97 – Simulate Again! The Way to Break the Deadlock!

“System, I want to conduct a paid simulation…”

Immediately, as Wang Ping walked out, he spoke silently in his heart.

“Ding… Life Simulator activated. Would you like to spend one thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones to conduct a paid simulation…”

The voice of the System rang out.

“Proceed…”

Wang Ping responded in his heart.

“Ding… Payment successful. Refreshing talents. Congratulations, Host has successfully refreshed and obtained the following talents: Green Talent · Lost Sense of Direction; Green Talent · Self-Destruction; White Talent · Self-Sacrifice”

Green Talent · Lost Sense of Direction: The host will lose their sense of direction, often unconsciously wandering to strange places.

White Talent · Self-Sacrifice: The host likes to help others at the expense of their own interests, asking for nothing in return.

Green Talent · Self-Destruction: The power of the host’s self-destruction will multiply several times when it occurs.

“What kind of talents are these…”

Wang Ping felt speechless in his heart.

Even a lack of direction can become a Green Talent? This was truly unexpected for him.

Could it be that this Life Simulator is particularly targeting me…

As for this White Talent, there’s no need to even mention it. It directly changes your personality and makes you act against your own interests with no expectation of reward… Definitely a debuff.

However, this Green Talent · Self-Destruction isn’t bad at all. Given that I have a Rebirth Talisman, it could be very useful in critical moments.

“System, I choose Green Talent · Self-Destruction…”

Wang Ping helplessly chose this strange Green Talent.

“Ding… Talent selection successful. Life simulation begins.”

The System’s voice sounded, a familiar screen appeared, and words began to float up.

【Day 1: You went to the Seven Star Archipelago, investigating each stall in the outer island market, searching for that bronze ancient lamp, but you didn’t find anything. You suspected that the item had not yet appeared in the market. Ultimately, you left disappointed.】

【Next, after obtaining the Sunset Sword Technique from Jiang Huai, you dealt with Jiang Huai to eliminate future troubles.】

【After killing Jiang Huai, you began a low-key cultivation on the Seven Star Archipelago, occasionally earning cultivation resources by refining pills.】

【Because you are a Spirit Sea Realm expert and a fourth-grade alchemist, yet remained extremely low-key, no one caused you trouble.】

【In the blink of an eye, twenty years passed. Your cultivation had advanced to the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm. You marveled at the efficiency of cultivating with a Heaven-level Mid-Grade Technique as compared to even the best Earth-level technique.】

【Furthermore, in these twenty years, your martial cultivation also advanced rapidly, reaching the level of Martial Saint, forging a Golden Martial Saint Body. At this point, you were confident that you had the strength to defeat a Spirit Embryo Realm cultivator.】

【Following this, the Seventh Star Secret Realm opened, and you entered it. This time, you were extremely fortunate, directly teleporting to a location with a sixth-grade earth-element spiritual item. Along with you was a Spirit Embryo Realm cultivator.】

【This Spirit Embryo Realm cultivator was quite domineering, attacking you directly. Though you were displeased, you chose to retreat temporarily because the sixth-grade spiritual item was guarded by a Spirit Embryo Realm beast. You planned to reap the benefits.】

【You retreated with astonishing speed, delivering a palm strike to the guardian beast, enraging it and forcing the Spirit Embryo Realm cultivator to focus on the beast, allowing you to escape successfully.】

【Soon, a fierce battle began. The fight was intense and attracted another Spirit Embryo Realm expert. After the two teamed up to kill the guardian beast, they began fighting each other. The battle was fierce, and both sides were severely injured.】

【Having waited for so long, you finally chose to make your move. As soon as you appeared, you entered Berserk State, and used the second secret technique of the Five Elements Fusion Technique · Five Elements Unite, merging five types of spiritual essence into one, unleashing maximum power.】

【You did this because you were well aware that exposing your technique and martial skills’ level would bring endless trouble. If even one cultivator escaped, you would become the target of many experts.】

【You unleashed astonishing power, shocking the two Spirit Embryo Realm experts. They noticed the extraordinary nature of your techniques and became extremely fervent, choosing to join forces against you without hesitation.】

