A leisurely life in the world of cultivation

Chapter 49 Freedom (Seeking monthly votes!)
"Your experiences over the past few years have been mediocre, and your performance has been... a complete mess. What kind of circumstances have transformed you into the person you are today?"

In Li Family Village outside the city, the courtyard of the main house was paved with bricks and stones. Two rattan chairs were placed in the middle, undeterred by the early winter chill. Chu Mengjun leaned back in the chairs and asked Li Weizhou lazily.

She's been guarding this place for seven days straight, and she doesn't know if the letter the Li family sent to the capital has reached it yet...

With nothing else to do, we chatted about everyday things.

Li Weizhou smiled and said frankly, "I did have some extraordinary encounters, but I can't tell you about them."

Chu Mengjun glanced at him sideways, a half-smile on her face, and said, "Aren't you afraid I'll kidnap you and force you to reveal these inheritances?"

Li Weizhou shook his head and said, "Let me put it this way, I may not be able to protect myself right now, but at any time, I have the ability to fight to the death and destroy everything. I haven't met the martial artists of the Upper Three Passes yet, so I don't know what kind of gods they are. But the martial artists of the Lower Six Passes, you can't afford the price of killing me."

Chu Mengjun's eyes twitched slightly, then she chuckled and said, "So imposing, why did you ask me to protect you?"

Li Weizhou shrugged and said, "Although I have a few self-defense techniques, it's best not to use them if possible. It's even less worthwhile to use them on some lackeys."

"what!"

Chu Mengjun laughed angrily, "What a big mouth you have!" Her eyes darted around, and she added, "You mean, you're going to use me on those lackeys?"

Li Weizhou reminded him, "A divine weapon like this is no small matter."

Chu Mengjun smiled and ignored him.

Today is another rare sunny day, with large, fluffy clouds floating in the azure sky.

However, by this time the sun had gradually set in the west, as it was already late afternoon when it arrived. The west wind began to rise, and the clouds slowly turned into a fish-scale pattern.

Seven days have passed since Fu Tianshou was beaten to a pulp.

Surprisingly, things remained calm and uneventful.

Li Weizhou suddenly asked, "Miss Mengjun, may I ask you a few questions?"

Chu Mengjun glanced at him with her almond-shaped eyes, and Li Weizhou understood, saying, "I only know that martial artists focus on opening the body's major acupoints. The more acupoints opened, the stronger the power. So what is the point of swordsmanship and fist techniques?"

What he actually wanted to ask was whether, when others practiced martial arts, they could also be guided on the order in which acupoints were opened.

Chu Mengjun chuckled upon hearing this, "Who told you that martial artists in the martial world are judged by the number of times they've opened their cultivation levels? The number of times one opens their cultivation level is indeed important, but those who actually fight are usually at roughly the same level. Do you even know how many levels a martial artist is?"

Li Weizhou nodded and said, "Nine passes and three realms?"

Chu Mengjun nodded and said, "Yes, it seems you know that too. Since you know, you don't think these are just random divisions for fun, do you? Each level will improve your physical strength, but generally speaking, there is no absolute crushing within each of the three realms."

For example, a martial artist at the first level isn't without a chance to kill one at the third level. A martial artist at the fourth level isn't without a chance to kill one at the sixth level. The upper three levels might be somewhat different; it's said that one step leads to heaven, but I'm not sure. However, at the lower and middle three levels, one can overcome obstacles and kill others using swordsmanship, fist techniques, and movement skills. Therefore, not many people care about the specific number of acupoints that are opened.

Li Weizhou further inquired, "Does practicing sword techniques and movement techniques affect the opening of acupoints? For example, can practicing a sword technique activate the required acupoints?"

Chu Mengjun chuckled and said, "How could you have such a thought? That's wishful thinking. If that were the case, what use would the stance training methods and strength techniques developed by the patriarchs of each school over countless years would be?"

Li Weizhou understood and exclaimed, "So that's how it is. Alas, martial arts are truly profound and mysterious. Just thinking about it is fascinating. It's a pity that I have no natural talent for martial arts; I'm destined to be without it in this life."

It turns out that their martial arts skills were only for killing.

That's so low-class...

Chu Mengjun offered a suggestion: "If you want to achieve great things, without martial prowess, you'll only be building castles on sand, ultimately ending up with nothing. You'd better find a female martial artist with exceptional skills, so she can help you gather a group of loyal followers. Without powerful martial arts to suppress them, relying solely on benevolence will only benefit others in the end."

