Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

"Die!" The Foundation Establishment cultivator thrust his spear at Lu Yan.

"Get out of my way!" Lu Yan struck his spear with a pickaxe.

The immense force sent his spear flying.

"How is that possible! She's even stronger than me!" The Foundation Establishment cultivator looked on in disbelief.

A single pill can enable a Qi Refining cultivator to defeat a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Did you take a magic pill?

"Again!" The Foundation Establishment cultivator was unconvinced and continued to charge forward with his spear.

"Die!" Lu Yan pointed his left hand at him and then extended his middle finger.

"Deadly assembly line!"

A thin stream of water swept across him, splitting his body and gun in two.

In an instant.

Lu Yan's attack stunned the other four Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lu Yan swept his arm across the Foundation Establishment cultivator holding the Tranquilizing Pill, severing his arm.

He withdrew his arm, turned and left without looking back, heading straight for his next target.

In fact, the Tranquilizing Pill was not very effective for Lu Yan, since his soul had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. The main effects were the other three types of pills and the Foundation Establishment Pill.

I need to get my hands on those pills while they're still effective.

"A precious artifact."

"Secret Manual"

"A pill, but unfortunately it's a second-tier Spirit Nourishing Pill."

Lu Yan ran while checking the items, focusing on the five treasures for Foundation Establishment.

"Found it, it's a Tenacity Meridian Pill!" Upon discovering several Foundation Establishment cultivators vying for a Tenacity Meridian Pill, Lu Yan joined the fray without hesitation.

"Shadow Overlay!" The God of Mining swung his pickaxe, creating countless shadows that forced the Foundation Establishment cultivators back.

"Give it to me!" The deadly assembly line swept across, and the Foundation Establishment cultivator who snatched the Tenacity Pill was instantly torn to pieces.

Lu Yan grabbed the pills and ran.

"Stop!" The Foundation Establishment cultivators, seeing their pills snatched, immediately gave chase.

Lu Yan ignored them and continued searching for his next target.

"Xuanhuang Pill!" A moment later, Lu Yan saw another Xuanhuang Pill being put into a storage ring by a cultivator. Lu Yan scanned it with his divine sense and found that the other party had the cultivation of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Without saying a word, Lu Yan picked up the pickaxe of the mining god and got to work.

"You, a mere Qi Refining scum, actually attacked me? Are you crazy?" The mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator looked utterly incredulous.

However, he still held his sword to defend himself.

"Clang~"

Sparks flew, but neither of them backed down.

"Such strength! It's actually on par with mine." This surprised the mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator even more.

"Cloud-Turning Slash!" The scene was too chaotic, and the mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator was unwilling to get entangled with Lu Yan any longer.

With a single swing of the sword, a surge of sword energy arrived.

"One pickaxe decides the fate!" Lu Yan retorted, not to be outdone.

"Boom!"

The two energies collided, producing a huge explosion.

When the smoke cleared, Lu Yan was still unharmed.

The attack ended in a draw.

"How is this possible!" The mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator was dumbfounded.

Are all Qi Refining stage cultivators this fierce these days?

What's the point of the Foundation Establishment stage then?

Seeing the other party stunned, Lu Yan would not miss this opportunity and pointed his prepared Soul-Piercing Thorn at him.

"middle!"

The Soul Piercing Thrust hit its target squarely.

"Ah!" The mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator began to scream in agony, clutching his head.

Lu Yan had been taking Soul-Devouring Bee Honey without stopping, and had already finished it some time ago.

Although the effects of honey were getting weaker, it greatly improved Lu Yan's spiritual sense, which had reached two hundred feet, making his spiritual strength comparable to that of cultivators in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

One blow rendered him incapable of resistance.

"Split!" The deadly assembly line swept out directly, attempting to dismember it.

"Sizzle sizzle~" But the other party was wearing an inner armor, and it was quite expensive. The Deadly Assembly Line couldn't break it open for a while.

"Die!" The pickaxe was used once again to decide the fate of the world.

The pickaxe tip swung down at him with terrifying force.

"Peng~"

The head of the mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator exploded like a watermelon.

Red and white paint was scattered everywhere.

This scene was witnessed by the other cultivators who were watching.

I simply couldn't believe my eyes.

The Qi Refining stage not only surpassed a major realm but also a minor realm, killing a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

This world is truly a bit crazy.

After taking the storage ring from the mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, Lu Yan continued his search.

This time, no cultivators pursued Lu Yan, this monster.

"Qi Transformation Pill, Foundation Establishment Pill," Lu Yan muttered as he searched around.

At this moment, thanks to the Blood Explosion Pill, the body's Qi and blood remain abundant and continuous.

However, his spiritual energy was being consumed very quickly, since both his "One Pickaxe Decides the Fate" and "Deadly Production Line" skills were very mana-intensive.

He then took out the Spirit-Returning Pacifier from the system and sucked on it, and his gradually depleted dantian began to rapidly replenish his mana.

Lu Yan has returned to his peak condition.

"kill!"

Lu Yan then participated in several more battles, but the storage rings he obtained only contained some cultivation techniques and magical artifacts; there was no trace of Qi Transformation Pills or Foundation Establishment Pills.

By this time, the auction items scattered by the mysterious man had already been snatched up by numerous cultivators. To obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill, one had to kill and plunder.

Moreover, many cultivators had already died in the previous robbery, and the lives of Foundation Establishment cultivators were as fragile as ants.

"Tsk tsk tsk~ I didn't expect that old bastard Fei Qichen to have stolen so many good things." Several cultivators were discussing loudly when Lu Yan was searching.

"Yes, yes, not only did he steal a mid-grade magic weapon, but he also snatched three Foundation Establishment Pills. He's made a fortune now," another cultivator replied.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan immediately turned around.

"Who is Fei Qichen?" Lu Yan pressed the pickaxe of the mining god against the cultivator's forehead.

"It's...it's...it's to the east. There's a white-faced, long-bearded cultivator." The cultivator was startled by Lu Yan's action and pointed tremblingly to the east.

Having received accurate information, Lu Yan immediately let him go and flew eastward at high speed.

"Phew~ That scared me. I thought I was going to die here." The cultivator breathed a sigh of relief after surviving the ordeal.

"Yes, that person's aura was terrifying. Although his cultivation level was only at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, he gave me the feeling of being at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment." Another cultivator nodded in agreement.

"But Fei Qichen is a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. Isn't this guy just courting death by going after him?"

"Who cares? What does it matter to us whether he lives or dies?"

……

Lu Yan continued walking eastward.

They searched everywhere for the white-faced, long-bearded monk and loudly called out the name Fei Qichen.

"What business do you have with me?" Before long, Fei Qichen heard Lu Yan's call and went straight to greet him.

Late foundation building!

After scanning him with his divine sense, Lu Yan knew his strength and frowned slightly.

I can only deal with mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators at most right now; I definitely can't handle late-Foundation Establishment cultivators. It seems I can't resort to violence.

"Senior Fei, I've heard that you have Foundation Establishment Pills. May I ask if you could sell me one?" Lu Yan said politely, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

"You want to buy the Foundation Establishment Pill?" Fei Qichen raised an eyebrow slightly.

"That's right." Seeing that there was hope, Lu Yan began to rejoice.

"How many spirit stones are you willing to offer?" Fei Qichen asked.

"Two hundred mid-grade spirit stones." Lu Yan held up two fingers. This price was far higher than the actual value of the Foundation Establishment Pill, and it represented all of his wealth except for high-grade spirit stones.