Xiao Hua first found a stall and bought a large amount of talisman ink and talisman paper. Then, without lingering in the slightest, he went elsewhere. All the talisman paper he bought was mid-grade, while the talisman ink was low-grade. Though the quantity was not small, it would absolutely not attract anyone's notice. Through his experiments over the past few days, Xiao Hua had discovered that whether he used high-grade talisman ink or mid- and low-grade talisman ink, the Fireball Talismans he refined were always high-grade; they had nothing to do with the talisman ink or paper. But if he used low-grade talisman paper, he could only refine low-grade Binding Talismans. If he used mid-grade or high-grade talisman paper, he could refine mid-grade Binding Talismans. Therefore, Xiao Hua naturally tried to be as frugal as possible, using the fewest spirit stones to refine the most yellow talismans.
After walking for a while, Xiao Hua suddenly sensed something strange. His steps slowed slightly, and as he turned a corner, he tilted his head and took a glance behind him. There were quite a few cultivators behind Xiao Hua—some Foundation Establishment, some Qi Cultivation. Some had concealed their faces, while others swaggered openly about. Yet all of them were looking at the stalls. No one paid any attention to a minor cultivator like him who appeared to be only at the Qi Cultivation second layer. Even though he had hidden his face, no one would take notice of him.
"How strange. Could it be that I haven't rested well these past few days?" Xiao Hua frowned and muttered to himself. Then, with a flash, he headed in another direction.
A short while later, Xiao Hua appeared before a small yellow talisman stall. Most of the stall was already empty, with only a