I Have a Cultivation Simulator

'True Monarch Chongtian...'

You began to divine the possibility of obtaining the spirit essence monster cores of four True Spirit Bloodline beast kings from True Monarch Chongtian.

'The hope of obtaining them through normal trade... is very low...'

Bolstered by your Tier 4 Divination skills, you could still obtain some vague hexagrams regarding Nascent Soul-level intelligence—even when it involved a Mid Stage True Monarch—as long as you weren't divining out of thin air.

Knowing that True Monarch Chongtian held the spirit essence monster cores of four True Spirit Bloodline beast kings served as an information medium. Divining from this foundation meant it wasn't out of thin air.

Only someone like True Monarch Qingtian of Wujian Hall, who divined your many unrevealed, absolute secrets without a single clue, would suffer a massive heavenly backlash.

'That makes sense. It's the Five Saints Ultimate Transformation Pill, after all. Since he has already collected four main ingredients, how could he trade them away easily?'

You thought to yourself. True Monarch Chongtian must have paid an enormous price to obtain the monster cores of four True Spirit Bloodline beast kings.

In all likelihood, he relied on the power of the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty.

You thought silently.

You felt no psychological burden about killing True Monarch Chongtian.

True Monarch Chongtian and the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty behind him were invaders. Slaying him amounted to self-defense.

However, he was a Mid Stage True Monarch at the peak of the Mid Nascent Soul Stage. Killing him would be easier said than done.

You continued to pinch your fingers in calculation.

Your Tier 4 Divination skill connected with the fates of all living beings. Your eyes grew profound, as if witnessing the omnipresent laws of heavenly secrets. The destinies of countless lives between heaven and earth intertwined, and among them, the fates of Nascent Soul True Monarchs stood transcendent, incredibly difficult to see and grasp.

'A Mid Stage True Monarch's own status, coupled with the influence of the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty...'

You calculated for a while but saw no hope of killing True Monarch Chongtian for the time being.

'Forget it, I still have to make a trip to the front lines,' you pondered. Being on the frontline battlefield and coming into close contact with war intelligence and information about True Monarch Chongtian would significantly improve your Divination.

The more you interacted with True Monarch Chongtian and the better you understood him, the greater your certainty of divining a method to kill him.

Furthermore, heading to the front lines also fulfilled your cooperative agreement with Wujian Hall.

The list of treasure resources provided by Wujian Hall contained quite a few items you found highly tempting.

And these resources required earning merit on the battlefield to exchange for them.

'Yan'er...'

You looked at Li Yan sitting beside you.

Decades had passed. By now, Li Yan had long since cultivated to the Core Formation Perfection Stage.

However, breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm meant that failure would likely result in death. Naturally, you wanted Li Yan to prepare further.

Looking at Li Yan, you began to cast a hexagram to calculate her prospects.

You could not divine the specific success or failure of Li Yan's attempt to reach the Nascent Soul Stage. Because it involved heavenly tribulation, the heavenly secrets were obscured.

However, you could divine her current shortcomings.

Having a Tier 4 Divination grandmaster personally check for gaps in one's foundation was a privilege the True Monarch seeds of most Nascent Soul-level factions didn't possess.

'In terms of her physical body, she still needs more tempering...'

Due to her Tier 4 music skills, Li Yan's state of mind was slightly higher than that of a Great True Person at the Core Formation Perfection Stage.

Her hope of overcoming the Heart Demon Tribulation was higher than that of ordinary Nascent Soul seeds with a Flawless Gold Core.

Her main weakness lay in her physical body.

You thought for a moment before taking out several treasure resources for tempering the physical body and giving them to Li Yan.

No matter how you looked at it, you hoped Li Yan would break through successfully.

After stepping into the Mid Nascent Soul Stage, you profoundly felt the difficulty of cultivation.

Even with the cultivation resources at your disposal, reaching the peak of the Mid Nascent Soul Stage was unthinkable in less than three to four hundred years.

If Li Yan could step into the Nascent Soul realm, the assistance of her Primordial Yin Treasure Physique could save you at least a century of bitter cultivation.

Furthermore, once Li Yan entered the Nascent Soul realm, her lifespan would extend. That would give her more time to comprehend her music skills, making her even more helpful to you.

Currently, Li Yan's music skills were stalled at Rank 4 Lower Grade, primarily restricted by her own cultivation base.

'The Late Nascent Soul Stage... is so difficult...'

You sighed in your heart. In ancient times, with abundant resources and a superior worldly environment, breaking through to either the Late Nascent Soul Stage or the Deity Transformation Stage was easier than in the current era.

Six months later, True Monarch Jiang of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce came to visit.

Over the past few decades, your cooperation with True Monarch Jiang, and the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce behind him, had been excellent.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, I've come this time on behalf of an employer to request a Nine-Revolution Nascent Soul Stabilizing Pill from you..."

True Monarch Jiang stated his purpose.

"Nine-Revolution Nascent Soul Stabilizing Pill?"

