Wealth Concealed

After thinking it over, you chose to find the Village Chief and tell him that before entering Blackwind Forest, you knew a powerful cultivator at Innate Realm Great Perfection named Li Huai was searching for something, warning him to be careful. The Village Chief's face changed drastically upon hearing this.

You asked why, and the Village Chief told you. It turned out that Chi Village was once a major clan in the Great Xia Kingdom, rivaling the Li Family as one of the two great families in White Moon City. However, for some reason, their clan couldn't break through to Spirit Origin Realm, the realm beyond Innate Realm. So, fifty years ago, when the Li Family Old Ancestor broke through to Spirit Origin Realm, he struck against the Chi Family, aiming to wipe them out completely.

In the end, the Chi villagers suffered heavy casualties. Only a few escaped, fleeing into Blackwind Forest, afraid to let any news leak out.

After hearing the Village Chief's explanation, you felt the danger of this world deeply and sighed at the Chi Family's plight. Yet you were also puzzled—why would the Village Chief be willing to let you leave Chi Village?

Seeing your confusion, the Village Chief said the village had a medicine that could make people forget parts of their memories. At that, you suddenly understood why the Village Chief had spoken as he did.

Then, the Village Chief began to frown with worry. A cultivator at Innate Realm Great Perfection—their village wouldn't have feared in its heyday, but now they were no match. If found, it would mean utter disaster.

You asked the Village Chief if he could break through to Innate Realm Great Perfection. He shook his head. He was too old, his potential exhausted; a breakthrough was impossible. You had no choice but to accept this.

Next, the Village Chief called a meeting of the Clan Elders. In the end, they decided to relocate the entire clan to avoid annihilation.

On July 3rd, you followed the Chi villagers out of Blackwind Forest. To avoid burdening you, they gave you a lot of silver notes and told you to return to your own family. You said you didn't want to leave, but they forcefully kicked you out of the group.

In the Chi villagers' eyes, they were being hunted by a major clan of the Great Xia Kingdom. If their whereabouts were exposed, disaster would follow. At the same time, they saw you as a benefactor and didn't want to drag you down. Chi Feng also didn't want you to leave, but he urged you to go.

You had no choice and couldn't say much, so you left the Chi villagers' group and scraped by in the nearby Blackwind Town.

Without the ample blood essence resources from the Chi villagers' hunting, your cultivation progress slowed. You began to worry about your future livelihood.

In the end, you chose to train hard. Fortunately, though you no longer had demon beast flesh and blood, the silver notes from the Chi villagers were plenty, so you still lived without worry, able to buy some cultivation resources and train in peace.

On August 20th, you still hadn't stepped into the late stage of Flesh Refinement Realm.

On October 1st, you finally stepped into the late stage of Flesh Refinement Realm.

On May 5th, Great Xia Calendar year 481, you finally stepped into the peak of Flesh Refinement Realm.

On May 25th, year 481, because you never did business or hunted demon beasts yet could often buy cultivation resources, mercenaries in Blackwind Town targeted you, killed you, and took your money.

Due to your death, this simulation ends.

"That's just too tragic."

Wang Ping was speechless.

He had told the Chi villagers about Li Huai, and they relocated, their fate unknown.

He could only hole up in Blackwind Forest to live and train, not daring to wander.

And still, he got targeted.

Pretty tragic.

Danger really was everywhere.

"Looks like, no matter the world, you have to remember not to flaunt your wealth."

Wang Ping shook his head, thinking silently.

"If possible, I need to figure out one thing."

Wang Ping rubbed his chin, lost in thought.

Was this Li Huai finding Chi Village by accident, or did he search his way here?

If it was an accident, then killing him would mean no need to relocate, and he could train in peace at Chi Village.

If it was a search, that would be troublesome—he'd have to run.

But he also had to find out when the search started.

"From the simulation, it's probably an accident. Otherwise, in this simulation, I survived in Blackwind Town for so long without hearing any news. A search would cause a big stir—whether the Li Family mobilized strong cultivators or hired mercenaries in Blackwind Town, it would be loud. The simulation would have mentioned it."

Wang Ping thought quickly.

"But my guess is still just a guess. I'll need more simulations to confirm." Wang Ping frowned, pondering. "Besides, I have to think of a solution. Otherwise, even if I confirm it was an accident, I can't bridge the gap in combat power, and it's all for nothing."

With that, Wang Ping opened the Chat Group and posted, explaining the situation: "Everyone, my current situation is like this... How do I solve it?"

Soon, someone popped up.

Wu Jun (20): "Damn, Wang Ping, you can see that far into the future? This Foreshadowing the Future talent is really insane. So jealous, QAQ~"

Liu Mei (15): "You really are disaster-prone. You barely saved your life, and now you're in danger again? But from your description, the power level in your world doesn't seem low either."

Fang Yun (3): "What else can you do? Wing it. Worst case, just run alone."

Wang Ping (66): "I want to save Chi Village. The villagers are so good, and staying here lets me train safely with guidance..."

Fang Yun (3): "Six against one and you still can't win. The gap's just too big. There's no way to break through right now. Or maybe there is, but you just haven't thought of it."

Wang Ping (66): "By the way, does the Chat Group have a teleport function? If Cai Yonglong could come help, that'd be great."

Fang Yun (3): "We haven't even unlocked the task function yet. Teleport? You're dreaming. Eye-roll.jpg."

Wang Ping (66): "Alright."

Wang Ping was at a loss.

The only one he could think of who could handle an Innate Realm Great Perfection cultivator was Cai Yonglong.

After all, Cai Yonglong had said he was at Innate Realm Seventh Level and could fight against Innate Realm Great Perfection.

Of course, their worlds were different, so combat power might vary.

"No, there might be a way to break this deadlock."

Wang Ping pondered, then suddenly hit on an idea, his eyes lighting up.

Those two Gale Leopards were formidable fighters. If he could lure Li Huai over to them, let them fight, and then have the Chi Village people join in alongside the leopards against him, there might be some chance of victory.

"I can pull this off."

The more Wang Ping thought about it, the more feasible it seemed, and he clenched his fist.

"But I also need to get the Chi Village people to scrounge up some spirit stones for me to simulate with. After all, I can get stronger fast through simulation. That might be the quickest way to break the deadlock."

He considered this as well, letting out a light sigh.