[{"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-654":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},2347669,4587,"Chapter 654: The Kunxu Cauldron Is About to Upgrade—Open the Heavenly Gate Again!","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-654",654,"\u003Cp>Yaoxian Tower, fourth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master…” Third Master’s voice carried a hint of melancholy, his expression complex and unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, in the end, it still…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jing, however, faced toward the banks of Zhi River and bowed deeply, his tone solemn: “Disciple, respectfully sees off Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master followed suit, bowing in reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An Shi,” Su Jing turned, his gaze profound, “Master is gone. Today’s Qunfang Banquet—were you satisfied? Second Brother’s lamp has also burned out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One move, exchanging two pieces—truly a brilliant play.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Shi shook his head lightly and sighed: “Master was a seeker of the Dao. He once said he was like morning dew—fleeting, vanishing in an instant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A mayfly trying to shake a great tree—ridiculous, yet admirable. No joy in his heart, only sorrow at the inevitability of Heaven’s will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet Master was a mountain upon my heart. Now that he is gone, I may finally place my stones upon the board without hesitation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master recalled the heart-stopping scene moments before—the crimson cloud hand emerging midair, lasting but a breath, yet flattening every house within ten li, leaving ruin in its wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master’s voice trembled with awe: “It seems the Third True Ancestor has truly returned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jing smiled faintly: “Not quite returned. Only that his methods were too mysterious, too unfathomable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet this confirms one thing—the being in question cannot truly interfere in this world’s affairs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished speaking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear, piercing sword cry rang out—like a phoenix’s cry from the highest heavens, piercing clouds and splitting stone, echoing across the land, making heaven and earth fall silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master and Su Jing looked up simultaneously, their gazes fixed on the sky above Bianjing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hazy figure stood atop the gale, sword and heavenly light interweaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword qi surged like a dragon, shooting straight to the ninth heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword light became a brilliant ribbon stretching across the sky, wielding unmatched sharpness, slashing toward the thick clouds above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the sword qi passed, the cloud sea churned—as if torn apart by an invisible giant hand, revealing a vast fissure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the fissure, golden light poured down, divine aura swirling, faintly revealing jade pavilions, celestial cranes soaring—like paradise descending upon mortal earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grand sword intent coalesced into a towering heavenly gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanging high above Bianjing, like a bridge connecting mortal realm and immortal realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jing looked up, a flicker of surprise in his eyes, murmuring softly: “Is this… the Ascension Gate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sword opens the heavenly gate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master seemed to have anticipated this: “When Second Brother united his nine swords, he had already awakened the tenth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But when we joined forces to kill Master back then, his body suffered irreparable internal injuries, and his heart was weakened as a result.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, he has finally broken free from his shackles, mended his heart, and unleashed that tenth sword in truth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master smiled: “He sealed his sword for two hundred years. Today, sword opens the heavenly gate—we should rejoice for Second Brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice carried deep emotion, eyes locked on the heavenly gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching a supreme swordmaster, with a single blade, question the heavens and carve a grand path to the highest realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In heaven and earth, sword intent lingered, its resonance long and profound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the figure standing atop the gale seemed unable to hold on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His physical body had long been consumed by the overwhelming sword intent; only his Yang Spirit remained in the void, wrapped in a faint glow, like a radiant moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above Bianjing, a free, unrestrained laugh rang out—filled with boundless ease and release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure slowly descended from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The illusory gate above began to fade—golden light dimmed, divine aura dissipated, as if lacking the strength to sustain itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jing watched, eyes filled with regret, murmuring softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a pity… Second Brother, such a genius, sacrificed his physical body and Yin Spirit to strike this one sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Had he not done so, he might truly have stepped through the gate, shattered the void, and ascended straight to the ninth heaven.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fate. Destiny.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since ancient times, how many have sought even a sliver of chance to ascend? The Demon Sect’s Ancestor severed his seven emotions; the Buddha’s Saint carved flesh to feed eagles; the Sage exhausted two thousand years—only to fail at the final step.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sigh—both lament and sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet this glorious history ultimately boils down to one question: How many have ever ascended?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both men gazed at the spot where Second Brother’s Yang Spirit had landed, their expressions complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master fell silent for a moment: “Now that Second Brother is left with only his Yang Spirit, he cannot last until dawn. When the first light appears, he will vanish into heaven and earth, returning to nothingness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jing glanced at Third Master and asked softly: “Third Brother, won’t you go to see him off?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master shook his head gently, eyes filled with turmoil: “I feel guilt toward Second Brother. With his character, he would never hold these things against me. But precisely because of that, I have no face to meet him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, voice dropping lower: “Now that he is leaving, he will surely offer some boon. I… truly cannot accept it without shame.