While Others are Leveling Up, I Alone Will Cultivate Until Mahayana Before Making My Move
Chapter 115 - 106: Difficult to Guard Against Assassination, Human Sword Minor Achievement!

Su Xing saw this and was filled with shock.

In the last simulation, he was still a farmer who focused on planting crops.

But in this simulation, he became a god of killing, guarding the Demon-Subduing Pass!

Guarding the pass for ten years, honing his sword for ten years, crafting a sword to kill enemies, and slaying over a thousand Demon Kings!

"Goodness, am I really this fierce?"

Su Xing never expected that his future strength in the simulator would have grown to such an extent.

Of course, the reason he could achieve such a record was inseparable from Su Xing's continuous sword practice and enemy killing in the simulator.

In reality, Su Xing's current strength was also very strong, reaching the level of a Demon King or Heavenly King, and he was considered top-tier even at this level.

But because Su Xing lacked actual combat experience, he still suffered losses when fighting against someone of the same level.

In this simulation, Su Xing perfectly avoided this weakness.

"Ten years of learning the sword, ten years of honing the sword, a total of twenty years devoted to the Sword Dao. Just how strong has my Sword Dao become?"

Su Xing was a bit perplexed in his heart, filled with a fiery desire to experience the killing sword he honed in the simulator.

Su Xing continued the simulation.

[In the twenty-second year, your understanding of your Sword Dao deepened, and you seemed to grasp the meaning of the concept described in the Sword Manual: the Human Sword, which involves killing all enemies in the world. This is the original intent of cultivating the sword.]

[Through countless encounters between life and death, in countless slaughters, every time you wielded your sword, it was filled with killing intent, meant to kill enemies.]

[But you realized that this killing intent was not due to your mastery of Sword Intent, but rather the killing aura you carried from your ten years of bloody battles at the Demon-Subduing Pass. Now, what you needed to do was to remove this killing intent from your Sword Dao and master the most original swordsmanship and Sword Dao.]

[You spent an entire year spending every day with your sword, Mo Bing, practicing the most basic sword skills daily.]

[You started learning from the most fundamental sword moves, understanding from cutting and thrusting. With each practice, you gained new insights, fully grasping every bit of movement.]

[You reviewed and simplified the original complex swordsmanship, returning to the process of simplifying sword moves during the midstage of your sword training.]

[A year passed. In this year, you swung your sword a hundred thousand times. Each strike you performed was smooth and pleasing to the eye. Your Sword Dao of simplicity was achieved.]

[In the twenty-third year, this year, your cultivation level further advanced, and you became a fifth-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.]

[However, compared to your cultivation progress, your advances in the Sword Dao were even greater!]

[You spent three full years finally integrating ten years of learning the sword and ten years of honing the sword. According to the Sword Manual, your Sword Dao cultivation achieved Minor Achievement in the first realm of the Human Sword!]

[One day, during your routine sword practice, dozens of mysterious individuals broke into your courtyard. These people were remnants of the Descending Sect!]

[Even with protection from a Martial Emperor-level expert, you faced multiple Martial Emperors and a legendary assassin. You still couldn't escape death and were assassinated!]

[You died!]

[Your Unyielding Talent activated upon death!]

[You widened your eyes, seeing the cruel smile of the damned Zong after he beheaded you.]

[Ding, this simulation has ended!]

After the simulation ended, Su Xing furrowed his brows, muttering:

"I didn't live to the day the giant beast descended and the world ended?"

Su Xing was somewhat surprised, knowing that he had always returned to the final day in previous simulations.

But upon further thought, Su Xing found it very reasonable.

In this simulation, he was exceedingly prominent.

Ten years of learning the sword, and then using the Demon Race as a stepping stone, ten years of honing the sword. In more than twenty years of simulation, he killed nearly a thousand Demon Kings with his hands.

Due to his prominence in these more than twenty years of simulation, Su Xing also encountered multiple assassination attempts from foreign races.

The intensity of these assassinations became increasingly outrageous, from the encirclement of Demon Kings to the sneak attacks by Demon Emperors. Ultimately, Su Xing, even upon returning to the real world, was not spared, ending up dead at the hands of the Descending Sect remnants.

In the later stages of the simulation, as the human race's strength waned and more powerful individuals needed to stay at the Demon-Subduing Pass for extended periods, the protection for Su Xing inevitably weakened.

Because of this, it gave those lackeys from the Descending Sect an opportunity.

"Ah, even with strength close to Martial Emperor level, under the assassinations of the Descending Sect, I still couldn't escape death?"

Su Xing sighed, becoming more cautious in his heart.

"That's why in the real world, I must be more careful and cautious… Dying in the simulation doesn't matter since there's another chance, but dying in the real world would be the end!"

Su Xing repeatedly reminded himself that with a simulator, he could stay low until invincible before making a move, ensuring he never fell into any crisis!

"But, the strength of this swordsmanship is indeed amazing!"

"If I can cultivate this Sword Manual to perfection, combined with my dual cultivation of Body Refinement and Qi Refinement, I can definitely fight above my level!"

"Moreover, according to the Sword Manual, if the Heavenly Sword is achieved, one can ascend to become a Sword Immortal!"

Thinking of this, Su Xing felt even more excited.

Who doesn't want to become a Sword Immortal? A Sword Cultivator is synonymous with immense power!

Su Xing sighed. Due to the immersive simulation, Su Xing's mind still contained the entire first volume of the Sword Manual, the Human Sword part.

