Simulation of the Heavens: Starting from the Age of Desolation

Chapter 131 The Path of Array Formation Yields Great Gains
Inside the hidden hall of Jiuyun Cave.

A slight smile appeared on the face of the white-robed figure as he looked at Zhou Yu and said:

"These secret techniques left behind by my master require extremely high levels of comprehension. It is truly remarkable that you have been able to learn them in such a short time."

"You flatter me, senior," Zhou Yu said modestly, and the white-robed figure quickly followed suit.

"My master has set a rule that the shorter the time it takes for an ancestral god or ancestral immortal to enter the path of enlightenment, the more treasures they can obtain. There are four levels in total."

"The fourth rank grants a treasure equivalent to one hundred units of Chaos Spirit Liquid; the third rank grants three hundred units of treasure; the second rank grants one thousand units of treasure; and the first rank grants three thousand units of treasure."

"You naturally possess first-class aptitude. I previously promised to give you ten times the treasures, which is 30,000 cubic meters of treasures. Do you want any of them?"

"Thirty thousand cubic meters?" Zhou Yu was also quite pleasantly surprised.

It should be noted that a thousand bottles of Chaos Elixir are only equivalent to one cubic meter. The entire wealth of an ordinary world god is only around a hundred cubic meters. Thirty thousand cubic meters is an extremely extravagant fortune for an ancestral god or immortal.

Although Zhou Yu was not an ordinary ancestral god or ancestral immortal, he was really poor before. Suddenly obtaining so many treasures of chaotic spiritual liquid was truly a stroke of riches.

However, Zhou Yu wasn't too excited; he calmly considered what he needed.

"Senior, the array inheritance I obtained before, 'Ten Thousand Array Paths,' shouldn't be the only array inheritance in this cave, right?" Zhou Yu asked.

"Of course not. I have a total of 3215 books on array formations here," the white-robed figure said, then inquired:

"What? You want to learn other array-related classics? The 'Ten Thousand Array Paths' is already the most powerful of all array-related classics."

"I want to watch them all," Zhou Yu said.

"Want to see everything?" The white-robed figure narrowed his eyes and said, "You should understand the principle of not biting off more than you can chew."

“I’m not learning from these traditions, I’m just drawing inspiration from them,” Zhou Yu said.

Upon hearing this, the white-robed figure didn't say anything more. The path of cultivators is one they walk themselves, and he shouldn't say too much.

"You should know how difficult it is to learn a tradition if you're outside the world," the white-robed figure said.

“Of course I understand.” Zhou Yu sighed, even in the Three Realms, “the Dao cannot be lightly transmitted.”

In the chaos, some simple secret techniques can be bought, but when it comes to the core inheritance, it is difficult to buy them. The only way to learn them is to join one of the various factions.

"You can see the inheritance here, but you'll have to pay a price: ten thousand cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid. In return, you can view the entire inheritance," the white-robed figure said.

"it is good."

Zhou Yu readily agreed.

It's just 10,000 cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid. He'd be willing to pay even 20,000 or 30,000 cubic meters.

"You come with me."

The figure in white robes said something, then turned and walked away, with Zhou Yu following suit.

Soon, led by the figure in white robes, Zhou Yu arrived at a quiet room.

"You may watch from here."

With a wave of his hand, the white-robed figure conjured over three thousand black jade stones in mid-air. Simultaneously, the white-robed figure issued a warning:

"Make sure you remember everything. Once your companions come out, you all need to leave Jiuyun Cave as soon as possible."

"clear."

Zhou Yu nodded.

Zhou Yu quickly examined all three thousand jade stones, memorizing their contents. Afterward, the white-robed figure put away the black jade stones and temporarily left the area.

He also knew that Zhou Yu had seen many inheritances and would definitely need to go into seclusion to comprehend them, so he left Zhou Yu here.

Anyway, the others haven't come out yet, so there's still plenty of time.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yu manipulated the surrounding time, maintaining a tenfold acceleration for himself, and began to comprehend it.

Zhou Yu first studied the "Ten Thousand Formations Dao".

This heritage, as the name suggests, records 100,000 different formations. However, it would be a mistake to simply think that there are 100,000 formations. Each formation contains the ultimate and pure techniques of formation.

"The Hundred Thousand Array Dao explores the techniques of array arrangement, with techniques so subtle and exquisite that they are unbelievable," Zhou Yu marveled inwardly.

Using the same array materials and absorbing the same power, and employing the techniques recorded in "Ten Thousand Array Paths," the power of the array will naturally be greatly enhanced.

“My previous path of array formations pursued the activation of ultimate power, which is not the same path as the ‘Ten Thousand Array Formations’,” Zhou Yu understood.

One is to pursue the power to be drawn. When the power drawn is large enough and powerful enough, the power of the formation will naturally be terrifying.

Even during the Great War of the Three Realms, Zhou Yu, who was only at the Ancestral Immortal level, was able to create an array that utilized the power of chaos, which was how he easily killed the Source Elder.