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jing nodded, his gaze fixed on the distant, fading Yang Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, when parting, laugh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second Brother, his life was full of joy and vengeance, his sword opened the heavenly gate—he has no regrets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jing took a cup of wine from the table and poured it onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And to Second Brother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere of the Qunfang Banquet had been utterly shattered by the successive miraculous phenomena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guests no longer gazed at the dancers and singers; all eyes turned upward to the fading celestial gate above Bianjing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The illusory “gate” slowly dispersed like smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yaoxian Tower, third floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Hong stood by the window, holding a cup of wine long gone cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the fading gate, eyes filled with disappointment and regret, murmuring softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even you couldn’t do it? Then who in this world can ever ascend?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was low, heavy with resentment and sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, what’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A concerned voice came—Madam Zhao, mistress of the Second Courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, she seemed more meticulously adorned than usual, her figure graceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wore an autumn mink and sable Zhaojun ensemble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she had two sons and was over thirty, her face remained as youthful as a girl of twenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, she had gone even further—her black hair coiled into a Lingyun bun, elegant and dignified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was unusual today!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhao, long rumored to bind her chest, seemed today to have gone even more extreme, drawing frequent glances from men on the third floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhao leaned gently against Xie Hong, her breath sweet as orchid, asking softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, is something troubling you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Hong’s gaze was cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the banks of Zhi River.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Shi, Lianchi, and others stood on the shore, eyes fixed on the towering celestial gate above Bianjing, their faces unmistakably stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gate hung high, golden light pouring down, divine aura swirling—as if connecting mortal realm and immortal realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sight was too dazzling, too magnificent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Mo Shi, a man who had weathered countless storms and witnessed countless deaths, felt his heart surge, unable to contain himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had assumed the first ascender in three thousand years would be the unfathomable Sage—but never imagined it would be Second Brother of the Academy, who, with a single sword, split open the heavenly gate, shattered the void, and revealed the scene of ascension to the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goal he had pursued his entire life had suddenly appeared before him—how could he not be stunned?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Shi also noticed: though the gate had appeared, Second Brother lacked the strength to push it open, to guide his own ascension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Brother’s upper torso floated calmly, sighing: “Second Brother, you spent your Yin Spirit and body to strike this sword—and still, you cannot ascend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second Brother, truly the undisputed master of sword art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Shi nodded: “What a pity. Second Brother unlocked this sword that opens the gate—but his body is now weak and spent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone carried unmistakable regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A frail, white-robed Yang Spirit, sword in hand, slowly landed before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua looked up, voice filled with surprise: “Second Brother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke seemed to hear Lu Chen’s voice in his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We will meet again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly recalled Chen Jingqiu’s cryptic words in Shenxiao Sect about ascension from the lower realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Kunxu Realm is truly one of the three thousand worlds, where did Lu Chen and Lu Yu ascend to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Kunxu Realm is one of the three thousand worlds beneath my own world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Lu Chen, the Demon Master, the Empress, and others come to the cultivation world where I now stand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, three thousand years have passed since the world I once knew, and in what era was that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at sun and moon, yet unaware of the cave heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke was certain that in his previous life, Lu Chen had not died of old age on Mount Zhongnan, but ascended in another manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He murmured softly, “Refine away all yin impurities of the spirit, achieve ultimate pure yang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Chen left behind his physical body, attaining the Dao in the Kunxu World through another path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke opened his eyes again, but did not appear in Shenxiao Sect; instead, he consciously controlled his spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt as if he had become an observer above the heavens, viewing Bianjing of his second life from a near-overhead perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu Chen of three thousand years ago was but a fleeting glimpse, already past time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Xie Guan was here, in “this moment, this day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After personally participating in this, Yu Ke felt he had gained further mastery over the Kunxu Cauldron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a faint premonition: once he achieved Foundation Establishment, the Kunxu Cauldron would awaken once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world of the Kunxu Cauldron would undergo a complete spiritual energy explosion, entering a true golden age of cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke stood atop the great cauldron, holding mountains and rivers in his palm; above him lay dense networks of mountains, lakes, and rivers, their waters surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing within the world of the Kunxu Cauldron, Yu Ke scanned the surroundings, his heart filled with curiosity and anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world resembled an incomplete game