Simulation of the Heavens: Starting from the Age of Desolation

Chapter 129 The Trial Before the Cave of the Divine Realm Guide
Just as Zhou Yu's two avatars in the Three Realms were leaving the Three Realms to venture out into the world.

Meanwhile, in a distant, alien universe.

Zhou Yu's other clone, "Thousand Star Clone," also emerged from his seclusion.

This clone was born in a place called "Thousand Star Continent". Because of his "natural talent", he was noticed by a Dao Lord and carefully nurtured.

Later, he became a celestial god on the Thousand Star Continent and ascended to the "Immortal Realm." After that, he joined the Temple of Destruction, the strongest force in the "Immortal Realm," until the simulation was successful, and then he silently cultivated.

At this moment, Zhou Yu arrived inside the main hall of the Temple of Destruction.

There was a phantom figure here, whom Zhou Yu naturally recognized. The other party was the manager of the Temple of Destruction, and he was in charge of everything in the Temple of Destruction within this immortal realm.

Besides this illusory figure, there was an old man sitting in front of him, sipping tea.

The old man's aura was faint; if it weren't for his ability to sit in the main hall of the Temple of Destruction and drink tea, anyone would have thought he was just an ordinary old man.

"Master, this is the strongest Thousand Star Ancestral God of this Chaotic Era," the illusory figure said.

"Indeed, your divine body is indeed powerful."

The old man smiled and nodded. He could tell at a glance that this ancestral god's divine body was powerful, comparable to a world god.

"Qianxing, this is my master. He comes from the God Realm. You should know that your generation has reached the time for ascension again. My master has come to take you to the God Realm." The illusory figure said to Zhou Yu again.

"Greetings, senior." Zhou Yu cupped his hands in greeting, already understanding the situation.

He had long known that this "Immortal Realm" was actually just a huge cave world, and although it had thirty-six Heavenly Paths, it was still far too small.

The realm of gods is where true cultivators reside.

As for ascension?

This is no secret; every other chaotic era, all ancestral gods and immortals are forcibly taken away to the realm of gods.

"Ancestral God of the Thousand Stars, you must have had a great opportunity to cultivate such a divine body in this closed world. However, a strong divine body alone is not enough. I wonder how strong you are?"

The old man smiled slightly, and with a wave of his hand, a figure dressed in golden armor appeared there.

"A world god?" Zhou Yu sensed the aura of the golden-armored figure and immediately understood its identity.

The World Realm's aura is fundamentally different from that of the Ancestral God. Even though his divine body is no less than that of the World God, the difference in their auras is still significant.

"Fu Su is someone I brought from another immortal realm. He broke through to the World Realm on his own within a single Chaos Era, so he is naturally qualified to participate in the Divine Court Trials," the old man said, looking at Zhou Yu.

"If you can withstand ten breaths in Fusu's grasp, you can also participate in this trial."

"May I ask, senior, what is the Divine Court Trial?" Zhou Yu inquired.

"This is a trial that can change the fate of cultivators. It is hosted by the Destruction Divine Court, which is my faction, and many sects and forces throughout the entire divine realm will come to watch," the old man explained.

"If you achieve certain results, you can become a disciple of those forces, or even enter the God of Destruction. A very few lucky ones will be valued by some powerful figures and taken as disciples."

"However, participating in the Divine Court Trials is not so easy." The old man didn't say anything more; he looked at the golden-armored figure and said:

"Fu Su, make your move. There's no need to hold back."

"Yes, senior."

The golden-armored figure agreed and took a step, arriving not far from Zhou Yu in a flash.

"Fellow Daoist, please forgive me." The golden-armored figure bowed politely.

The next moment, two fiery red scimitars appeared in his hands.

The opponent's two curved blades were like raging fire, each strike carrying a terrifying power that seemed to cleave a chaotic world in two.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu frowned slightly.

However, he didn't think much of it. Instead, he moved and, with a shift in space and time, dodged the attack.

"Ok?"

The man in golden armor was surprised.

call!call!call!
His blade flashed like a waterfall as he continued his ferocious attack.

However, Zhou Yu simply kept flashing his figure, dodging the blades of light. The blades of light grew increasingly fierce, but they could not touch the hem of Zhou Yu's clothes.

"What an ingenious method of time travel."

At this moment, the old man watching the battle from a distance also brightened up.

In terms of power, this space-time traversal technique is in no way inferior to the sword technique of the World God of Fusu.

"Did he receive a very powerful inheritance?" the old man wondered.

Clearly, the spacetime power of this Thousand Star Ancestral God has not yet reached the sixth level, but the power of his spacetime travel technique is comparable to that of the Fusu World God's sword technique, which proves that his technique is quite powerful.

It should be understood that even at the same level of attainment, different methods can exert different levels of power.

