I Have a Cultivation Simulator

["Tianzhu Grotto-Heaven..."]

[Relevant information surfaced in your mind.]

[This grotto-heaven opens once every eight hundred years, and its entrance is controlled by the Hexu Sect, one of the "Three Dharmas."]

[In the Near-Ancient Era, the Three Dharmas were the Xuantian Sect, the Myriad Laws Sect, and the Hexu Sect.]

[Therefore, the "Three Dharmas" are also known as the Three Sects.]

[The Tianzhu Grotto-Heaven retains its appearance from the Ancient Era and grows numerous spiritual medicines and precious herbs that went extinct as early as the Near-Ancient Era.]

[The main reason you cannot refine pills to aid breakthroughs in the Late Nascent Soul Stage, despite being a Fourth Tier High Grade alchemy grandmaster, is a lack of raw materials.]

["As long as I gain something in the Tianzhu Grotto-Heaven, the time it takes to cultivate to the Late Nascent Soul Stage Peak will be drastically shortened. I can focus more energy and mental effort on other matters..."]

[You thought silently.]

[A roc with blood-red wings stood obediently in front of you.]

[It was precisely the Blood Roc, possessor of the True Spirit Bloodline.]

[After thirty years of nurturing, this Blood Roc had successfully grown to its peak phase, a century or two ahead of its normal growth cycle.]

[At this moment, the Blood Roc possessed strength roughly at the absolute limit of the Rank 4 Early Stage.]

[To take another step forward, it needed to cross into the Rank 4 Mid Stage.]

[However, taking this step as a beast king with the True Spirit Bloodline was even harder than a human cultivator breaking through from the Early Nascent Soul Stage to the Mid Nascent Soul Stage.]

[Beast kings with a True Spirit Bloodline had very high requirements for their external environment. In the Ancient Era, a True Spirit Bloodline creature like the Blood Roc could easily break through to the Mid Stage, but in the Near-Ancient Era, the difficulty had skyrocketed.]

["Continue cultivating for another eighty to a hundred years."]

[You instructed the Blood Roc.]

[You already had a detailed plan for how to nurture the Blood Roc to the Rank 4 Mid Stage.]

[Right now, the Blood Roc appeared to have grown to its peak, but it actually still had a way to go. Only by reaching the absolute extreme would breaking through become easier.]

[Year thirty-six. You were fifty-three years old.]

["It's almost time."]

[Inside your cave mansion, you left behind a Fourth Tier High Grade Aura Talisman capable of perfectly simulating your aura.]

[As for your true body, you used Divine Ability Transformation to disguise yourself as a disciple of the Heavenly Talisman Sect and secretly left the sect.]

[Divine Ability Transformation could not only replicate abilities but also be used for simulation and disguise.]

[Over half a month later, you came to a halt and gazed into the distance.]

[Far ahead lay a hazy plain, clearly shrouded by a massive array.]

[Within the grand array lay the entrance and exit to the Tianzhu Grotto-Heaven.]

[Normally, this entrance was firmly controlled by the Hexu Sect.]

[They had set up this grand array to guard it long ago.]

[But because it involved the grotto-heaven's entrance, the deployed grand array was restricted. Its maximum power limit was only around Rank 4 Middle Grade or Fourth Tier High Grade.]

[Any array stronger than that would compress the local space, interfering with the opening of the grotto-heaven.]

["There are still two months left before this grotto-heaven opens..."]

[Your figure melded into the void as you thought to yourself.]

["Quite a few true lords are already hiding nearby. They're just waiting for the grotto-heaven to open so they can join forces to shake the array and rush inside to plunder..."]

[You glanced around. Though you didn't use your divine sense to investigate, you faintly detected streams of concealed auras lurking in the shadows. The owners of these auras were at least Mid Nascent Soul Stage true lords, and a portion were even Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators.]

[These experts hailed from all over. Some belonged to the top factions of the Central Continent, some were from dominant forces in other regions, and others were solitary rogue cultivators.]

