12: Chapter 12 Collecting Interest

Chen Yuan frowned slightly; he had been killed less than two months after arriving at the Sea Race.

And it was that blood-red figure again!

Could it be that he had been killed by that Upper Realm Inspector again?

Shaking his head, Chen Yuan felt a bit of a headache coming on.

If that was truly the case, then even the Sea Race wasn't safe.

However, this was just a simulation; he wouldn't act exactly as he did in the simulation.

"I choose one and three!"

Chen Yuan's voice was filled with excitement.

He hadn't expected that not only could he achieve a Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, but he could even form a Nine-Turn Golden Core.

Furthermore, the Ancient Inheritance was quite extraordinary; he would definitely choose those two.

As for Peach Blossom Luck, Chen Yuan felt that with his dashing and elegant appearance, he didn't need such a talent.

A surge of invisible power flooded into his body, and Chen Yuan felt his dantian being rapidly reconstructed.

Gradually, a sphere condensed within his dantian—it was the Nine-Turn Golden Core!

Nine patterns covered the golden core as it rotated slowly.

It seemed to be whispering of its own extraordinariness.

Chen Yuan also felt a new set of memories in his mind, which were the inheritances regarding alchemy and the Way of the Sword.

The alchemy inheritance was something he had obtained himself, so it occupied a larger portion.

The sword inheritance, on the other hand, was obtained after dual cultivating with Bai Weixi, but it was still enough to keep him busy for a while.

"Not bad, not bad. I'll leave the rest to my simulated self!"

Chen Yuan licked his lips with satisfaction.

He looked at the sky; the horizon was already turning white.

An entire night had actually passed!

This was because there were many events in this simulation, even though it was the one where he lived the shortest amount of time.

"Time to collect some interest!"

Chen Yuan sneered; he still had to go to Zhao Zhengchuan's place to rob... take some spirit stones to upgrade the simulator.

He didn't have many spirit stones left, so Chen Yuan didn't plan on continuing the simulations for now.

Currently, the probability of getting a two-star talent was only 1%, and one-star talents could no longer keep up with his pace.

He hoped he could roll more talents that improved his Bone Structure or Comprehension Ability.

...

After stabilizing his cultivation further, Chen Yuan left his house and walked straight toward Zhao Zhengchuan's residence.

Although he could now fly through the air at the Golden Core Stage.

However, Chen Yuan decided to keep a low profile in reality to avoid attracting unnecessary attention.

It wouldn't be too late to be flamboyant once he was invincible.

Moreover, knowing that the Upper Realm would wage war against the Spirit Ruins Realm again in over a decade, Chen Yuan felt a sense of urgency.

Although he hadn't been in this world for long, he still considered himself a person of the Spirit Ruins Realm.

If he could save the Spirit Ruins Realm, he would certainly do so.

Chen Yuan never considered himself a great hero; he was simply following his heart.

Of course, if the Upper Realm proved too powerful, Chen Yuan would just have to say sorry and make a run for it.

He arrived at Zhao Zhengchuan's residence.

Although Zhao Zhengchuan was an Outer Sect Disciple, his residence was much better than those of other Outer Sect Disciples because his father, Zhao Lianhe, was an elder of the Qinglan Sect's Law Enforcement Hall.

At this moment, Zhao Zhengchuan, Fan Yi, and Fan Er were still drinking in the courtyard.

Fan Yi and Fan Er were originally just an unremarkable pair of brothers among the Outer Sect Disciples.

Since they started clinging to Zhao Zhengchuan's coattails, they had become quite arrogant and overbearing.

Chen Yuan had absolutely no good feelings toward these three.

"Who's there?"

Fan Yi's voice rang out from the courtyard.

"Chen Yuan? What are you doing here?"

Hearing Chen Yuan's name, Zhao Zhengchuan finally looked up toward the gate.

"What? Are you here to pay respects to our Big Brother again?"

Fan Er's mocking voice came through as he walked toward Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan didn't even spare him a glance, which made Fan Er flush with anger.

However, his vision blurred, and his body was sent flying several meters away, slamming into the courtyard wall and knocking him unconscious.

"You! What are you doing?"

The ceramic bowl in Zhao Zhengchuan's hand shattered on the ground with a "clatter."

Half a month ago, he had personally seen Chen Yuan's pathetic state after being kicked into a mud pit by Fan Er, but the aura the man was emitting now was clearly the pressure of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Zhao Zhengchuan's throat tightened. "When did you break through?"

Chen Yuan's expression remained unchanged as he walked straight toward Zhao Zhengchuan.

Fan Yi's attempt to sneak away froze when Chen Yuan's cold gaze fixed on him.

