Chapter 56 – Return to Green Hills City, calmly welcome the Heavenly Thunder
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"You know it's too late!"
"Just like the last simulation, when it was absolutely necessary, Old Li asked you to check the situation, and you ended up being engulfed by a sea of thunder, ending the simulation instantly."
"In the end, you just shook your head without saying much."
"You know it's impossible to get them to help eliminate those Heavenly Thunders together."
"In the thirty-second year, you discovered that many people on Spine Mountain had become wary of you."
"Whenever you approached the formation, someone would always appear around you, either intentionally or unintentionally."
"You smiled bitterly, realizing how cautious these people were. They were worried you would ignore their advice and try to repair the formation on your own, so they monitored you."
"As a result, you began to go out less frequently in the following days."
"You started focusing on cultivating the Immortal Dao every day."
"You had an ample supply of Spirit Stones."
"You had 600,000 of your own, plus over 900,000 Spirit Stones you received as a thank-you gift for setting up high-grade Gathering Spirit Arrays for the cultivators on Spine Mountain."
"With over a million Spirit Stones, your cultivation in the Immortal Dao progressed rapidly."
"In the thirty-third year, you successfully broke through to the second level of Core Formation."
"In the thirty-fifth year, you reached the third level of Core Formation."
"In the fortieth year, you had already reached the fifth level of Core Formation."
"However, that year, you left Spine Mountain."
"You knew that in the last simulation, it was in the forty-second year that the formation left by Senior Lu Wuya had problems."
"Although you had consumed some Heavenly Thunder this time, possibly delaying the issue a bit."
"But you weren't sure how much it would be delayed, so to extend the simulation time, you decided to leave early."
"In the forty-third year, you broke through to the sixth level of Core Formation."
"In the forty-fifth year, you triggered the talent: Random Enlightenment, gaining an 8x cultivation speed buff, making your thoughts more active."
"This enlightenment lasted for a whole year, allowing your cultivation level to directly break through to the eighth level of Core Formation."
"In the fifty-first year, you finally broke through to the ninth level of Core Formation."
"You knew there were only two years left before the Heavenly Thunder would descend."
"You knew that normal cultivation wouldn't be enough."
"You no longer had time to perfect both your Immortal Dao and Martial Dao cultivation to break through to the next major realm."
"So you started heading towards Spine Mountain."
"You wanted to see if the formation left by Lu Wuya was still intact after you had consumed some of the Heavenly Thunder."
"If it was still holding, you might be able to use it to live by hiding for a while longer."
"In the fifty-second year, you arrived at Spine Mountain again."
"At a glance, you saw only a patch of scorched earth, with occasional arcs of electricity flickering on the blackened ground."
"You smiled bitterly, realizing that the formation left by Senior Lu Wuya had not held up."
"You knew this simulation was likely nearing its end."
"Facing the Heavenly Thunder, you still had no good solution."
"In the fifty-third year, you returned to Green Hills City."
"By then, Green Hills City was nothing but ruins and scattered bones."
"You felt a chill in your heart; you had already guessed this outcome!"
"It must have been decades ago when the shadowy figure attacked the Jiang Family, revealing the existence of immortals to the people of Green Hills City."
"To keep the existence of immortals a secret and prevent more mortals from seeking immortality, the Immortal Slaves of the Immortal Arrival Sect took action."
"Without further thought, you sat cross-legged on the ruins of the Jiang Family Mansion, waiting for the Heavenly Thunder to descend."
"One day, the sky was filled with lightning and thunder, and a bolt of purple lightning came crashing down towards you!"
"Facing the Heavenly Thunder, you did not move."
"In fact, you could have set up some formations to strengthen your defenses and live by hiding for a bit longer."
"But in the end, you just smiled slightly and chose to face it calmly."
"You died at the age of 73."
"This simulation has ended."
"You can choose two rewards from this simulation: Yimu Divine Body (Talent), Martial Dao Cultivation (Qi Motion Realm Perfection), Immortal Dao Cultivation (Ninth level of Core Formation), Pseudo Eighth-grade Formation Master."
"Yimu Divine Body (Talent): Costs 1 million Energy Value."
"Martial Dao Cultivation (Qi Motion Realm Perfection): Costs 9.5 million Energy Value."
"Immortal Dao Cultivation (Ninth level of Core Formation): Costs 9 million Energy Value."
"Pseudo Eighth-grade Formation Master: Costs 1 billion Energy Value; (Only theoretical knowledge, unable to set up eighth-grade formations due to insufficient cultivation level.)"
Jiang Yifeng looked at his calm demeanor at the end of the simulation.
He suddenly found it a bit cool.
This simulation had basically achieved the desired goal, so he didn't feel much regret.
He just didn't expect the people of Spine Mountain to be so stubborn.
It seemed that extending the simulation time was still a long way off.
It looked like he would have to break through to a higher level in the Formation Dao to find people on Spine Mountain to help consume the underground Heavenly Thunder.
Or he would have to increase his own cultivation level so he could withstand more Heavenly Thunder and consume more of it himself.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to delay the collapse of the formation left by Lu Wuya.
Without delaying the collapse of that formation, it would be very difficult to increase the simulation duration.
Jiang Yifeng stopped thinking about the simulation.
He looked at the simulation rewards.
Actually, the rewards this time were quite good.
Formations were obviously very important, but what he lacked right now was strength.
Without enough spiritual energy, he couldn't set up higher-grade formations or break through to become a true eighth-grade Formation Master.
As for Martial Dao, it seemed more cost-effective than the Immortal Dao.
After all, it was half a realm higher.
But from the simulation, it was clear that as long as he went to Spine Mountain and entered the formation left by Senior Lu Wuya, guiding the underground Heavenly Thunder for cultivation, his Martial Dao would improve very quickly.
So in the next simulation, as long as he went to Spine Mountain, his Martial Dao cultivation would quickly catch up.
Thus, Jiang Yifeng didn't hesitate much and silently chose.
"I choose Yimu Divine Body (Talent) and Immortal Dao Cultivation (Ninth level of Core Formation)."
There was a quick way to improve Martial Dao, but for Immortal Dao cultivation, Jiang Yifeng hadn't found any shortcuts yet, other than absorbing Spirit Stones to accelerate it.
But this speed was still much slower than using Heavenly Thunder to temper the body in Martial Dao.
As for the Yimu Divine Body (Talent), it was a must-have. With it, he could use Heavenly Thunder to enhance his Martial Dao for a long time.
So, he felt this was the best choice for now.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the talent Yimu Divine Body; 1 million Energy Value deducted, remaining Energy Value: 3 billion..."
"Ding, Immortal Dao Cultivation (Ninth level of Core Formation) successfully extracted, 9 million Energy Value deducted, remaining Energy Value: 3 billion..."
Soon, Jiang Yifeng felt his strength increase.
A few seconds later, everything was over.
Jiang Yifeng walked out of the Jiang Family Mansion and headed towards the Spring Blossom Pavilion.
This simulation had lasted a long time, and his eyes were a bit tired.
He thought he should listen to some music to relieve his fatigue.
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