Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

"We're both at the fourth level of Qi Refining, how come this kid is so strong?" The three of them sensed something was wrong as they fought.

Despite the three of them using all their skills, they still couldn't do anything to Lu Yan. Instead, Lu Yan seized the opportunity and killed the second brother with a single pickaxe strike.

Now only the eldest and the third brother remain on the battlefield.

"This guy is a body cultivator, we're no match for him, let's retreat!" Finally, realizing the situation was bad, the eldest brother abandoned the third brother and turned to run away.

The third brother hadn't even realized what was happening when Lu Yan took him away with a single pickaxe. The eldest brother, however, hadn't run far before Lu Yan caught up with him.

"Fellow Daoist, spare my life! I am willing to hand over everything to you." Seeing that he couldn't win and couldn't escape, the leader began to beg for mercy.

"Fellow Daoist, even if you die, these things will be mine." Lu Yan did not hesitate at all and swung the pickaxe in his hand again.

"Don't kill me, I'm willing to be your slave."

"Fellow Daoists, you were careless. Remember to be a good person in your next life. Farewell."

One swing of the pickaxe ended the battle; all four men were dead.

Lu Yan put away the God of Mining's Pickaxe and began looting the corpse. Of the four low-grade magic weapons, two were completely destroyed, and the other two were also badly damaged. He temporarily put away the four storage bags and would check them later.

Then they went to catch up with Cheng Mingqian and the others.

Having been delayed for so long by these four people, Lu Yan had no choice but to speed up.

"Huh? They're hunting sharp-toothed boars." After finding them, Lu Yan discovered that they were surrounding more than ten sharp-toothed boars.

Only two of these sharp-toothed pigs were large; the rest were all piglets.

Thinking about it, that makes sense. With so many of them and all at the sixth level of Qi Refining, hunting hidden beasts would probably be a loss for them.

The group surrounded the group of sharp-toothed pigs. The cultivators at the mid-stage of Qi Refining dealt with the two larger ones, while the rest dealt with the piglets.

But those two large wild boars were clearly not easy to deal with. Their huge tusks were thicker than their calves, and when they charged around, they were like small tanks, capable of snapping a tree as thick as a person's waist in one go.

No wonder it is said among cultivators that one should not directly confront the impact of the sharp-toothed boar. Under such an attack, even a body cultivator at the mid-stage of Qi Refining would not be able to withstand it.

Cheng Mingqian and his men were also clever; they simply attacked from all sides, using their weapons to inflict more wounds on the sharp-toothed boars.

Even so, several cultivators at the early stage of Qi Refining were still unable to dodge and died under the sharp-toothed pig's snout.

It took a group of people 15 minutes to subdue the entire herd of sharp-toothed boars, resulting in four casualties.

Seeing that they were about to sit down to recover, Lu Yan no longer hesitated and threw out seven or eight fireball talismans, causing the fireballs to explode and cover the entire area.

"Who goes there!" Cheng Mingqian was the first to react, and he drew his knife and chased after Lu Yan.

"The one who killed you." Lu Yan also wanted to test the quality of his sixth-level Qi Refining skill, so he affixed Vajra Talisman and Rock Armor Talisman to himself and used the Mining God's Pickaxe to clash with Cheng Mingqian.

"Clang~"

"Damn! I'm no match for him." Lu Yan was forced to retreat by Cheng Mingqian as soon as they started fighting.

As expected, it was still somewhat difficult to fight an enemy two levels above you.

Knowing he was no match for Cheng Mingqian, Lu Yan didn't hesitate. He used four binding talismans to entangle Cheng Mingqian and then turned and ran.

"You're asking for it!" With just a few slashes, he cut the vines off and continued chasing after Lu Yan.

However, the group behind Cheng Mingqian, fearing that Lu Yan was using them as a diversionary tactic, did not follow him out.

After all, there's basically no suspense in a sixth-level Qi Refining cultivator dealing with a fourth-level Qi Refining cultivator.

After taking away the God of Mining's Pickaxe and using the Gale Talisman to accelerate himself, Lu Yan began to dart around the forest using the Flying Monkey technique to evade Cheng Mingqian.

