Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 129 You can't reason with him.
Zhou Qing smiled and said, "I didn't expect my junior sister to have tea-making skills."

Yuan Hongying said, "The path of immortality is lonely, so one must find something to pass the time. When I have nothing to do, I like to travel to the nearby mountains. If I see trees suitable for making tea, I pick some and bring them back. Over time, I have obtained quite a lot of good tea."

"If you like it, senior brother, I will send you a portion of every kind of fine tea I obtain in the future."

Zhou Qing shook his head: "Good tea is best left to those who know how to appreciate it. I'm the worst at appreciating tea, so wouldn't that be a waste?"

Yuan Hongying was at a loss for words and simply said, "Senior brother is too modest."

"I wonder if there's anything you need to tell me, Senior Brother?"

Zhou Qing then revealed his intentions.

Yuan Hongying smiled and said, "How could I, your younger sister, refuse such a good thing?"

……

The next day, Zhou Qing summoned the four to Cheng Feipeng's house. He inquired about their daily cultivation habits and finally arranged a time for them to come to Cheng Feipeng's house to study.

The time was set for the afternoon.

They don't need to undergo systematic training like apprentices in the Array Court; they don't even need to know the meaning of runes, as long as they can copy them.

Cheng Feipeng explained each rune of Zhou Qing's Thorn Encirclement Formation to them individually, letting them know where every single one was crucial and then informing them of the strict positional relationships between the runes in the entire formation.

After he had thoroughly explained the key points of the formation, he watched them practice.

While the four were studying, Zhou Qing found Chen Qingxuan and asked him for materials for two hundred talismans.

He plans to make two hundred servings first to test the waters.

It took the four of them three days to become proficient in inscribing the thorny array. Then Zhou Qing handed them the talisman materials and officially allowed them to inscribe the talismans.

The finished product was made quickly.

Zhou Qing took out the first finished product made by Wei Xu to test it, and he was very satisfied with the results.

Zhou Qing then began to discuss the pricing issue with Cheng Feipeng.

Cheng Feipeng said, "Ordinary talismans wrapped in green vines are priced at three low-grade spirit stones each. With the efficacy of the thorn-wrapped one, I think it would be fine to price it at ten spirit stones."

Zhou Qing nodded in approval of the pricing.

The four of them quickly mastered the craft and were able to carve fifty talismans every day. In just a few days, they had completed the carving of two hundred talismans.

Zhou Qing then took the two hundred talismans to Chen Qingxuan to discuss the possibility of trying to sell them in a shop first.

In the end, they decided to try selling at the shop near the Changsheng Sect.

Zhou Qing asked, "How do we send the talisman over?"

Chen Qingxuan smiled and said, "Qingyun Sect has special caravans that are responsible for regularly transporting goods to various shops. These caravans are led by a caravan elder and managed by a dozen or so beginner disciples at the seventh level of Qi Refining. Each of them uses a storage magic artifact and is responsible for shops in a certain direction."

"The caravan's next delivery is in a month. I'll have them deliver it to the Longevity Sect then."

Zhou Qing then left the completed talisman with Chen Qingxuan, instructing him to notify him promptly of any news, before leaving the Transmission Hall.

He came down from the Transmission Hall and stopped on the mountain road leading to the Array Court. After thinking for a moment, he turned and headed towards the Array Court.

He heard that the Five Elements Annihilation Array had yielded good results this time, and he wanted to go to Xuanzhe to ask for new runes. Maybe he could find the five runes that the Anti-Qing Restoration Array was missing.

Upon entering the Array Court, he headed straight for Xuanzhe's study room. Everyone in the Array Court knew that Bai Muyun and Zhou Qing were at odds, so they all gave him sidelong glances when they saw that he dared to come to the Array Court.

Without waiting for an announcement, Zhou Qing went directly into Xuanzhe's research room.

Xuanzhe and his apprentices were studying the newly discovered runes when Zhou Qing arrived. His eyelids twitched, and he hurriedly ordered the apprentices to leave the research room. Then he asked, "Why are you here?"

Seeing Xuanzhe's posture, Zhou Qing knew that he probably had no chance today, but he still smiled and said, "It has been more than a year since I last saw you, Elder. I heard that you have come out of seclusion, so I came to visit you."

Xuanzhe sighed, "I never expected that you would accomplish so much in just one year. I should have insisted on persuading you to join the Array Academy back then."

Xuanzhe now deeply regrets that if he had brought Zhou Qing to the court back then, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

Given Bai Zhangzuo's temperament, it will probably be difficult for Zhou Qing to rejoin the court.

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Even if you don't join the Array Academy, you can still study arrays. I heard you had a great harvest this time. I wonder if the elder could share the new runes with me to broaden my horizons?"

Xuanzhe glanced at him and said, "Is this the real reason you came to see me?"

He shook his head and said, "I advise you to give up. The sect leader has already given a strict order that even runes are not allowed to be revealed in the Array Court. Otherwise, you will be treated as a traitor to the Qimen Hall and will be expelled from the Qimen Hall."

Even if I wanted to help you, I would be powerless to do so.

Zhou Qing said, "Master Bai is being a bit too stingy."

Elder Xuanzhe said, "After all, it was created by colliding with hundreds of high-grade spirit stones, so it's understandable to be cautious."

Seeing that he couldn't get any runes from him, Zhou Qing exchanged a few pleasantries and then took his leave.

Just as he reached the entrance of the courthouse, he suddenly saw Lu Qiushui angrily walking inside.

He quickly stopped her and asked, "What's wrong, Martial Aunt?"

Lu Qiushui said, "A month from now, the caravan will deliver the sect's goods to the shops in turn, so Qimen Hall will now deliver the goods to Miscellaneous Affairs Hall in turn."

“I just checked the talisman array diagrams delivered by the Array Court and found that it was much less than the amount that should have been delivered. Master Bai also drew up a list and specifically instructed that the goods of the Array Court must not be sold in these shops.”

Zhou Qing said, "I guess these shops are all controlled by our people."

Lu Qiushui glared at him and said, "Do I even need to guess? This stingy guy. That's why I'm here to question him about why he's taking revenge on me."

Zhou Qing said, "He is the head of the sect, and you are an elder. You are naturally of the first rank when you see him. How can you question him?"

Lu Qiushui said helplessly, "Do you think I want this? Our Headmaster He is a stickler for things; he'll push away anything that might offend someone."

Zhou Qing shook his head with amusement and said, "Why don't we just let our senior uncle speak?"

Lu Qiushui said helplessly, "That would be even worse. I'm afraid she'll demolish the Array Court. In that case, we won't be able to solve the problem, and we'll have to pay the Array Court a large sum of spirit stones."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but laugh.

It seems everyone has a good grasp of Master Mu's temperament.

Zhou Qing said, "Since we can't get them to come, Uncle-Master shouldn't go either; it would only be a disgrace to himself."

"From what I've observed, Master Bai is incredibly stingy. He loves to haggle over every little thing. Uncle Cheng Feipeng helped me before, and he immediately kicked him out of the court in front of me, thinking he could make me feel humiliated."

"You can't reason with someone like that."

(End of this chapter)