Chapter 107 – An Assassination Impossible to Guard Against, Human Sword Minor Mastery!
by spirapiraChapter 107 – An Assassination Impossible to Guard Against, Human Sword Minor Mastery!
When Su Xing saw this, his entire face was filled with shock.
In the previous simulation, he had still been a farmer devoted to tending his fields.
But in this simulation, he had directly become a god of slaughter guarding Demon-Sealing Pass!
Ten years guarding Demon-Sealing Pass, ten years tempering his sword, forging a blade meant for killing enemies, slaying over a thousand Demon Kings!
“Holy hell, was I really that fierce?”
Even Su Xing hadn’t expected that his future strength in the simulator had already grown to such a degree.
Of course, being able to achieve such a battle record was inseparable from the fact that Su Xing in the simulator had been constantly practicing swordsmanship and killing enemies.
In the real world, Su Xing’s current strength was also quite formidable, having reached the level of a Demon King or Heavenly King-stage — even considered top-tier within that rank.
But because Su Xing lacked real combat experience, when fighting opponents of the same level, he would inevitably be at a disadvantage.
In this simulation, however, Su Xing had perfectly avoided that weakness.
“Ten years learning the sword, ten years tempering the sword — a full twenty years devoted entirely to the Way of the Sword. Just how powerful has my swordsmanship become?”
Su Xing’s heart was filled with curiosity and burning eagerness, impatient to experience the killing sword he had cultivated in the simulator.
Su Xing continued the simulation.
【Year Twenty-Two: Your understanding of your own Way of the Sword deepened further. You seemed to grasp what the Comperta Totalis of The Sword described as the Human Sword — to slay all enemies under heaven; this is the original purpose of cultivating the sword.】
【Through countless moments between life and death, through countless acts of slaughter, every swing of your sword carried killing intent, every strike meant to slay an enemy.】
【But you understood that this killing intent was not true sword intent you had mastered — it was the murderous aura you had accumulated during ten years of blood-soaked life at Demon-Sealing Pass. What you needed to do now was strip away that killing intent from your Way of the Sword entirely, and grasp the most fundamental swordsmanship and sword principles.】
【You spent an entire year, day and night with your sword Ink Ice in hand, practicing the most basic sword techniques every single day.】
【You started relearning from the most fundamental sword forms — from cleaving and slashing, to deflecting and thrusting. With each practice session, you gained new insights. Every subtle change in movement, you understood thoroughly.】
【You reviewed the old to discover the new, further refining what had once been complex swordsmanship. You returned to the mid-stage process of simplifying sword forms.】
【A year passed. In that year, you swung your sword one hundred thousand times. Every strike you delivered was fluid and graceful, pleasing to behold. You had achieved the milestone of the sword reaching simplicity.】
【Year Twenty-Three: This year, your cultivation advanced further — you became a Nascent Soul Stage, Fifth Layer cultivator.】
【But compared to your progress in cultivation, your progress in the Way of the Sword was even greater!】
【You spent a full three years to finally integrate and master everything from ten years of learning the sword and ten years of tempering the sword. According to the records in the Comperta Totalis of The Sword, your sword cultivation had reached Minor Mastery of the first realm — the Human Sword!】
【One day, during your routine sword practice, dozens of mysterious figures stormed into your courtyard. These people were remnants of the Advent Cult!】
【Even with Martial Emperor-stage experts protecting you, facing the assassination of several Martial Emperors and one legendary-stage powerhouse, you were still powerless to turn the tide and died in the assassination!】
【You died!】
【Your talent Die With Eyes Open activated!】
【You stared wide-eyed and saw the cruel smile on Old Dog Zong’s face after he cut you down.】
【Ding! This simulation has ended!】
After the simulation ended, Su Xing furrowed his brow tightly and murmured:
“I actually… didn’t survive until the day of the giant beast’s descent and the apocalypse?”
Su Xing was somewhat surprised. After all, in his previous simulations he had always made it to that final day.
But upon further reflection, Su Xing felt it made perfect sense.
In this simulation, he had been a blazing beacon of prominence.
