Chapter 2: Ending Two: [Immortality and the Disciple]

  The first ending has been unlocked.

  [The Fool's Choice]

  Although the name is a bit disparaging, and it seems to be scolding someone.

  Li Guanqi wasn't very bothered by this, because the reward for this ending was actually a purple talent, [Communicate with the Netherworld]. Although there was a lot of information in the description, to put it simply, it gave him excellent aptitude for becoming a sorcerer.

  "Can I still reset after unlocking an ending?"

  This was the most important question.

  Li Guanqi tapped the [Reset] option on the panel above.

  "Swish—"

  The panel refreshed.

  [Day 1, you transmigrated.]

  Li Guanqi's eyes lit up!

  So, even after unlocking an ending, he could still start over from the beginning and maybe unlock other endings – if this supernatural world had other endings.

  But that was obvious. At the very least, this world instance of [Sorcerer's Apprentice] definitely had more than just the [Fool's Choice] ending.

  Otherwise, it wouldn't be a fool's choice.

  "Again, again!"

  Li Guanqi was getting excited.

  [A bck-robed old man… (Repetitive process omitted)]

  [Which cup will you choose?]

  [The cup on the left]

  [The cup on the right]

  Although only two options appeared, Li Guanqi already knew that he could directly1 influence the simution process through2 his own voice.

  And he couldn't eat either cup of curse insects.

  No matter which cup he ate, he would be killed by this inhumane old thing.

  So…

  "I won't eat either cup."

  Li Guanqi said in a deep voice.

  [You refuse to comply, unwilling to eat the curse insects.]

  [The bck-robed old man threatens your life, saying that if you don't eat, he will kill you. What will you do?]

  [Eat]

  [Don't eat]

  Li Guanqi frowned and thought.

  Since he would be killed by this old thing no matter which cup he ate, there was no logic in him saying he wouldn't eat, being forced by the other party, then eating, and then being able to live. That was bullshit.

  No matter what, as long as he ate, he would definitely die.

  So the only chance of survival.

  Was not to eat!

  [You are stubborn, and even when the bck-robed old man puts a sword to your neck, you still refuse to eat.]

  [You and the bck-robed old man stare at each other, the atmosphere tense, a chilling killing intent permeating the surroundings.]

  [The bck-robed old man suddenly ughs.]

  [You won the bet. The bck-robed old man takes you as his disciple, saying he needs to go out for a while and will test your specific aptitude when he returns.]

  "Phew—"

  For some reason, even though he was just watching a text simution, Li Guanqi was very nervous. Seeing that "he" had survived, he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.

  In fact, he should be nervous.

  Because this text simution was the correct path he would need to take when the supernatural world truly descended, and he needed to take real, practical action.

  He must find the absolutely perfect path with the highest benefits!

  Soon, the information on the panel changed again.

  [Day 2, the bck-robed old man returns.]

  [He has a blood-testing stone to test your sorcerer aptitude.]

  —Talent: Communicate with the Netherworld (Purple) Activated—

  [Your sorcerer aptitude is astonishing. The bck-robed old man is stunned by your talent.]

  [The way he looks at you seems to have subtly changed.]

  ?!

  Li Guanqi's expression changed.

  Danger!

  [Day 3, you begin to learn curse techniques from the bck-robed old man.]

  [But the bck-robed old man doesn't seem to be teaching you any knowledge. He's just constantly feeding you various strange insects and often reminding you not to be upset or resistant, but to accept the curse insects breeding and living inside your body.]

  [Day 4, you are eating curse insects.]

  ???

  Li Guanqi was a little surprised. Previously, he would die no matter which cup of insects he ate, but now he had to eat insects again?

  [Day 5, you are eating curse insects.]

  [Day 6, you are eating curse insects.]

  [Day 7, you are…

  "No!"

  Li Guanqi suddenly shouted.

  [Day 7, what do you want to do?]

  Li Guanqi's face was ugly.

  Something was wrong.

  Body snatching.

  The bck-robed old man definitely wanted to seize his body, because of his ultra-high sorcerer aptitude brought about by his [Communicate with the Netherworld (Purple)] talent.

