Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

The scholar's face was serious and sincere as he said, "I used to think that as long as one does not enter the mundane world, that constitutes not entering the mundane world in the way of the Sword Dao. After last time, I've truly come to understand—"

"The so-called not entering the mundane world means that you've been in the mundane world and then withdrawn, treating the mundane world henceforth as if it is invisible."

"That is the true meaning of not entering the mundane world."

"If you haven't been in the mundane world, how can you claim not to have entered it?"

"If you haven't tasted the flavor of a beauty, how can you claim not to love them, convincing yourself with the mere words 'beauties are but skeletons'? That sort of detachment is nothing but self-deception."

Fat Long, standing to the side, couldn't help but mutter under his breath: "This could've been made clear with a simple statement that one is not of the mundane world only after experiencing and then renouncing it, yet he rambles on so much. Sword cultivators are really so pretentious."

"It'd be easier for you just to name the girl you found 'Mundane World' and then not inserting yourself, considering it as being detached."

"Let's go."

Chen Qiu didn't mind. Since the scholar had thought of it, they might as well take a look: "Lead the way."

...

Within the Qu Family Courtyard in the Capital,

the Qu Family Master, with a stern expression, handed two storage rings to Qu Qi: "This storage ring is filled with top-tier materials suitable for a Magic Practitioner to forge Heavenly Dao Spiritual Treasure."

"Plus the materials you already have in your storage ring, it'll be enough for you to create a Heavenly Dao Spiritual Treasure perfectly suited to you."

"It's just that there is only one Dragon Vein Stone left."

"I had originally prepared nine for you, but the Master of Poison Sect's Dragon Vein Stone from the Forbidden Land was stolen by thieves, leaving just this one. He said he would go back to the North Continent to investigate, but suddenly we lost contact with him, and I don't know where he went."

"Remember—"

"You definitely won't be able to defeat that Chen Qiu. His Fifth-grade Golden Core is not to be underestimated. You just need to avoid him and strive for a top-three ranking, that would be a success."

"Do you understand?"

"I understand."

A flash of unwillingness passed through Qu Qi's eyes, but then he said hoarsely, "Even if I'm not a match for that Chen Qiu, I won't be much weaker than him. With the three Mid-grade Golden Core talismans father prepared for me, plus the fact that I am already a peerless Talent of a Magic Practitioner from Da Xia, the top three shouldn't be too difficult!"

He was confident!

He possessed five Heavenly Dao Beauties that had an enhancing effect for a Magic Practitioner, along with a large number of Protective Spiritual Treasures and attack treasures suitable for a Magic Practitioner, numerous talismans, a variety of pills, three spells at the Great Perfection Realm early Golden Core stage, and four to five Spell abilities at the Great Perfection Realm of Foundation Establishment.

Moreover, in recent years, his father had collected a substantial number of entry jade slips for him. At this point, he had a total of seven entries on his person that were especially compatible with a Magic Practitioner, plus several other auxiliary entries, making up twelve in total.

That was an astonishing number. Normally, an early-stage Golden Core with no particular stroke of fortune would have at most three entries, and even those might not be suited to them.

But almost all of his entries were ideal for him.

Whether it was Heavenly Destiny or family heritage, he was one of the top figures in Da Xia.

And this conversation between the Qu Family Master and Qu Qi was heard clearly by the Supreme Elder staying in a guest room in a backyard not far away.

...

"Hmm..."

The Qu Family Supreme Elder lay on the bed, his brows tightly furrowed in thought, absently picking up a piece of watermelon and biting into it. From his perspective, the Qu Family was doomed to fall.

That Qu Qi clearly had no brains.

No matter how one looked at it, that Chen Qiu was more like the true Child of Destiny. And here was Qu Qi, fixing to bring a heap of precious materials into the Heavenly Pride Secret Realm—wasn't he obviously delivering resources to Chen Qiu?

That Chen Qiu was worried about not having materials to forge a Spiritual Treasure suitable for a Magic Practitioner.

And here comes Qu Qi, happily bringing his treasures over as if saying, 'Here, I have them, all you need.'

This Qu Family seems to be unreliable.

But then again...

One must be adaptable. Even though he was the Supreme Elder of the Qu Family, it didn't mean he couldn't switch sides. If he found Chen Qiu and shared this information, perhaps he could gain Chen Qiu's favor?

This Chen Qiu seemed destined for greatness. Earning even a sliver of favor from Chen Qiu would certainly be much better than waiting to die within the Qu Family.

It made sense!

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Just... where could he find Chen Qiu?

The Qu Family Supreme Elder was a bit troubled and turned over on the bed, then grabbed another green plum and tossed it into his mouth.

...

Ultimately,

Chen Qiu and the others did not go to listen to Qu. It wasn't for any particularly complicated reason; they simply remembered they didn't have even a single Spirit Stone in their pockets.

"Let's find an inn to stay in first."

Chen Qiu patted the scholar on the shoulder, "After the competition of the Heavenly Pride Leaderboard is over, we'll have Spirit Stones. Then, we'll take you."

The inns in the Capital were nearly full that night.

Still, they found an okay inn and took out several worthless treasures from the small world storage, handing them over to the Shopkeeper as payment for the rooms.

...

Soon, it was dawn.

Chen Qiu did not cultivate that night, but instead, he slept soundly.

In the morning, after having some breakfast with Fat Long and the others, they headed towards the city gates. The Heavenly Pride Secret Realm was to appear five miles north of the city, and the competition for the Heavenly Pride Leaderboard would begin there.

Once you reach the Golden Core, you can fast.

But he still liked to eat something. He found it quite delicious, and as for those so-called impurities, they were nothing compared to the number of impurities in a single Qi Replenishing Pill.

They soon arrived at a huge square to the north of the city, which had been under construction for several years.

By this time, the place was already crowded with many people, and the noise was considerable. Gold Cores, usually a rare sight, could be seen almost every few steps here, as it was customary for a powerful Golden Core to escort their family's Heavenly Pride to the competition for the Heavenly Pride Leaderboard.