Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

Lu Yan: ...

Well, how should I put it? It's a bit embarrassing, but it's nothing compared to my life.

After learning about the Chrysanthemum Eye, Lu Yan began to look at the bronze donkey.

"Strange Road Donkey (Disposable)"

A weapon refiner spent months observing and studying a magnificent male donkey, and then refined it based on its characteristics. After use, riding it would result in a fast running speed and a powerful impact, which could last for an hour.

Friendly reminder: You always favor my cousin, the Dodge Ram. Let me tell you, I, the Dodge Ram, am no less impressive and will completely outrun it when we're on the go.

Are you ready to go at the speed of a donkey?

Hmm, this is a great item. It's the perfect tool for escaping. Although it only lasts for an hour, it's enough to get me to safety.

Finally, Lu Yan began to learn about the jade bottle.

"Hairless water"

A product of a pharmacist, made from a mixture of various medicinal herbs, which can remove hair after use, leaving no hair on the body.

Friendly reminder: They always laugh at me for being bald. Is it my fault? I really want to have hair too, okay?

I developed many potions in the hope of growing hair, but all of them ended in failure.

Since I'm having a hard time, then nobody else should have a good time either. I'm going to turn you all bald, and then we'll see who dares to laugh at me.

Hehehe~

Lu Yan: ...

Hmm... what should I say?

This thing is more like a prank and won't be of much use to Lu Yan right now.

I spun the zigzag wheel three times in a row. Next time, I'll try a different one.

……

The next day.

Lu Yan has planned out his future life.

Spend ten days a month mining to guarantee a mid-grade spirit stone.

Although the previous mid-grade spirit stone was not completely used up and most of its spiritual power remained, we should think about the future.

I'll spend another ten days learning talisman making, and strive to be able to refine first-tier intermediate talismans as soon as possible, at which point I can escape my lowly status.

The remaining ten days were used for cultivation. The second level of Qi Refining was still too low. Only by breaking through to the middle stage of Qi Refining could he have the power to protect himself.

After tidying up the house, Lu Yan went to work at the mine.

"Huh~ Lu Yan, you've broken through?" As soon as he approached Manager Zheng, he asked Lu Yan in surprise.

"Thanks to Steward Zheng, last month I used my accumulated spirit stones to buy a large number of Spirit Nourishing Pills, and then I cultivated diligently for a month before I managed to break through," Lu Yan said respectfully.

"Hmm, not bad, not bad. It's good that your cultivation hasn't been delayed. You have a good chance of reaching the mid-stage of Qi Refining in this lifetime." Manager Zheng gave Lu Yan a meaningful look but didn't say anything more.

Not only Manager Zheng, but all the other miners also made a point of greeting Lu Yan after they learned that he had broken through to the second level of Qi Refining.

Some were envious, some were ingratiating, and some had ulterior motives.

It's impossible to say that an eighteen-year-old at the second level of Qi Refining didn't have any opportunities. After all, everyone's aptitude is equally poor, and what age someone has and what level of cultivation they have is almost transparent.

In fact, Lu Yan had also thought about changing jobs at a different mine, but he felt that it was better to stay here than to go to an unfamiliar environment.

Moreover, with so many tools at his disposal, he was not afraid of these low-level cultivators at all, nor was he afraid of the three mine managers.

If they dare to lay a hand on me, I'll chop off their hands.

In the morning, Lu Yan continued mining and feeding the chickens. Having broken through to the second level of Qi Refining, his body had been improved in all aspects, and he mined seven baskets of spirit ore in one morning.

Around noon, while everyone was looking for a place to rest, Lu Yan put a drop of hair-free water into Steward Liu's teapot to see how effective it would be.

Lu Yan hid in the shadows, waiting quietly. When it was time to go to work, he watched helplessly as Manager Liu began to drink tea.

Nothing happened at first, until a gentle breeze blew by.

"Huh? Where did this hair come from?" Manager Zheng and Manager Li, who were taking notes, suddenly noticed a lot of hair on the table and asked in confusion.

"Let me see." Even the oblivious Steward Liu noticed quite a few things.

"Ah! Old Liu, you! You! You!" Manager Zheng, who was sitting in the middle, suddenly exclaimed "you" three times to Manager Liu.

"Old Liu, you! You! You!" Manager Li followed Manager Zheng's gaze and looked at Manager Liu with the same expression.

"Me? What happened to me? Why are you all so startled today?" Manager Liu was a little confused.

"Your beard!"

"My beard? My beard is fine." Manager Liu reached out to stroke his beard, only to find that he touched nothing.

"What's wrong with my beard?" Only then did I realize that the hair on the table was my own beard.

Startled, Steward Liu quickly stood up. His hair, because it was held in place by a hairpin, did not fall out like his beard.

But when Manager Liu stood up, his hair fell to the ground like a hood, leaving only a bald, round head, which looked quite comical.

"Ah! My hair!" I felt a chill on my head and quickly reached up to touch it, only to find that there was nothing there.

"Old Liu, your eyebrows!" Manager Zheng and Manager Li noticed clearly and quickly reminded him again.

"Ah! My eyebrows are gone too, ah—" Manager Liu was completely bald at this moment and couldn't accept it, so he let out a scream.

Manager Zheng and Manager Li, who were standing nearby, were also quite frightened. They quickly tugged at their beards and hair, and only relaxed when they saw that nothing was wrong.

"Old Liu, don't worry, did you eat something wrong?" Manager Li asked with concern.

If we're talking about who cares most about Steward Liu, it has to be Steward Li.

While Steward Liu is alive, his Daoist partner can still restrain himself and doesn't dare to pester him all the time. But once Steward Liu gets into trouble, Steward Li is certain that his Daoist partner will move into his house, and he certainly won't live long after that.

"I...I don't know what's going on either?" After a while, Manager Liu calmed down a bit and started thinking about recent events, but to no avail.

"Hmm?" Manager Liu suddenly felt an itch in his crotch. He reached into his underwear and found a bunch of curly hair in his hand.

"Hiss~" The onlookers gasped when they saw this.

Is he suffering from some kind of terminal illness?

The mink fur has all fallen out.

Lu Yan hadn't expected the effect to be so good; just one drop was enough to cleanse a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator completely.

"Quick, Lao Liu, let's go back to Wuyou City and have the doctor there take a look at you. You absolutely can't get hurt, or how will I live in the future!" Manager Li was even more anxious than Manager Liu, and he grabbed his hand and ran towards the city.

Everyone: !!!

We seem to have discovered something incredible.

"Don't worry, everyone. I'll continue recording here. Go do whatever you need to do." After the two walked away, Manager Zheng dispersed the onlookers and did the work of three people by himself. It was just a little busier.

By the time he finished work, Lu Yan had dug fourteen baskets of spirit ore that day, nearly half more than usual.

Lu Yan left with the others, unaware that after he left, many people went to check the place where Lu Yan had worked, but after looking for a long time, they found nothing.