Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 32 Divine Eagle Essence Blood (Please continue reading)

in the following days.

Shen Xuan focused all his attention on cultivation and talisman making.

Occasionally, I'll discipline my little wife to maintain a peaceful state of mind.

This seemingly monotonous life was perfectly at ease for Shen Xuan.

He gains something from his daily practice, which motivates him to be even more diligent and assiduous in his practice.

He is already sixty-six years old.

In the world of cultivation, the best age to establish a foundation for one's cultivation is before the age of sixty.

After the age of eighty, it becomes very difficult to successfully establish a foundation.

Now that his spiritual root has been upgraded to the middle grade, he sees a glimmer of hope for Foundation Establishment.

"I spend four hours every morning and evening cultivating, four hours making talismans, and the remaining four hours, besides eating and sleeping, are spent summarizing my cultivation and talisman-making experiences and reading cultivation classics..."

Shen Xuan sighed inwardly; the schedule was too tight.

After deducting time for cultivation, talisman making, and sleep, he only has half an hour left to freely arrange his time.

Fortunately, the Ding family's shop was located in the market area, making it convenient to travel to and from.

"How about we shorten the talisman-making time and make fewer [Rejuvenation Talismans]?"

Shen Xuan quickly rejected the idea.

Making talismans takes four hours a day, including rest and recovery. In a month, consuming 360 sets of materials for the [Rejuvenation Talisman], one can make about 150 [Rejuvenation Talismans], of which about 30 are of high quality.

At the current price of the Rejuvenation Talisman, he can earn a net profit of ninety spirit stones per month by making talismans.

It costs thirty spirit stones per month just to activate the spirit-gathering array for two hours.

There are also rent, his and Ding Yuyao's food expenses, and so on.

Not long ago, I spent all my spirit stones in order to plunder the bloodline talent of a young Water Cloud Turtle.

I can only save fifty spirit stones a month. To plunder a mid-grade first-tier demon beast's bloodline talent once, I need at least a hundred spirit stones!

"Forget it, let's save up some spirit stones first!"

We still have half an hour of free time, so we can only cut back on our time for couples' spiritual practice.

Increase the speed each time, and end the strenuous exercise as soon as possible!
Shen Xuan shook his head.

Suppressing distracting thoughts, he continued his arduous practice of making talismans.

……

Ten days later.

Zhao Chunsheng returned home with a smug look on his face.

He went out and participated in a demon-hunting activity, and gained a lot.

It is said that he earned more than ten spirit stones.

"Master Shen, how about I take you with me to hunt demons next time?"

"No, it's too dangerous, and I'm not good at fighting."

"It's okay. You just need to stay in the back and cast [Rejuvenation Charm] on your teammates."

Shen Xuan thought about it very seriously.

I still resolutely refused.

Zhao Chunsheng is a cautious person.

The demon-hunting team he joined was always conservative and not very dangerous.

But Shen Xuan felt that he didn't need to earn this kind of money.

After finally settling down, they moved into a second-class mansion, where life became harmonious and stable.

He cherishes this kind of life and doesn't want to take any risks.

With the talent of "extending lifespan", Shen Xuan conservatively estimates that once he reaches the Qi Refining stage, his lifespan can reach 150 years.

His spiritual root aptitude has been upgraded to the middle grade.

He has the opportunity to establish his foundation before he turns 100.

He is only sixty-six years old now.

There are still more than 30 years to go, so there's no need to rush.

……

Two months later.

Inside the Ding family's shop.

After selling ordinary [Rejuvenation Talismans] and exchanging them for talisman-making materials, Shen Xuan was about to return.

Manager Ding called out to him.

"Master Shen, do you not have any extra high-quality [Rejuvenation Talismans]?"

Out of consideration for their old friendship, Shen Xuan sold him ten high-quality [Rejuvenation Talismans].

"The Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion has acquired all of the monthly premium Rejuvenation Talismans; these are my most treasured stock."

Shopkeeper Ding gave a wry smile.

Today is not what it used to be.

He dared not show any disrespect to Master Shen.

News spread through the clan that Shen Xuan did indeed have a classmate who had successfully established his foundation at the Qingyun Sect.

