I Have a Cultivation Simulator

After nearly ten months of waiting, the simulation attempts finally refreshed.

If he hadn't joined the Alchemy Alliance to use its Tier One mid-grade spiritual energy environment, Zhou Qing would have had to wait two and a half years.

"Let the simulation begin."

Zhou Qing stared at the illusory text at the bottom of his vision without a second thought.

The sooner he used it, the sooner the next cooldown would begin.

The illusory text rapidly shifted.

[Year One. You are sixteen years old. You are already a Mid-Grade Alchemist at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.]

[That night, you leave your cave dwelling to visit Alchemist Yun.]

During the nine-plus months Zhou Qing spent waiting in Wushan Market for the simulation attempts to refresh, Alchemist Yun had visited him several times, hoping for an in-depth exchange on alchemy.

He did this out of concern that forming a relationship with Alchemist Yun might trigger a butterfly effect.

In Zhou Qing's first simulation, Alchemist Yun hadn't had a friend like him at this point in the timeline.

To prevent changing reality's future and introducing unexpected variables, Zhou Qing had no choice but to give Alchemist Yun the cold shoulder.

In reality, Zhou Qing had to tread carefully.

In the simulation, however, there was no need for such caution.

So, right at the start of his second simulation, Zhou Qing sought Alchemist Yun out.

[Alchemist Yun is surprised by your arrival. Having been rejected multiple times, he assumed you had no desire to associate with him.]

[Nevertheless, he politely welcomes you into his cave dwelling.]

[Relying on your experience from the previous simulation and your understanding of Alchemist Yun, you manage to significantly ease the tension between the two of you after only a brief conversation.]

[Afterward, you take the initiative to discuss alchemy with him.]

[The alchemy techniques you share with Alchemist Yun do not come from your own knowledge, but from the insights he gave you right before he passed away in the first simulation.]

[That journal of insights recorded the culmination of Alchemist Yun's lifelong alchemy skills.]

[Other alchemists might only gain a vague flash of understanding from reading it.]

[But when Alchemist Yun hears its contents, he is thoroughly enlightened. After all, these insights originated from him—from his future self, decades later, when his alchemy skills had reached their absolute peak.]

[In the first simulation, Alchemist Yun's peak was the pinnacle of a High-Grade Alchemist, just a hair's breadth away from touching the domain of a Tier Two Alchemist.]

[Naturally, you do not reveal the entirety of the journal's contents during this first exchange, but merely one percent of it.]

[Revealing everything at once would only earn Alchemist Yun's gratitude a single time.]

[But if you divide the contents and share them over a hundred occasions, he will be grateful a hundred times over.]

[Your reason for helping Alchemist Yun isn't just lingering sentiment from the last simulation; it is primarily for your own benefit.]

[You are already a Mid-Grade Alchemist, so your next goal is naturally to become a High-Grade Alchemist.]

[However, you have absolutely no confidence in reaching that level.]

[If Alchemist Yun can advance to High-Grade Alchemist first, and then spare no effort in guiding you from that elevated perspective, your chances of breaking through will drastically increase.]

[Trusting a predecessor to pull up a successor is a matter that deeply tests human nature.]

[If Alchemist Yun chooses to ignore you after becoming a High-Grade Alchemist, there is nothing you can do about it.]

[Ye Feng, for instance, was exactly like that—a textbook ungrateful wretch.]

[However, thanks to the first simulation, you have a very clear understanding of Alchemist Yun's character. He is the type who always repays his debts of gratitude.]

[Furthermore, you have an even deeper motive for helping him.]

[Through the simulation, you learned that Alchemist Yun has a teacher surnamed Zhao, a Tier Two Alchemist capable of refining Foundation Establishment Pills.]

[After reaching Qi Refining Ninth Layer Completion, Ye Feng visited Alchemist Yun precisely for this reason. He wanted to use Yun's connections to meet Alchemist Zhao and request him to open his furnace to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill.]

[In the cultivation world, the Foundation Establishment Pill is a strategic-level resource. It increases the success rate for those at Qi Refining Perfection trying to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.]

