After transforming into a fairy, I, in my simulation, wreaked havoc in the cultivation world.

When you arrived, you discovered that not only the members of the Heavenly Profound Sword Sect, but also those detained from several other sects were present.

Of course, you are not enemies of the Sword Court; you were only spared to prevent any from betraying us.

"The matter has been investigated and it has been determined that the incident was committed by the Demon Prince Gu Wudao."

Inside the council hall, the elder, seated cross-legged behind the table, spoke in a much gentler tone than when they first met.

"The sect will distribute your rewards for participating in the Primordial Sword Tournament. In addition, you will be compensated with a Golden Core stage technique, which you can choose from at the Technique Pavilion."

The elder paused slightly, then sighed:

"Due to the objection of a certain Grand Elder, there will be no ranking in this sword competition, and you will not be allowed to join the Sword Court."

Why is that?

A Nascent Soul cultivator stepped forward, his spiritual pressure unconsciously radiating outwards, his tone clearly conveying dissatisfaction.

This person is one of only two leaders of the sect teams who survived the upheaval a century ago.

They came to participate in the Primordial Sword Tournament so that their disciples could compete for the qualification to enter the Sword Court for cultivation.

[Now, with just a single sentence and some ridiculous Golden Core stage technique as a reward, they're just stripped of it?]

Everyone in the hall wore expressions of discontent, and you, taking advantage of the situation, joined in with righteous indignation.

Actually, you weren't really concerned at first. Your cultivation path at the Golden Core stage had already been planned out, and you were definitely going to return to Xuanhuang Prefecture, since there was still that silly bird waiting to help you improve your body refinement.

Seeing that everyone was angry, you pretended to be dissatisfied as well.

But for some reason, the more I think about it, the angrier I get.

Yeah, why should we?

【"Sigh~"】

The elder sighed deeply, and with a flick of his sleeve, an invisible restriction silently enveloped the entire hall.

"Everyone, during the last Primordial Sword Tournament, a promising junior favored by a Star-Guiding Realm Venerable perished. Furthermore, none of your group has any other disciples favored by the Supreme Elders, so..."

In other words, you guys are not only bad, but you're also unlucky.

Your gaze sharpened, and you couldn't help but overthink things.

[A junior favored by a Star-Guiding Realm Venerable must be a cultivator from the Primordial Sword Court.]

The most dazzling member of that group was undoubtedly the white-haired youth, who was highly likely to be a demon spy. Could that Supreme Elder also be...?

[Hiss~!]

You couldn't help but gasp; things seemed more complicated than you had imagined.

Upon hearing the name "Star-Guiding Realm Venerable," everyone present fell silent.

To give an analogy, if the combat power of a Nascent Soul cultivator is like moving mountains and filling seas, then a Star-Guiding Realm cultivator can accomplish the same thing with a single thought.

The two are worlds apart.

Fortunately, none of them were naive newcomers to the world of cultivation, and in the end, they obediently accepted the rewards.

[The Sword Court wasn't stingy; they compensated each person with one million spirit crystals.]

As for the compensation spell, you chose a lightning-based spell for the Golden Core stage, which is a decent trump card.

[It seems you haven't fulfilled your promise to the ancestor, but can you be blamed for that?]

Obviously not.

After everything was completed, you did not choose to stay in Zhongzhou.

There are indeed many resources and opportunities here, but it's not the right time yet.

To seize those extraordinary opportunities, a Golden Core stage cultivation level is far from sufficient...

Six months later, you returned to Xuanhuang Prefecture.

It's worth mentioning that Lin Bufan didn't choose to return, and you understand and support this decision.

[A chosen one, after all, should always try their luck on a bigger stage.]

Before parting, he came to say goodbye to you alone.

You simply smiled gently, stepped forward to straighten his collar, and offered him an encouraging word:

"Junior brother, cultivate diligently in Zhongzhou. Who knows, your senior sister might come to rely on you in the future!"

[Hmm...she looks just like an elderly mother saying goodbye to her child.]

As for Liu Guanzhi...

Now that I'm your Daoist partner, don't go wandering around during this simulation. Just focus on taking responsibility.

[Upon returning to the sect, Ancestor Lingxiu didn't blame you, only telling you to cultivate diligently. Later, after several deliberate attempts to test and cause trouble, the old woman unceremoniously threw you out of the forbidden area.]

But as you've confirmed, in reality, this patriarch remains a trustworthy person for the time being.

[Two hundred years have passed in this simulation, and you are extremely dissatisfied with the rate at which your cultivation has increased.]

Having a mediocre dual spiritual root aptitude is like an invisible shackle, constantly suppressing your breakthrough speed no matter how hard you cultivate.

Therefore, you decisively abandoned your plan to use the powder mist to increase your cultivation level, and instead focused on improving your spiritual root aptitude.

[Because you are now certain that, given your current abilities, you will not be able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in the next simulation when the real-world centennial agreement arrives.]

Since that's the case, why not hone your spiritual root to its fullest potential first?

But you're not entirely without a plan.

[If one can accumulate merit three times in that secret realm of the Tianheng Sect, there is a chance to break through to the fourth realm of Body Refinement.]

[With the Azure Phoenix Sacred Body and the cultivation level of the Fourth Realm Body Refinement, I am more than capable of handling the system mission.]

After a year's stay at the Tianxuan Sword Sect, you and Liu Guanzhi returned to the valley where you had previously secluded yourselves. After all, the effects of the Hehuan Demoness's stats are still quite appealing.

Time flies in the mountains; eighty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, you slowly emerged from the cave.

Your robes are half-open, and faint red marks remain on your collarbone. Your silver hair falls like ribbons over your shoulders, carrying a hint of languid weariness.

She casually removed her robes, revealing skin as white as jade.

You step barefoot into the spiritual pool deep in the valley, tilt your head back slightly, and let out a soft, comfortable sigh.

The moment the spiritual spring entered your body, you clearly sensed that the speed of spiritual energy absorption had increased several times over.

[A superior dual spiritual root.]

【Hehehe~】

[Just one more step, and you'll reach the pinnacle of this continent—the Celestial Spirit Root.]

[When you break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, you won't need those heaven-defying opportunities and treasures anymore; everything will fall into place naturally.]

You leaned against the blue stone by the pond, your fingertips casually playing with the water's surface, a pleased smile playing on your lips.

[With the remaining twenty years or so, we could go and investigate the Extreme Dao Sect to find out why Gu Wudao would come to a sect in a relatively resource-scarce region like this.]

【"Hmm~"】

The black-haired boy appeared beside you without you even noticing. Feeling the large hand groping your waist, you rolled your eyes at him.

"Stop fooling around!"

【"Heh~"】

The boy chuckled softly and, without a word, pulled you into his arms.

The tree may wish to remain still, but the wind will not cease...

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