[{"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-657":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},2347672,4587,"Chapter 657: Sutra Stone, Heavenly Demon Hand, Heaven","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-657",657,"\u003Cp>【“Heaven has a virtue of cherishing life, yet you of Zehu Lake have slaughtered countless innocent civilians.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“The Jiangnan region has long been filled with public outcry and suffering.” Master Lianchi clasped his hands, his once compassionate face now transformed into the wrathful visage of a Vajra.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Senior Master stared at Long Yi’s scaled face and the twin horns on his head, coldly saying: “Had you not been backed by the ‘Senior,’ Zehu Lake would have ceased to exist long ago.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Upon hearing this, Long Yi’s expression changed instantly, beads of cold sweat forming on his brow.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The three Grand Masters standing before him—the Senior Master, the Demon Master, and Master Lianchi—even if he faced just one alone, he would have only a chance to flee; now that all three were here, he had no chance to escape at all.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Even if all three were severely wounded now, if they joined forces, he would have no hope of survival.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【His instinct for survival drove his gaze toward Lu Hua, the Lu family’s Tian Shi who had come with him, his eyes carrying a sliver of hope.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Seeing this, Lu Hua quickly raised both hands and shook them, speaking calmly: “Long Yi, don’t look at me—I won’t lift a finger. We’ve already done all we could for each other.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At that moment!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Master Lianchi suddenly turned toward a direction along the riverbank, his brow slightly furrowed.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【A faint, elusive aura was slowly emerging, stepping quietly out from the shadows.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Demon Master also sensed the anomaly, his brow tightening.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【He had not sensed this person’s presence at all moments ago, and a flicker of caution arose in his heart.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【From the riverbank’s shadow, a figure slowly emerged, as if merged with the night.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The man, hidden within the darkness, gradually revealed his form.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lu Hua’s eyes widened slowly, “Master Xie!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The newcomer was Xie Hong—yet he looked utterly different from his usual self, as if he had grown younger, his brow no longer burdened by weariness and loneliness, but instead sharpened with vigor.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【He walked with calm steps, stopping behind Long Yi, his gaze level as he regarded the four across from him.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Senior Master’s eyes narrowed slightly as he studied him, his tone carrying a hint of understanding: “Is this your external body?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Hong gave a slight nod, bowing respectfully to the Senior Master, his voice humble: “Xie Hong greets the Senior Master.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Senior Master sighed softly, his gaze filled with nostalgia: “The Xie family’s twin pillars—the world says the elder Xie was unmatched in martial prowess, a rare general and commander of unparalleled fame.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【He paused, “But we, his fellow disciples, know that it was Xie Chongshan—the one who managed the household, cared for their elderly mother, and read and wrote in his spare time while his father and brother served in the military—that was truly the jade tree of the Xie family.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Your younger brother always wanted to take you as his disciple and make you the famed Fifth Master—why did you refuse back then?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Hong fell silent for a moment, then spoke slowly: “Yu’an always wanted to share good things with me, but one trapped within the chessboard often cannot see the whole board. The Master is a sage, yet he does not know that a sage’s wrath is more terrifying than the Son of Heaven’s.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“The Son of Heaven’s wrath brings a million corpses; a sage’s wrath poisons for a thousand years.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Senior Master, hearing this, asked with confusion: “You’ve never met the Master—how could you say this?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Back then, had the Master not deliberately leaked some earth-shattering secrets in pursuit of corpse liberation, none of us disciples would have suspected that the Confucian veneration of him as the Supreme Sage concealed such an unknown side.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Hong smiled faintly: “Some things need not be seen with one’s own eyes—only by observing actions and writings can one glimpse the whole picture. Perhaps the Master truly intended to shoulder the moral burden of the world, yet… nothing proceeds as desired; how many retain their original heart, and can a single heart surpass the heavens?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Senior Master fell silent for a moment, then spoke again: “So you knew all along? That the Master was slain by our four.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Hong’s expression remained calm: “Yu’an never hid it from me.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“I forgot—you and the second brother were bosom friends.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Demon Master’s eyes blazed with crimson light as he fixed them on the Senior Master, then turned to Xie Hong—their glow gradually dimmed. He mused inwardly: “The Demon Eye and Ghost Pupil” is a demonic technique for sensing qi, capable of perceiving all things’ energies—yet this external body of Xie Hong resembled a Yang Spirit, yet differed subtly, as if it were another kind of Primordial Spirit beyond Yang and Yin. His true body is not here, yet this external body thinks independently—clearly extraordinary.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This Xie Hong is indeed no ordinary man.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Senior Master looked at Xie Hong standing behind Long Yi: “So you intend to spare this demon of Zehu Lake?