Run, you can't escape; fight, you can't win.
What could Shen Tushen do? He could only admit defeat.
"My name is Shen Tushen. A million years ago, I was the prime minister of the Golden Martial Empire Golden Martial Empire, the strongest empire that unified the Immortal Martial Continent a million years ago..."
Millions of years ago, also in the Southern Wilderness Domain, there was a Golden Martial Empire that had been passed down for two thousand years.
Coincidentally, the Golden Martial Empire of that time and the Great Qian Empire of today have almost identical territories.
In the 2000th year of the Golden Martial Empire Golden Martial Empire, a prince with extraordinary talent and great ambition was born.
At twelve years old, Heavenly Dipper Realm; at twenty Spirit Mastery Realm; and at twenty-five Spirit Elixir Realm.
At the age of forty-two, he had already reached the Pinnacle the Kami Realm.
What others might take hundreds or even thousands of years to achieve, this monstrous prince attained in just over forty years.
After the death of the old emperor, this prince ascended the throne with great force, triggering the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon.
With the help of the Golden Dragon of Fortune and its immense power, it unified the Immortal Martial Continent within a century, created a national treasure, transformed the Golden Dragon of Fortune into a divine artifact, conquered the Immortal Kingdom, and opened the gate of fortune to the Upper Realm.
It was similar to the process Ling Yi had Simulation in the Simulation bullet comments.
They also encountered Black Dragon blocking the Gate of Karmic Luck, causing their entire nation to fail in their Ascension and incurring the wrath of the higher realms, who unleashed World-Destroying Lightning Tribulation.
In the last Simulation, it wasn't that Ling Yi didn't encounter the World-Destroying Lightning Tribulation, but rather that he died before the Lightning Punishment even appeared.
"What is that Black Dragon?" Ling Yi asked.
" The Black Dragon is the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon, or more accurately, the Karmic Luck Sin Dragon. It was transformed into Sin Dragon after the country was destroyed, when the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon was affected by the ominous influence of the nation's destruction." Shen Tushen, gazing at the sky.
" The Karmic Luck Sin Dragon can grow stronger by devouring the Karmic Luck Dragon Qi of a nation, and it can grow by devouring the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon. This Sin Dragon is probably controlled by the upper realm and is specifically blocking the entrance."
"The purpose is to prevent the recurrence of the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon, and thus Ascension to the upper realm."
Ling Yi frowned and asked, "So, this Karmic Luck Sin Dragon was originally Karmic Luck Golden Dragon? From which Karmic Luck Golden Dragon did it originate?"
"They all come from the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon of my Immortal Martial Continent."
"All of them?"
"Yes, this monstrous Sin Dragon is probably tens of millions of years old, and has devoured at least several hundred Karmic Luck Golden Dragon to date."
"Hundreds? How did you know that?"
"Haven't you ever seen Sin Dragon?"
Ling Yi had seen it in Simulation bullet hell scenarios, but he had never actually seen it in the real world.
Since Ling Yi did not choose to Simulation memories, it naturally cannot be considered that he has met her.
Seeing Ling Yi shake his head, a hint of doubt flashed in Shen Tushen's eyes, but he continued, "Once you've seen that Sin Dragon, you'll naturally understand why I know."
That's a really good answer!
It seems that in the upcoming Simulation, I'll definitely need to choose one for Simulation memorization.
After a moment of contemplation, Ling Yi asked again, "You mean to say that this Sin Dragon was originally the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon of the Immortal Martial Continent, and after becoming Sin Dragon, it blocked the entrance and kept devouring the golden Karmic Luck Golden Dragon of the Immortal Martial Continent?"
Shen Tushen did not answer the question immediately, but instead asked in return, "Do you know what lies beyond the Immortal Martial Continent?"
" Three Thousand Small Worlds?" Ling Yi said casually.
You actually know about the Three Thousand Small Worlds?
Ling Yi shrugged. Although he was a slacker in his previous life, he still read a lot of online novels.
He had been a slacker for less than ten years, and before he transmigrated, he was barely thirty years old, still incredibly young.
