Making a Fortune

After a night's rest, the next morning...

Ling Pengyun absorbed a breath of the First Sun Power and used it to nourish the Spirit Plant in the mountains with a Spirit Rain.

Using the power of the Spirit Stone, he activated the Azure Leaf Array in the mountain, which conjured a blue light curtain that enveloped Lingyun Mountain. He then left Lingyun Mountain and went to Lingyun Small City.

After admonishing Ling Yu, the city lord of the small town, that he would be away for a while and asked him to send more martial artists to keep an eye on the safety of the area around the town, Ling Pengyun was finally free to use the old Law Artifact Green Travel Leaf, to fly towards Cloudwater Market Town.

After traveling two or three thousand miles and taking two days, Ling Pengyun finally arrived outside Cloudwater Market Town.

Flying was not allowed within the market, so Ling Pengyun had to put away the Green Travel Leaf before entering the market.

Afterwards, Ling Pengyun walked to the entrance of the market and gave a Spirit Stone to a Qi Training Late Stage disciple of the Hundred Spirits Sect guarding the entrance, before he was able to enter the market smoothly.

Qi Refining cultivators need a Spirit Stone as a pass to enter the market.

Although Ling Pengyun hadn't been to Cloudwater Market Town for a year, the situation inside Cloudwater Market Town was not much different from before.

The number of people in the market was still not large, with only about a hundred people at a glance, which was incomparable to the once prosperous Ice Flood Dragon Market Town.

Many shops along the main road were still closed, or had been converted into inns.

A short while later, Ling Pengyun entered the Lingxiao Grocery Store, which was run by his parents.

At this moment, a cultivator dressed in fine clothes was purchasing the Ling Clan's exclusive First Rank Low Grade Yellow Jade Spirit Rice in the shop.

Ling Xiaohua was greeting this person, but Yang Qiuyun was not in the store.

When Ling Xiaohua, who was greeting guests, saw Ling Pengyun arrive, he was delighted. However, since there were still guests present, he had no choice but to invite Ling Pengyun to sit down first.

After the customer finished buying the spirit rice, Ling Xiaohua finally had some free time.

"Father, where is Mother?" Ling Pengyun called out to Ling Xiaohua, then asked.

"Your mother is cooking in the kitchen in the backyard," Ling Xiaohua replied, then inquired, "Peng Yun, Lingyun Mountain is over three thousand li away from here. Did you come here on business?"

Lingyun Mountain is too far from Cloudwater Market Town, which will take a very long time, and this is not good for the Spirit Plant planted in Lingyun Mountain.

Ling Xiaohua naturally understood this principle.

He knew Ling Pengyun's character; if something hadn't happened, Ling Pengyun would never have delayed taking care of the Spirit Plant in Lingyun Mountain.

Ling Pengyun nodded slightly, took out two Storage Bag from his pocket and handed them to Ling Xiaohua, saying...

"Father, there are a total of ninety Azure Spirit Sword and seventy-two Round Iron Shield here. They are all of medium quality. They are magical Law Artifact that the Lineage commissioned me to refine this year and last year."

"As for the four Higher Vehicle- quality Azure Spirit Sword Storage Bag, two Higher Vehicle- quality Round Iron Shield, thirty-nine medium-quality Azure Spirit Sword, twenty-one medium-quality Round Iron Shield, and four pieces of First Rank Low Grade- Golden Scale Inner Armor in this storage bag, they were made by me."

"The other two First-Tier Superior-Grade flying swords, five First Rank Middle Grade flying swords, and two First Rank Middle Grade magic shields were obtained unexpectedly."

"My main purpose in coming here is to give these spiritual items to you, Father, in exchange for some Spirit Stone."

The magical Law Artifact that Ling Pengyun mentioned were found in the ten Storage Bag he obtained a year ago after killing the Evil Cultivator.

Ling Xiaohua was shocked when he heard Ling Pengyun mention the number of magical artifacts, and that there were as many as six superior magical artifacts.

From this incident, the experienced Ling Xiaohua guessed that his son's skill in forging the Azure Spirit Sword and the Round Iron Shield was probably quite profound.

