Chapter 3 Haven't you heard that there is always a way out?
Xia Ning霜 betrayed you.
Xia Ning霜 told Zhang Biao she was willing to be his woman and begged him to spare her and let her join him.
Zhang Biao became even more smug and readily agreed.
Then, he looked at you with a sinister grin, mocking you for having no escape and forcing you to hand over all the Spirit Stones on your person.
You burst into laughter, looking up at the sky.
Haven't you heard that Heaven never seals off all exits? As long as you want to walk, the path is right beneath your feet!
Without waiting for Zhang Biao to react, you suddenly erupted and attacked.
Zhang Biao didn't expect you to actually make a move.
Upon realizing what was happening, he immediately swung his sword to meet your attack, but was horrified to find that he was no match for you at all.
You knocked Zhang Biao down with two or three punches and snatched his longsword.
Zhang Biao questioned you in terror, asking who on earth you were.
You ignored him, expressionlessly breaking all four of Zhang Biao's limbs.
Seeing this, the others immediately scattered like birds and beasts.
You chased after them with your sword, repeating the process and plundering their Spirit Stones.
Xia Ning霜 resisted fiercely, and finally even begged you for mercy, offering to be your slave.
However, you showed no mercy and plundered her as well.
From then on, no one in the entire Disciple dormitory could threaten you.
Xiao Hao: "…"
Only at this moment did he remember that the Immortal Venerable was an Immortal's Reincarnation.
With rich combat experience and formidable methods, how could a group of Mortals be his opponents?
"The Immortal Venerable was hiding too deeply before; he clearly had terrifying strength but disguised himself, even deceiving me!"
"Tsk tsk, is this the strength of an Old Devil Head? I love it, I love it!"
You noticed Wang Han observing you, clicking his tongue in amazement.
You knew that your performance this time was too outstanding, and the ruthless methods you displayed were completely unlike what an ordinary youth could possess.
You might have already aroused Wang Han's suspicion.
But you had no choice; constrained by your innate talent, you could only do your best to plunder resources.
Only then would there be a glimmer of hope to Breakthrough before the end of the month.
You began to Cultivate in seclusion.
After seven days of arduous Cultivation, you barely managed to grasp the sensation of Qi, allowing you to absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
With less than half a month left until the end of the month, you dared not slack off and continued your arduous Cultivation.
You found that your C-grade Five Spiritual Root's Cultivation speed was too slow; by your estimation, it would take at least three months to Breakthrough to the Qi Refining Realm.
Fortunately, you had plundered a large amount of Spirit Stones, grabbing a handful and refining them instantly.
With the aid of a large number of Spirit Stones, you finally entered the Qi Refining Realm on the last day.
On the last day of the month, Wang Han brought many Utility Disciples over.
You personally watched Wang Han instruct people to tie up Xia Ning霜, Yan Qing, Zhang Biao, and others.
Disregarding their shrill screams, they were forcibly dragged away.
For some reason, you were reminded of slaughtering pigs during New Year's in your previous life.
Wang Han found you, smiling as he addressed you as Junior Brother, and led you out of the dormitory.
Xiao Hao breathed a sigh of relief.
He finally survived!
Out of a group of more than ten people, only he survived!
It was truly not easy!
This Initial Saint Demonic Sect was simply a scam park of the Cultivation world, not a place for humans to stay!
Xiao Hao began to fantasize about the future.
With the Immortal Venerable's strength and cunning, he would surely thrive, right?
Wang Han led you all the way to the Outer Sect Plaza.
At this time, many people had already gathered there, all Disciples who had just joined the sect, just like you.
These people had fierce expressions and blood-stained clothes; clearly, they had all fought their way out of a crowd.
You saw an Elder arrive at the plaza.
This Elder introduced himself as Sun Xun Cai, the Outer Sect Deacon Elder.
You saw Wang Han walk to Sun Xun Cai's side and whisper to him.
Sun Xun Cai cast a surprised glance at you and walked over.
Sun Xun Cai told you that you were the only talent this year who had plundered all the Disciples in the dormitory.
You secretly thought it was bad, and put on a panicked expression.
Sun Xun Cai smiled and patted your shoulder, comforting you not to be afraid.
He said that he also came from Zhao Country, from Yishui County next to Yangping County, making him half a fellow countryman with you.
He asked you who your parents were and if you had any master.
You lied, claiming your parents were direct descendants of the Xiao Family, and your master was a Foundation Establishment expert of the Xiao Family.
Sun Xun Cai let out a sinister laugh, seeing through your lie.
He mocked you for lying out of guilt, meaning you definitely had no backing.
He cast a Buddhist Spell on you—Heart-Reading, reading your thoughts, and discovered that you harbored a secret in your heart.
He became even more curious and immediately seized you to extract your Divine Soul.
You struggled fiercely, but it was futile.
You could only let your Divine Soul be extracted inch by inch by the other party.
The surroundings gradually darkened, and you faintly heard Sun Xun Cai's surprised voice in your ears.
"It's actually an Outer-World Devil!"
