I Have a Cultivation Simulator

"Long time no see, Daoist Wang. You are as dashing as ever."

The female cultivator in the green dress looked at you and chuckled.

"You flatter me, Daoist Jiang." You welcomed her inside.

She was the Jiang Family's Gold Core true person who had traveled to the Taiyuan Region years ago. Back then, you had acted as her guide to confirm the birth of a beast king with a True Spirit Bloodline deep within the Myriad Beast Mountain Range.

Her name was Jiang Rong'er, and she was a high-ranking member of the Jiang Family.

Over the years, thanks to Jiang Rong'er's introductions, you had refined quite a few Flower Moon Pills and Face Preserving Pills, earning a substantial fortune.

You sat down across from Jiang Rong'er.

"Daoist Wang, coming all this way... do you plan to..."

Anticipation flickered in her beautiful eyes.

Because of this, she had actively tried to recruit you.

If an alchemist like you joined the Jiang Family, it would bring them immense benefits.

Especially in recent years, Jiang Rong'er had heard that you successfully refined several batches of Crystal Condensation Pills in the Taiyuan Region...

The Crystal Condensation Pill was one of the best external aids for breaking through to the Core Formation Stage.

Recruiting an alchemist capable of refining Crystal Condensation Pills meant a family would never have to worry about a gap in their true person combat power.

Xuanwang Island gathered numerous merchant associations from multiple nearby domains, so it didn't lack channels to acquire Crystal Condensation Pills.

But channels were ultimately just channels. Nothing could compare to the stability of having their own alchemist refine them.

"Speaking of which, I did come to Xuanwang Island to ask a favor of you, Daoist Jiang..." you said.

"Please go ahead, Daoist Wang."

Instead of being surprised, Jiang Rong'er was delighted.

She wasn't afraid of your requests. A request meant you could be recruited, or at the very least, a partnership could be formed.

"The Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce has been established on Xuanwang Island for decades. I intend to run for the position of vice-ally. Daoist Jiang... do you think this is possible?" you stated directly.

Running for vice-ally on Xuanwang Island required not only wooing the major merchant associations but also securing the approval of either the Jiang Family or the Wan Family.

Given your existing connections with the Jiang Family, it was naturally best to ask them directly.

"A vice-ally of the merchant alliance..."

Jiang Rong'er looked slightly disappointed. Becoming a vice-ally of the merchant alliance meant you couldn't join the Jiang Family.

"Since this involves the merchant alliance, I need to go back and consult the matriarch..."

Jiang Rong'er pondered for a moment and didn't give an immediate answer.

It wasn't that she was trying to play hard to get. The vice-ally was the public figurehead for the Xuanwang Island Merchant Alliance, and the decision was simply beyond her authority.

"Alright."

You nodded slightly and continued, "Then I will have to trouble you, Daoist Jiang."

You watched Jiang Rong'er leave.

Various pieces of intelligence regarding the Jiang Family Matriarch flashed through your mind.

In the current Jiang Family, the patriarch didn't have the final say; the matriarch decided everything.

The so-called Jiang Family Patriarch wasn't a true member of the Jiang Family, but an outsider brought in as a live-in son-in-law.

The previous patriarch only had one daughter—the current matriarch.

Since its founding, however, the Jiang Family had never held a tradition of allowing a woman to become the patriarch.

Therefore, to ensure his daughter would rule the family, the previous patriarch recruited a live-in son-in-law.

In name, this man became his daughter's Dao companion.

To the public, this live-in son-in-law was the Jiang Family Patriarch.

In reality, the matriarch held all the power.

That being said, over the years, the live-in son-in-law had proven to be quite capable, managing the Jiang Family's affairs efficiently and keeping everything in perfect order.

You returned to the inner courtyard.

There, you saw Li Yan playing the zither.

"Master, this place feels much more comfortable than the Purple Bamboo Forest..."

Li Yan gazed at you with clear eyes, her tone carrying a hint of joy.

"Naturally. Beneath Xuanwang Island lies a Tier-4 spiritual vein..." you said with a smile.

Having True Person Blood Sea stationed on Xuanwang Island for so many years meant you had naturally figured out many of its secrets.

One of them was the Tier-4 spiritual vein located beneath the island.

However, the vast majority of the spiritual energy from this Tier-4 spiritual vein was supplied directly to Venerable Xuan.

The spiritual energy concentration distributed among the other spiritual veins and cave abodes across the island only amounted to Tier 3 or Tier 2.

Even so, though the energy concentration had dropped to Tier 3, it still originated from a Tier-4 spiritual vein. Other Gold Core true persons might not notice the distinction, but with her Primordial Yin Treasure Physique, Li Yan had an incredibly sharp perception of spiritual energy and felt the difference immediately.

"A Tier-4 spiritual vein..."

Realization dawned on Li Yan's flawless face.

"Yan'er, how is your recent comprehension of music going?"

You sat beside her and asked casually.

The Dao of Music was also one of the hundred cultivation arts. Through musical techniques, one could achieve many unimaginable effects.

It could assist in cultivation, refine one's temperament, or even be used to slay enemies.

Of course, delving deeply into the Dao of Music relied heavily on talent.

