After Xu Changxing finished cultivating, he bid Bu Yufeng farewell and returned to his residence.
He rested for several more days before taking out one hundred and twenty-eight middle-grade Immortal Essence Stones and depositing them into the system.
"Begin simulation!"
As his words fell, lines of text appeared in his Sea of Consciousness once again.
``` [Month one: After bringing yourself into proper condition, you begin cultivating in seclusion.
This time, you plan to cultivate all the way to the True Immortal ninth layer in one stretch.]
[...]
[Year five: You are in seclusion.]
[Year ten: You are still in seclusion.]
[Year twenty: You remain in seclusion.]
[Year thirty-five: You are still in seclusion.]
[Year thirty-seven: You finally break through, reaching the True Immortal ninth layer.
Thirty-seven consecutive years of seclusion make you feel the tedium of an immortal's cultivation once again.
Still, the breakthrough brings you considerable joy.
By now, you have gained a preliminary ability to protect yourself.
But you are still far from being able to challenge a Heavenly Immortal.
Reason tells you that you should continue cultivating, preferably all the way to Heavenly Immortal in one stretch.
However, thirty-seven consecutive years of seclusion have left you quite weary.
You truly do not want to continue staying in seclusion.
After some thought, you decide to find something else to do first.
Just then, several True Immortals of Seven Star Island decide to switch from defense to offense and seize the Small Worlds under Purple Cloud Mountain's control.
You volunteer to join them.]
[Year thirty-nine: Over these two years, you reclaim several Small Worlds from Purple Cloud Mountain in succession.
You take part in most of the battles.
Although you are only at the "True Immortal second layer," your flying sword is exceptionally fierce. You even fight a