[As far as you knew, the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion had been left behind by an ancient immortal. Every immortal in the Seven Wonders World since ancient times had attained immortality through opportunities found within it, including the three immortal patriarchs of the Three Immortals Palace.]
[The Immortal Mansion was exceedingly wondrous. Outsiders could not enter it, but it opened once every ten thousand years, spewing out vast quantities of cultivation methods, immortal arts, heavenly materials, and earthly treasures for people to fight over.]
[Of the places where the treasures landed, some could only be entered by Zifu cultivators, while others could only be entered by Wanxiang Adepts.]
[Thus, several Primal patriarchs of the Three Immortals Palace summoned the Zifu and Wanxiang cultivators of the sect, intending to have the disciples seize heavenly materials and earthly treasures that would help them survive the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations and break through to immortality.]
[Faced with the patriarchs' demands, you chose: 1. Play it safe and stay out of the dangerous struggle. 2. Fight for the treasures, but put your life and possessions first.]
"Two."
Zhou Qing made his choice at once.
This was a task assigned by the sect's patriarchs. If he refused to go and ended up in their little black books, his days ahead would be hard.
Besides, having gotten this far in the simulation, he understood that his chances of success were slim.
That being the case, he might as well see more heavenly materials and earthly treasures, so he could obtain them after the simulation failed.
[Not long after the patriarchs gave their instructions, you volunteered. Seeing your enthusiasm, the Primal patriarchs were quite pleased. They immediately bestowed several protective treasures upon you and put you in full command of the Zifu cultivators.]
[Seeing this, the others in the sect beat their chests and stamped their feet, regretting how slow they had been to react.]
[Several days later, you and another Myriad Manifestations True Person of exceptional combat prowess led the Three Immortals Palace cultivators to the place where the treasures had fallen. Faced with your fearsome advance, many factions without a Primal cultivator to hold the fort gave you a wide berth.]
[You reaped a rich harvest, seizing a large number of treasures. Just as you drew closer and closer to the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion, an object in your Zifu suddenly blazed with light.]
[You took it out and saw that it was the token of unknown material you had obtained when you wiped out the tomb robbers.]
[The token now flickered with golden light, and the words "Pure Yang" appeared on it. You immediately thought of the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion.]
[You sent your elemental power into it. Though the process was slow, you could feel yourself refining the token.]
[At that moment, your flamboyant conduct drew the attention of the demonic path. After some deliberation, several major demonic sects decided to join forces and wipe you out.]
[The demonic path launched a surprise attack, catching you off guard. The sect's cultivators suffered heavy losses, and even you nearly lost your life.]
[At that critical moment, you felt the gale in the air and had a sudden epiphany, comprehending the True Meaning of the Gale.]
[Having mastered a True Meaning of the Dao, your combat prowess soared. You slaughtered the demonic forces until their ranks collapsed, then chased down the demonic cultivators until you encountered their Myriad Manifestations True Persons.]
[The demonic Wanxiang Adepts were shocked to see that a Zifu cultivator like you had mastered a True Meaning of the Dao, so they decided to join forces and eliminate you.]
[You were not the least bit flustered, because you had already refined the "Pure Yang" token. You could feel that it could transport you into the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion. You activated it at once, transforming into a streak of golden light and entering the mansion.]
[Upon entering the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion, you saw a vast, boundless sea of Essence Liquid. At its center stood an island covered in all manner of rare and wondrous treasures, with a magnificent palace at its heart.]
[You walked closer and examined it. Above the palace hung a plaque bearing the words "Pure Yang Immortal Mansion" in large characters. You activated the token, intending to enter, only to find your path blocked by restrictions.]
[Faced with the complex restrictions of the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion, you chose: 1. Devote your efforts to studying formations and restrictions in hopes of entering the mansion. 2. First cultivate using the sea of Essence Liquid and the island's resources.]
"Two." Zhou Qing made his choice.
With his simulation time so limited, dividing his attention to study formations and restrictions would hardly be wise.
In his view, the most pressing matter was to raise his cultivation realm. Once he had done so, he would naturally have plenty of time to study the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion's restrictions.
[The Pure Yang Immortal Mansion's restrictions were too complex, so you stopped wasting time on them. You then began cultivating using the sea of Essence Liquid and the island's resources.]
[You first refined the Essence Liquid from the sea. At sixty-four, you successfully broke through to Wanxiang and established a Celestial Immortal foundation in which countless stars appeared alongside a bright moon and a blazing sun.]
[After becoming a Myriad Manifestations True Person, you felt that your soul had grown considerably stronger, and your comprehension of the Dao rose with it. Before long, your Path of the Gale reached the Domain Realm of the Dao.]
[You then unexpectedly discovered cultivation manuals scattered all over the island. The lesser manuals barely touched upon the threshold of the True Meaning of the Dao, while the higher ones encompassed a complete path or even touched upon a Grand Dao.]
[By studying these manuals, you greatly strengthened your foundations, and your realm in the Dao began to advance by leaps and bounds.]
