Chapter 37: Purchasing Talismans, Going to the Black Market
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“Shopkeeper, do you have any booklets specifically on talismans? I’d like to take a look,” Lin Jing said.
“Certainly, please wait a mont, fellow Taoist,” the shopkeeper responded.
With that, the shopkeeper took out a booklet from beneath the counter and handed it to Lin Jing.
Lin Jing took the booklet and began flipping through it.
It contained detailed records of various talismans, including their uses, power range, and various taboos associated with their use.
Lin Jing skipped over the First Rank talismans and went directly to the back to start with the various Second Rank talismans.
After a while, Lin Jing closed the booklet and handed it back to the shopkeeper.
Smiling, the shopkeeper asked, “Have you decided, fellow Taoist? Which talismans would you like?”
“Mm,” Lin Jing affird.
“Shopkeeper, I’ll take three Five Thunder Talismans, two Golden Body Talismans, and then one Invisibility Talisman.”
These were all carefully selected by Lin Jing.
The function of the Golden Body Talisman was to protect oneself for half an hour, able to withstand a full blow from a Foundation Establishnt Cultivator.
Lin Jing bought them specifically to guard against unexpected situations, to be prepared for ergencies.
The Invisibility Talisman could hide oneself for half an hour, eluding the Divine Sense detection of those below the Foundation Establishnt Stage. Needless to say, it was perfect for sneak attacks.
However, the Invisibility Talisman had one fatal flaw—you couldn’t move while invisible, as the airflow caused by movent could easily be detected.
Therefore, Lin Jing only took one.
As for the Five Thunder Talisman, there was no need for an explanation; Lin Jing had used it himself and its power was indeed extraordinary.
“Fellow Taoist,” the shopkeeper began, “I need to inform you that due to the recent upsurge of Demonic Beasts, talisman prices have risen. The ones you’re asking for aren’t cheap.”
“I’m aware of that,” Lin Jing nodded and said.
The shopkeeper nodded, took out several talismans, turned around, retrieved a wooden box from the shelf behind him, and neatly placed the talismans inside.
Turning back to Lin Jing, the shopkeeper said:
“Fellow Taoist, each Five Thunder Talisman and Golden Body Talisman costs
150 Lower Grade Spirit Stones. Since you want five in total, that will be 750 Lower Grade Spirit Stones. The Invisibility Talisman is a bit cheaper, at 100
Spirit Stones each.”
“Together, that will be a total of 850 Lower Grade Spirit Stones.”
As he spoke, the shopkeeper passed the wooden box over.
“Alright.”
Lin Jing received the wooden box, took out Spirit Stones from his Storage Bag, counted out 850, and handed them to the shopkeeper.
He had originally saved up 2000 Spirit Stones, and purchasing these few talismans had cost him nearly half.
Lin Jing couldn’t help but lant, “Spirit Stones really don’t last long when it cos to spending…”
Actually, the price of the talismans was quite reasonable, considering they were Second Rank talismans ant specifically for dealing with Foundation Establishnt Cultivators.
Your average Qi Refinent Cultivator couldn’t afford these, could they?
After buying the talismans, Lin Jing went to check out the Magical Treasure section of the market.
However, unfortunately, since his cultivation was too low, there were no suitable Magical Treasures for him.
Afterward, he took another lap around Fang Market before returning ho.
Once ho, to thank Wei Zhengqing and Ning Yue for their help the previous day, Lin Jing invited them over and prepared a big table of delicious food.
Of course, the little girl Luo Luo couldn’t be left out.
During the al, Wei Zhengqing told Lin Jing that in two days, he would take him to the black market.
After dinner, the three of them left, and after Lin Jing had put everything in order, he went to cultivate.
Soon, two days passed.
Early in the morning on this day, soone knocked on the door of Lin Jing’s ho.
When Lin Jing opened the door, to his surprise, it was Wei Zhengqing standing on the doorstep; Lin Jing quickly invited him in.
