Chapter 45: Wilderness Invasion (Bonus Chapter with Plot Explanation)

(The previous chapter broke defenses, today I'm adding an extra chapter, and by the way explaining the plot……)

"Who should I look for?"

Zhao Si stepped out of the Wilderness fragment with one foot, intrigued, pondering how to recycle this scrapped Wilderness fragment and who to ask for help……

However, plans never keep up with changes; in the blink of an eye, the phone suddenly emitted a sharp alert tone:

Ding!

Immediately afterward, that table‑sized Wilderness fragment burst into intense purple light, bathing the room in purple haze, and the light grew ever brighter, as if some mysterious power were using it as a coordinate, gradually transmitting and surging over……

Ding!

Another sharp ding rang out; the purple light, as if struck hard, instantly went out, and the Wilderness fragment gradually returned to calm.

"What happened?!"

Zhao Si, who had been dreaming up plans, turned pale with fright and hurriedly looked at the phone screen:

【Warning! Detected a Primordial Wilderness origin‑level individual attempting a cross‑border invasion; the security system has automatically intercepted!】

【Ding! This round of the simulation has been fully completed, now returning to the initial node……】

It's a pity the fragment world isn't real; Zhao Si's Slay Immortal Sword stabbed down, producing only a hard ding‑dong sound, utterly unable to affect any existence within the world……

"Is it the false emperor's Golden Crow fire?!"

In an instant the world darkened; the frightened demons, looking again, saw no trace of the silhouette that resembled the false emperor Jin Bing.

"False emperor! Return my wife and children!"

"Whoosh!"

【So, what do you choose? (?)】

Still shaken, Zhao Si felt his calves about to cramp; Nüwa was terrifying enough—if the Dao‑united Hongjun showed up, it would be over……

Flustered, Zhao Si grabbed his Slay Immortal Sword and thrust it at a giant demon on the fragment, trying a sneaky move.

"Gurgle……"

"The false emperor is still alive?!!!"

Some demon was so scared his legs went weak and he collapsed on the spot; after all, back then the false emperor had stolen true fire from the Golden Crow Tenth Prince and went on a slaughter across the Wilderness—a scene truly too terrifying!

"F!"

【Hongjun (Heavenly Dao)】

Whose Wilderness fragment is this?!

Wherever the true fire passed, everything turned to scorched earth; countless demons, young and old, and their homes were reduced to ashes in the flames; in the Western Wilderness where the slaughter was fiercest, the Golden Crow fire once burned several demon prefectures to bare, endless scorched land!

He admitted that this unexpected Wilderness invasion had completely disrupted his plans; the cultivation world could not be built, but establishing a demon realm would be about the same.

An elephant demon glanced at the still‑screaming giant lion, hesitated a moment, then suggested to the demons:

"Report it?"

The sun set; the sight was incredibly spectacular. The demons had not noticed before, but upon seeing the descending sun, it instantly triggered the PTSD etched in their blood.

"No way! I can't just lose a primordial‑level gift like that!"

【No cross‑border intrusion detected.】

The demons who had directly suffered Jin Bing's slaughter went mad at once, heedlessly charging toward where the sun was setting.

"In the mortal imagination, wielding a divine weapon to slay a god is mostly impossible, especially when the two sides' life levels are not even on the same tier."

"False emperor! I demand you pay with the lives of the Cloud Lion Clan's million members!!"

But the next moment, a purple light shot up again from the Wilderness fragment, startling Zhao Si into shouting at the system:

"Here it comes again! Here it comes again! Kick it quick!"

"Good!"

Zhao Si, still unsettled, sat on the bed, hugging his annoyed fat cat to calm his nerves, and rejoiced that his quick reaction had saved him—otherwise he would have fallen today.

"Come back quick!"

"Looks like we won't be able to make use of this Wilderness fragment for a while……"

"I finally won this big prize; if it gets taken over by invaders, wouldn't it be completely useless?!"

Zhao Si: ……

"Fortunately……"

"Who is the invader?"

A thread of Sharp Metal Sword Qi tore through the air!

So I want to avoid this problem; while guaranteeing the simulation's main plot, I also want the real‑world protagonist to have some plot relevance, otherwise the two protagonists would be too split‑personality‑like and the later story will inevitably collapse.

……

"En!"

……

"Ah?"

"Oh no! It really is that false emperor!"

"This……"

Zhao Si let out a breath, silently praising the game's security system for being strong enough to kick even the Dao‑united Hongjun offline.

But after all, it's merely a Wilderness exotic beast at the early True Immortal stage; without magical support, not even an acquired spirit treasure could be slain in one blow—the giant lion, split in half, howled in agony and showed no sign of dying even after half a day……

【Kill Kill Kill!】

This time's simulation, once again, was completely different from the last from the very start……

However, the might of this sword, combined with the instinctive fear of Jin Bing, still managed to clear the heads of the hot‑blooded demons:

"Slay Immortal Sword?!"

This familiar invasion news left Zhao Si staring in shock:

If I remember correctly, the last time I just obtained the Saint Dao Fruit, there was also a Primordial Chaos invasion; that time it was the Heavenly Dao Saint Nüwa, fortunately repelled by the security system, otherwise who knows what reality would become!

And the Saint Dao Fruit is a Primordial Chaos origin-level thing; the current Primordial Chaos fragment is also an origin-level existence…

Don't worry? Don't worry my ass!

