usatvline Chapter 38 Someone's here to rob us!
Chapter 38 Someone's here to rob us!
Even after entering the Huijin Pavilion, Zhu Wuyao was still somewhat bewildered, and even felt a mix of uneasy confidence.
It turns out, we are all equally weak...
Am I the only one experiencing such slow leveling up?
She thought of Shen Anzhi and Ye Xiaozhou, those exceptionally talented individuals, which made Zhu Wuyao believe that everyone in the cultivation world had to start at the Golden Core stage, and only those at the Nascent Soul stage could have some confidence.
But what did she see today?
Huijin Pavilion, such a treasure trove, was guarded by half of its guards at the first level of Qi Refining, with only two or three others at the same level as him, and only the leader having a higher cultivation level.
Even the one who is stationed here is only at the Foundation Establishment stage.
Of course, this lavish mansion must have other tricks up its sleeve.
I remember when Zhu Wuyao tried to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in front of Shen Anzhi, he failed for a long time. The way Shen Anzhi looked at him as a poor student completely shattered Zhu Wuyao's confidence.
In Beixuan City, Zhu Wuyao had never encountered anyone else at the Qi Refining stage!
A million alpacas galloped through her mind.
Only one sentence echoed in my mind—"The Star-Picking Tower misled me!"
Only today has the truth about the cultivation world been revealed to her, and Zhu Wuyao feels she can finally stand up straight.
She tugged at Ji Yuezhang's sleeve and asked:
"Don't you think I actually have pretty good talent for cultivation?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Yuezhang was somewhat surprised and replied in a low voice:
"You've gone from a mortal to the second level of Qi Refining in such a short time; how can you describe that as 'not bad'? It took me half a year."
Just now, after Ji Yuezhang revealed that he was also at the Foundation Establishment stage, the two of them were immediately welcomed into the VIP private room, where servants served tea and greeted them.
Ji Yuezhang was also quite surprised. She came from a family of cultivators and had seen many senior experts. In addition, she rarely traveled alone and was unaware that the Foundation Establishment stage was so respected in the mortal world.
Before the two could even pick up their teacups, the person in charge of Huijin Pavilion came over in person.
It was the person who had just released the oppressive aura.
His name is Li Jie. He entered the Foundation Establishment stage at the young age of sixty, which is why he was able to come here as a manager. Otherwise, how could he have gotten a chance to work in such a lucrative place as Huijin Pavilion?
Li Jie smiled very politely, yet with a hint of the arrogance of someone in charge, and stepped forward to greet him:
"I was unaware of your arrival, and I have failed to greet you properly."
Ji Yuezhang returned the greeting with a smile: "We are the ones who have troubled you."
"May I ask which sect you two fellow Daoists belong to? To have such cultivation at such a young age, you are truly young talents!"
"You flatter me. We cultivate the Way of Talismans. We've come here today to sell a few talismans and buy some other things as well."
Upon hearing that it was Fu Xiu, Li Jie's eyes lit up.
You should know that talisman cultivators, alchemy cultivators, and artifact cultivators have the most valuable items, especially in places like this where they open for business, it's even more important to cultivate good relationships with them.
Moreover, the girl in front of me has already entered the Foundation Establishment stage, and she's still talking about "a few"!
If he has some talent and is lucky enough to draw a talisman, it will be a hot commodity. If it is a popular talisman such as the Iron Armor Talisman, the Speed Talisman, or the Explosion Talisman, he will definitely get it.
Suddenly, his gaze toward the two guests became even more ardent.
"May I ask what kind of talismans you two ladies are selling?"
Zhu Wuyao sensed the urgency in his words, and considering everything that had happened before, she quietly wrote the number "three" in Ji Yuezhang's hand, indicating that she shouldn't take out too many; three would be enough.
Ji Yuezhang gently squeezed her hand in return, indicating that he understood.
Then, he took out three talismans from his storage pouch, two of which were explosion talismans and one was a spirit-blocking talisman.
Li Jie was secretly alarmed when he saw the storage bag.
