At the age of 27: The head of the True Martial Sect, through Bai Xiaosheng, gifted you the "Shenxiao Jade Book.".
At the age of 28: The head of the True Martial Sect, Taoist Qingxu, and Bai Xiaosheng visited together, inviting you to explore a blessed land that originally belonged to the Shenxiao Sect.
After much consideration, you agreed to join them.
Half a year later, they left without gaining anything except a Shenxiao Command token.
At the age of 29: Taoist Qingxu wants to broker peace between you and the imperial court, and hints that he would support your re-establishment of the Shenxiao Sect, but you politely declined his offer.
Half a year later, you went back to the Northwest Dao , hoping to obtain the last skill of the Dragon Elephant Art from the Diamond Gate.
At the age of 30: You battled with the Diamond Gate's leader, it was difficult to determine the better fighter, and you did not achieve what you desired.
At the age of 31: You ventured into the wilds of the Western Regions, hoping to find traces of the reclusive Esoteric Sect and acquire the original Dragon Elephant Skill.
At the age of 33: The emperor passed away, King Xing was appointed as his successor, and all major forces started to play their cards.
However, you remained indifferent because, after two years of searching, you finally found the location of the Esoteric Sect. You hoped to acquire the Original Elephant Art but ended up meeting a very powerful hidden Esoteric Sect master.
Unexpectedly, this master of the Esoteric Sect did not stop you but let you proceed with the contemplation of the original Dragon Elephant Skill.
You sat idle for three months, although you understood the final skill of the Dragon Elephant Art, you did not practice it. That's because the last level of this skill requires a profound understanding of Buddhism, which is completely different from your martial arts path.
At age 35: After leaving the Esoteric Sect, you traveled the world again, visiting various powerful practitioners, intending to create your own ninth level of the Dragon Elephant Skill with your abilities.
One day, as you were meditating on a mountaintop, you were suddenly attracted by the roaring thunder in the sky. Watching the flashing thunder, you had a wild idea.
You drew the Shenxiao Sword and stabbed it toward the thunder, intending to attract the power of the thunder to refine your body.
The explosive power of the thunder ran through your body, and your seemingly invincible body began to collapse.
At that moment, the Shenxiao Command token on your body suddenly reacted. Stimulated by the power of the thunder, the Shenxiao Command token glowed brightly to resist the brutality of the thunder. Only a constant stream of life energy remained to nourish your body.
At this moment, you seemed to have an epiphany and gained insight into the ninth level of the Body Refining Method. Your body also began to change.
However, an unexpected incident occurred at this point.
At the critical moment of your physical transformation, two expert Martial Artists from the underworld arrived. These two first-grade Martial Artists had been following you for a long time, intending to murder you at this moment.
At that time, even though you were held back by the thunder, you managed to kill both of them.
However, you were consequently injured by the power of the thunder.
At the age of 36: You followed the guidance you obtained from the Shenxiao Command token and came back to the site of the ancient Shenxiao Sect's gate. Using the Shenxiao Command token, you opened a unknown Shenxiao Inheritance Mysterious Realm.
To acquire the real secret techniques of the Shenxiao Sect, you accepted the test inside the Mysterious Realm.
However, to your surprise, using your own strength, you could not pass the test. You only made it to the fourth level before you died.
[End of this life.]
The Shenxiao Command token, Shenxiao inheritance, the trial in the Forbidden Place.
Looking at these simulated life experiences, Pei Xuanjing couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"I didn't expect that the inheritance of the Shenxiao Sect would come from somewhere else, and the blessed land that Taoist Qingxu and Bai Xiaosheng knew about was not the actual place of inheritance. No wonder there was nothing to gain except the Shenxiao Command token." He thought to himself.
"But why are the tests in the Shenxiao Sect's inheritance so harsh that if you fail, you die?" Pei Xuanjing was somewhat puzzled.
He didn't expect his simulated life to end this way, it was a bit unexpected.
It has to be noted that even though the Shenxiao Sect has a strange way of doing things in the Taoist School, they are not the Demonic Cult. How come they have such a deadly test? [Simulation over, you can choose to keep one of the following rewards.]
[First, the initial version of the "Dragon Elephant Skill".]
[Second, Thunder Body Refining Method (Incomplete version).]
[Third, experience of the first three levels of the Shenxiao Sect's inheritance.]
"Choose the first one."
After some thought, Pei Xuanjing chose the first one.