[Without exception, all of these experts had concealed their true identities. On the surface, at least, this grotto-heaven was occupied by the Hexu Sect, and none of them were willing to rob it under their real names.]

[Inside the grand array, two Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators of the Hexu Sect, along with several Mid Nascent Soul Stage true lords, were coldly watching the outside.]

["Hmph, every time the grotto-heaven opens, it draws in these people who hide and sneak around, too afraid to show their true faces."]

[One of the Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators, whose daoist title was Zhanshui, furrowed their brows.]

[The other Great Cultivator, Qiufeng, looked on. "It matters not. With us holding the fort, coupled with the grand array, even if multiple Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators attack, we can hold them off for a while. That will be enough time to enter the grotto-heaven and harvest a multitude of spiritual herbs and ancient medicines."]

[For this opening of the grotto-heaven, the two Great Cultivators had prepared their countermeasures long in advance. They would oversee the grand array and fend off the experts outside, while the other Mid Nascent Soul Stage true lords would enter the grotto-heaven as quickly as possible to harvest the mature spiritual herbs and ancient medicines.]

["According to the intelligence from the last simulation, this opening of the Tianzhu Grotto-Heaven attracted three Late Stage Great Cultivators and seven or eight Mid Nascent Soul Stage true lords. That included Purple-Eyed True Monarch..."]

[Bits and pieces surfaced in your mind. With the experience from one simulation, you held an absolute intelligence advantage.]

["These three Late Stage Great Cultivators are not top-tier Great Cultivators..."]

[Top-tier Great Cultivators were exceptionally rare. Although the Tianzhu Grotto-Heaven produced an abundance of spiritual herbs and ancient medicines, it didn't hold much appeal for them.]

[Top-tier Great Cultivators had all cultivated to the Late Nascent Soul Stage Peak. No amount of spiritual herbs or ancient medicines could help them advance any further; they were far more interested in pursuing breakthroughs in other aspects.]

[Such as the physical body, or the divine soul, and so on.]

[The reason Purple-Eyed True Monarch was making a move was because he was still currently in the Mid Nascent Soul Stage and far from cultivating to the peak.]

["Purple-Eyed True Monarch? True Monarch Powang..."]

[Your heart stirred slightly as your gaze swept the surroundings.]

[If nothing went wrong, Purple-Eyed True Monarch was currently hiding somewhere nearby, waiting to strike at the critical moment and plunder important resources.]

["Demon Abyss Realm..."]

[You pondered inwardly. In all likelihood, Purple-Eyed True Monarch was currently cooperating with the Demon Abyss Realm.]

[In the fifth simulation, when Heavenly Sword Peak announced the eradication of Great Snow Mountain, they publicly revealed that Heavenly Lord Powang had received funding from the Demon Abyss Realm when he was still weak.]

["To think I can't even lock onto Purple-Eyed True Monarch's location..."]

[You carefully observed your surroundings. You could faintly sense the positions of the various concealed auras, but none of them resembled Purple-Eyed True Monarch's.]

[If he hadn't relied on uniquely brilliant concealment methods, Purple-Eyed True Monarch would have been besieged and killed by the five great factions of the Two Bodies and Three Dharmas long ago. How else could he have survived long enough to step into the Deity Transformation Stage?]

["Never mind. Once the grotto-heaven opens, he will naturally make his move."]

[You weren't in a hurry and began to wait patiently.]

[Time flowed by, and in the blink of an eye, two months had passed.]

[On this day, inexplicable spatial fluctuations surged. Even with the grand array isolating them, the numerous true lords and Great Cultivators outside all looked toward the grotto-heaven's entrance simultaneously.]

["It's opening. The Tianzhu Grotto-Heaven is about to open."]

[This thought surfaced in the minds of all the true lords who had been waiting for so long.]

[The opening time of the grotto-heaven could only be roughly determined; there was always a margin of error.]

[This was also why the true lords who had arrived early hadn't struck ahead of time.]

[If they attacked prematurely and tore through the grand array, only to find the grotto-heaven was still months away from opening, wouldn't they just be exposing themselves?]

