Depressed

[Your journey in the simulated life is important for earning lots of rewards. The longer you stay alive and the more exciting events you encounter, the more generous the rewards will be when you die.] 

[Don't worry, dying in the simulation won't lead to actual death, and you'll remain safe in the real world.] 

[And to qualify for the rewards, you must live for at least five years.] 

[Your personal attributes are being generated.] 

[Name: Wu Jin] 

[Talent: None] 

[Your simulated life has officially begun –] 

[Countdown: 10, 9... 0!] 

[Simulation begins!] 

When Wu Jin regained his vision, he found himself sitting cross-legged on a platform alongside other individual. As fear and confusion enveloped him, a golden message appeared in front of him and echoed in his mind.

[Year 1: Wu Jin, as an orphan, you decided to undertake sect trials and see if you can pursue the path of immortality.]

Just as he opened his mouth to speak, a powerful aura enveloped Wu Jin, and an elderly person appeared before him.

With an indifferent tone, the elder declared, " Wu Jin, with Sixth Rank Mid-Grade spiritual roots, had successfully passed the trial of the Heavenly Sword Sect, thus passed the sect's test and became an outer court disciple of Heavenly Sword Sect."

After saying this, the elder waved his hand, causing Wu Jin to be lifted into the air and transported to a place where four or five other people were already present. Still bewildered, Wu Jin stood there for a moment before finally uttering, "Did I die and reincarnate?"

[Year 2: You accepted the fact that you have died and reincarnated and diligently cultivated, and after 1 year, you finally breakthrough to Level 1 Qi Gathering Realm.]

"What is this again?" Wu Jin said with a depressed voice. Since he arrived here, bad luck hadn't left his side. Every illogical thing seemed to happen to him—choking while drinking water, stumbling while walking, and even his Qi becoming irregular while cultivating.

If he hadn't been a cultivator before, and his Qi become irregular while practicing, he would have died ten out of ten times. What made matters worse was that when he fell to the ground while walking, his injuries resembled those who fall off a mountain, with broken ribs and bones. Additionally, when he choked while drinking water, his accumulated Qi would dissipate, forcing him to start over again.

He couldn't even recall the cultivation techniques or skills he had practiced in his previous life, forcing him to begin his cultivation journey from scratch.

Due to these unfortunate incidents, he only managed to reach Level 1 Qi Gathering Realm after a year. With his previous experience, he could have achieved this in three months at most. If it weren't for his experiences in his previous life, he would have been crying uncontrollably with hiccups.

And just when he was starting to doubt his life, this thing appeared again.

"Did I truly reincarnate, or am I trapped in an illusion? But nothing feels illusory here; even when I bit my tongue for 2 minutes and used illusion breaking skill of Heavenly Sword Sect, nothing happened. So where am I? This thing said that I am in some kind of simulation. And what exactly is a simulation?" Wu Jin said doubtfully, pondering over everything that had happened from his previous life until now.

"If everything this thing said is true, then if I die here, I won't die in real life? Should I risk it to check? No, what if I really die? It also said that if I live for 5 years, I will get a reward? What reward could it be? Argh! What a headache," Wu Jin said with a helpless tone as he lay on the bed.

"Sigh! Let the matter take its course," he continued. As for the thought that someone might be plotting against him, Wu Jin dismissed it. He knew that someone with such capabilities could kill him with a flick of their finger and wouldn't need to go through this length.

[Year 3: Upon reaching Level 1 Qi Gathering Realm or above, according to the sect's rules as an outer court disciple, you must accept a mission every year, or else you will be expelled. Therefore, you took on the mission.]

"Quickly feed these fishes and complete this mission so I can return to cultivate before my bad luck strikes again," Wu Jin said as he stood in the corner of lake, its crystal-clear surface shimmering under the warm sunlight filtering through the surrounding lush foliage. Wu Jin carefully fed the fish, staying alert for any danger.

Despite choosing the easiest mission in the sect, which was to feed the fishes in the lake, he couldn't shake off the feeling that even this simple task would become dangerous due to his bad luck.

Just as he was thinking this and feeding the fishes, his foot slipped and he fell into the pond.

Wu Jin: …

Wu Jin couldn't help but curse as he sank into the pond. Without wasting any time, he enveloped himself with Qi and began swimming upwards. However, an unusual pressure in the water caused him to use up more Qi with each stroke, quickly depleting the energy in his dantian, making him panic.

When he was just a few meters away from the surface, his Qi ran out completely, leaving him to rely on holding his breath as he struggled against the water, unable to move any further and starting to sink again.

As despair gripped him and he thought he was going to die, a woman's voice suddenly sounded, "Junior Brother, wait! I will help." With a splash, he felt himself being pulled into someone's arms and carried away from the water.

"Huff... huff..." Wu Jin gasped for breath as he emerged from the water. The woman's voice sounded again as he struggled to catch his breath: "Junior Brother, are you okay?" He didn't reply immediately, focusing on regaining his composure.

After a moment, when he felt better, he turned his head to look at the person who saved him. He saw that she was an average-looking woman, her features neither particularly attractive nor unattractive. Despite her clothes being wet from saving him from drowning, her figure remained concealed, and she wore a worried expression on her face.