100 – Soul Talent! Seven Grades!

“Ding, talent selection successful, life simulation begins…”
As Wang Ping was speechless, the System’s voice rang out again. A screen appeared, and words floated up.

【On the first day, after some thought, you chose to join the Seven Star Palace. You successfully joined the Seven Star Palace and became an apprentice of Qin Lan, a seventh-grade alchemist, beginning earnest study of alchemy.】

【Time flew by, and twenty years passed. You became a fifth-grade alchemist, and your cultivation advanced to the mid Spirit Embryo Realm, becoming much stronger.】

【The Seventh Star Secret Realm opened, and you entered it. This time, you were more powerful, easily obtaining fire and earth spiritual materials. No one could withstand a blow from you.】

【However, you still did not participate in the competition for the Heaven-level Technique, instead, you just watched the commotion. In the end, the Heaven-level Technique was destroyed.】

【This time, you recalled something—back then, Ye Chen and Jiang Huai entered the secret realm but did not compete for the Heaven-level Technique. This was undoubtedly abnormal. You suspected that there might be other opportunities in the secret realm that you were unaware of, and that these opportunities were the most precious in the Seventh Star Secret Realm.】

【You searched everywhere but found nothing and had to leave when the secret realm was about to close.】

【You continued to delve into alchemy, although you wanted to return to the Profound Turtle Continent to find out what was going on with Ye Chen, you ultimately chose to give up. You cherished your life too much and wanted to practice alchemy until you reached the seventh grade; other things were secondary.】

【In the blink of an eye, another forty years passed. Steady in your cultivation, you successfully advanced to the late Spirit Embryo Realm. During these forty years, your alchemy skills also advanced to the sixth grade.】

【Another fifty years flew by, and you successfully became a seventh-grade alchemist. At the same time, your cultivation reached the peak of the Spirit Embryo Realm, just one step away from the Spirit Nurturing Realm. However, breaking through to the Spirit Nurturing Realm was not simple.】

【While it isn’t like breaking through from the Spirit Sea Realm to the Spirit Embryo Realm, which requires a sixth-grade spiritual material, relying solely on one’s soul cultivation to open the Soul Palace is extremely difficult even for peerless talents. Many cultivators have spent their entire lives without successfully opening a Soul Palace.】

【Therefore, it is more common and safer for people to use some elixirs and precious medicines to help open the Soul Palace and become a Spirit Nurturing Realm expert.】

【Unfortunately, these elixirs and precious medicines are all seventh-grade, and spiritual medicines that help the soul are extremely rare and more precious than other medicines of the same grade.】

【This is also the reason why Spirit Nurturing Realm experts are so rare. On the surface, there are only ten Spirit Nurturing Realm experts in the entire Seven Star Archipelago. Even those who are reborn as Spirit Nurturing Realm experts cannot guarantee they will reach this realm again in their second life.】

【However, you were not overly anxious. With your current strength and status as a seventh-grade alchemist, you have the highest chance of obtaining any relevant precious medicines or elixirs that come into existence.】

【Another ten years passed in the blink of an eye, and your alchemy skills improved further, surpassing your master Qin Lan. Yet, you were not overly pleased; you understood one thing clearly: If you stayed in the Seven Star Palace, you would make no more significant progress and would remain a seventh-grade alchemist at best. In other words, your path was blocked.】

【Therefore, you decided that once the Sea Ape tribe invasion incident was resolved, you would head to a broader world to become a higher-grade alchemist.】

【With a plan in mind, you began to act. Instead of waiting passively for the Sea Ape tribe invasion, you wanted to find out who stole the Sea Ape tribe’s most treasured item and were curious about what that treasure was.】

【You arrived at the Sea Ape tribe’s territory and found it in chaos. You knew that someone had successfully stolen the treasure and escaped. To avoid becoming a scapegoat, you chose to leave as well.】

【You were very fortunate to accidentally encounter the cultivator who stole the Sea Ape tribe’s treasure. He was extremely powerful, with cultivation at the peak of the Spirit Nurturing Realm. You sensed an aura on him that surpassed even top-grade spiritual weapons—it was a Profound Weapon.】

【You were shocked, not expecting this person to be so bold as to steal a Profound Weapon from the Sea Ape tribe. You were also surprised that the Sea Ape tribe even possessed a Profound Weapon. If the Sea Ape tribe’s half-step Profound Elixir Realm ancestor wielded the Profound Weapon and attacked the Seven Star Archipelago, the Seven Star Archipelago would likely be annihilated, and the ancestor of Seven Star Palace, Nangong Yun, would die at the hands of the Sea Ape tribe ancestor.】

