37 – The Death of Bai Tianhong

“Fire Spirit Flower…”

Seeing the simulated content, Wang Ping’s eyes couldn’t help but light up.

This Fire Spirit Flower is an extremely rare spiritual herb, its value is astonishing.

As long as he knows the location of this Fire Spirit Flower, he can pick it anytime in the future.

【When a Supreme Elder of the Sword Spirit Sect was traveling deep in the Black Wind Forest, he discovered the Fire Spirit Flower. However, since this Fire Spirit Flower is a top-grade treasure among fourth-grade spiritual herbs, it is naturally guarded by a demonic beast. The guardian beast is an eighth-level demonic beast, the Flame-Patterned Demonic Tiger, whose cultivation is comparable to a human practitioner at the eighth level of the Spirit Origin Realm. Its terrifying strength is not something this Supreme Elder could handle alone, so he shared this information, hoping to gather other experts from the Sword Spirit Sect to deal with the Flame-Patterned Demonic Tiger together.】

【Eventually, you told the Supreme Elders of the Sword Spirit Sect that whoever helps you obtain this Fire Spirit Flower, you would be willing to refine a batch of fourth-grade pills for them for free if they provide the materials. These words greatly tempted the Supreme Elders.】

【Next, the experts from the Sword Spirit Sect set out together, taking you to the Black Wind Forest to deal with the Flame-Patterned Demonic Tiger. Bai Tianhong was among them. At this time, his cultivation had already reached the fourth level of the Spirit Origin Realm, incredibly powerful.】

【After reaching the deepest part of the Black Wind Forest, the Supreme Elders of the Sword Spirit Sect lured the Flame-Patterned Demonic Tiger away, engaging in a fierce battle. The surrounding area for several thousand meters was devastated and leveled. Taking advantage of the opportunity, you picked the Fire Spirit Flower, filled with joy, and wanted to leave.】

【However, unforeseen disasters struck, and nobody expected that another demonic beast would arrive from afar. This was a seventh-level demonic beast, the Twin-Tailed Snake Tiger. Although it wasn’t as formidable as the Flame-Patterned Demonic Tiger, it was still capable of matching a human expert at the eighth level of the Spirit Origin Realm.】

【Your current cultivation barely reaches the threshold of the Spirit Origin Realm, having trained in earth-grade techniques and martial arts, and even comprehending Sword Intent. While you can handle a weakened Silver Moon Wolf, defeating a Twin-Tailed Snake Tiger at its peak is a fool’s dream.】

【In the end, after a brutal battle, the Supreme Elders of the Sword Spirit Sect barely managed to kill the two demonic beasts. In this battle, Bai Tianhong perished, a Supreme Elder fell, and you were severely injured, barely clinging to life.】

【Although the two powerful demonic beasts were successfully slain, no one was happy because the rarely seen sword cultivator prodigy in a thousand years had fallen, driving them nearly mad.】

【After all, if Bai Tianhong had not fallen, they believed he could definitely break through to the legendary Great Transcendence, allowing the Sword Spirit Sect to regain its glory of a thousand years ago with the reappearance of a Great Transcendence expert after five hundred years.】

【Unfortunately, such a prodigy was lost just like that. However, seeing your grave injuries, the Supreme Elders could only first stabilize your condition and keep you alive, taking you out of the Black Wind Forest.】

【The death of Bai Tianhong shocked the world; many powerful forces in the Central Plains breathed a sigh of relief, even gloating. Bai Tianhong’s existence had been a thorn in the side of all factions. And you, because you were a burden in this battle, causing Bai Tianhong to die protecting you, were left in deep sorrow, drowning in alcohol and plagued by inner demons.】

“This…”

Wang Ping looked at the unfolding events, utterly unexpected.

He really did not expect that in this simulation, he would become close friends with Bai Tianhong, who even sacrificed his life to save him…

“Bai Tianhong, truly admirable…”

Wang Ping stared at the screen, mumbling to himself…

“Aside from that, based on the current simulation, not everyone in the Sword Spirit Sect is evil. Perhaps only the Sect Master of Sword Spirit Sect knows about the Chi Clan’s matters. After all, his first wife was the daughter of the Li Clan’s patriarch, and she would certainly only tell him this secret. Even if the Sect Master of Sword Spirit Sect used the sect’s power to find someone, he probably didn’t reveal this secret.”

Wang Ping thought about other matters, pondering slightly…

If that’s really the case, then he would have fewer people to deal with in the future…

Wang Ping then shook his head, continuing to stare at the screen, wanting to see what would happen next…

As Wang Ping stared, the text on the screen continued to appear…

【You, feeling despondent, went to find the people of Chi Village to see how they were doing.】

【When Chi Feng saw you like this, he asked for the reason, and you chose to answer. Then, Chi Feng repeated the words you had said before, waking you up a bit. Indeed, in the world of fantasy, reaching the pinnacle of cultivation makes the possibility of resurrecting someone very high. For this, you vowed to walk the path of martial arts to its peak and resurrect Bai Tianhong.】

【You were no longer dejected and began training desperately.】

【In the 497th year of Great Xia, the internal chaos in Great Xia became increasingly terrifying. Both the imperial army and the various lords suffered heavy losses, with corpses strewn all over the country, turning it into a living hell. Chu Kingdom, bordering Xia Kingdom, wanted to dispatch troops to invade Xia Kingdom and annex it.】

【However, Zhao Kingdom, which borders Chu Kingdom, did not want Chu Kingdom to annex Xia Kingdom and become stronger, so it dispatched a heavy army to guard the border, forcing Chu Kingdom to abandon the idea and also stationed troops in the border cities to prevent a sudden invasion by Zhao Kingdom.】

【By the end of the 499th year of Great Xia, you finally made further progress and successfully broke through to the Spirit Origin Realm. In the same year, the Great Xia royal family was overthrown, and the lords began a civil war to claim the throne. The various lords fought against each other, and the people suffered miserably.】

【In the 500th year of Great Xia, due to Bai Tianhong’s death, there was no powerful force to completely overturn the war situation. The weaker lords were eliminated, and the powerful lords’ forces were relatively balanced. Eventually, all the lords chose to establish their own nations, dividing Great Xia into five countries, leaving the people still impoverished, with corpses lying everywhere.】

【In the same year, you went down the mountain again to visit the people of Chi Village. However, you discovered that the people of Chi Village had all mysteriously disappeared.】