Chapter 29 - 27: Su Chen Initiates the Third Cultivation Simulation, Obtaining Spiritual Essence Stones from the Cultivation World

Su Chen couldn’t quite figure it out, so he simply gave up. He knew that even if he continued to add Susan, she would not pass, so he didn’t bother anymore. The days passed like this, and finally, it was two days before the start of school. That night, just as Su Chen was about to sleep, a mechanical female voice from the system echoed in his mind. "Ding, the Cultivation World is open again. The host can continue cultivating from the previous progress. Would you like to start cultivating immediately?" "Oh man, after waiting so long, I’m finally here for the third simulation cultivation." Su Chen was incredibly excited. Being able to enhance his strength another level before the martial arts tournament was certainly the best outcome. So he promptly responded in his heart. "Start cultivating immediately." "Ding... Congratulations host, you have successfully entered the fantastical Cultivation World and returned to the previously saved Demon Beast Mountain Range..." "After a year and a half of life and death battles in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, you have gained enough confidence in your own strength, so you returned to the sect, preparing to participate in the sect’s competition a month later. This is your only chance to advance from an Outer Sect Disciple to an Inner Sect Disciple." "Upon returning to the sect, you suddenly received a letter from your hometown parents, learning from the letter that your sister has fallen ill, more severe than previous times, with her skin turning black and pupils also turning black, asking you to return quickly." "Only then did you remember that your sister Lin Xue has had a strange illness since childhood, recurring every one to two years. Once it occurs, her whole body trembles and her skin turns black, sometimes black vapor even spews from her nose and mouth, accompanied by strange growling sounds as if possessed. During those times, your parents would tie her up to prevent her from harming others." "With the news of your sister’s illness this time, you were extremely tense, so you didn’t care about participating in the sect competition and rushed down the mountain, only to run into the Outer Sect Steward, fat Wang Dongtao, who often bullied Outer Sect Disciples." "You asked fat Wang Dongtao for leave to return to your hometown, not expecting him to refuse you on the spot and demand all the Spiritual Essence Stones you obtained from training in the Demon Beast Mountain Range." "At this moment, you remembered that fat Wang Dongtao often robbed Outer Sect Disciples of their Spiritual Essence Stones. His bag was filled with stones robbed from them. Resources for Outer Sect Disciples were already scarce, and being robbed of their stones made staying in the sect even more difficult." "Recalling this matter and thinking about your sister possibly being in danger, you clashed with the Outer Sect Steward Wang Dongtao. Wang Dongtao, relying on his fifth-layer Qi Refining strength, intended to kill you, but didn’t expect that after a year and a half of training in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, you’d accumulated rich combat experience, and with the killing aura from the Nine Yang Divine Skill and Bloodthirsty Demon Saber in your body, you successfully counter-killed Wang Dongtao, taking the bag of Spiritual Essence Stones from him." "To avoid being discovered by the sect, you buried Wang Dongtao’s body at the Chaotic Tomb Ridge halfway up the mountain and hurried to your hometown Fuzetown with that bag of Spiritual Essence Stones as fast as you could." "Ding, the simulation cultivation ends, calculating and issuing rewards..." This can’t be right, is that it? Su Chen was a bit puzzled, he hurriedly asked in his heart. "This can’t be right, system. In this simulation cultivation, I only killed an Outer Sect Steward Wang Dongtao, and got nothing else, what kind of reward could I get?" "The host certainly has rewards. The host successfully killed the bullying Outer Sect Steward Wang Dongtao this time, avenging the oppressed Outer Sect Disciples fiercely. Therefore, the reward for the host this time is the Spiritual Essence Stones you obtained in the Cultivation World..." "In the Cultivation World, you intercepted 200 Spiritual Essence Stones from Wang Dongtao. Part of the reward will be given to the host in reality, so the host’s reward this time is thirty Spiritual Essence Stones..." Just as the system finished saying this, Su Chen suddenly heard a thumping sound. He turned his head and saw glittering crystals continuously dropping onto his nightstand, stopping just as it reached 30. "Ding, reward distribution completed, this simulation of cultivation ends. Host, see you next time..." Then there was no sound in his mind anymore. Su Chen hurriedly picked up one of the crystals, discovering it was silvery white, sparkling under the light, resembling a diamond but much larger than ordinary diamonds, seemingly containing special energy. "Is this a Spiritual Essence Stone from the Cultivation World? According to many cultivation novels I’ve read, this seems to be used as currency in the Cultivation World. Unexpectedly, I’ve brought it into a reality where technology and high martial arts coexist." After gripping the Spiritual Essence Stone in his hand, an idea suddenly flashed in Su Chen’s mind. An idea that could change his fate.