Immortal Life: Starting with Daily Last Words

The next day, after Chen Shi (7-9 AM).

Yu Daoxuan disguised himself, concealing his appearance and aura, and arrived at the black market in the neighborhood.

The purpose of this visit is to dispose of the various spoils of war obtained during the Guihua Mountain trip, leaving only the spirit tortoise jade pendant.

He had personally witnessed the one-eyed cultivator break the restriction with this jade pendant, and knew that this jade pendant secretly possessed the ability to break formations and remove restrictions.

However, this item has limitations in its power; at most, it can only break second-tier low-grade formations.

If a cultivator is present to control the formation, the effectiveness of the jade pendant will be greatly reduced.

Nevertheless, the jade pendant with the spirit turtle design is still a rare and precious object.

In the black market streets, he moved between several black market shops, selling off various spoils in batches.

After some calculation, they received a total of over 2,600 spirit stones.

As he left the black market, he secretly began to calculate his own fortune.

Over the years, through cultivation and talisman making, I have accumulated more than 3,800 spirit stones. In addition, I obtained more than 700 spirit stones from the storage bags of the five people at Guihua Mountain, so I currently have a total of more than 7,200 spirit stones on hand.

However, the expenses during the market fair might be considerable, so after leaving the black market, he returned to his original plan and went to the sect's Baoguang Pavilion, intending to sell all the talismans he had stockpiled into spirit stones.

As he stepped through the gate, a tall fellow disciple strode forward to greet him, a familiar smile on his face: "Junior Brother Yu, what brings you here today?"

"Brother Ying."

Yu Daoxuan bowed respectfully.

The newcomer was named Ying Hui, the third disciple of Guo Xiaotian, with the cultivation level of the eighth level of Qi Refining. He was currently serving as a hall attendant in Baoguang Pavilion.

"I've come here to sell the talismans."

Yu Daoxuan stated his purpose directly.

Ever since he heard about the Jade Dragon Guild, he has been preparing day and night, and now he has accumulated more than sixty first-grade high-quality talismans in his storage bag.

Ying Hui knew he was a talisman master, so he immediately led him to the treasure room at the back.

Inside the room sat an elderly man in purple robes with half-white hair and beard, engrossed in reading ancient books, exuding a calm and dignified aura.

"Uncle Ma, my junior brother Yu has come to sell his homemade talismans. I would like to trouble you to appraise them."

After Ying Hui finished speaking, he bowed and left to wait outside.

Ma Chongde closed the book in his hand, looked up and saw Yu Daoxuan. His stern face softened slightly, and a smile appeared on his face: "So it's Junior Nephew Yu. May I ask what kind of talismans you've brought this time?"

Yu Daoxuan raised his hand and took out a stack of talismans, which were laid out on the stone table. Fifty first-grade high-quality spiritual talismans were neatly arranged, including eight or nine kinds of talismans such as the Cleansing Talisman, the Ice Sealing Talisman, and the Golden Needle Talisman.

He didn't take them all out; he kept about ten for his own use.

Ma Chongde glanced around, and when his gaze landed on the Qing Shen Fu (a type of talisman), he couldn't help but show surprise.

"My junior disciple Yu is actually able to draw a Cleansing Talisman; he truly deserves to be a highly accomplished student of Senior Brother Qi. I wonder what your success rate is in drawing this talisman?"

"About 30% to 40%."

Yu Daoxuan did not hide anything and answered truthfully.

Ma Chongde's eyes lit up instantly.

The Qing Shen Talisman is a complex talisman to draw and is considered a relatively uncommon talisman. Few ordinary talisman masters have mastered it, and the Bao Guang Ge's inventory has long been exhausted.

Just a few days ago, a distinguished guest asked us to search for this item, and Yu Daoxuan's batch of talismans arrived at just the right time.

The two had not been talking for long when Ying Hui pushed the door open again, followed by a girl in a yellow robe who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old.

The girl had fair skin and a pure appearance, but a layer of unyielding sorrow lingered between her brows, making her look preoccupied.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be an opportunity!"

Upon seeing the girl in the yellow robe, Yu Daoxuan thought to himself.

By this time, Ma Chongde had finished counting all the talismans and handed them over to Yu Daoxuan for more than six hundred spirit stones.

Seeing Ying Hui lead his men in, he asked, "Nephew Ying, what brings you here?"

"This fellow Daoist has a family heirloom that he wishes to pawn or sell."

Ying Hui turned his head and gestured to the girl in the yellow robe, asking her to take out the ancestral treasure.

Upon hearing this, the girl in the yellow robe quickly took out a dusty gray stone bead from her bosom and presented it to Ma Chongde.

Ma Chongde took the stone bead and examined it repeatedly. Apart from its extremely hard texture, it showed no trace of spiritual energy.

They also used some unconventional methods on this pearl, such as burning it, boiling it, splitting it with a knife, and dripping blood on it.

But the stone bead remained unresponsive, like a stubborn rock that could not be steamed, boiled, or pounded.

Ma Chongde shook his head and handed the stone bead back to the girl.

"It seems that the opportunity mentioned in the last words was this item."

When Yu Daoxuan saw that Master Ma had determined that this object had no other use besides smashing things, he became even more certain.

Seeing that even Foundation Establishment cultivators had determined the item was worthless, the girl in the yellow robe was filled with dread, her hopes dashed. Her voice carried a hint of panic.

"Senior, this stone bead is indeed a family heirloom passed down through generations. Please take another closer look!"

"No need to look anymore. I, Ma Chongde, have been struggling in the cultivation world for decades. I have seen more rare treasures than you have eaten rice. Trash is trash. No matter how many times you check it, it will not change."

