A small casual cultivator!

People were coming and going in front of me, sometimes stopping to ask about the price, walking and stopping.

Time passed slowly.

At noon, Lu Luan took out a spiritual herb called Astragalus from his storage bag. Because it was dug in a hurry, there was still a thick layer of soil covering the surface.

In order to have a good appearance, he was sitting cross-legged on the ground and cleaning the mud off the roots bit by bit with his hands.

A middle-aged man passing by on the street saw it, his eyes lit up, and he walked over and asked with a smile: "Little Taoist friend, the root of Astragalus in your hand is good, how much is it?"

Seeing that business was coming, Lu Luan immediately introduced it with great excitement: "Uncle, you have a good eye. This astragalus is quite old and has amazing medicinal properties. It is a top-notch qi-replenishing elixir. If you want it, take four Essence Pills."

"it is good."

The man nodded, then took out a pill from his body and handed it to him.

"The price is too low," Lu Luan's heart skipped a beat when he saw that the other party did not bargain.

After the deal was done, he continued, "Uncle, I have other spiritual herbs. Do you want to take a look?"

"No."

The man had no interest in other elixirs, so he collected the astragalus and left.

Looking at his back, Lu Luan said with regret in his heart: "It seems that he is a rich man. If I had known earlier, I would have asked for five Essence Pills."

Next he sat down cross-legged and continued to guard his stall.

"The guards from the City Lord's Mansion are here."

"Run."

But after a while, a panicked sound came from all around.

"Not good," Lu Luan's face suddenly changed when he saw a few people riding on magical horses running towards him not far away.

This guard team is responsible for maintaining law and order in this area. They cannot set up stalls without handing over Essence Pills like shops do.

After quickly putting away the elixirs in front of the stall, he plunged into the crowd and disappeared in a flash.

……

Time passes, evening arrives.

On another street, Lu Luan looked at the setting sun and murmured, "Let's stop here today."

After packing up, he patted the storage bag on his waist and couldn't help laughing in his heart: "It sold surprisingly well. I got thirty Essence Pills in just one day."

He was very satisfied with today's harvest. If he had sold it in a pharmacy, he could only sell twenty or so pills.

"First, go buy a pill that will help improve your cultivation."

Next, Lu Luan did not rush to find a place to live. Instead, he walked around a few streets and alleys and stopped in front of a store selling elixirs and treasures.

After looking at the plaque on the door, he walked in.

"Sir, what kind of medicine do you need?" As soon as he walked in, a young man in gray clothes of similar age came over and asked.

"Second level of Qi Refining?" Lu Luan was a little surprised, and then asked, "Daoyou, I am at the third level of Qi Refining. What kind of elixir can improve my cultivation?"

Hearing about the cultivation level, the young man looked surprised and quickly replied, "For the third level of Qi Refining, I recommend the Baiyang Pill, but the price... is a bit expensive."

"How many?" Lu Luan asked.

"Forty Essence Pills for one." said the young man.

"So expensive?"

Lu Luan was startled, and after thinking for a while he said, "Take me to see it first."

"Sir, follow me."

Then the young man took him to the side.

Soon, the two arrived in front of a wall. There were only twenty small bottles placed on this huge wall.

The young man squatted down and counted the two lowest layers. Then he handed him a small bottle and said with a smile, "Sir, please look. This is the Baiyang Pill."

Lu Luan took it and smelled a warm spiritual fragrance as soon as he opened it. He thought, "It's really good. Let's take a Baiyang Pill to try it first." So he said, "This pill is ordinary, nothing special. If the price can be cheaper, I will take it."

The young man looked bitter, "Sir, the price is set by the boss. I am just a handyman and cannot make the decision."

"Three Essence Pills for a bargain." Lu Luan said firmly.

"Sir, this is impossible. I really don't have the power to do so. Otherwise, the shopkeeper will blame me," the young man complained.

After bargaining for several times and finding that he really couldn't reach an agreement, Lu Luan didn't say anything more and took out forty Essence Pills to buy the pills.

"Slow down, guest."

The young man smiled and sent him out. When they were about to leave, Lu Luan asked curiously, "Daoyou, I have a question for you."

"Sir, please speak."

Lu Luan asked, "How much do you get paid as a handyman here?"

