NOVEL NEXT Chapter 28 – New Talent, Extreme One-for-One
"You've underestimated the power of the Demonic Dragon. As soon as you teleported out, it was already in pursuit."
"At this moment, your cultivation level had increased significantly, and the aftereffects of teleportation were minimal. You quickly activated the Teleportation Jade Plate for the second time, and in the blink of an eye, you disappeared again."
"However, this did not allow you to escape. Despite teleporting twice in a row, the Demonic Dragon still managed to catch up in an instant."
"Soon, after using up three teleportations, you despairingly watched as the Demonic Dragon caught up to you once more."
"In the end, you shouted, 'Southwest corner.'"
"You died at the age of 63."
"This simulation has ended."
"You can choose two rewards from this simulation: Thunder-Fire True Spiritual Root (Talent), Heavenly Profound Art (Immortal Dao Mental Cultivation Method), Cultivation Level (Foundation Establishment Stage Five), Spirit Stones (20,000 pieces), Valley of Flames (Route Map)."
"Thunder-Fire True Spiritual Root (Talent): Price 10 million Energy Value."
"Heavenly Profound Art (Immortal Dao Mental Cultivation Method): Price 100 million Energy Value."
"Cultivation Level (Foundation Establishment Stage Five): Price 5 million Energy Value."
"Spirit Stones (20,000 pieces): Price 200 million Energy Value."
"Valley of Flames (Route Map): Price 10 million Energy Value; a route map from the Great Abyssal Kingdom to the Valley of Flames."
The simulation finally ended.
Jiang Yifeng reflected on the simulation.
He felt he had gained a lot.
This time, he had obtained a lot of secret information from Bai Ruoxue.
He thought that the shadowy figures who used palms, swords, and even the shadowy vendor who appeared in a previous simulation, were all likely the Immortal Slaves of the Immortal Arrival Sect that Bai Ruoxue had mentioned.
Jiang Yifeng carefully recalled that they all wore black clothes and killed cultivators or seekers of immortality.
He had already suspected they belonged to the same organization, but now he was more certain.
Moreover, in the latter part of this simulation, he discovered a bug in the simulator.
Without needing a reward, he had learned the approximate location of the Valley of Flames.
This made Jiang Yifeng genuinely proud of his simulated self.
Well done!
And the last shout of "Southwest corner" at the end of the simulation, Jiang Yifeng thought, should be a reminder to himself that the secret chamber hiding the dragon egg was in the southwest corner of the dragon's nest.
However, Jiang Yifeng also discovered a fatal flaw in the Teleportation Jade Plate, which he had previously considered a life-saving artifact.
Against an overwhelmingly powerful enemy, it was completely ineffective.
The Teleportation Jade Plate could only teleport a thousand miles away, a distance that a creature of the Demonic Dragon's level could cover in an instant.
Jiang Yifeng sighed and thought to himself, "It seems I can't rely on the Teleportation Jade Plate as a life-saving item anymore."
This thing was probably given to him by Bai Ruoxue to escape from ordinary Immortal Slaves.
Suddenly, Jiang Yifeng wondered if he could match the speed of the Teleportation Jade Plate, would that mean he had the strength to rival ordinary Immortal Slaves?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt this was the case.
Since Bai Ruoxue had given him the Teleportation Jade Plate for protection, it must be able to escape from ordinary Immortal Slaves.
So, the speed of ordinary Immortal Slaves must be unable to catch up with the Teleportation Jade Plate.
Therefore, if he could reach a thousand miles away in an instant, he could confront the Immortal Slaves head-on.
With this thought, Jiang Yifeng felt more confident.
Although he was still far from this goal, at least he now knew the general strength of his enemies.
He wouldn't be completely in the dark like before.
Finally, Jiang Yifeng looked at the simulation rewards.
He had already decided on the rewards at the beginning of the simulation.
However, he couldn't understand the pricing of the simulator's rewards.
He felt that the most powerful reward should be the talent, but it wasn't very expensive, probably because it was included with the simulator.
