I Have a Cultivation Simulator

The Ouyang family managed the market and built connections far and wide; they had long since gathered most of the intelligence on Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators in the surrounding region.

Your reputation as a Guest Elder of the Alchemy Hall had spread over the past decade, and the Ouyang family had naturally caught wind of it.

So, upon learning you had entered the market, they naturally dared not neglect you.

This was exactly your intention. If you hadn't wanted the Ouyang family to know your identity, you could have simply kept your appearance disguised.

"I have long heard Alchemist Wang's great name. Seeing you today, you truly live up to your reputation."

Market Head Ouyang Shen was a middle-aged man in yellow robes, of average build with bronze skin.

As far as you knew, the current Ouyang Shen was still seventy or eighty years away from the end of his lifespan—right in his prime.

"Market Head Ouyang."

You greeted him in return.

The other was to lay the groundwork in advance for the opening of the Shanhai Secret Realm over a decade from now.

During the second simulation, even though you knew the Shanhai Secret Realm was about to open, your strength had been limited to the Qi Refining Middle Stage, leaving you powerless to intervene.

But in this simulation, you were already a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator and held the status of a Guest Elder in the Alchemy Hall.

Naturally, you could now take a hand in it.

You chatted with Ouyang Shen for a while; he mainly wanted to find out your reasons for visiting Wushan Market.

You casually brushed him off with an excuse.

Finally, Ouyang Shen left you with the words, "If Alchemist Wang requires anything, you may contact me at any time," before departing.

That evening, a beautiful female cultivator from the Ouyang family arrived at your cave dwelling.

This female cultivator was named Ouyang Xin. Whether in figure or temperament, she completely outshone Ouyang Yun. Even her cultivation had reached the Qi Refining Middle Stage.

"Greetings, Alchemist Wang..."

Ouyang Xin seemed soft and frail, like a delicate flower.

You did not let Ouyang Xin stay the night in your cave dwelling, mostly because you remained on guard against anyone from the Ouyang family.

With the experience of your previous two simulations, you knew exactly how ruthless the methods of the Ouyang family's cultivators could be.

The next day, led by Ouyang Xin, you browsed several shops in the market, including the spirit beast shop personally operated by the Ouyang family.

Inside the spirit beast shop, right in front of Ouyang Xin, you purchased several spirit beast eggs, including a Black Wind Eagle Egg.

The purpose of this move was to lay the groundwork for the future.

The Black Wind Eagle Egg you had intercepted would eventually awaken a Dark Magic Eagle bloodline, which was bound to attract attention from all sides.

In the second simulation, the origin of the Dark Magic Eagle belonging to Ruan Hu of Beast Taming Mountain was practically common knowledge.

Therefore, you also needed to prepare a reasonable origin for the future Dark Magic Eagle.

Namely, that you had casually bought it at Wushan Market.

That night in your cave dwelling, with a shift of your thoughts, a dark gray egg appeared in front of you.

It was the very same Black Wind Eagle Egg you had intercepted from Ruan Hu.

You stroked the shell with your right hand while sending in your spiritual power to nourish the life inside the egg.

This was also the method for incubating a Black Wind Eagle Egg. By nourishing it with your own spiritual power from this moment onward, the Black Wind Eagle would view you as its mother when it broke out of its shell.

Faintly, you could sense that the life inside the egg was extremely thirsty for your spiritual power, far exceeding the level of a normal Black Wind Eagle Egg.

Your heart settled. The bloodline of the Dark Magic Eagle allowed this Black Wind Eagle Egg to display extraordinary traits before it was even born.

Of course, you could only confirm this difference because you knew in advance that it would awaken the Dark Magic Eagle bloodline.

If it were any other cultivator, they would not have felt much surprise.

A slightly higher thirst for spiritual power could not prove anything on its own.

"Nourishing it with spiritual power once a day for six months, and then it will be born..."

You looked at the dark gray eagle egg and thought to yourself.

The next day, you visited a restaurant in the market and booked a private room.

You then instructed Ouyang Xin, who was following by your side, to go out and handle an errand.

Half a shichen later, a dignified female cultivator walked in, looking apprehensive.

"Greetings, Alchemist Wang."

This dignified female cultivator was You Rou, the deputy leader of the Alchemy Alliance.

During the second simulation, you had shared a few fleeting romantic encounters with You Rou, and as a result, you understood this female cultivator quite well.

