[{"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-598":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},2347613,4587,"Chapter 598: The Sacred Relics of This World—Time Is Running Out!","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-598",598,"\u003Cp>Sima family, carriage pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Master Xu Jiangxian watched the old monk’s Liulifajie  unfold before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several figures lay as if in deep sleep, radiating Zen energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ten-Layer Liuli Turnover Pagoda!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A sacred relic of the Eastern Holy Buddha Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sacred relics were objects used by great sects to suppress destiny’s tide; the Buddhist sect possessed the “Demon Subduing Club” and the “Ten-Layer Liuli Turnover Pagoda.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Confucian school had the “Ruler of Restraint.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three Truths Sect possessed the “Three Truths Ten Thousand Talisman Sword,” the “Master of Heaven Seal,” the “Dragon-Tiger Bone Ship,” and the “Ancestral Master’s Golden Scripture.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three Truths Sect held the most sacred relics, each with distinct origins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old monk, you’re willing to spend big—using this sacred relic will require decades of incense and vows to replenish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiangxian smiled faintly, “Then I cannot be stingy either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon sect also possessed one sacred relic: a fragment of left hand bone, known as the “Heavenly Demon Hand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said to have been left behind by the ascended Ancestor Huang Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the demon sect, strength reigns supreme, morality secondary; to obtain this hand bone, the former Demon Master slaughtered all four branches of the sect—his cruelty so extreme that even the demon sect trembled at the mere mention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiangxian had long since refined it into his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his left hand; the finger bones were clearly defined, glowing with translucent light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not resemble a demonic treasure at all, but rather something of Buddhist origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon hand was densely inscribed with tiny characters, including the complete text of the “Heavenly Demon Scripture” and one technique: “Heavenly Demon Body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that, this hand bone had another function: it could condense one drop of “Heavenly Demon Blood” each year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could transform mortal flesh—strengthening sinews and bones, cleansing marrow and meridians, enhancing physical strength, and even spawning demonic bones unlike those of ordinary men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It augmented primordial spirit power and could even aid in igniting divine fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rare and priceless treasure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the true origin of this hand bone remained an unsolved mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the demon sect, legends about this hand bone varied wildly, but most attributed it to the ascended Ancestor Huang Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiangxian opened his palm; a drop of crimson “Heavenly Demon Blood” appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed at Zhu Zhiqian, now enveloped in demonic qi, his face filled with mad ecstasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhiqian was currently meditating on one technique of the “Heaven-Shaking Earth-Smashing Demon Art”: “Heaven and Earth Weep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiangxian lightly tapped; the drop of demon blood shot like a streak of light into Zhu Zhiqian’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhiqian’s expression changed abruptly; he then focused intently, his face gradually brightening with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura surged upward—his original cultivation base of Wu Dao Fifth Realm, “Spring Thunder,” broke through into Wu Dao Sixth Realm, “Finger-Winding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a long howl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation in Yuan Shen Seventh Realm, “Spirit Travel,” grew even more stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was only one step away from piercing the seventh realm and igniting divine fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhiqian’s heart burned hot—he had not only earned the Demon Master’s favor but also gained one technique of the “Heaven-Shaking Earth-Smashing Great Art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he received this gift as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those rivals he once feared, like Xue Bai, were merely at Wu Dao Sixth Realm—he no longer regarded them as threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pure stream of demonic internal energy dispersed the demon blood, guiding it through his limbs and bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly bowed respectfully to Xu Jiangxian:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciple thanks the Demon Master for his cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiangxian slowly nodded, his gaze sharpening with coldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you lose, you know the consequence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhiqian’s heart tightened; he immediately began refining the demon blood within him, daring not to delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the Demon Master’s methods all too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiangxian was not in a hurry; he crossed his hands behind his back and watched the opposing Liulifajie .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had come to Bianjing at invitation, beyond repaying a debt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This demon master, who had roamed the world for decades, harbored one burning desire: the Master of the Eastern Sea!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What scheme was the Master hiding behind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Master failed to raise the dragon, he left behind the Ze Lake, now teeming with demons and monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the Master’s permission, how could the Great Sui have risen? How could the Northern Shengtian have emerged? How could the Southern Buddhist Kingdom have come to be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Master had taken the demon sect’s “Heavenly Demon Scripture” and seen what Ancestor Huang Dao had left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spiritual energy returns—the gate to ascension.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three Truths Sect’s Ancestor had left: “All under heaven united—the chance for ascension.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tang unification did not open the gate to ascension, leaving the Master filled with doubt and resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Master rebuilt the Great Qi, overthrowing the Tang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiangxian held deep dread for this Master, whispering low:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A man who lives too long becomes terrifying beyond imagination.