Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans...

Chapter 54 The Golden Pen
Qingzhushan Market.

Despite the heavy casualties caused by the chaos in the secret realm, the market remained bustling.

There was even a large influx of independent cultivators from outside the region. Some people made a fortune in the chaos, while others died and perished in the chaos, their wealth going to others.

"Fragments of treasures from the secret realm, come and take a look!"

Upon arriving at East Street, Lin Chang'an, who was in disguise, was speechless as he saw the bustling vendors hawking their wares.

In this chaos, all sorts of strange and monstrous things have emerged, including fragments of secret realm treasures, cultivation techniques, and a large number of counterfeit goods mixed in with the genuine article. And this has only been going on for a few days.

It seems that every stall owner has become a lucky one in this secret realm.

Among them was the old man who had once sold him fake talismanic heirlooms.

"There are more and more independent cultivators coming from outside, all eyeing the secret realm."

Lin Chang'an shook his head, pulled down his straw hat, and continued to look around the market for anything he liked.

Suddenly, he stopped in front of a vendor's stall, staring blankly at a broken Fiery Blade on the stall.

"It seems that this opportunity did not come to 'Old Luo who sells meat'."

This magical artifact belongs to Lao Luo, the butcher. Now that it's here, you can imagine what will happen to him.

At this moment, in front of the stall, the masked, burly cultivator in black asked in a hoarse voice, "Fellow Daoist, is there any treasure you've taken a fancy to?"

His voice was deep and carried a bloodthirsty and dangerous aura, but Lin Chang'an, who was in disguise, just snorted coldly when he sensed it.

The terrifying aura of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator instantly pressed down, causing the opponent's expression to change drastically.

This person's magical power is incredibly strong; he's actually a great cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

"How much is this high-quality talisman paper?"

Immediately afterward, Lin Chang'an composed himself and asked a question, which made the other party secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Relying on his understanding of the supreme cultivation techniques, his magical power was three points stronger than that of other cultivators of the same level. He also released his pressure in an instant, making people mistakenly believe that he was at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Then he asked about the items to prove he meant nothing by it, which finally put the other person at ease.

After all, his stall had a lot of unclean things on it.

"Senior, this talisman is cheap, only five spirit stones."

Without a word, Lin Chang'an coldly tossed down the spirit stone, took the talisman, and continued strolling through the market.

It has to be said that chaos is the greatest opportunity; even high-grade magical artifacts that are not usually seen are being sold in the market.

There are also quite a few second-tier spirit pens, alchemy furnaces, and other items used in the various arts and crafts of immortal cultivation.

In the chaos, even the normally noble talisman masters and alchemists became targets, and those who attacked them were either neighbors or acquaintances.

He had been targeted by several groups of people before, including his neighbors and acquaintances who had sincerely bought talismans from him before.

These were all opportunists trying to profit from the chaos; some paid the ultimate price, while others made a fortune.

"A second-tier spirit brush, what's the price?"

The stall was run by a female cultivator with a cold expression. She was masked and replied in a low voice:
"A second-tier Golden Jade Spirit Brush, you may take it for six hundred spirit stones."

Normally, a second-tier spirit pen costs over 800, so this pen is clearly used.

“Fellow Daoist, your pen is clearly old, and the world is not like usual right now.”

Lin Chang'an sneered. Normally these things are valuable, but with the chaos still raging, cultivators would rather buy a magic weapon that directly enhances their combat power for self-defense than buy these things.

"Five hundred spirit stones, this spirit brush, plus these cinnabar and talisman paper, if this doesn't work, I'll go to the next shop."

"You!" The cold female cultivator glared at her hatefully. She knew that things that didn't improve combat power were hard to sell.

"it is good!"

With the money and goods exchanged, Lin Chang'an sighed inwardly as he looked at the Golden Bamboo Brush in his hand.

"As expected, it belongs to that Han Fu Master."

He recognized the spirit pen; it belonged to a high-grade talisman master and had clearly become someone else's prey in the chaos.

"However, this is also a good opportunity."

