Chapter 59: The time had come
[Not long after, your father Jiang Fushan rushed back with a group of people and saw you battling the shadowy figure.]
[At that time, your father Jiang Fushan had just recently acquired his inheritance and his strength was not yet formidable. So, he quickly called for help!]
[In an instant, the shadowy figure was killed by the cultivators your father brought.]
[Your father Jiang Fushan was overjoyed to see you.]
[After all, you had been missing for over a decade.]
[He didn't ask you how you managed to cultivate.]
[Afterwards, you and your father Jiang Fushan organized the Jiang Family to evacuate.]
[However, during the journey, your father and the cultivators he brought started giving you strange looks.]
[It wasn't surprising, considering that as you flew, dudous frequently appeared in your hands.]
[You repeatedly explained that it wasn't intentional.]
[The other cultivators were skeptical, but your father Jiang Fushan didn't believe you at all.]
[After all, before you started cultivating, you were a playboy who frequented pleasure houses. Now that you had immortal techniques, it wasn't surprising that you would steal dudous.]
[He even privately warned you to keep such hobbies to yourself in the future.]
[You were on the verge of tears and had to keep your distance from women.]
[Fortunately, the cultivators your father brought this time were all men, otherwise, there would have been even more conflicts.]
[In the fourteenth year, you arrived at Spine Mountain.]
[Upon arrival, you revealed your identity as a Formation Master and helped the local cultivators set up high-grade Gathering Spirit Arrays.]
[It took you two whole years to complete the setup.]
[During this time, you gained the favor of some of the Spine Mountain cultivators.]
[However, some women still glared at you with anger!]
[Most seriously, a few male cultivators even threatened to kill you.]
[The reason was all due to that god-given talent of yours.]
[In the end, it was Old Li who stepped in to calm everyone down!]
[However, the condition everyone proposed was for you to leave Spine Mountain.]
[Upon hearing this, you thought it was impossible since you still needed the Heavenly Thunder beneath Spine Mountain to train your Martial Dao!]
[You knew this wasn't a solution.]
[But you had already explained countless times that it wasn't your doing; the dudous just appeared in your hands.]
[You were in a difficult position!]
[Finally, you suggested that Old Li observe you for a while to see how the dudous appeared, to prove your innocence.]
[Old Li thought it was feasible, given that you had made a significant contribution by setting up the high-grade Gathering Spirit Arrays, and he didn't want to misunderstand you.]
[For the next six months, Old Li was practically inseparable from you.]
[He constantly used his Divine Sense to monitor you, to see if you were using any techniques.]
[In the end, Old Li concluded that you indeed weren't doing it intentionally.]
[The dudous just appeared out of thin air in your hands.]
[Your innocence was proven.]
[However, this made Old Li even more troubled.]
[Since you weren't doing it on purpose and had made significant contributions to Spine Mountain, it wouldn't be appropriate to expel you.]
[But if you stayed, what about the female cultivators, especially those with partners?]
[Seeing Old Li's dilemma, you suggested that you reside within the formation left by Senior Lu Wuya.]
[You told him that as long as you stayed away from people, the dudous wouldn't mysteriously appear in your hands.]
[Old Li thought for a moment and agreed.]
[He had observed over the past six months that the dudous only appeared when you were close to people!]
[So he agreed to your suggestion.]
[In the seventeenth year, you entered the formation left by Senior Lu Wuya.]
[Initially, Old Li didn't trust you and stayed to keep an eye on you for a while.]
[In the eighteenth year, Old Li left, as he had other matters to attend to and couldn't monitor you indefinitely.]
[Moreover, you had behaved well over the past year, merely observing the formation left by Senior Lu Wuya without tampering with it.]
[But in reality, during that year, you had already pinpointed the exact location where the Heavenly Thunder was being channeled.]
[However, with Old Li around, you didn't set up the Thunder Conduction Formation.]
[From the last simulation, you knew that the people of Spine Mountain wouldn't allow you to tamper with formations at will.]
[In the nineteenth year, you worried that Old Li might return, as you hadn't fully earned his trust.]
[So, you continued to study the formation left by Senior Lu Wuya without setting up the Thunder Conduction Formation.]
[Your suspicions were correct; Old Li did return twice that year.]
[In the blink of an eye, two more years passed, and Old Li didn't return.]
[In the twenty-second year, you felt that you might not need to wait any longer.]
[After all, you hadn't done anything to betray Spine Mountain, and your father Jiang Fushan was also there, so they shouldn't monitor you so closely.]
[That year, you went to the predetermined location and set up an inverted seventh-grade Thunder Conduction Formation.]
[As soon as the formation took shape, lightning flashed and struck you.]
[You were severely injured instantly.]
[But soon, under the influence of the Yimu Divine Body, you began to recover.]
[During this recovery process, your Martial Dao cultivation also improved.]
[In the following days, you immersed yourself in continuous body training.]
[In the twenty-third year, your Martial Dao cultivation broke through to the fourth level of the Qi Motion Realm.]
[In the twenty-fourth year, your Martial Dao cultivation broke through to the fifth level of the Qi Motion Realm.]
[In the twenty-fifth year, you reached the sixth level of the Qi Motion Realm, but by then, the power of the lightning was no longer enough to severely injure you, slowing your Martial Dao progress.]
[In the twenty-sixth year, you began modifying the Thunder Conduction Formation to increase the intensity of the lightning.]
[In the twenty-seventh year, due to the increased lightning intensity, your Martial Dao cultivation began to advance rapidly again, breaking through to the seventh level of the Qi Motion Realm that year.]
[In the blink of an eye, several years passed.]
[In the thirtieth year, your Martial Dao reached the peak of the Qi Motion Realm.]
[In the thirty-first year, you dismantled the Thunder Conduction Formation and focused entirely on cultivating your Immortal Dao.]
[In the thirty-sixth year, your Immortal Dao cultivation finally reached the peak of the Core Formation stage from the ninth level.]
[At this point, both your Martial Dao and Immortal Dao were at the brink of a breakthrough.]
[You knew the time had come.]
[So, you left the formation left by Senior Lu Wuya.]
[As soon as you emerged, the female cultivators of Spine Mountain, recalling the awkwardness from one or two decades ago, were so frightened that they didn't dare to leave their homes.]
Chapter 60: Together through the Desert of Death
[You ignored their reactions and went straight to find Old Li.]
[You told him clearly that you wanted to break through and asked for his protection.]
[This time, Old Li hadn't checked your situation and didn't know you had a twelfth-grade Golden Core. He thought you were making a fuss over nothing.]
[He believed that breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage was no big deal as long as no one disturbed you!]
[Although Old Li thought this, he still agreed to your request.]
[Actually, you asked Old Li to protect you just in case.]
[After all, you are different from ordinary cultivators. When you broke through to the Core Formation stage, you caused quite a commotion.]
[After getting Old Li's promise, you chose to start the breakthrough immediately.]
[Breaking through from the Core Formation stage to the Nascent Soul stage in the Immortal Dao involves breaking the core and transforming it into a nascent soul.]
[This allows the nascent soul within your body to become your second life.]
[Once the transformation is successful, as long as the nascent soul remains intact, you can seize another body and be reborn!]
[In the Martial Dao, breaking through from the Qi Motion Realm to the True Core Realm involves releasing primordial energy to form a protective shield, giving you an additional layer of passive protection in battle.]
[However, your situation is different now. You are practicing both the Immortal Dao and Martial Dao, and you don't really know how to break through.]
[You can only choose to break through the Immortal Dao and Martial Dao one by one and see if they react to each other.]
[Your Martial Dao breakthrough went smoothly, and you soon cultivated a protective shield, quickly reaching the first layer of the True Core Realm.]
[But when you wanted to break through your Immortal Dao cultivation, you were dumbfounded.]
[What was going on? How did your Golden Core also have a shield, looking exactly like the protective shield?]
[You were a bit helpless. Breaking through from the Core Formation stage to the Nascent Soul stage involves using primordial energy to break the outer layer of the Golden Core and transform it into a nascent soul.]
[Now, you have to break the protective shield around the Golden Core first, undoubtedly increasing the difficulty of the breakthrough.]
[You wondered if you had gotten the order wrong and should have broken through the Immortal Dao first, then the Martial Dao.]
[But you didn't know that if you broke through the Immortal Dao first, the difficulty of breaking through the Martial Dao would also increase.]
[This is the result of practicing the Divine Dao. To gain greater power, you naturally have to endure greater difficulties.]
[Due to the increased difficulty, it took you a whole month to complete the Immortal Dao breakthrough, reaching the first layer of the Nascent Soul stage.]
[You looked at the nascent soul within you, which was a miniature version of yourself.]
[Your nascent soul was different from others because it also had a layer of primordial energy shield.]
[Obviously, you knew this would make your nascent soul even stronger.]
[Everything went smoothly during the breakthrough, and there were no heavenly phenomena; it was just a false alarm.]
[Old Li saw you had completed the breakthrough and took his leave, telling you not to make such a fuss in the future, as breakthroughs weren't that dangerous.]
[You thanked him profusely.]
[In the thirty-seventh year, you began cultivating the Immortal Dao again.]
[In the thirty-eighth year, you found Old Li and told him that Senior Lu Wuya's formation might have a problem and you wanted to find someone to help repair it.]
[Although you thought this suggestion would likely be rejected, since the last simulation had proven this point, you thought, "What if?"]
[The final result was no "what if." After discussing, Old Li and the others did not agree with your opinion.]
[To prevent you from acting on your own, they even found you a place to live in a remote area of Spine Mountain.]
[You no longer had to live within Lu Wuya's formation.]
[In the forty-first year, Old Li hurriedly found you, saying that Senior Lu Wuya's formation had shown some anomalies and seemed to be on the verge of collapse, asking you to take a look.]
[You shook your head and said it was too late, urging everyone to evacuate immediately.]
[The people of Spine Mountain didn't understand and your warning had no effect.]
[They thought you were sulking because they hadn't listened to you before and checked the formation.]
[As a result, many people from Spine Mountain came to your small hill to plead with you, hoping you would not hold a grudge against them.]
[Finally, after your repeated confirmation, Old Li believed you!]
[Disheartened, he began to evacuate the people of Spine Mountain.]
[Unfortunately, it was too late. Just as everyone was evacuating, the formation collapsed, and many cultivators' families perished.]
