Clan Development

Ling Tian reviewed the information from the paid simulation. This time, he became an Advanced Refiner earlier than the previous simulation but was still unable to escape the tragedy that befell the Fiery Fire Sect, as all escaping disciples were chased down and killed by the two first-rate forces. Reflecting on the simulation, Ling Tian recognized the increased speed of his advancement but knew it wasn't enough to prevent the sect's downfall.

He then looked at the rewards from the simulation. The "Craftsman (Green)" would slightly improve his talent in weapon refining, while the "Tier 4 Sword Weapon" could significantly increase his current combat strength. However, he knew he wouldn't be able to fully exert its power as Tier 4 Weapons were designed for cultivators at the Purple Mansion Realm, while his current strength was only at the Awakening Stage of the Innate Realm. The "Comprehension and Experience of the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique (Perfection)" stood out, offering the potential to quickly master the technique and acquire the Nine Heavens Primordial Body, making him one of the most talented cultivators on the Azure Continent.

After pondering for a while, he decisively chose both the [Craftsman (Green)] and the [Comprehension and Experience of the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique (Perfection)]. Sitting cross-legged in his residence, he first absorbed the green talent. He felt his soul become clearer, his thoughts more organized, and concepts about weapon refining that had previously troubled him now seemed simple.

Next, he absorbed the comprehension and experience of the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique from his life simulation. Knowledge flowed into his mind, deepening his understanding with each passing moment. His consciousness was immersed in the intricacies of the technique, the profound movements, and the breathing exercises he had spent countless years perfecting in the simulation.

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 comprehension advancing at an unprecedented pace until he reached perfection in the ninth layer of the Nine Heavens Primordial Refinement Technique. His body emitted a crackling sound, ushering in a cycle of destruction and rebirth accompanied by immense bursts of pain. His Dantian expanded rapidly, his bones broke and healed continuously, becoming denser, and his meridians widened greatly. Hours passed as he persisted through the process, finally acquiring the Nine Heavens Primordial Body, increasing his strength countless times. He emerged from his meditative state, feeling a vastly stronger connection with Spiritual Energy. His skin had become crystal clear, and his hair now reached his waist.

After resting for a while, Ling Tian returned to his cross-legged position and continued cultivating, sensing that he was approaching the peak of the Awakening Stage of the Innate Realm. Four days of continuous seclusion passed, and he finally expanded his Dantian to its limit, reaching the peak of the Awakening Stage of the Innate Realm. He examined his Dantian and from the records about the Innate Realm that he read previously, he found out that it was at least twice as large as those of other cultivators, attributing this phenomenon to the Nine Heavens Primordial Body enhancing his cultivation talent.

Ling Tian got up and realized it was morning. He washed himself and brewed some tea to relax his body and mind. Since arriving in this world six years ago, he had come to enjoy drinking tea, which always had a pleasant taste and contained Spiritual Energy that helped clear his thoughts.

He then brought out the book containing the weapon refining inheritance and started studying it. A few hours later, he closed the book and decided to do a paid simulation. This time, he chose to stay with his clan and not go to the Fiery Fire Sect, knowing he currently had no solution to counter the assault by the two first-rate forces.

[Ding, discovered 38 low-tier spiritual stones in the host's possession. Do you want to pay 8 low-tier spiritual stones for one paid simulation?]

Ling Tian took a deep breath and replied, "Pay."

[Ding, Simulation starting...]

A new screen appeared, showing a refreshed talent pool.

[Ding, Talent Refresh Successful, congratulations to the host for refreshing two Talents. You can choose one of them.]

[Natural Leader (Green): People are more likely to follow and respect you.]

[Iron Body (Green): Your body is more resistant to physical damage.]

After looking through the options, he chose "Natural Leader" since it could help him in developing his clan.

[Ding, the Talents 'Natural Leader (Green)' was selected. Simulation Starting …]

[Year 1: At 16, you are at the peak of the Awakening Stage of the Innate Realm. Your clan hails you as a genius, and the entire city knows your name. The clan provides you with abundant resources. You are studying the weapon refining inheritance of the Expert Refiner. You purchase many materials and begin your weapon refining journey.]

[Year 2: At 17 with your talent "Resilient Body" and resources, you begin opening and clearing your first meridian, advancing to the Connection Stage of the Innate Realm. You are still studying the Weapon Refining book.]

