Simulation of the Heavens: Starting from the Age of Desolation

Chapter 147 The Ultimate Formation of the Heavenly Blade Ancestor

Although the twelve palaces of Mangya are extremely far apart, they are all connected by a spacetime teleportation array.

This is why many World Realm experts are willing to come and watch the battles near the Time Palace.

At this moment, within the spacetime teleportation array of the Spacetime Palace, accompanied by a spacetime fluctuation, Ji Ning and several other figures appeared.

"The competition is about to begin, let's hurry."

After making a few inquiries, Ji Ning and the others quickly headed towards the agreed-upon meeting point.

At this moment, Zhou Yu's Cang clone stood with his hands behind his back above a vast valley.

In the distance, a figure was walking towards them.

The figure was clad in cyan armor, with a broadsword at his waist. As he moved, it was as if the sword was constantly cleaving through space; with each step, he had already covered countless billions of miles.

In just a few steps, the figure had already arrived at the valley.

"A Second-Step Dao Lord?"

The Heavenly Blade Ancestor looked at Zhou Yu and couldn't help but frown slightly. Judging from the other party's aura, he was at most a Second Step Dao Lord.

"You Cang Daojun, I heard that you easily passed through the Daojun Cloud Realm. It seems that it is because of the Dao you have walked. With your Dao, if you can go further, you should be able to surpass me. But now, you are still no match for me." Tian Dao Ancestor shook his head.

The difference between the two of them was huge, simply in terms of divine power. In addition, he had cultivated for many years, and his secret techniques and supernatural abilities had reached their peak.

A mere second-step Dao Lord is far too inexperienced to challenge him.

"We'll only know after we fight." Zhou Yu didn't say much, and an eternal divine weapon instantly appeared in his hand.

"Very well, it was just a friendly sparring match anyway, so I won't use any secret techniques or supernatural powers." The Heavenly Blade Ancestor thought to himself as he drew the blade from his waist.

At this moment, the aura of the Heavenly Blade Ancestor also changed. If his aura was relatively smooth just now, now it was sharp and terrifying, as if it could split everything in two.

"After all, he is a Dao Lord who has reached the edge of the Dao Integration stage, and the Dao of the Heavenly Blade Ancestor is not an ordinary Dao. He cannot be underestimated." Zhou Yu felt this aura and became serious.

Although his path is the ultimate path, the Heavenly Blade Dao Lord is on the verge of merging with the Dao, while he has only taken the first step.

Wow!
With a single step, Zhou Yu vanished from his original spot, traversing time and space. In an instant, he appeared before the Heavenly Blade Ancestor, simultaneously unleashing a sword strike that shattered time and space as he attacked the Heavenly Blade Ancestor.

"Well done!"

The Heavenly Blade Ancestor was overjoyed upon seeing this.

With just one sword strike, he understood that Daojun Cang was skilled in frontal attacks, which was quite rare among the Daojun of the Time and Space Palace.

The Heavenly Blade Ancestor prefers opponents who attack head-on.

"Nine Forms of the Heavenly Blade!"

The broadsword in the hands of the Heavenly Blade Ancestor unleashed a terrifying blade light as it met the attack head-on.

In close combat, it's all about techniques and power.

At this moment, the Heavenly Blade Ancestor did not use his divine power to unleash his supernatural abilities. In terms of strength, he was not much different from Zhou Yu, who had used the Azure Mist. So it was a pure contest of techniques.

The Heavenly Blade Ancestor had reached the edge of the Dao Integration stage, and his Dao Tree had already reached 108,000 feet. He followed the Dao of the Blade, a path of skill and combat. It could be said that among those at the same level, the Heavenly Blade Ancestor's combat skills were the most outstanding.

Zhou Yu's ultimate spacetime path is even more special. At each level, it is the ultimate of that level. In terms of techniques, he integrates the mysteries of spacetime into his sword, giving his sword the power to destroy spacetime, the speed and agility to travel through spacetime, and the inexhaustible defense that is indestructible in spacetime. It can be said to be without flaws.

boom! boom! boom!
The two moved swiftly, their swords clashing, exchanging hundreds of blows in an instant.

"This guy's movement technique is incredibly fast."

The Heavenly Blade Ancestor's heart grew heavy. In terms of movement speed, he could reach six times the Heavenly Dao limit with a single movement, but Zhou Yu was even faster than him.

