The Second Simulation in the Desolate Era World

A hundred years later.

In the Swallowed Star world, the main body was still creating secret techniques, occasionally receiving guidance from the Lanzang City Lord within the Virtual Universe. The gaze of a Universe Master was incredibly sharp, easily pointing out one shortcoming after another in Wu Yun.

Laws could only be comprehended by oneself; the Lanzang City Lord would only offer an occasional hint, but grasping the key to them was difficult. Secret techniques, however, could be of great help.

For instance, by arranging suitable opponents for Wu Yun in the Virtual Universe.

Or by finding similar secret techniques and absolute arts for him to study. Wu Yun had seen too many over these years, and he could also browse various secret manuals at will while on the Blood Luo Continent.

Accumulate and break through; as long as the accumulation was sufficient, a breakthrough was inevitable.

[Host's reputation points have accumulated sufficiently. Do you wish to initiate a simulation?]

With the Snow Eagle Lord world and the Desolate Era world clones putting in the effort, he had gathered enough reputation points for a simulation in just a hundred years.

"Initiate." Wu Yun had wasted simulation attempts before because the reputation points accumulated after reaching satisfaction would not stack, and he was afraid of wasting his time as a World Lord.

But at this point, even becoming an Immortal God would be fine; the quota for special lifeform clones did not have as many restrictions as the Golden Horned Beast.

[Simulated world is being drawn...]

[Simulated world has finished loading: Desolate Era world.]

[This simulation is an advanced simulation: The host can see all talents and choose one.]

In truth, Wu Yun had wanted to draw the Cang Yuan Diagram world; after all, he already had clones in these other worlds, but the one for Cang Yuan Diagram had yet to be filled.

The Desolate Era world was not bad either, and Wu Yun was very curious about what cultivation realm he would inherit.

Gray and blue talents were the first to be excluded by Wu Yun. There were three purple talents, and this time, an orange talent even appeared, named Reincarnation, which allowed one to retain memories of their past life when reincarnating after the first death.

The purple ones were Child of Luck, Cultivation Genius, and Sanctification of the Flesh.

Sanctification of the Flesh would guarantee a path toward the physical body, such as the Life/Material Path in the Hunyuan Worldview, God-Demon Body Refining in the Desolate Era world, or the Flesh Tribulation Realm in the Cang Yuan Diagram world.

"Reincarnation." Wu Yun decisively chose Reincarnation. This talent was absolutely useful in the Desolate Era world, as it allowed one to reincarnate while carrying their memories.

[Please choose an achievement goal for the host.]

[1. Survive the Heavenly God Tribulation and become a Heavenly God.]

[2. Become a True God.]

[3. Become an Ancestor God.]

[After successfully completing goal 2 or 3, the host can inherit the talent: Reincarnation.]

Wu Yun did not choose the lowest, Heavenly God, this time, but instead chose to become a True God. Completing this would also allow him to inherit Reincarnation, undoubtedly granting his main body an extra life.

[You were born in the Three Realms shortly after the ancient era shattered.]

[You were already very strong when you were born, and you noticed some strange patterns on your arms, though you still did not understand what world you had arrived in.]

[Through your parents' teaching, you gradually learned the language of this world. You knew you were born in the Mozhu Great World, a name that gave you some vague guesses in your heart.]

[The tribe you were born into was called Dongque, and your parents gave you the name Dongque Shanxiu. You thought this name sounded terrible and wanted to be called Dongque Yun, but they did not agree.]

[After reading many books, you learned that there were immortals in this world, while your parents were Houtian lifeforms. It was said that a Purple Mansion Ancestor existed within the Dongque tribe.]

Not being born with a prominent background really does lack something, Wu Yun thought. He figured this tribe was probably similar to the Ji Clan, or perhaps even inferior.

Moreover, his parents were only Houtian lifeforms; how could they have the status of someone like Ji Yichuan?

[At age three, you began your cultivation. You chose to practice both Qi Refining and body refining. The body refining method your parents provided was called Blood God Fiend Body. When you saw this name, you knew it was a trash technique.]

