Canglan Realm, Qingzhou, Qingyun Sect.
On a mist-shrouded mountain peak.
Su Ming furiously smashed the weeds in his hands while standing in a medicinal field.
"Damn this heaven! It finally let me transmigrate into a cultivation world, yet it gave me a Five-Element Miscellaneous Spiritual Root?"
Yes, Su Ming was a transmigrator.
Five years had passed since he arrived in this world at the age of ten. At twelve, he joined the Qingyun Sect in Qingzhou.
From that moment on, he believed his protagonist template had begun—his cultivation would soar without obstruction, beauties would gather around him, and in the end he would ascend to the higher realm.
However, reality gave him a harsh lesson.
On the very first day after entering the Qingyun Sect, his aptitude was tested. The result revealed that he possessed a Five-Element Miscellaneous Spiritual Root, making him one of the countless menial disciples in the sect.
He was unsuited for cultivation. His cultivation would never break through the Foundation Establishment realm in his entire life. Even making progress within the Qi Refining stage would be as difficult as ascending the heavens.
For three years he trained with all his effort, yet his cultivation remained stuck at the first layer of Qi Refining.
"Where is the transmigrator's blessing? Where is the protagonist template? You thieving heavens are just messing with me, aren't you?!"
[Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully activated the Life Simulation System!]
Hm?
What was this?
System bro?
"System bro? Are you there?"
When the system failed to reply for a long time, Su Ming had no choice but to examine the simulator's functions on his own.
After browsing through it for a while, he finally understood everything the simulator could do.
He could simulate events in the future. Each simulation would randomly grant a talent. Talents were divided into five grades: White, Blue, Purple, Orange, and Red.
After the simulation ended, he could choose a reward from the simulation to bring back to reality.
As his cultivation improved, the number of rewards he could bring out would also increase.
After each simulation, there was a one-hour cooldown period. This cooldown would also change with the improvement of his cultivation.
The system would also randomly refresh tasks. Completing those tasks would grant additional simulation attempts.
After seeing all this, Su Ming could no longer contain his excitement.
"Start the simulation!"
[Drawing a random talent!]
[Congratulations. You have obtained the White Talent: Big Eater.]
[Big Eater: Your appetite becomes enormous. You constantly crave food. Anything you eat will be converted into a small amount of spiritual energy.]
[Day 1: You completed the task of cleaning the spirit field. Looking at the weeds in your hand, you grew hungrier the more you stared at them. In the end, you could not resist and ate them all in one bite.]
[After returning to your shabby cave dwelling, you indeed felt a faint warmth rising from your lower abdomen.]
[You knew your talent had taken effect. Without wasting time, you sat cross-legged and began cultivating.]
[Although the spiritual energy within the cave dwelling was thin, you were not discouraged. After all, you had awakened the simulator. Your life was about to return to the proper track.]
[Day 2: As usual, you went to the spirit field to remove weeds. Among the menial disciples, this job was considered relatively comfortable.]
[Day 30: After a month of cultivation, your cultivation improved slightly. This made you extremely happy, because your cultivation had not progressed for two whole years.]
[At noon that day, Wang Hao came to your cave dwelling to collect protection fees.]
[Left with no choice, you handed over the five low-grade spirit stones that menial disciples received every month in order to keep your job in the spirit field.]
[You clenched your fists and swore in your heart that once your cultivation grew stronger, the first person you would deal with would be Wang Hao.]
[Year 2: Although you lacked spirit stones, you successfully broke through to the second layer of Qi Refining thanks to the Big Eater talent.]
[That day Wang Hao came again to collect spirit stones. Seeing that Wang Hao was already at the third layer of Qi Refining, you chose to endure once more and handed over the spirit stones.]
[Year 3: Although the talent helped you, your spiritual root was simply too poor. As a result, you could not break through to the third layer of Qi Refining.]
[Year 5: After relentless effort, you finally broke through to the third layer of Qi Refining.]
[This year you decided you would no longer endure in silence. You resolved to resist Wang Hao and reclaim the spirit stones that belonged to you. Without spirit stones, your cultivation speed was simply too slow.]
[When Wang Hao came looking for you, you suddenly attacked him at the moment you handed him the spirit stones.]
