Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

The voice had barely sounded.

Senior Brother Yan, Senior Brother He, and Shen Qingqing simultaneously fell silent. They simultaneously cast a startled look at Zhang Jing.

Does Junior Brother Zhang (Brother Zhang) still have such a good thing on his hands?!

At this moment.

Zhang Jing unconsciously looked at Liu Nanshu, his expression a little stiff.

He was still puzzled as to why Senior Sister Liu had come over here unannounced, originally thinking it was related to Senior Brother He, but he didn't expect it to be because she had taken a liking to the Spirit God Liquid in his hand.

"How does Senior Sister know about the Spirit God Liquid in Junior Brother's hand?"

Zhang Jing chuckled.

"I just noticed Junior Brother was doing a deal with Junior Sister Bai, so I specifically asked her about it. I hope Junior Brother Zhang will forgive me," Liu Nanshu explained apologetically.

"What about Junior Sister Bai?"

"Junior Brother, don't worry, I've already instructed her not to say more."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jing breathed a sigh of relief.

"Junior Brother doesn't have much Spirit God Liquid here, I wonder how much does Senior Sister Liu need?" he asked tentatively.

"Four liang, do you have that much?"

As she spoke,

A Demon Core suddenly appeared in Liu Nanshu's hand.

As soon as this Demon Core appeared, it emitted extremely violent demonic fluctuations, almost choking Zhang Jing and Shen Qingqing who were nearby.

"Senior Sister know that Junior Brother Zhang Jing is collecting Demon Cores. This Demon Core from a Qi Refinement Ninth Layer is extremely precious. In terms of value, it far exceeds four liang of Spirit God Liquid."

"I wonder if Junior Brother could give it up?"

Liu Nanshu asked confidently.

At this point, she guessed that Zhang Jing must have some method to purify the Demon Cores, and surely he would not refuse her terms.

With this thought,

She couldn't help but exclaim in her heart: What an impressive fate!

You have to realize.

Before this, Demon Cores with lingering memories had always been dealt with by the Thousand Law Pavilion.

And they, the disciples of the Outer Academy, even Pill Masters, simply could not cleanse them!

On the other side.

A Demon Core from a Qi Refinement Ninth Layer?!

Zhang Jing was intrigued.

A Demon Core from a Qi Refinement Ninth Layer was bought by the Thousand Law Pavilion for between 900 and 1100 Tao Merits. If the demonic memories attached to it could be completely removed, the price would skyrocket to 2000 Tao Merits.

This deal was doable!

Suppressing his excitement, Zhang Jing promptly divided the remaining Spirit God Liquid in his storage space into two portions with a jade bottle.

He took out one portion and handed it to Liu Nanshu.

"Senior Sister, this is four liang of Spirit God Liquid."

At this moment.

Brother Gou, who was standing in the distant crowd, was staring blankly at Zhang Jing and the others, who seemed to be casually chatting. He felt a sharp pain in his heart.

He finally understood.

The method to cleanse the lingering memories from Demon Cores was completely out of his reach now.

Liu Nanshu of Yanxia Squad, He Zi'ai, and Shen Qingqing, as well as Yan Guang of Luodu Squad; these were all people he couldn't afford to offend.

And that Junior Brother with low cultivation, was able to converse freely with them without displaying any fear.

The implication of his connections went without saying.

That's right——

A person who could attend this internal trade meeting with just a Fourth Layer Qi Refinement, how could he be ordinary?

He was entirely blinded by benefits.

...

The night gradually deepened.

The lights of the Hidden Fragrance Pavilion began to dim.

The Loose Cultivators who had gathered from all quarters also gradually dispersed.

In a certain street corner.

"Junior Brother, let's part ways here. By the way, I received a message that Senior Brother Li should be back in seven days."

"Don't forget to come over then, Junior Brother, you haven't confirmed your quota for middle-grade Spiritual Paper yet," Senior Brother Yan reminded him.

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother, I will definitely be there," Zhang Jing politely responded.

He would definitely go when Senior Brother Li returned.

Zhang Jing did not forget the reminder from Senior Brother Yan.

As a cultivator of the Tenth Layer of Qi Refinement, Senior Brother Li should have a Demon Core from the late Qi Refinement stage, right?

He currently still had some Spirit God Liquid left, and was not worried about not having anything to exchange.

...

This is a talisman shop.

Second floor.

