"These three identities are all green. This is a sure win." Su Yang beamed with delight.
With a green identity, this simulation would probably go much more smoothly than the last one.
Once the simulation ended, the newbie benefits would not be wasted either.
Now, the question was which one to choose.
"Identity Two, Spirit Wood Reincarnation?"
After giving it a little thought, Su Yang ruled it out.
Though it was also a green-or-higher identity, its talent and background could not compare to Identity One, while its assistance to him was not as strong as Identity Three's.
Between One and Three, Su Yang still leaned more toward Identity One.
Even if Identity Three looked very much like the standard setup for a protagonist.
Not only was its range of influence limited, there were also far too many Children of Destiny in the same generation—128 of them.
In the cultivation world, sixty years counted as one generation, roughly the time it took a talented cultivator to go from birth to Foundation Establishment.
That meant Children of Destiny who did not belong to the same generation would inevitably coexist.
Then there would not merely be 128 Children of Destiny alive at once, but hundreds, perhaps even thousands.
The destiny of a Child of Destiny seemed powerful, turning danger into safety and disaster into fortune.
But according to the simulator's description, it was equally useless against irresistible force or a Child of Destiny of the same level or higher.
What counted as irresistible force?
You were at Qi Refinement, while I was at Foundation Establishment. I wanted to kill you, and there were no stronger experts nearby who could stop me.
That was irresistible force.
At most, a Child of Destiny was simply more likely than others to seize a chance at survival when a chance existed.
Moreover, the talent of Identity Three was either impossible to detect or would only fully reveal itself as time passed.
Take spirit roots, for example.
At over thirty years old, even if one possessed a genuine high-grade spirit root, it would still be difficult to enter the core of a major power and receive cultivation.
Identity One was different.
A True Disciple of the dominant sect on Qixia Island.
And one recorded in its registry since childhood at that. Did he understand the value of being a direct descendant of the sect?
As for just how powerful Qixia Island's dominant sect was.
Put it this way.
Chuyun Kingdom was rumored to have a Nascent Soul Patriarch overseeing it, yet it was only one of the three major powers at the border between the Chixia Mountain Range and the Qingxia Mountain Range.
And the Chixia Mountain Range and Qingxia Mountain Range were merely two branches of the Seven-Glow Mountain Range.
The territory influenced by the Seven-Glow Mountain Range amounted to only around one-third of Qixia Island.
The Tianjian Sect was Qixia Island's dominant force, its reputation intimidating the entire island. One could well imagine how powerful it was!
It could at least rival dozens of Chuyun Kingdoms.
"System, choose Identity One."
[You have selected Identity One] [Loading current region...] [Loading simulation identity...] [Simulation begins.] [At sixteen years old, you woke up and discovered that you were actually sleeping inside a coffin.] [You recalled what had happened before and felt utterly humiliated.] [While experiencing life firsthand, you had actually been ambushed by a disciple of some tiny sect and knocked unconscious.] [Then a group of mortals had buried you in a grave.] [Anger rose in your heart. With a casual motion, you smashed apart the coffin lid and grave, then walked out.] [A quarter-hour later, you returned to your rented room.] [You discovered many people searching through your room for valuable items.] [You recognized them. They were all official members of the Medicine Gang, the small gang you had temporarily joined.] [They discovered you.] [At first, they thought you had risen from the dead and recoiled in fear.] [But after confirming that you were alive, their savage expressions returned. They carried off whatever they had picked up, and some even came over to demand where you had hidden your valuables.] [You smiled. You no longer intended to experience life firsthand. Besides, during this time, you had also discovered the Medicine Gang's true face, so there was nothing left to say.] [With a sweep of your sleeve, magical power swept through the room. Nearly everyone inside was killed, leaving only one survivor: Old Wang, the man who had guided you into the Medicine Gang.] [Old Wang was utterly shocked. You were actually a powerful cultivator as well. But he thought you had gone mad. Daring to kill openly in the Market Town, you would surely be torn to pieces by Qingye Market's enforcement