Two spells.

Lin Chang'sheng first picked a fire-type spell, [Pure Yang Burst Flame Kill]. Using fire attribute magical power, it forms a blazing hot fireball that explodes, covering a radius of thirty feet. It's extremely powerful—whoever gets hit will be burned to ash in an instant. It's also suitable for cultivation for Qi Refining Sixth Layer and above.

The other, [Swift Wind Flash], burns magical power in exchange for instant speed, so fast it's like a lightning bolt.

These two spells, one meant for offense, one for movement—both eat through magical power like crazy, but give you a huge boost in attack or speed.

"There's still time. Let's see if there are any pill formulas around!"

Lin Chang'sheng's eyes flashed. He strode quickly toward the Alchemy Area.

Inside the Cultivation Hall, you could only stay until nightfall at the latest—after that, you had to leave.

Time was tight; naturally, he had to maximize his gains. After all, pill formulas use fewer words, and it's quicker to get started!

Right now he only owned the formulas for Dragon Blood Pill, Qi Condensing Pill, Nourishing Spirit Pill, and Spirit Storage Pill. If he could get his hands on more high-level pill formulas, that would be a lot of spirit stones!

Alchemy was the most profitable trade.

Besides, with more high-level pill formulas, and refining high-level elixirs, his Cultivation Experience Points would skyrocket!

"These are all Qi Refining Stage formulas. Looks like the advanced ones are all in the hands of the Alchemists…"

Lin Chang'sheng arrived at the Alchemy Area, and found quite a lot of alchemical texts and formulas. But it was all just Dragon Blood Pill, Qi Condensing Pill, Nourishing Spirit Pill, Spirit Storage Pill—Qi Refining Stage stuff.

As for Foundation Establishment Pill or anything above Foundation Establishment Stage, there just weren't any. Most likely they were on the second floor.

Lin Chang'sheng was just Qi Refining Stage now, so he definitely didn't have access to the second floor.

"Forget it, I can't get any more pill formulas for now. I'll grab a few cultivation techniques first, get started with those!"

Lin Chang'sheng looked around the Alchemy Area, sighed, then hurried straight to the cultivation techniques section. After a round of picking, he found a Light Body Technique [Wind-Blown Willow Technique], and a manual for [Mountain Breaking Slash], and started reading them closely.

Wind-Blown Willow Technique: after casting it, your body moves like willow branches in the wind, dodging magical artifact attacks with fluid ease, and it doesn't use much magical power.

Mountain Breaking Slash: gathers huge magical power into one strike, able to smash mountains and break peaks—super powerful, and uses up a lot of magical power.

What Lin Chang'sheng needed right now was a Light Body Technique—the very foundation of staying alive.

And then, an offensive spell. Also, snagging more high-grade elixirs to boost his Cultivation Experience Points, all to reach that "riding the sword to the clouds and toasting with wine" dream of his.

......

Time flew by.

An hour passed.

[Wind-Blown Willow Technique (Entry 0/1000)]

[Detected Cultivation Immortality Technique: Wind-Blown Willow Technique. Consuming 5 spirit stones, it can be simplified. Simplify?]

Lin Chang'sheng saw two red prompts pop up on his system panel.

"Simplify!"

Lin Chang'sheng immediately clicked confirm.

[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Wind-Blown Willow Technique... Simplification Successful... Wind-Blown Willow Technique = Swaying Hips in the Wind]

Not even a hundred breaths later, the system sent another red alert.

"Huh? This Wind-Blown Willow Technique got simplified to Swaying Hips in the Wind?"

"You want me, a grown man, to sway my hips?"

Lin Chang'sheng stared at this Wind-Blown Willow simplification, dumbfounded.

"Well, maybe if I find a mountaintop where no one's around, face the wind and sway for a bit, it'll be fine! For the sake of this Light Body Technique—let's do it!"

Decision made, Lin Chang'sheng settled his mind.

[Mountain Breaking Slash (Entry 0/1000)]

[Detected Cultivation Immortality Technique: Mountain Breaking Slash. Consuming 5 spirit stones, it can be simplified. Simplify?]

