270 – The Secrets of the Immortal Domain!

“With the Small Chaos Body in hand, my current combat power is already sufficiently strong. In this Upper Realm, there are very few Cultivators who can defeat me…”

Wang Ping felt his strength and nodded with satisfaction.

In the Life Simulation, the simulated Wang Ping’s performance could rival the strength of late-stage Emperors with special constitutions. Although this was slightly weaker than top-tier Emperors like Emperor Tianyu, it was still considered extremely powerful in the Upper Realm.

After all, among the hundreds of existing Emperors in the Upper Realm, those who could reach this level were very few in number; it was questionable if there were even twenty.

“When I become an Emperor and develop a bit more, I will be invincible among the Emperors.”

Wang Ping grew increasingly confident in his combat prowess.

Of course, this was under the premise that the Nine-Star Pavilion Master hadn’t discovered he had obtained the Chaos Body; otherwise, he would face significant trouble.

“System, continue the simulation.”

After calming down, Wang Ping spoke again.

He didn’t have much time to dawdle; he needed to quickly become an Emperor and gain even greater power.

“Ding, five billion jin of top-grade divine sources consumed. Life Simulator starting; talents are being refreshed…”

The System’s voice sounded.

“Ding, talents successfully refreshed. Congratulations to the host for successfully refreshing the Purple Talent: Blood Drinking Sword; Purple Talent: Grand Summoning Spell.”

Purple Talent: Blood Drinking Sword: Can heal by drinking blood.

Purple Talent: Grand Summoning Spell: The host can summon a certain number of divine realm experts to assist in battle.

“Is my luck turning bad again? Not a single golden talent this time.”

Wang Ping shook his head slightly as he looked at the talents refreshed this time.

Then, he casually made his choice: “System, I choose Purple Talent: Blood Drinking Sword.”

“Ding, talent selection successful. Life Simulation starting.”

The System’s voice sounded, and Wang Ping felt his consciousness blur as he entered an immersive simulation state.

Then, a screen appeared, and familiar words floated out.

【On the first day, you chose to have the quasi-Emperor of the Taiyi Emperor Palace collect the jade talisman of golden light while you went directly to the hidden place of the Emperor of Destruction to seize his divine source.】

【When you arrived at his secluded location, you encountered an obstruction; a stunning array was set up there. With your current power, you couldn’t break through it.】

【However, you weren’t in a hurry; you activated the seven-colored talent: Instant Death Attack continuously, hoping to trigger its effect. Ultimately, you successfully triggered the seven-colored talent: Instant Death Attack, breaking the Emperor of Destruction’s carefully arranged array, and stormed in.】

【Then, you witnessed a scene that made you frown. The Emperor of Destruction’s condition was clearly very anomalous, seemingly in a state of demonic trance. Using the Origin-Breaking Divine Eyes, you saw the abnormal state of his soul.】

【This made you realize that the so-called divine source was just a trap, set by a demonic quasi-immortal close to his fall, to lure people like the Emperor of Destruction. The trap aimed to erode his soul and seize his body.】

【If he could survive this ordeal and eliminate the demonic quasi-immortal’s will, he would gain tremendous rewards and easily become a quasi-immortal. But if he couldn’t, he would either be possessed or perish together with the demonic quasi-immortal.】

【By observing that the Emperor of Destruction did not appear for ten thousand years in the future, it can be concluded that he must have chosen to perish together with the quasi-immortal of the demonic path.】

【Thinking of this, you can’t help but feel that the Emperor of Destruction is quite pitiful. Despite having become an emperor among emperors, in the end, he was still outsmarted, becoming a moth caught in a spider’s web, ultimately having to exhaust all his strength to die together with the will of the quasi-immortal of the demonic path. It can be said that his cultivation ended in vain.】

【As you lament the pitiful state of the Emperor of Destruction, he also looks at you. His eyes reflect entirely different emotions; one filled with pain and rage, the other brimming with malice and treachery.】

【Finally, the Emperor of Destruction speaks, laughing heartily, expressing that he never expected someone with such a precious heart to deliver themselves to his door, and possessing the legendary Chaos Body, this was truly an unexpected joy.】

【You listen to these eerie words without expression, stating that a quasi-immortal wants to devour you, but he is lacking a bit. Then, you directly use the seven-colored talent: Cassine’s Guillotine against the Emperor of Destruction.】

