In a simulated life scenario, how do you defy fate and change your destiny every time?

Qingyun Sect.

The first floor of the Sutra Repository.

Looking at the dazzling array of martial arts techniques, Lu Yuan was overwhelmed with choices.

He walked to a wooden shelf, picked up a martial arts manual at random, and began to browse its contents.

[Bone-Melting Palm]: A mid-grade martial art belonging to the demonic path. Although it is powerful, it has many side effects. If mastered, a single palm strike can turn the opponent into a pool of blood.

【Diamond Fist】: A mid-grade martial art with fierce and powerful attacks. The punches thrown are as hard as diamond and can kill the enemy in an instant.

【Strange Step】: A mid-grade movement technique. This movement technique is agile and light. When the practitioner uses it, the figure is as elusive as a phantom, making it difficult for the opponent to catch the practitioner's trace.

……

Lu Yuan flipped through dozens of manuals in one go, but his expression became somewhat strange.

The Sacred Realm of Origin is in a state of chaos, where truth and falsehood are reversed, and the will is supreme over everything; it is based on idealism.

As a result, these martial arts manuals only provide a general direction and do not offer detailed methods of cultivation.

As for how to cultivate, it all depends on the martial artist's own imagination and application.

For example, the manual "Bone-Melting Palm" records several cultivation methods.

One theory suggests that this technique is subtle yet ruthless, requiring the daily ingestion of various highly poisonous substances to integrate the toxins with internal energy, thereby greatly increasing one's own toxicity.

If an enemy is accidentally struck, they will die silently.

As for other cultivation methods, they are all bizarre and outlandish, each one more insane than the last.

"Alright, I'll just pick two martial arts techniques at random and then use [Refine the Fake to Real] to perfect them."

Lu Yuan realized that all the cultivation methods in this world were based on the mind, and none of them were normal.

Half an hour later.

Lu Yuan walked out of the Sutra Repository with rubbings of "Diamond Fist", "Lost Steps" and "Eternal Spring Kung Fu".

The first two are mid-grade martial arts techniques, while the last one, "Changchun Gong," is a cultivation method.

The rules of this world are chaotic, and martial arts and immortality coexist.

There are martial artists who can move mountains and overturn seas, and whose fists can shatter the void, as well as cultivators who eat the clouds and drink the dew, and who can destroy stars with a flick of their fingers.

Although the Everlasting Spring Technique is not a top-tier technique, it allows one to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body, which is the key to breaking through to the Spirit Sea Realm.

Only those who become outer disciples are qualified to cultivate this method.

Return to your residence.

Lu Yuan then took out the "Diamond Fist" and the "Lost Steps" and began to study them carefully.

The yellowed manual in his hand was very thin, with only a few dozen pages. Most of it contained martial arts outlines and cultivation insights from several elders.

There is no specific method of cultivation; how to cultivate depends entirely on one's comprehension and willpower.

For example, a single-minded person like Zhao Tie can master Iron Bone Kung Fu simply by imagining and enduring hardship.

Some people take a different approach, consuming steel daily to temper their bodies into something as strong as steel.

Fortunately, Lu Yuan has the talent of "Refining the Fake into the Real," so he doesn't have to torture himself like others.

With a slight thought, several lines of information immediately appeared in his mind.

[Martial Arts Skill: Vajra Fist (Revised)]

This fist technique is powerful and fierce, striking like a spear, aiming to kill the enemy with the force of a sudden storm.

This method also strengthens the body and bones; if cultivated to a high level, it can temper the physical body to the point of being impervious to blades and spears, making it indestructible.

A flood of information rushed into Lu Yuan's mind, instantly giving him a thorough understanding of the key points of this fist technique and allowing him to grasp its essence.

"The vital energy and blood are like a furnace, the mind should be focused on the heart..."

Lu Yuan bent his knees slightly, assumed a horse stance, and began to practice this boxing technique.

It didn't take long.

He then felt his blood and energy become more active, and his flesh and bones began to twitch slightly, vibrating at a certain frequency.

The surging blood and qi, like a mighty river or a vast ocean, finally converged on the fists, making the bones and flesh of the hands even stronger.

to the end.

The skin on the surface of his fist became as tough and thick as cowhide, as if it could unleash astonishing destructive power with just a little effort!

"A mid-grade martial skill, indeed extraordinary. At this rate, I'm afraid I'll be able to reach the ninth level of Body Tempering in a few days."

Lu Yuan was in high spirits and became so engrossed in his cultivation that he couldn't pull himself out.

Two days passed by in a flash.

Just as he was engrossed in practicing his boxing.

A effeminate man in a yellow robe, having just been released from confinement, returned to the weapon-refining hall, fuming with anger.

"This disciple pays respects to Steward Wang."

The other servants and disciples were terrified by his gloomy face and dared not even breathe loudly.

Those familiar with Steward Wang's personality know that whenever he's in a bad mood, he'll use all sorts of methods to torment the servants and disciples to vent his anger.

At best, they would be severely beaten and bedridden for days.

In severe cases, the victims suffer humiliation and become paralyzed from the waist down!
"Where the hell is Lu Yuan? I haven't seen him all day. Go and bring him here!"

