Simulation of the Heavens: Starting from the Age of Desolation

Chapter 194 Obtaining the Treasure: The First Branch of the Time-Space Path
call!
After the teleportation ended, the group found themselves on a beach, with a majestic divine tower in front of them.

"The Treasure Tower!"

The Heavenly Sword Sect Master and others looked at the divine tower, their hearts filled with excitement.

However, they also knew that in the end, who had the final say at the Nine Clouds Treasure Trove.

Therefore, everyone's attention was focused on Zhou Yu in front of them.

"Do as you please."

Zhou Yu didn't say much, and he took a step towards the Treasure Tower.

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

However, at this moment, a woman in gray robes asked, "A Unity Realm expert on the sixth floor of the Star Tower, who also has the ability to travel over extremely long distances, do you know who he is?"

"All I know is that he comes from one of the three great holy realms," the Heavenly Sect Master said, shaking his head.

"Perhaps it's some powerful figure who has always kept a low profile."

Upon hearing this, everyone was puzzled. How could such a master have left no trace?

However, although they were puzzled, they didn't say anything more and quickly headed towards the treasure tower.

……

On the other side, Zhou Yu entered the Treasure Tower. He didn't linger on the first or second floor. After picking up some treasures, he quickly arrived at the third floor.

To reach the third level, one must possess sufficient strength. A few are fortunate enough to reach the fifth level of the Star Tower, but reaching the sixth level is guaranteed, so it did not take Zhou Yu much effort.

"The treasures on the third floor are not easy to obtain." Zhou Yu circled the third floor, which was a dark hall only about a hundred meters long. At the back of the hall, there was a tightly closed bronze door. Inside the hall were many treasures, each worth tens of thousands of Origin Stones.

Unfortunately, they are all restricted by magic arrays, making them very difficult to obtain. Many Chaos Realm cultivators have come here, but they have all returned empty-handed.

"However, my goal is behind that palace gate; I'll leave the treasures to fate."

Zhou Yu arrived before a wall carving made of dark clouds. It appeared to be just a carving, but in reality, it contained an extremely mysterious magic array.

Hidden within the magic array are twelve precious "Black Water Pearls," worth a staggering 36,000 Origin Stones.

“Even a cosmic god would be tempted by such a treasure.” Zhou Yu looked at the inscription and knew that with his strength, it was impossible for him to take it by force.

"This array is actually a pure manifestation of the profound mysteries of array formations." Zhou Yu stared at the marks carved on the dark cloud wall.

In terms of the profound mysteries of array formations, Zhou Yu is considered to be at the fifth level of the Star Tower, but creating the "Cosmic Body" is at the sixth level.

However, the array formation skills of the fifth floor of the Star Tower are already very high, especially since Zhou Yu has a system of rules and mysteries, and studies the essence of all mysteries, so his mastery of array formations is extraordinary.

Upon seeing this mysterious formation, Zhou Yu experienced a sudden enlightenment.

“A purely ingenious arrangement can turn the rotten into the miraculous.” At this moment, Zhou Yu’s mind stirred, and lines appeared in his palm.

These patterns gradually formed a magic circle, but before it could take shape, the magic circle collapsed with a crash.

"Not quite right."

Zhou Yu did not give up, but continued to try.

He stared at the carving on the wall and tried again and again. In just two days, he tried 17,219 times.

finally--

hum!
An extremely ingenious magic array took shape in Zhou Yu's hands, and the moment it was formed, it unleashed a vast power.

"Haha, this move has reached the sixth level of the Star Tower in terms of pure mystery." A smile appeared on Zhou Yu's face.

call!
With a wave of his hand, Zhou Yu took out a number of materials and began to set up the magic array with the help of the treasures.

Soon a complete magic array was formed, and the power of the array completely enveloped the dark cloud wall carving.

"With my current level of cultivation, I can see the nine energy circulation centers in this cloud-carved wall. With the help of the magic array and the power of my physical body, I might be able to forcibly destroy it."

With that thought in mind, Zhou Yu also took action.

boom! boom! boom!
Countless terrifying beams of light condensed within the magic array. Although the materials used to set up the array were ordinary, it was nonetheless laid out by Zhou Yu using the profound techniques of the sixth level of the Star Tower, and its power had reached its peak within the sixth level.

Suddenly, even the perfect energy flow of the Dark Cloud Wall Carving began to show a slight flaw.

“It works.” Zhou Yu’s heart stirred, and he quickly took action. While manipulating the magic array, he also unleashed his fists and feet to strike the array.

Boom kaka——

First, cracks appeared on the cloud-shaped wall carving, and then the entire carving shattered with a crash.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Twelve beams of dark light shot out from it, but Zhou Yu controlled the magic array to capture them one by one.

"A black water bead worth 36,000 Origin Stones?" Even Zhou Yu felt quite excited at this moment.

Before coming to the Nine Clouds Treasure Trove, all he had was a little over a hundred Origin Stones, which he obtained by killing the Valley Master of Flame Valley and others.

. . .

