Zhao Sheng felt relieved and said with a hint of apology, "So I misunderstood Fellow Daoist Wei. Well, I'll accept this talisman. How many spirit stones would you like?"
In fact, the first-level talisman itself is not expensive, what is expensive is the refining method.
Fellow Daoist Wei rubbed his hands joyfully and asked tentatively, "How about a thousand spirit stones?"
Zhao Sheng simply said, "It's a bit expensive."
Wei Youquan's face froze, and he said exaggeratedly: "It's not expensive at all. This blood refining talisman is not comparable to those ordinary first-level talismans. It can condense essence and blood.
For us cultivators, essence and blood are of the essence that counts for every drop we use.
Let's not talk about those who follow the path of body refinement. Just think about offering sacrifices to blood refining tools, increasing the power of talismans, and feeding spiritual insects. Which of these things requires essence and blood?"
He was exaggerating, but Zhao Sheng wasn't buying it. He immediately retorted, "First, I'm not pursuing the path of body refinement, so the Blood Refining Talisman is of little use to me. Also, there are always trade-offs. While this talisman can condense blood essence, it will inevitably deplete vital energy. Otherwise, it wouldn't be only at the first level."
Seeing that he couldn't trick the other party, Wei Youquan couldn't help but smile awkwardly and asked tentatively: "How much can Senior Zhao offer?"
"Three hundred at most."
"No, at least eight hundred yuan." Wei Youquan shouted loudly with a red face.
"Five hundred, no more."
"Seven hundred spirit stones. Otherwise I won't sell it."
As he spoke, Wei Youquan grabbed the talisman and paper, stood up and pretended to leave.
Zhao Sheng did not stop him, but just watched with a smile.
Seeing this, Wei Youquan rolled his eyes and sat back down.
"Senior Zhao, please tell me the truth. How many spirit stones can you produce?" He asked with a depressed look on his face.
Zhao Sheng felt that the time was right, so he said: "Seven hundred spirit stones is not impossible."
Wei Youquan looked delighted when he heard this.
However, Zhao Sheng suddenly changed the subject and asked, "But you must tell me honestly. Where did you get this blood refining talisman?"
Wei Youquan said with a grin, "As long as Senior Zhao pays the spirit stones, I will tell you the origin of this talisman."
After hearing this, Zhao Sheng counted out seven hundred low-grade spirit stones and pushed them in front of the other party.
Wei Youquan quickly put away the spirit stone, then took out the paper with the second half of the refining method written on it, and handed it to Zhao Sheng together with the first half.
After that, he quickly told the whole story of the origin of the Blood Refining Talisman.
It turned out that he had obtained the Blood Refining Talisman from a third-generation disciple of Master Guiyuan. Along with the talisman, there was also a book on body-refining techniques called "Blood Refining and Body Tempering Techniques".
Guiyuan Zhenren is one of the four great golden elixir masters in Dongtian City.
In the past two years, there have been rumors in Dongtian City that Master Guiyuan has secretly advanced to the Nascent Soul stage and is about to leave Dongtian City to build his own sect.
Although these rumors have not been confirmed, and although Master Guiyuan has been in seclusion for twenty years, it is certain that his disciples have begun to secretly recruit disciples and continue to expand their influence.
Zhao Sheng had heard a little about this, but he didn't expect that the Blood Refining Talisman actually came from the disciples of Guiyuan Zhenren.
"So you have chosen to join Master Guiyuan's side?" Zhao Sheng asked.
"Not really! If you can get something for nothing, you'd be a bastard not to take it. Now that the benefit is delivered to my door, I'd be a fool not to accept it." Wei Youquan grinned and spread his hands in a very bachelor-like manner.
oh?
"Could it be that it wasn't you who went there to ask for help, but someone else came to you on their own initiative?" Zhao Sheng's eyes flashed, and he asked curiously.
"Hehe, if it weren't for this, who would be interested in an old man like me?" Wei Youquan said this, showing his self-awareness.
Zhao Sheng leaned back in his chair and asked tentatively, "Could I take a look at that Blood Refining and Body Tempering Technique?"
