Chapter 52: Preparation for the Second Simulation

After pondering for a long time, Lin Heng still found no answer.

There was simply too much missing information; no matter how brilliant a person was, they could not conjure the truth out of nothing.

"Perhaps the answers can be found in the second simulation."

Without lingering too much on the matter, Lin Heng shifted his attention away and continued to process the spoils of his recent simulation.

"Should I integrate this origin of physique and use the Foundation Establishment Pill right now?"

Lin Heng gazed at the bamboo-green rune light sphere that had appeared in his hand after the lucky draw, and the sky-blue medicinal pill sealed within crystal like amber, as he contemplated.

Integrating the origin of physique could directly increase Lin Heng's strength and cultivation speed, and the Foundation Establishment Pill would have the same effect.

Although the Life Simulator suggested using the Foundation Establishment Pill only when breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, Lin Heng could choose to ignore its advice.

With his transformed true spirit combined with his past cultivation experience from reaching the Martial Dao Celestial Realm, he could forcefully refine the vast primordial Qi within this Foundation Establishment Pill to rapidly enhance his cultivation level.

The reason Lin Heng was hesitating and had not immediately decided to use these two treasures was because he was unsure whether the Azure Wood Spiritual Physique was compatible with him, nor was he certain if he might obtain a more suitable pill for his current stage later on.

Physiques could not be integrated haphazardly; once merged, it was very difficult to change them in the short term. If it turned out to be unsuitable, he would be stuck in a dilemma.

The same applied to the Foundation Establishment Pill. As the Life Simulator suggested, it was best to wait until one was close to the Foundation Establishment stage before using it. Using it directly now was a measure of last resort and indeed somewhat wasteful.

"I can just test it out in the simulation world."

Lin Heng did not hesitate for long before dismissing the thought and putting both the rune light sphere and the medicinal pill into his storage bracelet.

When in doubt, test it in the simulation world.

Practice would tell Lin Heng which choice was the best answer.

"Attribute panel."

Subsequently, Lin Heng began to deal with his final reward from the simulation.

Five allocatable attribute points.

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Name: Lin Heng
Race: Human [Race Value: 40]
Lifespan: 5/80 years
Strength: Despicable and weak
Family Background: 1 → 2
Charm: 14
Comprehension: 16
Physique: 11 → 13
Fortune: 20
Talents: [Innate Wisdom], [Attribute Reset], [Martial Dao Celestial]
Simulation Attempts: 4.3
Allocatable Attribute Points: 5

Looking at this attribute panel, Lin Heng quickly matched it with his recent changes.

His family background had increased by one point because he had just counter-killed the ugly human trafficker and obtained some spoils of war.

The resources at his disposal had increased; although not much, he wouldn't have to worry about starving for some time to come, so his family background attribute naturally increased accordingly.

However, from the magnitude of this attribute increase, it could be deduced that the wealth rewarded by the Life Simulator was not counted towards the family background attribute.

Aside from family background, another change was that his physique had increased by two points.

Lin Heng guessed this was because the increase in lifespan had strengthened his vital essence, which in turn drove up his physique.

This made complete sense, just as when his lifespan was slashed by the Blood Pool of the Leaving Hatred Pavilion during his first simulation, causing his physique to drop drastically.

Another major change was the increase in Lin Heng's race value, which jumped directly from 20 to 40 points.

The newly appeared [Martial Dao Celestial] talent clarified the reason for the increase in race value.

Martial Dao Celestial: You once achieved the realm of a Martial Dao Celestial through diligent cultivation. Your true spirit has undergone a minor transformation and growth, increasing your race value by 20 points. When you retread the path of martial arts, you will encounter no bottlenecks before the Celestial realm, and you will possess a massively increased cultivation speed bonus.

"When I achieved the Martial Dao Celestial Realm, my body transformed to an unprecedented degree, giving me the feeling of being an entirely different species compared to ordinary people."

"Judging by this change in race value, my feeling at the time was not wrong; that was already a superior human bloodline."

A clear understanding dawned in Lin Heng's mind.

After a brief thought, Lin Heng decided to dump all five allocatable attribute points obtained from the first simulation directly into Fortune.

Originally, according to his initial plan, these five attribute points should have been hoarded until all simulation attempts were exhausted before being allocated.

Attribute points were easy to increase in the early stages, so there was no need to waste precious attribute points on them. Allocating them later when raising attributes became difficult would yield greater returns.

After all, one could use [Attribute Reset] to reallocate points during simulations, but that was impossible in reality.

But now, since his race value had increased and he could raise his Fortune to an even higher level, he would definitely invest in Fortune.

Higher Fortune meant that at the beginning of a simulated life, he could obtain higher talent points, granting the simulated life a better starting point.

The blood disaster twenty-two years later remained a thorn piercing Lin Heng's heart, and he had to pull it out.

Everything in the simulation was fake, but the transformation he gained through his own cultivation was real.

Therefore, whenever he could open one, he should.

After allocating the points, Lin Heng's Fortune reached a new height of 25 points.

With this, all rewards from the first simulation had been fully processed.

"Then comes the second simulation."

"There are two things to resolve in the second simulation: first, find out the truth behind the blood disaster; second, find or self-create a cultivation technique capable of rapidly restoring my cultivation, allowing me to quickly get through the period of weakness in reality and in future simulations."

"Though I say two things, they can actually be considered one. Only by rapidly improving my cultivation and surpassing my past Celestial Realm can I resolve the blood disaster."

Lin Heng thought to himself as he began operating the interface of the Life Simulator.

'Consume one simulation attempt. Current remaining simulation attempts: 3.3.'

'Simulation initiated. Beginning to distribute talent points.'

'The talent point distribution formula is Fortune attribute * randomly drawn number. Current Fortune points: 25, randomly drawn number: 6, yielding a total of 150 usable talent points.'

'Beginning to draw random talents based on talent points. Drawing complete, please select...'

Just like in the first simulation, a total of ten talent traits—five red and five gray—appeared before Lin Heng's eyes.

First were the five positive red traits.

[Peerless Sword Emperor]: You possess unprecedented and unrivaled talent in the Dao of the Sword. You are naturally born to command all swords under heaven, and ordinary swordsmen do not even qualify to make a move in front of you. Selecting this talent requires 150 talent points.

[Astonishing Wisdom]: You possess astonishing wisdom, often conceiving and realizing ideas in cultivation and daily life that surpass ordinary imagination, greatly increasing your efficiency in creating cultivation techniques. Selecting this talent requires 50 talent points.

[Guileless and Alluring]: Your charm has reached a realm transcending the mortal vulgarity, possessing the ability to bewitch human minds in every movement and action. Your maximum charm limit will be raised to 50 points. Selecting this talent requires 120 talent points.

[Alchemy Expert]: You possess considerable talent in refining pills; diligent study and research can allow you to achieve certain accomplishments in the Dao of Elixirs. Selecting this talent requires 10 talent points.

[Ox-Horse Holy Physique]: You possess the natural constitution of an ox and horse. Your energy is exceptionally exuberant, and you are extremely optimistic about everything. No matter how fatigued you are, you will never die suddenly. As long as you are not killed, no matter what injuries or exhaustion you suffer, you will recover after eating your fill and sleeping. Selecting this talent requires 60 talent points.