#2 - Chapter 2: Fairy in Colorful Clothes

"I'm at the third level of Qi training?"

Feeling the breakthrough in his cultivation, Lin Changqing swallowed hard, repeatedly looking at the line of text on the panel.

【Whether the simulation is successful or not, the cultivation gained during the simulation will be reflected in reality.】

"This cheat is too OP…"

Lin Changqing took two deep breaths; the cultivation from the simulation could actually be reflected in reality!

Doesn't this mean that in the future, he can just play a text-based simulation game at home, and his cultivation will skyrocket?

Besides, how long did that one simulation take just now?

It seemed like only five or six seconds, right?

Lin Changqing's current mood was one of immense excitement. His golden finger was far more powerful than he had initially guessed.

Using a simulator to avoid future risks still requires risking oneself, right?

But now, there's no need!

He can just stay at home, close the door, lie on the bed, and simulate like playing a game in his previous life!

Moreover, he discovered another heaven-defying aspect of this simulator.

This is a simulation; he's not afraid of death! As long as he simulates enough times, he's practically an immortal being, which means he can repeatedly learn from his mistakes in the simulation.

His cultivation will eventually improve through repeated trial and error.

There's a saying in the novel *Shrouding the Heavens*: even a pig can become an immortal if it cultivates for two million years.

"The most difficult thing in life is actually trial and error; many people only have one chance in their entire lives."

"But now, this simulator is giving me countless opportunities to restart my life."

Lin Changqing clenched his fist. He thought about many things, the various hardships of the past thirty years. At this moment, he suddenly thought of a saying.

The future is promising!

【Do you want to start the second simulation?】

【Confirm】

【Starting simulation…】

Lin Changqing, filled with anticipation, began his second simulation.

【You have been reborn with the cultivation of the third level of Qi training from the previous simulation.】

【Your next choice is…】

【A: Still go to the Golden Sun Secret Realm to explore opportunities, but there is a risk of death.】

【B: Honestly stay at home and cultivate.】

Lin Changqing chose A without hesitation. At the same time, the appearance of the first line of simulation text confirmed a guess he had.

This simulation is indeed linked to his real self.

Now that he has reached the third level of Qi training, he also has the cultivation of the third level of Qi training in the simulation.

【You chose to go to the Golden Sun Secret Realm. Three days later, the secret realm opened, and you and a group of rogue cultivators followed the Wang family inside.】

【After entering the secret realm, Taoist Black Fire divided you into ten teams. You were still assigned to the fourth team, but unlike last time, due to your cultivation at the third level of Qi training, you became the vice-captain of the fourth team.】

【The Wang family's law enforcement team began urging you rogue cultivators to scout the way for them. Based on the experience of the last simulation, you deliberately stayed at the back of the fourth team.】

【No one dared to say anything to you. After all, you were the vice-captain, at the third level of Qi training, and your strength in the fourth team was second only to Scarface. You could choose any position you wanted, and no one would dare to speak up.】

【Three hours passed, and you reached the turning point of your previous life, the cave of the black demon tiger. Just like last time, the fourth team entered the cave, the black demon tiger appeared, and the first four people died, while the fifth was seriously injured.】

【Because of the experience from the last simulation, you were at the back of the team and successfully avoided the black demon tiger's attack. After two minutes, the Wang family's law enforcement team arrived and killed the black demon tiger.】

【The Wang family's law enforcement team member was at the sixth level of Qi training and looked down on the broken magical artifacts and pills in the cave. He told you surviving rogue cultivators to divide them up.】

【As before, the captain, Scarface, chose first, taking the best items.】

【However, unlike last time, when you were seriously injured and could only pick the leftovers in the cave, ultimately obtaining only a bottle of Qi Gathering Pills.】

【This time, as the vice-captain, with the cultivation of the third level of Qi training, and without being seriously injured, you were ranked behind Scarface to choose. You took a broken magical artifact, a black small sword, and five bottles of Qi Gathering Pills.】

【This harvest was several times better than last time. You were happy, knowing that with these five bottles of Qi Gathering Pills, you could break through to the peak of the third level of Qi training. As long as you could find some more pills, you could gather enough resources to break through to the fourth level of Qi training.】

【The next half hour went smoothly. Your team found another cave, which contained a demon beast at the third level of Qi training. You and Scarface worked together to kill it, and you obtained another five bottles of Qi Gathering Pills.】

"Good!" Lin Changqing clenched his fist excitedly as he watched the text on the panel update. With the pills obtained in the secret realm, he now had enough to break through to the fourth level of Qi training!

