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Chapter 228 Simulation Again, Lingxi's Adopted Son, Martial Ancestor Steps on the Pagoda!
Soon after,

At the entrance to the star system.

The moment Lu Yu stepped out of the star field, the members of the Pill Tower waiting outside gasped in unison. The three giants even stood up abruptly, with Xuan Kongzi exclaiming incredulously, "This aura... a half-saint?!"

The entire top floor of the Pill Tower erupted in an uproar. A Half-Saint—that was the strongest person openly known on the Dou Qi Continent! Since the true Dou Sheng powerhouses went into seclusion, Half-Saints had become the pinnacle of combat strength on the continent.

Lu Yu remained unfazed by the crowd's shock. At his level, there was no need for him to hide anything anymore. Moreover, not only had he broken through to the Half-Saint realm, but he also possessed the Fire Spirit Xiao You, a Dou Sheng-level expert, hidden within him. Even against those reclusive Dou Sheng veterans, he might not be without a fighting chance.

He looked directly at Xuan Kongzi, who was at the head of the group: "I want to make a deal with Danta."

"Please speak, Pavilion Master Lu."

Xuan Kongzi's attitude immediately became much more respectful, his tone filled with obvious awe. A true saint was worthy of being treated with the highest honors by the entire Pill Tower.

“I need Danta to help me collect these medicinal herbs.”

Lu Yu took out a warm, white jade slip, and then a white scroll exuding an ancient aura, saying, "Use this to exchange."

Xuan Kongzi respectfully accepted the two items. When he probed the jade slip with his soul power, his brow furrowed slightly—all the medicinal herbs listed inside were extremely rare and high-grade, some even nearly extinct. However, when he unrolled the white scroll, his hands trembled involuntarily.

"This is... a Heavenly Spirit Pill? It can accelerate the accumulation of the ninth level of Dou Zun?!"

This caused even Tian Leizi and Xuan Yi, who were standing nearby, to change their expressions drastically, and they hurriedly stepped forward to confirm.

The three giants of the Pill Tower exchanged bewildered glances, each seeing disbelief in the other's eyes. Such a peerless formula, capable of accelerating the accumulation of power at the ninth level of the Dou Zun realm, was priceless to any force!

"As the guild leader has probably noticed, I am now at the level of a half-saint."

Lu Yu stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "The fact that I was able to accumulate the nine stages of Dou Zun so quickly is largely due to this pill."

He glanced at the three excited giants and slowly said, "How about I exchange the prescription for this pill for the medicinal herbs in the jade slip?"

Suppressing his excitement, Xuan Kongzi exchanged a glance with the two vice presidents and solemnly promised, "Pavilion Master Lu, rest assured, the Pill Tower will do its utmost to gather these medicinal herbs for you in the shortest possible time!"

The favor of a semi-saint level expert, coupled with this peerless medicinal formula that could change the landscape of the continent, made this deal an opportunity that was once in a lifetime for the Pill Tower.

"President, don't be too happy yet."

Lu Yu shook his head slightly, his tone calm but carrying an undeniable weight, "Some high-grade medicinal herbs are not enough to exchange for this prescription."

His gaze swept over the three solemn-looking giants, and he slowly stated his true conditions: "Besides the medicinal herbs, I also want a promise—if the Soul Palace attacks in the future, the Pill Tower Ancestor must help my Spirit Treasure Pavilion once."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Kongzi's face immediately showed a troubled expression. He exchanged a glance with the two vice presidents and said with a wry smile, "Sect Master Lu, to be honest, the Ancestor's whereabouts are elusive, and even the three of us rarely see him. This condition... is probably not something we can decide."

Xuan Yi interjected, "This matter is of great importance and requires discussion among the elders of the Little Pill Tower."

Her tone carried a hint of awe, "I suppose that old fellow Yao Chen also told you that in my Pill Tower, the Lesser Pill Tower is the true core of the Pill Tower, and only the elders there have the authority to decide whether or not to invite the Ancestor."

She paused, then continued to explain, "The reason why the Soul Palace has never dared to attack my Pill Tower is precisely because of the existence of the Lesser Pill Tower. Not only does it possess the foundation of the Pill Tower over thousands of years, but it also has several reclusive saints overseeing it."

Tian Leizi added in a deep voice, "The Little Pill Tower has always been detached from worldly affairs. Unless the Pill Tower faces a life-or-death crisis, it will never act lightly. Pavilion Master Lu's condition has indeed crossed the bottom line of our Pill Tower."

