Simulation Started
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Day 1
You ventured into the the forest, searching for opportunities. After hours of searching, you found nothing. Disappointed, you decided to try again tomorrow.
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Day 2
You entered the forest again and were almost ambushed by a beast. Luckily, it was a weak one, and you managed to kill it. After absorbing its core, you attempted to break through to the Qi Gathering 2nd Layer but failed, suffering a backlash. Despite the that, you felt that if you tried again you would suceed.
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Day 3
You went searching for opportunities again but found nothing of value. A wasted day you could say.
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Day 4
While venturing deeper into the forest, you heard a battle nearby. Upon investigation, you saw a man fighting a beast. Both at the qi strengthening realms. They Both perished in the struggle. You took the beast's core and looted the man's storage ring. Inside, you found resources that could aid your cultivation. Entering secluded cultivation, you successfully broke through to the 2nd layer of qi gathering almost immediately thanks to your accumulation.
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With enough resources at your disposal, your cultivation advanced at an astonishing speed.
- Day 5: Qi Gathering 3rd Layer.
- Day 7: Qi Gathering 4th Layer.
- Day 10: Qi Gathering 5th Layer.
- Day 14: Qi Gathering 6th Layer.
- Day 20: Qi Gathering 7th Layer.
- Day 30: Qi Gathering 8th Layer.
- Day 50: Qi Gathering 9th Layer.
You had exhausted all available resources suitable for your current level. You considered using stronger ones like the beast core or some herbs from the storage bag, but the risk of death was too great not worth it.
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**Day 51**
While exploring, you discovered an unfamiliar herb. You had never seen anything like it before, and no book you had read ever mentioned it. Yet, the more you looked at it, the stronger your desire to consume it became altho you wanted to leave it where it was you weren't able to.
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**Day 52**
You gave in to temptation and swallowed the herb directly withouth any preparation.
An overwhelming surge of energy coursed through your body, pushing your cultivation forward at an uncontrollable pace.
- **Qi Refining 1st Layer.**
- **2nd Layer.**
- **3rd Layer.**
- **4th Layer.**
- **5th Layer.**
You realized that the energy was too much. If you couldn't control it, you would die so you started struggling desperately.
- **6th Layer.**
- **7th Layer.**
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Despite your struggles, the energy still remained uncontrollable. You reached the 8th Layer but lost consciousness and exploded.
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You died.
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Ding! Select your rewards:
- Qi Gathering 6th Layer
- Mysterious Herb
- Memories
Wait. Why only the Qi Gathering 6th Layer? Then you remembered that in the first simulation, you broke through to the 2nd Layer but only received the 1st Layer. Why was that?
**Ding!**
"The Qi gain isn't 1:1. However, as compensation, the Qi you receive is of the highest quality, unlike the impure Qi from your cultivation technique. Additionally, all medicinal traces are removed, allowing you to use the same resource multiple times without diminishing effects. And your foundation is as solid as it can possibly be. To break through to the higher realms, foundation will be fundamental. Most people are stuck at the lower levels because their foundation wasn't solid enough, but they still broke through the realm. Although currently, it doesn't have much effect, in later stages, you will be grateful."
Understanding this, you made your choice without much thought.
You selected cultivation. More strength meant more opportunities. More opportunities meant more resources, and more resources meant more chances to simulate.
At that moment, you felt the Qi rushing through your meridians. Every inch of your body was being imbued with Qi. You could feel your strength increasing rapidly, and you quickly started breaking through the realms.
- Qi Gathering 2nd Layer.
- 3rd Layer.
- 4th Layer.
- 5th Layer.
Finally, you reached the 6th Layer. Power surged through your body. You felt invincible, as if no one in the world could defeat you. But knowing how foolish such thoughts were, you immediately suppressed them and kept your emotions in check. Overconfidence could only lead to death. You're not the strongest in this world such thoughts are dangerous.
You reviewed the simulation log. Then you stopped at Day 4. It was an unimaginable opportunity. Who knew how many system points you would be able to earn? You also found additional information in the log: you had stopped cultivating because the only resources left were too high-quality for you to absorb. Who knows? There might even be a Foundation Building herb if you were lucky. Although they were scarce, some rich Qi-strengthening monks might still have them—especially if they were from a major sect that had a Foundation Building peak monk.
So, there was no choice. If you wanted to progress faster, you had to risk venturing deep into the forest on Day 4 was obligatory.
