"Cutting grass with a sickle?"
Seeing the simplified prompt, Changâshengâs eyes flashed.
This cutting grass with a sickle is just way too easy.
Just find a random place outside and start cutting grass, then I could max out the Cyan Wood Essence Locking Technique, right?
Changâsheng willed it, and the panel appeared.
[Great Dao is Simple: Foundation Establishment Level]
[Changâsheng: 21/257]
[Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Stage (1st Layer 22/1000)]
[Cultivation Technique: Cyan Wood Essence Locking Technique (Entry Level 0/100), Five Elements Pure Yang Technique (Perfection), Golden Bell Shield Stage Eleven (15624598/15625000), (Barbarian Blood Technique. Fragmented (Sixth Transformation Perfection))]
[Magic: Taiyin Formless Slash (Perfection), Meteor Fire Rain (Perfection)]
[Light Body Technique: Wind and Thunder Movement (Perfection), Bone Transformation Technique (Perfection)]
[Alchemy: Divine Essence Pill (Perfection), Foundation Establishment Pill (Perfection)]
[Puppet: Level 2 Copper Corpse *1]
[Consume certain spirit stones to simplify cultivation techniques, magic, divine powers, etc.]
[Status: None]
"First, letâs max out the Cyan Wood Essence Locking Technique, then head to Giant Whale City!"
Changâsheng made up his mind, packed everything up right away, left his cave mansion, found a patch of grass a few miles away, took out a sickle-shaped lower grade magical artifact from his storage bag, and started cutting grass.
Cyan Wood Essence Locking Technique experience points +1!
Cyan Wood Essence Locking Technique experience points +1!
......
"Just cutting grass to farm experience, hell yeah!!"
"Looks like, I need to go to the cultivation marketplace in Giant Whale City and buy a few more Foundation Establishment techniques to fuseâotherwise, these low level cultivation techniques make my cultivation experience points go up way too slow!"
"Also, gotta start refining some Yuan Condensing Pills."
Changâsheng thought to himself.
Becauseâ
Once Iâve refined Yuan Condensing Pills and take them, my experience will go up much faster.
Just then, sword lights started flying eastward one after another in the sky.
"Weird, whatâs going on in the east? Why are so many Foundation Establishment cultivators headed over there?"
Changâsheng glanced up at the sky while cutting grass, a puzzled look on his face.
Currently, the cultivation level heâs showing to the outside world is Early Stage of Qi Refining Ninth Layer.
Right then, a figure sped by from a distance at breakneck speed; passing by Changâsheng, the person stared at him curiously, stopped, and said, "Fellow Daoist, are you... cutting grass?"
"Cao De?"
Changâsheng looked at the short-bearded middle-aged man before him in surprise.
He didnât expect to meet Cao De hereâthe guy famous for chasing after other peopleâs wives.
But Changâsheng knew right now, he was disguised as Alchemist Zhang Han, so Cao De wouldnât recognize him.
Instinctively, Changâsheng glanced at the guyâs waistband, then nodded, cupped his fists and said, "Fellow Daoist, yes, I hit a bottleneck in my cultivation and couldnât break through, so I thought cutting some grass would calm my mindâitâs good for a breakthrough!"
"Oh, I see!"
Cao De looked suddenly enlightened and prepared to leave.
"Fellow Daoist, why are so many Foundation Establishment cultivators flying east today? Are you heading that way too?"
Changâsheng glanced at Cao De, a thought flashed in his mind, and he asked.
"Yeah, you donât know?"
"I heard someone discovered the cave mansion of a Golden Core cultivatorâYu Kun Divine Monarchâfrom centuries ago, so the Foundation Establishment cultivators from both the Righteous and Evil Dao are heading there. Me... heh heh, Iâm just going to join the fun!"
Hearing Changâshengâs question, Cao Deâs eyes sparkled with longing as he replied.
"So thatâs it! Thanks for clearing things up, Fellow Daoist!"
Changâsheng nodded in understanding.
"Farewell!"
Cao De turned and sped off.
"Golden Core cultivator, Yu Kun Divine Monarchâs cave mansion?"
Changâshengâs heart skipped a beat, instinctively pulled out the Myriad Souls Banner, summoned Murong Tianâs soul, and asked, "Murong Tian, do you know Yu Kun Divine Monarch?"
Murong Tian was just summoned and still confused; but hearing Changâshengâs question, his eyes widened in shock: "You... how do you know?"
"Yu Kun Divine Monarchâs cave mansion has been discovered, and now tons of Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Righteous and Evil Dao are rushing over!"
Changâsheng replied.
"This..."
Murong Tian frowned right away. He originally planned to take Changâsheng to Yu Kun Divine Monarchâs cave mansion in exchange for a chance to meet Ji Ruyan. Now that the cave mansion is found, doesnât he lose his bargaining chip?
Thenâ
Suddenly, a thick pillar of white light shot up from the east!
It was clearly visible for ten thousand miles around!
At the same time, heaven and earth shook, as if a giant beast was rolling in the depths below!
"Huh? Thatâs... the location of Yu Kun Divine Monarchâs cave mansion!"
Murong Tian stared at that light column, eyes full of shock, and said to Changâsheng, "Senior, now that youâve reached Foundation Establishment, why not go and seek a Golden Core opportunity? I do know a little about the arrays outside that cave mansion!"
"Just hope Senior will let me see Ji Ruyan, since I helped out!"
Right now, Murong Tian was starting to get anxious: if the Golden Core cave mansion opportunities are snatched away, heâs got no leverage with Changâsheng anymore.
"Yu Kun Divine Monarchâs Golden Core cave mansionâso many cultivators are going. If we go now, weâll be left with nothing but scraps. Iâd rather head to Giant Whale City and honestly work on my cultivation!"
Changâsheng looked at the massive light pillar, shook his head.
With the simplification panel, his top priority is finding more cultivation techniques to simplify and fuse, and refining Yuan Condensing Pillsâthatâs the solid path forward.
Heading over there will definitely mean conflict with others.
"As for meeting Ji Ruyan, Iâll wait until Iâm strong enough to surpass herâthen weâll see what youâve done to help."
Changâsheng stared at Murong Tian, voice steady.
"Yes... Senior."
Murong Tian nodded and dove back into the Myriad Souls Banner.
Changâsheng thought for a moment, cut a few bundles of grass, tossed them into his storage bag, and headed back to grind more experience.