Starting with no spiritual roots: beginning with being bound to the bad luck system

The previous battle was enough to win the talisman, which was actually scattered everywhere.

The marble bamboo is neither a talisman nor a blessing.

Besides, winning the battle and obtaining a talisman has already created momentum. Taking it back later wouldn't be a big deal.

He might appear somewhat "unpredictable" in front of the other cultivators.

However, he was the one who issued the talisman, and he also set the rules.

If you are dissatisfied or unwilling, you can choose to leave and not participate in the battle. As for not giving you the talisman and being resented, that depends on the situation.

Perhaps some cultivators do harbor resentment.

Ultimately, however, issuing talismans is voluntary, and receiving talismans based on one's own ability is also voluntary. It's unreasonable to assume that helping others too much means taking it for granted, while not helping results in resentment.

Of course, there are many oddballs in the world, and no one can say there aren't any.

As for Yun Shizhu's use of talismans, not a single cultivator who had stayed in the free shop for so long managed to rob it.

There's a reason for that.

First, Yun Shizhu's cultivation level is considerable. Second, a cultivator with this idea who goes up alone will not gain any advantage and will only pave the way for cultivators behind him.

Furthermore, since the cultivators were being held hostage by a talisman, there was no need for them to risk snatching it by force. Even if they could manage to grab it, there would be many others eyeing it covetously.

Finally, the area where the free shops are located is mostly inhabited by Qi Refining cultivators, with relatively few Foundation Establishment cultivators. Of course, this is also due to the fact that the nearby shops primarily sell items geared towards Qi Refining cultivators.

As for Foundation Establishment cultivators coming over, they're either just strolling around or buying things for their younger relatives.

There are many reasons, which will not be elaborated here.

However, isn't there already someone in the early Foundation Establishment stage here who has his eye on this? That person is the old man.

They could probably not only get treasures, but also have a chance to get the talisman from Yun Shizhu. After Yun Shizhu said that he would no longer distribute the talismans that were given to those who won the battle, they were able to hold back.

It hasn't started to flare up immediately.

It was also because, although his own cultivation was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, he was seriously injured, and there were other cultivators who were also free to help him.

He didn't want other cultivators to benefit from his actions.

After all, if he were to fight Yun Shizhu directly here, the other party would retaliate, and it would likely result in both sides suffering heavy losses.

Then other cultivators took the opportunity to capture him.

Therefore, they cannot act yet. However, it was precisely because of this that the old man understood why these cultivators had not made a move.

Even if they have ideas, they probably have various concerns.

However, in order to effectively weaken the power of the Cloud Stone Bamboo and ultimately obtain the treasure and talisman, they need to...

The old man spoke up, disregarding whether it would reveal his own secrets or not, "It would be too boring if only other cultivators fought. Why doesn't the shop owner join the fray? If he does, it will be more interesting to see how many cultivators it would take to defeat him."

In this way, the shop owner can share the joy with everyone. Moreover, those who bet correctly can earn a small sum of spirit stones.

This was naturally a way to deplete the spiritual energy of the cloud bamboo. Then, perhaps a good opportunity would arise.

However, the old man, though he was speaking, felt that it was unlikely that his request would be accepted, so he added, "As the owner of the shop, you wouldn't be unwilling to let everyone see your capabilities, would you?"

That's a bit of a provocation tactic.

Unfortunately, the old man was unaware that Yunshizhu had already fought against the cultivators at the free shop.

Therefore, when Yun Shizhu heard this, he replied, "I've noticed that you've been here for a while now, senior. Do you want to go on stage?"

This clearly carries some of that implication—

As a senior, I wasn't invited to go on stage, but I really wanted to. So I had to express my desire in a more subtle way.

In short, they just wanted to be on stage and weren't resentful of not being assigned a role. They even tried to use "everyone's opinions" to exert pressure, which is tasteless.

The old man felt exactly the same way after hearing what Yunshizhu said.