I Have a Cultivation Simulator

Within Heavenly Talisman Sect, the observing cultivators were visibly shaken.

This was especially true for the few true lords at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Peak who had attempted the breakthrough to the Late Stage and failed.

Having experienced it themselves, they deeply understood the difficulty of advancing from the Mid Stage to the Late Stage.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou..."

The Heavenly Talisman Sect's vice sect master felt a storm of emotions.

He had personally reviewed your entry into the sect. At that time, he had observed your aura and noted that you had not yet reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Peak.

Now, just over two hundred years later, you had already taken that step, becoming a Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator and standing at the pinnacle of the Human Realm.

In this near-ancient era, with heaven and earth suppressing them, Deity Transformation Heavenly Monarchs faced severe restrictions whenever they acted. Thus, Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators were enough to look down upon the entire Human Realm.

The vice sect master could not help but sigh.

Yet today, on your very first attempt at the Late Nascent Soul Stage, you broke through smoothly, stepping into the realm he dreamed of. How could he not be envious?

What the vice sect master did not know was that your own foundation was only stronger than his, never weaker.

Furthermore, you possessed the Quasi-Tier-5 spiritual item, the Lotus Heart Seed, and the Quasi-Tier-5 spiritual pill, the Five Saints Ultimate Transformation Pill, and had experienced several states of mind to compensate for your flaws.

Whether it was the Lotus Heart Seed or the Five Saints Ultimate Transformation Pill, both were considered supreme breakthrough resources even in the Central Continent.

To uninformed cultivators, your smooth advancement to the Late Nascent Soul Stage on your first try seemed inconceivable, but to you, it was entirely within expectations.

Since you dared to attempt the breakthrough to the Late Nascent Soul Stage, you naturally possessed a degree of certainty.

Your personal foundation, combined with external assistance, pushed your chances of a successful breakthrough as high as sixty percent.

After their initial outburst, your vast, ocean-like mana fluctuations were quickly brought under control and concealed.

Most of the cultivators in the sect felt the mind-oppressing aura vanish and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

The casually released aura of a Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator was enough to make Core Formation Stage true persons tremble. If they were unlucky, it might even leave behind a heart demon.

Inside the High-Grade Tier 4 Immortal Cave.

You sat cross-legged, feeling the astonishing changes within your body.

As a dharma cultivation true lord stepping into the Late Nascent Soul Stage, your greatest improvements were naturally in your mana, your Nascent Soul, and your divine sense.

Within your dantian, your main Nascent Soul had become increasingly crystal clear. Silver seal characters flowed across its surface, radiating a terrifying aura.

In comparison, your Second Nascent Soul lagged far behind. For this breakthrough, you naturally prioritized your main Nascent Soul; your Second Nascent Soul remained at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Peak.

However, now that your primary realm had advanced, the Second Nascent Soul reaching the Late Nascent Soul Stage was merely a matter of time. It no longer needed to overcome any breakthrough bottlenecks.

"No wonder those at the Late Nascent Soul Stage are called Great Cultivators..."

You sensed your condition for a moment and confirmed that your mana—both in quality and quantity—had increased by eighty to one hundred and twenty percent compared to your time at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Peak.

In other words, a casual strike from your current Late Nascent Soul Stage self would force your past self at the Mid Stage Peak to treat it with utmost caution, and could potentially inflict severe injuries on the spot.

It must be known that you were no ordinary cultivator at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Peak. For even that past version of you to face such immense pressure, the sheer deterrent force of a Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator was obvious.

As for your divine sense, it could now easily cover a radius of five thousand five hundred to six thousand li.

The divine sense of a normal Great Cultivator who had just entered the Late Stage would not exceed a radius of four thousand five hundred li. Thanks to factors like your Indomitable Will talent, your divine sense strength surpassed that of Great Cultivators at the same level.

If you unleashed the Divine Ability Eruption, elevating your divine soul, the strength of your divine sense would surge even further.

