"Why are you back again, senior?"
A boy looked at Lu Qing, who had returned, with a look of astonishment.
He had previously exchanged some basic knowledge of Canglan City for a fine magic weapon from Lu Qing, and he was quite pleased with himself.
Upon seeing Lu Qing return, he was first taken aback, and then began to feel uneasy.
Could it be that after taking a stroll around, this senior realized that what he was saying was common knowledge known to everyone in the city?
Feeling cheated, now wanting to come back and hold someone accountable?
"Senior, do you... do you want to take back your magic weapon?" the boy stammered.
"Huh?" Lu Qing was taken aback.
However, upon seeing the boy's somewhat frightened expression, he immediately understood what was going on.
He smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not here to ask you to return the magic artifact. I just want to ask you about something else."
Hearing that Lu Qing wasn't asking for the magic weapon back, nor was he there to question him, the young man breathed a sigh of relief.
"I wonder what else you would like to ask, senior? I will answer whatever I know," the young man said quickly.
"I'd like to ask, in Canglan City, what kind of profession is the fastest way to earn spirit stones..."
When the boy heard what Lu Qing wanted to ask, he was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood.
He wasn't surprised by Lu Qing's question.
The powerful outsiders who come to the Lesser Cang Realm almost all have the goal of entering the Tianyuan Great World.
Entering the Tianyuan Great World is no easy feat.
The amount of spirit stones required is not small.
He had seen some predecessors in the past who had accumulated enough spirit stones in Canglan City to enter the Tianyuan Great World after a long time.
"Senior wishes to earn spirit stones in Canglan City. May I ask what your expertise is?"
The boy thought for a moment and asked.
"Tell me first what kinds of ways there are to earn spirit stones."
Lu Qing did not answer directly, but said calmly.
"There are many opportunities. Canglan City is one of the most prosperous cities in the Little Cang Realm, containing countless opportunities."
Elixirs, magical artifacts, talismans—no matter the trade, there are always opportunities to earn spirit stones.
The key is to see what cultivation arts you are good at, senior.
If you're not good at any of these, there are other ways.
Senior, you are a Golden Core Realm True Person with profound cultivation. You can serve as a guest elder in certain merchant forces.
Even accepting certain escort missions can yield a considerable reward of spirit stones...
As the boy spoke eloquently, Lu Qing finally gained a clearer understanding of the money-making businesses in Canglan City.
Simply put, it means someone who knows how to refine pills, craft magical artifacts, and make talismans.
You can earn spirit stones by selling the treasures you've crafted.
Even if you don't know anything about cultivation techniques, you can still earn a considerable income by joining certain forces and serving as a guest elder or similar position, based on your own strength.
If one doesn't care about saving face, one could even work as a bodyguard or escort.
In short, everything still depends on one's own strength.
Once you reach a certain level of strength, you can easily earn spirit stones.
If one's cultivation is shallow and one's strength is insufficient, then any opportunity is meaningless.
After learning all this, Lu Qing looked at the young man with a half-smile: "Why didn't you mention these things to me earlier?"
The young man shuddered, cold sweat beading on his back. He quickly said, "Senior didn't ask just now. I thought you would go directly into the Tianyuan Great World, so I didn't mention it. I didn't mean to deceive you!"
"Alright, there's no need to panic. I was just joking with you."
Seeing the boy's fearful and apprehensive expression, Lu Qing had no intention of making things difficult for him any further.
"But next, take me around the city and tell me which merchant guilds and forces are in this city."
If you behave well, I might reward you with another magical artifact.
"I understand."
The boy felt bitter inside, but dared not disobey Lu Qing.
The person in front of me is a Golden Core cultivator; if I wanted to crush him, it would be as easy as turning my hand.
Although fighting is forbidden in Canglan City, he dared not gamble with his life.
As for the reward Lu Qing mentioned, he no longer dared to hope for it.
I just hope that I can satisfy this senior later.
Over the next few days, the young man named Zhang Feng led Lu Qing on a leisurely stroll through the city, explaining to him the distribution of power within it.
"Senior, this Treasure Pavilion specializes in selling all kinds of rare and precious treasures, and it is also one of the largest forces in the city."
It is said that the person behind it is a great figure who cultivates in the Tianyuan Great World.
While selling rare and exotic treasures, the Treasure Pavilion also acquires various other valuables.
If you acquire any treasures in the future, you can sell them here.
Treasure House has always had an excellent reputation, and its prices are fair. There has never been any record of them cheating customers.
After strolling around for half an hour, as they passed a huge pavilion, Zhang Feng introduced it to Lu Qing.
