I Have a Cultivation Simulator

Refusing True Person Biyue's invitation might have led her to suspect your connection to the Shanhai Sect from over two centuries ago.

But so what?

Through your contact with True Person Biyue this time, many of your suspicions were confirmed.

Namely, this female demonic cultivator faced numerous restrictions within the Taiyuan Region.

She would absolutely never dare to strike casually out in the open.

Moreover, you were the one holding the initiative now.

You knew True Person Biyue's identity as a demonic cultivator.

If you took the initiative to report her to Taiyuan Palace, it was uncertain whether True Person Biyue would die, but Biyue Immortal City would definitely cease to exist.

For a female demonic cultivator to sneak into the grand Taiyuan Region and establish an immortal city for over two centuries—how could Taiyuan Palace ever save face?

You could also easily produce a valid reason for reporting her.

The Shanhai legacy you obtained contained a few stray words recording that True Person Biyue was a demonic cultivator.

It was logical and could stand up to investigation.

"This is what strength feels like..."

You sighed inwardly.

In the third simulation, you were merely a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Realm; in True Person Biyue's eyes, you were completely indistinguishable from an ant.

But now, you stood on the exact same plane as True Person Biyue; even if she harbored murderous intent toward you, she had to hold it in.

With the Core Formation Ceremony concluded, you made a modest fortune thanks to the numerous congratulatory gifts.

Thus, you began purchasing various resources at the Core Formation level, such as magic treasures and secret artifacts.

For Dharma cultivators, magical power was important, but magic treasures were equally crucial. A powerful magic treasure could play a vital role in both offense and defense.

In addition, there were resources for daily cultivation.

As a Tier-3 alchemist, you could refine Tier-3 pills and achieve self-sufficiency.

However, the raw materials for refining Tier-3 pills still needed to be purchased externally.

The raw materials for Tier-3 pills were all Tier-3 spiritual herbs and materials—rare, scarce, and exorbitantly expensive.

Possessing the Pill Toxin Nemesis talent, the frequency with which you consumed medicinal pills was far higher than that of core formation masters at the same level, resulting in an even greater demand for resources.

"Resources, resources..."

You sighed secretly, deeply aware of the arduous nature of cultivation.

The cultivation resources required in the Core Formation Realm far exceeded those of the Foundation Establishment Realm by an unknown margin.

Coupled with the fact that this simulation had just begun, you had not accumulated much wealth yet.

This was the drawback of being a rogue cultivator: everything depended on oneself.

As for the cultivation geniuses of those great sects, their daily cultivation resources were basically provided by their sects, allowing them to pursue the Great Dao single-mindedly.

Of course, you did not envy those sect cultivation geniuses.

Although rogue cultivators relied on themselves for everything, everything they earned belonged solely to them.

As for the cultivation geniuses of the sects? You had read in some ancient texts that when a True Monarch from a Nascent Soul-tier faction engaged in battle with a formidable enemy and had their physical body destroyed, only their Nascent Soul spirit body was left behind.

Upon returning, they directly possessed a heavenly spiritual root cultivation genius of their sect, returning to their peak state in a short period of time.

In the eyes of the high-and-mighty True Monarchs, so-called heavenly spiritual roots, precious physiques, Dao bodies, and Flawless Golden Cores were all consumables that could be expended when necessary.

"Nascent Soul seeds? I am the Nascent Soul, what need have I for seeds?"

You were not suited to walk the path of a sect cultivation genius either.

The so-called cultivation geniuses nurtured wholeheartedly by sects were all thoroughly vetted, having been taken in since the Qi Refining Realm.

Although you possessed a Flawless Golden Core and were well worthy of the genius title, your starting point was far too high.

Even if you humbled yourself to join a Nascent Soul-tier faction, it was impossible to receive many cultivation resources; you might even end up relegated as a reserved possession vessel for a True Monarch.

You began steering the profit direction of the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce.

Times were different now; since you were now a core formation master, the development of the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce naturally had to change accordingly, without needing to be confined to a few immortal cities.

The current Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce should set its sights on the Taiyuan Region and even the surrounding major domains.

The past three simulations had brought you cultivation and techniques, but the key intelligence from various time periods was equally priceless.

For running a chamber of commerce and making a fortune, this was absolutely like having divine assistance.

You knew which immortal city lacked what at which time period, what was needed when, and what was unnecessary.

You only needed to provide goods and services at the corresponding time nodes.

For instance, regarding the great domain war a century later, you were well aware of which places in the Taiyuan Region would suffer demonic cultivator invasions and which places would remain entirely safe from start to finish.

This allowed you to lay out your plans well in advance.

The rapid development of the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce naturally required expansion and the recruitment of more talent.

For a faction wishing to grow, talent was paramount. At most, you would only divide your attention in the beginning to manage the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce slightly; later on, your main focus would undoubtedly be on your own cultivation and passively collecting spirit stones.

