I Have a Cultivation Simulator

Tier 4 alchemists, while nowhere near as rare as Tier 4 Divination grandmasters, were still exceedingly hard to find. At the Nascent Soul realm, the cultivation of true lords relied even more heavily on pills.

Befriending a Tier 4 alchemist could, to some extent, influence a cultivator's future path.

True Monarch Beiheng knew that you had already been a Third-Order High-Grade alchemist back in the Core Formation Stage.

However, the gap between a Third-Order High-Grade alchemist and a Tier 4 alchemist was like heaven and earth.

Even after stepping into the Nascent Soul Stage, there was still a long road ahead to become a Tier 4 alchemist.

Whether one could actually reach that point was another matter entirely.

It was much like the transition from the Early Nascent Soul Stage to the Mid Nascent Soul Stage—most true lords would remain trapped at the initial stage until they died of old age.

'The fortune of my Jiuli Valley...'

True Monarch Beiheng collected his thoughts. Although you wouldn't concoct pills for Jiuli Valley for free, simply prioritizing them for pill sales at market price was enough to benefit the sect immensely.

Inside the Tier 4 cave-dwelling, you looked at the six Tier 4 spiritual pills floating in front of you with a smile.

Becoming a Tier 4 alchemist not only vastly increased your earning potential but also lowered your own cultivation costs.

At the very least, you didn't need to buy Tier 4 spiritual pills anymore. You could refine them yourself for the price of the materials.

'Those ancient pill recipes provided by the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce...' you thought. Becoming a Tier 4 alchemist so smoothly this time was largely due to comprehending those texts.

The ancient recipes given to you by the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce detailed the alchemy techniques of high-grade alchemists from the ancient era, benefiting you immensely.

Coupled with the accumulation from several simulations, your alchemy skills had already reached the Rank 3 Limit before you broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage.

That was what had finally allowed you to step into the realm of Tier 4 alchemy.

Refining Tier 4 pills consumed a considerable amount of mental energy.

Having just finished a batch, you planned to rest for a while.

"Daoist Beiheng..."

Stepping out of the cave-dwelling, you saw that True Monarch Beiheng had already been waiting there for some time.

You were well aware of his presence. Although a grand array isolated the interior of the Tier 4 cave-dwelling, reducing the worldly phenomena produced by your refinement to faint ripples, it was still difficult to hide from a true lord.

Of course, you had no intention of hiding it.

You even planned to actively spread the news of your advancement. Only then would more true lords be attracted to seek out your pills, allowing you to earn resources along the way.

"Congratulations on becoming a Tier 4 alchemist, Daoist," True Monarch Beiheng immediately said.

"Hahaha..." You smiled, accepting the praise frankly.

You and True Monarch Beiheng went to the courtyard beside the cave-dwelling and sat down.

After chatting idly for a bit, True Monarch Beiheng probed, "I wonder if Daoist Qingyuan has time recently. I have a Rank 4 body cultivation pill recipe here, and I hope you might refine it for me..."

"As compensation, you may use the Extreme Cold Deep Pool for a month," True Monarch Beiheng added.

The Extreme Cold Deep Pool was a crucial Tier 4 opportunity controlled by Jiuli Valley.

The waters of the pool could significantly temper a body cultivator's flesh, allowing their physique to reach the Rank 3 Limit.

Even for the disciples of Jiuli Valley, soaking in the Extreme Cold Deep Pool for just half a shichen required a massive amount of merit.

As a supreme elder of Jiuli Valley, you had the chance to soak in the Extreme Cold Deep Pool for one day every year.

True Monarch Beiheng offering a month's use of the Extreme Cold Deep Pool was equivalent to thirty years of your accumulated soaking time.

"One month..."

You were quite tempted.

Advancing your realm to Rank 4 Body Cultivation would also be a massive boost to your overall strength.

The two great body cultivation divine abilities, Eruption and Qi and Blood, could greatly enrich your combat methods and increase your margin for error.

