I Have a Cultivation Simulator

[This time, you did not hide your identity when you brought the Dark Magic Eagle up to Tier Two.]

[First, given your current cultivation and status, owning a spirit pet with an earth-grade bloodline would at most draw envy from Foundation Establishment cultivators of the same level.]

[Nothing more.]

[Second, it served as publicity for the Dark Magic Eagle. The more cultivators who knew about it, the wider your options would be in the future.]

[Inside the Tier Two cave dwelling, you looked at the nearby Dark Magic Eagle and signaled that it could begin its breakthrough.]

[The Dark Magic Eagle lightly spread its wings. A thrill of excitement flashed in its pitch-black eyes before they slid shut.]

[Several hours later, a breathtaking pulse of energy faintly emanated from the Dark Magic Eagle's body.]

[Clearly, at this very moment, the Dark Magic Eagle's physical body and soul were undergoing a transformation.]

["What is that? Is a demonic beast advancing to Tier Two?"]

[Biyue Immortal City was a holy land for independent cultivators. Every day, many in Qi Refining attempted to break through to Foundation Establishment.]

[But a demonic beast advancing to Tier Two? That was a rare sight.]

[When a human cultivator attempted Foundation Establishment, the resulting spiritual energy fluctuations were far greater than those caused by a beast advancing to Tier Two.]

[Because of this, it was not difficult to tell whether a human or a beast was making a breakthrough.]

[Several days later, inside the breakthrough cave dwelling.]

[You looked at the "brand-new" Dark Magic Eagle in amazement.]

[The Dark Magic Eagle had successfully advanced to Tier Two, officially entering adulthood and rivaling a Foundation Establishment cultivator.]

[Spreading its wings now, the Dark Magic Eagle's wingspan reached nearly five zhang. It already gave off the feel of the sky overlord from your second simulation.]

["I finally have a mount..."]

[You thought to yourself, deeply satisfied.]

[At Tier One, the Dark Magic Eagle's wingspan had been just over one zhang. Standing on its back had felt slightly cramped.]

[But now, its wingspan was nearly four zhang. What did four zhang mean? Converted to the units of your past life on "Earth", that was over ten meters.]

[It was more than enough room for you to stand alone.]

["A dark and wind-attribute beast... After advancing to Tier Two, its dark-attribute power is finally showing its full potential..."]

[Sensing the deep, dark aura radiating from the Dark Magic Eagle, you marveled inwardly.]

[Dark-attribute beasts excelled at concealment and sneak attacks. Their only flaw was a lack of escape capabilities.]

[But the Dark Magic Eagle also wielded the wind attribute. Its mastery of speed and flight perfectly compensated for this weakness.]

[Next, you had the Dark Magic Eagle demonstrate its Tier Two speed.]

[The breakthrough cave dwelling was quite large, barely giving the Dark Magic Eagle enough room to stretch its wings.]

[Whoosh!]

[The Dark Magic Eagle lightly flapped its wings. Wind-attribute power swirled around it, and in the blink of an eye, it appeared a hundred meters away.]

["Such speed..."]

[You were visibly moved. The Dark Magic Eagle had only just reached Tier Two, yet its instantaneous flight speed was already no less than your own.]

[If it continued to grow to Tier Two Mid-Grade? Or Tier Two High-Grade? Wouldn't it have a chance to rival the speed of a Core Formation Master?]

[As its master, riding the Dark Magic Eagle would give you an overwhelming advantage against Foundation Establishment cultivators of the same level, whether you were chasing them down or fleeing for your life.]

["Not bad. Not bad at all."]

[You were thrilled. If even you could see the Dark Magic Eagle's value, other cultivators, and even large factions, would naturally understand it too.]

[Half a day later, you left the cave dwelling with the Dark Magic Eagle.]

[For promotional purposes, you did not stow the Dark Magic Eagle in your spirit beast bag. Instead, you let the Tier Two beast follow right behind you.]

["What a massive black eagle!"]

["Is this black eagle Alchemist Wang's?"]

