Bai Sha studied it, her heart stirring.
Of the 15,000 Contribution Points she had earned from selling the Raging Waves Art, she had already spent 5,000 on her cultivation, leaving exactly 10,000.
She felt her heart pound rapidly, her breathing growing slightly rapid.
To her, simulation attempts in the Simulator were of paramount importance. With significant growth in simulation attempts, establishing herself in the Cultivation World would become much easier.
Now that she had finally found an opportunity to increase her simulation attempts, how could she possibly let it go?
Grinding her teeth, Bai Sha directly chose to spend 10,000 Contribution Points to buy a single Ancient Forbidden Artifact.
As her purchase completed, a wave of spatial fluctuation accompanied the appearance of a black, spike-covered whip before her.
“Ten thousand contribution points…”
Bai Sha felt a slight sense of loss before carefully examining this Ancient Forbidden Artifact.
Name: Abyssal Whip.
Category: Ancient Forbidden Artifact.
Level: Foundation Establishment Level.
Effect: After locking onto a target, it can lash the target up to one thousand times. If the target is still not dealt with after a thousand lashes, it can no longer be locked onto.
Price: The user will be lashed the same number of times the target is lashed. The user receives no physical damage, only the sensation of pain.
“I just bought a random one, and its price is almost identical to the Hell Mud?”
Bai Sha looked at the Abyssal Whip before her, somewhat speechless.
If anyone saw this, they’d probably think she had some kind of special fetish for buying such a whip.
Of course, none of that mattered now. What mattered was that the yearning sensation from the Simulator had surged forth once more.
Bai Sha relaxed, allowing the Simulator to change on its own.
The Simulator Panel reappeared, generating a suction force directed at the Abyssal Whip.
This process did not last long, and the panel vanished.
Bai Sha checked the Abyssal Whip. As expected, just like with the Hell Mud, it hadn’t been affected in any noticeable way.
And on the Simulator’s panel, the simulation count had reached three, just as anticipated!
“The experimental answer is clear: every Foundation Establishment Level Ancient Forbidden Artifact can probably increase the simulation count by one. There are dozens of Foundation Establishment Level Ancient Forbidden Artifacts for sale in the Dream Ruins, which could add dozens of simulation attempts for me. But getting all of them won’t be easy.”
Bai Sha mused.
There was also another problem.
When she moved on to her next life, would the same Ancient Forbidden Artifact be able to increase the simulation count again?
Bai Sha felt the possibility of that was extremely small; otherwise, one could possess infinite simulation attempts.
“I can still try to acquire one more Ancient Forbidden Artifact right now.”
Bai Sha’s expression turned slightly odd.
The purchase price of an Ancient Forbidden Artifact in the Dream Ruins was 10,000 Contribution Points, while the selling price was 5,000.
She now had two Ancient Forbidden Artifacts. Selling them would allow her to buy a new one. Trading two for one seemed like a loss on the surface, but if it increased her simulation attempts, she was actually making a profit.
With that thought, Bai Sha clenched her teeth and sold both Ancient Forbidden Artifacts.
With a ripple of spatial fluctuation, the two artifacts beside her vanished, replaced by 10,000 Contribution Points on the Dream Ruins panel.
Without hesitation, Bai Sha spent the points to buy a new Ancient Forbidden Artifact.
Name: Dream Stage.
Category: Ancient Forbidden Artifact.
Level: Foundation Establishment Level.
Effect: Can forcibly bring a target onto the stage to perform. If the performance is perfect, it is considered a pass. If the performance is not perfect, the target will be erased.
Price: While the target performs on stage, you will also perform uncontrollably outside the stage.
A very strange Ancient Forbidden Artifact, with a very strange effect and price.
But then again, no Ancient Forbidden Artifact was normal.
As spatial fluctuations emerged, the Dream Stage appeared before Bai Sha.
It looked square, only the size of a palm, a miniature stage. The stage was currently empty, with no ongoing performance.
Looking at the Dream Stage, Bai Sha, as expected, sensed the Simulator’s desire.
She didn’t hesitate, instantly allowing the Simulator to draw an unknown force from the Dream Stage.
As predicted, the simulation count displayed on the panel rose to four!
Seeing these four simulation attempts, Bai Sha’s heart relaxed considerably. With enough attempts, she could face any danger head-on.
“That’s it. I don’t have any more contribution points to exchange for Ancient Forbidden Artifacts, at least not until Mo Hen’s Fire Jade Stones arrive. But that will take some more time.”
Bai Sha felt her plans had been disrupted.
Originally, she intended to use all her contribution points for cultivation, aiming to break through to Late Qi Condensation. However, discovering that Ancient Forbidden Artifacts could increase simulation attempts had forced her to change course.
So, what should she do now?
“It would be best to get a Storage Artifact; otherwise, storing things is too inconvenient.”
Bai Sha looked at the Dream Stage beside her. Without a Storage Artifact, this thing could only be kept in her mouth normally.
But even the cheapest Storage Artifact required 2,000 Contribution Points, and she was currently penniless.
So how could she earn Contribution Points?
Getting them through regular requests was too slow. But for a faster way…
An idea struck her.
She opened the request interface but didn’t choose the regular section. Instead, she entered the bounty section.
With the Dream Stage, she could easily deal with Demon Cultivators below Foundation Establishment. She could probably even handle Foundation Establishment level ones. If she could find and resolve a bounty target, she’d undoubtedly earn points much faster.
However, after browsing the bounty section, Bai Sha’s expression turned to disappointment.
She knew bounties were easier to earn points from than regular requests. Would other Demon Cultivators not know the same thing?
Any bounties that were easy to find and resolve had already been dealt with by the other Demon Cultivators. What remained were the difficult ones, or targets that couldn’t even be found.
“It looks like catching bounties has nothing to do with me… Wait.”
Bai Sha had just regretfully exited when another thought struck her. She went to the Chat Section and began searching for information related to the bounty section.
In this life, the bounties might indeed have nothing to do with her, but that didn’t mean the next life would be the same.
After a bounty target was resolved, someone would inevitably leak related information online. As long as she memorized these details, she could act first and seize the opportunity in her next life.
“There’s indeed a lot of information, but I’ve only been back for two days. This information isn’t very useful yet. I’ll check again when it’s been a month since my return.”
After confirming this path was viable, Bai Sha left the Chat Section and went to the friends’ section.
Glancing at it, an idea came to her. She entered a name, chose to add a friend, and attached a message: “Hello, Senior Jingjing.”
