I only want to win over the fairy.

Am I now seeking out this friend because I want to get to know him again, or because of his talent and skills?

Chapter 12 seems to be popping champagne!

Friends usually refer to people who share the same ideals, have similar feelings, and have a close relationship with each other; that is, people with whom one has a deep friendship.

Jiang Yuehan didn't have many memories of Bai. In fact, they had only known each other for a few days, so there was no question of any deep friendship between them. Yet, this person, whom she had known for less than ten days, lost his life trying to stand up for her and fight against the Jiang family all by himself.

Perhaps the other party's painstaking efforts to revive her in the second simulation would be more relatable, but unfortunately, she has no memory of the second simulation.

Words alone are unlikely to resonate with people.

She knew what Bai had done in the second simulation, but to her it was like reading a novel, or being slightly moved, but she couldn't fully empathize with "Jiang Yuehan" in the simulation.

Knowing full well what kind of person Bai is, and having received many favors from him, I now want to use the guise of friendship to demand more from him.

The "Mirror Still Water" skill, perhaps, was just a gift given to "Jiang Yuehan" in the second simulation. Since she chose not to accept this memory but instead chose the other party's imperial weapon, does she really still have the right to ask for anything from the other party?

Ashamed.

Perhaps I shouldn't keep looking for them; staying away from me might be their best option.

A prodigy destined to become an emperor is not unwelcome anywhere in the world. If one does not influence the other's life, the other will inevitably become the most dazzling sun of this era.

[Having discovered that your spiritual energy is draining faster and faster, you begin to cultivate in seclusion to slow down the loss and prevent yourself from becoming useless. However, reality is cruel for you.]

[In the year 1145 of the Myriad Immortals Calendar, your spiritual power was almost completely depleted, and your cultivation level from the Four Symbols Realm to the Qi Refining Realm. Because your strength was reduced to a hundredth of its former value, you were unwilling to accept this. During the Holy Maiden Selection, your sword was broken by Su Qingyu, a disciple of Tianxuan Peak. Realizing the difference in strength, you threw away the spiritual sword you had used for many years and left the arena in despair.]

Although you haven't faced much ridicule within the sect for losing all your cultivation, you can sense that your fellow disciples have become indifferent towards you. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to find a cure for you, your master has left the mountain, reportedly to search for promising new talents to succeed Linghan Peak.

As expected, those without real ability are destined to fade into obscurity, unable to even gain attention.

The reason she was able to sit in the position of Holy Maiden of the Xuantian Sect, besides having a Heavenly Spiritual Root, was that she was the strongest among the younger generation of the Xuantian Sect.

If one cannot resolve the loss of spiritual energy, one is ultimately just a pretty face with a heavenly spiritual root, all show and no substance.

It's no wonder that the head of the Jiang family would seize his spiritual root after learning about his situation. After all, it would be a waste for a cripple to possess such a good spiritual root. Even if the Xuan Tian Sect's investigation into this matter would severely damage the Jiang family, as long as the head of the Jiang family produces a Heavenly Spiritual Root who can enter one of the Nine Immortal Sects, it would be a huge profit.

Why can't I just do it!

Why can't I find a way to solve my own problem even after three consecutive attempts?

Jiang Yuehan was furious. Seeing the tragic situation she would face after losing all her cultivation on the simulator, an inexplicable rage rose in her heart.

She didn't want to fall to rock bottom like this, and she didn't want to remain unknown for the rest of her life!

She wanted to stand out from the crowd, she wanted to prove herself, she wanted to stand at the top of everything and make all those who didn't approve of her and looked down on her marvel at her!

Perhaps... there is one last way.

[When Bai went to the mortal world for training, you appeared and stopped him, giving him the Emperor Weapon you possessed. You couldn't remember the origin of this Emperor Weapon, or even its name, but you had a deep intuition that this sword had a profound connection with Bai.]

Bai, recognizing it as an Emperor-level weapon, did not accept it. Instead, he asked you, "Since you possess an Emperor-level weapon, handing it over to your sect would be far more valuable than giving it to me. So why are you giving it to me?"

"I believe it belongs to you," you said. "Imperial weapons possess a spirit; this great emperor's weapon only has value in the hands of someone who can wield it. In my hands, it's merely a jewel gathering dust."

Seeing that you had ulterior motives, Bai did not agree. He only told you that he didn't know how to solve the problem of losing all cultivation. If you wanted to obtain the solution from him, you would be better off going to the forbidden zone of life to seek a breakthrough. Then he chose to leave.

Is there no solution?

Impossible. How did I get the Mirror of Still Water - Constant in the last simulation when I talked to Bai?

What exactly went wrong...?

Could it be a problem with this sword?

Jiang Yuehan drew the imperial weapon from her waist and examined it carefully. Although it was an imperial weapon, it had no name because its owner had left before he could name it.

As the White Emperor's weapon, this sword must have a deep connection with Bai, so it's not impossible that Bai was influenced by this sword.

Jiang Yuehan couldn't help but smile bitterly, "So that's how it is. You don't approve of me, and you don't want your master to have anything to do with me anymore?"

This makes sense. The reason why the sword was used by "Jiang Yuehan" in the second simulation was because Jiang Yuehan wanted to revive Bai, so the weapon agreed to let the other party use it. Now, the owner of this sword is not dead, and nothing has even happened yet. So how could this sword allow the owner who created it to get involved with it and be killed by it?

If Bai hadn't created the "Mirror of Still Water - Constant Center" technique, he wouldn't have been able to recover his cultivation and would have been able to live as an ordinary person in the future, and would have had no further contact with Bai.

