A week later.
Jiang Yifeng closed the door early and waited patiently in his room.
Soon, the simulator refreshed.
This time, he was determined to break through to the Jindan stage. He had been anticipating this moment for a long time.
As the simulation refreshed, Jiang Yifeng silently commanded, *"Start simulation!"*
[Simulation initiated. One simulation opportunity consumed. Remaining opportunities: 0.]
[Extracting blue talent consumes 10 energy points. Extracting purple talent consumes 100 energy points. Please select an option.]
"Extract purple talent," Jiang Yifeng decided without hesitation.
[Ding! 100 energy points deducted. Extracting purple talent. Remaining energy value: 11 billion...]
[Congratulations! You have obtained the purple talent: *Array Genius*.]
[*Array Genius*: You are a peerless genius in the practice of arrays. You possess unique insights into the way of arrays and can easily draw inferences from a single example.]
"This talent isn't bad!" Jiang Yifeng's eyes lit up with excitement.
He had been saved multiple times in previous simulations by the teleportation array disk, which was also a type of array.
More importantly, the South Territory was sealed off by a massive formation.
Jiang Yifeng speculated that if he could master the art of formations, he might bypass the beasts entirely by opening alternate cracks in the formation to escape from the South Territory.
It was worth a try in the simulation.
After all, without the "Body of Disaster," his urgency to leave the South Territory remained unchanged.
Only by escaping from this forbidden place could he gain more simulation opportunities.
More simulations meant faster progress in his cultivation.
In reality, however, he resolved not to reveal even a hint of his cultivation unless absolutely necessary.
With a plan forming in his mind, Jiang Yifeng turned his attention back to the simulator.
[The 15th simulation begins.]
[You realize you have started the simulation.]
[Day 1: Under the cover of darkness, you leave Qingshan City.]
[Day 2: You reach the ruins of Tianxuan Temple in the Changqing Mountain Range.]
[This time, you utilize the *Chasing Wind Art* for rapid travel. In just one day, you cover three to four thousand kilometers to arrive.]
[You control your speed to conserve energy, though you could travel even faster.]
[Day 3: You clean up the ruins of Tianxuan Temple and bury the corpses.]
[Day 4: You scout the area within a hundred-mile radius to ensure it is safe.]
[You are preparing for the breakthrough to the Jindan stage.]
[Although you failed in the last simulation, you are aware that the breakthrough will trigger unusual phenomena.]
[You don't know how far these phenomena will spread or whether they will attract the immortal slaves.]
[Still, you believe that ensuring the safety of the surrounding area should mitigate the risks.]
[Day 10: You return to the ruins of Tianxuan Temple.]
[Over the past few days, you confirm that there are no people within a hundred-mile radius. You feel ready to attempt the breakthrough.]
[Day 11: Holding a spirit stone in your hand, you sit cross-legged and begin absorbing spiritual energy to construct the bridge between heaven and earth.]
[As the spiritual energy flows, you carefully guide it to connect your meridians, forming the intricate patterns of the golden elixir.]
At this point, the sky begins to change. A phantom of a real dragon ascends into the heavens, followed by the majestic image of a real phoenix spreading its wings.
From a distance, the sight is one of a dragon and phoenix singing in harmony.
But this is only the beginning.
As Jiang Yifeng continues constructing the bridge between heaven and earth, the vision of the dragon and phoenix gradually fades.
However, more phenomena follow in succession.
The sky is illuminated with strange and wondrous sights, visible across the entire South Territory.
The immortal slaves of the Xianlin Sect begin converging on his location.
Even Shen Wuyou, the sect master of the Xianlin Sect and a cultivator at the sixth level of tribulation, decides to investigate personally.
Of course, Jiang Yifeng remains unaware of these developments.
He is wholly focused on constructing the bridge between heaven and earth.
The process is nearly complete as one bridge is successfully built.
Yet, just as he nears the breakthrough, an unexpected complication arises—not from external forces but from within himself.
He feels the vitality within his body surging uncontrollably, flowing along the newly built bridge toward the golden elixir.
Confused, Jiang Yifeng struggles to understand the situation.
He had been attempting to break through in immortal cultivation, so why was his martial arts energy interfering?
He is unsure of the consequences but tries desperately to regain control.
Unfortunately, his efforts are in vain. The martial arts energy continues to flow into the golden elixir, relentless and unstoppable.
Soon, even his spiritual energy spirals out of control, joining the chaotic flow.
Jiang Yifeng can only watch helplessly as the energies within him operate independently.
Meanwhile, in the skies above, the phenomena evolve once more.
A vague figure materializes, wielding a colossal axe that cleaves through chaos, revealing radiant light.
The vision of Pangu splitting the heavens is unparalleled in its majesty.
Subsequent visions include the Chaos Golden Lotus and the Three Thousand Demon Gods.
Finally, a golden shadow resembling Jiang Yifeng appears in the sky, exuding unmatched dominance and grandeur.
Back in his sea of qi, Jiang Yifeng observes an astonishing sight.
The martial arts energy carves intricate patterns onto the golden elixir, intertwining with the spiritual energy to autonomously construct a second bridge of heaven and earth.
Though confused, Jiang Yifeng is also exhilarated.
Before him lies a golden elixir of unparalleled quality—a twelfth-grade golden elixir.
Just as his excitement peaks, the ground begins to quake.
Opening his eyes, Jiang Yifeng senses a looming crisis.
He has yet to complete his breakthrough, and with the energies in his body operating autonomously, he is unable to stop or mobilize his cultivation.
At this moment, he is as vulnerable as a mortal.
Before long, he sees a large group of immortal slaves battling a contingent of immortal cultivators.
The tremors had been caused by their clash.
Jiang Yifeng is bewildered.
He had thoroughly scouted the area earlier and found no signs of life.
How could such a large-scale confrontation suddenly erupt here?
Hundreds of combatants are engaged in battle on both sides.
As he struggles to make sense of the situation, a white-haired old man suddenly appears before him.