I Have a Cultivation Simulator

"Is this our cave dwelling?"

Li Yan blinked in disbelief.

No matter how ignorant she was, she still realized what an inconceivable feat it was to compress three hundred li of land into the palm of a hand.

Even the immortals in storybooks were only this capable.

The strongest cultivator Li Yan had ever encountered was merely at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and she had only caught a glimpse of him from afar.

In her eyes, a so-called Foundation Establishment cultivator was incredibly insignificant compared to three hundred li of land, let alone refining it to fit in a palm.

Master, are you a Golden Core Daoist Master? Li Yan wondered to herself.

Growing up, the absolute limit of her imagination had been a Core Formation Stage true person.

The Li Clan Head had once told her that Golden Core Daoist Masters stood high above the masses, sitting in the very clouds.

Refining three hundred li of land into the palm of one's hand with a casual gesture was something even a Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator would find difficult to accomplish quickly, let alone a Core Formation Stage true person.

Zhou Qing could achieve this primarily through the overwhelmingly tyrannical magical power and divine soul of a peak Great Cultivator, combined with a Rank 4 Middle Grade array Grandmaster's mastery over the power of heaven and earth.

A Rank 4 Middle Grade array Grandmaster no longer comprehended ordinary formations, but rather the grand array of heaven and earth, emulating nature itself.

"Let's go."

Zhou Qing smiled and urged the flying boat deeper into the savage wilderness.

Refining the three-hundred-li cave dwelling below was simply to save trouble.

This way, when they arrived at their new home, they wouldn't have to waste time and effort setting everything up again.

Besides, for Zhou Qing, it was as easy as lifting a finger. It cost him neither time nor energy.

Whoosh—

The flying boat sped swiftly toward the depths of the wildlands.

This flying boat barely reached the Tier 3 level.

Even pushed to its absolute limit, its speed was nowhere near a true lord's flight speed.

With Zhou Qing's strength, however, he wasn't restricted by the boat's own speed. He simply circulated his vast magical power, enveloping the vessel and propelling it at a terrifying speed approaching that of the Late Nascent Soul Stage.

To him, the flying boat's only use was to provide a mobile spiritual vein, ensuring he remained in a peak Tier 3 spiritual vein environment the entire time to reduce the cooldown for his simulations.

Along the way to their destination, Zhou Qing occasionally blanketed a seven-thousand-li radius with his divine sense.

Empowered by the golden talent 'Surpassing Oneself by Half a Move', Zhou Qing's overall strength was elevated by a minor realm, allowing his divine sense to cover a seven-thousand-li radius.

What did a seven-thousand-li radius mean?

Before Zhou Qing transmigrated, the diameter of Blue Star had only been around twenty or thirty thousand li.

In other words, with a casual sweep of his divine sense, one-third of Blue Star would be as clear as looking at the lines on a flipped palm, every minute detail laid bare.

And this one-third of Blue Star was not limited to the surface. It meant one-third of the entire planet, right down through the crust to the core.

Such a terrifying range meant an Early Nascent Soul Stage true lord had absolutely no chance of escaping Zhou Qing alive.

Even if an Early Nascent Soul Stage true lord abandoned their physical body the instant they saw him and fled as a Nascent Soul spirit body, they would be hard-pressed to escape his divine sense within a few breaths.

And as long as they remained within that range, Zhou Qing's divine sense attacks could descend at any moment. The Nascent Soul spirit body of an Early Nascent Soul Stage true lord could not withstand the mental assault of a peak Great Cultivator; they wouldn't last even a single breath.

What about Mid Nascent Soul Stage true lords? Even an ordinary Mid Nascent Soul Stage true lord would struggle to survive against him.

Such was the might of a peak Great Cultivator.

If ordinary resources and treasures weren't already useless to peak Great Cultivators...

...and entirely unhelpful in increasing their strength, there would likely be instances of peak Great Cultivators slaughtering every Nascent Soul true lord across the ordinary domains of the four major realms.

Two or three days later.

Zhou Qing piloted the flying boat to their destination.

The peak Rank 4 Lower Grade spiritual vein was buried deep underground. Dozens of mid- and late-stage Tier 3 great monsters were entrenched here.

There haven't been any changes... Zhou Qing thought to himself. In his fifth simulation, he had intentionally passed by this place.

"Twenty-two mid-stage Tier 3 great monsters, and eleven late-stage Tier 3 great monsters..." Zhou Qing's divine sense swept over the area, granting him absolute clarity regarding the great monsters currently occupying this Tier 4 spiritual vein.

Monster beasts also required vast amounts of spiritual energy to cultivate. The Tier 4 spiritual vein underground constantly emitted pure spiritual energy, naturally drawing the great monsters to claim the territory.

Dozens of Tier 3 great monsters gathered together were something only a Nascent Soul true lord could handle.

"Let the cleansing begin."

Zhou Qing's true body remained seated inside the flying boat, but his massive divine sense pierced the spiritual vein inside and out.

