[Just then, you saw a green-shirted figure appear and fight with the grass chicken.]
[You were even more confused. Wasn't that green-shirted figure your father, Jiang Fushan?]
[What happened? Why did everything suddenly change? In the 43rd year, wasn't your father supposed to fight the demon dragon? How did it become a battle with the phoenix that looked like a "grass chicken"?]
[You even suspected that you had entered an illusion.]
[Soon, an old man appeared in front of you. Using your Insight Eyes, you discovered that he was Mr. Li, the man who had answered many of your questions in the last simulation.]
[He saw through your identity as a cultivator.]
[He told you to quickly escape with everyone.]
[You asked about the current situation.]
[He explained that the area ahead was the Flame Valley, but for some unknown reason, the flames there had started to gradually die out decades ago.]
[When they received this news, they realized that something must have happened to the fierce beast stationed there.]
[This time, due to unforeseen circumstances, they were forced to flee the Southern Region, using this place as a point of breakthrough.]
[After listening to Mr. Li's explanation, the corners of your mouth twitched slightly.]
[You felt that you were truly unlucky, having unknowingly trained in front of the Flame Valley for decades.]
[As for the extinguished flames, you suspected it might be related to your Body of Misfortune.]
[After all, for so many years, you were likely the only person trapped in this broken place.]
[At this moment, you felt a surge of emotion and began to suspect that this might have been Bai Ruoxue's intention all along.]
[Perhaps she had deliberately used your Body of Misfortune to deal with the beast.]
[You couldn't discern her motives. It might have been a personal grudge or simply an act of venting frustration.]
[After all, you were well aware of Bai Ruoxue's animosity toward the Xianlin Gate and even the immortals in the sky. It stood to reason that she also harbored hatred for the guardian beasts.]
[Unable to attack them directly, she may have thrown you, the Body of Misfortune, into the mix to sow chaos among these beasts.]
[Having understood the general situation, you chose not to flee with Mr. Li, instead letting him go ahead.]
[You were already familiar with the horrors of the Body of Misfortune.]
[You believed that if you fled with them, the beast—despite its weakened state—would likely annihilate everyone.]
[Mr. Li glanced at you briefly before waving his hand and leading the lower-realm cultivators away.]
[After all, it was a chance meeting. The fact that he had taken the time to warn and guide you was already a rare kindness.]
[Naturally, he had no intention of forcing you to escape with him.]
[Moreover, without you, he could take another cultivator along.]
[You turned your gaze to the battle above. The "chicken"-like phoenix was being thoroughly beaten by your father, Jiang Fushan.]
[Meanwhile, the other cultivators were flying deeper into the Flame Valley without encountering any obstacles.]
[It seemed there were no monsters, like the demon pythons in the Death Desert, lurking within the Flame Valley.]
[This puzzled you. In the previous simulation, why had your father, Jiang Fushan, and the other immortal cultivators chosen to break through the Death Desert instead?]
[Flame Valley clearly posed less danger!]
[Unbeknownst to you, this was all due to your Body of Misfortune.]
[The difference in combat strength between the demon dragon and the "chicken" phoenix was negligible.]
[The phoenix's apparent weakness was a direct result of your Body of Misfortune. Its feathers had begun falling inexplicably.]
[Consequently, it was far from its prime.]
[As for the absence of other demonic beasts in the Flame Valley, their presence had been unnecessary. The phoenix's flames served as the ultimate barrier. Ordinary immortal cultivators couldn't even pass through.]
[The extinguishing of the flames, however, was directly caused by your Body of Misfortune.]
[Unaware of this, you mistakenly assumed this was an easier path and remained perplexed.]
[Not dwelling on it further, you seized this rare opportunity to attempt an escape from the Southern Region.]
[If successful, the simulation's timeline would surely extend significantly.]
[Moving deeper into the Flame Valley, you encountered no dangers along the way.]
[After half a day, you heard the long cry of the phoenix. The "grass chicken" phoenix had fallen.]
[Soon after, you felt someone grab you.]
[Turning around, you saw it was your father, Jiang Fushan.]
[He was seriously injured at this point.]
[Using your Insight Eyes, you observed that your father, Jiang Fushan, had dropped to the seventh level of the Tribulation realm.]
[Earlier, during his battle with the beast, you had noted he was at the peak of the eighth level.]
[Without a word, your father grabbed you and led you swiftly through the air.]
[Understanding the urgency, you refrained from asking questions.]
[A day later, you saw a barrier with a deep crack running through it.]
[You recognized this as the formation covering the Southern Region. The crack was the portal Mo Jingtian and Lu Wuya had created millions of years ago.]
[Excitement surged through you. You were finally about to leave this forbidden land!]
[A sudden rumble of thunder echoed across the sky.]
[Your father, Jiang Fushan, gave you a faint smile before hurling you toward the crack.]
[You watched as he soared toward the thunder, intercepting it.]
[Tears streamed down your face as you realized he was sacrificing himself to ensure your escape.]
[When you landed, you found yourself in an unfamiliar environment.]
[You knew this was the world beyond the Southern Region.]
[You waited there for a long time, but your father, Jiang Fushan, never emerged. With a heavy heart, you knew the odds of his survival were slim.]
[Reluctantly, you left the area, wary of lingering dangers.]
[By the 45th year, nearly two years had passed since your escape from the Southern Region.]
[During this time, you wandered ceaselessly, seeking to understand the outside world. Yet, for two years, you encountered no one.]
[By the 48th year, you finally stumbled upon a small village.]
[Entering the village, you asked the locals for information about your location.]
[Unfortunately, the villagers were ordinary folk who knew little of the world beyond their village.]
[Only the elderly village chief, who had seen much in his time, could tell you this was the Great Wilderness.]
[However, even he couldn't say where the Great Wilderness was located within the Nine Profound Realm.]
[The name itself, he admitted, was something he had heard from the previous village chief.]
[You stayed in the village for a day before bidding farewell.]
[Initially, you had intended to stay for two more days.]
[However, the effects of your Body of Misfortune were too severe. In just one day, many of the village's poultry had died, and several villagers had been inexplicably injured.]
[Unable to bear the thought of implicating such simple and kind-hearted people, you chose to leave.]