THE PATH OF SURVIVOR BEGINS WITH OBTAINING TITLES

 Chapter 1: The likes of Xiao Gou_1.

At the outer sect of Liu Yun Sect, the spiritual field planting district.

Lin Yi, drenched in sweat and holding a hoe, was weeding through the endless green paddy field while cursing the original owner of this body.

The greed is not enough for the snake to swallow an elephant. He thought that spiritual fields were easy to cultivate. Under others’ persuasion, he took up twenty acres of spiritual fields at once, and deserved to be exhausted to death.

The weeds in the spiritual fields are incredibly tough and must be removed using spiritual power. It is definitely not a job for ordinary people.

Just then, a melodious bell rang from a distance, and Old Huang’s shout also came over. “Little Lin, stop weeding, the steward wants us to go over.”

Upon hearing it, Lin Yi had to temporarily give up on the stubborn weeds. He had thought that after crossing over, he could fly with a sword and be a leisurely cultivator. He never expected to become a farmer.

“Old Huang, you are so well-dressed. Do you plan to go on a blind date?” Leaving the spiritual field, he saw Old Huang, who was usually sloppy, change into a new outfit for the first time, and he couldn’t help but ask in surprise.

After hesitating for a while, Old Huang finally looked around and whispered, “I heard that the inner sect disciples are going to pick some people to take care of the Spirit Grass. This is indeed a good thing. You should also change clothes and get ready.”

Lin Yi became alert and nodded his head, “It is indeed a good thing. Wait for me.”

He went into the house, randomly picked some coarse clothes to wear, tucked some things into his pockets, and quickly walked out.

Seeing Lin Yi’s outfit, Old Huang shook his head, “You, young man, this is a great opportunity to enter the inner sect. Change your clothes again.”

“There’s no time, let’s go.” Lin Yi pulled Old Huang towards the gathering point.

When they arrived at the gathering point, there were already many people. The outer sect of the Liu Yun Sect has hundreds of thousands of acres of spiritual fields and tens of thousands of Spirit Farmers. For every hundred households, there is a steward in charge of managing all matters of the spiritual fields.

“Little Lin, let’s go to the front.” Old Huang beckoned to Lin Yi, and couldn’t wait to squeeze into the crowd and head forward.

Lin Yi looked at the two inner sect disciples standing on the high platform, a man and a woman, brightly dressed. Their faces were filled with arrogance and disdain. He frowned slightly, took a few steps back, ensuring he was always in the third or fourth row from the back corner.

According to metaphysical theory, the last and first rows are the most noticeable, and the middle and back rows are often overlooked.

After a while, a middle-aged man walked up and said, waving his hand, “Alright, everyone’s here now. Those who didn’t come, have given up this precious opportunity.”

“These two are our Senior Brother and Sister from the inner sect. Let me introduce them to you…”

The junior brother in splendid clothes frowned slightly and interrupted Manager Zhang’s words, “Manager Zhang, no need to waste time. Yu Qin and I are disciples under the Golden Core Real Person. Today, we are here to recruit four people who can take care of the Spirit Grass. Priority goes to those who are honest and cultivated at the Qi Refining Three Layers or above.”

“As for the reward, it’s definitely much better than the hard work you put into farming here. For those who do well, we will provide abundant resources for cultivation. You can now recommend yourselves.”

“Senior Brother, I am at the Qi Refining Level Four. I am very proficient in all the spells for taking care of spiritual fields…”

“Senior Brother, my family has been honest and decent for three generations…”

“I have been farming in the outer sect for more than ten years, and there has never been an incident in my spiritual field, everything has always been handed in on time.”

“Senior Brother, look at me, in addition to farming, I can also massage and channel, and the skill is very good…” *This chapter was first shared on the Ñøv€lß1n platform.

Many outer sect disciples kept raising their hands to nominate themselves. Entry into the inner sect is their lifelong pursuit. Just the abundant spiritual energy inside is enough for them to give up everything else outside.

Suddenly, a streak of green light appeared, rushing towards the crowd, slashing the face of a female Spirit Farmer, causing uncontrollable bleeding.

