novelraw Chapter 37 – Astonishing reward
Chapter 37 – Astonishing reward
**February 20, Year 1:** You noticed Lin Qiushui seemed a bit distracted today. You had to tap her several times before she realized she needed to switch positions.
**February 25, Year 1:** Your master, Yiranzi, found you and said he would take you to the Sword Tomb for a trial to hone your Sword Intent.
On the way, you both chatted and laughed.
Suddenly, you felt a chill in your chest as a blood-stained sword tip pierced through. You turned your head, trembling, full of disbelief, repeatedly asking why.
Yiranzi sighed deeply, "Disciple, I had no choice. You shouldn't have violated the sect's taboo..."
You died.
Chen Shi frowned deeply.
In the simulation, he usually did nothing but discuss horsemanship, so how did he violate the taboo?
Could it be...
Because of Lin Qiushui?
Or was it the Mastermind acting again?
Chen Shi thought it over and felt the first possibility was more likely. Even if he were foolish, he understood that Lin Qiushui, this close elder sister figure, had a complicated background. Just the fact that she refined the Jade Bones was absurd.
He probably died because he got involved with her.
At that moment, Chen Shi suddenly understood why the Mastermind had pushed Lin Qiushui to frame him. Because her identity was problematic, if he couldn't control himself, he might unknowingly lose his life, just like this time.
Lust truly is a deadly weapon...
However, he couldn't understand why sleeping with Lin Qiushui would violate the Spirit Sword Sect's taboo.
In previous simulations, he had even gotten her pregnant, and the Spirit Sword Sect hadn't said a word.
Chen Shi couldn't figure it out.
But one thing was certain.
Lin Qiushui had an unusual relationship with the Spirit Sword Sect.
**Ding! Generating simulation rewards. The host can choose one.**
1. Perfected Bone Refining Stage cultivation (including Supreme Bronze Bones).
2. Heaven and Earth Sword Slash · Beginner Level (including 20% Sword Intent).
3. Marrow Cleansing Pill (Profound Grade - Mid Quality).
4. Ten Directions Ring (Earth Grade - Mid Quality Treasure Artifact).
5. Song Family Spirit Pool (Heaven Grade - Low Quality Spirit Item) (Status: Damaged).
6. Root Bone Enhancement (White Talent).
7. White Talent · Innate Divine Strength.
"What the hell!"
Chen Shi's eyes widened, thinking he must have seen wrong.
The Song Family Spirit Pool!
The simulator actually brought this out!
It's the Song family's treasured artifact!
Does this mean that every time he participates in the Alpha Battalion Tournament and enters the Spirit Pool for cultivation, he can infinitely generate this Heaven Grade treasure?
That would be an instant boost!
In a world where Earth Grade and even Profound Grade spirit items are extinct, such a Heaven Grade divine material is beyond valuation. Whoever obtains this treasure can rise to a superpower faction, mass-producing Silver Bone Prodigies.
But now comes the problem.
What should he choose?
The simulation mentioned that the spirit energy from the pool had already vaporized in the air. If it materializes, whether the Yun Residence can contain it is a minor issue; the key is how to cover up the commotion it causes.
"An ordinary man is innocent, but harboring a treasure is a crime. I must stay calm and not be blinded by greed. With the attributes of a Heaven Grade spirit item, it won't be long before powerful beings sense the anomaly at the Yun Residence. At that time, not only would I have to act as a generous benefactor, but I might also invite disaster."
With great willpower, Chen Shi forced himself to look away from the Heaven Grade spirit item.
He feared he couldn't resist.
Next, he hesitated briefly before giving up on cultivation.
Because in the next simulation, he planned to go to the Cursed Land to cultivate the Five Gates of Heaven, to test whether the old attribute could help him accelerate the opening of the five gates of the human body. If it could, he might be able to accumulate Jade Bones over time. Choosing Supreme Bronze Bones now might still require 25 years to open the Life Gate and Heart Gate during the Five Gates of Heaven cultivation, which would undoubtedly waste a valuable reward choice.
He filtered out the alchemy pills, and the two white talents as well.
However, what puzzled Chen Shi was why there was a white talent for root bone enhancement this time.
Could it be...
An enhancement from cultivating in the Spirit Pool?
But that's not important. Next, it was down to Sword Intent and the Ten Directions Ring, this Earth Grade treasure.
After a brief hesitation.
He directly chose the Ten Directions Ring.
First, it's a mid-quality treasure artifact, something even the Heaven-Human Ancestor might not have. Second, it's a storage ring, and he wanted to test whether this mid-quality treasure could store the materialized Song Family Spirit Pool after the next simulation.
Using an Earth Grade treasure as a container should be able to cover up the anomalies caused by the Spirit Pool, right?
As Chen Shi made his choice.
The next moment, the simulation text twisted like tadpoles, and a black hole suddenly appeared in the air, from which a simple bronze ring slowly floated out.
Chen Shi took the hovering bronze ring.
He examined it closely.
This Earth Grade treasure, called the Ten Directions Ring, looked quite ordinary, with no aura fluctuations, low-key and restrained, appearing just like a mundane item.
This slightly eased Chen Shi's mind.
No "special effects" was good.
It seemed the ring's crafter also considered the importance of "not flaunting wealth."
Very good.
The more Chen Shi looked at the ring, the more he liked it.
Next, he bit his finger to start the blood recognition process.
This was a method he had accidentally heard from a warrior at the horse farm, supposedly used for Profound Grade spirit artifacts, though he wasn't sure if it would work.
The blood quickly disappeared upon contact with the ring.
A faint, almost imperceptible dark light flashed across the bronze ancient ring.
In the unseen realm, Chen Shi felt as if he had established some connection with the ring. As he focused on it, his mind was drawn into a space, revealing an area nearly 20,000 square meters, almost the size of three football fields.
The sensation was quite marvelous.
It was like having a god's-eye view, able to perceive everything within the space without hindrance.
"Huh?"
At this moment, Chen Shi suddenly noticed a plot of land in the corner of the ring's space.
Various plants were growing there, with a few emitting a faint glow, appearing extraordinary.
"This must be the hundred spirit herbs Song Fan gifted. What a pleasant surprise."
Chen Shi couldn't help but smile.
Among these were over a hundred Profound Grade spirit herbs, each worth tens of thousands of silver. Earth Grade spirit grasses, such rare treasures, were beyond valuation, and their allure to alchemists was absolutely fatal.
It's known that the reason Profound Grade Alchemists are the pinnacle of alchemy on this continent is largely due to the absence of Earth Grade spirit herbs for them to use.
Even the most skillful cook can't make a meal without ingredients.
Let alone an alchemist, a profession that requires a vast amount of spirit herbs.
If he used an Earth Grade spirit herb as payment, he could easily hire the most skilled Profound Alchemist in Great Wei to refine pills for him.
Then, how many Profound Grade alchemy pills could be refined from over a hundred Profound Grade spirit herbs?
Marrow Cleansing Pills.
Drunken Immortal Brew.
All available.
All to be consumed as snacks!
Selling just one Profound Grade alchemy pill would be enough for him to simulate hundreds of times!