I Have a Cultivation Simulator

Sky Rift Grand Canyon.

Massive immortal dynasty war machines crashed down one after another amid their endless retreat. The earth shattered, and mountains were severed. An oppressive, despairing atmosphere shrouded the hearts of all the dynasty's cultivators.

"Full retreat! Everyone, retreat to the rear!"

The commands from the Nascent Soul True Monarchs directing the battlefield rang in the ears of countless immortal dynasty cultivators.

"Why are we retreating? Our immortal dynasty clearly held the advantage. We were about to tear through the canyon's defensive line."

A Core Formation True Person of the dynasty was filled with confusion. Standing high in the sky, he couldn't see exactly what had happened on the battlefield above the clouds.

However, down on the ground, the dynasty's cultivator army indeed held absolute superiority. They were on the verge of breaking through the Sky Rift Grand Canyon and pushing the battlefield into the Wujian Domain itself.

The Sky Rift Grand Canyon was tens of millions of li away from the Wujian Domain, but the land between them was completely flat, offering no natural barriers to defend. The three super domains—the Wujian Domain, Baidi Domain, and Daluo Domain—had concentrated all their forces here.

As long as the Sky Rift Grand Canyon fell, the immortal dynasty's expedition would be half won.

It was a full retreat, not a localized one. A full retreat meant abandoning more than half the advantage they had built up over the past one or two centuries.

"Do not question the true monarchs' orders. On the battlefield above the clouds, our dynasty's true monarchs... suffered a massive defeat."

"That True Monarch Qingyuan killed nearly ten of our dynasty's true monarchs. If the prince hadn't risked his life to block him, we wouldn't even have the chance to retreat..."

A very small number of Core Formation True Persons either possessed special methods to spy on a fraction of the high-altitude battlefield, or had deep backgrounds with true monarchs sending them advance notice, allowing them to grasp a little of what had transpired.

"What? That True Monarch Qingyuan killed nearly ten of our dynasty's true monarchs..."

The dynasty's Core Formation True Persons who learned this news felt their scalps tingle. On the ground battlefield, even losing ten Core Formation True Persons would be considered a significant localized defeat. But losing nearly ten Nascent Soul True Monarchs?

Did they think Nascent Soul True Monarchs were cabbages on the side of the road, free to be harvested at will?

But if it wasn't a catastrophic defeat of this magnitude, why would the dynasty issue an order for a full retreat?

"True Monarch Qingyuan!"

The dynasty's Core Formation True Persons trembled inwardly, firmly etching this name into their memories.

The Dazhou Immortal Dynasty dominated the Eastern Wilderness Domain, but even in their wars against the other two hegemon-level factions, they rarely suffered casualties approaching ten true monarchs.

At the peak of the sea of clouds, you stood with your hands clasped behind your back, your sleeves fluttering. Naturally, you also saw the retreat of the dynasty's cultivator army on the ground below.

"After this battle, the chances of the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty's expeditionary cultivator army breaking through the canyon's defenses again are minuscule!"

The Wujian Hall Master's heart shook as he came to this conclusion.

That is, unless the distant Dazhou Immortal Dynasty spared no effort to support Prince Zhennan, continuing to dispatch Nascent Soul True Monarchs one after another.

But this possibility was incredibly small.

The Dazhou Immortal Dynasty was waging war in all directions; the Wujian Domain was only one of its targets.

As powerful as the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty was, their cultivator armies and Nascent Soul True Monarchs were still limited in number. They would not recklessly pour everything into conquering a single target.

The Wujian Hall Master's thoughts raced, and he finally cast a careful glance at the azure-robed figure standing before him with hands clasped behind his back.

In the future battle predictions made by Wujian Hall's Divination grandmaster, True Monarch Qingtian, the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty breaking through the canyon's defenses had been an absolute certainty.

The Wujian Domain's only chance of winning was to drag the dynasty's cultivator army into a local war on their own home turf, delaying them for as long as possible.

