"Source of Time!?"
Wang Ping looked at the simulated text content, utterly astonished, followed by intense joy.
He never expected that the hidden treasure in the depths of the frigid pool would turn out to be a source of time.
Originally, he had planned to use the Nine Star Pavilion to search for the Source of Time, but it seemed he had saved himself a lot of effort; it was like stumbling upon a massive stroke of luck.
Golden Talent - "Teleportation" was truly divine!
"With this Source of Time, my Space-Time Dao Body can be completed. However, it seems impossible to achieve it in this simulation," Wang Ping thought calmly and shook his head.
He had no more tricks up his sleeve, and it was impossible to absorb this Source of Time in the deepest part of the frigid pool, risking an attack from the frigid pool's ice.
But Wang Ping was not in a hurry. If he couldn't obtain it in this simulation, he would try again in the next one.
As Wang Ping's thoughts raced, the simulation continued.
"You were overjoyed and wanted to touch the Source of Time, but the effect of your Golden Talent - 'Nullify Damage' had already worn off. As soon as the talent's effect expired, your body stiffened and turned into ice, frozen in an instant, including your physical body, inner world, and even your divine soul, all were frozen."
"Because you were trapped in this strange state, this simulation ends here."
As the text simulation ended, Wang Ping's mind was filled with various images and insights into cultivation. His figure also appeared in the deepest part of the frigid pool, gazing at the Source of Time.
Finally, Wang Ping's consciousness blinked, leaving the immersive simulation state, and his vision returned to the real world. The system's voice followed.
"Ding, reward generation successful. The host can choose two rewards from the following options:
1. Half-step Grand Saint cultivation.
2. Golden Talent - 'Nullify Damage.'
3. Red Talent - 'Wood Xuan Body.'
4. Personal Grand Saint Artifact.
5. Random Grand Saint Artifact.
6. 50,000 catties of high-grade divine source."
"System, I choose 1. Half-step Grand Saint cultivation and 2. Golden Talent - 'Nullify Damage,'" Wang Ping replied without hesitation after reviewing the reward list.
"Ding, rewards being granted."
The system's voice sounded, and Wang Ping felt a surge of immense energy within him, instantly elevating his cultivation from the Saint King Grand Perfection to the level of Half-step Grand Saint.
In addition, his mind was filled with information about the Golden Talent - "Nullify Damage."
"Continue the simulation. This time, I must obtain the Source of Time," Wang Ping said, his aura restrained, determination in his eyes.
Just as Wang Ping was preparing to initiate another simulation, the chat group system's voice abruptly rang out.
"Ding, detected a life-threatening situation in the Lin Yuanyuan team. Should the host proceed to rescue immediately?"
"What!?"
Wang Ping's pupils contracted upon hearing the chat group system's prompt. Lin Yuanyuan was in a life-threatening situation? How was that possible?
Lin Yuanyuan had reached the level of a Saint King in cultivation, although not as powerful as Wang Ping. After optimizing her Golden Finger, her techniques, spells, and comprehension of laws had all caught up. Moreover, she had grasped even more laws than him. Lin Yuanyuan's ability to acquire law comprehensions by extracting them from Saint Kings or even Saints made her quite overpowered.
Over the past three years, Lin Yuanyuan had taken on many tasks, handling most of the smaller, bizarre tasks and those with higher difficulty levels. Wang Ping only took on high-difficulty tasks assigned by the chat group. It could be said that after nurturing Lin Yuanyuan and the other senior group members, he could focus on simulations without worries.
Now, learning that Lin Yuanyuan was in grave danger was both surprising and concerning for Wang Ping.
Immediately, Wang Ping opened the chat group to gather more information.
Lin Yuanyuan led the team, including Chen Yao, Zhang Jun, Zhang Hu, and Chen Si, on a mission to protect a world affiliated with the chat group. In this world, they faced relentless attacks from abyssal beasts that caused severe damage, with most of the world's source being plundered.
"Not only Lin Yuanyuan, but also other powerful group members are in danger. This is troublesome," Wang Ping thought as he read the situation.
He knew that when they encountered strong enemies, the difficulty of their missions increased. In this case, they were unable to retreat. Since both sides couldn't leave until one side was completely wiped out, it was a precarious situation.
