At twenty-three: Pang Hong broke through the ninth grade with the elixir you gave him. At the same time, you accompanied the emperor on his tour away from Tiandu.
During the tour, a deputy leader of the Mire Sect led several experts from the sect in multiple assassination attempts against the emperor.
You demonstrated a formidable strength, personally slaying a second-class realm law king from the Mire Sect. However, this drew a thunderous attack from the deputy leader of the sect, and you were injured.
At twenty-four: The emperor returned to Tiandu, and you secluded yourself in the martial academy for cultivation.
At twenty-five: The "Martial Scripture" was successfully compiled, which attracted attacks from a group of ruffians. You killed several ruffians and eventually, at the urging of Qingyang Zi, you took the "Martial Scripture" and left. Qingyang Zi died in the process.
The emperor was furious and ordered the Factory Guard and Six Gates to issue arrest warrants. The search for the culprits ignited a bloody storm in the martial arts community.
Three months later, the Discerning Talent Ceremony ended, and the first volume of the "Martial Scripture" was widely disseminated. Martial artists throughout the world gratefully praised the emperor's kindness, and different powers reacted in different ways.
A month later, you personally escorted Qingyang Zi's body back to the Taihe Mountain True Martial Sect.
At twenty-six: You stayed at the True Martial Sect and received guidance from the Sect leader, Taoist Qingxu.
He revealed his previous intention to invite you, because the Everlasting Observance that you come from was a branch of the original large Taoist school, the Shenxiao Sect. After the Shenxiao Sect was destroyed due to certain events, he wanted to support you in reestablishing it. He told you that it involved a huge secret and asked you to do something when you break through the first-grade realm. He also gave you the Shenxiao Sect's martial studies, the "Shenxiao Jade Book".
Due to your concerns about your own inadequate power, you did not agree to this immediately and put this matter aside temporarily.
At twenty-seven: You took action several times to eliminate the bases of the underworld.
At twenty-eight: Civil unrest broke out in the Northwest Dao, causing chaos throughout the region.
At twenty-nine: Civil unrest in the Northwest Dao was quelled. Gu Ji got transferred to the Northwest Dao, and you also left Tiandu to return to the Northwest Dao.
Three months later, when various powers from the Northwest Dao came to visit, you saw people from the Tie Sect, which reminded you of the talented individual from the Zhang Family in a small border town and the Tie Mad who fled back then.
After inquiring, you learned that the gifted individual from the Zhang Family had died in the rebellion. All you could do was sigh at the changes in the world.
After the high-ranking official from the Tie Sect learned about your grudges with Tie Mad, he sent a generous gift to settle the grudges between the two parties. Under Gu Ji'S persuasion, you agreed to this.
At thirty: The Diamond Gate was found to be involved in the previous Northwest Dao rebellion and was surrounded by the government office for retaliation. You and the legendary figure, Tie Qianshan, took action together to eliminate the Diamond Gate.
To your surprise, the head of the Diamond Gate had already broken through to the First-grade Realm and with the nine layers realm of the "Dragon Elephant Skill", he showed unprecedented strength. Even though you and Tie Qianshan joined forces, the opponent managed to escape in the end.
Unfortunately, the complete volume of the "Dragon Elephant Skill" was taken away by the head of the Diamond Gate, and you did not manage to obtain it.
At thirty-one: You continued to cultivate in the Northwest Dao.
At thirty-two: You were attacked by assassins from the underworld. Although you killed these assassins, you were also gravely injured.
At thirty-three: Your injuries healed, but at that time, the emperor passed away, making King Xing his successor. This led to tumultuous changes in the Great Ming's martial world.
At thirty-four: The new emperor ascended the throne, called on talents, and invited you to return to Tiandu, but you politely refused.
At thirty-five: You successfully cultivated the eighth layer of the "Dragon Elephant Skill" , then entered the wildlands of the Western Regions alone in search of traces of the Esoteric Sect to obtain the original version of the "Dragon Elephant Skill".
Unexpectedly, you encountered the head of the Diamond Gate who was hiding there, as well as an expert from the underworld. Facing their combined attack, you ultimately met your demise in the wildlands of the Western Regions.
[This life cycle ended.]
This life simulation cleared up Pei Xuanjing's previous doubts.
In his previous simulations, he had guessed that the head of the Diamond Gate might have successfully cultivated the "Dragon Elephant Skill" to perfection and stepped into the first-grade realm, and this life'S simulation indeed confirmed his guess.
The death of the Zhang Family genius, however, made Pei Xuanjing lament the fact that life is indeed unpredictable.
Indeed, only those geniuses who truly grow can be called geniuses; otherwise, it doesn't really matter.
From the beginning of his simulations, Pei Xuanjing had died a few times because of others.
