[{"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-659":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},2347674,4587,"Chapter 659: Igniting the Divine Flame, Wudao","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-659",659,"\u003Cp>After a stick of incense had burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Master’s face grew increasingly astonished; you seemed to have fully comprehended the “Devil’s Strike That Alters Heaven and Earth,” and the demonic aura behind you grew ever more sinister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a sight could never be achieved by one just beginning to practice demonic arts—it was as if the art had been refined over countless years, reaching perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiangxian even began to suspect that Xie Guan was a person naturally suited to the Demon Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A born… Demon Seed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Guan’s aura surged even more fiercely; as demonic energy swirled around him, a pure Buddhist force emerged—like ten thousand golden rays piercing through dark clouds obscuring the sun, dazzling and brilliant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lianchi’s face showed surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You slowly raised both hands, forming the Vajra Fist Seal: your left index finger stood straight, while your right pinky curled around the first joint of the left index finger, and the tip of the left index finger firmly supported the first joint of the right thumb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great Sun Vajra Bodhi Seal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft divine light enveloped the youth; around him, lotus platforms seemed to bloom, radiating a sacred and boundless luminous aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, your hands slowly loosened; your right palm faced upward, resting gently upon your left, and your thumbs lightly touched, completing the seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An aura of immovable stillness, sealing all realms, spread outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ding Fa Jie Yin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Master Lianchi already knew Xie Guan could wield this great Buddhist hand seal, witnessing it firsthand still shook him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Master’s pupils dilated with intense light—as if he had witnessed something inconceivable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beads in Master Lianchi’s hand suddenly halted; the old monk’s cloudy eyes flickered with shock, and he softly chanted, “Amitabha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Xie can simultaneously wield Buddhist and demonic power—such talent is exceedingly rare.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your divine light and demonic aura intertwined, forming a strange Taiji diagram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your left half was shrouded in gentle golden light, while your right half was entwined in sinister demonic energy. Two utterly opposing forces fused perfectly within you, as if yin and yang gave birth to each other, endlessly cycling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Xie Guan’s abdomen, thunder roared and tigers and leopards howled, like rolling spring thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua could not help speaking: “He has shattered the Fourth Realm’s Embryo Refinement… Wudao Fifth Realm: Spring Thunder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large pools of blackened blood gushed from behind you, soaking your clothes, turning them a blood-black hue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint sword hum sounded again; within the interwoven Buddhist-demonic “Taiji diagram,” seven barely visible sword intentions quietly emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large pools of blackened blood seeped from your back, soaking your clothes, turning them blood-black, the stench of decay filling the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet your aura grew ever more mighty and vast, as if you had undergone a complete metamorphosis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword hum echoed again; the seven sword intentions grew clearer beneath the interwoven Buddhist-demonic Taiji diagram, their edges razor-sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your upper garments were violently torn apart by the surging sword intentions, revealing pale, muscular skin, with smooth, defined muscle lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Lu Hua blushed slightly and quickly averted her gaze, thinking inwardly: When did Xie Guan acquire such a warrior’s physique?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Master’s gaze burned as he observed the changes within Xie Guan. The Devil’s Blood Marrow was gradually melting inside him, intertwining with the medicinal power of the Dragon-Eye Bodhi Seed, transforming into a vast essence that merged into his sinews and bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within Xie Guan’s meridians, golden luster flowed like flowing sand; his aura rose and fell irregularly. His face flushed crimson, then turned deathly pale—he was clearly enduring immense pain and pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lianchi’s expression turned grave; he knew this was the critical moment. If Xie Guan fainted now, the medicinal power of the Dragon-Eye Bodhi Seed, if unguided, would block his meridians—not only failing to enhance his cultivation, but backfiring and causing his cultivation to regress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lianchi asked softly: “Young Master Xie, are you well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Guan clenched his teeth, his forehead veins bulging, yet his voice remained utterly calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Master, for your concern.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lianchi praised: “Young Master Xie, at this moment, you must guide the medicinal power with your spirit—not suppress it, nor let it run wild.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Guan’s expression gradually calmed, his aura steadied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strongest medicinal power of the Dragon-Eye Bodhi Seed was now fully consumed; your entire body seemed draped in a golden kasaya, your skin shimmering with faint radiant light, as if a golden-bodied Arhat had descended upon the mortal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your Wudao cultivation rose from the early stage of the Fifth Realm all the way to its peak, just one step away from breaking through to a higher realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet you did not rush to force the essence of your blood marrow and the Bodhi Seed’s power to shatter the bottleneck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, you remained as steady as a mountain, calmly suppressing the power, slowly dispersing it into the acupoints of your limbs and torso, nourishing every sinew, bone, and muscle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You understood well: Wudao cultivation is like rowing upstream—if you do not advance, you retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Master nodded slightly: “A young man with lofty aspirations, able to hold fast to this heart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To chase only realm breakthroughs would destabilize one’s foundation, making it impossible to reach the summit in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by building solidly can one go farther.