream Demon Secret Realm was a trap, so you naturally stopped Yu Daohong and others from entering, stating that even without entering, they could still join the Immortal Palace. Although Yu Daohong didn’t understand, he still followed your advice.】

【This matter left Yu Daohong and the old monsters of the Taiyi Emperor Palace quite surprised, as your advance knowledge of issues with the secret realm was far from simple. However, they had no intention of questioning you, knowing you wouldn’t harm the Taiyi Emperor Palace.】

【Following this, you diligently cultivated and comprehended the Dao in the Immortal Palace’s secret place. This secret place was stronger than the one you entered in the last secret realm, enabling better comprehension of the true meaning of the Heavenly Dao.】

【As a result, you successfully comprehended twenty percent of the true meaning of Time-Space Heavenly Dao over a hundred years. Of course, this also benefited from your consistent Dao comprehension over the previous hundred thousand years. Although you couldn’t comprehend the true meaning of the Heavenly Dao before, it laid a solid foundation allowing you to reach the bottleneck long ago, making it easier to comprehend now.】

【However, you were disappointed that taking disciples, a young Taoist nun and a young Taoist boy, didn’t bring any breakthroughs in cultivation. You remain stuck at the peak of the Origin Supreme level.】

【This puzzled you greatly. Given their uniqueness, they should have facilitated a breakthrough.】

【Ultimately, you couldn’t figure out their situation, so you put those thoughts away, planning to rely on yourself to reach the Earth Supreme level. Of course, you also realized that in this simulation, breaking through to the Earth Supreme level might be impossible.】

【Given the current timing, the Nine Star Pavilion Master’s plan to refine the Upper Realm was imminent.】

【Thus, your focus shifted to how to preserve your life. In your previous simulation, although the text simulated the Nine Star Pavilion Master successfully refining the Upper Realm, it didn’t mean everything in the Upper Realm was refined by him.】

【In your view, there were still some places he couldn’t refine. Among them, the Source of Darkness was definitely beyond his reach. The Nine Star Pavilion Master wouldn’t dare provoke the Source of Darkness, and during the refinement process, he would surely avoid it.】

【However, the Source of Darkness was too terrifying for you to venture into, so it wasn’t a safe refuge.】

The second place is the forbidden land of Great Origin. In your view, this place is rather eerie. When you were very weak and entered there, you only felt that the huge black shadow was extremely powerful, and the sealed heart was incredibly strong, but you didn’t know just how strong exactly.

Now, having reached the Supreme level, with your Origin-Breaking Divine Eyes having achieved Small Success Dominion, you feel that the terror of that heart and the huge black shadow far exceeds the level of an ordinary Emperor. Even when recalling it, you still feel a palpitation in your heart. The stronger you become, the more intense this feeling.

Because of this, you even suspect that the existence in the forbidden land of Great Origin might be related to the Immortals. This forbidden land exists specifically to seal away Immortals. If it is indeed related to Immortals, it might not be possible to refine it. Hiding there might save your life.

The third place is the Realm of Life and Death. The Realm of Life and Death is an existence that surpasses the ten forbidden lands. In your view, that ghostly place is even more anomalous and dangerous than the forbidden land of Great Origin. It is also a place that likely cannot be refined.

However, regardless of which place it is, they are all extremely dangerous. Entering any of them is a life-or-death situation.

But even if the forbidden lands are dangerous, you don’t want to sit and wait to be refined by the Pavilion Master of the Nine-Star Pavilion. You want to seize that last glimmer of hope.

After deep contemplation, you secretly revealed the Nine-Star Pavilion’s plan, hoping to attract the attention of the strong from the Upper Realm and have them intervene earlier. If the nine stars in the nine forbidden lands can be eradicated, perhaps the Pavilion Master of the Nine-Star Pavilion could be prevented from refining the Upper Realm.

Besides this, you also returned to the Taiyi Emperor Palace and revealed some things you knew, hoping the ancestors of the Taiyi Emperor Palace would believe that you can foresee the future and cooperate with you in going to the forbidden land of Great Origin to avoid the trial of death.

