Terrifying Crafting Efficiency, Master Qiu's Furious Frustration

Whoosh!

Nine more pieces of Spirit Jade were successfully refined into talismans and fell into Lu Qing's hands.

However, this time he was not refining the [Thunderclap Rune], but a Foundation Establishment Level talisman of the wood attribute.

Named the "Vitality Rune," it can replenish a cultivator's vitality, making it an excellent healing talisman.

After all, Zi Yuan also said that in the talisman market, the demand for Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Level talismans is the greatest.

Refining Qi Refining level talismans would be a huge waste of Lu Qing's talents.

Therefore, in addition to the Golden Core Level talismans, he also refined a batch of Foundation Establishment Level talismans.

After examining it, he found that the newly crafted talisman in his hand was flawless, so he casually put it aside.

The talisman fell with a few crisp sounds.

However, there was already a small pile of talismans beside Lu Qing.

At a glance, there are at least several hundred of them.

If the owner of the Treasure Pavilion were to see this scene, he would surely be greatly shocked.

After all, Lu Qing's refining efficiency was simply too high; in such a short time, he had already refined so many talismans.

It was fortunate that the spiritual energy in the cave was sufficient; otherwise, it might not have been able to support Lu Qing's high-intensity continuous refining.

Looking at the pile of talismans beside him, Lu Qing also pondered.

The Treasure Pavilion asked him to refine a batch of talismans first; this should be enough for now.

After all, it's still unknown how well these talismans will sell.

If the products don't sell, then the materials will be wasted.

After thinking it over, Lu Qing decided to give up for the time being.

Anyway, it's easy for him to refine Foundation Establishment Level and early Golden Core level talismans.

If it's not enough, he can just refine more.

After thinking it over, Lu Qing put away all the talismans.

Close your eyes and prepare to regulate your breathing and cultivate.

Refining talismans was merely a means for him to accumulate Spirit Stone.

Ultimately, the goal is to enhance one's own cultivation.

Therefore, Lu Qing only planned to spend two or three hours each day refining talismans.

He spent the rest of his time in seclusion, cultivating his skills.

After all, he is not far from breaking through.

As Lu Qing cultivated, he absorbed a large amount of spiritual energy within the cave, which was then refined and purified by the Five Elements Gourd, transforming into his own pure magical power.

Fortunately, the cave dwelling that Treasure Pavilion prepared for him was indeed formidable.

Even with two High Grade Demon Core Spirit Beast, plus Lu Qing's exceptional Perfect Golden Core, absorbing spiritual energy for cultivation, it was still sufficient.

However, Lu Qing was not surprised.

According to the Treasure Pavilion, the Chief Talisman Crafter's cave was originally prepared for the Nascent Soul Realm expert.

It can even support the cultivation of those at the Nascent Soul Great Power.

No matter how much spiritual energy the three of them absorbed, it was still not comparable to that of Nascent Soul Great Power, so there was naturally no problem.

Time always flies when you're practicing.

After cultivating for an unknown period of time, Lu Qing was suddenly awakened by a wisp of array fluctuation.

He slowly finished his practice and found that someone was calling him from outside the cave.

However, he ignored it for the time being and instead checked his internal condition.

He was immediately delighted by this realization.

This time, through in-depth cultivation, his cultivation level improved significantly.

We're getting closer and closer to a breakthrough.

At this rate, he should be able to officially break through and enter the Golden Core Fourth Revolution realm in no more than ten days.

At that time, their strength will surely experience another surge.

It's important to know that the Golden Core Third Revolution is a significant hurdle.

This is the transition from the early stage of the Golden Core to the middle stage of the Golden Core.

For those at the Golden Core Realm, once they cross that threshold, it's a transformation.

Given Lu Qing's Perfect Golden Core foundation, once he undergoes a transformation, the improvement will be terrifying.

He was already looking forward to the day he would break through.

At this moment, the array fluctuations outside the cave resounded once again.

Lu Qing calmed himself down, activated the defensive formation, and stepped out.

"Senior Lu, have I disturbed your cultivation?"

The one calling for Lu Qing outside the cave was none other than Zi Yuan.

"It's alright, but does the Lord have something to summon me for?" Lu Qing asked.

"The host invites Senior Lu to the quiet room to discuss important matters."

"I'm coming over now."

Lu Qing nodded, closed the cave, and followed Zi Yuan to the quiet room where the Treasure Pavilion was.

During the journey, Lu Qing learned that his seclusion to refine talismans and cultivate had only taken one day.

"Daoist Lu, please sit down quickly."

In the quiet room, the Treasure Pavilion smiled as soon as he saw Lu Qing arrive.

"I wonder why the Lord has summoned Lu Qing here?" Lu Qing asked.

"It's like this, I thought about it yesterday and have a general plan in mind, so I would like to ask Daoist Lu to come and discuss it with me."

"The original poster already has a plan?"