[Buzz—]

[A figure clad in a grey robe suddenly stepped out of the void. With their every movement, earth-shattering spiritual pressure erupted. They slowly pressed a hand down toward the grand array in the distance.]

["Is that Grey-Robed True Monarch, the Great Cultivator ranked eighth on the top ten bandit cultivator list?"]

[The experts hiding in the dark were alarmed. No one knew Grey-Robed True Monarch's true identity; they were simply called Grey-Robed True Monarch because their outward appearance was that of someone wearing a grey robe.]

[Grey-Robed True Monarch's strike shook the grand array guarding the grotto-heaven's entrance, but ultimately failed to break it.]

[Right at that moment, two other figures revealed themselves. One was completely shrouded in hazy mist, while the other was a burly giant nearly ten meters tall, radiating a towering aura of vital blood—clearly a Great Cultivator of body cultivation.]

[Neither the physical appearances nor the techniques displayed by these two Great Cultivators matched any known Great Cultivator currently in the Human Realm. They had obviously concealed their true identities.]

[Rumble!]

[After appearing, the misty figure and the burly figure simultaneously launched an attack at the nearby grand array.]

[The assault of the Late Stage Great Cultivators was earth-shattering, faintly distorting space itself, but the grand array withstood every single blow.]

["Everyone, this array was specially laid down by our sect's array grandmaster and has reached the Fourth Tier High Grade. With the two of us holding the fort, you won't be able to break in. Back down!"]

[Inside the grand array, Great Cultivator Qiufeng and Great Cultivator Zhanshui were personally controlling the formation while the grotto-heaven entrance behind them slowly opened.]

[In at most ten breaths, the Tianzhu Grotto-Heaven would fully open. When that happened, the Hexu Sect's Mid Stage true lords would be able to enter immediately and harvest the most vital spiritual herbs and ancient medicines.]

[The misty figure and the burly figure ignored them. Joining forces with the grey-robed figure, the three Great Cultivators attacked with their full strength.]

[Though they caused the grand array to shake violently inside and out, it was obvious they wouldn't be able to completely pierce through it in a short amount of time.]

["This is troublesome."]

[The misty figure sighed. As things stood, if they couldn't breach the grand array before the Hexu Sect's true lords finished harvesting the spiritual medicines and precious herbs inside, there wouldn't be anything left for them.]

["So be it..."]

[Seeing this, the grey-robed figure raised their hand, and a Talisman appeared.]

[The spiritual pressure radiating from this Talisman was enough to terrify even Great Cultivators. Carrying an aura capable of shattering everything, it landed silently on the nearby grand array.]

[Whoosh—]

[The grand array, which had been sturdy enough to block the combined might of three Great Cultivators, began to melt uncontrollably.]

["Is that... a Quasi-Tier 5 Restriction-Breaking Talisman? Who exactly are you? Why do you have a Talisman of this grade?"]

[Inside the grand array, Great Cultivator Qiufeng and Great Cultivator Zhanshui looked both shocked and furious. Restriction-breaking Talismans were inherently meant to dismantle any array. A Quasi-Tier 5 Restriction-Breaking Talisman? It could shatter the defenses of most Fourth Tier High Grade grand arrays in a very short time.] ["You have no need to know that..."]

[The grey-robed figure's tone was calm.]

[Standing not far away, a strange look crossed your face.]

[Almost all the top-tier factions in the Human Realm kept a few Quasi-Tier-5 Talismans in their collections, but the vast majority of them were produced by the Heavenly Talisman Sect.]

[You looked at the grey-robed figure. Just now, when the other party used that Quasi-Tier 5 Restriction-Breaking Talisman, you felt a faint sense of familiarity.]

[This familiarity stemmed from the heavenly secrets of karma; it was a sensation you could only perceive because you were a Tier 4 Mid-Grade Divination Grandmaster.]

["A Great Cultivator of the Heavenly Talisman Sect? Cold Talisman Grand Cultivator? Or Red Talisman Grand Cultivator? Or perhaps one of the other two?"]

