I Have a Cultivation Simulator

After more than three months, the simulation cooldown was finally complete.

A smile surfaced on Zhou Qing's face.

If he had not moved to this spirit vein cave dwelling and had stayed in the Purple Bamboo Forest, he would have likely needed to wait another two months for the simulation count to refresh.

Two months was neither particularly long nor short.

After all, just a year or two ago in reality, Zhou Qing had been nothing more than the young master of the secular Zhou Family in the Gan Kingdom.

Decades and centuries passed in the blink of an eye during his simulations, but in reality, Zhou Qing was still a seventeen-year-old youth.

No—he should be eighteen now.

At this thought, Zhou Qing glanced at the illusory text at the bottom of his vision.

[Name: Zhou Qing]

[body cultivation: Third-Order Late Stage]

[Age: 18]

[Simulations: 1]

With over three months having passed in reality, Zhou Qing had successfully grown a year older.

Yes, an eighteen-year-old powerful cultivator at the Core Formation Perfection Stage, with the additional physical strength of a Third-Order Late Stage body cultivator.

Even during the ancient era—a time when resources were everywhere and mighty experts roamed the skies—there couldn't have been many stronger than him at this age, right?

Zhou Qing was in an excellent mood.

He then glanced outside the cave dwelling.

Li Yan was controlling a Tier 2 puppet to carve out the mountain rock, wanting to build a manor.

Over the past three months, aside from her daily routine of serving Zhou Qing, she had been renovating this spirit vein cave dwelling.

Zhou Qing actually had few requirements for his living environment; as long as it was safe, it was fine.

After moving into this cave dwelling, however, the spiritual energy of the peak Tier 3 spirit vein nourished her, increasing the awakening speed of her Primordial Yin Treasure Physique by a significant margin.

Barring any accidents, if she remained in this current spirit vein environment, she would awaken her Primordial Yin Treasure Physique in ten years.

Zhou Qing was happy to see this happen. The earlier she awakened her treasure body, the greater her assistance to him would be.

"Let's begin the simulation," he murmured, reeling in his thoughts and looking at the illusory text.

Simulation counts could not stack; naturally, it was best to use them early to start the cooldown.

Converting his simulation count into personal strength as quickly as possible was the only correct approach.

Buzz—

The illusory text at the bottom of his vision began to shift, eventually forming new rows of words.

[Year 1: At eighteen years old, you are already at the Core Formation Perfection Stage and have Third-Order Late Stage body cultivation. Having mastered multiple Third-Order High-Grade skills, your profound knowledge is hailed as a miracle among human Core Formation Stage cultivators.]

[Your heart swells with ambition. In reality, you tread carefully, terrified of triggering unnecessary variables that might alter the future you know.]

[But in the simulation, such worries do not exist. Your next goal for this run is to cross into the Nascent Soul Stage.]

[You call Li Yan in from her busy work outside.]

["Yan'er, starting today, you will begin cultivating,"]

[you say, looking at her.]

[You then bring out the cultivation method she practiced during your fourth simulation, along with her numerous insights from training.]

[Since these insights came from her own hands in that simulation, they are a one-hundred-percent match for the current Li Yan.]

[Of course, you edited the insights she left behind in the previous simulation, erasing any information related to the outside world so that only pure cultivation insights remain.]

[Even if other cultivators got their hands on it, it would not cause any issues; they would merely think it was a normal set of Core Formation Stage insights.]

[But in Li Yan's hands, its utility will be immense. Every point of confusion and difficult problem detailed within is exactly what she will experience.]

[While its help cannot compare to your perfect inheritance, it will still spare her countless detours.]

["A cultivation method? And cultivation insights?"]

[Li Yan nods obediently. Ever since moving here, her Primordial Yin Treasure Physique's awakening has accelerated, instinctively stirring a desire in her to cultivate.]

[However, her original cultivation method was too low-grade, leaving her with the constant feeling that she had strength she could not apply.]

["Also... I believe you have quite a talent for sound arts, Yan'er. You can dedicate some time to studying it later..."]

[Smiling, you bring out an inheritance for sound arts, along with its corresponding insights.]

[At the end of your fourth simulation, her mastery over sound arts reached the Third-Order High-Grade. Even in a specialized sound arts sect like Miaoyin Pavilion, her skills were absolutely second to none.]

[Her talent for sound arts can be easily imagined.]

[In this simulation, with the help of the previous run, she might just have a chance to step into Tier 4 sound arts.]

[A Tier 4 grandmaster of sound... In the thousands of years of Miaoyin Pavilion's history, only one female cultivator ever reached that level. Relying on that art, she became the lover of that generation's Nascent Soul True Monarch in the Zixiao Domain.]

[It was in that female cultivator's hands that Miaoyin Pavilion reached its peak, becoming the number one sect beneath the Nascent Soul-level forces in the Zixiao Domain.]

[You speculate that a Tier 4 sound art might actually have a catalytic effect on a Nascent Soul True Monarch's cultivation.]