He was thinking, if he didn't break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining after using up all the spiritual herbs, should he find some work to do in the city?

The young man replied, "Five Essence Pills a month, although it's not much, but the Dong family is very nice, providing food and accommodation, and you don't have to worry about your personal safety, so you can practice in peace."

"Too."

Lu Luan nodded and left.

After looking back, he thought to himself, "Working for others is not bad, but it is impossible to rely on the wages to quickly improve my cultivation. Forget it. If I can't break through, I'd better take the risk and go to the mountains. I must break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining as soon as possible."

Soon, he disappeared into the street.

It’s time to find an inn to practice properly.

"Yunhe Tower."

After a while, he found an inn nearby. After taking a look at the name, he walked in, went straight to the counter, and asked the person inside: "Daoyou, how much is a lower-class room?"

"Two Essence Pills a night." The old shopkeeper replied with a smile.

"What? Two!"

Lu Luan's eyes almost popped out. How could a night's stay be so expensive? So he asked in disbelief, "Shopkeeper, did you hear me wrong? I said the lower-class room."

The shopkeeper shook his head and smiled, saying, "Sir, you have just arrived in Taiyuan City, right? We have to pay 200 Essence Pills to the City Lord's Mansion every month to run an inn here, so it is still quite expensive to stay in a hotel in Taiyuan City. However, there is a shelter on Liuzi Street. You should go and take a look quickly. If you are late, it will be occupied by other casual cultivators."

"Well, thank you very much, boss. Goodbye."

Lu Luan smiled bitterly, bowed, then turned and left.

It would be fine for him to stay for one or two nights, but after taking the Baiyang Pill, he might have to stay in seclusion for several days in a row to absorb all the medicinal effects, which he could not afford.

This inn is not for people of their level of cultivation and status to stay in.

In fact, this is also why when wandering outside, most of the cultivators you see are below the third level of Qi training, because the cost of living in such a gathering place is high, it is better to go out and wander.

Today he saw a notice that a certain force was recruiting guards, and the requirements were that the cultivation level must be at least the fourth level of Qi Refining, and the monthly labor reward was forty Essence Pills. In other words, only people at the fourth level of Qi Refining could live comfortably in the city.

"Alas, rice is expensive in the city and it's hard to live there." Lu Luan sighed.

And this is just on the periphery. If it were in the center, wouldn’t people starve to death?

Next, he headed towards the City Lord’s Mansion, a shelter built for low-level casual cultivators.

Half a quarter of an hour later, he arrived.

The so-called shelter was actually a series of secret compartments built underground. Before he even entered, he heard the noisy cursing coming from the wandering cultivators inside.

This is because the place is narrow inside, and many of the independent cultivators are ferocious and vicious. Although fighting is not allowed here, it is still fun to curse arrogantly a few times.

As long as there is no fighting, the people in the City Lord’s Mansion don’t bother to care.

"Not bad either."

Lu Luan smiled and walked in.

Although it was a bit simple, he didn't mind it. It was much better than spending the night in the wilderness.

In fact, after entering, he found that most of the cultivators were resting obediently in their rooms, and only a small number of them were restless.

"How do you walk, kid?"

When he was walking in a narrow corridor, a burly man suddenly ran towards him and knocked him down on purpose.

Afterwards, she yelled at him fiercely.

Lu Luan ignored him and stood up, trying to turn around. Although this man's cultivation was only at the second level of Qi Refining, he was very tall and strong. His arms alone were thicker than his thighs. His physical strength was so great that he could not defeat him without using magic weapons.

At the same time, he didn't want to cause trouble. The most important thing now was to find a place to practice in seclusion.

But the big man obviously didn't want to let him go. Seeing that he was thin, he wanted to bully him more, so he walked up quickly and knocked him down again, while saying maliciously: "Boy, you bumped into me, and you want to leave without giving me an Essence Pill?"

"That kid is so unlucky that he was targeted by this bully."

"Yes, there will be something interesting to watch."

Many people leaned their heads out of the door to look in, some with sympathy, some with amusement.

After hearing the discussions around him and looking at the arrogant face in front of him, Lu Luan's face turned cold and he asked the person in the room next to him: "How much is the fine for fighting here?"

