Guess

Xiao Jie immersed his consciousness into the inheritance of the eighth-tier alchemist he had just acquired. This inheritance was divided into three parts: refining techniques, alchemical insights, and pill formulas.

Xiao Jie delved into the alchemical insights. After several hours of meticulous study, many of his previous questions regarding pill refining methods were suddenly resolved, and he felt he could even attempt to refine seventh-tier pills.

However, seventh-tier pills would trigger pill lightning, and as Xiao Jie was currently only a four-star Dou Emperor, dealing with pill lightning was still too strenuous and troublesome. He decided to wait until he reached the Dou Ancestor level before attempting to refine seventh-tier pills.

Xiao Jie suddenly recalled the method for refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet that appeared in the original story. That thing was a natural nemesis for seventh or eighth-tier pill lightning, and he planned to get his hands on it when the opportunity arose.

After finishing the alchemist's insights, Xiao Jie looked at the pill formulas obtained in the inheritance. He saw that the formulas ranged from the first to the eighth tier.

Among them were four eighth-tier formulas: the Poria Green Pill, Evergreen Longevity Pill, Honor-Advancing Pill, and Honored Spirit Pill. It seemed this eighth-tier alchemist had only recently reached the eighth tier; otherwise, there would not be only four eighth-tier formulas.

There were eleven seventh-tier formulas, including the Yin-Yang Soul-Returning Pill, Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill, Yin-Yang Life Soul Pill, Primordial Blood Spirit Pill, and Ancestor Origin Pill.

As for the refining techniques, there was nothing particularly brilliant, though Xiao Jie still took what was useful to supplement his own knowledge and gained some new realizations. After absorbing everything, Xiao Jie frowned and fell into deep thought.

Recalling this life simulation, it did not seem to go smoothly. He hadn't obtained the Fallen Heart Flame, nor the Sea Heart Flame. In the Central Plains, other than subduing the Three Thousand Burning Flame within the Pill Tower, he hadn't obtained any other Heavenly Flames. When he went out to search for the Volcanic Stone Flame, he was killed by a Soul Hall elder, who had clearly been tracking him for a long time.

Moreover, his cultivation progress in this simulation was too slow. Although faster than most, Xiao Jie was clearly dissatisfied with this speed, and there were few opportunities for Heavenly Flames, having only obtained the Mystic Yellow Flame and the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Xiao Jie recalled the Simulator's previous introduction: the Heavenly Flames of the Battle Through the Heavens world contained the origin and destiny of this world. Why did he still die so miserably after absorbing five Heavenly Flames? Was it because he hadn't absorbed enough? Even if the two Heavenly Flames obtained from the Simulator didn't contain the destiny of this world, the other three should have contained quite a bit.

In the original story, after Xiao Yan absorbed three Heavenly Flames and headed to the Central Plains, he was basically invincible. Even when he encountered trouble, he would turn danger into safety in the end, perfectly illustrating the principle that opportunity and danger coexist.

Looking at himself, after absorbing the two Heavenly Flames obtained in reality, he still appeared somewhat mediocre when heading to the Central Plains. Could it be that the Simulator extracting the world's origin power caused the world to loathe him?

Was Xiao Yan, as the Son of Destiny of the Battle Through the Heavens world, inherently carrying a share of destiny, which allowed him to turn danger into safety after absorbing three Heavenly Flames and heading to the Central Plains?

And yet, after he absorbed two Heavenly Flames and went there, he still performed mediocrely. Could it be that the destiny he absorbed and the world's loathing canceled each other out? Or perhaps it didn't fully offset the targeting of the world's will? Otherwise, he wouldn't have been targeted by the Soul Hall the moment he stepped out.

With this addition and subtraction, his destiny in this world was far inferior to Xiao Yan's. Fortunately, he had huddled in the Xiao Clan during his youth, growing silently without anyone knowing him. Because he was in the same clan as the world's Son of Destiny, Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan's destiny had shielded him, allowing him to grow smoothly without being wiped out. Otherwise, he would have been targeted by the world's will and died miserably the moment he stepped out, making it impossible to grow to where he was now.

It seemed he needed to absorb more Heavenly Flames, especially those in the real world. The world's will was quite rigid; perhaps if he absorbed enough Heavenly Flames and his destiny exceeded that of Xiao Yan, the original Son of Destiny, then this world might begin to favor him.

Thinking about it, this possibility might actually exist. Therefore, he had to obtain the Fallen Heart Flame and the Sea Heart Flame. Otherwise, if he went to the Central Plains, where high-level Dou Saints existed, and was targeted by the world's will, being tracked by a Soul Hall elder would leave him with nowhere to run.

He was currently a Dou Emperor, and in this Northwest Continent, there were at most peak Dou Ancestors, and even they were elusive. This Northwest Continent was still relatively safe.

With his four-star Dou Emperor cultivation, combined with the Heavenly Fire Three-Mysterious Transformation and numerous Earth-tier Dou Skills and pills, he believed that as long as it wasn't someone above a high-level Dou Ancestor, they wouldn't be able to kill him.

Therefore, he needed to develop in this Northwest Continent first. He would wait until he reached the Dou Ancestor or Dou Venerate level before heading to the Central Plains. By then, as long as it wasn't a Soul Hall elder-level powerhouse attacking him, he would have nothing to fear from the Soul Hall protectors.

Having decided, Xiao Jie summoned the Simulator again and said.

'Simulator, begin life simulation.'

'Ding, current available simulations: four. Proceed with life simulation?'

'Yes.'

'Life simulation begins.'

'Day 1: Shi Jian sends someone to inform you that two Dou Emperor powerhouses from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion want to take Qing Lin away, but they were blocked by him and Hai Bodong.'

'Day 2: You complete a transaction with the Dou Emperors of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion. They take Qing Lin, and one snake follows you for three years.'

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

'Day 63: You hand over five sixth-tier pills to the Eight-Fan Sect for auction, causing a stir among the high-level powerhouses of the entire Black-Corner Region.'

'Day 159: Because your reputation as a peak sixth-tier alchemist spreads in the Black-Corner Region, people coming to you to refine pills are endless.'

'Day 266: Your reputation in the Black-Corner Region gradually surpasses Han Feng, and people vaguely begin to address you by the title of Medicine Emperor.'

'Day 356: Fearing that Han Feng might call a Soul Hall protector to ambush you, you offer two Ancestor-Breaking Pills and three Emperor-Extreme Pills as conditions to have Bai Ya invite a three-star Dou Ancestor vice-sect leader from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion to protect you for three years.'

'Day 713: Medicine Emperor Han Feng, because of you, brings out a seventh-tier Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill and an Emperor-Extreme Pill for auction, and spreads the news that he is already a seventh-tier alchemist.'

'Day 937: You successfully refine the seventh-tier intermediate Yin-Yang Life Soul Pill, once again suppressing Han Feng's momentum, which had just overtaken yours. Han Feng harbors deep resentment toward you for this.'

'Day 1230: Han Feng, knowing he cannot kill you with a three-star Dou Ancestor and two high-level Dou Emperors present, shifts his target to the Fallen Heart Flame within Jia Nan Academy.'

'Day 1282: Han Feng gathers three Dou Ancestor-level combatants, along with six Dou Emperors and twelve Dou Kings, and quietly heads to the Inner Academy of Jia Nan Academy, intending to seize the Fallen Heart Flame.'

'Day 1285: After Han Feng heads to Jia Nan Academy, you also quietly follow behind alone. At this time, your cultivation has reached the eight-star Dou Emperor level.'