2: Goldfinger appears

Green Bamboo Market.

East District, Qingyu Alley.

Here, dozens of independent small courtyards are scattered, each separated by a few zhang.

Lu Ming, familiar with the way, arrived at the entrance of one of the small courtyards in the alley, pushed the door open, and walked in.

The small courtyard was not large, but though the sparrow is small, it has all the vital organs, and basic daily facilities were all present.

In the courtyard, there was a stone table, stone chairs, and a small pavilion. The inner house had a kitchen and a washroom, while the side rooms were a Cultivation room and a Talisman-making room.

"Before Transmigration, I spent most of my life without owning a house of my own. After Transmigration, I inherited my cheap dad's property. Life is truly unpredictable."

Lu Ming felt a little emotional, but he also knew that these were just superficial illusions. In the Immortal Realm, land and houses were the least valuable things.

Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about it. He took out several Formation Flags and began to set up the Formation according to the previous Formation base. Before long, a faint mist began to permeate the courtyard, like a fairyland.

After setting up the Formation, Lu Ming impatiently sat down on a stone chair.

"Here we go, here we go..."

He rubbed his hands to ease his somewhat nervous emotions.

Then he began to calm his mind and focus his Qi, his consciousness gradually sinking into his Sea of Consciousness. In his Sea of Consciousness, a golden book floated up and down, emitting a soft halo.

This was his Golden Finger, the culprit that brought him through Transmigration.

That's right, he wasn't a native of the Immortal Realm, but a visitor from another world.

And the original Lu Ming had indeed died at Liu Dong's hands, his body occupied by the Transmigration Lu Ming from another world.

As for the origin of the golden book, it was unknown, only vaguely understood to be a Dao fruit creation.

But its function...

He didn't know!

Yes, he didn't know!

A thread, like a knotted button, tightly bound the golden book, preventing it from unfolding.

Initially, he tried countless methods but couldn't do anything about this thread. It was only later that he gradually understood that this was the Karma thread between Lu Ming and his former self!

If the Karma of the former self was not eliminated, it could not be opened in this life.

How to eliminate it, Lu Ming also knew: kill Liu Dong, the culprit who caused the death of his former self.

Actually, Lu Ming didn't want to bother with the grievances and Karma entanglements of his former self.

Having just arrived in a different world, he only wanted to survive well in this dangerous world.

But he also understood that the golden book might be the fundamental basis for his survival.

He didn't deny that he was an ordinary person. Before Transmigration, he was just a plain, unremarkable laborer, so there was no reason he could thrive after Transmigration.

Therefore, killing Liu Dong became a hurdle he had to overcome.

Moreover, Lu Ming also knew that even if he didn't provoke Liu Dong, Liu Dong would eventually come looking for trouble.

After all, in Liu Dong's eyes, he was 'a dead man'.

There might be some unforeseen changes, so it was better to strike first.

For this battle, Lu Ming went all out; it was no exaggeration to say he burned his bridges.

So from that day on, he began to plan.

His cheap father, as a Talisman Master, left many good things among his relics to his former self.

From them, he found several Talismans of different types, including defense, offense, and enemy entrapment.

Among them were a used first-grade Medium Grade Geng Metal Sword Talisman, a first-grade High Grade Water Prison Talisman, and a first-grade Medium Grade Magical Artifact, the 'dark light blade'.

For insurance, he even dismantled a set of first-grade Medium Grade Formation, the 'Misty Formation', which protected the small courtyard.

He was also worried about unexpected changes, so this Formation was just in case.

If he couldn't defeat Liu Dong, Lu Ming would directly choose to abandon the Formation and escape. This entrapment Formation could buy him a lot of time to escape.

After all preparations were complete, Lu Ming went to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range in advance to select a place for the Formation, bury the Formation Flags, and set up the Formation.

He even captured some Yao Beasts and practiced several times.

Only when all preparations were ready did he deliberately reveal some of his whereabouts to lure Liu Dong.