Lin Jing asked in confusion,
“Brother Wei, are we heading out now?”
“Brother Lin, there’s been a change in plans,” Wei Zhengqing said.
“Today, I need to go out and deal with so matters with a friend. It’s a bit dangerous, and it’s not convenient to bring you along.”
Lin Jing replied, “No problem, Brother Wei, you go ahead. The trip to the black market is not urgent; it can happen anyti.”
“No, you’ve misunderstood, ” Wei Zhengqing shook his head and said.
“We still need to go to the black market. After this, I may have to leave, and it might be a long ti before I can return.”
“Tonight at Zi Ti, go to Shiyu Alley and wait for there. I will arrive before Zi Ti and will take you into the black market with .”
“You probably don’t know the way to Shiyu Alley, so here, take a look at this map. ”
With those words, Wei Zhengqing produced a map and handed it to Lin Jing.
“Uh… okay.”
Lin Jing was sowhat taken aback. Wei Zhengqing had not hemd and hawed at all but had directly arranged everything.
“Right, there’s also…”
“This is a Godspeed Talisman and an Invisibility Talisman. It might not be safe going out at night. When you go out, use the talismans and try to avoid attracting other people’s attention.”
After presenting the two talismans, Wei Zhengqing imdiately took out a purple talisman.
“A Teleportation Talisman!”
Lin Jing exclaid in surprise.
“That’s right, it is indeed a Teleportation Talisman.” Wei Zhengqing nodded.
“Take it.”
Wei Zhengqing’s tone was firm and brooked no argunt.
“Brother Wei, this…”
This Teleportation Talisman was also a Second Rank talisman, but its talismanic patterns were intricate and difficult to make, which made it quite valuable.
Furthermore, Yuebaolou sold it for 500 Spirit Stones each; Lin Jing had never been willing to buy one, and yet Wei Zhengqing had just given it to him.
Lin Jing never liked owing people favors. The Godspeed Talisman and the Invisibility Talisman were one thing — their value was not high, and he could easily compensate for them. But this Teleportation Talisman…
Lin Jing hesitated.
“Take it.” Wei Zhengqing said again.
“As a friend recognized by , Wei Zhengqing, you shouldn’t have so many reservations.”
Lin Jing looked up, eting Wei Zhengqing’s eyes, which were full of resolve, and then he stopped hesitating.
“Alrißht, Brother Wei. If that’s so, then I’ll accept it.”
“Mm…!” Wei Zhengqing nodded.
“This Teleportation Talisman can instantly transport you to any location within a kiloter when you’re in danger.” “It should be enough to escape from danger.”
“Thank you, Brother Wei. I understand,” Lin Jing said.
“Since we’ve agreed on that, I should be going now. Rember to be careful tonight.’
“I understand.”
Afterwards, Wei Zhengqing took his leave.
Once Wei Zhengqing had left, Lin Jing opened the map to morize the location of Shiyu Alley, then started to cultivate in ditation.
He cultivated until evening, before he finally stopped.
During this ti of cultivation, Lin Jing felt his Divine Sense becoming increasingly consolidated, and his control over the Controlling Fire Technique also improved over before.
He believed that it wouldn’t be long before he could break through again.
Looking outside through the window, Lin Jing saw the moon hanging above the treetops and figured it was about ti.
After making so simple preparations, Lin Jing left his residence.
However, just after Lin Jing had gone out…
Across in the opposite courtyard, Zhang Lin hurried into the house.
“Big brother… Big brother…”
“He’s left; he’s gone out…”
Zhang Lin was visibly excited, speaking in a hushed tone.
Zhang Sen, who had been ditating, opened his eyes and looked toward Zhang Lin.
“Did he go out alone?”
“Don’t worry, big brother. I saw it clear as day; it was just him alone.”
“Big brother, shall we take action?” Zhang Lin asked.
Zhang Sen narrowed his eyes and said:
“Opportunity knocks but once. Let’s go, we’ll follow him..”
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