Devour: Can you also draw entries from clone projection worlds?

Rules of the martial world? Martial arts code? In the face of absolute power, these things are nothing but a fart.

You took a deep breath and looked down at your palms. These hands had been practicing swordsmanship for almost ten years and could hold their own against other top-tier masters for dozens of moves, but when facing those few people from the Songshan Sect, you still didn't choose to make a move.

It's not just about surviving; it's also about knowing in your heart that taking action is futile, since you don't yet possess the strength to far surpass others.

"This is a projection world...this is just a projection world...a projection world..."

You keep trying to comfort yourself, even though it's true, the feeling of "I didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me" is still terrible.

In a daze, you seemed to see the figures of those people from the Liu family. They waved to you and said something, but you couldn't hear what they were saying.

Only when you close your eyes do you slowly feel your heart changing; that suffocating emotion has subsided, replaced by a sense of relief.

Then you open your eyes. What kind of eyes are they? They are as calm as a deep abyss, with a cold light flickering within them.

When in doubt, ask the spring breeze; if the spring breeze remains silent, then follow your heart!

This experience seems to have brought about some transformation in you, a transformation that has freed you from confusion, at least for the time being.

And for things like this, the only right choice is to force you before it happens... that's the rule!

But how do you become stronger? Thinking of your greatest reliance, you suddenly remembered that you seemed to have drawn a certain entry in Hengshan City that day.

But... at the time, you were so preoccupied with what happened at the Liu residence that you closed the panel without even reading the system notification.

You quickly opened the system panel and found the message.

[In the third year, you've drawn... The system detects that the host is experiencing a major plot event, "Liu Zhengfeng Retires from the Criminal World," triggering a special attribute draw... Congratulations, host, you have obtained the white attribute: "Heart of Stone."]

[Equipment Effect: When facing extremely bloody or cruel scenes, psychological resilience is greatly enhanced, and judgment and combat ability will not be affected by emotional fluctuations. Simultaneously, the host's mental state is improved, and resistance to illusions and mental attacks is slightly increased.]

[Note: This entry will not affect the host's normal emotions and moral judgment; it only enhances psychological stability and resistance in extreme situations.]

You stared at this entry for a long time: "heartless," a white entry.

In the past, you might have thought this entry was a bit cold-blooded, but now you feel that the system is very considerate, and this entry may have unexpected effects in certain situations.

For example, right now, the scene at Liu Zhengfeng's house made you react so strongly that your body was trembling uncontrollably, and you didn't even have the mind to look at the entry you drew.

Such emotional fluctuations are fine in safe situations, but what if it happens during combat?

If you're fighting someone and someone is suddenly killed next to you, and the scene is so shocking, wouldn't you pause for a moment?

A moment of hesitation could mean death.

Being "heartless" won't make you cold-blooded, but it will ensure you act decisively when necessary and don't suddenly buckle when it's time to run.

You carefully put this entry away and silently counted in your mind. In the simulation, you drew eighteen times in a row. Apart from "clone projection" and "body refinement genius", all the entries were white. So far in the two simulations, all the entries you have drawn are also white.

While these white entries do have their uses, there are some things you need that white entries can't give you; you need higher-quality entries.

But how can you get higher quality affixes? Based on your current experience, the quality of the affixes is related to the context in which they are drawn.

Discovering the stone inscription on the Cliff of Contemplation and drawing the phrase "Unforgettable • Remnant" and witnessing the massacre of a family in the Liu Mansion in Hengyang City and drawing the phrase "Heart of Stone" demonstrates that the phrases are indeed related to special scenes and opportunities, but their quality is not necessarily improved.

"On the other hand, in the main world, I drew eighteen times in a row and got a seven-colored destiny attribute and a green rare attribute, so..." You thought for a long time, "I still have to live long enough."

Suppress this thought, don't think about it for now, and continue to cultivate yourself—no, I mean continue your cultivation.

The plot of the Swordsman world continued as you expected with almost no interference. After Linghu Chong came down from the Cliff of Contemplation, he was a completely different person.

The former senior disciple of the Huashan Sect was a carefree and irresponsible person who spent his days drinking and fooling around. Although his swordsmanship was good, it was not amazing.

The eldest disciple is still carefree and irresponsible, but when he occasionally draws his sword, the speed, the angle, and the unbelievable changes leave everyone dumbfounded.

You saw it too. You stood outside the crowd, watching Linghu Chong knock away the swords of three of your junior brothers with a single stroke, and silently put yourself in your opponent's shoes.

The result is a bit disappointing. If the two are evenly matched in terms of internal strength, once Linghu Chong uses his full strength, you might not be able to withstand ten moves.

In the world of *The Smiling, Proud Wanderer*, in terms of swordsmanship alone, the Dugu Nine Swords are indeed invincible; this is not an exaggeration.

But you are not jealous. The Dugu Nine Swords were passed down to Linghu Chong by Feng Qingyang. That was Linghu Chong's opportunity, not yours.

You have your own path to walk; you don't need to steal from others.

Of course, the key point is that you find that you are not really suited to sword techniques like the Dugu Nine Swords, but rather to basic sword techniques like the Huashan basics.

You even wondered if you would gain unexpected benefits if you only practiced the basic sword techniques of "thrust, chop, parry, hook, point, lift, strike, sweep, wipe, guide, block, intercept, slash, pull, twist, and parry".

However, Linghu Chong's changes have indeed made you more aware of one thing: the plot has officially begun.

You know better than anyone else in the world what will happen next.

For example, from the perspectives of the Huashan Sect: the Medicine King Temple was besieged, and the Huashan Sect was almost wiped out; Yue Buqun led the entire sect to Fujian; the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual was born; the Songshan Sect Merger Conference was held; Ren Woxing emerged from the bottom of West Lake; and Dongfang Bubai died from an embroidery needle.

With your current strength and initial ideas, you won't be lying low forever.

Every event here, while fraught with danger, also presents an opportunity.

You began to consciously prepare, and you reorganized the stone inscriptions you had written down on the Cliff of Contemplation, categorizing them into different sections.

You remember clearly the flaws in the sword techniques of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, the martial arts insights of the Ten Elders, and even those few words about the circulation of internal energy.

These things may not be needed now, but they might save your life sometime in the future.

You also began to consciously train your lightness skill, not the kind of speed used to escape by "slipping away," but true lightness skill, such as climbing rooftops, scaling walls, and moving silently.

These are things that outer disciples of the Huashan Sect cannot learn, except for the most basic Qi manipulation technique, but you can figure them out on your own.

How can I generate enough force to jump higher? How can I land silently? How can I turn quickly in a confined space?

There are no standard answers to these questions, but you have plenty of time to try them out.