Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 51 - 50: Three Hundred and One Spirit Stones, Tier One Talisman Making Inheritance

Chapter 51: Chapter 50: Three Hundred and One Spirit Stones, Tier One Talisman Making Inheritance
"One hundred and eighty Lower Grade Spirit Stones? Too few!"
Upon hearing the old man’s offer, Qi Chuan shook his head, reaching out to pick up the half-destroyed Top Grade Magical Artifact on the counter, looking as if he was about to take it back and not sell it.
Seeing this, the old man realized he couldn’t easily fool Qi Chuan and feared that he might not sell, so he quickly said, "Is the guest dissatisfied? You can bargain, you can bargain..."
"One thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones, this half-destroyed Top Grade Magical Artifact, I’m offering it for that price," Qi Chuan said expressionlessly, directly raising the price to one thousand.
"One thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones? How’s that possible? Selling it would exhaust our Qingfeng Pavilion’s resources! At most, two hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones..."
The old man seemed startled, almost jumping as he exclaimed, his face turning red.
Qi Chuan also understood that this half-destroyed Top Grade Magical Artifact naturally wasn’t worth so many Spirit Stones.
Generally, the worst Top Grade Magical Artifacts are about a thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones, while the finest ones can even sell for two to three thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
However, this half-destroyed Top Grade Magical Artifact, with its engraved Talisman Array completely ruined, only retained about half of its primary and secondary materials.
Moreover, Qi Chuan had some understanding of its primary material, Blue Silver Silk Iron.
The Top Grade Magical Artifacts refined with Blue Silver Silk Iron as the main material aren’t too bad but aren’t top-notch either, just average.
So, even if dismantled, the remaining materials of this half-destroyed Top Grade Magical Artifact would be worth at most a few hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
Qi Chuan had merely made an absurdly high offer earlier.
In the end, after haggling with the old man, Qi Chuan finally settled on three hundred and ten Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
This price met Qi Chuan’s expectations; the shop would earn a bit, but they’d still have to dismantle the primary and secondary materials, while Qi Chuan could quickly convert it into Cultivation Resources.
One could say both parties got what they wanted.
"At this price, our Qingfeng Pavilion has indeed suffered a loss this time..."
With the exchange of Spirit Stones and goods, the old man’s face was full of pain.
Qi Chuan ignored it.
He simply tucked the Brocade Bag containing Spirit Stones into his bosom and, under the old man’s gaze, walked down to the Third Layer.
"This Qingfeng Pavilion is quite bold, even accepting half-destroyed Top Grade Magical Artifacts."
Upon exiting the Qingfeng Pavilion and returning to the market street, Qi Chuan glanced back at the Qingfeng Pavilion’s sign, thinking secretly.
Originally, seeing the state of the market, Qi Chuan thought he wouldn’t be able to sell it and was prepared to take the half-destroyed Top Grade Magical Artifact back to the Sect and deal with it later.
Unexpectedly, Qingfeng Pavilion bought it and offered a reasonable price.
And to know, at three hundred and ten Lower Grade Spirit Stones, Qingfeng Pavilion might earn a little, but certainly not much.
"Maybe Qingfeng Pavilion, being considered the best shop in this market, has some strength," Qi Chuan shook his head.
Glancing at Qingfeng Pavilion again, Qi Chuan temporarily put the matter out of his mind and followed the street towards the market’s exit.
While walking, there were several stalls set up by Loose Cultivators on either side of the street.
When he arrived, Qi Chuan didn’t pay much attention, intending first to try selling the half-destroyed Top Grade Magical Artifact.
Now, as he was leaving, he could take a casual look; items on these stalls, though generally low-quality, might hold a hidden gem or two.
However, in reality, Qi Chuan’s hopes were in vain.
After passing many Loose Cultivators’ stalls, he hadn’t discovered any treasures.
The stalls mostly sold Lower Grade Magical Artifacts, Tier One Lower Grade Talismans, and similar items.