Ten years learning the sword, then using the demon race as a whetstone to temper his sword for another ten years — over twenty-plus years of simulation, nearly a thousand Demon Kings had died by his hand.
And during these twenty-plus years, because Su Xing had been so conspicuously brilliant, he had suffered multiple assassination attempts from the other races.
Moreover, the assassinations had grown increasingly outrageous — from Demon King sieges to Demon Emperor ambushes. And in the end, even after Su Xing returned to the real world, they still hadn’t let him go, and he died at the hands of Advent Cult remnants.
In the later stages of the simulation, the human race’s strength had declined, and more and more powerhouses needed to be stationed permanently at Demon-Sealing Pass. The protection around Su Xing had inevitably weakened.
It was precisely because of this that the Advent Cult’s lackeys had found their opening.
“Sigh… with strength approaching that of a Martial Emperor… I still couldn’t escape death under the Advent Cult’s assassination? “
Su Xing let out a sigh, his heart growing even more vigilant.
“This is exactly why I need to be even more careful and cautious in the real world… Dying in a simulation is no big deal — after all, there’s always the next simulation. But dying in the real world? That would truly be game over!”
Su Xing reminded himself repeatedly. With the simulator — a cheat-like existence — he could absolutely play it safe until he was invincible before making his move. He absolutely could not allow himself to fall into any kind of danger!
“Still, the power of this swordsmanship really is incredible!”
“If I could master the Comperta Totalis of The Sword, combined with my dual cultivation in both Body Tempering and Qi Refinement, I could absolutely fight opponents above my level!”
“And according to the descriptions in the Comperta Totalis of The Sword, if the Heaven Sword is achieved, one can ascend to immortality and attain the position of Sword Immortal!”
At this thought, Su Xing’s heart burned even hotter.
Who wouldn’t want to become a Sword Immortal? Sword cultivators were synonymous with overwhelming power!
Su Xing let out a sigh. Because of the immersive nature of the simulation, the complete contents of the first volume of the Comperta Totalis of The Sword — the Human Sword section — still lingered in his mind.
Never mind completing all three volumes of Heaven, Earth, and Human — just mastering the Human Sword section alone would benefit Su Xing immensely!
“I just don’t know what the rewards from this simulation will be, or whether there’ll be an option for sword cultivation results.”
Su Xing’s heart stirred, and he opened the simulation reward selection before him.
【Sword Maniac】: Purple talent. Price: 1,000,000 energy points.
【Primordial Martial Realm, Grand Perfection】: Body Tempering cultivation. Price: 3,000,000 energy points.
【Twenty-Five Years of Alchemy Experience】: Alchemy insights, includes a small amount of experience in refining Divine Power Pills. Price: 700,000 energy points.
【Human-Sword Cultivation Insights (Minor Accomplishment)】: Contains cultivation insights from the first volume of the sword cultivation treasure text 《Comperta Totalis of The Sword》— the Human Sword section. Ten years learning the sword, ten years tempering the sword, the sword reaching simplicity. Has cultivated the Human Sword section to the Minor Mastery realm, and is not far from Major Mastery. Price: 3,000,000 energy points.
【Ten Years of Battlefield Killing Mindset】: Contains the experience of countless battles fought over ten continuous years at Demon-Sealing Pass. Upon claiming, real combat experience greatly increases, and also grants Killing Intent (prerequisite for Killing Intent Awakening). Price: 1,000,000 energy points.
【Nascent Soul Stage, Fifth Layer】: Qi Refinement cultivation. Price: 4,000,000 energy points.
【Legendary Weapon: Ink Ice】: A blade black as ink, a heart cold as ice. Price: 30,000,000 energy points.
Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation reward selection before him.
“The Sword Maniac talent is absolutely a must-pick. I’ve already missed it twice — this time, I absolutely cannot let a sword-related talent slip through my fingers!”
“Besides, all that sword knowledge I gained from the immersive simulation in my mind also needs the Sword Maniac talent to be utilized to its fullest potential.”
Su Xing first confirmed the priority of the Sword Maniac talent.
