I Have a Cultivation Simulator

Next, Deputy Alliance Leader You Rou shared more intelligence regarding the Shanhai Secret Realm.

This included the realm's hidden dangers, fortuitous encounters, and other such details.

When the Shanhai Secret Realm first appeared, this information had been incredibly precious.

Now, however, the realm had long since been hollowed out. Deputy Alliance Leader You Rou only needed to make a few casual inquiries to obtain extremely detailed information.

Although she didn't know why you were asking for this outdated intelligence, she gathered it anyway, using the opportunity to deepen your relationship.

"Right, I tracked down the first batch of cultivators who entered the secret realm and used their memories to recreate a visual recording... It seems the Shanhai Secret Realm experienced a brutal slaughter two or three hundred years ago..."

Deputy Alliance Leader You Rou took out a Jade Slip. It contained a replica of the visual recording from when the Shanhai Secret Realm was first discovered.

"A slaughter?"

You sent your divine sense into the Jade Slip, immediately observing the Shanhai Secret Realm from a bird's-eye view.

In the recording, however, most of the palaces had collapsed, and the herb gardens were severely damaged.

Simply from watching the recording, you could vaguely tell that two or three hundred years ago, some entity had ventured deep into the Shanhai Secret Realm to unleash a massive wave of slaughter and destruction.

"Was it True Person Blood Sea?" you asked.

If True Person Blood Sea was truly the one who destroyed the Shanhai Sect, then it was highly likely he was the entity who had slaughtered his way into the secret realm at the end.

"I'm not sure." Deputy Alliance Leader You Rou shook her head. "If a Master personally entered the Shanhai Secret Realm to investigate the traces left behind, they might be able to deduce the identity and origins of the entity who invaded it."

"It happened centuries ago. Who can really say for sure...?"

You Rou stood up slowly. Her breath carried the faint scent of orchids, and her clear eyes gazed at you with deep affection.

You noticed the shift in the atmosphere, faintly catching the rich, lilac-like fragrance radiating from her body.

"True..." You nodded slightly as you stood, wrapping your arms around You Rou's waist.

During your time together, you naturally picked up on Deputy Alliance Leader You Rou's subtle attempts at seduction.

You guessed she was doing this to tie you to the Alchemy Alliance.

After all, before you broke through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer and showed the potential to become a High-Grade Alchemist, You Rou wouldn't have given you a second glance.

Having become a High-Grade Alchemist, you knew exactly what kind of steep price outside factions would pay to rope someone like you in.

If You Rou only had to offer her body to secure your permanent loyalty, it was absolutely a profitable trade for her.

In the cultivation world, some female cultivators didn't place much importance on chastity.

Some would even keep hordes of male concubines just to practice special dual cultivation techniques.

Naturally, you were also quite open-minded when it came to matters between men and women.

You Rou had a delicate and supple figure. If the opportunity arose, you didn't mind having a fleeting romance with her.

"Alchemist Wang, with your skills in the Dao of Alchemy, you should stay permanently with the Alchemy Alliance..." You Rou's warm breath brushed against your skin, her chest heaving.

"I can't do that," you said, shaking your head.

Staying permanently with the Alchemy Alliance meant signing a much deeper Spirit Contract with them, dedicating your services exclusively to the alliance.

The vast majority of alchemists only maintained a cooperative relationship with the alliance. This was especially true for High-Grade Alchemists—even if they refused to take on tasks, the alliance would turn a blind eye.

In this simulation, you had no intention of tying yourself too tightly to the Alchemy Alliance.

Or rather, a mere fling with You Rou wasn't worth completely aligning yourself with them.

"You can't?" Deputy Alliance Leader You Rou blinked, then gently pushed you away. "It's getting late. I should head back."

After seeing You Rou out of your cave abode, you fell into a brief moment of thought.

First, the majority of the intelligence you had just obtained from You Rou regarding the Shanhai Secret Realm was information you hadn't managed to uncover during your first simulation.

That alone made this a massive profit.

As for You Rou's seduction, you didn't take it to heart.

Fooling around was fine, but when it came to concrete benefits, you still needed to weigh your options carefully.

You walked into the courtyard of your cave abode and saw Dachun practicing the Blazing Sun Body Refinement Art.

Dachun truly had a talent for body refinement. Over the past few years, he had already cultivated the technique to the fifth layer.

