59 – Spirit Origin Realm Perfection

“Ding, payment successful, Life Simulator activated, refreshing talent…”

“Ding, talent refresh successful, congratulations to the host for refreshing to Green Talent · Exceptional Root Bones.”

The voice of the System sounded again.

Green Talent · Exceptional Root Bones: With this talent, the host’s root bone aptitude will be greatly enhanced, making you appear as a prodigious cultivator in the eyes of others.

“System, you really…”

Wang Ping was speechless.

When I need cultivation, you give me such a super practical green talent, isn’t this purely teasing me?

“I hope I can choose two rewards this time as well. If I can only choose one, I might not be able to choose this talent. However, having this talent means that the cultivation I obtain from the reward will be higher, which can be considered a blessing.”

Wang Ping comforted himself in this way.

“Ding, talent selection successful, life simulation begins.”

At this moment, the System’s voice sounded again, and text began to appear on the screen.

【April 20, 480th year of Great Xia, you went into seclusion to cultivate.】

【May 1st of the same year, Bai Tianhong exited seclusion, successfully comprehending Sword Intent, and was very pleased. He challenged you, and you chose to accept. Even with reduced cultivation, Bai Tianhong was still soundly defeated by you.】

【However, Bai Tianhong also gained greatly from the battle, with a deeper understanding of Sword Intent due to the pressure brought by the fight with you.】

【After the battle, you and Bai Tianhong drank together happily.】

【486th year of Great Xia, turmoil broke out in Great Xia, with the Third Prince killed by the Ninth Princess in the capital. The entire world was shocked by Ninth Princess Xia Yuan’s strength and resolute style. The court officials began to take sides.】

【At the end of 492nd year of Great Xia, the old emperor abdicated, and Ninth Princess Xia Yuan ascended the throne, becoming an empress and dominating Great Xia.】

【Early 493rd year of Great Xia, rebellion and banditry broke out everywhere, causing immense suffering to the people. Empress Xia Yuan was enraged and quickly dispatched large armies to suppress them.】

【By the end of 494th year of Great Xia, Empress Xia Yuan governed the nation well, with old and new officials gradually replacing each other, bringing in fresh blood. Great Xia showed signs of revival, and the people’s lives gradually improved.】

【By the end of 495th year of Great Xia, your cultivation reached the fourth level of the Spirit Origin Realm. With the combination of Yang Rejuvenation Grass and valuable third or fourth grade medicinal herbs, you successfully refined the fourth-grade pill – Longevity Pill, which can extend life by twenty years. You went to the Royal City and met Empress Xia Yuan, giving her the pill in exchange for many benefits. She was very grateful to you and allowed you into the spirit pool in the royal secret storage.】

【You purified your body in the spirit pool, absorbing its essence, and greatly benefitted, breaking through your cultivation to the sixth level of the Spirit Origin Realm.】

【Meanwhile, in Great Xia, due to your pill, their invincible elder survived and remained a dominant force, deterring any hasty actions from others.】

【Before long, the second elder discovered a Fire Spirit Flower. You and the elders teamed up to easily slay two demonic beasts and take the Fire Spirit Flower.】

【496th year of Great Xia, Empress Xia Yuan continued with reforms, gradually weakening the feudal lords, causing a bloody upheaval in Great Xia. The lords finally couldn’t bear it and began to rebel, leading to fierce battles with the court’s armies, causing heavy casualties on both sides.】

【Soon, the invincible elder of Great Xia emerged, suppressing all directions. The feudal lords were outmatched and were harshly subdued. After a grand reform, Great Xia resolved many issues and began to prosper, causing Zhao Kingdom and Chu Kingdom to be apprehensive.】

【However, you did not go to the Royal City to find Xia Yuan and have her search publicly for Mo Fan. You suspected that the name Mo Fan was not the demon’s true name, or that such actions might trigger a butterfly effect.】

【June 1st, 500th year of Great Xia, your cultivation advanced again, breaking through to the eighth level of the Spirit Origin Realm. This year, the people of Chi Village disappeared mysteriously, causing you to feel down. Due to your bad mood, you found a way to kill the Sect Master of the Sword Spirit Sect and his wife.】

【510th year of Great Xia, both you and Bai Tianhong reached the perfection of the Spirit Origin Realm. Knowing that chaos was imminent, you had Bai Tianhong accompany you on your travels across the world. Bai Tianhong agreed, believing that merely cultivating in isolation would not help breakthrough to the Transcendent Realm.】

