The Leisurely Life of a Young Man in the World of Cultivation

"Um?"

"If I remember correctly, your parents were weapon refiners, weren't they?"

After being told that, Wang Mang looked embarrassed.

"Hehehe, my dad does have a lineage of weapon crafting skills, but I don't want to learn those outdated techniques!"

"Think about it, all the weapon-refining techniques within our Heavenly Star Sect come from the same lineage. If you know it, so does everyone else! How am I supposed to earn spirit stones under these circumstances?"

"So I thought I'd do something different, and I found out that there were some introductory teaching materials on weapon crafting from other places on the second floor of the Luoyun Chamber of Commerce."

"But as you know, the world has changed drastically recently. My mother said that someone like me, at the second level of Qi Refining, might be in danger, so she won't let me leave the sect!"

"So I'd like to ask you to buy it for me!"

After hearing what he said, Lu Changfeng finally understood his thoughts.

"That's great! Do you have a list of books?"

"If not, I'll go to the store today and get a book list, then you can choose carefully!"

It's best to ask clearly about books related to cultivation and various arts, because you can't return them if you buy the wrong one.

"Hehehe, of course, these are it!"

He then handed over a book list and a storage bag containing 200 low-grade spirit stones.

After glancing at the book list, Lu Changfeng put the two items away.

Although these are related to books and weapon crafting, they are only introductory materials, so the price is not high; two hundred low-grade spirit stones are enough.

"Okay, I'll take care of buying it then. Just come find me tonight!"

After Wang Mang expressed his gratitude, Lu Changfeng rode his small motorcycle to the shop.

When he arrived at the store, he learned that Zhao Meng's hand had been reattached. Although he still hadn't given up his idea of ​​causing trouble, he would always take a long detour when he encountered the fresh milk counter.

Lu Changfeng was quite pleased with this; as long as you don't disturb his slacking off, you can do whatever you want.

Unfortunately, it was a pity for the chubby Wang Mang. Ever since his father found out that the little fat boy was learning weapon-forging techniques from other places, he kept saying it was a disaster.

After Wang Mang was hung up and whipped five, six, seven, or eight times without any change, he had no choice but to accept his son's frivolous idea, so he decisively started practicing the trumpet.

However, Wang Mang himself was quite happy; without his parents' interference, his research became incredibly intense.

One month later, on a day when Lu Changfeng was on his day off, he slept in late at home.

However, Wang Mang's knocking on the door shattered his plans.

When Lu Changfeng opened the door and saw Wang Mang, he was shocked. Wang Mang had lost a lot of weight and his eyes were as dark as a panda's.

"Wang Mang, what happened to you? Your dark circles are so bad!"

When Lu Changfeng asked him a question, Wang Mang chuckled.

"Hehehe, sorry Brother Lu, I got a little too excited. I've developed an incredibly powerful magical artifact, and I wanted to ask you to take a look!"

"I guarantee it'll be absolutely awesome!"

Seeing how confidently he spoke, Lu Changfeng thought about it and agreed, since he had nothing better to do anyway.

However, when he arrived at the place where Wang Mang was studying, he was immediately stunned by the scene before him. Not only were there various scattered materials everywhere, but they were also in a dilapidated state.

At this moment, Wang Mang proudly introduced his newly developed magical artifact.

"Ta-da! Brother Lu, this is the super-powered warhammer I developed!"

"It can absorb the spiritual energy in the surrounding air during normal times, and then release it all at once during battle!"

As he spoke, he pressed down on the stick in his hand, and immediately a cold aura emanated from the top of the stick. In a few breaths, a hammer with a head made of solid ice appeared in front of Lu Changfeng.

Then he waved it twice more, each wave bringing with it a chill.

"Besides forming ice hammerheads, it can also form fire hammerheads!"

"How about it, cool, right!"

At this moment, Wang Mang was like a child eager to show off his toy, and Lu Changfeng was completely smitten.

"Holy crap, awesome! That's cool!"

"But it would be even cooler if you could make a similar sword."

"If they actually build one, I'll definitely buy one!"

Hearing his praise, Wang Mang became even more excited, then scratched his head sheepishly.

"Hehehe, the technology's only so-so right now, this is all I can manage!"

"But don't worry, after I research it for a while longer, I guarantee I'll make you an incredibly cool sword!"

The two then toured the other things he had researched, but the more he looked, the more he realized how talented the fat man was.

He even created a bathtub that automatically heats up, a refrigerator that doesn't require any additional spiritual energy to operate, and a small gadget that looks like an induction cooker.

If this were set in modern times or a Western fantasy world, it would probably sell like hotcakes. But this is the world of cultivation, where cultivators are either in seclusion or on their way to seclusion.

