Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation!

"As long as I form an alliance with the Shadow Protector, I'll provide her with elixirs, and she'll cover for me and supply more herbs, we can significantly extend the simulation time!"

Thinking of this, Su Xing's heart beat faster.

With extended simulation time, Su Xing would have more time to do various things, more cultivation time, or more time to refine elixirs!

"I need to plan the next simulation carefully, how can I gain the trust of the Shadow Protector?"

"But before that, let's choose this simulation's rewards first!"

Su Xing turned his gaze toward the reward options in the simulator.

[Smooth Commercial Operations] Blue Talent, costing 100,000 points of energy.

[Nine Revolution Golden Core Quality] Nine Revolution Golden Core, a perfect quality core. It is the Golden Core of ancient cultivators, with no further possibility of enhancement. After refining this Golden Core, the density of the Spiritual Power will be 2.5 times that of top-grade Golden Core cultivators, 5 times that of mid-grade ones, and 10 times that of low-grade ones!

Costing 600,000 points of energy.

[Fifteen Years of Alchemy Experience] Alchemy insights, costing 150,000 points of energy.

[Essence-Nourishing Pill x1000] Elixirs that help cultivators in their practice while slightly enhancing the quality of their Spiritual Power, costing 10 million points of energy.

The choice of simulation rewards was not difficult; the Nine Revolution Golden Core quality was Su Xing's goal in this simulation, and he had to choose it.

And the Smooth Commercial Operations talent was crucial for Su Xing, as it could rapidly develop his Tarot Commerce Association, allowing Su Xing to gain more simulated energy.

Thus, Su Xing said without hesitation:

"I choose the Blue Talent Smooth Commercial Operations, and the Nine Revolution Golden Core!"

Ding, you have chosen to take out the Blue Talent Smooth Commercial Operations, consuming 100,000 points of energy, remaining energy: 1,946,666 points.

Ding, you have chosen to take out the Nine Revolution Golden Core quality, consuming 600,000 points of energy, remaining energy: 1,346,666 points.

Two consecutive sounds rang in Su Xing's ears, and a mysterious aura appeared around him.

Smooth Commercial Operations was a combination of business and luck talents, invisible and intangible, but at the moment the simulation rewards were distributed, Su Xing felt as if something extra was added to him.

As for the Nine Revolution Golden Core quality, the improvement it brought to Su Xing was visibly obvious.

Su Xing's aura suddenly increased slightly. Seeing this, Su Xing quickly sat cross-legged and focused his mind.

In his Dantian, a Golden Core engraved with five patterns began to glow, and an ancient pattern gradually carved on the Golden Core, as if an invisible Great Dao pen was slowly drawing. When the sixth pattern was successfully drawn, Su Xing clearly felt that the density of the Spiritual Energy inside his body had increased significantly.

Then, the seventh and eighth patterns were continuously engraved, with eight patterns resonating with each other, and the aura from the patterns was very mysterious.

Next, the invisible Great Dao pen started to carve the ninth pattern!

At the moment the pen fell, Su Xing wasn't sure if it was his illusion, but it seemed that the positions of the other patterns shifted slightly downward as if to make room for the ninth pattern!

The pen moved like a dragon, smoothly finishing the ninth pattern.

When the nine patterns were completely formed, Su Xing clearly felt a surge of Spirituality from the Golden Core. The nine patterns harmoniously enhanced the aura of the entire Golden Core.

Su Xing suddenly felt a profound realization.

That was, Golden Cores had five grades: low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade Golden Core, up to the eight revolution Golden Core, and the final Nine Revolution Golden Core which stood above all the others.

In ancient times, the number nine was revered. The Nine Revolution Golden Core had been the ultimate pursuit of countless Golden Core Stage cultivators for eons.

Upon forming the Nine Revolution Golden Core, Su Xing's cultivation aura surged again; the Spiritual Power in his Dantian almost overflowed.

"So, this is the wonder of the Nine Revolution Golden Core... My current Spiritual Power is almost twice as strong as before. Although I haven't fought against a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, with my current Spiritual Power, I might not even fear an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator!"

"Even if it's a Grandmaster level professional, as long as I learn two more offensive spells, I'm confident I can battle them!"

What Su Xing didn't know was that the benefits of the Nine Revolution Golden Core extended far beyond this.

Ancient cultivators pursued perfect Qi Refinement and perfect Foundation Establishment.

And the Nine Revolution Golden Core was a perfect core. Its function was not just to make a cultivator's Spiritual Energy and cultivation stronger, but also to remedy their innate flaws.

Su Xing had no mentor and had always relied on himself to explore the path of cultivation. He did not know that perfect Qi Refinement and perfect Foundation Establishment would allow him to go further on the path of cultivation, resulting in some regrets and deficiencies.

However, with the Nine Revolution Golden Core, Su Xing's refinements in Qi and Foundation were also rendered perfect, leading to smoother subsequent cultivation and a more extended path in his cultivation journey.

Ancient cultivation texts noted that a low-grade Golden Core cultivator may achieve Nascent Soul.

A mid-grade Golden Core cultivator may achieve Nascent Soul but has no hope of Divinity Transformation.

A high-grade Golden Core cultivator may achieve Divinity Transformation.

A Golden Core of eight revolutions can become a fairy-like being in the mortal world, living leisurely for tens of thousands of years.

A Nine Revolution Golden Core is rare, with odds one in a million, only cultivated by exceptional talents. If one achieves it, longevity can be expected.

Fortunately, Su Xing pursued the Nine Revolution Golden Core painstakingly, even though it took a lot of time, it laid the foundation for future cultivation; otherwise, correcting innate shortcomings at higher levels would be nearly impossible!

Feeling the surge in cultivation, Su Xing was excited for a long time. Afterward, he started self-brainwashing:

"Don't get carried away! Don't get carried away! A mere Nine Revolution Golden Core cultivator, what is that? Steady cultivation is key!"

Su Xing repeatedly brainwashed himself until his excitement gradually subsided, but his eyes carried a hint of worry.

"Ah, when will I be able to become a Saint! It's said that beneath a Saint, all are ants!"

Su Xing habitually pressured himself, then began considering his next plan.

"According to the simulation, in a week, Kyoto's Lingyun Commerce Guild will sell off most of their assets. If I can purchase those assets, it will undoubtedly boost Tarot Commerce Association's strength significantly, providing Su Xing with more energy."

"Of course, the biggest problem now is that my money is far from enough; there might be less than 10 billion in Tarot Commerce Association's cash flow, but purchasing the assets of Lingyun Commerce Guild, even for the first installment, will require at least tens of billions!"

"The urgent task is to refine more elixirs and sell them for money!"

Thinking this, Su Xing rushed to the herb shop and purchased a large amount of the required materials for refining elixirs.

After buying enough herbs to form a small mountain, Su Xing immediately started refining elixirs in the Spirit Field Blessed Land.

"Considering one Nourishing Face Pill costs 1 million Great Xia Coins, one top-grade Nourishing Face Pill costs 3 million Great Xia Coins, and one Wound Healing Pill costs 500,000 Great Xia Coins. I need to refine nearly ten thousand elixirs and sell them to make the initial purchase of Lingyun Commerce Guild's assets!"