【That same year, chaos emerged in the martial world, with many powerful individuals disappearing, and entire villages and towns vanishing mysteriously. This drew Empress Xia Yuan’s attention, prompting an investigation.】

【However, the powerful individuals sent by the Empress also disappeared mysteriously. Empress Xia Yuan was furious and dispatched Spirit Origin Realm experts to investigate. However, they too quickly lost contact, and not even a message could be sent back!】

【Hearing the news, you realized that the demons were about to emerge and Great Xia was about to descend into chaos. In response, you borrowed the Green Spirit Sword from the Sword Spirit Sect and took Bai Tianhong to the Royal City to meet Empress Xia Yuan, sharing the information you had.】

【Bai Tianhong finally understood why you wanted him to travel the world with you, and the Empress realized the gravity of the situation.】

【However, both were puzzled as to how you knew these things in advance, but out of friendship, neither questioned it further.】

【In the subsequent days, you and Bai Tianhong searched everywhere for demonic cultivators. However, the demonic cultivators were very cunning, and it was difficult to trace their whereabouts. But you knew Mo Fan planned to target the Wu family.】

【511th year of Great Xia, you brought Bai Tianhong and experts from the Great Xia Royal Family to the Wu family, waiting in ambush.】

【Soon, the Wu family was silently eradicated by the demonic cultivators, with no survivors. Once the demonic cultivators struck, you swiftly attacked, launching a coordinated assault with your spiritual weapons. Despite the demon’s best efforts, he couldn’t escape and was killed by you all.】

【Afterwards, you found terrifying demonic techniques on his body. To prevent future harm, Bai Tianhong incinerated them to ashes.】

“Wow, it succeeded.”

Wang Ping looked at the content in the simulator, incredibly astonished.

He originally thought he would fail this time as well and planned to rely on future life experiences. Unexpectedly, he actually managed to kill the demon Mo Fan.

The growth rate in this simulation was truly terrifying.
However, this is quite normal.

After all, his martial heart is extremely tenacious now. With so many years passing in the Life Simulator, it has become even more resilient. Additionally, he obtained the green talent·Outstanding Root Bones, making his aptitude very remarkable. Coupled with abundant resources, reaching the peak of the Spirit Origin Realm is quite reasonable.

Not to mention, he even brought a Spirit Sword with him this time.

Three experts at the peak of the Spirit Origin Realm, armed with a Spirit Sword… If they still can’t kill that demon Mo Fan, then it’s truly hopeless.

“Looks like this time there might be a big surprise for me… Perhaps there’s hope of breaking through to the Transcendent Realm…”

Wang Ping thought with great anticipation.

As Wang Ping was filled with expectations, the words on the Life Simulator continued to appear.

【After the demon was eradicated, peace returned to the world. You and Bai Tianhong returned to the mountain gate and continued to practice in seclusion, aiming to break through to the Great Transcendence.】

【However, after thirty years, you and Bai Tianhong still couldn’t cross that hurdle, not even reaching the Half-step Transcendent Realm. For this, you and Bai Tianhong felt helpless. To break through to the Transcendent Realm, a massive amount of high-quality spirit stones is needed. Also, a secret technique to expand the Dantian is necessary. If the Dantian cannot be expanded and there aren’t enough high-quality spirit stones to supply high-quality spiritual nourishment, merely absorbing spiritual energy on your own won’t allow you to break through to the Great Transcendence, not to mention even the Half-step Transcendent Realm.】

【Perhaps, this is also the reason why no one has broken through to the Great Transcendence on the Profound Turtle Continent for hundreds of years. Because the secret techniques are lost, and the resources on the Profound Turtle Continent are too scarce. Medium-quality spirit stone veins are very rare, and the high-quality spirit stone veins were exhausted in ancient times. Under such conditions, how could one break through?】

【After reaching this conclusion, you and Bai Tianhong felt lost and dispirited. In the end, Bai Tianhong decided to venture overseas, risking everything for a chance at survival.】

【However, you advised Bai Tianhong not to be impulsive. After all, the overseas regions are too dangerous; no one who ventured out has ever returned alive, all perished. Nonetheless, Bai Tianhong remained resolute, unwilling to live in futile existence on the Profound Turtle Continent.】

【Thereupon, you could only acquiesce with a smile, deciding to accompany Bai Tianhong overseas in search of a martial path.】

【You left the Profound Turtle Continent by boat. Although you were attacked by sea monsters in the first three days, you survived unscathed thanks to your formidable strength. But on the fourth day, you were attacked by terrifying monsters, who devoured you instantly.】

【Due to your death, this simulation has ended.】

“Is it really impossible to break through to the Great Transcendence while staying on the Profound Turtle Continent?”

