The Great Imperial Dynasty.
Eight hundred li of Taihu Lake, with shimmering waves on its surface.
On a small island in the lake, Lin Yi stood cautiously in the distance, looking at the old man fishing.
He cupped his hands and said softly,
"Senior, Junior is already a Third-rate Martial Artist, I wonder if I can enter your Dharma Eye? Will you accept me as your disciple?"
The old man squinted, focused on fishing.
Lin Yi dared not disturb him.
Half an hour later, he couldn't help but call out:
"Senior, Senior!"
The white-bearded old man came back to his senses, glanced at Lin Yi, then shook his head and sighed.
"Heh, you little brat, I warned you not to Cultivate, but you insisted on going your own way. Cherish what you have now, you will surely die within five years!"
"What?! How is this possible?!" Lin Yi was completely stunned.
What a joke?
He had been Transmigration for three or four years, enduring countless hardships to reach this cultivation level.
Just as he was about to become a Third-rate Martial Artist and good days were coming, he was told he would die within five years?!
"Good words are hard to persuade a doomed ghost. Take care of yourself!" With that, the old man stood up and stepped onto the lake surface.
"This, this can't be true, right? Senior! Don't leave yet!"
Lin Yi shouted at the old man, but the other party ignored him, disappearing from the lake surface after just two or three steps.
"Ah, this!" He stared blankly at the other party.
He had previously underestimated the old man's strength; showing such a move meant he was definitely not as simple as a Grandmaster, as he had thought.
This old man was his lifesaver from a few months ago.
That day, Lin Yi was boating on the lake when the weather suddenly changed.
Suddenly, the lake was hit by strong winds and heavy rain, and just as the boat was about to capsize,
A mysterious force appeared, pushing him and his boat to the small island in front of him.
When there were surging waves outside,
The area around the old man was calm. Lin Yi knew he had met a master!
He had always wanted to become his disciple, but the old man refused, even telling him not to Cultivate.
Lin Yi was naturally unwilling; in this world, Martial Dao was flourishing, and without some Martial Arts skills, he wouldn't get anywhere!
He only thought that the Senior looked down on his Aptitude.
Holding a breath in his heart, he only dared to come again after successfully Breakthrough to a Third-rate Martial Artist.
But now it was like this!
Could everything he said be true?
What should he do now?!
With an anxious heart, Lin Yi returned to the county town.
He couldn't sleep at night.
"If what the old man said is true, what should I do?"
He hadn't even lived a good life yet and was about to die. Who could bear that?
Had all these years of suffering been in vain?
Just as he was in despair, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Ding!"
Lin Yi was startled, the voice was so beautiful!
"Ding, detecting host's cultivation has reached Third-rate, the Strongest Simulator System binding completed!"
"It's here? It's really here!"
The Golden Finger finally arrived!
After browsing the information in his mind,
Lin Yi's heart pounded.
"I knew it, I knew it, a Transmigration must have a Golden Finger. It might be late, but it will never be absent. I'm saved!"
He excitedly clenched his fists!
This was a Simulator System.
As the name suggested, it could simulate a lifetime in reality.
The Strongest Simulator's strength lay in inheriting the cultivation, memories, resources, etc., from the simulation after it ended.
All inherited, no need to choose at all!
This was simply too cool!
After each use, the cooldown period was ten days.
However, if a task released by the Simulator was completed, one more simulation could be added. The number of times given by such tasks was unrelated to the cooldown period.
But the appearance of tasks depended entirely on luck.
Lying on the bed.
Lin Yi unhesitatingly started the simulation.
He wanted to see who would make him die after five years?
Even Ah Wei could live for five years, why couldn't he?
"Starting simulation."
"You tried to open the simulator within the simulation, but found you couldn't exploit a bug, so you gave up."
"You lay on the bed, deep in thought, wondering why the old man said that. Was it because you Cultivated to a Third-rate Martial Artist?"
"But in this world, Martial Dao is flourishing. As long as you have resources, even with poor Aptitude, you can become stronger. There's no reason why the stronger you are, the easier you die!"
