Chapter 9

"Demon. Are you in a bad mood?"

Yun Miaoqing spoke while looking up at Lu Yang, who was closing his eyes to cultivate his spirit.

"A little."

Lu Yang sighed and casually recounted the predicament he had encountered.

"This is the Mo Sect, treating disciples as consumables with no humanity left." Yun Miaoqing slightly opened her Zhu Chun.

"Demon, Daoist Lu, your talent is excellent and your mind is superior; why must you compromise yourself in this Mo Sect?" Yun Miaoqing said, "As long as you break the restriction on my body and help me escape the Mo Sect, I can recommend you to become a disciple of my Yu Shu Sword Pavilion."

Yun Miaoqing wanted to seek death, but he had no interest in accompanying her.

When poor, one must cultivate oneself; the urgent task is how to improve oneself.

After much deliberation, Lu Yang did not buy any Yin-Yang Immortal Flowers, but instead went bankrupt to purchase 10 Yuan Qi Great Pills that could increase cultivation.

"This life has basically reached a dead end."

"After all, I neither intend to repay the loans nor am I willing to waste decades as a beast of burden; once the loan time is up, I will surely die without a burial place."

"So I must use this time to improve myself as quickly as possible!"

Lu Yang had already made up his mind; when he restarts in the next life, he will choose cultivation, and for this, he must raise his strength to a higher level as soon as possible.

"If the cultivation is too low, Liu Xin who was present at that time might see through it, so at the very least, I must reach the same realm as him at that time." Lu Yang pondered in his heart, "At least it must be Qi Refining Mid-stage, combined with a Breath-Hiding Art, only then is it possible to deceive him."

Lu Yang dared to think this naturally because he had confidence.

Because the Qi Refining realm has ten layers, divided into Early, Mid, Late, and Perfection; within small realms there are basically no bottlenecks, and one only needs to accumulate quantity to break through.

What truly traps a crowd of Qi Refining cultivators is the bottleneck of breaking through small realms.

From Qi Refining Early to Mid, from Mid to Late, from Late to Great Perfection, the difficulty almost doubles, leaving countless cultivators unable to advance an inch.

"According to my calculation, 10 Yuan Qi Great Pills plus the cave dwelling's spiritual vein are enough to let me break through to Qi Refining Layer Three. In fact, this is the cultivation of most disciples within the sect; relying on enduring time and seniority to improve, they finally get stuck at the bottleneck of Qi Refining Early stage, becoming beasts of burden for the Holy Sect."

If nothing unexpected happens, Lu Yang will be one of them.

However, in this life, he has a variable in his hand.

Lu Yang moved his mind, and a misty, steaming white Qi instantly appeared in his hand, acting like an extension of his arm, sometimes turning into a sword shape, sometimes becoming thick smoke.

Innate One Qi!

"According to Liu Xin's words, the greatest function of Innate One Qi is actually to help people break through bottlenecks; he could break through to Qi Refining Late stage, surely it has its merit."

Liu Xin could use it to break through to Qi Refining Late stage.

I use it to break through to Qi Refining Mid-stage; it is no problem.

"As long as I break through to Qi Refining Mid-stage, this life will not be in vain; at worst, I can restart immediately, with higher cultivation in the next life, my starting point can also be better!"

After a short while, a sound came from outside the cave dwelling.

His Yuan Qi Great Pills had been delivered.

Lu Yang pushed the door open and stepped out, only to see a woman standing outside the cave dwelling wearing plain clothes, whose beauty was no less than Yun Miaoqing's, and whose figure was plump, even surpassing hers.

"This humble one is Qing Chen, greeting Junior Brother Lu." The woman performed a bow, then smiled softly; the laughter seemed to possess magic, refreshing the heart and making people involuntarily develop a good feeling for her, "Ordered to escort the Yuan Qi Great Pills you purchased, Junior Brother, please take out the token for acceptance."

Lu Yang knew the procedure and immediately complied.

While the two exchanged items, this Fairy Qing Chen softly probed, "Junior Brother, to be able to purchase so many pills this time, did you perhaps get rich somewhere?"

"What is Sister saying?"

Lu Yang shook his head with a bitter expression, "I only borrowed several loans, thinking to improve my cultivation so I can take on some high-reward missions."

