Chapter 288: Chapter 149 Blood Talisman Appears, I Need War! (First Update)_i
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Half a month later.
Inside Wu Fort.
Fu Zhang was listening to the income report for the last month from one of his people.
Owing to the recent chaos in The Great River District, there was a surge in demand among rogue cultivators for low-level talismans that could be instantly activated.
Therefore, the net profit for last month amounted to three thousand spirit stones.
However, Fu Zhang was not entirely pleased with this number.
There were more than fifty cultivators in the Fu family, and five of them were at the ninth level of Qi Refinement Stage like him.
The total resources required for cultivation would undeniably be enormous.
The most critical point was, it would take a considerable time for him to earn enough to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill.
Without reaching Foundation Establishment, the Fu family could lose its reputation as a Foundation Establishment family in less than a decade.
“Fortunately, we got a share of the demon beasts business from the Broken Mountain Gang, which will significantly reduce the cost of the talisman paper and talisman ink.”
The skin of demon beasts, once tanned, makes excellent talisman paper. Also, the blood of the demon beasts, when mixed with several types of minerals, can be made into high-quality talisman ink.
Having these two businesses is more profitable than having a few plots of land for the Fu family.
Fu Zhang closed the account book, and his bad mood eased a bit.
“I heard that our shop in the Inner City is doing great business recently, and we have dozens of customers visiting every day. It seems that our talisman-making skills have received approval from the rogue cultivators of The Great River District.”
“In that case, we should…”
Just as Fu Zhang was about to give some instructions, his third brother, Fu Jue, who manages the shop in the Inner City, walked in with a tense expression.
“Third brother, what’s the matter? You look flustered. It’s unlike your usually calm demeanor.” Fu Zhang said with a smile.
Fu Jue took a deep breath and immediately asked, “Big brother, did our ancestor leave any technique for making a blood talisman before he died?” “Blood Talisman?” Fu Zhang was stunned.
The other Fu Family cultivators in the hall also looked puzzled.
Certainly, in the Immortal Cultivation World, there is such a thing as a blood talisman.
But it’s not something the Fu family knows how to make!
Seeing his older brother’s genuinely surprised expression, Fu Jue anxiously said, “Recently, business has been booming in our shop, but customers keep enquiring about the blood talisman. This is a talisman of the path of the demon, which our Fu family does not have a clue about.”
“Even if we did know how to make one, we wouldn’t dare to do it!”
A frown formed across Fu Zhang’s forehead.
“Someone is trying to tarnish our family’s reputation!”
“Yes!” Fu Jue quickly added, “I think so too.”
Fu Zhang asked, “But who could it be?”
For a moment, the hall was abuzz with speculation as possible suspects were discussed.
When it comes to the craft of making talismans, there are not just the Fu family in The Great River District.
Not to mention others, even the previously allied Chen Family has dipped its toes into talisman making.
But the prime suspect was Shen Fu Pavilion.
The Fu family’s low-priced talismans have seriously threatened a large part of Shen Fu Pavilion’s business.
As a foreign great sect shop, Shen Fu Pavilion couldn’t directly confront the indigenous powers.
However, spreading rumors would not cause any harm.
After some deliberation, and seeing the room descending into chaos, Fu Zhang raised his hand to restore order.
The dignity of the clan chief quieted everyone down.
This matter calls for a response.”
“First, we should publicly declare that the Fu family doesn’t possess the knowledge to make blood talismans.”
“Secondly, we should be on the lookout for the safety of our family.”
“Lastly, I need one of you to host a banquet at the Zhong Ding Family house and invite the head of the Chen family and Cui, the steward of Shen Fu Pavilion. I want to have a talk with them.”
Once these three decisions were made, the cultivators from the Fu Family nodded in agreement.
Indeed, the head of the family always knows how to make the right decisions in times of trouble.
During the period after the ancestor’s death, it was Fu Zhang who overcame strong opposition and led the entire family to move from the intensely competitive Tian Lan Immortal City to The Great River District.
Despite its remote location, this area is rich in resources and has immense potential.
Give the Fu family a few more decades, and they might regain their place among the true Foundation Establishment families!
It is unknown when this legend began to spread among The Great River District.
Among the five Foundation Establishment families, three new families that arrived after the original Duan and Li families, each had their unique strengths.
But the Chen and Fu families, without a Foundation Establishment cultivator, could stand alongside these three families thanks to their unique abilities.
The Chen family has a Blood Inheritance Magic Item. Even though their genius, Chen Haoran, died in the battle at Qingjiang Street, after retrieving the Blood Inheritance Magic Item, the Chen family still maintains a high-level combat power that supports the family’s appearance. On the other hand, how does the Fu family, who are good at making talismans, justify their place alongside the other four families?
It is widely known that the talisman business is time-consuming, expensive and not particularly profitable.
Using it to sustain a family covers everyday expenses, but to maintain the face of a clan it just doesn’t add up.
Slowly, some insiders leaked a piece of information.
The Fu family, who has the confidence to maintain the face of a Foundation Establishment family, has, apart from their ancestral talisman treasure, mastered the technique of making blood talismans!
While a talisman treasure might be powerful, it has limitations in terms of usage.
But the blood talisman is different. It uses human skin as talisman paper and a cultivator’s essence blood as ink, combined with a special method, it can burst out the cultivator’s full strength instantly.
If a blood talisman is made using the skin and essence blood of a ninth level Qi Refinement cultivator,
its power is equivalent to a punch at the Qi Refinement Stage Finalization! Moreso, they can be made in large quantities.
With the news out, countless rogue cultivators in The Great River District were shocked.
They were worried that the Fu family might capture rogue cultivators to draw blood and make blood talismans, yet they also yearned for a blood talisman to use as their trump card.
For a time, the Fu family’s shop in the Inner City was overwhelmed with customers.
Even though the Fu family cultivators kept insisting that they did not have the skill to make blood talismans and did not sell any either,