Chapter 414 – First Time Reversal, The Great Shaman Tribe of Ge!

Su Xing looked at the simulator update contents before him, joy rising in his heart.

“A full seven updates… Setting aside the unreliable seventh one…”

“Tsk tsk, the changes to the simulator this time are enormous!”

Su Xing compared them one by one.

First was the improvement to talent draw probabilities.

The useless purple talents had finally been completely replaced, with the probability of drawing a gold talent raised to one hundred percent.

Even the probability of drawing a red talent had reached twenty percent — far higher than the previous five percent!

“With a twenty percent probability, red talents will gradually replace gold talents in future simulations!”

Su Xing nodded with satisfaction.

“As for the second update, the talent slot limit has been directly removed… This means that in the future, as long as a talent is useful to me, I might be able to extract them all!”

“In fact, if my cultivation ever hits a bottleneck, I could become a stat monster through the sheer accumulation of talents alone!”

Su Xing’s eyes lit up. This second update undoubtedly raised his upper limit dramatically.

One person possessing all Hundred Great Divine Physiques was no longer just a dream!

Su Xing’s current goal was to collect the complete Ten Great Sacred Bodies!

When that time came, Su Xing alone would rival the prodigies of the Three Thousand Worlds…

“As for the third point, the simulation opportunity storage limit has been raised to five… This means I can carry out up to six consecutive simulations, and if my energy isn’t enough within a month and a half, I can defer them.”

Su Xing nodded slightly. This point wasn’t particularly helpful to him.

After all, Su Xing could completely use up his extra simulation chances through immersive simulations.

“As for the fourth update, it’s a brand new feature — reward storage!”

A flash of excitement passed through Su Xing’s eyes.

This feature he had been anticipating for so long had finally been updated!

With reward storage, if Su Xing was strapped for resources and didn’t have enough simulation energy, he could defer extracting rewards.

Alternatively, when Su Xing had difficulty choosing between rewards, he could temporarily store them and pay an additional fee to extract them later.

For example, suppose Su Xing obtained a red talent, Qi Refinement cultivation, and Body Tempering cultivation in a single simulation.

Three rewards — in the past, Su Xing could only choose two.

But now, with reward storage, he could pay extra energy to temporarily store a reward.

Then Su Xing could pay energy again to extract the reward later.

While this cost a bit more energy overall, the efficiency of extracting rewards was significantly improved.

“As for whether this new feature has other uses, that remains to be seen for now…”

Su Xing pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze to the fifth update.

“A new time-point preset feature, huh… So for instance, if my simulation for the next few years is fixed, I won’t need to waste time and can start directly from a set time point…”

Su Xing thought about it — this new feature didn’t seem very useful.

Then, Su Xing turned his gaze to the sixth new feature.

It was also the one Su Xing was most anticipating!

“Time reversal!”

“Not only can it simulate future events… but it can also simulate the past?”

“It’s just that the simulated past won’t have any impact on the present…”

“But if I go to the past in a simulation, can I extract the gains I obtain?”

Just then, the simulator’s Chime sounded in Su Xing’s ears.

【Ding, the time reversal feature… is similar to randomly triggering an adventure that returns to the past.】

【The host may personally participate in a past event. Once the event concludes, the simulation immediately ends and you return to reality…】

After hearing the simulator’s notification, Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly.

This time reversal actually had a time limit.

One past event — what exactly did that refer to?

Su Xing was somewhat curious. He asked, “Can I obtain rewards during the time reversal?”

【Ding, you may extract items obtained during the past event…】

“Hm? I can really go back to the past and extract items?”

Su Xing quickly thought of the innate spirit treasures and rare materials that had existed in past timelines!

If he could extract them, it would save him a great deal of trouble!

With that thought, anticipation rose in Su Xing’s heart.

The above covered all the updates to the simulator this time.

Su Xing currently had three simulation chances remaining, as well as over five million origin energy.

“So then, should I try out the new feature?”

“Even simulating the future wouldn’t be enough to extract cultivation… Why not try a time reversal instead?”

After mulling it over, Su Xing decided to try the time reversal feature first.

“Begin simulation!”

【Ding, please select whether to simulate the future or the past…】

“I choose to simulate the past!” Su Xing intoned silently.

