Chapter 45

"It's so expensive."

Gu Yang saw that the price had risen to five thousand taels, and he felt a pang of pain. Five thousand taels, an ordinary family would never earn that much in a lifetime.

At the same time, he felt somewhat relieved that it hadn't risen even higher.

He was quite afraid it would directly rise to over ten thousand taels.

Now he had over nineteen thousand taels and could use the simulation three more times.

Gu Yang returned home and immediately started the simulation.

["At the age of twenty-two, you are already a Fourth Rank Warrior. You bring Su Qingzhi and Ling Ling to Pingjun City. The Qingxuan Sect encounters trouble and seeks your help. You decide to assist them out of a sense of justice."]

["The next day, you take Ling Ling and go to reason with the other party. You successfully persuade them to stop and make appropriate compensation."]

["Daoist Priestess Jingyu, to thank you, gives you a treasure map, one of the nine treasure maps stolen by the Shadow Thief, left by her master."]

["After months of research, you determine that the treasure's general location is in Yuzhou. You take Ling Ling to Yuzhou and find the mountain villa where the treasure is hidden. After several changes of ownership, it is now the private residence of Shen Baiyi, who often cultivates in the villa."]

["One night, you devise a plan to lure away Shen Baiyi, then sneak into the villa and finally find the secret chamber containing the treasure. Inside, there is only a jade slip. When you reach out to take it, a surprising change occurs, and you obtain a cultivation technique, 'Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens'."]

["The changes in the secret chamber alarm the villa's guards, and you are discovered. You fight your way out, almost escaping the villa, when Shen Baiyi suddenly returns and kills you. You die at the age of twenty-two."]

After reading this brief life, Gu Yang felt a mix of surprise and excitement.

'Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens' was precisely the supreme cultivation technique that Ling Ling had mentioned, which the Shen family's experts had pursued after the Shadow Thief stole it.

He never expected that the Shadow Thief would hide this technique on the Shen family's territory.

This Shadow Thief was indeed impressive.

Although this simulated life was short, obtaining a supreme cultivation technique was definitely worth it.

["Simulation complete. You can retain one of the following."]

["1. Martial realm at the age of twenty-two."]

["2. Martial experience at the age of twenty-two."]

["3. Life wisdom at the age of twenty-two."]

Of course, he chose the second option.

Immediately, a phoenix enveloped in red flames appeared in Gu Yang's mind, soaring through the void, leaving him deeply impressed.

...

Outside, Ling Ling was worried. She had already revealed everything, but in the past few days, Gu Yang had acted as if nothing had happened. She didn't know how to move him.

Suddenly, she felt a jolt in her heart, stood up abruptly, and looked at Gu Yang's direction in shock.

Just now, she sensed an extremely terrifying intent sweeping over, originating from Gu Yang's room.

A Divine Ability expert?

No, that's not right, it seemed even more terrifying than a Divine Ability expert.

An incredible thought flashed through her mind. Could it be a Celestial Being?

No, that was impossible.

Celestial Beings only existed in legends and had not appeared in the mortal world for many, many years.

Ling Ling dismissed this thought, but suddenly, a lightning bolt struck her mind. "Could it be the inheritance of a supreme cultivation technique?"

The 'Yangji Zhen Gang' she cultivated was the supreme divine technique of the Daoist sect. When she received the technique's inheritance, a powerful intent appeared in her mind.

But how could Gu Yang have the inheritance of a supreme cultivation technique?

Thinking about the various incredible things that had happened to Gu Yang in recent days, Ling Ling became even more worried. Now that he had a supreme divine technique, what leverage did she have to move him?

...

"Hit the jackpot!"

On the other side, after absorbing all the experience, Gu Yang felt an indescribable joy.

This 'Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens' was actually a fire attribute technique, and he could switch to it without any obstacles.

Unfortunately, he only obtained the first seven levels of the technique, meaning he could only cultivate up to the Third Rank.

To obtain the subsequent levels, he would have to make a trip to Yuzhou and retrieve the jade slip.

Gu Yang thought about this, and his expression suddenly became strange. "But Ling Ling's luck is really good. Could she be the one with the best fortune?"

The cultivation method of 'Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens' was even more peculiar than 'Chiyang Gong.' The first step to cultivating this technique was to解散内功 (dissolve one's internal energy).

Moreover, every time one broke through a realm, they had to dissolve their internal energy again, a process known as Nirvana.

After nine Nirvanas, one could be reborn in the fire and break through to the Divine Ability realm, cultivating the Heavenly Phoenix body.

If anyone else saw such stringent conditions, they would likely give up.

A person's peak period only lasts a few years, and once they pass forty, they start to decline. This technique required dissolving and re-cultivating internal energy nine times, which was no small feat.

This was a supreme cultivation technique, with extremely high requirements for the purity of one's internal energy. Even with high talent, one's progress would not be fast.

In the end, one might waste half their life and still not achieve much.

But for Gu Yang, this was not a problem. What he lacked the least was time.

Most importantly, this technique would not encounter bottlenecks. After reaching the peak of the Ninth Rank, one could directly undergo Nirvana and break through to the Eighth Rank without any obstacles.

This alone was enough to make Gu Yang interested.

What he was most worried about was his talent not being sufficient, and once he hit a ceiling, he would be unable to break through to the next realm.

Like the impending barrier to reaching the Third Rank.

Even if he overcame this step, there was a greater challenge, the Divine Ability realm.

With this technique, this problem was solved.

Since Gu Yang decided to switch to cultivating 'Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens,' he couldn't let his current cultivation go to waste. He would have to give it to Ling Ling.

"I need to get a good price from her. Once she breaks through to the Third Rank, making money will be easy..."

He had already started calculating how much money would be appropriate.

The question was, how much was a Third Rank Warrior worth?

A million taels, that wouldn't be excessive, right?

...

[Do you want to use the Life Simulator? Using it once costs 5000 gold.]

Gu Yang thought for a while and started another simulation.

To be safe, he wanted to see if Ling Ling would keep her promise after he gave her his cultivation.

["At the age of twenty-two, you are already a Fourth Rank Warrior. You bring Su Qingzhi and Ling Ling to Pingjun City. The Qingxuan Sect encounters trouble and seeks your help. You decide to assist them out of a sense of justice."]

["The next day, you take Ling Ling and go to reason with the other party. You successfully persuade them to stop and make appropriate compensation."]

["Daoist Priestess Jingyu, to thank you, gives you a treasure map, one of the nine treasure maps stolen by the Shadow Thief, left by her master."]

["Afterward, you agree to Ling Ling's request and give her your pure Yang energy, helping her break through to the Third Rank..."]