Simulating a Disciple's Life

[Age 18: The Shushan Sect's younger disciples went out into the world for training. Lin Qingzhi, whose cultivation had risen to the fifth layer of the Golden Core Realm, was among them.]

[Age 19: Lin Qingzhi's Shushan team completed its training mission and was ambushed by Demon Sects disciples on its way back to Shushan.]

[Most of the Shushan disciples were killed. Lin Qingzhi revealed his true strength and, after a bitter fight, rescued two Shushan disciples.]

[Afterward, a Demon Sects elder arrived and followed the scent of blood to catch up with Lin Qingzhi and the others. Lin Qingzhi was no match for the elder and died under his palm.]

[Lin Qingzhi died.]

[Simulation complete.]

Lu Changsheng saw that his foremost disciple had been killed by a Demon Sects elder at just nineteen.

The path of immortal cultivation was perilous indeed.

Although Lin Qingzhi had a heart of a newborn and an Innate Spirit Vein, giving him limitless potential, his luck was poor. On his very first journey out for training, he had actually run into a Demon Sects elder.

Like Shushan's elders, the elders of the four great demonic sects were at least Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, and there was no shortage of old monsters in the Dao Palace Realm among them.

At nineteen, Lin Qingzhi's cultivation was only at the Golden Core Realm. He was absolutely no match for a Demon Sects elder.

"Wait. How did the Demon Sects know the route the Shushan disciples were taking for their training? A Demon Sects elder even took action?"

"Which of the four great Demon Sects ambushed the Shushan disciples? Or were all four involved?"

Lu Changsheng knew that Shushan was on guard against all four great demonic sects.

The first training mission for each generation of Shushan disciples was kept secret. The disciples disguised themselves as mortals or Rogue Cultivators and split into several small teams for their training.

Each team was led by at least an inner disciple at the peak of the Golden Core Realm, or even a Nascent Soul Realm elder. The training lasted a year.

Yet according to the simulator's results, Lin Qingzhi's entire team was wiped out.

"Disciples with a heart of a newborn can only be found by chance, not by seeking them. I can't let him die like that."

"There are three ways to change this outcome."

"First, I could raise Lin Qingzhi's cultivation to the Nascent Soul Realm within four years. Then he might not need to fear a Demon Sects elder."

"Second, I could secretly protect my disciple when the time comes. As soon as a Demon Sects elder shows himself, I'll strike him dead."

"Third, I could tell the sect leader or senior brother about it and have the training canceled, or have elders sent to protect them in secret."

After a little thought, Lu Changsheng had found at least three solutions.

The first was somewhat difficult.

Raising a disciple with little foundation to the Nascent Soul Realm within four years, with the fighting strength to match a Demon Sects elder, was rather wishful thinking.

The third solution might arouse the suspicions of the sect leader and senior brother.

That being the case, taking action himself would be the simplest and cleanest solution. He might even be able to unravel the mystery behind it.

Four years was enough time for Lu Changsheng to enter the Dao Palace Realm and advance further in the Taiqing Wuji Art.

As long as he didn't encounter the leaders of the four great Demon Sects or some old monsters, Lu Changsheng truly had nothing to fear from ordinary Demon Sects elders.

At that thought, Lu Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the Apprentice-Teaching Simulator could simulate his disciples' lives, allowing him to seek good fortune and avoid disaster.

"Master, I've refined the Spiritual Qi. My cultivation has now reached the fifth layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm."

Lin Qingzhi's honest voice rang out from outside the cave abode.

As expected of an Innate Spirit Vein, it refined Spiritual Qi extremely quickly, making him especially suited to the method of Transmission Empowerment.

If he were a mortal, setting aside the fact that his body would have burst apart during the previous Transmission Empowerment, the speed at which he refined Spiritual Qi would also have fallen far short of an Innate Spirit Vein's.

A heart of a newborn and an Innate Spirit Vein—this disciple's potential was truly astonishing.

"Come in."

"Yes."

"How is your cultivation of the Grand Profound Art going?"

