Mundane World

[You escaped the stockade, and your life continued.]

[Age 13: You were abducted by Black Wind Stockade. With your formidable Fist and Foot Combat Skill, you fought your way out of Black Wind Stockade.]

In reality, Jiang Yuan opened his eyes, somewhat dumbfounded.

The difficulty of this second instance was simply worlds apart from the first.

He had cleared it smoothly in a single attempt.

This instance had him simulate the life of a farm boy captured by bandits, and the condition for clearing it was to leave Black Wind Stockade.

For an ordinary person, the simulated life of the Second Life was indeed quite difficult. But things were different for the transmigrated Jiang Yuan—he was the Young Escort Chief of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency.

Though his body was that of a half-grown boy, the Fist and Foot Combat Skill in his memories had not changed.

Jiang Yuan had practically charged his way out all the way.

Those bandits were truly pathetic; there were barely any martial artists among them. Jiang Yuan had seemed to activate an unstoppable mode, knocking down one little fry with every punch. Only at the very end had he nearly been caught by the Early Qi and Blood Stage Stockade Chief.

Jiang Yuan savored the instance he had just experienced.

The simulator's notification chimes rang ceaselessly in his mind.

[Congratulations on completing the Previous Life Simulation: Mundane World]

[You have obtained Points*300]

[You have cleared a simulated life for the first time. Congratulations on achieving the achievement: First Battle Victory]

[Congratulations. You have received the achievement reward: Luck Bonus Card*1]

[Exchange rewards have been updated. Please check them yourself]

"It really was... easy."

Jiang Yuan stretched lazily and opened the exchange rewards.

The moment the somewhat listless Jiang Yuan saw the newly updated items in [Exchange Rewards], he instantly perked up.

[Hardworking and Enduring]: Points*30

[Late Qi and Blood Stage Cultivation Experience]: Points*100

[Duanmen Saber Technique, Mastery Cultivation Experience]: Points*150

[Fist and Foot Combat Skill (Mundane World)]: Points*50

Huh? What was this? In the simulated life he had experienced, he had merely been an utterly ordinary farm boy.

Then a stream of information entered his mind.

After Jiang Yuan simulated a life once, that life would continue to be simulated automatically.

The items refreshed in [Exchange Rewards] were materialized from that complete life.

Interest appeared on Jiang Yuan's face.

He browsed through the rest of Mundane World's life.

[Age 13: You were abducted by Black Wind Stockade. With your formidable Fist and Foot Combat Skill, you fought your way out of Black Wind Stockade.]

[Age 38: You broke through to the Late Qi and Blood Stage, opened a martial arts school, and became an instructor.]

[Age 45: Your Blood Qi began to decline. You could no longer break through, so you chose to devote yourself to teaching disciples.]

[Age 102: Your lifespan was exhausted, and you died.]

This was the life experience of Mundane World.

Like those life-simulator apps from his previous life, it showed certain events that happened each year.

His Second Life was named Zhang San.

It seemed that his interference in that life had caused it to begin turning toward martial arts.

But just like the name of the Second Life.

Mediocre and unaccomplished, a man of the mundane world.

He practiced martial arts for an entire lifetime yet could never break through the Hua Jin Heavenly Gate, ultimately growing old and dying.

Jiang Yuan looked at the lines of text.

At that moment, they no longer felt like mere words, but a person's complete life.

Jiang Yuan seemed to sense the unwillingness of his Second Life.

He, too, felt somewhat desolate.

Then determination lit up in his eyes once more.

No matter what this world was like, with my unyielding perseverance, I will surely ascend to the pinnacle of martial arts!

Simulator! Lend me a hand!

[Personal Backpack]

[Points*330, Luck Bonus Card*1]

[Luck Bonus Card: After use, your luck will receive a bonus during your next simulated life]

These were all the items Jiang Yuan currently possessed in his backpack.

Unfortunately, his Points were insufficient to exchange for any of the talents from the First Life.

Wait! The First Life?!

After clearing the Second Life, it had directly simulated the entire life.

Then what about the First Life?

The life of the Martial Emperor...

Hiss—

Jiang Yuan shuddered all over and immediately opened the Martial Emperor instance.

Charge!

[You died.]

[You died.]

[You died.]

Jiang Yuan went limp and collapsed onto the bed, falling asleep immediately.

The simulator had drained Jiang Yuan dry once again.

"Damn simulator!"

One month later.

Zhenyuan Escort Agency, martial arts school training ground.

Jiang Yuan's entire body trembled. He exhaled white vapor from his mouth like a bolt of silk, condensed and taking shape.

