My Optimized Immortal Life

Chen Qing walked into the market and was surrounded by crowds of people. Since the opening of the Yuncang Mountain Secret Realm, the Fenglin Valley Market has also been affected. Although it is not as popular as it was a year ago, it is now also crowded.

Thanks to this, Chen Qing's talisman business is now even more prosperous. With the increase in the population base, the demand has increased greatly. A fireball talisman can be sold for five spirit stones, which is only two lower than when the Yuncang Mountain Secret Realm was opened.

Chen Qing didn't know when this trend would pass, but he had already made a lot of money. There were nearly three thousand spirit stones in his storage bag. Now he just wanted to make as much as he could.

Earning spirit stones is not Chen Qing's goal. Improving his cultivation and increasing his means of self-defense are his fundamentals. Chen Qing can distinguish the primary from the secondary.

Coming to an open space beside the street, Chen Qing took out a piece of animal skin from his storage bag and simply arranged it into a stall. Then he took out a large pile of talismans he had drawn, and after sorting them out, Chen Qing sat backstage, waiting for someone to come and buy his talismans.

Chen Qing was not worried at all about whether his talismans could be sold. After all, talismans were consumables. It was fine if they were not used, but once they were used, they would definitely be used in batches of three, four, seven or eight. Unless someone like Chen Qing carried hundreds of talismans at a time, they would not need to restock them frequently. However, most cultivators did not have the financial resources to buy hundreds of talismans at a time, and even if they did, they would not come to buy talismans.

Chen Qing had only sat for a short while when several casual cultivators in the early stage of Qi Refining came to buy talismans. Each of them bought four or five, which was not much, but for Chen Qing it was a profit.

Now the price of talisman materials has also started to rise, especially the blood essence of monsters, which has now risen to twenty spirit stones for a small bottle. It was only fifteen spirit stones before, but there is nothing that can be done about it.

Although the Baiduan Mountains are located at the border between the State of Song and the State of Pingxiang, there are no mortal cities stationed there. The reason is that there are many monsters in this mountain range.

Among the monsters, those with a cultivation level similar to that of a Jindan Zhenren are called monster kings, and the monster kings can also command a group of monsters to launch a beast tide against human cities. As far as Chen Qing knows, there are several monster kings in the Wilderness of Ten Thousand Beasts located in the north of Pingxiang and Song, and they have launched several large-scale beast tides on the border between the two countries. Of course, Chen Qing only heard about this kind of thing from the monks in the teahouse, and he has never seen it with his own eyes.

As for the Baiduan Mountains, there are monsters, but they are all ordinary first-level monsters, and there are not many of them. After being hunted by many cultivators in recent years, there are probably not many left now. That's why Chen Qing was surprised at the beginning about the black-horned lizard that entered the spiritual field to steal the spiritual lotus. However, the black-horned lizard was caught by a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refining seven or eight months ago. It is estimated that it has been dismembered and turned into materials hidden in a stall in this market.

Although the black-horned lizard had also harmed Chen Qing's spiritual fields, Chen Qing still had to thank it a little. If it hadn't forced Chen Qing, Chen Qing would probably still be farming and developing, and he wouldn't have reached his current level of Qi Refining Level 5.

Just as Chen Qing was daydreaming, a guy he had never expected appeared in front of him.

"Fellow Daoist, how much do you want to sell this talisman for?"

A familiar voice came into Chen Qing's ears, bringing Chen Qing back from his memories.

Chen Qing took a closer look and found that the person who came was his recently moved neighbor, Zuo Ze, a cultivator in the late eighth level of Qi Refining.

Does he come to the market every day when he goes out? Why would he set his eyes on my stall? The first-grade low-quality talismans and the mid-grade golden light talismans should not be important to him, a late-stage cultivator.

When Chen Qing saw Zuo Ze, a lot of ideas suddenly burst into his mind, but he did not show any hesitation on the surface. He smiled and said, "A low-grade talisman costs five spirit stones, and a medium-grade golden light talisman costs thirty."

"Fellow Daoist, your attainments in talismans are quite impressive. You can even create a golden talisman that's comparable to a top-grade one. I wonder where you learned this skill?"

