Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation!

Su Xing saw this and felt somewhat helpless.

Improving one's cultivation realm through cultivation was not so easy. Often, breaking through a minor realm could take several years, not to mention breaking through a major realm.

Even though Su Xing now had extraordinary talent, maintaining a breakthrough every year within a minor realm was still difficult, and he could only rely on the power of elixirs to break through.

After all, each simulation only gave him fifteen years of cultivation time, and each year was precious.

It was precisely because of this that after consuming a large number of elixirs to enhance his cultivation level, his body inevitably formed elixir toxins.

[Year 10, your Qi Refining Cultivation improved to the Golden Core Stage Third Layer. You used spiritual energy daily to expel elixir toxins from your body, reducing the toxins significantly.]

[Year 11, you continued to take one Organ Refining Pill daily to enhance your Body Refinement Cultivation Level, but due to excessive elixir toxins, your cultivation level did not break through.]

[Year 12, with your relentless efforts, your cultivation level improved to the Eighth Layer of the Organ Refining Realm.]

[Year 14, your cultivation level broke through to the Ninth Layer of the Organ Refining Realm!]

[One day, the Shadow Protector sought you out. You had not seen him for several years, and you felt his aura appeared much stronger than before, but his emotions had become more unstable, with occasional flashes of bloodthirsty crimson in his eyes.]

[He told you that the apocalypse in the real world was imminent, and you were the elder he held in highest regard. He took out the corpse of a demonic beast, which seemed to be of a high level.]

[His emotions were somewhat out of control. He told you that it was all a ploy; most of the Coexistence Faction's followers had been eradicated, and the Fanatic Faction was attacking the other two factions. The Dominant Race would descend in a month, and the only way for you to survive was to transform into one of them.]

[The Shadow Protector was willing to personally transform you. He said he would take you to the world where the Dominant Race resided to start a new life.]

[Faced with the Shadow Protector's request, you hesitated but ultimately refused, expressing your unwillingness to become such a half-human, half-beast monster.]

[The Shadow Protector fell silent for a long time after hearing your words. He seemed to have anticipated your thoughts, stating that he respected your decision and acknowledging your contributions over the years. He offered to fulfill one request of yours to the best of his ability.]

[For you, having achieved your simulation goal, you were unsure of what to ask for at the moment, but then it struck you. You requested the complete version of the Changchun Technique from Protector Zong.]

[The Shadow Protector was stunned upon hearing your request but shook his head, explaining that Protector Zong had died in a recent battle, and no one knew the whereabouts of his belongings, so he could not fulfill this request.]

[Unable to obtain the Changchun Technique, you casually made another request: after knowing the Shadow Protector for over a decade, you still had never seen what he looked like beneath the mask, so you asked to see his true appearance.]

[Hearing your request, the Shadow Protector hesitated, then finally removed his mask.]

[You were stunned when the mask was removed, revealing a strikingly beautiful woman with long, flowing hair and skin as fair as snow, looking as though she had stepped out from a painting.]

[The Shadow Protector, now unmasked, no longer concealed her voice. She told you to take care, and stated that if you ever changed your mind, you could always seek her out.]

[The Shadow Protector left in the end. You did not know where she would go, but perhaps she had a story of her own, leading to her betrayal of humanity and joining the Descending Sect.]

[September 23, 2037, of the New Era—this date was supposed to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the entire Human Race was mired in immense panic.]

[An enormous beast that blotted out the sky appeared, devouring the entire Great Xia Country in one bite.]

[You died at the age of 37!]

[Your talent "Unresting Spirit" has been activated…]

[Ding, this simulation has ended!]

After the simulation ended, Su Xing came back to his senses.

Overall, there was too much information contained within this simulation, and the rewards obtained were also plentiful.

"The Shadow Protector was actually a woman..."

Su Xing was somewhat surprised, certainly not expecting this twist at the end.

Based on the results of this simulation, it seemed the entire Human Race was annihilated, and the endings of the three factions within the Descending Sect also differed.

The Coexistence Faction's followers were almost entirely wiped out by the Fanatic Faction, whose own fate remained unknown. The Natural Faction appeared to have escaped calamity by transforming themselves into a Foreign Race, seemingly making their way to the Foreign Race's world for refuge. Su Xing shook his head.

These outcomes were not what he desired—becoming a Foreign Race meant he would no longer be his true self. Thus, it was evident that joining the Descending Sect would not lead to a good outcome.

The most crucial point that puzzled Su Xing was why his lifespan ended at 37 years in this simulation. "In this simulation, the apocalypse arrived fourteen years later. Is it because today is January 7, 2024? That doesn't seem right; otherwise, I should have lived to be 38 instead..."

"Perhaps it was because I joined the Descending Sect and aided their cause significantly, which advanced the Foreign Race's invasion of the real world by several months..." Su Xing had previously managed to delay the Foreign Race's arrival by a month when he joined the Great Xia Military.

"If that's the case... Joining the Descending Sect may only allow fourteen years of cultivation..." Su Xing sighed slightly. It was something unavoidable.

After all, within the simulator, the Descending Sect offered far too many rewards…

Enough elixirs to satiate Su Xing completely, significantly increasing the speed of his cultivation advancement by several times.

"Before finding a better cultivation method, if I want to improve my cultivation, I still need to exploit the Descending Sect's resources!"

Su Xing turned his attention to the rewards from this simulation.

[Innate Divine Strength]: Blue talent, priced at 100,000 energy points.

[Ninth Layer of the Organ Refining Realm]: Body Refinement Cultivation Level, with elixir toxin effects removed, priced at 1,000,000 energy points.

[Fourteen Years of Alchemy Experience]: Alchemical insights, priced at 140,000 energy points.

[Golden Core Stage Fourth Layer]: Qi Refining Cultivation during the Golden Core Stage Fourth Layer. Due to continuous consumption of Essence-Nourishing Pills, the spirit pill within your dantian became more solidified, nearing top-grade spirit pill quality. Priced at 300,000 energy points.

[1,000 Organ Refining Pills]: Priced at 10,000,000 energy points.

The blue talent "Innate Divine Strength" was a reward Su Xing had to choose, as it was an advanced version of great strength, significantly enhancing his physical training talent. As for the remaining options, Su Xing could only afford the body cultivation level, alchemical insights, and Qi Refining cultivation.

Su Xing did not deliberate much and quickly made his choice. "I choose the blue talent Innate Divine Strength and the Ninth Layer cultivation level of the Organ Refining Realm!"