Yunmeng Immortal Clan

Yunmeng Market, in front of Baicao Pavilion.

Faced with the words of the rogue cultivator Ge Tongli, Song Daoxuan felt a deep sense of empathy. They were all mayflies in this world, living only a day and dying just as easily. They were all insignificant figures like mayflies.

Song Daoxuan put all the spirit stones from the pills into his storage bag, then cupped his hands in farewell to Ge Tongli and left.

He turned around and went to Su Shu's weapon-refining shop.

However, to everyone's surprise, the familiar young girl who had always been guarding the weapon-refining shop was not there at the moment.

The person guarding this weapon-forging shop was actually an ordinary mortal. Yun Chengnian, a second-tier weapon-forging master, was still holding a large hammer and forging objects next to the furnace.

Song Daoxuan took a quick look at the alchemy furnace. The price of this alchemy furnace was shockingly high. A first-order alchemy furnace cost only eighty to one hundred low-grade spirit stones, but a brand-new second-order alchemy furnace would cost at least two hundred low-grade spirit stones. As for a third-order alchemy furnace, it would cost at least one thousand low-grade spirit stones.

No wonder the cultivation world says that alchemy, like talisman making and array formation, is incredibly expensive in the early stages. However, Song Daoxuan has already made a name for himself in alchemy over the years and can easily earn low-grade spirit stones. Therefore, although this second-tier alchemy furnace is expensive, with the thousands of low-grade spirit stones he currently has, buying it is extremely easy.

After the shop assistant explained the various second-tier alchemy furnaces, Song Daoxuan gained a general understanding of them. On the spot, he spent three hundred low-grade spirit stones to store a sea-blue alchemy furnace in his storage bag.

After buying the alchemy furnace, he took a few more glances at the talisman shops in the middle of the market.

Finally, we entered a shop called Qingcang Talisman Shop.

In the world of cultivation, talismans and registers are actually two different things. Talismans are usually inscribed on talisman paper and are generally disposable items.

The talisman, on the other hand, is a solid. For example, Du Ziruo's Five Thunder Dao Talisman Treasure belongs to this category. It can be used multiple times before losing its effect. To refine a talisman treasure, one must be at least a Core Formation cultivator. One must have the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment to unleash its full power.

True treasures are items that are even more powerful than talisman treasures. However, true treasures only exist in legends in the cultivation world, and no method of their creation has been passed down.

Whether it's a genuine treasure or a talismanic treasure, their power naturally varies depending on their respective refining methods. According to the classification, just like the magic treasures of cultivators, they are divided into lower, middle, upper, and top-tier categories.

The Five Thunder Dao Talisman is only a low-grade talisman treasure. However, even though it is only a low-grade talisman treasure, once a Foundation Establishment cultivator pours their mana into it, the power it emits in that instant is comparable to an attack from a Core Formation cultivator in the early stage.

While the talisman was indeed very powerful, its price was also outrageously high. Du Ziruo had to spend a hundred mid-grade spirit stones to put the talisman into his storage bag.

However, none of the cultivators who participated in the Cloud Dream Immortal Gathering could have imagined that the talisman treasures and puppet techniques they had been dreaming of would ultimately be snatched away by a cultivator whose cultivation level was only at the Qi Refining stage.

As soon as Song Daoxuan entered the Qingcang Talisman Making Shop, a young cultivator dressed in a Taoist robe immediately came over.

"Fellow Daoist, are you looking for talismans? I am Xiao Qingcang, the owner of this Qingcang Talisman Maker's Shop. What kind of talismans would you like to see? We have all kinds of first-tier talismans, from beginner to intermediate to advanced!"

Upon hearing this, Song Daoxuan shook his head.

"Fellow Daoist, please bring out all your second-tier talismans!"

Upon hearing Song Daoxuan's words, the young cultivator was startled. In fact, when this person first stepped into his talisman-making shop, he had already used his divine sense to roughly determine the person's cultivation level.

Although this person's cultivation level was already among the top in the Qi Refining cultivators, he still had his own assessment of the financial resources of Qi Refining cultivators. In any case, it was not an easy thing for a Qi Refining cultivator to buy a second-tier talisman with his accumulated spirit stone savings.

"I misjudged him! This person doesn't look very old, yet he's already reached the Great Perfection of the Tenth Level of Qi Refining. In Yunmeng Prefecture, he's either a descendant of an elder from the Zhuxi Sect or a member of one of the three Great Core Formation Immortal Clans. We mustn't exaggerate the power of these talismans; we must be truthful. Otherwise, if the goods don't match the description, it wouldn't be good if this person came to my shop to cause trouble later!"

"Fellow Daoist, these are all the second-tier talismans in my shop. This is the Firebird Talisman, which summons an extremely blazing firebird; it's an offensive talisman. This is the Ice Spear Talisman, which releases a barrage of ice spikes for area-of-effect attacks, but its power is somewhat weaker against single targets. This is the Golden Blade Talisman, which releases a giant golden sword. If used properly, it can easily kill an early Foundation Establishment cultivator. However, its wind-up animation is too long, making it easy to dodge. But if combined with binding spells, it can produce miraculous effects!"

Xiao Qingcang only had a few second-tier talismans, and the rest were some first-tier talismans. As for the current Song Daoxuan, the so-called first-tier talismans were naturally of little value.

"I'll take all of these second-tier attack talismans. Fellow Daoist, please pack them up for me!" Song Daoxuan said without any further ado, pointing directly to all the second-tier talismans present.

"What? Fellow Daoist, you must be joking. These few second-tier talismans together cost over a thousand low-grade spirit stones!" Xiao Qingcang's eyes widened, seemingly unable to believe that Song Daoxuan could so easily take out the so-called thousand low-grade spirit stones from his storage bag.

But then Song Daoxuan easily took out more than a thousand low-grade spirit stones from his storage bag, and the thousand low-grade spirit stones poured down like a waterfall.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, do you now believe that I, Song, am capable of producing so many spirit stones?"

"Fellow Daoist is so generous! From now on, you will be a distinguished guest of my Qingcang Talisman Shop!" Xiao Qingcang was immediately excited and quickly packed up several second-tier talismans, watching as Song Daoxuan put the second-tier talismans into his storage bag.

"May I ask Fellow Daoist Xiao, do you have any news about Foundation Establishment Pills?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingcang was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head.

After purchasing second-tier talismans and alchemy furnaces in Yunmeng Market, Song Daoxuan returned to Qingfeng Lake to guard it. After all, Qingfeng Lake may seem peaceful now, but who knows when those tribulation cultivators will descend upon it again and launch a plundering campaign?

"This Mystic Ice Flower is so rare, and as for the specific formula for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, I don't have it either. However, I heard that Lin Yu was accepted as a true disciple by Master Liu within the sect. I'll ask Lin Yu; perhaps he can obtain the formula for the Foundation Establishment Pill!"