Wang Ping looked at the simulation content, frowning.

In the last simulation, that demon Mo Fan managed to break through to the Great Transcendence.

However, his method was excessively brutal, capturing almost all the martial artists on the Profound Turtle Continent for his training.

It is very likely that he also targeted monsters and didn’t spare ordinary people.

Under such circumstances, he prepared for many years before barely breaking through to the Great Transcendence.

This shows how difficult it is to break through to the Great Transcendence, akin to a fish leaping over the dragon gate.

No wonder no one has reached the Great Transcendence on the Profound Turtle Continent for hundreds of years.

Considering that Chi Village is a foreigner, and the Sword Spirit Sect only had a Transcendent Realm ancestor a thousand years ago, it means that there hasn’t been a breakthrough to the Great Transcendence in a thousand years.

Even he and Bai Tianhong were stuck at this barrier, unable to even step into the Half-step Transcendent Realm.

Ultimately, it’s due to a lack of resources and missing secret techniques.

“However, in terms of secret techniques, perhaps I can gain some insights from the demonic arts practiced by Mo Fan. Besides, I can also look for Brother Cai.”

Wang Ping recalled the demon Mo Fan, his eyes glimmering.

If the demonic arts practiced by Mo Fan helped him break through to the Great Transcendence, it means that his demonic arts contain secret techniques that can expand the Dantian.

As long as he obtains them, there is some hope.

In this simulation, it’s a pity Bai Tianhong destroyed the demonic arts.

Of course, if he were ruthless enough to practice the demonic arts, breaking through to the Great Transcendence would be almost certain.

However, Wang Ping truly does not want to take that path unless it’s a matter of life and death.

After all, it’s too brutal and would not be tolerated by heaven and earth.

As for seeking help from Cai Yonglong…

To be honest, it’s quite difficult to obtain the secret techniques.

After all, given Cai Yonglong’s current level and status, he is worlds apart from the Great Transcendence Realm. It’s impossible for him to obtain them.

Also, he won’t be able to get hold of the medium-quality spirit stones.

“Ding, reward generation success. The host can choose one of the following rewards:
①. Peak cultivation of the Spirit Origin Realm.
②. Martial skills practiced.
③. Cultivation techniques practiced.
④. Sword Intent.”
⑤. Green Talent: Exceptional Bone Structure.

⑥. Life Experience.

“System, I choose ①…”

Wang Ping looked at the rewards, regretting for a moment as he glanced at the Green Talent: Exceptional Bone Structure, but without hesitation, he chose the cultivation level.

After all, his main objective in this simulation was to advance his cultivation.

With strong cultivation, his chances of survival in this group mission were significantly higher.

However, the cultivation level skyrocketed directly to the Spirit Origin Realm’s peak, which was a pleasant surprise.

As Wang Ping made his choice, he felt a terrifying power emerging within his body.

His physical body grew stronger, and his cultivation surged, directly reaching the peak of the Spirit Origin Realm, which was truly astonishing.

Moreover, this improvement didn’t feel superficial; it was incredibly solid.

After all, Wang Ping had taken Bai Tianhong’s advice, no longer relying on shortcuts but on his own hard work.

The only instance of rapid cultivation advancement was when he immersed himself in the Great Xia Royal Family’s Spirit Spring, which had no side effects and even slightly enhanced his aptitude.

“Spirit Origin Realm peak, what a powerful feeling.”

Wang Ping marveled at the immense power within his body.

He felt as if he could effortlessly shatter a small mountain with a flick of his hand.

“Ding, time’s up, the crossing begins.”

Just then, the System’s voice echoed, and a white light began to envelop Wang Ping.

This brought Wang Ping back to his senses, and he retracted his aura, his heart brimming with anticipation.

Immediately after, Wang Ping felt his consciousness blur, disappearing from his meditation chamber.

In the next moment, Wang Ping’s vision brightened again, and he found himself in a room.

In this room, a bespectacled young man, stained with blood, was sitting on the sofa wiping a long knife.

“Zhang Jun?” Wang Ping looked at the bespectacled youth and spoke.

“It’s me. Who are you?” Zhang Jun’s eyes flickered as he stared at Wang Ping, asking.

“Wang Ping,” Wang Ping responded.

“I didn’t expect you to be the first to arrive.” Zhang Jun sighed.

At this moment, more light appeared, and two more people showed up.

“Hey, I’m Zhang Hu. Who among you is Zhang Jun?” Zhang Hu, a rough-looking man with no knightly demeanor, openly asked the two of them.

