Cultivation Begins with Daily Intelligence Reports

1: Daily news cheat codesEastern Spirit Nation, Chiyan Prefecture.

Foot of the Taihang Mountains, Lin Family.

In a somewhat dilapidated courtyard enclosed by a fence, a large patch of vegetables was planted. In the southeast corner, a jujube tree spread its branches wantonly, covering an area of several zhang.

Lin Jingyu sat upright on a meditation cushion, practicing his breathing techniques. A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes and gently rubbed the corner of his clothes with his fingers.

With a flick of his mind, a transparent light screen appeared before him, displaying a line of small text—

【...On the sixth day of the third lunar month at noon, the Wanbao Pavilion in the Southeast Market Town sold a flawed Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact. It was purchased by a Foundation Establishment Elder of the Lingyue Sect as a gift for a Disciple. It turned out to contain natural spiritual patterns, and its value far exceeded that of a High Grade Spiritual Artifact, becoming a celebrated story for a time...】

After reading this, Lin Jingyu sighed slightly, his expression quite complex.

This screen was something that had come along with his Transmigration a month ago, something he could tentatively call a Golden Finger.

Every day, some news-like messages would appear, such as a True Disciple of the Tianyue Sect stealing a sect treasure and defecting to become a Bandit Cultivator. Or an Elder of the Hundred Flowers Valley favoring a hundred handsome mortal men in a single day, which was recorded by an evil Cultivator using a jade pendant and spread wildly...

One type was news that had happened in the past, and the second type was predictive news that would become reality in the future!

Predicting the future could be said to be an invincible ability, and it contained all sorts of Opportunities.

At first, Lin Jingyu was also incredibly excited, preparing to rely on the ability of foreknowledge to cultivate hard and reach the Peak of his life.

However, it was truly tasteless.

According to the message on the screen, the Southeast Market Town was one of the three major market towns within a hundred miles.

But he was only a low-level Cultivator at the Qi Refining Second Layer. Not to mention buying a Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact, he couldn’t even afford a Medium Grade Magical Artifact.

Moreover, that was an Opportunity for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!

Going to seize it would truly be courting death.

”You are going too far! This is my home!”

Suddenly, a shrill, angry female voice entered the room, the tone carrying an aggrieved, tearful sob.

Lin Jingyu’s expression changed; this voice came from his younger sister, Lin Jingxia.

The screen before him instantly vanished. Lin Jingyu stood up abruptly and walked quickly outside.

He saw his sister with her arms spread wide, gripping the doorframe of the small courtyard gate tightly, blocking several strangers who wanted to enter.

”Jingxia, what happened?”

Lin Jingyu came to the door, gently removed his sister’s hands from the doorframe, pulled her behind him, and asked.

”Brother.”

Large tear drops slid down the corners of Lin Jingxia’s eyes. She pointed at the few people outside the courtyard and roared angrily:

”These people want to take away our house, and they’re saying we owe them Spirit Stones and won’t pay!”

Gently patting his sister’s shoulder, Lin Jingyu turned his gaze to the people at the door and began to size them up.

The leader had a burly figure, eyes as wide as copper bells, a face full of whiskers, and an axe half a person’s height tucked into his waist.

His body exuded the aura of a Qi Refining Fourth Layer Cultivator.

He gave a heavy harrumph and opened his mouth to say:

”You two brats, your parents borrowed thirty Spirit Stones from my Black Wind Stockade more than two months ago, agreeing to pay back fifty in three months! If you can’t pay, your Family’s house and spiritual fields will be used to settle the debt!”

He held a contract paper glowing with spiritual light, where his predecessor’s parents’ signatures and handprints could be clearly seen.

Lin Jingyu’s heart sank. After arriving in this world, he had never seen his predecessor’s parents.

It was said they had gone somewhere to search for treasure and had never returned.

This Black Wind Stockade was not some benevolent force; it had dozens of Cultivators, and the three leaders were existences at the Qi Refining Perfection.

It was simply not something a small Family like the Lin Family could provoke.

Whether this paper contract was true or false, it was impossible for the Lin Family to stand up for him.

Fifty Spirit Stones—this was a very large sum.

An ordinary Loose Cultivator in the early stages of Qi Refining could hardly earn ten Spirit Stones after a year of hard work.

