I Have a Cultivation Simulator

[ 'Mountain Sea Art?' ]

[You stared at the sky-blue jade slip floating above the Armored Guardian's palm.]

[Countless complex, mysterious patterns covered the jade slip's surface, faintly forming the image of a vast mountain and an endless ocean.]

[The Armored Guardian looked at you and withdrew his right hand. The sky-blue jade slip slowly floated toward you.]

[You grasped the Mountain Sea Art, which had come into your hands so effortlessly, and for a moment, you didn't know what to say.]

[It gave you the feeling of suddenly turning around, only to find it where the lantern lights are dim.]

[You had gone to great lengths in the outside world, trying everything and even issuing bounties, yet you had failed to find any information about the Mountain Sea Art.]

[To think it was right under your nose all along.]

[Gathering your thoughts, you didn't hesitate. You extended your spiritual sense into the jade slip and carefully browsed its contents.]

[Your heart pounded wildly, especially when you saw the Void Return section following the Deity Transformation section.]

[The Void Return Stage was the realm above the Deity Transformation Stage. It exceeded the limits of the Human Realm; even in the ancient era, no one had ever reached it.]

[Rumor had it that Void Return Stage Venerables only existed in the much vaster Upper Realm.]

[ 'The complete Mountain Sea Art!' ]

[After reading through it, you were overjoyed.]

[The Mountain Sea Art within the jade slip was incredibly detailed. It was no longer just a simple cultivation technique; it could be fully called a complete inheritance. It contained detailed descriptions of every major realm, as well as many secret arts suited for cultivators of the Mountain and Sea Lineage.]

[All of it was recorded within.]

[Even the earlier sections, from Qi Refining to the Early Nascent Soul Stage, were far more detailed than the Shanhai Inheritance you had previously obtained.]

[You composed yourself. To prevent the Armored Guardian from going back on his word, you quickly memorized all the inheritance content within the jade slip.]

[The information recorded in this jade slip was as vast as an ocean. However, you were already a Nascent Soul Stage true lord with a terrifyingly strong divine soul, so memorizing it in a short time was a breeze.]

[Dozens of breaths later, you didn't let out a sigh of relief until you had completely memorized it.]

[Even if the jade slip was taken back now, it wouldn't affect you. The contents already belonged to you and could be used in future simulations.]

[You looked at the Armored Guardian and found him staring back at you, showing no intention of taking back the jade slip.]

[You felt a bit relieved. That jade slip was an extraordinary item itself; keeping it around certainly wouldn't hurt.]

[ "Guardian, why does the Mountain and Sea Lineage's inheritance contain a Void Return section? Didn't they say that no Void Return Stage Venerable was ever born in the ancient era?" ]

[You immediately asked.]

[ "The Mountain and Sea Lineage's inheritance originated from the Upper Realm. It was passed down from the Upper Realm during the early ancient era." ]

[ "The Upper Realm?" ]

[You fell deep in thought.]

[According to the intelligence you had gathered over the years, the Human Realm could communicate with the Upper Realm during the early ancient era, and the ascension passage operated normally.]

[Many Daoist arts and inheritances were passed down during this time.]

[However, at some point in time, the connection between the Human Realm and the Upper Realm was severed.]

[To this day, there had been no news of the Upper Realm reestablishing contact with the Human Realm.]

[Yet, at the end of the ancient era, the Demon Abyss Realm locked onto the Human Realm's coordinates and launched a large-scale invasion.]

[ "I see." ]

[You nodded slightly. This explained why the Mountain Sea Art had a Void Return section.]

[While the Human Realm couldn't produce Void Return Venerables, the Upper Realm certainly could.]

[After pondering for a moment...]

[...you realized something.]

[The Armored Guardian had actually given you the jade slip for free.]

[He had satisfied your request.]

[You stared at the Armored Guardian, your mind racing.]

[Could you exploit that same method of questioning to get free things?]

