I Have a Cultivation Simulator

Jiuli Valley, Guest Reception Hall.

True Monarch Beiheng sat at the head of the hall.

Below him sat a female True Monarch. She wore a blue-and-white dharma dress, her long hair flowing around a cold, exquisitely beautiful face.

Countless rings seemed to swirl deep within her eyes. She was none other than True Monarch Qianhuan of Wujian Hall.

As you walked into the hall, True Monarch Beiheng immediately spoke. "Fellow Daoist Qianhuan, I cannot make the decision regarding the matter you mentioned. You will need Fellow Daoist Qingyuan's agreement."

You looked at True Monarch Qianhuan, already knowing exactly why this True Monarch of Wujian Hall had come.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyuan possesses extraordinary strength to have actually suppressed a fourth-tier corpse puppet..."

True Monarch Qianhuan sat elegantly, her blue-and-white dharma dress trailing across the floor, and spoke in a gentle tone.

"You overestimate me, Fellow Daoist Qianhuan. I only managed to suppress that fourth-tier corpse puppet by a stroke of luck after using a forbidden secret art..."

"Even if you used a forbidden secret art, that is still part of your strength."

True Monarch Qianhuan smiled before shifting the subject. "However, that fourth-tier corpse puppet was painstakingly refined by True Monarch Yinxiao. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Qingyuan would be willing to return it? Rest assured, he is not asking for it for nothing. True Monarch Yinxiao is willing to pay a price in exchange..."

"An exchange?"

You looked at True Monarch Qianhuan.

It was obvious that True Monarch Yinxiao could not bear to part with the fourth-tier corpse puppet. At the same time, he knew that given his relationship with Jiuli Valley, showing up in person to demand it back was essentially impossible.

That was why he had tried every possible method to persuade Wujian Hall to send one of their True Monarchs as a mediator.

Corpse Raising Mountain boasted a legacy spanning thousands of years, and its successive True Monarchs had always maintained good relations with Wujian Hall. Swallowing his pride and offering a reward to invite a True Monarch from Wujian Hall to act as a mediator was entirely feasible.

"Does Fellow Daoist Qianhuan know that True Monarch Yinxiao had that fourth-tier corpse puppet lie in ambush near the Demon Cave specifically for me?"

You spoke slowly.

"This matter is indeed True Monarch Yinxiao's fault..."

True Monarch Qianhuan nodded. True Monarch Qingtian, the divination grandmaster of Wujian Hall, had long since calculated the course of events using his Divination techniques.

True Monarch Yinxiao had indeed harbored malicious intentions first.

"But please do not be in a hurry to refuse, Fellow Daoist Qingyuan. Hear out the price True Monarch Yinxiao is willing to pay..."

True Monarch Qianhuan said with a smile.

"Mm."

You nodded slightly.

If True Monarch Yinxiao was truly willing to pay a price you couldn't refuse, you didn't mind handing over the fourth-tier corpse puppet.

But the prerequisite was that True Monarch Yinxiao's offer had to be tempting enough.

"A Fourth Tier Yin Corpse Flower..."

True Monarch Qianhuan said slowly.

Before coming here, she had already learned from True Monarch Yinxiao what he was willing to offer.

"Is that all?"

You frowned after hearing her out.

"That fourth-tier corpse puppet has undergone years of refinement by True Monarch Yinxiao. Even if other True Monarchs obtained it, they would not be able to refine and control it... In reality, this corpse puppet holds very little value in the hands of another True Monarch..."

True Monarch Qianhuan deliberated for a moment before responding.

"Then please pass on a message for me, True Monarch Qianhuan. Tell him I will not be returning this fourth-tier corpse puppet."

You said in a calm tone.

True Monarch Yinxiao didn't know your puppet techniques had reached the Third-Order High-Grade. Having mastered the Spirit Attachment Art, you had absolutely no need to refine the corpse puppet's sentience.

You could simply attach your divine sense and control it directly.

"Alright."

True Monarch Qianhuan nodded without another word.

She had only come as a mediator for True Monarch Yinxiao; she couldn't guarantee success.

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Qianhuan..."

As if remembering something, you added, "While guarding the Demon Cave previously, I suppressed a peculiar demon. On its body, I discovered a wisp of soul power that reached the fourth tier in quality..."

You took the initiative to reveal this.

Although you wouldn't take the initiative to engage in direct conflict with the demons of the Demon Abyss Realm, you were still willing to hand over this crucial clue to Wujian Hall so they could investigate.

"Oh?"

True Monarch Qianhuan's expression turned solemn, clearly realizing that this was no simple matter.

"It's this wisp of soul power."

You took out a Sealing Jade Box and handed it to True Monarch Qianhuan.

Handing over just this wisp of soul power wouldn't expose that piece of Fourth Tier High Grade Soul-Nourishing Jade.

There were many methods for storing soul power. Using a soul-path treasure to isolate it from external senses was merely one.

Moreover, that Soul-Nourishing Jade carried karma from the Demon Abyss Realm. Even if that divination grandmaster from Wujian Hall attempted to perform a Divination, it would be extremely difficult to calculate any specific details.

