First Paid Simulation!

"Many thanks, Village Chief." Wang Ping took the spirit stones and smiled as he thanked him.

"No need for that." The Village Chief patted Wang Ping on the shoulder, then shuffled away with a hunched back.

Since the Essence Nurturing Grass had been found, it was time to discuss how to deal with those two Gale Leopards.

"Now Grandpa Village Chief treats Brother Wang Ping better than me—ten spirit stones, just handed over like that."

Beside him, Chi Feng stared at the spirit stones in Wang Ping's hand and muttered.

Ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones would tempt even many Postnatal Realm martial artists; they were extremely precious.

Yet Brother Wang Ping had gotten them with just a word, and from Grandpa Village Chief's tone, if he wanted more, he only had to ask.

"You can't use Low-Grade Spirit Stones right now anyway, so what's there to envy?"

Wang Ping chuckled and pressed down on his head.

"I'm not envious. But Brother Wang Ping, you don't need them either—what do you want spirit stones for?"

Chi Feng shook his head, retorted, then asked curiously.

"Kids shouldn't ask so many questions. Your goal is to reach the Martial Dao Peak and resurrect your parents, right? Better get back to practicing your fists." Wang Ping smiled, then walked off cradling the spirit stones.

At that, Chi Feng shot him a glare but didn't follow.

Once Wang Ping got home, he said in his mind, "Simulator, I want to run an extra simulation."

"Ding, extra simulation requires consuming one Low-Grade Spirit Stone. Pay immediately?"

"Pay."

Wang Ping answered without hesitation.

Even though spending one Low-Grade Spirit Stone at a time stung badly, it had to be done.

"Ding, Life Simulation initiating."

"Ding, talents refreshing. Congratulations, host has successfully refreshed White Talent Dao Genius; White Talent Dao Genius. Please choose one talent within one minute."

"White Talent Dao Genius: After acquiring this talent, your talent in the sword path will improve to a certain degree, making you a Sword Dao Genius in the eyes of ordinary people."

"White Talent Dao Genius: After acquiring this talent, your talent in the fist path will improve to a certain degree, making you a Fist Dao Genius in the eyes of ordinary people."

"Oh? Talents actually refreshed? This paid simulation really is something."

Wang Ping looked at the simulation content and couldn't help but smile.

"System, I choose White Talent Dao Genius."

After a moment's thought, Wang Ping said silently in his mind.

Sword path and fist path—neither was stronger than the other.

But compared to using fists, he preferred using a sword.

No help for it—in his past life, he'd watched too many xianxia dramas and fantasy novels about flying swords, always yearning to roam the world with a blade.

"Ding, talent selection successful. Simulation begins."

Great Xia Calendar 480, March 10: You feast on meat at night and tell Chi Feng the story of Dou Po.

March 11: The Village Chief leads people to successfully kill the two Gale Leopards and harvest the Essence Nurturing Grass. After returning, the Village Chief throws a banquet to celebrate and gives you one Essence Nurturing Grass.

August 1: Due to your increasingly hard training, you successfully break through to Flesh Training Late Stage. After thinking it over, you reveal Li Huai's matter. The Village Chief is shocked but ultimately trusts you and decides to relocate the entire clan.

August 3: The people of Chi Village leave Blackwind Forest. You are forced to break away from the group and stay in Blackwind Town.

Afterward, you survive in Blackwind Town with great caution, opening a breakfast stall selling buns to keep a low profile. Because your buns taste good, they become quite popular, surprising you.

Great Xia Calendar 486, April 8: You successfully break through to Skin Training Realm Late Stage, overjoyed. This time, you choose not to marry, planning to lie low until death.

Great Xia Calendar 487, August 1: You successfully break through to Skin Training Realm Peak. However, on this day, the demon beasts in Blackwind Forest stir into chaos, forming a beast tide. You are tragically caught up in it and bitten to death by demon beasts while fleeing.

Due to your death, this simulation ends.

"Died again?"

Wang Ping looked at the simulation content, speechless.

Besides that, the chosen talent didn't even show any text display from the system—pretty useless.

In other words, the simulated version of him might have learned swordsmanship, but he never used it, never had a chance to show it, just kept lying low and training hard.

But even so, he still couldn't escape death.

At least this time he lived a bit longer—seven years and five months.

Ding, reward generation successful. Host may choose one from the following rewards:

①. Skin Training Realm Peak cultivation.

"System, I choose ①."

Looking at the reward, Wang Ping's expression was subtle.

Only one option—not much of a choice, was it?

"Ding, selection successful."

The system's voice rang out.

Then, Wang Ping felt a surge of heat through his body, accompanied by a crackling sound from his bones and flesh. A powerful wave of blood and qi surged within him, giving him the illusion of boundless strength.

A few minutes later, this unusual sensation faded. Sensing his transformation, Wang Ping's face lit up with joy.

Compared to before, his muscle lines were now perfectly defined, and his skin had turned a healthy wheat color, tough and resilient.

At the peak of the Skin Training Realm, ordinary blades could barely cut him, and he could withstand blunt force attacks far better, cushioning the impact to protect his internal organs.

"This feeling of effortlessly raising my cultivation—damn, it's satisfying."

Wang Ping couldn't help but sigh.

However, after using the special simulation, he had lost the beginner's perk of free simulations. From now on, he could only simulate for free once every ten days.

Still, there was no helping it.

To grow stronger, and to find a way out of his predicament, he had no choice but to use the special simulation.

At least the free simulation attempts could be stockpiled—a small comfort. He could save them for critical moments to avoid danger and seek a path to survival.

"By the way, system, what's the difference between talent grades?"

At that moment, Wang Ping recalled the question about talent grades and asked curiously.

"Talent grades, from lowest to highest, are divided into White Talent, Green Talent, Blue Talent, Red Talent, Purple Talent, Gold Talent, and Seven-Colored Talent. The gap between different-colored talents is enormous. At the same time, the higher the talent grade, the lower the probability of it being rolled."

The system's voice rang out.

"I see." Wang Ping nodded in understanding.

"System, how many spirit stones does it cost for another extra simulation?"

Then, Wang Ping asked in his mind.

"The second extra simulation requires two Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

The system's voice rang out.

"Two? That's acceptable." Wang Ping let out a relieved breath and said, "System, I want to start a new Life Simulation."

"Ding. Life Simulation initiating... Talents rolling..."

The system's voice rang out.