I have a cultivation simulator

Chapter 13 I am a Cultivator

After waiting for nearly ten months, the simulation count has finally been refreshed.

If it weren't for joining the Pill Alliance and taking advantage of the mid-grade first-level spiritual energy environment...

Zhou Qing will have to wait for up to two and a half years.

"Let's begin the simulation."

Zhou Qing looked at the illusory characters below his line of sight without any hesitation.

Use it early to cool it down quickly.

The virtual font changed rapidly.

[In your first year, at sixteen, you were already a mid-grade alchemist with the cultivation level of the fifth level of Qi Refining.]

That evening, you left your cave and visited Master Yun.

During the more than nine months that Yun Danshi spent waiting for the simulation count to refresh in Wushan City, he visited Zhou Qing several times.

I wish to have a deeper exchange on alchemy techniques.

But Zhou Qing refused them all, saying he needed to refine pills.

Zhou Qing did this because he was worried that his relationship with Master Yun would trigger a butterfly effect.

In Zhou Qing's first simulation, the Cloud Alchemist at this point in time did not have a friend like him.

To avoid any changes in the future or unexpected variables, Zhou Qing had no choice but to ignore Master Yun Dan.

In reality, Zhou Qing needs to be very careful.

But in simulations, this is unnecessary.

So, at the very beginning of the second simulation, Zhou Qing approached Master Yun Dan.

Master Yun was surprised by your arrival. He had visited you several times before but was turned away, so he thought you didn't want to communicate with him.

However, we still politely welcomed you into the cave.

Based on your experience in the previous simulation and your understanding of Master Yun, you greatly eased the tension between you two after just a short conversation.

[Then you took the initiative to exchange alchemy techniques with Master Yun.]

The alchemy techniques you exchanged with Master Yun were not your own, but rather the alchemy insights Master Yun imparted to you before his passing during the first simulation.

That book of alchemy notes records the culmination of Master Yun's lifelong alchemy skills.

Other alchemists who read that book on alchemy might only gain a vague understanding.

However, when Master Yun heard the contents of this alchemy manual, he was enlightened, for this manual originated from him, from himself decades later, when his alchemy skills had reached their peak.

In the first simulation, Master Yun's skill peaked at the top-grade alchemist level, just a hair's breadth away from touching the realm of a second-tier alchemist.

Of course, during our first exchange on alchemy techniques, you didn't reveal the entire contents of that alchemy manual.

Instead, they only allocated one percent of the content.

[Revealing all the information at once will only earn Master Yun's gratitude once.]

However, if you were to present the entire content in one hundred installments, Master Yun would be grateful to you a hundred times over.

The reason you're helping Master Yun like this isn't because of the friendship you showed during the last simulation; it's mainly for your own benefit.

Now that you are a mid-grade alchemist, your next goal is naturally to become a high-grade alchemist.

[But you have absolutely no confidence in becoming a top-grade alchemist.]

If Master Yun becomes a high-grade alchemist first, and then, at the same level, spares no effort in guiding you, your chances of becoming a high-grade alchemist will naturally increase significantly.

The idea that "first-class products lead to better-class products" is a true test of human nature.

[If Master Yun becomes a high-grade alchemist and then completely abandons you, there's nothing you can do about it.]

For example, Ye Feng is a perfect example; he's a total ingrate.

[Through just the first simulation, you've gained a very good understanding of Master Yun's character; he's the kind of person who always repays kindness.]

Furthermore, there are deeper considerations behind your assistance to Master Yun.

[Through the simulation, you learn that Master Yun has a teacher surnamed Zhao, who is a second-tier alchemist capable of refining Foundation Establishment Pills.]

After Ye Feng reached the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining, he visited Alchemist Yun because of this matter, hoping to use Alchemist Yun's connections to visit Alchemist Zhao and request Alchemist Zhao to open his furnace and refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

The Foundation Establishment Pill is a strategic-level elixir in the cultivation world, capable of increasing the probability of breaking through from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Although you are only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, you are only sixteen years old. This simulation might give you hope of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Therefore, by helping Master Yun, you are also preparing yourself for your future attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

The connections of a second-tier Foundation Establishment Pill refiner are invaluable. Even Foundation Establishment cultivators would highly value them, let alone Qi Refining cultivators.

"Brother Yun, let's end our exchange here for now. I'm a little tired."

Inside the cave, you and Master Yun sat facing each other, and you smiled as you spoke.

"Ah? So much time has passed?" Master Yun said, glancing at the time with some disappointment.

[Then she looked intently at you, "Brother Wang, exchanging alchemy techniques with you has been of immense help to me; I feel I've made significant progress."]

You have not revealed your real name to the public, but instead use the alias "Wang Lin".

Furthermore, even your appearance and physique have undergone certain alterations; such secret techniques are not uncommon in the cultivation world.

"I also benefited greatly."

You said with a smile.

[This is the truth. Although the gains are far less than those of Master Yun, my understanding of alchemy has improved slightly.]

"By the way, Brother Yun, I'll be leaving the market for a while. Please take good care of the cave dwelling and my servant during this time."

You spoke first.

Next, you need to return to the Zhou residence in the Qian Kingdom.

"No problem, Brother Wang, you go and take care of your own affairs."

[Master Yun Dan patted his chest and assured him.]

More than half a month later, you successfully arrived in Qian Kingdom and returned to the Zhou residence.

Your arrival has alarmed the entire Zhou household.

[Zhou stared at you with tears in her eyes, "Aqing, where have you been? You left a letter and disappeared for almost a year..."]

"Yes, third brother, you have no idea how much your mother has missed you these past few days."

The eldest brother, Zhou Wen, and the second brother, Zhou Wu, couldn't help but chime in from the side.

Although the Zhou family is a powerful and prestigious family in the Qian Kingdom, you have a good relationship with your eldest and second eldest brothers, and there is no infighting between you.

Soon, his father, Zhou Shizhong, also returned.

As the commander of the Imperial Guards, Zhou Shizhong spent most of his time away from home.

"Ah Qing, where have you been hiding?" Zhou Shizhong asked, frowning as he returned.

[You took Dachun with you, saying you were going on a trip. At first, Zhou Shizhong wasn't worried.]

But after six months, when there was still no news from you, Zhou Shizhong began to use his connections to search for you.

The result was obvious: nothing was found.

You did not directly answer Zhou Shizhong's question.

Instead, he looked around and dismissed the servants.

During the more than nine months you waited for the simulation count to refresh, you kept thinking about how to prevent the Zhou family from being purged and exterminated in the next simulation.

[Relying solely on yourself? You're only a fifth-level Qi Refining cultivator right now. Even in a simulation, you can be a bit bolder, but I don't think you can directly defeat the Fourth Prince.]

Therefore, Zhou Qing decided to tell Zhou Shizhong directly about the Fourth Prince's plot to rebel, and then Zhou Shizhong would relay the information to Emperor Qian.

Let's first observe the Fourth Prince's reaction after Emperor Qian was prepared, and how the situation changes subsequently.

Of course, treason is a serious matter, involving even the current princes. If you were merely the third young master of the Zhou family, no one would believe you if you said such a thing.

"I have something to announce."

You look at Zhou Shizhong, the Zhou family, and Zhou Wen and Zhou Wu, and say with a smile, "I am a cultivator."

As soon as you finished speaking, you raised your right hand, and a fireball half a meter in size instantly condensed, then incinerated the table several meters away into nothingness.

Everyone stared wide-eyed.