bookbashuk Chapter 31 A Simulated Dire Situation
Chapter 31 A Simulated Dire Situation
[Simulation begins...]
After briefly resting and recuperating in the stone chamber, and confirming your gains, you headed outside without hesitation.
Han Feiyu and Ling'er have been waiting for you for a long time.
Knowing the road ahead was fraught with danger, you took out five golden talismans from your robes and tossed them to Han Feiyu. He was still recovering from serious injuries; it was best to have more means of survival.
Seeing this, Ling'er also reached out her hand to you in a coquettish manner, but you directly refused.
[You know perfectly well that, as a true disciple of the Zhengyang Immortal Sect, she probably has more trump cards to protect herself than you and Han Feiyu combined.]
All three of you are prepared for a fierce battle.
[You've only gone halfway back when you encountered three cultivators from another sect. Upon seeing you, they turned and ran.]
Seeing this, you did not pursue further, because you only had four sword energies left in your body, which you had to save for a more severe situation later.
Along the way, you encountered several more groups of cultivators, but most were just lowly individuals at the first or second level of Qi Refining. They dared not attack you, so the journey was relatively peaceful.
But you know full well that the closer you get to the exit, the more cultivators will gather, and the greater the danger will be.
When the three of you arrived at the exit, the scene before you made your heart sink. Twenty or thirty cultivators had already gathered near the exit, and their numbers were still increasing.
Knowing you must not get bogged down in a prolonged fight, you didn't hesitate. You pointed your fingers like swords, using two streams of sword energy to clear a path.
Wherever the sword energy passed, those with weaker cultivation had no time to react and died instantly. These two sword energies forcefully tore open a breach.
[You lead Han Feiyu, and Ling'er break through the encirclement.]
However, the surrounding cultivators surged forward relentlessly, clinging to the three of you. Everyone's eyes were bloodshot, convinced that the Purple Mansion inheritance must have fallen to you.
Despite your flanking maneuvers and the surging tide of your sword, you are powerless against the overwhelming odds. Faced with the relentless onslaught of enemies, you gradually find yourself overwhelmed.
[Han Feiyu's old wounds hadn't healed, and new injuries had appeared, causing his aura to weaken further. Ling'er was also drenched in sweat, her magical power greatly depleted. And the sword energy within you only had one last strand remaining!]
Ultimately, the three of you were completely surrounded by forty or fifty cultivators within the mountain range.
Han Feiyu and Ling'er both urge you to abandon them and run away, so you decide...
1. He turned and fled, seeking survival on his own.
2. Fight side by side, live and die together.
Li Qingyi felt a chill run down her spine as she looked at the two options.
The situation in the simulation was several times worse than he had anticipated.
Should he abandon Han Feiyu and escape alone? He knew he couldn't do it.
If you abandon someone who has been injured because of you, their Dao heart will be tarnished, and they will find it difficult to make any progress in the future.
Moreover, he also possessed the trump card given to him by Master You, the Netherworld God-Slaying Talisman.
"I choose option two."
Instead of fleeing, you chose to fight alongside them, which moved them both deeply.
However, in that brief delay, you have already missed the last chance to break through.
Besides Jiang Yixi, the other core disciples at the third level of Qi Refining have already arrived upon hearing the news and have surrounded you.
Xiang Ming stepped forward from the crowd. Although his face was pale, his eyes remained fierce as he stared intently at you.
"Qin Feng! Hand over the Purple Mansion inheritance, and perhaps we can still spare your corpse!"
You're quite curious as to why they're so certain the opportunity is in your hands.
At this moment, Qi Zirui of the Taixu Sect pushed three terrified cultivators out from the crowd.
Upon closer inspection, you realize these three are the same guys you encountered at the beginning. You can't help but find it somewhat amusing; the wickedness of the human heart is truly terrifying.
At this moment, all the cultivators are urging you to surrender and hand over the opportunity.
Faced with this desperate situation, you felt no fear, but instead burst into laughter: "Have you not heard the saying—'Heaven never seals off all paths!' As long as I want to walk, the path is right beneath my feet!"
Before you could finish speaking, to everyone's astonishment, you suddenly pulled out the Netherworld God-Slaying Talisman from your robes and released it.
The moment everyone felt that oppressive aura, they were terrified. A wisp of black energy emanated from your body, and wherever it passed, only the three of you remained.
All the cultivators affected didn't even have time to utter a scream before instantly turning into ashes and dissipating into the air.
Ling'er and Han Feiyu were so shocked they couldn't speak.
Just as you were feeling relieved to have escaped danger, you heard a furious roar from the sky: "You wicked creature! How dare you slaughter my righteous disciples like this! You truly deserve to die!"
You felt the hairs on your body stand on end; under that terrifying pressure from the Purple Mansion, you couldn't even move a single finger.
