Chapter 42: At Death's Door - My Path to Immortality Simulated in a Chat Group

For the members who had joined the group early on, death had already become a familiar sight.

After all, too many fellow countrymen had joined the group only to die soon afterward. Perhaps it had affected them deeply at first, but in the end, they had probably all gone numb.

Even though they usually chatted cheerfully in the group, there must have been fear and confusion about the future lurking in their hearts.

Perhaps, in Liu Mei and the others' eyes, their own accidental deaths would come sooner or later as well.

Wang Ping looked at the chat messages and gently shook his head.

Wasn't he the same?

If not for the Life Simulator, he would have died soon enough too.

He had undergone so many life simulations, and every single one had ended in an accidental death. Not once had he met a peaceful end.

And that was without even factoring in the chat group.

Even Wang Ping did not believe that having the Life Simulator meant he could no longer die by accident.

The Transmigrator Chat Group was cruel. It did not care about the deaths of its members.

And the Life Simulator was merely a Golden Finger derived from the Transmigrator Chat Group.

If he died because of a chat group mission, that would be perfectly normal.

However, after experiencing two simulations of Wang Ping's life—especially today's—Wang Ping still held life and death in awe, but no longer feared them. Nor was he lost about the future.

Relying on the advantages brought by the Life Simulator, his state of mind had already undergone a sublimation, placing him above the other group members.

Just as the group fell somewhat silent because of Liu Mei's words, Wang Ping spoke.

Wang Ping (66) @Cai Yonglong (1): "Cai Ge, I want to ask you something."

Cai Yonglong (1): "What is it?"

Wang Ping (66): "I want to ask how long cultivators in the Transcendent Realm live."

Cai Yonglong (1): "The lifespan of the Transcendent Realm? Spirit Sea Realm cultivators live for four hundred years, while those in the Spirit Embryo Realm and Soul Nurturing Realm both live for five hundred. However, once one reaches the Soul Nurturing Realm, the soul becomes exceptionally powerful. Even if the body is destroyed, with enough luck, one can still cling to life in this world with the aid of Spiritual Artifacts that nourish the soul. I once read in my sect's ancient records that some old monsters survived on as remnant souls, then possessed others and lived another life."

Fang Yun (3): "Tsk tsk tsk, living four or five hundred years... That really makes one jealous. You and me under the lemon tree.jpg."

Zhang Hu (5): "As expected of a Xianxia World. Even possession has shown up."

Wu Jun (20): "Let me quietly point out that fantasy worlds have possession too, right?"

Zhang Hu (5): "That's a wizard's business. What does it have to do with me, a knight!"

Liu Mei (15): "Whether it's a Xianxia World or a fantasy world, both are fascinating and awe-inspiring. The powers in both worlds are strong, and all manner of methods are impossible to guard against. I can die, but if someone possesses me, that would be far too tragic."

Cai Yonglong (1): "It's not that bad. Although possession is possible, the imprint of each person's soul is not so easily cleansed. The only possible result of forced possession is for the two souls to merge and become deranged. At that point, the new soul can only be called a mixed thing. So unless they have no other choice, Soul Nurturing Realm cultivators would never possess someone else."

Zhang Jun (70): "That situation is rather friendly to geniuses. Otherwise, if Soul Nurturing Realm old monsters could casually possess others, there would be no environment for those geniuses to grow."

Cai Yonglong (1): "Not necessarily. An infant in the womb, whether in body or soul, is pure and unblemished. If a Soul Nurturing Realm old monster possesses such an infant, it will not affect their own soul or personality."

Fang Yun (3): "Damn, doesn't that mean Soul Nurturing Realm powerhouses in your world could remain in this world forever as long as they keep crazily possessing babies?"

Zhang Hu (5): "Good lord, that method of possession reminds me of the perverted count from some anime, who crazily possessed his own descendants to cling to life. Come to think of it, I seriously suspect our world might have magic like that too. After all, death always frightens people. I wouldn't find it strange no matter what those insane wizards did to stay alive."

Cai Yonglong (1): "People are capable of anything to survive. Watching their bodies gradually grow old, fill with stench, and finally wither away—those old monsters who have long occupied high positions, who can decide the life and death of hundreds of millions with a single word, are all utterly mad. Not absolutely all of them, but most are like that. Unfortunately, the Heavenly Dao is merciful. In this world, powerful cultivators can possess others and live another life, but no matter what living creature you possess, you can only do it once."

Wang Ping (66): "I see. That's not bad. Luckily it's like that, or I'd always feel like there were hidden old monsters everywhere."

"Five hundred years..."

Wang Ping's eyes flickered as he murmured.

He had thought that the Transcendent Realm could live for over a thousand years. It seemed he had overthought it.

But the Chi Family's enemy was at least someone from a thousand years ago. How could they have lived until now and made everyone in Chi Village disappear?

Or perhaps it was not done by the Chi Family enemy he had imagined, and there was some other hidden truth.

Or perhaps the Chi Family's enemy had survived for over a thousand years by possessing others and cultivating anew, and their current cultivation had already surpassed the Transcendent Realm.


Cai Yonglong (1): "Yeah, when I was looking through ancient records before, I also thought there were old monsters everywhere and got quite a scare. Luckily, I saw the later parts and finally breathed a sigh of relief."

Chen Yao (71): "."

Fang Yun (3): "Eh, little sister Chen Yao is online. Looking at you, did something happen? Or have you already been sliced up? Evil grin.jpg."

Chen Yao (71): "Blocked."

Fang Yun (3): "Fuck, don't! I was joking!"

Zhang Hu (5): "Hahaha, serves you right. Who told you to have such a foul mouth! Speaking of which, with that foul mouth of yours, you still dream of roaming the martial world and winning a beauty's hand? Aren't you dreaming? A cheap bastard like you is destined to die alone!"

Fang Yun (3): "Damn it, how am I foul-mouthed?"

Cai Yonglong (1): "Someone is just that punchable. Ignore him. By the way, Chen Yao, you can tell us what you ran into this time."

Chen Yao (71): "Nothing. It's just that the demons are becoming increasingly rampant. A Great Demon slaughtered and devoured the hundred thousand people of a small county. And this should only be the beginning."

Wang Ping (66): "One hundred thousand people... Has the situation in your world already become this bad?"

Wang Ping's gaze sharpened, and he was greatly astonished.

Although he had long known from Chen Yao's scattered remarks that the world she had transmigrated into was in terrible shape, judging from this, it was even worse than he had imagined.

Having transmigrated into such a world, Chen Yao's life was truly hanging by a thread. Even cultivators from that world might not necessarily be able to protect her from the demons.

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