Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation!

[However, you did not choose to directly break through to the Golden Core Realm; instead, you chose to continue suppressing your cultivation because you felt the quality of the spiritual energy within your body could still be further enhanced.]

[In the thirteenth year, the Essence-Nourishing Herb you had planted earlier had matured once more, and you continued crafting Essence-Nourishing Pills.]

[You spent three months crafting over a hundred Essence-Nourishing Pills.]

[You handed over the excess two thousand Organ Refining Pills accumulated over the years to Lu Yuanwu in advance and then instructed everyone not to disturb you.]

[After making all the preparations, you entered the Spirit Field Blessed Land.]

[In the fourteenth year, six months had passed since you entered closed-door training. Sitting in a thatched hut, you were surrounded by dense spiritual energy, which flowed into your body like a continuous stream.]

[Inside your body, the spiritual energy flowed like a trickling brook, traversing through your meridians. Each circulation brought a comforting warmth, like sunshine.]

[The spiritual energy within your body continuously compressed and refined. Day after day, month after month, you sat there like a stone, detached from the world, focused entirely on the endless stream of spiritual energy washing through you.]

[You knew this was an important step from Foundation Establishment to the Golden Core. It was the moment when the efforts you put in would finally pay off.]

[At this time, you had been in closed-door training for several months. Despite not eating or drinking, though your body was exhausted, your spirit became increasingly vigorous. You clenched your teeth and persisted, continuously guiding the spiritual energy to wash through your meridians and cultivate.]

[Finally, on a bright and sunny morning, you sensed that you were about to break through.]

[Immediately, a faint golden light burst from your body, soaring into the sky and illuminating the entire Spirit Field Blessed Land.]

[It was as though a spring thunder exploded in your heart, or a bamboo shoot suddenly sprouted. A mysterious feeling surged from within, rushing to your spiritual platform. This was the power of the Golden Core. After more than ten years of effort, you finally achieved the Golden Core Realm.]

Su Xing clenched his fists tightly, muttering as if in a dream:

"Is this...the Golden Core Realm?"

How did the saying go? Swallow a Golden Core and my fate is in my hands, not the heavens!

Once this simulation ends, Su Xing would be able to achieve the Golden Core Stage immediately by paying the necessary resources!

Suppressing his excitement, Su Xing continued the simulation.

[You became a proud Golden Core Stage cultivator, significantly enhancing your strength.]

[After ending your closed-door training, you returned to the real world. When the high-ranking military officials of the Great Xia Country learned of your return, they were extremely excited and sought you out immediately.]

[As before, the person who came to contact you was Jin Congxue's grandfather, Lu Yuanwu. He looked somewhat heavy-hearted.]

[Your heart sank, and you hastily inquired about the reason.]

[Lu Yuanwu told you that the frontline battles were tight, and Demon-Subduing Pass could be breached at any moment. Even Jin Congxue had been severely injured, and the healing potions produced in the dungeons were dwindling, insufficient for the frontline warriors.]

[Hearing this, you fell silent. You knew that the beast invasion, which would destroy the entire Great Xia Country, was less than a year away, but you still wanted to see if your efforts could delay the beasts from breaching Demon-Subduing Pass.]

[Based on previous simulation experiences, Demon-Subduing Pass should have already fallen in the fourteenth year. Perhaps the reason the frontline held out for another year or so was because of the large quantity of elixirs you provided over the years.]

[For over ten years, you crafted tens of thousands of Organ Refining Pills and brought nearly two thousand Grandmaster Level profession users to the Human Race. Although Grandmasters were not the top combat power, they were undoubtedly the backbone of the frontline at Demon-Subduing Pass.]

[You knew that with your strength, defeating the powerful Demon Race was nearly impossible. Even if you broke through to the Golden Core Stage, the gap was still vast.]

[So you decided to pursue an alternative path, crafting more elixirs to produce more strong warriors for the Human Race!]

Seeing this, Su Xing nodded slightly. He had basically achieved his objectives in this simulation.

Although his Body Refinement Cultivation Level did not break through to the Organ Refining Realm, achieving the Golden Core Stage was already an unexpected joy.

The remaining year and a half was not enough for him to attempt further breakthroughs or study new elixirs.

Instead, trying to use his efforts to change or delay the extinction of the Human Race seemed like a worthwhile attempt.

Su Xing made his decision and continued the simulation.

[First, you gave Lu Yuanwu a list of herbs, telling him to get as many as possible. You informed him that you could craft a medicinal pill called the Wound Healing Pill, which could rapidly heal the severe injuries of Master Level profession users and even slowly heal the injuries of Grandmaster Level profession users.]

[Lu Yuanwu was shocked, stating that although the healing potions in the dungeons could instantly restore wounds, they were only effective for low-rank profession users. For Master Levels, the effect of those healing potions greatly diminished. As for Grandmasters, unless precious high-grade healing potions were used, recovery was difficult.]

[Your words reignited hope in Lu Yuanwu, and he fully supported you, quickly arranging for his subordinates to supply you with a mountain of herbs.]

[You began to show your skills with the herbs. Since you were already a Golden Core Stage cultivator and had a preliminary grasp of alchemy, crafting non-ranked medicinal pills like the Wound Healing Pill was effortless.]

[You found a special metal from the dungeons that could withstand the high temperatures of departure and hired a master forger to create a dozen pill furnaces.]

[You started crafting Wound Healing Pills at an extremely fast pace and could multitask. In one hour, you could craft five batches of Wound Healing Pills.]

[You spent a month crafting tens of thousands of Wound Healing Pills. These pills flowed to the frontline, greatly alleviating the pressure on the frontline profession users.]

[In the fifteenth year, through your relentless efforts, you delayed the defeat at Demon-Subduing Pass for over a month, but ultimately, due to the overwhelming disparity, the frontline profession users suffered increasing casualties, and Demon-Subduing Pass was breached.]

[One day, Lu Yuanwu came to find you. He had lost an arm in the breach and looked ten years older.]

[He told you that the moment of humanity's extinction was not far off. This was not only because of the fall of Demon-Subduing Pass but also due to the consecutive deaths of the Human Race's top combatants.]

[You fell silent, looking at the aged Lu Yuanwu with complex emotions. You asked him if there was any way to defeat the Demon Race.]

[Lu Yuanwu gave a pale, powerless smile and said: "Unless a miracle happens, no, unless the Human Race gives birth to a True God Level strongman."]