Purple Lightning Talisman
After comparing prices at several stores, Tang Tiansong and his sister spent more than two hours browsing the cultivator market in Huai'an City, gradually becoming extremely disappointed.
There are two prices for hiring a Qi Refining First Layer cultivator to kill a Meridian Opening Realm Demon Beast.
Firstly, killing a Demon Beast Demon Beast yields its beast core to the hired player for twelve Spirit Stone. The market provides a spirit-summoning contract, taking a cut of one Spirit Stone, for a total of thirteen Spirit Stone.
The second option involves the beast core going to the employer for fifteen Spirit Stone, with the market taking a cut of one Spirit Stone, for a total of sixteen Spirit Stone.
The Tang Household siblings also learned that for the vast majority of Rogue Cultivator, twenty Spirit Stone were all they had.
Therefore, it was wise for the Tang Household siblings to bring only twenty-five Spirit Stone today.
Because they don't have Storage Bag now, the Spirit Stone they carry will emit Spiritual Qi. If they have too many Spirit Stone, it will attract malicious people to kill them and steal the Spirit Stone.
Whether it's thirteen or sixteen Spirit Stone, the Tang Household can't afford it, because they only have nine Spirit Stone available.
As for Law Technique, most have the restriction that "Immortal Method cannot be practiced simultaneously." For example, this [Golden Light Technique] Law Technique can only be practiced by a maximum of three people. If a fourth person also wants to learn it, they will have to buy a new copy...
Having spent sixteen Spirit Stone to buy three or four low-grade Jade Slip containing Law Technique such as [Sound Transmission Technique], [Golden Light Technique], [Spirit Fire Technique], and [Body Strengthening Technique], the Tang Household siblings returned westward with trepidation: their only hope now lay in the free Cui Household guest cultivator that Cui Xueyong had mentioned.
If all else fails, we'll have no choice but to follow our father Tang Yuan's advice and use those Spirit Stone.
"Brother, the Meridian Opening Stage Cultivation Method that Father gave us, ' Azure Spirit Qi-Absorbing Meridian-Opening Formula,' costs at least three hundred Spirit Stone, while the sixth-grade upper-level technique ' Spirit Pivot Sand Flow Art ' that we learned costs at least three thousand Spirit Stone."
As for the fifth-grade lower level "Lingxuan Jade Flowing Technique" given to Tang Miao, there is no other cultivation technique of the same grade in the entire Huai'an City cultivator market. It is said that a fifth-grade lower level Qi refining technique is worth at least eight thousand spirit stones, and it is usually a family heirloom of a cultivation family that has been cultivating for at least a hundred years.
Father was able to obtain these two Cultivation Method, so it seems he is quite a figure, a wealthy cultivator.
"Hehe, whether we're mortals or cultivators, we're all rich kids..." Tang Tianzi whispered to Fu Er while resting by the waterfall.
Tang Tiansong frowned. "From now on, don't mention your father or any of the supplies he gave you."
"If you absolutely must use your father's name, then say that your father is a Middle Stage of Qi Refinement Rogue Cultivator, understand?"
Tang Tianzi stuck out her tongue and nodded.
"I bought three [Aperture Recognition Pill] and took them back to my second uncle's three brothers."
Although his father said Tang Miao was an "Aperture Opener," he still used the "Aperture Recognition Pill" to verify it, so as not to arouse suspicion from others.
Tang Miao's father has already prepared the Cultivation Method manuals and Spiritual Qi he needs before Middle Stage of Qi Refinement.
"If Jin Can and Jin Feng are also [Aperture Opener], then let's buy them a low-grade Meridian Opening Realm Cultivation Method manual first. As for the others, we'll buy them later when we earn more Spirit Stone." Tang Tiansong counted on his fingers, planning.
"As for the other Cultivation Method and weapons that my siblings and I need to buy, we'll discuss it with Tianlan and Tiandong when we get back, and then decide after we've practiced for a month or two."
Brother, I...
"I've got my eye on a Jade Slip containing a Cultivation Method." Tang Tianzi picked at her nails, looking apprehensive.
Tang Tiansong smiled, "It's that book, ' The Purple Lightning Pellet Talisman Secret Technique, ' isn't it?"
The "Purple Lightning Pellet Talisman Secret Technique" is a third-grade Law Technique. Although it is Law Technique for the Qi Refining Stage, cultivators at the Meridian Opening Realm can also use it.