The ancestors of the Taiyi Emperor Palace were astonished and very conflicted over your words. After all, you had predicted the mishap in the secret realm. They couldn’t help but take your words seriously, not thinking you were making a joke.

However, abandoning everything and relocating the entire sect is a matter of great importance and must be considered carefully.

Just as the ancestors of the Taiyi Emperor Palace couldn’t decide, Emperor Tianyu unexpectedly returned.

At this time, Emperor Tianyu was gravely injured, his aura unstable, causing concern. The ancestors of the Taiyi Emperor Palace were shocked, not expecting Emperor Tianyu to suffer such severe injuries.

You were not surprised but rather relieved. Emperor Tianyu’s return, though in such a state, was better than the previous simulations where he disappeared without a trace. Clearly, due to the events between you and Yu Daoyi, the storyline had changed in this simulation.

Thinking about Yu Daoyi, you fell silent once again, feeling quite distressed.

Next, you inquired about what Emperor Tianyu experienced in the Ghost Demon Sea to receive such serious injuries. Emperor Tianyu calmly stated that he ventured deep into the Ghost Demon Sea and slew a terrifying shadow.

You were deeply impressed. Emperor Tianyu deserves to be called Emperor Tianyu; he indeed possesses overwhelming power, killing his way into the depths of the Ghost Demon Sea and slaying the terrifying shadow, something no ordinary Emperor could achieve.

You speculated whether Emperor Tianyu’s injuries were from fighting the terrifying shadow or from being attacked by another Emperor. To this, Emperor Tianyu nodded and then shook his head.

He indeed got injured while battling the terrifying shadow. Since the Ghost Demon Sea is the shadow’s territory, there wasn’t just one of those ghostly things. After killing three consecutively, he was gravely injured. However, the reason for his severe injuries was what he discovered afterward.

Emperor Tianyu, his gaze deep, revealed that he found some secrets in the Ghost Demon Sea. Then he was attacked by Water Star of the Nine-Star Pavilion, leading to his severe injuries, almost resulting in his demise in the Ghost Demon Sea.

Hearing Emperor Tianyu’s words, you understood clearly and were not surprised by his answer. You had suspected long ago that the Emperor who fought Emperor Tianyu was likely Water Star of the Nine-Star Pavilion, the one who had harmed Yu Daoyi.

The Pavilion Master of the Nine-Star Pavilion’s plan was about to unfold, and Water Star would naturally stay in the Ghost Demonic Sea region. The closer it got to the start of the plan, the more ruthless he became, making everyone who entered the Ghost Demon Sea his target.

As for why he killed Yu Daoyi in the age of declining law, it remained a question.

Next, you inquired about the secret of the Ghost Demon Sea. Emperor Tianyu did not hide anything and chose to reveal it.

Emperor Tianyu stated that the Ghost Demon Sea was likely not a naturally occurring forbidden land but a man-made one, created by stealing the world origin of the Three Profound Small Universe. The one who stole the world origin of the Three Profound Small Universe was likely Water Star of the Nine-Star Pavilion.

Finally, Emperor Tianyu fell silent for a moment and said that Water Star couldn’t have the capability to do this. It was most likely the work of the Pavilion Master of the Nine-Star Pavilion. Only the Pavilion Master of the Nine-Star Pavilion, who is from the multiverse with unfathomable strength, could have such ability.

Hearing this answer, you were shocked. You never imagined that the Ghost Demon Sea was artificially created by stealing the world origin of the Three Profound Small Universe. Such a method was indeed terrifying and insane.

