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    Chapter 51: Choosing Rewards

    Su Xing felt a tinge of helplessness.

    Cultivation and raising one’s cultivation realm wasn’t easy. Often, it took years to break through a minor realm, let alone a major one.

    Even with Su Xing’s current talent, which was considered extraordinary, maintaining a yearly breakthrough in minor realms was still difficult. He could only rely on the power of elixirs to advance.

    After all, he only had fifteen years of cultivation time in each simulation, and each year of cultivation was precious.

    This was why, after taking numerous elixirs to improve his cultivation, Su Xing inevitably developed Elixir Poison.

    [Tenth Year: Your Qi Refining cultivation has reached the Golden Elixir Stage, Third Level. You spent each day expelling Elixir Poison with Qi, and the amount of poison in your body has decreased significantly.]

    [Eleventh Year: You continued to consume one Refining Furnace Pill daily to improve your Body Refining cultivation. However, due to the excessive Elixir Poison in your body, your cultivation failed to breakthrough.]

    [Twelfth Year: Your cultivation finally advanced to the Refining Viscera Stage, Eighth Level, through your relentless efforts.]

    [Fourteenth Year: Your cultivation broke through to the Refining Viscera Stage, Ninth Level!]

    [One day, the Shadow Guardian approached you. It had been several years since you last saw the Shadow Guardian, and you sensed his aura was much stronger than before. However, his emotions seemed more unstable, and his eyes occasionally flashed with a bloodthirsty crimson.]

    [He told you that the real world was on the verge of collapse and that you were the Elder he had the most faith in. He produced a beast corpse, which seemed to belong to a high-level妖兽 (Demon Beast).]

    [His emotions were somewhat uncontrolled, and he informed you that it was all a lie. The majority of the Coexistence Sect members had been eliminated, and the Zealous Sect had launched an attack against the other two sects. The main race would descend within a month. Now, your only chance of survival was to become part of the main race.]

    [The Shadow Guardian was willing to personally modify you. He said he would take you to the world where the main race resided and embark on a new life.]

    [Facing the Shadow Guardian’s request, you hesitated but ultimately refused. You expressed your unwillingness to become a half-human, half-beast.]

    [The Shadow Guardian remained silent for a long time, seemingly aware of your thoughts. He expressed his respect for your decision and acknowledged your contributions over the years, stating that he could fulfill one of your requests.]

    [You had already achieved your objective in this simulation, and for a while, you didn’t know what to request. But then, a thought came to you: You wanted the complete version of the Eternal Spring Technique, a cultivation technique in the hands of the Sect Guardian.]

    [The Shadow Guardian was taken aback but shook his head, explaining that the Sect Guardian had perished during the battle a few days ago. No one knew where his belongings were, so he couldn’t fulfill this request.]

    [Unable to obtain the Eternal Spring Technique, you made a random request. You had known the Shadow Guardian for over a decade but never knew what he looked like beneath his mask. So, you asked to see his true appearance.]

    [The Shadow Guardian was startled upon hearing your request. He hesitated for a moment before removing his mask.]

    [When the Shadow Guardian’s mask came off, you were stunned. Beneath it was a woman of unparalleled beauty, with flowing hair and skin as white as snow, a woman who seemed to have stepped out of a painting.]

    [The Shadow Guardian no longer concealed her voice. She told you to take care of yourself, adding that you could always find her if you changed your mind.]

    [The Shadow Guardian eventually left. You didn’t know where she would go. Perhaps she had a story of her own, which led her to betray humanity and join the Descent Sect.]

    [New Era 2037, September 23rd. This day was supposed to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the entire human race was consumed by immense fear.]

    [A colossal beast, obscuring the sky, emerged. With a single mouthful, it swallowed the entire Great Summer Country.]

    [You died at the age of 37!]

    [Your talent, “Unwilling to Die,” activates… ]

    [Ding! This simulation has ended!]

    After the simulation ended, Su Xing regained his senses.

    Overall, this simulation contained too much information, and the rewards he received were far too numerous.

    “The Shadow Guardian… is actually a woman…”

    Su Xing was astonished. He hadn’t expected such a twist.

    Based on the outcome of this simulation, the entire human race seemed to have perished, while the three sects within the Descent Sect appeared to have different fates.

    The Coexistence Sect members had been almost completely wiped out by the Zealous Sect, and the fate of the remaining Zealous Sect members was unknown.

    Only the Natural Sect seemed to have escaped, transforming themselves into different species and seemingly able to seek refuge in the world where those species resided.

    Su Xing shook his head. But none of these three sects’ outcomes were what he desired. Would he truly be himself if he became another species?

    Therefore, joining the Descent Sect clearly wouldn’t have a good outcome.

    The most crucial point that puzzled Su Xing was why he was now 37 years old in this simulation.

    “In this simulation, the apocalypse arrived fourteen years later. Is it because today is January 7th, 2024? It shouldn’t be, otherwise, I should still be 38. …”

    “Perhaps it’s because I joined the Descent Sect and helped them with many things, causing the invasion of the real world by the different species to happen a few months earlier…”

    Previously, after joining the Great Summer Military, Su Xing had also delayed the descent of the different species by a month.

    “By this logic… if I join the Descent Sect, I might only have fourteen years to cultivate…”

    Su Xing sighed softly. It was inevitable.

    After all, the Descent Sect in the simulation offered too much…

    Enough elixirs to make Su Xing overeat, completely capable of accelerating his cultivation speed several times over.

    “Before finding a better cultivation path, I still need to exploit the Descent Sect to improve my cultivation!”

    Su Xing turned his gaze towards the rewards from this simulation.

    [Innate Divine Strength]: Blue Quality Talent, price 100,000 energy points.

    [Refining Viscera Stage, Ninth Level]: Body Refining cultivation, Elixir Poison side effects removed, price 1 million energy points.

    [Fourteen Years of Alchemy Experience]: Alchemy insights, price 140,000 energy points.

    [Golden Elixir Stage, Fourth Level]: Golden Elixir Stage, Fourth Level Qi Refining cultivation. Due to your continuous consumption of Nourishing Essence Pills, the Golden Elixir in your Elixir Field has become denser and is approaching the quality of a high-grade Elixir. Price 300,000 energy points.

    [Refining Furnace Pill, 1000]: Price 10 million energy points.

    Su Xing absolutely had to choose the blue quality talent, Innate Divine Strength. After all, it was an advanced version of the Great Strength skill, capable of greatly enhancing his Body Refining talent.

    As for the remaining options, Su Xing could currently only afford the Body Refining cultivation, Alchemy insights, and Qi Refining cultivation.

    Without much hesitation, Su Xing made his choice.

    “I choose the blue quality talent, Innate Divine Strength, and the Refining Viscera Stage, Ninth Level cultivation!”

    (End of Chapter)

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