Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation!

[Inside the Alchemy Furnace, the surroundings were pitch-black. You felt the temperature around you continuously rising, making you unbearably hot and uncomfortable.]

[Outside the furnace, you heard the sinister laughter of Protector Zong. He told you he was going to refine you into an unprecedented elixir to help him break through to the Return to Void Realm.]

[You remained silent, though you kept thinking of a way to escape. While inside the alchemy furnace, if you could go to the Spirit Field Blessed Land, you could surely escape this old dog's torment.]

[However, entering the Spirit Field Blessed Land required the activation of spiritual power, and your spiritual power was completely sealed, making it impossible to enter the blessed land.]

[Moreover, your storage ring had long been taken by Protector Zong, leaving you with not even a single spirit stone to regather your spiritual energy.]

[You seemed to be in a desperate situation, left only to gradually wait for the day you'd be refined into elixirs.]

[It was unknown how much time had passed before you awoke from unconsciousness. You vaguely heard Protector Zong's voice, apparently worried about you, so he kept guarding by the alchemy furnace, fearing any accident during the refining process.]

[Day after day passed. Refining you into elixirs seemed to require a lengthy process. Protector Zong grew bored during this time and began talking to himself.]

[From his words, you understood it would take forty-nine days for you to be refined into elixirs.]

[You breathed a sigh of relief. This meant you still had a chance to escape.]

[In the following days, you repeatedly tried to break through your dantian, seeking to regather your spiritual power, but there was not a trace of spiritual energy in this world, making it utterly impossible.]

[A few days later, you learned from Protector Zong's self-talk that today marked the seventh day of you being refined into elixirs.]

[At the same time, you understood that Protector Zong came from a cultivation world sub-instance, a native of that instance. However, that world had reached the end of its era, with no possibility of further cultivation.]

[Protector Zong once consumed an elixir named Yellow Springs Pill, which put him into slumber to extend his lifespan. Until a hundred years ago, the Descending Sect found him and wakened him from his slumber. To achieve eternal life, Protector Zong chose to join the Descending Sect.]

[Protector Zong said his lifespan was about to end, and only by refining you into an elixir could he extend his life and have time to find the cultivation world.]

Su Xing silently digested this information. Although his experience in the latter part of this simulation was miserable, he still gained a lot of unprecedented information.

First, Protector Zong's origins were clarified. He indeed came from a cultivation world but from an era of decline.

Su Xing recalled the information about the cultivation sub-instance obtained from a previous simulation.

"This Protector Zong should be from the sub-instance codenamed the End of Law Era, practicing the Changchun Technique, which must come from a sect named the Changchun Sect within the sub-instance!"

"But this damned Zong is actually a Divinity Transformation stage cultivator, nearing the end of his lifespan, meaning he's lived for nearly a thousand years?"

Nascent Soul stage cultivators live for five hundred years; Divinity Transformation stage for a thousand!

The old dog had joined the Descending Sect a hundred years ago, not only because of his formidable strength but also due to the unfathomable methods of cultivators.

"Indeed, Protector Zong is absolutely not someone to be trifled with. In future simulations, I must never join the fanatic faction."

Su Xing muttered while touching his chin, yet still felt puzzled.

In previous simulations, he had also encountered Protector Zong. Why hadn't Protector Zong imprisoned and tormented him at that time?

After all, Protector Zong also practiced the Changchun Technique, so he should have seen through Su Xing right away.

Suddenly, a thought struck Su Xing:

"Perhaps the Shadow Protector sheltered me? After all, the Shadow Protector's strength was also unfathomable, possibly not even weaker than Protector Zong..."

"At the time, I joined the Nature Faction, which had the protection of the Shadow Protector... Protector Zong may have negotiated with the Shadow Protector, but the Shadow Protector ultimately chose to protect me. Hence, the damned Zong dared not act rashly!"

"Yes, it must have been that way! As for why the Shadow Protector sheltered me, perhaps it was because she saw more potential in me or shared a similar viewpoint? She probably favored me more..."

Su Xing touched his chin. The amount of information he got from this simulation left his thoughts somewhat scattered.

He shook his head and continued the simulation.

[On the twenty-first day, your body began gradually melting, showing signs of turning into elixirs. This made you realize that if you didn't leave the alchemy furnace soon, you might truly be refined into elixirs!]

[But you had no strength to resist, no power within you, and outside, the damned Divinity Transformation stage dog was watching over you.]

[Just when you were in despair, Protector Zong lifted a small corner of the alchemy furnace top and threw down a few spiritual medicines.]

[You were befuddled. Using humans to create elixirs was already outrageous, and now Protector Zong even threw down a few spiritual medicines, clearly having no knowledge of Journey to the West.]

[Several verdant green spiritual medicines scattered around you. Though you could hardly move, you still tried desperately to wiggle toward the spiritual medicines.]

[You were less than a meter away from the spiritual medicines, but that short distance felt insurmountable. Using your head as support, you used all your might and took over an hour to inch toward the spiritual medicines.]

[You seemed to smell the enticing fragrance of the spiritual medicines and felt their abundant spiritual energy.]

[Without hesitation, you opened your mouth wide and swallowed a piece of spiritual medicine, then immediately began using your cultivation technique, trying to restore the small amount of spiritual energy within you.]

[You succeeded. After several hours of effort, you finally restored a trace of spiritual energy in your body.]

[Without any delay, you activated the Spirit Field Blessed Land, disappearing from the spot in an instant.]

[Inside the Spirit Field Blessed Land, your anxious heart finally calmed down. No matter how strong the damned Zong was, it was impossible for him to cross space into the blessed land.]

Su Xing sighed in relief, murmuring:

"Damn, this simulation was really too absurd. I almost became a human elixir... indeed, I can't reveal my strength casually. Staying cautious is paramount!"

Su Xing pondered. He had thought that breaking through to the ninth level of the Organ Refining Realm, making his true strength rival that of a high-tier professional, would make him a formidable figure.

But he hadn't expected the world to be so perilous. His strength was still far from sufficient to safeguard himself.

"As expected, staying in school is the safest... until I possess absolute power, I mustn't venture out!"

Su Xing muttered a bit more.

Then, he continued the simulation.

[Although Protector Zong couldn't enter, you also seemed to envision the scene of him flying into a rage upon discovering your disappearance. But similarly, you had no way to return to the real world...]

[Because you knew, the moment you returned, you'd be captured by the ever-watchful Protector Zong. The situation seemed to have reached a deadlock.]