txolops Chapter 97 Simulation Ends
Chapter 97 Simulation Ends
Chapter 97 Simulation Ends (4000 words)
The test results were as expected.
In fact, when you heard that you needed to take a qualification test, you realized that the opportunities within the secluded mountains were probably not for you.
There's no way around it. After three simulations and hundreds of years, if you truly had any talent, it would have been discovered long ago.
"That's enough..."
]
【"etc...
]
You realize something is wrong; the test results given by the armored guardian deity didn't mention your spiritual talent.
[Only race, age, condition, and cultivation level were mentioned]
[Age is easy to understand. Your guess is probably the real age. Even if a true immortal or lord possessed the body, it would still be calculated based on the true immortal or lord's original age.]
[There's no problem with my cultivation level; the second stage of ancient cultivation refers to my current Foundation Establishment stage.]
As for your condition... it's normal to have exhausted your potential. You've taken two breakthrough pills and experienced a failed attempt to form your core... which has already consumed a lot of your potential.
[But... is testing a cultivator's aptitude really based solely on these three things?]
You looked at the armored guardian and asked the question that had been troubling you.
The armored guardian deity also provided an answer: "The aptitude for magic cultivation is as vast as the ocean; spiritual roots? precious bodies? There are even some aptitudes that have never been discovered before."
"Therefore, cultivation speed is an important standard in determining the aptitude of cultivators. Without burning one's own potential or origin, the faster the cultivation speed, the higher the aptitude."
[The armored guardian's tone was icy.]
If one's cultivation aptitude is not high, when facing certain bottlenecks and obstacles, such as the transition from the mid-to-late stage of Foundation Establishment, it is impossible to overcome them without unleashing one's potential.
At any time, the speed of cultivation is the most important thing.
Even if you possess extraordinary abilities, your cultivation speed will be slow. While others have already formed their core, you're still refining your Qi.
What's the use?
Even the strongest Qi Refining expert cannot defeat a Core Formation cultivator.
【"I see....."】
Your heart is racing.
The criteria for determining the qualifications of the armored guardians are not problematic.
The restriction of not burning one's own potential and origin essentially eliminates the possibility of using forbidden cultivation techniques that sacrifice one's own potential for faster cultivation.
As for race? Different races have different starting points, so they need to be considered separately.
"But! But! But!"
Your eyes are shining.
[In this simulation, you are 208 years old, a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator whose potential has been exhausted.]
But what about the next simulation?
[At seventeen, a Foundation Establishment cultivator with immense potential has reached completion!]
What kind of cultivation aptitude is this?
At least you're pretty sure that cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots can't do that.
[For cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots, cultivation is as simple as eating and drinking. In the Qi Refining stage, they can advance to the next level in one or two years without any bottlenecks or obstacles.]
Even so, it still takes about ten years for a cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root to progress from the first level of Qi Refining to the ninth level.
[Upon reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, it typically takes a cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root approximately thirty years to progress from the first to the ninth level of Foundation Establishment.]
[This timeframe alone will take forty years.]
In other words, even if a cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root starts cultivating from birth, it would still take forty years to reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.
But what about you?
[A seventeen-year-old has reached the completion of Foundation Establishment?]
[Even if you reach the Core Formation stage in the future and start a new simulation]
That is—
[A seventeen-year-old Golden Core cultivator?]
[How high a qualification rating would be needed? Wouldn't the rewards be entirely optional?]
Although your expression didn't show it, you were quite excited inside.
Leaving aside the difficulty of the trials that follow, the initial aptitude test alone is enough to make you rich.
"And my age shouldn't overlap with the age in the simulation."
You steadied yourself and thought to yourself.
The test results show that you are 208 years old.
This age is the age used in this simulation.
[Age is unrelated to other simulations]
Otherwise, the displayed age wouldn't be 208 years old, but over 300.
Under this premise, you can come here to farm the rewards at the very beginning of each simulation game.
"Guardian, young master should have other talents as well. Continue testing."
[Da Chun spoke up from the side.]
What was just tested was merely the candidate's aptitude for cultivation.
Besides magic cultivation, there are also body cultivation, soul cultivation, ghost cultivation, corpse cultivation, and so on.
The puppet guardian's eyes faintly glowed red as it looked at you and asked, "Would you like to test my physical cultivation aptitude?"
"Let's test it." You nodded slightly.
Although you've already planned what to do in the next simulated start, you still don't mind continuing the testing.
[At least know whether you have any talents or aptitudes in other areas.]
[Unexplained fluctuations emerged]
The physical training test results came back quickly.
