Chapter 22 Life 3

Miao Yin City.

This place was originally an inconspicuous small town in the northeastern corner of Jade Mountain County.

Decades ago, a powerful individual known as 'Daoist Miao Yin' settled down here, attracting a multitude of martial artists from the jianghu to flock and pledge their allegiance, making it a place where fish and dragons intermingle.

As time passed, the small town expanded into a city, renaming itself Miao Yin City.

It became an extraordinary existence between Guangyuan County and Dangyang County.

The City Lord, Daoist Miao Yin, is one of the formidable figures in Upper Sun Country, receiving due respect from various forces and experts from all walks of life, who dare not neglect him.

This day.

Lu Qingfeng, Lu Qingshan, and Lu Qingyu finally arrived.

"Is this Miao Yin City?"

Lu Qingshan looked up at the lofty city walls not far ahead, his eyes wide open with astonishment.

Miao Yin City is much more imposing than Black Wood Village.

The walls towered four to five Zhang high, lined with armored soldiers standing guard, stern and solemn. Below, the city gate was also guarded by armored soldiers, collecting a fee to enter.

"The name's written up there, isn't it!"

"Miao—Yin—"

Lu Qingyu pointed at the giant characters 'Miao Yin' above the city gate, equally astounded by the size of the city. The fence outside Black Wood Village couldn't compare to these walls at all!

Lu Qingfeng, however, was not as impressed.

Having spent decades in Black Sand Town, city walls three to five Zhang high did little to shock him.

"Let's go inside."

Lu Qingfeng led the two into the city.

Entering the city required paying a fee, but this wasn't a problem for Lu Qingfeng. His quick eyes and hands stealthily took a purse from a passing martial artist without notice.

He casually took out three copper coins, and the three of them entered Miao Yin City.

"So bustling!"

Lu Qingyu, following closely behind Lu Qingfeng, was dazzled by the prosperity of Miao Yin City. Lu Qingshan was also taken aback by the scenery of the city.

The streets were full of pedestrians and vendors.

The cries of hawkers and shoutings were endless.

From the silent and uninhabited mountains to suddenly arriving at a bustling market, it took some time to adjust.

"Let's go!"

"Time to change into some new clothes!"

The three of them had been in the mountains for half a year, and their clothes were tattered and no longer presentable. They made do in the mountains but stood out oddly in the city.

They randomly chose a clothes shop, each grabbed two sets of clothes, and then they returned to the streets, transformed.

"Big brother, this place is so nice!"

Lu Qingyu walked, touching her new clothes and smiling brightly.

During her years in Black Wood Village, she only had one or two sets of clothes to wear all year round, which were rough hemp garments.

But the two sets she picked in the clothes shop were made of fine fabric and well-tailored, incomparable to the hemp clothes she wore before.

Which girl doesn't love beauty?

Lu Qingyu was no exception.

At first, she resisted leaving the mountains, but now she had completely forgotten her previous reluctance.

Lu Qingfeng tousled Qingyu's hair, his face showing a smile.

The young girl was always so easily content.

Lu Qingshan, now in new clothes, was also grinning from ear to ear.

"Miao Yin City."

Lu Qingfeng observed the surroundings, noting the vibrant streets and the teams of black-clothed patrols that maintained the exceptional law and order of Miao Yin City.

This environment was entirely different from Black Wood Village and made Lu Qingfeng breathe a sigh of relief.

After walking around Miao Yin City a couple of times, Lu Qingfeng leased a small courtyard with only four rooms through a middleman, planning to spend a few days getting familiar with the city's regulations and environment before deciding on which industry to operate to gather cultivation resources.

Having been in this world for over sixteen years, escaping from Black Wood Village and wandering in the deep mountains for half a year, they finally settled down.

After leasing the small courtyard, Lu Qingfeng, as well as Qingfeng and Qingyu, all felt an indescribable sense of relief.

...

After arriving at Miao Yin City, the three members of the Lu family settled down.

