9: Foundation Level 3

[You picked the golden spirit fruit and directly refined it without any regard for the consequences.]

[Although there was some waste due to your haste, it still raised your strength to the Middle Stage of Second-Order Body Refining.]

[At the same time, the crowd outside the cave and the white tiger also noticed you.]

[Without giving them a chance to react, you fled the area directly by relying on Swift Steps and your powerful Physical Body.]

[Three days later, the Great Wilderness Secret Realm ended.]

[This time, you did not head in the direction of the Azure Heaven Grass, but instead went to the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range.]

[You planned to go there to see if there were any Yao Beasts suitable for a contract.]

[Half a month later, you arrived at the outer region of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range.]

[But you searched for a very, very long time and still could not find a Yao Beast suitable for a contract.]

[The talent and Aptitude of these Yao Beasts were simply too poor; they would likely struggle to Cultivate to the third order in their entire lives.]

[As for the inner region of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, although it was easy to encounter third-order Yao Beasts, you were no match for them at all, so how could you even talk about contracting them?]

[With no other choice, you had to return home.]

[You returned to your home in Xuanhe Village. Upon learning of your safe return, your Family was very happy.]

[You felt the same way.]

[In the time that followed, you would always wander near the Azure Heaven Grass, intentionally or otherwise.]

[You discovered that, just as you had imagined, after escorting Tang Chuan to Kelei Academy, Tang Chui had been guarding the Azure Heaven Grass ever since.]

[You were overjoyed, because this meant you could head to Kelei Academy to kill Tang Chuan without any worries.]

[A few days later, you arrived at Kelei Academy. After smoothly bribing the gate guards, you directly killed Tang Chuan.]

[You couldn't help but lament his weakness in your heart. How could he be so completely different from the Child of Luck you had once imagined?]

[After killing Tang Chuan, you returned to Sky Profound City and bought a Golden Scale Beast cub using the Spirit Stones given to you by your parents.]

[The little fellow was an outstanding existence among second-order Yao Beasts. With some luck, there was a certain probability it could advance to the third order.]

[It wasn't that you didn't want to buy a more powerful Yao Beast, but rather that your financial strength did not allow it. After all, a Yao Beast that could stably advance to the third order was simply not something a small Family could afford.]

[You signed a contract with it and began to practice in Sky Profound City with the help of the Spiritual Vein.]

[A year later, with the help of the Beast Taming Prodigy, your compatibility with the Golden Scale Beast had increased significantly.]

[With its help and the Demon Manipulation Technique, your cultivation reached the seventh layer of Qi Refining, while your Body Refining Realm remained unchanged.]

[Three years later, your cultivation reached the ninth layer of Qi Refining, and your Body Refining Realm still showed no change at all.]

[Five years later, your cultivation reached the first layer of Foundation Establishment.]

[Six years later, your cultivation reached the second layer of Foundation Establishment.]

[Eight years later, your cultivation reached the third layer of Foundation Establishment.]

[At this point, the speed at which you increased your Realm began to slow down. You knew that the Golden Scale Beast had entered its mature stage.]

[Now, raising its cultivation required a massive amount of resources. If it only relied on its own bitter cultivation, the late second-order would likely be its limit.]

[You began to search for Spirit Medicine for it. However, while you were wandering around the market, someone unexpected appeared.]

[It was Tang Chuan!]

[You never would have expected that Tang Chuan, who had died by your hands before, would actually be resurrected so quickly!]

[Furthermore, he had become even more powerful now, with a cultivation level that was actually close to the Purple Mansion!]

[You panicked and wanted to flee the market.]

[But Tang Chuan recognized you as well!]

[Without a word, he summoned countless green vines to restrain you!]

[You struggled desperately, but even when you fully activated your Metal Spirit Body, you couldn't damage these vines in the slightest.]

[At this moment, Tang Chuan spoke: "To think you actually managed to live until today. What a pity, in the end, you must still die by my hand!"]

[You died!]

[This simulation has ended!]

"He can actually resurrect?!"

Su Xuan's pupils dilated slightly.

This was, after all, a world where one could Cultivate immortals; rising from the dead was within his scope of understanding.

But he couldn't understand: on what basis could a mere Qi Refining Cultivator like Tang Chuan do this?

Furthermore, after rising from the dead, not only did his strength become far greater, but he also possessed such bizarre methods of attack.

Could it be... the Azure Heaven Grass?!

Su Xuan thought of the Azure Heaven Grass that Tang Chui had painstakingly cared for, and his heart was filled with astonishment.

There must be some kind of connection between them that he didn't know about.

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

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

[1: Cultivation of the Third Layer of Foundation Establishment.]

[2: Cultivation of the Middle Stage of Second-Order Body Refining.]

[3: The talent used in this simulation.]

"I can actually only choose one option again!"

Su Xuan murmured to himself.

The System's change confirmed once again to him that Tang Chuan, whom he had originally killed, had indeed risen from the dead.

However, he was not an indecisive person. Faced with the three options before him, he immediately chose the cultivation of the Third Layer of Foundation Establishment.

In an instant, a surge of powerful Spiritual Qi appeared between heaven and earth, rapidly absorbed by Su Xuan's body.

His cultivation surged continuously.

In just a few breaths of time, he had successfully reached the Third Layer of Foundation Establishment!

"System, continue the simulation."

[Ding! The current Rank of the Immortal Cultivation Simulator is 2. You may choose from the following green talents.]

[Sword Dao Prodigy (Green): You are born with a great passion for swordplay. When practicing Cultivation Techniques related to swords, your speed will receive a slight boost.]

[Body Strengthening (Green): Your Physical Body becomes stronger, and you can perfectly absorb second-order and lower Spirit Medicines. At this point, you seem to be more suited for Body Refining.]

[Balanced Five Spiritual Roots (Green): After choosing this talent, you will possess Balanced Five Spiritual Roots. The Five Spiritual Roots are equal in size, allowing you to practice certain special skills.]

Seeing the three talents that had appeared before him, Su Xuan was completely stunned.

Every single one of them was quite excellent.

First, there was Sword Dao Prodigy.

The sword is the king of a hundred weapons, and it is also the weapon most used by Cultivators in this world, without exception.

Taking his Great Wu Dynasty as an example, among the top-tier forces, almost all Sect forces possess Sword Dao Legacies.

And the subsequent Body Strengthening was something he dreamed of even more. Although the description of Body Strengthening only stated that it allowed the perfect absorption of second-order and lower Spirit Medicines,

it was an incredibly powerful aid for him, who could infinitely enter the Great Wilderness Secret Realm and continuously obtain Spirit Medicines.

As for the final Five Spiritual Roots, it was also quite extraordinary.

This was no ordinary Five Spiritual Roots, but the Balanced Five Spiritual Roots.

All Spiritual Roots were in a state of balance. Cultivators with this kind of Spiritual Root were extremely rare.

However, what it enhanced was only useful in combat, rather than being directly applied to cultivation speed.