In a simulated life scenario, how do you defy fate and change your destiny every time?

"Come, come, Lord Lin, please have a drink."

"I never expected Lord Lin to visit so suddenly today. I apologize for any shortcomings in my hospitality!"

Shi Hu raised his large bowl and offered a toast with great enthusiasm.

But the man in brocade robes remained indifferent, a hint of disdain flashing between his brows.

The Kingdom of Da Ting is vast and rich in resources.

Only these old-fashioned, uncivilized people would treat such inferior liquor as a treasure.

"No need for drinking, Shi Hu. What have you thought about the matter I suggested last time?"

The man in brocade robes said calmly.

"Lord Lin, I can agree to any other requests, but this Qi Refining Method is an ancestral treasure of my Stone Turtle tribe, and it is strictly forbidden to teach it to outsiders."

"Moreover, without the bloodline of the stone tortoise of my clan, even if you, Lord Lin, obtain this Qi Refining Method, it will be of no use."

Shi Hu was quite perplexed.

"You only need to teach me the Qi Refining Method, and you don't need to worry about anything else."

The man in brocade spoke in a forceful and imperious tone.

When the other tribesmen saw his arrogant attitude, they all paused and unconsciously gripped the stone bowls in their hands tighter.

The people of the Great Wilderness cherish freedom and are unrestrained; they have never been ordered around like this before.
The man in brocade robes saw this scene, glanced at everyone, and gave a disdainful sneer.

"The city lord is right after all. Some people can't be too hungry or too full, or they'll easily turn on their master!"

"Don't forget who fed you!"

"Since Chief Shi is unwilling, then our deal ends here."

The voice just fell.

He got up and left without stopping.

Upon hearing his words, the others immediately panicked.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

Having grown accustomed to fragrant white rice, how could they possibly swallow coarse and bitter wild vegetables and bran?

Thinking of the hardships they had endured before, when they had to forage for wild vegetables to fill their stomachs, everyone immediately changed their minds.

"Clan leader, since the Qi Refining Technique is useless anyway, we might as well give it to Lord Lin."

"Yes, although this is something passed down from our ancestors, will it be enough to feed us?"

"Besides, they don't have the bloodline of our clan's stone tortoises, so even if they obtain the Qi Refining Method, they won't be able to practice it."

As the man in brocade robes walked away, several clan elders hurriedly and earnestly tried to persuade him.

Just as the man in brocade was about to leave the village, Shi Hu sighed and immediately chased after him.

"Lord Lin, please wait."

"What? Has Chief Shi changed his mind?"

The man in brocade turned around and looked back, letting out a cold laugh and mocking him without any politeness.

He knew that these lowly people wouldn't dare to turn against him.

Because the Stone Turtle tribe has become accustomed to a life of luxury and can never go back.

As soon as they run out of food, within half a month, they will be kneeling in front of the Zhenhuang City gate, offering up the Qi Refining Method with both hands!
"Lord Lin, this Qi Refining Technique is an ancestral treasure of my clan. I can give it to you, but..."

Shi Hu hesitated.

"I understand, it's just more money, right?"

The man in brocade waved his hand dismissively.

"This time, the city lord asked me to bring one million catties of grain, one thousand sets of armor and weapons, five hundred jars of fine wine, and one hundred spirit-nourishing pills."

"As long as you teach me the Qi Refining Method, all these things are yours."

Upon hearing this, everyone else was overjoyed and excitedly danced with joy.

One million catties of grain!

Even if they all ate to their hearts' content, it would be enough to feed them for more than half a year!
Moreover, with this batch of supplies and weapons, their tribe's strength will be greatly enhanced, enabling them to annex other small tribes in the surrounding area!

But Shi Hu gave a bitter smile, feeling a sense of helplessness.

As the tribal chief and a Qi cultivator at the Visualization Realm, his vision naturally extends further than that of ordinary people.

The reason why Zhenhuang City was so generous was simply because it wanted to use the Stone Turtle Tribe to conquer other tribes.

This is also a common tactic of the Great Kingdom.