[At this thought, you continued to probe, "Guardian, I want to ask, do you know where a Fourth-Order Late Stage puppet is?"]

[You asked about the Fourth-Order Late Stage puppet using the same method you used to ask about the subsequent contents of the Mountain Sea Art.]

[At the beginning of this simulation, after the aptitude test ended, you had browsed through the many reward lists and were most interested in the Fourth-Order Late Stage puppet.]

[A Fourth-Order Late Stage puppet could theoretically exert the combat power of a Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator. Although its energy consumption would be terrifying, and under the control of an Early Stage true lord like yourself it would only have brute strength without finesse, making it impossible to challenge a true Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator...]

[...it was still more than enough to bully a Mid Nascent Soul Stage true lord.]

[Not to mention, you could use it to analyze and dismantle, improving your puppet-crafting skills.]

[Even if you didn't need it later, you could turn around and sell it. In short, a Fourth-Order Late Stage puppet was worth even more to you than a Mid-Grade or High-Grade Spirit Treasure.]

[If you could use this opportunity to get a Fourth-Order Late Stage puppet for free, you would make an absolute killing.]

[ "..." ]

[The Armored Guardian looked at you and fell silent.]

[You also fell silent. Wasn't the Armored Guardian quite straightforward when he brought out the jade slip just now?]

[Next, you asked about dozens of treasures in a row, using the exact same method.]

[But the Armored Guardian didn't respond to any of them.]

[This left you filled with doubts.]

[ "Guardian, why did you give me the Mountain Sea Art?" ]

[You asked directly.]

[Faced with this question, the Armored Guardian finally spoke, "The trial-taker met the conditions, so the Mountain Sea Art could be bestowed." ]

[ "Met the conditions?" ]

[You thought to yourself, guessing that 'meeting the conditions' most likely meant that the cultivation technique you originally practiced was the Mountain Sea Art.]

[During the aptitude test, you had allowed the Armored Guardian to inspect your body. It was perfectly normal for him to know the path of your cultivation technique.]

[And seeking the subsequent inheritance of your own cultivation technique might naturally receive a response?]

[ 'Never mind, I've already obtained the complete Mountain Sea Art.' ]

[You stopped probing, turned around, and left the Ghost Realm Trial Field.]

[Although the way you obtained the Mountain Sea Art was beyond your expectations...]

[...the result was good. Not only did you get the complete Nascent Soul section, but you even got your hands on the Deity Transformation section and the Void Return section.]

[For a very long time in the future, or rather, in your upcoming simulations, you probably wouldn't have to worry about your cultivation technique.]

[ 'Next, I just have to wait for True Monarch Beiheng to arrive, and we will join forces to deal with that Blood Roc with the True Spirit Bloodline...' ]

[You thought to yourself.]

[Returning to the Taiyuan Region and Zixiao Domain this time...]

[...you had three purposes.]

[First, to collect the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce's profits from these past years, and to bring Li Yan back to the Wujian Region along the way.]

[Second, to plot for the subsequent inheritance of the Mountain Sea Art.]

[Third, that Blood Roc with the True Spirit Bloodline.]

[Now, the first two were just about completed. Only the Blood Roc still slumbering in the deepest part of the Myriad Beast Mountain Range remained.]

[ 'The sealed Demon Cave in the Wujian Region will be attacked by demonic creatures in the next century or two... Therefore, True Monarch Beiheng needs to stay in Jiuli Valley to confirm how much the seal has loosened from this demonic assault...' ]

[You thought silently in your heart.]

[The so-called Demon Cave was a passage connecting the Human Realm to the Demon Abyss Realm.]

[Of course, these passages were only micro, small, and medium-sized. At most, they only allowed some Rank 3 or near Rank 4 demonic creatures to enter the Human Realm.]

[As for the major realm passages capable of accommodating Rank 5 Demon Lords at the Deity Transformation level, they had long been severed by a single strike from the Sword Lord at the end of the ancient era.]

