I Have a Cultivation Simulator

[One month later, you arrived at the spirit vein dojo purchased by the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce.]

[The spirit vein dojo was named Luofeng Mountain, its hills and plains covered in golden maple leaves.]

["President!" You Rou had been waiting for you.]

["Greetings, President!" The core members of the chamber of commerce greeted you with equal reverence.]

["Go play on your own," you instructed casually, stepping down from the back of the Dark Magic Eagle.]

[It wasn't like Biyue Immortal City; there, the Dark Magic Eagle could only huddle inside the alchemy pavilion and occasionally get some fresh air when you went out.]

[Now at Luofeng Mountain, the entire spirit vein dojo belonged to you. Naturally, it provided plenty of space for the Dark Magic Eagle to fly freely.]

[Moreover, letting the Dark Magic Eagle play around Luofeng Mountain served as both a deterrent and a patrol.]

[With an earth-grade bloodline Tier Two demonic beast overlooking the area from high above, even passing Foundation Establishment cultivators had to tread carefully.]

[Although you couldn't borrow the Dark Magic Eagle's innate talents, you could still share its vision when necessary.]

[In other words, whatever the Dark Magic Eagle saw, you saw.]

...

[Guided by You Rou, you arrived at the core of Luofeng Mountain, the location with the densest spiritual energy.]

["All right, you can leave now."]

[After dismissing her, you began to set up a Spirit Gathering Array.]

[To compress the spiritual energy concentration to Tier Two High-Grade... you needed at least a Tier Two Spirit Gathering Array.]

[However, you weren't setting up an array from scratch, but deploying an array disc.]

[An array disc was a medium upon which a complete grand array had been engraved.]

[By simply activating this medium, the grand array could be unleashed.]

[Array discs massively reduced the difficulty of setting up formations.]

[Of course, convenience came at a steep price.]

[Even for an array master, engraving a formation onto a medium demanded a heavy cost and a tremendous amount of effort.]

[You had managed to purchase this Spirit Gathering Array Disc at cost from Shen Lingxiu.]

[You had bought it precisely for situations like this.]

[One month later, the Spirit Gathering Array Disc was successfully deployed.]

[The spiritual energy concentration at the very core of Luofeng Mountain reached Tier Two High-Grade.]

[A Spirit Gathering Array didn't generate spiritual energy out of thin air; it increased the concentration in a specific area by drawing it in from surrounding locations.]

...

[Year 69. You were 85 years old. You finally adapted to your new spirit vein dojo.]

[Luofeng Mountain lacked the convenience of Biyue Immortal City, where you could buy whatever resources you needed at internal prices just by stepping outside.]

[However, with the chamber of commerce's cultivators working for you, you didn't need to go out personally for most resources; the chamber would handle the purchases.]

[As for scarce resources, it just meant a few extra trips.]

[Despite leaving the immortal city, you hadn't abandoned your network there. You frequently wrote letters to your friends.]

[Alchemist Zhao Kan and Shen Lingxiu even visited you in person at Luofeng Mountain.]

[Year 70. You were 86 years old. Under the personal guidance of Alchemist Zhao Kan, you finally refined your first batch of Foundation Establishment Pills.]

[With this, although your alchemy skills hadn't formally broken into Tier Two High-Grade, your status and identity had reached an entirely new level.]

["Brother Zhao, do you truly have no intention of taking up permanent residence here at my Luofeng Mountain?" you asked quietly, looking at the alchemist who had traveled so far.]

[Having been friends for many years, you had grown to care for Alchemist Zhao Kan. Naturally, you wanted to persuade him to leave the dangerous grounds of Biyue Immortal City.]

["Hahaha, Brother Wang, when I get older, I'll definitely come over. But right now, the immortal city needs me..." Alchemist Zhao Kan sighed.]

["All right." You didn't press the issue.]

[After all, you had no evidence for your numerous suspicions regarding True Person Biyue.]

[Part of the reason you left the immortal city so decisively was that you cultivated the Shanhai Art.]

[The grudges between True Person Biyue, the Master of the Shanhai Sect, and True Person Blood Sea could very easily implicate you.]

[However, Alchemist Zhao Kan didn't share this concern.]

[Forcing the issue and trying to make him leave the immortal city would only backfire.]

