"Fellow Daoist Lu, this is this month's share of spirit stones."
The owner of the Treasure Pavilion handed a small storage bag to Lu Qing.
"So fast? It hasn't even been a month yet!" Lu Qing was somewhat surprised.
"Our Treasure Pavilion distributes spirit stones at the beginning of each month, and today happens to be that day," the Treasure Pavilion Master explained.
"I see."
Lu Qing understood and took the storage bag.
"In the past two weeks, we have sold over ten thousand talismans."
Among them are two thousand Golden Core Realm talismans and more than eight thousand Foundation Establishment Realm talismans.
As previously agreed, Fellow Daoist Lu, you will receive 50%.
It's roughly equivalent to 250,000 low-grade spirit stones.
Fellow Daoist Lu, you are a Golden Core Realm expert, so low-grade spirit stones are not very useful to you. Therefore, I have decided to exchange them all for mid-grade spirit stones to make it a round number.
Here are two thousand five hundred mid-grade spirit stones. Please take a look, Fellow Daoist Lu.
At this point, the owner of the Treasure Pavilion explained.
"Two thousand five hundred mid-grade spirit stones?"
Lu Qing was stunned when he heard the number.
He probed into the storage bag with his divine soul power and saw a pile of spirit stones inside that exuded a rich spiritual aura. His eyes widened slightly.
"The amount is less than expected, please forgive me, Fellow Daoist Lu."
The owner of the Treasure Pavilion misunderstood and explained apologetically.
"In order to compete with other businesses, we price our talismans relatively cheaply, so our profit margin is also relatively low."
"You misunderstand, OP. Lu Qing didn't think it was too little. On the contrary, it was the amount that was beyond my expectations."
Lu Qing was telling the truth; he was genuinely shocked by the number.
But now he's realized it.
These days, he has been continuously refining talismans every day.
Five hundred talismans a day, one hundred Golden Core level talismans and four hundred Foundation Establishment level talismans, add up to at least ten thousand talismans.
Among these, there are more than two thousand talismans of the Golden Core level alone.
He was also aware of the pricing of the talismans he crafted at the Treasure Pavilion.
A Golden Core level talisman costs 200 low-grade spirit stones, which is equivalent to two mid-grade spirit stones, while a Foundation Establishment level talisman costs a uniform 20 low-grade spirit stones.
According to his agreement with Treasure Pavilion, he would receive 50% of the profits for every talisman sold.
In other words, he can get one mid-grade spirit stone for a Golden Core level talisman, and ten low-grade spirit stones for a Foundation Establishment level talisman.
It now appears that the reason he was able to receive 2,500 spirit stones was mostly due to the share of the Golden Core level talismans.
"The cultivators of Canglan City are quite wealthy!" Lu Qing couldn't help but exclaim.
“It is Fellow Daoist Lu who underestimates himself a bit,” the Treasure Pavilion Master laughed. “The talismans you have refined are of high quality and low price, and are rare gems.”
Every cultivator wants to have one or two ways to save their life.
However, in the past, the price of good talismans in Canglan City has always been high.
Even if ordinary cultivators wanted to buy it, many would be willing but unable to.
It just so happens that the talismans you crafted, Fellow Daoist Lu, have appeared out of nowhere. Not only are they of extremely high quality, but they are also very inexpensive.
After the news spread, the cultivators in Canglan City showed great enthusiasm for purchasing.
With hundreds of thousands of cultivators in Canglan City, this sales volume is not surprising.
Once the news reaches other major cities, it wouldn't be surprising if sales increased further.
Lu Qing suddenly realized, but he was still shocked.
There was no other way; not long ago, he was penniless and even had to worry about the spirit stones needed to stay at an inn.
As a result, he suddenly received 2,500 mid-grade spirit stones, which is equivalent to 250,000 low-grade spirit stones!
This is enough to make them instantly rich.
However, Lu Qing also understood why the other merchants in the city were in such a hurry.
This is equivalent to the Treasure Pavilion monopolizing the entire talisman market in Canglan City.
Blocking someone's money is like killing their parents; it's no wonder those merchants are anxious.
Thinking of this, Lu Qing asked, "Lord, I heard from Miss Ziyuan a few days ago that other merchants in the city seem to be targeting our Treasure Pavilion. I wonder if there is any danger?"
"These are just underhanded tactics, Fellow Daoist Lu need not worry."
I have some connection with the city lord of Canglan City, and he will not tolerate any overstepping of his authority within the city.
