You promised yourself to be a caged bird, but you became the supreme young master?

"What are you thinking about? Why are you so serious?"

Looking at Lu Heng, who was deep in thought.

Lu Jinnian asked in confusion.

Lu Mingze is so far away from them, what's there for him to ponder?

"I'm just wondering how long it will take to surpass him?" Lu Heng replied calmly.

"How could that be..." Lu Jinnian subconsciously denied this possibility.

But the next moment, he remembered his initial optimism about Lu Heng, and that this guy possessed superior comprehension talent.

If cultivation is only a short journey, comprehension talent will naturally be inferior to cultivation talent. However, for a long journey, comprehension talent will surpass comprehension talent.

"Okay, it's not impossible, but it'll probably take a long time," Lu Jinnian replied sheepishly.

Unbeknownst to him, he had become friends with a genius whose comprehension was half a level higher than that of an ordinary cultivation genius.

Looking back now, it really seems a bit unbelievable.

This stands in stark contrast to those who fawn over geniuses all day long but are unlikely to be respected in return.

So much so that many times, even when you've already accepted it in your heart, you still can't process it.

"It shouldn't take long," Lu Heng thought to himself.

Of course, there's no need to say that to hurt Lu Jinnian right now.

If the gap is only a little bit, a normal person can still muster the desire to catch up.

But if the gap becomes so extreme that it leads to despair, a normal person's first thought would be to give up.

Well, Lu Heng was mainly worried that he would get beaten up if he continued to stay at Versailles.

He hasn't even entered the country yet, so there's a high probability he can't beat Lu Jinnian.

If Lu Jinnian gets so angry that he slaps his forehead and decides he should hit him sooner rather than later, he probably won't have the chance to hit him again.

That would be terrible.

If we really want to continue with Versailles, we'll have to wait until this guy can't beat us anymore.

When the time comes, Lu Jinnian can turn his grief and anger into motivation and inspire himself.

Just thinking about it made Lu Heng feel a little moved.

Whether Lu Jinnian would be moved if she knew his thoughts is another matter entirely.

………………

After getting to know the outer courtyard, Lu Heng discovered that compared to the Foundation Establishment stage in the martial arts arena, there was an additional martial arts exercise every ten days, a rating every three months, and tasks from the Internal Affairs Hall.

In fact, compared to before, there is still only one crucial fundamental point.

That is cultivation!

For a practitioner, cultivation is always the top priority, no matter what.

The progress of your spiritual practice determines everything!

If one's cultivation progress is not up to standard, then no matter how well one does everything else, it will be of no use and will all be empty talk.

Lu Heng felt that it was time to put his previous plans on the agenda, and even to carry them out now.

In this world, at least for the current stage, the cultivation resources he needs can all be purchased with mortal money.

The inferior spiritual rice used in the production of low-grade spiritual food is, in fact, mostly grown by mortals rather than cultivators, as that would be too inefficient.

However, planting is one thing, but for ordinary farmers, let alone low-grade spiritual food, even the spiritual rice they grow themselves is only something they can only look up to when they see its price.

One thing is one thing; how can the two be equated?

This was said by Lu Heng's fellow young men in fine clothes during his time at the martial arts training grounds.

Having the privilege of being in charge of cultivating spirit rice, and then wanting to eat it? What a joke!

Just like that potato game Lu Heng played in his past life, where in the world do you get to win and still want a share?!

The reason why low-grade spiritual rice and low-grade spiritual food are so expensive is not because they are actually that precious.

Rather, it's because in a monopoly situation, this price is exactly what the monopolist wants to see!

Aristocratic families, sects, and even...

The Imperial Court!!!

Lu Heng's eyes darkened slightly, but he forced himself to stop thinking about it.

To reiterate, this is not something he is in a position to consider at the moment.

What he should be considering now is...

How to acquire enough money to obtain sufficient resources for his current cultivation?

Even before he had established his foundation, Lu Heng had already begun making plans.

However, all previous plans were aborted midway due to various practical reasons.

At this point, there are practically no legitimate ways for Lu Heng to make money.

If that's the case, then only irregular, or rather, less-than-regular, ways of making money might be feasible.

Thinking of this, Lu Heng's eyes became somewhat complicated.

In fact, he had encountered that less-than-legitimate way of making money in his previous life.

At that time, he had no need to, and should not have, fallen to that point.

Having come into this world and now about to become a cultivator, why has he fallen to this state?

Lu Heng narrowed his eyes slightly. This was not his mistake, but a fallacy of this world.

This world is corrupt! It needs to be purified!

………………

As for that somewhat irregular, but legal way to make money in my previous life, it was quite simple.

In the past, this was known in the underworld as "loan sharking"!

Credit investigations are a sure thing, and money comes instantly!

However, compared to money, once credit is lost, it becomes extremely difficult to move around.

In this world, however, things might not be so simple.

"Jin Nian, I'd like to ask if you know anything about the gangs in Qinghe City?"

Having already made plans and was ready to implement them, Lu Heng no longer hesitated and asked decisively.

Why are you asking this?

"Those gangs are all utter trash, nothing more than dogs kept by the city's powerful families and government officials," Lu Jinnian said with some doubt.

"A loan," Lu Heng replied calmly.

In any world, there is a white side and a black side.

Between white and black, there is usually a gray side.

Compared to her previous life, Bai in this world may not be as innocent, but she still cares about saving face in certain matters.

Some things also require a front, which in the past life would be called involvement in organized crime, and in this ancient world, it would be called a gang.

Wherever there are people, there is a world of its own; in this world, every city has its own gangs.

And it is clear that in this world with cultivators, for gangs to exist, they either need cultivators to back them up, or, as Lu Jinnian said, they directly become dogs of cultivator families.

The gang's business was very extensive, which naturally included lending.

"You're crazy."

Those gangs have a basic rule of nine out of thirteen returning to their original locations.

Are you going to give those guys an excuse to rip you off?

How do you plan to repay the money?

Lu Jinnian looked horrified. It was clear that compared to his previous life, when he could only helplessly rage at loan companies in a society governed by law.

The gangs in this world know a little about martial arts.

"Why should I pay back what I borrowed through my own ability?" Lu Heng grinned, revealing his teeth.

In this world, the most cost-effective way to pay off debts is not by honestly paying them off.

Instead, it directly eliminates the creditors who caused the debt in a physical sense!

Since arriving in this world, Lu Heng has been living a very frustrating life.

Things have now stabilized somewhat, and we have gained some confidence through the panel.

With that confidence, wouldn't you dare to be a little reckless?

Then wouldn't he have all that confidence for nothing?

If he were just an ordinary cultivator in the Body Refinement Secret Realm, he would naturally be afraid of gangs.

But if he becomes a cultivator in the Qi Refining Secret Realm, even if he is a branch member of the Lu Clan, then the so-called gang is just a joke!