12: Demonic Monk

"There are still 140 energy points left. With the current Rank of the simulator, I can simulate one more time."

"System, start the simulation!"

[Ding! The current Rank of the Immortal Cultivation Simulator is 2. You may choose any of the following green talents.]

[Four Spiritual Roots (Green): In this simulation, you will obtain Four Spiritual Roots with random attributes.]

[Basic Formation Mastery (Green): Your talent for setting up Formations is slightly better than average, allowing you to occasionally set up decent Formations.]

[Inferior Sword Bone (Green): A special Physique. You will possess the worst kind of Sword Bone. As long as you concentrate on practicing the sword, you can achieve some success in this Dao.]

Seeing the three talents appear before him, Su Xuan could not help but fall into deep thought.

To be honest, the talents that appeared in this simulation could be said to all be highly useful.

The Four Spiritual Roots could make his cultivation speed faster, allowing him to go further in this simulation and catch a glimpse of the Purple Mansion realm.

Basic Formation Mastery seemed decent too, but setting up Formations required time, so this talent was not suitable for acquisition in the Secret Realm.

As for the last one, the Sword Bone, it was the same.

Although it was the most Inferior Sword Bone, Su Xuan had heard a little about this kind of Physique.

Sword Cultivators excelled most in slaughter and were invincible among those of the same Rank.

And a Sword Cultivator with a Sword Bone would be even more powerful.

However, a Sword Bone could only increase combat strength; it could not rapidly raise one's cultivation.

Therefore, overall, its boost to him was not as good as the Four Spiritual Roots.

"System, can I choose all of these talents?"

[Ding! The host can consume 500 energy points to make additional choices!]

"500 energy points?"

Su Xuan shook his head.

After all, 500 energy points were already enough for him to conduct five simulations.

That would be at least five talents. Even if they were the absolute trashiest talents every time, it would still be much better than just one.

"Oh well, I'll choose the Four Spiritual Roots."

Su Xuan spoke.

In his heart, cultivation was of the utmost importance. Formations and the Sword Bone were, after all, merely tools to assist his cultivation.

[Simulation start!]

[Day 1: Ignoring Xing Da and Xing Er, you enter the Great Wilderness Secret Realm alone.]

[Since you already possess a Tier 2 Peak Body Refining cultivation at this point, the Tianxuan Sect is somewhat reluctant about your arrival.]

[However, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, they cannot say much and only harbor some wariness toward you.]

[Day 2: This time, your travel speed is even faster. Not only do you harvest all the scattered Spirit Medicine from your memory, but you also consume the golden spirit fruit.]

[You reach the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment.]

[You form a contract with the White Tiger.]

[However, it is too weak for you right now and provides very little help to your cultivation.]

[Since it is not yet time for the Tianxuan Sect Disciples to begin the blood sacrifice, you start exploring other areas.]

[You find traces of Feng Qinger.]

[You discover Feng Qinger acting sneakily, though you don't know what she is doing.]

[Your intuition tells you that there is definitely something wrong here.]

[You use the Slave Gu on her.]

[You interrogate Feng Qinger about her purpose.]

[However, this time Feng Qinger actually breaks free from the control of the Slave Gu and immediately turns to flee into the distance.]

[With your Tier 2 Peak Body Refining, how could you give her a chance to escape? With a flash of your figure, you immediately give chase in her direction.]

[You capture Feng Qinger and plant the Slave Gu in her once again.]

[Unlike last time, you knock Feng Qinger unconscious directly, allowing her mind to be completely controlled by the Slave Gu.]

[You begin to interrogate her about her purpose.]

[However, this time Feng Qinger actually reveals a bizarre smile.]

[Countless beams of black light gush out from her body, transforming into a large black net.]

"A Demonic Path Cultivator?!"

Su Xuan, outside the simulation, is greatly shocked to see this.

The Eastern Continent Cultivation World he resides in is incredibly vast, and the Cultivation Techniques practiced there are naturally of all kinds.

Aside from orthodox Cultivation Techniques, some Cultivators also choose to practice the Demonic Path or other cultivation methods.

As for the Great Abyss Dynasty next to the Great Wu Dynasty, it is precisely a sacred ground of the Demonic Path.

"However, how could a Demonic Path Cultivator have a Wind Spiritual Root?"

Su Xuan muttered to himself.

Feng Qinger was able to join the Tianxuan Sect because of her Wind Spiritual Root, whereas Cultivators who choose to fall into the Demonic Path generally have poorer Aptitude, mostly possessing Pseudo Spiritual Roots or No Spiritual Roots at all.

Only by practicing Demonic Path Cultivation Techniques could they possess a cultivation speed comparable to that of Righteous Path Cultivators.

Thinking of this, Su Xuan suddenly felt his scalp go numb.

Because whether a traitor had emerged among the higher-ups of the Tianxuan Sect to assist a Demonic Path invasion, or the Demonic Path had mastered a method to deceive the Righteous Path's Spiritual Root detection, neither was good news for him.

[You directly break through the large black net and capture Feng Qinger once again.]

[At this moment, she also gradually regains consciousness.]

[She seems to have no idea what just happened.]

[You plant the Slave Gu in her.]

[You begin to ask her about the purpose of the Tianxuan Sect members' trip.]

[Her answer is the same as last time: having just become an Inner Sect Disciple of the Tianxuan Sect, she followed a group of Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters to the Great Wilderness Secret Realm for experience. However, unexpected events occurred, and the Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters were drawn away by an Opportunity that appeared in the Great Wilderness Secret Realm, leaving her alone to explore the outer perimeter of the Secret Realm.]

[You nod upon hearing this and ask about her purpose once again.]

[At this time, Feng Qinger is powerless to break free from the Slave Gu, but there seems to be a strange power inside her body preventing her from speaking about her purpose.]

[You attempt to expel that power, but it is to no avail.]

[With a loud bang, Feng Qinger's body explodes directly.]

[She is dead.]

[Looking at the scene before you, a shadow cannot help but loom over your heart.]

[But you do not hesitate either, immediately returning to where the Legacy is located.]

[At this moment, the Tianxuan Sect Disciples are conducting the blood sacrifice.]

[A moment later, the Bone Dragon appears.]

[With its appearance, this world dims once again.]

[However, this time you do not choose to stand by and watch. Instead, you launch sneak attacks on the Tianxuan Sect Disciples from the shadows.]

[With your continuous sneak attacks, the great Formation condensed by the Tianxuan Sect Disciples also shatters, and the Bone Dragon charges at them as if entering an uninhabited territory.]

[The Tianxuan Sect Disciples suffer heavy casualties, and the remaining crowd scatters in flight.]

[However, as they flee, the Bone Dragon quickly returns to its original spot.]

[You are deeply disappointed.]

[Originally, you intended to use the Bone Dragon's hand to kill all the Tianxuan Sect Disciples, but who would have thought that this Bone Dragon would guard the Legacy site and refuse to leave?]

[Left with no choice, in order to obtain the Legacy, you have to temporarily set those Tianxuan Sect Disciples aside and kill this Bone Dragon first.]

[You engage in a fierce battle with the Bone Dragon.]

[However, the strength of this Bone Dragon is actually beyond your imagination. Even with your Physical Body having reached the Tier 2 Peak of Body Refining and possessing a Spirit Body, you can only barely gain the upper hand in a head-on clash.]