Facing the girl in the yellow robe, Ma Chongde no longer had the same smiling face he had when he met Yu Daoxuan.

Faced with the girl's questioning, his expression immediately darkened, and his tone became harsh.

Upon hearing this, the girl was struck as if by a heavy blow. Dejected, she clutched the stone bead and staggered out of the treasure room.

Seeing her walk away, Yu Daoxuan immediately bowed to Ma Chongde and Ying Hui to take his leave.

"Daoxuan, take care. Come visit me for tea sometime."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Ma Chongde smiled and said.

"I will certainly be bothering you."

Yu Daoxuan stepped out of Baoguang Pavilion and looked around.

He immediately spotted the lonely girl in the yellow robe walking slowly down the long street to his right and hurried after her.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait."

The young woman stopped at the sound of the voice and recognized the man as the same one from the Baoguang Pavilion earlier. Suppressing the sorrow in her eyes, she turned back warily and asked, "May I ask what brings you here, my friend?"

Yu Daoxuan spoke gently: "Just now, I saw you take out your ancestral stone bead, and I'm quite interested in it. I wonder if you would be willing to sell it to me?"

The girl in the yellow robe sighed softly, "Fellow Daoist, you also heard what that Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Qingyuan Sect said. Why did you still buy it?"

Yu Daoxuan naturally wouldn't reveal the hidden secrets of the stone bead, but simply said that he simply liked it and sincerely wanted to buy it.

A hint of doubt arose in the girl's heart, and she secretly wondered: Could it be that the appraiser had misjudged it, and that this stone bead really contained a treasure?

But then he thought again, Ma Chongde was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, whose vision was far superior to that of the Qi Refining cultivator in front of him, and his mind wavered again.

After a moment's hesitation, she cautiously probed, "If you truly desire it, I can offer it, but the minimum is eight hundred spirit stones. My elder sister suffers from a strange illness and urgently needs the Six Yang Pill for treatment; she desperately needs spirit stones."

Yu Daoxuan thought to himself, "Young girls are indeed easier to deal with."

I thought she would ask for an exorbitant price, but she only asked for eight hundred spirit stones.

Seeing her distressed expression, he believed what she said was true, so he didn't haggle and directly took out eight hundred spirit stones and handed them over.

The girl was both surprised and delighted to see him readily hand over the spirit stones, and repeatedly bowed to express her gratitude.

"It's just a transaction, no need for formalities."

After the transaction was completed, Yu Daoxuan carefully stored away the gray stone bead and returned to Baoguang Pavilion to purchase a large quantity of spiritual materials needed for drawing talismans.

After purchasing the materials, he went to the Fire Cauldron Pavilion in the market, which specializes in refining magical artifacts and spiritual weapons.

The Pavilion Master, Huo Dingzi, is a well-known Foundation Establishment cultivator in Xuan Nan Continent. He has been deeply involved in the art of weapon crafting for decades and is a mid-grade second-tier weapon crafter. He is fair in his dealings and has an excellent reputation.

He had previously obtained the Moon Shell, but at that time his cultivation was low and the situation was tense, so he dared not take it out easily and kept it in his spirit beast bag.

The shell meat had already been refined and consumed to improve cultivation, and now only two pieces of the Moon Shell and one Moon Pearl remained.

The reason I came here is to ask Huo Dingzi to forge a protective spiritual artifact using seashells as the main material.

Although the sect's Baoguang Pavilion also has weapon refiners, the origin of the Bright Moon Shell is sensitive and should not be revealed in public. Therefore, they can only find outsiders to refine it on their behalf.

Upon entering the shop, Huo Dingzi took the two Moon Shells and examined them closely, a look of amazement immediately flashing in his eyes.

"I didn't expect you to possess such a rare spirit shell. It's entirely feasible to use it as the main material to refine a spirit weapon, but we still need a few auxiliary materials."

"If you haven't prepared everything, young friend, I have some in stock, but you'll need to pay extra spirit stones to purchase them."

"Senior Huo, I possess a top-grade defensive magic artifact. I wonder if it could serve as a supplementary material?"

After Yu Daoxuan finished speaking, he took out the Xuan Turtle Shield and handed it forward.

Huo Dingzi took the shield and examined it for a moment, then nodded and said, "This shield is forged from a mixture of water essence iron and the shell of a first-tier peak Xuan Turtle. It is thick and heavy, making it perfect as an auxiliary material. Its quality is even better than the materials I prepared, and the defensive power of the resulting spiritual weapon will only be stronger."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, senior."

Yu Daoxuan immediately decided to use the Xuan Turtle Shield as an auxiliary material.

He has been staying in the market for a long time recently and does not need to rely on this shield for protection in the short term, so it is a good time to use it for smelting.

Huo Dingzi nodded slightly: "In that case, let's agree that the refining fee will be a total of one thousand spirit stones, and half of it must be paid as a deposit first."

"no problem."

Yu Daoxuan knew the price and readily paid a deposit of five hundred spirit stones.

Subsequently, both parties signed a Blood Spirit Contract, agreeing to retrieve the spirit artifact two months later.

The Blood Spirit Contract is not very binding; it can only be considered a certificate.

However, the Blood Spirit Contract has a mark of the other party's essence blood and magic power imprinted on it, which can serve as proof.

Because each cultivator's magical aura is unique.

After leaving the Fire Cauldron Pavilion, Yu Daoxuan was about to return to the Jade Dragon Mountain Immortal Inn when he unexpectedly encountered his senior brother, Wang Xuanjiao, on the street.