Seeking Immortality In The Cultivation World

The table is square and Lin Xiu takes out the talisman paper and spiritual ink from the storage bag, arranging them neatly. Then he looks at the female cultivator and awkwardly smiles.

"Senior Chu, I was in a hurry and forgot to bring the brush."

He didn't plan to come to the Treasure Pavilion today, but the reminder from the shopkeeper Qian at the Qian family's old shop made him change his mind and come here.

Besides being able to purchase some treasures in advance on the second floor of the Treasure Pavilion, the badge they issue also has a deterrent effect on others.

With the reputation and status accumulated by the Treasure Pavilion over the years, no one is willing to offend someone from the Treasure Pavilion for no reason, even though the benefits of this junior badge are actually not that great.

But today, that constant talisman master made him feel a hint of threat, so he needs to be prepared.

In this world, many times, you don't even have the chance to mend the fold after the sheep are lost!

Seeing Lin Xiu's embarrassed look, the female cultivator's eyes brighten. Finally, from this toothy smile, she remembers the independent cultivator who left in such a chic manner.

She turns around and takes out a brush from the pen holder on the shelf behind her, and hands it over.

"Use this one!"

This brush is crystal clear, with a faint light flowing on the pen handle. The tip of the brush is made of the hair of some kind of demonic beast, emitting a faint light. It's obviously a good item.

Lin Xiu takes it and thanks her, concentrates his energy, and starts refining the talismans.

The female cultivator sits at a nearby table, drinking spirit tea, lost in thought.

Just over an hour later, all five talismans are refined.

Lin Xiu gently puts down the brush and lets out a deep breath.

Looking at the talismans in front of him, a hint of disbelief appears in his eyes.

It's actually three!

That's a success rate of sixty percent!

He knows that today he has a feeling of good fortune, and every time he has this feeling, the success rate is not low.

But it definitely wouldn't be sixty percent, at most fifty percent.

Without thinking too much, he bows to the female cultivator.

"Senior Chu, I'm done!"

The female cultivator puts down her teacup, but doesn't get up. She frowns when she sees the talismans on the table from a distance.

Three?

She immediately walks up to the table, picks up one of the talismans and looks at it, then looks at Lin Xiu.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, when did you advance to a high-grade talisman master?"

Lin Xiu bows.

Actually, I advanced two months ago, but I only recently found out that it qualifies me to enter the second floor of the Treasure Pavilion.

Only two months since advancing!

The female cultivator's chest rises and falls violently a few times, causing Lin Xiu to quickly lower his head.

Fortunately, she doesn't pay attention to this at the moment. After calming herself down, she glances at the brush on the table and praises Lin Xiu, "Fellow Daoist Lin, your talent in talisman dao is indeed extraordinary. You have passed the assessment!"

After saying that, she takes out a green badge and hands it over.

"With this waist token, Fellow Daoist Lin can freely come to the second floor to sell and purchase various items."

Lin Xiu took the waist token and played with it curiously, when a somewhat familiar voice reached his ears,

"Junior, I am here to sell talismans, and... huh? What are you doing here?"

He turned around and saw... oh!

It was that Constant Talisman Master...

Constant Talisman Master stared at the waist token in Lin Xiu's hand with wide eyes, his mind in turmoil.

The female cultivator looked curiously at the two of them,

"Do you two know each other?"

Lin Xiu squinted his eyes,

"I suppose so, then I'll take my leave."

After saying that, he arched his hand and intended to go downstairs,

Constant Talisman Master's gaze towards him was extremely complicated, filled with suspicion, disdain, and a hint of malice, which made Lin Xiu feel extremely repulsed and vigilant.

Moreover, although there were many good things on the second floor, he knew that he couldn't afford them, so it was better not to look!

Otherwise, if he looked at this and that, his spirit stones would disappear like flowing water, then how could he save money for the boat ticket?

"Wait!"

The female cultivator suddenly called out to him, "Fellow Daoist Lin, our pavilion is willing to purchase your talismans at the price of a middle-grade spirit stone, and the materials for talismans are also cheaper than other shops by ten percent."

Lin Xiu raised an eyebrow and walked back.

Then he took out twenty talismans,

"In that case, I'll exchange these talismans for a hundred portions of materials!"

The female cultivator quickly checked them and handed over the materials he needed.

"Thank you for your patronage!"

Lin Xiu glanced at Constant Talisman Master and turned around to leave the second floor.

Constant Talisman Master, standing aside, felt a mix of emotions,

Why?

He had gone through great hardships to refine talismans, and he was currently in a state of loss.

With a success rate of only twenty-five percent, he had been in the red for over a year.

Both the Qian Family's Old Shop and the Treasure Pavilion offered the same price, ninety low-grade spirit stones, which meant that for every hundred portions of materials, he had a profit of slightly over two middle-grade spirit stones.

After deducting the cost of time and the spiritual energy he used, he could only consider it a small profit.

At this moment, he secretly cast a greedy glance at the beautiful side face and body of the female cultivator, then asked with a puzzled tone,

"Senior, there's something I don't understand. Why is it that even though we both have high-grade talismans, he... I, on the other hand..."

The female cultivator sneered in her heart, took out a "Frost Shield" that Lin Xiu had refined, activated it, and threw it onto the empty space in the room, turning it into a half-circle ice shield with a diameter of ten feet.