The "Ten Thousand Formations" pursues the ultimate technique. A small "Two Elements Formation" can be easily set up by a cultivator in the Purple Mansion, but in the "Ten Thousand Formations", it is studied in detail to make its power greater.

“Strength and skill are both important, and we should pursue both paths.” Zhou Yu was naturally not conflicted.

For a cultivator of average talent, pursuing multiple paths simultaneously might not be a good thing.

But with the enhancement of various talents, how extraordinary is Zhou Yu's talent?

He not only has to walk multiple paths on one road, but he is also simultaneously walking two different paths: the path of time and space and the path of formation.

Zhou Yu was quite confident about this, and he had many clones, so if he really couldn't continue on one path, he could simply abandon it.

Soon, Zhou Yu began studying other array formation inheritances.

Although the other array formation inheritances are not as good as "Ten Thousand Array Formations", they are at least world god level inheritances, and in fact none of them are bad.

Each inheritance represents the crystallization of the wisdom of a genius cultivator, making it extremely rare.

These lineages of array formations are diverse. Some, like "Ten Thousand Array Formations," explain how to set up arrays, while others focus on swordsmanship and knife techniques. These are all close-combat methods created using array formations, and they are quite remarkable.

But beneath the diverse forms of expression lies a kind of essence, and Zhou Yu quickly extracted these essences.

"For a formation, the ability to draw in power is important, as is the skill in setting it up. In addition, the formation must be inclusive enough to encompass all power, and it must also be stable enough," Zhou Yu pondered.

As he said, he did not study these traditions, but rather studied their essence and extracted their core principles.
. . .

While Zhou Yu was in seclusion conducting his research, on the other side—

Within the path of the Dao heart.

Zhou Yu's clone You Cang, Hou Yi, and Jue Ming embarked on this path.

This road was a bridge with no end in sight. Some kind of formation was set up on the bridge. The moment the three of them stepped onto the bridge, they felt terrible pain descend upon them.

This pain is unavoidable; it must be endured, and the deeper one goes, the more terrifying the pain becomes.

At the same time, the three also learned the requirements of the Path of the Dao Heart: crossing this bridge within a hundred years would be considered a success.

At this moment, Zhou Yu and the other two were walking on the bridge.

In the first year, the three progressed at roughly the same pace. Hou Yi and Zhou Yu were both at the fifth level of mental strength, and their Dao heart was naturally beyond question.

Jueming is also adept at enduring pain, and his Daoist heart is equally extraordinary.

However, after the first year, Jueming gradually fell behind, while Zhou Yu and Hou Yi maintained a similar pace throughout.

By the third year...

Wow!
Hou Yi and Zhou Yu suddenly felt a bright light flash before their eyes, followed by a shift in space and time, and the two instantly appeared in that hidden hall.

And they also saw that white-robed figure.

"Senior Jiuyun?" Hou Yi also mistook the white-robed figure for the owner of the cave. Zhou Yu also feigned surprise.

"I am the spirit of this cave." The white-robed figure also had a slight smile on his face.

"According to the rules set by my master, the Path of the Dao Heart is divided into four levels. One who completes it within ten years is considered to be in the first level. The two of you actually completed it in just three years, which is extremely impressive."

Upon hearing this, both Zhou Yu and Hou Yi were filled with emotion.

Zhou Yu thought that after simulating various worlds, his mental fortitude had become extraordinary, and Hou Yi was actually quite similar to him, which was indeed impressive.

Hou Yi thought that his mental strength had reached the fifth level in ancient times, and after a long period of accumulation, his mental strength had become even more profound. You Cang was about the same as him, and his mental strength was also unfathomable.

The white-robed figure, unaware of their thoughts, said, "A first-class Ancestral God can obtain three thousand treasures. Is there anything you two need?"

"Three thousand cubic meters?"

A look of surprise appeared on Hou Yi's face.

After leaving the Three Realms and arriving in the Chaos, he realized what a great fortune this was. He never expected that he could obtain such a large fortune simply by following the path of the Dao Heart. The senior who left behind the "Nine Cloud Cave" was indeed very generous to weak cultivators.

Zhou Yu calmed down considerably after hearing this.

After all, his true form had obtained a full 30,000 cubic meters of treasure, which was a bit less compared to that.

Of course, Zhou Yu also understood that his original body was in a special situation, and now his Cang clone was also on the path of enlightenment, so it was hard to say whether he could replicate this situation.

Moreover, based on the previous situation, a person can only choose one path. Once they have walked the path of the Dao heart, they will no longer have the opportunity to walk the path of enlightenment.

Many thoughts flashed through Zhou Yu's mind, and at the same time, he made his own request.

"You also want to watch other inheritances?" The white-robed figure looked at Zhou Yu with some surprise.

"also?"

Zhou Yu asked a question.

"The Ancestral God Qianyu arrived here three years ago. He chose to spend Chaos Spirit Liquid to view the inheritance of the Array Dao," the white-robed figure explained.

"Qianyu came out three years ago?"

Hou Yi was also surprised when he heard this. Didn't that mean that the other party would pass the level as soon as he entered the path of enlightenment?

