One Trait Draw Per Year Even Simulations Count

[One day later.]

[”Not yet?”]

[”Almost there.”]

[”Alright, you can stop now. I know your speed now, absolutely the fastest in the human world! No, the fastest in the Void Realm!”]

[”Can’t stop. Decelerating takes the same amount of time.”]

[”...”]

[All around you are meaningless red and blue specks of light.]

[That’s because your speed is just too fast. Even a Martial Saint’s eyes can’t capture normal light rays.]

[Good thing you two are flying in the sky with no obstacles.]

[Otherwise, at Black Wind’s speed, no matter what he hit, the impact force would be terrifying.][If Black Wind’s physical body weren’t strong enough, he might even kill himself from the collision.]

[This Shadow of the Sun is obviously not suitable for combat use.]

[On one hand, the acceleration takes time, and enemies won’t just watch you speed up without interfering.]

[On the other hand, the speed after full acceleration is simply too fast—you fly out of sight instantly. Not only can enemies not catch you, but you can’t catch them either.]

[It’s better suited for escape and travel.]

[When Black Wind finally comes to a complete stop, you find yourself in a familiar land.]

[”The Imperial Capital?!”]

[The massive city below is none other than the Imperial Capital of the Central Plains in the Five Regions!]

[”Damn, this speed is insane...”]

[For an ordinary Martial Saint flying through the air without any speed-boosting methods, traveling from the Free and Unfettered Holy Land to the Central Plains, accounting for rest stops and recovery along the way, would take nearly a year.]

[And the distance between them covers the entire continent and part of the ocean!]

[Black Wind made it in just two days!]

[Is this even flying?]

[This is condensing the earth into inches!]

[”Black Wind only just evolved to match the Martial King Realm, and he’s already this ridiculous. If he eats more Dragon-Men and evolves to Martial Saint or Martial God, won’t he really take off??”]

[Those ten taels of silver back in Baiyun County back then were probably the greatest investment of your entire life.]

[”Since I’m in the Five Regions, I might as well eat the Five Regions Sacred Pill. My trait tag slots are tight right now, and my favorite ’Senior Tomato User’ has no place to go. After eating the Five Regions Sacred Pill, I can replace this trait at a higher tier.”]

[Of the materials needed to refine the Five Regions Sacred Pill, you now have the ”Stainless Flower” and ”Forgetful Dust Water.”]

[Right beneath your feet, inside this Great Qian Imperial Capital, happens to be one of the five materials: ”Imperial Mausoleum Nethersoil.”]

[You’re about to head to the imperial palace to find Li Chengqian.]

[Several beams of rainbow light fly up from both inside and outside the Imperial Capital, vaguely surrounding you.]

[Four Martial Saints have arrived, one of whom is the Great Qian Dragon Protector, Li Liushui.]

[Another is Li Lingyue’s Third Granduncle, whom you met during the Fourth Simulation when you and Li Lingyue came to the Imperial Capital together.]

[Li Liushui looks at you, finds your face familiar, and furrows his brow in thought.]

[Li Lingyue’s Third Granduncle speaks with a hint of caution in his voice.]

[”Fellow Martial Saint, who are you? What business do you have in my Great Qian Imperial Capital?”]

[You clear your throat and speak calmly.]

[”This humble subject is Chen Yi, from Baiyun County, Qingzhou, Great Qian. I am the beloved of Li Lingyue, the Female Emperor of the Southern Borderlands; the younger brother of Chen Jing, the Great Khan of the Northern Frontier; the brother-in-law of Shen Qingshan, the Founding Ancestor of the Shen Family of the Starry Domains. I am currently serving as the Saint of the Free and Unfettered Holy Land, and the Young Island Master of the Nine Palaces Island, one of the Eighteen Inheritances. Additionally, Hua Wuyan, the human Guardian, is my beloved’s master, and I share some connections with her as well. The Demon Tribe of the Great Wastes voluntarily recalled and punished their criminal tribesmen because I asked the Four Ancestors to do so. The plan for the Shen Family to support martial artists in the human world was proposed and pushed forward by me. Finally, I was the first to discover that the Dragon-Men are coming and the great calamity is upon the human world, and I contacted all parties to prepare for battle in advance. Today, I have come to the Imperial Capital to see Li Chengqian, the current Emperor of Great Qian. I wonder if you might be willing to make an exception?”]

