I Have a Cultivation Simulator

["Delaying the onset of the twilight years..."]

[Hearing this, you were inwardly shocked.]

[It was practically common knowledge in the cultivation world that a cultivator's vitality waned in their twilight years, making it impossible to maintain peak condition.]

[You had heard of incomparably precious natural treasures capable of delaying the onset of these twilight years.]

[But such heavenly treasures were impossible to obtain—not just for Qi Refining cultivators, but even for those in the Foundation Establishment Realm.]

[Delaying the twilight years with a mere cultivation art... you had never heard of such a thing.]

[Of course, this might simply be because the circles you ran in were too low-tier.]

[At your current level, you were qualified to know a few secrets regarding the Foundation Establishment Realm, but anything higher? That was out of reach.]

[After all, the highest-level cultivators you could associate with were only at the early or mid Foundation Establishment stages, and that was only thanks to your status as a High-Grade Alchemist.]

["Master, what other benefits does the Shanhai Art I practice have?"]

[Sensing that the Shanhai Ring's artifact spirit seemed to be in a good mood, you probed further.]

[Until now, you only knew that the Shanhai spiritual power condensed by the Shanhai Art could easily help one pass the Spiritual Power Trial, one of the three trials of Foundation Establishment.]

[And you had just learned that practicing it could delay your twilight years.]

["What benefits?"]

[The artifact spirit pondered for a moment before continuing. "This is the foundational art of the Shanhai Lineage from the ancient era. If you can cultivate it to the Core Formation level, you will be able to use it to condense the Shanhai Dao Body, allowing you to look down on everyone in the same realm..."]

["Back then, if it weren't for..."]

[The artifact spirit suddenly paused, changing the subject. "Kid, you should be secretly counting your blessings that you have the qualifications to practice a top-tier art like this in your lifetime..."]

[Next, the artifact spirit emphasized matters regarding Foundation Establishment.]

["During the Qi Refining stage, the Shanhai Art can delay your twilight years by about twenty years. You still have plenty of time left to attempt Foundation Establishment."]

["If you have the means, prepare a Foundation Establishment Pill."]

["Also, before you attempt to break through, you must cultivate the Shanhai Body Tempering Art to the third layer."]

[The artifact spirit's ancient voice rang out.]

[The first layer of the Shanhai Body Tempering Art was comparable to early-stage Qi Refining, the second layer to the Qi Refining Middle Stage, and the third layer to the Qi Refining Late Stage.]

[Over the years, you had been concurrently practicing the Shanhai Body Tempering Art and had already reached the second layer.]

[You weren't too far from the third layer.]

[Of course, progressing this quickly didn't mean you were talented in body tempering.]

[Instead, it was the restorative feedback from your Qi Refining cultivation.]

[Your heavy, pure Shanhai spiritual power also nourished your physical body, drastically accelerating your progress in the Shanhai Body Tempering Art.]

[The Shanhai Art and the Shanhai Body Tempering Art originated from the same source, after all.]

[The reason the artifact spirit wanted you to cultivate the body tempering art to the third layer was to ensure you could smoothly pass the Vitality Trial, one of the three trials of Foundation Establishment.]

[When a Qi Refining cultivator attempted to reach Foundation Establishment, the three trials they faced were the Vitality Trial, the Spiritual Power Trial, and the Divine Sense Trial.]

[In the fifty-ninth year, you were seventy-four. Dachun, who had already reached his twilight years, came looking for you.]

[Dachun was over a decade older than you. Now in his nineties, he was nearing the absolute limit of his lifespan.]

[The path of body tempering could not extend one's lifespan. In fact, even the path of Qi Refining did not significantly prolong one's life while still in the Qi Refining Realm.]

["I can no longer protect you, Young Master. I want to go down the mountain and look around."]

[Dachun's extreme old age was fully apparent, and he spoke in a hesitant, probing tone.]

[Looking at this man who had followed you for more than half your life, a myriad of emotions welled up in your heart.]

[You knew very well that Dachun didn't actually want to go sightseeing down the mountain; he was just worried about dying in front of you.]

[His reason for leaving was simply to find a place to bury himself and pass away in silence.]

["I'll go with you."]

[You thought for a moment before speaking.]

[You were already at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer with no room left to advance. Had the artifact spirit not advised you to cultivate the Shanhai Body Tempering Art to the third layer, you probably would have been considering your Foundation Establishment breakthrough right now.]

[Simply practicing the Shanhai Body Tempering Art didn't require a high-quality cultivation environment.]

