Simulation of the Heavens: Starting from the Age of Desolation

Chapter 101 Forbidden Creature: Lord Haigo Cave
In the outer void, the cave dwellings of powerful beings at the Seventh Tribulation Realm are not uncommon.

Although there are very few Seven Tribulation Realm experts in the present era, there are many Seven Tribulation Realm experts accumulated over the generations. Seven Tribulation Realm experts have limited lifespans, and many of them deliberately leave behind cave dwellings when they die.

Of course, many cave dwellings were only inhabited by powerful beings at the Seventh Tribulation Realm, and contained little treasure, at most some daily necessities.

For those at the Fifth Tribulation Realm, some of the daily necessities of those at the Seventh Tribulation Realm might be quite useful, but their effect on those at the Sixth Tribulation Realm would be average.

For Zhou Yu, a sixth-tribulation realm cultivator with extraordinary opportunities, unless it is the most core treasure left behind by a seventh-tribulation realm cultivator, it will not be very attractive to him.

The reason he accepted the invitation from the Eastern Pavilion Star Lord this time was mainly because the other party had invited him three times in a row, which made him a little curious.

After swearing not to reveal the secret, Zhou Yu quickly learned the location and information of the Seven Tribulation Realm expert's cave where the Eastern Pavilion Star Lord had invited him.

The cave was located about five galaxies away from the Moonlit Galaxy. When they first entered the cave to explore, they found that it had been abandoned for a long time and did not contain any good treasures. However, the Eastern Pavilion Star Lord and others soon discovered a spacetime teleportation array. Through the spacetime teleportation array, they entered a mysterious place.

Exploring within, it was discovered that the Eastern Pavilion Star Lord's extraterrestrial true form had died twice. The first time was when he came to invite Zhou Yu last time, and this was the second time he had died.

Of course, over the years, the Lord of Dongting Star has also discovered some benefits from this and brought them out, which is enough to make up for the loss of his true body outside the realm.

"A mysterious place?" Zhou Yu was also puzzled.

Could it be that the powerful being at the Seventh Tribulation Realm discovered something special and thus specially built that time-space teleportation array?

In this universe, it's hard for truly valuable places to go undiscovered and unclaimed, isn't it?

Even if the Seventh Tribulation Realm cultivators might have missed some, the Eighth Tribulation Realm cultivators have already found them. The Eighth Tribulation Realm cultivators themselves don't need them, but they still have their hometowns and influence.

However, thinking about it won't help; we'll just have to go and see for ourselves.

"This time, with Brother Qianyu included, we now have a total of eight Fifth Tribulation Realm experts. I'm sure we'll be able to break into that final valley," said the Star Lord of Dongting with a smile.

"Eight people?"

Zhou Yu nodded. He remembered that when the Lord of Dongting first came to invite him, there were only five people including him. Now, with him, the number had increased to eight.

"Let's not delay, let's set off," said the Star Lord of Dongting.

“I’m faster, I’ll take you there,” Zhou Yu said.

Upon hearing this, a look of astonishment appeared on the face of the Eastern Pavilion Star Lord, and the next moment—

Swish!
Zhou Yu had already placed one hand on the Eastern Pavilion Star Lord.

call!
With a single step, Zhou Yu and his companion left the Taiyin Star and even the Jiaoyue River System in an instant.

Zhou Yu took several steps in succession, and the East Pavilion Star Lord felt the surrounding space and time change.

When he came to his senses, the two of them had already arrived in a vast, empty void outside the realm.

"arrive?"

The Eastern Pavilion Star Lord looked at the three interconnected and rotating stars in the distance with some disbelief. After sensing carefully again, he immediately confirmed that this was the vicinity of the cave he had discovered.

"Brother Qianyu, aren't you at the Fifth Tribulation Realm?" The Star Lord of Dongting immediately looked at Zhou Yu.

“I never said I was at the Fifth Tribulation Realm,” Zhou Yu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the Star Lord of Dongting's expression became somewhat complicated. He asked, "Brother Qianyu, no, Senior Qianyu, are you at the Sixth Tribulation Realm? Or the Seventh Tribulation Realm?"

