Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation!

Su Xing was stunned when he saw this. Why would the Shadow Protector suddenly seek him out? This hadn't happened in previous simulations, had it?

"Had he done something that changed the trajectory of the future?"

Su Xing was puzzled and continued the simulation.

[At the same time, the Shadow Protector directly revealed some of your information. She stated bluntly that you had some connection with the Tarot Society, because one or two years ago, the Tarot Society also saw a surge in Wound Healing Pills.]

[However, she also mentioned that she wasn't interested in your true identity. She only wanted you to help her concoct a batch of Essence-Nourishing Pills and to keep it a secret.]

[You asked the Shadow Protector how many Essence-Nourishing Pills she needed, and she stated she needed five thousand pills.]

[You were shocked internally; five thousand Essence-Nourishing Pills were not a small number. There had to be a significant secret behind this need for so many pills.]

[To be cautious, you said you could only concoct so many Essence-Nourishing Pills each month and had no time left for more.]

[The Shadow Protector saw through your naïve lie. She said your compensation wouldn't be small, providing you with double the medicinal materials each month and asking you to produce an extra batch of Essence-Nourishing Pills for her.]

[You became even more convinced something significant was behind her, so you took the opportunity to make a demand. Besides the previously agreed materials, you also asked her to provide a batch of Yellow Immortal Essence each month.]

[The Shadow Protector agreed to your request and then left.]

[In the third year, you set aside one week each month for the elixir refinement. Besides the necessary quantity of Essence-Nourishing Pills, you began to concoct Organ Refining Pills and started hoarding them for future preparations.]

[In addition to concocting elixirs, you continued to strive to improve your cultivation level daily, regaining the Great Perfection stage of the Golden Core.]

[In the fourth year, you continued to work hard on inscribing the seventh alchemy script. You completed her request of five thousand Essence-Nourishing Pills, but she didn't let up. Instead, she demanded another ten thousand Essence-Nourishing Pills over the next few years.]

[You agreed to the Shadow Protector's demand because the more she asked, the more materials you'd get, allowing you to stockpile more elixirs.]

[In the fifth year, you successfully inscribed the seventh alchemy script, but your cultivation level fell to the ninth level of the Golden Core stage.]

[In the sixth year, you regained the Great Perfection stage of the Golden Core.]

[In the seventh year, you began inscribing the eighth alchemy script but found its difficulty significantly greater than the previous ones. Fortunately, you had the talent of the True Spiritual Root, so it didn't stump you.]

[In the eighth year, you continued inscribing the alchemy scripts and completed the Shadow Protector's additional request for ten thousand Essence-Nourishing Pills.]

[You expected the Shadow Protector to ask for the next batch of elixirs, but she remained silent, appearing more reserved than before, as though a burden had been lifted from her shoulders.]

[You bravely asked why she needed those elixirs. The Shadow Protector gave you a long look and told you not to meddle in things that weren't your concern, threatening to make you disappear if you did.]

Su Xing saw this and furrowed his brows.

"Sure enough, the Shadow Protector's behavior this time is completely different from before... but why the change?"

Su Xing thought carefully, realizing the most significant change in this simulation was that he had expanded the Tarot Society's influence tenfold!

In order to expand the Tarot Society's influence, he had refined and sold a large number of elixirs, including Wound Healing Pills!

It was precisely because of this that the Shadow Protector suspected his connection with the Tarot Society, though she probably didn't know his true identity as Su Xing.

"Wait... maybe she has figured it out?"

Su Xing suddenly recalled joining the Descending Sect with Wang Qingxuan and having some connections with the Tarot Society. Others might not discern his identity, but perhaps the Shadow Protector had already deduced everything.

Su Xing slightly furrowed his brows, mumbling:

"Fortunately, it was just in the simulation that my identity was guessed. It isn't a big deal... But did the Shadow Protector do all this because she knew my identity?"

But why would she make different choices once she knew his identity?

Su Xing followed this line of thought.

"Maybe, she didn't fully trust me before. Once she knew my identity, she lost certain reservations?"

Su Xing slightly shook his head, preparing to slowly uncover the Shadow Protector's secrets in future simulations.

[In the ninth year, you successfully inscribed the eighth alchemy script, but your cultivation level fell to the ninth level of the Golden Core stage.]

[In the tenth year, you worked hard for a year and regained the Great Perfection stage of the Golden Core.]

[In the eleventh year, you began inscribing the final alchemy script. The difficulty of the ninth alchemy script exceeded your expectations, but you had ample time to complete it.]

[In the twelfth year, you still hadn't succeeded in inscribing the ninth alchemy script. Based on your estimation, it would take at least two to three more years to complete.]

[During these years, the Shadow Protector hadn't requested extra elixirs from you. She seemed to have grown more intensely focused on merging with the Shadow Beast. You even noticed her right hand had turned completely black like the Shadow Beast.]

[In the same year, to extend the simulation's duration, you used some means to find Lu Yuanwu.]

[You handed over the thirty thousand Organ Refining Pills you had accumulated over the years, instructing him to publicly announce they were created by an alchemist within the Great Xia Military.]

[You secretly prayed for the Human Race to survive longer in this simulation, giving you more time for further simulations.]

[At the same time, you prepared enough Essence-Nourishing Pills and Mind Strengthening Pills, ready to flee at any moment. After all, you had revealed a lot to the Shadow Protector in this simulation. She might have already deduced that you were the one creating the Organ Refining Pills. If she reported your betrayal to the Descending Sect, you wouldn't be able to hide it.]

[Fortunately, nothing happened that year.]

[In the thirteenth year, you remained focused on inscribing the ninth alchemy script. The process was mentally taxing, and if you hadn't previously consumed a considerable number of Mind Strengthening Pills, bolstering your spiritual power beyond that of cultivators at your level, it would have been nearly impossible to inscribe it.]

[Fortunately, your progress was more than halfway done, and with no unexpected incidents, you were confident in completing the ninth alchemy script during this simulation.]

[While you were deeply engrossed in inscribing the alchemy script, one day, the high-ranking members of the Descending Sect arrived at your residence.]

[This time, there were many high-ranking Descending Sect members, including four Protectors and more than ten Elders, among whom were the Shadow Protector and Protector Zong.]

[Protector Zong wore a sinister smile as he took out an Organ Refining Pill from his storage magical artifact, declaring that this pill was crafted by you and that you were the traitor who betrayed the Descending Sect!]