BTTH: Breaking The Simulation

Actually, Xiao Feng wasn't short of money, but he simply couldn't keep up with how the Little Doctor Immortal and the others spent it like water.

For example, previously at the Black Seal Auction House, the Little Doctor Immortal and her companions purchased four high-level Black-ranked combat techniques, spending over two million gold coins on them alone.

If Xiao Feng hadn't accumulated some ill-gotten gains while performing meritorious deeds, he'd have long been broken.

After storing the refined Flowing Cloud Wings, Xiao Feng immediately brought up his character attribute panel:

Name: Xiao Feng

Cultivation Level: Five-Star Dou King

Bloodline: Emperor Giant

Domain: God of Slaughter Domain

Soul Bone: 100,000-year-old Mirror Image Demon Spider's Right Leg Bone (Mirror Image)

Superpowers: Power of Nightmare, Telepathy, Future Sight

Cultivation Method: Nine Transformations of the Swirling Dragon(Third Transformation)

Combat Techniques: Emperor's Seal Technique, Seven Heavens' Despair, Ascending Immortal Step...

Merit Points: 4,725,658

Simulation Attempts: 0 (Countdown: 5 minutes)

After nearly three months of rigorous cultivation, Xiao Feng's cultivation finally broke through from Four-Star Dou King to Five-Star Dou King two days ago.

Though his cultivation speed couldn't quite compare to the Little Doctor Immortal and Qing Lin, it was still fast when compared to other Dou Kings.

"Start the simulation!"

As the countdown reached zero, Xiao Feng immediately activated his intent, beginning his 14th simulation.

"Ding! Randomly selecting simulation world..."

Under Xiao Feng's tense and expectant gaze, the text in the selection box changed rapidly until it finally displayed four prominent characters—Drawing Jianghu: The Degenerate!

"Ding! Please choose a simulation mode!"

[Text Projection Simulation (No Merit Consumption)]

[Body Projection Simulation (5,000,000 Merit Points)]

Seeing this, Xiao Feng's expression slightly shifted, and he directly chose the Text Projection Simulation.

"Ding! Text Projection Simulation initiated!"

[Day 1: You find yourself seemingly transported to ancient times. While you feel uneasy, you also feel a slight thrill.]

[Day 2: Penniless, you decide to take a job as a waiter in a tavern in the city, both to avoid hunger and to learn about the era you're in.]

[Day 3: After eavesdropping on the tavern patrons' idle chatter, you finally understand that you are in the chaotic period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

As you hesitated whether to use your modern knowledge to find a way to pledge allegiance to one of the lords, you overheard a conversation about the widely rumoured Dragon Spring treasure and the emergence of the last scion of the Li Tang dynasty in the Jianghu.

At first, you weren't quite sure. Still, after hearing the martial guests talk about how the Xuanming Sect had placed a high bounty on the head of the Li Tang scion and gossip about how Phantom Sound Pavilion and Tongwen Hall wanted to seize the Dragon Spring treasure, you confirmed that you had traveled to the world of Drawing Jianghu: The Degenerae.]

[First Month: After traveling for more than half a month, you finally arrived outside Hidden Weapons Valley, only to be captured by the Incorruptibles' patrol and taken to the leader, Bu Liangshuai.

When questioned by Bu Liangshuai, you calmly explained your intention—to join him, help Li Xingyun ascend the throne, and rebuild the glorious Tang dynasty!

Bu Liangshuai didn't believe your words and decided to use divination to determine your background.

However, Bu Liangshuai discovered he couldn't read your fate—you were an unpredictable anomaly, a rarity in a hundred years.

Realizing your extraordinary origins, Bu Liangshuai became intrigued and decided to give you a chance to showcase your talents.

You explained to Bu Liangshuai that the poverty of the common people was primarily due to a lack of productivity.

If Bu Liangshuai wanted to recreate the prosperity of the Tang dynasty, he first had to solve the issue of feeding the people. You mentioned a plant called potato, capable of yielding a thousand catties per acre.

Upon hearing this, Bu Liangshuai once again used divination, not to check if you were lying, but to see if this potato truly existed and if it could yield a thousand catties per acre.

Soon, Bu Liangshuai calculated the result—potatoes indeed existed and could produce such yields, even locating their position.

Upon learning of the potato's existence, Bu Liangshuai's attitude toward you shifted significantly, treating you as a key figure, second only to Li Xingyun.

Noticing Bu Liangshuai's change in demeanor, you took the opportunity to propose the idea of constitutional monarchy.

Since Li Xingyun wanted to live like a carefree recluse and didn't want to bear the responsibility of governing, why not make him a symbolic emperor?

Hearing this, Bu Liangshuai furrowed his brows, feeling as though you were encouraging him to become a power-hungry minister.

Sensing Bu Liangshuai's hesitation, you then proposed democratic republicanism, a shocking suggestion that the people should govern themselves.

Even after living for over three hundred years, Bu Liangshuai was startled by your proposal and ultimately rejected it.

Though Bu Liangshuai found the idea of a world where everyone could eat and children could attend school for free appealing, he knew too well the treacherous nature of humanity.

Most people could endure shared poverty, but could not handle shared wealth.

However, with republican democracy as a comparison, Bu Liangshuai began to find the constitutional monarchy more acceptable—a result you had been hoping for.

As Master Xun once said, when people refuse to let you open a window, suggest tearing down the ceiling instead; they will quickly agree to the window.]

[First Year: Under your persuasion, Bu Liangshuai used the lives of Yang Shuzi and Lu Linxuan as leverage to force Li Xingyun to agree to ascend the throne.

Afterward, Bu Liangshuai sought out the imprisoned Ghost King and promised to help him escape and seek revenge in exchange for his submission to Li Xingyun after becoming Emperor of the Liang.

The Ghost King, obsessed with martial arts and uninterested in being emperor, readily agreed to Bu Liangshuai's terms.

Through Bu Liangshuai's plan, the Ghost King escaped and killed the Ming Emperor, then ascended the throne of Liang. Afterward, he publicly declared allegiance to Li Xingyun.

After dealing with the Ghost King, Bu Liangshuai followed the same strategy with Li Siyuan, promising to help him overthrow the Jin King in exchange for his allegiance to Li Xingyun.

Faced with Bu Liangshuai's threats and bribes, Li Siyuan immediately knelt.

Using similar tactics, Bu Liangshuai suppressed all the lords and forced them to pledge allegiance to Li Xingyun, thereby establishing a new Tang dynasty.

You knew that Bu Liangshuai's methods would lead to future problems, but as long as he lived, the lords couldn't cause trouble, and the empire would remain stable!

After Li Xingyun officially ascended the throne, Bu Liangshuai dispatched people overseas to search for crops like potatoes and corn.]

(End of Chapter)

Advance 50 Chapters are up on my Patreon!

pat reon.com/ReidAstrea