288 – Wang Ping Becomes an Immortal! Revisiting the Life and Death Forbidden Zone!

“Good heavens, ‘Cold’ Yue truly lives up to his name, he plans to just cut down the ancient Immortal Tree.”

Wang Ping looked at the content of the textual simulation, his gaze turned peculiar as he made a remark.

However, this was quite a normal thing. Given Cold Yue’s style, refining even the Ten Great Universes wouldn’t make him bat an eye, not to mention killing an ancient Immortal Tree.

“However, the ancient Immortal Tree definitely can’t be killed. In many ways, it’s a good tree, killing it would be too much of a pity.”

Wang Ping shook his head and sighed, then continued to stare at the screen.

【You don’t know what Cold Yue is thinking, so you continue to converse with the incarnation of the ancient Immortal Tree. The incarnation is surprised that you know about the matters in the Source of Darkness and his intent to eliminate the scourge within. If you were from this world, it wouldn’t be odd, but you are from another world, making it quite strange.】

【However, after some contemplation, the ancient Immortal Tree decided not to ask why you know so much, and instead agreed to trade with you. If you can eliminate that scourge, he will give you some Enlightenment Immortal Tea Leaves and a drop of Immortal Tree essence.】

【Upon hearing this, you shake your head and say one portion is not enough, you want two, as the task isn’t something you can handle alone and Cold Yue’s help is required. Naturally, the reward should be two portions.】

【The ancient Immortal Tree was speechless, feeling you were asking an exorbitant price. Both the Enlightenment Immortal Tea Leaves and the Immortal Tree essence are extremely precious and not easy to produce.】

【You realized what the ancient Immortal Tree was thinking and smiled, mentioning that given its age, even if one drop of Immortal Tree essence takes hundreds of millennia to accumulate, it should have quite a bit by now, so there’s no need to hesitate over two drops.】

【The incarnation of the ancient Immortal Tree sighed, knowing you were hinting that for a True Immortal senior, being stingy would be unbecoming. Ultimately, he agreed and chose to give you two portions.】

【You were very satisfied with this and then set off with Cold Yue towards the Source of Darkness.】

【Upon your arrival at the Source of Darkness, you encountered numerous dark emperors and dark quasi-immortals. This situation was different from your memory.】

【However, this was expected, as the current timeline is over twenty thousand years earlier than before, and the dark entities have yet to capture these dark emperors and dark quasi-immortals to use as nutrients.】

【You and Cold Yue then began a massacre of these dark emperors and dark quasi-immortals, consuming them with the Essence Devouring Pearl. Thus, the Source of Darkness in this world was thoroughly cleaned out by you two.】

【Then, you delved deeper into the Source of Darkness, finding the chrysalis of that dark being. This time, with Cold Yue by your side, dealing with the much weaker dark being was effortless.】

【After eliminating the dark being, you left the Source of Darkness and went to find the ancient Immortal Tree to claim your reward. The ancient Immortal Tree did not seem to have any intention of breaking the agreement and directly gave you and Cold Yue each a portion of Enlightenment Immortal Tea Leaves and a drop of Immortal Tree essence.】

【With the reward in hand, you were very satisfied and decided to find a place to seclude yourself and absorb these items. Cold Yue did not oppose this, but once a suitable place was found for your seclusion, he covertly communicated to you whether you should join forces to cut down the ancient Immortal Tree and thereby easily become immortal.】

【You found Cold Yue’s words quite speechless, stating that you wouldn’t do such a thing.】

【Hearing this, Cold Yue didn’t say much more, coolly remarking that if you didn’t want to, then after he becomes immortal, he would handle the ancient Immortal Tree himself to advance further.】

【Cold Yue’s statement made you cover your forehead, but you didn’t argue further as you knew you couldn’t stop him. Unless you ended up completely opposed to him. However, for the sake of an ancient Immortal Tree, opposing a reliable ally like Cold Yue was obviously not an option.】

【Then, you each went into seclusion and began your cultivation. You started by brewing and drinking the two portions of Immortal Tea consecutively, hoping to gain enlightenment from them.】

