While Others are Leveling Up, I Alone Will Cultivate Until Mahayana Before Making My Move Chapter 1: Chapter 1 I Bound a Cultivation Simulator
Kyoto, Great Xia Country.
Inside a male dormitory at Kyoto Polytechnic, the nation's most prestigious academy.
[Ding~]
A sudden chime echoed within Su Xing's mind.
Su Xing, who was currently packing his gear to head out and farm gold in an instance dungeon, froze in place.
"Who's there? Who is playing a prank on me?"
He scanned the empty dorm room, but his search yielded nothing.
Immediately after, a string of prompts began to resonate in his head.
[Binding to Life Simulator…]
[Binding successful!]
[Host: Su Xing]
[Age: 21 Years Old]
[Occupation: Cultivator]
[Simulation Count: 1]
[Energy: 100]
[Introduction: The Life Simulator predicts your future based entirely on your current developmental path in the real world. You can earn rewards once a simulation concludes. Every session requires a specific amount of energy. Simulation attempts are replenished once per week.]
Rubbing his eyes, Su Xing stared at the virtual interface manifesting before him in disbelief.
Soon, two additional lines of text surfaced on the screen.
[Would you like to start the simulation?]
[Yes][No]
As he gazed at the panel, Su Xing’s eyes began to redden with emotion.
"Three years! Do you have any idea how I've lived these past three years?"
"Damn it, I actually thought that as a transmigrator, I didn't have a golden finger!"
Indeed, Su Xing was a transmigrator who had arrived in this bizarre world three years prior.
This world was unlike the Earth of his past life; here, games had merged with reality.
Demonic beasts, secret instance dungeons, and various items or equipment appeared without end...
Even more remarkably, individuals could undergo a professional awakening at eighteen, gaining experience and strength by hunting monsters within dungeons.
Upon his arrival three years ago, Su Xing had awakened the world's only hidden occupation: Cultivator!
The news created a massive stir in Kyoto, and Su Xing was immediately scouted by Kyoto Polytechnic, one of the country's elite institutions!
At the start, Su Xing’s talent was undeniable. He quickly surpassed his peers thanks to the superior physical attributes inherent to a Cultivator.
However, a devastating obstacle soon appeared: he was unable to level up!
While other professionals earned experience points as rewards for clearing instance dungeon monsters, Su Xing remained stagnant.
No matter how many monsters he slaughtered or how hard he pushed himself, he couldn't gain a single point of experience to increase his level.
In this manner, three years slipped away.
Now in his final year, his peers had progressed from Bronze Level to Silver, Gold, or even higher...
Meanwhile, he remained stuck as a lowly Qi Refining Stage One Cultivator.
Refusing to surrender to fate, Su Xing had spent his time hunting for any method to grow stronger, eventually finding a lead.
That path was Body Refinement!
If refining Qi was impossible, he would train his physical form instead!
Consequently, Su Xing spent his days grinding instance dungeons for loot to sell and acting as a power-leveling guide for freshmen.
He funneled every cent of his earnings into purchasing Instance Dungeon Items capable of strengthening his physique.
Finally, after three long years, he advanced from Body Refining Stage One to Body Refining Stage Six.
With a strength measured in thousands of catties, Body Refining Stage Six sounded impressive.
In reality, however, his combat effectiveness couldn't even match a Level 30 Bronze strength-based professional.
Nevertheless, Su Xing never wavered, continuing to farm gold and take on leveling jobs to further temper his body.
As memories of his struggles flashed by, Su Xing—his heart racing and hands trembling—whispered internally:
"Start the simulation!"
[100 energy points consumed. Remaining simulation counts: 0.]
[Simulation begins!]
[Talent extraction is free for this session. Randomly drawing talent...]
[Ding, congratulations! You have obtained a white talent: Spiritual Root Holder!]
[Spiritual Root Holder]: A white-grade talent. Your internal roots differ from ordinary mortals, granting you the ability to walk the path of immortality.
