One Trait Draw Per Year Even Simulations Count

[Year 42, Age 61.]

[You inquired with the seniors of the Holy Lands about the location of the Wang Clan of the Chaotic Crystal Sea.]

[You stepped onto a custom-made Star Shuttle, riding the wind and breaking through the waves, skimming across the sea like a shooting star, and arrived at the Chaotic Crystal Sea.]

[”Holy crap...”]

[A multitude of fine Spirit Crystals floated on the sea’s surface here, sparkling brilliantly under the sunlight, dazzling like a galaxy of stars—but even more radiant than a galaxy.]

[”No wonder it’s called the Chaotic Crystal Sea.”]

[You tossed out the Demon Refining Pot and had it take a massive inhale, then spit out the seawater, leaving the crystals behind.]

[”It’s just like back in my hometown’s Middle East—oil just gushing out of the ground on its own.”]

[You came to the Wang Clan, naturally, to deliver Wang Mingbai’s letter to his family.]

[You’d had things to do since returning to the Holy Lands, only now finding some free time.][Upon hearing that the Saint of the Free and Unfettered Holy Land had arrived, the Wang Clan set up a grand honor guard on their family island. Drums thundered, gongs clashed, firecrackers roared, and the place was packed with a sea of people, every street empty.]

[The Wang Clan welcomed you with the highest ceremonial honors—the hundred most beautiful maidens of the Chaotic Crystal Sea archipelago, each holding a golden tray with jade plates, a red cloth covering them, beneath which were neatly arranged rows of top-grade Spirit Crystals.]

[”Top-grade Spirit Crystals...”]

[In the Five Regions, and even in the Holy Lands, you had only heard of such things—never seen them.]

[The Wang Clan was absurdly wealthy, gifting so many just to welcome a guest.]

[The Wang Clan’s wealth actually didn’t match their strength.]

[The reason they could firmly hold the Chaotic Crystal Sea was precisely because they had latched onto the Free and Unfettered God’s leg.]

[Whatever the Holy Lands needed, they never refused.]

[So what more could the Free and Unfettered Holy Land say? Best buddies for life!]

[That’s why the Wang Clan welcomed the Saint’s arrival with such fervent and sincere hospitality.]

[In this moment, you experienced the superiority that came with status and position—a feeling entirely different from conquest by force.]

[No wonder treacherous ministers like Qin Rong became obsessed with power and influence.]

[”Wang Yanbing, Patriarch of the Wang Clan, leading the entire main lineage of the Wang Clan, awaits the Saint’s arrival!

Your distant visit graces my Chaotic Crystal Sea, illuminating it with boundless radiance!

I implore the Saint to stay long in my Wang Clan, allowing me to serve as your guide and let you experience the scenic beauty and warm hospitality of the Chaotic Crystal Sea!”]

[Wang Yanbing appeared to be just a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties.]

[But in truth, he was quite old.]

[Because he was a Martial Saint.]

[The entire Wang Clan had only one Martial Saint—him.]

[But even a Martial Saint had to be utterly respectful in front of you, a Saint.]

[”Patriarch Wang is too polite. I won’t be staying long. Just pack up these top-grade Spirit Crystals for me. My visit here doesn’t represent the Holy Lands; it’s purely to handle some personal matters.”]

[Upon hearing this, Wang Yanbing’s expression immediately turned serious, even tinged with worry.]

[He had heard that you, this Saint, came from a humble background with no backing.]

[Could it be that, back when you were weak, some spoiled brat of the Wang Clan had offended you?]

[Were you here to demand an explanation?]

[Right, that’s how it goes in the novels.]

[”Th-this... Has someone in my Wang Clan offended the Saint? Please, name them, and I will give you a satisfactory answer!”]

[You chuckled and shook your head.]

[”Patriarch Wang misunderstands. Brother Wang Mingbai and I once went through life-and-death together. On that journey to another realm, if not for Wang Mingbai, none of us would have come back.

To ensure our safe escape, Brother Wang sacrificed himself heroically!

He left behind a letter for his family, hoping I could deliver it to you.”]

