The Path of Survivor begins with obtaining titles

After Li Yuan Qing left, Lin Yi began counting the spirit stones in front of him. The original price was 4,250, but it seemed that an extra 50 spirit stones had been added. Brother Li was quite honest and cute in his own way.

He put all these spirit stones into his storage bag. He hadn’t spent his previous earnings from selling talisman templates during the Evil Spirits chaos yet, and now another 4,000 stones were added. Altogether, he now had over 7,000 spirit stones.

Though this might seem like a lot, if converted into medium-grade spirit stones, it would only amount to 70. This would barely be enough to buy a good quality flying sword. He still had to work hard to earn more. If he successfully attained Foundation Establishment, he would need to replace his cultivation techniques and equipment, which would total a significant amount.

It wouldn’t do if, upon attaining Foundation Establishment, he was still using techniques like his Metal Finger against enemies. That would make him look too weak.

Not to mention, he wanted to dabble in alchemy and artifact refining. These two fields required heavy investment in the beginning, much more than talisman making. Many Foundation Building cultivators had spent all their resources trying to master them but ended up getting mediocre results. It would probably be even harder for a Qi Refinement cultivator like him.

Alchemy would be the first thing to learn. He could decide on whether to study artifact refining after attaining Foundation Establishment. A cultivator could rely on a single flying sword for many years, but pills were essential.

The next day, the departure ceremony for the Liu Yun Sect’s conquest of the Xuan Yin Sect took place at the mountain gate. Nearly a hundred large warships were floating in midair, their surfaces etched with mysterious talisman patterns. The scene was extremely spectacular.

Inner and Outer Sect disciples from the Liu Yun Sect came to participate in the ceremony, sending off their peers who were going to the battlefront. Many loose cultivators also gathered outside the mountain gate to witness this ceremony.

Watching the hundred floating battleships, Lin Yi couldn’t help but sigh. Sky carriers were the dreams of many Huaxia people on Earth. Yet in the Cultivation World, they were quite common.

Over four hundred Foundation Building cultivators who were going to the battlefront stood in neat rows mid-air on their flying swords. Those Qi Refinement disciples without the ability to fly on swords boarded the floating battleships and lined up on the decks.

At the forefront of the departing troops were five Golden Core Real Persons. The Liu Yun Sect had around 800 to 900 Foundation Building cultivators and eleven Golden Core Real Persons. For this fight, they had dispatched about half of their Golden Core Real Persons, indicating how significant this battle was to them.

The number of Golden Core Real Persons in the Liu Yun Sect was a bit more than that in sects of similar sizes. Four of them were wooed over to the sect with plenty of cultivation resources after they attained the Golden Core level.

The remaining seven were native cultivators of the Liu Yun Sect. Either they had joined the Sect before attaining the Golden Core level or they had been with the Liu Yun Sect for over a hundred years.

Gold Sword Zen Ren was the most representative of the native talented cultivators. From the time he joined the Liu Yun Sect during Qi Refinement, he had shown his potential. When he reached the Golden Core level, he was just slightly over a hundred years old, not even half of the 250-year lifespan limit of a Foundation Building cultivator.

In the conquest this time, Gold Sword Zen Ren was the commander-in-chief. The four remaining Golden Core Real Persons were equally divided between two factions.

Green Jade Zen Ren led all the Inner Sect disciples to the mountain gate, bidding farewell to the conquest army. His noble and virtuous appearance made him genuinely likable.

“Master, the conquest army is ready for departure. Please give your instructions.” Gold Sword Zen Ren stood upon his golden sword and spoke to Green Jade Zen Ren in a serious tone. His words were filled with an air of solemnity.

“Set off. We look forward to your victory return. Liu Yun is certain to win,” said Green Jade Zen Ren seriously. As his words echoed, a green treasure mirror emerged in the sky. Its light illumined the air, forming a green pathway.