"Senior Brother Chen, it really wasn't us..."

"Shut up!"

Chen Yuan made a slight move, and Fan Yi's body collapsed. The courtyard was finally quiet.

It wasn't that Chen Yuan didn't want to kill them, but killing people here would be a bit troublesome.

His main goal for this trip was to get money; there was no need to take lives.

"Chen Yuan, what are you trying to do? My father is an elder of the Law Enforcement Hall! If you dare to lay a hand on me..."

Before Zhao Zhengchuan could finish his sentence, Chen Yuan grabbed him by the throat with one hand.

"Let's settle the score. Let's see how much your life is worth."

Chen Yuan's expression was indifferent; let alone Zhao Lianhe, even if the Sect Master came today, they wouldn't be able to stop him from teaching Zhao Zhengchuan a lesson.

"*Cough, cough*, we can talk, we can talk! Chen Yuan—no, Big Brother Chen! I'll give you whatever you want, I really know I was wrong."

Feeling the terrifying strength in Chen Yuan's hand, Zhao Zhengchuan's tone immediately softened.

He began to beg piteously for Chen Yuan to spare his life.

After searching Zhao Zhengchuan and finding a Storage Pouch, Chen Yuan tossed him aside.

The Storage Pouch had no restrictions. Chen Yuan took a quick look and estimated there were five or six thousand spirit stones inside.

Besides what Zhao Lianhe had given him, a portion had been snatched from other disciples by Zhao Zhengchuan.

But none of that mattered; now that they were in Chen Yuan's hands, they were naturally his.

Looking at Zhao Zhengchuan coughing violently on the ground, Chen Yuan stepped forward and gave him another hard kick.

Then, he left the place without looking back.

Chen Yuan was actually hoping Zhao Zhengchuan would call his father over so he could collect another round of interest before leaving the Qinglan Sect for good.

He left behind only Zhao Zhengchuan, who was slumped on the ground in terror.

"Just you wait!"

Zhao Zhengchuan gritted his teeth; he had never suffered such humiliation in his entire life.

He would definitely get his father, Zhao Lianhe, to seek justice for him!

...

Not caring about anything else, Chen Yuan returned to his residence.

On the way back, he had topped up three thousand spirit stones, and the upgrade was now almost complete.

[Ding! The simulator has been upgraded to version 2.0. Simulation talent pool limit +1.

The probability of two-star talents has increased to 10%, and the probability of three-star talents has increased to 1%.]

"That's more like it! I'm really looking forward to a three-star talent!"

Chen Yuan couldn't hide his excitement.

Considering how powerful the only two-star talent he had rolled so far, Sword Spirit Root, was, he could only imagine what a three-star talent would be like.

"System, I want to simulate!"

Chen Yuan couldn't wait; he was dying to roll a two or three-star talent as soon as possible.

[Ding! Detected that the host's cultivation has reached the Golden Core Stage. Consume 10,000 spirit stones to upgrade the simulator?]

"No way, the Golden Core upgrade is that expensive?"

Chen Yuan felt a bit of a headache looking at the string of numbers in front of the spirit stones.

He had just managed to get a few thousand spirit stones from Zhao Zhengchuan, and now he had to upgrade again at the Golden Core Stage.

"Forget it, let's just simulate a few times first."

[Ding! Detected that the host's cultivation has reached the Golden Core Stage. Each simulation will consume 500 spirit stones.]

[Drawing simulation talents for the host...]

[Please select a talent for this simulation!]

[Immortal of Wine: Brewing speed +10%]

[Longevity: Life span extended by ten years.]

[Array Prodigy (3-Star): You are a once-in-ten-thousand-years array genius.]

"As expected, the first time always comes with benefits!"

Sure enough, the first simulation after upgrading the simulator rolled a three-star talent with a 1% probability.

"I choose Array Prodigy!"

[Talent selection successful. Simulation beginning!]

[Your name is Chen Yuan, you are 20 years old, and at such a young age, you have already reached the Golden Core Stage—even possessing the once-in-a-millennium Nine-Turn Golden Core!]

[After you caused trouble for Zhao Zhengchuan, Zhao Lianhe came knocking on your door the very next day.

However, with your Golden Core cultivation, you naturally didn't back down and confronted him directly.]

[Zhao Lianhe attacked you in a fit of rage, but he never expected you to possess a Nine-Turn Golden Core.

Using your Golden Core Level 1 cultivation, you fought against the Golden Core Level 5 Zhao Lianhe without falling into a disadvantage.]

[While the two of you were at a stalemate, the Sect Master of the Qinglan Sect, Zhao Shuyue, appeared before you.]