Chapter 40: Chapter 40: A Powerful Feeling
Translator: 549690339
With each image that flashed by, Wang Ping was extremely moved.
By the end of it all, Wang Ping had detached his spirit. He looked around the wooden house in a daze, feeling as if it was all a dream. It seemed unreal to him.
These tangled timelines, these intertwined lives were too contradictory. It created a sensation similar to Zhuang Zhou dreaming he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming it was Zhuang Zhou.
“Life Simulator…” Wang Ping snapped back to his senses after a while, muttering, “Is each simulated life truly a figment of imagination? Is it a simulation of the future? Or, are the developments in each simulated life real, creating parallel universes in their wake? That sense of reality is truly unforgettable.”
“I’m overthinking things, drawing parallels between the profound world and parallel universes. Ultimately, the simulated world is so realistic that I can’t differentiate between illusion and reality,” Wang Ping said, holding his head and smiling bitterly.
The impact of this life experience on him was immense. It was difficult for him to forget many scenes and he generally failed to distinguish between the real world and the simulated one.
“The Wang Ping in the simulation, carrying the miniature fate of a simulated future, hates his own weaknesses and helplessness,” Wang Ping said, opening the door and gazing at the starry sky. “But in the end, what I need to do remains the same. I must become stronger. That is the only way I can avoid death and won’t have to see my acquaintances wither away.”
At this moment, a surge of immense power emerged from within Wang Ping and his cultivation directly ascended to the 1st Tier of Spiritual Origin Realm.
He was addicted to this feeling of strength.
However, Wang Ping was aware that his current foundation was rather weak.
Primarily because he had taken too many elixirs. Since he embarked on the path of cultivation, he never parted with the elixirs.
Starting from today, he must stop taking elixirs blindly. Otherwise, with such a weak foundation, he will eventually get stuck at a certain realm and will not be able to progress.
Take Bai Tianhong for example. He is in a powerful sect like the Sword Spirit Sect, and his master is a Supreme Elder. What resources does he not have? However, he remains true to his heart, never resorting to elixirs, and focuses on cultivation and sword practice.
Even so, his cultivation progresses at an incredible speed and he easily breaks through all bottlenecks. Nothing can hold him back.
That’s the foundation of Bai Tianhong. It’s not perfect, but it’s absolutely solid.
For Bai Tianhong, breaking through bottlenecks might be a natural process.
Wang Ping had an intuition that that the Overseas Isolated Island was too small, that the martial arts heritage was too weak or had been interrupted.
The prodigies in poor areas are not necessarily weaker than those in major sects. They lack only opportunity.
If Bai Tianhong were in the Eastern Desolation as Cai Yonglong mentioned, given Bai Tianhong’s aptitude and character, he would likely rise at an astonishing rate.
“There aren’t many people like Brother Bai in this world, ” Wang Ping sighed.
“Hey! ”
The next day, Wang Ping was walking through Chi Village. He watched the children drink animal milk and play, while the older children like Chifeng, sweating and practicing martial arts. His mood gradually calmed down.
He liked the feeling of having profound cultivation and high status, as well as the feeling of peace.
However, at present, he preferred this feeling of tranquillity as it eliminated his complicated emotions and made him feel composed.
“Hey, Wang Ping, stop dawdling. It would be better if you follow me in martial arts training or go hunting sometimes.” Seeing Wang Ping approach, Chih Hu slapped his shoulder and admonished him loudly, “Otherwise, even if you have a unique physique and your cultivation advances by leaps and bounds every day, without a solid foundation in martial arts and practical experience, you’ll definitely face problems in the future.”
“I have plenty of practical experience, ” Wang Ping smiled and replied.
“Since you revealed that you can absorb the Spiritual Stone to enhance your cultivation, you haven’t practiced with me. And you say you’re experienced?” Chih Hu sneered disdainfully, “I think you’re all show and no go, and you’ll collapse at the slightest hit.”
“Well, why don’t we have a spar?” Wang Ping didn’t mind Chih Hu’s mockery, and suggested with a smile.
He was fully aware that the men in the Chi Village were all real hearty men. Chih Hu didn’t mean to mock him, he was just goading Wang Ping to practice martial arts more and gain more combat experience.”Fine.” Chih Hu grinned, revealing his white, strong teeth, and rubs his hands together, “Hehe, although our cultivation levels are the same, I think I can defeat you in three moves.”
“Hehe.” Wang Ping said with a smile: “I can’t accept that. How about we make a bet? You lose and today’s meat and beverages are all mine.”
“Damn, you’re really ruthless. I’d go crazy if I don’t eat meat and drink for a day.” Chih Hu’s face twitched a little.
“Didn’t you say you could defeat me in three moves? Why don’t you have even this little bit of confidence?” Wang Ping provoked him back, looking eager to try. “You are not scared of me, are you?”
“Who would be scared of a skinny bamboo pole like you.” Chih Hu glared, rubbing his hands together: “Since you have said so much, don’t blame me for being rough. Today, I will show you the gap in our combat experience.”
“Fight! Fight!”
A child chimed in.
“Betting time!” a bigger child said louder.
“I bet a piece of meat, Uncle Chih Hu will win.” “I bet two pieces of meat, Uncle Chih Hu will win!” “I bet a bowl of beast milk, Brother Wang Ping will win!”
Chifeng raised his hand.
“Chifeng, why are you betting on Brother Wang Ping to win? Brother Wang Ping has never fought before, it feels like he can’t even beat us at the same level.” a little girl with twisted braids in Chi Village blinked her lively, beautiful eyes and muttered.
“Exactly, exactly.” The other children also echoed, not believing that Wang Ping would win.
“I believe in Brother Wang Ping.” Chifeng stated firmly, “Uncle Chih Hu, according to Brother Wang Ping’s stories, looks like a typical passerby, a background character. But Brother Wang Ping is mysterious and obviously not simple.”
“Um…” Wang Ping felt speechless.
“Boy, what kind of stories have you been telling Chifeng every day? You even call me a passerby template and a background character.” Chih Hu’s forehead was covered in lines as he stared at Wang Ping with his big, bell-like eyes.
“…” Wang Ping was still speechless.
Chifeng, this little guy, always nagged for stories of novels from him. He understood many plotlines, and his unexpected words would surprise people but not him.
“Forget it, let’s start. Today, I want to see who is really the background character.”
Chih Hu stepped back a little, changed his posture, and said with a grunt.
The surrounding children all stopped their martial training and surrounded them, laughing and teasing.
“I’m coming!” Seeing that Wang Ping was full of flaws, Chih Hu felt that he could defeat Wang Ping with just one move and become the brightest figure in the children’s hearts. He couldn’t help but roar, charging directly towards Wang Ping and punching out.
This punch was powerful and heavy, and an intense fire attribute True Qi enveloped it, making it incredibly hot.
At a crucial moment, Wang Ping calmly dodged this punch with a slight side step.
Then he casually slapped, sending Chih Hu flying out. He fell on the ground and didn’t get up for quite a while.
Chih Hu was dumbfounded.
Just now Wang Ping didn’t move, and he thought Wang Ping was scared silly. He was about to pull his punch, but who knew, Wang Ping was calm and composed, sidestepped his punch, and with an tricky angle, casually slapped him and sent him flying.
If it was a battle of life and death, Wang Ping’s slap just now could have taken his life.
For a while, Chih Hu was questioning his life. He wondered who was really the elite huntsman in the village and who was the rookie who had just started martial training..