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

He rushed back to his cave and prepared to begin the simulation. It had been a while since he had done one, and he really had lost track of the future. It was time to give it a try.

He leaned against the bed and clicked the start button for the simulation.

[Congratulations, host, on starting the eighteenth simulation. We will now begin drawing talents.]

[Ring ring, ring ring, the alarm clock is ringing, reminding the host to wash their hands before drawing the card.]

He jumped out of bed immediately. It had been so long since he had simulated the process that he had forgotten that one had to bathe and burn incense before extracting talent. Now that he had hands, he naturally had to wash them carefully and thoroughly. He lit a stick of sandalwood incense, which smelled very comforting. Now, he was about to begin the actual extraction.

[White Talent: Scale Enhancement; White Talent: Swiftness; Purple Talent: Identity Concealment. (Unless you use your magic power, even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator cannot discern your demon race identity.)]

Gu Yuchuan rubbed his eyes. This was a great start! He hadn't simulated for a long time, and this time he got a purple talent. This meant that if he created a transformation spell, he could go and roam among the humans. However, he wouldn't go; it would still be very dangerous. He hummed an unknown cheerful tune in his mind and continued simulating.

[On your first day, you cultivate in the manor, after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. You can clearly feel that your cultivation progress has slowed down considerably, even though you are already a cultivator at the Earthly Fiend Foundation Establishment stage.]

The next day, you met Pei Yu, who had returned as your subordinate. She congratulated you, and you gave her two magical artifacts and many elixirs, instructing her to cultivate diligently. Moved, she knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, increasing her loyalty.

[On the third day, you began to improve your weapon-refining skills. You easily crafted a high-grade magic weapon, becoming a first-level high-grade weapon refiner.]

On the fourth day, you were still practicing your weapon-forging skills.

[On the fifth day, you have successfully become a top-tier level one weapon refiner. Your weapon refining skills can be considered to have reached a high level.]

On the sixth day, your appointment finally came through. The transfer order stated that from this moment on, you were no longer a soldier in the army, but could move around freely and go home at any time.

On the seventh day, you decided to return to Yunhai Marsh. There were too many ties you couldn't let go of in the Flood Dragon Palace.

On the eighth day, you hadn't gone far when you encountered a group of human cultivators—three Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. You fought them with great difficulty, but ultimately you prevailed. You absorbed their essence, bringing you very close to obtaining the bloodline of a mid-grade spirit beast.

On the ninth day, you dragged your wounds back to Yunhai Marsh and began your seclusion.

[Day 10. You are still in seclusion, healing your wounds.]

[On the eleventh day, you finally recovered from your injuries and chose to emerge from seclusion. During these days, you realized that the attack you suffered that day was rather deliberate, as if someone had plotted against you. You realized that someone in the demon race wanted to kill you and had colluded with the human race. You immediately sent a message to the Xuan Turtle Demon General, ordering him to begin an investigation, while you stayed at home and did not go out.]

[On the twelfth day, you resumed your weapon forging. Advancing to a level two weapon refiner as soon as possible is what you're most looking forward to right now.]

[On the thirteenth day, you continued refining the weapon.]

[Day Fourteen...]

On the twentieth day, you finally became a Level Two Refiner, crafting a low-grade spiritual weapon, the Dragon-Snake Spirit Sword. You announced this throughout the outskirts of Cloud Sea Marsh. One month later, the Linglang Pavilion will open, auctioning ten different spiritual weapons. Instantly, the entire outskirts of Cloud Sea Marsh are abuzz with excitement.

On the twenty-first day, you began refining different spiritual artifacts. While you were refining them, several demons broke into the Flood Dragon Palace. You couldn't see their identities; they all used concealment spells. They were all mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators. After a long battle, you died at their hands.

[This simulation has ended. Survival time: 21 days. Cultivation level: Foundation Establishment Level 1. Bloodline: Low-grade spirit beast, Dragon-Snake. Achievement: Level 2 Refiner. Evaluation: A little snake that offended others without realizing it. Reward: 205 Divine Dragon Points (105 points for surviving for 21 days, 100 points for achievement).]

He frowned. His cousin was extremely ugly. He had survived for more than twenty days, which was not a short time in his simulation. He had definitely gained something. He had become a level two weapon refiner, which meant he had entered the hall of knowledge in weapon refining. He could now be respected by others because of his status as a weapon refiner.

But how exactly did he offend someone? He was ambushed and killed once after leaving the military camp, and then again after becoming a weapon refiner. Were these the same people? He wasn't sure. He did have his suspicions about the second group, but it was definitely the power of a certain weapon refiner. He couldn't accept the emergence of a new, powerful weapon refiner, because if someone more powerful appeared, his status and wealth would certainly be affected.

But he had no idea who attacked him when he left the military camp. Who could hate him so much that he was ambushed the moment he stepped outside?

Forget it, I have no idea what to do. Let's deal with this simulation first.

[This simulation offers the following redemption options: Purple Talent: Identity Concealment (100 Dragon Points). Would you like to redeem the Level 2 Refiner (100 Dragon Points)?]

A mere 200 Dragon Points was nothing to him; he certainly had that many, so he exchanged them all. While the concealment of his identity might not be useful in the short term, it would definitely be invaluable in the future. In the current cultivation world, the human race remained the absolute hegemon, possessing the most exquisite cultivation methods and the most resources. He could use this talent to seek opportunities among the humans. He understood the principle of "learning from the barbarians to subdue them," even though, to the humans, he was the barbarian.

Needless to say, a level two weapon refiner is even more difficult to achieve. Although reaching this level in the simulation is not difficult, the amount of materials consumed is absolutely immeasurable. This applies to alchemy, weapon refining, and talisman drawing. Even if you have unparalleled talent and a famous teacher to guide you, you still need a lot of practice to truly master them. Theoretical knowledge alone is completely impossible to achieve. That's why he exchanged for this, saving so many materials.

After dealing with all of this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and the lingering anxiety in his heart had basically dissipated. Having a simulator meant he had a certain understanding of the future, so he really felt panicked when he didn't use the simulator for a long time.

He composed himself and began his cultivation. Daily cultivation was still very necessary. Cultivators should make cultivation a habit, at least that's what Gu Yuchuan did. Only in this way could they better improve their cultivation.