Simulator: Starting as a Green Snake and Transforming into a Dragon

Gu Yuchuan was overjoyed. Now he had two more simulation opportunities, bringing his total number of simulations back to three. He could finally focus on his cultivation for a while longer. Most importantly, he had successfully taken his revenge. That Crimson Flame cultivator had killed him many times, but this time he had finally died by his hand.

After returning, the Serpent King asked him if he wanted to join the Cloud Tide Palace. He thought about it and refused. He had his own inheritance and cheat ability, and he could cultivate on his own without the help of any power. In fact, if he got too close to others, he might be exposed. Therefore, there was no need for him to join the Cloud Tide Palace. Right now, he was safe enough just staying in the Cloud Stream River.

However, the Serpent King still liked him very much. After all, they were of the same kind and followed the same path to dragon transformation. After the Black Serpent King and Crab General died one after another in Yunxi Palace, the power of the middle level was obviously lacking. Naturally, he wanted to make up for it. However, this required mutual consent. If the other party was unwilling, it was indeed impossible to force him. Therefore, Gu Yuchuan returned to his cave. This time, the Serpent King only gave him a bottle of Yellow Sprout Pills as a reward.

Yellow Sprout Pill is a highly sought-after elixir among Qi Refining cultivators. It is the top choice for mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators to accelerate their cultivation speed. A single pill can increase cultivation speed several times over. Crucially, it has very low toxicity, allowing for long-term use. A small bottle costs 50 low-grade spirit stones, while an ordinary sect cultivator's monthly salary is less than 10 spirit stones, highlighting its rarity.

Gu Yuchuan was also very happy to receive it, as it brought him even closer to the sixth level of Qi Refining.

As soon as he arrived near his home, he saw the koi. The koi happily flapped its big tail and swam over. He was still muttering, "Fellow Daoist Green Snake, you're finally back! I told you, you would definitely come back safely. You don't know how worried I've been about you these past few days. You're my only good neighbor."

Gu Yuchuan wasn't used to people being so enthusiastic towards him, but he also knew that this koi was like that to everyone. Perhaps this was his way of surviving: make good connections so that unless there was real hatred, no one would want to lay a hand on him. His race and talents weren't suited for fighting, and he was able to live so well all because of his own efforts.

"Alright, I'm going back now. The fight today was too intense, and I'm really tired, so I won't talk to you any longer."

His expression was indeed quite grim. Although he hadn't contributed much to the battle, he had been on high alert the entire time, fearing that something beyond his control might happen. Fortunately, the demon race's strategy was sound, and every move the human race made was perfectly neutralized, ultimately leaving them defeated. However, he felt it was a bit of a pity that they hadn't managed to capture the Heavenly Serpent Elder. It seemed that there was still a significant difference in combat strength between humans and demons.

After returning to his cave, he had a wonderful sleep. This was life, no, snake life! For some time now, in Yunxi Palace, cultivators had been in very poor condition, and their spirits had been very uncomfortable. Cultivation is about a balance of tension and relaxation, and he was indeed feeling quite tense and uncomfortable. He needed to relax.

He slept until dawn. The cave was underwater, so it was a bit damp. After sleeping for a long time, he felt sticky and uncomfortable. However, this was easy to solve. He went out and swam around in the water for a couple of laps, which made him feel much better. He stretched his body, just like he was yawning. After stretching, he began to think about what to do next.

If his guess is correct, the human race and the demon race will not fight each other in the short term. After all, they have been living peacefully together for hundreds of years. Even if they do fight, it will be a slow process of testing each other. They do not know the strength of the other, so they will not start a war directly. Therefore, he still has time to develop.

He took out the Yellow Sprout Pill and prepared to begin his cultivation. Suddenly, something popped into his head. He thought he might be able to exploit a bug. After all, he had consumed the Yellow Sprout Pill in the simulation, and he still had some in reality. With that thought, he quickly began the simulation.

[Congratulations, host, on activating the tenth simulation. We will now begin drawing talents.]

[White Talent: Scale Enhancement; White Talent: Swiftness; White Talent: Strength.]

Looking at the talent draw, he felt a wave of dizziness. What was this? It was exactly the same as the last one. What was going on? Was his luck really that bad?

Well, he could only pick one at random and start the simulation.

[Host selects white talent: Scale Enhancement, simulation begins.]

[On the first day, you consumed the Yellow Sprout Pill and cultivated in your cave. Human pills are indeed powerful; you can feel your cultivation speed has increased significantly.]

[On the second day, you consumed the Yellow Sprout Pill again and cultivated in your cave. You could clearly feel that you were very close to reaching the sixth level of Qi Refining.]

On the third day, Jinli comes to you and says that a friend of his has invited him to a Daoist forum, and he wants you to go with him. You are tempted, but since your cultivation is about to advance, you still refuse.

On the fourth day, you continued your spiritual practice.

……

On the ninth day, you consumed the last Yellow Sprout Pill and successfully advanced to the sixth level of Qi Refining. You happily swam back and forth in the water.

On the tenth day, with nothing to do, you decided to ask Jinli if there were any places to go nearby. After all, you'd been in seclusion for nine days, so today was a good day to rest. However, Jinli wasn't home. You asked several other spirits around, but none of them had seen her.

[On the eleventh day, you still haven't seen Jinli. You think about how he helped you before, even helping you choose the right one from three traitors. You can't ignore this, so you start inquiring about his whereabouts that day. Finally, you learn that he accepted an invitation from a toad spirit.]

On the twelfth day, you found the toad spirit. It denied ever seeing the koi, so you took action and captured it. With the help of venom, it confessed that it had sold the koi and that someone was buying demonic beasts—people from the Beast Taming Sect.

On the thirteenth day, you received news of the Beast Taming Sect from the toad spirit. You killed him and planned to return, but as soon as you stepped outside, you encountered Xuanming of the Beast Taming Sect, who killed you with a single sword strike.

[This simulation has ended. Survival time: thirteen days. Cultivation level: Qi Refining Stage 6. Evaluation: A monster with some intelligence but lacking in luck. Reward: 115 Dragon Points (65 points for 13 days of survival, and 50 points for increasing cultivation level by one stage).]