Manager Wang scanned the crowd and, finding Lu Yuan absent, immediately flew into a rage.

"Reporting to Steward Wang, Lu Yuan's strength has improved rapidly during this period, and he has successfully become an outer disciple. He no longer needs to come to the weapon refining hall to do odd jobs."

A servant disciple, steeling himself, reported in a trembling voice.

"He's become an outer disciple?"

Upon hearing this news, Manager Wang's expression changed slightly, and his face turned very ugly.

Within the Qingyun Sect, outer disciples are considered one of their own, holding a more prestigious status than menial disciples, and even he cannot command them.

When a servant disciple dies, he or she dies; almost no one cares.

However, if any outer disciple suffers any mishap, the Qingyun Sect's Enforcement Hall will definitely investigate to the end and will not let the matter rest easily.

Think of this.

Manager Wang's anger flared even more. He glanced around at everyone and then fixed his gaze on a handsome handyman disciple, giving him an order in an unyielding tone.

"In that case, come to my room tonight."

Upon hearing this, the servant disciple's face instantly drained of all color, and his heart was filled with coldness and despair.

……

"That bastard Steward Wang is finally back?"

A murderous glint flashed in Lu Yuan's eyes.

Manager Wang had repeatedly made things difficult for him and had been lusting after his body.

If this grudge is not avenged, his Dao heart will be clouded and his mind will be unable to achieve enlightenment!

"He is the manager of the weapon refining hall. If he goes missing, it will trigger a severe investigation by the enforcement hall. We must proceed slowly and not rush things."

Lu Yuan suppressed his murderous intent and continued practicing his fist techniques.

However, in the following month...

Besides practicing his boxing every day, he secretly kept an eye on Steward Wang's whereabouts.

Hard work pays off.

Through Lu Yuan's patient observation, he discovered that Steward Wang would accompany the sect's team to Mianshui City to purchase supplies every half month.

Mianshui City is hundreds of miles away from Qingyun Sect. Even with the stamina of a Body Tempering Realm martial artist, a round trip would take two or three days.

Moreover, the journey was long and winding, with many towering mountains along the way, making it the perfect opportunity to kill and rob!
"Manager Wang is a cautious and suspicious man. It's impossible that he wasn't on guard on the way, but so what?"

"I have already reached the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm, and I am only half a step away from entering the Spirit Sea Realm. Faced with absolute power, no matter how careful he is, he will surely die this time!"

Lu Yuan said with a cold gaze.

Late the next night.

He bypassed numerous surveillance and restrictions, and quietly left the Qingyun Sect via a secluded path behind the mountain.

a few days later.

Night falls.

In a dense jungle somewhere.

The Qingyun Sect's caravan set up camp and lit several bonfires in the open space.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan, who was hiding in the distance, couldn't help but frown slightly.

The convoy had over a hundred people, including many Body Tempering Realm martial artists, and even two Spirit Sea Realm experts in charge.

Trying to bypass them and attack Steward Wang is harder than climbing to heaven.

However, after waiting for a moment, Lu Yuan suddenly saw a glimmer of hope. "Elder Li, I'm going out for some fresh air. I'll be back soon."

Manager Wang spoke in a seductive voice, while holding a pale-faced handyman disciple in her arms.

"It's not safe to be out in the wild at night, so please be careful."

The elder was used to this, and after giving a brief instruction, he paid no further attention.

"Thank you, Elder Li."

A hint of joy flashed across Steward Wang's face as he dragged the handyman disciple into a small grove of trees not far away.

When Lu Yuan arrived at the scene, he found that the disciple had been knocked unconscious.

Only Steward Wang remained standing there, looking refreshed and in high spirits.

"who is it?"

at this time.

He suddenly sensed something was amiss and abruptly turned around to look.

But what responded to him was an extremely sharp, cold glint that pierced the dark night sky.

Before Manager Wang could even see the newcomer, he felt a chill on his neck, and then warm blood gushed out.

Then his head separated from his neck and fell to the ground with a thud, but his eyes were still wide open, and he died with his eyes open!

Almost the instant that Steward Wang was beheaded.

Lu Yuan clearly sensed that two powerful auras not far away had noticed the anomaly and were rapidly approaching the area.

He beheaded the victim with a single stroke and immediately fled.

Before the two powerful auras could get close, Lu Yuan activated the Mysterious Steps, and his figure disappeared into the night like a ghost.

It all happened in a flash of lightning.

When the two Spirit Sea Realm experts arrived at the scene, they only saw the unconscious handyman disciple and Steward Wang's headless corpse.

The next morning.

The news of Steward Wang's death caused quite a stir in the sect's weapon-refining hall.

When Elder Sun Xiao of the Inner Sect learned of this, he was furious and demanded that the Enforcement Hall thoroughly investigate the matter.

However, the murderer was clearly prepared, and after delivering a fatal blow, he vanished without a trace, leaving no clue whatsoever.

Moreover, Manager Wang had already made a mess of the weapon-refining hall, which had aroused public anger.

After the Enforcement Hall's investigation yielded no results, the matter had to be dropped.

And the other side.

