Second Simulation, the Life of a Nobody: Han Han

[Year 0]

You were born into a humble immortal cultivation family in the Xuanming Realm, Upper Thousand Provinces—the Han Clan.

Though the Han Clan was poor, its members were united, and life was relatively peaceful.

When you were born, a light snow fell from the sky. Your father named you: Han Han.

[Year 1]

You grew up under the care of your parents. Although your home lacked delicacies and spiritual medicine, your father often took you to the mountains to gather herbs, while your mother taught you to read and write.

[Year 3]

Your mother gave birth to another daughter.

Her name was—Han Xue.

Looking at your chubby sister, you secretly thought she was hideous.

[Year 5]

You began to show extraordinary cultivation talent. At the young age of five, you could already draw upon Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy. Your father said with satisfaction, "Han'er's talent is extraordinary. He might be able to revitalize our Han Clan in the future!"

It was then that you learned of a secret within the Han Clan's bloodline.

Those with extraordinary talent could Awaken Bloodline Power.

By activating this Bloodline Power, one could conceal all their aura and temporarily transform into a mortal with no cultivation.

Even a Great Emperor would find it difficult to see through this unless they were present in person.

You jokingly remarked that this was a useless ability.

[Year 6]

When you were six, you went with your father to the mountains to gather herbs and accidentally fell to the Cliff Bottom of Xuantian Cliff. At the bottom, a Nine-Leaf Dao Grass emitted a faint glow.

In unbearable pain, you plucked three leaves and swallowed them to stave off hunger. Unexpectedly, your injuries healed instantly.

"This is a gift from heaven!" You looked at the remaining six leaves, your heart filled with reverence.

After much thought, you plucked another three leaves and carefully put them away, leaving the remaining three for this miraculous spiritual grass.

Upon returning home, you gave these three miraculous leaves to your father, mother, and young sister, respectively.

Watching them glow with vitality after consuming the leaves, you showed a satisfied smile.

You kept this secret deep in your heart, never mentioning it to anyone.

[Simulation Paused.]

"Nine-Leaf Dao Grass?"

Qin Wangchuan looked at the herb on the screen, inexplicably feeling a sense of familiarity.

"These leaves, why do they look so much like... the Heavenly Fortune Creation Fruit?"

The more he looked, the more familiar it seemed.

The treasure wasn't the leaves, but the fruit buried beneath.

The Heavenly Fortune Creation Fruit was no ordinary treasure; it was extremely rare even in the Ten Directions Immortal Court.

After consuming it, one's body would naturally attract the luck of heaven and earth, opportunities would constantly arise in the short term, dangers would turn into blessings, and it could even slightly alter the trajectory of one's fate.

The fruit contained a trace of the True Meaning of Heavenly Dao, which could help cultivators briefly enter a state of "Celestial Being Communion," making the comprehension of techniques twice as effective.

Even the medicinal properties could eventually settle into the bloodline, and future descendants might also benefit from its shade, being born with profound good fortune.

Three heaven-defying characteristics, each one extremely extraordinary.

"He only took a few leaves, but left the most precious Creation Fruit behind..." Qin Wangchuan mused, thinking that if this item was still there after the simulation ended, it would be his.

[Simulation Continued.]

[Year 8]

A disaster befell--while gathering herbs in the mountains, his father accidentally offended a disciple of the Xuanming Realm's mighty figure, Old Ancestor Blood Fiend.

Old Ancestor Blood Fiend was enraged and ordered the annihilation of the clan!

[Year 9]

The Han Clan was annihilated.

His father was beheaded in public, his head hung on the city gate for three days as a warning.

His mother was crippled and tortured to death.

Only you and your young sister Han Xue narrowly survived, hiding in the ruins.

"Tsk tsk... this treatment, could it be the so-called Son of Luck?" Qin Wangchuan clicked his tongue.

He knew that there were people with great fortune in this world.

He hoped it wouldn't be a case of "thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river."

[Year 10]

You wandered with your sister, facing many setbacks.

