Year 71, age 89.
You replaced "Human Body Detector" with "Luckier with Age".
The Female Emperor's funeral was divided into two parts.
One part was in the Southern Borderlands.
With the highest imperial rites, she was laid to rest in the Female Emperor's mausoleum.
All the great figures from the Five Regions attended.
Whether it was the Sword Lord, or the Great Emperor of the Central Plains, Li Chengqian.
It was only at this moment that the common people of the Southern Borderlands suddenly realized.
That Female Emperor, who had brought peace and unity to the Southern Borderlands which had been plagued by endless war for years, who had supported the weak and aided the distressed for the sake of the people, was gone.
They had been wrong.
But everything was too late.
After losing its backbone, the alliance of the Hundred Kingdoms of the South was bound to split and descend into war once more.
The bitter days for the Southern Borderlands' people were about to return.
The other part of the Female Emperor's funeral was held in the Northern Frontier.
Not many people attended, mainly you and your family.
What lay beneath the imperial mausoleum in the Southern Borderlands was a cenotaph.
Beneath the Great Khan's personal tomb in the Northern Frontier lay the Female Emperor's actual remains.
The autumn wind was bleak. You filled the Demon Refining Pot with a pot of wine and came before the Female Emperor's grave.
Not far away, there was also your Third Sister's grave.
"This year, the kumis Elder Brother brewed is exceptionally delicious, Lingyue. I brought some for you to try."
In the short span of the past year, more than half of your hair had turned white.
You were unkempt, your hair disheveled and flowing freely.
You sat on the ground, vividly recounting to Li Lingyue your past adventures in the Demon World and with the Shen Family.
"Hahaha... you wouldn't believe it, those fools from the Shen Family actually mistook me for the 'Founding Ancestor'! Too funny!"
The Demon Refining Pot quietly served as the wine pot nearby, not speaking to disturb you.
Suddenly.
You noticed the surrounding view had turned yellow.
This was a signal of potential danger.
You didn't care in the slightest.
You continued talking to Li Lingyue, afraid she might be lonely down there all by herself.
"Hey, old man, have you seen a monkey?"
A bright, clear female voice came from behind you.
You turned to look.
This was a graceful, slender young woman. She wore a form-fitting purple dress, her willow-like waist seemingly slim enough to be encircled with one hand.
The most peculiar thing was the sheer volume of her hair. It was astonishing, cascading like a waterfall from the crown of her head all the way down to her heels.
This was the first person in all your lifetimes whose looks could rival Li Lingyue's.
Your spiritual sense probed the woman.
You couldn't discern her cultivation realm.
This meant she was at least a Martial King.
"Who are you? What monkey?"
The woman extended a slender finger and traced something in the air. Your pupils abruptly contracted.
Strange text symbols!
The technique she used was clearly the same as the people from the Blood Moon organization before!
But the runes she wrote weren't for attacking; they were for generating a portrait.
You saw a strange monkey with four eyes and six ears.
"The Four-Eyed Spiritual Monkey?"
"Ha, you *have* seen it! I said I could sense its aura here, but why can't I see it?"
The woman's gaze locked onto the Demon Refining Pot.
"Is it inside this low-grade magical artifact?"
Upon hearing the woman's words, the Demon Refining Pot instantly flew into a rage.
"Hey! Where did this brat come from? Who are you calling a low-grade magical artifact? I am a top-grade Immortal Artifact from the Great Wastes!"
The woman looked again.
"Oh, sorry, my mistake. It's actually a high-grade magical artifact."
Within these few sentences, an immature idea popped into your head.
"Where are you from? You're not from the human world, are you?"
"I come from the Real Realm. I can't stay here long. Give me back my monkey, I need to leave."
As she spoke, you saw parts of the woman's body actually begin to fade, to turn transparent, as if she were merely a projection of light.
Since the other party was being so polite, you naturally couldn't act like a barbarian.
Anyway, that psychologically twisted creature, the Four-Eyed Spiritual Monkey, wasn't much use just sitting inside the Demon Refining Pot.
The moment it came out, it started shouting and screaming.
"Chen Yi, you little brat!! Today is the day you die!!"
It didn't have the Immortal-Binding Rope on it this time.
The moment it emerged, all four of its eyes glowed green, and its body turned into a series of afterimages as it pounced to kill you.
"Clang!!"
A silver cage descended from the sky, trapping the Four-Eyed Spiritual Monkey inside.
"What devilry is this now?! You think this thing can hold me?!"
The Four-Eyed Spiritual Monkey acted like a crazed gorilla.
"Little Four, stop making a scene."
Upon hearing the woman's voice, the Four-Eyed Spiritual Monkey suddenly quieted down. It slowly crouched, its body began to shrink, transforming into the form of a small monkey less than a meter tall.
It jumped out of its armor and clothing, its four eyes wide with an innocent, pitiful look, the picture of naive charm.
You were speechless.
"Changing faces without losing points, huh."
The woman put away the cage and beckoned with her hand. The Four-Eyed Spiritual Monkey obediently jumped onto her shoulder.
The woman produced a large peach from somewhere and handed it to the Four-Eyed Spiritual Monkey, who ate it with loud, enthusiastic smacks.
"Sorry for the trouble we've caused here."
"It wasn't really trouble... I wonder if you could tell me, what is the Real Realm? Is it one of the Void Realms, or is it another great world corresponding to the Void Realm? How can you travel back and forth? Is it possible for people from our world to go to the Real Realm?"
The woman covered her mouth with a light laugh.
"You're only at the Spirit Condensation realm, and so old besides. Why ask so many questions about things that have absolutely nothing to do with this lifetime of yours?"
With that, the woman simply waved her sleeve, and the sky darkened accordingly.
You looked up. An absurdly large spatial rift spread across the sky.
You could see that on the other side of the rift was a cold, dark, boundless, starry cosmos!
"Is that the Real Realm? It looks so much like my hometown..."
The woman leaped into the air, transforming into a streak of light that flew into the rift.
Afterwards, the rift rapidly closed, and the world returned to brightness.
"Wow, Lingyue, look! A celestial maiden has ascended to heaven..."
"The Real Realm..."
Chen Yi felt that this Real Realm probably wasn't a Void Realm plane like the human world, the Demon World, or the Dragon-Man Realm.
It seemed to be a vast universe similar to the world Earth was in, with stars, planets, nebulae, and galaxies!
Void, Real. The names probably weren't chosen randomly; there must be a corresponding relationship.
"I suppose that's not a level I can consider at the moment. But knowing that this woman will appear in this year looking for the monkey means I can lie in wait for her in the next simulation."
The long-haired woman seemed civilized, not some arrogant, murderous being from a higher realm.
Chen Yi felt that in his next simulation, he could use the two monkeys to make some moves, use that to chat with her and obtain more information.
Year 72, age 90.
Triggered the effect of "Luckier with Age".
Draw successful!
"Half-Emperor for a Thousand Ages" (Gold Legend):
For the first half of your theoretical lifespan, your realm increases by +1.
For the latter half of your theoretical lifespan, your realm decreases by -1.
Realm changes caused by this trait do not affect the probability of trait draws. Cultivation improvements are still based on the original realm, and theoretical lifespan also remains based on the original realm.
Young man! Have you grown old?! Hurry and let your younger self return! You were a youth with grand ambitions! You were a hero revered by all under heaven!

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