Blue Talent!

Su Xing looked at the bottles of Beauty Pills before him, unable to describe the satisfaction in his heart.

After refining the Beauty Pills, Su Xing skillfully drew a ladle of Spirit Spring Water from the well.

Su Xing took a huge gulp of the sweet, icy Spirit Spring Water and inwardly cried out in delight. This Spirit Spring Water was even tastier than the best drinks in the Real World.

After a ladleful of Spirit Spring Water entered his stomach, Su Xing not only felt refreshed, but even his depleted spiritual qi began recovering faster.

After drinking the Spirit Spring Water to quench his thirst, Su Xing spent another hour tending the fields.

First, he watered the Spirit Grain in the Spirit Field, then tended to the Herb Field he had planted earlier.

The medicinal herbs in the Herb Field had already begun to sprout. Su Xing had planted more than an acre of herbs. Although these spirit herbs would need several years, or even a decade, before they could be useful, they were absolutely necessary in the Simulator.

After tending the Spirit Field, Su Xing cleared another small patch of Spirit Field and planted some new Spirit Seeds.

Most of these Spirit Seeds came from seeds Left Behind by Azure Cloud Master. Su Xing did not recognize quite a few of them, but that did not stop him from planting them first.

The other seeds had been carefully selected by Su Xing from the Herb Market. These Spirit Seeds often possessed greater spiritual potency, and when planted in a Spirit Field, they could become usable spirit herbs within a year or two.

Though their effects were inferior to those Left Behind by Azure Cloud Master, they could be cultivated quickly and in large quantities.

After working hard for two hours, Su Xing felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction. Yet he did not hurry to rest, instead heading to the Chicken Coop he had built.

After more than a month of breeding, the dozens of Spirit Chickens had grown increasingly plump.

Several Spirit Chickens were already incubating eggs, and the second generation of Spirit Chickens would soon be born.

Su Xing skillfully took out several eggs and picked some wild greens from outside the Spirit Field, making a large platter of Spirit Chicken Egg Stir-fried Wild Greens.

He then took out some Spirit Spring Water and cooked a pot of Spirit Rice.

The rice steamed with Spirit Spring Water and the stir-fried dish both gave off a rich aroma, whetting his appetite.

Su Xing wolfed down the Spirit Rice, then took a bite of egg and wild greens, feeling even more satisfied.

"Burp~"

After eating, Su Xing let out a comfortable burp and muttered:

"Ah, if only life could always go on this simply and peacefully..."

Su Xing shook his head slightly. Though he also wanted to slack off every day, farming and raising chickens, the disaster more than ten years from now hung over him like the Sword of Damocles, ready to fall at any moment and leave him unable to eat or sleep in peace.

After giving himself his daily dose of pressure and encouragement, Su Xing was once again brimming with motivation and began another round of pill refinement.

"Hmm, refining more Beauty Pills means saving up more money... Then I'll have more energy points!"

Su Xing thought to himself.

In the blink of an eye, several more days passed.

Su Xing handed the two hundred Beauty Pills he had prepared in advance to Jin Congxue's Trusted Follower and received the White Equipment Jin Congxue had prepared for him in advance, worth one hundred million Great Xia Coins.

A full one hundred and ten thousand pieces of White Equipment were absorbed by Su Xing using the Simulator and converted into Simulation Energy.

With this, Su Xing's Simulation Energy once again reached a new peak—an entire eight hundred thousand points!

The explosive increase in energy points gave Su Xing an immense sense of security.

New Era, December 31, 2023.

On the final day of 2023, Su Xing began his Seventeenth Life Simulation.

Within the Spiritual Field Blessed Land, Su Xing took a bite of a Boiled Spirit Chicken Egg and activated the Simulator.

"Start Simulation!"

This simulation consumed 1,700 energy points. Remaining energy points: 803,000. Remaining Simulation Count: none.

Simulation Starts!

Drawing a White Talent costs 100 energy points. Drawing a Green Talent costs 1,000 energy points. Drawing a Blue Talent costs 10,000 energy points. Draw?

"Draw a Green Talent... Huh, wait, why is there an extra Blue Quality Talent?"

Su Xing had instinctively intended to choose a Green Talent, but unexpectedly discovered that the Talents he could draw had risen by another tier.

So Su Xing asked in confusion:

"Why did Blue Talents suddenly appear? Why weren't they available before?"

Su Xing had only asked casually, yet he had not expected to actually receive an answer.

Ding. Because the host was simply too poor before. Now that you have sufficient energy, you can naturally activate the next tier of Talents...

Su Xing: ???

Damn it, even systems discriminate against poor bastards these days?

Su Xing grumbled in dissatisfaction, but still chose the Blue Talent.

"I choose a Blue Talent."

Ding. Congratulations, you have obtained the Blue Talent, Sword Dao Genius!

Sword Dao Genius: Blue Talent. Your comprehension of the sword surpasses that of ordinary people. Your cultivation speed in the Sword Dao is ten times that of ordinary people!

Su Xing froze when he saw this Talent. He seemed to have drawn a Green Talent called Sword Dao Prodigy before.

And this Sword Dao Genius before him seemed to be an upgraded version of Sword Dao Prodigy?

"Damn it, why are you so determined to make me a Sword Cultivator? But I don't have a sword manual! How am I supposed to practice swordsmanship? Don't tell me I have to practice the Sunflower Sword Manual?"

Su Xing glanced down at himself, then shook his head.

It's so big. Cutting the whole thing off would make me bleed to death!

Su Xing felt somewhat helpless. He had not expected his first Blue Talent draw to give him such a "useless" Talent.

Su Xing chose to continue the simulation.

Within the Spiritual Field Blessed Land, You Realized You Were Simulating. In this Dungeon, you decided to further approach the Advent Sect and seek an opportunity to obtain the Evergreen Cultivation Technique Lower Half.

You did not act rashly. You continued refining pills and cultivating every day, occasionally keeping in touch with Wang Qingxuan.

More than half a year passed like this. One day, Wang Qingxuan came to find you.

Wang Qingxuan told you that a mysterious organization had invited her to join.

You understood at once that the Advent Sect had made its move again. One night later, Wang Qingxuan dropped out of school.

You asked Wang Qingxuan for a way to contact her while continuing to refine pills.

Since you intended to approach the Advent Sect, you had to demonstrate your value.

You knew that after approaching the Advent Sect and revealing your abilities, things could go in one of two extremes. The first possibility was that they might turn you into a heartless pill-refining machine. The second was that they might treat you as an honored guest and even give you the Evergreen Cultivation Technique Lower Half.

You waited patiently and worked hard to improve your cultivation.

In the second year, your Body Tempering Cultivation improved to the Bone Forging Realm Third Level, while your Qi Cultivation made no progress.

In the third year, your Body Tempering Cultivation improved to the Bone Forging Realm Fifth Level, while your Qi Cultivation still lingered at the Golden Core Stage First Level.

In the fourth year, your Body Tempering Cultivation broke through to the Bone Forging Realm Seventh Level, while your Qi Cultivation remained at the Golden Core Stage First Level.

In the fifth year, your Body Tempering Cultivation improved to the Bone Forging Realm Ninth Level. At the same time, the Essence Nurturing Grass you had planted earlier matured. You spent more than a month refining a full two hundred Essence Nurturing Pills and began attempting to improve your Spiritual Qi Quality.

Half a year later, your cultivation improved to the Golden Core Stage Second Level. At the same time, you felt the quality of the spiritual power within your body rise dramatically, and your mana became even more abundant.

One day, Wang Qingxuan came to find you...