Ever since breaking through to the Core Formation Stage, Li Yan had grown quite interested in music during her free time.

You had collected a few musical legacies. Aside from memorizing them yourself, you had Li Yan comprehend and practice them as well.

"I haven't told you yet, Master, but Yan'er has reached Tier 2 in the Dao of Music..."

Li Yan stretched out her slender hands and began to play the zither, producing a series of melodious notes.

You listened carefully for a moment, finding that the music genuinely soothed your state of mind.

"You are truly amazing, Yan'er," you praised.

If Li Yan could comprehend the Dao of Music up to Tier 3, it would be capable of cleansing the divine soul of a Gold Core true person.

Furthermore, she could even guide you along the way.

Currently, your own proficiency in music was still stuck at Tier 1.

While this was partly because you hadn't spent much time studying it, it was also because you truly weren't very interested in music.

However, with a beauty providing intimate guidance, your motivation to learn would surely improve.

One day later.

Jiang Rong'er came to visit once again.

She brought the Jiang Family Matriarch's decision.

"Daoist Wang, you have great luck."

Jiang Rong'er said with a smile. "The matriarch said that if True Person Dongsha hadn't died, this might have been a bit troublesome, but now, there won't be any problems."

"True Person Dongsha..." you prompted calmly, betraying no emotion. "I also heard about his fall. How exactly did he die?"

"It was all for the Myriad Spirit Blood Pill. He tried to trade with demonic cultivators. Heh, bargaining with a tiger for its hide—what good end could possibly come of that?"

Jiang Rong'er sneered.

Naturally, she had no idea that the chief culprit responsible for True Person Dongsha's death was sitting right across from her as she freely shared her thoughts.

"I see."

Your mind settled slightly.

It seemed that, as of now, there were no other suspicions surrounding True Person Dongsha's death.

The Dongsha Merchant Association hadn't even hired a divination master; they simply concluded that the killer was True Person Wangyou from the Jiuyou Region.

The main reason was that the Wangyou Sect didn't deny it, which was equivalent to a tacit admission.

If the killer had essentially confessed, why would they need a divination master?

After all, hiring a divination master to cast a hexagram was very expensive.

"However, Daoist Wang, the matriarch also stated that she won't help you secure the vice-ally position for nothing..."

Jiang Rong'er shifted the topic and looked at you.

"Please, go ahead."

You nodded immediately.

"The matriarch hopes to establish a partnership with Alchemist Wang. Every twenty years, Alchemist Wang will need to open a furnace and refine pills for our Jiang Family..."

Jiang Rong'er parted her red lips.

"Opening a furnace once every twenty years? No problem!"

You agreed without hesitation.

This came as no surprise to you.

If the Jiang Family Matriarch were truly willing to help you for free, you would have been full of misgivings.

If they weren't after your alchemy skills, could they possibly be after you as a person?

Next, you discussed the details of the partnership with Jiang Rong'er.

Then, you signed a spirit contract.

The cooperation officially began.

Year Sixty-Nine. You were eighty-five years old.

Backed by the Jiang Family, the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce became a hot favorite in the competition for the vice-ally position.

You began spending a multitude of resources and treasures to win over the other merchant associations.

It pained your heart to part with them, but the thought that the price you paid would be earned back hundreds, even thousands of times over during the future domain war made you feel a bit better.

Year Seventy. You were eighty-six years old.

You officially became a vice-ally of the Xuanwang Island Merchant Alliance.

The power of the vice-ally lay in the ability to mobilize the goods and resources of the various merchant associations within the alliance.

However, most of the time, a single merchant association could easily satisfy a buyer's demands without needing to mobilize goods from others. Thus, this authority was essentially just for show.

The position of vice-ally was mostly a fancy title in name, which was exactly why you were able to secure it so easily.

Year Seventy-One. You were eighty-seven years old.

The development of the Taiyuan Region remained fully within your grasp.

In this simulation, without True Person Blood Sea causing trouble, no one knew that True Person Biyue had broken through to become a Late-Stage Great True Person.

This was even more advantageous for True Person Biyue's subsequent plans.

Year Seventy-Two. You were eighty-eight years old.

News regarding the change in the leadership of the Jiuyou Region finally reached Xuanwang Island.

Since it involved a Nascent Soul True Monarch, the matter caused a massive stir even on Xuanwang Island.

With the Seven Killings Demon Lord taking the throne, past experience dictated that he would inevitably launch a domain war.

A small number of merchant associations vaguely sensed that something was amiss, but they didn't think much of it.

Even if the Jiuyou Region did start a domain war, so what?

As long as the war was not waged against the Taiyuan Region, Xuanwang Island—situated between the Taiyuan Region and the Jiuyou Region—could not possibly become a wartime trade hub.

Year Seventy-Three. You were eighty-nine years old.

From afar, you remotely controlled the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce in the Taiyuan Region, beginning to lay out plans for the upcoming domain war.

In your third simulation, many immortal cities and market towns in the Taiyuan Region were never harassed or invaded by demonic cultivators, even right up until the domain war ended.

You ordered the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce to secretly purchase properties and shops in those immortal cities and markets in batches.

