PDLP Chapter 4 The Plan Begins
Chapter 4 The Plan Begins
[Simulation begins...]
[You close your eyes and concentrate. In a short while, the alchemist arrives at your room. Satisfied after examining the pill, he leaves, informing you that he will refine it the next morning.]
After they left, you pushed open the door and went out, intending to test the limits and reactions of the four guards.
[There's a giant tree outside; that's the detonation point you set. You approach the nearest guard, who merely glances at you indifferently, gesturing for you to retreat back inside.]
You walk up to him and raise your hand without warning.
[Slap! A slap stunned him. Hearing the commotion, the other three instantly surrounded him, their mid-stage Qi Refining aura descending upon him.]
The guard who had been beaten had eyes wide with rage, his killing intent palpable.
As the fist hurtled towards you, you laughed nonchalantly: "If I'm injured, the effects of the medicine will wear off, and I wonder if Qin Baisheng will live a few years less?"
Upon hearing this, the murderous intent vanished instantly. The guard's fist froze an inch from your face.
Seeing this, you already had your own conclusion. Under his murderous glare, you laughed and went back inside.
You didn't stop. A moment later, when you went out again, you decided...
1. They pick on one person and bully them.
2. Let someone else bully you.
Looking at the two options, Li Qingyi's lips twitched. "That's obviously bullying one person! How could they allow it to happen to someone else?"
"I choose one!"
You then walked towards the guard. He was on high alert, his spiritual energy surging around him. For every step you took forward, he retreated three steps.
You feign anger and make a move to pounce, but he easily dodges using his mid-stage Qi Refining agility.
The other three, seeing that you were far slower than them and unable to get close, gradually relaxed their tense expressions.
You stormed back into your room in a huff. You repeated this several times throughout the afternoon, your behavior unpredictable.
The three bystanders had gone from being wary to indifferent; they wouldn't even bother to look at you properly when you left the house.
The guard you targeted was burning with rage, but had nowhere to vent it, so all his attention was focused on you.
As dusk fell, you charged out once more, chasing straight towards the giant tree.
He had developed a habit of retreating quickly, several meters away, to create distance between you when he saw you chasing him.
[Just as his view was blocked by the tree trunk, you changed direction, the spirit-exploding talisman slipped from your sleeve, and you deftly pressed it into the soil at the tree root with your toes.]
"Besides hiding, what else can you do?!" you yelled, pointing at him and drawing all his attention and anger to yourself. Then, you turned and went back into the house.
As darkness fell, you used your disguise and concealment techniques, and changed into a night outfit.
Just before midnight, you had arranged all the talismans in the house.
[With a single hand gesture, you detonated the talismans you had laid that afternoon. A deafening roar followed, and a towering tree snapped in two, the ground trembling.]
As you expected, all the guards were gathered in front of the tree.
[You take the opportunity to place the prepared corpse in the designated location, while simultaneously detonating all the talismans in the house.]
[Boom!!!]
A deafening explosion erupted, sending plumes of smoke and dust billowing into the sky. The wooden house was instantly reduced to ruins, and your body was blasted to the ground in front of the guards.
[And the real you, using the recoil from the explosion and the cover of the billowing dust, fell off the cliff in the opposite direction like a kite with a broken string.]
Despite the magical barrier you erected, the power of the exploding spirit talisman far exceeded your expectations. You felt as if your internal organs had shifted, and blood flowed incessantly.
But you dared not linger, gritting your teeth and enduring the pain as you got up and ran into the more complex mountain path.
"As long as we can get to that place..."
During your escape, you suddenly hear a furious roar that echoes through the heavens: "Zhou Chuan! You deserve to die!"
Feeling reassured that your plan had succeeded, you quickened your pace.
Under the cover of night, you traversed the mountains and forests repeatedly. After a frantic run of half an hour, you finally arrived at the Purple Bamboo Forest.
Under the moonlight, a graceful figure stood with her hands behind her back. The moment you saw Qin Xiyue, your tense heart finally relaxed.
Just then, your legs gave way, and you collapsed to your knees.
You felt a metallic taste in your throat and coughed up mouthfuls of blood, mixed with fragments of shattered lung.
[Upon introspection, you realize that your internal organs are already shattered; you are merely clinging to life to escape.]
You gave a wry smile, "I was still too arrogant..."
As your consciousness faded, in your final moments, you felt yourself being enveloped in a warm, soft embrace.
[You're dead. Rewards are being calculated...]
Li Qingyi fell into deep thought upon seeing this ending.
While I was concentrating, the door was pushed open.
Li Qingyi looked at the old man with graying temples and a strange feeling flashed through her mind.
The alchemist walked up to Li Qingyi, placed his hand on Li Qingyi's crown, and silently recited an incantation.
The fluctuation of magical power vanished in a flash, and the alchemist nodded in satisfaction.
"Get ready, we'll start refining pills first thing tomorrow morning."
Having said that, he turned and left.
"Really, just like an NPC..."
Li Qingyi thought to herself, the scene before her was exactly the same as the simulation.
[Reward 1: Peak Qi Refining Level 1 cultivation, which can be used to break through to Qi Refining Level 2 after extraction.]
Reward Two: Unwavering willpower in the face of death grants the talent of Death Resistance.
After extraction, pain tolerance is greatly increased, the fear of death is greatly reduced, and when near death, you can ask for help from heaven to live for another 15 minutes before dying immediately.
Reward Three: The Slapping Technique. Extracting this technique grants a Qi Refining stage technique that allows you to slap someone invisibly. The slap mark on the victim's face will remain for three days.
Reward Four: Your corpse after death.
Li Qingyi stroked her chin, lost in thought.
He immediately ruled out reward four; obtaining another corpse would be pointless. After all, the corpses from the last simulation were still in the simulation space.
Reward three? This is just a joke!
Li Qingyi took a deep breath and focused her attention on the first two.
In truth, Li Qingyi leaned more towards resisting death, but...
This thing can only reduce pain and fear, and prolong your life by a quarter of an hour; it can't reduce injury, or you'll die...
Wouldn't that mean he'd still die?
Li Qingyi felt a sudden darkness engulf her vision, and with her eyes closed, she chose the reward option to increase her cultivation level.
The main reason for the failure of the last simulation was that the magical barrier and the physical body could not withstand the impact of the explosion.
Improving one's cultivation level is of paramount importance.
Once the choice was made, a surge of immense magical power erupted from his dantian, rushing through his limbs and bones like a bursting dam.
The magical power, which was originally flowing like a stream, suddenly surged and roared through the meridians.
Qi Refining Level 2, broken through!
But this power was far from over. His magical power continued to rise until it completely stabilized his cultivation at the second level of Qi Refining.
Li Qingyi opened his eyes, a sharp glint in them. He gently clenched his fist, his knuckles cracking crisply.
His magical power was as responsive as an arm, and his eyes were so clear that he could even clearly see the trajectory of falling leaves outside the window.
"This is the power of the second level of Qi Refining..." He felt the surging magical power within his body, and a smile appeared on his lips.
He could clearly feel that his physical strength and total magical power had been comprehensively enhanced.
When he faced that explosion again, he was certain that he would never have his internal organs shattered again.
This strength is enough to support me in completing the plan and reaching the Purple Bamboo Forest alive.
"The path of spiritual cultivation is truly wondrous beyond words."
Li Qingyi stood up, pushed open the door, and began to implement her escape plan.