“The Everlasting Wealth and Nobility Cultivation Technique has always been the choice of the most outstanding individuals from great Families and large sects. One cannot Cultivate it without sufficient financial resources, without sufficient talent, or without sufficient perseverance.”
Liu Boli’s three ‘cannot’s immediately stumped Qian Duoduo.
Financial resources? He certainly didn’t have enough now. Talent? He didn’t know if he had enough.
However, comparing it to Jin Buhuan’s memories, reaching the Second Level of Qi Condensation in a short time, he felt he should be capable enough.
As for perseverance, he hadn’t tried doing one thing for a year, so he didn’t know if he had enough.
When he first received the Cultivation Technique, Liu Boli had said that this Cultivation Technique was “excellent, but it burns through money.”
Qian Duoduo had expected it to burn through money, but he hadn’t expected it to burn through money like this, even burning his blood and flesh.
Seeing Qian Duoduo severely injured, Liu Boli advised him, saying there were thousands of paths to Immortality, and comfort was most important, so he shouldn’t make things difficult for himself…
Qian Duoduo understood his unspoken meaning. Following an easier path would be much more relaxed.
If he didn’t Cultivate, with Qian Duoduo’s current income, he should be able to accelerate his progress to the Ninth Level of Qi Condensation, return to Qinglong District, escape Jin Buque’s threat, and quickly achieve Qian Duoduo’s ideal of laying flat and living a happy, carefree life.
However, Qian Duoduo was unwilling.
Even the most difficult Cultivation Technique needed to be attempted to know if it could be mastered. Besides, if he really chose the Cultivation Technique that most people chose, would he still be Qian Duoduo?
Cultivating has its benefits, and not Cultivating has its benefits. Cultivating has its difficulties, and not Cultivating has its difficulties.
For Qian Duoduo, this was a difficult choice.
Liu Boli’s advice also had his own selfish motives. How wonderful would it be if the time spent Cultivating the Everlasting Wealth and Nobility Cultivation Technique was used to learn Artifact Refining instead!
The next day, Qian Duoduo dragged himself across the Gold Vault floor, wiping the Gold Vault’s doors and windows, but he was thinking about whether to continue Cultivating.
He thought about it all day. Because he was distracted, he even made two mistakes with the Formation. By evening, Qian Duoduo decided to continue Cultivating.
Qian Duoduo told Liu Boli: “I’ve thought it through. Is there any day harder than starving to death at the village entrance? Is there any path harder than losing freedom in Jail? I’ve survived such difficult days. I’ve walked such difficult paths.”
“Now, I can eat my fill and earn money, what am I afraid of? Even if I don’t reach the end in the future, at least I won’t regret it. Isn’t it just a lack of money? I’ll just earn it, won’t I?”
Seeing Qian Duoduo’s determination, Liu Boli could not say more, and with a slight smile, he respected his choice.
That night, Qian Duoduo pushed his Spiritual Platform to the level of two hundred gold coins per hour.
On the third night, three hundred gold coins. On the fourth day, four hundred gold coins. Fortunately, when it reached four hundred gold coins per hour, Qian Duoduo did not continue to lose weight.
After half a month, the three Spiritual Veins he had opened already had a faint green color.
Although the color was very light, this irrepressible Life Qi filled the flesh, blood, and bones along the Spiritual Veins with power.
Qian Duoduo’s heart ignited with strong hope. If it turned a deep Azure Dragon, what would he become?
Half of the Gold Vault’s new deposits were brought in by Qian Duoduo.
His share of interest income was over a hundred thousand gold coins.
Compared to his other Senior Brothers, on the surface, Qian Duoduo was the wealthiest.
However, Qian Duoduo knew that the Everlasting Wealth and Nobility Cultivation Technique consumed nearly two thousand gold coins every night.
And this was only for Cultivating the first layer!
Qian Duoduo was actually the poorest.
…
The Artificer Hall, the wealthiest place in the sect.
Qian Duoduo realized that to escape poverty, he had to bring his lending business into this place.
Before coming to the Artificer Hall, the Senior Brother had given him an introduction.
Although the Artificer Hall only had one floor above ground, it had eight more floors underground.
Every day, Spiritual materials and Spiritual ingredients were transported from various parts of the sect and stored in the storage space here, then fed into the Spirit Transformation Furnace by Artifact Refiners according to their characteristics through different channels.
The Spirit Transformation Furnace converted them into Spiritual Qi, which was then sent through pipelines to various areas of the sect.
This method of centralized Spiritual Qi conversion and centralized Spiritual Qi transmission was called civilized Immortal Cultivation.
Whereas consuming Spirit Medicine and absorbing Spiritual ore, relying on the body to convert Spiritual Qi, was called barbaric Immortal Cultivation.
