99 – Breaking Through to the Spirit Embryo Realm! Five Newcomers Join the Group!

“I actually managed to escape back to the Profound Turtle Continent successfully. It seems that the difference in combat power between an Eight-Star Martial Saint and a Nine-Star Martial Saint will make all the difference in the outcome…”

Wang Ping looked at the simulated content, feeling a myriad of emotions.

“Next, it should be my successful breakthrough to the Spirit Embryo Realm, and then heading back to the Seven Star Archipelago for revenge…”

Pausing for a moment, Wang Ping thought with great confidence.

Once he broke through to the Spirit Embryo Realm, his combat power would skyrocket, possibly even allowing him to contend with those at the half-step Profound Elixir Realm.

【You have no intention of leaving the Stele Formation area, but directly start a closed-door cultivation, intending to break through to the Spirit Embryo Realm.】

【You successfully rely on the Five Elements Spirit Items to break through to the Spirit Embryo Realm, attracting a Heavenly Tribulation to temper your body. Ultimately, you succeed in forging a perfect Five Elements Spiritual Body, vastly increasing your strength.】

【After breaking through to the Spirit Embryo Realm, you are full of spirit, planning to return to the Sword Spirit Sect first to check the situation, and take Bai Tianhong with you to the Seven Star Archipelago. With Bai Tianhong’s talent, staying on this Profound Turtle Continent is truly a waste.】

【However, what shocks you happens. Upon arriving at the Sword Spirit Sect, you find it has long been destroyed, leaving only ruins.】

【You recall Ye Chen, the Child of Destiny, joining the Sword Spirit Sect and become furious, suspecting that he brought bad luck to the sect. After inquiring, you finally understand the sequence of events and feel a chill down your spine.】

【It turns out that not only the Sword Spirit Sect, but even Great Xia was destroyed decades ago. The one who destroyed the Sword Spirit Sect and Great Xia was Ye Chen. Initially, after the Demonic Man appeared, Ye Chen, together with Bai Tianhong, killed him.】

【However, later, something unknown happened. Ye Chen fell into the demonic path, crazily slaughtering the cultivators of the Profound Turtle Continent. After killing all the cultivators, Ye Chen created a terrifying secret method that allowed people to gain cultivation by burning their lifespan, crazily nurturing strong practitioners for him to devour. Up till now, no one knows how strong the Demon Ye Chen has become.】

【You feel heavy-hearted, never expecting that Ye Chen, after losing Jiang Huai, the Ring Grandpa, and being left on the Profound Turtle Continent, would fall so low.】

【You find Ye Chen, intending to secretly probe his strength. Otherwise, staying on the Profound Turtle Continent makes you uneasy. Ye Chen discovers you and attacks you without hesitation, leading to a fierce battle.】

【You burst out with strong combat power and seriously injure Ye Chen. However, Ye Chen quickly transforms as if he is a giant demon, manifesting terrifying powers, and kills you with one move.】

【Due to the Rebirth Talisman, you are revived and are shocked to the extreme at Ye Chen’s newfound strength. Not knowing why he has become so strong, you choose to flee without hesitation. But Ye Chen again uses great powers to block your escape route and shows interest in your resurrection.】

【You notice something different about Ye Chen; he seems like another person. You calmly question who he is and why he resides in Ye Chen’s body. ‘Ye Chen’ sneers and says you have no right to know his name, then makes another move, intending to devour you.】

【Forced into a corner, you choose to self-destruct.】

【Due to your death, this simulation ends.】

“It seems that this Child of Destiny, Ye Chen, lost Jiang Huai, the Ring Grandpa, but got another master. However, this time, he fell into the demonic path. That new Ring Grandpa is evidently more sinister than Jiang Huai; he’s a truly evil demonic cultivator.”

Wang Ping looked at the simulation content, frowning and murmuring to himself.

Nevertheless, the gains from this simulation were rather decent.

He had broken through to the Spirit Embryo Realm and gained some intelligence.