Moreover, she was a female cultivator. In the cultivation world, female cultivators are usually rarer than male cultivators and are more valued within sects.

"Thank you for patronizing Mr. Ding's business, Master Shen."

Manager Ding lowered his voice and said, "Master Shen, the Ding family will be organizing a small auction soon. This is an entry jade token; it specifically says that one should be reserved for you."

"The items at the auction are rare spiritual treasures that are hard to find in the market and are difficult to buy from shops."

Shen Xuan glanced at the jade plaque at the auction.

"Manager Ding, participating in an auction doesn't necessarily mean you have to buy spiritual items for cultivation, does it?"

"What are you saying! Of course, we only make a move if we have something we like. If we don't find anything we like, we can still broaden our horizons."

"Then thank you, Manager Ding."

Shen Xuan took the jade token and turned to leave the Ding family's shop.

Currently, he only has about a hundred spirit stones, which is far from enough to buy cultivation items at the auction.

Fortunately, apart from the essence of demonic beasts, he didn't have any other cultivation materials he urgently needed.

A mid-grade spiritual root is enough to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.

He is an optimistic person.

Although the best age for foundation building is before sixty.

But for him, there is a possibility of establishing a foundation even at the age of one hundred.

Why gamble everything and risk everything to obtain various spiritual items for cultivation?

Moreover, the Ding family doesn't even have the most crucial Foundation Establishment Pill.

These precious breakthrough pills have always been rare resources, tightly controlled by sects.

Last time, during the land reclamation, the Qingyun Sect unprecedentedly offered ten Foundation Establishment Pills to incentivize rogue cultivators to participate in corvée labor and risk their lives.

It is said that as many as 20% of the cultivators perished during the land reclamation and corvée labor.

The cultivators belonging to the Ding family did not accumulate enough sect merits to exchange for that precious Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Go take a look when you have time, just to broaden your horizons."

Soon, the day of the Ding family auction arrived.

Shen Xuan disguised his aura as that of a fourth-level Qi Refining cultivator and walked to the designated auction building.

Along the way, among the cultivators he encountered, few had a weaker aura than Shen Xuan.

In Qinglongwan Market, there are clear boundaries between the inner city, the outer city, and the perimeter.

The auction house is located within the inner city of the market.

Generally speaking, most of the people living and working here are in the late stage of Qi Refining.

A small number of people in the mid-stage of Qi Refining also have special identities.

Like Shen Xuan, a mid-grade talisman master.

"In the cultivation world, the hierarchy is very strict."

"Strength is paramount. Only when you are strong will others respect you."

Shen Xuan secretly reminded himself.

He took out his auction identity jade token, registered, and then a member of the Ding family, who was specifically responsible for guiding him, came up and respectfully said, "Master Shen, please follow me."

Upon entering a secret room, a member of the Ding family took out a mask.

"Master Shen, this mask is specially made by the Ding family. Wearing it can block divine sense detection. After the auction, you can leave first and return the mask to the Ding family shop."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xuan couldn't help but give it a thumbs up in his heart.

The Ding family truly lives up to its reputation as a foundation-building family with a history spanning thousands of years.

They are so thoughtful in their actions.

After wearing masks, the monks participating in the auction no longer need to worry about their identities being exposed.

Shen Xuan put on a mask and followed the Ding family members into the auction hall.

The room was orderly, and there were about two hundred people inside, all of whom were silent.

Most people wear masks, conceal their presence, and are well-versed in the art of keeping a low profile and surviving.

A few people were not wearing masks.

All of them were at least in the late stage of Qi Refining.

Shen Xuan found a secluded corner and watched quietly.

He came to the auction just to take a look; he didn't intend to buy anything.

Gain experience and observe prices.

To prepare for future actions.

The auction began shortly after we sat down.

After the auctioneer finished his pleasantries, the auction began.

The auction featured a wide variety of items, including elixirs, magical artifacts, cultivation techniques, array flags, spiritual plants, and more. The starting prices were also low, attracting many independent cultivators to raise their paddles and bid, creating a lively atmosphere.

There were many things he had only heard of before, but had never seen.

Shen Xuan never expected that there would be demon beast essence blood at the auction!

"One bottle of Fiery Divine Eagle's essence blood!"

(End of this chapter)