SWNOVELXO Chapter 1:
Chapter 1: A Beautiful Life Simulator:
[Your wonderful ‘Life Transmigration Simulator’ is loading, currently 99% loaded, please wait patiently]
[Loading process 99.01%]
[Loading process 99.02%]
“…”
In a slightly dim room, sunlight pierced through the gaps in the heavy velvet curtains, creating specks of light that fell on the tables, chairs, water glasses, and Xu Xi’s figure.
Xu Xi gently closed the book in his hands and waited patiently for the simulator to load.
Soon—
The loading progress reached 99.99%, followed by a prompt indicating 100% completion.
Xu Xi sighed in relief.
Thankfully, this simulator wasn’t like a shopping app that might throw in an annoying 99.9900001% at the very last second.
“But honestly, who would’ve thought an ordinary person like me could get a golden finger?” he murmured to himself.
The young man, handsome but confined to a wheelchair, glanced down at the book in his hands. His thoughts drifted to the past, and he let out a quiet sigh.
Five years ago, the once peaceful and mundane Earth underwent inexplicable changes.
Some called it the revival of spiritual energy, others the return of myths, and some described it as the dawn of a new era for humanity.
In short, extraordinary powers appeared out of nowhere. Systems of Eastern immortality and Western magic—concepts once relegated to fantasy—manifested in the real world.
This upheaval brought chaos to the real world, claiming countless lives.
Xu Xi had been lucky enough to escape death.
However, a follow-up hospital examination confirmed his worst fear: he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
But now, was this five-year-long life of confinement finally coming to an end?
Xu Xi chuckled softly and summoned the simulator panel in his mind.
“Is this a trap or a conspiracy?” he muttered.
“This mysterious golden finger feels suspicious no matter how you look at it, but I don’t have a choice.”
In this era, where demons roamed freely and battles could erupt without warning, someone like Xu Xi, crippled and vulnerable, wouldn’t need much bad luck to become just another faceless victim on the evening news.
To avoid such a grim fate, Xu Xi decided to embrace the simulator, no matter what risks it carried.
“Alright, simulator, show me your power!”
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully activating the wonderful Life Transmigration Simulator. This simulator will fully assist the host to experience various transmigration lives.]
[After the simulation starts, the host’s consciousness will be projected into the simulated world.]
[At the end of each simulation, relevant rewards will be issued based on the excitement level of the host’s simulated life.]
[Current simulation times: 1]
“So, what’s the cost?”
Staring at the glowing screen only he could see, Xu Xi cautiously asked the question.
The simulator didn’t respond. The words “Start Simulation” flickered repeatedly on the screen, as if urging him to proceed.
Xu Xi hesitated for a moment, then pressed the button carefully.
What other choice did he have? This was his only hope.
[Simulation starting…]
[The world line is being deduced…]
[Locking the traversable world and analyzing it as the world of cultivating immortals.]
[Entries are being generated…]
[Entries have been generated. Please select three entries as the character talents for your first simulation.]
[Entry levels are white, green, blue, purple, gold, and red.]
Wealth (Green): You were born into a wealthy family and enjoy good fortune, living richer than most.
Brute Strength (White): Your physical strength is slightly greater than the average person, and that’s it.
Heavenly Spiritual Root (Gold): You possess extraordinary spiritual root aptitude, envied even in top-tier immortal cultivation sects.
Intuition (Purple): You occasionally perceive things with uncanny accuracy.
Great Love (Blue): You are deeply compassionate and always strive to save those in need, even at great personal cost.
The Four Arts of Cultivation (Blue): You are proficient in the essential skills of cultivation, such as alchemy, arrays, and talismans.
Xu Xi quickly reviewed the six options and made his choices: Heavenly Spiritual Root (Gold), Intuition (Purple), and The Four Arts of Cultivation (Blue).
[The entry selection is completed, do you want to start the simulation?]
“Yes,” Xu Xi confirmed.
As he mentally prepared himself, a dazzling white light engulfed him, and his consciousness detached from reality, drifting toward an unknown and mysterious realm.
[Simulation No. 01 officially begins.]
[The sun is shining, the weather is fine, and you suddenly want to go out for a walk while staying at home.]
[You struggled to maneuver your wheelchair out of your familiar home, but as soon as you reached the street, a Universiade brand heavy-duty truck collided with you.]
[However, you were surprised to find that you didn’t die. Instead, you transmigrated to an entirely new world, rejuvenated at the age of 7, with your legs fully restored.]
[You are very happy and feel that this is a blessing from reading genuine online novels for ten years.]
[You are full of confidence and ready to show off your talents in this world of cultivating immortals, but before you can explore the surrounding situation, a sudden famine will mercilessly and cruelly submerge you.]
Powerless.
Asphyxia.
Despair.
Starved corpses littered the dry fields.
Under the scorching sun, a flood of refugees moved slowly across the barren land. Their hollow eyes stared blankly ahead, their minds and reason almost lost.
Each footprint left by one was instantly erased by the person following behind.
Xu Xi was one of them.
He hadn’t expected the simulation to feel so terrifyingly real. The hunger burned like a fire in his stomach, gnawing through his insides and spreading weakness throughout his body.
“Child, drink some water,” a kind woman said, unable to bear the sight of Xu Xi’s frail, young frame. She handed him a small gourd of water.
Water couldn’t satisfy hunger, but in this dire situation, it offered a fleeting sense of fullness and eased the pain of weakness.
“Aunt Wang, thank you,” Xu Xi said politely before taking a deep drink.
The cool water soothed his cracked lips and slid down his throat, temporarily calming his growling stomach.
After returning the gourd to Aunt Wang, Xu Xi continued moving forward.
“I heard there’s a mortal city nearby. They might have a soup kitchen. I need to get there quickly,” he thought, using a wooden stick for support as he pressed on.
He didn’t want to waste his precious first simulation by succumbing to starvation.
After walking for another half hour, Xu Xi suddenly stopped.
It wasn’t because he had reached his destination. He had heard the faint, intermittent cries of a baby.