But as Pei Xuanjing's strength continually improved, they had become mere background characters to him.
Pei Xuanjing already knew that they had joined the famous Tie Qianshan, but he chose to ignore it and didn't think they would cause any trouble for him.
But he never thought that the rebellion in the Northwest Dao would be so severe that even the core disciples of the Northwest Dao could die.
Regarding the reconciliation of the Tie Sect, Pei Xuanjing was not surprised.
In the end, the conflict between the two sides was just because of that genius and the Tie Mad. But the former is now dead.
With Pei Xuanjing already a second-class martial artist, there is no way the Tie Sect would make an issue with Pei Xuanjing because of a disciple. This is the choice of a powerful sect.
What surprised Pei Xuanjing was that Tie Qianshan was actually a first-grade martial artist.
From when Pei Xuanjing first met him, he thought he was just a third-grade master, but as he learned more information, he realized that Tie Qianshan's strength greatly exceeded his expectations.
Now when Pei Xuanjing thinks back, he was indeed very low-key, causing many people to overlook him.
Recalling the words of Prince Ping, it seemed that the opportunity Tie Qianshan had acquired more than twenty years ago was extraordinary.
The last thing that surprised Pei Xuanjing was that the Everlasting Observance he came from actually had a big background and was derived from the famous Shenxiao Sect in the Taoist school.
The Shenxiao Sect was established much later than the Dragon Tiger Mountain lineage, but it was also way before the True Martial Sect. And the things they did were earth -shattering. At its peak, it dominated the Taoist school. If it hadn't been for certain events, the ancestral home of the Taoist school might have been replaced.
Even so, the Shenxiao Sect continued its heritage until two hundred years ago when it was destroyed due to a catastrophe.
Even though the Shenxiao Sect has been destroyed, it's still highly respected in the Taoist school, and many powers are deeply wary of it, refraining from mentioning it.
"It seems that the secret behind the destruction of the Shenxiao Sect is not small," Pei Xuanjing thought to himself.
The leader of the True Martial Sect's support for his reestablishment of the Shenxiao Sect must have his own demands. Otherwise, why would he go to the trouble of doing this?
However, Pei Xuanjing didn't feel much for the Shenxiao Sect. Even though it had a high reputation, he didn't feel a particular sense of mission to rebuild the Shenxiao Sect.
"When the time comes, I'll see. If there's no profit to be gained, I'll leave this mission to someone else." This was what Pei Xuanjing thought.
If Pei Xuanjing could benefit from the plan, he would definitely be very supportive. But if it meant doing hard work for others, he had no interest..
[Simulation ended, you can choose to keep one of the following rewards.]
[First item, the eighth realm of "Dragon Elephant Skill".]
[Second item, twenty years of True Qi accumulation.]
[Third item, the half-lost "Shenxiao Jade Book".]
After some deliberation, Pei Xuanjing chose the first option.
The half-lost skill was tempting, but he thought he had a chance to acquire it from somewhere else.
The eighth level of the "Dragon Elephant Skill" was a significant improvement for Pei Xuanjing.
After making his decision, Pei Xuanjing's physical strength was enhanced once more. Not only did he feel his muscles, skin, internal organs and bone marrow improve, but his blood had also transformed after two previous blood changes.
He now possessed the strength of the Eight Elephants, coupled with the original power of a second-class martial artist, he could burst out the strength of Ten Elephants without any amplification, which was on par with the peak state of "Dragon Elephant Skill".
In the following days, Pei Xuanjing familiarized himself with his increased power, and started another life simulation once his energy recovered.
[Taoist Charm: 83158 points.]
[Do you want to use the life simulator? It requires 50000 Taoist Charm points for one use.]
"Yes."
Age 23: You cultivate the "Dragon Elephant Skill" to the eighth realm. Pang Hong breaks through to the ninth -grade realm.
You accompanied the Emperor on his patrol and effortlessly killed several Mire Sect experts in an assassination attempt. With the realm of a second-class martial artist, you showed no inferiority against the first-grade vice principal of the Mire Sect and finally killed him.
Age 24: Upon returning to Tiandu, you are rewarded by the Emperor, bestowed with the title of a 'real person', placing you in the same rank as the second class.
Age 25: The successful translation of the Martial Classics leads to an attack by villains. With your second-class martial artist strength, you faced a first-class martial artist, killed two first-class martial artists, intimidated the enemies, waited for reinforcements, repelled the villains, and protected the peace of the Martial Academy.
After the Discerning Talent Ceremony, the first volume of the Martial Classics was spread all over the world. At the same time, Pang Hong, under your instruction, broke through to the eighth grade, and you went together with Qingyang Zi to the Taihe Mountain True Martial Sect.
Age 26: You practiced in seclusion on Taihe Mountain, at the same time, the head of the True Martial Sect, Master Qingxu, told you about matters regarding the Shenxiao Sect.