"I wonder what kind of Tier 4 spiritual pill it is..." You didn't refuse. Aside from the month-long soak in the Extreme Cold Deep Pool, you also wanted to know exactly what kind of Rank 4 body cultivation pill recipe it was.

Agreeing to True Monarch Beiheng's request would allow you to obtain a Tier 4 pill recipe for free—one you might even use in the future. It was a perfect chance to kill two birds with one stone.

"Please take a look, Daoist..."

True Monarch Beiheng took out a pill recipe.

You examined it carefully.

The recipe was for the Myriad Lightning Pill. Its main ingredient was the core energy demon pill of a lightning-attribute Tier 4 Monster King, supplemented by various Tier 4 secondary materials. Once refined and consumed, it would permanently increase the physical body's resistance to lightning.

You thought of the Nascent Soul condensation spiritual item, Thunder Dissolving Water. It could also increase lightning resistance, but its effects were only temporary.

The source of the Thunder Dissolving Water was the blood of a lightning-attribute Tier 4 Monster King, which couldn't compare to a core energy demon pill.

A Monster King or Beast King often had a massive body spanning hundreds of zhang and containing a vast amount of blood, but it would only ever possess a single core energy demon pill.

"Daoist, are you having this pill refined to endure the body refinement heavenly tribulation?"

you asked, looking at True Monarch Beiheng.

"Correct."

True Monarch Beiheng nodded.

As long as Jiuli Valley produced another body cultivation true lord, he would attempt to undergo his mid-stage body refinement heavenly tribulation.

"I've collected all the main and supplementary materials for the Myriad Lightning Pill. You can start refining whenever you're ready, Daoist," True Monarch Beiheng said.

Among all the materials, the hardest to obtain was the core energy demon pill of the lightning-attribute Tier 4 Monster King.

This meant someone had to kill a Tier 4 Monster King—specifically a lightning-attribute one.

True Monarch Beiheng had traveled to quite a few major domains before finally obtaining it at a private trade fair among true lords.

"There's no rush. I've only just stepped into the realm of Tier 4 alchemy and don't yet have the confidence to refine it. Let's wait a few decades and see..." You didn't agree immediately. The difficulty of refining the Myriad Lightning Pill was considered very high even among Rank 4 Lower Grade pills.

"Alright."

Hearing this, True Monarch Beiheng actually felt relieved.

The more cautious you were, the more seriously you were taking it, which meant the chances of a successful refinement would be higher.

If you had agreed without a second thought and prepared to concoct the pill right then and there, True Monarch Beiheng would have been anxious instead.

"Then about the month's use of the Extreme Cold Deep Pool..." you trailed off, compelled to ask as you looked at True Monarch Beiheng.

"I trust you, Daoist."

True Monarch Beiheng nodded immediately. "You may soak in the Extreme Cold Deep Pool for a month at any time."

The Extreme Cold Deep Pool was of no use for Tier 4 body refinement. Its primary purpose was to help a Third-Tier Body Cultivator reach the Third-Order Perfected Stage as quickly as possible.

With Jiuli Valley secretly pushing it, the news of you becoming a Tier 4 alchemist quickly spread throughout the Wujian Domain.

True Monarch Jiang of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce visited once again, bringing valuable gifts to establish a deeper relationship with you.

At the same time, True Monarch Jiang brought many ancient pill recipes, doing everything he could to meet your needs.

In addition, several other true lords came knocking to request pills.

Prior to this, there had been three Tier 4 alchemists in the Wujian Domain.

You were now the fourth Tier 4 alchemist in the Wujian Domain.

In a dim underground space, a pool of profound, freezing water emanated an aura capable of freezing the soul.

A naked figure was currently soaking in the frigid water.

This naked figure was none other than you.

As you soaked in the depths, wisps of incredibly pure, extreme cold energy seeped into your skin and flesh, continuously stimulating your physical potential and enhancing your body's strength.

