Tier 4 Bomb
Ling Tian sat in his chamber, cross-legged, his mind swirling with the wealth of information gleaned from his last life simulation. The insights he gained provided him with a crucial method to counter the looming threat of the Blood Demon Sect, apart from the relentless pursuit of rapid cultivation. With a resolute gleam in his eyes, he perused the rewards and decisively chose the [Cultivation at the Integration Stage of the Innate Realm]. The Tier 2 Halberd was of no use to him, as he could refine one easily whenever needed.
Maintaining his meditative posture, Ling Tian absorbed the reward from the life simulation. A torrent of energy surged into his body. He first directed this energy to open and clear his first meridian, facilitating the free flow of Spiritual Energy and propelling him to the Connection Stage of the Innate Realm. The surge of energy continued its course through his body, dismantling blockages in his meridians, and opening one after another. Two days passed in a blur of concentrated effort and boundless energy. By the end, all his meridians were cleared, establishing a stable connection between his Dantian and the rest of his body. Spiritual Energy flowed smoothly, enhancing his control and sensitivity. Ling Tian effortlessly advanced to the Integration Stage of the Innate Realm.
Ling Tian rose from his meditation, feeling a profound transformation within himself. He stretched, feeling the newfound power coursing through his body. Glancing at the sky, he noticed the encroaching night. Deciding to utilize his remaining time efficiently, he resumed refining weapons with the remaining materials at hand. Over the next three hours, he successfully crafted four Tier 1 Weapons. Satisfied with his work, he took a quick shower and succumbed to a well-earned sleep.
The next day, the first light of dawn filtered through the gaps in his room's window. Ling Tian awoke, refreshed and invigorated. He dressed swiftly and made his way to the marketplace. There, he sold the weapons he had refined, earning 20 low-tier Spiritual Stones. After accounting for the cost of materials, he secured a net profit of 16 Spiritual Stones. With these earnings, he purchased more Tier 1 materials and returned to his residence.
Upon returning, Ling Tian contemplated his next steps. He decided to perform the free daily simulation.
[Simulation Starting …]
[Year 1: At 16, you are at the Integration Stage of the Innate Realm and an Advanced Refiner. Your clan hails you as a genius, and the entire city knows your name. The clan provides you with abundant resources. You purchase many materials and start refining weapons.]
[Year 2: At 17, with your talent "Resilient Body" and resources, you begin integrating Spiritual Energy into your Dantian.]
[Year 3: At 18, your talent 'Craftsman' activates and you start researching ways to make devastating bombs akin to nuclear bombs capable of destroying cultivators.]
[Year 5: At 20, your cultivation increases steadily. You are refining weapons for your clan and experimenting with powerful bomb-making methods. Your clan prospers.]
[Year 6: 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 7: At 22, your clan opens a store for selling your refined weapons, amassing many resources. Your name becomes renowned within the city.]
[Year 9: At 24, many clan members achieve cultivation breakthroughs due to the increased resources from your weapon refining. Your father advances to the Integration Stage of the Innate Realm. You develop a method to make bombs and start producing them.]
[Year 11: At 26, your Dantian is filled with purified spiritual energy, and you reach the peak 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 brother to stay with you. Eventually, your brother remains in the clan.]
[Year 16: At 31, with the help of the resources you provide, your brother reaches the Connection Stage of the Innate Realm. You successfully create a Tier 2 bomb, estimating its power to inflict serious injuries on Innate Realm cultivators. You cautiously activate it and throw it far away on the training grounds, observing its massive destructive power. You alert many clan members but you convince them and send them away saying it was the refining furnace exploding, masking the true power of the bomb. You estimate the sheer power of this Tier 2 bomb and find out that it can almost kill cultivators at the peak of the Innate Realm.]
[Year 17: At 32, you refine weapons in large quantities, amassing countless Spiritual Stones and resources. Many in your clan advance to the Awakening Stage of the Innate Realm.]
[Year 19: At 34, 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 21: At 36, you participate in an auction, hoping to find a cultivation technique that can allow you to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm but only find one for the peak of the Golden Core Realm. You purchase it spending all your savings, make a copy for the clan library, and begin studying the Spiritual Realm chapter to advance to the Initial Stage of the Spiritual Realm.]
[Year 25: At 40, you convert a third of the spiritual energy in your Dantian into liquid form, advancing to the Initial Stage of the Spiritual Realm. Your clan gains fame in surrounding cities and within the Fiery Fire Sect's domain. You research ways to upgrade the Tier 2 bomb to Tier 3.]
[Year 28: At 43, your father advances to the Initial Stage of the Spiritual Realm, extending his lifespan. Your mother advances to the Awakening Stage of the Innate Realm. Your father announces he will pass the clan leadership to you, and you gain approval from clan members and elders, becoming the Ling Clan leader.]
[Year 30: At 45, your younger brother reaches the peak of the Innate Realm. You continue refining and selling weapons, performing your duties as clan leader, expanding territory, and approaching the Expert Refiner Level.]
[Year 32: At 47, you convert two-thirds of the spiritual energy in your Dantian into liquid form.]
[Year 34: At 49, you fully convert the spiritual energy in your Dantian into liquid form, advancing to the Intermediate Stage of the Spiritual Realm.]
