I Have a Cultivation Simulator

You did not hesitate, immediately arriving at the North Gate of the great city.

Beneath the North Gate, which towered over ten zhang high, a continuous stream of cultivators passed in and out.

Even Foundation Establishment cultivators had to obediently land and proceed through this gate to enter the immortal city.

You obeyed the immortal city's rules and waited in line until it was your turn.

After paying one spirit stone, you received an identity token.

This token allowed you to move within certain areas of the immortal city.

When it was time to leave, you only needed to return the token to get your spirit stone refunded.

You had made preparations long before arriving. Upon entering the immortal city, you immediately headed for the inner city.

Alchemist Zhao Kan lived in the inner city.

Soon, you arrived before an Alchemy Hall.

"State your business," an ordinary-looking female cultivator at the entrance asked, barely glancing at you.

"I've come to visit Alchemist Zhao Kan."

You answered immediately.

"Mhm." The female cultivator looked completely unfazed. "Go line up in the side hall," she said casually.

With that, she led you to the side hall.

Inside the side hall, dozens of cultivators were already waiting.

Among them were cultivators in both the Qi Refining Late Stage and the Foundation Establishment Realm.

The female cultivator's arrival immediately drew their attention.

One Foundation Establishment cultivator quickly walked over and cupped his hands. "Fellow Daoist, I have an urgent matter. I wish to request Alchemist Zhao to refine a batch of Foundation Establishment Pills. I've prepared all the main and auxiliary ingredients. Do you think..."

"Foundation Establishment Pills..."

The female cultivator nodded and said expressionlessly, "Let me see. You'll likely have to wait over ten years before my master can refine them for you."

"Over ten years?" The Foundation Establishment cultivator's expression soured. He had naturally requested Alchemist Zhao Kan to refine the Foundation Establishment Pills for his juniors.

Waiting over a decade? He could wait that long, but his juniors could not.

"Can't you make an exception..."

The Foundation Establishment cultivator forced a smile, lowering his posture.

"No exceptions."

The ordinary-looking female cultivator shook her head, showing him no courtesy whatsoever.

Standing to the side and watching this scene, your expression changed slightly.

If even a Foundation Establishment cultivator begging for a pill had to wait over ten years, how long would you have to wait?

Thinking of this, you immediately took out the token Alchemist Yun had given you.

Only a fool would have a connection and not use it.

When the ordinary-looking female cultivator saw you take out a token, she initially paid it no mind.

But after taking a single glance, her expression gradually shifted.

"Wait here."

The ordinary-looking female cultivator put the token away and headed into the inner hall.

All at once, you became the focus of the entire room.

Anyone could tell that the token was anything but simple.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have elicited such a reaction from the ordinary-looking female cultivator.

"Little friend..."

The nearby Foundation Establishment cultivator began to strike up a conversation with you.

You didn't reveal the token's origins, merely offering a few noncommittal responses.

Before long, the ordinary-looking female cultivator walked back out.

"Come in with me. Master wants to see you."

The ordinary-looking female cultivator arrived in front of you and spoke.

At her words, the many cultivators in the hall immediately shot you envious looks.

It was obvious: being personally summoned by Alchemist Zhao placed you on a fundamentally different level than the cultivators waiting in the side hall.

You did not hesitate, immediately following behind the ordinary-looking female cultivator.

Inside the inner hall, you met Alchemist Zhao Kan.

Alchemist Zhao Kan was a white-haired old man dressed in a long white robe. At the moment, his head was bowed as he stroked the token you had produced.

You could sense a heavy fluctuation of mana radiating from Alchemist Zhao Kan, not the slightest bit inferior to Ruan Hu of Beast Taming Mountain from years past.

"When did Ah Yun pass?"

Alchemist Zhao did not look up at you.

"Brother Yun... passed away over twenty years ago..."

You answered truthfully.

"That foolish child..." Alchemist Zhao Kan sighed.

You secretly guessed that the relationship between Alchemist Zhao Kan and Alchemist Yun was far deeper than that of an ordinary master and disciple.

"Speak. What is it you want?"

Alchemist Zhao Kan put away the token and looked at you.

"I would like to ask Alchemist Zhao to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill."

You said immediately.

"Refine a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Alchemist Zhao Kan showed no surprise whatsoever.

Basically every Qi Refining Realm cultivator who sought him out came begging for Foundation Establishment Pills.