“I’m Fang Yun.” Fang Yun shrugged, curiously looking at Wang Ping and Zhang Jun before turning to Zhang Hu, saying, “Zhang Hu, you’re indeed as unrefined as always.”

“You’re the one who’s unrefined!” Zhang Hu retorted with a glare.

“You guys should keep it down. Although I’ve cleared this area of zombies, too much noise could still attract some monsters.”

Zhang Jun said with a headache as he looked at Zhang Hu and Fang Yun, sighing.

“Uh, sorry.” Fang Yun replied awkwardly.

Zhang Hu also fell silent.

At this moment, four more figures appeared in the room.

One was a young man in white robes with a long knife at his waist.

One was a stunning beauty in a phoenix robe with a golden hairpin.

One was a nervous and somewhat bewildered youth.

One was a high-haired, cool-looking girl dressed neatly.

Seeing the newcomers, Wang Ping and the others exchanged glances, instantly guessing their identities: “Brother Cai, Sister Liu, Wu Jun, and Chen Yao…”

“You guessed right,” Cai Yonglong smiled and glanced at Liu Mei, Wu Jun, and Chen Yao, then looked at Wang Ping and the others, saying, “You guys should introduce yourselves.”

“I’m Zhang Jun,” Zhang Jun said quietly. “While it’s great and memorable to meet in person, let’s remember not to make too much noise.”
“Brother Cai, you didn’t recognize me at first glance… that really breaks my heart.” Fang Yun made a sorrowful expression and said, “This friendship is over.”

“I’m Zhang Hu.” Zhang Hu grinned.

“I’m Wang Ping.” Wang Ping smiled slightly, giving a simple self-introduction.

At the same time, Wang Ping looked at Cai Yonglong with quite a bit of surprise.

Cai Yonglong’s cultivation had improved significantly, reaching the Half-step Spirit Origin Realm.

To think it’s been less than two months since they joined the chat group and traveled over.

In less than two months, Cai Yonglong had advanced from the seventh level of the Innate Realm to the Half-step Spirit Origin Realm. This kind of cultivation speed was truly astounding.

Clearly, his golden finger must be extremely powerful, otherwise, this wouldn’t be possible.

“Heartbroken, my ass.” At this moment, Cai Yonglong raised an eyebrow, nodded to everyone, and then directly flickered to Fang Yun, kicking him on the buttocks and sending him flying into the wall.

“Ouch, my butt!” Fang Yun cried out in pain.

“Heh, let’s see if you still dare to tease me in the group. See if you still act so shameless.” Cai Yonglong sneered coldly.

“No, I won’t dare anymore…” Fang Yun covered his butt, grinning awkwardly.

Darn it, who knew we would meet in real life so soon… now I’ve really been taught a lesson.

Chat group, I hate you.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Hu couldn’t help but laugh gleefully.

Wang Ping glared at Fang Yun, feeling that he deserved a beating. Otherwise, he’s just too annoying, always provoking people.

Wu Jun also held back his laughter, wishing Cai Yonglong would kick him a few more times.

Zhang Jun looked utterly helpless.

Alright, what he said was treated like a fart… that felt quite uncomfortable.

“I think we should discuss the System tasks. After all, we all come from different worlds and cannot stay in this world for long.”

Liu Mei sighed worriedly, her voice filled with concern.

This sudden System task really caught her off guard.

Her sudden disappearance could very well bring her danger.

Even though the emperor doted on her, it might still lead to trouble because of this matter.

“Sister Liu is right, we should indeed discuss serious matters.” Fang Yun quickly spoke up, fearing another reprimand from Cai Yonglong.

“By the way, Sister Liu, can you turn off your golden finger ability? It makes it hard for me to calm down.” Zhang Hu looked at Liu Mei and said roguishly.

Hearing this, everyone turned to look at Liu Mei.

Indeed, Liu Mei’s appearance was too stunning, which had a significant impact on everyone.

Even Chen Yao, who had equally high appearance and could be called a cold goddess in their previous world, paled in comparison to Liu Mei.

Even Zhang Jun, a second-generation rich kid who had played with many women before transmigrating, was quite moved, feeling hot and restless inside.

Especially since he had not touched a woman in over a month in this world, constantly killing zombies and surviving, driving him somewhat crazy.

“Sorry, I forgot.” Seeing everyone’s strange gazes, Liu Mei felt a pang of anxiety, silently adjusting her appearance to become plain and ordinary.

Although the atmosphere in the chat group was still quite harmonious, no one knew what the true personalities and thoughts of the group members were.

