With Cultivation Simulator in a Chaotic World-Chapter 67: You Never Had a Choice!

Jiang Ming’s palm retracted.

The surrounding chains began to decrease continuously along with Jiang Ming’s movement.

When Jiang Ming stepped out of the shadow cast by the city gate, the last Shadow Lock Chain also withdrew into the darkness.

Jiang Ming’s expression was extremely grim.

He turned his head to look at the endless stream of people on the streets of Evergreen City, but the atmosphere no longer seemed as bustling as before.

Even with the noise of the crowd, Jiang Ming felt a sense of emptiness in Evergreen City.

As if... there was no one at all...

"Why can’t I get out..."

"Evil spirits? Ridiculous... Am I the evil spirit?"

Jiang Ming’s thoughts collided wildly like a tangled ball of string.

The Meditation Technique ran through his mind, suppressing the chaotic thoughts.

Jiang Ming looked up at the sky.

Fortunately, he had slipped Uncle Xun a note as a hint. Estimating their speed, Uncle Xun and the others should reach the first station by nightfall.

Although it was just a guess, with Zhu Li’s malevolence, the Great Lii Imperial Court would likely take action.

"Li Mo and the others can leave, but only I cannot..."

"I’m not even a native of Evergreen City..."

Jiang Ming’s suspicion focused on two things: one was his own Divine Buddha Celestial Demon, and the other was his cultivation.

However, he primarily suspected the latter.

It was precisely after he achieved Late-Stage Qi Refining that he encountered Zhu Li and couldn’t leave Evergreen City.

So... dissipate his cultivation?

A flash of ruthless determination appeared in Jiang Ming’s eyes, but it quickly dissipated.

If he was certain that it was his cultivation binding him, if abandoning Qi Refining would allow him to leave Evergreen City, Jiang Ming would not hesitate to cripple his own cultivation.

Even though dissipating cultivation heavily affects one’s foundation, relying on the simulator, Jiang Ming could recover.

But without the original accumulation, Jiang Ming’s recovery would be slow, especially since he had just exhausted his Simulation Points.

If leaving Evergreen City was possible, it might be worth it, but if Jiang Ming still couldn’t leave, he would be like breaking his own arms, losing all power to resist evil spirits and becoming a lamb to the slaughter.

Jiang Ming couldn’t take that gamble.

The panel opened, and Jiang Ming looked at the Spirit Points he had just acquired.

103.2 Spirit Points

If the power of Early-Stage Qi Refining is insufficient, then advance to Late-Stage Qi Refining, and if that’s still not enough, then Foundation Establishment!

Adjusting his mindset, his expression returned to calm.

His gaze settled on the massive City Lord’s Mansion at the end of the street.

The City Lord’s Mansion used to be the safest place... but now...

Jiang Ming pondered briefly, then turned towards the Lion Roar Martial Arts Hall.

There used to be an Immortal Master presiding over the City Lord’s Mansion, but Jiang Ming couldn’t ensure the state of these Immortal Masters now.

Meanwhile, the most formidable person in the Lion Roar Martial Arts Hall was no more than Qian Feng.

He naturally wouldn’t choose to simulate on the street.

Although in simulation, he’d be relatively still, obtaining rewards would leave him momentarily defenseless and possibly expose his Qi changes.

Returning to the Lion Roar Martial Arts Hall, he was immediately greeted by disciples.

"Instructor Jiang, the owner requests your presence."

Jiang Ming’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Qian Feng looking for him now?

Jiang Ming hesitated briefly, then proceeded towards the old owner’s courtyard.

"Junior Brother Jiang..."

Qian Changgong was guarding the courtyard entrance. Seeing Jiang Ming, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He said, "Grandfather wanted to see you before, but you left the Lion Roar Martial Arts Hall directly."

"When did he want to see me?" Jiang Ming had a vague guess.

Qian Changgong thought for a moment and replied, "A little over half a day ago, about two hours..."

Two hours... precisely when Jiang Ming broke through Qi Refining and left the Lion Roar Martial Arts Hall.

"I won’t accompany you inside."

Although slightly puzzled, Qian Changgong had no desire to probe further. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Jiang Ming pushed open the door and walked straight in.

Through the path, Jiang Ming finally saw the old man in gray robes and long white eyebrows, sitting on a stone seat and playing chess by himself.

A gentle breeze lifted the elder’s long eyebrows and robe; his demeanor was amiable, composed, exuding a grandmaster’s charisma.

The old man looked at Jiang Ming, raising his hand slightly to signal for him to sit.

Jiang Ming’s eyes were fixed steadily on Qian Feng, and he asked, "Old Master, why did you want to see me?"

Qian Feng chuckled and placed another stone on the board.

Jiang Ming’s eyes shifted to the chessboard.

With this move, the game instantly turned into a deadlock, beyond salvation.

"I never thought you were hiding so deep..."

"But it’s a pity..."

"I suppose you’ve already noticed..."

A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Ming’s eyes as he sat in front of Qian Feng.

"Please, Senior, speak directly! Tell me how to break the deadlock!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Feng suddenly burst into laughter, his long gray-white eyebrows rising with no wind.

A peculiar aura emerged from Qian Feng.

Jiang Ming’s pupils contracted. He felt from Qian Feng a power on the same level as his... no, slightly higher by half a tier.

"Hahaha!!"

"A deadlock!!"

"They’re all deadlocks!"

Qian Feng’s face suddenly radiated black aura, flipping over the chessboard.

Extending his hand, the door of the distant courtyard was locked.

Jiang Ming could even sense the faint noise from disciples practicing martial arts outside vanishing in an instant.

"You’ll be assimilated too!"

"Everything in Evergreen City will be assimilated!"

"Everyone is gone! Do you know? There’s no one left in Evergreen City!"

Jiang Ming was tightly held by Qian Feng by the shoulders.

But Jiang Ming did not resist, as he felt no killing intent from the other party.

"Please, Senior, guide me on how to break the deadlock!"

"Break the deadlock? I wish to break it too!"

Before the words were finished, Qian Feng’s expression turned ferocious, the corners of his mouth crazily stretched back, almost touching his ears.

His razor-sharp teeth glinted with a cold light.

Black veins crawled over Qian Feng’s face like centipedes, turning his eyes pitch black, emanating madness.

With a wave of his hand, a few blood-scented crimson pills flew from afar.

The pills entered Qian Feng’s mouth and were brutally crushed.

Jiang Ming could tell that the pills contained human blood!

Jiang Ming’s hands immediately gripped two talismans, but he didn’t activate them immediately.

After consuming these pills, Qian Feng’s emotions seemed barely stabilized.

"Want to avoid assimilation?"

"There’s only one way!"

"That is to become an evil spirit yourself first!!"

"Only evil spirits are unaffected!"

"Become an evil spirit before being turned... that’s my only solution."

Qian Feng’s long tongue extended, licking the pill residues on his lips, his eyes regaining a semblance of sanity before sitting back in the stone chair.

Jiang Ming’s talismans remained tightly in his palm, his gaze fixed on Qian Feng.

He asked, "Is there a difference?"

"Difference? Do you want to become a puppet with no self-awareness or a monster that retains self-consciousness?"

"Neither of these do I want."

"No!! You have no choice at all!"

Qian Feng retracted his tongue, the oddity fading, and once again became the amiable yet authoritative long-browed old master.