Spirit Talisman Building, a Small Profit of a Thousand Spirit Stones!

Three days later, the family hunting team converged at the outskirts of the Sky Yin Mountain Range.

The Second Elder ordered those at Qi Condensation Fourth Layer and above to accompany him to Qu Mountain Marketplace to sell the Demonic Beast Materials.

The Qi Condensation Third Layer cultivators were to return to the clan first.

Naturally, Li Qingyuan was an exception. The Second Elder specifically named him and had him come along to learn.

This time, there were no Unicorn Zebra demonic beasts to serve as mounts. Everyone traveled on foot for a week, covering one or two hundred li a day, and only reached Qu Mountain Marketplace a thousand li away after seven or eight days.

The Li Clan had its own established business partners.

Li Qingyuan followed the Second Elder and his father, Li Dingzhou, to sell materials. They split into two groups, with one group setting up street stalls to sell the materials.

The other group was personally led by the Second Elder, specializing in selling materials to the Artifact Refining Pavilion. All manner of Demonic Beast Materials for refining magical artifacts and armor were sold one after another.

Besides that, they would also come across a few First-Rank Spirit Plants during their hunts.

Demonic beasts usually lurked around spirit plants.

Li Qingyuan himself had picked four First-Rank Low-grade Spirit Plants. Unfortunately, he had not encountered any First-Rank Mid-grade Spirit Plants, while First-grade High-rank ones were even rarer.

Within three days, the Demonic Beast Materials and harvested spirit plants had basically sold out.

Meanwhile, Li Dingzhou and Li Qingyuan secretly went out every night to sell the Demonic Beast Materials Li Qingyuan had hunted on his own in exchange for Spirit Stones.

As for the demonic beasts Li Dingzhou had hunted, they were naturally handed over to the Second Elder together.

Only Li Qingyuan's needed to be handled and sold discreetly. This had the Second Elder's tacit approval and the Clan Leader's recognition.

The Spirit Stones Li Qingyuan earned from killing demonic beasts belonged entirely to him. He did not need to hand over a single Spirit Stone to the clan.

The Clan Leader and the others all knew that Li Qingyuan's growth required a great many Spirit Stones. This was the three old men using their authority for personal gain to secure benefits for Li Qingyuan.

Of course, Li Qingyuan would not be so selfish. He gave a portion of the Spirit Stones to Old Dad.

The Demonic Beast Materials sold for two hundred Spirit Stones. Since these were Spirit Stones Li Qingyuan had earned by hunting demonic beasts himself, he could naturally use the Mysterious Feminine Space to duplicate and double them.

Thus, they became four hundred Spirit Stones.

Li Qingyuan had originally intended to give his father a hundred Spirit Stones, but Li Dingzhou felt that there were only two hundred Spirit Stones to begin with. He could not take half of them and hold his son back.

In the end, Li Dingzhou accepted only fifty Spirit Stones.

On the final night, the Second Elder ordered everyone to relax for the evening. They would return home early the next morning.

The other uncles and elders headed to Happy House with their arms around each other's shoulders. Ahem, those who knew, knew.

His Old Dad, Li Dingzhou, went to the gambling house again to wager on Mystery Boxes.

Li Qingyuan, meanwhile, came to the Spirit Talisman Building once more.

Fourteen-year-old Li Qingyuan wore a robe of green, his long hair bound beneath a crown. With handsome brows and starry eyes, his refined face had yet to shed all its youthful innocence, but it already possessed a bearing that could make young girls' hearts flutter.

Though only fourteen, he already stood no shorter than one meter sixty-five. Dressed in green, tall and slender, he gave off the vigorous vitality of a graceful young man.

At fourteen, in this world's mortal realm, one could already marry and have children.

On the first floor of the Spirit Talisman Building, wooden shelves displayed a dazzling array of First-grade Low-rank and Tier 1 Mid-grade Talisman Paper. There were twenty or thirty types of talisman paper alone.

In the first-floor hall, more than a dozen customers browsed around the shelves, picking through wares or haggling with the shop assistants over prices.

"Young sir, are you here to buy talisman paper?" By coincidence, the woman walking toward him was the female shop assistant Li Qingyuan had encountered last time while disguised.

Li Qingyuan smiled and took out two sheets of Tier 1 Mid-grade Talisman Paper of Masterwork Quality. "Miss, does your proprietor still purchase talisman paper?"

The woman understood at once. "Please wait a moment, young sir. Allow me to inform her."

Very soon, the woman returned and invited Li Qingyuan to the second floor—specifically, to its rear hall.

As he passed through the second floor, Li Qingyuan saw several customers selecting talisman paper. There was not much talisman paper on the second floor, but all of it was First-grade High-rank Talisman Paper. Even the worst of it could rival a strike from a Qi Condensation Level 7 cultivator.

In the rear hall of the second floor, Li Qingyuan saw that stunning Purple Skirt Woman in a veil again.

After a year apart, she seemed even more beautiful.

After not seeing her for a year and a half, the young lady had grown even taller. Her graceful curves were exquisite and alluring, while her veil concealed a face capable of Toppling Cities and Nations. Her beautiful eyes shone like stars.

The Purple-robed Young Lady smiled sweetly and asked, "How should I address you, little brother?"

Li Qingyuan said, "My surname is Li."

"Oh, so you are Fellow Daoist Li." The Purple-robed Young Lady waved a jade-like hand and pushed a cup of tea toward him. "My maid said you have Tier 1 Mid-grade Talisman Paper, and it is of Masterwork Quality."