With a tiny amount of insignificant resources, the tribes of the Great Wilderness were instigated to fight and kill each other.

Then the Great Kingdom can simply sit back and reap the benefits.

However, although Shi Hu understood this, he was powerless to change the situation.

Because the Great Wilderness is simply too barren.

Furthermore, the Great Kingdom deliberately monopolized the vast majority of cultivation resources.

As a result, a Qi cultivator with ordinary talent like him, if he were to rely solely on his own accumulation, would not know when he would be able to break through to the next realm.

"The Great Wilderness is just a disorganized mess, and it's only a matter of time before it's conquered by the Great Court Kingdom."

"Instead of rigidly adhering to the teachings of our ancestors, we should try to find ways to strengthen our power."

"Only in this way can the tribe survive better."

Shi Hu clenched his fists and muttered to himself.

When he thought about it that way, his guilt lessened considerably.

"I never imagined that the descendants of the Bixi, who were once strong enough to carry mountains, would become a bunch of spineless cowards."

"It seems that these Great Wilderness tribes are nothing special. I really don't know why the city lord is so wary of the Great Wilderness."

"If I were the city lord, I would simply send troops to wipe out these barbarians. Why would I need to go through all this trouble?"

The man in brocade stood with his hands behind his back, his disdain growing even stronger.

But right now.

A golden arrow, gleaming with a chilling light, flew with lightning speed straight toward his brow!
This is a sharp, heavy arrow, six feet long, containing terrifying power that could easily pierce through seven inches of thick black iron armor!
If a person is shot in the flesh and blood, even a Spirit Embryo Realm cultivator will perish on the spot!

The man in brocade robes had taut muscles, and goosebumps rose all over his body.

too suddenly.

Who would have thought that someone would attack and kill them right in the Stone Turtle Tribe's stronghold!

Moreover, this arrow had been planned for a long time, and it was chosen precisely when his mind was most relaxed.

With the cover of night, it's impossible to defend against them; there's simply no time to hide!
In the face of death.

Having always lived a life of luxury, he now felt a strong sense of life-or-death crisis for the first time.

"No!"

The man in brocade robes looked on with despair, his heart filled with endless fear, and his previous arrogance and disdain were gone.

"boom!"

He had barely let out a scream when his head exploded on the spot.

But the next moment.

A nearly transparent, weak soul, barely clinging to life, flew out from the headless corpse.

The soul's features were exactly the same as the man in brocade, except that his face was full of terror.

He was terrified and quickly hid behind Shi Hu, using his body as cover.

“A Spirit Embryo Realm expert is indeed difficult to kill.”

Lu Yuan glanced at the transparent soul, then turned and left without hesitation, quickly disappearing into the jungle behind him.

Although the Ox Horned Bow can damage the soul, a Spirit Embryo Realm expert has already condensed a Spirit Embryo, and their spiritual power is dozens of times that of a Visualization Realm expert.

It was precisely because of this that the man in brocade robes barely survived.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

From the moment Shi Hu tried to persuade the man in brocade to stay, to the moment the man in brocade was assassinated and his body destroyed, it all happened in the blink of an eye.

So much so that by the time Shi Hu realized what was happening, he could only vaguely see Lu Yuan's departing figure!
"Aaaaaah! My physical body!"

"Shi Hu, what good are you, you piece of trash?!"

The man in brocade robes was filled with fear and rage, and he berated Shi Hu mercilessly.

If he hadn't already condensed his spiritual embryo, that arrow just now would have been enough to completely annihilate him!

Especially when he recalled Lu Yuan's calm and unwavering eyes, the chill in his heart intensified.

So calm and composed!

It was as if the boy wasn't ambushing a Spirit Embryo Realm expert, but shooting down an ordinary prey.

Until then.

The man in brocade finally understood why the city lord was so wary of this desolate land!

"Rest assured, Lord Lin, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation!"

"But that thief is too strong, I'm afraid..."

Shi Hu apologized repeatedly, though he was also somewhat frightened.

Lu Yuan's arrow not only destroyed the man in brocade robes' body, but also terrified Shi Hu.