Considering that your strength was sufficient to deal with any situation, you agreed to the invitation.
Age 27: Under the help of Master Qingxu and others, you combined the half-lost "Shenxiao Jade Book" with your own "Four Seasons Celestial Skill" to evolve into the half-lost "Shenxiao Heaven's Will Skill".
Age 28: You, Master Qingxu, Bai Xiaosheng, and others entered a forbidden place believed to contain the secret of becoming immortal, originally controlled by the Shenxiao Sect.
Half a year later, you all emerged from the blessed land with nothing but a Shenxiao Command token, parting ways afterwards.
Age 29: You rejected the idea of True Martial Sect's headmaster, Master Qingxu, supporting you to set up the Shenxiao Sect and started roaming the world with Pang Hong who had broken through to the seventh-grade.
Age 30: You noticed a page from the Netherworld Book suddenly acting strange. After settling Pang Hong, you followed the guidance of the Netherworld Book and entered a forbidden land, only to encounter numerous Yin Bureau masters lured by the book's activity. Unable to fight against all the masters alone, you met your end on the spot.
[This life ends.]
As expected, the trajectory of this life'S simulation changed again, something Pei Xuanjing had become accustomed to.
Every time his strength improved significantly, altering the course of major events, the path of the subsequent life would naturally change as well.
What was unexpected was that the blessed forbidden land of the Shenxiao Sect, which Master Qingxu and others had plotted for a long time, turned out to be empty except for a Shenxiao Command token.
What was more surprising was that the page from the Netherworld Book, which had given no signs in the previous life simulation, had become active.
Although his life simulation ended earlier because of this, it also confirmed from another perspective that the information obtained from the Netherworld Book was not false. [Simulation ended, you can choose one of the following rewards to keep.] [First item, the half-lost "Shenxiao Heaven's Will Skill".] [Second item, the location where the Netherworld Book acted strangely.]
[Third item, clues related to the Shenxiao Command token.]
After careful consideration, Pei Xuanjing chose the first item.
Both the location where the Netherworld Book acted strangely and the clues related to the Shenxiao Command token were still too distant for the current Pei Xuanjing, and even if he obtained the relevant information, it would still require time.
On the contrary, "Shenxiao Heaven's Will Skill", which was derived from his own "Four Seasons Celestial Skill" and the "Shenxiao Jade Book", was the most practical and timely.
Also, let's be clear, up to now he had not cultivated any lost skill.
After making his choice, a flood of information appeared in Pei Xuanjing's mind.
"Shenxiao Heaven's Will Skill" not only encompasses the foundation of his original fundamental skill, "Four Seasons Heavenly Phenomenon Skill" , but also incorporates the essence of Shenxiao School Thunder Method.
"Shenxiao Heaven's Intention" adds thunder attributes to the celestial phenomena of the four seasons and five festivals. The Five Elements Thunder Method and Yin and Yang Thunder Method are blended into it, greatly improving Pei Xuanjing's strength.
Although this simulation didn't improve his strength, the gains from this lost skill were equal to a breakthrough for Pei Xuanjing.
Once he successfully cultivates this skill, his strength will rise to a new level.
In the following days, Pei Xuanjing concentrated on this skill.
"Master, the items you requested are ready. Is there anything else you need?" Pang Hong respectfully asked.
Pei Xuanjing thought for a moment, "That's enough. There will be people providing for the remaining items over there."
Indeed, the day has finally come for the Emperor's patrol and departure is set for tomorrow.
Pei Xuanjing didn't need to bring many things with him. A few replenishing elixirs, spiritual materials for daily cultivation, a few changes of clothing, and personal weapons were enough.
With the precious clothing given by Jiang Bin, Pei Xuanjing technically didn't need to bring any clothes, but he did so just in case.
As for the Thousand Refining Divine Weapon Steel Whip he received from Prince Ping, although Pei Xuanjing found the whip's quality slightly better than his Flowing Flame Sword, he was accustomed to using sword weapons. He found the whip cumbersome and felt it damaged his image, hence decided to leave it behind.
Later, Pei Xuanjing gave it to Qingyang Zi, asking him to exchange it for a sword- type divine weapon, or some materials for forging divine weapons. With Qingyang Zi t s connections, such matters were more convenient than dealing it with himself.
As Pei Xuanjing's strength grew, his long-standing Flowing Flame Sword was unable to effectively utilize his full power.
He once tried to exert his full force; when the power of the Ten Elephants was applied to the Flowing Flame Sword, the Thousand Refining Divine Weapon could no longer sustain this force for a long time. If he encounters an intense battle, the sword could potentially shatter.
Therefore, Pei Xuanjing planned to forge a new divine weapon..