Is there a conflict between being a slacker and enjoying reading online novels? Of course not.
Among the many types of online novels, Ling Yi's favorite is the Xianxia genre, where a sword's light chills nineteen provinces, and one can roam freely between heaven and earth on Sword Control.
Anyone who has read Xianxia (fantasy/martial arts) web novels should be familiar with the concept of the Three Thousand Small Worlds, right?
"Don't be so alarmed. If they ask you, just say it's over a million years old. Calm down."
Shen Tushen: "..."
"Keep talking, why are you using ellipses!"
" The Immortal Martial Continent is one of the Three Thousand Small Worlds. Above the Three Thousand Small Worlds are the Three Thousand Great Worlds, and above the Three Thousand Great Worlds is said to be the Ancient Realm."
"This 'three thousand' shouldn't be a quantifier, but rather an adjective, right?" Ling Yi asked.
"The 'three thousand' in 'Three Thousand Small Worlds' is an adjective; minor worlds are as numerous as hairs on a cow, their number far exceeding three thousand. But the 'three thousand' in 'Three Thousand Great Worlds ' is a quantifier; there are exactly three thousand major worlds, no more, no less."
"What if a great world is destroyed or disappears?" Ling Yi asked again.
"I don't know, maybe it was taken over by some small world!" Shen Tushen his head.
"I have never left the Immortal Martial Continent. I only learned this information after I absorbed a portion of the National Fortune Dragon Qi."
"What else is there to the National Fortune Dragon Qi?"
Shen Tushen nodded. "To be precise, it is the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon. Once the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon is born, Heaven knows it will be so, just like the Golden Martial Great Emperor Jinwu back then. After transforming into the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon, he knew the method of Ascension to immortality."
"Almost omniscient and omnipotent."
Is there such a setting? Then this Karmic Luck Golden Dragon is basically like a super-sized USB flash drive.
It seems Shen Tushen swallowed part of the USB drive's contents, which is why he knew all this?
"Of course, these are not the main points. Among the countless small worlds, only the Immortal Martial Continent can activate the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon, and only then can an Immortal Kingdom be established and the entire nation Ascension."
"No, to be precise, only the Golden Martial Empire, which is located in the current Great Qian Empire, can awaken the Golden Dragon and become an immortal kingdom."
"Is the Immortal Martial Continent special?"
Shen Tushen nodded. "Yes, it's very special. According to my memories from the Dragon Qi, other worlds are all universes, and it's said that each territory is a spherical continent."
"Only the Immortal Martial Continent, with its flat, round sky and square earth, is truly difficult for me to understand. How can a continent be spherical, and how can living beings survive on such a spherical continent? Are they upside down?"
"The universe?" Ling Yi murmured.
Ling Yi suddenly realized a possibility: could it be that his previous life was one of the Three Thousand Small Worlds?
He had merely traveled from one small world to another?
So, is there still a chance for me to go back?
Shaking his head, Ling Yi looked at Shen Tushen again. "How did you absorb the Dragon Qi, and how did you manage to have Divine Gang and Dragon Qi Divine Gang coexist?"
Shen Tushen hesitated.
This is his biggest secret, and he obviously doesn't want to talk about it.
"You don't want me to forcibly read your memories, do you?"
To be honest, it wasn't that Ling Yi didn't want to read Shen Tushen's memories.
If it were anyone else, Ling Yi could read their memories without them noticing.
But this Shen Tushen is different. He has Dragon Qi Divine Gang and Dragon Qi Divine Gang on him, which automatically defends him. If you want to read it, you have to force it.
Whether or not memories can be read is another matter, but Shen Tushen's consciousness will definitely be damaged as a result, or even his soul will collapse, rendering him completely useless.
To make Shen Tushen understand that he had the ability to forcibly read memories, Ling Yi directly used his Mind Stone Immortal Dipper to instantly invade Shen Tushen's Spiritual Sense.
Shen Tushen's Dragon Qi Divine Gang instantly became a passive resistance.