[Although you are only at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, you are just sixteen years old. In this simulation, there might actually be hope for you to attempt a breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.]

[Therefore, helping Alchemist Yun is also a way to prepare for your future Foundation Establishment breakthrough.]

[A connection with a Tier Two Alchemist capable of refining Foundation Establishment Pills is simply too precious. Let alone Qi Refining cultivators, even Foundation Establishment cultivators would place immense value on it.]

["Brother Yun, let's wrap up our exchange here for today. I'm feeling a little tired."]

[Inside the cave dwelling, you sit facing Alchemist Yun and speak with a smile.]

["Ah? Has it been that long already?" Alchemist Yun glances at the time, his voice tinged with disappointment.]

[Then, he looks at you with burning eyes. "Brother Wang, discussing alchemy with you has been incredibly helpful. I already feel like I've made significant progress."]

[You haven't revealed your real name to the public; instead, you go by the alias Wang Lin.]

[In addition, you have altered your appearance and build to a certain extent. Such secret techniques are quite common in the cultivation world.]

["I've benefited a great deal as well."]

[You reply with a smile.]

[This is the truth. Though your gains are nowhere near as massive as Alchemist Yun's, your understanding of the Dao of Alchemy has still improved slightly.]

["By the way, Brother Yun, I'll be leaving the market for a bit. While I'm away, I'd like to ask you to look after my cave dwelling and my servant."]

[You ask of him.]

[Next, you plan to make a trip back to the Zhou Estate in the Gan Kingdom.]

["No problem, Brother Wang. Go handle your affairs without worry."]

[Alchemist Yun pats his chest in promise.]

[More than half a month later, you arrive safely in the Gan Kingdom and return to the Zhou Estate.]

[Your arrival startles everyone in the Zhou residence.]

[Madam Zhou stares at you with tears in her eyes. "A'Qing, where did you go? You left a single letter and vanished for almost a year..."]

["That's right, Third Brother. You have no idea how much Mother has missed you."]

[Standing off to the side, your eldest brother Zhou Wen and second brother Zhou Wu also chime in.]

[Although the Zhou Family is a wealthy and prestigious clan in the Gan Kingdom, your relationship with your two older brothers is excellent, completely devoid of any petty schemes or infighting.]

[Soon after, your father, Zhou Shizhong, hurries back.]

[As the commander of the Imperial Guard, Zhou Shizhong spends most of his time away from home.]

["A'Qing, where on earth have you been hiding?" Zhou Shizhong asks with a frown upon his return.]

[When you took Dachun and claimed you were going out to travel and gain experience, Zhou Shizhong hadn't been initially worried.]

[But when half a year passed without a single word from you, he started using his connections to track you down.]

[Evidently, the search turned up nothing.]

[You do not answer Zhou Shizhong's question directly.]

[Instead, you look around and order the servants to leave the room.]

[During the nine-plus months of waiting for the simulation to refresh, you constantly pondered how to save the Zhou Family from being purged and exterminated in the next run.]

[By relying on yourself alone? Right now, you are merely a Qi Refining Fifth Layer cultivator. Even if you can afford to be bolder inside the simulation, you still don't believe you can deal with the Fourth Prince directly.]

[Therefore, you decide to reveal the Fourth Prince's impending treason directly to Zhou Shizhong, letting him pass the intelligence onto the Gan Emperor.]

[You want to first observe how the Fourth Prince reacts once the Gan Emperor is prepared, as well as how the ensuing situation unfolds.]

[Of course, treason is a matter of grave importance, especially when it involves a sitting prince. If you were merely the Third Young Master of the Zhou Family, naturally no one would believe such words.]

["There is something I need to announce."]

[You look at Zhou Shizhong, Madam Zhou, as well as Zhou Wen and Zhou Wu, and say with a smile, "I am a cultivator."]

[As soon as your voice falls, you raise your right hand. A fireball half a meter wide condenses in an instant, incinerating a table several meters away into nothingness.]

[Everyone's eyes widen in shock.]

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