Chapter 761: Conjecture

Nighttime.

Qinghui began spreading dry grass with great experience: "Little monk... let's squeeze in and sleep!"

"Get lost!"

Aaron glared at Qinghui and kicked him off the carriage. Want to disturb my sleep? Dream on!

"Also, starting tomorrow, we take a detour!"

With the memories of the next ten-plus days, he didn't need to take many unnecessary paths at all, and he could even avoid tomorrow's refugee stampede.

"This..."

Qinghui was somewhat hesitant.

【On the seventh day, you head to Wanfo Temple, preparing to attend the Bathing Buddha Festival, but you discover that someone has set up an Array Formation at the mountain pass... It turns out that the Red Turban Army Army Lord Du Zhongshan has a son who secretly took the tonsure and is hiding in the Buddhist sect; this time, he is determined to obtain the Buddha Son... He dispatches the Five Elements Rogue, the Four Great Protectors, and other subordinates specifically to eliminate competitors. Unfortunately, due to your bald head, you encounter heavy interception... You break through the Seven Absolutes Array and encounter the pursuit of Tonghu and Tielang, two of the Four Great Protectors! You are forced to jump off a cliff... You fall to your death!】

A fist intent of Great Purification, Great Joy, and Great Tranquility struck into Hongxiu'er's heart before the fist wind did.

【On the second day, you wear a wig and carefully avoid the Red Turban Army's forces...】

Her hands were as soft as if they had no bones, and in an instant, she formed nine great mudras.

The seventh day of the journey arrived.

"Is she dead?"

"Despicable!"

The young girl's figure was like paper; she retreated repeatedly when blown by the wind, yet she did not suffer the slightest injury.

He had already simulated several times before, and each time there was an increase in 'Qi'.

"A mere trifle, not worth mentioning."

Hongxiu'er's expression suddenly tightened.

She asked herself if she wasn't some gossiping long-tongued woman, so how could she leak so much intelligence again and again?

Suddenly, Hongxiu'er raised her head and looked into the little monk's eyes, which carried a hint of wildness: "It's you? You actually practiced Confusing God Martial Arts!"

Hongxiu'er had leaked a great deal of intelligence without even realizing it.

Clearly, this young girl with high martial arts was by no means a weak woman.

According to Aaron's thinking, if I beat you all to death, that counts as sending you all to salvation, right?

【On the second day, you encounter the Jinyan Protector, the head of the Five Elements Rogue. You fall into a fierce battle and narrowly defeat the opponent by one move!】

Although she attacked the other party with her words, she actually understood in her heart that being able to cultivate martial arts to such a level at a young age was truly terrifying and formidable!

Even she, by herself, was having some trouble taking the other party down.

【You have obtained partial information on the 'Great Dream of a Thousand Years' from the Six Supernatural Powers of Antiquity!】

With Aaron predicting the terrain and route in advance, Qinghui drove the carriage very smoothly.

A desire to retreat sprouted in Hongxiu'er's heart.

Hongxiu'er's hands moved like butterflies through flowers, and highly refined Qi overflowed, canceling out the Wolf Head and directly turning Aaron's offensive into nothingness!

'The martial arts of this world truly have their merits!'

Aaron carefully searched the corpse, found only a little gold, then immediately buried the body and jumped onto the carriage: "Let's go..."

Not only that, there was even a look of relief on her face!

Aaron let out a long whistle, stepped forward again, and threw a punch!

In the real world, he hadn't found many opponents worth taking seriously.

"This kind of movement technique..."

This was also the life experience he had accumulated that allowed him to survive until now.

'No... this isn't right. This Saintess has always been cautious in her actions; why would I suddenly speak without thinking and leak secrets?'

Seeing that the sneak attack and infiltration had failed, she changed to a charming and delightful smiling face and formed a lotus-like mudra with her hands: "However... how did you discover this Saintess? I used a Secret technique to seal my own 'Qi' sea; you shouldn't have been able to discover me..."

Aaron made a snide remark, feeling his internal energy grow by a sliver, and his eyes brightened slightly: "Wait..."

Hongxiu'er's eyes lit up: "So you little monk are a remnant of the Rotten Buddha Temple... Heh heh, the Army Lord has been looking for you survivors... I didn't expect someone to deliver themselves to our doorstep today!"

Roar!

"Is this a Future Simulator or a Death Simulator? If this weren't a task from an Ancient game, I would have found a place to hide for decades long ago; I'd be invincible in the world by the time I came out..."

Just one punch, and that Red Turban Army Saintess was dead?

The old Taoist priest Qinghui was a practical man; he changed his tune quickly.

Relying on his previous Spirituality reserves, he immediately simulated again:

【On the first day, you display your Chushen Ruohua movement technique, quietly shake off the Jinyan Protector, and arrive at Wanfo Temple!】

As the carriage passed a mountain hollow, they saw a pretty young girl in a cloth skirt and wooden hairpin running over in a panic. Seeing the carriage and the two people on the road, her eyes lit up, and she called out: "High Monk... Daoist... save this little girl!"