"The Treasure Pavilion?"
Lu Qing looked at the tall building, lost in thought.
He could sense that there was an extremely powerful array set up inside this building.
Once it erupts, even a Nascent Soul cultivator might not fare well.
After wandering around for a while and listening to Zhang Feng's story, Lu Qing gradually began to make up her mind.
He called out to the boy, "That's enough. Thank you for your help today. This magic talisman is yours."
After saying that, he took out a jade talisman and handed it to Zhang Feng.
It was a low-level magic talisman that he casually crafted when he was in his home world.
"Senior, you mustn't. I've already taken one of your magical artifacts."
Zhang Feng waved his hands repeatedly, not daring to accept the jade talisman.
"It doesn't matter, this little thing is useless to me anyway."
After Lu Qing flicked the jade talisman to Zhang Feng, he drifted away.
Only the boy remained, holding the jade talisman, standing there blankly.
"Aqing, what are you planning to do?"
Xiao Li hid in Lu Qing's arms and secretly transmitted her thoughts to him through her soul.
It had heard everything Zhang Feng had said earlier.
"I've got a clue, but we still need to think about it. Let's find a place to stay first," Lu Qing replied.
Immediately, Lu Qing found an inn and asked for a superior room.
Therefore, he spent his last mid-grade spirit stone.
At this point, Lu Qing had exhausted all his low-grade and mid-grade spirit stones.
Only a few of the most precious top-grade spirit stones remained.
However, high-grade spirit stones are rare and hard to come by, and they are of great use even to cultivators in the Nascent Soul Realm.
Therefore, they are generally rarely circulated in Xiaocangjie.
With such resources, Lu Qing would naturally not easily reveal them again.
"This is the superior room?"
As soon as Lu Qing entered the reserved room with Xiao Li and the others, his spirits lifted.
Inside the room, a spiritual aura permeated the air, and the space was pure and immaculate.
In the corner, a stick of sandalwood incense burns, its pure fragrance bringing peace to the mind and inspiring a sense of spiritual enlightenment.
In addition, the tea-making tools, meditation cushions, and other items in the room were all of the highest quality.
"Inside this main room, there is an array that connects to the underground spiritual veins, which can gather earth energy and spiritual energy for guests to cultivate."
This sandalwood incense is also a spiritual fragrance; it can calm the mind and help one enter a meditative state more quickly.
After investigating for a while, Lu Qing immediately discovered the secret.
He couldn't help but sigh.
No wonder this superior room is so expensive, costing ten low-grade spirit stones a day.
The spiritual energy within this room alone is several times richer than that in his cave dwelling on the sacred mountain in his hometown.
Not to mention that the room was filled with magical artifacts.
It can be said that this room, if placed in the home world, would be an unparalleled cave dwelling that many Golden Core Realm experts would fight tooth and nail to seize!
Moreover, he could tell that anyone who could run an inn or restaurant in Canglan City must have an extraordinary background.
Otherwise, without some connection, how could they possibly set up an array to connect with the spiritual energy beneath the city for their own purposes?
"Ah Qing, the spiritual energy in this upper room is so rich! If I stay here for a year or two, my cultivation level will probably break through!"
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Xiao Li jumped down from Lu Qing's arms, feeling the rich spiritual energy around her, and exclaimed with delight.
"We're still going to stay here for another year or two. If we don't hurry up and find a way to earn spirit stones, we probably won't even be able to stay for ten days," Lu Qing said with a laugh.
He couldn't touch the high-grade spirit stone in his hand, and he had just used the last mid-grade spirit stone to pay the rent in advance.
Even if they don't eat or drink, they can only stay here for a maximum of ten days.
"Oh, right? Ah Qing, have you thought of anything to do to earn spirit stones?"
Xiao Li realized what was happening and quickly asked.
It certainly can't be relied upon to connect with the Five Elements.
As a spirit beast, it should be cautious and hide its tracks in this city full of human cultivators.
Otherwise, who knows if some guy might have ulterior motives and target them?
You should know that the flesh, blood, and demon core of a spirit beast are true treasures to some people.
"Well, I plan to try my hand at talismans first and see if I can earn spirit stones."
After hearing Zhang Feng's introduction, Lu Qing already had some ideas in mind.
He didn't even consider things like escorting goods or guarding.
This kind of work is bound to involve struggle and fighting.
As a newcomer, he was completely unfamiliar with the magical arts and supernatural powers of the outside world, as well as the many powerful figures there.
