Chapter 18: " A Cultivator Without Means"

If you discover a Spirit energy Vein or a Spirit Stone Mine or any resource vein, do not mine recklessly or destroy it.

Exploiting these resources without regard for their preservation will bring disaster to the area.

The spiritual energy will dissipate.

If you know this and still violate these rules and destroy a spirit vein or spiritual resource, you will be hunted down throughout the entire Taiyi Domain and the surrounding regions.

Do not think you can escape—you will be marked by the world itself, and anyone who sees you will know who you are.

The moment you are caught, you will suffer a fate worse than death.

To protect our world from entering the Dharma Ending Era and prevent resource scarcity, do not commit such acts.

By the Human Emperor.

When Gu Dao saw this, he fell into thought and nodded slightly.

This rule was good—it helped prevent the world from regressing and safeguarded the balance. Such measures were necessary to preserve the world.

In fact, with the minds of those old monsters and the long years they had lived, they would undoubtedly have developed some technology to regenerate such resources, with Formation Arrays and the like. This, he thought, was for the best.

When he saw who had issued the rule, he fell silent for a moment before shaking his head.

"Forget it," he muttered to himself. "It has nothing to do with me. I'll stay as far away as possible from such a position."

According to what I read here, There are two types of spiritual energy. One is emitted by the spiritual veins created by heaven and earth, filling the world and everywhere.

The other is derived from spiritual stones.

Spiritual stones, mined from deep within spiritual veins, are not true stones but rather condensed forms of heaven and earth's pure spiritual energy.

Each stone contains the power to aid cultivators in their journey, the quality of which depends on the vein from which it is sourced."

According to the description in the book, the mining of spiritual stone veins is all carried out according to the conventions of the immortal world, and the spiritual stones are divided according to the energy intensity contained in them.

The low grade spiritual stones is the lowest , Are unified into ten degrees of spiritual energy, and the middle-grade ones are one hundred degrees of spiritual energy.

High-grade spiritual stones thousand degrees of spiritual energy.

The decimal division is undoubtedly very clear. However, according to the description in the book, the purity of the spiritual energy contained in different grades of spiritual stones will also jump in multiples.

The meaning is obviously very clear.

the purer the spiritual energy, the greater the benefit to the immortal cultivators.

Therefore, although the decimal system is still used, ten low-grade spirit stones can basically not be exchanged for one medium-grade spirit stone.

In other words, few immortal cultivators who can use medium-grade spirit stones will exchange them for low-grade spirit stones.

Similarly, those who can afford high-grade spirit stones will not exchange them for medium-grade spirit stones.

As for the best spirit stones, there is no description in the book. Obviously, even in the world of immortal cultivation, the best spirit stones are somewhat rare.

There is a lot of content in the book, although The content of the book is very superficial, and there is no profound knowledge. It is basically an enlightenment book for cultivators.

And this is exactly what Gu Dao needs right now which is common sense, because although he inherent his Dao Fruit, he didn't inherent any memory from his previous life.

He already have a technique to cultivate, What he lacked was the basic cognition. And this book of rules just make up for it a little.

Gu Dao put away the book and walked through the streets of the town, heading toward the market.

As he walked, his gaze lifted to the sky, where a spiritual light soared upward, piercing through the clouds.

"The late stage of Qi Training..."

Gu Dao murmured to himself. From the knowledge he had gained so far, he understood that a cultivator needed to reach the late stage of Qi Training, or the seventh level and above, to possess the magical power and spiritual awareness required for flight.

Before the sixth level of Qi training, if you want to fly, you need a magic tool to assist in flying, as well as some kind of secret technique.

But to own them, you have to pay money. With enough spirit stones, you can buy anything.

Gu Dao stared blankly, his mind was also surging with thoughts. As his understanding of the world of cultivation was completed, an increasingly clear fact emerged.

To cultivate immortality, one needs knowledge and material resources.

It is obviously impossible for a person to achieve great success through seclusion and hard practice.

And knowledge and resources are all under control.

Even if he jumps out of the current chain of links, there will definitely be another chain of links waiting for him.   

Can he rely on himself alone to fight alone...

or... find a backer?

he shook his head and suppressed this thought.