But you didn't give up cultivating; instead, you became even more diligent, with only one thought in your heart—revenge!

[Year 12]

Your talent attracted the attention of some rogue cultivators. Someone wanted to take you as a disciple, but you refused.

"Old Ancestor Blood Fiend is powerful. Ordinary cultivators wouldn't dare provoke him. I must rely on myself!"

[Year 14]

Just when you thought the path ahead was bleak, a mysterious person approached you.

He was cloaked in black, his voice hoarse: "Han Han, do you want revenge?"

You stared at him warily: "Who are you?"

"Who I am is not important. What's important is... I can help you."

Through his words, you learned he valued the Bloodline Power of the Han Clan within your body.

You knew deeply that such a person couldn't be trusted, so you refused.

But what happened later exceeded your imagination.

Someone as powerful as Old Ancestor Blood Fiend was annihilated by him with one finger.

The mysterious person claimed to be from the Ten Directions Immortal Court.

You had heard of that place, the heaven above heavens in the upper realms, a place countless people couldn't reach in their lifetime.

With a wave of his hand, your sister Han Xue suddenly appeared in his hand, unconscious!

"Xue'er!" Your eyes split, and you wanted to rush forward, but you were suppressed by an invisible force.

"Don't rush. She's fine," the mysterious person said calmly. "However, if you want to save her, you must do one thing for me."

"What is it?!"

"Assassinate the Qin Clan's Ninth Young Master—Qin Wangchuan!"

You had no choice but to accept.

"Assassinate me?" Qin Wangchuan stared at the text on the Simulation Screen, a hint of coldness unbefitting his age appearing on his tender face.

He tapped his fingertip on the table, a gleam flowing in his eyes:

"It seems at the Tenth Birthday Banquet, someone has prepared a 'grand gift' for me..."

"But I already know all of this. Aren't you just here to deliver yourselves?"

[Year 15]

You were brought to the Ten Directions Immortal Court and became a pawn for a mysterious person, beginning a period of cruel training.

Under inhuman abuse, you successfully awakened your bloodline and gained the Stealth Ability.

The mysterious person taught you a forbidden secret technique—Taixu Steps. It could burn spiritual power to exchange for brief invincible speed, but the cost was a huge drain on spiritual power, and when spiritual power was insufficient, it would overdraw essence blood.

Then, a pitch black nail was shown to you.

"Remember, at Qin Wangchuan's tenth birthday banquet, you must act!"

"As long as you stab this nail into him, your mission will be complete."

"At that time, I will let you reunite with your sister."

You had no idea what this nail was, only feeling an ominous aura emanating from it.

The mysterious person was extremely cautious when handling it, as if afraid of touching even a trace.

Later, you learned that this nail was an outer realm item.

[Year 16]

You secretly investigated the Qin Clan and discovered that Qin Wangchuan was the Qin Clan's smallest son.

He possessed exceptional talent and formidable strength, receiving myriad favors.

"Why do I have to kill him?" you wondered, despite your reluctance.

But for your sister, you had no other choice.

[Year 18]

Qin Wangchuan's tenth birthday banquet was held as scheduled. Major powers and imperial clans from the Upper Thousand Provinces gathered, creating a magnificent scene.

You infiltrated the banquet using the identity arranged by the mysterious person, the pitch black nail hidden within your sleeve.

As the banquet reached its peak, someone proposed a friendly martial arts exchange.

Seizing the opportunity, you launched a sudden outburst!

"Qin Wangchuan!"

Activating Taixu Steps, you burned all your spiritual power, transforming into an afterimage, and lunged directly at your target!

However--

"Clang!"

A crisp clash of metal echoed through the grand hall. The full-power strike was effortlessly blocked by the youth's slender arm.

You looked up, meeting a pair of smiling eyes.

Qin Wangchuan tilted his head, looking at you, his tone playful: "Who sent you?"

As his voice fell, zither music swirled around your ears, your head splitting with pain.

You gritted your teeth and didn't answer, attacking again!