As for your Nascent Soul spirit body... its stability had also skyrocketed. Only now could you barely be considered a top-tier ancient dharma cultivation true lord.

In the ancient era, those top-tier dharma cultivation true lords who ran rampant across the world all possessed Late Nascent Soul Stage cultivation.

My current strength should be slightly higher than that of an ordinary Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator, but there is still a gap between me and the top-tier Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators. I am probably around the level of Great Cultivator Fulong? you examined yourself and thought inwardly.

Of the Great Cultivators who could step into the Late Nascent Soul Stage, which of them was not a peerless genius of their era? They had maximized all external resources, possessing Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands, powerful inheritances, and more.

Your advantage lay in the Ghost Realm Trial Field. Yet within the Central Continent Territory, there were a full thirty-six fortuitous encounters on par with the Ghost Realm Trial Field.

There were also seventy-two encounters of the next tier down.

Top-tier ancient dharma cultivation true lords? Leaving One Peak aside, the Great Cultivators heavily nurtured by the two body cultivation sects and the three dharma cultivation sects were either top-tier ancient dharma cultivators or top-tier ancient body cultivators. They were not weaker than you.

The Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators on the Central Continent's top ten bandit cultivator rankings belonged to the ranks of top-tier Great Cultivators, capable of snatching food from the tiger's mouth by stealing directly from the top factions of the Human Realm.

Regardless, I have finally stepped into the Late Nascent Soul Stage...

A smile surfaced on your face. Your goal for this simulation was the Late Nascent Soul Stage. As for the Deity Transformation Stage? That would require the fall of a Heavenly Monarch, something that could not be forced.

"Seven hundred and forty years old, Late Nascent Soul Stage!"

Outside the simulation, Zhou Qing was in excellent spirits.

The higher the cultivation he reached within the simulation, the higher the cultivation he could inherit when it ended.

Given the current environment of his true body, once he inherited the Late Nascent Soul Stage cultivation, he would naturally have nothing to fear in the world.

The Wujian Region, tens of millions of li away, was already nothing in his eyes at this moment.

To only advance to the Late Nascent Soul Stage at seven hundred and forty years old... there is still a gap between me and the Late Stage Great Cultivators nurtured by those top-tier factions...

Zhou Qing thought to himself. Having been in Heavenly Talisman Sect for two to three hundred years, he naturally understood quite a bit about the growth trajectories of the Great Cultivators in the Central Continent.

The Great Cultivators nurtured by those top-tier Central Continent factions could normally form their Nascent Souls at over a hundred years old, step into the Mid Stage two hundred years later, and reach the Late Stage in another two hundred years.

They would become Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators before they turned six hundred.

They would not be trapped by bottlenecks for long during this process; practically every step was accomplished in one smooth motion.

In truth, forming a Nascent Soul at a little over a hundred years old was not exceedingly difficult. True Monarch Zixu of Taiyuan Palace had achieved it.

What was truly difficult was continuing to advance by leaps and bounds after stepping into the Nascent Soul Stage.

The difficulty of cultivation in the Nascent Soul Stage far exceeded that of Foundation Establishment and the Core Formation Stage.

Of course, in reality, there was no lack of Great Cultivators who were late bloomers and eventually caught up.

However, the probability was extremely low, and their paths could not be replicated.

My greatest advantage is neither my cultivation aptitude nor my cultivation speed, but the ability to simulate time and time again, perfectly inheriting the results every single time...

Zhou Qing composed himself, not minding the gap too much.

During his very first simulation, he only possessed a low-grade spiritual root, and his final achievement was merely the middle stage of Qi Refining, putting him at the absolute bottom of the cultivation world.

Yet now, in his fifth simulation, he was already a Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator at the pinnacle of the Human Realm.

You briefly stabilized your Late Nascent Soul Stage cultivation before walking out of the immortal cave.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou."

Two figures had already been waiting for a long time. They were the two living Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators currently residing in Heavenly Talisman Sect.

The white-browed Great Cultivator Sanfu, and the other Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator Xinfu.