【However, you were somewhat disappointed to find that the Enlightenment Immortal Tea exhibited a significant effect only the first time, and its efficacy lessened on the second and third consumption.】

【Hence, after consuming two portions of the Enlightenment Immortal Tea, you merely improved the Chaos Immortal Scripture somewhat, but it remained at the True Immortal Scripture level. As for the Chaos Immortal Dao, it also made some progress but failed to reach a transformative stage.】

【Though disappointed, you remained philosophical. After all, the ancient Immortal Tree is merely a True Immortal, and thus can’t be expected to produce overly miraculous items. The first consumption having allowed you to understand the Chaos Immortal Scripture and Chaos Immortal Dao was already remarkably strong.】

【Next, you consumed the Immortal Tree essence, combined with the divine source refined from the Essence Devouring Pearl, and began refining your immortal body.】

【Time passed quickly, and after a thousand years, you succeeded in refining your immortal body, significantly enhancing your physical strength, vitality, essence, and recovery ability. The most notable benefit was that you could now burn your essence for even longer durations.】

【Of course, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for you to burn your origin, after all, in this Lower Realm, the chances to restore one of your level are extremely rare.】

【After you emerged from seclusion, you discovered that Leng Yue had already left seclusion as well. Leng Yue had also condensed an immortal body.】

【Afterwards, you both left this world, beginning to search for other worlds to hunt down the Dark Emperors and dark quasi-immortals, refining the divine source, while also attempting to find more opportunities. If you could directly become immortal without waiting for the opening of the Immortal Gate in more than two hundred thousand years, it would undoubtedly be the best outcome.】

【Unfortunately, the same issue persisted, other worlds were hard to find. After a hundred thousand years, despite discovering many worlds and achieving considerable gains, you did not find the opportunity to become immortal.】

【Leng Yue was no longer interested in accompanying you in searching for those worlds to slaughter Dark Emperors and dark quasi-immortals, as it offered no benefit to him and was a waste of time.】

【You also felt that continuing in this manner was meaningless, apart from refining more divine sources. Thus, you and Leng Yue returned to the original Upper Realm together.】

【When you returned, you found that Yu Daoyi was already pregnant with your child and had even given birth, sealing the child to await the golden age.】

【You felt very embarrassed, thinking you owed Yu Daoyi too much. After all, you had just become Dao companions not long before you left this world, and once you left, it was a hundred thousand years.】

【Yu Daoyi harbored some resentment over your departure, and as soon as you returned, she held onto you, indulging in dual cultivation for a whole year.】( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

【This once again triggered the Six-Digit Talent: Love of the Stars, raising Yu Daoyi’s cultivation from the mid-Emperor stage to the late-Emperor stage, while your own mana also began to gradually transform into immortal power.】

【You couldn’t help but admire the effects of the Six-Digit Talent: Love of the Stars. With this talent, you didn’t have to worry about your Dao companion dying of old age due to a lack of talent.】

【Next, you turned your thoughts to Ji Bingyan. You had great affection for Ji Bingyan and didn’t want her to remain lonely, stuck at the level of Great Saint or quasi-Supreme for her whole life.】

“This Six-Digit Talent: Love of the Stars even comes with an inherent promiscuous trait, huh…”

Wang Ping looked at the text simulation, his face twitching slightly.

He genuinely hadn’t expected that the Six-Digit Talent: Love of the Stars would turn the simulated Wang Ping into such a playboy. One Dao companion was not enough; he even wanted to take in Ji Bingyan as well.

As for Wang Ping himself, he was a firm believer in solitude, not wanting even one Dao companion, but this simulated Wang Ping’s promiscuity was truly infuriating.

As Wang Ping inwardly complained, the text simulation continued.

