I have a cultivation simulator

Chapter 186 The Name of Qingyuan

"True Lord Qingyuan... has advanced to the mid-Nascent Soul stage..."

[True Lord Qianhuan also realized this]

In the entire Boundless Realm, there are only a handful of True Monarchs who cultivate the Dharma.

Who else could be the Dharma Cultivator True Lord of Jiuli Valley besides True Lord Qingyuan?

[True Monarch Qianhuan fell silent, his heart churning with turmoil]

She had already cultivated to the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage more than a hundred years ago.

[Backed by the Boundless Palace, he is being groomed as the next mid-stage True Monarch]

Even so, True Monarch Qianhuan attempted to break through to the mid-stage realm twice, but both attempts ended in failure.

The bottleneck between the early and middle stages of the Nascent Soul realm is far greater than that between the early and middle stages of the Core Formation realm; countless exceptionally talented True Monarchs have stopped here.

[Throughout the entire Boundless Domain, including the Boundless Palace, there are more than a dozen True Monarchs, but the only one at the mid-stage True Monarch level is the Lord of the Boundless Palace.]

Yet now, you have stepped into the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

[If you're the kind of early-stage True Monarch who has accumulated enough power, then becoming a Thousand-Ring True Monarch is acceptable.]

[However, you only entered the Nascent Soul stage two hundred years ago, as witnessed by all the True Monarchs of the Boundless Realm.]

In just two hundred years, he not only cultivated to the peak of the initial stage, but also broke through the bottleneck of the middle stage.

How could True Monarch Qianhuan remain calm in this situation?

[True Monarch Qianhuan composed himself and looked at True Monarch Yinxiao, who was equally silent beside him.]

"Fellow Daoist Yin Xiao, what we said before was probably..."

[True Monarch Qianhuan sighed inwardly, but still spoke.]

[If you were still a beginner True Monarch, even if you were a fourth-tier alchemy master, the Boundless Palace might be able to get you that fourth-tier corpse puppet.]

It's simply a matter of how much of a price to pay.

Most True Lords prioritize their own interests. As long as True Lord Yin Xiao admits his mistakes and the Boundless Palace mediates, offering numerous benefits to make amends, he can succeed.

Even if you're unwilling, you'll most likely agree due to the pressure from the Infernal Palace.

But now?

[Is the pressure from a mid-game powerhouse?]

[True Monarch Qianhuan isn't stupid; the Lord of the Boundless Palace is only at the mid-Nascent Soul stage.]

[A mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, if willing, could completely create a super domain like the Boundless Domain and invite numerous Nascent Soul level forces to reside there.]

【"I see....."】

Yin Xiao Zhenjun clenched his fists tightly, feeling extremely unwilling, but in the end he lowered his head and endured it.

The feeling of being powerless despite his best efforts, seeing his own closely related fourth-tier corpse puppet fall into the hands of another male True Lord, made True Lord Yin Xiao feel utterly incompetent.

"If only..."

[Yin Xiao Zhenjun suddenly thought that if he hadn't attacked you when you were in the Core Formation stage, and hadn't caused trouble during your Nascent Soul Ceremony, then...]

Would the ending be different now?

There are no "what ifs".

[Even Yin Xiao Zhenjun could never have imagined that the Core Formation stage ant he could crush at any time back then would now grow into a behemoth that he himself had to look up to.]

Yin Xiao Zhenjun knew very well that he had little chance of reaching the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and he hadn't even reached the peak of the early stage.

"Also, Fellow Daoist Yin Xiao, try to be more honest in the future..."

[True Lord Qianhuan said as tactfully as possible]

Now that you are a mid-stage True Lord, if you are determined to attack True Lord Yin Xiao, even the Boundless Palace will find it difficult to stop you.

[The Lord of the Boundless Palace can't possibly come personally to protect Yin Xiao Zhenjun at all times, can he?]

[The Shadowy Lord's gaze was cold and gloomy. Without saying a word, he turned and left, returning to Yanghu Mountain.]

[True Monarch Qianhuan did not pay attention to True Monarch Yinxiao, but instead looked towards the Nine Li Valley not far away.]

[Your entry into the mid-Nascent Soul stage has greatly increased your strength. For the Boundless Domain, which is currently facing the conquest of the Great Celestial Dynasty, this is definitely more beneficial than harmful.]

[Within the Nine Li Valley, True Lord Beiheng naturally noticed your breakthrough.]

"Mid-stage Nascent Soul..."

"Just two hundred years..."

【The Northern Heng True Monarch was filled with emotion. Two hundred years ago, you were still in the Core Formation stage, while the Northern Heng True Monarch was already a peak early-stage Body Cultivation True Monarch.】

[Now, two hundred years later, you have already entered the mid-Nascent Soul stage, while True Monarch Beiheng is still stuck at the early peak of the Body Cultivation True Monarch level.]

[Among these reasons, besides the fact that Jiuli Valley has not yet cultivated the next Body Cultivation True Monarch, the main reason is that True Monarch Beiheng is not confident.]

"How fortunate is my Jiuli Valley..."