[Race: Human.]
Age: 208 years old.
"Bloodline: Normal."
[Cultivation Level: Mid-Second Tier.]
[Status: Potential exhausted.]
[Comment: Mediocre talent.]
[Test result: Failed.]
"No bloodline whatsoever?"
You shook your head slightly. Da Chun passed the aptitude test and entered the trial stage because he possessed a trace of ancient saint bloodline.
Next, the aptitude tests for soul cultivation, ghost cultivation, and corpse cultivation were all conducted.
The test results were largely the same.
It's worth mentioning that your aptitude tests for soul cultivation and ghost cultivation revealed that your willpower surpasses that of other beings at the same level, making you suitable for the paths of soul cultivation and ghost cultivation.
However, the final test result was still a failure.
["Soul cultivation and ghost cultivation?"]
You speculate that this is likely due to the influence of your innate talent and unwavering will.
With this talent, your will will be unwavering.
Soul cultivators and ghost cultivators value their own will above all else.
"That could be a fallback plan."
Whether it's soul cultivation or ghost cultivation, both require abandoning one's physical body.
[In future simulations, if your physical body is destroyed, you can try these two paths.]
"Guardian Deity, aren't soul cultivators and ghost cultivators suitable for cultivation? Why didn't you pass the test?"
Da Chun immediately panicked.
"Potential exhausted, lifespan nearing its end, therefore not approved." The armored guardian declared in a flat tone.
"Test failed. Please leave immediately. If you attempt to enter again using secret techniques, you will face punishment."
The armored guardian looked at you coldly and said calmly.
"Guardian, you can't...—" Da Chun was about to argue with the Guardian.
But you stopped me.
"There's no need for that."
You glanced calmly at the armored guardian.
[I plan to wait until the next simulation to see how the other party reacts.]
"Leave."
You spoke first.
Leaving here is also very simple.
All you need to do is reverse the flow of that secret technique.
[Outside the city, in the secluded mountains]
[Your figure suddenly appeared, and then Da Chun appeared beside you.]
"Young Master..." Da Chun hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Although Da Chun isn't the sharpest tool in the book, he's noticed that you're very interested in the inner sanctum of You Shan.
Da Chun is also upset that you didn't pass the test.
"Da Chun, how did you get in?" you suddenly asked.
[When Da Chun first entered You Mountain, he didn't have that secret technique.]
"I was cultivating in the secluded mountains when I suddenly realized I couldn't get out. I was worried because my master and mistress were still outside, so I kept running. As I ran, I ended up inside..."
[Da Chun scratched his head. "The guardian said that I accidentally activated a trace of the ancient saint's bloodline, which was detected by You Shan, so it lured me in..."]
【"I see."】
You nodded slightly.
"What exactly were the trials you went through?" you asked curiously.
"I will be transported to a strange place, where there are many monsters and abundant resources. I will need to keep killing monsters and constantly cultivating..."
"Until recently, I finally killed all the monsters and completed the first stage of the trial, which is why I was able to come out..."
..」】
"I just came out and saw you, young master..."
Da Chun will tell you everything.
Upon hearing this, you seemed lost in thought.
"However, young master, the guardian deity also said that the specific content of different trials will vary."
[Da Chun added]
【"Um."】
You nodded. "Da Chun, how long until your next stage of trials?"
"I have a thirty-year rest period between each stage of the trial," Da Chun replied.
"Could you teach me the 'Ancient Saint Body Refinement' technique you're practicing?" you asked, quite curiously.
Although you don't have the bloodline of an ancient saint, that doesn't stop you from collecting this body-refining technique. You never know when you might need it in a simulation later.
"Young Master, I cannot utter a single word of 'Ancient Saint Body Refinement'..."
[Da Chun was about to speak, but found himself unable to utter a word. "That's right, the guardian deity said that the techniques used in the trials cannot be passed on to outsiders before reaching the fourth level."]
The fourth tier is the Nascent Soul stage.
Upon hearing this, you did not pursue the matter further.
After a moment's thought, you asked curiously, "What is the purpose of this trial? To cultivate stronger individuals?"
You have become curious about the existence of the world within the Dark Mountain.
[Is such a huge investment just to cultivate strong individuals?]
"The Guardian said that the purpose of training us is to break free from fate," Da Chun thought for a moment. "But what exactly that means... the Guardian said I'll know once I've passed all the trials."
"Breaking free from fate?"
You pondered to yourself.
[In the 193rd year, you are 209 years old]
You took Da Chun and left the Taiyuan Domain, arriving in the desolate wilderness.
