I Have a Cultivation Simulator

The upcoming transition from the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment to the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer... Zhou Qing gathered his thoughts, his expression grave.

The transition from the sixth layer to the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer was the bottleneck between the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Breaking through it was even more difficult than advancing from the early to the middle stage.

Once someone crossed this bottleneck, they became a great master of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Whether it was Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, or Core Formation.

The late stage held absolute suppression over the early and middle stages, which was exactly why such cultivators were hailed as great masters of their realm.

When an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator faced a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, even if they couldn't win, they could still escape.

But if a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage faced a late-stage great master? There was a high chance they would be killed on the spot.

The same held true for the Core Formation Realm.

With my Mid-Grade Spirit Root aptitude, I'm highly likely to be trapped at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage for decades, or even a century. When that time comes, I won't have to overthink things—I'll just take a Stage-Breaking Pill. If it burns my potential, then so be it...

Zhou Qing thought to himself.

If he had a High-Grade Spirit Root, he might have considered skipping the Stage-Breaking Pill to save his potential for reaching Core Formation.

However, a Mid-Grade Spirit Root... At the Foundation Establishment Realm, it was only considered below average. Facing the bottleneck between the middle and late stages, he would be completely powerless.

[You stepped into the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment. After stabilizing your cultivation, you tapped your Storage Bag.]

[A Jade Box appeared before you.]

[The Jade Box was a rare third-tier sealing artifact.]

[Thirty-four years ago, you placed the Shanhai Ring containing the sealed True Person Blood Sea into this Jade Box. You further suppressed it with numerous Tier Two High-Grade and third-tier Sealing Talismans.]

[Over the years, you occasionally felt faint tremors coming from within the box. You guessed that True Person Blood Sea was trying to break free from the seal.]

[Unfortunately for him, True Person Blood Sea couldn't even shake the box's innate seal, let alone the dozens of second and third-tier Sealing Talismans plastered on the outside.]

[This was within your expectations. In your second simulation, True Person Blood Sea had chosen to bite the bullet and possess someone with a Low-Grade Spirit Root like you. Clearly, he had very few options left.]

[Having been sealed in the Shanhai Secret Realm for two or three hundred years, True Person Blood Sea was currently in an unprecedented state of weakness.]

["I'll wait a little longer."]

["Two years from now, a mid-sized auction in the Immortal City will sell a divine soul artifact."]

["It won't be too late to lay my cards on the table with True Person Blood Sea after I buy that artifact."]

[You weren't worried that the Soul Essence of True Person Blood Sea would die of old age inside the sealed Jade Box.]

[In the second simulation, his soul essence was still alive when you were in your eighties.]

[You carefully inspected the sealed Jade Box. Once you confirmed there were no issues, you stored it away.]

[A few days later, you met with Shen Lingxiu in your cave dwelling.]

[Ever since Shen Lingxiu broke through the final barrier of intimacy with you, she had completely set aside her pride as a genius formation master, giving herself over to deep passion with you.]

[One shichen later.]

[The flush on Shen Lingxiu's face hadn't faded. She lay limp on the bed, her breathing slightly ragged, her white dress scattered around her.]

["Wang, how come you're in such high spirits today...?"]

[Shen Lingxiu's eyes were soft and alluring as she looked at you with a hint of reproach.]

[You sat by the bed and smiled without a word.]

[Your terrifying physical body, which matched the might of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, made you exceptionally fierce in bed. Even a female Foundation Establishment cultivator like Shen Lingxiu could barely handle it.]

["Right..."]

[After finishing your business with Shen Lingxiu, you didn't forget to ask her for guidance on your questions regarding the Formation Dao.]

[Lately, you vaguely sensed that your attainment in formations was on the verge of breaking through to the high grade. Because of this, you sought her out slightly more often than before.]

[As Shen Lingxiu answered your questions, she pressed her pale, warm face against your chest.]

[Although you were unwilling to become Dao companions with her, you had at least made this clear from the start, refusing to be two-faced about it.]

[Just then, a communication talisman flew in and hovered in front of Shen Lingxiu.]

[Shen Lingxiu immediately activated it, and Lin Yu's voice rang out.]

["Xiuxiu, my Lin family's shop was shut down. You are a Guest Elder of the Formation Hall, I hope you can step forward..."]

[Lin Yu's frantic voice came through. "Xiuxiu, we are childhood sweethearts, and we even had an arranged marriage. We should be intimate Dao companions... You can't just watch my Lin family..."]

["The Lin family..." Shen Lingxiu's eyes turned cold. The fact that she hadn't actively suppressed the Lin family was already merciful enough.]

["Do you want to talk about it?" you asked from the side.]

["I severed ties with the Lin family a long time ago," Shen Lingxiu said evenly.]

[You gave a slight nod, offering no words of persuasion.]

[This was Shen Lingxiu's private matter, so it wasn't your place to intervene.]

["Wang Lang, wait a bit before leaving..." Shen Lingxiu's breathing grew ragged once again.]

[The communication talisman Lin Yu used was a local one, meaning he was standing right outside the cave dwelling at this very moment.]

[If you were to walk out right now, it would inevitably be somewhat awkward.]

[You pulled Shen Lingxiu into your arms and resumed your passionate intimacy.]

[Outside the cave dwelling, Lin Yu looked frantic. He continuously sent out communication talismans, hoping that she would step in on behalf of their past feelings for each other.]

[Lin Yu had no idea that his former childhood sweetheart and arranged fiancée was currently intimately entwined beneath another man.]

[Two shichen later, Lin Yu left with a look of crushing disappointment.]

[You had just finished your time with Shen Lingxiu, so you took the opportunity to leave as well.]

[By the time you returned to the Alchemy Pavilion, however, you found Lin Yu waiting outside.]

["Alchemist Wang." Lin Yu immediately stepped forward to greet you.]

["Have there been any other male cultivators around Xiuxiu lately?" Lin Yu asked, as was his routine.]

["Other than me, I haven't noticed any other male cultivators," you replied smoothly.]

[This was the absolute truth.]

["Then why has Xiuxiu always... all these years?"]

[Lin Yu sighed and handed you another mid-grade spirit stone as payment.]

[Lin Yu was incredibly guarded against any male cultivator near Shen Lingxiu. He was deeply wary even of Alchemist Zhao Kan, yet you were the only one he completely let his guard down around.]

...

[Half a month later, you estimated the time and decided to retrieve the Nine-Turn Cold Spirit Ginseng stored in the rented cave dwelling.]

[Twenty-one years ago, using your identity as Ye Feng—the one with the water-spirit physique—you traded for a stalk of Nine-Turn Cold Spirit Ginseng in the Immortal City's black market.]

[The Nine-Turn Cold Spirit Ginseng was the main ingredient for the Crystal Condensation Pill. Even if consumed directly, it could increase the chances of reaching Core Formation, making it something that countless cultivators at Foundation Establishment Perfection desperately craved.]

[Since it involved a Core Formation Spiritual Item of this caliber, you worried it might have a tracking spell planted on it. So, immediately after obtaining it, you rented a cave dwelling on the spot and stored it there.]

[Now, over twenty years had passed. Even if this main ingredient really had a tracking spell on it, the magic should have long since dissipated.]

[Even a tracking spell cast personally by a Master would only last a maximum of eight to ten years without subsequent reinforcement.]

[You had waited a full twenty-plus years. No matter how many backup plans someone had planted, they would all fade away with the passage of time.]

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