Breakthrough and Fiery Fire Sect

After seeing the rewards, Ling Tian contemplated his options. The Intermediate Stage of the Spiritual Realm would grant him immediate power but without the proper techniques, it would leave him vulnerable and weaker than most cultivators. The comprehension of the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique could significantly boost his cultivation progress in the long run. The Hard Worker talent, while beneficial, didn't offer as much immediate impact as the other choices. In addition, according to his estimation, White Talents are the lowest talents in the Life Simulation System.

After careful consideration, Ling Tian decided to choose the [Comprehension and experience of the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique (till the fourth layer)]. This choice would provide him with a solid foundation and ensure faster progress in his cultivation journey.

After choosing the reward, Ling Tian sitting cross-legged in his residence, absorbed the comprehension and experience of the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique from his life simulation. The knowledge flowed into his mind, and he could feel his understanding deepening with each passing moment. His consciousness was immersed in the intricacies of the technique, the profound movements and the breathing exercises that he spent countless years repeating in the life simulation.

After a few breaths, with newfound clarity, Ling Tian began practicing the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique. His qi flowed smoothly, guided by his enhanced comprehension. He felt the energy coursing through his meridians with increasing potency. One by one, he broke through the layers of the technique, his cultivation advancing at an unprecedented pace.

As the first light of dawn filtered through his window, Ling Tian emerged from his meditative state. He stretched, feeling refreshed and revitalized. His senses were sharper, and his perception of the spiritual energy in his surroundings had become exponentially better. A slight frown crossed his face as he detected an unpleasant stench. Glancing down, he noticed a thick layer of discharged impurities covering his skin, the result of the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique purging his body.

Rising, Ling Tian headed to wash up, scrubbing away the impurities until his skin was clean. He donned fresh clothes and felt a new sense of vigor. Moving to his training ground, he began his daily morning routine practice. His movements were fluid and precise, a testament to his improved control over his qi and refined body.

As he trained, his cultivation soared. Starting from the early Muscle Tempering Stage, he quickly reached the peak of the Muscle Tempering Stage and then advanced to the Early Bone Tempering Stage. Each movement brought an increase in his cultivation until he finally settled at the peak of the Blood Tempering Stage. Ling Tian marveled at the speed of his progress. What had previously taken years was now achieved in mere hours after reaching the fourth layer of the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique

After a brief rest, Ling Tian decided to activate his daily free simulation, aiming to find a way to complete the cultivation of the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique.

[Simulation Starting …]

[Year 1: At 16, you are at the peak of the Blood Tempering Stage. You practice diligently, focusing on the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique.]

[Year 2: Your cultivation progresses steadily. By 18, you reach the peak of the Marrow Tempering Stage. Your clan hails you as a genius, and the entire city knows your name. The clan provides you with abundant resources.]

[Year 4: At 20, with enhanced talent and resources, you awaken your Dantian and reach the Awakening Stage of the Innate Realm, extending your lifespan to 200 years.]

[Year 6: At 22, you continue practicing the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique, steadily increasing your cultivation and expanding your Dantian.]

[Year 8: At 24, your cultivation increases steadily. You advance in the fourth layer of the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique. Your younger brother reaches the Innate Realm.]

[Year 9: At 25, your Dantian reaches its limit, and you advance to the peak of the Awakening Stage of the Innate Realm.]

[Year 10: At 26, you begin opening and clearing your first meridian, advancing to the Connection Stage of the Innate Realm.]

[Year 13: At 29, you continue your cultivation, advancing steadily in the fourth layer of the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique.]

[Year 14: At 30, disciples from the Fiery Fire Sect arrive in the city to recruit new members. You qualify to enter the sect with your brother as outer disciples. This time, you decide to go with him.]

[Year 14: After days of travel, you reach the Fiery Fire Sect, a first-rate sect with powerhouses in the Divine Transformation Realm. You register as an outer disciple and choose a residence.]

[Year 16: At 32, you clear all your body's meridians, establishing a stable connection between your Dantian and them. This allows for a smooth flow of spiritual energy throughout your body, and you advance to the Integration Stage of the Innate Realm.]

[Year 22: At 38, you perform missions in the sect to gather resources and reach the fifth layer of the technique, further enhancing your talent and accelerating your cultivation progress.]

[Year 26: At 42, your Dantian is filled with purified spiritual energy, and you reach the peak of the Innate Realm.]

[Year 28: At 44, you perfect your Innate Realm to the extreme. You increase your frequency of missions to accumulate Spiritual Stones to purchase a cultivation technique.]

