Hang in There, Tongtian! Just One More Day! [Second Update; Please Bookmark and Send Flowers] / An Improved Primordial Spirit Technique; Sword Soul, the Soul Within the Sword! [Please Bookmark and Send Flowers]

In the image, the arrow pointed to a short Earthen Grave.

It was called an Earthen Grave, but if one did not look carefully, one would mistake it for a small mound of earth.

Compared to the other towering graves in the cemetery, this Earthen Grave was far too inconspicuous.

After being eroded by time, the Earthen Grave was almost worn flat. Dry cracks spread across its top, along with channels carved by rainwater.

There was no gravestone in front of it—not even a wooden tablet. There were no flowers or offerings, either.

Even the weeds seemed to dislike the Earthen Grave and refused to grow on it. The bare, dry, hard mound looked terribly miserable.

Shen Lang stared at the arrow above the Earthen Grave, but he was considering a serious question.

Tongtian... could he have turned into this Earthen Grave?

[I overestimated myself. Mm, happy Children's Day, everyone. Children every year, youths every age!]

Chapter Twenty: Hang in There, Tongtian—Only One Day Left! [Second Update, Please Collect and Send Flowers]

Everything in Heaven and Earth—a grain of sand or a leaf—could possibly gain intelligence!

In the Primordial World, although there were no famous beings that had gained intelligence as graves, there was an example of a coffin taking human form.

And he was quite famous: Daoist Randeng!

The future Vice Sect Leader of the Chan Sect, who would later become Ancient Buddha Randeng of Western Paradise!

Therefore, Shen Lang had some basis for suspecting that Tongtian had become this Small Earthen Grave.

But at that moment, the Simulation Diary appeared.

[Simulation Day 1: Player Tongtian reincarnated into the corpse of a human buried for nearly ten thousand years. He was working hard to analyze his current situation and think of a way to resolve his predicament. He had already gained some clues! Situation -1!]

Seeing this Simulation Diary, Shen Lang wore a look of sudden realization.

So Tongtian had not become the Earthen Grave. He had become the corpse inside it!

A corpse buried for nearly ten thousand years... a zombie?

But starting as a corpse did not seem any better than Nuwa's starting as a Willow Tree. Who knew what he would eventually become?

The flow of time in the Primordial World and God's Tomb World was likewise not on the same timeline.

Thus, the images on Shen Lang's side changed rapidly as well. Before long, God's Tomb World grew dark again.

Under the night sky, the Cemetery once again returned to its scene of demons running rampant!

When dawn arrived, the Cemetery once again became lush and green, turning into a true resting place for the dead.

And so, day after day and year after year, the world of the Simulator passed, while the entire Cemetery barely changed.

Tongtian remained buried inside the Earthen Grave, showing no signs of breaking out.

However, the Simulation Diary continued. That meant Tongtian was still alive, and this simulation had not ended.

[Simulation Day 5: Player Tongtian finally understood the Primordial Laws of God's Tomb World and prepared to begin cultivating anew. Although he despised the chaotic and low-grade Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth, he still tried to capture and absorb it in order to strengthen his Spiritual Light. Constitution +1, Situation +1!]

[Simulation Day 34: Player Tongtian felt that his absorption speed for the Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth was too slow, not even matching the rate at which it dispersed. He ultimately decided to create a primordial spirit cultivation method belonging to God's Tomb World! Situation -1! Constitution -2!]

[Simulation Day 35: Player Tongtian casually created a simple primordial spirit method in less than ten breaths and began cultivating anew. In less than half an hour, he reached the peak of Body Refinement, while his Spiritual Light continued to strengthen rapidly. Situation +1, Constitution +2!]

[Simulation Day 67: Player Tongtian had reached the peak of Qi Refinement and was about to transform into a god and condense his primordial spirit. However, an accident occurred. The primordial spirit method was too crude, causing him to fail outright when condensing his primordial spirit. His Spiritual Light was rapidly draining away at a rate hundreds or thousands of times faster. Constitution reached zero, Situation reached zero, and State of Mind -3!]

When Shen Lang saw that day's Simulation Diary, his heart rose into his throat.

According to the Myriad Worlds Simulator, if any one of the five major attributes reached zero, the risk of death would increase greatly.

And now, two of Tongtian's attributes had reached zero at once. He was in imminent danger and could drop dead at any moment!

"Seriously? Seriously? Could Tongtian not even survive a year?"

"Ah, Tongtian was too careless. He just made up a cultivation method and started practicing it. He's finished!"

Shen Lang was even more anxious than Tongtian at that moment. The simulation would end before a thousand years, and there would be no reward!

Although he was complaining aloud, Shen Lang was silently cheering Tongtian on. He could not let an SSS-rank player lose face!

Shen Lang stared fixedly at the Simulator's diary, waiting for it to refresh.

There was nothing he could do. Tongtian was buried underground, so Shen Lang could not see his condition and could only learn about it from the diary.

[Simulator Day 82: Player Tongtian kept revising the primordial spirit method, but it was useless. With his State of Mind in chaos, the more he revised it, the worse it became!]

[Simulator Day 115: Player Tongtian chose to abandon the primordial spirit method and discarded everything related to it. But by then, his Spiritual Light was nearly extinguished. After his unceasing efforts, some remnants ultimately remained. He was still alive!]

