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Sanmeng Mountain is high up into the clouds. In ancient times, it was called Motianling. Later, it was said that a Taoist dug a cave here and lived there. He slept for many years. He entered Taoism in one dream, became a saint in the second dream, and became an immortal in the third dream. He ascended to heaven, so later generations changed the name of this mountain to Sanmeng Mountain.

This Taoist was the founder of Jinque Sect. It was from that time that Jinque Sect was established in Sanmeng Mountain. Although Jinque Sect disappeared later, the name Sanmeng Mountain has been used.

Sanmeng Mountain is located in Zhongshan State. The mountain extends from west to east and becomes lower. The capital of Zhongshan State, Lingshou City, was built on the plain at the foot of the mountain.

Zhongshan State has many sects of cultivation, among which the four most powerful ones are: Jiufu Sect, Vajra Sect, Changsheng Sect, and Guiyi Sect.

These four sects are related to Jinque Sect. Jinque Sect is famous for its miscellaneous studies in Qinzhong, among which "ghost divination" is the most famous.

Ghost divination is not a ghost technique, but a kind of hexagram technique that can predict life and death and the future. Practicing this magical power requires a lot of cold and cold air.

The valley in the middle of Sanmeng Mountain is called Qingdi Valley. It is low-lying and surrounded by mountains. Ghostly and cold air gushes out from the valley all year round. It is a perfect place to practice ghost divination.

In order to collect more ghostly and cold air, Jinque Sect dug deeper and deeper at the bottom of the valley, and finally cut off the ground veins, releasing countless yin beasts, and the entire sect fell in one day.

However, the other three branches, because they were far away from the center of the earth and the accident happened suddenly, they still had time to escape and left behind their inheritance.

These three branches are Changsheng Sect, which studies elixirs, Jiufu Sect, which studies talismans, and Vajra Sect, which specializes in body cultivation.

After they escaped from the world of life, they were still collectively called Jinque Sect at first. However, they were originally only affiliated branches and were not strong enough. After the main sect was destroyed, other sects did not recognize them as representatives of Jinque Sect.

The three branches were all about the same strength, and none of them could be the master of the others, so they each went their own way.

Besides, the skills and magical powers they practiced were completely different, so the three branches gradually became estranged, and finally each established a sect, which is now the Jiufu Sect, the Vajra Sect and the Changsheng Sect.

As for the other Guiyi Sect, they were not a branch of the Jinque Sect, but the guards of the Jinque Sect.

At that time, the sect was destroyed, and the ghost Yin Qi was surging from deep underground. Some patrolling guards on the periphery escaped. They gathered together and wanted to restore the Jinque Sect.

Unfortunately, after the main sect was destroyed, the various secrets of ghost divination were lost. These guards knew only fighting spells, which were completely different from the previous Jinque Sect.

Therefore, not to mention that other sects in Qinzhong Continent did not recognize them, even the three branches such as the Jiufu Sect did not sell their accounts and regarded them as slaves and servants.

In desperation, these guards could only establish their own sect, which is the Guiyi Sect.

Although the Guiyi Sect does not know ghost divination, its magical powers are still very impressive, especially its strange body movements, which are hard to guard against. They have always regarded themselves as the direct descendants of the Jinque Sect, and their sect is also located in Feiyu Village near the Qingdi Valley.

Although the Jiufu Sect, Changsheng Sect, and Jingang Sect do not recognize the Guiyi Sect, the cultivation world of Zhongshan Kingdom and even Qinzhong Continent still collectively calls them the Four Jinque Sects.

Among the Four Jinque Sects, the richest is the Jiufu Sect.

The Jiufu Sect is located in Guayue Peak in the southwest, only a dozen miles away from Lingshou City. Therefore, Lingshou City and the three surrounding small towns, hundreds of miles in radius, belong to the Jiufu Sect's sphere of influence.

The Jiufu Sect is famous in Qinzhong for its talisman formation. The so-called talisman formation includes two parts: "talisman seal" and "formation method". Although the two are different, they are closely related. The talisman seal is actually a reduction of the formation method, which is "the formation drawn on talisman paper".

Because the talisman seal is easy to carry, powerful, and has no power limit, it can be said that everyone in the cultivation world must have it.

The formation can defeat the strong with the weak, and can be used for both attack and defense, which is what the major sects are willing to spend a lot of money to buy.

The purpose of the Nine Talisman Sect is "selling talismans but not formations". They will sell a large number of talismans, but never sell formations.

Since talismans are disposable consumables, countless talismans are consumed in the cultivation world at all times, so the demand for talismans is also astonishing.

The talismans of the Nine Talisman Sect are well-made, and many ancient secret talismans can only be made by them. In this way, it is difficult for them not to make a fortune.

The transaction of talismans has brought prosperity to Lingshou City. Five out of ten households in this city are engaged in livelihoods related to talismans. Every day, there are endless caravans from all over the Qinzhong Continent to purchase talismans.

In addition, although the Nine Talisman Sect does not sell formations, there are many small and medium-sized sects in Lingshou City that study formations, and the formation flags and formation plates they make are also well-known.

In Lingshou City, there are two types of shops selling talismans. One type makes talismans for sale, and the other type does not make talismans and sells them purely for the Jiufu Sect. Of course, some shops take both into account, making talismans of their own and also selling talismans for the Jiufu Sect.

Both have their pros and cons. Making talismans by yourself will naturally bring higher profits. After all, the profit earned by helping the Jiufu Sect to sell things is just a little resale fee, and the bulk of the money goes to the Jiufu Sect.

