Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

Lu Yan, who was wealthy, didn't care about these things. He scanned with his divine sense while rummaging around and finally found the prime minister's underpants under some rubble.

At this point, Lu Yan breathed a deep sigh of relief. This thing was his lifeline; his happiness for the rest of his life depended on it, and he wouldn't trade it for any amount of spirit stones.

After picking up the underpants and putting them back into his storage ring, Lu Yan quickly left the scene and found an inn to stay in and rest.

This was a truly thrilling day. I wandered around naked for nearly ten hours, not only being seen by the cultivators in Wuyou City, but also getting a good look from the monsters outside the city.

I have completely lost face, and I don't know how I will face the world in the future.

As soon as it was light, Lu Yan went out with his face covered. Sure enough, the entire market, or rather the entire Worry-Free City, was discussing what had happened yesterday.

After all, such a shocking scene is truly rare, enough for everyone to enjoy.

Moreover, Lu Yan's identity has also been revealed. Yesterday, when Lu Yan went out for an exhibition, many of the people there were old acquaintances of Lu Yan.

In particular, the Yin-Yang Pavilion branch of Qinglaifang openly searched for Lu Yan, posting his portrait all over the streets. Anyone who had news of Lu Yan could receive spirit stones.

As for the reason, it goes without saying that everyone knows it. After all, because of yesterday's obvious problem, everyone gave Lu Yan a nickname: Big Bird Cultivator.

Hmm, quite vivid.

Seeing this, Lu Yan dared not show himself even more. He disguised himself and rented a courtyard in the neighborhood under the identity of Yan Lu to hide inside.

That evening, Lu Yan remembered the cultivator he had killed the day before, so he used the Pen of Truth to find out his identity and purpose.

"Hehehe~ I've finally joined the Holy Heaven Cult! From now on, who dares to look down on me?"

The Holy Heaven Sect! Upon hearing this name, Lu Yan was startled. He had heard of the Holy Heaven Sect very much, and it was considered a heretical sect of the Great Yan Sect by righteous cultivators.

None of the members of the sect are kind-hearted. They like to absorb people's life essence or devour the souls of living people to improve their cultivation. Some time ago, it was probably them who carried out a large-scale massacre and plunder of cultivators outside the city, causing great panic.

I never expected to run into them yesterday; I was really unlucky.

Lu Yan continued writing.

"As expected, cultivating step by step is slow. Absorbing a person's essence and refining it is equivalent to dozens of days of arduous cultivation."

"After killing so many people, I gradually realized that life is the cheapest thing. It's everywhere, everywhere, and you can't kill it all."

"..."

"Hehehe~ Today I slaughtered all my former enemies, and watching them kneel before me begging for their lives felt really good."

They were once so high and mighty, killing my family for their own selfish desires. Now I've made them pay for it all.

"..."

"The essence and blood of mortals are no longer useful to me. To quickly improve my strength, I must absorb the essence and blood of cultivators. I'm sorry, Brother Liu, but since we are such good friends, please help me out."

"Finally, I have broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining. From now on, my life will definitely be more exciting."

"..."

"Hehehe~ I caught two lone cultivators today. If this continues, I'll be able to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining soon."

"..."

"No, no, there are too few independent cultivators in this area. We don't know when they will be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

It seems it's time to go hunting with the cult members in a place with many monks.

"Hmm~ This Worry-Free City is not bad. Every day, many cultivators go out to hunt demonic beasts. If you secretly kill some, it certainly won't attract the attention of others."

"Damn it, we've been discovered after all. There's nothing we can do; the other side has a Foundation Establishment cultivator. We can only hide for a while."

"..."

"I never expected Ye Wuyou to send a Golden Core cultivator to deal with us. How despicable!"

"Zhang Dong and Liu Xiao are both dead. I have to be careful and stay far away for a while. I'll come out again when things have calmed down."

"..."

"Recently, news has spread within the sect that a major event will occur in the near future, possibly involving a war between the righteous and the evil paths. I must break through to the Foundation Establishment stage before then to increase my chances of survival."

After learning about this evil cultivator, Lu Yan fell into deep thought. The cultivation world was not as simple as he had imagined.

Especially between the righteous and the evil, beneath the calm surface, there seems to be a turbulent undercurrent.

But no matter what, one must be strong to succeed; one should try to improve one's own strength.

After learning about this heretical cultivator, they began to examine the spoils of war.

First, there's the black disk that Lu Yan has been longing for, which can carry people in flight.

Although Lu Yan can now fly on a sword, it consumes spiritual energy and is slow, making it unsuitable for transportation.

The scene of that evil cultivator chasing him while stepping on a black disc is still vivid in my mind.

After refining the black disc, Lu Yan also learned its specific information.

A superior magical artifact, a black jade flying disc, which can be inlaid with spirit stones to carry people in flight, saving time and effort.

And those finger knives, as thin as cicada wings, are impossible to defend against; that thing is a mid-grade magic weapon.

Finally, Lu Yan found four mid-grade magic artifacts, fifteen low-grade magic artifacts, and more than three hundred low-grade spirit stones in these storage bags.

In addition, there were some pills and miscellaneous items.

For the next period of time, Lu Yan did not go out, waiting for his popularity to cool down.

……

More than ten days later, the events of that day had faded from memory, and Lu Yan went out again and began to return to his normal life.

First, find Zheng Qu and the others, and explain to them what happened that day.

Zheng Qu and the others felt great sympathy for Lu Yan's plight and offered words of comfort.

Pang Ziyue and Mei Xiaoyu blushed and dared not look at Lu Yan. Shang Lin was very enthusiastic and clung to Lu Yan at all times. Her purpose was self-evident, but Lu Yan politely refused her.

Next was Yue Tingxin, who had broken one of her Qingfeng Pills. This time, Lu Yan came to her house to apologize and made a new, high-grade Qingfeng Pill as compensation.

However, Yue Tingxin became incredibly shy upon seeing Lu Yan, losing all her usual straightforwardness.

After a brief chat with Lu Yan, I had to leave. After all, the face-to-face confrontation that day was too shocking, and I didn't know how to face Lu Yan now.

After explaining, Lu Yan resumed his normal life.

Every morning, he would go mining to feed the chickens. Because Lu Yan used the name Lu Liu and deliberately controlled his cultivation to darken his skin, no one at the mine suspected that Lu Yan was the famous bird cultivator.

Lu Yan swung his pickaxe again and again, imagining the details of the move that would decide the fate of the world with a single swing, but he still couldn't execute it.

Ten days or so later, the story of the giant bird cultivator had become a thing of the past and gradually faded from people's conversations.

Lu Yan also began to walk in the outside world with his original appearance.

It was time for the monthly lottery again, and Lu Yan once again took out his Destiny Coins.