  Hmm…

  Li Guanqi fell into thought.

  Was it because he had unlocked the [Fool's] ending in advance and obtained this talent reward that caused the plot to go wrong?

  "While the bck-robed old man is away, I want to secretly learn curse techniques… Is that possible?"

  Li Guanqi spoke, but he was a little hesitant.

  Empty words, saying he'd sneak a peek and he could?

  [The bck-robed old man goes to his secret chamber every afternoon to meditate in seclusion. You sneak out, enter another wooden house, and try to take this opportunity to secretly look through his collection of books.]

  "Not bad."

  Li Guanqi smiled. It really worked.

  [You encounter the curse insects left by the bck-robed old man in the library!]

  —Talent: Communicate with the Netherworld (Purple) Activated—

  [You can communicate directly with the curse insects. You chat with them and tell them to be quiet.]

  [They are very obedient.]

  [You spend the entire afternoon reading through the books and learn a lot of curse technique knowledge.]

  "Yes!"

  Li Guanqi couldn't help but raise his arms in triumph.

  [Day 8, you pretend to obediently eat curse insects on the surface, but sneak into the library in the afternoon to secretly read curse technique books.]

  [Day 9, you secretly practice curse techniques, wanting to control curse insects.]

  [Day 10, you succeed. The curse insects in the library are completely obedient to you. If one day you want them to attack the bck-robed old man, they will absolutely not hesitate.]

  [Day 11, you secretly practice curse techniques. Your curse technique skill has improved.]

  [Day 12, you secretly practice…]

  For the next period of time, "you" in the simution world kept secretly learning curse techniques, and the messages that refreshed on the panel were all the same.

  Only occasionally would the words [Your curse technique skill has improved again] pop up.

  Li Guanqi found this somewhat amusing.

  In the [Fool's] ending, it said he couldn't teach himself.

  But it was precisely the talent [Communicate with the Netherworld (Purple)] given to him by the [Fool's] ending that gave him the ability to teach himself.

  [Day 28, a strong man wearing armor comes to visit the bck-robed old man.]

  [He is two meters tall, carries a greatsword on his back, and possesses astonishing strength. He shattered a granite boulder as tall as a person with a single sword strike nearby. You, who have been practicing sports since childhood, admire that kind of physical strength.]

  [The bck-robed old man says: "That's an Otherworldly-Blooded Warrior, not worth mentioning. They are all just dogs of us sorcerers. You just keep eating curse insects, and in the future, he will bow and scrape before you just like he does before me."]

  [Day 29, you are secretly practicing curse techniques.]

  [Day 30, you are secretly…]

  The repetitive messages kept refreshing.

  But Li Guanqi began to think.

  No.

  There shouldn't be useless information appearing for no reason in the simution world.

  That Otherworldly-Blooded Warrior was definitely a key point.

  But since it was a simution, he needed to follow one path to the end to obtain more information.

  [Day 48, the bck-robed old man suddenly attacks you.]

  [You use curse techniques to fight him.]

  [The bck-robed old man didn't expect you to have secretly learned curse techniques. He is very surprised.]

  [You lose.]

  [You are possessed by the bck-robed old man.]

  ?!

  Li Guanqi was stunned.

  When he hadn't learned curse techniques, he could rely on [Swift Steps (Green)] to unexpectedly kill this old thing. But now that he had learned a little bit of curse techniques, he couldn't beat him?

  Could it be that this thing had a success rate, and that time he just happened to succeed?

  Or…

  Was it the curse insects that the bck-robed old man had fed him these past few days?

  While Li Guanqi was thinking, the messages on the panel refreshed again.

  —Ending Two: Immortality and the Disciple—

  [Ending Evaluation: A man's words are good when he is about to die. Actually, the bck-robed old man originally intended to pass on his entire legacy to you, to make you his successor. But he didn't expect you to be a body with Communicate with the Netherworld, allowing him to see the hope of the path to immortality again. He couldn't restrain his desires. He possessed you.]

  [Ending Reward: One white ability.]

  [Curse Technique Proficiency (White): You have learned some superficial curse techniques and can bring them directly to the next simution.]