Simulation of the Heavens: Starting from the Age of Desolation

Chapter 260 The Black Rain Emperor, a Sovereign-Level Spatial Daoist, Turns Against His Ruler

The leap from Lord of the Holy City to Sovereign is indeed a huge hurdle.

However, over the past four hundred million years, Zhou Yu first comprehended the Dao at the level of a Holy City Lord, greatly increasing his foundation.

It should be understood that although different paths may differ significantly, there are always some common mysteries. The more you understand, the more you can apply them to other situations.

Later, he obtained the "Stone Fire Pearl," which helped him break through bottlenecks at a rapid pace, and he was already making rapid progress.

Now, after eighty million years of trying to understand the mysteries of these nine mountain peaks, we have finally achieved some results.

"When you comprehend a path in the World Realm, you don't need to put in any effort to integrate the many directions. However, when you comprehend all the directions at the Holy City Lord level, it becomes much more difficult to integrate them. It's a billion times more difficult." Zhou Yu sighed deeply.

Now that the opportunity for integration has finally been found, the next step is to continuously comprehend and understand, and success will come naturally.

Zhou Yu's second primordial spirit, the clone of Cang, began to abandon all other distractions and concentrate on studying the spatial path within the Qinghua Cave.

With time accelerated a thousand times, and aided by the exaggerated speed of thought provided by the Supreme Stone Platform, he cultivated for over a hundred billion years before finally fully integrating the various directions.

. . .

Deep within the Heavenly Mirror Realm, in that space.

At this moment, Zhou Yu's Eternal Emperor clone opened his eyes, and there were faint, dazzling lights flashing in them.

"I can say that I have truly reached the Dominator level," Zhou Yu thought with deep emotion.

Having reached the Dominator level, and having integrated all aspects of the Dao of Space to achieve this level, he has already sensed the difference.

In terms of space, he seemed to have reached the limit, with no further room for advancement.

Of course, this is just an illusion. Even at the level of Eternal Emperor, there is still the Eternal Ultimate Space Dao, not to mention the path that rulers often take, which is to become a supreme being who can create all Daos from one Dao.

“However, there are still clues to becoming a Supreme Being, and there is hope as long as one continues to accumulate experience. But the hope of leaping from a Ruler to the Eternal Ultimate Space Dao is very small.” Zhou Yu understood this in his heart.

It's less difficult to transform the strongest Path of Fusion into the Ultimate Path when you're at the World Realm level, since the gap between the Ultimate Path and the strongest Path of Fusion is smaller at that time.

However, for a Dao at the Dominator level to leap forward, the difficulty is simply unimaginable.

Enlightenment is the continuous change of cognition. The soul and true spirit of the Eternal Emperor are composed of his own Dao. Once a Dao is chosen, it is very difficult to change it.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for the Supreme Beings to comprehend the eternal ultimate path. Their most proficient direction is already another path. How difficult it is for them to leap from a path they are not good at to the eternal ultimate path.
"My spatial path will lead me towards the origin of all paths," Zhou Yu quickly decided.

If there were an "Eternal Ultimate Space Path" placed before him for him to comprehend, he would be willing to try to see if he could achieve the Eternal Ultimate Path. But if there was no reference, then the Supreme-level Space Path would be more realistic.

As for the "Eternal Ultimate Space Dao," if his future ultimate spacetime Dao is in harmony with the eternal Dao, he will naturally be able to master it.

"Now that I've achieved Dao integration, I should have a 30-50% chance of success, right?" Zhou Yu thought to himself.

With a perfect Dao heart and mastery of the Dominator-level spatial Dao, such accumulation is hard for any Ultimate Dao Lord to match before merging with the Dao.

Moreover, he has a backup clone, so if he fails, he can merge with the Dao again. Logically speaking, he already has a very high chance of merging with the Dao now.

“No rush, I can accumulate more experience.” Zhou Yu naturally wouldn’t agree so hastily.

There's still no news about the Hedao Fire Cloud Flower.

Without much thought, Zhou Yu quickly got up.

The breakthrough in the Dao is silent. As long as Zhou Yu does not deliberately reveal his aura, no one will know that he is different.

However, his standing up at this moment instantly attracted the attention of the three, including the Qiongwu Ruler and the Heart Sword Emperor.

"Fellow Daoist Qianyu, how is it?" all three asked.