"Right now, I need a job, a place to sleep, some cultivation resource and somewhere to cultivate"

At the mention of a job, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

When will I escape this vicious cycle?

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Puchan Town, a bustling hub of cultivation, is divided into five distinct regions, each serving a vital role.

At its heart lies the Central District, where the Town Hall governs affairs, sect branches hold influence, and the core formations array protect the land.

The Southern Fields stretch vast, home to spirit farmers cultivating Jade Rice, Spirit Wheat, and rare alchemy herbs, while beast farms nurture Cloud Hoof Cows and Blue-feathered Chickens.

To the North, cultivators reside in estates, sect outposts, and meditation caves.

The Western Market thrives with trade, its outer stalls bustling with rogue cultivators selling talismans, ores, and beast materials.

while inner area have shops house alchemists, weapon refiners, and formation masters.

In the shadowed alleys of the Western Market District, there is also The entertainment industry, including brothels, gambling dens, and teahouses etc.

In the East, Spirit Boat Dock and Teleportation Plaza to travel to other places.

And there is also refining factories smelt spirit ores, craft weapons, and process beast remains.

Gu Dao finally arrived at the inner market district.

There are many huge immortal pavilions with double eaves and nine ridges on the avenue, and the brackets are intertwined.

They are quite tall, there are ancient buildings hundreds of feet high, and there are huge beasts carved outside them.

The impact is very strong, as if they are living things, casting a large shadow on the ground.

These fairy pavilions were more fairy-like than each other, very elegant, and surrounded by spiritual plants, quiet and beautiful, ethereal, and the fairy pavilions were quite far apart.

Although there was less smoke and fire, there was more tranquility and indifference, which made people fall into it unconsciously.

Gu Dao entered an ancient building called Treasures Pavilion.

Gu Dao's plan was simple: to purchase a Spirit robe and some cultivation pills, and inquire about the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation.

As he entered he looked left and right, feeling somewhat confused.

The pavilion was even larger than it appeared from the outside, with various paths branching off to different areas. He glanced up at the ceiling, searching for some sign of direction.

He looked around for someone to lead the way but found no one.

What should I do now?

Suddenly, a flash of light appeared in front of him, resembling a system hologram that displayed the entire layout of the shop.

He was momentarily shocked, barely managing to suppress his surprise, thinking perhaps it was an enemy attack or something of the sort.

As he walked a little further, the projector continued floating in front of him.

Looking closely at the projection, he saw it displayed various paths leading to sections—pills, talismans, weapons, puppets, herbs, and everything one could imagine.

Gu Dao soon spotted the area where the techniques and Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation were located.

When he arrived, he noticed that the surroundings were surrounded by large arrays, each heavily guarded with strict security. there were price tags displayed on everything.

As he surveyed the area, he saw a monk toss dozens of spirit stones from his space bag into one of the arrays.

The array flashed, and a technique appeared in front of him. The monk took it and walked away.

Gu Dao thought to himself, So that's how it works.

Gu Dao began to spread his consciousness over the goods placed within the array.

Soon, information began flooding into his mind—each item he touched, its use, and its disadvantages.

As his consciousness brushed over the alchemy section, the first item appeared.

First Grade Alchemy Inherent :

- Price: 5,000 low-grade spirit stones

- Includes: Fasting recipe

First grade Talisman Inherent:

- Price: 3,000 spirit stones

First grade Array Inherent:

- Price: 7,000 spirit stones

First grade Puppetry Inherent:

- Price: 6,000 spirit stones

First grade Wine Making Inherent:

- Price: 2,000 spirit stones

First grade Cooking Inherent:

- Price: 4,000 spirit stones

First grade Weapon Refining inherent:

- Price: 10,000 spirit stones

"Too expensive," Gu Dao shook his head. As he looked at another direction.

Assistive spells (30 low-grade spirit stones): Breeze, Cleaning Spell, Spirit Rain, etc.

Combat spells (100 low-grade spirit stones): Fireball Technique, Wind Step, Water Needle, etc.

Each spell catered to different needs, from basic daily tasks to advanced combat techniques.

Everything imaginable was here, from basic techniques to those useful even in the most mundane of situations.

Gu Dao stood there dazed, overwhelmed by the vast array of options before him.

He want them All but The problem is still the same... Poverty.

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