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strange phenomena around you gradually faded; your expression returned to calm, as if the earth-shaking transformation had never occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Lu Hua knew well: your Wudao cultivation, under the influence of blood marrow and the Bodhi Seed, had broken through into the Fifth Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But your true talent lay not in Wudao, but in your Primordial Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You had long entered the Seventh Realm of the Primordial Spirit, in the state of Spiritual Travel, just one step away from igniting the Divine Flame and entering the Eighth Realm—the Divine Flame Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Divine Flame” Realm is especially crucial; once ignited, a cultivator’s power surges forward like a rebirth, utterly transforming them from their former self—mortals revere such beings as “Great Cultivators.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, before the Divine Flame, a Primordial Spirit cultivator may still be no match for a Wudao warrior’s brute strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once entering the Divine Flame Realm, the situation reverses completely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint azure star pattern gradually appeared on your forehead, between your brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua’s heart leapt—was it possible you would ignite the Divine Flame today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your entire body was enveloped in a faint golden halo; at your third eye, a flame mark slowly emerged. This flame was no ordinary fire—it was condensed entirely from pure Primordial Spirit energy, its hue crystal-clear as jade, yet containing the power to burn heaven and destroy earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the flame flickered, the surrounding air seemed to ignite, rippling in concentric waves, space itself warping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Demon Master and others showed some surprise, none matched the storm within Lu Hua’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only she knew: Xie Guan had only entered cultivation two months ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only two months—Wudao Fifth Realm, Primordial Spirit igniting the Divine Flame—this pace, even the ancestral masters of the Three Truths Lineage could not match.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua thought inwardly of the ancestral precept of the Three Truths: “All our Three Truths disciples shall guard the Immortal with their lives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, Master Lu Chen had intervened across three thousand years—perhaps confirming that this “Immortal” was Master Lu Chen himself, or perhaps the Second Master who had ascended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Lu Hua secretly felt the matter was not so simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, it could not explain why Xie Guan had spoken at length with the Master just now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua recalled her two-month interaction with Xie Guan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this Immortal… be embodied in Xie Guan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The events of today were simply too complex to discern; all of them had only fragments, unable to glimpse the whole picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Master and others also pondered, yet felt as if a barrier hung between heaven and earth, their minds unable to grasp the key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the massive bronze cauldron they had just seen—the inscriptions upon it had gradually blurred, leaving only an ancient, weathered impression; only its mystery and depth still lingered in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a stick of incense later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You slowly opened your eyes; brilliant light flashed, then gradually withdrew into your gaze, the flame mark on your third eye slowly fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You reflected inwardly: In Wudao, aside from the foundation of the “Great Ancestor Holy Monkey Stance,” all that was needed was to capture the primordial qi within your body, aided by the two great tonics—the Bodhi Seed and the Devil’s Blood Marrow—breaking through the Fifth Realm was inevitable. Had you not deliberately suppressed it, you would have already reached the Sixth Realm, “Rouzhi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Primordial Spirit cultivation, you already possessed the foundation of “Stillness in the Chest,” and your years of blind study and spirit refinement in the courtyard had propelled your Primordial Spirit forward at an astonishing pace. Now, having endured the agony of ten thousand ants gnawing at your soul from the Dragon-Eye Bodhi Seed, you did not faint—instead, you used it to temper your spirit, further strengthening your Primordial Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The harder the trial, the more vital the spirit refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You rose slowly, bowed respectfully to Master Lianchi and the Demon Master, your tone reverent yet unyielding: “Thank you, both elders, for your aid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lianchi nodded slightly, his voice tinged with satisfaction: “Young Master Xie, your temperament is indeed steady—your future achievements are boundless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Master stood with arms crossed, his tone tinged with pride: “I rarely praise anyone, but your cultivation talent resembles mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lu Hua couldn’t help rolling her eyes. Though the Demon Master had advanced far beyond his peers, he could never match Xie Guan’s meteoric rise. She thought inwardly: What self-praise!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi, though aware of your great advancement, remained indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, you were merely a frail human cultivator—a mere insect of a dozen years’ life; even with breakthroughs, what could you truly accomplish?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had lain dormant in Ze Lake for years, enduring countless storms and snows, his body forged like tempered steel. Long Yi tilted his head; his neck cracked with a sharp “crack,” his eyes brimming with murderous intent:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xie Guan… are you ready… to die?