[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten":3,"chapter-simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-100":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Simulated to Reality: I Once Looked Down Upon Ten Thousand Ages?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2347115,4587,"Chapter 100: A Pair of Eyes Beneath a Straw Hat: How About a Wager?","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-100",100,"\u003Cp>Lu Yu chuckled at the account of the Great Emperor of the Purple Microcosm’s reign and the Daoist’s flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His laughter echoed through the empty temple, strikingly clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You felt a quiet resignation, having already pieced together the general outlines of the fish-belly letter and the celestial stone tablet incidents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This journey to the capital, you thought, would surely bring more complications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You might even get to see some old acquaintances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since entering the temple, the two of you had remained silent, your hats concealing your faces, and now all eyes turned to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman in the green skirt’s eyes lit up, as if she’d finally found an opening to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to you and asked quickly, “May I ask what your views are?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yu waved his hand and said no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the woman in green clearly had no intention of letting you off so easily; she pressed on, “Do you two have some hidden meaning? Are you also heading to the capital?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman in green was named Su Ziyin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ziyin’s father was Deputy Commander of the Yuetangjiang Garrison, commanding four to five thousand troops, holding a key military post—a true local magnate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her family’s legacy spanned three generations along the Yuetangjiang, capable of assembling ten thousand soldiers when needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A household of wealth and privilege, yet their only daughter had not been spoiled—her family’s discipline was strict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why she could so easily converse with two scholars of utterly different backgrounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a trace of arrogance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ziyin was sharp-minded; the young man across from her playing chess was transparent to her—merely putting on a show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By comparison, her own brothers had far deeper cultivation, and at least their wives were utterly devoted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eldest son inherited the family’s legacy; the second was groomed as his successor; the rest received family resources and were left to develop according to their own talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spy on his cousin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ziyin shook her head—A toad wants to eat swan meat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her cousin’s father was a Martial Arts Grandmaster, and rumor had it her cousin could surpass him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet over the years, she had never seen her cousin train or fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her cousin’s family stood in the martial world; the two families were true lifelong allies, and her cousin’s father had once been Su Ziyin’s father’s personal guard. Still, she and her cousin never got along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her cousin was also heading to the capital!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ziyin had come today to see her cousin off, merely to take a walk and clear her mind—she never expected a downpour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father and uncle, summoned by some important figure, had left in haste, leaving only her and her cousin sheltering in the ruined temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was a ruined temple, her father had not worried for her safety; he had even reassured her, “With your cousin beside you, no ordinary person can harm you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the temple was close to Yuetangjiang City—less than an hour’s gallop away—another reason her father felt comfortable leaving her there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Su Ziyin’s thoughts were not on the rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been watching the middle-aged man wearing a straw hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first entered, he had glanced up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ziyin had seen it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man had walked into the temple through the thunderstorm, and beneath his hat—those eyes she could not describe—brilliantly bright, yet calm and piercing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they could see through the heart, penetrate all things in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could not forget them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never seen such eyes—unshakably firm, yet gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even her father, high-ranking and long accustomed to power, had never possessed such eyes—eyes that seemed to understand all human nature, as if the entire world lay within his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart overflowed with curiosity: what kind of life, what kind of person…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could have shaped such eyes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And who exactly was this middle-aged man beneath the straw hat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ziyin’s thoughts drifted to tales of scholars and beauties; in her mind arose the image of a destitute scholar meeting a noble lady in a ruined temple—“One meeting under autumn wind and jade dew surpasses all else in the mortal world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorrow, joy, separation, reunion, parental opposition—truly moving!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ziyin smiled faintly: the noble lady’s identity was certain, but the figure across from her was hardly the destitute scholar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruined temple matched the tale, yet sadly, there was no true meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man showed no interest in her at all—not even in her beautiful cousin or the lovely woman beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not so much as glanced their way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You did not answer Su Ziyin’s question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rain gradually lessened; you gazed outside and smiled at the others, “The rain has eased. You may set out now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your gaze returned to the green-robed Daoist at the door—this Grandmaster had clearly come prepared, and would not let this go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yu’s voice echoed in your ear, “Brother, that white-robed woman is unusual. Though she has not deeply cultivated, she possesses Grandmaster-level power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t notice before, but just now, her emotions stirred—I sensed it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Over the years, I’ve met many such people on the mountain. They don’t cling to conventional cultivation, yet they cultivate spiritual energy directly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Five, Yang Su, is one of them. Had I not deliberately suppressed his major acupoints and waited years to fully forge his tendons and bones, he would have already reached Grandmaster rank. Given time, becoming a Great Grandmaster is merely a matter of time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You nodded slightly. Among Lu Yu’s seven disciples, Yang Su had the highest talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You had heard Lu Yu mention such gifted individuals—rare as one in a million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Jinchan had combed ancient texts, which recorded that before Heaven’s Collapse, such people were called “Immortal Masters” or “Dao Bodies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, once such a person was found below the mountain, they were taken up to cultivate and became the awe of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with spiritual energy returning, such people naturally begin cultivating spiritual energy—even without orthodox methods—and over time, can reach Grandmaster-level power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the drawback is the lack of orthodox cultivation techniques; they rely entirely on instinct, and eventually, spiritual energy ravages their meridians, causing premature aging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their five viscera and six bowels swell with energy, yet without cultivation acupoints, they end up with chronic illness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, in speed, strength, and agility, they surpass ordinary people, rivaling Grandmaster-level martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green-robed Daoist at the door gazed toward the distant clouds and rain; thunder rumbled, yet the raindrops had thinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rain curtain on the horizon seemed to evaporate, turning into wisps of mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green-robed Daoist stepped slowly into the temple, his gaze sweeping over everyone, a faint smile on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not make a wager with me?” he said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The stakes are life and death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, you frowned slightly; the others in the temple looked bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-robed woman’s eyes flickered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly man with the sword sensed danger instinctively, gripped his hilt tightly, and edged closer, feigning calm, “What nonsense are you spouting, Daoist!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the green-robed Daoist merely stepped forward and lightly tapped the man on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man instantly spun like a windmill caught in a gale, turning once through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he crashed to the ground, face-down, unable to rise again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword-wielding man’s eyes widened in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“G…Grandmaster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1240,"2026-06-21T01:32:57.622Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f0cc390f5665739414a09ec0d9c449b1e96cb8a6d352afe4148c6e04d3106e01","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-101","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-99",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-cover.jpg"]