My blind date failed, so I had to ascend the throne and become emperor.

Chapter 205 Repayment from the Spring
Bang!
In the humid and sultry ancient forest.

Tianyang Saint Son stared coldly at the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator who had died at his hands. He then walked up and pulled out the magical artifact from the cultivator's body. He wiped the blood dripping from the artifact, looked at the dense bushes around him, and frowned.

As a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator who survived the siege of flying insects on the lava island, he was naturally not as simple as he appeared. After all, daring to enter the path to immortality without some means was simply courting death. And his most powerful trump card was not his own cultivation and magic power, but his physical body.

Therefore, in this ancient forest environment, he actually had a great advantage. However, because his divine sense was suppressed, he was ambushed by other Void Returners several times. So even though his physical body was strong, even stronger than those of Void Returners, he still suffered considerable injuries.

"This path to immortality is truly difficult, but the greater the difficulty, the more unpredictable and opportune the opportunities it presents. I must persevere to the end!"

His gaze quickly hardened.

at the same time.

The exquisite and alluring Fairy Fei Huan had considerable scars on her snow-white skin, and her waterfall-like black hair was disheveled, making her look extremely disheveled. Even her armor and magical treasures were damaged in several places.

At this moment, looking at the obscured view in the distance, she gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Although she was at the Void Returning stage and possessed numerous magical treasures and various supernatural abilities, she had no way to utilize her powers in this place where her magical power and divine consciousness were suppressed and bound. If it weren't for her remaining abilities, she would probably have perished by now.

"I never imagined the path to immortality would be so difficult and dangerous. If I had known, I wouldn't have come!"

to be frank.

She did have some regrets. She had hesitated for a long time before deciding to come in. She wasn't particularly enthusiastic about becoming an immortal, but she didn't know why she had impulsively decided to come in. Now she was in a difficult situation. However, she quickly adjusted her mindset. After all, she was a Void Returner, had lived for a very long time, and had experienced many hardships, so her will was still very strong.

……

The tragic state and circumstances of the other monks.

Zhou Ping was unaware that he had dug a hole in a huge tree and was now meditating inside it.

The small cauldron in the sea of ​​consciousness remained silent. It didn't know what Zhou Ping was doing hiding here, but it knew that he wasn't a coward, so it didn't ask.

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

boom.

Zhou Ping, who had been preoccupied with the illusory divine technique, suddenly felt much lighter. He opened his eyes and a look of joy appeared in his pupils.

The illusory god technique has finally been fully digested and absorbed.

This secret technique is the Star Concealment Technique taught by Xiao Ding. It can conceal the aura of life and is one of the strongest secret techniques for assassination and escape. Now, after consuming trillions of national fortune points, it has been upgraded to the top level in one go.

Although it requires constant practice and refinement to fully master and utilize this technique, once it reaches this stage, simply casting it can place one directly in another space, which is the Void Realm.

The so-called interplay between the real and the illusory.

The virtual world is integrated with the real world, representing two opposing sides.

Mastering this secret technique will truly make it the most powerful assassination and escape technique.

laugh.

Zhou Ping stood up and eagerly activated his magic power. He then used the Void God Technique. As the secret technique unfolded, a layer of transparent energy, like flowing water, faintly appeared on his body. The next moment, he seemed to completely merge with the space and faded away until he finally disappeared completely.

But all he could see was a gray space, clearly indicating that he was already in the void!
"What kind of secret technique is this?"

Xiao Ding was shocked.

In its view, Zhou Ping seemed to have created a space of his own, a feat that could only be described as incredibly powerful. Only a powerful near-immortal could accomplish this, since it involved the spatial realm, something even its former master could not do.

Zhou Ping sensed the shock in Xiao Ding's tone, and he grinned, "Senior Ding, this is the secret technique you taught me!"

Xiao Ding was dumbfounded. "I taught you that? Kid, don't joke with me. If I had that kind of skill, I wouldn't have had my body shattered back then!"

Zhou Ping hurriedly replied, "It's the secret technique called 'Star Concealment Technique'."

"Star Concealment Technique?!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Xiao Ding shook his head repeatedly.

Zhou Ping continued, "It's the Star Concealment Technique, but I've improved upon it a bit!"

"Is it slightly improved?"

Xiao Ding was utterly speechless. You've already entered another dimension, and you call that a little more perfect?
"Perhaps I have a better comprehension and talent."

Hear this.

