Ch 14: Seven Simulations
【At twenty-two years old, you became a Seventh-Rank martial artist, left Liu Family Village, and in Wang Family Gully, you rescued Su Qingzhi from the Over the Mountain Wind bandits. At this time, people from the Liu Family chased you to Wang Family Gully. Unwilling to get into trouble, you left alone. 】
【A month later, you arrived at Xiang City, the capital of Xiang Prefecture. After a few months, you began to show your talent, gained the attention of the Prefect, and were recommended to become one of the generals of the City Guard, responsible for apprehending bandits. 】
【Over five years, you led soldiers and wiped out all the bandits within Xiang Prefecture. The Prefect was promoted for his achievements but did not take you to the capital. A new Prefect took office, and two months later, you were transferred to be in charge of guarding the granary. 】
【You began to focus on martial arts, but your progress was slow, and you felt that you had reached a bottleneck. 】
【At thirty-five years old, there was a major flood in Jiang Prefecture. After the disaster, the grain in the granary you were responsible for guarding had all disappeared. Seeing that the situation was bad, you fought your way out of the prefecture city. From then on, you were wanted by the government. 】
【You fled into the Lian Mountains and lived in seclusion. However, your cultivation could not improve, and one night, several years later, you were attacked by a mysterious black shadow and died. You died at the age of forty. 】
Gu Yang saw the results of this simulation, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
The thing he was most worried about had happened. His aptitude was not high, and he would hit a ceiling at a certain realm.
He just didn’t expect that this day would come so quickly.
He was only at the Seventh-Rank now.
Of course, the reason he encountered a bottleneck so quickly should not be just this.
Gu Yang recalled the two sword strikes from the Sixth-Rank martial artist of the Liu Family during the last simulation, which left a shadow in his heart.
【Simulation ended. You can retain one of the following. 】
【One, your martial arts realm at the age of forty. 】
【Two, your martial arts experience at the age of forty. 】
【Three, your life wisdom at the age of forty. 】
He directly chose the first option.
As the saying goes, a quantitative change leads to a qualitative change. He didn’t believe that he couldn’t break through to the Sixth-Rank after accumulating through simulations.
Immediately, Gu Yang felt the True Qi in his body constantly improving, increasing by nearly double.
This was the accumulation of nearly twenty years in this simulated life.
“It seems that the path of joining the military is also not feasible.”
Gu Yang summarized the experience from this simulated life and felt that it must be because he offended too many people and touched too many people’s interests that he ended up in such a state.
Even the Prefect who had originally appreciated him had given up on him.
In this world, it’s really too difficult to do anything.
In the final analysis, it was because he had too low of a background and no backer.
Thinking of this, Gu Yang made a decision and started a new simulation.
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【…You arrived at the state capital of Jiang Prefecture and inquired about the news of those famous martial arts experts. Soon, you had a goal and wanted to become a disciple of Shi Mingchuan, a master of the saber. 】
【Half a year later, your sincerity moved Shi Mingchuan. He met with you and told you that your aptitude was too mediocre to be his disciple, and told you not to waste your efforts. He also pointed out a path for you, that you could join the Lin Family. 】
【After hesitating again and again, you still followed Shi Mingchuan’s advice. With his recommendation, you joined the Lin Family and became a guard. 】
【You cultivated bitterly for more than ten years, but you still couldn’t break through the bottleneck. 】
【At thirty-six years old, after a flood, Jiang Prefecture was in turmoil. The rebel army broke through Jiangzhou City. You were killed by the rebel army in a chaotic battle. You died at the age of thirty-six. 】
This time, after cultivating for more than ten years, you still couldn’t break through the bottleneck.
Gu Yang still chose the martial arts realm. His power had improved again, but it was much less than last time.
“Again.”
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【…You were killed by a young martial artist who passed by. You died at the age of thirty. 】
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【…You stumbled upon a murder and were silenced on the spot. You died at the age of thirty-two. 】
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【…You didn’t know who you had offended and were poisoned to death. You died at the age of twenty-seven. 】
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Gu Yang simulated again and again, but his face became more and more unsightly each time.
By the sixth time, his power had almost stopped increasing and was truly stagnating.
This meant that he had reached the peak of the Seventh-Rank, and the next step was the Sixth-Rank.
However, this step was like an impassable barrier for him.
In so many simulations, he had joined several of the strongest prominent families in Jiang Prefecture, but the results were not too good.
The main reason was that his cultivation was too low, and his aptitude was poor, so he couldn’t access advanced martial arts.
In the last simulation, he even joined the rebel army that broke through Jiangzhou City. Unfortunately, he was still caught up in the infighting among the ranks and died inexplicably.
Gu Yang looked at the system balance. There were only a little over 1,500 taels left.
This money could still be used for three simulations.
“It seems I have to change my thinking.”
He took a deep breath and started a new simulation.
【At twenty-two years old, after leaving the Lian Mountains, you settled down in a small town outside the mountains. 】
【At twenty-three years old, you started to buy properties, get married, and have children. In a few years, you took six wives and concubines. 】
【At thirty years old, you already had thirteen children. Under your careful guidance, two of your sons showed good martial arts talent. 】
【At thirty-six years old, one of your children had already entered the ranks. Because a rebel army appeared in Jiang Prefecture, you took your family into the Lian Mountains to avoid the war. 】
【At forty years old, the rebel army in Jiang Prefecture was suppressed. You took your family to Tianshui City to settle down. You did not compete with others for benefits, but simply buried yourself in having children. 】
【At forty-three years old, your eldest son came of age. You began to prepare for his marriage and formed marriage alliances with various families in Tianshui City. The following year, your eldest grandson was born. 】
【At fifty years old, your grandchildren already numbered more than twenty. 】
【Your two sons also advanced to the Seventh-Rank and also began to encounter bottlenecks. 】
【At sixty years old, your twelfth grandson showed extraordinary martial arts talent at the age of fourteen. You personally took him to Tianmen Mountain and had him join the Tianmen Sect. 】
【At seventy years old, your grandson successfully broke through to the Sixth-Rank. You finally learned from him the reason why you had been stuck at the Seventh-Rank for so many years. It was the inner demon from many years ago. If you wanted to go further, you could only break through the inner demon. 】
【At eighty-two years old, your direct descendants numbered as many as two hundred and fifty-six. The one with the highest realm had a Fourth-Rank cultivation. The Gu Family became the leading family in Tianshui City. One morning, you passed away with a smile, ending this life. 】
After reading this, Gu Yang took a deep breath.
He lived to be eighty-two years old, had a peaceful life without any disasters, and when he passed away, he left behind more than two hundred descendants and had also cultivated a Fourth-Rank martial artist…
So, this was the correct way to live well in this world.
And the price was that throughout his entire life, he could not break through to the Sixth-Rank.
【Simulation ended. You can retain one of the following. 】
【One, your martial arts realm at the age of sixty. 】
【Two, your martial arts experience at the age of eighty-two. 】
【Three, your life wisdom at the age of eighty-two. 】
Gu Yang was a little surprised. This was the first time that options of different ages had appeared.
In other words, the age of sixty was the peak of his power. After sixty, he started to decline?
This time, he chose the second option.
The next moment, Gu Yang’s mind seemed to be filled with countless memories.
This was all the martial arts techniques he had learned in the entire sixty years of this simulated life.