During times of war, what was the most important thing?

Safety!

Because these markets and immortal cities would never be invaded or harassed by demonic cultivators, their value would continue to skyrocket over the next century or two.

Year Seventy-Four. You were ninety years old.

Residing on Xuanwang Island, you continued your cultivation methodically.

With the blessing of a Flawless Gold Core, as long as your resources kept up, you wouldn't encounter any decent bottlenecks or shackles during the Core Formation Stage.

Year Seventy-Five. You were ninety-one years old.

At a large-scale auction on Xuanwang Island, you purchased two Tier-3 legacies in the Dao of Divination.

Divination legacies were exceptionally obscure. During the decades you spent in the Taiyuan Region, most of what you encountered were only Tier-2 legacies.

As for Tier-3 divination legacies? You had only seen one once.

Now, having been on Xuanwang Island for only a few years, you had managed to purchase two Tier-3 divination legacies. You were quite satisfied.

The higher your cultivation realm rose, the more you realized the importance of divination skills.

Year Seventy-Six. You were ninety-two years old.

You extracted the Primordial Yin Qi that Li Yan had nourished for fifteen years.

This strand of Primordial Yin Qi was only equivalent to two years of your arduous cultivation.

You deduced that this was because you had stepped into the mid Gold Core stage.

Back in the early Gold Core stage, ten years of Primordial Yin Qi nourished by Li Yan had been equal to two and a half years of your arduous cultivation.

Year Seventy-Seven. You were ninety-three years old.

Using a Tier-3 profound turtle shell, you continued to attempt divination on True Person Biyue.

However, the resulting hexagram revealed that her heavenly secrets were incredibly hazy.

Your heart tightened. You realized that True Person Biyue might have already begun establishing contact with the Seven Killings Demon Lord at this very moment.

Because a Nascent Soul True Monarch was involved, your Tier-3 lower-grade divination skills were unable to glean even a single useful hexagram.

The Dao of Divination was not omnipotent. If you forcefully tried to divine information related to a True Monarch, there was a high probability you would suffer a backlash and lose a significant amount of your lifespan.

"At this point in time?"

You pondered inwardly. There were still five years left until the day the Seven Killings Demon Lord devoured the city full of cultivators in the third simulation.

Year Seventy-Eight. You were ninety-four years old.

At the invitation of the Jiang Family Matriarch, you fulfilled your partnership agreement and headed to the Jiang Family to refine a batch of Tier-3 pills.

The Tier-3 pills you were refining this time approached Tier-3 upper-grade in quality. You needed to rely on the Jiang Family's high-level pill furnace as well as the earth fire from the bottom of the lake.

At the bottom of Xuanwang Lake lay a connection to an underground magma vein. Its scorching heat was drawn up to Xuanwang Island, greatly benefiting alchemy.

You successfully completed the Jiang Family Matriarch's task and received compensation at the normal market rate.

You also met the Jiang Family Patriarch. Relying on your divine soul strength—which rivaled that of a Late-Stage Great True Person—you faintly sensed that this live-in son-in-law seemed to hold quite a grievance against you.

You thought back to the passing remarks you had heard while chatting with Jiang Rong'er.

In the past, when you had requested the Jiang Family's support to become a vice-ally of the merchant alliance, this patriarch had planned to demand an exorbitant price from you and propose excessive terms for your cooperation.

However, he had been overruled by the matriarch. When dealing with a Tier-3 alchemist capable of refining Crystal Condensation Pills, only an equal partnership could last in the long run.

Year Seventy-Nine. You were ninety-five years old.

True Person Blood Sea sent a message via the Concentric Stone, stating that he was about to break through to the mid Gold Core stage.

Before switching to ghost cultivation, True Person Blood Sea had already been a Gold Core true person. Having been sealed inside the Mountain and Sea Ring for over two hundred years, his physical body and Gold Core dharma power hadn't progressed in the slightest, but his divine soul and willpower had been thoroughly tempered.

Now that he was on the verge of a breakthrough, you weren't surprised.

The foundation of ghost cultivation was, after all, the divine soul and consciousness.

Three months later, True Person Blood Sea successfully advanced to the mid stage, becoming a Tier-3 mid-grade ghost cultivator.

A Tier-3 mid-grade ghost cultivator was equivalent to a normal mid Gold Core true person.

Year Eighty. You were ninety-six years old.

You secretly observed the situation in the Taiyuan Region. Unlike the third simulation, you were now a mid Gold Core true person. Naturally, your perceptions and understanding were entirely different from when you were only at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

You had Xiao Hei continue to hide thousands of miles away from Biyue Immortal City.

Year Eighty-One. You were ninety-seven years old.

You faintly sensed that your alchemy skills had reached the peak of Tier-3 mid-grade. You were only a hair's breadth away from Tier-3 upper-grade.

Year Eighty-Two. You were ninety-eight years old.

You emerged from seclusion and cast your gaze far into the distance, toward the Taiyuan Region.

With the experience from your third simulation, you knew very well that at this exact moment, True Lord Seven Fiends had already appeared in the Taiyuan Region, devouring a city full of cultivators in a single gulp.

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