After all, stealing the world’s origin will first infuriate the Heavenly Dao, which will not tolerate such actions. Then, doing so is likely to get labeled as a chaotic and evil force, leading to pursuits by orderly forces of chaos…

Of course, in the Upper Realm, all kinds of forces exist. Even if discovered, as long as it’s not excessively done, it probably won’t cause major issues. According to Alpha’s description, powerhouses above the Emperor realm cannot easily descend upon this fantastical world. With the strength of the Nine-Star Pavilion Master, as long as the big shots in the multiverse are not targeting him, he should be fine…

Would the big shots of the multiverse care about the Nine-Star Pavilion Master and his actions? Clearly, that’s impossible…

For this reason, what concerns you more is whether the Nine-Star Pavilion Master won’t be settled by the Heavenly Dao for doing such things? Even if he is a quasi-immortal, the Heavenly Dao shouldn’t let him run amok. A quasi-immortal shouldn’t be capable of opposing the Heavenly Dao of the Upper Realm…

At the same time, you also think of other forbidden lands. Since Ghost Demon Sea in the Small Universe is artificially created, what about the other nine forbidden lands? Were they also created by the Nine-Star Pavilion Master in the same manner?

If so, it’s truly terrifying to think about. You’re forced to suspect that something is wrong with the Upper Realm’s Heavenly Dao…

One might say, very likely, there always has been a problem. Considering there is the terrifying Source of Darkness in the Upper Realm, the Heavenly Dao couldn’t remain unaffected…

If the Upper Realm’s Heavenly Dao is continuously corroded and weakened by the Source of Darkness, then it’s understandable that the Nine-Star Pavilion Master can do such things…

He could steal the world’s origin, create forbidden lands, and then use the ten forbidden lands as a foundation to set up a world-shocking array to refine the Upper Realm. It’s one thing for him to be powerful and strategic, but more importantly, the Heavenly Dao itself is weak and unable to resist him…

Moreover, with people like Ye Chen, the children of luck, cropping up like bamboo shoots after the rain, and even reborn individuals like Ji Ziqing appearing, you also begin to understand why. It could be the Heavenly Dao trying to save itself, or system loopholes appearing after issues with the Heavenly Dao, equivalent to bugs…

Damn, it’s really ridiculous. But I should have thought of it earlier…

Wang Ping looked at the simulated content and also covered his forehead.

The origins of the ten forbidden lands were unimaginable to him, but the abnormalities with the Heavenly Dao…he should have anticipated this. With the dangerous Source of Darkness present, something happening to the Heavenly Dao was inevitable. Even if the Source of Darkness’s main body is likely restrained by big shots in the multiverse, making it seem less harmful…

The level of the Source of Darkness is too high. Even if it doesn’t rampage and quietly exists there, it can’t be easily borne by a singular world. Not to mention, the Source of Darkness occasionally stirs up chaos, which is evidence of its danger…

These chaotic incidents might be stirred by an emperor from the Source of Darkness or caused by minor outbursts of the Source of Darkness itself.

In any case, the Source of Darkness is an unignorable existence, but Wang Ping had previously ignored its influence. It was indeed careless and a low-level mistake…

However, Wang Ping felt this was partly because of the Source of Darkness’s low presence. In previous simulations, its appearances were limited to small dark calamities when Wang Ping was still on the Great Origin Ancient Star. Then, there were emperors entering to self-seal for survival…

Then, the Nine-Star Pavilion Master ventured in to collect dark power to create the Devouring Immortal Demon Body. This led to an instinctive reaction that the Source of Darkness was temporarily harmless…

But knowing these secrets doesn’t mean that the forbidden lands can be destroyed. An even more troublesome point is that…if the forbidden lands were indeed created by the Nine-Star Pavilion Master by stealing the world’s origin, then do they have a means to control the forbidden land’s power? If they do, even with many emperors, they might not be able to eliminate Mercury…

No, that’s not right. Since they later succeeded, it means they definitely have a way to control the forbidden land’s power. However, whether dealing with Yu Daoyi or Emperor Tianyu, they didn’t use it yet…

It’s very likely because it’s not worth it or not the right time, and can only be used when refining the Upper Realm…

Wang Ping exhaled deeply, finding it hard to calm down. Delving into the secrets of the Nine-Star Pavilion again, and even deeper secrets…it really makes it hard to stay calm.