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world believed the Master had lived seven hundred years—but none knew the first Master of Qi and the current Master were one and the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Master may have existed since the Yan Dynasty, merely assuming different identities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had tried nearly every method of ascension, yet never achieved transcendence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a ghost drifting across this land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, a great calamity unseen in three thousand years had quietly begun, heralding an unprecedented transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiangxian knew this peerless Master would never lightly abandon the chance of ascension, nor would he wander toward the illusory Eastern Sea!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was likely lurking in shadows, plotting slowly, seeking that one thread of transcendence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xu Jiangxian returned to the present,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A profound demonic aura spread from Zhu Zhiqian—he stood bare-chested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His rib bones protruded like bone spikes, sharp as swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhiqian’s grin was manic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura stabilized at the peak of Wu Dao Sixth Realm, “Finger-Winding,” one step away from ascending to the upper three realms of Wu Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Kuan stepped back; his Soul-Nourishing Banner was hypersensitive to soul resentment, and Zhu Zhiqian’s demonic aura sent shivers through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scholar of the Academy had shed far more blood than anyone realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crippled old man watched, silently concluding: Xie Guan’s fate was sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without Buddhist arts, he could not possibly match this Blood God Sect’s Holy Son, favored by the Demon Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among his peers in Bianjing, few could rival him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially not a Xie family bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he now wondered was how to escape the Demon Master’s grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiangxian nodded slightly—Zhu Zhiqian’s age and cultivation were commendable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the demon blood’s aid, demonic bones had grown, his strength further enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Your hand formed a seal unconsciously.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Dharma Realm Seal!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The old monk sighed softly—this Ten-Layer Liuli Turnover Pagoda contained no such Buddhist seal.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【He had only read of it in sutras, the seal the Buddha Shakyamuni could manifest.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yet here, in a boy’s hand, it slowly reappeared.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Legend said this seal could imprison an entire realm, still all things.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The technique the old monk intended to teach the boy—“Vajra Zen Buddha’s Jade Hand”—was derived from this “Dharma Realm Seal.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Though none understood the seal in Xie Guan’s hand, they saw the old monk’s shock.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Several suspected Xie Guan had climbed the ninth or tenth floor and obtained a Buddhist sacred scripture.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The old monk had cultivated Buddhism for a century, devoted to precepts, living with only the green lamp—yet never gained such fortune!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Who would have thought a boy who merely skimmed Buddhist sutras could achieve this?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lian Chi’s thoughts churned, but his cultivation steadied him slowly.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Then!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Your hand seal changed again!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Both hands clasped thumbs within palms, left index finger upright, right fist gripping left index finger before chest.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Light, boundless and radiant, flowed through his fingers—as if holding the ultimate truth of heaven and earth.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Crystal-clear Buddhist light bloomed from his fingertips, tracing through empty space.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The aura that had sealed all things vanished; in its place arose emptiness, purification, liberation, and transcendence.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“This is...”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The old monk’s face flushed crimson, his expression one of utter disbelief.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Vajra Realm’s Zizaiyin .”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This is the mudra of Vairocana Buddha, the most important deity in Esoteric Buddhism.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It is also one of the Three Great Mudras of the Buddhist tradition; holding this mudra grants freedom from earthly suffering, the Eight Sufferings, and the Eight Calamities, achieving liberation and ease.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This mudra is recorded in ancient Buddhist scriptures, yet no one has ever mastered it.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It exists only in texts and legends.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lianchi felt a sense of absurdity, as if the Buddha himself had descended into the world.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Could Xie Guan be the reincarnation of the Buddha?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Your hands are moving!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Come back...!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lianchi’s Five-Colored Liuli Realm was barely holding together—he had already seen two supreme Buddha mudras; if Xie Guan now formed a third, would the Three Mudras converge and carry him straight to the Western Paradise?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【His mind nearly cracked—his century-long Buddhist devotion teetered on collapse.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Thankfully!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You finally made no further gestures with your hands and slowly lowered them.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lianchi exhaled. If you had ascended right here, ascending to meet the Western Pure Land’s Tathagata, he feared he would have spat blood on the spot.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You slowly opened your eyes. The sudden presence of supreme meaning—light, ethereal, clear—had touched your understanding, as if you had briefly commanded the highest wisdom above all things.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It had now vanished entirely, leaving no trace.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Only two Buddhist mudras remained in your heart.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Dharma Realm Seal!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Vajra Realm’s Zizaiyin .”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Dharma Realm Seal holds the power to contain all things.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Vajra Realm’s Zizaiyin  purifies all things and grants freedom and transcendence.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【In your mind-sea, besides the two characters “Hong” and “Yuan,”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【two new Buddhist palm symbols, marked with the  Wan , now appeared—symbols of the two mudras.