I have a cultivation simulator

Chapter 42 The Jade Moon's Fortuitous Encounter

A second-tier, low-grade cave dwelling is suitable for Zhou Qing's current early-stage Foundation Establishment status.

Before that, he made a special trip to see the second-tier mid-grade cave dwelling and the second-tier high-grade cave dwelling.

It is also very common.

Most Foundation Establishment cultivators who come to Biyue Immortal City for the first time and want to rent a cave dwelling will visit different levels of cave dwellings to experience them.

Even if you don't rent it, you should still check how the mid-to-high-grade second-tier cave dwellings in the Immortal City differ from those in other Immortal Cities and large markets.

"A second-tier, low-grade cave dwelling, rented for eight months, costs 470 spirit stones."

The female nun greeted them with a smile.

In the second simulation, Zhou Qing rented a mid-grade second-tier cave dwelling in Biyue Immortal City for a month in order to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

The price at the time was one thousand spirit stones.

That's because Zhou Qing's purpose in renting the cave was to achieve a major breakthrough and attempt to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

To break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, a stable spiritual vein environment is required, and the price naturally far exceeds that of renting a cave dwelling for regular daily cultivation.

Moreover, a large portion of the price offered by Biyue Immortal City was for protection.

After all, in the cave dwelling of Azure Moon Immortal City, the cultivator's safety would definitely be protected by the Immortal City when attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

If one attempts to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage outside, such as in a spiritual vein cave within a market town, then the outcome is uncertain.

Zhou Qing chose to attempt the Foundation Establishment stage in Biyue Immortal City primarily for the latter.

"This is a spirit stone."

Zhou Qing patted his storage bag and took out spirit stones.

Upon returning to the mortal Zhou residence from Wushan Market, Zhou Qing used the information from the simulation to wipe out a group of cultivators who had been robbed of their power.

There is no shortage of spirit stones at present.

After completing the leasing procedures.

Zhou Qing arrived at his second-tier low-grade cave dwelling.

The cave is very large, about two or three hundred square meters.

"This time, I won't bring Da Chun along."

Zhou Qing sat cross-legged in the spot with the most abundant spiritual energy, lost in thought.

Before coming to Biyue Immortal City, Zhou Qing deliberately left Da Chun with his parents.

The main purpose of this action is, of course, to protect the safety of the parents.

As for the nine late-stage Qi Refining cultivators who were being manipulated, Zhou Qing has already silenced them.

The robbers were of poor character, constantly plundering and using cruel methods.

When Zhou Qing was still around, he had no problem intimidating those cultivators who had undergone tribulations.

But once they leave, they will head to the distant Azure Moon Immortal City.

How could Zhou Qing feel at ease leaving Jie Xiu with his parents?

Silencing them is the best option.

Of course, before leaving, Zhou Qing also taught Da Chun the "Mountain and Sea Body Refining Technique" and left behind a batch of resources for body refining.

The cultivation of body-refining techniques does not place much importance on the spiritual energy environment; it only requires long-term tempering of the physical body.

Letting Dachun stay with his parents is Zhou Qing's best option right now.

Da Chun was already quite strong, and with the addition of body-refining techniques, he was more than capable of protecting the Zhou family.

Furthermore, since Zhou Shizhong dared to live in seclusion in Jiangnan, Lieguo, he must have made many preparations. The presence of Dachun was also to guard against extreme situations.

"Now, all we need to do is wait patiently..."

Zhou Qing sat cross-legged in the cave, closed his eyes, and began to comprehend the art of alchemy.

After accumulating experience through the second simulation, Zhou Qing's mastery of alchemy has reached the peak of the upper grade, and he can enter the second grade at any time.

Once you become a second-tier alchemist, even if you can't refine Foundation Establishment Pills independently, your status will be greatly enhanced, especially in the Azure Moon Immortal City, where there are many Foundation Establishment cultivators.

