I Have a Cultivation Simulator

Even before the white-haired elder emerged, the middle-aged man knew the spiritual poison antidote formula was effective.

The white-haired elder glanced at the middle-aged man before turning to you. "Congratulations, fellow Daoist. The bounty issued by Taiyuan Palace is yours."

"Since you've verified the formula, hand over the Nascent Soul condensation spiritual item."

You spoke forcefully, showing absolutely no interest in small talk.

The middle-aged man fell silent for a moment before presenting the list of Nascent Soul condensation spiritual items for your selection.

Taiyuan Palace's list featured seven or eight different items.

You ultimately chose the Thunder Dissolving Water.

As the name implied, Thunder Dissolving Water was a support item meant for the Nascent Soul Heavenly Thunder Tribulation.

Your Golden Core was of flawless quality. Coupled with the support of items like the Heavenly Infant Fruit and Nine Heavens Pure Qi, getting through the phase of shattering the core to form the nascent soul wouldn't be a major issue.

Jiang Jixue's grandfather had perished under that very Heavenly Thunder Tribulation.

Even with Venerable Xuan's help and securing a sufficient amount of Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Milk, you would still make ample preparations for the Nascent Soul Heavenly Thunder Tribulation. You weren't going to pin all your hopes on a late Tier-3 physical body.

Soon after.

The middle-aged man brought out the Thunder Dissolving Water and handed it to you.

It was a cyan liquid, looking as if it were water formed from pure lightning.

Consuming it right before facing the Nascent Soul Heavenly Thunder Tribulation would temporarily enhance one's resistance to heavenly thunder.

This resistance didn't rely on an external force; rather, it stemmed from strengthening the body's intrinsic resistance to heavenly thunder.

"Thank you."

You stored away the Thunder Dissolving Water and immediately turned to leave.

The middle-aged vice palace master and the white-haired elder exchanged a glance but said nothing more.

A thousand li away from Taiyuan Palace, the Tier-3 puppet you were controlling stopped and glanced back.

"Everything went smoothly..."

Ten thousand li away, you gave a slight nod.

That middle-aged vice palace master had likely seen through the Tier-3 puppet's true nature.

He knew he was dealing with a puppet, not your true body.

That was why he hadn't asked too many questions, nor had he deliberately made things difficult by withholding the Nascent Soul condensation spiritual item.

For one, doing so would damage Taiyuan Palace's reputation.

Secondly, it would easily offend a potential enemy.

If you could produce the antidote for a Tier-3 spiritual poison, who was to say you couldn't produce an even more unsolvable Tier-3 poison?

Furthermore, just how strong was a cultivator who could casually deploy a Tier-3 puppet? Was there an even stronger faction standing behind them?

All of this was completely unknown, leaving Taiyuan Palace with no choice but to conduct the transaction strictly by the rules.

Right now, Taiyuan Palace had focused all its energy on the Jiuyou Region. Unless they were absolutely certain, they wouldn't risk offending an unknown and mysterious force.

"To be safe, I won't meet up with the puppet just yet..."

With the Thunder Dissolving Water in hand, you naturally felt no rush. You leisurely controlled the Tier-3 puppet to head back to Profound King Island while you made your own return trip.

This move wasn't just to guard against Taiyuan Palace; it was primarily to guard against the Jiuyou Region.

It was entirely foreseeable that the Tier-3 spiritual poison created by the Jiuyou Region's Tier-3 poison master would soon lose its effectiveness.

The Jiuyou Region would probably launch an investigation.

They would find out that during this time, a bamboo-hat-wearing true person at the Mid Golden Core Stage had sought an audience with Taiyuan Palace.

As long as that bamboo-hat-wearing true person had nothing to do with you, you would be fine.

Profound King Island, Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce stronghold cave dwelling.

Looking at the Thunder Dissolving Water in front of you, which faintly rippled with cyan lightning, a smile appeared on your face.

'They say Thunder Dissolving Water comes from a lightning-attribute Beast King...' you thought to yourself.

The lightning attribute was intrinsically exceptional at offensive combat. A lightning-attribute Beast King? Its attacking power would certainly outclass anything at the same tier.

'It's just a pity that the resistance to heavenly thunder after drinking the Thunder Dissolving Water is only temporary...'

You shook your head slightly. If the effect were permanent, you would have consumed it right now.

In the 137th year, you were 153 years old.

After two consecutive years of nourishing your body with Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Milk, you could feel that your physique, which had stagnated for many years, had begun to improve significantly once again.

'As expected of a Tier-4 spiritual item!'

You felt exhilarated. The nourishment the Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Milk provided to your physical body didn't come with any hidden dangers of rushed cultivation.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be considered one of the best methods for a Nascent Soul True Monarch to nourish their physical body.

'At this rate, in about twenty to thirty years, my physical body will reach the peak of the early third tier, and I can break through into the mid third tier...'

You estimated in your mind.

