80 – Setting Out to Sea Once Again
by spirapira“You think with the assistance of the Demon Locking Formation, you can kill me?”
The Bull Demon looked at Wang Ping with disdain and spoke coldly.
“There’s no point in saying such things. You should be very clear. Either you die, or we die; there’s no room for negotiation.”
Wang Ping, gripping his crimson Spirit Sword, pointed it at the Bull Demon and spoke coldly.
“Hmph, if that’s the case, then you shall die!”
The Bull Demon roared and charged at Wang Ping.
They engaged in a fierce battle.
It had to be said, the Bull Demon’s strength was indeed formidable, even surpassing the Three-Eyed Demon Emperor.
Without the assistance of the Demon Locking Formation, Wang Ping might have ended up severely wounded.
However, with the help of the Demon Locking Formation, it wasn’t too difficult for Wang Ping to slay the Bull Demon.
In this battle, the two clashed frenziedly, causing the very space around them to explode. Even the Demon Locking Formation was tottering.
The Red Flame Dragon created by Wang Ping was also torn apart by the Bull Demon and turned into sparks.
However, the Bull Demon himself was covered in sword wounds inflicted by Wang Ping, with blood spurting out wildly.
“Damn it, you forced me!”
The Bull Demon’s face contorted, and he roared as his body began to swell.
Seeing this, Wang Ping’s expression changed, realizing the Bull Demon’s intention.
Immediately, Wang Ping mobilized all his power for defense, wrapping himself tightly with fiery wings.
At the same time, he used the Forbidden Spell: Holy Shield of Angels to add another layer of defense around his body.
Moreover, Wang Ping also used Forbidden Spell: Infinite Thunder Destruction to attack the Bull Demon, trying to prevent his self-destruction.
However, a single Infinite Thunder Destruction was clearly not enough to interfere with the Bull Demon.
“Boom!!!!!!!!!!”
In the next moment, a massive explosion echoed within the Demon Locking Formation, engulfing everything.
Although Chen Yao sensed something wrong and maximized the defense, the terrifying explosion still left the Demon Locking Formation covered in cracks, and it could shatter at any moment.
All those who set up the formation turned pale, spitting blood and looking extremely weak.
As the formation’s core, Chen Yao received the most impact, coughing up blood and suffering severe injuries.
However, it was fortunate that she was a Dao Saint and actively took on most of the impact.
Otherwise, the monks here might have all been wiped out.
In the distance, Cai Yonglong, Zhang Hu, and Zhang Jun watched this scene with their eyes twitching and gasping in shock.
“Good heavens, the Bull Demon’s self-destruction is terrifyingly powerful!”
Cai Yonglong exclaimed, his face full of fear.
“Even from this distance, with the formation blocking it, I can still feel a suffocating sensation.”
Zhang Hu’s face also twitched.
“Thank goodness for the Demon Locking Formation. Otherwise, Mount Tai would have been leveled, and the surrounding mountains would have been affected as well.”
Zhang Jun said quietly.
At the level of the Demon Emperor or Great Transcendence, they were incredibly powerful, capable of destroying the heavens and the earth in their battles.
Their self-destruction power was even more terrifying than ordinary combat, and destroying Mount Tai and its surrounding areas would be effortless.
“I wonder how Wang Ping is doing.”
Zhang Hu murmured.
“Just like in the foresight, he might be slightly injured, but nothing serious.”
Cai Yonglong said calmly.
The two nodded.
As expected, with the explosion’s shockwave disappearing, Wang Ping reappeared before everyone.
At this moment, Wang Ping’s flaming wings had vanished, and the golden shield from the Forbidden Spell: Holy Shield of Angels was shattered.
Wang Ping’s clothes were tattered, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
“The power of the Demon Emperor’s self-destruction is indeed shocking. If not for the double defense, I wouldn’t just be slightly injured and coughing up a bit of blood.”
Wang Ping wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and shook his head.
“Ding, the anomaly is dead, the group mission is completed, and rewards have been issued separately. All group members can claim their rewards on the group reward page.”
“Ding, the group mission is completed. All group members can recite ‘Return’ in their hearts to return to their original world. If not returned within twenty-four hours, the system will forcibly return them to their original world.”
Hearing the voice in his mind, Wang Ping chuckled and completely relaxed.
Chen Yao also heard the System’s prompt and breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly deactivated the Demon Locking Formation, half-kneeling on the ground, panting heavily.
Although exhausted in body and mind, Chen Yao was still very happy.
After all, she didn’t have to die.
Even though other demon emperors would emerge in the future, that was a problem for another day. Now, she could relax, and that was enough.
Cai Yonglong, Zhang Jun, and Zhang Hu were also overjoyed and hurriedly ran towards her.
“It really succeeded…” The Grand Dao Masters who still had consciousness were excited.
