Spiritual Root Breakthrough, Wood-Fire Dual Spiritual Root!

Inside the dungeon, the old man praised you both as people blessed with profound fortune. He assigned you a task and gave you several extra glances.

Over the course of a week, you continuously used spiritual energy to ripen the spirit grain, while helping Jin Congxue in your spare time.

Jin Congxue gradually fell for you.

A week later, the old man gave you your quest rewards.

The old man praised your looks and gave you an extra ten Spirit Stones. You received 50 Spirit Stones and 40 jin of Spirit Rice.

You asked the old man to exchange the Spirit Rice for Spirit Stones. He agreed, and you obtained 90 Spirit Stones.

Su Xing saw this, black lines appearing across his forehead, and complained:

"Sure enough, this is a world that judges by faces. Forget someone as powerful as Jin Congxue—even cultivators care about looks!"

Su Xing continued the simulation.

Your heart stirred, and you wanted to take the old man as your master. The old man shook his head slightly, saying your aptitude was too poor, and rejected your request.

You left the dungeon helplessly. Jin Congxue was waiting for you outside the city. She confessed to you, telling you that she had never been in love before and had fallen for you at first sight.

After giving it some thought, you accepted Jin Congxue's confession. You and her lived in Jinling City for a while.

You returned to the Capital. Jin Congxue told you that she would come find you, then gave all fifteen of her Spirit Stones to you.

After returning to Kyoto Vocational University, you devoted yourself to cultivation, occasionally dungeon crawling to power-level freshmen.

One day, Wang Qingxuan came to find you and told you about the mysterious organization.

After one night, Wang Qingxuan dropped out.

In the second year, you devoted yourself to cultivation, and your cultivation steadily grew. You broke through to Qi Refinement Stage Eight.

In the third year, you cultivated while taking freshman girls through dungeons to level up. Your orders exceeded supply, so you raised your rates.

In the fourth year, you opened an equipment shop selling secondhand gear. Business at your shop was nonstop, and most of your customers were women.

In the fifth year, your business grew ever larger. There were even female bosses in the same industry who wanted to "support" you.

That same year, your cultivation improved to Qi Refinement Great Perfection.

One day, Wang Qingxuan came to find you. You used the same old trick and had her help you search for the Evergreen Cultivation Technique Lower Half.

In the seventh year, your younger sister died. You attended her funeral.

In the tenth year, your good brother Yu Yan died. You attended his funeral.

In the eleventh year, you successfully broke through to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

In the fifteenth year, Giant Beast Descent arrived.

You raised your middle finger at it.

The Giant Beast devoured the entire Great Xia. You died at the age of thirty-six.

Your Talent, Die With Grievance, activated...

Ding, this simulation has ended!

You may choose one of the following rewards: Face Like Guanxi (Talent), Foundation Establishment Stage Two (Cultivation), 105 Spirit Stones (Item)

Face Like Guanxi: Green Talent, priced at 10,000 Energy Points.

Foundation Establishment Stage Two: Cultivation, priced at 1,500 Energy Points.

105 Spirit Stones: Item, priced at 105,000 Energy Points.

Seeing this future simulation, Su Xing felt a wave of embarrassment.

"Damn it, is this world really all about faces? Handsome people have smooth sailing wherever they go!"

Suppressing his urge to choose the "Face Like Guanxi" Talent, Su Xing chose the third reward: 105 Spirit Stones.

A bag of Spirit Stones appeared in Su Xing's hand.

Su Xing now had a total of 195 Spirit Stones!

However, Su Xing's Energy Points had also shrunk to a mere fifteen thousand.

"Ah, there really isn't enough Energy to spend!"

Su Xing shook his head slightly. Clearly, he could no longer exchange for resources as costly as Spirit Stones.

"At the end of the day, I still lack Energy!"

Su Xing sighed.

Thus, over the next week, Su Xing turned poverty into motivation and transformed into a grinding emperor!

During the day, Su Xing diligently took orders to power-level others, earning more money to buy supplies and exchange for Energy.

At night, Su Xing cultivated in his dormitory.

Thus, while sleeping less than four hours a day, Su Xing broke through to Qi Refinement Stage Three in a single week and earned more than seven hundred thousand Great Xia Coins.

Su Xing used all the transferred money to buy equipment, finally barely gathering twenty thousand Energy Points.

On November 11, 2023, New Era, Su Xing performed a ritual in his dormitory.

"Fushou Xuanhuang Heavenly Venerate, bless me... bless me with a Green Quality Spiritual Root!"

Su Xing prayed incessantly. Before the dungeon opened, he only had two Simulation Opportunities left.

When both the minute hand and second hand pointed at eight, Fortune and Spirit Arrive. Su Xing silently recited in his heart:

"Start Simulation!"

This simulation consumes 1,000 Energy Points. Remaining Energy: 19,040 points. Remaining Simulation Count: None.

Simulation Starts!

Drawing a White Talent costs 100 Energy Points. Drawing a Green Talent costs 1,000 Energy Points. Draw?

"Draw a Green Talent."

Su Xing spoke without the slightest hesitation.

It seemed that Fushou Xuanhuang Heavenly Venerate had answered his prayers. Su Xing's mystic luck had finally worked.

A pleasant voice rang out beside Su Xing's ear.

Ding, congratulations! You have obtained the Green Talent: Wood-Fire Dual Spiritual Root!

Wood-Fire Dual Spiritual Root: Green Talent. Your cultivation aptitude far surpasses that of ordinary people. You are no longer burdened with the lowest-grade Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root. You possess a Wood-Fire Dual Spiritual Root and can cultivate wood- and fire-element techniques.

After seeing the Talent he had drawn, Su Xing excitedly clenched his fists until they cracked.

"It's here, it's finally here! A Green Quality Spiritual Root Talent!"

Su Xing took a deep breath and suppressed his excitement before choosing to continue the simulation.

Inside the dormitory, you sensed something unusual about your body. The dual spiritual roots made your five senses sharper.

You took out a Spirit Stone and began cultivating. In just one day, your cultivation broke through to Qi Refinement Stage Four. Your Cultivation Speed was a full ten times faster than before!

Seeing this, Su Xing sighed inwardly:

"Sure enough, cultivation still depends on Talent! The lowest-grade Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root needs ten years just to barely break through to Foundation Establishment... with dual spiritual roots, one year would probably be enough!"

But Su Xing did not know that above the Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root were Four Elements Mixed Spiritual Roots, Three Elements Spiritual Roots...

The Wood-Fire Dual Spiritual Root Su Xing had drawn could be considered the level of a minor genius in the Cultivation World. That was why it possessed such astonishing Cultivation Speed.

Su Xing continued reading.

You spent a week raising your cultivation to Qi Cultivation Stage Five. The spiritual energy within your body became even more abundant.

On November 18, you set out for Jinling City and quietly waited outside Jinling City for Jin Congxue to appear.

The next day, you encountered Jin Congxue outside Jinling City. You asked her about Buddhist teachings and earned the right to travel with her.

She took you along a small path back to Jinling City. Along the way, you discovered the entrance to the "Azure Cloud Spirit Field" Dungeon.

You entered the Azure Cloud Spirit Field Dungeon!