Simulation of the Heavens: Starting from the Age of Desolation

Chapter 209 Entering the Eternal Land, Breakthrough in the Path of Time

Zhou Yu also has a residence at the Xia Clan Academy, which the Xia Clan prepared for each Chaos Realm cultivator.

Zhou Yu had never been there before.

He arrived at the small courtyard, and soon someone brought over the treasures Zhou Yu had previously exchanged, such as the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler and the Hunyuan Essence.

The treasure was delivered by a puppet life form, and the puppet's existence was kept absolutely secret.

Otherwise, if the news spread that Zhou Yu, a mere Chaos Realm cultivator, had obtained a top-tier secret treasure, countless people would go crazy.

"Is this the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler?" Zhou Yu looked at the treasure in front of him. On the surface, it was a rather slender ruler that was six feet long.

However, its aura was extremely strong, much stronger than Zhou Yu's own.

call!
Zhou Yu's power penetrated into the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler, and soon its aura began to subside. Zhou Yu also discovered the path within the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler.

“The void and time combine to form a domain,” Zhou Yu silently sensed.

Peak treasures can usually only enable their owners to reach the ultimate level in one aspect. Only some extremely precious peak treasures can unleash several ultimate powers.

This Heaven-Suppressing Ruler is only worth 200,000 merit points, which is considered an entry-level peak secret treasure, and naturally it only has one ultimate power.

In fact, at this level, if a move is used well, it can also exert the effects of domain, attack, defense and other means. Therefore, only by possessing the ultimate treasure can one be fearless of ordinary ultimate beings.

"To fully unleash the power of the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler, one needs to reach the second level of the Cosmic God realm. Even if I can comprehend some of the mysteries of the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler now, it will only be slightly stronger than an ordinary treasure in my hands."

"The true purpose of this Heaven-Suppressing Ruler for me is to gain enlightenment," Zhou Yu realized.

He can comprehend its mysteries, enabling him to continuously progress on the paths of time and emptiness.

He is still far from fully mastering the concepts of time and void. Comprehending the various branches is only the first step. The ultimate goal is to integrate all the branches. In this process, the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler will naturally be of some help.

"Perhaps I can learn from it and create a spacetime fusion field," Zhou Yu thought to himself.

The Zhen Tian Chi's domain is a combination of space and time, but the combination is incredibly exquisite, and there are still many aspects that Zhou Yu can learn from it.

After studying the Heavenly Ruler for a while, Zhou Yu left the courtyard and went to the Time Tower again.

The Hunyuan Essence he purchased, worth 30 billion cosmic crystals, would take a long time to absorb, so he naturally had to go to the Time Tower to absorb it quickly.

. . .

In the blink of an eye, three thousand years have passed.

Zhou Yu, who was in seclusion at the Tower of Time, suddenly received a notification that the Chaos Realm competition had ended and that he had won the only spot to go to the Eternal Land.

"Looks like nothing unexpected happened."

Zhou Yu was not surprised at this moment. If there was still suspense after he killed the Blackfire Ancestor, as some troublesome Chaos Realm level 10 cultivators would be more difficult to kill than the Blackfire Ancestor who had just broken through to the Cosmic God realm, then the outcome was already predetermined after he killed the Heaven-Splitting Demon Lord.

The Heaven-Splitting Demon Lord is essentially beyond the capabilities of a Chaos Realm cultivator. Even if Xia Fayang, the strongest Chaos Realm cultivator of the Xia Clan in this generation, were to confront the Heaven-Splitting Demon Lord, it would be suicide.

Zhou Yu's ability to kill the Heaven-Splitting Demon Lord naturally signifies that he is already the absolute number one in the Xia Clan's Chaos Realm, and even the number one in the Xia Feng Ancient Kingdom.

"It seems we need to make some preparations for setting off a hundred years from now."

Zhou Yu quickly got up, and one of his clones left the Tower of Time.

A century later, Zhou Yu followed a cosmic god from the Xia clan named Lord Nebula to the agreed location.

At this moment, two figures were already waiting in that void.

One of them had white hair and carried a sword, while the other was an old man in a white robe. Both of them had extremely powerful auras and were clearly not ordinary cosmic gods.

"It's the Demon Sword Master and Guest Elder Xueyu," the Nebula City Lord said to Zhou Yu.

"The Demon Sword Master is a newly promoted Grand Master of the Cang Clan. He is quite young. He is probably going to the Eternal Land for cultivation. Xue Yu, the Guest Elder, is a Senior Guest Elder of the Fan Clan. In terms of strength, he is no less than me."

Zhou Yu nodded upon hearing this.

The entire Xiafeng Ancient Kingdom was composed of three major forces: the Fan Clan, the Cang Clan, and the Xia Clan. The Xia Emperor was sworn brothers with Cang Zu and Fan Zu, so the three major forces naturally had a very good relationship.

For example, in this Eternal Land quota, the three major powers each sent one person at the level of Cosmic God.

