Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

After carefully studying these books, Lu Yan began to try using them in conjunction with spiritual power.

And I must say, my damage output has actually increased quite a bit. Not only are my moves more fluid, but my movements are also smoother.

Over the next few days, Lu Yan focused on learning how to use spiritual power.

As his proficiency increased, Lu Yan realized why he couldn't use the "One Pickaxe Decides the Outcome" move; his control over his body was still somewhat lacking.

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"Fairy Qing, thank you for your guidance last time, which made me realize something. I have a gift for you." As he spoke, Lu Yan placed a large piece of paper, some cards, and a die on the table.

"Is this a map?" Looking at the large piece of paper, which was surrounded by small squares and had the words Bianzhou, Suizhou, and Yuzhou drawn on it.

"Qingxianzi, this is the game map. The game we're playing is called Daxianweng. Let me explain the rules to you..." Seeing that Qinghualian had been bored these past few days, Lu Yan thought of making her a game to pass the time.

He didn't understand Go, chess was out of fashion, and there weren't enough players for poker or mahjong. Just then, Lu Yan remembered Monopoly, a game he used to play when he was a child.

After some modifications according to modern society, it can be used to teach Qinghualian.

"Interesting, interesting! Shall we begin now?" Qing Hualian asked impatiently.

She's been so bored these past few days. Lu Yan has been studying how to use spiritual energy all day long and hasn't had any time to take her out to play.

"Alright, Fairy Qing will go first, but it's agreed that you're not allowed to use spiritual power to control the dice."

"Of course, am I that kind of person?" With that, Qing Hualian threw down the dice and rolled a three.

"One, two, three, we've arrived at Pingzhou. Pingzhou only costs six hundred spirit stones, and I have five thousand. Okay, I'll buy it." With that, Qing Hualian bought Pingzhou.

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"Haha~ I drew a chance card and unexpectedly found a monster corpse, gaining 500 spirit stones. What great luck~"

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"Hmph, being locked up in a jail cell for three days is really unlucky."

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"Hehe~ You lecherous thief, you've entered my territory. Pay the toll now, or I won't let you pass."

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"Hmph! You lecherous scoundrel, are you cheating behind my back? Why do you have an inn in Liuzhou? You asked me for two thousand spirit stones just because you passed by once?" As the game progressed, Qing Hualian started scratching her head, strongly suspecting that Lu Yan was cheating.

"Fairy Qing, don't you know whether I cheated or not? You've been sitting right across from me the whole time, and you've seen everything I do," Lu Yan explained with a smile.

"Then why do I have no spirit stones left, while you have more than 100,000?" Qing Hualian became more and more frantic as she spoke.

"Ahem~ Maybe you're just unlucky, fairy. How about we play another round?"

"Alright, let's play one more round. This time I'm going to beat you!"

Qing Hualian was full of fighting spirit and vowed to fight Lu Yan to the death.

But she still suffered a crushing defeat. However, she persisted and kept pestering Lu Yan to continue playing until the end of Hai Shi (9:00-11:00 PM) before finally collapsing onto the bed in despair.

"You lecher, am I really that useless? I can't do anything right, and I can't even beat you at games," Qing Hualian asked dejectedly.

"Qingxianzi, don't underestimate yourself. You're not useless, you're just a little stupid," Lu Yan couldn't help but tease her when he saw her like this.

"Thank you for comforting me~ Hmm? Stupid?" Qing Hualian initially thought Lu Yan was trying to comfort her, but she immediately lost her composure after hearing the second half of Lu Yan's sentence.

"Ah—you lecherous thief, how dare you call me stupid! I'll kill you!" Qing Hualian jumped off the bed, grabbed a pillow, and launched an attack on Lu Yan.

"Qingxianzi, calm down! I'm just telling the truth. Please don't be impulsive. You wouldn't want me to lie to you, would you?" Lu Yan found himself growing more and more fond of Qing Hualian, who had a cold exterior but was actually quite adorable inside.

"Ah—you still say that today it's either you die or I live."

The room became incredibly noisy.

Finally, Qing Hualian pinned Lu Yan to the ground and gave him a good beating before she felt relieved.

……

The following day, Qing Hualian, still craving a game of Da Xianweng, went to Lu Yan to play again, but still ended up losing miserably, losing everything each time.

The story of Zhu Xian is about to enter its middle and later stages, and the new character Xiao Baiqing Hualian is met with disdain.

This nine-tailed celestial fox is a legendary being, even higher in status than the water unicorn. How could it be captured by a small sect? It's simply unbelievable.

Lu Yan didn't offer any explanation for this; after all, it's a romance novel, so there aren't that many restrictions.

In the following days, whenever Lu Yan had free time, Qing Hualian would ask him for the Great Immortal, and each time she lost miserably.

Even if Qing Hualian was stupid, she would know that Lu Yan had used improper means, and she angrily stopped paying attention to Lu Yan.

Several days later, Lu Yan learned that a large auction was going to be held in Baoyuanfang in the inner city, and that there was a high-grade magic weapon alchemy furnace in the auction.

This thing is extremely rare, even more so than my own magical writing brush. If I had this alchemy furnace to help me, refining a first-grade high-level pill wouldn't be a problem.

Lu Yan naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by, and quickly disposed of the excess pills, talismans, and monster corpses he had on hand.

I've scraped together over four thousand low-grade spirit stones. Although the alchemy furnace is rare, its final price shouldn't exceed two thousand low-grade spirit stones. I'll use the rest to see if there are any other good items.

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At the beginning of Chen Shi (7 to 9 o'clock), Lu Yan gently knocked on Qing Hualian's door.

"Qingxianzi, let's go~" Lu Yan said softly.

"snort!"

It's obvious that this woman is still angry.

It has to be said that she really holds a grudge.

But she was so beautiful that it truly made people feel sorry for her.

"Excuse me, is the super beautiful Qingyin Fairy here?" Seeing that Qing Hualian ignored him, Lu Yan could only resort to his disgusting trick.

"She's not here." The answer was straightforward.

"Oh~ Then please tell the number one beauty in the cultivation world, Fairy Qingyin, that the auction is about to start, and it will be too late if we don't go now."

"Squeak~" The door opened.

"Let's go."

"Okay~"

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Worry-Free Pavilion.

It was a pavilion specially built by Ye Wuyou, the Lord of Wuyou City.

The building has four floors and occupies a very large area. It is a landmark building in Wuyou City. Ye Wuyou usually uses it to receive distinguished guests or hold large-scale events. It is said that there are also Golden Core cultivators in charge.

The auction is being held at Wuyou Pavilion, and it is said that the City Lord's Mansion is in charge of it.

"This is the largest auction in Worry-Free City? It's really grand." Lu Yan exclaimed in amazement as he arrived at the entrance of Worry-Free Pavilion.

This was Lu Yan's first time visiting this place, and he was awestruck by its magnificent appearance.

"What's so impressive about this? It's just a small town pavilion. I'll take you to a real, large-scale auction sometime in the future." Qing Hualian scoffed at Lu Yan's shocked expression.