After deciphering the Dark Cloud Wall Carvings and obtaining the Black Water Pearl, Zhou Yu tried to retrieve other treasures, but unfortunately, he failed every time.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yu had been in this third level of space for three days.

According to intelligence, any life that enters the Nine Clouds Treasure can only stay there for a maximum of three days. After three days, they will be teleported away.

However, Zhou Yu was not teleported away at this moment, and the large door behind the dark hall slowly opened.

"As expected, I was chosen to be an assistant." Zhou Yu nodded to himself.

His main purpose in coming to the Nine Clouds Treasure Trove was to access the ancient cultivation texts and Void Dao inscriptions left behind by the Nine Clouds Emperor. However, these were not accessible to just anyone; one had to be chosen to become an assistant.

To become an ally, one cannot be a follower of the Ancient Saint Cult, because Emperor Jiuyun died at the hands of the Holy Master of the Ancient Saint Cult, and the Ancient Saint Cult is the target of his revenge.

Secondly, either ability or talent must be recognized.

Zhou Yu was able to reach the sixth level of the Star Tower in the Unity Realm, so his strength and talent were naturally sufficient.

The key point is that he has just deciphered the cloud-shaped inscription left by Emperor Jiuyun.

In fact, as long as you can take any kind of treasure from the third floor, you can be selected.

As Zhou Yu stepped through the open gate, he soon encountered the servants left behind by Emperor Jiuyun. After telling Zhou Yu about the "helpers," they led him to the place where Emperor Jiuyun had once cultivated.

This is where Emperor Jiuyun cultivates; countless books, either created by him or collected by him, are all here.

"Most of the ancient texts are of the ancient cultivation type, and Emperor Jiuyun should also be a cosmic god of the ancient cultivation system," Zhou Yu understood.

In fact, once you reach the level of a cosmic god, it doesn't matter what system you cultivate, since it's all about comprehending the supreme rules.

Practitioners from different systems simply have different methods of cultivation.

The mystery of rules is about understanding the essence, while sorcery is about studying all things and walking the same path through different methods of cultivation.

Even in the Chaos Realm, many systems share similarities and commonalities. In the Chaos Realm, one needs to comprehend the supreme rules to make continuous progress.

Zhou Yu, for example, was currently preparing to use the ancient cultivation system to comprehend the two major schools of Void and Time, and then absorb the mysteries of these two schools to form his own system of rules and mysteries—the Dao of Spacetime. "Emperor Jiuyun, you have collected so many ancient cultivation classics of the Void and Time schools!" Zhou Yu quickly felt pleasantly surprised.

Emperor Jiuyun himself is a cosmic god of the Void School, so it's normal for the Void School to have many scriptures, but the abundance of scriptures from the Time School was something Zhou Yu hadn't expected.

“Perhaps Emperor Jiuyun has considered cultivating the Time Stream School as well,” Zhou Yu realized.

Any cultivator knows that space and time are one, but merging them is not so easy.

At this time, Zhou Yu began to study many classic texts.

Ancient texts from the same school of thought can also be divided into multiple directions. For example, the Time School has three main directions: present, past, and future.

Zhou Yu's clone in the Tianyu Universe possesses the ancient cultivation talent of time, "foreseeing the future," which is undoubtedly a talent of the "future" branch.

However, Zhou Yu, who cultivates the Time School, will naturally not only cultivate the Future branch; he will explore many branches as well.

The Void faction has even more branches.
It took Zhou Yu a long time to memorize many classic texts; as for comprehending them, that was a matter for later.

"There are also the wall carvings left by Emperor Jiuyun."

At this moment, Zhou Yu found the four diagrams left behind by Emperor Jiuyun. These four diagrams were the culmination of Emperor Jiuyun's life's work. Mastering the first diagram would allow one to perform "ultra-long-distance teleportation" without relying on ancient cultivation talents, which shows how heaven-defying the method was.

“My mastery of the void is only at the fifth level of the Star Tower, which should be enough to comprehend it.” Zhou Yu didn’t think much of it and sat down cross-legged in front of the four diagrams.

Zhou Yu stared at the first picture. Although the Void Dao has nine branches, it also has some basic mysteries. Zhou Yu had mastered many basic mysteries of the Void Dao in order to create his own ancient cultivation tradition, so his foundation was very solid. With his talent and comprehension, he quickly got the hang of the first picture and understood part of it.

"wonderful."

Zhou Yu's eyes lit up quickly. He couldn't have imagined using the same mystery in this way, but Emperor Jiuyun could. He was indeed a second-level cosmic god.

"Continuously studying the smallest components of the void is indeed one direction for deconstructing the void."

Zhou Yu thought to himself.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.

He discovered a special spacetime through the cosmic passage in the Tianyu Universe, but no matter what he did, he was unable to enter it; his knowledge was far from sufficient.

But at this moment, Zhou Yu had an idea.

“Using the smallest void particles for ultra-long-distance teleportation might involve passing through that special space-time, but it's just passing through, not staying,” Zhou Yu pondered.

Time has passed, and more than 10,000 years have gone by in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, somewhere on the Nine Clouds Continent, accompanied by a distortion of the void, Zhou Yu appeared there.

