Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

"Brother Lu, you don't know, just when we were chasing after them with great enthusiasm, a large number of corpse puppets suddenly appeared in front of us. They were truly boundless and could not be seen at a glance. Among them were a large number of second-tier corpse puppets."

Several Foundation Establishment cultivators from our Worry-Free City died on the spot, while Qi Refining cultivators were frantically fleeing for their lives.

Fortunately, the rest of us were alright, but those who were farther away from Wuyou City were probably in grave danger.” Li Feng described the daytime scene to Lu Yan during the evening gathering.

"Wouldn't that mean a lot of people died?" Lu Yan asked with some concern upon hearing this.

"It would take at least tens of thousands of people," Zheng Qu said from the side.

"Tens of thousands of people!" Lu Yan was also somewhat surprised when he heard this number.

"Then you should stay in the city for a while and not go out," Lu Yan suggested.

"No, as the saying goes, fortune favors the bold. We are different from you. You have skills to rely on, while we can only make a living by hunting."

The influx of a large number of corpse puppets into the territory of Worry-Free City is extremely dangerous, but it also presents many opportunities.

"We'll be careful and won't stray too far from Wuyou City. Plus, with the talisman you gave us, nothing will happen." Ma Hong shook his head and declined Lu Yan's offer.

The others felt the same way; none of them wanted to let this opportunity slip by.

Seeing this, Lu Yan stopped trying to persuade them. Everyone has their own way of surviving, and the road ahead is never smooth. Lu Yan could only do his best to help them and gave them a lot of talismans.

When Lu Yan got home, he suddenly felt that something was missing. He opened the bedroom door and found a storage bag on the table, and a letter underneath the storage bag.

Seeing this, Lu Yan did not step forward, but stood there stunned for a moment, feeling a little sad.

Although I had long anticipated this day would come, I didn't expect it to arrive so soon.

After spending several months together, he had become accustomed to Qing Hualian's presence. Even though Qing Hualian had been in seclusion for some time, Lu Yan felt a sense of peace every day as he could sense her presence.

He slowly walked forward, picked up the storage bag, and opened the envelope to see what Qing Hualian had written to him.

"lecherous thief"

Forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye. I had intended to take you with me, but now that the Holy Heavenly Sect is causing trouble, the journey is fraught with danger, and I cannot guarantee your safety.

Besides, things aren't peaceful where I live, so staying in Worry-Free City might be your best choice.

Remember not to leave the city easily. The Holy Heaven Sect is not as simple as you think, and it is far beyond your ability to deal with.

Furthermore, if no Nascent Soul cultivator attacked Wuyou City, everything would have been fine. Ye Wuyou is very powerful and very well hidden.

I'm leaving you some life-saving items, including third-tier talismans and third-tier pills. It's a pity I don't have any top-grade magic weapons, otherwise I would have left them for you to improve your strength.

If this matter is resolved, I will definitely come looking for you.

"Qingyin remains."

After reading it carefully, Lu Yan put the envelope away and then began to examine the storage bag left behind by Qing Hualian.

First, there are ten dark green high-grade spirit stones and one thousand mid-grade spirit stones.

Holy crap, this rate of return is ridiculously high.

Next came the talismans: ten tier-three talismans, five defensive and five offensive.

Twenty third-tier pills, five thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, and some cultivation techniques and secret manuals.

But Lu Yan looked closely and found that only spirit stones and talismans were currently usable by him; the others were simply not something he could use at his current level.

Indeed, the world of rich women is different.

After putting his things away, Lu Yan began to make plans for the future.

I can't go to the mine right now, and I have enough spirit stones, so I need to focus on improving my cultivation and alchemy and talisman-making skills during this period.

Then we must replace the spinning wheel for the character "妖" (demon) and the spinning wheel for the character "鬼" (ghost).

For the next period of time, Lu Yan spent his mornings cultivating, his afternoons studying alchemy, and his evenings making talismans; his schedule was very tight.

Meanwhile, the war between the Holy Heaven Sect and Wuyou City intensified. In fact, not only Wuyou City, but all the cities near the wilderness of Qiongyi Ridge were attacked by the Holy Heaven Sect.

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In a third-order formation fifty miles south of Wuyou City, the Holy Son Shan Shen Gou was receiving a group of protectors and deacons.

"In this trial, I and nine other holy sons and daughters will each conquer a city, and the one who gains the most will become a divine messenger of my holy religion."

Currently, all the major sects within the Great Yan Kingdom have been restrained by our Holy Sect, and they will not send anyone to support this city.

"I hope everyone will do their utmost to help," Shan Shengou said to the crowd below.

"We will do our utmost." Looking at the spirited purple-haired youth above, everyone vied to curry favor with him.

The surname Shan is a prominent one in the Holy Heaven Sect. The Second Elder and the Tenth Elder of the sect are also from the Shan family. If Shan Shenggou can get the strong support of the Shan family, then he will have a great chance of becoming a divine messenger.

"This time, Shan's goal is not only the wealth in Wuyou City, but also the city lord Ye Wuyou. I heard that he has already reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm or even the Great Perfection realm."

"As long as we can capture or kill him, the position of Divine Envoy will be within our grasp. Once I become a Divine Envoy, I will certainly reward you handsomely." Shan Shengou bowed to the people below and said.

"Rest assured, Divine Envoy Shan, this time I will risk my life to help you defeat Ye Wuyou." A protector with close ties to Shan Shenggou directly addressed Shan Shenggou as Divine Envoy.

"That's right, with us here, we'll definitely make Ye Wuyou beheaded."

"..."

The Lord's Mansion of Worry-Free City.

Ye Wuyou was discussing matters with a group of guest advisors and managers.

The retainers in Worry-Free City are contract employees, the kind who do things for money.

The steward is a cultivator trained by Ye Wuyou, and his loyalty is relatively high.

Currently, the City Lord's Mansion has eight Golden Core cultivators, six of whom are guest elders.

There are over two hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators and countless Qi Refining cultivators, so Ye Wuyou is not afraid of the Holy Heaven Sect as long as they do not send out Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Rest assured, everyone, I have already sought assistance from the Blazing Flame Sect, the Moon Sound Sect, the Holy Spear Sect, and other sects. I believe they will send cultivators to reinforce us soon," Ye Wuyou said confidently.

"That's good, that's good. As long as these sects come to our aid, those damned evil cultivators of the Holy Heaven Sect will surely be annihilated." Hearing this, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.

"But even so, we cannot sit idly by and wait to die. While defending Wuyou City, we cannot let those beasts of the Holy Heaven Sect have an easy time either."

Currently, there are over a thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators and tens of thousands of Qi Refining cultivators in the city. With so many of us, we don't need to be too afraid of them.

"City Lord, these cultivators are all rogue cultivators. They are extremely selfish and will not help us unless they see a benefit in it." Du Yi, who was in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, replied.

"It's alright. They'll take action as long as the benefits are enough. I don't believe they won't be tempted if the rewards for the missions we've issued in the past are doubled," Ye Wuyou said, waving his hand.