[At the end of the ancient era, the war between the Human Realm and the Demon Abyss Realm was incredibly tragic. Although the Human Realm eventually won, it was a pyrrhic victory. Besides the major realm passages, many micro, small, and medium-sized passages were left behind.]

[At the tail end of the ancient era, these micro and small passages were successively sealed. Within the boundaries of the Wujian Region, there was a small demonic creature passage, which came to be known as the Demon Cave.]

[Every thousand years or so, the demonic creatures on the other side of the Demon Cave would launch an assault on the passage's seal, causing it to loosen and allowing some demonic creatures to slip in.]

[These demonic creatures only possessed Rank 3 strength, with a few special ones nearing Rank 4 combat power, so they didn't pose too great a threat to the Wujian Region.]

[To the cultivators of the Wujian Region, this was even an opportunity. The corpses of demonic creatures were no less valuable than those of demonic beasts.]

[Three years later, you were one hundred and thirty-five years old.]

[In the Zixiao Domain, you met True Monarch Beiheng, who had concealed his aura.]

[True Monarch Beiheng's departure from the Wujian Region this time was top secret; besides you, no third person knew about it.]

[After all, with both you and True Monarch Beiheng here, Jiuli Valley was left without a true lord holding the fort. It was inevitably vulnerable and easily taken advantage of.]

[If not for the Beast King with a True Spirit Bloodline you mentioned being too great a temptation for True Monarch Beiheng, this body cultivation true lord would not have easily strayed so far from the Wujian Region.]

[ "Fellow Daoist Qingyuan..." ]

[True Monarch Beiheng wore a solemn expression as he quietly followed you to the outskirts of the Myriad Beast Mountain Range.]

[At this point in time, the Taiyuan Region and the Jiuyou Region were fighting fiercely, and both true lords were stationed at the frontline battlefield. They wouldn't disturb your and True Monarch Beiheng's operation.]

[ "Besides that Blood Roc with the True Spirit Bloodline, there is also a Rank 4 Eagle King..." ]

[ "That Blood Roc with the True Spirit Bloodline possesses a killer move that can affect a true lord's Nascent Soul and divine soul..." ]

[You spoke quickly, revealing part of the intelligence you knew about that Blood Roc.]

[As for how you knew this intelligence? At the true lord level, it was completely normal to have some secrets.]

[Knowing a little about the abilities and methods of that True Spirit Bloodline Blood Roc was not some earth-shattering secret, and there were far too many excuses that could explain it away.]

[ "I understand. Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, you only need to be responsible for stalling that Rank 4 Eagle King. Leave that True Spirit Bloodline Beast King to me." ]

[True Monarch Beiheng said in a deep voice.]

[He was a Rank 4 Early Stage Peak body cultivator. If he used a certain forbidden art, he could momentarily burst forth with combat power nearing Rank 4 Mid Stage.]

[If that True Spirit Bloodline Beast King had not yet grown to its peak, True Monarch Beiheng still had some confidence in suppressing and killing it.]

[ "Alright." ]

[You nodded slightly.]

[Your task wasn't light either; that Rank 4 Eagle King's strength was not weak at all.]

[In the deepest part of the Myriad Beast Mountain Range, the Rank 4 Eagle King, as massive as a mountain, was sleeping with its eyes closed.]

[The terrifying aura of the Beast King, even when unconsciously emitted, permeated an area of hundreds of li.]

[Right at this moment...]

[...a small tower suddenly appeared in the sky above the Rank 4 Eagle King.]

[At first, the small tower was only the size of a palm, but in the blink of an eye, it expanded to a hundred zhang. A terrifying suppressive force crashed down toward the Rank 4 Eagle King.]

[ "Screech!" ]

[The Rank 4 Eagle King snapped its eyes open and let out a piercing screech. Spreading its wings, its Beast King aura surged upward, briefly resisting the Linglong Tower.]

