The ancient giant bear hiding in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 408 The Exquisite Heart
The Wang Wu of today is certainly not the same as the Wang Wu of the past.

Although his overall strength and realm were not as high as Snake Nineteen's, that was because all five of his demon cores were grade three, the Ice and Fire Spirit Core was grade four, the Green Wood Spirit Core and the Gold Spirit Core were grade five, and the Earth Spirit Core was only grade seven.

This aspect lowered his potential.

But the fact that he was able to push his overall strength to the fourth level of Earth Immortal under such circumstances speaks volumes.

"Close your eyes, concentrate, and open your mouth!"

At that moment, Wang Wu gave an order, and Snake Nineteen immediately complied.

Then, Wang Wu used the Ruyi An Shen Technique, shrinking to the size of a speck of dust and entering the mouth of Snake Nineteen.

This is the most direct and effective way to deploy the Five Elements Spiritual Array on its five Grade One Ruyi Demon Cores.

Heading downwards, one arrives at the first demon core of Snake Nineteen, also known as the Exquisite Heart.

Indeed, snakes are intelligent and perceptive, possessing unique talents that manifest in their ability to sense danger and seduce.

Essentially, it is comparable in significance to the Earth Heart of the Ancient Bear Clan.

Therefore, this is a very special Ruyi Linglong Demon Core, which brings great blessings to Snake Nineteen.

However, there are advantages and disadvantages. Ever since Snake Nineteen refined its exquisite heart into a demon core, it has basically cut off its ability to achieve higher levels of cultivation after birth.

At this moment, Wang Wu even realized that the difficulty for Snake Nineteen to advance to the Taiyi True Immortal realm in this lifetime had been greatly increased, because it had blocked the path. This could also be considered a monopoly of knowledge. Who would have known that refining a demon heart into a demon core would have such a great drawback?

Of course, a ninth-level Earth Immortal is quite strong. For example, the two white dragons that the new leader rode were both ninth-level Earth Immortals.

At this moment, Wang Wu activated his level 18 spiritual essence once again, peering into the first-grade Ruyi Linglong Demon Core, as if he were peering into the heart of Snake Nineteen.

Its heart is calm, like a still lake, which means that it truly believes in him 100% without reservation.

This made Wang Wu sigh, and he thought back to when he was in Shamen Village, that snake nineteen was actually its scale clone, just like Wang Wu's hair clone.

It's no exaggeration to say that this was his mentor.

Now it can be considered a complete cycle.

With a slight smile, Wang Wu circulated his qi and blood like needles and began to deploy the Five Elements Spirit Array on Snake Nineteen's demon core. This deployment was not complicated; he could do it with his eyes closed, as he was extremely skilled at it.

The only requirement is that Snake Nineteen must cooperate fully and wholeheartedly, because this is his core demon core. Any change, any distrust, will have terrifying consequences.

But it was great; Snake Nineteen was too cooperative and too in sync. Wang Wu's deployment was completed almost in one go, and in less than half an hour, a Five Elements Spirit Array was already set up.

He then removed it from his mouth.

"It's done. Now you need to circulate your qi and blood to make the five demon cores resonate completely with the Five Elements Spirit Array. Once you reach this point, you'll know what to do next. Don't worry about anything else. I can handle the patrol team myself."

At that moment, Wang Wu left another five million points of spiritual energy for Snake Nineteen, then quietly left and entered Madam Yu's cave.

To his surprise, Madam Yu was not cultivating, but instead decorated her cave dwelling like a hometown from a dream.

Thanks to the power of the Hidden Origin Bell, this cave can even simulate the cycle of day and night and the changing seasons.

A few small hills, a plain, a setting sun on the hillside, a few idle clouds in the sky, golden afterglow falling, green bamboo leaves, clusters of flowers, a babbling brook, and Madam Yu is busy building her world.

Everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, swims in the water, flowers, trees, and even a small village or town.

It's like a hardcore gamer who's completely immersed in the game world.

Because all of this was created by her using spiritual energy, not by exchanging it for the five elements of the human world.

That's what makes it so amazing.

To put it simply, we all enjoy playing games, which is normal. But one guy felt it wasn't enough and insisted on playing the game manually. That's what makes him awesome.

Even if the game he makes is a mess, it won't stop us from admiring him.

But if the game you make is exquisite and classic, then that's godlike!

Madam Yu is now heading in the direction of divinity, because in the small world she has created, in that ordinary town with no more than five hundred families, she has actually simulated how to generate the five elements of the human world.

Mudd!

Wang Wu didn't know whether to immediately put aside his family ties for the greater good, turn around and leave, or join them.
Because the Five Elements of the Human World are the special currency of the Hidden Origin Society, Madam Yu's actions...

What are you thinking?

"Oh? You're here!"

When Wang Wu appeared on the streets of Madam Yu's town, she sensed him immediately, as if Wang Wu's level 24 passive stealth was just for show.

"Wait, there's an array incorporated into this!"

Wang Wu was very surprised. "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, my husband. I'm just bored. I'm lazy and stupid, and I don't want to cultivate or do any hidden missions. So I just stay here and tinker with some gadgets to make a living."

