I Have a Cultivation Simulator

[ "True Monarch Qingyuan... has advanced to the Mid Nascent Soul Stage..." ]

[ True Monarch Qianhuan came to the exact same realization. ]

[ Across the entire Wujian Region, there were only so many dharma cultivation True Monarchs. ]

[ Among the dharma cultivation True Monarchs in Jiuli Valley, who else could it be but True Monarch Qingyuan? ]

[ True Monarch Qianhuan fell silent, a storm of emotions rising in her heart. ]

[ Over a hundred years ago, she had already cultivated to the Peak Early Nascent Soul Stage. ]

[ Backed by Wujian Hall, she had been groomed as their next mid-stage True Monarch. ]

[ Even so, she had attempted to break through to the Mid Nascent Soul Stage twice, and both times had ended in failure. ]

[ The bottleneck between the early and mid stages of the Nascent Soul realm was vastly more difficult than the one between the early and mid stages of Core Formation. Countless stunningly talented True Monarchs had been stopped dead in their tracks at this very threshold. ]

[ Yet now, you had stepped into the Mid Nascent Soul Stage just like that. ]

[ If you were the kind of early-stage True Monarch who had spent centuries accumulating power, True Monarch Qianhuan could have accepted it. ]

[ But you had only broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage two hundred years ago. Every True Monarch in the Wujian Region had witnessed it. ]

[ In a mere two centuries, you had not only reached the Peak Early Nascent Soul Stage, but had crossed the bottleneck into the mid stage. ]

[ How could True Monarch Qianhuan possibly remain calm? ]

[ True Monarch Qianhuan steadied her mind and looked at True Monarch Yinxiao, who was standing beside her in equal silence. ]

[ "Fellow Daoist Yinxiao, what we discussed earlier... I'm afraid..." ]

[ True Monarch Qianhuan sighed inwardly as she finally spoke up. ]

[ If you were still an early-stage True Monarch, even as a Tier 4 alchemy grandmaster, it wasn't completely impossible for Wujian Hall to make you hand over that Tier 4 corpse puppet. ]

[ It was simply a matter of how high a price they would have to pay. ]

[ True Monarchs usually prioritized their interests. As long as True Monarch Yinxiao lowered his head and apologized, and Wujian Hall mediated the dispute by offering ample compensation... ]

[ ...even if you were reluctant, you would most likely have agreed under the pressure of Wujian Hall. ]

[ But now? ]

[ Pressure a mid-stage True Monarch? ]

[ True Monarch Qianhuan wasn't stupid. The Wujian Hall Master was only at the Mid Nascent Soul Stage himself. ]

[ A mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, should they wish it, was entirely capable of carving out a super-domain like the Wujian Region and inviting numerous Nascent Soul-tier factions to settle there. ]

[ "I understand..." ]

[ True Monarch Yinxiao clenched his hands. Extreme unwillingness boiled in his heart, but in the end, he lowered his head and held it in. ]

[ To see a Tier 4 corpse puppet—one so closely bound to him—fall into the hands of another male True Monarch, and to know that despite exhausting all his efforts, there was absolutely nothing he could do about it... it made True Monarch Yinxiao feel utterly incompetent. ]

[ "If only..." ]

[ True Monarch Yinxiao suddenly thought: if he hadn't attacked you back when you were in the Core Formation Stage, and if he hadn't caused trouble at your Nascent Soul ceremony... ]

[ ...would the outcome today be different? ]

[ It was just that there were no "ifs." ]

[ True Monarch Yinxiao could never have imagined in his wildest dreams that the Core Formation Stage ant he could have crushed at any moment back then would grow into a towering behemoth he was now forced to look up to. ]

[ True Monarch Yinxiao knew very well that the chances of him reaching the Mid Nascent Soul Stage were practically zero. He hadn't even cultivated to the Peak Early Nascent Soul Stage. ]

[ "Also, fellow Daoist Yinxiao, please try to behave yourself from now on..." ]

[ True Monarch Qianhuan phrased it as tactfully as possible. ]

[ Now that you were a mid-stage True Monarch, if you were dead set on attacking True Monarch Yinxiao, even Wujian Hall would be hard-pressed to stop you. ]

[ They couldn't exactly expect the Wujian Hall Master to come over personally to protect True Monarch Yinxiao around the clock, could they? ]