"Our sale of talismans is a normal business transaction; no matter how angry those merchants are, they can't do anything to us."
The owner of the Treasure Pavilion didn't seem to care much.
"Regardless, it's best for you to be careful."
Although the owner of the Treasure Pavilion spoke with great confidence, Lu Qing still offered a word of advice.
Money can be a powerful motivator. This time, they have touched the interests of too many people, and it's hard to say whether anyone will take the risk and do something crazy.
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Lu, I know what I'm doing."
The owner of the Treasure Pavilion remained very confident.
After chatting for a while, the owner of the Treasure Pavilion took his leave.
This month, thanks to Lu Qing's talisman, Treasure Pavilion not only made a fortune, but also saw a significant increase in sales of its magical treasures and elixirs. As a result, she has a lot to do now.
"I never imagined that spirit stones could be so easy to earn in this prosperous place. Now I can set off for the Tianyuan Great World at any time."
After the owner of the Treasure Pavilion left, Lu Qing returned to his cave and looked at the spirit stones in his storage bag, feeling a surge of excitement.
That's right. With this income of spirit stones today, he and Xiao Li have finally raised enough money to enter the Tianyuan Great World.
According to the information Lu Qing had previously gathered.
Foreign cultivators who wish to enter the Tianyuan Great World and obtain residency rights.
Each person must pay one high-grade spirit stone, which is equivalent to one hundred mid-grade spirit stones.
I originally thought it would take a long time to gather enough spirit stones to enter the Tianyuan Great World, but I didn't expect that it would be far beyond that in less than a month.
Fortunately, he chose to cooperate with Treasure House.
Otherwise, relying solely on him to sell talismans would not only be risky, but would also likely take a very long time.
"Aqing, what are you looking at? Why are you so happy?"
Seeing the barely suppressed smile on Lu Qing's face, Xiao Li couldn't help but ask.
"Xiao Li, we've collected enough spirit stones to enter the Tianyuan Great World."
"You've collected enough already?" Xiao Li's eyes widened suddenly.
It knew that each of them had to pay one hundred mid-grade spirit stones to enter the Tianyuan Great World.
And this is just the most basic expense.
Once we enter the Tianyuan Great World, other expenses will likely be considerable.
The Five Elements also stared wide-eyed at them.
"Just now, the Treasure Pavilion Master came over and delivered the share of our talisman-making profits from last month."
"Guess how many spirit stones we earned this time?"
Lu Qing was in a very good mood, so he kept Xiao Li in suspense.
"How much? Could it be tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones?" Xiao Li's eyes sparkled.
These days, it and the Five Elements have been focusing on seclusion in their cave, and are unaware of what is happening outside.
All that was known was that Lu Qing made a lot of talismans every day and took them out; little else was known.
But since Lu Qing said that, he must have made a lot of money this time.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones," Lu Qing slowly uttered a number.
Xiao Li was stunned by these words.
The Five Elements were no exception; their tails, which were originally trembling slightly, all stiffened.
"Ah, Ah Qing, what did you say? Two, two hundred and fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones?"
After a long while, Xiao Li looked at Lu Qing in disbelief and stammered.
“That’s right, 250,000 low-grade spirit stones, which is 2,500 mid-grade spirit stones.” Lu Qing nodded.
Xiao Li was stunned again.
His eyes were wide open and his mouth was agape.
After a moment, it came to its senses and became excited: "Two hundred and fifty thousand! That means we can enter the Tianyuan Great World at any time?"
"Yes, I thought it would take a long time to collect enough spirit stones, but I didn't expect to collect them so quickly."
"You earned 250,000 spirit stones in less than a month! Ah Qing, you're amazing! And the cultivators in Canglan City are just too rich!"
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“They are indeed very wealthy.” Lu Qing nodded in agreement.
Think about how precious spirit stones are in our home world. In the ancient times of cultivation, many sects stored them up as strategic resources and were reluctant to use them.
Those who can afford to use spirit stones for cultivation are generally only top-tier experts like those at the Nascent Soul stage.
However, once you come to this Little Cang Realm, even a Qi Refining Realm cultivator, unless they are extremely poor, will probably have a few spirit stones in their possession.
As expected of the prosperous area of the Great Yuan Immortal Realm, my hometown world is not even a remote and impoverished place compared to it.
"Ah Qing, when are we setting off for the Tianyuan Great World?" Xiao Li asked.
“I’m considering that,” Lu Qing said hesitantly.