Although the Dragon Qi Divine Gang was miraculous, it was ultimately too weak.
Only now did Shen Tushen truly realize just how powerful Ling Yi was. If Ling Yi wanted to, he could destroy its Dragon Qi Divine Gang with a mere thought.
"If this isn't Divine Gang, what kind of Dipper Power is this?" Shen Tushen was shocked.
Ling Yi didn't explain, but just stared at Shen Tushen.
What could Shen Tushen do? He was desperate too!
He said helplessly, "This is a cultivation technique I obtained from the Sin Dragon."
Wow, how did that old man do that? Now it was Ling Yi's turn to be shocked.
"It's quite a coincidence. Back then, the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon of the Golden Martial Empire opened the Gate of Karmic Luck Upper Realm, and was later killed by the Sin Dragon. However, the Sin Dragon only attacked the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon and did not attack others."
"During the Combat between the Sin Dragon Karmic Luck Golden Dragon, I risked rushing towards the Sin Dragon, hoping to absorb its Sin Dragon Qi to strengthen myself."
"So, you already possess the method to devour Dragon Qi? Your statement is self-contradictory, isn't it?" Ling Yi said coldly.
"The method of absorbing Dragon Qi is not difficult. As long as one is an official in the court, one can absorb the National Fortune Dragon Qi. However, officials of different ranks can only absorb the National Fortune Dragon Qi."
"Absorbing the National Fortune Dragon Qi is a cultivation method used by officials of the Immortal Kingdom," Shen Tushen quickly explained.
"The key is not how to absorb the National Fortune Dragon Qi, but how to continue cultivating Immortal Martial National Fortune Dragon Qi Dipper Power."
"Go on!" Ling Yi nodded.
"I was thinking, since the National Fortune Dragon Qi can be devoured, can't the Dragon Qi on this Sin Dragon also be devoured? In a moment of impulsiveness, I rushed forward."
"But I didn't expect that the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon of the Golden Martial Empire was too fragile. When I rushed in front of the Sin Dragon, the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon was torn into several pieces, unable to withstand even a single blow."
"As the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon faded from consciousness, it infused a portion of its Dragon Qi into my body. Strictly speaking, I was passively absorbed by this portion of Dragon Qi, and only the Dragon Qi from the Karmic Luck Golden Dragon of Fortune possessed these heavenly memories."
"And I took advantage of the situation, absorbing a portion of the Sin Dragon's Karmic Luck, which is how I obtained this cultivation method."
Ling Yi stroked his chin, deep in thought, his mind filled with many questions.
I feel like all of this is too much of a coincidence.
Or was Shen Tushen just incredibly lucky?
"Where's the cultivation technique?"
"This technique originally had no name, so I named it the Dragon Qi Dipper Art(Dragon Qi罡术). This is the Dragon Qi Dipper Art I have revised!"
As he spoke, Shen Tushen took out a book and handed it to Ling Yi.
Taking the book, Ling Yi flipped through it for a moment, then asked with some doubt, "Is it really that simple?"
Shen Tushen and said, "Yes, it's that simple."
"Then you'll stay with me for the time being!" Ling Yi said, glancing at him.
Shen Tushen had absolutely no intention of resisting at the moment.
If Shen Tushen had any ideas before, after experiencing the terror of Ling Yi's Immortal Dipper, he lost all interest.
They had no choice but to accept their fate.
Ling Yi waved his hand and stored the Dragon Qi Dipper Art into his storage space.
Ling Yi is definitely not capable of cultivation right now. Even if he were to cultivate, he would have to Simulation first before he could actually cultivate.
Although Ling Yi believed that Shen Tushen wouldn't dare to lie to him, as the Old Liu had lived for over a million years and was also Proficiency of survival, Ling Yi felt it was better to be cautious.
Anyway, there are still two more Simulation this month!
Ling Yi plans to Simulation before the end of the month, and he wants to use this month to save as many Immortal Crystal and Spirit Crystal as possible.
At that time, I will seize the opportunity and max out my cultivation level.