[At this moment, you no longer have the energy to think too much. The overwhelming feeling of suffocation forces you to subconsciously resist.]
[Unfortunately, despite your significant increase in strength, you are completely powerless under the oppressive aura of the woman in white.]
[Just as you are about to lose consciousness, her grip on your neck loosens slightly.]
[She asks who you are and why you are here.]
[You quickly respond that you are a disciple of the Tianxuan Temple, here to guard the tombs of your ancestors.]
[Though uncertain why the woman in white is acting differently in this simulation, you assume that claiming to be a disciple of Tianxuan Temple should keep you safe.]
[After all, this ruin has no name, and the Tianxuan Temple was a guess based on the previous simulation where the woman in white rebuilt the temple. But you believe it should be correct.]
[Sure enough, when you utter the words "disciple of Tianxuan Temple," her expression changes, as if she is recalling a distant memory.]
[Her grip on your neck slackens further, and you breathe a sigh of relief.]
[However, your relief is premature. Moments later, her hand tightens around your neck again.]
[She coldly demands to know: "Who are you? Why do you practice Tianxuan Gong? Why are you pretending to be a disciple of Tianxuan Temple?"]
[You are completely baffled, unable to understand why the woman in white is not following the same behavior as in the previous simulation.]
[You are at a loss. How could she be so certain you are not a disciple of Tianxuan Temple? In the earlier simulation, she never doubted you!]
[You cannot fathom how to answer her. You certainly cannot reveal that you have a simulator and are merely pretending to be a disciple of Tianxuan Temple for personal gain.]
[And you know that even if you told her the truth, she likely would not believe you. After all, a simulator would seem utterly foreign to cultivators.]
[So you double down, insisting that you are a disciple of Tianxuan Temple.]
[But the woman in white does not believe you. Her grip grows increasingly tighter.]
[Gradually, your head feels heavier, and your consciousness begins to fade.]
[The only thought in your mind is: "Am I going to die?"]
Jiang Yifeng, in reality, was just as perplexed.
He couldn't figure out what was happening.
He thought, *Is this simulation going to end like this?*
"Oh well, I guess I didn't even get to spend any spirit stones!"
Jiang Yifeng sighed.
Although the simulation ended, Jiang Yifeng wasn't too disappointed. After all, each simulation only allows two rewards to be brought out. This time, he decided the talent was essential; cultivation could wait.
With such a strong spiritual root talent, his cultivation would improve quickly in the next simulation.
Originally, Jiang Yifeng had planned to exploit the woman in white's abilities, intending to bring the spirit stones out of the simulation for future use.
He had even considered using a deep simulation to manipulate his simulated self if his hints didn't work.
But it seemed none of his ideas would come to fruition now.
Shaking his head, Jiang Yifeng continued observing the simulation.
[You feel your soul being peeled away, and soon, you die.]
[Soon after, you find yourself alive again.]
[The woman in white is still standing at the ruins, looking at you from a distance.]
*"What's going on? Is this an illusion?"* you wonder.
[Before long, the woman in white disappears from the ruins and reappears before you.]
[She grabs your neck once more.]
[Things begin to repeat. The same events happen over and over.]
[You die again and again, but the simulation doesn't end. This makes you realize you are trapped in an illusion.]
[The woman in white seems to be using this loop to force you to reveal why you pretended to be a disciple of Tianxuan Temple.]
[But you truly have no ulterior motive. You only wanted to take advantage of the situation, and you cannot explain the simulator to her. You genuinely don't know what to say.]
[So, you stubbornly refuse to answer her questions, deciding to stay silent.]
*At worst, I'll really die. It's just a simulation—what's there to fear?* you think to yourself.
[You even grumble inwardly. If not for the benefits gained in previous simulations, you would've lashed out at her long ago!]
[You have no idea how much time passes, but eventually, the scene resets to the woman in white staring at you from afar.]
[You glance at her with a resigned look, prepared to be strangled yet again.]
[After hundreds of deaths in the illusion, you've become numb.]
[But this time, the expected strangulation doesn't happen.]
[Instead, the woman in white smiles faintly, her lips curling slightly.]
[She asks, "How did you escape the extermination of your family?"]
[Your mind goes blank, and you don't respond.]
[Interpreting your silence as anger, the woman in white begins explaining herself.]
[She says that with your top-grade spiritual root, it should've been impossible for you to escape the disaster of Tianxuan Temple's destruction.]
[The attackers wouldn't have spared a disciple with such excellent talent. She says this is why she has doubts.]
[As she speaks, her words begin to make sense.]
[You realize the changes in this simulation stem from your new talent.]
[But you agree with her logic. If you were the one exterminating a sect, you wouldn't leave behind any talented disciples who could one day seek revenge.]
[Previously, as a pseudo-spiritual root cultivator with poor talent, it was more believable that you survived the extermination.]
[Though you now understand, you still don't know how to answer her question about how you escaped.]
[So, you retort, "Didn't they just not bother with me?"]
[You would never say this under normal circumstances. But after being killed countless times in the illusion, your resentment slips out before you can stop yourself.]
[The moment the words leave your mouth, you regret it. You suddenly realize that the woman in white may not actually be from Tianxuan Temple.]
[After all, though she claimed this was her senior brother's sect in the previous simulation, that doesn't prove she was also a disciple of Tianxuan Temple.]
[It's entirely possible that her senior brother left their original sect to establish his own.]
[Otherwise, how could the woman in white—a powerful cultivator—remain untouched by the sect's enemies?]
[Her arrival to investigate the ruins of Tianxuan Temple only after its destruction further suggests she was not part of the sect.]
[As expected, after hearing your retort, the woman in white's expression darkens with suspicion once again.]