With his swift movements, Zhou Yu's swordsmanship was naturally also fast. In addition, Zhou Yu's swordsmanship was flawless, putting immense pressure on the Heavenly Blade Ancestor, who could only make the most of his advantages at this moment.

His sword is upright, powerful, and capable of crushing everything in its path.

Unfortunately, Zhou Yu's sword was equally powerful in direct combat, and the Heavenly Blade Ancestor was unable to gain the upper hand for a long time.

"They've already started fighting."

At this moment, Ji Ning and his group flew over from afar and landed near many World Realm experts who were watching the battle.

"Fortunately, it looks like it's just the beginning."

"The Heavenly Blade Ancestor should be on par with Brother Tianyi, while the one with the Azure Dao Lord seems to have the upper hand?"

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The entire World Realm that came with Ji Ning was watching this battle.

They were all at the World Realm of the Heavenly Cang Palace. According to the rules of the Heavenly Cang Palace, all members addressed each other as brothers, and they also had a good understanding of the strongest person in the Heavenly Cang Palace, Heavenly Dao Lord.

They naturally understood that the Heavenly Blade Ancestor was roughly equivalent to the Heavenly Dao Lord.

However, the two have different strengths. The Heavenly Blade Ancestor excels in direct combat, while the Heavenly Dao Lord is good at preserving his life.

"It really is Ancestor Cang." Ji Ning's focus at this moment was not on the battle itself, but on the figures fighting fiercely.

Ji Ning thought for a moment and decided not to let his avatar in the Three Realms inquire. He would wait until the battle was over before asking.

"Heavenly Blade didn't use any secret techniques or supernatural abilities, he was still too arrogant. In terms of skills, he might not be a match for this Fellow Daoist You Cang."

"Hehe, you guys from the Blade Palace are actually being suppressed by the Dao Lord of the Time and Space Palace in terms of moves. Aren't you ashamed?"

"This Daoist Cang also uses a sword. It seems that the sword is indeed more powerful."

"Bullshit! Daojun Cang is skilled in space-time, what does that have to do with your Sword Palace?"

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Meanwhile, on the other side, many Dao Lords who had come to watch the battle were also standing together chatting.

They could all see that the Heavenly Blade Ancestor hadn't used any secret techniques or supernatural abilities; he was simply competing with Zhou Yu in terms of moves. Even so, it was still quite astonishing that the Heavenly Blade Ancestor was at a disadvantage from the very beginning.

Among the twelve palaces of Mangya, the Blade Palace and the Sword Palace have always been rivals. The Dao Lords of the Sword Palace were naturally quite pleased to see Zhou Yu, who wielded a sword, suppress the Heavenly Blade Ancestor.

"Heavenly Blade Tenth Form, Star River Fall!"

The Heavenly Blade Ancestor finally unleashed his power, unleashing a move he had created after countless years of seclusion.

Dao Lords who normally reach the edge of the Dao realm, because they have only mastered a part of a certain Dao, are often able to create some ultimate moves that surpass the normal explosive power of the Dao after absorbing other mysteries of that Dao.

The tenth move of the Heavenly Blade is the strongest move of the Heavenly Blade Ancestor.

Wow! Wow! Wow!
The Heavenly Blade Ancestor's Dao seemed to transform into an endless galaxy, crashing down fiercely.

"Time and space are immortal!"

Zhou Yu's expression was also quite solemn at this moment, but he did not dodge. Instead, he used his swordsmanship to defend himself.

His sword is powerful in attack and also strong in defense.

Faced with the Heavenly Blade Ancestor's fierce attacks, Zhou Yu's sword continuously parried and deflected the force.

The Heavenly Blade Ancestor unleashed eighteen strikes in one go, but they were all blocked by Zhou Yu's defense. Zhou Yu was only blasted back a short distance.

"Blocked it?" The Heavenly Blade Ancestor was surprised.

He couldn't unleash the tenth move of the Heavenly Blade continuously, but its power was indeed great. Unexpectedly, it was still blocked by Daoist Cang.

"The tenth move of the Heavenly Blade is indeed very powerful," Zhou Yu remarked as he stood there.

"Your swordsmanship is even more impressive; I can't see any flaws in your attacks."

The Heavenly Blade Ancestor sighed inwardly. He understood that given time, as long as Daoist Youcang did not perish, he would definitely become a terrifying existence renowned throughout the endless territories.

"Fellow Daoist Tiandao, behold my move." With a thought, Zhou Yu caused spacetime around him to distort, and eight more versions of himself appeared there.

"Ok?"