Compared to the gentle nourishment provided by the Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Milk, the Extreme Cold Deep Pool's effects on the body were far more extreme.

And it was precisely this extremity that allowed a Third-Order Late Stage body cultivator to reach the Third-Order Perfected Stage in a short period of time.

Ordinary means of nourishing the flesh would find it very difficult to push a physical body close to the Rank 3 Limit in such a short timeframe.

"One month is up..." You slowly opened your eyes, feeling the changes in your physical body.

Compared to your previous one-day sessions, this direct month-long soak had brought your body's strength close to the Third-Order Perfected Stage.

"If I soak for another half a month to a month, I'll be able to reach the Third-Order Perfected Stage..."

you estimated silently.

Your talent for body cultivation was actually less than ideal.

In the fourth simulation, if it weren't for the help of the Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Milk, you probably would have remained stuck at the initial stage of the third tier.

"Rank 4 Body Cultivation..."

Desire surged in your heart, but so did apprehension.

To step into Rank 4 Body Cultivation, you had to face the Tier 4 body refinement heavenly tribulation.

The power of this tribulation vastly exceeded that of the Nascent Soul Heavenly Thunder Tribulation.

However, you possessed the strength of a dharma cultivation true lord. Using your dharma cultivation realm to guard against the body cultivation tribulation could drastically reduce its difficulty.

Of course, this method of protection had its pros and cons. It prevented the physical body from being deeply baptized by the lightning tribulation, meaning your physical strength would end up lower than that of a pure body cultivator at the same level.

But for you, raising your realm first was the absolute priority.

Year 110. You were 127 years old.

You counted on your fingers, your gaze turning toward the Zixiao Domain.

According to the intelligence gathered in the fourth simulation, the Ruins of the Shanhai Lineage would open in a few months.

At that time, the many cultivators who had entered the ruins would emerge.

The chamber of commerce cultivators you had sent in advance would also come out with their harvest.

"The Mid Nascent Soul Stage and late stage portions of the Shanhai Inheritance..." You tried to divine whether the chamber of commerce cultivators had obtained those sections.

But your efforts yielded nothing.

The Mountain and Sea Lineage originated from the ancient era and had once produced a Deity Transformation Heavenly Monarch.

A legacy ruin of this caliber naturally came with karmic shielding and obfuscation. Relying solely on your Third-Order High-Grade Divination skills, it was very difficult to deduce any useful information unless you sacrificed a massive amount of lifespan.

"An omen of moderate misfortune..."

Although you couldn't directly divine information regarding the Mid Nascent Soul Stage and late stage sections of the Shanhai Inheritance, you could directly divine the fortunes your chamber of commerce cultivators would face after exiting the ruins.

The final hexagram showed an omen of moderate misfortune.

While an omen of moderate misfortune wasn't as severe as an omen of great misfortune signaling near-certain death, you were divining the chamber of commerce cultivators as a whole. This meant that after walking out of the ruins, a large portion of the cultivators under your command were going to die.

"Perfect timing. I'll make a trip back."

You made your decision.

You definitely had to return to confirm the subsequent portions of the Shanhai Inheritance.

"During this time, the great domain war between the Taiyuan Region and the Jiuyou Region is at its most intense stage..."

you thought to yourself.

You didn't plan on using the teleportation array for your return to the Zixiao Domain this time.

The distance from the Wujian Domain to the Zixiao Domain spanned tens of millions of li.

For a Core Formation True Person, this distance was practically uncrossable, forcing them to face countless dangers along the way.

The wilderness was crawling with bandit cultivators. A Core Formation True Person might travel smoothly in the areas close to the major domains, but once they journeyed farther out, the probability of encountering danger would skyrocket.

But since you were now a Nascent Soul True Monarch, you could naturally ignore all of that.

The odds of encountering danger while crossing tens of millions of li of wilderness were far lower than the odds of running into a spatial storm while using a teleportation array.

