Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong, seeing your reaction, also wailed along with you, hinting in their words that they wanted compensation from Fu Junzhuo.
Perhaps due to the protagonist's halo or simply because Fu Junzhuo found Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong likable, she eventually abandoned the idea of taking the technique for free. Instead, she decided to exchange the Longevity Secret Manual for the condition of teaching martial arts to the three of you.]
[First Month: With Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong's playful banter, they ended up, just like in the original story, being accepted as Fu Junzhuo's adopted sons.
By chance, each of them managed to learn one of the diagrams from the Longevity Secret Manual.
You also attempted to cultivate it, but even after practicing all seven diagrams, you failed to sense even the slightest trace of internal energy. Helplessly, you had no choice but to give up.
Fortunately, fate did not abandon you. Fu Junzhuo decided to teach you all the Nine Mystical Grand Technique and Yi Sword Art.
The Nine Mystical Grand Technique is the internal cultivation method of the 'Yi Sword Master' Fu Cailin's lineage. Although it is not as powerful as the Longevity Secret Manual, if one reaches the highest level, they can still become a grandmaster-level expert.
The Yi Sword Art, created by Fu Cailin himself, incorporates the principles of Go (Weiqi). It emphasizes predicting the opponent's moves and blocking their future actions in advance. Its strategy is similar to Dugu Nine Swords in some ways.
After learning the Nine Mystical Grand Technique and Yi Sword Art, you found an excuse to part ways with Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong.
Because you knew that protagonists like them naturally attracted trouble. With your current strength, following them would only make it difficult to gain opportunities—instead, you might get dragged down and killed.]
[Second Month: You trained diligently for over a month and finally reached the first level of the Nine Mystical Grand Technique, while also grasping the basics of the Yi Sword Art.
At this stage, while you were not yet considered a true martial arts expert, dealing with ordinary people was easy.
In secret, you eliminated Old Feng and his wife, taking their years of accumulated wealth for yourself. You also took Wei Zhengzhen as your personal maid.
After all, training alone was dull, and cooking and doing laundry wasted time. Having a maid was quite necessary.]
[Third Month: Since becoming your personal maid, Wei Zhengzhen took care of your daily life, saving you a great deal of training time.
You also taught her the Nine Mystical Grand Technique and Yi Sword Art, making her your sparring partner.
Since the Yi Sword Art incorporates the principles of Go, and Go is a game for two, practicing it with Wei Zhengzhen significantly improved your training efficiency compared to practicing alone.]
[Sixth Month: After half a year of intense training, you finally reached the third level of the Nine Mystical Grand Technique, and your Yi Sword Art advanced to the minor achievement stage.
At this point, you were considered a second-tier martial artist in the jianghu. You decided to take Wei Zhengzhen and leave Yangzhou City to seek further opportunities.
Shortly after leaving Yangzhou, you heard rumors that the Heshibi (Heavenly Jade) had resurfaced. Without hesitation, you and Wei Zhengzhen set out for Luoyang City, hoping to take advantage of the situation.]
[Seventh Month: You and Wei Zhengzhen lurked near Luoyang City for over half a month until Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong stole the Heshibi from Jingnian Zen Monastery.
Neither of them expected to see you and Wei Zhengzhen here, and they enthusiastically showed off their newly acquired Heshibi.
Taking advantage of their distraction while examining the Heshibi, you feigned an accident and activated the mysterious energy within it.
With the Heshibi's power, both your bodies and internal cultivation underwent a drastic transformation.
Your Nine Mystical Grand Technique instantly broke through from the third to the fourth level, while Wei Zhengzhen's progressed from the second to the third.]
[First Year: After being cleansed by the Heshibi's energy, your talent for cultivation greatly improved. Within less than six months, you advanced to the sixth level of the Nine Mystical Grand Technique.
When Fu Junzhuo first met you, she had only reached the sixth level herself.
With your current strength and your Yi Sword Art at the minor achievement stage, you were now recognized as a first-tier expert in the martial world.
Feeling confident in your abilities, you used your knowledge of the original story to sneak into Yang Gong's Treasure Trove, retrieving the Evil Emperor's Relic, which had been sealed in a lead container.
Although you weren't yet strong enough to absorb the generations of demonic power within it, obtaining it early ensured it wouldn't fall into someone else's hands.]
[Tenth Year: After years of diligent cultivation, you finally reached the eighth level of the Nine Mystical Grand Technique.
However, you realized that progressing step by step might never allow you to reach the ninth level in your lifetime. So, you retrieved the Evil Emperor's Relic and began absorbing its demonic energy.
With its help, you successfully broke through to the ninth level of the Nine Mystical Grand Technique, stepping into the realm of grandmasters.]
[Twenty-Eighth Year: Since reaching the ninth level of the Nine Mystical Grand Technique, you focused most of your energy on mastering the Yi Sword Art.
You discovered that studying Go enhanced your comprehension of the sword technique, so you began researching the game in depth.
After becoming a true Go master, your Yi Sword Art naturally reached the perfected state.]
[Fortieth Year: By challenging the most renowned martial artists and researching the Longevity Secret Manual, you finally developed the tenth level of the Nine Mystical Grand Technique.
Combining this with your perfected Yi Sword Art, you achieved the ultimate fusion of body and sword, executing the strongest strike to shatter the void.
Just as you thought you were about to ascend to the immortal realm, a sudden chaotic space turbulence emerged, reducing you to dust.]
You are dead!
"..."
Staring at the simulation panel, Xiao Feng was speechless. As expected, Shattering the Void was nothing but a massive trap.
[Simulation Ended!]
[Drawing Simulation Rewards. Choose a reward to purchase before a random selection is made.]
Evil Emperor's Relic (Cost: 100,000 Merit Points)Fu Cailin's Nine Mystical Grand Technique Experience (Cost: 30,000 Merit Points)Fu Cailin's Yi Sword Art Experience (Cost: 20,000 Merit Points)Heshibi (Cost: 20,000 Merit Points)Ning Daoqi's Scattered Hand Eight Strikes Experience (Cost: 20,000 Merit Points)Compassion Sword Codex (Cost: 50,000 Merit Points)Longevity Secret Manual (Cost: 50,000 Merit Points)Shi Feixuan's Long Dress (Cost: 1 Merit Point)Wanwan's Foot Cream (Cost: 1 Merit Point)Shi Qingxuan's Jade Flute (Cost: 1 Merit Point)
(End of Chapter)
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