Representatives of the Various Factions Attend (3)

Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at him with some surprise.

Is there anything else?

Only Liu Yunan and Qin Jianghe, who clearly knew the truth, also feigned surprise and confusion along with the others.

Seeing that everyone had stopped talking and were looking at him expectantly, Li Zhouxuan finally spoke:

"I have an order here to buy talismans, specifically Calming Qi Talisman. The price is five elemental Spirit Stone per Calming Qi Talisman. What do you all think?"

Upon hearing this, the people from various sects began whispering amongst themselves again.

They knew that the Calming Qi Talisman was a very basic talisman that could calm turbulent Spiritual Qi. It could be used on oneself, as well as on others and the external environment.

However, because it is only a low-level basic talisman, its effect is not very strong. For cultivators, it is only suitable for the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, and at most, Foundation Establishment cultivators can barely use it.

However, while cultivators in the Mortal Realm are aware of these talismans, they possess very few. Only a very small number are occasionally sold to them by higher-level sects along with other necessities.

Moreover, these talismans are practically useless to them, who already lack cultivation resources. If they could, they would rather exchange them for something else that would be more helpful in improving their cultivation.

However, they have never had this freedom of choice.

If these talismans could be exchanged for Spirit Stone, even though each one only sold for five Spirit Stone, that price was already much cheaper than what the sects in the Immortal Cultivation Realm sold them to them.

If these non-essential talismans are of little use to them, but can still provide some relief to those who have been exploited for so long, then that would be great.

But this price...

Then an elder of the Cloud and Mist Sect hesitated before speaking:

"Although the Calming Qi Talisman isn't very useful to us, we didn't pay a low price for it. Five Spirit Stone... is really a bit too little."

He was being tactful; compared to the price they paid to the sects in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, it wasn't just a little low, it was far too low.

However, given that the royal family had just provided them with such a favorable channel for purchasing supplies, these elders from various sects, who were usually quite arrogant in front of the royal family, also restrained themselves.

But Li Zhouxuan, who was at the head of the table, smiled and said:

"Elder Xu, you misunderstand. What I mean is not that I want to take away the few remaining Calming Qi Talisman you have, but that I need your sects to supply us with them regularly and in fixed quantities."

Upon hearing this, Elder Lü of the Clear River Sect immediately spoke up:

What does this mean?

Although the Calming Qi Talisman is a useless item and doesn't play any role in cultivation, its drawing method still needs to be studied, learned, and passed down.

However, for these sects in the Mortal Realm, such things, which are of little use in cultivation, are merely a waste of cultivation time and resources for making talismans. Therefore, over time, the method of drawing these talismans gradually lost its lineage.

The fact that the sects and the royal family, who had coexisted for so many years, had both lost many of the four arts of immortal cultivation that were not very useful for cultivation was something that everyone tacitly understood.

Therefore, Elder Lü and the others were very puzzled.

I don't understand what the emperor meant by saying that.

We can't possibly be dreaming of them paying exorbitant prices to buy from higher-ups and then reselling it to them at a low price, can we?

He then saw Li Zhouxuan, after hearing his question, reach into his robes and pull out a small booklet.

"I have the method for drawing Calming Qi Talisman. If any of your sects are willing to take on this project, this talisman-making method will be a bonus for the cooperation. What do you all think?"

Upon seeing this, everyone sitting below was quite surprised, and Liu Yunan and Qin Jianghe also cooperated by showing appropriate expressions of surprise.

Li Zhouxuan Yu Guang glanced at the two of them out of the corner of his eye, inwardly chuckling, but outwardly maintaining a calm demeanor as he explained to the crowd:

"Of course, in order for our transaction to proceed successfully, if this matter is agreed upon, we will still need to sign a contract, and then the sect leaders of each sect will need to affix their seals."

The person in charge of the Shangyang Sect hesitated for a moment before asking:

"I wonder if the method for drawing this Calming Qi Talisman is genuine?"

Faced with his doubts, Li Zhouxuan calmly replied:

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, I can have one of our Li Clan cultivators draw one for you right here and now."

Of course, he wasn't referring to their ancestor Li Zhanying, but rather to other Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators.

Although the Li Imperial Clan has few cultivators, it's not just their ancestor who's at the Nascent Soul Realm and himself who's at the Qi Refining First Layer.

Upon hearing this, the crowd was already seven or eight parts convinced, but they did not refuse his request to have a drawing made on the spot.

After all, this is no small matter.

If it can be called an order, and Li Zhouxuan is bringing it up so solemnly in this setting, then the required quantity must be quite large.

If they sign the contract only to discover that the method for drawing the Calming Qi Talisman is fake, what will they use for the transaction?

Although they have coexisted for many years, and there have been times of alliances and win-win cooperation, they have actually always acted independently, always thinking that the West Wind would prevail over the East Wind, or the East Wind would prevail over the West Wind.

In this situation, they had to be cautious.

So Li Zhouxuan didn't hesitate and immediately sent someone to summon a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator from their Li Clan.

This Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator is a talisman talent cultivated within the Li Imperial Clan.

Although limited by resources, he doesn't have many opportunities to draw talismans on a regular basis. He made this Calming Qi Talisman last night while rushing to learn how to do it.

But right now, the purpose isn't to sell or use his talismans; it's just to demonstrate the drawing method to everyone, so there's no need to be too particular.

In the very center of the council hall, the Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Li Clan swiftly drew a low-quality Calming Qi Talisman under the watchful eyes of everyone.

In this setting, no one would do anything like secretly watching, learning, or memorizing; the talisman is of little use to them, and learning it wouldn't be of much use.

Aside from the channels behind the royal family, who else could they sell these talismans to?

If they can't be sold, it's a waste of talisman-making materials.

Most importantly, the cultivator had set up an Isolation Formation around himself before drawing the picture. The Isolation Formation was quite effective, so even if someone wanted to peek or learn from it, they wouldn't be able to.

After the newly produced, low-quality Calming Qi Talisman was passed around for everyone to examine, the belief that was already 70-80% true had become 90% or even 100%.

Then someone asked:

"Your Majesty, please explain the details of this order."

Seeing that they were beginning to accept it, Li Zhouxuan then said:

"As you all know, the Calming Qi Talisman is a niche talisman, so the demand is naturally not as high as other common talismans. This order requires the stable purchase of 500 Calming Qi Talisman every month. If any of you are interested, you can see how many you need."