【Due to the effect of the seven-colored talent: Cassine’s Guillotine, the Emperor of Destruction’s expression freezes, and his soul rapidly perishes. Even the will of the quasi-immortal of the demonic path faces the same fate. Although it is the will of a quasi-immortal, it is ultimately entangled with the soul of the Emperor of Destruction, thus falling within the range of the ability’s power.】

【However, you are not particularly happy about the complete annihilation of the Emperor of Destruction and the quasi-immortal of the demonic path. Because your purpose in coming here was for the divine source. As it turns out, the divine source is gone, you gained nothing, and you wasted the effect of the seven-colored talent: Cassine’s Guillotine, which is a significant loss.】

【Although, after absorbing and refining the flesh and essence of the Emperor of Destruction with the Devouring Emperor’s Weapon, you did not entirely lose out and actually gained quite a lot, it still pales in comparison to the divine source.】

【In the end, you store the body of the Emperor of Destruction into your internal world, while also checking his accumulated treasures. Finally, you smile because the wealth of the Emperor of Destruction is truly astonishing, much more than Emperor Tianyu’s.】

【The Emperor of Destruction possesses a top-grade divine source amounting to as much as fifty billion jin. In addition, there are world-shocking miraculous medicines and minerals that even have effects on emperors.】

【Next, you decide to leave, preparing to return to the Taiyi Emperor Palace. Once you get hold of all the jade talismans of golden light from the Taiyi Emperor Palace, you will directly open the secret realm. This time, you have no intention of waiting for Yu Daoyi.】

【To you, time is money, you must become stronger as quickly as possible before Nine-Star Pavilion Master Leng Yue realizes.】

【Shortly after, you open the secret realm of the Immortal Tower. Then, you follow your memories to collect various treasures in the secret realm.】

【Once the Immortal Tower opens, you begin the challenge. This time, you are truly going all out, defeating everyone in your path with ease.】

【Ultimately, under the astonished gazes of all the cultivators present, you instantly kill Lu Daoxian, engaging in a world-shaking battle with Ye Cang, the Chaos Body.】

【In this battle, unlike the last time when you had to fully use your talents while being in a sorry state, this time you fight with great ease even without using your talents. Moreover, because you had already fought Ye Cang and absorbed the essence of his Chaos Emperor’s Scripture, and you could continue improving during the battle, your combat power surpasses that of his created shadow.】

【Therefore, as the battle reaches its climax, Ye Cang is completely outmatched. However, you are very clear that if you want to completely kill him, you must pay a high price. Still, since getting injured or dying here would not matter, you continue to fight without hesitation, not intending to use your talents.】

【In such a seemingly even battle, your comprehension of the path of chaos deepens. Thus, by the end of the fight, you actually comprehend ninety percent of the true meaning of the Chaos Heavenly Dao, your strength surges again, and you powerfully kill Ye Cang with terrifying force. At this moment, your combat power already completely surpasses Ye Cang’s.】

【As expected, after you kill Ye Cang, you successfully take the first place in the Immortal Tower. This scene shocks all the cultivators outside the tower, they realize they have witnessed a miracle, witnessing the birth of the strongest genius since the Upper Realm’s inception. You are very likely the number one person from ancient times to the future, with no one able to surpass you.】

“This time, I finally got my revenge, ninety percent of the true meaning of the Chaos Heavenly Dao, defeating Ye Cang, and becoming the number one in the Upper Realm.”

Wang Ping looked at the words simulated, his face beaming with a smile.

He just doesn’t know if after reaching the first place, he can subdue the Immortal Tower and what kind of rewards he can obtain.

As Wang Ping was contemplating, the simulation continued.

