[8th Year of Simulation — Months of relentless cultivation brought you to the 11th Level of Qi-Refining. Your Body Cultivation, too, edged toward the same milestone.]
[9th Year — You achieved the 13th Level in both Dharma and Body. From then on, your focus shifted entirely to Soul Cultivation. The difficulty was monstrous, but progress—slow and steady—was undeniable.]
[12th Year — At last, you broke through to the 15th Level in Dharma, Body, and Soul. Your combat power soared to unimaginable heights.]
[According to your wives, finding an opponent below the Golden Elixir realm would now be nearly impossible.]
[Further training of auxiliary techniques caused your talent to surge, your cultivation methods evolving to extraordinary levels.]
{If the simulation panel were visible, it would display your high-grade spiritual roots transforming into top-grade spiritual roots (Blue).}
[Emerging from seclusion, you discovered all seven of your wives were pregnant. Overcome with joy, you resolved to advance to the Foundation-Building realm as quickly as possible.]
[3 Months Later — Breakthrough complete. You stood as a Supreme Foundation cultivator.]
[But when you stepped outside, the village was eerily silent.]
[In Xu Caihua's room, you found a letter and a storage ring.]
Letter:
> Husband, congratulations on your breakthrough to the Foundation-Building realm. We are sorry we could not congratulate you in person. Do not worry—we will meet again soon.
In this ring are resources to help you reach the Nascent Soul realm.
[Though you had expected this, the emptiness struck deep. After packing your belongings, you left the village.]
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[Your next destination was clear—Taiping City. It was time to avenge your family.]
[One Week Later — You arrived and began quietly gathering intelligence.]
[Shocking discovery: The Royal Family had been annihilated by the combined forces of the Gu and Xiao clans.]
[Now, the Gu family sat upon the throne. The new Emperor—Gu Changsheng—had reached the Grandmaster realm. In court, the Xiao clan held supreme influence.]
[You shelved immediate revenge. Instead, you investigated the Gu family's strength while continuing your cultivation.]
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[One night, you infiltrated the Royal Palace. With your divine sense blanketing every hall, you listened in on Gu Changsheng's chambers.]
[You learned that the Gu clan's ancestor was at the peak of the Foundation-Building realm and on the verge of breaking through to the Golden Elixir stage.]
[The news shocked you, but fear never came. Against someone at peak Foundation, your current combat strength was overwhelming.]
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[Without hesitation, you moved. In a flash, you appeared before Gu Changsheng, who at that moment was conversing with the projected image of his ancestor.]
[In full view of that projection, you killed Gu Changsheng instantly.]
[The ancestor's fury erupted, but you didn't stop—you made him watch as you massacred the entire Gu family.]
[You deliberately restrained your strength to that of a normal Foundation cultivator, ensuring the ancestor would not flee but come for you.]
[By dawn, the Gu clan lay in ruins. The ancestor's voice roared in challenge, demanding you stay and face him upon his arrival.]
[You welcomed the provocation. This was the perfect chance to erase the Gu clan's legacy completely.]
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[For days, you searched every corner of the Gu family's territory. Nowhere did you find the yellow book that Gu Changsheng had taken during the 2nd year of the simulation.]
[You realized you had underestimated its value. It must be in the possession of the Gu ancestor himself.]
[From that moment, you resumed cultivation, waiting patiently for the day he would come.]