Powerless

Lin Chao obtained the Reincarnation Simulator. This was his third reincarnation.

In his first reincarnation, he was reborn as a Qi cultivator.

Of course, he was just an ordinary Qi cultivator.

Eventually, he was taken to the palace by the Sun Emperor of Great Jing to refine the Immortality Elixir.

According to the simulated reincarnation experience.

He worked tirelessly in the Sun Palace and ultimately refined two pseudo-Immortality Elixirs.

Although they were called Immortality Elixirs, they actually had significant flaws.

Moreover, they couldn't grant true immortality.

Of course, extending lifespan was not a problem at all.

If Lin Chao remembered correctly, he had fallen off a cliff and died at that time.

Did the two unfinished Immortality Elixirs he refined somehow end up outside?

"Legend has it that a Qi cultivator refined an Immortality Elixir, which was eventually lost and picked up by a woman," Zhang Daolin said, his face solemn. "And that woman is now suspected to be in Beiling City.

The purpose of our Northern Cold Hall's visit is to cooperate with Tai Qing Palace to apprehend that woman.

We are currently investigating her identity and have already found some clues.

Once the people from Tai Qing Palace arrive tomorrow, the investigation will intensify, and it's likely they'll find her soon."

Speaking of this, Zhang Daolin appeared worried.

She took out a portrait. The portrait showed a middle-aged woman with above-average looks.

"So, the most important thing now is for you to quickly find this woman and bring her here."

Lin Chao listened to Zhang Daolin's words and looked at the portrait, his expression momentarily stunned.

"I've seen her."

This woman was quite famous in Beiling City.

She was the wife of Ma Wanqian, Beiling's wealthiest man.

However, Ma Wanqian died of a sudden illness shortly after marrying her.

This woman thus became Beiling City's richest widow.

She always wore a veil, and very few people had seen her true face.

However, on one occasion, Lin Chao caught a fleeting glimpse of her face.

Of course, they had never formally interacted.

"You know her?" Zhang Daolin's heart leaped upon hearing this. "Quickly hide her."

He didn't ask who the woman was.

It was meaningless and could lead to misunderstandings.

"Mhm," Lin Chao nodded.

He certainly wouldn't hand this woman over to the Azure Lord.

He was still in the midst of his simulated life, and the enemy of his family in this life was the Azure Lord.

To achieve a high score, he would most likely need to eliminate the Azure Lord.

He would naturally not hand over this woman, who was suspected of possessing the Immortality Elixir, to the Azure Lord.

However, he was indeed interested in meeting this woman.

He wanted to see what kind of effect the Immortality Elixir he personally refined would have.

"Sigh..." But at this moment, Zhang Daolin's expression was still not good. "Heaven's will favors the Azure Lord. Even if we are lucky enough to prevent the Immortality Elixir from falling into the Azure Lord's hands, we..."

Zhang Daolin's face showed immense disappointment and dejection.

Everyone knew about the Azure Lord's debauchery and excess.

The people at the bottom of society were the easiest to satisfy in this world.

As long as they were given enough to eat and not starve, they would strive to live.

However, Great Cang offered people no way to survive.

In any dynasty, a dynasty like Great Cang would almost certainly be overthrown.

Unfortunately, this was Great Cang.

This was Great Cang, favored by heaven's will.

There were hundreds of peasant uprisings and countless assassination attempts by chivalrous individuals every year.

Even the most powerful empire couldn't withstand such constant turmoil.

Yet, the Azure Lord was still doing well.

Zhang Daolin knew that their chances of defeating the Azure Lord were slim, but he was still unwilling to give up.

Zhang Daolin even wished the Twelve Exotic Treasures hadn't fallen from the sky.

The Northern Cold Hall was merely a local powerful clan.

If that were the case, the Zhang family wouldn't have suffered such humiliation; the entire Zhang family couldn't even protect his wife and daughter.

The world wouldn't be suffering like this.

In the past, even if the Zhang family didn't have the extraordinary status they held now, even emperors would have treated the Zhang family with great respect.

"Man proposes, but fate disposes," Lin Chao said, appearing quite calm.

Although he felt the simulated world was identical to reality, perhaps even reality itself.

At that time, his mindset still couldn't help but feel a bit like he was playing a game with life.

He was now caught in a line of thought, a paradox.

What if he changed history?

Or was it he who created history?