simulation: from mortal to immortal

I decided to gamble and take her with me.

She was my only chance to earn Villain Points to simulate again, and maybe—just maybe—I could turn her into an ally. Who knows? Anything is possible.

Besides, I had no other choice.

If I didn't take her, I would die in 7 days.

So, I picked her up again and took her to my house.

While I was about to detoxify her…

Ding! Heroine favorability increased.

You earned 5,000 Villain Points.

Ding! The heroine has changed her opinion of you.

You earned 10,000 Villain Points and gained a chance to upgrade one of your talents next time.

What is this?!

Her favorability increased?

And she changed her opinion about me?

Then, I remembered this body's reputation—a lustful playboy—and suddenly, it all made sense.

After feeding her the elixir, I decided to start simulating again.

Simulation Started…

1st Day

You repeated the same actions as before: telling your protector to stay and capturing Li Chen, only for him to escape again.

2nd Day

You started testing Xiao Li's limits—and ended up sleeping with her.

Surprisingly, she didn't resist and simply let you do as you pleased.

Afterward, you felt as if you had absorbed something, but you couldn't tell what it was.

3rd Day

Since she didn't care what you did to her—as long as you didn't try to kill her—you decided to stop and focus on cultivating.

4th Day – 7th Day

You continued cultivating.

8th Day

You knew the shadow assassin was supposed to come today.

So, you continued cultivating, waiting for your death.

But… he didn't come?

9th Day

You continued cultivating.

10th Day

He finally arrived, killed your protector, and slashed at you.

…

You're dead.

Starting Settlement of Rewards…

Choose 1 reward:

Xiao Li's Luck Blessing

Hints About the Assassin

I chose Xiao Li's Luck Blessing, curious about what it could do.

Although I also wanted information about the assassin, I knew that even if I had his identity, I couldn't do much about it.

Then, I thought to myself:

"Wait… why did he come later this time?"

I didn't even call my family in this simulation—shouldn't he have arrived even sooner?

The only thing that changed was that I slept with Xiao Li.

But… does that even matter?

Then, I remembered—this time, I started cultivating two days later.

Could it be that someone is watching me the whole time… waiting to make sure I don't cultivate?!

I wanted to confirm my suspicions.

Wait… now that I think about it, Xiao Li didn't wake up even after the 10th day.

Why?

In the last simulation, she woke up on the 7th day.

Why is she pretending for even longer this time?

I couldn't think of a reason.

The only way to get my answers was to continue simulating.

Starting Simulation…

Ding! This is your 4th simulation. You can now perform a 10x talent draw and choose one of them.

Cost: 5,000 Villain Points.

I immediately accepted.

I knew just how powerful these talents were.

The only reason they seemed weak was because I was weak—and my enemies were too strong.

Ding! You have drawn:

After seeing the talents I drew, I wasn't sure which one to pick.

But my focus was on two in particular:

Heaven's Official Blessing (Red) (Stacks with The Adored One)

Heaven blesses you. Your luck becomes stronger.

Believer of Lies (Gold)

People tend to believe what you say. There is also a chance for your lies to become reality if special conditions are met.

While reading Heaven's Official Blessing, I suddenly remembered my other talent—The Adored One.

Then, a thought crossed my mind.

"Is it possible that the reason the assassin came later was because of this talent and Xiao Li's Luck Blessing?"

"What did he encounter on his way here that delayed him for two extra days?"

If only I could see him, I could confirm if he was injured.

That would prove my theory.

So, I chose Heaven's Official Blessing.

Ding! Heaven's Official Blessing (Red) has been upgraded to Purple!

"Wait… I had a talent upgrade opportunity! How could I forget about that?!"

Now that I think about it… why am I forgetting so many important things?

Wait…

It can't be…

Wait… what was I thinking about just now?

…I can't remember.

…

Anyway, it doesn't matter.

I was excited about obtaining my first Purple talent.

Now, I wanted to see if I could finally uncover information about the mastermind.

Start Simulation…

Simulation Started…

1st Day

You waited for Li Chen to arrive.

This time, when he was about to escape, he tripped—and lost his other arm too.

But he still managed to escape.

2nd Day

You picked up his severed arm and discovered that it contained another storage ring.

Inside, you found a remnant soul.

The soul spoke:

"I have seen your talent. If you wish, I can help you become stronger and lead you to great opportunities."

You accepted.

Now, you were certain—Li Chen was the Son of Luck.

3rd Day

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