"At the sixth tribulation realm, I'm only good at traveling," Zhou Yu said without elaborating.

At this moment, he had mastered all three basic directions of spatial rules, especially the direction of walking in the void, which made him incredibly fast at traversing space.

It's true that a sixth-level Tribulation Realm cultivator couldn't possibly be as fast as him, which is why the Eastern Pavilion Star Lord had the illusion that he might be a seventh-level Tribulation Realm cultivator.

“Let’s go, let’s go to that cave,” Zhou Yu said.

Upon hearing this, the Eastern Pavilion Star Lord's expression became complicated. However, since he had invited this person, he had no choice but to accept it. He could only hope that this Senior Qianyu would leave them some soup after he had eaten the meat.

call!
The two flew into the space surrounded by the three stars. It was not visible from the outside, but once inside, they discovered a towering mountain that was tens of millions of miles high standing there.

The entrance to the cave is located inside the mountain, and once inside, there is a wide corridor.

Zhou Yu's gaze lingered on the surrounding stone walls. With his mastery of time, he could sense the antiquity of these walls, confirming that they were indeed the cave dwelling left behind by a Seventh Tribulation Realm expert from a very long time ago.

The two continued forward and soon entered a large hall deep within the cave.

"Senior Qianyu, this is it." The Star Lord of Dongting pointed to a huge stone platform in the center of the main hall. The platform was about a hundred miles long and had complex array patterns on it.

“Time-space teleportation is an extremely rare technique in this world. Although the array is a fixed teleportation method, it is still very uncommon.” Zhou Yu checked the array and confirmed that there should be no problem.

Soon, he and the Star Lord of Dongting boarded the time-space teleportation array and activated it.

hum!
A fluctuation appeared, and the two instantly disappeared from their original spot.

In Zhou Yu's perception, the teleportation ended after about a thousandth of a breath, but at the very last moment, a fluctuation suddenly caught his attention.

Before Zhou Yu could think any further, he and the Lord of Dongting Star appeared in a pitch-black space.

The space was filled with a kind of cold energy, which made Zhou Yu frown as soon as he appeared there.

"Dongting, you're back?"

"Is this the friend you were talking about?"

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At this moment, six figures flew over; they were six other experts at the Fifth Tribulation Realm.

"Everyone, let me introduce you."

Looking at everyone, the East Pavilion Star Lord forced a smile and said, "This is Senior Qianyu."

"Senior?" The other six were all stunned.

"Senior Qianyu is a powerful expert at the Sixth Tribulation Realm," said the Star Lord of Dongting. "I just learned of this myself."

Upon hearing this, the other six Fifth Tribulation Realm experts had different expressions, but they all harbored doubts to varying degrees.

Did he really just find out about this news, or is it that the Lord of Dongting Star deliberately lured in a sixth-tribulation realm expert in order to monopolize the benefits here?

"This Dongting, I've known him for so many years, but I can only know his face, not his heart."

"You're heartless, so don't blame me for being unjust. It seems there's no need to keep that damn oath!"

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The six people had different thoughts, but they didn't show it on the surface. Instead, they all bowed.

There was no way around it; the gap between the Sixth Tribulation Realm and the Fifth Tribulation Realm was too great. A Sixth Tribulation Realm expert could wipe out all six of them with a flick of his hand.

"Do you know where this place is?" Zhou Yu suddenly asked.

"Senior, we don't know where this place is either. We only know that there are many dangers here, but also some treasures," a Fifth Tribulation Realm cultivator said.
"Overall, this place should be a treasure trove. During our exploration, we have found tens of thousands of extraterrestrial elemental crystals."

They didn't hide anything; they believed that the Eastern Pavilion Star Lord must have told Zhou Yu everything he knew.

"A treasure land? It should be a barren land." Zhou Yu sneered inwardly.

Boom!

Zhou Yu's physical body suddenly erupted with an incomparably surging and vast aura.

His previously unremarkable physical body suddenly began to grow wildly, expanding to tens of millions of miles in an instant, and it was still growing rapidly.