【You have successfully activated the time reversal feature… Triggering adventure!】

【Simulation #151 initiated. Current remaining origin energy: 5,237,856 points… Remaining simulation chances: 2.】

【Simulation begins!】

【Drawing a talent costs 1 point of origin energy. Draw?】

“Yes!”

【Ding, congratulations — you have obtained the gold talent Wondrous Sound Divine Physique… Probability of drawing a gold talent next time: 100%…】

【Wondrous Sound Divine Physique】: Gold talent, one of the Hundred Great Divine Physiques. Grants extraordinary comprehension in the direction of musical harmony, enabling one to perceive the Dao of sound.

“Another one of the Hundred Great Divine Physiques… But unfortunately it’s not very useful to me right now…”

Su Xing shook his head slightly. What he had already learned was quite varied.

If he added the Dao of sound on top of everything else, even with the simulator’s assistance, it would be quite taxing.

“For this simulation, let me try out time reversal first!”

“I wonder what time period I’ll end up in?”

Su Xing was quite curious. Time reversal would send him to a random location and random timeline.

Even the strength Su Xing’s true body retained would be randomly determined.

【Ding, please select the target for the Plus One talent enhancement…】

“I choose to enhance Late Bloomer…”

For the sake of caution, Su Xing still chose to enhance the Late Bloomer talent.

【You have initiated a time reversal…】

【In this reversal event, you can only exert your Body Tempering cultivation… Your Qi Refinement cultivation drops to the Human Immortal Realm.】

【All your talents are fully preserved… Your spirit field grotto-heaven is temporarily sealed…】

【You have returned to a random timeline…】

【…】

【When you regain consciousness, you find yourself lying amid a vast mountain range.】

【You warily survey your surroundings and decide to leave this mountain range first, searching for traces of the cultivation world.】

【You extend your divine sense, instantly blanketing the area within a hundred thousand li (50,000 km) of the mountains.】

【Soon, you discover a small “village” teeming with life.】

【You decide to explore this small village and figure out what timeline you are in…】

【Moments later, you arrive at the small village and see its inhabitants…】

【These villagers are each dozens of zhang tall, their builds as massive as mountains.】

【The moment you see them, you understand their identity… They are the Wu Clan!】

【Your mind races. A timeline in which the Wu Clan exists must predate the Ancient Era.】

【But you are unsure whether this is the late Ancient Era, when the Wu Clan was nearing extinction, or an even more distant period…】

【You decide to explore the village… But as you approach, you quickly notice something unusual.】

【A battle is raging within the village. Thousands of foreign-race creatures are invading this Wu Clan village.】

【The Wu Clan village seems to have only the old, weak, sick, and young remaining. The able-bodied Wu Clan members appear to be absent.】

【Most are elderly Wu Clan members and Wu Clan children — few even possess True Immortal-level strength.】

【The invading foreign-race force, on the other hand, boasts dozens of True Gods.】

【By comparison, the strength disparity for this Wu Clan settlement is enormous!】

【In the brief time you spend observing the situation, several more elderly Wu Clan giants are slain…】

【Seeing this, you do not hesitate. You charge forward to aid the Wu Clan — after all, regardless of the era, foreign races are the enemies of the cultivation world!】

【Even the conflicts between the human race and the Wu Clan pale in comparison to the greater cause of exterminating foreign races!】

【But before heading to that Wu Clan tribe, you exercise caution. Rather than revealing your human identity, you activate the Great Shaman Body Forging Art and transform into a giant standing ten zhang (33.3 m) tall.】

【Combined with altering your appearance, your aura now closely resembles that of the Wu Clan.】

【After transforming into Wu Clan form, you quickly join the battle.】

【You extend your massive palm, let out a sharp cry, and leap to the side of a foreign creature.】

【With both arms straining, you tear this Twin-Horned Demon True God clean in half with your bare hands.】

【Though your Qi Refinement cultivation is temporarily sealed, with Body Tempering strength alone and the Great Shaman Body Forging Art… these foreign creatures are no match for you!】

【After you enter the fray, in a mere half-hour, you single-handedly rout this wave of the foreign army.】

【But even so, the Wu Clan tribe has suffered devastating casualties.】

【The Wu Clan tribe was already small in number. Only a hundred or so members remained, and a tribe of over a thousand Wu Clan giants would already be considered a large tribe.】

【In this battle, dozens of the old, weak, and infirm left behind in the tribe perished. Only a few dozen remain.】