After all, one can know someone’s face but not their heart.

During the task period, as they cannot return, it is too easy for those with power to do something to those without.

“What a magical golden finger.” Seeing Liu Mei’s appearance turn plain and ordinary, Wang Ping couldn’t help but sigh.

Zhang Jun and Zhang Hu’s gazes also returned to normal.

Wu Jun smiled sheepishly, not daring to say much, looking honest and simple.

Chen Yao also retracted her gaze, remaining silent.

Liu Mei’s golden finger was probably a dream come true for many women.

After all, no matter which woman, they all care a lot about their appearance and body, and Liu Mei could adjust hers freely.

However, compared to Liu Mei’s golden finger, Chen Yao was more grateful to have drawn the Add Points System, allowing her to quickly become stronger and survive.
“Ahem, let’s discuss the group mission now.”

Cai Yonglong coughed, grabbing everyone’s attention back with a serious expression.

“Next, let’s act according to what we discussed in the chat group before.”

“Agreed.” Everyone nodded.

“Well, I didn’t pay attention to the chat group before, what did you guys talk about?” Wang Ping asked quietly, raising his hand.

“…”

Hearing Wang Ping’s words, everyone’s mouths twitched, staring at Wang Ping strangely.

Goodness, it was a matter of life and death, yet Wang Ping didn’t pay attention to the chat group. It was quite absurd.

“I was preparing some life-saving measures for after we cross over.” Wang Ping coughed lightly.

“Forget it, I’ll explain it again.” Cai Yonglong sighed and said, “This time, the group mission is to kill the bizarre zombie. There is no time limit, but we must complete the task to return to our respective worlds.”

“Based on our analysis, this so-called bizarre zombie should not be an ordinary mutated zombie or enhanced zombie. As we all know, any novel involving the word ‘bizarre’ can be deeply unsettling, and its existence will be extremely terrifying. Perhaps the purpose of the Transmigrators’ Chat Group sending us to different worlds is to deal with these bizarre entities.”

“Of course, the above is all speculation, and it’s not particularly important for now.”

“Next, let’s talk about how to complete the task.”

Cai Yonglong paused, continuing.

“Since we have no clues at the moment, we can only rely on your future-prediction ability to safely locate the bizarre zombie while avoiding some future dangers to minimize casualties. Once you find the bizarre zombie, we’ll take action, and I’ll personally kill it.”

“Alright, let’s do it.” Wang Ping nodded.

“However, I want to tell you something.” Wang Ping paused, scanning the crowd before saying, “I can only use my ability four times. Exceeding that will come at a cost.”

“Why?” Cai Yonglong frowned. “Once a day, and you can only use it four times? Is it a system restriction?”

Everyone’s expressions became serious.

They had originally hoped to rely on Wang Ping’s ability to safely complete the task.

If once wasn’t enough, they could wait a few more days for the cooldown time to refresh.

After all, one only has one life, and no one wants to die.

“My cooldown time has changed to once every ten days. On the other hand, I can store the uses and use them multiple times a day.”

Wang Ping explained concisely.

He didn’t want to expose his full strength just yet.

If he could solve the problem without revealing his true power and still complete the system task, it would be the best outcome.

Once his immense strength was exposed, the group members would guess that his golden finger was not just future prediction but a far more powerful ability.

Before the group mission, Wang Ping had a decent impression of the group members. But after the incident with Liu Mei earlier.

His views had changed.

At least, Zhang Jun and Zhang Hu were probably not good people.

Although the two hid it well, Wang Ping, with his current Spirit Origin Realm cultivation at its peak, saw their actions as extremely slow.

The abnormal look in their eyes when they looked at Liu Mei and the unusual flow of their qi and blood were all observed by him clearly.

These two had bad intentions towards Liu Mei.

Although it’s normal for a man to react this way upon seeing a peerless beauty, their reactions were beyond the normal scope.

Therefore, Wang Ping increased his vigilance against the group members in his heart.

“I see.”

Cai Yonglong heard Wang Ping’s explanation, exchanged glances with the others, unsure whether to be happy or worried.

They could use it four times in one go, but the cooldown time was ten days.

In the short term, it seemed safer, but in the long term, the cooldown time was too long. If they couldn’t complete the task in a short time, the task duration would be stretched too long.

“Why does your golden finger change?” Zhang Hu asked suspiciously.

“It’s my choice.” Wang Ping didn’t want to elaborate.

Zhang Jun heard this, raised his eyebrows, and gave Wang Ping a deep look but said nothing.