However, the Jiufu Sect is famous, and their talismans are very popular. If the talismans made by yourself are not of high quality, no one will be interested.

The Jiufu Sect is devoted to studying talisman arrays and is too lazy to do business themselves. Their talismans are all handed over to shops for sale. The Jiufu Sect has its own rules for the shops that cooperate with them.

They do not require shops to only sell the talismans of the Jiufu Sect. You can sell your own talismans or talismans made by other sects. The Jiufu Sect is famous, and there is no worry about not being able to sell talismans.

The rule of Jiu Fu Sect is that as a seller of Jiu Fu Sect, you are not allowed to participate in fights between sects and must treat everyone who comes to buy things equally.

There is a reason for this rule. Initially, the Nine Talisman Sect did not have this requirement, but the Talisman Seals of the Nine Talisman Sect are extremely powerful, and whether they are sold or not can affect the life and death of a sect.

For example, if sect A is fighting against sect B, and a vendor sells a large number of fine talismans to sect A, but does not sell any of them to sect B, the final result will naturally be the death of A and B.

And the relationship between the sects is complicated. Who can guarantee that there will be no support from big forces behind the small sect? The Jiufu Sect does not want to be thought to be secretly supporting someone and secretly eradicating someone, so it stipulates that all vendors are not allowed to participate in sect battles. Once discovered, they will be immediately disqualified and will never be used.

There are a total of seventeen Jiufu Sect sellers in Lingshou City. Among them, Mr. Dong, the shopkeeper of "Jiuxing Shop" in the west of the city, is the oldest and most senior among the seventeen shopkeepers. He is already over seventy this year and is a nine-talisman seller The door has been in business for more than fifty years and has never had any problems.

It is said that Mr. Dong’s ancestors were also disciples of the Jiufu Sect, but unfortunately their qualifications were limited. In Dong Jiuxing’s generation, his qualifications were even worse. He barely worked as an outer disciple in the Jiufu Sect for a few years and then left the mountain.

Although shopkeeper Dong is only at the third level of Qi Refining, he is quite talented in talismans and seals and is also a good hand in business. Therefore, after he took over the shop, the business was quite impressive.

Unfortunately, Mr. Dong's only son had no interest in talismans, so he joined the Qin Dynasty, and there was no news for decades.

On this day, Mr. Dong, the shopkeeper, was collecting purple-leaf hibiscus in Xishan when he suddenly encountered a demon bear and his life was in danger. Fortunately, he met a hunter who came to the rescue. The hunter was about thirty years old. His ancestors were also monks and he was good at practicing arrows. The method is to shoot the demon bear to death with just three arrows.

Shopkeeper Dong thanked him profusely and took out the money to repay him, but Orion refused.

Mr. Dong, the shopkeeper, asked the hunter to come to the city for a chat. Later, the hunter went to the city to sell furs and actually went to Mr. Dong. After going back and forth, the two of them formed a friendship.

Mr. Dong, the shopkeeper, discovered that although the hunter named Shi Qi was not talkative, he was clever and clever, so he accepted him as an apprentice and recruited him into the "Jiuxing Shop".

Half a year later, Shopkeeper Dong was greatly surprised. This apprentice was really talented in talisman and seal writing. He could basically learn it as soon as he was taught it, and he loved to work hard. Shopkeeper Dong saw that he was also loyal, so he simply adopted him as his adopted son and taught him all he had learned about talismans and seal scripts.

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It was late autumn, the sun had not yet risen, and it was freezing in the valley. The mountainside above Hanging Moon Peak was shrouded in a layer of white gauze-like smoke, making it difficult to see clearly.

At dawn, bursts of footsteps could be heard along the mountain path. In the morning mist, hundreds of people could be seen running up the mountain path.

There were men and women in this group. The older ones had gray beards and hair, while the younger ones were only thirteen or fourteen years old. They were dressed in various styles. The only thing they had in common was that everyone had a gray leather bag hanging on their waist.

Although there were hundreds of people, no one talked to each other. Everyone was focused and running around with gritted teeth.

The mountain path is more than ten feet wide, with bluestone slabs paved underground and the road surface is very smooth. However, the mountain is steep and the curves are rugged, making it very laborious to run up from the bottom of the mountain.

There are shrubs growing on both sides of the road, and from time to time you can see a strange tree with horned dragons entangled with lush leaves and palms. One or two white flowers, as big as wine cups, can be faintly seen among the leaves and branches.

The strange thing is that these flowers seem to have spirituality, flickering on and off, wandering and flickering among the branches and leaves.

As everyone ran, they would jump up from time to time, reaching out to grab the white flowers. After picking them, they would put them into their leather bags.

However, due to the obstruction of branches and leaves, and the non-stop movement of white flowers, some people jumped up but missed it. After jumping into the air, most of these people continued to run forward without hesitation, and a few people stayed to continue catching white flowers.

The mountain road winds all the way. There are many strange trees and strange flowers, and the white flowers flash psychically, so those who run in front do not necessarily have any advantage, and those who follow do not have to worry about all the white flowers being picked by those in front.

The main peak of Hanging Moon Peak is a thousand feet high, half reaching into the sky, and it spirals all the way from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, a distance of twenty or thirty miles. Although all of them were monks, their muscles and bones were different from those of ordinary people, their cultivation was very shallow after all. They were panting from exhaustion and their clothes were soaked with sweat.

The sun is clearing, the mist has dissipated, and the main peak of Hanging Moon Peak is right in front of you. There are a series of houses and palaces on the top of the mountain, and a huge archway stands in front of the mountain gate, with three big characters "Nine Talisman Gate" on it.