Upon seeing this, the Heavenly Blade Ancestor's expression changed slightly.

The nine Zhou Yus instantly vanished from their original positions, traversing the void.

For Zhou Yu, his recent head-on battle with the Heavenly Blade Ancestor was merely a friendly spar. In reality, direct combat was not Zhou Yu's forte, as he was, after all, the Ultimate Time-Space Daoist.

Wow! Wow! Wow!
Around the Heavenly Blade Ancestor, in different time and space, Zhou Yu's figure flickered.

Suddenly, several swords shot out from different directions at incredible speed.

The Heavenly Blade Ancestor instantly unleashed a supernatural power similar to having three heads and six arms, and five more blades appeared in his hand at the same time.

Having experienced the power of Zhou Yu's swordsmanship firsthand, the Heavenly Blade Ancestor naturally understood that with Zhou Yu unleashing this move, he could no longer possibly block it with just a blade.

Although his divine body has been tempered to the point of being comparable to a top-grade divine weapon, making him unafraid of ordinary attacks, if he has to rely on his divine body to remain undefeated, then he has already lost.

boom! boom! boom!
Nine Zhou Yus traveled through different times and spaces, constantly drawing their swords. The Heavenly Blade Ancestor, using six blades to defend himself, also felt the difficulty.

Boom!

The Heavenly Blade Ancestor's blade suddenly changed, and he unleashed divine power, unleashing a divine ability.

At this moment, the Heavenly Blade Ancestor's divine power surged hundreds of times.

At their level, divine power remains a key factor influencing strength. With their divine power soaring, each of the Heavenly Blade Ancestor's strikes was stronger than the tenth Heavenly Blade Form he had unleashed before.

boom! boom! boom!
Six swords forcibly broke into different time and space, fiercely slashing at Zhou Yu one by one. The fierce power of the swords forced Zhou Yu to passively defend and no longer take the initiative to attack.

Of course, the Heavenly Blade Ancestor also understood that this alone was not enough to defeat Zhou Yu.

"You are indeed powerful, Daoist Cang. I have no choice but to go all out." The Heavenly Blade Ancestor shouted, and instantly, a dazzling seven-colored light shone around him.

Domain Secret Technique - Seven-Colored Light.

Boom!

Under the illumination of the seven-colored light, the surrounding space-time was suddenly suppressed, making Zhou Yu feel that the difficulty of traversing the surrounding space-time was dozens of times greater.

"Domain of Time and Space." With a thought, Zhou Yu unleashed his domain technique, the Domain of Time and Space. Under the Domain of Time and Space, his speed of travel increased significantly, but it was still not as fast as before.

Zhou Yu knew in his heart that his spacetime domain was not as good as the opponent's domain secret technique.

To be precise, in terms of profound mysteries, Zhou Yu's spacetime domain is stronger, but he is only at the Dao domain level, while the Heavenly Blade Ancestor's secret technique incorporates many extremely high-level Dao divine lights, so its power is naturally stronger.

This is the difference in terms of accumulated experience.

In fact, Zhou Yu obtained the nine secret techniques of the Myriad Gods Dao Lord from the very beginning, and later he also had some secret techniques from the inheritance of the Sovereign. However, these secret techniques are not easy to master, and Zhou Yu has not had time to cultivate them yet.

"Aside from a few trump cards for self-preservation, Tian Dao has already used all its strength."

"With Dao Lord Cang here, only a second-step Dao Lord, he's already forced the Heavenly Blade to this point; that's quite remarkable."

"But Tian Dao only defeated Dao Jun You Cang. If Dao Jun You Cang wants to leave, it's hard for anyone at this level to stop him."

"Yes, if his spacetime manipulation is this powerful in combat, he can't be weak at escaping."

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The other Dao Lords, witnessing this scene, all believed that the battle was over.

However, at this moment——

Suddenly, an illusory world descended from the void.

That world was incredibly vast, instantly covering countless billions of miles.

Boom!

A terrifying pressure descended upon the battlefield where the Heavenly Blade Ancestor and Zhou Yu were fighting. The seven-colored light was instantly suppressed and collapsed. The Heavenly Blade Ancestor also felt that terrifying power pressing down on him, making him feel as if he were carrying a giant mountain on his back.

"The World of the Heart?" The Heavenly Blade Ancestor couldn't believe it.

"It's a world of the heart, and it contains Daoist Cang, who is actually a cultivator of mental power? And his world of the heart is so vast! Even the most extraordinary cultivator of mental power, could their world of the heart be this vast at the second step of Daoist?"