[Year 3: At 18, your talent 'Craftsman' activates, increasing your weapon refinement talent and control and precision of your hands. You get promoted to the Novice Refiner Level. You become the idol of many disciples in your clan.]

[Year 5: At 20, your cultivation increases steadily. You are refining Tier 1 Weapons steadily for your clan and your name becomes renowned within the city. You are clan is becoming more and more prosperous.]

[Year 7: At 21, your younger brother reaches the Awakening Stage of the Innate Realm. You and your brother are called the Twin Stars of the Ling Clan.]

[Year 8: At 22, your clan opens a store for selling the weapons that you refine and is accumulating many resources. Your talent 'Natural Leader' activates and you gain many followers within the clan.]

[Year 11: At 24, you are still accumulating experience at the Novice Refiner Level. Many clan members achieve breakthroughs in their cultivation because of the increased resources provided by your weapon refining. Your father gets promoted to the Integration Stage of the Innate Realm. ]

[Year 13: At 26, 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 15: 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 not to go and convince your younger brother to stay with you. Eventually, your younger brother stays within the clan.]

[Year 17: At 32, you advance to the Apprentice Refiner Level and start selling Tier 2 weapons in the store of your clan. With the help of the many resources provided by you, your younger brother reaches the Connection Stage of the Innate Realm.]

[Year 18: At 33, your Dantian is filled with purified spiritual energy, and you reach the peak of the Innate Realm.]

[Year 21: At 36, you perfect your Innate Realm to the extreme. You accumulate countless experiences in refining Tier 2 weapons and at the same time accumulate Spiritual Stones to purchase a cultivation technique. Your talent 'Craftsman' activates and you inch steadily toward the Intermediate Refiner Level.]

[Year 24: At 40, you are refining Tier 2 Weapons in huge amounts and amassing countless Spiritual Stones. Many people in your clan advance to the Awakening Stage of the Innate Realm.]

[Year 26: Your younger brother reaches the peak of the Connection Stage of the Innate Realm and your father advances to the peak of the Integration Stage.]

[Year 27: At 43, you participate in an auction and hope that you can find a cultivation technique that can allow you to cultivate until the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, but to no avail. You spend all your savings and can only settle with one that can be cultivated till the peak of the Golden Core Realm. You make a copy of the cultivation technique and put it in the library of the clan. You read the Spiritual Realm chapter of the technique and begin advancing to the Initial Stage of Spiritual Realm.]

[Year 28: At 44, 1/3 of the spiritual energy in your Dantian turns into a liquid form, increasing its potency, and you advance to the Initial Stage of the Spiritual Realm. Your clan becomes a little famous within the surrounding cities and the Fiery Fire Sect's domain. You are accumulating progress in the Apprentice Refiner Level and acquiring many followers within the clan.]

[Year 35: At 47, your father gets promoted to the Initial Stage of the Spiritual Realm, extending his life span. Your mother also advances to the Awakening Stage of the Awakening Stage of the Innate Realm. Your father announces at the clan meeting that he wants to pass on the position of clan leader to you, and with the help of your talent 'Natural Leader', you get the approval of all clan members and elders. You become the leader of the Ling Clan.]

[Year 37: At 49, your younger brother reaches the peak of the Innate Realm. You are refining Tier 2 Weapons and selling them. At the same, you are performing your duties as a clan leader and expanding your territory. You gain control of the entire city and change its name to Ling City.]

[Year 38: At 50, you continue the liquefaction process, converting more spiritual energy into liquid form.]

[Year 40: At 52, 2/3 of the spiritual energy in your Dantian is now converted into liquid form, and you advance to the Intermediate Stage of the Spiritual Realm.]

[Year 48: At 60, you advance to the Intermediate Refiner Level and start refining Tier 3 weapons. Your clan is becoming more and more prosperous.]

[Year 50: At 62, you fully convert all the spiritual energy within your Dantian into liquid form. You break through to the Advanced Stage of the Spiritual Realm. The Dantian now contains a huge amount of liquid Spiritual Energy acting as a vast reservoir for you to draw upon.]

[Year 57: At 69, a rival clan that specializes also in selling weapons, the Lei Clan, finds that their profits in the weapons-selling market are decreasing because of your clan's emergence and decisively launches an attack on you. You use your profound strength at the Advanced Stage of the Spiritual Realm along with the Nine Heavens Primordial Body and kill the leader of the Lei Clan leaving the rest of their members in disarray. Your father and younger brother, along with the elders of your clan finish the rest of them with a thundering force.]