Wei Youquan's eyes rolled, and he extended his hand and said, "No need to look at it, I'll just sell it to you. It's not expensive, just five hundred spirit stones will do."
"Well, it's so cheap!"
As soon as the first thought came to Zhao Sheng's mind, he immediately felt that something was wrong.
Gong techniques are much more expensive than talismans. The blood refining talisman just now cost 700 spirit stones. It doesn't make sense that a more precious Gong technique only costs this amount of spirit stones?
There must be something fishy going on!
But before Zhao Sheng could ask further, Wei Youquan explained, "Senior Zhao, there's no need to doubt it. This technique is only a fragment, containing only the Qi Refining section. Furthermore, the person who taught me the technique also said that more fellow practitioners are welcome to practice it."
At this point, he chuckled, gave a thumbs-up, and praised, "Master Guiyuan is indeed a casual cultivator. Even at the Nascent Soul stage, he still thinks of us casual cultivators. He has the generosity of a great man who teaches everyone."
…
After a while, Wei Youquan bowed, thanked repeatedly and left the elegant room, then went to Piaoxian Tower with satisfaction.
In the elegant room, Zhao Sheng flipped through the booklet in his hand page by page, his expression very solemn.
But after reading it three times, Zhao Sheng put down the booklet in confusion.
The style of this "Art of Refining Blood and Strengthening the Body" is full of Taoist colors, and the training methods are mainly based on food, medicine, and refining. There is nothing strange or weird about it.
It looks perfectly normal.
But Zhao Sheng always felt that something was wrong. Later, he began to doubt that with his own knowledge and experience, he might not be able to discover the strangeness.
Is he doubting this?
Bang bang bang!
There was another knock on the door of the elegant room.
"Come in!"
The arrival of a new guest interrupted Zhao Sheng's thoughts.
Seeing someone coming in, he had to put his thoughts aside and start receiving the guests.
An hour later, Zhao Sheng sent away three waves of fellow travelers who were looking for deals.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhao Sheng stood up, packed up, said goodbye to the host, and left.
After a while, Zhao Sheng walked through the city gate, released the wooden kite, and was about to leave.
After establishing a foundation, cultivators can fly with flying implements. Zhao Sheng did not want to show off, so he still chose to ride a wooden kite for transportation.
Sudden,
His eyes fixed, and he turned to look at the city gate, only to see two gate guards in red robes on both sides of the gate.
The two men had rosy complexions, were full of energy, and were strong and masculine, with blood so vigorous that it almost overflowed from their bodies.
His eyes flashed, and without asking any questions, he jumped onto the wooden kite and controlled it to soar into the air, flying towards Tianzhu Mountain.
…
Time flies, and half a year has passed in a flash.
In the Zhao family's secret residence, under the magical peach tree, the air is filled with spiritual energy.
Zhao Sheng sat under a tree, closed his eyes and practiced. The vortex of spiritual power in his dantian spun in circles, sucking in the surrounding spiritual energy. The spiritual energy drove the clouds and mist to surge, surrounding his body for a long time without dispersing.
After a stick of incense, a three-foot-long column of air suddenly came out of Zhao Sheng's mouth. He slowly opened his eyes, with a hint of joy in them.
After half a year of hard training, his cultivation had improved to a certain extent, and the range of his spiritual awareness had expanded by about ten feet, now reaching fifteen feet.
After finishing today's training, Zhao Sheng jumped down from above and came to the medicine field. He began to loosen the soil for the spiritual medicine and released the Spring Breeze Rain Talisman, which turned into a spiritual rain to water it.
After working for half an hour, he quickly finished the work.
Zhao Sheng stood up, condensed a ball of clear water to wash his hands, and suddenly felt lonely.
Ever since the strange bloody incident, Tianzhu Mountain has been peaceful for the past six months, and no strange things have happened.
Zhao Sheng's originally anxious heart gradually settled down, and his mind quickly shifted to another matter.
Almost a year has passed, and Zhao Keru and Zhao Xuanjing have not returned yet.
This is the first time this has happened in these years.
This made Zhao Sheng feel very strange. He couldn't help but wonder if something happened in Taiwu Mountain that delayed their return?