The second simulation, a second green talent

[Drawing talents...]

He took a look and found that most of the talents were still white, with only one green talent.

Naturally, he chose that talent without hesitation—[Slight Fortune] (Your Fortune increases slightly).

[Simulation begins...]

[[Age 0]: You are born into the Chen Lineage as a collateral descendant with mediocre aptitude.]

[[Age 20]: You break through to the second level of the Embryonic Breath Realm and awaken the Simulator.]

[Drawing on memories of your previous life and experience from your first simulation, you become more seasoned in your dealings with others.]

[You also retrieve the Body-Tempering Spirit Herb from the mountain behind the estate ahead of time. After consuming it, your foundation becomes firmer.]

[Talent activated]: [Slight Fortune] (Green)

[—Your Fortune is slightly better than an ordinary person's, making it easier for you to encounter minor opportunities and avoid minor calamities.]

[[Age 25]: At the Lineage's annual tournament, you intend to conceal your abilities, but a mistake by your opponent lets you "luckily" make it into the top twenty, earning a bottle of [Qi-Blood Pill].]

[Drawing on your simulation experience, you use this bottle of pills to build a connection with a straightforward steward who oversees the herb garden.]

[[Age 28]: You accept a mission to escort a merchant caravan to nearby Maple Forest City.]

[You encounter a small band of marauders along the way. You fight valiantly at the forefront, and though you suffer minor injuries, your performance catches the eye of the elder from the third branch leading the party.]

[After the mission ends, you wander around Maple Forest City and unexpectedly pick up an incomplete copy of the "Golden Stone Bone Tempering Art" at a secondhand stall for an extremely low price.]

[This is a supplementary body-refining art focused on the "Ultimate Strength" stage. (Opportunity one: Acquired a special body-refining art)]

[[Age 30]: With the "Golden Stone Bone Tempering Art" and steady accumulation, you break through as naturally as water flowing into a channel, reaching the third level of the Embryonic Breath Realm—"Ultimate Strength"!]

[A single punch sends sonic booms rolling out, and you can now faintly shake space itself.]

[Your reputation rises swiftly among the Lineage's collateral descendants, and you are permitted to enter the second floor of the Book Repository to study more advanced martial techniques.]

[[Age 35]: The Zhao Lineage of Maple Forest City, which also has a Foundation Establishment Ancestor, sends an envoy, seeking to strengthen marriage ties with the Chen Family.]

[Because your Cultivation stands out among descendants of marriageable age, and your foundation is solid,]

[The Lineage chooses you to become cultivation partners with Zhao Qingxuan, a woman of the Zhao Lineage whose aptitude is likewise mediocre but whose temperament is gentle.]

[You offer no resistance, knowing full well that this is the fate of a Lineage descendant.]

[[Age 36]: You marry Zhao Qingxuan. Thanks to some of the dowry brought by the Zhao Lineage, including a batch of good-quality [Body-Tempering Stones],]

[Your cultivation speed increases slightly. (Opportunity two: Gained resources through marriage)]

[[Age 40]: Your eldest son, Chen An, is born. You begin to feel the pressure and responsibility of raising children and work even harder at cultivating.]

[[Age 45]: During a visit to Maple Forest City with Zhao Qingxuan to see her family,]

[You use sightseeing as an excuse and, following vague memories from your previous life, find a crude cave abode behind a waterfall amid treacherous terrain outside the city, where a cultivator of an earlier generation passed away in meditation.]

[The cultivator in the cave abode passed away long ago, leaving only a crystalline skeleton and a small [Spirit-Gathering Cushion]. The cushion can gather a modest amount of spiritual energy, accelerating cultivation. (Opportunity three: Discovered a predecessor's legacy)]

[[Age 48]: With the "Golden Stone Bone Tempering Art," the "Spirit-Gathering Cushion," and your own diligent cultivation,]

[You successfully cultivate "Ultimate Strength" to minor mastery, and your physical toughness far surpasses others at your level.]

[[Age 55]: The Lineage discovers a small Black Iron Vein and clashes with the rival Li Lineage.]

[You are summoned to take part in the battle for the vein. Relying on your powerful body, you fight two opponents of the same level alone without losing, making a valuable contribution to the Lineage's struggle for the vein.]

[This battle earns you the nickname "Iron-Boned Chen Fan" within the Lineage, and you are rewarded with a precious bottle of [Jade Marrow Liquid].]

