A Change of Dynasty!

Next, Wang Ping and Chi Feng went back inside together.

The night was already deep, and Wang Ping had no desire to continue simulating, so he chose to sleep.

The next day, Wang Ping and Chi Feng rose early as usual.

Chi Feng trained diligently as always.

Wang Ping, meanwhile, cradled A'Huang, the little mutt Chi Feng kept, and stroked its head as he silently said in his heart, "System, I want to start a new simulation."

"Ding, this simulation costs 8 Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Proceed with the simulation?"

The system's voice rang out.

"Proceed." Wang Ping answered without hesitation.

As the words fell, 8 Low-Grade Spirit Stones vanished from Wang Ping's Storage Ring, and the system's voice sounded again.

"Ding, Life Simulation begins. Talents are being refreshed."

"Ding, talents refreshed successfully. Congratulations, host—no talents were refreshed."

Wang Ping: "???"

Wang Ping was utterly speechless.

No talents refreshed, and it still says congratulations—that's just absurd.

Ding, Life Simulation begins.

The system paid no heed to Wang Ping's grumbling, and the words on the virtual screen began to appear.

Great Xia Calendar 480, March 11: You train hard. At dusk, the Village Chief and the others return, bringing back two Essence Nurturing Grass plants and two Gale Leopard carcasses. The Village Chief asks if you want the Essence Nurturing Grass, and you choose to take it. The Village Chief gives you one plant.

In the days that follow, your cultivation doesn't progress quickly, leaving the Village Chief puzzled and disappointed, but he says nothing and continues to treat you the same, training you earnestly.

Great Xia Calendar 480, August: The Chi Village moves as a whole clan. You are left behind in Blackwind Town.

Great Xia Calendar 487, July 10: You flee to Whitewood Village, two thousand li from Blackwind Town, and begin cultivating in hiding, swearing this time never to expose yourself.

Great Xia Calendar 487, October 8: You learn that Ye Xiaorou will be attacked, but you do nothing extra. Ye Xiaorou dies as a result.

Great Xia Calendar 488, January 5: Your cultivation successfully breaks through to the Organ Training Realm Peak Stage.

Great Xia Calendar 488, February 15: You decide it's time to break through to the Postnatal Realm. You head to Black Rock City, purchase an Acquired Realm Pill, swallow it, and break through to the Postnatal Realm.

"Oh, this time, my cultivation speed has picked up quite a bit."

Wang Ping smiled as he read the simulation content.

Having over a decade of life experience really paid off in handling people and martial arts.

With that, Wang Ping fixed his gaze on the screen again and continued watching.

The words on the screen began to appear once more.

Great Xia Calendar 488, June 1: The Ye Family is wiped out.

Great Xia Calendar 488, November 5: You successfully break through to the Postnatal Realm. Because the Ye Family was annihilated and the Zhao Family now dominates Whitewood Village, the villagers suffer bullying and oppression, and you are not spared. This time, you choose not to endure silently. You act in secret and wipe out the Zhao Family.

The Zhao Family's destruction shakes Whitewood Village. Everyone rejoices and feels grateful to you. You keep your deeds hidden and continue cultivating in obscurity.

Great Xia Calendar 489, July 1: Thanks to ample Spirit Stones aiding your cultivation, your cultivation level surges to the Postnatal Realm Third Layer.

That day, fifteen-year-old Ye Chen returns to Whitewood Village, his cultivation miraculously reaching the Postnatal Realm. He wants revenge but hears that the Zhao Family has been destroyed. He is both overjoyed and conflicted, as he didn't get to slay his enemies himself.

Great Xia Calendar 491: Floods and droughts ravage the Great Xia, leaving the people destitute. On top of that, the Great Xia emperor is incompetent and the court is rife with corrupt officials. Signs of great chaos begin to emerge in Great Xia. That year, your cultivation advances again, breaking through to the Postnatal Realm Seventh Layer.

But what troubles you is that your Spirit Stones are completely spent, leaving no way to quickly boost your cultivation further.

Great Xia Calendar 493: The Xia Kingdom descends into total chaos. Bandits run rampant, and heroes from all sides rise in rebellion. Whitewood Village is caught in the turmoil. A Rebel Army passes through, causing some disturbances—many villagers have their grain looted, and you are not spared. Knowing the nature of this Rebel Army, you choose not to clash with them and hand over your money and food.

Great Xia Calendar 494: Your cultivation breaks through to the Postnatal Realm Eighth Layer. That same year, the imperial court sends troops to suppress the Rebel Army. Hearing this, you clap your hands in delight, believing these oppressors deserve to be wiped out.

Great Xia Calendar 495, year-end: Your cultivation breaks through to the Postnatal Realm Ninth Layer. That same year, the Great Xia royal family's invincible Spirit Origin Realm Old Ancestor Ascended. The feudal lords can no longer hold back—they begin rallying forces, declaring themselves kings, and eyeing the throne.

The imperial court is furious and wants to send a great army to suppress the feudal lords. But the lords are too powerful to subdue. Chaos spreads across the Xia Kingdom, and Whitewood Village is severely affected, with many villagers becoming refugees. You know that staying here will make peaceful cultivation impossible.

In the end, you choose to find a remote, safe wilderness, clear the land, and farm, intending to live in seclusion and train hard.

Great Xia Calendar 497: You successfully break through to the Postnatal Realm Tenth Layer. That year, the internal strife in Great Xia grows even more horrific. Both the imperial army and the feudal lords suffer heavy losses. Corpses litter the land—it's a living hell. The Chu Kingdom, bordering Xia, plans to invade and annex it.

However, the Zhao Kingdom, which borders Chu, doesn't want Chu to grow stronger by swallowing Xia. So it stations heavy troops at the border, forcing Chu to abandon the idea. Chu also stations troops in its border cities to guard against a sudden Zhao invasion.

Great Xia Calendar 499: The Great Xia royal family is overthrown. The feudal lords begin civil war, each vying for the throne. They fight among themselves, and the people suffer terribly. You remain in seclusion, trying to break through to the Innate Realm, but you fail repeatedly. All you can do is sigh—breaking through to the Innate Realm is truly difficult. No wonder Chi Village only had a few Innate Realm experts.

Great Xia Calendar 500: Bai Tianhong, whose cultivation has broken through to the Spirit Origin Realm Seventh Layer, can no longer bear to watch the people of Xia suffer so miserably. He steps in, helping the feudal lord Liu Yu defeat the other lords and ascend the throne.

After Liu Yu ascends the throne, he changes the dynasty's name to Great Shu. Peace is restored, and order gradually returns.

Learning that the world is at peace, you emerge from seclusion, seeking a way to break through to the Innate Realm. You know well that you are now forty-five years old. If you don't find another method soon, your chances of breaking through will only dwindle, and you'll eventually die in the Postnatal Realm.

In the end, you travel the world and learn of a pill called the Innate Realm Pill. Like the Acquired Realm Pill, it can cleanse the marrow and improve a Postnatal Realm martial artist's chance of breaking through to the Innate Realm. However, the Innate Realm Pill is extremely precious, and you, penniless, cannot afford it.

So you choose to hunt demon beasts to earn Spirit Stones. But your comprehension is mediocre, and you still lack mastery in martial arts, making you weak in combat compared to others at the same level. Though you are very cautious, always targeting demon beasts weaker than yourself, misfortune strikes. Two months later, you accidentally encounter a Sixth-Level Demon Beast and die in its jaws.

Your death ends this simulation.