However, Liu Dong was extremely cautious and did not come alone; instead, he called upon four other companions.

But Lu Ming had almost emptied all his savings for this day, so his preparations were more than sufficient.

And with careful planning against an unsuspecting opponent, the outcome was as he expected: he swiftly eliminated everyone.

And now! It was time to reap the rewards.

He both hoped the golden book would bring him a surprise and feared he would be disappointed by setting his expectations too high.

With a nervous heart, Lu Ming stared at the golden book, only to see the thread, like a knotted button, gradually dim until it completely disappeared.

The golden book was no longer bound and slowly unfolded...

[All things in Heaven and Earth have Karma and creation. Cause gives rise to effect, and effect arises from cause. Repay effect for cause, steal effect to gain cause.]

A line of ancient golden seal script appeared.

Lu Ming instantly understood the meaning of the information within.

Simply put, the Karma golden book could record people with deep Karma with Lu Ming, transferring all negative effects brought about during Cultivation, retaining only the essence.

And besides parents, what Karma could be deeper than that with an enemy?

Sowing good Karma does not necessarily yield good results, but sowing bad Karma will inevitably yield bad results.

Limitless surprise surged in Lu Ming's heart; this was a bit over the top.

He wanted to try the effect immediately.

Because on the golden book, a name had already appeared.

[Chang Yun]

He knew this person very well; he was a Qi Refining sixth-layer Cultivator.

He was a member of the Talisman Cultivator Alliance in Green Bamboo Market. The Talisman Cultivator Alliance was a force formed by several Loose Cultivators in Green Bamboo Market.

It gathered half of the Loose Cultivator Talisman Masters in Green Bamboo Market and controlled a large amount of resources related to Talismans.

His cheap father, as a first-grade Talisman Master, naturally joined it.

However, because he disliked some of the Talisman Cultivator Alliance's practices, he had several conflicts with his nephew, Chang Yun, who was the leader of the Talisman Cultivator Alliance, and thus Chang Yun held a grudge against him.

Now that his cheap father was dead, Chang Yun would try every means to trouble Lu Ming.

Especially recently, he had become even more aggressive.

Lu Ming had been focused on dealing with Liu Dong a few days ago and had no time to deal with Chang Yun. But now...

A wicked smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He returned to the Cultivation room, sat cross-legged on a futon, closed his eyes, concentrated, and unified his mind.

He circulated the Five Elements Origin Convergence Art, which was his Cultivation Technique, and also a common Cultivation Technique.

In the air, wisps of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi were extracted and guided, slowly entering Lu Ming's body.

Following the Meridians throughout his body, from inside out, they began to complete a cycle, finally slowly gathering towards the Dantian.

Lu Ming could feel his Dantian craving the nourishment of Spiritual Qi.

As the Spiritual Qi flushed through him, Lu Ming also felt his body being constantly tempered and transformed.

The Spiritual Qi flowing through his extraordinary Meridians made his body feel very comfortable.

However, after only half an hour, a sensation of bloating and pain came from all over his body.

This feeling was very uncomfortable, like being interrupted halfway through doing something important, leaving him frustrated.

Lu Ming inherited everything from his former self, including that troublesome talent.

The most useless Spiritual Root, the worst Comprehension Ability; whether it was Cultivation or Talisman making, he was terrible at everything.

If it weren't for his former self being protected by his father, he would have long since fallen to being a spirit farmer in the shantytown to the south.

If it were in the past, when Cultivating to this point, Lu Ming would definitely stop to rest to prevent damage to his Meridians from forced Cultivation.

But now it was different!

He did not stop circulating the Cultivation Technique; he even increased its circulation speed, and the speed of devouring Spiritual Qi suddenly quickened by several points.

However, the stinging sensation in his Meridians did not continue to intensify; instead, as his Cultivation time lengthened, the discomfort gradually returned to comfort.