After making his announcement, the owner of the Treasure Pavilion officially established his position in front of all the senior members of the Treasure Pavilion.
The rest was much simpler.
Even if people had other thoughts in their minds, they wouldn't reveal them in front of the host.
The banquet was filled with harmony, and many high-ranking officials congratulated Lu Qing and expressed their desire to befriend him.
Even Master Qiu, after adjusting himself, calmed down.
On the surface, it was as if nothing had happened, and they congratulated Lu Qing as well.
Before long, the banquet ended in such a harmonious atmosphere.
Lu Qing, led by a maid, arrived at his own cave dwelling.
"Senior Lu, this is your cave dwelling. If you feel there is anything missing, you can instruct us to prepare it," the maid said respectfully.
Lu Qing nodded: "Okay, you can go down now."
After the maid left, Lu Qing activated the formation of the cave and began to examine his new residence.
Xiao Li and the Five Elements then emerged from his clothes.
At the previous banquet, with so many people around, Lu Qing didn't let the two of them come out.
Anyway, the two little ones had the invisibility talismans he had made, plus his aura was concealed.
Even ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators might not be able to find their traces unless they deliberately search for them.
Of course, Lu Qing also knew that the fact that he had two Golden Core Realm spirit pets by his side could not be kept from those who were interested.
After all, Xiao Li and the others had appeared when he used the teleportation array.
"Ah Qing, is this the cave dwelling that Treasure Pavilion prepared for you? The spiritual energy here is much richer than that of the best rooms in the inn!"
After Xiao Li jumped out, she sensed the environment inside the cave and was immediately shocked.
The Five Elements were doing the same, and they had already begun to excitedly roam around the cave.
"It's good."
Lu Qing was also very satisfied.
The superior room in the inn was already enough to loosen his bottleneck.
The cultivation environment in this cave is several times better.
In this way, the time it takes him to reach the fourth stage of the Golden Core realm will likely be shortened considerably again.
Based on this alone, he felt that choosing to join Treasure House was well worth it.
After all, what he lacks most right now is a good cultivation environment.
"However, having received so many benefits, it's time to show my value."
Lu Qing is not the kind of person who just takes benefits without doing any work.
Since the owner of the Treasure Pavilion is so generous, he should at least reciprocate in some way.
After leaving Xiao Li and the others to cultivate in the cave, Lu Qing left the cave to pay his respects to the Master of the Treasure Pavilion.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, you said you wanted to prepare to refine talismans?"
The owner of the Treasure Pavilion was taken aback.
When she saw Lu Qing arrive, she initially thought he had some kind of request.
Unexpectedly, Lu Qing directly said that he wanted to start preparing to refine talismans.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, aren't you being a little too hasty? You're new here, it's good to take a few more days to get used to things."
Lu Qing shook his head: "No need. I have never liked to procrastinate when I do things."
Since the poster has treated Lu Qing so well, I would also like to quickly help the poster share the burden and solve the problem.
"By the way, what kinds of talismans does our Treasure Pavilion mainly sell these days?"
"Please wait a moment, I will send someone to speak with you."
The owner of the Treasure Pavilion had a slight thought, and soon a woman dressed in a purple short robe entered from outside.
It was the alluring woman who had once received Lu Qing.
“Ziyuan is quite familiar with the sales of talismans at our Treasure Pavilion. Let her tell you,” said the owner of the Treasure Pavilion.
"Thank you for your trouble, Miss Ziyuan," Lu Qing said politely.
Ziyuan quickly replied, "I dare not accept such praise. May I ask what specific aspect of the situation you wish to know, sir?"
"I would like to know which talismans sell best at our Treasure Pavilion, which are the most popular, which are in which price range, and what the profit margin is."
Ziyuan pondered for a while.
"The talismans that sell best at our Treasure Pavilion include healing and defensive talismans."
Among them, Foundation Establishment level talismans are the most popular.
It's not just Foundation Establishment cultivators who have the greatest demand for talismans.
It also depends on Master Wang and his team, who are quite skilled at crafting talismans of this level.
For talismans of the Golden Core level and above, there are very few talisman makers in our Treasure Pavilion who can refine them, and the cost is very high and the output is very low.
This makes the prices of high-end talismans in our building relatively high.
Therefore, most cultivators choose to purchase these high-level talismans from the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion and the Thousand Machines Pavilion.
Ziyuan slowly explained the situation.
"This is because both Wanxianglou and Qianjifang have talisman-making masters overseeing their operations. The high-grade talismans they produce are not only of better quality but also have lower costs than ours, allowing us to set lower prices."
