Chapter 41

At the age of twenty-two, you took Ling Ling to Yuzhou City. On the way, you saved Jiao Shumo and obtained a treasure map. However, Cao Yiyi saw you, and a conflict ensued.

You took Su Qingzhi and Ling Ling to the capital, joining the Tianxin Martial Hall.

Two years later, Su Qingzhi's identity was discovered. A few days later, a mysterious strong person assassinated you, and you died at the age of twenty-four.

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You and Ling Ling went to the capital and joined the Tianxin Martial Hall.

You couldn't break through for a long time, so you sought advice from Cheng Tianxin. He suggested that you find the opportunity to break through in battle. Thus, you started challenging people everywhere.

A year later, you were killed in a sparring match, and you died at the age of twenty-four.

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During a competition with a member of the Yan family, you accidentally killed him and were later killed by a Yan family expert, dying at the age of twenty-five.

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Due to your great fame, a member of the Lin family became jealous and sent an expert to kill you, and you died at the age of twenty-seven.

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You were killed by a member of the Shen family, and you died at the age of twenty-eight.

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After seven consecutive simulations, Gu Yang still couldn't break through to the Fourth Rank, and his face turned green.

If he didn't have the Life Simulator, his life would have been truly tragic. Even with the cultivation of the Fifth Rank, he would have died on the street a few years later.

The longest he lived was to the age of twenty-eight.

After the seven simulations, he chose to retain the martial arts experience as the reward each time.

Now, his strength had truly reached the peak of the Fifth Rank. Whether it was his power or his sword skills, he had reached a height that others found hard to match.

No one could defeat him within the Fifth Rank.

In the later simulations, it was because of his great fame and lack of a powerful backing that he was killed by experts sent by noble families.

These noble families didn't follow martial virtue and sent Third Rank experts who didn't give him any chance to escape.

"This can't go on. There are very few Fifth Rank martial artists who can withstand my three moves; they can't give me any pressure."

Gu Yang knew where the problem lay.

Those powerful Fifth Rank martial artists were the key cultivation targets of major forces. He couldn't even meet them, let alone spar with them.

He had no family background or a powerful master, so no one took him seriously.

Even if he joined the Tianxin Martial Hall, in a place like the capital, a Second Rank like Cheng Tianxin didn't have much weight in the noble families, and it wouldn't help much.

Gu Yang gritted his teeth, "It seems I have to take a risk!"

His simulation attempts were limited, and he was originally unwilling to take risks. However, the first seven attempts all failed, and it was clear that continuing as before would never allow him to break through.

He needed to make some changes.

Just like when he broke through from the Seventh Rank to the Sixth Rank, he had to challenge someone of a higher rank and find the opportunity to break through in the face of life and death.

"Then, who should I choose?"

Gu Yang pondered this question, and suddenly a brilliant idea came to him, and he thought of an excellent candidate.

【Do you want to use the Life Simulator? Using it once will cost 2000 gold.】

"Yes."

【At the age of twenty-two, you took Ling Ling to Yuzhou City. On the way, you saved Jiao Shumo and obtained a treasure map. However, Cao Yiyi saw you, and a conflict ensued.】

【After returning to Pingjun City, you went to Jiangzhou City alone to find the treasure. When you found the entrance to the courtyard, Cao Yiyi suddenly appeared.】

【You fought with the attendant. After a few moves, the opponent took you seriously and used his ultimate skill. You felt immense pressure and struggled to hold on. After three moves, your internal energy was exhausted, and you were about to die under his sword. In the face of life and death, you suddenly comprehended an unnamed sword technique. As you were struck by the sword, you stabbed through the opponent's chest, dying together. You died at the age of twenty-two.】

Gu Yang was stunned by this result.

He didn't break through to the Fourth Rank but died together with a Fourth Rank martial artist.

He didn't know whether to be depressed or happy.

His strength was strong enough to kill a higher-rank enemy, yet he still couldn't break through.

Was it because his talent was too poor, or was his insight into sword techniques too good?

That unnamed sword technique was recorded in the incomplete sword manual he obtained from the third leader of Guoshan Wind. There were three sword techniques in total.

Gu Yang had always thought he had learned these three techniques. After learning the "Duan Yue Sword Technique," he basically stopped using these three techniques and almost forgot about them.

Unexpectedly, at a critical moment, he relied on one of these three techniques to die together with a Fourth Rank martial artist.

It seemed he had only learned the surface of these three techniques.

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

【1. The martial arts realm at the age of twenty-two.】

【2. The martial arts experience at the age of twenty-two.】

【3. The wisdom of life at the age of twenty-two.】

Without hesitation, he chose the second option.

Boom.

Gu Yang felt something explode in his mind, entering an extremely profound state. He felt an unprecedented confidence, believing that with a sword in hand, he could defeat any strong enemy.

This was an invincible belief, cultivated through numerous sparring matches with martial artists of the same rank in the previous simulations.

Gu Yang finally understood what he had comprehended.

Sword Intent!

Those three unnamed sword techniques actually involved the realm of Sword Intent.

Generally, only martial artists of the Third Rank or higher could comprehend their own Sword Intent or Blade Intent.

He was only at the Fifth Rank, far from the Third Rank, yet he had already comprehended Sword Intent.

Gu Yang was shocked, "So, I am a genius in the way of the sword!"

This was something he had never expected.

Of course, the most important thing was that in the previous seven simulations, he had challenged martial artists of the same rank and accumulated countless victories, which cultivated his invincible confidence and allowed him to comprehend this sword technique.

"What is the origin of these three sword techniques?"

Gu Yang took out the incomplete sword manual from his bag and reread it.

Why would such a powerful sword technique fall into the hands of a third-rate martial artist like the third leader of Guoshan Wind?

Even the "Duan Yue Sword Technique" didn't involve the realm of Sword Intent.

This question was probably hard to answer.

This time, when he reread the manual, he had a completely different feeling and gained many new insights into sword techniques.

He became engrossed in it.

He didn't know how long he had been reading.

A knock on the door woke Gu Yang up, and he realized it was already morning.

He caressed the incomplete sword manual in his hand, feeling delighted.

That night, he had gained a lot. He almost completely rebuilt his sword technique system, and his sword skills had improved significantly.