[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-with-cultivation-simulator-in-a-chaotic-world":3,"chapter-with-cultivation-simulator-in-a-chaotic-world-with-cultivation-simulator-in-a-chaotic-world-chapter-68":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","With Cultivation Simulator in a Chaotic World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1130536,1461,"Chapter 68: Deadlock","with-cultivation-simulator-in-a-chaotic-world-chapter-68",68,"\u003Cp>\"I was exceptionally gifted and stepped into the realm of Martial Arts Hall Master by the age of thirty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At forty-two, I took over the Lion Roar Martial Arts Hall from my master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In forty years, under my leadership, the Lion Roar Martial Arts Hall evolved from an unknown third-rate martial arts hall to one well-known on the list.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the past, the Lion Roar Martial Arts Hall was filled with strong men, and disciples came in droves every year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I even had confidence that I could make the hall one of the top three in Evergreen City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten years ago, I had a strange encounter, igniting the Heart Lamp, gaining Mana, and accidentally became a so-called Immortal Master...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the third day, I discovered the Shadow Lock Chain on my body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Feng’s mouth showed a hint of mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unclear whether he was mocking his own futile efforts or Jiang Ming’s whimsical ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, I was desperately searching for ways, until I discovered that everyone in the city ignored my warnings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I couldn’t even send messages to the outside world...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, I found out that they... were no longer human, that everyone in this city was no longer human... they were puppets wearing human skin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even I slowly started being assimilated, becoming a puppet without self-awareness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Until I encountered malevolent spirits wandering in Evergreen City, they, instead, were unaffected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was left with only one last thought.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Survive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will feel the sensation of helplessly watching everything you own being taken by another ’you’.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For that, I extinguished the Heart Lamp and embraced darkness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I devoured the apprentice I personally trained, devoured the junior who rose with me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I even devoured my son, mouthful by mouthful...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as I became strong enough, I could break free from the Shadow Lock Chain, leave this place, escape this torment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For this, I devoured everyone in the Lion Roar Martial Arts Hall that I developed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because they were all already dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, they will leave here with me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Until I realized that those gradually assimilated were becoming less useful, and I began searching for new blood food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those outsiders not yet assimilated are the best resources!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming understood why Qian Feng so easily took him in back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also understood where the experts of the Lion Roar Martial Arts Hall went and why the hall declined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Feng looked at Jiang Ming’s expression with a kind smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right, I had the same thought when I took you in, but I didn’t expect... Well, it’s good to have someone accompany me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, play a game of chess with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Feng stood up the chessboard again, patiently arranging the pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming gradually exhaled a breath of stale air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If at the beginning, Qian Feng could justify devouring the people in the hall because they were no longer human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But later, when he consumed outsiders, it had become indefensible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, are the people in the city all affected, assimilated as you said?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming did not attack Qian Feng for becoming a malevolent spirit that devours humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If standing in his shoes, Jiang Ming was unsure what choices he would make.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Qian Feng was the only ’person’ he encountered who knew the truth about Evergreen City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Li might count as half, but Jiang Ming wouldn’t go back to talk to it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming now understood very little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as, in concept, you are considered a person of Evergreen City, you will be assimilated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Feng smiled at Jiang Ming, as if just offering guidance to a junior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you think, and others also think you are a person of Evergreen City, you will be assimilated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, if you ignite the Heart Lamp in Evergreen City, it will surely not let you go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even I don’t know what this power is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once assimilated, it means death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this city, there’s no more living, no, I mean, there will soon be no more living.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming looked at Qian Feng and continued to ask, \"What about the City Lord’s Mansion? What about Chaofeng Pavilion? The Immortal Masters guarding Evergreen City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Feng let out a soft scoff, saying, \"In Evergreen City, there are three Immortal Masters guarding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One is the Supreme of the Gong Family, Evergreen City’s premier family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two are from the City Lord’s Mansion, one from Chaofeng Pavilion, another from the City Lord’s Mansion itself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The legacy of the Great Lii is profound; now they have withdrawn into the City Lord’s Mansion for self-rejuvenation, but they can only live in dreams for a lifetime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The old man of the Gong Family is dead, perishing alongside a malevolent spirit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are probably the only Immortal Master left in Evergreen City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why can’t information be transmitted to the outside world?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do I know? If I could transmit information, would things be like this now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten years ago... What exactly happened ten years ago?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Liu was ten years ago, the Hong Mansion incident was ten years ago, and even Qian Feng discovered the anomaly ten years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How would I know what happened ten years ago?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know nothing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you truly wish to know something, you might as well go to Chaofeng Pavilion, which has a substantial amount of documentation, possibly recording traces of what happened ten years ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With your strength, surely you have already entered Chaofeng Pavilion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Forbidden Techniques inside Chaofeng Pavilion are formidable; even I dare not go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Feng revealed his true purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also explains why, despite his extremely unstable mental state, he could speak so much with Jiang Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Feng craved to know the truth of this disaster, which was his last obsession before fully turning malevolent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the bizarre rule of assimilation the only anomaly in Evergreen City? Are there other monsters? Who is this ’it’ you mentioned?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, the city is already dead, so how would there be danger? The only danger is from outsiders and malevolent spirits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And...\" Jiang Ming fixed his gaze on Qian Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I don’t clarify the situation, I won’t go to Chaofeng Pavilion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Feng stroked his long beard as if suddenly remembering something, and said, \"Ah, you must have encountered the bizarre rules of role-playing just recently.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In Evergreen City, remember to continue playing your role. The ’It’ I mentioned is an awareness I vaguely sensed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is observing us; even if you understand the truth, you must continue to play your original role.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems to have noticed my anomaly and started interfering with disrupting the role I was playing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming recalled how various martial arts halls and families targeted the Lion Roar Martial Arts Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you follow the rules of role-playing, there won’t be any threats. With me around, it won’t easily fix its gaze on you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Feng caressed his long brows, speaking with a calm expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anything? As long as it conforms to the logic of role-playing rules?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming suddenly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at the chessboard, saying, \"What does a deadlock matter? As long as there’s enough strength to overturn the table, the deadlock naturally disappears!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Feng shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strength? Can you just dream it into existence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, Hall Master Qian, you took me in, taught me Lion Roar Martial Arts, and showed me kindness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will tell you what I see in Chaofeng Pavilion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I have the capability to break the stalemate, I promise you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will personally kill you, letting you achieve complete release.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming said this, flicked his robe, and strode out of the small courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Feng stared blankly at Jiang Ming, then showed a disdainful smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young... and naive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1300,"2026-06-03T11:55:46.755Z","2026-06-03T11:55:52.566Z",1,"novelbin.me","cc51475e14b258a788d5b50caa919c45487f1bed1cf95961c1132611e0ff66f2","with-cultivation-simulator-in-a-chaotic-world-chapter-321","with-cultivation-simulator-in-a-chaotic-world-chapter-320",535,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwith-cultivation-simulator-in-a-chaotic-world-cover.jpg"]