Chapter 90

You Cang

Yuan Lao Ren

North Rest World God

Alternatively, we could treat "North Rest World God" as a named entity and translate meaning: "North Rest World God". We'll do that.

Thousand-Star Avatar

This is Ji Ning's avatar that once went to Moon Under Pool; he passed through Moon Under Pool without taking too much time, but afterwards he entered another space left behind by the god of the North Rest World, and in order to refine the eternal divine weapon "Purple Light Jade", he stubbornly stayed until now before leaving.

Wujian Gate

Grandmaster

World God

Chaos Immortal

World Realm

World Realm Perfection

Spacetime Power

Spacetime Dharma

Spacetime Dao

Chaos Celestial Dao

Temporal Celestial Dao

Spatial Celestial Dao

Heart of the World

Azure-Heaven Lineage

Azure-Heaven Great World

Zhou Clan

Six Paths of Reincarnation

Cang stands for time, Qian stands for space, which indeed matches his cultivation path.

At the same time, Zhou Yu also asked the Dao Ancestors of the Three Realms for help, carving out a great world deep within time and space, naming it the "Cang Qian Great World".

Zhou Yu transferred a batch of mortals from the Three Realms into this great world, also brought some members of the Zhou clan from the Red Bright Realm here to let them reproduce, and he also moved the Heibai Xuegong to this place.

This Cang Qian Great World thus became Zhou Yu's true self and the cultivation site of his Cang avatar.

At this moment, in the Cang Qian Great World, on the highest towering mountain.

Patriarch Bodhi and Zhou Yu's Cang avatar sat here; Patriarch Bodhi looked down over the entire great world, feeling a flood of emotion for a moment.

"Cang, your progress in time and space is far faster than mine," Patriarch Bodhi said at that moment.

"I had clear guidance, which allowed me to advance rapidly after breaking through the Fifth Stage," Zhou Yu said:

"But moving further, I also feel it becomes difficult; moreover, Patriarch Bodhi, you previously contemplated the Dao of time and space for more than a Chaos Era, accumulating great strength, so discussing the Dao with me now should allow us to advance even faster."

In the past, Zhou Yu's realm was inferior to Patriarch Bodhi's; Patriarch Bodhi was willing to explore the Dao of time and space together with him. Although he now surpasses the other, he still wishes to study alongside Patriarch Bodhi.

"You do have confidence in me," Patriarch Bodhi shook their head.

"Ha ha, I once left the Three Realms and learned some things, so I'll tell you, Patriarch Bodhi," Zhou Yu laughed:

"We contemplate a certain primordial force, which condenses into a Dao seed; upon reaching this stage, we can sense the source of endless chaos and truly begin to comprehend the source."

"Logically, without a clear direction before, our strength advanced quickly, yet now, despite continuously contemplating that vast source, why has there been little progress over such a long time?"

Upon hearing that, a hint of seriousness appeared on Patriarch Bodhi's face, and they focused intently.

At that moment, Zhou Yu added:

"If we could fully master that vast source, it would reach an inconceivable level. In reality, what we can directly comprehend is only a tiny superficial foundation of that vast source; its true core mysteries are beyond our grasp. Yet even that small foundation is not easily fully understood—if we could master every bit of it, that would constitute a perfect World Realm."

"World Realm perfected?" Patriarch Bodhi exclaimed, "Even Nüwa herself, at first she was only just entering this realm; now I wonder whether she has achieved perfection."

"Given Nüwa's talent and her having left the Three Realms to wander, the World Realm must have been perfected long ago," Zhou Yu said, and added:

"Patriarch Bodhi, you spent many years contemplating, but without anyone to guide you, all you grasped were scattered basic mysteries. Those basics lacked a system, so your strength naturally did not improve; yet in fact, you have continuously moved toward a perfected World Realm."

"So that's how it is," Patriarch Bodhi mused.

He had previously been only vaguely contemplating, but after Zhou Yu's words, he now understood the goal of his cultivation.

"However, most World Gods and Chaos Immortals cannot achieve perfection, let alone you, Patriarch Bodhi, who only contemplate with a True God‑level divine soul; no matter how long you contemplate, it is still hard to fully comprehend all the numerous basic mysteries," Zhou Yu said:

"One must have guidance, to know how to advance the power of time and space to higher levels, thereby becoming a World Realm and a Chaos Immortal, only then can one hope to fully comprehend all the fundamentals of time and space!"