[However, thanks to your warning, most of the cultivators managed to survive.]
[In the forty-second year, Old Li found Jiang Fushan, who was in seclusion outside, and explained the situation at Spine Mountain.]
[It was now almost certain that the cultivators of the Southern Regions had no way out except to venture into the lands of fierce beasts, escape the sealed land, or face certain death when the Heavenly Thunder descended.]
[Your father, Jiang Fushan, upon hearing this, said without hesitation that he was now at the Eighth Layer of Tribulation and was willing to attract the attention of the fierce beasts to give others a chance to escape.]
[However, your father, Jiang Fushan, made it clear that Old Li must protect you!]
[That's right, in this simulation, you didn't leave alone but chose to act with the people of Spine Mountain.]
[You felt that since you had already achieved your goal in this simulation, there was no point in hiding for another ten years, as it wouldn't improve much.]
[You wanted to see for yourself what the outcome would be if you ventured into the Desert of Death.]
[After all, you had previously thought that these people couldn't escape the Desert of Death based on their strength compared to the dangers.]
[This time, you wanted to verify it with your own eyes.]
[In the forty-third year, all the cultivators of Spine Mountain, led by your father, headed straight for the Desert of Death, and you were among them.]
[Along the way, you were ambushed several times by people from the Immortal Arrival Sect!]
[But after the sect leader, Shen Wuyou, was severely injured by a single palm strike from your father, Jiang Fushan, no one dared to come close again, only following from a distance.]
[You paid no attention to those people and continued straight towards the Desert of Death.]
[At this point, you understood the confusion from the previous simulation.]
[It wasn't that the Immortal Arrival Sect hadn't tried to stop these cultivators from entering the Desert of Death.]
[It was that they couldn't win and didn't dare to!]
[After entering the Desert of Death, your father, Jiang Fushan, gave you a glance before heading alone towards the Demonic Dragon's lair.]
[You felt a pang of sadness and wanted to stop him, but you kept reminding yourself: This is a simulation, this is a simulation!]
[In the end, you didn't say much, just rushed up to give your father, Jiang Fushan, a hug.]
[Shortly after your father left, you sensed the desert churning.]
[You knew the Demonic Dragon had emerged.]
[Soon, everyone could see your father, Jiang Fushan, already fighting the Demonic Dragon.]
[At the same time, demonic pythons began appearing throughout the Desert of Death.]
[At this moment, Old Li stepped forward and told everyone to scatter and escape through the Desert of Death, leaving their fate to destiny.]
[This was a consensus reached before setting out, and no one said much.]
[Everyone dispersed in small groups, each trying to survive.]
[But you were different. Because of your father, Jiang Fushan's instructions, Old Li would take you with him.]
[Being with a master at the Seventh Layer of Tribulation, your chances of survival were significantly higher than others.]
[But no one said much about it. Everyone knew that your father, Jiang Fushan, was risking his life to distract the Demonic Dragon, essentially trading his life for yours!]
Chapter 61: New Talent, Child of Fortune
[Your eyes welled up as you glanced at your father, Jiang Fushan, before following Old Li into the depths of the Desert of Death, speeding away.]
[Along the way, Demonic Pythons appeared frequently.]
[But facing Old Li, a formidable expert at the Seventh Layer of Tribulation Crossing, these Demonic Pythons were no match at all.]
[Two days passed in the blink of an eye.]
[With Old Li's cultivation, flying at full speed with you, it was possible to have covered hundreds of thousands of kilometers.]
[Yet, you still hadn't found the gap in the sealing formation.]
[The depths of the Desert of Death were far larger than imagined, and Old Li and his companions had no idea where the gap in the formation was, relying on luck to search.]
[Another two days passed, and you suddenly heard the roar of a Demonic Dragon approaching from afar.]
[Old Li's expression changed slightly, and he flung you away.]
[He shouted at you, "Run!"]
[Then, you saw Old Li charge toward the Demonic Dragon.]
[Seeing the Demonic Dragon, sorrow filled your heart. It seemed your father, Jiang Fushan, had indeed fallen.]
[Now, Old Li's intention was clear: he was going to hold off the Demonic Dragon to buy you time to escape, which meant his fate was sealed as well.]
[Filled with grief and anger, you didn't hesitate and ran with all your might.]
[You knew this was no time for sentimentality.]
[Half a day passed in an instant, and the dragon's roar echoed again.]
[You looked at the enormous Demonic Dragon, powerless to resist.]
[You died at the age of 63!]
[This simulation has ended.]
[You may choose two rewards from this simulation: Divine Hand (Talent), Martial Dao Cultivation (True Core Realm, First Layer), Immortal Dao Cultivation (Elemental Infant Realm, First Layer)]
[Divine Hand (Talent): Costs 1 million Energy Value.]
[Martial Dao Cultivation (True Core Realm, First Layer): Costs 10 million Energy Value.]
[Immortal Dao Cultivation (Elemental Infant Realm, First Layer): Costs 10 million Energy Value.]
[Important Note: Due to the host cultivating the Divine Dao, your cultivation has already broken through a major realm. You must choose both Immortal Dao and Martial Dao cultivation simultaneously, or you will be unable to advance.]
Jiang Yifeng was stunned by the simulator's final prompt.
Cultivating the Divine Dao came with such complications!
Did this mean that every time he broke through a major realm, he would have to choose both Martial Dao and Immortal Dao?
It seemed that future simulations would need more careful planning, with intentional control over his cultivation level.
After all, he needed to save exchange opportunities for better talents and various combat techniques.
Since Martial Dao and Immortal Dao had to be chosen together, there was no dilemma about this simulation's rewards.
"Ugh!"
Suddenly, Jiang Yifeng thought, even if he didn't have to choose both, he wouldn't pick the Divine Hand talent, which was only good for holding a dudou.
So, he silently made his choice.
"I choose Martial Dao Cultivation and Immortal Dao Cultivation!"
He made his decision.
[Ding, Martial Dao Cultivation (True Core Realm, First Layer) successfully extracted, deducting 10 million Energy Value, remaining Energy Value: 2.2 billion...]
[Ding, Immortal Dao Cultivation (Elemental Infant Realm, First Layer) successfully extracted, deducting 10 million Energy Value, remaining Energy Value: 2.2 billion...]
As soon as the simulator's voice fell, Jiang Yifeng sensed changes within his body.
Two minutes later, the enhancement was complete.
At this moment, Jiang Yifeng began to recall the details of this simulation.
Besides the cultivation improvement, he had attempted to escape the sealed land again.
However, just as he had suspected, forcefully breaking through the Desert of Death was not feasible.
Of course, Jiang Yifeng didn't consider this a wasted effort.
Instead, he felt this attempt had shown him an opportunity.
After his father, Jiang Fushan, had delayed the Demonic Dragon, it took four days for the dragon to catch up.
If he could pinpoint the exact location of the formation's gap in the Desert of Death, there might be a chance to break through.
Jiang Yifeng thought that perhaps in future simulations, he could ask the Mystic Turtle of the Endless Sea.
It might know.
"Sigh, there's still a week left. I can think it over slowly. For now, let's go listen to some music!"
Finally, Jiang Yifeng muttered to himself and walked out the door.
Time flew by!
In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.
The simulation count had refreshed.
Jiang Yifeng returned to his room and silently commanded.
"Start simulation!"
[One simulation attempt consumed, remaining attempts: 0]
[Drawing Blue Talent costs 100,000 Energy Value, drawing Purple Talent costs 1 million Energy Value, please choose!]
"Draw Purple Talent."
[Ding, 1 million Energy Value deducted, drawing Purple Talent, remaining Energy Value: 2.2 billion...]
[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the talent: Child of Fortune.]
[Child of Fortune: Luck is on your side, resources and opportunities will come to you!]
(Note: Although your luck is extraordinary, provoking enemies far stronger than yourself still means certain death.)
Jiang Yifeng's eyes lit up at this talent.
Child of Fortune?
This talent was fantastic.
So, after this simulation, this talent was a must-have.
With this in mind, Jiang Yifeng felt more confident about this simulation.
He knew roughly what to do.
Thus, he immediately looked at the simulation panel.
[The 19th simulation begins.]
[You realize you have entered the simulation.]
[On the first day, you choose to leave Green Hills City under the cover of night.]
[As soon as you step out of the Jiang Family Mansion, you see a silver note worth a thousand taels on the street.]
[You glance at it, but can't be bothered to pick up such a small amount of money.]
[On the second morning, you arrive at the ruins of the Heavenly Profound Temple in the Evergreen Mountain Range.]
[You clear the ruins and bury the remains found there.]
[On the third day, you begin serious cultivation of the Immortal Dao.]
[On the tenth day, while cultivating, you are startled by a noise.]
[You discover a Spirit Stone has fallen beside you.]
[How could a Spirit Stone fall from the sky?]
[Is the Child of Fortune talent really this outrageous?]
[Soon, you find out why, as the person who dropped the Spirit Stone appears before you.]
[The newcomer is just a Core Formation, First Layer cultivator, while you are already at the Nascent Soul stage. Even without using the Eye of Insight, you can tell.]
[Despite this, you use the Eye of Insight to confirm the person's identity.]
[If they are a local cultivator, you can let it go since you don't lack a single Spirit Stone.]
[But if they are an Immortal Slave, well, you wouldn't mind taking that Spirit Stone.]
[Soon, you identify the person, and with a smirk, you leap forward, unleashing a torrent of spiritual energy.]
[You crush the Immortal Slave with an overwhelming amount of spiritual energy.]
[You clap your hands and mutter, "So weak!"]
[Then you walk over to the corpse and take their storage ring.]
[To avoid attracting other Immortal Slaves, you perform a cremation, scattering even the ashes.]
Chapter 62: Compete with my father for the inheritance? No, I refuse
[Year One, you spent it uneventfully.]
[Aside from occasionally picking up some spirit stones and having wild beasts deliver themselves to you when you were hungry, the talent of this Child of Fortune was just "so-so."]
[After a year of cultivating with spirit stones, not only did you not use up your own, but you also ended up with thousands more in your storage ring.]
[Year Two, still the same monotonous cultivation.]
[Year Three, Bai Ruoxue arrived.]
[After examining you, she asked if you would like to become her disciple; you agreed!]
