"Not bad, I suppose," Han Han said.
There was no helping it.
As long as his simulated self intended to enter the Thousand Wave Secret Realm, it was impossible not to take the Ice Flower upon seeing it, and once he took it, he would inevitably be finished off by Guna.
What if he didn't absorb it inside?
It would be the same, because in the simulation, he lacked a god's-eye view; how could he possibly know Guna was watching him?
[Evaluation: D-99]
(The evaluation is unimportant, don't focus on it too much; it was simply to prevent the simulation from choosing insights while constantly in seclusion when intervening later.)
[Although your Law Patterns successfully reached perfection, you were enslaved by Guna as a result, leading to your cultivation ending in disaster. However, this was for the sake of a better future.]
[You may choose two from the following options:]
[One: Universe Rank Level 1 realm]
[Two: Wood Domain third-level insight]
[Three: Rotten Wood Blade perfection insight]
[Four: Over 15 years of combat experience]
[Five: Three A-grade bloodline evolution agents]
[Six: One set of D3-grade Origin Force battle armor, one D9-grade battle blade, one D5-grade spaceship]
[Seven: 3.2 billion Ganwu Coin]
[Eight: One Ice Flower]
He first ruled out option one, as he intended to break through to Star Rank himself in the next simulation. Options four, five, and six could also be ruled out, as these could all be compensated for using option seven.
"Select seven and eight," Han Han thought to himself.
Domain insights might be more precious, but Han Han planned to choose them next time, as he wouldn't enter the Thousand Wave Secret Realm to seek the Ice Flower in his next simulation.
[After the Law Patterns appeared, Guna felt a trace of surprise and asked why you had absorbed an Ice Flower before, as the Law Patterns were already perfect. At this moment, a sliver of his consciousness entered the Virtual Universe to investigate you; the price of an Ice Flower is not cheap, even for a World Lord.]
After absorbing this one, his Law Patterns were already perfect, so absorbing more Ice Flowers later would be useless.
As long as he didn't die in the secret realm, the final Law insights he could choose would definitely be more than just a third-level domain.
Although choosing the foundation now was better, 3.2 billion Ganwu Coin could pay for many public lectures, which might be more helpful for his ultimate achievements.
[Rewards have been distributed.]
"Time to go see Nalan. I really didn't expect that someone so young could enter the Doomsday Secret Realm," Han Han said, sitting cross-legged as his consciousness connected to the Virtual Universe via his arm guard.
Nalan was a good connection to have.
One had to know that in his simulated encounter, if Guna hadn't been proficient in soul techniques, he might have truly escaped a disaster thanks to his relationship with Nalan.
Virtual Universe, deep within the Ganwu Dojo...
High above, miniature islands floated, each with simple manors built upon them. They were quite spacious, serving as the residences for the core geniuses of the dojo.
"Stop!"
As soon as Han Han landed on the island, two Universe Rank guards appeared before him, crossing their long spears to block his path.
"This is a private area. You are not allowed to approach," one of the guards warned.
At the same time.
A figure flew out from the manor. Upon seeing the figure's appearance, the two guards quickly bowed in salute, "Your Highness Nalan."
"This is my guest," Nalan said casually, then looked at Han Han and added, "Let's go, we'll head to the training grounds inside."
"Alright," Han Han nodded.
Nalan's island was far larger than the others, and both the guards and the facilities looked better than those on other islands.
That makes sense.
Even if Nalan couldn't enter the Doomsday Secret Realm, once the Strongest Tournament ends, she would definitely be recruited into the Ganwu Secret Realm for training and receive plenty of attention, Han Han thought to himself.
Following Nalan, they soon arrived at a plaza.
"With your talent, after the public lecture, your Wood Domain must have already broken through to the ninth level, right? Why ask someone like me, who is only at the first level, to exchange pointers?" Han Han asked.
"It's nothing."
Nalan smiled, "It's just because I feel you are very different from the others. Take those Domain Lords, for example; although they are all listening, they are always filled with fear, and some even want to curry favor with World Lord Ponu."
"You are different."
"I can feel that you are completely immersed in the lecture. You don't look down on Ponu, but you certainly don't fear him either."
"Because of that, the content you can hear will be far more detailed than what others grasp, and your understanding will be deeper."
"Hmm," Han Han nodded.
He couldn't think of any other reason, but Nalan wasn't wrong; he only held the respect for Ponu that one has for a teacher.
It wasn't that he could beat Ponu, but rather that he knew there were Immortals beyond the World Lord level, and beyond Immortals lay the Universe Venerable, the Universe Lord, and even the True God.
It was simply a difference in perspective.
"I just wanted to understand how the threshold of stepping from a domain into the laws was explained back then. In return, I can explain the second level of the domain to you in detail," Nalan continued.
At the time, he had been on the verge of breaking through to the eighth level of the domain, so his thoughts were entirely focused on that, causing him to miss the details of the subsequent content.
As for listening to it again...
Not to mention that he didn't know when Ponu would lecture again, even if it were tomorrow, his free opportunity had already been used up, and he couldn't come up with 10,000 Cosmic Coins for the time being.
"That works." Han Han nodded.
His thoughts had been mainly focused on the second level at the time, so aside from some omissions regarding the third level, he had kept written records of everything else.
Although the effect wasn't as good as a video, it was still about forty or fifty percent effective, and thus the two reached a consensus.
Since the two were of similar age and the gap in their strength wasn't large, they didn't feel constrained when communicating, and gradually, they became familiar with each other.
"Let's chat again next time."
"Of course. If you have any questions, you can contact me at any time, but I must remind you: do not be overly ambitious when comprehending the domain." Nalan's tone turned somewhat serious in the second half of her sentence.
"Don't worry." Han Han smiled.
He hadn't just asked Nalan for advice on the second level of the domain; he had asked about all nine levels. Of course, this meant Han Han owed her a favor.
After all, they weren't very close to begin with, and Han Han had only asked tentatively, but Nalan had been very straightforward, saying that owing her one favor would suffice.
Although he owed a favor, in Han Han's view, it was completely worth it.
After Han Han left, the figure of a white-haired old man appeared.
"Your Highness."
"Even if he is indeed different from the others, he isn't worth you doing this, is he?" The white-haired old man said to Nalan.
"Don't worry, I trust my judgment."
"Besides, mere domain experience might be precious to outsiders, but to me, it's no loss at all."
Nalan turned around and replied, "Moreover, haven't you noticed that his insights are quite extraordinary? I've attended so many public lectures, and I've even had your personal guidance, but in terms of effectiveness, it might not even be as good as his one or two remarks."
The white-haired old man was silent for a moment, seemingly pondering Nalan's words, before finally smiling and speaking, "Looking at it that way, it is indeed so."
Han Han exited the Virtual Universe and first made a trip to deposit the Ganwu Coins. Fortunately, the Universe Galaxy Bank was so vast and powerful that they didn't care about such trivial matters at all.
"The exchange took 10 days."
"It will probably take me about 20 days to organize the information, and by then, the simulation cooldown will be just right."
"Right."
Han Han immediately deleted the coordinates for Ice Flower from his smart optical computer, ensuring that his simulated self would not go to the Thousand Wave Secret Realm again.
"Done!"
Next, Han Han began to organize the information so that his simulated self could better comprehend the domain.
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