I Have a Cultivation Simulator

Half a day later, the doors to the Jiang Family's guest reception hall slowly opened.

"Jixue!"

Hiding in the distance, the Jiang Family Patriarch stared at the doors with desperate anticipation.

This past half-day had been absolute torment. As the hours slipped by, the hollow comforts he fed himself, his trust in Jiang Jixue... all of it gradually collapsed.

If his own life weren't on the line, the Jiang Family Patriarch would have stormed over and exploded in rage long ago.

"Half a day! Half a day!"

He was filled with utter despair. In that much time, if something were going to happen, it already had.

The thought that his beloved dao companion—whom even he had never touched—was being toyed with by an outsider alchemist made his heart bleed.

"Hm?"

Jiang Jixue remained seated by herself at the head of the hall.

'Surely... surely nothing happened...'

The Jiang Family Patriarch gradually calmed down as logic regained the upper hand.

If Jiang Jixue had really shared any intimacy with you during that half-day...

...the scene wouldn't look like this.

Never mind nestling in your arms, she would have at least seen you out herself.

'Jixue was probably discussing important matters with Alchemist Wang, which is why she sealed off the hall...'

He composed himself, finding a suitable excuse for the scene before him.

The situation in the Jiang Family was currently unstable. The other two Great True Persons were hungrily eyeing the position of patriarch.

Jiang Jixue certainly had a strategy to deal with them. Those private hours with Alchemist Wang were most likely spent discussing exactly that.

"Jiang Wang, what are you looking at?"

A female voice rang out just then. It was Jiang Rong'er.

As Jiang Jixue's trusted confidante, she had been standing guard outside the hall this entire time.

Only when the doors opened did she glance around and spot Jiang Wang hiding nearby.

"Nothing..."

The Jiang Family Patriarch's eyelids twitched, and he quickly added, "I just saw the matriarch seal the hall earlier..."

He did his best to adapt to his new identity, putting on the act of an ordinary clan member showing concern for the matriarch...

"The matriarch is handling her affairs. Why are you so curious?"

Jiang Rong'er shot him a passing glance but didn't suspect anything.

In truth, he wasn't the only one. During that half-day, she had also been incredibly curious about what her matriarch and Alchemist Wang were doing inside.

'Ah, if only the matriarch really did get together with Alchemist Wang...'

Jiang Rong'er sighed softly to herself.

She knew just how much pressure Jiang Jixue had been under these past few years.

Her grandfather had died. Her husband had died. And the other Great True Persons in the clan were watching her like prey.

If she could just be with Alchemist Wang now and gain his full support, her burdens would lighten immensely...

That was Jiang Rong'er's honest opinion.

'You wretched girl... I treated you so well...' The Jiang Family Patriarch was furious. Even though he knew that, in her eyes, he was already dead, hearing those words still left a bitter taste in his mouth.

Still, to avoid exposing his true identity, no matter how much rage boiled in his heart, he didn't dare show a hint of it. He could only nod along and agree with her.

Jiang Rong'er waved her hand dismissively, and the Patriarch immediately bowed and retreated.

In his current identity, facing a Golden Core True Person of the clan, he naturally didn't dare disobey.

As you walked out of the hall, you naturally noticed the stares and whispers coming from all directions.

You had expected this. To read that Nascent Soul breakthrough insight, you and Jiang Jixue had spent half a day alone together in a sealed hall.

It was bound to draw plenty of attention and gossip.

But you didn't care.

Getting your hands on the insight was all that mattered.

After returning to your cave dwelling, you began pondering the insight you had just read.

This insight was tremendously helpful. At the very least, it clarified exactly what shattering the core to form the nascent soul truly entailed.

The transition from Core Formation to Nascent Soul was a qualitative change in cultivation. Not only would a cultivator's lifespan be vastly extended, but every other aspect would also experience an evolutionary leap.

A conventional breakthrough could never achieve such a massive leap.

A slight increase in dharma power purity? A minor boost in spiritual sense? How could that be called the Nascent Soul Stage?

Thus, to cross from Core Formation to Nascent Soul, one had to achieve no construction without destruction.

Finding new life through complete annihilation.

That was the origin of shattering the core to form the nascent soul.

From Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, dharma power transformed from a gaseous state to a liquid state.

From Foundation Establishment to Core Formation, it went from liquid to solid.