[If it were merely for the pleasure of listening to music, the Nascent Soul True Monarch of that generation likely would not have tacitly allowed Miaoyin Pavilion to grow to such heights.]

[Which true monarch who has cultivated to the Nascent Soul Stage is not an old monster who has lived for hundreds or nearly a thousand years? Such figures only care about tangible benefits.]

["Sound arts..."]

[A trace of curiosity flashes in Li Yan's beautiful eyes.]

[Before today, she had never come into contact with any sound arts inheritance.]

[In the simulation, she only came into contact with sound arts after reaching the Core Formation Stage.]

[But right now, she is merely an early-stage Qi Refining cultivator.]

["Master, I'm worried..."]

[she says nervously as she accepts the sound arts inheritance.]

[She worries she will do poorly and disappoint you.]

["Don't worry, Yan'er. Just study it casually. It doesn't matter whether you achieve any results,"]

[you comfort her, not wanting to put too much pressure on her.]

[Having done all this, you take one last look at Li Yan.]

[At the start of the previous simulation, the first thing you did was cast the Demon Planting Art on her to ensure this Primordial Yin Treasure Physique was firmly in your grasp.]

[In this simulation, however, you intend to try a gentler method of control.]

[The limitations of the Demon Planting Art are simply too great in the end.]

[After giving Li Yan instructions on what to look out for next and taking a moment to reinforce the Tier 3 grand array of the spirit vein dojo,]

[you shoot into the sky, flying toward a specific location.]

["Ghost Realm Trial Field, your genius has returned!"]

[Spirits high, you gaze toward Nether Mountain in the secular world of the Taiyuan Region.]

[In the fourth simulation, it took you nearly two hundred years to successfully cultivate the Divine Origin Void Crossing Great Art.]

[Yet the final result was you being eliminated by the Ghost Realm Trial Field, without even the chance to enter the second phase of the trials.]

[This left a bitter resentment in your heart, a frustration also evident in the talent evaluation at the end of the simulation.]

[The 'Legend of a Generation' talent allows you to possess an aptitude that ranks first in the Human Realm in a specific area.]

[Above the clouds, your speed is extremely fast.]

[Your massive spiritual sense blankets every detail within a two-hundred-li radius like a tidal wave.]

["Hm?"]

[You look toward a certain spot ahead.]

[Through the envelope of your spiritual sense, you discover the concealed aura of a Core Formation Stage true person nearly two hundred li away.]

[This Core Formation Stage true person has clearly utilized some sort of aura-concealing secret art, but because your spiritual sense transcends the limits of the Core Formation Stage, you naturally detect his presence.]

[Furthermore, due to the massive disparity in your respective spiritual senses, this true person has not sensed your spiritual sense at all.]

["True Person Heiluo, a Mid Core Formation Stage demonic cultivator from the Jiuyou Region. Because he wantonly slaughtered masses of mortals to practice his demonic arts... he was declared a wanted man by the Jiuyou Cult... and fled to this desolate region..."]

[By observing him through your spiritual sense and performing a divination with your hexagram arts, you uncover his background.]

[In the Jiuyou Region, the slaughter of low-level cultivators and mortal beings is subject to extremely severe restrictions.]

[These strict constraints come from the Jiuyou Cult.]

[Naturally, the Jiuyou Cult doesn't do this out of mercy or compassion, but rather to walk a path of 'sustainable development.']

[If they did not restrict and prohibit such acts, the billions upon billions of living beings in the Jiuyou Region would have been slaughtered to extinction long ago.]

[Most demonic cultivation methods rely on devouring living creatures to nourish the practitioner.]

["Since I've bumped into him, I might as well deal with him in passing."]

[You make your decision.]

[This place is not too far from your cave dwelling.]

[Although you set up a Tier 3 grand array around your cave dwelling—making it difficult for True Person Heiluo to notice even if he passed right by—]

[you naturally are not pleased about having a demonic true person at your doorstep. Eliminating him on the way is simply common sense.]

[Moreover, the net worth of a Mid Core Formation Stage true person can somewhat alleviate your 'poverty' at the start of the simulation.]

[Every time you run a simulation, what you inherit is cultivation, realm, skills, and the like, not wealth.]

[Within a dense forest in the desolate region.]

[True Person Heiluo's skin is swarthy, and his facial features are steeped in an indescribable baleful aura.]

["Those bastards from the Jiuyou Cult slaughter living beings themselves without a single issue, yet the moment I do it, I break all sorts of rules? Sentenced to serve at Nine Nethers Mountain for a hundred years?!"]

[True Person Heiluo's gaze is dark. He merely set up a massive array in a secular dynasty and refined the several billion mortals within it to consume. How did that reduce him to a wanted fugitive?]

[They were just mortals! Weren't they meant to be devoured by true persons as they pleased?]

["One day, when my demonic arts reach grand completion, I will absolutely connect to the Demon Abyss Realm!"]

[True Person Heiluo vows to himself.]

[Most of the demonic inheritances in the present era are tied to the Demon Abyss Realm's invasion at the end of the ancient era.]

