[Inside the dungeon, the elder praised you as people with great fortune and issued a task. He also gave you a few extra glances.]
[For a week, you continuously used spiritual energy to ripen the spirit grains and helped Jin Congxue in your spare time.]
[Jin Congxue gradually developed feelings for you.]
[A week later, the elder gave you the mission reward.]
[The elder praised your good looks and gave you an extra ten spirit stones. You received fifty spirit stones and forty pounds of spirit rice.]
[You asked the elder to exchange the spirit rice for spirit stones, and he agreed. You received ninety spirit stones.]
Su Xing saw this and a few black lines appeared on his forehead. He complained:
"As expected, this is a world where looks matter. Even Jin Congxue, such a powerful person, cares about appearance... Even cultivators emphasize looks!"
Su Xing continued with the simulation.
[You had a thought and wanted to become the elder's disciple. The elder shook his head slightly and said your aptitude was too poor and rejected your request.]
[You left the dungeon reluctantly and found Jin Congxue waiting for you outside the city. She confessed to you and told you that she had never been in love and was smitten with you at first sight.]
[After thinking it over, you agreed to Jin Congxue's confession and stayed in Jinling City with her for a while.]
[You returned to Kyoto. Jin Congxue told you she would come to find you and gave you all her fifteen spirit stones.]
[Back at Kyoto Vocational University, you focused on cultivating and occasionally entered dungeons to help new students level up.]
[One day, Wang Qingxuan found you and told you about a mysterious organization.]
[The night after, Wang Qingxuan dropped out of school.]
[The following year, you concentrated on your cultivation, and your cultivation level steadily increased. You broke through to the eighth level of Qi Refinement.]
[In the third year, while cultivating and helping new junior students level up in dungeons, your orders exceeded supply, and you raised your order prices.]
[In the fourth year, you opened an equipment shop selling second-hand gear. Business was booming, mostly attracting female customers.]
[By the fifth year, your business had grown significantly, and even female bosses in the same industry wanted to "support" you.]
[That same year, your cultivation level reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refinement.]
[One day, Wang Qingxuan found you again. You used the same trick and asked her to help you find the second half of the Changchun Technique.]
[In the seventh year, your sister died, and you attended her funeral.]
[In the tenth year, your good brother Yu Yan died, and you attended his funeral.]
[In the eleventh year, you successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.]
[In the fifteenth year, a giant beast descended.]
[You gave it the middle finger.]
[The giant beast devoured the entire Great Xia Country, and you died at the age of thirty-six.]
[Your talent, "Unyielding Soul," activated...]
[Ding, this simulation has ended!]
[You can choose one of the following rewards: "Face Like a Star" (Talent), Foundation Establishment Level Two (Cultivation Level), or 105 Spirit Stones (Item)]
["Face Like a Star"]: Green talent, priced at 10,000 energy points.
[Foundation Establishment Level Two]: Cultivation Level, priced at 1,500 energy points.
[105 Spirit Stones]: Item, priced at 105,000 energy points.
Seeing this future simulation, Su Xing felt a little embarrassed.
"Damn, is this world really all about looks? Handsome people truly have it easy!"
Su Xing resisted the urge to choose the "Face Like a Star" talent and opted for the third reward: 105 spirit stones.
A bag of spirit stones appeared in Su Xing's hand.
Now Su Xing's total number of spirit stones had reached 195!
However, his energy points had dwindled to a mere 15,000 points.
"Sigh, this energy really is insufficient!"
Su Xing shook his head slightly. It was clear that he could no longer afford to exchange such costly resources like spirit stones.
"In the end, it's still a lack of energy!"
Su Xing lamented.
So, for the next week, Su Xing turned poverty into motivation, becoming a relentless grinder!
During the day, Su Xing diligently took orders to make more money for preparation and energy exchange.
At night, he would cultivate in his dormitory.
Thus, with less than four hours of sleep each day, Su Xing broke through to the third level of Qi Refinement within a week and earned more than 700,000 Great Xia Coins.
Su Xing used all the money he earned to buy equipment and just barely gathered 20,000 energy points.
On November 11, 2023, of the New Era, Su Xing performed a ritual in his dormitory.
"Bless me, Heavenly Venerate of Fortune, bless me with a green-quality spiritual root!"
Su Xing prayed continually in his heart because he only had two simulation attempts left before the dungeon opened.
When the minute hand and second hand of the clock both pointed to eight, Su Xing felt a premonition and silently thought:
"Start the simulation!"
[This simulation consumes 1,000 energy points. Remaining energy: 19,040 points. Remaining simulation attempts: none.]
[Simulation starts!]
[Drawing a white talent costs 100 energy points, green talent costs 1,000 energy points. Do you want to draw?]
"Draw a green talent."
Su Xing said without hesitation.
As if the Heavenly Venerate of Fortune had heard his plea, Su Xing's luck finally kicked in.
A pleasant voice sounded in Su Xing's ear.
[Ding, congratulations! You have obtained the green talent, Wood-Fire Dual-type Spiritual Root!]
[Wood-Fire Dual-type Spiritual Root]: Green talent. Your cultivation aptitude far surpasses ordinary people. No longer burdened with the lowest-level five elements mixed spiritual root, you possess a wood-fire dual-type spiritual root, enabling you to cultivate wood-fire dual-type techniques.
Seeing the newly drawn talent, Su Xing clenched his fists in excitement, making popping sounds.
"It's here, finally here! A green-quality spiritual root talent!"
Su Xing took a deep breath and, restraining his excitement, chose to continue the simulation.
[In your dormitory, you noticed a change in your body. The dual-type spiritual root made your senses more acute.]
[You took out a spirit stone and began cultivating. In just one day, your cultivation level broke through to the fourth level of Qi Refinement. Your cultivation speed was ten times faster than before!]
Seeing this, Su Xing felt a surge of emotion:
"Indeed, cultivation is all about talent! With the lowest-level five elements mixed spiritual root, it would take ten years to barely break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. But with a dual-type spiritual root, a year might be enough!"
However, Su Xing did not know that above the five elements mixed spiritual root, there were still four elements mixed spiritual roots, and three elements spiritual roots...
And the wood-fire dual-type spiritual root that Su Xing drew was considered a minor genius level in the cultivation world, resulting in such astonishing cultivation speed.
Su Xing continued reading.
[In one week, you advanced to the fifth level of Qi Refinement, with even more abundant spiritual energy in your body.]
[On November 18, you set out for Jinling City and quietly waited for Jin Congxue outside the city.]
[The next day, you met Jin Congxue outside Jinling City and asked her about Buddhism, gaining the qualification to accompany her.]
[She took you down a side path back to Jinling City. On the way, you discovered the "Qingyun Spirit Field" dungeon entrance.]
[Together, you entered the Qingyun Spirit Field dungeon!]