Your expression changed slightly.

This pill could stabilize injuries at the Nascent Soul level.

Nascent Soul True Monarchs rarely fought one another to the death, let alone sustained damage to their Nascent Soul spirit bodies.

However, with the invasion of the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty, the demand for this type of pill had suddenly surged.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, the Nine-Revolution Nascent Soul Stabilizing Pill is extremely difficult to refine, and I am not entirely confident..." You looked troubled. Refining this pill was quite time-consuming, taking anywhere from six months to a year to succeed.

Its refining difficulty also bordered on the Rank 4 Middle Grade.

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Qingyuan. The compensation is a drop of Tier 4 beast king essence blood,"

True Monarch Jiang immediately said.

"Alright."

You thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. "But I cannot guarantee success."

"I trust Fellow Daoist Qingyuan's craftsmanship,"

True Monarch Jiang said with a smile.

After speaking, he brought out all the main and auxiliary medicinal ingredients for the Nine-Revolution Nascent Soul Stabilizing Pill.

You carefully inspected them, then started the furnace to refine the pill.

Eight months later.

Above Jiuli Valley, natural phenomena could faintly be seen in the sky.

Inside the cave abode, rosy light filled the air, and a rich pill fragrance wafted out.

The Tier 4 pill furnace spun rapidly before slowly coming to a halt. The lid flew off, and three perfectly round pills landed in your hand.

'Three pills formed...'

A smile appeared on your face. The three Nine-Revolution Nascent Soul Stabilizing Pills were all of normal quality.

As usual, you kept one and presented the remaining two to True Monarch Jiang, who had been waiting outside for a long time.

"Hahaha, I knew Fellow Daoist Qingyuan wouldn't disappoint me."

Looking at the two Nine-Revolution Nascent Soul Stabilizing Pills before him, True Monarch Jiang's face lit up with joy.

"Two of normal quality... Fellow Daoist Qingyuan's alchemy skills are probably not far from those of a Tier 4 Middle-Grade Alchemist..."

True Monarch Jiang stared at the spiritual pills, speaking with a sigh of admiration.

As a True Monarch of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, even if True Monarch Jiang wasn't an alchemist, he could still judge a great deal based on the pills' quality.

He had been nearby for the entire refinement process. Although he hadn't seen your specific refining steps, he could roughly sense from the environmental effects and the minor natural phenomena triggered by the Tier 4 spiritual pill's creation that your alchemy skills were far beyond those of an ordinary Tier 4 Low-Grade Alchemist.

"A Tier 4 Middle-Grade Alchemist? Easier said than done. A single bottleneck might trap a person for hundreds of years," you said, shaking your head.

That was the truth. Breaking through in a Tier 4 skill was no less difficult than advancing from the Early Nascent Soul Stage to the Mid Nascent Soul Stage.

"That is true."

True Monarch Jiang nodded in agreement.

Watching True Monarch Jiang leave, you turned to look at the reward for this alchemy session.

The essence blood of a Tier 4 beast king.

To be precise, it was a drop of essence blood from a One-Eyed Flood Dragon.

The One-Eyed Flood Dragon was a type of flood dragon. It was said that the bloodline of a top-tier True Spirit immortal beast—the True Dragon—flowed in its veins.

However, it was far too thin to be called a True Spirit Bloodline beast king.

You looked at the fist-sized drop of essence blood in front of you, which faintly exuded a tyrannical and barbaric aura.

'Most flood dragons come from the outer seas beyond the continent. Did this drop of One-Eyed Flood Dragon essence blood come from the Endless Outer Sea?'

You rubbed your chin, secretly speculating.

The Human Realm was divided into the Central Continent and the Endless Outer Sea.

The Central Continent was the territory of the human race, but in the Endless Outer Sea, humans were not the sole masters.

'I'll just refine it directly.'

Without further thought, you immediately used the Transformation divine ability to refine this drop of One-Eyed Flood Dragon essence blood.

A few days later, you successfully refined the One-Eyed Flood Dragon essence blood into your Transformation divine ability.

With a mere thought, your body began to change rapidly. In the blink of an eye, you transformed into a pitch-black One-Eyed Flood Dragon stretching several dozen zhang long.

Buzz—

A black light faintly brewed within the single eye on the One-Eyed Flood Dragon's forehead.

'Light of Extinction?'

You immediately knew which of the One-Eyed Flood Dragon's abilities you had mastered.

The Light of Extinction was fired from the single eye of the One-Eyed Flood Dragon, serving as an extreme offensive technique.

'What a terrifying attack.'

After testing it out, you couldn't help but be moved.

In your One-Eyed Flood Dragon form, the offensive ceiling of the Light of Extinction you unleashed reached the peak of the Mid Nascent Soul Stage.

Of course, this technique had significant usage restrictions.

To fire a complete Light of Extinction, it had to be nurtured within the single eye for at least ten breaths.

During those ten breaths, your physical body couldn't make any major movements.

