I'm in the world of cultivation, and I get a system for becoming a wealthy urban tycoon?

Lu Yang mentally took stock of the bodyguard puppets he currently possessed.

There are twenty puppets in total, from Wang Da to Wang Ershi.

Among them, Wang Da, Wang Liu, and Wang Shiyi were all upgraded to the Nascent Soul stage by Lu Yang using puppet upgrade cards.

Currently, Lu Yang is a puppet.

Those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage include: Wang Da, Wang Liu, Wang Shiyi, and Wang Shiliu.

Those in the late Nascent Soul stage include: Wang Shiqi and Wang Shiba.

Those in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm include: Wang Shijiu and Wang Ershi.

Those who reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm include: Wang Er, Wang San, Wang Qi, Wang Ba, Wang Shier, and Wang Shisan.

Those at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm include: Wang Si, Wang Wu, Wang Jiu, Wang Shi, Wang Shisi, and Wang Shiwu.

Lu Yang thought for a moment, then decided to keep Wang Da behind, use the puppet upgrade card to upgrade Wang Er to the late Nascent Soul stage, and keep Wang San, who was in the late Golden Core stage.

Lin Ying assigned Wang Liu, who was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, Wang Shijiu, who was at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and Wang Qi, who was at the late-stage Golden Core stage.

After all, Lin Ying's training focuses on alchemy, and she rarely goes out. Therefore, it doesn't matter if the combat power of her puppet bodyguards is slightly lower; these three puppet bodyguards are enough to protect her.

Jiang Shiqing assigned three bodyguard puppets: Wang Shiyi, who was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage; Wang Shiqi, who was at the late Nascent Soul stage; and Wang Shier, who was at the late Golden Core stage.

Qin Nanyue assigned three bodyguard puppets: Wang Shiliu, who was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage; Wang Shiba, who was at the late Nascent Soul stage; and Wang Shisan, who was at the late Golden Core stage.

There are still Wang Ershi, who is in the late stage of Nascent Soul, Wang Ba, who is in the late stage of Golden Core, and Wang Si, Wang Wu, Wang Jiu, Wang Shi, Wang Shisi and Wang Shiwu, who are in the middle stage of Golden Core.

Lu Yang planned to send Wang Ershi, who was in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, along with Wang Ba, Wang Si, Wang Wu, Wang Jiu, and Wang Shi, to the Lu family to protect their safety.

Lu Yang planned to keep the remaining Wang Shisi and Wang Shiwu as backup.

After all, Mu Yunxue might need it sometimes.

Although she had Xiao Changli protecting her, having more people with her would provide an extra layer of security.

There's also Liu Yaoyao, whose favorability rating has reached 68 points. Before reaching the maximum level, there won't be any bodyguard puppet rewards, so she might have to use this one too.

After making the allocation, Lu Yang directly used the puppet upgrade card to upgrade Wang Er to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Although I didn't reach the optimal state of Nascent Soul perfection, there's nothing I can do about it.

After all, Lu Yang doesn't have any puppet bodyguards at the Golden Core stage that he can upgrade now, so he has to make do with what he has.

In this way, each of himself and his three confidantes with maxed-out favorability will have two Nascent Soul stage protectors and one Golden Core stage protector.

In terms of safety, it's top-notch.

When Lu Yang assigned the bodyguard puppets to the Lu family, he remembered that he had previously rewarded them with 5 Spirit Essence Fruits, which could upgrade low-grade spiritual roots to mid-grade spiritual roots.

This can also be taken directly back to the Lu family and used by the Lu family cultivators.

As for how to distribute them, I suppose the elders will arrange it themselves.

In addition, Lu Yang thought for a moment and decided to take out another Youth Preservation Pill for his mother, Liu Qing.

Having made his plans, Lu Yang collected the reward of the bodyguard puppets from Wang Shiliu to Wang Ershi.

Five ordinary-looking female cultivators appeared in the bedroom, and it was completely quiet.

Lu Yang took out the Spirit Marrow Fruit and the bottle containing the Youth Preservation Pill and handed them to Wang Ershi, instructing, "Send this to the Lu family and give this pill to my mother."

Wang Ershi accepted it with both hands and respectfully replied, "Yes, young master."

The next moment, a pale golden light flowed around her, and her whole body transformed into strands of golden light, silently merging into the void and disappearing.

As for the remaining Wang Shiliu to Wang Shijiu, Lu Yang let them leave according to the allocation plan, so they could follow Qin Nanyue, Lin Ying, and Jiang Shiqing.

Lu Yang continued to review Qin Nanyue's plan for cultivating female confidantes.