[Year 37: At 52, you advance to the Expert Refiner Level and finally refine a Tier 3 bomb. You estimate its power and find that it can deal serious injuries to cultivators in the Spiritual Realm. Your clan is becoming more and more prosperous. You have mastered all the knowledge present in the weapon refining book. Now, you have to rely on yourself and accumulate experience slowly to have the hope of further advancing in weapon refining.]
[Year 41: At 56, you break through to the Advanced Stage of the Spiritual Realm, converting all your spiritual energy into liquid form, creating a vast reservoir of energy in your Dantian.]
[Year 45: At 60, the Lei Clan attacks due to declining profits from weapon sales. You use your Advanced Stage power and Nine Heavens Primordial Body to kill the Lei Clan leader, and your clan finishes the rest.]
[Year 49: At 64, your brother advances to the Initial Stage of the Spiritual Realm extending his lifespan. Your father advances to the Intermediate Stage.]
[Year 50: At 65, you perfect your Spiritual Realm and refine Tier 3 bombs in large quantities, attempting to upgrade to Tier 4.]
[Year 51: At 66, you study the Purple Mansion Chapter of the cultivation technique.]
[Year 52: At 67, you establish the initial foundation of the Purple Mansion in your Dantian, advancing to the Formation Stage of the Purple Mansion Realm, extending your lifespan to 1000 years. Your advancement is celebrated, raising your clan's prestige.]
[Year 55: At 70, you strengthen your Purple Mansion, advancing steadily. Your Dantian emits a faint purple light, and your spiritual energy becomes more concentrated and pure.]
[Year 60: At 75, your brother advances to the Intermediate Stage of the Spiritual Realm.]
[Year 61: At 76, you stabilize your nascent Purple Mansion, enhance your Spiritual Energy manipulation, and advance to the Expansion Stage of the Purple Mansion Realm. You refine a Tier 4 bomb, capable of severely injuring Purple Mansion Realm cultivators.]
[Year 63: At 78, you expand the Purple Mansion to store more spiritual energy.]
[Year 75: At 90, you nourish and grow the Purple Mansion. Your brother advances to the Advanced Stage of the Spiritual Realm.]
[Year 85: At 100, you refine Tier 5 Weapons in small quantities since Tier 5 materials were rare, selling them for substantial resources. You advance steadily, and your Dantian's purple light intensifies, increasing your spiritual energy reserves. Your mother advances to the peak of the Innate Realm.]
[Year 95: At 110, you perfect your Purple Mansion and advance to the Perfection Stage of the Purple Mansion Realm. Your brother reaches the Formation Stage of the Purple Mansion Realm.]
[Year 100: At 115, your father advances to the peak of the Spiritual Realm. You refine the Purple Mansion structure to store and refine spiritual energy efficiently.]
[Year 105: At 120, you refine and store many Tier 4 bombs.]
[Year 115: At 130, you reach the peak of the Purple Mansion Realm. You are still refining Tier 4 weapons and bombs.]
[Year 126: At 141, 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 and proceed to send them in batches to the hidden valley you discovered in previous simulations.]
[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. Finally, you send the last batch of clan members along with your brother, father, and mother.]
[Year 136: At 151, 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 your city. You observe their descent from far away and activate the thousands of Tier 4 bombs you planted underneath the city. You watch as the entire city gets engulfed in explosions and finally disintegrates into aches along with all the demonic disciples. The Blood Demon Sect suspect that an enemy of theirs attacked their disciples resulting in their demise along with your clan.]
[Year 138: At 153, you did not join your clan but wandered around the Azure Continent. You began studying the Golden Core Chapter of the cultivation technique and you are slowly accumulating experience in the Expert Refiner Level and trying to upgrade the Tier 4 Bomb to Tier 5.]
[Year 141: At 156, you begin the process of condensing spiritual energy into a solid core within the Purple Mansion.]
[Year 146: At 161, you gather and compress your spiritual energy into a 4th-grade dense golden core, and successfully undergo a Heavenly Tribulation advancing to the Formation Stage of the Golden Core Realm extending your lifespan to 2000 years. You have managed to only draw 4 patterns on your core due to your high talent and the cultivation technique you practiced did not offer any improvement in the grade of your golden core.]
[Year 154: You reach the edge of the Azure Continent and see an infinite ocean. You decide to see if there are any islands near the Azure Continent. You construct a boat from Spiritual Energy and navigate with it while getting further and further away from the Azure Continent. However, you were perplexed since from the moment you left the Azure Continent, you sensed many beasts at the Spiritual Realm but you burst with your aura at the Golden Core Realm scaring them away.]
[Two days later, you start to encounter spirit beasts at the Purple Mansion Realm but you still scare them away with your aura.]
[Four days later, you get surrounded by many spirit beasts at the Golden Core Realm. You fight them fiercely and end up escaping with serious injuries only after using all the Tier 4 bombs in your hands. You grit your teeth and decide to continue your journey.]
[Six days later, a peak Nascent Soul Spirit Beast emerges from the water and swallows you whole without being able to retaliate. You are dead.]
[Simulation Complete.]
[Evaluation: You were able to escape from the Blood Demon Sect's threat and advanced to the Golden Core Realm. However, you tried to cross to another continent and discovered a huge danger and conspiracy around your continent leading to your demise.]