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"Didn't even see the person."

"Couldn't move at all."

Meng Nan opened his eyes, recalling the moment of death—

The flying sword attacked suddenly, locking onto his vital energy.

What Giant Spirit Mysterious Technique.

What Blood Arrow Secret Technique.

What Soul Banner.

None of it was useful.

He couldn't use any of it, couldn't move at all, and could only be slaughtered.

Meng Nan didn't even get to see Master Cao's face before losing a life.

Fortunately, his life was cheap.

"I'll try again next time."

"But I need to find a different target, this one is too strong."

Meng Nan thought, then opened the progress for opening—

[Opening Progress—]

[Basic Progress: 0/200] [Required]

[Spirit Sand: 0/1] [Choose One of Two]

[Sacrifice: 0/2] [Choose One of Two]

In reality, Meng Nan was still in the Inner Qi Stage.

Compared to the first time he opened a future timeline during the Inner Qi Stage, this time the requirements had increased again—

200 Inner Qi.

Two True Qi.

The requirements for 'Basic Progress' and 'Sacrifice' had both doubled.

However, the requirement for 'Spirit Sand' remained unchanged.

"Just as I predicted."

"With this setup, 'Basic Progress' is unavoidable, but if the subsequent 'Sacrifice' becomes too much or too strong to complete, I can switch to 'Spirit Sand' to finish it."

"Sacrifice."

"Spirit Sand."

"Alternating between the two will lessen the difficulty."

In the Inner Qi Stage and True Qi Stage, things were actually manageable.

But once he reached the True Essence Stage or Qi Refining Stage, Meng Nan feared he would have to rely on 'Spirit Sand' to open the future timeline.

He needed to increase the speed at which he acquired Spirit Sand by several levels.

"Early game relies on scavenging."

"Mid-game relies on mining."

Before the Qi Refining Stage, Meng Nan's strength and foundation were very limited. He could only rely on his foresight to scavenge for treasures in various places, acquiring artifacts, rare materials, and spirit herbs in advance.

This was a transitional phase for the early game, a supplementary source of wealth.

Like water without a source, it wouldn't last.

Beyond that.

Controlling mineral veins was where the real money was.

"Ghost Mother Mountain, Xuanwu Mountain, and Blood Lotus Mountain will have undiscovered mineral veins of various sizes in the next hundred years. If I reach the Qi Refining Stage, I'll be qualified to claim them."

There were two most profitable businesses in the cultivation world—

One was platforms, like marketplaces.

The other was mining. It went without saying how profitable a mine owner could be without paying taxes.

Everything else, such as alchemy, artifact refining, and talisman crafting, came after these.

"Besides 'scavenging for junk' and 'claiming land for mining', these skills can serve as supplements."

"The more ways to make money, the better."

"By the time I reach the Qi Refining Stage, it will likely be difficult to complete 'Sacrifice', so the more Spirit Sand, the better."

Meng Nan organized his thoughts for the future.

Then he reviewed his fifth life.

This life's main harvests for Meng Nan were twofold. On one hand, his cultivation finally broke through to the True Essence Stage, the final stop before the Qi Refining Stage.

From here on, there were only two great mountains to overcome—

Sense Imprint.

Three Cavities.

"Sense Imprint is not easy."

"Three Cavities is even more perilous."

Meng Nan died in his fourth life attempting to steal from the Three Cavities, so this hurdle was especially dangerous.

Perilous in the early stages, a desperate struggle in the later ones.

The hurdle of the Three Cavities was a true test of life and death—

Success meant life!

Failure meant death!

"Good thing I can die many times."

Meng Nan felt quite confident about this particular hurdle.

And beyond cultivation.

The other harvest of this life was the information on the 'Three Qi Condensation Methods' and the 'Great Elixirs'.

Four mountains.

One hundred years.

Four Great Elixirs.

"I'm bound to succeed at least once!"

Meng Nan was already anticipating his upcoming sixth life.

200 Internal Qi.

With his current cultivation—

Peak Internal Qi.

Greater Heavenly Cycle complete.

He could finish accumulating in half a month at most.

"Half a month."

"Sixth life."

Meng Nan's heart settled.

He turned his head and saw Zhao Xiaoshuang still sleeping soundly beside him, not aged, not gone.

His heart calmed, then he closed his eyes and fell asleep as well.

Half a month later.

The sixth life began as scheduled.

In this life, Meng Nan died in the 59th year of the Immortal Calendar, ending in the 70th year of the Immortal Calendar.

The information on the four Great Elixirs he obtained in his fifth life—

The first was on Xuanwu Mountain, appearing in the 47th year of the Immortal Calendar.

