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    Su Xing clearly remembered that in previous simulations, he had encountered some intelligence.

    Unfortunately, the Luo Tian Great Assembly instance had closed.

    But in the real world, there was still less than three years until the Luo Tian Great Assembly instance closed. In other words, Su Xing had ample time to explore it.

    As for the End Times instance, Su Xing wanted to explore it, but it was still a risk.

    Considering Su Xing’s cautious (and cowardly) nature, he naturally needed to become stronger before venturing into it.

    “Maybe I’ll be safer exploring after reaching the Nascent Soul Stage or the Primordial Martial Realm peak? After all, the resources within the Descent Sect are already enough to allow me to improve my strength…”

    Su Xing thought as he began the simulation.

    [Year Sixteen, you remained indoors, practicing the Fire Control Technique diligently. Your cultivation of this technique progressed at an astonishing rate.]

    [Year Seventeen, your understanding of the Fire Control Technique’s power reached new heights. You felt a sense of satisfaction, knowing that you were close to achieving mastery.]

    [Year Eighteen, you advanced further, your command of the Fire Control Technique growing by leaps and bounds. Even pure gold, under its scorching heat, would melt into liquid gold within moments. Yet, you understood that the Fire Control Technique was still far from being capable of “burning all things in the mortal realm.” ]

    [Year Nineteen, the power of the Fire Control Technique had reached a point where it caused you some concern. A brick, the size of a palm, melted instantly upon touching the flames, and even Tungsten, a metal with an extremely high melting point, would melt within seconds if exposed to the Fire Control Technique.]

    [Year Twenty, you placed a piece of first-order strange metal under the flames. Within a mere few tens of seconds, it was reduced to molten liquid.]

    [You realized that today, your mastery of the Fire Control Technique had finally reached the mastery level.]

    [Year Twenty-One, the end of the world had not come, and the giant beasts had not yet descended, but the situation at the Demon-Suppressing Pass was becoming increasingly dire.]

    [Over the years, facing an endless tide of demonic beasts, the Demon-Suppressing Pass had lost tens of thousands of Grandmaster-level professionals and a large proportion of Heavenly King-level experts. You understood that the human race could not hold on for more than a few years.]

    [You decided to make the most of the remaining time and try your luck.]

    [Year Twenty-Two, you began refining Concentrating Elixir. Since your mastery of the Fire Control Technique had reached the mastery level, refining mid-grade elixir was no longer as challenging as before.]

    [You spent a year refining over a hundred furnaces of Concentrating Elixir, with nearly a hundred successful pills and a few dozen substandard ones. You realized that you had finally grasped the basics of refining Concentrating Elixir.]

    [You consumed a few pills of normal quality. Your spiritual sense increased by ten zhang within a few days. You were amazed by the power of Concentrating Elixir, but the only drawback was that consuming too many of these pills would gradually decrease their effectiveness, and your spiritual sense could not grow indefinitely.]

    [Year Twenty-Three, several giant beasts with incredible strength joined forces to attack the Demon-Suppressing Pass. For a time, the Demon-Suppressing Pass suffered heavy losses. Hundreds of thousands of people died tragically, and within a day, the Demon-Suppressing Pass was breached. Only a few Martial Emperor-level experts survived.]

    [With the fall of the Demon-Suppressing Pass, you realized that the human race was on the brink of extinction, with only a few days left. You decided to start consuming Primordial Martial Elixir, hoping to breakthrough to the Primordial Martial Realm.]

    [You had reached the peak of the Refining Viscera Realm twenty years ago. However, you had been busy refining elixir and improving the Fire Control Technique, neglecting your physical strength. You weren’t sure if you could successfully breakthrough to the Primordial Martial Realm.]

    [You took out a Primordial Martial Elixir with weaker properties. After a moment of hesitation, you consumed it.]

    [The Primordial Martial Elixir entered your stomach and transformed into a warm current within your body. This warm current continuously released energy, nourishing your physique. You felt your body becoming increasingly powerful, as if it were about to break through a certain limit. This filled you with excitement.]

