91: A heaven-defying reward: half a sacrificial bone

【Simulation Ended】

Final Achievement: immortal bone Sacrificer

Survival Time: 1932 years

Ending: Mending the Heavens with Bone, a Final Swan Song

(You were born in the cold palace, grew up in an ice coffin, and could have drifted with the current, but due to obsession, you fell into the cycle of destiny's Reincarnation.

The pain of having your bone gouged out in childhood was etched into your marrow, and even when sealed in profound ice, you still clutched at a sliver of hope.

A hundred years of solitary Cultivation, a thousand years of obsession turning into a demon, only to finally discover that the most painful betrayal was the deepest protection.

When you burned your immortal bone to mend the rift in the heavens, you finally understood: in those years no one watched, someone was always laying out plans in a corner you couldn't see.

Those unforgettable hatreds were merely another set of shackles to protect you.

Even this final earth-shattering sacrifice was written into your fate a thousand years ago—

From the day you were born, burdened with an immortal bone, you were destined to become a fragment to mend the heavens.

The last thought that flashed through your mind was: So Imperial Father's trembling sleeves were real, so the Forbidden Palace's Formation held a hidden path to life, so in this world... there was someone watching me after all.

It's a pity you understood too late; the immortal bone had already turned into a rain of light, leaving only that unspoken 'I'll do it,' becoming an inconspicuous swan song in the Ten Directions Immortal Court—)

(Additional Comment: If, that year in the ice coffin, you had given up the last shred of hope and completely succumbed to evil, you might have broken free from the shackles of fate. However, this one benevolent thought did not die out, ultimately becoming the cornerstone for mending the heavens. Respectable! Lamentable!)

Qin Wangchuan stared at the disappearing figure in the light screen, his fingertips gently tapping the table.

“The Great Yan Dynasty is destined to face this calamity, and the Emperor must have known this, which is why he always protected her. And Su Yingxue...” He shook his head and chuckled lightly, “Her goal for turning evil and seeking revenge was to make everyone see her. She's incredibly foolish.”

After speaking, Qin Wangchuan stood up and looked towards the Northern Region:

“The father gambled the Imperial Dynasty's fate to protect his daughter, and the daughter burned her immortal bone to save the country. Both sides are good people; only I am the villain.”

“Now I've truly become the big antagonist.”

【Please choose one of the following rewards to inherit:】

1: 1932 years of lifespan.

2: Half a sacrificial bone.

3: Origin + 900.

【Half a sacrificial bone: This bone was originally an immortal bone, but due to being separated from a human body for too long, it has developed its own Dao Law, transcended its restraints, and transformed into a sacrificial bone. It can no longer merge with living beings.】

(Usage: This bone can be refined into a 'Sacrificial Dao Magical Artifact' containing incomplete Immortal Dao Laws, or used to supplement the Yao Race Bloodline. Both have Heaven-Defying effects.)

“Sacrificial bone!” Qin Wangchuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light when he saw this, then he didn't hesitate.

“I choose 2.”

As his voice fell, a glazed immortal bone immediately appeared in his hand.

Just holding it could summon the illusory image of a Nine Heavens Phoenix.

It was just too small, indeed only half a piece.

“Ancient records state that while this item is powerful when refined into a Sacrificial Dao Magical Artifact, it is ultimately incomplete and can only be used temporarily. Its best use is still to stimulate the Yao Race Bloodline.”

As Qin Wangchuan spoke, he immediately thought of where this item should be used.

He directly ordered Ye Jianwei to bring the Little Golden Crow.

A moment later, Ye Jianwei slowly entered, holding a ball of crimson fluff.

Looking closely, a few scorched spots clung to her snow-white sleeves.

“It's been getting more restless recently.” Before Ye Jianwei could complain, she heard a “Chirp!”

The little guy scrambled up, its pea-sized eyes shining astonishingly, flapping its sparse wings, drawing a crooked arc in the air, and darting straight towards Qin Wangchuan.

Just as it was about to crash into his arms, its wings suddenly went limp, and it “splatted” onto the table, sputtering a few pathetic sparks.

Qin Wangchuan reached out and scooped it up, holding it before his eyes.

The little guy immediately kicked its tiny claws, its fluffy body wriggling around, its pea-sized eyes filled with unyielding stubbornness.

However, he merely shook the glazed sacrificial bone in his hand.

The little guy instantly froze, forgetting to flap its short wings, its round eyes following the bone fragment left and right, just like a hungry dog seeing a meaty bone.

