Chapter 55

"How could she be here?"

Ling Ling was very surprised when she found Xu Ruomei at home.

That day, she had personally witnessed Gu Yang breaking Xu Ruomei's Dao heart. Logically, the two should have a battle, even to the death.

Then, Ling Ling saw the silver bracelet on her hand, her eyes narrowing, "The Yuan Lock Bracelet?"

Xu Ruomei had actually been fitted with a Yuan Lock Bracelet!

She turned to look at Gu Yang, her face full of shock.

Could it be, you did it?

Gu Yang shook his head and said, "It was Lin Zisheng who did it. I just happened to save her; I couldn't just leave her, right?"

Is there such a thing?

Ling Ling was somewhat stunned. In the few days she had been away, such an unbelievable event had occurred.

The esteemed disciple of the Sword Palace, Xu Ruomei, had fallen to such a state. Being saved by her mortal enemy, one could only imagine her feelings at the moment.

At this moment, Xu Ruomei no longer had the sharpness she had shown the last time they met. She exuded a sense of weakness from within, far from the cold and aloof female swordsman she once was.

Gu Yang said, "Don't worry about her. Focus on recovering. Once you're fully healed, I'll pass on my skills to you."

"What about the money..."

"Let it be for now. No rush. If you feel uncomfortable, I don't mind adding interest."

"Alright." Ling Ling nodded solemnly.

...

Ten days passed in a flash.

During this time, Gu Yang went out again, exchanged the 110,000 silver notes Ling Ling brought back for real silver, and recharged the system.

Immediately, the system's balance broke through the 300,000 mark.

This meant he could perform up to 60 simulations.

This time, he was determined to cultivate the "Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens" to the Third Rank.

Ling Ling's injuries were completely healed. To avoid being disturbed, the two left the city and went to a mountain in the outskirts, choosing an uninhabited cave.

She said solemnly, "I'll teach you a set of incantations. Memorize them well, and there must be no mistakes."

This was a set of cultivation incantations, detailing how to transfer Gu Yang's true qi into her body. This process required full cooperation from both, and any mistake could be fatal.

No wonder she didn't force it; it wasn't feasible.

Gu Yang had also resolved a lingering doubt. Only if he willingly agreed to cooperate could it possibly succeed.

After memorizing the incantations, he finally began the transmission.

The two sat facing each other, palms touching, and Gu Yang slowly transmitted his true qi, which gradually merged into her body.

The entire process was extremely slow.

The "Yangji Zhen Gang" is the most yang and powerful cultivation technique in the world, which only women can cultivate.

This technique is too domineering and yang. If a man cultivates it, he will end up exploding.

Women's bodies are yin, which can form a balance, preventing the true qi from becoming uncontrollably violent.

Because of this, the true qi cultivated can lack the yang essence, and the highest rank achievable is the Fourth Rank.

Therefore, a Fourth Rank martial artist's pure yang true qi is needed to help her complete the yang essence, form the true qi, and break through to the Third Rank.

Due to these strict conditions, throughout history, very few women have been able to cultivate this technique. Before this, only two had succeeded.

Now, Ling Ling is the third.

As Gu Yang's pure yang true qi continuously flowed in, Ling Ling felt her true qi continuously elevating.

After an unknown amount of time, she suddenly opened her eyes, her pupils glowing with intense light, and a massive true essence burst out of her body, lifting her into the air.

She had finally cultivated the "Yangji Zhen Gang" and reached the Third Rank.

Ling Ling took a deep breath and landed again.

Now, she needed to consolidate her realm.

She pushed her hand forward, gently sending Gu Yang out of the cave. Then, she struck the cave entrance, causing it to collapse.

Gu Yang heard Ling Ling's voice, "I'm going to start my seclusion. I'll find you in three months."

This had been agreed upon beforehand.

Gu Yang stood up. At this moment, his body was empty, not a trace of true qi remained, and an unprecedented sense of weakness made him instinctively feel uneasy.

However, his physique was still intact, a robust body forged through years of cultivation, not completely reduced to nothing.

Descending the mountain, a carriage was waiting by the roadside, with Zhang Xiaohai waiting there.

"Back to the city."

After getting into the carriage, Gu Yang opened the system and initiated the first simulation.

[... You helped Ling Ling reach the Third Rank, losing all your cultivation. You began re-cultivating the "Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens." Without your help, Xu Ruomei's condition worsened.]

[One day, one of the six villains of Plum Mountain, the third eldest, came to seek revenge. Zhang Xiaohai fought to the death, buying time for you and Xu Ruomei to escape.]

[After killing Zhang Xiaohai, the villain pursued you. Xu Ruomei, to save you, was severely injured. At a critical moment, a Fang family expert arrived and killed the villain.]

[The next day, the Lin family delivered the key to the Yuan Lock Bracelet. Xu Ruomei removed the bracelet, her cultivation was restored, and her injuries gradually improved, but she was reluctant to leave.]

[Two months later, Ling Ling emerged from seclusion. You announced that you would marry Ling Ling.]

[On the wedding day, Xu Ruomei left in sadness.]

[Four years later, you reached the peak of the Ninth Rank, beginning your first Nirvana.]

[Five years later, you reached the Eighth Rank.]

[Eight years later, you reached the peak of the Eighth Rank, beginning your second Nirvana. In the same year, Ling Ling began to challenge the Divine Realm. On that day, several First Rank experts attacked Ling Ling. At a critical moment, Xu Ruomei suddenly appeared and saved you.]

[Several days later, a First Rank expert pursued you and severely injured you. In anger, Xu Ruomei advanced to the First Rank and killed the expert with her sword.]

[Your injuries were too severe, and you were beyond saving. Xu Ruomei still carried you back to the Sword Palace, begging her master to save you, but was refused. The next day, you died from your injuries, at the age of forty.]

Gu Yang was a bit dazed after reading this simulated life.

It seems that Xu Ruomei's feelings for him were genuine.

Indeed, what you can't have is the best.

This time, he didn't stay with her, and she kept thinking of him, even risking her life to save him at the age of forty.

Gu Yang was very curious about the aftermath of this simulation. Would Xu Ruomei break ties with her sect because of his death?

Unfortunately, each simulation ends at his death, and he couldn't see what happened afterward.

[Simulation ended. You can retain one of the following.]

[1. Martial realm at the age of forty.]

[2. Martial experience at the age of forty.]

[3. Life wisdom at the age of forty.]

Of course, he chose the first one.

In the next moment, Gu Yang felt a flame rise within him, a power more terrifying than the Red Sun True Qi, yet it did no harm to his body.

Unfortunately, this true qi was too weak.

In the simulation, he had just completed his second Nirvana and returned to the Ninth Rank.

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