Sixth Simulation, the Fourth Blue Talent

[Current Rank]: Embryonic Breath Realm (great perfection)

[Simulation cost]: 10,000 low-grade Spirit Stones per attempt

[Remaining energy]: 100,000

[Begin simulation?]

[Drawing Talents...]

[Ding! Draw successful...]

[You may choose any one of the following Talents]

[Blue Talent: Ascension]: After using this Talent, you may elevate a Talent of blue grade or below, raising its grade by one major tier. (Note: one-use Talent, usable only once per simulation.)

[Blue Talent: Fortune]: On the path of fortune, nothing can stand in your way. Have you ever heard of a child of destiny? Although this Talent cannot make you one outright, you already possess the qualifications.

[Green Talent: Divine Body]: You will possess a random Divine Body.

[Ding! Selection successful. Beginning simulation...]

[Ding! No simulation reward was selected after the Fifth Simulation. It has therefore been carried over into the Sixth Simulation.]

[Age 20: As you watched the simulation interface disappear, you knew you had become the Simulated Clone. You had already anticipated this, however, and your first action was to select the Fifth Simulation's reward.]

[You chose Option Two [2]: your life experience and talents at the time of death (including the blue talents "Eye of Illusion," "Twice the Results with Half the Effort," and "Beloved Object").]

[Choosing cultivation would draw the notice of the [Nascent Soul True Lords], leading to the same ending as the previous simulation.]

[Thus, choosing the Talent was best!]

[After selecting your simulation reward, you turned your attention to the Talent drawn this time, [Blue Talent: Ascension].]

[You would certainly be upgrading a [Blue Talent] at present,]

[You examined your other [Blue Talents] aside from [Ascension]. They were]

[Twice the Results with Half the Effort],

[Eye of Illusion],

[Beloved Object]

[Your gaze first settled on [Twice the Results with Half the Effort].]

[This Talent had accompanied you through several simulations. Its effect was simple yet powerful—it improved efficiency and reduced difficulty.]

[Whether cultivating and comprehending the Dao or handling mundane affairs, it allowed you to achieve greater results with less effort.]

[You recalled efficiently sorting through missions in the Black Market and locating precisely the ancient texts you needed amid a sea of books.]

[It was like a reliable companion, silently nourishing every step of your progress.]

[If ascended, its effects would surely become even more astonishing. Bottlenecks that once required patient, painstaking effort might be overcome in a single stride, and you could grasp the essence of complex, obscure spellcraft in a short time.]

[It represented a smoother, more efficient path of cultivation.]

[Yet your brow furrowed slightly.]

[Could efficiency truly resolve your current predicament?]

[You recalled those [Nascent Soul True Lords] in the previous simulation, perched high above the clouds, treating all living beings as chess pieces. Before such existences, what meaning was there in cultivating a little faster or becoming a little more proficient in Spellcraft?]

[Like an ant, no matter how strong it grew through training, a human could still crush it with a single finger.]

[[Twice the Results with Half the Effort] could make you outstanding among "ants," but it could not give you the strength to contend with "humans."]

[Your gaze shifted to [Eye of Illusion].]

[This Talent had once opened a new window through which you could observe the world.]

[It allowed you to discern information, see through Falsehood, and even glimpse the opportunities and calamities awaiting others.]

[With it, you had avoided countless traps and enjoyed unbroken success when "reading fates" in the Black Market.]

[It granted you a detached perspective, allowing you to barely make out the contours of your surroundings through the fog.]

[If ascended, these "eyes" would surely become sharper.]

[Perhaps they could see through higher-level disguises, or even catch sight of the invisible threads entwined around your own Destiny?]

[Information was the most powerful weapon against the unknown.]

[Seeing more clearly meant detecting danger sooner and finding a chance of survival more precisely.]

[But... then what?]

[Once you saw clearly, then what?]

[You had seen through the trap in the Blazing Fire Sect Secret Realm, yet its aftermath still killed you instantly;]

[You had sensed something wrong toward the end of the Fourth Simulation, yet remained powerless to change your manipulated Destiny;]

[Even at the end of the Fifth Simulation, you had sacrificed your own life to glimpse one corner of the chessboard and see the figures of four True Lords]

[—but what of it? You could still only walk toward annihilation with that understanding.]

[[Eye of Illusion] could let you understand why you died, but it might not let you live longer.]

[In this world where Rank determined everything, knowing certain truths only deepened despair.]

[Finally, your gaze settled on [Beloved Object].]

[Its ability was that, after using this Talent, you would obtain the thing you needed most in your current circumstances,]

[(Note: things involving too great a difference in [Rank] are excluded. This is a one-use Talent, usable only once per simulation.)]

[This was a one-use Talent. Generally, one-use Talents had superior mechanics and potency. Moreover, it provided what you needed most in your "current circumstances." As you were now, what was there left to hesitate over?]