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Ling Xiu felt no discomfort as he killed these Tribulation Cultivators. After all, he had lived for a hundred years and experienced far too much.

"These cultivators thought they were rich, but all of them combined only have a dozen or so spirit stones and some low-grade spirit pills."

I was hoping to find a more useful Qiankun bag from them, but these poor bastards didn't have one either.

Even the magical artifacts they used were cut down by the Thunderclap Sword.

Ling Xiu then wasted no more time, casually conjured a Profound Fire Technique, and burned all the corpses to ashes before leaving.

Riding on the Crimson Scaled Dragon Horse, he continued flying towards Qingyang City, completely ignoring the earlier slaughter.

Because we were traveling on mountain roads, we did not encounter any robbery or other dangers in the past two days.

At this point, the terrain slightly subsided, and a valley appeared in front of us.

According to the map, Qingyang City is just ahead after crossing this valley.

The branch of the Qingyun Sect is right in front of the Martial Market.

Wuji Market is not large, not even as big as the market under the Qingyun Sect, but it is bustling with activity.

Qingyang City is a central hub of three cities, with countless cultivators and merchants coming and going.

The houses in the city are scattered, and some of the attic buildings are relatively luxurious, with many having four or five stories.

Most of the cultivators on the street were around the mid-stage of Qi Refining, with only a few occasionally appearing at the late-stage.

In this place, cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining are already considered experts, attracting respect from passersby.

Soon, after passing through the city center, we finally arrived at Wuji Market.

After revealing his identity, Ling Xiu first sold the Crimson Scaled Dragon Horse and exchanged it for spirit stones before heading to the market management hall.

The steward's hall was a magnificent three-story pavilion.

The person in charge in the main hall was a middle-aged deacon named Bai Yishan, a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Bai Yishan's face was ashen; he looked exhausted and listless, his eyes revealing impatience.

After he reached out and took Ling Xiu's identity jade token and mission token, he carefully examined Ling Xiu for a few moments, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Ling Xiu? You're the old man who guards the Abandoned Treasure Pavilion in the back mountain of the sect?"

Bai Yishan looked at him and sensed that Ling Xiu's cultivation level was at the second level of Qi Refining. Coupled with his aged appearance, he couldn't help but feel contempt for him.

"Alas, you're too old, and your cultivation is too weak. What can you still do?"

Since you've guarded the sect's abandoned treasure pavilion, why don't you go to the back courtyard of the main hall and take charge of tidying up the piles of miscellaneous items? You'll be living there from now on.

"Your daily task is very simple: sort out all kinds of waste generated in the market, classify the waste properly, and then transport it to the west side of the courtyard for incineration."

In addition, there are seven outer disciples in the market. You can take care of their daily food and lodging and purchase living supplies.

You also need to collect all sorts of information about the sect, then organize it and send it to me.

Bai Yishan gave the order.

As he spoke, he looked at Ling Xiu. These tasks were not heavy, but rather tedious.

He didn't expect Ling Xiu to do anything particularly good; he just wanted someone else to do these things.

"Alright, Steward Bai, this disciple will do my utmost."

Ling Xiu bowed slightly and answered respectfully.

Sorting through waste materials? That's practically giving him special treatment!

You'll likely encounter some useless pills and artifacts, so you won't have to worry about resources anymore.

The scrap materials in Wuji Market are generally defective products that cannot meet the sales standards, so they are much better than the waste pills in the Waste Treasure Pavilion.

It's entirely possible that you might stumble upon a treasure.

"Alright, I'll arrange for someone to take you there!"

Bai Yishan casually beckoned to a disciple, who was at the fifth level of Qi Refining and quickly came over.

"Let's go, Junior Brother Ling Xiu. My name is Zhang Kun. I'll take you to your residence in the backyard and explain the rules here to you."

As Zhang Kun spoke, he led Ling Xiu into the backyard.

On the left is a dilapidated house filled with piles of rubble, while the main house in the middle can be used for living.

Although the house is a bit dilapidated, it looks quite nice after some renovations; at least the house is much larger than the wooden house in the abandoned treasure pavilion.

On the west side of the courtyard was a huge pit used to burn the waste, and the air still smelled of burning.

Ling Xiu had also met the other six outer disciples; their overall cultivation levels were between the fourth and fifth levels of Qi Refining.

Their usual task is to patrol the market and guard the warehouses to ensure sufficient security.

They didn't react much when they saw Ling Xiu.

After all, he was a centenarian with only the second level of Qi Refining cultivation. The sect sent him here just to get rid of him and give him a random task.

In their view, there was no need to have any interaction with Ling Xiu, because Ling Xiu had no value.

After exchanging a casual greeting with Ling Xiu, they each went their separate ways to attend to their own affairs.

This was quite peaceful, and Ling Xiu didn't mind.

Get a good night's rest and wake up the next morning.

Ling Xiu got up early and went to Wuji Market. He first familiarized himself with the market environment, visited all the shops, and collected all the garbage outside their shops.

They were dragged onto a wooden flatbed cart, and some of the less effective medicinal pills were put into the wooden barrels on the cart. Various broken swords and old magical artifacts were also gathered into another wooden barrel.

Ling Xiu chuckled inwardly as he sorted through all the waste materials.

"It's definitely much better than those useless pills and artifacts in the Waste Treasure Pavilion. There are also more varieties. They are all invaluable treasures to me."

He hunched over, slowly pushing the cart toward the backyard of the main hall.

The passing cultivators naturally didn't pay him much attention.

Back in the courtyard, he sorted all the waste materials, and after doing so at a leisurely pace, a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips, and his eyes sharpened.

He unleashed his divine sense, quickly scanning the "waste" with increasingly intense gaze.

"Some of these waste materials still retain spiritual energy, so we won't have to worry about that in the future."

Those discarded talismans, pills, and artifacts, as long as they retain a trace of spiritual energy, are all treasures to Ling Xiu.

He carefully picked out the pills that were about to crumble and put them back in his house, then dumped all the utterly useless waste into the pit.

Use the Mysterious Fire Technique to burn these waste materials.

The pit made a crackling sound, and some of the waste pills produced a poisonous smell, but the Xuanhuo burned them quickly, and with the ventilation fan installed in the pit, the poisonous smell dissipated soon.

After finishing these tasks, he went to the front hall to collect spirit stones and purchase some ingredients.

The purchase of various meats, vegetables, fruits, and the like was all based on the advice of the seven disciples.

Before I knew it, almost two months had passed.

Ling Xiu was familiar with almost the entire Wuji Market. When he had nothing to do, he would chat with the shopkeepers.

During this time, he used a communication stone to contact Nuonuo, reassuring the little girl.

He used some spirit stones to buy some defensive and offensive talismans for protection.

He spent the rest of his time at home, focusing on his cultivation.

The spiritual energy of Qingyang City is quite abundant, at least much more abundant than that of the Ruined Treasure Pavilion.

This allowed his cultivation to quickly stabilize at the mid-stage of the seventh level of Qi Refining.

The Qiankun Xuanhu also provided him with a continuous source of resources.

Any scrap material with a trace of spiritual energy remaining can be upgraded to the highest grade after passing through the Qiankun Xuan Gourd, and even the half-sifted spiritual talisman can be upgraded in the same way.

The talisman's spiritual power has become stronger, its power is ten times greater than before.

With the aid of numerous elixirs, the cultivation of the "Void Origin Longevity Technique" became more stable.

The most important thing is to proceed step by step; one cannot rush the process of cultivation.