It seems there are other immortal beings on the Profound Turtle Continent.

Speaking of which, the origin of the demonic techniques obtained by the Demon Mo Fan is very suspicious, unknown from where he acquired them.

Now, an old demon has appeared within Ye Chen, and the two might be connected.

That demonic technique might have been deliberately given to the Demon Mo Fan by this old demon.

However, in past simulations, either the Demon Mo Fan killed him, leaving him unaware of the subsequent developments, or he killed the Demon Mo Fan in advance, preventing any follow-up. When it came to Ye Chen, after leaving the Profound Turtle Continent, Ye Chen acquired and cultivated the demonic techniques, eventually encountering the old demon.

Thus, things unfolded this way.

“Ding, reward is being generated. The host can choose one of the following rewards: ①. Early Spirit Embryo Realm cultivation.”

“What choice? There’s nothing to choose!”

Wang Ping’s face darkened.

Although he really wanted cultivation, as long as he knew a stable breakthrough direction, it was actually more advantageous to focus on alchemy first.

After all, the higher the cultivation, the more Spirit Stones required for simulations.

However, the System left him no choice, just like when he had broken through to the Spirit Sea Realm.
Soon, Wang Ping felt a dramatic change in the energy within his body. His physical form also began to transform, not only becoming more powerful but also more attuned to the elemental spiritual energies.

This is the Five Elements Spiritual Body.

Moreover, once the Five Elements Spiritual Body is activated, his combat power would also multiply.

This is why a Spirit Embryo Realm cultivator is far stronger than a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator.

In fact, the true essence of a Spirit Embryo Realm cultivator isn’t much stronger than that of a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator at the peak. Their superior combat strength stems from their immensely powerful bodies.

Once a spiritual body is condensed and activated, the quality of the spiritual essence within will increase manyfold, and the power of martial arts using the same attribute will also surge.

Under such an enhancement, a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator at the peak would be like an ant, easily crushed to death.

“It is indeed powerful… No wonder after breaking through to the Spirit Embryo Realm, I could even kill Ye Chen, the favored son of fortune… Only the demonic Ye Chen, relying on the demonic cultivator grandpa within him, could counter-kill me…”

Wang Ping marveled at his strength.

“However, System, how many spirit stones do I need to simulate once after breaking through to the Spirit Embryo Realm?” Wang Ping sighed and asked in his heart.

“Host, a paid simulation will cost ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones.” The System’s voice rang out.

“Ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones?”

Wang Ping’s face darkened.

Ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones… Compared to before the breakthrough, the price had directly quintupled.

If he simulated multiple times, he’d lose tens of thousands of spirit stones… It was truly heart-wrenching.

“System, I highly suspect you’re deliberately only refreshing cultivation rewards to scam my spirit stones…” Wang Ping couldn’t help but complain.

The System remained silent, seemingly disinclined to respond to Wang Ping.

“Forget it, ten thousand it is… As long as the next refresh provides alchemy experience rewards, earning spirit stones will still be easy.” Wang Ping sighed, trying to comfort himself.

“Of course, even if no alchemy experience rewards are refreshed, just with my current cultivation, earning enough mid-grade spirit stones won’t be difficult.”

After some contemplation, Wang Ping muttered, “Then, let’s continue with the simulation… With this strength, I won’t return to the Profound Turtle Continent for now. Although Ye Chen would undoubtedly become a menace if left alone, using a paid simulation to test if my power-up can kill him is too risky. To conduct an experiment, I should either earn enough spirit stones or wait until I’ve accumulated enough free simulations first…”

“If, by chance, Ye Chen falls into demonic cultivation and I’m truly able to kill him, it might mean that entering demonic cultivation has significantly affected his fortune… Perhaps, this world doesn’t favor demonic cultivators.”

Just as Wang Ping was pondering and preparing for another simulation, a sudden System notification interrupted him, leaving him in a daze.

“Ding, member Ma Yang (78) has joined the group chat.”

“Ding, member Wu Yueming (79) has joined the group chat.”