By that time, the chamber of commerce would need a sufficient number of talents to maintain its operation.

"Talent?"

Names flashed through your mind one by one.

They were all cultivators who had grown to a sufficient height in the third simulation.

Only, at present, they had yet to spread their wings and were still far from reaching their status decades later.

One month later.

Outside the stronghold of the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce stood nearly a hundred cultivators hailing from various immortal cities.

These cultivators were either in the Foundation Establishment Realm or the Qi Refining Realm, though those in Foundation Establishment still formed the majority.

"The Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce invited me and promised to help me become a Tier Two High-Grade alchemist?"

Among the crowd of cultivators, Alchemist Zhao Kan was conspicuously present.

As a Guest Elder of the Biyue Immortal City Alchemy Hall, Alchemist Zhao Kan was still merely a Tier Two low-grade alchemist at this juncture.

Not long ago, Zhao Kan had received an invitation from the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce.

The Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce was a core formation-tier chamber of commerce, backed by a core formation master like Master Qingyuan, so Zhao Kan naturally attached immense importance to it.

Coupled with the promise in the invitation that they could help Alchemist Zhao Kan advance to a Tier Two High-Grade alchemist...

Alchemist Zhao Kan rushed to the chamber's stronghold without the slightest hesitation.

Tier Two High-Grade alchemist? The deeper one delved into the Dao of alchemy, the more one understood how arduous the craft truly was.

Zhao Kan considered himself an alchemy genius, yet he only ever dared hope to cross the threshold into a Tier Two Mid-Grade alchemist.

A Tier Two High-Grade alchemist? That involved the critical resource of refining Foundation Establishment Pills, representing a qualitative transformation in status and standing.

Soon, led by the chamber's cultivators, Zhao Kan stepped into the grand hall.

"Greetings, Master Qingyuan."

Upon the high platform of the grand hall sat a figure clad in azure robes.

Zhao Kan immediately bowed respectfully, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.

In terms of strength, this Master Qingyuan was a core formation master.

In terms of alchemical attainment, it was said he had already reached Tier 3.

In either aspect, he was an existence that Zhao Kan would have to look up to for the rest of his life.

"Zhao Kan..."

You looked at the alchemist who had shared a deep connection with you in the third simulation, feeling quite emotional inside.

Back then, although you had perceived that True Person Biyue was abnormal and showed signs of "cashing out her credibility," you lacked evidence and could only watch helplessly as Alchemist Zhao Kan and the other cultivators in the immortal city were swallowed whole in one gulp by the Qi Sha Demonic Monarch.

"Zhao Kan, if you have no objections, simply sign this Spirit Contract."

Without wasting words, you directly produced a Spirit Contract.

The contents of the Spirit Contract were very simple: Zhao Kan would join the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce and serve the chamber for a century.

In return, he would receive a wealth of welfare benefits and income from the chamber, alongside the promise of being cultivated into a Tier Two High-Grade alchemist.

"Tier Two High-Grade alchemist!"

Zhao Kan's breathing accelerated. He was merely a Tier Two low-grade alchemist; whether he could even become a Tier Two Mid-Grade alchemist was uncertain, let alone a Tier Two High-Grade! Even the Hall Master of the Alchemy Hall would never make him such a promise.

As for merely serving for a century?

As long as he could become a Tier Two High-Grade alchemist, what did a century of service matter? A lifetime would be fine.

Not to mention, the other benefits offered by the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce were also quite generous.

"I am willing."

Without a moment's hesitation, Zhao Kan immediately signed the Spirit Contract, terrified that you might go back on your word.

You smiled faintly and put away the Spirit Contract.

In truth, you had long known through the third simulation that Alchemist Zhao Kan possessed the potential to become a Tier Two High-Grade alchemist, which was why you dared to make such a promise.

Furthermore, taking in Zhao Kan was not only because you understood this alchemist's character and future potential, which could aid the chamber's development, but also because you wanted to help him survive.

To prevent him from being swallowed alive in a single gulp by the Qi Sha Demonic Monarch a century later.

To have such talent swallowed up directly would be far too wasteful.

Besides, Zhao Kan had shared a profound friendship with you in the previous simulation.

Aside from Zhao Kan, the nearly a hundred cultivators outside the grand hall were all meticulously handpicked by you as individuals destined for high future achievements.

For the fledgling Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce, taking in these cultivators would provide immense assistance over the coming decades and centuries.

They would earn a steady stream of wealth for you, fueling your continuous advancement along the Daoist path.

In the thirteenth year, you were twenty-nine years old.

Inside the Tier-3 cave dwelling of the Purple Bamboo Forest, you sat cross-legged while the Shanhai magical power within your body continuously intertwined, condensing minute runes that incessantly integrated into your physical body.

You were condensing the Shanhai dao body.

The Shanhai dao body was not an innate precious physique or dao body; it was an acquired constitution.

