He said, "As long as I don't expose myself, you'll be fine. Just remind the other two to be careful too. That's all."
"Um."
After a while, the fairy asked again, "My lord, may I ask you a question?"
Let me hear what the problem is.
"Back then in the lake, if a Foundation Establishment cultivator hadn't appeared, did the deity really not intend to save us?"
I will save you.
"Aren't you going to save Xiaoyue and Nizi?"
They are your friends, not mine. I haven't interfered in their lives; you are. To me, only you are special.
"......oh."
Xu Ni brought in the cleaned fish: "Xian'er, stay away from the fire pit, your face is getting red from the heat."
"......oh."
After the three finished their meal, they focused on cultivating and refining the spiritual energy of the spirit rice.
"I'll change my cultivation method when I have money," Xu Ni began to dream about the future again, this was her way of calming her depression, "I'll change to a cultivation method that can cultivate all 360 meridians!"
"Stop dreaming. There are only a little over two hundred who actually manage to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage," Jiang Xiaoyue said irritably. "Go wash the dishes!"
"Why do I have to wash the dishes? Because of a drinking game!" Xu Ni protested.
After the drinking game, innocent bystanders were caught in the crossfire; the immortal who said nothing went to wash the dishes.
In the days that followed, the three went into hiding for the time being.
Only Xu Ni went out to inquire about news from Humingfang, sell anchovies, and buy spirit rice and other supplies.
When she returned that day, she said, "There's news. The caravan has decided to set off the day after tomorrow, but the prices have gone up. Many people want to go to other markets to sell their goods. It costs 150 spirit stones per trip."
“One hundred and fifty.” Jiang Xiaoyue frowned.
"Plus, everyone's been selling off their stock lately, which has lowered the purchase price, so we probably won't make much money this time," Xu Ni said.
Everyone's selling fish, so fish naturally become worthless.
The same principle applies to magical artifacts and talismans. After fishing, whether they were stolen or were useless to you, you would sell them to recoup your losses, and the prices would be relatively low.
"Are we still going to Humingfang?" Shenxian'er asked.
“Go, of course we’ll go. We’ll earn even less if we don’t go,” Xu Ni said. “Lake Mingfang lives off the lake and often fights water demons. Their magical artifacts and talismans are always expensive, and they won’t be too cheap at the lowest price.”
"We buy spirit rice from selling anchovies and deliver it to Humingfang. We're guaranteed to make a profit."
"Oh, right—"
She took off the bundle she was carrying: "—Xian'er, here are the talisman ink and talismans you requested. Hurry up, we're leaving the day after tomorrow."
"Don't worry," the fairy said confidently.
In front of the two of them, she started cheating—no, studying.
She held a tree branch in one hand and dipped the other in talisman ink, writing swiftly and gracefully on the talisman paper.
The talisman becomes the top grade.
Superior Golden Light Talisman: Can withstand an attack from a Qi Refining Stage 9 wielding a top-grade magic weapon, and can withstand a spell from an early Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.
"Tick-tock, tick-tock~"
"Xian'er!" The two were shocked.
"It's nothing." Shenxian'er wiped away the blood from her nose as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.
Jiang Xiaoyue asked worriedly, "Could this be some kind of evil magic that's consuming your lifespan?"
The fairy laughed: "How could that be?"
She had her nose blocked, and her voice was muffled.
"No way!" Jiang Xiaoyue felt increasingly uneasy and insisted on dragging Jiang Xiaoyue to find the immortal doctor.
Upon arriving at the clinic, the sage doctor examined him and said that he had exhausted his energy and should not cultivate for the next three days, otherwise there was a high chance of him going into qi deviation.
"What about the others?" Jiang Xiaoyue asked worriedly. "Are there any issues with their lifespan?"
"What problems could there be? The medical fee is one spirit crystal. Do you want some calming incense? Ten sticks for one spirit stone. Light them when you get back and smell them, and I guarantee you'll be able to cultivate again in a day."