[Struck by your sudden sneak attack, Wang Hao fell to the ground and stared at you in shock. He never expected you to have reached the third layer of Qi Refining.]
[You knew that delays could bring unexpected trouble. Without giving him the chance to speak, you stepped forward and slit his throat.]
[After dealing with Wang Hao, you cleaned up the scene. In the end, you buried his corpse in the barren mountain behind your cave dwelling.]
[Year 6: That day, just after returning to your cave dwelling, you suddenly sensed a wave of danger.]
[Before you could react, an attack pierced through your body.]
[Before dying, you heard the final words of your attacker.]
["You dared to kill my younger brother? Who gave a worthless trash like you that kind of courage?"]
[You died!]
[Ding! Simulation ended. Please choose one of the following rewards.]
[White Talent: Big Eater!]
[Third Layer Qi Refining Cultivation!]
[Six Years of Weed-Removing Experience!]
[All Combat and Life Experiences from the Simulation!]
In the end, Su Ming chose the cultivation.
Shua!
In an instant, spiritual energy surged into his body, and his cultivation immediately broke through to the third layer of Qi Refining.
"Ah… so this is the power of the third layer of Qi Refining..."
Feeling the strength flowing through his body, Su Ming felt incomparably comfortable.
After completing the first simulation, Su Ming quickly returned to removing weeds. One hour later, he finished the task and returned to his cave dwelling.
"Wang Hao's brother..."
At this moment, the simulation attempt had refreshed. He immediately began another simulation.
[Drawing a random talent!]
[Congratulations. You have obtained the Purple Talent: Innate Spiritual Body.]
[Innate Spiritual Body: Your spiritual body makes spiritual energy far more compatible with you. Cultivation becomes as easy as drinking water, and your cultivation speed increases drastically.]
A purple talent?
It was actually a purple talent!
Su Ming never expected that his second simulation would directly grant him a purple talent.
[Year 1: Relying on the advantage of the Innate Spiritual Body, you compensated for the weakness of your spiritual root and successfully broke through to the fourth layer of Qi Refining.]
[After seeing your cultivation speed skyrocket, Wang Hao stopped demanding your spirit stones.]
[Because of your previous experience of being killed by Wang Hao's mysterious older brother, you did not choose to attack Wang Hao.]
[You knew your current strength was still insufficient to confront him. You chose to endure for the time being.]
[Year 3: You successfully broke through to the fifth layer of Qi Refining. Your rapid progress caught the attention of an external affairs deacon, and you were recommended to become an outer disciple of the Qingyun Sect.]
[From then on, you no longer needed to perform menial tasks. You could cultivate normally, accept sect missions, and receive cultivation resources.]
[Year 4: With cultivation resources at your disposal, your progress advanced rapidly. You directly broke through to the sixth layer of Qi Refining.]
[Year 6: You successfully broke through to the seventh layer of Qi Refining. At the same time, the Qingyun Sect's sect competition, held once every three years, began.]
[However, you chose not to stand out too much. Understanding the art of laying low, you deliberately concealed your cultivation and intentionally lost the competition.]
[Year 9: Another sect competition was held. By this time you had reached the eighth layer of Qi Refining, yet you still chose not to reveal your strength.]
[Year 15: This year's sect competition arrived, and you decided it was time to reveal your talent. At this point you had already reached the tenth layer of Qi Refining and were on the verge of breaking through to Foundation Establishment.]
[However, you were penniless and could not afford a Foundation Establishment Pill. Therefore, you could only aim to obtain one by achieving good results in the sect competition.]
[Although you were at the tenth layer of Qi Refining, you had not practiced many spells. In the end, you only achieved a top-ten ranking.]
[Fortunately, you ultimately obtained a Foundation Establishment Pill.]
[After the competition ended, the ten of you were taken by an outer elder into a secret chamber.]
[The elder distributed the Foundation Establishment Pills and instructed everyone to consume them there and break through.]
[You originally planned to return and take it later, but the elder insisted. Left with no choice, you consumed the pill and attempted your breakthrough.]
[After consuming the Foundation Establishment Pill, you quickly broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm.]
[After breaking through to Foundation Establishment, you lost consciousness.]
[You died!]
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