102 – Simultaneous Group Tasks!

“The Chi Clan, still shrouded in so many mysteries…”

Wang Ping looked at the simulation content, feeling a sense of wonder in his heart.

He was no longer the novice he once was. As a Spirit Embryo Realm expert, he could now propagate a Spirit Clan himself.

Moreover, as a Grade Seven Alchemist, his knowledge was equally extensive.

Even so, deriving such a feeling indicated that the curse on the Chi Clan was at least cast by someone beyond the Profound Elixir Realm.

Simultaneously, Wang Ping was always puzzled by one issue.

What was the opponent’s purpose? Why kill them or not, and tolerate others killing the Chi Clan to the point of extinction?

It felt as if the Chi Clan were being deliberately tortured.

Perhaps, the simplest guess was usually the most accurate.

Wang Ping thought silently, gazing at the screen once more.

【While chatting with the Chi Clan and teaching Chi Feng, Cai Yonglong was still fixated on that ‘world-shocking opportunity,’ unable to let go. Eventually, he sneaked into the demonic cave while you were cultivating.】

【He then saw a terrifying demonic cultivator sealed by an astonishing formation. Cai Yonglong sensed the horror and wanted to leave but was lured by the demonic cultivator, his heart filled with a desire and longing for power.】

【He then declared his intent to travel the Profound Turtle Continent, wanting to see the land, choosing to leave your side. You, suspecting nothing, chose to return to the Sword Spirit Sect for quiet cultivation before returning to the Seven Star Archipelago.】

【During your seclusion, Cai Yonglong began practicing demonic techniques and hunting. He was cautious, staying away from Middle Earth and hunting on its outskirts.】

【Because Cai Yonglong possessed the strength of the Transcendent Realm, no one on the Profound Turtle Continent, except you, was his match. Hence, he did everything cleanly, and no one noticed anything amiss.】

【After six months, he gathered enough blood energy and returned to the demonic cave, breaking the seal with a blood sacrifice. The demonic cultivator’s body had long decayed over thousands of years, leaving only his soul. He chose to stay in the Soul Nourishment Ring by Cai Yonglong’s side, intending to drain Cai Yonglong’s value before devouring him.】

【However, because Cai Yonglong was bewitched, the demonic cultivator learned many things about the chat group and the traversers. Shocked to the core, the demonic cultivator, realizing your extraordinary origins, decided to spare Cai Yonglong for the time being.】

【Next, Cai Yonglong brought the demonic cultivator directly to you. Enraged, you fought Cai Yonglong fiercely. The demonic cultivator intervened, unleashing terrifying power to capture you alive. Realizing something was amiss, you instantly activated your Berserk State to resist, but it was futile.】

【Furious and bitter, you chose to self-destruct, due to the Rebirth Talisman’s effect. You resurrected only to self-destruct again, avoiding a fate worse than death at the hands of the demonic cultivator.】

【With your death, this simulation concluded.】

“…”

Wang Ping was speechless.

Cai Yonglong, this time you really screwed up.

As a Spirit Embryo expert, Wang Ping didn’t dare enter the demonic cave. How did Cai Yonglong, a mere Spirit Sea cultivator, dare to venture there?

It simply showed Cai Yonglong’s thirst for power was even greater than Wang Ping had imagined.

Of course, it was understandable.

After all, this world was dangerous, coupled with the pressure of the chat group missions, pushing each member to strive for greater strength.

However, understanding didn’t alleviate Wang Ping’s exasperation.

“In the Life Simulator, Wang Ping couldn’t foresee the future with the Life Simulator. This means the simulated Wang Ping couldn’t control Cai Yonglong. Cai Yonglong, while able to spot opportunities, could bring significant benefits or lead to traps.”

Wang Ping shook his head and sighed.

Even if you can see opportunities, lacking the strength means it’s just a death wish.

