Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

A flash of radiance before his eyes.

The next moment, Zhang Jing found himself in a long street that extended straight to the horizon.

He turned around and looked back.

The cyan-gold giant door was quietly standing behind him.

Was this a mustard seed entering Mount Sumeru, or a space transfer?

Zhang Jing guessed with some confusion.

From the outside, the Thousand Law Pavilion seemed incapable of accommodating such a long street.

His gaze inevitably swept forward.

The first shop on his left was for trading precious resources and materials from monsters. There were a few people scattered inside, and the one at the front was arguing with the counter staff about something.

Next to it was a Talisman selling stall.

Zhang Jing's eyes lit up and he entered immediately.

After entering the door,

A senior sister welcomed Zhang Jing with a sweet smile and said,

"Junior Brother, are you looking to buy some talismans? If so, then you've come to the right place. All the talismans sold here are handcrafted by our senior brothers in the inner courtyard and are of high quality. Although they might be a bit pricey, they are absolutely worth every penny."

"Uh, Senior Sister, I'm not here to buy talismans."

Upon hearing his words, the senior sister couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment in her eyes. However, she still maintained her smile and said softly,

"Junior Brother, we only accept top-quality talismans here."

"Ahem, actually, Senior Sister, I just came in to look around." Zhang Jing said awkwardly.

"Then let me show you around," the senior sister said with a smiling face.

"Thank you, Senior Sister." Zhang Jing bowed his hand in thanks.

After that,

Under the guidance of this senior sister, Zhang Jing walked directly to a crystal display table on the far right.

"Junior Brother, these are all top-quality talismans."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jing couldn't help but look at the display table.

Each talisman, emitting a strong spiritual power fluctuation, was quietly lying there, with the types and, most importantly, the prices of the talismans clearly marked next to them.

Yin Wind Talisman, low-grade attack talisman, one and a half Daos of Merits.

Sword Sealing Talisman, low-grade attack talisman, one and a half Daos of Merits.

Round Light Talisman, low-grade defense talisman, two Daos of Merits.

...

Seeing the prices, Zhang Jing subconsciously slowed down his breathing.

Among these low-grade talismans, the defensive ones had the highest prices, while the attack talismans had the lowest.

However, even the cheapest attack talisman cost one and a half Daos of Merits.

This price was a bit beyond expectation.

After all, no matter how good the quality of a low-grade talisman was, it was essentially equivalent to a single, instantaneous application of a low-grade spell. Any disciple in the Dao Institute could cast one in a few breaths.

However, if used at the right time, a talisman could indeed change the course of a battle.

Besides, multiple talismans could be used at the same time.

Thinking about this, Zhang Jing realized how important talismans were to ordinary cultivators, especially Dao Institute disciples who often had to go out and accomplish tasks.

He then quickly thought of his own Five Elements Spirit River.

That was much more powerful than any talisman.

Meanwhile,

During the very short time that Zhang Jing was pondering,

Three people had already come in to buy low-grade talismans, each buying dozens of them.

Seeing this, Zhang Jing nodded slightly.

It seemed that once talismans were made, there would be no worry about selling them.

He continued to walk forward.

Separated Fire Talisman, middle-grade attack talisman, twelve Daos of Merits.

Gold Armor Talisman, middle-grade defense talisman, eighteen Daos of Merits.

...

The price of middle-grade talismans was nearly ten times higher than that of low-grade talismans.

The key point was that there were still many people buying them.

Squashing down his astonishment, Zhang Jing continued to walk forward.

Soon, he arrived at the high-grade talisman display area.

Geng Metal Divine Arrow Talisman, high-grade attack talisman, one hundred and ten Daos of Merits.

Condensing Dew into Rain Talisman, top-grade special talisman, requires Ninety Daos of Merits.

Three Talents Stabilizing Body Talisman, top-grade special talisman, requires One Hundred and Fifty Daos of Merits.

Bixia Vapour Light Talisman, top-grade defense talisman, requires One Hundred and Eighty Daos of Merits.

...

Zhang Jing suddenly stopped, a look of shock flashed in his eyes.

The price of top-grade talismans seemed... a bit outrageous.

A talisman costing over one hundred, close to two hundred of Tao Merits, what does this imply?

If he, Zhang, could just manufacture around fifty top-grade talismans and sell the resulting Tao Merits, he would have enough to exchange for a top-grade legacy!

For Zhang Jing.

With the proficiency of the Jade Talisman skill, producing a top-grade talisman is merely a matter of time.

Moreover, he just read it.

The "Jiuyan Spirit Star Talisman Script" records the methods of making three kinds of top-grade talismans.

Even if he can't produce a top-grade talisman in a short time due to his cultivation limitations, by just selling middle-grade talismans, Zhang Jing feels he can gather Nine Thousand Daos of Merits.

This is simply creating Nine hundred middle-grade talismans.

Huh——

Zhang Jing let out a sigh, turned around, and walked out.

He had a rough idea of the prices of the talismans.

Now, it's time to buy materials for Talisman Making, create the talismans, then bring them here for sale, and set up a small stall just like those Senior Brothers and Sisters he saw earlier.

Just as he walked out of the gate.

Zhang Jing noticed a Senior Brother looking at him intently.

"Junior Brother, I see that you didn't buy anything, did you find the talismans inside too expensive? Come to my stall, my talismans are cheaper," he said.

Before Zhang Jing could respond.

He was already pulled to a small stall by this Senior Brother.

"How about it, cheap, right?" the Senior Brother confidently said.

This, cheap?

Zhang Jing looked at the low-grade talismans on his stall, to be honest, he didn't think they were particularly cheap.

It seems like the Tao Merits required to buy ten low-grade talismans in there can buy twelve identical talismans here.

But he noticed that the fluctuation of spiritual power in these talismans is weaker than what he saw earlier.

Difference in quality perhaps?

Zhang Jing thought to himself.

If you factor in the quality, it's still unclear who is cheaper!

"Your stuff is too expensive too, Senior Brother, can you make it cheaper?"

Out of curiosity, Zhang Jing tried to bargain.

"That's impossible, Junior Brother." Hearing this, the Senior Brother laughed bitterly, "You may not know it because you don't make talismans. There's a failure rate in making talismans. Given my current skill level, this is already the lowest price, any lower and I'll be losing money."

"Senior Brother, then let me think about it."

Zhang Jing refused politely with a smile.

Seeing that he was refused, the Senior Brother's face swiftly cooled down and indifferently replied: "Suit yourself, Junior brother!"

"Goodbye."

Zhang Jing turned around and left.

He hadn't gone far when he heard some arguing.

He turned back and saw a Senior Sister arguing with the Senior Brother at the previous stall.

In no time, the Senior Sister bought two talismans and left in a huff.

...

Zhang Jing directly walked into the nearby shop selling talisman-making materials.

A little while later, he came out, turned back, and started walking towards the massive gate from whence he came.

Looking at his remaining little more than a hundred Tao Merits.

Zhang Jing could only feel bleeding in his heart.

Spirit Ink is expensive, Spirit Pen is expensive, everything is expensive!

A middle-grade Spirit Pen actually costs a whopping One Hundred and Eighty Tao merits, and a package of Spirit Ink costs Ten Daos of Merits. The blank Spiritual Paper used for inferior talismans is not expensive, Ten Daos of Merits can buy a hundred sheets, but he bought five hundred sheets in one go.

...

Outside the Thousand Law Pavilion.

Zhang Jing found his Spirit Crane among the crowd, got on directly, and away he went.

A man and a crane took off into the sky.