As for the thunder tribulation you needed to face to elevate your body cultivation realm... with your current Late Golden Core Stage magical power, passing the Third-Tier Body Cultivator thunder tribulation would be a breeze.

Of course, unless your life was in danger, you wouldn't use your magical power to protect yourself.

Letting heavenly thunder temper the physical body was originally the path ancient body cultivators had to take. By borrowing the power of the heavenly thunder, one could stimulate the human body's potential and thereby awaken divine abilities and other methods.

Your divine ability, Eruption, had only awakened after you were nearly severely injured under the body cultivation heavenly thunder.

In the 138th year, you were 154 years old.

After your alchemy skills reached the high-grade third tier, your talisman skills also successfully advanced to the high-grade third tier.

Talisman creation had always been your deepest accumulated skill outside of alchemy. Reaching the high-grade third tier was a normal progression.

In the 139th year, you were 155 years old.

As usual, you went to the Jiang Family to taste tea.

The doors of the guest reception hall slowly closed, leaving only you and Jiang Jixue inside.

Over the years, the relationship between you and Jiang Jixue had become almost semi-public.

Originally, you wouldn't have been so blatant about it and would have cared somewhat about the optics.

However, ever since you received Venerable Xuan's tacit support, you knew very well that the outside rumors and gossip—and even the Wan Family—wouldn't be able to affect you in the slightest.

On Profound King Island, Venerable Xuan was the only 'sky.' With Venerable Xuan backing you, as long as you didn't do anything outrageously excessive, you wouldn't face any danger.

Three days later, you walked out of the hall feeling refreshed and invigorated.

Unlike before, this time you were openly holding Jiang Jixue by her soft, slender waist.

"Matriarch... Alchemist Wang..."

Outside the hall, the Jiang Family Patriarch, Jiang Wang, greeted you both with lowered eyes and an obsequious demeanor.

After his successful soul possession, the Jiang Family Patriarch could only adapt to the identity of a Foundation Establishment Stage clansman and work for the family.

For the past few years, Jiang Wang had been required to stand guard near the family's guest reception hall.

By now, the Jiang Family Patriarch, Jiang Wang, had long grown numb to the illicit affair between you and Jiang Jixue.

Over the past few years, every time you came to taste tea, you would spend days in private with his formerly beloved dao companion, Jiang Jixue, inside the guest reception hall.

You would emerge refreshed, while Jiang Jixue would come out with a face full of bashfulness... How could the Jiang Family Patriarch not know what that meant?

The years of torment had left the Jiang Family Patriarch in complete despair. He realized that the companion he had once cherished so deeply he couldn't even bear to touch had already been toyed with by you countless times.

At this moment, the only thought in his mind was to step into the Core Formation Stage.

Fortunately, this goal was already extremely close. Re-cultivating with the experience of a Late Golden Core Stage Great True Person, it took Jiang Wang only a little over a decade to reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage. He planned to attempt the breakthrough to Core Formation during this period.

"Ah, Jiang Wang... cultivate well..."

Still holding Jiang Jixue by her soft waist, you purposely walked right past him. You raised a hand to pat Jiang Wang on the shoulder, offering words of encouragement.

"Thank you... thank you, Alchemist Wang..." Jiang Wang desperately suppressed his emotions. Seeing the dao companion who haunted his dreams being held by you at such close quarters, he still didn't dare show the slightest hint of dissatisfaction.

After leaving the Jiang Family, you glanced slightly back over your shoulder.

Your pat on Jiang Wang's shoulder earlier was naturally not just a simple pat; you had conveniently planted a tracking spell on him.

After all, Jiang Wang used to be a Late-Stage Great True Person. He would easily detect ordinary tracking spells. Thus, you could only plant an extremely faint tracking spell through physical contact.

'It's about time.'

You pondered silently.

You had been secretly observing Jiang Wang these past few years and knew he was about to attempt Core Formation right about now.

Granted, with your current status, even if Jiang Wang returned to the level of a Late Golden Core Stage Great True Person, he wouldn't pose any threat to you.

Still, having an enemy with that kind of strength secretly glaring at you from the shadows made you somewhat uncomfortable.

So, you decided to pull the weed up by its roots and send the Jiang Family Patriarch on his way.

Half a month later, the Jiang Family Patriarch sneaked off Profound King Island.

He was heading to a hidden Tier-3 spiritual vein in the wilderness to return to the Core Formation Stage.

The wilderness was incredibly dangerous, but as a former Golden Core Great True Person, the Jiang Family Patriarch could still temporarily unleash the strength of a False Core True Person despite only being at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Coupled with his unparalleled familiarity with the surrounding area, he was very confident about safely arriving at the hidden Tier-3 spiritual vein he knew of.

Profound King Island also had Tier-3 spiritual vein cave dwellings, but Jiang Wang didn't dare use them.

Just over ten years ago, he was merely at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage. Now, he was at the peak of Foundation Establishment and about to attempt Core Formation?