[The Mozhu Great World had only recently stabilized, and the Mozhu Dao Ancestor had not yet distributed body refining methods everywhere, so you could only practice the Blood God Fiend Body, which required using fresh blood daily to temper your body. It was said there was a chance to cultivate it to the Purple Mansion level.]

"..." Wu Yun could only console himself that techniques could be changed, so there was no need to rush.

[After studying the Blood God Fiend Body slightly, you felt it was too much of a waste of time and focused your main attention on the Qi Refining Path, prioritizing the comprehension of the Dao in the hope that one day you could go to a major place to seek a master.]

[You practiced a Qi Refining method called Immortal Derivation Art. Your skill level improved quite well, and you arranged various training regimens for yourself.]

[At age six, your father broke through to become a Xiantian lifeform, and his status in the tribe was greatly elevated. You moved into a large cave dwelling.]

[At age nine, you had cultivated to the Houtian perfection.]

[At age thirteen, you broke through to the early Xiantian stage. Your parents were shocked by your talent, and they told you to cultivate diligently and wait for the Ancestor to come and guide you.]

[Because you were good at science before you transmigrated, you began to study formations.]

[The formations in the tribe were too crude. Although you had the intention to learn, you never made any breakthroughs.]

[You practiced Qi in a dull, repetitive manner, day after day, year after year, but you still did not wait for the Purple Mansion Ancestor to come and guide you.]

What kind of Ancestor is this? In such a small tribe, I became a Xiantian lifeform at thirteen, and he doesn't even come to guide me?! Wu Yun was dumbfounded.

A Xiantian lifeform at thirteen was definitely considered a genius in a small place. That genius from the Ji Clan, Ji Mo, could have a crowd of people singing his praises just for reaching the Xiantian stage at fifteen.

A mere Purple Mansion Ancestor, and he wouldn't even come to guide him? No matter how you looked at it, Wu Yun had the potential of a Purple Mansion cultivator.

[At age seventeen, the tribe's Ancestor finally arrived. It turned out he was nearing the end of his lifespan. He had been in closed-door cultivation for the past few years, seeing no one, hoping to break through to become a Wanxiang Adept, but alas, his Qi Refining method was too poor, and the breakthrough failed.]

[The Ancestor decided to cultivate a new successor as quickly as possible. On this endless land, one must have a Purple Mansion cultivator to sit in charge to be safe.]

[You volunteered, stating that you were confident in breaking through to become a Purple Mansion cultivator before the Ancestor's lifespan ended, and hoped that all the tribe's resources could be tilted toward you.]

[With ten years left until the Ancestor's deadline, to be safe, two other Xiantian perfection cultivators were chosen alongside you, gathering all the tribe's resources in hopes of making you break through.]

[You reached Unity of Heaven and Man at eighteen, and your cultivation realm progressed rapidly.]

This was Wu Yun's first simulation; in his previous life, he had reached Unity of Heaven and Man at eight years old. It seemed that while comprehension was one aspect, it was still too difficult without resources and guidance from a famous master.

In this first simulation, he had the guidance of his parents, who were Primordial Spirit Daoists. The realm of Unity of Heaven and Man was usually only achieved by Purple Mansion cultivators, so reaching it at eighteen was not considered slow.

[At twenty, you reached the late stage of Xiantian.]

[At twenty-two, you reached the perfection of Xiantian. Your talent began to shine, and the ancestor thought highly of you.]

[In the same year, Dongque Dao of the tribe broke through to the Purple Mansion realm. You told the ancestor that you wanted to go to a larger place to seek a master and learn skills. Since the tribe now had a Purple Mansion cultivator presiding over it, he agreed.]

[However, it is too dangerous for a Xiantian Lifeform like you to travel millions of miles alone. At this moment, you choose: A. Go to the Shadow Sect 100,000 miles away; B. Go to Yuantian City 5,000,000 miles away.]