"I wonder if I can find an opportunity to break through to the fifth level of Qi training. It is said that the secret realm contains Spirit Opening Grass, which, when consumed, can allow one to break through to the fifth level of Qi training, and even reach the peak of the fifth level."

Lin Changqing's eyes showed anticipation as he continued to watch the panel update.

【After another hour, your luck was not as good as last time. You did not find any caves. At this moment, you heard that the second team had discovered a cave in the west and obtained Spirit Opening Grass inside.】

【You secretly thought to yourself that you would ask a member of the second team later where they found the cave, so that you could go straight there to get the Spirit Opening Grass in the next simulation.】

【After another hour, the exploration of the secret realm ended. The Wang family's law enforcement team found a major opportunity in an internal cave.】

【You saw radiant light and rich spiritual energy emanating from the depths of the dense forest. After a while, you saw the returning Wang family members, and the leading Taoist Black Fire was filled with joy and excitement. You couldn't help but wonder what treasure the Wang family had obtained.】

【Something that could excite someone at the peak of the tenth level of Qi training.】

"Could it be that the major opportunity the Wang family obtained is a treasure that can help with Foundation Establishment?"

Lin Changqing pondered, feeling that this was very likely.

After all, Taoist Black Fire had already reached the peak of the tenth level of Qi training, and the only thing that could excite him should be something related to Foundation Establishment.

【The Golden Sun Secret Realm ended. You found a member of the second team and asked where they found the Spirit Opening Grass. That person did not hesitate and told you directly. After all, they had already obtained the opportunity, so what harm was there in telling you? Moreover, he spoke with a hint of boasting.】

【After obtaining the location of the cave with the Spirit Opening Grass, you returned home. Relying on the ten bottles of Qi Gathering Pills, you successfully broke through to the fourth level of Qi training within five days.】

【Now that you have reached the fourth level of Qi training, you have the following choices.】

【A: Stay at home and cultivate.】

【B: Go out and train.】

【C: Go to the inner city of Blackwater Market to seek further opportunities for breakthrough.】

"Going out to train with my current cultivation is just courting death. I'll go directly to the inner city."

Lin Changqing directly chose option C.

Although Blackwater Market is said to be a market, it actually covers a vast area, comparable to a huge city, with hundreds of thousands of cultivators, divided into outer and inner cities.

The inner city has all kinds of secret realm-related information.

It is easier to find opportunities for breakthrough there.

Many Foundation Establishment families, and even True Core families, have stationed branches in the inner city.

【You chose to go to the inner city of Blackwater Market.】

【As soon as you entered the inner city, you saw various families and sects recruiting people to go to secret realms.】

【You even saw the City Lord's faction recruiting people, offering generous conditions, but unfortunately, the minimum requirement was the fifth level of Qi training.】

"Actually, going to the City Lord's faction would be the best choice. The待遇is good, and as a rogue cultivator, going to the City Lord's faction is the best choice," Lin Changqing thought. The City Lord of Blackwater Market is Fairy Neon Skirt.

This Fairy Neon Skirt is the person who founded Blackwater Market, with a Middle Core Formation cultivation level, and is well-known in the western part of Wu Kingdom.

Because this fairy was once a rogue cultivator herself, she takes care of rogue cultivators.

The City Lord's faction does not treat rogue cultivators as consumables for exploring secret realms, like the Wang family.

The City Lord's faction genuinely offers generous待遇to rogue cultivators.

Unfortunately, his cultivation is not high enough.