A technologically powerful nation: The national treasure is actually myself.

Lin Yang returned to the Moon Shadow Sect.

Since he would still receive a sum of money after being laid off, he certainly wouldn't miss it.

After all, once dismissed, they would become rogue cultivators.

For independent cultivators, even finding a place to live is a problem. Living in the city costs money, so why not take advantage of the extra severance pay?

On his way back, Lin Yang happened to run into three guys at the ninth level of the Dao realm.

They are from the Tiankun Sect.

Judging from their appearance, they must have come to investigate the cause of Blue Steel and Purple Red's deaths.

Fortunately, Lin Yang had been carefully concealing himself while traveling, and the three guys failed to discover him.

He had no intention of attacking the three men, and quietly disappeared.

His current cultivation level is only at the third level of the Dao Realm, which is almost the limit for dealing with the eighth level of the Dao Realm.

There is no absolute certainty in dealing with the ninth level of the Dao, let alone three opponents.

Lin Yang cautiously made his way back to the Moon Shadow Sect, and halfway there, he received the official notification.

The Moon Shadow Sect is indeed going to dismiss a group of disciples.

As Shi Jie told him, almost all disciples below the Dao Fire Realm would be dismissed.

Especially those who have recently joined the sect.

According to the Moon Shadow Sect's announcement, they would not be implicated.

After all, given the current state of the Moon Shadow Sect, disciples at the Dao level who continue to stay in the sect have virtually no hope of advancement.

This is a fact.

However, this is also because the Moon Shadow Sect can no longer afford to support too many ordinary disciples, and can only retain elite disciples for the future.

As for severance pay, it is based on the length of time the member joined the clan and the contributions made.

In this way, Lin Yang and his group won't get much at all.

But no matter how small a mosquito's legs are, they are still meat.

Everyone received their severance pay and then left the Moon Shadow Sect.

The Moon Shadow Sect is going to close down.

This is one of the measures to prevent the Tiankun Sect from being completely wiped out.

Standing outside the Moon Shadow Sect's mountain gate, Lin Yang was filled with emotion.

His luck is truly unbelievable.

I almost became a disciple of the Jade Universe Sect back then.

Now, things have gotten even worse; I've been passively turned into a rogue cultivator.

Although the Moon Shadow Sect has been quite benevolent.

But this feeling is really... indescribable.

"Senior Brother Lin Yang, what are your plans next?"

Lin Yang was accompanied by Shi Jie, Xin Hao, and Li Liping.

They waited for Lin Yang's return and did not leave beforehand.

Now, there is a sense that he is willing to stand with Lin Yang through thick and thin.

Lin Yang pondered for a moment and said, "I plan to try it out on my own."

They became independent cultivators. Because they had joined a sect before, and it was already difficult to join a sect in the first place, other sects would almost never accept them.

The only option now is to find a way to survive on our own.

Shi Jie and the other two exchanged glances and said, "We've been gathering information lately. There are some ordinary cultivator families around Baichi City. They don't seem to have many reservations. Perhaps we could try finding one of them."

The ancient continent of the Primordial Era was so vast that the situation was naturally very complex.

Sects are undoubtedly the most common and strongest forces.

However, some families of cultivators have their own ways of surviving.

These cultivator families, because they are not strong enough, are not as strict as sects in selecting disciples.

As long as their background isn't problematic and they're not from a rival family, they can generally join.

Of course, it's not the core issue either.

It was more of a relationship of mutual exploitation.

Cultivator families provide a certain level of protection, while cultivators who join are required to generate certain benefits for the family, serve the family, and even risk their lives for it.

Shi Jie and his two companions planned to go to a cultivator family, but Lin Yang did not want to join any other forces for the time being.

They were disciples dismissed from the Moonshadow Sect, with clean backgrounds, and since they came from the Time-Space Tree, joining some ordinary families would be no problem for them.

However, the situations of cultivator families are all complex, and they are subject to many constraints.

He currently has nearly a million yuan worth of sand, as well as some resources that can be sold.

Therefore, Lin Yang plans to play the lone wolf for a while and see how things go.

Upon hearing this, Shi Jie and the other two didn't say much. After all, everyone has their own ambitions. Although they regretted not being able to join a cultivator family with Lin Yang, they didn't want to force him. So they said:

"Then, Senior Brother Lin Yang, let's keep in touch."

"Okay!" Lin Yang did not refuse.

Shi Jie and the other two had a life-or-death bond with him.

They were among the first friends we made after arriving in the Primordial Ancient Land.