As Wang Ping rushed to the life universe where Lin Yuanyuan was on a mission, Lin Yuanyuan was struggling to maintain herself on a shattered ancient star.
"Yuanyuan, let's retreat. These creatures are unstoppable."
Chen Yao, her face pale, and Lin Yuanyuan were maintaining a defensive formation, and she forced a smile.
When they arrived in this world, they expected to face abyssal beasts equivalent to ordinary Saint Kings and a few subordinate abyssal beasts led by the main one, which was equivalent to a Saint. However, neither Lin Yuanyuan nor Chen Yao, Zhang Hu, Chen Si, and Zhang Jun expected that the
main abyssal beast possessed the ability to split.
Their blood could create new individuals, though these new individuals were much weaker than the main one. However, the newly spawned individuals could be split again upon receiving damage, making it difficult to kill them completely.
What made it even more challenging was that these split individuals could rapidly grow by absorbing energy from their battles and the life energy on the ancient star.
Although each split individual had a growth limit, they could reach the power of a Saint King at most, with most only reaching the level of a False God. But their sheer number posed a significant threat.
Especially with Chen Si, whose combat power was relatively low, it made the situation even more troublesome.
"Did you not notice? We can't retreat. As our strength increases, the mission's difficulty increases, and the enemies we encounter become stronger. The chat group can transport us here or withdraw us, and the same applies to the enemy."
Lin Yuanyuan sighed and said with a bitter smile, "Round, it seems we can't leave until one side is completely wiped out."
When this was said, the expressions of Chen Yao and the others became extremely grave and pale. Chen Yao clenched her fists, feeling uneasy. After all, she had died once before, tricked by Xu Yi. Dying again would undoubtedly require a hefty amount of group points to resurrect, and the cost of resurrection was related to the strength of the group member. Chen Yao had already reached the level of a Saint King in cultivation, so the price for her resurrection would likely be terrifying.
Moreover, if this world were to be destroyed, they would continue to die even after resurrection.
These words left everyone in silence.
They knew about Wang Ping's Life Simulator, and it seemed that whenever he engaged in a simulation, a significant amount of time would pass, making it impossible for him to be online at all times. This was why they had gradually reduced their reliance on Wang Ping over the past three years.
"It looks like we're going to die here," Chen Yao sighed.
Other group members might be able to come to their aid, but they couldn't turn the tide of the battle for them. Perhaps Wu Jun's Golden Finger could bring a miracle, but if it failed, it would just result in more casualties.
Chen Kang, Zhang Yueying, and some of the newer members had useful Golden Fingers that could provide auxiliary support in battle. However, the cunning abyssal beast was challenging to kill. Even if they managed to immobilize it for a while and Zhang Yueying boosted their strength, their chances of killing it were less than fifty percent.
So, sending other group members to their deaths was not something they could bear. They might all have to die once, and then when Wang Ping came online, he could resurrect them.
Just when Lin Yuanyuan and the others were feeling somewhat hopeless, a figure suddenly appeared on the ancient star, overlooking everything.
However, because Wang Ping was careful to conceal his aura, no one noticed his arrival, not even the abyssal beasts.
"These abyssal beasts have quite an annoying ability. No wonder Lin Yuanyuan and the others couldn't deal with them," Wang Ping muttered, furrowing his brow slightly.
"However, even though these abyssal beasts have high defenses, strong vitality, and a nasty ability, their attacking power is only equivalent to an ordinary Saint King at the sixth level, nearing the seventh level. For me, they are as weak as ants."
Wang Ping took a step forward and appeared directly above the ongoing battle. This time, he didn't continue to hide his aura; the pressure of his Half-step Grand Saint cultivation erupted, covering the entire ancient star.
In an instant, many of the split abyssal beasts were crushed by Wang Ping's pressure, exploding into fragments. However, after these split abyssal beasts exploded, they began to split again, but they were crushed while still in their infancy, becoming even weaker.
Eventually, they vanished completely.
As for the Abyssal Beast at the Saint King level, although they weren't crushed to death, they were immobilized and stared at Wang Ping in terror, trembling uncontrollably.
