Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

"Hehehe~ I'm really lucky today. I caught two fat sheep and got eight spirit stones for free. Today I'll take my brothers to the Drunken Flower Pavilion and have some fun with a few young ladies."

"Tsk tsk tsk, the young ladies in this Drunken Flower Pavilion may not have any cultivation, but they are all incredibly beautiful. It's worth spending these spirit stones."

"Sigh~ I had such bad luck today. I lost all my spirit stones in the last few rounds. Next time, I must win them back."

"Pah! A bunch of poor bastards. This is the fourth one already, and they haven't even collected a single spirit stone. What a waste of my time."

"Hmph! If you have spirit stones on you and dare not hand them over, you deserve to die. It'll be good for the brothers to see some blood."

"..."

"That kid Qian Feng actually joined Qingye. He's usually so quiet, yet he broke through to the third level of Qi Refining so quickly."

"But what's the big deal? I might die in the jaws of a monster any day. How could I compare to my current carefree and happy life?"

"..."

"That kid Liu Fei said that there was an eighteen-year-old youth in their mine who suddenly broke through to the second level of Qi Refining. He must have had some incredible opportunity."

"I absolutely cannot let such a good opportunity slip by. If I get this chance, I might be able to break through to the third level of Qi Refining, or even the middle level."

Lu Yan stopped writing his words of truth at this point.

Through this information, Lu Yan learned about this guy's past and his transformation from good to bad.

That guy named Qian Feng must be the fellow villager he mentioned. He's only at the third level of Qi Refining and doesn't pose much of a threat to Lu Yan.

However, I still need to find out how strong Aono really is.

……

The following day, Lu Yan continued working on the mine.

Everyone was surprised to see Lu Yan arrive, including Steward Zheng.

Many people knew that someone was going to make a move against Lu Yan, after all, so many people had intercepted him outside the mine last night.

Now that Lu Yan is fine, they thought he had escaped by luck and hadn't been caught by them.

But after waiting for a long time, neither Liu Fei nor the other man who had been keeping an eye on Lu Yan yesterday showed up for work, and everyone realized that they had been caught.

From then on, no one dared to underestimate Lu Yan, nor did anyone dare to harbor any other thoughts.

"Lu Yan, you did a good job." Manager Zheng praised Lu Yan when he finished work in the evening.

"Just lucky, just lucky," Lu Yan said modestly, waving his hand.

"There's no such thing as luck involved," Manager Zheng shook his head and closed his ledger.

"Does Manager Zheng know about Qingye?" Lu Yan decided to ask Manager Zheng, since he lived in Zhongcheng and knew quite a bit about the area.

"I know a little. Qingye is a small gang in Wuyou City. They specialize in taking on tasks commissioned by others or going out together to hunt monsters to earn spirit stones."

The gang leader's name is Chen Qingye, a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining with profound strength.

Gangs like Qingye are everywhere in Wuyou City. Manager Zheng seemed to have guessed something, but he didn't ask any further questions. He simply explained the general situation of Qingye to Lu Yan.

"Thank you, Manager Zheng." After thanking Manager Zheng, Lu Yan quickly left with the rest of the group.

……

After returning, Lu Yan began inquiring about Qingye's situation in the market and learned that they were in the north of the city.

The neighborhood I live in is called Seventy-Seven Neighborhood, located in the west of the city. There are two hundred neighborhoods like this in Wuyou City.

Now that Qingye poses no threat to him, Lu Yan feels much more at ease.

For the rest of the time, Lu Yan mined and fed the chickens at the same time.

During this time, Manager Liu returned to work, but he couldn't find a way to regrow his hair, so he could only wear a wig and fake eyebrows. He also stopped drinking tea and started drinking alcohol instead.

Many suffer from depression.

On the tenth day, Lu Yan successfully hatched a spirit egg and continued to study the way of talismans.

He spent four days learning the remaining four types of talismans, and then began accumulating more talismans.

By the tenth day, Lu Yan had accumulated fifty talismans, ten of each of the five types.

After that, Lu Yan bought a large number of low-grade Spirit Nourishing Pills and used them with mid-grade spirit stones to begin his cultivation.

His strength improves rapidly every day, but it will still take some time before he can break through to the third level of Qi Refining.

On the very last night, Lu Yan kept his eyes open, waiting for the roulette wheel to unlock.

After the lock was unlocked, Lu Yan did not immediately press the zigzag dial, but instead pondered what the other three options might produce.

First, let's rule out the "Demon" roulette wheel. That thing doesn't work with humans. What if it only works for demons? Then we'd be at a huge loss.

Secondly, remove the "ghost" character from the wheel. Lu Yan's current cultivation method leans towards the yang attribute, which clashes with the yin of ghosts, making it unsuitable.

That leaves only the Demon Wheel. Although we're on different factions, we're all human, so if the demons can use it, we can use it too.

Without hesitation, Lu Yan pressed the button on the "Demon" spinning wheel.

I opened my eyes and watched the turntable spin until it finally stopped, revealing ten afterimages.

Seven red beads, a pill, a black lock, and a strange statue.

Lu Yan knew that if you didn't understand, just press the button.

First are the red beads.

"Qi and Blood Beads"

The bead is filled with vital energy and blood; refining it can improve one's physical condition.

Friendly reminder: Don't underestimate me because I'm small. I'm full of seeds, have a strong firepower, and good endurance.

You might not even be as good as me~

Lu Yan: ...

Was I being mocked?

However, this thing is not bad either, there are various factions among cultivators.

Common types include magic cultivators, sword cultivators, body cultivators, and Gu cultivators.

People like Lu Yan are neither here nor there; they haven't decided on a cultivation path yet and are just ordinary miners.

It will probably take until the mid-stage of Qi Refining to determine one's own faction.

This Qi and Blood Bead is quite a good thing. After refining it, I will have a great advantage in close combat.

Next was the pill.

Blood Explosion Pill

A pill made from a variety of incompatible medicinal herbs. After taking it, one's strength can be increased several times over for a quarter of an hour, and one will become extremely fond of fighting, unafraid of pain, and charging forward bravely, becoming exceptionally crazy.

However, the side effect is that it depletes qi and blood, and the body will be weak for a period of time.

Friendly reminder: Eat me, and you'll discover that it's not me who's going crazy, it's the whole world!

Wow~ As expected of the Demon Word Roulette, even the pills are this potent.

However, this thing can also be used as a trump card. When your own tools are no longer suitable, this Blood Explosion Pill will be of great help.

Next was the black lock.

"Chains of Desire (Disposable)"

The love lock is crafted by a lustful demon and imbued with its power. If you put the hair of both of them into the keyhole at the same time, they will reproduce uncontrollably regardless of the situation.

Friendly reminder: Desire and reproduction are the most genuine things in this world, so why resist them?

Under my love lock, he and she, he and he, she and she, he and it, she and it, it and it, he and it, she and it, it and it, it and it, will all be dominated by desire.

Breed is not a problem, and race is not an obstacle. Come and enjoy the joy of breeding!