"What a pity, if I had known this earlier, I shouldn't have extracted the Divine Soul directly, wasting such a good talent for nothing!"
You died…
Xiao Hao had a bewildered expression.
No, how could a dignified Immortal Venerable fall like this?
Was he easily dealt with by an Outer Sect Elder?
Xiao Hao was greatly surprised and found it unbelievable.
But upon closer thought, although this matter was somewhat unexpected, it was also within reason.
The Immortal Venerable was indeed powerful.
Ruthless and extraordinarily cunning.
But after all, he was an outsider and didn't know much about this world.
It was not surprising that he died in the absence of information.
This simulation has ended. You may choose one of the following rewards.
Qi Refining First Layer Cultivation: The Realm you barely Breakthrough after a month of effort and dozens of Spirit Stones.
Cultivation Experience: These are your insights from Breakthrough to Qi Refining First Layer.
Combat Experience: This is your experience from robbing and plundering.
Iron Sword: A mundane iron sword, crudely made, a common item even in the secular world.
Looking at these rewards.
Xiao Hao's somewhat annoyed mood immediately dissipated, and he beamed with joy.
This could be considered his accumulation of initial capital.
With this life's accumulation, it would be much simpler to survive Sun Xun Cai's test in the next life.
Without any hesitation, he directly chose Cultivation.
Among the many achievements in this simulation, the Qi Refining First Layer Cultivation was undoubtedly the most valuable; there was no need to even consider!
A vast Spiritual Power poured into his body, causing Xiao Hao's Dantian to tremble, and his Cultivation successfully Breakthrough!
He could clearly feel a True Qi coiling in his Dantian.
With a thought, the True Qi flowed through his Meridians throughout his body, enhancing his muscle strength and making him feel better than ever before!
As if a single punch could kill a person!
"Is this the strength of the Qi Refining Realm? I love it, I love it!"
"Qi Refining Old Ancestor, terrifying as such!"
With strength in hand, Xiao Hao felt greatly at ease.
Especially when he thought that the Disciples who entered the Initial Saint Demonic Sect at the same time as him were still struggling to comprehend the sensation of Qi and constantly living in fear.
Yet he had already Breakthrough to the Qi Refining Realm and was temporarily out of danger.
After a comparison, a sense of superiority naturally arose!
Indeed, having a cheat is awesome!
Xiao Hao opened the System panel.
His gaze lingered on the remaining simulation count for a moment, and soon a line of small text appeared.
"Host's current Cultivation is Qi Refining First Layer. Do you wish to spend three Spirit Stones to exchange for one simulation count?"
"Yes!" Xiao Hao took out all his savings.
As the three Spirit Stones in his palm turned into specks of white light and dissipated.
One more simulation count appeared on the System panel.
Xiao Hao, however, was not in a hurry to simulate, but instead stroked his chin and pondered.
Although he had temporarily saved his life, the crisis had not been completely resolved.
"The most pressing task at hand is to first pass Sun Xun Cai's test and become a formal Disciple!"
"Then, find an opportunity to escape the Initial Saint Demonic Sect!"
"Continuing to stay in this cursed place will eventually cost me my life!"
"The Immortal Venerable in the previous life aroused Sun Xun Cai's suspicion, so he died."
"If the Immortal Venerable in this life doesn't know that Sun Xun Cai has Heart-Reading, I'm afraid he will repeat the same mistake."
"So the question is, does the Immortal Venerable have memories of the previous life?"
After the first simulation, he had confirmed that the Immortal Venerable could not inherit any memories related to himself and the System.
Since he could not inherit memories related to the System, then it was highly likely that he would not know the memories of the previous life.
Xiao Hao was not sure if his guess was correct.
So he decided to try.
He started the second simulation.
Cultivation Simulator is starting.
Initial Saint Demonic Sect, Disciple dormitory. You suddenly fell unconscious, and after a long while, you slowly woke up.
You found that you had Transmigrated.
You were not surprised by this.
Because in your previous life, you were besieged by Righteous Path experts, and at the brink of death, you activated the Spring Autumn Cicada, reversing time and returning to the past; everything was within your expectations.
Soon, you were surprised again.
Because you found that you had not returned to the past, but had come to a Cultivation world.
After a brief surprise, you regained your composure and began to sort through the original owner's memories.
You sensed something was wrong.
The original owner had clearly never Cultivated before, yet inexplicably possessed the Cultivation of Qi Refining First Layer!
You realized that this was no accident, and there was a problem with the original owner's memories.
You suspected that your Transmigration was not an accident, but was forcibly arranged by someone who manipulated Karma.
Xiao Hao, who was watching the simulator, gradually widened his eyes, filled with horror.
"Holy crap, disaster has struck!"
"The Immortal Venerable actually sensed my existence!"
But what shocked him even more was yet to come!
You slowly raised your head, looking towards the ceiling of the room.
There was clearly nothing there, but you felt that a pair of invisible eyes were silently watching you.
"Who exactly are you? Why did you lead me here?"