"I think I've figured it out." Zhou Yu nodded with a smile.

Even though this secret technique was quite complex, he quickly comprehended it after reaching the Dominator level.

"You've figured it out?"

The three were both surprised and delighted upon hearing this.

Although Zhou Yu cultivated for over a hundred billion years under the accelerated time, in reality it was only 180 million years.

How short is 180 million years?
For the Qiongwu Sovereign and the Black Rain Emperor, who have been trapped here for millions of Chaos Eras, it is not even a blink of an eye. The Heart Sword Emperor has been trapped for dozens of Chaos Eras, so 180 million years is also short for him.

"This is the method."

At this moment, Zhou Yu waved his hand and handed the three jade tubes to the three people.

After receiving the document, the three of them eagerly began to study it. Although they couldn't comprehend the method on their own, it was much easier to learn by observing those who had already grasped it.

“I see, I see!”

The Qiongwu ruler was overjoyed, having studied for countless years and possessing a high level of understanding, so he quickly grasped the method.

As long as they keep deducing spatial orientation according to the method, they will not only be able to leave the Heavenly Mirror Realm, but they will also be able to travel freely within the Heavenly Mirror Realm.

"This method is truly profound and mysterious. I wonder who created it," the Heart Sword Emperor quickly exclaimed.

“Perhaps it’s some supreme being,” Zhou Yu said.

"Supreme?"

Both the Heart Sword Emperor and the Qiongwu Ruler were taken aback, while the Black Rain Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly.

"This Emperor Qianyu is truly remarkable; he actually managed to guess the truth," Emperor Heiyu thought to himself.

"Of course, it's just a gut feeling, I can't be sure." Zhou Yu smiled and didn't say anything more.

Although the mystery of this method is still at the level of a supreme being, its application is extremely skillful, which is why Zhou Yu boldly guessed that it might have been left behind by a supreme being.

Perhaps a supreme being traveled here and found the Heavenly Mirror Realm quite mysterious, so he left these nine mountains as a guide?

"Hahaha, whoever stayed behind, we should all thank that being properly." The Sovereign of Qiongwu quickly laughed:
"I don't want to stay a moment longer. How about we celebrate properly after we leave?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu and the others naturally nodded.

So the four of them quickly tore through space and left this space. With the help of that special method, they continued to deduce the spatial coordinates and moved forward, heading towards the outside of the Heavenly Mirror Realm.

However, not long after, Zhou Yu suddenly stopped everyone.

"Fellow Daoist Qianyu, what's wrong?" Lord Qiongwu asked.

“There’s some kind of entity nearby with enormous energy,” Zhou Yu said thoughtfully.

Upon hearing this, the Black Rain Emperor frowned slightly, while the Jade Witch Sovereign asked, "What is that?"

"It's not certain yet." Zhou Yu didn't elaborate.

This method was, after all, something he had come up with himself. His control over the surrounding space was far superior to that of the Qiongwu Sovereign and the others. So the Qiongwu Sovereign and the others did not sense it, but Zhou Yu did sense it. However, the distance was still far, and the sense was not clear yet.

"It might be a treasure," said the Heart Sword Emperor.

“Then let’s go take a look,” said the Qiongwu Ruler, and then added:
"However, some things need to be made clear beforehand! This method was comprehended by Fellow Daoist Qianyu. Even if it is truly a treasure, Fellow Daoist Qianyu should be given priority to receive it. Heart Sword, Black Rain, what do you think?"

“What you say is true, elder brother,” Black Rain Emperor readily agreed.

The Heart Sword Emperor nodded in agreement. He valued a clear conscience even more, and the words of the Qiongwu Ruler resonated with him.

"I appreciate your kind intentions, but I don't know what they are yet. Let's go and see for ourselves," Zhou Yu said with a smile.

"Haha, let's go take a look then." The Qiongwu Sovereign laughed, and the four of them quickly headed towards the direction Zhou Yu had sensed.

The four continued to tear through space as they advanced. Gradually, the three, including the Qiongwu Overlord, were also able to sense the enormous energy fluctuations.

finally--

Whoosh!
The four of them appeared in a vast space.

This space is a staggering 10 billion trillion miles, roughly equivalent to the size of a vast territory.

The interior of the Heavenly Mirror Realm is the size of a domain, but this space is inconspicuous.

But at the center of this space, there exists an object with an incomparably vast aura.