Xuan Kongzi looked at Lu Yu and said sincerely, "However, since Pavilion Master Lu has brought out such a peerless prescription as the Heavenly Spirit Pill, the three of us are willing to go to the Little Pill Tower in person and do our best to persuade the elders. However... this matter will probably take some time."

The three giants all wore solemn expressions. They knew very well that this condition had gone beyond the scope of a normal transaction and touched upon the very foundation of the Danta's existence.

However, the recipe for the Heavenly Spirit Pill was so precious that they had to consider it carefully.

"In that case, I'll have to trouble you all."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu cupped his hands in a salute and nodded with a smile.

As far as he knew, the strongest elder in the Little Pill Tower was only at the early stage of the Two-Star Dou Sheng realm, and he could catch up with him in just a few months.

What he truly cared about was that mysterious Dan Tower Ancestor—a terrifying existence of a six-star Dou Sheng, a mid-level Dou Sheng!
Such strength, even in the higher realms of the Great Thousand Worlds, would be enough to establish a powerful force and earn a kingly title. To be able to persuade this being to intervene at a crucial moment would be a truly valuable guarantee.

……

After a few hours,

Lu Yu sat cross-legged in a quiet room provided by Danta.

He closed his eyes slightly, focusing his mind on his body. His newly attained semi-saint level cultivation still needed consolidation, and more importantly, it was time for his monthly simulation.

"Speaking of which, I'm twenty years old this year." He suddenly felt a pang of emotion. "I'm still a year away from the 'two and a half years to become a Saint' that I agreed upon with Elder Tongxuan."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle. At his current pace, let alone becoming a half-saint, he would soon be a true Dou Sheng.

After thinking for a moment, he shook his head: "Forget it, I'll wait until I break through to become a true Dou Sheng before heading to the ancient clans..."

After all, the difference between a Half-Saint and a Battle Saint is like the difference between clouds and mud. Since one is to rule over the ancient clans, one must naturally do so in the strongest possible way.

Composing himself, he no longer hesitated.

"Let's start the simulation."

With a thought, a pale blue light screen slowly unfolded before my eyes.

[Ding! Drawing a simulated identity for the host—]

[One, a student of the Northern Cang Spiritual Academy—You were adopted by Lingxi, an elder of the Northern Cang Spiritual Academy and a master of high moral character and spirit arrays, from a young age, and you aspire to become a great spirit array master.]

[Second, Mercenaries of the Northern Spirit Realm—You were born into poverty, the offspring of a pair of mercenaries from the Northern Spirit Realm of the Hundred Spirits Continent. Abandoned by your parents at a young age, you were fortunate to be taken in by a kind old man.]

[Third, the Liu Family's Stable Slave—You are from the Liu Region, one of the nine major domains of the Northern Spirit Realm. Due to an accident, you were sold into the Liu family as a slave to raise their black-scaled horses.]

Please make your choice——

"These are all options that have been simulated..."

Lu Yu glanced at the options and realized that he had simulated the first and third options before.

I remember obtaining two treasures from it: the Yin Scroll of the Great Floating Pagoda Technique and the Earth Core Flame Elixir.

He had also tried the "Northern Spirit Realm Mercenary" option, but unfortunately, the simulation had a bad start, and he was directly killed by a powerful spirit beast, gaining nothing. This still left a deep impression on him.

"In that case, there's nothing to hesitate about."

He muttered to himself, recalling his past simulation experiences, "Better to be a beggar than a slave. Being Lingxi's adopted son is much better than being a stable boy in the Liu family."

It was his decision to become Lingxi's adopted son that laid the foundation for his current position. He is well aware of the benefits that this identity brings.

"I choose the first one, the students of the Northern Cang Spiritual Academy."

As soon as he made his choice, the first option on the screen lit up abruptly. The six characters "Beicang Spiritual Academy Student" transformed into a stream of light, while the other options faded away.

[Selection successful! Identity loading...]

[Simulation begins——]

[In your first year, at the age of six, you awoke amidst the ruins of a battlefield between the Northern Cang Spiritual Academy and the Dragon Demon Palace. You were then taken away by the Dean of the Northern Cang Spiritual Academy, beginning your years of cultivation there.]

