Comprehension, Profound Secret Technique!

The purple-robed youth stood in the courtyard, the Rusty Sword in his hand gleaming with razor-sharp brilliance.

"Wave Shadow Falling Pine South!"

Mu Xingqi raised his sword and brought it down in a slash. A moment later, a shadowy green Sword Qi unexpectedly burst out from the ground!

Mu Xingqi sheathed his sword, excitement overflowing from his eyes. "This sword skill really is awesome. It's like a mother cow opening the door for her calf—badass all the way home!"

This was what he had discovered after absorbing the Perfected realm of the Nan Sword Art.

Once an art was cultivated to perfection, one could comprehend a profound secret technique of that art!

And after the Nan Sword Art reached perfection, the sword skill he had comprehended was precisely this move: "Wave Shadow Falling Pine South"!

This sword skill could merge Sword Qi into the ground, using the force of a downward slash to mislead the opponent. Then, when they were caught off guard, it could trigger the Sword Qi lying in wait beneath the earth and ambush them.

"What a great method for sneak attacks!" Mu Xingqi said with satisfaction.

He loved this sword skill. After all, against those unfamiliar with his methods, such a useful technique absolutely counted as a trump card!

In July, Mu Xingqi remained busy taking on all sorts of clan missions.

During that time, he would also visit the Pill Hall to see his mother and Mu Xinger.

As he began moving around the clan more often, he finally got a clear understanding of his elder brothers and sisters from the Main Branch.

The eldest brother of the Main Branch, Mu Xingyu, was the Fourth Elder's eldest son. He had apparently already joined the Tianmen Sect. Mu Xingqi did not yet know much about the Tianmen Sect, only that it was a force beyond Lin Prefecture.

He had met his Second Brother, Mu Xinglong, in the previous simulation. Like Fifth Sister, he was blunt and straightforward, daring to charge ahead and fight.

Third Brother Mu Xingyao, the Fourth Elder's second son, was said to be training outside. Mu Xingqi had never seen him—not even in the simulations.

Fourth Brother Mu Xinghan had met him in the clan tournament finals in the third year of the simulation. He was easygoing, like the big brother next door, and a real chatterbox.

There was no need to say much about Fifth Sister Mu Xinghuang. In appearance, she resembled Erii, but her personality was even more passionate. Like a gorgeous rose, she was fiery and radiant.

Sixth Sister Mu Xingya was the Fourth Elder's youngest daughter and one of the clan's Four Great Beauties, though he had never met her.

Seventh Brother Mu Xingluo was an old acquaintance. Gentle and refined, he was exceedingly modest; calling him a graceful young gentleman would not be an exaggeration.

Eighth Sister Mu Xingyu he had seen in the simulations. Her black hair was piled high, her pretty face untouched by makeup and seemingly carved from jade. She carried herself with the elegance of a magnolia, and was surely another great beauty.

Though he had already met more than half of these brothers and sisters in the simulations, in reality, he could only be said to know Fifth Sister and Seventh Brother—and even then, only barely.

But that was partly his own doing. He had never had the time to visit them. Perhaps his brothers and sisters had long since heard of him.

With that thought, Mu Xingqi set aside some time and decided to pay them a special visit.

His parents naturally raised both hands in support of this decision. They had previously thought their son was too withdrawn; ever since childhood, he had rarely gone out within the clan.

They had always believed it was because the two of them had not spent enough time with you, causing you to develop such a solitary personality.

Mu Xingqi first went to visit his Second Brother, bringing a jar of spirit fruit wine. He did not know what his Second Brother liked, but he felt that spirit fruit wine would make it easier to close the distance between them.

Sure enough, after a cup of spirit fruit wine went down, you and your Second Brother chatted merrily.

Your Second Brother even acted like a drunken old man, dragging you into conversation after conversation, talking about everything under heaven—from astronomy above to geography below, from ancient times to the present, from east to west.

"In my view, even the Divine Phoenix Venerable is nothing much..." After saying that, your Second Brother let out a drunken belch in your direction, making your face twist in misery from the stench.