Civilized Immortal Cultivation improved efficiency by at least one hundred percent compared to barbaric Immortal Cultivation. The invention of the Spirit Transformation Furnace was therefore hailed as one of the ten greatest inventions in the Immortal Cultivation World.
In addition to producing Spiritual Qi, the Artificer Hall was also a gathering place for Artifact Refiners and the place where the sect’s Cultivators’ Magic Treasures were forged.
Magic Treasures forged by a First Grade Artifact Refiner were Mortal Weapons. Those forged by a Second Grade Artifact Refiner were artisan artifacts. Those forged by a Third Grade Artifact Refiner were Dan artifacts.
Mortal Weapons, artisan artifacts, and Dan artifacts differed in price and power.
In a competition, if the Cultivation level was the same, whoever had the more powerful Magic Treasure would win.
It was no exaggeration to say that every Cultivator in the sect could not do without the Artificer Hall, and even more so, could not do without Artifact Refiners.
Therefore, Artifact Refiners were the most respected group of people in the sect, without exception.
Naturally, Artifact Refiners were also the wealthiest group of people in the sect.
The Senior Brother’s final reminder was—even if a deal doesn’t go through, maintain goodwill, and don’t have too many expectations.
“I and other Senior Brothers have all been there, but Artifact Refiners are so arrogant, without exception, we were all rebuffed until our faces turned red, and no one got a single deal. Listen to Senior Brother, no matter what an Artifact Refiner says to you, never get angry, because in the future we will definitely have to ask them for favors, and it’s not good to offend them.”
Standing in front of the Artificer Hall, Qian Duoduo stopped, composed himself, and was about to walk into the hall when he noticed four large eyes staring at him.
These four large eyes were not human, but belonged to the two large lions in front of the gate.
The male lion on the left had its mouth open, playing with an embroidered ball at its feet. The female lion on the right had its mouth closed, teasing a cub with its paw.
“Are these two large lions alive?” Qian Duoduo wondered.
As he got closer, Qian Duoduo noticed that the lion’s fur was carved, and he immediately understood that these two lions were Advanced Magic Treasures—Puppets—made by Artifact Refiners.
At the very least, these were Dan artifact level existences!
This was not something a Cultivator at the Second Level of Qi Condensation like himself could provoke.
The lions’ gazes shifted, but they did not stop him from entering the Artificer Hall.
Qian Duoduo’s heart relaxed, and he stepped through the main gate, his eyes brightening as he entered the main hall.
The first area of the hall was the display area. Qian Duoduo immediately entered a world of Magic Treasures.
Unlike the Gold Vault, which hid treasures in chests, the Magic Treasures here were openly displayed, and Cultivators could not only examine them closely but also pick them up and personally test their power.
There were countless Magic Treasures in the hall: swords, spears, blades, halberds, cauldrons, seals, flags, armor, bells, drums, rulers, bottles…
Each Magic Treasure gleamed with vibrant colors, full of Spiritual Qi, and even before being held, exuded an extraordinary aura of power.
Qian Duoduo had only seen pictures of these Magic Treasures before, but seeing the real objects now made his heart itch, wishing he could hold and control each one.
Below each Magic Treasure, the price and the Artifact Refiner’s name were marked.
Mortal Weapons generally did not exceed one thousand gold coins. artisan artifacts went up to ten thousand, and Dan artifacts were one hundred thousand.
For instance, a Magic Seal that Qian Duoduo had just seen, an Advanced artisan artifact, with only the character “Town” carved on it, actually sold for ten thousand gold coins.
Among the Magic Treasures, swords were the most numerous. Swords were further divided into ancient bronze swords, broadswords, short swords, long swords, bone swords, gold swords, jade swords, and so on. Some swords were heavy and dark, some were sharp and exposed, and some were dreamlike and illusory…
Qian Duoduo sighed in his heart, these swords were so numerous and beautiful, no wonder they were called Saint Grade in the Immortal Cultivation World.
Lingering among the pile of Magic Treasures, Qian Duoduo almost forgot what he came to the Artificer Hall for.
Unknowingly passing through the display area, Qian Duoduo saw thousands of Magic Treasures but not a single Artifact Refiner.
Even though he hadn’t seen anyone, Qian Duoduo’s resolve grew stronger. He was determined to befriend these wealthy individuals of the Immortal Cultivation World, the Artifact Refiners. If the lending business didn’t succeed once, he would try ten times; if not ten times, then a hundred times. He would keep trying until it succeeded.
Further ahead was the equipment area, still no one. In the equipment area, there was a vast array of items, densely packed, even more than in the display area. At a glance, there must have been over a hundred thousand pieces.
Qian Duoduo casually glanced down and happened to see an incredibly familiar item.
