Chapter 37: Enemies and allies are indistinguishable; the you in the Simulation has been made less intelligent

[However, Qiu Zhixuan soon explained how she managed to find you.]

[She said that she missed you because you hadn't come to listen to her music for a few days, so she started looking for you.]

[She followed the direction you left, carrying your portrait and asking passersby.]

[She searched many wrong places and spent half a year before finally finding you here.]

[After hearing Qiu Zhixuan's words, you understood that it was indeed the effect of the Intelligence Reduction Aura.]

[Otherwise, who would believe that an Immortal Slave hidden in the dust would go to such lengths to find a Young Master from a Pleasure House?]

[Then, you tentatively asked her how she started cultivating.]

[Of course, you knew that Immortal Slaves belonged to an organization called Immortal Arrival Sect, and this was also a test for you.]

[Upon hearing your question, Qiu Zhixuan's affectionate gaze changed slightly.]

[It seemed she thought of something, then after looking around for a while, she told you that you must never reveal your cultivation level in front of others.]

[You pretended not to understand and asked why.]

[Surprisingly, Qiu Zhixuan didn't hesitate and directly revealed the secrets of the Immortal Arrival Sect, including the fact that Immortal Slaves hunt local cultivators.]

[This made you feel a bit guilty about killing her.]

[You decided not to harm Qiu Zhixuan but to observe her instead.]

[You wanted to see if you could get any other information from her.]

[After all, she was from the Immortal Arrival Sect, and she might know things that outsiders didn't.]

[However, the results were disappointing; she knew even less than Bai Ruoxue.]

[The only useful information was that the Immortal Arrival Sect hunted local cultivators for task rewards, not for some belief; it was all driven by profit.]

[Later, Qiu Zhixuan handed you a large number of Spirit Stones and a body technique manual called "Wind Chasing Art."]

[She sweetly said to you, "Brother, your body technique is too weak; it's too dangerous."]

[Originally, you planned to gather information from her and then ambush and kill her.]

[After all, no matter how good she was to you, you knew it was the effect of the Intelligence Reduction Aura, not her true intention.]

[But her act of giving you Spirit Stones and a technique manual disrupted your plan.]

[So you reluctantly accepted the Spirit Stones and the "Wind Chasing Art" manual.]

[In the following days, Qiu Zhixuan accompanied you in cultivating in the Evergreen Mountain Range.]

[And you added the "Wind Chasing Art" to your daily training routine.]

[Halfway through the second year, you started to feel conflicted again.]

[You knew that Bai Ruoxue's arrival was imminent.]

For example, why did people pick fights with him at the beginning?

It must have been the influence of the Intelligence Reduction Aura.

In previous simulations, he mostly left Green Hills City secretly at night; why did he choose to leave during the day this time?

Leaving at night when no one was around would have avoided trouble.

And the most serious issue was Qiu Zhixuan's identity.

In the simulation, he automatically ignored it.

In reality, Jiang Yifeng had used the Eye of Insight to check Qiu Zhixuan's information.

He knew she was the granddaughter of an elder from the Immortal Arrival Sect.

Even if he forgot this, Qiu Zhixuan being a cultivator at the Perfect Foundation Establishment stage and casually taking out large amounts of Spirit Stones should have raised suspicion.

Of course, Jiang Yifeng believed that the simulated Qiu Zhixuan was genuinely affected by the Intelligence Reduction Aura.

She probably had no ill intentions towards him in the simulation and didn't reveal her identity, perhaps fearing he wouldn't accept her.

But none of this mattered; the key issue was that this talent was affecting his thinking in the simulation.

It made him less intelligent as well.

Jiang Yifeng thought to himself, "I definitely can't choose this talent as a simulation reward."

Shaking his head, Jiang Yifeng continued to look at the simulator.

[In the ninth year, an old man came to your secluded place.]

[Using the Eye of Insight, you quickly activated the teleportation array disk to escape.]

[The old man turned out to be an Immortal Slave at the first level of Tribulation Crossing, named Qiu Kuang.]

[And he was Qiu Zhixuan's grandfather!]

[You suddenly realized something was wrong.]

[Qiu Zhixuan's grandfather? How could he be so powerful?]

[You felt like you were forgetting something important.]

[But soon, you automatically ignored it and focused on escaping.]

[Unfortunately, you underestimated the power of the Tribulation Crossing stage; the thousand-mile distance you teleported was covered by Qiu Kuang in an instant.]

[After using up your three teleportations, you were captured by the old Immortal Slave, Qiu Kuang.]

[Just when you thought you were going to die, Qiu Zhixuan ran out.]

[She knelt in front of the old man, crying and shouting, "Grandfather, if you kill Brother Yifeng, I won't live either!"]