[Doubts, the Whereabouts of the Jade Pool's Great Emperors in the Longevity Realm, Eight Rings of Intelligence]
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["Could there be something seriously wrong with the [Longevity Realm] itself?!"]
[You thought to yourself.]
["For instance... some entity has already assimilated this [Longevity Realm], which is why the [Heaven and Earth Wonders] born from it already have an owner."]
[Otherwise, this phenomenon would be difficult to explain.]
[You considered your research into [Heaven and Earth Wonders] fairly thorough. Although you could not see through their true essence, this was the only explanation you could think of for such a phenomenon.]
[This thought sent an even deeper chill through your heart.]
[This damned [Longevity Realm] was full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons, too. You had originally thought Zhuo Zhao was the greatest mastermind behind the scenes, but now she hardly seemed so impressive.]
[Anyone capable of silently assimilating the entire [Longevity Realm] had to be far stronger than Zhuo Zhao, even without considering the karmic sin that made you keep a respectful distance.]
[But Zhuo Zhao was an [Immortal Venerable] (Nascent Soul Perfection Limit-Breaking)!]
[In other words, the other party was at least a [Spirit Transformation Dao Master].]
[Quite a few candidates sprang to mind.]
[—For instance, in the previous future simulation, after the Simulated Clone used [Purple Talent: I Am the Mastermind] to take control of Zhuo Zhao,]
[Was the [Spirit Transformation Dao Master] who struck the instant the sealing was lifted also the entity who had assimilated the entire [Longevity Realm]?]
(Mentioned in Chapter 193)
[This damned [Longevity Realm] was not even the main battlefield for all those entities' schemes. The "Immortal Realm" everyone spoke of so familiarly was where the true terror lay.]
[It was difficult to imagine just what lay within that "Immortal Realm"...]
[In the end, you decided to leave first and instead control your "other self" to explore