135: Chapter 135 You're Not Allowed to Insult Xiao Wang!

Lin Shuangwan flicked her consciousness, removing [Martial Arts Prodigy] from her trait slot.

In an instant, that keen, intuitive grasp of Martial Arts techniques vanished, as if someone had pulled a lamp from her mind. Her instinctive understanding of Meridian pathways and Qi energy flow became somewhat blurred.

However, it didn't have much of an impact.

She was now an Earthly Immortal, and her path in martial arts had long since reached its end. Keeping this trait was merely icing on the cake.

The next second, [Fog-Hidden Heavenly Secrets] was embedded into the trait slot.

There was no explosive light, no surge of power; only a faint, thin layer of mist diffused from her body, then immediately vanished into nothingness.

Lin Shuangwan looked down at her hands.

Nothing had changed.

But she could feel that her aura, her cultivation fluctuations, and even that pale blue glow of Origin Qi seemed to be completely obscured by an invisible veil.

It was as if she had transformed from a drawn Sharp Weapon back into an unremarkable, ordinary stone.

"Good stuff."

Lin Shuangwan nodded with satisfaction and re-examined her current trait slots.

[Peerless Elegance] (Purple)

[Steadfast Heart] (White)

[Fog-Hidden Heavenly Secrets] (Purple)

The three slots were full—two purple, one white. The configuration was passable, but...

Lin Shuangwan looked at the pathetic three trait slots and always felt they weren't enough.

Peerless Elegance was the foundation of her existence; the Spiritual Root affinity and luck bonuses were indispensable. Fog-Hidden Heavenly Secrets was a Sharp Weapon for saving one's life—without it, being in the Cultivation World was like running around naked. Although Steadfast Heart was only of white quality, it could protect her from being controlled when facing mental-type attacks.

All three were useful, but there were only three.

If she drew better traits in the future, whether she could equip them remained a question.

Thinking of this, a thought suddenly flashed through Lin Shuangwan's mind.

She summoned the System panel again and asked, "If I complete a destiny task during a simulation, can I readjust my traits?"

The text on the panel appeared almost instantly.

[Every time the Host breaks through a major Realm in the simulation, the trait slots will increase by two. Additionally, when breaking through a Realm or completing a destiny task, the System will open one opportunity to adjust traits; the Host can freely swap out currently owned traits.]

Lin Shuangwan breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good."

Breaking through one major Realm added two trait slots. This meant that once she broke through from Mortal to Opening Aperture Realm in the simulation, she would gain five trait slots. By then, she could equip the Spiritual Root trait and still have room for something else.

After confirming this key information, Lin Shuangwan's gaze fell back to the destiny module's entanglement list.

She scrolled down but didn't find any familiar names.

"What about Little Wang?" Lin Shuangwan frowned. "Why isn't Little Wang here?"

The panel responded again.

[The destiny binding module only takes effect on living beings with complete intelligence and independent will. The target "Little Wang" is a low-level Yao Beast with undeveloped intelligence. Its thought patterns are too simple to form effective "Soul obsessions," so it is not included in the destiny entanglement calculation category.]

Lin Shuangwan's mouth twitched.

To translate that: your Little Wang's brain is too simple. Every day it does nothing but eat and sleep, and it doesn't even have a decent obsession, so the System can't be bothered to generate tasks for it.

"...So you're basically saying my Little Wang is an idiot."

Lin Shuangwan complained in her heart, but she didn't dwell on it further.

Little Wang was indeed a creature that did nothing but sleep, act cute, and eat. If you asked what the strongest obsession in its Soul was? It was probably the difference between eating grilled fish or grilled rabbit tonight.

Forget it.

Lin Shuangwan withdrew her focus, her expression gradually becoming solemn.

She sat cross-legged on the cold, damp prison floor, feeling the majestic Origin Qi slowly circulating within her body, while beginning to organize the overall plan for the next simulation.

First, the key intelligence obtained in the previous simulation.

First, the Cultivation World does exist, located in the Nanxuan Region, west of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Second, the location of the Immortals Abode has been confirmed: the main peak on the east side of Daliang Mountain. Inside are the xiaoyang source fruit, the Burning Heaven True Art, and the red emperor heart pendant.

Third, the destruction of Qingyue Market was no accident.

Lin Shuangwan recalled the time node in the simulation when that Foundation Establishment Stage evil Cultivator descended upon Qingyue Market; it was exactly after the Zhao family's Foundation Establishment Cultivator died in battle.

Too coincidental.

The moment the Zhao family's pillar of support died, the evil Cultivator immediately came to massacre the town. If no one had passed on the news in between, she would write the name Lin Shuangwan backward.

In other words, the Li Family and the Qian Family, or perhaps some force behind them, were in league with that evil Cultivator.

This intelligence was very important, but it couldn't be used in the short term.

Because from the time she started the simulation to the time the Zhao family's Qingyue Market was attacked, there was a gap of over twenty years.

"So the route is very clear."

Lin Shuangwan quickly drew up a timeline in her mind.

Step one: After the simulation starts, first complete Wei Feisen's destiny task, "Marry her as his wife," to obtain an inferior Spiritual Root.

Step two: After obtaining the Spiritual Root, immediately Cultivate and break through to the Opening Aperture Realm to gain new trait slots.

Step three: Take Little Wang and leave Great Qing, crossing the Ten Thousand Mountains to enter the Cultivation World.

Step four: Head to Qingyue Market, join the Qingyang Zhao Clan as a Guest Elder, and obtain Cultivation resources.

Step five: Use the dozen or so years in the Zhao family to Cultivate steadily and raise her Realm as much as possible. Once she senses that the situation with the Zhao family is wrong, she will immediately pull out and run away.

"Let's begin."

Lin Shuangwan steadied her mind and pointed her consciousness toward the [Simulation] option.

The familiar simulation interface unfolded, but this time, she discovered a small icon she had never seen before on the interface.

It was an anchor icon emitting a faint, eerie light, with a label next to it.

[Anchor Point: 0/1]

"Anchor Point?"

Lin Shuangwan was slightly stunned and reached out to tap it.

[Anchor Point Description: The Host can select a specific time node and spatial coordinate during the simulation and set it as an "Anchor Point." When starting the next simulation, the Host can choose to start directly from the Anchor Point position, skipping repeated plot points already experienced. Note: The Anchor Point cannot be changed once set.]

Lin Shuangwan's eyes lit up.

This meant she didn't have to start over from the county jail every time.

If she set the Anchor Point after leaving Great Qing in this simulation, the next simulation could start directly from the Cultivation World, saving a large amount of meaningless, repetitive time.

"Good stuff."

Lin Shuangwan did not hesitate any longer.

She took a deep breath and let her finger fall.

[Simulation starts.]

[You, Lin Shuangwan, sixteen years old, Origin Qi Realm.]

[The moment your consciousness cut in, you felt that familiar cold and dampness.]

[Beneath you was rough straw, and the air was filled with the smell of mold and rust. Iron bars as thick as an arm divided the dim prison into narrow cages.]

[You opened your eyes, but did not move.]

[This time, you did nothing.]

[You lay quietly on the straw pile, listening to the groans and curses coming from the neighboring cells, listening to the heavy footsteps of the patrolling jailers, and waiting for dawn.]

[Dawn broke.]

[When the jailer opened the iron gate, he scanned your body with that disgusting look as usual.]