[Three days later, she said she could help you escape this sealed land and asked if you were willing to leave.]
[You didn't hesitate and nodded immediately.]
[Wasn't your purpose in coming here to hitch a ride?]
[A few days later, Bai Ruoxue took you to the Endless Sea.]
[As soon as you approached, the Mystic Turtle emerged from the sea.]
[Bai Ruoxue tried to bribe it, but the Mystic Turtle subdued both of you instantly.]
[In the end, the Mystic Turtle threw Bai Ruoxue out of the sealed land, telling her to bring 1 billion spirit stones to take you away.]
[You were taken by the Mystic Turtle to an island in the Endless Sea.]
[Upon arriving, you laid your cards on the table, pointing out that both you and the Mystic Turtle were prisoners, and you said you had come specifically to find it!]
[The Mystic Turtle scrutinized you upon hearing this and then suddenly burst into laughter.]
[It asked why you were looking for it.]
[With your previous simulation experience, you knew the Mystic Turtle mistook you for a pawn of some great figure from the heavens.]
[But you didn't care about that.]
[You directly asked it where the sealing rift in the Desert of Death was!]
[The Mystic Turtle looked at the sky as if wary of something, then after a moment, it transmitted four words to you: "At the bottom of the desert!"]
[Upon receiving the answer, you were thrilled, feeling that your chance to leave the Southern Regions and this sealed land was growing.]
[After that, you didn't leave but instead told the Mystic Turtle you wanted to comprehend the sealing formation here to improve your Formation Dao.]
[The Mystic Turtle didn't refuse any of your requests, only stating that you must leave in seven years.]
In reality, Jiang Yifeng saw this.
Without hesitation, he silently muttered.
"Start a deep simulation for seven years!"
This was all part of the plan.
Since formation knowledge could be gained through deep simulation, he couldn't waste the opportunity to exchange rewards at the end of the simulation.
Moreover, deep simulation consumed less energy than direct exchange.
[Ding, starting a seven-year deep simulation, consuming 613.2 million energy points, remaining energy points: 1.6 billion...]
Jiang Yifeng's consciousness appeared in the simulation.
Without any hesitation, he walked towards the depths of the island.
To analyze and comprehend the sealing formation.
Seven years passed in the blink of an eye.
The deep simulation ended!
At this moment, Jiang Yifeng's consciousness had returned to the Jiang Family Mansion in Green Hills City.
This deep simulation had greatly benefited him.
But he wasn't sure exactly how much he had improved.
Perhaps he would only know once he could fully set up an eighth-grade formation, understanding the extent of his theoretical knowledge.
Feeling the spiritual energy within his body, Jiang Yifeng thought it wouldn't be long.
Maybe with a bit more advancement, he could set up an eighth-grade formation.
Without dwelling on these issues, Jiang Yifeng turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
[Year Ten, you were brought back to land by the Mystic Turtle.]
[After bidding farewell to the Mystic Turtle, you left.]
[Year Twelve, you returned to Green Hills City.]
[In the same year, you felt the ground of Green Hills City tremble, and a crack appeared.]
[You fell to the underground and saw a large bronze hall.]
[Inside the hall, there was a green light orb.]
[For a moment, you were stunned.]
[You thought this should be the inheritance your father, Jiang Fushan, had obtained!]
[Why did it come to you this time?]
[Suddenly, you realized it must be the talent of the Child of Fortune at work.]
[Should you seize this inheritance from your father? You hesitated.]
[You kept weighing the pros and cons; this time, you were determined to take the Child of Fortune talent.]
[But doing so meant you couldn't exchange for two cultivation levels.]
[And if you couldn't exchange for two cultivation levels, at the end of the simulation, the highest you could exchange for in Immortal Dao would be Nascent Soul completion.]
[After all, you are currently cultivating Divine Dao, and the simulator had warned that both Immortal and Martial must break through simultaneously, or you couldn't advance to a higher realm.]
[This restriction must be followed even in reality.]
[You cursed in your heart: "Damn system, so many restrictions."]
[You thought if you could exchange for more rewards after the simulation, you wouldn't be so conflicted.]
[In the end, you shook your head and chose to refuse this Immortal Dao inheritance.]
[Actually, besides the simulator's restrictions, you had other thoughts in your mind.]
[You believed that after obtaining the Child of Fortune talent, you would have more opportunities to get the inheritance in the future.]
[This time, your plan was to join your father and others to explore the Desert of Death.]
[If you took the inheritance, you worried your father's cultivation wouldn't reach the Tribulation Crossing stage, and no one could stop the Demonic Dragon.]
[After making your decision, you turned and left.]
[The inheritance didn't stay in place either; it seemed to know you had refused it and disappeared instantly.]
[Only a devastated Green Hills City remained.]
[Fortunately, you had chosen a remote part of Green Hills City to hide your identity, so not many civilians suffered.]
[Two days passed in a flash, and you saw the shadowy figure Yang Zuo appear in the crack where the inheritance had emerged in Green Hills City.]
[You smirked and muttered to yourself: "Finally, I've been waiting for you!"]
[You knew that this shadowy figure Yang Zuo first appeared where the inheritance emerged.]
[But your father was teleported away by the inheritance, and he only found the Jiang Family in the thirteenth year.]
[This time, although you didn't accept the inheritance and it disappeared, the commotion would surely attract this Immortal Slave.]
[So you had set up an ambush early on.]
[When the shadowy figure Yang Zuo approached, you decisively launched a sneak attack with all your might.]
[With your Nascent Soul stage attacking a Core Formation stage, what could go wrong? You severely injured him with one move.]
[After the first strike, you didn't give him time to react, bombarding him with spiritual energy as if it cost nothing!]
[A few minutes later, the shadowy figure Yang Zuo turned to ashes.]
[You finally killed the shadowy figure Yang Zuo, who had been appearing since the first simulation, with your own strength.]
[A heartfelt smile appeared on your face.]
[Your current strength was exposed.]
[To avoid more trouble, you took action one after another, killing all the Immortal Slaves hidden in Green Hills City.]
[Two months passed, and you saw your father return from outside Green Hills City.]
[He was alone, and you immediately saw that your father, Jiang Fushan, had reached the fifth level of Foundation Establishment.]
[It seemed that the inheritance you refused had indeed found your father, just as you had guessed!]
[At that moment, you suddenly thought, now that your father had returned.]
[Without being hunted by the shadowy figure Yang Zuo, could he still meet the people from Spine Mountain?]
[Then how would you go to Spine Mountain afterwards?]
[You slapped your forehead and sighed: "Impulsive!"]
[You felt you shouldn't have killed the shadowy figure Yang Zuo for a moment of satisfaction!]
Chapter 63: Goodbye, Wu Youdao
[Year Thirteen, just as you expected, the cultivators from Spine Mountain did not appear.]
[During this year, your father Jiang Fushan stayed in the Jiang Family Mansion, focusing on his cultivation.]
[He rarely involved himself in other matters and didn't leave the mansion, so how could he encounter anyone from Spine Mountain?]
[Year Fourteen, you realized that waiting for the people from Spine Mountain in Green Hills City was futile.]
[Since that was the case, you decided not to stay in Green Hills City any longer.]
[After all, in this simulation, you felt that going to Spine Mountain wasn't that important.]
[Especially since you didn't plan to cultivate Martial Dao this time, you didn't need to borrow the Heavenly Thunder from beneath Spine Mountain.]
[The night before leaving Green Hills City, you secretly returned to the Jiang Family Mansion.]
[You left most of your resources for your father, Jiang Fushan—six hundred thousand spirit stones.]
[Without waiting for your father to ask why, you turned and left immediately.]
[You believed that since your father could reach the Eighth Layer of Tribulation in just thirty years with limited resources through inheritance,]
[his talent must be exceptional.]
[So this time, you left most of your resources for him, hoping it might help him advance further.]
[As for yourself? You picked up a spirit stone lying by your feet, not knowing who had dropped it, and put it into your storage ring.]
[Resources? Aren't they just lying around everywhere?]
[Actually, your current actions were also in preparation for the time when you would venture into the Desert of Death. If your father became stronger, the success rate would surely be higher.]
[That's right, you thought that even if the people from Spine Mountain couldn't find your father, you knew roughly when they would venture into the Desert of Death. You figured you could ask your father to help out then!]
[After finishing everything, you left Green Hills City and headed west.]
[As for why you went west, it was because you knew that north of the sealing formation was the Desert of Death, east was the Valley of Flames, and south was the Endless Sea.]
[So based on your deduction, the west must be the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords.]
[You planned to observe it from a distance.]
[Along the way, you didn't just focus on traveling; you also spent a lot of time cultivating the Immortal Dao.]
[Year Fifteen, you passed by a place called Sunset Mountain and accidentally found a spirit liquid pool.]
[This discovery delighted you.]
[Based on the "Annotations on Cultivation Knowledge" you got from Bai Ruoxue in previous simulations, you knew that spirit liquid was a hundred times more precious than spirit stones.]
[Outside the Southern Regions, spirit stones were more like currency, used only by those with low cultivation levels.]
[High-level cultivators used spirit liquid or other rare treasures.]
[You had been using spirit stones for cultivation because, in the perilous Southern Regions, you couldn't obtain better resources.]
[Looking at the pool of spirit liquid, you fell into deep thought.]
[Should you use the spirit liquid now or save it to take out of the simulation?]
[In the end, you shook your head and chose to cultivate there, using the spirit liquid directly.]
[In the same year, your Immortal Dao cultivation successfully broke through to the second layer of the Nascent Soul stage!]
[Year Seventeen, you broke through to the third layer of the Nascent Soul stage.]
[Year Twenty, you broke through to the fourth layer of the Nascent Soul stage.]
[Year Twenty-Two, you triggered your talent for random enlightenment, gaining ten times the cultivation speed and heightened mental clarity!]
[This enlightenment lasted for six months, and your Immortal Dao cultivation directly reached the sixth layer of the Nascent Soul stage!]
[When the enlightenment ended, you glanced at the spirit liquid pool and found it completely dried up.]
[So you determined your direction and continued westward!]
[Year Twenty-Four, after traversing countless mountains and rivers, you finally saw the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords.]
[From a distance, you could hear the sound of swords clashing and feel a chilling killing intent.]
