I have a cultivation simulator

Chapter 43 Half a Year

Although a cultivator's spiritual root aptitude is determined by fate, it can be improved through acquired means.

Zhou Qing had already witnessed this in the second simulation.

The Blood Sea True Man's essence, sealed within the Mountain and Sea Ring, had repeatedly expended its own essence to cleanse Zhou Qing's marrow and enhance his spiritual root aptitude.

That's why Zhou Qing was able to cultivate the "Mountain and Sea Manual" to the ninth level of Qi Refining with his low-grade spiritual root aptitude.

The "Shan Hai Jue" originates from the ancient Shan Hai lineage. The Shan Hai Sect of hundreds of years ago only inherited a small portion of the Shan Hai lineage.

Therefore, the cultivation of the "Mountain and Sea Manual" is extremely difficult, but it also has many benefits, the most basic of which is delaying the arrival of old age.

Zhou Qing estimated that after each time the Blood Sea True Man's essence underwent a transformation and marrow cleansing, his spiritual root aptitude would reach the middle grade, or even approach the upper grade.

Unfortunately, the Blood Sea True Man's essence undergoing the Yi Jin Xi Sui technique only temporarily improved his spiritual root aptitude.

In the second simulation, in order to maintain Zhou Qing's spiritual root aptitude, the Blood Sea True Man's essence cleansed him dozens of times.

But the Jade Moon Pool...

According to the information Zhou Qing had gathered in the past few days, the improvement in spiritual root aptitude after soaking in the Jade Moon Pool was not significant, and there were still many limitations.

However, the improvement in spiritual root aptitude is permanent.

"The methods of a Core Formation cultivator are truly unfathomable..."

Zhou Qing sighed inwardly.

Whether it's a temporary, significant boost to one's spiritual root aptitude or a permanent, minor boost.

This is something that is simply impossible at the Qi Refining or Foundation Building stages.

"However, soaking in the Azure Moon Pool can permanently and slightly improve one's spiritual root aptitude, but it's only effective the first time. For me..."

Zhou Qing pondered to himself.

The idea that it's only valid the first time is easy to understand.

Many rare and precious herbs in the cultivation world are most effective when consumed for the first time by an individual cultivator.

Each subsequent use reduced the effectiveness significantly until it became completely ineffective.

The same applies to many elixirs; if taken in excess, they can lead to resistance.

However, each time Zhou Qing finished a simulation, what he inherited was purely the cultivation realm, skills, and so on.

As for the many negative effects, neither erysipelas nor resistance will be inherited.

In other words, Zhou Qing could simply soak in the Jade Moon Pool every time he simulated it.

As long as it's not within the same simulation, the effect of the Azure Moon Pool on Zhou Qing's spiritual root aptitude should always be there.

Once the simulation ends, the improved spiritual root aptitude will be inherited into the original body.

In this cycle, Zhou Qing's spiritual root aptitude can continue to improve until it reaches the superior grade.

One of the limitations of the Azure Moon Pool in enhancing spiritual root aptitude is that it is only effective for cultivators with spiritual root aptitude below the Earth grade.

The inheritance option after each simulation refers to inheriting everything about Zhou Qing in the simulation, including his cultivation level, skills, techniques, physical body, and so on.

This includes spiritual roots, aptitude, and talents.

"A top-grade spiritual root... that's enough."

With his mind calming down, Zhou Qing's cultivation speed, combined with his superior spiritual root and the talent "Poison Buster," was probably approaching that of an earth-grade spiritual root.

The talent "Pill Poison Nemesis" allows Zhou Qing to ignore pill poison and take pills at a high frequency, making his cultivation speed surpass that of cultivators with the same spiritual root talent.

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Next.

In addition to continuing to study the Dao of Alchemy, Zhou Qing also continued to gather information about the Jade Moon Pool.

With only two years left until the opening of the Azure Moon Pool, most cultivators in Azure Moon Immortal City are discussing this matter, so Zhou Qing doesn't need to search for it specifically.

