As for the Sun Qian mentioned by the system, Xu Chuan was an old acquaintance of his.
Hailing from a martial arts family, he looked down on civilian martial artists, especially those like Xu Chuan who were civilians yet possessed high cultivation talent.
Relying on his family's support, Sun Qian had already reached the ninth level of Body Tempering, and thus often bullied Xu Chuan, leading to their mutual animosity.
"Very well, Sun Qian, is it? If you dare to set traps for me, I will absolutely not let you off!"
Xu Chuan said fiercely.
According to the information displayed by the system, after he became an outer disciple, Sun Qian not only stole his Body Tempering Fluid recipe but also assigned him to the Ten Thousand Beast Hall to collect manure, where he eventually died under the claws of a monstrous beast.
As the indirect perpetrator of his death, with new and old grudges combined, Xu Chuan had already added Sun Qian to his kill list!
As for where Xu Chuan's confidence came from?
Naturally, it stemmed from the system!
With the system's help, Xu Chuan did not believe he could not succeed in defying fate and changing his destiny!
Regaining his confidence, Xu Chuan turned his gaze to the line about "Opportunity" in his own information.
[Opportunity: After being demoted to a handyman, go to the back mountain to clean up a废弃 cave dwelling and discover a Body Tempering Fluid recipe left by a predecessor.]
This Body Tempering Fluid was a good thing.
It could be called a divine medicine for the Body Tempering realm.
Soaking oneself in Body Tempering Fluid could temper the physique, cleanse the marrow, unblock the meridians, increase the absorption speed of heaven and earth spiritual energy, and also help Body Tempering realm martial artists break through their cultivation.
The recipe for Body Tempering Fluid was tightly controlled by major sects and sacred lands, and ordinary disciples had no way to access it.
He never expected that he would have the opportunity to obtain the recipe!
Every batch of Body Tempering Fluid could be sold for an exorbitant price in Yuan Stone in the market.
Normally, when one appeared, outer disciples would fight tooth and nail for it.
Xu Chuan had been in the Sacred Land for nearly eight years, and had never obtained a single batch of Body Tempering Fluid. Otherwise, with his talent, how could he still be stuck at the sixth level of Body Tempering!
As long as Xu Chuan could obtain this Body Tempering Fluid recipe, he was absolutely confident in breaking through to the Qi Gathering realm!
Xu Chuan had had enough of a life limited by cultivation resources!
"I must obtain it as soon as possible!"
Xu Chuan secretly resolved in his heart.
Defying fate and changing destiny, it all begins with seizing his future opportunity!
Since it was destined to be his, what harm was there in taking it in advance?
The sooner he got it, the sooner he could become an inner disciple with this recipe. Why not?
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The outer mountain area was the location of the cave dwellings for disciples who had reached the ninth level of Body Tempering and were about to break through to the Qi Gathering realm.
The Taiyi Sacred Land had a large number of outer disciples, and the number of disciples at the ninth level of Body Tempering was not small. However, there were more than enough cave dwellings in the back mountain.
Due to the abundance of cave dwellings, a large portion of them were long-term vacant.
Only handyman disciples who regularly cleaned the cave dwellings would set foot there.
However, some lazy handyman disciples led to certain cave dwellings being neglected and abandoned for a long time.
But coincidentally, handyman disciples occasionally found some items in these abandoned cave dwellings.
Although their value was not high, for handyman disciples, it was already quite good!
Xu Chuan never expected that his opportunity would be here!
If he hadn't become a handyman disciple, he probably would never have set foot here in his life!
As soon as he arrived in the abandoned cave dwelling area, he felt a headache.
There were too many abandoned cave dwellings here, and he had no idea which cave dwelling contained the Body Tempering Fluid recipe.
The system had not provided any hints either.
There was no choice, Xu Chuan could only search them one by one.
Fortunately, he felt like he was incredibly lucky today. After a while, he found a target.
