Speculation

Xiao Jie immersed his consciousness in the newly acquired inheritance of a Tier 8 Alchemist. This Tier 8 Alchemist's inheritance was divided into three parts: refining techniques, alchemy insights, and pill recipes.

Xiao Jie immersed his consciousness in the alchemy insights. After carefully studying them for several hours, many methods of refining pills suddenly became clear to him. He could even begin attempting to refine Tier 7 Pills.

However, Tier 7 Pills would produce Pill Lightning. Xiao Jie was still only a Four-Star Dou Emperor, and dealing with Pill Lightning would be far too strenuous and troublesome. He would wait until he reached the Dou Zong level before refining Tier 7 Pills.

Xiao Jie suddenly thought of the Method of Refining Heavenly Demon Puppets that had appeared in the original story. That thing was practically the natural nemesis of Pill Lightning from Tier 7 and Tier 8 Pills. He planned to obtain it when he had the chance.

After reading through the alchemist's insights, Xiao Jie turned his attention to the pill recipes obtained from the inheritance. To his surprise, the inherited pill recipes covered everything from Tier 1 Pills to Tier 8 Pills.

Among them were four Tier 8 Pill Recipes: the Poria Green Pill, Evergreen Longevity Pill, Honor-Advancing Pill, and Honored Spirit Pill. It seemed that this Tier 8 Alchemist had not reached Tier 8 long ago. Otherwise, he would not have possessed only four Tier 8 Pill Recipes.

There were eleven Tier 7 Pill Recipes, including the Yin-Yang Soul-Returning Pill, Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill, Yin-Yang Life Soul Pill, Primordial Blood Spirit Pill, Ancestor Origin Pill, and more.

As for the refining techniques, there was nothing particularly remarkable about them. Xiao Jie merely took their strengths to make up for his weaknesses and gained some insights. After absorbing everything, he frowned and fell into deep thought.

Thinking back, this Life Simulation had not seemed to go smoothly. He had not obtained the Fallen Heart Flame or the Sea Heart Flame. Aside from subduing the Three Thousand Burning Flame in the Pill Tower, he had gained no other Heavenly Flames in the Central Plains. When he went out in search of the Volcanic Stone Flame, he had even been killed by a Soul Hall Elder, who had clearly been following him all along.

Furthermore, his cultivation had progressed far too slowly in this simulation. Although he had still advanced faster than most people, Xiao Jie was clearly dissatisfied with that speed. As for opportunities involving Heavenly Flames, there had been even fewer. He had only obtained the Mystic Yellow Flame and the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Xiao Jie recalled that the Simulator had once explained that the Heavenly Flames of the Battle Through the Heavens World contained the world's origin and fortune. Why, then, had he still died so miserably after absorbing five Heavenly Flames? Could it be that he had not absorbed enough? Even if the two Heavenly Flames obtained from the Simulator did not contain the fortune of this world, the other three should still have contained considerable fortune.

In the original story, after Xiao Yan absorbed three Heavenly Flames and headed to the Central Plains Continent, he was practically unstoppable. Even when trouble arose, he would ultimately escape danger safely, perfectly demonstrating that opportunities and dangers coexisted.

In contrast, after absorbing the two Heavenly Flames he obtained in reality, he still seemed rather ordinary when he went to the Central Plains Continent. Could it be that the Simulator's extraction of the world's origin power caused this world to hate him?

And Xiao Yan himself was the chosen son of the Battle Through the Heavens World, naturally carrying a measure of fortune. Was that why, after absorbing three Heavenly Flames and heading to the Central Plains Continent, he could turn danger into safety?

Yet after Xiao Jie absorbed two Heavenly Flames and went there, his performance remained ordinary. Could it be that the fortune gained from absorbing them and the world's hatred canceled each other out? Or had they not completely offset the World Will's suppression? Otherwise, the Soul Hall would not have set its sights on him the moment he left home.