[Year 59: At 71, your brother advances to the Initial Stage of the Spiritual Realm and extends his lifespan to 500 years. Your father also advances to the Intermediate Stage of the Spiritual Realm.]

[Year 60: At 72, you perfect your Spiritual Realm to the extreme. You are refining Tier 3 Weapons and accumulating resources.]

[Year 66: At 73, you start studying the Purple Mansion Chapter of the cultivation technique.]

[Year 68: At 75, you establish the initial foundation of the Purple Mansion within your Dantian, and advance to the Formation Stage of the Purple Mansion Realm, extending your lifespan to 1000 years. Your advancement alerts many people in the clan, and your clan sets up a banquet to celebrate your promotion to the Purple Mansion Realm. From now on, your clan becomes prestigious within the domain of the Fiery Fire Sect]

[Year 73: At 80, you are strengthening your initial Purple Mansion and advancing steadily in your cultivation. Your Dantian emits a faint purple light, and your spiritual energy becomes more concentrated and pure.]

[Year 78: At 85, your brother advances to the Intermediate Stage of the Spiritual Realm.]

[Year 85: At 92, you finish strengthening your Purple Mansion and obtain a stable, nascent Purple Mansion, allowing for the initial storage of spiritual energy and enhancing energy manipulation capabilities. You advance to the Expansion Stage of the Purple Mansion Realm]

[Year 89: At 96, you have a flash of inspiration when you were refining a peak Tier 3 Weapon and you get promoted to an Advanced Refiner. Your name becomes within the territory of the Fiery Fire Sect. At the same time, you begin refining Tier 4 Weapons.]

[Year 90: At 98, you began expanding the size and capacity of the Purple Mansion to store more spiritual energy.]

[Year 102: At 110, you continuously nourish the Purple Mansion with spiritual energy, causing it to grow larger and more stable. Your brother advances to the Advanced stage of the Spiritual Realm.]

[Year 112: At 120, you are refining Tier 4 Weapons in large quantities and selling them accumulating huge amounts of resources. At the same time, you are advancing steadily in your cultivation, the purple light within the Dantian becomes more intense, and your spiritual energy reserves increase significantly. Your mother gets promoted to the peak of the Innate Realm.]

[Year 117: At 125, your Purple Mansion was expanded to the extreme. You advance to the Perfection Stage of the Purple Mansion Realm. You begin to perfect the Purple Mansion, making it as stable as possible. At the same time, your younger brother breaks through to the Formation Stage of the Purple Mansion Realm.]

[Year 122: At 130, your father advances to the peak of the Spiritual Realm. Meanwhile, you are refining the structure of the Purple Mansion, ensuring it can store and refine spiritual energy with maximum efficiency.]

[Year 126: At 138, you know that the Blood Demon Sect and the Devil Fang Temple, two first-rate forces, will team up and invade the Fiery Fire Sect. So you summon all wandering disciples back to the clan.]

[Year 130: You hear that the Fiery Fire Sect was destroyed and their territories were swallowed up by the two invading sects. The territory that belongs to your clan becomes part of the Blood Demon Sect.]

[Year 132: At 144, you reach the peak of the Purple Mansion Realm. You are still refining Tier 4 weapons and ensuring the safety of your clan under the threat of the Blood Demon Sect.]

[Year 136: At 148, the Saint Son of the Blood Demon Sect wanted to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm and sent many disciples to collect blood essence for him. Many Peak Golden Core demonic cultivators descend and surround Ling City. You and your brother fight desperately to ensure the escape of a few members of your clan, but in the end, you get overpowered by the sheer number of opponents. Finally, you exchange glances with your brother, and both detonate yourselves killing along your way many demonic cultivators. You are dead]

[Evaluation: You were able to elevate your clan to a prestigious status through your hard work and talent. However, you were overpowered by the assault of the demonic cultivators of the Blood Demon Sect that sought to gather blood essence for their Saint Son and had to self-destruct to preserve a slim chance of your clan members escaping.]

[Ding, Simulation ended. Generating rewards…. Please select one reward from the following options:]

- [Natural Leader (Green): People are more likely to follow and respect you.]

- [Comprehension and experience of Weapon Refining till the Advanced Refiner Level.]