[[Age 60]: After consuming the [Jade Marrow Liquid], you bring "ultimate strength" to major mastery in one stroke. Your body is flawless, your blood and vital energy surge like a dragon, and your strength reaches the theoretical limit of the mortal realms!]

[You feel that the membrane of space around you is within reach, and a full-power strike can now briefly tear the void apart. You reach perfection in the Embryonic Breath Realm, and your lifespan soars to five hundred years!]

[The Lineage holds a celebration for you. Your standing rises with the tide, and you advance from an ordinary collateral descendant to a Lineage steward with a measure of Authority.]

[[Age 70]: Your Cultivation has reached a bottleneck, and you begin shifting your focus toward nurturing your descendants and managing Lineage affairs.]

[You use your authority to secure better cultivation resources for your children.]

[Your second daughter, Chen Xue, displays promising cultivation talent, catching the eye of a Lineage elder who accepts her as a nominal disciple.]

[[Age 90]: Limited by her aptitude, your first wife, Zhao Qingxuan, remains stuck at the second level of the Embryonic Breath Realm. As her lifespan draws to an end, she passes away peacefully.]

[Your heart grows heavy, and you devote yourself even more fully to the Great Dao and the Lineage.]

[[Age 110]: With vast quantities of resources poured into him, your eldest son, Chen An, barely manages to break through to the third level of the Embryonic Breath Realm, but his potential is exhausted.]

[You begin placing your hopes in your grandchildren.]

[[Age 130]: Under your leadership, your branch gradually flourishes, becoming one of the stronger collateral branches.]

[You also maintain a good relationship with the main branch and often receive guidance.]

[[Age 150]: Though your lifespan is long, you know full well that without an opportunity capable of defying Heaven, the path to immortality is beyond your reach.]

[You begin compiling everything you have learned and witnessed throughout your life, writing works that record your insights into the "Golden Stone Bone Tempering Art" and your many experiences in battle, leaving them as a Legacy for the Lineage.]

[[Age 170]: You sit in meditation during secluded cultivation and attempt a breakthrough, but your aptitude still holds you back. The breakthrough fails, damaging your foundation and aggravating your hidden injuries.]

[[Age 250]: Because of your diligent service to the Lineage over so many years, coupled with your virtue and prestige,]

[You receive an exceptional promotion to collateral branch steward. You know this is an idle post the Lineage has given you because you no longer have any value for them to exploit.]

[[Age 283]: One of your descendants finally breaks through to the [Qi Refining Realm], though it is only the lowest grade, [Human-grade Qi Refining].]

[Still, this indirectly solidifies your position as collateral branch steward.]

[[Age 300]: You confirm that this descendant of yours, the newly advanced [Qi Refining Realm] cultivator, has a sound disposition,]

[And upright character. Though this descendant's strength dwarfs yours, you are still treated with respect as an elder. You reckon that even after you are gone, your branch will continue to receive considerable care.]

[With no worries left behind you, you decide to stake everything on breaking through to the [Qi Refining Realm],]

[Though failure is highly likely. Had you attempted to break through to [human-grade Qi Refining] in your youth, you might have had some hope,]

[But now you are advanced in years and burdened with far too many hidden injuries. Your chances of success are vanishingly small, even for the weakest grade, [Human-grade Qi Refining]!]

[Yet you still want to try, for no other reason than that you have spent more than enough time in this realm.]

[Though [perfection in the Embryonic Breath Realm] supposedly grants a lifespan of five hundred years, you have accumulated hidden injuries over many years, and that lifespan is only theoretical.]

[You estimate that living into your four hundreds would already be your limit!]

[You attempt to break through to [human-grade Qi Refining], but the outcome does not go as you wish. You fail once again, worsening your hidden injuries and damaging your foundation.]

[[Age 320]: Your two failed breakthroughs have severely diminished your lifespan. Your heart has also died, and you feel there is no hope left in life. Thus, you pass away in meditation in your residence.]

[This simulation has ended. Duration: 300 years.]

[Final realm]: Great Perfection of Embryonic Breath Realm (Ultimate Strength, major mastery)

[Assessment]: Diligent and steady, you rose by riding the prevailing tide and brought blessings to your Lineage. Though you never stepped onto the path to immortality, you could still be counted a mighty hero of the mortal realms.

[You may retain one of the following]:

[One]: Your Cultivation realm at the time of death (Great Perfection of Embryonic Breath Realm)

[Two]: Your life experience and talent at the time of death (Includes the green talent "Slight Fortune")

[Three]: The items you carried at the time of death (Incomplete "Golden Stone Bone Tempering Art," Spirit-Gathering Cushion)