When Jiang Yifeng was in distress, the electronic voice of the simulator suddenly sounded.
[Ding, reminder to the host: This simulator can conceal breakthrough phenomena at the cost of 1 billion energy points.]
"Huh? The simulator has this function too!"
Hearing the simulator's announcement, Jiang Yifeng looked surprised.
In this situation, there was no reason to hesitate. Jiang Yifeng made his choice immediately.
"I choose the talent Array Genius and Divine Cultivation."
[Ding, congratulations to the host for acquiring the talent Array Genius. Deducting 100 energy points. Remaining energy value: 11 billion...]
[Ding: Extraction of Divine Cultivation detected. This will trigger anomalies. Would the host like to spend 1 billion energy points to conceal them?]
"Yes, conceal the anomaly!"
Jiang Yifeng responded without hesitation.
[The host has chosen to conceal the breakthrough phenomenon. Deducting 1 billion energy points. Remaining energy value: 10 billion...]
[Ding, extraction of Divine Cultivation completed. Deducting 200 million energy points. Remaining energy value: 9.8 billion...]
As the simulation reward collection concluded, Jiang Yifeng immediately felt the vitality and spiritual energy within his body begin to flow autonomously.
In a short time, the bridge between heaven and earth formed on its own, and a twelfth-grade golden core emerged. Jiang Yifeng had officially advanced to the Golden Core (Jindan) stage.
Upon reaching the Jindan stage, he now had the ability to fly through the air.
Excited, Jiang Yifeng found himself eager to go outside for a test flight. But as he walked to the door, he awkwardly retreated.
He kept reminding himself, "Stay calm, don't act recklessly... Don't act recklessly."
Eventually, Jiang Yifeng convinced himself.
He concluded it was better to remain cautious. Revealing his cultivation in reality was far too risky.
For now, it was best to continue playing the role of a carefree playboy, attracting no unnecessary attention.
"If I want to experience flying freely in reality, I'll have to wait until I become an immortal... No, I'd need to be capable of defeating the celestial being who sealed the Southern Region!"
At that moment, the simulator's prompt sounded again.
[Ding, the host has entered the Divine Path, completed a hidden achievement, and unlocked the personal data panel.]
Jiang Yifeng was stunned. He hadn't expected entering the Divine Path to come with hidden achievements.
Though he felt the personal data panel wasn't very useful at present, he realized its potential value.
In the future, with more talents and techniques under his belt, the panel would allow him to observe his strength's progress at a glance.
Jiang Yifeng quickly examined his personal information.
[Host: Jiang Yifeng]
[Talents: True Spiritual Root of Thunder and Fire, Eye of Insight, Accidental Enlightenment, Array Genius]
[Divine Cultivation: Golden Core Stage Level 1 (Immortal Dao), Martial Dao Level 3 (Qi Condensation Realm)]
[Techniques: Tianxuan Art]
[Spells: Wind Chasing Technique (Great Success)]
"Not bad. Very strong," Jiang Yifeng remarked, satisfied.
Then, he turned and walked toward Chunyan Tower. It was time to enjoy some music—he couldn't afford delays in his daily playboy routine.
Time passed like flowing water.
Soon, a week went by. Jiang Yifeng shut himself inside his room and spoke silently, "Begin simulation!"
[Simulation initiated. Remaining attempts: 0.]
[Extracting blue talents costs 10 energy points. Extracting purple talents costs 100 energy points. Please select.]
"Extract purple talent."
[Ding, deducting 100 energy points. Extracting purple talent. Remaining energy value: 9.8 billion...]
[Congratulations to the host for acquiring the talent: Longevity as the Southern Mountains.]
[Longevity as the Southern Mountains: Your lifespan increases by 1,000 years.]
Upon seeing this new talent, Jiang Yifeng raised an eyebrow.
It was a good talent, but unfortunately, it wasn't very useful to him at the moment.
Currently, whether in reality or simulations, what he lacked was never a lifespan.
"Ah!"
With a sigh, Jiang Yifeng shifted his attention back to the simulator.
[The 16th simulation begins.]
[You realize you have entered the simulation.]
[This time, you decide to head to the ruins of Tianxuan Temple first.]
[You plan to wait for Bai Ruoxue to arrive there.]
[After all, taking advantage of her remains your primary source of spiritual stones in simulations.]
[On the first day, you leave Qingshan City under the cover of night.]
[On the second day, you arrive at the ruins of Tianxuan Temple.]
[On the third day, you clean up the ruins and bury the corpses.]
[On the fourth day, you begin cultivating peacefully while awaiting the arrival of the "cash machine," Bai Ruoxue.]
[In the blink of an eye, a year passes. Your spiritual stones are long consumed, and your cultivation has slightly improved, nearing the second level of Jindan.]
[In the second year, without spiritual stones, your cultivation slows.]
[However, you trigger an accidental enlightenment, increasing your cultivation speed eightfold.]
[The enlightenment lasts for eleven days, during which you successfully break through to the second level of Jindan.]
[In the third year, Bai Ruoxue arrives.]
[Upon seeing you, she asks who you are.]
[You directly reveal your identity, making no attempt to disguise yourself as a disciple of Tianxuan Temple.]
[Initially skeptical, she carefully inspects you from head to toe.]
[During her inspection, she notices your extraordinary twelfth-grade golden core and stares at you like you're a monster.]
[After a long silence, she asks if you'd be willing to become her disciple.]
[Hearing this unexpected opportunity, you readily agree without hesitation.]
[For the next two days, Bai Ruoxue frequently reminisces about her senior brother.]
[On the third day, Bai Ruoxue approaches you and warns that the Southern Region is a forbidden place.]
[Although you already know this, you listen attentively.]
[After explaining the situation in the Southern Region, she asks if you would like to leave with her.]
[In truth, Bai Ruoxue had decided to take you out of the Southern Region as soon as she accepted you as her disciple.]
[Though afraid of the celestial being in the sky, she saw no hope of escape before. Your potential gave her new hope.]
[As for whether you'd confront the celestial being, she wasn't concerned. Being from the Southern Region meant that, sooner or later, the celestial being would come for you.]
[Moved by Bai Ruoxue's offer, you feel a surge of excitement.]
[Leaving the Southern Region would undoubtedly extend your simulation time exponentially.]
[Moreover, with your talent increasing your lifespan, you can't help but wonder just how powerful you could become by the time you died of old age.]
[However, you quickly calm yourself.]
[In previous simulations, you witnessed your father, Jiang Fushan, attempt to break through the fierce beast barrier multiple times.]
[Apart from the simulation where your Body of Disaster talent weakened the Phoenix, all his attempts ended in failure.]
[At that time, Jiang Fushan's cultivation was on par with Bai Ruoxue's—both were at the eighth level of the Tribulation stage.]
[Given these circumstances, you question whether Bai Ruoxue could truly escape the Southern Region with you in tow.]
[Even if you avoided direct confrontation, fleeing while burdened by your presence would still be dangerous.]
[After much contemplation, you grit your teeth and decide to leave with Bai Ruoxue.]
[You reason that, since it's just a simulation, it's worth experimenting. If successful, you'll gain another potential escape route for future simulations.]
[If unsuccessful, the worst outcome is death. Then, you can simply start over in the next simulation.]