I have a cultivation simulator

Chapter 6 Zhou Qing, my little friend

"Brother Zhou, I, Ye Feng, will remember your great kindness for the rest of my life."

"If I manage to emerge alive from this secret realm, I will repay you tenfold, a hundredfold."

Ye Feng said with deep gratitude.

[Fifty spirit stones, plus some that Ye Feng had saved up and some he borrowed from other friends, were enough to raise one hundred spirit stones to redeem himself.]

"That secret realm... please be careful."

The reason you were willing to lend fifty spirit stones to the other party was firstly because of your friendship with them.

The second is investment.

[If Ye Feng can really return alive from that secret realm]

Even if we gain nothing, we can still bring back some information about the interior of the secret realm.

[Preparing for your future simulations]

In the twenty-first year, at the age of thirty-six, you successfully completed the ten-year spiritual cultivation phase and entered the ten-year fire control phase.

[In the twenty-second year, you are thirty-seven years old. You notice that due to the emergence of the secret realm, the prices of certain items in the market have increased by 20% to 30% compared to the past, such as life-saving pills and recovery pills.]

[In the twenty-third year, at the age of thirty-eight, you successfully broke through to the third level of Qi Refining.]

"Qi Refining Stage 3..."

A smile appeared on Zhou Qing's face.

The third level of Qi Refining is the peak of the initial stage of Qi Refining.

Next comes the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

The Qi Refining stage has nine levels, from the initial stage to the middle stage, and from the middle stage to the late stage, each requiring facing bottlenecks and limitations.

[In the twenty-fourth year, you are thirty-nine years old. You discover that after several years of exploration, the secret realm outside the market has been basically hollowed out, and very few cultivators enter it.]

Even now, you haven't heard any information about Ye Feng. You understand that Ye Feng is probably in grave danger.

[You later learned that many cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining had entered that secret realm. Ye Feng, who had just entered the third level of Qi Refining, had a very high mortality rate in that secret realm.]

[Ye Feng's death in that secret realm meant that the fifty spirit stones you lent out were wasted, and you were heartbroken for a while.]

In the twenty-fifth year, when you were forty years old, Master Yun Dan personally instructed you in the art of fire control, from which you benefited greatly.

In the twenty-sixth year, at the age of forty-one, you learn more detailed information about that secret realm.

[That secret realm from several years ago was called the Cloud Sea Secret Realm. Many spiritual herbs grew within it, including raw materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills.]

[In the twenty-seventh year, you are forty-two years old, and you have mastered the basics of fire control.]

[In the twenty-eighth year, you are forty-three years old. Master Yun Dan values ​​you highly and allows you to accompany him while he refines pills to observe his fire control techniques in actual combat.]

[In the twenty-ninth year, you are forty-four years old and begin assisting Master Yun in alchemy.]

[In your thirtieth year, at forty-five, your mastery of fire control has become increasingly proficient.]

[In the thirty-first year, at the age of forty-six, you have finally completed the ten-year fire control stage and entered the final ten-year core condensation stage.]

[In the thirty-second year, you are forty-seven years old. Your cultivation has reached the peak of the third level of Qi Refining, and you are preparing to break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining.]

[In the thirty-third year, at the age of forty-eight, you attempt to break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining.]

[You failed in this attack, but fortunately you were well prepared, and Master Yun gave you a supplementary pill. You only consumed some of your vital energy and will be able to recover in a few years.]

This failed attempt made you realize that the path to immortality is fraught with difficulties.

In the thirty-fourth year, at the age of forty-nine, after recovering, you devoted all your energy to the art of condensing the elixir.

[In the thirty-fifth year, at the age of fifty, your breakthrough attempt failed, but this actually made your journey to condense your core quite smooth.]

[In the thirty-sixth year, at the age of fifty-one, you begin preparations to completely refine a batch of low-grade elixirs.]

[This time, the solo refinement of the elixir was ultimately successful.]