【Amidst the shock of everyone around, you hear a voice in the Immortal Tower. It is exactly the voice of the spirit of the Immortal Tower. The spirit congratulates you on becoming the number one in this realm. Then, it begins to ask you a question, whether you are willing to accept the Immortal King’s Trial.】

【If you accept the Immortal King’s Trial and successfully pass it, it will recognize you as its master.】

【Hearing the Immortal Tower’s words, you are deeply shocked. Although you know the origin of the Immortal Tower must be extraordinary, the burst of Immortal Light in the secret realm severely injuring the quasi-immortal of the Gu family is not something a typical Immortal Artifact can compare to.】

【After all, the newly becoming Immortal Artifact, the Essence Devouring Pearl, can’t match a quasi-immortal on its own. If the Essence Devouring Pearl could rival a quasi-immortal or even kill one, then you would not have perished in the previous simulation. However, this is very normal, as an Immortal Artifact ultimately needs an immortal to bring out its true power, relying solely on its burst of power, it cannot be a match for a quasi-immortal.】

In this aspect, it’s the same in the Upper Realm. The Emperor’s Weapon is very powerful, but once it reaches the general quasi-emperor level, it can be suppressed. However, a quasi-emperor wielding an Emperor’s Weapon can gain a significant advantage in battles with other quasi-emperors of the same level…

Immortal Artifacts are more powerful and cannot be suppressed by great emperors, not even by emperors themselves. In this regard, the performance of Immortal Artifacts far surpasses that of Emperor’s Weapons. But quasi-immortals are different; this level has one foot in the realm of immortality, too powerful to be suppressed by a single artifact…

The Immortal Tower, however, can seriously injure a quasi-immortal, performing much better than the Essence Devouring Pearl, and you suspect it hasn’t even given its all. For this reason, you had previously guessed that the Immortal Tower is definitely not an ordinary Immortal Artifact, but you didn’t expect that it was related to the Immortal King, possibly an Immortal King’s Weapon…

Although, due to historical gaps, the Taiyi Emperor Palace doesn’t have much record about immortals and doesn’t know what rank the Immortal King holds in the Immortal Realm, it is certainly many times stronger than ordinary immortals…

After being shocked, you ask what rank the Immortal Tower actually is. The spirit of the Immortal Tower does not hide, directly stating its level. The Immortal Tower is an Immortal King’s Weapon, the life-bound Immortal King’s Weapon of the Celestial Spirit Immortal King, the Celestial Spirit Immortal Tower…

Hearing this answer, you anticipated it but are still very astonished, confirming that this Immortal King’s Weapon, the Celestial Spirit Immortal Tower, certainly held back when dealing with the quasi-immortal from the Gu family; otherwise, that quasi-immortal from the Gu family would have long been reduced to ashes…

Next, you ask about the classification system of the Immortal Realm. In response, the spirit of the Immortal Tower doesn’t hide anything and chooses to inform you. The levels in the Immortal Realm are not numerous. Above the great emperor is the immortal, a true transformation that grants eternal life and limitless lifespan. The specific ranks are True Immortal, Mystic Immortal, and Immortal King…

You are very surprised to hear the Immortal Tower’s answer. You originally thought the cultivation system of the Immortal Realm would be like that of the Upper Realm, with many realms, but you didn’t expect that the Immortal Realm has only three major realms, which is quite shocking…

The spirit of the Immortal Tower notices your surprise and calmly states that becoming immortal is difficult, whether in the Lower Realm or the Upper Realm. Thus, immortals in the Upper Realm are definitely first-class powerhouses and cannot be numerous. Even great emperors in the Upper Realm are considered powerhouses. As for Immortal Kings, an era is a hundred million years long, and even with over a hundred eras’ accumulation, the number of Immortal Kings born in the Immortal Domain has not exceeded a hundred. In other words, an era may pass without the birth of even one Immortal King…

Hearing the answer from the spirit of the Immortal Artifact, your mood is complex. Because after becoming a god and ascending, discovering that Void Gods are as common as dogs in the Upper Realm, you thought that in the Immortal Domain, emperors would be as common as dogs and Immortal Kings everywhere, but you didn’t expect such a situation…

In the Immortal Domain, great emperors are still powerhouses, and Immortal Kings are genuinely top-tier experts. Since the birth of the Immortal Domain, fewer than a hundred Immortal Kings have been born…

Wang Ping looked at the text simulation and was quite amazed.

He didn’t expect the Immortal Tower to be an Immortal King’s Weapon, nor did he expect to learn some things about the Immortal Domain here.

“It seems that going to the Immortal Domain, I won’t have to experience becoming a weakling again after ascending. If I can become immortal before going to the Immortal Domain, with my Chaos Body’s enhanced strength, I would be considered a powerhouse among True Immortals. However, at the immortal level, fighting above one’s level will probably become extremely difficult, and it won’t be possible to act as recklessly as in the Lower Realm.”

