[{"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-662":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},2347677,4587,"Chapter 662: The Bear","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-662",662,"\u003Cp>Long Yi’s figure suddenly appeared, his claw tearing through the illusion—only to find Xie Guan’s form dissolving once more into nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena was filled with swirling rain, countless water arrows cascading like a downpour, the dense assault suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You slowly formed a Buddhist mudra with both hands, unhurried and calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your hands gently released, the right palm facing upward, resting atop the left, thumbs lightly touching—a quiet aura of immovable stillness and sealing of all realms spread forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You unmade the mudra, fingertips lightly tapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A void vortex slowly formed before your fingertip, filled with sealing and spatial power, expanding as it spun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds upon thousands of water arrows, drawn by invisible force, plunged into the vortex and vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lianchi, though not seeing this for the first time, could not hide the astonishment on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Hong spoke slowly, recognizing the mudra: “One of the Three Supreme Buddhist Mudras—the Dharma-Defining Seal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This seal possesses the power to anchor the Void and seal all realms—it is the supreme secret art of the Buddhist path.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Hong, versed in Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist teachings, needed only one glance to identify it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mudra was unknown even to the contemporary Buddhist sects and their greatest masters—yet it appeared in the hands of a Xie family bastard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absurd!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those water arrows, potent enough to obliterate even thick city walls under such relentless assault,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet before they touched your robes, they fell like dumplings into the white vortex, leaving not a whisper behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua’s eyes flickered with surprise—he wondered silently: When did you learn such a formidable Buddhist technique?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi’s figure reappeared through the rain, his claw striking like lightning toward Xie Guan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Guan’s form dissolved once more into mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua counted silently, her eyes filled with disbelief: “Seventh ‘Shun Dui Fa Ling Ti’…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she did not know how many times you could still use this substitution technique, she knew it could not be infinite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, with Long Yi’s current strength, a single touch would crush your flesh instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You dared not even raise your sword to block his claws—only dodging and substituting, barely escaping death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi’s figure vanished again, leaving only his low, rumbling roar in the rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rain flooded the entire arena!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the slowly shifting water tornadoes within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua grew more anxious—she knew you could not afford a single mistake, and Long Yi needed only one opening to tear you apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ninth talisman drifted slowly downward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi summoned a roaring wave from the river, riding atop it, his figure flickering in and out with each surge, his assault growing fiercer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, Long Yi’s claw shattered Xie Guan’s form—yet Xie Guan vanished once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi’s fury deepened, a flicker of impatience in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had lost count of how many times he had shattered Xie Guan’s illusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi thought inwardly, his expression darkening: Xie Guan could not keep substituting forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He halted his movements, coldly fixing his gaze on Xie Guan as he reappeared, a mocking smile curling his lips, revealing a dense row of sharp teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now where will you run?” His voice was low and hoarse, laced with mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, Xie Hong scanned the arena, noticing the ground now soaked with water—the earlier water tornadoes and the summoned waves had vanished; his eyes grew thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You did not respond to Long Yi’s taunt; your hands swiftly formed a mudra, fingertips tracing lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black vortex slowly formed before you, utterly different from the previous white one—churning and swelling, as if something within were about to emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Master’s eyes flickered with understanding; he murmured: “Using his own method against him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of water arrows shot from the vortex, identical to those Long Yi had conjured with his tornado.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi snorted, exhaling a blast of freezing air that solidified into a crystal-clear ice shield before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water arrows struck the shield in unison, hissing as steam rose from its surface—but it remained unbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi was puzzled—this was clearly his own technique, yet how could Xie Guan wield it? Though confused, he faintly sensed the aura of Buddhist cultivation within the black-and-white vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your mudra slowly dissolved—clearly, this strike had not harmed Long Yi, as you had anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your gaze shifted slightly—you noticed Long Yi had not advanced, standing at a distance, watching you coldly, as if already viewing a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water tornadoes had vanished; the waves had calmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>River mist gradually lifted; cold moonlight spilled