Chapter 80 I'm Caught
But there are many spies in the spirit mine, and you cannot find an opportunity to use the spirit stone alone.
Two months later, the sect needed to escort a batch of spirit stones back. You volunteered to escort a storage bag full of spirit stones back to the sect with another fellow disciple. On the way, you took the initiative to attack your fellow disciple, destroyed his body, and escaped with the spirit stones.
In order to avoid being tracked down and wanted by the Xuanbing Sect, you fled all the way to the border with Xizhou. You used the low-grade spirit stones you obtained from the local market to buy Qi Gathering Pills and Qi Nailing Pills, and left the medium-grade spirit stones for your own practice.
At the age of seven, you practiced in the woods where few people lived.
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At the age of fifteen, your cultivation had improved, but all your elixirs and spirit stones had been used up.
At the age of sixteen, you cautiously returned to the town, but found that there was no wanted notice from the Xuanbing Sect. You thought that it might be because too many elite disciples died in the Jintai Secret Realm, and the Xuanbing Sect had no energy to deal with the theft of spirit stones. So you stayed in the city, as a third-grade talisman maker in the early stage of foundation building, while selling talismans to earn spirit stones and slowly practicing.
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At the age of 23, when you were out one day, you discovered several demon cultivators. Their strength was almost the same as yours. After a hard fight, you barely won, but were also seriously injured. You returned to the city and reported the news to the city lord. The city lord rewarded you with some spirit stones and healing pills. Your injuries recovered quickly, but your spirit bones were damaged and your cultivation almost stagnated.
You no longer concentrate on cultivation, but start to pay attention to the news of the demon cultivators. The city lord did not hide the truth from the cultivators in the city, so you know that the demon cultivators in the north suddenly rose up half a year ago and slaughtered many small sects in Northern Province and occupied the territory of Northern Province. Under the leadership of the three major sects, the sects in Central Province formed an army of cultivators to fight against the demon cultivators. However, when they sent all the elite soldiers of the sect to Northern Province, they found that Northern Province was devastated and deserted, while Southern Province suddenly had a large number of demon cultivators passing through like locusts. They quickly conquered large towns and sects in Southern Province and killed and captured many cultivators.
The town you are in escaped the disaster because it is located at the border and is too barren, and was not immediately taken into the territory of the demon cultivators. Even so, the probability of demon cultivators appearing near the town has increased. The city lord has strengthened the defense of the city defense formation, and the main battlefield is in Zhongzhou. Therefore, the town that has not been disturbed by a large number of demon cultivators has been preserved.
At the age of 24, your cultivation has stagnated, and you are in urgent need of natural treasures that can repair your spirit bones. However, this remote town does not have such precious items. You decide to leave here and head to Xizhou. On the way, you encounter a small group of demon cultivators and you die.
[End of simulation]
After Ruan Xing chose her cultivation realm, although she still didn't break through the middle stage of foundation building, her cultivation had indeed improved a little compared to the last simulation. Probably after one or two more times, she would be able to break through the middle stage of foundation building.
Jian Lai did not appear in this simulation, probably because she was fleeing from the Xuanbing Sect this time to escape for her life. Unlike the last time when she left the sect after weighing the pros and cons, this time she was considered a defector and the situation was urgent, so she had no time to go to Yunyang City to summon Jian Lai.
However, this time she lived a year longer than before... From this, it can be seen that even if the war between evil and demons breaks out and the demon cultivators capture South Province, at least West Province and East Province are safe according to the news. By then, she can go there a few years earlier to save her life.
Judging from the extent to which Xie Huai misunderstood her... maybe she could rely on the ghost spells to disguise herself as a magic practitioner, and be able to master both the immortal and the devil!
Ruan Xing does not have that strong sense of justice that is either black or white. According to her understanding of herself, she can probably be considered chaotic neutral?
After all, the reason she didn't want to be an evil cultivator in the first place was because hiding from everyone was not a life for a human being. If evil spirits were to rule the world, changing camps would not be a decision that went against her ancestors.
If no one offends me, I will not offend anyone. If someone offends me, I will kill his entire family!
Ruan Xing imagined the possibility of becoming the Supreme Demon Lord, then shook her head and discarded the idea.
When she was weak, she should have prayed for justice. After all, the righteous immortal sects all had to save face, and everyone would uphold and abide by the commonly accepted rules. If the whole world was really allowed to be managed by evil cultivators, even the low-level cultivators would be treated like cattle and livestock, worse than pigs and dogs.
Following the route just now, Ruan Xing simulated it twice more and finally broke through the middle stage of foundation building. The moment the invisible shackles were broken by the spiritual power, Ruan Xing felt refreshed all over, as if he had drunk a sip of iced Sprite in the hot summer, and a cool breeze blew into his limbs and bones, making him feel indescribably refreshed.
