Okay, let me explain. What Zhangsun Shan had and what I have are totally different defects. While he was cursed by people and got his qi center damaged, mine is more of a mutation of sorts, I believe. Well, that's the only explanation that I could find because there's no way someone's gonna curse a minor character like me.
Anyhow, as of right now, the golden mountain's the only thing that's viable for me. I wonder if that cave had something that dispels curses or something that fixes qi centers. I sure do hope that it's the latter.
So, I have a clear goal right now-get to the Golden Mountain and get my qi center fixed so that I can finally cultivate. Although, I know the way to the mountain, the problem right now is that I need supplies; but more importantly, I need money.