bookbashuk Chapter 358 Simulation Again, Aiming for Immortality, Starting with a Saint-Rank!
Chapter 358 Simulation Again, Aiming for Immortality, Starting with a Saint-Rank!
Chapter 358 Simulation Again, Aiming for Immortality, Starting with a Saint-Rank!
Soon after, news of Lu Yu's return spread like wildfire throughout the Lingbao Pavilion and the entire Northern Realm, bringing endless joy and peace.
In the following days, Lu Yu did not immediately go into seclusion or deal with complicated matters, but instead devoted most of his time to his family.
During the day, he would either guide his son Lu Fan in his cultivation or answer his various questions about cultivation.
Or stroll with several wives in the Heavenly Palace behind Lingbao Pavilion, listening to them recount the changes in the Northern Boundary over the past ten years, the development of Lingbao Pavilion, and the interesting stories of their son's growth.
Nighttime is a time of tenderness between husband and wife. Ten years of separation and deep longing are all transformed into endless tenderness.
On this day, Lu Yu was in a quiet room next to the main hall, listening to Xun'er recount some interesting stories about Lu Fan's childhood. Little Fairy Doctor and Zi Yan were also present, occasionally adding a few words.
Suddenly, there was a soft knock on the door of the quiet room.
"Come in," Lu Yu said gently.
The door slid open silently, and a tall, alluring figure stepped inside. She wore a tight-fitting purple dress that accentuated her breathtaking curves, and her face was stunningly beautiful. A nine-colored snake pattern between her brows added a touch of mystery and majesty; it was Cai Lin.
She entered the quiet room, her gaze lingering on Lu Yu for a moment. A hint of tenderness, barely perceptible, melted away the ice on her cold and beautiful face. Then she looked at Xun'er and the other two girls and nodded slightly.
"Sister Cailin, have you finished dealing with the affairs in the pavilion?"
Xun'er smiled and rose to greet them. Little Fairy Doctor and Zi Yan also greeted them with smiles. The four of them had been together for a long time, jointly managing the Lingbao Pavilion inside and out, and their understanding of each other was already very strong.
"Um.
""
Cai Lin responded with a soft, magnetic voice, clear and melodious. She walked to an empty chair and sat down gracefully, crossing her long legs, her posture naturally exuding the composure of someone in power.
Her gaze returned to Lu Yu, her red lips parted slightly, and her tone was as businesslike as ever.
But upon closer listening, a subtle hint of reproach and barely perceptible weariness was revealed: "You seem quite carefree. Do you know that during your ten years of seclusion, the Lingbao Pavilion is no longer what it used to be?"
"The landscape of the Northern Region has been completely reshaped. The three dominant powers of the Northern Region have all voluntarily moved away from the Northern Region to other continents several years ago."
She paused, lightly tapping the armrest with her fingertips, and announced a series of figures that would shake the outside world: "Currently, the Lingbao Pavilion has as many as twenty-seven Earthly Sovereigns who are officially registered and permanently stationed in the Northern Realm. Among them, seven are Upper Earthly Sovereigns, and the rest are Lower Earthly Sovereigns."
"This doesn't even include some of the elite troops from the Futu Ancient Clan who came to help."
"Is that all already?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yu's eyes flashed with surprise, and he said.
"It's all because you opened the Heavenly Palace ruins that this happened."
Cai Lin glanced at him, her tone indifferent, but a hint of pride and amusement lingered in her eyes. "The tempering in the Heavenly River, the training in the ancient battlefield, and the occasional appearance of ancient inheritances are too attractive to cultivators below the Earthly Sovereign level."
"In addition to your title as the Holy Son of the Ancient Buddha Clan, not only the Northern Realm, but also the powerful figures and forces from several surrounding realms are scrambling to come in and exchange for contributions."
"With a generous reward, brave men flocked to the scene."
Little Fairy Doctor added softly, as a high-ranking member of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, she naturally understood how it worked. "Over the years, the completion rate of high-level missions issued by the pavilion has been extremely high. Most of the accumulated contributions are ultimately invested in cultivation in the Heavenly Palace, forming a virtuous cycle that has led to a rapid increase in the strength of the pavilion's experts."