This would allow enemies to retreat in time.

From this perspective, the technique was somewhat impractical.

But you were different; you were not a pure One-Eyed Flood Dragon.

With your numerous trump cards, you were entirely capable of using other methods to coordinate with the Light of Extinction.

For example, controlling six Tier 4 puppets to trap the enemy before firing the Light of Extinction.

Six puppets paired with a Tier 4 grand formation could easily trap even a Mid Stage Nascent Soul True Monarch for hundreds of breaths.

Ten breaths? That was fleetingly short in comparison.

Combining these methods gave you hope of thoroughly killing a Mid Stage Nascent Soul True Monarch within a short period.

'Not bad at all.'

A smile appeared on your face.

Refining the One-Eyed Flood Dragon essence blood added yet another technique to your arsenal.

Just imagine: you control six Tier 4 puppets to trap a Mid Stage Nascent Soul True Monarch, then your primary Nascent Soul leaves your body and enters the puppet formation to suppress them. Finally, your Second Nascent Soul controls your main body, transforms into a One-Eyed Flood Dragon, and unleashes the Light of Extinction at the critical moment...

Even a True Monarch as strong as the peak of the Mid Nascent Soul Stage would very likely be unable to withstand that first round of attacks.

Year 373. You were 390 years old.

True Monarch Beiheng returned from the Heaven-Rending Grand Canyon.

Even when heading to the battlefield to fight, the Nascent Soul True Monarchs of Wujian Region had rotational rest periods.

It was impossible to make any Nascent Soul True Monarch risk their life on the battlefield endlessly.

True Monarch Beiheng's return this time was for his rotational rest period.

For the next fifty years, he wouldn't need to go to the Heaven-Rending Grand Canyon.

"Fellow Daoist Beiheng, how is the frontline battlefield?"

You met True Monarch Beiheng right away to ask for intelligence from the battlefield.

Since True Monarch Beiheng had just returned from the battlefield, the information he brought back was certainly the latest and most accurate.

"Not optimistic."

True Monarch Beiheng's expression was solemn. "The strength of Prince Zhennan of the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty is terrifying. With just a few moves, he easily suppressed the Hall Master of Wujian Hall and that Rank 4 Middle Grade beast king."

"If it weren't for the Mid Stage True Monarchs of Baidi Domain and Daluo Domain going all out to stop him, I'm afraid the Heaven-Rending Grand Canyon would have been breached long ago."

"So they can still hold on?"

You immediately had a clear idea in your mind.

After that, True Monarch Beiheng chatted with you for a while longer before going into seclusion to recuperate from his injuries.

During the intense fighting in the Heaven-Rending Grand Canyon this time, True Monarch Beiheng had also sustained significant injuries. Even with the recovery prowess of a body cultivation True Monarch, he would still need quite a bit of time to recover.

Of course, according to what True Monarch Beiheng revealed, the gains were also immense.

Relying on the merit of severely injuring a Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty on the battlefield, True Monarch Beiheng exchanged for a rare treasure at Wujian Hall that could increase the chances of a body cultivator breaking through to Tier 4.

For the current True Monarch Beiheng, grooming a new body cultivation True Monarch for Jiuli Valley as quickly as possible was the most important thing.

Two months later, True Monarch Qianhuan of Wujian Hall paid a visit.

She asked exactly when you were heading to the frontline battlefield.

Right now at the Heaven-Rending Grand Canyon, the Wujian Region's side was under immense pressure and urgently needed you, a Mid Stage True Monarch, to join the battle.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, if you have any other demands, feel free to raise them. Our Wujian Hall will certainly do its utmost to satisfy them,"

True Monarch Qianhuan said with a bitter smile.

Because of True Monarch Qingtian, Wujian Hall didn't dare to pressure you in any way; they could only negotiate.

"The list of treasure resources you gave me demands far too much merit..." you spoke up.

An hour later.

You and True Monarch Qianhuan renegotiated the exchange rates.

On the original basis, the required merit for the same treasure resources was discounted by twenty percent.

In other words, a treasure that originally required 100,000 merit points to exchange now only needed 80,000 merit points.

After everything was negotiated, True Monarch Qianhuan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

This negotiation had not exceeded the bottom line given to her by Wujian Hall.

The exchange rate you proposed was neither high nor low; it sat perfectly at the lower limit of what True Monarch Qianhuan could accept.

Thinking of this, True Monarch Qianhuan was suddenly startled.

To be able to propose such an exchange rate so precisely, to control the pace of the negotiation, and even to know Wujian Hall's bottom line like the back of your hand...

True Monarch Qianhuan had only ever felt this from her sect's True Monarch Qingtian.

That was the absolute mastery over a situation unique to a Divination grandmaster.

'A Divination grandmaster?'

True Monarch Qianhuan froze for a moment, then shook her head to dispel the thought. 'No way, it must just be a coincidence. How could this True Monarch Qingyuan be a Divination grandmaster?'

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