Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life

Chapter 247: Poverty is the primary driving force for seeking the Tao

The mist in Clear Stream Valley was thinned by the morning light, and dewdrops slid slowly down the barrier light screen in front of the cave dwelling, soaking into the soil and leaving a small patch of dampness.

Su Ming sat cross-legged on the stone bed, the storage pouch exclusive to outer sect disciples laid out before him. His slender fingers were gently extracting the items from the pouch one by one, his movements as light and careful as if he were caressing fragile porcelain.

Thirty low-grade spirit stones, stacked neatly, emitted a faint, hazy cyan glow. Five bottles of Foundation Consolidation Pills, the porcelain bottles smooth and warm, exuding a pleasant medicinal fragrance.

This was the standard allocation issued by the sect after his promotion to outer sect disciple. For the vast majority of newcomers who had just climbed out of the menial post pile, this was undoubtedly a windfall, enough to make them laugh out loud even in their dreams.

But there was no smile on Su Ming's face, only a solemnity born of careful calculation.

"Thirty pieces."

Su Ming picked up a spirit stone, feeling the gentle spiritual energy within it, and sighed, "It looks like a lot, but if converted into 'Void Stone Powder,' it's only enough for one and a half portions. If converted into the high-grade material 'Flowing Silver' needed to repair formation plates, it's only enough for three qian."

"Be content, disciple."

The Xuantian ring trembled slightly, and Lin Yu's phantom slowly drifted out.

After being nourished by the "Source Substance" during this period, his form had solidified slightly compared to before, no longer flickering like a candle in the wind, and even the folds on his clothes could be seen more clearly.Lin Yu drifted above the pile of spirit stones, taking a deep breath of the spiritual energy like a miser guarding his treasure. Although he couldn't actually absorb it, that didn't stop him from enjoying the illusion.

"The 'Spirit Nourishing True Explanation' cultivation method is truly marvelous. Your teacher now feels his soul body is stable, no longer having that floating, ethereal sense of being on the verge of dissipating at any moment." Lin Yu smacked his lips, then changed the subject, "But this thing is a bottomless pit. It focuses on 'defense,' emphasizing slow accumulation and a sudden outburst, which means it requires a massive amount of resources to pile up in the early stages. Relying solely on your meager allocation, if we wait for me to recover to the point where I can help you ward off disasters, we'd probably have to wait until your grandson reaches Foundation Establishment."

Su Ming gave a bitter smile and put the spirit stones back into the storage pouch.

"Also, that 'Minor Void Spirit Attraction Formation'..." Lin Yu pointed at the ring, "Just to activate it once, the 'Void Stone Powder' used as a medium alone consumes twenty spirit stones worth. And that's just the basic material. If you want to attract high-quality 'Source Substance,' you need to add 'Boundary Origin Sand.' That stuff costs thirty spirit stones for just one liang."

"It's a gold-devouring beast." Su Ming summarized.

"Correction, it's a 'god-tier gold-devouring assistant'," Lin Yu corrected, "And then there's your Dao foundation."

Mentioning his Dao foundation, Su Ming instinctively pressed a hand against his lower abdomen.

Even though he wasn't cultivating at this moment, the few fine cracks deep within his Dantian still felt like thorns embedded in his flesh, causing a dull ache.

spiritual energy flowed through the core of his Qihai, that distinct feeling of obstruction was clearer

of sand stuck

the worse the

Ming said in a low voice, "With the resources available to an outer sect disciple, cultivating step by step, it would take at least a year to break through from Qi Refining sixth layer to the later seventh layer. Moreover, as my cultivation deepens and my spiritual pressure increases, this damage to my Dao foundation will become more and more

in the meditation room grew

Money. Or rather, resources.

immortal cultivators. Without resources, no matter how

yellowed grass paper from his robe and spread it on his lap. He dipped his brush in ink, his brushstrokes extremely steady, and wrote two words on

Make Money.

brutal, I like it." Lin

listed two lines of smaller text

with high technical barriers and low competition. Use: Purchase Void Stone Powder to maintain Master's soul body

hidden danger

the paper for a moment,

sect robe, and

morning sunlight was a bit dazzling, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, "Master, I'm going to the Administration Hall. The steady, long-term business of the

...

Hidden Sect, Administration

the most bustling, most worldly

hall was packed with people, hundreds of outer

smell of sweat, the sulfurous odor of low-grade elixirs, and the clinking sounds of various magical

densely scrolling with all kinds of task information, each character glowing

fifty spirit stones each! Forming a team now, need a body cultivator to

purchase ten stalks of 'Clear Spirit Grass,' price

like a tidal

Qi Refining fifth layer. Like a

didn't look at those

offered high rewards, the risks were immense, time-consuming, and labor-intensive. If injured, the cost of healing elixirs

and went directly to the far right side of the board, to that sparsely attended 'Skill-type'

the tasks here were tedious, cumbersome, and required specific skills to

talismans, tending spiritual fields,