Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 287 The Correct Way to Use the Time Simulator

"Haha, I finally figured it out!"

"There are still some special treasures in this universe!"

At this moment, Yang Wu was extremely excited.

Because he suddenly thought of a way that could allow him to possess the combat power of a high-level cosmic venerable within five thousand years.

In Yang Wu's mind, this was the only way he could think of to improve his strength more quickly.

That is--

Use treasures like the Time Chamber, which can alter the flow of time.

In the original novel, after breaking through to the Immortal realm, Luo Feng, guided by his teacher, Zuo Shan Ke, soon went to the Beast God Realm, the progenitor of the Starry Sky Beasts.

After Luo Feng entered the Beast God Realm, the ratio of the time flow rate in the Beast God Realm to that in the primordial universe reached an incredibly exaggerated 10081:1.

In other words, if Luo Feng cultivated in seclusion in the Beast God Realm for ten thousand years, less than a year would have passed in the Primordial Universe.

Luo Feng cultivated in the Beast God Realm for 180 million years before he finally comprehended the Beast God Heart, an extremely important aspect of the Beast God Path, and also created a set of ultimate secret techniques for the Lord of the Universe.

At that time, less than 20,000 years had passed in the primordial universe.

"The flow of time?"

"Time flow!"

"Haha!" Yang Wu was incredibly excited. "This is the perfect way to use the time simulator!"

"Although I can't achieve such an exaggerated acceleration of time flow by ten thousand times in a small universe, a hundred times shouldn't be too difficult, right?" Yang Wu thought to himself with anticipation.

"With a hundredfold time acceleration, plus a hundredfold time difference in the simulator, I'm essentially experiencing ten thousandfold time acceleration!" Yang Wu pondered to himself.

"Moreover, the simulation allows me to train in extraterrestrial battlefields and cosmic secret realms, so my progress will definitely be much greater than if I stayed in one place to cultivate!"

"However, obtaining the Time Chamber is somewhat troublesome!" Yang Wu frowned inwardly.

Treasures like the Time Palace are generally created by the Lord of the Universe who has fully comprehended the laws of time and space.

These manufactured Time Palaces are extremely valuable. Even with Yang Wu's current authority, he was unable to find any information about Time Palaces in the Virtual Universe Company's treasury.

"How exactly can I obtain a treasure that can alter the flow of time?"

Yang Wu thought for a moment, "Hmm? I'd better go to my teacher and ask about the Time Palace!"

Yang Wu made a decision in an instant.

At the same time, a wisp of his consciousness connected to the virtual universe and went directly to the Nine Swords Venerable's temple on Thunder Island.

……

Virtual universe, Thunder Island.

Halfway up Thunder Island stand magnificent palaces, where the cosmic lords of the Virtual Universe Company reside.

Near the east, one of the massive temples exudes a sharp aura, like a razor-sharp sword; this is the temple of the Nine Swords Venerable.

brush!

Yang Wu suddenly appeared in front of the temple gate.

After greeting the guards at the palace gate, Yang Wu strode directly into the magnificent hall.

As the personal disciple of the Nine Swords Venerable, he was naturally qualified to enter the temple directly.

There was no one in the spacious hall at this time.

"Hmm?" Yang Wu asked, slightly puzzled. "Isn't the teacher here? Is he doing something important?"

For the powerful, it is easy to spare a sliver of consciousness to connect with the virtual universe at any time.

Only in situations like seclusion will the virtual universe network be completely shut down.

Yang Wu was about to send an email to inquire.

Suddenly—

The space shifted, and in an instant, Yang Wu appeared in a quiet room.

The furnishings in the quiet room were extremely serene and elegant, and the air was filled with a special atmosphere that brought peace of mind.

"Teacher!" Yang Wu quickly bowed respectfully.

A tall figure sat cross-legged in front of Yang Wu. He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze as vast as the starry sky, and the powerful aura emanating from him inspired awe in everyone.

Today, the Nine Swords Venerable was not wearing his ancient blue battle robe, but a white robe, and his expression was extremely gentle.

