159: Chapter 159, Jia Shang, Overnight Riches

Chu Sheng pushed open the door, and just as he stepped out, a voice suddenly exploded in his mind.

[Fifth simulation ended. Calculating...]

He froze on the threshold, with one leg outside and one leg inside, his posture looking incredibly stupid.

[Overall Rating: Grade A+.]

Chu Sheng was stunned.

Grade A+?

He had simulated so many times, and his best result was only Grade A+.

What did Grade A+ mean?

He pulled his leg back and leaned against the doorframe, waiting for the simulator to continue.

Sure enough, the voice rang out again.

[Because the hidden conditions "Devil King's End" and "Unify the Northern Region" were not met, the Saint-Grade rating could not be unlocked.]

[A Saint-Grade rating requires repeatedly finding a glimmer of hope in a certain-death situation, or fundamentally changing the world's general trend.]

Chu Sheng's mouth twitched after hearing this.

So Grade A+ wasn't the end.

Unify the Northern Region? Kill Pride?

That thing reached the Divine Ability Realm directly after eating him.

Divine Ability Realm!

He was only at the Sea Opening stage back then, two major Realms apart.

It was like asking an ant to stomp an elephant to death—no, to stomp a mountain to death.

It would be the same for anyone; no matter who sat in that position, facing Pride, the result wouldn't be much better than his.

He shook his head, thinking the simulator's requirements were too ridiculous.

[Simulation Review: Overall performance is excellent, with a grand vision. You rose to prominence in the Righteous-Demonic War. Besides winning over the Dao Companions from previous simulations, the completion of several plot arcs, such as recruiting Zhou Wantang, marrying Yu Rumeng, and fathering Chu Zhan and Chu Dou, is extremely high.]

[The "Many Children, Many Blessings" trait triggered with startling efficiency, and the cultivation of your children's talent was commendable. The Taixu True Scripture broke through to the fourth layer, your Heavenly Demon Body improved, and your combat power has steadily increased.]

[Flaw: Indulged in the village of gentle dreams during the Middle Stage, neglecting strategic planning. During the period of living together with Yu Rumeng, you failed to conduct sufficient intelligence infiltration into the upper echelons of the Demon Territory and were completely unprepared for the key threat of "Pride," ultimately having the fruits of your labor snatched away. If you had begun planning thirty years in advance, the ending might have been rewritten.]

Chu Sheng couldn't help but roll his eyes after hearing that.

Indulging in the village of gentle dreams?

Was that really the problem?

Yu Rumeng was a Devil King-level succubus with a Dao Palace cultivation; who could resist that?

And an old monster like Pride, who had lived for thousands of years—who knew he was hiding in the Demon Tomb eating people?

Hardly anyone in the entire Demon Territory knew of his existence; where was an outsider like him supposed to get information?

He took a deep breath, too lazy to argue with the simulator.

[Calculating rewards—]

[Base Reward: 3,000 simulation points.]

[Achievement List—]

[Defeating the Superior (Gold): Slayed a Middle Stage Sea Opening great Cultivator while at a lower level, achieved.]

[Heaven Rank Offspring (Gold): Fathered an offspring with High Grade Heaven Rank talent, achieved.]

[Lord of the Demon Territory (Gold): Established your own power in the Demon Territory with influence at the level of a "Regional Overlord," achieved.]

[Deep Affection and Loyalty (Gold): Became Dao Companions with a Dao Palace-level succubus, with the emotional arc reaching "Life and Death Commitment," achieved.]

[Righteous-Demonic War (Purple): Participated in the Great War and survived, slaying over fifty Cultivators of the same level, achieved.]

[Master of the Secret Realm (Purple): Obtained the core Legacy in the Fengxian Secret Realm, achieved.]

[Sect Bane (Purple): Destroyed or severely damaged one large-scale Sect (Qinglan Sect), achieved.]

[Beast Taming Expert (Blue): Subdued more than ten Yao Beasts of Condensing True Essence level or higher, achieved.]

[Rising Star of Alchemy (Blue): ...]

[...]

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The simulator listed over twenty achievements in one breath; there were four gold ones, seven or eight purple ones, and as for the remaining blue and green ones, Chu Sheng was simply too lazy to listen.

Dense reward entries scrolled through his mind like New Year's firecrackers, popping and crackling incessantly.

Finally, the mechanical voice stopped, pausing as if totaling the accounts.

[Accumulated Achievement Rewards: 5,000 simulation points.]

[Total Gained: 8,000 simulation points.]

[Current Simulation Point Balance: 8,022.]

Chu Sheng stood frozen on the spot.

Eight thousand?

He remembered having only 22 points left after the last simulation; with these eight thousand, he jumped from abject poverty to modest wealth.

No, this wasn't just modest wealth; this was a fortune.

The corners of his mouth curled up uncontrollably, but he felt something was wrong halfway through.

He had just died so miserably in the simulation, even the Old Grandfather was gone, and his wife and children were left behind, yet all he got was eight thousand points?

But he still couldn't suppress the grin.

Eight thousand points.

Before, he had been frugal and stingy, being happy for half a day just by saving a few hundred points from a simulation.

Now, with eight thousand hitting him in the face, who wouldn't be dazed?

"Eight thousand points..."

He murmured to himself, counting on his fingers.

"How many levels can the prize pool be upgraded? How many Trait Slots can be opened? If I run into a monster like Pride again, can I exchange for something life-saving?"

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He turned back into the room, pulled up the simulator's panel, and looked it over repeatedly.

But as he laughed, his gaze suddenly dimmed.