Even a powerful expert at the Spirit Embryo Realm was nearly killed by a single arrow.

Shi Hu was merely a Qi Refining cultivator at the peak of his visualization practice; how could he possibly be a match for Lu Yuan?

"Don't worry, there are more than a dozen powerful individuals who have entered the Great Wilderness with me this time. I have already used a secret technique to inform them of this matter. You only need to hold off that little beast for a moment, and someone will come to support you."

The man in brocade gritted his teeth and said.

Although a spiritual embryo expert can live in the world as a spirit, once the physical body is destroyed, all previous efforts will be in vain.

Even if he finds a suitable body in the future, he will be stuck at this level for the rest of his life and will not be able to advance even an inch further!

Shi Hu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that there was still reinforcements.

Then, at his command, the entire Stone Turtle tribe came out in full force.

We must catch that person, no matter the cost.

Otherwise, if other tribes find out that the Stone Turtle Tribe has pledged allegiance to Zhenhuang City, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Thousands of strong men, leading hunting dogs and holding torches, illuminated the entire mountain forest as if it were daytime.

They were scattered throughout the deep mountains and forests, forming a dense, impenetrable net that sealed off the entire mountain.

"Shi Hu knew he was no match for them, yet he still deliberately sent people to block the mountain. He must have something to rely on to do that."

Lu Yuan's mind raced, and he immediately guessed the reason behind it.

The man in brocade robes was only at the Spirit Embryo Realm, and he would never dare to venture into the Great Wilderness alone.

This means he must have had companions!

Shi Hu's actions directly confirmed Lu Yuan's guess.

The reason he dared to close the mountain was undoubtedly because he wanted to wait for the man in brocade robes' companions to come and provide support.

"The Great Wilderness is fraught with danger; the man in brocade robes and his companions are sure to be in trouble."

As Lu Yuan kept repeating this sentence in his mind, his physical strength was being consumed at an unbelievable rate.

Almost in the blink of an eye, his spiritual energy was nearly exhausted!

Without hesitation, Lu Yuan took out a jade bottle from the simulation mark and poured the pills inside into his mouth.

As soon as the pill entered his stomach, it transformed into a vast amount of energy, rapidly replenishing Lu Yuan's depleted spiritual power.

After a while.

Lu Yuan took ten pills before he felt his depleted spiritual energy become abundant again!

"It seems that the effect of [Heaven's Will] has been activated."

A slight smile appeared on Lu Yuan's lips.

He then picked up his longbow and walked toward the members of the Stone Turtle tribe.

Since these people have betrayed the Great Wilderness and secretly colluded with Zhenhuang City, he doesn't need to hold back.

Moreover, when traveling, honesty is paramount.

If you're going to wipe out someone's entire family, you have to do it cleanly, leaving no one behind!

These people are just ordinary people; how could they be a match for Lu Yuan?

Alone, he was like a tiger among sheep, encountering no enemy wherever he went.

It didn't take long.

The firelight that once illuminated the deep mountains gradually became sparse and dim.

The air was filled with a strong, pungent smell of blood.

Thick, fresh blood pooled together, forming a stream that meandered down the mountainside.

When the last spark of light disappeared into the darkness.

The entire deep mountain was already littered with corpses, with not a single survivor!

……

And the other side.

Two men dressed in animal-patterned robes and with long knives at their waists were chatting and laughing with a tribal chief.

But suddenly.

Their expressions changed slightly, and they hurriedly bid farewell to the chieftain and headed towards the location of the Stone Turtle Tribe.

“That idiot Lin Zhi dared to parade around in fine clothes in the Great Wilderness. I knew he would get into trouble sooner or later.”

"They can't even handle the Stone Turtle tribe, and now we have to clean up their mess!"

"Stop talking. He's a young master from a prominent family. He's just here to gain experience."

The two walked and cursed, their minds already cursing the man in brocade a thousand times over.

"What kind of young master from a great family is he? He doesn't even have a protector when he goes out. He's just a spoiled brat."

