Immortality and cultivation begin with alchemy and accounting.

The female cultivator still wore a smile, but her face showed no sign of anything amiss.

This is what she's after, and regardless of whether Bai Xuanjing buys it or not, since she asked, she'll take her along to see it.

It's fine to look down on people, but if she shows it and gets blamed by customers, the Jing'an Chamber of Commerce will not only not stand up for her, but will also punish her extra for damaging the reputation of the Jing'an Chamber of Commerce.

Then she respectfully led Bai Xuanjing to the stairs at the far left of the first floor.

"The first floor sells low-grade magic tools, pills, talismans, and other low-value consumables. Fellow Daoist, please come with me to the second floor."

The female cultivator explained to Bai Xuanjing.

Upon reaching the second floor, Bai Xuanjing looked around.

The second floor was divided into different areas according to categories such as ritual implements, elixirs, and talismans.

There were far fewer cultivators on the second floor compared to the first floor.

The female cultivator led Bai Xuanjing to the display case of magical artifacts.

The person in charge was a hunched old man with a cultivation level of four.

"Manager Huang, this fellow Daoist wishes to purchase a Spirit Concealment Cloak," the female cultivator said to the manager.

After saying that, she waited to the side.

Manager Huang greeted Bai Xuanjing with a professional smile.

"The Hidden Spirit Cloak is just a general term. Different weapon refiners will produce cloaks with slightly different effects. Our Jing'an Chamber of Commerce currently has several Hidden Spirit Cloaks for sale. Fellow Daoist, you may take a look."

As they were talking, Manager Huang handed over a handbook.

Bai Xuanjing was not surprised by what Manager Huang said.

Different weapon refiners have different preferences when refining weapons, and they will also adjust their refining strategies based on their own experience, adding spiritual materials or restrictions that they feel are appropriate.

These factors all contribute to the differences in the final product of the ritual implements.

He took the manual and started flipping through it.

The manual describes the five Hidden Spirit Cloaks in a richly illustrated format.

These cloaks look very similar, but some are more focused on concealing spiritual energy, while others come with warning functions.

If someone uses magic powder or spells to poison you while you are wearing a cloak, the cloak can serve as a warning.

In addition, activating the Spirit Cloak with spiritual energy can also conceal one's aura.

However, it is only a mid-grade first-tier magic artifact after all, and neither its ability to conceal spirits nor its ability to issue warnings are particularly sophisticated.

Generally speaking, the Concealing Cloak can prevent cultivators below the ninth level of Qi Refining from detecting it.

For Baek Hyun-kyung, it seems to be enough.

As long as one's actions are not too ostentatious, even a cultivator with high cultivation level who can see through the Spirit Concealment Cloak will generally not be attracted to a low-level cultivator.

Thinking of this, Bai Xuanjing glanced at the price.

What he was most interested in was naturally the cloak that came with warning and concealment functions.

Upon looking at the price, it was 480 low-grade spirit stones.

It is the most expensive of these Hidden Spirit Cloaks, costing several dozen low-grade spirit stones more than the others.

Bai Xuanjing couldn't help but gasp.

If it weren't for the alchemy settlement system, his alchemy salary alone wouldn't have been enough to buy such a hidden spirit cloak.

However, after hesitating for a moment, Bai Xuanjing finally gritted her teeth and asked, "Do you accept talismans here?"

Upon hearing this, Manager Huang was somewhat surprised.

Manager Huang said, "If it's a large quantity of talismans, we will naturally accept them. But if it's just one or two, you might as well set up a stall to sell them."

Bai Xuanjing coughed lightly, "There are quite a few talismans, more than fifty in total."

"Fellow Daoist, may I take a look first? Our Jing'an Chamber of Commerce only sells high-quality talismans. If it's a regular quality talisman, then I'll have to trouble you to find it elsewhere!" Manager Huang said, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Bai Xuanjing nodded and took out all the first-grade low-level talismans from her storage bag.

There are fifty-seven in total.

The alchemy settlement reward included over sixty talismans. Although they were low-grade first-tier talismans, they were still a decent means of survival for Bai Xuanjing.