The leading abyssal beast at the Saint King level gazed at Wang Ping with the same fearful expression, trembling all over. Wang Ping's aura and energy fluctuations were far more powerful than his.
He had a strong feeling that if Wang Ping made a move, he could annihilate him directly. Even if the ability to split was stronger, it wouldn't save him.
"Wang Ge!" On Lin Yuanyuan's side, when she saw Wang Ping appear, she was momentarily stunned, then her face lit up with joy.
They didn't expect Wang Ping to appear at such a critical moment and save them. Indeed, whether it was the previous chat group or the current one, Wang Ge was always the most reliable man. As long as Wang Ge was present, all dangers were nothing.
With a smile on his face, Wang Ping nodded at Lin Yuanyuan and the others, then turned his gaze to the abyssal beasts. Terrifying flames erupted around him, carrying the mastery of the Grand Complete Fire Law.
This was the Grand Complete Fire Law.
"You intervened in this battle midway, breaking the rules. If you dare to kill me, the abyssal beasts will mark you. By then, you'll face endless pursuit," the abyssal beast said, aghast, as he saw Wang Ping's Grand Complete Fire Law.
Wang Ping's flames were too powerful, far surpassing him. He had an intuition that if Wang Ping made a move, he could wipe him out completely. Even with a stronger splitting ability, it wouldn't save him.
"There are many forces that want to kill me, and your abyssal beast tribe is just one of them. Besides, we are natural enemies. Threatening me? It's laughable," Wang Ping said coldly, then unleashed his fire-type divine power.
In an instant, endless flames erupted, carrying the mastery of the Grand Complete Fire Law, and all the abyssal beasts, including those equivalent to Saint King-level power, were burned to ashes, completely annihilated.
"Impressive, Wang Ge!" Zhang Hu, watching Wang Ping eliminate all the abyssal beasts with a wave of his hand, was filled with amazement and admiration.
"We've said that countless times," Zhang Jun shrugged and smiled.
This time, the slaughter of the abyssal beasts had boosted his strength considerably. However, truly powerful abyssal beasts were challenging to kill. Killing weaker ones yielded minimal improvements, and quantity alone couldn't break through to higher levels. So, even though Zhang Jun had reached the level of a Saint King Great Perfection through this slaughter, he was still far from reaching the Half-step Saint King level.
As Zhang Jun and Zhang Hu relaxed and started bantering with each other, Wang Ping shook his head and reminded them, "If you want to chat, use the chat group. I'll take my leave now. You should go back directly. Otherwise, there might be new dangers.
After all, this kind of thing has happened more than once."
With that, Wang Ping turned into a beam of white light and disappeared.
And Zhang Hu's expression also changed slightly as he chose to return one after another.
Wang Ping was absolutely right. After completing a mission, it was best to return immediately. Every extra second spent could mean more danger, a lesson learned the hard way.
It was half an hour after Lin Yuanyuan and Zhang Hu, and the others had returned that the spatial rift in this world shattered once again, and a terrifying figure appeared.
At this moment, Wang Ping had returned to the ancient star where the legacy of the Black Abyss Demon Ancestor was located.
Just as Wang Ping was about to start another simulation, Lin Yuanyuan and the others sent him red envelopes, including a significant amount of group points. Among these red envelopes, Lin Yuanyuan's contained the highest number of group points.
Wang Ping didn't pay too much attention to it and simply chatted with Lin Yuanyuan for a while before closing the chat group.
"Ding, you have received an additional reward of one billion group points."
It was at this moment that the chat group system's voice abruptly sounded, causing Wang Ping to pause for a moment.
"One billion?" Wang Ping said, puzzled, after realizing it.
"Alpha, did that world get destroyed?"
"Half an hour after you left, a terrifying abyssal beast descended and wiped out that world. So, I and that abyssal beast divided the world's source between us," Alpha's voice came through.
"However, you have been marked by the abyssal beast tribe. In the future, don't casually intervene in group tasks against the abyssal beasts; it will be very dangerous," Alpha coldly reminded Wang Ping.
"I know the danger very well. If I could, I wouldn't want to participate in missions either. But Lin Yuanyuan and the others also need to be saved. Otherwise, the high-level combatants in the chat group would be wiped out directly," Wang Ping sighed, somewhat helpless.