"I lack talent, so I've only cultivated the Grand Profound Art to the second layer."

"Hmm, reaching the second layer in three days is already quite good... What? You've reached the second layer?"

Lu Changsheng froze.

His disciple looked a little slow-witted, but he was a cultivation prodigy!

"Very good. I'll infuse you with more cultivation."

Lu Changsheng was very satisfied with this disciple. He was a fine choice for fleecing.

This time, Lin Qingzhi said nothing more and silently waited for Lu Changsheng's Transmission Empowerment.

His master truly held nothing back. He could even pass on his own cultivation. Where else could Lin Qingzhi find a master like this?

After Lin Qingzhi's cultivation rose, his Dantian could hold more Spiritual Qi, so Lu Changsheng infused him with more.

"Ugh..."

Lin Qingzhi was still in discomfort. His face flushed red as vast Spiritual Qi filled all the meridians in his body!

Even his Innate Spirit Vein was nearly burst apart by the Spiritual Qi!

"Hmm?"

Lu Changsheng noticed that Lin Qingzhi had reached his limit and withdrew some of the Spiritual Qi. The pressure on Lin Qingzhi immediately lessened.

With the experience from last time, the rest of the Transmission Empowerment flowed naturally, like water forming a channel.

[Ding! You transferred one hundred days of cultivation to your disciple, "Lin Qingzhi." Lin Qingzhi actually received twenty days of cultivation. His current realm is the sixth layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Once he has refined all the Spiritual Qi, he can advance to the seventh layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm.]

[Ding! You have received a two-hundredfold disciple-teaching reward: four thousand days of cultivation.]

[Ding! Remaining Transmission Empowerments for today: -1.]

"Phew..."

Lu Changsheng ended the technique, secretly delighted. A vast surge of Spiritual Qi had appeared in his Dantian, equivalent to gaining ten years of cultivation all at once!

Lu Changsheng's Dantian was already overflowing. He could open his Dao Palace and enter the Dao Palace Realm at any time.

"Thank you for the Transmission Empowerment, Master."

Lin Qingzhi remained grateful. As he saw it, Lu Changsheng sacrificed his own cultivation every time to help him advance.

"After you return, besides refining the Spiritual Qi, you must continue cultivating the Grand Profound Art. Once you have perfected it, I'll teach you a more profound cultivation method."

The Taiqing Wuji Art was a heaven-tier cultivation method. At Lin Qingzhi's current realm, he couldn't understand it, and Lu Changsheng wouldn't receive a disciple-teaching reward for teaching it to him.

"I'll remember."

"I also have an Upper-Grade Spirit Artifact here, called the 'Azure Nether Sword.' I'm giving it to you for protection. It will also be your first flying sword. At your realm, wielding an Upper-Grade Spirit Artifact is already your limit."

With a thought from Lu Changsheng, a treasured sword flew out inside the cave abode. Its simple, unadorned scabbard was made of green wood.

"Thank you, Master."

Lin Qingzhi was already numb.

His master never kept anything to himself. Not only did he give him Transmission Empowerment, he also kept giving him all kinds of treasures.

If he refused his master's kindness, his master would even scold him.

This isn't a dream, is it?

"Four years from now, a calamity awaits you. You must cultivate diligently if you wish to survive it."

Lu Changsheng had simulated Lin Qingzhi's life and foreseen his calamity, so he gave him a word of warning.

"Yes..."

Lin Qingzhi looked at Lu Changsheng with eyes full of admiration.

His master could actually foresee the future, and Transmission Empowerment was as easy for him as eating and drinking. Could Lu Changsheng already be a saint?

"Go and cultivate."

"I'll take my leave."

[Ding! You bestowed the Upper-Grade Spirit Artifact Azure Nether Sword upon your disciple, "Lin Qingzhi," and received a thousandfold disciple-teaching reward: the low-grade Innate Spirit Treasure "Nine Heavens Thunder-Controlling Sword."]]

[Ding! Remaining bestowals for today: -1.]