Although this simulation had failed, Zhou Yu's gains were still immense.
The True Explanation of Time and Space passed down by Muliu Ancestral God, as well as the Heart Force inheritance his incarnation had unexpectedly obtained in the simulation, were both incredibly precious treasures.
The former was still difficult for Zhou Yu to comprehend, but the Heart Force inheritance was something he could make use of.
Zhou Yu decisively began condensing Heart Force. With the experience brought back by his memories from the simulation, the process went smoothly. After entering the basics of Heart Force, he soon reached the second level, Ice Heart.
Afterward, he broke through to the third level of Heart Force, Dominator.
Even the Zhou Yu from the simulation had not achieved this. Although he had become an Empyrean God and lived for three million years, his life had gone too smoothly. Until the very end, his Heart Force remained at the perfected Ice Heart level.
Zhou Yu himself was different. His journey had been fraught with hardships, and over the past three million years, his Dao Heart had been tempered through one Heart Demon Tribulation after another, making it inherently far more resolute.
Furthermore, Zhou Yu had absorbed his own cultivation memories from two simulations in succession, making his inner self increasingly profound and unfathomable—far stronger than before.
Now that he had condensed Heart Force, he had instead broken through to the third level and was even advancing all the way toward the perfection of the third level.
Of course, a breakthrough in Heart Force was not determined solely by one's Dao Heart. It also required guidance from an inheritance, as well as comprehension.
Many powerful Cultivators might possess terrifyingly strong Dao Hearts, yet their Heart Force levels remained low. Either they lacked an inheritance, or they had failed to comprehend the true essence of higher levels of Heart Force.
Zhou Yu had been able to break through to the third level so naturally not only because he possessed a complete inheritance, but also because he had comprehended the true essence of the third level of Heart Force. Only by truly dominating one's own heart could one reach this level.
Elsewhere, at Black-White Academy.
Zhou Yu stood beside a pavilion with his hands behind his back, watching two figures fighting below. One was a Perfected Wanxiang puppet, while the other was Ji Ning, clad in beast-hide clothing.
Ji Ning's sword light was sharp and fierce, and he had already completely suppressed the Perfected Wanxiang puppet.
Although Ji Ning cultivated the Crimson Brightness Nine Heavens Diagram and could naturally fight above his level, there was no doubt that his swordsmanship had also improved tremendously over the past three years.
Three years to grow to this extent isn't too exaggerated. His rate of growth is only comparable to that of a reincarnated Immortal. What's truly frightening about Ji Ning is that he grows faster and faster through tempering. This is clearly the talent of "Potential Boost." Zhou Yu mused.
After a long while, Zhou Yu waved his hand and stopped the battle.
"Master." Ji Ning sprang over and bowed.
"Not bad. You've improved quickly." Zhou Yu smiled. "You've been in the academy for three years now. It's time for you to graduate."
"I can graduate?" Ji Ning was overjoyed upon hearing this.
"Come with me." Zhou Yu said before turning and walking into the pavilion. He had Ji Ning sit across from him, then said,
"Once you leave the academy and venture outside, you may encounter danger at any moment. I've prepared three protective treasures for you."
As he spoke, Zhou Yu waved his hand, and three items instantly appeared before them.
Ji Ning looked closely and found that they were a golden Dao talisman, a miniature treasure shaped like a thatched hut, and a jade pendant gleaming with a mysterious violet light.
"The first one is nothing remarkable." Zhou Yu pointed to the golden Dao talisman and said, "It is a Great Teleportation Talisman."
"A Great Teleportation Talisman?"
Ji Ning was shocked. He had heard of this Dao talisman; ordinarily, only Earth Immortals and Loose Immortals possessed such a trump card!
And this was supposedly nothing remarkable?
"The second treasure is a formation." Zhou Yu pointed to the thatched hut again and said,
"I refined a formation into it. When you encounter danger, you need only channel divine power into it to activate the formation. If ordinary Earth Immortals or Loose Immortals are trapped inside, they can forget about getting out in less than a day or two."
"Trap Earth Immortals and Loose Immortals for a day or two?" Ji Ning secretly clicked his tongue. This was far too outrageous.
"As for the third item..." Zhou Yu did not explain much this time. He merely said, "Keep it on you at all times. If you encounter danger, it will naturally protect you."
"Thank you, Master." Ji Ning gave a deep bow.
Although Zhou Yu was an unfathomable Loose Immortal, these three treasures would likely make even ordinary Immortals jealous. Yet he had bestowed them upon a mere Purple Mansion Cultivator like him. Ji Ning was deeply moved.
"Remember, on the path of Immortal cultivation, the most important thing is still yourself. Do not rely too heavily on external objects," Zhou Yu said again.
"Yes."
Ji Ning nodded.
"Master, I'm leaving." Ji Ning bowed once more, then quickly turned and departed.
Zhou Yu stood there until Ji Ning was teleported out of the Nine Absolutes Universe Array by a spatial force. Only then did he turn and leave.
"It's time to enter seclusion properly for a while." Zhou Yu arrived in a quiet chamber.
With a thought, mysterious pale-violet power immediately began to glow around him.
Under the influence of that mysterious power, the flow of time around Zhou Yu rapidly changed. In the blink of an eye, time accelerated by several hundred times, finally stopping at eight hundred times.
"That should be enough." Zhou Yu nodded.
Cultivating within accelerated time was naturally something he had found difficult to achieve before.
But things were different now.
The him from the simulation had comprehended the Power of Time.
Unlike the Great Path of Time, which was nearly useless within the Three Realms, this Power of Time originated from the Origin of the Chaos Universe. It could be used anywhere throughout the Chaos Universe.
In fact, this had been Zhou Yu's greatest gain from the previous simulation.
In the simulation, Zhou Yu's Power of Time had ultimately broken through to the third level. The Power of Time at that level was already extremely formidable, stronger even than the divine power and magic power of Empyrean Gods and True Immortals.
It could be said that the third level of the Power of Time had directly increased Zhou Yu's strength by thousands or even tens of thousands of times. Even in the body of a Loose Immortal, he could truly reach the level of an Empyrean God or True Immortal.
And with the Power of Time, Zhou Yu could naturally accelerate time.
At present, Zhou Yu possessed only the strength of a Loose Immortal, but this had instead become an advantage, greatly reducing the difficulty of accelerating time.
Moreover, a Power of Origin such as the Power of Time was exceptionally special and consumed very little of Zhou Yu's own strength. Thus, he could easily maintain eight-hundredfold time acceleration for himself.
If he were already a Celestial Immortal or even a True Immortal, maintaining such acceleration for a long time without paying a price would instead be very difficult.
Of course, a weak soul was not entirely a good thing either. If Zhou Yu's soul were strong enough, his efficiency would still be extremely high even without time acceleration.
Therefore, if he continued using Heavens Simulation and still could not find a way to escape the limitations of being a Loose Immortal, he would have to reincarnate as soon as possible.
The opportunity just isn't easy to find. The Three Realms aren't peaceful right now. It would be far too unjust to die in an accident after reincarnating. Zhou Yu secretly shook his head. Without someone trustworthy enough to help him, he would not recklessly reincarnate.
If it truly came to that, he would follow the original plan and wait for Ji Ning to grow strong enough to help him.
Without thinking further, Zhou Yu quickly calmed his mind and quietly immersed himself in comprehension and cultivation.
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