Chapter 10: Heart Power and Time Power

Although this simulation failed, Zhou Yu's gains are still enormous.

Things like the True Explanation of Time and Space passed down by the Muliu Ancestor God, and the Heart Power inheritance unexpectedly obtained by his simulated clone, are all extremely valuable assets.

The former is still hard for Zhou Yu to comprehend now, but the Heart Power inheritance, he can already make use of.

Zhou Yu decisively began condensing Heart Power; with experience brought by memories from the simulation, his condensation proceeded smoothly, and after the initial stage of Heart Power, he quickly reached the second tier, Ice Heart.

Later, he broke through to the third tier of Heart Power, Dominion.

This is something the simulated Zhou Yu never achieved; even though he was a Celestial God, his experiences were too smooth—though he lived three million years, his Heart Power level remained at the perfect Ice Heart stage until the end.

Zhou Yu himself is different; his own path has been fraught with difficulties, and over the past three million years his Dao Heart has been tempered by repeated heart‑demon tribulations, making it even more resilient.

Moreover, Zhou Yu absorbed his own cultivation memories from the simulation twice, deepening his inner self to an immeasurably profound degree, far stronger than before.

At this moment, while condensing Heart Power, he actually broke through the third tier and even progressed toward its perfect state.

Of course, a Heart Power breakthrough is not determined solely by the Dao Heart; it also requires guidance from inheritance and further comprehension.

Many powerful cultivators may have a terrifying Dao Heart, yet their Heart Power level remains low; they either lack inheritance or have not grasped the true meaning of higher tiers of Heart Power.

Zhou Yu was able to naturally break through the third tier not only because he possessed a complete inheritance, but also because he intuitively comprehended the true meaning of the third tier of Heart Power, truly mastering his own mind to reach that level.

Elsewhere, at Heibai Xuegong.

Zhou Yu stood with his hands behind his back beside a pavilion, watching two figures below engaged in combat: one a Ten Thousand Forms Perfect Puppet, the other Ji Ning clad in beast‑skin armor.

Ji Ning's sword light was fierce, and it had already completely suppressed the Ten Thousand Forms Perfect Puppet.

Although Ji Ning practices the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram, which already allows him to fight beyond his current stage, there is no doubt his sword technique has made great strides within three years.

"Three years to reach this point isn't exaggerated; his growth speed is comparable to a reincarnated immortal. Ji Ning's truly frightening aspect is that he grows faster and faster through tribulation, which is clearly the 'Potential Boost' talent," Zhou Yu thought.

After a while, Zhou Yu waved his hand to halt the battle.

"Master," Ji Ning rushed up and offered a bow.

"Very good, you've progressed quickly," Zhou Yu smiled, "You've been in the academy for three years now; it's time for you to graduate."

"Can I graduate?" Ji Ning was delighted at the words.

"Come with me," Zhou Yu said, then turned and entered the pavilion, having Ji Ning sit opposite him while continuing:

"When you leave the academy to wander, you may encounter danger at any time; I have prepared three protective items for you."

As he spoke, Zhou Yu waved his hand, and three items instantly appeared there.

Ji Ning focused his gaze and saw a golden talisman, a miniature thatch‑shack‑shaped treasure, and a jade pendant shimmering with mysterious purple light.

"The first one is nothing special," Zhou Yu said, pointing to the golden talisman, "It's a Great Translocation Talisman."

"Great Translocation Talisman?"

Ji Ning was startled; he had heard of such a talisman, which is usually only possessed by Earth Immortals or Rogue Immortals as a trump card!

Is that really not special?

"The second treasure is a formation," Zhou Yu said, pointing again at the thatch shack.

"I have forged a formation within it; when danger arises, you only need to channel your mana to activate it. Ordinary Earth Immortals or Rogue Immortals trapped inside won't get out for a day or two."

"Trap Earth Immortals or Rogue Immortals for a day or two?" Ji Ning silently clicked his tongue, finding it absurdly exaggerated.

"As for the third," Zhou Yu said without further explanation, "You can keep it on you at all times; it will naturally protect you when danger comes."

"Thank you, Master," Ji Ning bowed deeply.

Although Zhou Yu is an unfathomable Rogue Immortal, these three treasures would make ordinary cultivators envious; granting him a Purple Palace Cultivator at this moment truly moved him.

"Remember, on the path of cultivation, the most important thing is yourself; do not rely too heavily on external items," Zhou Yu said again.

"Understood."

Ji Ning nodded.

"Master, I'm leaving," Ji Ning bowed again and quickly turned away.

Zhou Yu stood there until Ji Ning was whisked away by a spatial force from the Nine-Extreme Universe Great Array, then he turned and left.

"It's time for a proper seclusion period," Zhou Yu said as he entered a quiet chamber.

At that moment, a thought flickered in his mind, and a faint violet mysterious energy suddenly illuminated around him.

Under the interference of this mysterious energy, the flow of time around Zhou Yu changed rapidly; in an instant, time sped up several hundredfold, up to eight hundred times, before halting.

"That'll do," Zhou Yu nodded.

Cultivating amid accelerated time was something he could hardly achieve before.

But now it is different.

The simulated him had indeed comprehended the Time Power.

Unlike the Light‑Path, which has little effect within the Three Realms, this Time Power originates from the primordial chaos of the universe and can be wielded anywhere throughout the chaotic cosmos.

In fact, this was Zhou Yu's greatest gain from the earlier simulation.

In the simulation, Zhou Yu's Time Power eventually broke through the third tier; at that level the Time Power was already formidable, surpassing even the divine and magical power of Celestial Gods and True Immortals.

One could say that this third‑tier Time Power propelled Zhou Yu's strength up by thousands upon thousands of times, allowing even his Rogue Immortal body to truly reach the level of Celestial Gods and True Immortals.

With the aid of Time Power, Zhou Yu can naturally achieve time acceleration.

At this moment, Zhou Yu's mere Rogue Immortal strength becomes an advantage, greatly reducing the difficulty of time acceleration.

Moreover, this primordial Time Power is highly unique and consumes very little of Zhou Yu's own strength, so he can easily maintain an eight‑hundred‑fold time acceleration.

If he were already a Celestial Immortal or even a True Immortal, sustaining such acceleration for long periods without cost would be difficult.

Of course, a too‑weak spirit is not ideal either; if Zhou Yu's spirit were strong enough, he wouldn't need time acceleration, yet his efficiency would still be extremely high.

Therefore, if the celestial simulations keep failing to find a way to shed the Rogue Immortal body, he must reincarnate as soon as possible.

"Such opportunities are hard to find, and the Three Realms are unstable now; dying in an accident after reincarnation would be too tragic," Zhou Yu muttered, noting that without trustworthy allies he would not recklessly reincarnate.

If all else fails, he will stick to the original plan: wait for Ji Ning to mature and then help him.

Without thinking much, Zhou Yu quickly settled his mind and quietly began to comprehend his cultivation.

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