map, shrouded in mist, with only partial regions clearly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the north lay a frigid glacier, sparsely explored, appearing desolate and mysterious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the west stretched endless mountain ranges, yet they had an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the east was a turbulent sea; Yu Ke recalled his Master’s mention of the Eastern Sea’s “End of the World,” where, it was said, a standing stone tablet marked the boundary of heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world was originally composed of the Four Great Continents; known names included Xiniu Hezhou, Da Qi, Da Sui, the Southern Buddhist Kingdom, and Beiju Luzhou, where the Eternal Heaven resided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beiju Luzhou was the smallest of the Four Continents, with the sparsest population of sentient beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking further south, at the horizon stood a towering, incomprehensibly vast mountain; only its base was visible, beyond which lay endless mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke recalled his Master’s words: “Beiju Luzhou lies north of Mount Sumeru, separated from the other three continents by sea. Beiju Luzhou is rich in mountains, with numerous gardens and hot springs scattered along its slopes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are four great gardens: Shanxian Garden, Puxian Garden, Shanhu Garden, and Xile Garden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this colossal mountain be “Mount Sumeru”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four gardens behind it—Yu Ke, hearing their names, suspected they were places of leisure, like imperial pleasure gardens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke’s gaze wandered across the world within the Kunxu Cauldron, his astonishment deepening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this unlocked map, majestic mountains rose, lakes gleamed like mirrors, and thick spiritual energy hovered—every inch of land seemed imbued with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More astonishing still, beneath these famed mountains and rivers, faint golden radiance shimmered, as if priceless treasures lay buried deep within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully counted—there were exactly seventy-two such places glowing with brilliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each emitted a unique aura, as if harboring immense power, poised to surge heavenward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke pondered inwardly: could these radiant spots truly be linked to the legends of this world’s “Heavenly Court”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling his Master’s words: on the ancient stone tablet was carved the astonishing phrase—“In the 19,000th year of the Jiazi cycle of the Great Dao, the number of male immortals and female immortals who ascended from Beiju Luzhou reached 190,365!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a vast exodus of immortals was almost unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically speaking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With so many immortals ascending, they must have left behind sect lineages and divine treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after countless upheavals, those immortal relics must still lie hidden somewhere, awaiting a destined seeker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke looked up again at the illusory sky within the Kunxu Cauldron, seeing stars woven like a tapestry, constellations slowly revolving according to some ancient rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange feeling arose within him: as if those stars stirred, eager to break free and cascade down into this cauldron world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering how the previous two Heavenly Reincarnation simulations had begun with crimson stars first falling into the cauldron, Yu Ke’s heart rippled with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world has long passed down the legend of \"Falling Destiny Stars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke gazed at the mountains and lakes beneath his feet and the boundless stars above, his heart brimming with profound emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third life of Heavenly Reincarnation might well unveil the true beginning of this world’s cultivation boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this depended on achieving Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this simulation ends, I must complete the “Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment,” taking a solid step onto the path of cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the Kunxu Cauldron will undergo an unprecedented “major upgrade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will no longer face the predicament of being trapped by a single “Shock the Spirit Array.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will still need “A Ding” to borrow power from my first life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yu Ke’s thoughts swirled and he drifted into reverie, the great cauldron roared again, snapping him back to awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly looked down and saw above Bianjing, a sharp sword intent tearing through the heavens, revealing boundless void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This must be the Second Master’s sword!” Yu Ke thought inwardly—the familiar sword intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sword intent coalesced in the void into a heavenly gate, majestic and grand, as if capable of guiding immortals to ascend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the cauldron had returned, it no longer resided in this world, but hung high above the nine heavens, overlooking all beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke and the cauldron were in perfect harmony; with a single thought, he could erase all, making that heavenly gate vanish instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That heavenly gate could no longer hold, and slowly collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Yu Ke recalled the Second Master from the simulation—he was not unimpressive. Now, in this state, he could barely influence the Kunxu World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stirred his spirit, and the cauldron rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vanished heavenly gate ceased to fade; instead, a heavenly gate descended from the highest heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke opened his eyes again—he was back in the quiet chamber of Shenxiao Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The characters atop the cauldron continued their calculations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simulation continues!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You encountered the legendary Second Master.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Heavenly Gate of Bianjing reopened!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>～\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Guan opened his eyes and looked up; through the night clouds, a golden heavenly light descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2587,"2026-06-21T01:33:03.787Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c8378e2441e8f316b915e2ba0c84709a20d65865b0a6f4a39d33f085b6a6fdc9","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-655","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-653",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-cover.jpg"]