Those techniques that surpass the power of the same level are generally created by extremely powerful Dao Lords. Ordinary Dao Lords, although their realm is high, do not have this power in their "Dao" at lower levels.

Based on the different power of the "Dao" at the same realm, Dao Lords on the edge of Dao Integration can be divided into several levels such as ordinary, top, heaven-defying, and peak.

"What a pleasant surprise!" the old man said, stroking his beard and smiling.

Based on what he knew before, this Thousand Star Ancestral God had comprehended the opposing Heavenly Dao of Time and Space, and his realm could only be described as passable.

But now it seems that his realm has reached its limit among the Ancestral Gods, and he is only one step away from breaking through to become a World God.

What's even more remarkable is that Zhou Yu cultivates the Dao of Time and Space.

"Okay, you can stop now."

With a wave of his hand, the old man enveloped the two of them.

Wow!
Zhou Yu, who was traveling through time and space, also felt a vast force lock onto him, instantly preventing him from traveling any further.

Zhou Yu also sensed a unique aura from this power. Although it was the first time he had felt it, the sense of "eternity" was very obvious.

"The Eternal Emperor?" Zhou Yu was secretly shocked.

On the path of cultivation, one progresses through the World Realm, Dao Lord, and Eternal Emperor. Beings who reach the Eternal level are extremely rare.

"Ancestral God of Thousand Stars, I underestimated you. Don't even mention ten breaths. With your abilities, you could probably withstand even a longer battle," the old man said.

"Senior has given you too much praise."

Zhou Yu modestly replied that if he had wanted to, the World God of Fusu should have been defeated right from the start, since his clone had also converted the power of Qinghua through the "Ninefold Chaos Restriction".

The power of the blue-and-white porcelain, transformed from divine power comparable to that of a world god, is exceptionally terrifying.

Once he uses the power of the Azure Flower, the basic strength of this clone can reach the level of a first-stage Dao Lord, naturally crushing ordinary world gods with ease.

However, since it was just a test, Zhou Yu did not choose to use his trump card.

"Would you be willing to come with me to participate in the Divine Court Trials?" the old man asked again.

“Of course I’m willing.” Zhou Yu nodded.

In any case, he was forced to "ascend" to the realm of gods. Since he was going there, he couldn't miss the opportunity to join a powerful force.

"Haha, since that's the case, then you can wait inside my treasure cave." With a wave of his hand, the old man instantly put Zhou Yu and the World God Fu Su away.

"Feng Jiu, summon the other Ancestral Gods and Immortals," the old man quickly instructed the illusory figure behind him. He needed to carefully screen the remaining Ancestral Gods and Immortals before taking them away, to see if there were any promising talents.

"Yes," the illusory figure replied and then disappeared.

"The chances of geniuses emerging from the creatures nurtured in the ancient domain are generally higher, and there might even be some surprises." The old man was deep in thought at this moment.

The Ancient Domain only allows mortals to survive. Those who survive the Heavenly Tribulation will be crushed to dust by the omnipresent power of the Ancient Domain.

Why would the God of Destruction go to the trouble of building immortal realms in the ancient domain to guide these beings undergoing tribulation?

It wasn't out of pity for them, but because the ancient domain was close to the origin of the universe, and the beings born there generally had higher talents, making it easier for strong individuals to emerge.

Therefore, in each Chaos Era, the Destruction Divine Court would hold a Divine Court Trial to select a group of geniuses from the Ancestral Gods, Ancestral Immortals, World Gods, and Chaos Immortals who grew up in the Ancient Domain. With more training, the success rate would be much higher.

As the guide, this old man would also receive benefits if anyone performed outstandingly in the Divine Court's assessment among the 108,000 immortal realms under his jurisdiction. Therefore, he naturally took it seriously and selected people from each immortal realm.

Of course, other ordinary ancestral gods and immortals wouldn't be able to examine Zhou Yu with the same patience he showed. At most, they would give him a general test, and if he truly had talent, he would naturally stand out.

. . .

On the other side, in the Great Mo Domain.

Zhou Yu's true form and the second primordial spirit of You Cang's avatar, along with Hou Yi, Fu Xi, and others, followed Feng Mo and Huan Mu's master into a dark and chaotic place.

"Look, this is it." Fengmo pointed ahead.

"There's nothing there," Zhou Yu and the others wondered, but as they flew forward, they felt that the view ahead suddenly opened up.

In a vast void, a black divine mountain stood tall, exuding an extremely astonishing aura.

Zhou Yu immediately spotted a cave in the belly of the sacred mountain, with the inscription "Nine Clouds Cave" above it.

"We were only trying to escape, but we ended up here by mistake. It was just luck," Fengmo said with emotion.

"But getting close to that cave won't be easy; it's surrounded by insects and beasts," said Master Huanmu.
"We two tried to make it before but failed. Now, with your help, we have a much better chance."

