Second Simulation (Please Follow)

Great Xia Dynasty.

Wu Yun had visited the royal capital some time ago. Before his breakthrough, he already possessed the strength of a Heavenly Immortal, and after breaking through, he reached an even higher level, all while being remarkably young.

With such talent and strength, the Xia Emperor naturally sought to win over such a Heavenly Immortal.

By befriending him while Wu Yun was not yet at his peak, the benefits gained once the other party eventually became a Pure Yang True Immortal would be ten, or even a hundred times greater.

"This Great Xia in the late God-Demon Era is truly different from what I imagined." Once Wu Yun possessed sufficient strength, he began to come into contact with more secretive matters.

Immortal Juhua lived during the late God-Demon Era.

It was no wonder that when Wu Yun performed a simulation, he encountered a Void-Returning God-Demon, and even had to engage in a fierce battle for a long time before the opponent finally departed.

The Xia Emperor bestowed upon him several Immortal-Grade Top-Tier Dharma Treasures and personally promised to move the Wu Shan Clan to a more prosperous commandery to enjoy vast resources.

The number of Heavenly Immortals in Great Xia was not small, and not every one of them could receive such favor from the Xia Emperor.

After returning from the royal capital, Wu Yun used Void Evasion to return to his palace, only to see his former master, Venerable Wuchen, sitting and waiting for him.

Seeing Wu Yun return, Venerable Wuchen hurriedly stepped forward: "I came by a few days ago, but heard that His Majesty had summoned you, so I waited here for some time."

"Master, is there something you need from me?" Wu Yun did not dare to show the slightest neglect. Even if he were to become a Dao Lord or Emperor Lord in the future, the proper etiquette must be maintained.

On the path of immortality, one's master is the person most deserving of respect.

To be disrespectful to one's master would not only be intolerable to others, but the karma within Wu Yun's own heart would not permit it, as it would sever his entire path of cultivation.

"You know how long I have lived." Venerable Wuchen sighed softly and said: "I came to you because I want you to help me obtain a Reincarnation Decree."

Venerable Wuchen was a Loose Immortal of four hundred thousand years; the endless, grueling Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations had exhausted him, and he could see no path forward, feeling utterly hopeless.

Rather than suffering through such agony, it would be better to reincarnate and start anew.

"A Reincarnation Decree?" Wu Yun pondered for a moment before saying: "His Majesty operates on the principle that one must earn their rewards. I will travel the world, capture some God-Demons, and exchange them for one at His Majesty's court."

In the God-Demon Era, the Xia Emperor had clearly marked prices for bounties on God-Demons; as long as one captured enough wild God-Demons, one could exchange them for anything at his court.

A Reincarnation Decree was only precious to Loose Immortals; in truth, if Wu Yun asked the Xia Emperor directly, the other party would likely bestow it upon him immediately.

But he always felt that asking directly would incur karmic debt.

"Would that be too much trouble for you?" Before coming to find Wu Yun, Venerable Wuchen had prepared himself mentally, but hearing that the other party had truly agreed to get him a Reincarnation Decree, he felt a tinge of guilt.

"It is a small matter, Master. You may return and wait for me for a few years."

Venerable Wuchen was overjoyed; a mere few years was nothing, even a thousand years would have been nothing to him.

After leaving the tribe, Wu Yun traveled to various parts of Great Xia to search for slumbering God-Demons. His comprehension of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth was extremely profound, allowing him to travel directly to any commandery.

Nowadays, the only Heavenly God among the indigenous God-Demons had already been imprisoned by the Xia Emperor, and the strongest beings scattered across various regions were merely at the Void-Returning level.

Void-Returning God-Demons were not a cause for concern; they could only rely on their strong divine bodies, but their comprehension was abysmal, and the strength they displayed was not even as good as Immortal Beixing.

Facing Wu Yun, it was essentially a one-sided slaughter.

Unless a massive number of God-Demons formed an array, they could not rival a Heavenly Immortal, but where would Great Xia find so many wild God-Demons now?

Wu Yun spent a little effort and found quite a few Primordial Spirit-level God-Demons, and even encountered the Void-Returning God-Demon he had fought before.

These God-Demons were suppressed by him with a casual wave and all captured, waiting to be presented to the Xia Emperor.

Wu Yun's travels across the world to hunt down God-Demons also caused quite a stir, allowing him to harvest a wave of Reputation Points, enough to initiate a second simulation.

[Host has accumulated sufficient Reputation Points. Do you wish to initiate a simulation?]

Wu Yun, who was cultivating hard in the Swallowed Star world, suddenly heard the notification sound and immediately replied: "Initiate immediately."

After answering, the flow of time in the real world froze completely, and Wu Yun arrived once again in that void space, with the Simulation Panel appearing before his eyes.

[Simulated world is being drawn...]

[Simulated world has finished loading: Swallowed Star world.]

[This simulation is an Advanced Simulation. The host can see all talents and choose one of them.]

Unlike ordinary simulations, in an Advanced Simulation, Wu Yun could see every talent option, and the highest he could currently choose was a purple-tier talent.

Talents are divided into gray, blue, purple, orange, and red.

There were quite a few options for Wu Yun. He first excluded all the gray and blue ones, as some of the talents within them made even him feel terrified.

There were three purple ones.

They were the Distinguished Background, Child of Luck, and Cultivation Genius paths he had chosen before.

Distinguished Background, at the purple level, would allow Wu Yun to randomly be born to parents at the Universe-Level to World Lord level, or have an elder who was an Immortal or above.

(Immortal Gods cannot reproduce; this point is questionable, as I recently checked the original text, and it seems it was never explicitly stated that Immortal Gods cannot reproduce.)

Child of Luck was quite mysterious; at the purple level, it could only grant Wu Yun extremely high luck within the novice village map. According to his understanding, Hong and Thor should also be considered Children of Luck on Earth.

Subsequent development depended too much on fate; what did the Children of Luck on Earth count for in the vast universe?

Cultivation Genius would make Wu Yun's aptitude stronger than anyone else in his birth map. If he were lucky enough to be born into some Immortal family, then this talent would definitely be the most useful.

If he were born on some indigenous, remote planet, then forget it; the highest levels there were Planetary Level or Star Level, and it would be meaningless even if Wu Yun's talent were stronger than theirs.

"Still, Distinguished Background it is." Wu Yun pursed his lips. He was naturally extremely cautious; he liked to keep his trump cards hidden and would never act without absolute certainty.

Cultivation Genius and Child of Luck were too random; they weren't as reliable as Distinguished Background.

[Please select an achievement goal for the host.]

[1. Become a World Lord.]

[2. Become an Immortal God.]

[3. Become a Universe Venerable.]

Wu Yun was stunned. His original plan had been to cultivate until he reached Universe-Level and then participate in the next Peak Powerhouse Battle held by the Giant Axe Arena.

However, achieving any one of these simulation goals would cause his strength to skyrocket. Even the lowest, a World Lord, would make participating in the Peak Powerhouse Battle unnecessary.

It was common for plans to fail to keep up with changes. Wu Yun quickly adjusted his mindset; for his first simulation, he had to prioritize stability and could not afford to fail.

He could have chosen a higher achievement goal for this simulation, but Wu Yun still chose to become a World Lord because the simulated world only contained his memories from before he transmigrated.

His true self possessed the mindset of a Heavenly Immortal, and the World Lord stage was a prime period for comprehending origin laws, so Wu Yun naturally didn't want to waste it.

Not to mention, during the World Lord stage, he could also consider possessing a special life form.

If he let his Simulation Avatar become an Immortal, it would most likely end up as an Army Lord.