Zuo Ze took a few glances at the golden talismans on Chen Qing's stall and felt that the talisman master in front of him should have a high level of attainment in talisman making. Moreover, since he was setting up a stall outside, he was most likely a casual cultivator. In that case, he could consider it.

Chen Qing was not using his true appearance now, and Zuo Ze did not use any magic that could see through other people's faces, so he did not recognize that the talisman master in front of him was his good neighbor.

"What do you mean, Daoist friend? If you want to buy the talisman, hurry up and don't delay my business."

When Chen Qing saw that Zuo Ze was actually inquiring about his background, his face immediately darkened and he spoke in a cold voice.

"I spoke too quickly and may have offended you. I hope you will forgive me."

As Zuo Ze spoke, he activated his sixth-level Qi Refining cultivation, letting the fluctuations of his magic power envelope Chen Qing. Feeling Zuo Ze's magic power fluctuations, Chen Qing's unhappy expression immediately disappeared, and he smiled and said, "Then please buy it quickly, fellow Daoist."

Seeing this, Zuo Ze reached out and took a golden talisman, then bought seven or eight lower-grade talismans, paying Chen Qing a total of over sixty spirit stones. Chen Qing took the spirit stones from Zuo Ze and put them away. After Zuo Ze left the stall, he immediately packed up his stall and prepared to leave. To actually run into Zuo Ze, a cultivator with ulterior motives, in the market proved that the market was somewhat risky, so Chen Qing decided to escape, collecting the unsold talismans and selling them together next time. After packing up his stall, Chen Qing immediately fled into an alley, crossed several streets, and entered a deserted alley. After confirming that no one was following him, Chen Qing emerged and prepared to return to his residence. But just then, Zuo Ze, who had just left, suddenly appeared from the alley entrance, blocking Chen Qing in the deserted alley.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't leave in such a hurry. I have something else I want to trouble you with."

Zuo Ze's voice suddenly sounded in Chen Qing's ears, and Chen Qing was startled.

Zuo Ze had a smile on his face at this time, but Chen Qing did not see Zuo Ze speak. The magic power fluctuations emanating from his body were only at the sixth level of Qi Refining. He was immediately horrified and felt that he was in big trouble.

Without moving his mouth, the sound could ring in my ears. This is the telepathic transmission that only foundation-building cultivators are capable of.

After Chen Qing realized this, he felt incredible. How could Zuo Ze be a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

He immediately used the Qi-gazing technique in secret, but saw that Zuo Ze's cultivation level was still the eighth level of Qi Refining after hiding it at the sixth level of Qi Refining. He was immediately shocked and confused.

Although Chen Qing has not yet comprehended the content of the Qi-gazing technique used to observe the spiritual eyes, he has already mastered this method of observing the cultivation level of cultivators. If it is a true foundation-building cultivator who uses the Qi-hiding technique to hide his cultivation level, he can also find clues and cannot see his true cultivation level, unlike Zuo Ze who can see his fundamental cultivation level.

Moreover, if Zuo Ze is really a foundation-building cultivator, then no one in the entire Maple Valley Market can stop him except the foundation-building cultivators guarding the market. It is also impossible for the other party to hide his cultivation level and trade with him, a talisman master who sells low-level talismans. So, does he have some secret method that can condense spiritual consciousness, or does he have the same innate ability as Chen Qing, or some secret treasure with special functions?

Chen Qing seemed stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to react. His eyes suddenly became much more serious.

He said in a deep voice, "Whatever Senior wants to do, I will do my best to help."

"I have a method for drawing a first-grade, mid-grade talisman. This talisman is extremely special. Although it is mid-grade, the difficulty of drawing it is comparable to that of a high-grade talisman. Since you can draw this golden light talisman, I believe you can also draw this kind of talisman."

Zuo Ze's mouth moved slightly, but no sound came out. What he wanted to say was directly transmitted into Chen Qing's sea of ​​consciousness through his spiritual sense.

"This... I will do my best to complete the task entrusted to me by the senior."

Chen Qing hesitated for a while, pretending to be very embarrassed, but finally agreed. There was no other way. Zuo Ze's cultivation level, whether it was the Foundation Establishment or the eighth level of Qi Refining, was not something Chen Qing could afford to offend. He had no choice but to agree so that he could find a way to escape.

Seeing Zuo Ze hesitate for a moment, Chen Qing said again, "I can swear the inner demon oath."