331: Eighth Epoch, Raising Gu

As he spoke, Ning Que pointed out a direction for you.

You turned your head to look and discovered several miraculous flowers and plants within the magma.

They were enveloped in the magma, radiating intense heat from top to bottom.

"Everything in the Dead Spirit Sky is filled with Death Qi; only these few supreme treasures are brimming with vitality."

"Back when I stepped into the Thousand Realm Divine Realm, I came here, but after hesitating for a long time, I ultimately did not use these supreme treasures to attempt a Breakthrough."

"The reason is simple: the power contained within them is simply too strong. If an ordinary person were to use them, it would be a complete waste of heavenly treasures."

"However... these things should be just right for you."

As he spoke, Ning Que plucked the few supreme treasures growing in the magma.

After examining them carefully, he handed them to you.

You had originally thought that since these supreme treasures were so miraculous, they should be able to help you achieve a Breakthrough.

But who would have thought?

Whenever the intention to attempt a Breakthrough arose in your heart, your Crisis Awareness would send you an intense warning.

A slim chance of survival!

This Breakthrough still offered only a slim chance of survival!

"What is wrong?"

Seeing your pale face, Ning Que was somewhat puzzled.

Seeing this, you could only reveal "your own feelings."

You told him that for some unknown reason, whenever you wanted to attempt a Breakthrough, you would always feel a sense of crisis.

Generally speaking, this sense of crisis would diminish as the number of supreme treasures increased.

But this time was an exception.

Even though you already possessed all the supreme treasures in the Dead Spirit Sky, this sense of crisis still had not disappeared.

"Oh?"

Ning Que was stunned for a moment, then spoke: "So that is how it is."

"At first, I thought there was something special about you, but now it seems like you have been targeted by the world."

"Targeted?"

You hurriedly asked Ning Que for the reason.

However, his words left you greatly shocked.

Ning Que told you that the time node you are currently in is the Ninth Epoch.

Although every time the epoch restarts, all worlds are destroyed, an accident occurred during the Eighth Epoch.

That was an era where experts were as numerous as clouds.

Although the world set various restrictions, there were still some astonishingly talented experts who Cultivated to the Peak of the contemporary era, which is the Ten Thousand Streams Divine Realm in your current world.

The Eighth Epoch was a time of brilliant stars.

Those who Cultivated to the Peak of the contemporary era were more numerous than in the previous seven epochs combined.

But even so, they still disappeared with the epoch restart.

And...

The information they left for future generations was even less than that of the first seven epochs.

In his life, Ning Que had seen detailed information about the Seventh Epoch, the Fifth Epoch, and even the First Epoch.

But he had never seen any about the Eighth Epoch.

The Eighth Epoch seemed to have been erased by this world; everything recorded about it was nothing more than a few scattered words.

"Do you know... why this is?"

You shook your head repeatedly.

"Because the world is raising Gu."

"And certain beings in the Eighth Epoch who Cultivated to the Peak of the contemporary era were the Gu Kings successfully cultivated by the world."

"Those Gu Kings did not die in the epoch restart."

"Perhaps they went to another world, or perhaps they were taken by the world for some other purpose."

The sudden words shocked your heart, but what was even more surprising was what Ning Que said afterward.

He told you that all the suffering you are currently experiencing is tempering given to you by the world.

It wants to make you stronger!

To achieve this goal, it will not let any opportunity slip by!

If you can succeed, then you will enjoy the same treatment as those Gu Kings.

And if you cannot succeed, then what awaits you is death.

Only the strong can survive, and only the strong can become the Gu Kings of this world.

"Then... Senior, how did you reach the Hundred Tribulations Divine Realm?"

"Me?"

"Hehehe..."

"I am naturally a Gu King as well, but the tempering I received was simply different from yours."

After hearing everything Ning Que recounted, a chill could not help but well up in your heart.

Your previous premonition was indeed correct.

You have been targeted!

Except the one who has targeted you is not someone else, but this world!

The sudden turn of events filled you with terror.

Although you are currently in a simulation and have not yet been noticed by the world, what if you continue to improve?

I dare not say anything else, but if you save your Realm at the Hundred Tribulations Divine Realm after this simulation, you will definitely be noticed by the world.

And when that time comes...

How will you respond?

You feel that you have fallen into a crisis, a crisis in reality.

And it... is so close to you!

On the other side, seeing you somewhat dazed, Ning Que patted your shoulder, interrupting your train of thought.

"You do not need to be so worried."

"Based on my understanding of the few scattered words about the Eighth Epoch, in their era, all Cultivators selected to be Gu Kings lived until the epoch restart."

"Although your current path of Cultivation is dangerous, in my opinion, it should not be a dead end."

Hearing this, you nodded gently.

That is right; since the world has chosen you to be a Gu King, how could it be determined to put you to death?

It will surely leave you a glimmer of hope, giving you a chance to stand out.

And now, with over a hundred thousand years left until the epoch restart, you still have time to prepare many things.

The seventy-thousandth year.

You and Ning Que searched continuously across major worlds and successfully collected the supreme treasures of all worlds.

But even so, your Crisis Awareness would still send you intense warnings.

You estimated that even if you could get Ning Que's help, you would have at most a thirty to forty percent chance of a successful Breakthrough.

This probability is truly not high.

But it is already the limit of what you can achieve at the moment.

As for the subsequent Ten Thousand Streams Divine Realm, it is impossible for you to make a Breakthrough to that point.

The one hundred and fifty-thousandth year.

Ning Que left.

He was mysterious, saying he needed to go prepare something.

But at the same time, he also told you that if you were ready to attempt a Breakthrough to the Thousand Realm Divine Realm at any time, you could send him a message.

And he would rush back at the first opportunity to assist you in your Breakthrough.

You know he is going to stir up a catastrophe.

Gathering the power of the entire world to make another Breakthrough himself, becoming an existence above the Ten Thousand Streams Divine Realm.

And his goal is very simple.

That is, he is unwilling to be the world's Gu King and wants to take his destiny into his own hands!