For instance, the matter of the Grade Five Spirit Medicine, even if that Spirit Sea creature was weakened, the Half-step Transcendent Realm might only steal the spirit medicine by sheer luck.

If Cai Yonglong ran there carelessly, he’d probably be slapped to death instantly.

The demonic cave’s opportunity may have held promise for Ye Chen, the Child of Destiny, but for Cai Yonglong, it was a nightmare.

Bewitched, losing his will, and eventually devoured leaving no trace behind.

Wang Ping had serious doubts. If this happened in reality, would Cai Yonglong bring the demonic cultivator to other worlds for group missions?

If that happened, with the demonic cultivator around, anything could occur.

A group wipe seemed very possible.

“Thinking about it, I need to be more cautious in the future. If any group member gets possessed by an old monster or carries such a creature across worlds for group missions, it could lead to a group wipe. Likewise, bringing dangerous items could have similar effects.”

This thought made Wang Ping wary, silently noting this pitfall, muttering.

“Though Cai Yonglong caused me to waste a simulation, this realization compensated somewhat.”

Next, Wang Ping closed his eyes, ceasing further thought, entering a state of cultivation.

Currently, he had nothing left.
No matter if it was a paid simulation or a free one, none of them were usable anymore. The only option was to wait and earn enough spirit stones in the coming months.

I just hope the next group mission doesn’t come too soon.

On Seven Star Island, in Seven Star City, within an elegant pavilion, three people were drinking together.

“Fellow Daoist Wang, have you really not considered joining our Seven Star Palace?”

The ancestor of the Seven Stars, Nangong Yun, looked at Wang Ping with regret and asked.

Wang Ping suddenly appeared in the Seven Star Archipelago four months ago, and quickly rose to fame as a Grade Seven Alchemist.

Although Nangong Yun did not know Wang Ping’s exact age, judging by his youthful appearance, he shouldn’t be over 200 years old.

Under 200 years old and already at the Spirit Embryo Realm, combined with his status as a Grade Seven Alchemist, made him worthy of Nangong Yun’s personal invitation.

Such a person, even if he couldn’t be successfully recruited to Seven Star Palace, couldn’t be allowed to join another faction. He had to be kept on friendly terms with the Seven Star Palace.

Otherwise, a Grade Seven Alchemist was enough to elevate another sect to prominence.

As long as he was around, other factions were destined to be suppressed by the Seven Star Palace, but the future is always uncertain.

“I’ve respected Senior Nangong’s great name since I was young. It is truly an honor to receive your invitation. However, I am used to a leisurely life, so I won’t be joining any faction in the Seven Star Archipelago. I can only apologize to you, Senior.”

Wang Ping said, pretending to be helpless.

“Is that so? What a pity.” Nangong Yun sighed, shaking his head at Wang Ping’s words.

He understood perfectly what Wang Ping meant.

He wouldn’t join Seven Star Palace, nor would he join any other faction, ensuring that they wouldn’t become enemies, bringing peace to his mind.

“How about this then? Since you don’t wish to join our Seven Star Palace, I won’t force you. However, you and Palace Master Qin Lan are both Grade Seven Alchemists, perhaps you can have some common topics to discuss, you may also communicate often and become friends.”

Just like that, Nangong Yun changed the topic and said with a smile.

“Fellow Daoist Wang, if I come to drink with you in the future, you can’t shut me out.”

Qin Lan also raised her wine cup, smiling at Wang Ping at the right moment.

“Of course not. After all, I have long admired Palace Master Qin Lan.”

Wang Ping looked at Qin Lan with a smile and raised his wine cup.

He was not lying.

Having absorbed alchemy experience, naturally, he had the memories of having Qin Lan as his convenient teacher teaching him alchemy.

Therefore, although they had the names of master and disciple in the Life Simulator, there was no such relationship in reality, but he was still very grateful to Qin Lan.

“Haha, since you two hit it off so well, from today onward, Fellow Daoist Wang’s Wang’s Pharmacy will be under the protection of our Seven Star Palace. If any faction dares to target Wang’s Pharmacy, they are targeting our Seven Star Palace, and I will never forgive them.”

