Once inside his room, Bai Zhiyuan slowly reached out for his face taking off a skin tight mask that magically turned dark as soon as it left his face. Behind the mask was an extremely handsome man with long black hair, the man had an immortal air to him making everyone who laid eyes upon him feel inferior.
"Our deal is over Bai Zhiyuan", he spoke softly before opening the window and preparing to continue with his journey. After all, the grind for souls never ends.
"Wait", said Bai Zhiyuan unwilling to part with Lin Fang yet, "Lord immortal I know of a place perfect for cultivation, my grandfather used to use it all the time to go into seclusion"
Bai Zhiyuan knew that the chances of meeting such a reasonable immortal were very slim, so he was adamant about making use of this opportunity to suck up to him and hopefully gain some more benefits.
Thinking that he had to find a quiet place to update the system and simulate anyway, Lin Fang decided that he might as well stay here, "Lead the way".
An incense stick of time later, the duo arrived in a room hidden very deep below the Bai clan manor. The room was a sight to behold, despite the simplistic design the room had a regal vibe to it. The room was well lit, and had a beautiful incense fragrance, but the highlight of the room was the luxurious cushion placed at the center, it had the design of a pure white moon and had the quote 'to ascend you have to sacrifice' engraved on it.
"Only two people in the whole clan know of this place", explained Bai Zhiyuan, "and after grandfather's death only I do"
"Rest assured that no one will interrupt your cultivation, lord immortal", he said with an ingratiating tone.
Lin Fang nodded, very satisfied with this room's atmosphere. Other cultivators might not care about the place where they cultivate, but he was different. Since he only simulated, then having a nice background while reading the simulation will make the process way more enjoyable.
"Let me know if you need anything, lord immortal", Bai Zhiyuan bowed respectfully before leaving the room.
Lin Fang wasted no time sitting down on the cushion in a cross-legged position. He looked at the message blocking him from the joy of simulating for three whole months.
[Simulator temporarily inactive, please download the update to continue]
[does host want to download the update for 1000 souls?]
[Souls: 1953]
"YES", he screamed internally.
[Update starting...]
[Time until the simulator is updated: 23:59:59]
"AAAAGH", Lin Fang sighed in annoyance, "I still have to wait... Hopefully, the update is worth it, or else, three months would have been wrongfully wasted"
He then closed his eyes, opting to cultivate to pass time.
...
The very next day, Lin Fang paced around the room with impatience, "How much time is left, Simulator", he asked.
[Time until the simulator is updated: 00:59:58]
"One more hour", he said with excitement, "I wonder what changes will happen to the simulation after the update".
Right at this moment, a terrifying aura locked onto him. This aura was so powerful that it made him fall on his knees with blood seeping from the corners of his mouth.
"So this is your secret", a voice akin to a serpent's hiss sounded out making Lin Fang break out into goosebumps.
"Who goes there?", Roared Lin Fang trying to use every single ounce of power in his body to stand up but to no avail. The difference in power was akin to the difference between heaven and earth.
A dark figure walked into the room, he was covered in black garments from head to toe, and his aura made Lin Fang's face pale in despair.
"I will be the one asking questions", he spoke while executing a series of handseals, "Give me the simulator and I will let you keep your life"
"What is a simulator?", asked Lin Fang with a puzzled expression. But inside he was panicking, 'Does he really know about the simulator? or is he bluffing?'.
A set of chains made from pure wind Qi suddenly appeared and with a flick of the dark figure's hand, they entangled Lin Fang's body.
But the dark figure wasn't done, with a snap of his finger, Lin Fang felt a stabbing pain all over his body making him scream in agony. The chains suddenly grew thorns all over turning Lin Fang's body into a porcupine.
"AAAAAAH", Lin Fang had never felt such a terrifying pain before.
"I call this technique, Chains Of Despair, the thorns are meticulously placed on every single nerve in the human body making you feel the maximum amount of pain possible", explained the dark figure with a cold voice.
"I won't say this again, give me the simulator or else I don't mind taking it from your dead body", said the dark figure with a hint of killing intent.
But what made Lin Fang slightly calm down, was the fact that the figure was looking through his belongings, even forcefully searching through his spatial ring, 'so he doesn't really know what the simulator is', he though slightly more relaxed, 'i can use this to my advantage'.
After almost half an hour of searching through every nook and cranny of Lin Fang's belongings as well as the room. the dark figure was starting to get agitated and his killing intent was rising higher and higher.
"Maybe if I kill you I will get the simulator", he thought out loud, scaring Lin Fang pale.
Feigning a confident expression Lin Fang finally spoke, "You can't take away something as powerful and as elusive as the simulator with just force"
Seeing that he got the figure's attention he continued, "The simulator is a very powerful legacy from an ancient god, and it is passed down through generations through discipleship"
"Are you saying that I have to become your disciple to get it?", asked the figure a hint of disdain in his tone.
"no you don't have to", Lin Fang explained, "I can pass it to you through a ritual"