Besides, you had already begun refining that piece of Soul-Nourishing Jade to nurture your Second Nascent Soul. Even if True Monarch Qingtian invested a massive amount of his lifespan into divining it, the effort would be useless.

Once the nurturing of the Second Nascent Soul began, the Soul-Nourishing Jade would lose its original effect of nourishing the divine soul and Nascent Soul.

It had become your exclusive treasure.

Even if outsiders obtained it, it would be of no use to them.

Of course, you didn't think True Monarch Qingtian would be willing to expend a large amount of his lifespan on this anyway.

The deeper one comprehended the art of Divination, the more cautious they became about expending their lifespan to cast divinations.

Perhaps tier 1 and tier 2 diviners thought nothing of investing a few years or even a decade of their lifespan.

But tier 3 divination masters, and especially tier 4 divination grandmasters, were incredibly cautious about sacrificing even a few days of their lifespan, let alone a few years.

"I must return immediately and report this to the Hall Master..." True Monarch Qianhuan realized the severity of the matter and promptly rose to take her leave.

As for the matter True Monarch Yinxiao had entrusted her with, it was already thrown to the back of her mind.

After seeing True Monarch Qianhuan out, you returned to your cave dwelling.

'Dachun has already begun the second stage of the trial.'

You did a quick calculation on your fingers, divining Dachun's actions far away in the Taiyuan Region.

'I wonder if Dachun will be able to pass the second stage of the trial...'

You were quite curious. During the fourth simulation, even by the time you were over three hundred years old, you still hadn't received news of Dachun passing the second stage.

However, in this simulation, you were already a Nascent Soul True Monarch with over seven hundred years of lifespan remaining. You would definitely be able to wait for the final result.

'The second stage of the trial...' According to your deductions, if Dachun passed the second stage of the trial, there was a high probability he would step into the Rank 4 Body Cultivation True Monarch level.

A Rank 4 Body Cultivation True Monarch—especially a pure ancient body cultivator—possessed a terrifying strength that only an ancient dharma cultivation True Monarch of the same level could rival.

In the ancient era, dharma cultivation and body cultivation were the most prosperous legacies, akin to the sun and moon in the sky.

It wasn't until the end of the ancient era, when the Sword Lord emerged out of nowhere, that the sword dao looked down upon the Human Realm, suppressing both the dharma and body cultivation legacies.

'My own second stage of the trial...'

You sighed inwardly, thinking about your progress in cultivating the second layer of the Divine Origin Void Crossing Great Art.

You had possessed this secret art for over two hundred years, yet even now, you had only barely reached the entry level. You had no idea how far away you were from completely mastering it.

'Take it slow. If there is one thing I have plenty of, it is time.'

You steadied your mind and stopped dwelling on it.

Year 205. You were 222 years old.

Inside your fourth-tier cave dwelling, you completely sealed the sentience of the fourth-tier corpse puppet and split off a portion of your divine sense to enter its body.

'Hm?'

Amidst a fleeting haze, the fourth-tier corpse puppet opened its eyes.

'So these are the methods of a corpse puppet?'

You successfully took control of the fourth-tier corpse puppet's physical body and instantly felt the boundless corpse qi contained within.

'It's a bit sluggish...'

Your divine sense continuously manipulated the corpse puppet, trying to adapt to it as much as possible.

After all, you were not the sentience naturally born from the corpse puppet itself, so there was a sense of disconnect when controlling it.

But it wasn't a major issue; you just needed to practice controlling it more.

Your requirements for this fourth-tier corpse puppet were not like True Monarch Yinxiao's, who needed to be of one mind with it.

You only needed it to be capable of unleashing the combat power of someone who had just entered the True Monarch realm.

At crucial moments, the fourth-tier corpse puppet could also serve as a shield to block a fatal strike.

The fourth-tier corpse puppet had immense regenerative abilities. Even if it lost an arm or a leg, it could quickly regrow them.

'True Monarch Yinxiao must have poured a tremendous amount of effort into nurturing this corpse puppet...'

You thought. After your divine sense took over the fourth-tier corpse puppet's body, you discovered that it had been extremely well-maintained.

Year 210. You were 227 years old.

You sat cross-legged and looked inward at your dantian.

Inside your dantian, aside from the Nascent Soul sitting cross-legged in the center, there was a nine-colored lotus rooted beside it, and fifty dharma talismans radiating a terrifying spiritual pressure scattered around the edges.

There was also a piece of Soul-Nourishing Jade surging with dense soul power, slowly revolving around your Nascent Soul.

Wisps of infant power diffused from the Nascent Soul and continuously merged into the Soul-Nourishing Jade.

Deep within the Soul-Nourishing Jade, the embryonic form of a Nascent Soul could faintly be seen gestating.

'According to the current progress, it will take roughly another thirty or forty years to nurture the Second Nascent Soul.'

A smile appeared on your face. The emergence of the Second Nascent Soul would completely make up for your vulnerabilities whenever your main Nascent Soul left your physical body.

With the Second Nascent Soul guarding your physical shell, your main Nascent Soul would gain complete freedom to go wherever it pleased.

