The next morning, as dawn was just breaking, Lin Xuan had already woken up from his sleep.
After a simple wash, he once again stepped into the forest; checking the trap's harvest daily was an essential part of his life.
Walking into the forest, everything was quiet, with only a few occasional crisp bird calls adding a touch of vitality.
The forest at this time seemed to be shrouded in a thin layer of mist, dreamlike and ethereal, giving one the feeling of being in a celestial realm.
Lin Xuan walked lightly, slowly making his way deeper into the forest along the winding path, carefully observing his surroundings the entire time.
However, just as he was about to reach the location of his traps, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in his line of sight—it was Xiao Feng, whom he had met yesterday.
At this moment, Xiao Feng's clothes were soaked, indicating he hadn't just arrived, but had been there for a long time, or perhaps, had stayed there all night.
"Waiting for me? You didn't go back, did you?" Looking at Xiao Feng, Lin Xuan seemed to have thought of something and asked with a puzzled expression.
"I forgot to ask where you live yesterday, so I could only wait for you here..." Xiao Feng gave a bitter smile, then handed the iron piece in his hand to Lin Xuan.
"Brother Lin, the Cultivation Technique within is called the Star Body Refining Art. It is a Body Refining Cultivation Technique. I have already looked at it. With your Mental Energy, you probably won't be able to directly view the Cultivation Technique within, but as long as you drip blood on it, you can also obtain the Cultivation Technique Legacy." Afterwards, Xiao Feng thoughtfully explained it to Lin Xuan.
"You worked hard, thank you very much." Lin Xuan nodded at Xiao Feng and thanked him with a smile.
"I should be the one thanking you; I'm just benefiting from this." Xiao Feng also smiled.
"Without you, I wouldn't have known the secret of this iron piece, nor would I have obtained the Cultivation Technique within."
Lin Xuan shook his head, but then as if remembering something, he looked at the other party with a strange expression and said, "By the way, do you have a fiancée named Liu Yanran, and is she also the Personal Disciple of the Sect Leader of the Wind Spirit Sect?"
"Fiancée? It seems... there really is one. I heard my father mention it before." Hearing this, Xiao Feng pondered for a moment, then nodded.
"I saw her in the city yesterday; she's truly beautiful. She's probably looking for you. Brother Xiao, you're quite lucky with women..." Lin Xuan teased.
"Given my current state, this might not be a good thing. I'm afraid she..." Hearing this, Xiao Feng's expression changed slightly, and his tone carried a hint of solemnity.
"You should hurry back and take a look." Lin Xuan said.
"Then I'll take my leave now. Let's chat another day." Xiao Feng had no intention of lingering further and hurried to depart.
"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Fortune turns, and this year it's your turn. Good luck to you." Looking at the departing Xiao Feng, Lin Xuan smiled faintly and slowly spoke.
Hearing this, Xiao Feng's heart trembled. He looked at Lin Xuan, nodded, and then once again stepped forward, heading down the mountain and out of the forest.
"He won't end up with a three-year agreement, will he?"
Lin Xuan murmured. Although he was very curious about the scene of Xiao Feng's engagement being broken off, he was not a member of the Xiao Family, so he obviously wouldn't see it.
"Never mind him, life must go on. I'd better focus on my own affairs first."
Watching Xiao Feng leave, Lin Xuan continued deeper into the forest to check the traps he had set. After all, he was alone, and only through hard work could he survive.
...
After Master Lin's diligent efforts, several plump pheasants were neatly tied together by him.
"Today's luck is good..." Looking at the pheasants in his hand, Lin Xuan couldn't help but smile, humming a tune as he headed towards the city...
Soon, Lin Xuan arrived at the familiar restaurant again, skillfully taking the pheasants to the back kitchen and handing them over to the cook.
Coming out of the back kitchen, Lin Xuan went to the counter and looked at the shopkeeper who was calculating accounts, then smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, business is good today."
Over the years, Lin Xuan had lived by hunting, and the shopkeeper of this restaurant was very congenial with him, secretly and openly taking care of his business.
"Little Brother Lin, you're early today. How many did you catch today?" The shopkeeper slightly raised his head, and seeing it was Lin Xuan, he couldn't help but smile, then asked.
"My luck is pretty good today, I caught ten. Just give me what you think is fair." Lin Xuan smiled.
"It's whatever it should be, don't worry, I won't shortchange you." The shopkeeper smiled again, counted out one hundred silver coins from the counter, and placed them in front of Lin Xuan.
"Alright, then I'll be going."
Lin Xuan picked up the money bag, tossed it, said goodbye to the shopkeeper, and then left the restaurant.
...
After a day of hard work outside, when Lin Xuan arrived home, the bright moon was already high in the sky. After a wash, he prepared to go to bed.
This world didn't have many entertainment options, unlike Lin Xuan's previous life with mobile phones and computers. Besides sleeping at night, there wasn't much else to do.
However, it wasn't entirely without entertainment; it was just that those things required financial support, and Lin Xuan, being penniless, was simply not qualified to access them...
"Oh, that iron piece..." Lin Xuan had just laid down when he remembered the iron piece he had on him.
He actually didn't have much hope for Cultivation, because it seemed he had no Cultivation talent whatsoever.
According to Lin Xuan, the Cultivation Ranks in this world were divided into Meridian Opening, Qi Gathering, Spirit Sea, Profound Understanding, Dao Enlightenment, Void Stepping, Law Control, Creation, and Heavenly Saint.
The first step of Cultivation was to sense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, draw Qi into the body, nourish the entire body, thereby strengthening the physique, laying the foundation for formal Cultivation later on.
After turning sixteen, one would continuously cleanse and open the extraordinary meridians with Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. This was the first step to embarking on the path of Cultivation...
Although drawing Qi into the body was very simple, and one could Cultivate even without guidance, Lin Xuan, unfortunately, was stuck at the very first step.
Perhaps it was because he was a Transmigrator; he couldn't sense the Spiritual Qi between Heaven and Earth. Therefore, Lin Xuan had not yet been able to step onto the path of Cultivation...
Was it a pity? Lin Xuan felt it was quite a pity, after all, he had come to this mysterious world but couldn't witness its breathtaking scenery.
Over the years, he had also tried to solve the problem of Cultivation, but all attempts ended in failure. However, Lin Xuan did not become decadent because of it. What is gained is my fortune, what is lost is my fate. Some things cannot be forced...
Rubbing the iron piece in his hand, a strange sense of anticipation inexplicably arose in Lin Xuan's heart. The peculiar feeling of the iron piece in his hand seemed to indicate that something very important was attracting him.
As for where this feeling came from, he didn't know and couldn't figure it out...