I am a late bloomer in the world of immortality

…

Return to the shed.

Wei Tu took out the talisman pen, spiritual ink, and a dozen talisman papers that he bought at a shop in Fangshi a few days ago.

Since behind the small market, there will be Hu Yao as a stable channel to get goods at low prices.

Then the talisman paper and spiritual ink he purchased earlier need to be consumed as soon as possible to withdraw funds.

also.

He planned to use the [Earth Thorn Talisman] as his spiritual property and exchange it for other resources in the small market.

This way.

On the one hand, properly displaying his talents can improve his status in the shantytown and avoid the intrusion of the gangsters.

Professional monks such as Talisman Masters, Alchemy Masters, and Formation Masters all enjoy high status in the world of immortality.

Let alone among the lower-level monks.

Both of them can also take advantage of the small market to find a good market for the talismans they draw.

Wei Tu spread out the talisman paper, dipped his talisman pen in spiritual ink, and began to carefully outline the talismans of the [Earth Thorn Talisman] on the talisman paper.

More than an hour passed.

The talismans on the blank talisman paper were completely outlined by Wei Tu.

Film break.

The aura of the runes on the talisman paper converged, unlike when Wei Tu drew the talisman in the secular world, it burned spontaneously.

The progress of [Earth Thorn Talisman], Wei Tu has reached 37%, which is roughly equivalent to the completion stage of drawing [Earth Thorn Talisman].

At this stage, his success rate in drawing the [Earth Thorn Talisman] is about 40%.

In other words, with ten talisman papers, as long as he is careful enough, he can produce four [Earth Thorn Talismans], and the success rate is gratifying.

certainly.

Among these four [Earth Thorn Talismans].

One or two of them will become defective products because Wei Tu's technique is not refined.

Defective products can be used.

But in terms of power and value, it is greatly reduced compared to the normal ground thorn talisman.

"To draw basic talismans such as the Earth Thorn Talisman directly in one breath, you must be at least a first-level Talisman Master. I'd better be steady and avoid wasting..."

Wei was not impatient when drawing symbols, and still maintained a leisurely pace.

A month and a half later.

He finally consumed all the inventory he had purchased before, and converted the talisman paper and spiritual ink into cashable [Earth Thorn Talismans].

"Earth Thorn Talisman (42/100): Practice five times a day and it will be completed in seven years."

"Added 5% progress."

"It seems that if this continues, it won't take seven years, or at most two or three years, for my Earth Thorn Talisman to be perfected."

Wei Tu looked happy.

If you are able to master the drawing of a basic talisman, you will have the opportunity to draw the "high quality" of this talisman.

The price of high-quality earth thorn talismans is comparable to that of ordinary first-level talismans.

First-level talismans are mostly used by monks who are in the middle or late stages of Qi training.

Being able to draw the best of the basic talismans also means that he will be able to trade with these "high-end customers" in the middle and late stages of Qi training, and earn spiritual stones from these monks.

"besides--"

Wei Tu pondered for a moment, took out a spirit-detecting talisman from the house, and put it on his forehead.

At the same time, he shifted his gaze to the bronze mirror on the desk.

In the mirror, Wei Tu's forehead gradually revealed two kinds of light, light cyan and khaki, about the size of half a fist.

"Twin spiritual roots of earth and wood..."

"It's slightly larger than the previous light group... It seems that my previous guess was accurate. I became a late bloomer, and my qualifications are still slowly changing..."

Wei Tu thought to himself.

When he was in the ordinary world, he practiced "Turtle Breath Nourishing Qigong", and the small warmth flowing out of his golden and purple destiny gradually changed his martial arts roots, making him a martial arts genius in the eyes of his master Shan Wuju.

When he arrived in the world of cultivating immortals, he thought that the effect of gold and purple's fate-changing qualifications would not disappear.

Therefore, every once in a while, he would use the spirit measuring talisman to measure his qualifications again.

as expected.

It's been more than a year.

His qualifications have indeed improved accordingly.

"According to this progress, maybe in a hundred years, my qualifications will be equivalent to a middle-grade spiritual root..."

Wei Tu thought secretly.

According to his original plan, he would be able to barely touch the edge of the foundation building period until the end of his life, and would miss the chance to build a foundation.

But after his qualifications have been improved accordingly, even if it takes ten more years to prepare for the foundation, it will be a big improvement for him.

…

Less than half a month later.

The semi-annual small market in the shantytown has arrived.

Because the "small market" was not officially recognized by the city, a group of low-level monks did not set up stalls in the streets and alleys of the shantytown, but gathered in several adjacent shanties.

Corresponding small wooden signs were also hung on the doorways of these shacks, with words such as "Alchemy House", "Utensil House", "Beast House" and "Medicine House" written on them.

Wei Tu called Fu Zhizhou, and the two came to this shantytown together.

"The price is 20% lower than the store in Fang City, but still a little more expensive." Wei Tu walked into the "talisman house" and saw talisman paper and spiritual ink for sale at a stall.

After comparing the prices, he shook his head.

Shops in the market are expensive, and their quality is much better than that at the stalls. The 20% premium is quite reasonable.

"But if it can be lower than 40%, there is no need to worry too much about quality issues."

Wei Tu secretly said.

There is no inappropriate thing, only inappropriate price.

"How many spiritual stones are there for a dozen talismans?" Wei Tu approached the stall owner and started asking for the price.

The stall owner was a thin old man. After hearing Wei Tu's words, he raised his head and glanced at Wei Tu. Seeing that Wei Tu had a strange face, he said coldly: "The price is marked on it, a dozen talismans and a spirit stone."

