“Miss Lin, does your esteemed pavilion purchase First-Order Spirit Talismans?” Li Mu asked, looking at Lin Huirong.
“First-Order, you say? If the quality is good, of course we do,” Lin Huirong confirmed with a nod.
“Don't worry, the quality is absolutely no problem.” Li Mu looked at Lin Huirong and said with a smile, “Miss Lin, I suddenly feel a bit unwell. I'll go out and take care of it first, and we can talk when I return.”
Lin Huirong smiled and nodded, pointing to a certain spot, indicating for Li Mu to go there.
Li Mu used the convenience of going to the latrine to take out the four stacks of First-Order Spirit Talismans from his storage compartment and put them into the beast-skin pouch tied to his waist.
“Miss Lin, please take a look at these Talismans and see if you are satisfied,” Li Mu said, returning to the main hall and handing the four stacks of Talismans to Lin Huirong.
Lin Huirong took the Talismans and inspected them one by one, a joyful expression appearing on her face, indicating she was quite satisfied.
These Talismans were originally prepared by Li Mu for self-defense, but now he was selling them directly, so their quality was naturally beyond reproach, as he had personally selected them.
“The quality is excellent, Young Master Li. Were these High Grade First-Order Spirit Talismans drawn by you?” Lin Huirong asked with a moved expression, looking at Li Mu with concern.
“No, my father left them for me for self-defense. This incomplete Talisman manuscript was bought to give to him. If I use these Talismans to offset the cost, how many Spirit Stones do I still need to pay?” Li Mu asked with concern.
“These Talismans are all Five Elements Talismans, totaling 120 sheets. I'll buy them from you at 12 lower spirit stones per sheet. You also want two square spirit peach wood, right? I'll give you a small discount; you only need to pay me 3 medium spirit stones,” Lin Huirong said enthusiastically.
Li Mu was slightly stunned. Lin Huirong's quote was much more honest than Liu's Spirit Talisman Shop.
Each Talisman was calculated for two fewer lower spirit stones. That black-hearted fellow, he would not go there to sell Talismans anymore.
“What's wrong, Young Master Li? Is there a problem with the price?” Lin Huirong asked cautiously, looking at Li Mu's displeased expression.
“No problem, let's do it this way!” Li Mu took out three medium spirit stones from his Spirit Stone pouch and paid.
“Young Master Li, I'll have someone bring out the two square spirit peach wood right away,” Lin Huirong said happily, accepting the three medium spirit stones.
“Hmm, by the way, how much does your pavilion's High Grade First-Order Spirit Sword cost?” Li Mu remembered something and asked with concern.
He was currently using a Low Grade First-Order Mystic Iron Sword, and if he had Spirit Stones next time, Li Mu planned to upgrade his equipment.
“Does Young Master Li need a custom-made Spirit Sword? A regular High Grade First-Order Spirit Sword costs around 30 medium spirit stones. A custom-ordered Spirit Sword will be more expensive, calculated based on the Materials used and the master's processing fee,” Lin Huirong replied with a smile.
“Hmm, I'll come back another day to discuss it,” Li Mu nodded, responding with a hint of embarrassment in his pocket.
Soon, Li Mu left Wanbao Pavilion and hired a carriage to transport the two square spirit peach wood back to Xiao Liang Mountain.
Through this period of Divine Sense carving practice, Li Mu had long mastered it skillfully and successfully refined the Soul Wood Spirit Seed into a Puppet core. However, when he tried to integrate it into the 'laborer puppet', an unexpected situation occurred.
After inspection, Li Mu found that the problem lay in the array patterns on the laborer puppet's torso.
After Li Mu had the coachman deliver the spirit peach wood into the courtyard, he eagerly began carving a new Puppet torso.
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Qing'an Town, Qingxuan Sect's station.
“Senior Brother Xu, I found it, I found it! I found a suitable Yao Beast!” Zhou Guangzhi jogged into Xu Lijin's study, reporting excitedly.
