[In the 42nd year, the formation left behind by Senior Lu Wuya collapsed, causing heavy casualties among the people of Jibei Mountain.]
[You witnessed this situation and could do nothing.]
[After all, you had warned everyone a year ago, but unfortunately, you were too weak to make them listen, and most people dismissed your words.]
[In the 43rd year, Elder Li gathered the remaining cultivators of Jibei Mountain to discuss breaking out of the forbidden land with your father, Jiang Fushan.]
[Thanks to the spiritual stone resources you provided your father more than 20 years ago, which accelerated his cultivation, he had now reached the ninth level of the tribulation.]
[Your father volunteered to take the lead and declared that he was ready to act at any time.]
[Hearing this, Elder Li and the others were delighted. With a master like your father, who had reached the ninth level of the tribulation, leading the way, the chances of successfully escaping the forbidden formation increased significantly.]
[Thus, they decided to set off immediately for the Death Desert.]
[You, having overheard their plan, hurriedly intervened to stop them.]
[In this simulation, you had already decided at the outset to delay the journey to the Death Desert.]
[After all, you knew there were still ten years before the arrival of the sky thunder, so there was no rush to venture into the Death Desert.]
[You reasoned that if your father could ascend from a mortal to the ninth level of the tribulation in just over 30 years, why not give him another ten years?]
[You believed it was not impossible for your father to achieve the realm of an immortal by then!]
[Once your father ascended to a level beyond immortality, breaking through the forbidden formation would be effortless.]
[With an immortal father by your side, the dangers posed by the dragon souls behind the cracks in the formation would be negligible.]
[Armed with this knowledge, you opposed their plan.]
[When you spoke, everyone turned to look at you.]
[Their gazes were no longer friendly.]
[After all, if they couldn't leave, they were doomed to be annihilated by the sky thunder.]
[However, your father, Jiang Fushan, looked at you with a gentle smile and reassured you not to worry about his safety.]
[You ignored the others' discontent, understanding their frustration, but you had your reasons.]
[Yet, you couldn't shake off a pang of guilt when facing your father's trust.]
[You reminded yourself that this was merely a simulation, not reality, so you weren't genuinely worried about your father's safety.]
[Even so, you quickly regained your composure and explained your reasoning to everyone.]
[You claimed that the guardian beast was far too strong and urged everyone to train further before venturing into the Death Desert.]
[Although most people understood your point, they were uncertain when the sky thunder would arrive, and few agreed with your suggestion.]
[You knew the exact timeline of the thunder's arrival but couldn't find a way to explain it.]
[For a moment, you found yourself caught in a dilemma.]
[Ultimately, the journey to the Death Desert was postponed.]
[Your father's love and trust in you played a crucial role. How could he not listen to his child's pleas?]
[With your father, the strongest among them, opting to wait, no one dared to venture into the Death Desert without him.]
[Seven years passed in the blink of an eye.]
[In the 50th year, your immortal cultivation had advanced to the third level of the spirit transformation.]
[Progressing only two small realms in seven years seemed slow.]
[However, you understood otherwise. For the past eight years, you relied solely on absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, refraining from using any resources.]
[Why not use the resources?]
[Because you had given all the resources to your father, Jiang Fushan, hoping to accelerate his progress.]
[Your father's incredible talent made you believe that investing in him was the wisest choice.]
[As long as your father grew stronger, he could safely lead you out of the Death Desert and into the land of dragon souls, ensuring your safety and extending the simulation's duration.]
[You considered yourself quite clever for this decision!]
[In the 51st year, your father emerged from his retreat.]
[A few years earlier, your father had already reached the peak of the tribulation stage and had been in seclusion, preparing to break through to the immortal realm.]
[Upon emerging, he immediately began his breakthrough.]
[You watched as he stood in the void, his aura surging and causing the space around him to tremble.]
[Suddenly, thunder rumbled in the sky and struck your father.]
[For a moment, you couldn't determine whether it was man-made thunder or the tribulation thunder for ascension.]
[Your father, however, remained calm and faced the thunder head-on.]
[Half an hour later, the thunder ceased, and your father successfully ascended to the immortal realm.]
[You breathed a sigh of relief, realizing it was tribulation thunder and not a man-made attack.]
[But just as you were celebrating, the sky rumbled again.]
[A purple-red thunderbolt descended rapidly toward your father.]
["This is bad..." You froze for a moment.]
[You should have anticipated this. If even a tenth-grade golden core cultivator couldn't escape the sky thunder controlled by the immortals, how could someone breaking through to immortality?]
[Unlike your apprehension, your father laughed and shouted, "Good!"]
[He charged directly at the purple-red thunderbolt.]
[A few minutes later, your father emerged unscathed, and the purple-red sky thunder dissipated completely.]
["Incredible, Dad," you exclaimed, utterly thrilled.]
[You felt reassured that with such a powerful father, future simulations would undoubtedly yield longer durations.]
[But was it truly so?]
[As the purple-red thunder dissipated, the void suddenly split open.]
[A giant hand, vast enough to cover the sky, descended from above.]
[As this colossal hand fell, the entire Southern Region collapsed.]
[No one in the region survived.]
[You perished at the age of 71.]
[This simulation has ended.]
[Two rewards are available for selection: Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root (Talent) or Divine Way Cultivation.]
[Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root (Talent)]: Price: 1000 Energy Points.
[Divine Way Cultivation]: Price: 300 million Energy Points. Note: Includes immortal cultivation (third level of transformation) and martial cultivation (first level of unity).
The abrupt end of the simulation caught Jiang Yifeng off guard.
Earlier, he had watched his father Jiang Fushan ascend to immortality in the simulation, believing it was a guaranteed success.
He had hoped to rely on his father's immense strength to extend the simulation and improve his cultivation.
But in the end, an unforeseen event disrupted everything.
Now, Jiang Yifeng was utterly confused.
The sky-covering giant hand seemed to belong to a supreme being from the heavens.
However, according to the information he had obtained from the Black Tortoise, this shouldn't have been possible.
It was previously speculated that heavenly beings wouldn't interfere in the forbidden lands of the Southern Region.
Why had this suddenly changed?