In a trance, vast and boundless, Simon Harper only felt his spirit rising infinitely, spreading.
He didn't know when, but when his five senses recovered, he saw the mysterious world before his eyes.
There was no land, no sky, and no sun or moon.
Here, there were only various martial arts imprints.
These were the martial arts imprints left by countless martial artists throughout history; by performing fusion, one could obtain the legacy of these martial arts.
Simon floated in the air like a ghost, looking up to see dazzling lights everywhere, with countless martial arts imprints of strange shapes, each radiating unique brilliance.
Just then, a feeling suddenly arose in Simon's heart.
'So that's how it is. A living person entering needs to leave a martial arts imprint unique to themselves; only then can they perform fusion with other martial arts imprints.'
With that thought, Simon, without a teacher, followed the subtle sensation and directly condensed his Starlight Flow Art, which had integrated parts of the Serpent Coil Technique.
It was precisely because of this cultivation technique that he was able to enter the Martial World.
Looking at the martial arts imprint of starlight revolving before him, integrating into the surrounding environment, Simon scanned the area.
He saw that among the countless martial arts imprints, there were a hundred that shone brightly, each occupying a specific area.
"These are the hundred martial arts on the List of Extraordinary Techniques."
Seeing this scene, Simon's heart stirred.
'Where are the Ten Celestial Arts?'
With that thought, Simon looked around until he gazed upwards.
Ten martial arts imprints, like great suns, floated high in the sky, with nothing else around them.
These ten martial arts imprints varied in appearance; some were golden Buddha statues, some were chilling divine swords, and there were also six-armed Great Asuras and other mysterious forms.
Seeing this, Simon took a deep breath, his heart racing with excitement.
'The Ten Celestial Arts!'
Looking at the ten Celestial Art imprints of various shapes, Simon's gaze swept over them one by one, finally resting on the six-armed Great Asura.
'If I chose martial arts like fist techniques or sword techniques, I don't know how much time it would take to comprehend them.'
'But I cultivate the Crimson Blade Technique, and the Great Asura Blade is also a saber technique. With this connection, perhaps I can comprehend the Great Asura Blade even faster.'
With that thought, Simon considered his situation in the real world, and his heart immediately settled.
Without hesitation, Simon's will moved, and his body floated directly towards the six-armed Great Asura.
After a long time, Simon looked at the brightly shining six-armed Great Asura imprint before him, and without hesitation, directly merged into it.
Light!
Endless light flashed in Simon's eyes, and profound trajectories traced across, deeply imprinted in his heart.
And in this endless brilliance, countless rays of light converged into a small six-armed Great Asura imprint, merging into Simon's mind.
As the six-armed Great Asura imprint merged, an indescribable saber intent instantly erupted, deeply imprinted in Simon's mind.
"Boom!"
Simon only felt a sudden tremor in his mind; his Innate True Spirit instantly vibrated, as if struck by an incredible blow, instantly becoming listless and weak.
The next moment, Simon's vision blurred, and his spiritual sense instantly withdrew from the Martial World, returning to his body.
Cough, cough!
Wiping the bright red blood from the corner of his mouth, Simon let out a bitter laugh.
Although his spirit had felt that saber intent, his body was still inevitably severely wounded!
His current body had become riddled with holes and scars; even the hidden injuries he had previously suppressed now instantly erupted.
However, this was not the most serious. The most severely wounded was his Innate True Spirit.
Simon closed his eyes and looked inward, only to see that his Innate True Spirit, which had originally shone brightly between his eyebrows, was now listless and weak, as if it had suffered an extremely severe injury.
'Fortunately, it didn't directly take my life.'
Seeing his current injuries, Simon let out a bitter laugh.
Although severely wounded, as long as he carefully recuperated, he would eventually recover.
However, from now on, this body of his was completely wasted; he could no longer continue to climb the martial dao.
Unless he initiated the next simulation.
With that thought, Simon endured the dizziness from his True Spirit's injury, closed his eyes, and recalled.
As he recalled, a six-armed Great Asura imprint appeared in his mind.
The imprint of a Great Asura with a green face, fangs, three heads, six arms, and holding a brilliant long saber appeared in his mind.
Seeing this scene, Simon couldn't help but smile.
Even if this body was completely useless, with this gain, everything was worth it!
Cough, cough!
Wiping the corner of his mouth, Simon sat cross-legged and began to stabilize the injuries within his body.
Because if he let these injuries go unchecked any longer, he wouldn't last much longer.
After a long time, having stabilized the injuries within his body, Simon closed his eyes and looked inward, at the imprint floating in his memory, and thought to himself: 'Although the saber technique transcends the mundane, it is precisely because it is too powerful that it is far beyond what I can use right now.'
'Right now, let alone cultivating the saber technique, I don't even know the specific cultivation method of the Great Asura Blade.'
'However, even if I can't use it now, I can use this saber intent to guide my saber dao.'
Thinking of this, Simon nodded to himself.
Although he couldn't use it now, Simon believed that as long as he diligently studied it, his saber technique realm would definitely experience a qualitative leap.
With that thought, Simon then looked at his Crimson Blade Technique.
He saw that the three saber moves, though merely memory imprints, seemed 'alive,' emitting a faint demonic aura, and were currently slowly circling the Great Asura Blade imprint.
Seeing this, Simon was extremely satisfied.
Even seeing just a few traces of the Blade during the imprinting process had greatly improved his Crimson Blade Technique.
'With my current strength, if I add the burst of power between life and death and forcibly activate a trace of the Blade's profound application, perhaps I can already contend with a Grandmaster Realm martial artist.'
Of course, the price after contending would be his immediate death, his Innate True Spirit completely destroyed by the Blade's saber intent.
'Harper Family, just you wait.'
Thinking of his situation in the real world, Simon sneered in his heart.
He believed that as long as he brought his strength out, the vast Harper Family would definitely have no opponent for him.
'And I also need to find my Serpent Coil's advanced cultivation technique, the Mystic Serpent Art, in the Harper Family.'
With the Mystic Serpent Art, Simon could continue to gain an advantage in the Innate Realm, continuing to stack the different martial dao systems of the two worlds.
At the level of Innate Qi Refining, the martial dao of the real world began to differ somewhat from this world.
Simon had carefully reviewed his predecessor's memories and knew some specific mysteries.
For example, at the Innate Qi Refining level, the real world began to emphasize opening the body's acupoints and refining True Qi into different properties, in preparation for cultivation in the Fiend Energy Realm.
In Simon's view, all the various cultivation methods in the real world were for that final realm; before that realm, every realm was preparation for it.
'Martial Dao Profound Seed.'
After a moment of contemplation, Simon shook his head, then stood up, preparing for what was to come.
'For the next nineteen years, I will honestly develop my forces and prepare for the next simulation.'
Simon believed that with himself and Serena Vale, two Innate martial artists, plus a dozen Acquired Realm martial artists, his Verdant Society would definitely flourish and crush any obstacles.