The man saw the coldness in his eyes and replied weakly: "Two... two Essence Pills."

"Two?"

Lu Luan narrowed his eyes.

After seeing his expression, the sturdy man spat to the side and said disdainfully: "Boy, why... do you want to fight with me?"

Lu Luan smiled coldly, opened his hand, and a long sword appeared.

"magic weapon!"

"Haha, do you dare?"

The sturdy man was startled at first, but then looked at him mockingly.

"What do you say?"

Lu Luan just shouted softly, swung his sword down, and the fierce and dazzling sword energy swept straight away.

"what."

The sturdy man screamed and was knocked away. Lu Luan deliberately controlled the sword energy to be not sharp, so it would not take his life, at most it would only cause him some physical pain.

Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that this young man would actually take action! Moreover, he had a magic weapon and such strength!

"you you……"

The sturdy man climbed up and looked at him in disbelief.

"Humph!"

Lu Luan didn't say anything, but raised his hand and swung another sword.

As expected, the strong man fell heavily to the ground again.

"stop."

After slashing three times in a row, a gray shadow appeared behind him and stopped him.

Upon seeing this, the big man immediately shouted wildly, "Sir, this kid is committing a crime, punish him, punish him."

"grown ups."

Lu Luan held the sword and bowed to the man.

This was a middle-aged man. After looking at the two men, he said to them, "Do you know the rules for beating people in the shelter?"

Lu Luan nodded and took out two Essence Pills as per the rules.

Although fighting is prohibited in the city, there are always small fights everywhere. The rules are not so rigid. As long as it is not too excessive, a little magic pill will be enough.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Seeing this, the sturdy man laughed loudly.

After Lu Luan glanced back, he asked, "Sir, I'll give him two more Essence Pills to teach him a lesson, is that ok?"

The man from the City Lord's Mansion had a strange look on his face. He glanced at the big man and nodded slightly.

"Snapped."

"what."

After getting permission and handing over the pill, Lu Luan swung his sword again!

The strong man screamed and rubbed his hands on the ground.

"This……"

Everyone was shocked, but he continued to attack. Didn't he feel sorry for the elixir?

Lu Luan walked up to the sturdy man with a sword in hand and said coldly, "Kneel down."

"Don't think about it."

"what!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was chopped away by a sword light again.

"Your Majesty!"

Lu Luan stood in front of him again.

"I……"

"what!"

Seeing hesitation on his face, Lu Luan swung out another sword.

The strong man was scared, completely scared, and felt severe pain all over his body. Who was this person? How could he not care about the Essence Pills? He didn't dare to fight back, because he might be punished if he fought back, and he didn't have any Essence Pills to waste.

"kneel……"

"I was wrong, I was wrong, Master, please let me go."

Just as Lu Luan was about to continue his attack, the sturdy man suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to him to admit his mistake.

Seeing this, Lu Luan’s anger dissipated a little.

After looking apologetically at the man from the City Lord's Mansion behind him, he left.

"Wow, here comes a tough guy, four Essence Pills!"

"It's great. Isn't he arrogant in front of ruthless people? Now the evil tiger has become a kitten. However, the young man has a magic weapon and such strength. He must be a young man from a family who travels abroad."

Sighs were heard in every room, and everyone looked at the thin figure with more respect in their eyes.

As for the sturdy man, when he heard the noises around him, he became panicked. He thought he had offended someone he shouldn't have offended, so he immediately ran away in shame.

After finding an empty room, Lu Luan looked bitter and murmured, "What a pity for my four Essence Pills."

He felt a dull pain in his heart. In the past, it might take him more than a month to earn four Essence Pills.

Of course, if I don’t do this, I don’t know what other troubles I will encounter.

After closing the door, he sat cross-legged in the stone grid which was less than ten feet long, wide and high. He took a deep breath, swallowed the Baiyang Pill, and began to practice in silence.

This was how his days went on. When he had elixirs, he would hide in this kind of shelter and concentrate on his practice. When the elixirs ran out, he would go out to sell the spiritual herbs and fight with the guards in the streets and alleys.

Of course, to be on the safe side, he would not stay in one area for too long and would move to another place after a few days.

Just like that, as time went by, the storage bag became emptier and emptier, and his cultivation began to grow little by little.