It was immediately determined that these two must be direct disciples of a major immortal cultivation sect. Such a storage bag, placed in the Huajin Pavilion, could already be considered a treasure of the store, worth at least a thousand spirit stones.
Since he took charge of Huijin Pavilion, he has never handled so many transactions of spirit stones.
The person in front of me took out his storage bag without any care or concern, as if it were commonplace. He must have seen many valuable things to have developed such an attitude.
Upon closer inspection of the talismans, aside from the spirit-blocking talisman, there were actually two explosive talismans!
His breathing became heavier for a moment.
"How much will your esteemed establishment offer for these three talismans?"
This sound brought Li Jie back to his senses, and he quickly said:
"We are willing to purchase these two explosive talismans for thirty spirit stones, while this spirit-blocking talisman is a talisman for those below the Foundation Establishment stage, and we will purchase it for three hundred taels. What do you two think?"
Three hundred taels... Ji Yuezhang was somewhat dazed.
She recalled the battle at Jiangshuang Bridge, the array of ten thousand spirit-blocking talismans formed by her hand, and the osmanthus wine in Nanli City that cost thirty coins a bowl and that people couldn't bear to eat...
She slowly raised her hand and covered her chest.
Zhu Wuyao, who was standing nearby, was also in a daze. Seeing her clutching her chest, he quickly asked, "Are you alright?"
Ji Yuezhang nodded and said with difficulty, "I'm physically fine, but my heart aches like it's bleeding."
Li Jie assumed the two were distressed because they wanted to sell such a treasure, and quickly advised them:
"Gentlemen, we've searched all over Nanli City, but we can't find another place offering such a high price!"
Zhu Wuyao turned his head and asked, "We are both new to this mountain and would like to exchange some silver. What is the exchange rate?"
Li Jie understood.
He had already noticed something amiss. These two were offering such valuable items, yet they were dressed in black robes and kept a low profile, almost causing a misunderstanding. It must be because they didn't come to places like this often.
Li Jie, eager to make friends, immediately explained with a smile:
“Generally speaking, cultivation materials below the Foundation Establishment stage are priced in worldly silver. For example, the sword behind you, fellow Daoist, is made of cold black iron, which is a superior material suitable for the Qi Refining stage. It is estimated to cost one or two thousand taels.”
He subtly revealed his keen observation skills and continued:
"The same principle applies to this spirit-blocking talisman. It is placed on medicinal herbs that have fluctuations in spiritual energy to prevent their spiritual energy from dissipating."
Hearing this, Ji Yuezhang nodded. It seemed that his family's talisman array was indeed ingenious, capable of combining Qi Refining stage talismans into an array that could also have miraculous effects on high-level cultivators.
Outsiders, however, are unaware of the wondrous use of the spirit-blocking talisman.
"If I had to say, one spirit stone is roughly equivalent to three hundred taels of silver. However, in the cultivation world, spirit stones are usually exchanged for silver, and it is rare to exchange spirit stones for worldly silver."
"If you have a spirit stone in your hand during a battle between cultivators, you can quickly replenish your spiritual power, which is equivalent to a Qi-replenishing pill worth five hundred taels."
No wonder……
Zhu Wuyao was reminded of Shen Anzhi's poverty.
She thought for a moment and asked again:
"I wonder if the Huijin Pavilion sells any 'Luck-Changing Talismans'? If the price is right, we'd like to buy one."
Although Li Jie had guessed that these two guests were direct disciples of a major cultivation sect who rarely ventured out of the sect, he still looked at them with some curiosity upon hearing this:
"You two are too kind. Even Foundation Establishment stage talisman cultivators or divination cultivators who specialize in cultivating fortune would find it difficult to draw such a talisman. Even if they did draw one, they would use it themselves, so why would they put it out for sale?"
"These talismans, which are priceless and have no market value, are said to cost three hundred spirit stones each, but when they are put up for auction, the bids always reach five hundred spirit stones or more."
Zhu Wuyao clenched his fist.
Ji Yuezhang held Zhu Wuyao tightly.
Five hundred spirit stones...
150,000 taels of silver...
She puts one up every day!
How many bowls of osmanthus wine could this buy?!