Witch, please have some self-respect!

Chapter 89: Wang Xuan's End! The Perfect Meaning Nurtures Jian Chun! (Please continue reading, thank you!)

In front of Wang Xuan's house.

Several men at the mid-stage of the Body Nourishing Realm, led by a man at the late-stage of the Body Nourishing Realm, broke down the door of Wang Xuan's house.

They were wearing clothes from the Illusionary Mist Garden.

Shen Yun happened to see a group of people filing in and searching through drawers and cabinets.

As more and more neighbors gathered around, the man in the lead waved to his men to get to work.

He casually walked out the door, took out a thick stack of IOUs: "Neighbors, please don't be offended, we're not robbers, let me read them first."

As he spoke, he began to read them aloud one by one.

On March 9th, Wang Xuan bought five portions of Illusion Breaking Powder and one portion of Illusion Breaking Pill on credit.

March 12th...

March 15th...

"A total of 98 portions of Illusion Breaking Powder are owed, equivalent to 16 Origin Stones, and 140 Illusion Breaking Pills are owed, equivalent to 140 Origin Stones."

He mortgaged his alchemy furnace, rented a house for ten years, and himself; it was all in black and white: debts must be repaid, it was only right and proper.

After the leader finished reading, he passed it around to the neighbors.

"If any of you pay back the money for him, we'll leave immediately and apologize to him."

Upon hearing this, everyone retreated.

A total of 156 source stones? That's ridiculous! Who could possibly come up with that many? Even if they could, it's a joke.

Paying off debts for neighbors?

She's also a fan of Phantom Flame!

Shen Yun also frowned.

In such a short time, a perfectly healthy person has been ruined.

This illusion powder is definitely not right.

"Hey, Wang Xuan isn't the first one. Half a month ago, there was another one in Second Street, Fifth Alley, who mortgaged his wife and children."

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"Luckily, Wang Xuan is still single. He didn't like the niece I introduced him to before, otherwise..."

"This illusion-breaking powder is truly harmful!"

"He owes far too much. How could Illusionary Mist Garden allow him to owe so many Origin Stones?"

A large group of people gathered in the alley; the women were talking animatedly, while most of the men remained silent.

In no time at all, the group from Illusionary Mist Garden had skillfully emptied Wang Xuan's house of all its valuables.

These days, they've raided quite a few homes; they're very experienced.

The most valuable item is Wang Xuan's alchemy furnace, which can sell for several dozen source stones, but that's still far from enough.

"My...you're robbing me...you can't..."

Inside the room, Wang Xuan had just finished eating the Illusion Breaking Powder and was clinging tightly to the alchemy furnace, preventing them from taking it away.

This is his bread and butter.

"Haha, here you go? Have you forgotten the contract you left at the Illusionary Mist Garden? Now you yourself belong to us!"

The group ignored Wang Xuan and simply lifted him up along with the stove.

Wang Xuan's eyes were glazed over, but after he was carried out, a gust of wind blew, and a brief moment of clarity flashed through them.

But when he saw his home ransacked and the mocking and disdainful looks from the neighbors watching outside, he immediately understood.

When the debt collectors came to his door and emptied his house, Wang Xuan, who always valued his reputation, suddenly lost all his remaining dignity.

I felt a sudden dizziness.

When he came to his senses again, Wang Xuan was in a state of madness, his eyes bloodshot.

Suddenly, he started shouting and screaming wildly.

"It's done!"

"I've succeeded, Daoist Master!"

"I've become an entry-level alchemist, how dare you treat me like this!"

"You dare... to put you into the alchemy furnace and refine you in an instant..."

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"Hahaha...

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"Boss, this..."

The guard looked at Wang Xuan, who had suddenly become delirious, and then looked at his boss.

"Refine!"

"Refine!"

"Refine!"

Wang Xuan was still shouting frantically as he jumped off the alchemy furnace and staggered, pointing at several guards.

He reached out to grab their hair and press them into the alchemy furnace.

The big man ignored them completely, took back the IOUs from the neighbors, and knocked one of them unconscious with a single slap.

"Wang Xuan's family is insolvent, still short a hundred. Take him away and send him to the mines to work in the ore!"

"Are they really being sent to the mines to mine?"

As a pedestrian passed by Shen Yun, he asked a question.

"We run a legitimate business. We're located in a mine about 200 miles outside the city. If anyone is concerned about him, they can visit him anytime."

Seeing Shen Yun's outer disciple robes, the leader became slightly more polite and replied.

Shen Yun nodded. "If I have the chance, I will go see him."