Before the dozens of Tier 3 great monsters with their thick auras could even react, their minds swiftly plunged into darkness as their souls and consciousness were eradicated.

With the divine sense strength of a peak Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator, wiping out dozens of Tier 3 great monsters was far too easy.

"Better than nothing."

Zhou Qing perfectly preserved the physical bodies, essence blood, and monster cores of every great monster. Although they meant little to a Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator, even the smallest morsel was still meat.

"Let's go in."

Zhou Qing steered the flying boat into the boundary of the Tier 4 spiritual vein.

"What a comfortable feeling."

Zhou Qing was indifferent. In the simulation, he had even experienced a Rank 5 spiritual vein environment.

But Li Yan was different. Growing up, she had never even been close to a Tier 4 spiritual vein, let alone experienced one personally.

In the entire Taiyuan Region, only Taiyuan Palace possessed a Tier 4 spiritual vein.

"Master, what level of spiritual vein is this...?" As the possessor of the Primordial Yin Treasure Physique, Li Yan's sensitivity to spiritual energy was extremely acute.

"Tier 4."

Zhou Qing replied casually.

"A Tier 4 spiritual vein!"

Li Yan's eyes widened. An incomparably precious Tier 4 spiritual vein was actually going to be her and her master's new residence.

At this moment, Li Yan began to doubt Zhou Qing's identity as a 'true person.' Could it be that her master wasn't an ordinary Core Formation Stage true person?

Otherwise, how could he possibly take over this Tier 4 spiritual vein?

Although her thoughts were in turmoil, Li Yan surveyed her surroundings with shining eyes.

"Don't they say that powerful monster beasts always entrench themselves in treasured spiritual vein lands? Where are the monster beasts?"

Li Yan wondered to herself. She looked around and found this Tier 4 spiritual vein site incredibly quiet. Forget about ferocious monster beasts, she couldn't sense the slightest commotion.

"Master, could there be any danger here?"

Li Yan looked at Zhou Qing and cautioned him.

The quieter it was, the more Li Yan felt that this might be the calm before the storm.

"Danger?"

Zhou Qing glanced at Li Yan's cautious face, finding it amusing.

Within a radius of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of li, the greatest danger wasn't other cultivators or monster beasts—it was Zhou Qing himself.

"There won't be any danger."

Zhou Qing said calmly. Having confirmed it in the simulation and double-checked repeatedly with his divine sense just now, he was certain that the entire spiritual vein was absolutely safe.

"Alright..." Li Yan obediently asked no more questions.

Since her master said there was no danger, then there definitely wasn't.

"A Rank 4 Lower Grade spiritual vein..." Zhou Qing led Li Yan to the center of the spiritual vein site. This was the place with the highest concentration of spiritual energy, originally occupied by a tyrannical great monster at the absolute peak of Tier 3.

Standing in the peak Rank 4 Lower Grade spiritual vein environment, Zhou Qing looked at the illusory text for the simulation count at the bottom of his vision.

"The cooldown time has been shortened to two months and eight days?"

Zhou Qing felt a surge of joy.

Originally, in the peak Tier 3 spiritual vein environment, the simulation cooldown time was three months and two days.

Traveling here from the wilderness cave dwelling had taken a little over two days, leaving exactly three months on the cooldown.

Now, surrounded by a peak Rank 4 Lower Grade spiritual vein environment, the cooldown time was down to two months and eight days.

The full cooldown time in a peak Rank 4 Lower Grade spiritual vein environment is roughly two months and eight to nine days, Zhou Qing pondered to himself.

If I use a Spirit Gathering Array to forcibly elevate this peak Rank 4 Lower Grade spiritual vein to Rank 4 Middle Grade, the cooldown reduction will improve even further... Zhou Qing thought.

Rumble—

With a thought, Zhou Qing tossed out the wilderness cave dwelling, which appeared the size of a palm but actually spanned three hundred li.

The miniature cave dwelling expanded against the wind, rapidly reverting to its original size before settling down upon the Tier 4 spiritual vein's site.

With this wilderness cave dwelling, Li Yan wouldn't have to arrange everything from scratch. They could live inside it directly.

"Go get some rest."

Zhou Qing looked at Li Yan with a smile.

After sending Li Yan off, Zhou Qing's next task was to set up the great array.

First and foremost were the defensive array and guardian array for this Tier 4 spiritual vein site.

On his way here, Zhou Qing had conveniently wiped out some Core Formation Stage bandit cultivators in the wilderness. The array materials he acquired, combined with what was already in the cave dwelling, were just about enough to cover the cost of setting up a Tier 4 great array.

"Great array... rise!"

With a shift of his mind, various materials materialized, and he began to set them up.

Most of a day later, a guardian array that barely reached the Tier 4 level took shape, covering the Tier 4 spiritual vein over a thousand-li range.

With Zhou Qing's Rank 4 Middle Grade array craft skills, setting up a Mid-Grade Tier 4 Great Array would have been more than easy.

But there was no need.

Firstly, he lacked the materials. The components required for a Mid-Grade Tier 4 Great Array couldn't be scrounged up just by looting a few Core Formation bandit cultivators.

