Cultivation Simulator: Starting From The Empress' Palace

The voice in the void broadcasted the current top twenty names in one breath.

When the broadcasting voice ended, Chen Mo could see a golden thread as thin as a hair extending from his body straight up to the sky.

Looking around, Chen Mo saw there were still a dozen or so golden threads like his.

”The location revealed by the Profound Spirit Mirror’s Artifact Spirit is probably this golden thread,” Chen Mo instinctively tried to use True Qi to hide the golden thread, only to find out it couldn’t be hidden.

When he tried to cover it with his hand, the golden thread passed right through without causing any harm.

Seeing this, Chen Mo decided to ignore it.

It was within his range of acceptance.

At least the location was exposed, but as each golden thread didn’t have a name, he didn’t have to worry about being precisely found.

”The first place already has 1500 points?” Chen Mo clicked his tongue. He thought he was fast enough, but Xuan Cheng already had 1500 points. Such a high number of points must be from defeating two Level Five disciples.

The dust settled.

Chen Mo’s gaze swept over, and he saw a disciple lying in a pool of blood in the distance, the same person who ambushed earlier.

That disciple was dead beyond dead.

Evidently, he couldn’t withstand even one punch from Chen Mo.

This made Chen Mo furrow his brows. He didn’t intend to kill, just wanted to test his strength, but didn’t expect the opponent couldn’t even take one punch.

It genuinely surprised him.

In Chen Mo’s previous simulation, this incident didn’t occur.

The simulation previously showed he would earn one of the twenty Spiritual Power Infusion slots that day, but no specific events from the day were revealed.

The second day, the examination competition ended.

After all, the examination competition only lasted twelve hours.

The system simulation could simulate ten days, only showing major events of each day.

This day’s major event was his entry into the top twenty of the examination competition.

So Chen Mo knew nothing about the other events that happened this day.

”Unlucky kid.” Chen Mo walked over, searched the body of the dead disciple, reasoning that the dead need not have items wasted, muttering to himself, ”It was you who started it, so you can’t blame me for your death, just blame yourself...”

Two moments ago...

Loud clamor erupted on the squares of the Outer Sect and Inner Sect, with many disciples staring at the screen in the void, showing a scene where Xuan Cheng defeated a Level Five disciple and gained his points.

Indeed, the examination competition scenes were all displayed by the Artifact Spirit of the Profound Spirit Mirror to the Outer and Inner Sects for the non-participating disciples to watch.

Seeing Xuan Cheng’s displayed strength, all the disciples were stunned and began to feel sorry for Xuan Cheng.

...

Meanwhile, on Merak Peak.

By the Celestial Pool, several girls watched Chen Mo walking through the primitive forest on the pool’s surface, planting small flags within a five-mile radius, feeling curious.

Yes.

The scene shown on the pool’s surface was the core area inside the Profound Spirit Mirror.

...

”The Blood Demon Hundred Ghost Banner Array is set up. Let’s see which unlucky guy comes first.”

Chen Mo planted the last small flag into the ground, hid behind the leaves, and whispered to himself. The flag instantly became invisible.

Chen Mo clapped his hands, job well done.

As for whether the usage of the Blood Demon Hundred Ghost Banner would be deemed heretical, Chen Mo didn’t worry.

The death of the Skeleton Demon was witnessed by many disciples.

And the Blood Demon Hundred Ghost Banner was the Skeleton Demon’s possession.

Furthermore, Yiren knew about Chen Mo obtaining the Blood Demon Hundred Ghost Banner, so he had a witness to prove his innocence.

And within the Shenxiao Sect, he had backing, so using the Blood Demon Hundred Ghost Banner should be manageable.

”Now I can go settle matters with Song Jun.”

Chen Mo lightly tapped his toes and leaped onto the crown of a tall tree, observing the golden threads and hoping to find Song Jun among them.

The forest was too dense and expansive, even using the Ancient Heavy Pupils, his viewing range was limited.

At that moment, the mark on his chest pulsated, as if guiding him.

Chen Mo followed the direction indicated by the mark.

Soon, he saw a teleportation array shimmering with golden light.

”This should be one of the five teleportation arrays mentioned by the Artifact Spirit.”

Chen Mo shook his head; he had no use for it.

...

On the other side.

”There’s a powerful demon beast aura ahead, quickly avoid it.”

Song Jun, weaving through the forest, followed a voice’s guidance in his mind, evading one demon beast after another.

He scanned with his Divine Sense, and seeing no danger, he sat down under a tree, gasping for air. His soul entered his mind space, where a beguiling woman’s figure hovered. Despite her ethereal form, it was evident she was a remnant soul.

The woman’s lower half was a mass of gas connected to an ancient lamp with rust and a burning wick at the bottom.

”Master, what do we do next? By now, they should all have entered. I’m a Level Five disciple— they will definitely come to seize my points,” Song Jun said.

”Don’t worry. I’ve sensed a Divinity Transformation Realm demon beast sleeping nearby. Later, hide using the Secret Technique I taught you. If anyone comes, wake this demon beast. I have a way to make sure it won’t discover you,” the woman pondered and spoke gravely.

Song Jun sighed in relief, nodded, and said, ”Thank you, Master.”

The woman shook her head and said, ”I’ve told you, until you meet my standards, you are not my disciple. I do not acknowledge the title of master from you.”

”But if I can’t call you Master, what should I call you?”

”Whatever you wish.”

Song Jun: ”...”

”What is your surname?”

”Qiao.”

”Then may I call you Elder Qiao from now on?”

”As you wish.”

...

Within the ancient forest, towering trees rose into the clouds, dense branches and leaves spreading out, creating a canopy that seemed to shield the sky. In this vast boundless forest erupted a surge of True Qi.

Boom!

Chen Mo, with the Merak Flying Sword, slayed a late Golden Core demon beast within the array, earning fifty points.

Chen Mo felt somewhat disappointed: ”Defeating a disciple yields far more points than this.”

Chen Mo descended, excavated the Inner Core of the demon beast, and stored it in a Blood Pearl. This Inner Core would be great cultivation resources for Qianyi and Ruoqing.

Not seeing any trace of Song Jun, he decided to lie in wait here to see if anyone would come. Alas, the first to step into the array was not a sect disciple but a demon beast.