Eternal Life: I Can Break Through The Limits Of All Methods

Chapter 16: Rogue Cultivator?

Afterwards, he experienced the Swallow Flight Technique in the Transcendent Realm, which doubled his speed and jumping height compared to Perfection. His reaction speed also improved significantly.

The effects of speed and agility were no longer limited to his legs; his entire body could now be infused with spiritual energy to increase speed, and his body became lighter.

After practicing the Swallow Flight Technique, he continued to cultivate other spells, depleting most of his spiritual energy.

At night, he lay in bed, contemplating his plan to sell seeds in Heavenly Origin City tomorrow.

First and foremost, he absolutely couldn't let anyone in the sect know about this.

In the Divine Will Sect, any important spiritual plants, spirit beasts, law treasures, etc. that are discovered must be handed over to the sect for handling.

If it originally belonged to a private individual and evidence can be provided, it can be returned.

However, if it is discovered within the sect's territory, it belongs to the sect. Voluntarily handing it over can earn 50 spirit stones and a bottle of Low Grade elixir.

If one hides or sells without providing evidence of private ownership, they will be taken to the Punishment Hall and punished according to the value of the item.

Mostly, it results in the death penalty, but the methods of execution vary.

In theory, the seeds of his high-yield Spirit Rice are his private property.

Although they were cultivated using the sect's spiritual fields and Spirit Rice seeds, his Mutation attribute is the key.

However, even so, he cannot prove that these seeds belong to him.

How should he explain it? Should he tell the higher-ups in the inner sect that he has a proficiency panel and can use the Myriad Law Limit Breaker to unlock the Mutation attribute and cultivate high-yield Spirit Rice?

Regardless of whether the other party believes it or not, it would be troublesome for him.

And if he doesn't say anything, once discovered, his actions would undoubtedly be seen as secretly selling the Mutation Spirit Rice plants from within the sect for personal gain.

For such a crime, at least a punishment of Lingchi would be given.

Of course, if he works hard to prove the value of cultivating Mutation Spirit Rice seeds, he can avoid death.

But in the future, he would definitely be captured by the sect and used specifically for cultivating Spirit Rice seeds, with no freedom.

He wouldn't get much of the profits earned from the seeds either.

Therefore, even though there is no danger to his life, he still needs to avoid letting the people in the sect know as much as possible.

Firstly, he plans to leave tomorrow morning and return to the sect before it gets dark.

It is common for disciples to go out, and the sect does not restrict it. However, there are Qi Refining seventh-layer disciples stationed at the entrance and exit who have unlocked their divine sense perception.

If someone is detected carrying valuable items out of the sect, they will be stopped and inspected.

However, his Spirit Rice seeds are not much different from ordinary rice seeds and cannot be distinguished by divine sense.

Tomorrow, he will pretend to take ten catties of Spirit Rice to sell, and he will hide the Spirit Rice seeds inside. There will be no risk at all.

As for the return trip, he can buy a storage law treasure in advance to hold the spirit stones.

The guarding disciples generally do not require the storage law treasure to be opened for inspection.

But just to be safe, he feels it is necessary to buy a concealment talisman to hide the aura of the storage law treasure.

That way, everything will be foolproof.

After entering the An Ding Fang Market, there is a main road that leads to Heavenly Origin City.

However, it is easy to encounter familiar people from the sect, and he doesn't want anyone to know that he is going to Heavenly Origin City tomorrow.

Otherwise, if he reveals even a little bit of wealth in the future, it will easily lead people to suspect that he is the one selling the high-yield Spirit Rice.

So he decides to take a smaller path.

There may be Rogue Cultivators on the smaller path, but Ji Rong mentioned half a month ago that the Rogue Cultivators on the western path have been cleared out by the outer sect law enforcement team, so there should be no risk.

Even if there are, they are mostly Qi Refining cultivators, and with his abilities, he can easily escape.

He is even confident in defeating cultivators below the fifth layer of Qi Refining.

There's no choice; his Golden Light Slash is too strong now, and there is no opponent within the fifth layer of Qi Refining.

It is much easier to conceal his identity in Heavenly Origin City.

Behind the auction is the three major cultivation families of Heavenly Origin City. They not only guarantee the security inside and outside the city but also ensure the privacy of the guests to a great extent.

Even a wanted Demonic Cultivator traitor from nearby cultivation forces can have their identity hidden during the auction and be safely escorted out of the city after the auction ends.

This is the golden signboard of Heavenly Origin City, which is why the auction there is so popular.

Lost in his thoughts, Chu Ming entered dreamland...

Early the next morning, he packed ten catties of Spirit Rice in a small sack and used paste to stick ten high-yield Spirit Rice seeds inside the bag.

He didn't bring all the high-yield Spirit Rice seeds, leaving some as backup in case of accidents.

He also brought long-grain Spirit Rice and sticky fragrance Spirit Rice, priced lower. Maybe someone would buy them. After all, there are quite a few rich people in Heavenly Origin City, and maybe some extravagant second-generation immortals would be interested and spend a few hundred spirit stones to play with them.

After breakfast, he started tending to the spiritual fields, completing a series of farming tasks.