Xiao Ding's lips twitched. The Star Concealment Technique was originally a top-level secret technique. Even some near-immortals couldn't perfect it. Yet Zhou Ping, who had just broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm, had perfected it to this extent. It was simply unbelievable.

However, thinking about Zhou Ping's performance in the Lotus Pond, a place of opportunity, he felt a little relieved. That's right, this kid was a prodigy after all.

Now he's just a bit more monstrous.

"Alright, I admit you have excellent comprehension. Tell me, what are the effects of your perfected Star Concealment Technique?"

Xiao Ding couldn't help but ask.

As Zhou Ping spoke, he continued walking forward, "Once this secret technique is perfected, it seems to allow one to enter another space, which the enemy cannot see or sense. Only when you make a move will the enemy be able to sense you!"

Xiao Ding's eyes lit up. "Amazing! The Star Concealment Technique is mainly for hiding and concealing, but some powerful people can still detect it. Now that you've directly entered another space, even a near-immortal level might have difficulty sensing you. This is practically a divine assassination and escape technique!"

Zhou Ping smiled and said, "Yes, I've been perfecting it these past few days. Now it won't be attacked by others anymore. Instead, they have to be careful of being attacked by me. However, maintaining it takes a lot of energy. I can only maintain it for a few days at the moment."

Xiao Ding said, "That's pretty good too."

With the Art of Illusion.

After that, Zhou Ping no longer needed to proceed with the same caution as before. He would rest and recover every few days, and by repeating this process, he safely passed through more than half a year. During this time, he encountered other cultivators who had returned to the Void Realm, but none of them were able to detect him.

"This ancient forest should be similar to the previous lava environment, with an exit. The closer we get to the exit, the less the constraints on our magic power and divine sense will be. Based on this, we should be able to reach the exit in two or three years!"

Inside the virtual world.

Zhou Ping was talking to Xiao Ding.

"There are flying insects at the exit of the magma, and there must be dangers at the exit of this ancient forest as well. It's a pity that you are in an eliminated area now, so you can't find any rare treasures. Even if you do, they are traps!"

"Yes, we should get through the elimination zone first before we can focus on our training!"

He has broken through to the Primordial Spirit Realm. The transition from Primordial Spirit to Returning to Emptiness mainly involves the accumulation of the Divine Soul, which is divided into three stages: Initial Divine Soul, Dharma Aspect Divine Soul, and Heaven and Earth Divine Soul.

The differences in the soul at each stage are enormous.

Like the Dharma Aspect Divine Soul, which can condense a Dharma Aspect and interfere with physical matter solely through the divine soul, the Heaven and Earth Divine Soul is even more terrifying. Not only does the divine soul no longer fear the fierce winds, but it can also roam the universe. Even if it loses its physical body, the divine soul can still survive. Therefore, in the late stage of the Primordial Spirit Realm, which is the Heaven and Earth Divine Soul stage, as long as the cultivator's divine soul does not perish, it is eternally indestructible.

Zhou Ping's previous three encounters with Void Returners were all due to the presence of the Eight Treasures Seven-Colored Fan, a magical treasure capable of directly annihilating the soul; otherwise, he would have been unlikely to perish.

"Wait, there's someone you recognize about a hundred feet to the left."

Communication room.

Xiao Ding suddenly gave a reminder.

Zhou Ping was taken aback, then rushed over. He saw that it was Fairy Fei Huan. Her armor and magical treasures were badly damaged, her inner clothes were torn in many places, and there was a long and hideous wound on her thigh.

Emerging from the virtual realm.

He checked and found, "She still has a breath. She must have taken some kind of life-saving pill. I never expected that even a Void Returning expert like Fairy Fei Huan would almost perish in this jungle."

As he spoke, he tore open Fairy Fei Huan's armor and clothes to examine her wounds and treated them with medicine.

Xiao Ding clicked his tongue and said, "Although this girl's figure and face are not as good as that woman in black armor, she is still top-notch. More importantly, her cultivation is not low and her foundation is profound. The real fatal injury to her is the attack on her soul. These injuries on her body are just external injuries. Logically speaking, she should be dead, but she is still alive and has run into you. What good luck."

"Any other cultivator would have searched the person in this situation, taken all their treasures, and then killed them completely."

Zhou Ping shook his head. "I know this is in the best interests of cultivators, but I really can't do it. Never mind, I can only treat her wounds. As for her soul, she'll have to fend for herself!"

talking.