Despite the fact that the original "Dragon Elephant Skill" might be unpractisable for him, this top-level martial skill (PS: Dragon Elephant Art of the Diamond Gate is a revised version, but the original Dragon Elephant Art is a complete martial skill.) is of great reference value for his future Body Refining Technique. He could learn from it and gain benefits.
As for the incomplete Thunder Body Refining Method, with the experience from the simulated life, Pei Xuanjing didn't even consider practicing it without the Shenxiao Command token.
After all, his simulated self didn't have a simulator to use and had to take extreme measures. But he now has many more options.
As for the third option, it's useful but it's a bit beyond his current reach, so he had to put it aside for now.
After making his choice, Pei Xuanjing's mind was filled with the cultivation methods of the original version of the Dragon Elephant Art and the insights of the previous cultivators of the Esoteric Sect.
"So that's it!"
After studying this skill for a long time, Pei Xuanjing couldn't help but exclaim.
In the beginning, Pei Xuanjing was curious why many big forces in the world would keep their martial arts skills under tight wraps and not allow any leaks.
But when you look at Buddhism, Taoism, and the Demonic Cult, especially the major forces among these three, they don't care too much about leaks of their martial arts skills.
Every once in a while, there are rumors circulating in the world that someone has stolen martial arts from one of these three types of forces, and in most cases, the thief ends up not being pursued.
These three are not just martial arts sects, they also have their own philosophies and principles, which are integrated into the martial arts they practice.
Once you practice the martial arts of these three factions, the deeper your skills become and the closer you get to the peak of martial arts, the more you will be influenced and come to accept their philosophies and principles.
And if you only want to practice martial arts but don't accept the principles and philosophies hidden within them, then you can't practice them to the extreme.
"No wonder, this is a form of investment. Cast a wide net, do not cultivate. They don't care if you practice or not, as long as you do, you're one of them." Pei Xuanjing couldn't help but exclaim.
He even maliciously speculated about whether those who stole martial arts really stole it due to their abilities or whether it was deliberately 'given' to them?
Everything remains unknown..
Shenxiao Sect Fugitive: Pei Xuanjing.
Originating from the Everlasting Observance of the rebellious Shenxiao Sect, he is 24 years old. Although he's classified as a Second-Class Martial Artist, he still has killed First-grade Martial Artists multiple times.
He is cruel and callous, excelling in sword and palm techniques. It'S suspected that he cultivated the Eighth Realm of the martial study, Dragon Elephant Art…
Reward: One high-grade martial arts skill, one martial art, ten vials of Heavenly Yuan Great Pill, a Thousand Refinement Divine Weapon, a Fourth-grade casual official post, and Ten Thousand Gold Taels.
Danger Level: First-Class,
Task: Alive or dead.
As Pei Xuanjing immersed himself in studying the Dragon Elephant Art, the bounty papers about him had already been spread throughout the four corners of the world by the imperial court's messenger eagles.
At the same time, not only within the realms of Great Ming but also outside the border, word had spread that he was wanted by the Great Ming court.
By now, the news about Pei Xuanjing flooded the entire martial world, not only due to the hefty bounty placed on him, but also because of the acts he had committed during this period, along with his legendary exploits.
From a quiet youngster in a small city in the border county, he rose rapidly to join the strongest in the martial world in just a short time.
If stepping into Tiandu, initially facing the Three Wolves of MO Bei, decimating King Pingdeng, and eliminating the Yin Department's foothold in Tiandu merely attracted the attention of anyone interested and various power forces to this recently emerging genius.
Then, when he cut down the deputy leader of the Mire Sect, a First-grade Martial Artist, later dealing with the immensely notorious figures such as the Ghost Emperor of the south and Black and White Impermanence from the Yin Department, it irrefutably made everyone familiar with Pei Xuanjing's existence.
Just as many people lamented, questioning why such a genius would willingly serve the imperial court and degrade into a hunting dog, news of the Battle of Xuanfu shocked the martial world.
Needless to say, although the initial witnesses at the scene were all court officials, either Factory Guards or under the jurisdiction of the Capital Commanding Department, even after they issued a gag order, it was still to no avail.
Once a secret is revealed to a second person, it is no longer a secret.
Especially Pei Xuanjing•s statement: "No one can stop me from killing the one I want to kill, not even the emperor."
For a moment, it simultaneously gave countless martial artists feelings of horror and excitement, making them aspire to his level.
With the dissemination of the imperial court's bounty papers, such a rich reward undoubtedly indirectly confirmed the authenticity of those gossip.