"Without Yuan Yuan and the others, the other new group members are not reliable. As for Wu Jun and others, without Lin Yuanyuan, it would be challenging for them to improve quickly, and I would end up being busy again."
"I'm just reminding you; I don't think you did anything wrong," Alpha's cold voice sounded again.
"But you must remember that as important as the other group members may be, you are even more critical. I've placed everything on you."
"Uh, are you trying to make me feel happy, or are you trying to stress me out even more?" Wang Ping chuckled.
"Don't worry; I value my life," he added after a pause.
He did need Lin Yuanyuan and the others to help him develop the chat group and intended to groom them as his right-hand men in the future. However, if Lin Yuanyuan and the others encountered a formidable enemy, he wouldn't risk his life to save them. This time, it was only because the chat group had reminded him that he could go, and it was necessary for him to go.
The chat group was under Alpha's secret control, and if there was a real danger to life, Alpha would certainly not allow him to go.
"Well," Alpha responded before diving once more.
"Next, let's continue with paid simulations. Becoming stronger is the way forward," Wang Ping thought to himself, refocusing.
"System, how much premium divine source do I need for a paid simulation at my current cultivation level?" Wang Ping inquired mentally.
"Ding, detecting that the host has reached the Half-step Grand Saint level, the resource consumption for a paid simulation is 150,000 jin of premium divine source," the system's voice rang out.
"150,000, that's manageable. System, initiate a paid simulation for me," Wang Ping said with a nod.
"Ding, consuming 150,000 jin of premium divine source. Life Simulator activated, talent refresh in progress."
"System," Wang Ping asked in his mind, "Now that I'm doing a paid simulation, how much more would it cost to increase the number of simulations available?"
"Ding, the host can purchase an additional simulation slot for 500,000 jin of premium divine source," the system replied.
Wang Ping considered this for a moment and then decided, "Alright, purchase an additional simulation slot for me."
"Ding, consuming 500,000 jin of premium divine source. Additional simulation slot acquired," the system confirmed.
With that settled, Wang Ping focused on the upcoming paid simulation and waited for the results.
"Ding, talent refresh successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the red-tier talent: Earth Profound Body."
Red-tier talent: Earth Profound Body.
"Well, it looks like my luck has finally turned. If I kept getting gold-tier talents, I would have thought I was cursed," Wang Ping remarked as he looked at the newly acquired talent. He didn't feel disappointed; instead, he found it quite normal. After all, he had obtained one gold and one rainbow-tier talent consecutively before. If he had continued getting gold and rainbow-tier talents, he would have started suspecting he was spending his luck.
"Ding, talent loaded successfully. Life Simulator initiated."
While Wang Ping was reflecting, the system's voice sounded once again, and he felt his consciousness blur as he entered the immersive simulation mode.
Then, the screen appeared, and familiar text emerged.
[Day One, after some contemplation, you began thinking about your next plan. You considered whether to return to the Taiyuan Ancient Star and take on two disciples. After all, someone like Lin Yan or Fang Xingyu might surprise you and help you break through to the Grand Saint level.]
[However, you gave up this naive idea. Jiaodao geniuses like Lin Qinghe and Ye Chen, who either had terrifying talents or were blessed with great luck, were not so common. If there were so many of them on a single Taiyuan Ancient Star, that place would be too abnormal.]
[You thought it would be better to focus on breaking through to the Grand Saint level first before returning to the Taiyuan Ancient Star to accept Fang Xingyu and Lin Yan as disciples. This would maximize your benefits.]
[After pondering these matters, you decided to return to the Taiyuan Ancient Star. You realized that to obtain the Time Origin Essence, you would need the help of Cai Yonglong's "Absolute Defense" ability. Otherwise, it would be challenging to withstand the trial of the Frigid Abyss.]
[As for obtaining some life-saving trump cards from the old monsters in the Taiyi Emperor's Palace, you didn't even consider it. The Time Origin Essence and the Cold Ice were too precious, and the desire for wealth can lead to danger. If some old monsters left behind conscious and strategic safeguards, it could be troublesome.]
[Therefore, you could only rely on yourself to seize these opportunities and seek Cai Yonglong's help.]
