[Ding, Life Simulator initialization complete.] [You currently have one simulation attempt. Begin Life Simulation?]
Just as Xiao Ming was envying those transmigrators with cheats, a voice suddenly rang out in his mind.
Holy shit, speak of the devil.
Four years... a Golden Finger... he finally had a Golden Finger.
After getting excited for a while, Xiao Ming calmed himself and silently said, "Don't start."
He was still at the Xiao Family's Magic Stone Tablet testing grounds, so this was hardly the place to study his cheat.
After glancing at the crowd still waiting for their tests, Xiao Ming turned and headed toward the Xiao Family's back mountain. There were quite a few orphans like him where he lived, making it unsuitable as well. The back mountain was usually deserted, though, so it was a good place.
After arriving at the back mountain and finding a secluded spot to sit down, Xiao Ming impatiently asked in his mind.
"Um, Life Simulator, right? Tell me how you work."
Xiao Ming did not receive the rigid, formulaic answer he had imagined.
Instead, a vast amount of information flooded into his mind like an instruction manual.
It instantly made Xiao Ming understand the purpose of the Life Simulator.
The Life Simulator was very simple to use.
Every seven days, he could gain one opportunity to simulate a life.
When simulating a life, it would begin from the day the simulation was activated, using the world he was in as its starting point.
Once the simulated version of him died, the simulation would end.
Each life simulated by the Life Simulator would appear in his mind in textual form. After the simulation ended, the Life Simulator would randomly select three things that had appeared in the text for him to choose from.
The things the Life Simulator could draw included any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Powerful Talents, Cultivation Methods and Martial Skills, weapons and treasures, and even Life Insights.
In short, as long as it was drawn, he could choose it.
This function was undeniably powerful. Although it could not compare to those systems that let one dominate heaven and earth from the start or deal 999 damage with a single slash, Xiao Ming was already satisfied. After all, having a cheat was enough to make him secretly happy.
"Cough, cough. Um, Mr. Simulator, do you have a Beginner Gift Pack?"
Imitating the protagonists of novels he had read before, Xiao Ming shamelessly asked.
[No.] [Detected that the host has one Life Simulation opportunity. Begin Life Simulation?]
"Forget it if there isn't one. Begin Life Simulation."
[Ding, Simulation Start—] [Day One: The Xiao Family conducted a Dou Qi Cultivation test. You witnessed Xiao Yan, the Third Young Master of the Xiao Family and a fellow transmigrator, radiating confidence and stealing the spotlight. You remained unmoved. After careful consideration, you decided to conceal your cultivation for the time being. →] [Day Two: You got up early to cultivate. You cultivated for the entire day.] [Day Three: You got up early to cultivate. At noon, hunger became unbearable, so you went to the Communal Cafeteria specially built by the Xiao Family for orphans. While eating, you noticed everyone discussing the Distinguished Guest who had arrived at the family today, but you were not interested. After eating, you went to the back mountain and cultivated for the entire day.] [Day Four: You got up early to cultivate...] [Day Five: You got up intending to cultivate, but your friends invited you to play with them. You politely refused, and they found you very boring. However, you still learned from them that the Xiao Family had gained a distant relative named Xiao Xun'er.] [Day Six: You felt that cultivation should balance work and rest, so you wandered around the Xiao Family grounds. By chance, you ran into Xiao Yan showing Xiao Xun'er around the Xiao Family. You did not pay them much attention and went to the back mountain to soak in a hot spring.] [Day Seven: You got up to cultivate and ran into Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er again. You noticed that the way Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Xun'er was somewhat strange, leaving you thoughtful. That night, on your way back from the back mountain, you spotted a short, furtive figure. You followed him and discovered that Xiao Yan was trying to sneak into a room. You had not wanted to interfere, but out of a sense of justice, you stepped in and stopped him.] [Day Eight:...] ... [Day Thirty: You got up early to cultivate and broke through to Dou Qi Power Stage Three...] ... [Day Ninety-Five: You got up early to cultivate and broke through to Dou Qi Power Stage Four...] ... [Day One Hundred: You went to the Xiao Family's Dou Technique Hall and learned the Yellow Rank Low Grade Tiger Strength Fist. You were extremely dissatisfied that you could only learn such a commonplace Low-grade Dou Technique, but there was nothing you could do.] [Day One Hundred and One: You got up and went to the back mountain to practice Dou Skills.] ... [Day One Hundred and Twenty: You cultivated diligently and brought the Low-grade Dou Technique Tiger Strength Fist to the level of mastery.] ... [Day Three Hundred: You wandered around In The City and heard that the Mitel Auction House was auctioning a Na Ring. After feeling the few gold coins on your person, you ran home to cultivate.] [Day Three Hundred and Sixty-Five: The Xiao Family once again conducted a Dou Qi Cultivation test. The younger generation was required to go On Stage for testing. Under everyone's gaze, you revealed your Dou Qi Power Stage Seven strength, shocking the entire Xiao Family.] [Day Three Hundred and Sixty-Six: Because of your Cultivation Talent, the clan bestowed upon you one maid and two guards. News of your talent gradually spread.] [Day Three Hundred and Seventy: You declined Xiao Ning and the others' invitation to play and cultivated alone.] ... [Day Five Hundred and Forty-Five: You condensed a Qi Cyclone and broke through to the Dou Zhe realm. You informed the clan elders of this, hoping to obtain a Cultivation Method.] [Day Five Hundred and Forty-Seven: Your Dou Qi Attribute was tested as Fire Attribute. You were disappointed that you could not become an alchemist without even a trace of Wood Attribute. Because of your exceptional talent, you were approved to enter the Dou Qi Pavilion and choose a Cultivation Method. In the Dou Qi Pavilion, you obtained the Yellow Tier High Grade Cultivation Technique Flame Refining Burning.] ... [Day Six Hundred and Seventy: Jia Nan Academy came to Wu Tan City to recruit students. Your talent shocked the instructors, and you passed the assessment smoothly.] ... [Day Two Thousand Four Hundred and Ninety: You searched for medicinal herbs in the forest outside the Jia Nan Academy Inner Courtyard and encountered a Level 5 Magical Beast. You died.] [Simulation End.] [Drawing Talent Items—] [Current options: Low-grade Storage Ring, Fallen Heart Flame, Mysterious Rank Middle Grade Dou Skill Tiger Roar Art.] [Please choose one.]
Well, damn.
Xiao Ming scratched his cheek, speechless at his own careless death in the Life Simulator while also falling into a dilemma over which option to choose.
He did not know whether it was because this was his first simulation, but the Drop Rate seemed rather high and there might even have been a guaranteed reward. Something as high-tier as Fallen Heart Flame had actually appeared.
Over the 2,490 days of the Life Simulation, Fallen Heart Flame should have been the highest-grade item to appear. It had shown up in the text when he joined the Inner Academy and saw the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.
Fallen Heart Flame was ranked fourteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. Once someone consumed and refined it, their Dou Qi would constantly be tempered by Heart Flame, earning it the title of a Cultivation Cheat.
In battle, it could also form Heart Flame inside an opponent's body, forcing them to divide their attention to suppress it. Those with lower strength would directly self-ignite, making it a Minion Cleaner.
Among these three options, Fallen Heart Flame was undoubtedly the most valuable and the one Xiao Ming wanted most.
But he could not choose it!
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