84: Chapter 84, Fifth Simulation, All in!

Chu Sheng stood on the mountaintop, looking toward the valley, and patted his chest.

"That was close, so close. I almost got carried away."

He looked down at the demon refining pot at his waist; its surface was still slightly warm, as if mocking his cowardice.

"What do you know?"

He tapped the lid of the pot. "This is called a strategic retreat. As long as the green hills remain, there’s no need to worry about firewood."

The body of the pot vibrated, as if saying: "Coward is a coward, why make excuses?"

Chu Sheng couldn't be bothered to argue with it.

He found a sharp stone and carved a line of crooked, large characters on the most prominent tree at the entrance of the valley.

"There are great treasures here, come quickly!"

Below it, he even drew an arrow pointing deep into the valley.

"Perfect."

He admired his masterpiece. "If I could trick a few blind rogue cultivators into going in to scout the path, that would be even more perfect."

As for that fifth-grade spirit herb and the white snake...

He pulled out a piece of low-quality communication jade slip he had bought in town, injected a trace of spiritual power into it, and crookedly carved the coordinates onto it.

"Marked. When I'm stronger in the future, I'll come back to deal with you."

He stuffed the jade slip into his robe and turned to leave.

...

Chu Sheng found a hidden cave on the outskirts of the Liuyun Mountain Range and crept inside.

The cave was small, barely large enough for one person to lie down.

The entrance was covered with vines, blocking it completely; one wouldn't be able to notice it without looking carefully.

"This will do."

He sat cross-legged and began to take stock of his gains from the past few days.

Inside the demon refining pot, several Late Stage Yin Qi great demons were squeezed together, stepping on each other and arguing incessantly.

"Quiet down."

He patted the pot. "If you keep making noise, I'll refine you all."

The pot immediately fell silent.

Chu Sheng nodded with satisfaction and began to meditate.

A few days later.

During these past few days, he occasionally snuck up to the mountaintop to watch the movements in Qingshi Town from afar.

The blockade was still ongoing, but it had clearly loosened up quite a bit.

Those Law Enforcement Hall disciples had started slacking off, gathering in small groups to chat and goof around.

The Second Elder's sedan chair was also gone; he had likely returned to the Qinglan Sect.

Han Li was still there, wandering around the town entrance every day, but the expression on his face was becoming increasingly irritable.

"Without evidence, he doesn't dare to truly make a move."

Chu Sheng understood this clearly.

Lin Hao's death was impossible to investigate in the first place.

Even with the Second Elder taking charge personally, no evidence could be found.

After a few days of the blockade yielding nothing, it could only be dropped.

"Wait two more days, and I can go back."

He retreated back into the cave and continued to cultivate.

At night, the simulator suddenly popped up a notification.

[Ding! The cooldown for the fifth simulation has ended!]

[Do you want to start the fifth simulation immediately?]

Chu Sheng's eyes lit up.

He had finally waited for it!

He sat up straight, took a deep breath, and opened the simulator interface.

[Current simulation points balance: 3272 points]

[Current trait slots: 4 (Can spend 1000 simulation points to increase to 5)]

[Lv.3 Prize Pool Odds:]

[White Common: 25%]

[Green Rare: 36%]

[Blue Excellent: 25.5%]

[Purple Epic: 10%]

[Gold Legendary: 3%]

[Red Collector's: 0.5%]

Chu Sheng looked at the string of numbers, and his heartbeat began to accelerate.

"I definitely need to add a slot."

He muttered, "One more slot means one more chance of winning."

He gritted his teeth and clicked confirm.

[Consumed 1000 simulation points, Trait slot +1. Current slots: 5]

[Current simulation points balance: 2272 points]

"2272 points left..."

He stared at the number. "I won't save them this time, all-in!"

He looked at the prize pool odds, 3% for Gold, 0.5% for Collector's.

With a five-draw, the probability of getting a Gold item is about 15%.

He had plenty of simulation points this time.

Rather than upgrading traits, it would be better to go all-in more.

"I'll gamble!"

Maybe I'll get another Collector's item?

He took a deep breath and opened the trait extraction interface.

[Current equippable trait slots: 5]

[Trash (Black), Many Children, Many Blessings (Color) are locked.]

[The remaining 3 slots need to be selected from the traits drawn this time.]

[Starting trait extraction...]

The light orbs began to spin.

Chu Sheng stared fixedly at the screen, his palms sweating.

"Give me Gold! Gold! Gold!"

"Collector's is fine too! I'm not picky!"

The light orbs spun faster and faster, with white, green, and blue lights flashing continuously.