Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation!

Su Xing saw this and nodded slightly.

Although he already had a cultivation technique, he still needed a lot of time to cultivate in order to improve his cultivation level. At this time, he couldn't afford to be complacent.

"First, I need to find a way to condense the Nine Revolution Golden Core, then break through to the Nascent Soul Stage. This is what I should focus on next..."

Su Xing continued the simulation.

[In the sixth year, you continued to work hard to improve your cultivation level and spent one week each month refining elixirs. Your cultivation level further improved.]

[In the seventh year, your cultivation level increased to the fourth layer of the Golden Core Stage.]

[In the eighth year, you worked hard on your cultivation, but your level remained at the fourth layer of the Golden Core Stage.]

[In the ninth year, your cultivation level increased to the fifth layer of the Golden Core Stage.]

[In the tenth year, the sect suddenly increased its demand for Organ Refining Pills. This was good news for you because it allowed you to be more greedy for Yellow Immortal Essence.]

[In the eleventh year, your cultivation level remained at the fifth layer of the Golden Core Stage, but the quality of your Golden Core increased, approaching that of a high-grade Golden Core.]

[Over the years, you noticed that Protector Zong's gaze toward you grew increasingly strange, as if harboring a deep-seated yearning that made you uncomfortable.]

[Since you had already obtained the Changchun Technique you wanted, Protector Zong was no longer of use to you. You began to distance yourself from him.]

[Protector Zong didn't say much about this, but as he was your superior, you still met him once or twice a month.]

[In the twelfth year, your cultivation level remained at the fifth layer of the Golden Core Stage. You realized it might be due to your lack of talent, so you focused most of your efforts on improving the quality of your Golden Core.]

[In the thirteenth year, your cultivation level still remained at the fifth layer of the Golden Core Stage, and the quality of your Golden Core did not improve any further.]

[One day, Protector Zong sought you out alone. You had an ominous feeling, but since he was your superior, you had no right to refuse.]

[Protector Zong took you to a secluded place. His gaze toward you no longer concealed his madness and greed.]

[He told you that from the moment he saw you, he knew you practiced the Changchun Technique.]

[You had a premonition that Protector Zong harbored ill intentions, but with your strength, you couldn't resist. So you tried to calm yourself and asked him how he knew you practiced the Changchun Technique.]

[Protector Zong grinned menacingly, revealing a mouthful of sharp white teeth. He said it was because he also practiced the Changchun Technique.]

[You were shocked but still puzzled, telling him that you should be the only cultivator in the world.]

[Protector Zong declared that you were doomed to die, and he was willing to let you know the truth. He told you that he was not from this world but a cultivator from another world.]

[He joined the Descending Sect for only one purpose: to find the severed path to immortality. You were the second cultivator he had encountered in all these years, and your strong vitality was perfect for extending his own life.]

[You already anticipated what he intended to do to you, but you didn't plan to sit still. You channeled all your energy and blood and attacked Protector Zong with all your might.]

[However, the gap between the two of you was too great. Protector Zong didn't even use his full strength and easily knocked you out.]

[When you woke up again, you found yourself in an unfamiliar place surrounded by torture devices. You were tightly bound, your limbs severed, unable to move.]

[The Sect Elder did not wear a mask, revealing a gaunt face full of wrinkles and yellow teeth that looked quite eerie.]

[He pressed you on how you could cultivate, as there was no spiritual energy in the real world.]

[You knew you were doomed, so you gritted your teeth and remained silent.]

[The Sect Elder carefully took out a bamboo tube, which held a thumb-sized, pitch-black worm. The worm slowly crawled up your body and eventually burrowed into your eyes.]

[You frantically struggled to resist but found yourself utterly powerless, even unable to muster any spiritual power.]

[As the pitch-black Gu insect burrowed into your body, you felt excruciating pain as if thousands of ants were gnawing at your heart, but you couldn't fight back or even commit suicide.]

[You gritted your teeth, and your resilient heart enabled you to endure a little longer.]

[Protector Zong's voice, almost making your teeth ache, still echoed in your ears. He told you he knew you must have found a dungeon still containing spiritual energy. If you gave him the location, he would give you a swift death.]

[You were in so much pain that you were delirious, but you had only one thought in your mind: even if you died, you wouldn't reveal the dungeon's location because you wouldn't leave this benefit to the Sect Elder.]

[You refused to give up, still thinking about escaping, but you couldn't focus your mind.]

[At that moment, you heard a voice in your ears. You were stunned for a moment, then realized it was the Gu insect speaking.]

[Suddenly, you remembered your level 10 talent in Beast Speech, and since the Gu insect was also a type of beast, you patiently coaxed it, hoping it would leave your body.]

[Unexpectedly, the Gu insect agreed, wriggling out of your mouth and looking back at you curiously.]

[As the Gu insect left your body, the pain rapidly disappeared. However, you could feel your internal organs had been chewed up badly by the Gu insect.]

[Fortunately, this Gu insect was meant for torture and was not lethal. As a cultivator in the Organ Refining Realm, your internal organs could gradually recover.]

[Protector Zong's face changed dramatically. He hadn't expected you to be able to command the Gu insect, and he asked if you had received the inheritance of the Gu clan.]

[You coldly sneered and ignored Protector Zong.]

[For the next three days, Protector Zong tried dozens of tortures on you, but your mind remained strong, and you didn't spill any information.]

Su Xing saw this and was momentarily stunned, asking in confusion:

"Am I some kind of rare, tough guy?"

This was definitely not the case! Su Xing shook his head slightly.

"Could it be that the talent for resilience is so strong... that it can withstand torture? No, with only a green talent, it shouldn't have such an effect!"

Su Xing pondered for a long while and finally understood.

"Maybe it's because the simulator is acting based on my real-world thoughts, and since I don't want to compromise, the simulated me won't surrender either?"

Su Xing nodded slightly. This was the only explanation that made sense.

Su Xing continued the simulation.

[Seeing that he couldn't get any useful information from you, the Sect Elder gave up.]

[But he didn't end your life directly. Instead, he took out a huge alchemy furnace and threw you inside, intending to refine you into a Human Pill!]