On the other hand, the map, which seemed to have no value, was priced the same as an excellent spiritual root.
As for the Spirit Stones, Jiang Yifeng used to think that 1,000 Spirit Stones could last for decades when his talent was poor, and they weren't expensive.
But now, with his improved talent, 1,000 Spirit Stones could only last a few months. Even 20,000 Spirit Stones could only support him for about three years.
Looking at it now, it was practically robbery.
But even so, they were essential for rapid cultivation, so he had to exchange for them.
Jiang Yifeng softly chanted.
"I choose Thunder-Fire True Spiritual Root (Talent) and Spirit Stones (20,000 pieces)."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Thunder-Fire True Spiritual Root (Talent), deducting 10 million Energy Value, remaining Energy Value 11.5 billion..."
"Ding, the host has obtained Spirit Stones (20,000 pieces), deducting 200 million Energy Value, remaining Energy Value 11.3 billion..."
Jiang Yifeng didn't feel anything special about not choosing to enhance his cultivation level this time.
Seeing the 20,000 Spirit Stones in his storage ring, Jiang Yifeng couldn't help but smile.
Although they were expensive, he could use them without any loss in the simulation, so he definitely wouldn't lose out.
After resting for a moment, Jiang Yifeng looked at the simulator again. He still had one simulation left!
There didn't seem to be any need to save it now.
Since that was the case, let's continue the simulation!
Jiang Yifeng softly chanted.
"Start simulation."
"Consuming one simulation attempt, remaining attempts 0."
"Drawing Blue Talent costs 1 million Energy Value, drawing Purple Talent costs 10 million Energy Value, please choose!"
"Draw Purple Talent."
"Ding, deducting 10 million Energy Value, drawing Purple Talent, remaining Energy Value 11.3 billion."
"Congratulations, you have obtained Purple Talent: Extreme One-for-One."
"Extreme One-for-One: Your death will not be in vain; the one who kills you will die with you."
Seeing this talent, Jiang Yifeng thought of the previous Blue Talent, Human Bomb.
That talent caused his body to explode upon death, creating trouble for his killer.
He remembered that in that simulation, after his death, it seemed to have turned the enemy's skin permanently black.
Jiang Yifeng felt that this "Extreme One-for-One" was probably an upgraded version of that talent.
If he died, his killer would also die.
This talent, Jiang Yifeng thought, might actually be useful in reality.
If he encountered an unbeatable enemy, he could sacrifice himself to protect his loved ones.
But in the simulation, this talent seemed a bit redundant.
In the end, Jiang Yifeng shook his head.
It was still a useless talent. With the simulator, he could always survive until he became invincible, so he wouldn't need this.
He decided to focus on the simulator's development.
"The 10th simulation begins."
"You realize you have entered the simulation."
"This time, your plan is to focus on improving your Immortal Dao cultivation."
"On the first day, you left Green Hills City."
"On the third day, you arrived at the ruins of the Heavenly Profound Temple in the Evergreen Mountain Range."
"On the fourth day, you cleaned up the ruins, buried the bones, and obtained the Immortal Dao Mental Cultivation Method, Heavenly Profound Art."
"In the following days, you began to cultivate diligently."
"After a month, you consumed 600 Spirit Stones and reached Perfect Qi Refining."
"Three months later, you successfully established your foundation, but the dragon energy in your Qi Sea still hadn't fused."
"A year passed, you consumed over 7,000 Spirit Stones, and your Immortal Dao cultivation reached Foundation Establishment Stage Eight."
"This was far faster than your previous simulation's cultivation speed, making you realize the importance of resources once again."
"By mid-second year, your Immortal Dao cultivation had reached Perfect Foundation Establishment."
"After reaching Perfect Foundation Establishment, you needed to compress the liquid spiritual energy in your Qi Sea again to form a Golden Core in the center of your Qi Sea."
"After that, you would absorb spiritual energy to build a bridge between heaven and earth, connecting the Golden Core directly with your meridians to break through to the Core Formation stage."
"This process was quite lengthy, even with your improved talent, it still required a lot of time."