It was a sphere with a diameter of about a hundred billion miles, its surface was vast and contained an incredibly dense spatial power.

"This, this is."

The Queen Mother of the Witches' eyes widened in disbelief.

"It's another universe!"

The Heart Sword Emperor spoke.

"It looks like an unclaimed alien universe," Zhou Yu thought to himself.

It seems his previous guess was correct; those nine mountains were indeed built by a supreme being. That supreme being not only built the nine mountains but also left behind an alternate universe.

"Sigh, why does it have to be an alien universe?" The Qiongwu Overlord was filled with complex emotions, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

If he could refine an alien universe, his strength would instantly soar, making him a powerful figure.

More importantly, there seem to be no formidable opponents at present; neither Emperor Qianyu, Emperor Heiyu, nor Emperor Xinjian are rulers.

"I swear on my life," suddenly, the Lord of Qiongwu spoke, making a life-or-death oath.

"Fellow Daoist Qiongwu?" Zhou Yu and the Heart Sword Emperor were both taken aback.

"I was really afraid I wouldn't be able to hold back, but now I have no choice but to endure it even if I don't want to." The Sovereign of Qiongwu couldn't help but shake his head.

It would be a lie to say he doesn't regret it, but he doesn't want to become that kind of ungrateful scoundrel.

"I admire you," Zhou Yu said. It would be very difficult for an ordinary Sovereign to resist this temptation.

If it were an alien universe with an uncertain ownership, that would be one thing, but on the surface, it's an alien universe that the Qiongwu ruler could easily contend for.

"Stop admiring me, Fellow Daoist Qianyu, you should hurry up and go in," said the Qiongwu Overlord.

"Okay." Zhou Yu nodded.

He was quite interested in refining an alien universe. Whether an alien universe could make him stronger was hard to say, but the origin of the alien universe alone was valuable enough.

The origin of the other universe, which is the supreme Dao.

The Lord of the Other Universe can control the origin of the Other Universe, so naturally he can comprehend the Dao of the Supreme at any time.

Zhou Yu had already read the Dao of Supreme Bolin and Supreme Qi.

But those two supreme beings, one is the Way of Claws and the other the Way of Wind, are ultimately different from Zhou Yu.

However, judging from the aura that is freely displayed on the outside of this alien universe, it is very likely to be the "origin of all spatial paths", which is very attractive to Zhou Yu.

Whoosh!
With a single step, Zhou Yu traversed space and instantly headed towards that alien universe.

A universe has no physical boundaries, only spacetime boundaries.

A spatial fluctuation appeared, and Zhou Yu had already entered it.

"An alien universe, what a great fortune!" Outside, the Qiongwu Sovereign and others were all watching.

In just a moment, the aura of that alien universe changed, from its original violent and unrestrained release of energy to becoming as perfect as a giant raindrop.

"what?"

At this moment, the expressions of the Qiongwu Ruler and the Heart Sword Emperor both changed.

The aura emanating from the other universe at this moment clearly did not resemble that of "Emperor Qianyu," but rather was quite similar to that of "Emperor Heiyu."

"Black Rain, you refined this alien universe?" The Qiongwu Overlord looked at him in disbelief.

At this moment, Emperor Black Rain remained silent, sensing the power of the other universe.

The immense power of the alien universe instantly brought about a qualitative change in his strength.

During the years he was trapped, he had sparred with the Qiongwu Overlord countless times, so he naturally knew the power of an Overlord.

Black Rain Emperor was certain that his power at this moment was greater than that of Qiongwu Ruler.

"Brother Qiongwu, actually my home is this alien universe." The Black Rain Emperor looked at the Qiongwu Ruler and said:
"At first, I fled from my hometown and knew nothing about the other universe or the world outside the Heavenly Mirror Realm. I am so grateful to you, my brother, for telling me so much."

Upon hearing this, the Qiongwu Sovereign's expression became somewhat complicated. Before the arrival of the Heart Sword Emperor, he and the Black Rain Emperor had spent over two million Chaos Eras together in that small space, and their bond was naturally deep.

At this point, he didn't know what to say.

However, the gaze of the Heart Sword Emperor towards the Black Rain Emperor changed. He had always thought that the Black Rain Emperor was worth befriending, but now it seemed that he was just pretending, and his forbearance was truly profound.