Ling Xiaohua was very pleased that his child had achieved such success in the art of weapon crafting.

As for the magical Law Artifact that Ling Pengyun mentioned as "unexpectedly obtained," Ling Xiaohua understood what he meant. Ling Pengyun was not young anymore, so he didn't intend to ask any more questions, but simply gave him a warning.

"If you kill any cultivators in the future, clean up your mess and don't implicate your Lineage."

"I understand, Father." Ling Pengyun replied, but a sense of worry began to creep into his heart.

Two years before the ambush, on his way from Huai River County to Lingyun Mountain for the first time in recent years, he was ambushed by three Evil Cultivator Evil Cultivator. He only managed to kill two of them, and one of them, a Qi Training Middle Stage Evil Cultivator, escaped.

"That escaped Evil Cultivator is a problem."

While Ling Pengyun was distracted, Ling Xiaohua had already channeled his Divine Sense into the two Storage Bag in his hands, summoning all the Law Artifact inside and examining Law Artifact quality one by one.

He is now representing the Lineage to acquire the Law Artifact refined by Ling Pengyun, so he needs to be fair and cannot be careless just because he is Ling Pengyun's father.

"These medium-quality Azure Spirit Sword and Round Iron Shield are the same number as you mentioned."

"These four Azure Spirit Sword and two Round Iron Shield Law Artifact are indeed of Higher Vehicle quality, with their spirit patterns shining brightly. With these six Law Artifact, the reputation of the general store that your mother and I run for the Lineage can be further enhanced when we start selling Law Artifact again."

Higher Vehicle- quality Law Artifact are still quite popular.

Since the Ling Clan family moved away from Cloudwater County to Huai River County nine years ago, this general store has never sold Law Artifact.

Although the Ling Clan had two Artifact Refiner in the past, Ling Yunhong and Ling Yun'an, Ling Yunhong, as a Foundation Establishment, not only needed to cultivate but also needed to comprehend the art of Pill Refining, so he simply didn't have any extra time to cultivate.

This meant that Ling Yun'an had always been the sole person responsible for the Lineage's weapon-forging work.

Although Ling Yun'an is a veteran Artifact Refiner with a decent success rate in refining magical Law Artifact, the number of Law Artifact he can refine is limited. It would be good enough if he could supply the Hundred Treasures Pavilion in Huai River Market Town.

The Huai River Market Town has a larger flow of people than the Cloudwater Market Town, so the demand is greater. This will allow the Law Artifact to be sold more quickly, and the Lineage will be able to better manage their finances with the Spirit Stone they earn.

At this point, Ling Xiaohua stopped and carefully examined each of the magical Law Artifact that Ling Pengyun had unexpectedly acquired, assessing Law Artifact value.

"As for the Law Artifact you unexpectedly acquired, although their quality is only average, they have all been used, and at least 20% of Law Artifact spiritual essence has been consumed. Under such circumstances, second-hand magical Law Artifact can only be sold for a maximum of 70% of their original price on the market. If you want to sell these magical Law Artifact as a package, I can buy them for 700 Spirit Stone. Are you willing?"

Such a price was extremely good, and Ling Pengyun naturally had no reason to refuse, so he nodded in agreement. "Of course I'm willing."

The price of a typical First Rank Middle Grade Law Artifact is between eighty and one hundred, while First-Tier Superior-Grade Law Artifact is between one hundred and fifty and two hundred. If it is a defensive Law Artifact, the price will be dozens of Spirit Stone higher.

Seeing that Ling Pengyun had agreed, Ling Xiaohua stopped paying attention to the "accidentally acquired magical Law Artifact" and instead glanced at the large pile of Azure Spirit Sword and Round Iron Shield that Ling Pengyun had crafted himself, offering some advice.

"Peng Yun, judging from the Weapon Refinement Materials you provided this time, your success rate in refining the Azure Spirit Sword and the Round Iron Shield is probably low. Do you have any plans to try refining First Rank Middle Grade Law Artifact? There are relatively few people in Cloudwater Market Town. If it's Higher Vehicle- First Rank Low Grade Law Artifact, that's fine, but if it's just a common low -First Rank Low Grade Law Artifact of medium quality, I'm afraid few cultivators will come to buy it. After all, magic Law Artifact are not consumables like pills; a Law Artifact can be used for a long time."