Enjoyment? Improving one's cultivation level is the best enjoyment.

After thinking about it, he decided to buy some to take home, partly to support his friend's idea, and partly because seeing these things made him nostalgic for his past life.

As expected, when Lu Changfeng revealed his thoughts, the fat man almost knelt down and kowtowed twice.

There's no way around it, researching these things costs too many spirit stones, especially these useless things. They just take up space if we can't sell them. It would be great if we could exchange them for spirit stones.

With the addition of these things, Lu Changfeng's house finally had a bit more of a modern, technological feel.

However, it's still quite a distance from my previous life, but my lifespan is already 20,000 years, so there's bound to be a chance to enjoy it eventually.

But after returning from the chubby boy's place, he also began to think about recent events.

Dawn had previously forgotten about his body-refining talent, but the little fat boy's weapon-refining talent was clearly something else. If he really had weapon-refining talent, his parents would have discovered it long ago.

But the current situation doesn't seem like a talent; it's more like someone's mind has become sharper, an improvement in intelligence rather than talent.

Could this also be an outward manifestation of the arrival of a glorious era for the immortal path?

He had thought before that if the glory of the immortal path was simply about having more abundant spiritual energy and giving birth to more spiritual roots, then the glory of the immortal path would be too simple.

In retrospect, these two are just the most inconspicuous external manifestations. Perhaps there are improvements in other aspects as well, such as bringing people closer to the Tao and making it easier for them to have flashes of inspiration.

However, these are all just my own guesses.

Boom!

As he pondered this, he was surprised to find that it was already daylight outside the window.

Upon seeing this, he immediately jumped up in fright.

"Holy crap, what's going on?"

Then they went outside to see what was going on.

Nine blood-red rays of the setting sun illuminated the once-dark sky. Seeing this, Lu Changfeng initially thought an attack was imminent and was about to flee when a powerful and majestic voice resounded in everyone's ears.

"I am Tianweizi, the Sect Master of the Heavenly Star Sect. This is an unusual phenomenon caused by someone's breakthrough. Everyone, there is no need to panic."

Upon hearing this sound, many people in the air breathed a sigh of relief, but Lu Changfeng stared at the nine waning suns in deep thought.

It seems that the Tianxing Sect has produced its first genius in this new era capable of condensing extraordinary phenomena.

Although one's spiritual root is fixed at birth, the rules of heaven and earth change. Although one's own phenomenon is condensed with the power of the system, it also means that others can condense phenomena with their own abilities.

Old Deng had previously mentioned that many geniuses in the sect wanted to reach the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment. This might be an unexpected phenomenon caused by one of the geniuses who originally intended to reach the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment.

However, things are about to get lively in the sect.

Just as Lu Changfeng had predicted, in the following days, one powerful force after another arrived in Tianxing City, including the Beast Taming Sect and the Joyful Union Sect.

The main purpose was to meet this super genius who had condensed nine remnants of the sun.

As for why Lu Changfeng knew this, we have to mention the founder of the unheard-of news jade slip.

Because of this incident, the other party issued nine special issues in a row, and even included photos from the scene. The photos not only showed Tianweizi, the head of the Tianxing Sect who had reached the Nascent Soul stage, but also other Nascent Soul experts who had arrived at the same time. It was simply outrageous.

Immediately following this, the news that the glorious era of immortal cultivation had arrived was released.

The news caused an uproar; even Lu Changfeng, who was having breakfast by the roadside, overheard people discussing it.

Even inside the shop, some independent repairmen came to the counter and subtly inquired whether the matter was true.

They assumed that with the backing of the Tianxing Sect and the Luoyun Chamber of Commerce, they would have some inside information.

But even if there were some inside information, how could they possibly tell outsiders!

So all the shop assistants gave the same answer: they didn't know.

Half a month later, people's conversation shifted from the new era to the genius who had awakened the extraordinary phenomenon of nine waning suns.

As the saying goes, most things in the world involve fame and fortune. Some people say that his extraordinary phenomena are impressive, while others naturally disagree.

I don't know how it was decided, but in any case, the Dragon Raises Its Head Competition will be held in early February, and all Foundation Establishment cultivators under the age of fifteen can come and challenge.

The number of people coming to Tianxing Sect increased countless times in a short time, and even the headquarters of Luoyun Chamber of Commerce sent people to be responsible for broadcasting the event.

Lu Changfeng and his fellow young men were reassigned to Tianxing City to maintain order during the viewing.

Early in the morning, Lu Changfeng and the others arrived at Tianxing City Square and got busy.

Originally, this was the venue for the Spirit Testing Conference, but now the people from the Luoyun Chamber of Commerce headquarters have placed a magic artifact as tall as a person in the center of the venue.