【You used the sword moves from the Sunset Sword Technique, single-handedly overpowering the two Spirit Embryo Realm experts, unleashing immensely powerful energy.】
【After successfully killing two Spirit Embryo Realm experts, your heart is filled with excitement. Achieving such a feat at the Spirit Sea Realm is unprecedented on the Seven Star Archipelago. Yet, you managed it, indicating that your combat power now truly dominates your realm.】

【Of course, being able to accomplish this is mainly because your martial arts cultivation has reached the Martial Saint level, making your vitality and physical body extremely strong, allowing you to bear the power of the Five Elements as one. Otherwise, using this secret technique would certainly come at a great cost and might not even unleash such terrifying power.】

【Next, you deactivated the Five Elements Fusion Technique’s second secret method, Five Elements as One, quickly took the storage rings of the two Spirit Embryo Realm experts and their beast corpses, picked a Sixth-Grade Earth-type Spiritual Item, and left the area.】

【Not long after you left, other cultivators arrived and discovered the deaths of the two Spirit Embryo Realm experts, all of them shocked and unaware of who did it.】

【You continued to wander in the secret realm, searching for the much-needed Sixth-Grade Spiritual Items without wasting any time.】

【Eventually, you heard the sounds of battle and found a Sixth-Grade Fire-type Spiritual Item, witnessing the battle between three Spirit Embryo Realm experts, including the supreme expert Li Huo Daoren. You saw him seize the Sixth-Grade Fire-type Spiritual Item and leave casually.】

【You followed him, but Li Huo Daoren discovered your presence and attacked you. Without hesitation, you used the Ancient Jade to launch a powerful strike that killed Li Huo Daoren, and you took his storage ring, obtaining the Sixth-Grade Fire-type Spiritual Item.】

【You continued treasure hunting in the secret realm, looking for the remaining three types of Sixth-Grade Spiritual Items. However, you found nothing in the end.】

【After the Seventh Star Secret Realm expedition ended, you planned to continue your cultivation and slowly seek out the remaining Sixth-Grade Spiritual Items, constantly gathering information.】

【You diligently cultivated, wanting to grow stronger quickly, as only by becoming stronger can you safely obtain other Sixth-Grade Spiritual Items. However, your Spirit Sea Realm cultivation has reached its peak, so to grow further, you can only take the martial arts path. If you can cultivate to Lin Zhan’s level in the high martial system, you will have the strength to confront Spirit Embryo Realm directly without exposing your Heaven-level Technique.】

【If you cultivate to the Nine Star Martial level, you’ll be confident in defeating even Spirit Nurturing Realm experts.】

【Fifty years later, you have successfully cultivated to the Six Star Martial Saint level, reaching Lin Zhan’s heights, and your power is incomparable. From an information broker, you learned that a Sixth-Grade Wood-type Spiritual Item is being auctioned at the Skywind Pavilion on Storm Island, attracting many experts.】

【You were delighted and wanted to use the teleportation array to go to Storm Island. To travel to other islands, you must use a teleportation array. Different islands are connected by teleportation arrays rather than by boats, which could encounter sea beasts and sea tribes, resulting in shipwrecks and death.】

【On the Seven Star Archipelago, there are teleportation points connecting two islands: Green Spirit Island and Storm Island. You found out that Green Spirit Island is far from the Seven Star Archipelago, and the experts on the island are similar to those on the Seven Star Archipelago. As for Storm Island, it is closer to the Seven Star Archipelago, and the number of experts on the island is much higher.】

【The reason for this situation is that Storm Island has a poor geographical location, frequently experiencing super storms, which is also the origin of its name. Additionally, constant battling with a certain sea tribe leads to a high death rate among the experts, but those who survive are truly formidable individuals.】

【Upon arriving at Storm Island, you found it indeed different from the Seven Star Archipelago. Storm Island is a whole entity, though its area is much smaller than the combined areas of the Seven Star Archipelago. The order here is also more chaotic.】

