Primordial Era: I Invited Nuwa to Simulate the Heavens at the Start!

[You died!]

[Your survival time in this simulation was 1000 years and 2 days.]

As the prompt text flashed across the light screen, Daoist Tongtian felt time and space shift, and the scene of Buzhou Mountain appeared before his eyes.

"I'm back?"

Tongtian was surprised for only a moment before furrowing his brow.

It wasn't because of being killed—in the treasure space, he was outmatched in strength, so dying was nothing to dwell on. After all, it was all fake.

The real issue was a question he still couldn't figure out.

His answers in the God's Tomb World had been flawless. Why did the Tomb Guardian Elder kill him?

Was the answer Xiao Bai? Xiao Nan?

Or had the Tomb Guardian Elder been tricking him all along, and the being he replaced wasn't called either of those names, but something else?

Unfortunately, aside from Shen Lang, no one could give him a definitive answer now.

Whoosh—

Daoist Tongtian let out a turbid breath, a smile spreading across his face.

"Even though I died in your trial, I survived over a thousand years."

"According to the rules you set, I've completed your trial. So now, shouldn't you show yourself?"

Tongtian spoke into the void, his heart racing with excitement.

He was about to obtain an Innate Supreme Treasure—it was like striking it rich overnight. How could he not be thrilled?

The trial had felt so real. He wondered what effects this Innate Supreme Treasure actually had.

How was its defense? Its offense?

Compared to his elder brother's Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, which was stronger?

Would the second brother be so jealous his tears would fall?

Under Tongtian's expectant gaze, the light screen of the "Innate Supreme Treasure," the Myriad Worlds Simulator, reappeared before him.

[Player Tongtian, you survived 1000 years and 2 days in this simulation, meeting the minimum 1000-year survival requirement!]

[Congratulations, you will receive the reward for this simulation. Settlement in progress, please wait...]

[The next Myriad Worlds simulation will unlock after a 10,000-year cooldown. Stay tuned for the next simulation!]

Reading these words, Tongtian felt something was off.

Wasn't the reward supposed to be settled? The reward was the Innate Supreme Treasure acknowledging him as its master.

Why was there another simulation trial?

As Tongtian stared in confusion, the text on the light screen began to change.

[Player Tongtian, you may receive the following reward from this simulation—]

[Reward: Youth Till Death (When you return, you'll still be a youth, oh!)]

Tongtian was dumbfounded. Where was the promised Innate Supreme Treasure? What the hell was Youth Till Death?

Wasn't this one of the talents he'd chosen before the trial?

But what he wanted was this Innate Supreme Treasure, not some talent!

"Hey—"

Tongtian opened his mouth to ask, but the Myriad Worlds Simulator's light vanished with a biu sound in an instant.

Such a temperamental Innate Supreme Treasure. I like it!

"I'll find you if it's the last thing I do!"

Since he couldn't get it through the simulation trial, Tongtian would go the hard way—he was determined to find this Innate Supreme Treasure!

Little did he know, the Youth Till Death talent was already subtly influencing him.

A young lad, after all—sunny, innocent, single-minded...

Right then, Tongtian frantically searched the area for the Myriad Worlds Simulator.

So much so that by the time Taishang Laojun and the Primordial Origin found him, Tongtian was already digging three thousand feet into the earth—literally tunneling through the ground.

Primordial Origin stared blankly at Tongtian, who kept zipping through the underground, and asked, "Big Brother, what is Third Brother doing?"

Taishang Laojun hesitated. "Perhaps... there's a Divine Treasure underground?"

Hearing this, Primordial Origin's eyes lit up instantly, and with a whoosh, he joined the underground party.

Taishang Laojun wavered for a moment, then couldn't resist either. Whoosh—

Soon, Tongtian noticed his two elder brothers' arrival and exclaimed in surprise, "Big Brother, Second Brother, why are you here!"

"Third Brother, what Divine Treasure is this place? Why is there no Treasure Light?"

Primordial Origin asked Tongtian while sweeping his divine sense in a carpet-like search.