For an imperial weapon imbued with the divine aura of the emperor, influencing an ordinary cultivator would be an easy task. As long as the sword interferes with Bai's research and prevents him from developing the cultivation method of "Mirror Still Water," none of the subsequent events in the second simulation will occur.

Dead end.

A complete and utter dead end.

The more joy Jiang Yuehan felt when she acquired this imperial weapon, the worse her mood became now, because she realized she was completely cornered.

From the moment he chose this imperial weapon, his fate was already decided. He was destined to lose all his cultivation, and the only solution had been blocked by this weapon, leaving no possibility whatsoever.

Nameless Imperial Weapon: "...."

What's wrong with this woman?

Although I don't know what happened, she looked like she was in a lot of pain, as if she was about to die.

That really does look like it.

However... I can smell the scent of my deceased master, though it's a bit weak.

Bai Yi, who was preparing to sleep in his room, suddenly sneezed and felt a chill run down his spine, as if he had been targeted by something powerful.

"Oh no, could it be that my master, that old woman, found out I stole her pet?"

Chapter 13 is another closed-door notice, it's so upsetting.

Bai Yi, who was about to go to sleep, tossed and turned in bed, but couldn't fall asleep peacefully.

He felt like something was spying on him, just like Dio was sleeping in Egypt and Joseph was constantly watching him with his most useless Stand.

This made him subconsciously think that his master, Xiao Jinxuan, had discovered that he had taken his junior sister to steal her chicken.

White teeth!

Super white teeth!

Although he felt a little guilty, Bai Yi still pretended to be calm and suddenly looked up at the beam, saying respectfully, "Master, are you watching me?"

No one answered.

After a minute of this stalemate, he hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked in a very soft voice, "Old woman Xiao Jinxuan?"

Still no one responded.

Thankfully, it wasn't that old woman.

Normally, if Xiao Jinxuan calls that old woman, she will rush to him without saying a word, lift him up, tie him to a flying sword, and launch him.

As for why he could feel fine even after being probed by such a powerful stranger, all he can say is...

If someone at this level wanted to kill themselves, they wouldn't survive even if they had a hundred lives. To put it simply, there's no need to run away from a major disaster, because you can't escape it anyway.

If someone really wanted to kill him, a powerhouse of that level could crush him with a single glance or a thought.

If running away had been effective, so many people wouldn't have died in the Dark Turmoil.

Moreover, a powerhouse of this caliber wouldn't bother bullying someone at the Qi Refining Realm. It would be like a professional fighter going out of their way to beat up a kindergarten kid; that would be too embarrassing if word got out.

The divine thought that was spying on him only lasted for a short moment before disappearing without a trace, which made Bai Yi breathe a sigh of relief.

After all that commotion, Bai Yi couldn't sleep. With nothing else to do, he opened the [Cultivation Simulator] and decided to start a new game.

As soon as he opened it, he saw a whole bunch of messages.

You refused Jiang Yuehan's gift.

You refuse to communicate with Jiang Yuehan.

You refused Jiang Yuehan's gift. After learning that she was looking for a way to resolve her physical condition, you said you were powerless to help and advised her to seek a solution in a forbidden zone.

[Before leaving, Jiang Yuehan left you a letter expressing her deepest apologies and a large sum of spirit stones, hoping you can forgive her rude behavior over the years (currently under trusteeship...)]

Can this game be auto-farmed?!

How convenient!

If it were possible to run the game automatically without any user intervention, Bai Yi would be overjoyed.

Occasionally I'll play a few rounds myself, and the rest I'll let the system handle it. This way, I can receive a steady stream of rewards almost every day, 24 hours a day. It's simply unbeatable!

Let me see my attributes in this simulation.

After browsing through his simulation of his realm, character relationships, and research achievements, Bai Yi's fist immediately hardened—hard enough to shatter the little female demon with a single punch.

What kind of useless AI are you!

So you've been completely oblivious to everything else these past few years, just focusing on self-cultivation? What a load of crap!

What's the point of early-stage cultivation?

I am a person without spiritual roots. If I just keep cultivating, Qi cultivation is the limit. If I want to break through, I can only do scientific research, create artificial spiritual roots, or take other paths. What's the point of just cultivating here?

Looking at his interpersonal relationships again, Bai Yi suddenly felt dizzy, because he realized that Jiang Yuehan was still a stranger to him. Moreover, Jiang Yuehan had been sending him gifts for the past two years, but he had refused them every time, whether it was for gifts, chatting, discussing philosophy, or anything else.

I'm so angry at the AI.jpg

If it were me, I would have won long ago, but this lousy AI has messed things up like this.

Although he didn't understand why Jiang Yuehan would suddenly give him a gift, he glanced at the record and categorized it as "the unattainable is always the most alluring."

Sigh, I guess I'll have to do it myself.

It's time to start playing like a master!

Upon learning that Jiang Yuehan had ventured alone into the forbidden zone of life, you immediately reported this to your master. After hearing your account, Xiao Jinxuan offered to help, on the condition that you serve her for three years, doing whatever she asks of you without any disrespect.

What do you mean by raising prices on the spot?

Although Bai Yi knew that Xiao Jinxuan would make demands, he really didn't expect that she would treat him like a slave.

To deal with a master like this, we must strike hard!

[You argued your case and reduced the three-year time limit to one month, and Xiao Jinxuan agreed. However, the additional condition was that you need to build a hot spring on Tianxuan Peak, and the hot spring must have spirit fish in it, so that she can soak in the bath while playing with her pets when she returns.]

Bai Yi: (┬＿┬).