2: Tang Chuan

[On the third day, you are still wandering around the outer areas of the Great Wilderness Secret Realm. At this point, Xing Da suggests heading into the inner region to search.]

[After hesitating for a long time, you decide not to go. After all, your cultivation base is only at the sixth layer of Body Tempering right now.]

[Upon hearing your decision, the two of them do not choose to explore further either. Instead, they stay in the outer area to accompany you, since you have already promised them a generous reward.]

[You continue to search for Spirit Medicine. Finally, after fifteen days of searching, you discover a liu wei di huang lian that is about to bloom!]

[This is a Tier 1 High Grade Spirit Medicine, completely incomparable to those low-grade Spirit Medicines from before.]

[Even for experts at the Martial Arts Grandmaster level like Xing Da and Xing Er, it holds a strong allure.]

[However, they still decide to keep their promise and yield this top-grade Spirit Medicine to you.]

[After all, the reward you promised them is even higher than the price of a liu wei di huang lian.]

[You begin to harvest the Spirit Medicine.]

[However, at this very moment, two figures appear.]

[Carrying the corpse of a python, they run toward you. One of them shouts, "Leave the Spirit Medicine, or you will be courting death!"]

[You turn around and find that this person is Tang Chuan, who is from the same village as you.]

[You want to greet him, but without a word, he directly attacks you, a cold glint even flashing in his eyes.]

[Only then do you realize that Tang Chuan has already embarked on the path of cultivation, and his cultivation base is actually slightly higher than yours, having already reached the seventh layer of Body Tempering!]

[You want Xing Da and Xing Er to step in and block him, but a middle-aged man beside him forcefully holds them back.]

[With no other choice, you have to face Tang Chuan head-on. Although there is a one-layer gap in cultivation between you two, with the help of Body Strengthening, you actually gain a slight upper hand.]

[Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!]

[Just as you completely gain the upper hand, a sharp pain shoots through your body.]

[You are dead!]

[This simulation has ended.]

"What? How could this be?!"

Su Xuan was shocked.

He did not expect that Tang Chuan, who was completely obscure in Xuanhe, would actually start cultivating before him.

Moreover, this person immediately attacked him as soon as he appeared, as if they had some deep-seated hatred.

Su Xuan recalled various events from the past.

He found nothing that would have offended Tang Chuan.

After all, although both of them lived in Xuanhe Village, they had almost no interaction on ordinary days.

He had even helped Tang Chuan when they were young.

And even if he had accidentally offended him, it shouldn't warrant Tang Chuan wanting to kill him, right?

"Whew... Fortunately, this was just a simulation."

Su Xuan let out a breath of turbid air.

But soon, he realized something was fishy.

This person was extremely suspicious!

Although this was just a simulation,

the events shown in it could not be faked.

At first, it was understandable.

After all, he was competing for the Spirit Medicine at the time.

But when they fought later, the cold glint that flashed in Tang Chuan's eyes could not be faked.

He had planned to kill him for a long time!

Su Xuan did not know what exactly had happened, but since the other party wanted to kill him, he could not just sit and wait for death.

"In the next simulation, I will kill him first!"

[Starting the settlement of this simulation's rewards.]

[You can choose any one of the following options.]

[Option 1: Sixth layer of Body Tempering cultivation base.]

[Option 2: liu wei di huang lian.]

[Option 3: The talent used in this simulation.]

Looking at the three options before him,

Su Xuan chose Body Strengthening without any hesitation.

The reason was simple.

His previous Physique was simply too poor. Let alone low-grade Spirit Medicines, he had even consumed a genuine Spirit Medicine once.

Unfortunately, the effects were negligible.

Almost every Spirit Medicine would be completely wasted.

But Body Strengthening perfectly solved this problem.

Because it would not let any medicinal efficacy go to waste. This way, even without the help of the simulator, he could easily break through in his cultivation base.

"Continue simulation!"

[Ding! Insufficient balance, please top up energy!]

Hearing this, Su Xuan did not hesitate to convert all of his Spirit Stones into energy points.

[Ding! Successfully obtained 120 energy points. Do you want to continue the simulation?]

"Start simulation!"

[Ding! The current Rank of the Immortal Cultivation Simulator is 1. You may choose any of the following white talents.]

[Hold On (White): Whenever you encounter a difficulty, you will choose to Hold On a little longer. Although the result might not be satisfactory, you believe that as long as you persist, there will always be a reward.]

[Mining Genius (White): Your mining speed will be much, much faster than others. It only takes you two hours to complete what would take others a full day.]

[Swift Steps (White): Your speed is greatly enhanced. When pursuing, you are like a god, always able to catch up to fleeing enemies. When escaping, even if the opponent's Realm is much higher than yours, they will find it difficult to keep up with your pace.]

Looking at the three options before him,

Su Xuan directly chose Swift Steps.

The reason was simple.

The first and second options were completely useless.

Because he was going to the Secret Realm now.

There was less than a month in total to explore.

Where would he find the time to persist?

Mining Genius was even more Heaven-Defyingly absurd.

He was going to look for Spirit Medicines, not to mine!

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the white talent, Swift Steps!]

[Simulation starts!]

[You feel your body becoming very light and agile, and your running speed has also increased significantly.]

[This greatly boosts your confidence for tomorrow's trip to the Secret Realm.]

[In the afternoon, Uncle Fu returns, bringing two people with him. Even without his introduction, you already know their identities.]

[Knowing that the two of them will keep their promise, you do not hesitate at all and directly promise them double the reward.]

[The two of them are overjoyed and promise to ensure your safety during tomorrow's trip to the Secret Realm.]

[The next day, the Secret Realm opens.]

[Having some understanding of the route, you quickly lead Xing Da and Xing Er to find many Spirit Medicines.]

[At the same time, your cultivation base quickly reaches the sixth layer of Body Tempering.]

[But you know deep down that this is not enough.]

[Last time, you were at the sixth layer of Body Tempering. Although you could suppress Tang Chuan, you were ultimately injured by his hidden weapon.]

[You continue to search for Spirit Medicines.]

[After twelve days of searching, your cultivation base reaches the ninth layer of Body Tempering!]

[You want to continue raising it, but after calculating the time, you give up.]

[Because you know that the time for the liu wei di huang lian to mature is not far off. If you don't hurry over, Tang Chuan might take it directly.]

[You lead Xing Da and Xing Er toward the area where the liu wei di huang lian is located.]

[Two and a half days later, you arrive at the location.]