The Dao Lords in the distance were equally surprised and incredulous.

Mental power cultivators are extremely rare, and even if they manage to create a mental world, most mental worlds are only comparable in size to the chaotic world.

For the world of the heart to reach such a vastness, it needs a sufficiently stable Dao to support it. Many Dao Lords may have a strong Dao, but it is not stable. Therefore, even if a Dao Lord can reach the sixth level of mental power, he cannot open up a very large world of the heart.

"My junior brother is really amazing."

At this moment, in a certain time and space, the Lord of Mangya also witnessed this scene.

In fact, he had been paying attention to Zhou Yu's battle with the Heavenly Blade Ancestor, and the Mangya Overlord was also quite curious about Zhou Yu's true strength.

At this point, the Lord of Mangya finally understood that his junior brother was indeed an unparalleled genius. He had mastered the Dao perfectly and possessed such a vast inner world. Even the strongest group of mental power cultivators at the same level might not be able to match the size of Zhou Yu's inner world at this moment.

"He finally had to resort to this move." Zhou Yu sighed at this moment. There was no other way; he couldn't win in the world without using his full strength.

But once you put your heart into something, there's no suspense left.

The ultimate path is the most stable path, capable of allowing the world of the heart to grow to its peak at the same level. Once unleashed, its suppressive power is far stronger than the secret techniques of the Heavenly Blade Ancestor.

Zhou Yu is weaker than the Heavenly Blade Ancestor only in explosive power and secret techniques.

The Heart Power Flow is the third cultivation system. When Zhou Yu's Heart World erupted, it not only made up for his weaknesses, but also turned his power and domain techniques into advantages. Even the Heavenly Blade Ancestor was no match for him in terms of techniques. How could he fight him?
"I lost."

The Heavenly Blade Ancestor quickly admitted defeat; losing to a peerless prodigy was not shameful.

When the Heavenly Blade Ancestor conceded defeat, Zhou Yu also stopped fighting. The two stood in the air above the valley, looking at each other.

"Fellow Daoist Youcang, I hope that before I achieve Dao, I can see the day when your name is known throughout the boundless lands," said the Heavenly Blade Ancestor, cupping his hands in greeting.

"I also hope to hear of the day when you, fellow Daoist, successfully achieve Dao integration," Zhou Yu said in return.

"Thank you for your kind words, I shall take my leave now." The Heavenly Blade Ancestor said no more, he transformed into a blade, tore through the void and departed.

"Farewell." Zhou Yu watched as the Heavenly Blade Ancestor departed.

. . .

Wow!
With a swift movement, Zhou Yu landed at the spot where the World Realm experts had been watching the battle. He had noticed Ji Ning there when he released his Heart World earlier, and now he landed not far from where Ji Ning and the others were.

At this moment, Zhou Yu also waved his hand, releasing one of his main body clones, which had been cultivating in seclusion, from the cave treasure.

"Bei Ming, isn't that your master? So, Daoist You Cang is the same Daoist You Cang from back then." The other World Realm cultivators who were with Ji Ning were all taken aback when they noticed Zhou Yu's true form and clone.

They hadn't thought much of it while watching from afar, but now that they saw Zhou Yu in person and his Youcang clone up close, they realized that the Youcang Daojun they had just seen was actually the Youcang Immortal from back then.

How long has it been? This Celestial Immortal has already defeated an existence comparable to Heavenly Dao Lord. No wonder those two weren't interested in joining the Celestial Palace back then.

“It is indeed my master and the others. Please wait here for me for a moment,” Ji Ning said, and then flew over.

"master."

"Grandmaster Youcang".

Ji Ning quickly landed in front of Zhou Yu's two clones.

“Ji Ning, I originally planned to bring your master to find you after we settled down, but I didn’t expect you to come first,” Zhou Yu’s Cang clone said with a smile.

"I heard about this battle and thought it was a coincidence, so I came to take a look," Ji Ning said with a sigh.

It's unbelievable that the three of them, who were separated by accident, would meet again in Mangya Kingdom.

"Master, Grandmaster Youcang, why did you come to Mangya Kingdom?" Ji Ning asked at this moment.

"It was also a coincidence," Zhou Yu's Youcang clone explained briefly via telepathy.

"The Great Ruler's junior brother?" Ji Ning was somewhat surprised; this was truly unbelievable.

"I didn't expect that either." Zhou Yu's Cang clone smiled. He noticed the Dao Lords flying in from afar and said:

"Let your master explain it to you slowly."

