Chapter 1 Cultivation is too competitive, I'll just be a salted fish

"For cultivators short on cultivation resources, the problem of acquiring enough is actually quite simple."

"For instance, you could rent out any unoccupied blessed lands or spiritual caves in your homes."

"Or, you could sell off any medicinal pills, spirit herbs, spirit artifacts, or treasures that you can't consume or use, thereby increasing your income and allowing you to purchase cultivation resources."

Hearing these words was like hearing these words.

Li Qi nodded, thinking that what was said made a lot of sense... of course not.

This f—

Li Qi thought to himself, staying indoors, and continued to cultivate on his own.

Another five days passed.

Over these five days, Li Qi gained another three points of Strength, one point of Defense, and one point of Speed.

Defense and Speed only gained one point each, their effects not being very noticeable.

However, the Strength attribute had increased by a total of four points. With the stacking effect, Li Qi could already faintly feel a slight increase in his strength.

Just as Li Qi was preparing to continue hiding in his room to cultivate,

"Knock, knock, knock!"

His door was knocked upon.

An elder, around fifty to sixty years old, walked in.

This was the Sect Master of the Feishamen, and also Li Qi's master, a cultivator who had reached the perfection of the Five Organs Body Tempering realm, only one step away from becoming a Foundation Establishment True Person.

He had come to collect Li Qi's lesson fees for the month.

"Master, I can't keep up anymore."

The disciples who had already left before were saying similar things before they could no longer persist.

His master's eyes also showed a hint of fatigue and a trace of desolation.

The disciples of Feishamen were becoming fewer and fewer.

Although he viewed his disciples as a purely transactional relationship of money, over the years, some affection had still developed.

"The rules cannot be changed. Apart from not being able to attend classes or receive my guidance without spirit stones, you can continue to reside in the sect if you wish to continue cultivating here."

...

Time quickly passed for another three months. During these three months, Li Qi basically never left his residence, his range of activity being limited to the mountain peak of Feishamen.

Over these three months, Li Qi gained another ninety attribute points.

The types of attribute points were extremely diverse.

Especially after obtaining the very rare attribute points like "Comprehension" and "Aptitude."

He discovered that many things that were originally obscure and difficult to understand on the path of cultivation now seemed comprehensible.

Concurrently, his cultivation speed also increased significantly.

Now, while leisurely cultivating, his cultivation speed was not at all slower than when he was desperately striving before.

"Life without the need to hustle for spirit stones is truly comfortable. This is true cultivation."

Li Qi stretched languidly under the early morning sun, a look of enjoyment on his face.

Although cultivation continued daily, he no longer felt the urgency of wanting to strive for twenty-four hours a day like before.

If other cultivators were like professional boxers undergoing intense, consumptive training,

Then Li Qi was like an old man in the park practicing Tai Chi leisurely.

The difference was that those professional boxers, despite their hard work, might not always see results.

While Li Qi, after leisurely practicing Tai Chi for hundreds of years, would undoubtedly emerge as an invincible master.