The more time that passed, the more reinforcement forces would come to the Wujian Domain's aid. They might even attract the help of the other hegemon-level factions in the Eastern Wilderness Domain.

The other two hegemon-level factions had no real friendship with the Wujian Domain, but as long as it meant undermining and weakening the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty's power, they were more than happy to intervene.

But now? Because you intervened, the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty's expeditionary cultivator army had suffered unprecedented, devastating losses before they could even breach the canyon's defenses.

Your gaze casually overlooked the Sky Rift Grand Canyon, but the majority of your attention was focused on True Monarch Chongtian's storage ring.

As a Mid Stage true monarch of the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty's direct lineage, True Monarch Chongtian possessed a terrifying background. His grandfather was a Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator, holding a status second only to the dynasty's emperor.

True Monarch Chongtian's storage ring held a massive array of treasures, but you quickly zeroed in on four jade boxes placed together in its deepest depths.

The surfaces of these four jade boxes were carved with complex, mysterious patterns. Astonishingly, they bore a slight resemblance to the jade box holding the Gold Core Formation Pill you had obtained from the Ghost Realm Trial Field.

With a slight shift of your divine sense, you opened one of the jade boxes.

Inside rested a monster core the size of a fist.

The monster core was a brilliant crimson. Wisps of nearly tangible demonic qi manifested into a miniature beast with the head of a deer and the body of a bear, throwing its head back in a silent roar.

"Is this the spirit monster core of a bloodline descendant of the True Spirit immortal beast, the Yang Deer?"

You immediately recalled the origins of this True Spirit immortal beast.

The True Spirit Yang Deer was a fire-attribute True Spirit immortal beast. At the dawn of the ancient era, it had made a fleeting appearance in the Human Realm, using its heaven-incinerating crimson flames to boil away an ocean spanning hundreds of millions of li.

This spirit monster core was not from the Yang Deer itself, but from a beast king possessing a thin trace of the Yang Deer's bloodline. Closing the box containing this True Spirit descendant's monster core, you proceeded to open the other three jade boxes.

The spirit monster core in the second jade box came from a bloodline descendant of the True Spirit immortal beast, the Pixiu.

The spirit monster core in the third jade box came from a bloodline descendant of the True Spirit immortal beast, the Bai Ze.

As for the spirit monster core in the fourth jade box... you slowly opened it to see a monster core radiating a dense, black aura resting quietly inside.

The terrifying aura of this black monster core was clearly a cut above the other three. Once the jade box was opened, the demonic qi inside the core lost its suppression and began to take shape, faintly condensing into the miniature form of a dragon.

"Is this... the beast king monster core of a True Dragon bloodline descendant?"

You were slightly startled inwardly.

The True Dragon, ranked alongside the Heavenly Phoenix, was a supreme True Spirit immortal beast.

The abilities and talents of a True Dragon's bloodline descendant were absolutely unfathomable, even if it only possessed a thin trace of the True Dragon's blood.

It was far beyond anything the Blood Roc deep within the Myriad Beast Mountain Range could compare to.

"The density of the demonic qi in this monster core... its original owner must have been a Rank 4 Mid Stage dragon-type beast king... Could it be..."

A thoughtful expression crossed your face as a certain rumor came to mind.

It was said that the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty had a Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator known as Great Cultivator Fulong. He had once battled a dragon-type beast king bearing a True Spirit bloodline in the Southern Sea Territory. In the end, he tore his opponent apart with his bare hands, completing the heroic feat of dragon-slaying.

This Great Cultivator Fulong's name of "Fulong" was actually adopted anew following that very battle.

The daoist titles of Nascent Soul Stage true monarchs were rarely ever changed, unless they accomplished an event of monumental impact.

"From the looks of it, True Monarch Chongtian's grandfather must be Great Cultivator Fulong..."

You closed the fourth jade box, pondering inwardly.