"After all these years of studying, I've finally made some progress. Let's give it a try," Zhou Yu thought to himself, and at that moment, a thought also crossed his mind.

Wow! Wow! Wow!
The spacetime around Zhou Yu was distorting and fluctuating. In his perception, everything around him was rapidly shrinking, or rather, his perspective was getting higher.

Boom!

Zhou Yu arrived at that special space-time. Standing here, he looked down at the vast continent below.

"Is this the Nine Clouds Continent?" Zhou Yu exclaimed in amazement. At this moment, he could see every part of the entire Nine Clouds Continent with just one glance.

"I succeeded. I fused the void mysteries of Emperor Jiuyun with some of the mysteries of the 'current branch' of the Dao of Time, which brought me to this special space-time." Zhou Yu sighed with emotion.

He then understood the true nature of this space-time.

The chaotic void is a primordial world, and beyond the primordial world lies the infinite primordial space.

The Infinite Chaos Space is a higher-dimensional existence relative to the interior of the Origin World.

The spacetime in which Zhou Yu is located is the spacetime closest to the Infinite Chaos Space, and it is also the spacetime connecting the two.

When Zhou Yu arrived in this space-time, he gained a partial Hunyuan perspective, so he could see the vast Nine Cloud Continent at a glance.

“That is the ancestor of the Pure One Dharma.” Zhou Yu’s gaze was now fixed on a majestic city in the center of the Nine Clouds Continent.

It was a bald figure wearing loose robes.

Chunyi Fazu is the only cosmic god on the Nine Clouds Continent. The reason why the Nine Clouds Continent does not have a fixed spacetime channel is also due to his influence.

At this moment, Master Chunyi was sitting cross-legged and quietly cultivating, completely unaware of Zhou Yu's spying.

“I am still quite far away from Master Chunyi, so of course he can’t sense me. What if I get closer?” Zhou Yu thought to himself. He took a light step and it was as if he had moved from one side of the map to the center of the Nine Clouds Continent.

"Still no one has noticed anything within a thousand miles." Zhou Yu continued to approach, and stopped when he was about a hundred miles away.

Chunyi Fazhu remained silent, but Zhou Yu had given up trying. Although it was generally difficult for a cosmic god to come to this space-time, it was hard to say whether the other party's power could be transmitted.

He didn't want to face a cosmic god.

Whoosh!
Zhou Yu took a step and left.

Zhou Yu continued to delve deeper into this space-time. As he went deeper, his perspective also rose higher and higher, from observing the Nine Cloud Continent to being able to observe the vast chaotic void.

However, Zhou Yu also discovered that the higher the vantage point, the weaker his observation ability became. When observing the Nine Cloud Continent, he could still see the figures of some experts, but when observing the entire Chaotic Void, he could only see patches of holy realms and continents.

"It's because my level of understanding is not high enough." Zhou Yu naturally understood this.

However, having a higher vantage point also has its advantages, namely, it improves one's ability to travel quickly.

Previously, Zhou Yu was stepping on the map of the "Nine Clouds Continent," each step only crossing the entire continent.

But at this moment, he is stepping on a much larger map called "Chaotic Void".

One step, from the Nine Clouds Continent to the Seven Star Sea Sacred Realm; another step, from the Seven Star Sea Sacred Realm to the Ancient Witch Sacred Realm.
"This spacetime technique, although only at the sixth level of the Star Tower in terms of its profound mystery, is simply heaven-defying in its ability to travel, survive, and explore." Zhou Yu was filled with emotion at this moment.

He understood that he had only just begun to understand this aspect, and was still far from fully mastering the branch of spacetime.

"Let's call this branch the 'Hunyuan Spacetime Branch' for now," Zhou Yu thought to himself, before taking a step back to the Nine Clouds Continent.

Zhou Yu does not intend to reveal his ability of the "Hunyuan Time-Space Branch" for the time being. After all, this ability is too heaven-defying, and he himself is too weak. Even if it can be explained by his ancient cultivation talent, he will have to wait until he is stronger in the future.

. . .

Back on the Nine Clouds Continent, Zhou Yu spent most of his time in that special space-time. He observed the Nine Clouds Continent through a partial Hunyuan perspective and was able to discover many secrets.

For example, some powerful individuals may have secretly joined the Mother Ancestor Cult or the Ancient Saint Cult, which would be difficult to detect under normal circumstances, but at this time, Zhou Yu might be able to discover them.

Zhou Yu also made several moves, killing several people at the Unity Realm.

Meanwhile, news had already spread across the Nine Clouds Continent that a master at the sixth level of the Star Tower, who might possess the ability to teleport over extremely long distances, was hunting down enemies everywhere.
Of course, Zhou Yu's hunting was only "lucky"; he didn't kill too many, lest the two major sects discover something amiss and come after him at any cost.

Zhou Yu explored and cultivated on the Nine Clouds Continent, and in the blink of an eye, several thousand years had passed.

this day--

"Ok?"

Zhou Yu's gaze sharpened slightly as he looked at a figure in a city.

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

(End of this chapter)