[In the second year, after being taken back to the Spiritual Academy by Dean Beicang, you accepted the truth about your parents' tragic deaths and vowed to avenge them. Out of guilt, Dean Beicang used a favor to have you become a disciple of Elder Lingxi of the Beicang Spiritual Academy.] [In the first month, you reflected on your situation and identity, and finally decided to cultivate the supreme-level technique, the Nine Heavens Thunder-Drawing Technique.]

[Later, Lingxi noticed that the cultivation technique you were practicing was unusual and couldn't help but inquire about its origin. Your eyes immediately welled up with tears, and you choked out that you had found the technique beside your parents' bodies. You said that before they died, they held your hand tightly and told you to diligently cultivate it.]

Seeing your heartbroken state, Lingxi tenderly embraced you, gently comforting you without a shred of doubt about your "child's" explanation.

[In the third month, with the blessing of a level-five spirit-gathering array personally set up by Lingxi, you successfully broke through to the Spirit Movement Realm. From this point on, Lingxi began to formally teach you the Way of Spirit Arrays.]

[You showed no intention of holding back; relying on your profound foundation in reality, you successfully set up your first complete spirit array within just a few days, becoming a first-level spirit array master. Such talent both surprised and delighted Lingxi, who immediately accepted you as her personal disciple.]

[In the fifth month, you asked Lingxi if you could go to the Thunder Domain of the Northern Cang Spiritual Academy to cultivate, in order to complement the Nine Heavens Thunder-Drawing Technique. Upon hearing this, Lingxi frowned slightly, as the violent lightning power within the Thunder Domain was quite dangerous for cultivators at the Spirit Movement Realm. However, seeing the determination in your eyes, she finally sighed softly and took out a copy of the inheritance of a level-two spirit array, the 'Thunder-Drawing Array'.]

[This formation can both draw upon lightning to accelerate cultivation and deflect some of the damage from lightning in times of crisis. She stated frankly that if you can master it within a month, you will be permitted to cultivate in the Lightning Domain.]

[Mastering this level-two spirit array wasn't too difficult for you. In just half a month, you were already able to set it up skillfully. After Lingxi's inspection, her beautiful eyes shone with admiration, and she ultimately handed you an elder's token representing her identity, granting you permission to go to the Thunder Domain for cultivation.]

[In the third year, with the combined power of the Lightning-Attracting Array and the Nine Heavens Lightning-Attracting Technique, you successfully broke through to the Divine Soul Realm. A Divine Soul Realm expert at the age of nine is terrifyingly advanced in the Northern Cang Spiritual Academy.]

Upon learning of this, Dean Tai Cang of the Northern Cang Spiritual Academy personally intervened and exempted you from the academy's new student assessment, directly granting you the status and benefits of a core student.

[In the fourth year, under Lingxi's guidance, you systematically studied the art of spirit arrays. Combining this with your real-world experience, your mastery of spirit arrays advanced by leaps and bounds. You successively mastered the level three spirit arrays Flowing Fire Binding Spirit Array, Profound Ice Mirror Array, and Wooden Dragon Entangling Silk Array, as well as the level four spirit arrays Rock Suppressing Mountain Array and Hundred Swords Slaying the Void Array, becoming a true level four spirit array master.]

In the same year, your cultivation also naturally broke through to the Transformation Realm.

Such astonishing achievements made Lingxi suspect that you might have been possessed by some old monster, but after repeatedly examining your soul, she found nothing unusual and could only attribute it all to your unparalleled talent.

[In the fifth year, the entrance examination for new students at the Northern Cang Spiritual Academy began, and you went to supervise it as the chief examiner. By this time, you were already a level five spirit array master, and news of the Northern Cang Spiritual Academy producing a monstrous genius spread like wildfire.]

[That same year, you survived no fewer than ten assassination attempts by the Dragon Demon Palace. Fortunately, your master, Lingxi, protected you; otherwise, you would surely have perished. This fueled your hatred for the Dragon Demon Palace, and you vowed to eradicate this force completely.]

[During the proctoring process, your handsome appearance and extraordinary talent attracted the admiration of many senior female students, who sent you numerous cultivation resources and love letters. However, you remained focused on your cultivation, neither actively seeking nor rejecting their advances.]

After the exam, Lingxi accepted a disciple named Ye Sun'er, and you thus gained a junior sister.

[In the sixth month, your cultivation broke through to the Heavenly Realm. You received the academy's message to go to White Dragon Hill to search for the Heavenly Treasure. Knowing the plot well, you know that it is not the Heavenly Treasure, but the legendary treasure of the White Dragon Supreme, which is very likely to attract the attention of the Dragon Demon Palace.]

