You Think This Cultivation World Is Truly Insane, Yet Its Madness Has a Logic of Its Own
Lu Ping looked at A and immediately rejected it.
In Qingyang City, there is the Azure Dragon Merchant Association, as well as the Zhao Household.
Lu Ping chose B.
[You chose B.]
[Continue north.]
[On the fourth day at dusk, just as you crossed a Black Stone Ridge, the Fire Crows suddenly scattered in mid-air.]
[Stop the boat immediately.]
[In the distance, an old man in a green robe walked through the air.]
He didn't use any magical artifacts, nor did he have a flying sword beneath his feet; he simply walked step by step.
[Nascent Soul Realm]
[You tossed out ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones.]
The Spirit Stone flew ten feet away from the old man before being crushed into powder.
[I'm the Client was not triggered.]
The old man landed ten feet in front of your Flying Boat.
He didn't rush to make a move.
"Lu Ping?"
[You didn't admit it.]
[The old man raised his hand, Blood Seal appeared on your arm.]
"No need to pretend."
"They killed my Zhao Household's eldest son, and then they killed Yu Niang."
"You deserve to die."
[Options pop up.]
[A: Immediately crush the Random Teleportation Talisman.]
[B: Delaying the inevitable to extract the reason why the Household Ancestor Zhao personally intervened.]
[C: He immediately knelt before the Household Ancestor Zhao, stating his willingness to acknowledge him as his godfather.]
Lu Ping looked at A.
It's no use. Even a single Jade Talisman caused him to fail to teleport.
Now that the real person has arrived, there's no escaping him now.
Lu Ping chose B.
Even in death, one should die knowing why.
More importantly, only by understanding death in simulations can one truly understand life in reality.
[You chose B.]
[You hold the Black Tortoise Shield in front of you.]
"The Zhao Household lost one young master and one Golden Core cultivator."
"This is a huge loss."
"But it's not worth the Nascent Soul Ancestor personally going out to hunt him down."
"The matriarch is not a nanny."
"Please enlighten me, senior."
The old man paused for a moment.
He actually nodded.
"You're very good. Your methods, your temperament, your talent—everything about you is top-notch."
"Under normal circumstances, Nascent Soul Grandmaster wouldn't make things difficult for someone who's already dead, or for a rising star like you."
"Because a dead genius is no longer a genius."
"A deceased legitimate son is naturally not a legitimate son."
[You're feeling a mix of amusement and exasperation.]
[You think this cultivation world is really crazy, but there's a reason for it.]
The last person to genuinely praise you was Han Changqing.
The person who's genuinely praising you right now is the Household Ancestor Zhao.
[Everyone who sincerely praises you is actually there to take your life.]
[The Household Ancestor Zhao paused, then let out a sigh.]
"What a pity."
"Mingchuan is my son."
[You quickly recall the Zhao Household relationships that Shen Yuerong had given you.]
"Yu Niang is my woman."
You're completely numb.
[The Zhao Household only has one Nascent Soul old monster.]
The current Head of the Lineage the Zhao Household family is Zhao Qingsu from the third branch of the Zhao Household.
[By bloodline, Zhao Qingsu is the grandson of the Household Ancestor Zhao.]
[Li Yuniang is the wife of Zhao Qingsu, the Head of the Lineage, and the granddaughter-in-law of the Household Ancestor Zhao standing before us.]
[But when they dug deeper into the accounts, they actually found themselves in the bed of the Household Ancestor Zhao.]
So, Zhao Qingsu has to call her son Zhao Mingchuan "uncle"?
[This entertainment industry is really messy.]
[You spoke.]
"The Zhao Household are all your descendants."
"The death of one son isn't necessarily worth your personal involvement."
The old man was not angry.
He actually looked at you for a moment longer.
["You're right."]
"Bloodline isn't as important for Nascent Soul Cultivators."
But there is Dao Path.
[The old man raised his hand, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi suppressed your Flying Boat.]
[The Flying Boat Array Patterns cracked inch by inch.]
"I have been stuck at the Nascent Soul Perfection for one hundred and thirty years."
"I can't seem to cross the threshold of the Spirit Transformation stage, and my lifespan is almost over."
"Fifty years ago, I obtained a secret manual."
"Proving the Dao by Killing One’s Wife."
[Only after hearing these four words did you understand the ruthlessness of the person before you.]
The old man continued speaking.
"He must kill his wife and children with his own hands when their love is at its peak."
"Severing the path with emotion, breaking through the barrier with blood."
"Mingchuan is the son I am most satisfied with."
"Yu Niang is the calamity I've nurtured over the past fifty years."
"Once Mingchuan Core Formation and Yu Niang is satisfied, I will personally send them on their way."
"They should have died by my hand, but you killed them instead."
"You've ruined my path."
You have nothing more to say.
[The ledgers of this cultivation world have evolved from loans, certifications, and auctions to kinship futures.]
[Wife and children can both be used as materials to complete the level.]
[The old man raised his hand.]
"So, this isn't a blood feud."
"It's an enemy who blocked my way."
Those who obstruct my Great Dao shall die.
[Options pop up.]
[A: Burning his Essence Blood, he takes the blow head-on, believing in his protagonist destiny.]
[B: Begs for mercy from the Household Ancestor Zhao, saying she is willing to become his love tribulation.]
[C: It is recommended that the Household Ancestor Zhao enroll in the upgraded psychological counseling program offered by the Azure Dragon Merchant Association to treat his anxiety Spirit Transformation.]
When Lu Ping saw the three options, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
System, come out here!
What kind of lousy options are these?
It turns out only Little C was unreliable.
Little B betrayed us once in a while.
Now even Little A is starting to play with abstract concepts, huh!
Outside the Simulator, Lu Ping had only one thought in his mind: Destroy it, hurry up, I'm tired.
Lu Ping chose option A, and was prepared to restart the game.
[You chose A.]
You swallowed more than ten kinds of Pills in one go.
[The Hundred-Forged Medicine Body Formula is pushed to its limit.]
[The Black Tortoise Shield is held in front of his chest.]
[The Household Ancestor Zhao pointed out.]
[There were no flying runes, no overwhelming Technique Method, just a sliver of blue light.]
[A bluish light fell upon the Black Tortoise Shield.]
[The mid-grade Law Artifact, the Black Tortoise Shield, shattered into dust and vanished on the spot.]
[The blue light continued to fall.]
[Your protective aura has shattered.]
[The physical body, supported by the Hundred-Forged Medicine Body Formula, was subjected to immense pressure, resulting in large cracks.]
You have a broken sternum.
[A violent tremor occurred in the Dantian.]
[Just then, the ring you always kept close to your body lit up.]
A wisp of white light emerged from the ring.
[Jiang Mutian's phantom image appears in front of you.]
[She was still dressed in white with her hair down, her figure very slender.]
[But the moment she appeared, the Household Ancestor Zhao took a half-step back.]
["Senior..."]
He only uttered two words.
[Jiang Mutian.]
[The spiritual pressure emanating from the Household Ancestor Zhao patriarch's Nascent Soul instantly collapsed.]
He wanted to escape.
He wanted to unleash his Nascent Soul.
[A tiny figure had barely emerged above his head when it was forced back into his body by the White Light.]
[The Household Ancestor Zhao finally lost his composure.]
["Senior!"]
"I didn't know he was one of yours!"
Jiang Mutian did not react.
[She only counted a tiny fraction.]
[A hole appeared in the chest of the Household Ancestor Zhao.]
[His Nascent Soul was extracted by White Light.]
[The Nascent Soul figure looked terrified, its hands frantically forming Method Formula.]