"Alright, even if he's just a pawn to be discarded, he's still more dignified than the two of us."

"If anything were to happen to him, we would definitely be held accountable by the city lord!"

Although the two harbored resentment, they dared not slow down in the slightest.

But just as they passed by a long-abandoned old grave...

A chilling gust of wind suddenly blew in, as if the gates of the underworld had been opened.

Before the two could react to the sudden gust of cold wind, their bones and flesh turned to dust, their soul flames extinguished, and they vanished with the wind!
Besides.

Another old man was traveling late at night when he unexpectedly encountered a powerful beast. In his hasty escape, he was trapped in a place of gods and demons.

Some people tried to cross the river in mid-air, but found an old man in a straw raincoat sitting at the bow of a fishing boat, fishing in the water with a bamboo pole in his hand.

"Fishing at night? This wilderness really is a horrible place."

The man's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly tried to leave.

"The fish has taken the bait."

The old man smiled faintly and slowly lifted his fishing rod.

The man couldn't help but take a look, curious about what could possibly happen so late at night.

But when he looked at it, he was terrified.

Because his own soul was clearly hanging on the fishhook!

Then, like a bird with broken wings, his body fell from mid-air into the river below with a 'plop'.

"Even these small fry dare to set foot in the Great Wilderness. It seems that someone has forgotten about us old guys."

The old man in the straw raincoat cast his fishing rod and continued fishing late into the night.

When these people encountered various accidents, resulting in heavy casualties.

The Kingdom of Da Ting, hundreds of millions of miles away.

Inside a magnificent Taoist palace.

An elderly man dressed in a Taoist robe, with white hair and beard, was holding a Bagua compass, seemingly divining something.

Suddenly, the compass in his hand went out of control and began to spin wildly.

to the end.

The Bagua compass clicked, sending up a wisp of black smoke.

The surface of the compass was covered with fine cracks, just like cracked porcelain.

"puff!"

The old man in the Taoist robe spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with terror and horror.

You must know that their Heavenly Fortune Sect is responsible for conveying the will of Heaven and gathering the fortune of the world for the Great Court Kingdom.

The Bagua compass in his hand also contained a trace of divine power, and was said to be able to predict fate and calculate all the secrets of heaven.

Since the establishment of the Heavenly Fortune Sect, everything has been meticulously planned and there has never been a mistake.

But now this Bagua compass is almost damaged, which shows just how serious this matter is!
"The ways of Heaven have changed, and the fortunes have shifted. This means that a new chosen one has emerged in the Great Wilderness!"

“This matter concerns the safety of my court and must be reported to His Majesty immediately.”

The old man in the Taoist robe hurriedly stood up, not even bothering to wipe the blood from his mouth, and rushed to the palace.

With the support of the gods, the Great Kingdom has been conquering cities and territories over the years, and has almost occupied the entire lower realm.

Its power is overwhelming, and none dare disobey.

Whether they were aquatic creatures from the East Sea or barbarian tribes from the South, they all had to prostrate themselves before the throne of the king of the Great Court.

But the Great Wilderness is an exception.

The people of the Great Wilderness are barbaric and stubborn, disobeying the king's rule and disrespecting the way of Heaven.

Not only did they refuse to submit, they also repeatedly defied the royal army!

Later, the Great Court Kingdom used many methods and strategies, which led to the Great Wilderness becoming the fragmented place it is today.

If we follow this trend.

The Great Wilderness will be destroyed by its own infighting and collapse without a fight.

But who could have imagined it?

The situation, which had finally stabilized, has suddenly become unpredictable again!

"The Great Wilderness is nearing its end, and it is making its final counterattack before its demise."

"But if someone were to rise to power and command 100,000 tribes..."

The old man in the Taoist robe couldn't help but shudder just imagining that scene.

Blessed by destiny, a chosen one!

This is a vast wilderness filled with mystery and terror, beyond the control of the Heavenly Dao, and feared even by the gods.

If any chaos were to occur in the Great Wilderness, not only the Great Court Kingdom, but even the heavens themselves would likely be shaken! (End of Chapter)