【Therefore, you felt you could give her a hand. Thus, you took Ji Bingyan as a concubine and began cultivating her. When Ji Bingyan became your Dao companion, Yu Daoyi didn’t object much. After all, she knew Ji Bingyan was from the same lower plane as you and had known you earlier. Additionally, after interacting with her, she grew to like Ji Bingyan’s personality, so she could accept it.】

【Hence, the three of you lived a shameless and unrestrained life. Dual cultivation, raising daughters… Your daughters shone infinitely, surpassing their peers. Even Gu Xuan was almost driven to insanity by your mischievous children.】

【In the blink of an eye, more than hundred thousand years passed. During these hundred thousand years, Ji Bingyan also bore you a daughter, who was equally gifted and outshone her peers. Now, both of your daughters had become Emperors, becoming unparalleled Phoenixes of their generation.】

【Meanwhile, during the more than hundred thousand years of dual cultivation, Yu Daoyi had already reached Great Perfection of the Emperor’s cultivation. With the aid of divine source, she successfully became a quasi-immortal. Your father-in-law, Emperor Tianyu, had also already achieved quasi-immortal status with the support of your divine source.】

【Ji Bingyan also reached the Great Perfection of the Emperor level. As for you, your mana had already transformed into immortal power. Thus, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call you a pseudo-immortal. After all, your physical body had already transformed into an immortal body, your mana into immortal power, and you had comprehended the Chaos Immortal Dao. The only difference between you and a True Immortal was the lack of the most crucial True Immortal Dao Fruit.】

【However, the True Immortal Dao Fruit could be condensed over time if you wished. Hence, you no longer needed to absorb the energy of sealed Evil Immortals to achieve immortality. This Six-Digit Talent: Love of the Stars continued to amaze you with its efficacy. You had never expected it to be so useful.】

【Of course, this Six-Digit Talent: Love of the Stars was only a Six-Digit Talent, likely useless upon reaching True Immortal.】

【While you were pondering, the Immortal Gate opened. As many cultivators from the Upper Realm entered it, Leng Yue found you, wanting to face the Evil Immortal together.】

【You naturally agreed, as it was something you had long agreed upon. Furthermore, although you no longer needed to absorb the energy of sealed Evil Immortals to break through, such vast energy still had other uses. Naturally, it couldn’t be wasted. After all, this energy could help your two daughters become immortal.】

【Just as you were about to depart with Leng Yue, he gazed at you, sensing that your cultivation level seemed far higher than his… You had walked further on the path to immortality. However, he didn’t question your intentions, simply accompanying you as you left.】

Very quickly, you arrived at the Immortal Palace. Each of you, with a single move, casually obliterated the Immortal Palace Quasi-Immortal and the Gu Family Quasi-Immortal, devoured them, and then entered the palace.

After that, you each utilized your methods to attack the sealed Evil Immortal, aiming to devour it. This provoked the sealed Evil Immortal into a fury, intending to annihilate you.

However, what terrified him was that both you and Leng Yue were too powerful, completely unlike ordinary quasi-immortals, making him feel immense pressure. Yet, he had no choice but to engage.

In the end, you and Leng Yue together eradicated the entirety of the Evil Immortal’s energy body. This time, due to the two-against-one situation and your enhanced combat power after refining immortal energy, you found dealing with the Evil Immortal’s energy body exceptionally easy, even without using your Six-Digit Talent: Flashes of Ephemeral Splendor.

After destroying the Evil Immortal’s energy body, you searched for the Evil Immortal’s consciousness hidden within the energy. Once found, you directly used the Holy Light Staff to utterly annihilate it, ensuring it was completely eradicated. However, on Leng Yue’s side, it was evident that problems arose during his devouring process.

To your surprise, Leng Yue resolved it independently without requiring your assistance. Clearly, Leng Yue had his own means to handle such situations.

You laughed lightly at this, feeling it was quite normal. Knowing Leng Yue’s cautious nature, he would undoubtedly have prepared various contingencies; otherwise, he wouldn’t have risked devouring the Evil Immortal’s energy body.

Next, after thoroughly destroying the world holding the seal, you departed from there and returned to the Upper Realm.

Then, Leng Yue nodded slightly towards you and left, planning to seclude himself for a breakthrough to become a True Immortal.

You shared the same idea, choosing to enter seclusion, aiming to break through to the True Immortal level.

In this manner, fifty thousand years passed in the blink of an eye. With the passage of these fifty thousand years, you successfully condensed a True Immortal’s Dao Fruit, becoming a True Immortal.

