The Great Xia Dynasty.
Recently, Wu Yun had made a trip to the imperial capital. Before his breakthrough, he had already been at the threshold of Heavenly Immortal level. After advancing, his strength had risen another step, and he was still extremely young.
Talent, strength, and potential like this naturally caught the attention of the Xia Emperor.
Winning him over early, before he fully matured, meant that once he reached Pure Yang True Immortal level in the future, the return would be tenfold, even a hundredfold.
Wu Yun thought to himself.
This era at the end of the Godfiend Age Great Xia really is completely different from what I imagined.
Now that he had enough strength, he was gradually coming into contact with deeper secrets.
Juhua Immortal lived in the late Godfiend Age. No wonder during his previous simulation, he had encountered Void-level Godfiends and even fought them for quite a while before they finally retreated.
The Xia Emperor had rewarded him with several top-tier Immortal-grade treasures and personally promised that the Wu Shan clan would be relocated to a more prosperous prefecture with far greater resources.
Heavenly Immortals in Great Xia were not rare, and not all of them could receive such favor from the Emperor.
After returning from the imperial capital, Wu Yun used a spatial movement technique and returned directly to his palace, only to find his former master, Venerable Wuchen, sitting there waiting.
Seeing Wu Yun return, Venerable Wuchen quickly stood up.
"I came a few days ago, but I heard His Majesty summoned you, so I waited here," he said.
Master, what do you need from me?
Wu Yun did not dare show the slightest neglect. Even though he was now only a Heavenly Immortal, and even if he later became a Dao Lord or an Emperor, respect for his master could not be broken.
On the path of cultivation, one's master must always be respected.
Disrespecting one's master would not only be unacceptable to others, but would also sever one's own karmic path and future cultivation opportunities.
Venerable Wuchen sighed softly.
"You know how long I have lived."
"I came to you because I want your help in obtaining a Reincarnation Edict."
Venerable Wuchen was a loose immortal who had survived four hundred thousand years of tribulations. The endless cycle of the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations had worn him down. He could no longer see any path forward.
Instead of suffering endlessly, he would rather be reborn and start anew.
A Reincarnation Edict?
Wu Yun thought for a moment and then said, "The Emperor values merit above all. I will travel the world and capture some Godfiends to exchange for one from His Majesty."
In this Godfiend era, the Xia Emperor openly issued bounties for captured wild Godfiends. As long as enough were delivered, almost anything could be exchanged.
A Reincarnation Edict was extremely precious to loose immortals, but for Wu Yun, going directly to the Xia Emperor would likely be enough to obtain one.
However, he felt that asking directly would create unnecessary karmic ties.
Would that be too much trouble for you?
Venerable Wuchen had prepared himself mentally before coming. Hearing that Wu Yun truly agreed so easily, he felt a hint of guilt.
"It's a small matter, Master. Just wait a few years for me."
Venerable Wuchen was overjoyed. A few years meant nothing to him, even a thousand years would not matter.
After leaving the clan, Wu Yun traveled across Great Xia, searching for dormant Godfiends. His understanding of the Dao of Space and Time was already profound. He could directly travel between prefectures.
At present, among the native Godfiends, only one Heavenly God level being had been captured and imprisoned by the Xia Emperor. The strongest left in the wild were only Void Refinement level.
Void Refinement Godfiends were not a threat. They relied on their physical bodies, but their comprehension was extremely poor, and their actual combat strength was even weaker than that of ordinary Earth Immortals.
Against Wu Yun, they were simply being slaughtered one-sidedly.
Unless a massive number of Godfiends formed a battle array, they might be able to reach Heavenly Immortal level. But in present-day Great Xia, there were no such large groups of wild Godfiends left.
Wu Yun spent only a little effort before finding several Godfiends at the Nascent Soul level, and even encountered the Void Refinement Godfiend he had once fought before.
He suppressed them all effortlessly and captured them to present to the Xia Emperor.
His actions of hunting Godfiends across the land also caused a considerable disturbance, earning him a significant amount of reputation points, enough to unlock his second simulation.
Ding.
"Host's reputation value is sufficient. Do you wish to begin simulation?"
Wu Yun, currently cultivating in the Swallowing Starry Sky world, suddenly heard the prompt and immediately replied, "Start it now."
The moment he answered, time in the real world froze completely. He once again entered that void space, and the simulation panel appeared before him.
Simulation world loading…
Simulation world confirmed: Swallowing Starry Sky World.
This simulation is an advanced simulation. The host may view all talents and freely choose one.
Unlike normal simulations, advanced simulations allowed Wu Yun to see every talent option. The highest tier available to him at the moment was purple.
Talent ranks were gray, blue, purple, orange, and red.
There were quite a few options, but he quickly filtered out gray and blue. Some of those talents even made him feel uneasy just reading them.
There were three purple talents.
Noble Birth, Son of Fortune, and Cultivation Genius.
Noble Birth (Purple) would grant him parents or elders ranging from Universe level to Domain Lord level, and possibly even relatives above Immortal level.
Son of Fortune was more mysterious. At purple level, it would only grant strong luck within a beginner area. By his understanding, figures like Hong or Lei Shen could also be considered sons of fortune on Earth, but once placed in the vast universe, such luck meant very little.
Cultivation Genius would make his talent superior to everyone in his starting region. If he were born into an Immortal lineage, it would be extremely powerful. But if he were born on a remote planet where the highest level was only planetary or stellar, then the advantage would be meaningless.
Wu Yun made his choice.
Noble Birth.
He was naturally cautious. He preferred control and certainty. Cultivation Genius and Son of Fortune were too dependent on randomness.
Please select achievement goal.
Reach Domain Lord level.
Reach Immortal level.
Reach Universe Venerable level.
Wu Yun paused.
Originally, his plan was to reach Universe level first, then join the next Grand Axe Battle Arena peak genius competition.
But any of these simulation goals, once achieved, would greatly boost his strength. Even the lowest option was Domain Lord level. That would already make the genius competition pointless.
Plans rarely survive reality unchanged.
He quickly adjusted his mindset.
This first simulation had to prioritize stability. Failure was not an option.
He could choose a higher target, but in the end he still selected Domain Lord level.
In the simulation world, he would only have his past-life memories. Meanwhile, his main body possessed Heavenly Immortal level thinking.
The Domain Lord stage was also an excellent phase for comprehending the origin laws. He did not want to waste it.
More importantly, at Domain Lord level, he could consider taking over special lifeforms.
If the simulated body reached Immortal level too early, it would most likely become a mere soldier under stronger forces.
Wu Yun exhaled slowly.
Then let the second simulation begin.