"Black Rain, why didn't you refine the alien universe before? Did the supreme being of the alien universe set up a restriction?" the Heart Sword Emperor asked.

"Yes."

Emperor Black Rain nodded and said, "I was unable to get close to the origin of this alien universe before. If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Qianyu creating that method, I wouldn't have been able to refine this alien universe either."

"Ugh."

The Lord of Qiongwu sighed.

"Brother, Heart Sword, I've never invited you to my hometown. Now that I've finally refined the alien universe, how about we have a drink together?" Black Rain Emperor said with a smile.
"My hometown has the best wine."

"Alright, it's good news that you can refine the other universe." Sovereign Qiongwu agreed, as he still trusted Emperor Black Rain quite a bit.

After thinking for a moment, the Heart Sword Emperor nodded.

the other side--

Zhou Yu, who had entered the alien universe, frowned as he looked at the figure flying out from within it.

The other party was dressed in a magnificent robe and wore a golden crown. Although the clothes were different, he recognized him instantly as the Black Rain Emperor.

To be precise, it is the second primordial spirit of the Black Rain Emperor.

After a moment's thought, Zhou Yu quickly guessed that the Black Rain Emperor was actually a powerful being born in this alien universe.

Judging from Qiongwu's previous behavior, he probably didn't know this either.

“Fellow Daoist Qianyu, I’ve heard my elder brother say that when it comes to seizing other universes, it’s all about who’s fastest. The winners will naturally take their places, while the losers will most likely lose their lives. It seems that I’m one step ahead now,” Black Rain Emperor said with a smile.

"You want to kill me?" Zhou Yu asked, frowning.

"Of course not, you are my benefactor," said the Black Rain Emperor.
"I've prepared a banquet to invite my elder brother and the others. Fellow Daoist Qianyu, why don't you join me for a drink?"

“Sure, I also have something I want to tell you.” Zhou Yu nodded.

He was determined to comprehend the origin of this alien universe, no matter what.

If you miss this one, who knows when you'll encounter another universe built from the origins of all spatial principles.

In this alien universe, there is a vast temple.

The temple contained countless treasures and was also filled with beautiful maids and servants.

At this moment, a variety of fine wines and delicacies were served and placed in front of Zhou Yu and the other two.

The Qiongwu Sovereign drank his wine sip by sip. He dared not look at Zhou Yu beside him. Although he was not the one who refined the alien universe, the Black Rain Emperor was his brother, and he felt a little guilty at this moment.

"Refining this alien universe is just too difficult, far too difficult." Emperor Black Rain sighed deeply.
"In our alien universe, without the guidance of predecessors, countless mortal beings have gradually explored the path of cultivation. Over a very long period of time, there were not even many Dao Lords. Even when Dao Lords appeared, they were all very ordinary Dao Lords at the beginning."

“It is very difficult.” Zhou Yu and the other two nodded. This was indeed the case. Without guidance, it was extremely difficult to even reach the World Realm, let alone the Dao Lord realm.

In this alien universe, most of the refinements are made by powerful outsiders; very few native cultivators are able to refine the essence of their homeland.

"My success in achieving Dao integration had an element of luck involved," said the Black Rain Emperor.
"After I successfully merged with the Dao, I left the universe to explore the outside world, just like many of my predecessors. When my cultivation level was high enough, I finally discovered the space where those nine mountain peaks were located. Later, I met my elder brother there and learned about the other universe and the things outside the Heavenly Mirror Realm."

"At that time, I thought to myself, I must refine the alien universe of my homeland. To achieve this goal, I not only comprehended the mysteries of those nine mountains, but also constantly eliminated potential threats," the Black Rain Emperor said with emotion.

"Only I know how difficult it was."

"Black Rain, what do you mean by eliminating potential threats?" Heart Sword Emperor asked, frowning.

“Naturally, it’s about eliminating competitors,” said the Black Rain Emperor. “Although the chances are low, I still have to be on guard. However, the other universe is too vast, and there are bound to be some that slip through the net, which has cost me a lot of effort.”

"You're really going to extremes." Lord Qiongwu was somewhat dissatisfied. He could understand why Emperor Heiyu was hiding information about his hometown from him.

If it were him, he might not tell anyone either.

But targeting other practitioners in one's hometown would be going too far.

The Qiongwu ruler suddenly realized that his brother was somewhat unfamiliar.