With your ascension to True Immortal, the entire Upper Realm seemed to tremble, with infinite phenomena appearing and a terrifying immortal aura spreading out. This scene left all beings in awe. Even the Emperors gazed upwards in greater shock, followed by expressions of deep envy.

Though they had never witnessed anyone becoming immortal, the terrifying phenomena unmistakably indicated that someone had become immortal. And that person was likely you, the first of all time.

As for Emperor Tianyu, Yu Daoyi, Ji Bingyan, your offspring, and many disciples and friends, including Ye Chen, they all displayed expressions of astonishment and joy, feeling happy for your ascension.

Leng Yue also sensed these phenomena but remained calm, with no particular reaction, as if he had long anticipated that you would ascend to immortality faster than him. Then, he continued to pursue his breakthrough to the True Immortal level.

Next, the terrifying True Immortal Tribulation appeared. You were full of high spirits, laughing heartily with no trace of fear, confronting the True Immortal Tribulation head-on. In the end, with a single violent punch, you shattered the True Immortal Tribulation, receiving the Heavenly Dao’s baptism. Your True Immortal’s Dao Fruit manifested in the Ten Great Universes, with endless immortal mists spreading, as if the Heavenly Dao was celebrating your ascension to immortality.

Following this, a spiritual rain fell, bestowing blessings upon countless beings. They understood the reason for this; ordinary people gained longevity and were cured of ailments, while cultivators experienced breakthroughs in their cultivation. This made them exceptionally joyful and deeply grateful to you, the contemporary True Immortal.

After your ascension, with a single glance, the situation across the Ten Great Universes unfolded before your eyes, filling you with countless emotions. Ascending to immortality was once a legend, but now you had truly become immortal, a truly remarkable feeling.

Next, with a sense of realization or perhaps interest, your immortal avatar appeared in the Ten Great Universes. Immortal music emanated from your lips, proclaiming that you had become immortal and would bestow fortune upon all beings, teaching them the Dao.

Your words filled all beings with wild joy. Even the rebellious Nether Emperor was immensely delighted, directly prostrating in respect and offering you the highest veneration.

After all, the mystery of becoming immortal was something everyone wished to understand. Throughout history, who had ever revealed the mystery of immortality? This opportunity, this blessing—bowing to you was the least they could do; even becoming your servant would be completely acceptable.

Following this, you began to expound on the Dao. Immortal music spread throughout the Ten Great Universes, captivating countless beings and aiding innumerable people in achieving breakthroughs in their cultivation. Even ordinary people began to gain cultivation abilities due to the influence of the immortal aura.

As your teaching concluded, the entire Upper Realm blossomed with prosperity and harmony. In this moment, all beings saw you as their common mentor. Though they knew they were merely considering themselves as your unofficial disciples, not even true entry-level disciples, they still revered you as their most highly respected teacher, the one who bestowed upon them the teachings of the Dao.

Due to the changes brought about in the Upper Realm, the entire Heavenly Dao began to radiate light, as if coming to life, no longer in decline. Then, the ten forbidden lands began to disappear one after another, merging back into the Heavenly Dao. The entire Upper Realm became even more prosperous, and you noticed that the laws of the Upper Realm had become clearer and the spiritual energy richer, ushering in a golden era upon a golden era, perfect for cultivation.

Though the current Heavenly Dao might not match the most glorious ancient Immortal Age, it was far superior to other eras. And all of this was brought about by you.

For a moment, you felt boundless pride and satisfaction.

In that very moment, another True Immortal aura appeared in the Upper Realm, and the True Immortal Tribulation resurfaced, astonishing all beings.

This too surprised you, making you guess that Leng Yue had also successfully condensed the True Immortal’s Dao Fruit and was on the verge of ascending to immortality.

As for Leng Yue becoming immortal, you are not surprised and are happy for him. However, you can’t help but marvel at the power of the Devouring Immortal Demon Body, which actually helped Leng Yue catch up to your progress. Of course, this isn’t entirely due to the Devouring Immortal Demon Body; Leng Yue himself is even more impressive.

After all, the Devouring Immortal Demon Body is just a special constitution created by Leng Yue, this senior transmigrator.