Secondly, whether he set up an array that barely reached Tier 4 or a Mid-Grade Tier 4 Great Array, there was no significant difference for Zhou Qing at his current stage.

If trouble arose that even Zhou Qing couldn't handle, let alone a Mid-Grade Tier 4 Great Array, even a Fourth Tier High Grade great array wouldn't be of much use.

The primary purpose of the Tier 4 great array Zhou Qing deployed was to conceal the Tier 4 spiritual vein and prevent monster beasts from approaching.

"That should do it."

Zhou Qing hovered above the Tier 4 spiritual vein. Shrouded by the Tier 4 great array, the vein below was entirely hidden from sight, and the spiritual energy it emitted was completely contained.

From the outside, this place looked like nothing more than a thoroughly desolate wasteland.

"Spirit Gathering Array."

Zhou Qing descended deep underground to the actual location of the Tier 4 spiritual vein itself.

As his hands constantly formed hand seals, the raw materials for a Tier 4 Spirit Gathering Array were refined. The rich spiritual energy leaking from the Tier 4 spiritual vein was rapidly concentrated.

The spiritual energy, which could originally radiate across a thousand-li radius, was compressed until it could only emanate over five or six hundred li.

The effect was distinct; the concentration of spiritual energy in the vein noticeably jumped a level.

"A Rank 4 Middle Grade spiritual vein environment."

Zhou Qing stopped his work, a smile appearing on his face.

He had cultivated in a Rank 4 Middle Grade spiritual vein environment for centuries during his simulations, so he was intimately familiar with this level of spiritual energy density.

It's a pity that a Spirit Gathering Array can only forcibly elevate a spiritual vein's environment by half a tier at most... Zhou Qing thought to himself. A Spirit Gathering Array only pooled spiritual energy; the total volume of energy remained unchanged.

Therefore, the degree of enhancement had strict limits. It was impossible to infinitely raise a spiritual vein's grade.

A high-grade spiritual vein wasn't just about the density and quality of spiritual energy, but also the omnipresent spiritual pressure of the environment.

"Let's take a look."

Zhou Qing immediately looked at the illusory text at the bottom of his vision.

The remaining cooldown time is one month and twenty-eight days... Zhou Qing's mind settled.

Factoring in the time that had already passed, a complete cooldown cycle for a simulation attempt in a Rank 4 Middle Grade spiritual vein environment should be exactly two months.

Refreshing a simulation attempt every two months... Zhou Qing was in an excellent mood. This cut off over a month compared to the spiritual vein environment at his original wilderness cave dwelling.

In less than two months, I'll be able to simulate again.

Zhou Qing nodded slightly. This relocation not only shortened the simulation cooldown by over a month, but it also provided a superb starting environment for his upcoming simulations.

Under this Rank 4 Middle Grade spiritual vein environment, Li Yan could easily cultivate all the way to the Nascent Soul Stage, or even the Mid Nascent Soul Stage.

With the cultivation insights and experiences Li Yan had gained in the previous run, Zhou Qing only needed to supply her with resources. It would be incredibly worry-free.

And according to Zhou Qing's plan, during his sixth simulation, he intended to wait until Li Yan stepped into the Nascent Soul Stage before taking her first wisp of Primordial Yin Qi.

That meant, for the first few centuries at least, there would be no need to keep this possessor of the Primordial Yin Treasure Physique by his side every single moment.

Once the defensive array and Spirit Gathering Array were set up, Zhou Qing's tasks were done.

Next, he only needed to quietly wait a month or so for the simulation count to refresh.

During this period, Zhou Qing didn't even bother cultivating.

That evening, Zhou Qing sat on a massive boulder atop the cave dwelling, looking up at the starry sky.

The great array shrouding the area did not obstruct the view from the inside out.

"Master, how far do you think those stars are from us...?" Li Yan asked softly, leaning against Zhou Qing.

"Hundreds of millions of li, perhaps."

Zhou Qing answered casually.

Between the stars and the earth lay a region of astral winds, which ordinary true lords would find difficult to cross.

However, it couldn't stop a Late Stage Great Cultivator. In his fifth simulation, Zhou Qing had personally traversed the astral wind region, utilizing vast magical power and supreme means to pluck a few stars several hundred li in size to forge a Spirit Treasure.

Zhou Qing's artifact refinement craft had also reached Tier 4.

But outside the astral wind region, there wasn't the slightest trace of spiritual energy. Zhou Qing could only stop there briefly; staying for long carried the risk of depleting his magical power.

Time flowed by, and in the blink of an eye, a month or two had passed.

On this day, Zhou Qing was sitting cross-legged, contemplating the various crafts he had comprehended.

Although he was too lazy to cultivate, he could still continue studying alchemy, talisman crafting, and his other arts.

"Hm?"

Zhou Qing opened his eyes and looked at the rows of illusory text at the bottom of his vision.

There, beside the [Simulation Count] column, the original '0' slowly turned into a '1'.

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