A week passed, and the number of simulations was refreshed!
Jiang Yifeng returned to his room and muttered silently,
"Start simulation!"
[Simulation count consumed: 1, remaining simulations: 0]
[Extracting blue talent consumes 10 energy points, extracting purple talent consumes 100 energy points. Please choose!]
"Extract purple talent."
[Ding! Deducting 100 energy points. Extracting purple talent. Remaining energy: 3 billion...]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the talent: God's Hand.]
[God's Hand]: Key items will occasionally appear in your hand.
Jiang Yifeng fell into deep thought.
"Isn't God's Hand a term used in Go?"
He dismissed the thought. It wasn't important. But looking at the talent description, it seemed like it could be useful. He couldn't help but look forward to it.
Immediately, he checked the simulation panel.
[The 18th simulation begins.]
[You realize you are already in the simulation.]
[You see that it is still early in the day and decide not to leave Qingshan City immediately, instead planning to leave at night when no one would notice.]
[In the evening, after having dinner, you packed your belongings and prepared to leave Jiang Mansion under the cover of night.]
[At that moment, you heard Xiao Tao, the maid who lived in your side courtyard, crying.]
[Just as you were about to go out to check, a soft object suddenly appeared in your hand.]
[Looking at the object in your hand, your expression shifted slightly.]
[This... isn't this Xiao Tao's bellyband!]
Before you could recover from the shock, Xiao Tao came running towards you, crying.
As she ran, she shouted, "There's a rapist!"
You glanced at the bellyband in your hand, feeling guilty for a moment, and quickly stashed it in your storage ring.
By then, Xiao Tao had reached you.
You asked her what had happened.
Xiao Tao, through her sobs, explained that she was getting ready for bed when, all of a sudden, her bellyband disappeared.
Your heart raced as you thought about the bellyband that had just appeared in your hand.
You recalled the talent you had acquired in this simulation.
"Could this bellyband be one of the key items that God's Hand mentioned?" you wondered.
Suppressing the urge to curse, you calmed Xiao Tao down.
It wasn't until midnight that Xiao Tao's emotions finally stabilized, and she returned to her room to sleep.
Only then were you able to analyze what had just occurred.
You concluded that it was likely the talent at work.
Having experienced multiple simulations, you knew that some talents could be downright bizarre.
However, you couldn't help but grumble internally: "Calling this talent God's Hand is utterly absurd!"
Putting the incident aside, you left Qingshan City under the cover of darkness.
Along the way, various inexplicable items kept appearing in your hands.
Bellybands in all sorts of colors, cucumbers, eggplants—what on earth were these?
Even fire sticks appeared!
You began to suspect certain possibilities, feeling utterly contemptuous inside.
Stopping by a river, you washed your hands thoroughly, hoping to rid yourself of whatever strange magic was at play.
As you entered the Changqing Mountains, away from the crowds, the mysterious objects finally stopped appearing.
You felt a sense of relief.
On the third day, you adjusted your mindset and began planning your next move.
Wary of the peculiar talent, you decided against contacting Bai Ruoxue, fearing disastrous consequences.
"If this talent activates while I'm around Bai Ruoxue, who has passed the eighth level of tribulation, this simulation will surely end in disaster," you reasoned.
To avoid catastrophe, you resolved not to involve Bai Ruoxue in this simulation.
You explored the ruins of Tianxuan Temple, cleaned the site, and buried the bones you found there.
Afterward, you headed south, determined to reach the Endless Sea on your own.
Although traveling alone might be dangerous, it was still better than risking a confrontation with Bai Ruoxue.
You briefly considered abandoning the journey to the Endless Sea altogether. However, to forge your body with the thunder under Senior Lu Wuya's formation, it was a necessary step.
To achieve this, you needed to improve your knowledge of formations, and the Endless Sea was the best place to do so.
While other locations like the Death Desert, Flame Valley, or Ten Thousand Swords Forest could also grant access to the Sealed Formation, you knew that the black turtle beast in the Endless Sea offered a safer environment for your studies.
In the first year, you traveled through sparsely populated areas, avoiding unnecessary trouble caused by your peculiar talent.
Despite your precautions, you still encountered trouble.
There were several occasions when you were caught holding bellybands belonging to various female immortal slaves.
Thankfully, your cultivation level was not weak. Most immortal slaves stationed outside were only at the Foundation Establishment Stage and were no match for you.
Over time, rumors of the "bellyband immortal" began to spread among the people.
In the second year, you encountered a Nascent Soul-stage female immortal slave.
The battle was bloody.
Although her cultivation level and magic exceeded yours, your dual practice of immortal and martial arts provided a stronger foundation.
After three days of intense fighting, you managed to kill her, though you were gravely injured.
In the third year, you were hunted relentlessly.
News of your fight with the female immortal slave had reached the Immortal Spirit Sect, which dispatched numerous masters to intercept you.
Fortunately, the sect did not prioritize your capture, and most of your pursuers were at the Jindan or Nascent Soul stages.
After enduring countless battles, you reached the edge of the Endless Sea relatively unscathed.
For reasons unknown, the immortal slaves ceased their pursuit upon your arrival at the sea.
You speculated they either thought you would perish in the Endless Sea or feared venturing into the beast's territory.
Standing at the water's edge, you waited for the black turtle to appear, yet there was no sign of it.
Confused, you recalled how the black turtle had surfaced immediately when you had arrived with Bai Ruoxue previously.
"Could it be that my current strength is too low to attract its attention?" you wondered.
Several days passed without any sign of the black turtle.
Determined, you began shouting toward the sea and even launched spiritual attacks to provoke a response.
At last, the massive form of the black turtle emerged from the water.
However, the black turtle seemed furious.
Without a word, it opened its mouth and sucked you in, your body flying uncontrollably into its maw.