Thoughts

"Ding, the current number of simulations is one. Do you wish to begin the simulation?"

"Start simulation."

"Day 1: You continue your cultivation as always."

"Day 2: You continue your cultivation as always."

"Day 971: You break through to become a Dou Practitioner, becoming the number one genius of the Jia Ma Empire. Your name resounds throughout the Jia Ma Empire."

"Day 992: The current Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun, personally visits to take you as her direct disciple, but you refuse. Yun Yun leaves in disappointment, though she states that the doors of the Misty Cloud Sect will always be open to you."

"Day 1,058: Jia Nan Academy arrives in Wutan City for recruitment. You pass the test and successfully enter Jia Nan Academy as an outer court student. Several inner court elders, having heard of you, come to offer to take you as their disciple."

"Day 1,783: The outer court examination begins. You are now a two-star Dou Grandmaster, and you easily win your first match."

"Day 1,785: You enter the top eight; the other contestants do not want to run into you."

"Day 1,786: You defeat your final opponent and secure first place."

"Day 1,787: Hu Gan takes you and four others into the library to select cultivation methods and Dou Techniques. Inside, you obtain the Profound-tier high-level movement Dou Technique, Sky-Treading Snow."

"Day 2,110: You break through to become a Dou Ling."

"Day 2,130: You plan to head out to the Black-Corner Region for training."

"Day 2,161: You are hunted down after being discovered to be carrying immense wealth."

"Day 2,163: You are hunted for three days. Unable to endure it any longer, you perish together with two Dou Ling experts."

"This simulation has ended."

"Available items from this simulation: Profound-tier high-level Dou Technique 'Wind Extremity: Sunset Flare', Profound-tier high-level movement Dou Technique 'Sky-Treading Snow', 100 gold coins."

Xiao Jie stares at the three options in silence, silently selecting the Profound-tier high-level movement Dou Technique, Sky-Treading Snow. There is no other reason; the Misty Cloud Sect's Dou Techniques are neither suited to his own attributes nor easy to explain the origin of. As for the 100 gold coins, Xiao Jie ignores them entirely.

Movement Dou Techniques can be learned regardless of one's attributes, much like flight-type Dou Techniques.

This simulation was intended to verify a hypothesis in his heart. Before starting the simulation, Xiao Jie had wondered whether he should go to the Misty Cloud Sect, as his talent would likely lead to him being taken as a disciple by Yun Yun.

Thus, it is highly probable that the life simulation proceeds according to the user's thoughts at the start of the simulation. This allows Xiao Jie to attempt different life paths and select the optimal choice.

When the Simulator appeared, Xiao Jie realized that a small portion of the origin power and destiny of this world is attached to the Heavenly Flames. This is why the Heavenly Flames of this world are more precious and rare than other exotic items of different attributes. Aside from the Nihility Devouring Flame and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, which are unique and cannot have a second instance, other Heavenly Flames can have two or more existences simultaneously.

To absorb the origin power and destiny of this world, one must devour Heavenly Flames, and this makes the powerful cultivation method, the Flame Mantra, unavoidable.

As for how to obtain it, getting it from Yao Lao is likely unrealistic, so Xiao Jie can obtain it through the Simulator. As long as he controls the direction of the life simulation, the entry for the Flame Mantra might appear, making it possible to draw it.

As for how to explain the origin of the Flame Mantra? Yao Lao obtained it from ruins, so why couldn't Xiao Jie? Besides, by the time Yao Lao discovers it, Xiao Jie will likely no longer fear him and will not need to explain himself to anyone.

Having thought it through, Xiao Jie has a plan in mind. Future simulations will focus on obtaining the Flame Mantra. With his current cultivation speed, he must reach the level of a Dou Practitioner within three years; he must obtain it within that timeframe.

With that decided, he puts away the movement technique scroll, rises, and heads out the door.