You hadn't performed a detailed divination on True Monarch Chongtian's true background for fear of suffering a heavenly backlash. You only knew that killing True Monarch Chongtian would trigger a moderate omen of misfortune bordering on a grand omen of doom. And in the current Human Realm, only a Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator could bring about such a divination result for you.

"No wonder it was such a dire omen. It was Great Cultivator Fulong..."

You thought to yourself. Great Cultivator Fulong's prestige was a cut above that of ordinary Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators.

With your current strength, you were confident in preserving your life if you faced other Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators. But facing Great Cultivator Fulong? If he was dead set on hunting you down, you would likely have to pay a price you were unwilling to bear.

Of course, if given another chance, you would still kill True Monarch Chongtian without hesitation.

When it came to the fortuitous opportunity to break through to the Late Nascent Soul Stage, you would take the gamble no matter how great the crisis.

As one's realm and strength grew higher, the path to the next level grew increasingly narrow. During the Foundation Establishment and Core Formation stages, you could still hide and bide your time to develop, but upon reaching the Nascent Soul Stage? It was practically impossible to cultivate in low-profile obscurity.

There were only so many Nascent Soul Stage true monarchs in the entire Human Realm; staying under the radar simply wasn't an option.

This was true for advancing from the Mid Stage to the late stage, and reaching the Deity Transformation Stage from the Nascent Soul Stage required directly competing against every single Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator in the Human Realm.

"The Five Saints Ultimate Transformation Pill... the main ingredients and the supplementary herbs... they're all gathered..."

You placed the Blood Roc spirit monster core you had previously acquired inside the ring. With that, all five True Spirit bloodline beast king spirit monster cores had been assembled. As for the other supplementary herbs, True Monarch Chongtian had gathered them long ago.

Time flowed on, and several months passed in the blink of an eye.

Meanwhile, news emerged of the battle at the Sky Rift Grand Canyon, where you single-handedly tore through the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty's Nascent Soul True Monarchs, slaying one Mid Stage true monarch and eight early-stage true monarchs.

It swept outward with the speed of a hurricane, spreading across the entire Eastern Wilderness Domain, and even into the more distant Southern Sea Territory, Northern Plains Domain, Western Desert Domain, and Central Continent Territory.

In Jiuli Valley, True Monarch Beiheng had just about finished recuperating. He received this news the moment he emerged from seclusion.

"Qingyuan killed True Monarch Chongtian, along with eight early-stage true monarchs of the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty?"

True Monarch Beiheng blinked, somewhat unable to process it. He even suspected there was an error in the intelligence.

True Monarch Beiheng knew your strength was not as simple as what you displayed, but killing a Mid Stage true monarch of the same level? Plus another eight early-stage true monarchs on top of that? How was that possible?

Could it be that these Nascent Soul true monarchs had all just stood completely still and let you kill them?

True Monarch Beiheng immediately began to inquire in detail about the source of this intelligence.

However, upon asking around, True Monarch Beiheng became even more stupefied.

"Rank 4 Mid Stage physical body."

"His Nascent Soul spirit body walked the path of the supreme ancient dharma cultivation true monarchs. All evils retreat, and he is impervious to all magic."

"Even with Prince Zhennan and True Monarch Gujing joining forces, they could only barely suppress fellow Daoist Qingyuan's physical body. They could only watch helplessly as fellow Daoist Qingyuan's Nascent Soul spirit body butchered the dynasty's early-stage true monarchs..."

True Monarch Beiheng's eyes widened, his heart filled with shock.

He never imagined that you, who hadn't even reached the Nascent Soul Stage a little over three hundred years ago, had already grown to such staggering heights.

Within Wujian Hall, True Monarch Qingtian opened his eyes and looked toward the heavenly secret network of the Wujian Domain.

As a Tier 4 Divination grandmaster, True Monarch Qingtian had operated in the Wujian Domain for hundreds of years. Even without setting foot outside, he could perceive whether any major events had occurred in the outside world through changes in the heavenly secret network.