[Three years later, you comprehended the Path of Gentle Water to the Domain Realm of the Dao.]
[Not long afterward, you also comprehended the Path of the Breeze to the Domain Realm of the Dao.]
[Over the next ten years, you comprehended dozens of paths to the Domain Realm of the Dao. You were just one step away from fully comprehending the Path of the Gale.]
[However, you vaguely felt that your efficiency in comprehending the Dao was beginning to decline, and you realized you had reached a bottleneck. At this point, you chose: 1. Break through to the Primal realm. 2. Continue consolidating your foundation.]
"One." Zhou Qing chose without hesitation.
He had only a thousand years in this simulation, so there was no need to waste time in the lower realms.
By advancing his realm, he would strengthen his soul and, in turn, comprehend the Dao more quickly.
[You began refining Essence Liquid by the sea. After refining nearly a hundred thousand jin of it, you broke through to become a Primal Daoist at the age of ninety.]
[After breaking through to Primal, your efficiency in comprehending the Dao increased greatly, and you soon fully comprehended the Path of the Gale.]
[Over the next fifty years, you fully comprehended the Paths of the Breeze, Gentle Water, and Azure Sea in succession, and naturally gained an initial grasp of the Grand Dao of Xun Wind.]
[In your spare time, you also began deciphering the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion's restrictions. Unfortunately, they were far too complex, and despite spending a great deal of time on them, you only managed to decipher one or two tenths.]
[By now, having been away from home for so long, you began to feel homesick. Your mother had been nearing the end of her lifespan before you entered the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion, and by now she had probably been in the ground for many years. Then you thought of your father, who should also be nearing the end of his lifespan by now. You chose: 1. Leave the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion and return to Pure Yang Heaven. 2. Continue cultivating diligently in the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion.]
"Two." After thinking it over, Zhou Qing still chose to play it safe.
Back then, he had entered the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion in front of so many people. If he went out now, he would surely become the target of everyone's arrows.
Although his simulated self's strength was now not much different from that of a Void cultivator, and no immortal had been heard of in Pure Yang Heaven for the past few thousand years, it was not the ten thousand chances he feared, but the one.
The Seven Wonders World also contained immortal realms such as Wondrous Dao Heaven, Returning Dao Heaven, and Wenchang Heaven. There was no telling whether a few old schemers might be hiding in them.
If he went straight out now, he would very likely turn into a loot box the moment he landed.
[After thinking it over, you chose to remain in the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion and cultivate. Because your efficiency in comprehending the Dao had declined, you chose to break through to Void.]
[After refining several million jin of Essence Liquid, you successfully formed a golden lotus Primal and entered Early Void.]
[After breaking through, comprehending the Dao became second nature to you again. Over fifty years, you not only fully comprehended six paths, but also brought your understanding of the Grand Dao of Xun Wind to the level of the fourth stance of the Three-Foot Sword, equivalent to the realm of one complete path.]
[During this time, you also studied the restrictions of the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion from every angle and finally deciphered them.]
[Inside the Immortal Mansion, you found that it was divided into four main areas: the main hall, the pill room, the scripture repository, and the meditation room.]
[As you stepped into the main hall, two flying swords shot toward you. You caught them with a single spell, whereupon they transformed into two young attendants.]
[According to the two attendants, this Immortal Mansion had been casually set up by Patriarch Lu, Lü Dongbin, a mighty figure renowned throughout the Three Realms, when he passed through this world.]
[Overjoyed to learn this, you immediately began ransacking the Immortal Mansion.]
[Afterward, you took stock. The main hall of the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion contained two high-grade immortal-rank magic treasures: the two Pure Yang Immortal Swords that had flown at you earlier. The pill room contained a low-grade immortal-rank pill furnace, with a hundred supreme-grade immortal-rank spirit pills accumulated over countless years inside it. The meditation room contained a low-grade immortal-rank meditation cushion treasure that could increase one's efficiency when cultivating and comprehending the Dao. The scripture repository also held a vast number of profound cultivation methods and secret arts.]
[You also discovered that the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion itself was a low-grade immortal-rank portable abode, so you refined it and took control of it.]
[In the years that followed, you selected several profound texts on the Grand Dao of Xun Wind from the scripture repository to study. A hundred years passed, and your comprehension of the Grand Dao of Xun Wind came within a hair's breadth of the Great Dao Domain Realm.]
[At the same time, you discovered that sitting in seclusion all the time was making it increasingly difficult to comprehend the Dao. You realized it was time to go out and digest your insights.]
[Thus, you decided to leave the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion. As soon as you emerged, you found, just as you had expected, that several Earth Immortals and Loose Immortals had laid a formation to ambush you outside.]
[You had originally expected a bitter fight, but you soon discovered that the realms of these Earth Immortals and Loose Immortals were absurdly low. Most had mastered only a single ordinary path, so you subdued them after some effort.]
[Even so, you felt secretly relieved. Had you come out back when you were at the Primal realm, you might well have been no match for those Earth Immortals and Loose Immortals.]