After finishing up with Wind-Blown Willow, Lin Chang'sheng looked at Mountain Breaking Slash. About an hour later, the system threw up a red prompt.

"Simplify!"

Lin Chang'sheng hit confirm right away.

[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Mountain Breaking Slash... Simplification Successful... Mountain Breaking Slash = Chop the Mountain]

A moment after hitting confirm, another red prompt appeared.

"Chop the Mountain?"

Lin Chang'sheng blinked. "Do I just go find a mountain and whack it with a knife? So, face the wind, sway my hips, and chop the mountain at the same time—two birds, one stone?"

"Nephew Lin, still haven't finished picking yet?"

Lin Chang'sheng picked up a few more spell manuals to read, but before he could get started, a voice sounded in his ear.

And with that, a chubby figure appeared, standing about three meters away from Lin Chang'sheng.

"Reporting to Master Uncle, disciple is done picking, just these two."

Lin Chang'sheng saw Junior Martial Uncle Zhang, and cupped his fists, lifting the Swift Wind Flash and Pure Yang Burst Flame Kill manuals in his hands.

As for Wind-Blown Willow Technique and Mountain Breaking Slash—he'd already started in on those. Free stuff!

"Mm, if you're done, go on back to cultivate. In ten days, return the secret manuals."

Junior Martial Uncle Zhang nodded slightly.

"Understood, Uncle!"

Lin Chang'sheng nodded, then asked, "Uncle Zhang, I'm really interested in Array Formation—can I borrow an array manual to have a look?"

After scamming his way into Wind-Blown Willow Technique and Mountain Breaking Slash, Lin Chang'sheng wanted to grab an array too, just to mess around with.

After all—

In the future, he'd definitely be pitted against others in combat or out seeking fortune; if there was some array, wouldn't he just be stuck, with no idea what to do?

"You want an array now too?"

"Swift Wind Flash and Pure Yang Burst Flame Kill are enough to keep you busy for a few years! Don't bite off more than you can chew, young man! Master them first, then come back! Off you go!"

Junior Martial Uncle Zhang frowned and spoke sternly.

"Yes!"

Lin Chang'sheng, hearing this, understood there was no use pushing, so he'd have to find another way later.

He knew his uncle meant well, afraid he'd spread himself too thin.

But lucky for Lin Chang'sheng, he had his system panel. As long as he got Entry Level, he could simplify, and then round up to Perfection in a snap.

......

Piaomiao Peak.

In a small courtyard—

The purple-clad, slender Gao Ziyue sat in her room quietly cultivating, when suddenly, a woman's voice came from outside the door. "Ziyue!"

"Disciple greets Master!"

Hearing the voice, Gao Ziyue instantly ended her practice, rose, and stepped out to bow to the woman in the yard.

"Mm!"

Ji Ruyan nodded and walked into the living room, sitting right down in the main seat. To the respectful Gao Ziyue beside her, she said, "Sit down, I have something to ask you."

Hearing this, Gao Ziyue paused. She sensed that her master seemed very serious today.

"I heard you specially went to Cloud Pill Peak's Alchemy Room today, waiting several hours for a disciple named Lin Chang'sheng?"

Ji Ruyan looked Gao Ziyue up and down as she asked.

"Yes, Master,"

Gao Ziyue nodded respectfully, hiding nothing.

"This Lin Chang'sheng—like you, he also comes from Great Yu. Did you know him before?"

Ji Ruyan continued questioning.

"Yes, Master. Disciple and Brother Lin are both from Min Nan County, Great Yu. Years ago my father fell to our enemies—Brother Lin was the one who helped bury him. That was a huge kindness! I've been wanting to find a chance to repay him."

"He just survived a big ordeal. I went this time just to see if it was really him and to see if I could help him—a way to repay his kindness in burying my father!"

Gao Ziyue replied honestly.

"Gratitude and repayment—Ziyue, you did well. Still, I hope you can focus fully on cultivation and raise your strength!"

"Of the Five Great Immortal Sects, the other four have all produced outstanding geniuses, only our Liuyun Immortal Sect has fallen behind!"

"Also, Zhao Fuhu, who entered the Sect with you, has Anomalous Thunder Dual Spirit Roots and has advanced to Qi Refining Seventh Layer! Ling Caiyin, Zhuge Buping, the others—they've all kept up with you, too!"