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "It seems that nothing in Qingzhou City can be hidden from you."

The owner of Zuixianlou often went to the human market to buy children, and the servants of the Li family also frequently went outside the city to rescue children under the age of eight.

After a period of rest, it was sent to Jirentang to pay a master to examine the bones.

They adopted dozens of animals, but only one had a medium-level martial arts bone, which was barely enough.

This matter has become a laughing stock among the powerful families of Qingzhou City...

Even so, this adoption practice has not stopped.

It is said that recently, people in the brokerage industry have been planning to bring in a batch of children from other places. In a year of great disaster, it may not necessarily come to the point of exchanging children for food, but countless parents are willing to sell their own children or give them away for free, just to find a way for their children to survive without going hungry.

The brokerage firm took over the business and then resold it to Zuixianlou, making at least five taels of silver—a huge profit.

But wouldn't Li Weizhou become a huge victim of injustice?
Not counting the silver spent on purchasing them, just feeding them would require a lot of food, making it far more cost-effective to simply buy adult, strong servants.

Even if you're lucky enough to encounter a few mid-level martial artists, let alone top-level ones, you'll most likely still be unable to hold your ground...

Chu Mengjun glanced at Li Weizhou and said, "Yanxue said you have a kind heart and are helping orphans."

Li Weizhou remained noncommittal, saying, "The good deeds are just a side effect; the main problem is the lack of manpower."

Fujiazhuang will become a talent training base in the future. Literacy is the first step, followed by waiters, shopkeepers, accountants, blacksmiths, carpenters, cooks, tailors, stonemasons, goldsmiths, bricklayers, gardeners, and so on. There will also be storytellers, opera singers, acrobats, shadow puppeteers, lion dancers, and so on.

There will naturally be warriors, but they will not be just ordinary warriors.

Because the price-performance ratio is too low.

Isn't it all about killing? Just put on a professional cloak and kill, and you'll achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Of course, training these people is not just for killing; the most important thing is production.

They used the cheap manual labor of the Great Qian to make huge profits on the other side of the earth.

Only with enough money can he buy enough blood, and only then can he live a truly invincible and leisurely life...

Chu Mengjun was skeptical of his words and did not believe that Li Weizhou could really accomplish anything that would surpass the achievements of a powerful clan.

Because any martial arts expert at the third level could wipe out the Li family's entire fortune...

The better Li Weizhou performed, the more he attracted attention, like a fat sheep.

Li Silang certainly possessed the potential to pass the Three Passes, but he only had the opportunity. Those two from the Ye family of Shangqing Palace who were recently reduced to ashes were also of superior martial talent, but what became of them?
"Actually, with your current abilities, it might be a better choice to seek refuge with one side."

After a moment of silence in the cool north wind, Chu Mengjun suddenly spoke.

Li Weizhou shook his head and smiled, "Perhaps I could gain greater power and status, or perhaps I could win the heart of a beauty like Miss Mengjun, but I would lose the very thing I least want to lose."

Chu Mengjun asked curiously, "What?"

Li Weizhou stood up, tightened his fur coat, and said in a low but firm voice, "Feel at ease."

Chu Mengjun narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Comfortable?"

Li Weizhou gazed at the setting sun and nodded, saying, "I like living freely, comfortably, leisurely, and calmly. I don't like taking orders from others, I don't like bowing and scraping to others, and I especially don't like kneeling and kowtowing to them."

Chu Mengjun chuckled and said, "As your business grows bigger and bigger, it's impossible to avoid dealing with powerful and influential people. What will you do then?"

Li Weizhou chuckled and said, "We'll talk about that then... It's getting late, I'm going to bed. I'm a light sleeper, so please be gentle if you're killing someone, Miss Mengjun. We can talk about it tomorrow morning."

"..."

Chu Mengjun: "Okay."

It sounded somewhat like he was gritting his teeth.

I watched helplessly as Li Weizhou went into the inner room without looking back, closed the door, and even bolted it shut!

Chu Mengjun even began to doubt whether he was a man!
Because she could tell that this person wasn't the type to deliberately back down to gain her attention; he genuinely had no feelings for her.

But that day, when she unintentionally revealed her ample breasts, he clearly made a fool of himself.