"Hmm..."

Streaks of 'Qi' shaped like half-moon blades, like real iron sickles, cut toward the young girl.

Hongxiu'er was anxious and her expression turned cold: "Since that's the case, I'll let you witness the divine art of my Red Turban Army! Secret Technique: Three Thousand Flower Kill!"

At this moment, Aaron opposite her had already loudly recited a Buddha name, pressed his ten fingers together, and his iron fists boomed out!

Slap!

It wasn't until Hongxiu'er's corpse fell to the ground that the old Taoist priest Qinghui rubbed his eyes in a daze.

"Halt! Demoness, this seat could tell at a glance that you were no good!"

And why did she die so Weirdly? It had a flavor of her actively seeking death?

Just as Hongxiu'er's heart grew the desire to retreat, Aaron also sensed this through the 'Demon Heart Art'.

Hongxiu'er discovered something unusual.

In this world, martial arts seem inseparable from the imperial court.

Hongxiu'er gave a light laugh: "You haven't offended this young lady, but unfortunately, there are orders from above... all the little monks heading to Fantian Prefecture recently must die!"

According to his memory, both Tonghu and Tielang had definitely cultivated a martial art to the Peak of Perfection.

The carriage arrived at Fantian Prefecture without a ripple.

In an instant, she had a great awakening, thinking of the innocent people she had killed and the many evil deeds she had committed before, and could not help but feel remorse: "All phenomena are impermanent... may the Buddha have mercy!"

Five days later.

Qinghui subconsciously slowed the carriage, wondering if he should stop and ask what difficulties this young lady might have.

Aaron smiled slightly, revealing his white teeth.

Aaron sat inside the carriage, slowly closed his eyes, and began to simulate once again.

"Hehe..."

He executed the footwork from the 'Heavenly Crippled Ghost Leg' and arrived directly in front of Hongxiu'er, throwing a punch!

This punch was no longer the Wild Wolf Fist from before, but another Secret Martial Art!

——Great Bright Fist!

Driven by the Spirituality of 'Yao', Hongxiu'er's expression went blank, as if she saw a Buddha surrounded by immeasurable Light, bending a five-colored arm and descending as a single punch!

Once the punch was thrown, the four directions were filled with light!

After all, having the experience, the route was quite familiar, allowing him to avoid various dangers.

Although this Secret Martial Art had an outstanding effect on ordinary people, it seemed to have little effect on these Martial Artists who cultivated 'Qi', but it still had some effect after all.

The high level of this little monk's martial arts truly exceeded her expectations.

Wild Wolf Fist!

【The fourteenth day, you left Wanfo Temple and sought a place to cultivate in seclusion... "Ancient" released a new mission, but you ignored it...】

After all, one must succeed to gain imprints and harvests.

【This simulation has ended; you have gained the memories and experience of these three days, and your internal energy has increased slightly!】

Aaron threw the large black bird to Qinghui to gut and clean, and asked in passing: "Who are the strongest and most famous people in martial arts in the world today?"

"Want to leave?"

【You have obtained partial information on 'Descent of the Heavenly God' from the Six Supernatural Powers of Antiquity!】

But the young girl, who appeared weak and frail, was caught off guard by this sneak attack; her delicate body twisted, and she actually retreated like duckweed in the wind!

This bit of footwork was not only agile to the extreme, but also carried a sinister, evil aura!

Besides that, her mind was actually so clear that just by hearing her casual prevarication, she had guessed part of the truth!

Now that this target had delivered itself to his door, how could he easily let it go?

He threw punch after punch, like a giant iron hammer; no matter what copper walls or iron bastions were before him, he would smash them into pulp!

Aaron's expression remained unchanged, and he gave a mysterious smile: "Don't you think... you've said too much?"

Hongxiu'er's expression changed.

"You little monk, how are you like a copper pea..."

Then, his figure became like a ghost, suddenly rushing forward, kicking out nine times in mid-air simultaneously!

Later on, the way this old Taoist looked at Aaron was a bit off, and he would even mutter something to himself in a neurotic way.

Qinghui sighed: "As for the prominent figures, besides the Daliang Emperor, one must naturally count the leaders of the various rebel armies. For example, the 'Red Turban Army' closest to us, led by Army Lord 'Du Zhongshan', who was once the chief leader of the Three Mountains and Four Waters in the martial arts world; his martial arts might rank in the top twenty in the world!"

Countless bursts of Qi danced, petals falling in profusion, neutralizing Aaron's offensive into nothingness, and even faintly forming a counter-attack!

Aaron shifted his steps and retreated rapidly.

Bang!

Facing Aaron's punch, Hongxiu'er did not dodge or evade, letting the opponent strike her vital points.

After all, although this young lady wore no makeup, she was truly quite good-looking, and she had curves in all the right places; one look and you could tell she was well-suited for childbearing.

Aaron stroked his chin with a strange conjecture: "Could it be... the foundation of the so-called 'Ancient' game... is one or even several Great Supernatural Powers? That would explain it... I just don't know, in this dream, between the two worlds, which is true and which is false..."

