After cleaving the Fourth Prince's illusory image with a single strike, Lin Changqing suddenly staggered, collapsing heavily to the ground.
The aftereffects of the Seven Injury Fist were taking their toll.
He had sacrificed years of his life in exchange for increased strength.
Now, the side effects were hitting him hard. It was visible; the flesh and blood all over Lin Changqing's body were rapidly deteriorating. In the blink of an eye, his hair turned completely white, wrinkles appeared all over his face, and his appearance rapidly aged from a young man to an old man in his seventies or eighties.
"I'm going to die…" Lin Changqing murmured. He lay on the ground, now aged and weak. Even his vision was failing; the sky above him looked gray and blurry.
He struggled to open his eyes, and through the dim sky, he seemed to see the distant lights of thousands of homes in Qingzhou.
He seemed to see some common people happily cutting meat, celebrating the end of the war these past few days.
He seemed to see Old Man Jiangong and Fairy Nitang busily handling the various affairs of the Reincarnation Hall.
He seemed to see some low-level rogue cultivators looking excited. They were cheering, celebrating the arrival of the new order these past few days.
Lin Changqing knew that all of this was about to end.
How wonderful these past few days had been! Without the demonic forces attacking, the common people could live in peace.
But tomorrow, the Fourth Prince would send more Nascent Soul generals to continue the war in Qingzhou, bringing misery to the people, causing the elderly to die, and leaving women to weep with their young children in the fields. Thousands of miles would be devoid of the sound of roosters, and bones would be exposed in the wilderness.
But he was about to die, powerless to prevent all of this from happening.
"Fortunately, this is just a simulation. Fortunately, I still have a chance…" Lin Changqing was even more aged than before. His skin was shriveled, leaving only bones, and he had lost several teeth.
It was hard to imagine that this person was the invincible Lin Changqing who had swept through the demonic forces of Qingzhou just a few days ago!
It was hard to imagine that this person was the Lin Changqing who had just displayed great power, killing a sixth-level Nascent Soul cultivator!
He had become extremely weak, his hair gray and sparse. This old man, who was about to reach the end of his life, looked at the distant lights of thousands of homes in Qingzhou.
He was thinking about the Fourth Prince's ridiculous remarks just now. This person, for the sake of unification, would let Qingzhou suffer for fifty years, and even said that these were just necessary sacrifices.
A grain of sand of the times falling on the head of an ordinary person is a mountain.
Lin Changqing had hated such words in his previous life.
Why should you high and mighty people, the top figures in power, sacrifice the common people to achieve your goals? And after succeeding, you still leave behind words like 'it was just a necessary sacrifice' or 'a necessary twist and turn'.
Do you know that your casual words about 'necessary sacrifices' cause countless families to be torn apart!
Do you know that your saying 'necessary twist and turn' causes countless people to go hungry!
Those big figures knew it all along, but they didn't care.
Lin Changqing really wanted to spit!
What bullshit sacrifice, what bullshit Fourth Prince, what bullshit Great Wu Human Emperor still dreaming of unifying the seven nations!?
He, Lin Changqing, would use his blade to make them understand.
You big figures want to sacrifice others to achieve your great cause. When the blade is pointed at your heads, you'll know the pain!
[Before dying, you thought of some things, some words. Before, your goal was to become a Nascent Soul cultivator, defeat Qiu Yue, and save Qingzhou. But now it seems that becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator is not enough. At the very least, you must become a Transformation God cultivator. It is said that Qin Wushuang is a Void Refinement cultivator. Perhaps only by reaching the Void Refinement realm can you turn this game around.]
[But is Void Refinement difficult for you? You don't think so. Before, it only took you a day or two to go from Qi Refining to the ninth level of Golden Core. Give you a few more simulation opportunities, and you are confident that you can reach Void Refinement.]
[Another ten minutes passed, and under the side effects of the Seven Injury Fist, you inevitably died.]