As a training program for Sword Immortal Emperors, it is somewhat similar to Jiang Shiqing's Water Immortal Emperor program, both being geared towards combat.

However, since Qin Nanyue is already at the Foundation Establishment stage, the first stage of her training plan requires her to break through to the Golden Core stage, master advanced sword intent, and defeat a demonic beast equivalent to the Golden Core stage.

Actually, the last condition is the simplest.

After all, as long as one is strong enough, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator has a chance to defeat a Golden Core stage demon beast.

The first two are more difficult.

Qin Nanyue is currently only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Even with her exceptional talent and the support of ten times the spiritual energy, it would take her at least ten years to break through to the Golden Core stage.

It's estimated that Qin Nanyue's plan to cultivate a confidante will not make much progress in the short term.

However, random tasks can be completed first.

Just like Jiang Shiqing's random mission at the time, the first mission was to comprehend the cultivation technique that rewarded him.

Jiang Shiqing originally wanted to learn the basics of "Canglang Zhenjie", while Qin Nanyue now wants to learn the basics of "Tianhen Jiandian".

In comparison, Qin Nanyue's random missions were much more difficult than Jiang Shiqing's back then.

After all, one is a top-grade Earth-rank cultivation technique, and the other is a top-grade Heaven-rank cultivation technique.

In terms of the difficulty of comprehending them, they are not even in the same league!

However, Lu Yang already had experience when he helped Jiang Shiqing comprehend the "Canglang True Interpretation" last time.

He planned to write annotations on the techniques for Qin Nanyue after he had fully comprehended the "Heavenly Mark Sword Manual," and at the same time, teach her step by step.

With Qin Nanyue's innate sword bone and Iron Sword Heart-Sharpening talent, even top-grade Heaven-rank techniques can be mastered in a short time!

Moreover, the "Heavenly Mark Sword Manual" focuses on cultivating sword intent.

Once Qin Nanyue masters this technique, her sword intent will undoubtedly experience a qualitative leap, and mastering advanced sword intent will be a natural outcome.

After clarifying his thoughts on how to train Qin Nanyue, Lu Yang then thought of Jiang Shiqing's random mission.

Previously, on Lu Yang's way to Jingzhou, Jiang Shiqing completed a random mission: to hunt down a fully-formed Azure Scale Serpent.

The subsequent random tasks had already been released, but at that time Lu Yang was far away from Jiang Shiqing, and even the sect token could not transmit his voice.

Therefore, Lu Yang did not immediately tell Jiang Shiqing about the new task.

Now that he's back, Jiang Shiqing's random missions naturally need to continue.

After all, this is a reward for general experience points, which is quite valuable and important to Lu Yang.

[Random Quest: Reach level 2 in the "Canglang True Explanation" and its spell comprehension. Reward: Unknown]

This task shouldn't be too difficult for Jiang Shiqing right now.

After all, Jiang Shiqing had already completed several random tasks and received a lot of intelligence rewards, which had improved her comprehension.

Not to mention, Jiang Shiqing also has Enlightenment Tea in her possession.

This kind of task, which is purely based on perception, is actually the simplest for her.

Lu Yang plans to discuss this matter with Jiang Shiqing tomorrow.

As for now...

Lu Yang looked down at Qin Nanyue, who was fast asleep in his arms. Her handsome face, which was full of heroic spirit, was now gentle and peaceful, with a faint smile on her lips.

He didn't get up to study the "Heavenly Mark Sword Manual," but simply pulled the blanket up to cover her exposed shoulders.

I'll spend some time with her tonight.

There's no rush to discuss cultivation techniques right now.

…………

February 26th.

The rising sun leaped out from between the layers of mountains on the horizon, and the pale golden morning light spread down, enveloping the entire Jinyang Mountain Range.

The spiritual mist in the forbidden area continued to swirl and churn. When the morning light shone on it, the originally milky white mist was tinged with a faint white-gold hue, like flowing amber.

The chirping of birds rose and fell among the mountain peaks, clear and melodious.

A cool morning breeze swept through the pine forest, causing the pine needles and leaves of the sacred plants to sway gently in the wind, rustling and scattering tiny water droplets on the ground.

Outside the forbidden area, a beam of light flew from the direction of the market and landed on the winding mountain path.

The light faded, revealing Liu Yaoyao's figure.

Today she was wearing the standard white robe of an inner disciple of the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect.

The white robe was tailored to fit her perfectly, with pale gold cloud patterns embroidered on the lapels and cuffs. A soft gold belt was tied around her waist, which perfectly accentuated her slender figure.

Unlike her usual bright red dress, the white robe with gold patterns on her body was less flamboyant and alluring, but it gave her a special temperament that was calm yet subtly gentle.