[You thought that the fierce beasts here might be the most troublesome, aside from the Mystic Turtle!]
[The killing intent was too intense.]
[You decided it was best not to provoke them and immediately abandoned the idea of getting closer.]
[Just as you were about to leave, you saw a figure in the distance!]
[Your heart tightened: "Why is he here?"]
[Yes, you recognized this person!]
[It was Wu Youdao.]
[After Wu Youdao took your silver note to exterminate bandits, you hadn't seen him since.]
[You couldn't understand why he would appear in the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords.]
[With such a long distance, even if Wu Youdao had been traveling this way for over twenty years, it would be hard for a mortal body to make it here!]
[Could it be someone who just looked like him?]
[You couldn't help but use the Eye of Insight to investigate.]
[Wu Youdao: Reincarnation of the White Tiger, memories awakened!]
[Current Martial Dao cultivation at the ninth layer of the Golden Body Realm (originally at the peak of the Martial Saint Realm, but fell due to forced reincarnation), possesses the intent of the Killing Dao, capable of fighting above his level!]
["WTF!" You gasped.]
[What the hell, Wu Youdao is this powerful?]
[You had learned from the nameless technique you got from Wu Youdao that the Martial Dao realms were divided into Body Tempering Realm, Condensing Yuan Realm, Qi Motion Realm, True Core Realm, Unity Realm, Golden Body Realm, Immovable Realm, Transcendent Realm, Semi-Saint, and Martial Saint Realm...]
[These corresponded to all the realms in the Immortal Dao.]
[The Golden Body Realm was equivalent to the Void Refinement Realm in cultivation.]
[He was undoubtedly a top expert.]
[And the original Martial Saint Realm surpassed the Tribulation Crossing stage in the Immortal Dao, matching the power of the Immortal Realm.]
[And he could fight above his level, terrifying!]
[Suddenly, you seemed to realize something!]
[The sealed land had four fierce beasts: you had seen the Demonic Dragon, the Demonic Phoenix, and the Mystic Turtle. If your guess was correct, the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords should be the Tiger!]
[And now you saw Wu Youdao's information, reincarnation of the White Tiger!]
[In an instant, you had a bad premonition!]
[At that moment!]
[You saw Wu Youdao appear in front of you in an instant.]
[Without a word, he threw you into the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords.]
[As soon as you landed in the forest, you were affected by the endless killing intent.]
[Your eyes turned slightly red and violent; you had a strong urge to kill!]
[Fortunately, you were still at the edge of the forest and could barely control yourself.]
[You couldn't imagine the extent of the killing intent you'd face if you ventured deeper; most people would probably turn into killing machines!]
[You didn't dare stay in the forest and quickly ran out.]
[But just as you exited, Wu Youdao appeared again and slapped you back into the forest!]
[You were puzzled and confused.]
[Based on your deduction, you thought Wu Youdao was the reincarnation of the White Tiger, making him likely the reincarnation of the fierce beast here!]
[You believed there was at least a fifty percent chance your guess was correct!]
[If that were the case, you could understand if he wanted to kill you!]
[But what did this mean?]
[You were baffled. Was he torturing you?]
[No, you didn't think it was that simple.]
[You thought of the Mystic Turtle; since it was imprisoned, could the White Tiger also be imprisoned here?]
[Then, to break free from the restraints, it forcibly reincarnated as a human!]
[Thinking of this, your eyes brightened; this matched the information you saw with the Eye of Insight.]
[If that were the case, Wu Youdao's current actions towards you shouldn't be harmful; after all, you were in the same boat.]
[There must be a deeper meaning!]
[Having figured this out, you didn't dwell on it further!]
[You started cultivating amidst the killing intent.]
[Whether your guess was right or not, you felt that with Wu Youdao outside, you couldn't leave anyway!]
Chapter 64: Treat you as a successor
[Year 25: After so much time has passed, you can now withstand the killing intent at the edge of the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords.]
[But you can feel that your own temperament has become more violent.]
[Year 26: Wu Youdao appears again. He calmly steps into the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords, grabs you with one hand, and throws you deeper into the forest!]
[The deeper you go into the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords, the stronger the killing intent becomes. As soon as you land, you are instantly engulfed by it.]
[The terrifying killing intent directly affects your mind.]
[You can no longer control yourself. All you can think about is killing, killing, killing everything!]
[At this moment, Wu Youdao slaps you hard on the head, and you instantly regain your senses.]
[But soon, the killing intent strikes again, and you feel yourself about to lose your consciousness once more.]
[You can't help but shout, "Why!"]
[You had thought that Wu Youdao might be trying to train you or help you comprehend killing intent or something!]
[But the killing intent in this place has clearly exceeded your tolerance.]
[This is no longer training; you know that if you stay here for long, you will become nothing more than a killing machine!]
[Just before you lose your consciousness again, Wu Youdao coldly says, "Hmph, you have talent but lack a resilient mind."]
[Wu Youdao is currently quite disdainful. He can't understand why, before his memory awakened, he would give the first part of the War God Art to someone as useless as you!]
[You can't even withstand such a slight amount of killing intent.]
[But after you lose your consciousness, Wu Youdao keeps waking you up again and again.]
[This cycle continues for over ten years.]
[There is now a faint trace of killing intent emanating from you.]
[This is because you have now comprehended a sliver of killing intent, which counts as an entry-level understanding.]
[Now, in the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords, you can move freely in all areas except the central region, where the killing intent is most overwhelming.]
[At this moment, Wu Youdao appears beside you.]
[He says to you coldly, "There have been no fierce beasts guarding this place for a long time."]
[If you can withstand the killing intent in the central region, this place will be the safest route to leave the Southern Regions!"]
[After saying this, Wu Youdao glances at you, drops a book, and steps into the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords.]
[You are not too surprised by Wu Youdao's words!]
[After all, you had already guessed through the Eye of Insight that Wu Youdao might be the reincarnation of the fierce beast guarding this place.]
[Since the guardian beast is no longer here, leaving the Southern Regions from here must be the simplest way.]
[Those who don't know the inside story would never guess this by just looking at the killing intent outside the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords.]
[You look at the book Wu Youdao left behind, and see the three large characters "War God Art" written on it!]
[After some investigation, you discover that this is actually the continuation of the nameless cultivation method.]
[To be precise, the nameless cultivation method is just the introductory chapter of the War God Art, recording the realms of Martial Dao and basic training methods!]
[And the War God Art, like the mental cultivation methods of the Immortal Dao, is a complete set of Martial Dao techniques.]
[Practicing it can accelerate the progress and power of Martial Dao.]
[Moreover, the War God Art comes with matching combat techniques.]
[These combat techniques are exactly what you currently lack.]
[You have always struggled with having cultivation but no combat techniques.]
[Although these are Martial Dao combat techniques, it doesn't matter; after all, you practice both Immortal and Martial Dao, and Martial Dao techniques are not inferior to Immortal techniques!]
[In the early stages of your cultivation, it was Wu Youdao who guided you.]
[And over these ten years, he helped you comprehend a sliver of killing intent.]
[Now, he has given you such a great gift. Watching Wu Youdao's departing figure, you feel a bit emotional.]
[You think to yourself: I owe him a lot.]
[You even feel that Wu Youdao has been excessively kind to you.]
[However, you quickly realize that Wu Youdao seems to be planning to leave the Southern Regions.]
[Given his understanding of killing intent, could he take you with him?]
[You quickly shout, hoping he will take you along.]
[But Wu Youdao just waves his hand and says that you have to rely on yourself!]
[Actually, you have no idea that Wu Youdao just wants to train you.]
[He was originally the last White Tiger in the world, and now, after reincarnation, he has no relatives.]
[And you, having been taught the nameless cultivation method before his memory awakened,]
[Can be considered his only connection, almost like a half-disciple!]
[What he is about to do now is basically a life-or-death mission.]
[He has now left all his martial arts to you, making you his true successor!]
[He doesn't want his successor to be a waste; he hopes you can carve out a path for yourself.]
In reality, Jiang Yifeng saw this and couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Training can wait until later; what's the point of training now?
Besides, I just want to be a waste!
Unfortunately, Jiang Yifeng could only complain to himself.
Although he could influence his simulated self, he couldn't affect Wu Youdao in the simulation.
In the end, Jiang Yifeng could only sigh and continue looking at the simulator panel!
[After Wu Youdao leaves, you also decide to leave the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords.]
[Although you now know that this place is a way to leave the Southern Regions!]
[But the killing intent in the central region is hundreds of times stronger than in the surrounding areas.]
[You estimate that without a cultivator who has comprehended killing intent, even someone at the Tribulation Crossing stage or a Martial Dao Semi-Saint would be corroded by the killing intent and turned into a killing puppet.]
[Unless your comprehension of killing intent greatly improves, it's impossible to pass through here and leave the Southern Regions!]
[As for continuing to comprehend killing intent here, you have thought about it, but now, forty years have passed in the simulation, and you don't have much time left.]
[You can't make a huge breakthrough in such a short time.]
[Given this, you think it's better to head to the Desert of Death sooner.]
[Maybe when the people from Spine Mountain are breaking through the Desert of Death, you might find the formation rift at the bottom of the desert!]
[However, before that, you need to return to Green Hills City to find your father, Jiang Fushan.]
[After all, the people from Spine Mountain probably can't withstand a few attacks from the Demonic Dragon.]
[Year 42: You return to Green Hills City and find that the Jiang Family is no longer there. After inquiring, you learn that they had moved away long ago.]
[You are momentarily stunned, guessing that the cultivators from Spine Mountain might have eventually found your father, Jiang Fushan.]
[Otherwise, you can't think of any other reason that would make your father move the entire Jiang Family.]
[So, without stopping, you rush at full speed towards the Desert of Death.]
[Year 43: When you arrive at the Desert of Death, you see the people from Spine Mountain trying to force their way through the desert.]
[This time, the one fighting the Demonic Dragon is still your father, Jiang Fushan.]
[Seeing this, you sigh inwardly, realizing that he has indeed joined forces with the cultivators from Spine Mountain.]
[However, this time, your father Jiang Fushan's cultivation has reached the ninth level of the Tribulation Crossing stage, higher than in previous simulations.]
[You think it must be because you gave your father Jiang Fushan hundreds of thousands of spirit stones, which made a difference.]