Next, Leng Yue successfully passed the tribulation to become immortal and appeared before you, wanting to have a final battle with you. To this, you laughed heartily and naturally had no reason to refuse.

Thus, you both engaged in a great battle. How terrifying is a battle between True Immortals; the entire Large Universe trembled as if it were on the verge of destruction. Seeing this, you and Leng Yue simultaneously isolated the space and continued the duel.

Your battle shocked everyone, making them fanatical and admiring. This battle was also recorded and will become a legendary fight.

In the end, this battle concluded with your victory. Although after becoming immortal, the Six-Digit Talent: Explosive Blade was completely ineffective and could no longer amplify damage, and Six-Digit Talent: Flashes of Ephemeral Splendor was also useless, your overall abilities were still stronger than those of this senior transmigrator, Leng Yue.

Thus, even if it was just a friendly duel, after becoming immortal, the gap between you and Leng Yue not only didn’t narrow but widened. It can only be said that the advantages brought by your Chaos Body and Chaos Dao are indeed significant, with few equals in the same realm.

Leng Yue was not surprised by this outcome and showed no sign of disappointment. After bidding you farewell, he disappeared.

To this, you shook your head slightly, felt a moment of silence for the ancient Immortal Tree, and then no longer concerned yourself with this senior transmigrator, Leng Yue.

Next, you consider whether to explore the forbidden land of Great Origin, or the Realm of Life and Death, or perhaps try to reach the Immortal Domain.

In the end, you abandon all thoughts and decide to lay low in the Upper Realm. After all, the forbidden land of Great Origin is manageable, with your current cultivation level, there’s no danger in going there. Even if you can’t obtain any opportunity, you won’t perish there. But that eerie place, the Realm of Life and Death, leaves you unsure even after becoming immortal.

As for going to the Immortal Domain, you also discard that idea, deeming it too dangerous. Various signs indicate that something may have happened in the Immortal Domain; otherwise, there wouldn’t be such a powerful immortal guarding the passage.

If you forcibly enter the Immortal Domain passage, you might be killed by that immensely powerful immortal. Even if that immortal doesn’t kill you, there’s a high chance you’ll die violently in the Immortal Domain.

Therefore, it’s best to lay low in the Upper Realm. After all, you are already immortal, with no need to take any more risks.

“Alright, finally became immortal. But still too cautious…”

Wang Ping looked at the simulation text and couldn’t help but cover his forehead.

Of course, he didn’t think that the simulated Wang Ping did anything wrong.

Standing in the simulated Wang Ping’s position, this indeed was the safest course of action.

After finally becoming immortal, without the concern of dying from old age, naturally, one should enjoy life.

Although with this mindset, the path of cultivation would no longer see much progress, but the simulated Wang Ping wouldn’t care too much about it.

Compared to reaching the peak, for him, living without an external cheat is most important.

Moreover, he now has many attachments.

‘However, this does not align with my interests. I must understand the situation in the Immortal Domain, and make the simulated Wang Ping as strong as possible so that I can gain more benefits,’

Wang Ping’s eyes flickered, thinking silently.

“So, simulated Wang Ping, I’m sorry, but I must make you change.”

Wang Ping shook his head slightly and used his thoughts to communicate with the Life Simulator, instilling his ideas into the simulated Wang Ping.

After the Life Simulator optimization, this was a hidden perk. There’s no need for immersive simulation; just instill the idea and make the change.

As Wang Ping infused his own thoughts, the simulation content indeed changed.

【The simulated Wang Ping felt a mysterious power; his thoughts subtly changed, feeling that living this way was unworthy of being the greatest person of ancient and modern times, unworthy of being a True Immortal. Therefore, he decided to continue cultivating, aiming to become an Immortal King, even beyond an Immortal King.】

【For this reason, the simulated Wang Ping decided to first explore the forbidden land of Great Origin.】

【With this thought, you set out directly for the forbidden land of Great Origin. When the simulated Wang Ping entered the forbidden land of Great Origin, that anomalous space tried to influence you, but you are now immortal, so this change in the anomalous space naturally couldn’t affect you.】