Nangong Yun was satisfied to see Wang Ping raise his cup, nodded and also raised his cup to drink with Wang Ping and Qin Lan, then stroked his beard, smiling.

“With your words, Senior, I am at ease. Let me toast to you again.”

Wang Ping smiled again and raised his cup.

Although he had already reached the early stage of the Spirit Embryo Realm, he might not be able to contend with Nangong Yun.

Not to mention, the Seven Star Palace had other powerful figures.

Therefore, until Wang Ping had the strength to truly dominate the Seven Star Archipelago, he would not offend the Seven Star Palace. He would naturally accept Nangong Yun’s olive branch and show him enough respect.

Of course, judging by the current development, Wang Ping would likely not become enemies with the Seven Star Palace even if he eventually had the strength.

After all, there was no reason for enmity between them at the moment, plus there was the connection with Qin Lan.

After the drinking session, Nangong Yun and Qin Lan left, and Wang Ping finally breathed a real sigh of relief.

With these two settled, he could now relax for a long period, furiously developing and earning spirit stones.

“In these four months, I’ve earned enough mid-grade spirit stones; I can finally start a new simulation. I haven’t simulated for four months; hopefully, I draw some good talents this time.”

After returning to the pavilion he had purchased in Seven Star City, Wang Ping prepared for a new simulation.

Over the past four months, he had refined some Grade Five pills and one Grade Six pill, selling them.

Altogether, he earned 200,000 mid-grade spirit stones, enough to support twenty life simulations.

Unfortunately, the materials needed to refine Grade Six and Grade Seven pills were too precious and difficult to gather within a short time.

Otherwise, Wang Ping wouldn’t have only earned these 200,000 mid-grade spirit stones.

Of course, although it seemed little, 200,000 mid-grade spirit stones were already enough to bankrupt some factions on the Seven Star Archipelago.

The wealth of an ordinary Spirit Embryo Realm strong cultivator might not even reach this amount; they might not even be able to gather so many mid-grade spirit stones.

It’s only because Wang Ping needed a thousand mid-grade spirit stones for each simulation that he found his earnings somewhat modest.
“Ding, anomaly detected in the world where group member Zhang Hu resides. Group mission issued: Eliminate the anomaly. This is a mandatory group mission for 5 participants. Proxy group leader, please quickly select five group members for the mission. If the selection is not made within ten minutes, the system will randomly select five members and transport them to Zhang Hu’s world.”

Just as Wang Ping was about to start a paid simulation, a pop-up window appeared abruptly in front of him, causing his expression to change.

After four months, another group mission finally appeared?

And it’s in the world where Zhang Hu resides.

Based on Wang Ping’s understanding, the world Zhang Hu is in is far from simple.

A Grand Magister can unleash Forbidden Spells with destruction power at the Spirit Sea Realm.

The Sword God’s combat power should be above the Spirit Embryo Realm.

And the Sword God isn’t even the pinnacle of combat strength in their world.

The Sword God is only the pinnacle of combat power in the human world.

In their world, there are also dragons, demons, and gods.

Its depths are unfathomable.

Performing missions in such a world is inherently dangerous, not to mention when anomalies appear. It becomes even more perilous, and the mission difficulty will certainly be extremely high.

“Don’t worry too much. This time, I have 200,000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and twelve free simulation attempts stored up. With so many simulation opportunities, as long as the situation isn’t unsolvable, the probability of completing the mission is still high.”

Wang Ping quickly calmed down and comforted himself.

However, at this very moment, the system prompt sounded again, leaving Wang Ping speechless.

“Ding, anomaly detected in the world where group member Fang Yun resides. Group mission issued: Eliminate the anomaly. This is a mandatory group mission for 5 participants. Proxy group leader, please quickly select five group members for the mission. If the selection is not made within ten minutes, the system will randomly select five members and transport them to Fang Yun’s world.”