The quota for the Chaos Realm is given to the three major forces in rotation. This time it just so happens to be the Xia Clan's turn, which is why Zhou Yu has the opportunity.

"However, isn't the Demon Sword Master the reincarnation of the Sword Master?" Zhou Yu thought to himself.

In the chaotic void, the Sword Master was only a first-level cosmic god on the surface, but in reality, on the Realm Heart Continent, he had already reached the second level, or even the peak of the second level, and obtained the ultimate treasure to become a Great Venerable.

Although he knew this, Zhou Yu had no intention of acknowledging him. He knew the Sword Master, but the Sword Master did not know him, and besides, many things were difficult to explain.

"Both of you."

At this moment, the Lord of Nebula City also stepped forward to greet them.

"Brother Xingyun, it's been a long time." Xueyu, the guest elder, said with a smile, then looked at Zhou Yu and said:
"I heard that the Xia clan produced a heaven-defying Chaos Realm expert who actually killed the Heaven-Splitting Demon Lord. It seems that this is the one."

"You flatter me, Guest Xueyu." Zhou Yu smiled slightly.

"Demon Sword Master." Zhou Yu also cupped his hands in greeting to the Sword Master.

The sword master nodded, and said, "Now that everyone is here and the Eternal Land has been opened, let's set off."

"Then let's set off." Lord Xingyun nodded, and Zhou Yu and Guest Elder Xueyu didn't say much.

At this moment, the sword master took out a jade plate. After the sword master crushed the jade plate, a power immediately emerged that enveloped the four people. This power enveloped exactly the four people, not even a little more.

Three cosmic gods and one chaotic realm—this had been planned long ago.

hum!
With a surge of power, the four vanished into the void in an instant.

When the four reappeared, they had arrived at a desolate land, an endless expanse of barren land, devoid of any signs of life.

"It's so heavy."

When Zhou Yu sensed his surroundings, his first feeling was one of heaviness. The oppressive force of the earth was far stronger than that of the Boundary Heart Continent.

call!
At this moment, a special aura flowed into Zhou Yu's body and was absorbed by his soul.

Suddenly——

hum!
Zhou Yu felt a tremor in his soul, and many mysteries flashed through his mind. This was not an illusion, but something that had actually happened.

At this moment, both the Sword Master and Xue Yu, the Guest Elder, showed a strange expression.

Only the Lord of Nebula City remained calm.

In fact, this was not the first time that the Lord of Nebula City had come. On the contrary, it was the first time for the Sword Master, Xue Yu Guest Elder, and Zhou Yu to come to the Eternal Land.

"It seems the three of you have also sensed the special nature of the Eternal Land," the Nebula City Lord said with a smile.
"This special aura only exists in the Eternal Land. There's no way to store it or take it out. Moreover, its effects are extremely obvious at first, but they weaken over time until they disappear. As for me, I'm already immune to it." The Eternal Land has two major benefits: it's beneficial for cultivation and it contains treasures. The Nebula City Lord is clearly here for the treasures.

“Indeed amazing.” The sword master nodded and said, “I need to go into seclusion for a while. If you have any trouble, you can come to me.”

"Then I thank you very much, Lord Demon Sword." The Lord of Nebula City was overjoyed.

He came to the Ancient Land to search for treasures, and there was an inevitable possibility of conflict with the powerful figures of other ancient kingdoms. It was already extremely rare for him to obtain the promise from the Demon Sword Lord.

After all, although they were all from the Xiafeng Ancient Kingdom, the Demon Sword Lord did not actually have an obligation to help him.

Of course, the Lord of Nebula City also understood that unless there was a life-or-death crisis, he would not easily disturb the Demon Sword Venerable's seclusion, as that would only make him disliked.

"Farewell." The sword master said no more and quickly flew away.

"Brother Xueyu, you must also be in seclusion, right?" the Nebula City Lord asked telepathically.

"Of course, it wasn't easy for me to get this spot," Xue Yu, a guest retainer, remarked. He wasn't a member of the Fan family, but merely a guest retainer.

It's easy to imagine that he paid a heavy price to get this spot, unlike the Demon Sword Lord and the Nebula City Lord who got their spots easily, and even Xia Yuzhou, who was only at the Chaos Realm, got a spot.

"I'll give you a token, Brother Xueyu. You can come find me after you emerge from seclusion. When searching for treasures in this ancient land, you're bound to encounter powerful figures from other ancient kingdoms. If we join forces, we'll have a better chance of success," said the Lord of Nebula City.

“Alright!” Guest Elder Xueyu readily agreed.

Xueyu, the guest elder, also left quickly, leaving only Zhou Yu and the Lord of Xingyun City behind.

The Lord of Nebula City said to Zhou Yu, "Yu Zhou, you should also be in seclusion, so I won't accompany you. There's no danger in the outer areas of the Eternal Land, so you can focus on your cultivation."

"clear."

Zhou Yu nodded naturally. This ancient land was so magical that he naturally wanted to seize the time to cultivate.

"Haha, then I'll be off." Lord Nebula City laughed and quickly walked away.

