“Store Owner, how much is one of these Defensive Talismans?”
“Store Owner, give me ten of these Evil Expulsion Talismans! And two Fireball Amulets.”
“Store Owner, why are they all First-Order Spirit Talismans? Do you sell Second-Order Spirit Talismans?”
… …
As the three members of the Xuan Wolf Gang left, Li Mu’s stall welcomed a wave of Loose Cultivator customers. They bought talismans in batches of several, even more than ten, paying with Spirit Stones without batting an eye. They were much more generous than the Loose Cultivators in Qing'an Town.
The gathering of a large number of customers immediately attracted even more, and for a time, Li Mu’s stall was bustling with an endless stream of customers, making it very lively.
Evil Expulsion Talismans, Fireball Amulets, and Defensive Talismans—these types of talismans, which defend against Yin spirits and attack evil spirits, sold particularly well. Li Mu was busy handing out talismans with one hand and collecting Spirit Stones with the other.
Some customers even inquired about Second-Order Spirit Talismans, looking as if they were willing to pay Spirit Stones for them, which made Li Mu’s heart stir. He hesitated whether to take out the Second-Order Spirit Talismans hidden at the bottom of his box to sell.
It was his first time setting up a stall in Qingping Town, and being unfamiliar with the place, he couldn't be too high-profile.
After weighing the pros and cons, Li Mu ultimately did not take out the Second-Order Golden Sword Talisman and Golden Armor Talisman. Otherwise, he certainly could have sold many more.
However, even so, the talismans he had refined for over a month were all sold out for the popular categories after dealing with several waves of customers. Only some less popular ones remained, which a few passing Loose Cultivators would occasionally buy.
“Little Brother Li, business is good! You must have earned quite a few Spirit Stones!” Old Man Mi, who sold Medicinal Pills, looked at Li Mu enviously. This morning, customers at his stall hadn’t stopped, and he also benefited quite a bit, selling a few more bottles of Medicinal Pills.
“It’s alright! Old Man Mi, do you have Spirit Nurturing Pills?” Li Mu remembered the Crimson Wolf he had at home and asked Old Man Mi.
“Yes, yes! How many bottles do you want?!” Old Man Mi’s eyes lit up, and he asked happily.
“Give me six bottles!” Li Mu smiled slightly, indicating.
“Here! They are all of top quality!” Old Man Mi quickly picked out six bottles of Spirit Nurturing Pills for Li Mu.
Li Mu smiled and handed the other party three medium spirit stones.
Spirit Nurturing Pills were not cheap; one bottle cost fifty lower spirit stones. If he hadn't earned a large sum of Spirit Stones this time, Li Mu really wouldn't have been willing to buy them.
After buying Spirit Nurturing Pills from Old Man Mi, Li Mu began to pack up his stall, preparing to browse the Qingping Town market to see if he could find any bargains before returning to Xiao Liang Mountain.
Qingping Town emerged alongside the mines, and there were an extremely large number of Artifact Refiners in this town. Six or seven out of every ten of the several hundred Loose Cultivator stalls were selling Spiritual Artifacts.
Li Mu’s Refining Skill was at level five. The Spiritual Artifacts displayed at these Loose Cultivator stalls, in his eyes, were almost all trash. After browsing around, he found nothing of value.
“Hmm! Finally, I found something interesting!” Li Mu’s eyes lit up, and he walked towards a stall.
A black-robed Loose Cultivator had a stall, and unlike the brand-new Spiritual Artifacts sold at other Spiritual Artifact stalls, the Spiritual Artifacts he sold were all old and damaged, as if they had just been dug out of the soil, full of the traces of Years.
This peculiar stall attracted many Loose Cultivators looking for bargains. More than ten people surrounded the stall, and it was bustling with noise.
“This spiritual sword is good; it should be a Second-Order Spiritual Sword, but unfortunately, it’s a broken sword!”
“How many Spirit Stones for this broken Gu refining furnace?”
“Why buy this Gu furnace! It has no spiritual essence at all; it definitely can’t be used.”
“How much for this Green Lotus Lamp Artifact?”
“One piece is 10 lower spirit stones. If you want it, just take it; don’t touch it!”