Zi Yan chimed in, her tone tinged with pride: "Moreover, Xiao Yan and Senior Yao Chen are already Grandmasters of Alchemy, and with the prestigious name of the Ancient Buddha Clan, many powerful individuals are willing to join us, seeking protection or exchanging resources. Three of the seven Upper Earthly Sovereigns joined for this reason."
Lu Yu nodded repeatedly, feeling quite gratified. The rapid development of Lingbao Pavilion far exceeded his expectations before he went into seclusion.
"Thank you for your hard work." Lu Yu looked at his four wives with sincere eyes, "Especially Cai Lin, you've taken care of everything, both inside and outside the home."
Cai Lin's eyes flickered slightly as she turned her head away, her tone still cold: "It's just my duty. Now that you're back, some important decisions should be made by you."
Even so, her slightly relaxed shoulder line revealed a hint of relief.
Lu Yu nodded repeatedly as he listened, his gaze sweeping over his four wives in turn, finally settling on Cai Lin's cool yet undeniably weary profile, a deep sense of tenderness and gratitude welling up within him.
He pondered for a moment, then said gently, "I will do my best to share the burden of the heavy affairs in the future. Right now, I have something to give you, which may help you better guard this place and put my mind at ease."
As soon as he finished speaking, a thought flickered in his mind, and a longsword with a refined crimson-gold luster quietly appeared in his palm. It was the Fallen God Sword that had accompanied him for many years.
"I have nurtured this sword for a hundred years, and it is now a peerless sacred artifact of celestial grade."
Lu Yu handed the sword to Cai Lin and explained in detail, "It is full of spirituality and has extraordinary power. Even when it fights on its own, it is enough to contend with ordinary Spirit-grade Heavenly Sovereigns. I have sealed three sword energies that I condensed in my prime deep within its core."
His tone turned solemn: "Each of these three sword energies contains the full power of my early Saint-grade attack, enough to completely annihilate anything below the Saint-grade level. With it in hand, even if I temporarily leave the Northern Realm, the Spirit Treasure Pavilion will have a sufficiently powerful trump card to deal with unforeseen circumstances."
Cai Lin's gaze fell on the crimson-gold longsword, and her cold, beautiful eyes lit up slightly.
Without any pretense of refusal, she extended her fair hand and solemnly accepted the Fallen God Sword. The longsword felt slightly heavy in her hand, and a warm yet vast sword intent flowed into her body through her arm, invigorating her spirit.
"I will make good use of this sword."
Cai Lin's voice remained cold, but her gaze towards Lu Yu softened for a moment, carrying a hint of solemnity from being trusted.
Seeing this, Dong'er, Little Fairy Doctor, and Zi Yan were relieved.
Although their cultivation levels are not weak, and Little Fairy Doctor and Zi Yan have benefited from their talents and resources and have now advanced to the upper-level Earthly Sovereigns, they are still powerless against the potential threat from the Heavenly Sovereign level.
With the Fallen God Sword as a backup plan, the Spirit Treasure Pavilion is undoubtedly much safer.
Several days later, deep within the Lingbao Pavilion, in a secluded quiet room protected by layers of arrays.
Lu Yu sat cross-legged on a warm, smooth jade cushion, his eyes slightly closed, his aura deep and still, completely isolated from the outside world.
Before him, the Heavenly Emperor Sword, restored to its sacred grade, floated silently, its blade radiating a warm and ancient luster, like a flawless crystal.
"It's time—"
Lu Yu slowly opened his eyes, his gaze seemingly swirling with starlight. He reached out and lightly touched the cool blade of the Heavenly Emperor Sword with his fingertips.
The next moment, lines of light blue text appeared.
[Ding! Anchor object detected: Heavenly Emperor Sword] — Extracting a simulated identity for the host —
[Selection successful. Please choose one of the following three roles.]