Not even a heavenly spiritual root cultivated that quickly. The moment he applied for a Jiang Family Tier-3 spiritual vein cave dwelling to break through, the Jiang Family's true persons would immediately sense something was amiss and come to investigate.

In the Jiang Family Patriarch's mind, Jiang Jixue had long since become your woman. If his true identity was exposed, the first person to silence him would likely be his most beloved dao companion.

After all, his identity as the Jiang Family Patriarch was incredibly awkward. If he was still alive, what would that make Jiang Jixue? For the sake of her own reputation, Jiang Jixue wanted him dead more than anyone else.

At the thought that his years of persistence had resulted in this, a deep resentment welled up in the Jiang Family Patriarch's heart.

'Once I successfully return to the Core Formation Stage... Once I return to being a Great True Person...'

The Jiang Family Patriarch's only hope now was to regain his cultivation as a Late Golden Core Stage Great True Person.

Calming himself, the Jiang Family Patriarch suppressed his aura as much as possible and headed toward the hidden Tier-3 spiritual vein he knew about.

Just then—

A dark shadow fell silently from the sky.

Before the Jiang Family Patriarch could even react, his head was pierced straight through, and his remnant soul was completely swallowed by Xiao Hei.

"This weak?"

Several figures walked over from not far away. The one leading was the late Tier-3 puppet, followed by several mid Tier-3 puppets.

The Jiang Family Patriarch was a former Golden Core Great True Person, after all. Even though you had planted a tracking secret art on him, you still took the matter very seriously.

You had planned to have Xiao Hei launch a sneak attack first. If that didn't kill him, you would have the late and mid Tier-3 puppets step in to finish the job.

Now, it seemed you had overestimated him.

But on second thought, this made perfect sense.

Even a Late Golden Core Stage Great True Person wouldn't have much strength left after losing their Golden Core magical power. Not to mention, Xiao Hei's sneak attack had been completely silent; it was impossible to detect beforehand.

"He did have quite a few treasures on him..."

You inspected the Jiang Family Patriarch's storage bag and casually performed Soul Searching on his remnant soul. After confirming there were no hidden dangers left, you controlled Xiao Hei and the Tier-3 puppets to return to Profound King Island.

The wilderness was vast and boundless. A Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator dying out here was all too normal.

As for the commotion Jiang Wang's death would cause in the Jiang Family... he was just a Foundation Establishment clansman. Even if the Jiang Family tried to investigate, they wouldn't invest much effort, and the matter would eventually just fade away unsettled.

After all, the Jiang Family Patriarch had left Profound King Island entirely of his own volition. He hadn't been coerced in any way.

As long as he didn't die on Profound King Island, it would be very difficult for the Jiang Family to dig up anything.

In the 140th year, you were 156 years old.

You received news from the battlefield between the two regions regarding the aftermath of the Jiuyou Region's Tier-3 poison master's Tier-3 spiritual poison being cured.

The Jiuyou Region had launched a series of internal investigations, suspecting that one of their own true persons had handed over the antidote formula for the sake of Taiyuan Palace's bounty of a Nascent Soul condensation spiritual item.

In the 150th year, you were 166 years old.

The war between the two regions was still raging like wildfire. Hiding out on Profound King Island, you mobilized goods from several neighboring great regions to trade with both the Taiyuan Region and the Jiuyou Region, making a massive fortune from the war.

You noted that despite your intervention allowing the Taiyuan Region to obtain the Tier-3 pill toxin antidote over a decade early, the overall situation of the war remained largely unaffected.

In the 160th year, you were 176 years old.

Your physical body reached the peak of the early third tier.

You immediately prepared to face the body cultivation heavenly tribulation.

The location you chose for your tribulation was once again the mortal realm's Nether Mountain.

The mid Tier-3 body cultivation heavenly tribulation was incredibly ferocious and severely injured your physical body.

At the very last moment, you had no choice but to use your magical power to protect yourself, successfully passing the body cultivation heavenly tribulation.

Ultimately, you weren't a body cultivation genius like Dachun.

Even so, you successfully stepped into mid Tier-3 body cultivation. Relying solely on your physical body, you were powerful enough to rival a Mid Golden Core Stage true person.

A few years after your body cultivation entered the mid third tier, Xiao Hei also successfully advanced to the mid third tier.

Over a hundred years had passed since Xiao Hei became a Third-Tier Great Monster. Relying on the Golden Cores of those four Core Formation Stage true persons, Xiao Hei shattered the limits of the early third tier in one fell swoop, becoming a mid Third-Tier Great Monster.

In the 170th year, you were 186 years old.

Your cultivation steadily progressed. That same year, you ended your seclusion and gazed into the distance toward the Taiyuan Region and the Jiuyou Region.

Drawing on your experience from the third simulation, you knew very well that after nearly a century of slaughter, the Great Region War was finally nearing its end.

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