Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

Lu Yan was certain that once his identity and residence were exposed, gangsters like the Ba Mao Gang would definitely visit his residence every night.

Therefore, Lu Yan chose to sell at the 158th Street store, which was a bit further away.

Lu Yan had inquired and learned that many cultivators in this area made a living by hunting demonic beasts, so the talisman business should be very prosperous.

After paying the fee of ten spirit fragments for the stall, Lu Yanxing walked in excitedly and found that there were as many as thirty stalls selling talismans.

Lu Yan: ...

We were careless; that's what everyone thinks.

Lu Yan remembered that his workshop only had three or five people, and this has increased tenfold, which is really exaggerated.

I never expected to encounter so many competitors in my first business venture. The competition is just too fierce!

But since he was already there, Lu Yan could only find an empty seat and place the talisman on the stone table in front of him.

"Hey~ young man, you look unfamiliar. Is this your first time selling here?" A middle-aged cultivator with a sallow complexion greeted Lu Yan idly.

Here, cultivators usually address each other as fellow Daoists, but there are other forms of address as well. For example, a middle-aged cultivator calls Lu Yan "little brother," which proves that he has spent a long time in a mortal country and has developed this habit.

Lu Yan: ...

First time selling here? That sounds so awkward.

"Yes, brother. This is my first time selling talismans. How did you figure it out?" Lu Yan added the word "talismans" when he answered.

"My name is Huang Ying. I've been doing this for seven or eight years. I come from several nearby markets and I know almost everyone in this line of work. But this is the first time we've met, young man." Huang Ying seemed to be a very outgoing person.

Seeing that it was still early and there weren't many people around, she started chatting with Lu Yan.

"Brother Huang, my name is Lu Liu." Lu Yan didn't dare to reveal his real name, but instead used his childhood nickname.

"Young Brother Lu, which talisman master created this talisman?" Huang Ying asked after chatting for a while.

"Which talisman master? Brother Huang, I drew all of these." Lu Yan was puzzled when he heard this.

"Oh~ So Brother Lu is a talisman master?" This time it was Huang Ying's turn to be a little surprised.

"Yes, otherwise why would I be selling talismans here, Brother Huang?" Lu Yan asked in return.

"Of course not, and most of the talismans sold here aren't either," Huang Ying said, shaking his head.

"Brother Huang, where did you get your talismans from?" This time it was Lu Yan's turn to be curious.

"Young Master Lu really doesn't know anything. Well then, let me explain the ins and outs to you."

In fact, after a talisman master makes a talisman, there are three ways to sell it. The first way is to sell it personally, just like Brother Lu.

However, not all talisman masters are suited for business, and given their precious time, such people are few and far between.

Secondly, they can be sold to shops, but shops usually have their own talisman channels and rarely accept talismans from outside sources. Even if they do accept them, they will keep the price very low.

The third option, which is what I do, is to buy from a talisman master at a slightly higher price and then resell it in the market. This way, it's a win-win situation for both parties." Seeing that Lu Yan was a talisman master, Huang Ying was also keen to build a good relationship with him and patiently explained.

"I see." Lu Yan nodded, having learned something new.

"However, since Brother Lu wants to do business, I advise you not to reveal your identity as a talisman master. Just say that you bought these talismans from other talisman masters. After all, you are too young," Huang Ying kindly reminded you.

"Thank you, Brother Huang." Lu Yan understood that this was because he was afraid that his youth would make the talismans he drew less effective.

After all, talisman masters and doctors on Earth are similar; the older they are, the more trusted they become.

At the beginning of the Si hour (9 to 11 o'clock), the number of vendors in the market gradually increased.

There are not only vendors selling talismans, but also vendors selling monster meat, medicinal herbs, all sorts of strange and unusual materials, and many selling elixirs.

However, Huang Ying told Lu Yan not to buy the pills here, because alchemists in Wuyou City are much more valuable than talisman masters. Their pills are snapped up as soon as they are made, and they have no trouble selling them.

The pills here are basically those that were ruined due to errors in the refining process. They contain a large amount of pill toxins and are known in the industry as "waste pills." Don't be fooled by their cheap price; consuming them does more harm than good to cultivators.

On the other side, Lu Yan's stall sold Red Claw Rabbits, a type of monster that lived at the very bottom of society, with a status similar to that of miners in the cultivation world.

Although the Red Claw Rabbit is very agile, it is not very smart and can be easily captured if a trap is set.

Together with the Five-Colored Chicken, Sharp-Toothed Pig, Hidden Beast, and Gentle Breeze Deer, they are known as the Five Treasures of Immortal Cultivation.

The Five-Colored Chicken is delicious and very popular among cultivators, but because it can fly, the capture rate is very low. Once caught, it will be sold at a high price, and it is rarely seen in the market.

Although the sharp-toothed boar has a lot of meat and can sell for a lot of spirit stones, it is somewhat dangerous. It is said that an adult sharp-toothed boar has a strong attack power, and even a cultivator in the mid-stage of Qi Refining would die if he was hit by it.

Half of the cultivators from Wuyou City who go out to hunt monsters every year die at their hands.

This creature doesn't know what fear is at all. It will charge at any other species it sees, and they are social animals.

Hidden beasts are like giant chameleons on Earth. Not only can they change their skin color to blend into their environment, but they can also conceal their aura. If one doesn't have a keen eye, even an experienced cultivator would have a hard time spotting them.

Of the five, the Qingfeng Deer is the most valuable because its flesh and blood are of great help to cultivators, but it is also the most difficult to capture.

The reason is simple: the speed is too fast, and ordinary cultivators simply cannot catch up with it when it runs.

These five kinds of demonic beasts eat both meat and vegetables without any dietary restrictions, have short growth cycles, and strong reproductive capabilities. They not only support a group of cultivators, but also the entire demonic beast race.

It is precisely because of their existence that the human race is somewhat better off.

Looking at the half-human-sized red-clawed rabbit carcass in front of him, Lu Yan felt a little envious.

Lu Yan was a food lover, and he had had enough of eating Bigu pills every day. If he continued to eat them, he would probably go crazy. Besides, Bigu pills were not good for his health.

However, due to safety concerns, they had to abandon the idea of ​​cooking over a fire.

The surrounding houses are all deserted, and only your family is cooking. Doesn't that clearly show that your family is wealthy? Who else would they steal from if not you?

As time went by, more and more cultivators came to visit the market.

Most of these people are cultivators who make a living by hunting demonic beasts.

According to Huang Ying, the entire Wuyou City can be divided into two parts, with the cultivators in the east, west, and south mainly engaged in mining.

To the north, facing the Qiongyi Ridge, which is teeming with monsters, even if there are mineral resources, they cannot be mined.

Under the guidance of the higher-ups in Wuyou City, a large number of cultivators who hunted demonic beasts emerged, which also led to the rise of the four industries of talismans, pills, artifacts, and formations.