My path to immortality began with my posting to guard Dawancun.

Chapter 353 Life
This is not over yet,

Being a guide isn't necessarily a safe and worry-free job.

Actually,
This profession also carries inherent risks.

Even if you develop the ability to see with discerning eyes and instantly identify which one is a new cultivator from outside,
However, it's difficult to determine whether the new cultivator needs a guide.

In order to find more business,
All I could do was go up to them one by one and try to sell myself.

Seize every opportunity to make a business deal.

However, each cultivator has a different temperament and personality, and their attitudes will naturally differ as well.

If you encounter someone with a better temper, they'll simply wave their hand dismissively, like shooing away a fly, and say they don't need it.

Those with a bad temper might resort to verbal abuse and physical violence.

They even encountered some ruthless individuals.
Their lives could be in danger!

Wang Xiaoer lost his arm because of this.

Several years ago,
The Azure Essence Waterweed has emerged in the Borderland Forest, and a series of subsequent events have led to a large number of cultivators from outside Qing City traveling to the Borderland Forest in search of treasure.
then,

The number of outsiders in Qingcheng increased dramatically in a short period of time.
It is also a mixed bag.

Wang Xiaoer, oblivious to the danger, targeted a vicious person and pulverized his arm into mincemeat with a single finger.
Find someone to compensate you.

Should the city guards uphold justice and even arrest the perpetrators?

Are you kidding me? !

Who would care whether you live or die, you mere ant at the first level of Qi cultivation?

During a casual conversation with Shen Changchuan,
Wang Xiaoer's voice was somewhat cautious.

Not daring to speak loudly,

He didn't even dare to show the slightest hatred towards his enemy who had severed his arm; his gaze involuntarily swept around his surroundings, as if afraid his words would reach the other's ears.
Like ordinary people struggling to survive at the bottom of society,

Be careful.

Of course,
Life is not entirely dark.

It still has a lot of brilliance.

Several years ago,
He is already married.

After getting married, she gave birth to a big, healthy son.

His current goal is to save up as many spirit stones as possible and accumulate some savings so that his son can successfully cultivate Qi before the age of six and then join the most famous Shushan Academy in the city.

but,

It won't be easy to achieve this dream.

Based on current price levels and his income level.

It's similar to how ordinary working people in their previous lives wanted to buy a house, get married, and have children in the city.
No matter how difficult

You still have to have dreams.

Shen Changchuan could sense it.
When Wang Xiaoer talked about his wife and son, the glimmer of light that had dimmed in his eyes shone brightly again.

Regarding Wang Xiaoer's life,

Shen Changchuan offered no comment.

They would never make such nonsensical remarks online as they did in their previous life, such as childish statements like "poor people are not qualified to have children."

poverty?
Then you would have to kill all two or three billion people in the Afro-Asia region who are still struggling to make ends meet before you would have the right to say you are poor!

Compared to the wealthy who have a fortune of hundreds of millions, ordinary people are certainly poor.

But compared to the vast and numerous populations around the world who have yet to escape hunger, how poor can you be?
I'm used to looking up.
Looking at that peak that I can never climb.

He then resented his humble origins and his parents for not giving him birth at the top.

But I never thought that,
The height one is born standing at,

It is also a 'peak' that many others at the foot of the mountain can only look up at and never reach in their entire lives!
A peaceful living environment, free education, a life with enough food and clothing, and a stable society—these things we take for granted are actually treasures that countless people would rather die than possess!

Just like Wang Xiaoer.

He lived at the very bottom of Qingcheng.

But was he really poor?
In fact, as a cultivator
How bad could he be?
Once he returns to the countryside and goes down to the mortal world, he will be the lofty and powerful immortal lord that countless mortals yearn for!

Everyone has their own way of living. Shen Changchuan would never stand on high and mighty to point fingers at other people's lives.

Perhaps it was influenced by the philosophy of his master, You Longzi.

He may have some shortcomings, such as being overly didactic, but he won't let others make life choices according to his own ideas.

Shen Changchuan was merely a listener.

During this process,

I don't know why,
The other person's life experiences
Instead, Shen Changchuan felt a sense of peace.

Strong winds and strong grass

All living beings rise and fall between heaven and earth.

This calmed and soothed Shen Changchuan's mind.

This kind of enlightenment,

It was something that Shen Changchuan found difficult to describe in words.

Ah, life.

Shen Changchuan let out a long sigh in his heart.

Perhaps Wang Xiaoer in front of me has some similarities to myself in my previous life when I went out into society to make a living.

I felt a resonance with it.

Perhaps it was because he had been spending his days and nights refining pills or practicing alchemy, with almost no time to rest, that he had accumulated too much fatigue.

Wang Xiaoer's experience gave his constantly tense nerves a wonderful sense of relaxation.

So that
At this moment, his mind was not only soothed and relaxed,
Even in my heart, I have a vague sense of enlightenment.

These five spirit stones,
It was definitely worth the expense!
of course,

Although I heard Wang Xiaoer's life story along the way, I gained some insights.

But Shen Changchuan didn't reveal anything.
They did not give up on their goals.

Calm your mind slightly.

Under Wang Xiaoer's leadership,
He arrived at the black market in Qingcheng.

The black market in Qingcheng is rather strange.

It truly felt like being underground in Qingcheng; apart from a few dim lights, the area was almost entirely dark.

Its entrance is located in an extremely secluded corner, seemingly connected to a hidden drainage system within the city.
If no one guides you,

They are extremely difficult to find.

This piqued Shen Changchuan's interest slightly.

In fact,

The black market did not disappoint Shen Changchuan.

The people inside were almost all covered with black cloths, their faces hidden. The stalls around sold almost everything imaginable, most of which were of dubious origin and even had fresh bloodstains on them.
There are quite a few good things inside, and many of them are relatively inexpensive compared to other places.

However, Wang Xiaoer also reminded Shen Changchuan.
While there's a chance to find bargains on the black market, there's also a risk of being scammed.

For example, something happened recently.

Someone excitedly snagged a top-tier magical artifact from the black market.

Not long after, it was used in battle against the enemy.

It was recognized as the personal magic weapon of the beloved son of a Nascent Soul Realm expert.
So later

No one has seen that person again.

Perhaps the person who bought the ritual implement was wronged.

But that's how the black market works.

This is just one aspect.

Although Wang Xiaoer, a local bully, lacked real strength, he was well-informed.

As far as he knows,
In the black market, there are even secret fishing techniques devised by heretical cultivators to lure in wealthy victims.
(End of this chapter)