down, illuminating a battlefield in ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green stone slabs were soaked with water, pockmarked by countless impacts from water arrows, puddles reflecting the moon like shattered mirrors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You understood: Long Yi’s true killing move was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps all his prior assaults had been mere setup for this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You looked down at the ground—the moon’s reflection in the puddles trembled slightly, as if foretelling something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi moved, muttering an obscure incantation, his body radiating chilling cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The puddles on the ground boiled; countless water droplets leapt into the air, transforming into sharp, glistening water spikes, hovering midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi spoke coldly: “Xie Guan… it’s over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the words faded, hundreds of water spikes rained down like a storm, piercing every vital point on your body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire space was sealed—you had nowhere to flee!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spikes filled the arena, dense as a death net, completely enveloping you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua’s face paled, her eyes filled with panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this was Long Yi’s final killing move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you used substitution now, there was no ground left to hide upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart sank; she prepared to intervene—but Master Lianchi gently held her back. “Not yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua, frantic, could only watch helplessly as thousands of ice spikes rained down like a storm of needles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden burst of freezing air erupted, stirring a blinding white mist that obscured vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Master swept his sleeve; the “Spring and Autumn Pen” in his hand unleashed sword qi, scattering the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi’s face darkened—the arena held only shattered ice shards; Xie Guan’s form had vanished, leaving only a yellow talisman and a faint, fluttering phantom butterfly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another substitution!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua reopened her Dharma Eye, gaze sharp as lightning, swiftly scanning for Xie Guan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi’s eyes locked onto the ground—a patch of earth slowly rose, bulging into a large mound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soil cracked—and your figure leapt out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua exhaled in relief: She had not expected you to foresee Long Yi’s move and hide beneath the earth in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She now understood: the Xie Guan on the ground had been a phantom created by the “Shen Die Fa” of the Yin Fu Seven Arts; you had already used the Fourth Art—“Fu Xiong Fen Wei Fa”—to conceal yourself underground with earth control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seven Arts of the Yin Fu Scripture—Nourishing Will, Augmenting Spirit, Soaring Serpent, Dividing Might, Devouring Corpse, Turning Circle, Illusory Butterfly—correspond to “Stabilizing Spirit,” “Seeking Fortune,” “Water Control,” “Earth Control,” “Soul Theft,” “Substitution,” and “Illusion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These seven arts complemented one another, endlessly ingenious—and you had already mastered them, adapting them fluidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua felt a chill: How little time had passed, and you had reached such mastery!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Master watched silently, understanding: “These three arts are Long Yi’s innate talents—he does not truly comprehend advanced martial techniques.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the weakness of demons and monsters—they are born with formidable bodies, yet cannot fully assume human form, making it impossible for them to truly master the world’s greatest martial scriptures, and thus never rival true Grand Masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Guan, though agile in combat through the Yin Fu Seven Arts and the two Buddhist mudras, revealed his own weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His techniques were varied, yet lacked potent offensive power—he could not deliver a lethal blow to Long Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi exhaled heavy white breath; though his cultivation was deep, the repeated use of “Water Tornado,” “Summoning Wave,” and “Ice Spikes”—three control arts—had drained him greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he was not in a hurry—he saw you could not break his defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You had already expended countless arts, and your cultivation was far beneath his; it was you who would collapse first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he needed was to rest, recover his energy—and then your end would come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your expression remained unchanged; the “Three Truths Myriad Methods Sword” trembled slightly, its blade glowing with fierce sword intent, coiling like a serpent around its edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua watched you, wondering: What hidden card do you still hold?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seven sword intents within your mind began to glow, like stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua knew you were about to unleash the Second Master’s Nine Swords—but even the “Demon-Slaying Sword,” your most familiar and most effective against demons, had failed to harm Long Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What sword intent could still turn the tide?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed inwardly: “Xie Guan’s cultivation is still too low—if he matched Long Yi’s realm, the ‘Demon-Slaying Sword’ alone would make Long Yi flee in terror.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the blade in your hand trembled violently, sword intent surging like a tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Three Truths Myriad Methods Sword” first glowed with a clear radiance, then a scorching heat emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua recognized it at once—the sword intents of “Ghost-Slaying” and “Demon-Slaying!