Say something, even if it's just to show your neighborly affection.

Although Wang Xuanren was a bit of a scoundrel, he never caused any trouble for the neighbors.

"Don't worry, I'll arrange an easy job for him," the big man said with a smile.

And so, Wang Xuan was taken away by the people from the Illusionary Mist Garden.

If no one is stopping it, how can it be stopped?

Who will pay off his debts?

If it were just a dozen or so Originium stones, it wouldn't be a problem for everyone to help him spread the cost, but it's dozens or hundreds of Originium stones.

And if I cover for him this time, what about next time?

Being infected with Illusion Powder is a bottomless pit. Over the past few days, the dangers of Illusion Powder have gradually spread among the city's residents.

Lingnongfang is located on the edge of the holy city, where there are many poor people and few infected.

However, in the city's major districts, there are countless people who have used the Illusion-Breaking Powder.

Especially for cultivators with high cultivation levels, who pride themselves on their strong will and believe they will not be in trouble, many use the illusions brought about by the Illusion Breaking Powder to temper their character.

Indeed, some breakthroughs have been achieved as a result, and the survivor bias has been widely publicized, though many people remain skeptical.

Those who are getting into trouble now are all low-level cultivators.

Perhaps it's hard to say when, but even high-level cultivators will begin to succumb.

"Neither I nor those around me should get involved with these things."

Watching Wang Xuan's figure disappear, Shen Yun stopped looking.

In the afternoon, the first technique that could barely be considered a cultivation method, the Qi and Blood Condensation Technique, reached perfection.

【Qi and Blood Condensation Technique (Perfect +∞)】

Perfection is not the end, nor is it that there is no further way to go; this is how it was presented on the ancient scroll.

Shen Yun closed his eyes and contemplated the true meaning of Jian Chun within his ancestral aperture.

I gaze at the perfectly round leaf representing the Qi and Blood Condensation Technique.

Immediately afterwards, the veins of the leaf underwent a strange change, condensing into mysterious patterns. It seemed to have drawn nourishment from the darkness and nothingness outside the ancestral land, adding a touch of mystery.

As if it had been nourished, Jianmu Zhenyi grew larger and harder.

However, it did not bring about any qualitative change; the "Qi and Blood Condensation Technique" was too rudimentary.

Shen Yun activated the Jianchun Breathing Technique again, which enhanced his ability to mobilize Qi and blood, and increased its power, reaching level 3.

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"Not bad. If we calculate it this way, wouldn't it mean that after mastering thirty techniques similar to the Qi and Blood Condensation Silk Technique, we could elevate the Jianchun Breathing Method to the level of a classic text?"

Shen Yun was lost in his own fantasies.

However, Jian Chun's true intentions seemed to be wavering, as if in protest.

Foods that lack nutritional value can be eaten occasionally, but not all the time.

One increase, one breakthrough, a thousand pounds of strength, a new world.

The higher you go, the harder it gets; the difference in difficulty between three to four and nine to ten is like night and day.

The upgrade was over, and in the afternoon Shen Yun focused on engraving explosive runes.

He spent most of the day reviewing the battle with the bandit leader and concluded that, ultimately, the problem was the lack of a decisive, one-hit kill.

If we could just kill him in one blow, none of this would have happened.

The exploding runestone might work. If Shen Yun had thrown out an exploding runestone instead of an ice mist runestone, it would have killed him instantly, not even giving him a chance to use his protective runestone.

How delightful!

Moreover, this method is indeed feasible. Even the erosion of the Ice Mist Talisman could not stop Jia Tian, ​​let alone the Exploding Talisman Stone.

Forty blessings were spent to engrave a fine ice-type burst rune stone, and twenty blessings were spent to engrave a regular ice-type burst rune stone.

Shen Yun felt that ice-type source stones were the most insidious. Even if they didn't kill someone instantly, they could still injure them invisibly and put them into a state of stiffness for a short time.

Whether it's fighting or fleeing, it will be helpful.

Shen Yun estimated that he could probably make a two-pattern bursting talisman crystal by spending more than two hundred merits.

However, he has not yet reached that level. Even if he engraves a two-patterned talisman crystal, he will find it difficult to infuse it with his blood and qi and unleash its full power.

There was no seal engraving.

Now, he only needs a second-tier Golden Armor Rune Crystal and a second-tier Windwalker Rune Crystal as his trump cards.

At night, the repairs at Xiaoruyan's house were almost finished, so she wanted to go home and cook again, not wanting to trouble Shen Yun and the others.

I always want to be independent.

