Upon hearing this, Bai Yuerou's shocked mouth couldn't close, and she said, "Lu Fellow Daoist, you actually broke through to the second level of Qi Refining?"

Lu Changfeng nodded.

Bai Yuerou envied, "Congratulations, Lu Fellow Daoist."

Speaking of which, she suddenly thought of her husband who had gone to the Black Cloud Mountains to seek spiritual medicine and break through to the second level of Qi Refining. There has been no news so far, and she became worried, with a worried expression on her beautiful face.

Meanwhile, Lu Changfeng finished breakfast and, as usual, paid respects to his ancestors before carrying a hoe and going to work in the fields.

When passing by the sewer.

Lu Changfeng wrinkled his nose and muttered, "My sister-in-law's temper seems even worse than yesterday. It's strange. How can someone so young easily get angry?"

Arriving at the spiritual field, he saw that it was crowded with cultivators, each with a grim expression on their faces.

Lu Changfeng's face changed.

Could it be that the Chen family wants to increase the rent again? It has only been a few days since the last increase! Is there no way for people to live?

The Chen family is a ninth-grade family in Fallen Cloud Town. Although it is the lowest-level family in the cultivation world, the highest cultivation level in the entire family is only at the ninth level of Qi Refining. However, in Fallen Cloud Town, they are a powerful force. Almost all the underworld and white path forces in the town have some connection with the Chen family.

"What happened, Hou Wu?"

Lu Changfeng walked up to a thin and weak young man and asked.

Hou Wu, who had been Lu Changfeng's friend since childhood, looked desperate and said, "The Chen family recently bought thousands of barbarian slaves from the Black Tortoise Continent. Each barbarian slave only costs a low-grade spirit stone, and these slaves have immense strength. As long as they are provided with food, they can work non-stop for twelve hours a day. It's much cheaper than hiring us cultivators. So, starting from today, the Chen family has decided to take back the spiritual field and no longer rent it to us."

Lu Changfeng clenched his fists in anger and said, "We have worked hard for a whole year, and finally waited for the spiritual rice to mature. But the Chen family actually wants to take it away, seizing the fruits of our year-long hard work. How are we, the cultivators who rely on cultivating the spiritual field, supposed to live?"

Hou Wu sighed heavily and said, "In Fallen Cloud Town, the Chen family is like the heavens. How can we dare to reason with them? Isn't that seeking death? Fairness is not something we low-level cultivators can talk about. Lu Changfeng, I have decided to join a hunting team and go to the Black Cloud Mountains to seek treasures and make a living. Do you want to follow me?"

Lu Changfeng advised, "Hou Wu, although we are cultivators, we spend most of our time on cultivation. We basically have no combat experience. It's too dangerous to join a hunting team and seek treasures."

Hou Wu's tone was sad as he said, "How could I not know it's dangerous? Lu Changfeng, since the ancient war, the Heavenly Dao has changed, and anomalies have occurred in the cultivation process. If each small realm in the Qi Refining Stage stagnates for ten years, the physical body will rot, and all the spiritual power will return to the heavens and earth."

"I have been at the first level of Qi Refining for eight years. In another two years, I will have to face a tribulation. Lu Changfeng, I don't want to die, but I don't have the courage to steal, rob, and kill for treasures and resources. So, while I still have two years, I want to take a risk."

Lu Changfeng fell silent, his eyes dim.

His parents also died because their cultivation realm stagnated.

"Brother, I wish you safety and an early breakthrough to the second level of Qi Refining."

Lu Changfeng didn't say anything more, but said heavily.

Hou Wu smiled and said, "Thanks for your kind words. If I'm still alive, I'll treat you to a drink."

Lu Changfeng nodded.

The tenants present looked at the spiritual rice they had planted with their own hands, reluctant to leave until nightfall.

Lu Changfeng returned home and sat in the courtyard, lost in thought.

With no more farming work at the moment, he had to find another way to make a living.

Suddenly, Lu Changfeng remembered that when he was young, his parents had discovered his talent as a talisman master.

However, it takes at least a thousand low-grade spirit stones to cultivate a First Grade Rank One talisman master.

So many spirit stones, even Lu Changfeng's parents couldn't afford to gather them, so Lu Changfeng's parents decisively gave up.

"Becoming a talisman master is not a bad profession," Lu Changfeng laughed.

Then, he opened the bag hanging from his waist and looked inside, seeing about thirty pieces of low-grade spirit stones.

Lu Changfeng said, "This money should be enough to buy a semi-finished talisman pen, two hundred sheets of talisman paper, and half a catty of monster blood! I have the Divine Spirit Realm, so even if the talisman fails, I can restore it to its original state. It can be said that it's a guaranteed profit. As a talisman master, it's not a one-time deal for the shops in Fallen Cloud Town. I can continuously provide them with talismans, creating wealth. Therefore, they won't have any ill intentions towards me."

After making up his mind, Lu Changfeng returned to his room to sleep.

In fact, what Lu Changfeng hoped for more was to become an alchemist, but this profession was ten times more demanding than being a talisman master. It required tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones to cultivate, and he didn't have the talent for alchemy, so he could only temporarily give up.

The next day, at dawn, Lu Changfeng woke up early and happened to encounter Bai Yuerou, who was also going to the bathroom.

Bai Yuerou was holding a chamber pot, and when she thought of seeing Lu Changfeng naked that day, her cheeks suddenly turned red. After pouring the urine into the drain, she hurriedly returned to her room.

Lu Changfeng laughed and said, "Isn't it just pouring urine? What's there to be nervous about?"

After breakfast, as they were about to leave, Lu Changfeng kindly said, "Sister-in-law, it seems like you have a lot of anger. Do you want me to go to the pharmacy and get you some medicine to cool down?"

Bai Yuerou blushed and wanted to bury her head in the ground.

Because Lin Nan had taught her a broken cultivation method called "Supplementing Yin Decision," every time she practiced it, she would feel a burning desire, which was why she easily got angry.

"No need, no need..." Bai Yuerou fled in embarrassment.

Lu Changfeng smiled slightly and walked out of the house, arriving at a shop called Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

The shop assistant saw Lu Changfeng and smiled, "Customer, what items do you want to buy?"

"A semi-finished talisman pen, two hundred sheets of talisman paper, and half a catty of monster blood."

The shop assistant looked at Lu Changfeng's shabby appearance and smiled again, "Alright, please wait a moment. I'll get the items you want ready."

One minute later, the shop assistant came out of the warehouse with a sack in his hand and said, "Customer, here are the items you wanted. It's a total of twenty-nine pieces of low-grade spirit stones."

Lu Changfeng directly took out a spirit stone from his bag and said, "Please count it."

The shop assistant counted the spirit stones in the bag and respectfully said, "Customer, take care."

As Lu Changfeng walked out of the shop, the shop assistant said coldly to the shopkeeper, "Boss, I've seen him before. This person is an Independent Cultivator with no background. Should we send some thugs to keep an eye on him?"

The shopkeeper smiled and shook his head, saying, "No need. He's buying these items used by talisman masters. I guess he wants to become a talisman master. If he really becomes one, the talismans he sells to our Chen family shop will be far more than what we can snatch. Moreover, just his purchases of talisman paper and monster blood alone can make us earn a lot. So, precious talents like talisman masters, alchemists, and artifact refiners, I absolutely can't touch them. Otherwise, what will our Chen family shop have to sell in the future?"

Hearing this, the shop assistant nodded and said, "Boss, you're right. I've learned my lesson."

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