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【His voice was low, his eyes cold: “Do you also wish to emulate the Master, riding a dragon to ascend?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Hong shook his head: “Riding a dragon to ascend is merely a worldly fantasy. I came today only because I cannot bear to see the Zehu lineage extinguished. Moreover, the karmic entanglements behind him are far more complex than they appear.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Master Lianchi clasped his hands, his face solemn and radiant, his voice ringing like a great bell: “Om Amitabha. To forge demons from human lives is the path of the Asura.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“While the Master still lived, I could not destroy Zehu Lake. Now that the Master is gone, the first thing I did upon leaving Bianjing was to invite like-minded friends to come to Zehu Lake and slay demons and purge evil.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【His tone left no room for doubt: “Today, encountering this demon dragon—how could we let it escape?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Before his words had faded, a phantom Arhat appeared behind Master Lianchi, its hands raised to the heavens.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Hong frowned slightly upon hearing this.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Long Yi subtly stepped back beside Xie Hong; beneath his black hood, his scales rippled slightly from the old monk’s aura, visibly uneasy.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Demon Master chuckled softly: “Today, it seems I have a fated connection with the Master…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Before he finished speaking, Xie Hong already understood Xu Jiangxian’s intent.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Hong spoke slowly: “Master Lianchi, I have here the relic of Saint Longshu—the Sutra Stone. Today, I return it to the Eastern Holy Sect as a token of sincerity.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【As he spoke, he turned his palm upward, revealing a crimson, blood-red Sutra Stone, emitting a pure, white Buddhist aura, as if brimming with boundless Buddhist wisdom and compassion.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Buddhist Sutra Stones are sacred symbols, said to be crystallized remains left after the cremation of high monks. They may be as round as pearls or as clear as crystal, each unique in shape and color, each carrying the monk’s lifetime of cultivation and merit.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sutra Stones possess inconceivable power—they can protect beings, ward off evil and calamity, and enhance Buddhist practices.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Master Lianchi, upon seeing the Sutra Stone, his eyes flickered with shock: “Saint Longshu’s Sutra Stone… you actually have this.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Hong turned his gaze to the Demon Master, his tone calm: “I recall the Demon Master possesses a fragment of the left hand bone—the ‘Heavenly Demon Hand.’ I happened to acquire one fragment of the right hand.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【As he spoke, he turned his palm upward again, revealing a right hand bone, pure as jade and glowing softly—more like a holy relic than a demonic treasure, radiating an aura of sanctity.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Demon Master’s eyes snapped sharply: “How did this sacred relic of our sect end up in your hands?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Heavenly Demon Hand, a sacred artifact of the demonic sect, consists of two hand bones—left and right, complementary. The left bone is engraved with the “Heavenly Demon Scripture,” the sect’s lineage treasure; the right bone contains a “Blood River,” said to be forged from the blood essence of righteous masters after the sect’s founder perfected his demonic art, continuously supplying vital energy.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yet this right hand bone was stolen centuries ago; the demonic sect was enraged, yet never recovered its trail.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Now it appears in Xie Hong’s hands—how could the Demon Master not be stunned?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Hong smiled faintly, his tone indifferent: “I offer this as a gift. I humbly ask the Demon Master to show mercy.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xu Jiangxian’s expression darkened, a cold glint flashing in his eyes: “Xie Hong, do you think this sacred relic of our sect can sway me?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“This hand bone belongs to the demonic sect—you stole our supreme sacred treasure; your crime merits death!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Demon Master’s voice turned icy, demonic qi surging around him as the “Demonic Body Disintegration Technique” repaired his body.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Facing the overwhelming pressure of two Grand Masters, Xie Hong remained utterly composed.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【In an instant, his aura surged violently—the peak of the Nine Martial Realms merging with the Yang Spirit power of the Ten Primordial Spirit Realms, unleashing a force unlike any of the three Grand Masters present.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Even stranger, this aura was vast and majestic, skillfully blending the mystery of Daoism, the compassion of Buddhism, and the righteous grandeur of Confucianism—the essence of all three schools harmonizing perfectly, revealing his transcendent realm.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Senior Master, seeing this, sighed softly, his tone carrying admiration: “Fused with the roots of the Three Teachings—just as the third brother said, he has the potential to become a patriarch, founding a new lineage beyond Confucianism.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Demon Master slowly retracted his aura, a faint smile appearing on his face: “Thank you, Master Xie, for returning our sect’s sacred treasure. I shall remember this.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lu Hua, seeing this, silently cursed the Demon Master’s hypocrisy—he had been so fierce moments ago, yet now wore a completely different face.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yet she was not surprised that Xie Hong had reached the rank of Grand Master.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At the Xie Fu, she had already sensed his extraordinary nature.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Even a figure like the Demon Master would not dare oppose a Grand Master who had forged his true essence—especially one who had fused the roots of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism, and whose true essence remained unknown.