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Chapter 88: Rapidly improving, the strong Late Bloomer
"Of course, you also considered trying to go through the Desert of Death, but the formation crack is at the bottom of the desert. If you try to approach it, it would be too obvious."
"Three months later, on your way to the Valley of Flames, you passed through Green Hills City and took the opportunity to visit the Jiang Family."
"Upon returning to the Jiang Family Mansion, you saw your father, Jiang Fushan. He was now old and gray, with no cultivation left in him."
"You originally thought that because you had shattered your father Jiang Fushan's Qi Sea multiple times, it had delayed his cultivation."
"Unexpectedly, your father had completely given up on cultivation, abandoning the chance to pursue immortality."
"Thinking about this, even with your Absolute Rationality, you felt a surge of emotion."
"How strong is the allure of immortality for ordinary people?"
"Back then, you kept shattering your father's Qi Sea and even harbored murderous intent, fearing he couldn't resist the temptation of immortality and wouldn't cooperate with you."
"Although you were eventually warned and didn't succeed, you left a casual remark telling him not to cultivate, without much hope."
"Unexpectedly, your father, even without knowing your true reason for stopping him from cultivating, gave it up entirely because of your words."
"This almost made you want to confess the truth to him."
"However, your Absolute Rationality quickly suppressed your emotions, and you said nothing more."
"After all, you remembered that when you intended to harm your father, a mysterious person had warned you through a voice transmission."
"You didn't know if that person was still watching everything here."
"After all, that person's goal was to make your father cultivate. If you revealed the truth, you felt it would be too dangerous."
"Of course, you also thought about using Wicked Navigation to judge the danger, but unfortunately, this talent had too many flaws."
"It doesn't indicate danger just because someone with higher cultivation is present. It only shows a dangerous route if a place is inherently dangerous to you or if someone in that direction already harbors murderous intent towards you."
"So, if someone develops murderous intent because of something you did, Wicked Navigation can't predict it in advance."
"After staying at the Jiang Family for a few days, you continued your journey to the Valley of Flames."
"In the forty-fourth year, you arrived outside the Valley of Flames."
"Before you even got close, the path shown by Wicked Navigation turned a faint red."
"Clearly, this indicated that the Phoenix Flame Valley was dangerous for you."
"However, the uniform faint red color made you feel relieved."
"This likely meant that the demonic phoenixes here wouldn't attack you."
"Based on your years of studying Wicked Navigation, if the demonic phoenixes intended to attack you, the path would be a much brighter red, indicating maximum danger."
"With that in mind, you didn't hesitate and stepped into the Valley of Flames."
"As soon as you entered, the scorching Phoenix Flames instantly turned your clothes to ashes."
"Soon, your body also began to crack under the intense heat."
"Fortunately, you possessed the Yimu Divine Body, which constantly repaired your body even as the Phoenix Flames burned it."
"Thus, you quickly activated the Martial Dao techniques from the Battle Victory Art, rapidly enhancing your Martial Dao cultivation."
"In the forty-sixth year, your Martial Dao cultivation reached the fourth level of the Golden Body Realm."
"This rate of improvement was several times faster than your usual cultivation."
"Years flew by."
"In the fifty-third year, your Martial Dao cultivation had reached the seventh level of the Golden Body Realm."
"That year, you saw Heavenly Thunder descending from the sky, but because you had the jade talisman from the Immortal Arrival Sect, it didn't strike you."
"In the fifty-ninth year, your Martial Dao cultivation reached the peak of the Golden Body Realm."
"At this point, both your Martial Dao and Immortal Dao had reached their peaks, and it was time to advance to a higher realm."
"After a moment of hesitation, you decided to leave the Valley of Flames."
"Actually, over the years, you had tried to delve deeper into the Valley of Flames, hoping to approach the formation crack and find a way to leave the Southern Regions."
"But you failed every time. The Phoenix Flames in the depths of the valley were beyond your endurance."
"In the sixtieth year, you found a secluded spot and began your breakthrough."
"This breakthrough took you more than half a year."
"Your Martial Dao reached the Immovable Realm, and your Immortal Dao reached the Body Fusion Realm."
"At this point, you were a bona fide expert."
"If there was anything different about this breakthrough, it was that your Nascent Soul had become more agile."
"You didn't pay much attention to this, as you had long been accustomed to it."
"After your breakthrough, you returned to the Immortal Arrival Sect."
"You had been away for a long time and felt it was necessary to make occasional appearances at the Immortal Spirit Sect, especially to maintain a good relationship with Qiu Zhixuan and gain favor with Qiu Kuang."
"After all, if you wanted to attain the position of elder in the future, you would need to rely on Qiu Kuang's connections."