That only shows that this young man has an incredibly strong sense of self-control.

……

Changzhou, villa.

Xiao Rui showed Li Weizhou a laptop, displaying several dried pig blood powder factories, or biotechnology companies, in the neighboring Furong City...

"There are four suitable options in total. The one in the development zone is actually the best, with a good location and convenient transportation. However, it is in a bustling area, which does not quite meet the owner's requirements. Of the remaining three, the one in Bailong Village offers the best privacy, but the transportation is not very convenient."

Overall, this slaughterhouse in Qingjiang District best suits the owner's needs. It's only a 50-minute drive from Meishan Slaughterhouse, the largest slaughterhouse in Sichuan Province, and an hour and a half drive from Shuanghui Group's slaughterhouse. Furthermore, the biotechnology company's blood collection pool was recently renovated, with six blood injection ports in three directions, which is sufficient for their needs.

After looking at it for a moment, Li Weizhou nodded and said, "Then let's go with this one." He then asked Xu Li, who was quietly but also busy, "How many new comrades has your brother recruited recently?"

Xu Li's voice was soft and timid, but once you got to know her, you would find that she had a very strong personality. For example, when she cursed her brother and his comrades, the profanities she used made Li Weizhou's heart pound...

But it did work; at least Xu Qiang and his comrades no longer dared to drink alcohol casually.

Xu Li probably sensed the "respect" in her boss's tone when he spoke to her, and her face even turned red before she spoke softly, "Twelve, all the ones we have a good relationship with have been recruited. But my brother said that he can also have people he trusts find people they trust. I reminded him that it's better to have fewer but better people, and if anything goes wrong, he'll be fired too."

Li Weizhou laughed and asked, "Any troublemakers?"

Xu Li said very seriously, "The salary is over ten thousand yuan a month, and the work is easy. Anyone who doesn't want to work can leave. Nobody begs them to do it! The internship period is three months. If you dare to provoke them, they're out!"

Li Weizhou laughed heartily and gave a thumbs up, saying, "Awesome!"

Twelve people mean that approximately 220,000 liters of blood are deposited into the blood bank each day.

In addition, Li Weizhou himself can process about 200,000 liters of blood a day, which means that he swallows nearly 400,000 liters of blood every day. Considering labor and other expenses, the daily cost is nearly two million...

However, things are relatively easy, mainly because the gold and jewelry we obtained from Daqian are very cheap and sell very well, so covering our expenses is not a problem for now...

Through three gold vaults in Pengcheng Shuibei Market, a gold shop in Chongqing, and the gold market in Daqian...

By interlocking several projects and then investing the funds in the dried pig blood powder factory, the book profit was kept at a normal level, achieving a balance.

Song Jia smiled smugly, "That's right, don't you know who our sisters are!" She then added, "Boss, today is Xiao Rui's birthday, how about we treat you to dinner and karaoke?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Rui looked up at Li Weizhou, smiled, and remained silent.

Li Weizhou said, "I'll treat you to dinner this afternoon, but I'll skip the karaoke. I have plans for tonight, so we made arrangements in advance."

Xiao Rui laughed and said, "No, we've treated the boss to dinner today, so we haven't properly thanked you yet."

Li Weizhou didn't press the issue, only asking, "I'm going to Pengcheng on a business trip tomorrow, are you coming?"

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "Of course."

Song Jia and Xu Li exchanged a smile, happy for their friend.

My boss's simple and clean living environment, along with his increasingly handsome appearance, make him an absolutely high-quality man.

Although we didn't spend a long time together, he was very kind and humble, which was really good.

Meanwhile, Li Weizhou, that scumbag, was secretly comparing the differences between interacting with women from the two worlds, and which one was more comfortable...

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P.S.: Just to clarify, according to the plan, there won't be a spiritual revival on Earth, but it won't just be about urban life and resource supply stations either. One of the inspirations for this book came from some interpretations of the endless starry sky that I came across.

In my imagination, the vast cosmic civilization on Earth is no weaker than the cultivation world.

Of course, I'm not sure if I can capture that feeling; I can only say I'll do my best.

Also, this is my first time writing a pure fantasy novel, so many details are purely imaginary and there are quite a few plot holes. Please bear with me and focus on the story!
Finally, the editor said it should be released on June 1st. My goodness, I only signed the contract on the 6th...

(End of this chapter)