At this point, the owner of the Treasure Pavilion added.
This is one of the reasons why she values Lu Qing so much.
In the Small Cang Realm, high-level talisman makers are extremely rare, and talisman masters are even rarer.
"Is that so?" Lu Qing said thoughtfully.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, do you have any thoughts?" asked the Treasure Pavilion Master.
Lu Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Master, to be honest, the talismanic tradition I cultivate is rather special."
When crafting talismans, more emphasis is placed on the engraving of rune arrays, and the requirements for the talisman carrier are not particularly high.
Therefore, the talismans I refine are relatively inexpensive. Perhaps we can make use of this?
"Fellow Daoist Lu, are you telling the truth?"
The owner of the Treasure Pavilion suddenly stood up.
Lu Qing nodded: "Of course it's not a joke."
"I never imagined that Fellow Daoist Lu's skill in talisman making had reached such a level!"
The owner of the treasure house was genuinely pleasantly surprised.
She originally thought that Lu Qing's skill was only in the 【Thunderbolt Talisman】.
After all, everyone has their own expertise, and it's perfectly normal for talisman makers to have their own specialties in talismans.
It now seems that he can do this with all talismans.
That would be fantastic news for her Treasure Pavilion.
"In that case, we will have many more things to do, so we need to plan them out carefully!"
The owner of the Treasure Pavilion paced back and forth excitedly, his mind already filled with numerous plans.
After walking for a while, she remembered something and asked Lu Qing, "By the way, Fellow Daoist Lu, what type of talismans are you better at crafting?"
"I have a wide range of expertise, and I can refine most types of talismans."
"It's just that my cultivation level is limited; the highest level I can currently refine talismans is only at the Golden Core stage."
Lu Qing carefully considered his answer.
"I can craft most types of talismans!"
The owner of the Treasure Pavilion was shocked once again.
Immediately, I felt even more excited.
The surprises Lu Qing brought her were getting bigger and bigger.
"This matter requires careful consideration! However, Fellow Daoist Lu, could you please prepare in advance and refine some talismans to accumulate?"
“Of course, but if I want to refine a large number of talismans, I’m afraid I don’t have enough spirit jade.”
"That's easy. I'll have Ziyuan send a batch of spirit jade to the cave later."
If there are any other materials needed, just tell Shion.
"By the way, Ziyuan, from now on you will be solely responsible for following Fellow Daoist Lu's orders; you no longer need to be in the front hall."
"Yes, OP!"
Ziyuan was overjoyed.
Anyone with eyes can see that Lu Qing is currently the most valued by the landlord.
Being able to work by his side is much more promising than receiving guests in the front hall.
"Miss Ziyuan, please bear with me from now on," Lu Qing said politely.
"I wouldn't dare accept that. If you need anything in the future, please just give me your orders," Ziyuan quickly replied.
"Then I, Lu Qing, will not disturb you any longer and will take my leave now."
Seeing the excited look on the owner of the Treasure Pavilion, Lu Qing knew that she probably had a lot more plans to make.
So he wisely took his leave and withdrew.
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Ziyuan also came out along.
"Senior Lu, I will go to the treasure vault now and fetch the spirit jade for you."
“Hmm.” Lu Qing nodded, but then added, “There’s no need to take high-grade spirit jade; some low-grade and mid-grade spirit jade will suffice.”
"yes."
Ziyuan agreed.
He thought to himself that Senior Lu was indeed different from the others.
The other talisman makers in the building wished they could use all the high-grade materials from the treasure vault when they were making talismans.
Inevitably, some instances of embezzlement occurred.
If it weren't for the numerous rules established by the original poster, even a large inventory of materials wouldn't have been enough for them to squander and embezzle.
When it came to Lu Qing, it was clear that given how much the host valued him, applying for even more valuable materials wouldn't be a problem.
However, Lu Qing had no such intention at all, and only wanted mid-to-low-grade spirit jade.
Thinking of this, Ziyuan's gaze towards Lu Qing became one of reverence.
Lu Qing was completely baffled.
He was naturally unaware of the despicable affairs within the Treasure Pavilion.
Even if I knew, I wouldn't be interested.
Given his character, he wouldn't stoop to cannibalism as an offering, yet he still embezzled public funds.
"Senior Lu, I've brought the spirit jade. Please take a look and see if it's suitable for you."
Not long after returning to his cave from the Treasure Pavilion Master, Ziyuan brought Lu Qing the spirit jade he needed from the treasure vault.
"so much!"
After receiving the storage bag from Ziyuan, Lu Qing examined it with his divine soul power and was somewhat surprised.
