Chapter 59: The Divine Wood Sect

"Two thousand taels of gold."

Chen Mobai had conducted a survey in the market. The average price for a first-grade lower-quality talisman was 100 taels of gold, a first-grade mid-quality talisman was 1000 taels of gold, and a first-grade high-quality talisman was one spirit stone.

So he subconsciously quoted the average price.

After speaking, he realized why he hadn't had any business before; the prices weren't listed, making it difficult for others to ask, and naturally, business wouldn't be good.

"I'll buy all you have."

The woman in yellow eyes lit up and pointed to the "Green Arrow Talisman" on Chen Mobai's stall.

Chen Mobai still had six, but her words made him suspicious, and he didn't dare sell all of them.

"There are only two left."

"Here, this is the gold note."

The woman in yellow took out two large denomination notes from her sachet. Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment, but since he had already spoken and set up his stall, he couldn't go back on his word.

He took another one from his bag and gave it to her along with the one on the blanket.

"My name is Zhuo Ming, I'm a talisman maker. We can exchange more in the future."

After saying this, the woman in yellow took the two Green Arrow Talismans, packed up her stall, and left with her belongings.

Chen Mobai was completely puzzled.

At this moment, another slender young man with a long beard approached. He squatted at Chen Mobai's stall and picked through the remaining first-grade lower-quality talismans.

"Your Green Arrow Talismans, she can probably sell each for two to three thousand taels after getting them."

The bearded young man suddenly said. Chen Mobai touched his chin, completely unaware of what had happened.

"A few days ago, Qi Er went to the Yunmeng Marsh with a group of wandering cultivators to hunt snow rhinos. He used a first-grade mid-quality talisman to break the legs of the beast, earning great merit."

After he finished speaking, Chen Mobai finally understood what was going on.

It turned out that the Green Arrow Talisman he had given to Qi Er was the reason. So when she saw him finally setting up his stall, Zhuo Ming couldn't help but act first, getting a good deal.

"How many more do you have? Pack them all for me."

The bearded young man explained to Chen Mobai and then smiled, pointing to the five first-grade lower-quality talismans on the blanket.

Chen Mobai hesitated. Originally, he had priced them at 100 taels each, but now that his talismans had gained a reputation through Qi Er, he wondered if he should raise the price.

"May I ask for your name, Daoist friend?"

"Lu Shu."

The bearded young man waved his hand and gave his name.

"To be honest, I have no idea what price my talismans should be in the market. Could you give me some advice? These five can be considered as a consultation fee."

Lu Shu was clearly surprised by Chen Mobai's request, but then he marveled.

"Where did you come from as a wandering cultivator? Your cultivation is not bad, a sixth-layer Qi Practitioner, you should know all about these things."

"By chance, I found a cultivation method carved on a rock wall in a cave when I was young. I practiced it until now. I only recently found this Nanshi Market. To be honest, I didn't even know about spirit stones before."

Chen Mobai's words made Lu Shu nod. Then, without being polite, he took the five first-grade lower-quality talismans from the blanket, asking about their effects and power, and began to set the price.

"This one is a Binding Talisman..."

The two of them asked and answered for nearly half an hour.

"I'm the one who benefits. If these five talismans were sold on the island of Yunmeng Marsh, they would be worth at least a thousand taels of gold. Here, take this book as a token of my gratitude."

Lu Shu threw a book from his blanket to Chen Mobai, who caught it and saw that it was "The Divine Wood Sect's Talisman Making Insights."

"From the style of your talismans, you should have a wood affinity. The Divine Wood Sect is a top talisman-making sect in the Eastern Wasteland. They recruit disciples every ten years. With your cultivation at the sixth layer of Qi Practice at your age, if you master these talisman-making insights in advance, you might have a chance to join the Divine Wood Sect and obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill."

Chen Mobai originally thought this book would be of no use to him. Even if he wanted to learn talisman making, he would focus on the techniques of Deyuan Star. But after hearing Lu Shu's words, he widened his eyes in disbelief.

"Foundation Establishment Pill? Does the Divine Wood Sect give Foundation Establishment Pills to their disciples?"

"Of course. Otherwise, how could they be a major sect in the Eastern Wasteland? They have a Golden Core Ancestor overseeing, who can get the third-grade alchemist from Huitian Valley to share the Foundation Establishment Pills they refine!"

Lu Shu misunderstood Chen Mobai's meaning. He was thinking that the main ingredients of the Foundation Establishment Pill could be better used for refining Golden Core herbs, which would be more efficient. Why waste them on Foundation Establishment Pills?

But Chen Mobai quickly realized that this was even better!

This Tianhe World was not Deyuan Star. Perhaps the resources and herbs here were abundant, and they could afford to be wasteful!

He immediately picked up the "Divine Wood Sect's Talisman Making Insights" and asked Lu Shu when the next recruitment would be.

"According to the ten-year cycle, it should be next year."

Lu Shu was uncertain, as he planned to join the Liujia Mountain to learn puppetry. Selling talismans was just for a living.

"Thank you."

Chen Mobai stood up and thanked Lu Shu, who found his solemnity a bit strange but nodded in acceptance.

After making a profit with the five talismans and a second-hand book, Lu Shu packed up his stall, saying he was going to the Yunmeng Marsh to try his luck and see if he could hunt some beasts.

Compared to setting up a stall in the market, hunting beasts was the proper way for Tianhe World cultivators to earn resources.

A first-grade lower-quality spirit beast, if the meat is well-preserved, could be sold to the Tian Can Tower for at least one spirit stone.

That's why Qi Er, with the help of a Green Arrow Talisman, earned two spirit stones after hunting a snow rhino with the group, which was like a windfall, a huge profit.

After Zhuo Ming and Lu Shu left, Chen Mobai continued to set up his stall.

Soon, cultivators in the market who heard the news rushed over and bought all the nearly a hundred first-grade lower-quality talismans he had left. Following Lu Shu's advice, Chen Mobai raised the price of each talisman to 200 taels of gold.

After selling them all, including the gold notes from Zhuo Ming, he exchanged them for two spirit stones at the Wuxing Sect's silver shop.

Leaving the market with a full harvest, Chen Mobai returned to the Water Mansion. He took out the introduction to the major sects of the Eastern Wasteland he had bought earlier and carefully read the section on the Divine Wood Sect.

The Divine Wood Sect, a branch of the Wuxing Sect's Wood Lineage, split from the Wuxing Sect fifty years ago when the Mixed Essence Ancestor passed away. The sect is located in the Giant Tree Ridge, with a fourth-grade upper-quality spirit vein. Their ultimate technique is the "Longevity Sutra," which increases one's lifespan by sixty years for each major cultivation breakthrough.

This cultivation method is excellent for extending life.