Chapter 27

【……After you escaped from Pingcheng, the next day, the Liu family caught up with you. You fled, and at a critical moment, a white-robed swordsman passed by, fought off the Liu family, and saved you.】

【The white-robed swordsman was named Shen Baiyi, ranked third on the Qianlong List. He came to Jiangzhou to challenge Liu Zhe, who was ranked ninth on the Tianjiao List. He fell in love with Su Qingzhi at first sight and, upon learning of her plight, decided to take her to the Liu family to seek justice for her.】

【Su Qingzhi politely declined, and you left Jiangzhou, beginning a life of wandering.】

【A month later, you received news that Shen Baiyi had been defeated by Liu Zhe.】

【Six months later, in the territory of Shangzhou, you got into a conflict with someone. In a moment of carelessness, you were ambushed and poisoned. Su Qingzhi carried you to the Shen family and obtained a detoxifying elixir, the Tianwang Pill, from Shen Baiyi.】

【After the poison was neutralized, you gained strength from the ordeal and broke through to the Fifth Rank.】

【When you recovered, you only found a letter left by Su Qingzhi, stating that she had repaid your kindness and would no longer see you.】

【You could only leave in sadness.】

【A year later, the Liu family found you again and killed you. You died at the age of twenty-five.】

Finally, Fifth Rank!

Gu Yang was thrilled.

It took six simulations to break through to the Fifth Rank, which was incredibly difficult.

This simulation life lasted only three years but was full of ups and downs. It was the first time he encountered a scenario where a powerful expert came to his rescue.

Of course, the reason Shen Baiyi acted was definitely for Su Qingzhi.

Moreover, his successful breakthrough to the Fifth Rank could be attributed to Su Qingzhi's efforts.

The Tianwang Pill, just from its name, was clearly no ordinary elixir.

"She actually went to Shen Baiyi to save me..."

Gu Yang was really surprised. He knew without a doubt that she must have paid a significant price for the Tianwang Pill.

Suddenly, he felt that this young lady wasn't so detestable after all.

At least, she was clear about her debts and favors.

【The simulation has ended. You can retain one of the following:】

【1. Martial realm at the age of twenty-five.】

【2. Martial experience at the age of twenty-five.】

【3. Life wisdom at the age of twenty-five.】

"I choose one."

Boom!

Gu Yang felt the true qi in his body explode, rapidly expanding. The speed was much faster than any previous time.

Even the young servant girl outside, who was guarding Su Qingzhi, was startled and looked over with a hint of worry in her eyes.

...

After a full quarter of an hour, the true qi in Gu Yang's body finally calmed down and returned to his dantian.

He opened his eyes, exhaled a turbid breath, and the light in his eyes dimmed.

"Fifth Rank!"

His true qi had increased several times over compared to before.

In this world, the difference between martial realms was enormous, and it became even more significant at higher levels.

No wonder in the simulation life, whenever he encountered a martial artist of a higher realm, he had no ability to resist and was always defeated decisively.

Each breakthrough to a new realm was a completely different landscape.

Of course, breaking through to a new realm wasn't entirely good.

It meant that using the Life Simulator would become more expensive.

Currently, there was still over 2,200 gold left in the system.

【Do you want to use the Life Simulator? Each use costs 2,000 gold.】

Seeing this prompt, Gu Yang was delighted. The price had only doubled.

He chose "Confirm" without hesitation.

This world was too dangerous. As a穿越者 (穿越者 means "穿越者" in Chinese, which can be translated as "穿越者" in English, but in this context, it means "transmigrator" or "穿越者"), he was targeted by the world's will, and no one knew what kind of unexpected events he might encounter.

He had to seize every opportunity to enhance his strength.

【At the age of twenty-two, you are already a Fifth Rank martial artist. After saving Su Qingzhi, you head to Tianshui City.】

【You design a scheme to extort Dong Xuan and obtain 12,000 gold. You leave Tianshui City that night, traveling only at night and through remote, uninhabited mountain paths.】

【Two months later, you finally reach Pingjun. Su Qingzhi, true to her word, takes you to a money house and exchanges 30,000 gold in silver bills.】

【A year later, you arrive at the center of the Great Zhou Empire, the capital city. You decide to join the Tianxin Martial Hall. A month later, you pass the examination and are accepted as a personal disciple by the hall master, ranking fifteenth, and learn the "Duan Yue Saber Technique."】

【At the age of twenty-five, your "Duan Yue Saber Technique" has reached a minor level of mastery, and your reputation begins to spread.】

【One day, Guo Taiping, ranked seventh on the Tianjiao List, challenges the hall. After ten moves, he defeats the hall master and leaves. That night, the hall master dies from his injuries.】

【The night after the hall master's death, you discover someone breaking into the martial hall. When you go to investigate, you find that the third senior sister, the hall master's only daughter, has been kidnapped. You chase after them and are severely injured by a mysterious powerful figure, but you also alert other experts in the hall, who intervene.】

【In the end, the mysterious powerful figure is repelled, and the third senior sister is successfully rescued. Grateful for your life-saving efforts, the third senior sister personally cares for you, and your injuries gradually heal.】

【Later, the third senior sister succeeds as the hall master. Over the next two years, the Tianxin Martial Hall struggles to maintain itself, and disciples continue to leave, losing its former glory.】

【One day, the Empress Dowager issues an edict, betrothing the third senior sister to the crown prince. The third senior sister, unable to defy the edict, passes the hall master position to the second senior brother.】

【Subsequently, you travel outside and encounter Liu Zhe on the road, who kills you with a single sword strike. You die at the age of twenty-seven.】

This simulation life was much more eventful than the previous ones.

Gu Yang couldn't help but sigh. In the end, he still died at the hands of Liu Zhe, a Second Rank expert.

Indeed, once you reach a higher realm, the treatment is different.

Last time, when he joined the Tianxin Martial Hall, he was just an ordinary disciple. This time, he became a personal disciple of the hall master, ranking fifteenth, meaning there were only fourteen other personal disciples.

It was clear how rare this was.

At the same time, he learned a more powerful saber technique, the "Duan Yue Saber Technique," which was taught by a hall master ranked above Third Rank, so it was definitely not an ordinary saber technique.

He was no longer just a nobody. In a major organization, he could be considered an elite disciple.

【The simulation has ended. You can retain one of the following:】

【1. Martial realm at the age of twenty-seven.】

【2. Martial experience at the age of twenty-seven.】

【3. Life wisdom at the age of twenty-seven.】

Without hesitation, he chose the second option.

In the next moment, a large amount of knowledge flooded into Gu Yang's mind, the most profound of which was the "Duan Yue Saber Technique," a powerful and fierce technique that, when combined with his Pure Yang true qi, was incredibly potent.

It took him nearly an hour to fully digest and internalize this knowledge and experience, transforming it into his own strength.

From then on, he possessed the strength of a Fifth Rank martial artist, both internally and externally.

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