[Simulator Day 129: Player Tongtian maintained his life by sleeping. He was waiting.]

[Simulator Day 159: Player Tongtian continued maintaining his life through sleep. He was still waiting!]

[Simulator Year 6, Day 125: Player Tongtian finally awoke from his slumber. At the same time, his Spiritual Light was almost invisible. Of the other three powers, only the Formation power remained; the other two were in the same state. Aside from Reputation, all his other attributes had reached zero!]

[Simulator Year 7, Day 21: Player Tongtian was extremely tenacious. He was still not dead!]

[Simulator Year 9, Day 49: Player Tongtian finally erupted. A powerful suction force emerged from his ash-like Spiritual Light. The other two feeble powers were no match for him and were rapidly devoured!]

[Simulator Year 11, Day 98: Player Tongtian devoured both powers completely, and his Spiritual Light turned into the shape of a sword! This was the primordial spirit method he had carefully created long ago—Sword Soul! The reason he had only used it now was that he had been waiting for those two Soul Powers to weaken. Otherwise, the Formation and those two powers would have joined forces to eradicate his last trace of Spiritual Light!]

[Simulator Year 32: Player Tongtian connected with the Formation power. While devouring the Formation power, he absorbed the Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth. His Spiritual Light had grown extremely powerful, and he had returned to the peak of Qi Refinement. He was about to transform into a god and condense his primordial spirit!]

[Simulator Year 33: Player Tongtian had condensed his primordial spirit—not in the form of an Innate Dao Body, but as a small, golden sword. He could control his body now, but he still could not leave. As his strength grew, he became increasingly able to sense the Formation power's might. The people who had set up the Formation should be two experts at the Mystic Immortal Realm or above!]

[Simulator Year 72: Player Tongtian entered the Human Immortal stage of the immortal path. The Formation had been in place for a long time and had already weakened. He guessed that once he broke through to the True Immortal Realm, he might be able to break free from the Formation's restraints!]

[Simulator Year 159: Player Tongtian had entered the True Immortal Realm, but he still failed to break out of the Formation. The Formation seemed to have realized that the one consuming his power was not the body's original owner. Its power was isolating Heaven and Earth, rebounding his strength, and suppressing him to death!]

[Simulator Year 745: Player Tongtian and the Formation were locked in a stalemate!]

[Simulator Year 999, Day 364: Player Tongtian was still locked in a stalemate with the Formation, but he had fallen into a disadvantage and was about to be suppressed to death!]

Seeing this latest Simulation Log, Shen Lang could not help growing nervous.

Hang in there, Tongtian! Only one day left!

Chapter Twenty-One: Improving the Primordial Spirit Method, Sword Soul, the Soul Within the Sword! [Please Collect and Send Flowers]

The Myriad Worlds Simulator, God's Tomb World, Cemetery.

Tongtian had indeed fallen into a disadvantage while struggling against the Formation power.

The reason was simple. This mysterious Formation isolated space, preventing Tongtian from absorbing any energy.

In other words, while fighting the Formation, he had only been expending energy without receiving any replenishment.

With nothing entering and everything flowing out, his strength naturally continued to decline.

The Formation, on the other hand, operated autonomously, with power flowing endlessly.

But Tongtian did not panic in the face of this situation.

It was not because the thousand-year mark was approaching. He had not noticed the passage of time at all.

He did not even know that he would complete the assessment's objective in another day.

Tongtian was holding back a trump card!

A trump card that could preserve his life while breaking this damned Formation!

As soon as he discovered that he could not absorb power, Tongtian had chosen not to clash head-on with the Formation, reducing his own expenditure.

Instead, he had been improving his primordial spirit method—Sword Soul!

His Sword Soul was no longer merely a single sword. Looking closely, one could see that it was two swords!

There was a sword within the sword!

However, the smaller sword inside had not yet fully taken shape. Only its tip remained uncondensed.

"At most three more days, and it will succeed!"

As Tongtian felt the Formation continuously assaulting him, he sneered inwardly.

This lousy Formation thinks it can kill me, Tongtian?

In three days, I'll show you what it means to be Pangu Orthodox!

Although this Innate Supreme Treasure was powerful enough to simulate such a realistic spatial environment, it was still too immature!

The Formation was dead, but Tongtian was alive!

An examination of this level was child's play to him, Tongtian!

He was determined to obtain this Innate Supreme Treasure!

Just as Tongtian condensed the tip of the Sword Within Sword, three more days passed.

The Formation power seemed to have decided that this intruder who had occupied the original owner's body was already at the end of his strength. It actually intensified its assault and suppression of Tongtian!

The tremendous force of the attack charged directly into Tongtian's Niwan Palace.

This was also where Tongtian's primordial spirit resided!

The Formation power did not care why Tongtian's primordial spirit was sword-shaped. It only knew that it had to eliminate this invader who had usurped the nest!

In an instant, the Formation power surged forth and transformed into countless different Ghost Faces!

Although the Ghost Faces had different appearances, all of them were filled with poisonous resentment and hatred.

These were the very things that the body's original owner had continuously absorbed through his previous life's Soul Power: Sentient Resentment!