[After all, in previous simulations, you saw that your father Jiang Fushan had no resources and relied purely on talent and hard work for cultivation.]
[Now, with your support of a large number of spirit stones, his higher cultivation level seems reasonable.]
[You watch as your father Jiang Fushan battles the Demonic Dragon, and they seem evenly matched.]
[Seeing this, you think that perhaps this time, there really is a chance to defeat the Demonic Dragon.]
Chapter 65: Dragon Soul of Resentment
[While your father, Jiang Fushan, was battling the Demonic Dragon, you went directly to Old Li.]
[You told him that the crack in the formation was at the bottom of the desert.]
[You did this because, with your current cultivation level, you couldn't see the bottom of the desert.]
[As for using escape techniques? You didn't know any. Even if you did, you couldn't possibly explore the entire bottom of the desert. The Desert of Death is simply too vast!]
[You remember from the last simulation that Old Li, who was at the Seventh Layer of Tribulation, flew with you for several days and still didn't fully traverse it.]
[You even suspect that the Desert of Death might be as large as the current inhabited area of the Southern Regions!]
[Old Li was skeptical about your words.]
[After all, in this simulation, you hadn't met Old Li, nor had you spent much time together.]
[However, Old Li thought that if what you said was true, it could save a lot of search time.]
[The key point was that even at the bottom of the desert, with his Seventh Layer of Tribulation cultivation, he could still detect something from above the desert if he deliberately searched.]
[The only cost would be using a bit more Divine Sense.]
[So, Old Li kept your words in mind.]
[However, because you arrived at the Desert of Death late, you didn't have a chance to meet your father, Jiang Fushan.]
[Old Li didn't know about your relationship, so he didn't take you along when he went to find the crack in the formation.]
[You didn't mind this.]
[Your goal was simply to find out if the crack in the formation was really at the bottom of the desert!]
[Two days later, Old Li indeed found the crack in the sealing formation at the bottom of the desert.]
[The battle between the Demonic Dragon and your father, Jiang Fushan, was still ongoing, and it was temporarily safe. Old Li didn't leave alone.]
[Instead, he chose to inform everyone of the coordinates, including you.]
[When you arrived at the crack in the formation, the place was already crowded with people, all of them cultivators from Spine Mountain.]
[The area didn't look like a desert at all; the ground was covered in blue stone.]
[After inquiring, you learned that many people, like you, had insufficient cultivation or didn't know escape techniques and couldn't reach the bottom of the desert on their own.]
[So, the sand in this part of the desert had been moved away by Old Li using his powerful magic!]
[As for why they were staying here and not leaving, it turned out they were worried about potential dangers outside the formation and decided to wait for Old Li, who was still transmitting the coordinates.]
[You looked at the crack in the formation and hesitated for a moment. You thought these people were right, so you didn't leave alone.]
[Three days later, Old Li returned. Except for your father, Jiang Fushan, who was still fighting the Demonic Dragon, everyone else entered the crack in the formation together.]
[At this moment, everyone was excited, thinking that they were heading towards a bright future. Some even began to dream about the wonders of the outside world.]
[But after stepping out of the crack in the formation, the environment they saw was far from beautiful!]
[After coming out, what greeted their eyes was darkness.]
[The ground was covered with eerie skeletons, some human and some ordinary demonic beasts, but most were massive dragon corpses!]
[You were puzzled by this scene.]
[Had you entered the Dragon Tomb?]
[In a previous simulation, you had left the Southern Regions through the Valley of Flames and arrived in the Great Wilderness.]
[You originally thought that leaving from here might also lead to the Great Wilderness.]
[But judging by the current situation, this definitely wasn't the case.]
[Although the Great Wilderness was desolate, compared to the atmosphere here, it was nothing.]
[Before you could think further, Old Li warned everyone that danger was approaching!]
[Everyone immediately became alert and vigilant.]
[Half an hour passed, but the danger Old Li mentioned never appeared.]
[At first, everyone thought Old Li might have sensed wrong.]
[But soon, many cultivators from Spine Mountain suddenly started attacking those around them.]
[The sudden attacks caught everyone off guard, resulting in many cultivators' deaths.]
[You were also attacked.]
[However, the people around you were only at the Foundation Establishment or Core Formation stages. Even if they attacked suddenly, they couldn't break your protective Nascent Soul barrier.]
[You weren't harmed!]
[At this moment, Old Li furrowed his brows and slashed his sword towards the distance.]
[A Dragon Soul filled with resentment appeared before everyone.]
[Seeing this Dragon Soul, Old Li warned everyone to leave immediately, saying that the resentment here was too strong and had already affected their minds!]
[After speaking, Old Li engaged in battle with the Dragon Soul.]
[You used your Eye of Insight to examine the Dragon Soul and then ran away!]
[You couldn't afford to provoke it; this Dragon Soul had the strength of the Eighth Layer of Tribulation, even stronger than Old Li.]
[Old Li might not be its match, so it was better to escape first!]
[However, you underestimated the danger of this place.]
[You hadn't gone far when you saw another Dragon Soul filled with resentment in the distance.]
[This Dragon Soul was much weaker than the one fighting Old Li, only at the Spirit Transformation stage.]
[But you knew you still weren't its match, so you changed direction before getting close.]
[In the blink of an eye, a day had passed.]
[By this time, you were surrounded by a group of Dragon Souls filled with resentment.]
[Seeing that you were surrounded, you had no choice but to fight.]
[You died at the age of 63!]
[This simulation has ended.]
[You can choose two rewards from this simulation: Child of Fortune (Talent), Cultivation Level (Nascent Soul Sixth Layer), True Meaning of the Killing Dao (Minor Achievement), War God Art (Martial Dao Ancient Texts).]
[Child of Fortune (Talent)]: 1 million energy value.
[Cultivation Level (Nascent Soul Sixth Layer)]: 6 million energy value.
[True Meaning of the Killing Dao (Minor Achievement)]: 500 million energy value.
[War God Art (Martial Dao Ancient Texts)]: 1 billion energy value.
Jiang Yifeng looked at the end of the simulation and fell into deep thought.
This time, although he left the Desert of Death, it wasn't safe!
Why did he end up in a place filled with resentful Dragon Souls after leaving?
Where exactly was that place?
Was it really in the Nine Mystic Realm?
Jiang Yifeng suddenly felt uncertain.
Previously, Bai Ruoxue had said that passing through the places guarded by four fierce beasts would allow one to leave the Southern Regions and reach other areas of the Nine Mystic Realm. Was that really correct?
Jiang Yifeng hadn't thought about it carefully before, but now it seemed wrong!
For example, the Endless Sea. From what he learned from the Mystic Turtle, it was impossible to get out of there.
This time, after leaving the Desert of Death, he encountered a place filled with resentful Dragon Souls, which didn't seem like it was in the Nine Mystic Realm.
In this light, the information he got from Bai Ruoxue might not be accurate either.
But thinking about it, it made sense. Bai Ruoxue was just a cultivator at the Eighth Layer of Tribulation.
The sealing formation and the Southern Regions were all set up by mighty beings from the heavens. How could she know everything?
Chapter 66: Supplement Energy Value
Perhaps most of the information Bai Ruoxue had gathered was hearsay or obtained through reading some ancient texts.
However, can the contents recorded in these ancient texts be entirely reliable?
If powerful beings in the heavens were to manipulate things, would it be difficult for them to alter the records in some ordinary cultivators' texts?
It should be quite easy!
Jiang Yifeng shook his head.
It seems that many things still need to be explored step by step in simulations; what you hear isn't necessarily true!
Without further thought, Jiang Yifeng turned his attention to the simulation rewards!
Not dwelling on it any longer, Jiang Yifeng focused on the simulation rewards before him!
The cultivation level of the Immortal Dao (Nascent Soul, Sixth Layer) was immediately ruled out.
This simulation wasted a lot of time without focusing on cultivation.
Otherwise, Jiang Yifeng felt he could have had a chance to break through to a higher level!
As for the other three rewards, they were all quite good.
The talent "Child of Fortune"—just from the name, you could tell how strong it was.
In this simulation, not only did he not spend his own spirit stones, but the more he cultivated, the more he gained.
He even encountered a spirit liquid pool.
Most astonishingly, he almost seized his father Jiang Fushan's inheritance.
If it weren't for his simulated self refusing, that inheritance would have been his.
Then there was the True Meaning of the Killing Dao (Minor Achievement).
Don't underestimate it just because it's a minor achievement; it took Wu Youdao, a master reincarnated as the White Tiger, over ten years to help him achieve it.
Without Wu Youdao's assistance, Jiang Yifeng felt it would have taken decades, if not a hundred years, to accomplish.
Lastly, there was the martial arts text "War God Art," which is essentially the White Tiger's inheritance. It not only contains martial cultivation techniques but also battle skills.
This was something Jiang Yifeng urgently needed.
In reality, this could be obtained.
But Jiang Yifeng thought, who knows when Wu Youdao would awaken his memories of being the White Tiger reincarnate?
After all, it seemed that Wu Youdao only had the War God Art after his awakening.
And even if he did awaken, Wu Youdao was no longer in Green Hills City. He hadn't appeared since the last bandit extermination mission.
Ultimately, Jiang Yifeng decided to go for the War God Art first!
This was a guarantee for future martial advancement.
Although there would be opportunities to obtain it in future simulations, he felt it was better to get it now.
After all, the actions of characters in previous simulations weren't always consistent.
Jiang Yifeng wasn't sure if he might accidentally do something that would cause a negative butterfly effect, changing Wu Youdao's mind.
So he silently recited.
"I choose Child of Fortune (Talent) and War God Art."
Jiang Yifeng had hesitated over this choice.
After all, Child of Fortune seemed to only help him obtain resources!
But with the ability to simulate, it seemed he wasn't lacking resources as much.
What he needed more now was strength!
However, as a transmigrator, seeing the words "Child of Fortune," he couldn't resist!
[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the talent "Child of Fortune," deducting 1 million energy points, remaining energy points: 1.6 billion...]
[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the War God Art (Martial Arts Text), deducting 1 billion energy points, remaining energy points: 600 million...]
This time, the rewards did not include cultivation levels.
Jiang Yifeng didn't feel much about it.
He just had an additional War God Art in his storage ring.
Everything was done!