"It's actually very simple. I plan to wage a price war on talismans with the other major merchants."

"A price war for talismans?" Lu Qing raised an eyebrow.

"Indeed, our greatest advantage now lies in the talismans you, Daoist Lu, which are inexpensive yet powerful."

Even if the price of talismans is set lower, there is still a considerable profit.

Therefore, we should maximize this advantage, widely distribute low-priced talismans, and compete for the talisman market.

"The original poster has a brilliant insight."

Lu Qing had not been surprised by the plan of the Treasure Pavilion.

In fact, the reason he initially approached Treasure Pavilion was to cooperate with them in selling talismans in large quantities.

Leveraging cost advantages, we can quickly accumulate Spirit Stone.

However, he did not expect that things would develop in a much better way than he had anticipated.

"However, this method requires a large number of talismans as a foundation to be possible."

"This puts immense pressure on you, Daoist Lu. I wonder how long you will need to prepare and refine the talismans?"

"Do we need a lot of talismans...?"

Lu Qing hesitated for a moment, then took out a Storage Bag from his pocket.

"Master, Lu Qing went back yesterday and tried to refine some talismans. Take a look and see if it's enough for now."

"Oh, you've already refined some talismans? Daoist Lu is indeed diligent. I wonder how many talismans you've refined?"

The Treasure Pavilion was pleasantly surprised. She took the Storage Bag and began to examine it.

The next moment, however, he was completely stunned.

At that moment, Lu Qing's words reached her ears.

"Not many, about one hundred Golden Core Level talismans and more than three hundred Foundation Establishment Stage talismans."

Each talisman can be used at least ten times; there's no need to worry about its power.

"One hundred Golden Core Level talismans and over three hundred Foundation Establishment Level talismans?"

The Treasure Pavilion was filled with disbelief.

Reason told her that this was impossible.

However, what she sensed in her mind—the condition of the Storage Bag in her hand—told her that this was absolutely true.

Because those hundreds of talismans were in her hands.

"Daoist Lu, did you refine all these hundreds of talismans after you returned yesterday?"

The Treasure Pavilion stared wide-eyed at Lu Qing.

"That's right. Yesterday, the Master asked Lu Qing to go back and make preparations, so Lu Qing has already refined a batch of talismans."

"In just one day, they refined hundreds of talismans, including one hundred Golden Core Level talismans..."

The Treasure Pavilion was utterly shocked, and looked at Lu Qing as if he were a monster.

Zi Yuan, standing to the side, also gaped in shock.

She must have heard right. Senior Lu refined hundreds of talismans in just one day!

It should be noted that in the past, it would take Master Qiu and his team at least several days to refine a single talisman.

In comparison, the difference between the two is simply indescribable.

No wonder when Senior Lu gave me the Thunderclap Rune yesterday, he said it was just a little trinket he made casually.

At the time, Zi Yuan thought that was Senior Lu's way of putting her at ease.

Now it seems that what Senior Lu said was absolutely true.

For him, a Golden Core Level talisman was something he could easily craft!

The Treasure Pavilion stared blankly at Lu Qing for a while, and when she came to her senses, a surge of joy welled up in her heart.

"Excellent! Very good! I didn't expect Daoist Lu to be so efficient at refining talismans. I'm afraid even a true talisman-making master can't match your efficiency!"

The words of the Treasure Pavilion were not flattery.

Although there was no master talisman maker in their Treasure Pavilion.

But that doesn't mean she hasn't met a real talisman master.

Back when we were still in the Tian Yuan Great World, there was a master talisman maker serving as our retainer in our household.

Therefore, she was very clear that even a true talisman-making master could not match Lu Qing's efficiency in crafting talismans.

"I dare not accept such praise. My cultivation method is rather special, and coupled with a bit of talent, I can refine talismans quite quickly," Lu Qing said modestly.

The reason he could refine talismans so quickly was because he was condensing Perfect Golden Core.

Its spiritual power far surpasses that of ordinary Golden Core Realm.

Even the most gifted sons of heaven, those born with High Grade Golden Core Dao Seed, are far inferior to him.

The Perfect Golden Core allowed Lu Qing to perfectly control all his power, making it almost impossible for him to make mistakes when inscribing and refining talismans.

In addition, he has mastered the Puppet Sect's Divine Soul Division Technique to the highest level, allowing him to use nine things at the same time.

A combination of factors contributed to his astonishing efficiency in crafting talismans.

"Master, do you have enough talismans here? If not, I can go back and continue refining them," Lu Qing asked.

"That's enough, that's enough. This place is more than enough for us to carry out the first phase of our plan!" the Treasure Pavilion hurriedly said.

She had originally asked Lu Qing to prepare a batch of talismans in advance, and her estimated number was only a few dozen.

Even so, she still planned to give Lu Qing half a month to prepare.

After all, crafting talismans requires mental and physical effort.

Even though Lu Qing's refining speed is very fast, in theory, the amount he can refine in a day will not be too much.

