436: Sensing danger, simulation activated!

"Waiting for me?"

A lazy voice sounded from behind, carrying a hint of playfulness.

Su Qingyuan's heart skipped a beat, and she turned around abruptly to see Su Ming leaning against the stone door of the Immortal Cave, watching her with a smile.

"Ah... yes, Junior Brother Su."

Su Qingyuan felt rather awkward at this moment.

"I came to return the points to you on behalf of Su Chen..."

"Thank you for your help last time; otherwise, he..."

Su Ming raised his hand to interrupt her and walked over.

"One hundred points for a life—he got the better end of the deal."

His tone was flat, as if he were discussing the most mundane transaction.

Su Qingyuan was momentarily speechless and had no choice but to hand over her identification token.

When the two jade tokens touched lightly, a faint light flashed, and one hundred points were transferred.

Su Ming glanced at it, put away the token, and stepped aside to clear the entrance to the Immortal Cave.

"Come in for a cup of tea?"

A faint, refreshing fragrance of vegetation drifted from the Immortal Cave, soothing to the mind.

Su Qingyuan's gaze paused at the entrance for a moment, and she subconsciously shook her head.

"No, there are still some matters in the Sect waiting for me to handle."

"Then I won't see you out."

Su Ming did not insist and watched her turn away.

Just as she took her first step, a voice, neither light nor heavy, drifted over.

"I heard that the Xuantian Glazed Saint Body is a peerless Cauldron, rarely seen in the cultivation world for ten thousand years."

"I wonder if it's true or false."

Hum!

Su Qingyuan's mind went blank for an instant; her legs, which had just taken a step, nearly went weak, and she froze in place.

A chill rushed from the soles of her feet straight to her crown.

She could even feel the muscles in her back tense up instantly.

He... how could he know?!

This is impossible!

Apart from herself, absolutely no one else knows this secret!

Countless thoughts exploded in her mind.

However, she quickly forced down the shock in her heart and tried her best to make her voice sound calm.

"Junior Brother Su is joking!"

"That kind of legendary Physique only exists in ancient books and has long been extinct in this world."

She did not look back, fearing that any slight expression on her face would betray the panic in her heart.

"Oh? Is that so?"

There was a hint of an elusive smile in Su Ming's voice.

He did not say another word.

But this silent pressure was more suffocating to Su Qingyuan than any questioning.

"Farewell!"

Su Qingyuan practically fled, wanting only to leave this place immediately.

Just as she was about to disappear from the Immortal Cave.

Su Ming's leisurely voice came again, drilling clearly into her ears.

"The waters of the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect are deeper than you imagine."

"Senior Sister should be careful, lest you be sold by someone one day and still foolishly help them count the money."

Su Qingyuan ignored him and quickened her pace, leaving Su Ming's Immortal Cave.

After Su Qingyuan left, the expression on Su Ming's face became solemn.

He knew that this contact with Su Qingyuan would surely be noticed by the Immortal King hidden in the dark.

Thinking about it, Su Ming decided to use his remaining simulation opportunity.

"Start simulation!"

[Simulation starts!]

[Year 1!]

[Unsure if the Immortal King behind Su Qingyuan would notice you, you simply decide to stay in your Immortal Cave to Cultivate in seclusion.]

[Meanwhile, after Su Qingyuan returned to her own Immortal Cave, she was completely dazed.]

[Because Su Qingyuan was very confident in her concealment technique, she did not quite believe that Su Ming had seen through her Physique, nor was she willing to accept this truth.]

[However, what Su Qingyuan did not know was that within the entire Nine Heavens Immortal Sect, you were not the only one who knew about her special Physique.]

[Su Qingyuan's concealment technique, which she prided herself on, was completely useless in front of the high-level members of the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect.]

[Year 2!]

[You continue to Cultivate in seclusion in your Immortal Cave!]

[Inside the Immortal Cave, the Spiritual Qi was like a tide; you were focused, devoting yourself entirely to cultivation.]

[Your understanding of the Heavenly Immortal Realm deepened day by day.]

[Spiritual power surged within you, your Meridians widened, and your comprehension of the Dao became increasingly clear.]

[...]

[Year 3!]

[You slowly opened your eyes.]

[After two years of hard cultivation, you had reached the threshold of the Late Stage of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, and a Breakthrough was only a matter of time.]

[You calculated the time; there was a little over a year left before the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm would open.]

[You knew you could not continue to stay in seclusion.]

[You walked out of your Immortal Cave!]

[During the two years you were in seclusion, Su Qingyuan did not come to find you.]

[However, you were not sure if Su Qingyuan simply did not want to disturb you because she saw you were in seclusion, which is why she did not look for you.]

[You arrived at the Mission Hall.]

[There are many Disciples in the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect, and you have always been a loner; apart from occasionally accepting missions for points, you have little contact with others.]

[The only person you are relatively familiar with is Elder Wang, whom you encounter every time you accept a mission.]

[The Mission Hall was bustling with noise, and Disciples of all kinds were coming and going.]

[You stepped inside, your gaze directed straight toward the familiar figure in the depths of the hall.]

[You saw Elder Wang lying half-reclined on his chair as usual, unshaven and listless, as if the noise of the entire hall had nothing to do with him.]

[However, when your figure appeared in his line of sight.]

[Elder Wang, who had been like a pile of mud, suddenly straightened his back, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.]

[The movement was so swift that several Disciples around who hadn't noticed you subconsciously glanced over.]

["Kid, I haven't seen you for two years. Have you used up all your points and are preparing to head out again?"]

[Elder Wang had a deep impression of you; after all, you broke various records of the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect when you first joined.]

[It would be hard for him not to pay attention to this achievement of yours.]

["That's not it. My points are still sufficient for now, and I don't intend to go out!"]

[Elder Wang looked at you suspiciously.]

["Not going out? Then why are you here!"]

[Elder Wang, who had just sat up, lay back down lazily again.]

["I heard that the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm is about to open, and I want a spot to enter!"]

[Whoosh!]

[Elder Wang, who had just lain down, instantly sat up again.]

[You saw that the lazy expression on Elder Wang's face had long since disappeared, replaced by a serious one.]

["Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm? How do you know about this?"]

[Elder Wang told you that the matter of the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm was sealed off within the entire Nine Heavens Immortal Sect, and only Core Disciples knew about it.]

[You were slightly stunned by Elder Wang's serious expression.]

[You did not expect that the matter of the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm was not an open secret in the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect.]

[You had thought that those from the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect going to the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm were all selected based on their own talent.]

[However, it seems now that there are quite a few nepotistic connections involved.]