[{"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-68":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},2347083,4587,"Chapter 68: Simulation Ends, Late Bloomer","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-68",68,"\u003Cp>The next day, the Emperor’s death on Mount Zhongnan was kept secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several imperial princes hurried down the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, not a single person blamed Mount Zhongnan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor did anyone investigate the cause of the Emperor’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had once been a solemn three-day fasting and purification ritual now dwindled to only a few eunuchs guarding the imperial body, lonely and ignored. It was not until three months later that the capital hastily dispatched envoys to escort the Emperor’s remains back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a month later, the capital’s situation shifted abruptly; the Second Prince ascended the throne in haste, changing the era name to Zhenghe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the same year’s ninth month, the Eighth Prince fled the capital and hid in the northern Jiang region, where his maternal clan resided, issuing a proclamation to punish the traitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, the Emperor’s closest kin, the rightful heir of Daqing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The court is in chaos, wicked men abound; no upright ministers remain, and treachery festers within. I must train troops to punish them, to cleanse the court and purify the sovereign’s side. Justice and treachery cannot coexist under heaven; I shall invoke Heaven’s mandate to pacify the state. May Heaven, Earth, and the spirits bear witness to my heart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noble families of northern Jiang responded en masse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fourth and Sixth Princes followed suit, issuing proclamations to punish the traitors; fires of rebellion blazed across Daqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, the Fourth Prince’s proclamation drew particular attention, denouncing: “The Northern Wind witch has corrupted the court’s order; her crimes are too numerous to record. Her removal is essential to secure the realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nation plunged into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In southern Daqing, war raged incessantly; in contrast, the five northern provinces remained calm and undisturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year, you were thirty-three, still quietly cultivating on Mount Zhongnan. Though progress was minimal, you did not grow discouraged; each day you toiled with diligence, rising with the morning mist and sleeping with the stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through spring and autumn, you never once slacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diligence can compensate for lack of talent—this has been true since ancient times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At year’s end, Mount Zhongnan welcomed good fortune: Lu Yu took on his second disciple, found among wandering beggars. The world was growing chaotic once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next year, your cultivation advanced slightly; the Great Yellow Court reached its eighth level, filling you with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You drank a flask of fine wine alone beneath the bright moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the spring of the third year, news arrived from Northern Wind: Tuoba Shu’s conspiracy succeeded; the following month, he declared himself Emperor in Northern Wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the same year, Daqing suffered a century’s worst drought; the people reaped nothing, noble families seized land ever more aggressively, warfare erupted frequently, and the common folk suffered bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the south, large-scale uprisings broke out, shaking the very foundations of the state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this perilous moment, the aged eighty-year-old general Wang Yang stepped forward, leading troops to quell the rebellions and rescue the collapsing situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A folk rhyme now spread through Daqing: “The Emperor died on Zhongnan; the dragon’s aura is lost. He cannot hold this ten-thousand-li realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, Daqing’s neighbor Qianyuan ended its eighteen-year civil war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the same year, Qianyuan concluded its civil war; its sixth princess ascended the throne as Empress, changing the state name to Kaiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That autumn, Qianyuan’s army marched out of Hangu Pass and attacked Da Chu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By late autumn, Han and Chu set aside their old grudges, swore blood oaths on Baoding Mountain, and united to resist Qianyuan’s invasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the New Year approached, Tuoba Shu of Northern Wind ascended a high altar to honor his ancestors, feasted his ministers, and revealed his ambition toward the Central Plains: “May the aura of the Central Plains remain as before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the land, smoke rose everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in northern Daqing, relative peace endured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the New Year drew near, another year was about to begin—and one year after that would be the Jiazi year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, a letter arrived from the north at Mount Zhongnan, written by your former subordinate, Feng Haiping, one of the Twenty-Six Generals of the Lu Family Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Twenty-Six Generals were the twenty-six most outstanding men who had marched northward under Lu Chen’s command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Haiping now commanded Daqing’s Zhenbei Army, composed largely of former Lu Family soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You opened the letter; it spoke mostly of border defenses, mentioning Northern Wind’s restless stirrings and apparent intent to march south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end, a blood-written note was attached, bearing the names of the Twenty-Six Generals of the Lu Family Army, each marked with a fresh red thumbprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By candlelight, the blood note contained only two lines:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Respectfully, to the Young Protector, Lu Chen!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the Jiazi year, all under heaven shall be auspicious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You understood its meaning clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You silently burned the letter, turned, and walked into the Living Dead Tomb, beginning your stance training as if alone in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth year: you were now thirty-seven, your cultivation stalled for two years, trapped in a bottleneck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fifth year: the world grew ever more turbulent; Qianyuan stationed eighty thousand troops at Hangu Pass, watching with hungry eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In southern Daqing, rebellions multiplied; more and more turned to banditry, and refugees began fleeing northward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At year’s end, Lu Yu welcomed three new disciples; your total number of disciples now reached seven, most of them orphans of this chaotic age, each with extraordinary talent and pure hearts—you loved them dearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You felt deep satisfaction at becoming their Master’s Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jinchan once suggested you take on disciples of your own, but you waved your hand and smiled: “Lu An’s disciples are my disciples; I shall teach them all I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the meticulous guidance of Lu Yu, the great master of martial arts, the seven disciples advanced rapidly, their progress astonishing day by day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, your first disciple, taken in years ago, had already surpassed you and become the top student of the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You sighed inwardly: talent truly defies ordinary measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seven disciples revered you deeply, never daring to slacken in their respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world was in chaos, but Mount Zhongnan remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seventh year: you were forty, and as always, you began your cultivation—when suddenly, you sensed something different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dawn, the crimson sun rose; the green peaks of Mount Zhongnan remained as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Congratulations: After years of relentless practice, Lu Chen awakened the Destiny of Late Bloomer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claim it now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1. Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the light screen on the tripod flowed, then froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke’s eyes blazed with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This destiny has finally awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Chen is forty now—will this destiny truly defy heaven and alter fate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are times when man defies heaven; heaven never seals the path of man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke did not hesitate: Give me… points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrong channel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, let me choose!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Select 1. Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With your choice made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simulation continues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forty years of your Dao cultivation surged through you like a tide, shattering the bottleneck that had long held you back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier between you and the heavens and earth vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You felt only the gentle mountain breeze brushing against you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refreshing, crystal-clear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Yellow Court leapt from the ninth level, breaking through four more realms in succession; your accumulated strength erupted, and now you stood among the elite of the martial world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The morning glow rose on the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun ascended; you opened your arms, gazing at the eastern sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You let out a long, resonant cry, heart surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joy filled your chest, too great to contain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could not help but laugh aloud:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forty years of Dao cultivation—and finally, the morning glow opens for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughter echoed through the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following two months, your cultivation advanced further; the Great Yellow Court reached its highest level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your cultivation soared day by day; each day brought new breakthroughs and insights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing among the mountains, an aura naturally arose from you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year, at forty, you finally entered the Master realm—a true master of the martial world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today’s simulation ends. Please return tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reward being acquired…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1355,"2026-06-21T01:32:57.622Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4f77f55c8258b13258b40afe9dd7206f425d542d69df3480331a7008cb84bafe","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-69","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-67",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-cover.jpg"]