Many Lower Grade Magical Artifacts had noticeable wear and tear.
And most of the Tier One Lower Grade Talismans were Fireball Talismans, Water Arrow Talismans, Golden Skin Talismans, Earth Wall Talismans, and Wood Vine Talismans, with Invisibility Talismans being rarer.
Indeed, they were Talismans inscribed with Basic Five Elements Magic.
These appeared to be crudely drawn Talismans by the Loose Cultivators, probably not very powerful, inferior to the Talismans given by Second Uncle.
"Alas, it seems the hope of finding a gem among the trash is but a dream..."
With a slight sigh, Qi Chuan withdrew his gaze from the Loose Cultivators’ stalls, about to leave directly.
But just as he drew back his gaze, he paused, then looked once more towards a stall he had seen before.
"Is that..."
On a stall, each item had a wooden board in front of it, listing the item information.
In the corner of the stall, a seemingly ordinary booklet had a board that read in scribbled characters: "Tier One Talisman Making Inheritance"!
"Tier One Talisman Making Inheritance? How is that possible..."
Gazing at the scribbled writing on the board, Qi Chuan was somewhat dumbfounded.
Isn’t Talisman Making Inheritance supposed to be a rare treasure, not casually sold on a market stall? Isn’t that a bit absurd?
However, despite these thoughts, Qi Chuan, holding a try-it-out mindset, hesitantly approached the Loose Cultivator’s stall.
"What do you want?"
The stall’s owner was a burly middle-aged Loose Cultivator, who looked and dressed like a country farmer.
When Qi Chuan stood in front of his stall, he raised his head, but unlike the polite and gentle staff at Qingfeng Pavilion, he spoke loudly and roughly, as if to pierce the ear.
"Can I look at this Tier One Talisman Making Inheritance?" Qi Chuan pointed to the seemingly ordinary booklet in the corner and asked directly.
"Sure, just don’t look too long," the burly middle-aged Loose Cultivator replied indifferently.
Seeing this, Qi Chuan was even more surprised.
But since the other agreed, Qi Chuan gestured, and the ordinary booklet on the stall flew into his hand.
"Is this the Tier One Talisman Making Inheritance?"
Qi Chuan was very curious inside, flipping through the booklet briefly.
Before long, he saw writing appearing before his eyes.
[You roughly flip through the Tier One Talisman Making Inheritance, attempting to understand how to draw a Fireball Talisman, triggering a fivefold critical strike, gaining fivefold harvest, and slightly improving your understanding of drawing a Fireball Talisman.]
[You roughly flip through the Tier One Talisman Making Inheritance, attempting to understand how to draw a Water Arrow Talisman, triggering a sixfold critical strike, gaining sixfold harvest, and slightly improving your understanding of drawing a Water Arrow Talisman.]
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As Qi Chuan continued to flip through, more inscriptions appeared, all related to Basic Five Elements Magic Talismans.
At the same time, Qi Chuan gained some understanding of Talisman Making in his mind.
After digesting these understandings, Qi Chuan looked back at the stall in front of him, where many crude Tier One Lower Grade Fireball Talismans and Water Arrow Talismans were laid out.
Along with the "Tier One Talisman Making Inheritance" in Qi Chuan’s hand, which contained simple methods for making Talismans and instructions on drawing Fireball and Water Arrow Talismans, along with various scribbled and chaotic annotations.
Instantly, Qi Chuan gained a general understanding in his heart.
He glanced at the burly middle-aged Loose Cultivator and asked: "Did you write this Tier One Talisman Making Inheritance yourself, and are all these Tier One Lower Grade Five Elements Talismans on your stall drawn by you?"
"That’s right!"
Hearing Qi Chuan’s words, the farmer-like burly middle-aged Loose Cultivator nodded openly, then pulled out another stack of booklets from behind his back with an innocent look, asking expectantly: "Do you want them? I have plenty of these Tier One Talisman Making Inheritance, all written by me. If you want them, one Lower Grade Spirit Stone per book, you can have the whole lot!"