Then, she casually released a green spiritual energy, but the ice shield didn't have a single crack.

"I can break through the defense of a middle-grade law garment with this strike. Fellow Daoist, how do you feel?"

Chang Fu Shi looked at the ice cover and was greatly shocked.

Although the talismans he refined could rival middle-grade law garments, they would definitely crack under this strike.

He immediately bowed and paid his respects, saying,

"Senior, the price is fair!"

But a hint of resentment flashed in his eyes.

As Lin Xiu walked out of the Treasure Pavilion, he continued to think about what had just happened.

With his current success rate, did he perform beyond his level today?

Because it was quite common for a second-grade talisman master to have such performance.

"No, it's that brush!"

Suddenly, he felt a burning sensation in his heart and wanted to turn around and buy it.

Then he chuckled to himself, knowing that it must be worth a fortune!

"Maybe another time!"

After purchasing a month's worth of food, he went to the herbal shop to replenish a lot of tonic herbs.

Holding a bowl of python meat soup, he walked and ate, glancing inside when he passed by the Spring Night Tower and Hehuan Pavilion.

A high-end club, he had never experienced it in two lifetimes, so he couldn't help but be curious.

It was noon, a low-traffic period for such occasions, and there were hardly any customers coming in or out.

At the entrance of Hehuan Pavilion, "Old Turtle" lying on a rattan chair had sharp eyes and immediately noticed the new Treasure Pavilion waist token on Lin Xiu's waist.

With his accumulated experience, everyone who could go to the second floor of the Treasure Pavilion was not short of spirit stones. As long as he brought one in, his share would definitely be substantial.

Thinking of this, he quickly approached Lin Xiu, startling him.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait!"

Lin Xiu looked at the guy in front of him with a flattering look and then looked up at the sign of "Hehuan Pavilion." Naturally, he knew the reason, but still asked,

"What's the matter?"

"Old Turtle" rubbed his hands together, his gaze never leaving the storage bag on Lin Xiu's waist.

"Fellow Daoist, our pavilion has launched a new game called 'Sweeping a Large Area with a Stick.' As long as you gather five Fellow Daoists, you can play a round with five fairy maidens at a discounted price. We only lack one person now. Would you like to experience it? I guarantee your satisfaction!"

Lin Xiu was dumbfounded.

He suddenly thought of a famous saying from his previous life,

"Let there be no car that cannot be repaired in the world!"

Isn't this carpooling?

The competition between the two factions has reached such a level?

To be honest, he really wanted to go in and see the quality of this car.

With his current cultivation and long-term clinical experience, unless he encountered a female cultivator in the Foundation Building stage, it would be extremely difficult to drain him dry.

Moreover, this group activity had very low danger, and the Endless Pleasure Sect couldn't damage its reputation to benefit the other side.

Of course, he really wanted to try if the Goldfinger could gain experience points here...

I touched my storage bag and was about to ask about the price when suddenly I saw someone who shouldn't be possible to see.

Or rather, a person who should have died.

Gao Jun!

Lin Xiu ignored "Old Turtle" and immediately turned around to a stall, pretending to choose goods, but kept observing this person from the corner of his eye.

This person was talking to an Independent Cultivator and occasionally patting the Independent Cultivator's shoulder.

His expression, clothing, and movements were exactly like Gao Jun.

If Gao Jun hadn't died in front of him, Lin Xiu would have thought this person was him.

"Puppetry? Or disguise technique? Or zombie technique?"

It seems that the Purple Cloud Sect hasn't given up on investigating and is hiding the fact that Gao Jun is already dead. They are fishing for something.

"Brother Lin!"

A voice suddenly sounded in his ear, startling him.

He slowly turned around and breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't the impostor, but Ge Dan Shi whom he hadn't seen in a long time.

"So it's Ge Lao Ge, long time no see, what brings you here?"

Ge Dan Shi had a worried expression.

"Ah, I plan to go to Treasure Pavilion and ask that senior. I can't stand living in Panchang River anymore. I haven't dared to go out for two months."

"No news about the quota yet?"

Ge Dan Shi shook his head, then suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Isn't that Gao Jun? Haven't seen him for years. He still owes me a bottle of elixir, I have to go collect it!"

He was about to leave when Lin Xiu pulled him back.

Seeing his puzzled expression, Lin Xiu gave him a signal.

"No rush, it's been a long time since we've seen each other. I heard the vegetarian dishes at Zhaiyue Tower are good, I'll treat you!"

Ge Dan Shi immediately understood that something was wrong and silently followed along.

They arrived at a private room in Zhaiyue Tower with a soundproofing array, and Lin Xiu activated a soundproofing talisman.

"Old Ge, let me advise you, pretend you don't know him. Otherwise, if you die, don't blame me for not warning you!"

Ge Dan Shi shrank his neck.

"Why?"

Lin Xiu picked up a piece of vegetarian dish and tasted it.

"Don't ask, the more you know, the faster you die! I'm telling you this because I consider you a friend. As for others, I don't care if they live or die."

Saying these things already went against his original principle of survival, and if Ge Dan Shi really got into trouble and exposed him, it would undoubtedly put him in danger as well.

But people always need friends, and he really didn't have many friends.

Ge Dan Shi seemed to be one now, and Ji Ning seemed to be one too. There were no others.

But based on his understanding of this person, he was also a survivalist.

People like him usually live for a long time...