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【In the midst of the scene, Master Lianchi still glared coldly, his voice firm: “Though this Sutra Stone is precious, it weighs less than my Buddhist heart.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Demon Master stood with his hands behind his back, serene and detached—clearly no longer intending to intervene.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Hong gave a slight nod to the Demon Master, then turned his gaze to the Senior Master.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lu Hua cleared her throat softly, breaking the silence. The Sanzhen Sect and Xie Hong had long-standing understanding—otherwise she would not have followed him into Bianjing.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Senior Master, having joined the Sanzhen Sect, already understood the hidden connections.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Senior Master looked at the two treasures Xie Hong had offered, his eyes flickering with understanding: “So you had a hand in today’s Gathering of the Flowers.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Hong bowed: “I humbly ask the Senior Master to show leniency.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Senior Master spoke calmly: “Since you could persuade the second brother to break the Divine Shock Array and free yourself from confinement, I will not interfere in today’s matter.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Long Yi’s lips curled into a smile, revealing fine, sharp teeth—he was clearly delighted. The Senior Master had agreed; the Demon Master and Lu Hua had chosen to stand aside; only Master Lianchi remained—he now had a chance to survive.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Thank you, Senior Master.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Long Yi, quickly thank the Senior Master.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Long Yi immediately bowed, his smile widening.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Senior Master smiled, his tone carrying deeper meaning: “Don’t thank me just yet. Though I no longer intervene, and the Demon Master and Lu Hua have chosen to stand aside, there is still one person here who has not spoken.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【One person remains?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Long Yi, hearing this, knew immediately who was meant.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This entire situation arose because of him—he could have fled long ago. He hated this person with every fiber of his being, wishing to devour him alive—but his cultivation was too shallow; in this setting, what right did he have to speak?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Demon Master smiled: “Master Xie, you have not yet spoken.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lu Hua turned her gaze—Xie Guan stood outside the four, head bowed, eyes lowered, in this same posture since the Second Master’s dissolution.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Hong’s gaze was complex as it fell upon the youth. He had long known Xie Guan inherited the Second Master’s legacy, yet now Xie Guan radiated an elusive aura he could not fathom.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You were not surprised by Xie Hong’s arrival, but since the Second Master bestowed the Nine Swords upon you, for some reason, you felt a strange sensation—as if you were “observing the Dao.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This sensation was unprecedented—as if the mysteries of heaven and earth unfolded before your eyes.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You naturally would not let this opportunity slip away!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Within this brief half-incense period, countless unresolved questions resolved themselves as if “heaven had granted” them—you had quietly mastered seven of the swords, leaving only the final one to fully comprehend the Second Master’s true intent.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At the very last moment, you finally grasped the first seven swords of the Nine, yet the final two remained uncomprehended.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【That mysterious sensation vanished, as if it had never existed.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Seven sword intentions within your dantian had transformed into coiling dragons, stirring violent storms within Xie Guan’s spiritual sea—sword truths that should have taken twenty years of arduous cultivation to grasp now flooded his spiritual platform like spring snow melting into a stream.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You opened your eyes; the swordlight within them flashed and vanished, returning to calm. You bowed to Xie Hong, your tone respectful yet neither humble nor arrogant: “Greetings, Uncle Chongshan.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Hong gave a slight nod, looking at you.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Master Lianchi also turned his gaze toward you.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lu Hua watched with keen interest, awaiting your decision.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Long Yi’s eyes held a tide of murderous intent—though silent, his cold gaze betrayed his resentment and venom.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Faced with this… you decide!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1. Agree to this matter. (Hint: It may be unfavorable for the future.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. Disagree to this matter. (Hint: It may be unfavorable for the future.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3. Personally slay the dragon with your sword. (Hint: It will be favorable for the future.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4. Participate personally. (1\u002F3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great cauldron rang out, spewing forth myriad rays of rosy light, its inscriptions slowly solidifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke stared at the three options above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitated little and made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Long Yi had long harbored murderous intent and committed countless evils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choose directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3. Personally slay the dragon with your sword. (Hint: It will be favorable for the future.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2473,"2026-06-21T01:33:03.787Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d494928e2fa1239c00dcb233e2a730c71700c4c7fdf9a126be1cb9d6acbdf5c5","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-658","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-656",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-cover.jpg"]