At this moment, both the departing army and the disciples remaining at the

Sect shouted out loud, “Liu Yun is certain to win.”

Under the light of the treasure mirror, Gold Sword Zen Ren and the other four Golden Core Real Persons rode their swords forward. Behind them followed nearly a hundred floating battleships, heading majestically toward the Xuan Yin Sect.

Lin Yi stood in the crowd, watching the departing troops, a look of respect appearing on his face, extending his wishes for their safe return.

Judging from the crowd on the warships, there were about 30,000 Qi Refinement disciples that joined this mission. The Outer Sect Disciples were the majority, while the Inner Sect Qi Refinement disciples were only a few thousand. Strictly speaking, this was a war between lower-level cultivators.

From his understanding, major battles did occur occasionally between different Sects in the Cultivation World. Apart from the struggle between opposing righteous and evil factions, another basic reason was competition for resources like Spirit Veins. Succeeding in capturing more could result in more cultivation resources for disciples.

As the army disappeared on the horizon, Green Jade Zen Ren looked at the multitude of low-level Qi Refinement cultivators below and slowly said, “Everyone, return now. Cultivate diligently. Do not waste the peace brought to us by the departing cultivators.”

After finishing, he put away the Green Jade Treasure Mirror and disappeared in a flash of light.

Lin Yi nodded in agreement, feeling the weight of the words. He had to cultivate diligently, there was no room for complacency. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been worth it to step onto the path of cultivation. The lifespan of a Qi

Refinement cultivator was 125 years. If they failed to attain Foundation

Establishment before their lifespan ran out, it would leave lifelong regret.

This lifespan did not immediately start growing upon entering the Qi Refinement Realm, but gradually increased as the cultivator’s body benefitted from the nourishment of spiritual energy.

Qi Refinement was just the first step onto the path of cultivation. The true cultivators were the Foundation Building cultivators who could harness the power of flying swords.

“Little Lin, you must work hard, don’t always wander around Flower Moon Land. I am waiting for you to attain Foundation Establishment and carry me to fly in the sky,” Old Huang patted Lin Yi’s shoulder, speaking earnestly.

“Heh, Old Huang, weren’t you the one who introduced me to Flower Moon Land?” Lin Yi muttered with a smirk, teasing him.

Old Huang chuckled and slapped Lin Yi’s shoulder again, “Alright, alright, my bad! Come on, to the Celestial Joy Hall. I am treating you. Recently, Xiao Qing has been wondering why I haven’t brought the young cultivator from last time. She even said that if I bring you again, she would give me a half-price discount.”

“I am a gentleman. I don’t frequent places like Flower Moon Land. Didn’t the Sect Master just say to work hard on cultivation? Goodbye,” Lin Yi immediately became vigilant. Without any hesitation, he waved his hand and left.

The female cultivators at the Celestial Joy Hall, who had served even

Foundation Building cultivators, would hardly be interested in a minor Qi Refinement cultivator like him. He didn’t believe that he was so charming and adorable. There must be a catch.

After leaving the mountain gate, Lin Yi headed towards the Outer Sect

Scripture Palace. Now that the conquest army had departed, the Scripture Palace should be peaceful again, and he should be able to select a suitable Body

Refinement Technique.

The reason most cultivators rarely practiced Body Refinement was the constraint of lifespan. Even just cultivating was uncertain of success before reaching the lifespan limit. To spend a large amount of time and resources on Body Refinement as well would be asking for a shorter life.

However, Lin Yi did not have this concern. Granted with the Breaking-Through Difficulty Reducing effect of [Newbie], Enlightenment Chances from [Color is Void], and Minor Blessing State from [Small Compassion Small Kindness], breaking through bottlenecks wasn’t a particularly difficult task under these three benefits.

Moreover, as time passed, the effects of his titles would intensify. His future cultivation path would become smoother and smoother. While others would find it increasingly difficult to break through bottlenecks in the later stages, it would be the complete opposite for him..