After obtaining the eternal secret technique "The Complete Treatise of Flesh and Blood", his physical body technique "The Origin of Time and Space" was completely perfected, and Zhou Yu also survived the sixth physical body tribulation.

At this moment, he unleashed his full physical strength, causing the space to shake violently under the pressure.

Several Fifth Tribulation Realm cultivators also felt heavy-hearted.

The oppressive aura emanating from them made them instantly aware of the stark difference in their abilities.

A powerful expert at the sixth tribulation realm could indeed kill them with a single slap.

"Senior Qianyu, what's going on?" Dongting Star Lord couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Yu did not answer; he continued to control his physical body as it swelled, unleashing immense power.

Finally, this space began to change, and dark power condensed to form a huge face.

"You, a mere sixth-tribulation realm cultivator, dare to attack after discovering this?" the enormous face said coldly. "Since that's the case, then you'll become my sustenance for growth."

call!call!call!
A massive amount of dark energy condensed into a terrifying black mist, surging towards Zhou Yu in an overwhelming manner.

Wow!
A layer of time-bound cloak condensed on Zhou Yu's body, blocking the black mist.

However, those at the Fifth Tribulation Realm below were not so lucky. One of them was touched by a trace of it, and his physical body was instantly dissolved into nothingness.

The vast amount of energy was completely devoured by the black mist.

"what is this?"

The Eastern Pavilion Star Lord and the others were all shocked.

At this moment, Zhou Yu also made his move, and a giant sword, a secret treasure of the Seven Tribulations Realm, appeared in his hand.

A sword cleaved through the void.

laugh!
A huge rift was cleaved open in that space.

Zhou Yu grabbed Dongting Star Lord and the others, then took a step and left the space following the fluctuations in the void.

outside world.

It was a desolate land.

On the earth stood a colossal beast, its entire body pitch black, with a single eye that was entirely blood red.

At this moment, the giant beast raised its head and roared, and Zhou Yu suddenly appeared in the void in front of it.

"Very well, it seems you are not an ordinary sixth-tribulation realm cultivator." The giant beast then looked at Zhou Yu.

It would be absolutely impossible for an ordinary sixth-level cultivator to easily break through the space inside his stomach and leave.

That's right. The space where Zhou Yu and the other Fifth Tribulation Realm cultivators were just now was actually inside the belly of this giant beast. The original destination of the time-space teleportation array was this space outside, but this giant beast guarded the destination, allowing the teleported beings to instantly enter its belly.

"It seems this is a secret realm." Zhou Yu looked around, surprised and puzzled.

Secret realms are still very rare. Generally, it takes at least an eighth-level expert to create a secret realm from scratch.

The secret realm has unique rules set by the Eighth Tribulation Realm. If a Sixth Tribulation Realm cultivator comprehends the operation of the secret realm, they will also benefit. In addition, a secret realm can produce various resources and can also serve as a base.

In short, it is something that those at the Sixth Tribulation Realm desire.

However, this secret realm was desolate and clearly lacked much life.

"You know too much, I'll eat you first."

The giant beast let out a low roar, raised its massive claws, and naturally unleashed a destructive force that slammed towards Zhou Yu.

"Hmph, eat me?"

Zhou Yu sneered; at this moment, he had complete control over the space-time around him.

Swish!
Zhou Yu flashed behind the giant beast and slashed down with his sword.

That sword strike harnessed the power of time, pushing the speed to its absolute limit.

The giant beast had no time to dodge and was instantly pierced through its flesh.

"He teleported behind me?"

The giant beast was shocked. Clearly, this sixth-level cultivator had mastered a rather terrifying rule.

Indeed, the "space-time domain rules" that Zhou Yu has mastered are relatively rare among those at the sixth tribulation realm. Within his domain, he can do many things that those at the sixth tribulation realm usually cannot do.

For example, teleportation is difficult for Sixth Tribulation Realm cultivators because their battles create extremely chaotic spatial fluctuations. At most, they can use Void Walk to dodge some attacks by following the fluctuations in the void. However, Zhou Yu can teleport freely.

