Fatal Wife

"Hah!"

Just as Wang Ping came up with two countermeasures, Chi Feng let out a loud roar and threw a punch, blasting the air apart with a thunderous boom.

This startled Wang Ping as well.

"Did you break through?" Wang Ping asked curiously as he looked at the delighted Chi Feng.

"Yeah! I broke through to the Skin Refining Realm Late Stage!" Chi Feng said joyfully.

"Not bad, not bad." Wang Ping praised him.

In the simulator, it had taken him nearly a year to reach the peak of the Muscle Training Realm, and he still did not know when he would break through to the Skin Refining Realm.

For an eight-year-old child like Chi Feng to already be at the Skin Refining Realm Late Stage was truly impressive.

The next day, Wang Ping began another simulation.

Ding, Life Simulation started.

March 4th, Great Xia Calendar 480: You cultivated diligently.

March 10th: The Hunting Team successfully found the Essence Nurturing Grass and returned to inform the Village Chief. Taking this opportunity, you told the Village Chief everything about Li Huai as well. The Village Chief was puzzled by how you knew so much, even the exact time of the enemy's attack. You could not explain it and could only hope that he would believe you.

In the end, after considering it for a long time, the Village Chief chose to believe you.

August 20th: With the preparations of Chi Village, Li Huai was discovered in advance. They deliberately allowed themselves to be captured, guiding him to where the Essence Nurturing Grass was located. Li Huai was overjoyed and engaged in a fierce battle with two Gale Leopards. The Gale Leopards were defeated.

Under the Village Chief's leadership, Chi Village's Four Innate Realm Experts joined the battle and besieged Li Huai. Li Huai flew into a rage and unleashed astonishing combat power. In the end, at the cost of severe injuries, he slaughtered everyone from Chi Village and both Gale Leopards.

Not long afterward, Li Huai discovered Chi Village, and you died as a result.

Because of your death, this simulation has ended.

"This..."

Wang Ping fell silent.

They had already successfully lured the enemy in, yet they still could not win?

Was the gap in combat power between Innate Realm experts really that enormous?

"It looks like I'll have to find another way."

Wang Ping sighed inwardly.

"Let's ask the people of Chi Village for some Spirit Stones. If I sell the Essence Nurturing Grass to Chi Village, I should be able to get some Spirit Stones. Then I can use them for simulations to grow stronger and find a path to survival."

Wang Ping let out a soft breath. He could only place his hopes on this sole path.

Otherwise, Chi Village would have no choice but to relocate its entire clan, while he would be left to wander outside and struggle for survival.

The next day, Wang Ping carried out another simulation.

Ding, Life Simulator started.

March 5th, Great Xia Calendar 480: You cultivated diligently.

March 10th: The people of Chi Village successfully found the Essence Nurturing Grass.

March 11th: The Village Chief led people to successfully hunt two Gale Leopards. They obtained two stalks of Essence Nurturing Grass and gave one to you. You stated that you did not want the Essence Nurturing Grass and wished to exchange it for some Spirit Stones.

The Village Chief was utterly speechless at your words. Essence Nurturing Grass was something one could only encounter by chance, and exchanging it for Spirit Stones was far too wasteful. Moreover, only cultivators in the Postnatal Realm could use Spirit Stones.

You said that you needed Spirit Stones. The Village Chief was greatly puzzled, but he did not ask further. He merely told you to consume the Essence Nurturing Grass, and that they could give you Spirit Stones.

You were very pleased and grateful, thanking him repeatedly. With the Village Chief's help, you obtained ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones. You also consumed the Essence Nurturing Grass.

August 1st: Because you cultivated ever more diligently, you successfully broke through to the Flesh Refinement Realm Late Stage. After thinking it over, you revealed the matter of Li Huai. The Village Chief was shocked beyond measure. In the end, he trusted you and decided to relocate the entire village.

August 3rd: The people of Chi Village left Blackwind Forest, while you were forced to leave the group and remain in Blackwind Town.

Having learned from your previous lesson, you were extremely careful when purchasing resources, unwilling to draw attention.

April 20th, Great Xia Calendar 481: You successfully broke through to the peak of the Flesh Refinement Realm and began attempting to break through to the Skin Refining Realm.

December 15th, Great Xia Calendar 482: You successfully broke through to the Skin Refining Realm Early Stage.

July 5th, Great Xia Calendar 483: You successfully broke through to the Skin Refining Realm Middle Stage.

October 7th, Great Xia Calendar 484: You married a young maiden from Blackwind Town and started a family.

April 8th, Great Xia Calendar 486: You successfully broke through to the Skin Refining Realm Late Stage and were extremely happy. However, your wife discovered the Spirit Stones you had hidden away. Thinking them very pretty, she took one.

April 9th, Great Xia Calendar 486: The Spirit Stone on your wife was discovered, and she was brutally killed. Others found you as well and forced you to hand over the Spirit Stones. You were forced to surrender them, but in the end, you still could not escape death.

Because of your death, this simulation has ended.

"This really is... once again, I was killed for possessing treasure."

Wang Ping looked at the simulation's contents, feeling utterly helpless.

In this world, wealth truly could not be displayed. Once it was displayed, death followed.

Unless one possessed enough strength to protect such things, it was simply too dangerous.

Previously, a few banknotes had already brought about a fatal disaster. Now, if these Spirit Stones were discovered, not only would Body Tempering Realm martial artists be tempted—even Postnatal Realm martial artists would have their hearts stirred and kill to silence witnesses.

Spirit Stones were far too precious.

"Still, I at least lived several more years this time. That counts as progress. And it also confirmed that the Village Chief can give me Spirit Stones."

Wang Ping shook his head and let out a soft breath.

Of course, if he wanted to obtain Spirit Stones, he still had to wait until after the Essence Nurturing Grass had been harvested.

Otherwise, his current status was merely that of a guest mooching food and drink in Chi Village. If he opened his mouth to ask for Spirit Stones, he would definitely be looked down upon.

Of course, Wang Ping was not in a hurry. There was still some time before danger arrived.

In the blink of an eye, several more days passed. At last, March 10th arrived.

Watching the backs of Chi Hu and the other men from the Hunting Team as they departed, Wang Ping knew that they would surely make a great haul today.

And he, Wang Ping, would be able to obtain Spirit Stones today or tomorrow for a special simulation, thereby growing stronger and carving out a path to survival.

"Spirit Stones, Spirit Stones... Only Spirit Stones can break this deadlock."

Wang Ping muttered.

Over the past few days, he had continued carrying out his daily simulations.

Yet no matter how he simulated, he always died in all sorts of ways.

Even if he did not remain in Blackwind Town, that dangerous town crawling with mercenaries, and instead chose to head for other villages and towns, it was still useless.

The roads to other villages and towns were dangerous as well. A moment of carelessness could lead to an encounter with bandits, who wanted both money and life.

All that could be said was that walking outside with the cultivation of the Muscle Training Realm or Skin Refining Realm was not even as useful as having the identity of an ordinary commoner.

After all, bandits did not even care about the meager possessions on ordinary people. Robbing one martial artist could yield more than robbing countless poor folk.

However, from this situation where people were killed at the drop of a hat and bandits could be encountered with the slightest misstep, Wang Ping could guess that Great Xia's current state was likely far from good.

After all, if the nation were peaceful and prosperous, bandits would never dare murder people and seize their wealth on the official roads.