[Therefore, you asked your master for a method to quickly improve your combat power. After pondering, Lingxi decided to teach you the way of combining spirit arrays—this is the only way to become a spirit array master. She explained that the strength gap among level five spirit array masters is extremely large; the powerful ones can make even a Supreme Third-Level expert wary, while the weak ones are even weaker than a peak Tongtian Realm expert.]

There are two main reasons for this difference: first, the level of understanding and mastery of spirit arrays; and second, the quality of the array diagram. A powerful level-five array diagram, wielded by an excellent level-five spirit array master, can be terrifyingly powerful. And these powerful array diagrams are often combination array diagrams.

Under Lingxi's careful guidance, you began to study the art of combining spirit arrays. In just one month, you successfully fused the Five-Round Fire Array with the Level 5 Sword Array "Thousand Illusions Sword Aura Array," creating your own combined spirit array—the Fire Sword Aura Array.

Once this formation is activated, the blazing sword energy rains down like meteors, its power comparable to a full-force attack from someone with a Divine Soul Realm expert.

[In the seventh month, you set off for White Dragon Hill, where you encountered Mu Chen, who had also accepted a mission. Mu Chen showed great respect for you, a prominent figure from the Northern Cang Spiritual Academy, and you traveled together, arriving at White Dragon City.]

[Soon after, the White Dragon Supreme Spiritual Treasury opened. Due to your Heavenly Realm cultivation, no one dared to stop you along the way, and you were the first to find the most precious inheritance within the treasury, the "White Dragon Spiritual Pearl."]

Mu Chen, on the other hand, obtained a pair of high-grade spiritual artifacts.

Just as you were about to leave, Long Mozi, the leader of the younger generation of the Dragon Demon Palace, suddenly appeared. Mu Chen gradually lost ground in the fight, but you intervened at the right moment, using the perfected Yin-Yang Returning Origin Sword Technique to kill him with a single strike.

[Subsequently, the spiritual avatar of the Supreme Elder of the Dragon Demon Palace appeared.]

[Faced with a mere First-Rank Supreme's spiritual avatar, you raised your hand and unleashed the Blazing Fire Sword Formation to suppress it. Ultimately, to Mu Chen's astonishment, you shattered the Dragon Demon Palace elder's spiritual avatar.]

[In the sixth year, after fighting side by side at White Dragon Hill, your friendship with Mu Chen deepened. Because of your presence, Mu Chen did not seek Ling Xi's guidance on spirit arrays this time, but instead turned to you. You, in turn, generously shared your knowledge and patiently guided him.]

[In the third month, thanks to the abundant resources accumulated through the Dao of Spirit Arrays, you successfully refined the Nine-Bearded Blood Ginseng Pill, the Heavenly Spirit Pill, and the Nine-Turn Ice Purity Pill, and your cultivation level soared to the peak of the Divine Soul Realm.]

Just then, the academy invited you to participate in this grand event for the younger generation at Holy Spirit Mountain, but after much deliberation, you ultimately chose to decline and have Mu Chen go in your place.

[Subsequently, the Great Battle of Holy Spirit Mountain broke out, and the Northern Cang Spiritual Academy was on the verge of destruction. You and your master Lingxi stepped in to help. When the battle was at a stalemate, Mu Chen was pursued by the Yellow Dragon Supreme. You used the Supreme-level Spiritual Array, the Heaven-Burning Blazing Fire Sword Array, to help him out of the predicament.]

However, faced with the enraged Yellow Dragon Supreme unleashing his Supreme Dharma Body, you were ultimately defeated. In the moment of crisis, Qing Yanjing's spiritual avatar appeared, crushing the Yellow Dragon Supreme with a single finger and even startling the Boundless Ancestor.

Once the dust had settled, Qing Yanjing reunited with Mu Chen and Ling Xi. You stepped forward at the opportune moment and respectfully greeted them, "Grandmaster."

Qing Yanjing gazed at you with satisfaction and said softly, "Since you are destined to be with my lineage, I bestow upon you the inheritance of this Heavenly Grade Supreme Spiritual Array, the 'Nine Heavens Thunder Emperor Sword Array,' as well as the accompanying 'Thunder Emperor Book' soul cultivation technique." With that, a ray of spiritual light entered your brow, and her figure slowly dissipated.

Afterwards, Mu Chen went to participate in the Spiritual Academy Tournament, while you stayed at the Northern Cang Spiritual Academy to cultivate in seclusion and strive to break through to the Supreme Realm.

