"One hundred and ten years old, ninth layer of Foundation Establishment!"
Outside the simulation, Zhou Qing's heart filled with joy.
After nearly a hundred years in this simulation, Zhou Qing had finally reached this point.
The ninth layer of Foundation Establishment! He was only one step away from becoming a Core Formation True Person!
"Even cultivators with earth spiritual roots couldn't do much better."
A smile appeared on Zhou Qing's face.
Of course, Zhou Qing also knew that his spiritual root wasn't what had made this possible.
In this simulation, Zhou Qing had started out in the Foundation Establishment realm, saving an enormous amount of time that would otherwise have been spent cultivating in the Qi Refining stage.
Then there were the two major bottlenecks within Foundation Establishment: the transition from the early to the middle stage, and from the middle to the late stage.
Zhou Qing had taken Realm-Breaking Pills to cross both, without wasting any time on them.
That had saved him a great deal of time as well.
Every simulation improves me in every respect. I'll only grow stronger...
Zhou Qing thought to himself.
For instance, even if he ultimately failed to reach the Core Formation stage in his third simulation, he would begin his fourth at Foundation Establishment perfection.
Foundation Establishment perfection at seventeen?
He could trample even those with heavenly spiritual roots underfoot!
"Next..."
Zhou Qing's expression grew somewhat solemn.
Now that he had reached the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment, he had to consider whether to attempt a Core Formation Breakthrough.
In this simulation, Zhou Qing still had plenty of lifespan remaining. The maximum lifespan in the Foundation Establishment realm was two hundred and forty years.
Zhou Qing felt that he could live to at least two hundred and thirty-something.
However, a Core Formation