[This simulation is over. Calculating simulation rewards: ninth level of Golden Core.]
[Start the next simulation? Remaining simulation attempts: 3.]
Inside the small room, a line of text appeared on the panel in front of Lin Changqing. In an instant, a force from the void poured into Lin Changqing's dantian, and he instantly became a ninth-level Golden Core cultivator!
Afterwards, Lin Changqing did not hesitate and directly confirmed the next simulation on the panel.
Now his goal was very clear: to become a Void Refinement cultivator.
He had three more simulation attempts, and his goal for these three attempts was to become a Transformation God cultivator.
After becoming a Transformation God cultivator in three simulations, there would be six days left before Qiu Yue launched the war between the seven nations.
At that time, he would use these six days to complete a simulation mission and obtain five more simulation attempts.
Then, he would use these five simulation attempts to become a Void Refinement cultivator.
Finally, when Qiu Yue attacked six days later, he would directly kill Qiu Yue.
At that time, when that Fourth Prince sent someone, the scene would be even more exciting. By then, he would have already become a Void Refinement cultivator and could directly overthrow the entire Wu Kingdom!
"Six days later, I will probably become a Void Refinement cultivator. If that Fourth Prince sends someone again, the scene will definitely be very exciting," Lin Changqing sneered. He had already decided to overthrow the Wu Dynasty in six days, and he would cleave those bullshit Fourth Princes and Human Emperor Qin Wushuang with a single strike!
These big figures want to sacrifice others, treat others as ants to achieve their great cause. At that time, he, Lin Changqing, would carry his blade and make them understand the feeling of being killed as ants!
"Start the simulation," Lin Changqing turned to the panel and started the third simulation.
The purpose of the third simulation was very simple. This time, he went straight to the Mountain and Sea Sect's secret realm. He wanted to complete the internal organ refinement there and collect more Nascent Soul spiritual objects.
He would strive to collect Nascent Soul spiritual objects of all five attributes to achieve a perfect Nascent Soul.
[Start simulation… ]
[Time: Taixu Year 330, March 11th.]
[Location: Blackwater Market.]
[You have been reborn with the cultivation of the ninth level of Golden Core from the previous life. Without hesitation, you immediately rushed to Zhongzhou. Zhongzhou is rich in spiritual energy and cultivation resources. Only there can you maximize your cultivation improvement.]
[It took you 2 days to fly to Zhongzhou.]
[As in the previous simulation, after arriving in Zhongzhou, you stayed for three months, hid your strength to participate in the Immortal Examination, and obtained a ranking of about twenty. Next, you chose to become a guest elder under the Seventeenth Princess.]
[Taixu Year 330 to Taixu Year 340. During these ten years, you followed the Seventeenth Princess to secret realms to obtain cultivation resources, and then cultivated. Finally, after ten years of cultivation, you became a perfect tenth level of Golden Core and collected a wood-attributed Nascent Soul spiritual object.]
[In fact, you can already start forming your Nascent Soul now, but you are not satisfied with using only wood attributes. You want to collect Nascent Soul spiritual objects of all five attributes to achieve a perfect Nascent Soul.]
[Taixu Year 340, March 20th, the Heavenly Wolf Secret Realm Competition begins. You chose to participate and won first place. This time, you obtained a fire-attributed Nascent Soul spiritual object and the Heavenly Wolf Seven Fiend Blade.]
[Unlike the last time when you returned to Qingzhou after winning first place, this time you did not and stayed in Zhongzhou.]
[You are waiting for the opening of the Mountain and Sea Sect Secret Realm in five years.]
[The Mountain and Sea Sect Secret Realm has the method you need to consecrate your internal organs, and you have also heard that there are Nascent Soul spiritual objects of various attributes in the main hall secret realm. Perhaps you can collect all five attributes of Nascent Soul spiritual objects there to complete a perfect Nascent Soul.]