[ "Truly worthy of being the overlord of the Myriad Beast Mountain Range." ]

[Your figure appeared not far away; there was no longer any need to hide.]

[ "Suppress!" ]

[Your hands formed incantation seals, and Nascent Soul level magical power surged forth, condensing into a massive seal that seemed capable of overturning the seas and churning the rivers, pressing down toward the Rank 4 Eagle King.]

[It was exactly the secret art, Sea Overturning Seal.]

[After obtaining the complete Mountain Sea Art, you had recultivated this secret art, and its power was now much greater than before.]

[Between the Linglong Tower and the Sea Overturning Seal, even someone as strong as the Rank 4 Eagle King couldn't break free for the time being.]

[At this moment, a surge of blood vitality, vast as an ocean, suddenly erupted from a nearby valley.]

[The Rank 4 Eagle King's heart trembled as it looked into the valley and saw a tiny figure, completely bathed in blood vitality, clashing with the True Spirit Bloodline Blood Roc.]

[Although the Blood Roc's body was massive, as it constantly collided with that tiny figure, it was clearly at a disadvantage.]

[ 'So strong!' ]

[You were also observing the situation in the valley.]

[The strength True Monarch Beiheng displayed at this moment was infinitely close to Rank 4 Mid Stage.]

[ 'Did he use some forbidden secret art, or a body cultivation divine ability?' You guessed inwardly as you watched the Blood Roc steadily retreat.]

[ "Screech!" ]

[At this moment, the Rank 4 Eagle King you had pinned down began to struggle violently, wanting to break free from your suppression and go help the Blood Roc fight True Monarch Beiheng.]

[ "Hmph!" ]

[You struck out across the air, forming a massive hand of magical power. This magical hand was incredibly heavy, as if it could overturn mountains and fill seas, as it slammed toward the Rank 4 Eagle King.]

[It was the secret art, Mountain Overturning Palm.]

[Seeing this, the Rank 4 Eagle King had no choice but to turn back and block your Mountain Overturning Palm.]

[Even with the physical constitution of a Rank 4 Beast King, taking your full-powered Mountain Overturning Palm head-on would result in serious injuries. Not to mention that besides the Mountain Overturning Palm, the Lower-Grade Spirit Treasure Linglong Tower you controlled was ready to crash down and suppress it at any moment.]

[Your gaze remained primarily fixed on True Monarch Beiheng's side.]

[You knew very well that your mission was only to stall the Rank 4 Eagle King. As for killing it? Unless you used your trump card and had your Nascent Soul spirit body leave your physical shell directly, the chances were slim.]

[You only needed to wait for True Monarch Beiheng to finish his battle.]

[There was no need to risk your life fighting the Rank 4 Eagle King.]

[Buzz—]

[Right then, the slaughter in the valley clearly reached its final stage.]

[The entirely blood-red Blood Roc silently opened its beak, and an invisible wave of divine soul fluctuation swept out in all directions.]

[Under this invisible wave of divine soul fluctuation, even True Monarch Beiheng, who had been on guard, momentarily froze.]

[ "Hm?" ]

[You weren't really affected. When that invisible wave of divine soul fluctuation swept near your position, it was easily blocked by your Nascent Soul.]

[Your Nascent Soul spirit body had absorbed the Nine-Star Ancient Soul Fruit, and combined with the first layer of the Divine Origin Void Crossing Great Art, it was extremely stable. Even a divine soul attack from a Mid Stage true lord could be resisted for a while.]

[ 'Trying to run?' ]

[You looked toward the distant valley. While True Monarch Beiheng was momentarily stunned, the Blood Roc spread its wings, planning to flee far away.]

[Whoosh—]

[Your divine soul fluctuations suddenly skyrocketed, approaching the Peak Early Nascent Soul Stage. You then launched a space-distorting divine soul strike toward the Blood Roc.]

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