The Mundane World

[You escaped the mountain stronghold, and your life continues.]

[Age 13: You were captured by Black Wind Stockade. With your excellent fist and foot combat skills, you fought your way out of Black Wind Stockade.]

In reality, Jiang Yuan opened his eyes, feeling a bit bewildered.

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

He had passed it smoothly on his first try.

For this instance, he had simulated being a farm boy captured by a mountain stronghold, with the condition to pass being to escape Black Wind Stockade.

While the difficulty of the second simulated life would be considerable for an ordinary person, it was different for Jiang Yuan, who had transmigrated. Jiang Yuan was the Young Escort Chief of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency.

Although his body was that of a half-grown boy, the fist and foot combat skills in his memory remained.

Jiang Yuan had practically charged his way out.

The strength of those bandits was truly pathetic; there weren't even many Martial Artists. Jiang Yuan felt like he was in a rampage, taking down opponents one by one, only to be almost caught by the Stockade Chief, who was in the early Qi and Blood stage.

Jiang Yuan savored the recent instance.

The simulator's prompts kept sounding in his mind.

[Congratulations on completing the Past Life Simulation - Mundane World.]

[You have gained 300 Points.]

[Congratulations on achieving the achievement: First Battle Victory, for clearing a simulated life for the first time.]

[Congratulations on receiving the achievement reward: 1 Luck Bonus Card.]

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

"It really was... simple."

Jiang Yuan stretched lazily and opened the redemption rewards.

Jiang Yuan, who had been somewhat lethargic, instantly perked up upon seeing the updated items in [Redemption Rewards].

[Hardworking and Enduring]: 30 Points

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

[Duanmen Saber Technique Mastery Cultivation Experience]: 150 Points

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

Huh? What is this? In the simulated life he experienced, he had only simulated an ordinary farm boy.

Then, a piece of information entered his mind.

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

The items refreshed in [Redemption Rewards] were materialized from this complete life.

Jiang Yuan's face showed a hint of interest.

He browsed through the rest of the life of [Mundane World].

[Age 13: You were captured by Black Wind Stockade. With your excellent fist and foot combat skills, 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 Qi and Blood began to decline. You could no longer break through and chose to focus on teaching disciples.]

[Age 102: Your lifespan ran out, and you died.]

This was the life experience of [Mundane World].

Just like the past life simulator app, it showed the events that occurred each year.

The second life's name was Zhang San.

It seemed that he had interfered with this life, causing it to lean towards martial arts.

However, just like the name of the second life.

Mediocre and unremarkable, a person of the mundane world.

He practiced martial arts his entire life but could never break through to Hua Jin, eventually growing old and dying.

Jiang Yuan looked at the lines of text.

At this moment, it felt like these were not just words but the complete life of a person.

Jiang Yuan seemed to feel the unwillingness of his second life.

He was also a bit dejected at this moment.

Then, a determined light appeared in his eyes again.

No matter what this world is like, with my immense willpower! I will surely reach 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 be boosted in the next life simulation]

This was everything Jiang Yuan currently had in his backpack.

Unfortunately, the Points were insufficient to redeem any of the talents from his first life.

Wait! First life?!

After clearing the second life, he simulated his entire life directly.

Then what about the first life?

The life of the Martial Emperor...

Hiss~

Jiang Yuan shivered all over and directly opened the [Martial Emperor] instance.

Charge!

[You have died]

[You have died]

[You have died]

Jiang Yuan collapsed onto the bed, his body going limp, and fell asleep.

The simulator had once again drained Jiang Yuan dry.

"Damn simulator!"

One month later

Zhenyuan Escort Agency, Martial Arts Training Ground

Jiang Yuan's body trembled, and he exhaled white mist that resembled a flowing ribbon, taking shape.

His Qi and Blood surged out and then coalesced into a single form.

Instructor Tan appeared beside Jiang Yuan at some point.

He looked at Jiang Yuan with admiration and said, "Not bad, you haven't disgraced your uncle's reputation."