"But I succeeded," the Black Rain Emperor laughed.
"I became the master of another universe, and from then on, I truly had a foothold based on my hometown."

"Black Rain Emperor, since this alien universe is your home, I have no objection to you controlling it, but could you allow me to observe the origin of this alien universe?" Zhou Yu suddenly asked.

"Emperor Qianyu, you wish to observe the origin of another universe?" Emperor Heiyu frowned and said, "You should know that this is quite dangerous for me."

“Black Rain, you know how much help Fellow Daoist Qianyu has given you! This request isn’t unreasonable, is it?” Lord Qiongwu couldn’t help but say.

"Alright, since Big Brother has spoken," Black Rain Emperor said after thinking for a moment.

"As long as you, Emperor Qianyu, make a life vow and are willing to serve me, you can naturally observe the origin of the other universe."

"Oh?" Zhou Yu smiled instead.

This Black Rain Emperor has quite the ambition.

"Black Rain, you've gone too far."

The Jade Sovereign was enraged; he slammed his fist on the table and stood up abruptly.

"Brother, let's keep things separate and leave it alone," Black Rain Emperor coldly retorted.

"you"

The Qiongwu Ruler wanted to say something, but was stopped by the Heart Sword Emperor.

"Black Rain, now that things have come to this, there's no need for you to pretend anymore. You invited us here with no good intentions, did you?" The Heart Sword Emperor sat there and asked coldly.

"Heart Sword, now that you've seen through it, you still dare to come in?" The Black Rain Emperor's expression turned completely cold.

"I don't want to ruin the harmony, the three of you should calm down first," said the Black Rain Emperor.

Sudden--

Boom!

The origin of the vast alien universe suddenly descended.

While both involve fighting using the origins of another universe, the battles within that universe are naturally different from those outside.

The power that the Lord of the Other Universe can unleash within the Other Universe is much stronger than outside. Although it doesn't reach a major level, the boost is still considerable.

Although the Black Rain Emperor's realm was somewhat inferior, the strength he displayed was still terrifying, no less than that of a normal alien universe lord in the outside world.

"Black Rain, I didn't expect you to change so quickly. How long have you been refining the alien universe?" Lord Qiongwu scolded at this moment. The power of the alien universe's origin was too strong for him to resist.

"Brother, I have never changed." The Black Rain Emperor controlled the origin of the other universe, and his main focus was on the Qiongwu Ruler.

In his view, once the Qiongwu ruler is suppressed, everything will naturally end.

But at this time—

boom!
A sword light, like a vast world, crashed down fiercely.

The fifteenth move of the Heart Sword Technique - One sword, one world.

This was naturally the work of the Heart Sword Emperor.

This move is far stronger than when he first merged with the Dao, and its power completely surpasses that of a Dominator.

laugh!laugh!laugh!
The vast sword light rapidly tore through the suppression of the alien universe's origin.

"what?"

The Black Rain Emperor was shocked. How could this Heart Sword be so powerful?
"This"

The Qiongwu ruler was also dumbfounded. He had spent a long time with the Heart Sword Emperor, and they had sparred before. How could the other party be so strong?
"Fellow Daoist Qiongwu, Fellow Daoist Qianyu, let's leave this alien universe first," the Heart Sword Emperor said directly.

Even within the other universe, he had no confidence whatsoever in dealing with the Black Rain Emperor.

"Don't even think about leaving."

Black Rain Emperor was naturally unwilling for the three of them to leave so easily. He had already broken off all pretense of civility, so how could he really let the three of them leave so easily?

The Black Rain Emperor tried his best to control the origin of the other universe to suppress it.

However, at this moment——

The entire endless space of the alien universe seemed to tremble.

Boom!

A spatial sword, far more powerful than the Heart Sword Emperor's technique, erupted.

That spatial sword is more powerful than the origin of the other universe, and its mystery far surpasses the moves of the Black Rain Emperor.

This move easily pierced through the multiple defenses of the alien universe's origin and arrived in front of the Black Rain Emperor.

"Do not--"

The second primordial spirit of the Black Rain Emperor showed a look of horror and disbelief.

But the terrifying attack had already touched his divine body in an instant, and enveloped him at the same time.

laugh!
Without a sound, the Black Rain Emperor's second primordial spirit was annihilated and disappeared from the spot.

P.S.: That's all for today.

(End of this chapter)