One Trait Draw Per Year Even Simulations Count

[Year 41, Age 59.]

[You replaced ”Sudden Inspiration” with ”Luckier with Age”.]

He was about to simulate turning sixty. This trait, which guaranteed a rare quality draw every ten years starting from age sixty, naturally had to make its appearance now.

Chen Yi continued his fine-tuning.

Meanwhile, the Chen Yi in the simulation had, over the past nine years, treated the Eastern Wastes as his all-you-can-eat demon soul buffet.

In the areas where he was active, demon tribes would piss themselves in fear just from catching a whiff of his scent.

He was truly a master of slaughtering demons.

Some demon tribes had privately given the simulated Chen Yi a nickname—Demonbane!

Unfortunately, this Demonbane was not only incredibly difficult to kill himself, but every time they finally had a chance to finish him off, experts from the Limitless Sword Sect would always appear to save his life.

This infuriated the demon tribes of the Eastern Wastes so much that they would wake up in the middle of the night cursing a few times!The simulated Chen Yi once filled the Ten Thousand Souls Banner to capacity.

Currently, with only a High-Grade Spirit Artifact body, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner could hold a maximum of three thousand demon souls.

Of course, if it were filled with ordinary mortals, it could hold a hundred times more, which would live up to its ”Ten Thousand” Souls name.

Whenever the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was full, Chen Yi would have it maximize its ”refining” efficiency.

Thus, he obtained a massive amount of Soul Power.

His cultivation had been forcefully pushed all the way to the peak of the tenth tempering of the Soul Tempering realm.

What lay before the simulated Chen Yi was yet another formidable obstacle on the martial path—breaking through to the Golden Body realm!

In fact, the first three martial realms—Body Refining, Spirit Gathering, and Soul Tempering—could be considered as one combined stage, referred to as the Early Martial Stage.

Starting from Golden Body, Golden Body, Spirit Sea, and Spirit Condensation constituted the Mid Martial Stage.

As for what lay beyond Spirit Condensation, that was naturally the Late Martial Stage.

Therefore, breaking through from Soul Tempering to Golden Body was not only difficult for martial artists with a Low-Grade Bone Structure; even those with good bone structure would encounter bottlenecks.

”Fortunately, there’s the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. That bad boy seems to still have a way to solve the breakthrough problem.”

[”Looking for an Earth Vein, is it?”]

[”Yes, my friend! For someone in your situation, conventional breakthrough methods like pills, formations, comprehension, or having a senior infuse you with power are all a waste of effort!”]

[”If I find this thing called an ’Earth Vein’, I can break through?”]

[”Why can you cultivate Internal Techniques and condense Spiritual Energy? Answer me!”]

[”Because of the Essence of Heaven and Earth.”]

[”And where does that Essence of Heaven and Earth come from?”]

[”Earth Veins?”]

[”Congratulations! You’re even learning to answer before being asked!”]

[After hearing the Ten Thousand Souls Banner’s explanation, you seemed to understand the importance of Earth Veins.]

[”As long as you are situated within an Earth Vein, I can help you extract its essence, using the most fundamental and pure power of heaven and earth to smash open the shackles of your martial path!”]

[”So where are these Earth Veins?”]

[”Legend says Earth Veins can move, so I don’t know where they are either. We just have to look.”]

[”Legend says? You’re not just making this up, are you?”]

[”Nonsense! Would a dignified Immortal Artifact like me lie to a mere mortal like you?”]

[”Can you really sense Earth Veins?”]

[”Of course I can! As long as you get close to one, I’ll definitely sense it!”]

[You realized that in this life, you were destined to be an errand boy, constantly running around everywhere.]

[Next time you encounter a trait like ’Walking Doesn’t Tire You’, you’ll definitely have to equip it.]

[Year 42, Age 60.]

[Drawing a trait...]

[Draw successful!]

[”Three Swordsmen in the Grass” (Green): When you hide in the grass, you are theoretically invisible. That is, if the other party doesn’t look at you, they won’t see you; if their spiritual sense doesn’t scan you, they cannot discover you.]