Jiang Yuan slowly opened his eyes, retracting his Qi and Blood.

His Qi and Blood had reached perfection.

After almost a month of relentless training, he had actually broken through to the Late Qi and Blood Stage.

For anyone else, this would be somewhat unbelievable. Jiang Yuan had only entered the Mid Qi and Blood Stage just over three months ago, and now he had reached the Late Qi and Blood Stage.

However, with the boost from his Exotic Bone and Jiang Yuan's ceaseless training, this achievement wasn't entirely surprising.

It was just that the Late Qi and Blood Stage was the most difficult to endure in the Qi and Blood realm. How many people were stuck at the Late Qi and Blood Stage, unable to advance further?

The reason why the Hua Jin Heavenly Gate was called a "Heavenly Gate" was precisely this.

"Jiang Yuan, since you've broken through to the Late Qi and Blood Stage, you can now officially participate in escorts. Prepare yourself."

Instructor Tan said with a grin.

Then he suddenly turned his head and yelled, "Chen Hei, you lazy brat, slacking off again!"

He then went to lecture him.

A peculiar light flashed in Jiang Yuan's eyes.

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

Redeem.

Jiang Yuan's mind throbbed with pain, and then a large amount of memories flooded into his mind.

He seemed to see another person continuously cultivating after breaking through to the late Qi and Blood stage.

Day after day, year after year.

He continuously circulated his Qi and Blood, and his perfected Qi and Blood kept expanding, moving towards the direction of intensifying his strength.

Eventually, his Qi and Blood could no longer advance, which was a sign that he had met the conditions to break through to Hua Jin.

Unfortunately, by this time, Zhang San had already entered the stage of declining Qi and Blood.

However, man cannot defy heaven. With his Qi and Blood failing, he ultimately gave up on breaking through the bottleneck.

He died of old age at the great circle of the late Qi and Blood stage.

Along with the memories came waves of sharp pain in his head. Several breaths passed, and the stinging pain receded like a tide.

Jiang Yuan now felt as if he had an intimate understanding of the cultivation path in the late Qi and Blood stage.

The late Qi and Blood stage meant that Qi and Blood were perfected, but it didn't mean cultivation was no longer necessary. On the contrary, because Qi and Blood were perfected, circulating them became even more difficult.

A light flashed in Jiang Yuan's eyes.

His entire body's Qi and Blood began to circulate with practiced ease.

The boost from his Exotic Bone, the familiarity with martial arts experience, this visible and rapid increase in strength was incredibly intoxicating.

Half a day of cultivation quickly passed.

In the afternoon, Jiang Yuan was led to the armory to select a weapon.

How could an escort go out unarmed?

"Young Escort Chief, are you practicing sword, saber, or spear?" asked the short old man, about 1.6 meters tall, wearing a gray vest. He walked ahead, holding a gourd, and took a swig of the wine within, wiping his mouth before addressing Jiang Yuan.

The martial arts disciples of Zhenyuan Escort Agency all cultivated the Ten Directions Fist as their Qi and Blood technique. In addition, after breaking through to the mid Qi and Blood stage, they could choose one weapon art from saber, sword, or spear as an elective.

Upon breaking through to the late Qi and Blood stage, one could officially become an Escort Hand, serving the agency and gaining the qualification to escort shipments.

At this point, the agency would issue a weapon, and these weapons were rare, sharp implements hard to find on the market.

The technique Jiang Yuan practiced was no different from that of ordinary agency disciples, so he naturally also cultivated a weapon art.

A strange look flashed in Jiang Yuan's eyes.

The original body had chosen swordplay, but the original body truly had no talent for it. Moreover, the original body's cultivation focus was on Qi and Blood.

His swordsmanship was still amateurish.

It would be better to choose saber techniques.

In his second life, after his Qi and Blood declined, he focused entirely on practicing the saber. With decades of saber cultivation, although his cultivation in his second life was stuck in the late Qi and Blood stage, his mastery of the saber was not weak; he was at least an old hand.

And this mastery was waiting within his [Exchange Rewards].