Chapter 272: Chapter 133: Why Did You Let Me Leave?_3
It is said that if someone wants to attempt to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm, they can also rent a cave mansion to undergo closed-door training.
Although the rent is quite steep, at least in terms of safety, there’s absolutely no need to worry.
Unless a Core Formation expert is involved, no one dares to cause trouble around the Market Master’s Mansion.
Of course, because the Divine Wind Valley Marketplace is still under the jurisdiction of the Qingyuan Sect, establishments like the Spirit Plant Hall, Pill and Artifact Pavilion, Beast Taming Workshop, etc., are managed primarily by the Qingyuan Sect disciples.
As for the shops—
"The largest shop in the marketplace is the Celestial Treasure Tower, followed closely by the Hexagonal Pavilion, Shuiyun Pavilion, Ten Thousand Treasures Tower... In addition, the marketplace also has shops like the Immortal Master Tower where cultivators are taught, places like the Ten Thousand Flowers Tower which are dedicated to enjoyment, and places like the Immortal Treasure House, a restaurant catering to cultivators..."
Zhou Changwang walked along, observing everything.
An abundance of goods.
He could feel that this marketplace was indeed far more prosperous than the Fengming Dock Marketplace.
However, there’s no Independent Cultivator Marketplace.
This aspect puzzled him somewhat.
After all, loose cultivators are the largest group in the entire Cultivation Realm, and their affordable products are the main consumption items for them.
"Perhaps, it has shifted from open to underground?"
Zhou Changwang muttered, yet he understood.
As major shops pay high rents, they certainly can’t tolerate most cultivators going to the Independent Cultivator Marketplace to find bargains.
Openly, it would definitely be banned and driven away.
But where there’s a policy, there’s a countermeasure. Many loose cultivators would naturally find ways to organize privately for transactions.
"Unfortunately, I’m not aware of the place for now.
Perhaps, only at the end of the month, through the Cyan Leaf Alliance’s black market, can I learn more?"
Zhou Changwang muttered, then entered a talisman shop.
Talisman Spirit Residence!
When he came out again, his pile of Spirit Stones had dwindled by another three thousand.
In the Talisman Spirit Residence, he bought a top-grade magical artifact talisman pen called the Clear Wind Spiritual Pen. The name isn’t important; what matters is its spirit guide effect and stabilizing effect. Most importantly, there’s a Gathering Spirit Array on the talisman pen, which gathers the cultivator’s spirit while drawing talismans, greatly increasing the success rate of drawing talismans.
Fifteen hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
Expensive indeed.
But Zhou Changwang has already planned to learn drawing "Tongming Talisman Technique" to draw the Mao Jiang Talisman, Evil-faced Ghost Talisman, Mountain Ghost Exorcism Talisman... and these spirit talismans are first-grade middle-level and high-tier spirit talismans.
Moreover, they are rare summoning-type spirit talismans.
The difficulty in drawing talismans is extremely high, and entry-level is not easy.
He certainly needs to acquire a talisman pen to speed up getting started.
Besides the talisman pen, he also replaced and bought new talisman ink and talisman paper with better quality and higher grade.
Of course, the quantity is also larger.
The fifteen hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones worth is enough for half a year’s use.
When he returned to the Shuiyun Pavilion backyard, it was already evening.
Zhou Changwang went straight back to his room.
He routinely used the Sound Insulation Technique and then began trying to draw talismans.
Firstly, naturally was the Mao Jiang Talisman.
The Mao Jiang Talisman is a first-grade middle-level spirit talisman and the only first-grade middle-level talisman in the Tongming Talisman Technique.
Long before, he had thoroughly understood many key points in talisman techniques.
Though there’s a significant difference when it comes to actual drawing, drawing talismans is indeed a skill gained through practice.
Of course, since it’s just the beginning, Zhou Changwang didn’t use the newly bought high-quality talisman paper, but ordinary talisman paper priced at one Lower-Grade Spirit Stone for fifty sheets.
Then, he started drawing.
With the Clear Wind Spiritual Pen in hand, spiritual power naturally flowed within him, indeed giving him a sense of ease.
Only, when it came to actually drawing the talisman.
Failure! Failure! Failure!
...
Zhou Changwang remained calm and relaxed, hardly concerned.
Only after failing ten times would he pause, carefully recalling and summarizing the reasons for the previous failures.
This way, he continued drawing.
An hour later!
Zhou Changwang stopped.
"This Tongming Talisman Technique, surely differs greatly from ordinary spirit talismans.
The most difficult point is the ’Tongming’.
Utilizing the power of the talisman technique to communicate with the Land of the Underworld, then aligning with the corresponding ’Mao Jiang’ to willingly serve as driven.
Thus, the complete structure of the talisman technique itself isn’t enough, but requires the force from the deep unknown to connect with the underworld..."
Zhou Changwang mused and knew it wasn’t easy.
Short-term it’s extremely difficult to get started.
As a last resort, he could only temporarily stop.
Then began practicing the Light Splitting and Shadow Transformation Skill.
Practice repeatedly, casting repeatedly.
Until the exhaustion of spiritual power within, he then meditated to recover.
Shuiyun Pavilion, being in the marketplace center, has a fairly high concentration of spiritual qi, although not as much as the cultivation secret room in Fengming Dock Marketplace, yet barely enough for his cultivation.
Time flew.
Besides cultivation, Zhou Changwang focused on drawing talismans, occasionally going out with Qian Xiaoyue for a stroll, then quickly returning.
Life was peaceful.
It’s worth mentioning that Shen Xinyue indeed kept her promise, continuously helping Qian Xiaoyue to find a buyer for the Mid-grade Spirit Fish, White Jade Spotted Fish.
Then on the third day of their arrival at Divine Wind Valley Marketplace, they found a buyer who bought the White Jade Spotted Fish for twelve thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
The Spirit Stones naturally ended up in Qian Xiaoyue’s pocket.
Originally, she intended to share some with him, considering without Zhou Changwang, the fish would’ve escaped.
Zhou Changwang refused.
...
Halfway up Xiaofeng Mountain.
A valley area.
Ma Tiansheng casually reclined on a chair.
He was very content with his current life.