[You speculated inwardly. This was intelligence you hadn't known in the fifth simulation.]

[Rumble!]

[As the grand array rapidly melted away, the entrance to the Tianzhu Grotto-Heaven lost its guard, effectively leaving it completely exposed to the numerous experts' eyes.]

[The three Great Cultivators closed in immediately. The remaining Mid Nascent Soul Stage true lords also began to approach, intending to see if they could fish in troubled waters.]

[Though they were no match for Late Stage Great Cultivators, as long as the Tianzhu Grotto-Heaven's entrance was open and they could get inside, they would more or less be able to snag some leftover scraps.]

[Any Mid Nascent Soul Stage true lord who dared to show up here possessed, to some extent, the ability to flee with their life from a Late Stage Great Cultivator.]

[Slightly weaker Mid Nascent Soul Stage true lords simply wouldn't dare join this commotion.]

["It's my turn to act."]

[You took a step forward.]

[At this moment, you looked completely different from your original persona as True Monarch Qingyuan.]

[Dressed in black robes, you appeared profound and mysterious, your face hidden behind a Black Gold Mask.]

[The aura you emitted was also incomparably berserk. From the outside, it was a world of difference compared to the gentle and elegant True Monarch Qingyuan of the Heavenly Talisman Sect.]

[Boom!]

[The instant you appeared, a terrifying aura permeated the entire area.]

["Another Great Cultivator?"]

[The grey-robed figure and the other two Great Cultivators shot you a glance, quite surprised.]

[Meanwhile, the faces of Great Cultivator Qiufeng and Great Cultivator Zhanshui of the Hexu Sect darkened.]

[With you added to the mix, it was the equivalent of four Great Cultivators joining forces. Even though the two of them were Great Cultivators of the Hexu Sect with profound foundations, it would be extremely difficult to block everyone.]

[True lords who had cultivated to the level of Great Cultivators—whether they were ancient dharma cultivation true lords, ancient body cultivation true lords, or practitioners of other paths—could not possibly be weak.]

["Don't try to block them anymore. Enter the grotto-heaven directly."]

[The two Hexu Sect Great Cultivators immediately made their decision.]

[Rather than being repelled by the combined might of four Great Cultivators and then entering the grotto-heaven alongside them...]

[...it was better to take the initiative and enter now. This way, they could still stay one step ahead of the three Great Cultivators behind them.]

[Seeing this, the grey-robed figure, the misty figure, and the burly figure guessed the intentions of the two Hexu Sect Great Cultivators. The three Great Cultivators boosted their speed once more, wanting to enter the grotto-heaven as quickly as possible.]

[In the current situation, the two Hexu Sect Great Cultivators were closest to the grotto-heaven's entrance, followed by the Mid Stage true lords of the Hexu Sect, and then the three Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators.]

[As for you, you were the furthest from the entrance. Even the faster Mid Nascent Soul Stage true lords were closer to the grotto-heaven's entrance than you.]

[The grey-robed figure and the other two Great Cultivators merely cast a cursory glance in your direction before dismissing you entirely.]

[Though you were also a Great Cultivator, you were simply too far from the entrance. With the methods of a Great Cultivator, even entering the grotto-heaven an instant earlier would allow them to maximize their harvest with a single thought.] [However, in the very next moment—]

[You took another step, and your speed abruptly skyrocketed.]

[Followed immediately by a second step, and a third.]

[With every step you took, the aura radiating from your body surged violently. After three steps, it had already reached the peak of an ordinary Great Cultivator.]

[By the time you took the fourth step, the aura exuding from your entire body had reached the level of a top-tier Great Cultivator. Vast and mighty, it suppressed everything in its path.]

[In terms of speed, you completely eclipsed the other Great Cultivators. With a nearly tyrannical posture, you overtook the grey-robed figure and the other two Great Cultivators, finally arriving directly in front of the grotto-heaven's entrance, your berserk aura flaring wildly.]

[Great Cultivator Qiufeng and Great Cultivator Zhanshui of the Hexu Sect shot backward in retreat, thoroughly alarmed.]

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