As a Second-Class Martial Artist, he bravely decapitated the enemy general amidst encirclement by the Brocade Guards and fearlessly killed the multitude of experts and the guarded Commander Qian Ning.
Later, he faced besiegement from three First-grade Martial Artists. Not only did he not lose, but he even killed one of them. If it weren't for the arrival of a large number of troops, the other two probably might've been killed as well.
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We can't deny that Pei Xuanjing's style, although it resulted in a total loss of face for the Great Ming court and they want to kill him to warn others, in the eyes of ordinary martial artists, it portrays an extremely admirable image, and many people wish they could trade places with him.
This year, the person with the most notoriety in the martial world is Pei Xuanjing. "Looking at Pei Xuanjing's actions, has it caused your plot to go down the drain?"
On Taihe Mountain, Bai Xiaosheng smirkly watched Taoist Qingxu with a fan in his hand.
But what surprised Bai Xiaosheng was that Taoist Qingxu still maintained his calm demeanor, seemingly unaffected by Pei Xuanjings actions.
Hearing Bai Xiaosheng's words, he casually says, "Shouldn't a person from the Shenxiao Sect be domineering?"
Bai Xiaosheng's laughter abruptly ceased, and he had to admit that what he said was reasonable and unobjectionable.
Although the Shenxiao Sect belongs to the Taoist School, it does not have the serene and modest character possessed by most of the Taoist Schools. The entire sect carries the domineering character of that Feather Guest of Jinmen.
Needless to say, that person initially intended to dismiss the Buddhism School and exclusively recommend Shenxiao, and he almost succeeded.
The Shenxiao Sect has a dominant character that has been inherited for many years.
However, precisely because of this, not only does the Shenxiao Sect have deep enmity with the
Buddhism and Demonic Schools, but even within the Taoist School, many people dislike them.
This is why when the imperial court destroyed Shenxiao, other major Taoist powers turned a blind eye, and their inheritance was nearly cut off.
Recalling the past, Bai Xiaosheng heard Taoist Qingxu question him, "His action disrupted my plan. Didn't it also disturb yours too?"
Bai Xiaosheng was stunned.
Indeed, if you really think about it, Pei Xuanjing was someone he had actively recommended to the Taoist before him.
His information network is sprawling, ranging not only within the Great Ming realm but also outside the border.
It can be said that from the moment Pei Xuanjing was in Anping Prefecture, he had grabbed his attention. It was only after Pei Xuanjing broke through the Third-grade Realm that he actively recommended him to the Taoist.
It'S precisely because of this that Pei Xuanjing was able to verify Qian Ning'S collusion with the Yin Department at Bai Xiaosheng's base in Xuanfu, even though it cost him a significant price.
Otherwise, if anyone else tried, even if they paid more, they might not be able to obtain this kind of information. However, Pei Xuanjing didn't know it.
"So, what's next?" Bai Xiaosheng asked.
Although his investment in Pei Xuanjing was not too much, he always felt that the latter was the most suitable person, even if his current situation didn't look great.
Taoist Qingxu nonchalantly said, "It's easy to add flowers to a brocade, but it's hard to bring coal in the snow."
There was a glint in Bai Xiaosheng's eyes as he curiously asked, "Wise Taoist, are you not afraid that the royal family and your group will turn against each other if you intervene in this matter?"
Taoist Qingxu chuckled and did not answer the question.
Far outside the border, Pei Xuanjing was unaware of what was happening within. He was oblivious to how much impact his actions had created, as his life simulation had just briefly touched upon them.
He was also unclear about Bai Xiaosheng and Taoist Qingxu's conversation.
At that moment, he concluded his secluded practice, and his entire state had returned to its peak once more.
After living like a hermit for more than ten days, Pei Xuanjing exited the cave.
He determined his direction and chose a path, preparing to loop back inside the border.
With the knowledge from the life simulator, he knew there were many ferocious bandits outside the border, and his ensuing actions might attract the Tartar clans' encirclement.
So, Pei Xuanjing couldn't help but wonder if he had inadvertently fallen into a mindset trap. Why should I return from outside the border? Indeed, had he not fled from Xuanfu?
But so what?
He just didn't want to get caught in the sea of soldiers and their tactics, not because the experts in Xuanfu had the ability to threaten him.
Therefore, after understanding all this, Pei Xuanjing unhesitatingly chose a path diametrically opposite to that in his life simulator.
You must Imow that there are people's lives waiting for him to take in Xuanfu City.
Considering himself a man of his word, Pei Xuanjing naturally wouldn't want to disappoint those
people..