Cultivation Simulator: Starting From The Empress' Palace

At the moment the Elder announced Chen Mo’s victory, all the Outer Sect disciples looked at Chen Mo with a hint of wariness in their eyes.

This guy is ruthless...

They could guarantee that Chen Mo did it on purpose, his goal was to kill Feng Hao.

Song Jun was frightened, he thought of the worst possibility, that Senior Brother Feng Hao would lose.

But he never expected that Feng Hao would be killed by Chen Mo.

When Chen Mo looked over at him, the moment their eyes met, Song Jun could see a hint of killing intent in Chen Mo’s eyes, which immediately sent a chill down his back, and he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at Chen Mo again.

Since Chen Mo killed someone, he would naturally be held accountable.

But no matter how the Elder questioned him, Chen Mo insisted it was an accident.

He definitely wouldn’t admit that his real intention was to kill Feng Hao.

Because the consequences of these two answers are not the same.

In the end, Chen Mo was punished by the Head Elder according to the sect rules, losing thirty years’ worth of cultivation resources.

If he hadn’t been punished, he could have gone to the Medicine Hall every month to receive a basic set of cultivation resources for Outer Sect disciples.

But with this punishment, he would have no cultivation resources for thirty years and would have to rely entirely on himself.

If his aptitude and family conditions were average, being penalized thirty years of cultivation resources would definitely be extremely severe.

With such conditions, it showed that the Elder wasn’t willing to take him seriously either.

Without the support of sect resources, and with no help from the Elder, the likelihood was that he’d be wasted.

From afar in the sky, Su Huang slowly approached and then appeared in midair in front of Chen Mo. His gaze, both peculiar and astonished, took a moment to assess Chen Mo before he said:

”Although you’ve been penalized with thirty years of cultivation resources, your qualification to compete hasn’t been revoked, and you’ve successfully entered the final match to contend for first place against either Xiao Jiu or Liu Bai.”

Countless gazes also converged here; Chen Mo even defeated Feng Hao, undeniably the strongest among the Outer Sect disciples, and this first place was certainly his.

A Middle Grade Magical Artifact, countless disciples looked on with envy and red eyes.

Indeed, although Xiao Jiu was very mysterious, they didn’t think Xiao Jiu and Liu Bai stood a chance against Chen Mo.

Moreover, Xiao Jiu was with Chen Mo. In battle, who could guarantee they wouldn’t go easy on each other?

”Master, after I defeat Liu Bai, I’ll concede and let you take first place in the Outer Sect disciple assembly,” Xiao Jiu’s voice echoed in Chen Mo’s mind.

In the simulation, Xiao Jiu indeed defeated Liu Bai, then surrendered so that Chen Mo could claim first place.

But in terms of strength, if Xiao Jiu reverted to her true form, Chen Mo probably wouldn’t stand a chance.

Facing those countless gazes, Chen Mo nodded towards Su Huang: ”Elder Su, I understand.”

After that, something astonishing happened.

After Xiao Jiu defeated Liu Bai, according to the rules, it should have been a duel between Chen Mo and Xiao Jiu to decide the first place.

But at this moment, Chen Mo said, ”I concede.”

His voice wasn’t loud, but it was enough to be heard by the entire crowd.

Though surprising, this was not the key point that left everyone astonished.

Because in the next second, Xiao Jiu hurriedly said, ”No, no, I... I concede, Elder, let Master win.”

The fact that Xiao Jiu called Chen Mo ’Master’ was known to all the disciples. Although surprised and curious, they had gotten used to it over the days.

Yet, the two began to defer to one another, causing the disciples to murmur among themselves.

Others fought each other to the bone for first place.

Yet here you are, conceding to each other.

Isn’t this deliberately infuriating us?

”Xiao Jiu, listen,” Chen Mo told Xiao Jiu via Transmission, conceding yet she argued with him.

”No, I want Master to be first, so all those who look down on Master can shut up,” Xiao Jiu, for the first time, disobeyed Chen Mo and argued with him.

Helplessly, Chen Mo said to Su Huang: ”Elder Su, I conceded first, so according to the rules, Xiao Jiu should win.”

”According to the rules, indeed.” Su Huang nodded, then looked at Chen Mo, sternly asking, ”Are you sure?”

Chen Mo nodded.

”Master, you...” Xiao Jiu pouted unhappily.

”Be good, listen to me.” Chen Mo sat in the audience, looking at Xiao Jiu in the center of the square, transmitting a message.

Xiao Jiu had always given way to him; today, he would let her have it once.

Seeing Chen Mo nod, Su Huang exchanged a glance with Kong Qianchi above.

Kong Qianchi nodded, then announced loudly: ”I declare the first place in this Outer Sect disciple assembly to be—Xiao Jiu.”

Kong Qianchi’s gaze suddenly shifted to Xiao Jiu below, then he raised his hand, and with the flickering of light, a delicate short sword floated above his palm. With a gentle flick of his finger, the exquisite short sword disappeared.

When it reappeared, it was suspended in front of Xiao Jiu.

Kong Qianchi said, ”This is the reward for first place, a Middle Grade Magical Artifact: Cyan Abyss Sword. As for the Activation Technique, once you’ve refined it, you will know. The remaining one hundred points will be allocated to you by Elder Su Huang.”

The matter was settled, and Xiao Jiu could only accept it, nodding slightly, and respectfully saying, ”Thank you, Head Elder.”

Then, Su Huang approached Xiao Jiu, asking her to take out the Jade Scroll for accumulating points, and gave her a hundred points.

Next was the reward for second place, Chen Mo also received a hundred points, along with an Initial Grade Treasure Medicine—Dragon Prayer Flower.

Although it had the word ’dragon’ in its name, Dragon Prayer Flower had nothing to do with dragons, not even in shape.

If Feng Hao were still alive, third place would have been contested between Feng Hao and Liu Bai, whoever won would be the third-place winner.

Now Feng Hao had lost his head, dead beyond dead, Liu Bai inadvertently benefited, receiving the third place reward of one hundred points.

After the top ten were determined, this session of the Outer Sect disciple assembly was declared concluded.

The outcome of this Outer Sect disciple assembly was likely the only one ever to end in such a theatrical manner, full of drama.

Many new and old students were left looking at each other with this outcome, but they didn’t consider Xiao Jiu’s result to be ’picked up,’ after all, Xiao Jiu had demonstrated her ability in previous battles.

For the female disciples, they were very envious of Xiao Jiu.

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Xiao Jiu came to Chen Mo’s side, handing him the Cyan Abyss Sword, and said, ”Master, this is for you.”

”No need, I have a Magical Artifact. You should keep it for yourself,” Chen Mo replied.

”The sword is not as good as my claws, and it’s not long enough, I don’t like it,” Xiao Jiu communicated via Transmission.

”Then give it to Ruoqing and Qianyi,” Chen Mo said.

”Then I’ll keep it for myself,” Xiao Jiu suddenly changed her mind and stored it in the Qiankun Ring.

Chen Mo: ”...”

Zhao Qianyi and Jiang Ruoqing couldn’t hear the Transmission, but seeing Xiao Jiu suddenly put the Cyan Abyss Sword away with such an expression, they could vaguely guess a thing or two.