Witch, please have some self-respect!

As everyone knows, the greatest obsession of cultivators is to break through their cultivation realm, and the Illusion Breaking Powder can precisely and falsely satisfy this desire.

It's a sure-kill for cultivators who have been stuck at a bottleneck for years without making any progress.

Shen Yun hesitated for a long time before finally uttering, "Wouldn't that cause endless trouble?"

"Shh! This is not something you can say. It's said to be a recipe created by a great figure from the Heavenly Crafts Bureau."

"Besides, this is just a guess; maybe I really can break through?"

Lin Qiaoniang said in a tone that even she didn't believe.

"If it were truly effective, Wang Xuan wouldn't have taken it for six months without seeing any results."

Shen Yun thought to himself, "I'll never touch this thing again, not even if you beat me to death."

We swear to never coexist with gambling and drugs.

As the two were talking, a little girl with her hair in two buns suddenly peeked out from the side.

At the age of thirteen or fourteen, her jade-like arms were obediently wrapped around her mother's wrist, and the little butterflies embroidered on her skirt seemed to flutter and take flight with her slight movements.

Her phoenix eyes were exquisitely beautiful, with slightly upturned corners that lacked any hint of coquetry. Instead, they resembled obsidian soaked in a clear spring, so bright that they could reflect one's image.

Her little face still had some baby fat, with a healthy pinkish-white glow, a small and pert nose, and natural cherry-pink lips.

She was clearly a beauty just beginning to take shape, but her timid and obedient nature added to her endearing childishness.

"Tongtong is so cute, here, have some candy."

Shen Yun liked it, so he immediately bent down, took out a few pieces of Lingya candy wrapped in transparent candy wrappers from his pocket, and handed them to her.

The candy wrapper glittered in the light, making her long eyelashes flutter twice, like a startled little butterfly.

"Thank you, Grandpa..."

Her voice was so soft it was barely audible, but her little hands gripped her mother's clothes tightly, and her other chubby little hand was clenched into a half-fist, her fingertips secretly rubbing the corner of her mouth.

Her eyes clearly reflected the light of the candy wrapper, but she still politely added, "Tongtong just ate a meal, so she can't eat any more candy."

Shen Yun's smile froze abruptly, then she was both amused and exasperated—after seeing Wan'er call her "sister," this little girl had started calling him "grandpa."

Lin Qiaoniang found it amusing and gently pinched her daughter's hair, saying softly, "Tongtong, you should call him uncle."

Upon hearing this, the little girl's cheeks flushed even more deeply. She hurriedly lowered her head and corrected herself in a soft voice, "Thank...thank you, Uncle..."

.....

The next morning, while inspecting the spirit fields, Shen Yun saw Wang Xuan again, who was no different from before.

He was still the same fellow Daoist Wang who only knew how to refine fasting pills, and he didn't get angry when others mocked him.

He goes out once a month to collect herbs and makes a living by refining fasting pills.

He earned more than he did guarding the spirit field, but most of his savings were invested in Illusion-Breaking Grass.

"I'm going to guard the sacred fields now."

After a brief greeting, Shen Yun turned and left.

"Strange, Old Man Shen seems a bit distant towards me these past few days."

Wang Xuan was still a little confused, not knowing why this was happening.

He was just an old man at the first level of the Body Nourishing Realm, so he didn't bother to think about it and hurried home to refine the Bigu Pill.

With more gold and a few more uses of the Illusion Breakthrough Powder, I'm sure I can break through and become a respected entry-level alchemist.

The morning inspection went smoothly without any unexpected incidents or weed growth.

Nothing happened in the fields.

When Shen Yun returned home at noon, Su Wan'er had already prepared a table full of delicious dishes.

After enjoying a delicious meal, I returned to the training room.

Add 50 Blessing Points to the Talisman Master.

An hour later, a protective talisman stone was completed with a flash of white light.

It remains a protective rune stone with a 60% utilization rate of Originium Essence, performing consistently well.

"Practice breathing techniques!"

Shen Yun roused his weary spirits.

He swallowed a Blood Essence Pill.

I've accumulated another 50 points of exclusive blessings these past few days, and I'm using them all on the Purple Thunder Breathing Technique.

As the medicinal power of half a Blood Essence Pill was refined, a large amount of blood and qi tempered the body, and the body also nourished the spirit.

With ten Blood Essence Pills remaining, I'm getting closer and closer to breaking through to the second stage of Body Nourishing.

"This feeling of continuous improvement is irresistible."

After a long while, Shen Yun opened his eyes, stretched, his bones cracking, and felt completely relaxed and refreshed.

