47: Chapter 47 Exhaustion

Listening to Cai Rujin's righteous indignation, Su Jiuchuan smiled a bit awkwardly and said, "Uh, actually... that insulting condition was something I proposed."

"Huh?" At this, not only Cai Rujin, but even the Hunchbacked Aunt Li looked over with a surprised expression.

Su Jiuchuan also felt quite depressed; the Martial Artists in this world were all very lofty, treating silver like dirt, believing that even a superficial martial arts Secret Manual could not be measured by silver.

He really wished he could take all his martial arts and sell them off.

Come to think of it, the only valuable Cultivation Techniques Su Jiuchuan had were perhaps the Profound Heart Formula and the "Blade Qi Secret Record"; other techniques like the Cleansing Heart Formula were truly a drop in the bucket compared to the tens of thousands of silver usually required for the simulator.

"Are you very short on money?" Cai Rujin asked, sounding a bit uncertain.

Su Jiuchuan nodded, "Yes, I need a lot of money."

"Since you agreed to be my father's disciple, then I will give you... five thousand...", she said, feeling a bit embarrassed, "Let's make it ten thousand taels!"

"Senior Sister!" Su Jiuchuan called out shamelessly.

Hunchbacked Aunt Li rolled her eyes upon hearing this; she had seen shameless people before, but never anyone this shameless.

Cai Rujin waved her hand and said, "I don't have the money right now, we'll talk about it later."

"I heard that in three days, you are going to duel Young Master Lin Yanyi." She paced back and forth again, "I have seen Young Master Lin Yanyi fight; your Saber Intent is not as good as his Sword Intent."

Su Jiuchuan couldn't help but be surprised upon hearing this; although this girl seemed a bit dim-witted, her insight was unexpectedly profound. She saw his weakness at a glance; truly, it was thanks to her family background.

"It doesn't matter if you lose, but people who don't know better will think the 'Blade Qi Secret Record' lost to the Lin family."

"Is there any way to hone Saber Intent?" Su Jiuchuan couldn't help but ask. His Saber Intent was accidentally cultivated within the Life Simulator, and now, he had no idea how to strengthen it.

Cai Rujin touched her pretty nose and said, "My father once said that whether it is Saber Intent or Sword Intent, it is essentially a person's mental will. That's why he often took me to a waterfall to slash at the rushing water to hone it. Unfortunately, it was too bitter, and I didn't persist."

She sighed and said, "However, this is not something that works in a short time."

Finally, she shook her head again, "Even if my father were here, I doubt it would work; the time is too short."

The group fell silent for a long while.

Su Jiuchuan then nodded and said, "Since you have no other methods, I will handle it myself!"

After speaking, he turned around and slowly walked back.

"Hey, it's Senior Sister, not 'Miss'!"

Cai Rujin's annoyed voice came from behind.

Returning to the inn, Su Jiuchuan fell into deep thought. Regardless of what Cai Rujin was like, at least she had provided an important clue: the so-called Saber Intent could only be strengthened by honing one's will.

[ Do you wish to use the Life Simulator? Each use consumes 5000 points of money. ]

Yes.

[ At eighteen, you become a First-grade Martial Artist. Young Master Lin Yanyi invites you to a duel in three days. ]

[ That night, you run out of Tianshui City, find a waterfall, and use your Saber Intent to resist the flowing water of the waterfall. ]

[ At thirty, your Saber Intent becomes more refined. Under this waterfall, you release your Saber Intent, and the waterfall begins to stop flowing. ]

[ At thirty-one, you find Young Master Lin Yanyi and duel again. This time, you pit your Saber Intent against his Sword Intent. In the end, Young Master Lin Yanyi is severely injured, but you also fall short and die by the sword. Died at the age of thirty-one. ]

Su Jiuchuan sighed. Twelve years, and he was still not a match. How exactly did Young Master Lin Yanyi Cultivate his Sword Intent?

[ Simulation ended. You can retain one of the following items. ]

[ One, the martial arts Realm at age thirty-one. ]

[ Two, the martial arts experience at age thirty-one. ]

[ Three, the life wisdom at age thirty-one. ]

Without thinking too much, he directly chose two.

Memories of slashing at the flowing water in the waterfall countless times flashed through his mind, and the aura on his body became increasingly refined.

When all the memories gradually dissipated, Su Jiuchuan felt only endless exhaustion and collapsed onto the bed, falling asleep.

Su Jiuchuan woke up from his deep sleep, awakened by a round of knocking on the door.

He climbed up, his head still throbbing slightly. It seemed that while this method of honing Saber Intent was useful, it was indeed too draining on the spirit.

The door opened, and it was Cai Rujin and the Hunchbacked Aunt Li who walked in.

"Why are you such a heavy sleeper? I've been knocking for a long time." Cai Rujin grumbled.

"Wait... no..." She seemed to have discovered something, immediately jumped back, walked around Su Jiuchuan, and said, "Your aura is wrong."

"How is that possible?" Cai Rujin said in surprise, "When I saw you yesterday, I just felt... like a blade, sharp and exposed, but... now... that feeling is gone... What is going on?"

Su Jiuchuan couldn't help but look at her with new respect; he hadn't expected her to be so sensitive. However, the matter of the simulator was impossible to explain, so he could only mumble a few words to brush it off.

Although Cai Rujin didn't quite believe his nonsense, she certainly didn't believe that his Saber Intent had greatly improved.

"Since you are my Junior Brother, I will definitely back you up when you go to duel the day after tomorrow. Rest assured, with me here, I don't think Young Master Lin Yanyi will dare to take your life."

Su Jiuchuan ignored her and just sat on the stool, wiping the black blade.

Now that his Saber Intent was profound, he preferred to quietly stroke this blade, as if it were an extension of his own body.

Seeing how dull he was, Cai Rujin said a few words, felt it was boring, and left with the Hunchbacked Aunt Li.

Since he was still not a match for Young Master Lin Yanyi, he had no choice but to continue the simulation.

According to what Cai Rujin said, the harsher the environment, the better it is for strengthening...

[ At eighteen, you are already a First-grade Martial Artist. Young Master Lin Yanyi invites you to a duel in three days. ]

[ That night, you leave Tianshui City. You head to the land of extreme cold. ]

[ At nineteen, you find a torrent in the ice field, and you Cultivate here with concentration. ]

[ At twenty-one, you hone your Saber Intent in the ice field, exhausted, and freeze to death in the ice water. Died at the age of twenty-one. ]

Seeing the results of this simulation, Su Jiuchuan fell silent. He knew that so-called honing the will was actually lingering between life and death; one mistake, and it meant death.

He continued to choose martial arts experience.

[ At thirty-two, you hone your Saber Intent in the ice field. Suddenly, a crystalline giant python leaps out of the water, and you are swallowed in one bite. Died at the age of thirty-two. ]

[ At twenty-five, you are besieged by a pack of ice wolves and die on the spot. Died at the age of twenty-five. ]

The more Su Jiuchuan looked at the simulation results, the more puzzled he felt. He was already a First-grade Martial Artist, and his Saber Intent was considered formidable. To be killed by animals on this ice field was simply unreasonable.

However, after several consecutive simulations, he was mentally exhausted, so he continued to choose martial arts experience.

Subsequently, he collapsed onto the bed again and fell asleep.