"Although you have Ah Yun's token, if you want me to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill, you still need to prepare the main and auxiliary ingredients..."

Alchemist Zhao Kan said.

"That is only natural..."

You nodded. Then, looking slightly hesitant, you tapped your Storage Bag, causing spirit herbs to float before you one after another.

"I'm just missing the Twin Flower..."

To refine a Foundation Establishment Pill, one needed to gather three main ingredients and eight auxiliary ingredients.

The auxiliary ingredients were easy enough to acquire, but as for the main ingredients...

The three main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill were Xuanyin Grass, Xuanyang Fruit, and the Twin Flower.

These three main ingredients were monopolized by the major factions.

Decades ago, you had killed Ye Feng, harvesting Xuanyin Grass and Xuanyang Fruit—two of the main ingredients—from him.

Over the years, you had scraped together all the auxiliary ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill, but you had yet to find an opportunity to acquire the final main ingredient, the Twin Flower.

You looked at Alchemist Zhao Kan.

Your thought was to first ask Alchemist Zhao Kan if he had any channels for purchasing a Twin Flower, which you could buy with spirit stones.

If that did not work, you intended to bundle all these main and auxiliary ingredients, sell them to Alchemist Zhao Kan, and use the spirit stones to directly purchase a Foundation Establishment Pill.

The auction held every three years in Biyue Immortal City always featured Foundation Establishment Pills.

There was still over a year left until the next auction.

"You lack the Twin Flower..."

Alchemist Zhao Kan pondered for a moment before speaking, "How about this: I'll provide the Twin Flower. Hand these main and auxiliary ingredients over to me, and I guarantee you'll receive one Foundation Establishment Pill. How does that sound?"

"Thank you, Alchemist Zhao."

You immediately thanked him.

When a normal alchemist refined Foundation Establishment Pills, good luck would yield three pills from a single batch. Average luck would produce two, bad luck would yield just one, and terrible luck meant the refinement failed entirely, yielding none.

Although you were providing the majority of the main and auxiliary ingredients, securing one Foundation Establishment Pill was equivalent to a guaranteed return.

Even if Alchemist Zhao Kan failed the refinement, it would not affect you; you would still receive a Foundation Establishment Pill.

No matter how you looked at it, you were not losing out.

It must be known that other cultivators begging for pills never received this kind of guaranteed return.

If the refinement failed, they were left with nothing.

"Mhm. Come back in two months."

With that said, Alchemist Zhao Kan stood and walked toward the back of the inner hall.

Leaving the Alchemy Hall, you began to stroll around the immortal city.

With the spirit stones in your hands unspent, you continued to purchase numerous skill inheritances.

Biyue Immortal City was vastly more prosperous than Tingyu Market, and the inheritances sold here were all-encompassing.

The skill inheritances you purchased were mostly alchemy inheritances—after all, that was your primary craft—followed by beast taming inheritances.

Once this simulation ended, you would obtain the earth-grade bloodline Dark Magic Eagle in the next simulation. Purchasing beast taming inheritances was a way to prepare in advance for controlling the Dark Magic Eagle.

In the blink of an eye, two months passed.

Following the agreement, you once again arrived before Alchemist Zhao Kan's Alchemy Hall.

This time, you did not see Alchemist Zhao Kan. The ordinary-looking female cultivator walked up to you holding a Jade Box.

"This is your pill."

The ordinary-looking female cultivator handed the Jade Box over.

You reached out to take it, then slowly opened it.

Inside sat a pill with a lustrous, crystalline color, bearing two pill veins on its surface.

"An authentic Foundation Establishment Pill!"

As an alchemist yourself, you naturally knew what two pill veins represented.

Pill quality was categorized into waste pills, ordinary, authentic, and premium.

One pill vein corresponded to an ordinary quality pill, two pill veins indicated an authentic one, and three pill veins meant it was a premium pill.

Premium quality pills could be stumbled upon but not sought out. Basically, authentic quality pills were the absolute limit that the vast majority of cultivators pursued.

As for Foundation Establishment Pills... an ordinary quality Foundation Establishment Pill could increase the chance of successful Foundation Establishment by twenty percent.

An authentic quality Foundation Establishment Pill could increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment by twenty-five percent, while a premium quality Foundation Establishment Pill increased it by thirty percent.

You slowly closed the Jade Box.

Your originally surging state of mind rapidly calmed down.

At this very moment, everything was ready.

Breaking through to Foundation Establishment could be delayed no longer.

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