Jiang Yifeng opened his personal data to check.
[Host: Jiang Yifeng.]
[Talents: Thunder-Fire True Spiritual Root, Eye of Insight, Random Enlightenment, Formation Dao Genius, Yimu Divine Body, Child of Fortune.]
[Divine Dao Cultivation: Elemental Infant Realm, First Layer (Immortal Dao), True Core Realm, First Layer (Martial Dao)]
[Cultivation Methods: Heavenly Profound Art (Immortal Dao)]
[Techniques: Wind Chasing Art (Major Achievement).]
[Possessions: Spirit Stones (pieces), War God Art (Martial Arts Text), Heavenly Profound Art (Immortal Dao Mental Cultivation Method), Wind Chasing Art (Body Techniques Manual), Breath Concealing Talisman, Formation Jade Disk.]
Looking at his data, Jiang Yifeng felt that besides his cultivation level, he should also enhance his combat strength.
Previously, it was difficult to find combat techniques.
Now that he had the War God Art, which included matching combat methods, he needed to start cultivating immediately.
"Then in the next simulation, if there are no special talents, I'll focus on training combat skills!"
Jiang Yifeng murmured to himself, planning for the next simulation!
However, Jiang Yifeng realized he only had over 600 million energy points left.
He needed to stock up quickly.
Otherwise, if something good appeared in the next simulation, he might not be able to afford it.
With that thought, he quickly summoned the butler, Jiang Dafu.
He instructed him to purchase a large amount of gold, silver, and jewels.
Besides gold and silver, Jiang Yifeng also asked the butler to buy some precious minerals!
This time, Jiang Dafu didn't refuse. After a few months, the Jiang Clan Firm had fully recovered.
He didn't mind Jiang Yifeng spending this bit of money.
As for why Jiang Yifeng wanted the butler to buy minerals.
It was because he thought that a few months ago, he had already bought a large amount of gold and silver, and there might not be much left in the market.
Since that was the case, some valuable minerals would also do.
After all, the simulator wasn't picky.
If he wanted, he could even convert soil into energy points.
But the energy value was too low.
Even a few cubic meters of sand would only yield a tiny bit of energy. Jiang Yifeng feared that even if he emptied Green Hills City, it wouldn't amount to much energy.
Of course, this was because he was too cautious.
If he were willing to take risks, he could just leave Green Hills City and devour a few mountains in the wilderness to get a large amount of energy.
But the consequence of doing that would definitely be getting discovered by the Immortal Arrival Sect's Immortal Slaves.
From the simulations, it was clear that the Immortal Arrival Sect had spies in many places.
If large areas of forest disappeared, it wouldn't go unnoticed.
After giving his instructions, Jiang Yifeng leisurely walked towards the Spring Blossom Pavilion.
Listening to music in a pleasure house was a worldly pleasure that he couldn't miss daily.
Just as he stepped out of the Jiang Family Mansion, a few spirit stones fell at his feet.
Jiang Yifeng frowned and sighed inwardly, "Careless!"
He had only thought of the benefits of being a Child of Fortune.
He completely forgot that in reality, he needed to be cautious!
These resources that came to him weren't so easy to take.
From previous simulations, Jiang Yifeng knew that these spirit stones didn't appear out of thin air!
They must have been dropped by some Immortal Slave.
If he picked them up, the other party would appear, and then he'd lose his life and storage ring!
This complete process of delivering resources had happened many times in the simulations.
Hmm! So should he pick them up or not?
In the end, Jiang Yifeng walked past the spirit stones as if he hadn't seen them.
Just a few spirit stones; picking them up might expose his identity as a cultivator, not worth it!
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
During these days, Jiang Yifeng clearly felt what it meant to be a Child of Fortune.
Every time he went out, he encountered spirit stones falling from the sky.
He really didn't know what those Immortal Slaves were thinking; wouldn't it be better to keep the spirit stones in their storage rings?
Even if he didn't go out, he could always find the silver notes he had lost in his room.
Besides the troubles brought by being a Child of Fortune, there was also good news.
Jiang Yifeng didn't know if it was the talent of Child of Fortune at work.
In just one week, the butler Jiang Dafu managed to find tens of thousands of tons of minerals.
The key was that these minerals weren't expensive, but their energy value was quite high.
Jiang Yifeng had the minerals transported to an uninhabited place and converted them, gaining a total of 6 billion energy points.
Tick-tock, time passed by the second.
Finally, the simulation count refreshed.
Jiang Yifeng had long been waiting in his room.
As soon as the count refreshed, he silently recited.
"Start simulation!"
Chapter 67: I was despised by the self in the Simulation!
[Simulation attempt consumed: 1, Remaining attempts: 0]
[Drawing a Blue Talent costs 1 million Energy Value, drawing a Purple Talent costs 10 million Energy Value. Please select!]
"Draw a Purple Talent."
[Ding, 10 million Energy Value deducted. Drawing Purple Talent. Remaining Energy Value: 6.6 billion...]
[Congratulations, Host has obtained the talent: Heaven Rewards Diligence.]
[Heaven Rewards Diligence] Every effort you make will yield results!
Jiang Yifeng glanced at the talent he had just acquired.
The description seemed simple.
But he was familiar with this talent; he had seen it often in web novels in his previous life.
This was a top-tier talent.
As long as he put in the effort, he would see results, although the extent of those results was unknown.
With this talent, he would never face any bottlenecks in his future cultivation!
A great talent, he had to have it!
Without further thought, Jiang Yifeng continued to look at the simulator.
[20th Simulation begins!]
[You know you have entered the simulation.]
[On the first day, you left the Jiang Family Mansion under the cover of night.]
[This time, you did not plan to head to the Evergreen Mountain Range or the Endless Sea.]
[You traveled westward, heading towards the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords.]
[In the first year, aside from picking up a few Spirit Stones and killing a few Immortal Slaves who dropped Spirit Stones, nothing significant happened.]
[In the second year, you arrived at Sunset Mountain and discovered a pool of spirit liquid.]
[You collected all the spirit liquid but did not use it.]
[In the third year, you arrived at the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords.]
Seeing this, Jiang Yifeng in reality silently muttered.
"Begin deep simulation for seven years!"
[Ding, deep simulation for seven years initiated. Consuming 613.2 million Energy Value. Remaining Energy Value: 6 billion...]
As the electronic voice of the simulator faded.
Jiang Yifeng's consciousness entered the simulation.
He looked at the eerie killing intent in the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords, feeling a chill down his spine.
"Come on, Jiang Yifeng, you can do this!"
Jiang Yifeng muttered to himself, giving himself a pep talk before walking into the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords.
Yes, this time, he intended to use deep simulation to acquire killing intent.
According to Jiang Yifeng's understanding, this killing intent was a mental and conscious level phenomenon.
It could be obtained through deep simulation.
Although it was a bit of a waste of Energy Value.
Jiang Yifeng felt it was necessary.
Each simulation could only exchange two rewards.
Without using deep simulation, he felt that relying solely on post-simulation exchanges would be too slow.
Soon, Jiang Yifeng stepped into the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords.
The thick killing intent instantly engulfed him.
"Kill!"
In less than a minute, Jiang Yifeng's eyes turned blood-red, and he kept shouting.
Clearly, he had lost his self-awareness.
Days passed, and Jiang Yifeng showed no signs of improvement.
He wandered aimlessly in the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords every day, constantly shouting, "Kill, kill, kill!"
...
In the blink of an eye, seven years passed.
[Ding, deep simulation ended!]
Jiang Yifeng's consciousness returned to the Jiang Family Mansion in Green Hills City.
At this moment, Jiang Yifeng shook his head vigorously, recalling the events in the deep simulation.
He was still a bit scared.
He had been too impulsive!
He hadn't expected the killing intent to be so terrifying; he lost his self-awareness in just a moment.
Fortunately, after the deep simulation ended, he wasn't affected upon returning.
However, soon, Jiang Yifeng grinned.
He had discovered a bug in the simulator!
Now, he could crudely use a bit of killing intent, reaching the entry-level of killing intent.
Although he went mad in the deep simulation, it didn't matter.
He still gained the benefits.
And his real self wasn't affected after exiting the simulation.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yifeng gave himself a mental thumbs-up for his previous decision.
Impulsive? It was all part of the plan.
Yes, exactly!
After a bit of self-consolation, Jiang Yifeng looked at the simulation panel.
[In the tenth year, you kept shouting and killing in the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords. Clearly, you had gone mad!]
[In the thirteenth year, you were still wandering in the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords, showing no signs of improvement.]
[In the sixteenth year, you accidentally entered the depths of the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords.]
[In the eighteenth year, you wandered aimlessly in the depths of the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords.]
[You saw a giant White Tiger's corpse, exuding intense killing intent, but you were mad and didn't care!]
[In the twenty-third year, you saw a crack in a formation. You had no thoughts but still walked in.]
[After walking through the crack in the formation, you found yourself in a vast mountain range. You wandered aimlessly, only wanting to kill!]
[In the twenty-fourth year, a figure suddenly appeared in front of you.]
[Your eyes were blood-red, and you attacked him excitedly!]
[The person looked at you, sighed, and tapped your forehead with two fingers, instantly calming you down.]
[Three days later, you slowly woke up, and your self-awareness gradually returned!]
[You saw Wu Youdao standing in front of you.]
[Wu Youdao scolded you, saying that being reckless and being brave are two different things.]
[You knew Wu Youdao was referring to your reckless entry into the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords, leaving you speechless.]
[You felt some disdain for your real self outside the simulation.]
[This deep simulation plan was something you had planned before entering the simulation!]
[So you knew it must have been your real self outside the simulation that couldn't handle it.]
In reality, Jiang Yifeng's face darkened.
He had been disdained by his simulated self!
Forget it, no point in arguing with a tool!
So he continued to look at the simulator.
[After seeing you were fine, Wu Youdao handed you the War God Art and prepared to leave.]
[Seeing this, you quickly asked him how to reach other regions from here.]
[Although you didn't have memories from the deep simulation, you still remembered the madness after it ended!]
[You knew you had accidentally left the Southern Regions.]
[Since that was the case, you naturally wanted to explore other regions.]
[Wu Youdao didn't hide anything from you. He told you that heading west would lead you to other regions.]