"Walk."

Zhou Yu said something, and everyone immediately flew down together.

When they were about a million miles away from the cave, a strange change suddenly occurred.

hum!hum!hum!
Accompanied by invisible fluctuations, countless enormous black insect beasts appeared there, numbering in the thousands at a glance.

"Why so many?"

Both Feng Mo and Huan Mu Zhuren showed a hint of disbelief on their faces; when they arrived, there were far fewer of them.

"Here they come."

At this moment, a beast-like creature crashed into Jueming, who suddenly unleashed a palm strike using his supernatural powers.

Jueming's palm technique, created through the inheritance "Nine Yuan Annihilation" left by the Northern Xiu World God, is already extraordinary. Combined with his Ancestral God power, even ordinary Ancestral Gods dare not be careless.

At this moment, the insect-beast simply used its physical body to withstand the attack, and then suddenly crashed into it.

Boom!

Jueming was knocked backward and sent flying.

At the same time, everyone else was also attacked. Even though only a small number of insects and beasts surged up, it caused chaos among them.

"These insect beasts are incredibly powerful, each one at least comparable to a top-tier ancestral god, and their bodies are so tough they can withstand our attacks," Feng Mo Lian said.
"There are too many of these insectoid beasts. I'll lead you away first."

Upon hearing this, Hou Yi, Suirenshi, and the others naturally agreed. They wouldn't be afraid if there were ten or a hundred of these insect beasts, but several thousand would be far too many.

"When Fengmo and his group came last time, there weren't this many. But this time, there are thousands of them. Could it be that these insect beasts appear based on the number of people?" Zhou Yu wondered to himself.

His main body unleashed a palm strike, while Youcang's clone also unleashed a sword strike.

Boom!

A sealing formation naturally condensed within Zhou Yu's palm.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
One after another, the insect-beasts were swallowed up in the blink of an eye.

Furthermore, the sword strike from Cang's clone contained the power to destroy space and time, and the bodies of the insect beasts were easily torn apart as if they were made of paper.

Upon seeing this, the few who had just been planning to retreat were stunned.

They all knew that Zhou Yu's main body and You Cang's avatar were extremely powerful, but even a peak Ancestral God would have a headache facing so many insect beasts at the same time.

How could they possibly tear apart one insect beast after another so easily?

"Come with us, let's charge in together," Zhou Yu himself said.

Upon hearing this, everyone realized what was happening and quickly followed.

laugh!laugh!laugh!
Zhou Yu unleashed his power continuously, suppressing and sealing any insect beasts that approached him, or easily tearing them apart.

In the end, the group arrived at the cave without much effort.

Upon arriving here, the surrounding insects and beasts seemed to receive some kind of command and retreated like a tide.

"They actually made it through."

Feng Mo and the others were somewhat dazed. Of course, they understood that they were able to break through because Zhou Yu's main body and You Cang's clone had unleashed incredible power.

"You Cang and Qian Yu, you haven't become world gods or chaos immortals yet, have you?" Suirenshi asked.

"Of course not." Zhou Yu himself shook his head.

“Your current strength is definitely at the level of a world god,” Feng Mo said, while a complex feeling also lingered in his heart.

Just over a thousand years ago, they were engaged in a decisive battle across the Three Realms. If these two had possessed such strength back then, what would have happened?

"It was a stroke of luck." Zhou Yu didn't say much more at this moment.

He didn't intend to keep the secret of the "Ninefold Chaos Restriction" completely hidden, but he also couldn't reveal it directly.

After all, this restriction is too far-reaching. If it is made public without any defenses, and someone's memories are forcibly read by another being, then there might be trouble.

Moreover, the "Ninefold Chaos Restriction" is not a closely guarded secret in the Three Realms. Many powerful figures have tried to comprehend it, but truly understanding it is extremely difficult.

At least one must reach the peak of the Ancestral God realm to have any hope, and even then, it's only a hope.

In fact, having personally experienced its difficulty, Zhou Yu knew very well that among the peak Ancestral Gods, there were probably only a few who could comprehend the Ninefold Chaos Restriction.

At this point, no one asked any more questions.

Although they were surprised by Zhou Yu's strength, they also understood that cultivators each had their own opportunities, and it would be tactless to ask any further questions.

“This cave is probably not simple. The number of insects and beasts that appeared was clearly determined based on the number of people who came here.” Feng Mo and the others realized this at this moment.

“It’s like a test,” Zhou Yu himself said. “Now that we’ve passed the test, let’s go in and take a look.”

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded.

Since the owner of this cave left behind a test, he probably didn't have any ill intentions. Otherwise, when the Wind Demon and the Master of Huanmu first came here, they would have faced an attack by thousands of insects and beasts.

P.S.: There will be another update later.

(End of this chapter)