Zhou Yuan's Decision

It was probably because of the last alms collection at the Liu Family’s pharmacy that the Liu Family became wary. This time, the other party actually hired two powerful martial artists to guard their home.

Zhou Yuan originally only wanted to collect alms, but encountering such a situation, he had no choice but to deal with these two martial artists.

Zhou Yuan did not expect that he would find three spirit stones in the Liu Family’s treasury; although they were all low-grade, they were good things for him.

In addition, Zhou Yuan obtained two hundred taels of gold and sixteen thousand taels of silver.

From the two martial artists, Zhou Yuan obtained a saber technique called “Sweeping Through a Thousand Armies,” which only had three moves.

Although he cultivated sword techniques, saber techniques could also be used as sword techniques, so Zhou Yuan also prepared to cultivate it.

Zhou Yuan checked his panel, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Host: Zhou Yuan

Cultivation: Qi Refining First Layer: 16 / 100

Lifespan: 20 / 256

Aptitude: Five Spirit Roots

Fortune Value: 11

Skill: Low-Grade Fireball Spell

Special Ability: None

His lifespan had reached 256 years, and his Fortune Value had also increased by four.

Zhou Yuan knew that he could no longer go to the Liu Family; they had been robbed twice by him, and if he went again, he might encounter a cultivation practitioner.

Zhou Yuan secretly warned himself that in the future, it would be better to find a stranger each time he collected alms.

Zhou Yuan returned to his rented house, and after cultivating for two days, he came to Wang Ling’s house next door and knocked on the door.

Soon, the door opened, and a strong man appeared, emitting a powerful pressure from his body.

Zhou Yuan immediately judged that this person’s strength was definitely above his own.

“Who are you looking for?”

The man looked at Zhou Yuan with scrutiny, a wary look in his eyes.

“Greetings, Fellow Daoist, I am Zhou Yuan, your neighbor. I came to Fellow Daoist Wang Ling to buy a medicinal pill!”

Zhou Yuan cupped his fists at the man, explaining his purpose.

Upon hearing Zhou Yuan’s words, the man’s face instantly broke into a smile, and he said with a laugh, “So you are Fellow Daoist Zhou Yuan. I am Wang Qiang, and Wang Ling is my younger sister.”

“Please wait a moment; she is currently refining medicinal pills. I’ll go call her out!”

After Wang Qiang finished speaking, he did not close the door and immediately called out Wang Ling’s name.

In just a moment, Wang Ling appeared, her cheeks flushed, likely having just come out of her room.

When Zhou Yuan saw her beautiful face, his heart instantly pounded, and he did not dare to look further.

“Fellow Daoist Wang Ling, how much is the medicinal pill you gave me last time? I want to buy one!”

Zhou Yuan said to Wang Ling with a smile.

“You’re talking about the First-Grade Vitality Pill. The normal selling price is four Low-Grade Spirit Stone! How about this, Fellow Daoist Zhou, since you’re a neighbor, I’ll give it to you for three Low-Grade Spirit Stone!”

Wang Ling said with a smile. This price was indeed cheap for her, as the cost alone was two spirit stones!

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan felt a pang of heartache, but then, without any hesitation, he took out the three spirit stones he had just acquired and handed them to Wang Ling.

Wang Ling took them with a smile and handed Zhou Yuan a porcelain bottle.

Seeing Zhou Yuan about to leave, Wang Ling quickly said, “Fellow Daoist Zhou Yuan, are you interested in earning spirit stones?”

Zhou Yuan’s eyes instantly lit up upon hearing this, and he quickly said, “Fellow Daoist Wang Ling, what guidance do you have?”

Wang Ling smiled slightly upon hearing Zhou Yuan’s reply, adding a touch of charm to her appearance.

“Fellow Daoist Zhou Yuan, the White Tiger Sect has issued a mission in Xingan City, requiring a large quantity of purple bamboo.”