Who would have thought that the Chief Talisman Crafter he had invited would be so extraordinary, able to refine hundreds of high-quality talismans in a single day.

I don't know how he was able to keep his mind from giving up.

If it weren't for the fact that Lu Qing didn't possess the special aura of Nascent Soul Great Power.

There were no warnings regarding the secret methods and Divine Ability he cultivated.

Even the Treasure Pavilion had to wonder if the Lu Qing before him was some senior Primordial Spirit monster in disguise.

but...

The owner of the Treasure Pavilion gripped the Storage Bag tighter and tighter.

Lu Qing really gave her a huge surprise this time.

With these hundreds of talismans, her plan could not only be implemented perfectly, but also wouldn't take so long.

Sure enough, there was a reason for the unusual movement of his Fate Divination Divine Power.

The young Golden Core cultivator before me is truly the one who can change my destiny!

"That's good. If talismans become scarce, just give the order, and Lu Qing can refine them at any time."

I am not good at business, but I am barely competent at making talismans.

That's all I can offer in terms of support.

"You can't say that. This time, our Treasure Pavilion will have to rely entirely on Daoist Lu."

After handing the refined talisman to the Treasure Pavilion, Lu Qing took his leave.

Although he values Spirit Stone highly, he leaves professional matters to professionals.

When it comes to selling talismans, Treasure Pavilion is far more skilled than him.

He only needs to ensure a sufficient supply of goods; he doesn't want to get involved in anything else.

Moreover, after cultivating in the cave all night, I felt my cultivation level had improved.

What Lu Qing wants to do now is to continue his secluded cultivation.

I hope to break through the bottleneck as soon as possible and enter the Golden Core Fourth Revolution realm.

After returning to his cave, Lu Qing hung up a sign saying "No guests allowed".

He then activated the defensive formation within the cave and entered a state of seclusion.

This time, he planned to only do so if it was something extremely important.

Otherwise, they would remain in seclusion until they achieved a breakthrough.

Just as Lu Qing went into seclusion, the Treasure Pavilion also began to take action.

First, all the talismans that were originally sold in the building were removed and replaced with talismans made by Lu Qing.

At the same time, some talismans were also sent to branch buildings in other urban areas for pilot sales.

Next, we just wait for customers to come in.

However, a small accident occurred when the talismans that were originally for sale in the building were removed.

The talisman makers whose talismans had been removed from the shelves went to inquire about what had happened.

Among them, Master Qiu's reaction was the most intense.

"Zi Yuan, what exactly is going on? Why have all the talismans I made been removed from the front hall?!"

Master Qiu immediately went to Zi Yuan, who had been promoted by the owner of the Treasure Pavilion to manage the affairs of the front hall, and questioned her aggressively.

"Master Qiu, please be patient. This is the host's intention. We will be adding a brand new batch of talismans to our building soon."

The sale of talismans, which was originally scheduled to take place, will be temporarily suspended.

Once the new talismans gain popularity and sales stabilize, the original talismans will gradually be sold again.

Zi Yuan smiled and explained very patiently.

"The last batch of new talismans! Were they made by that Chief Talisman Crafter?" Master Qiu's expression changed.

"It is indeed a talisman crafted by Senior Lu," Zi Yuan nodded.

Master Qiu fell silent immediately.

However, his momentum quickly returned. "Even if you want to use Daoist Lu's talismans, there is no reason for you to remove ours!"

Did you know that the talismans I craft are among the highest quality and best-selling talismans in the shop?

"This was an order personally given by the Lord, and Zi Yuan was just following orders."

Despite Master Qiu's overbearing manner, Zi Yuan patiently answered with a smile.

But in her heart, she couldn't help but feel contempt.

That old guy has the nerve to say that.

Every time he refines a talisman, he always requests the most and the most precious materials.

As a result, the talismans produced are naturally of good quality.

However, with such high costs, even if the building sells the talismans, it won't make much profit.

On the contrary, the old man, who had a share of the profits, ate his fill.

What's even more outrageous is that this old man not only did this himself, but also his disciples and apprentices.

They like to use good materials when refining things, and they often waste them, even lining their own pockets.

In the past, the reason why the original poster tolerated his lineage was simply because the forum was indeed lacking in excellent talisman makers.

Now that Senior Lu is around, this old guy's days are going to be tough.

Zi Yuan knew the inside story perfectly well, but of course she wouldn't be so kind as to remind Master Qiu.

They just gave various excuses, pushing all the reasons onto the original poster's orders.

In short, it's inevitable that the talismans crafted by Master Qiu and his team will be temporarily removed from the market.

As for when it will be available for resale, that remains to be determined.

Then, Master Qiu, who had been fooled by Zi Yuan in various ways and whose requests had not been fulfilled, became impatient as expected.

With a flick of his sleeve, he said, "I can't reason with you. I'm going to find the Master of the Pavilion right now!"