Reaching the realm of the Golden Core
Li Wei decided to stay for two more months and wait for the black market fair to start.
During this period, he dedicated himself to finding small opportunities to sell them, and thanks to that, he managed to earn a good fortune.
But when there were 10 days left, Li Wei decided to leave the city and camp in the forest because he noticed that posters with his face and a very generous reward had been spread.
Luckily, in the remaining time, nothing happened, and he was able to enter the black market fair without any problems.
'I need to buy the robe quickly and get as far away as possible so they don't bother me anymore', Li Wei thought as he walked towards the stall.
When Li Wei reached the stall that sold the robe, he asked the vendor how much he wanted for it.
"That robe has a concealment formation; it sells for 1000 spiritual stones", said the vendor, smiling and showing his yellow teeth.
In this world, formations are spiritual structures used by cultivators for various purposes, from defense and attack to enhancing abilities and creating barriers.
'This guy probably thinks he's scamming me, but he doesn't know there's an inheritance hidden in the cloak', Li Wei thought.
"Alright, I'll buy it", said Li Wei as he took out a bag of spiritual stones and handed it to the vendor.
"It's an honor to do business with you", said the vendor as he put away the bag and handed the robe to Li Wei.
The robe was completely black on the outside and inside it contained complex inscriptions that formed the camouflage formation.
After Li Wei bought the robe, he left the black market without hesitation, but when he flew a certain distance, he noticed that three presences were following him.
"Who is it?!", Li Wei asked, hoping that his enemies were not people from Mei Hua.
Moments later, three figures emerged from the darkness.
"Hand over everything you have, and we won't harm you", said one of the cultivators.
Upon hearing this, Li Wei let out a sigh of relief, noticing that they were simple thieves in the initial stage of foundation establishment.
Without saying another word, Li Wei summoned three air swords that easily pierced through the bodies of the three thieves, and then he flew far away using his dragon wings.
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After flying for a long time, he arrived in the territory of the Eternal Flame Sect and rented a room in a city.
Li Wei took off the robe and, following the guide of the opportunity, managed to activate a hidden formation that turned the robe into a storage ring.
Inside the ring, he found mountains of spiritual stones and two books.
'I became filthy rich', Li Wei thought after seeing the mountain of spiritual stones.
When he finished looking at what was in the ring, he took out the two books and read their names along with the description of each.
[Silent Shadow]
The Silent Shadow technique allows the cultivator to move undetected, concealing their presence both physically and spiritually.
[Phantom Mist Step]
The Phantom Mist Step technique allows the cultivator to move at high speed and become almost invisible while escaping from a dangerous situation. This technique harnesses the Qi from the environment to increase agility and speed, allowing the user to evade attacks and move undetected.
'They are two techniques in the earth rank', thought Li Wei with excitement.
'Once I master these two techniques, it will be very difficult for them to find me', thought Li Wei as he began to practice.
After a year, Li Wei managed to master the two techniques to a competent level and prepared to break through to the Golden Core realm.
To break through to the Golden Core realm, Li Wei arrived at a hidden place in the mountains that he found by observing someone's opportunity.
This place is perfect as it has a good amount of spiritual energy and enough privacy to not be disturbed or interrupted during the process.
After reaching the place, Li Wei sat down and began to perform his cultivation method called the Manual of the Wind Master.
As time passed, more and more spiritual energy was attracted to Li Wei while dark clouds gathered in the sky.
'I have to pass the heavenly tribulation to reach the next level', thought Li Wei as he watched the dark clouds gathering in the sky.
Two hours later, a powerful lightning struck Li Wei's body but didn't affect him much because his physical body was strengthened by his physical training and dragon blood.
After six more bolts of lightning, Li Wei emerged with a few injuries and successfully broke through to the Golden Core realm.
When Li Wei clenched his fist and felt the power he had, he felt like the strongest in the world but quickly calmed down because he knew there were many beings more powerful than him.
'I must not be arrogant for obtaining this power, there are still many levels to surpass', thought Li Wei as he activated the Silent Shadow technique and disappeared.
During the time he lived in the city, he spent most of his time in seclusion and didn't pay attention to people's opportunities.
'This is a good time to check the opportunities and see what I find', thought Li Wei with expectation after returning to the city.
[Future opportunity: none]
[Future opportunity: none]
[Future opportunity: 2 months later, you will find a mortal-grade meditation book that will allow you to become a cultivator]
'The time of opportunities has increased. I guess the stronger I get, the more my skill improves', thought Li Wei.
[Future opportunity: none]
[Future oppor...
After seeing many people's opportunity, Li Wei found two good opportunities.
[Future opportunity: 5 days later, in the forest near the city, you will find the legacy of a formation master in a temple buried underground]
[Future opportunity: 4 Months later, as you wander through Death Valley in search of opportunity, you will find a black plant that, when eaten, grants you an innate talentt]
'I don't know what innate talent refers to, but it sounds very powerful, and the opportunity related to the formation master's legacy interests me a lot since I've always wanted to learn that craft', thought Li Wei as he began to fly following a golden line marking the opportunity.
In the fantasy world Li Wei is in, there are different professions related to spiritual energy, such as alchemists, formation masters, spiritual blacksmiths, spiritual farmers, beast tamers, etc.