“One bundle of a hundred stalks can be exchanged for one low-grade spirit stone! My brother, Wang Qiang, is preparing to go cut purple bamboo, but I’m worried about him going alone.”

“If Fellow Daoist Zhou Yuan is interested, you can team up with my brother. Two hundred stalks a day for the two of you should not be a problem!”

Zhou Yuan was stunned upon hearing this, and then he spoke with difficulty, “Fellow Daoist Wang Ling, I don’t even know where to find purple bamboo, so how can I cut it?”

Wang Ling smiled slightly, then said, “Fellow Daoist Zhou Yuan seems to be oblivious to the outside world, completely engrossed in cultivation.”

“Ten li east of Xingan City, there is a vast Purple Bamboo Mountain, with countless numbers of purple bamboo.”

“However, purple bamboo is very hard, and ordinary people find it difficult to cut. It usually requires cultivators to do so.”

“But the White Tiger Sect’s reward is not high, so it cannot attract those high-level cultivators.”

“However, for cultivators like Fellow Daoist Zhou Yuan and my brother, it’s perfect!”

“No fighting or killing, and you can obtain cultivation resources. Isn’t that wonderful!”

Zhou Yuan finally understood after hearing Wang Ling’s explanation. This was indeed a good method.

What he most wanted to do was naturally to rob, but unfortunately, his strength was currently low.

His strength did not match his courage; he needed to accumulate for a period of time.

“Thank you for informing me, Fellow Daoist Wang Ling. How about I consider it for two or three days before giving you an answer?”

Zhou Yuan did not agree immediately. He also needed to inquire about this matter.

Besides, he had just bought a medicinal pill and needed to refine it. Any increase in strength would be an increase, providing him with more self-preservation ability!

“Of course, Fellow Daoist Zhou, when you’ve made up your mind, just come and knock on the door. There’s no rush for these two or three days anyway!”

Wang Ling said with a smile.

Zhou Yuan did not linger and went back to cultivate.

As soon as Wang Ling closed the door, Wang Qiang couldn’t help but say, “Sister, why are you looking for him?”

“He’s only at Qi Refining First Layer, and I’m at Qi Refining stage - 2nd level. Wouldn’t I be at a disadvantage if I teamed up with him?”

Wang Ling glared at Wang Qiang, then said, “Brother, I feel that Fellow Daoist Zhou Yuan is relatively reliable. If you team up with him, at least he won’t trick you, since he’s also a neighbor.”

“But if you team up with someone else, I won’t be at ease. I haven’t forgotten what happened last time, you know?”

Upon hearing Wang Ling mention what happened last time, Wang Qiang instantly wilted and dared not retort.

Zhou Yuan returned home, closed the door, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He had just heard the conversation between the siblings clearly, and now he could roughly conclude that what Wang Ling said should be true.

Zhou Yuan found that his hearing seemed to have improved again.

The rented houses they lived in all had a simple shielding array. Normally, once the door was closed, they shouldn’t be able to hear the other party’s conversation.

However, Zhou Yuan found that he could still hear, which made Zhou Yuan feel that his hearing seemed to be more terrifying than he imagined.

After Zhou Yuan returned, he did not delay at all and spent two days refining the medicinal pill.

Zhou Yuan checked the system panel, and the value in the cultivation column had become 26 / 100, an increase of 10.

Zhou Yuan was very emotional. Instead of cultivating in seclusion here, it was indeed better to go cut purple bamboo.

Using the earned spirit stones to buy medicinal pills could greatly accelerate his cultivation speed.

Zhou Yuan also knew that next time he bought, it would require four Low-Grade Spirit Stone, but he currently didn’t have a single low-grade spirit stone!

Zhou Yuan went out once, and after a brief inquiry outside, he confirmed that everything Wang Ling said was true.

Zhou Yuan finally made up his mind and came to Wang Ling’s doorstep again, knocking on her door!