【With a sweep of your mind, you found all the body parts of the demon immortal dismembered by the Sky Spirit Immortal King. In a flash, you arrived in front of the familiar giant heart.】

【Then, you touched the seal and tried to unseal it. Unfortunately, the seal of the Immortal King was obviously not something you could break open. Even though you practice the Sky Spirit Immortal Technique, it’s difficult to unseal it.】

【This made you frown, realizing that you couldn’t break the seal, nor could you devour the organs of the demon immortal with the Essence Devouring Pearl to improve yourself.】

【Just as you were thinking, a cold voice echoed in your mind, saying, ‘You little brat, just became immortal and you dare to covet his secrets. Truly ignorant. If it was during his peak, whether you are a Chaos Body or an offspring of an Immortal King, he would suppress you with one palm.’】

【This cold voice made you frown. You realized one thing: this sealed demon immortal had consciousness, knew about the events in the outside world. Before, he didn’t speak because he disdained to. Back then, you were too weak, as insignificant as insects in his eyes.】

【Obviously, humans wouldn’t waste words with insects, just kill them directly.】

【Various thoughts flashed through your mind, then you mocked, saying if he had such great ability, he wouldn’t have been hollowed out and dismembered, sealed here.】

【To your taunt, the demon immortal snorted coldly, saying you knew nothing, that if it weren’t for the Sky Spirit Immortal King’s bullying through sheer power, he wouldn’t have ended up like this.】

【After saying this, the demon immortal arrogantly stated that the Sky Spirit Immortal King only dared to seal him, not kill him, otherwise the Sky Spirit Immortal King would fall too.】

【Upon hearing this, you narrowed your eyes, a guess forming in your mind. You guessed this sealed demon immortal must have some significant background, but because he committed a major mistake, he was suppressed and sealed in the Lower Realm by the Sky Spirit Immortal King.】

【However, because his background was too strong, even the Sky Spirit Immortal King dared not kill him. This suggests that he has at least one Immortal King backing him, one much stronger than the Sky Spirit Immortal King.】

【Thinking of this, you felt somewhat disinterested. After all, with such a huge background, even the Sky Spirit Immortal King dares not kill him, only seal him. If you kill him, you’d definitely get into big trouble.】

【Of course, at the moment, you can’t even break the seal, let alone kill him. So, the demon immortal in front of you completely lost any appeal, becoming more of a huge problem, a massive pitfall.】

【Next, you didn’t say much and turned to leave.】

【However, just as you were about to leave, the demon immortal’s voice sounded again, calling you to stop and saying if you find the key to release him, he can be your backing when you go to the Immortal Domain, allowing you to roam freely.】

【You had no interest in the demon immortal’s attempts at persuasion, ignoring him directly, choosing to leave. This greatly angered the demon immortal, who wished he could kill and devour you. But now, he doesn’t have the power to devour you, the Chaos True Immortal, through the sealing array. So, he could only be impotently furious, sensing the direction you left.】

【After leaving the forbidden land of Great Origin, you thought of the Realm of Life and Death, considering going there for an adventure. After some thought, you decided to go to the Realm of Life and Death, as it seemed less dangerous than going to the Immortal Domain.】

【Soon, you arrived at the Realm of Life and Death and stepped inside. Then, you encountered the same dangers as before: the deathly aura of the Realm of Death and the life aura of the Realm of Life.】

【But now, this level of power couldn’t affect you anymore, so you seemed very composed.】

【But your composure quickly vanished. Because you found that although the space seemed normal, you inexplicably arrived near the Forget River again.】

【This scene made your pupils constrict, your brows furrow deeply, and a strong sense of danger and unease arose in your heart. You realized one thing clearly: this broken place isn’t somewhere the non-Emperors can tread. Even True Immortals or Mystic Immortals could easily fall here.】

【As for Immortal Kings, that level is too far off for you to speculate.】

【As the feeling of crisis grew stronger in your heart, the Forget River stirred, and a large number of corpses seemed to come alive, rushing towards you, wanting to drag you down.】

【To this, you snorted coldly, bursting forth with terrifying power, shattering them all. These corpses were only at a level below that of Emperors, though strange, they were nothing to you.】