[First, the First Disciple of the Heavenly Emperor: You are one of the Nine Ancient Emperors, the First Disciple of the Heavenly Emperor, and the Master of the "Taihao Palace," the head of the Five Palaces and Nine Mansions of the Heavenly Palace. Your cultivation has reached the peak of the Quasi-Heavenly Supreme, and you hold a portion of the Heavenly Palace's authority on behalf of your master. You are only one step away from becoming a true Heavenly Supreme.]
[Second, a follower of the Immortal Emperor: You were once the Immortal Emperor's rival in his youth. You clashed with him several times, winning more often than losing. Ultimately, you were won over by his character and ideals, and voluntarily followed him, becoming an elder of the Great Thousand Palace.]
[Part Three: Contenders for the Eternal Immortal Body: In the late ancient times, the world was ravaged by calamity, and the Ten Primordial Dharma Bodies appeared, stirring up a storm. You were also a participant in that earth-shattering struggle, having fought and battled against supreme beings such as the Heavenly Emperor and the Immortal Emperor for the ownership of the "Eternal Immortal Body," but ultimately fell short by a single move and failed to achieve your goal.]
Please make your choice.
"As expected, the higher the value of the anchor, the more impressive the identity that is revealed after the update."
"As the Heavenly Emperor's personal sword, the Heavenly Emperor Sword must have come into contact with these simulated characters, which is why it was able to reveal these identities—"
"This saves a lot of simulation time —"
Lu Yu stared at the identity options that appeared before him, his eyes suddenly brightening as he made a clear decision.
His eyes were sharp as he quickly analyzed: "The first option, the Heavenly Emperor's chief disciple, has a noble status and can access the core inheritance of the Heavenly Palace, but I have already obtained the One Qi Transformation into Three Pure Ones technique, so this status is no longer of much significance to me, so we will eliminate it."
"The second option, being a follower of the Immortal Emperor, allows for close contact with the Immortal Emperor, but as a follower, one's status is ultimately limited, making it not an ideal choice."
His gaze finally settled on the third option, his eyes becoming exceptionally deep and sharp: "The third option—the contender for the Eternal Immortal Body, who has fought and contended with legendary supreme powerhouses such as the Heavenly Emperor and the Immortal Emperor, means that this identity itself has at least reached the level of a Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme!"
"Only those who reach the Saintly level are qualified to participate in the competition for those Primordial Dharma Bodies!"
Lu Yu's breathing quickened slightly. He was now a genuine Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign, and possessed the unfathomable trump card of having three Divine Realm avatars.
Ordinary cultivation techniques and resources offer negligible improvement to his cultivation. Only those supreme treasures from the pinnacle of the Great Thousand Worlds—the Primordial Dharma Body, the Thirty-Six Peerless Divine Abilities, and Saint-grade Peerless Sacred Artifacts—
"Choosing this identity means starting with Saint-level cultivation, eliminating the need to spend time cultivating and accumulating from scratch."
Lu Yu's thoughts became increasingly clear, and his eyes shone brightly. "In addition to the many resources I have already mastered, such as the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, the Supreme Spirit Connects to Heaven, and the Thunder Prison Spirit Array that has been deduced to the Saint-grade level—"
Indeed, in the hundred years within the Tongtian Ancient Hall, he not only broke through to the Saint Rank and cultivated to the Three Gods Realm, but also, with the help of the Heavenly Array Elder's inheritance within the hall, he forcibly deduced and sublimated his self-created "Thunder Prison Spirit Array Body" from the peak of the Immortal Rank to the Saint Rank level, thus becoming a Saint Rank Spirit Array Grandmaster!
This was one of his greatest gains inside the hall, besides breaking through his cultivation level!
In contrast, his alchemy skills are currently at the Grandmaster level of Immortal-grade alchemy due to a lack of Saint-grade spiritual herbs to practice with, but the way of spirit arrays does not have such strict resource restrictions.
"With the foundation of a Grandmaster of Saint-grade Spirit Arrays, coupled with the Saint-grade cultivation inherent in the simulated identity and other possible means—"
Lu Yu's fighting spirit and anticipation surged. "Even if I'm facing legendary beings like the Heavenly Emperor or the Immortal Emperor, I, Lu Yu—am not incapable of giving it a shot!"
