Chapter 278 - 182: Changes

Chapter 278: Chapter 182: Changes

"The clan’s ancestral hall was supposed to manifest after we arrived, but the clan members took one look at our group and just left. My uncle and the others aren’t considered part of the main family line.

Hu’Er is a woman, and already married at that. With her cultivation being so weak, they couldn’t be bothered to accept her.

Besides, back when internal conflict broke out within Great Qin, some of the people in the estate weren’t on friendly terms with our branch of the family."

Lu Yuan nodded. "Fine. We’ll live our own lives and pay them no mind,"

he said with a cheerful laugh.

But Li Qing spoke up. "Yuan, what are you planning to do? If you want, you can start by building houses with me. It’s not the most respectable work, but at least you can earn some Spirit Cleansing Pills.

You also wouldn’t have to leave the settlement and face the dangers outside."

Lu Yuan shook his head. "I’ll look around first. I’ll make a decision tomorrow."

"Right, that’s a good idea. You just arrived, so it’s fine to take a day to rest," Li Qing agreed with a nod.

Lu Yuan then turned to Mangu Tun, who was sitting nearby. "You guys hunt outside. What’s it like? Is it dangerous?"

The latter grimaced. "I won’t lie to you, I’ve never seen a place this dangerous."

As he spoke, he used his chopsticks to point at the meat stewing in the clay pot in front of him. "This Rat Demon had an Earth Immortal Cultivation. Don’t be fooled by its size; its physical body was terrifyingly dense.

It could even shapeshift into a human to fight us.

It took four of us to barely kill it, and even then, I almost died."

After he finished speaking, Mangu Tun pulled open his tunic, revealing a vicious sword wound on his chest. Given the strength of his body, the fact that it hadn’t healed after all this time spoke volumes about the danger he’d faced.

Only after arriving in this world did they discover that the Human Race held no advantage whatsoever when fighting the Demon Race.

Back in their old world, they were considered prodigies. After all, they had managed to reach an Earth Immortal Cultivation in a minor world where teleportation was cut off and Spiritual Qi was nearly depleted. It was clear they had talent.

But here, they were pathetically weak when fighting opponents of the same realm.

They might even get put in their place by city dwellers with lower cultivation.

Life was just miserable.

However, their rewards were greater than most. For example, a demon of the Earth Immortal Realm could be exchanged for about one Spirit Crystal.

If their group got lucky, they could earn four or five of them in a month.

But it was less stable than working in the settlement. Sometimes, a whole month would go by without them finding a suitable target.

It was barely enough to get by.

Lu Yuan was now beginning to understand just how hard life was here.

After a moment of contemplation, he said, "I’ll go out with you tomorrow to take a look."

Everyone looked up when they heard him say that.

Xiao Hua’s heart tightened in particular. "Yuan..."

"It’s fine. I’m just going to take a look tomorrow, not to fight. Besides checking out the hunting, I also need to spend some time at Li Qing’s. There are so many types of work; I need to find one that’s right for me."

"That’s true," Xiao Gu said seriously. "There’s no rush, so look around first. As for the Spirit Cleansing Pills, if things get desperate, we can pool our resources. We’ll always manage to get by."

The others all nodded in agreement.

Lu Yuan replied, "I appreciate the thought. You all helped out so much before I arrived, and I’m incredibly grateful. But now that I’m here, I have to bear the responsibility of providing for my family. Things aren’t like they used to be; life is hard for everyone."

The others were about to speak up when they heard this.

But he cut them off with a cheerful laugh. "Everyone, it’s not that I’m trying to be polite. If I’m truly out of options, believe me, I’ll ask for help. But let’s not talk about that now. Let’s eat."

"Right! Let’s eat and drink," Mangu Tun said with a hearty laugh.

He was a simple, straightforward man and didn’t dwell on such matters. His mind had room for only one thought: get through today, and worry about tomorrow when it comes.

Who had time to worry about tomorrow?

The group ate and talked late into the night before everyone finally went home.

Normally, they wouldn’t venture out again once night fell.

After all, members of the Demon Race sometimes prowled the area after dark.

The most common were Fox Demons and Bat Demons, along with some other man-eating fiends. They didn’t launch large-scale attacks, but every night, a few members of the Demon Race would sneak in to ambush and kill any lone members of the Human Race they could find.

On top of that, some Loose Cultivators would also come out to plunder.

But tonight, Xiao Gu’s group was large.

Plus, they all lived close to one another, so nothing happened.

Once the courtyard fell silent and the table was cleared, the Xiao Clan and the Lu Clan each retired to their rooms to rest.

Lu Yuan, however, took Zhou Hongling and Xiao Hua back to his own bedroom.

He had only seen the latter briefly after their wedding night before a hasty departure, and they hadn’t been together since.

As the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder, and their reunion was more passionate than a wedding night.

With Lu Yuan’s powerful constitution, rest was out of the question.

The bedroom was filled with a storm of passion all night long,

Accompanied by sweet, intimate sounds.

The next day, Lu Yuan rose early. He braced himself as he walked out of the courtyard under the gazes of the Xiao Clan and Lu Clan, only breathing a sigh of relief once he was outside.

He couldn’t help but think, ’Looks like I need to get a bigger courtyard as soon as possible. This is just too inconvenient.’

He had only found out last night that Xiao Gu lived right next door, and Mangu Tun’s home was just past his own courtyard.

They had agreed to go hunting today, so Mangu Tun and his three companions were already waiting for Lu Yuan early in the morning.

The moment they saw him step out of the gate, Mangu Hun gave a wave, and the group set off toward the city’s edge.

Along the way, Lu Yuan did some rough calculations.

There were now five people in his family, including himself, which meant each person needed three vials of Spirit Cleansing Pills a month.

In terms of Spirit Crystals, that was three per person.

So, he needed to earn at least fifteen Spirit Crystals a month to ensure everyone had enough.

Therefore, regular work was completely out of the question for Lu Yuan.

He was here today to hunt.

And beyond the need for Spirit Cleansing Pills, maintaining a healthy body for cultivation also required eating things like Immortal Rice and Beast Meat.