Zhao Si immediately panicked:

【After testing, the invaded area is the territory within the Primordial Chaos fragment; this place does not belong to the real world, so it does not count as an invasion of reality.】

【On an utterly ordinary day in the Primordial Chaos Demon calendar year 365, 7th assembly, 2nd fortune, a minor incident occurred among the Second-Rank Sea Tribe 'Gold Flood Dragon Clan' under the Demon Court in the southern seas of the Eastern Primordial Chaos: the egg laid by the Gold Flood Dragon Queen one fortune earlier hatched unexpectedly, and thus you were born.】

"Hongjun..."

【A: A human chieftain who doesn't want to be Heavenly Emperor is no good dragon! Replicate the past life's process, avoid past regrets. B: The Heavenly Court and such are meaningless; what's the use of becoming Heavenly Emperor? I want to slack off, just lay back!】

Infuriated, Zhao Si, sword in hand, fiercely swung at the mountain-sized beast charging madly toward him.

I'm just a useless newbie with no cultivation arts, and you want me to repel a Profound Immortal?!

Before Zhao Si could curse, the purple light gradually faded; he hurriedly approached the Primordial Chaos fragment to observe the changes:

Helpless, Zhao Si could only pin his hopes on the simulation game:

(Regarding the simulation, this is of course the main plot of the book, but if it were all simulation, it would inevitably cause a rift between reality and simulation in plot and personality, which wouldn't last long; readers of such novels should understand.)

"Report!"

"This time, I will raise my cultivation as much as possible to obtain the gift that most boosts real-world cultivation..."

All kinds of Demon Race members revealed their true massive forms, sent here in confusion by the Heavenly Dao; some didn't understand the situation, only wandering aimlessly over this post-battle wasteland, trying to figure out where they were...

The demons hesitated, afraid to advance; Zhao Si felt a surge of joy, and at that moment the Golden Crow fire finally fell.

As soon as it landed, Zhao Si hastily snatched the Saint Dao Fruit still producing spiritual energy, also grabbing the award and dragon blood, storing all three in his sea of consciousness.

Zhao Si hardened his resolve, glancing again at the giant demons roaming the fragment.

【……】

"Continue the simulation!"

After all, he had just revealed himself, and the demons thought he was Gold Bing; they would surely go mad searching, digging three feet everywhere, daring to go means daring to die.

And even if the demons really built a home here, it wouldn't be Zhao Si's!

Nominally this Primordial Chaos fragment is his private property, but in fact it's been occupied by these demons, which Zhao Si cannot accept.

【You should have proceeded step by step as in your first life, but memories of the past keep surfacing…… Having absorbed the lessons of your two previous lives, you have become a third-cycle 'Reincarnator'; the moment your young self broke free from the eggshell, you swore to make up for past regrets.】

"Damn it!"

They were just hot-headed braves, actually weak; after Zhao Si's sword strike, their eyes went clear……

Gritting his teeth, relying on the confidence from the Slay Immortal Sword, Zhao Si gripped the hilt tightly.

Zhao Si was terrified out of his wits; seeing the Golden Crow fire still a moment away from falling, he simply steeled himself:

"No way, I only have two offensive gifts; I don't know when I'll get the next one—I can't lose the Golden Crow fire!"

The opposing Profound Immortal at most, though I'm even weaker, just having started Qi cultivation, but I have the Slay Immortal Sword!

A post-heaven spiritual treasure-level great killer; even Gold Bing, a Golden Immortal, could still use it; theoretically, based purely on weapon strength, slaying a couple of Profound Immortals poses no problem.

Having received the master's summons, the Golden Crow true fire, still immersed in its duty, reluctantly fell down……

With a gesture, the Golden Crow fire landed in his palm; a thought stirred:

"F!"

I'm not lacking in damage; it's just my true form is too frail, unable to withstand any injury.

Ah?!

【At most a Profound Immortal.】

"Oh no! My other gifts!"

They were all survivors, naturally feeling fear from the heart.

"I'm not Gold Bing!"

"We must definitely report; Gold Bing likely isn't dead—let them bring more demons, we must control this fragment's heaven and earth, strictly prevent the false emperor's ashes from reigniting!"

Zhao Si, face blank, pointed at the Primordial Chaos fragment bubbling with purple light:

"This counts as no invasion?!"

The Slay Immortal Sword was held in hand for defense, while the Golden Crow true fire still hung in the sky as the sun was summoned:

"Kill!!!"

Zhao Si: ……

The Slay Immortal Sword seemed to sense the killing intent, its blade trembling, the sword spirit howling madly.

Theoretically, as long as I strike first, I can finish him instantly!

"If I'm greedy, so be it—anyway, let's give it a go first!"

The next moment, a mountain-sized giant lion let out a miserable howl, its whole body easily cleaved in half.

Zhao Si suddenly realized his gifts were still inside; his soul nearly fled, and taking advantage of the demons' aimless swaying not yet reaching where he'd placed his gifts, he gritted his teeth and, risking it, entered the Primordial Chaos fragment:

If the Saint Dao Fruit belongs to Nüwa, then Nüwa could use it to cross realms.

【Since you obtained sufficient information in the previous simulation, this round will have more option nodes and freedom than before, and the plot will accordingly shift.】

……

【Furthermore, the Primordial Chaos fragment is completely isolated from the outside; players need not worry about invading reality.】

"Huh? What strength does the opposition have?"

Yet some demons instead had their eyes turn red:

【Ding! The Heavenly Dao of Primordial Chaos cannot send too much power over; at most it can dispatch some Primordial Chaos beings, and the player can completely repel the invaders with his own strength.】

Zhao Si, who had survived the catastrophe, swallowed his saliva with difficulty, his voice trembling as he asked:

Brothers, although my writing isn't that good, but give me a chance to optimize the simulation novel routine, I don't want to later suffer writer's block and become a eunuch or earn dirty money, ah(*)）

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(End of chapter)