[The Northern Heng True Monarch thought to himself, "Since you joined the Nine Li Valley, the Nine Li Valley's status in the Boundless Domain and even the surrounding great domains has significantly improved."]

Even though the agreed-upon century of protection has long passed, you have not left and continue to oversee Jiuli Valley.

[Now he has even entered the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.]

Aside from the simulation, Zhou Qing was in a great mood.

"Three hundred years old, mid-Nascent Soul stage!"

This smooth transition to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm slightly exceeded Zhou Qing's expectations.

Although Zhou Qing was very confident that he would reach the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he still thought that he would fail once or twice, and that good things often come with difficulties.

"At three hundred years old, in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, this simulation greatly increases the chances of advancing to the late-stage of the Nascent Soul realm."

Zhou Qing thought to himself.

In the human realm of ancient times, even a Celestial Lord who had transformed into a deity could not act arbitrarily, as he would suffer a backlash from heaven and earth, damaging his origin and lifespan.

Therefore, a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage can already be considered the pinnacle of the human realm.

Perhaps there are differences in strength among late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, but there is no doubt that those at this level can look down upon the entire human realm.

Even in the ancient and prosperous Central Plains, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator can still roam freely and domineeringly.

[Within the fourth-tier cave, you feel the immense torrent of magical power within your body. In the center of your dantian, your main nascent soul has also undergone a transformation, becoming increasingly crystalline and radiating a spiritual pressure that even early-stage True Monarchs find terrifying.]

"The quality and quantity of my mana have doubled compared to before my breakthrough."

[Feel this carefully. Right now, you could easily injure an ordinary early-stage True Monarch with a casual strike.]

[If it's a full-force attack, and an early-stage True Monarch hasn't prepared any trump cards to defend against it, the most likely outcome is severe physical injury, while the Nascent Soul spirit will escape.]

[Unless one is a True Lord of Body Cultivation like True Lord Beiheng, it is impossible for them to withstand your full-force attack and survive.]

That's all. If one blow doesn't kill you, there will be a second and a third. If you don't escape, you'll still die.

"The area covered by his divine sense also reached a radius of 2,500 li..."

You briefly extended your consciousness, a smile appearing on your face.

The threshold for a mid-stage True Monarch's divine sense is a radius of two thousand miles.

You, however, have reached an area of ​​2,500 li in radius.

Although it's only 500 miles more in diameter, the increase in volume and actual coverage is multiplied.

"With my methods, completely killing an early-stage True Monarch is much easier than killing other mid-stage True Monarchs."

What you're thinking about

A mid-stage True Monarch can overwhelm an early-stage True Monarch, but it is difficult to kill them completely, as they are easily escaped by the early-stage True Monarch's Nascent Soul spirit.

A mid-stage True Monarch has virtually no way to deal with the Nascent Soul spirit body of an early-stage True Monarch.

[I can't very well leave my body and chase after them myself, can I? Even putting aside the possibility of catching them, the Nascent Soul spirits of True Monarchs from the near-ancient era are extremely fragile.]

Unless there is a truly deep-seated blood feud, very few mid-stage True Monarchs are willing to use their Nascent Soul spirit body to hunt down enemies; there are too many unforeseen variables.

[But you are different. You are on the path of a top-tier ancient cultivator, a True Monarch. Your strongest attribute is your Nascent Soul spirit body, and with a second Nascent Soul guarding your physical body, you can be said to have no fear.]

Simply put, if you want to kill an early-stage True Monarch, that early-stage True Monarch is almost certainly doomed.

"With the improvement of my divine sense, the number of fourth-tier puppets I can control has also undergone a qualitative change. I can now control approximately six fourth-tier puppets simultaneously."

What you're thinking about

[Six fourth-tier puppets, even if they are only early-stage puppets, when they join forces, are in no way weaker than a normal mid-stage True Monarch.]

"His strength has increased dramatically..."

You sighed inwardly.

After reaching the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, you will experience significant improvements in all aspects.

"Unfortunately, I still haven't reached the fourth level in divination..."

You shook your head slightly. Even now, having entered the mid-Nascent Soul stage, you still haven't sensed an opportunity for a breakthrough in your divination skills.

One month later, you stabilized at the mid-Nascent Soul stage and left the cave.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyuan."

The True Lord of Beiheng had been waiting for a long time.

Apart from True Lord Beiheng, many body cultivators from Jiuli Valley also stood respectfully at the foot of the mountain.

["Congratulations, True Lord Qingyuan, on your great advancement in magical power and the advancement of your cultivation to a new level."]

Many cultivators from the Nine Li Valley offered their congratulations, for a mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch had never been born since the establishment of the Nine Li Valley.

【"Um."】

You glanced down the mountain, your expression calm.

"The Thousand-Ring True Monarch?"

[You see True Lord Thousand Rings standing next to True Lord Beiheng, wearing a white and blue ceremonial robe.]

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, on reaching the mid-Nascent Soul stage."

[True Monarch Qianhuan immediately offered her congratulations. A month ago, she had originally planned to bring True Monarch Yinxiao here to ask you to return that fourth-tier corpse puppet.]

