3: Kill Tang Chuan, simulate upgrade

[At this moment, next to the liu wei di huang lian, there was a python guarding it. It was a Tier 1 Intermediate Yao Beast.]

[Xing Da and Xing Er wanted to make a move, but you stopped them.]

[You knew very well that in a short while, Tang Chuan and a middle-aged man would also arrive here.]

[Sure enough, two hours later, they arrived.]

[The two of them engaged in a fierce battle with the giant python.]

[Just as the battle was at its Peak, you ordered Xing Da and Xing Er to make their move!]

[And you joined them, charging straight for Tang Chuan!]

["Who is there?! Huh? Brother Su?"]

[You ignored Tang Chuan and instinctively hid behind Xing Da and Xing Er.]

[How dare you?! Stop!!!]

[At that moment, disregarding the python's bites, the middle-aged man desperately blocked the way in front of Tang Chuan.]

[But with only a cultivation of the sixth level of Qi Refining, he could barely even withstand the python. How could he possibly be a match for your multi-pronged attack?]

[In just a few rounds, he was defeated.]

["Teacher!!!"]

[Tang Chuan screamed hoarsely. However, instead of choosing to go forward and save the middle-aged man, he ran toward the rear.]

[You killed the middle-aged man, but since the python was still alive, Xing Da and Xing Er had no choice but to stay behind to deal with the python together.]

[You activated Swift Steps.]

[Soon, you caught up with Tang Chuan.]

[At this point, your cultivation had already reached the ninth level of Body Tempering. Tang Chuan was simply no match for you.]

[In just a few rounds, he was defeated.]

[After his defeat, Tang Chuan said, "Brother Su, we both came from the same village. Why must it come to this?"]

[You shook your head and did not answer, because you knew very well the truth that villains die from talking too much.]

[However, you still underestimated Tang Chuan.]

[Right after you killed him, your body was mysteriously infected with a severe poison.]

[This severe poison did not show itself at first, but as time passed, it would become more and more potent.]

[You asked Xing Da and Xing Er, but they were also helpless against it.]

[With no other choice, you could only continue to Cultivate, hoping that a Breakthrough in Realm would neutralize this severe poison.]

[On the twentieth day, you, who could perfectly absorb unranked Spirit Medicine, reached the Peak of Body Tempering. You were just one step away from starting your Breakthrough.]

[At this moment, you hesitated between Qi Refining and Martial Arts Grandmaster.]

[You asked Xing Da many things about the Martial Dao.]

[As it turned out, the so-called Martial Arts Grandmaster was actually a Body Cultivator; "Martial Arts Grandmaster" was merely what Mortals called them.]

[And Body Cultivator was indeed the best choice for Cultivators with Five Spiritual Roots or Pseudo Spiritual Roots.]

[However, in this world, Body Cultivation was ultimately considered inferior.]

[You asked him why it was inferior, and his answer was just two words—lifespan!]

[Although Body Cultivators had strong combat power, due to various reasons, their lifespan could not reach the level of a normal Cultivator.]

[Therefore, for the sake of longevity, Cultivators with better talent would not choose Body Refining at all.]

[You understood, but at this moment, you still chose to pursue Body Refining without hesitation. Because you only had a Pseudo Spiritual Root now, if you chose to go down the path of Qi Refining, you probably wouldn't even be able to reach Foundation Establishment.]

The official Realms are Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Purple Mansion, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, Void Tempering, Undergoing Tribulation, and Mahayana.

These correspond to Tier 1 through Tier 9 Body Cultivators respectively.

Body Tempering is only a transitional Realm.

[You succeeded.]

[You became a Tier 1 Body Refining Cultivator.]

[But at this very moment, the severe poison in your body still had not been alleviated.]

[With no other choice, you could only continue to search for Spirit Medicine in the Secret Realm while praying for the Secret Realm to end quickly.]

[Three days later, your body grew heavier and heavier, and your vision became increasingly blurry.]

[Four days later, your internal organs began to collapse, and your Physical Body gradually started to rot.]

[You died!]

[Beginning settlement of this simulation's rewards.]

[Since you killed someone with Luck in this simulation,]

[you may choose any two of the following options.]

[1: Tier 1 Early Stage Body Refining cultivation.]

[2: The talent used in this simulation.]

[3: 16 stalks of unranked Spirit Medicine harvested in the Great Wilderness Secret Realm.]

"It can actually be like this?!"

Seeing the three options in front of him,

Su Xuan did not hesitate at all and directly chose the cultivation and Swift Steps.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for officially starting the path of cultivation. You have obtained an opportunity to upgrade the System.]

[Would you like to consume 100 energy points to upgrade? (After this upgrade, white talents can be replaced with green ones)]

"Upgrade!"

[Ding! Upgrade successful!]

[Immortal Cultivation Simulator Lv2]

[Host: Su Xuan]

[Cultivation: Tier 1 Body Refining Early Stage]

[Spiritual Root: Pseudo Spiritual Root]

[Spiritual Physique: None]

[Talents: Body Strengthening, Swift Steps]

[Energy Points: 10]

[Energy consumed for current simulation: 100]

"What?! Why did the energy consumption rise to 100 points?"

Su Xuan was momentarily speechless upon seeing the changes on the panel.

Although his family had plenty of Spirit Stones, the ones on him had already been completely used up, leaving him with not enough Spirit Stones to run a simulation.

"Ah, whatever, I'll just wait for Uncle Fu to return and see."

Soon, an hour passed.

Uncle Fu led two people into the courtyard.

"Huh? Old gentleman, is this the Young Master you wanted us to protect?"

"I see that the Young Master has a straight posture and abundant blood qi; he doesn't look like what you described at all."

Hearing this, Uncle Fu was also slightly taken aback. He then looked at Su Xuan and realized that he indeed seemed a bit different.

But as for where exactly the difference lay... he really couldn't tell for the moment.

"Uncle Fu, I assume these two are the helpers you found for me," Su Xuan said with cupped hands.

"Yes, Young Master. These two are known as the Xing Brothers, and they are quite famous here in Sky Profound City."

"We don't dare, we don't dare."

"You flatter us, old gentleman."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries and tentatively agreeing on a meeting place for tomorrow, the two of them departed.

"Uncle Fu, how many Spirit Stones do you have on you right now?"

"I plan to buy some things to prepare for tomorrow's Secret Realm."

"Spirit Stones? There are indeed quite a few left."

"Before we set off this time, in order to make sure you wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing in the Sect, the Master had you bring most of the family's Spirit Stones."

Uncle Fu then fumbled around his person and pulled out an ancient-looking Storage Pouch.

Hearing this, Su Xuan could not help but sigh in his heart.

His family had put a lot of effort into getting him into the Tianxuan Sect, but unfortunately, he had still failed to join in the end.

But fortunately,

although he failed to join the Tianxuan Sect, he had awakened the System.

Could a mere Tianxuan Sect even compare to the System?

Thinking of this, Su Xuan took the Storage Pouch, instructed Uncle Fu to make a trip home to have his parents exchange some of the family's silver for Spirit Stones, and then returned to his room.

"System, convert this entire bag of Spirit Stones."

[Ding! Successfully obtained 630 energy points. Would you like to continue the simulation?]