35 – The Secrets of Chi Family’s Village

After reading the introduction to the talents, Wang Ping was at a loss for words.

He could understand the White Talent: Simple Attire, but what on earth was this Jinx? No matter how he thought about it, it seemed like a huge pitfall?

“That doesn’t seem quite right… If I go to the Li family and the Sword Spirit Sect, could I use this talent to pit them?”

Wang Ping stroked his chin, pondering.

“Forget it, a white talent probably won’t be that effective…”

Wang Ping shook his head again, discarding this strange idea.

“Then, it seems I can only choose Green Talent: Beast Master…”

Wang Ping’s eyes glinted slightly as he looked at this green talent.

Although he wasn’t interested in beast taming, he wouldn’t underestimate this talent.

After all, it’s a proper green talent, it couldn’t be weak.

Green Talent: Sword Dao Genius allowed his simulated self to comprehend the Sword Intent that so many swordsmen dream of.

Green Talent: Alchemy Genius made him a highly esteemed fourth-grade alchemist.

This green talent surely had its own exceptional qualities.

At this moment, Wang Ping also remembered the seventh-level demon beast, the Silver Moon Wolf.

A seventh-level demon beast, the offspring of the Silver Moon Wolf, was most probably stolen.

If he could obtain the Silver Moon Wolf’s cub and nurture it, it could become a seventh-level demon beast in the future.

By then, it would be a formidable force and could also protect Chi Village as it grew.

“System, I choose Green Talent: Beast Master…”

Wang Ping said in his heart.

【Ding, talent selection successful, life simulation begins.】

The system’s voice rang out.

Immediately, familiar characters began to appear on the screen in front of Wang Ping.

【March 12, 480th year of the Great Xia calendar. You showcased astonishing alchemy skills, leaving the people of Chi Village in great shock. They never imagined you had such a high talent for alchemy. The Village Chief was especially moved, feeling that Chi Village had truly encountered a benefactor.】

【Following this, you asked the Village Chief to find some herbs to refine the Innate Pill. The people of Chi Village complied, carefully gathering the alchemy materials for you.】

【March 30, 480th year of the Great Xia calendar. With the materials gathered, you successfully refined a batch of high-quality Innate Pills and handed them over to the people of Chi Village.】

【Chi Hu and the others were extremely excited and grateful to you.】

【Over the next month, Chi Hu and others successfully broke through to the Innate Realm using the Innate Pills. In just one month, Chi Village gained eight Innate Realm cultivators, leaving the Village Chief grinning from ear to ear.】

【Next, you recounted the incident involving the Li family and mentioned the Blood Demon Tracking Technique, leaving the Village Chief greatly perplexed. He didn’t understand how you knew so many things but ultimately believed you and was horrified.】

【Finally, the Village Chief decided to move the entire clan, dispersing across various parts of the Great Xia to reduce the chance of being found.】

【You sighed inwardly, knowing full well that even if they escaped the Li family’s pursuit, the imminent chaos in Great Xia would leave them with no peace. In such turbulent times, many from Chi Village would undoubtedly get caught up in the turmoil, with their fates uncertain.】

【However, you couldn’t change anything.】

【Next, you inquired if the Village Chief had any cultivation techniques related to the Fire Spirit Body that could help Chi Feng awaken. The Village Chief hesitated but eventually sighed, stating that such techniques had long been lost. The Fire Spirit Art was merely adapted from a fragmentary earth-level technique.】

【Hearing the Village Chief’s words, you weren’t surprised. You had somewhat anticipated this situation, only that you didn’t expect the Fire Spirit Art to be an adaptation from an incomplete earth-level technique.】

【Lastly, you asked the Village Chief why the people of Chi Village couldn’t break through to a realm above Innate Realm.】

【The Village Chief was once again shocked and incredulous at your question. He didn’t know how you knew this secret but, considering that you had not shown any ill intentions towards the villagers and had even sworn an oath, he ultimately admitted that the people of Chi Village couldn’t break through to the Spirit Origin Realm.】

【You pressed for the reason. The Village Chief hesitated but could only give a vague answer. He wasn’t clear on the specifics either. The past of the Chi family was too ancient and had lost too much over time. Many family secrets were known only to successive Village Chiefs, but with the Village Chief being killed by the Li family, everything had been lost.】

【Unable to get an answer, you felt deeply regretful.】

【Seeing your regret, the Village Chief spoke again, revealing some secrets he knew. The Chi Clan were not natives of this isolated island but had come across the sea. According to ancient family records, they had faced several extermination crises over the past millennium, all related to a curse. A thousand years ago, they could still produce Spirit Sea Realm experts. Six hundred years ago, they had Spirit Origin Realm experts, but two hundred years ago, no one was able to break through to the Spirit Origin Realm. To this day, even breaking through to the Innate Realm had become extremely difficult. Even if broken through, cultivation was very slow.】

【The Village Chief anxiously and fearfully expressed his suspicion that, as time passed, their clan might completely lose the ability to break through to the Innate Realm, ultimately becoming entirely unable to cultivate.】

【You felt a cold chill upon hearing this news. The origin of the Chi Clan shocked you; crossing the sea, they could still produce Spirit Sea Realm experts a thousand years ago. Now, they struggled even to break through to the Innate Realm—it was truly bizarre.】

【The mysterious and powerful origin of the Chi Clan was hard to fathom. The more prosperous the Chi Clan had been, the stronger they must have been. But, you were even more horrified by this strange curse. Whoever laid this curse was extremely malicious. They could have exterminated the Chi Clan outright, but chose to place a curse, making the Chi Clan wither away slowly, struggling in the mortal world until they were completely wiped out.】

【Seeing your horror, the Village Chief realized you had connected some dots. He patted your shoulder and assured you that you didn’t owe them anything; in fact, they owed you many favors. You needn’t worry about their future. The deeper you got involved, the more danger you would face. You understood, acknowledging that you couldn’t delve further into Chi Village’s secrets, lest you endanger your life.】

(End of this chapter)