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[In the 49th year, you encountered a large tribe. From them, you learned that the Great Wilderness is a desert region connecting several major domains.]
[Its size is comparable to the combined areas of the major domains.]
[The tribe informed you that it would not be possible to exit the Great Wilderness and reach other major domains in a short time.]
[Realizing this, you chose an isolated location, built a residence, and began cultivating in peace.]
[You understood that since leaving the Great Wilderness would take too much time, it was better to focus on improving your strength. After all, you had earned this simulation time through great effort, escaping from the South Domain.]
[In the 50th year, you practiced diligently and made slight progress.]
[In the 60th year, you continued your hard work in cultivation.]
[In the 70th year, after decades of persistence, your movement technique, the Wind Chasing Art, finally reached the state of great mastery.]
[At this point, when you used the Wind Chasing Art, your movements resembled a gust of wind, and your speed increased several times.]
[In the 100th year, while polishing your golden elixir, you triggered a chance epiphany. This increased your cultivation speed tenfold and made your mind exceptionally active.]
[The epiphany lasted for half a year.]
[When it ended, you discovered that your golden elixir had faint patterns. Although they weren't clear, you could vaguely see their structure: a connection between the nine upper patterns and the dragon pattern at the base.]
[This discovery filled you with excitement.]
[With a clear goal in mind, you became even more motivated and diligent in your cultivation.]
[In the 120th year, you noticed that the eleven patterns on your golden elixir were completely connected, though the newly appeared pattern remained faint.]
[In the 138th year, your eleventh-grade golden elixir was fully formed.]
[Now, all you needed was to use spiritual energy to construct a bridge between heaven and earth, connecting your meridians with the golden elixir. This would allow you to break through to the Jindan stage.]
[It would also make yours the only eleventh-grade golden elixir in history. Thinking of this, you laughed: "Who else?"]
[You began absorbing spiritual energy, preparing to construct the bridge between heaven and earth.]
[As you progressed, strange phenomena began appearing in the sky.]
[Above you, several elders in the Crossing Tribulation Stage observed the phenomena with changed expressions.]
[One of the elders sighed and said to the others, "I will take action."]
[Moments later, as you were building the bridge, you noticed a massive seal descending from the sky, aimed directly at you.]
[You didn't know what was happening, but you understood that someone was attacking you.]
[Without hesitation, you activated the teleportation jade plate in an attempt to escape. However, the teleportation failed.]
[The jade plate activated, but no teleportation occurred, as the surrounding space was blocked.]
[Your feeling was correct. This attack wasn't accidental but had been planned in advance. You were surrounded.]
[Unknown to you, your nearly hundred years of cultivation had brought disaster to thousands of miles around, a consequence of your Body of Disaster.]
[This situation had long been reported to the Wilderness Sect, a major force in the Great Wilderness.]
[The Wilderness Sect had been monitoring you for a long time. Had it not been for records warning that killing a Body of Disaster often led to calamities for the killer, you would have been eliminated long ago.]
[However, your impending breakthrough left the elders with no choice. The higher the level of the Body of Disaster, the greater the disasters it caused.]
[In an instant, the giant seal descended. Despite your formidable vitality, you stood no chance against the attack of a Crossing Tribulation Stage elder.]
[You died at the age of 158.]
[This simulation ends.]
[In this simulation, you can choose two rewards: Body of Disaster (talent), Wind Chasing Art (great mastery), or Immortal Cultivation (foundation perfection).]
[Body of Disaster (talent)]: Price: 100 energy points.
[Wind Chasing Art (great mastery)]: Price: 2,000 energy points.
[Immortal Cultivation (foundation perfection)]: Price: 100 million energy points. (Note: Foundation perfection with the eleventh-grade golden elixir.)
"What a pity!" Jiang Yifeng sighed.
This simulation lasted long enough, but Jiang Yifeng knew it could have lasted longer if not for his Body of Disaster, which led to his death at the hands of so-called righteous cultivators.
He felt a pang of frustration. "I didn't harm anyone intentionally. It's just my talent! Why kill me?"
Of course, this was just a complaint. He understood how dangerous his talent was.
Still, when he looked at the simulated rewards, Jiang Yifeng couldn't help but smile.
"An eleventh-grade golden elixir."
Though he hadn't broken through to the Jindan stage, he knew he could achieve it in the next simulation.
After all, the hardest part was already behind him.
By his calculations, it had taken three or four simulations—over 200 years in total—to polish the golden elixir.
Even with his epiphanies, spirit stone consumption, and lucky encounters, it was clear why only one tenth-grade golden elixir had been polished in millions of years.
The lifespan of a Foundation Establishment cultivator was only 300 years. Subtracting the time spent on early cultivation, how could anyone spare so much time to polish their golden elixir?
Jiang Yifeng knew that although his was an eleventh-grade golden elixir, most of his effort had gone into perfecting the tenth elixir pattern. The dragon pattern was purely an opportunity.
Without further thought, Jiang Yifeng made his choice.
"I choose Immortal Cultivation and the Wind Chasing Art (great mastery)."
While the Body of Disaster could help him escape the South Domain, Jiang Yifeng decided against it.
It was manageable in the simulation, but in reality, he feared losing control over such a dangerous talent.
He didn't want to bring harm to his family, friends, or others, nor did he want to end up alone in the world.
[Ding! Immortal Cultivation successfully extracted. 100 million energy points deducted. Remaining energy: 11 billion.]
[Ding! Wind Chasing Art (great mastery) successfully extracted. 2,000 energy points deducted. Remaining energy: 11 billion.]
Soon, Jiang Yifeng felt the changes in his body.
The golden elixir in his qi sea now bore all eleven lines.
As for the Wind Chasing Art, its benefits weren't immediately apparent, but he anticipated noticing them the next time he used the technique.
When everything settled, Jiang Yifeng looked outside at the bright sun.
Stretching lazily, he muttered, "Another beautiful day."
And, as expected, he made his way to the brothel to enjoy the music once again.
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