After stretching his muscles, Ruan Xing checked his character panel.
Name: Nguyen Hsing
Age: six years old
Skills: Gambling skills, Talisman making (Level 4),
Basic dance, basic weaving, basic horse riding,
Alchemy (Second Level), Lianyun Sword Technique (Second Level),
Sword Controlling Technique, Shape-shifting Technique (Level 1), Dust Collection Technique, Eye Clearing Technique, Five Directions (Water)
Kung Fu: Blood Refining Technique, Basic Qi Training Formula, Tongxuan Sutra
Realm: Mid-stage foundation building
Points: 45
At the age of six, he has reached the middle stage of foundation building. This is unprecedented and will never be repeated, right?
The points had reached the bottom, and Ruan Xing planned to recharge half of the 515 spirit stones later, and also spend a few more simulations practicing the illusion technique.
As for the two extra spells that came later, she learned them through her own efforts during the three months of peaceful life besides working and drawing talismans to save money. They were both small spells that didn't even have multiples.
The eye-brightening technique was due to the psychological trauma she suffered when she was in the underground river and had to search in the dark for a long time without any light. Xie Huai did bring a night pearl with her at the time, but she relied entirely on herself. Although she had the blessing of spiritual consciousness, spiritual consciousness could not see as far as eyes.
Therefore, learning this technique not only allows for night vision in various environments, but also prevents one from getting lost due to loss of direction in special terrain such as Black Water that can hinder spiritual awareness.
It also has a higher-level spell of the same type, the spell to break illusions. When practiced to the highest level, it can see through most illusions in the world. She also remembers this spell in her mind, but she has a simulator and a sword to be immune to illusions. This spell has no priority for her, so she does not plan to use points to practice it for the time being.
The Five Elements (Water) technique is a simplified version of the Five Elements technique. She only practiced the Water technique, as water is soft but can overcome hardness. It was mainly to give herself a protective shield. After all, because of the lesson from the previous [疾] spell, she knew that her ghost spells could not be exposed easily. So if she wanted to participate in the Golden Platform Discussion, she would have to hide her leather armor. What if her [御] leather armor was broken in public, which would lead to her being identified as an evil cultivator... then who could she go to for justice?
Ruan Xing took out two hundred low-grade spirit stones and started recharging. One low-grade spirit stone was equal to ten points. This time, she recharged two thousand points.
She planned to use part of it to upgrade her illusion technique and see how long she could live if she left Nanzhou early.
I don't know if this is a bug or not. The simulator will never give her repeated skills or skills that have not been improved. So as long as she only focuses on practicing one skill in the simulation and ignores the others, then when she gets a random skill, she will almost certainly get the skill she wants.
The same goes for random items, but the things that are judged as items by the simulator are too broad and their accuracy is not as strong as random skills.
[Simulating]
At the age of six, you left the Xuanbing Sect and began to travel in a low-key manner, practicing the art of shapeshifting to randomly imitate passers-by you met along the way.
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At the age of ten, you left Nanzhou with a sword and arrived at the border with Xizhou. However, you learned that the border was a huge no-man's land with all kinds of dangers. Even Jindan Zhenren dared not cross it at will. Ordinary low-level cultivators could only use the teleportation array to cross the land of a state. The teleportation array was expensive to use once. You spent one hundred low-grade spirit stones and finally got a chance to use the teleportation array. At the age of eleven, you successfully arrived in Xizhou. There were no large immortal gates in Xizhou, only the concept of clans. Most cultivators did not advocate seeking the Tao alone, but married and bred children to expand the clan. Ordinary people had almost no way to enter the Tao except marriage and marrying into the family. The fellows of the cultivators who inherited the same skills could only be brothers and sisters with the same surname who grew up with you. You felt like you had entered heaven and began to observe and imitate from then on.
At the age of thirteen, you used the illusion technique to transform yourself into a female cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building. You borrowed five hundred low-grade spirit stones from her suitor in her name. The suitor happily lent them to you and said that you didn’t have to pay them back, and no one noticed anything unusual.
At the age of fourteen, the pursuers of the female cultivator accidentally met her and discovered that she had borrowed money and property from many people. Gradually, she became known as a scumbag. The female cultivator noticed something was wrong and confronted her face to face. The cultivators then suddenly realized that a cultivator who was proficient in illusion had appeared in the city at some point.
After the news spread, the victims were counted one by one and there were hundreds of them, both male and female nuns. They all claimed that the other party had transformed into the person they admired the most and was close to, with almost no flaws.
At the age of fifteen, you moved to a different town.
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At the age of 25, a legend spread throughout Xizhou, causing panic among all single monks. The marriage rate decreased year by year, and the fertility rate hit a new low.