Three months later, having left the Wujian Domain and crossed tens of millions of li, you arrived at the edge of the Zixiao Domain.

Crossing tens of millions of li shouldn't have taken three months, but during your journey, you had passed by the lair of a Tier 4 Beast King.

To avoid unnecessary complications, you had detoured around the Tier 4 Beast King's lair, taking a longer path, which was why it took so much time.

A Nascent Soul True Monarch traveling normally wasn't fleeing for their life; they wouldn't use mana-draining secret escape arts or forbidden techniques to cover hundreds or thousands of li in an instant.

Instead, to maintain their optimal condition, a Nascent Soul True Monarch would balance their travel expenditure with their mana recovery, meaning their speed wasn't overly fast.

"Zixiao Domain..."

With a slight deduction, you determined the location of True Person Blood Sea.

You had delegated the matter of the Ruins of the Shanhai Lineage to True Person Blood Sea.

With so many chamber of commerce cultivators entering the ruins, someone naturally needed to be stationed outside to prepare.

Outside the Shanhai Ruins, at the branch stronghold of the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce.

True Person Blood Sea's brows were tightly furrowed. A few days ago, the exit to the Ruins of the Shanhai Lineage had opened, and chamber of commerce cultivators had been coming out one after another.

Decades ago, when the entrance to the Shanhai Ruins opened, a large number of cultivators from the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce had been able to enter because of you. Apart from them, very few other cultivators had managed to get inside.

However, when the exit to the ruins opened, the local Core Formation-level factions in the Zixiao Domain set their sights on this fat piece of meat. They had already begun pressuring the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce, wanting to carve up the harvest brought out by the chamber's cultivators.

"The Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce is an external faction, after all..." True Person Blood Sea sighed inwardly. This matter was being pushed by a certain elder from Zixiao Palace.

Zixiao Palace was the overlord of the Zixiao Domain, a Nascent Soul-level faction that the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce could not resist.

Currently, the one pulling the strings was just an ordinary elder of Zixiao Palace with the strength of the Early Core Formation Stage. If an elder at the Mid Core Formation Stage or Late Core Formation Stage had stepped forward, the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce likely wouldn't just be giving up a share of the harvest, but handing over everything.

Just thinking about the arrogant and condescending attitude that Core Formation True Person from Zixiao Palace had displayed before him earlier that day made True Person Blood Sea feel incredibly stifled.

But what could he do? When standing under someone else's eaves, one had to bow their head.

Right at that moment, True Person Blood Sea glanced to his side and realized that a figure wearing a cyan robe was standing there. He didn't know when the person had arrived.

"You are..."

True Person Blood Sea turned pale with fright. To appear silently within a few dozen meters of him was something an ordinary Late-Stage Great True Person might not even be able to accomplish.

However, when True Person Blood Sea saw the figure's face clearly, his spirit jolted. He immediately stood up, walked over to you, and said respectfully, "Greetings, President."

It had been decades since you last saw True Person Blood Sea.

"Mm."

You nodded slightly, your expression calm.

After arriving in the Zixiao Domain, you had taken a stroll around the vicinity before coming here.

"President, the current situation is terrible..."

True Person Blood Sea began to report the situation facing the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce. It could be said they were besieged on all sides. If they didn't agree to the demands of the local Zixiao Domain factions, they would likely be completely expelled from the region.

Yet, True Person Blood Sea faintly realized that even if he agreed, things still wouldn't be resolved that easily...

"You don't need to worry about these Core Formation-level factions. As for Zixiao Palace, I will speak with True Monarch Shangxiao personally. Just focus on handling the chamber of commerce cultivators as they come out."

You spoke with a calm tone.

True Person Blood Sea found this hard to comprehend. What did you mean by 'speak with True Monarch Shangxiao personally'? True Monarch Shangxiao, that was... True Person Blood Sea's pupils abruptly shrank, a towering storm surging in his heart.

"President, you... you..." True Person Blood Sea hesitated, stammering over his words.

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