[Adjust traits?]

[Yes/No]

Looking at the effect of this trait, Chen Yi felt as if a line of ellipses floated past his mind.

It was like reading a piece of nonsense like ”If you are alive, then you are not dead yet.”

”This is actually a green-tier trait, can you believe it?”

Chen Yi felt that these low-level traits might be useful, but it also seemed unlikely that low-level traits would be useful.

[At sixty years old, your body remains strong and healthy.]

[The feeling of entering old age in this life is completely different from the last.]

[You didn’t even live to this age in your previous life.]

[”Earth Veins... they sound like something very core. Could they be in the Central Plains?”]

[Currently, the demon souls in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner are consistently maintained at around three thousand, and the banner’s interior is also packed with countless demon tribe materials.]

[You feel staying in the Eastern Wastes any longer isn’t very meaningful. It would be better to return to the Central Plains to sell the materials for a profit and then upgrade the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.]

[You could also inquire if there are any unorthodox cultivation methods that could help you break through to the Golden Body realm.]

[You only care about breaking through; you don’t care about any catastrophic consequences that might follow. Dying would still be a profit.]

[Over the years in the Eastern Wastes, you’ve basically lived the life of a savage.]

[No fixed abode, wandering everywhere, fighting and killing.]

[You did think about living a more civilized life, but the problem is this place is a barren wasteland. The only places with people are those great clans and major sects situated atop Spiritual Veins.]

[Those people wouldn’t look kindly upon an old geezer like you with not-so-high cultivation.]

[Moreover, holding the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, you wouldn’t dare to seek lodging on their turf either.]

[It’s one thing to be a bit wild in the Eastern Wastes, but when returning to the Central Plains, you need to clean yourself up, lest you get mistaken for a monkey demon and eliminated.]

[As you were by the water’s edge, grooming your hair and beard while looking at your reflection, your nose suddenly caught a special scent.]

[”A supreme treasure?”]

[A suspicious expression appeared on your face.]

[Every time you smell a supreme treasure, you never get it. Sometimes you even end up with bad luck, to the point you’ve lost motivation to chase after them.]

[”Forget it, I’ll still go take a look. The predecessors plant the trees, the later generations enjoy the shade. What if I become awesome in the next simulation?”]

[You weren’t in a hurry and continued tidying up your appearance.]

[What the ”Treasure-Hunting Nose” can smell is never ordinary, not some roadside cabbage where whoever arrives first gets it.]

[Only after you had groomed yourself to look somewhat presentable did you get up and start tracking the scent.]

[Suddenly!]

[From a certain direction behind you, it seemed as if some colossal beings were galloping across the ground. Their wild strides caused the earth to tremble and dust to fly.]

[You climbed to a high point and looked closely.]

[In the distance, nine four-legged giant beasts with dragon horns on their heads were pulling a resplendent, golden carriage, speeding like the wind across the land, crushing everything in their path, ignoring all terrain, moving in a straight line!]

[There were many people on the carriage, and they all looked either rich or noble!]

[”Holy crap! Nine dragons pulling a carriage? What a display!”]

[”Vwoom—”]

[A high-frequency, strange sound came from the sky.]

[You looked up. A massive bronze ship was crossing the sky, flying past like an aircraft carrier in the air!]

[It was crowded with people, each one possessing an extraordinary aura, clearly no ordinary folks!]

[”Holy crap, holy crap! A large flying Spirit Artifact? So cool!”]

[What surprised you even more was that there were also martial artists flying directly through the air, leaving behind thunderous booms and shockwaves as they broke the sound barrier!]

[”Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”]

[”Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap... Flight through the air?! Martial Kings?!”]

[From the direction of the Central Plains, the Northern Frontier, and the Southern Borderlands, powerful experts were rushing over.]

[They were like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying their own Divine Abilities. Merely their methods of travel showcased their formidable strength.]

[Without a doubt, the supreme treasure you smelled had also been discovered by them. They were rushing over to compete for it!]

[”A treasure emerges, shaking the world! With such a huge commotion happening right nearby, it would be a shame not to join in the fun!”]