It's just a simulation game, how did the fairy become real?

[You used the Chai family's influence to mobilize a large number of people to search the area around the capital.]

Meanwhile, your senior classmates also participated in a thorough search.

Unfortunately, the box, which was originally meant to provide guidance, became completely useless at this moment.

You can only search inch by inch, looking for any suspicious places.

After searching for several days, you still found nothing.

Just as you begin to suspect that you've been tricked by this box, you suddenly discover a deep, dark opening.

[And coincidentally, the location of this cave entrance is the very spot where you discovered the monster several years ago.]

Together with your senior brothers and sisters, you cautiously ventured into the cave entrance.

You have descended for a long time, and finally, at a certain moment, you have landed on solid ground.

[But the scene before your eyes right now will leave you deeply shaken.]

Deep inside this cave lay a gigantic egg, its markings suggesting it was a dragon egg! Beside the dragon egg were numerous magical treasures, various array plates, elixirs, and other such items.

This is actually the lair of that dragon!

[This place isn't far from the ocean; perhaps this dragon escaped from the sea!]

You emptied the entire nest, taking the dragon egg with you.

You gaze towards the ocean, a vague feeling creeping over you that something seems amiss.

However, since you couldn't explain why, you ultimately had to give up.

As agreed, you stayed at the Chai family's house for a few more days.

[It was during these past few days that you helped Chai Yashi successfully absorb Qi into her body.]

The surrounding senior students were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

[You didn't even use a single spirit stone throughout the entire process!]

It should be understood that spiritual energy is scarce in the mundane world.

[The ability to induce possession in such an environment is usually only possible through families connected to immortal sects who have obtained spirit stones in advance.]

And you're even better than them!

[In such a "harsh" environment, they directly helped an ordinary person take the first step into cultivation.]

[You originally intended to leave Chai Yashi in the Chai family, and perhaps seven years later, when the sect reopened and began recruiting new members, you could let her join the Qingyun Sect.]

To your surprise, your senior brother directly asked you to take her back with you.

After all, given your status, even if you just brought an ordinary person back, no one would say anything.

[Moreover, she has already become a cultivator?]

Chapter 207 Lightning Tribulation Forging the Sword

[Finally, after consulting with the Chai family and Chai Yashi, you no longer hesitated.]

You took her back to the Qingyun Sect.

[The news of your killing of the dragon had already spread within the sect and caused a minor stir.]

Now, you are carrying dragon eggs, as well as a large number of magical treasures and materials, making you the envy of many.

This one trip of yours is equivalent to several years of savings for others.

You arranged for Chai Yashi to stay by your side.

[When Master learned that you had brought people back to the sect, he didn't say anything, but silently examined Chai Yashi's physical attributes.]

To your surprise, your master immediately expressed his desire to accept you as a disciple.

No one expected that, just three years later, the sect leader would accept another disciple.

In your judgment, Chai Yashi is merely talented, not yet at the very top level. The fact that she caught the sect leader's eye means you've misjudged her.

The sect leader did not place her elsewhere; she remains by your side.

However, the path Chai Yashi chose was not the way of the sword, but the way of painting.

Although you have some knowledge in this area, you are not an expert and can only provide basic guidance, just like what you did at the Chai family.

Over the next three years, you frequently ventured out of the mountains to carry out missions, but more often than not, you continued to explore and delve into new areas, pushing them to greater depths.

[As for Chai Yashi, with your help, she has already entered the Foundation Establishment stage. Compared to those secular disciples who are recruited every ten years, her progress is quite fast.]

Over the past three years, your progress in spiritual cultivation has been slow.

However, your achievements in other fields continue to grow.

The sect leader once warned you not to delve too deeply, lest you jeopardize your future.

You only verbally agreed, but never took it to heart.

[You know very well that you are not standing still; the Golden Core stage is just the beginning for you.]

[It's just that your previous breakthrough was quite impressive, which raised the sect leader's expectations for you a bit.]

Even your senior brothers and sisters, on average, took five to ten years to reach the Golden Core stage.

Reaching the Nascent Soul stage requires years of accumulated experience.

Ten years is considered exceptionally long for someone with such talent.

From the day you started learning, it's only been six years. For you, time is still plentiful.

However, what you've been doing seems like a complete waste of time to others. After all, you possess far more resources than they do.

The dragon you killed back then brought you a lot of resources, and you also traded it away along with the dragon egg.

However, the resources you acquire are spent like water to cover your expenses in various areas.

Even if you achieve success in various fields, others may still not see it as worthwhile.

If you can specialize in one area, you might already have reached the Nascent Soul stage.

The brilliance of comprehending swordsmanship amidst the tribulation lightning back then has now been almost entirely worn away.

[As the sect leader's youngest disciple, and possessing striking beauty, Chai Yashi enjoys immense popularity within the sect. However, she only stays by your side and rarely strays far.]

In her words, you are her shield.

And she asks you questions without any hesitation.

Instead of asking others, I'll ask you.

Because Chai Yashi is very clear that what others know is not your limit.

You've been hiding your true abilities!

Just like when you won the spot for the Chai family back then.

Although Chai Yashi cannot judge your current level of understanding, she is very clear about your personality.

The goodwill built up from previous transactions has long since been completely worn away.

[The fact that you were able to bring Chai Yashi into the sect is already a great favor to the Chai family.]

You still call him Han Tao.

Within this sect, you are the only person she trusts the most.

Three years have passed, and only one year remains until the next time we welcome new members.

Since you entered the Golden Core stage, your cultivation level seems to have remained unchanged.

Others will only feel sorry for you, because in their eyes, you've been held back by unorthodox methods.

If you had focused wholeheartedly on mastering the sword path, you would at least have reached the Golden Core stage by now, if not the Nascent Soul stage.

How could it be possible that someone was stuck at the early stage of the Golden Core realm for a full six years?

But those who know you well know that while your level of understanding hasn't changed, your actual strength has been steadily improving.

Even in a duel on the arena, your fellow disciples at the Golden Core stage wouldn't dare to fight you openly.

They might even restrict which methods you can use.

[On the surface, it's called a friendly exchange, but in reality, it's more like they're using you to test their resilience to certain techniques.]

After all, whether it's alchemy, talismanic arts, artifact crafting, or any other discipline, your level is practically unmatched among your peers within the sect.

[However, you don't usually show off, nor do you allow others to praise you; you just let people talk about you as they please.]

Another six months have passed, and you suddenly realize that you seem to have reached a point where you can't make any progress.

You've pushed almost every field you've ventured into to its current limit.

To take things to the next level, the first thing you need to do is elevate your own level of understanding.

So, you applied for a quiet meditation room.

[You deliberately paid a lot more spirit stones before entering.]

[Because you have a feeling that this time, if you come out again, you might have to spend a very long time.]

Su Chen looked at the game screen in front of him, which only showed the words "Seclusion" and chose to skip it quickly.

For nearly ten years after entering the mountain gate, Su Chen almost skipped over most of the time.

The few serendipitous encounters I did have didn't trigger many options.

All things ultimately lead to the same goal; its strength lies in its ability to apply knowledge to different situations.

If you understand one method, you understand all methods.

Now it can almost be invincible among its peers.

Even if unexpected events occur in his next tasks, he will be able to handle them with ease.

Your seclusion lasted a full six months.

The number of spirit stones consumed during this period far exceeded that of other Golden Core stage cultivators.

[If the sect leader hadn't specifically instructed me, the spirit stones you paid would have already gotten you out of the meditation room.]