DIV Chapter 5: Fellow Villagers Gather

After purchasing two bottles of Qi Nurturing Pills, Li Chang'an left the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

Returning to his house, he poured out one round pill and swallowed it.

Rich spiritual energy dissolved and instantly spread throughout his limbs and bones.

Li Chang'an immediately activated his cultivation technique.

About a quarter-hour later, he slowly exhaled and felt the growth of his magical power, expressing heartfelt emotion.

"On the path of cultivation, resources are truly too important."

One pill could equal long periods of arduous cultivation!

Over the past ten years, if he had pills to assist his cultivation, he might have already broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining!

For the following half month, Li Chang'an alternated between using pills to assist his cultivation and drawing talismans.

As time passed, his talisman-drawing skills became increasingly mature.

He rarely failed anymore.

"I should try drawing high-quality talismans now."

Li Chang'an pondered.

Talismans had distinctions between ordinary and high-quality grades.

The talismans he had drawn previously were all ordinary quality, which was why Shopkeeper Qian had evaluated them as "decent."

High-quality talismans contained stronger power than ordinary talismans and were also more expensive.

Li Chang'an regulated his breathing and rested for a moment.

Just as he was preparing to attempt it, Xu Fugui suddenly arrived.

After this period of recovery, his injuries had improved considerably.

He came to find Li Chang'an today to share some news.

"Brother Li, have you heard?"

"Heard about what?"

"That guy Chu Daniu got lucky and actually obtained a heritage of low-grade craftsmanship!"

"Oh?"

Li Chang'an was slightly stunned. It seemed he wasn't the only one with good luck.

This was quite normal though.

Everyone had their own opportunities.

"What kind of heritage?"

"The skill heritage of brewing spiritual wine."

Wine brewing was considered mid-tier among the Hundred Arts of Cultivation.

Spiritual wine wasn't a necessity for cultivators.

Although it couldn't compare to talismans, it was still quite good.

After all, not everyone could obtain a skill heritage.

Xu Fugui was quite envious.

He also longed for a craft, but had always sought it in vain.

"By the way, Brother Li, it's been exactly ten years since we came to the market. Chu Daniu invited us fellow villagers to gather together, and he said he's treating."

"A gathering?" Li Chang'an thought briefly.

He hadn't gone out for quite a while, and it was time to see his friends and maintain relationships.

Sometimes, having more friends meant having more paths.

He would go as long as the divination was normal.

"When is the gathering?"

"Tomorrow evening, at the Yunlai Restaurant."

"Good, I understand."

After conversing for a moment, Xu Fugui bid farewell.

Li Chang'an closed his door and took out talisman paper and spirit ink again, beginning to attempt drawing high-quality talismans.

He concentrated intensely, his gaze focused, his arm slow and steady, slowly tracing patterns on the talisman paper.

Within moments, Li Chang'an stopped and looked at the half-finished product on the desk, shaking his head slightly.

"Failed."

He wasn't discouraged.

After all, this was his first attempt, and success or failure was within expectations.

After regulating his breathing for about the time it takes an incense stick to burn, he gripped the talisman brush tightly and began his second attempt.

This time, everything went smoothly.

"Success!"

Li Chang'an's lips curved slightly as he picked up the talisman from the desk.

A high-quality Mad Blade Talisman!

Its power was stronger than an ordinary Mad Blade Talisman.

Although still a low-grade talisman, it could pose some threat to mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

Li Chang'an had no intention of selling this type of talisman for now, as the spirit stones obtained from selling ordinary talismans could already meet his basic cultivation needs.

He planned to keep the high-quality talismans for his own use for the time being.

"I need to create a complete set of high-quality talismans, mainly encompassing 'attack,' 'defense,' and 'escape' aspects."

Li Chang'an had plans in advance.

Currently, he possessed a complete set of ordinary talismans, and his combat strength far exceeded the past. Among early-stage Qi Refining rogue cultivators, he could be considered extremely strong.

After the complete set of high-quality talismans was formed, even when facing cultivators at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, he could have some confidence.

Of course, unless absolutely necessary, he would never fight opponents above his level.

"Fighting and killing is not good. If I must fight, I'll go bully those with lower cultivation than me, preferably much lower," Li Chang'an thought to himself.

After adjusting his breath for a moment, he continued writing and began drawing the next talisman.

Time slowly passed. Before he knew it, it was the zi hour of another day.

The divination refreshed. It still showed Neutral, neither worrying nor joyful.

"That's good, no major problems," Li Chang'an felt relieved and decided to attend tomorrow evening's gathering.

The next day, at dusk, in a private room on the second floor of Yunlai Restaurant, Li Chang'an arrived on time.

This gathering had only four people in total, including himself. The other three were Xu Fugui, Chu Daniu, and Sun Yulan, all from the same small mortal kingdom.

Actually, there weren't just four originally. Several others had died due to various misfortunes.

"Only ten years of cultivation, and more than half of old friends have already withered away," Li Chang'an sighed softly.

The cultivation world was full of dangers. One never knew whether tomorrow or accidents would come first.

Talking about departed friends, all four felt emotional.

Afterward, they discussed their recent situations. Originally, all four were about the same, but now Chu Daniu had acquired skills and was no longer an ordinary rogue cultivator.

The conversation gradually centered on Chu Daniu.

"Daniu, I truly envy you!" Xu Fugui said sincerely.

If nothing unexpected happened, their differences would only grow larger in the future.

"It's just good luck," Chu Daniu smiled calmly.

He had originally been a farm boy too. Ten years ago, when Li Chang'an brought Xu Fugui and others to seek immortality, they passed through his village. He resolutely decided to join the immortal-seeking team and eventually got his wish, becoming a cultivator, which was what mortals considered a lofty immortal.

Now, he even had a skill, and his status had surpassed ordinary rogue cultivators. His temperament had also changed considerably from before, with his words and actions carrying more tranquility.

"Daniu, you must take good care of us in the future!" Sun Yulan, the only woman among the four, laughed lightly.

She had originally been a fisherman's daughter. Back then, due to her outstanding appearance, she was targeted by a local bully who wanted to marry her. When she refused, he prepared to force her. At the critical moment, Li Chang'an happened to pass by. Seeing the situation, he intervened and killed the bully with just three punches!

After that, she also joined the immortal-seeking team and came to the market together, staying until now.

"Brother Chang'an, you shouldn't stay in your room all day. Go out more and walk around. Perhaps you'll encounter opportunities that belong to you," Sun Yulan's eyes sparkled as she looked at Li Chang'an, complex emotions arising in her heart.

Back then, Li Chang'an was the big brother to all of them. He was always at the front, shielding them from wind and rain, leading them over mountains and through difficulties, ultimately helping everyone find immortal fate.

At that time, Li Chang'an's image in her heart was extremely tall, as if there was nothing in this world he couldn't do.

Toward Li Chang'an, she harbored some indescribable feelings in her heart.

But now, Sun Yulan had long understood. The omnipotent Brother Chang'an in her heart was just one of countless ordinary rogue cultivators.

The naive feelings of youth had gradually been diluted by time.

Looking at his ordinary appearance, Sun Yulan sighed quietly in her heart.

"Sigh..."

The current Li Chang'an had become lost among the crowd. With poor talent and unwillingness to venture out for adventures, he was destined to have no great achievements in this life.

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