[Later, you returned to the Taiyuan Ancient Star and found Cai Yonglong directly. At this moment, Cai Yonglong had ascended from the Purple Spirit Realm to the Upper Realm, so you didn't need to go back to the Lower Realm, saving you a lot of energy.]
[Next, you took Cai Yonglong with you. As for Lin Qinghe, you didn't plan to take her away but provided her with many life-saving items and resources. After all, you were planning to visit the Taiyi Emperor's Palace.]
[You weren't sure if the Taiyi Emperor's Palace would accept Lin Qinghe, who possessed the Swallowing Immortal Demon Body and the remnants of the previous Swallowing Immortal Demon Body. If they didn't accept her, bringing Lin Qinghe to the Taiyi Emperor's Palace would be equivalent to offering her as a sacrificial lamb.]
[Several years later, you brought Cai Yonglong to the Tongxian Continent and joined the Taiyi Emperor's Palace.]
[This time, the Palace Master of the Taiyi Emperor's Palace was even more shocked because you had reached the Half-step Grand Saint level, a realm that was difficult to achieve in the Last Era. You were undoubtedly beyond the norm. Although Cai Yonglong was still weak, because you said he was an important follower, the Palace Master of the Taiyi Emperor's Palace allowed Cai Yonglong to join as well. Then, you both underwent a self-sealing process.]
[In the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred thousand years had passed. The Golden Era had arrived, and you and Cai Yonglong emerged from self-seclusion, reaching the eleventh level of the Taiyi Heavenly Road and becoming the Tenth Imperial Prince.]
[You then directly challenged the Second Imperial Prince, decisively suppressing him and taking his position, astonishing everyone.]
[Afterward, you went to the Taiyi Emperor's Tower to comprehend the Dao. In the end, you spent two years successfully comprehending the complete Spatial Laws of the Grand Perfection level, further enhancing your strength.]
[After grasping the Spatial Laws, you chose to challenge the First Imperial Prince, Yu Daohong. In this battle, you performed much better than in the previous simulation, forcing Yu Daohong to reveal more of his hidden abilities.]
[It turned out that he had also comprehended the Spatial Laws to the Grand Perfection level. However, this time, he narrowly defeated you, but it wasn't as easy as it had been in the previous simulation. If it weren't for his superior physique and bloodline, coupled with your unfortunate failure to trigger triple attacks or critical hits, the outcome might have been different.]
[Of course, you were still uncertain if Yu Daohong had any more hidden cards. However, this battle benefited you greatly, boosting your confidence. After all, with both your Spatial and Fire Laws reaching the Grand Perfection level, you held the advantage over Yu Daohong, who focused solely on Spatial Laws.]
[Next, if you could replenish the source of your Temporal Dao Body and turn it into an intact Dao Body, you believed that you would have an advantage over Yu Daohong in physique as well as the ability to cultivate another Time Law. At that time, you were confident that you could easily suppress Yu Daohong.]
[Even in this era filled with outstanding individuals, you believed that, under the same realm, only those top ten geniuses on the Saint King List could compete with you. As for Gu Xuan, you couldn't discern his situation, so you had no great confidence in surpassing him in
talent. After all, Gu Xuan's performance was simply too terrifying, even easily suppressing Lei Wanqian with his Great Thunder Immortal Body.]
[Later, a quasi-emperor from the Taiyi Emperor's Palace appeared and wanted to accept you as his disciple. However, you chose to refuse, stating that you had no intention of taking a master. This surprised the quasi-emperor, as typically, emperors would take disciples only from Earth Sovereigns or Heaven Sovereigns.]
[Being personally accepted as a disciple by a quasi-emperor was an honor for emperor-level individuals. Your rejection, based on the explanation of your ambitious goals, left the quasi-emperor somewhat puzzled. After all, the majority of emperor-level individuals aspired to become Earth Sovereigns or Heaven Sovereigns, but only a very small number had the hope of becoming quasi-emperors, and it was still just a hope.]
[For this reason, if a quasi-emperor took the initiative to accept a disciple, it was considered a great honor for an emperor-level person. Your rejection was indeed unexpected. However, he smiled in response, praising your ambition and then disappeared.]