"Higher levels of the power of time and space can also become a World God and a Chaos Immortal?" Patriarch Bodhi was surprised.

"Indeed, any primordial force can reach the Sixth Stage, and can break through by means of it," Zhou Yu nodded, adding:

"However, this step is astonishingly difficult; without guidance, attempting a breakthrough is even harder than contemplating the Chaos Celestial Dao, and obtaining guidance for the power of time and space is also difficult—it requires a great opportunity to have any hope."

The time‑space cultivation method is indeed precious; even the Fifth Stage method made Elder Yuan, the pinnacle Ancestor God, covet it greatly, its value in his eyes almost comparable to the World Heart of the Three Realms, let alone the Sixth Stage method.

Even Zhou Yu's Thousand‑Star avatar in the alternate universe's "Immortal Realm" has never seen such high‑level time‑space methods.

He also relied on perceiving the Celestial Dao of Time and the Celestial Dao of Space, first attaining an extremely high level of contemplation on their combination, after which the power of time and space advanced further, surpassing Patriarch Bodhi.

As for moving further beyond that, it becomes groping in the dark.

However, Zhou Yu is not in a hurry; although he is now groping forward in the dark, he is laying the foundation for the future, and moreover, he may still be able to find the direction himself.

Cultivation inevitably involves groping in the dark sooner or later.

Once cultivation reaches a perfected World Realm, one can no longer contemplate the source of the Chaos Universe; then one must still forge one's own path.

After speaking for a long time, Zhou Yu finally stopped.

"Cang, after hearing your speech, my understanding of the cultivation path has become much clearer."

Patriarch Bodhi was quite grateful; although Zhou Yu did not directly explain any mysteries, this kind of insight into the path is even more crucial.

"I only said what I know," Zhou Yu smiled, saying:

"Patriarch Bodhi, I now have three major time‑space techniques 'Tan Ying', 'Realm of Time‑Space', and 'Cataclysmic Erasure of Time‑Space', and I also have a fourth technique in mind that requires complex temporal‑spatial alteration. Patriarch Bodhi, help me think it through."

"Oh? Do you have any ideas?" Patriarch Bodhi asked.

"I have some, but before that, first look at my three earlier techniques," Zhou Yu said, tapping his finger to begin the demonstration.

Patriarch Bodhi focused his attention and, after a moment, felt admiration welling up inside him.

"Excellent! The use of time‑space power is indeed extraordinarily subtle! No wonder Cang Cishi traverses time‑space much faster than I do," Patriarch Bodhi observed, gradually understanding.

With the same foundational subtleties of time‑space power, Zhou Yu wielded it even more deftly, so his time‑space traversal was naturally faster than his.

…

At the same moment, on the other side of the Cang Qian Great World.

Zhou Yu's true self, inside a cave dwelling, also inspected the many treasures obtained from this Three Realms war.

Unfortunately, there were no treasures that exceeded his expectations.

"Let's run a simulation then," Zhou Yu decided quickly.

【Start simulation?】

"Yes!"

Zhou Yu selected "Yes" as usual.

However, at this moment new information appeared that had never shown up before.

【This simulation is the ninth; starting from this simulation, it will carry memories from a period after the crossing.】

"Hm?"

Zhou Yu was slightly startled.

"Memories from a period after the crossing?" Zhou Yu understood immediately.

In previous simulations, the starting point was always his self before crossing into the Manguang Era World, but from this time onward, his simulated self will begin with memories from a period after the crossing.

"This can greatly increase my simulation's success rate," Zhou Yu thought, feeling delighted.

In fact, since the earlier simulations he had felt success becoming increasingly difficult; after all, the simulation goals kept rising, and relying on a single talent, the chance of achieving those goals could hardly be high.

For example, in the last simulation, unless he chose the "Born Exceptional" talent and had exceptionally good opening luck, the odds of failure were high; under normal circumstances, a mortal becoming an Ancestor God is far too unlikely.

If he could start with memories from after the crossing, it would be different.

【Extracting simulation world…】

【Extraction successful; target world: Devouring Starry Sky World!】

"Oh? Let me experience what it's like for me, bearing certain memories, to simulate in this world," Zhou Yu thought.

【Extracting initial talent—】

【Extraction successful; please choose among the following three talents.】

【1. Super Cognition — your thought speed naturally surpasses that of beings on the same tier】

【2. Battle Genius — in combat, you more readily achieve advancement】

【3. New Talent — at birth, you acquire an entirely new path talent】

…

"Talent one is conventional. Talent two has appeared before, but the simulation failed. Talent three—does it grant a talent beyond time‑space and formation paths?"

