The Exceptionally Booming Greenwood Market

With the Water Arrow Talisman having reached the Perfection realm, Zhao Huaian could now guarantee zero mistakes every time, drawing the most powerful and highest quality First-Rank Low-Grade Water Arrow Talisman in the shortest possible time.

Moreover, after his cultivation had improved, the spiritual energy within Zhao Huaian's body was more abundant.

If he were to focus solely on drawing Water Arrow Talismans, relying on his current spiritual energy reserves, he could produce at least forty of them before being completely drained.

However, Zhao Huaian did not sacrifice the greater goal for the lesser.

Since the Water Arrow Talisman had already reached the Perfection realm, there was no possibility of further improvement.

Thus, while ensuring a certain quantity of Water Arrow Talismans, Zhao Huaian also began drawing other spirit talismans with lower proficiency.

The first among these were the Protective Talisman and the Light Body Talisman.

These two types of spirit talismans were also very popular on the market, no less so than the Water Arrow Talisman.

After all, both were extremely powerful life-saving measures at the early Qi Refining stage, and there was never a shortage of customers for them on the market.

In the following days, aside from his daily cultivation routine, Zhao Huaian drew a fixed number of Water Arrow Talismans to maintain his income, while significantly improving his proficiency with the Protective Talisman and Light Body Talisman.

Time passed quickly in such a routine.

Before he knew it, two months had gone by.

"Qi Refining Layer Six (1/100)"

Inside the room, spiritual energy surged within Zhao Huaian's body as his cultivation smoothly broke through to Qi Refining Layer Six.

As the breakthrough completed, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Attribute Heavenly Book!"

Zhao Huaian silently recited, concentrating his attention on his mind.

Name: Zhao Huaian Lifespan: 16/123 Cultivation: Qi Refining Layer Six (1/100) Cultivation Art: Azure Wood Art (Great Accomplishment 1269/1600) Spells: Fireball Spell (Grandmaster 1396/3200), Earth Wall Spell (Grandmaster 435/3200), Entangle Spell (Grandmaster 129/3200) First-Rank Spirit Talisman Master (100/100): Water Arrow Talisman (Perfection), Protective Talisman (Great Accomplishment 231/1600), Light Body Talisman (Great Accomplishment 132/1600), Concealment Talisman (Mastered 76/400), Freezing Talisman (Proficient 63/200) Skills: Medical Skill (Perfection 1962/6400), Flying Needles (Perfection 321/6400), Gentle Breeze Footwork (Grandmaster 832/3200)

Looking at the Heavenly Book page in his mind, Zhao Huaian nodded with satisfaction.

Overall, over these two months, the most significant changes on the Attribute Heavenly Book's panel were concentrated in the spirit talisman category.

As for the rest, there were no major changes—mostly just some increases in proficiency.

However, one thing that surprised Zhao Huaian slightly was the Flying Needles technique.

The mid-grade combined Dharma Artifact Flying Needles were currently his strongest offensive method.

During these two months, whenever he had free time to rest, Zhao Huaian would use his spiritual energy to control the mid-grade combined Dharma Artifact Flying Needles for practice.

After repeated practice, the proficiency of the Flying Needles technique unexpectedly increased significantly, directly reaching the Perfection realm.

What surprised and delighted Zhao Huaian even more was that after the Flying Needles technique reached Perfection, it still displayed proficiency points, just like his Medical Skill before. Clearly, there was still room for improvement.

"Medical Skill isn't needed right now, so I don't have to rush to study it. But the Flying Needles technique is extremely helpful to me, especially when controlling Dharma Artifacts and during combat."

"So next, whenever I have free time, I should practice more and strive to accumulate the Perfection-level proficiency to its limit, to see what gains I can obtain beyond Perfection."

"But for now... my Spirit Stones are almost used up. It's time to head to Greenwood Market to sell spirit talismans."

Zhao Huaian murmured to himself, shifting his attention away from the Attribute Heavenly Book in his mind.

Over these two months, he had purchased a large number of Yellow Dragon Pills and higher-grade Monster Beast Blood and Flesh.

Under such heavy consumption, in just two months, he had completely drained all the Spirit Stones he had on hand.

Now that his cultivation had broken through to Qi Refining Layer Six, he naturally needed to slow down a bit and sell off the many spirit talismans he had accumulated.

Once all the spirit talismans in his hands were sold, he would obtain another substantial fortune and purchase even richer cultivation resources.

Thinking this, a few more smiles appeared on Zhao Huaian's face.

He packed up simply, took advantage of the low foot traffic in the residential area, and quietly left his room.

By the time Zhao Huaian reappeared, he had already arrived at West Street in Greenwood Market.

Naturally, he had put on his Human Skin Mask, assuming a different identity, and paid the fee to set up a stall in Greenwood Market, familiar with the process.

Thanks to the reputation he had built up before, even though Zhao Huaian's spot wasn't particularly good, returning customers soon came by.

"Oh, it's you, Fellow Daoist! You haven't set up a stall in a long time. The spirit talismans others sell just don't feel right to me. If you hadn't shown up, I might have been too afraid to go out on missions."

A figure suddenly walked straight up to Zhao Huaian's stall.

Looking up, as luck would have it, it was the same young man who had made his first sale for him.

Zhao Huaian had a fairly deep impression of him as well, and a smile naturally crept onto his face. "I was in seclusion for the past two or three months, cultivating. I only started setting up this stall after breaking through in my cultivation."

"Take a look and see if there's anything you need. I'll give you a ten percent discount. I've added many new types of Spirit Talismans in the last few months."

As he spoke, Zhao Huaian gestured at the talismans laid out in several categories on his stall, warmly attending to the young man.

The most expensive item on the stall was the Water Arrow Talisman.

A perfected-grade Water Arrow Talisman could unleash power equivalent to Qi Refining Layer Four, no less than an ordinary Tier One Mid-grade offensive Spirit Talisman.

Thus, under these circumstances, Zhao Huaian had long since raised the price to one Low-grade Spirit Stone for a single perfected-grade Water Arrow Talisman.

As for the other Protective Talismans and Light Body Talismans, their prices were relatively more affordable, differentiated by proficiency level, with the most expensive being two for one Low-grade Spirit Stone.

Warmly received by Zhao Huaian, the young man eagerly began to carefully pick and choose from the stall.

It had to be said, this young man was quite willing to spend.

After a round of selection, he directly purchased eighteen Low-grade Spirit Stones' worth of Spirit Talismans, including ten Water Arrow Talismans and several Protective Talismans and Light Body Talismans.

Zhao Huaian generously gave him a ten percent discount.

This left the young man grinning from ear to ear, declaring that from now on, he would only come to Zhao Huaian's stall.

A successful first sale.

Another loyal customer gained.

Zhao Huaian called out even more vigorously.

Soon, wave after wave of new and returning customers arrived.

As time passed, Zhao Huaian's business grew increasingly booming. In just half a day, he had already sold Spirit Talismans worth one hundred and sixty-three Low-grade Spirit Stones.

Especially by noon.

The entire Greenwood Market was packed with people squeezing against each other, and most of them were low-realm cultivators.

With such a massive flow of people, not only did Zhao Huaian's stall become even more popular, but the business of other stalls also picked up. Many items that boosted combat power or ensured survival were snatched up in a frenzy.

Watching the surging crowd around him, Zhao Huaian felt a secret shock.

He had never seen such a huge crowd before.

Finally catching a moment of free time, Zhao Huaian took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and asked the cultivator at the neighboring stall, "Senior Brother, what day is it today? The flow of people on West Street keeps increasing. It feels a bit unusual."