[You felt somewhat embarrassed about this. Your ambition was indeed quite substantial. The reason you rejected this quasi-emperor's offer was that you had set your sights on the current Emperor of the Taiyi Emperor's Palace, Emperor Tianyu.]
[In your view, once you absorbed the Time Origin Essence and perfected your Temporal Dao Body, you would be qualified to be Emperor Tianyu's disciple. At that time, becoming a prince under the Emperor was much more enticing than being a disciple under a quasi-emperor.]
[However, it seemed that your thoughts had been somewhat transparent to the quasi-emperor from the Taiyi Emperor's Palace, which was why he commented on your ambition, leaving you slightly embarrassed.]
[Next, as the Second Imperial Prince of the Taiyi Emperor's Palace, you moved freely in the outside world, helping Cai Yonglong acquire many resources to facilitate his rapid growth.]
[A hundred years passed, and although you hadn't found a genius disciple to help you break through to the Grand Saint level, you remained calm and composed, without panic.]
[Of course, you had considered taking the strong experts from the Taiyi Emperor's Palace to compete for the naturally-born Saint Person in the One Universe. However, in the end, you chose to give up.]
[After all, even if you took a quasi-emperor from the Taiyi Emperor's Palace to seize the Saint Person, it would not be possible for you to be their disciple. You would, at most, receive various rewards. More importantly, you couldn't explain how you knew about the birth of the Saint Person. Your actions were mostly within the observation range of the Taiyi Emperor's Palace, and you had the protection of a Half-step Supreme Dao Protector. It was difficult to explain these things.]
[For this reason, you thought it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble and wait until you were strong enough to take the reward for yourself.]
[At the same time, a hundred years passed, and with your assistance, Cai Yonglong successfully reached the quasi-sage level. Although he was only an ordinary quasi-sage, it was still much better than many common cultivators.]
[Next, a letter from Ji Bingyan arrived, and you went to the Ji Clan to participate in the competition. The process was no different from the previous simulations, except that this time, you secured a spot for Cai Yonglong.]
[Although the Ji Clan was somewhat reluctant, they granted Cai Yonglong a place due to your influence.]
[In the end, you entered the secret realm for cultivation. This time, you didn't have plans for cultivation inside the secret realm but instead took Cai Yonglong directly to the Frigid Abyss and entered it with him.]
[There, you encountered the Cold Ice once again. However, because you refrained from attacking it this time, Cold Ice didn't actively target you, which relieved you.]
[But because the frigid air deep within the abyss was still terrifying, you had Cai Yonglong use his "Absolute Defense" ability. Then, you made a move on the Time Origin Essence.]
[Perhaps because the Time Origin Essence itself was more compatible with your Temporal Dao Body, the process of subduing it unexpectedly went smoothly.]
[In the end, you successfully obtained the Time Origin Essence and incorporated it into your inner world, bringing Cai Yonglong with you as you emerged from the abyss to the outside world.]
[Next, you urged Cai Yonglong to treasure this opportunity in the secret realm and work hard to comprehend the origin, striving to break through to the Saint level. As for yourself, after some consideration, you decided to absorb the Time Origin Essence in the secret realm.]
[After all, the environment there was excellent, with abundant origin energy, which would provide supplementary effects.]
[In the end, when you were about to complete your absorption of the Time Origin Essence, the secret realm closed, and as you emerged from the secret realm, a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation began to manifest, causing countless cultivators to show expressions of fear.]
[Even the Earth Sovereigns and quasi-emperors of the Ji Clan were visibly shocked, staring at this terrifying Heavenly Tribulation. They were familiar with Heavenly Tribulations, as breaking through a major realm would inevitably attract one. The strength of a Heavenly Tribulation also represented the potential and foundation of the person undergoing it.]
[However, such a horrifying Heavenly Tribulation was a rare sight even for them. The intensity of this Heavenly Tribulation was comparable to those experienced by the young emperors when they broke through to the Grand Saint level. In fact, it might even exceed some of them.]
[As a result, they couldn't help but suspect whether a young emperor had been born and was currently undergoing a Grand Saint-level Heavenly Tribulation.]
[End of this chapter.]