Having successfully settled this grudge, Lu Yuan felt his mind was clear and his mood was pleasant, which even led to a significant improvement in his cultivation level.

"Cultivators value the ability to settle scores quickly and decisively. If one cannot retaliate against someone who has wronged them, what is the point of cultivating immortality or practicing martial arts?"

Sensing the changes in his own strength, Lu Yuan seemed to have gained some insight.

Unlike other cultivators who abandon all emotions and desires and pursue immortality.

Lu Yuan cultivated immortality in order to obtain justice and freedom.

If Heaven wants to destroy me, then I will defy Heaven.

If the earth wants to bury me, I will split the earth.

If anyone tries to bully me, I will kill until no one dares to oppose me!
Therefore, as long as someone dares to cross his bottom line, no matter how powerful or influential they are, they will inevitably die!

"My mind is clear and my body is fully trained; it's time to break through to the Spirit Sea Realm."

Lu Yuan let out a long breath, feeling more relaxed and happy than ever before.

Take this opportunity.

He assumed a fighting stance and began practicing the Vajra Fist once more.

Buddhist Vajra masters should possess the compassion of Bodhisattvas, yet employ thunderous methods.

After killing Steward Wang.

His every move exuded an air of divine power, as if he were a Vajra subduing demons.

Like a reincarnated Vajra, he performed a set of boxing techniques with unparalleled skill.

"boom!"

When he finished a set of punches, his blood and energy surged through his limbs and bones like volcanic lava.

Finally, they converged at the dantian, suddenly opening up a sea of ​​qi.

Once the Qi Sea is formed, spiritual energy enters the body.

next moment.

Lu Yuan activated the Everlasting Spring Technique.

The surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be drawn by some force, transforming into a spiritual storm that poured into Lu Yuan's body.

When a martial artist in the Body Tempering Realm has enough blood and qi, they can break through the meridians and acupoints, sense the flow of spiritual energy in heaven and earth, and further temper their physical body with the help of spiritual power.

At this moment, under the influence of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Lu Yuan felt his meridians were unblocked and his whole body felt comfortable. His originally indestructible body and bones were also tempered to become even more solid and flawless.

Especially when that sea of ​​qi was opened up.

It was as if a sun was rising from his dantian, providing him with a continuous and immense power.

Inexhaustible.

Compared to the Body Tempering Realm.

His current strength has undergone a qualitative leap!
“Martial artists at the Spirit Sea Realm can control magical artifacts, fly through the air, and master various powerful spells and combat techniques.”

"Having reached this level, one is no different from an immortal in the eyes of mortals."

A hint of joy appeared on Lu Yuan's face.

If Steward Wang were still alive, he wouldn't need to risk taking action himself; he could simply wield his magic sword and behead the other person from a distance.

Moreover, the improvement in his strength will bring him many benefits.

The most obvious point is that...

He can take this opportunity to participate in the annual outer sect competition and compete for a spot as an inner sect disciple.

If outer disciples are considered the lower level in the Qingyun Sect, then inner disciples are the true middle level, having access to many advanced techniques and martial arts.

Moreover, having the status of an inner disciple is equivalent to having a get-out-of-jail-free card.

Even if his killing of Steward Wang comes to light later, the Enforcement Hall will at most give him a warning and will not actually take action against him.

"The higher the starting point, the more resources and information you can obtain."

"It seems I also need to find an opportunity to be promoted to an inner disciple."

Lu Yuan pondered carefully.

Although the Supreme Holy Realm is based on idealism.

However, apart from a few naturally gifted individuals with extraordinary physiques, most martial artists still need to rely on cultivation resources to improve their strength.

Those who, like Zhao Tie, have a sudden enlightenment and thus defy fate are rare exceptions.

Moreover, compared to the bottleneck in cultivation, the constraints on one's mind are even more difficult to change.

If you can't maintain logical consistency and keep getting stuck on trivial details, you'll only trap yourself in them and never make any progress in your life.

"Everything has its own rules, and the chaotic Supreme Holy Realm is no exception."

"Compared to ordinary martial arts, the martial arts of the mind is a struggle of will, which is even more dangerous."

"Unless they can form a logically consistent and complete worldview, all their efforts and sacrifices will be in vain once their Dao heart is damaged."

Lu Yuan muttered to himself.

While idealistic martial arts can certainly use willpower to override everything else, it can use willpower to change objective laws, but it cannot completely deny objective laws.

For example, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and the four seasons change from spring to summer to autumn to winter.

If someone insists that the sun rises in the west, the first thing they need to do is convince themselves and establish a complete logical way of thinking based on that.

Otherwise, if one cannot even convince oneself, then the so-called idealism is a joke.

in this case.

In this world, those crazy and eccentric people are actually born with the bodies of a saint for cultivation.

"So far, apart from a few individuals, the martial artists I have encountered have all been relatively normal."

"However, according to the sect rules, every outer disciple has the opportunity to go to the Transmission Hall every month to listen to the elders preach and impart their teachings."

"I wonder if the higher the strength of a cultivator in this world, the more insane they become."

Lu Yuan's expression was strange; he was quite curious about how those powerful sect elders cultivated. (End of Chapter)