After a few days of familiarization, Lu Qingfeng used the last bit of his 'borrowed' savings to take over a poorly run pharmacy, planning to start from the pharmaceutical business and trade in medicinal materials.

Lu Qingfeng now mastered the refining of ten different elixir pills, such as the Fasting Pill, Yellow Dragon Pill, Spirit Clearing Powder... etc. Among them, Spirit Clearing Powder is a detoxification holy medicine and the Nourishing Essence Pill is a healing holy medicine.

These two types of pills, especially the latter, were sure to sell well in Miao Yin City.

Here, among the mixed crowd, many martial artists who were wounded or hiding from their enemies would choose Miao Yin City. With the City Lord Daoist Miao Yin stationed here and three hundred Black Armored Army soldiers maintaining order, no one dared to cause trouble in the city.

These martial artists were Lu Qingfeng's primary customer base.

The martial world is fraught with peril!

There were not a few who coated their weapons with poison, and Spirit Clearing Powder, as a detoxification holy medicine, was highly effective even against poisons that affected those in the Fetal Breathing Realm.

Nourishing Essence Pill was even better for healing both internal and external injuries.

Lu Qingfeng divided these two types of elixir pills into five grades each, creating five different names to confuse people. The highest grade only possessed 30% of the true elixir's effectiveness, to avoid causing a sensation.

Even so, Black Sand Pharmacy, armed with these ten varieties of weakened medicine mixtures, quickly established a reputation within Miao Yin City and secured a foothold in just a few days.

In a blink of an eye.

Another month passed.

In the anticipated scenario, the troubles that should have followed a stable and prosperous career did not materialize. The order within Miao Yin City was even better than Lu Qingfeng had imagined.

Black Sand Pharmacy conducted business without a hitch—besides the normal taxes, not even a few small-time hooligans showed up. Visiting martial artists did not harass the three young-looking Lu siblings.

In summary, everything was so harmonious that it seemed somewhat surreal.

Compared to Black Wood Village and Returning to Truth Sect, Miao Yin City was practically an immortal paradise!

In such an environment, Lu Qingfeng couldn't help feeling glad about choosing this place as his stronghold.

In the span of a month, he ran the pharmacy, earning exorbitant profits through a weakened version of Spirit Clearing Powder and Nourishing Essence Pill, and refined plenty of Yellow Dragon Pills, Recovery Breath Pills, and other elixirs for backup.

The past days of financial struggle were gone, leading to a sweet turn of events at last!

His cultivation that had been stagnant for many days also began to loosen up.

This way.

Unknowingly, the day when the 'Primordial' reincarnation progress would end arrived.

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Name: Lu Qingfeng

Race: Human

Faction: None

Title: None

Cultivation: None

Level: 0th level (0/1)

Life Span: 16/68

Root Bone: 1

Merit: Unknown

Karma: Unknown

Cultivation Technique: Yellow Court Scripture First Layer (Perfection) [Features: Derivation Technique (Level 1); Commanding All Techniques (Level 1); Karma Removal (Level 1)]; Qing Yuan Sword Technique Fifth Layer (Perfection) [Derivable];

Spells: Fire Bomb Technique (Second Level), Heavenly Eye Skill (Second Level), Luo Smoke Step (Second Level), Burning Heart Palm (Second Level), White Jade True Technique (Second Level), Cloak Saber Technique (Second Level), True Yang Finger Skill (Second Level), Wind Control Technique (Second Level), Golden Light Skill (Second Level), Entanglement Skill (Second Level), Concealing Technique (Second Level), Concealing Technique (Second Level)

Divine Skills: None

Equipment: None

Alchemy: Alchemy Introduction; Alchemy Analysis; Basic Herb Manual... Elixirs that can be refined: Fasting Pill, Yellow Dragon Pill, Spirit Clearing Powder, Recovery Breath Pill, Nourishing Essence Pill, Charming Fragrance Pill, Yellow Chestnut Pills, Heart Corrosion Pill, Breathing Cultivation Pill, Essence Qi Pill