Passing through a patch of lush weeds, a cave dwelling built of stone appeared before Xu Chuan.
Perhaps due to the long period of neglect, most of the stone house cave dwelling had collapsed.
Xu Chuan's intuition told him that the Body Tempering Fluid recipe he was looking for was in this collapsed stone house cave dwelling.
Xu Chuan began to carefully search through the pile of rocks, not letting go of any corner.
After he had almost searched through all the stones of the stone house cave dwelling, suddenly, a scroll of silk caught his attention.
This scroll of silk was buried beneath the floor of the stone house cave dwelling, with only a small edge exposed. If one didn't search carefully, it would be impossible to find!
Carefully unfolding the scroll of silk, what greeted his eyes was a piece of hide from some unknown monstrous beast, inscribed with the three large characters for Body Tempering Fluid.
"Finally found it!"
Xu Chuan let out a long sigh of relief, and the heavy burden in his heart was lifted.
Since he had found the Body Tempering Fluid recipe, it was enough to prove that the system was real!
And he truly had the opportunity to defy fate and change his destiny!
If it were someone else, they would probably be overjoyed at this moment.
But Xu Chuan quickly suppressed his emotions, placed the beast hide containing the Body Tempering Fluid recipe into his embrace, and guarded it tightly.
Xu Chuan, having lived two lives, was well aware of the principle that "a man is not guilty if he has no treasure, but the possession of treasure can lead to calamity."
This recipe, if revealed, could easily sell for millions of low-grade Yuan Stones!
This was simply the feeling of becoming rich overnight!
As an outer disciple of the Sacred Land, Xu Chuan only received ten low-grade Yuan Stones in cultivation resources each month, which was barely enough for daily cultivation.
To obtain more Yuan Stones, there was no other way except through the missions issued by the Sacred Land.
But how could someone with low cultivation dare to accept those very dangerous missions?
In his eight years in the Sacred Land, Xu Chuan had only saved about fifty low-grade Yuan Stones.
But now, with a recipe worth millions of low-grade Yuan Stones, he was practically the richest person in the outer sect!
However, Xu Chuan was clearly not so short-sighted as to foolishly sell this recipe.
He would not let even a single piece of news leak out, lest it attract others' covetousness!
Otherwise, his life might be in danger!
"Next, I will rely on this Body Tempering Fluid recipe to break through my cultivation and participate in the outer sect assessment!"
Xu Chuan said to himself, then carefully restored everything around him to its original state.
After confirming that no one had discovered anything, he hurriedly left the place.
Xu Chuan returned to his cave dwelling, immediately activated the cave dwelling's defensive array, then sat on the bed and took out the Body Tempering Fluid recipe to study it carefully.
He had to ensure that this recipe was correct, as it concerned his future destiny!
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Xu Chuan slowly put down the recipe.
"As expected of a divine medicine for the Body Tempering realm, it is truly miraculous!"
The cultivation of the Body Tempering realm mainly focused on refining the physical body, combined with cultivation techniques to slowly absorb spiritual energy and continuously temper the body, laying a solid foundation for the Qi Gathering realm.
And Body Tempering Fluid was precisely a divine medicine in this regard!
Moreover, the materials required to refine Body Tempering Fluid were very cheap.
Xu Chuan calculated that even with his current fifty-odd low-grade Yuan Stones, he could afford the raw materials for five batches of Body Tempering Fluid!
The profit margin here was self-evident!
Keep in mind that one batch of Body Tempering Fluid on the outside was worth no less than a thousand low-grade Yuan Stones!
If people knew that the cost was only ten low-grade Yuan Stones, how many would spit blood and die!
Xu Chuan immediately understood why these people would hide the recipes so tightly.
Without delay, Xu Chuan decided to go to the market immediately to purchase all the necessary materials.
Carefully hiding the recipe in a concealed spot within the cave dwelling, Xu Chuan left.