NOVEL NEXT Chapter 14
Chapter 14: Green Talent, Face Like Edison Chen!
Translator: yikaii Editor: yikaii
【Swordsmanship Prodigy】: Green talent. Your innate understanding of the sword surpasses that of ordinary people, giving you a natural aptitude for swordsmanship.
Su Xing frowned slightly upon seeing this talent and sighed softly:
“It’s a pity. Swordsmanship Prodigy is a good talent… but it’s of no use to me right now.”
Su Xing’s immediate priority was to improve his Spirit Root aptitude or accumulate more cultivation resources.
【In the dormitory, you took out a spirit stone and began cultivating.】
【Knowing that the Azure Cloud Spiritual Field Dungeon would open in just over twenty days, you devoted most of your time to cultivation and learning farming knowledge.】
【After twenty days, your cultivation barely broke through to the fourth level of the Qi Refining stage.】
【On November 18th, you set off for Nanjing City.】
【The next day, you encountered Jin Congxue by chance. Through your efforts, you successfully stumbled upon the Azure Cloud Spiritual Field Dungeon.】
【You both entered the Azure Cloud Spiritual Field Dungeon.】
【You took on the farming task and diligently worked the fields, helping Jin Congxue with her farming during your spare time.】
【After a week, the elder gave out the task rewards.】
【You received 40 spirit stones and 40 catties of spiritual rice as a reward.】
【You requested the elder to exchange the spirit stones for more spiritual rice.】
【The elder agreed, and you received 80 catties of spiritual rice.】
【You left the Dungeon, stayed in Nanjing City for a few days, and then returned to Beijing.】
【You resumed your old business of selling equipment and continued to accumulate capital.】
【You focused more on improving your Qi Refining cultivation, leaving the 80 catties of spiritual rice untouched.】
【Five years later, you were expelled from school. By this time, your net worth exceeded one billion, and with sufficient spirit stones, your cultivation reached the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage.】
【In the seventh year, your sister died, and you attended her funeral.】
【In the tenth year, Fatty Yu died, and you attended his funeral.】
【In the eleventh year, market fluctuations caused your net worth to multiply tenfold.】
【In the fifteenth year, within a month before the beast’s attack, you broke through.】
【You successfully advanced to the Foundation Building stage, with a lifespan of two hundred years.】
【A month later, the beast attacked.】
【You gave the beast the middle finger…】
【You died at the age of thirty-six.】
【Your Unyielding Gaze Talent activated…】
【Ding, this simulation has ended!】
【You can choose one of the following rewards: Swordsmanship Prodigy (Talent), Foundation Building First Stage (Cultivation), 80 catties of Spiritual Rice (Item).】
【Swordsmanship Prodigy】: Green talent, priced at 10,000 energy points.
【Foundation Building First Stage】: Cultivation, priced at 1,000 energy points.
【80 catties of Spiritual Rice】: Item, priced at 80,000 energy points.
Su Xing did not hesitate much and chose the reward of 80 catties of spiritual rice.
Su Xing’s simulation energy immediately dwindled by more than half, leaving him with just over 120,000 points.
At the same time, a bag of spiritual rice appeared in Su Xing’s hands.
The spiritual rice was crystal clear, with each grain as plump and translucent as white jade.
Su Xing picked up a grain of spiritual rice and tried it raw.
It wasn’t as bitter as he had imagined. Instead, it tasted even better than cooked rice.
At the same time, a tiny wisp of spiritual energy entered Su Xing’s body, improving his constitution.
After tasting just one grain, Su Xing reluctantly put the bag of spiritual rice away.
Although the spiritual rice was delicious, using it now would be like drinking poison to quench thirst, cutting off his future prospects.
Only by consuming it within the simulator and purchasing cultivation cheaply could he maximize its benefits.
“As expected, even with the Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root talent, having enough spirit stones can still allow a breakthrough to the Foundation Building stage!”
