Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

"With this token, you can walk sideways in Night Demon City from now on, oh no, you can even roll around without any problem," Yueye Tiantian proudly told Lu Yan.

"Uh... not really, I still prefer walking vertically." Is this token that awesome?

"Also, you can tell me what you just said in private later," Yueye Tiantian whispered to Lu Yan before leaving.

"Understood."

……

"Is there something wrong with her?" After Yueye Tiantian left, Xuefei pointed to her head and asked Lu Yan.

"Hey~ she's just kind-hearted." Lu Yan wouldn't allow Xuefei to talk about his rich boss like that.

"By the way, quickly have your master try taking the second-tier antidote pill." Lu Yan said to Xue Fei, taking out the jade bottle containing the antidote pill.

"Mm." Xuefei nodded, went back into the house, took out her master's crystal coffin, opened it, and then fed him an antidote pill.

After a moment, Lu Yan asked, "How's the medicine working?"

"It's alright. It hasn't gotten worse since I took it, and it's even improved a bit," Xuefei said truthfully.

"That's good, that's good." With the path of Moonlit Night Every Day, he now has a stable source of second-tier healing pills.

……

Meanwhile, at the Moonlit Demon Mansion.

A moonlit night, Tian Tian's guards were telling the family patriarch, Yue Ye Qi Lun, about what had happened that day.

"You mean you gave your identity token to a demon every day?" Yueye Qilun tapped the chair with his fingers.

Even though Yueye Qilun was over two hundred years old, there was no trace of age on his face. In addition, the Yueye Demon Clan did not grow beards, so he looked like a young man.

"Yes, patriarch, there is also a frost demon next to that human demon."

"How's the investigation into that demon going?" Yueye Qilun asked again.

"All we know right now is that he is a top-tier first-level alchemist who can refine high-grade first-level pills. We know nothing else about him," the guard said truthfully.

"I see~" Yueye Qilun became interested when he heard that Lu Yan was a top-tier first-level alchemist.

"Should we bring over the Third Miss's token?"

"No need. Keep an eye on that Demon Lu Liu in secret. Report to me immediately if he makes any move," Yueye Qilun said to the guard after thinking for a moment.

"Yes."

……

"Second sister, second sister, I have to tell you that I became sworn brothers with a demon today." As soon as Yueye Tiantian got home, she couldn't wait to show off to her second sister, Yueye Niannian.

"Human demon? Which race? I've never heard of them." Compared to Yueye Tiantian's carefree nature, Yueye Niannian is much more composed, like a female general. At only twenty-five years old this year, she is already a level four demon general.

"He seems to be a demon from the far north, but he's a good person. Not only is he a top-tier first-order alchemist, but most importantly, he's honest." Recalling Lu Yan's praise, Yueye Tiantian wholeheartedly agreed.

"If you like it, that's good. Bring it over in a few days and let your second sister give it her opinion." Yueye Niannian treated this as childish play and didn't take it seriously.

"Second sister, hasn't eldest sister returned yet?" Yueye Tiantian suddenly changed the subject and asked her eldest sister, Yueye Suisui.

Compared to Yueye Niannian and Yueye Tiantian, who are around the same age, Yueye Suisui is already over eighty years old and broke through to become a Demon General five years ago to venture out into the world.

Apart from the occasional letter that came back, there was no other news.

"No." Yueye Nian Nian shook her head.

"Sigh~" Tsukiyo Tenten sighed and said nothing more.

……

For the next few days, Lu Yan stayed at home, taking pills and cultivating.

Since the Soul Warming Pill was no longer effective, they started taking high-grade Spirit Nourishing Pills. Lu Yan had refined quite a few before coming here, and they were all of the highest quality.

My current demonic cultivation level is level 10, but my Qi refining cultivation is lagging behind, only at level 8. I need to work hard to improve it.

Five days later, Yueye came to visit him every day, and Lu Yan stopped cultivating.

"Second brother!" Yueye Tiantian exclaimed happily upon seeing Lu Yan.

"Boss," Lu Yan replied cooperatively.

"Second brother, come on, I'll take you to a great place today."

Every night, Yueye walks down the street with an air of indifference, and ever since she took Lu Yan as her second brother, she has become more and more like a big sister.

The guards were scattered around, providing covert protection, but Yueye Tiantian was easily recognizable in Night Demon City, and they all avoided her upon seeing her.

Yes, like a tiger crossing the street.

No one dares to offend the third young lady of the Yueye family, who is the direct descendant of the Yueye family.

"Boss, where are we going today?" Lu Yan asked curiously on the way.

"Let's go to the Demon Arena to fight monsters. That bastard Ningxue from the Ning family beat my Mad Dog last time. This time I brought a really strong one, and I'm sure I can beat him," Yueye Tiantian replied.

So it was a beast fight, Lu Yanming realized.

Compared to the Star River Fortress's Demon Arena, the Night Demon City's Demon Arena is much more diverse, allowing players to fight not only demon cultivators but also magical beasts.

Two monsters are placed in a specially made iron cage and then made to fight each other while the audience places bets.

Upon arriving at the Demon Fighting Arena, Lu Yan also saw the Ferocious Demon that Yue Ye Tian Tian had mentioned.

At thirteen or fourteen, his face was full of arrogance, and his mischievousness and naughtiness were written all over his face.

Like Ningyi, he was a member of the Crimson Flame Demon Clan. However, Ningyi was from a collateral branch and was not valued. He was assigned to guard the mines on the edge of the Night Demon City's territory.

The Ningxue in front of them, like Yueye Tiantian, is a direct descendant of the clan and is highly valued.

These two, due to their chuunibyou (delusional) tendencies, refused to concede to each other. Because of their noble status, they couldn't fight in person, so they had no choice but to resort to using magical beasts to fight.

"Third Miss, are you here to bring me magic stones again this time?" Ningxue mocked as soon as they met.

"Hmph! It's not certain who will win or lose this time, so don't get too cocky," Yueye Tianjiao retorted with a snort.

"Is that so? I hope the Third Miss brought enough magic stones this time."

"Enough talk, let's settle this on the field." After saying that, he ignored Ningxue and took Lu Yan backstage to rest.

"Look, this is the magical beast I brought this time, the Silverclaw Tiger."

Moreover, it was a fully grown Silverclaw Tiger, equivalent to a top-tier demonic soldier.

"I went through a lot of trouble to catch this guy, but I'm sure I can beat Ningxue today." Yueye Tiantian confidently introduced the silver-clawed tiger in the cage to Lu Yan.

Listening to Yueye Tiantian's introduction, Lu Yan began to examine this big guy.

With its dark red fur, enormous size, gaping maw, and imposing presence, it is called the Silver Claw Tiger because of its silver claws.

Its strength is definitely top-tier among first-tier magical beasts, with few rivals.

It was fast asleep in its cage, with a yellow collar around its neck—the magical artifact that controlled it, the Beast Control Ring.

Demon cultivators can control the behavior of magical beasts through the Beast Control Ring, which is also something that must be worn when fighting magical beasts in the Demon Arena.

As arranged by the arena managers, Silver Claw Tiger's turn to start the match was at the end of the You hour (5-7 PM).