“Keep your voice down! Do you want everyone to know?!” Xu Lijin glared at Zhou Guangzhi and asked irritably, “Which Yao Beast is it? Where is it?”
“It's an injured Second-Order Yao Bear in Burial Cloud Mountain, only ten li from Xiao Liang Mountain,” Zhou Guangzhi quickly replied.
“A Second-Order Yao Bear? Are you crazy?! If something goes wrong, we won't lure the Yao Beast, and we'll be in trouble instead!” Xu Lijin was startled and questioned.
A Second-Order Yao Beast's strength is comparable to a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. No, Yao Beasts have thick skin and flesh, and they also possess Bloodline Divine Abilities. Second-Order Yao Beasts are much more powerful than ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Xu Lijin was only at Qi Refining Ninth Layer, so when he heard of a Second-Order Yao Beast, he immediately felt intimidated.
“Senior Brother Xu, this is a Second-Order Yao Bear that just gave birth. It's being targeted by several hunter Cultivators. They captured the bear cubs and are now planning to use the cubs to lure and kill this beast. We just need to have them set the hunting ground in Xiao Liang Mountain, which will be a perfect way to kill with a borrowed knife,” Zhou Guangzhi quickly explained.
“So that's how it is. Do you know these hunter Cultivators?” Xu Lijin suddenly understood.
“Yes, it's Fei Zi Zhong, Du Shi Long, and the others. After we deal with that kid, they hope Senior Brother Xu can participate in hunting the Yao Bear together. The terms have mostly been discussed, only the share of the kill after defeating the Yao Beast needs to be finalized,” Zhou Guangzhi replied.
“Alright, set a time, and I'll talk to them.” Xu Lijin nodded, not refusing. He also knew these people; they were old acquaintances.
“Great!” Zhou Guangzhi happily accepted the order and ran out of the study.
Watching Zhou Guangzhi's retreating figure, Xu Lijin revealed a sinister smile. 'Still want to learn my Array Cultivator Legacy? Kid, greed comes at a price.'
Xiao Liang Mountain.
Li Mu spent an hour carving the laborer puppet's body again. After a detailed inspection, he confirmed that all the Puppet array patterns were flawless.
Li Mu took a deep breath, took out the Puppet core refined from the Soul Wood Spirit Seed, opened the array eye mechanism on the laborer puppet's chest, and placed the Puppet core inside. Then, he took out five lower spirit stones and embedded them one by one into the Puppet array's power source. After that, he closed the Puppet's protective array mechanism cover.
The laborer puppet's wooden surface glowed with spiritual light from its Puppet spiritual patterns. The next second, the Puppet Puppet propped itself up on the wooden table and stood straight, staring blankly at Li Mu, as if waiting for instructions.
“Come, take two steps first!” Li Mu's eyes lit up, and he commanded.
The laborer puppet obeyed, took two swaying steps, and then stood still again.
Li Mu was overjoyed. This Puppet was successfully refined. Next, he could continue to optimize it, eventually enabling it to autonomously handle a portion of farm work.
Of course, Li Mu could also directly control it with his Divine Sense, but that would go against the original intention of refining this laborer puppet.
The optimization and teaching of the laborer puppet had to be done slowly. Li Mu took out the 'Illusionary Breath Art' and the Second-Order 'Golden Talisman Treatise' and began to study them.
Li Mu only needed to learn them to an introductory level and engrave them on the character panel.
“Qi Circulation guidance, body and breath adjustment, breath shaping into spirit, illusory transformation of spiritual breath…”
Li Mu followed the Qi Circulation route of the 'Illusionary Breath Art' and began to attempt his first run.
Soon, Li Mu opened his eyes and looked at the character log in the virtual frame.
【Ding, you have successfully run Illusionary Breath Art, proficiency +1】
Seeing this prompt, Li Mu smiled with satisfaction. As long as the next batch of Wind Spirit Grass matured in two and a half months, this Cultivation Technique would be useful!
Li Mu put away the 'Illusionary Breath Art' and then opened the 'Golden Talisman Treatise' to study it.