While Others are Leveling Up, I Alone Will Cultivate Until Mahayana Before Making My Move
Chapter 96 - 94: Strange Talent: I Can't Be the Only Unlucky One

Su Xing's old face turned red when he heard this.

Although he had been through countless battles in the simulator, in the real world, he was still a rookie who had never been on the battlefield.

Being teased by Jin Congxue like this, Su Xing was momentarily at a loss for words.

But being thick-skinned, Su Xing quickly recovered, pulled Jin Congxue into his arms, and teased:

"Oh? So how does Sister Xue plan to help me?"

Jin Congxue was caught off guard by Su Xing's sudden embrace. Her face turned red all the way to the base of her neck, making her look quite adorable.

Seeing Jin Congxue's flustered state, Su Xing pretended to be puzzled:

"Huh, I thought Sister was very experienced... Could it be that you have never tried it either?"

Su Xing deliberately pinched his voice and teased, making Jin Congxue even more embarrassed.

Jin Congxue shyly struggled out of Su Xing's arms, hurriedly changing the topic:

"Ahem, the goods stored in other cities of Lingyun Commerce Guild have also begun to be gradually transferred, but the quantity is huge, so it's hard to settle accounts. It's estimated that a larger batch will be delivered next week..."

Jin Congxue handed over a storage ring as she spoke and said:

"This is the latest batch of goods, roughly 600,000 pieces of white-quality equipment. You may have to wait another week for the rest..."

Su Xing nodded upon hearing this and said:

"I understand. After all, you can't become fat with one bite. The real function of the commerce association lies in continuous and sustained income..."

Jin Congxue looked at Su Xing unexpectedly and teased:

"Not bad, Boss Su. Now you even have a business mindset?"

Su Xing chuckled and said:

"Of course. After all, who did I learn from?"

"Here, these are the 5,000 elixirs for this week..."

Su Xing handed the elixirs to Jin Congxue.

After receiving the elixirs, Jin Congxue started to usher him out and said:

"Ahem, since the business is done... isn't it time to go back to school?"

Su Xing was taken aback and asked in confusion: "Not inviting me for a meal?"

Jin Congxue's face turned rosy as she said: "I wouldn't dare to keep you. Who knows if you'll end up eating the food or something else..."

Helplessly, Su Xing returned to school.

Seizing a moment when no one was around, Su Xing entered the Spirit Field Blessed Land. The 600,000 pieces of white-quality equipment brought Su Xing a total of 3.3 million energy points.

This broke Su Xing's energy again, bringing it to 9.2 million points!

"It's just a pity, if I could break 10 million points, I could unlock the purple talent..."

Su Xing sighed, but then thought it over. What he urgently needed now was to improve his alchemy skills and Body Refinement Cultivation Level. Extracting the purple talent wasn't that urgent. Waiting another week was acceptable.

On the afternoon of March 10, 2024, of the New Era, Su Xing activated the simulation on time.

"Start the simulation!"

[Ding! This simulation consumes 2,700 energy points. Remaining energy points: 9,200,888. Remaining simulation attempts: unlimited.]

[Simulation starts!]

[Drawing white talent costs 100 energy points, green talent costs 1,000 energy points, blue talent costs 10,000 energy points. Draw?]

"Draw blue-quality talent!"

[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the blue talent: "I Can't Be the Only Unlucky One!"]

["I Can't Be the Only Unlucky One"]: You are naturally unlucky. You'll step in dog poop as soon as you leave the house, and even drinking water will get stuck in your teeth. Your bad luck doesn't just affect you, but also gradually affects those around you.

Su Xing frowned slightly when he saw this, puzzled:

"Is being extremely unlucky also a kind of talent?"

"Whatever, let's see how the simulation goes!"

[In the Spirit Field Blessed Land, you realize you are simulating.]

[You start refining new batches of the Nourishing Face Pill and Wound Healing Pill, but to your surprise, you suffer a furnace explosion while refining what you could do with your eyes closed. Although you weren't injured, the explosion still affected your alchemy mood.]

[So you temporarily stopped alchemy and started tending the spirit plants. But when you watered the Gathering Spirit Flower, your hand shook, and you poured too much water. One of the Gathering Spirit Flowers burst on the spot.]

[Feeling a bit down, you decided to cook some Spirit Rice, but during the meal, you choked over twenty times. As a Nascent Soul cultivator, you nearly choked to death from eating.]

[Fortunately, your luck was good; you had water nearby. Otherwise, you might have been the first Nascent Soul cultivator to choke to death.]

Su Xing saw this and had black lines forming on his forehead.

"Damn, this talent's too unlucky... Am I a fallen star?"

"The problem is, I have positive talents that bring good luck! Otherwise, even walking would be life-threatening..."

Su Xing felt a bit toothache and was worried about the future of this simulation, but he continued nonetheless.

[Several days of bad luck made you cautious. You started being more careful in everything you did.]

[What made you even more upset was that in the next six months, due to bad luck, the development of your Tarot Commerce Association slowed, and it was even on the brink of bankruptcy. Jin Congxue made great efforts to keep the Tarot Commerce Association afloat.]

[Unfortunately, even Jin Congxue started being unlucky because she was too close to you.]

[Helpless, to prevent those around you from sharing your bad luck, you spent most of your time holed up in the Spirit Field Blessed Land, training and doing alchemy alone.]

[Until one day, Wang Qingxuan, whom you longed for, finally found you. You were exceptionally overjoyed, hoping to bring your bad luck to the Descending Sect.]

[After one night, Wang Qingxuan took you to meet an Elder of the Descending Sect.]

