Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

Then Lu Yan went to the market and bought a pill furnace. Although it was only a low-grade magic weapon, it cost as much as fifty low-grade spirit stones, which was equivalent to some mid-grade magic weapons.

Then he went to a pharmacist to buy some common medicinal herbs.

After returning home, I immediately started working on it.

First, refine the simplest fasting pill. This is a beginner's pill, and basically all alchemists start with the fasting pill.

As spiritual energy was inputted, flames appeared beneath the alchemy furnace.

Cultivators at the Qi Refining stage cannot conjure pill fire out of thin air; they must use the array within the alchemy furnace to convert spiritual energy into pill fire.

Lu Yan placed all the necessary medicinal materials for the Bigu Pill into the container.

Watching them melt, condense, and finally form the elixir.

After opening the furnace, Lu Yan took out the Bigu Pill.

Since it was his first time refining, Lu Yan only refined one.

The quality is quite good, reaching the top grade, and the Heirloom Pearl deserves much credit.

Then Lu Yan began to try other types of first-tier low-grade pills.

Pills for Strengthening Vitality and Enhancing Yang, Low-Grade Healing Pills, Low-Grade Spirit Nourishing Pills, Low-Grade Spirit Recovery Pills, Detoxification Pills, Tranquilizing Pills, etc.

All were successful on the first try, with quality ranging from inferior to superior.

Lu Yan only needs to learn the basics of this low-level pill; he doesn't plan to delve into it further. The most important thing is the first-level intermediate pill, which is suitable for the current situation.

Lu Yan went to the market to buy some medicinal materials for refining intermediate-grade first-level pills and began to work.

Currently, there are only five types of first-tier intermediate-level pills available on the market.

Intermediate-grade Spirit Nourishing Pills are top sellers; almost every cultivator in the mid-stage of Qi Refining uses them, and the daily consumption is astronomical, so there's no worry about them selling.

Intermediate healing pills are the same; it's inevitable for cultivators hunting demonic beasts to get injured, so everyone keeps some on hand.

Intermediate-grade Spirit Recovery Pills can restore spiritual energy in a short time, but each pill costs three low-grade spirit stones, making them too expensive. People generally use the cheaper Spirit Recovery Talismans instead.

Bone-Strengthening Pills are similar to Blood-Activating Pearls; regular consumption can enhance one's physical strength.

The Qingfeng Pill nourishes Yin, beautifies the skin, and cleanses the body. Because the medicinal materials required are quite precious and the refining process is difficult, each pill costs five low-grade spirit stones. Male cultivators scoff at it, but female cultivators are crazy about it. Every time it is released, it is snatched up as soon as it appears.

The first four of these five pills are useful to me, but the last one is a means to get rich.

Lu Yan went to the market to buy a large amount of medicinal materials and began to learn how to refine these five kinds of pills.

First-tier intermediate-level pills are far more difficult to make than first-tier pills. Even with the help of the inheritance pearl, it took Lu Yan a long time to learn them all, and the quality of each one was low.

Just as Lu Yan was preparing to continue improving the quality of the pills, he discovered through the Pen of Truth that the Cheng brothers had reached a critical point, and now only a spark was needed to ignite them.

It was no wonder that Lu Yan whispered devilish words to them every day.

The next day at dawn, Lu Yan followed them again.

The four of them did not get together this time; Cheng Mingyu was on a date with his aunt.

Cheng Minghua, Cheng Mingyao, and Cheng Minglin were busy at their shop.

Lu Yan waited patiently until noon when the three of them went to a restaurant for lunch, and Lu Yan hurriedly followed behind them.

Watching them walk into the private room on the second floor, Lu Yan went into the room next to them to order some food.

He peered out of the private room to check what was happening. A moment later, when he saw the restaurant staff start serving them, Lu Yan suddenly went out and bumped into one of the staff.

"Are you alright, sir?" The waiter was startled, but thankfully he was quick enough that the food and drinks on the tray were unharmed.

"It's alright, I just need to pee, but I don't know where the restroom is?" Lu Yan asked.

"In the backyard," the waiter replied.

"Thank you." After saying that, Lu Yan left quickly, and put the remaining Desire Water in his hand into his storage ring.

When Lu Yan returned, Cheng Minghua and the other two had already started eating and drinking, while Lu Yan quietly stayed in the next room.

At first, the three of them did not feel any discomfort, but they began to act irrationally on the way back.

The first to go crazy was Cheng Minghua. Because he had been paying attention to Cheng Mingyu, he knew about what had happened between them. He ran straight to the courtyard where the two were having a secret rendezvous, broke through the protective array, and rushed in.

Just like Zhang Zixu back then, the two inside, although not fighting, were embracing each other without any clothes on.

The two were quite bewildered by what had happened, but as more and more onlookers gathered, they quickly realized what was happening and prepared to get dressed.

But Cheng Minghua, who had gone completely mad, would not give them this chance. He drew his sword and began to attack.

In this situation, the two could only dodge and save their lives, but all their skin was seen by the onlookers.

No one was interested in Cheng Mingyu, but his aunt, a voluptuous beauty, was a feast for the eyes, leaving everyone's mouths dry.

"Cheng Minghua, are you crazy!" Cheng Mingyu scolded as she dodged.

"I'm not crazy! You're the one who's crazy. Cheng Mingyu, as the eldest son of the Cheng family, you actually had an affair with your aunt."

"Disgracing the family and utterly shameless! Today I will cleanse the Cheng family of its filth!" Cheng Minghua shouted, revealing the identities of the two men in the process.

"Auntie and nephew! That's quite a game!"

"Yes, yes, I know the Cheng family. The second master of the Cheng family is at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. I never expected that his wife would have an affair with his nephew."

"Tsk tsk tsk~ The Cheng family is really something else. But to be fair, this aunt is really nice. She has fair skin and such a good figure. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to resist."

After learning the identities of the two people, everyone immediately started discussing it.

Seeing this, Cheng Mingyu knew she was doomed. Such a big thing, not to mention her second uncle Cheng Shan, even her father Cheng Feng would not let her off the hook.

However, Cheng Mingyu couldn't care less about that right now. Survival was the priority. Without any weapons, she was no match for Cheng Minghua, so she could only turn around and run away naked.

But before he could run two steps, he saw Cheng Mingyao and Cheng Minglin blocking his way.

"Mingyao, Minglin, stop Minghua! He's gone mad!" Upon seeing the two, Cheng Mingyu was overjoyed and immediately shouted for help.

But he didn't notice that the two looked strange.

Instead of receiving help from the two men, Cheng Mingyu was stabbed in the abdomen by their swords.

"You—" Cheng Mingyu uttered only one word before spitting out blood, looking at the two of them in disbelief.

"You dare insult my mother, Cheng Mingyu, you deserve to die!" Cheng Mingyao replied with a fierce tone.

"And you, Cheng Minghua, you deserve to die too." After killing Cheng Mingyu, the two began to join forces to deal with Cheng Minghua.

"If you dare to oppose me, then I will kill both of you. The position of head of the Cheng family is mine." At this moment, Cheng Minghua had lost his mind. Seeing the two attacking him, he did not hesitate to retaliate.

The three of them were locked in a fierce battle, while Lu Yan watched them kill each other from a distance.