Wang Ping’s eyes flickered as he thought to himself.

Just as Wang Ping was thinking, the text simulation continued, and the subsequent information shocked Wang Ping even more.

At this moment, you recall the matter of the immortal guarding the passage to the Immortal Domain, and you curiously ask the spirit of the Immortal Tower about it. Hearing your question, the spirit of the Immortal Tower falls into silence…

Then, he slowly speaks a sentence. It seems that the situation in the Immortal Domain is worse than he imagined. Perhaps it is the right choice not to go to the Immortal Domain…

This statement leaves you very surprised, not understanding why the spirit of the Immortal Tower would say such a thing, and you can’t help but ask further…

After a moment of silence, the spirit of the Immortal Tower states that you are not yet qualified to know. If in the future you can become immortal, you will then be eligible to learn some secrets. But by that time, once you know what has happened in the Immortal Domain, you may not choose to go there. Of course, not going to the Immortal Domain would actually be a good thing…

Listening to the spirit of the Immortal Artifact, you are speechless. Whether it’s the Dark Time Emperor or the Nine-Star Pavilion Master Leng Yue, or even the spirit of the Immortal Artifact now, each one of them speaks in riddles…

However, you also know that continuing to ask won’t yield the truth from the spirit of the Immortal Artifact, so you can only give up the idea of asking and instead recall something else…

That is, since the Immortal Tower is still here, does it mean that Ye Cang, the prodigy with the Chaos Body, also never passed the trial of the Celestial Spirit Immortal King? If so, the difficulty of this Immortal King trial must be beyond imagination…

As if seeing your thoughts, the spirit of the Immortal Artifact gives an answer, stating that the Immortal King’s trial is indeed difficult, and even prodigies with the Chaos Body may not necessarily pass it. However, Ye Cang did not fail the Immortal King’s trials; rather, Ye Cang was born much earlier than his master, the Celestial Spirit Immortal King’s descent to the lower realm…

It should be said that among those ranked on the stele, there are many like Ye Cang. This ranking on the stele was made by the spirit of this Immortal King’s Weapon observing the marks left by the Heavenly Dao of this world…

Hearing this, you finally feel relieved. If even a prodigy with the Chaos Body like Ye Cang couldn’t pass the trial, the difficulty would have been too high…

However, you also have more questions. What exactly happened in the Immortal Domain, and why did the Celestial Spirit Immortal King descend to the lower realm and leave behind the Immortal Tower…

While you were contemplating, the Immortal Tower’s artifact spirit once again asked whether you wanted to undergo the tower’s trial. You nodded seriously, indicating your desire to participate in the Immortal King trial.

Upon receiving your response, the artifact spirit teleported you to a peculiar space. In this space, there was no light, only eternal darkness, which made you feel solemn and somewhat uneasy.

Your past trials mostly tested your combat abilities and talents, but these had already been tested in the previous trials of the Immortal Tower. It was clear that the trial would not be repetitive. Hence, this trial would undoubtedly be unique, requiring utmost caution.

However, something astonishing occurred. Even after a year’s time, no enemies or sounds appeared, leaving you puzzled, unable to comprehend the nature of the trial.

As time passed, three more years went by. You finally sensed an anomaly… A sinister thought began to sprout within you, seeking to erode your will.

This made you feel solemn, trying to maintain your mind and crush this sinister thought with your will.

In the blink of an eye, ten years passed, but you couldn’t resist the sinister thought and were completely eroded by it. At that moment, your vision brightened, returning to the space where you had previously battled Ye Cang, regaining consciousness.

Cold sweat ran down your back as you recalled the moment of complete erosion, feeling terrified. The sinister thought had appeared silently, exuding an inconceivable anomaly, preventing any defense.

The Immortal Tower’s artifact spirit looked at you with disappointment, stating that although your talent was immense, with few in the Immortal Realm matching you, your will was too weak, not aligned with your talent. If you entered the Immortal Domain after becoming immortal in such a state, the chances of survival would be slim.

Hearing this, you felt very depressed, yet you couldn’t argue. Your growth largely relied on your ‘cheats,’ and some memory fragments couldn’t significantly increase your willpower. Although, in many simulations, the simulated Wang Ping’s will would become stronger after time-honing, this simulation hadn’t started long, thus resembling a pure ‘cheater.’