Just by occasionally visiting inns and restaurants, one can hear a great deal of information and intelligence related to Biyue Pond.

"Each time the Jade Moon Pool opens, there will be ten spots available, and these ten spots will be offered through an auction."

"In the past three openings, most of the cultivators who obtained a spot were Foundation Establishment cultivators, with a small number being Qi Refining cultivators..."

Zhou Qing looked thoughtful.

As for why there are no Core Formation cultivators...

Of the True Persons who are able to enter the Core Formation stage, probably close to half have Earth-grade spiritual roots.

A cultivator with a superior spiritual root talent, if they have a powerful background and strong opportunities, also has a slim chance of forming their core.

Neither of these requires soaking in the Jade Moon Pool.

As for Core Formation stage cultivators with mid-grade spiritual root aptitude... their numbers are far too few. Even if they exist, once they reach the Core Formation stage, they can access methods to improve their spiritual root aptitude. There's no need for them to come to Biyue Immortal City and compete with lower-level cultivators in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages.

"The quality of one's spiritual root has the greatest impact on Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators. However, once one reaches the Core Formation stage, the influence of spiritual root will decrease to some extent."

"For a Core Formation cultivator to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, it depends more on their own foundation and other factors. Even a cultivator with a Heavenly Grade Spiritual Root cannot easily overcome the Nascent Soul bottleneck."

Zhou Qing thought to herself silently.

A Heavenly Grade Spiritual Root is a spiritual root aptitude that surpasses that of an Earthly Grade Spiritual Root.

A cultivator with this kind of talent is exceptionally gifted and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, is guaranteed to reach the Core Formation stage.

Of course, cultivators with Heavenly-grade spiritual roots are extremely rare. In the millions of miles of the Taiyuan Domain, it might take decades or even centuries for one to be born.

......

On this day, Zhou Qing finished comprehending a second-order alchemy inheritance and vaguely felt that the realm of second-order alchemist skills was within reach.

"Just a little bit more..."

Zhou Qing sighed. This feeling had appeared after the second simulation ended.

After the second simulation ended, Zhou Qing inherited the skills, memories, and so on from the simulation, reliving nearly a century of his life and gaining a deeper understanding of Daoist alchemy.

He is only half a step away from reaching the second-tier alchemy skill level.

Zhou Qing realized that he could overcome this half-step in a few months to a few years.

To become a true second-tier alchemist.

"Try a different skill to understand."

Zhou Qing composed himself and decided to study other inherited skills to clear his mind.

"The art of beast taming..."

A second-tier beast-taming inheritance came to Zhou Qing's mind.

In the second simulation, the Beast Taming Inheritance skill was Zhou Qing's primary target for purchase.

After all, Zhou Qing was quite interested in that Dark Demon Eagle, a spirit pet with a low-grade bloodline, which could be easily raised to the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Of all the arts of cultivation, beast taming reigns supreme..."

"Whether it's alchemy or talismanic arts, which technique can boost our combat power several times over without any hidden dangers? Only beast taming, controlling a powerful spirit beast, is enough..."

Zhou Qing pondered it carefully.

The art of beast taming seems simple; all you need to do is raise spirit pets.

However, in practice, it is extremely complicated. First, the spirit pet must be made to submit from the bottom of its heart, which requires extremely profound beast control techniques.

Each beast-taming lineage has its own secret techniques for controlling beasts.

Secondly, a master beast tamer can't just tame one spirit pet, right? And the more spirit pets a master tames, the higher the requirements become in all aspects.

After studying the Beast Taming Inheritance for a few days, Zhou Qing began to study the Array Dao Inheritance.

"Of all the arts of cultivation, the Way of Array Formation reigns supreme..."

As Zhou Qing pondered the truth, a look of pain appeared on his face.

The difficulty of comprehending the Dao of Formations is much higher than that of the Dao of Alchemy, requiring the assistance of the power of heaven and earth.

The power of heaven and earth is vast and boundless; even a true immortal or a true lord cannot control it.

time flies.

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.