Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

Seeing his father's furious expression, Qing Huazhou trembled with fear and dared not utter a sound.

"My daughter is only eighty-eight years old! Only eighty-eight years old! To lay a hand on her at such a young age, what difference is there between this and being an animal!" With that, Qingmei Su smashed the spirit wood chair in front of her into dust.

Qinghuazhou: ...

"You must immediately set off for Wuyou City to find the whereabouts of that cultivator. During this time, I will supervise your sister's cultivation and forbid her from going out."

"If you don't find him, you don't need to come back." With that, Qingmeisu ordered Qinghuazhou to go out and search for Lu Yan.

……

Qinghuazhou searched for several months, but found nothing, not even a hair, let alone Lu Yan himself.

With his own father constantly sending urging letters, Qing Huazhou felt like dying.

"I heard that a sword cultivator at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage died in Tieyuan City." Seeing that Qing Huazhou was still frowning, Zhao Jinmian changed the subject.

"Hmm~ It's said that the sword cultivator died at the hands of a Qi Refining stage cultivator. It was a terrible death; not even a trace was left," another female cultivator replied.

"How did he die?"

"According to the investigation by other Foundation Establishment cultivators, he died from the attack of the Thunderous Evil-Slaying Talisman, and all the treasures on his body were blown away."

"Thunderbolt Demon-Slaying Talisman! That's a third-tier talisman. Isn't it too wasteful to use it to kill a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator?" a female cultivator lamented.

"What talisman did you just say?" Upon hearing this, Qing Huazhou, who had been feeling depressed, immediately perked up and asked.

"A third-tier talisman, the Thunderous Evil-Slaying Talisman," the female cultivator said again.

"That's right, third-tier talismans must be crafted by third-tier talisman masters."

Third-tier talisman masters are basically only found in major sects, and the number of third-tier talismans revealed to the public each year is very small.

Cultivators in the Qi Refining stage who are not core disciples of major sects will not be given third-tier talismans, and I haven't heard of any core disciples of major sects appearing in Tieyuan City recently.

My father once told me that my sister had given Lu Liu five Thunder-Breaking Talismans and five Mystic Light Talismans.

A Qi Refining stage cultivator, possessing a third-tier Thunderous Evil-Slaying Talisman, and not a core disciple of the sect, he's most likely Lu Liu. Thinking this, Qing Huazhou was overjoyed.

"Uh~" Zhao Jinmian and the other girls didn't know how to comfort Qing Huazhou when they saw that he was acting strangely.

"You guys play here first, I'm going to Tieyuan City." Qing Huazhou said this and quickly left the auction house, heading towards Tieyuan City.

Lu Yan, who was on the first floor of the auction house, had no idea that he had just brushed past Qing Huazhou.

Not long after Qing Huazhou left, the auction began.

Starting with top-tier first-grade pills, Lu Yan also purchased some pills, formulas, and cultivation techniques that would be useful to him.

With the rapid development of the cultivation world, all kinds of elixirs have been researched and invented. If one does not have the alchemy techniques and experience contained in the inheritance pearl, it will be very troublesome to learn them.

The further the auction goes, the more amazing items you'll find.

Second-tier beginner pills, medicinal herbs that are hundreds of years old, and some rare treasures were all fiercely contested by cultivators.

"Pay attention to the next item, alchemists, weapon refiners, talisman masters, and array masters."

Whether it's refining elixirs, talismans, magical artifacts, or array flags, they all depend on the spirit and soul. The stronger the spirit and soul, the better the things that are refined.

Our auction house is fortunate to have obtained a 300-year-old Soul Nourishing Fruit, which will greatly enhance a cultivator's soul after consumption.

"Don't miss this opportunity! Starting bid is two hundred mid-grade spirit stones. Bidding begins now."

As soon as the person in charge finished his introduction, the first and second floors immediately became abuzz with excitement.

The reason so many cultivators have come today is largely for this purpose.

"I am now a top-tier first-order talisman master. Even though my cultivation has not reached the Foundation Establishment stage, my spirit has greatly improved after consuming this fruit, so I can try to draw second-order talismans."

"Me too. I am now a top-tier first-level alchemist. After consuming this fruit, I will be able to refine second-level pills."

"Although I am currently a second-level low-grade alchemist, this Soul Nourishing Fruit is of great help to me. After consuming it, my alchemy skills may even improve."

"Haha, I'm determined to get this Soul Nourishing Fruit. My Jin'er has an extraordinary talent for alchemy. After taking this Soul Nourishing Fruit, he will surely have a bright future, and the revitalization of the family will be just around the corner."

"..."

Excited discussions filled the entire auction hall.

Lu Yan was even more excited, because with this thing, his soul would be able to more effectively fight against the demon god.

Although I don't have the ability to snatch things from others right now, I do have the ability to escape with them. The teleportation gate has cooled down and I can run away at any time, so I must take it now.

"Three hundred mid-grade spirit stones." The first cultivator to bid immediately added one hundred.

"Three hundred and fifty mid-grade spirit stones."

"Four hundred yuan."

The monks followed closely behind, and the price skyrocketed.

The value of the Soul-Nourishing Fruit cannot be measured by its actual price; what people are buying is the profit it will bring in the future.

"Four hundred and fifty yuan."

Five hundred yuan.

"..."

"Seven hundred and seven hundred and fifty yuan."

"Eight hundred yuan."

"Eight hundred and ten yuan."

The price only slowed down after reaching 800 mid-grade spirit stones, and almost all Qi Refining stage cultivators and early Foundation Establishment stage cultivators gave up competing for it.

"Eight hundred and fifty mid-grade spirit stones." Seeing that the time was ripe, Lu Yan made his move.

"Oh~ Why does this scene feel strangely familiar?" A cultivator who had participated in the last Night Breeze Auction was puzzled.

"Eight hundred and sixty yuan." At this moment, Lu Yan was competing with either high-level cultivators or second-level craftsmen.

"Eight hundred and seventy yuan."

"Eight hundred and eighty yuan."

"One thousand mid-grade spirit stones." Lu Yan thought they were causing too much trouble, so he directly raised the price to one thousand.

This silenced the entire room for a long while, as everyone looked at Lu Yan with incredulous eyes.

Even the auction house staff began to have doubts, not believing that a Qi Refining cultivator sitting on the first floor could produce so many spirit stones.

They immediately sent people to verify Lu Yan's assets.

The person in charge breathed a sigh of relief after receiving confirmation.

"One thousand mid-grade spirit stones per attempt."

"One thousand mid-grade spirit stones twice."

A thousand mid-grade spirit stones met the auction house's expectations; anything higher would be unrealistic.

In the end, no other cultivators competed with Lu Yan for the Soul Nourishing Fruit. After obtaining it, Lu Yan quickly left the auction house.

After Lu Yan left, many cultivators followed him out, including many Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After leaving the auction house, Lu Yan began to wander around the city without stopping for a moment.

However, it was the middle of the Yin hour (3 to 5 o'clock), and there were not many people on the streets, so Lu Yan could only go into gambling dens and brothels.

The cultivators following Lu Yan wanted to curse, but they had no choice but to continue.

Lu Yan disappeared after turning into a small alley.