Daily Intelligence: From Miner to Dao Ancestor of Alchemy and Talismans

After ten years of stagnation, he had already accumulated a profound foundation of spiritual energy, but he was just lacking an opportunity to break through.

Now, with the guidance of the exquisite cultivation path of the True Explanation of Fire Control, the solid foundation of the complete Dao of Alchemy, and the support of a massive amount of high-level pills, the bottleneck that is stuck at the fifth level of Qi Refining is already extremely fragile.

Xu Yuan focused his mind and spirit, immersing himself in the circulation of spiritual energy, controlling the surging medicinal power to repeatedly challenge the barriers to his cultivation.

Suddenly... a faint cracking sound came from inside the body, and the barrier between the fifth and sixth levels of Qi Refining shattered with a bang!

The powerful spiritual energy completely spiraled out of control, surging wildly within his dantian. His cultivation level soared, and he stepped into the sixth level of Qi Refining without any hindrance, firmly establishing himself without any further fluctuations.

Late stage of Qi Refining! After ten years of dormancy, he went from being a Qi Refining Level 3 loser ridiculed by everyone to stepping into the late stage of Qi Refining in one fell swoop, achieving a leap that countless rogue cultivators could not reach in their entire lives!

The spiritual energy around him was almost tangible, flowing slowly and exuding a heavy and sharp aura, more than three times stronger than before. His divine sense also surged, and he could clearly see the slightest movement within a hundred feet.

Xu Yuan slowly clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within his body. A glimmer of light finally flashed in his eyes. Only after stepping into the late stage of Qi Refining could he truly establish himself in Qingya Workshop and have the confidence to face the crisis head-on.

He did not indulge in the joy of his breakthrough. He immediately got up, took out talisman paper and talisman brush, and with the surge of spiritual power after the breakthrough and his more exquisite control over spiritual power, he sat down to draw talismans.

The tip of the pen was imbued with spiritual power, and the strokes were steady, outlining the runes with flowing grace, without the slightest hesitation.

First came the defensive treasure, the Top-Grade Thick Earth Talisman. The moment the rune took shape, the earth-yellow spiritual light surged, and a heavy spiritual energy wave swept over. A faint spiritual light flowed on the talisman. With this talisman, one could withstand three full-force attacks from a Foundation Establishment cultivator, maximizing one's life-saving ability.

Next came the top-grade Explosive Flame Talisman. Crimson runes scorched the talisman paper, containing a violent fire elemental power. Its power was enough to severely injure a Foundation Establishment cultivator, making it his sharpest offensive trump card.

With one offensive and one defensive move, two top-grade talismans were formed, completely solidifying Xu Yuan's confidence.

Now, his cultivation has reached the late stage of Qi Refining. He possesses top-grade pill formulas, incomplete formulas for Foundation Establishment Pills, and a superior-grade pill furnace. He also has top-grade offensive and defensive talismans by his side. Even if he were to face a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the early stage, he would have the strength to fight. Furthermore, he would have the resources to plan and intercept the enemy during the bloodbath six months later.

He slowly finished his practice, carefully put away the talisman, and was about to sort out what he had gained that day when his aura suddenly froze. A chilling killing intent quietly spread from outside the courtyard wall, locking onto his small courtyard and his lifeline.

The murderous intent was cold and ruthless, making no attempt to conceal its killing intent; it was clear that the intention was to take his life.

Xu Yuan's eyes turned cold, and he instantly understood the reason.

His cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds recently, and he has been in close contact with Li Qinghe, the steward of the Zhao family. His crushing of Zhou Chengxian and others in the courtyard had already attracted the attention of some people. Today, during the city-wide search, he avoided the situation without any flaws. This abnormal behavior was finally noticed by the Blood Fiend Sect's inside agent.

Those lurking spies, having noticed his sudden rise to prominence and his complicated ties with the Zhao family, have already listed him as a potential threat that must be eliminated in advance.

An ordinary rogue cultivator, locked onto by such chilling killing intent, would have been terrified out of their wits.

Xu Yuan remained seated calmly on the couch, his aura steady, showing no sign of panic.

The next second, a slight smirk appeared on his lips.

He was worried that he couldn't get a close look at the detailed deployment of the Blood Fiend Sect's spies, and that he had no survivors to question in order to find out the specific identities and roles of the twelve spies.

Since the other party has offered it to him, he has no reason not to accept this "generous gift".

The night was as dark as ink, spilling over every corner of Qingya Ward. The protective array's light screen gleamed with a pale golden light in the night sky. Under martial law, even the wind blowing through the alleys carried a sense of oppression. Apart from the crisp sound of patrolling guards' armor clashing, there was not a sound of human voices in the streets.

Xu Yuan's courtyard was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The chilling killing intent outside the courtyard wall was keeping a close watch on the movements inside, yet it hesitated to make a move, clearly waiting for midnight, the time between shifts of patrolling guards, the weakest point in the entire market's defenses.

Xu Yuan sat cross-legged on the couch, his eyes slightly closed, but his divine sense had already spread out, firmly locking onto the two lurking figures outside the courtyard.

The two cultivators at the fifth level of Qi Refining were surrounded by the bloody aura unique to the Blood Fiend Sect. They held their breath, and if it weren't for the surge in their divine sense after breaking through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, they would not have been able to detect these two lurking venomous snakes at all.

Without the slightest panic, Xu Yuan subtly moved his fingertips, first injecting spiritual power to activate the concealment restriction that had been set up in the corner of the courtyard. A faint light screen instantly spread out, locking down all the spiritual power fluctuations in the courtyard. Even if the furnace inside exploded, not a sound could be heard outside the courtyard.

Immediately afterwards, he stood up and landed silently like a cat, with three trapping talismans between his fingertips, and stuck them on the inside of the courtyard gate, under the threshold of the house door, and under the floor tiles in the center of the main room.

Each talisman is connected to an extremely fine silkworm thread, so fine that it is difficult to see with the naked eye. Anyone who steps into it will trigger the restriction.

After setting up the trapping array, he buried eight explosive flame talismans at the four corners of the array. The fuses were linked to the trapping array, so as long as the trapping array was locked, the explosive flame talismans would be activated at the same time, forming a bombardment without blind spots within the closed array.

In the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, the three layers of killing formations were interlocked, turning the small courtyard into a dead end where one could enter but not leave.

After doing all this, Xu Yuan sat back on the couch, suppressing most of his spiritual power, only deliberately revealing a faint trace of Qi Refining Level 6 aura, pretending to be completely unaware, closing his eyes and meditating, even his breathing frequency was exactly the same as when he was usually cultivating.

He had calculated it correctly. The reason these two spies dared to come to his door late at night was because they were certain he was just an ordinary rogue cultivator who had just broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining by sheer luck, with no background and no combat experience. In the hands of these two veterans at the fifth level of Qi Refining, he was nothing more than meat on a chopping board.

Underestimating their enemy is their greatest path to certain death.

As soon as midnight arrived, the patrol sounds in the streets and alleys of the market suddenly disappeared, and during the shift change, the entire Qingyafang fell into a brief silence.

"Whoosh!!!" Two soft whooshing sounds rang out, and two figures dressed in black with black veils on their faces flipped over the courtyard wall like ghosts, landing silently without even bending a single blade of grass under their feet.

The two exchanged a glance and both saw contempt in each other's eyes.

One of them used telepathy, his voice low and sinister, "That's it? So what if you're at the sixth level of Qi Refining? You didn't even set up a decent restriction. You really are an inexperienced rogue cultivator."