With one gain and one loss, his fortune in this world was vastly inferior to Xiao Yan's. Fortunately, he had kept a low profile and quietly developed within the Xiao Clan during his youth, and few people knew of him. Since he belonged to the same clan as Xiao Yan, this world's chosen son, perhaps Xiao Yan's fortune had also protected him and allowed him to grow smoothly without suffering the fate of clan annihilation. Otherwise, he would have been targeted by the World Will and died miserably the moment he stepped outside, never having the chance to grow to this point.

It seemed he still needed to absorb more Heavenly Flames, especially Heavenly Flames from the real world. The World Will was rather rigid. Perhaps as long as he absorbed enough Heavenly Flames and his fortune surpassed Xiao Yan's, the original chosen son, this world might begin to favor him instead?

The more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed. Then he had to obtain the Fallen Heart Flame and Sea Heart Flame. Otherwise, if he went to a place like the Central Plains Continent, where high-level Dou Saints existed, and was targeted by the World Will, any Soul Hall Elder could set their sights on him, leaving him with nowhere to run.

And he was already a Dou Emperor. In the Northwest Continent, the strongest beings were at most peak Dou Zongs, and even those were elusive figures who rarely showed themselves. The Northwest Continent was still relatively safe.

With his Four-Star Dou Emperor cultivation, along with the Heavenly Fire Three-Mysterious Transformation, numerous high-grade Dou Techniques, and pills, no one below a high-level Dou Zong should be capable of killing him.

Therefore, he needed to develop properly in the Northwest Continent first. Once he reached the Dou Zong or Dou Venerate realm and then headed to the Central Plains Continent, he would have nothing to fear from Soul Hall Protectors as long as a Soul Hall Elder-level expert did not personally act against him.

Having made up his mind, Xiao Jie summoned the Simulator again and said,

"Simulator, begin the Life Simulation."

"Ding. You currently have four simulations available. Would you like to begin a Life Simulation?"

"Yes."

"Life Simulation begins."

"Day 1: Shi Jian sent someone to inform you that two Dou Emperor experts from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion wished to take Qing Lin away, but they were stopped by him and Hai Bodong."

"Day 2: You completed a transaction with the Dou Emperors of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion. One of them took Qing Lin away, while the other followed you for three years."

"Day 3: You took Hai Bodong and the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor to the Black-Corner Region."

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"Day 63: You handed five Sixth-grade Pills to the Eight-Fan Sect for auction, causing a stir among the high-level experts throughout the Black-Corner Region."

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"Day 159: As your reputation as a peak Sixth-grade Alchemist spread through the Black-Corner Region, an endless stream of people came to ask you to refine pills."

"Day 266: Your reputation in the Black-Corner Region gradually surpassed Han Feng's, and some people began to address you with the title Medicine Emperor."

"Day 356: Fearing that Han Feng would summon Soul Hall Protectors to ambush you, you offered two Ancestor-Breaking Pills and three Emperor-Extreme Pills as payment and had Bai Ya invite a Three-Star Dou Zong vice sect master from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion to protect you for three years."

"Day 713: Because of you, Medicine Emperor Han Feng put a Tier 7 Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill and Emperor-Extreme Pills up for auction, while spreading word that he had already become a Seventh-grade Alchemist."

"Day 937: You successfully refined the mid-tier Tier 7 Pill, the Yin-Yang Life Soul Pill, suppressing Han Feng's momentum just after he had overtaken you. Han Feng completely bore a grudge against you because of this."

"Day 1,230: Knowing that he had no way to kill you while facing a Three-Star Dou Zong and two high-level Dou Emperors, Han Feng shifted his target to the Fallen Heart Flame within Jia Nan Academy."

"Day 1,282: Han Feng gathered three Dou Zong-level combatants, along with six Dou Emperors and twelve Dou Wangs, and secretly headed for the Inner Academy of Jia Nan Academy to seize the Fallen Heart Flame."

"Day 1,285: After Han Feng headed to Jia Nan Academy, you also secretly followed behind alone. At this time, your cultivation had already reached the Eight-Star Dou Emperor level."