But from Core Formation to Nascent Soul?

It transcended such descriptions entirely. A cultivator's dharma power underwent a metamorphosis into a much higher realm.

'A massive harvest...'

You marveled inwardly.

'It's a pity there's no insight regarding the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation...'

You felt a pang of regret. Jiang Jixue's grandfather had perished under the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation, so naturally, he hadn't had the time to document the entire process of surviving it.

As for insight into the Heart Demon Tribulation...

That was a process only a Nascent Soul True Monarch could articulate.

Only a True Monarch who had successfully survived it could summarize their experience and create such an insight.

In reality, very few True Monarchs were willing to provide insights into the Heart Demon Tribulation.

Every cultivator's Heart Demon Tribulation was a tangible manifestation of their deepest vulnerabilities and fears—the most tightly guarded secrets buried in their hearts.

Even Nascent Soul True Monarchs were reluctant to expose those private scars.

Year 115. You were 131 years old.

With your staunch support, Jiang Jixue stabilized her position as matriarch once more.

Your life returned to peace and quiet.

Year 116. You were 132 years old.

The war between the Taiyuan Region and the Jiuyou Region reached its fiercest stage. Core Formation True Persons began to fall one after another, and the Seven Killings Demon Lord and True Monarch Zixu clashed in combat on several occasions.

'Although True Monarch Zixu is an early-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch, he has immersed himself in this realm for many years. Under normal circumstances, he should be able to slightly suppress the Seven Killings Demon Lord...'

You thought to yourself.

The Nascent Soul Stage was divided into early, mid, and late stages.

The gap between early and mid Nascent Soul was vastly larger than the gap between early and mid Core Formation.

Likewise, breaking through from early to mid Nascent Soul was as difficult as scaling the heavens.

Theoretically, a mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch was entirely capable of unifying multiple surrounding regions to establish an incomparably prosperous super region.

Year 117. You were 133 years old.

You found that your Divination skills had hit an unprecedented bottleneck, making it impossible to advance even an inch.

You realized that unless you spent centuries slowly grinding away at it, or chose to invest a massive amount of your lifespan, your Divination skills would remain stagnant.

'Divining the heavenly secrets... is so difficult...'

Your gaze was calm; there was no anxiety or restlessness in your mind.

For you, time was the one thing you had in abundance. Hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years—what did it matter?

Year 118. You were 134 years old.

You suddenly found yourself missing Dachun.

In your third simulation, Dachun completed the first phase of the Ghost Realm trials when you were just over two hundred years old.

In this simulation, you had sent Dachun into the Ghost Realm more than a decade earlier. You estimated he would finish the first phase of the trials around the time you turned one hundred and ninety.

Year 119. You were 135 years old.

Through numerous inquiries, you gathered a wealth of intelligence and information about the Wujian Region.

The Wujian Region was an unprecedentedly prosperous super region, ruled by a dominant force known as Wujian Hall.

The master of Wujian Hall was a mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch whose prestige radiated across tens of millions of li and multiple regions.

Within the Wujian Region, besides the dominant Wujian Hall, there were four other Nascent Soul-tier factions and numerous Core Formation-tier factions.

The reason it attracted so many factions was that a Tier 4 mid-grade spiritual vein lay at the center of the Wujian Region. The entire region was rich in resources and filled with gentle heaven and earth spiritual qi, making it ideal for cultivators.

The difficulty of obtaining opportunities for Nascent Soul condensation was much lower there than in the Taiyuan or Jiuyou Regions.

'The Wujian Region...'

You pondered inwardly. The Wujian Region was tens of millions of li away from the Taiyuan Region. Even a True Monarch would need a considerable amount of time to cross that distance, let alone a Core Formation True Person.

However, the neighboring Zixiao Domain possessed an inter-regional teleportation array leading directly to the Wujian Region.

Year 120. You were 136 years old.

Li Yan cultivated to the peak of the early Core Formation stage and, with your help, stepped into the Mid Core Formation Stage.

Over seventy years ago, Li Yan had broken through to the Core Formation Stage. With the Primordial Yin Treasure Physique, her cultivation speed was inherently blistering. Even though the core she formed was only a High-Grade Gold Core, seventy or eighty years was more than enough time for her to reach the peak of the early stage.

