11: Thirty years later

["He killed my son!"]

[Before his voice could fade, Tang Chui struck again, engaging in a fierce battle with the Tianxuan Sect Elders.]

[With a flash of your figure, you shielded everyone in front of you.]

[You planned to flee this trouble-ridden place while no one was paying attention.]

[However, by this time, many eyes in the Tianxuan Sect were already fixed on you, an anomalous person. The moment you made a move to retreat, they soared into the air and blocked you.]

["Please wait, brother. You are a guest of our Tianxuan Sect. No matter what, our Tianxuan Sect will ensure your safety."]

[You looked at the person in front of you in silence. Although you knew very well that you were no match for them, you still decided to fight to the death.]

[After half a quarter of an hour, you were defeated.]

[However, the people of the Tianxuan Sect did not deliver a killing blow, but instead trapped you in place.]

[You knew very well the motives of the Tianxuan Sect and the immense importance of the Great Wilderness Secret Realm's Legacy.]

[If you stayed here, what awaited you and these Loose Cultivators would be soul searching.]

[You self-detonated your spiritual body, attempting to break through the encirclement.]

[Yet, in the end, it was in vain.]

[The Grand Elder of the Tianxuan Sect, Real Person Xuanyue, arrived. She was a legendary powerhouse at the Peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. With a gentle wave of her hand, she rendered you completely unable to move.]

[Soul searching in progress...]

[Soul searching in progress...]

[Unconscious...]

[Unconscious...]

[You woke up after an unknown amount of time.]

[What met your eyes was none other than Real Person Xuanyue, who had previously searched your soul.]

[Clearly, her soul search on you had failed; otherwise, there was absolutely no way you would still be alive.]

[She demanded that you reveal what Legacy you had obtained, but you would rather die than submit.]

[You were locked inside the Tianxuan Sect Prison.]

[The Spiritual Qi here was extremely thin. With your Aptitude, you would likely struggle to make any progress for the rest of your life.]

[However, you did not panic. Instead, you sat cross-legged in a remote corner and began to switch your Cultivation Technique.]

[In the second year, you successfully switched your Cultivation Technique to the Great Wilderness Beast God Scripture.]

[In the third year, you successfully switched your Cultivation Technique to the Wild God Body Refining Art.]

[In the fourth year, although you had successfully switched your Cultivation Technique, the Spiritual Qi in the Tianxuan Sect Prison was so extremely thin that no matter how you cultivated, you could not reach Minor Achievement.]

[In the tenth year, you continued to Cultivate, but neither your cultivation level nor your Cultivation Technique achieved a Breakthrough.]

[You began to feel a bit of regret for the decision you had made back then.]

[However, by this time, the Tianxuan Sect seemed to have forgotten about you. In the first few years, Disciples still came to question you, but starting from the ninth year, not a single person entered the Tianxuan Sect Prison again.]

[You began to spend day after day in the prison.]

[In the thirtieth year, the Formation of the Tianxuan Sect Prison gradually dissipated due to the lack of spiritual energy replenishment over a long period.]

[You finally saw the light of day again.]

[However, the Tianxuan Sect was already completely empty, without even any traces left of Cultivators having lived there.]

[You were very puzzled.]

[With nowhere else to go, you prepared to return to Xuanhe Village to take a look, but it was the same there.]

[The entire village was deserted, including the Su Family.]

[You arrived at the location of the Azure Heaven Grass and found that although it was empty, a thick aura of life force remained.]

[Curious, you began to dig there.]

[Digging in progress...]

[Finally, on the third day, you dug up the Azure Heaven Grass.]

[For some reason, Tang Chui and Tang Chuan had not taken it away, but had chosen to bury it instead.]

[However, this was not your concern. All you cared about was whether you could contract the Azure Heaven Grass through the Great Wilderness Beast God Scripture. After all, it already possessed the strength of the second-tier Peak.]

[You began to form the contract.]

[Fortunately, the contract succeeded.]

