Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

After listening to the stall owner's words, Lu Yan suddenly realized that it was a training course.

"There are many teams and gangs that teach newcomers, but most of them are not very good, and only a few are the most famous."

Ye Gang is a faction under the City Lord's Mansion, whose members teach low-level cultivators how to hunt demonic beasts.

The advantage is that safety is guaranteed; there are many experts inside, and almost no accidents happen when they go out for training.

The downsides are that it's too expensive, and the cultivators inside are incredibly arrogant, completely disregarding everyone else. They also teach very casually, so whether you can learn something depends entirely on yourself.

Zhongyun is said to be related to a Golden Core cultivator. There are quite a few late-stage Qi Refining cultivators and even more mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators inside.

The advantage is that the teaching is comprehensive and the teacher is very dedicated.

The downsides are that it's too expensive and takes a long time to learn.

Fei Hu's backer is Wan Dan Ge, a major merchant guild in Wuyou City that mainly sells elixirs.

The advantage is that there is an ample supply of various elixirs.

The downside is that it's rather disorganized.

Hongluan's backer is the powerful Xiao family, a prominent clan in the Great Yan Kingdom. The Xiao family has more than one Core Formation cultivator, and even the City Lord of Wuyou City dares not easily offend them.

Moreover, most of the brothels in Wuyou City belong to his family.

The advantage is that Hongluan is composed of female cultivators, and there are many beautiful women in the group. If you take a liking to them, they may invite you to spend a night together.

The drawbacks are also obvious: it damages the body, as many of the female cultivators inside are proficient in the method of replenishing yin by absorbing yang.

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As the stall owner explained, Lu Yan gradually understood.

He immediately purchased a three-foot square storage bag, which cost Lu Yan twenty-five spirit stones.

Then he spent another fifteen spirit stones to buy a low-grade magic weapon, a greatsword. After all, the fine iron pickaxe was only good for mining, but it was too ineffective for combat. He hadn't fully mastered the Mine God's Pickaxe yet, so he would use the greatsword as a temporary measure.

Lu Yan now only has twenty low-grade spirit stones left.

Next, Lu Yan arrived at the northern part of the central city.

Almost all the large gangs and teams in Worry-Free City are located here.

Lu Yan went to Hong Luan's territory first, not for any other reason than pure curiosity, to verify whether the stall owner was lying.

As expected, Lu Yan was not disappointed. The headquarters of Hongluan was located in a five-courtyard complex, which was extremely luxurious and wealthy.

Not only the gatekeepers, but even the patrollers were all girls; the entire place was filled with female cultivators.

With fair skin, a beautiful face, and long legs, any man passing by would unconsciously look inside.

Lu Yan inquired and discovered that bringing in newcomers was just their side job; their main job was to do missions and hunt high-level monsters.

To complete the tasks, there's a task board not far from the North Gate. Tasks are posted daily by merchants, cultivators, and the City Lord's Mansion.

The reward of spirit stones varies depending on the difficulty of the task.

This is also the gang's main source of income.

Out of curiosity, Lu Yan entered the Red Phoenix and asked how many spirit stones were needed to train a newcomer.

As a result, Lu Yan had dozens of female cultivators in charge of this area to choose from.

The levels range from the fourth to the sixth level of Qi Refining, and are also divided into one-to-many and one-to-one combinations.

The prices also vary drastically, ranging from a few spirit stones to dozens of spirit stones.

Several female cultivators, seeing Lu Yan's robust physique and handsome face, and influenced by the Prime Minister's undergarments, actually tried to seduce him.

Whether it's spirit stones or not doesn't matter. As long as they serve Lu Yan well during the day, and Lu Yan serves them well at night, that's enough.

Hearing this, Lu Yan almost didn't immediately agree, but considering the purpose of his trip, he could only reluctantly decline, saying he would come again another time.

After leaving Hongluan, Lu Yan went to the most famous Ye Gang. He asked around and found that, just as the stall owner had said, everyone was arrogant and didn't take Lu Yan seriously at all. Moreover, the prices were outrageously high, with everyone asking for twenty spirit stones directly.

Of the two remaining major gangs, Flying Tiger and Zhongyun, Lu Yan went to Flying Tiger first. Although the tuition was very cheap, only a few spirit stones, Lu Yan needed to buy their pills first.

All in all, they are no less numerous than Ye Bang, and they use the same old "boiling frog" tactic.

Finally, Lu Yan arrived at Zhongyun and found that this place was the most normal.

I spent ten spirit stones to sign up for a project that involves one person leading nine others.

The course lasted ten days, ensuring that Lu Yan learned basic hunting skills.

Lu Yan was given a token engraved with the number 19, and was told to meet at the North Gate tomorrow.

After returning home, Lu Yan made some preparations and went to the North Gate early the next morning to wait.

Seeing that no one had arrived yet, Lu Yan checked the task list.

This list is similar to a modern bulletin board, with a huge wooden board under the pavilion, divided into three sections, upper, middle and lower, according to the different rewards.

The job postings mainly consist of recruitment ads, such as hiring restaurant staff, miners, and various entry-level positions, primarily targeting cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining.

The tasks for the middle-ranked tasks became more varied, including those recruiting guards for caravans, those requiring low to mid-level first-tier demonic beasts, and those where alchemists needed to test new types of pills on living people. The rewards were also much better than those for the lower-ranked tasks.

Those who can accept this type of task are at least at the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

As for getting on the list, the main tasks are seeking medicinal herbs, materials, ores, etc.

These things are usually found in places where monsters gather, which are very dangerous. To take on these kinds of missions, you need to be at least at the late stage of Qi Refining.

Lu Yan went around to each one and saw that the rewards for the tasks ranged from a few spirit stones to several hundred. No wonder they could support so many sect cultivators.

As time went by, more and more cultivators entered the North Gate, and late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, who were rarely seen in normal times, became commonplace.

The task list was also changing, and then a large number of cultivators surrounded the task list and discussed with their companions whether the task was suitable for them.

Soon after, Lu Yan also saw the cultivators from Zhongyun arrive. Some were looking at the mission list, while others were holding signs with their respective numbers on them.

Not only Zhongyun, but also Yebang, Feihu and Hongluan have them.

They look like the cultivators leading the training expedition.

Furthermore, Lu Yan discovered another characteristic: most of the cultivators leading these training expeditions were female cultivators.

While not as numerous as Hongluan, which is entirely populated by female cultivators, Hongluan still has female cultivators who make up more than half of its total population.

Lu Yan took the wooden plaque and went to the corresponding Zhongyun cultivator.

As Lu Yan was not disappointed, she was a mature woman with a great figure. She did not put her weapons in her storage bag, but carried a large bow and quiver on her body, and had a knife at her waist.

Upon closer inspection, her looks are striking, especially her incredibly long legs, which are absolutely captivating. Unlike the charming and delicate female cultivators in "Red Phoenix," she sports a dashing and heroic look with her hair tied in a single ponytail.

Because of the frequent battles, cultivators, both men and women, rarely wear skirts, as they would hinder their movements. They all wear martial arts attire, differing only in color and style.

"Fellow Daoist, this is my wooden plaque." Lu Yan handed her his wooden plaque.

"Yes, my name is Yue Tingxin, you can just call me Sister Yue. I'm at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and I'm the team leader for this trial." Yue Tingxin also gave a brief introduction of herself.