Zhou Yu stood still, attempting to enter the deeper spacetime but failing. He also failed to use the boundary-breaking teleportation method.

"I'll just have to fly slowly." Zhou Yu looked in one direction and quickly took off.

Although he cannot use methods such as "ultra-long-distance teleportation", Zhou Yu's strength still allows him to traverse the void.

Several days later, Zhou Yu landed in a valley with a particularly strong aura.

“This is a good place.” Zhou Yu nodded with satisfaction. Without hesitation, he immediately took out the many array materials he had prepared in advance and set up multiple arrays.

Among them, the time acceleration array is of paramount importance.

Although the spacetime suppression in this ancient land is even more severe, Zhou Yu is only at the Chaos Realm after all. As long as he uses the Cosmic Crystal at all costs, maintaining a hundredfold acceleration is not difficult.

Zhou Yu made many preparations for this trip to the Eternal Land, so he didn't need to use the great merit of the Xiafeng Ancient Kingdom. After selling many treasures he obtained from killing the Heaven-Splitting Demon Lord, he was not short of cosmic crystals at the moment.

After arranging everything, Zhou Yu began his seclusion here.

The influx of mysterious energy allowed Zhou Yu to comprehend various paths with ease and rapid progress.

"Try this again!"

At this moment, Zhou Yu had a thought, and a porcelain bottle appeared in front of him.

Upon opening the porcelain bottle, three golden dewdrops floated quietly inside; these were the three drops of "Hunyuan Golden Dew" that Emperor Xia had previously given him.

"Emperor Xia told me to swallow it while I was meditating on it. I wonder what the effect will be." Zhou Yu pondered to himself as he beckoned and took out a drop.

Wow!
The moment a drop of Hunyuan Golden Dew entered his mouth, the originally unremarkable dew instantly transformed into a wisp of mysterious power, which whooshed into Zhou Yu's soul.

Boom!

A golden light emerged from Zhou Yu's soul, and at that moment he felt the world had changed.

Everything was so clear and so simple.

"It seems there's nothing I can't comprehend." Zhou Yu was astonished. Of course, he knew this was just an illusion, but it was also because the effects of the Hunyuan Golden Dew were too miraculous.

He had also consumed similar treasures left behind by Lord Ge Yue in the chaotic void, but their effects were incomparable to the Hunyuan Golden Dew he was consuming now.

“The golden light in my soul is slowly weakening.” Zhou Yu quickly noticed this and judged that the golden light could probably last for tens of millions of years.

"Hurry up." Zhou Yu didn't hesitate and immediately began to concentrate on comprehending the text.

Smooth, incredibly smooth.

Compared to before, Zhou Yu first absorbed a large amount of Hunyuan essence, causing his soul to transform. He also benefited from the special effects of the Eternal Land and the blessing of Hunyuan Golden Dew on his soul. Zhou Yu's comprehension was indeed completely different from before.

Zhou Yu quickly grasped many of the mysteries.

Time, void, array formations—each branch, even those that were not deeply understood before, are now rapidly reaching a high level of mastery, just one step away from perfection.

"The Three Lives Law."

Zhou Yu suddenly had an epiphany; he finally understood the final hurdle of the "Three Lifetimes Law".

Not in the past, not in the present, not in the future?
"It can also be said that it exists simultaneously in the present, past, and future," Zhou Yu understood.

Zhou Yu had no further doubts about the final volume of the Three Worlds Dharma, the "Present Volume".

"The past me, the present me, and the future me—this is probably the fundamental mystery of the 'cloning technique' of the Time Dao." Zhou Yu also understood this point.

Like the Void Path, the Path of Time is a rare path that allows one to cultivate clones; however, the Path of Time only allows for three clones: past, present, and future.

Zhou Yu understood the final stage of the "Three Lives Method," which was essentially mastering the basic mysteries of the "Three Lives Clone." At this point, even without a specific method, given more time, Zhou Yu could create his own Three Lives Clone.

"The Three Lifetimes Technique is considered an extremely powerful move even among second-level cosmic gods. To be able to master it in the Chaos Realm is truly heaven-defying." Zhou Yu pondered many mysteries.

Suddenly, Zhou Yu was slightly taken aback.

He had already grasped 99% of the mysteries of the "Current Branch" of the Time Path, reaching the pinnacle of mastery. At this moment, having learned the "Three Lifetimes Law," Zhou Yu's accumulation in the Time Path had become incredibly profound.

With such a wealth of knowledge, Zhou Yu only needed a little comprehension to reach perfection in this branch of the Dao.

boom! boom!
Now that a branch has been successfully broken through, past branches and future branches will also be successfully broken through in succession, reaching perfection.

"I've become a cosmic god?" Zhou Yu realized that he was completely different now.

The realm of the Cosmic God will be entirely different, and will have a profound impact on him.

PS: That's all for today. Also, I'd like to mention that in the original work, the Zhen Tian Ruler was definitely not a treasure that combined the two paths of time and void; it was a clear-cut artifact of the spacetime path. I'll change that here.

(End of this chapter)