Chapter 33 – Purchasing Talisman Seals
Chapter 33 Buying Seals
After slightly recovering some of her aura, Xu Chuniang didn’t go any further, so she explored the neighborhood.
Perhaps because of the Black Water Crocodile in this area, there were no other demonic beasts, but rather, the lower-ranked medicinal herbs encountered a few more, only the degree of preciousness was far less than the Sanyuan Grass.
Seeing that the sun was setting in the west, Xu Chuniang didn’t continue to linger in the White Lion Ridge and rushed towards the outside.
After returning to Qing Shan Town, Xu Chunniang went straight to the Multi Treasure Pavilion.
The one who received her was still the same Senior Sister Yao from yesterday, and when she saw Xu Chunniang, a smile flashed across her eyes, “Senior Sister Xu has entered the mountain again, what have you gained today?”
Xu Chunniang first took out a jade box and handed it over.
Senior Sister Yao opened the jade box, a hint of surprise appearing on her face.
“It’s actually a Sanyuan Grass, this isn’t one of those roadkill that can be found everywhere. And this Sanyuan Grass, even the roots and whiskers were dug out together, the medicinal effect is well preserved.”
She said while secretly pondering.
This Sanyuan Grass was usually guarded by demonic beasts, and one didn’t know what method this Senior Sister Xu had used to get it, and to collect it so intact.
Xu Chuniang nodded slightly, “How many spirit stones can this Sanyuan Grass be worth?”
“If it was one of those loose cultivators, I’d only be willing to give eighteen spirit stones at most, but Senior Sister Xu you’re one of your own, so I’ll give this number.”
Senior Sister Yao smiled and compared two fingers.
Xu Chuniang was a bit surprised, even though she had some knowledge of the value of the Sanyuan Grass, she didn’t expect it to be worth twenty spirit stones.
This Sanyuan Grass alone was almost worth all of her harvest from yesterday.
“In addition to the Sanyuan Grass, I have something else to offer.”
After Xu Chuniang finished speaking, she took out the corpse of the Blackwater Crocodile, and the seven bottles of blood she had collected.
Senior Sister Yao’s eyes widened in surprise, she was still guessing just now how this Senior Sister Xu had obtained the Sanyuan Grass, but she didn’t want the answer to be right here.
She had actually killed the demonic beast guarding the Three Elements Grass.
“A Blackwater Crocodile at the third level of Qi Practicing, not even far from the fourth level of Qi Practicing.”
Senior Sister Yao’s gaze towards Xu Chuniang became fiery all of a sudden, this Senior Sister Xu had brought her quite a few surprises.
Even if it was herself against this Black Water Crocodile, it would take quite a bit of work to kill it.
She took a glance at the black water crocodile and quickly gave a professional assessment.
“Other than the head, the rest of the black water crocodile’s parts are not damaged much. How about this, how about this Black Water Crocodile, along with this blood, count together as thirty-five spirit stones?”
Xu Chuniang nodded, judging from the purchase price of the Sanyuan Grass, the price given by this Senior Sister Yao was very fair.
Since she said that the Blackwater Crocodile was worth thirty-five spirit stones, naturally, she couldn’t be wrong.
Seeing Xu Chuniang readily agree, the smile on Senior Sister Yao’s face became a bit more sincere.
“Senior Sister Xu is really quick, in the future, if you get any good stuff just look for Senior Sister and I’ll make sure to give you the most fair price.”
Xu Chuniang smiled faintly and collected the spirit stones, “Senior sister, I want to buy some talismans, can you show me around?”
Senior Sister Yao’s eyes lit up, “That’s natural. The talisman seals within the Multi Treasure Pavilion are all acquired by us from disciples within the sect, and there is definitely a guarantee on their quality.”
In the cultivation world, talisman seals, like spiritual weapons, pills, spiritual herbs, formations and other things, were divided into various grades according to the amount of power or spiritual energy.
The one corresponding to the Qi Practicing Stage was Level 1, and the one corresponding to the Foundation Establishment Stage was Level 2.
And for each level, there were lower, middle, upper and extreme grades, corresponding to the four cultivation realms of early, middle, late and complete.
For example, what the first level lower grade corresponded to, was the early stage of qi cultivation. The second level extreme grade, on the other hand, corresponded to the Foundation Establishment Perfection.
