Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 59 The Path of Ruthlessness
However, the power behind Liu Ruyan and her group possesses a huge mineral vein, and they can have as much of that stuff as they want!
However, in order to maintain the value of "Heavenly Illusion Gold", the forces behind it control the amount circulating in the market, ensuring that "Heavenly Illusion Gold" remains at an expensive price.

Li Yunjing was naturally unaware of these matters.

However, he still felt a sense of goodwill towards Liu Ruyan's actions. This woman was very magnanimous and a remarkable person!

"Thank you very much, Miss Liu. I hope we will meet again someday! I hope to see you achieve your goal of Foundation Establishment one day!"

Having received favors from others, Li Yunjing was extremely polite, showering them with flattery one after another.

With a soft chuckle, Liu Ruyan smiled broadly.

"So Brother Li can be this polite at times! It seems you really are a pragmatic person!"

"Hahaha! Goodbye!"

Li Yunjing laughed loudly, waved his hand, and strode away without a trace of lingering.

"Alas! The Divine Firmament Dao Sect!"

Watching Li Yunjing's departing figure, Liu Ruyan sighed softly.

"Miss Liu, are you just going to let him go like that? And take with him a priceless piece of 'Heavenly Illusion Gold'?"

The still-attractive middle-aged woman who had been collecting money from Li Yunjing suddenly appeared beside Liu Ruyan, her eyes filled with undisguised murderous intent as she watched Li Yunjing's departing figure.

"Fine! This kid knows what's good for him!"

"In addition, we should keep a low profile within the sphere of influence of the Shenxiao Dao Sect. Neither the important figures of the Shenxiao Dao Sect nor the sect itself want us to cause any trouble here."

Liu Ruyan's voice was as cold as the winter wind.

At this moment, the beautiful woman was no longer the smiling woman she had been before; she was like a cold, icy beauty, exuding a chilling aura.

If Li Yunjing were to see this, he would probably be extremely shocked and choose to stay away.

Such a drastic change in appearance is frightening!

This is a person who is ruthless to the core.

There was absolutely no emotion involved!
The flirtatious and unrestrained Liu Ruyan actually cultivates the Way of Ruthlessness!

On the Tiannan Continent, there seems to be a huge sect that specializes in cultivating the Way of Ruthlessness!

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After leaving "Yanyu Tower", Li Yunjing did not leave "Chiri Market" directly. Instead, he went to the square and continued his treasure hunt in front of the stalls.

Unlike the shops, the stalls in the square change every day.

Some people gave up their stalls, while others rented them again.

Strange and unusual things can always happen here.

That is why many monks like to wander among these stalls, searching for something of value.

Li Yunjing kept moving between the various stalls, and this place felt a lot like browsing Panjiayuan.

However, he was somewhat disappointed, as he still hadn't discovered anything surprising or delightful.

Li Yunjing did purchase some herbs, spirit wood, ores, metals, and various other materials.

These items are of low quality and inexpensive; they were all collected by lower-level cultivators from the nearby mountains.

Li Yunjing thought about buying it back to practice, perhaps he could try it out for alchemy, weapon crafting, and array formation.

The overall cost was not high, less than 100 spirit stones.

Of course, this was Li Yunjing's idea.

If other rogue cultivators knew that Li Yunjing had spent 100 spirit stones to buy low-level materials, they would all be tempted to kill and plunder.

100 spirit stones is an astronomical figure among countless independent cultivators!
Spirit stones aren't so easy to accumulate!
Being a cultivator is extremely expensive; no amount of spirit stones is ever enough!

From the moment a cultivator joins the cultivation world, they become a bottomless pit of resource consumption.

Every aspect of spiritual practice requires resources; that's why "wealth, methods, companions, and environment" are said to be the four essential elements of cultivation!

Wealth and resources rank first. Without resources, no matter how talented you are, you can't achieve anything significant in your cultivation. Li Yunjing's wealth has far surpassed the level of an ordinary Qi Refining Realm cultivator.

Perhaps only those in the late stage of Qi Refining, or direct descendants of sects or families, can be compared to him.

Ordinary independent cultivators have no such hope.

Unbeknownst to Li Yunjing, his act of buying materials from the market stalls in the square had already been clearly observed by everyone...

I stayed in the "Red Sun Market" for another day.

Li Yunjing was finally satisfied after purchasing all the materials needed for the trial.

There are still six days left; it's time to leave the market.

Through conversation, we learned that there is a famous mountain called "Big Black Mountain" nearby.

There are some rare and precious natural treasures in the mountains, and many independent cultivators search for resources in the mountains and sell them at the "Red Sun Market".

This time, Li Yunjing had nothing to do, so he could go into the mountains to try his luck.

Anyway, he wasn't in a hurry to return to the Divine Firmament Dao Sect.

We followed the dense forest into the Black Mountain.

Li Yunjing glanced at his surroundings, thought for a moment, and decided to head east.

This mountain is quite large, covering an area of ​​several hundred miles.

In just a few days, I couldn't find anything good to search for.

It's better to focus on one direction and try your luck!

After walking five miles, Li Yunjing encountered two first-tier "Polygonatum" and "Ganoderma".

This thing wasn't very valuable, but Li Yunjing didn't let it go and picked it anyway.

It's worth at least a spirit stone. You can't just ignore money falling on the ground, can you?

He is not qualified yet.

Along the way, Li Yunjing encountered some wild animals, but these animals sensed Li Yunjing's dangerous aura and dared not approach him, let alone attack him.

Without any demonic beasts around, Li Yunjing was too lazy to bother with these wild animals that hadn't yet become sentient.

Along the way, the deeper Li Yunjing went into the mountains, the more medicinal herbs he saw.

Although these herbs are far less effective than those cultivated by the sect, they are still quite effective and have some value because they grow in the Black Mountain year-round.

Whether used for refining medicine or selling, it's a good choice.

Li Yunjing walked and stopped frequently, not encountering many people along the way, and focused on digging up the medicinal herbs by the roadside.

I don't know if it was good luck, that I chose the right route, or if this is just the current situation in Daheishan.

Along the way, Li Yunjing spent a whole day digging up more than a dozen medicinal herbs.

Such a harvest is simply unbelievable.

These are ten low-grade spirit stones!

"What's going on in these mountains? I've only gone seventy miles in, and I've already encountered so many medicinal herbs?"

Li Yunjing couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, he simply couldn't believe his own luck.

A day later, Li Yunjing had to find a quiet place to rest.

At the same time, he also needed to take stock of his gains.

"Hmm! Not bad. By the time I leave, I should have earned more than 20 spirit stones!"

After taking stock of his spoils, Li Yunjing was completely satisfied.

(End of this chapter)