Chapter 163: One More Collectible

[Simulation Summary: Your life was full of hardships and struggles, yet your Persistence was soul-shaking. You did not become an overwhelmingly powerful person, and your cultivation stopped at the Human Immortal Realm, but your will shall be passed down for eternity, a flame that never dies.]

[The Human Race will remember your feats for generations. They firmly believe that you are always hanging high in the sky, looking down upon the mortal world in the form of the moon.]

[Final Evaluation for Simulation No. 03: S]

[Generating rewards… beep… beep…]

[Please choose four of the following five rewards. They will be distributed immediately after selection.]

[1. The Peak Realm achieved within the simulated life.]

[2. All Martial Skills from the simulated life.]

[3. Martial Dao: Myriad Phenomena Furnace]

[4. Enhancement: Soaring Blood Qi]

[5. A paper flower that will never get dirty.]

"An S-rank evaluation…"

"It's within expectations. After all, compared to the previous Magic World, my improvement this time wasn't that significant."

"I wonder what conditions need to be met in a simulation to get an S+ evaluation."

Xu Xi pondered.

The requirement for S+ couldn't possibly be for him to become a Supreme being himself, right?

If that were the case, he might as well give up now…

Thinking this, Xu Xi examined the rewards and looked through the descriptions provided by the simulator.

Option one was simple; it would take Xu Xi's strength from just before the simulation ended—the complete Human Immortal Realm, without any negative statuses.

The Martial Skills in option two were also self-explanatory.

Regarding this…

Xu Xi felt it was the most useless one.

In the Martial Arts World, the number of Martial Skills Xu Xi had practiced was actually quite small.

He only used Martial Skills frequently during the early Body Tempering stage to enhance his combat power.

By the time he reached the Xiantian Realm…

Especially during the final battle with the Emperor of Da Qian.

Xu Xi's attacks had long since returned to simplicity. Every punch and kick carried his own martial principles, transcending mundane Martial Skills.

"Hm, let's look further. If the subsequent options are fine, I'll exclude the Martial Skills this time."

Xu Xi continued to check.

Option three, the Myriad Phenomena Furnace, was a characteristic of his Blood Qi World, but it had been enhanced by the System to possess even more miraculous properties.

It could consume myriad phenomena and mimic all things.

Option four was an upgraded version of the Soaring Blood Qi trait.

The normal Soaring Blood Qi was just a foundation-building trait; for Xu Xi at the Human Immortal Realm, it could be said to be completely useless.

But now, it had been upgraded to gold quality by the System.

It now possessed incredible performance.

Even for Xu Xi as a Human Immortal, the Soaring Blood Qi trait could provide a bonus, making his Inner World thick and solid, far surpassing those of the same rank.

Finally, option five.

It was the paper flower Xu Xi had once folded for Wu Yingxue, which had been stained with blood and ruined by moisture.

"This really is…"

"How should I put it? The answer is obvious."

Xu Xi smiled slightly and quickly selected his rewards: one, three, four, and five.

Except for the Martial Skills option, all other options were selected.

Martial Skills couldn't be said to be entirely useless.

But compared to the other options, their value was too low and not worth choosing at all.

"I have cultivated diligently throughout this life, relying entirely on my own efforts and Persistence. simulator, help me!"

[Ding! Reward selection complete. Beginning distribution—]

As Xu Xi confirmed his choice.

The simulator's panel flashed rapidly. The text of the five rewards was erased, and in its place, Xu Xi's body underwent a transformation.

Blood Qi Body Tempering, Xiantian Astral Qi, Human Immortal World.

Three major Realms.

Broken through in an instant!

Surging Blood Qi erupted from his body, turning into a pale red blood halo blooming in Xu Xi's palm.

That blood halo was powerful and domineering.

It was not the blood of injury, nor the blood of cowardice, but the hot-blooded passion of a Martial Artist.

"Is it because of my Soul Transformation cultivation and Sanctuary Archmage cultivation?"

"Integrating the Human Immortal Realm this time was much calmer. The enhancements from the Myriad Phenomena Furnace and Soaring Blood Qi are indeed very obvious."

"If I were to fight the Emperor of Da Qian again."

"The real me could easily kill him using only my martial cultivation."

Xu Xi said with emotion.

He felt the surging Blood Qi flowing through his entire body, coursing along his meridians to complete a full cycle before finally returning to the Inner World at his Dantian.

Immortal cultivation, consuming Qi to live forever.

Magic, will reaching the divine.

Martial arts, the Physical Body becoming transcendent.

Essence, Qi, and Spirit—three in one. Advancing on three paths simultaneously, his strength increased greatly.

Overall, Xu Xi was quite satisfied. Although it felt like a bit of a hodgepodge, his strength was undeniably powerful.

"Finally, there's this…"

In the living room of his house.

Xu Xi opened his palm. A paper flower, white with a hint of brown, lay quietly in his hand.

It was once a gift Xu Xi gave to the young girl.

But it had been accidentally stained with blood.

Now, it had returned to Xu Xi's hand in a perfect, flawless state.

"Maybe there will be a chance to give it away again in the future."

Regarding the Commandery Princess, regarding Wu Yingxue.

Xu Xi didn't actually care much about the girl becoming a Supreme being. He just felt that a Commandery Princess who could become a Supreme should be able to protect herself and everyone else who was struggling to survive.

Thinking that the people who left the mountains could all live, Xu Xi was very happy.

That was all.

Xu Xi decided to temporarily place the paper flower in the collection cabinet. If there was a chance to meet in the future, he would give the paper flower again.

He remembered clearly.

The Commandery Princess loved the paper flower immensely.

Without the paper flower, she might be very sad.

"Yes, it's decided then," Xu Xi nodded slightly, then stood up and prepared to head toward the bedroom.

Just then, a figure walked over.

With long grey-silver hair and an expressionless face, she wore a well-fitted black and white dress.

It was the witch who had brought hot tea for Xu Xi.

"Mentor, you are…?"

Klisa's voice was very calm. Reflected in her eyes was still only Xu Xi under the sunlight, silent and dappled with light and shadow.

For some reason.

Being watched by the witch like this.

Xu Xi actually felt a brief moment of guilt.

But his heart was clear; he had never done anything shameful.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to go back to my room for a bit," Xu Xi responded, stepping toward his room with the witch following closely behind him.

When Xu Xi asked why, the witch's answer was equally simple.

"I feel that Mentor is a bit tired…"

A witch's intuition was as sharp as ever.

She didn't know about Xu Xi's simulation, but she could see that after finishing it, his spirit was somewhat fatigued.

And so.

The considerate witch had prepared tea.

To refresh him.

"Thanks, Klisa." Xu Xi reached out and gently stroked Klisa's hair, then picked up the hot tea, blew on it a few times to let it cool, and slowly took a sip.

Then, under the witch's gaze—under Klisa's expressionless gaze.

Xu Xi walked into the bedroom.

He took out a key, inserted it into the lock, and turned it to open the glass door of the collection cabinet.

He temporarily placed the flawless paper flower in the third position.

Now, besides the sugar jar and the Magic Wand, the collection cabinet had another guest. It lay there quietly, the sunlight shining through the glass door, silently highlighting its warm beauty as if it were a real flower.