Tongtian was startled again and quickly asked, "Divine Treasure? What Divine Treasure? Where did it come from?"

He wasn't stupid—there was no way he'd spill about an Innate Supreme Treasure!

His eldest brother, Taishang Laojun, was fine; even if he found and subdued this Innate Supreme Treasure, he might still return it to him.

But if his second brother, Yuanshi, found it, there was absolutely no chance it would end up in Tongtian's hands.

So, he'd rather die than reveal the existence of the Innate Supreme Treasure!

Hearing Tongtian's words, Yuanshi suddenly stopped and said darkly, "If there's no Divine Treasure, then what were you darting around for?"

"Oh, I was testing a new Escape Art!"

Tongtian's lie came easily, and he even performed a passable Earth Escape Art in the soil to sell it.

And honestly, it really was a technique he'd just created—designed to let him tunnel quickly underground and find the Innate Supreme Treasure sooner!

Taishang Laojun: "..."

Yuanshi: "..."

The two brothers silently rose into the air—if you're not embarrassed, I'm not embarrassed.

Their third brother was always straightforward and never lied, so he must really be testing an Escape Art.

To avoid exposure, Tongtian also crawled out from underground.

He glanced at his two elder brothers and asked, "Elder brothers, have you found anything on Buzhou Mountain?"

Taishang Laojun and Yuanshi both shook their heads helplessly and regretfully.

Tongtian secretly rejoiced—it seemed he was the only one with gains, even if he hadn't claimed them yet!

Taishang Laojun then spoke, "Tongtian, we've been away for eighty thousand years. It's time to return to Kunlun Mountain."

"So soon?" Tongtian's face showed hesitation.

Taishang Laojun nodded. "I've recently felt a premonition—a great opportunity may soon fall upon us three brothers."

"I'm not going back. You two go ahead first!" Tongtian refused outright.

What great opportunity could compare to an Innate Supreme Treasure?

Hearing this, Taishang Laojun frowned. "Buzhou Mountain is a land of fortune, but it has no connection to us brothers. Why force it?"

Taishang Laojun was perceptive at heart—he could tell Tongtian was hiding something, but he didn't call him out.

"Forget it, I'm not going back for now!" Tongtian turned and pointed at the earth below. "Elder brothers, to be honest, I'm staying here because I've also felt a premonition. This place holds a great opportunity for me. I... plan to build a Cave Dwelling here!"

Yuanshi immediately flared up. "Tongtian, have you lost your mind? Do you even know what you're saying!"

Staying on Buzhou Mountain to build a Cave Dwelling—Tongtian was trying to split the family!

Chapter 25: Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda! Reward Selection!

The Three Pure Ones had been together since their transformation, united in spirit, and had hardly ever separated.

Even when each sought opportunities on Buzhou Mountain, they stayed close by.

Now Tongtian suddenly proposed staying on Buzhou Mountain, even planning to establish a Daoist sanctuary—wasn't that the same as splitting the family!

"No, you must come back with us!"

Yuanshi put on his authority as the elder brother, looking ready to discipline Tongtian.

Tongtian's temper flared too. "I didn't say I'm never going back to Kunlun Mountain—I just want to cultivate here in seclusion for a while!"

"You can cultivate in seclusion at Kunlun Mountain too!" Yuanshi snapped coldly.

Tongtian turned his head away from Yuanshi. "I want to cultivate here!"

Yuanshi was furious and opened his mouth to argue further, but Taishang Laojun said, "Forget it. Let him be."

Yuanshi looked at Taishang Laojun, frowning. "Elder brother, the Witch and Demon Races are locked in endless chaos now. It's only a matter of time before a great upheaval. Leaving Third Brother here alone—with his straightforward nature, if he gets caught up in it, how will he handle it on his own?"

Taishang Laojun pondered for a moment, then waved his hand. A small pagoda shimmering with Mysterious Yellow energy flew before Tongtian.

At the same time, his voice echoed in Tongtian's mind.