[You handed Wang Mingbai’s Storage Ring to Wang Yanbing.]

[You had never opened this ring.]

[Wang Yanbing had many children.]

[To expand the Wang Clan’s branches, he kept taking concubines even at over two hundred years old.]

[But oddly, he always fathered daughters—never a son.]

[Not until Wang Mingbai was born.]

[From this, it was clear just how much the Wang Clan doted on Wang Mingbai.]

[The future Patriarch of the Wang Clan, barring any accident, was destined to be him.]

[With such pampering and high expectations, the most rebellious thing Wang Mingbai had ever done was pursue Wu Yue by participating in the Saint Selection Ceremony.]

[Wang Yanbing remained relatively calm as he took Wang Mingbai’s belongings.]

[From the day you, Wu Yue, and the others returned to the human world while Wang Mingbai didn’t, Wang Yanbing had already guessed this day would come.]

[You relayed the cause of Wang Mingbai’s death, along with some of the words he had spoken, to Wang Yanbing.]

[”As a father, I never want to see him sacrifice himself for others. But if he did, I will always be proud of him!!”]

[From Wang Mingbai’s letter, Wang Yanbing learned about the Dragon-Man tribe’s invasion of the realms, how wretched the conquered worlds had become, and that Chen Yi had unique methods for dealing with the Alien Race, among other things.]

[Combining this with the current situation in the human world...]

[Wang Yanbing made a decision.]

[”With a great enemy looming over the human world, the Wang Clan is willing to contribute its strength! If anyone needs Spirit Crystals, they need only give the order through the Saint, and the Wang Clan will deliver them, traveling day and night!”]

[”In that case, on behalf of all beings in the human world, I thank Patriarch Wang for his generous support!”]

[Today, you hadn’t brought the 「Chinese-Style Succubus」.]

[With the Wang Clan’s full support, the war between the human world and the Dragon-Man tribe would no longer suffer a shortage of Spirit Crystals.]

[Under normal circumstances, it wasn’t actually a shortage—rather, it was a problem of delayed delivery.]

[Now, with your foreknowledge, leading the entire human world to fight a preemptive war and allocating resources more rationally in advance, such problems naturally ceased to exist.]

[You knew the Patriarch hoped to fulfill Wang Mingbai’s last wish.]

[Wang Mingbai had witnessed the devastation of the Three-Headed Realm and didn’t want the human world to share its fate. So he willingly sacrificed himself to ensure you could return, believing that only you could lead humanity against the coming invaders.]

[Year 43, Age 62.]

[This year, Black Wind successfully underwent nirvana, completing another extraordinary evolution!]

[The scales on Black Wind’s body transformed into fine, pitch-black downy fuzz.]

[At first glance, it looked like fur, but upon closer inspection, one could see that each strand was composed of countless tiny scales—in essence, it was still covered in scaled armor.]

[Its physique didn’t change much; it still tread upon blazing clouds and bore flame wings on its back.]

[But after completing its evolution, Black Wind’s combat power had fully ascended to the Martial King rank.]

[At the same time, it gained a surprising new ability.]

[”Boss! I can fly super fast now!”]

[”Super fast? How fast?”]

[”I can’t describe it well. Wanna give it a try?”]

[”Alright.”]

[Black Wind carried you, launching into the air from Nine Palaces Island, its hooves stamping in the sky as its speed gradually increased, leaving a long trail of black flames behind it.]

[”Doesn’t feel that fast to me.”]

[”Hold on, boss. ’Shadow That Chases the Sun’ hasn’t kicked in yet.”]

[”’Shadow That Chases the Sun’? Did you come up with that name?”]

[”No, it seems to be a bloodline memory.”]

[As it spoke, you noticed Black Wind’s acceleration growing faster and faster.]

[”It can still speed up?”]

[Before long, the speed became absurdly fast. The scenery whizzing past was something even you—a Martial King, no, a Martial Saint!—couldn’t make out clearly!]

[”Good lord, this fast? Traveling will save a ton of time from now on!”]

[”But boss, ’Shadow That Chases the Sun’ isn’t even fully deployed yet.”]

[”Still not?!”]