Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 74 Differences in Formations
That afternoon, another casual cultivator set up a stall in the northern trading area of ​​Yinxiafang City.

Chen Beiwu put up the sign, took out the first-grade low-grade talismans he had drawn from his storage bag, and then arranged them neatly one by one.

"Buy Fenghuanghu at a high price!"

"Selling first-grade low-grade talismans, one for five spirit stones, two for nine spirit stones!"

Looking at the unique sign, several vendors around were stunned.

"Another half-baked guy trying to steal our business!" muttered a casual Qigong practitioner.

The talisman business is not easy to do!
Truly skilled first-level talisman masters all work in shops in the market town with a salary and have many loyal customers.

Most of the casual cultivators like him who have fallen into the trap of setting up stalls are half-baked talisman masters who have barely made the grade and cannot even pass the assessment for talisman shops.

"A first-grade low-grade talisman is sold for five spirit stones, and you're not afraid of losing everything!" Another old man shook his head.

The cost of drawing talismans in the Southern Wilds is extremely high. A first-grade low-quality talisman must be sold for at least six spirit stones to barely make a profit.

I guess this new guy won't be able to do business for more than a few days.

Wei Xuesong glanced at Chen Beiwu indifferently and said nothing.

He mainly does the medicine business, while Chen Beiwu sells talismans. There is no conflict between the two at all.

It was not until there was a movement from the spirit beast bag that Wei Xuesong's expression changed slightly, and his eyes looked at Chen Beiwu inconspicuously.

Ignoring the strange looks from his colleagues, Chen Beiwu took out a book called [Basic Formation Arrangement Experience] and began to study it.

Mother-Child Qi Attracting Array: A first-grade superior array. When the array master sets up this array, he can connect the mother and child arrays with the power of the earth veins, gather the spiritual energy of the heaven, earth, mountains and rivers, and increase the concentration of spiritual energy within the array.

This formation is the most typical formation within a formation among the basic formations.

If a sub-array is damaged, the main array can generate its own sense and draw the spiritual energy from the earth veins to repair the sub-array, which is very popular among casual cultivators.

After glancing at the inscriptions on the mother-child Qi-inducing Array, Chen Beiwu couldn't help but shook his head.

"What a crude engraving method!"

The Immortal Alliance's array masters advocate "following the laws of nature and evolving array patterns."

Before learning the formation, every formation master apprentice must read "Yin Yang Can Tong Qi", "Tai Chi Bagua Pattern", and "Luo Shu Jiu Gong He Tu" carefully, and understand that the formation patterns are the bones of heaven and earth, carrying the creation of the great way of heaven and earth, and can be infinitely derived according to the mathematics of the He Tu to evolve the power of heaven and earth.

In this way, the formation master apprentice can understand the essence of the formation and array patterns through the nine points of Lingshu, the generation and restraint of the five elements, the three laws of the formation plate, and the Yin-Yang Yao transformation formulas summarized in these three books.

Understand the formation principles, formation structure, mana flow trajectory, and the basic relationship between the five elements and the formation disk nodes that need to be considered when engraving the formation pattern.

Once this knowledge is mastered, the formation master apprentice can construct higher-grade complex formations by combining these basic relationships.

However, the basic formation books in the Southern Wilds are completely different. The content taught in them does not include the formation principles, the nine points of the formation pattern and the three laws of the formation plate. It just simply and crudely tells you how to engrave the formation pattern.

As for the principles of the formation, why the formation patterns are engraved in this way, and what the purpose of such engraving is, none of them are mentioned at all, and there is no complete system.

Those who study formations can only rely on their own talents to copy and comprehend a set of formations.

"Perhaps the formation book I bought was too low-end, so it concealed too much formation knowledge." Chen Beiwu shook his head and put away the basic formation layout experience.

He had a solid foundation in formations. Just by taking a quick look at the basic formation arrangement experience, he could understand the principles of the five formations recorded above, and understand the formation pattern engraving techniques and formation deployment methods.

But if a casual cultivator who does not have the basic knowledge of the Immortal Alliance's formations reads this book, it would be no different from reading a heavenly book.

It was no wonder that he had seen many talisman makers, weapon refiners, and even a distinguished alchemist among the independent cultivators while strolling around Yinxia Market, but he had never seen a single formation master. Just then, a Qi cultivator stopped in front of his stall and asked, "Fellow Daoist, what are the uses of these Earth Shield Talisman and Light Wind Talisman?"

"The Earth Shield Talisman is used for self-protection. When activated, it can form a defensive barrier that can withstand three to four magical attacks from a cultivator at the third level of Qi training.

"The Light Wind Talisman can be used to urgently travel or escape pursuit. Once activated, it harnesses the wind's force, reducing stamina and significantly increasing running speed, making a thousand miles a day a breeze." Chen Beiwu explained.

Hearing this, the monk showed suspicion in his eyes.

You should know that the first-grade low-grade talisman armor-avoiding technique sold by Lingfu Pavilion can only withstand two attacks from a cultivator at the third level of Qi training.

"Fellow Daoist, are you sure that what you are selling is not a first-grade mid-level talisman, but a first-grade low-level one?" he asked in surprise.

Chen Beiwu looked up at him and said, "If you don't believe me, you can test the effect of the Earth Shield Talisman on the spot."

Hearing this, the monk shook his head and turned away.

There are all kinds of monks setting up stalls in Yinxia Market.

In his eyes, what Chen Beiwu wanted to earn was the five spirit stones for testing the talisman.

"Alas, young people nowadays really rely solely on their mouths to do business, and they can't even run a business with integrity." The talisman stall owner nearby sneered.

A first-grade, low-quality talisman can withstand three to four magical attacks from a third-level Qi training cultivator, which means that the talisman master who drew the talisman is at least a first-grade, high-quality one.

If the other party really has such ability, why would he set up a stall here with them?

Chen Beiwu didn't care about the ridicule of his colleagues. It was just the sarcastic remarks of a frog in a well.

Wei Xuesong, who was standing by, looked at the signboard and got an idea. He stood up and walked over to Chen Beiwu's stall. "My name is Wei Xuesong. How many Fenghuanghu do you need, fellow Daoist?"

"Of course, the more the better, but I have certain requirements for the quality of the Phoenix Huanghu." Chen Beiwu took out a Dragon Head Hu: "At least this quality."

"No problem, I can offer two thousand kilograms of Phoenix Yellow Hu." Wei Xuesong's eyes lit up slightly: "What price can you offer, fellow Daoist?"

"Forty low-grade spirit stones." Chen Beiwu deliberately gave a low price.

"That's too little." Wei Xuesong shook his head and bargained, "How about fifty spirit stones?"

"Sure, it will be delivered in a few days." Chen Beiwu agreed immediately.

Seeing Chen Beiwu being so straightforward, Wei Xuesong couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

Damn, I didn’t shout enough!

He should have bargained for sixty spirit stones just now, maybe he could have earned more.

"It will be delivered tomorrow morning." Wei Xuesong rubbed his fingers together. "To prevent you from denying your debt later, I need to collect 20 spirit stones as a deposit."

"But what if you run away?" Chen Beiwu looked at him with a smile.

Wei Xuesong pondered for a moment and pointed in the direction of the Market Management Office. "Mr. Li is the director of the northern trading area. All large-scale transactions in the market are signed by him as a notary. What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

"can."

After spending two spirit stones to successfully conclude the contract, on the way back to the trading area, Wei Xuesong suddenly asked, "Daoyou, you look familiar. Did you buy anything from my stall this morning?"

(End of this chapter)