Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

"I wonder when Fellow Daoist Ji Danqing met with this incident? What kind of demonic beast harmed him?" Although he had a premonition, Lu Yan still felt a sense of emotion.

"Yesterday, Brother Qing went out to hunt a hidden beast and was struck by its tail, instantly dying." These words were spoken by Zhu Yuerong.

She spoke with deep sorrow, her eyes brimming with tears, and she appeared utterly heartbroken.

"Who would have thought that Second Brother would be so unlucky? It's truly a case of heaven being jealous of talent." The other younger brothers of the Ji family also joined in the sorrow.

"I am but a weak woman, helpless and alone in Wuyou City. I can only rely on Brother Huang to live out my remaining days." As she said this, Zhu Yuerong began to sob. Coupled with her gentle and charming appearance, it was heartbreaking.

"Rong'er, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of you in place of your elder brothers." Ji Danhuang was deeply moved and gently comforted Zhu Yuerong by holding her soft hand.

Lu Yan: ...

Um~

Well, how should I put it?

For a moment, no words of comfort were available. At least Ji Danqing died a more heroic death than Ji Danke, and the Hidden Beast was more valuable than the Red Claw Rabbit.

"Fellow Daoist Huang, please take good care of your health." Before parting, Lu Yan reminded Ji Danhuang.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lu."

Lu Yan remained lost in thought for a long time as he watched the group leave.

Everything seems to be repeating itself.

Unfortunately, this is their family matter and we have no right to interfere.

In the evening, Lu Yan packed up his stall and went home, only to be met by Zheng Qu, who invited him to go hunting monsters the next day.

Lu Yan thought about it and agreed. He had been running back and forth between the mine and home lately, so it was time for him to go out and relax.

The next day, the group gathered at the city gate and, by sheer coincidence, ran into Yue Tingxin, the teacher who had led the group before.

However, at this point she was already a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, and no longer led teams on training missions, but instead focused on hunting monsters to earn spirit stones.

"Sister Yue." The group quickly stepped forward to greet her.

"Oh, it's you guys." At first, Yue Tingxin didn't recognize them until she saw Lu Yan.

"It seems you've all undergone a complete transformation during this time." Looking at the group of people who had gone from being green and inexperienced to being calm and skilled, Yue Tingxin couldn't help but praise them.

"It's all thanks to Sister Yue's excellent teaching." The others also flattered her.

"But what surprised me the most was Lu Yan. It hasn't been that long, and you've already become a Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator. Your progress is truly astounding." Yue Tingxin patted Lu Yan on the shoulder and praised him.

"It's just a few minor opportunities, nothing to mention. I haven't even congratulated Sister Yue on becoming a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator yet."

Seeing that Yue Tingxin was paying close attention to Lu Yan, the others also consciously gave the two space and stopped talking.

"Now that you've reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, you should be able to come into contact with some powerful demonic beasts. I'll take you under my wing from now on." As she spoke, Yue Tingxin patted her chest, trembling slightly, which made Lu Yanxin tremble with fear.

"Thank you for your help, Sister Yue." I really wanted to save those two granaries from Yue Tingxin's hands.

Before parting, Lu Yan and Yue Tingxin switched places to make it easier to stay in touch.

Afterwards, Lu Yan and Zheng Qu's group began hunting monsters. With Lu Yan, a master at the fifth level of Qi Refining, having gained quite a bit today, no one dared to cause trouble.

After returning, Lu Yan continued to busy himself while guiding the four Cheng Mingyu brothers until the roulette wheel returned to zero.

Looking at the humans, demons, monsters, and ghosts, Lu Yan began to ponder.

I've just broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, so there's no rush for the Bloodline Fruit.

The path of talismans has also encountered a bottleneck due to the inheritance of the pearl.

Now only the human and demon wheels remain.

Since that's the case, let's spin the 'human' shaped wheel this time, and the 'devil' shaped wheel next time.

As the turntable stopped spinning, ten afterimages appeared.

Seven spirit stones, a jade bottle, a wooden chicken carving, and a bead of inheritance that Lu Yan recognized very well.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yan was overjoyed and immediately clicked on the Pearl of Inheritance.

"Pearl of Inheritance (Disposable)"

A ritual implement that can store the knowledge learned by the living and pass it on to the next generation.

Friendly reminder: You may have spent your whole life refining medicine, but you can only refine first-tier pills until you die. You can never even get close to the threshold of second-tier pills.

Sigh... Why are second-tier pills so difficult to refine?

Honestly, is this all I'm destined to be for?

I hope that someone destined to achieve this can break free from these shackles and fulfill my unwavering wish.

Lu Yan was overjoyed after learning about the information inside the Pearl of Inheritance.

Unexpectedly, this contains the inheritance of an alchemist, and a complete first-tier pill at that, unlike the previous inheritance bead, which could only reach the level of a mid-tier first-tier talisman master.

Moreover, I am now extremely wealthy and can afford to learn alchemy. In the future, my achievements in alchemy will be far greater than those in talisman making.

With a large number of pills that they refine themselves, their cultivation level will improve more rapidly.

First, put down the Pearl of Inheritance and examine the remaining two items.

The most interesting one is the wooden chicken carving. The previous chicken could lay spirit eggs, so this one shouldn't be too bad either.

"Wooden Chicken (Disposable)"

This is a treasure passed down from a eunuch, for men only. After use, it confiscates one's penis for three days, and no one can find out.

Friendly reminder: As a creature with a penis, I am very curious about those without, so I made myself like them and temporarily put my penis away.

After becoming one of them, I realized that being a woman is actually pretty good.

Should I stand or squat to pee from now on?

Lu Yan: ...

This is just too inexplicable.

Unexpectedly, the effect of this wood oil chicken was to turn a man into a woman for three days.

Lu Yan was somewhat disappointed, feeling that this thing was rather useless.

We can only hope that the last jade bottle is a good thing.

"Tastes like chewing shit"

A pharmacist's creation, made from a variety of drugs, can alter the sense of taste in living beings. After taking it, whatever one eats or drinks will feel like eating excrement or drinking excrement soup.

Friendly reminder: I just want to be a good cook and share delicious food with the world.

Why do you all always say my cooking is bad? I've already tried my best!

Hehehe~ Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being impolite.

I'm going to make you feel like you're eating shit no matter what you eat!

Lu Yan: ...

Well, this thing is even worse than a wood-oil chicken, it's even more useless.

Fortunately, a Heirloom Pearl appeared this time.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Yan began to digest the alchemist knowledge within the Pearl of Inheritance, learning their experience, insights, and techniques.

The path of alchemy, like talisman crafting, is divided into levels: low, medium, and high.

However, elixirs have an additional quality classification compared to talismans, which divides them into low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade, and top-grade based on their quality.

Now that we have received the alchemist's inheritance, we cannot slack off.

The next morning, Lu Yan went to the market to buy books on alchemy.

Complete Guide to Basic Medicinal Herbs

Pharmacological Analysis

Basic Knowledge of Alchemy

Basic Alchemy Techniques

How to Seduce a Fairy Using the Identity of an Alchemist

wait~

It took Lu Yan more than ten days to finish reading all of the books.