I Have a Cultivation Simulator

You Rou was the vice president of the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce, and the chamber's second Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.

More than twenty years ago, you rewarded her with a Foundation Establishment Pill in recognition of her decades of service.

With the help of that pill, You Rou successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

To you now, Foundation Establishment Pills were no longer rare commodities.

Whenever you interacted with your fellow Guest Elders in the Alchemy Hall, acquiring one was just a matter of saying the word.

For years, You Rou had been managing the chamber on your behalf.

If she had died of old age, breaking in a new manager for the chamber would have been a hassle.

After reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm, You Rou grew even more devoted to repaying your kindness.

Furthermore, seeing her success fueled the drive of the other chamber members.

"The Dark Heaven Demonic Monarch of the Jiuyou Domain has passed away, and a new demonic monarch has ascended. His Dao name is the Qi Sha Demonic Monarch..."

You stared at the critical intelligence in the letter, lost in thought.

The Jiuyou Domain was located west of the Taiyuan Region, sharing a direct border.

The undisputed ruler of the Taiyuan Region was Taiyuan Palace, a Nascent Soul faction.

Likewise, the Jiuyou Domain was ruled by the Jiuyou Demonic Cult, another Nascent Soul faction.

The Dark Heaven Demonic Monarch was the demonic cult's True Monarch and leader—or more accurately, its former leader.

The current leader was now the Qi Sha Demonic Monarch.

Compared to the relative stability of the Taiyuan Region, the Jiuyou Domain was ruled by demonic cultivators, making their methods of governance far more ruthless.

However, you had heard that to prevent the domain's populace from going extinct, the Jiuyou Demonic Cult enforced strict rules: demonic cultivators were forbidden from indiscriminately slaughtering living beings within the Jiuyou Domain to cultivate demonic arts.

You were no stranger to the demonic cultivators of the Jiuyou Domain.

In the past, a demonic cultivator had served under Emperor Qian.

Hunted by enemies, that demonic cultivator had been forced to hide in the Mortal world.

A new demonic monarch ascending... That is not good news, you thought to yourself.

According to thousands of years of historical records, every time a new leader took control of the Jiuyou Demonic Cult, they would launch a Great Domain War within a century.

What was a Great Domain War? It was a brutal war between two massive domains. Not only would countless Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators perish, but even core formation masters could easily fall in battle.

Nascent Soul True Monarchs boasted lifespans exceeding a thousand years. The demonic monarchs of the Jiuyou Demonic Cult usually only launched these Great Domain Wars right after their ascension. It was both a means to plunder resources and a violent declaration to neighboring domains that they had become the new master of the Jiuyou Domain.

The Jiuyou Domain's target might not necessarily be the Taiyuan Region... you thought silently.

The Taiyuan Region was not the only domain bordering the Jiuyou Domain.

The Jiuyou Demonic Cult could just as easily aim their war at another domain.

Normally, wars on a domain-wide scale were quite rare, usually occurring only once every seven or eight centuries, or even a millennium.

Some core formation masters would never experience a war of such intensity in their entire lives.

...

Aside from the change in True Monarchs in the Jiuyou Domain, You Rou's letter contained various other pieces of intelligence.

This intelligence was not limited to recent events. It also recorded "outdated" information from decades ago.

This was something you had specifically instructed You Rou to include.

For you right now, this "outdated" intelligence from decades ago would become foresight and prophecy at the start of your next simulation.

"The Purple Bamboo Forest's First-Rank High-Grade spiritual vein is actually connected to a Tier Three Spiritual Vein deep underground. A Master has stepped forward and paid a hefty price to buy the forest as his cave dwelling..."

"A Tier 3 Great Demon suddenly rushed out from the depths of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range. In the end, three core formation masters joined forces to force it back..."

"A bounty issued by the Hundred Flowers Valley decades ago was finally completed by a Foundation Establishment Realm rogue cultivator... That cultivator received a Core Formation Spiritual Item as a reward..."

Piece by piece, you read through every scrap of intelligence, whether early or late, and committed it all to memory.

The Hundred Flowers Valley...

You fell into deep thought.

The Hundred Flowers Valley was one of the five major sects in the Taiyuan Region, overseen by a core formation master.

Without a doubt, the true overlord of the Taiyuan Region was Taiyuan Palace, overseen by a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Directly beneath Taiyuan Palace were the five major sects, each watched over by a Master.

Beneath the five major sects were rogue cultivator factions like Biyue Immortal City, which were also overseen by Masters.

Further down the hierarchy were factions like the Beast Taming Mountain, which were overseen only by False Core Masters.

...

In the sixty-eighth year, at eighty-four years of age, you began attempting to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill under the guidance of Alchemist Zhao Kan.

As a Tier Two Mid-Grade Alchemist, you were qualified to attempt it. In the past, Alchemist Zhao Kan had successfully refined a Foundation Establishment Pill with only Tier Two Mid-Grade alchemy skills himself.

You knew very well that an alchemist capable of independently refining Foundation Establishment Pills would be a pillar of stability for any faction.

During this simulation, you deeply experienced the benefits of establishing a faction. You only needed to find an excellent manager and push the faction onto the right track in its early stages.

After that, you could simply sit back and reap the rewards.

The Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce was a perfect example of this.

Without the chamber, it would have been impossible for you to gather so much information and intelligence over the years.

"A pity, it is just a little bit short..." Alchemist Zhao Kan shook his head slightly, evaluating the black waste in the Pill Furnace.

Clearly, your attempt to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill had failed.

You carefully reviewed the specific details of the refining process, a thoughtful look crossing your face.

"I still haven't congratulated you on advancing to a Tier Two High-Grade Alchemist, Brother Zhao," you said with a smile, looking at him.

Even within the Alchemy Hall, a Tier Two High-Grade Alchemist was considered top-tier, outranked only by the Hall Master and the two Vice Hall Masters.

In fact, the four elders currently managing the daily affairs of the Alchemy Hall were also Tier Two High-Grade Alchemists.

"Hahaha." A bright smile appeared on Alchemist Zhao Kan's face.

"By the way, regarding that massive auction taking place in the immortal city in a little over ten years—will there actually be a Crystal Condensation Pill up for bidding?" you asked.

Shen Lingxiu had only speculated that there might be a Crystal Condensation Pill up for auction.

But she hadn't been able to confirm it.

"A Crystal Condensation Pill..." Alchemist Zhao Kan's expression grew solemn, and he lowered his voice. "There will be."

"There really will be a Crystal Condensation Pill?"

Waves of emotion surged in your heart. If that were truly the case, you were ready to consider liquidating your assets to fight for that Crystal Condensation Pill.

"That Crystal Condensation Pill..."

Alchemist Zhao Kan was just about to continue speaking.

Right at that moment—

A soul-shaking fluctuation silently surged over them.

Both your expression and Alchemist Zhao Kan's changed drastically as you sensed the fluctuation.

Alchemist Zhao Kan quickly rushed outside, and you followed closely behind.

Peering through the heavy defensive arrays of the immortal city, you vaguely saw a patch of crimson clouds appear on the distant horizon.

The crimson clouds tumbled violently, rapidly closing in on the city. By the time they came to a halt outside the city walls, they had transformed into a vast, mighty sea of blood.

As the sea of blood surged, a man clad in blood-red robes—with even his hair a matching crimson—stood atop the waves with his hands clasped behind his back.

At the same time, the blood-robed man's lips moved slightly, and an explosive shout tore through the air, ringing in the ears of every single cultivator inside and outside the immortal city.

"Demoness Biyue, get the hell out here and accept your death!"

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