"Although there were precedents for competing for the elder position at the Great Ascension stage, it was rare, and without some connections, you felt it was still unstable."
"In the following days, you began cultivating within the Immortal Spirit Sect."
"Apart from occasionally interacting with Qiu Zhixuan, you rarely left the sect."
"Decades passed in the blink of an eye."
"In the seventy-ninth year, your Immortal Dao cultivation broke through to the third level of the Body Fusion Realm."
"It took you nineteen years to advance by just two minor realms."
"Clearly, as your cultivation increased, your progress slowed down again."
"In the eightieth year, your Late Bloomer talent activated, doubling your cultivation speed."
"With the boost from your Late Bloomer talent, your cultivation speed finally increased significantly."
"In the eighty-fourth year, your Immortal Dao cultivation broke through to the fourth level of the Body Fusion Realm."
"In the eighty-ninth year, your Immortal Dao cultivation broke through to the fifth level of the Body Fusion Realm."
"In the ninetieth year, your Late Bloomer talent strengthened again, further increasing your cultivation speed."
"By this time, you were 110 years old, but your cultivation speed was accelerating. Even though you were now in the Body Integration stage, it only took you two years to break through a minor realm."
"In the ninety-fifth year, your Immortal Dao cultivation reached the peak of the Body Integration stage."
"Such rapid progress made you marvel at the power of the Late Bloomer talent."
"And this was just the beginning. If it truly reached its maximum potential of ten times the speed, you couldn't even imagine how fast your cultivation would be."
"After your Immortal Dao cultivation reached its peak, you left the Immortal Arrival Sect again and headed to the Valley of Flames to focus on Martial Dao cultivation."
"Improving in Martial Dao was much harder than in the Immortal Dao."
"Even with the double boost from your Late Bloomer talent and the assistance of the Phoenix Flames, it still couldn't match the speed of your Immortal Dao progress."
"Based on your estimates, it would take about ten years to advance a minor realm in Martial Dao."
"You thought this might be because you didn't have a particularly good Martial Dao talent. Although your Yimu Divine Body could assist in martial training, it wasn't specifically designed for Martial Dao enhancement."
"In the hundredth year, your Late Bloomer talent strengthened again, now providing three times the cultivation speed."
"This significantly accelerated your Martial Dao cultivation."
"In the 102nd year, you successfully broke through to the second level of the Immovable Realm in Martial Dao."
"In the 109th year, you broke through to the third level of the Immovable Realm."
"In the 110th year, you looked up at the sky, and indeed, the giant hand that covered the sky did not appear."
Chapter 89: Simulation ended, some guesses
[In the blink of an eye, several years passed.]
[Year 138. You are now 158 years old. Your Late Bloomer talent has increased your cultivation speed by six times.]
[Your Martial Dao realm has finally reached the pinnacle of the Immovable Realm.]
[It's finally time to break through to a higher realm.]
[You can't help but feel a bit excited.]
[Not just because of the increase in strength, but also because, if you successfully break through to the Great Ascension stage, you have a high chance of becoming an elder of the Immortal Arrival Sect.]
[This would allow you to truly become a core member of the Immortal Arrival Sect and gain access to more secrets you might not know.]
[Year 139. You leave the Valley of Flames and find a secluded place to prepare for the breakthrough.]
[But at this moment, you see Heavenly Thunder flashing in the sky!]
[You panic, thinking you have attracted the Heavenly Thunder.]
[Quickly, you realize this is not the case, but you witness an even more heart-stopping scene.]
[Because you discover that it is not Heavenly Thunder, but a tribulation for becoming an immortal.]
[Someone is undergoing the tribulation to become an immortal!]
[You instinctively think it is your father, Jiang Fushan.]
[You look up and realize it is not!]
[It is a Lady in Red.]
[Due to the distance, your Eye of Insight cannot probe her information.]
[At this moment, a bad premonition arises in your heart.]
[Could that giant hand covering the sky appear again?]
[Half an hour later, the Lady in Red's tribulation ends.]
[And at this moment, you feel the sky darken.]
[Is that a foot?]
[Your Wicked Navigation is flashing crazily, the entire navigation system is red, without any lighter colors.]
[You see that towering foot step down, and the entire Southern Regions fall, with no survivors.]
[You died at the age of 158!]
[This simulation ends.]
[Ding: One-time talent "Wicked Navigation" has been reclaimed. Temporary talent "Absolute Rationality" has been placed into the talent pool.]
[For this simulation, you can choose two rewards: Late Bloomer (Talent), Divine Dao Cultivation, Immortal Arrival Sect Jade Talisman.]
