My Simulated Road to Immortality-Chapter 1638 - 1374: Condensing Eternal Memento_2

The two brothers were ruthlessly humiliated, but their opponent did not take their lives. Instead, he brazenly announced his name and sneered contemptuously, "Two pieces of trash. From now on, every time I see you, I’ll beat you." Then, he strode away.

After this, Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi fell into a period of deep despair.

But being sincere seekers of the path, they quickly recovered from the blow. They even secretly vowed in their hearts to master cultivation and seek revenge against that Nascent Soul Monk.

To this end, they even gave up the principles they had always adhered to. Abandoning their identity as rogue cultivators, they chose to join the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals.

From then on, the two no longer needed to take risks exploring ancient sect ruins. Instead, they simply accepted commission tasks daily, gradually accumulating contribution points with the Immortal Alliance.

The two brothers scrimped and saved and finally amassed enough contribution points to exchange for a Golden Core Technique.

When the contents of the technique flowed into their spirit consciousness in the form of golden light, Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi both wept profusely.

Though they barely stepped into the Golden Core Realm, their goal of successfully seeking revenge was still far away.

They worked even harder, taking on commission tasks to earn contribution points.

However, the price of Nascent Soul Cultivation Techniques suddenly skyrocketed. Techniques easily required fifty to sixty thousand contribution points, leaving them utterly powerless.

To make matters worse, to ensure successful revenge, the Nascent Soul Technique they cultivated could not be of weak power. Otherwise, even if they entered the Nascent Soul Realm, they might still be no match for their sworn enemy.

Some of the powerful Nascent Soul Techniques they had their eyes on were priced at over one hundred thousand points. The exorbitant cost was enough to drive anyone to despair.

At first, the two continued silently saving up. But after some time, when they calculated their earnings and expenses, they realized it would take at least fifty or sixty years to exchange for a Nascent Soul Technique.

And that was provided nothing unexpected happened along the way.

But in this world, how could there be no unexpected events?

To earn contribution points faster, they had to accept tasks that involved a certain degree of danger. This meant that during the course of completing such tasks, there was a high likelihood of getting injured. Without the Cave Heaven Power of the Nascent Soul Realm to constantly restore their bodies, healing injuries was an extremely expensive endeavor.

Unfortunately, the two brothers’ luck was never particularly good.

While performing tasks, they encountered various unexpected incidents three out of ten times. Although these incidents didn’t cost them their lives, they often left them seriously injured. After deducting the costs of healing, there was hardly any surplus. If not for the fact that these incidents involved natural catastrophes, exotic beast rampages, and other traces devoid of cultivator involvement, the two would have suspected if they had offended some mighty being who was toying with them.

Earning little was bad enough, but it was tolerable as long as they continued saving a bit each day, holding onto hope.

However, somehow, word of their abysmal luck spread. The rumors became increasingly exaggerated, with some even claiming they had been cursed with a strange phenomenon that brought misfortune to anyone associated with them.

Gradually, cultivators willing to team up with them for tasks vanished entirely. What made the situation worse was that task issuers, seeking to avoid the so-called strange curse, often included a specific condition in their task postings stating that Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi were not allowed to take the job.

Accumulating contribution points became an empty dream.

Despite this desperate turn of events, the two brothers refused to give up on their ideals.

After much deliberation, they returned to their old trade of exploring sect ruins.

After all, with the Tianxuan Mirror handling the recovery of exploration materials, they didn’t have to worry about being unable to handle goods and getting stuck with unsold treasures.

It had to be said, after ascending to the Golden Core Realm, their strength increased significantly. Combined with their years of experience exploring ruins, they truly saw some significant gains over multiple ventures.

Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi were overjoyed and thought their luck had finally turned around.

However, the brothers were a bit perplexed— the recycling prices offered by the Tianxuan Mirror were often much lower than the market value. After deducting the expenses required for various consumables during each exploration, they didn’t actually save much in contribution points.

Even so, this was still much better than slowly doing commission tasks.

The brothers remained optimistic.

Seeing their contribution point balance increase little by little each day filled their hearts with a faint sense of happiness.

Finally, after successfully exploring several small ruins in a row without encountering a Great Nascent Soul Cultivator to intercept them,

they were only one step away from acquiring the coveted Nascent Soul Technique.

The two decided to seize the opportunity, while luck was still on their side, and give it one last decisive push by going on another exploration.

As long as they didn’t leave completely empty-handed, they could achieve their goal.

This final exploration was carried out with the utmost caution.

A lifetime of misfortune seemed to have reversed at last.

Based on their prior trading experience, their expedition haul this time was valued at least at thirty thousand contribution points. The two brothers were on the cusp of a dramatic turnaround.

Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi suppressed their excitement and kept calm expressions as they quickly made their way to the nearest Floating Sky City.

At the same time, their minds were filled with fantasies of the near future—successfully exchanging for the Nascent Soul Technique, discovering their Nascent Soul Cave Heaven, ascending to the Nascent Soul Realm, exacting blood-soaked revenge, and reclaiming their honor.

The journey proceeded without incident. When they arrived at the Tianxuan Mirror and sold all the antiques they acquired from the ruin in one go, obtaining thirty thousand contribution points,

Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi finally breathed a deep sigh of relief.

Overcome with joy, the two couldn’t wait to open the technique exchange interface to make their redemption.

But then, the mechanical, icy voice of the Tianxuan Mirror thundered in their ears like a bolt of lightning.

"What does ’insufficient contribution points’ mean?"

"We clearly have over seventy thousand contribution points each!" Kou Hong’s eyes were bloodshot, his face contorted with rage as he gasped heavily. His tightly clenched fists dug fingernails into his flesh, but he seemed unaware. He bellowed his question.

"He has 73,246, and I have 78,355. These are the hard-earned points we’ve accumulated over the years. It’s impossible they’re gone…" Dao Xuanzi, while barely maintaining composure, stated the two numbers and asked for a Tianxuan Mirror review.

But the cold sweat trickling down his forehead and the pallor on his increasingly pale face betrayed his inner panic.

The reply from the Tianxuan Mirror came quickly, without delay.

"After verification, Kou Hong currently holds 234 contribution points, and Dao Xuanzi currently holds 264 contribution points."

"The source of their contribution points is detailed as follows."

"Beyond this, there are no additional records."

"Repeating…"

The icy voice repeated again and again, akin to a death sentence echoing in their ears.

At this moment, even Dao Xuanzi could no longer maintain his composure.

He stared blankly at the records displayed by the Tianxuan Mirror.

He saw that their contribution data had inexplicably reverted to what they had on their very first day joining the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals.

All the tireless, bloody efforts of countless days and nights, all the contribution points they had painstakingly saved, had dissolved into nothingness?

Dao Xuanzi felt a wave of dizziness overcome him.

"Could it be… that all of this has been an illusion?"

But then, Kou Hong’s furious roar brought him back to his senses.

The strength they gained from their Golden Core Realm was solid and real.

And the thirty thousand contribution points from their most recent haul were undeniably tangible.

Since that was the case, how could the past few years of memories possibly be false?

"You swallowed our contribution points! Our blood, sweat, and tears!"

"Give them back!"

Dao Xuanzi’s expression also twisted into one of rage.

The Tianxuan Mirror continued to repeat its cold, unfeeling words.

Finally, the two brothers completely lost control and attacked the Tianxuan Mirror in fury.

After issuing several warnings to no avail,

the Tianxuan Mirror decisively expelled them.