Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

"Junior Brother!"

Seeing that Zhang Jing still didn't believe him, the man could only explain with a wry smile:

"Senior Brother truly has no ill intentions."

"You've just sold talismans at the Thousand Law Pavilion. You should have noticed that superior quality talismans are also in short supply there. Especially recently, the supply of high-quality talismans there is particularly tight. They won't sell dozens at a time to someone like Senior Brother."

"Well, to tell you the truth..."

The man sighed and continued:

"Senior Brother recently rented a shop here to sell talismans and talisman-making materials. Co-workers have been contacted and now we just need some high-quality talismans to bolster our business. Senior Brother swears on his Dao Heart that not a single word is a lie."

So that's how it is.

The color on Zhang Jing's face eased a little and then he laughed and said, "Junior Brother understands, please wait a moment, Senior Brother, I'll see if I have any more."

With that, he began to rummage through his storage bag with feigned seriousness.

While Zhang Jing was rummaging through his bag, the man looked at Zhang Jing's young face and asked casually, "Junior Brother, have you joined a mission team yet? With your strong talisman-making talent, I'm afraid you'll be wasted in an ordinary team."

"You haven't cultivated to the mid-level of Qi Refinement yet, which is a limitation that any ordinary mission team would put on your talent."

"Coincidentally, the Nine-Tooth Squad that Senior Brother is in is ranked fifteenth in the Outer Academy, with many strong members and abundant cultivation resources. If you want to switch, I can introduce you! Then we'll all be on the same team."

Getting to the end...

The man's voice was full of temptation.

Hearing this...

Zhang Jing suddenly understood that the reason why this Senior Brother is buying high-quality talismans at high prices to support his shop may not be fake, but his actual purpose is to recruit him to the Nine-Tooth Squad.

Was it because his talisman-making ability was too outstanding?

Thinking of this...

He took out five Star Attraction Talismans and five Scorching Sun Charms from his storage bag and handed them over to the man in front of him, apologizing, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother, this is all I have left. Just give me twenty Tao Merits."

"Also, thank you for your good intentions, but I'm currently in the Luodu Squadron and don't have any plans to switch teams at the moment, I hope you understand."

Upon hearing this, the man's expression was somewhat startled.

He took the talismans, counted them up, and said bitterly:

"Luodu... I was presumptuous. Just pretend that you never heard what I just said."

"Take out your identity jade, Brother, I'll give you the Tao Merits."

...

After confirming that he had received twenty Tao Merits, Zhang Jing couldn't help but laugh and ask, "Senior Brother, will you still need these high-quality talismans in the future?"

"Of course, I will."

The man pointed to a shop not far behind him and said very politely, "If it's no trouble, please try and reserve ten defensive talismans for me and ten offensive talismans, Brother, I'll still buy them at this price."

"You can rest assured, Brother, I will definitely not let you down. So, I will excuse myself first."

Zhang Jing gave a salute, then turned around and left.

Behind him, the man watched Zhang Jing's retreating figure, and muttered under his breath:

"Damn, why are all these monster talents in the top ten behemoth teams? Can't they share some with us?"

The Junior Brother just now, by his age, should have entered the Dao Institute in the last batch.

In just three short years, he's managed to take his talisman-making skills to such an extreme. He's definitely a future inner member of the Thousand Law Pavilion.

It's a shame he's not a member of our team!

Otherwise, we won't have to worry about high-quality talismans later...

...

...

On the other side.

Zhang Jing was walking quickly towards the entrance he came through.

He didn't plan to sell the rest of his talismans.

The sudden appearance of the senior brother just gave him a wake-up call. Since his cultivation level is low now, it's better to take things slow.

He thought, now that the Purple Spirit Pills were used up and the medicine shop of the Thousand Law Pavilion was not far from there, this was a good time to buy some Spirit Pills.

Within the Dao Institute, cultivation is the foundation, which Zhang Jing understands clearly.

Now that the talismans he made aren't hard to sell, the Tao Merits he earns in the future will only increase, he naturally won't be stingy with the Tao Merits to buy Spirit Pills.

Zhang Jing glanced at his identity jade pendant.

The Tao Merits displayed above is two hundred and fifty-eight.

