A New Legend, the Semi-Emperor for All Ages

[Year 71, 89 years old.]

[You replaced 'Human Body Detector' with 'The Older, The Luckier'.]

[The Empress's funeral was divided into two parts.]

[One part took place in the Southern Border.]

[With the highest imperial honors, she was laid to rest in the Empress's mausoleum.]

[Prominent figures from all five domains attended.]

[Whether it was the Sword Master or the Great Emperor of the Central Plains, Li Chengqian.]

[It wasn't until this moment that the people of the Southern Border finally realized the truth.]

[The Empress—who had brought peace and unity to the war-torn Southern Border, who had helped the distressed and relieved the destitute for the sake of the people—was gone.]

[They had been wrong.]

[But it was too late.]

[Having lost its core pillar, the Hundred Nations Alliance of the Southern Border was bound to fall into division and war once again.]

[The bitter days for the people of the Southern Border were about to return.]

[The other part of the Empress's funeral was held in the Northern Frontier.]

[Not many people attended; it was mainly you and your relatives.]

[Buried beneath the imperial mausoleum in the Southern Border was merely a cenotaph.]

[The Empress's actual remains rested beneath the Great Khan's royal mausoleum in the Northern Frontier.]

[Amidst the bleak autumn wind, you filled the Demon Refining Pot with wine and came to the Empress's tomb.]

[Not far away was your third sister's tomb.]

["The kumiss eldest brother brewed this year is quite delicious, Lingyue. I brought some for you to taste."]

[In just the past short year, more than half of your hair has turned white.]

[You looked unkempt, your hair blowing freely in the wind.]

[You sat on the ground, vividly recounting to Li Lingyue your past adventures in the Demon Realm and the Shen family.]

["Hahaha... You have no idea, those fools in the Shen family actually treated me as their 'Patriarch'! It was hilarious!"]

[The Demon Refining Pot sat quietly to the side, acting as a simple wine jug, not speaking a word to disturb you.]

[Suddenly.]

[You noticed your surrounding vision turning yellow.]

[This was a signal indicating potential danger.]

[You couldn't care less.]

[You continued talking to Li Lingyue, afraid she might be lonely down there all by herself.]

["Hey, little old man, have you seen a monkey?"]

[A bright female voice came from behind you.]

[You turned around to look.]

[It was a graceful young woman wearing a slim-fitting purple dress, her waist as slender as a willow branch.]

[The most peculiar thing was the sheer volume of her hair, which was astonishing, cascading down like a waterfall from the top of her head all the way to her heels.]

[This was the first time in several lifetimes you had seen someone whose beauty could rival Li Lingyue's.]

[Your divine 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 stretched out her slender fingers and drew something in the air. Your pupils suddenly contracted.]

[Bizarre text symbols!]

[The technique she used was clearly identical to the ones used by the Blood Moon organization!]

[However, the runes she wrote were not meant for attacking, but for generating a portrait.]

[You saw a strange monkey with four eyes and six ears.]

["Four-Eyed Spirit Monkey?"]

["Ha, you really have seen it! I knew I sensed its aura here, but why couldn't I see it?"]

[The woman's gaze locked onto the Demon Refining Pot.]

["Is it inside this low-level magical artifact?"]

[Hearing the woman's words, the Demon Refining Pot instantly flew into a rage.]

["Hey! Where did this greenhorn girl come from? Who are you calling a low-level magical artifact? I am a top-tier Great Wilderness Immortal Artifact!"]

[The woman took another look.]

["Oh, my apologies, I misjudged. It turns out to be a high-level magical artifact."]

[In just a few words, an immature thought popped into your mind.]

["Where did you come from? You're not from the Human Realm, are you?"]

["I come from the Real Realm. I can't stay here for long. Give me my monkey, I need to leave."]

[As she spoke, you noticed that some parts of the woman's body actually began to fade and turn transparent, as if she were merely an illusion of light.]

[Since she was so polite, you naturally couldn't act like a barbarian.]

[Anyway, keeping a psychologically twisted thing like the Four-Eyed Spirit Monkey in the Demon Refining Pot was of no use.]

[The moment this guy came out, he started yelling at the top of his lungs.]

["Chen Yi, you brat!! Today is the day you die!!"]

[He didn't have the Immortal Binding Rope on him right now.]

[As soon as he emerged, his four eyes glowed green, and his body turned into a series of afterimages as he lunged at you for the kill.]

["Clang!!"]

[A silver cage descended from the sky, trapping the Four-Eyed Spirit Monkey inside.]

["What the hell is this now?! Do you think this thing can trap me?!"]

[The Four-Eyed Spirit Monkey acted like a crazed gorilla.]

["Xiao Si, stop making a fuss."]

[Upon hearing the woman's voice, the Four-Eyed Spirit Monkey suddenly quieted down. He slowly crouched as his body began to shrink, turning into the appearance of a small monkey less than a meter tall.]

[He jumped out of his armor and clothes, staring with four pitiful, innocent-looking eyes.]

[You were left speechless.]

["Changing faces like flipping a book, huh."]

[The woman put away the cage and waved her hand. The Four-Eyed Spirit Monkey obediently jumped onto her shoulder.]

[The woman pulled out a large peach from nowhere and handed it to the Four-Eyed Spirit Monkey, who smacked his lips and ate it with great relish.]

["I'm sorry for causing trouble for you here."]

["It wasn't really a bother... I wonder if you could tell me, what is the Real Realm? Is it one of the Void Realms, or is it another major world corresponding to the Void Realms? Why can you travel back and forth, and is it possible for people from our world to go to the Real Realm?"]

[The woman covered her mouth and chuckled softly.]

["You are merely at the Spirit Condensation Realm, and so old at that. Why ask so many questions about things that have absolutely nothing to do with your current life?"]

[With that said, the woman simply waved her sleeve, and the sky instantly darkened.]

[You looked up and saw an absurdly massive spatial rift permeating the midair.]

[You could see that on the other side of the rift was the cold, dark, boundless, and galaxy-studded universe!]

["This is the Real Realm? Why does it look so much like my hometown..."]

[The woman leaped up, transforming into a streak of light, and flew into the rift.]

[Subsequently, the rift quickly healed, and the world regained its brightness.]

["Wow, look, Lingyue, a fairy has ascended to the heavens..."]

"The Real Realm..."

Chen Yi felt that this Real Realm was probably not a Void Realm plane like the Human Realm, Demon Realm, or Dragonman Realm.

It seemed to be a massive universe similar to the world where Earth was located, complete with stars, planets, nebulas, and galaxies!

Void and Real, the names probably weren't chosen at random; there must be a corresponding relationship between them.

"I suppose that's not a level I can consider at the moment. However, knowing that this woman will appear in this year to look for the monkey, I can just wait for her in the next simulation."

The long-haired woman appeared to be civilized, not some arrogant and bloodthirsty person from the upper realms.

Chen Yi thought that in his next simulation, he could make use of the two monkeys to strike up a conversation with her and gather more information.

[Year 72, 90 years old.]

[Triggered the effect of 'The Older, The Luckier'.]

[Drawing trait...]

[Draw successful!]

[ "Eternal Half-Emperor" (Golden Legend):

During the first half of your theoretical lifespan, your cultivation realm is +1.

During the second half of your theoretical lifespan, your cultivation realm is -1.

The realm fluctuations caused by this trait will not affect the probability of drawing new traits. Your cultivation progress will still apply to your original base realm, and your theoretical lifespan will also remain tied to your original realm.

Hey there, young man! Have you grown old? Hurry and bring back your youthful self! You were once a youth with grand ambitions, a hero revered by all under the heavens! ]