With Xu Chuniang’s current financial resources, she could only afford Grade 1 talisman seals. The price of a Grade 1 Lower Grade talisman seal was one spirit stone a piece, a Medium Grade talisman seal was three spirit stones a piece, and as for a Superior Grade talisman seal, it was worth eighteen spirit stones a piece.
As for the extreme-grade talisman seals, they were extremely rare and often had a price without a market.
If she were to buy all the top-grade talisman seals, all the spirit stones Xu Chuniang had on her would only be able to afford a few.
She ended up setting her sights, on the lower and middle grade talisman seals.
Xu Chuniang was prepared to configure some talisman seals of each attribute to deal with various scenarios.
Fireball Talisman, Water Arrow Talisman, Wind Blade Talisman, Golden Light Talisman, Earth Shield Talisman, Wooden Shield Talisman, Thunder Light Talisman, Ice Burst Talisman, and the attribute-less Sprinting Talisman, a total of nine lower-grade talisman seals, of which Xu Chuniang acquired two of each.
Just the expenses here alone cost a total of eighteen spirit stones.
After purchasing the lower-grade talismans, Xu Chunniang couldn’t get enough of them, and purchased one of each of the corresponding mid-grade talismans.
With the nine mid-grade talisman seals, another twenty-seven spirit stones were spent.
That wasn’t all, after Xu Chuniang configured the primary and intermediate grade talisman seals, she finally looked towards the top grade talisman seals.
A top-grade talisman seal was equivalent in power to a late-stage Qi cultivation spell.
Although the power was only 60% to 70% of the original after being made into talisman seals, it was not to be underestimated. It was absolutely enough to use against demonic beasts at the sixth level of Qi cultivation.
Xu Chuniang was prepared to buy one for self-defense, and anyway, after spending so many spirit stones, what did she care about these last eighteen spirit stones?
It was just that each of the top-grade talisman seals had a very powerful effect, and for a moment, she didn’t know which one to choose.
In the end, Xu Chuniang chose the attribute-less Sprinting Talisman, if she really met an extremely powerful opponent, she’d better hurry up and run for her life.
Because she had purchased more talismans, Senior Sister Yao had also generously gifted two lower-grade Fireball Talismans, which Xu Chuniang accepted.
After coming out of the Multi-Treasure Pavilion, the spirit stones on Xu Chuniang’s body decreased rather than increased, leaving her with only five pitiful pieces.
She shook her head somewhat helplessly, originally she had thought to save up more spirit stones to buy a spirit weapon early, but this time, instead, she still spent so many spirit stones.
It seems that the more this spirit stone is earned, the more it is spent.
But with this large handful of talisman seals, her safety was greatly guaranteed.
Especially after spending a huge amount of money to purchase the top-grade Sprinting Talisman, even if she encountered a demonic beast at the seventh level of Qi Practicing, she would have a slight chance of escaping.
After returning to the sect, should I learn the way of the seal script?
Xu Chuniang was seriously considering it, and anyway, she had already learned almost everything in the Complete Book of First Grade Spirit Plants.
With the support of the Spring Life Technique, Spiritual Rain Technique, and Earth Moistening Technique, she believed that she would definitely be able to become an excellent spirit plant husband.
Not only were talisman seals able to be sent instantly, they could also save spiritual energy, and more importantly, the threshold wasn’t too high, and after a small amount of success, one could also sell the talisman seals for spirit stones.
Moreover, even if she didn’t sell them, she could always use them for herself.
Imagine grabbing a handful of talisman seals and throwing them out in the middle of a battle, who would be able to withstand that?
Xu Chuniang was moved, and she secretly resolved that if she still had money left over after purchasing spirit weapons from the Hundred Demons Mountain Range, she would use it to buy talisman brushes and talisman ink.
However, for the next few days, Xu Chuniang didn’t have much to show for it.
For three days in a row, she went up to the White Lion Ridge without encountering any demonic beasts.
On the fourth day, she managed to run into one, but she encountered a large group of bird-like demonic beasts at the third level of qi cultivation, and in order to get out of the way, Xu Chuniang even used up a lower-grade speeding talisman.
After returning to the Free Residence, Xu Chuniang was a bit helpless, four days in a row in the White Lion Ridge had no gain, tomorrow still go or not?
There were simply too many people going to White Lion Ridge, and many times, they couldn’t even find the shadows of the demonic beasts.
It seemed like she was really lucky to have encountered a Black Water Crocodile over there on her first day.
(End of chapter)