However, despite your self-proclaimed prodigy status and diligent cultivation, you found yourself unable to advance against him, a ten-year-old.

This absolute power filled you with dread.

The next moment, the Great Emperor of the Qin Clan made his move.

Vast imperial might descended. Your bones shattered, and you died on the spot!

Qin Wangchuan's voice reached your ears: "A mere ant, daring to attack my Qin family's Young Master?"

You struggled to look up, searching for the mysterious person in the crowd, only to find he had long since vanished without a trace.

"Xue'er... I'm sorry..."

Before your consciousness faded, you heard Qin Wangchuan sigh softly:

"What a shame."

[Simulation Ended]

Final Achievement: Regicide Attempt

Survival Time: 18 years.

Ending: A pawn in life, ultimately a discarded piece.

(You were born into a humble family, growing up from obscurity. You could have lived an ordinary life, but an unforeseen disaster drew you into the vortex of fate.

In your childhood, you encountered the Nine-Leaf Dao Grass. With a kind heart, you spared its life, but failed to leave any fortune for yourself.

Your family was destroyed, your loved ones brutally murdered. You and your sister survived in hiding, with only the Vengeance Fire burning in your heart.

However, when you thought you had grasped a lifeline, you didn't realize you had already become a puppet in someone else's palm.

They granted you power, taught you secret techniques, but never gave you a choice--

"Assassinate Qin Wangchuan" was merely a game destined to fail.)

When the Great Emperor of the Qin Clan struck, you finally realized with a start:

You weren't even a chess piece, but a discarded piece used and thrown away.

Your last thoughts were:

Where is my sister? Where are the promises?

Only Qin Wangchuan's sigh marked the end of your absurd life--

"What a pity."

What a pity that you had Exceptional Talent, yet ended up as someone else's overture;

What a pity that you endured for years, yet gained no chance of survival;

Even more regrettable...

The sister you spoke of was actually tortured to death long ago.

Your life was destined to be a tragedy from the very beginning.)

(Commentary added: If you had swallowed the Nine-Leaf Dao Grass and dug out the Spirit Fruit to consume back then, you might have been able to Defy Fate. However, a single thought of Kindness, and karma was already set. Alas!)

Qin Wangchuan gazed at the brief and tragic life of the insignificant figure Han Han on the simulation screen, a rare complexity appearing on his tender face.

He tapped his fingertips on the desk, "Kindness left three leaves, yet they didn't know that Kindness was the key to reversing destiny... How ironic."

The next moment, he thought of the Mysterious Mastermind who plotted to assassinate him.

Qin Wangchuan suddenly let out a cold laugh, "A pity? It truly is a pity."

He stood up and pushed open the window lattice, looking towards the direction of the Heaven-Reaching Pillar in the distance.

That was the Gateway to the lower realm.

"This chess piece was used cleverly. To find someone in the Upper Thousand Provinces, and specifically targeting their Bloodline Power. The Mastermind is willing to spend money—even bringing out an Outer Realm Item."

"They don't want to kill me, or perhaps they know they can't kill me, so that spy, I guess, wasn't meant to be fatal, probably just to cripple me."

"They thought quite well."

"By this time, Han Han has already started to wander. As for the Heavenly Fortune Creation Fruit, it should be at the Cliff Bottom now."

With that, Qin Wangchuan waved his hand:

"Guards!"

As soon as the words fell, several Shadow Figures appeared silently behind him, kneeling on one knee:

"Young Master, what are your orders?"

"Go investigate a place called Xuantian Cliff in the Upper Thousand Provinces, within the Xuanming Realm. At the bottom of the cliff, there is a Heavenly Fortune Creation Fruit."

"Bring it to me."

The Shadow Figure accepted the order and was about to retreat when he was called back.

"No, wait." Qin Wangchuan pondered for a moment, then changed his mind. "I'll go myself."

After giving the order, he looked up at the distance.

"I can thwart your schemes within the simulation, and I can do the same outside of it."

"Even more so, I can become even stronger than I was in the simulation!"