[You rattle off a long list of identities.]

[It’s hard to connect all these identities and accomplishments with the words ”this humble subject” you started with.]

[The few Martial Saints of the Li family exchange glances.]

[The Third Granduncle speaks to you.]

[”Please wait a moment, sir. Your identities are too many; we need to verify them.”]

[Verifying your identity is simple for them.]

[They just need to use the Free and Unfettered Token to contact the forces you mentioned.]

[As mentioned before, the Free and Unfettered God had Shen Qingshan bring back a pile of Free and Unfettered Tokens, and Shen Qingshan had his Shen family members spread out across the land, already distributing the tokens to major forces in the human world.]

[The Third Granduncle leaves for a while.]

[A moment later, he returns with the Free and Unfettered Token in hand.]

[After some spellcasting, the Third Granduncle contacts the first person.]

[”Li Lingyue, it’s your Third Granduncle...”]

[Li Lingyue’s impatient voice comes through the Free and Unfettered Token.]

[”Third Granduncle, what is it now? Surely you’re not going to use the ’for the sake of all living beings’ or ’the enemy is upon us’ excuses to make me withdraw my troops again, are you? I’ve already told you, regimes like Great Qian’s fragmented rule can only truly prepare for future threats by submitting to the rightful authority and achieving unification!”]

[”Uh... no, no. Your Third Granduncle wants to ask you, do you know a man named Chen Yi? He looks roughly like...”]

[The Third Granduncle explains the situation.]

[Actually, Li Lingyue already knows you’ve returned from the other realm and roughly knows about your experiences over the years.]

[It’s just that you’re both very busy, so you haven’t been able to see each other.]

[”Third Granduncle, give Chen Yi whatever he needs. Otherwise, once my army flattens the Imperial Capital, he’ll still get what he wants!”]

[Li Lingyue hangs up the ”phone” in a huff.]

[The Third Granduncle sighs and starts contacting the Great Khan of the Northern Frontier, your eldest brother Chen Jing.]

[”Great Khan, there’s a man here claiming to be Chen Yi, saying he’s your younger brother...”]

[”Fourth Brother?! My Fourth Brother?! Is he here?! Hahaha! I heard from my suddenly-became-a-Shen-Family-Founding-Ancestor brother-in-law that Fourth Brother went to another realm; I thought he was dead! It’s good that he’s not dead! Good that he’s not dead! Elder Li, don’t worry, my Northern Frontier iron cavalry is about to break through the last pass! After that, it’s a flat road straight to the Imperial Capital! See you at the city gates! Tell my Fourth Brother not to leave; wait for your big brother to come have a drink and catch up, hahaha!!”]

[Right now, Chen Jing and Li Chengqian are putting on a double act to help Li Chengqian reclaim his authority.]

[Preparations for battle among the human world’s martial artists aside, the Five Regions are still a scattered mess, and struggles between regimes can’t simply stop overnight.]

[The Third Granduncle sighs again and proceeds to contact Hua Wuyan and Shen Qingshan.]

[Li Liushui says with a wry smile.]

[”Third Elder, is there really any need to keep verifying his identity? If even one of these identities of his is real, that’s already incredible. Besides, I recall meeting him before; he is indeed one of us Central Plains people.”]

[The Third Granduncle feigns deafness and continues to ”call” the Holy Land.]

[The Third Granduncle actually cares deeply for Li Lingyue, having watched her grow up.]

[Since you claim to be Li Lingyue’s beloved, of course he wants to know exactly how many identities you have, what your background is, and whether you have a clean record.]

[”Fellow Daoist of the Free and Unfettered Holy Land, sorry to bother you. I am Li of the Li Imperial Clan of the Five Regions’ Great Qian...”]

[”Third Granduncle, I’m right across from you.”]

[Your voice rings out from the Third Granduncle’s Free and Unfettered Token, and in your hand is the token representing the Free and Unfettered Holy Land.]