He cultivated the Longevity Skill, but only the Qi Cultivation part, which could only sustain him up to Foundation Establishment.
There were no follow-up cultivation techniques.
"I can only take one step at a time and see how it goes," Chen Li thought to himself.
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In the following days, Chen Li was busy every day, leading a fulfilling life.
A few days later, the prices of magic artifacts fell again.
Chen Li continued to buy in large quantities.
Under his influence, the stall area in Luoluo City saw fluctuating prices of magic artifacts, with sharp fluctuations, rising and falling repeatedly. He would watch cautiously when prices rose and took the opportunity to buy when they dropped, going back and forth like this.
Until half a month later, out of the one hundred and forty-four mid-grade Spirit Stones he had initially, only ten remained, and that's when he finally stopped.