I Became the God of a Three-Headed People

[The woman pondered the name "Chen Yue" for a moment, but it seemed to yield no result.]

["The Real World is very large, far beyond your imagination. Even I couldn't possibly know everything about the Real World, let alone a mere Human. Next question."]

[You frowned slightly.]

[Her last sentence made you detect an underlying implication, as if the status of the Human race in the Real World wasn't very high.]

[But judging from this woman's appearance, shouldn't she also be a Human?]

["Last question. I want to go to the Real World. How do I do that?"]

[Cultivation in the Void World has an upper limit, which is the peak of the Martial God realm.]

[But the Martial God is not the end of cultivation. A Martial God cannot live forever, and the power of a Martial God cannot be considered the absolute pinnacle that can destroy heaven and earth.]

[If you want to pursue a higher cultivation realm and a longer lifespan, whether in the simulation or in reality, you will eventually step onto the path to the Real World.]

["There are three ways."]

["That many?"]

["First, shatter the void and find your own way.

This requires your cultivation base to be infinitely close to the limit of the Void World, or even surpass it!

Second, find an 'Ascension Path' left behind by predecessors.

You might not call it by this name here, but in short, it is a ready-made path, which is simpler than the first method.

It is usually left behind by predecessors with great wisdom.

But you must at least cultivate the Qi Transformation Realm to perfection, otherwise your physical body will be crushed to dust during the crossing.

Third, reception from the Real World.

The Real World is boundlessly vast, with so many mighty figures that immortals are as numerous as hemp.

Some peerless titans and supreme experts always have ways to receive and guide you up from the Void World.

This method has no requirements for you, but the premise is that you have connections in the Real World."]

[You silently memorized this.]

[Fortunately, this was your second playthrough and you held the guide in your hands; otherwise, you wouldn't have had the chance to obtain so much obscure information.]

["Qi Transformation Realm? What is the Qi Transformation Realm?"]

[The woman smugly wagged her finger.]

["You've already asked four questions. This is the fifth, so I don't have to answer."]

[You gave a bitter smile.]

["Fine."]

[The woman was really about to leave. Just like in the last simulation, with a wave of her sleeve, the sky turned pitch black.]

[An absurdly large spatial rift spread across mid-air, and on the other side of the rift was the cold, boundless universe.]

["Wait! One more question!"]

[The woman did not respond to you, taking a step into the universe.]

["Your name—"]

[A moment later, a voice like silver bells echoed between heaven and earth.]

["Ji Wuqing!"]

[Year 71, 90 years old.]

[Extracting trait...]

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

[Extraction successful!]

['Lifespan Loan' (Purple Epic): Depending on your current realm, you can loan a certain amount of lifespan, meaning you gain more theoretical lifespan in advance.

Afterwards, you must pay off the loan within a certain number of years. The longer the loan period, the higher the interest.

If your lifespan is insufficient to repay it, you will die.

Once this trait's effect is used, you must repay the loan even if it is unequipped.]

[Adjust trait?]

[Yes/No]

"What a powerful mechanic!"

To think a trait that lets you borrow lifespan would actually appear!

The trait system truly is omnipotent and all-encompassing!

"Although it has to be repaid, and with interest, it doesn't matter to me in the simulation. I can borrow lifespan to solve the problem first. If I can't pay it back, the worst that can happen is death! If the problem isn't solved, I'll die anyway!"

For instance, in this simulation, God Xiaoyao mentioned it.

The Seven Luminaries Immortal Array could potentially consume the lifespan of the one who sets it up.

If I couldn't hold on, couldn't I just use this trait to borrow some lifespan?

Moreover.

Increasing my theoretical lifespan.

This meant that the positive effects of "Half-Emperor of the Ages" would be extended!

Exactly how many years it would be extended depended on how it was repaid.

Naturally, this trait couldn't be used for the time being.

Borrowing in advance meant repaying in advance. Borrowing ten thousand years of lifespan now would be of no use anyway.

Once one reached the cultivation level of a Martial King or Martial Saint, demonic cultivation methods no longer existed.

What was usually referred to as a demonic cultivation method was simply a high-cost shortcut or a purely malicious technique.

The demonic path was meant to quickly become a Martial King.

Since one had already reached the finish line, what was there left to fast-track?

[You replaced "The Older the Luckier" with "Bad News from the Martial Artist Circle".]

[You replaced "Ageless Male God" with "Trait Slingshot".]

[You replaced "Husband Material" with "Civil War Illusionary God".]

[After Ji Wuqing left, you went to the Southern Border to seek guidance on the Dao of Incense from the Empress.]

[You heard from Li Lingyue that her master, Hua Wuyan, had gone into secluded cultivation.]

[The secluded cultivation wasn't to break through in cultivation, but to slow down the loss of her lifespan.]

[The Dragonman Race had still not arrived, and the Human Realm barely had seven Martial God level experts. Hua Wuyan had to ensure she could remain on standby until the Dragonman Race appeared.]

[Year 72, 91 years old.]

[As the Southern Border Empire forcefully annexed Western Liang and attacked the Great Qian from both the south and the west, the position of the co-lord of the world would probably soon truly belong to the princess of the world.]

[However, the Great Qian had shown signs of a resurgence in recent years.]

[After Li Chengqian reclaimed most of his imperial power, he devoted himself to governance, rectified the administration, and strictly disciplined the army.]

[Coupled with the Empress's aggressiveness in occupying half of the eighteen provinces of the Central Plains, the entire Great Qian gradually united against the common enemy.]

[The national strength of the Great Qian rose instead of falling, causing the Empress's grand plan of unification to stagnate.]

[On one side was your old friend Li Chengqian, and on the other was your lover Li Lingyue. Both were dear to you, so you could only choose not to get involved.]

[Year 73, 92 years old.]

[Li Lingyue was indeed an Incense Holy Body. Her understanding of the Dao of Incense was even above that of Patriarch Shen, who was like a graduate student in the field.]

[After she taught you for a few years, your Dao of Incense also made considerable progress.]

["I heard it, I actually heard the voices of the believers!"]

[Li Lingyue smiled.]

["You converted all the incense you received into cultivation. Don't do that in the future, you have to leave some..."]

["Oh my, why am I so tired and dizzy? I'm a Martial Saint after all..."]

["That's the reason. If you want to use some methods of the Dao of Incense, you must use incense to drive them, otherwise it will overdraw your true qi and physical strength."]

["Understood."]

["By the way, what did you hear? I haven't heard that you have an incense temple, my dear Chen. Where are the believers praying for you?"]

[You recalled for a moment.]

["It seems to be the Three-headed people. Can it actually cross realms? The Dao of Incense is truly profound!"]

["Actually, the Void Realm is fundamentally a single world. The so-called Demon Realm and Human Realm are merely different planes of this world, which is why the power of incense offerings can cross over. By the way, what do they call you?"]

[When you were searching for a way home in the Three-Headed Realm, you slaughtered the vast majority of the Dragonkin's slave-driving army there.]

[This forced the Dragonkin to cut their losses and cease pouring resources into the Three-Headed Realm.]

[The few surviving Three-Headed people were liberated, regained their freedom, and continued to live in a world devoid of the aura of the mortal realm.]

[The Three-Headed people regarded you as their savior, building temples to burn incense for you and worshipping you as a deity.]

[When you fought, your figure was incredibly massive, and in your hand, you held a Myriad Soul Banner that radiated golden light.]

[And so, they called you...]

["Giant of Light!"]