I have a cultivation simulator

Chapter 1 Zhou Qing

Qian State, Zhou Prefecture.

Zhou Qing opened his eyes in the antique-style room.

"It's been two months."

Zhou Qing sighed.

Zhou Qing is a time traveler from Earth. He traveled to this world two months ago.

He became the young master of the Zhou family.

The Zhou family is a prominent family in the Qian Kingdom, having produced three prime ministers. Zhou Qing's father in this life, Zhou Shizhong, served as the commander of the imperial guards in the capital of the Qian Kingdom.

The fact that the Imperial Guards protected the palace, and that the Commander-in-Chief led the Imperial Guards, reveals Zhou Shizhong's high standing in the eyes of the Qian Emperor.

Now that Emperor Qian is old, the eldest prince is both talented in literature and military affairs and is the de facto successor of the Qian Kingdom. Zhou Shizhong, on the other hand, grew up with the eldest prince and is part of the eldest prince's core group.

Based on this relationship.

The Zhou family will prosper for decades to come.

Born into such a family, he was still the most favored third son.

Zhou Qing basically has everything he wants.

"It's time tonight."

Zhou Qing looked down.

The lines of virtual text kept changing.

[00:08:33:25 remaining until opening time]

The virtual font had already appeared when Zhou Qing transmigrated to this world.

After Zhou Qing's research, he discovered that this line of illusory text represented a countdown.

At the beginning, the countdown was sixty days.

There are now eight hours left, and the countdown will soon be zero.

Zhou Qing was eager to see what would happen after the countdown reached zero.

Zhou Qing stared down at the virtual countdown timer.

"Knock knock knock—"

There was a knock on the door.

Immediately afterwards, a deep voice rang out.

"Young master, you have gained something, you have gained a great deal."

Upon hearing this voice, Zhou Qing naturally pictured a kind and robust man in his mind.

Zhou Dachun.

Zhou Dachun was not originally surnamed Zhou. Due to his innate superhuman strength, he was adopted by the Zhou family at a young age and was given the surname Zhou.

Later, when Zhou Qing was born, Zhou Dachun was assigned to protect her.

Zhou Dachun was not very bright, but he was extremely loyal and deeply trusted by Zhou Shizhong.

"What did you gain?"

Zhou Qing got up, opened the door, and saw Zhou Dachun.

"Young Master instructed us to keep an eye on Lin Peiqin. Just now, that young master Lin lost his mind at the gambling den and said he would offer a family heirloom as payment for ten thousand taels of silver..."

Zhou Dachun grinned and said.

"Lin Peiqin? The Lin family?"

Zhou Qing immediately understood what was going on.

The Lin family is also a family in the Qian Kingdom, but it has declined in recent decades.

Zhou Qing paid attention to the Lin family because he had heard that one of their ancestors was an immortal!

That's right.

Immortals exist in this world.

They are the legendary cultivators.

However, cultivators live in seclusion and rarely show their faces.

As a transmigrator, Zhou Qing was naturally very interested in cultivators, so he instructed Da Chun to keep an eye on the Lin family.

Lin Peiqin, the young master of the Lin family, is an uneducated and incompetent man who is addicted to gambling.

So Zhou Qing instructed one of the gambling dens under the Zhou family to set a trap for the other party.

That's how the scene Zhou Dachun described happened.

"What about the family heirloom?"

Zhou Qing immediately asked.

The gambling den that Lin Peiqin frequented was owned by the Zhou family, and Zhou Qing, the third young master of the Zhou family, naturally had the highest say.

"Here."

Zhou Dachun immediately took out a wooden box.

"The manager of the gambling den has inspected it; there's a book inside, and it's quite old."

Zhou Dachun handed the wooden box to Zhou Qing.

"Book?"

Zhou Qing took the wooden box, opened it, and took a look.

There is indeed a book inside.

The book has an antique feel, and the first page reads the three characters "Qi-Inducing Technique".

Zhou Qing vaguely sensed that this book was not simple; it was not a so-called martial arts manual, but perhaps related to the immortal ancestor of the Lin family.

"What else has happened recently?"

While studying the ancient book, Zhou Qing casually asked a question.

Having experienced the events of his previous life, Zhou Qing paid close attention to intelligence and information from the outside world, so he asked Zhou Dachun to keep an eye out.

"What things?"

Zhou Dachun thought for a moment and then immediately said, "The northern barbarians have invaded many times recently. Yesterday in the court, the eldest prince volunteered to go to the northern border and lead the army to repel the barbarians."

Zhou Dachun's tone was full of excitement, "The Crown Prince is both a man of great talent and military prowess. Ten years ago, he repeatedly repelled the barbarians. This time, he is personally going to the north, and he will surely return victorious!"

This incident brought the eldest prince immense prestige, gaining him support from many officials and positive feedback from the general public.

"What?"

Zhou Qing was taken aback, his brows furrowing. "The First Prince is going to the northern border in person? At this time?"

Emperor Qian was already over sixty years old. At this time, why did the eldest prince, who was the crown prince, choose to leave the capital?

Zhou Qing sensed that something was wrong.

In his previous life, Zhou Qing was very interested in history and studied the rise and fall of dynasties.

Many dynasties declined because of unstable power transitions.

The transfer of the throne is of paramount importance. Now that Emperor Qian is old, who knows when he will die? At this time, why did the eldest prince choose to go to war?

What if someone raids our base while we're on a campaign?

If Emperor Qian were to pass away unexpectedly, and the eldest prince were not in the palace, who knows what kind of accident might happen.

Zhou Qing frowned, for the Zhou family was now deeply intertwined with the eldest prince.

If the eldest prince hadn't ultimately sat on the throne, the Zhou family's fate wouldn't have been much better.

"Young master?"

Zhou Dachun noticed the change in Zhou Qing's expression and asked in confusion.

"It's nothing."

Zhou Qing shook his head.

I'll remind my father, Zhou Shizhong, about this in a few days.

It's also possible that he's overthinking it. Since the eldest prince dared to choose to go on an expedition at this time, he must have confidence.

Although Emperor Qian is old, he should still be some time away from passing away.

Send Da Chun away.

Zhou Qing continued studying the ancient books.

time flies.

Before we knew it, it was evening.

After half a day of research, Zhou Qing concluded that this ancient book contained a profound breathing technique.

Through breathing, one draws in the 'qi' from the unseen realm, gathering it within the body.

This is Qi cultivation.

Once a substantial "qi" is condensed within the body, one can enter the Qi Refining stage.

"Qi Refining stage?"

Zhou Qing was filled with anticipation.

The Qi Refining stage here should be the beginning of cultivating immortality.

"However, according to the ancient records, in order to draw upon the 'qi' in the dark, one needs to have spiritual roots. Without spiritual roots, one cannot even sense the 'qi,' let alone draw upon it."

Zhou Qing thought to himself.

The spiritual roots here must be very rare, otherwise the Lin family would not have failed to produce a single cultivator in all these years.

"I wonder if I have the aptitude for spiritual roots..."

Zhou Qing thought to herself silently.

"Time is up."

Zhou Qing collected his thoughts and closed the ancient book in his hand.

Although he really wanted to try to feel the "qi" in the mysterious way described in the ancient books.

But right now, there is something even more important to do.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing immediately looked down.

The virtual countdown keeps changing.

[00:00:00:10 remaining until opening time]

The countdown for the virtual font to form has reached its final ten seconds.

In the blink of an eye, ten seconds had passed.

Under Zhou Qing's gaze, the illusory countdown finally reached zero.