The Blood Qi throughout his body surged forth, then merged into one.

Instructor Tan had appeared beside Jiang Yuan at some point.

He gave Jiang Yuan an approving look and said, "Not bad. You haven't disgraced your uncle's reputation."

Jiang Yuan slowly opened his eyes, and the Blood Qi around him receded.

His Blood Qi had reached perfection.

After nearly a month of unceasing arduous cultivation, he had actually broken through to the Late Qi and Blood Stage.

If this had happened to anyone else, it would have been rather unbelievable. Jiang Yuan had only entered the Mid Qi and Blood Stage a little over three months ago, yet he had now reached the Late Qi and Blood Stage.

But with the bonus of his unusual bones, combined with Jiang Yuan's day-and-night cultivation, such results were not all that surprising.

Yet the Late Qi and Blood Stage was precisely the most grueling stage of the Blood Qi Realm. Countless people were stuck at the Late Qi and Blood Stage, unable to advance even a single step.

The reason the Hua Jin Heavenly Gate bore the words "Heavenly Gate" was exactly this.

"Jiang Yuan, since you've broken through to the Late Qi and Blood Stage, you can officially escort shipments now. Get yourself ready."

Instructor Tan spoke with a grin.

Then he suddenly turned his head and cursed, "Chen Hei, you little brat, slacking off again, are you?!"

With that, he went off to lecture him.

An unusual gleam flashed through Jiang Yuan's eyes.

[Late Qi and Blood Stage Cultivation Experience]: Points*100

Exchange.

A sharp pain shot through Jiang Yuan's head, followed by a vast flood of memories pouring into his mind.

He seemed to see another person who, after breaking through to the Late Qi and Blood Stage, began cultivating without cease.

Day after day, year after year.

Continuously circulating Blood Qi, expanding the perfected Blood Qi without end, advancing toward the direction of stimulating Internal Force.

In the end, his Blood Qi could advance no further. This was the sign that he had met the conditions to break through to Hua Jin.

Unfortunately, Zhang San had already entered the stage where his Blood Qi declined by then.

Man could not triumph over heaven. As his Blood Qi waned, he ultimately gave up on breaking through the bottleneck.

He died of old age at the great perfection of the Late Qi and Blood Stage.

Along with the memories came waves of stabbing pain in his head. After several breaths, the pain ebbed away like the tide.

At that moment, Jiang Yuan only felt that he knew the path of cultivation for the Late Qi and Blood Stage like the back of his hand.

The Late Qi and Blood Stage meant that one's Blood Qi had reached perfection, but that did not mean cultivation was no longer necessary. On the contrary, because the Blood Qi was complete, it became even harder to circulate.

A gleam flashed in Jiang Yuan's eyes.

The Blood Qi throughout his body began circulating with practiced ease.

The bonus from his unusual bones, his familiarity with martial arts experience—this gradually strengthening speed, visible to the naked eye, was utterly intoxicating.

Half a day of cultivation passed in the blink of an eye.

That afternoon, Jiang Yuan was led to the armory to choose a weapon.

How could one escort a shipment empty-handed?

"Young Escort Chief, do you practice the sword, the saber, or the spear?" A short old man in a gray gown walked ahead, holding a gourd flask. He tipped the liquor from it into his mouth, wiped his mouth, and asked Jiang Yuan.

The martial arts school disciples of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency all practiced the Ten Directions Fist as their Blood Qi cultivation method. Beyond that, after breaking through to the Mid Qi and Blood Stage, they could choose one among saber techniques, sword techniques, and spear techniques as an elective weapon art.

After breaking through to the Late Qi and Blood Stage, they could officially become Escort Hands, serve the escort agency, and qualify to escort shipments.

At that time, the escort agency would issue them a weapon, and these weapons were all rare sharp implements difficult to find on the market.

Jiang Yuan's cultivation method was no different from that of the other escort agency disciples, so naturally, he had also cultivated a weapon art.

A strange look flashed through Jiang Yuan's eyes.

The original owner had chosen swordsmanship, but he truly had no talent for the sword. Moreover, the original owner had focused his cultivation on Blood Qi.

His swordsmanship was still half-baked.

He might as well choose saber techniques instead.

After the Blood Qi of his Second Life began to decline, he had focused wholeheartedly on practicing the saber. With decades of saber cultivation, although his Second Life had been stuck at the Late Qi and Blood Stage, his attainments in saber techniques were not weak—he was at least a veteran.

And those attainments were waiting in his [Exchange Rewards].