    [Just when you thought you were finally going to breakthrough to the Primordial Martial Realm, the warm current in your body suddenly became unbalanced. The energy rapidly expanded, and the immense energy overwhelmed your body, making it difficult to withstand. A familiar feeling of dread crept into your heart.]

    [Your body began to burn red-hot, and your seven orifices started bleeding. With a loud bang, your entire body exploded in the air, transforming into a mass of flesh.]

    [Ding, you died!]

    [Your innate talent, “Unwilling to Die,” activated. Your eyeballs stared blankly at the pool of blood and flesh.]

    [Ding, this simulation has ended!]

    Su Xing, completely disoriented, began to rant:

    “Damn it, again? Is this endless? I’m a damn alchemist, and I got killed by my own elixir?!”

    “First I studied literature, and I didn’t achieve anything for three years. Then I learned martial arts, but my arrows missed the target on the training ground. I was demoted to a drummer and kicked out. Finally, I studied medicine, and I made some progress. I even created a great recipe, but after taking it, I died?”

    Black lines appeared on Su Xing’s forehead. He had been quite confident about breaking through to the Primordial Martial Realm, especially since he possessed the “Born with Supernatural Strength” and “Glutton” innate talents. His physical strength was supposed to be significantly stronger than that of ordinary Refining Viscera Realm Cultivators. Why did he still explode?

    “So, the difference in physique between the Primordial Martial Realm and the Refining Viscera Realm is so huge? Primordial Martial Elixir is used to enhance the cultivation of Primordial Martial Realm cultivators, making it too much for Refining Viscera Realm Cultivators?”

    Su Xing pondered for a moment, mumbling, “The spiritual energy in the spirit field paradise is insufficient. It’s unlikely that I’ll be able to breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage peak, or even the Divine Transformation Realm, in a short period of time. To continue becoming stronger, enhancing my spiritual sense and physical body cultivation is the best option.”

    “This time, the Primordial Martial Elixir caused my body to explode, but it doesn’t mean that it will happen every time. After all, I spent too much time on the Fire Control Technique in this simulation. With the “Glutton” talent, maybe I can further enhance my physical strength in the next simulation?”

    Su Xing thought deeply, realizing that body refining cultivation was three points stronger than Qi refining in terms of practical combat ability.

    “The time for the end of the world has been extended by three years in this simulation, which is a pleasant surprise. This means that each subsequent simulation will have about twenty years of time for cultivation, effectively doubling the efficiency…”

    “The reason why the arrival of the giant beasts has been delayed by three years is probably not only due to the human race’s improvement in strength but also because of the eradication of the Descent Sect. After all, the Descent Sect is essentially the alien race’s pawn. Eliminating them weakens the alien race’s influence on the real world.”

    Su Xing summarized the simulation, hoping to perform better in future simulations.

    “Lastly, exploring the cultivation-based instances should be prioritized. Perhaps I can try it once I reach the Primordial Martial Realm.”

    After confirming that he had not missed anything, Su Xing turned his attention to the rewards for this simulation.

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

    [Refining Viscera Realm Peak]: Body refining cultivation, 100,000 energy points.

    [Twenty-Three Years of Alchemy Experience]: Alchemy insights, including the low-grade elixir Primordial Martial Elixir (mastery level), price 500,000 energy points.

    [Spiritual Sense Eighty Zhang (Five Sense Realm)]: At this realm, spiritual sense is like the five senses, like eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body. It can sense the slightest movement within eighty zhang of your surroundings, price 300,000 simulation energy points.

    [Fire Control Technique (Mastery Level)]: Created by a great cultivator who observed the Divine Beast Zhuque, this technique can be used to control flames, from gentle to fierce, to burn rivers and boil seas, or to be used as alchemy fire. It is a rare technique in the cultivation world. Mastery level insights, price 1,000,000 energy points.

    Seeing the rewards, Su Xing fell into deep thought.

    “The Glutton innate talent is a must-have. After all, it can increase my physical limits, making it an invaluable talent.”

    “As for the alchemy experience and the mastery level Fire Control Technique…”

    Su Xing did not hesitate too much. He muttered to himself, “I choose the “Glutton” talent and the mastery level Fire Control Technique!”

