38: The power of leadership, the whole story

Holding the two hundred thousand Spirit Stones he had just obtained, Su Xuan returned home in high spirits.

"System, top it all up for me!"

[Ding! Detected 200,000 Spirit Stones, which can be converted into 2,000,000 energy points.]

[Do you wish to absorb them?]

"Yes!"

[Ding! Absorption successful. Current Simulator energy is 2,004,340. Do you wish to consume 100,000 energy points to upgrade?]

"Yes!"

[Ding! Upgrade successful. The current Simulator Rank is Lv4. The host can now obtain purple talents during simulations.]

"Start simulation!"

[Ding! The current Rank of the Immortal Cultivation Simulator is Lv4. You may choose any of the following purple talents.]

[Hundred Battles Spirit Body (Purple): A Medium Grade spiritual physique. A combat-type spiritual physique that allows one to continuously transform during battle.]

[Power of Leadership (Purple): When you become the leader of a faction, you can obtain a portion of the cultivation base bonus from all faction members.]

[Note: This amplification effect is determined by loyalty. The more loyal the faction members are to you, the more cultivation base is boosted.]

[Grandmaster Alchemist (Purple): Your talent in Alchemy is extremely powerful. Even if you have never studied Alchemy before, you can still refine low-tier Medicinal Pills.]

Looking at the three talents that appeared before him, Su Xuan was greatly shocked.

As expected of the Simulator after consuming 100,000 energy points to upgrade; the refreshed talents were completely incomparable to the previous ones.

First was the Hundred Battles Spirit Body.

This was exactly the same as Senior Brother Dai, who had appeared beside Tang Chuan.

This person, relying on his Hundred Battles Spirit Body and his Realm of Dual Cultivation of Spell and Body, was actually able to faintly suppress Chu Han, who possessed the Protagonist Halo. This was enough to prove the power of this spiritual physique.

The Power of Leadership that followed was even more absurd.

It allowed him to obtain power amplification from other people.

The only fly in the ointment was that it required others to be absolutely loyal to him.

In this Cultivation World, loyalty was far too rare.

And the same went for the Great Grandmaster Alchemist.

An Alchemist could be said to be an extremely excellent profession in this world.

High-Rank Alchemists would be treated as honored guests no matter which faction they joined.

Unfortunately, the path of Alchemy was ultimately an auxiliary profession.

No matter how good or sought-after it was, it could not bring about a qualitative change in your strength.

Furthermore, if one consumed Medicinal Pills long-term, although they could make rapid Breakthroughs in the early stages, the Bottlenecks in cultivation would only become more difficult the further they went.

Ultimately, after hesitating for a long time,

Su Xuan still chose the Power of Leadership.

This time, he wanted to build a faction that was absolutely loyal to him.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the purple talent: Power of Leadership!]

[Simulation begins!]

[You push open the door and walk out, looking at the familiar scenery around you, filled with a myriad of emotions.]

[However, at this moment, you are already a Cultivator at the fifth level of the Golden Core Realm.]

[A 20-year-old fifth-level Golden Core Cultivator is an extremely rare existence, even when placed across the entire Cultivation World.]

[You begin to plan to build a faction of your own, one that is absolutely loyal to you.]

[After long consideration, you decide to build a Family.]

[Although a Family might not be as good as those Sects that can recruit prodigies from all directions, nor as grand as the imperial dynasties that rule over vast territories,]

[it has the advantage of being harmonious and stable.]

[Under the bond of Bloodline, at least for several generations, no major conflicts will occur.]

[You begin to explore the vicinity to see if there is a suitable place for the Family to settle.]

[Finally, in a valley on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, you discover such a hidden paradise.]

[There are almost no Yao Beasts here, and it is protected by the natural barriers of rivers, making it highly livable.]

[The only fly in the ointment is that this place is too small.]

[Moreover, the resources here are completely insufficient to support the needs of a Family.]

[You return home and explain to your parents that you actually possess an extremely strong cultivation talent, being a one-in-a-million cultivation genius.]

[If such talent were to join the Tianxuan Sect, it would surely attract the covetous eyes of others. By then, being subjected to Possession might even be the lightest consequence.]

[So, you decide to go out and make a name for yourself. Before that, you must take them to a safe place.]

[Your parents do not understand, but they are greatly shocked.]

[After witnessing your ability to fly and tunnel through the earth, they decide to follow you to that valley.]

[You settle them down, and then set off on your own journey.]

[You arrive in Tianxing City.]

[Relying on the memories in your mind, you quickly find the Fat Second Master.]

[At this time, he is still a young man.]

[He is mingling in the Jiao King Association of Tianxing City, being just an ordinary member within it.]

[You begin to Cultivate in Tianxing City and secretly observe the Fat Second Master.]

[In the second year, the Fat Second Master performs a great service, transforming from an ordinary member into a minor leader of the Jiao King Association.]

[In the third year, the Fat Second Master successfully breaks through to the first layer of Qi Refining.]

[After completing several tasks assigned by his superiors, the Fat Second Master is promoted once again, becoming a mid-level leader.]

[At the same time, he receives a task from the Jiao King Association.]

[To go to the Chengping River between the Great Wu Dynasty and the Great Li Dynasty to conduct a transaction with the Coiling Dragon Association.]

[You immediately realize that this might be the very moment the Fat Second Master and Xiao Su meet for the first time.]

[You follow them to the Chengping River.]

[You hide outside the Coiling Dragon Association.]

[With your current strength, even if you do not use a breath-concealment technique, these gangs cannot possibly detect your presence.]

[Their transaction begins.]

[You silently watch everything that unfolds.]

[As it turns out, the "item" being traded by the Coiling Dragon Association is Xiao Su.]

[She is the daughter of Prince Zhen Guan of the Great Li Dynasty. Because Prince Zhen Guan was falsely accused of treason, the entire Prince's Residence was slaughtered, leaving not even a dog or chicken alive.]

[And Xiao Su only managed to escape to the Coiling Dragon Association, which had once received favors from Prince Zhen Guan, under the life-risking cover of the old butler of the Prince's Residence.]

[As for the Coiling Dragon Association's purpose in handing her over to the Jiao King Association, it is also very simple.]

[Although the leader of the Coiling Dragon Association had received favors from Prince Zhen Guan, he truly did not dare to shoulder such a massive responsibility.]

[However, in their line of work in the Jianghu, righteousness must come first. If he were to shut Xiao Su out in front of the gang members, how would his subordinates look at him?]

[Out of options, this person could only pay a heavy sum to transfer this hot potato into the hands of the Jiao King Association.]

"So that's how it is."

"It seems Xiao Su didn't tell the truth back then."

Su Xuan nodded gently as he watched everything unfolding in the simulation.

However...

The strength of the Jiao King Association was not weak either; its leader was a Cultivator at the Peak Foundation Establishment Realm.

Why did the Fat Second Master and some members of the Jiao King Association eventually become Xiao Su's subordinates?

Thinking of this, Su Xuan continued to look at the scenes in the simulation.

[You follow them back to the Great Wu Dynasty, but who would have thought that pursuers from the Great Li Dynasty would also arrive here.]