Su Xing froze when he saw this talent.
Was it possible that his inability to cultivation all these years was because he had the profession but lacked a Spiritual Root, preventing him from increasing his Qi Refining level?
Pushing his doubts aside, Su Xing chose to proceed with the simulation.
[Back in the dormitory, you are overjoyed to have awakened a golden finger.]
[That afternoon, a few first-year junior sisters invite you to help them level up in an instance dungeon. You happily accept.]
[You display great bravery in the bronze-level dungeon. After finishing the run, you receive several white items and a payment of ten thousand yuan.]
[One of the junior sisters, lacking the necessary funds, suggests an alternative (ruta) method of payment.]
[You take one look at her face and agree.]
[The following day, you feel refreshed and begin your cultivation, though you are unsure where to start.]
[Searching the internet for Qi Refinement methods, you happen upon a supposedly legendary technique called "Pangu Breaks the Heavens Decree"!]
[Filled with excitement, you begin your practice.]
[After a full day, your Cultivation Level shows no improvement, and you nearly suffer a cultivation deviation.]
[Refusing to give up, you continue to cultivate day and night.]
[One month later, your Qi Refining stage is still stuck at the first level.]
[You realize that every cultivation technique found on the internet is a total fraud!]
[You then spend a small fortune trying to buy real techniques, only to receive cheap knockoffs from a discount site, all costing less than ten yuan with free shipping.]
[Left with no other options, you return to focusing on Body Refinement.]
Su Xing felt his heart sink. How could he possibly advance his cultivation without proper techniques?
With a sigh, he continued reading the simulation.
[You refuse to quit, tirelessly training your body while searching for leads on cultivation techniques.]
[In your downtime, you frequently take first-year junior sisters on leveling runs, earning money and enjoying plenty of close interaction.]
[However, all good things must end. Six months pass, and that junior sister reaches Silver Level, promptly cutting off all contact with you.]
[On a quiet afternoon where the wind feels particularly loud, you track her down.]
[You say to her, "I thought our bond was more than just business; I thought we had feelings." She simply replies, "It was just business."]
[Your ego is bruised. You channel that pain into motivation, immersing yourself in cultivation for another half year until your Body Refinement finally reaches the seventh layer.]
[As graduation approaches, your former classmates have become renowned figures, but you lack the strength required to graduate.]
[You are forced to repeat a year, but you are secretly glad because a new group of junior sisters has arrived, and you continue to lead them through dungeons.]
[Your reputation grows. Every new student hears of the fourth-year senior who was held back, the one who is an expert at carrying newbies through instance dungeons.]
[You earn a massive fortune, accumulating tens of millions in wealth over the next three years!]
Su Xing rubbed his chin, muttering to himself,
"Being held back doesn't seem so bad if I can keep this up! At least there's a constant supply of new junior sisters..."
However, the text on the screen shifted, altering his mood.
[You assumed life would continue along this comfortable path.]
[Unfortunately, after failing to graduate for five consecutive years, the school expels you.]
[Once expelled, your primary income stream vanishes. Due to your limited strength, you are forced to spend your time in low-tier bronze instance dungeons.]
[After deep contemplation, you decide to fully commit to training your physique.]
[It takes two years and your entire life savings, but you finally reach the eighth layer of Body Refinement.]
Su Xing felt a wave of complicated emotions. He hadn't realized how grueling Body Refinement would become.
It had taken him three years to reach the sixth layer from the first,
yet his future self needed seven years just to move from the sixth to the eighth layer.
Su Xing continued to read patiently.
[Now broke, you return to your old profession, scraping by by farming instance dungeons.]
[Despite the passing years, your skills remain sharp. At the eighth layer of Body Refinement, you are an unstoppable force in bronze dungeons, eventually saving up another ten million in assets.]
[One day, your parents contact you with tragic news: your sister, Su Nianan, has passed away...]