I Have a Cultivation Simulator

[Having lived for so many years, Master Huanglang naturally knew that his greatest value vanished the moment his soul was searched.]

[He was highly likely to be silenced next.]

[That was the reason behind his blood-weeping pleas.]

[You exchanged a glance with True Person Blood Sea before looking back at Master Huanglang kneeling on the ground.]

[Originally, you had indeed planned to silence him.]

[But seeing Master Huanglang's current display, you suddenly had another idea.]

[To you, Master Huanglang's greatest value wasn't his false core strength.]

[It was his status as True Person Biyue's chief disciple.]

[This gave him the opportunity to get close to True Person Biyue.]

[...was far more useful than killing him outright.]

[Up until now, you knew very little about True Person Biyue.]

[You had only seen her attack True Person Blood Sea during the third simulation.]

[But back then, seeking a quick victory, she had simply crushed him with the overwhelming mana of a late-stage Great Master.]

[Because of that, you hadn't been able to discern much from the encounter.]

[If you could truly control Master Huanglang, the benefits would absolutely outweigh the drawbacks.]

[Even if he couldn't gather any useful intelligence, temporarily deceiving True Person Biyue would still be beneficial.]

[If Master Huanglang died, she would definitely suspect you, whether she had evidence or not.]

[From searching Master Huanglang's memories, you realized that True Person Biyue didn't actually value you all that much.]

[She had only sent him to monitor you out of caution.]

[You deduced that in her eyes, even if you were truly connected to the Shanhai Sect of centuries past, what did it matter?]

[Even the former Master-level Sect Leader of the Shanhai Sect and True Person Blood Sea were unaware of her identity as a demonic cultivator and her true purpose in coming to the Taiyuan Region.]

[At most, the matters between her, the Shanhai Sect Leader, and True Person Blood Sea were nothing more than personal grievances among three Masters.]

[The only reason you knew so much about True Person Biyue was entirely because you were working backward from the result.]

[At the end of the third simulation, right up until Qi Sha Demonic Monarch appeared to devour all the cultivators in the city, your thoughts on True Person Biyue's plan to "cash out" had only been a theory. You certainly hadn't known that her method involved a True Monarch of the demonic path.]

[Since you had decided to keep Master Huanglang alive to gather intelligence on True Person Biyue...]

[...the next question was: how would you control him?]

[Even though he only had a false core, he was still in the Core Formation stage. Perfectly controlling a Master would be extremely difficult.]

[Have him switch to ghost cultivation and hand over his Natal Ghost Jade to you?]

[Setting aside how he would even survive the agonizing torture of the transition process...]

[...even if he succeeded, True Person Biyue wasn't an idiot. The difference between a ghost cultivator and a normal cultivator could be spotted with a simple sweep of divine sense.]

[If her chief disciple inexplicably became a ghost cultivator, she could figure out something was wrong with her eyes closed.]

[Then what about having him swear a Heart Demon Oath?]

[Don't be ridiculous. That oath was only effective on Core Formation cultivators who aspired to reach the Nascent Soul realm.]

[But Master Huanglang? With his false core quality, he would be trapped in the Core Formation Initial Stage for the rest of his life. Breaking a Heart Demon Oath would cost him absolutely nothing.]

[ "Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, I can voluntarily drop my defenses and let you plant any restriction on my Golden Core. I also have many secrets I can share with you..." ]

[Master Huanglang's desire to live exploded as he spoke in a panic.]

[The Golden Core was the foundation of a Master. A cultivator's divine soul was entirely integrated within it.]

[ "I have a few secret restrictions that can act upon a Master's Golden Core and divine soul..." ]

[True Person Blood Sea transmitted his voice to you.]

[Your expression remained impassive. You also had quite a few secret restrictions that worked on a Master's Golden Core.]

[At the end of the third simulation, you had spent millions of spirit stones buying various craft legacies and secret techniques.]

[Among them were methods for exactly this purpose.]

[Next.]

[You made Master Huanglang drop his defenses.]

[You and True Person Blood Sea freely planted your secret restrictions on his Golden Core.]

[Master Huanglang's Golden Core was an ashen brown, its aura far weaker than that of a normal Golden Core.]

[This was exactly why it was called a false core.]

[Several hours later.]

[You finally stopped, inspecting your handiwork.]

[At this moment, at least dozens of secret restrictions blanketed the inside of Master Huanglang's Golden Core.]

[These techniques were incredibly complex and convoluted. Even a Golden Core Middle Stage Master would feel their scalp go numb looking at them, completely at a loss for where to begin.]