The time it took her to reach that peak was normal. What was truly rare was that she faced almost no bottlenecks transitioning from the early stage to the mid stage.

Normally, it would not have been this easy for an early-stage Core Formation cultivator with a High-Grade Gold Core to break through to the mid stage.

Only those with a Flawless Gold Core could treat the bottlenecks within the Golden Core Stage as if they were nothing.

'It's the influence of her musical arts...'

You considered the reason. Li Yan's musical arts had reached Tier 3. Empowered by this mastery, her mind and spirit were completely tranquil, invisibly weakening any bottlenecks she encountered...

'Musical arts have this kind of effect?'

You marveled inwardly. It was just a pity that your own aptitude for music was utterly abysmal. Even with a Tier 3 maestro like Li Yan guiding you personally, your musical skills had yet to break into Tier 2.

That night, you and Li Yan enjoyed yourselves to the fullest.

After advancing to the Mid Golden Core Stage, her physical body was bolstered by her deeper cultivation, allowing her to barely withstand your more intense conquest.

Afterward, Li Yan pressed her stunningly beautiful face against your chest.

"Yan'er, could you compile a record of your musical insights? Detail all the processes, stages, and confusions you experienced while comprehending the musical arts, as well as how you resolved them. The more detailed, the better..."

You brought up business.

Naturally, you didn't ask her to prepare these insights for yourself.

If you had any musical questions, you could just ask her directly. Why would you need a written record?

This move was prepared for the Li Yan in your future simulations.

The current Li Yan was a Tier 3 musical maestro.

But the Li Yan in reality hadn't even touched the musical arts yet; she was still just an early-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

If, in the next simulation or the one after that, you could let her access the detailed insights left behind by her future Tier 3 self ahead of time, it would drastically accelerate how fast she reached Tier 3.

This would create a virtuous cycle.

Even if it couldn't compare to you perfectly inheriting everything from every simulation...

It would still vault her far beyond other musical artists.

After all... the record Li Yan was creating wasn't just any ordinary text. It was her own insight.

Leaving one's own insights to oneself? She would be able to absorb them flawlessly.

Just imagine—if you did this in every simulation, what level would Li Yan's musical arts reach after a few rounds?

Tier 3 high-grade? Or Tier 4?

Tier 4 musical arts would even provide beneficial effects to a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

"Master, Yan'er will start on it tomorrow..."

Li Yan mumbled weakly, clinging to your chest.

Even as a True Person at the Mid Golden Core Stage, she had been reduced to continuously begging for mercy beneath your relentless conquest.

"Mm."

You nodded slightly.

Having been implanted with your demonic seed, Li Yan was obedient to your every word and was someone you could trust implicitly.

That was why you planned to transfer her foundation from this simulation into the Li Yan of the next.

Of course, all of this was strictly limited to the simulation. You had no intention of changing a single thing in reality.

Reality was the starting point for all your simulations; naturally, the cleaner and purer it was, the better.

Year 121. You were 137 years old.

You were faintly approaching the peak of the Mid Golden Core Stage.

Year 122. You were 138 years old.

You continued gathering information and intelligence about super regions similar to the Wujian Region.

Year 123. You were 139 years old.

You finally cultivated to the peak of the Mid Golden Core Stage.

Without hesitation, you began making preparations for a breakthrough.

Year 124. You were 140 years old.

Inside the cave dwelling, you sat cross-legged. Deep within your dantian, a perfectly round Golden Core spun slowly, continuously weaving formless core power. The golden patterns on the core's surface were intensely profound and mysterious, like the ultimate truth of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

With every rotation, the core power it emanated grew a fraction purer. Faintly, the round Golden Core was metamorphosing toward a higher level.

Half a month later.

The perfectly round Golden Core in your dantian finally reached its absolute limit. A subtle tremor rippled outward, permeating your flesh and soul.

Your Golden Core shrank slightly in size, and the complex golden patterns on its surface grew even denser.

A spiritual pressure terrifying enough to make a False Core True Person shudder slowly emanated from you, continuing outward until it was blocked by the cave dwelling's array.

"Late Golden Core Stage!"

You opened your eyes, your heart surging with excitement. The perfectly round Flawless Gold Core within you was like the nascent form of an eternal star, brimming with terrifying power.

You immediately began carefully sensing the boost in strength that came with stepping into the Late Golden Core Stage.

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