"Great Might Heavenly Dragon, Great Brahma... no... Amitabha."

Aaron listened silently, not knowing which level his martial arts would be considered in the current world.

Qinghui was almost scared into falling off the carriage, calling out repeatedly: "Master... is there a misunderstanding?"

"You little monk... such great killing intent!"

"Therefore, as soon as he started the uprising, it had the appearance of sweeping across several prefectures; his Four Great Protectors and Five Elements Rogue... are all experts in their own right."

Aaron pressed his palms together: "Why does this female benefactor have ill intentions and wish to approach this humble monk? This humble monk asks himself that he has not offended the female benefactor in any way..."

【The thirteenth day, you participated in the Bathing Buddha Festival, deliberately concealing your edge, and were not selected as the Buddha Son, missing out on 'Brahma-Self Unity'...】

Aaron understood.

"I refuse to accept this. Protagonists always have fortuitous encounters when jumping off cliffs; why did I just fall to my death?"

The Great Bright Fist is the fist of great transcendence and great liberation!

【The fifth day, you arrived at Fantian Prefecture and found that the number of martial arts practitioners around had clearly increased...】

【The third day, you were caught up to by the remaining four rogues and forced to jump into a river... you have died!】

Seeing this scene, Qinghui immediately snapped out of his lustful state and shut his mouth in embarrassment.

"To be able to practice the Wild Wolf Fist to such a level is already quite remarkable, but unfortunately... it is only a second-rate martial art after all."

Stopping the carriage halfway before was truly with ill intent!

"The Four Great Protectors? Truly a fine opponent..."

"Dead again?"

And this time, the increase in 'Qi' was as if a bottleneck had been broken, leading his martial arts into a brand-new realm!

Not only that, she extended her ten fingers, white as scallions, and as if plucking zither strings, she neutralized Aaron's leg force one after another.

Swish!

A pebble flew out, as if fired from a powerful bow or crossbow, piercing through a large black bird on a tree.

【This simulation has ended. You have gained the memories and experience of these seven days, and your internal energy has increased slightly!】

"'Descent of the Heavenly God'? Another one of the Six Supernatural Powers? It sounds like it belongs to the same series as 'Great Dream of a Thousand Years'..."

Aaron's eyes lit up.

【On the first day, you choose to take a detour, bypassing the location of the Seven Absolutes Array...】

While the carriage moved forward, he activated the Simulator again:

【On the first day, you encounter the Red Turban Army Saintess—Hongxiu'er; you kill her and continue on your way.】

"I didn't expect you, Master, to be a Qi martial arts expert; then everything shall be decided by you!"

Just at this moment, Aaron moved!

He let out an angry roar, the sound like rolling wind and thunder, pressing against that woman's eardrums!

Aaron did not care about him.

Assassins who die on the road are not even worth recording in history books; only wild dogs are willing to come and gnaw on your bones!

The next few days.

Her body and mind seemed to have been cleansed; a look of being moved appeared on her face, and she even shed tears...

"In the martial arts world of the realm, heroes emerge in great numbers... The most famous ones should be the heads of the several great sacred grounds... Actually, no matter how high one's martial arts are, one must still look at the imperial court. After all, their soldiers also practice martial arts; even if they are a bit weaker, if they trap and surround you, and are not afraid of death, then no matter how strong an expert is, there will come a moment when their body is exhausted and their Qi essence is depleted."

"Ah..."

"So it means the experience points were enough, and I leveled up?"

"So it was the choice of the Buddha Son!"

The 'Unfixed Heart Zen' of the Rotten Buddha Temple is said to be related to one of the Six Supernatural Powers, and naturally, it is coveted by all parties.

When he threw out his double fists, his fists were densely covered in True Qi, even appearing to form a green Wolf Head!

Aaron recalled the segment of memory that had suddenly appeared, and a sense of the tragic intensity of a bloody battle suddenly manifested on his body.

But judging from the fact that even Hongxiu'er could find people to successfully surround and kill him, it shouldn't be considered too strong, right?

In this way, the idea of directly assassinating the king and seizing the carriage to become famous throughout the world should perhaps be shelved.

The current plan is to retreat first, and then bring a group of people to surround and attack!

Although this little monk's martial arts are high, if several of the Army Lord's Four Great Protectors or the Five Elements Rogue were to join forces, it might not be impossible to take him down!

Although he could win one-on-one, it is indeed troublesome when many people fight him at once, and there are many subordinates assisting.

What he was displaying was naturally the Secret Martial Art—'Demon Heart Art'.

Immediately, he saw Aaron flick his finger.

What kind of martial art was the final punch used by this master?

It was simply... wicked!

The green-gray Taoist trembled in his heart, but he only shrank his head, pretending he had seen nothing and heard nothing.

【In the first year, the world became even more chaotic; the rebel army attacked and entered Dajing, and you likewise paid no attention...】

【In the second year, the mission time limit for the 'Ancient' game expired; you were judged to have failed the mission, and you have died...】

(End of chapter)