In the end, you sighed, knowing that obtaining this Immortal King artifact this time was impossible. Even after becoming immortal, you probably wouldn’t receive the artifact spirit’s approval. This test was about willpower, unrelated to talent, combat abilities, or cultivation levels.

However, you didn’t understand why willpower was of such importance to the Immortal Kings, far outweighing talent and combat abilities. Was willpower the key to becoming an Immortal King? Or was the Immortal Domain’s situation even more complex and dangerous than you imagined?

While you were pondering, the artifact spirit awarded you the first place in the Immortal Tower ranking. The reward was an Immortal Scripture and a divine source. The Immortal Scripture was created by the Immortal King Xiaoling, holding immense value. If you could comprehend its mysteries, it would tremendously aid in creating your own Chaos Immortal Scripture.

Even if you couldn’t immediately comprehend the Chaos Immortal Scripture using this, mastering it would significantly boost your combat abilities. The Immortal King Scripture surpassed the Emperor’s Scripture by several levels. Although the Chaos Emperor’s Scripture was more profound than many Immortal Scriptures, it still fell short compared to the Immortal King Scripture. The martial arts techniques recorded in the Immortal King Scripture were undoubtedly stronger than those you created in the Chaos Emperor’s Scripture.

Of course, you knew you must follow your own path. Thus, you won’t rely solely on the Xiaoling Immortal King Scripture but use the recorded techniques as trump cards while referencing and comprehending them. The Chaos path you understand on your own would always be the most suitable for you.

After joyfully storing the two items in your inner world, the artifact spirit teleported you outside the Immortal Tower. You appeared before everyone.

“It seems I need to find a way to temper my willpower. Also, if possible, obtaining a seven-colored willpower talent would be best.”

Wang Ping pondered silently as he looked at the text simulation’s content.

However, whether the seven-colored talent level of willpower talent could withstand the willpower tempering of the Immortal King trial was indeed a question.

After all, without optimizing the Golden Finger, the highest level corresponding to the seven-colored talent was merely Emperor-level, quite far from the Immortal King.

As for the seven-colored floor tiles, corresponding only to the Supreme, it was needless to say more.

Although the Immortal King trial definitely did not take the Immortal King level as a reference, and the difficulty would surely be much lower, the hope that the seven-colored talent could bear the resistance was still poor.

“It seems the Golden Finger must be optimized.”

Wang Ping sighed inwardly.

“However, does my present thought mean I’ll never be able to escape the Life Simulator’s dependency?”

After a pause, Wang Ping fell into deep thought again.

Indeed, Wang Ping had to admit that even though his body had experienced some things since transmigrating, most of the time, he was living comfortably, relying excessively on the Life Simulator. His extreme dependency on it was an unavoidable reality.

“Sigh… I can only take it one step at a time. Let’s see what happens after optimizing the Life Simulator first. If there’s no path ahead, then I’ll just have to hone myself further.”

Wang Ping shook his head, sighed, and continued staring at the screen.

【With your appearance, all the cultivators present showed eyes of reverence towards you. The ancestors of the Taiyi Emperor Palace were even more excited to the extreme. After all, you, the number one person through the ages, are their Palace Master, who can lead them and the entire sect to ascension in the future.】

【Next, you didn’t intend to speak much with others, choosing instead to lead the people of the Taiyi Emperor Palace away from there, letting them continue to seek fortuitous encounters while you started secluded cultivation to attain the Dao and become an Emperor.】

【In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred years passed. During these years, you had no intention of letting the three Devouring Emperor’s Weapons absorb the divine source to upgrade into Immortal Artifacts, as the commotion it would cause would be too great. You wanted to wait until the timing was right.】

【Therefore, for the past hundred years, you have been making the three Devouring Emperor’s Weapons devour the corpse and essence of the Emperor of Destruction, intending to quickly refine your Emperor Body and then attain the Dao and become an Emperor.】

【When you made substantial progress, you sensed a power of time and space, snapping you back from your cultivation state, realizing that the time limit for the opening of the secret realm had arrived. Apparently, last time it wasn’t the Immortal Tower disdaining the Essence Devouring Pearl undergoing the Immortal Artifact tribulation, but the time limit for the opening of the secret realm had arrived.】