Just now, Zhou Yu first teleported behind it, and then used the "current rules" to unleash a powerful sword strike, easily piercing the giant beast's body.

However, its physical body was also strong enough that it recovered in the blink of an eye after being pierced by Zhou Yu's sword.

"That's... a forbidden creature?" At this moment, the Eastern Pavilion Star Lord and the others hid far away, watching this scene with some shock.

"A forbidden creature? I've only ever heard of them, I never imagined we'd actually encounter a living one, and one at the sixth tribulation realm!" exclaimed a fifth tribulation realm cultivator.
"I've heard that forbidden creatures are absolutely hostile to us normal beings. They feed on all life and even devour the entire world of life?"

"Our previous deaths in the outer realms were probably due to being eaten by this forbidden creature."

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Several Fifth Tribulation Realm cultivators vaguely realized the problem. In any case, since there was such a powerful forbidden creature here, the previous space was probably not a good place after all.

While the Eastern Pavilion Star Lord and the others were talking, Zhou Yu and the forbidden creature exchanged hundreds of blows in the blink of an eye.

Basically, this forbidden creature was always on the defensive.

Although he possessed strength approaching that of a top-tier sixth-level Tribulation Realm cultivator, he was still no match for Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu has mastered two types of sixth-tribulation realm rules: one is the spacetime domain rule, and the other is the present rule. Both are extremely troublesome and disgusting rules. Especially when the two rules are combined, it is difficult for this forbidden creature to even touch Zhou Yu.

With the guidance and improvement of the "General Outline of Flesh and Blood", Zhou Yu's physical body is strong enough. The strength he is unleashing at this moment is stronger than that of ordinary top-level sixth-tribulation realm cultivators.

After several exchanges, the forbidden creature quickly realized that it was indeed no match for Zhou Yu.

But he showed no fear at all.

"I, Chengshan, will remember you." Even as it died under Zhou Yu's sword, the forbidden creature continued to roar in fury.

Zhou Yu did not absorb the primordial energy, and he also understood that the forbidden creature's true form was not the giant beast he had killed, but its life core.

The life core of a forbidden creature at the sixth tribulation realm can be hidden. As long as the life core remains intact, the forbidden creature will not perish. Even if it is killed, it can quickly reassemble its true form and revive by relying on the life core.

At this moment, Zhou Yu focused his mind on sensing the surroundings, but he did not sense any fluctuations.

"Didn't they choose to revive? Or is the life core not in this secret realm?" Zhou Yu pondered, unable to be certain for the moment.

"senior."

"Senior Qianyu."

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At this moment, Zhou Yu arrived in front of the East Pavilion Star Lord and the others, who all bowed in greeting.

"Why is one missing?" Zhou Yu looked at the five Fifth Tribulation Realm cultivators. In the previous battle, only one person was caught in the crossfire and died, but now there are only five Fifth Tribulation Realm cultivators left.

"The Demon Robe just dispersed its extraterrestrial form on its own," said the Star Lord of Dongting. "It's probably because it was afraid that the senior would force it to make an oath, so it took the initiative to disperse its extraterrestrial form."

"Does he know someone at the Sixth Tribulation Realm?" Zhou Yu asked.

He immediately guessed the reason.

An unclaimed secret realm is still very attractive to beings at the sixth tribulation realm. In fact, only beings at the sixth tribulation realm or above can refine and control a secret realm.

Those at the Seventh Tribulation Realm generally lose interest in secret realms.

They would only care about very special secret realms.

“Lord Haige Cave is the master of Demon Robe,” said Lord Dongting Star.

“Is that so?” Zhou Yu nodded.

After joining the Eternal Tower, he naturally obtained a lot of information about the Sixth Tribulation Realm, and also learned a lot in the Nebula Palace.

Master Haige is a member of the Yellow Robe Academy and has been at the Sixth Tribulation Realm for over ten thousand years, but he hasn't made a move in a long time, so his strength is unknown.

"You five, swear an oath not to reveal anything about this secret realm," Zhou Yu said to the six of them.