Fifty of them were awarded by the Dao Institute this month, a hundred Tao Merits were earned from the recent talisman sale, and the remaining hundred and nine Tao Merits were left over from last time.

Wait! Seems like one Tao Merit is missing!

After some thought.

Zhang Jing quickly realized, this one Tao Merit should have been sneakily deducted by the Tiangong Pavilion – the original Spirit Cauldron.

...

Half a quarter of an hour later.

Zhang Jing slowly approached a shop with a grand space and lavish decorations.

Merely standing at the entrance, he could faintly smell the tantalizing fragrance of the medicinal pills inside.

A young man in a green robe was standing at the door, seeming as if he had been waiting for quite some time, cheerfully looking at Zhang Jing:

"Junior Brother, what kind of pills would you like to purchase?"

"Senior Brother, I want to buy some Spirit Pills that assist in cultivation," Zhang Jing responded confidently.

"Come this way, Junior Brother."

As the words fell.

The young man in the green robe led Zhang Jing straight to the counter inside.

As they walked, he quietly explained to Zhang Jing:

"Junior Brother, there are numerous types of Spirit Pills to aid in cultivation here. The most commonly used and cheapest are the Purple Spirit Pills, worth twelve Tao Merits for a bottle of ten. There are also some advanced Spirit Pills, such as Yuanshui Pills, Three Yang Nurturing Pills, Green Grain Spirit Enhancing Pills, and so forth, which are more expensive."

With that, they arrived at the counter.

Zhang Jing's gaze glossed over the Purple Spirit Pills and directly stared at those Spirit Pills that the young man had just introduced.

He, Zhang Jing, earned a great deal of Tao Merits today, isn't he allowed to enjoy it a little?

However, the very next moment, he withdrew his gaze.

As the Senior Brother stated, they are indeed quite pricey!

Yuanshui Pill, twenty-eight Tao Merits each.

Three Yang Nurturing Pill, twenty-four Tao Merits each.

Green Grain Spirit Enhancing Pill, eighteen Tao Merits each.

...

...

"May I ask Senior Brother, why are these Spirit Pills more than twenty times the price of the Purple Spirit Pills?" Zhang Jing asked in astonishment.

"Haha, Junior Brother, naturally because the materials used in Alchemy are expensive."

The young man in the green robe laughed, seemingly accustomed to such questions, and explained:

"Purple Spirit Pills are made mainly from the purple aura present during sunrise, supplemented with various Spirit Ginseng, Vermilion Fruits, and other spiritual medicines. Its alchemical materials are easily available, so it's naturally cheap."

"However, the advanced Spirit Pills are different. For example, the main ingredient of the Yuanshui Pill is the extremely rare Yuanshui Spirit extracted from the deepest part of Thousand Mile Dragon Marsh Lake, hence the extremely expensive price of the pill. In fact, this price has already been discounted for the disciples of the Dao Institute by the Thousand Law Pavilion."

"In the outside world, it is a treasure for water-attribute cultivators to assist cultivation, no amount of Spirit Stones could buy even one."

"Senior Brother, how does its effect compare to that of the Purple Spirit Pill?"

Zhang Jing opened his mouth to ask again.

"The two can't be mentioned in the same breath."

"I see, thank you, Senior Brother," Zhang Jing took out his Identity Jade and calmly said, "Could you please help me get two bottles of Purple Spirit Pills and... one Yuanshui Pill."

Huh?

Upon hearing this, the man gave Zhang Jing a startled look, seemingly surprised that Zhang Jing would purchase a Yuanshui Pill.

"Are you sure, Junior Brother?"

Zhang Jing nodded.

"Please wait a moment, Junior Brother."

Shortly after,

Zhang Jing took the Spirit Pills, turned around and walked towards the exit, not daring to look any longer.

After procuring the Spiritual Paper and Spirit Ink, he walked directly out of the Thousand Law Pavilion.

On the back of the Spirit Crane.

Zhang Jing couldn't help but look back at the Thousand Law Pavilion again, and then shook his head.

I'm still poor… I'd better go back and make talismans quickly.

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PS: I was dazed while sleeping today, so I managed to write only 5k for now, I'm still burning the midnight oil to add 4k more, everyone will be able to read it by tomorrow morning.