I Have a Cultivation Simulator

[The young cultivator finally understood why those late-stage Qi Refining cultivators dared not utter a single word of complaint.]

[With a Foundation Establishment senior looking down from high above, which of them, as mere juniors, would dare cause trouble?]

[The cultivation world had no laws to bind it. When a junior faced a senior without a backer, being killed was simply the end of it.]

[Not to mention, the Foundation Establishment senior currently looking down at them was the president of the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce. Rumor had it that he possessed ties to Biyue Immortal City and boasted a vast network of connections.]

[Killing a few lowly Qi Refining juniors like them wouldn't burden him in the slightest.]

[Just as the late-stage Qi Refining old man had said, your willingness to let these juniors enter the secret realm was already an act of mercy.]

[And it was the truth. Under these circumstances, any other Foundation Establishment cultivator would have immediately sealed the entrance to monopolize all the secret realm's resources.]

[But thanks to the experience from your previous two simulations, you knew the Shanhai Secret Realm was far larger than anyone imagined. It would take years to fully excavate—it wasn't something you could swallow alone.]

[Forcibly sealing it off would only backfire.]

[That was why you had made this decision.]

[At the secret realm's entrance, after a brief moment of chaos, the throng of independent cultivators obediently submitted to the chamber's arrangements.]

[Shortly after the secret realm opened, under your orders, the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce established a new outpost right beside it.]

[It was meant for selling various healing and life-saving pills, as well as talismans, magical artifacts, and other supplies.]

[In this simulation, you didn't just want a slice of the secret realm's abundant resources. Just as in the second simulation, you intended to earn every last spirit stone from the cultivators exploring it.]

[The Shanhai Secret Realm was far larger than expected. Once the multitude of cultivators went inside, they would inevitably end up slaughtering each other. Selling crucial supplies at a time like this was a total seller's market.]

[And unlike the second simulation, you weren't just selling pills this time. As long as a resource was useful for exploring the secret realm, you sold it.]

[The Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce had been operating for nearly ten years. Under your instructions, they had begun stockpiling relevant supplies years in advance.]

[It was all for this exact day.]

['Calculating the time, news of the secret realm's appearance will spread completely throughout Wushan Market a month from now. When Ye Feng hears of it, he will cast off his status as Alchemist Yun's apprentice and plan to enter the secret realm to risk it all...']

[You thought to yourself.]

[News took time to spread.]

[You Rou had only been able to notify you the instant the secret realm appeared by relying on the chamber's forces.]

[Right now, the middle and low-tier cultivators in Wushan Market remained completely unaware of its existence.]

[It wouldn't be until a month later, when cultivators returning from the secret realm began to talk, that the news would fully circulate.]

['I hope there won't be any unexpected variables.']

[You thought inwardly.]

[You had made quite a few moves during this simulation. It went without saying that you had stirred up a butterfly effect.]

[For example, snatching the Dark Magic Eagle egg had left Ruan Hu—who was originally destined to reach Foundation Establishment—with a bleak future.]

[Or establishing the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce and building it up in Wushan Market, to the point where it now held a near-monopoly over the secret realm's entrance and exit.]

[None of this had happened in the first or second simulations.]

[Although Ye Feng's current trajectory of fate hadn't changed and he had still become Alchemist Yun's apprentice...]

[...that didn't guarantee he would still get the urge to risk his life in the secret realm, as he had in the previous two simulations.]

[Even so, you didn't regret the numerous moves you had made this time around.]

[You couldn't possibly abandon so many clear and obvious benefits just to ensure Ye Feng's fate remained unchanged, could you?]

[Ye Feng's greatest use was bringing the Shanhai Ring out of the secret realm.]

[In truth, this wasn't something you absolutely had to have.]

[Even if the soul essence of True Person Blood Sea hidden inside the Shanhai Ring fell into your hands, you couldn't guarantee you would be able to successfully soul-search him to obtain the Core Formation chapter of the Shanhai Art and his massive trove of memories.]

[At present, you were ultimately still at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Facing the soul essence of a core formation master, you were more than capable of protecting yourself, but what exactly you would gain from the encounter remained highly uncertain.]

[To give up definite opportunities for the sake of these uncertain benefits?]

[Naturally, you wouldn't do such a thing.]

[Furthermore, with your current identity and cultivation base, even if Ye Feng didn't want to explore the secret realm, you had countless ways to force his hand.]

[Most importantly, you could simulate. You had the chance to start over.]

[Even if it didn't work out this time, there was always the next simulation, or the one after that.]

[Time flowed on. In the blink of an eye, over ten days passed.]

[The first batch of cultivators to enter the secret realm began to emerge one after another.]

[You noticed that most of the returning cultivators carried the stench of blood. Clearly, they had engaged in fierce battles inside.]

[Moreover, almost all of them were injured.]

["President, this is the harvest from the chamber's cultivators..."]

[You Rou approached you with an excited expression and handed over a Storage Bag.]

[You took the Storage Bag, gave it a quick sweep, and were genuinely moved.]

['Xuanyin Grass... Twin Flower... and a segment of Grade 3 spirit wood?']

[You marveled inwardly. Based on your experience from the previous simulation, you deduced that the Shanhai Secret Realm must steadily cultivate the mother plants of Xuanyin Grass, Twin Flower, and Xuanyang Fruit—the three primary ingredients for refining Foundation Establishment Pills.]

[Being able to stably produce these three main materials allowed for the steady refinement of Foundation Establishment Pills.]

[In this way, a sect could ensure that its Foundation Establishment combat power would never suffer a generational gap.]

[You had no thoughts of cultivating the mother plants of Xuanyin Grass, Twin Flower, and Xuanyang Fruit yourself. Mother plants were incredibly difficult to grow, requiring vast amounts of time and energy to nurture. Only major factions possessed the foundation to cultivate them; there was little point for an individual cultivator to try.]

["Not bad at all."]

[You were in a delightful mood. The harvest brought back by just this first batch of chamber cultivators was difficult to measure in spirit stones.]

[Primary ingredients for Foundation Establishment Pills like Xuanyin Grass were monopolized by the major factions. Even with spirit stones, you couldn't necessarily buy them.]

[Next came the cut you took from the harvests of the other independent cultivators, which overall left you quite satisfied.]

[Time flowed on, and several more days passed.]

[On this day, You Rou approached you with a solemn expression and spoke in a low voice, "President, look at this."]

[You took the Storage Bag, sent your divine sense inside, and your expression shifted slightly.]

["A Magic Treasure Embryo?"]

[You recognized the treasure inside.]

[A Magic Treasure Embryo had the potential to evolve into a true magic treasure.]

[And magic treasures were the weapons wielded by core formation masters, possessing the might to move mountains and fill seas.]

[Weapons used by Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators were known as magical artifacts; among them, high-grade and peak-grade magical artifacts were exclusive to Foundation Establishment cultivators.]

[Once one reached the level of a Master, magical artifacts could no longer bear the burden of their power.]

[Only magic treasures could unleash a Master's full strength. A powerful magic treasure could even elevate a Master's prowess significantly.]

[Rumor had it that above magic treasures lay the existence of spirit treasures.]

[But that was far beyond anything you could hope to covet right now.]

["This item was obtained by a middle-stage Qi Refining independent cultivator inside the secret realm..."]

[You Rou said, her voice lowered, clearly asking you how to deal with that middle-stage Qi Refining cultivator.]

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