Being able to refine low-grade pills independently means becoming a low-grade alchemist.

"A low-grade alchemist..."

Beyond the simulation, Zhou Qing sighed.

After a 26-year apprenticeship, he finally joined the ranks of alchemists.

Although a low-grade alchemist belongs to the lowest level of alchemists, they are still alchemists after all.

Even if he could only refine low-grade pills, Zhou Qing could still live a very comfortable life with this skill.

It can be said that with his status as a low-grade alchemist, Zhou Qing officially gained a foothold in the cultivation world.

[Master Yun Dan summoned you personally and said that after you become a low-grade alchemist, he can lift the restrictions of the spirit contract, and you will be free from then on.]

[Of course you wouldn't want to. The path of alchemy is equally difficult to advance. After the low-grade alchemist comes the mid-grade alchemist, and after the mid-grade alchemist comes the high-grade alchemist.]

Without the guidance of a senior alchemist, becoming a mid-grade alchemist would likely be a long way off.

Master Yun looked at you with satisfaction, and so he allowed you to remain in the alchemy workshop, occasionally having you refine some low-grade pills, for which you would be paid according to market prices.

[In the thirty-seventh year, at the age of fifty-two, you have recovered the vital energy lost after your last breakthrough and are once again attempting to reach the fourth level of Qi Refining.]

After becoming a low-grade alchemist, your income increased significantly, allowing you to purchase many items to aid in your breakthrough.

You have successfully broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

In the thirty-eighth year, at the age of fifty-three, after entering the mid-stage of Qi Refining, you discovered that the difficulty of cultivation had further increased.

[Your spiritual root aptitude is only low-grade. Theoretically, cultivators with low-grade spiritual roots have no hope of advancing to the late stage of Qi Refining.]

In the thirty-ninth year, at the age of fifty-four, under the guidance of Master Yun Dan, you successfully joined the "Dan Alliance" of Wushan Market.

The so-called "Alchemy Alliance" is a loose organization of alchemists. Other forces or cultivators often come to the Alliance seeking pills, and the Alliance will then issue these requests to the alchemists within the organization in the form of tasks.

The existence of the Pill Alliance brings alchemists together, allowing them to receive more rewards for alchemy.

[In the fortieth year, at the age of fifty-five, after accumulating enough spirit stones, you will rent a mid-grade first-tier cave dwelling in the market.]

[A mid-grade first-tier cave dwelling contains more spiritual energy than a low-grade first-tier cave dwelling. Now that you are a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, you need a mid-grade first-tier cave dwelling to meet your basic daily cultivation needs.]

[In the forty-first year, you are fifty-six years old, still slowly cultivating.]

[In the forty-second year, you are fifty-seven years old. It seems that you will need at least fifteen to twenty years of arduous cultivation to reach the peak of the fourth level of Qi Refining.]

In the forty-third year, when you are fifty-eight years old, an unexpected person visits Master Yun Dan.

Ye Feng

This follower, who had long since died in your heart, came to the alchemy workshop to visit Master Yun.

[Furthermore, Ye Feng at this time was no longer the early-stage Qi Refining cultivator he once was, but a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.]

You gazed at Ye Feng, who had been invited by Master Yun, lost in thought.

Thirty-three years ago, Ye Feng had only just entered the third level of Qi Refining; now he has leaped to the late stage of Qi Refining.

You realize that Ye Feng must have gained a great deal from exploring that secret realm back then.

[You remembered that you lent Ye Feng fifty spirit stones back then?]

After waiting outside for a long time, Master Yun finally came out.

Master Yun nodded at you, acknowledging your relationship with Ye Feng.

After Master Yun left, you took a deep breath and went inside.

Inside the hall, Ye Feng sat casually, subtly radiating an intimidating spiritual pressure—the kind only a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator possessed.

Noticing you enter, Ye Feng glanced at you but didn't get up. He said with a smile:

"So it's Zhou... young friend Zhou Qing."