262: Blue talent: extreme selfishness!

Su Ming returned to his Immortal Cave with his Cultivation resources.

“Tournament...”

Su Ming was currently thinking about the Immortal Sect Tournament. With the Cultivation resources he had obtained from the last simulation, his current Cultivation resources were equivalent to three consecutive years of resources distributed by the Great Dream Immortal Sect.

However, Su Ming knew very well that such a small amount of resources would not be enough for his Cultivation.

Moreover, if he participated in the tournament every month, he would not have more time to focus on Cultivation.

After much thought, Su Ming decided to participate in the tournament for half a year, and then spend another half a year in secluded Cultivation.

One year later!

Su Ming slowly opened his eyes.

“Is it time...”

Three years had passed, and the simulation count had refreshed.

However, there was now a problem that gave him a headache.

He now knew that the future was safe and he could Cultivate with peace of mind. The real danger would come when he returned to the Canglan Realm.

Furthermore, once he returned to the Dead Land, the cooldown time of the simulator would greatly increase. If there were no random missions at that time, he would be in a dangerous situation.

Throughout his journey, if it weren't for the help of the simulator, Su Ming didn't know how many times he would have died.

“If only the simulator counts could be stored...”

【Simulation Count * 1】

Su Ming looked at the content on the simulator panel and sighed deeply.

For a moment, Su Ming was torn between using the simulation directly to avoid wasting the count, or not simulating and simply staying in secluded Cultivation within the Great Dream Immortal Sect.

Su Ming knew that even if he simulated, the general outcome would not change. He would be able to return to the Canglan Realm, but even if he knew what would happen after returning to the Canglan Realm now, he couldn't change anything.

Su Ming knew that he only needed to perform one simulation just before he left the Tai Xuan Immortal Realm.

In fact, Su Ming knew very well that his Cultivation speed after returning to the Canglan Realm would be far slower than staying in the Tai Xuan Immortal Realm now.

Wait!

Suddenly, Su Ming thought of something.

There were still seven years until the Great Dream Immortal Sect initiated war, which meant he still had three simulation counts, including this one.

Setting aside the third one for simulating what would happen when he returned to the Canglan Realm, he could use the remaining two to stay in the Tai Xuan Immortal Realm to Cultivate and rapidly improve his Realm.

Thinking of this, Su Ming forcefully instilled a principle in himself: he must become stronger!

Only by making himself believe that becoming stronger was above all else, would his simulated self abandon the decision to return to the Canglan Realm.

Su Ming brainwashed himself for a full month.

A month later, Su Ming began the simulation.

“Start simulation!”

【Simulation Start!】

【Extracting Random Talent!】

【Congratulations on obtaining Blue Talent: Extreme Self-Interest!】

【Extreme Self-Interest: An Innate instinct centered on personal gain. When absorbing Spiritual Qi, Medicinal Pills, and other resources, the conversion efficiency increases by 5%. It will make you a person who prioritizes benefits, so all actions taken will be for personal gain.】

【Basic Trait: When facing resource allocation (such as Secret Realm treasures, Medicinal Pill rewards), triggers “Benefit Judgment”—prioritizes obtaining items of higher quality or better suited to oneself.】

【Note: This talent cannot be applied to the allocation judgment of high-level resources (such as Divine Artifact fragments, Emperor-grade Medicinal Pills), and frequently triggering “Benefit Judgment” will cause the favorability of surrounding Cultivators to slowly decrease (after triggering more than 5 times daily, favorability decreases by an additional -5).】

“Extreme Self-Interest?”

“It really fits the tone of this simulation.”

After two consecutive simulations without talent, Su Ming had almost forgotten that the simulation also had a talent extraction step.

However, the talent drawn this time made Su Ming frown.

This talent could only be said to be very suitable for his simulated self, but in reality, this talent would definitely have a great impact on him.

Su Ming looked at the simulator.

【After coming out of seclusion, you once again went to the Tournament to participate in the matches.】

【At this time, the Tournament had not yet been dominated by Murong Kong and others. Basically, whoever won first place would only come back to participate after half a year.】

【Of course, there was one exception, and that was you.】

【Half a year ago, you had already continuously won first place for half a year. Only after you began your seclusion did the first-place reward become available again.】

【However, when you appeared in the Immortal Realm arena once more, everyone's expressions changed.】

【And when you saw everyone, you swept a cold gaze over them, and all who met your eyes withdrew their gazes.】

【With just one glance, the feeling you gave everyone was that you had become even colder.】

【You yourself didn't know that your personality had changed under the talent of Extreme Self-Interest.】

【As expected, you once again took first place in this tournament.】

【From then on, for a continuous year, you consistently monopolized the top spot.】

【It wasn't until the second year that you saw a few familiar figures.】

【In this Tournament, Murong Kong made a powerful move, coming before you with an invincible stance and challenging you.】

【Everyone thought this would be a spectacular battle.】

【Although your Cultivation was still in the Early Celestial Realm, everyone regarded you as being in the Immortal Realm Great Perfection, and Murong Kong was no exception.】

【However, to everyone's surprise, what was supposed to be an evenly matched battle turned into Murong Kong being easily defeated by you in a crushing manner.】

【In the end, Murong Kong only secured the second-place platform.】

【From then on, a saying circulated within the Great Dream Immortal Sect: you were the number one person in the Immortal Realm, and no one could defeat you in the Immortal Realm.】

【Just like that, you continued to participate in the tournament every month.】

【And so, it continued until the sixth year, and you still maintained your first-place record in the tournament.】

【However, to everyone's surprise, your Realm never broke through.】

【Although there was a factor that you couldn't go into long-term seclusion due to the tournament, the tournament itself only took three days each month.】

【Even if you couldn't enter long-term seclusion, it shouldn't have resulted in absolutely no advancement in your Cultivation.】

【Gradually, a saying began to circulate within the Great Dream Immortal Sect.】

【Everyone believed that the reason you possessed such powerful strength was because you used some secret art, overdrawing your Innate talent.】

【After this rumor spread, many people began to condemn you for wasting the Immortal Sect's Cultivation resources.】

【These people used your inability to Breakthrough as a reason to demand that you no longer participate in the tournament and yield the resources.】

【Initially, when you heard these remarks, you were indifferent, but as time went on, you found these people becoming more and more excessive, so you began to deal with them.】

【Whenever someone spoke ill of you, you would beat them up severely.】

【To prevent your own interests from being harmed, you always avoided vital points, ensuring that these people would be bedridden for a year and a half each time.】