He continued to carefully clean the other person's wound. The rest of the skin was fine, but when cleaning the wound on the groin area, he inevitably saw some private parts, especially since this Fairy Fei Huan seemed to have quite a bit of pubic hair, which led him to see quite a few women having affairs.

Fortunately, we are facing this situation.

He has become calm and composed; after all, one must act expediently in times of emergency.

Completed.

The wounds on Fairy Fei Huan's body were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Clearly, as Xiao Ding said, these were only external injuries, which could be treated with some pills and ointments.

After thinking it over, Zhou Ping fed Fairy Fei Huan another pill to restore her consciousness. Whether it would work or not, he left it to fate.

Do it all.

He set up some concealment around the area so that it would be difficult for other cultivators to spot him directly.

Zhou Ping did not rush to leave. Instead, he entered the Void Realm and waited for more than a month. After seeing that Fairy Fei Huan's aura was gradually recovering and confirming that she was not in any danger, he left to continue his journey.

……

Another half month has passed.

Fei Huan Fairy struggled to wake up from her coma. The moment she opened her eyes, she hurriedly looked around. Seeing that there were no cultivators, she breathed a sigh of relief. However, when she looked down and saw her intact wounds and clothes, she was stunned.

"Who saved me?"

After a careful examination, she realized that a cultivator had saved her; otherwise, her injuries wouldn't have healed so quickly, and her soul wouldn't have been able to recover. She had fought with all her might to escape the two Void Returning cultivators who had ambushed her, barely managing to bring her soul to this point before collapsing. She had thought she was going to perish completely in the ancient forest, but…

"Huh? It's him!"

Soon.

After recovering using her own elixir, she could smell a special scent. This was a talent that Fairy Fei Huan had possessed since childhood, allowing her to smell special scents that ordinary people could hardly detect, even if the scent had disappeared for a long time.

"It seems I owe Fellow Daoist Canglan a life!"

Fairy Fei Huan sighed, and Zhou Ping's figure appeared before her eyes. Not only did he not take advantage of her, but he also healed her injuries. On the path to immortality, where the mortality rate is extremely high, this was truly commendable. She knew that no cultivator, not even the Heavenly Sun Saint who she had saved, would have done such a thing.

She got up and sensed her surroundings. Confirming that she didn't see Fellow Daoist Canglan, she shook her head and thought to herself that she would repay him handsomely when she saw him.

……

Zhou Ping was unaware that Fairy Fei Huan possessed a special talent—identifying her savior from her scent. However, even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared, as saving Fairy Fei Huan was merely a simple matter.

He continued deeper into the ancient forest. The closer he got to the exit, the lighter the suppression and restraint on him became. After half a year, he was able to activate the magic power within his body.

However, during his journey, he discovered a danger in the ancient forest: ants hiding in the bushes. Although these ants were small, they could fly. He witnessed a Void Returning cultivator being covered by ants in a short time, torn to shreds.

The more magical power is used, the more ants there are.

"Spirit-devouring ants are a very dangerous type of demonic beast. They can devour magical power and souls, and their defense is very strong, similar to the moths we encountered before. When facing these ants, you can only use your physical body to destroy them, and you cannot use your magical power."

"It can be avoided if you are careful and vigilant."

"You don't need to be afraid at all. In another dimension, ants can't even smell your scent."

Hear this.

Zhou Ping shrugged. "I also need to rest and recover my magic power. Besides, there might be even more of these ants when we get to the exit."

In fact, this is exactly the case.

The exit is located in a whirlpool in the center of a lake, while swarms of ants surround the lake's edge. In addition, layers of water ants float on the surface of the lake, a sight that is truly chilling.

"I knew it wouldn't be that simple!"

He said helplessly.

Xiao Ding asked, "Can your illusory spirit technique cross that gap?"

Zhou Ping shook his head. "No, we have to make a raft. We can enter the void by stepping on a raft, but the raft will definitely be torn apart. I suspect that even if we use a boat-shaped magic weapon, these ants will still tear it apart."

Xiao Ding suggested, "Try fire. These ants should be afraid of fire. Ordinary fire won't work, but your fire is extraordinary."

Zhou Ping nodded.

Then he found a spot and activated the source of the fire. Instantly, the Samadhi True Fire transformed into a raging fire dragon, which instantly engulfed the ants on the edge of the lake.

zizi.

It seemed that a fluctuation of magical power was detected.

Hundreds of millions of ants immediately flew towards Zhou Ping.

He quickly entered the virtual world.

(End of this chapter)