Yewell City, a certain residence.
"Cough cough!"
Coughing twice, Simon Harper put down the long sword in his hand, casually picked up the towel handed to him by a maid, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Nineteen years have passed, and in a few days, this simulation will end."
Sitting on a stool, enjoying a maid massaging his shoulders, Simon recalled what he had done in these nineteen years.
Since he subdued the Crimson Blade Sect, the Verdant Society gained the Crimson Blade Sect's addition, and its power gradually grew. With him himself, the Verdant Society now has six Innate martial artists.
And while the Verdant Society developed and grew, he also obtained many martial arts.
Although his true spirit was severely wounded when he branded the Great Asura Blade, making it impossible for him to advance further, it did not prevent him from cultivating saber techniques and sword techniques.
By today, his saber technique had successfully entered the second realm of the Saber Dao, the Saber Intent.
After entering the Saber Intent realm, his saber technique became even more captivating, each move carrying a soul-stirring saber intent.
And upon reaching the Saber Intent realm, his Crimson Blade Technique also reached Major Achievement.
Relying on the Major Achievement Crimson Blade Technique and his Saber Dao realm, he can now barely mobilize a trace of the Great Asura Blade's mystery.
Not only that, his sword technique also successfully entered the first realm of the Sword Dao, the Sword Momentum. His fist techniques, movement techniques, medical skills, and poison skills also improved rapidly in these nineteen years.
'As long as I can draw martial arts cultivation after the simulation ends, then everything in reality will be nothing to worry about.'
A thought flashed, Simon stood up and said to the maid beside him, "Go inform the other Dragon Heads to come to my place tonight."
"Yes."
The maid bowed and withdrew.
'Besides me, the current Verdant Society has five Innate experts. I hope they can follow my instructions and remain hidden, not exposing the Verdant Society, and persist until my next simulation.'
Thinking of this, Simon felt a little worried.
Although, with the exception of Serena Vale, the other four Innate martial artists were adopted sons loyal to him, if he said one, no one dared to say two.
But if he were to leave the Verdant Society for twenty years, Simon was not sure if these adopted sons would still be able to continue enforcing the rules he had set.
The rules he set for the Verdant Society were entirely for concealment, to await his next simulation, and thus it had never been exposed to others' sight.
It was precisely because of this that the Verdant Society, with six Innate martial artists, was so low-key, incredibly so.
'Before I end this simulation, I still need to find a way to keep the Verdant Society hidden, lest it be directly annihilated by others when I start my next simulation.'
Simon's eyes moved, and he had an idea in his mind.
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Night, Yewell City Residence.
In the living room.
Simon looked at the five Innate martial artists beside him and thought to himself, 'Xu, Leon Carver, Liam Morrow, Patrick Yang, and Serena Vale. These are all the Innate martial artists of the Verdant Society.'
'These four people are my adopted sons, loyal to me, but this Serena Vale…'
His gaze shifted slightly, and Simon turned to look at Serena Vale.
'Although she has not made any moves since I subdued her, once I leave, with her prestige second only to mine, things might be different.'
A thought flashed, Simon spoke, "I called you here today for two matters."
"The first matter is that someone reported Serena Vale, saying she wants to rebuild the Crimson Blade Sect."
Seeing Serena about to speak in defense, Simon waved his hand slightly, stopping her from speaking, and continued, "I know you are loyal to the Verdant Society, but since there is a report, your Dragon Head position will be temporarily revoked. We will deal with it after the investigation is complete."
Serena's expression changed, and she nodded helplessly.
The Verdant Society's organization is strict. Without a position, even if she is powerful, it would be difficult for her to mobilize a single soldier of the Verdant Society.
The Verdant Society has a total of six Dragon Heads, among whom Simon is the Grand Dragon Head, in charge of the entire Verdant Society.
'Without the Dragon Head position, my injuries, which I had painstakingly almost recovered, will probably be delayed for a long time.'
She was affected by the aftermath of the Great Grandmaster's fight with her father when the Crimson Blade Sect was destroyed, so her true spirit was severely damaged. When she fought Simon back then, she could barely use the Crimson Blade Technique.
Now, relying on the Verdant Society's power, she has been looking for opportunities to repair her true spirit.
By now, her true spirit is almost repaired, and once she repairs her true spirit, with her accumulation over these years, she might even be able to glimpse the Grandmaster Realm.
However, now that she has been removed from the Dragon Head position by Simon, her plan to repair her true spirit was immediately halted.
Simon's four adopted sons saw this and did not intercede for Serena, all expressing their agreement.
"The second matter is that I will be leaving the Verdant Society for twenty years. After I leave, Xu will manage all matters of the Verdant Society on my behalf."
Hearing Simon's words, the others immediately looked at Simon in surprise.
"I have important matters. I will return after twenty years."
Simon spoke, "After I leave, you must wholeheartedly assist Xu, just as you assist me."
"Adoptive Father…"
Xu and the others spoke, but saw Simon wave his hand.
"No need to say more, just do as I say."
Xu is loyal to him, and his temperament also aligns with his ideas. Simon believes that as long as there are no mistakes, Xu will definitely operate the Verdant Society according to the rules he set.
'Xu's prestige is not bad, and his martial arts are among the best of these four adopted sons. With my instructions, he might be able to stably command the Verdant Society.'
'And I also let him have the opportunity to show favor to Serena Vale. With Serena's assistance, I believe the others will not be able to stir up trouble.'
A thought flashed, Simon looked at Serena, whose expression was somewhat surprised, and pondered in his heart.
Of course, he knew about Serena's situation. The reason he wanted to revoke Serena's Dragon Head position was to let Xu restore Serena's position, to make Serena owe Xu a favor.
With Serena's help, even if the other three adopted sons were unwilling to remain obscure and wanted to bring the Verdant Society to the surface, it would probably be difficult for them to act.
As long as Serena does not break through to the Grandmaster Realm, the Verdant Society will be fine.
Of course, even if Serena breaks through to Grandmaster and then commands the Verdant Society, he wouldn't care. He already possessed a Celestial Art, and as long as he achieved Innate in the next simulation, he could kill Serena.
As long as the Verdant Society is not destroyed, and he doesn't have to start from scratch again in the next simulation, everything is acceptable.
His thoughts turned, and Simon casually said, "Alright, it's getting late. Everyone can disperse."
Everyone nodded and left.
'For the next simulation, I have also exhausted all my efforts…'
Watching everyone leave, Simon shook his head speechlessly.
However, Simon believed that all of this was worth it.
Time flew by, and finally, the day for Simon to end the simulation arrived.
"Time is almost up."
On a cliff in a forest, Simon walked into a hidden cave, then gradually closed his eyes.
Heavy darkness gradually enveloped him, and Simon lost his five senses.
When he regained his five senses again, he had already returned to reality.
"This simulation has ended, starting settlement…"