【After all, Profound Weapons are only possessed by Profound Elixir Realm experts, with immense power, greatly enhancing the combat abilities of cultivators below the Profound Elixir Realm.】

【This hidden-faced Spirit Nurturing Realm peak cultivator wanted to kill you but feared the attention of the Sea Ape tribe, ultimately choosing to let you go and fled far away.】

【You also chose not to act against this person. Although you currently possess the combined strength of a Nine-star Martial Saint and Spirit Embryo Realm peak cultivator, making your combat power unparalleled, you were unsure of the power a Spirit Nurturing Realm peak cultivator wielding a Profound Weapon could unleash.】

【Next, you left the area. The Sea Ape tribe was in turmoil, and their ancestor personally led the tribe to attack the Seven Star Archipelago, initiating a grand battle.】

【In this battle, you continued to keep a low profile, occasionally using the strength granted by the Nine-star Martial Saint to kill Sea Ape tribe experts and gaining some benefits.】
【After the battle, you chose to leave the Seven Star Archipelago, planning to go to wider places and become a more powerful alchemist.】

【You continued teleporting between major islands and arrived at Sacred Heart Island, the largest island under the Heavenly Sword Holy Land. Sacred Heart Island’s area is more than ten times that of the Seven Star Archipelago, with vast territories, numerous heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and the most powerful beings among many islands.】

【On Sacred Heart Island, there are more than ten Profound Elixir Realm experts, a rarity on other islands. Additionally, there is even an eighth-grade alchemist on this island.】

【After reaching Sacred Heart Island, you didn’t immediately seek guidance from the eighth-grade alchemist but chose to collect materials for refining the seventh-grade pill, the Soul Repelling Pill, on the island first.】

【Eventually, you successfully collected the relevant materials on Sacred Heart Island and began refining the pill. After several failures, you succeeded in producing a finished product of the seventh-grade pill, the Soul Repelling Pill.】

【With the effects of the seventh-grade Soul Repelling Pill, you broke through to the Spirit Nurturing Realm. After some struggles, you successfully opened the Soul Palace and advanced to the Spirit Nurturing Realm.】

【After breaking through to the Soul Palace Realm, you became more powerful and very confident. However, you remained steady and restrained yourself from seeking the eighth-grade alchemist. You wanted to elevate your cultivation to the peak of the Spirit Nurturing Realm or even half-step Profound Elixir Realm first.】

【You believe that the higher your cultivation, the more respect and guidance you will receive. At the same time, you’re worried about one matter. Back then, Jiang Huai, a Profound Elixir Realm expert, was chased to such an extent. However, considering that Jiang Huai survived, the person chasing him was probably also a Profound Elixir Realm expert. Even though that person is a powerful expert from a large sect, you are unsure if other Profound Elixir Realm experts can identify the aura of someone from the Profound Turtle Continent.】

【You continued to practice diligently. However, upon reaching the Spirit Nurturing Realm, your cultivation speed slowed down significantly. You felt that the green talent, ‘Bone Genius,’ ultimately couldn’t keep up with the pace. Or perhaps your talent in soul cultivation was somewhat ordinary. After all, cultivation in the Spirit Nurturing Realm mainly involves tempering the soul and expanding the Soul Palace.】

【You were very distressed by your slow cultivation speed, regretting that you didn’t have a green talent related to the soul.】

【Thirty years later, you returned to the Seven Star Archipelago. You discovered that the Seven Star Palace had ultimately been destroyed. Fortunately, you warned your master, Qin Lan, before you left, saving her from being refined by the Seven Star Ancestor, Nangong Yun.】

【Next, you participated in a battle for the incomplete Profound Elixir. A mysterious half-step Profound Elixir expert appeared again. You clashed with him once and were injured, prompting you to retreat. However, you also recognized that this mysterious expert was the one who had stolen the Sea Ape Clan’s treasure.】

【In the blink of an eye, another hundred years passed. You had long returned to Sacred Heart Island but were still unable to advance from the early to mid-Spirit Nurturing Realm, with your progress crawling at a tortoise pace. This left you extremely frustrated. Finally, you decided to seek guidance from the two eighth-grade alchemists on Sacred Heart Island.】

【Unfortunately, they both refused to teach you the eighth-grade secrets. Feeling helpless after being rejected, you took out the Soul Nourishment Ring, hoping to trade for their guidance.】

【You thought the Soul Nourishment Ring would earn you some favor, but no matter which eighth-grade alchemist, they remained calm. As eighth-grade alchemists, they were incredibly wealthy. A mere Soul Nourishment Ring might be a good treasure to an ordinary Profound Elixir Realm cultivator, potentially saving a future life, but it was nothing to them.】

