First Meeting with Jiang Wen, Simulation Begins

But he still held a sliver of hope for the Sky Flame Alliance—perhaps not everyone was like that, after all, on the surface, the Sky Flame Alliance was openly hostile to Demonic Cultivators. As for the Blazing Sun Holy Land, he didn't dare go there again, nor did he want much interaction with them. From now on, until he could stand against them, he would avoid them whenever possible.

This time, he also noticed that his Charm Points had increased again. Ye Feng stared at himself in the mirror for a long time, feeling that his current looks far surpassed those celebrities from his past life who relied on their appearance to make a living. He resembled something like an elf from myth, but without the overly long ears, and his slightly chubby face didn't seem out of place at all—instead, it gave off a unique kind of beauty.

Fortunately, his height hadn't kept growing. A little over 1.7 meters was fine; if he shot up to 1.9 meters, no one would believe he was eight years old anymore.

After tidying his clothes, Ye Feng headed out to the Ye Family Ancestral Land in Fengyuan City. He quickly reached the core area, the Heavenly Rank section, and found his father, Ye Changming.

When Ye Changming saw him, the expression on his face was impossible to hide: "Feng'er, how did you break through to the Essence Gathering Realm? I remember seeing you half a month ago, and you were still in the Blood Transformation Realm. How could your cultivation advance so quickly?"

Facing Ye Changming's astonishment, Ye Feng had already prepared an excuse. Feigning excitement, he said, "Father, I was taken away by a Black Clad Man before. He said I fit the criteria and took me to a place called an Inheritance Secret Realm. There, I obtained a lot of Pills and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. I couldn't even identify what rank those Pills were—Earth Grade, I think—but after I took them along with some precious herbs, my cultivation kept rising until I ended up like this.

"But after I left that Inheritance Secret Realm, I couldn't find that Black Clad Man again. I have no idea what he was after, and the inheritance site vanished too. He only told me to go and apprentice at the Snow Mountain Sect, but from what I saw, he didn't look like Jiang Changtian from the records in our family's secret manuals."

Hearing Ye Feng's words, Ye Changming was stunned again, only vaguely catching a few key terms: secret realm, Pills, cultivation breakthrough. At eight years old, your son had already walked a path that took him centuries. Soon, Ye Changming snapped out of it. Fortunately, it was his own son who had encountered this fortune, so it didn't truly shatter his Dao Heart. That fleeting hint of jealousy vanished, replaced by joy.

In his view, going from an ordinary Mortal Grade Bone Structure to this genius-like state, with the potential to go even further than him, Ye Changming felt both a pang of loss and immense happiness.

Overjoyed, Ye Changming wanted to take Ye Feng to meet the three Ancestors of the Ye family. But Ye Feng declined the idea of visiting the Ancestors with his father. Instead, he handed over the Earth Grade Secret Manual, the Gathering Yuan Art, which he had prepared earlier, and said he needed to follow the Black Clad Man's instructions and go apprentice at the Snow Mountain Sect.

As for Ye Feng's plan, Ye Changming didn't refuse or resist this time. The Black Clad Man's strength was unknown, but he had clearly given his son great benefits, so he probably wouldn't harm the child. The Black Clad Man must have had deeper intentions, likely something beneficial for Ye Feng. Compared to the family, Ye Feng held equal weight in his heart, and since it was good for his son, he naturally wouldn't stop him.

Fortunately, Ye Feng didn't tell his father that his Bone Structure had reached Earth Grade Low-Rank. Otherwise, he couldn't be sure his father would still agree to let him go to the Snow Mountain Sect. After all, in the entire history of the Ye family, not a single member had ever possessed an Earth Grade Bone Structure. As long as he didn't fall midway, such a Bone Structure would surely allow him to step into the realm beyond the Heavenly Origin Realm.

Half a month later, his father Ye Changming escorted him to the Snow Mountain Sect's grounds. Although the sect hadn't started recruiting disciples yet, Ye Feng had a way to join. Having spent over a hundred years in the Snow Mountain Sect, few knew the inner workings better than he did.

Soon, he set his plan in motion. With just a few Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, he greased the palms of some Inner Disciples and quickly got in touch with an Elder, expressing his wish to join the sect. When his Earth Grade Bone Structure was tested, it shocked the high-level Elders of the Snow Mountain Sect.

Within ten days, Ye Feng once again became a True Disciple under Liu Rusi. And for the first time in reality, he saw Jiang Wen, the wife he had lived with for over a thousand years in his simulations. At this time, Jiang Wen was three years older than him, still just an eleven-year-old girl, completely lacking the mature charm he remembered—not just in personality, but in every aspect.

When Jiang Wen first met Ye Feng, she had a very good impression of him. It wasn't love at first sight, but that favorable first impression undoubtedly lowered the difficulty of winning her over later. Ye Feng couldn't help but sigh: the benefits of good looks really could make people's values follow their features. With a face like his, no one would think he was a bad person.

And Ye Feng finally understood that no matter how hard he trained these past few days, he couldn't match the accumulation from his simulations. So he might as well take it easy and do something else.

With four or five days left until the next simulation, Ye Feng relied on his knowledge of Jiang Wen to take the little girl around Yicheng City for fun. Their relationship heated up rapidly.

Time quickly rolled around to the next month. This time, Ye Feng didn't start the simulation at dawn but slept soundly instead. Not until the sun was high in the sky the next day did he wake, knowing that in about two hours, little Jiang Wen would come looking for him.

He immediately opened the panel and saw that the simulation count had refreshed. A smile spread across his face.

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[System, begin simulation.]
[Simulation started. Detecting 1800 Points remaining from last simulation. Acquired Temporary Talent: Condensing Liquid Jade Nectar. The host can secrete a certain amount of Bloodline Essence every ten years. This liquid can be given to those sharing the same bloodline as the host. Upon consumption, it will enhance the consumer's cultivation based on the host's current strength, with a breakthrough effect. The host cannot consume it themselves.]

Ye Feng: "???"

He felt like this talent was a bit off. It seemed powerful on the surface, but something felt wrong. "What kind of liquid is this, anyway? Whatever, it's not like it's gross for me. A talent randomly rolled from over a thousand Points can't be that bad, right?" Even as he said that, a hint of unease lingered in his heart, since he'd never gotten a useless talent before.