The female Inner Sect Disciple on the stage sneered, “If anyone dares to act rashly again, don’t blame me for being rude.”

The male disciple coughed, saying loudly, “Stop arguing. Manager Zhang, you make a few recommendations.”

Manager Zhang quickly came over, smiling broadly, “Senior Brother Li, rest assured, it’s on me. Number 38 from the Bing character surname faction, Lin Yi, come forward. Don’t hide, entering the Inner Sect is a great thing, what are you avoiding?”

Lin Yi’s face was stoic. This Manager Zhang was the one who tricked the original owner into giving up twenty acres of the spiritual field, going into the Inner Sect was an even worse idea. His hand in his pocket clenched slightly, and then he walked out of the crowd, clasping his fists together in apologetic manner.

“Senior Brother, Senior Sister, it is an honor for me to be able to take care of the Spirit Grass for you. However, I’ve been having some stomach issues lately, which causes flatulence and it stinks really bad. I’m afraid that it might pollute the spiritual energy of the Inner Sect. My apologies.”

As he spoke, a repugnant smell began to emanate from his body, causing the surrounding Outer Sect disciples to cover their noses, fanning the air in disgust.

The two Inner Sect disciples on stage faintly smelled something, their brows furrowing in disgust. With a wave of their hands, a gust of wind blew away the stench. “You better go back, Manager Zhang. Look at the kind of people you’re recommending.”

“I apologize, I’ll take my leave now.” Lin Yi bowed with clasped fists before quickly leaving the scene.

He had only been in the Cultivation World for two months, not yet fully acclimatized. It wouldn’t be wise to decisively change his location yet. Plus judging by the haughty expressions of the Inner Sect disciples, he’d probably end up as a mere slave in there. It was better to just stay in the Outer Sect and farm.

As he was leaving, he heard Manager Zhang calling another Spirit Farmer with a personality similar to his past self. It seemed that he was not the only target of this fellow. It was very odd, he needed to review the original owner’s memories and see what had offended this steward.

Ever since he transmigrated to the Cultivation World, he’s been busily tending the fields. Apart from the clear memories related to the Cultivation World, the rest were rather blurred.

Ding!

Suddenly, a message appeared before his eyes, much like an automatic pop-up window, “Host is cautious and low-key. You have gained the title ‘Little Cautious Fellow’. Do you wish to equip it?”

Lin Yi widened his eyes in disbelief at the message. ‘Title, Little Cautious Fellow’, what on earth is this?

When his gaze fell on the four characters ‘Little Cautious Fellow’, a line of small text appeared underneath, “Hatred Value -5%, Presence -5%, CultivationSpeed +10%, Realm Concealment +1 (this effect will take effect when cultivation level breaks through next layer).”

So this is the effect of a title? Lin Yi stood in a daze. He had been wondering why he didn’t have any golden finger after transmigrating.

He didn’t expect to have obtained such a valuable tool by keeping low profile, albeit one that sounded like an insult.

As he was contemplating this, his shoulder was suddenly slapped, “Hey, Little Lin, what are you dazing out for? Let’s go. Speaking of which, why did you refuse when Manager Zhang selected you? You even used Fart Escape.”

Lin Yi regained his senses and looked at Old Huang’s familiar face, smiling, “Old Huang, it’s not comfortable to work under the haughty Inner Sect disciples. It’s better to quietly farm in the Outer Sect.”

Old Huang shook his head, “I noticed you’ve been very cautious these past few months. Cultivation is all about seizing opportunities. If you only seek comfort, you might as well be a Loose Cultivator.”

“Many people seek opportunities to serve the Inner Sect disciples, but they don’t get the chance. Like me, I’m too old to even qualify.”

Lin Yi just smiled. In cultivation, steady growth is most important. Opportunities are crucial, but life is even more precious. When your past enemies and friends have all died along the path, and you’re still alive to celebrate over their graves, that’s the greatest victory.

When he arrived home, he greeted Old Huang and then hurried into his room to thoroughly study his newly gained title.