“Ding, member Lin Yuanyuan (80) has joined the group chat.”

“Ding, member Yu Yonghao (81) has joined the group chat.”

“Ding, member Zhang San (82) has joined the group chat.”

“Wow, five newcomers at once? This chat group sure knows how to play.”

Listening to the System’s notification tone, Wang Ping’s eyes took on a bemused look.

” I wonder how many of these five newbies will survive… Last time was pretty lucky, only one newbie died.”

Then, Wang Ping opened the chat group, starting the traditional newcomer welcoming (scaring) ceremony.

Upon learning about the special nature of the Transmigrators Chat Group, the five newcomers turned pale, sweating coldly, completely losing their pre-join excitement.

Wang Ping (66): “Actually, you don’t need to worry too much. After all, the Transmigrators Chat Group is becoming more humane. Last time, only one newbie died. The mortality rate is just twenty-five percent, so relax a bit…”

Wu Yueming (79): “Just… just a bit… sweat.jpg”
Ma Yang (78): ‘Hey, hey, hey, this joke is not funny at all…’

Lin Yuanyuan (80): ‘Wuwuwu, I really want to go home, I don’t want to transmigrate anymore…’

Yu Yonghao (81): ‘The death rate here is almost as high as in the God Space, isn’t it…’

Zhang San (82): ‘It doesn’t matter, I will take action. If others can survive, so can I…’

Fang Yun (3): ‘Hehehe, I love seeing newbies scared out of their wits the most. By the way, Zhang San, isn’t your name a bit too casual? Also, aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning with that act of yours…?’

Zhang San (82): ‘A true man doesn’t fear lightning; I have an invincible belief…’

Qin Tian (77): ‘Goodness, this guy can act even better than me…’

Ye Xiaofan (75): ‘I feel the same…’

Cai Yonglong (1): ‘I think you guys should stop showing off and complaining, and start preparing supplies early. Supplies are very important; Wang Shuqing would have died outside long ago without them…’

Wang Shuqing (74): ‘Yeah, those were truly dark days…’

As they glanced at the chat content, excluding Lin Yuanyuan, the other four instantly went silent and started preparing supplies.

Lin Yuanyuan continued to complain while begging for help from the group, especially seeking out Wang Ping.

Lin Yuanyuan (80) @ Wang Ping (66): ‘Group leader, here is my photo, please help me, I can do anything for you in the future. Picture.jpg…’

Seeing Lin Yuanyuan’s behavior and the picture she sent, everyone, including Wang Ping, was speechless.

This woman, does she only know how to cry and beg? And even planning to sell herself, what does she think the transmigrator chat group is?

For a moment, everyone including Wang Ping felt that Lin Yuanyuan was doomed.

With this personality, even if she didn’t die tragically upon arrival, and was lucky enough to get a decent Golden Finger, her chances of survival were slim.

Liu Mei (15): ‘Instead of crying here, I think you should prepare supplies, otherwise it’s very dangerous. Although the chat group can give you red envelopes, you often need to rely on yourself…’

Lin Yuanyuan (80): ‘Really? You can really send me red envelopes? Can you prepare more food, weapons, and armor for me? If there’s anything that can turn someone into a superman, that would be even better…’

Everyone: ‘…’

Lin Yuanyuan really dares to say anything.

To be honest, there’s an unspoken rule in the transmigrator chat group.

They don’t aid newbies. At most, they act as guides and tell them how to avoid dangers.

Only when the newbies survive on their own do they consider them real group members.

Someone who always relies on others will never develop the ability to survive tenaciously in their world.

Such a group member is useless to help or invest in and will likely die in the future.

For a moment, the group found it pointless and prepared to go silent, waiting for the newbies’ fate in thirty minutes.

However, as Wang Ping and the others were about to go silent, a sudden system notification startled everyone.

‘Ding, group member Zhang San (82) has died. Death replay is being recorded, please take this as a cautionary tale.’