Killing two demon emperors in one go and completely eliminating a Demon Suppression Cave was a monumental achievement.
With such an achievement, as long as humanity existed, they would go down in history.
Moreover, if this battle record spread, those demons would definitely not dare to act recklessly and would lie low instead.
“Chen Yao, the task is completed. I’m heading back now. As for the Daoist techniques and other matters, handle the rest yourself.”
Wang Ping looked at Chen Yao and said.
“Yes, I understand.” Chen Yao nodded seriously, her face solemn.
Wang Ping nodded slightly and after a glance at Cai Yonglong and the others, his silhouette transformed into light and disappeared.
Staying in this world had no meaning for him; it was better to return to his own world.
Compared to this world, Wang Ping preferred his own xuanhuan world.
Because only there could he continue to grow stronger quickly.
Only by growing stronger quickly could he deal with greater crises in the future.
This time, just like the last group mission.
If he hadn’t broken through to the Spirit Sea Realm four months ago and obtained the Red Flame Technique, sixty percent peak Sword Intent, and the Spirit Sword, this group mission wouldn’t have been so easy to complete.
By then, even ten simulations might not have been enough…
After all, he was already so strong, yet it still took him five free simulation attempts…
After returning, Wang Ping let out a sigh and muttered to himself: “As expected, in simulations, one should be bold. You need to map out all the quick paths to strengthen yourself and put in full effort to grow stronger. If you keep hiding without enough opportunities to quickly grow stronger, it will become increasingly difficult. Once my growth slows, I might perish in some future group mission.”
The Life Simulator is not just for secretly cultivating and earning rewards.
Exploring, using the knowledge of the future to find opportunities and understand how to seize them, is also a method.
“Of course, this is all based on the premise that I don’t get a powerful talent. If I get a strong talent, there might be more suitable growth paths.”
Wang Ping silently added.
Then, Wang Ping opened the chat group.
The chat group was very lively.
Due to the completion of the mission, everyone’s mood was exceptionally good, so they all popped up.
Zhang Hu (5): “Hey, this is how the mission went. To be honest, Brother Wang is awesome, I won effortlessly again, got 10,000 group points, very satisfying.”
Cai Yonglong (1): “Damn, 10,000 group points, I’m so jealous. I only got 300. Well, considering I just tagged along this time, it’s normal to get so little. Utterly despairing…”
Zhang Jun (70): “Same here, 300. Feels like a minimum reward…”
Chen Yao (71):
Zhang Hu (5): “Chen Yao, how many group points did you earn this time? Surely it’s a lot. You’ve become a Dao Saint and contributed much more than I did. I’m genuinely envious. Real name envy.jpg.”
Chen Yao (71): “Not much, just 50,000 group points.”
Cai Yonglong (1): “Damn, 50,000, I’m jealous.”
Fang Yun (3): “My goodness, the rewards for this group mission are quite generous. However, considering the difficulty, it’s indeed worth that price.”
Ye Xiaofan (75): “Tsk, so many Transcendent Realm powers. Brother Wang fought so hard even at Spirit Sea Realm, it’s absurd. Good thing I didn’t go.”
Qin Tian (77): “Yeah. Honestly, if the baseline reward were higher, I might have wanted to join the fun, but with such little reward, I’m not willing to risk it. Although Brother Wang is strong and has a powerful Golden Finger, there’s still a chance of getting stuck.”
Fang Yun (3): “Come on, even if the rewards were enough, given your past performance, there’s no way you would have gone.”
Wu Jun (20): “By the way, why hasn’t Brother Wang popped up? I’m curious how many group points he collected.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the group became even livelier, all guessing Wang Ping’s harvest.
Seeing this, Wang Ping’s eyes gleamed, and he quietly opened his group reward.
Then, to his surprise, he found that he had earned 300,000 group points from this task.
“300,000 group points, not bad at all, enough to buy a Rebirth Talisman.”
Wang Ping was very satisfied with this harvest.
Immediately, without any hesitation, Wang Ping opened the System shop and directly bought a Rebirth Talisman to use for protection.
Then, Wang Ping saw the price of the Rebirth Talisman skyrocket from 100,000 group points to 1,000,000 group points.
At this, the corners of Wang Ping’s mouth twitched.
A tenfold increase, just absurd.
If he buys again, will the next price be 10,000,000 group points?
Although the Rebirth Talisman has no purchase limit, the price hike serves as the biggest restriction…
“Of course, it’s still cheaper compared to the Golden Finger Optimizer.”
Wang Ping then looked at the second system item and rubbed his temples.
Golden Finger Optimizer
Price: One Billion Group Points.
That’s right, ever since Wang Ping purchased it once, its price skyrocketed a hundredfold, now requiring one billion group points for another purchase, thereby allowing him to further optimize his Golden Finger.
Of course, although Wang Ping grumbled about the cost of the Golden Finger Optimizer, he didn’t think it was too high.