squad.] [You told Old Wang to deliver a message to the Medicine Gang's higher-ups: in one hour, you would take their dog lives!] [Old Wang hurriedly slipped away.] [You calmly brewed a pot of tea in the room, then dug out the spirit stones you had casually buried beneath a jujube tree.] [Only then did you stroll leisurely toward the Medicine Gang Leader's courtyard.] [One hour passed, and you arrived at precisely the right time.] [Old Wang had not failed your trust. He had gathered the Medicine Gang's three leaders and all its core members here.] [Besides them, Qingye Market's enforcement squad was also waiting here.] [Seeing that you truly dared to come, Old Wang burst into laughter and bluntly declared that you were courting death.] [At this moment, the Medicine Gang Leader also slipped a small pouch of spirit stones to the enforcement squad's captain, requesting that they be allowed to clean house themselves.] [The captain weighed the pouch of spirit stones in his hand and agreed.] [The Medicine Gang Leader did not send his subordinates to their deaths. He attacked personally. At that moment, a flash of sword light swept past, and the Medicine Gang Leader's head shot into the sky. His body collapsed limply to the ground, blood still spurting from his neck. He was dead.] [The entire scene fell silent in an instant. The other Medicine Gang members were terrified beyond measure and hurriedly begged the enforcement squad to act, but the squad did not dare. None of them had seen how you drew your sword.] [If they could not even see it, how could they possibly be your match?] [You continued swinging your sword again and again. Everyone from the Medicine Gang fled, but not a single one escaped.] [Before long, only corpses filling the courtyard and several standing enforcement squad members remained.] [You did not kill them, but when they saw you approach, they screamed in terror. You had violated Qingye Market's rules, they said. If you surrendered now, there might still be a sliver of hope.] [You smiled. You decided to stop pretending and lay your cards on the table: I am a Tianjian Sect True Disciple.] [You tossed them your Tianjian True Disciple Token.] [When they saw the two words "Tianjian" on the token and sensed the strand of boundlessly profound sword intent emanating from it, their clamor came to an abrupt halt.] [They might never have seen anyone from the Tianjian Sect in their lives, but they had to recognize the Tianjian Sect's token.] [With the Heavenly Sword Record, anyone on Qixia Island might be a Tianjian Sect disciple.] [There had once been a Golden Core True Person who killed a beggar bestowed with a Heavenly Sword Token. Before long, he was killed, and even his entire Lineage was slaughtered.] [The enforcement squad members all dropped to their knees, begging for your forgiveness.] [Not long afterward, several great Foundation Establishment cultivators in charge of Qingye Market arrived in person. Each bent low and scraped the ground, apologizing to you.] [You merely said that you were dissatisfied with Qingye Market's attitude toward lowly mortals.] [Qingye Market then underwent a thorough purge. Every force that had once exploited mortals was investigated and punished. At best, they were fined into bankruptcy; at worst, they were wiped out entirely.] [The Sect Master of Huaye Sect also came to Qingye Market to visit you. He carried in his hand the outer sect disciple who had once kicked you unconscious. Behind him knelt all the disciple's relatives, friends, teachers, and fellow disciples.] [You told the Sect Master of Huaye Sect to deal with them as he saw fit.] [A few breaths later, they had all been made to commit suicide.] [The Sect Master of Huaye Sect also gifted you a huge amount of resources, including even a Foundation Establishment Pill.]
This felt good—far too good.
Su Yang nodded repeatedly.
What was prestige?
This was prestige!
A disciple offended you, and the Sect Master personally came to apologize.
Moreover, the disciple and everyone connected to him had all been made to commit suicide.
There was not a single flaw anyone could pick apart.
"When you're out in the world, you really need power and backing!"
Su Yang sighed emotionally.
If this simulation had been like the previous two, where he was an ordinary person or a member of some small force, Huaye Sect would never have lowered its head and admitted fault.
A worthless nobody dared to run wild on their turf? It would already be merciful if they did not pull out his tendons and strip off his bones.
[Not long afterward, you left Qingye Market. You felt that your years of training outside had been sufficient, and it was time to formally enter the Tianjian Sect.]
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