Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

Chapter 105 Spirit-Locking Talisman

Zhu Wuyao returned to the small courtyard and tended the vegetable garden. Since finding the true enemy of the spirit herb and the mule running away from home, the vegetables had become much more vibrant.

Many people have begun preparing for the Star-Picking Tower's disciple competition.

Hua Yingting has been diligently refining pills these days, while Xu San'er has been trading away his valuables and purchasing magical artifacts.

Zhu was the only one without an invitation, and he had nothing of value.

She tried to check her possessions: some silver coins and a few dozen spirit stones.

A Qi Condensation Pill that's already useless. It's only useful during the Qi Refining stage, and I was almost at the Foundation Establishment stage. Hmm, this item can be sold, along with those few pieces of white amber stone.

There was also the protective beast bone given by my second senior sister, and the bladeless sword that I couldn't sell.

And of course, there's that plaque that reads, "Thank you, Wuyu, for saving my sister's life..."

While others are making money through open source, Zhu Wuyao is different; she has to sell her assets.

I recalled the cultivation novels I read in my previous life—

There aren't many people who can be as poor as her.

The next evening.

Zhu Wuyao, carrying his belongings and the "lucky charm" he had painstakingly drawn, set off to set up a stall at the trading post hidden in the shadows of the Star-Picking Tower.

Although the open space in front of the Star-Picking Tower is also an option, ultimately, under the watchful eyes of the elders, one can only abide by the rules and maintain a dignified appearance, making it suitable for disciples who do not wish to cause trouble to conduct transactions here.

This "underground stall" is different.

It can also be used for betting, scamming, and deceiving people.

However, the disciples who came here to trade were all very measured. They only had verbal disputes and made appointments to compete in magic, but no one killed or robbed.

No matter how "secretly" it is conducted, it is still within the Star-Picking Tower. If it really blows up, no one will benefit. They might even be ostracized and made difficult by those affected.

Zhu Wuyao, wearing a hood and concealing his face, arrived at the betting area.

In this Star-Picking Tower sect competition, I was only ranked twenty-first?

I heard hushed whispers around me:

"I've calculated it. This time, the first place will still belong to Yun Potianqing Xiao Qingyu. He's at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. Who can compete with him?"

“That’s right. My divination also vaguely points to him. I heard that he is ready to establish his foundation, but he suppressed his cultivation for this Immortal Cultivation Conference and postponed his breakthrough, wanting to fight Feng Xing Wanli Ruan Ayao of Taibai Sect again.”

"Ruan Ayao hasn't broken through the realm yet?"

"The Taibai Sect is full of sound cultivators, but how many of them have any decent combat strength? Ruan Ayao didn't break through this time, which means that among the new generation of disciples, no one is capable of taking over the mantle."

"Isn't our Star-Picking Tower the same..."

"Hey, our Star-Picking Tower generation is pretty good. We have Idle Flower Reflecting Shadow Hua Yingting and Mule Slaying Advancement Zhu Wuyao. The former is at the eighth level of Qi Refining, and the latter is at the seventh level of Qi Refining. They are both very powerful."

Zhu Wuyao peeked over and saw that Hua Yingting was more than ten places ahead of him, with his expectations hanging high at fourth place.

How come I'm only ranked 21st?

They should at least be ranked eighth or ninth.

"Since you think highly of both of them, why did you only bet on Hua Yingting and not on Zhu Wuyao?"

“We are divination practitioners. Although Zhu Wuyao’s cultivation level is quite good, she didn’t react at all when I cast a divination to calculate her ranking!”

So that’s the reason!

Zhu Wuyao's eyes lit up, and he looked up at the odds again.

Today, I have a special connection with spirit stones!

"You've only just begun your Foundation Establishment stage, could it be that the divination is inaccurate?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? You should ask around about me, Yang Lao Er. My fortune telling is famously accurate."

"That's not what I meant. Have you heard the rumor that one of the new disciples has a destiny of 'concealing fate'? Could it be her?"

“This… I don’t think so. There are three inner disciples and five outer disciples. If it really is a deception, I guess it might be one of the five outer disciples.”

"If that's what you're saying, then I feel that someone 'destined to be absent' should be in the outer sect!"

"Our guesses might be inaccurate. So, according to you, 'Deceiving Cause and Effect' shouldn't be able to calculate it either, and 'Destiny Within Fate' must have entered the inner gate?"

……

The conversation then veered off course. Zhu Wuyao watched the group walk away, then turned back, not really thinking about the fortune-telling.

The fact that the Star-Picking Tower has recruited eight disciples in this generation is unprecedented.

In previous years, even if the divination was accurate, not everyone would be fortunate enough to receive the blessing.

If everyone were to receive a destiny prediction, wouldn't the Star-Picking Tower be filled with geniuses every five steps, protagonists every ten steps, dragons soaring to great heights every twenty steps, and phoenixes invincible every thirty steps?

If one does not project one's cultivation level, it is indeed not something that everyone can discern. So far, the only person who could possibly see it is that elder in the Teaching Hall.

Zhu Wuyao felt he was about to make a fortune.

I'm completely immune to fortune telling, I never thought I'd be able to use my skills here.

She laid out a dozen or so wooden boxes on the stall in front of her, and then arranged them in order: luck-changing talismans, Qi-condensing pills, two white amber stones, eight or nine spirit herbs of relatively young age, and the Water Demon Ash Grass that she had bought at great expense.

As soon as the Qi Condensation Pill was taken out, fellow disciples noticed it.

"They actually have Qi Condensation Pills! Seventy-eight spirit stones, can you sell them to me?"

Tang Xin happened to be browsing the hidden stalls as well. She was currently at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and if she could advance a little further, she might be able to get a ranking in the sect competition.

She was overjoyed to see Qi Condensation Pills, which averaged seventy spirit stones each. You see, although these things are not uncommon, with the sect competition and the Immortal Cultivation Conference coming up soon, she hadn't managed to snag a single one!

Although Tang Xin sounded surprised, he spoke very softly and even added eight spirit stones to the price.

They were afraid that someone would come and compete with them for it.

To everyone's surprise, the stall owner shook his head and then put up a sign next to his stall.

Tang Xin looked at it carefully and understood the rules.

Once fifteen people have gathered to buy, the stall owner puts everything in front of him except for the "lucky charm" into the box, shuffles the order, and lets each person choose a wooden box.

What treasures you get depends entirely on luck.

The wooden box costs fifteen spirit stones each.

A crowd gradually gathered around, and someone sneered, "Junior sister, we're all divination practitioners. We can just cast a divination and find out which box contains all the good stuff."

"There's a luck-changing charm here... I can skip the wooden box, but I absolutely must get this luck-changing charm!"

Zhu Wuyao overheard the discussions around him and was somewhat confused. Everyone here was a fortune teller, so a luck-changing talisman shouldn't be worth much.

She had already planned to sell it at half price, and would be satisfied with making two or three hundred spirit stones. It seems that she can still sell it for four or five hundred spirit stones.

Tang Xin hesitated for a long time.

The price of a small piece of white amber stone is 20 spirit stones, the price of water demon ash grass is 30 spirit stones, and the price of Qi Condensation Pill is 70 or 80 spirit stones.

If you can get these for fifteen spirit stones, you'll definitely make a profit.

However, there are even more rare herbs, some of which are not old at all, and some can only be priced in silver.

She didn't intend to use fortune telling to take advantage of others.

The stall owner, selling things in a place like Zhaixinglou in this way, must have thought of these things.

There must also be measures to prevent it.

After thinking for a moment, Tang Xin decided to take a gamble and said:

"Count me in!"