[In the seventh year, Mu Chen returned with honors from the Spirit Academy Tournament, successfully breaking through to the Supreme Realm. You also emerged from seclusion, not only reaching the Supreme Realm as well, but also perfectly fusing the "Burning Fire Sword Qi Array" and the "Burning Heaven Burning Fire Sword Array" to create your own high-grade spirit array—the Myriad Fires Burning Heaven Sword Array.]

Lingxi said with satisfaction, "With your current skills, you are ready to graduate."

[Afterwards, you and Mu Chen discussed traveling together to the Great Luo Heaven Domain. Lingxi initially wanted to leave alone to search for Qing Yanjing's whereabouts, but after your persuasion, she thought long and hard and finally decided to travel with you.]

[The three of you, along with Jiu You, traveled across the continent. While passing through the Shang Continent, you encountered Princess Lin Jing of the Martial Realm being besieged by members of the Xuan Tian Palace. You and Mu Chen immediately stepped in to rescue her.]

[Subsequently, to thank you for your help, Ling Qingzhu extended an invitation to you. Mu Chen decided to continue his training in the Great Luo Heaven Domain, while you and Lingxi chose to join the Martial Realm.]

[In the eighth year, you and Lingxi returned to the Martial Realm with Ling Qingzhu. With the help of the Martial Realm's abundant resources, you successfully cultivated the Sword Yang Undying Body. In another year, you devoted yourself to research and mastered three Earth-grade Supreme Spiritual Arrays: the "Great Annihilation Thunder Sound Sword Array" for offense, the "Nine Revolutions Mystic Turtle Sea-Suppressing Array" for defense, and the "Zhou Tian Star Locking Spirit Array" for trapping enemies. You officially joined the ranks of Earth-grade Spiritual Array Masters.]

During this period, Lingxi gradually regained her memories, recalling an important legacy left behind by Qing Yanjing on the Wandao Continent.

[In the ninth year, you, Lingxi, and Lin Jing embarked on a training journey together. Unexpectedly, they encountered a powerful Earthly Sovereign from the Ancient Buddha Clan who blocked their path, intending to capture Lingxi to coerce Qing Yanjing. You fought back fiercely, but due to the disparity in strength, you were all severely injured.]

After capturing Lingxi, that powerful member of the Ancient Buddha Clan intends to kill you and Lin Jing as well.

At the critical moment, the Martial Ancestor's true form suddenly descended, killing the Earthly Sovereign expert of the Floating Pagoda Clan with a single palm strike. When he saw Lin Jing injured, his face darkened. After inquiring about the cause of the incident, he declared he would go to the Floating Pagoda Clan to demand an explanation.

In the tenth year, the Martial Ancestor single-handedly ventured into the Ancient Buddha Clan, using his unparalleled cultivation to fight against the clan's Grand Elder, Buddha Xuan, and more than ten Celestial Sovereigns of the Immortal Rank.

This battle was earth-shattering. The Martial Ancestor single-handedly shattered the physical bodies of the three lineage leaders of the Ancient Buddha Clan, and suppressed the Floating Buddha Xuan with a single palm strike. Even though the Ancient Buddha Clan activated their protective formation, it was still shattered by the Martial Ancestor's punch. Left with no other choice, the Ancient Buddha Clan had to summon their ancestral tower, only to have it easily collected by the Martial Ancestor.

"This tower will be borrowed for three years as an apology."

The Martial Ancestor's voice shook the heavens as he carried the tower away, leaving behind only the devastation of the Floating Pagoda Ancient Clan.

Soon after, the world was shaken!

Since the incident with the Ice Spirit Clan, the Martial Ancestor's fearsome reputation has once again resounded throughout the Great Thousand Worlds. Countless Heavenly Sovereign forces tremble in fear, and have circulated portraits of you, Lingxi, and Lin Jing throughout all their subordinate forces, strictly ordering their disciples never to provoke you.

The entire world has remembered this lesson—those in the martial realm must not bully the weak!

[Afterwards, you will record your gains over the past ten years into the inherited jade slip.]

[This simulation ends——]

You can choose one of the following three items.

[One, the White Dragon Spirit Pearl (containing a lingering remnant of the White Dragon Supreme)]

[Part Two, Your Inheritance Jade Slip]

Third, the Nine-Turn Ice-Cleansing Pill.

(End of this chapter)