With Cultivation Simulator in a Chaotic World-Chapter 40: Genius or Waste?

An indescribably ambiguous atmosphere hinted at primal desires.

It seemed as if any man stepping into this scene would melt away.

However, Jiang Ming felt not the slightest desire.

No, it’s not that Jiang Ming lacked such desires, but the Meditation Technique allowed him to govern his desires with his heart.

Moreover...

Jiang Ming employed the Celestial Demon Heart Devouring Technique.

Around him appeared a shadowy figure almost identical to Jiang Ming.

The figure inhaled slightly.

Then everything around was absorbed by this figure.

This was the Celestial Demon, the Celestial Demon of Lust, cultivated by Jiang Ming.

A faint sense of coolness soon followed, a feedback from the Celestial Demon to Jiang Ming.

And the surrounding world began to spin again.

"No way..."

Jiang Ming suddenly had a premonition.

Sure enough, in the next second, a massive treasury appeared before him.

Inside, countless resources were piled up.

Besides mundane gold and silver treasures, there were innumerable cultivation resources.

Various millennium-grade herbs, mountains of Extreme Yang Essence, and even some Magical Artifacts were present.

Another Celestial Demon appeared beside Jiang Ming.

The Celestial Demon inhaled slightly.

Everything around was swallowed by the Celestial Demon.

Jiang Ming wasted no time, straightforwardly summoning the Celestial Demons of Lust, Fear, Greed, Grief, and Pride.

However, Jiang Ming did not fully activate the Celestial Demon Heart Devouring Technique to summon the additional Divine Buddha Celestial Demons.

Just as Jiang Ming anticipated.

The upcoming scenes were related to Fear, Grief, and Pride.

Endless terrifying scenes appeared, with various fearsome and hideous things seemingly not of this world.

There were beloved items lost, as if to ignite the grief in Jiang Ming’s heart.

There were millions bowing, and himself standing arrogantly above them.

But all of these were swiftly absorbed by the Celestial Demons nurtured by Jiang Ming.

"This Heart Demon Barrier..."

Jiang Ming murmured.

Yet after the five scenes, reality did not return.

Instead, a brand new scene appeared.

Jiang Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, constantly reciting the Meditation Technique in his mind, preparing vigilantly.

In the next moment, Jiang Ming found himself in a stretch of starry sky.

Before Jiang Ming, a spherical, indescribable entity appeared.

It seemed to bear great terror, carrying all the emotions of the world.

Even with the Meditation Technique, Jiang Ming didn’t dare to look recklessly.

It appeared capable of shattering the sanity of all sentient life, a great terror indeed.

Jiang Ming’s mind stirred, fully activating the Celestial Demon Heart Devouring Technique.

A gigantic Golden Buddha appeared behind Jiang Ming.

Slender, arms entwined with countless golden chains stretched out, piercing directly through this spherical being.

The surrounding scene changed once again.

Turning into nothingness.

Jiang Ming opened his eyes, exhaling a breath of stale air.

The sensations of his body returned, he, awakened.

What met his gaze was the utterly bewildered expression behind the mask of the middle-aged man.

He was sitting atop a lotus seat.

At this moment, a sound echoed around, the same as before.

"Heart Demon Barrier clearance time: fifteen minutes and three seconds, new record for the Twelve Main Cities of the south."

"Heart Demon Barrier result: Supreme."

"Third Heart Demon Barrier, cleared."

Hearing this, Jiang Ming instinctively said, "I actually spent more than fifteen minutes."

He had felt in the dream that it passed swiftly, the Celestial Demon was powerful, each inhalation cleared a layer.

The middle-aged man was frozen like a statue.

Hearing Jiang Ming’s words, the corners of the face behind the mask twitched.

After a few breaths, he barely managed to say, "The Dream-Entering Incense takes about a quarter of an hour to lead to the Heart Demon constructing the dreamscape..."

"Oh."

The middle-aged man steadied himself against the wall, looking at Jiang Ming as if seeing a monster.

"Passing the first five dreamscapes, regardless of time, counts as a pass."

"Beyond that, it’s a matter of how much time it took."

"Anyone who passes the sixth dreamscape achieves a Supreme result, never doomed to fall, qualifying for entry into the core of Great Lii."

The middle-aged man muttered.

"Do you know how many years it takes for someone to achieve Supreme in the Third Heart Demon Barrier in the Main City?"

"Why did you come to my small Evergreen City, you should go to the Main City!"

"That’s where you truly belong!"

The middle-aged man barely composed himself, wiped the sweat behind his mask.

His gaze towards Jiang Ming had completely changed.

Simultaneously, excitement filled the middle-aged man’s heart again.

Jiang Ming’s future was already bright, entering Chaofeng Pavilion in the Main City was almost assured.

As the one who guided him into Chaofeng Pavilion, could there be few benefits?

"Come, let’s enter the final trial."

"Once you complete the final trial, you can join the organization, becoming a Night Watcher."

"Night Watcher?"

"Yes, telling you now doesn’t matter."

"Did you think Chaofeng Pavilion has no internal divisions? All Martial Artists recruited externally first serve as Night Watchers, seeking out and eliminating or reporting malevolent entities in the city."

"Now even if your final trial score is zero, it won’t matter, your overall evaluation is exceptional."

"Pah, pah, pah, anyway, no one’s final trial score is zero."

"Brother Jiang Ming, come on, the final trial."

The middle-aged man smiled, leading Jiang Ming to a secret chamber.

At the center of the chamber was another Crystal Stone.

But this Crystal Stone glowed with a flame-like, scorching brilliance.

"Just like the first trial, placing your hand on it is all you need," said the middle-aged man.

"Fourth trial, Heart Lamp, begin."

The moment Jiang Ming placed his hand on it.

Everything around turned pitch black.

And all sound vanished along with it.

A glimmer of light appeared before Jiang Ming, then disappeared swiftly.

Immediately afterward, the surrounding brightness reappeared.

The gaze behind the middle-aged man’s mask was now full of astonishment and shock.

But at this moment, the announcement sounded.

"Fourth trial, Heart Lamp Barrier, not ignited, failed."

Jiang Ming frowned slightly.

He looked towards the middle-aged man with some confusion.

The middle-aged man murmured, "How could it be..."

"How could it be..."

Jiang Ming asked with a slight frown, "Senior, what’s wrong."

The middle-aged man sighed, touched his heart, then said, "How much do you know about Immortal Masters?"

"Not much."

"Immortal Masters don’t appear out of nowhere, they’re evolved from Martial Artists."

"Martial Artists ignite the Heart Lamp using scorching Qi-Blood to light the Heart Flame, allowing them to advance to Immortal Master."

"After advancing, Immortal Masters are imbued with True Essence and awaken various abilities to manipulate the Power of Nature, greatly enhancing their power."

"Our Great Lii relies on Immortal Masters to stand firm in this world overrun by malevolent entities."

"But igniting the Heart Lamp is more than ten times harder than breaking through to Martial Arts Hall Master; nearly all Martial Artists only attempt it after refining their Qi-Blood to the utmost."

"The Heart Lamp Barrier assesses your chances of advancing to Immortal Master."

"Jiang Ming... you essentially have no chance of becoming an Immortal Master..."

The middle-aged man’s gaze was complex.