[At the time, an almighty Heavenly Monarch planned to 'fight demons with demons.' Based on the monsters of the Demon Abyss Realm, he created a series of demonic cultivation methods that human cultivators could practice.]

[This was the origin of later generations' demonic cultivators.]

[Unfortunately, this path was proven wrong.]

[Any human demonic cultivator facing high-realm monsters from the Demon Abyss Realm would find themselves suppressed.]

[Furthermore, the existence of demonic arts gave some cultivators in the Human Realm the naive illusion that as long as they practiced these methods, they could join the Demon Abyss Realm.]

[Just as True Person Heiluo is lost in his fantasies,]

[a spiritual sense attack descends without a sound.]

[Without the slightest suspense, True Person Heiluo's consciousness plunges into darkness.]

["A Nascent Soul... True Monarch..."]

[Right before he plunges into darkness, an inconceivable thought flashes through True Person Heiluo's mind.]

[He is a mid-stage true person! Even against a Late-Stage Great True Person, he could not be this fragile. Only a lofty Nascent Soul True Monarch could swat him like a mere ant!]

[In truth... True Person Heiluo's thought is not wrong.]

[With the quality of your current quasi-true monarch magical power, coupled with the boost from your Natural Enemy of Demonic Cultivators talent,]

[the difference between you and a genuine true monarch is negligible to a demonic true person. Either way, they are unable to resist.]

["Oh? You wanted to reach grand completion in your demonic arts and connect to the Demon Abyss Realm?"]

[You do not kill True Person Heiluo immediately. Instead, you casually perform a Soul Searching spell on him,]

[uncovering the thoughts of this demonic true person.]

["Laughable..."]

[Zhou Qing shakes his head slightly. To cultivate to the point where one could guide the Demon Abyss Realm here, one would need to reach at least the Deity Transformation Stage in their demonic arts.]

[A Deity Transformation Stage demonic cultivator? In the near-ancient era, Deity Transformation Heavenly Monarchs were already legends, let alone a demonic cultivator at that stage.]

[And even if someone truly cultivated to the Deity Transformation Stage, whether they would actually be willing to guide the Demon Abyss Realm here is highly debatable.]

[You briefly take inventory of True Person Heiluo's loot and feel slightly satisfied.]

[You have no intention of enslaving or controlling this demonic true person.]

[First, it is far too troublesome. Wanting to mentally enslave a Mid Core Formation Stage true person? The difficulty is very high.]

[Second, it presents a massive hidden danger.]

[The neighboring large regions generally harbor no goodwill toward demonic cultivators. Enslaving a demonic true person would easily get you lumped into the ranks of demonic cultivators.]

[Furthermore, since True Person Heiluo is already on the Jiuyou Region's wanted list, enslaving him would cause you to be wanted by the Jiuyou Region as well.]

[Conversely, a true person with such a complicated background brings too much trouble. It is best to just kill him directly.]

["When I return from Nether Mountain, I'll do a clean sweep of the surrounding area,"]

[you think to yourself.]

["A demonic Golden Core... a storage ring... three mid-grade magic treasures..."]

[Your primary motivation was accumulating wealth; the beginning of a simulation is when you are at your poorest.]

[Killing True Person Heiluo was just a matter of convenience on your way to Nether Mountain.]

[It did not delay you at all.]

[It was just like coming across an ant on the road and casually stepping on it.]

[A few days later, you finally arrive at Nether Mountain.]

[Because you have the experience from your fourth simulation, you do not bother driving low-level cultivators in first to explore the Ghost Realm Trial Field this time.]

[Buzz—]

[You walk right into Nether Mountain with practiced ease. Activating the secret art, your vision spins in an instant.]

[By the time you recover, you are already inside the Ghost Realm Trial Field.]

[You are still in the vast expanse, with ancient architecture faintly visible in the distance.]

[Further off, there is the same white jade platform, its edge bordered by tiers of steps.]

[You carefully observe your surroundings.]

[The previous two times you entered, you were either in your twilight years or merely possessed a Foundation Establishment cultivation base.]

[Now that you are a Great True Person at the Core Formation Perfection Stage, you can naturally perceive far more detail.]

["My spiritual sense is still suppressed, but it can still cover a radius of a thousand meters,"]

[you think to yourself. The second time you came here, you were at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and your spiritual sense was suppressed to a mere dozen meters around you.]

["Also..."]

[You observe carefully. "This trial ground is completely different from a normal secret realm. It is not independent of the outside world's grand heaven and earth. Rather, it is a section of the grand heaven and earth that has been severed and sealed... fundamentally, the Ghost Realm Trial Field still belongs to the grand heaven and earth..."]

[You are utterly astonished. This method is far more profound than forging an independent secret realm.]

[Normal secret realms are independent of the outside grand heaven and earth. They gradually degrade over time and can be tracked, locked onto, and refined.]

[But the Ghost Realm Trial Field? Since it inherently belongs to the outside grand heaven and earth, it shares the lifespan of the Human Realm, capable of existing almost eternally.]

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