'Normally, the Second Nascent Soul can also govern the corpse puppet. That will be much smoother than controlling it directly with my divine sense.'

You thought. The Second Nascent Soul had not consumed a Nine-Star Ancient Soul Fruit. Even with the augmentation of the Divine Origin Void Crossing Great Art, it certainly wouldn't be able to achieve the same feats as your main Nascent Soul.

Therefore, the greatest use of the Second Nascent Soul was to guard a physical body—whether it was your own flesh, or the body of the corpse puppet.

Year 213. You were 230 years old.

You learned some news: the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty in a distant domain was actively recruiting cultivators proficient in puppet techniques.

'Dazhou Region? Dazhou Immortal Dynasty? Puppet techniques...'

You suddenly recalled that during the fourth simulation, you had heard of Taiyuan Palace also recruiting cultivators who were masters of puppet techniques.

Looking at it now, it wasn't Taiyuan Palace doing the recruiting, but rather the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty.

You continued to gather information and learned that the reason the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty was recruiting these puppet-crafting cultivators was to build a World-Crossing Immortal Ark.

'A World-Crossing Immortal Ark?'

Your expression turned odd. As a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, your channels for acquiring information far exceeded those in the fourth simulation, so you naturally knew of the existence of the World-Crossing Immortal Ark.

It was said that this immortal ark was an ultimate treasure conceived in the early ancient era by a Deity Transformation sacred ground to ascend directly to the Upper Realm.

The immortal ark's demand for external resources was practically endless. Even in the early ancient era, they had failed to successfully build it—let alone now.

'Does the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty really have the resources to build it?'

You harbored doubts in your heart.

Three years later. You were 233 years old.

Deep within Jiuli Valley, black tribulation clouds gathered densely, and heavy bolts of lightning continuously crashed down.

You stepped out of your cave dwelling to observe it personally.

The one facing the heavenly tribulation was a Third-Order Perfected Stage body cultivator of Jiuli Valley. At this moment, he was making his final desperate bid to break through to the fourth tier and become a body cultivation True Monarch.

You were not the only one watching; many cultivators of Jiuli Valley, including True Monarch Beiheng, were observing the scene.

Wave after wave of lightning continuously descended.

Compared to the nine bolts of the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation, the Fourth Tier Body Refining heavenly tribulation required a cultivator to endure a full eighteen bolts of heavenly lightning.

Compared to dharma cultivators, body cultivators had powerful physiques, but no matter how strong, it was still a third-tier physical body. Surviving under such a dense barrage of heavenly lightning remained as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

After merely ten bolts of heavenly lightning, the body cultivator undergoing the tribulation could no longer endure it with his body alone and began to employ other methods.

Talismans were drawn from the void one after another, forming layers of barriers that enveloped him.

This body cultivator concurrently practiced the path of talismans, and since the method of drawing void dharma talismans did not rely on external items, it would not increase the difficulty of the tribulation.

The talismans continuously blocked the falling lightning until the fifteenth bolt descended, shattering all the barriers. The tribulation-crossing body cultivator was instantly wiped out beneath the heavenly tribulation, vanishing into smoke and ashes.

The rolling black tribulation clouds dissipated.

True Monarch Beiheng let out a sigh.

The many other cultivators of Jiuli Valley couldn't help but feel a sense of sorrow in their hearts.

'It shouldn't be too much of a problem.'

Having personally observed the entire process, you immediately knew where you stood.

Although this body cultivator hadn't managed to endure until the final bolt of lightning, with your strength, you were confident in surviving even if the eighteenth bolt were tens of times stronger.

Year 218. You were 235 years old.

You began undergoing your Fourth Tier Body Refining heavenly tribulation.

In an instant, black tribulation clouds rolled in, and bolts of lightning crashed down.

It was the same as always: while it was arduous but not yet life-threatening, you resisted head-on with your physical body, guiding the power of the lightning to stimulate the potential of your physique.

It wasn't until the tenth bolt of lightning that you began to struggle to hold on.

However, you didn't use your dharma power; instead, you activated the body cultivation divine ability, Qi and Blood.

In an instant, your physical vitality, which had been mostly depleted, rapidly recovered.

With your vitality back at its peak state, your capacity to endure the lightning naturally increased.

Rumble—

The sixteenth bolt of lightning.

You activated the body cultivation divine ability, Eruption.

The eighteenth bolt of lightning.

In your eyes, it was as if heaven and earth were collapsing entirely.

You sighed inwardly and used your dharma power to resist for the first time.

Having successfully survived the final bolt of lightning, the rolling tribulation clouds quickly dispersed.

With the heavenly tribulation over, you officially stepped into the Rank 4 Body Cultivation realm, securing your place as a True Monarch holding dual legacies in both body and dharma cultivation.

You closed your eyes. Ignoring the injuries on your body, you instead felt the astonishing transformations occurring within you after stepping into the Fourth Tier Body Refining stage.

Deep within your physical shell, an endless power of qi and blood intertwined, forming a complex golden seal script that merged into your flesh and blood.

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