The vast majority of cultivators are inevitably connected to the common people.
Not to mention necessities like clothing, food, housing, and transportation, even when it comes to alchemy, it's impossible for cultivators to do everything themselves.
Cultivation is far from a simple task, as it requires a tremendous amount of time just for the practice itself.
Therefore, learning alchemy, talisman drawing, and other skills alongside cultivation is already the limit of a cultivator's energy.
Yet, cultivation requires many materials, and elixirs are indispensable, making one much stronger when obtained.
Elixirs themselves require a vast array of materials, each complex and representing a separate field of knowledge.
No cultivator could possibly know the growing locations of every herb, nor could a single person refine an elixir alone.
Take the mountains near Xufu Town, for example, where indeed some villagers make a living by gathering herbs.