[To your surprise, the Elder seemed to dislike you and hesitated about letting you join the Descending Sect.]

Su Xing felt embarrassed seeing this and complained:

"Damn, even misfortune makes them hesitate to let me join the Descending Sect?"

[Helpless, you showcased a bit of your alchemy skills, showing that you could refine elixirs to boost others' strength and hoped to use this as a stepping stone to join the Descending Sect.]

[The Elder finally agreed to let you join the Descending Sect. After all, alchemy skills were indeed very useful for the Descending Sect, and he had no choice but to let you join.]

[Because you exposed your alchemy skills, the Damned Zong Eye quickly targeted you, wanting you to join his faction.]

[Naturally, you knew Zong's plan. Joining Zong's faction was a dead end, so you repeatedly delayed, refusing to join.]

[But you were just an entry-level member of the Descending Sect, and Zong was a powerful protector. You couldn't resist at all.]

[Just when you thought you had no choice but to betray the Descending Sect, Luo Shuying proposed to take you into her faction.]

[You were overjoyed and joined Luo Shuying's faction.]

[The next day, you told Luo Shuying the agreed-upon code words, but because of your terrible luck, she actually doubted you. After one hundred explanations, she finally believed you.]

[You told Luo Shuying about your bad luck, hoping to minimize contact with her except for necessary interactions.]

[Luo Shuying gathered all the herbs you needed, and you started to refine elixirs.]

[In the second year, because of the many elixirs you provided to the Descending Sect, you were recognized by the higher-ups and were promoted to an Elder.]

[But to your confusion, most people who took your elixirs were severely injured or died in various missions.]

[In the year since you joined the Descending Sect, its overall strength hadn't improved. Instead, it had decreased significantly.]

[Fortunately, no one linked these strange events to you. You continued to take Origin Martial Pills daily for training and research in alchemy.]

[With your Elder status, you had some freedom in the sect. Besides alchemy and training, you planned to explore the Luotian Meeting Instance.]

Su Xing felt a bit excited seeing this. Finally, he was about to enter the mysterious Luotian Meeting Instance!

But then, Su Xing felt a little worried.

"Damn, with such bad luck in this simulation, will I mess up in the Luotian Meeting Instance?"

Su Xing figured that the Luotian Meeting Instance didn't have any life-threatening dangers, so it should be fine.

Su Xing continued the simulation.

[You traveled far and wide to reach Kyoto, where the Luotian Meeting Instance was located.]

[When you were about to enter the Instance, the administrator told you that the Luotian Meeting Instance only allowed one person at a time, and it required a reservation. It was already booked for a month ahead.]

[Helpless, you could only make a reservation and returned to the Luotian Meeting Instance a month later.]

[This time, you successfully entered the Instance.]

[The next day, you exited the Instance, with nothing gained but a muddled memory.]

Su Xing was stunned at this, black lines forming on his forehead. "Damn, what do you mean nothing but a memory? What exactly did I see in the Luotian Meeting Instance? How could such a crucial part be skipped?"

Su Xing felt a bit helpless, realizing that to truly understand the Instance, he might have to use immersive simulation to find out what happened inside.

Su Xing continued reading.

[After coming out of the Instance, you wanted to make another reservation but were told that you could only enter the Instance once a year. Helpless, you made a reservation for the following year.]

[With six months remaining before your next entry, you decided to return to the Descending Sect.]

[Unexpectedly, on your way back, you were targeted.]

[Your pursuers were from the Great Xia Military. They discovered that you were an Elder of the Human Race Traitor organization, the Descending Sect. You were captured by a Martial Emperor Level expert and imprisoned.]

[Facing relentless interrogation, you could only claim you were an undercover agent in the Descending Sect to obtain resources for the Human Race.]

[The Great Xia higher-ups didn't believe you. They demanded proof and asked for your contact in the Human Race.]

[Naturally, you didn't have any contact in the Human Race since you were genuinely a traitor, who only planned to betray the Descending Sect years later.]

[To prove your innocence, you requested to meet with Lu Yuanwu personally since you knew he couldn't be a traitor.]

[You successfully met Lu Yuanwu and gave him tens of thousands of elixirs you had made over the year. Lu Yuanwu, impressed by the efficacy of these elixirs, eagerly proposed that you join the Great Xia Military and offered to protect you.]

[You declined Lu Yuanwu's offer. You knew your mission was incomplete, the Damned Zong wasn't dead, and you hadn't yet squeezed the Descending Sect for all its worth.]

[Most importantly, you were afraid your bad luck would bring misfortune to the Great Xia Military if you joined.]

[So, you suggested cooperating with the Great Xia Military. You offered to supply elixirs every three months, which they should only use five years later to avoid arousing suspicion prematurely.]

[You also requested a batch of Heavenly King Level demonic beast flesh essence every three months as a return, with a quantity no less than 300 pounds.]

[Without much thought, Lu Yuanwu agreed to your terms. Heavenly King Level demonic beast flesh essence, though precious, was nothing compared to the elixirs you could provide.]

[You returned to the Descending Sect successfully. Everything seemed normal. You continued daily alchemy, and with the help of demonic beast flesh essence, your cultivation level advanced rapidly.]

[In the third year, you chose an auspicious day and, accompanied by Luo Shuying, returned to Kyoto to attempt the Luotian Meeting Instance again.]

[After communicating with the Instance administrator, you were about to enter the Luotian Meeting Instance.]

Su Xing quickly muttered,

"I want to start an immersive simulation!"

[Ding, you have successfully started the immersive simulation, consuming 100,000 energy points. Simulation time is one hour. Remaining energy points: 9,098,888 points!]