When Lin Xun walked out of Stone Cauldron Alms, he had one hundred and three silver coins left after spending a huge amount on aeth concoctions and rune inks.

His huge expenditures couldn’t be helped. The items required for cultivation were all costly and simply unaffordable to ordinary people. 

Lin Xun had heard that many gifted people failed to set foot on the cultivation path due to their poor background and lack of financial support. In the end, they remained as ordinary people among the mass of common people. 

Fortunately, Lin Xun had no such worries yet.

When noon neared, Lin Xun decided to set off to return to Feiyun Village. Xue Liang sent two guards to escort Lin Xun and help transport his goods back. 

The two guards were also given the task of purchasing Feiyun Fire Copper, and so they came with Lin Xun to scout out Feiyun Village beforehand since they would need to go there to purchase Feiyun Fire Copper every month. 

With that arrangement in place, Lin Xun wouldn’t have to worry that no one would help the villagers of Feiyun Village deliver and exchange goods even when he left the village.

Lin Xun knew that was Yan Zhen’s arrangement, which indicated that the people in Stone...