【After you kill those foreign creatures, the gratitude you expected does not materialize. Instead, the Wu Clan members stare at you with something like fear, not daring to approach.】

【You find this puzzling, but refrain from saying anything directly.】

【Instead, you build a fire, extract all the blood essence from those foreign creatures, and begin roasting meat right beside the tribe.】

【The tantalizing aroma quickly permeates the entire Wu Clan settlement. You watch as numerous Wu Clan members hide in the shadows, staring at the roasted meat in your hands and drooling.】

【You deliberately put on a show of eating with great relish, savoring every bite.】

【Soon, a few bold young Wu children can no longer resist the temptation and gradually approach you.】

【Seeing this, you waste no words and simply toss them several pieces of roasted blood essence.】

【The Wu Clan younglings’ eyes light up immediately, and they scramble to grab the roasted meat and devour it.】

【Before long, more and more Wu Clan members approach.】

【Seeing this, the corner of your mouth curves upward slightly. You eat your roasted meat while casually asking about the situation.】

【These Wu Clan children are guileless, and they quickly share some basic information with you.】

【The village you are in is actually one of the Wu Clan’s tribes, named Ge, and they worship one of the Twelve Ancestral Shamans — Jumang.】

【Your interest is piqued. You ask the young Wu children what timeline this is.】

【But how would these children know?】

【They only say that the Ancestral Shamans have not manifested for a very long time… Relations between Wu Clan tribes have been deteriorating as well. The adults of their tribe all had to go out hunting, yet they haven’t had a full meal in ages…】

【This stirs something in your heart. Just as you are about to continue asking questions, a sudden sharp pain lances through the center of your brow.】

【Without any hesitation, you push off with both legs, leaping several hundred meters away and dodging the incoming strike.】

In the Real World, Su Xing raised an eyebrow at this.

From the text of the simulation, Su Xing had already used Great Wisdom to deduce the timeline of this time reversal.

“The Twelve Ancestral Shamans haven’t manifested in a long time… The Wu Clan tribe’s children can’t even eat their fill. This must be a sign that the Wu Clan is already in decline!”

Su Xing pondered for a moment. The timeline he had traveled to should be the Ancient Era, approaching the Near-Ancient Era.

Perhaps only ten million years or so from the present…

“So what major events actually occurred in that timeline?”

Su Xing didn’t know much about that period either.

“It seems I’ll need to read up on the major events in the cultivation world’s history when I have time…”

“Also, what was that sudden killing intent about?”

With these questions in mind, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.

【You dodge the sudden strike and look closely, only to see a muscular figure dozens of zhang tall striding toward you, his entire body packed with explosive muscle.】

【This Wu Clan warrior wears ornate feathered decorations atop his head, suggesting considerable status within the tribe.】

【As a fellow Body Tempering cultivator, you can sense the terrifying power within his physical body — his cultivation is likely no less than that of a Golden Immortal!】

【His first strike having missed, the Wu Clan warrior shows a flash of surprise before leaping forward again to attack you.】

【A single punch shatters mountains and severs rivers…】

【Seeing this, you raise an eyebrow. After dodging several times in succession, your temper flares, and you engage the Wu Clan youth in an all-out brawl.】

【This battle lasts a full half-day.】

【Mindful of the tribe, you both keep the fighting away from the settlement. But the shockwaves rippling through the endless barren mountains are enough to strike fear into any onlooker!】

【You are quite certain that this Wu Clan youth possesses strength no less than your own.】

【With physical power alone, he has already approached the level of a mid-stage Golden Immortal cultivator… roughly on par with your current self.】

【After half a day of fierce combat, a glimmer of admiration actually appears in the Wu Clan warrior’s eyes.】

【The Wu Clan’s love of battle is legendary — and this proves it.】

【Just then, two elders from the Wu Clan tribe arrive belatedly and inform the warrior of what transpired in the tribe earlier.】

【Upon hearing this, the Wu Clan warrior’s expression softens considerably, and his hostility toward you vanishes entirely.】

【Instead, his eyes carry a hint of remorse as he invites you to the tribe for drinks and offers a formal apology.】

【After some consideration, you agree — visiting this Wu Clan tribe is a perfect opportunity to learn about the current timeline…】

【Soon, you both return to Tribe Ge…】