“Another group mission? This is a double whammy?”

Wang Ping’s eyes twitched, unable to calm down.

After all, this situation has never happened before.

It means that the group missions will be executed separately this time.

There might be casualties…

In the past, group missions were always completed without injuries thanks to his Golden Finger.

Now, without him, who knows how things will turn out.

Wang Ping quickly entered the chat group, wanting to see the reactions of the other group members.

At this moment, as Wang Ping expected, the whole chat group was in chaos, full of panic.

Zhang Hu (5): “Damn it, I knew that the worlds we traverse would definitely have anomalies, or else the chat group wouldn’t send us there. But I didn’t expect it to be my turn so soon… And it’s not just one anomaly, even Fang Yun’s world has an anomaly. This is too outrageous.”

Fang Yun (3): “I’m exhausted, I don’t want to talk… What do we do next.”

Cai Yonglong (1): “Honestly, I’m a bit nervous. After all, anomalies appearing in two worlds simultaneously means ten people need to participate in the group mission, and the total number of active members in the chat group is only thirteen. This means only three won’t go on the mission, making the odds of not being selected very low.”

Liu Mei (15): “The most critical issue is… There are two group missions this time, and Brother Wang can only go to one. This means one team won’t have an easy time getting intel on the anomalies to complete the mission unscathed.”

Fang Yun (3): “Honestly, I’m really scared. I feel like I’m doomed. Brother Wang, please choose me. The power level in our world is lower, so the task will definitely be easier to complete.”

Zhang Hu (5): “…Shouldn’t Brother Wang come to our world in this situation? Your world’s power level is lower, completion probability is higher; we can’t waste our most important combat power. Our world’s power level is very high. Without Brother Wang, we might be wiped out.”

Wu Jun (20): “Um, facing the anomaly, the importance of power levels doesn’t seem that high. Like last group mission…”

Zhang Hu (5): “Xiao Junzi, I know you bear some resentment towards me, but let me be clear, the last situation was special, as everyone knows. In many cases, completing a mission requires strong power as an essential factor.”

Chen Yao (71): “I agree with Zhang Hu. Power is essential. The anomaly in our world couldn’t be dealt with if Brother Wang’s power wasn’t strong enough.”

Fang Yun (3): “…So, our world is supposed to be abandoned, huh…?”

Ye Xiaofan (75): “…Sigh, there’s a quarrel. But it’s normal. I just hope I won’t be chosen.”

Qin Tian (77): “Damn it, I just participated in a group mission four months ago. Please don’t pick me again. Anyway, instead of random selection for which world, Brother Wang, I want to go to Zhang Hu’s world with you.”

Wang Shuqing (74): “I also want to go to Zhang Hu’s world with Brother Wang.”

Wu Yueming (79): “Although I’ve learned some things from the group announcements… Is it necessary to panic this much? Haven’t we survived every time?”

Fang Yun (3): “What do you know! We used to complete missions without casualties because of Brother Wang. Now Brother Wang can only choose one world, so how can we not panic? Also, don’t do this. If all the strong combat power goes to Zhang Hu’s world, won’t I be doomed?”

Zhang Jun (70): “Arguing like this is meaningless. It still depends on Brother Wang’s decision.”

Wang Ping (66): “I will go to Zhang Hu’s world. As Zhang Hu said, their world’s power level is too high. Without me, the chances of the whole team being wiped out are high. Fang Yun, although I know you’re very nervous, your world is just a martial arts world with a low power level. As long as there is a group member with Spirit Origin Realm combat power, who is cautious and understands the anomaly’s abilities, the probability of completing the mission is still high.”

Fang Yun (3): “Brother Wang, please don’t do this. I really feel like I’m going to die. How about we draw lots to decide which world you go to for the mission?”

Fang Yun was almost crying, even using honorifics.

But there was no other way; when it’s about one’s life, who can stay calm?