No hope for eternal life

Mu Changsheng immediately became interested and picked up the book of talismans and started reading. There were many kinds of talismans in the book, divided into grades, from the lowest grade one to the highest grade seven talismans.

Mu Changsheng started searching directly from the third-grade talismans, hoping to find introductions to the Qingshen Talisman and the Shenxiao Talisman.

Mu Changsheng read through the catalog of third-grade talismans quickly, but did not find the four words "Qingshen" and "Shenxiao". So he continued to look in the catalog of fourth-grade talismans. The number of talismans included in the fourth-grade talismans was obviously less than that of the third-grade. Mu Changsheng read even faster, but still did not find it.

"Could it be a fifth-grade talisman?" Mu Changsheng exclaimed in his heart. The fifth grade is equivalent to the state of transformation of the spirit.

So, Mu Changsheng continued to search through the fifth-grade talismans. The number of fifth-grade talismans was even smaller, only a few dozen. Mu Changsheng saw the word "Shenxiao" almost instantly, which confirmed his guess, but he had not found the word "Qingshen". Mu Changsheng continued to search for the sixth-grade and seventh-grade talismans, but still could not find the word "Qingshen".

“There are more than tens of millions of talismans in the world. Although this book is called the Collection of Talismans, there must be quite a few missing, so there is no Qingshen Talisman.” Mu Changsheng felt relieved.

Unable to find the Qingshen Talisman, Mu Changsheng did not force it. He turned the page to check the introduction of the Shenxiao Talisman. This made Mu Changsheng frown, because the introduction in the book was very short. Apart from a crude imitation of the Shenxiao Talisman, the introduction consisted of only a few words: Shenxiao Talisman, a fifth-grade high-level talisman. When attacking, the talisman would shoot out divine thunder, with a power comparable to a full-strength attack from a cultivator in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

In Mu Changsheng's opinion, this introduction was too perfunctory. It didn't even record the nine-time limit on the number of attacks mentioned by Yang Wuque.

Mu Changsheng frowned and flipped through the introductions of other talismans. They were also extremely brief, even the introduction to the lowest-level, first-grade talisman was very brief.

"How can such a book be sold?" Mu Changsheng thought to himself. Adhering to the principle of asking when you don't understand, Mu Changsheng asked the owner of the study: "Boss, why are the contents of this book so brief?"

The slightly plump boss turned around and patted his forehead when he heard this. He had thought that the young man in front of him was quite knowledgeable, but now it seems that he was seriously wrong. This guy must be a rookie.

"That's because what you have in your hand is not the original, but a simplified version for customers. If I put the original here and you all read it without paying me any spirit stones, how can I do business?" said the chubby boss unhappily.

"So that's how it is." Mu Changsheng suddenly realized again that the higher the realm of the cultivator, the stronger his photographic memory is. This is indeed the truth.

"If you want to buy a book, just tell me directly. They are all here." The slightly plump boss waved his hand and continued to lie on the recliner.

Mu Changsheng walked up to the boss, raised the talisman collection in his hand, and said: "I want to buy this talisman collection."

Seeing that Mu Changsheng really wanted to buy a book, the slightly fat boss sat up, took out the original book from his storage bag, and said fluently: "Thank you, three hundred low-grade spirit stones."

"Well, boss, can you let me take a look at the original version, just for a short while?" Mu Changsheng said a little embarrassedly. He was mainly afraid that the original version would be as bad as the simplified version, and the three hundred low-grade spirit stones would be wasted.

"It will take at most half a quarter of an hour, and that's because your cultivation level is not very high." The slightly plump boss said reluctantly and handed the document to Mu Changsheng.

"Thank you, boss." Mu Changsheng thanked him, took the original, quickly found the page about the Shenxiao Talisman, and soon saw the introduction of the Shenxiao Talisman. The introduction was indeed much more detailed, including the number of times it could be used.

Seeing this, Mu Changsheng had already decided to buy the book. In addition to the Divine Sky Talisman, he also wanted to learn more about other talismans, which could be considered as a way to broaden his horizons. However, this is the price...

Mu Changsheng handed the book back to the slightly fat boss and said with some embarrassment: "This book is a good book, but the price is too expensive, almost as expensive as a foundation-building pill."

"It's not like our store doesn't allow bargaining, so feel free to bargain, little brother." The slightly plump boss said casually. He had a lot of experience in dealing with young people like Mu Changsheng.

Hearing the boss say this, Mu Changsheng was not polite and bargained on the spot: "Two hundred low-grade spirit stones."

"Deal." The slightly plump boss slapped the book directly into Mu Changsheng's hand, with a hint of cunning in his eyes.

When Mu Changsheng saw the boss's reaction, he realized that he had not bargained hard enough. However, he had already said it and it was not easy to go back on his word. He immediately took out two medium-grade spirit stones and handed them to the boss.

When the chubby boss saw the middle-grade spirit stones, his eyes lit up. Although the exchange rate between middle-grade spirit stones and low-grade spirit stones was one to one hundred, but when it came to exchanging, there was more or less a premium. Two middle-grade spirit stones were no more than two hundred low-grade spirit stones.

The boss smiled and said, "Young Master, you are welcome to come often in the future."

Mu Changsheng secretly shook his head and sighed in his heart, he probably wouldn't come again.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng was led by Mao Wu to a reliable inn and rested for a day.

……

Nothing happened that day, and the next day, Mu Changsheng set out again facing the rising sun.

After three days of traveling, Mu Changsheng arrived at the bank of the Shahuang River. Seeing the endless, rolling Shahuang River, Mu Changsheng couldn't help but sigh: "It is worthy of being the second largest river in the Tianshuang Realm."

The Shahuang River is dozens of miles wide. For Mu Changsheng, who is only at the Qi Refining stage, it is impossible for him to swim across. He cannot fly, so he can only find a ferry. Fortunately, he knows there is a ferry nearby.

Mu Changsheng walked along the river for dozens of miles and saw the ferry from afar. There were several huge ferries docked at the ferry. The ferries here were not only used to cross the river, but also to fly to various places in Tianshuang Realm. The flying speed was extremely fast, comparable to the full-power flight of Yuanying Realm cultivators. For low-level cultivators like Mu Changsheng, it was the best means of transportation.

Seeing Mu Changsheng approaching, the ticket seller immediately stepped forward and asked, "Are you alone, little brother? Where are you going?"

"I'm going to Nansha Ferry." Mu Changsheng replied. Nansha Ferry is near Nansha City, which can save him a lot of travel time.

"No problem. There are three classes of tickets here. Third class can only stay on the deck, exposed to the wind and sun. Second class has cabins for rest. First class has many benefits. Not only does it have VIP cabins, but it also comes with various free services, including..." the vendor introduced in a torrent of words.

"I just want a third-class ticket." Mu Changsheng interrupted directly. Although he had spirit stones, he was still reluctant to squander them.