[Late Bloomer (Talent)]: Costs 1000 origin values.
[Divine Dao Cultivation]: Costs 1000 origin values; Note: Includes Immortal Dao Cultivation (Body Fusion Realm pinnacle) and Martial Dao Cultivation (Immovable Realm pinnacle).
[Immortal Arrival Sect Jade Talisman]: Costs 1 origin value; Note: An unrecognized, unregistered jade talisman, can be a nice decoration, but has no other use.
Jiang Yifeng saw the simulation end.
He immediately looked at the simulation rewards.
He still remembered when the simulator upgraded, it mentioned that the cost of redeeming rewards would be significantly reduced.
The last upgrade of the simulator brought mostly disadvantages, but this small benefit he had kept in mind.
He wanted to see if the upgrade was worth it.
Of course, even if it wasn't worth it, Jiang Yifeng couldn't change it.
But if it was worth it, he could find some psychological comfort.
When Jiang Yifeng saw the origin values needed for the rewards.
He laughed heartily, muttering, "Not a loss, not a loss!"
The origin values needed for redeeming rewards after this simulation were indeed very low.
Especially for the Divine Dao Cultivation, if the origin values could be converted to energy values at a ratio of one to ten thousand, it would only cost 10 million energy values.
He remembered that last time, redeeming cultivation cost him 1 billion energy values, and that was for a realm lower than this one.
In this comparison, the cost had been reduced by nearly a thousand times.
However, Jiang Yifeng seemed to forget that he could no longer use mundane items to exchange for origin values.
This meant that in the future, he would find it difficult to earn origin values through the Jiang Clan Firm, and he couldn't use stones, flowers, or trees for exchange either.
His future origin values, apart from relying on his existing stock, might require him to personally take risks.
Looking at the simulation rewards.
There were three rewards in total, one of which was a decoration. Jiang Yifeng didn't hesitate and made his choice directly.
"I choose Late Bloomer (Talent) and Divine Dao Cultivation!"
[Ding, obtained Late Bloomer (Talent), deducting 1000 origin values, remaining origin values.]
[Ding, obtained Divine Dao Cultivation, deducting 1000 origin values, remaining origin values.]
A few seconds later, Jiang Yifeng's enhancement was complete.
He clenched his fist, feeling very strong.
He thought that even in reality, he should have some ability to protect himself now!
Perhaps after a few more simulations, as long as he didn't provoke those fierce beasts or attract the attention of immortals from the Immortal Realm.
Then he wouldn't be in much danger.
Indeed, strength is everything.
Jiang Yifeng felt his sense of security had multiplied.
After adapting to his newly acquired strength for a while, Jiang Yifeng began to think about the situation in this simulation.
This time, the improvement in cultivation was immense, almost reaching two major realms.
He was just a step away from the Great Ascension stage and could compete for the position of elder in the Immortal Arrival Sect.
If he truly became an elder of the Immortal Arrival Sect, he might learn some hidden information.
It was a pity that an unexpected event occurred at the end.
But it must be said, the Orange Talent Late Bloomer had effects on cultivation beyond Jiang Yifeng's expectations.
Besides the cultivation improvement, many unforeseen events occurred in this simulation.
No, it didn't go according to plan at all; it was all the Absolute Rationality talent acting on its own.
In this simulation, due to his influence, his father Jiang Fushan did not cultivate, but someone else did become an immortal.
This was something Jiang Yifeng had never considered before!
Moreover, the one who appeared at the end to kill the immortal was not the giant hand, but a foot.
It seemed they were not the same person.
Not using hands but using feet?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yifeng couldn't help but feel that the immortals in the Immortal Realm seemed quite simple? They didn't use any fancy immortal techniques, just hands and feet.
"Not classy at all, bad review!"
Jiang Yifeng muttered under his breath.
However, despite his complaints, Jiang Yifeng's thoughts continued.
He was thinking that these simulations might indeed be the Immortal Realm's powerful beings flipping the table.
He thought it was possible that his father Jiang Fushan was a pawn of a powerful being in the Immortal Realm, and the one undergoing the tribulation this time was a pawn of another powerful being.
And the giant hand and the foot might represent different powerful beings or their subordinates.
They would flip the table when the other's pawn was becoming an immortal.
But why?
Jiang Yifeng couldn't understand. Logically, becoming an immortal shouldn't be a big deal; the heavens shouldn't lack immortals, and one immortal shouldn't affect the overall situation.
Why would someone becoming an immortal in the Southern Regions make them so angry?
Willing to forsake their dignity as higher beings? Doing something as petty as flipping the table?
Jiang Yifeng couldn't figure it out for now.
This could only be slowly explored in future simulations.