One of your goals in coming to Wushan Market was to lay the groundwork in advance for the opening of the Shanhai Secret Realm a decade from now.

Therefore, you needed a trustworthy subordinate to handle affairs on your behalf.

Your original candidate was Alchemist Yun, but after careful consideration, you abandoned the idea.

Alchemist Yun's character was beyond question, but the vast majority of his energy would be tied up in the Yun Family Alchemy Shop.

He was not a particularly suitable candidate.

After mulling it over, you thought of You Rou.

You Rou's competence was naturally undeniable. In the previous two simulations, she had managed the Alchemy Alliance without a single major blunder.

"Mhm."

You glanced at You Rou and spoke in a calm tone.

"May I ask why Alchemist Wang summoned me here...?"

You Rou asked in a nervous tone.

In her heart, you were someone she absolutely could not afford to offend. Not only did you possess a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation base, but you were also a Guest Elder of the Alchemy Hall.

In terms of background and status, you outranked even the Foundation Establishment Realm alliance leader backing the Alchemy Alliance.

The leader of the Alchemy Alliance, surnamed Fu, was also a Tier Two Alchemist, but he was not a Guest Elder of the Alchemy Hall.

"I am preparing to establish a merchant guild here. Are you interested?"

You spoke directly, stating your purpose.

A so-called merchant guild simply involved transporting resources and treasures from one place to sell in another, buying low and selling high.

You had long since discovered that the resources sold in Biyue Immortal City were superior in both price and quality to those in the market here.

If you could open a trade route connecting Biyue Immortal City and Wushan Market, you would absolutely earn a substantial amount by relying on your knowledge from the past two simulations to transport the specific resources the market lacked during different time periods from the immortal city in advance.

Of course, your fundamental goal in establishing the merchant guild was still to cultivate a group of cultivators who would work for you, making preparations for the opening of the Shanhai Secret Realm ten years from now.

As for buying low and selling high to earn spirit stones, that was strictly secondary.

"A merchant guild..."

You Rou stared blankly, then said in a hesitant tone, "It is just that I have signed a Spirit Contract with the alliance leader..."

"Rest assured, your status in my merchant guild will not be any lower than it is now, and if your performance is good in the future, rewarding you with a Foundation Establishment opportunity is not impossible..."

You spoke in a placid tone.

The so-called Foundation Establishment opportunity, at its greatest, was nothing more than a Foundation Establishment Pill.

For the rogue cultivators at the bottom, obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill was as difficult as scaling the heavens. Even if they luckily managed to buy one, whether they could keep it was another problem entirely.

But for you, a Foundation Establishment Pill was not a particularly precious item, and you had quite a few stable channels to acquire them.

Even if your alchemy skills simply had a breakthrough, you could completely attempt to refine Foundation Establishment Pills independently, just as Alchemist Zhao Kan had done in the second simulation.

"A Foundation Establishment opportunity..."

You Rou's heart pounded with temptation; no Qi Refining Realm cultivator could turn down a Foundation Establishment opportunity.

You Rou did not doubt your words. As a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator and a Guest Elder of the Alchemy Hall, you had no reason to go out of your way to deceive her.

And you also had the strength to bestow a Foundation Establishment opportunity.

"May I ask why Alchemist Wang has taken a liking to me...?"

You Rou gathered her courage to ask; the terms you had offered would have been enough even to invite other cultivators.

"You just caught my eye."

You gave a casual excuse.

The true reason was that, with the experience of the previous two simulations, you understood You Rou quite well and trusted that she could manage the merchant guild.

You were not very willing to waste your energy on managing the merchant guild, which was why you had chosen You Rou.

"The Spirit Contract I signed with the alliance leader will expire in two months. I will serve Alchemist Wang then..."

You Rou thought for merely a moment before agreeing to your recruitment.

You stayed in Wushan Market for two months, only returning to Biyue Immortal City after signing a Spirit Contract with You Rou.

Four months later, in the inner city's Alchemy Tower, you sat cross-legged on the third floor and slowly pulled your right hand away from the dark gray eagle egg.

After half a year of nourishment from your spiritual power, this Black Wind Eagle Egg clearly had new changes, and traces of cracks began to appear on the eggshell.

Suddenly, one of the cracks split open, and a pitch-black eagle head poked out.

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