The Nine Swords Venerable slowly rose, chuckling as he teased, "You little rascal, you never come here unless you need something. Even when you were assassinated by a Venerable from the Zerg Alliance, you only sent an email!"

"What, you've come to see me this time because you've already comprehended the fifth diagram of the Nine Universes Chaos Stele?"

In the eyes of the Nine Swords Venerable, the strength of the Awakening Light Venerable was in no way inferior to his own; it was just that his treasures were slightly inferior.

Despite being assassinated by such an incredibly powerful cosmic venerable, Yang Wu acted as if nothing had happened afterward.

After Yang Wu unleashed the ninth level of the Overlord Spear technique, someone had already reported it to the Nine Swords Venerable.

At this point, only twenty years had passed, and the Nine Swords Venerable naturally knew that Yang Wu could not possibly comprehend the fifth diagram. His statement was merely to tease his disciple.

Yang Wu felt a little ashamed. Was this really the kind of person his teacher saw him as?

However, Yang Wu thought about it again and realized that every time he came to see the Nine Swords Venerable, it seemed that he really didn't come unless he had a reason.

Thinking about this, Yang Wu really felt an urge to tell the Nine Swords Venerable that he had figured out the fifth picture.

However, everything in excess is as bad as deficiency. In the past hundred years, his progress in the Law of Metal had already prompted Sword King to advise him several times. Therefore, Yang Wu still planned to slowly reveal his insights in the future.

"Teacher!" Yang Wu immediately said respectfully, "Since being assassinated by a powerful alien race, I have been cultivating in seclusion in the Golden Horn Clan's holy city for over twenty years!"

"Hmm!" The Nine Swords Venerable nodded slowly. As Yang Wu's teacher, he was naturally quite clear about Yang Wu's movements.

"That sacred stele left behind by the Golden Horn Clan powerhouse, Herodo, is quite impressive!"

The Nine Swords Venerable sighed, "Haven't you been studying the Law of Metal lately? And since you're a Black Warrior, you'd benefit greatly from studying the Golden Horn Clan's Sacred Stele!"

"Disciple understands!" Yang Wu nodded and said, "However, this time I came to see Master not for this matter, but for another matter I would like to ask Master for help with."

"Tell me what you think?" the Nine Swords Venerable said calmly.

"I recently learned by chance that there is a treasure among our human race that can accelerate the flow of time, but I have not been able to find any information about such a treasure in the company's treasury."

Yang Wu respectfully said, "This disciple has no other choice, so I have come to ask my teacher for help."

"The Palace of Time?" The Nine Swords Venerable frowned slightly, puzzled. "Why are you asking about it?"

"This disciple wants to become stronger as soon as possible!" Yang Wu said earnestly, "This disciple has heard that the Time Palace can accelerate the flow of time. A year that passes in reality may have passed in the Time Palace by a hundred or a thousand years!"

"With the help of the Time Palace, my cultivation time will definitely be greatly reduced!"

"Hahaha……"

The Nine Swords Venerable burst into laughter, then said with a smile, "The Time Palace can indeed alter the flow of time, but it's utterly useless!"

"A chicken rib?" Yang Wu asked in confusion.

"Yeah, it's a double-edged sword!"

The Nine Swords Venerable looked at Yang Wu and said with a smile, "The energy required to maintain the operation of treasures like the Time Chamber is extremely astonishing."

Generally speaking, the greater the proportion of time flow rate, the more energy is required, and the more difficult it is to maintain!

"Consumes energy?" Yang Wu was slightly taken aback.

He really forgot about it!

However, in the original story, the Mountain Hermit paid a considerable price to allow Luo Feng to cultivate in the Beast God Realm, and the inheritance space of the Duan Donghe lineage also required a large amount of energy to maintain a high time flow rate.

Even the secret-rune weapon that Luo Feng obtained in the extraterrestrial battlefield requires an astonishing amount of energy to activate.

Therefore, maintaining the Time Palace requires an enormous amount of energy.

"right!"