Ji Ruyan's eyes filled with approval at Gao Ziyue's words, and she nodded.

If she treats her benefactor this well, she'll definitely treat her master with equal care in the future.

"Disciple understands—I will cultivate with all my strength and won't let Master down!"

Gao Ziyue immediately bowed with her fists cupped.

"Good, very good!"

Ji Ruyan nodded in satisfaction. She stood, waved her hand, and a long saber appeared on the table, with her voice at the same time: "This top-grade magical artifact is perfect for late-stage Qi Refining. Take it to Lin Chang'sheng as repayment for his kindness."

"Thank you, Master! Disciple will train hard and advance as soon as possible!"

Seeing her master leave a long saber magical artifact, Gao Ziyue bowed in gratitude.

........

Lin Chang'sheng sat in his own room.

Flipping through Swift Wind Flash and Pure Yang Burst Flame Kill, checking his system panel—he just needed Entry Level, then he could head out and do missions tomorrow.

"Senior Brother Yu, Junior Brother Zhao, Junior Brother Liu, are you guys ready? We can head out now!"

Right then, a loud voice rang out in the courtyard.

Lin Chang'sheng looked out the window and saw, at the courtyard gate, a solid-looking young man in his late twenties, with a giant sword on his back, muscles bristling with strength.

"Senior Brother Nie, almost!"

"Coming!"

This time, replies came from both the left and right sides of the yard, as a short, pudgy youth and a tall, thin one both emerged from their rooms.

It was Zhao Kai and Liu Zhengfeng, Lin Chang'sheng's courtyard mates, both at Qi Refining Sixth Layer.

"Huh? Where's Senior Brother Yu?"

Nie Yuan, sword on his back, looked at Zhao Kai and Liu Zhengfeng and asked.

"Senior Brother Yu Canglong had to go to the Alchemy Room at the last minute—said we should grab another Senior Brother to do the mission."

Pudgy Zhao Kai answered.

"Well then…"

Nie Yuan frowned slightly. "Anyone else in your yard who needs to do a mission? Or the more the merrier, and we split the rewards as we agreed?"

"Well, just yesterday a new Senior Brother Lin moved into our courtyard, Sixth Layer Qi Refining. I'll ask him."

Liu Zhengfeng told Nie Yuan, then walked over to Lin Chang'sheng's room and knocked. "Senior Brother Lin, we have a hunting mission to kill an Ice Profound Turtle. We'll split the loot! You interested?"

"Sorry, I still have a mission to kill a Golden Line Python that I haven't finished yet. Maybe next time!"

Lin Chang'sheng smiled at Liu Zhengfeng as he spoke.

He planned to go out and do the Golden Line Python mission—and do those simplified moves, Swaying Hips in the Wind and Chop the Mountain and the rest. With all these fellow disciples around, it'd be way too awkward!

And besides—

Lin Chang'sheng just didn't like working in groups.

"Ah, forget it then. We'll check out the Task Hall."

Liu Zhengfeng nodded to Lin Chang'sheng, and the group headed for the Task Hall.

[Swift Wind Flash (Entry 0/1000)]

"Huh? Swift Wind Flash is at Entry Level!"

Suddenly, Lin Chang'sheng saw a red prompt pop up on his system panel, and his eyes immediately lit up.

[Detected Cultivation Immortality Light Body Technique: Swift Wind Flash. Consuming 5 spirit stones, it can be simplified. Simplify?]

The second prompt popped up right on the heels of the first.

"Simplify!"

Lin Chang'sheng quickly clicked confirm.

[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Swift Wind Flash... Simplification Successful... Swift Wind Flash = Shaking Body and Hips!]

The moment Lin Chang'sheng confirmed, the system prompted simplification success.

"Uh? Shaking Body and Hips?"

"This simplification… is kinda…!"

Lin Chang'sheng stared wide-eyed at the system prompt.

Shaking Body and Hips—doesn't that mean I have to stand like a chicken, spread my wings, swing my butt side to side, and shuffle my feet?

This move… is seriously embarrassing!

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