["I recall Alchemist Wang's spirit pet being a Black Wind Eagle, wasn't it? Does a Black Wind Eagle have such an oppressive presence?"]

["Sir, that is no Black Wind Eagle. It is a Dark Magic Eagle, a dark and wind-attribute beast with an earth-grade bloodline..."]

[Along the way, many Foundation Establishment cultivators cast envious glances.]

[Raising a Tier Two demonic beast required an enormous price, something an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator simply could not afford.]

[In this simulation, if you hadn't been a Tier Two Alchemist who had also made a fortune in the Shanhai Secret Realm, you could never have raised the Dark Magic Eagle to Tier Two so easily.]

[Your own cultivation was an equally massive expense, requiring you to constantly consume numerous Tier Two pills and body-refining resources.]

[During the Qi Refining stage, the resource consumption for body refining was not obvious. But once you reached Foundation Establishment, the cost skyrocketed dramatically.]

...

[You walked around with the Dark Magic Eagle for a while before returning it to your spirit beast bag.]

[After returning to the alchemy pavilion, you had the Dark Magic Eagle consolidate its Tier Two cultivation.]

[Having just advanced to Tier Two, the bloodline within the Dark Magic Eagle was boiling. It needed quiet meditation at a time like this.]

...

[In the forty-ninth year, at the age of sixty-five, you received a letter from the mortal Zhou Family.]

[The letter stated that Zhou Hai had officially set off for Wushan Market.]

[Several years ago, you had received confirmation from Zhou Hai. Your eldest brother's favorite grandson had resolutely chosen to step onto the path of immortality. Even if it meant dying after half a lifetime of displacement and hardship, he accepted it.]

[You did not interfere with Zhou Hai's decision. You only told him in a letter to head to Wushan Market.]

[Wushan Market was the closest gathering place for immortal cultivators near the Gan Kingdom and Lie Kingdom.]

[You secretly instructed You Rou to recruit Zhou Hai into the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce the moment he arrived at Wushan Market.]

[Because the market head, Ouyang Shen, had failed to raise a Foundation Establishment successor, Wushan Market had recently fallen into the early stages of turmoil.]

[But by and large, it was still a suitable place for an early-stage Qi Refining cultivator like Zhou Hai. Coupled with the protection of the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce, nothing would go wrong.]

[In the fiftieth year, you were sixty-six years old.]

[You and Shen Lingxiu finally crossed that line.]

[Given your firm stance against taking a Dao companion, Shen Lingxiu also took a step back, willing to maintain a casual affair with you.]

[You guessed that because of Shen Lingxiu's past—losing both parents and being betrayed by a beloved elder—she was severely starved for affection.]

[Only after confirming your good character did she come to view you as someone she could rely on.]

[You did not refuse her. With your body refining at the Foundation Establishment level, ordinary Qi Refining female cultivators could not satisfy you at all. It felt as though you would crush them if you used even a little force.]

[Although Shen Lingxiu had never specially trained in body refining, she was a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the end. Her physical body was naturally much stronger than a Qi Refining cultivator's, allowing her to barely withstand your conquests.]

[The relationship between you and Shen Lingxiu was never made public.]

[In the fifty-first year, at the age of sixty-seven, Wushan Market plunged into further chaos. Following your advance instructions, the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce had long since sold off its properties there.]

[In the fifty-second year, at the age of sixty-eight, cultivators came in an endless stream to visit you, wanting to buy the Dark Magic Eagle. However, since their offers did not meet your expectations, you turned them all down.]

[In the fifty-third year, at the age of sixty-nine, you finally cultivated to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer.]

[In the fifty-fourth year, at the age of seventy, you adjusted your condition to its peak and began your breakthrough.]

[A month later, you successfully stepped into the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment.]

...

"Seventy years old, sixth layer of Foundation Establishment!"

Outside the simulation, a smile surfaced on Zhou Qing's face.

At his current cultivation speed, attempting a breakthrough to the Core Formation Realm before his twilight years was a certainty.

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