“Okay,” Ji Ning readily agreed.

Zhou Yu, on the other hand, flew towards those Dao Lords.

Clearly, Zhou Yu's strength has completely won the respect and recognition of the Twelve Palace Dao Lords. Zhou Yu is already so extraordinary at only the second step. If he takes another step forward in the future, probably only a few people like Palace Master Li Xing in the entire Mangya Kingdom will be able to surpass him.

If he were to reach the edge of the Dao Integration stage, that would be even more incredible.

Such a being with immense potential is naturally worth befriending. Even those who are comparable to the Eternal Emperors and are considered Heaven-Defying Dao Lords are willing to befriend Zhou Yu at this time.

. . .

Soon, the many Dao Lords dispersed.

After giving Ji Ning some treasures, Zhou Yu parted ways. Ji Ning would be able to cultivate and comprehend the Dao most quickly in the Sword Palace, while Zhou Yu would stay in the Time and Space Palace.

However, there are time-space teleportation arrays between the twelve palaces, so it's not difficult to meet.

Time flies, and hundreds of years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the treasure cave, Zhou Yu's twelve avatars gathered together, and countless complex array mysteries emerged from within each of them.

Although countless mysteries are integrated into one, they are ultimately distinct.

"No matter how profound its mysteries, the ultimate goal is simply to make the formation more powerful." Zhou Yu gradually understood.

The cultivation of array formations begins with the simple and progresses to the complex, starting from "one" and gradually comprehending the countless mysteries of array formations.

Simplify the complex and comprehend the most essential "one" among countless mysteries. This one is the ultimate Dao of Formation.

It sounds simple, but in reality, even Zhou Yu went through many twists and turns to understand it.

"But I eventually figured it out."

At this moment, Zhou Yu sensed that another vast source in the endless and distant chaotic universe had made contact with him.

"Now that I've comprehended the ultimate array formation, it's time for my true form to break through as well," Zhou Yu thought to himself.

According to his plan, the main body will follow the path of array formation, while the Cang clone will follow the path of time and space.

However, Zhou Yu also realized at this time that cultivating two paths at the same time would be very difficult.

Although both are ultimate paths, the Ultimate Array Path and the Ultimate Spacetime Path are very different, and the gap will only widen as you progress.

If one path is primary and the other secondary, it will benefit the primary path. However, if the two paths proceed simultaneously, they will inevitably cause interference.

"However, having many clones is my strength." Zhou Yu quickly stopped thinking about it. He was different from ordinary cultivators. He had too many advantages on the path of cultivation. Even if the difficulty was great, it was not something he could not challenge.

Soon, Zhou Yu's six original avatars in the Three Realms dissipated, and the avatar in Mangya Kingdom recreated them.

Following the merging of his clones, his true form also became a Dao Lord. In this way, the second Dao Lord who embarked on the ultimate path was born in the endless territory.

Zhou Yu's breakthrough did not attract much attention. Even within Mangya Kingdom, not many people noticed. At most, some people knew that a World Realm cultivator who had been following "Youcang Daojun" had broken through.
Not long after Zhou Yu's breakthrough, Ji Ning, who was cultivating in the Sword Tower Forest, also made a breakthrough. He finally mastered the seventh form of his Heart Sword Technique, which earned him recognition from the Sword Tower Forest and made him the fourth Sword Lord of the Sword Palace.

Not long after, the Twelve Palaces of Mangya launched a competition for spots to travel to the "other universe".

Ji Ning, as one of the four great sword masters, qualified to compete. During his journey through the Dao Lord Cloud Realm, he finally found the first strongest path and earned a spot.

Zhou Yu understood that this trip to the other universe was a great opportunity for Ji Ning, but also a risk. So he gave Ji Ning some life-saving items before Ji Ning set off.

"If everything goes smoothly, perhaps Ji Ning will be able to meet my Thousand Star Avatar." Zhou Yu thought to himself with great emotion.

Of course, he wasn't thinking too much about it at the time.

Both his true form and his Cang clone were currently immersed in meditation and cultivation.

Although Dao Lords usually go on adventures, it is easy to lose one's life if one is not strong enough to go on adventures. Zhou Yu plans to wait until he becomes a Second Step Dao Lord before going out.

The transition from the first step to the second is the easiest. Even for the ultimate path, there is hope of breaking through simply by going into seclusion.
P.S.: That's all for today.

(End of this chapter)