【However, you don’t mind the chaos. Now, you have become a true expert. As long as you don’t encounter Spirit Nurturing Realm cultivators, you can fight and leave at ease.】

【You successfully participated in the auction held by Skywind Pavilion, bidding on the Sixth-Grade Wood-type Spiritual Item. Unfortunately, although you are an alchemist, your rank is not high, and many representatives from major forces have deeper pockets than you, even Spirit Nurturing Realm experts appeared. In the end, you didn’t win the auction, leaving you frustrated.】

【You hoped for a battle among the experts, giving you a chance to pick up the pieces. Sadly, you were disappointed again. A Sixth-Grade Spiritual Item, though precious, wasn’t enough to cause these experts to fight fiercely.】

【After the auction, you left empty-handed. However, you didn’t plan to leave Storm Island immediately, choosing to stay for a while in hopes of finding other opportunities. After all, chaotic places often present more opportunities.】

【Ten years later, you made further progress, not only understanding Sword Intent to eighty percent but also taking another step in martial arts cultivation, reaching the Seven Star Martial Saint level, capable of fighting late-stage Spirit Embryo Realm experts.】

【A month later, the sea tribe, long-term antagonists of Storm Island, launched a surprise attack. The experts on Storm Island were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses, with many ordinary people dying as well. You participated in the battle to gain some good items. You killed a blind Spirit Embryo Realm expert of the sea tribe. Your formidable physical cultivation shocked many cultivators. A Spirit Sea Realm expert with such a powerful body was unheard of on Storm Island.】

【After the experts on Storm Island repelled the sea tribe and the war ended, you reviewed your gains, unexpectedly finding a Sixth-Grade Metal-type Spiritual Item in the storage ring of that Spirit Embryo Realm expert from the sea tribe, filling you with joy.】

【Now, you have collected Earth, Metal, and Fire Sixth-Grade Spiritual Items, needing only Water and Wood types to become a Spirit Embryo Realm expert.】

【Twenty years later, your martial arts cultivation made another leap, reaching the Eight Star Martial Saint level, becoming even more powerful, capable of fighting perfection stage Spirit Embryo Realm experts head-on. With other means added, you are confident that few in the Great Transcendence Realm can rival you.】

【With your current strength, you are truly safe. Therefore, you decided to find the Spirit Nurturing Realm expert who had previously purchased the Sixth-Grade Wood-type Spiritual Item and attempt to trade for it.】

【You kept tabs on his information, never hearing of any Wood-type Spirit Sea Realm cultivator breaking through to the Spirit Embryo Realm. You suspect he was preparing it for himself.】

【This Spirit Nurturing Realm expert would be sitting in meditation in ten years and wouldn’t want to. He would choose to possess a newly born descendant for a second life. To make the second life easily break through to the Spirit Embryo Realm, he would naturally need to prepare the spiritual item in advance, a common choice for Spirit Nurturing Realm experts nearing meditation.】

【Therefore, the competition is intense. Spirit Sea Realm, Spirit Embryo Realm, and Spirit Nurturing Realm experts strive to find Sixth-Grade Spiritual Items as much as they can.】

【You found this Spirit Nurturing Realm expert and requested a trade, which he immediately refused, believing you had nothing valuable. After considering, you offered the Soul Nourishment Ring. Although the ring was precious, it wasn’t of much use to you anymore. It was better to trade it for resources to strengthen yourself.】

【Of course, a Sixth-Grade Wood-type Spiritual Item alone wouldn’t match its value, you wanted the Spirit Nurturing Realm expert to offer more to match its worth.】

【Unexpectedly, the Spirit Nurturing Realm expert, upon learning about your Soul Nourishment Ring, became greedy and attacked you directly. Although the ring wasn’t rare in the Eastern Wilderness, in places like Storm Island and the Seven Star Archipelago, it was a rare treasure, even half-step Profound Elixir Realm experts found it hard to own one.】

【Seeing the Spirit Nurturing Realm expert attack, you were enraged but prepared, immediately releasing your power and entering Berserk State, confronting him head-on.】

