[{"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-43":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},2347058,4587,"Chapter 43: The Second Rung of Cultivation: Simulation Begins (Requesting Follows)","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-43",43,"\u003Cp>Yu Ke finished his last meal of the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two meals a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t eaten breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t get up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat quietly on the bed, eyes half-closed, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for the first four days after his transmigration, when he had been dazed, absorbing eighteen years of memories, his head throbbing and his spirit drained, sleeping for days before regaining his usual clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, however.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though “Heavenly Reincarnation” had been active for thirty years, only three and a half days had passed in the real world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had finally repaired the problem with his dantian cavities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the blockages in his meridians remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time he tried to guide spiritual energy into his body, the searing pain felt like blades scraping his bones, unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he forced cultivation, it would only backfire, ruining everything and rendering his meridians useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke shook his head—this definitely wouldn’t work!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation requires willingness; if you force it, what if someone calls the cops…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Dao of cultivation begins with the First Rung, also known as “Zhou Tian Cai Qi.” Many great sects have their own names for it: Chan Ding, Qi Refining, Nourishing the Vast Righteous Qi, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All begin with perceiving the existence of spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many are blocked at this stage, as if facing an impassable abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aristocratic families, to ensure their descendants’ smooth path in cultivation, perform “fetal nurturing” when the child is three or four months in the womb, laying a solid foundation for their future cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yu Ke’s family, several direct heirs had received this treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fetal nurturing came at an exorbitant cost, consuming vast quantities of celestial treasures, calculated with precision down to each hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resources needed for just ten months of gestation could likely pile into a small mountain of spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this staggering cost yielded astonishing results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child, upon birth, had already crossed the First Rung of cultivation, with all dantian cavities brimming, able to directly absorb heavenly and earthly spiritual energy, greatly facilitating the later opening of meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly, they had won the race from the very start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke thought of advertisements from his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom, no more worries about my cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, in this world, there were always some geniuses, as if destined from birth to walk the Dao path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment they were born, they possessed flawless true bodies, naturally generating pure primordial qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a physique, once revealed, drew the attention and fierce competition of countless great sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they grew safely without premature death, their future achievements were certain to be glorious, with potential to reach the Great True Person realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yu Ke’s memories, a distant relative of the Yu family had been born with a “Primordial Body,” a fact so extraordinary it even stirred the ancestral elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the family spared no resources to cultivate her, and her parents’ status within the family soared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, the rich rely on technology; the poor rely on mutations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to that prodigy, he felt his own talent was ordinary—he only began cultivating through family techniques at age ten, perceiving spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his parents never abandoned their hopes for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his memories, his parents had doted on him; strangely, since joining the sect, their letters had grown scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since childhood, they had carefully arranged medicinal baths for him, to toughen his bones and forge his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only upon reaching adulthood did he gain entry into the Shenxiao Sect, officially beginning his path of absorbing spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet spiritual energy was wild and untamable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only through the sect’s refined techniques could one gradually guide it, transforming it into one’s own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single misstep could invite spiritual backlash, causing severe injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke thought the term “Qi Refining” was apt—refining qi for one’s own use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, one must first cultivate the body to a certain level before enduring spiritual energy’s impact, only then truly beginning Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to weave each tiny strand of spiritual energy, like fine silk, carefully into every cavity of his body until nine strands were fully filled—only then would this stage be complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When entering the Second Rung—Washing Body Realm—one begins drawing spiritual energy from heaven and earth to cleanse the meridians and unblock the cavities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This stage aims to forge bones and sinews, making them tougher, as if undergoing marrow washing and bone replacement, shedding the old to become new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When all meridians are unblocked and spiritual energy completes one full Zhou Tian cycle, the stage is perfected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke’s former self had just reached the perfected state of Washing Body Realm—then— Ga !\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, if not for his meridian damage, his cultivation base should be at the First Rung—“Zhou Tian Cai Qi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet less than three months remained until the first external sect examination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, this exam was merely a formality—internal sect seniors would check each disciple’s progress according to the roster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time was different: for disciples like him, who had been in the sect nearly five years yet had not made major progress on the Second Rung, whose cavities remained mostly blocked, expulsion from the sect loomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of resentment passed through Yu Ke’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To become a menial disciple, spinning like a top, laboring day and night like an ox or horse—who could endure that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young master, I’m going to cultivate immortality!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he must repair his meridians as soon as possible to pass this examination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The external sect grand competition, advancing to internal sect disciple—still too distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for becoming a disciple of the Cloud Xiao  Immortal Lady? Even more illusory—a dream sought by countless aristocratic youths across the Three Zhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eat one bite at a time; walk one step at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, pass the exam, stay in the external sect—that’s the urgent priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t just rush ahead—too painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yu Ke snapped out of his thoughts, night had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rose slowly, stepped out the door, and gently closed his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t cultivate, so sleep early—no late nights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white-robed figure drifted into the courtyard; Yu Ke caught only a back view—then the west room lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new neighbor, the white-robed youth, had returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, faint sounds came from outside the door; Yu Ke turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group entered the courtyard cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At their head was a beautiful female cultivator, bowing respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her were four or five servants dressed as waiters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They carried exquisite food boxes—clearly here to deliver meals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman respectfully knocked on the west room’s door; only then did the servants slowly enter, each step humble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke instantly noticed the subtle embroidery on their robes: “Bihai Chaosheng Pavilion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bihai Chaosheng Pavilion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only one in the external sect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far more upscale than last time’s banquet or Xianpin Restaurant—by several orders of magnitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most expensive restaurant in the external sect, without question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumor had it every ingredient was celestial-grade, priced absurdly high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His friend Zhou Liang had once followed a wealthy young lady inside and tasted its delicacies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flavor had had him bragging for half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, home delivery service further underscored the guest’s noble status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Bihai Chaosheng Pavilion, only VIPs among VIPs received such service.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in his past life, delivery was always pricier—and better quality—than street food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who understand, understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, an intoxicating aroma flooded the air, thick enough to steal the soul, making one’s mouth water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yu Ke felt hungry!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People comparing people kill people—this courtyard had one wealthy young lady, and the other was likely even wealthier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old man, I hate rich, handsome guys!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Close the door, sleep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke’s Kun Xu Ding trembled faintly, emitting a low, mysterious hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, faint light glowed across its surface, revealing clear text:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Cooldown complete. Begin Heavenly Simulation?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke woke up drowsily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Heavenly Human Reincarnation has been activated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dear reader, please keep reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Er's recommendation is especially important; there's another chapter tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1346,"2026-06-21T01:32:57.622Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3d4859b98749401b828b5f4bd49a8f30d268aedee4acee0f4fbd051181818d9f","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-44","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-42",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-cover.jpg"]