The core Great Cultivators of Heavenly Talisman Sect generally used the word "Fu" in their daoist titles. This was true for Great Cultivator Sanfu, as well as Great Cultivator Xinfu.

"Fellow Daoist Sanfu, fellow Daoist Xinfu."

You smiled and greeted them.

You were a guest elder of Heavenly Talisman Sect. Having served for two to three hundred years, you had long been considered one of their own, so you were not worried that the two Great Cultivators would attempt anything.

"To think fellow Daoist Zhou could step into the Late Stage so smoothly. Congratulations! Our Heavenly Talisman Sect has birthed another Late Stage Great Cultivator!"

You and the two Great Cultivators of Heavenly Talisman Sect arrived at the sect's main hall and sat down to converse.

Great Cultivator Sanfu was extremely satisfied with you. Although you were not a core member of Heavenly Talisman Sect, you were a guest elder after all. Your ascension to Great Cultivator would benefit Heavenly Talisman Sect far more than an outsider Mid Stage true lord breaking through.

"It was merely a stroke of luck."

You said with a beaming smile.

"This was no stroke of luck."

Great Cultivator Sanfu suddenly spoke up. With a probing tone, he asked, "Not long ago, an alchemy Grandmaster took action in the Chijiao Mountain Range and refined a batch of Five Saints Ultimate Transformation Pills... I wonder..."

There was no such thing as luck when breaking through from the Mid Nascent Soul Stage to the Late Stage. Great Cultivator Sanfu understood this perfectly.

Either you possessed an overwhelmingly powerful foundation, such as an Innate Dao Fetus, or you had obtained top-tier external assistance.

And the Five Saints Ultimate Transformation Pill belonged to the category of top-tier items that aided breakthroughs to the Late Nascent Soul Stage.

Cultivating an Innate Dao Fetus required a Heavenly Monarch to personally intervene. Since you had joined Heavenly Talisman Sect, it was obvious you had no Heavenly Monarch backing you.

Therefore, Great Cultivator Sanfu naturally deduced that the Five Saints Ultimate Transformation Pill was related to you.

In the Central Continent Territory, spiritual pills like the Five Saints Ultimate Transformation Pill all had traceable origins. A Five Saints Ultimate Transformation Pill had just been refined, and immediately afterward you smoothly stepped into the Late Nascent Soul Stage.

Even without any direct evidence, Great Cultivator Sanfu naturally linked the two events together.

"I was indeed the one who refined it..."

You did not hide the truth. Now that you had stepped into the Late Nascent Soul Stage and stood at the pinnacle of the Human Realm, even if your previously concealed identity was exposed, it would have no impact on you.

The alchemy Grandmasters in the Central Continent Territory could be counted on one hand. You had no need to deny it.

"To think fellow Daoist Zhou is also an alchemy Grandmaster..." Great Cultivator Xinfu spoke up for the first time, his tone filled with amazement.

For any craft, stepping into Tier 4 was incredibly difficult, let alone the Fourth Tier High Grade.

Fourth Tier High Grade Grandmasters of the alchemical Dao were all located at Pill King Mountain. He had never expected that you, a guest elder of Heavenly Talisman Sect, would step into their ranks.

Rank 4 Middle Grade talisman skills? Fourth Tier High Grade alchemy skills? And Late Nascent Soul Stage cultivation?

This filled Great Cultivator Xinfu with heartfelt admiration.

It should be known that once someone reached the level of a Great Cultivator, they rarely admired another Great Cultivator within the same realm.

"A Fourth Tier High Grade alchemy Grandmaster... could fellow Daoist Zhou be True Monarch Qingyuan from the Eastern Wilderness Domain several hundred years ago...?"

Great Cultivator Sanfu could not help but ask.

When you joined Heavenly Talisman Sect, you were only at the Mid Nascent Soul Stage, which was exactly when True Monarch Qingyuan vanished from the Eastern Wilderness Domain. Adding in your Tier 4 alchemy skills...

