I have a cultivation simulator

Chapter 78 The Legacy Has Been Used Up

You silently watch Ouyang Shen flee in panic.

With your strength, keeping this Wushanfangzhu here permanently shouldn't be difficult.

[Ouyang Shen is only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, not at his peak, there's no way he could have escaped your pursuit.]

However, killing Ouyang Shen is not in your best interest.

With Ouyang Shen dead, the Ouyang family will surely be thrown into chaos, even with Ouyang Qian, the newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator, in charge.

Whether the situation can be stabilized in the end remains to be seen.

[At that time, the market will most likely never return to its peak.]

Since it's impossible to return to its peak, the numerous shops and properties you've purchased won't fetch the high prices you expected.

Therefore, Ouyang Shen survived, at least until the situation in the market stabilized and the market returned to its peak.

As for why only 50% of the properties in the market districts were selected, and not more...

If you forcibly seize 70-80% of the market's assets, you could very well force the Ouyang family to completely abandon Wushan Market.

[If I can't afford to offend you, can't I at least avoid you?]

[They might even bring in powerful allies, at a huge cost, inviting other late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators to fight against you.]

[A 50% share of the market revenue is at a critical point that the Ouyang family can accept. Although it will still severely damage their strength, at least they won't resort to any suicidal actions.]

"Without realizing it, I've reached this level..."

You stand suspended in mid-air, subtly radiating a chilling aura, and sigh inwardly.

[In the first simulation, you were like an ant in front of the Ouyang family, unable to even see Ouyang Shen's face.]

[In the second simulation, you remained cautious. Even knowing the future development of the market in advance, you dared not "go all in to buy at the bottom," fearing that the Ouyang family would break the rules and directly attack you.]

But in this simulation, even someone as strong as Ouyang Shen could only flee in panic before you.

[This is only because you deliberately held back. With your current strength, killing Ouyang Shen, an elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator, wouldn't be difficult at all.]

.....

[In the fifty-ninth year, you are seventy-five years old]

You continue to secretly acquire properties and shops in the market.

The Ouyang family dared not stop you any longer and could only secretly acquire many properties in the market together with you.

You stand atop a cloud, overlooking the wailing and lamenting masses of lower-ranking officials in the marketplace, your thoughts at peace.

In reality, if a cultivator is rational enough, there is hope of escaping this round of harvesting.

As long as you resolutely refuse to sell your shops and properties, everything will be fine.

Even if you don't sell, the Ouyang family can't openly force you to sell. If you hold out until the end, you can still break even.

However, under the atmosphere deliberately created by the Ouyang family, coupled with the groans of other cultivators nearby, almost no cultivator could withstand it.

If we don't sell now, we won't be able to sell it when Master Ouyang really dies of old age.

Although Wushan Market is built on a second-tier spiritual vein, even if the Ouyang family falls, other Foundation Establishment level forces will still take over the market.

However, other Foundation Establishment level forces that take over the market will not recognize the shop deeds from the Ouyang family's time.

[In your sixtieth year, you are seventy-six years old]

You stopped acquiring half of the shops in the market.

You still need to leave the Ouyang family a way out. Only in this way will the Ouyang family have the motivation to revitalize the market, and only then can the properties and shops you purchased be sold at a high price.

[You return to the Immortal City and continue your cultivation.]

[Awaiting news of the reopening of Wushan Market]

In the sixty-first year, when you are seventy-seven years old, Yourou reports to you on the Chamber of Commerce.

[As per your prior instructions, the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce has now shifted its focus from Wushan Market to other markets.]

After the initial accumulation phase, the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce has gotten on the right track and can generate stable profits even without your timely reminders to stock up.

"Guild Master, Ouyang Shen, the head of Wushan Market, is currently leading the newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator Ouyang Qian to clean up the area around the market..."

[You Rou reports to the leader in a low voice]

【"Um."】

You nodded calmly.

Although your participation in this simulation resulted in a significant decrease in the Ouyang family's gains,

However, the key trends remain unchanged, and the ultimate direction will not change significantly.

In the sixty-second year, at the age of seventy-eight, thanks to the Ouyang family's strenuous efforts, Wushan Market quickly recovered.

[Also, in order to give an explanation to the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the market, the Ouyang family, under the guise of the auction, invited another direct descendant of the Beast Taming Mountain Foundation Establishment cultivator to oversee the event. With a promise of compensation, they barely managed to quell the anger of the many Foundation Establishment cultivators.]

"Another direct descendant of Beast Taming Mountain to reach Foundation Establishment..."

You pondered to yourself, "In the second simulation, the Ouyang family invited Ruan Hu."

However, in this simulation, Ruan Hu did not enter the Foundation Establishment stage.

"The Ouyang family and Beast Taming Mountain must have a close relationship..."

You looked thoughtful.

In the second simulation, the Ouyang family invited Ruan Hu, and you thought it was because of Ruan Hu's Dark Demon Eagle, which they obtained from Wushan Market.

However, in this simulation, on the surface, the Ouyang family and Beast Taming Mountain had no connection, but in the end, they still invited a direct descendant of Beast Taming Mountain to reach the Foundation Establishment stage...

It is obvious that the Ouyang family has a deep connection with Beast Taming Mountain.

You can't help but feel fortunate that you only decided to take half of the market's assets.

If you really push the Ouyang family too far, they might directly invite a Foundation Establishment cultivator from Beast Taming Mountain to take over. You'll probably end up with nothing.

[The Beast Taming Mountain is a pseudo-Core Formation level power with nearly twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators, including many late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.]

[You've secretly memorized this information; it might come in handy for future simulations.]

[In this simulation, you've gleaned so much useful information, such as the secluded mountain that imprisoned Da Chun for decades? The Blood Sea Immortal? And that Fire Essence Jujube Tree located in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range...]

These techniques can be repeatedly used in future simulations.

......

In the sixty-third year, at the age of seventy-nine, Wushan Market has completely stabilized and resumed its prosperity.

You begin to sell off the numerous shops and properties you have acquired.

After several months, you sold off all your shops and properties.

After deducting costs, you made a net profit of 520,000 spirit stones.

"Five hundred and twenty thousand spirit stones!"

[You are invigorated; a significant portion of the Ouyang family's centuries of accumulation lies here.]

In the world of cultivation, certain special high-end resources require bartering, but the vast majority of resources can be purchased with spirit stones.

[With enough spirit stones, theoretically, most obstacles from Qi Refining to the late Foundation Establishment stage can be overcome.]

......

[In the sixty-fourth year, you are eighty years old]

[Through in-depth exchanges with Shen Lingxiu, your skills in array formation have finally reached the first-tier superior level.]

In the sixty-fifth year, at the age of eighty-one, you begin to look towards the realm of second-tier array masters, attempting to comprehend the many array techniques you have acquired.

Over the years, you have never given up on purchasing and passing down various skills. When it comes to these skills, you do not seek to understand them, but prioritize memorizing them.

After writing it down, contemplate it whenever you have time.

[In the sixty-sixth year, you are eighty-two years old]

[On the second floor of the Pill Pavilion, you slowly open your eyes, ending one round of secluded cultivation.]

After more than ten years of arduous cultivation, your cultivation level is now close to the peak of the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.

"Eighty-two years old..."

Your gaze is deep and profound; at eighty-two years old, this age holds special significance for you.

This is the finish line in the second simulation.

In other words, from this moment on, the benefits from the previous two simulations have been exhausted.

You no longer know how things will unfold.

Of course, the heights you reach in this simulation will become the foundation for the next simulation, and the one after that.