“It has good taste.” He tossed it casually, and the sacrificial bone traced a streak of light in the air.

The little guy made a flying leap to catch it, hugging it and gnawing on it with a crunching sound. After realizing it couldn't chew through it, it actually swallowed the whole piece with a “gulp.”

In an instant, its crimson fluffy body glowed with a glazed aura, and its three tail feathers moved without wind.

The little guy let out a fiery burp, its eyelids drooped, and it curled into a ball of fur, falling into a deep sleep. Its body, along with the aura, began to grow at a visible speed.

“This is racial advantage,” Qin Wangchuan sighed.

But if an ordinary person were to directly swallow the sacrificial bone, no matter how much of a Prodigy they were, they would still be burst to death.

However, this situation would not occur with the Yao Race.

On the contrary, this item is extremely nourishing for the Yao Race, and even has a chance to make them revert to their ancient ancestors.

But due to the preciousness of the sacrificial bone, very few people do this.

Looking across all the heavens and myriad realms, probably only Qin Wangchuan could be so extravagant.

“According to the Yan Race, this little guy would take at least a thousand years to be ridden and ten thousand years to go to battle. Now with this half sacrificial bone, it should significantly shorten that time.”

“Perhaps it might even revert to its ancestor form and mutate some Heaven-Defying abilities.”

“Young Master,” Ye Jianwei suddenly spoke, “you haven't named it yet.”

Qin Wangchuan glanced at the little creature undergoing transformation, then saw it unconsciously rub against his fingertip in its sleep.

He withdrew his hand and said indifferently, “Doesn't it already have one? It chirps 'chiu chiu chiu' all day, so let's call it Chiu Chiu.”

“Send it back and have someone watch over it during this time.”

“Yes...” Ye Jianwei acknowledged, but did not immediately withdraw. Her slender eyelashes fluttered slightly, and her fingertips unconsciously tightened on her sleeve.

She lowered her head, her voice so soft it almost dissipated into the air: “Young Master, I... I haven't played the zither for you in a long time.”

The hall fell silent for a moment, with only the faint “purring” sound of the Little Golden Crow sleeping.

Ye Jianwei's heart pounded in her ears, terrified of hearing the words “withdraw.”

Qin Wangchuan's gaze did not move from the System light screen. He said casually, “Then let me hear your progress.”

Ye Jianwei suddenly looked up, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, then she quickly lowered her head again: “This servant will go fetch the zither now.”

As she turned, her skirt swished in a light arc, and she quickly left as if afraid he would change his mind.

A moment later, Ye Jianwei hurried back, holding an ancient zither.

She gently placed the zither down, then carefully lit a stick of calming incense.

Amidst the curling smoke, she secretly glanced at the focused Qin Wangchuan, her fingertips lightly touching the strings.

“Zheng—”

When the first note sounded, Qin Wangchuan's brows moved almost imperceptibly.

This melody... it was the “Nine Heavens Guiding Phoenix Melody,” the first piece she played after entering the Qin Family.

As her fingertips flew, the clear zither music flowed like a stream, sometimes joyful like a spring breeze brushing willow, sometimes melancholic like autumn rain hitting duckweed.

She played with complete concentration, even her breathing was extremely light, as if afraid of disturbing him.

Qin Wangchuan did not rush to start the second simulation, but listened quietly for a moment.

Ye Jianwei had not only improved her strength but also her zither skills significantly.

Although she was still cautious in front of him, if placed in the outside world, she would be enough to make those so-called Prodigies pale in comparison.

【Simulation begins.】

【Remaining simulation attempts: 4】

【Year 0】

You are born in the Ten Directions Immortal Court's Northern Region, into the Xu Family Family, one of the Great Yan Dynasty's six major families.

Your father is the current Xu Family Family Head, Xu Family Lin Yuan, whose Cultivation is Heaven-Defying, who has governed the Family for a hundred years, and whose might shakes the Northern Region.

Your mother, Luo Qingli, was once a peerless Prodigy famous throughout the region. She met your father during an earth-shattering battle, eventually marrying into the Xu Family Family and becoming the matriarch.

You are born with “Nine Aperture Spiritual Veins” and are regarded as the hope of the Xu Family Family.

Your father is overjoyed and personally names you—

【Xu Qing】

Qin Wangchuan: “?”

“Does this Great Yan Dynasty still have experts?”