Zhang Jing was not dedicating the day to cultivation or to talisman making, instead he was silently taking inventory of his gains over this period of time.

He currently had nearly more than 200 lower-grade talismans and 18 middle-grade talismans on hand.

The total value was over 400 Tao Merits.

After being purified by Zhang Jing, the total value of the 87 demon cores from the early stages of Qi refinement was estimated to be around two thousand Tao merits.

The demon core from a Qi refinement Level 5 demon tiger itself was worth a hundred Tao merits.

Of course, there was also the demon core from a Qi refinement Level 9 that was traded from Senior Sister Liu today.

Just this single demon core.

After purification, it was worth a full two thousand Tao merits.

Add to that the remaining hundreds of Tao merits, the total amounted to... over five thousand Tao merits!

When factoring in the spiritual medicine from the medicinal garden, the total would be at least eight thousand Tao merits.

Upon calculating this.

A shock welled up in Zhang Jing's heart.

With the remaining Tao merits, he could print out talismans all out for eight or nine days and it should suffice!

If he could exchange for another demon core from a Qi refinement Level 9 with Spirit God Liquid from Senior Brother Li.

He could even save those eight or nine days.

He could go back directly and exchange for a top-grade legacy!

"The goal that was once far off, is unexpectedly about to be fulfilled? And it... It took me just less than two months!"

Zhang Jing looked unbelieving.

He took a deep breath.

The jade talisman in front of him slowly emerged.

One ability after another blinked past on it, densely-packed experience points, bearing witness to Zhang Jing's relentless efforts in this period.

The significant success he had achieved was largely due to his tireless endeavors!

He summed it up as a phase result.

"Of course, the Jade Talisman also deserves great credit!" Zhang Jing added in his heart.

...

...

Life went on peacefully.

In a blink of an eye, six to seven days had passed.

During this time.

The disciple who came with high expectations before returned to Zhang Jing's little shop.

This time he successfully traded a Level 6 demon core for four middle-grade defense Heavy Star Talismans, and four middle-grade attack talismans from the shop.

The day after this disciple came by.

Pei Xiaoshuang kept her appointment.

Zhang Jing gave her a communication talisman marked specially, instructing her to take good care of it.

They agreed that once the communication talisman light up, Pei Xiaoshuang or her descendants can directly set off to Longze Market to await summons.

She firmly remembered Zhang Jing's instructions.

Holding this special communication talisman, Pei Xiaoshuang left the marketplace cheerfully, disappearing without a trace.

Even though it was just an uncertain promise, with its fulfillment unknown.

But Pei Xiaoshuang was full of hope.

She trusted this Dao Institute cultivator without reservation.

As long as she could enter the Dao Institute, she could change the fate of herself and her family. What did it matter if she had to wait ten, twenty, or even thirty years?

Furthermore.

Senior Brother Ding, with Senior Sister Tong, Senior Brother Xia and Senior Brother Zhou also came to find Zhang Jing once.

Partly to buy talismans.

And partly to...strengthen their relationship.

These were the exact words Zhang Jing heard from Senior Sister Tong.

God knows how helpless Zhang Jing felt after hearing these words.

To Senior Brother Ding and the others, he was full of gratitude.

If they hadn't decided to go slay the demon in Heishan County, if Senior Brother Ding hadn't given him all of their harvest, where would Zhang Jing have gotten the Spirit God Liquid?

Eventually, under the insistence of the four.

Zhang Jing sold four middle-grade talismans at an eighty percent price and nearly thirty lower-grade talismans at a seventy percent price.

More compensation can only be discussed later.

...

One evening.

Zhang Jing sat at the shop's entrance, his eyes fixed intently on the sunset.

In the last six to seven days, the number of demon cores he received had been decreasing, averaging only about six or seven a day.

And mostly they were from Qi refinement Levels 1 and 2, it was even hard to see cores from a Level 3 demon.

"It seems like... the demon chaos in Langya is about to end."

He thought to himself.

Immediately after, as if suddenly realizing something, Zhang Jing stood up.

Judging the time, Senior Brother Li should have returned last night, it was time to pay him a visit.

He should have some later-stage Qi refinement demon cores, right?

Plus, he wanted to take a look at the middle-grade magic artifacts Senior Brother Li had, in hopes of acquiring the remaining four pieces from the Five Treasures Ling River at once.

Creak —

Zhang Jing closed the shop door.

His silhouette vanished amidst the coming and going crowd.