I Have a Cultivation Simulator

The Core Formation Ceremony was held directly at the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce's stronghold.

It was a Tier Two spirit vein dojo.

Normally, a Tier Two spirit vein dojo would see a few Foundation Establishment cultivators coming and going at most.

Today, however, several Masters arrived in person because of you, bringing immense prestige to this Tier Two spirit vein.

At the front of the great hall, you sat in the seat of honor, flanked by four core formation masters.

They were Hall Master Mu of Biyue Immortal City's Alchemy Hall, Master Jianxin, Master Hanyu, and Master Xuangui.

Below them sat numerous Foundation Establishment cultivators representing various major factions, here to congratulate you on attaining the Golden Core.

The announcements of congratulatory gifts rang out continuously.

"The Tengshan Zhao Family offers a five-hundred-year-old spirit ginseng, congratulating Master Qingyuan on attaining the Great Dao of the Golden Core..."

"The Plum Blossom Merchant Guild offers a Tier Two divination legacy, congratulating Master Qingyuan on attaining the Great Dao of the Golden Core..."

You did not recognize most of the cultivators and factions presenting congratulations, only glancing over when an especially appealing gift was announced.

For example, you were highly interested in the Tier Two divination legacy just offered by the Plum Blossom Merchant Guild.

The path of divination was incredibly obscure. It provided almost no help to early-stage cultivation and heavily drained both talent and lifespan. Naturally, few cultivators studied it, making its legacies a rare sight.

Cultivators sought immortality for the sake of eternal longevity and everlasting vision.

Yet studying the path of divination consumed lifespan at every turn?

Who would willingly accept that?

Therefore, the Tier Two divination legacy from the Plum Blossom Merchant Guild quite moved you.

"The Plum Blossom Merchant Guild?"

You silently made a note of this guild.

The gift announcements continued.

"The Ouyang family of Wushan Market offers a Tier Three Pill Furnace, congratulating Master Qingyuan on attaining the Great Dao of the Golden Core, wishing you eternal longevity and everlasting vision..."

Ouyang Shen brought a young man with him, respectfully offering his congratulations while mustering the courage to look up at the platform.

"A Tier Three Pill Furnace?"

You spared Ouyang Shen an extra glance. Since advancing to a Tier Three alchemist, you had still been using a Tier Two Pill Furnace.

Refining Tier Three pills in a Tier Two Pill Furnace relied entirely on your exquisite alchemy skills.

"Not bad."

You nodded at Ouyang Shen from afar.

You certainly had not forgotten the head of Wushan Market, having dealt with him many times.

This thrilled Ouyang Shen. Not long ago, he had grown resentful after waiting endlessly for news of your chamber of commerce entering the market, wondering if you had just taken advantage of him.

Those six beautiful female cultivators proficient in dual cultivation arts were raised by the Ouyang family with a great deal of effort.

Yet you had enjoyed them thoroughly and left without a word...

However, when Ouyang Shen learned you had become a Master and were holding a Core Formation Ceremony, his gut twisted with regret. He suddenly felt he had offered you far too few beauties back then.

That was why he paid a tremendous price to acquire a Tier Three Pill Furnace as a congratulatory gift.

Now, receiving your acknowledging nod, Ouyang Shen instantly felt you had not forgotten the Ouyang family, and his heart filled with absolute satisfaction.

The lower area of the great hall bustled with activity.

Sitting in the main seat on the platform, you looked down at the hall full of cultivators.

For some reason, your mind suddenly recalled the third simulation, where True Monarch Qi Sha swallowed a city full of cultivators in a single gulp.

"My reputation is ultimately inferior to True Person Biyue's..."

You sighed inwardly. The cultivators gathered in the hall numbered only around a thousand—a far cry from Biyue Immortal City, which had boasted millions at its peak.

Of course, you knew Biyue Immortal City drew so many cultivators for two reasons: the prestige True Person Biyue had accumulated over three hundred years, and the temptation of numerous breakthrough items at the super-large auction house.

You were only holding a Core Formation Ceremony right now, so the two could not be compared.

If you also spent centuries building a reputation on your identities as a Tier Three alchemist and a Tier Three talisman crafter, you likely would not do any worse than True Person Biyue.

Right at this moment—

Another congratulatory announcement rang out.

"From Biyue Immortal City, True Person Biyue offers one magical treasure, congratulating Master Qingyuan on attaining the Great Dao of the Golden Core..."

Just as the voice fell, a wyrm-type quasi-Tier Three demonic beast, over twenty zhang long, slowly arrived pulling a silver-white carriage.

"True Person Biyue?"

Your expression turned slightly solemn. Although you knew early on that revealing your Shanhai Lineage legacy would attract the attention of this demonic path Master...

You still had not expected her to actually attend your Core Formation Ceremony.