Not to mention refining the complete three volumes of Heaven, Earth, and Human, merely refining the Human Sword part would benefit Su Xing immensely!

"Just don't know what the rewards for this simulation are, whether there's an option for swordsmanship training results?"

With a thought, Su Xing opened the simulation reward selection in front of him.

[Sword Enthusiast]: Purple talent, priced at 1 million energy points.

[Great Perfection in the Origin Martial Realm]: Body Refinement level, priced at 3 million energy points.

[Twenty-five Years of Alchemy Experience]: Alchemy experience, including minor experience in refining Divine Strength Pills, priced at 700,000 energy points.

[Human Sword Training Insights (Minor Achievement)]: Contains training insights from the first volume of the Sword Cultivator's manual "Sword Manual", ten years of learning the sword, ten years of honing the sword, refining the sword to simplicity, has achieved Minor Achievement in the Human Sword part, and is not far from Great Achievement, priced at 3 million energy points.

[Ten Years of Battlefield Experience]: Contains countless experiences from ten years of slaughter at the Demon-Subduing Pass. Upon receiving, your combat experience will greatly increase, and you will gain Killing Intent Awakening (prelude to the awakening of killing intent), priced at 1 million energy points.

[Fifth-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivation Level]: Qi refinement level, priced at 4 million energy points.

[Legendary Weapon Mo Bing]: Sword blade as black as ink, sword heart as cold as ice. Priced at 30 million energy points.

Su Xing looked at the simulation reward choices in front of him.

"The Sword Enthusiast talent is a must. I missed it twice before, and I can't miss this talent for practicing swords this time!"

"Also, the swordsmanship knowledge I have from the immersive simulation needs the Sword Enthusiast talent to maximize its potential."

Su Xing first confirmed the priority of the Sword Enthusiast talent.

Then Su Xing turned his attention to the other options.

"The cultivation levels of Qi Refinement and Body Refinement are not urgent because my main focus in this simulation was on swordsmanship. The Sword Dao cultivation is the most important!"

"As for the Mo Bing sword, it's too expensive! I'll see if I can find a good sword in the real world, as the cost of bringing items out from the simulator is ten times higher…"

Su Xing finally focused on the choices between "Ten Years of Battlefield Experience" and "Human Sword Training Insights (Minor Achievement)".

"Ten Years of Battlefield Experience even allows Killing Intent Awakening… This is indeed good for enhancing my combat experience… But I can directly spend twenty years slaughtering at the Demon-Subduing Pass in the next simulation and gain more slaughter experience. There's no need to waste a selection now…"

After some hesitation, Su Xing decided to choose Human Sword Training Insights (Minor Achievement).

"I choose the Sword Enthusiast talent and Human Sword Training Insights (Minor Achievement)!"

Su Xing murmured, and then a prompt sounded in his ear.

[You chose to take out the purple talent Sword Enthusiast, costing 1 million energy points. Remaining energy: 12,303,888 points.]

[You chose to take out Human Sword Training Insights (Minor Achievement), costing 3 million energy points. Remaining energy: 9,303,888 points.]

As Su Xing made his choices, two mysterious energies enveloped his body.

A flood of memory fragments emerged in Su Xing's mind, detailing his ten years of learning the sword and ten years of honing the sword, his reflections and distilled experiences over twenty years of sword practice.

After Su Xing fully digested these memories, his understanding of the sword reached a profound level.

At this moment, Su Xing felt an inexplicable urge. He wanted a sword, a sword that fit him perfectly!

This was a change in Su Xing's mindset after acquiring the Sword Enthusiast talent. He had a deep, heartfelt love for swords.

Su Xing took out a blue-quality sword from his storage ring but found it unsatisfactory after a while.

"Alas, a blue-quality sword is still too inferior for me. I must find a way to get a good sword!"

Su Xing muttered.

"Next time I see Jin Congxue, I'll ask her for help!"

Su Xing sighed lightly. Finding high-level equipment and weapons would have to be entrusted to Jin Congxue, the daughter of the Jin Merchant Guild!

After receiving his rewards, Su Xing resumed his daily alchemy work. One moment he was a sword cultivator aspiring to become a Sword Immortal, and the next moment, he transformed into a relentless alchemy machine.

"Alas, there's no choice. To enhance my strength, I need more simulated energy!"

Thus, for the next week, Su Xing diligently practiced alchemy, producing five thousand pills.

A week quickly passed, and Su Xing, as usual, arranged to meet with Jin Congxue and arrived at the villa.

Today Jin Congxue transformed into a blue enchantress, dressed in a blue long dress, looking exceedingly beautiful.

After a hearty meal and wine, Su Xing and Jin Congxue got down to business.

Su Xing handed over the pills he refined that week to Jin Congxue, while Jin Congxue gave Su Xing that week's goods in return.

As they were about to wrap up, Su Xing asked Jin Congxue:

"Sister Xue! Can you get high-quality sword weapons? I've been practicing sword!"

Jin Congxue showed a surprised look on her face and teased:

"You're quite the versatile one! Not only can you practice alchemy, but you can also practice swords?"

After thinking for a while, Jin Congxue said:

"The Jin Merchant Guild does have high-quality weapons, but whether there's one suitable for you might be another matter…"

"How about this, I'll keep an eye out for you, it could take anywhere from a week to a month. I'll get you a good sword!"

Su Xing's eyes lit up, and he quickly said:

"Then I'll be counting on you, Sister Xue!"