"Cheaper, how about twenty grains of spiritual sand?"

Wei Tu bargains.

Just cut it off by a third.

The thin old man lowered his eyelids and stopped talking to Wei Tu, instead greeting other businessmen.

"Twenty-three grains of spiritual sand?"

"how?"

Wei Tu raised the price.

"We won't sell less than twenty-seven grains of spiritual sand." The thin old man frowned and replied casually.

He thought to himself that this business was done.

If you are willing to raise the price, you are willing to buy.

However--

The next moment, he was dumbfounded.

When Wei Tu heard the quotation, he did not approach him to buy. Instead, he walked away from his stall, turned around and walked towards another stall, and started a new round of negotiation with another stall owner.

Half an hour later.

Wei Tu probably knew the prices of the things used by Talisman Masters in the small market.

It was much higher than the price Hu Yao gave him.

At most, he could cut it to 30% off the original price.

Once it's less than 30% off, the stall owner's refusal becomes clear.

"Some money can only be made by certain people." Wei Tu sighed secretly, turned around and walked out of the Talisman House, preparing to go to the "hidden house" where Hu Yao and others were staying, to ask Hu Yao to help him introduce relationships.

The hidden house is where prostitutes like Hu Yao do their business behind closed doors.

As soon as Wei Tu walked out of the Talisman House, he saw Fu Zhizhou, who had separated from him after arriving at the market, stepped into the "Beast House" and chatted with a stall owner at the entrance of the Beast House.

The two chatted happily.

The beast house is a market place where spirit beast cubs and spirit animal meat are sold.

Wei Tu came closer and heard that Fu Zhizhou was asking about the method of entering and exiting the "Demon Wolf Mountain Range" and the precautions for killing monster beasts.

"It seems that my fourth brother can no longer sit still in the shantytown. He doesn't want to be mediocre all his life."

Wei Tu instantly understood Fu Zhizhou's thoughts.

There are generally three ways to build the foundation of Danqiu Mountain.

First, one has a certain skill and can stand out among all the various arts of cultivating immortals.

Step by step, accumulate spiritual stones, improve your realm, and purchase foundation-building spiritual items.

This is the path Wei Tu is taking now.

Second, there is a fairy fate nearby.

Get precious elixirs, magic weapons, exercises and other treasures, exchange them with Taixuanzong, and get a chance to advance to the foundation building stage.

Three, be the catcher.

Instead of living peacefully in a shanty town, he takes on tasks in the city and goes through life and death outside, becoming a "war cultivator".

"Everyone has their own choice. I have the destiny of being a late bloomer, so I choose the position of Talisman Master to be safe."

"But the fourth brother is different. If he wants to build a foundation, he can only become a sword catcher."

Wei Tu paused and left quietly without disturbing the chat between Fu Zhizhou and the owner of the animal house.

Everyone has his own ambitions.

He still needs to help his mortal relatives embark on the path to immortality, so he has no spare time to help Fu Zhizhou, his sworn brother.

In his heart, his family comes first.

Although the qualifications of his wife Xinghua and a pair of children are not high, and it is difficult to achieve success in cultivating immortals, this is not the reason why he can "abandon his wife and children".

One sentence.

Do your best and obey destiny.

Just like how he treated Kou Liang, he couldn't be so mean that he wouldn't even give his wife and children a chance to cultivate immortality.

…

soon.

Wei Tu arrived at the "hidden house" which was a little far away from the small market.

When he arrived at the shed, he happened to see a man in a long gown, beating his waist, walking out of the shed with a wooden sign with the character "Hu" on it.

When this man saw Wei Tu, he didn't pay attention. His legs and feet were so weak that he almost fell to the ground.

"Fellow Daoist Wei?" The man in the long robe obviously knew Wei Tu. He laughed a few times and said hello.

"Don't tell my family about this."

"You know how fierce that tigress is."

He took out a few grains of spiritual sand from his pocket, stuffed it into Wei Tu's hand, and left in a hurry.

Seeing this, Wei Tu couldn't help but smile.

——He didn’t expect that there would be an unexpected gain when he came to cover the house this time.

The man in the long gown, whose surname is "Wang", is a famous alchemist in their shanty town.

Although he can only refine three or four kinds of "basic elixirs" used in cultivation, he is still considered a popular figure in the shanty town.

The last time he bought the "Moon Ning Dan", he went to see Master Wang. Later, out of caution, he did not buy the "Moon Ning Dan" from Master Wang, but went to a shop in Fangshi.

But this experience made him get to know Master Wang Dan and the "tigress" in his family.

"Could it be that Hu Yao just took advantage of these male cultivators? Only then can he be confident enough to help me buy talisman paper and spiritual ink at a 60% discount?"

Wei Tu thought of this.

He shook his head, suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart, and continued walking towards the shack with a wooden sign with the word "Hu" on it.

At this time, Hu Yao also happened to come out. Xu had just finished her errands. She was only wearing a translucent thin shirt. The bulges were looming. As she moved, she swayed slightly, making people see her blood flowing.

Hu Yao took the wooden basin, poured out the sewage inside, and welcomed Wei Tu into her room with a smile.

Then, she closed the door, bolted it, turned around, and took off her clothes rustlingly.

Halfway through taking it off, Hu Yao suddenly realized that the person coming was Wei Tu, so she put the thin shirt back on and apologized: "I'm used to it, I hope fellow Taoist Wei won't be weird."