86: Concealment Talent

He rushed back to his Immortal Cave, preparing to start a Simulation. It had been a while since his last one, and he truly had no understanding of the future anymore. It was time for another Simulation.

Leaning halfway on the bed, he clicked the button to start the Simulation.

【Congratulations Host on starting the 18th Simulation. Now beginning talent extraction.】

【Ring ring, ring ring! The alarm has sounded. A reminder to the Host: remember to wash your hands before drawing cards!】

He hurriedly jumped up from the bed. Having not simulated for so long, he had almost forgotten that one should bathe and burn incense before extracting talents. Now that he had hands, he naturally had to wash them diligently. Once they were clean, he lit a stick of sandalwood, the scent of which was very soothing. Only then did he truly begin the extraction.

【White talent: Scale Reinforcement; White talent: Swiftness; Purple talent: Identity Concealment. (Provided you do not use magic power, Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators will not be able to see through your Yao Race identity.)】

Gu Yuchuan rubbed his eyes. This was a great start! He hadn't simulated in a long time, and the moment he did, he got a purple talent. This meant that if he obtained a transformation Spell, he could go roam among the Human Race. However, he wouldn't actually go; it was still very dangerous. Humming an unknown, cheerful little tune in his heart, he continued the Simulation.

【Day 1: You Cultivate in your cave. After reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, you can clearly feel that your cultivation progress has slowed down significantly, even though you are an Earthly Fiend Dao Foundation Cultivator.】

【Day 2: You meet the returning Pei Yu. As your subordinate, she returns to congratulate you. You give her two Magical Artifacts and many Medicinal Pills, instructing her to Cultivate well. Deeply moved, she kneels and repeatedly kowtows to you; her loyalty increases.】

【Day 3: You begin to improve your Artifact Refining skills. Easily, you refine a High Grade Magical Artifact, becoming a First-Grade High Grade Artifact Refiner.】

【Day 4: You continue practicing your Artifact Refining skills.】

【Day 5: You successfully become a First-Grade Peak Grade Artifact Refiner. Your Artifact Refining skills have now reached a respectable level.】

【Day 6: Your appointment finally arrives. The transfer order shows that from this moment on, you are no longer a soldier in the army. You are free to move about and return home at any time.】

【Day 7: You decide to return to the Cloud Sea Marsh. There are too many ties in the Flood Dragon Palace that you cannot let go of.】

【Day 8: You haven't gone far when you unexpectedly encounter a group of human Cultivators. Facing three Cultivators at the First Layer of Foundation Establishment, you fight a very difficult battle, but ultimately emerge victorious. You devour their essence, bringing your Bloodline very close to that of a Mid-grade Spirit Beast.】

【Day 9: Dragging your injuries, you return to the Cloud Sea Marsh and begin secluded cultivation.】

【Day 10: You remain in secluded cultivation to heal your wounds.】

【Day 11: Only after your wounds have healed do you choose to end your seclusion. These past few days, you realized that the ambush that day was a bit too deliberate, as if someone was plotting against you. You realize someone in the Yao Race wants you dead and has colluded with the Human Race. You immediately send a message to the Black Tortoise Demon General to have him investigate, while you stay at home and do not go out.】

【Day 12: You continue refining artifacts. Ascending to a Second-Grade Artifact Refiner as soon as possible is what you look forward to most right now.】

【Day 13: You continue refining artifacts.】

【Day 14...】

【Day 20: You finally become a Second-Grade Artifact Refiner and refine a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact, the Dragon Snake Spirit Sword. You have someone announce this to the entire outer perimeter of the Cloud Sea Marsh. One month later, Linlang Pavilion will open, using an auction format to sell ten different Spiritual Artifacts. For a time, the entire outer perimeter of the Cloud Sea Marsh is in an uproar.】

【Day 21: You begin refining different Spiritual Artifacts. While you are refining, several Yao Race members break into the Flood Dragon Palace. You cannot see their identities as they have all used concealment Spells. They are all at the Foundation Establishment Mid Stage. After fighting for a long time, you die at their hands.】

【Simulation ended. Survival time: 21 days. Cultivation: First Layer of Foundation Establishment. Bloodline: Low-grade Spirit Beast Dragon Snake. Achievement Unlocked: Second-Grade Artifact Refiner. Evaluation: A little snake who offends people without realizing it. Reward: 205 divine dragon points (105 points for 21 days of survival, 100 points for the achievement).】

He frowned, his expression looking quite grim. This time he had lived for over twenty days, which wasn't considered short in his Simulations. There were definitely gains; he had become a Second-Grade Artifact Refiner, reaching a respectable level in Artifact Refining, and could now command respect through that status.

However, just how did he offend someone? He was ambushed once upon leaving the military camp, and then ambushed again after becoming an Artifact Refiner. Were these two incidents caused by the same group of people? He wasn't sure. He had some ideas about the second group; it was likely some Artifact Refining faction that couldn't accept the emergence of a new, powerful refiner. After all, if someone more skilled appeared, their status and wealth would certainly be affected.

But as for who attacked him when he left the military camp, he had no idea at all. Who could it be? Who hated him so much that they would ambush him the moment he stepped out?

Forget it, since there were no leads, he would handle the Simulation matters first.

【Available for exchange from this Simulation: Purple talent: Identity Concealment (100 divine dragon points); Second-Grade Artifact Refiner (100 divine dragon points). Would you like to exchange?】

A mere 200 divine dragon points was nothing to him. He had more than enough, so he naturally exchanged for both. Although Identity Concealment might not be useful in the short term, it would definitely be of great use in the future. In the current cultivation world, the Human Race was still the absolute hegemon; they possessed the most exquisite cultivation methods and the most resources. In the future, he could use this talent to seek opportunities among the Human Race. 'Learn from the barbarians to control the barbarians'—he understood this, even if, to the humans, he was the barbarian.

The Second-Grade Artifact Refiner went without saying. Although achieving this Rank in the Simulation wasn't difficult, the Materials consumed were definitely incalculable. Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and talisman drawing were all the same; even if you had unparalleled talent and guidance from a famous master, you needed a massive amount of practice to truly master them. It was impossible to succeed through theoretical knowledge alone. By exchanging for this, he saved a vast amount of Materials.

After processing all this, he let out a long breath, and the lingering anxiety in his heart mostly dissipated. Having the simulator was equivalent to having some understanding of the future, so when he went a long time without simulating, he truly felt flustered.

He tidied his emotions and began his cultivation. Daily routine cultivation was still very necessary; a Cultivator should treat cultivation as a habit. At least, that was how Gu Yuchuan did it. Only in this way could one better improve their cultivation level.