Upon hearing this, the five immediately and obediently made a vow.

With their home world protecting them, Zhou Yu could not completely kill them, but he could imprison their extraterrestrial true forms.

Once their true form from beyond the realm is imprisoned, these Fifth Tribulation Realm cultivators will be in a real bind, as it will be difficult for them to travel to the outer realm again.

Staying in my hometown means I'll never achieve anything significant in this lifetime.

This is why the demonic robes made the extraterrestrial true form disappear without hesitation just now.

Although the disappearance of the true form from beyond the realm will result in the loss of some treasures, it is still better than being imprisoned.

When Zhou Yu saw the five people make their vows, he nodded as well.

"You five can divide these treasures among yourselves." Zhou Yu waved his hand, and immediately many treasures flew towards the six people.

"Senior, do these treasures belong to... that forbidden creature?" Dongting Star Lord asked.

He clearly sensed that these treasures possessed a chilling energy, somewhat similar to what they had obtained in that space before.

"Correct."

Zhou Yu nodded, without saying anything more.

This forbidden creature possessed a great many treasures. Zhou Yu killed it and obtained a massive amount of treasures, which, when added together, were estimated to be equivalent to more than 700,000 cubic units of extraterrestrial elemental crystals.

Zhou Yu guessed that the reason this secret realm was so desolate was probably because all life in it had been eaten up by that forbidden creature.

These vast treasures were also plundered by the forbidden life form from the beings within this secret realm.

This is an extremely considerable fortune. The reason why the Eastern Pavilion Star Lord and others kept coming to be eaten despite their repeated deaths was because that forbidden creature used treasures to keep them alive.

If Zhou Yu hadn't come here, that forbidden creature could probably have used this method to attract many more beings at the Fifth Tribulation Realm.

Of course, Zhou Yu couldn't possibly take out all the treasures and distribute them to the five people at this time; he only took out about one-tenth.

After all, it was the Eastern Pavilion Star Lord who brought him here, so he couldn't very well refuse to give anything.

"Alright, you should take the treasure and leave quickly. That forbidden creature isn't completely dead and could reappear at any time," Zhou Yu said.

Upon hearing this, all five nodded.

They all sighed inwardly, thinking that this "Senior Qianyu" was not bad after all, at least he shared some wealth with them. If it were a more ruthless sixth-level cultivator, they would have been lucky if he hadn't robbed them.

. . .

After the Eastern Pavilion Star Lord and the others left, Zhou Yu also began to ponder.

He still had many doubts in his heart.

For example, many powerful beings can often be born in ordinary secret realms, and there may even be beings at the fifth tribulation realm. If it is true that this forbidden creature slaughtered an entire secret realm, why has no news of it been spread at all?
For example, why is the spacetime teleportation array inside the cave of that Seventh Tribulation Realm expert connected to this secret realm?
"In any case, since I've stumbled upon a secret realm, I can't let it slip by." Zhou Yu quickly decided to refine this secret realm.

“It takes at least ten years to refine a secret realm, which is no easy feat,” Zhou Yu pondered.

There are two difficult problems ahead.

One is a hidden forbidden creature, and the other is "Master of Haige Cave".

That forbidden creature must be guarded against. The Lord of Haige Cave must have already received the news, and it's unlikely that he won't have any designs on it.

"Fortunately, I am also at the Nascent Soul Tribulation Realm, so I have enough clones."

Zhou Yu sighed, and with a thought, he immediately created several primordial spirit clones.

His true form from beyond the realm was used to guard against that forbidden creature, while his primordial spirit clone was used to refine the secret realm and block the Lord of Haige Cave.

Time flies, and half a day has passed in the blink of an eye.

call!
In this secret realm, a figure dressed in blue robes suddenly appeared.

"Brother Qianyu, why don't you come out and greet us?"

The figure in blue robes laughed loudly, his voice traveling through the space and instantly spreading throughout the entire secret realm.

"Lord Haige Cave?"

Zhou Yu created a clone of his primordial spirit.