After all, the Golden Finger is the greatest hack for a transmigrator.
To optimize his Golden Finger a second time, the price of one billion group points wasn’t exorbitant.
As long as there’s a price, there’s a hope.
Not having the Golden Finger Optimizer would be the greatest regret.
Wang Ping (66): “I don’t have many rewards, just about 300,000…”
With Wang Ping’s words, the group fell silent for a moment before exploding in chatter, all turning into envious lemons.
Despite their envy, they knew Wang Ping deserved his rewards.
Without Wang Ping, the group tasks would likely have ended in total annihilation.
Therefore, anyone who participated in the group tasks was grateful to Wang Ping.
Zhang Hu (5): “No more talking, back to cultivating. Also, I need to find another chance to ask Master for some Forbidden Spell Scrolls. These scrolls really proved their worth this time!”
Fang Yun (3): “That Zhang Hu… He really hid himself well, making me so jealous.”
Ye Xiaofan (75): “This guy keeps taking advantage of his master; isn’t he afraid of getting beaten to death?”
Qin Tian (77): “Heh, while the dimwitted ones are complaining, I’ll be the smart one and go ask my master for some life-saving items.”
Ye Xiaofan (75): “… My master is only at the Golden Core Realm, what good stuff could he have.”
Wang Ping chuckled and closed the lively chat group.
Afterwards, Wang Ping bid farewell to the Village Chief and others, returning to the Sword Spirit Sect for secluded cultivation.
When bored, he would guide Bai Tianhong in cultivation, or occasionally practice alchemy to help the Sword Spirit Sect nurture some strong cultivators.
Two months passed in the blink of an eye, and Wang Ping’s cultivation didn’t progress much.
Without mid to high-grade spirit stones and ample spiritual energy, rapid advancement in such an environment was a pipe dream.
“I’ve accumulated eleven free simulation attempts. It’s time to continue simulating.”
Sitting on a stone stool before a waterfall, Wang Ping watched Bai Tianhong practice swordsmanship while thinking to himself.
“System, I want to initiate a free simulation.”
Wang Ping spoke in his mind.
“Ding, free simulation initiated. Remaining free attempts: ten.”
The system’s voice rang out, and the screen appeared, with text floating up.
【Day 1: You didn’t rush to set sail, planning to advance your cultivation further and let Bai Tianhong grow stronger first. So, you chose to travel down the mountain to seek opportunities.】
【In the year 720 of the Great Xia Calendar, you broke through to the mid-stage of the Spirit Sea Realm and comprehended seventy percent of the Sword Intent, finally taking that crucial step. You decided to set sail with the elderly Bai Tianhong.】
【Day 1: You were safe.】
【Day 3: You were safe.】
【Day 4: The spiritual energy in the world grew denser, and you sensed the approach of a Transcendent Realm sea beast. You released your aura to intimidate it. Ultimately, it did not attack and chose to flee.】
【Day 5: You sensed the presence of another Transcendent Realm beast, but you were safe.】
【Day 6: You were safe.】
【Day 7: You sensed another powerful sea beast, at the mid-stage of the Spirit Sea Realm. You grew serious and released your aura to intimidate it.】
【However, this fierce sea beast was undeterred and launched an attack. You engaged in a fierce battle, demonstrating immense power and barely managed to kill it, taking its demon core and vital parts before continuing on your journey.】
【Day 8: You were attacked again, but you decisively killed all attacking sea beasts. However, you grew even more serious, realizing the ocean was perilous, with Transcendent Realm beasts being too frequent.】
【Day 12: You faced the most terrifying attack yet. A peak late-stage Spirit Sea Realm sea beast, two mid-stage Spirit Sea Realm sea beasts, and five early-stage Spirit Sea Realm sea beasts attacked you. The battle was grueling and fraught with danger.】
【Ultimately, with the aid of your seventy percent Sword Intent, you barely managed to kill them all. However, you were seriously wounded, and Bai Tianhong was tragically killed by the sea beasts.】
【Disheartened, you gazed at the endless ocean, pondering whether to continue forward. In the end, you smiled wryly and pressed on, having no way back.】
【Day 15: You endured another attack, this time from a horrifying Spirit Embryo Realm sea beast. Upon initial contact, you were severely injured, and your Spirit Sword was shattered.】
【In your desperation, the essence blood in your crimson jewel and the ancient jade resonated. In the end, the essence blood was fully consumed, and the ancient jade unleashed a powerful force, killing the terrifying Spirit Embryo Realm beast. You were left speechless.】
【You decided to stay in the area, using the beast resources to break through to the late-stage of the Spirit Sea Realm.】
【Three days later, you succeeded in breaking through to the late-stage of the Spirit Sea Realm, but were not happy. You knew that, even with the Rebirth Talisman as your final card, you might still die in the ocean.】
【After long contemplation, you chose to press on.】