Her naturally alluring oval face was free of makeup, yet the captivating charm in her eyes was undeniable, further enhanced by her simple robes.

She stood quietly by the mountain path, waiting.

A short while later, the array patterns at the entrance to the forbidden area rippled slightly.

A figure in light blue emerged from the spiritual mist; it was Jiang Shiqing.

Today she wore a light blue, narrow-sleeved long dress with pale silver water ripple patterns embroidered on the cuffs and hem. Her long, black hair was loosely tied up with a jade hairpin, and her bright and elegant face appeared even more fair and beautiful in the morning light.

When Liu Yaoyao saw Jiang Shiqing, a warm and bright smile immediately appeared on her face. She took two steps forward and affectionately grabbed Jiang Shiqing's small hand: "Shiqing, I've bought the spiritual food you wanted. I went to several shops in the market to find the few you wanted."

As she spoke, she took out several oil paper packets from her storage bag and handed them to Jiang Shiqing.

The oil paper package was still warm from being steamed, and you could faintly smell the unique sweet aroma of the steamed Linggu.

She then looked at Jiang Shiqing with some confusion, her peach blossom eyes full of bewilderment: "You didn't seem to be so particular about spiritual food before, why is it different today?"

Jiang Shiqing's bright and generous face was also adorned with a warm smile. She took the oil paper package and said matter-of-factly, "Because the young master has returned. The young master has rather high standards for food, so as his personal maid, I naturally have to prepare according to his preferences."

Liu Yaoyao was taken aback, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, her voice unconsciously softening slightly: "Young Master Lu Yang is back? I didn't see that flying boat..."

Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly remembered something, and a look of astonishment appeared on her charming face as she exclaimed, "Is it that ancient bronze chariot that caused such a commotion at the sect yesterday?!"

Yesterday, Liu Yaoyao and Jiang Shiqing were strolling through the market when they also saw the bronze chariot pulled by nine cloud dragons.

Both of them were quite surprised at the time and were still wondering who had come to the sect.

Later, Jiang Shiqing left in a hurry, and Liu Yaoyao lost interest in shopping and returned to her cave.

Now, upon hearing Jiang Shiqing's words, Liu Yaoyao immediately thought of this matter.

Jiang Shiqing smiled and nodded casually, "Yes, that's my young master's flying magic weapon."

Liu Yaoyao: "..."

Her eyes even looked a little green.

I had heard Jiang Shiqing talk about that young master Lu Yang before, but all she knew was that he had a hundred-foot-long flying boat.

She thought this was already outrageous enough, but she never expected there to be such a flying magical artifact!

That carriage was pulled by a full nine cloud dragons!

Yesterday, when she looked up at those nine cloud dragons in the market, their sheer presence made her legs go weak.

She was becoming more and more envious of Jiang Shiqing.

That young master Lu is not only handsome, but also kind to those around him, and his background is noble and mysterious.

Being his personal maid is something many female cultivators wouldn't even dare to dream of.

While Liu Yaoyao was lost in thought, Jiang Shiqing had already carefully put away the oil paper package.

She glanced up at Liu Yaoyao's expression, which was a mixture of envy and a hint of daze, and chuckled, "By the way, Senior Sister Yaoyao, haven't you always wanted to meet my young master? Perhaps I can mention it to him later?"

After spending nearly a month together, Jiang Shiqing had a good impression of Liu Yaoyao.

Although she is somewhat shrewd and worldly-wise, she is not a bad person at heart and is quite tactful in her dealings with others.

Therefore, she planned to bring Liu Yaoyao in to help her withstand the damage.

As the young master grows stronger, he'll try to recruit as many helpers as possible.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yaoyao's eyes lit up, and she looked at Jiang Shiqing with gratitude in her eyes.

Then, she pursed her lips nervously and asked cautiously, "This... won't it have any impact on you, Shiqing? What if Young Master Lu Yang doesn't want to see me? If you bring this up rashly, wouldn't it make him angry?"

Jiang Shiqing blinked, a bright smile appearing on her pretty face, and said in a relaxed tone, "Young Master dotes on me very much, and..."

She paused, swallowed the rest of her sentence, and didn't say it aloud.

She originally wanted to say that her young master was a big lecher, how could he not want to see a beauty like his senior sister?

However, Liu Yaoyao was not familiar with the young master, so she dared not make such a joke on his behalf.

She simply smiled and patted Liu Yaoyao's hand: "Just wait for my good news."

Liu Yaoyao nodded repeatedly. Looking at Jiang Shiqing's bright and sincere smiling face, she felt an indescribable surge of emotion.

She even felt that Shiqing was practically her half-sister!

They're so kind to her!