"I heard from Mo Yi that there is a secret realm here, and it is indeed true! Brother Qianyu, you are from the Goddess River Region, yet you come to rob our Minghuo River Region's secret realm. Isn't that going a bit too far?" Cave Master Haige asked.

"So, according to you, what should I do?" Zhou Yu asked.

“I can give you 100,000 extraterrestrial crystals, Brother Qianyu, in exchange for this secret realm. How about it?” Cave Master Haige asked.

He still prefers to try diplomacy first and then resort to force.

“One million square meters, I can consider it,” Zhou Yu said.

"It seems you're not going to give in." The cave master's expression darkened immediately. He said, "I advise you to think carefully. Do you think you can win against me alone?"

"Then try it."

Zhou Yu was too lazy to waste any more words, and his primordial spirit world suddenly unfolded.

hum!
Zhou Yu's eyes suddenly lit up, and an invisible force attacked the Cave Master of Haige.

The Mystic Art of the Primal - Eye of Annihilation.

This is a secret technique recorded in the eternal secret art "Nine Tribulations Primordial Spirit". It is based on the mysteries of time and space and is extremely terrifying.

Although the physical bodies and treasures of a Tribulation Realm expert usually have a strong ability to resist the power of the primordial spirit, at this moment, the Cave Master Haige still suddenly felt a dizzying sensation before his eyes.

It was as if two enormous spacetime vortexes enveloped him, causing him to feel somewhat lost.

"not good!"

Master Haige Cave instantly realized something was wrong. He struggled desperately to control his physical body, but at that moment, a Tribulation Realm treasure teleported in front of him.

This Tribulation Realm treasure moves at an astonishing speed under the power of time, while the speed of the Seago Cave Master is slowed down by an invisible force.

puff.

The Tribulation Realm treasure instantly pierced through the physical body of the Cave Master Haige.

However, his physical body instantly turned into water, dissipating most of his power.

Even so, the cave master of Haige Cave was still pale.

"You're a top-tier sixth-level Tribulation Realm cultivator?" Cave Master Haige asked in disbelief.

As far as he knew, Emperor Qianyu had only recently joined the Nebula Palace and should have only been at the Sixth Tribulation Realm for a few days. How could he already be at the top Sixth Tribulation Realm?

If he had known Zhou Yu was so powerful, he wouldn't have come rashly.

"It seems your disciple has poor judgment." Zhou Yu sneered. He hadn't hidden his strength when fighting that forbidden life form, yet the demonic robe couldn't recognize him.

"If this is all the strength you have, then leave your extraterrestrial true form here." Zhou Yu said without any politeness.

He repeatedly unleashed his primordial mystic arts and manipulated the Tribulation Realm treasures to make his move.

Wow!
Master Haige transformed into a stream of water and sped towards the outside of the secret realm. He possessed extremely strong self-preservation abilities, making it difficult even for a top-tier sixth-level Tribulation Realm expert to kill him.

But the cave master Haigo soon discovered that his speed was completely suppressed.

The surrounding time and space were hindering him; he wanted to escape, but it was impossible for him in the short term.

"Brother Qianyu, if you spare my true form from beyond the realm, you only need to give me 200,000 cubic units of extraterrestrial Yuan Crystals, and I will give you this secret realm. I can swear an oath," the Cave Master Haige hurriedly said.

"Not even one side!" Zhou Yu showed no sign of stopping.

"One hundred thousand cubic meters! I only want one hundred thousand cubic meters!" shouted the Cave Master Haige.
"Don't go too far. Although you are a top-tier sixth-level Tribulation Realm cultivator, there are others in my Yellow Robe Academy who are stronger than you. If I leak the information, you may not be able to protect this secret realm."

"Then let them come." Zhou Yu didn't stop.

With repeated injuries, the true form of the Lord of the Sea Cave, who was from beyond the realm, could no longer withstand the strain.

puff!

A physical body at the sixth tribulation realm was completely annihilated into dust.

"It's not even as good as that forbidden creature." Zhou Yu waved his hand, put away the treasures left behind by the Lord of Haige Cave, and left.

(End of this chapter)