Chapter 3

*1 Year Later*

It's been a year since I've been in this small town, and I've become familiar with it. I established a secluded place amidst the mountains, where I stumbled upon an inheritance last month. It contained knowledge of alchemy, equipment refinement, plant care, and various cultivation techniques. Among them, the most helpful to me was the knowledge of formation, which led me to create a Qi gathering formation and a barrier formation in my secluded spot.

The Qi gathering formation's efficacy varies according to its level, allowing it to gather mana ten times purer and denser than before.

The barrier formation acts as a protective shield, even a tiny fly won't enter without permission, as it would perish.

Currently, I'm honing my skills by battling monsters in the forest for the past week, and I feel that I've accumulated enough experience.

Experience is such an essential aspect; for instance, those who are highly experienced can develop a sixth sense, and some can even sense future attacks. It's like Haki, but far superior.

And I made an intriguing discovery — by performing exercises like squats, push-ups, and squad drills, I can enhance and fortify my cultivation base. No one seems to have thought of this before; if they did, I congratulate them because it's rather simple. In the fantasy novels I read in my previous world, even beggars were excessively arrogant, but here, people are surprisingly normal.

I finished my daily exercises and decided to return to my seclusion area. After flying for ten minutes, I arrived and resumed my cultivation. Within a year, I advanced two levels, reaching the Foundation Establishment level 3. It's remarkably fast even by this world's standards.

In the blink of an eye, ten years have passed. I've now reached the Foundation Establishment level 5, and in the city, I've established various places like an auction house, inn, and more, but I made others run them without revealing that I'm the owner.

I've also taken a servant, the girl who was staying at the inn. I offered her the position, and with a happy expression, she accepted. It seems she has a maid fetish.

"Please, Master, enjoy your tea," said my servant.

"Thank you, Chen Xi," I replied, taking the tea.

Ah, there's nothing like being lazy, of course, I must do justice to Chen Xi's tea. I don't think anyone in this city, or even this world, can make better tea than her.

However, there's one problem – I won't be able to enjoy her tea for long because she lacks cultivation potential. In 60 or 70 years, we won't be able to see each other anymore, but I don't think I can let that happen because Chen Xi is like my only family. For the past decade, she's always been by my side, and I leave her only for cultivation purposes. So, using the pill-making recipes from the inheritance, I'm crafting longevity pills. Once I become powerful enough, I'll solve this problem.