Then he turned his gaze to the remaining options.
“The Qi Refinement and Body Tempering cultivation levels aren’t urgent for now. After all, what I mainly cultivated in this simulation was swordsmanship — the sword cultivation is what matters most!”
“As for Ink Ice… the price is way too expensive! I’ll see if there’s a way to get my hands on a good sword in the real world later. After all, bringing items out of the simulator costs ten times the price…”
Su Xing’s final deliberation came down to two choices: “Ten Years of Battlefield Killing Mindset” and “Human Sword Minor Mastery.”
“Ten Years of Battlefield Killing Mindset — it can even grant Killing Intent? That’s genuinely impressive, and it would boost my real combat experience… But I could just spend twenty years fighting at Demon-Sealing Pass in my next simulation and get even more combat experience. There’s really no need to waste a selection on it…”
After some deliberation, Su Xing ultimately decided to choose Human-Sword Cultivation Insights (Minor Accomplishment).
“I choose the Sword Maniac talent and Human-Sword Cultivation Insights (Minor Accomplishment)!”
Su Xing intoned silently, and a notification chimed in his ears.
【You have chosen to extract the purple talent Sword Maniac. Cost: 1,000,000 energy points. Remaining energy: 12,303,888 points.】
【You have chosen to extract Human-Sword Cultivation Insights (Minor Accomplishment). Cost: 3,000,000 energy points. Remaining energy: 9,303,888 points.】
As Su Xing made his selections, two streams of mysterious energy flowed into his body.
A flood of memory fragments surged through Su Xing’s mind — memories of his ten years learning the sword and ten years tempering the sword, the crystallized insights from summarizing and sublimating twenty years of sword practice.
By the time Su Xing had fully digested all these memories, his comprehension of the sword had already reached an extremely profound level.
And at this moment, Su Xing felt an inexplicable urge welling up inside him — he wanted a sword. A fine, perfectly suited sword!
This was the change in mentality that came with obtaining the Sword Maniac talent. He now harbored a deep, heartfelt love for swords.
Su Xing pulled a blue-grade sword from his storage ring. After using it for a moment, he found it quite unsatisfying to wield.
“Ugh, a blue-grade sword is still too poor for me. I’ll need to find a way to get my hands on a good sword!”
Su Xing muttered to himself.
“Next time I see Jin Congxue, I’ll ask her for help!”
Su Xing sighed lightly. When it came to finding high-level equipment and weapons, it was best to leave it to Jin Congxue — the young heiress of the Jin Commerce Group!
After claiming his rewards, Su Xing resumed his daily routine of refining pills for money. One second he was a sword cultivator aspiring to become a Sword Immortal; the next, he transformed into a heartless pill-refining machine.
“Well, there’s no helping it. If I want to increase my strength, I need more simulation energy!”
And so, over the following week, Su Xing devoted himself to alchemy and refined another five thousand pills.
A week passed quickly, and Su Xing arranged his usual meeting with Jin Congxue, arriving at the villa.
Today, Jin Congxue had transformed into a blue enchantress, wearing a blue gown that made her look stunningly gorgeous.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Su Xing and Jin Congxue got down to business.
Su Xing handed over the pills he had refined that week to Jin Congxue, and Jin Congxue in turn gave Su Xing his week’s supply of goods.
As they were wrapping up, Su Xing made a request to Jin Congxue:
“Sis Xue! Can you get your hands on a high-quality sword-type weapon? I’ve been practicing swordsmanship lately!”
Jin Congxue’s face showed a flash of surprise, and she teased:
“You’re quite the man of many talents, aren’t you! Not only can you refine pills, but you practice swordsmanship too?”
After thinking for a moment, Jin Congxue said:
“The Jin Commerce Group does have quite a few high-quality weapons in stock, but whether there’s one in stock that’s suitable for you is another matter…”
“How about this — I’ll keep an eye out for you. As soon as one week, at most a month, and I’ll get you a good sword!”
Su Xing’s eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly said:
“Then I’ll be counting on you, Sis Xue!”