The Nine Swords Venerable continued, "Even my entire fortune, your teacher's entire wealth, could only sustain a flow rate a thousand times faster for nearly ten thousand years!"

"Even at such an astonishing cost, only a few million years have passed in the Time Palace."

"If a powerhouse below the Immortal level uses the Time Palace for cultivation, their lifespan is calculated based on the time experienced within the Time Palace. Furthermore, the evolution of the universe is inherently incredibly long, so there's absolutely no need to expend such a high price to use the Time Palace for cultivation!"

"Furthermore, combat is the best way to hone one's skills, which is why very few forces would arrange for geniuses to bury themselves in arduous training within the Temple of Time!"

"The teacher's entire fortune can only sustain a time flow of a thousand times for nearly ten thousand years?" Yang Wu was slightly taken aback.

It should be noted that although the Nine Swords Venerable is a high-level Venerable of the universe and his cultivation time is relatively short, he is the disciple of the Dragon Lord. All his assets combined are probably worth several treasure points.

The weapon used by the Nine Swords Venerable was an ordinary treasure once bestowed upon him by the Lord of Dragons.

Such an astonishing energy consumption was indeed difficult for Yang Wu to accept.

For a moment, Yang Wu was at a loss for what to do.

"No!" Yang Wu suddenly realized, "I don't need to maintain a time flow rate a thousand times faster, nor do I need to maintain a time span of ten thousand years!"

"Even with only a tenfold increase in time flow, my simulation intervals during the Domain Lord stage can be shortened by tenfold!"

"In other words, I can conduct a simulation every twelve years in the primordial universe! This time interval is actually shorter than twenty years on a cosmic scale!"

"Furthermore, as my strength increases, I will acquire more and more resources, which will allow me to maintain an even higher rate of time flow!"

Realizing this, Yang Wu immediately said respectfully, "Teacher, I still intend to give it a try. Please help me!"

"You..." The Nine Swords Venerable didn't know what to say.

However, upon further reflection, he realized that Yang Wu might not be aware of his worth.

Immediately, the Nine Swords Venerable waved his hand, and a phantom screen appeared in mid-air.

"This is the resource cost required to maintain the Time Palace's operation. You can take a closer look!"

Yang Wu looked up at the screen.

The screen only displays three time flow rates: 2x, 5x, and 10x.

Among them, the Time Palace operates at twice the time flow rate for one thousand years, which requires energy resources worth four billion Chaos Units.

The Time Palace operates at five times the time flow rate for one thousand years, requiring energy resources worth 300 billion Chaos Units.

If the Time Palace were to operate at ten times the time flow rate for a thousand years, the energy resources consumed would amount to a staggering 150 billion Chaos Units.

"Yang Wu!" The Nine Swords Venerable looked at Yang Wu and sighed, "The resources consumed by the Time Palace are so enormous, completely disproportionate to the gains. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, very few people cultivate in seclusion within the Time Palace!"

"Teacher, I still think it best to cultivate in seclusion within the Time Palace for a while!" After a moment's thought, Yang Wu said firmly.

Upon hearing this, the Nine Swords Venerable was slightly taken aback.

To his surprise, Yang Wu was still unwilling to give up even after seeing such an astonishing amount of resources consumed.

"Yang Wu!" the Nine Swords Venerable said solemnly, "Even if you are a rare genius among our human race, our race cannot afford to nurture you without considering the cost."

"If you wish to cultivate in seclusion within the Time Palace, I can help you apply for one, but you will have to provide the resources yourself!"

"Disciple understands!" Yang Wu said very seriously, "Disciple has some resources at his disposal!"

"A little bit of resources?" Nine Swords Venerable asked doubtfully.

In his eyes, Yang Wu was now just a minor domain lord, and even if he had some resources, they were at most tens of millions of Chaos Units.

While such wealth is astonishing, even at twice the time flow rate, it would only be able to maintain the operation of the Time Palace for a little over ten years.

What's the point of this?

"The matter is like this, this disciple previously returned to the Qianwu Universe Kingdom..."