[Swift progress brings joy and well-being, increasing blessings by 1]

The faint red lines on his body surface were visible. He tested his strength in the courtyard and was able to lift a 500-pound stone roller.

The ultimate enjoyment comes from the evolution and elevation of one's life level.

In the afternoon, I carved another talisman stone, and the light outside the window gradually dimmed.

Looking at the two protective talismans on the table, Shen Yun felt more at ease than ever before.

In one afternoon, I earned 110 gold coins.

Before reaching the Blood Sea Realm, 99% of the levels can be cleared by spending gold.

A few days ago, he finished refining a Blood Essence Pill and, on a whim, decided to try and see how effective his cultivation would be without the aid of pills.

After practicing the breathing method for two hours, my qi and blood did not improve at all, and it almost deteriorated.

It only increased the progress of the breathing technique in vain.

Now that I can make runestones, earning money to buy pills won't be a problem.

Everything was developing in a positive direction. Making talismans to earn money allowed people to eat and drink well, and buying medicine to improve their cultivation had already formed a cycle.

For the next period of time, Shen Yun lived a very regular life.

In the morning, I tended to the medicinal herbs while practicing the "Qi and Blood Condensation Technique".

It's worth mentioning that as the talisman master's progress increases, the speed of practicing the Condensing Silk Technique and Carving will not only not slow down but will actually increase, gaining sixty progress points per day.

A breakthrough and significant progress are expected in a short period of time.

Enjoy the delicious food Wan'er makes for lunch, practice talisman-making and cultivation in the afternoon, and wash your feet and get a massage in the evening – truly enjoying life.

The only unexpected event was that the neighboring alley attracted the attention of the Holy City law enforcement team, who made arrests.

The perpetrator was a seemingly honest middle-aged man who was also an alchemy apprentice.

It wasn't because it was immoral or unethical, but because it violated the rules of the Holy City.

The man noticed that the neighbor's child had been close to him over the years and was clever and intelligent. At the age of fifteen, the child had passed the Threefold Dao Foundation test and he decided to take the child as his disciple.

He privately passed on his cultivation methods and combat techniques to the other party.

However, once the cultivation techniques are obtained through various channels within the Holy City, they are not allowed to be passed on privately, not even in paper form.

The defendant filed a lawsuit.

The middle-aged man was asked to pay five times the cost of the cultivation technique, amounting to more than a thousand source stones.

However, all that man's possessions were only worth one hundred source stones.

At the mid-stage of Body Nourishing cultivation, all his blood and qi were drained by the Blood Nourishing River, his physical body was sold to the Corpse Refining Pavilion, and his soul was also extracted.

The debt wasn't fully repaid, but the person died and the debt was wiped out.

The child was not only not held accountable, but was instead rewarded with fifty Originium Stones.

It's obvious who reported it.

Shen Yun sighed at the complexity of human nature, which was beyond comprehension.

What surprised me even more was the strict control over cultivation techniques within the Holy City; no wonder I had never seen any shops selling cultivation techniques outside.

There were no small sects or martial arts schools that taught cultivation techniques.

While the Holy Sect cannot completely prevent the private transmission of cultivation techniques, it can ensure that people dare not teach them at all.

There's a reward for whistleblowing, so nobody dares to gamble on whether the information will be leaked.

A leak would be a fatal crisis.

Even worse, some unscrupulous cultivators secretly teach others cultivation techniques and then report them for stealing the knowledge.

This has caused everyone to live in fear. Unless it is between father and son who pass on their skills, everyone is afraid and will see who can report the other first.

In Shen Yun's view, this was similar to the "cultivation tax" that the Holy City levied on cultivators.

If you choose not to hand it over, you'd better pray you don't get caught, because if you are exposed, you will be punished many times over.

Fifteen days have passed in the blink of an eye.

As the last Blood Essence Pill entered his stomach, Shen Yun circulated his breathing technique. As the blood-red patterns on his body became clearer, his blood and qi were boiling.

As a certain limit is reached, the body's physical refinement is further enhanced by the body's vital energy and blood.

"Breakthrough to the second level of Body Nourishment."

After finishing his practice, Shen Yun exhaled a breath of white light, which created a small crater in the ground.

He got up, picked up a fifty-pound stone lock, and began to perform a set of rolling stone boxing.

The wind howled as the fists whistled, the stone locks shattered the air, and the old, frail body finished a set of punches without any pressure.

You should know that when he was at the first level of body cultivation, he didn't dare to practice rolling stone boxing with a 20-pound stone lock.

"Even ancient scrolls are about to break through; today brings double joy."

After getting used to it, Shen Yun couldn't wait to open the ancient scroll.

Fifteen days later, the progress of accumulating ancient scrolls will soon break through to level zero.