Simulation Begins Again

"Haha, it's been a long time! Master Xiao Ming is still as dashing as ever!"

"Not at all, Mr. Hai Bodong looks much younger than I have in the past few days."

After exchanging polite greetings with Hai Bodong, Xiao Ming invited Hai Bodong, Ya Fei, and Xiao Shan to sit down.

After pouring three cups of tea, Xiao Ming smiled and asked Hai Bodong, "Has the Ice Emperor delivered the payment?"

"Hmm." Hai Bo nodded, then said softly to Ya Fei beside him, "Why don't you hurry up and take out what you've prepared?"

Today, Ya Fei is as mature and charming as ever. Her full and Linglong figure, wrapped in a red dress, is faintly visible and extremely alluring.

After hearing Hai Bodong's instructions, she took off a green ring from her finger and handed it to Xiao Ming with considerable respect.

"These are Precious Medicinal Herbs that the Mittel Family gathered from various branches under the orders of the Supreme Elder. Each herb is worth no less than 200,000 gold coins, and there are a total of 33 herbs."

Thirty-three medicinal herbs, worth at least two hundred thousand, are something few forces in the entire Jia Ma Empire can produce.

The Mitel family truly lives up to its reputation as a prominent business family within the Jia Ma Empire.

Calmly accepting the medicinal herbs from Ya Fei's delicate hands, Xiao Ming didn't examine what was inside. Instead, he said, "I didn't expect Mr. Hai Bodong to act so quickly. I thought you would need a couple more days to prepare."

"Hehe, these things weren't arranged by me, but by that girl Ya Fei."

In response, Hai Bodong smiled and said that during his few days at the Mitel Auction House branch in Wu Tan City, he had become quite familiar with the branch manager, Ya Fei.

After observing for several days, he discovered that this Ya Fei was quite capable and had a good head for business.

He was able to carry out his orders very well. Apart from his lack of Cultivation Talent, he was a rare talent.

That's why he brought Ya Fei with him to see Xiao Ming this time.

If it were someone else he looked down upon, even if they were also from the Mittel Family, he wouldn't bother with them.

"Miss Ya Fei truly lives up to her reputation as someone who manages a Mitel branch at such a young age; her efficiency is remarkable," Xiao Ming praised with a smile.

Faced with Xiao Ming's praise, Ya Fei smiled alluringly, said that she had only done her duty, and then said nothing more.

After chatting for a bit, Hai Bodong looked at Xiao Ming, who had white teeth, red lips, and an extremely handsome appearance, with a somewhat apprehensive expression, and said...

"Master Xiao Ming, as you know, I was sealed away for decades. My strength was only restored through elixirs."

Hai Bodong suddenly brought up the matter, Xiao Ming hummed in response and gestured for him to continue.

"You might not know this, but my previous cultivation level was actually at the Five-Star Dou Emperor. It was only after I used the Poison Breaking Pill that I recovered to the second level."

"Hmm, so what do you mean?" Xiao Ming asked without looking up after refilling his already empty teacup.

"Um, I know you Alchemist like to collect all sorts of strange and unusual Pill Formula, with all sorts of effects. I just wanted to ask you, do you have any pills that can restore my strength?"

Xiao Ming understood why Hai Bodong asked this question, because after reaching the Dou Emperor, each advancement to the next level required a significant amount of time.

Hai Bodong was previously Five-Star Dou Emperor, and it would take him at least five or six years to rebuild his strength, even without any bottlenecks.

It should be noted that Hai Bodong was a contemporary of Yunshan and Jia Xingtian Yun Shan. Yun Shan, Dou Emperor at the time, and Jia Xingtian, who is now, are both nearing their deaths. Even though Hai Bodong is a bit younger than him, he is not far from his death date.

Hai Bodong, who had finally regained his strength, naturally could not accept this result, which is why he asked Xiao Ming about it today.

Xiao Ming thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Well... of course we do."

Since Xiao Ming broke through to the Grade Six Alchemist, the Jia Nan Academy's medicine formula warehouse has been completely open to him.

Although he didn't take out many alchemy scrolls, he had looked at quite a few. Combined with the Pill Formula he obtained from the Simulator and from his teacher, Elder Huo, Xiao Ming actually knew quite a lot of Pill Formula.

Indeed, one or two of them did recover their strength.