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【As you slowly recalled them, a weathered, compassionate voice reached you.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Xie Guan, young friend, how do you feel now?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Only then did you return to yourself, rising slowly and bowing with both hands in the Buddhist gesture.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The old monk’s face was beaming.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You bowed deeply, voice thick with gratitude: “Thank you, Master Lianchi, for guiding me to these two Buddhist mudras.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“This is your own karmic fortune, not mine.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The old monk gazed at you deeply and said: “There is still time before the hour is up. I will teach you one more mudra: the Vajra Zen Tathagata Jade Hand.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“This is the Way of Qi-Weapons: forming blades—swords, spears, halberds, or any weapon—from the Primordial Spirit’s power in the crown and the innate blood-qi of martial cultivation, outside the body.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Buddhism forbids weapons, so only fists, feet, and palm seals are permitted.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The old monk showed no concealment, slowly demonstrating; the three guards immediately focused intently, and Xu Jiangxian also turned her attention.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Only Sima Muqing’s eyes remained vacant.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The old monk clasped his hands, teaching the qi-circulation method—a technique requiring the union of Primordial Spirit and martial innate qi.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The three guards’ faces fell in disappointment; they had trained only in martial qi or Primordial Spirit alone.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The most supreme arts in the world are those that cultivate both Primordial Spirit and martial qi together.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Not mere separate cultivation!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xu Jiangxian’s eyes brightened—she was already skilled in demonic arts, and here was an uncanny parallel.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【She was slowly forming a Buddhist palm in her hand, but it was entirely black, radiating demonic energy—only the shape resembled it.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Master Lianchi’s “Vajra Zen Tathagata Jade Hand” is the most fiercely potent, the most violently powerful in the world.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【After explaining all its subtleties, the old monk said: “This mudra is called Buddha Hand, Surging Waves.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“When unleashed, it multiplies martial power by eight—even for a martial cultivator of the Third Realm. If used to guard oneself, it grants tenfold defense, nearly unbreakable.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【All were stunned—eightfold power increase? For a cultivator of the same realm, it would mean crushing dominance by sheer force.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Tenfold defense for self-protection?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This is the power of a World-Class Grandmaster!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lianchi said: “This mudra appears simple, but is exceedingly difficult. Even uniting Primordial Spirit and innate qi into a swirling vortex—what is called Spirit-Flesh Unity—is hard to sustain within the body. Then you must circulate it over a dozen times without the slightest error... it cannot be achieved overnight.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The old monk looked at the youth, closed his eyes slightly as if in thought; a star pattern emerged on his forehead, and the qi in his dantian thickened.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【He was attempting it!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Remember, on the path of cultivation, never rush for quick gains,” the old monk’s voice whispered in your ear, a warning and reminder.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Only steady, grounded progress can truly...”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You completed your qi circulation, forming the Buddhist “Vajra Realm’s Zizaiyin .” This mudra purifies—your Daoist inner art transformed into Buddhist method.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Boom—”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【In the old monk’s eyes, a golden Liuli Buddha hand materialized, gently moving.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lianchi clasped his hands, trembling slightly: “Impossible...”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【His own painstakingly invented Tathagata Hand—the youth had learned it after hearing it once.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The three guards stared, dumbfounded, watching the youth wield the Liuli Buddha hand as if it were his own limb.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xu Jiangxian was even more shaken—her high cultivation allowed her to grasp its true depth.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【She now felt greater confidence in Xie Guan’s chances of victory.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Guan had mastered this “Surging Waves Buddha Hand.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You asked: “Master Lianchi, have I learned it?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The old monk murmured: “Namo Amitabha Buddha.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At that moment!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xu Jiangxian arrived with Zhu Zhiqian and the lame old man.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The old monk merely shifted his intent—the Five-Colored Liuli Realm covering three zhang vanished.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lianchi softly said: “Xie Guan, young friend, give your all.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【He had already resolved to protect Xie Guan at all costs.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xu Jiangxian bowed: “I entrust this matter to you, Young Master.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The three guards also hurriedly said: “We entrust this to you, Young Master.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Only then did Sima Muqing snap back to awareness, gazing at the slender youth beneath the moonlight—this battle determined her and her daughter’s lives.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xu Jiangxian smiled: “Master Lianchi, may we begin?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The old monk nodded faintly.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Under the clear moonlight, dappled bamboo shadows fell.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The two sides automatically cleared a space.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Zhu Zhiqian stepped forward, tall and proud, eyes icy.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Xie Guan, I will tear off your head.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【A light breeze stirred the bamboo, rustling softly.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yet you replied calmly:】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“It’s late. I still have to attend the Qunfang Banquet. Let’s end this quickly.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2419,"2026-06-21T01:33:01.587Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","094978e1c2b0692dbcb2142ed9720dedb028b759a2e33b9351761be569f44959","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-599","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-597",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-cover.jpg"]