Yunmeng Mountain, Red Leaf Valley Market.
At that moment, a simply dressed boy was walking down the road. He looked ordinary, and his skin was even slightly dark.
His name is Lu Xuan. He is a rogue cultivator in this Red Leaf Valley market, at the second level of Qi Refining, and is sixteen years old this year.
Actually, he was a time traveler. In his previous life, he was just an ordinary person, working nine-to-five and living a monotonous life.
Just three days ago, he woke up to find himself reborn in this world of cultivation, becoming a lowly rogue cultivator in this market.
As a cultivator who only reached the second level of Qi Refining after two and a half years of practice, Lu Xuan's predecessor was undoubtedly a failure!
Three days ago, the original owner tried to forcefully break through to the third level of Qi Refining, but due to insufficient spiritual power, she suffered a qi deviation and her primordial spirit dissipated, and was replaced by Lu Xuan's soul.
At the second level of Qi Refining, one has no idea how far one is from the path to immortality. Even reaching the legendary Foundation Establishment realm is extremely difficult.
The lifespan of a Qi Refining cultivator is at most a little over a hundred years, while a Foundation Establishment cultivator can live to be over two hundred years old!
Thinking of this, Lu Xuan recalled his situation: his predecessor was a penniless rogue cultivator who had nothing of value except for a simple cave dwelling passed down from his ancestors.
At the second level of Qi Refining, besides gathering common spiritual herbs in Yunmeng Mountain, there is no other income.
Aside from that, I just do odd jobs for others and earn a meager income.
To this day, Lu Xuan has only managed to accumulate nine spirit stones!
Spirit stones are not as common as cabbages; a single spirit stone is enough to make low-level Qi Refining cultivators risk their lives and fight each other.
Lu Xuan had been frugal and worked hard for seven or eight years to save up this amount of spirit stones.
The purpose of saving spirit stones is simple: to buy a cultivation technique for the third level of Qi Refining and a bottle of Qi Gathering Pill!
The original owner died because he didn't have the cultivation method for the third level of Qi Refining and risked breaking through.
Lu Xuan dared not take any more risks now; he had to be careful and cautious in everything he did, prioritizing survival.
Once you reach the third level of Qi Refining, you can join the Loose Cultivator Alliance in Red Leaf Valley!
After joining the Loose Cultivator Alliance, you will not only receive its protection.
They can also take on quests together with other low-level independent cultivators within the alliance.
For example, they could team up to hunt monsters, gather high-grade spiritual herbs, and hunt down demonic cultivators, ghost cultivators, notorious bandits, and womanizers...
You can get at least one spirit stone per mission.
Of course, this is also risky; you can't do it without a powerful magic weapon.
Lu Xuan's current strength is undoubtedly insufficient; he must first break through to the third level of Qi Refining.
Cultivating immortality is difficult, and for Qi Refining cultivators to advance to the Foundation Establishment realm is even more difficult.
Moreover, he only possesses the lowest level of the five spiritual roots! His chances of achieving Foundation Establishment are less than one in a thousand.
It's not that you can't build a foundation, it's just that the chances are pitifully low.
Unless one has the help of a legendary Golden Core cultivator, who uses a Creation Elixir to assist them, it is impossible to successfully establish one's foundation.
"Five spiritual roots, tsk tsk." Lu Xuan muttered to himself.
He has been reborn for three days and has long accepted his five spiritual roots, but his desire to seek the Dao remains undiminished.
His purpose in leaving the pass this time was singular: to go to Wanbaolou, the largest shop in Red Leaf Market.
To purchase a Qi Refining Level 3 cultivation technique, you would need approximately one spirit stone!
There's no other way; the original owner's ancestors only passed down the Qi Refining Level 1 and 2 techniques! Also, you need to buy a bottle of Qi Gathering Pills! That will cost about three spirit stones.
As for the remaining five spirit stones, Lu Xuan planned to see if he could buy a storage bag!
"The Great Perfection of the Second Level of Qi Refining?"
Lu Xuan entered the room.
The cunning old shopkeeper pointed out Lu Xuan's aura level with a forced smile.
Lu Xuan knew that this was the simplest Qi Observation Technique in the cultivation world! He had heard that the other party had been practicing this technique for at least two years.
Lu Xuan didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "Since that's the case, you know what my purpose is? It's the cultivation technique incantation for the third level of Qi Refining in the True Essence Technique!"
"So, fellow Daoist, you're cultivating that most basic True Essence Technique?" The old shopkeeper thought for a moment and then offered some words of comfort.
"Although the True Essence Technique is very common, it is widely used in the cultivation world. It is a steady and reliable method of cultivation, and as long as one does not cultivate recklessly, there is generally no risk of going into qi deviation or other serious problems."
If you have good aptitude, you can cultivate all the way to the Great Perfection of the twelfth level of Qi Refining! In that case, fellow Daoist, you have a very stable temperament, which is also quite good.”
Lu Xuan inwardly scoffed at this. He wanted to choose, but his ancestors had only passed down this common, low-quality martial art. He had no choice.
"Yes, I know all that." Lu Xuan nodded noncommittally and continued, "I also need a bottle of Qi Gathering Pills!"
Upon hearing this, the old manager of Wanbaoge turned around and took out a thick piece of paper with the cultivation technique formula on it.
Along with a bottle of pills, it faintly emitted a medicinal fragrance and abundant spiritual power.
"Wow, no wonder it's a pill that can only be bought with spirit stones." Lu Xuan exclaimed. He had only smelled a trace of the medicinal power, and he already felt his bottleneck loosen!
"Five spirit stones in total!"
"What, five spirit stones!" Lu Xuan's heart skipped a beat. Last time he came, these pills only cost three spirit stones. Now they're four spirit stones?
The old shopkeeper explained, "These Qi Gathering Pills are in short supply, and the price was just raised last month. This is not specifically targeting you, fellow Daoist. Please be aware of this."
Lu Xuan said nothing, and carefully took out five glittering, multicolored spirit stones from the hidden pocket of his clothes.
There were five intact spirit stones laid out on the table in front of them!
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