"As expected of my disciple," Zhou Yu said with a smile.

"Oh? The Ancestral God Qianyu is actually your disciple?" The white-robed figure was surprised. This master and disciple pair was quite extraordinary.

And this one called "Hou Yi" is also amazing.

Generally, only one first-class ancestral god will appear among thousands of ancestral gods who enter the Nine Clouds Cave.

It should be noted that entering the Nine Clouds Cave also requires passing the test of insects and beasts; generally, even ancestral gods cannot enter.

"Senior, may I view other time-space Dao inheritances?" Zhou Yu asked.

“It is possible, but there are 223 other time-space inheritances in total. If you want to view them all, you will need 8,000 cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid, but you don’t have enough,” the white-robed figure said.

The inheritance of the Time and Space Dao is much rarer and more precious, so only 223 kinds of inheritances require 8,000 cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid.

In reality, the true value of these 223 inheritances far exceeds that of the eight thousand cubic units of Chaos Spiritual Liquid. Just like how Old Man Yuan valued Patriarch Bodhi's spacetime method, it was not much different from the Heart of the Three Realms.

The Bodhi Patriarch's teachings only represent the fifth level of spacetime power; one can imagine how precious the sixth level of spacetime power or even higher levels of inheritance are.

It was in this "Nine Clouds Cave" that the "Senior Nine Clouds" set up this cave to help weak cultivators, which is why such a good thing happened. With just eight thousand cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid, one can view many time and space Dao inheritances.

"How did Qianyu view it?" Zhou Yu asked at this moment.

"He obtained more Chaos Elixir than you," the white-robed figure said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu nodded, and after a while, he said, "Senior, I just contacted Qian Yu, and he agreed to lend me five thousand cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid."

"Is that so?" The white-robed figure frowned slightly upon hearing this. He then asked Zhou Yu himself via telepathy and received an affirmative answer.

This surprised the figure in white.

Five thousand cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid is no small amount, yet the Ancestral God Qianyu lent it out so easily.

However, the white-robed figure didn't think much of it. Since they were master and disciple, their relationship must be quite special.

"Come with me too."

The white-robed figure quickly brought Zhou Yu's Youcang clone to a quiet room, and at the same time took out more than two hundred kinds of inheritances of the Time and Space Dao, and made him memorize them all.

After the white-robed figure left, Zhou Yu's clone quickly immersed itself in a sea of ​​numerous inheritances.
In the realm of time and space, Zhou Yu had already created four major methods when he was in the Three Realms.

They are "Ephemeral Shadow", "Cataclysmic Extinction of Time and Space", "Domain of Time and Space", and "Myriad Incarnations".

Among them, "Myriad Incarnations" was created by Zhou Yu after the Great War of the Three Realms.

The four major methods represent four different directions, but Zhou Yu's understanding of them also varies.

Like "Ephemeral Shadow," Zhou Yu made a breakthrough in that great vortex when he left the Three Realms, and he was only one step away from the sixth level of the power of spacetime.

Both "Cataclysmic Annihilation of Time and Space" and "The Realm of Time and Space" are considered to be at the level of ordinary peak Ancestral Gods.

"Myriad Incarnations" is only equivalent to the level of a top-tier ancestral god.

However, those were all results of Zhou Yu's previous research and exploration without any guidance. Now, with a massive amount of inheritance in front of him, he immediately felt different.

Zhou Yu was completely absorbed in it.

. . .

Thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the chaos outside Jiuyun Cave.

Swish!
With a ripple, people from the Three Realms appeared here.

"Out."

Everyone was quite moved at this moment, realizing that they had gained a great deal from this trip to "Nine Clouds Cave".

"Look, this cave is disappearing." Suddenly, Feng Mo pointed in that direction, and everyone looked. Sure enough, the high mountain where Jiuyun Cave was located was slowly becoming transparent, obviously disappearing and leaving.

"It seems that the Nine Clouds Cave did not always exist. We were just incredibly lucky to encounter it." Feng Mo and Master Huanmu understood this in their hearts.

Unbeknownst to them, this was happening inside the Nine Clouds Cave.

The white-robed figure, the spirit of the cave, was also watching over everyone in the Three Realms.

"What exactly is the origin of these ancestral gods?" The white-robed figure sighed deeply.

There were eight ancestral gods in total, and seven of them actually received a "first-class" evaluation, while only one received a "second-class" evaluation.

Under normal circumstances, Jiuyun Cave will exist for a long time each time it appears in the world.

But this time, he encountered seven first-class ancestral gods and one second-class ancestral god at once. The key point is that he gave one of the ancestral gods a tenfold reward, which consumed too many treasures.

Therefore, he decided to go into hiding in advance.

After all, although his master, "Emperor Jiuyun," left behind many treasures and built many formations that could cultivate spiritual objects and extract chaotic spiritual liquid, there were still limits to what he could possess.

Having exhausted too much energy at once, he needs to lie low for a while and reappear only after accumulating enough strength.

Only in this way can a steady stream of income be generated.
P.S.: That's all for today, I'll add more tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)