Chapter 75: The Solid Foundation of the simulator’s Power

After some contemplation…

Xu Xi made his decision, choosing Options One, Two, Three, and Five.

These were the Sanctuary Archmage Realm,

All magic, including Forbidden Curses,

The enhanced version of the Elemental Perception talent,

And the first "grey rekindling" wand.

The first three were to increase his strength, and the wand was for a commemorative collection. As for why he didn't choose the Power Of Faith, the reason was simple.

The so-called faith…

Was essentially harvesting Power Of Will and the piety of believers.

This required time and was a tedious process. Xu Xi would need to establish a church step by step, spread doctrine, and painstakingly maintain the purity of the believers' faith.

One must remember that the simulator's natural cooldown was only ten thousand days.

Which is just over 27 years.

With every simulation, Xu Xi's strength would increase significantly, whereas collecting faith for 27 years in reality would likely yield little progress.

This point…

Could be seen from the gods of the Magic World.

To purify faith, the gods worked tirelessly, orchestrating alien invasions and manifesting miracles. Yet despite such effort, no significant improvement was seen.

Thus, relying on faith to increase strength was extremely time-consuming.

"Actually, if I really wanted to streamline the plan, the magic from Option Two could be excluded. After all, I have all the memories of my cultivation; it would just be a matter of starting from scratch."

"But since I can choose four rewards, saving more time is always better."

[Ding! Reward selection complete. Beginning distribution—]

As Xu Xi finished his confirmation,

The simulator's panel began to flicker. Lines of text were rapidly erased, replaced by rewards manifesting into reality.

The Sanctuary-level Mental Energy from the simulated world descended directly into Xu Xi's physical body in reality.

Earth, wind, water, and fire surged around him.

Light, darkness, lightning, and air were summoned at his whim.

Elemental powers emerged from the Void Realm, coming under the control of Xu Xi's Mental Energy.

Sanctuary Archmage, Breakthrough achieved in an instant!

"As expected, with the simulator's help, these two completely different supernatural systems don't conflict. Instead, they've begun to complement each other."

"Cultivation leads me to Ascension, while magic leads me to godhood."

"Interesting."

Xu Xi suddenly felt his body become light—a sign of physical evolution and a leap in the essence of his life.

Without the limitations of Mortals Wisdom or the joint blockade of the gods, the supernatural characteristics that a Sanctuary Archmage should possess were gradually blessing Xu Xi's body.

This also triggered a Breakthrough in his Golden Core Stage cultivation Realm.

With a whoosh, his Dantian erupted with surging magical power. Xu Xi's body trembled slightly as he stepped into the Late Stage of the Golden Core.

With another whoosh, his Golden Core instantly reached the limit of Perfection.

Crack—

A jade infant shattered the core; Xu Xi broke through to the Early Stage of the Nascent Soul within a single breath.

Not only that, but all sorts of complex knowledge became instinct, quickly condensing into muscle memory. With a casual wave, Xu Xi summoned the magic from the simulated world.

"Unlike the cultivation system where great power resides within oneself,"

"So-called magic is actually a process of communicating with and controlling the world. It's like solving a problem, using your own formulas to mobilize the world's elements."

"This is why there are so few mages in the real world."

"Because the magic obtained by the Supernatural Administration Bureau is all based on parameters from other worlds. To use it in the real world, one must replace them with real-world parameters themselves."

"I didn't expect the simulator to help me skip this process entirely, making my magic usable anytime, anywhere."

Looking at the earth, wind, water, and fire floating in his hand,

Xu Xi was quite surprised.

But on second thought, it was quite reasonable.

The Transcendents of the real world could only rely on their own slow cultivation. Lacking Foundation, their strength was naturally superficial.

Xu Xi was different.

He had worked hard in the simulation, and through the simulator, he reached the goal in one step, becoming a Sanctuary Archmage in an instant. The solidity of his Foundation was evident!

"This is the gap."

Xu Xi withdrew his vast and majestic Mental Energy.

Then, with a thought, he dispersed the elements surrounding him.

"With the strength of a Sanctuary Archmage, I can pretty much walk tall in the real world from now on. Even if I encounter beings at the Demigod or Loose Immortal level, I have the eternal teardrop to save my life."

"Thinking about it this way, I… seem to be invincible?"

Xu Xi sighed again; his sister's 'soft rice' was truly delicious.

He opened his palm upward, and the final simulation reward appeared out of thin air—a charred, black wooden wand.

The wand felt rough to the touch, having been burned beyond recognition.

But vaguely,

One could still identify a few traces of its former appearance.

"If Klisa were here, she would probably be very happy, right?" Gazing at the wand in his hand, Xu Xi recalled the time he spent teaching the witch. After a long while, he placed it on the bedside table.

Specifically, he placed it near the sugar jar.

"Mentor…"

"Brother…"

For some reason,

Xu Xi's heart suddenly trembled, and a shiver ran through his entire body. Vaguely, he seemed to hear familiar voices echoing in his ears.

"Klisa? Mo Li?"

The sunlight outside was so bright.

It shone into the room, casting a slanted light on Xu Xi's face.

Strangely, in this scorching summer, Xu Xi couldn't feel the slightest bit of heat.

Suspicious and uncertain, he first looked at the placed wand, then at the porcelain sugar jar. After confirming neither was abnormal, he slowly relaxed.

"Is this a post-simulation side effect?"

"Because the simulation lasted so long, it's causing auditory hallucinations in the real world?"

Xu Xi fell into deep thought.

With his current Sanctuary-level strength, it would be much easier to collect supernatural items to charge new simulation attempts.

But this sudden turn of events made Xu Xi feel that it might be better to extend his rest period a bit before conducting the next simulation.

"I still need to get some proper rest."

"Even as a Nascent Soul Cultivator and a Sanctuary Archmage, if I don't rest well, my body will get tired enough to create delusions."

Xu Xi reached out.

He slightly adjusted the positions of the wand and the sugar jar.

After confirming that neither would fall and that they wouldn't be in direct sunlight, he nodded with satisfaction and left the bedroom.

"According to the progress of one souvenir per simulation,"

"I'll need to prepare a larger collection cabinet. Otherwise, keeping them by the bed isn't ideal; they'll easily collect dust."

"Besides that,"

"I lack a handy wand. My Sanctuary Archmage strength allows me to cast spells out of thin air, but with a good wand's enhancement, the power of my magic could increase by twenty to thirty percent."

"Combining Artifact Refining and wand-making techniques, perhaps I could create a hybrid weapon of a Flying Sword and a wand?"

Having finished tallying his simulation rewards,

Xu Xi walked away quickly.

He prepared to plan his future combat system and a more rational way to combine cultivation and magic in battle.

He didn't notice that after he left, the distance between the "grey rekindling" and the sugar jar had slightly increased—subtle, but it definitely happened.