【Therefore, you ended your cultivation and waited to be teleported out. However, you suddenly remembered one thing. At this point in time, the Nine-Star Pavilion Master Leng Yue might have already discovered the Chaos Body situation. If you go out now, you will likely be caught and taken away by him.】

【Facing the senior transmigrator, the Nine-Star Pavilion Master Leng Yue, even if you use the seven-colored talent ‘God of Escape,’ you can’t escape his grasp. After some thought, you decided to use the seven-colored talent ‘God of Escape’ directly to teleport, intending to take advantage of it to teleport to another world and develop yourself.】

【I have to say, you were very fortunate this time and really did teleport to another world. However, as usual, the location you were teleported to was very tricky, clearly within an extremely dangerous forbidden area.】

【Nevertheless, you were not flustered. With your current combat power, breaking out of such a forbidden area is just a matter of spending more time.】

【While you were exploring the forbidden area in another world, intending to break out of it, those cultivators who had left the secret realm of the Immortal Tower spread your deeds widely. For a time, your reputation skyrocketed, shaking the entire Upper Realm. Eventually, your identity as the number one person through the ages began to spread, talked about with great relish by countless cultivators.】

【However, these Emperors and cultivators were quite puzzled, not knowing why you didn’t come out. Therefore, the Immortal Palace started to use the Divine Calculator to deduce the future. The Nine-Star Pavilion Master Leng Yue also had the Heavenly Calculator deduce it.】

【However, the result of their deductions caused the Immortal Palace and the Nine-Star Pavilion Master Leng Yue to frown because the results showed that you do not exist in this realm.】

【You were unaware of the subsequent developments in the Upper Realm where you previously resided. Now, you finally broke out of the dangerous area of the forbidden zone and quickly rushed out. You didn’t know if you were still in the Upper Realm. After all, a forbidden zone doesn’t prove much; some terrifying forbidden zones that haven’t been discovered do exist.】

【Just as you were about to leave the forbidden zone, you encountered a woman, thus obtaining an answer in advance. This woman’s cultivation was extremely formidable, having reached the Great Perfection level of the Great Emperor, giving you a sensation no weaker than Emperor Tianyu. However, you had never encountered such a woman in your previous simulations.】

【This means you were teleported to another world by the seven-colored talent ‘God of Escape.’ This caused your eyes to shine brightly and you felt incredibly joyous. After all, in your original world, you would definitely be done in by the senior transmigrator and Nine-Star Pavilion Master Leng Yue; fleeing wouldn’t have worked, you wouldn’t have had any time to develop.】

【Now that you’ve come to another world, you can completely bide your time and develop. As long as you have enough time, you can absolutely attain the Dao and become an Emperor, and even rapidly advance your cultivation. If that happens, you can completely dominate and hope to become immortal in this world.】

【As various thoughts flashed through your mind, the Empress before you stared at you with surprise and gravity. After all, the feeling you gave her was too peculiar. Your cultivation was clearly only quasi-emperor, yet you gave her an intense sense of danger.】

【This was undoubtedly incredible. For a quasi-emperor to be able to match an ordinary old Great Emperor was already quite astonishing. To threaten her, a top-tier Great Emperor, was entirely fantastical.】

【Therefore, this Empress took an interest in you. After some thought, she decided to make a move on you to test your combat strength.】

【Seeing the Empress suddenly make a move on you, you frowned. However, you felt no killing intent and guessed the Empress was curious about you, thus making a move to test your combat strength.】

【However, as you had just arrived in this world, you weren’t familiar with its situation. Therefore, you had no intention of using your real skills and deliberately concealed many of your trump cards. Now, you just wanted to develop quietly and quickly attain the Dao to become an Emperor.】

【To this end, you only displayed combat strength commensurate with a mid-stage Great Emperor. This made the Empress feel that her earlier sense of danger might have been a misunderstanding. Nevertheless, your performance still impressed her greatly.】

【After all, people who can achieve what you did are exceedingly rare.】

【Therefore, the Empress stopped, apologized to you, and said she was merely curious and wanted to spar with you. You smiled slightly, indicated it was okay, and mentioned you also wanted to spar.】

【Seeing your magnanimous heart, the Empress took a liking to you and invited you to visit her palace.】