Chapter 14 – Green Talent: Face Like a Star!
by spirapira【Sword Dao Genius】: Green talent. You are naturally more perceptive toward swords than ordinary people, possessing considerable innate gift in the way of the sword.
Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly upon seeing this talent and sighed softly:
“What a shame. Sword Dao Genius is a decent talent… but for my current situation, it’s of no use.”
Su Xing’s top priority was improving his spiritual root aptitude or accumulating more cultivation resources.
【In the dormitory, you took out a spirit stone and began cultivating.】
【You knew the Azure Cloud Spirit Fields dungeon would open in just over twenty days, so you devoted the vast majority of your time to cultivation and studying farming knowledge.】
【Twenty days later, you barely managed to break through to Qi Refinement Fourth Layer.】
【On November 18th, you set out for Jinling City.】
【The next day, you happened to encounter Jin Congxue. Through your performance, you successfully stumbled upon the Azure Cloud Spirit Fields dungeon.】
【You entered the Azure Cloud Spirit Fields dungeon.】
【You accepted the farming task. As always, you farmed diligently, and in your spare time helped Jin Congxue with her farming.】
【One week later, the old man issued your task rewards.】
【You received 40 spirit stones and 40 jin of spirit rice as rewards.】
【You made a request to the old man, hoping to exchange the spirit stones for spirit rice.】
【The old man agreed. You received eighty jin of spirit rice.】
【You left the dungeon, stayed in Jinling City for a few days, then returned to the Capital City.】
【You resumed your old trade of selling equipment, continuing to build capital.】
【You devoted more energy to raising your Qi Refinement cultivation. You didn’t touch a single grain of the eighty jin of spirit rice.】
【Five years later, you were expelled from school. By this time your net worth exceeded a hundred million, and with an ample supply of spirit stones, your cultivation had risen to Qi Refinement Great Perfection.】
【In the seventh year, your younger sister died. You attended her funeral.】
【In the tenth year, Fatty Yu died. You attended his funeral.】
【In the eleventh year, market fluctuations multiplied your net worth tenfold.】
【In the fifteenth year, one month before the giant beast’s arrival, you achieved a breakthrough in cultivation.】
【You successfully advanced to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator, with a lifespan of two hundred years.】
【One month later, the giant beast arrived.】
【You raised your middle finger at the giant beast…】
【You died at the age of thirty-six.】
【You triggered the talent Die With Eyes Open…】
【Ding! This simulation has ended!】
【You may select one of the following rewards: Sword Dao Genius (talent), Foundation Establishment First Layer (cultivation), Eighty Jin of Spirit Rice (item)】
【Sword Dao Genius】: Green talent, sell price 10,000 energy points.
【Foundation Establishment First Layer】: Cultivation, sell price 1,000 energy points.
【Eighty Jin of Spirit Rice】: Item, sell price 80,000 energy points.
Su Xing didn’t hesitate long and chose the eighty jin of spirit rice as his reward.
Su Xing’s simulation energy instantly shrank by more than half, leaving just over 120,000 points.
But at the same time, a bag of spirit rice appeared in Su Xing’s hands.
The spirit rice was crystal clear, each grain distinct, every one as smooth and plump as white jade.
Su Xing picked up a single grain of spirit rice and tasted it raw.
It wasn’t the bitterness he’d imagined. In fact, it tasted three times better than cooked rice from the mortal world.
At the same time, a thin wisp of spiritual energy entered Su Xing’s body, improving his constitution.
Su Xing had only tasted a single grain before reluctantly putting the bag of spirit rice away.
Spirit rice was delicious, but if he used it now, it would be no different from drinking poison to quench thirst — cutting short his own future.
Only by consuming it within the simulator and then purchasing cultivation at a low price at the end could he maximize its value.
“As expected, even with a five-element mixed spiritual root, as long as you have enough spirit stones, you can still break through to Foundation Establishment!”
A vague excitement began to stir in Su Xing’s heart. Breaking through to Foundation Establishment would definitely give him a massive boost in strength.
But Su Xing couldn’t bring back cultivation from the simulator just yet, because what he needed right now was to stockpile enough spirit stones.
Only with a sufficient supply of spirit stones could he achieve greater progress within the simulator.
The only thing Su Xing found somewhat regrettable was that Sword Dao Genius, this green talent, was clearly exceptional — but he had no choice but to set it aside for now.
“I just hope I’ll have a chance to draw it again someday…”
Su Xing took out a spirit stone and began cultivating.
He currently had ninety-two and a half spirit stones on hand. Using one or two wouldn’t be a problem.
More importantly, Su Xing realized that if he didn’t start cultivating now, he might still be at Qi Refinement Layer 1 when he entered the Azure Cloud Spirit Fields dungeon.
And farming speed at Qi Refinement Layer 1 was obviously too slow. He had to ensure his cultivation was at Qi Refinement Fourth Layer or above by then in order to earn greater rewards.
Over the following week, Su Xing devoted the vast majority of his energy to raising his cultivation and studying farming knowledge.
Of course, he’d occasionally take some freshmen into dungeons for leveling to maintain his livelihood.
In one week, Su Xing spent half a spirit stone and successfully raised his cultivation to Qi Refinement Second Layer.
New Era, November 4th, 2023.
On this day, Su Xing began his ninth simulation.
“Begin simulation!”
【900 energy points consumed. Remaining energy: 120,000 points. Remaining simulation attempts: unlimited.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a white talent costs 100 energy points. Drawing a green talent costs 1,000 energy points. Would you like to draw?】
“Draw a green talent.”
Su Xing took a deep breath. Including this time, he only had three chances left to potentially draw a green spiritual root talent before the Azure Cloud Spirit Fields dungeon opened.
【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the green talent: Face Like an Idol!】
【Face Like an Idol】: Your appearance seems even more extraordinarily refined to others, greatly increasing your attractiveness to the opposite sex. Additionally, your talent in photography is greatly enhanced.
Su Xing: “…”
What the hell, what use is this talent to me?!
This is a cultivation world! Not some modern-day dating sim!
Su Xing immediately launched into a mental tirade.
【In the dormitory, you couldn’t help but look in the mirror. You were stunned by your own handsomeness.】
【That afternoon, you took some freshman girls into a dungeon for leveling. The girls were distracted during leveling, constantly sneaking glances at you.】
【Among them, Wang Qingxuan snuck two hundred and seventy-eight glances at you throughout the afternoon.】
【Over the following period, you received a flood of invitations from underclassmen asking you to take them into dungeons. Even sophomore girls wanted you to take them dungeon-crawling.】
【You felt quite annoyed and rejected every single one of their requests.】
【When you went to the cafeteria to eat, female classmates asked for your WeChat.】
【A talent scout even invited you to debut as a celebrity, offering you a generous price.】
【You devoted yourself entirely to cultivation and over the next dozen or so days, successfully cultivated to Qi Refinement Fourth Layer.】
【On November 18th, New Era 2023, you departed for Jinling City.】
【On the plane, a flight attendant asked for your WeChat and even gave you a complimentary glass of orange juice.】
【You arrived in Jinling City. The next day, you happened to encounter Jin Congxue outside the city.】
【Upon seeing your appearance, Jin Congxue froze for a moment, then her pretty face flushed red as she instinctively tried to turn away, unable to meet your gaze.】
【You seized the opportunity to ask Jin Congxue for directions. She led you along a shortcut, and you encountered the Azure Cloud Spirit Fields dungeon.】
【You successfully entered the Azure Cloud Spirit Fields dungeon.】