Chapter 2: Little Farmer_1

Translator: 549690339

The Spirit Farmers lived in simple houses, with a small courtyard and three rooms. The Inner Sect Disciples, however, were different. It was said that they could own an abundant spirit energy estate.

Lin Yi first took out a few packages from his pocket, which were by-products of his research on poison.

After arriving in this Cultivation World known as Heng Yuan World, he spent a few days figuring out his situation. His parents had both passed away, and the original owner obtained the identity of an Outer Sect Disciple of the Liu Yun Sect through bribery. He was then tricked into taking twenty acres of Spiritual Field. *This chapter was first shared on the Ñøv€lß1n platform.

Since the Spiritual Field required careful care, and the original owner wasn’t very experienced, he hardly had any time for cultivation after tending to the field every day. Long-term labor coupled with the difficulty of cultivation led him to the brink of demonic possession, and he eventually died.

After crossing over, he discovered that the Cultivation World wasn’t as beautiful as he’d imagined, in fact, it was extremely ruthless. It could be described as a world of the survival of the fittest. So, he decided to keep a low profile and research ways to save his life.

Poison was one of these methods. He didn’t seek to poison Cultivators, just to buy some time so he could run away.

Fortunately, he lived to see the day the Golden Finger appeared, but this Golden Finger was a bit weird.

Looking at the now disappeared message window, Lin Yi silently called open the title, and suddenly a panel appeared in front of him.

[Name: Lin Yi]

[Title: None (Undecorated Title: Path of Survivor)]

Looking at the simple panel information, he silently mocked in his heart, it really only had a title.

He immediately selected to wear the title, and the panel information changed instantly. [Title: Path of Survivor]. Below it, a new item appeared, [Current effect: Hatred Value-5%, Presence-5%, Cultivation Speed+10%].

The effect of this title was truly a treasure of the Path of Survivor, reducing Hatred Value and Presence. Only an unseen transparent man could truly be safe.

However, Realm Concealment did not appear in the current effect, it should only take effect after his cultivation levels break through, otherwise, hiding a level of his cultivation now would be too conspicuous and does not meet the requirements of the Path of Survivor.

Lin Yi studied it carefully and suddenly noticed that under the title of the Path of Survivor, there was something like an experience bar. He tried to focus his gaze on it, and a line of small print appeared, (First Stage 0/100).

He couldn’t help but be a little excited, it seemed that this Title could also be upgraded. As such, the effects could be continually improved.

He had no idea if this so-called Title System was intelligent, Lin Yi couldn’t help but ask in his heart, “How do I quickly upgrade my title, and gain more titles?”

However, after waiting for half a day, there was no response. Lin Yi confirmed that this Title System was only a functional Golden Finger, without any intelligence.

He felt that the upgrade of the Path of Survivor Title must be related to survival. It seemed he had to fully commit to the Path of Survivor from now on.

As for how to obtain more Titles, it should be through repeatedly performing a certain action. With this thought in mind, he couldn’t help stepping out of his house, picking up a hoe, and beginning to weed the Spiritual Field.

After spending most of the day, Lin Yi finally cleared the weeds from the remaining Spiritual Fields. Luckily, his home was in the countryside, he often went home to help his parents with the farming. Otherwise, arriving in the Cultivation World with no knowledge, he would just be waiting to be driven out of the Outer Sect.

Spirit Rice would mature twice a year, each acre of land could yield 700 pounds of Spirit Grain per year. However, 500 pounds per acre must be handed in, leaving only 200 pounds. In other words, the Liu Yun Sect was the landlord, and they were just tenant farmers.

Well maintained, twenty acres of Spiritual Field could yield 4000 pounds of Spirit Grain per year. A typical Qi Refining Cultivator would consume about 1000 pounds of Spirit Rice per year to ensure steady improvement in their cultivation levels.

When the husk of one pound of Spirit Grain was removed, only seven ounces of Spirit Rice would be obtained. So, he needed more than 1400 pounds of Spirit Grain to meet his needs. This would still leave more than 2500 pounds of Spirit Grain.

