I have a cultivation simulator

Chapter 57: A Bountiful Harvest

The young cultivator finally understood why those late-stage Qi Refining cultivators dared not complain.

Those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage look down from the heavens; who among the lower cultivators would dare cause trouble?

In the cultivation world, there are no laws to bind cultivators. Lower-level cultivators face higher-level cultivators, and if they don't have a powerful backer, they're simply killed.

Moreover, the Foundation Establishment cultivator currently looking down at them is the president of the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce, who is said to have a background in Biyue Immortal City and extensive connections.

Killing these lower-level Qi Refining cultivators would be even less of a burden.

As the old man in the late Qi Refining stage said, your willingness to let these lower-level cultivators enter the secret realm is already considered merciful.

[This is indeed the case. In this situation, any Foundation Establishment cultivator would immediately seal the entrance to the secret realm and monopolize all its resources.]

[Based on your experience from the previous two simulations, you know that the Mysterious Realm of Mountains and Seas is larger than you imagined and will take several years to fully excavate; it's not something you can handle alone.]

Forcibly sealing off the secret realm will only backfire.

[Furthermore, Ye Feng needs to enter and explore to bring out the Mountain and Sea Ring]

That's why this decision was made.

[At the entrance to the secret realm, after a brief period of chaos, the numerous independent cultivators immediately obeyed the merchant guild's arrangements.]

Shortly after the opening of the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm, at your command, the Qingyuan Merchant Guild established a new stronghold next to the secret realm.

[Used to sell various healing and life-saving elixirs, as well as talismans, magical artifacts, etc.]

In this simulation, you not only want a share of the numerous resources within the secret realm, but you also plan to earn all the spirit stones from those cultivators exploring the secret realm, just like in the second simulation.

The Mysterious Realm of Mountains and Seas is far larger than imagined. Once many cultivators enter to explore, they will inevitably encounter various battles. At this time, selling key resources will be a seller's market.

[And unlike the second simulation, in this simulation, you'll be selling not only pills, but any supplies that can be used to explore the secret realm.]

The Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce has been operating for nearly ten years and, at your instruction, began stockpiling relevant supplies several years in advance.

[This is all for this day]

"Judging by the time, in a month, the news of the secret realm's emergence will spread throughout Wushan Market. Upon learning of this, Ye Feng will leave his apprenticeship with Master Yun and plan to enter the secret realm to take a gamble..."

What you're thinking is...

There is a lag in the dissemination of information.

[You Rou was able to notify you the moment the secret realm appeared because of the Merchant Guild's influence.]

Currently, the lower-level cultivators in Wushan Market are still unaware of the emergence of the secret realm.

It wasn't until a month later, when cultivators emerging from the secret realm began to discuss it, that the news spread throughout the region.

"Hopefully, no unexpected changes will occur."

You thought to yourself.

In this simulation, you took quite a few actions, which undoubtedly triggered some butterfly effects.

For example, intercepting the Dark Demon Eagle Egg made Ruan Hu's future uncertain, as he was originally destined to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

For example, the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce was established, which has grown in scale in Wushan Market and now has a semi-monopoly on the entrance and exit of the secret realm.

These are all things that did not happen in the first or second simulation.

Although Ye Feng's current fate remains unchanged, and he has still become Master Yun's apprentice,

[This doesn't mean that Ye Feng will have the same idea of ​​entering the secret realm to take a gamble as he did in the previous two simulations.]

Even so, you don't regret the many actions you took in this simulation.

We can't just give up all the other clearly defined benefits just to ensure Ye Feng's fate doesn't change, can we?

Ye Feng's greatest use was bringing out the Mountain and Sea Ring from the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm.

This isn't actually something you absolutely need.

Even if the Blood Sea Immortal's essence within the Mountain and Sea Ring falls into your hands, you cannot guarantee that you will be able to search his soul and obtain the Core Formation chapter of the Mountain and Sea Manual and his vast memories.

Currently, you are still in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. You can protect yourself against the spirit of a Core Formation cultivator, but what you will gain is still very uncertain.

[To forgo a clear opportunity because of these uncertain benefits?]

You certainly wouldn't do that.

[Furthermore, given your current status and cultivation level, even if Ye Feng is unwilling to enter the secret realm to explore, you have countless ways to force him to do so.]

Most importantly, you can simulate the process and have a chance to start over.

Even if it doesn't work out this time, there will be other opportunities in the next simulation and the one after that.

Time flies, and more than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.

The first batch of cultivators who entered the secret realm are emerging one after another.

[Most of the cultivators you encountered reeked of blood, clearly having fought a fierce battle within the secret realm.]

[And most of them were injured.]

"Guild Master, this is the harvest of the Chamber of Commerce's cultivators..."

[You Rou approached you with an excited expression and handed you a storage bag.]

You took the storage bag, glanced at it briefly, and couldn't help but be moved.

"Mysterious Yin Grass... Twin Flowers... and a piece of third-tier spirit wood?"

You were secretly amazed. Based on the experience of the last simulation, you deduced that the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm should have been stably cultivating the mother plants of the three main ingredients for refining Foundation Establishment Pills: Profound Yin Grass, Twin Flowers, and Profound Yang Fruit.

[Able to stably produce these three main ingredients, and then refine Foundation Establishment Pills]

In this way, the Foundation Establishment stage combat power of one's own sect can be guaranteed to remain intact without any gaps.

[You have no intention of cultivating the mother plants of the three spiritual herbs: Profound Yin Grass, Twin Flowers, and Profound Yang Fruit. The so-called mother plants are too difficult to cultivate, and require a lot of effort and energy during the cultivation process. Only major forces have the resources to cultivate them, and it is not very meaningful for individual cultivators to cultivate them.]

"Not bad, not bad."

[You are in high spirits. The gains brought back by the first group of merchant guild cultivators alone are difficult to measure in terms of spirit stones.]

[Main ingredients for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, such as Xuan Yin Grass, are monopolized by major powers. Even with spirit stones, it's not guaranteed that you can buy them.]

[Next, here's the breakdown of the other independent cultivators' earnings, which are generally quite satisfactory.]

Time passed, and several more days went by.

On this day, You Rou approached you with a solemn expression and whispered, "President, look at this."

You took the storage bag, probed it with your divine sense, and your expression changed slightly.

"A magical artifact embryo?"

You recognized the treasure in the storage bag.

[A magical artifact embryo can transform into a true magical artifact.]

[Magic treasures are weapons used by Core Formation cultivators, possessing the power to move mountains and fill seas.]

The weapons used by cultivators in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages are magical artifacts, among which high-grade and top-grade magical artifacts are exclusive to Foundation Establishment cultivators.

At the level of true immortals, magical artifacts can no longer bear the power of these immortals.

Only magical artifacts can unleash the full power of cultivators; a powerful magical artifact can even significantly enhance a cultivator's strength.

It is said that above magical artifacts, there are also spiritual artifacts.

But that's far beyond what you can see right now.

"This item was obtained by a rogue cultivator in the mid-stage of Qi Refining within a secret realm..."

[You Rou lowered her voice, clearly asking you how to deal with that mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator.]