Zhou Yu stared at the three talents, furrowing his brow in contemplation.

If talent three could succeed, it wouldn't be unacceptable, but to what extent could the newly gained talent go? Could it help him succeed in the simulation?

"If I carry memories from after the crossing, talent three's effect becomes even smaller," Zhou Yu quickly ruled out talent three.

As for talent one and talent two.

"I'll try talent one," Zhou Yu decided.

【Please select one of the following simulation targets.】

【1. Breakthrough to Cosmic Venerable — upon completion, you obtain a Cosmic Venerable avatar and the talent 'Super Cognition' at fifty percent potency.】

【2. Breakthrough to Cosmic Sovereign — upon completion, you obtain a Cosmic Sovereign avatar and the full talent "Super Cognition".】

【3. Breakthrough to Void True God — upon completion, you obtain a Void True God avatar and the talent 'Super Cognition' at three hundred percent potency.】

"Sure enough, the simulation's requirements are absurd; even the lowest is a Cosmic Venerable," Zhou Yu said, sighing at the three options.

"Become Cosmic Sovereign."

Zhou Yu thought for a moment and made his choice.

This chosen talent was indeed rather ordinary; had the simulation not indicated that it would carry his post‑crossing memories, Zhou Yu would have opted for target one directly.

…

【After crossing to the Manguang Era World three million years later, you are deep in meditation within the Black-and-White Snow Palace, when suddenly your vision goes black.】

【After your consciousness endures an indescribable traversal, you finally regain awareness and discover you have become a baby.】

【You are utterly shocked, yet you can only accept the fact that you have crossed again.】

【You quickly realize you have likely left the Manguang Era World; the Way of Heaven and Earth and the Way of Formation you have cultivated for years are completely ineffective here.】

【You find your thought speed astonishingly fast— even as a baby, it rivals the speed you had when you first became an innate spirit. You swiftly master the local language and begin to learn about the new world.】

【You discover this is a society with extremely advanced technology and a highly developed network, which becomes your main channel for gathering external information.】

【You quickly learn that you have crossed into an interstellar nation called the "Starlight Human Cosmic Nation"; of course, you are merely an insignificant member of the Starlight Cosmic Nation, and your parents are ordinary citizens.】

【You also quickly notice that this world also harbors extraordinary powers—planet‑level, star‑level, and universe‑level cultivation ranks—making you realize you have crossed into the Devouring Starry Sky World. Yet you soon spot discrepancies: there is no Virtual Universe, nor the Five Great Apex Forces, a huge gap from the Devouring Starry Sky World you remember.】

【You speculate that you may have crossed to a period before the rise of the Cosmic Human race, and you do not dwell on it.】

【At age six, you finally begin martial training under your parents' arrangement. Possessing three million years of cultivation memory from another world, you instantly make rapid breakthroughs upon touching a cultivation manual.】

【Now you choose: 1. Reveal your talent. 2. Conceal yourself.】

"Reveal or conceal?" Zhou Yu pondered.

He actually could be certain now that his simulation self had guessed wrong; he had not transmigrated to the time period when the human race rose in the primordial universe.

After all, he already had a clone in the Devouring Starry Sky world, so he naturally knew that the human race in his current location had never manifested the so-called Starlight Human Cosmic Nation before its rise.

"Either it is the human race of the previous cycle era, or it is the human race of some other primordial universe in the cosmic sea." Zhou Yu understood in his heart.

In the primordial universe, each great destruction marks a cycle era.

Basically, each cycle era gives birth to a human race, only differing in strength; some even fail to develop at all.

The primordial universe is not just one.

Three thousand primordial universes could possibly give rise to a human race.

"Since we don't understand the situation, let's stay low-key for now." Zhou Yu thought it over and still chose to first conceal his talent.

The key is, this simulation carries his memories of three million years after transmigration, and also a talent called "Super Thought"; even if he gets no resources at first, he will inevitably be able to grow, so there's no need to rush.

PS: I'm a bit stuck, that's all for today; I'll make up the shortage tomorrow.

Also, let me outline the following: I plan to first finish the Devouring Starry Sky plot I left off halfway last time, then write about the Azure Origin Chart plot that I neglected after finishing the simulation, then detail the Snow Eagle Lord plot; after that, I'll either write a new world or continue the later storyline of the Chronicles of the Vast Wilderness world.

(End of chapter)