【You were completely out of ideas. After all, you couldn’t trade a Heaven-level Technique, as it would cause too much upheaval, driving Profound Elixir Realm experts mad. Revealing it would surely endanger your life.】

【Regarding the Heaven-level lesser technique, the Sunset Sword Technique, the danger was slightly lower, but to an eighth-grade alchemist, perhaps only a medium Heaven-level technique like the Five Elements Fusion Technique would truly move them. As for the lesser Heaven-level Sunset Sword Technique, they might find it tempting, but likely wouldn’t teach alchemy in exchange.】

【Considering Jiang Huai, a rogue Profound Elixir expert, could obtain a lesser Heaven-level technique, you don’t believe eighth-grade alchemists, who stand above ordinary Profound Elixir experts, would be unable to acquire such techniques. Besides, other than you, most alchemists genuinely don’t value martial techniques; their heart and soul are dedicated to alchemy.】

【Ultimately, you chose to give up and had to rely on yourself to see if you could become an eighth-grade alchemist. Additionally, in terms of cultivating in the Spirit Nurturing Realm, you could only hope to obtain some precious elixirs to enhance your soul power.】

【Ten years later, you discovered a precious eighth-grade elixir in the depths of the Sacred Heart Mountain Range, a soul-enhancing elixir, the Jade Soul Grass. Excitingly, you decided to take a risk to harvest this elixir. You feared missing it would mean never reaching the peak of the Spirit Nurturing Realm, let alone breaking through to the half-step Profound Elixir Realm or even the Profound Elixir Realm.】

【Unfortunately, all eighth-grade elixirs are guarded by Profound Elixir Realm beasts. You devised a way to lead one away and attempted to harvest the elixir. However, you didn’t expect a second Profound Elixir Realm beast in the cave. Your presence angered the beast, which unleashed terrifying power, killing you instantly.】

【Revived by the Rebirth Talisman, you were utterly terrified and chose to flee. Despite this, the strength difference between you and the Profound Elixir Realm beast was too great, and you were crushed to death once more.】

【Because of your death, this simulation has ended.】

‘Uh…’

Wang Ping fell silent, not knowing how to react.

Goodness, do these beasts always pair up? Back then, with the Vitality Grass, it was also a beast couple.
Guarding this Grade Eight treasure herb is actually a pair of guardian beasts. That’s just too outrageous.

“Sigh, in the end, I still died… Although it’s nice to see myself break through to the Spirit Nurturing Realm, knowing that my talent in soul cultivation is quite ordinary is a very depressing thing…”

Wang Ping shook his head again and sighed.

It seems that I still need to keep refreshing my talents.

As for bone structure talents, the green talent · Bone Genius is still enough. With the Heaven-level Technique, my cultivation speed in the Spirit Sea Realm and Spirit Embryo Realm is much faster.

But Wang Ping didn’t expect that the Spirit Nurturing Realm requires soul-related talents.

In other words, if he wants to cultivate to the Great Perfection of the Spirit Nurturing Realm or even break through to the Profound Elixir Realm, he really needs to refresh a green talent related to the soul.

Otherwise, the only other option is to pick that Grade Eight treasure herb.

Honestly, Wang Ping feels it’s an impossible task just thinking about it.

With two guardian beasts in the Profound Elixir Realm, how is someone in the Spirit Nurturing Realm supposed to pick it and escape alive?

Perhaps he could release information, letting other Profound Elixir Realm experts battle the beasts, then take advantage of the situation.

But the success rate of that is also very low.

After all, Profound Elixir Realm experts are not fools. Their Spiritual Sense is much stronger than his. Trying to steal the herb under the eyes of so many experts, the success rate is absolutely dismal.

“Of course, after accumulating more free simulation attempts, I can still try it out, slowly exploring a path to survival.”

Wang Ping shook his head and relieved his worries.

“Besides, becoming an Eighth Grade Alchemist is really difficult. Without anyone to teach me, relying solely on myself, who knows when I’ll reach that level.”

“Others have no obligations to teach me if they’re not related to me. I can only explore on my own. For now, the skills of a Seventh Grade Alchemist are enough.”

Just as Wang Ping was lost in his thoughts, the system’s notification sounded again.

“Ding, rewards successfully generated. The host can choose one of the following rewards:
①. Early Stage Spirit Nurturing Realm cultivation.

②. Alchemy experience.

③. Eight-tenth Sword Intent.

④. White Talent · A Good Deed a Day.

⑤. Secret method being practiced.”

“System, I choose ②.”

After glancing at the rewards, Wang Ping made his choice without hesitation.

With enough spirit stones, Spirit Nurturing Realm cultivation can be obtained anytime, and his main goal in this simulation is to improve his alchemy skills!