336: Special simulation

[Day 41 of entering the Secret Realm]

Three Cultivators who were clearly heading for this location appeared. Seeing you occupying the Treasure Land alone and your aura unstable, they immediately coveted it.

"Tan Lingfei? I know you. This isn't where a Half-blood should be. If you know what's good for you, scram!" the leader shouted.

You didn't speak; you immediately took action.

One of them, completely unprepared, was struck by your Hidden Weapon. The other two didn't fare well either, stepping on the traps you had set beforehand.

Taking advantage of their panic, you lunged forward like a wounded beast.

It wasn't to kill them, but to guard this Treasure Land.

The three were frightened by your mutually destructive fighting style. Severely injured, they lost all Battle Intent and fled, helping each other along.

You staggered, almost falling to your knees, but you forcefully stabilized yourself and immediately sat down again.

You guided Star Power to cleanse your body, acting as if the wounds covering you didn't exist.

Only by fully strengthening your Physical Body could you grasp that slim future.

For this, any price could be paid.

[Day 55 of entering the Secret Realm]

Although injured, fortunately, no one disturbed you during this time.

After finishing the absorption, you looked at your Physical Body, which was oozing faint Starlight, and sighed, "As expected, I've hit a Bottleneck."

"The Elder was right. With my Aptitude, the limit of my Physical Body can only reach this point."

"Unless I find the Heavenly Jade Dragon Bone to achieve a Breakthrough."

Thinking of this, you didn't linger and went straight toward the Secret Realm exit.

[Simulation Subject leaves the Secret Realm]

[Simulation Ended]

Qin Wangchuan withdrew his gaze from the System panel, but Tan Lingfei's obsessed and lonely figure still seemed to be before his eyes.

"Only taking Star Power, ignoring Opportunity and Legacy, claiming to be a Dead Man, his goal is so clear it's almost abnormal..."

Although he roughly knew the direction of the Opportunity, he subconsciously felt that this simulation only revealed the tip of the iceberg regarding Tan Lingfei's intentions.

Behind that madness of Body Tempering at any cost, a deeper fog shrouded everything.

"What a pity..." Qin Wangchuan sighed inwardly. "Stupid System, the simulated characters are all random, otherwise I could continue to look at his future."

"Forget it. Being able to gain this much is already a pleasant surprise."

Thinking this, he turned to look at the System panel, intending to select a reward.

But—

[Simulation Subject triggered an almost impossible Achievement. Do you wish to forgo this reward and continue the simulation?]

"Achievement?"

Qin Wangchuan's gaze fell upon the only two Achievements he possessed—

[The Revealer] [The Fire Chaser]

Having gone through multiple simulations, yet only obtaining these two, showed their significance.

"The Achievements themselves hold no value. The key is what kind of Opportunity is hidden behind the events they mark."

The price was giving up the reward from this simulation, but... "It's worth a try."

He no longer hesitated and chose 'Yes'.

[Simulation Continues]

[Year 27]

You began searching for the Heavenly Jade Dragon Bone to make your Physical Body Break through.

In the same year, as more and more Human Race Prodigies were trapped and killed by you, the Academy began to take this matter seriously, and the risk of you acting grew greater.

You used a Secret Technique to contact that Lord from the Foreign Domain, stating that you had done your best to maneuver the situation and hoped he would fulfill his promise.

The Divine Thought that arrived was cold and rigid: "You are still far from done."

Along with it came a new List.

Perhaps sensing the fluctuation in your mood, the other party, in order to stabilize you, soon ordered someone to deliver a small section of the Heavenly Jade Dragon Bone.

You held the Dragon Bone, putting on a show of tearful gratitude on your face, but your heart was filled with cold mockery.

"Just as I thought." You mused. "The title of Foreign Domain Royal Venerable is certainly tempting, but even using your toes to think, you know how could they let a Mongrel like me ascend to the position of Venerable King?"

"It seems like I am being used, running around on this Chessboard..."

You carefully put away the Dragon Bone. The disguise on your face slowly faded, leaving only a deep, pond-like calmness.

"...In reality, I am the one using both of your sides."

"The Foreign Race wants to use my hand to tear open a Gap of Chaos in this world. The upper echelons of the Institute probably also have people who want to use this Opportunity to Clean House or settle personal grudges. Ultimately, it will be an Earth-shattering Great Battle."

"And my goal lies in that moment."

You took out an object that was dark and dull like Ancient Iron, shaped like a rough stone chisel.

This was a relic left to you by your Foreign Race father who had long since perished—a Supreme Magic Treasure capable of breaking the Boundary Wall and leading directly to the Foreign Domain.

He entrusted this item to you before his death, hoping that no matter where you wandered, you would eventually have a path home.

After your father died, this stone chisel remained silent for many years, almost forgotten.

Until an accident, when you accidentally poured Mixed Energy—a blend of Foreign Race and Human Race Spiritual Power—into it, the stone chisel produced a strange resonance—

Not only did it point toward the Foreign Domain, but its Boundary-breaking Power also seemed capable of reaching... the Outer Domain!

[Simulation Paused]

"The Outer Domain?"

Qin Wangchuan's gaze sharpened; these two words were far from simple.

The origins of the so-called Outer Domain can be traced back to the Ancient Era.

During the Ancient Era, the world was not structured like the current Three Thousand Continents and Three Thousand Worlds.

At that time, Ten Thousand Worlds were intertwined, rules were chaotic, the Foreign Race ran rampant, and war and calamities were the eternal keynote.

It wasn't until three Supreme Heavenly Emperors rose up and used their supreme power to reorganize the universe, carving out a relatively stable territory from the boundless Chaos and the myriad disordered worlds, thereby laying the Foundation for the "Three Thousand Continents."

Within the Three Thousand Continents, protected by the residual grace of the Heavenly Emperors and established rules, there was generally order despite conflicts.

The dangerous and unknown boundless territories outside the Three Thousand Continents were collectively referred to as—the Outer Domain.

"The Outer Domain is unpredictable and dangerous. What does he want to do there?"

Qin Wangchuan frowned deeply; what concerned him more was that so-called relic.

"Breaking the boundary straight to the Foreign Domain is one thing... but it can even reach the Outer Domain."

Seeing this, he had roughly guessed—what Li Qingluan previously said she wanted was most likely this object.

[Simulation Continues]

[Year 28]

The great battle finally arrived.

A group of Prodigies, led by Chu Wujiu, finally reached their limit and launched a Life-and-death Battle against the Outer Court.

The Prodigies of this generation of the Human Race were truly terrifying, subtly gaining the upper hand over the Foreign Race.

You knew the Foreign Domain Faction secretly held the Descendants of the Venerable Kings in reserve, but this was irrelevant to you.

Instead, you focused on waiting for the moment that belonged to you.

Finally!

The chance arrived!

Just as both sides accumulated power and clashed again, you suddenly cut in.

The stone chisel greedily devoured the terrifying power emanating from the Top Experts on both sides.

In the next instant, a dark, twisted Rift was forcibly torn open!

"The Passage is open! Hurry!" You yelled hoarsely.