However, once you entered the mid-Nascent Soul stage, True Monarch Qianhuan did not hesitate to abandon his plan to help True Monarch Yinxiao, and instead stayed behind to offer his congratulations the moment you emerged from seclusion.

[To express the attitude of the Wujian Hall]

"This is a congratulatory gift prepared by my Boundless Palace. I hope Fellow Daoist Qingyuan will accept it."

[True Monarch Qianhuan extends his right hand, and an exquisite jade box appears in his palm.]

This congratulatory gift was personally delivered to True Monarch Qianhuan by cultivators from the Boundless Palace more than half a month ago.

The Palace of No Return paid a considerable price for this gift.

【"oh?"】

As you accepted the jade box, a quick scan with your divine sense revealed a deep emotion.

[Inside the jade box, there was a large amount of pure spiritual essence, with a quality close to that of a high-grade fourth-tier item.]

The essence of a spiritual vein is its core, which can be used to create mobile dwellings and nurture another spiritual vein.

Based on the quality and quantity of the spiritual vein essence within the jade box, if it could be incorporated into the fourth-tier low-grade spiritual vein connected to your cave dwelling, it is entirely possible to upgrade the spiritual vein's grade to fourth-tier mid-grade in a short period of time.

"Wujian Palace, thank you for your thoughtfulness."

[You looked at True Monarch Qianhuan and spoke.]

You were originally worried about where you would cultivate next.

To ensure their cultivation speed, a mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch should ideally cultivate within a mid-grade fourth-tier spiritual vein environment.

However, your spiritual vein cave in Jiuli Valley is only at the lower fourth rank.

This grade of spiritual vein will slightly reduce your cultivation speed during the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

[I just didn't expect that the Palace of No Return would solve this problem for you before I even had a chance to think about it for long.]

"Fellow Daoist Qingyuan is a True Monarch of my Boundless Realm. It is only natural that he would arrange a suitable cultivation cave for me."

[True Lord Qianhuan immediately spoke.]

In fact, the reason why the Wujian Palace sent this congratulatory gift was due to a deeper consideration.

That means we'll keep you in the Abyss as much as possible.

Without a suitable cultivation cave, who knows if you might venture to other great domains?

Your century-long promise of protection with Jiuli Valley is long gone.

[In theory, you can leave Jiuli Valley and the Boundless Realm at any time now.]

[Although you will remain in the Boundless Realm, you will not be subject to the orders of the Boundless Palace.]

[But at least on the surface, there are two Nascent Soul stage True Monarchs overseeing the Boundless Domain.]

This also serves as a morale boost for the many cultivators within the Boundless Realm.

Wartime is different from peacetime; morale and confidence are extremely important.

With two Nascent Soul stage True Monarchs in charge, the arrival of the Great Celestial Dynasty's expeditionary army will be able to somewhat appease the various forces and cultivators within the domain.

You gave True Monarch Qianhuan a half-smile, fully aware of the Boundless Palace's intention in sending out this spiritual vein essence.

However, this matter is ultimately in your favor. Finding a mid-grade fourth-tier spiritual vein cave dwelling in another major region is not an easy task.

[You've been in the Boundless Realm for two hundred years, cultivating a vast network of connections here, and you're too lazy to leave.]

"They still benefited from the war..."

You thought to yourself, if it weren't for the threat from the Great Celestial Dynasty, the Boundless Palace would never have severed its own spiritual vein to provide you with a cave to enhance your cultivation.

[During peacetime, if a mid-stage True Monarch is born within their own domain, the Boundless Palace will definitely want this mid-stage True Monarch to leave.]

After all, a mid-stage True Monarch is capable of shaking the rule of the Boundless Palace, which the latter naturally does not want to see.

In other words, during wartime, the Wujian Palace needs the prestige of a mid-stage True Lord to be willing to pay such a price for you.

The spiritual vein essence within the jade box is of superior quality and quantity. Losing this essence would likely require the Boundless Palace to cultivate its own spiritual veins for hundreds of years before it could hope to recover.

[You, along with True Lord Beiheng and True Lord Qianhuan, arrive at the sect's main hall.]

[True Monarch Qianhuan spoke again: "Now that the Great Zhou Immortal Dynasty's army is pressing in, what conditions would it take to invite Fellow Daoist Qingyuan to the battlefield to resist the Great Zhou Immortal Dynasty?"]

This request was made by True Monarch Qianhuan twenty years ago.

However, you refused, citing your focus on cultivation.

Now that you've entered the mid-Nascent Soul stage and can influence the outcome of battles on the main battlefield, True Monarch Thousand Rings has naturally received orders from the Boundless Palace to try again.

You look at True Monarch Qianhuan, lost in thought.

[Unlike the invitation twenty years ago, when you were only an early-stage True Monarch, even if you were willing to join the battlefield, the Boundless Palace probably wouldn't pay much of a price.]

However, now that you are a mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch, the Boundless Palace will likely reassess your worth.

[You really want many of the treasures in the Boundless Palace, such as the essence blood of that mid-stage fourth-tier beast king, and the high-level inheritance related to divination, etc.]

P.S.: One more chapter, to be posted before 2 PM.

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