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Sitting by the windowsill in his room, Xiao Ming watched the faint cloud mist streak past outside, and ripples stirred in his heart.
Flight was a dream humanity had long yearned for.
In his previous life, people could only rely on tools such as airplanes to fly through the sky. But on the Dou Qi Continent, as long as one reached the Dou Wang realm, one could soar freely through the heavens.
Dou Wang?
For many, Dou Wang was a realm they could never reach even if they spent their entire lives striving for it. Yet Xiao Ming believed that he could reach it, and that would by no means be his endpoint.
Jia Nan Academy was the starting point.
After his thoughts raced for a while, Xiao Ming gathered himself, turned around, and sat back on the simple bed. He called out in his mind.
"Life Simulator, begin a life simulation."
Calculate the time—it was time for another life simulation. Xiao Ming would never miss any opportunity to simulate his life.
Sure enough, the simulator's unique voice rang out in his mind.
[Ding, current simulation attempts: one.] [Simulation Start--] [Day One: You got up early, practiced Dou Skills for a while, then gathered at Wu Tan City's square. You boarded Jia Nan Academy's Flying Caravan.] [Day Two: You got up early, washed up aboard a Flying Magical Beast, then returned to your room to cultivate.] [Day Three: You awakened from cultivation. After breakfast, you met Xiao Shan, and the two of you chatted for a while. Your instructor, Ge Hu, explained many matters requiring attention at Jia Nan Academy.] [Day Four: You noticed that the Flying Caravan had stopped and discovered that it was replenishing supplies.] [Day Five: You rode a Flying Magical Beast out of the Jia Ma Empire.] ... [Day Sixteen: After many days of accumulation, you successfully broke through to Four-Star Dou Zhe.] [Day Seventeen: You passed through the Black Corner Region and arrived at Jia Nan Academy. That day, you received clothes, supplies, and accommodation.] [Day Eighteen: You attended the opening ceremony.] [Day Nineteen: You attended classes for half a day, then cultivated until night...] ... [Day Sixty: You went to the Alchemy Department to purchase Qi Returning Pills. Seeing so many alchemists, you thought of their abundant wealth and connections and could not help feeling a trace of envy. You sighed that you lacked Alchemist Talent.] [Day Sixty-One: You cultivated for a whole day and broke through to Five Star Dou Zhe.] [Day Sixty-Two: After class, you headed towards the square to practice the Dou Skill Fire Profound Palm.] ... [Day Ninety: You came into conflict with someone and easily defeated them.] [Day Ninety-Two: The person from yesterday called over several friends, hoping to regain face. You beat them until they were scattered in all directions.] ... [Day One Hundred: You headed towards the trade street spontaneously formed by Jia Nan Academy students and spent five hundred thousand gold coins on a Fifth Tier Magical Beast Flame, the Flower Scorpion Beast Flame. Back in your dormitory, you had "Ling" devour it. "Ling" grew stronger and gained a trace of poison properties.] ... [Day Two Hundred Twenty: You obtained a Dou Skill...] ... [Day Three Hundred Thirty-Eight: After cultivating for a whole day, you broke through to Dou Shi.] [Day Three Hundred Thirty-Nine: You honed your Dou Skills.] ... [Day Three Hundred Eighty: After getting up, you felt that your usual calm cultivation could no longer satisfy you. You signed up for the Jia Nan Academy Enforcement Team and successfully passed the assessment. As there were no robes in your size, the staff measured your body and told you to return tomorrow to collect one.] [Day Three Hundred Eighty-One: You received an Enforcement Team blood robe that suited you.] ... [Day Four Hundred Sixty: On the outskirts of Peace Town, you and your teammates killed several Black Corner Region thugs who did not know their limits, completing this patrol mission. That night, you broke through to Dou Shi Three-Star.] ... [Day Five Hundred Three: Because of your outstanding performance, the Enforcement Team leadership greatly appreciated you and rewarded you with the Profound Tier High-Grade Dou Technique, Explosive Flame Startling God Spear.] [Day Five Hundred Four: While patrolling, you killed a Dou Shi who was causing trouble.] ... [Day Seven Hundred Twelve: It was your turn for leave. You bought five bottles of Bone Regeneration Pill and Body Recovery Pill, then left Jia Nan Academy alone to train in the Black Corner Region.] [Day Seven Hundred Fourteen: In Green Rock Town, you killed several high-level Dou Shi who coveted your wealth. Their sneak attack left you lightly injured, so you found an inn to recover.] [Day Seven Hundred Fifteen: While recovering, you accidentally overheard people at the next table discussing news of Green Rock Profound Water. You learned that its exact location was in a rock cavity beneath the largest pool on the eastern mountain of Green Rock Town, and you were overjoyed.] [Day Seven Hundred Sixteen: After recovering from your injuries, you headed towards the pool. The moment you entered the