By the time he returned in the evening, he only needed to water them once, which wouldn't delay him.

Just as he finished tending to the fields, Ji Rong happened to pass by outside the courtyard.

Ji Rong first glanced at the lush spiritual fields and smiled with satisfaction on his face.

Spirit Rice has arrived again this month.

But when Chu Ming saw the changes in Ji Rong's appearance, he couldn't help but feel surprised.

When Chu Ming saw Ji Rong approaching, he cursed inwardly but still greeted him with a smile.

"Junior Brother Ji, come in and have a cup of tea." He walked to the fence and gestured to open the door.

Ji Rong waved his hand, "No need, I'm just passing by, nothing important."

"You... have reached the third level of Qi Refining?"

When they got closer, Ji Rong sensed Chu Ming's cultivation level with his divine sense.

Chu Ming smiled brightly and nodded, "Yes, I just broke through a few days ago."

"I've been stuck at the second level of Qi Refining for several years, and I finally broke through to the third level. It wasn't easy."

"And recently, I also practiced the Invigorating Body Art you gave me. My body has become much stronger, and I suddenly feel several years younger."

"Oh, I see," Ji Rong nodded thoughtfully.

He wasn't afraid of Chu Ming's cultivation level surpassing his own in the future and posing a threat to him and his family.

At the age of thirty-eight, reaching only the third level of Qi Refining, he didn't even know when he would reach the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Even if Chu Ming practiced his whole life, he probably wouldn't reach his current level of strength. Even if he died, Ji Rong would still be alive, so there was nothing to fear.

People like them who collected protection fees judged others based on their talents. If they encountered someone with poor talent, they would exploit them to the point of death.

But if someone had good talent, they wouldn't bully them. Instead, they would try to befriend them, give them gifts, and establish a good relationship in advance.

During the many years Ji Rong spent in the outer sect, he had also made friends with many disciples who had been promoted from the outer sect to the inner sect.

In the hearts of those people, Ji Rong was like a warm and friendly older brother. He would occasionally come out with gifts to visit them.

Ji Rong put on a smile and praised, "Well done, congratulations, Junior Brother Chu."

"Work hard, you're still young. Now that you've reached the third level of Qi Refining, you should have a chance to reach Foundation Building in the future."

Chu Ming modestly replied, "Not at all, Senior Brother, you're overestimating me."

Ji Rong smiled and said, "Alright, work hard and take care of the farmland. I'll still need to borrow three hundred catties of Spirit Rice from you next month."

Chu Ming nodded and bowed, "Senior Brother, rest assured, I guarantee that your three hundred catties of Spirit Rice will not be short by even a single ounce. I just hope that Senior Brother will take care of me in the future."

Ji Rong patted his chest and promised, "Don't worry, when have I not taken care of you?"

"I'll give you a few high-quality secret manuals when the time comes, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

After exchanging pleasantries, Ji Rong left.

Chu Ming cursed under his breath and then went home to change into a coarse cloth outfit. He brought some gold and silver, as well as prepared pills and talismans, ready to leave.

In front of the cowshed, he touched the cow's head and whispered, "Take care of the house. If someone comes looking for me, remember to let me know when I come back."

This water buffalo was no ordinary cow. It could understand human language and was very intelligent.

If someone had come to see him during the time he was away from home, the cow would inform him in its unique way.

This way, if someone asked about his whereabouts, he could come up with an explanation in advance.

"Moo..." The cow let out a sound, its big eyes filled with intelligence, clearly understanding Chu Ming's instructions.

Leaving the house, he walked south. After passing through the nine-li area outside the mountain gate, he quickly arrived at the wide An Ding River.

There was a bridge in front of him, and on either side of the bridge's railing stood two outer sect disciples of the Divine Will Sect, dressed in white Daoist robes.

The two of them were chatting and laughing.

Chu Ming greeted them with a smile, but they didn't pay much attention to him, so he simply crossed the bridge.

The tall and thin disciple on the left casually scanned with his divine sense. Although he sensed the pills and talismans on Chu Ming's body, he didn't stop him for questioning.

These life-saving talismans and pills were not uncommon, and many outer sect disciples had accumulated enough spiritual stones over the years to afford them.

They didn't notice the secret of the rice bag at all.

Chu Ming secretly rejoiced and walked past the An Ding Bridge, arriving at the An Ding Market.

He walked along the main street of the market and found a Spirit Rice shop where he sold ten catties of Spirit Rice and received one spiritual stone.

Then he went to a clothing store, spent some silver to buy a black outfit, and bought a bamboo hat to wear on his head to better conceal his identity.

After that, he continued walking west along the main street, passing through the slums of the market, and arrived at a gentle mountain road.

After crossing this small mountain and passing through a forest, he would reach the boundary of Heavenly Origin City, where he would be safe.

However, he had to be cautious on this stretch of road. Even if there were no rogue cultivators, there might be demonic beasts lurking around.

He became alert and carefully observed his surroundings.

At first, he walked ten li without any incidents. He even saw a village in the distance, which made him feel much more at ease.

But just as he reached a cliff, a figure suddenly jumped down from the top of the five or six zhang high cliff.

"Fellow Daoist, please stop. What's in the bag?"