Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 79: Tier Two Rune Master

Not only did the members of the Cyan Creek Sect notice Chu Ning’s business.

As the foot traffic at Chu Ning’s place gradually increased.

On the adjacent street, in a shop bearing the Wind Canyon Talisman Workshop sign.

A person resembling a young servant hurriedly walked into the shop and said to a yellow-robed cultivator in his thirties:

"Master, the rumors outside are actually true, the Cyan Creek Talisman Workshop has indeed been taken over by a newcomer.

He looks young, probably around sixteen or seventeen, and I heard someone mention that his cultivation level seems to be at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer.

Moreover, he really put up a sign for a buy-five-get-one-free offer on the first day of business."

The yellow-robed cultivator glanced at the servant before slowly speaking:

"I’m not concerned about that, what I care about is whether the rumors about the talismans he’s producing being better than ours are true?"

The servant didn’t respond directly but took out a talisman from his pocket.

"I don’t understand these things myself, so I bought one for the master to examine."

The yellow-robed cultivator took the talisman with his hand and, after a brief inspection, his expression changed slightly.

"How is it possible? The quality of this talisman is so high, even as a Tier Two Rune Master, I can’t produce such a talisman."

After saying this, the yellow-robed cultivator stared at the servant.

"Is it really true that he’s only sixteen or seventeen and merely at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer?"

The servant nodded and said hesitantly:

"There’s indeed only one person, and word has it that he is a disciple of both the Spirit Talisman Pavilion and the Spirit Plant Room of the Cyan Creek Sect, managing two shops.

As for whether he’s at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, I can’t tell."

"You stay here and watch, I’ll go take a look," said the yellow-robed cultivator before heading out straight away.

About half an incense stick’s duration later, the yellow-robed cultivator returned, looking utterly perplexed.

"Impossible, how can a disciple at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer produce such high-quality talismans.

He must have brought them from the sect, even if he did, the quantity wouldn’t be many."

After talking to himself, the yellow-robed cultivator added:

"I initially planned to release some Basic Middle Grade Talismans every now and then to boost prices.

But now it seems I need to release more."

With that, the yellow-robed cultivator turned to the servant and said:

"Go put up a sign at the entrance as well, stating that in the next business day, our Talisman Workshop will have an abundance of Basic Middle Grade Attack Talismans and a small amount of Basic Middle Grade Defense Talismans for sale.

I refuse to believe the opponent can have so many Basic Middle Grade Talismans on him."

The possibility that Chu Ning could produce Basic Middle Grade Talismans never even crossed the yellow-robed cultivator’s mind.

...

Chu Ning did not notice the cultivators from Wind Canyon coming from afar to check him out just now.

Once the business at the talisman workshop picked up, he found himself somewhat busy.

After all, managing two shops not only involved selling talismans, but also the procurement and sale of spirit plants.

Initially, everyone came mainly for talismans, but gradually, as more members from various cultivation clans appeared.

They began consulting Chu Ning about buying and selling spirit plants.

For a while, Chu Ning faintly became the busiest among them.

Until the peak traffic at the market subsided, nearing closing time, the crowd thinned.

Chu Ning looked up to see Luo Yiping from the Spirit Beast Room, Gu Xiaoqing from the Pill Hall, and Shen Zhengquan from the Artifact Refining Hall all starting to close up.

Gu Xiaoqing’s elixirs were the easiest to pack up, so she didn’t have much to do now.

Seeing Chu Ning looking over, she cheerfully called out from a distance:

"Junior Brother Chu, your talisman workshop’s business is quite impressive today."

Upon hearing Gu Xiaoqing’s words, Luo Yiping and Shen Zhengquan momentarily paused their actions.

Everyone shared the same street; how could they not notice?

Although all of them had good business on the first day of business.

In terms of popularity, without a doubt, Chu Ning’s was the highest.

Of course, spirit plants and talismans were already the most commonly used items among low-tier cultivators, so a larger crowd was to be expected.

Nevertheless, it was unexpected that Chu Ning’s talismans would eclipse the reputation of the Wind Canyon Talisman Workshop.

And with Chu Ning’s buy-five-get-one-free gimmick, good business was only natural.

Previously, some said Chu Ning would drag the sect down, but from this first day, Chu Ning turned out to be the one who brought the most honor to the Cyan Creek Sect.

Chu Ning habitually remained humble, and replied modestly:

"I just happen to have the advantage of managing two businesses simultaneously, if we consider a single business, it isn’t necessarily more than Senior Sister Gu’s."

"Hmph, don’t get too full of yourself." Luo Yiping interjected coldly at this moment.

"Do you think the Wind Canyon folks are just sitting around? They have a Second Level Talisman Master there.

Earlier, several people said that Wind Canyon is preparing to release a large quantity of Basic Middle Grade Talismans for sale."

Luo Yiping’s voice was laden with mockery.

Which made Gu Xiaoqing slightly displeased, her fine eyebrows furrowing slightly.

No matter what, Chu Ning was a member of the same sect.

Previously, Luo Yiping had always targeted Chu Ning under the guise of bringing glory to the sect.

On Chu Ning’s first day, he brought honor to the sect, yet Luo Yiping’s words were filled with mockery.

Even Shen Zhengquan found it hard to listen to, and coughed lightly. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Luo Yiping seemed to sense the dissatisfaction from the two and did not say more, but his gaze at Chu Ning was still somewhat gloating.

Seeing this, Chu Ning felt slightly annoyed.

However, choosing to argue directly with Luo Yiping wasn’t his style.

At that moment, another cultivator came to the shop, and Chu Ning opted to say nothing.

This cultivator looked like a spirit farmer from some cultivation clan, over forty years old, wearing a coarse cloth robe, with a square face.

He approached carrying two bags of spirit rice and asked Chu Ning if he would buy them.

Chu Ning opened the bags for a look and then said to the square-faced middle-aged cultivator:

"The quality of your spirit rice is moderate, 65 catties for one spirit stone."

"Shopkeeper, could you raise the price a bit, how about 60 catties for one spirit stone?"

The square-faced man looked at Chu Ning with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

However, Chu Ning shook his head.

"Your spirit rice quality can only be considered moderate, I can’t sell it at a high price, it would all be for nothing."

Speaking from a business perspective, although Chu Ning noticed that this spirit farmer seemed to be having a hard time.

He didn’t let sympathy overwhelm him.

The cultivation realm is harsh, this much Chu Ning understood clearly.

The spirit farmer sighed lightly and finally placed the two bags of spirit rice in front of Chu Ning.

"Here are a hundred catties of spirit rice, the price is one spirit stone plus three taels of broken spirit stones..."

Chu Ning weighed their situation, then spoke somewhat reluctantly:

"Fellow cultivator, it’s my first day opening the shop, so I haven’t prepared any broken spirit stones here."

Chu Ning indeed hadn’t prepared any broken spirit stones, ever since he learned how to craft talisman paper, all transactions were made with whole spirit stones without any broken spirit stones on hand.

Hearing this, the spirit farmer hesitated for a moment, then asked Chu Ning:

"Then shopkeeper, could you help me inspire some seeds in exchange for the three taels of broken spirit stones?"

Chu Ning thought this was feasible and then said to him:

"Why don’t you take it out for me to see, what kind of seeds are they?"

Upon hearing this, the spirit farmer took out a cloth bag from his pocket, opened it, and revealed a handful of slightly purplish-black seeds.

Seeing this, Chu Ning was slightly surprised.

"You intend to plant Cyan Spirit Fruits? This isn’t an easy thing to grow."