rock cavity, you came under attack. Fortunately, thanks to the Spirit Nourishing Technique, your injuries were not serious. Looking up, you discovered several corpses around you and immediately understood: the two people attacking you were Fishing Guys. In fury, you swallowed the Grade Three Medicinal Pill Blood Burst Pill, greatly increasing your strength. In the end, you used "Ling" to kill two Great Dou Shi Five-Star enemies. After searching their corpses, you became rich overnight—and actually found Green Rock Profound Water on them.] [Day Seven Hundred Seventeen: You had "Ling" absorb Green Rock Profound Water. "Ling" became even more spiritual and gained Green Rock Profound Water's corrosive properties. The Ling that had devoured Green Rock Profound Water fed part of its energy back to you, allowing you to break through to Three-Star Great Dou Shi.] ... [Day Eight Hundred Thirty-One: The Inner Academy Selection Competition began, and you signed up to participate.] ... [Day Eight Hundred Thirty-Eight: You defeated your final opponent and successfully claimed first place.] [Day Eight Hundred Forty-Two: Hu Gan brought you and four others into Jia Nan Academy's Library Pavilion. There, you obtained the Mysterious Rank Middle Grade Flying Dou Technique, Flying Cloud Wings.] ... [Day One Thousand Seventy-Eight: You entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower to cultivate and broke through to Nine-Star Da Dou Shi. You felt your cultivation beginning to slow, so you considered using pills to cultivate. However, your savings were limited, so you began considering going out to search for medicinal herbs.] [Day One Thousand Ninety: While collecting Purple Gold Sand in the forest, you encountered a Fifth Tier Magical Beast, the Four-Tailed Demonic Fox. Relying on the Flying Cloud Wings, you successfully escaped.] [Day One Thousand Ninety-One: Unwilling to leave without Purple Gold Sand, you secretly watched and finally obtained it.] ... [Day One Thousand One Hundred Eleven: You were short on money again and entered the forest once more.] [Day One Thousand One Hundred Twenty-One: While searching for medicinal herbs, you provoked a flock of Fourth Tier Flying Magical Beasts. Because you had the Flying Cloud Wings, you were not worried at all. During the pursuit, you accidentally entered a Sixth Tier Magical Beast's territory. You died.] [Simulation End--] [Drawing Talent Item--] [Currently Available: Green Rock Profound Water, Mysterious Rank Middle Grade Flying Dou Technique Flying Cloud Wings, Alchemist Talent.] [Please Choose One.]
"Didn't even make it four years—another early death. I'm obviously such a cautious person. And I was just lamenting that flight was humanity's dream, only for a Flying Dou Technique to show up right away. What a coincidence." Xiao Ming could not help complaining as he looked at the final result and the selection options.
Quite a few of his previous life simulations had ended in early deaths, with him unable to survive more than a few years, so Xiao Ming found it rather speechless.
But it did not put him under any pressure. By now, he had grown used to the ways his simulated self died. Cultivation was simply like that. Without a Dao Protector, it was perfectly normal for him to die if he was not careful while struggling alone outside.
It was not as if he died every time. Sometimes, when he saw his simulated self slaughtering enemies in all directions and escaping danger, he even felt rather impressed with himself.
Still, all three options this time were quite good.
Xiao Ming rubbed his chin in thought. It was not often that all three options were such valuable things. There was no need to mention the Flying Dou Technique—it had saved him several times in the simulation.
Although the simulator had not revealed much about Green Rock Profound Water, it was likely a Heaven and Earth Strange Object similar to Heavenly Flames. Even if it could not compare to a Heavenly Flame in rarity, it had allowed his Great Dou Shi self in the simulation to break through two stars. For his current self, it would probably let him break through several stars. More importantly, Ling could grow as well. It truly was a fine thing.
As for the last one...
A glimmer of excitement flashed through Xiao Ming's eyes.
Alchemist Talent!
This was the first time he had rolled a talent-type item!
To be honest, all three were useful, but Xiao Ming still made his choice without hesitation.
"Choose Alchemist Talent."
That was right—Alchemist Talent. Only an idiot would not choose it. With that identity, making money would not be so difficult. Who knew how many times his simulated self had died just trying to earn money?
After he made his choice, a ball of green light suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Ming. Before he could react, it swiftly shot into his body.
"Uh... why don't I feel anything at all?"
He felt himself all over, but Xiao Ming did not sense any discomfort, much less the imagined agony.
After waiting for a while and confirming that there was no problem, Xiao Ming could only sigh at how haphazard this talent fusion seemed.
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