Although we will no longer be fellow disciples, this friendship can still continue.

Multiple friends have multiple roads.

Afterwards, Lin Yang and Shi Jie said their goodbyes. Outside the Moon Shadow Sect, some cultivator families were taking the opportunity to recruit disciples.

The Moon Shadow Sect looks down on disciples who are above the Dao, but for these cultivator families, the sect's disciples are still highly sought after.

Moreover, since they are recruited right at the foot of the mountain, there is no need to bother investigating their backgrounds, which saves a lot of trouble.

Therefore, many dismissed disciples would be surrounded by people from various cultivator families as soon as they left the sect, asking if they wanted to join.

The conditions provided by each cultivator's family are not quite the same, and are applicable to people of different cultivation levels.

Lin Yang was naturally recruited by others, but he declined them all.

Then, he walked a long distance away, concealed himself without making a sound, and headed alone to Baichi City.

The fixed route to Blazing City is now extremely safe.

Various cultivator families came to the Moonshadow Sect to recruit the dismissed disciples, and the venomous creatures on the road had already been dealt with.

The Tiankun Sect members also ceased their covert attacks on former Yueying Sect disciples who had joined other cultivator families.

Since they have already joined another family, they are no longer disciples of the Moon Shadow Sect. To rashly attack them would be tantamount to offending the family they have joined.

Although Tiankun Sect is a second-rate sect, it does not dare to easily offend many families.

Therefore, Lin Yang traveled with peace of mind.

Around Baichi City, there are strongholds where independent cultivators gather.

He planned to live at the hermitage for a while and see how it went.

……

East of Baichi City, a stronghold for independent cultivators.

After a long journey, Lin Yang arrived here.

He did not choose to enter the City of Blazing.

Living in Baichi City is quite expensive.

In the outposts of independent cultivators, unless they live in the core area, they can settle down anywhere on the outskirts for a small fee.

These fees were paid to the three major families of Baichi City, the joint operators of the stronghold.

The three major families of Baichi City provide a certain degree of protection for the strongholds of independent cultivators.

The outpost also contains various shops and residential areas, making it a simplified version of a city.

The closer an area is to the center of the stronghold, the more expensive the living costs, but the most expensive is still not as expensive as White City.

Lin Yang did not choose to go to the central area immediately. After paying a small fee to the administrator, he obtained a foothold on the outskirts and began to familiarize himself with the situation of the entire base.

The entire gathering place of independent cultivators is actually quite a distance from Baichi City.

However, the three major families have guard teams stationed within their strongholds, so their safety is somewhat guaranteed.

Well, it's only "small" that's guaranteed.

As for making money, the three families also provide some jobs, but the pay is not high.

Apart from that, you have to rely on yourself for everything.

"People who live in the gathering place of independent cultivators all have some kind of expertise, otherwise it would be difficult for them to survive."

Lin Yang whispered.

According to his understanding, there are some experts in array formations in this stronghold who make money by selling complete array formations.

There are also those skilled in refining elixirs who make a living by selling elixirs with various effects.

And some people who refine magical artifacts and weapons make money by refining weapons for others.

There are countless paths, each different from the last.

Almost everyone has a skill or specialty.

As for Lin Yang himself...

"Whether it's magic arrays, elixirs, or even the crafting of Dao weapons, I only know the basics; it seems I'm not particularly skilled in any of them..."

Lin Yang felt a little helpless.

Although once one's cultivation reaches a certain level, one will have a certain degree of mastery over these skills.

But mastering and being proficient are two different things.

For example, Dao soldiers; basic Dao soldiers can be forged at each Dao level.

But the quality is just average.

To forge high-grade Dao weapons, one needs to study them in detail.

Otherwise, the failure rate would be terribly high, which would be a complete waste of materials.

The same principle applies to magic arrays and elixirs.

Some basic magic arrays and medicines can be set up and refined at will.

Even advanced techniques require in-depth study and countless hands-on practice to master.

Lin Yang himself had an astonishingly fast cultivation speed along the way, which meant he hadn't specifically studied any particular skill.

This has led to his current somewhat awkward situation.

"It seems I need to seriously study a skill."

Lin Yang pondered and began to consider which skill he should specialize in.

Once you reach the Dao level, your progress slows down considerably. Learning a skill is a good option; otherwise, if you want to make money, you'll have to fight on the border battlefield.

Going to the border battlefield with your current cultivation level would be no different from sending yourself to your death.

It would be better to cultivate and master a skill at the same time. (End of Chapter)