The onlookers, upon hearing the name of the Black Wind Stockade, immediately scattered like birds and beasts, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.

However, an old man with white hair and beard, wearing gray clothes, walked over and scolded: ”Jingyu, why are you blocking the door? Why don’t you hurry up and welcome these honored guests from the Black Wind Stockade inside?”

He then approached the people from the Black Wind Stockade and said: ”Everyone, please come inside to talk.”

This person was none other than the Third Elder of the Lin Family, Lin Chengyuan, who had the cultivation of the Qi Refining Fifth Layer. He had a kind face and gentle eyes, and he looked like a very amiable person.

The surrounding Lin Family members gathered around again, one after another bowing to the Third Elder.

”Greetings, Third Elder.”

”It’s good that the Third Elder is here. Now, this kid Jingyu is saved.”

”Exactly. With the Third Elder’s reputation, even the Black Wind Stockade has to give him some face.”

Lin Jingyu narrowed his eyes. He did not step aside and still blocked the door. He felt an inexplicable discomfort in his heart and said in a deep voice: ”If there is something to discuss, it is better to clarify it here. My home does not welcome outsiders.”

A trace of imperceptible displeasure flashed in the Third Elder’s eyes, but his face still wore a faint smile, and his tone carried an apology: ”The child is ignorant; Fellow Daoist, please don’t take it to heart. Since it is a debt owed by a member of my Lin Family, my Lin Family will naturally not deny it.”

A flash of spiritual light appeared in his hand, and a fist-sized cloth bag appeared. He continued: ”Here are fifty Spirit Stones. This was originally the bride price for my son to marry a woman from the Liu Family, but now I can’t worry about that much.”

The burly man from the Black Wind Stockade grinned, nodded, and snatched it away. He opened the bag and began to count the small-finger-sized Spirit Stones one by one.

Everyone from the Lin Family nearby was moved. They looked at the Third Elder with reverence.

”The Third Elder is such a good person. He gave away the money for marrying a daughter-in-law.”

”This kid Jingyu got lucky. If it weren’t for the Third Elder, his house and spiritual fields would definitely have been taken by others.”

”What is this kid standing there blankly for? Why doesn’t he hurry up and kowtow to thank the Third Elder?”

A look of astonishment flashed across Lin Jingyu’s face. Just a moment ago, his Golden Finger panel suddenly moved and refreshed with a new message:

(On the sixth day of the third lunar month, at 3:15 PM. Lin Chengyuan returned from hosting the Black Wind Stockade Cultivators at the Zuichun Pavilion in the Southeast Market Town, in high spirits. Passing by a small stall, he purchased a three spring flower. Unexpectedly, a Spiritual Plant was parasitizing the roots of the three spring flower. He resold it for over ten Spirit Stones. But he felt no excitement in his heart; whenever he thought of it, he would beat his chest and stomp his feet, regretting that he hadn’t bought all the three spring flowers on the stall...)

Lin Chengyuan? This was the Third Elder’s name.

Why would he host the debt collectors from the Black Wind Stockade?

A thought suddenly popped into Lin Jingyu’s mind: these people were specifically invited.

The goal was to plot against his Family’s house, courtyard, and spiritual fields.

Although the house looked unremarkable, there was a micro Spiritual Qi node in the underground cultivation room. Although the Spiritual Qi emitted daily was not much, when accumulated, it was equivalent to at least two Spirit Stones every month.

Its value far exceeded fifty Spirit Stones.

If the Third Elder paid off the Spirit Stones for him in full view of everyone, even if he forcibly occupied the house later, Lin Jingyu would have no power to refute it.

He spoke sternly: ”Wait!”

Immediately, everyone’s gaze turned towards him.

Lin Jingyu calmly cupped his hands to the burly man from the Black Wind Stockade and said: ”I just looked at the contract document. It is written in black and white that there are still seven days until the deadline to return the Spirit Stones. The day for collecting the Spirit Stones has not arrived yet.”

The burly man from the Black Wind Stockade paused his hand as he was counting the Spirit Stones and replied very unhappily: ”You little brat, making such a fuss. The Elder is paying the debt for you, why are you quibbling over these things!”