While the player is in Battle Through the Heavens, the system is in The Great Ruler.

Chapter 128 The Ancestral Symbol Possesses Spirit, Agreement and Acknowledgment!

Looking at the results of the simulation, Lu Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought to himself, "It really works. Each simulation is an experiment, which can be seen as me experiencing different lives on different timelines..."

"But the characters in the simulation won't change; the only thing that changes is me, or rather, my memories!"

"That's the key to my victory in this simulation!"

"In this light, the information in the simulation is equally important. It is not only useful to me after I go to the real world, but it can also provide key assistance for subsequent simulations. This is the true value of the simulator."

Lu Yu stroked his chin, pondering to himself.

He had encountered similar identity choices before, but he had never verified this because there were better options or for other reasons.

This simulation has now thoroughly reminded him of the true purpose of using the simulator.

Repeated identity selection can obviously maximize the benefits of the simulation!
"Now is the time to reap the rewards..."

Lu Yu turned his gaze to the three options in the simulation and eliminated the third one first.

Then, his gaze fell upon the Insect Control Sutra and the Flame Ancestral Symbol.

"Of these two items, the Insect Control Manual is naturally the most valuable, as it even contains the peerless divine power of life-saving and calamity-avoiding techniques. However, it is of little use to me right now..."

"Qinglin already has the first volume of the Insect Control Manual, which is enough to use until the Dou Sheng stage. I'm not going to follow the Spirit Insect Master route, so it's more worthwhile to choose the Flame Ancestral Symbol..."

"Moreover, divine artifacts are divided into four grades: low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and supreme-grade. This replica of the Flame Ancestral Symbol is the highest grade of divine artifact. It can be used until the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm. With the Flame Ancestral Symbol and the Floating Pagoda in hand, I will never lack suitable weapons in the future..."

With this in mind, Lu Yu made his choice.

In an instant, a phoenix cry rang out in the void, and a fiery ancestral talisman, entirely crimson, appeared out of thin air. Mysterious patterns flowed across its surface, radiating a scorching aura.

As Lu Yu reached out to touch it, the scene before him suddenly changed—

"boom!"

A wave of scorching fire rushed towards him, and in an instant, he found himself in a strange, crimson space.

In the void ahead, a phantom of a fire phoenix, its entire body formed from pure flames, was tightly bound by five chains of ice.

The chains were crystal clear, their surface engraved with the mysterious runes unique to the Ice Spirit Clan, radiating a bone-chilling cold that contrasted sharply with the blazing flames.

"Clang!"

The fire phoenix let out a clear cry and slowly opened its eyes, which were burning with golden flames. When its gaze fell on Lu Yu, an invisible pressure suddenly descended, causing Lu Yu to groan and involuntarily take a few steps back.

"This is the spirit of the Ancestral Symbol?"

Lu Yu was secretly shocked. Having memories of his past life, he naturally knew that divine artifacts already possessed intelligence. For example, the Flame Ancestral Symbol, a top-grade divine artifact, was no less intelligent than a human.

However, the fire phoenix merely glanced at him indifferently before closing its eyes again, as if he were not worth paying any attention to at all.

Lu Yu's lips twitched slightly, but he still bowed respectfully and said, "Junior Lu Yu greets the spirit of the Ancestral Symbol. I have come today to ask for your help, senior."

……

The space was silent, and the fire phoenix showed no reaction. Lu Yu sighed softly. He knew perfectly well that with his current strength at the Dou Zong level, he was only equivalent to the Hua Tian Realm in the Great Thousand World, which was indeed difficult for the spirit of such a top-grade divine artifact to take notice of him.

Lu Yu glanced at the five icy chains and pondered. This must be the seal that he had asked the Ice Spirit Ancestor to set up during the simulation.

With these five seals in place, the spirit of the ancestral symbol can only unleash the power of a high-grade spiritual weapon, which I can forcibly refine. But if I could gain its recognition as my master, that would be even better.

After all, only with the cooperation of the Ancestral Symbol's spirit can the true power of this divine artifact be fully unleashed.

Thinking of this, Lu Yu spoke again: "I see that you seem to be trapped by some kind of seal. If I am willing to help you break these seals, I wonder if you would consider acknowledging me as your master?"

The fire phoenix finally reacted, slowly opening its burning golden eyes, its cold voice ringing out directly in Lu Yu's mind: "You think you can do this?"

Lu Yu remained calm and clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "This junior may not be able to do it now, but the future is promising."

As he spoke, a thought flashed through his mind, and four dazzling flames rose from his body one after another.

The Floating Pagoda Flame was solemn and sacred, the Netherworld Demon Flame was dark and profound, the Earth Core Flame was blazing like fire, and the Fallen Heart Flame was pure and transparent. The four strange flames intertwined and shone in the void, emitting astonishing energy fluctuations.

A strange light flashed in the Fire Phoenix's golden eyes as it stared intently at the four dancing flames, a thoughtful look in its eyes.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yu immediately understood and slowly pushed the four strange flames toward the fire phoenix, saying, "If you are willing to acknowledge me as your master, I can provide you with the power of the strange flames regularly to help you maintain your current rank and break these seals one by one."

"Otherwise, without the help of juniors, even if senior is a top-grade divine artifact, it will not withstand the passage of time..."

Although these seals were created by the Heavenly Sovereign, since they were set up at his own request during the simulation, he must have left a backup plan.

If one's strength reaches a certain level, breaking the seal is not impossible.

After a long silence, the Fire Phoenix finally spoke slowly: "Human, your suggestion... is quite interesting."

It looked down at the icy chains binding it. "I can give you a chance. For each seal that is broken, I will acknowledge you more. The day all five seals are broken will be the day you recognize me as your master."

Having said that, the fire phoenix spread its wings, and a dazzling crimson light suddenly bloomed from between its brows. A mysterious rune flew out from it, transforming into a stream of light that shot straight towards Lu Yu's brow.

"This is..." Before Lu Yu could react, everything went black.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself back in the quiet room.

In the palm of his hand, a crimson rune slowly emerged, radiating a scorching heat—it was the Flame Ancestral Rune!
"A temporary approval..."

Lu Yu gently stroked the runes, feeling the immense power contained within them. Although he could now use the Flame Ancestral Symbol, he had only gained the right to use it, and was not the true master of the symbol.

There is clearly still a long way to go to gain their approval.

"However, this result isn't too bad. After all, it's a top-grade divine artifact, and its combat power is probably on the same level as the nascent Emperor Pill in the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's cave. If it were really that easy to recognize a master..."

"I'm starting to wonder if there's some kind of conspiracy going on..."

Lu Yu thought to himself, then shook his head and chuckled.

Immediately, with a slight thought, the Flame Ancestral Symbol transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into his dantian.

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(End of this chapter)