Wang Ping (66): ‘Goodness, what’s going on? We haven’t even transmigrated yet, and he’s already dead…’

Fang Yun (3): ‘Honestly, this is ridiculous. This is the first newbie to die before transmigration, right…’

Chen Yao (71): ‘I’m curious how he died… Could it be he joined the group while driving and then got distracted looking at the chat and was hit by a truck…’

Zhang Jun (70): ‘I think he was in America and got shot accidentally… Serious face. Jpg…’

Cai Yonglong (1): ‘You guys are really foul. Be careful, let the newbie die in peace.’

Zhang Hu (5): ‘Goodness, I just logged in, and I hear such explosive news? This is truly the first pre-transmigration death case. This guy will probably be a disgrace among transmigrators.’

Wang Ping (66): ‘No, no, no, he hasn’t transmigrated yet, so he can’t be called a transmigrator.’

Qin Tian (77): ‘Pfft, you’re right, it kills me. To think this poser was showing off like crazy before and ended up dead even before transmigration…’
Lin Yuanyuan (80): “Someone clearly died… Why can you still laugh? Aren’t you too heartless! Shocked.jpg…”

Following Lin Yuanyuan’s comment, the group fell silent for a moment. Then, without anyone offering an explanation, the conversation resumed.

It’s just another newbie’s death, nothing worth caring about.

After all, they were long accustomed to newcomers dying; it no longer affected them.

In fact, they had all faced various dangers themselves and had nearly died.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Lin Yuanyuan felt a chill run through her body. She found this chat group too eerie, and these people too heartless.

As for Yu Yonghao, Wu Yueming, and Ma Yang, who were new and preparing supplies, they too remained silent upon witnessing the scene.

Although unlike Lin Yuanyuan, who was somewhat lacking in intelligence, they were more rational and could see the true nature of this chat group.

Therefore, they chose to remain silent, not saying much.

After all, this Transmigrator Chat Group had included many people, but only a few survived. Besides Qin Tian, Ye Xiaofan, and Wang Shuqing, whose sequence number was just a little ahead of theirs, perhaps the others had long been used to death.

Judging by Qin Tian’s behavior, he too might have experienced life-and-death crises.

The trio gritted their teeth and began preparing supplies more quickly.

In fact, to gather resources faster, they began to calculate the timing for outright robbery.

They were about to transmigrate and soon face life-and-death trials. Moral principles meant nothing in the face of survival; only their own lives mattered.

If they were capable, they would even have considered stealing firearms for protection.

“Ding, the death replay has been recorded. All group members can download and view it.”

The System’s group notification appeared again.

Wang Ping and the others clicked in.

Their expressions turned odd after watching it.

Chen Yao’s guess was spot on. Zhang San was indeed driving a small car on the highway before joining the chat group.

After joining, perhaps stunned by Lin Yuanyuan’s words, he got distracted, accidentally changed lanes, and crashed into the back of a big truck. His head instantly exploded, and he died on the spot.

Seeing this, Wang Ping and the others could only admire Chen Yao’s accurate guess.

The four newbies, including Lin Yuanyuan, turned pale with fear.

“Let’s continue the simulation.”

After watching Zhang San’s death replay, there was still some time before the other newbies’ transmigration. Wang Ping had no intention of further participating in the group chat. He shut it off and spoke in his mind.

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

“Ding, this paid simulation will cost 10,000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. Proceed with the transaction?”

The System’s voice sounded.

“Proceed.”

Wang Ping nodded and said in his mind.

“Ding, transaction successful. Life Simulator activating, refreshing talents…”

“Congratulations to the host for successfully refreshing to White Talent · A Good Deed a Day.”

White Talent · A Good Deed a Day: Do a good deed every day, filling yourself with positive energy, making it easier to gain others’ goodwill.

“What kind of talent is this…”

Wang Ping was speechless.

He felt that ever since he refreshed to Blue Talent · Berserker, his luck in refreshing talents had worsened.

It seemed like, after a guaranteed good talent, he had to wait for the next guarantee to draw a good talent again.