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third sword intent surfaced, the blade wreathed in ethereal mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Master spoke slowly: “That is the Second Master’s sword intent—Guan Yun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the Second Master was nineteen, he climbed a high mountain, saw the clouds rise and fall, and awakened his first sword—Guan Yun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“White clouds turn back and merge; blue haze vanishes upon approach; mist rises from Yunmeng Marsh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword intent was like clouds—elusive, formless, yet brimming with infinite transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, another sword intent appeared on the blade, carrying the meaning of birth and death, black annihilating energy swirling around the edge, as if capable of devouring all life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amitabha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lianchi, seeing this, clasped his hands together and murmured softly: “A true countermeasure against the Buddhist sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew this sword intent best, and deep wariness surfaced in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years ago, the Second Master entered the Buddhist sect and awakened the fourth sword—Annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Master’s nine swords were all offensive; not one was used for defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These nine swords overcame all methods under heaven; three thousand sects, demons, ghosts, and monsters all bowed before their blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly, one sword breaks ten thousand methods!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of surprise passed through Master Lianchi’s eyes; though he knew Xie Guan had inherited the Second Master’s legacy, he had not expected him to grasp two swords in such a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet upon reflection, he realized that the two supreme mudras of the Buddhist sect had eluded even generations of Buddhist masters—yet Xie Guan had awakened them, proving his talent to be extraordinarily rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Master’s gaze sharpened as another new sword intent emerged on the “Three Truths, Ten Thousand Methods Sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the blade’s surface, faint bird calls echoed, as if nine-heaven phoenixes circled above it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is… Wind Chime,” the Demon Master whispered, his tone tinged with nostalgia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Years ago, the Second Master entered the grasslands of the Eternal Heaven, witnessed the vast winds, and awakened the seventh sword—Wind Chime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nine-heaven phoenixes pierce the clouds; ten thousand miles of wind heed the Wind Chime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Master had once witnessed the Second Master draw his sword upon the grasslands—that single slash severed the clouds above, transforming them into a lush spring rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was one of the nine swords: Wind Chime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, on Xie Guan’s “Three Truths, Ten Thousand Methods Sword,” the Wind Chime intent gradually coalesced; the blade trembled lightly, as if resonating with the winds of heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua saw that Xie Guan had already unleashed five swords—“Slay Demon,” “Slay Ghost,” “View Clouds,” “Annihilation,” “Wind Chime”—and concluded this must be all nine swords the Second Master had imparted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To awaken three swords in such a short time was already astonishing beyond measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi’s face also darkened with gravity; facing the Second Master’s sword intents, he could not suppress a flicker of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at this moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another new sword intent emerged on the “Three Truths, Ten Thousand Methods Sword”—this one utterly unlike the others, radiating an arcane spatial intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is… Void Refinement!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Master’s expression was complex—filled with both awe and shock—as he murmured softly: “This is the sword of boundless distance that Lao Er awakened after watching me wander freely through heaven and earth—a single strike can cross a hundred or a thousand li.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Void Refinement” was the most mysterious of the Second Master’s nine swords; legend said it could sever the fabric of space, rarely ever seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You hold the “Three Truths, Ten Thousand Methods Sword,” six sword intents intertwined; where the blade points, even space seems torn apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi’s pupils shrank to pinpricks, his spirit reeling—he had never imagined Xie Guan’s awakening could reach this level!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body shimmered with golden radiance, protective scales undulating like waves, layers of Gang qi piling one upon another, forming an impregnable wall of bronze and iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their qi currents entwined, inseparable; there was no escape—Xie Guan’s substitution technique had lost all utility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yi was no fool; he would not sit idle and wait for Xie Guan’s sword intents to reach perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Master’s gaze narrowed slightly as he murmured: “This is the final confrontation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Guan chose his moment perfectly—in the instant Long Yi was adjusting his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hua’s pupils dilated wide with utter disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She watched in person as yet another sword intent coalesced on the Ten Thousand Methods Sword, glowing brilliantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The… seventh sword!” she gasped, unable to conceal her shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Demon Master was filled with astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Guan had awakened five swords in mere moments!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2314,"2026-06-21T01:33:03.787Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b7a9b8c3ab68cb60cdccd6c327baaa89a96859226052eae73e5d665bd2d0078d","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-663","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-661",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-cover.jpg"]