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your expression remained calm as you stepped forward, meeting Long Yi’s gaze without a trace of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Hong watched you, frowning slightly. Though you had entered the Eighth Realm of the Primordial Spirit and ignited the Divine Flame, your cultivation still paled beside Long Yi’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi’s body was immensely strong; even cultivators of the Upper Three Realms could not budge him an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, though Long Yi was not skilled in Primordial Spirit arts, he had ignited the Divine Flame, mastered water techniques, and received secret instruction from the Master—his power was only slightly below that of cultivators who had formed their “Essence,” earning him the title “Invincible Below Essence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without such strength, Xie Hong would never have invited him to Bianjing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, you had just ignited the Divine Flame—whether you could control its power remained uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your cultivation had surged, your body had strengthened two realms, granting you the strength of “one tiger”—yet like a child lifting a great sword, you could barely stand, let alone wield it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Hong looked at the Great Master, his tone calm yet inquiring: “Shall we begin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi’s gaze had turned icy, yet greedy; he stared fixedly at you, saliva dripping from his mouth onto the blue stone slab, corroding it into wisps of smoke with a “sizzle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lianchi clasped his hands together and softly chanted a Buddhist mantra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Master stood with arms crossed, his eyes filled with anticipation—he clearly found this battle intriguing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your upper body was bare, your muscular frame exposed; you stepped past the Demon Master and others, walking forward slowly. Yet Lu Hua suddenly blocked your path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You looked at Lu Hua with confusion—she was never the type to hesitate or retreat at the last moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua stared at your bare chest, especially meeting your gaze; her cheeks flushed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here—take this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You looked down—it was the Three Truths Ten Thousand Dharma Sword in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua whispered: “This is the treasured artifact of the Three Truths Sect. I lend it to you today—use it well to slay demons and purge evil.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your heart warmed; you took the “Three Truths Ten Thousand Dharma Sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade was about three feet long and two fingers wide, its form utterly unique—it was not forged from ordinary metal, but assembled from countless ancient copper coins, their inscriptions and patterns faintly visible: some bore “Peace Under Heaven,” others were engraved with “Three Truths Ten Thousand Dharma.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hilt bore a line of small seal script: “Three Truths, Ten Thousand Methods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You said solemnly, “Thank you, Master Lu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Master’s gaze settled on you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You gave a slight nod, signaling you were ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Master stepped back and said calmly, “Begin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Hong, Lu Hua, and others withdrew to a distance, leaving a circular open space three zhang across.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A river wind blew in, bringing a faint chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi had been impatient for long, his eyes filled with bloodlust, eager to tear you apart and swallow you whole. He extended his hands from his wide sleeve, revealing a pair of indigo-blue hands, each with only three fingers, shaped like eagle talons, their hooked tips razor-sharp and glinting with cold light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi tore through the air with his claws, his body swinging like a pendulum, appearing instantly before you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tearing sound was piercing; the surrounding blue stone slabs bore deep grooves from the force of his claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face twisted in ferocity as his sharp talons shot straight for your shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You seemed not to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your entire figure stood frozen, utterly still!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His claws tore through nothing but a lingering afterimage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi’s golden pupils widened in shock—he missed entirely, his body skidding across the ground, carving a deep furrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at a yellow talisman drifting down before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes darted, twisting his body at an impossible angle to strike behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your figure slowly materialized, as if formed from mist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your expression unchanged, you gave the Three Truths, Ten Thousand Methods sword a slight tremor; the coins on its blade clinked with a clear ring. You vanished in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword met claw, sparks flying everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Readers say the realms are confusing—let me organize them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Guan’s previous realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial Path, Fourth Realm: Cultivating the Embryo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primordial Spirit, Seventh Realm: Soul Travel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Current realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial Path, Fifth Realm: Spring Thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primordial Spirit, Eighth Realm: Divine Flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I haven’t written about realms in a long time, and there are too many at once—I’m bound to make mistakes myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2487,"2026-06-21T01:33:03.787Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d5a5dc6301a8438fb8a7e31b2edfdb45d919b62907165e5bcc45d280e416627d","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-660","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-658",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-cover.jpg"]