The fifth layer of the Blazing Sun Body Refinement Art was already powerful enough to threaten cultivators at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

Year thirty-four. You were forty-nine years old. Aside from cultivating, you also poured your efforts into studying alchemy.

You deeply felt the massive chasm separating a High-Grade Alchemist from a Tier Two Alchemist.

"Kid, your cultivation progress..." The artifact spirit of the Shanhai Ring awakened. After observing your cultivation progress, it fell into a sudden silence.

You could sense that your hopes of reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm were completely dashed. Naturally, the artifact spirit of the Shanhai Ring could sense this as well—and in much sharper detail than you.

"Master, I've disappointed you." You felt a bit ashamed.

The artifact spirit remained silent for a long time, seemingly hesitating.

But in the end, it made a decision. Its ancient voice rang out, "Kid, don't resist. I am going to use my origin source to cleanse your marrow and reforge your tendons..."

Whoosh—

You clearly felt waves of warm currents surging out of the sky-blue ring on your finger, continuously seeping into your flesh.

Nourished by these warm currents, your body experienced an unprecedented level of comfort.

Half a day later, you opened your eyes.

Faintly, your perception of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had become sharper.

You cultivated for a moment and found that your ability to absorb and refine spiritual energy had improved.

You realized that your cultivation aptitude had been raised. This left you absolutely stunned.

In all your years of cultivation, you had never heard of a method capable of improving one's aptitude!

"Kid, I am going to enter a slumber. Continue your cultivation, and remember—do not slack off!" The artifact spirit's ancient voice quickly faded into silence.

You only managed to say, 'Thank you, Master,' before you could no longer detect any movement from the artifact spirit.

You had originally wanted to ask the artifact spirit many questions, such as about the Shanhai Sect's Master Shanhai, as well as True Person Blood Sea.

But looking at it now, you could only wait for next time.

Year thirty-five. You were fifty years old. After your cultivation aptitude was improved, you increased the frequency at which you consumed pills, significantly boosting your cultivation speed.

Year thirty-six. You were fifty-one years old. The artifact spirit awakened once more to cleanse your marrow and reforge your tendons again.

You realized that this so-called improvement in cultivation aptitude was only temporary. But even so, it was incredibly shocking. You felt that not even a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Realm could achieve such a feat.

During this awakening, you finally asked about Master Shanhai and True Person Blood Sea. The artifact spirit didn't answer your questions, instead telling you to stay focused on your cultivation.

Year thirty-seven. You were fifty-two years old. The Shanhai Body Tempering Art finally reached the mid-stage of body tempering.

The Shanhai Body Tempering Art consumed a massive amount of resources, but the improvement it brought to your physique was incredibly obvious.

Year thirty-eight. You were fifty-three years old. You felt that you had already progressed halfway through the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

Year thirty-nine. You were fifty-four years old. You learned that an heir highly regarded by Market Head Ouyang would soon attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

You knew that their attempt at the Foundation Establishment Realm would end in failure.

Year forty. You were fifty-five years old. Market Head Ouyang's heir failed to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm.

However, as a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator with decades of lifespan left, Market Head Ouyang remained the unshakable pillar of the market.

Year forty-one. You were fifty-six years old. You began hoarding spirit stones.

Thanks to your first simulation experience, you knew very well that in the coming decades, Wushan Market would fall into turmoil due to the lack of a Foundation Establishment Realm successor. Many shops would hold massive fire sales.

But the ultimate outcome of this ordeal was that Market Head Ouyang would eventually manage to nurture a Foundation Establishment Realm successor. All you had to do was wait for the market's property values to hit rock bottom before buying them up. Once the market stabilized, you could sell them back. Buying low and selling high would yield you an absolute fortune.

Year forty-two. You were fifty-seven years old. Market Head Ouyang began nurturing a second successor.

Year forty-three. You were fifty-eight years old. The second successor Market Head Ouyang nurtured failed their attempt at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Year forty-four. You were fifty-nine years old. With two successors failing back-to-back, rumors began spreading throughout the market.

Everything was exactly the same as what you had experienced during the first simulation.

A few months later, you cultivated to the peak of the Qi Refining Seventh Layer and began pushing toward the eighth layer.

You smoothly stepped into the Qi Refining Eighth Layer.

Thanks to the Shanhai artifact spirit cleansing your marrow and reforging your tendons, you had reached the eighth layer a full seven or eight years earlier than expected.

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