Talisman Refining: Detailed Explanation on the Six Common Dan Sands, Basic Talisman Paper, Low-level Talisman Complete Guide... Talismans that can be drawn: Peace Charm, Invisibility Talisman, Earth Tunneling Talisman, Fire Bomb Talisman, Rejuvenation Talisman, Golden Light Talisman

Artifact Refining: Basics of Artifact Refining, Detailed Explanation on Refining Tongling Talisman Pen. Artifact that can be refined: Wolf-hair Talisman Pen

Tame Beast: Skylark Bird (*9)

Stepping out from the Rebirth Pool for the third time, he felt a difference.

Upon opening the attribute panel, as expected, the level and cultivation were both cleared to the beginning, and all equipment was emptied.

However, even so, it remained incredibly luxurious.

Lu Qingfeng's decades of accumulation in his previous life all paid off in this life.

No need to go into details about Qing Yuan Sword Technique, having reached the True Sect Level, it's a rare cultivation technique in the world that can compete!

Besides that, he also mastered various basics of alchemy, talisman, controlling over ten kinds of elixirs, six kinds of talismans, and one kind of talisman tool.

When it comes to taming beasts, the skylark bird is not worth mentioning.

With these foundations, Lu Qingfeng would be able to reach the peak state of his past life within a year!

However—

"This life, I must also be diligent in cultivation."

In the last life, Lu Qingfeng focused on strengthening techniques, elixir recipes, etc., through experience value while his cultivation stagnated, barely reaching the Fifth Level of Fetal Breathing Realm.

In reality, after half a year of cultivation, he has already reached the Third Level of Fetal Breathing Realm, and he could soon consume all the accumulation within the first five levels of Fetal Breathing Realm.

Therefore, it was urgent for Lu Qingfeng to reach a new realm in the game, thereby accumulating cultivation experience to avoid dragging down his real-life progress.

Also, alchemy remains the top priority.

Low-level elixir pills, like Yellow Dragon Pill, Breathing Cultivation Pill, Essence Qi Pill, could only support a cultivator to the Fifth or Sixth Level of Fetal Breathing Realm at most. After reaching the mid-stages of the Fetal Breathing Realm, higher-tier pills like Golden Marrow Pills and other intermediate elixirs would be required.

Refining intermediate elixirs is far more complex and variable than low-level ones, and Lu Qingfeng needs to spend more energy on this.

At the same time.

With the stable environment in Miao Yin City, various common ores and metals are readily available for purchase with money. Thus, the study of artifact refining can also be advanced on the schedule.

Lastly, the art of talismans must not fall behind.

All things considered, even with a hundredfold time difference, Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but feel considerable pressure.

"Although I can strengthen elixir recipes and cultivation techniques, mentorship in cultivation, alchemy, artifact refinement, and talisman drawing would surely make things more efficient!"

Lu Qingfeng couldn't help thinking of Daoist Huang Luo.

With guidance from Daoist Huang Luo in talisman crafting, it was much more relaxed compared to self-study in alchemy. If one were to cultivate alone, they would need to repeatedly experiment with each bottleneck and tough point, spending twice or even three to five times as much time contemplating. But with the guidance of a predecessor, one can bypass many detours.

"Last life, I was unfamiliar with 'Primordial'; this time, I can consider joining a cultivation sect."

"Best to join a sect that specializes in alchemy, artifact refining, and talismans!"

Lu Qingfeng had planned ahead during the two-month gap for this life.

Joining a sect, although it comes with many constraints, provides a strong backing on the one hand, and if one can be apprenticed to a famous teacher, it will be greatly beneficial to the path of cultivation.

There are many advantages!

With his mind set, Lu Qingfeng stepped out of the Rebirth Pool and quickly got acquainted with the situation of his randomly selected reincarnation location.

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