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Chapter 223 First Time Cultivating (Third Update)

"They escaped pretty quickly."

Li Chuan stepped forward and picked up the three magical artifacts. He sensed his surroundings but couldn't find the demonic cultivator's aura. He knew that the other party must have escaped using some kind of magic he didn't know.

Although the Twenty-One Lightning Spear was powerful, it wasn't enough to obliterate a cultivator's body completely, especially since he hadn't sensed the other's soul after death.

"Forget it, I'll kill them next time I encounter them. Let's get out of here first."

After searching around without finding any trace of the demonic cultivators, Li Chuan, based on Li Qingfeng's memories, decided to leave first and settle down in a nearby town.

Ultimately, he was not Li Qingfeng. He did not possess the true essence and magical power of this world, nor could he use the methods of cultivators in this world to track down the demonic cultivator who had escaped using some unknown magic.

So instead of wasting time, it's better to give up for now, find a stable place, and start your spiritual practice as soon as possible.

Li Qingfeng descended the mountain to sever his worldly ties and requested two years from his master. Therefore, he had two years to learn the basic cultivation techniques of Xiaozhushan based on his memories and become a proper cultivator.

During the Foundation Establishment stage, everyone uses true essence. Even those who cultivate for a longer period of time only accumulate more true essence in their dantian.

Once he enters the basics, he becomes a Foundation Establishment cultivator. At most, he won't accumulate as much true essence in two years as Li Qingfeng did in twelve. But as long as he doesn't show it, no one will notice anything amiss.

Moreover, he was never a peaceful person to begin with, so he would naturally try to find shortcuts to improve his cultivation as quickly as possible.

"Protect the Gods!"

Taking out his wand to summon his Patronus, and then using a weather charm to conjure a cloud of mist for cover, Li Chuan rode his silver dragon toward the nearest town.

Meanwhile, twenty kilometers away, the handsome demonic cultivator emerged disheveled from underground, wiping the cold sweat from his brow and thankfully saying:

"Luckily, I know the Five Elements Escape Technique, otherwise I would be dead for sure!"

However, his face then turned to anger and helplessness:

"It's a pity about my Blood Fiend Banner, which I've been crafting for twenty years, and my Blood Nails, which I've been working on for fifteen years. You said your magic is so powerful, why didn't you use it before? If you had, I wouldn't have fought you and would have run away first."

Upon seeing the twenty-one lightning-based spells flying towards him, he knew he couldn't stop them. He had no choice but to completely abandon his three magical treasures and use the Earth Escape technique from the Five Elements Escape Technique to escape underground.

Fortunately, the righteous cultivators did not seem to know the Five Elements Escape Technique and did not catch up in time.

"No, I can't just let it go like that. That's the culmination of my twenty years of hard work. I have no choice but to ask my master for help!"

After much deliberation, he still couldn't swallow his anger. Without those two magical treasures he had painstakingly crafted, his strength would drop by at least 70%. So, after some hesitation, he decided to go back to his ruthless master for help.

At worst, I'll have to sacrifice some of my cultivation and physical strength as a price, which is still better than having neither magic weapon at all.

After thinking it through, he once again used the Earth Escape Technique to disappear underground.

In this world, cultivators mostly rely on magical artifacts in battles, because magical artifacts are far superior to simply casting spells in terms of both speed and destructive power.

The most obvious example is the Emei Sect, the strongest righteous sect, whose sword cultivators are renowned for their power.

A flying sword can take a person's head from a thousand miles away; that's no joke.

"Is this an ancient city? It looks quite prosperous."

Upon arriving above the city, Li Chuan deactivated his Guardian Spirit and instantly appeared in a corner of an alley using Phantom Shift.

Stepping out of the alley and looking at the bustling streets outside, I couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Modern metropolises have their own kind of prosperity, with skyscrapers, cars, and highways; ancient cities also have their own kind of prosperity, with majestic city walls and artistic red walls and green tiles.

There are also people dressed in ancient costumes, various peddlers and laborers, taverns, teahouses, inns, pleasure boats, brothels, and so on.

That unique atmosphere and characteristics of the era are something that modern streets that are deliberately retro for commercial purposes lack, and something that cannot be experienced by watching period dramas.

"Let's go to the money exchange and get some currency from this world first."

Li Chuan opened his mouth and spat out the box hidden in his stomach, from which he took out gold bars that he had prepared in advance. Since he knew he was coming to a world of immortals and heroes, how could he not prepare some gold in advance to exchange for money?

"Steamed buns, thin-skinned and generously filled steamed buns, and candied hawthorn berries, sweet and sour candied hawthorn berries."

The journey to the money exchange was quite interesting, with people traveling by sedan chair, horse-drawn carriage, and walking, as well as various vendors calling out in different rhythms.

After exchanging a large amount of silver notes, silver, and copper coins at a money exchange, Li Chuan did not look for an inn to stay in. Instead, after making several inquiries, he found a real estate agent, also known as a broker, who specialized in buying houses.

Since he needed to meditate and cultivate, he naturally needed a quiet and safe place, and the inn obviously did not meet his requirements.

He's not short of money; he could just buy a house.

"The soul leaves the body!"

After finding the tooth-wielder, he immediately used the Soul-Stealing Curse to control him.

"Find me a house that is quiet and spacious enough."

After telling the broker his needs, he quickly bought a house that met his requirements under the broker's guidance and completed all the formalities before nightfall.

The reason for using the Soul-Stealing Curse directly was to save time.

Moreover, most brokers are not good people. If you really let them help you find houses, you might end up finding houses with defects.

His current house is quite nice. It's located in the safest and most environmentally friendly upscale area of ​​the city. It's a detached house, and although it's not particularly large, it still covers more than 600 square meters.

There is an old elm tree in the courtyard, which is lush and leafy at this time of year. Under the tree is a stone table and two stone benches, and not far away is a lotus pond that has already bloomed.

It used to be the residence of a wealthy merchant in the city. Now the merchant has run into some business troubles and urgently needs money, so he reluctantly put it up for sale.

"Iron Wall Sealing!"

After waving away the servants, Li Chuan immediately used the two stone lions at the entrance as a medium to unleash the Fire Temple's strongest barrier, the Iron Wall.

Once this barrier is activated, only those with the chakra of the Sage Race can enter the house normally; everyone else will be blocked outside unless the barrier is forcibly destroyed.

He is about to begin his first cultivation practice, which could take anywhere from one or two weeks to one or two months. According to Li Qingfeng's memory, it is best not to be disturbed.

"Muggle censorship!"

After setting up the barrier, Li Chuan cast a Muggle shield spell on the entire house.

The Iron Wall was designed to block cultivators with ulterior motives, while the Muggle Barrier was to prevent ordinary people from accidentally entering his house.

After doing all this, he sat down in his bedroom and began his first meditation session.

(End of this chapter)