Madam Yu looked up and smiled, her eyes clear and her expression natural, as if the separation of the past few hundred years had not created any estrangement, as if it were just yesterday.

Wang Wu chuckled to himself; this was the first time he had ever seen someone who didn't want to cultivate.

Lazy and stupid, huh? Who is this person implying?

But what about making a living?

"How much have you made from these little gadgets so far?" Wang Wu asked curiously.

"It's not much. In eight years, I've only earned less than eight thousand strands of mortal energy, but I've spent it all. I haven't made a profit yet..."

Mrs. Yu was somewhat troubled.

Wang Wu was stunned and hurriedly asked, "Did the Hidden Origin Jade Talisman give any warning?"

"Warning what? Nothing. I'm a second-rank deacon, enjoying a 40% discount. Isn't that just my due?"

Wang Wu blinked, feeling it was utterly outrageous, and wanted to say something but didn't know where to begin.

After thinking for a moment, he decisively gave Madam Yu five thousand strands of human energy, hoping that this would reduce the chances of her being discovered. It was too terrifying!

Eight years, five hundred households, and they were all dummies...

"Wait, are these all real people?"

Wang Wu looked at the ordinary people coming and going in the town.

"Yes and no!" That was the unexpected answer Madam Yu gave him.

"What do you mean?"

"Husband, how much do you really know about the Hidden Origin Society?" This time it was Madam Yu's turn to look at him with an absurd expression.

"Have you ever been to the Hidden Origin Society's secret vault? There's a really interesting alleyway there, and one of the vendors sells these little gadgets called 'Time Killing, Boredom Relief, Beauty Enhancement, Mind Cultivation, and the Supreme Cloud Simulation of the Three Realms Array Plate.'"

"Huh? Wait, wait, is this what you call a name?"

"Don't we call each other by name? I think it's so funny. Me and that lady—oh, she won't let me tell anyone."

"Don't you think you might be being scammed?" Wang Wu immediately became extremely vigilant.

"Why? How could I be fooled! Husband, let me teach you, it's a lot of fun." Madam Yu stepped forward and grabbed Wang Wu. With a wave of her hand, the surrounding scenery changed, and she found herself in an antique-style room with a huge, incredibly realistic sand table in the center.

"Look, look, this is the 'Supreme Cloud Simulation Three Realms Array Plate' that the lady is selling. It can hold four players. At the beginning, each of us has a small village with fifty ordinary households. We need to develop it and assign tasks to them, such as logging and building houses, cultivating wasteland and farming, and training militia to patrol. Once the village is prosperous, we need to set up a school, hire martial arts instructors, strengthen our bodies, fight bandits, and hunt rare monsters!"

"Then you can nurture children with potential, let them learn martial arts, and once they've mastered it, they can go out to train. Going out to train might lead to death, but it might also bring opportunities, like bringing back a beautiful girl from another village... Hehe, when all the conditions are met, it can be upgraded to a town, and then you have to develop trade routes, go to farther places, hunt rarer monsters, discover more precious mineral deposits, and who knows, you might even discover a cultivation sect, then you can enter and become its disciple..."

"Husband, do you think it's fun? This Three Realms Array is currently missing one player, why don't you come and play too?"

Wang Wu was completely dumbfounded!
"You mean, in the real world of cultivation, there are indeed some mortals like this?"

"Yeah, that's why you see the little figures in this Three Realms Array Plate are so hard to control. Sometimes they're incredibly stubborn, and no matter what hints you give them, they won't see them. They just die for no reason, get angry for no reason, and start fighting for no reason. Ugh, it's so exhausting!"

Mrs. Yu kept talking, showing no signs of fatigue whatsoever. But he was certain that this old woman wasn't involved in counterfeiting. Yet, why did it still send chills down his spine?
After thinking about it, he didn't try to dissuade him, because that's just how it is for ordinary people.

Whether it's the simulated Three Realms Array or the Hidden Origin Society's model, aren't they all of the same nature?

What is cloud simulation? This is clearly a real-world game where mortals play a game and the universe serves as the battleground.

"Husband, are you angry? Or is there some taboo surrounding this Three Realms Array Plate? If you don't agree, I won't play anymore," Madam Yu asked cautiously.

"No, not at all. I'm just shocked that such a way of playing exists! Indeed, I'm quite ignorant."

"It's a pity I really don't have time, otherwise I would definitely play a game. By the way, how long is a game?"

Five hundred years!

"Five hundred years, that's so long!" Wang Wu was utterly stunned! It was a shock that shattered his worldview.

"That's why it's called killing time, daydreaming, beautifying the skin, calming the mind, and being the only one who reigns supreme—the Cloud Simulation Three Realms Array Plate!"

Madam Yu said somewhat forlornly, "I don't want to take risks, I don't want to cultivate diligently. In the past, my parents forced me, and then the environment forced me, so I could only cultivate diligently. Now, with you protecting me, my husband, I feel that's good enough."

“Let’s have a child,” Wang Wu suddenly said.

"what!"

Madam Yu was taken aback, then blushed deeply, "Then—then let me serve my husband as he retires for the night..."

(End of this chapter)