There were at least a dozen pieces of spirit jade in the storage bag.
They were all high-quality spirit jade that had been refined. Even the low-grade spirit jade was of much higher quality than the ones he usually used.
However, the spirit jade in this storage bag is already quite valuable.
"Mid-to-low grade spirit jade is not commonly used by the talisman makers in the building."
For masters like Qiu, refining talismans requires at least high-grade spirit jade.
In other words, their disciples or apprentices would use some low-grade spirit jade when practicing talisman making.
Therefore, the treasure vault contained a considerable amount of low- to mid-grade spirit jade, which I then took entirely.
Ziyuan explained.
"Those guys are really living a very extravagant life," Lu Qing couldn't help but say.
At the same time, I am once again amazed by the profound heritage of the Treasure House.
It should be noted that the spirit jade he used was already considered to be of very high quality in his home world.
When they arrived here, they found that low-grade spirit jade was just a material that apprentices would use for practice.
The difference is so great that it goes without saying.
No wonder Master Wang and the others were so surprised when they saw that the 【Thunderclap Talisman】 was made from low-grade spirit jade.
However, it could also be because this world has too many good materials to squander.
This is why, when crafting talismans, they rely more on the material carrier rather than studying how the rune array can be better integrated into the talisman to unleash its maximum power.
Ultimately, poverty makes people progress.
Lu Qing couldn't help but complain in his heart.
"Senior Lu, is there anything else you need me to do?"
At this moment, Ziyuan asked.
"Not for now. If anything comes up, I'll contact you. Oh, and take these two jade talismans."
Lu Qing took out two jade talismans and handed them over.
Ziyuan took them and found that one of them was a communication talisman, while the other was actually a Golden Core level talisman.
It was the 【Thunderbolt Talisman】 that she was quite familiar with!
"Senior Lu, this is..."
Ziyuan held the two jade talismans, somewhat at a loss.
“Take it. The communication talisman is for me to summon you in the future. As for this 【Thunderclap Talisman】, it's for your self-defense,” Lu Qing said.
"But Senior Lu, this is too precious!" Ziyuan's hands trembled slightly.
The value of a single 【Thunderbolt Talisman】 is considerable, equivalent to a long period of her monthly salary.
She's worked at the Treasure Pavilion for so long, yet she can't bear to buy even a Golden Core level talisman for self-defense.
"It's alright, crafting these little gadgets is no trouble for me, so just accept them," Lu Qing waved his hand dismissively.
After Ziyuan left, looking somewhat dazed, Lu Qing returned to his cave and activated all the defensive formations to prevent any disturbance.
He probed his storage bag with his mind and took out several pieces of low-grade spirit jade.
"Let's refine a batch of talismans to test the waters first. Perfect timing, we can also try out that trick."
Feeling the spiritual energy emanating from the jade in his hand, Lu Qing's eyes gleamed with excitement.
Then he tossed the spirit jade in his hand, and three low-grade spirit jades floated in front of him.
Then, he focused his mind and practiced drawing with his ten fingers.
Numerous talismans appeared out of thin air, and like birds flying into the forest, they all disappeared into the three low-grade spirit jades in front of him.
If Master Wang and the others were to witness this scene, it would surely cause them great alarm.
Because Lu Qing was actually refining three talismans at the same time!
Moreover, judging from the runes he drew, the one he was refining was none other than the Golden Core level talisman 【Thunderclap Talisman】!
Refining three talismans at the same time did not slow down Lu Qing's refining speed much.
In less than a quarter of an hour, he had already refined three 【Thunderclap Talismans】 and they were in his hands.
After sensing the contents of the talisman and finding no flaws, Lu Qing nodded in satisfaction.
"Indeed, the technique of splitting the soul is indeed profound. It allows me to multitask, and even delicate tasks like refining talismans are not affected at all."
Indeed, that explains why Lu Qing was able to refine three talismans at the same time.
It was thanks to the Puppet Sect's secret technique, the Soul Splitting Technique, that he had obtained from the Third Holy Lord.
The art of soul division can not only cultivate the seed of the soul, but also differentiate into a clone of the soul.
Similarly, one can divide one's mind and will, using multiple things at once without them interfering with or affecting each other.
However, this was the first time Lu Qing had used it in the art of talismans, and he refined several talismans at the same time.
Surprisingly, the results were quite good.
In this way, the effectiveness of his talisman-making can be greatly increased again.
Lu Qing's heart stirred, and he took out several more pieces of spirit jade and threw them in front of him.
This time, the quantity of spirit jade was even greater than before.
No longer three yuan, but nine yuan!