Not to mention Pill Formula, he even has pills that can directly restore strength, namely the Two-Colored Grade 8 Pill, Fu Ling Azure Pill.

This thing can restore the strength of Dou Zun.

However, he wouldn't trade something of this quality to Hai Bodong, since Hai Bodong couldn't afford the price.

Upon hearing that Xiao Ming possessed a pill capable of restoring one's strength, Hai Bodong was overjoyed.

"I think..."

"I understand. Let's follow the rules for Alchemist. These are medicinal herbs." Hai Bodong was interrupted by Xiao Ming before he could finish speaking.

Looking at the medicinal herbs in his hand, Hai Bodong smiled and nodded.

"Don't be so happy yet. This pill is ranked Sixth Rank and is called Curved Lotus Pill. The medicinal materials it requires are not easy to find," Xiao Ming reminded Hai Bodong, whose old face was smiling like a chrysanthemum.

Hai Bodong didn't care when he heard this. He had expected it. Starting from the Fifth Rank, the medicinal materials for pills became extremely difficult to find.

After carefully placing the paper with the names of the medicinal herbs written on it into his Na Ring, Hai Bodong took his leave.

Watching Hai Bodong and Ya Fei's retreating figures, Xiao Shan, who had been silent all along, suddenly asked, "Hai Bodong's matter is over, cousin, when are you going back to the academy?"

"This matter... let's set off tomorrow," Xiao Ming said after a moment's hesitation.

"Isn't this a bit too hasty? Should we stay a few more days?" Xiao Shan asked, scratching his head.

To be honest, Xiao Ming hadn't actually spent more than a few days at the Xiao Family, and Xiao Shan still felt a bit regretful about that.

"No, I have a lot of things to do. Once I go to the Jia Nan Academy, I might not be back for two years." Xiao Ming shook his head.

"Uh, this..." Xiao Shan couldn't help but blink upon hearing this.

"You're not even coming back for your Coming of Age Ceremony?"

It's been almost a year since Xiao Ming's sixteenth Coming of Age Ceremony, and Xiao Shan was somewhat taken aback by Xiao Ming's decision.

For every family with a long tradition, a child's Coming of Age Ceremony is a very important ritual.

"There's nothing I can do." Xiao Ming shrugged.

There wasn't much in the Xiao Family that he would want to stay.

Compared to Xiao Yan, who was also a transmigrator, Xiao Ming had only been in the Xiao Family for about six years. Almost all the people in his lineage had died out. Of those six years, he spent more than four years in the Hall of Loyalty and Martyrs, the gathering place for orphans of the Xiao Family.

He only enjoyed the benefits of being a genius in the Xiao Family for a little over a year.

Although he has feelings for and a sense of belonging to the Xiao Family, it is simply impossible for him to stay in the family forever.

If he has time, that's fine; if not, this so-called Coming of Age Ceremony isn't important enough for him to make a special trip back to his family.

After settling things at the Jia Nan Academy, he planned to travel around the nearby empires to improve his strength.

Xiao Shan sighed at Xiao Ming's choice but said nothing more.

After all, he knew that Xiao Ming had always been devoted to cultivation, so making this decision was quite reasonable.

Because it might be a long time before they met, Xiao Shan stayed with Xiao Ming for quite a while before taking his leave.

During this time, Xiao Ming also told him about Yun Yun sending people to deliver things to his door.

Night.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, its hazy light bathing the earth. The stars twinkle like snow-white pearls scattered against a backdrop of black ribbons in the sky, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene that makes one linger.

A gentle evening breeze blew by, and Xiao Ming, soaking in the hot spring pool behind the mountain, let out a comfortable cry.

"To be honest, the hot springs behind the family's house are quite nice."

As Xiao Ming was lost in thought, he suddenly heard a voice in his mind.

[Ding! One Life Simulation opportunity detected. Start the simulation?]

To this, Xiao Ming calmly replied, "Let's simulate it."

[Ding, the current simulation count is one.]

[Simulation Start-- ]

[Day 1: You and your friend Zi Yan left the Xiao Family.]

[Day Two: You spent the entire day training atop the recently tamed Amethyst Winged Lion King.]

[Day 3: You spent half a day cultivating atop the Amethyst Winged Lion King, stopping on the ground for an hour in between.]