At this moment, Lin Chang'an pondered to himself that this Fellow Daoist Han's cultivation level was not high, only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, but Madam Han's cultivation level was not low, at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

He had to hurry and check on her; he hoped that Lady Han was still alive.

……

Sure enough, when he arrived and saw the mourning hall in the courtyard, he knew that his trip had not been in vain.

Lady Han is still alive. However, upon seeing the mourning hall, Lin Chang'an suppressed his smile, revealing a sorrowful expression, and walked in with a melancholy look.

"Master Lin, please give me a low-grade spirit stone as a gift."

Upon entering the courtyard, Lin Chang'an appeared melancholy, seemingly lamenting the passing of his friend.

But his sharp eyes had already noticed that there were many familiar faces in the courtyard.

"Master Lin, you've come too."

"Fellow Daoist Ge."

"Fellow Daoist Zhang."

As everyone exchanged greetings, it became clear that although the market was large, the circle of high-grade talisman masters was only so big, especially among independent cultivators, so most of them were still familiar faces.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, your arrival is timely. The market is in turmoil. We were already planning to hold an exchange meeting together and were even going to inform Fellow Daoist Lin."

During the conversation, Lin Chang'an suddenly realized that, given the current turbulent situation, skilled cultivators such as talisman masters and alchemists among the independent cultivators were naturally worried about their safety.

At this stage, many independent cultivators are already considering joining a family or a faction for protection.

The purpose of this exchange meeting is for everyone to exchange useful resources.

"The exchange meeting in three days?"

Lin Chang'an nodded in agreement. It was indeed worth attending this exchange meeting. After all, these cultivators with their own skills were much wealthier than ordinary rogue cultivators, so they naturally had some good stuff.

However, everyone knows the reason why we are here today.

Seeing this, Lin Chang'an cursed inwardly, "Damn it, so many people are trying to take advantage of this."

……

"Everyone!"

Lady Han, dressed in plain clothes, had slightly red eyes, but still gracefully bowed to everyone.

“I thank you all on behalf of my late husband for coming.”

"Madam Han".

Lin Chang'an and the others clasped their hands in consolation.

Everyone knew perfectly well what they were there for. Lady Han was also very cold-hearted, but this was also an opportunity, after all, her husband was gone, and she was still alive.

"After this upheaval in the market, I, a weak woman, no longer have such grand ambitions. I only want to live a peaceful life, so I am preparing to sell my late husband's family property. I am grateful to all of you fellow Daoists for coming."

Everyone knows perfectly well that they came for this thing, so why would they really be after Lady Han?
Although Lady Han still retains her charm, she is a widow with a child, and she is also highly skilled in martial arts. In the end, it's uncertain who will be the one to take advantage of whom.

Besides, most of the people who come here are talisman masters, quite wealthy, so they naturally don't want to raise other people's children.

"First-grade high-quality metallic cinnabar..."

“I am willing to offer twenty spirit stones.”

"A first-grade superior talisman paper..."

"I……"

"In addition, my husband left behind three second-tier low-grade metal talismans."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chang'an's expression shifted slightly, while the others shook their heads secretly, or hesitated.

Some people shook their heads because they weren't good at using metal-attribute talismans, while others hesitated because second-tier talisman paper wasn't cheap. With the market so turbulent right now, they wanted to invest more of their spirit stones in ways that would enhance their combat power and provide protection.

Having second-tier talisman paper doesn't necessarily mean you can create high-quality, advanced talismans.

“Madam Han, I am willing to offer one hundred spirit stones to buy these three second-tier talismans.”

After Lin Chang'an spoke, the two hesitant talisman masters stopped arguing, since this item was not a necessity.

Normally, a single second-tier talisman would cost forty or fifty spirit stones, but he managed to buy three for one hundred spirit stones, so he considered it a good deal.

That's why they came here.

They all meant well, trying to relieve Lady Han's worries.

"Master Lin, this is a second-tier talisman."

The soft texture of the talisman paper was so smooth that Lin Chang'an secretly praised it. It was indeed a second-tier talisman paper; it felt silky to the touch.

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