Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

The prime minister's underpants influenced people's health and promoted development.

Chrysanthemum Eye and Strange Road Donkey were used when escaping for their lives.

Needless to say, hair-free hair remover is also a great tool for shaving.

Although the Blood Explosion Pill can unleash powerful strength in a short period of time, its side effects are too great.

Needless to say, the chains of lust are very restrictive.

The same applies to the whispering statues; the demons can only play a supporting role.

As for the Pickaxe of the Mining God, it's now so difficult for me to even lift it.

It can be said that these props are not very useful in the event of sudden danger, otherwise Lu Yan would not have bought a large number of talismans to guard against unforeseen circumstances.

Since that's the case, Lu Yan pressed the 'human' shaped dial.

I hope to get some items like the King's Belt, which would put my mind at ease.

A moment later, Lu Yan saw ten illusory figures appear on the panel.

The seven items were phantom images of spirit stones, a jar of wine containing about two liters, three pacifiers, and a dagger.

Lu Yan skipped over the drinks, but he still vividly remembered the incident with the "no-hair water".

First, examine the dagger.

A silver-white dagger, very ordinary, can be seen everywhere on the street, with nothing special about it.

Lu Yan knew this dagger was not so simple, so he clicked to learn more.

Self-harm dagger (disposable)

There was once a weapon refiner who specially crafted a dagger for his enemy. It was so sharp that it could cut through gold and iron, but it also had the ability to reflect damage.

No matter who the person wielding the dagger attacks, they will always be the one who gets hurt in the end.

Friendly reminder: Why are you all so cruel? Can't you just live together affectionately instead of fighting?

Now look what's going on. You lose and you get hurt, you win and you get hurt too. What's the point of this?

Hurting others in front of me is hurting yourself.

"This..." It does have an unexpected effect in special circumstances, but its practicality is not as good as replacing the statue with a hand or foot. Lu Yan was a little disappointed.

Then Lu Yan clicked on the three pacifiers.

"Resurrection Pacifier"

The pacifier contains a large amount of spiritual energy. When held in the mouth during battle, it can quickly restore spiritual energy, allowing for continued combat.

Friendly reminder: With me here, you can focus on your work. Don't stop until you've beaten this bastard to death.

Don't forget to call me Mom after you use it!

Hmm, this is quite useful. You don't have to worry about mana consumption during battles; you can have unlimited mana.

It's just a little embarrassing to be sucking on a pacifier while fighting.

Finally, Lu Yan clicked on the jar of wine.

"Imperial Jade Liquor"

This whitening wine, made with a secret recipe by the royal family, contains various rare medicinal herbs and is extremely precious.

After taking it, your entire body will be flawless and white, and even the darkest night cannot conceal your radiance, making you the most dazzling presence in the crowd. From then on, you will become incomparable and radiant.

Friendly reminder: Multiple choice questions

How many spirit stones does a cup of Imperial Jade Liquor cost?

A: One hundred and sixty spirit stones per cup

B: One hundred and seventy spirit stones per cup

C: One hundred and ninety spirit stones per cup

Ding: Two hundred spirit stones per cup

Anyone who answers incorrectly will be dragged out and shot for ten minutes.

Um... that's kind of funny.

One is for shaving, the other for skin whitening; you really can't expect much from drinks or similar products.

Lu Yan took out the Imperial Jade Liquor, intending to try it, but ultimately didn't take a sip. Just to be on the safe side, he decided to have someone else test it first.

……

The next day.

Lu Yan went to the mine to mine.

Upon meeting, Manager Zheng said to Lu Yan, "Lu Yan, it's been so long since I've seen you, you've gotten so fair-skinned!"

"Um... Steward Zheng, I've been cultivating at home for a while now, so I might have gotten a bit pale from being covered up." Lu Yan then offered an excuse.

"Lu Yan, someone has been coming to inquire about you every day for a while now, so be careful," Manager Zheng said meaningfully to Lu Yan at the end.

"Thank you for reminding me, Steward Zheng." It must be the Ba Mao Gang. I didn't expect them to have found out about this place. But Lu Yan wasn't afraid. Their leader was only at the third level of Qi Refining. A few talismans would be enough to deal with him.

Lu Yan returned to the mine and began mining. After a while, seeing that no one was around, Lu Yan released the egg-laying rooster and swapped the Mine God's Pickaxe with the fine iron pickaxe in his hand.

"Damn, this is really heavy." Lu Yan used all his strength to lift the pickaxe and then swung it down. The extremely hard spirit ore was cut apart by the pickaxe of the God of Mining as easily as tofu.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Yan pulled out the pickaxe and continued swinging it.

After swinging his sword a dozen or so times, Lu Yan was exhausted and had to stop and rest for a while.

It took nearly an hour to transport the first basket of spirit ore out.

"Lu Yan, go to those places less often. You're so young, why are you so weak?" Manager Zheng kindly advised Lu Yan, whose legs were trembling.

Lu Yan: ...

This is a misunderstanding, but I can't say it out loud, so I can only suffer in silence.

Mining with the God of Mining's Pickaxe is indeed different from other methods. The absorption rate of the Qi and Blood Beads in my body is twice that of usual. In the past, it would take five days to refine one bead, but if this continues, I can refine one bead in less than three days.

It was just too tiring; I only managed to carry out less than four baskets in the whole morning, which is less than half of what I usually do.

I was originally planning to take some spirit ore back to feed the chickens, but now it seems I need to train my body properly and get used to the Mining God's Pickaxe as soon as possible.

At noon, when no one was looking, Lu Yan secretly put a drop of Imperial Jade Liquor into Steward Zheng's teapot, wanting to see how effective it was.

When it was time to start work, Lu Yan did not rush to leave. He hid in the shadows and watched as Manager Zheng drank the tea in one gulp. Only then did Lu Yan feel at ease to go mining.

An hour later, Manager Liu, who was taking notes, suddenly asked in surprise, "Old Zheng, why do you suddenly look so pale?"

"Are you kidding me? You're so old, how can you still be white?" Manager Zheng smiled dismissively.

"Old Zheng, Old Liu is right, I also feel that you've gotten a lot fairer," Manager Li chimed in from the side.

"You two haven't had too much to drink, have you?" Manager Zheng replied.

"If you don't believe me, take a look for yourself." With that, Steward Li took out a bronze mirror from his storage bag and handed it to Steward Zheng.

"Huh? It really is." Manager Zheng looked in the mirror and then at his hands, noticing that they were much whiter than before.

"No, I remember Old Zheng was fine this morning. Could it be that he ate something at noon?" Manager Liu asked, puzzled.

"No, the three of us ate together at noon. It's impossible that if I ate there and something happened, you guys would be fine."

"That's true."

"Fine, so be it. It's better than getting darker."

Manager Zheng didn't take it seriously and continued working, and Managers Liu and Li also stopped paying attention.

However, as time went by, Steward Zheng's skin became increasingly white, and even emitted a faint glow.

Even if Steward Zheng was slow to realize, he knew that something was wrong with his body.

"Old Liu, Old Li, you two write this down for me. I'm going back to Worry-Free City to take a look."

"Okay, go ahead, we'll keep watch over things here."