NOVEL NEXT Chapter 11: The woman in White
[In the second year, you continued to cultivate near the ruins, and nothing else happened.]
[After a year, there were more than a dozen wisps of spiritual energy in your sea of qi.]
[Cultivating immortality is harder than you think. Even after successfully entering the gate, it is not easy to absorb spiritual energy into the sea of qi.]
[Most of your cultivation time is, in fact, wasted.]
[You know that for geniuses with exceptional talents, there is a chance they can absorb a wisp of spiritual energy into the sea of qi each time they practice the Zhoutian Gong method.]
[Those with average talents have nearly a fifty percent chance.]
[And you, your chance of absorbing spiritual energy every time you practice the Gong method is one in several tens.]
[This cultivation speed only reinforces how poor your talent is. Your fake spiritual root is indeed fake.]
[In the third year, one day, a woman in white suddenly appeared at the ruins.]
[You couldn't tell how this woman appeared at all, as if she materialized out of thin air.]
[You instantly realized that she must be a cultivator, and a very strong one at that.]
[You felt a little nervous at this moment. The previous simulations had not left you with a good impression of cultivators. After all, every time you met one, you died.]
[However, in order to save yourself, you had to understand cultivators, so you still approached her.]
[But after walking for a long time, you found that you hadn't moved any closer.]
[You understood that the other party did not want you to get any closer.]
[You didn't know her intentions, but since she was only blocking your approach, you figured she wasn't hostile toward you.]
[So, you stood there patiently, without any intention of annoying her, hoping for a chance to ask her some questions about cultivators later.]
[In your eyes, the woman in white kept staring at the ruins, and you had no idea what she was thinking.]
[After a long time, the woman in white suddenly sighed, then waved her long sleeves.]
[Suddenly, you felt the earth shake, and a Taoist temple slowly emerged from the original ruins.]
[This scene stunned you, and you couldn't imagine how powerful it was.]
[You could no longer tell whether the Taoist temple had been buried deep underground, or if the woman had used her enormous magic power to shape it.]
[But no matter the case, this gave you a more intuitive sense of the power of cultivators.]
[In the blink of an eye, half a day passed, the shaking stopped, and the Taoist temple, named Tianxuan Temple, had fully emerged from the ground.]
[Before you could take a closer look, the woman in white suddenly appeared beside you.]
[She asked if you had built that cemetery.]
[You didn't hide it and nodded.]
[After all, you had seen that this woman must be a good friend or descendant of this ruined sect. Admitting this might even earn you some goodwill.]
[The woman in white stared at you for a long time, as if judging whether you were lying.]
[After a while, she told you that she thanked you for burying her best friend, and in return, she could help you abolish your cultivation.]
[When you heard this, you were shocked. Was there such a way to repay someone?]
[You shook your head repeatedly, unwilling to give up your cultivation.]
[The woman in white didn't force you, but told you that you couldn't cultivate immortality in this area, or you would die.]
[You asked for the specific reason, but the woman in white simply shook her head and said that it was not something you should know.]
[Seeing that she wouldn't say anything more, you changed the subject and asked about other aspects of cultivation.]
[You were caught off guard when she suddenly attacked you.]
[But soon, you realized you were mistaken. After the rune hit you, you didn't feel any discomfort.]
[The woman in white explained that this was a breath-retaining talisman integrated into your body; it could last for 20 years and shield your cultivation, making it undetectable.]
[You breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. For a moment, you thought she was going to attack you because you didn't want to abandon your cultivation.]
[But the woman in white also said that if you took the initiative to attack, this breath-retaining talisman would not be able to shield your cultivation, so you should try not to reveal your cultivation strength unless absolutely necessary.]
[You kept this in mind, resolving not to expose your strength unless it was a matter of life and death.]
[Afterward, the woman in white also gave you a storage ring, saying that it contained some cultivation resources, which should last you a long time given your cultivation qualifications.]
[You thanked her profusely, your heart blooming with joy.]
[You knew that the woman in white treated you like this now because you had buried her deceased friend.]
[You couldn't help but sigh in your heart—good people really do get good rewards!]
[You had originally done it casually, out of respect for the dead, but never expected to receive so many benefits.]
[Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the woman in white walked out of Tianxuan Temple. She merely glanced at you before disappearing.]
[You checked everywhere and confirmed that the woman in white had left.]
[In the past few days, except for the first day, you hadn't contacted her again. She had been staring blankly at Tianxuan Temple, not allowing you to get close.]
[You didn't know her story, nor her name. Of course, you didn't care.]
[The only thing that disappointed you was that you hadn't gained much information from her.]
Jiang Yifeng in reality was also a little disappointed when he saw this.
"Alas, I'm still not strong enough!"
He sighed.
It was clear that the woman in white in the simulation knew a lot of inside information.
It wasn't that she didn't want to talk, but rather that she had said she wasn't strong enough—the more she knew, the easier it would be for her to die.
Clearly, she meant well.
If she were stronger, she might have been able to reveal more secrets.
Jiang Yifeng collected his thoughts and continued to examine the simulation panel.
[In the days that followed, you returned to your routine of daily practice and hunting.]
[Two months later, you consumed a spirit stone, and the spiritual energy in your sea of qi increased by dozens of strands.]
[You sighed, realizing that cultivating immortality requires resources—money, friends, laws, and land.]
[According to your previous practice speed, you only absorbed a dozen strands of spiritual energy from the air in a year. But now, with a spirit stone, you have absorbed dozens in just two months. The difference is striking.]
[A spirit stone is worth several years of hard practice.]
[This effectively compensates for your deficiency of being unable to attract spiritual energy due to your lack of talent.]
[You know this is due to your poor talent, so you feel this way.]
[If someone else with good talent used a spirit stone, the effect would definitely not be as pronounced.]
[But you also know that even with a spirit stone, it does not mean that your talent disadvantage is gone.]
[Your speed of practicing the technique is still very slow, and you can only practice once a day.]
[This is all related to your talent.]
[This is why the woman in white said that the resources she gave you could last a long time.]
[There are nearly a thousand spirit stones in the storage ring. How could it last a long time? It would last a lifetime, given your absorption speed!]
[Unfortunately, the woman in white didn't answer, but simply told you that you weren't strong enough, and the more you knew, the faster you would die.]
[Finally, after seeing that you were determined not to give up your cultivation, she hesitated for a moment before casting a rune on you.]