Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

Hearing this, Lu Yan was completely bewildered. Why did his expression suddenly change?

But there was no time to worry about that now; they could only continue running.

After careful consideration, he realized that his only option now was to flee the city. He could use his demonic items in a deserted area outside the city to kill the three of them.

Without thinking, I looked around and realized that this place was closest to the North Gate, so I turned around and ran towards the North Gate.

……

On the north gate tower of Wuyou City.

The city lord of Wuyou City, Ye Wuyou, was discussing matters with five other Golden Core cultivators.

"Brother Ye, rest assured, this time the six of us will work together and we will definitely kill that Molten Scale Python." The speaker was a middle-aged strong man named Xiang Chengfeng, the city lord of Chengfeng City next door, whose cultivation was slightly lower than Ye Wuyou's.

"Of course, none of the six of us are weaklings, so dealing with a Molten Scale Python is a piece of cake," Elder Bi Li of the Blazing Flame Sect said with a smile.

"Thank you all. I will reward you handsomely if you can get rid of this Molten Scale Python," Ye Wuyou assured everyone.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, I heard that your cultivation has advanced further recently. I'm afraid you'll be able to attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage soon, right?" Qing Hualian, whose face was veiled, was the only female cultivator among the six, and also one of the elders of the Moon Sound Sect.

The Moon Sound Sect is predominantly female cultivators, although there are also male cultivators, but they are very few.

"You flatter me, Fairy Qing. I am already very satisfied with my current achievements. As for reaching the Nascent Soul stage, I dare not hope for it," Ye Wuyou said, shaking his head.

"I must say, Brother Ye has managed Wuyou City quite well. Back in the day, the city was divided up by many forces and they fought each other all day long."

How many cultivators died fighting for the surrounding spirit stone mines? Even so, the output was still meager.

"The daily output of spirit stones is now five or six times what it used to be," Elder Hua Qianzheng of the Holy Spear Sect said with emotion as he looked at the thousands of guards below.

"That's right, Fellow Daoist Ye not only has outstanding cultivation, but also remarkable management skills." The last Golden Core cultivator, Zhou Yan, was an ancestor of a prestigious family.

……

Six Golden Core cultivators were talking on the city wall, while below them were many sect disciples and clansmen they had brought for training.

Among them, the disciples of the Moon Sound Sect were the most eye-catching. They were all female cultivators, and each of them was quite beautiful, attracting the attention of all the male cultivators present.

"Junior sisters, stay close to me and don't act rashly. Qiongyi Ridge is teeming with monsters and fraught with danger; one wrong move and your life is in danger," Zhao Jinmian, the senior sister leading the Yueyin Sect, loudly instructed the group of female cultivators.

"Okay, senior sister," the group of female cultivators replied crisply, attracting the attention of those around them.

Among the dozen or so female cultivators was a little girl who was just over ten years old. Her name was Fei Lingyan, and she was Qing Hualian's youngest disciple. Despite her young age, she was exceptionally talented and had already reached the eighth level of Qi Refining after six years of cultivation.

This was her first time venturing outside the city, and she was excitedly looking out towards the city.

"Hmm? Why is it so lively over there?" Suddenly hearing a commotion not far away, the little girl Fei Lingyan asked curiously.

"I don't know, maybe it's a performance prepared for us by City Lord Ye," the female cultivator next to her said, shaking her head.

"Oh~ there's a performance! I want to watch it, I want to watch it!" the little girl exclaimed happily.

Immediately afterwards, all the cultivators present saw a clean-cut person running from a distance, then swaggering through the crowd, while the three cultivators chasing after him were ignored by everyone.

There were guards at the street corner to stop passing cultivators, but they were only there to stop ordinary cultivators. Someone like Lu Yan, who was special, made them freeze in place and forget to stop him for a moment.

"Senior sister, is this the performance that Lord Ye prepared?" Fei Lingyan asked, pointing at the clean-cut Lu Yan.

"Don't look!" The female cultivator, realizing what was happening, quickly covered the little girl's eyes.

"This, this, this, this—" Team leader Zhao Jinmian was quite experienced, but she was still shocked by this scene and couldn't speak properly for a moment.

Like the female cultivators of the Moon Sound Sect, the disciples of the Blazing Flame Sect and the Holy Spear Sect were also stunned. As first-class sects of the Great Yan Dynasty, they were very arrogant in their actions, but they were ashamed of what Lu Yan had done.

This isn't a matter of how bold you are, but rather a difference in mindset.

Not only the disciples at the city gate, but also the six Core Formation cultivators on the gate tower were in the same situation.

With their cultivation levels, they had noticed Lu Yan long ago, but they didn't react in time and could only watch him run over.

Then I watched helplessly as Lu Yan ran out of the north gate until he disappeared from sight.

Xiang Chengfeng, who was the first to react, asked Ye Wuyou, "Brother Ye, was this an event you arranged in advance?"

Ye Wuyou: ...

How could someone who is both the city lord of Worry-Free City and a Golden Core cultivator be so abnormal?

"Unexpectedly..." Ye Wuyou didn't know how to explain it.

"Um~ Brother Ye, the cultivators in your city are quite the ladies' man~" Bi Li teased.

"I really don't know."

"Hahaha~ Who hasn't been young before? But to act like this in broad daylight is truly unprecedented and unparalleled. Interesting~ Interesting~" Bi Qianzheng, who has a rather carefree personality, laughed heartily.

"That's right, that's right. I've lived for over two hundred years and this is the first time I've ever seen such a scene. This trip was definitely worthwhile, hahaha~" Zhou Yan laughed along.

It wasn't just Zhou Yan; all the other cultivators had lived for nearly a hundred years or even several hundred years, and they all learned a great deal today.

"Hmph! Disgusting!" Qing Hualian finally snorted coldly, ending the conversation.

Below the city gate tower.

"Senior sister, senior sister, that person was so strange. Why did he have a big lump under his body? Is he sick?" Fei Lingyan asked her senior sisters curiously.

"Uh..." The female cultivators' faces turned bright red, and they had no idea how to answer.

"Ahem~ Little Lingyan, you're right, he is indeed sick. That thing is called a 'source of trouble.' In the future, if you see it, just kill it with a sword and it will help them solve their troubles." In the end, Zhao Jinmian explained to Fei Lingyan.

"I understand, senior sister." The little girl believed her and nodded innocently.

The male cultivators nearby felt a chill upon hearing this, and their former admiration for them vanished.

……

Lu Yan was completely unaware of all this; at this moment, he was still leading his brothers as they ran wildly across the plains.

Lu Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief at the edge of the forest and plunged in, followed closely by three cultivators.

A moment later, three cultivators ran out at an even faster speed, followed by Lu Yan, and finally more than forty sharp-toothed boars.

Lu Yan was speechless; he had just arrived in the forest when he was surrounded by a herd of pigs.

Even a master of Qi Refining at the Great Perfection level would have to take a detour when faced with more than forty sharp-toothed boars.

Lu Yan ran and ran for his life, but after an unknown amount of time, his ability to see behind him had long since disappeared, proving that his Chrysanthemum Eye Technique was no longer valid.

It's a pity, this ability is really good, 360-degree defense with no blind spots.