[ True Monarch Yinxiao's gaze was dark and cold. Without a word, he turned and left, returning to Yanghu Mountain. ]

[ True Monarch Qianhuan didn't pay any attention to True Monarch Yinxiao. Instead, she looked toward Jiuli Valley in the distance. ]

[ Your breakthrough into the Mid Nascent Soul Stage brought a massive surge in strength. For the Wujian Region, which was currently facing the invasion of the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty, this was undoubtedly far more of a blessing than a curse. ]

[ Inside Jiuli Valley, True Monarch Beiheng naturally sensed your breakthrough as well. ]

[ "Mid Nascent Soul Stage..." ]

[ "In just two short centuries..." ]

[ True Monarch Beiheng was overwhelmed with emotion. Two hundred years ago, you had still been at the Core Formation Stage, while he was already a body cultivation True Monarch at the Peak Early Nascent Soul Stage. ]

[ Now, two centuries later, you had already crossed into the Mid Nascent Soul Stage, yet True Monarch Beiheng remained stagnant as a Peak Early Nascent Soul Stage body cultivation True Monarch. ]

[ Beyond the fact that Jiuli Valley had yet to produce another body cultivation True Monarch, the main reason for this was simply that True Monarch Beiheng lacked the confidence to break through. ]

[ "How incredibly fortunate my Jiuli Valley is..." ]

[ True Monarch Beiheng thought silently. Ever since you joined Jiuli Valley, its status had soared significantly, not just within the Wujian Region, but across the surrounding domains. ]

[ Even though the initially agreed-upon hundred years of protection had long since expired, you had not left, continuing to watch over Jiuli Valley. ]

[ And now, you had stepped into the Mid Nascent Soul Stage. ]

Outside the simulation, Zhou Qing was in an excellent mood.

"Three hundred years old, Mid Nascent Soul Stage!"

Advancing to the Mid Nascent Soul Stage this smoothly had slightly exceeded Zhou Qing's expectations.

Although Zhou Qing had been highly confident in his ability to break through to the Mid Nascent Soul Stage, he had assumed he would fail once or twice first. After all, good things encounter many trials.

"Mid Nascent Soul Stage at three hundred years old. There is a massive hope of reaching the Late Nascent Soul Stage in this simulation,"

Zhou Qing thought to himself.

In the Human Realm of the near-ancient era, Deity Transformation Heavenly Monarchs could not act freely. Doing so would invoke a backlash from heaven and earth, damaging their origin and lifespan.

Therefore, Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators could already be considered the absolute peak of the Human Realm.

There might be differences in strength among Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators, but experts of that caliber could indisputably look down upon the entire Human Realm.

Even in the Central Continent, prosperous since ancient times, a Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator could roam completely unchallenged.

[ Inside your Tier 4 cave dwelling, you felt the majestic torrents of dharma power rushing through your body. In the center of your dantian, your primary Nascent Soul had similarly undergone a metamorphosis, becoming increasingly translucent and radiating a spiritual pressure that would terrify even an early-stage True Monarch. ]

[ "The quality and quantity of my dharma power have doubled compared to before the breakthrough." ]

[ You carefully evaluated it. Right now, a casual strike from you could injure a standard early-stage True Monarch. ]

[ If you struck with your full power and the early-stage True Monarch had not prepared defensive trump cards, they would most likely suffer severe physical trauma, forcing their Nascent Soul spirit to flee. ]

[ Only body cultivation True Monarchs like True Monarch Beiheng might stand a chance of resisting your full-powered blow without dying. ]

[ But that was all. If they didn't die from the first strike, you still had a second and a third. If they didn't run, they would still die. ]

[ "My divine sense coverage has also expanded to a radius of two thousand five hundred li..." ]

[ You slightly extended your divine sense, a smile floating onto your face. ]

[ The divine sense threshold for a mid-stage True Monarch was a radius of two thousand li. ]

[ You, however, had reached a radius of two thousand five hundred li. ]

[ Although it was an increase of just five hundred li in diameter, the actual volume and true coverage area had multiplied several times over. ]

[ "With my methods, thoroughly killing an early-stage True Monarch will be much easier than it is for other mid-stage True Monarchs." ]

[ You pondered inwardly. ]