"Hm?"

"There has been a massive shift in the destiny of the heavenly secrets..."

True Monarch Qingtian's expression turned solemn as he carefully observed and calculated.

"Qingtian, this is the latest intelligence from the Sky Rift Grand Canyon—"

At that moment, True Monarch Qianhuan hurried in.

"What? That True Monarch Qingyuan..." After True Monarch Qingtian finished reading the latest battlefield intelligence, he was immediately plunged into inexpressible shock.

He had known a portion of your background for a long time—such as your mastery of four Tier 4 arts, your path as a supreme ancient dharma cultivation true monarch, and your identity as a Ghost Realm Trial Field participant...

However, what true monarch who cultivated to the Nascent Soul Stage didn't have numerous hidden trump cards? The Mid Stage true monarchs of the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty were the same. Even if they couldn't match you, the gap shouldn't have been this enormous.

Defeating them was easy, but thoroughly killing them was far, far too difficult.

"The heavenly secrets are unpredictable, truly unpredictable..." A deathly aura seeped from True Monarch Qingtian's tightly closed eyes. He had expended countless amounts of painstaking effort, wanting to find a ray of hope for the Wujian Domain to resist the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty's invasion.

In the end, he never expected that this hope lay with you.

A Tier 4 Divination grandmaster could glimpse the hazy future through the heavenly secret network.

However, the future was uncertain. Unexpected variables could appear at any moment, thereby branching out into different futures.

The future that True Monarch Qingtian had seen was merely a minuscule fraction of the infinite possibilities, and an incredibly blurry one at that.

In a certain underground palace, countless pieces of intelligence converged before being transmitted to the center of the Eastern Wilderness Domain.

This was the intelligence network under Xuanji Pavilion, one of the three great ruling powers of the Eastern Wilderness Domain. Every single moment, they were gathering an endless stream of intelligence from the Eastern Wilderness Domain and even the other four major domains, before relaying it all back to Xuanji Pavilion.

"Hm? The latest intelligence from the Sky Rift Grand Canyon... the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty's expeditionary cultivator army has suffered a massive defeat. True Monarch Chongtian has completely perished, and eight early-stage true monarchs have completely perished..."

The pupils of the purple-skirted female cultivator reading this intelligence constricted.

"True Monarch Qingyuan..."

The purple-skirted female cultivator wore a solemn expression as she carefully browsed the transmitted intelligence. This intelligence was not limited to text; it also included corresponding visual recordings. Clearly, during the great true monarch battle at the peak of the sea of clouds, a true monarch of the same level had been spying from afar.

"True Monarch Qingyuan crossed into the Nascent Soul Stage over three hundred years ago. His Nascent Soul spirit body walked the path of the supreme ancient dharma cultivation true monarchs, rendering him impervious to all magic. He was able to use his Nascent Soul spirit body alone to directly match Prince Zhennan, who was empowered by the dynasty's providence..."

"His physical body possessed vast Qi and Blood. He is suspected to have cultivated a Second Nascent Soul or the Great Divine Soul Division Art. Even with his Nascent Soul spirit body out of his shell, he could perfectly control his physical body. Relying on his physical body alone, he was able to stall Prince Zhennan and the Mid Stage True Monarch Gujing..."

"True Monarch Qingyuan highly likely possesses some method that pushes his frontal offensive limit to the level of a late-stage Great Cultivator. True Monarch Chongtian was a peak Mid Stage true monarch, yet he was completely slain in a short period of time..."

After the purple-skirted female cultivator finished reviewing all the intelligence, a single thought surfaced in her mind—

"His physical body, Nascent Soul spirit body, divine soul strength, and offensive methods... have all reached the absolute extreme, without any shortcomings or flaws. In the current Human Realm, beneath the level of human Great Cultivators, is there any Mid Stage true monarch stronger than this True Monarch Qingyuan?"

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