This made Great Cultivator Sanfu immediately think of True Monarch Qingyuan.

The reason Great Cultivator Sanfu had not suspected you previously was simply because you had never revealed any alchemy skills, possessing Rank 4 Middle Grade talisman skills instead.

Under normal circumstances, it was extremely difficult for a Mid Nascent Soul Stage true lord to master two Rank 4 Middle Grade skills.

"I am ashamed to say that in the past at the Sky Rift Grand Canyon, I killed quite a few true lords from the Zhou Immortal Dynasty. To avoid being hunted down, I concealed my true name and joined Heavenly Talisman Sect..."

You explained.

As things stood, it did not matter whether your true identity was exposed or not.

The reason you hid your identity was because you feared being hunted by Great Cultivator Fulong of the Zhou Immortal Dynasty.

But now? You yourself were a Great Cultivator, so why would you fear Great Cultivator Fulong?

Great Cultivator Fulong had failed his attempt to break through to the Deity Transformation Stage and had likely not yet recovered. You had even less to fear.

"So that's how it is..."

Intelligence regarding True Monarch Qingyuan suddenly flashed through Great Cultivator Sanfu's mind.

A lineage of top-tier ancient dharma cultivation true lords... Fourth Tier Mid-Stage Body Refining...

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you truly kept us in the dark..." Great Cultivator Sanfu sighed. Given the strength you had displayed at the Sky Rift Grand Canyon, now that you had stepped into the Late Nascent Soul Stage, you were likely beyond compare to ordinary Great Cultivators.

"Rest assured, fellow Daoist Zhou. If the Zhou Immortal Dynasty dares to come looking for trouble, our Heavenly Talisman Sect will absolutely not sit idly by."

Great Cultivator Xinfu immediately stated his position.

"Many thanks, fellow Daoist Xinfu."

You knew perfectly well that Great Cultivator Xinfu was merely adding superficial embellishment, but it was at least a gesture of goodwill.

"Since fellow Daoist Zhou has stepped into the Late Nascent Soul Stage, your previous treatment is naturally far too low..." Great Cultivator Sanfu pondered for a moment before speaking, intending to elevate your status and benefits within Heavenly Talisman Sect.

A Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator carried massive weight even in the Central Continent, so you naturally could no longer be treated simply as a guest elder.

Time flowed on. News of your advancement to the Late Nascent Soul Stage began to spread rapidly throughout the Central Continent Territory, sweeping out toward the Eastern Wilderness Domain, the Northern Plains Domain, the Southern Sea Territory, and the Western Desert Domain.

Such was the prestige of a Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator. The reputation of every single Great Cultivator was enough to spread across more than half of the Human Realm.

Eastern Wilderness Domain. The Dazhou Immortal Dynasty. The Imperial Capital, inside a grand palace hall.

The Zhou Emperor sat high upon his dragon throne, looking at the news transmitted from the Central Continent Territory.

Two figures stood below. The figure on the left was bare-chested; between his left chest and lower abdomen ran the faint scar of a dragon's claw that looked as if it had nearly cleaved his body in two.

The figure on the right wore a Daoist robe embroidered with the sun, moon, and stars.

The former was Great Cultivator Fulong, and the latter was the Observatory Master of the Dazhou Immortal Dynasty's Heaven Monitoring Observatory, a Tier 4 Divination Grandmaster.

"Heaven and earth anomalies from refining the Five Saints Ultimate Transformation Pill appeared in the Central Continent's Chijiao Mountain Range. Shortly after, true lord Zhou of Heavenly Talisman Sect stepped into the Late Nascent Soul Stage..."

The Heaven Monitoring Observatory Master sighed. Glancing at Great Cultivator Fulong standing beside him, he said, "There is a seventy percent chance that this true lord Zhou is True Monarch Qingyuan from the Wujian Region who vanished without a trace."

At these words, the Zhou Emperor sitting on the high dragon throne fell silent, while the expression of Great Cultivator Fulong beside him shifted unpredictably.

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