[ Mid-stage True Monarchs could completely crush early-stage True Monarchs, but actually killing them was very difficult; it was too easy for the early-stage True Monarch's Nascent Soul spirit to escape. ]

[ Faced with an early-stage True Monarch's Nascent Soul spirit, mid-stage True Monarchs truly had few options. ]

[ They couldn't exactly have their own Nascent Soul spirit leave the body to give chase, could they? Putting aside whether they could actually catch the target, a True Monarch's Nascent Soul spirit in the near-ancient era was incredibly fragile. ]

[ Unless there was an irreconcilable blood feud, very few mid-stage True Monarchs were willing to use their Nascent Soul spirit to chase down an enemy; there were simply too many unpredictable variables. ]

[ But you were different. You walked the path of top-tier ancient dharma cultivation True Monarchs. Your greatest strength was precisely your Nascent Soul spirit. Combined with your Second Nascent Soul guarding your physical body, you could act with absolute impunity. ]

[ Simply put, if you wanted to kill an early-stage True Monarch, that early-stage True Monarch's death was basically guaranteed. ]

[ "With the enhancement to my divine sense, the number of Tier 4 puppets I can control has also undergone a qualitative change. I should be able to control six Tier 4 puppets simultaneously now." ]

[ You calculated silently. ]

[ Six Tier 4 puppets, even if they were only early-stage ones, would be no weaker than a normal mid-stage True Monarch when working together. ]

[ "A massive leap in power..." ]

[ You sighed in quiet marvel. ]

[ Upon crossing into the Mid Nascent Soul Stage, every aspect of your strength had received a sufficiently large enhancement. ]

[ "What a pity that my Divination skills still haven't stepped into the fourth tier..." ]

[ You shook your head slightly. Even now, having crossed into the Mid Nascent Soul Stage, you still hadn't detected any opportunity for a breakthrough in your Divination techniques. ]

[ A month later, having stabilized your Mid Nascent Soul Stage realm, you stepped out of the cave dwelling. ]

[ "Fellow Daoist Qingyuan." ]

[ True Monarch Beiheng had already been waiting for a long time. ]

[ Aside from True Monarch Beiheng, the numerous body cultivators of Jiuli Valley were also standing respectfully at the foot of the mountain. ]

[ "Congratulations to True Monarch Qingyuan for advancing your dharma power and reaching a higher level of cultivation!" ]

[ The numerous Jiuli Valley body cultivators offered their congratulations. A mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch had never been born here since the founding of Jiuli Valley. ]

[ "En." ]

[ You swept your gaze over the foot of the mountain, your expression calm. ]

[ "True Monarch Qianhuan?" ]

[ You saw True Monarch Qianhuan standing beside True Monarch Beiheng, clad in a white and blue dharma dress. ]

[ "Congratulations, fellow Daoist Qingyuan, on advancing to the Mid Nascent Soul Stage." ]

[ True Monarch Qianhuan immediately offered her congratulations. A month ago, she had originally intended to bring True Monarch Yinxiao over to ask for that Tier 4 corpse puppet back. ]

[ However, the moment you stepped into the Mid Nascent Soul Stage, True Monarch Qianhuan unhesitatingly abandoned any thought of helping True Monarch Yinxiao. Instead, she chose to stay behind, intending to offer her congratulations the moment you emerged from seclusion. ]

[ This was to express Wujian Hall's attitude. ]

[ "This is a congratulatory gift prepared by Wujian Hall. I hope fellow Daoist Qingyuan will accept it." ]

[ True Monarch Qianhuan extended her right hand, and an exquisite jade box surfaced above her palm. ]

[ Over half a month ago, the cultivators of Wujian Hall had personally delivered this very gift into True Monarch Qianhuan's hands. ]

[ For this congratulatory gift, Wujian Hall had paid no small price. ]

[ "Oh?" ]

[ You accepted the jade box. Sweeping it with your divine sense, you couldn't help but be moved. ]

[ Inside the jade box swirled a massive amount of pure spirit vein origin energy, its quality approaching Fourth Tier High Grade. ]

[ Spirit vein origin energy was the core of a spirit vein. It could be used to forge a mobile cave dwelling or to cultivate another spirit vein. ]

[ According to the quality and volume of the spirit vein origin energy in the jade box, if you could inject it into the Rank 4 Lower Grade spirit vein connected to your cave dwelling, there was every hope that it would transform the spirit vein's grade to Rank 4 Middle Grade in a short time. ]