[Year 31: At 47, you purchase the Mystic Spirit Flame Technique, capable of refining spiritual energy and harnessing spiritual flames instead of a liquid form for increased power. This technique can be cultivated till the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. You read the Spiritual Realm chapter of the Mystic Spirit Flame Technique and begin the process of condensing spiritual energy into a spiritual fire.]

[Year 34: At 50, 1/3 of the spiritual energy in your Dantian turns into a fiery red spiritual fire, increasing its potency, and you advance to the Initial Stage of the Spiritual Realm. You get promoted to the inner sect.]

[Year 36: At 53, your younger brother reaches the peak of the Innate Realm. You give him spiritual stones to purchase a good technique.]

[Year 39: At 55, you continue the liquefaction process, converting more spiritual energy into spiritual fire.]

[Year 44: At 60, 2/3 of the spiritual energy in your Dantian is now converted into the spiritual fire, allowing for more powerful fire control, and you advance to the Intermediate Stage of the Spiritual Realm.]

[Year 48: At 64, you reach the peak of the fifth layer of the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique.]

[Year 56: At 72, you fully convert all the spiritual energy within your Dantian into the spiritual fire. You break through to the Advanced Stage of the Spiritual Realm. The Dantian now contains a huge spiritual fire hovering in the middle, providing a vast reservoir of fire spiritual energy for you to draw upon. You also feel your connection with fire spiritual energy deepen, increasing your cultivation speed.]

[Year 57: At 73, your brother advances to the Initial Stage of the Spiritual Realm, gets promoted to the inner sect, and extends his lifespan to 500 years.]

[Year 61: At 77, you perfect your Spiritual Realm to the extreme. The spiritual fire in your Dantian becomes purer and more powerful, capable of refining spiritual energy at a high speed and higher quality.]

[Year 62: At 78, the inner sect competition starts. You participate and defeat your foes one after another with the help of your extremely perfected Spiritual Realm, powerful hot flames, and your extreme control of spiritual energy. You encounter a participant called Li Mo, who threatens you with his father, an elder of the core sect, and demands that you concede defeat. You ignore him and knock him out of the arena. You win the competition and receive the rewards. The crowd starts shouting "Flame King."]

[Year 64: At 80, you are still practicing the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique.]

[Year 66: At 82, you are ready to break through to the Purple Mansion Realm. You begin studying the Purple Mansion Chapter of the Mystic Spirit Flame Technique. The Purple Mansion Realm focuses on establishing a personal cultivation space within the Dantian, known as the Purple Mansion, where spiritual energy is stored and refined.]

[Year 69: At 85, with the help of the Mystic Spirit Flame Technique, you establish the initial foundation of the Fire Spiritual Purple Mansion within the Dantian, a stable space where more spiritual energy can be gathered, and advance to the Formation Stage of the Purple Mansion Realm. Your Spiritual Fire engraves many symbols on the Purple Mansion in the Dantian, forming a Vermillion Bird image on it, and then settles in the center of it. The spiritual fire starts absorbing the spiritual energy in your surroundings and creates a massive vortex above your head, absorbing vast amounts of spiritual energy. Once the spiritual fire is saturated, it separates a strand from its own body and begins pouring the remaining spiritual energy absorbed from the surroundings into it, causing it to increase slightly in size and form a second spiritual fire. Finally, the vortex above you dissipates. You feel your power increase many times, along with your flame control, the destructive power of your flames, and your control over spiritual energy, thus allowing for more precise and powerful techniques. Your Fire Spiritual Purple Mansion can now store vast amounts of spiritual energy within the Dantian, allowing for prolonged battles and extended cultivation sessions. The Fire Spiritual Purple Mansion slowly and constantly absorbs the spiritual energy in the surroundings and refines it, making it purer and more potent for use in techniques and spells, and also for the absorption of the spiritual energy by the spiritual fires. Your advancement alerts many disciples, and you get promoted to the core sect.]

[Year 74: At 89, you reach the sixth layer of the Nine Heavens Firmament Refinement Technique, further enhancing your talent and accelerating your cultivation progress.]

[Year 77: At 92, you go on a mission. Along the way, you get attacked by a fellow disciple at the Formation Stage of the Golden Core Realm. After a few struggles, you are overpowered by him and suffer a serious energy. Before you lose consciousness you hear him mutter." Do not blame me, blame yourself for offending Senior Brother Li Mo." You are dead.]

[Simulation Complete]

[Evaluation: Although you have broken through the Purple Mansion Realm and made a name for yourself in the sect, at the same time, along the way, you offended some important people which led to your demise.]