A second-tier alchemist will have a higher status.

"The alchemist organization in Azure Moon Immortal City is called the Pill Hall... but I don't need to join it in reality."

As Zhou Qing pondered the inheritance of alchemy, he kept thinking to himself.

Every place where cultivators gather will have an organization where alchemists come together. The alchemist organization in Wushan Market is called the Pill Alliance, and the alchemist organization in Biyue Immortal City is called the Pill Hall.

Zhou Qing plans to include the Pill Hall in the subsequent simulations of Biyue Immortal City.

The reason Zhou Qing joined the Dan Alliance in Wushan Market in the real world was because he had no other choice and urgently needed a sum of starting spirit stones.

Of course, this was also because of the various investigations in the first simulation, which confirmed that there were no problems with joining the Dan Alliance, so Zhou Qing did that.

Zhou Qing has everything he needs now, so there's no need for him to cause any unnecessary impact in reality.

......

Because of his low-grade spiritual root aptitude, Zhou Qing had no intention of cultivating in reality.

After all, the efficiency was too low. Once he reached the Foundation Establishment stage, without taking pills, Zhou Qing could hardly feel any progress in his cultivation.

And taking elixirs?

Zhou Qing would only choose to take the pills in the simulation.

Taking pills in real life would be a huge waste, as it would affect all subsequent simulations.

Even though Zhou Qing has the talent to eliminate pill poison, he still cannot ignore all pill poisons. Moreover, taking pills will not only accumulate pill poisons, but will also cause him to develop drug resistance to such pills.

Taking the elixir in a simulation eliminates this risk.

Once the simulation ends, Zhou Qing will inherit only his pure cultivation level. As for the many negative effects, such as pill poison and drug resistance, they will not be inherited.

......

While studying alchemy, Zhou Qing naturally couldn't help but practice alchemy himself.

Zhou Qing naturally needed to purchase the various materials required for alchemy.

Zhou Qing's time away from the cave to purchase alchemy raw materials was very short, and its impact on the simulated cooling time was negligible.

Inside a fairly large herbal medicine store.

Zhou Qing purchased several kinds of elixirs.

Just then.

The conversation of several cultivators not far away reached Zhou Qing's ears.

"Are you ready? The once-in-a-decade quotas for the Azure Moon Pool in Immortal City are about to be released."

"Such an opportunity is not something a rogue cultivator like us can possibly have."

"Alas, it is said that soaking in the Azure Moon Pool can improve the spiritual root aptitude of us cultivators to some extent..."

Several cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining talked to each other, their tone filled with longing.

"Improve spiritual root aptitude?"

Zhou Qing was slightly taken aback, then left the Spirit Medicine Pavilion without making a sound.

Several days later.

Zhou Qing then gathered some information about Biyue Pool.

The Azure Moon Pool is a pool of precious medicine specially refined by the Azure Moon Immortal out of pity for rogue cultivators.

Cultivators with a aptitude below the Earth Spirit Root level can slightly improve their aptitude by soaking in the Azure Moon Pool.

Of course, each cultivator only has one chance to soak in the Azure Moon Pool in their lifetime, and only the first soak is effective. Even if they obtain another spot in the Azure Moon Pool afterward, there will be no effect after soaking.

To date, Biyue Pond has been opened three times, once every ten years.

"This matter..."

Zhou Qing was surprised, as he had never heard of Biyue Pool in the second simulation.

If the Jade Moon Pool really had such an effect, he must have heard about it at least a little bit.

Unless the opening of Biyue Pool did not last long, and this was perhaps the last time it was opened, which would explain why I, decades later, would know nothing about it.

After all, he hadn't specifically inquired about this matter during the second simulation, and he was busy trying to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, so it wasn't surprising that he didn't know about something that happened decades ago.

"The next time the Azure Moon Pool will open is in two years... We could try to negotiate that in the simulation..."

Zhou Qing stroked his chin, having made up his mind.