[ "Wujian Hall has been thoughtful," you said, looking at True Monarch Qianhuan. ]

[ You had initially been worrying about where you were going to cultivate next. ]

[ To guarantee their cultivation speed, a mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch ideally needed to cultivate in an environment with a Rank 4 Middle Grade spirit vein. ]

[ But your spirit vein cave dwelling in Jiuli Valley was only at the Rank 4 Lower Grade. ]

[ A spirit vein of this grade would slightly reduce your cultivation speed during the Mid Nascent Soul Stage. ]

[ You simply hadn't expected Wujian Hall to solve this problem for you before you'd even spent much time pondering it. ]

[ "Fellow Daoist Qingyuan is a True Monarch of our Wujian Region. It is only right that we arrange a suitable cultivation cave dwelling for you," ]

[ True Monarch Qianhuan immediately said. ]

[ In fact, Wujian Hall had deeper motives for sending this congratulatory gift. ]

[ That was to keep you in the Wujian Region as much as possible. ]

[ If you didn't have a suitable cultivation cave dwelling, who knew if you wouldn't leave for another domain? ]

[ Your hundred-year protection agreement with Jiuli Valley had long since passed. ]

[ Theoretically, you could leave Jiuli Valley and the Wujian Region at any time now. ]

[ And while keeping you in the Wujian Region didn't mean you would take orders from Wujian Hall... ]

[ ...it would at least mean that, on the surface, the Wujian Region was watched over by two mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarchs. ]

[ To the numerous cultivators within the Wujian Region, this would also be a boost to morale. ]

[ Times of war were unlike times of peace; morale and confidence were extremely important. ]

[ Having two mid-stage True Monarchs watching over them would help soothe the domain's numerous factions and cultivators when the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty's expeditionary army arrived. ]

[ You gave True Monarch Qianhuan a faint smile, naturally clear on Wujian Hall's intentions behind gifting you this spirit vein origin energy. ]

[ Nevertheless, this arrangement was ultimately beneficial to you; finding a cave dwelling with a Rank 4 Middle Grade spirit vein in another domain would not be easy. ]

[ You had stayed in the Wujian Region for two hundred years and built a large network of connections here. You couldn't be bothered to leave. ]

[ "I'm still reaping the benefits of the war..." you thought. If it weren't for the threat of the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty, there was no way Wujian Hall would sever a portion of its own spirit vein origin energy to upgrade your cultivation cave dwelling. ]

[ In times of peace, if a mid-stage True Monarch emerged in their domain, Wujian Hall would certainly want that mid-stage True Monarch to leave. ]

[ After all, a mid-stage True Monarch had the power to shake Wujian Hall's rule, something they naturally did not wish to see. ]

[ It was only because of the war, and Wujian Hall's need for the prestige of a mid-stage True Monarch, that they were willing to pay such a price for you. ]

[ The spirit vein origin energy in the jade box was of top-tier quality and volume. Having lost these, Wujian Hall would likely need to nurture their own spirit vein for centuries to recover. ]

[ You, True Monarch Beiheng, and True Monarch Qianhuan proceeded to the main sect hall. ]

[ True Monarch Qianhuan spoke again: "Now that the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty's cultivator army is bearing down on the border, I wonder what conditions would persuade fellow Daoist Qingyuan to head to the battlefield and resist the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty?" ]

[ True Monarch Qianhuan had already brought up this request twenty years ago. ]

[ But you had rejected it, citing your need to prioritize cultivation. ]

[ Now that you had crossed into the Mid Nascent Soul Stage and could influence the outcome of the main battlefield, True Monarch Qianhuan had naturally received orders from Wujian Hall to try and win you over again. ]

[ You looked at True Monarch Qianhuan, sinking into thought. ]

[ Unlike the invitation twenty years ago, you were merely an early-stage True Monarch back then. Even if you had been willing to join the battlefield, Wujian Hall likely wouldn't have paid much of a price. ]

[ But now, as you were already a mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch, Wujian Hall would surely have to reassess your value. ]

[ There were many treasures in Wujian Hall that you deeply desired, such as the essence blood of that Rank 4 Mid Stage beast king, or perhaps a high-level inheritance regarding the Dao of Divination. ]

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