Yang Wu slightly altered his account of obtaining the Locke Divine Water and then told the Nine Swords Venerable.

The Nine Swords Venerable remained silent.

In fact, it is not uncommon for many geniuses in the core of the five major powers to obtain valuable items during their growth process, although this is rare.

Especially in cosmic-level cultivation missions, many hidden opportunities exist.

However, among these items, the most valuable ones would be worth hundreds of thousands or even millions of Hunyuan units!

Locke Divine Water worth billions of Mixed Yuan Units?

Such an opportunity might not seem like much to someone like the Nine Swords Venerable, but what kind of strength does he possess? A High-Level Venerable of the Universe!

In fact, the Locke Divine Water, worth billions of Chaos Units, is enough to make even peak King-level experts fight over it!

Even a wealthy and powerful immortal king could only possess so much wealth.

But Yang Wu is only a minor domain lord now!

If one were to obtain a treasure worth millions or tens of millions of Chaos Units by chance, it would be bizarre, but still somewhat acceptable.

but……

Yang Wu, however, obtained Locke Divine Water worth billions of Chaos Units, which is simply incomprehensible.

"You're quite lucky to have had this opportunity!"

After a moment of silence, the Nine Swords Venerable sighed, "But since you've acquired such astonishing wealth, you could easily purchase numerous treasures to enhance yourself!"

"With the 'Nine Refinements of Flame Crystal Body' you're cultivating, if you purchase some precious treasures to aid your cultivation, given your current physical condition, you could easily reach the third level, saving you countless hours!"

"Furthermore, it can evolve your auxiliary metallic life form into immortality, which will give you even greater survival capabilities during life-or-death trials at the World Lord level in the future!"

The Nine Swords Venerable earnestly advised, "Why must you waste such a large amount of resources on the Time Palace?"

"Billions of Chaos Units can only allow you to maintain a time flow rate of twice as fast for a little over a thousand years!"

Unfortunately, the more the Nine Swords Venerable tried to persuade him, the more determined Yang Wu became.

Without the existence of the Time Simulator, it would be unwise for him to expend so many resources to use the Time Palace.

However, because of the existence of the Time Simulator, many of the shortcomings of the Time Palace mentioned by the Nine Swords Venerable are no longer shortcomings.

For example, Yang Wu had already cultivated the "Nine Refinements of Flame Crystal Body" to the third level in the simulated experience.

"That's enough!"

Seeing that Yang Wu was determined, the Nine Swords Venerable sighed and said, "Since you insist on trying, I will help you apply for a Time Chamber!"

"I hope you won't be too disappointed after using it!"

"This disciple thanks Master for his kindness!" Yang Wu bowed deeply to the Nine Swords Venerable.

Without the Nine Swords Venerable, Yang Wu, with his own authority, would likely not have been able to obtain treasures like the Time Palace in a short period of time.

However, the Time Palace is Yang Wu's key to rapidly becoming stronger, so it's naturally better to obtain it as soon as possible.

Therefore, Yang Wu was extremely grateful for the help he received from the Nine Swords Venerable.

"Hmm." The Nine Swords Venerable nodded slightly, and the illusory screen in mid-air instantly disappeared.

He looked at Yang Wu and said calmly, "If there's nothing else, then you should leave now!"

"Once the application for the Temple of Time is approved, I will send someone to deliver it to you!"

"This disciple takes his leave." Yang Wu bowed respectfully.

Swish!

Yang Wu's figure vanished from the quiet room in an instant.

Only the Nine Swords Venerable remained in the quiet room.

"What a young and impatient fellow!" the Nine Swords Venerable murmured. "After he has cultivated for countless years, he will understand how wasteful his current choice has been!"

For beings like the Cosmic Venerable, maintaining a time flow rate of more than ten times is quite easy.

If they wanted, they could maintain this for an incredibly long time.

However, no cosmic master would do such a thing.

The reason is simply that the evolution of the universe is too long, and there is absolutely no need to waste a lot of resources to accelerate the passage of time.

(End of this chapter)