The Changing Future

Next, you participated in the hunt and were a great help to the Hunting Team. You also displayed astonishing swordsmanship talent, leaving the people of Chi Village deeply impressed.

Hours later, the Village Chief led the team in a coordinated effort to deal with the two Gale Leopards, luring them away. The Hunting Team successfully harvested the Essence Nurturing Grass. For the first time, you witnessed how terrifying a battle between Innate Realm Completion experts could be—the fight raged across thousands of meters, leveling everything in its path.

In the end, the Village Chief and the others successfully killed both Gale Leopards and returned triumphantly with the group.

After returning, the Village Chief gave you one Essence Nurturing Grass, and you chose to swallow it. At the same time, the people of Chi Village handed you a Profound Middle-Grade Cultivation Method, the Fire Spirit Art, and you began to cultivate it. They also started personally teaching you Chi Village's swordsmanship.

While teaching you, the Village Chief sighed. Their Chi Clan had fallen so low that they only had Profound Middle-Grade techniques and martial arts—truly lamentable. You didn't know what the Village Chief was thinking, but you still trained diligently.

On June 1st, 480 Great Xia Calendar, with the help of Chi Village, you consumed considerable resources and successfully broke through to the Innate Realm, becoming an Innate Realm expert. You were overjoyed, and the people of Chi Village were happy for you as well.

"What a big change."

Wang Ping looked at the simulation content, feeling a bit emotional.

As his cultivation improved, his treatment changed too. The one who would have broken through to the Innate Realm, Chi Hu, was now him.

Moreover, the Village Chief held nothing back, teaching him the best techniques and swordsmanship the village had to offer.

In this simulation, he wondered how far he could go.

"Come to think of it, Chi Village's origins don't seem simple."

Wang Ping then glanced at the column showing the Village Chief's thoughts, his eyes flickering.

With over ten years of life experience, Wang Ping now understood the cultivation technique grading system of this world.

The technique grades, from highest to lowest, were Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow.

Among them, Heaven-Grade techniques were purely legendary. Earth Grade techniques were only possessed by behemoths like the Great Xia Royal Family or the Sword Spirit Sect.

A family like the Li Family, which had wiped out the Chi Family, only had a Profound Middle-Grade technique.

Of course, that was the Li Family of the past. Now that they had a Spirit Origin Realm expert beyond the Innate Realm, they could certainly advance further—perhaps they had already obtained a Profound High-Grade or even Profound Top-Grade technique.

After all, a Spirit Origin Realm expert was already a true pinnacle powerhouse in Great Xia.

Only forces with a Spirit Origin Realm expert could be called First-Rate Forces.

"The Village Chief looks down on Profound Middle-Grade techniques, and the Chi Clan can't break through to the Spirit Origin Realm. It seems there are many hidden secrets from the past that I don't know about."

Many thoughts flashed through Wang Ping's mind.

"Forget it. Thinking about all this now is useless. I'll just keep simulating and getting stronger."

A minute later, Wang Ping shook his head, stopped pondering, and continued staring at the screen. The text began to appear again.

On August 1st, 480 Great Xia Calendar, you felt the time was right. Staying in Blackwind Forest was dangerous, so you chose to reveal the matter of Li Huai. By now, your prestige was high, and the people of Chi Village trusted you greatly. The Village Chief also believed your words and decided to relocate the entire clan.

This time, you told the Village Chief you wanted to leave with them. After some hesitation, the Village Chief agreed to your request and brought you along. You were very pleased.

Seeing this, Wang Ping was quite surprised. Another plot change had occurred.

Indeed, improving one's strength affected many things, opening up an entirely new life path.

On August 21st, 480 Great Xia Calendar, you and the Chi Village people arrived at a remote mountain village to live in seclusion. That very day, Li Huai suddenly appeared. You were furious and bewildered, having no idea how Li Huai had found the Chi Village people.

You confronted Li Huai. He sneered, refused to answer, and struck ruthlessly. You and the Village Chief fought back desperately, but it was useless—Li Huai killed you all.

Because of your death, this simulation ended.

"How the hell did that guy find the Chi Village people?"

Wang Ping's expression shifted, his mind unsettled.

They had already left Blackwind Forest, yet he still tracked them down. Something was definitely off.

Clearly, his earlier guess that Li Huai might have just stumbled upon Chi Village was wrong.

That bastard knew exactly where Chi Village was and came straight for them.

Maybe no matter where the Chi Village people fled, he would find them.

That meant, in the previous simulations, the Chi Village people were always doomed to be slaughtered.

No wonder, even after so many years in the simulation, he never heard a whisper about them, and they never sought him out.

"What method did he use?"

Wang Ping frowned deeply, unable to understand.

If he didn't know how the enemy tracked them down, even if his strength surpassed Li Huai's level, it would be useless.

Because the Li Family didn't just have one Innate Realm Completion expert.

The most terrifying thing about the Li Family was their Old Ancestor.

A Spirit Origin Realm expert had a lifespan of three hundred years. The Li Family's Old Ancestor had broken through fifty years ago.

By now, his cultivation was surely even more terrifying. Even if Wang Ping broke through to the Spirit Origin Realm, he might not be a match for him.

"This is troublesome."

Wang Ping muttered to himself.

The Chi Village people had shown him great kindness, and he had sworn not to let their clan be wiped out.

So, no matter what method he had to use, he had to find a way to eliminate the Li Family.

"Woof~"

At that moment, A'Huang seemed to sense that Wang Ping's mood was low, so he licked Wang Ping and let out a few barks.

Snapping back to reality, Wang Ping patted the little puppy's head, smiled, and calmed himself down. "There's still plenty of time before Li Huai attacks. No need to rush. If I keep simulating, I'm bound to find a way out."

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

①. Innate Realm, First Layer cultivation.

②. Green Talent Dao Prodigy.

③. Comprehension insights for martial arts and techniques."

"System, I choose ②."

Wang Ping looked at the rewards and made his choice without hesitation.

Becoming an Innate Realm expert was easy for him now.

But the Green Talent Dao Prodigy was rare, so naturally, he had to pick this.

Although this talent hadn't shown much effect in the last simulation, that was only because the development time was too short.

If this Green Talent Dao Prodigy could let him comprehend Sword Intent like Bai Tianhong, then he'd have a much better chance when facing the Li Family Old Ancestor later.

Of course, before that, he still had to deal with Li Huai first.

Otherwise, everything would be for nothing.