【Your strength shocked the Spirit Nurturing Realm expert. He didn’t expect you could confront him directly and be immune to soul attacks.】
【You unleashed an even greater power, and this Spirit Nurturing Realm elder, weakened by age, could not match you. Ultimately, he was unwillingly suppressed and fell completely.】

【You picked up his storage spirit ring, successfully obtaining a Sixth-Grade Wood-type Spiritual Item, leaving your heart restless. With this Sixth-Grade Wood-type Spiritual Item, you now only lack a Sixth-Grade Water-type Spiritual Item.】

【Next, you headed to the Seven Star Archipelago, intending to await the appearance of the Sixth-Grade Water-type Spiritual Item, while also preparing for the impending death of the Seventh Star Patriarch in order to seize precious treasures.】

【Three months later, while at sea, you unexpectedly learned from a weak sea tribe that a Sixth-Grade Water-type Spiritual Item was about to mature in the territory of the Sea Ape Tribe, attracting numerous strong cultivators.】

【Overjoyed, you immediately headed there. After an intense battle, you emerged victoriously using various means, ultimately securing the Sixth-Grade Water-type Spiritual Item. However, the price was steep, suffering severe injuries and exposing your Heaven-level Techniques and Martial Skills.】

【You knew very well that you would face terrifying pursuits and had to immediately escape back to the Profound Turtle Continent to be truly safe. Otherwise, staying anywhere would put your life in great danger.】

【Unfortunately, before you could escape, the half-step Profound Elixir Realm ancestor of the Sea Ape Tribe tracked you down using a secret technique and suppressed you.】

【You felt extremely perilous and tried to escape but ultimately couldn’t escape the ancestor’s grasp, suffering severe injuries. Helplessly, you chose to self-destruct.】

【Your self-destruction was immensely powerful, nearly injuring the ancestral Sea Ape. Due to the Rebirth Talisman, you came back to life. Realizing you couldn’t escape his grasp, you resolutely destroyed the five Sixth-Grade Spiritual Items in your storage ring and self-destructed again.】

【With your death, this simulation ended.】

“This simulation was quite thrilling,” Wang Ping reflected inwardly. He had obtained five kinds of Sixth-Grade Spiritual Items in one go, truly an enormous gain. However, the price he paid for these treasures and information was high, leading to his eventual death.

“Anyway, it’s not bad. Without an extra cultivation system boosting my strength crazily, forget about obtaining five Sixth-Grade Spiritual Items; I would have managed at best to get Earth and Fire types.”

“But my talent in martial arts seems pretty high; I progressed quickly and eventually became an Eight-Star Martial Saint. If I can reach Nine-Star Martial Saint, I might successfully escape to safety next time.”

Wang Ping murmured to himself.

“Next, focus on cultivating martial arts rewards. With my martial arts realm reaching the limit of Nine-Star Martial Saint, I’ll surely break through to the Spirit Embryo Realm in the next simulation.”

Wang Ping’s eyes gleamed as he grasped the key point, filled with anticipation.

“Ah, figuring out a breakthrough method truly feels delightful.” Wang Ping exhaled a breath and couldn’t help but smile.

Wang Ping’s inexplicable smile made Jiang Huai narrow his eyes in confusion, his guard rising. He had already discovered that Wang Ping was far from simple, with more secrets than he had initially imagined. Thus, he had to constantly guard against Wang Ping… Otherwise, he might end up being devoured with not even a trace left.

Just as Wang Ping felt elated, the System’s prompt sounded again, making him even more joyful.

“Ding, rewards successfully generated. The host can choose two of the following rewards:

①. Peak Spirit Sea Realm cultivation.

②. Eight-Star Martial Saint cultivation.

③. Heaven-level Martial Skill: Sunset Sword Technique.

④. Green Talent: Directionless.

⑤. Green Talent: Self-Destruction.

⑥. Combat experience.

⑦. Various secret cultivation technique experiences.”

“Goodness, this time it triggered two rewards, and what great rewards they are… Am I turning lucky?” Wang Ping scanned the rewards, a slight smile forming at the corner of his mouth.