It's cheap at fifty Spirit Stone, but since it can only be practiced by a maximum of two people, and it's a secret technique involving hidden weapons, practicing it will shorten a cultivator's lifespan.
The Spiritual Qi Father gave us was all used to improve our cultivation; there wasn't enough extra Spiritual Qi to refine powerful Purple Lightning Talisman Pellet.
Most importantly, the Cultivation Method manuals are too expensive. We only have one hundred Spirit Stone. If we buy this, we'll only have fifty Spirit Stone left, which won't be enough to buy other basic Law Technique Jade Slip."
Tang Tianzi's lips twitched. "Brother, I know it is indeed a bit expensive."
However, my Swordsmanship and knife skills are completely inadequate; I only have some understanding of formations and talismans.
I also inquired with the shopkeeper and learned that the more Spiritual Qi a cultivator has when refining the Purple Lightning Pellet Purple Lightning Pellet, the greater its power.
Our family still has five strands of [Great Kun Moonlight] Spiritual Qi left by my father a few years ago. I plan to use these five strands of [Great Kun Moonlight], mixed with other low-level Spiritual Qi, to refine talisman pills.
I think the Purple Lightning Talisman I refine should be quite powerful.
"Um?
Purple Lightning Talisman can be refined like this?
I truly know nothing about talismans. If that's really the case, then this Purple Lightning Talisman can indeed be our Tang Household's trump card.
But my father said that this [Great Kun Moonlight] is a celestial-grade Spiritual Qi, and it will be of great use to keep it.
"Give up. I'll definitely buy you the Spiritual Qi to refine the Purple Lightning Talisman later." Tang Tiansong patted his sister's head affectionately. "I've made the decision. If the book ' Purple Lightning Pellet Talisman Secret Technique ' hasn't been sold yet after we kill the demon rat, we'll buy it."
At worst, I won't buy any more Cultivation Method, and I'll give the Seven Stars Sword to Tianlan and Tiandong.
"Hehe, thank you, big brother." Tang Tianzi looked on with anticipation.
With her eyes closed and hands clasped in prayer, she cried out, "Please, don't sell that Cultivation Method! It can only belong to me, Tang Tianzi..."
Tang Tiansong sighed inwardly: Although they are all siblings, who wouldn't want to progress faster and more steadily on the path of cultivation?
I should study and practice more diligently in the future to quickly improve my cultivation.
Although such a hasty approach will ruin one's cultivation foundation and prevent one from achieving the Foundation Establishment, if there isn't a person in the family with high cultivation who can hold their own, they are destined to be bullied by others.
The enemy won't wait for you to be ready; they'll nip you in the bud...
... August 20th, 4037 of the New Immortal Calendar, Cui Household Village, Dragon Creek Mountain, Tianfu Hall.
Cui Lihai, the head of the Cui Household family and father of Cui Xueyong, looked at Tang Tiansong, who was bowing respectfully below the stage, with a pair of sinister eagle eyes. He then glanced at the gifts Tang Tiansong had brought: a Red-banded Snake's core and twenty taels of gold.
Having already heard from his spendthrift son that Tang Tiansong hadn't accepted the five catties of spirit rice offered for free, Cui Lihai looked at Tang Tiansong with a newfound respect.
Not wanting to strike the gift-giver, and after Tang Tiansong's flattery of Cui Lihai, Cui Lihai remained silent for a few moments before letting Tang Tiansong and his sister sit down.
"Tang Tiansong, my Cui Household is Lineage of cultivators, with more than a dozen cultivators at the Meridian Opening Realm. Our ancestor is currently in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment."
But your Tang Household are just ordinary people. Your Dangwu Village doesn't even have a Meridian Opening First Layer.
My cultivation level has reached the Meridian Opening Fifth Layer, the Upper Yin Stage.
Our Cui Household and your Tang Household probably have no need to interact...
As for my son Little Six's interest in your Tang Tianzi, it's just youthful innocence; the family has already arranged a marriage for him."
"I, Cui Xueyong, will marry no one but Tang Tianzi in this lifetime!"
No matter what anyone says, it's useless!
Even my great-grandfather couldn't persuade me otherwise!
"If you don't agree to me marrying Tang Tianzi, I'll go to Ji Household Village, more than 300 li to the north, convert to Buddhism, and become a monk!" Cui Xueyong jumped three feet high from his chair...