Before you could even see who it was, your consciousness had vanished with the wind.
[You're dead. Rewards are being calculated...]
Li Qingyi: "..."
Looking at the simulation results, he was speechless for a moment, feeling as if a million mythical beasts were stampeding through his mind.
"Damn it! You killed the young one, and now the old one shows up?! Have you no manners at all?!"
Li Qingyi felt a headache coming on. "This Netherworld God-Slaying Talisman can't be used yet, or it will attract something even more powerful? How am I supposed to play this game?"
[Simulation ended. Please select your reward.]
[Reward 1: Qi Refining Level 3 cultivation, which can be used to break through to Qi Refining Level 4 after extraction.]
Reward Two: The Heart of a Child. After extraction, cultivation speed and comprehension are comprehensively enhanced, the Dao heart becomes more transparent, and it is easier to comprehend the traces of the Dao of Heaven and Earth.
However, we must be wary that an overly pure mindset can also make it easier to lose sight of one's true self.
Reward Three: Your corpse after death...
Li Qingyi's gaze was instantly drawn to the alluring description of "Reward Two: A Pure Heart," and she couldn't look away for even a moment.
"Damn it!!! Why didn't the simulation drop anything this good before?!"
He was screaming in his heart, completely ignoring the negative effects that followed.
Li Qingyi sighed and forced herself to look away.
Obviously, no matter how talented you are, it's all for nothing if you don't develop your skills.
As for the third reward, firstly, Li Qingyi is not currently confident that she can successfully refine the corpse puppet.
Secondly, the refining process takes time, and with powerful enemies all around, he simply dared not gamble.
Otherwise, if he had someone else to share the burden, he would be absolutely confident in breaking through the encirclement.
After weighing the pros and cons repeatedly in his mind, Li Qingyi quickly flipped through the chapters on refining natal corpse puppets in "The Supreme Corpse Refining Method of the Nine Netherworlds".
The process is extremely complicated and involves a lot of delicate operations, making it impossible to complete in a short time.
In the end, he gave up on reward three.
Li Qingyi sighed deeply, looking longingly at Reward Two. Only then did he notice the negative effects behind him.
What the heck does "more easily lose one's true self" mean?
He frowned deeply. "If you lose yourself, what's the point of cultivating immortality?"
One sentence completely dispelled his idea of choosing reward two.
Ultimately, Li Qingyi chose reward one.
As soon as the decision was made, a pure, warm current instantly flowed into his body.
After circulating his magical power for several cycles, it instantly broke through that solid barrier.
His aura rose steadily.
Qi Refining Level 4, Success!
Li Qingyi suddenly opened her eyes, a sharp glint flashing in them.
He carefully felt the changes in his body, and a surge of joy welled up in his heart.
The difference between the fourth level of Qi Refining and the third level of Qi Refining is truly frighteningly large.
This is a comprehensive leap forward; physical body, magical power, and divine soul... almost every aspect has more than doubled.
What surprised him most was the improvement in his physical body.
He felt that even without using any magic, the strength of his physical body alone was enough to crush an ordinary Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator to death.
He couldn't help but wonder just how big the difference was between the late stage of Qi Refining and the middle stage of Qi Refining.
This joy dispelled the previous gloom.
Li Qingyi stood up, carefully tidied her slightly disheveled blue robes, and felt the surging power within her body, a confident smile curving her lips.
"Now, the roles have reversed."
He pushed open the door of the stone chamber and went out.
When Han Feiyu and Ling'er saw Li Qingyi come out, they immediately asked about the details.
Li Qingyi exchanged a few casual pleasantries to brush it off, then her expression turned serious:
"This place is no place to linger; we must leave as soon as possible!"
He knew he had to break through the encirclement before more people gathered.
Even now that he has reached the fourth level of Qi Refining, he is not confident of victory if surrounded by forty or fifty cultivators.
The three of them immediately set off and quickly returned along the way they had come.
After walking a short distance, Li Qingyi's divine sense detected three familiar auras around the corner ahead.
It was those three guys in the simulation who claimed he had obtained the Purple Mansion inheritance.
A cold glint flashed in Li Qingyi's eyes as she adhered to the principle of not holding grudges overnight and eliminating potential threats.
Without saying a word, he pointed his fingers like a sword and unleashed a sharp and incomparable invisible sword aura from a distance.
Before the three could even react, they died on the spot in the Northwest.
Han Feiyu and Ling'er were both startled by Li Qingyi's actions.
Li Qingyi simply said, "I'm not afraid of thieves stealing, but I'm afraid of thieves eyeing us. If we let them leave and they spread the word that we've obtained the inheritance, it will attract even more people to surround us, and that would be bad."
After hearing what he said, and considering their current situation, the two felt that it made some sense.
The most urgent thing is to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible, and then stop asking questions.
The three of them quickly headed outside.