After several adjustments, an image was suddenly projected into the sky.

Once the competition began, a striking figure appeared on screen, speaking eloquently to the camera.

"Greetings, fellow cultivators! I am Lu Rou from the Hehuan Sect. Since I starred in the 'Peerless Senior Sister' series, I will be hosting this year's Heavenly Pride Gathering!"

Are you all happy?

As soon as he finished speaking, a thunderous cheer erupted around them, including from Li Mingfei and Xie Zhixing!

Upon seeing this, Lu Changfeng couldn't help but complain.

"Wow, this is really popular! But you guys are going way too far!"

"A cultivator should remain calm and composed in the face of adversity. What kind of talk is this, making such a fuss!"

But this earned him Li Mingfei's contempt.

"Brother Lu, you should probably refrain from saying that!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng quickly wiped his drool and then pretended that nothing had ever happened.

There's no way around it, this Lu Rou is really beautiful. All those "once-in-five-thousand-years beauties" I saw in my previous life are totally rubbish.

Fortunately, as the competition began, the venue finally quieted down.

After the host warmed up the crowd, the battle between the prodigies finally began.

The first match is between the strongest prodigy of the new generation of the Beast Taming Sect, who has already completed the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment at the age of fourteen, and his opponent is a genius from the Heavenly Star Sect who completed the Earthly Rank Foundation Establishment at the age of fifteen.

Upon seeing this news, Lu Changfeng immediately began to complain.

"Wow, these guys are incredibly talented! They've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage of the Heavenly Realm at just fourteen or fifteen years old!"

Don't be fooled by the fact that your situation is similar to theirs, or even stronger; remember that your extraordinary ability was achieved directly using the items in the gift pack, without taking up even a fraction of the time.

But for these people, completing the compression of spiritual energy within their bodies was truly achieved through time and effort.

However, faced with Lu Changfeng's complaint, Xie Zhixing, looking puzzled, immediately asked,

"Little Feng, so you know about the Heavenly Foundation Establishment stage?"

"Is that amazing?"

His question prompted Li Mingfei and the others to gather around, eager to hear what was going on.

However, there's nothing that can be done about it. Most of the people in Tianxing City are independent cultivators or disciples of the Tianxing Sect in the Qi Refining stage without any background. It's already difficult for them to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, let alone the Earth-level or Heaven-level Foundation Establishment stages.

Lu Changfeng didn't hide anything from this and told him directly.

"There are three types of Foundation Establishment: Ordinary Foundation Establishment, Earth-Rank Foundation Establishment, and Heaven-Rank Foundation Establishment!"

"The first method is the normal Foundation Establishment, while the second method requires compressing the spiritual energy within the body into a mist-like state when one has reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. This way, the spiritual energy within the body after Foundation Establishment will naturally be several times greater than the first method!"

"As for the Heavenly Foundation Establishment, it requires compressing spiritual energy to an almost liquid state. Successfully establishing the foundation under these conditions results in ten times the spiritual energy within the body compared to a normal Foundation Establishment!"

hiss!

Upon hearing about the effects of this Heavenly Foundation Establishment technique, everyone gasped in astonishment.

As a cultivator, even a slight increase in spiritual energy can alter the course of a battle, let alone ten times that amount.

No wonder those prodigies unleash all sorts of spells like they're free during battles; they really do have a lot of spiritual energy inside them!

However, Lu Changfeng changed his tone and continued,

"However, both Earth-level and Heaven-level Foundation Establishment require a lot of time to hone. If they don't hone their skills, they could probably reach the fourth to sixth level of Foundation Establishment in the next few years!"

"But now it seems there are even stronger Foundation Establishment phenomena after the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment!"

Those around them could understand this, since this battle of prodigies was caused by the Foundation Establishment phenomenon.

However, we'll have to wait and see whether the Foundation Establishment phenomenon or the Heavenly Foundation Establishment is stronger.

As the competition progressed to the finals, Tianjiao Jia, who possessed the extraordinary phenomenon of nine waning suns, finally unleashed it.

But to everyone's surprise, as soon as the strange phenomenon appeared, without even making a move, the opponent felt as if his body was about to burst into flames, and in the end, he had no choice but to admit defeat.

After this battle, Tianjiao Jia and his extraordinary phenomenon became famous. There was even a saying that geniuses without extraordinary phenomena couldn't even put up a fight against him.

While the outside world was buzzing with discussion, Luoyun Shopping Mall was discussing something else entirely.

"Brother Lu, Brother Lu, I heard from others that our mall is getting a new assistant store manager soon!"

"And he's not even one of the head manager's men. Don't you think this is going to cause trouble?"