    Ultimately, it was a matter of cost. He had spent nearly twenty years in this simulation to barely achieve mastery of the Fire Control Technique. If he didn’t choose it this time, he would have to waste more time on it in the next simulation. It was better to just choose it now.

    Moreover, with the mastery level Fire Control Technique, learning new elixirs would become much easier.

    The sound of the simulator’s prompt rang in Su Xing’s ears.

    [Your talent slots are full. You can spend 10,000 simulation energy points to expand an extra talent slot, or spend 100,000 energy points to replace a specific talent!]

    What the hell? Expanding a talent slot costs only 10,000 energy points, but replacing a specific one costs 100,000? There was no need for hesitation.

    Su Xing rolled his eyes and muttered, “I choose to expand an extra talent slot!”

    [Congratulations! You have gained an extra talent slot. 10,000 energy points have been consumed. Remaining simulation energy: 1,491,888 points.]

    [You have chosen to bring out the blue quality innate talent “Glutton.” 100,000 energy points have been consumed. Remaining energy: 1,391,888 points.]

    [You have chosen to bring out the Fire Control Technique (Mastery Level). 1,000,000 energy points have been consumed. Remaining energy: 391,888 points.]

    Su Xing heard the prompt. Simultaneously, two mysterious streams of energy flowed into his body.

    First, Su Xing felt a surge of memories related to cultivating the Fire Control Technique, scenes of twenty years spent tirelessly practicing the technique in the simulation.

    After absorbing the memories, Su Xing felt a subtle change in his Fire Control Technique.

    With a thought, a palm-sized flame appeared in his hand. Compared to the pale red flames before, the mastery level Fire Control Technique seemed deeper and more vibrant, radiating an intense heat.

    Su Xing took out a blue-quality piece of equipment from his storage ring. Blue-quality equipment was tough, difficult to break even for ordinary gold-level professionals.

    Su Xing focused, and the flames touched the blue equipment. Within seconds, the blue chest piece melted into liquid.

    “Damn, the power of these flames is even stronger than I imagined…”

    Su Xing was ecstatic. If he used these flames as an attack method, even a Master-level professional would be instantly killed, and the flesh of a Grandmaster-level professional would be unable to withstand it.

    “Damn, I finally have an attack method worthy of being called a weapon!”

    Su Xing was overjoyed. Although the Fire Control Technique was not yet a divine ability, it was certainly a formidable attack method. If translated into a professional skill, it would be at least an S-rank skill.

    Having mastered the Fire Control Technique, Su Xing, who had just entered the Nascent Soul Stage, was essentially invincible against anyone below the Grandmaster level. If he could further enhance his physical cultivation to the Primordial Martial Realm, even some Heavenly King-level professionals might not be his match, even though the gap between the Grandmaster and Heavenly King levels was huge.

    “Can’t waste this blue-quality equipment. It’s all energy!”

    Following his principle of never wasting anything and being incredibly frugal, Su Xing absorbed the melted blue equipment into energy, increasing his simulation energy by 400 points.

    Looking at the flames in his palm, Su Xing tried touching them with his other hand. His fingertips felt a gentle sensation, with no pain whatsoever.

    “Damn, it’s a truly amazing flame. Despite its immense power, it doesn’t harm its user at all.”

    Su Xing marveled at the flames, playing with them for a while like a child with a new toy before reluctantly putting them away.

    “But this mastery level Fire Control Technique consumes quite a bit of spiritual energy. It’s only been half an hour, and my spiritual energy has already been depleted by one-tenth. And this is without unleashing the full power of the Fire Control Technique. If I use it at full strength, the spiritual energy consumption would be simply unbearable!”

    Su Xing sighed. If it were an ordinary spell, Su Xing might not be able to deplete his spiritual energy even after a whole day of use. But this Fire Control Technique, born from an extraordinary source and possessing immense power, naturally consumed more.

    “But it’s worth it. With the Fire Control Technique, not only can I protect myself, but I can also refine higher-level elixirs in simulations.”

    At this moment, Su Xing realized he was hungry, and his stomach was protesting.

    “Damn, Glutton is really a foodie talent! If it weren’t for my few acres of land, I wouldn’t be able to afford to eat!”

    (End of chapter)

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