Chapter 262 : Chapter 262
Chapter 262: Blue Talent: Ultimate Self-Interest!
Su Ming returned to his cave residence with his cultivation resources.
“Martial competition...”
At this moment, Su Ming was thinking about the Immortal Sect’s martial competition. Including the cultivation resources he had obtained from the previous simulation, his current cultivation resources were already equivalent to three consecutive years of resources distributed by the Great Dream Immortal Sect.
However, Su Ming knew very well that this small amount of resources would not be enough to sustain his cultivation.
Moreover, if he participated in the martial competition every month, he would not have more time to devote his energy to cultivation.
After thinking for a long time, Su Ming decided to participate in martial competitions for half a year, then spend the other half of the year in secluded cultivation.
One year later!
Su Ming slowly opened his eyes.
“Is it time already...?”
Three years had passed, and his Simulation Attempts had refreshed.
However, there was now a problem that gave him a headache.
At present, he already knew that the coming period would be safe, and that he could cultivate in peace. The true danger would only begin after he returned to the Canglan Realm.
Moreover, after he returned to the Dead Land, the Simulator’s cooldown time would increase greatly. At that time, if there were no Random Missions, he would fall into danger.
Along the way, if not for the Simulator’s help, Su Ming did not even know how many times he would have died.
“It would be good if Simulation Attempts could be stored...”
【Simulation Attempts*1】
Su Ming looked at the contents on the Simulator panel and sighed deeply in his heart.
For a moment, Su Ming was torn between directly using the simulation so that the Simulation Attempt would not be wasted, and not simulating at all, simply staying in the Great Dream Immortal Sect for secluded cultivation.
Su Ming knew that even if he simulated, the general outcome would not change. He would still be able to return to the Canglan Realm. However, even if he learned what would happen after returning to the Canglan Realm now, he would not be able to change much.
Su Ming knew that he only needed to conduct one simulation on the eve of his departure from the Taixuan Immortal Domain.
In truth, Su Ming knew very well that after returning to the Canglan Realm, his cultivation speed would be far inferior to staying in the Taixuan Immortal Domain.
Wait!
Suddenly, Su Ming thought of something.
There were still seven years before the Great Dream Immortal Sect launched the war. In other words, including this time, he still had three Simulation Attempts.
Setting aside the third time, which would be used to simulate what would happen after returning to the Canglan Realm, he could use the remaining two attempts to make himself stay in the Taixuan Immortal Domain to cultivate, allowing his realm to increase rapidly.
Thinking of this, Su Ming began forcibly instilling a principle into himself: he had to become stronger!
Only by making himself believe that becoming stronger mattered above everything else would his simulated self give up the decision to return to the Canglan Realm.
Su Ming brainwashed himself continuously for an entire month.
One month later, Su Ming began the simulation.
“Start the simulation!”
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing random talent!】
【Congratulations, you have obtained Blue Talent: Ultimate Self-Interest!】
【Ultimate Self-Interest: An innate instinct centered around personal benefit. When absorbing Spiritual Qi, Medicinal Pills, and other resources, conversion efficiency increases by 5%. It will make you into someone who places personal interest above all else, so every action you take will prioritize benefit.】
【Basic Trait: When facing resource allocation, such as Secret Realm treasures or Medicinal Pill rewards, “Profit-Seeking Judgment” will be triggered—you will prioritize obtaining items of higher quality or items better suited to yourself.】
【Note: This talent cannot affect the allocation judgment of high-level resources, such as divine artifact fragments or imperial-grade Medicinal Pills. In addition, frequent triggering of “Profit-Seeking Judgment” will cause the favorability of surrounding cultivators to slowly decrease. After triggering it more than 5 times in a single day, favorability will additionally decrease by 5.】
“Ultimate Self-Interest?”
“It truly suits the tone of this simulation.”
After simulating twice in a row without talents, Su Ming had almost forgotten that the simulation still included the step of drawing talents.
However, the talent he had drawn this time made Su Ming’s brows tighten.
This talent could only be said to suit his simulated self very well, but in reality, this talent would definitely have a great influence on him.
Su Ming looked at the Simulator.
【After coming out of secluded cultivation, you once again head to the Martial Competition and begin participating.】
【At this time, the Martial Competition has not yet been dominated by Murong Kong and the others. Basically, every person who wins first place will wait half a year before participating again.】
【Of course, there is one exception here, and that is you.】
【Half a year ago, you had already won first place for six consecutive months. Only after you began secluded cultivation was the first-place reward released again.】
【However, when you appear once more in the Immortal Realm martial field, everyone’s expression changes.】
【After seeing everyone, you merely sweep your cold gaze across them, and everyone who meets your eyes withdraws their gaze.】
【With just one glance, you give everyone the feeling that you have become even colder.】
【You yourself do not know that your personality has already changed under the influence of the talent Ultimate Self-Interest.】
【As expected, you once again obtain first place in this Martial Competition.】
【From then on, for an entire year, you occupy the throne of first place for a long time.】
【It is only in the second year that you see several familiar figures.】
【In this Martial Competition, Murong Kong makes a powerful move and arrives before you with an invincible posture, challenging you.】
【Everyone believes that this will be a brilliant battle.】
【Although your cultivation is still at the Early Immortal Realm, everyone treats you as if you are at Immortal Realm Great Perfection. Murong Kong does the same.】
【However, what no one expects is that what should have been an evenly matched battle ends with Murong Kong being easily defeated by you in a crushing manner.】
【In the end, Murong Kong only obtains the second-ranked arena.】
【From then on, a saying spreads throughout the Great Dream Immortal Sect: you are the strongest in the Immortal Realm, and no one can defeat you while in the Immortal Realm.】
【Just like that, you continue participating in the Martial Competition every month.】
【This continues until the sixth year, and you still maintain your record of first place in the Martial Competition.】
【However, what surprises everyone is that your realm has still never broken through.】
【Although part of the reason is that you cannot enter long-term secluded cultivation because of the Martial Competition, the Martial Competition only takes three days each month.】
【Even if you cannot enter long-term secluded cultivation, your cultivation should not have shown no advancement at all.】
【As time passes, a rumor begins to spread within the Great Dream Immortal Sect.】
【Everyone believes that the reason you possess such powerful strength is because you used some kind of Secret Art and overdrew your own talent.】
【After this rumor spreads, many people begin condemning you for wasting the Immortal Sect’s cultivation resources.】
【These people all use your inability to break through as a reason, telling you not to participate in the Martial Competition anymore and to give up the resources.】
【At first, after hearing these remarks, you do not care. However, after a long time, you discover that these people are becoming more and more excessive, so you begin taking action against them.】
【As long as someone talks about you, you beat them violently.】
【In order to prevent your own interests from being harmed, you avoid their vital points every time, leaving each of them unable to get out of bed for a year or half a year.】
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