[You accompanied Dachun as you left the market and walked down Wushan.]

[Bandit cultivators occasionally prowled around the market, but you managed to avoid them all in time.]

[At your current strength, you were practically at the absolute pinnacle of the Qi Refining stage.]

[You traveled with Dachun for over half a year before eventually returning to the foot of Wushan.]

["Young Master, I think this place is quite nice."]

[Dachun hunched over and stopped in front of a small hill.]

[From this spot, you could look up and directly see the peak of Wushan, right where the market was located.]

[You paused slightly. During your first simulation, Dachun's grave had also been right here.]

[Countless thoughts raced through your mind. Compared to the first simulation, Dachun had lived almost ten years longer this time.]

[However, in the first simulation, Dachun had married and had children. In this simulation, to protect you, he had remained utterly alone to this day.]

[Over the past few decades, you had thought about helping him start a family, but Dachun had rejected the idea every time.]

[Half a day later, Dachun closed his eyes for good.]

[You raised a hand to excavate a pit in the earth and buried Dachun inside.]

[Then, you carved a stone stele and engraved the words: 'Tomb of Zhou Dachun.']

[Finally, at the bottom, you wrote: 'Erected by Zhou Qing.']

[In this simulation, your public alias was 'Wang Lin.' No one knew who Zhou Qing was.]

["Dachun..."]

[You stood in front of his tombstone and murmured to yourself, "I'm the only one left in this world..."]

[Over twenty years ago, you had used a secret bloodline art to sense the passing of your closest relatives one by one.]

[The Zhou Family, which had been illustrious in the Gan Kingdom for generations, now had only you left.]

[You stood before Dachun's grave for a long time before finally taking out a black mask.]

[You slowly put on the black mask, and your aura subtly began to change. The Shanhai Art circulated rapidly. With your long hair cascading down, an invisible spiritual pressure blanketed the surroundings in all directions, as heavy as a mountain and as vast as a sea.]

[Your figure vanished from the spot, closing in on a distant gathering of bandit cultivators.]

[In recent years, many bandit cultivators had converged around Wushan Market. They were just waiting for Market Master Ouyang Shen to pass away in meditation, ready to swarm in and carve up the market.]

[Inside a certain valley, over a dozen bandit cultivators were gathered.]

[The majority of these dozen-plus bandit cultivators were in the Qi Refining Middle Stage. Three were in the Qi Refining Late Stage, and their leader had even reached the Qi Refining Eighth Layer.]

[Just then.]

[The leader at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer caught onto something, his expression shifting slightly.]

[Immediately after, an aura of spiritual power and pressure as heavy as mountains and seas washed over them.]

[The bandits watched as a man wearing a black mask materialized at the valley's entrance.]

[The aura radiating from the masked man was terrifying, faintly surpassing the limits of the Qi Refining Realm. The mountain-and-sea-like spiritual pressure made it hard for the mid-stage bandits to even breathe.]

["Foundation Establishment? No, Qi Refining Perfection?"]

[The leader at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer looked uncertain and alarmed. Only true disciples of major sects or cultivators with special fortuitous encounters could possibly achieve such a powerful state at Qi Refining Perfection.]

["Obey me, or die."]

[The masked man's tone was icy.]

["Fellow Daoist, isn't that a bit..."]

[The leader at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer frowned.]

[The next moment, the masked man extended his right hand. A Small Black Mountain materialized out of thin air and smashed down toward the eighth-level leader.]

[The Small Black Mountain burst with an incomparably heavy aura, feeling as though a thousand-zhang giant peak were crashing down.]

["A high-grade artifact..."]

[The mind of the leader at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer trembled. He consecutively unleashed several countermeasures, but all were smashed to pieces by the Small Black Mountain. He watched helplessly as he was about to be crushed into a bloody pulp.]

[Suddenly, the Small Black Mountain stopped.]

[The bandit at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer heard that familiar phrase once again.]

["Obey me, or die."]

["I'll obey! I'll obey!"]

[The leader at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer immediately shouted.]

[Only Foundation Establishment cultivators could properly use high-grade artifacts.]

[This masked man's spiritual power quality surpassed that of an ordinary cultivator at Qi Refining Perfection, allowing him to slightly activate a high-grade artifact.]

[Under these circumstances, facing bandit cultivators in the Qi Refining Middle and Late Stages like them was essentially a one-sided slaughter.]

[You swept your gaze over the other dozen-plus bandits and said expressionlessly, "I want you to make a trip to the mortal realm and slaughter the Gan Kingdom Royal Family to the last person."]

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