You felt that your Second Brother was even better at bragging than the old men from your previous life, giving you an entirely new impression of him.

Afterward, you visited Fourth Brother and Eighth Sister in turn.

Fourth Brother was very welcoming, but he could not drink. Instead, he liked tea.

The contrast left you rather surprised.

Eighth Sister Mu Xingyu truly was breathtakingly beautiful. Dressed in white robes, fresh and elegant, she really did resemble a fairy maiden.

Lastly, you also visited Seventh Brother and Fifth Sister. Having gone through several simulations, you were naturally familiar with them, and the relationship between you grew more harmonious.

At the beginning of August, he finally saved up enough contribution again.

He happily exchanged it for thirty Spirit Stones.

Mu Xingqi eagerly poured all the Spirit Stones into the Simulator.

[Simulation Points: 30]

"Another simulation!"

"Simulator, activate!"

A dazzling white light flared up, nearly blinding him.

[Simulator activating]

[Detected that the talent from the previous simulation has not been saved. Would you like to move the Simulation Talent "Sword Mastery (Green)" into a Talent Slot?]

[Remaining Talent Slots: 0]

"No!"

"What a pity..."

He had no choice. He only had one Talent Slot now. Although the green Sword Mastery was tempting, it still fell a little short compared to the blue Simulated Memory.

"Sorry, Sword Mastery... I choose Simulated Memory..."

Mu Xingqi made his choice.

[Simulation starting]

[30 Simulation Points deducted]

[Simulator starting]

[Randomly drawing a Simulation Talent...]

[Simulation Talent drawn: Know One Infer Ten.]

[Congratulations, you have obtained the White Simulation Talent: Know One Infer Ten!]

[Know One Infer Ten (White): You excel at logical deduction. Knowing one part is enough for you to infer the rough whole.]

"Not bad..."

It was not as terrible as he had imagined. At least it was not some negative talent like Love for the Male.

Love for the Male had left him with psychological scars.

He had discovered that white Simulation Talents offered practically no improvement to cultivation, and most were related to personality.

Green Simulation Talents, on the other hand, noticeably improved cultivation. For instance, the earlier Spiritual Energy Affinity and Sword Mastery.

One doubled the speed of spiritual energy absorption and refinement, while the other increased the speed of sword-art cultivation and comprehension.

As for blue Simulation Talents, he had encountered only Simulated Memory, so there was too little to go on.

But for now, it seemed that the higher the grade of a Simulation Talent, the greater its cultivation-related benefits.

Then why were most of the Simulation Talents he rolled now white? What was the refresh grade of these Simulation Talents related to?

Unfortunately, his system could not speak. Otherwise, he would not have been wandering about like a headless fly, with no sense of direction.

[Simulation begins!]

[You suddenly snap your eyes open. Your clothes are already drenched through, and your entire body is covered in sweat! You had a nightmare!]

[You dream that you explore a Secret Realm alongside Fifth Sister and Second Brother, only to unexpectedly encounter your Grandfather within it.]

[Afterward, the Wang Family Ancestor, Wang Qiu, hunts you down. Your Grandfather battles him fiercely and successfully escapes with the three of you.]

[Unfortunately, just as you reach the exit and are about to escape, an old man who looks strikingly like the Fire Cloud Evil God blocks your path.]

[He can fly through the air, so he is clearly a Golden Core True Person! Your Grandfather chooses to stay behind, throwing the three of you out of the Secret Realm.]

[Afterward, Wang Qiu hunts you down again. Your Second Brother risks his life to hold him back for only a moment. You decide to stay behind and stop Wang Qiu, fighting for Fifth Sister's sliver of survival.]

[Between life and death, you comprehend the steadfast Sword Dao of the Nan Sword Art, successfully breaking through to the Perfected realm.]

[After seriously injuring Wang Qiu, you are slapped to death by him!]

[You remain stunned for a long time.]

[You cannot believe that any of this is real. You convince yourself that it should only be a dream—until you catch sight of...]