"Buy it!" Xu Ni took out her money.
We've already spent a lot of money before we even set off.
With the calming incense, Shenxian'er learned the most powerful attacking talisman among the first-tier talismans—the Fire Spirit Talisman—the next day.
Both the Golden Light Talisman and the Fire Spirit Talisman are extremely profound talismans in the first tier, which many second-tier talisman masters cannot create.
"Forget about selling spirit rice and talismans, we've made a fortune just selling the talismans drawn by Xian'er!" Xu Ni said excitedly, holding a fire spirit talisman.
“We can’t sell them.” Jiang Xiaoyue shook her head. “The Golden Light Talisman and Fire Spirit Talisman are too conspicuous. With our cultivation level, we would only be guilty of possessing a treasure.”
"What's there to be afraid of with seniors around? As for the Qi Refining stage, with these two talismans, what do we need to worry about?"
"Try activating a talisman," Jiang Xiaoyue said.
"What do you mean?" Xu Ni asked.
"Give it a try."
"This is a Fire Spirit Talisman, it's priceless and extremely rare. If you really want to sell it, it'll cost at least a hundred spirit stones!"
"Give it a try," Jiang Xiaoyue said, repeating the same phrase.
Shenxian'er said, "Nizi, activating the Fire Spirit Talisman requires half of my spiritual power. You are at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and you can only activate one even if you go all out. The same goes for the Golden Light Talisman."
"I see," Xu Ni said, suddenly understanding.
She asked Jiang Xiaoyue, "Did you know that the Fire Spirit Talisman consumes so much spiritual power? How did you know?"
“My mother had a level 9, first-tier water dragon talisman. She and my father thought they were safe and could steadily make money as merchants and earn spirit stones, but they still died mysteriously.”
The two remained silent.
Even Xu Ni was unaware of this; it turned out that her parents possessed such power, yet they were still killed by Jie Xiu.
"I understand," Xu Ni replied sullenly, having taken it to heart.
"Even though it can only inspire one or two, I still want to draw more," Shenxian'er said with a smile, breaking the dull atmosphere.
"Sigh," Xu Ni sighed, "I really wish I had a good cultivation technique. Those sect disciples, the fourth level of Qi Refining is equivalent to the seventh or eighth level of ordinary rogue cultivators."
The immortal thought of buying the hanged ghost's senior brother and sister.
Those two were not from the seven major sects, but disciples of a minor sect. They could cultivate the Five Ghosts Killing Technique at the fourth level of Qi Refining.
Cultivating this technique involves traversing at least twenty meridians.
She, however, only followed twelve steps of the "Cloud and Rain Green Wood Skill" she practiced.
Although the progress is faster and the risk of going astray is lower, the potential and power are not as good as the opponent's.
However, everything must be done in moderation. Some cultivators who are fickle, have weak spiritual roots, or lack spirit stones will only face death if they try to cultivate advanced techniques. It would be better for them to honestly cultivate basic methods.
On the third day, before dawn, the three packed their luggage and arrived at the meeting point.
"You're planning to sell this sheep? How about selling it to me? I'll offer you no less than what you'd pay in Humingfang." Someone saw Jiang Xiaoyue using a sheep to pull a cart and came over to ask about the price.
“Sorry, this isn’t for sale; it’s my mount,” Jiang Xiaoyue said.
"Using a spirit sheep as a mount? Don't become the fat sheep yourself." Someone laughed ambiguously.
"Is everyone here?" a handsome man asked in a loud voice.
Xu Ni pulled the two of them together and said shyly, "This is the shopkeeper's younger brother, Weng Liang. He comes to the shop often."
Jiang Xiaoyue and Shen Xian'er wanted to laugh, realizing that she had feelings for this person, and they had no shortage of topics to talk about along the way.
"Let's go!" Weng Liang waved his hand.
The convoy left Qingyuefang, its wheels wet with dew.
This time, it's Xu Ni's turn to turn back. Once she leaves, she won't be coming back anytime soon.
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