"May I ask how many sheets you have, little Fellow Daoist Li?"

"..." Li Qingyuan: Little Fellow Daoist Li.

Forget it. I really am still young right now.

This woman is only three to five years older than me, yet she possesses such stunning beauty and bearing.

Li Qingyuan took out a large amount of talisman paper from his Storage Bag: 120 sheets of First-grade Low-rank Talisman Paper, 90 sheets of Tier 1 Mid-grade Talisman Paper, and thirty First-grade High-rank Flame Ice Soul Severing Talismans.

However, all the Flame Ice Soul Severing Talismans were Low-Grade Quality and did not qualify as standard-grade goods.

The Purple Skirt Woman, who had been drinking tea, froze. Beneath her translucent veil, her cherry lips pressed together lightly. "This scene feels strangely familiar."

"Mm, nearly identical talisman paper and the same surname. Could you be the younger brother of that Fellow Daoist Li from a year ago?"

Li Qingyuan cupped his hands. "Fellow Daoist Qin has an excellent memory. A year and a half ago, my sister indeed conducted a transaction with you."

"My sister said that Fellow Daoist Qin, the proprietor of the Spirit Talisman Building, conducts business with integrity."

The Purple Skirt Woman waved her jade-like hand, and the various talismans swept past before her eyes. Her bright gaze inspected the talisman paper as the corners of her lips lifted. "The quality of the talisman paper is as good as ever."

"The First-grade Low-rank Talisman Paper and Tier 1 Mid-grade Talisman Paper are basically all standard-grade or Masterwork Quality."

Finally, the Purple Skirt Woman touched one Flame Ice Soul Severing Talisman and said, "This is First-grade High-rank Talisman Paper. It seems that in merely a year and a half, your sister has already become a true First-grade High-rank Talisman Master."

"What a pity for her extraordinary talent in the talisman path~" The Purple Skirt Woman sighed. "Thirty sheets of First-grade High-rank Talisman Paper, all Flame Ice Soul Severing Talismans."

"It seems your clan possesses only one inheritance for First-grade High-rank talisman paper."

The Purple-robed Young Lady continued on her own, "Little brother, after you return, you may tell your sister that if she has time someday, she can come to my Spirit Talisman Building for a meeting."

Li Qingyuan was startled and asked, "May I ask why Fellow Daoist Qin wishes to see my sister?"

Could this woman have taken a fancy to my talent in the talisman path and plans to imprison me so I can draw talismans for her?

The Purple-robed Young Lady smiled sweetly. "Little brother, do not let your imagination run wild. I merely cherish talent."

"Your sister has great talent in the talisman path. If she can obtain a high-level inheritance, she may become a Second-grade Talisman Master in the future."

Li Qingyuan revealed an excited expression. "A Second-grade Talisman Master? Really?"

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Qin. Once I return this time, I will definitely relay your words to my sister."

Yeah, right!

Pies do not fall from the sky, and there has never been a free lunch in this world.

Of course, as for my sister, you will never see her.

Should I stop coming to this Spirit Talisman Building for transactions next time?

The Purple Skirt Woman's slender jade fingers flicked an abacus as she began calculating the Spirit Stones. "The First-grade Low-rank Talisman Paper and Tier 1 Mid-grade Talisman Paper come to eight hundred and eighty Spirit Stones at market price."

"The thirty First-grade High-rank Talisman Papers are Low-Grade Quality, with a market price of two hundred and forty Spirit Stones."

"That makes one thousand one hundred and twenty Spirit Stones in total. By the usual rule, I will purchase them at eighty percent, which comes to eight hundred and ninety-six Spirit Stones."

The Purple-robed Young Lady smiled. "Little brother, I will round it up for you. Nine hundred Spirit Stones in total. How about it?"

Li Qingyuan pondered briefly, then nodded. "All right."

"Fellow Daoist Qin's price is fair. I'll sell them."

The two completed the transaction, money in one hand and goods in the other.

After going downstairs and walking along the street, Li Qingyuan glanced back and thought, This woman always feels extraordinary, with such an exceptional bearing. Could she be a direct descendant of a First-rate Qi Condensation Family?

By coincidence, moonlight slanted through the second-floor window, spilling over a figure in purple. The beautiful woman in the purple skirt, her bright eyes gleaming like stars, was looking directly at Li Qingyuan.

Li Qingyuan paused slightly, then turned and left.

The maid Xiao Lan asked, "Miss, what is it?"

The Purple-robed Young Lady watched Li Qingyuan disappear into the distance. Her cherry lips parted as she said softly, "I simply feel that this little fellow is not ordinary."

Suddenly, outside the room, a middle-aged old servant bowed and said, "Miss."

"The Second-Tier Demonic Beast you were looking for—the Blood-Devouring Centipede—has been found."

"Three thousand li south after leaving Willow Crane Island, then another three thousand li into the Sky Yin Mountain Range after changing course, there is one at the One Second-Tier Early Stage."

"Second Master has already Headed Towards it."

Upon hearing this, the Purple-robed Young Lady's cherry lips curved into a captivating smile. She raised her jade-like hand, and a small centipede, dark red all over and more than a foot long, stood atop her fingertip. It raised half its body and gazed at its master.

Three-colored markings appeared between the little centipede's brows, Extraordinary and Unusual.

The Purple-robed Young Lady teased the little centipede and smiled faintly. "Little Cai, devouring a One Second-Tier Early Stage Blood-Devouring Centipede will be enough for you to advance from First-Tier Early Stage to First-Tier Late Stage."

"Do not worry. Your master will take you there right away."