Su Xing’s heart was filled with anticipation. Breaking through to the Foundation Building stage would significantly enhance his strength.
But Su Xing still couldn’t bring his cultivation back from the simulator because what he needed now was to accumulate enough spirit stones.
Only by having enough spirit stones could he achieve greater progress within the simulator.
The only regret for Su Xing was that the “Swordsmanship Prodigy” green talent was evidently excellent, but he had to temporarily abandon it.
“Hopefully, I’ll have a chance to draw it again in the future…”
Su Xing took out a spirit stone and began to cultivate.
Now he had ninety-two and a half spirit stones in his possession, so using one or two wasn’t an issue.
Moreover, the most important thing was that Su Xing realized if he didn’t start cultivating now, he might still be at the first level of Qi Refining when he entered the “Azure Cloud Spiritual Field” Dungeon.
The farming speed at the first level of Qi Refining was obviously too slow, so Su Xing had to ensure that his cultivation was at least at the fourth level of Qi Refining to receive more rewards.
Over the next week, Su Xing devoted most of his energy to improving his cultivation and learning farming knowledge.
Of course, he occasionally took some freshmen to the Dungeon for leveling to maintain his livelihood.
In one week, Su Xing spent half a spirit stone and successfully raised his cultivation to the second level of Qi Refining.
On November 4, 2023, New Era.
That day, Su Xing began his ninth simulation.
“Start simulation!”
【Consuming 900 energy points, remaining energy: 120,000 points, remaining Simulation Chance: none.】
【Simulation starts!】
【Extracting white talent costs 100 energy points, green talent costs 1,000 energy points. Proceed with extraction?】
“Extract green talent”
Su Xing took a deep breath. Including this time, he had only three more chances to draw a green Spirit Root talent before the Azure Cloud Spiritual Field Dungeon opened.
【Ding, congratulations on acquiring the green talent, Face Like Edison Chen!】
【Face Like Edison Chen】: Your appearance will seem exceptionally extraordinary to others, significantly increasing your attractiveness to the opposite sex. Additionally, your talent in photography will greatly improve.
(TL Note: Edison Chen Koon-hei is a Canadian-born Hong-Kong actor, singer, rapper, fashion designer and entrepreneur. On 21 February 2008, he publicly announced that he intended to step away “indefinitely” from the Hong Kong entertainment industry due to a sex photo scandal, in which numerous explicit photographs of Chen and several Hong Kong actresses were published online.)
Su Xing: “…”
What the heck, what use is this talent to me?
This is a world of cultivation! Not some urban strategy game!
Su Xing immediately felt a burst of frustration.
【In the dormitory, you unconsciously looked in the mirror and were amazed by your own handsomeness.】
【That afternoon, while taking freshmen girls to the Dungeon for leveling, they were distracted, constantly sneaking glances at you.】
【Among them, Wang Qingxuan stole 278 glances at you in one afternoon.】
【In the following period, you received continuous requests from the freshmen girls asking you to take them to the Dungeon, and even some sophomores wanted you to take them.】
【Feeling quite annoyed, you refused all their requests.】
【While eating in the cafeteria, a female classmate asked for your WeChat.】
【You were even approached by a talent scout offering you a lucrative contract to debut.】
【Focused entirely on cultivation, you successfully advanced to the fourth level of Qi Refining within the next ten days.】
【On November 18, 2023, New Era, you headed to Nanjing City.】
【On the plane, a flight attendant asked for your WeChat and even gave you a glass of orange juice.】
【You arrived in Nanjing City, and the next day, you encountered Jin Congxue outside the city.】
【Jin Congxue was momentarily stunned upon seeing you. Her face flushed, and she instinctively turned away, avoiding eye contact.】
【You took the opportunity to ask Jin Congxue for directions. She led you through a small path, and you discovered the Azure Cloud Spiritual Field Dungeon.】
【You successfully entered the Azure Cloud Spiritual Field Dungeon.】
(End of the chapter)