He didn't sell them all, but kept a few suitable talismans of various kinds in his storage bag.

Manager Huang carefully tapped the talisman, "Water Arrow Talisman, Fireball Talisman..."

"The quantity matches, and the quality is not bad either, barely meeting the standards of our Jing'an Chamber of Commerce. We can accept it. The price varies depending on the type of talisman..."

Here's the deal: I'll use the normal purchase price, a fixed price, and give you five and a half low-grade spirit stones for each talisman.

"There are 313.5 low-grade spirit stones in total. I'll give you 314 low-grade spirit stones, how about that?"

Manager Huang stroked his beard, his gaze fixed intently on Bai Xuanjing.

Upon hearing this, Bai Xuanjing was somewhat disappointed.

He had just noticed that the talismans from the Jing'an Chamber of Commerce were of significantly lower quality than those he was selling.

Manager Huang still tried to lower the price!

However, after a moment's consideration, Bai Xuanjing felt that the price was acceptable.

So he nodded. "That's fine. I'll trade these talismans, plus my spirit stones, for this Hidden Spirit Cloak numbered twelve."

As they spoke, Bai Xuanjing rummaged through her storage bag and took out all her spirit stones.

"Um, I only have 150 low-grade spirit stones..."

Bai Xuanjing feigned embarrassment.

Nine low-grade spirit stones are still needed!

He naturally knew how many spirit stones were in his storage bag. The reason he only revealed it now was to see if Steward Huang would help him erase those nine low-grade spirit stones.

Compared to a transaction involving hundreds of low-grade spirit stones, a mere nine low-grade spirit stones are insignificant.

Sure enough, Manager Huang chuckled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you've come to our Jing'an Chamber of Commerce because you trust us. Consider these nine low-grade spirit stones as a gesture of friendship, and I'll waive them for you."

Then, he probed further, "Fellow Daoist, are you perhaps a talisman master?"

Bai Xuanjing nodded, then hesitated and said, "I am a talisman master, but I don't yet have the ability to draw talismans independently."

These talismans were all drawn by my master. He asked me to help him sell the talismans and, incidentally, buy a Spirit Cloak of Invisibility…”

Upon hearing this, Steward Huang immediately understood.

Bai Xuanjing's attire suggests he is merely a rogue cultivator.

Generally speaking, it is rare for a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator to have even one mid-grade magic weapon, and they will prioritize purchasing attack and defense magic weapons that are directly related to combat.

Not many people can afford to buy auxiliary magical artifacts.

It turns out it was the talisman master behind Bai Xuanjing who wanted it!

Thinking this through, Manager Huang added, "Any talisman masters in the nearby waters who can draw talismans that meet the standards of the Jing'an Chamber of Commerce have had dealings with the Jing'an Chamber of Commerce. You seem unfamiliar to us, fellow Daoist. Perhaps you've only recently arrived in the nearby waters?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Xuanjing immediately became wary. After a long pause, seemingly for the sake of the nine low-grade spirit stones, she reluctantly said, "Yes, we were originally cultivators from other sea areas..."

Seeing this, Manager Huang stopped asking questions and assumed that he had learned Bai Xuanjing's secrets. He smiled and said, "Your master's talisman is quite good. If you make more finished products in the future, you can sell them at our Jing'an Chamber of Commerce."

"If the transaction takes a long time, whether it's purchasing or selling, our chamber of commerce will offer discounts!"

"The Jing'an Chamber of Commerce has been based in Jing'an District for many years, and we are honest and trustworthy. There will be absolutely no hidden dangers in cooperating with us!"

Bai Xuanjing's behavior led Steward Huang to believe that Bai Xuanjing and his master had come from elsewhere to escape their enemies and flee from disaster.

However, he didn't care.

Among independent practitioners, seven or eight out of ten have unclean backsides.

Anyway, business is business with anyone.

Inflexible people will never earn spirit stones!

Bai Xuanjing nodded.

Then Manager Huang returned to the counter and went into a room.