"I already have a plan. Besides handing over the magical Law Artifact that my Lineage Cloudwater Market Town me to refine last year and this year to you, I also plan to purchase a batch of spiritual materials to refine First Rank Middle Grade Golden Scale Inner Armor." Ling Pengyun did not hide anything from his father and directly stated his thoughts.

"The inner armor is a defensive magical Law Artifact, a life-saving item. Most wealthy Qi Refining -to-late stage Qi Refining cultivators will buy it, so there's no shortage of market demand. Your choice is correct." Ling Xiaohua was extremely satisfied to see that you had already made a plan, and agreed before speaking.

"When Uncle Shiba delivered spiritual items to the shop last year and this February, he gave you a sum of Spirit Stone, which were specifically used to pay for your refining of magical artifacts. Uncle Shiba also told me that the Lineage would keep all the rewards you earned from refining additional magical Law Artifact."

After saying this, Ling Xiaohua walked to the counter, picked up the Sandalwood Abacus placed on it, and began to fiddle with it while calculating aloud.

"You will receive a total of nine hundred Spirit Stone for completing the one hundred Azure Spirit Sword and eighty Round Iron Shield that your Lineage commissioned you to forge last year and this year."

"According to the Lineage rules, the thirty-nine medium-quality Azure Spirit Sword and twenty-one medium-quality Round Iron Shield that you specially crafted will be purchased for twenty-five Spirit Stone and forty-five Spirit Stone each, respectively. The six Higher Vehicle Law Artifact will be purchased for twenty Spirit Stone above the original price, for a total of two thousand two hundred and thirty Spirit Stone."

"Those four Golden Scale Inner Armor are worth the same as the Round Iron Shield on the market, and each one is worth one hundred and eighty Spirit Stone."

"We'll buy those magical Law Artifact that we acquired by chance for 700 Spirit Stone."

"The total number of Spirit Stone Spirit Stone is four thousand and ten."

It was fine before he calculated it, Ling Xiaohua was shocked. This amount of Spirit Stone was a huge sum for a Qi Refining cultivator, enough to be equivalent to his offerings for decades.

However, these four thousand Spirit Stone were only the Spirit Stone earned by his only son, Ling Pengyun, who was only twenty-two years old, over two years of refining Law Artifact.

Ling Xiaohua was overjoyed at his child's success.

After a long while, Ling Xiaohua finally calmed down. He first closed the shop door, then took out two Storage Bag from his pocket, summoned some Spirit Stone from each bag, gathered them into a large pile, and then said with a smile.

"Fortunately, your eighteenth uncle sends a thousand Spirit Stone to this general store every year when he delivers spirit items. In addition, there are some Spirit Stone that the store has earned from selling spirit items this year. Otherwise, it wouldn't be enough to pay for the Spirit Stone you need to refine Law Artifact."

"Quickly put these Spirit Stone away. I'll go tell your mother about this and let her have some Lele too."

After leaving these words, Ling Xiaohua jogged towards the courtyard behind the shop and found Yang Qiuyun cooking in the kitchen.

Seeing this, Ling Pengyun couldn't help but smile. He picked up the large pile of Spirit Stone on the ground and followed after them.

The family of three enjoyed themselves for a while before calming down.

Yang Qiuyun said softly.

"The kitchen is smoky, so you two take the two dishes I cooked to the dining table in the yard. Wait a bit, and then we'll have Stir-fried Cabbage before we eat."

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun and Ling Xiaohua cheerfully carried the dishes to the open-air dining table in the courtyard.

After a short wait, Yang Qiuyun came out of the kitchen with the Stir-fried Cabbage and put it on the dining table.

Although there were only three home-style dishes on the table, Yang Qiuyun's cooking skills were excellent, with perfect color, aroma, and taste.

The family of three ate their meal and chatted idly.

During their casual conversation, Ling Pengyun also learned some "earth-shattering news" from his parents.

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