Now that he had become an Innate martial artist, even if his forces hadn't been fully established yet, Simon Harper could accept ending the simulation now.
However, Serena Vale said he still had a month to choose, so Simon was naturally not in a hurry.
The Martial World Will wouldn't run away anyway, so he would prepare for now.
As the two conversed, Elliot Vance and Felix Morrow slowly woke up.
When they saw Serena Vale right before their eyes, their bodies trembled uncontrollably.
Only after learning that Serena Vale had also been subdued by Simon, just like them, did the two feel much better and stop trembling.
However, their gazes towards Serena still couldn't help but be awkward and evasive.
"Alright, take me to your hiding place to retrieve the Secret Manual left by your father."
Seeing that all three had woken up, Simon instructed Elliot Vance and Felix Morrow to leave on their own, while he and Serena Vale went to Serena's hiding place.
Although Elliot Vance and Felix Morrow were seriously injured, they could still move and retained some strength, so Simon naturally wasn't worried about their safety.
Serena Vale's hiding place was in Zephyr City.
Inside an ordinary courtyard, Simon looked at the Secret Manual Serena had taken out, nodded, and accepted it. Immediately, the two left Zephyr City and returned to Simon's home in Yewell City.
At home, Simon took off his bronze mask and looked at Serena: "Pick a room for yourself to stay in. These children are all orphans I adopted."
Simon wanted to firmly control Serena, so he naturally couldn't let her leave his side.
Looking at Simon's face, Serena nodded, then casually found an empty room and settled in.
Since Simon controlled Serena, he naturally didn't care about exposing his face.
In fact, by now, he no longer needed the bronze mask to hide himself.
Because his strength had reached a point where he could deter others without resorting to pretense.
Although this world was vast and there were many martial artists, most martial artists spent their entire lives lingering in the Acquired Inner Breath Realm, with few able to enter the Innate Realm.
And once one entered the Innate Realm, they could fully serve as the master of a faction.
As for the Grandmaster Realm, there were only a few in an entire country, and their status and influence would be even greater.
However, Simon only revealed his true face in front of the orphans he adopted and Serena; as for others, he still wore the bronze ghost mask.
Returning to his room, Simon meditated for a moment, adjusted his spirit, and then opened the Crimson Blade Sect Secret Manual personally written by Serena's father, Roland Keen.
As the Secret Manual was opened, the first thing that caught his eye was the Crimson Blade Technique.
Simon silently observed the Secret Manual, his spiritual sense stirred, and he felt as if the saber technique written on the book gradually 'came alive,' launching an attack towards him.
Blood spread, bloody rain flew, and various illusions appeared before Simon's eyes.
Waves of saber intent even penetrated the paper and shot into Simon's mind.
Invisible killing intent spread, enveloping Simon's heart.
However, it was a pity. If Simon were still in the Acquired Inner Breath Realm, then the Crimson Blade Technique personally written by Roland Keen could completely injure Simon's spirit, or even make him a puppet of the saber technique, controlled by the saber.
But now Simon had already broken through to the Innate Realm, his true nature and spirit had awakened, and his spiritual sense was even stronger, facing the onslaught of saber intent without any fear.
After a long while, Simon put down the Secret Manual in his hand and closed his eyes slightly.
In his mind, various saber techniques were constantly performed, sometimes in fusion, sometimes dispersed, as if transforming into a sky full of bloody rain, freely scattering.
However, as time passed, the saber techniques in Simon's mind gradually merged, until at a certain moment, all the saber techniques merged into three moves.
Three saber moves reflected each other, appearing in Simon's mind.
However, apart from the Thousand Cuts which appeared extremely solid, the other two saber moves seemed somewhat ethereal.
"Thousand Cuts, Ox Cleaver, Blood Tempest..."
Looking at the three saber moves that had merged in his mind, Simon secretly nodded.
He had already grasped the Thousand Cuts on his own, and his grasp was extremely deep, making it incredibly solid.
As for the other two moves, he hadn't grasped them enough; although he could perform them, they were still somewhat unrefined.
However, Simon believed that as long as he carefully comprehended the Secret Manual left by Roland Keen, it wouldn't be long before he fully grasped these two saber moves.
'As expected of a Grandmaster-level saber technique, it is indeed extraordinary.'
Feeling the profound concept of the three saber moves, Simon secretly nodded in his heart.
"The Secret Manual left by Roland Keen divides the saber dao into four realms. The first realm is Saber Momentum, which I already achieved when I grasped the Thousand Cuts."
"And the second realm is Saber Intent, which allows one to perform various saber techniques with divine skill, and the operation of the saber technique can make one's liver and guts tremble, harming the spirit."
"The third realm is Forgetting the Saber, which only a Great Grandmaster can achieve."
"As for the fourth realm, Roland Keen didn't clearly state what kind of realm it was; he only knew that such a realm existed."
'If divided like this, I am still some distance from the realm of Saber Intent.'
Although he could also harm the spirit with the Crimson Blade Technique, he couldn't retract it once unleashed, so it couldn't be considered the Saber Intent realm.
Silently calming his mind, Simon put away the Secret Manual, then sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.
Although he had also obtained the Crimson Tide Art from the Secret Manual, which could allow him to cultivate to the Grandmaster Realm, Simon had no interest in cultivating such a demonic path cultivation technique.
Such a cultivation technique was merely a resource for him, transforming into his martial dao foundation.
However, in the Crimson Tide Art, Simon also saw descriptions of the Innate Realm and the Grandmaster Realm, gaining a deeper understanding of how he should cultivate next.
'In the Innate Realm, the true nature and spirit awaken. The next step in cultivation is to strengthen Origin Qi, and then use various methods to strengthen the true nature and spirit until a limit is reached.'
Silently recalling the descriptions of the Innate Realm in his mind, Simon gradually fell into deep meditation.
A day passed quickly.
And after a day of recovery, the hidden injuries in Simon's body were firmly controlled by him, no longer posing any hindrance.
However, it was a pity that his body's martial dao foundation was severely damaged; unless he encountered a peerless treasure, it was unlikely he would be able to continue climbing the martial dao in this life.
Silently sensing the unfathomable Martial World Will circling around him, Simon opened his eyes and began a new day.
Training the adopted orphans daily, then practicing martial arts, and then handling some matters of the Verdant Society, time just passed quickly like that.
And with the addition of Serena Vale, an Innate expert, the power of the Verdant Society also saw a surge.
With her joining and experience, all affairs of the Verdant Society were on the right track, and it could operate without Simon constantly overseeing it.
And with the control of poison and various other methods, Simon wasn't afraid of the Verdant Society losing his control, so he let Serena act freely.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
And today was the day Simon would attempt to contact the Martial World Will.
Simon had already noticed that the Martial World Will circling around him was becoming increasingly faint, reaching a point where it could disappear at any moment.
By now, he could no longer wait.
'Success or failure depends on this one move.'
A thought flashed, Simon's expression was solemn, and then he closed his eyes.
Simon's spiritual sense spread out, directly linking with the Martial World Will.