Once the Shanhai dao body was formed, your Shanhai magical power would rise with the tide, increasing its might by twenty to thirty percent.

A twenty to thirty percent increase in magical power might seem far inferior to the nearly doubling effect of the Natural Enemy of Demonic Cultivators talent.

However, one had to realize that the empowerment of magical power from the Shanhai dao body was not restricted solely to demonic cultivators.

Apart from the enhancement in magical power, once the Shanhai dao body was condensed, your physical body would likewise reap the benefits.

Even among core formation masters, the Shanhai dao body counted as a formidable trump card; back then, True Person Blood Sea had even used it to tempt you into working hard at your cultivation.

Whoosh—

A few hours later, you opened your eyes and ceased your cultivation.

The condensation of the Shanhai dao body was not achieved overnight; rather, it was the result of nearly ten years of daily accumulation—condensing magical power runes and fusing them into the physical body to ultimately realize a complete transformation.

"The ancient Shanhai Lineage..."

You fell into a brief contemplation.

Having stepped into the Core Formation Realm and become a core formation master, the so-called ancient legacy was no longer a secret in your eyes.

Which master capable of achieving the Core Formation Dao was not a favored child of heaven with a rare legacy? Even if it wasn't an ancient legacy, it fell little short of one.

Take the Heavenly Sword Sect for example; the path they walked was that of sword cultivation.

Sword cultivation legacies, even in ancient times, were exceedingly formidable.

The legacy of Taiyuan Palace was even more extraordinary, following the path of ancient Dharma cultivation True Monarchs—disregarding the physical body and focusing entirely on the Nascent Soul.

The Nascent Soul dao lineages across various major domains today had enjoyed a resounding reputation even back in the ancient era.

In reality, Nascent Soul True Monarchs were powerhouses capable of lording over a region even during ancient times.

The Shanhai legacy had enjoyed a period of prominence during the ancient era.

It simply faded away alongside the conclusion of the ancient era.

Nowadays, only a few ruins of the Shanhai Lineage remained.

Occasionally, cultivators who accidentally stumbled into these ruins were fortunate enough to acquire a fragment of the Shanhai legacy from within.

"The ruins of the Shanhai Lineage... the Shanhai legacy I obtained within the Shanhai Secret Realm never mentioned them..."

You thought to yourself in secret.

You vaguely realized that the ruins of the Shanhai Lineage ought to be immensely helpful to cultivators of the Shanhai path.

"I don't even know where that Shanhai ruin is..."

Your heart sank, but a moment later, a thought occurred to you. "Never mind, I still have fellow Daoist Blood Sea..."

True Person Blood Sea and that sect master of the Shanhai Sect had entered that Shanhai ruin together.

The current True Person Blood Sea was sealed within the Shanhai Secret Realm, waiting for you to rescue him.

In the fourteenth year, you were thirty years old.

Through two years of your personal guidance, the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce gradually got onto the right track and began turning a profit.

"Xuanwang Island..."

Your gaze was profound as you looked toward a certain place outside the Taiyuan Region.

In the third simulation, the Jiuyou Domain and the Taiyuan Region erupted into war, and countless cultivators perished on both sides, yet there was one place that grew fabulously wealthy by making a fortune from the conflict.

That was Xuanwang Island.

Xuanwang Island was not a major domain and possessed no True Monarch sitting in command.

Originally, you had worried whether this place would be swallowed clean in a single gulp by the Qi Sha Demonic Monarch.

Yet right up until decades after the war between the two domains concluded, Xuanwang Island still existed quite soundly.

Even during your final few years of longevity, you took Dachun and personally made a trip to Xuanwang Island, discovering that it remained incomparably prosperous.

"Xuanwang Island holds a profound secret, one sufficient to make True Monarchs back down..."

You thought to yourself.

Given the Qi Sha Demonic Monarch's temperament, if Xuanwang Island lacked backing at the True Monarch level, it would have been eaten down to the bones long ago.

It was only because you had too little time remaining in the third simulation that you failed to investigate what secret Xuanwang Island possessed that could force True Monarchs to halt.

"You Rou."

You summoned You Rou.

"Master."

You Rou responded respectfully.

"Dispatch a caravan to follow other large chambers of commerce and head toward Xuanwang Island..."

You instructed.

Every once in a while, chambers of commerce within the Taiyuan Region would gather together, hiring a core formation master to escort them across transactions to other major domains.

Beyond the major domains lay the incomparably dangerous Savage Wilderness, where only core formation masters could provide protection for safe passage.

"Understood."

You Rou immediately nodded.

This was also what you liked most about You Rou; she never questioned why you gave such orders.

"Once that caravan arrives at Xuanwang Island, they can simply remain stationed there."

Your tone was calm.

Nearly a hundred years still remained until the great domain war between the Jiuyou Domain and the Taiyuan Region.

Laying out your plans for Xuanwang Island in advance was precisely to ride the wave of war profits when the great domain war broke out a century later.

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