"How about we go later?" Xiao Li said. "Aqing, the talismans you're making are so profitable with spirit stones. It would be such a waste if we didn't take this opportunity to earn more. We don't know if we'll ever have another chance like this."
This was precisely what Lu Qing hesitated about.
His original plan was to enter the Tianyuan Great World immediately after collecting enough spirit stones.
After all, that was their actual destination.
Moreover, he vaguely sensed that Canglan City was no longer peaceful.
After all, he has affected the interests of too many people this time.
There are probably countless people outside who want him dead right now.
The safest thing to do is to get out as soon as possible.
However, he never expected that the talismans he crafted would be so popular, and he easily earned wealth he never dared to dream of before.
This, ironically, made him hesitate.
"Indeed, wealth can be a powerful motivator. Faced with the temptation of immense riches, even my resolve to follow the Dao wavered."
Sensing this, Lu Qing couldn't help but sigh.
He originally thought that his resolve to follow the Dao was firm enough.
But now it seems that it was simply because the temptation wasn't strong enough.
Now, faced with hundreds of thousands or even millions of spirit stones, he was clearly wavering.
"Very well, there's no end to the spirit stones we can earn. A wise man doesn't stand under a crumbling wall. Since Canglan City is already in turmoil, let's leave as soon as possible."
The wavering of his Dao heart made Lu Qing more vigilant, and he made a decision.
Anyway, he currently has over two thousand mid-grade spirit stones, which is enough for him to live on for a long time.
Even if used for cultivation, it would probably be enough to push his cultivation level to the late Golden Core stage.
Having made up her mind, Lu Qing shook her head: "No, let's prepare to leave."
"Are you really leaving?"
Xiao Li looked around, feeling somewhat reluctant to leave.
These days, it and the Five Elements have been cultivating in this cave, and their cultivation has made extraordinary progress.
The realm of perfecting the first stage of the Golden Core is not far off.
Having left Canglan City, I don't know if I'll ever have such good cultivation conditions again.
Although everyone says that the Tianyuan Great World is much stronger than the Xiaocang Realm, who can guarantee it before actually entering it?
"People die for wealth, birds die for food; excessive greed can easily cost you your life."
I can sense that the appearance of the new talisman has stirred up waves in Canglan City.
If these major powers were to clash, it would be beyond our ability to resist.
Therefore, leaving as soon as possible is the best course of action.
Lu Qing, however, remained resolute.
"Alright, I'll do whatever you say, Aqing."
Although she was reluctant, Xiao Li knew that listening to Lu Qing was the right thing to do.
This is the experience they've gained after going through so much in the past.
"Shall we leave now?"
"There's no need to rush. If we leave like this, it might be difficult to explain to the owner of the Treasure Pavilion."
In a few more days, I will work hard to refine more talismans and deliver them to the Treasure Pavilion.
This can be considered as giving her an explanation.
Although he decided to leave, Lu Qing did not choose to leave without saying goodbye.
Firstly, he and the owner of the Treasure Pavilion had sworn an oath and signed a contract, and he could not break the agreement casually.
Secondly, if he leaves like this, he will leave Treasure House with a mess that is difficult to clean up.
At least he had been getting along quite well with the owner of the Treasure Pavilion these past few days, so he couldn't let him get away with this.
"Alright, I've had some insights these past few days. Perhaps if I cultivate for a few more days, I can reach the first stage of perfection."
Xiao Li was delighted to hear this.
“That’s perfect. We’ll leave once you’ve completed your first transformation,” Lu Qing said.
Just as Lu Qing had amassed a large sum of spirit stones and was considering leaving...
In another cave, Master Qiu was in a less pleasant mood.
“Master, because the landlord removed all our talismans, our income dropped significantly last month, by more than half.”
A disciple was reporting to him.
"Half gone..."
Master Qiu's expression was rather unpleasant.
"That's right. This is because last month, the store had a lot more customers due to the introduction of the new talismans. Some customers bought the magic treasures we made. Otherwise, our income would be less than half."
"According to you, I should thank that kid instead?" Master Qiu said in a cold tone.
"This disciple dares not!"
The disciple sensed the chill in his master's tone, trembled, and immediately knelt down.
Master Qiu ignored his useless disciple, his face remaining gloomy, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
After a while, he slowly said, "You wretched woman, since you've gone this far, then don't blame me for disregarding our years of friendship."
After saying that, he took something out of his storage bag.
It was a sealed black array plate, engraved with strange runes, emanating an ominous aura.
Looking at the array, Master Qiu's gaze became incredibly deep as he recalled the mysterious person he had met a few days ago.
