Steadying Himself, Continue the Simulation!

[Simulator starting]

[Detected that the Simulation Talent from the previous simulation has not been saved. Would you like to move the Simulation Talent "Gluttonous and Lazy (White)" into a Talent Slot?]

[Remaining Talent Slots: 1]

[10 Simulation Points deducted]

[Remaining Simulation Points: 80]

[Randomly drawing Simulation Talent...]

[Simulation Talent drawn: Timid as a Mouse]

[Congratulations, you have obtained the White Simulation Talent: Timid as a Mouse]

[Timid as a Mouse (White): You are naturally timid. You are extremely cautious and careful in everything you do, and afraid of dealing with people.]

[After a week of consolidation, your cultivation was firmly stabilized at the Qi Refining Second Layer.]

[Reaching the Qi Refining Second Layer just one week after awakening, this cultivation speed was absolutely not much worse than that of the clan's Triple Spiritual Root Genius.]

[However, because of your timid nature, you did not make a show of it.]

[The next day, you cultivated in your room...]

[Cultivating...]

[One month later, you had cultivated diligently for an entire month, yet you still had not touched upon the threshold of the Qi Refining Third Layer.]

[You felt somewhat dejected.]

[You decided to go out and clear your mind.]

[Along the way, you were exceedingly cautious, terrified that someone might approach you.]

[Fortunately, you kept your head lowered the entire way, or hid behind whatever cover you could find.]

[No one approached you.]

[You overheard that the clan's Triple Spiritual Root Genius had already broken through to the Qi Refining Second Layer.]

[You knew that the Qi Refining Third Layer was not much of a bottleneck for a Triple Spiritual Root Genius. Before long, he would surpass you and break through to the Qi Refining Third Layer.]

[You grew even more disheartened.]

[In the second month, you still shut yourself away in your room, but your cultivation over the month was as sporadic as fishing for three days and drying nets for two.]

[Your cultivation showed no obvious improvement.]

[In the third month, your mother specially sent you a bottle of Yellow Grade Low Rank Qi Gathering Pills.]

[There were three pills in the bottle.]

[You swallowed a Qi Gathering Pill.]

[The pill melted the instant it entered your mouth. A coolness mixed with bitterness shot straight down your throat, followed by a surge of spiritual power bursting forth.]

[You calmed your mind and cultivated.]

[One hour later, you could feel the spiritual power in your body increase slightly.]

[Following your mother's instructions, you took one Qi Gathering Pill every ten days.]

[In the fourth month, after consuming all three Qi Gathering Pills, you sensed the bottleneck of the Qi Refining Third Layer.]

[You were overjoyed and continued cultivating.]

[In the fifth month, you cultivated in your room...]

[In the sixth month, you cultivated in your room...]

[In the seventh month, you successfully broke through to the Qi Refining Third Layer!]

[You told your parents about it, and they were happy for you as well.]

[You received another bottle of Yellow Grade Low Rank Qi Gathering Pills from your mother.]

[In the tenth month, the New Year arrived.]

[The clan was filled with joy and celebration.]

[But you still shut yourself away in your room.]

[Your parents were busy and did not have a reunion dinner with you.]

[You had long grown used to it, but you still could not help feeling disappointed deep down.]

[You chose to cultivate...]

[In the second year, after cultivating for several months, you still did not sense an opportunity to break through to the Qi Refining Fourth Layer.]

[You knew that you had encountered a bottleneck.]

[The Qi Refining Realm had nine layers. After breaking through to the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, one entered Mid-stage Qi Refining.]

[Even the clan's Triple Spiritual Root Genius disciples would need several months to break through to the Qi Refining Fourth Layer.]

[At dinner, you told your parents that you had encountered a bottleneck.]

[Your father gave you a token.]

[He told you, "Qi'er, encountering bottlenecks in cultivation is commonplace. This is the access token for the family's Scripture Pavilion."]

["The first floor of the Scripture Pavilion contains the cultivation summaries left behind by the Clan Ancestors. They may be of some help to you."]

["You may also go to the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion and choose some suitable techniques to cultivate. Many cultivators, when they encounter bottlenecks, choose to temper their techniques in search of an opportunity."]

[Inspired by his father, you arrived at the family's Scripture Pavilion the next day.]

[But you did not dare enter for a long time.]

[You lingered before the Scripture Pavilion for an hour before finally mustering the courage to go inside.]

[The disciple guarding the Scripture Pavilion entrance thought you were strange and watched you with an unfriendly gaze.]

[Your hand trembled as you presented the token your father had given you.]

[The guarding disciple's expression shifted, and he let you enter.]

[You successfully entered the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion.]

[There were many Bamboo Slips stored on the first floor, but they were categorized in great detail, and you found the relevant bookshelf.]

[You began reading the cultivation summaries of the Clan Ancestors.]

[You learned that breaking through the bottleneck of Mid-stage Qi Refining was closely related to one's Spirit Root.]

[The more Spirit Roots one had, the more bottlenecks one needed to break through.]

[Thus, a Five Spirit Root had to break through five bottlenecks, while a Heavenly Spiritual Root only needed to break through one.]

[You suddenly felt that the heavens were truly unfair.]

[After learning more, you planned to go to the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion.]

[An elder presided over the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion.]

[You knew that he was the clan's Third Elder, Mu Shengda.]

[You cupped your hands to him and presented the token. He nodded in response and returned the token to you.]

["Go choose techniques suitable for yourself. Remember, do not bite off more than you can chew."]

[You nodded and walked toward the bookshelves.]

[After some deliberation, you ultimately chose two techniques.]

[Fire Snake Technique and Water Flowing Steps]

[Fire Snake Technique, a Yellow Grade High Rank offensive technique. Once mastered, it allowed one to transform spiritual power into a fire snake and command it against enemies.]

[Water Flowing Steps, a Yellow Grade High Rank movement technique. Inspired by the flow of water, once mastered, it allowed one to move upon water; even without water, it could increase one's speed.]

[Third Elder nodded in satisfaction when he saw you choose these two techniques.]

[He frankly stated that these were among the two strongest Yellow Grade techniques of the Mu Family.]

[However, he did not think highly of your cultivating both at once, saying that even cultivating only one of them would require a great deal of time.]

[Do not bite off more than you can chew.]

[Seeing that Third Elder was somewhat angry, panic immediately rose in your heart.]

[You were too timid to argue.]

[In the end, you chose Water Flowing Steps.]

[You felt that nothing was more important than running away.]

[Third Elder nodded, very satisfied with you.]

[You returned to your room while dodging and hiding every step of the way.]

[You felt that everywhere outside your room was unsafe.]

[Only your own room could put your mind at ease.]

[You continued your daily cultivation.]

[You also set aside time to cultivate Water Flowing Steps.]

[But cultivating Water Flowing Steps required you to go into the courtyard, making it difficult for you to settle your mind.]