Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation!

[In the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, most demon cultivators harbored deep hatred towards human cultivators, wishing to eat their flesh and drink their blood. However, the son and daughter of the Tiger Immortal were particularly interested in human stories. As a result, the Tiger Immortal occasionally captured human cultivators to serve as "playmates" for his children.]

[In the past five years, over ten of these playmates were killed by the two young tigers. You managed to stay alive with your exceptional wit and entertaining stories. Not only did you avoid mortal danger, but you were also occasionally rewarded with spirit fruit that, upon consumption, improved your Qi Refining Cultivation.]

[Though your life was temporarily safe within the Tiger Immortal's stronghold, facing this situation indefinitely was no different from death.]

[During this period, you attempted to escape the demon stronghold several times. But each time you had such thoughts, the terrifying aura of the Tiger Immortal would lock onto you, making any escape impossible.]

[In the twenty-sixth year, you felt that continuing like this was no different from death.]

[You decided to seek an audience with the Tiger Immortal.]

[Upon meeting the Tiger Immortal, you took out the Gathering Spirit Flower seeds from your body in front of him.]

[You told the Tiger Immortal that you were being hunted by the Descending Sect primarily because of these Gathering Spirit Flower seeds.]

[The Tiger Immortal showed an interested expression when he learned that these were Gathering Spirit Flower seeds.]

[However, he also remarked that a mere bag of seeds wasn't enough to pique his interest greatly.]

[After all, cultivating Gathering Spirit Flowers was extremely difficult. Each plant required decades to grow, and the survival rate was less than ten percent.]

[In the Tiger Immortal's eyes, your bag of seeds amounted to only a few dozen Gathering Spirit Flowers.]

[Faced with the Tiger Immortal's indifference, you revealed a major trump card.]

[You declared that you were exceptionally skilled at cultivating spirit plants and that in your hands, the Gathering Spirit Flowers would mature in just ten years, with a survival rate of over fifty percent!]

[Moreover, you would be able to continuously cultivate more Gathering Spirit Flowers...]

[Hearing this, the Tiger Immortal took you seriously.]

[If what you said was true, you might be able to cultivate ten thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers for the Tiger Immortal's stronghold within a hundred years. Such a quantity would make even Earth Immortals and Heavenly Immortals envious!]

[Thus, the Tiger Immortal proposed that if you were willing to cultivate Gathering Spirit Flowers for him for a hundred years, he would grant you a way out.]

[To show his sincerity, he unlocked the cultivation restraints on you and returned your storage bag.]

[Therefore, you were no longer a mere servant under the Tiger Immortal but became a dedicated gardener of Gathering Spirit Flowers.]

[In the twenty-seventh year, you selected a Feng Shui blessed land within the Tiger Immortal's stronghold. After setting up the appropriate isolation formation, you built a thatched hut and began to plant Gathering Spirit Flowers.]

[With the talent of a Shennong descendant, you could fully mature these three hundred Gathering Spirit Flowers within three years.]

[But instead of hastening the process, you cultivated them slowly.]

[Thus, five years went by...]

[In the thirty-second year, seeing your excellent performance over the past five years, the Tiger Immortal greatly elevated your status within the demon stronghold.]

[You became the spirit medicine steward under the Tiger Immortal, specializing in cultivating Gathering Spirit Flowers and various other resources.]

[Due to the frequent battles among the thirty-six demon kings for territory and Heaven and Earth Treasures, demonic beasts often perished.]

[The Tiger Immortal did not shy away from consuming demonic beast flesh. Occasionally, he would even reward you with the flesh essence of Transcendance Tribulation Stage demonic beasts for your cultivation needs.]

[Unfortunately, your cultivation level had reached the Perfection stage of the Chaos Origin Realm, and even the essence of Transcendance Tribulation Stage demonic beasts couldn't help you break through.]

[On the contrary, the occasional spirit stones you received helped further your cultivation, even though you remained at the fourth level of the Integration Phase, this was still much better than before.]

[In the blink of an eye, another five years passed...]

[In the thirty-seventh year, you secretly hid one hundred and fifty of the matured three hundred Gathering Spirit Flowers, handing over the remaining one hundred and fifty to the Tiger Immortal.]

[The Tiger Immortal was overjoyed upon seeing this, as a hundred and fifty out of three hundred seeds surviving was astonishing!]

[It was well known that the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains lacked Spiritual Energy. Though the Spiritual Energy in the Tiger Immortal's stronghold was higher than usual, it wasn't quite at the level of a blessed land...]

[If you continued cultivating Gathering Spirit Flowers and produced ten thousand of them, the Tiger Immortal's stronghold might transform into a blessed land!]

[By then, with the abundant Spiritual Energy, the Tiger Immortal and the other demon cultivators in the stronghold would certainly see a rapid increase in their cultivation speed!]

[Because of this, the Tiger Immortal's attitude toward you became even more friendly.]

[He occasionally rewarded you with Spiritual Liquid and Spirit Fruits, which allowed your Qi Refining Cultivation to grow slowly.]

[Although your Body Refinement Cultivation Level did not improve, you did not feel disheartened as you were only eager to see how long you could survive in this simulation.]

[Thus, you cultivated Gathering Spirit Flowers daily while occasionally gathering intelligence about the demon race. Another eight years passed in an instant.]

[In the forty-fifth year, your cultivation level remained at the fourth level of the Integration Phase.]

[In recent years, as the conflicts among the demon kings intensified, you noticed the Tiger Immortal becoming increasingly irritable and often returning severely injured.]

[Consequently, the number of demon cultivators in the Tiger Immortal's stronghold grew fewer and fewer, either killed in battle or defecting...]

[A sense of foreboding grew within you, indicating that the Tiger Immortal's reign might not last much longer...]

[Thus, another five years went by...]

[In the fiftieth year, after a fierce battle, the Tiger Immortal returned severely injured, his cultivation level dropping to that of a Human Immortal...]

[Soon after, several demon kings launched a simultaneous attack on the Tiger Immortal's stronghold, leading to its utter destruction.]

[The two young tigers were killed by enemy demon cultivators.]

[Amidst the chaos, you attempted to escape, but an Earth Immortal-level demon cultivator targeted you. Clearly, these demon cultivators harbored a deep-seated loathing for humans.]