[Your cultivation level began to skyrocket, only gradually stopping when both reached their respective Peaks.]

[Afterward, you began to contemplate where you should go.]

[After all, this place was truly bizarre; the once-bustling surrounding areas were now completely deserted.]

[After a long time, you decided to head deeper into the Great Wu Dynasty; perhaps you would make new discoveries there.]

[However, you now faced a new dilemma—the Azure Heaven Grass. It needed to absorb life force here and could not be taken away.]

[After thinking for a moment, you decided to learn from past lessons and uproot the Azure Heaven Grass.]

[After all, it had once been a fifth-tier Peak Yao King, and a plant-type one at that. Its life force was incredibly vast, far beyond what other Yao Beasts could compare to. It couldn't possibly die just because it was uprooted, right?]

[You set off with the Azure Heaven Grass, but before you could travel very far, night fell.]

[You originally wanted to find any random house to rest for a while, but then you saw a scene you would never forget for the rest of your life.]

[Countless specters soared into the sky and surged toward you. The Azure Heaven Grass released a massive amount of life force to contend with them, but it was barely holding on.]

[Because at this moment, it was like rootless duckweed; every bit of life force it expended was gone for good.]

[Finally, the Azure Heaven Grass could no longer release life force to resist, and you were both quickly submerged by the specters.]

[You died.]

[This simulation has ended!]

Watching the scenes unfold in the simulation, Su Xuan's heart tightened.

After nine years, something he was unaware of must have happened in this region, or perhaps even in this entire world.

What on earth were those specters?

And where did the people from the Tianxuan Sect and the other Sect forces go?

As well as the people of the Su Family and Xuanhe Village...

[Beginning settlement of this simulation's rewards.]

[You may choose any one of the following options.]

[Option 1: Peak Foundation Establishment cultivation level.]

[Option 2: Second-tier Peak Body Refining Realm.]

[Option 3: The talent used in this simulation.]

[Option 4: Great Wilderness Beast God Scripture and its cultivation progress.]

[Option 5: Beast Slave Art and its cultivation progress.]

[Option 6: Great Wilderness Palm and its cultivation progress.]

[Option 7: Wild God Body Refining Art and its cultivation progress.]

Looking at the options appearing before him, Su Xuan's eyes narrowed.

In this simulation, Tang Chuan had indeed been resurrected again.

"But why was Tang Chuan resurrected so quickly, while the Azure Heaven Grass was so slow?"

Su Xuan was deeply puzzled, and subsequently fell into contemplation over the rewards.

At this stage, both Foundation Establishment and second-tier Body Refining provided him with a powerful boost.

However, after weighing his options for a long time, Su Xuan ultimately chose the Body Refining Realm.

After all, in the early stages of cultivation, the combat capability of a Body Cultivator surpassed that of a Qi Cultivator.

And if he could sweep through the Secret Realm relying on his Body Refining Realm, he would surely be able to rapidly pull up his Qi Refining Realm as well.

"System, I choose the Body Refining Realm."

The moment the words left his mouth, Su Xuan felt an unparalleled power quietly altering his body.

Countless Impurities flowed out from his body, emitting waves of foul odor.

[Ding! Detected that the host's cultivation level has been greatly enhanced. You have obtained an opportunity for a System upgrade. Would you like to upgrade?]

"Upgrade?"

Su Xuan immediately chose no.

After all, although the talents obtained would become stronger after the System upgraded, the energy points consumed would also multiply.

He did not have that many energy points to squander.

"Open the System panel."

[Immortal Cultivation Simulator Lv2]

[Host: Su Xuan]

[Cultivation Level: Third Layer of Foundation Establishment, Second-Tier Peak Body Refining]

[Spiritual Root: Pseudo Spiritual Root]

[Spiritual Body: Metal Spirit Body]

[Talents: Body Strengthening (White), Swift Steps, Good Fortune, Slave Gu]

[Energy Points: 140]

[Energy Consumed for Current Simulation: 100]