[This is a wild and untamed region, with turbulent spiritual energy, unsuitable for cultivators in the Qi Refining stage to survive.]
Furthermore, being far from major regions and lacking order, the desolate areas are a paradise for cultivators who practice evil cultivation or even demonic cultivation.
[You brought Da Chun here, so you obviously have the intention of robbing cultivators, evil cultivators, and the like.]
With a fighter like Da Chun, who is comparable to an ordinary mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, you should naturally make good use of him.
Even in the wildest regions, Core Formation stage cultivators are rare; and even if they exist, they are usually on the wanted lists of various major domains.
[You command Da Chun to attack the treacherous and evil cultivators in the desolate regions, plunder their treasures and resources, and then return to the Taiyuan Domain to sell them, continuing to purchase various skill inheritances, cultivation techniques, secret methods, and confidential information.]
[In the 194th year, you are 210 years old]
In a daze, you feel your own energy and blood declining.
You have entered your twilight years.
Although you are officially 210 years old, you sacrificed ten years of your lifespan to claim that age.
Furthermore, failing to reach the Core Formation stage will also shorten one's lifespan to some extent.
Your lifespan is not two hundred and forty years, but more than two hundred and twenty years.
[Ordinary cultivators cannot live to their maximum lifespan. You realize that your remaining lifespan is no more than eight years.]
[In the 195th year, you are 211 years old]
Although you've entered your later years, you haven't stopped. You're still directing Da Chun to deal with those treacherous and evil cultivators in the desolate regions.
[In the 196th year, you are 212 years old]
[A Core Formation stage cultivator and a heretical cultivator sensed something was amiss and joined forces to ambush Da Chun.]
[As a result, he was beaten so badly by Da Chun that he had to run away with his head in his hands.]
After this experience, you know you can't stay in this desolate area for long.
[This time, several early-stage Core Formation cultivators joined forces. Will there be mid-stage cultivators next time?]
In the desolate wilderness, even a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator is a rare sight, let alone someone joining forces to ambush them.
But we must be wary.
So you took Da Chun and moved to a remote, undeveloped area to continue your covert operations.
You and Da Chun kept switching targets frequently, never staying in one place for long, which left the real fighters who wanted to ambush you helpless.
[In the 198th year, you are 214 years old]
You brought Da Chun to Xuanwang Island.
[Actually, you've wanted to come to this place for a long time, but the wilderness is extremely dangerous, teeming with rogue cultivators, and only true cultivators can travel there safely.]
[Merchant caravans traveling between the two regions typically spend a large sum of money to hire a True Immortal to lead them across the wildlands and reach other major regions.]
Now, with Da Chun's protection all the way, you have also arrived at Xuanwang Island, which made a fortune during the war between Taiyuan Domain and Jiuyou Domain.
Xuanwang Island is extremely prosperous, with a constant stream of merchant caravans, far surpassing the former Biyue Immortal City.
[This place has gathered powerful figures from many surrounding major domains, including quite a few Core Formation stage cultivators.]
[You spent two years on Xuanwang Island, secretly gathering information and intelligence about the place, especially information from decades or even centuries ago, before and after the start of the war between the two domains.]
[In the 199th year, you are 215 years old]
You return to the Taiyuan Domain with Da Chun.
You are now incredibly old, your vitality has declined, and you are no longer at your peak.
[However, with Da Chun providing close protection, it is still extremely safe.]
[In the 120th year, you are 216 years old]
You have returned to Fallen Maple Mountain Market.
Decades have passed, and the maple leaves on Luofeng Mountain are still everywhere, as if nothing has changed.
You have disturbed the Zhou family without identifying yourself.
You brought Da Chun and stopped in a valley at the foot of Luofeng Mountain.
Looking up from here, you can see the mountains covered in golden maple leaves.
After watching for a while, he said, "Da Chun, after I die, cremate my body and scatter my ashes on this Maple Leaf Mountain."
You lived on Mount Luofeng for decades, and Shen Lingxiu's ashes were scattered here as well.
"Then you can return to Youshan and continue your trials."
After you finished speaking, look at Da Chun and say, "Did you hear that? That's an order."
"Yes, young master." Da Chun's mood was unusually low, clearly aware of your current state.
【"interesting."】
Looking at Da Chun, you suddenly realize that during the second simulation, it was you who saw Da Chun off at his deathbed.
Now, in the third simulation, it is Da Chun who will see you off at the end.
Your thoughts drift, and you slowly close your eyes.
【you are dead】
[This simulation has ended]
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