"I see."

Fairy Qing Chen nodded with a look of concern, "Junior Brother need not belittle yourself; which of us formal disciples does not have a few loans on our bodies?"

"However, forgive Qing Chen for speaking bluntly, Junior Brother, you still do not know how to be flexible."

"Oh?"

Seeing Lu Yang's interest, Fairy Qing Chen smiled slightly, "There are only so many sect missions; how is it possible to repay so many loans just by relying on missions?"

"In the Holy Sect, if one only knows to walk the ordinary path, it is impossible to get rich." Fairy Qing Chen said softly, "This humble one previously thought Junior Brother had explored a cave dwelling left by some Senior Brother and collected a legacy, earning a large sum, which is why I shamelessly asked, but I did not expect it was not so."

"Cave dwelling..."

Lu Yang lowered his eyelids, his eyes like an ancient well with no waves, but his tone feigned eagerness, "I am dull, please Sister explain in detail."

"Does Junior Brother know that the Holy Sect was established in the 'Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea'?"

Fairy Qing Chen said indifferently, "Inside the Cloud Sea, besides the Inner Sect Four Peaks, there are many mountain peaks, all established by former True Disciples and Elders in the past."

"However, the immortal path is long; over the years, people have always perished. Yet after they perish, the mountain peaks and cave dwellings are not revoked, but remain in the Cloud Sea. Although there is certain risk, each one is an opportunity. Any small gain can exchange for a large amount of Contribution Points!"

"If Junior Brother is interested, this humble one recently discovered a relatively safe cave dwelling."

Really? I don't believe it!

Lu Yang sneered in his heart, because Fairy Qing Chen's coaxing manner was extremely similar to Liu Xin of the previous life who deceived him into cultivating the Innate Dao Scripture.

This is fishing!

What cave dwelling opportunity; it is just bait.

It seems I revealed my wealth; seeing a newly entered disciple purchase so many spiritual pills, they want to trick me out and slaughter me to take the spiritual pills for themselves?

Thinking of this, Lu Yang showed a look of eagerness, "I need to consider it."

"This matter is not urgent." Hearing this, Fairy Qing Chen nodded, "The acceptance procedures are done; after Junior Brother considers it well, you can contact me."

"Considered it; not going."

Seeing the procedures finished, Lu Yang without a second word picked up the bottle containing the spiritual pills and returned to the cave dwelling, leaving only Fairy Qing Chen standing alone in place.

"???"

After a short while, the reacted Fairy Qing Chen almost bit her silver teeth to pieces, her beautiful face revealing full killing intent, "This Lu Yang... actually dares to play with me!"

Turning to leave, Fairy Qing Chen soon arrived at another cave dwelling.

And inside the cave dwelling, a young Taoist in splendid robes had been waiting for a long time; seeing Fairy Qing Chen's grim face, he immediately frowned along with her:

"Didn't it succeed?"

Qingchen Fairy shook her head: "This person is a bit too cautious."

"Moreover, Senior Brother Zhao, this person borrowed money but did not go to buy the Yin-Yang Immortal Flower; instead, he bought pills. I suspect he probably never intended to repay the debt."

"Want to default? Not in this lifetime!"

Hearing this, Zhao Xuhe sneered and shook his head: "Do you know that for every new disciple entering the sect, the Holy Sect has long secretly marked a price for them?"

"And the amount a disciple can borrow within the Holy Sect will absolutely not exceed their price, just to ensure that no matter what happens, the Holy Sect can recover its costs. Flesh and bones, five viscera, soul and spirit... these are all valuable things, more than enough to repay the debt."

"He wants to improve his cultivation? Let him improve it."

"As long as the person is still alive, a higher cultivation level is actually more valuable."

Zhao Xuhe grinned, and the taste of blood seemed to flow between his lips and teeth: "By then, we will not only not lose, but we might even make a profit."

"Besides, he has the money to buy these spiritual pills, but he may not have the life to use them, right?"

"Senior Brother's meaning is..."

Zhao Xuhe nodded slightly, implying something: "Many things are fine as long as they are not discovered."

Upon hearing these words, Qingchen Fairy's beautiful eyes immediately brightened.

(End of this chapter)