"Kid, you can't escape." As he got closer and closer to Lu Yan, Cheng Mingqian started to make threats.

Having no other choice, Lu Yan could only continue using talismans to keep his distance.

As time passed, Lu Yan noticed that Cheng Mingqian's speed was slowing down and his breathing was becoming more chaotic.

The Blood Fiend Poison worked.

When the fireball exploded, Lu Yan spilled a lot of blood powder, so it has to be said that Cheng Yu helped him a lot.

"Am I poisoned?" Soon, Cheng Mingqian realized something was wrong, so he quickly stopped the pursuit and took a pill to prepare to neutralize the poison in his body.

"Die!" Lu Yan naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by, and took out the Mining God's Pickaxe to start his counterattack.

"Clang~"

As the knife and pickaxe clashed, Lu Yan staggered back two steps, while Cheng Mingqian was also in bad shape, his breathing becoming even more disordered.

"Shameless! They actually poisoned me in secret!" Cheng Mingqian cursed angrily, forced to abandon his efforts to detoxify and defend against Lu Yan's attack.

"Fellow Daoist Cheng, in this world there is no such thing as shame or disgrace, only life or death. As long as victory is achieved, any method can be used." As he spoke, Lu Yan increased the frequency of his attacks.

"Clang clang clang~"

The pickaxe and the greatsword clashed repeatedly. At first, Lu Yan was indeed on the defensive, but soon Cheng Mingqian's Blood Fiend Poison began to intensify, and the offensive power shifted to Lu Yan.

"Bang!"

Just as Lu Yan was about to take down Cheng Mingqian in one fell swoop, he used a Holy Light Talisman to deflect Lu Yan's Pickaxe of the Mining God.

"A first-tier high-level talisman, this is a bit troublesome~" Lu Yan frowned upon seeing this, but continued his attack without stopping.

"Dare to offend the Cheng family, and I will grind you to dust." Cheng Mingqian threatened Lu Yan while speeding up the process of controlling the toxins in his body.

"Click~"

No sooner had Cheng Mingqian finished speaking than the yellow light barrier of the Holy Light Talisman began to crack.

It has to be said that this mining god's pickaxe is really tough.

"How is that possible! Could the pickaxe in your hand be a mid-grade magic weapon?" This scene startled Cheng Mingqian, who hurriedly took out another talisman from his storage bag, but Lu Yan did not give him the chance.

"Clang clang clang~"

In just three strikes, the broadsword in Cheng Mingqian's hand had already broken.

"Spare me! I'm willing to hand over everything."

"Fellow Daoist Cheng, remember to be reborn into a better family in your next life. Farewell."

Lu Yan raised his pickaxe and sent Cheng Mingqian to his death.

"Hoo~" Lu Yan didn't dare to linger. After looting the spoils, he used a spirit-restoring talisman to recover his spiritual power while rushing towards the place of the sharp-toothed boar.

These people themselves have no intention of letting any of them go.

When Lu Yan arrived at the destination, he found that they had all been poisoned. The cultivators in the mid-stage of Qi Refining were in better condition, as they could meditate and take pills to neutralize the poison, while the cultivators in the early stage of Qi Refining had long since fallen into a coma.

"How is it you! Where is Uncle Qian?" The person who was awake was shocked to see Lu Yan coming over.

"Fellow Daoists, rest assured, I will now escort you to see Cheng Mingqian. Farewell!"

After saying that, Lu Yan swung the Mine God's Pickaxe in his hand and ended their lives.

Those cultivators at the mid-stage of Qi Refining only managed to put up a couple of attacks before losing their lives.

After looting their valuables, Lu Yan put the carcasses of the sharp-toothed boars into his storage ring. The monsters would handle the bodies of these people.

After returning, Lu Yan began to check his gains. There were a total of ten storage bags and as many as twenty low-grade magic artifacts, three of which were owned by Cheng Mingqian.

There were over four hundred low-grade spirit stones, over one hundred and fifty talismans of various kinds, over thirty bottles of various pills, and many other miscellaneous items.

This time, I gained a lot.