BTTH: Breaking The Simulation

[Year Two: Using the knowledge from your past life, you improved papermaking and printing and also tinkered with the most basic steam engine.]

[Year Three: The men sent by the Chief of Secret Agents to search for potatoes returned, bringing back numerous crops, including potatoes and corn.

Under the Chief's strict orders, the lords of various regions began to have their citizens cultivate high-yield crops like potatoes.]

[Year Ten: Thanks to the bountiful harvest, the lives of ordinary people improved rapidly, and the population of the Tang Dynasty doubled.

Seeing the new Tang Dynasty, which under your and the Chief's governance, began to revive the glory of the prosperous era of the "Zhenguan Reign," even Li Xingyun, who initially resisted, started to accept constitutional monarchy and settled into his role as a figurehead, spending his days in the harem and living a carefree life.]

[Year Twenty: With the full support of the Chief, your plan for establishing technical schools throughout the Tang Dynasty was finally implemented.

In every city of the Tang Dynasty, a technical school was established, offering courses in various fields, such as cooking, medicine, and tailoring.

Every citizen of the Tang Dynasty who turned ten could enter these schools for a year to learn practical skills.

As a result, as long as someone wasn't extremely lazy, they could make a living with one or two skills.]

[Year Forty: After several decades of peaceful development, the Tang Dynasty's comprehensive national strength increased more than tenfold. However, internal resources were exhausted, leading to the emergence of class rigidity and internal conflicts.

To divert these growing internal tensions, you persuaded the Chief to start external wars.

Your first target was Japan, as it had large silver mines worth billions of taels of silver, providing an immediate incentive for the populace to see the benefits of war.]

[Year Seventy: Over the past few decades, the Tang Dynasty launched five significant wars, conquering all surrounding countries and expanding its territory more than fivefold.

You now crowned the "King of Leisure," were over 90 years old, bedridden, and nearing death.

As you lay on your deathbed, the Chief brought the elixir of immortality to you, hoping you would take it and join him in expanding the Tang Dynasty's territory to every corner of the world.

Faced with the Chief's pleading gaze, you ultimately shook your head and rejected his proposal.

You knew the drawbacks of the elixir of immortality. Though it could grant eternal life, it would deprive you of many human sensations, including the taste of food.

Unlike the Chief, you believed that life was meant to be enjoyed, not endured.

You had lived a fulfilling life—marrying the Empress, conquering Japan with numerous descendants, and reaching the rank of a royal duke. There was no need to live like a soulless husk just for immortality.

Though the Chief was disappointed by your refusal, he didn't force you, just as he hadn't forced Li Chunfeng in the past.

With the Chief by your side, you smiled and slowly closed your eyes—you died!]

[This simulation ends!]

[Drawing simulation rewards. Out of ten possible rewards, please purchase the ones you want first, and then a random reward will be selected.]

[One Elixir of Immortality (Price: 50,000 Merit Points)][The Chief's Lifelong Cultivation (Price: 20,000 Merit Points)][Jiang Zhen's Medical Experience (Price: 5,000 Merit Points)][Hou Qing's Corpse Control Experience (Price: 3,000 Merit Points)][Han Ba's Explosive Paper Flower (Price: 3 Merit Points)][A'Jie's Suona (Price: 1 Merit Point)][The Empress's Red Wedding Dress (Price: 1 Merit Point)][Meng Po's Disguise Technique Experience (Price: 500 Merit Points)][Chi Meng's Flute (Price: 1 Merit Point)][White Impermanence's Hat (Price: 1 Merit Point)]

Xiao Feng, seeing the options, spent over 20,000 Merit Points to purchase the nine relatively cheap rewards, then used his free draw to get the most expensive one—the Elixir of Immortality.

Although the Chief's elixir had its flaws, it could still grant immortality, and Xiao Feng thought he might find a use for it someday.

After carefully storing the elixir, Xiao Feng shifted his focus to the Chief's lifelong cultivation.

"Use!"

As soon as Xiao Feng willed it, the golden orb representing the Chief's Lifelong Cultivation transformed into a golden light and merged into his body.

With his previous experience absorbing Xiongba's Lifelong Cultivation, Xiao Feng fully activated the "Xunlong Nine Transformations" technique, absorbing and converting the three centuries' worth of Tiangang Technique energy into wind-element Dou Qi.

After refining the last trace of the Tiangang Technique energy, Xiao Feng's cultivation rose from a five-star Dou King to a seven-star Dou King.

Feeling the surging Dou Qi within him, Xiao Feng smiled in satisfaction.

Though his cultivation only increased by two stars this time, compared to the three-star boost he got from absorbing Xiongba's Lifelong Cultivation, this was actually a greater improvement.

After all, the higher one's cultivation, the harder it was to advance. Breaking through from a five-star Dou King to a seven-star Dou King was far more complex than rising from a one-star Dou King to a four-star.

Once Xiao Feng adjusted to his new cultivation, he turned his attention to the three remaining skill orbs.

"Use Jiang Zhen's Medical Experience!"

As soon as Xiao Feng mentally commanded it, the red orb representing medical experience turned into a red glow and entered his brow.

Memories of Jiang Zhen's medical expertise flooded Xiao Feng's mind, leaving him in awe.

In the original anime, Jiang Zhen demonstrated extraordinary medical skills, not only replacing his own limbs but even transplanting the Chief's heart into Li Xingyun, reviving him from death.

Now, having absorbed Jiang Zhen's medical knowledge, Xiao Feng could also replace organs in himself or others.

If he were ruthless enough, Xiao Feng could even transplant Qinglin's Triple Jade-Flower Pupils into his own body.

Of course, he wouldn't do such a thing—that would be inhumane. He was, after all, the third young master of the Xiao family, not the third young master of the Tang family.

"Wait a minute! Maybe…"

Xiao Feng stroked his chin, his sword-like eyes narrowing as he muttered, "There might actually be room to manoeuvre here~"

(End of Chapter)

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