"I choose three!"
[Selection successful! Identity loading ————]
[Simulation begins——]
In the first year, a massive invasion by extraterrestrial evil forces plunged the world into calamity, with war raging and countless lives lost.
[You suffered severe injuries in the previous competition for the "Eternal Immortal Body". The foundation of your immortal golden body was destroyed, and the immortal origin you painstakingly condensed was plundered by the Immortal Emperor. Your injuries were serious, and your cultivation level almost dropped to the Saint rank.]
[In the second year, despite your severe injuries, you escaped into a hidden, ancient spiritual treasure. Relying on your mastery of immortal-grade alchemy, you painstakingly gathered the remaining spiritual herbs and refined them into pills, barely stabilizing your injuries and preventing your cultivation from declining further. However, the injury to your very core cannot be healed by ordinary pills.]
[In the third year, a Heavenly Demon Emperor from the extraterrestrial evil race discovered your whereabouts. Taking advantage of your severe injuries, he summoned the other two Heavenly Demon Emperors to ambush and kill you.]
[At the critical moment of life and death, relying on your mastery of Saint-grade spirit arrays, you set up a deadly array, killed a Heavenly Demon Emperor, and used the array as cover to fight your way out of the encirclement despite being heavily injured.]
[In the tenth year, after several years of treatment and recovery, with the help of a vital spring in an ancient ruin, combined with your own elixirs and spiritual arrays, you finally recovered from your injuries and your cultivation level stabilized at the early stage of the Saint Rank. However, the lost immortal essence and golden body foundation are irreparable.]
[In the eleventh year, just as you were contemplating how to establish yourself in this chaotic world and rebuild your foundation, an uninvited guest approached you: the current patriarch of the Maha Ancient Clan, the Maha Ancestor, a peerless powerhouse who, along with the Floating Ancestor, the Supreme Spirit Ancestor, and others, was known as one of the Five Ancient Ancestors.]
Like you, he was once one of the contenders for the Eternal Immortal Body, and like you, he suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Immortal Emperor, harboring deep resentment in his heart.
[The Great Ancestor Maha tells you that over the years he has secretly contacted several Saint-level powerhouses who also lost in the competition and harbor resentment towards the Immortal Emperor. They plan to take advantage of the extraterrestrial war and the Immortal Emperor's need to be distracted in fighting the enemy, join forces to set a trap, avenge their previous defeats, reclaim the Eternal Immortal Body, and attempt to divide up any immortal origins the Emperor might possess.]
[The Great Patriarch Maha invites you to join him, promising to share the spoils upon success. After hearing his plan, you remain silent for a long time. Looking at the almost insane madness in his eyes, consumed by hatred and greed, you feel only absurdity and coldness.]
[The extraterrestrial evil race is ravaging the world, causing countless deaths. This person is still obsessed with personal grudges and plotting internal strife; he is utterly foolish and has no sense of the bigger picture.]
You resolutely refused the invitation from Patriarch Maha and sternly rebuked his behavior. Patriarch Maha, enraged and humiliated, left with a cold laugh, declaring that you would surely regret it.
In the twelfth year, you knew this matter was of utmost importance, and that internal strife would only weaken the already strained resistance of the world. Through clandestine channels, you relayed the conspiracy of the Maha Patriarch and others to the Immortal Emperor, who was fighting against the evil race on the front lines.
[Shortly after, you received a reply from the Immortal Emperor, consisting of only three sentences, yet exuding domineering power and an invincible air of looking down upon the world: "A mere clown, not worth mentioning. With external enemies at hand, we should first defend against them. If they dare to invade, we will annihilate them all!"]
[In the thirteenth year, although you were somewhat speechless at the Immortal Emperor's tough stance, you understood that with his current strength as the strongest being in the Great Thousand Worlds, he had the confidence to look down upon all living beings. You stopped dwelling on this and began to focus on your own improvement and exploring ways to repair your foundation.]