[But he also warned you that the journey was dangerous, with many places filled with killing intent. He advised you to improve your strength or killing intent before going.]
[After saying this, Wu Youdao left.]
[In the end, you heeded Wu Youdao's advice and didn't recklessly head to other regions.]
[Since you needed to improve, you decided to do so.]
[However, the direction you chose to improve wasn't killing intent.]
[You started cultivating the combat techniques in the War God Art.]
[The War God Art contained three combat techniques: Sword of Killing Intent, War God Body, and Silent Destruction Fist.]
[Sword of Killing Intent required a strong comprehension of killing intent to cultivate. With your current level of killing intent, you couldn't cultivate it, so it was immediately passed over!]
[War God Body was a technique that required continuous combat to cultivate, but since you were alone, you couldn't meet this condition!]
[The only technique left for you to cultivate was Silent Destruction Fist.]
[Silent Destruction Fist emphasized that with one punch, everything would be annihilated!]
Chapter 68: Sea of killing intent
[Year 25, you spent a year practicing the Silent Destruction Fist, but unfortunately, you still haven't grasped it.]
[You understand that this is inevitable; the level of this fist technique is too high, making it inherently difficult to master.]
[However, you haven't given up. With the talent "Heaven Rewards Diligence," you believe that as long as you practice enough, you will eventually get the hang of it!]
[Year 32, after spending more than seven years, you finally reached the entry-level of the Silent Destruction Fist.]
[You used the Silent Destruction Fist, and with a punch, the violent primordial energy surged out through your fist.]
["Boom," the force of the punch landed, and the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees all turned to ashes. A huge crater appeared on the ground.]
[You looked at the crater you created and then at your fist, momentarily stunned.]
[Previously, when you used spiritual energy to smash the ground, you could create craters, but the depth was incomparable to what the Silent Destruction Fist achieved, at least dozens of times deeper.]
[This is too exaggerated. Just the entry-level of the Silent Destruction Fist has caused such a drastic change in your strength!]
[You feel that with your current strength, you could easily annihilate a group of opponents with a single punch compared to your previous self without battle techniques!]
[However, you also understand that battle techniques vary in strength, and the Silent Destruction Fist is undoubtedly one of the strongest, hence the significant difference.]
[Other weaker battle techniques can also enhance combat power, but the improvement is much smaller!]
[Since the Silent Destruction Fist is so powerful, you quickly calm your mind and continue practicing.]
[In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed.]
[Year 47, while practicing the Silent Destruction Fist, you triggered the talent Random Enlightenment, gaining seven times the training speed and more active thoughts!]
[This enlightenment lasted for a year, and your practice of the Silent Destruction Fist progressed significantly, though it did not break through to the next level.]
[Even so, the power of your Silent Destruction Fist increased several times.]
[At this moment, you feel eager to find someone to spar with.]
[Obviously, you're overthinking it; there's not a soul in sight, and you don't have the opportunity!]
[Year 50, while you were practicing, a sudden gust of wind carrying intense killing intent attacked!]
[You frowned slightly, instinctively thinking: Is someone attacking you?]
[You quickly used the Wind Chasing Art to dodge in time.]
[The wind carrying killing intent brushed past you, affecting you slightly but not injuring you!]
[You endured the influence of the killing intent and remained vigilant.]
[Time passed minute by minute, and after half a day with no further movement, you gradually relaxed.]
[It seems that the wind carrying killing intent was just passing by and not specifically targeting you.]
[Because of this, you became somewhat wary of this place!]
[If that wind had directly hit you, you weren't sure whether you'd go mad from the killing intent or be torn apart by the wind.]
[After all, you also possess entry-level killing intent and can sense that the killing intent in the wind is different from that in the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords; it's more violent.]
[Without overthinking, you spent the next month eliminating the influence of the killing intent.]
[Once the influence completely disappeared, you resumed your monotonous daily practice of the Silent Destruction Fist!]
[In the blink of an eye, twenty years passed.]
[Year 70, after all these years, you can feel that the Silent Destruction Fist is still progressing.]
[At this moment, you feel that the Silent Destruction Fist is not far from breaking through to the minor accomplishment stage.]
[During these years, you encountered several more gusts of wind, each carrying intense killing intent.]
[However, ever since the encounter twenty years ago, you have been on guard and dodged in time each time.]
[Year 73, you triggered the talent Random Enlightenment again, gaining ten times the training speed and more active thoughts.]
[This enlightenment lasted for three years, and you successfully practiced the Silent Destruction Fist to the minor accomplishment stage!]
[Year 75, you found that the frequency of the winds carrying killing intent was increasing.]
[It had reached the point where you could no longer practice in peace.]
[So, you decided to leave your current location and find another place!]
[You remembered that Wu Youdao mentioned that heading west leads to other major regions, so you decided to head west.]
[If you encounter a place with concentrated killing intent blocking your way, you think it would be fine to stop and find a safe place to practice.]
[Year 76, you stopped in your tracks as you looked at the scene before you.]
[In front of you was a sea of killing intent.]
[The dense killing intent far exceeded that in the depths of the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords.]
[Moreover, the killing intent here seemed to carry a different aura, giving the impression that it could erupt at any moment!]
[At this moment, you also understood where the winds carrying killing intent came from—it was here.]
[You saw that killing intent occasionally formed into hurricanes and drifted in all directions.]
[Not only that, but you also saw killing intent from other places constantly converging here!]
[You couldn't understand why.]
[You only knew that this place was not somewhere you could approach now, and you needed to leave quickly!]
[Just then, you heard the roar of a tiger.]
[You saw the sea of killing intent moving and eventually condensing into the form of a White Tiger!]
[The sea of killing intent, now in the form of a White Tiger, looked at you and then let out a roar.]
[The surging killing intent transformed into sound waves, attacking you.]
[The speed of the sound waves was extremely fast, and knowing you couldn't escape, you immediately used the minor accomplishment stage of the Silent Destruction Fist to block.]
[After you used the Silent Destruction Fist, the sea of killing intent in the form of a White Tiger paused momentarily, seemingly confused.]
[But soon, it roared in anger again.]
[Your Silent Destruction Fist struggled to block one wave of killing intent, let alone two.]
[You died at the age of 96!]
[This simulation has ended.]
[You can choose two rewards from this simulation: Heaven Rewards Diligence (Talent), Silent Destruction Fist (Minor Accomplishment), Pseudo Spirit Liquid (A Pool), Killing Intent (Entry-Level).]
[Heaven Rewards Diligence (Talent)]: 1 million Energy Value.
[Silent Destruction Fist (Minor Accomplishment)]: 100 million Energy Value.
[Pseudo Spirit Liquid (A Pool)]: 10 billion Energy Value. (Impure spirit liquid, several times less effective than pure spirit liquid.)
[True Meaning of the Killing Dao (Entry-Level)]: 100 million Energy Value.
Jiang Yifeng stared at the simulator, lost in thought.
Chapter 69: It turns out I was being too clever for my own good!
This time, during the simulation, he accidentally left the Southern Regions.
After leaving the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords, he indeed cultivated quietly for a period.
But that period was only fifty years.
After that, there were constant invasions of violent winds, making it impossible for him to cultivate.
It seemed that even if he replicated this simulation, he wouldn't gain much simulation time.
He still needed to find a way to enter other major regions.
Jiang Yifeng thought that perhaps only in other major regions of the Nine Mystic Realm could he develop safely.
However, after these two simulations, a bold guess emerged in Jiang Yifeng's mind.
Behind the formation crack in the Desert of Death, there were dragon corpses everywhere, filled with the resentful Dragon Souls.
Could that be the cemetery of the Dragon Clan?
And behind the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords was an ocean filled with killing intent, even forming into the shape of a White Tiger.
Jiang Yifeng speculated that this might also be the fallen land of the White Tiger Clan.
After all, he learned from the simulation that the White Tiger Clan had been completely annihilated, leaving only Wu Youdao as the reincarnated one.
If he dared to think even bolder, could the area behind the Endless Sea be the cemetery of the Mystic Turtle Clan?
And the Great Wilderness behind the Valley of Flames, the cemetery of the Phoenix Clan?
Was there a powerful being in the Immortal Realm who exterminated the four Divine Beasts, leaving only one and throwing it into the Southern Regions?
Then using their clan cemeteries to place outside the formation cracks to control and utilize them to guard the formation cracks?
Jiang Yifeng kept pondering various possibilities.
Soon, he shook his head, something didn't seem right.
He had been to the Great Wilderness in the simulation and didn't see the corpses of the Phoenix Clan. Besides being desolate, there were people living there, and there were no signs of a Phoenix cemetery.
Moreover, Bai Ruoxue had entered from outside the Endless Sea. If it was the cemetery of the Mystic Turtle Clan, she should have seen it clearly.
Apart from these, Jiang Yifeng also thought that if a powerful being in the sky wanted to control these Divine Beasts, they wouldn't need to use such coercive methods.
"Still too few clues!"
Jiang Yifeng muttered to himself, not continuing to think about these issues.
He turned his attention to the rewards of this simulation.
There was no need to hesitate about the rewards this time.
The True Meaning of the Killing Dao (Beginner) had already been obtained through deep simulation.
And that Pseudo Spirit Liquid (a pond), although a good cultivation resource for now, was too expensive.
At this moment, Jiang Yifeng also realized that any physical reward seemed to require a lot of energy value.
For example, a single Spirit Stone cost 10,000 energy value.
Initially, when his cultivation was low, the consumption was high, and he didn't think it was expensive, so he exchanged quite a few.
Looking back now, it was a huge loss.
Tens of thousands of Spirit Stones cost billions of energy value, but the actual improvement was only a few minor realms.
Jiang Yifeng also tried to exchange Spirit Stones back into energy.
But it wasn't worth it. Previously, he exchanged them from the simulation at 10,000 energy value per stone.
But now, exchanging them back into energy, they shrank tenfold, with one Spirit Stone only worth 1,000 energy value.
In the end, Jiang Yifeng gave up on the spirit liquid option.
It wasn't worth it, and mainly, times had changed, and he didn't expect the simulator to be so black-hearted.
He now had over 6 billion energy value, but couldn't afford a pond of spirit liquid.
So, in the end, Jiang Yifeng silently chose.
"I choose Heaven Rewards Diligence (Talent) and Silent Destruction Fist (Minor Achievement)."