Of course, you were only slightly solemn; you felt no fear whatsoever.

Times had changed. You were also a golden core master now, and you possessed the 'Natural Enemy of Demonic Cultivators' talent. If a fight truly broke out, it was uncertain who would fear whom.

At this current point in time, True Person Biyue had not yet stepped into the late-stage Great Master realm.

Furthermore, you did not think True Person Biyue would dare make a move.

As a demonic path Master, the more she fought, the easier it would be to expose her flaws.

You could see hints of this from the third simulation, where True Person Biyue did not hesitate to expose her Great Master strength, forcefully suppressing and killing True Person Blood Sea with late-stage mana.

She had directly suppressed him with her realm, seeking to kill Blood Sea in the shortest possible time.

While you did not know how True Person Biyue concealed the aura of her demonic mana, there were definitely many restrictions preventing her from attacking easily.

Ever since Biyue Immortal City was established, True Person Biyue rarely left it, which also supported this speculation.

"Why has the City Lord come?"

Hall Master Mu was slightly stunned. As a Vice Hall Master of Biyue Immortal City's Alchemy Hall, he was naturally familiar with True Person Biyue.

"True Person Biyue?"

Master Jianxin raised an eyebrow. As a Master of the Taiyuan Region himself, he had naturally interacted with True Person Biyue and held quite a good impression of her.

This good impression did not involve anything romantic; it was pure appreciation. True Person Biyue had established the Immortal City and stood up for the countless rogue cultivators in the Taiyuan Region. Such actions were a thankless task.

Naturally, Master Jianxin deeply admired her. After all, if he were in her shoes, he definitely would not have done it.

Harming oneself to benefit others? And asking nothing in return?

Master Jianxin knew he could not do it.

"True Person Biyue."

With a Master arriving in person to offer congratulations, you naturally had to stand and welcome her.

Not just you, but Master Jianxin, Hall Master Mu, and the other two Masters all stood up as well.

True Person Biyue was not only the Lord of Biyue Immortal City but also a Core Formation Middle Stage master.

The silver-white carriage stopped. A slender, elegant right hand reached out and gently parted the gauze curtains before a female cultivator in a white dress and a cloud-gauze veil slowly stepped out.

Her pure white skirt fluttered, faintly outlining her full curves. A silver hairpin sat diagonally in her cloud-like hair, exuding a holy aura of compassion for the world.

"Thank you for your trouble, Master Qingyuan."

True Person Biyue thanked you, her voice sounding like jade washing in a warm spring.

"City Lord, do you know Daoist Qingyuan?" Hall Master Mu asked curiously from the side.

He understood his City Lord quite well; she would never leave the Immortal City unless it was something major.

A Core Formation Ceremony? It wasn't as if the Taiyuan Region hadn't produced any core formation masters in the past few centuries, but True Person Biyue had only ever sent subordinates to offer congratulations.

"I have some history with the Shanhai Lineage... Hearing that Master Qingyuan cultivates a legacy from the Shanhai Lineage, I came to take a look."

Beneath True Person Biyue's cloud-gauze veil, a hint of pink lips could faintly be seen.

"So that's how it is."

Hall Master Mu nodded slightly.

"I wonder what kind of history True Person Biyue has with the Shanhai Lineage?"

You asked at the perfect moment.

You naturally knew the purpose behind True Person Biyue's words.

It was nothing more than probing to see if you had any connection to the Shanhai Sect from centuries ago.

The Shanhai Sect originated from the ancient Shanhai Lineage, but the ancient Shanhai Lineage was not the Shanhai Sect.

The two were not the same concept.

Even in ancient times, the Shanhai Lineage was considered illustrious. In recent ancient eras, many cultivators had obtained pieces of their legacies from the ruins of the Shanhai Lineage.

True Person Biyue's misty eyes gazed at you for a moment before she finally smiled. "It is merely the past. There is no need to bring it up."

"Please take a seat, Master."

You looked back at True Person Biyue.

True Person Biyue had traveled from the Immortal City to probe you.

But didn't you also want to learn more about her?

After all, if you planned to scheme for the Heavenly Infant Fruit she would obtain a century from now, you would inevitably need to take down this female cultivator.

Thus, the more you understood her, the better.

And relying solely on outside intelligence? How could that compare to seeing True Person Biyue with your own eyes?

True Person Biyue took her seat, bringing the number of Masters on the platform of the great hall to five.

"Daoist Qingyuan truly has extensive connections. To have so many Masters come to congratulate you right after entering Core Formation, along with figures like True Person Biyue..."

Master Xuangui had not voiced a single opinion this entire time. He had no choice—of the five Masters present, he was the only false core cultivator.

"I heard that the depths of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range have been rather restless lately. Those few great demons... perhaps even the Demon King..." Master Hanyu spoke up, looking toward Master Jianxin to inquire.

The Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range stretched across several major regions and housed countless demonic beasts.

Every century, the five great sects took turns guarding the segment of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range within the Taiyuan Region.

This century, it was the Golden Sword Sect's turn to guard the mountain range, preventing the demonic beasts inside from rushing out and plunging lives into misery.

"No matter. Our Sect Master has personally taken command at the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range recently. Those beasts won't be able to escape."

Master Jianxin said calmly.

The Golden Sword Sect was a sword cultivator sect, most adept at offensive combat.

The Sect Master of the Golden Sword Sect had Core Formation Middle Stage cultivation, yet his frontal combat strength approached that of a late-stage Great Master.

With the Sect Master of the Golden Sword Sect guarding the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, it was as stable as Mount Tai unless a Demon King made a move.

A Demon King was equivalent to a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

There were confirmed traces of Tier Four Demon Kings in the deepest parts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range.

"The Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range?"

Your heart skipped a beat.

During the third simulation, you had obtained information regarding the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range.

Decades from now, a Tier 3 Great Demon would burst out from its depths.

Could it be related to this matter?

Or had some change occurred deep within the mountain range, causing the Tier 3 Great Demon to flee?

After advancing to a Master, everything you saw and heard far surpassed your days in the Foundation Establishment Realm. Simply chatting with other Masters allowed you to learn a vast amount of hidden information.

Take the information about the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, for instance. Even if the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce devoted all its resources to investigating, it wouldn't compare to a casual revelation from Master Jianxin.

As you listened to the Masters chat, you paid close attention to True Person Biyue.

Compared to Master Jianxin and Master Hanyu, True Person Biyue only spoke occasionally, carrying an air of profound tranquility.

She was like a white lotus in full bloom.

"Counting the time, the Dark Heaven Demonic Monarch of the Jiuyou Domain only has a century of lifespan left. The Jiuyou Demonic Cult is about to enter its bloodiest phase. Who knows what those demonic Masters will..."

Master Jianxin gloated.

"Indeed."

Master Hanyu nodded slightly.

The succession method for True Monarchs in the Jiuyou Demonic Cult was similar to rearing Gu.

All Masters under four hundred years old would be thrown into a secret realm.

Inside the secret realm lay numerous precious resources, including, but not limited to, Nascent Soul formation spiritual items.

The demonic Masters had only one task within the secret realm: to slaughter each other endlessly

Until a new Demonic Monarch was born.

Who would then inherit everything from the old Demonic Monarch.

As you listened, you secretly observed True Person Biyue's reaction.

According to the information from the third simulation, True Person Biyue should also be a demonic cultivator from the Jiuyou Domain.

True Person Biyue listened quietly, her expression unchanging.

Several days later, the Core Formation Ceremony ended.

True Person Biyue and Master Hanyu left one after another.

"Daoist Qingyuan." Hall Master Mu, however, acted quite close to you. Before leaving, he made an agreement with you: "Let's exchange pointers on the path of alchemy when you have time."

You naturally nodded in agreement.

Hall Master Mu was also a Tier Three alchemist, and a veteran one at that.

Exchanging pointers with him would also improve your own alchemy skills.

Once the numerous cultivators had departed, you began organizing the congratulatory gifts.

Setting everything else aside, you had received so many gifts from this Core Formation Ceremony that your hands grew tired from accepting them.

Among them were many gifts that interested you, such as that Tier Two divination legacy.

"A Tier Three Pill Furnace?"

You picked up the Tier Three Pill Furnace offered by the Ouyang family and felt quite satisfied.

"'Plum Blossom Divination'..." You took out that Tier Two divination legacy, briefly studied it, and felt you had benefited immensely.

"The diviner who left behind this 'Plum Blossom Divination' likely reached Tier Two High-Grade in their divination skills. How much time, or how much lifespan, must this have cost?"

You sighed inwardly and continued inspecting the gifts.

Until you reached a white Jade Box.

This white Jade Box was gifted by True Person Biyue, and inside was naturally that magical treasure.

Magical treasures were weapons belonging to core formation masters, possessing terrifying power.

You opened the white Jade Box and found a magical treasure shaped like a curved blade inside.

Just looking at it, you could feel an extremely sharp aura spreading out, as if it could cleave through anything.

"An offensive magical treasure. Not bad."

You nodded slightly, planning to sell it to another Master after some time passed.

You would not use anything obtained from True Person Biyue. She held absolutely zero credibility in your heart.

"Hm?"

You discovered another jade stone inside the white Jade Box.

Lightly touching the jade, a voice like jade washing in a warm spring slowly rang out.

"Inviting me to Biyue Immortal City for a chat?"

You listened to True Person Biyue's message.

You sneered inwardly.

Then, you immediately crushed the jade to dust.

Unless you stepped into the Nascent Soul stage, you would never set foot in Biyue Immortal City.

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