Chapter 38: The farce is over! A new simulation begins
Qiu Zhixuan's grandfather, Qiu Kuang, pondered for a long time. In the end, he didn't kill you but took you and Qiu Zhixuan away.
Only the Immortal Slave young lady who fell in love with you at first sight was left standing alone.
A few days later, you were brought to the capital of the Great Abyssal Kingdom.
Qiu Kuang told you that if you wanted to be with his granddaughter Qiu Zhixuan, you must pass a test and join the Immortal Arrival Sect.
He didn't even ask why you were cultivating, which was quite abstract.
Hearing Qiu Kuang's demand for you to join the Immortal Arrival Sect, you nodded in agreement without hesitation.
You knew that joining the Immortal Arrival Sect meant you could cultivate openly, without fear of being hunted down or struck by Heavenly Thunder.
You thought this might allow you to extend your simulation time.
Of course, even if you wanted to refuse, you couldn't; Qiu Kuang had a firm grip on you.
Your nod made Qiu Zhixuan jump for joy, thinking you agreed solely for her.However, things didn't go smoothly. The Immortal Arrival Sect had no precedent for accepting cultivators from the Southern Regions.
Even though Qiu Kuang was an elder, he needed to apply for approval.
His multiple applications for you to join the Immortal Arrival Sect and take the test were all rejected.
Other Immortal Slaves in the sect even sternly demanded Qiu Kuang to kill you.
Until others in the Immortal Arrival Sect saw you in person, the situation changed rapidly.
Some people found you increasingly displeasing and were determined to kill you.
Others saw you as if you were their own son, insisting on protecting you and believing you must join the Immortal Arrival Sect.
Because of your presence, the Immortal Arrival Sect dramatically split into two factions.
They argued daily because of you.
The situation escalated, leading to internal conflicts.
Finally, a bolt of purple lightning struck down, ending this farce completely.
You died at the age of 29!
This simulation ends.
You can choose two rewards from this simulation: Intelligence Reduction Aura (Talent), Heavenly Profound Art (Immortal Dao Mental Cultivation Method), Wind Chasing Art (Body Techniques Manual).
Intelligence Reduction Aura (Talent): Price 1 million Energy Value.
Heavenly Profound Art (Immortal Dao Mental Cultivation Method): Price 10 million Energy Value.
Wind Chasing Art (Body Techniques Manual): Price 5 million Energy Value.
Seeing the simulation end, Jiang Yifeng felt a mix of emotions.
This simulation was truly a farce, with not much worth summarizing.
After all, everyone in the simulation was affected by the Intelligence Reduction Aura.
Either they were overly affectionate towards him, or they were looking for trouble, hating him to the core.
The only useful information was that Qiu Zhixuan's grandfather had the simulation join the Immortal Arrival Sect, and the location was the capital of the Great Abyssal Kingdom.
Perhaps that's where the headquarters of the Immortal Arrival Sect is.
But for now, it doesn't matter to him.
Jiang Yifeng directly looked at the simulation rewards.
It had been a long time since he had seen such meager rewards, with only three options.
This time, there wasn't even a cultivation reward.
But Jiang Yifeng wasn't surprised. After all, he could tell from the simulation text.
In this simulation, he was beset with troubles, probably with very little time to cultivate peacefully.
The minimal improvement made it reasonable for no cultivation rewards to appear on the list.
The only pleasant surprise was the Wind Chasing Art.
It somewhat made up for his lack of combat techniques.
There was no need to think about the rewards this time; the Intelligence Reduction Aura (Talent) was too dangerous, harming both others and himself.
Jiang Yifeng felt he didn't have the protagonist's fate to handle it.
So he directly made his choice: "I choose the Heavenly Profound Art and Wind Chasing Art."
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Heavenly Profound Art (Immortal Dao Mental Cultivation Method) and Wind Chasing Art (Body Techniques Manual). Deducting 15 million Energy Value, remaining Energy Value: 1.12 billion...
In an instant, two manuals appeared in Jiang Yifeng's hands.
Looking at the Heavenly Profound Art in his hand, Jiang Yifeng felt a bit emotional.
This technique had finally been redeemed.
It had appeared as a reward in every simulation since the third one.
Putting all the rewards into his storage ring, Jiang Yifeng calmed his mind and walked out of his room.
It was another beautiful day, perfect for listening to music at a pleasure house!
"Well, I won't go to the Spring Blossom Pavilion today. Just finished a simulation, still a bit wary of Qiu Zhixuan, afraid of slipping up."
Jiang Yifeng murmured to himself.
Then he headed to another place to listen to music.
He felt this wouldn't affect his persona too much.
He could return to the Spring Blossom Pavilion in a couple of days; it's only natural to change tastes occasionally.
A week passed in the blink of an eye, and the simulation count refreshed again.
Jiang Yifeng returned to his room and silently said,
"Start the simulation!"
Consuming one simulation count, remaining count: 0.
Drawing a Blue Talent costs 100,000 Energy Value. Drawing a Purple Talent costs 1 million Energy Value. Please choose a draw!
"Draw a Purple Talent."
Ding! Deducting 1 million Energy Value, drawing Purple Talent, remaining Energy Value: 1.12 billion...
Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Purple Talent: Random Enlightenment.
Random Enlightenment: While cultivating, you may occasionally enter a state of enlightenment.
(Note: In the state of enlightenment, cultivation speed is randomly increased by 2 to 10 times; thoughts are more active, making it easier to discover problems and break through bottlenecks!)
The 13th simulation begins.
You realize you are already in the simulation.
This time, you have an Immortal Dao Mental Cultivation Method, so you don't need to rush to the Heavenly Profound Temple ruins.
But Green Hills City is crowded, and with the presence of Immortal Slaves, the fluctuations during your cultivation are easily noticed.
So you decide to head to the Heavenly Profound Temple ruins in the Evergreen Mountain Range to cultivate.
That night, you leave Green Hills City when the streets are empty.
On the third day, you arrive at the Heavenly Profound Temple ruins.
Although you already have an Immortal Dao Mental Cultivation Method, you still bury the bones here and clean up the ruins.
After that, you begin your cultivation.
For this simulation's cultivation plan, you decide to temporarily set aside Martial Dao.
You focus on refining your Golden Core every day and spend two hours learning the Wind Chasing Art.
In the first year, you don't know how much progress you've made in refining your Golden Core, as you still see no sign of the tenth pattern appearing.
However, your body technique, Wind Chasing Art, has reached the entry level.
Now, with the buff from the body technique, your running speed is nearly doubled compared to your normal state.
Just the entry-level body technique has such a significant improvement; if cultivated to a higher level, the difference would be immense.
This makes you realize the importance of combat techniques.
You decide to quickly find other types of combat techniques in the future.
The buff effect is just too significant.
In the second year, despite your hard work, there are no obvious breakthroughs in any aspect.
In the third year, Bai Ruoxue arrives.
After a series of interrogations, she confirms that you are not an Immortal Slave.
She has some appreciation for your talent but doesn't say much.
Three days later, Bai Ruoxue leaves, giving you a storage ring.
You open the storage ring to find 100,000 Spirit Stones and a freshly written book titled "Annotations on Cultivation Knowledge."
These items are identical to those from the previous simulation, so you don't pay much attention to them.