[In the 10th year of simulation, you left the Holy Land of Five Elements and traveled toward the Eastern Wilderness, disguising your identity with the 72-Transformation Technique.]
[During these years, you diligently cultivated and never neglected your Proficiency Panel. Just a few days ago, you elevated a technique to the Proficiency of Origin stage—only to discover that Origin was not the final limit. The Proficiency Panel still allowed you to refine techniques beyond what even their creators had envisioned.]
Origin — The original form of a technique, created by its founder.
[Curious, you tested this further by attempting to cultivate the Prison-Suppressing Divine Body using the Proficiency Panel. However, it was exactly as the System had warned—special techniques could not be advanced through proficiency. The Prison-Suppressing Divine Body remained beyond your control.]
[The same barrier appeared with the Great Burning Heaven Technique, Myriad Poison Arts, and even the Marrow-Cleansing Technique. Each failure confirmed that their origins were far from simple.]
[Through these trials, you also discovered that cultivation methods themselves contained proficiency levels. Previously, you only knew that comprehending them increased your cultivation speed. But with the Proficiency Panel, you raised the Five Elements Sutra to the Minor level, accelerating your growth noticeably.]
[A month later, you reached the Eastern Wilderness and entered the forest near Tianyu Kingdom, the place where you had once encountered Mo Tianxuan in a past simulation.]
[This time, you wasted no words. Without hesitation, you attacked and killed him. You obtained the System Origin but chose not to feed it into your System. Instead, you carefully stored it, intending to draw it later as a reward.]
[After eliminating Mo Tianxuan, you settled within the Eastern Wilderness, waiting patiently for Gu Changsheng's appearance. While residing in Taiping City, you continued to refine your Five Elements Sutra.]
[In the 12th year, you completed your second-turn, returning to the early Foundation-Building realm.]
[By the 13th year, you learned that the Holy-Sword Sect had begun recruiting disciples. For a moment, you considered altering your appearance and joining. But memories of your past master Wang Sheng's overwhelming strength made you abandon the idea. If he could see through your soul, joining would only expose you. Perhaps this was why, in previous simulations, you had rarely joined sects at all.]
[In this same year, you overheard a conversation between Gu Changsheng and the Gu Family Ancestor.]
[In the 15th year, you completed your third-turn, forming the Supreme Foundation.]
[By the 17th year, your proficiency with the Five Elements Sutra reached Major level. That same year, news spread that the Gu Family Ancestor had broken through to the Golden Elixir realm. A grand celebration was held, and you attended without hesitation.]
[In the 20th year of simulation, the Combat Ranking System rewarded you with the Five Elemental Robe.]
[Five Elemental Robe: While worn, doubles cultivation speed for all Five Element techniques.]
[Upon donning the robe, you immediately noticed the change. One cycle of the Five Elements Sutra now equaled two. Proficiency that once took a year to raise by a single point now increased by two, drastically accelerating your progress.]
[That same year, you completed your fourth-turn Supreme Foundation.]
[By the 22nd year, your cultivation advanced to the late stage of the fourth-turn Supreme Foundation. Around this time, you heard that Gu Changsheng had embarked on another journey. As before, you followed his carriage.]
[Three months later, you arrived near Qingping Town in the Great Ming Dynasty—the very location where the Blood Demon Secret Realm would one day appear.]
[Because it was late, Gu Changsheng stopped to rest in a cave outside the town. You also chose a nearby cave to conceal yourself.]
[The next day, spiritual fluctuations erupted from Gu Changsheng's cave. Entering, you were stunned to discover that in a single night, he had advanced from a mortal to the peak of the Foundation-Building realm.]
[Such a leap was impossible without an extraordinary opportunity. Without hesitation, you unleashed your 72-Transformation disguise and struck.]
[Gu Changsheng fought back fiercely. His techniques—both martial and cultivation—were polished to perfection. His combat strength rivaled Mo Tianxuan's, confirming your suspicion that he had acquired a rare fortune.]
[After a prolonged battle, you slew him. From his body emerged a bead radiating mysterious energy.]
[It took you a full day to refine the bead. Unlike Gu Changsheng, however, no miraculous transformation occurred. You gained no sudden leaps in cultivation, only a sense of unfathomable mystery. Frustrated yet intrigued, you set the bead aside for later study.]
[In the 23rd year, you successfully passed the fifth-turn tribulation of the Nine-Turn Supreme Foundation.]
[That same year, you eradicated the entire Gu Family and roamed the Eastern Wilderness freely.]
[On the eve of the 27th year, your proficiency with the Five Elements Sutra finally reached its peak.]
[By the 27th year, you completed your sixth-turn Supreme Foundation. While exploring the remote mountains of Linnan Prefecture in the Shu Kingdom, you stumbled upon the skeleton of a long-dead mortal. On his finger rested a peculiar ring.]
[Cautiously, you examined the corpse. Finding no trace of threat, you pried the ring free and refined it. To your shock, the ring's space seemed limitless, yet ordinary items could not be stored within. Only spirit stones reacted.]
[When you placed a single top-grade spirit stone inside, the ring began producing low-grade spirit stones—one every minute. Removing the original stone, you realized it still remained intact. The ring truly generated spirit stones endlessly.]
[But, you have to wear it.]
[Half a million spirit stones a year. With this, wealth was no longer a concern. You named it the Ring of Wealth.]
[Armed with this treasure, you chose to return to the Holy Land of Five Elements and cultivate in peace.]
[Three months later, you arrived. To your amusement, Su Ming had already married twice, fathered three children, and was preparing to wed a third wife. Hearing of your return, he eagerly invited you to his wedding. You attended, exchanging laughter and wine.]
[Afterward, you cast aside worldly distractions. You focused solely on refining your Five Elements Sutra to perfection, waiting for the opening of the Five Elements Secret Realm.]