The Wizard Path From The Simulator

There wasn’t much change in his expression, but appropriately, a touch of doubt emerged.

“Achieving Immortal through the Power of Merit? I’m troubled, Monarch, please enlighten me,” Milton Cheney said, his curiosity piqued.

The Lotus Monarch didn’t think much of it, assuming it was just Milton Cheney’s curiosity at play.

Little did the Lotus Monarch know that Milton Cheney’s heart was far from as calm as he appeared on the surface.

Although it was the first time he had heard of Achieving Immortal through the Power of Merit, the word “merit” was not new to him.

In fact, a major reason he had been able to cultivate to the Unification Realm was the Power of Merit he received during his Nascent Soul phase.

Achieving Immortal through the Power of Merit, Milton Cheney guessed, must be closely related to the Power of Merit.

Despite his many unusual thoughts, Milton Cheney didn’t show the slightest abnormality on his face.

“Explaining a thing or two to my young friend here wouldn’t hurt.”

The Lotus Monarch spoke cheerfully, in a very good mood.

Having reincarnated for who knows how many eons, he had finally reached the time to become an Immortal, so his mood was exceptionally delightful.

He never expected that the various schemes he had planned before would all be of no use, and instead, a coincidental opportunity in this life would let him glimpse the realm of immortal beings.

Milton Cheney sat up a bit straighter, his expression turning serious, ready to listen attentively.

“To Achieve Immortal status through the Power of Merit doesn’t require accumulating magical powers, nor does it necessitate spending long years,” the Lotus Monarch began, his tone carrying a hint of wistfulness.

“I only learned of this way of Achieving Immortal in this life, and when I first heard of it, I was utterly amazed. I had never thought that becoming an Immortal could be so simple.”

“I cannot tell you what is needed to Achieve Immortal through the Power of Merit because I’m not clear on the specifics myself,” the Lotus Monarch continued.

“But one thing I can tell you is that the Cultivation Realm, which has been peaceful for who knows how many billions of years, is likely going to undergo a major change.”

“Cultivators in the past, when cultivating to the Deity Transformation Realm, needed to ‘struggle,’ but after advancing to the Unification Realm, ‘enlightenment’ was even more necessary.”

“However, this law may no longer exist in the future Cultivation Realm. Cultivators cultivating to the Unification Realm will still need to ‘struggle’—even more fiercely!”

After finishing that last sentence with an inscrutable tone, the Lotus Monarch looked at Milton Cheney with a complex expression.

In his eyes, Milton Cheney was born in the wrong era.

If Milton Cheney had been born ten thousand reincarnations earlier, he might already have achieved Immortal status by now, avoiding the trouble of the current Cultivation Realm.

But now, it was too late.

In the eyes of the Lotus Monarch, even though Milton Cheney reached the Unification Realm in his first life, it would be very difficult for him to achieve Immortal status in the following reincarnation cycles.

The Lotus Monarch had realized why, despite Milton Cheney’s incredible talent, none of the Reincarnation Sacred Lands had sought him out.

The reason was simple: times had changed!

But he couldn’t say that.

For him, benefiting from the changes of the era and about to become the first in the Cultivation Realm to Achieve Immortal through the Power of Merit, these were not secrets.

But for Milton Cheney, these were things he was not supposed to know.

So, the Lotus Monarch could hint at a few non-essential things for Milton Cheney to guess, but he couldn’t speak plainly.

Upon hearing the Lotus Monarch’s words, thoughts whirled through Milton Cheney’s mind.

But outwardly, he simply furrowed his eyebrows slightly.

Because the Lotus Monarch’s words were strange, yes, very strange.

Milton Cheney could sense that the Lotus Monarch seemed to be hinting at something with his words, but spoke vaguely.

Even Milton Cheney felt a bit lost in the fog as he listened.

“Can’t the Monarch speak more directly?” Milton Cheney asked softly.

As expected, just like he had imagined.

When the Lotus Monarch heard his question, he simply shook his head and did not elaborate further.

Seeing this, Milton Cheney understood that the Lotus Monarch definitely knew something, but seemed to be keeping it a secret, not telling him.

But was it that he didn’t want to tell him, or that he couldn’t?

At this moment, many thoughts arose in Milton Cheney’s mind.

He wondered if there was a way to make the Lotus Monarch divulge more.

Milton Cheney’s fingers tapped lightly on the book he was holding, not concealing that he was deep in thought.

The Lotus Monarch noticed this too but didn’t say much, instead sitting cross-legged in midair, seemingly waiting for Milton Cheney to think.

A moment later, Milton Cheney’s brow relaxed slightly.

The tapping of his fingers on the book ceased.

At that moment, Milton Cheney seemed to have made a decision.

The very next moment, Milton Cheney spoke softly:

“The Achieving Immortal that the Monarch spoke of, does it involve Achieving Immortal through the Power of Merit?”

“And when the Monarch speaks of ‘struggle’ in the Unification Realm, is it ‘struggle’ for the Power of Merit?”

His voice was gentle, yet the words he spoke caused the Lotus Monarch’s expression to change.

Indeed, as Milton Cheney had spoken, he was prepared for whatever might come.

He had indeed spoken his suspicions directly.

The reason was simple: at this point, Milton Cheney feared nothing.

Yes, he was not afraid, hence he dared to speak.

Having lived for tens of millions of years, in this Reincarnation Simulation, Milton Cheney already had no regrets, so naturally, he wasn’t afraid to ask.

Seeing the reaction of the Lotus Monarch, how could Milton Cheney not understand that his guess was correct?

“How did you know these things?”

The change in the Lotus Monarch’s expression was brief, and in the next moment, his face returned to a composed state.