If you accidentally kick a hornet's nest and end up sinking in a ditch, you'll have nowhere to turn to cry.
Therefore, another approach is more suitable for him.
That means selling elixirs, magical artifacts, and talismans.
He happened to possess the inheritances of the Divine Talisman Sect and the Li Huo Sect, and was proficient in refining weapons and pills, as well as various other cultivation arts such as engraving talismans, making him suitable for this path.
However, both alchemy and weapon crafting require a large amount of spiritual materials, and the initial investment is too high, making them unsuitable for Lu Qing, who is currently penniless.
Therefore, he is not considering these two skills for the time being.
So, the only thing left is the art of talisman making.
In fact, the art of talisman making generally requires a considerable amount of spiritual materials to create a powerful talisman.
It's just that Lu Qing's acceptance of the Earth God Talisman Sect's inheritance is rather unusual.
They adhere to the philosophy of taking heaven and earth and all things as their teachers in spiritual practice.
He has his own unique insights into the art of crafting talismans.
That is, when engraving talismans, there are no great requirements for the talisman carrier.
It emphasizes following the natural order and creating symbols according to the materials used.
Even the most ordinary leaf or blade of grass can be engraved with runes and magic arrays as long as the texture of the blade is followed.
It can still draw upon the power of heaven and earth, unleashing incredible power.
Lu Qing's current mastery of runes has not yet reached the supreme level where every blade of grass and every leaf can be transformed into a rune.
However, the requirements for the materials used in the talismans he engraved were not very high.
With just a good piece of jade that contains spiritual energy, one can carve and refine a talisman with extraordinary power.
The numerous talismans he placed in the Hall of Merit on the sacred mountain were all made from this kind of jade.
Coincidentally, this time he didn't have anything else, but he brought a lot of jade with him.
After all, jade imbued with spiritual energy is not considered a magical stone, and it is relatively easy to obtain in one's home world.
Given his prestige on the holy mountain, collecting them would be even easier.
So Lu Qing wondered if he could earn some spirit stones by selling the jade talismans he made.
"Selling talismans? That's a good idea! Ah Qing, the talismans you make are so powerful, they must be very valuable!"
Upon hearing Lu Qing's plan, Xiao Li immediately shouted.
"That's hard to say. Don't forget where we are. This Little Cang Realm is backed by the Tianyuan Great World, so there must be many very powerful talisman masters here."
Lu Qing, however, was not arrogant.
Although he possessed the inheritance of the Divine Talisman Sect and was also inexplicably blessed by the Divine Soul Talisman.
Talismans crafted through engraving and refining often possess significantly greater power than ordinary talismans.
But where is this place? The Tianyuan Great World is one of the most prosperous regions in the Great Yuan Immortal Realm.
It is unknown how many powerful beings and strong immortal sects are among them.
He didn't believe that there was no more exquisite and profound talismanic tradition than the Divine Talisman Sect.
Therefore, although he planned to sell talismans, he did not believe that the talismans he made were better than those sold by the merchant guild.
His greatest advantage is that the production cost is relatively low, making it easier to earn spirit stones.
Of course, all of this is still just Lu Qing's speculation.
To find out the truth, he'll have to verify it himself.
With that in mind, Lu Qing took out a piece of spirit jade that had been refined in advance and began to carve it.
A quarter of an hour later, light appeared on the spirit jade, and a spirit talisman had been engraved by him.
A powerful aura emerged, with wisps of lightning flickering in and out.
Even those at the Golden Core stage, if their cultivation is weak, would tremble in fear.
Lu Qing looked at the talisman floating in front of him and was somewhat satisfied.
Back in his home world, it usually took him half an hour to carve this 【Thunderbolt Talisman】.
It was completed in just fifteen minutes.
During these five years, he continuously focused intently on controlling the void flying boat, which greatly tested his mind and spirit.
Consequently, the efficiency of engraving talismans also increased significantly.
With a thought, Lu Qing immediately withdrew the power of the talisman.
Inside the room, there was also an array to conceal one's presence, so that the guest's cultivation would not disturb others.
Therefore, although the aura that was released when the talisman was completed was powerful, the people outside did not notice it.
"Come on, Xiao Li, Wu Xing, let's go out for a walk again."
Lu Qing put away the newly crafted talisman and called out.
After Xiao Li and Wu Xing crawled into his clothes, he activated the protective array in the room and went out.
Not long after, when Lu Qing came to the street again, he stopped in front of a tall building.
Looking at the treasure pavilion that exuded powerful array energy, Lu Qing smiled.
"Treasure Pavilion, I hope you won't disappoint me."