Shen Yun understood the girl's thoughts; she had become sensitive and insecure after Qiao Niang's death.

I was afraid that if I kept troubling Uncle Shen, our past relationship would be exhausted.

Shen Yun knew what benefits he had received and the debt of gratitude he owed was enormous and not so easy to repay.

Do you understand what independence is?

Under the peach tree, Shen Yun poured two cups of tea and comforted Xiao Ruyan.

"Take care of your own affairs and don't cause trouble for others."

Xiao Ruyan tilted her head, with two cute buns on her head, and her peach blossom eyes were very beautiful.

It seems that he has already begun to resemble the legendary Emperor Ruyan.

"Ruyan, you've fallen into a misconception."

True independence is a lifestyle that comes from self-reliance, not just something you talk about or think you're independent just because you cook a meal at home.

Shen Yun smiled and, seeing the confusion in her eyes, patiently guided her, "If you didn't have the family fortune left by your mother, do you feel capable of supporting yourself now?"

"No?"

Xiao Ruyan lowered her head and thought for a moment, then shook her head, a look of confusion flashing in her eyes.

She felt heartbroken and increasingly anxious as she spent money every day but had no way to earn it.

Always feeling anxious and insecure.

"That's right, you can't even support yourself, so what are you talking about being self-reliant?"

Shen Yun gently rubbed her head. He had noticed that something was wrong with the little girl a long time ago, and he had been thinking for many days about how to talk to her.

Having received such great benefits from the Liu family, I hope Liu Ruyan can grow up happily and healthily.

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Liu Ruyan wanted to retort, but after thinking for a long time, she couldn't speak and lowered her head.

"We are all born into a community."

You are still weak now, and Uncle Shen is sheltering you from the wind and rain. There's nothing to be ashamed of; accepting it openly is also a sign of self-reliance.

Shen Yun began to patiently guide her, though Qiao Niang probably hadn't taught her these principles much.

Ruyan listened quietly, a thoughtful expression on her small face.

This child is well-behaved and loves to learn; if he were a naughty, unlucky child, Shen Yun wouldn't bother saying anything.

"Actually, Uncle Shen is just like you; he can't be self-reliant either."

Hearing Shen Yun's words, Ru Yan looked up in surprise. In her heart, Uncle Shen was the strongest person in the alley.

Few in the entire Lingnongfang could compare; even the ruthless enforcement team wore smiles before Uncle Shen.

How could they not be self-reliant?

"You must know that there are heavens beyond heavens and people beyond people, and people must never lose their sense of awe."

Although Shen Bo shelters people, he is also dependent on others, dependent on the Holy City, dependent on the Holy Sect, and even dependent on the human race, dependent on the order that exists in the unseen realm.

"Even if you become powerful in the future, roam the Great Wilderness, become a top expert, and have the ability to break the order and rebuild the rules, is that true self-reliance?"

No, you still depend on this world!

"Strive for self-improvement without end, and strive to improve within your own capabilities."

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For those who haven't been exposed to big data, motivational quotes are indeed helpful, Shen Yun kept spouting them.

Liu Ruyan was stunned by these profound principles, her almond-shaped eyes wide open, almost as if she wanted to take notes.

Uncle Shen is so knowledgeable. Although I don't understand the specific meaning, it feels very right.

Shen Yun's words also planted a seed in the little girl's heart.

A seed of perseverance.

After a long pause to process it, Liu Ruyan looked at Shen Yun with admiration, "Uncle Shen, you know so much."

"You haven't read enough books and know enough. You should know that knowledge is power. I have a lot of books in my collection. If you have nothing to do at home, you should come and read more books."

Shen Yun took a sip of tea and stopped contemplating some knowledge from his past life.

If it weren't for Jian Chun's true intentions, he would have almost forgotten.

"Knowledge is power..."

As Ruyan murmured to herself, her eyes lit up. Uncle Shen's words were always profound, perhaps because he had read a lot.

"Okay, Uncle Shen, I understand."

Shen Yun adopted a look of aptitude and asked, "What do you understand?"

Xiao Ruyan thought for a long time, her face growing redder and redder. Although she felt that what Uncle Shen said made a lot of sense, she didn't remember much of it.

In the end, he could only utter three words after huffing and puffing: "...Read more books."

"You!" Shen Yun shook her head. "Just come here to eat from now on, it's just a matter of adding another pair of chopsticks. You can spend the rest of your time reading and writing your book reports every day..."

A life without homework is incomplete.

Liu Ruyan didn't know what a review was, and instinctively felt a little resistant, but thinking that reading more books was a good thing, she nodded repeatedly.