The second was on Ghost Mother Mountain, appearing in the 59th year of the Immortal Calendar.

The third was on Blood Lotus Mountain, appearing in the 70th year of the Immortal Calendar.

The fourth was also on Blood Lotus Mountain, the very one Meng Nan and Zhao Xiaoshuang obtained in their fifth life, appearing in the 120th year of the Immortal Calendar.

In this life.

In the sixth life.

The first Great Elixir on Xuanwu Mountain in the 47th year of the Immortal Calendar was gifted by Meng Nan to Qian Yu.

This Great Elixir had been refined by someone in the fifth life, but that person had failed. Meng Nan didn't want to use it, and Zhao Xiaoshuang's cultivation wasn't mature enough yet, so Meng Nan gave it to Qian Yu.

Unfortunately, Qian Yu didn't succeed and died that year.

Afterward.

Came the 59th year of the Immortal Calendar.

Meng Nan got the Great Elixir from Ghost Mother Mountain one step ahead, which was the successful one among the three Great Elixirs he had scouted in the fifth life.

However, this time, the one who benefited from the Great Elixir changed from the rogue cultivator 'Kong Dian' of Ghost Mother Mountain to 'Meng Nan', the master of Qingtian Market. The outcome was different—

Meng Nan refined the Great Elixir but failed to break through as smoothly as Kong Dian. Instead, he died that year.

Then the real Meng Nan arrived.

He happened to have the ability to rewind time, returning five months before the Great Elixir appeared.

This time, Meng Nan did not use the Great Elixir himself but gave it to Zhao Xiaoshuang.

However, Zhao Xiaoshuang also failed, and her life and cultivation vanished.

Meng Nan once again cultivated alone.

Eleven years later.

Before he could reach the True Essence peak, he gave the Great Elixir from Blood Lotus Mountain in Immortal Calendar year 70 to Meng Santan.

Unfortunately, Meng Santan also had no chance to achieve Qi Condensation.

Meng Nan also died in this year, his sixth life stopping at the second level of Sense Imprint.

The most noteworthy gain in this life was obtaining specific information about another Great Elixir, bringing the total number of Great Elixirs Meng Nan knew about to five.

Then came the seventh life.

In this life.

Meng Nan also died while attempting to break through to Qi Condensation using a Great Elixir.

Not only him.

Qian Yu.

Zhao Xiaoshuang.

Meng Santan.

Meng Jian.

Every single one of them failed, dying one after another before Meng Nan.

The Three Cavities were like a heavenly pass, firmly blocking Meng Nan and the others, preventing them from glimpsing the realm of Qi Condensation.

Life and death, partings.

Hopelessness in pursuing Qi Condensation.

Having witnessed so much, Meng Nan became even more diligent, improving in every life.

In his fifth life, he achieved True Essence.

In his sixth life, he reached the second level of Sense Imprint.

In his seventh life, he reached the third level of Sense Imprint.

Contrary to Meng Nan's expectations, the cultivation of True Qi Sense Imprint was exceptionally arduous.

Every step was a hurdle.

Every life, a new level.

Time seemed to hit the fast-forward button, life after life, Meng Nan accumulated, pushed forward, step by step, advancing towards Qi Condensation.

In the blink of an eye.

The tenth life had already ended.

May 1st, Immortal Calendar year 20.

Angming Mountain.

Wuyun Peak.

In the cave dwelling, Meng Nan opened his eyes and accessed his status panel--

Name: Meng Nan

Lifespan: 20/80

Faction: Chashan·Tianlin Cave

Cultivation: Inner Qi Greater Heavenly Cycle

Inner Qi: 495

Bone Structure: 1

Talent: [Dispossess]

Cultivation Technique: Lesser Thousand Sword Scripture

Sorcery: Gale Thunder Sword Technique (Mastered), Hundred Changes Thousand Illusions Cloud Mist Movement Technique (Mastered), Blood Arrow Secret Technique (Minor Success), Giant Spirit Mysterious Technique (Proficient), Lesser Thousand Sword Array (Proficient), Five Thunder Technique (Proficient), Heavenly Eye Technique (Proficient), Wind Gathering Technique (Proficient);

Skills: Alchemy (Qi Circulation Powder, Yellow Spirit Pill, Golden Marrow Pill, Rejuvenation Pill, Yuan Nourishing Pill, Essence Pill, Mad Demon Pill); Artifact Refining (Small Flying Shears, Water Emergence Sword, Thunder Shock Sword, Talisman General Black Armor, Soul Banner)

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