One Trait Draw Per Year Even Simulations Count

*Note: The doppelganger can die of old age; the previous trait tag description has been modified.*

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【Before long, a Star Ape flew in from the distant sky.】

【He brought a metallic glove.】

【Sun Xiaosheng put on the metallic glove, pressed one hand against the Creation Sun Stone, and then his palm began to tremble violently.】

【In the blink of an eye, the indestructible Creation Sun Stone was reduced to a pile of dust.】

【The Fiery-Eyed Golden Monkey was finally free.】

【Chen Four also came out.】

【But the moment the Creation Sun Stone shattered, he disintegrated into nothingness.】

【That was because he had long since died of old age; it was the natural spirituality of the Creation Sun Stone that had sustained his immortality.】

【No matter.】

【Summon him again tomorrow, and he’ll still be in the same state he was in at the end of the Fourth Simulation.】

【Vermilion Violet Star, the Ji family.】

【“Hahaha! Brother Chen Yi, you’ve done the Ji family a tremendous favor this time! When the Star Ape envoy delegation left, they signed several strategic cooperation agreements with our Ji family!”】

【In the main hall of the Ji family’s ancestral temple, Ji Baiming couldn’t hide his admiration for you in front of the Ji family’s high-ranking members.】

【For a force as massive as the Ji family, when the Star Apes wanted to repay them for their assistance, they wouldn’t just offer some resources or some secret manuals.】

【Those things didn’t mean much; no matter how much they gave, it was the same.】

【Unless they could truly offer rare treasures of the world—things that could seize the blessings of heaven and earth and change a clan’s standing.】

【But even if the Star Apes had such things, they wouldn’t hand them over as favors.】

【What the Ji family needed was mutual cooperation and long-term development.】

【You handed over a thick stack of documents—a research report on the Void Realm.】

【“Patriarch Ji, time was limited. I could only complete a portion of the projects you wanted me to investigate.”】

【In truth, you had barely put any effort into this.】

【You simply wrote down what you already knew about the Void Realm, letting them slowly study it.】

【Ji Baiming didn’t seem to mind.】

【“No matter. At least we have more first-hand intelligence than others—that’s still a great achievement.

Chen Yi, let’s not mince words. Everyone knows you’re not a member of our Ji family; you’re a friend of Fading Moon’s from outside.

Tell me, how should our Ji family repay you…”】

【You were about to demand a king’s ransom, but Ji Baiming directly cut you off.】

【“How about this: I’ll betroth Fading Moon to you. That way, you’ll truly become a part of the Ji family! What do you say?”】

【The corners of your mouth twitched uncontrollably.】

【You thought to yourself: What’s wrong with this father and daughter duo?】

【Why are they so eager to have you as a live-in son-in-law?】

【Ji Wuqing joking about it was bad enough, but was Ji Baiming, an old man, also acting so improper?】

【“Patriarch, no need. To be honest, I already have someone in my heart…”】

【“Oh, that’s fine. A man having multiple wives and concubines is perfectly normal!”】

【You cursed inwardly: Damn, they really are father and daughter!】

【“I heard the Ji family has a place called Ancient Cloud Mountain. Training there yields twice the results with half the effort, but not every Ji family member has that opportunity. I was thinking…”】

【That big mouth, Ji Wuqing, must have told you everything.】

【Of course, she was the one who mentioned Ancient Cloud Mountain.】

【Your experience in the Real Realm had made you even more desperate to reach a higher cultivation level.】

【But as your realm increased, aside from relentless hard work, there was no better way to improve.】

【The effectiveness of pills had gradually diminished; above the Extreme Terrain Realm, no one had ever heard of anyone advancing purely by consuming them.】

【Other methods that could aid cultivation were all in the same boat.】

【It was just like in the Void Realm—once you reached the Martial King level and above, there were no shortcuts left. You had to rely on talent, opportunities, and diligent training.】

【Vermilion Violet Star was a First-tier Star, with a better environment than the previous Blazing Star.】

【And the Ji family’s heavily guarded Ancient Cloud Mountain offered an environment even more superior than that of a First-tier Star.】

【Ji Baiming’s face showed hesitation, but after thinking it over, he still spoke.】

【“You are a human. On this Vermilion Violet Star, I believe you have no better place to go than the Ji family.

Since you refuse to marry Fading Moon, I will allow you to train on Ancient Cloud Mountain for a hundred years.

After a hundred years, if you are willing to marry Fading Moon, you can continue your training.”】

【Ji Baiming’s expression clearly said: Kid, I’ll let you have a free trial for a hundred years. After that, you’ll be hooked on Ancient Cloud Mountain, and you’ll have no choice but to comply!】

【You let out a sigh.】

【Although you had no connection with Li Lingyue in this life, you had heard she also came to the Real Realm, and you still wanted to reunite with her here.】

【On the long immortal path, with a thousand years of lifespan.】

【If you had to choose one person to grow old with, you couldn’t think of anyone other than Li Lingyue.】

【Not that Ji Wuqing wasn’t good, but something just didn’t feel right.】

【Forget it; you’d think about that problem in a hundred years.】

【The next day.】

【You summoned Chen Four.】

【“What the hell happened in the human world?”】

【“Boss, when you left me in the human world, did you forget that my lifespan was limited?”】

【“Ahem, right, it seems I did overlook that.”】

【“I tried my hardest to live, pushing it to a hundred and thirty years old! Right when I was about to die, a big mountain sealed me inside.

Then I spent decades cooped up in there, until you showed up.”】

【“So you don’t know a damn thing about what happened in the human world?”】

【“I barely even left Baiyun County a few times…”】

【“What use are you to me!”】

【Chen Four wasn’t completely clueless, but the key was that the things he did know didn’t deviate much from the course of your previous simulations. They were useless.】

【“Next simulation, I’ll leave a longer-lived one behind in the human world…”】

【You received the Ji family’s Crystal World Token. Without it, you couldn’t enter Ancient Cloud Mountain.】

【The mountain wasn’t large, but the concentration of Immortal Qi there was far higher than the normal concentration on a First-tier Star.】

【Countless Purple Cloud Flowers bloomed on the mountain, their fragrance strong and persistent without dispersing.】

【“Breathe in these floral scents deeply—they can awaken wisdom and loosen your shackles.”】

【Ji Wuqing walked beside you, acting as your guide.】

【As the current member of the Ji family with the greatest cultivation talent, she naturally qualified to train on Ancient Cloud Mountain.】

【“You must absolutely not damage a single blade of grass or tree on this mountain. It has been this way since ancient times, forming a unique environmental structure that greatly benefits training.

Change even one thing, and it could all vanish into thin air.

Then you won’t be the Ji family’s great hero anymore—you’ll be a great sinner!”】

【“Understood… Hey, why is that person building a house over there? Won’t that damage the grass and trees?”】

【Ji Wuqing glanced over, then immediately charged over, furious.】

【“Ji Xiaosong! You’re up to your old tricks again!”】

【You saw Ji Wuqing grab a man by the ear, dragging him over, and casually chopped the half-built house into pieces, storing them away in her Storage Ring.】

【“Cousin, I was wrong! Stop pulling! It hurts! You’re at the Transcendent Realm! How can I, your little cousin, handle this!”】

【Ji Wuqing scolded Ji Xiaosong for a whole hour without repeating a single word.】

【You sat down cross-legged on the spot, feeling the Immortal Qi of heaven and earth flow into your body through the residence permit without end.】

【“It’s so much faster!”】

【You felt a clear improvement!】

【In a hundred years, you would definitely step into the Extreme Terrain Realm!】