"You decide to continue Cultivating, wanting to personally see who kills you in five years."
"Day one, the news of you becoming a Third-rate Martial Artist spread. Many people came to congratulate you, and some forces extended olive branches."
"Day two, you joined the Wild Wolf Gang in the county and became a Hall Master."
"Day three, the old man's words greatly annoyed you, preventing you from Cultivating in peace."
"Day four, Bai Yunmiao, another Hall Master of the Wild Wolf Gang, came to find you. He told you that Martial Arts training requires a balance of work and rest, and wanted to take you out for some fun."
"Both of you are Third-rate Martial Artists, yet he treated you so well. You thought he was a good person; no one had treated you this well in so many years."
"So, you put aside your Cultivation and went with him to Spring Breeze Pavilion."
"The women here are good; they know a lot."
"???"
"What's going on? For so many years, who doesn't know me? I've always regarded beauty as dirt!" Lin Yi angrily clenched his fists, feeling that the System was slandering his reputation.
As an orphan, he had slowly become stronger through his own efforts over the years.
How many people had tried to set him up with matches, but he never paid attention. How could he be such a person?
This broken System, to frame him, truly had no Face!
"Day six, you slept until dawn and immediately decided to go back to Cultivate, but Bai Yunmiao stopped you. He told you that life is meant to be enjoyed to the fullest, and with the girls here being so enthusiastic, how could you disappoint their kindness."
"You looked at those expectant eyes and felt he was right. This friend was indeed good, and you didn't want to hurt his Face. That night, you did five rounds."
"Day seven, you once again planned to go back to Cultivate, sternly refusing Bai Yunmiao's attempts to keep you, and walked out with your back straight."
"After leaving Spring Breeze Pavilion, you saw no one around, put on a straw hat, and went to the pharmacy to buy some medicine, telling the person it was for an elder in your family."
"After buying the medicine, you returned home, holding your waist."
"A man can be bad at anything, but not there!"
"...You damn!"
Lin Yi was speechless, but he was a bit interested in the medicine he bought.
"For the next month, you diligently practiced."
"Half a year later, your Fierce Tiger Fist reached the third level, a Breakthrough in your fist technique. You were very happy, but your Martial Dao cultivation had not yet increased."
"Half a year had passed, and you felt that the old man might have been exaggerating. The Jianghu was so vast; even if you encountered danger and couldn't win, you could still escape."
"In the second year, your Martial Dao cultivation still hadn't had a Breakthrough. You thought it might be a problem with your Mind-Cultivation Technique, but Mind-Cultivation Techniques are hard to find, each family treasures theirs, and you currently have no way."
"One day, Hall Master Bai, who had just returned from outside, found you. He told you that a new courtesan had arrived at the pavilion, rumored to know a lot."
"His coming to find you clearly showed he considered you a true friend. You gladly went. It must be said that the courtesan was indeed a courtesan; her Xiao flute playing was truly good."
...
"In the fourth year, your cultivation was close to Breakthrough to Second-rate. In the county town, you also became a popular figure due to your poetry and good 'technique', and the girls spoke fondly of you."
"By this time, you and Bai Yunmiao had become sworn brothers. One day, he came to find you again, inviting you to Spring Breeze Pavilion for a gathering. You gladly went."
"In October of the fourth year, you finally Breakthrough to Second-rate. The gang rewarded you with a large bag of Qi Gathering Powder. Hall Master Bai pulled you to celebrate, and you gladly went."
"Hall Master Bai was already a First-Rate Martial Artist, yet he still treated you very well. You considered him a true friend in your heart."
"In December, you told Hall Master Bai that you might encounter danger in the fifth year. Hall Master Bai told you not to worry, that you were brothers, and he had already become a Grandmaster expert."
"This discovery moved you, but at the same time, you were speechless. Clearly, this guy was here to show off!"
"In the fifth year, on the first night of the New Year, you and Hall Master Bai spent it at Spring Breeze Pavilion. That night, in a daze, you felt something was about to happen and immediately woke up, looking up..."