It looked ideal, but as a cultivator, he needed to cultivate, and these twenty acres took up a significant amount of time. When he first arrived, the original owner had left a mess. He had to spend all night weeding and pesting, squeezing out time for cultivation.

Therefore, ordinary people would only rent, at most, ten acres of land. Like the original owner, who was easily persuaded to take twenty acres, thinking he could harvest four thousand pounds of spirit grain a year and live happily ever after, was simply an idiot.

After weeding, Lin Yi, without a break, began to cast the Cloud Rain Technique, watering some slightly dry spirit rice. This almost depleted his spiritual power, and he just wanted to sleep.

Just then, another message appeared before his eyes, “Host has carefully maintained the spiritual field and worked tirelessly,earning the title [Little Farmer], would you like to equip it?”

Lin Yi was instantly energized, he quickly focused his attention on the title, seeing a line of small characters below, “Quality +5%, Disease and Pest Resistance +10%, Yield +5% (require long-term use of beneficial spells on plants).”

Looking at the effects of Little Farmer, a delighted smile appeared on his face. This was precisely a farming tool.

Compared to weeds, various insects were more harmful to the spiritual field. Excessive weeds would at most reduce the yield as the spirit rice couldn’t keep up with getting nutrients. But if insects were to multiply, they could eat the whole spiritual field bare.

Without hesitation, Lin Yi chose to equip it. After opening the panel, he realized that the Title column only had three slots. So, did that mean he could only equip three titles simultaneously?

For now, three slots were probably more than enough. When he’s not farming, he could replace the Little Farmer with other titles.

As the night gradually fell, Lin Yi, carrying a hoe, returned home very tired. He went to the kitchen, cooked some spirit rice porridge, picked some vegetables from the yard, walked to the chicken coop, touched two eggs, threw them into the pot and stir-fried them.

The vegetables and chickens in the yard were set up by him after he came to the Cultivation World. The original owner couldn’t even take care of the spiritual field, let alone grow vegetables and raise chickens.

After the meal was prepared, Lin Yi had a feast. Feeling a heat rising in his body, he immediately sat cross-legged on the bed and began to cultivate.

Although the spiritual energy in the Outer Sect of the Liu Yun Sect was slightly higher than outside, it was still unable to meet the daily cultivation needs. Therefore, he needed the spiritual energy from the spirit rice to assist his cultivation.

Of course, if he had enough spirit stones, he could buy pills or rent a cave mansion, which would indeed increase the efficiency of cultivation.

What he is cultivating is the commonly seen Creation Method in the Cultivation World, which means anyone can cultivate it regardless of their cultivation talent. As for the realm one can reach, it entirely depends on fate.

The cultivation level of the original owner was at the Qi Refining Three Layers. It had been over two months since he came here, and he had been cultivating almost every day, struggling to stabilize the damaged cultivation caused by the demonic deviation.

After absorbing the spiritual energy from the spirit rice, Lin Yi opened his eyes, estimated the time, and a smile appeared on his face. It was indeed faster than before. It seemed that the cultivation speed effect of Path of Survivor was real.

At this moment, a popup appeared in front of him again, “The host cultivates every day, commendable perseverance, earns the title [Newbie], would you like to equip it?”

Seeing the message in the popup, Lin Yi couldn’t help but get excited. For a cultivator, cultivation was the most important thing. He quickly focused his eyes on the title and saw the small characters appearing below.

“Cultivation Speed +10%, Spell/Skill Improvement Speed +10%, Breaking Through Difficulty -5%.”

The effect of [Newbie] made him cheer involuntarily. Coupled with the cultivation speed of The Path of Survivor, that’s an increase of 20%.

As for the increased spell improvement speed, it should imply techniques like Cloud Rain Technique would rank up faster.

As for the last one, a decrease in the breaking through difficulty of -5%, it was simply the ultimate cultivation tool. The most difficult step for cultivators was to break through their bottlenecks; failure to do so meant stagnation in cultivation levels.

Think about it, if the breaking through difficulty is reduced by 100%, cultivation would be smooth sailing. There wouldn’t be any bottleneck to encounter. As long as the cultivation level is reached, the realm would naturally improve.

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