[If a late-stage Golden Core Great Master spent decades slowly untangling them, there might be some hope of breaking them.]

[A Nascent Soul True Monarch? They could probably break them in a short time. But with Master Huanglang's status, there was no way he could invite a Nascent Soul True Monarch to help clear the restrictions from his Golden Core.]

[You were only at the Golden Core Early Stage, and True Person Blood Sea was roughly the same. Neither of you could lay down secret restrictions that would render a late-stage Great Master completely helpless.]

[But you knew very well that no late-stage Great Master would ever waste decades of their time helping Master Huanglang untangle these techniques.]

[If he dared to return and confess everything to True Person Biyue, the most likely outcome was that she would kill him in passing.]

[After all, he had voluntarily let you search his soul and leak her intelligence. This was no different from outright betrayal.]

[Half an hour later, Master Huanglang regained consciousness.]

[ "What is this?" ]

[He immediately sensed the dozens of secret restrictions littered throughout his Golden Core.]

[These techniques were woven together in an intensely complicated web.]

[ "How bitter..." ]

[Master Huanglang groaned inwardly.]

[ "From now on, you will come see me once a year. If you take any longer than that, the restrictions will trigger on their own. When that happens, your Golden Core will shatter and your divine soul will perish. You will die without a doubt..." ]

[You paused, giving him a half-smile. "Of course, you can also choose to return and voluntarily confess to your master. I'd love to see if she is willing to pay a massive price to save a disciple who sold her out..." ]

[ "Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, from now on, I will do whatever you say..." ]

[Master Huanglang's face was ashen. He had completely given up struggling.]

[He knew his own standing well. Even as her chief disciple, he was fully aware that True Person Biyue didn't care much for him.]

[Coupled with his performance on your end, confessing of his own volition was simply courting death.]

[ "Don't worry, Little Huang. Once True Person Biyue dies, I will fully support you in becoming the new City Lord of Biyue Immortal City." ]

[You smiled, feeding him empty promises.]

[The premise being that Biyue Immortal City was still around by then.]

[In this simulation, you would not change the city's fate.]

[After all, it was the only way to ensure True Person Biyue obtained that Heavenly Infant Fruit.]

[ "The new City Lord of Biyue Immortal City." ]

[Desire flashed across Master Huanglang's face. Whether your promise was true or false, to him in this moment, it was at least a sliver of hope.]

[That night, Master Huanglang left the Purple Bamboo Forest Daoist abode and returned to his previous observation post.]

[Year 36, you were 52 years old.]

[Master Huanglang received orders from True Person Biyue to return to the immortal city.]

[Replacing him to monitor you was her second disciple.]

[When you received this intelligence from Master Huanglang, you planned to use the same method to convert her second disciple as well.]

[But Master Huanglang cautiously advised against it, stating that his second junior brother was extremely loyal to their master and might not submit.]

[After thinking it over, you decided to bide your time and do nothing.]

[Up until now, having Master Huanglang gather intelligence on her was enough.]

[Forcibly enslaving her second disciple carried the risk of alerting the enemy.]

[If this second disciple was a hothead, he might risk his own death just to tell her everything.]

[It might even implicate Master Huanglang, who had already returned to her side.]

[You also knew that Master Huanglang's advice was driven by selfish motives.]

[He was simply worried that if you successfully subdued the second disciple, it would threaten his own standing in your eyes.]

[Two months later, Master Huanglang entered the Purple Bamboo Forest Cave Abode to meet you at the agreed time.]

[While easing the secret restrictions in his Golden Core, you also subjected him to a deep soul search...]

[...to ensure he hadn't been turned by True Person Biyue.]

[Before he left, you also gave him a task.]

[Aside from his daily monitoring of True Person Biyue, he was to collect items she had used whenever possible.]

[The reason for doing this was to lower the difficulty of divining True Person Biyue.]

[In the art of divination, divining out of thin air was the hardest. If a karmic connection existed between the two parties, the difficulty would decrease.]

[If you not only had a connection but also acquired items the target had used, the lingering aura on them would make the divination even easier.]

[You didn't dare hope to obtain her essence blood or mana aura. That was simply unrealistic.]

[But acquiring items she had used was entirely possible.]

[As her chief disciple and trusted subordinate, Master Huanglang should have the opportunity to gather them.]

[Year 37, you were 53 years old.]

[Inside the cave abode's alchemy room, the Pill Furnace spun. Spirit fire boiled and multi-colored rays of light wove together, making it look just like a fairyland.]

[Finally, the Pill Furnace slowly came to a halt. Three round pills fell into your hand.]

