5: Borrowing a knife to kill

[Even with the help of Swift Steps, you were still instantly caught by Tang Chui.]

[*Thud!*]

[A dizzying sense of weightlessness washed over you.]

[You died!]

[This simulation has ended!]

"What?!"

A flash of shock and horror crossed Su Xuan's eyes.

He never expected that Tang Chui, who used to idle around in the village, would actually possess such strength.

To be able to instantly kill him, a First Rank Early Stage Body Refining Cultivator.

His strength must be extremely formidable, at least at the Second Rank of a Body Refining Cultivator or the Foundation Establishment stage.

"With such powerful cultivation, what on earth is his intention in nesting in a tiny village?"

Su Xuan frowned slightly.

But after pondering for a moment, he still couldn't understand what the other party's goal was.

After all, having such strong cultivation but choosing to live like a hermit in a Mortal village, causing his son to suffer so much hardship during his childhood...

Is this something a normal person would do?

"Whatever, forget it."

Su Xuan shook his head, simply putting it out of his mind and turning his gaze back to the System interface.

[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. Slightly improved Body Refining cultivation.]

[2. The talent used in this simulation.]

[3. The 27 unranked Spirit Medicines harvested in the Great Wilderness Secret Realm.]

[4. The Great Wilderness Body Refining Technique and the experience gained.]

Seeing the options before him, Su Xuan chose the talent and the Great Wilderness Body Refining Technique as his rewards without hesitation.

"Crack, crack!"

In an instant, insights regarding the Great Wilderness Body Refining Technique were poured into his mind out of thin air.

His body was also strengthened layer by layer at the same time.

"Phew..."

Su Xuan exhaled a deep breath of turbid air.

Then, he opened the System panel.

[Immortal Cultivation Simulator Lv2]

[Host: Su Xuan]

[Cultivation: First Rank Early Stage Body Refining]

[Spiritual Root: Pseudo Spiritual Root]

[Spiritual Body: Metal Spirit Body]

[Talents: Body Strengthening, Swift Steps]

[Energy Value: 540]

[Energy cost for current simulation: 100]

"There's still quite a lot of energy left; I can keep simulating."

"But in the next Secret Realm, should I still kill Tang Chuan?"

Su Xuan fell silent.

Killing Tang Chuan allows him to choose two rewards.

However, it wastes a lot of time, making it impossible to truly penetrate into the core area of the Secret Realm.

Moreover, there is still Tang Chui outside. His cultivation is extremely high, far beyond what Su Xuan can compare to right now.

"Sigh, whatever, I'll just play it by ear."

"Start simulation."

[Ding! The current Immortal Cultivation Simulator is Rank Lv2. You can choose any of the following green talents.]

[Artifact Refining Talent (Green): Your Artifact Refining Talent will be more outstanding than others. At this point, you can already refine First Rank Spiritual Artifacts.]

[Five Elements Complete (Green): Your Spiritual Root will become a Five Spiritual Roots, and your cultivation talent will be somewhat improved.]

[Good Fortune (Green): Your Luck is much better than that of ordinary people. When you enter a Secret Realm to explore, you will find it easier than others to encounter so-called Opportunities.]

Seeing the three options before him, Su Xuan chose Good Fortune without hesitation.

[Simulation begins!]

[Having already attained the strength of First Rank Body Refining, under Xing Da's suggestion, you all head straight towards the interior of the Secret Realm.]

[You hack your way through the thorns and harvest many Spirit Medicines along the way.]

[This time, you decide to change the direction of your search from last time.]

[In the dark, you sense that there might be something good in the southeast direction.]

[Sure enough, on the third day after changing direction to the southeast, you encounter a Yao Beast nest.]

[At this moment, an exploration team is engaged in a fierce battle with the Yao Beasts.]

[You prepare to sit back and reap the spoils as the third party.]

[Half an hour later, the exploration team suffers heavy losses.]

[You make your move.]

[Well-prepared, you instantly slay the Yao Beast and obtain a First Rank top-tier Spirit Medicine from the Yao Beast's nest—the Heavenly Spirit Fruit.]

[This is a spiritual fruit that can help Qi Refining Cultivators advance.]

[You keenly notice the flash of greed in the eyes of Xing Da and Xing Er.]

[You can't help but sigh that in the face of immense temptation, no matter how promise-keeping a person is, their mindset will change.]

[You yield the Heavenly Spirit Fruit to the two of them, because you know very well right now that you are no match for them at all.]

[However, right at this moment, a sudden change occurs.]

[A white figure darts out from the exploration team just now, heading straight for the Heavenly Spirit Fruit!]

[He succeeded!]

[Xing Da and Xing Er want to give chase, but find that this figure's speed is extremely fast, completely beyond their ability to catch up.]

[The same goes for you. The other party's speed has already exceeded what a Qi Refining Cultivator can achieve. You estimate that you would need to be at at least the First Rank Peak of Body Refining, plus the help of Swift Steps, to catch up to them.]

[You silently note down this place in your heart.]

[You continue to explore, but you are now on guard against Xing Da and Xing Er.]

[Time flies, and by the fifteenth day, after wandering around, you return to the place where you first met Tang Chuan.]

[This time, you decide not to take action yourself, but instead have Xing Da and Xing Er kill Tang Chuan on your behalf.]

[At the exact moment Tang Chuan and Wang Gang subdue the python, you make your move.]

[Only this time, your target changes from Tang Chuan to Wang Gang, and you and Xing Er work together to subdue him.]

[Meanwhile, Xing Da launches a surprise attack to kill Tang Chuan.]

[At this time, Tang Chuan only has a mere seventh layer of Body Tempering cultivation. How could he possibly be a match for Xing Da?]

[In less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Tang Chuan has already lost his life to Xing Da.]

[Xing Da has been poisoned.]

[Of course, you know exactly what kind of lethal poison he has been infected with. You tell Xing Er to stay here and look after Xing Da without moving around, while you go find some Spirit Medicines to treat his injuries.]

[After leaving, you do not go looking for Spirit Medicines. Instead, you continue to explore the Secret Realm. After all, their previous actions have already proven that they are not worth it.]

[On the twentieth day, you arrive at the inner region of the Great Wilderness Secret Realm. This time, you do not look for the simple, ancient courtyard you found last time, but instead keep moving forward toward the core area.]

[On the twenty-fifth day, you finally reach the core area. This place is fraught with danger, and almost everyone who can come here is a Foundation Establishment Cultivator or one of the very few Second Rank Body Cultivators.]

[You begin searching aimlessly in the core area. However, this place is simply too massive. Relying on your strength alone, even if you search non-stop, it is extremely difficult to find the Desolate Beast Sect's Legacy.]

[Four days later, you have harvested quite a few Spirit Medicines.]

[Combined with the Great Wilderness Body Refining Technique and your previous accumulations, you directly break through to the First Rank Late Stage of Body Refining.]

[Five days later, the Secret Realm ends, and you are teleported out of the Secret Realm.]