“No way! 10 lower spirit stones is so expensive, and I can’t even touch it?”
“…”
The stall with the old Spiritual Artifacts was surrounded by people. The Loose Cultivators were discussing endlessly, with many looking but few buying, clearly not thinking much of those Waste.
Occasionally, one or two Loose Cultivators would fancy a Spiritual Artifact and pay Spirit Stones to buy it, but more often, they would just observe for a while and then walk away.
“Store Owner, they’re all junk, unusable. Let’s go!”
“Heh! The Spirit Stones to repair them are enough to make new ones!”
“It’ll just be a burden if I buy it. It’s useless!”
“They’ve all been picked through; not a single one is usable. Let’s go, let’s go, wasting time!”
“There’s nothing good here. Let’s go look at other stalls!”
“…”
Upon hearing the vendor’s price and the restriction on touching the items, the curious customers who had gathered began to disperse in twos and threes.
No one wanted to be a fool. Repairing these almost scrapped Spiritual Artifacts not only required superb Artifact Refining skills but also suitable Materials. Spending ten lower spirit stones to buy them would be a loss.
Watching the crowd continuously disperse, the stall owner’s face darkened, full of anxiety. In no time, only Li Mu remained as a customer in front of his stall.
Only a little brat was left, certainly not a potential customer.
“Brat, what are you doing here? If you’re not buying, get lost.” The stall owner glared at Li Mu, angrily chasing him away.
Li Mu chuckled, took out ten lower spirit stones, and threw them to the stall owner: “Who said I’m not buying!”
The stall owner’s expression improved significantly: “Which one do you want? Take it yourself!”
“This one it is!” Li Mu picked an old copper mask from among the many discarded items.
After putting the bronze mask into his Storage Pouch, Li Mu continued to wander around the Loose Cultivator market. After confirming there were no more bargains to be found, he walked directly to a Spirit Mineral Materials shop.
“Welcome, honored guest! What Spirit Minerals do you need?” The Spirit Mineral Store Owner greeted Li Mu enthusiastically.
“Store Owner, do you sell Materials for refining Second-Order Five Elements?” Li Mu asked, then added, “Except for Metal-element Spiritual Artifact Materials.”
Upon hearing this, the Spirit Mineral Store Owner, whose face had just broken into a smile, immediately lost it: “Honored guest, Second-Order Spirit Minerals in Qing'an Town are mostly Metal-element. If you exclude Metal-element, only this Second-Order Earth-element Crystal remains. If you want other elements, you can pre-order them from our store.”
“Hmm! How much is this Earth-element Crystal? What are the prices for the other elements?” Li Mu nodded and asked, looking at the coal-like Earth-element Crystal the Store Owner pointed to.
“Earth-element Crystal is 8 medium spirit stones for ten catties. For other elements, Water-element and Wood-element are more expensive at 11 medium spirit stones for ten catties, and Fire-element is 5 medium spirit stones.” The Spirit Mineral Store Owner quoted the prices.
Hearing this, Li Mu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This price was much cheaper than Lin Huirong’s at Wanbao Pavilion.
“Give me 60 catties of Earth-element Crystal, and also 20 catties of Second-Order Geomagnetic Mother Stone. As for the others, we can talk about them when you have them!” Li Mu sighed and decided.
“No problem!” The Spirit Mineral Store Owner was overjoyed and immediately began to pack the Earth-element Crystal and Geomagnetic Mother Stone for Li Mu.
For this, Li Mu paid the Spirit Mineral Store Owner 66 medium spirit stones, completing the transaction. The Spirit Stone Storage Pouch, which had just swollen from selling a large number of talismans, deflated again.
Coming out of the Spirit Mineral shop, Li Mu once again worried about the lack of Spirit Stones.
If he refined and sold Second-Order Spirit Talismans, the income would definitely allow him to live a sufficiently wealthy life. However, this would involve considerable risk.
Li Mu thought seriously and finally decided to be more cautious. He would wait until the next batch of spiritual plants matured and were harvested, and his cultivation and strength increased again, before considering selling Second-Order Talismans.
Currently, his strength was not enough to guarantee his safety.
Li Mu decided to lay low for a while longer.