[These three pills were extraordinary, as if condensed from the very essence of heaven and earth. Their fragrance permeated the air. A Foundation Establishment cultivator would only need to take a single sniff for their mana to surge, saving them half a month of bitter cultivation.]

[ "Tier Three Mid-Grade pills, Golden Origin Pills!" ]

[You looked at the three pills in your hand, joy crossing your face.]

[Golden Origin Pills were cultivation-advancing pills used in the daily training of Golden Core Middle Stage cultivators.]

[The fact that you could concoct them meant your alchemy skills had advanced to Tier Three Mid-Grade.]

[Tier Three Mid-Grade alchemy skills! That was already enough to rank within the top twenty of the entire Taiyuan Region. The Hall Master of Biyue Immortal City's Alchemy Hall was at exactly this level.]

[Reaching Tier Three Mid-Grade alchemy while only at the Golden Core Early Stage was far beyond your expectations.]

[Before forming your core, your cultivation realm had always driven the progress of your skill realm.]

[This was the first time your skill realm had actually overtaken your cultivation realm.]

[ "Was it because of the Flawless Golden Core I formed?" ]

[You knew the answer in your heart.]

[The Flawless Golden Core comprehensively elevated your aptitude. After forming one, no matter how low your talent had been prior to Core Formation, it would receive a massive boost.]

[Your comprehension in alchemy had received a corresponding boost as well.]

[In the Taiyuan Region, only true geniuses could achieve a skill realm that surpassed their cultivation realm.]

[A very small number of exceptional alchemy geniuses could master Tier Three alchemy skills while still in the Foundation Establishment Realm.]

[Mastering Tier Three Mid-Grade alchemy at the Golden Core Early Stage didn't cross a major realm, so it couldn't be considered the level of those exceedingly rare alchemy geniuses.]

[But it was still extremely rare. Calling yourself an alchemy genius wouldn't be an overstatement at all.]

[ "If I didn't have a Flawless Golden Core, becoming a Tier Three Mid-Grade alchemist would have had to wait until I reached the Golden Core Middle Stage..." ]

[You were in a fantastic mood. The Flawless Golden Core you had exhausted so much effort to form truly hadn't disappointed you.]

[After stabilizing your Tier Three Mid-Grade alchemy skills, you instructed the chamber of commerce under your command to spread the word that you were now a Tier Three Mid-Grade alchemist.]

[With a Tier Three Mid-Grade Alchemist presiding over it, the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce's reputation and prestige were bound to skyrocket.]

[This in turn could be converted into immense profits.]

[Furthermore, proactively displaying your Tier Three Mid-Grade alchemy skills was beneficial to you.]

[Artisans who mastered a specialized skill were highly sought after no matter the era.]

[Even if you one day fell into the hands of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, your Tier Three Mid-Grade alchemy skills would give you a much higher chance of surviving than other Golden Core Masters of the same level.]

[As for hidden dangers? If you were still a Foundation Establishment cultivator, there would naturally be massive risks. It would be easy for a Master to capture you and force you to concoct pills day and night.]

[But you were already a Golden Core Master, so naturally you had no need to worry about such things.]

[ "I wonder when my formation skills will step into Tier Three..." ]

[You thought silently to yourself.]

[Less than twenty years after stepping into the Core Formation Realm, your skills in formations had already reached Tier Two High-Grade.]

[Yet now you were stuck at the absolute limit of Tier Two High-Grade, just a hair away from becoming a Tier Three formation master.]

[In the cultivation world, the status of a formation master was no lower than that of an alchemist. A high-level formation master possessed an equally terrifying ability to rake in money.]

[However, your talent in formations was lower than your talent in alchemy and talisman making.]

[Even your progress in puppetry was faster than in formations.]

[Year 38, you were 54 years old.]

[Master Huanglang came to meet you privately as usual.]

[ "How is the task I gave you coming along?" ]

[You asked.]

[Last time, you had asked him to secretly collect items used by True Person Biyue to lower the difficulty of divining her whereabouts.]

[This was crucial to you. Plotting for that Heavenly Infant Fruit required you to pinpoint her exact location after she obtained it.]

[However, in the previous simulation, you were only in the Foundation Establishment Realm and had no ability to track her.]

[So in this simulation, you planned to lock onto her position using the art of divination.]

[But locking onto the exact location of a late-stage Great Master was quite difficult.]

[If you wanted to avoid burning your lifespan—or at least consume as little as possible—you had to collect items she had used and divine using the lingering aura on them.]

[ "I did collect a few things..." ]

[Master Huanglang hesitated as he spoke, even looking at you with a guilty conscience.]

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