The Lu Clan's resources were insufficient to cultivate a Purple Mansion cultivator.
By farming, raising spirit beasts, refining pills, and so on, their annual income could barely maintain a balance. To go any further was nearly impossible.
The best option was to go out and seek opportunities.
Staying at home would naturally bring no so-called fortuitous encounters.
But if one traveled outside more often, one could encounter fortuitous opportunities and great chances.
The Grand Elder said, "Which of those Golden Core Ancestors did not possess great opportunities and great luck? Those with poor luck could not become Golden Core cultivators either. There are countless cultivators under heaven, yet not one has achieved Golden Core merely through farming and bitter cultivation."
Though somewhat reluctant and uneasy, the Grand Elder still agreed.
Before parting, the Grand Elder repeatedly instructed him on the things to watch out for outside, then took out a storage pouch containing five thousand spirit stones.
"Grand Elder, this is too much money!"
Holding the pouch, Lu Xuanji felt somewhat embarrassed.
"It is not much. This is all we have!" the Grand Elder instructed. "The spiritual energy outside is thin. To avoid delaying your cultivation, you can cultivate with spirit stones, lest your speed slow down. Be more careful outside. It would be best if you can kill Zhao Wuji, but if you cannot find him, it does not matter."
"If the situation allows, you may contact Lu Yanping, Lu Xiuqin, and the others. They are the Lu Clan's black gloves outside, responsible for handling certain gray matters."
At last, the Grand Elder spoke of some of the Lu Clan's hidden affairs.
When some Lu Clan disciples committed grave mistakes and were expelled from the clan, they would establish bases in certain market towns or small Spirit Mountains, handling