At the age of twenty-six, many clan leaders made up their minds and jointly issued a wanted order for you in order to save the population of monks in Xizhou, but no one knew your true appearance.
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At the age of 29, after three years on the run, you finally lived up to everyone's expectations and were caught.
Some young monks were deceived by your sweet words and lost their appetite. They begged their elders at home to speak for you and not let you be punished too severely. After hearing the news, the heads of the families were shocked both physically and mentally. After careful reflection, they unanimously agreed that letting you live one more day would be a disaster for the young single monks in Xizhou. So you died.
[End of simulation]
I didn't expect that the routines I learned from short videos and various online dating tutorials in my previous life would be so useful. Could it be because the monks were too simple-minded to practice? After all, they were the clan rules, and they were not as self-reliant and knowledgeable as the monks in Nanzhou.
This time she lived to be twenty-nine years old, which is cause for celebration. If she hadn't done some crazy things in the simulation, she might have lived longer.
The only pity is that she has accumulated more than 100,000 low-grade spirit stones in the simulation. She was overwhelmed by so many spirit stones, but she dared not use a single one!
She was afraid that she might accidentally practice something that would pollute her skill pool.
Alas, Ruan Xing didn't even read the last few lines of text, and directly selected a random skill, successfully obtaining [Shapeshifting (Level 2)].
She has become a scourge to Xizhou, but she is only at the second level? It is indeed a high-level magic.
Ruan Xing tried it out and found that the duration of the illusion technique increased, and it could last for an hour every day.
However, her walking posture, speaking tone, facial expressions, movements, cultivation level and so on were still her own after the change, which she had to change manually, so she could only disguise herself as a cultivator of the same level as herself. This was also one of the reasons why she was caught... For three years, Xizhou strictly checked and monitored all the cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building, and finally caught her.
The remaining points and spirit stones should be kept for emergency use, because she will also be participating in the Golden Platform Forum, which will definitely require multiple real-life simulations.
She wasn't sure whether she should enter the Jintai Secret Realm, but she still had to give it a try.
Even the Zhongzhou Xuanbing Sect would send their rookie disciples to participate. It was conceivable that there must be good things and treasures in the Jintai Secret Realm. Even if she herself did not intend to go in in the end, she had to get some benefits through the simulator.
The prerequisite for taking advantage of the situation is that she must first obtain the qualification to enter the Jintai Secret Realm.
Ruan Xing’s breakthrough in foundation building was very low-key, but it was still discovered by Lu Jin who had been keeping an eye on her, and he sent her a congratulatory message as soon as possible.
[When I went out today, I found the clouds in the sky shining brightly, so I guessed that there was something good. It turned out that our Ah Xing had a breakthrough~]
After reading it, Ruan Xing couldn't help but burst out laughing and replied on the sect's jade token.
[Maybe it's a double happiness, you should have a breakthrough today. ]
[How could that be possible? I haven't practiced seriously since I established my foundation. It would be strange if I could break through with my talent. The outer sect's recognized senior brother I mentioned to you last time is going to take the Heart-Searching Stone today. Do you want to come and watch? Geniuses like you should all appreciate each other, right?]
There is a hint of sarcasm in the text.
Ruan Xing had a bad feeling.
Could it be that Lu Jin had seen all of her performances on the Stone of Integrity?
So what does it mean for her to tell her now? Does she want her to be socially ruined?
Ruan Xing immediately replied, "I'll be there soon."
Compared to her own social death, she wanted to see Xie Huai's social death more.
Ruan Xing flew to the treasure pavilion on her sword and entered the room on the second floor where Lu Jin often stayed. She saw Lu Jin sitting inside and greeted her with a smile, "So soon?"
"Yes, I can't wait." Ruan Xing answered with a smile, and then asked in confusion: "How did you know immediately when I broke through the foundation-building stage?"
Lu Jin shook the sect jade token in his hand. "The two jade tokens are connected by aura. I was sending a sect message to Xie Huai through the magic circle at that time. There was a different aura in the magic circle. Someone must have broken through. I took a sneak peek and it was your jade token!"
It turns out there is such a layer.
Ruan Xing was even more attracted to the magic weapon in Xie Huai's hand that could conceal one's realm. How could it be so powerful that it could even conceal a magic array?
Lu Jin continued, "Xie Huai is just like you. He didn't have an elder to teach him, so he became an ordinary inner sect disciple. I was wondering, he took six years to build his foundation and you took three years. In any sect, you would be geniuses treated like treasures. How come neither of you is wanted by the elders? Could it be that you have been reserved by the Yuanying Zhenjun of Zhongzhou? Haha, I'll wait until you pass through the Jintai Secret Realm and then let you go to Zhongzhou!"
"What nonsense are you talking about." Ruan Xing didn't care and smiled helplessly.
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