[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the talent "Heaven Rewards Diligence", deducting 1 million energy value, remaining energy value 6 billion.]
[Ding, extracting Silent Destruction Fist (Minor Achievement) successfully, deducting 100 million energy value, remaining energy value 5.9 billion...]
As the electronic voice of the simulator fell.
Jiang Yifeng felt as if he was in a mountain forest, continuously practicing the Silent Destruction Fist.
Punch after punch, until he reached the minor achievement stage.
A few seconds later, Jiang Yifeng shook his head.
What just happened?
Why did this extraction of combat skills create such a scene?
Previously, when he extracted the Wind Chasing Art's body techniques, he didn't feel much.
At this moment, the simulator's voice sounded.
[Ding, due to the host practicing strong combat skills, this simulator's level is insufficient to directly instill them, so it can only use the experience method to enhance.]
[Hint: If the host works hard to upgrade the simulator, this problem will not occur.]
"Uh?"
Again, the simulator heard his thoughts.
Jiang Yifeng was speechless. He didn't know if this simulator was intelligent or not.
If it wasn't intelligent, it could still provide answers at critical moments.
If it was intelligent, calling it would never get a response.
However, Jiang Yifeng now understood why this enhancement was different from before.
No harm done, an enhancement is still an enhancement!
Speaking of upgrading the simulator, Jiang Yifeng felt a bit eager.
After all, the current simulations were almost at a dead end.
No matter what choices he made, it was difficult to leave this sealed Southern Regions.
Unless his strength reached an extremely powerful realm.
And this realm, Jiang Yifeng thought, might be above the Immortal Realm.
But this wasn't something that could be achieved in a short time.
Since his strength was improving slowly, would upgrading the simulator bring new functions or talents to help him?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yifeng, with a try-it-out mentality, asked the simulator.
"Simulator, what realm is needed for the next upgrade?"
[Ding, hint: Upgrading this simulator to version 4.0 requires consuming 10 billion energy value and the host reaching the Nascent Soul stage or True Core Realm!]
"Ugh," Jiang Yifeng almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
So, he was being foolish again?
He initially thought upgrading the simulator required a higher realm.
After all, when he reached the Core Formation stage, he unlocked the upgrade conditions for version 3.0 of the simulator.
He thought it wouldn't be the next realm to meet the upgrade conditions.
It turned out he was overthinking.
Since that was the case, Jiang Yifeng hurriedly ran out of the room.
Jiang Yifeng directly found the butler, Jiang Dafu, and told him to gather 10,000 tons of the same ore as last time within a week, no matter what.
Last time, 10,000 tons of ore earned him 6 billion energy value.
As long as he got another 10,000 tons, plus his current 5.9 billion energy value, it would be enough to upgrade the simulator.
Seeing his young master so urgent, Jiang Dafu didn't dare refuse and hurriedly went to prepare.
After confirming there were no issues, Jiang Yifeng breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that as long as Jiang Dafu agreed, it would be done.
After all, Jiang Dafu was a reliable butler and never made promises he couldn't keep.
With everything settled, Jiang Yifeng leisurely walked towards the Spring Blossom Pavilion to listen to music.
Time flew by in the blink of an eye.
A week passed quickly.
Not long ago, Jiang Dafu, right at the last moment, gathered 10,000 tons of ore for Jiang Yifeng.
Those ores were secretly transported by Jiang Dafu to the remote old residence of the Jiang Family.
After dismissing everyone, Jiang Yifeng successfully exchanged all the ores for 6 billion energy value.
His total energy value now reached over 11.9 billion!
Now, the conditions for upgrading the simulator were met.
Chapter 70: Fight beyond the level, I am a genius
Jiang Yifeng returned to his room and immediately muttered to himself.
"Upgrade the simulator!"
[Ding, the simulator has been upgraded to version 4.0, consuming 10 billion Energy Value, with 1.9 billion Energy Value remaining...]
[Simulator 4.0: Blue Talent extraction removed, chance-based Orange Talent acquisition enabled.]
[Note: Extracting Orange Talent does not guarantee an Orange Talent; there is a 50% chance of obtaining a Purple Talent.]
[Settings modification: The reward for cultivation levels after simulation will be collectively termed as Divine Dao, occupying only one reward slot; this will include Martial Dao Cultivation and Immortal Dao Cultivation.]
[New feature: Talent Storage Pool enabled. The host can place unused talents from reality into the storage pool and retrieve one during simulation!]
"WTF, WTF, WTF!"
Jiang Yifeng exclaimed repeatedly in astonishment!
The upgrade effects of this simulator are explosive!
Enabling Orange Talent extraction—Jiang Yifeng wasn't sure how strong Orange Talents were, but Purple Talents were already formidable, so Orange Talents must be even stronger!
The simulator also indicated that Orange Talents are chance-based, further proving their power.
Otherwise, why would there be such a restriction?
As for the settings modification, it came at the perfect time.
Jiang Yifeng always felt that the reward options after each simulation were too few.
Especially since he was cultivating the Divine Dao; previously, he could only choose two options each time, making it difficult to improve without simultaneous extraction.
If he got a good talent, his strength would be stuck. If he chose strength, the talent would be wasted.
Moreover, now that he was also cultivating combat techniques, the reward options were even more insufficient.
This upgrade directly solved his problem.
From now on, whether it's Martial Dao or Immortal Dao, it can be bundled into one reward for extraction.
He no longer had to worry about not being able to advance due to insufficient reward options.
As for the last feature, the Talent Storage Pool, Jiang Yifeng could only say it came too late!
If this feature had come earlier, he would have chosen the Calamity Physique talent.
Back then, even the Demonic Phoenix at the peak of Tribulation Crossing in the Valley of Flames was tormented to the point of losing its realm because of this talent.
If he had the Calamity Physique now, Jiang Yifeng could carry it before each simulation and then start the simulation.
Wouldn't he be able to leave the sealed land in the Southern Regions unscathed every time?
Although he would be killed by the Wild Sect in the Great Wilderness, that was simulated for over a hundred years.
"Sigh!"
In the end, Jiang Yifeng could only let out a sigh.
There was no helping it; this feature came a bit late.
At this moment, the simulation had also refreshed, and Jiang Yifeng stopped thinking further.
He directly muttered.
"Start simulation!"
[Consuming 1 simulation attempt, 0 attempts remaining]
[Extracting Purple Talent consumes 1 million Energy Value, chance-based Orange Talent extraction consumes 10 million Energy Value, please choose!]
"Choose chance-based Orange Talent extraction."
[Ding, deducting 10 million Energy Value, talent being randomly extracted, 1.9 billion Energy Value remaining...]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Orange Talent: Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root.]
[Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root]: A rare five-attribute spiritual root, possessing this talent makes you a true prodigy.
[Ding: Detected that the host already has Thunder-Fire True Spiritual Root, replacing the spiritual root successfully, the original spiritual root talent has been automatically placed into the talent pool.]
[Simulation is about to begin, does the host choose to equip a talent from the talent pool; note: only one spiritual root talent can be equipped.]
"Do not equip!"
Jiang Yifeng didn't hesitate and directly refused.
What talent was there in the talent pool now? Just the Thunder-Fire True Spiritual Root that had just been replaced by the Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root.
Equipping it now and replacing the better Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root would be foolish!
[21st simulation begins!]
[You realize you have entered the simulation.]
[This time, with the Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root, you plan to enhance your Immortal Dao cultivation.]
[So soon, you have a plan in mind!]
[On the first day, you leave Green Hills City under the cover of night!]
[On the second day, you arrive at the ruins of Heavenly Profound Temple in the Evergreen Mountain Range.]
[You clean up the ruins, bury all the bones, and then begin your cultivation there.]
[Since you decided to cultivate the Immortal Dao, coming to the ruins of Heavenly Profound Temple to take advantage of Bai Ruoxue is a must.]
[Although you have plenty of Spirit Stones and are a Child of Fortune, who doesn't want more resources!]
[In the first year, besides finding some Spirit Stones and killing a few Immortal Slaves that dropped Spirit Stones, nothing happened.]
[In the second year, you consumed a large number of Spirit Stones and successfully broke through to the second level of the Elemental Infant Realm.]
[This made you deeply feel the difference between the Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root and the Thunder-Fire True Spiritual Root.]
[Previously, each simulation took five to six years to advance a realm; now, it only took two years to break through.]
[This made you sigh in admiration; Orange Talents are indeed powerful!]
[In the third year, Bai Ruoxue descended.]
[She examined you and asked if you were willing to take her as your master!]
[You nodded repeatedly in agreement.]
[After all, you were waiting here for this benefactor!]
[Three days later, Bai Ruoxue asked if you were willing to leave with her.]
[You knew you couldn't leave the Endless Sea, and this time you didn't plan to closely observe the sealing formation to cultivate Formation Dao.]
[So, you shook your head and refused, finding an excuse, saying you didn't want to leave this place!]
[Bai Ruoxue thought for a moment and didn't force you.]
[In the end, she left a storage ring full of resources for you and left alone!]
[After Bai Ruoxue left, you didn't stay there long either.]
[You chose to head westward.]
[You remembered that there was a pool of spirit liquid waiting for you at Sunset Mountain.]
[In the fourth year, you encountered a bit of trouble.]
[You accidentally picked up a Spirit Stone from an Immortal Slave, who had the strength of the third level of the Elemental Infant Realm.]
[You were only at the second level of the Elemental Infant Realm, facing an Immortal Slave at the third level, it was a tough battle, making you a bit nervous.]
[But despite the nerves, you didn't run away.]
[You knew you were cultivating the Ancient Divine Dao and had now mastered the Silent Destruction Fist at a small success stage and the entry-level True Meaning of the Killing Dao.]
[You thought you should be a genius too, fighting across levels shouldn't be a problem!]
[So you unleashed all your strength, integrating it into the Silent Destruction Fist, and punched towards the Immortal Slave.]
[In an instant, the void trembled, and under your Silent Destruction Fist, the third-level Elemental Infant Realm Immortal Slave didn't even leave ashes.]
[You were stunned for a moment, muttering to yourself, "Am I really this strong?"]
[This battle made you roughly understand your own strength.]
[You felt that you had accumulated enough and finally stood up after being weak in previous simulations!]
[You couldn't help but shout: I am a genius!]