[Year 71. You were 87 years old. Under your leadership, the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce began constructing a market on Luofeng Mountain, aptly named Luofeng Market.]

[Thanks to your reputation, the market quickly attracted a group of Qi Refining cultivators.]

[Establishing the market also gave you a solid excuse not to return to Biyue Immortal City.]

[Once the market was established, you would need to oversee it long-term.]

[Year 72. You were 88 years old. Shen Lingxiu came over personally to help you perfect the market's defensive grand array.]

[That night, Shen Lingxiu stayed over in your cave dwelling.]

[After a tender session of intimacy, a blush crept across Shen Lingxiu's face. "My dear Wang, I never expected you to come up with the idea of establishing a market..."]

["A man must have something to look forward to in this life..." you sighed, before asking casually, "Has True Person Biyue gone to Taiyuan Palace to meet the True Monarch?"]

[Within the Taiyuan Region, every newly advanced late-stage Master had to make a trip to Taiyuan Palace to meet the True Monarch.]

[This was a rule established by Taiyuan Palace.]

["Two Masters actually came from Taiyuan Palace, but the City Lord declined, claiming to have just broken through with an unstable realm, and promised to go in a few years..." Shen Lingxiu said softly, snuggling into your embrace.]

[Hearing this, you became even more certain that there was a huge problem with True Person Biyue.]

...

[Year 73. You were 89 years old.]

[Luofeng Market gradually developed, its reputation rapidly rising in the surrounding region.]

[Year 74. You were 90 years old. In the list of core chamber members that You Rou reported to you, you spotted the name Zhou Hai.]

[Zhou Hai was your eldest brother's favorite grandson.]

[You began observing Zhou Hai. If his character and personality were decent, you wouldn't mind nurturing him a bit.]

[After all, training other core chamber members was the same as training Zhou Hai. It wasn't as if you were expending extra resources specifically to cultivate him.]

[Year 75. You were 91 years old.]

[You finally grasped the basics of the divination arts, reaching the first-tier lower-grade.]

[Year 76. You were 92 years old.]

[You attempted to use your divination arts to deduce True Person Biyue's schemes. Ultimately, not only did you find nothing, but you also suffered a slight backlash.]

[You realized that to deduce information at the level of a Core Formation master, you needed to elevate your divination skills to at least the third tier.]

[Year 77. You were 93 years old.]

[You noticed that Biyue Immortal City was growing increasingly prosperous, gathering a massive number of cultivators. These cultivators were all there for the ultra-large-scale auction being held in five years to celebrate the immortal city's three-hundredth anniversary.]

[You had a vague premonition that if True Person Biyue really intended to "cash out," the timing would very likely be during that ultra-large-scale auction.]

[Year 78. You were 94 years old. You faintly felt that you were approaching the peak of the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer.]

[Year 79. You were 95 years old. You cultivated to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer.]

[You began preparing for your breakthrough.]

[Year 80. You were 96 years old. You officially stepped into the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer.]

[You were only one step away from the consummate Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer.]

...

[Year 81. You were 97 years old. The ultra-large-scale auction in Biyue Immortal City was only a year away.]

[You wrote a letter to Shen Lingxiu, asking her to come over for a visit.]

[Two months later, Shen Lingxiu arrived before you.]

[You planned to have Shen Lingxiu set up a new defensive grand array for Luofeng Mountain.]

[The new defensive grand array was incredibly complex and would require at least one to two years of Shen Lingxiu's time.]

[Shen Lingxiu gladly agreed to this. Being able to live alongside you for a year or two was exactly what she wanted.]

[Year 82. You were 98 years old.]

[This was the year of Biyue Immortal City's tricentennial ultra-large-scale auction.]

[Deep down, you were extremely curious about Biyue Immortal City and wanted to know exactly what True Person Biyue was plotting.]

[However, having finally managed to escape Biyue Immortal City, you naturally had no intention of returning.]

[Let alone returning, you didn't even plan to get close. Who knew if you would be caught in the crossfire?]

[In your eyes, the danger level of Biyue Immortal City during this period had reached its absolute peak.]

[There was a high probability of a massive battle breaking out between late-stage grand Masters.]

["A wise man does not stand beneath a crumbling wall."]

[You gathered your thoughts and looked up at the Dark Magic Eagle soaring through the sky.]

["Xiao Hei, go take a look for me."]

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