[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-life-from-talisman-painting":3,"chapter-eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-196":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Eternal Life from Talisman Painting",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1733757,2217,"Chapter 196 141: Opening the Black Market","eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-196",196,"\u003Cp>Everyone here is no fool. Friendships are one thing, but business is business, they are two separate matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one mentioned the past or identities of the others, as a matter of tact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in making money together, as long as we earn spirit stones, it's good, and if it doesn't work out, we can part ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow Daoists, with the chaos caused by the demon beasts, Celestial Profound City is attracting a lot of loose cultivators from other countries. These cultivators might not stay long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those coming here are either planning for Foundation Establishment or hunting demon beasts, so the market is huge...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Yao, her face covered with black gauze, spoke coolly about the business prospects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chang'an, of course, would not go against her, and nodded to add:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our alliance is enough to deter petty people. As for acquiring spirit fields, there's no rush for that yet. Let's get the business going first; my talismans and some connections...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm Old Hu, a tier two lower-grade artifact refiner. Fixing up some magical artifacts is fine, but it's time-consuming. It would be better if you guys could bring some shady artifacts for me to modify...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Jia family might not be a big clan, but we can still provide low-grade materials like spirit rice...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone started discussing, and after Old Ghost and He Yan exchanged glances and said something, Old Hu and Old Jia's attitudes changed noticeably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can get a lot of shady materials from outside...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them were fools; among them, in mid-stage Foundation Establishment alone, they had Lin Chang'an, Yun Yao, Old Ghost, and Old Hu, not to mention two others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six Foundation Establishment cultivators formed a force even the Zhou Family had to consider carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had connections above and networks below, and if their own people could handle things, this business could really take off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing everyone genuinely wanting to give it a shot, even Old Jia, rooted in Celestial Profound City, wanted to secure a future for his descendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a friend who is a tier two middle-grade pill master. He usually doesn't want to get involved in these trivial matters, but he excels in crafting Foundation Establishment Pills and tier two elixirs that enhance cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this business, besides giving one-tenth to the top, I want to take three-tenths.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chang'an mentioned with a smile that he had an alchemist friend, partly to gain more benefits and partly to allow another of his identities to reasonably appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given how Celestial Profound City is now, most skilled cultivators arriving are hiding their identities, fearing they'll be targeted and have bounties placed on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one suspected anything amiss about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Friendships aside, when it came to business, Lin Chang'an spoke plainly, asking for three-tenths of the profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yun Yao, her face shrouded with black gauze, also spoke coldly: \"Brother Lin has a pill master behind him, three-tenths is reasonable, I want two-tenths.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, after subtracting six-tenths, Old Hu, Old Jia, Ghost Three Blades, and He Yan were left with one-tenth each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Black-Clad Yun Fairy...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Hu was surprised and wanted to say something, but Yun Yao's next sentence directly silenced him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least two sets of tier two demon beast materials each year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Old Hu's expression changed dramatically, and he pounded his chest in assurance:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fairy Yun is generous, I, Old Hu, have no problem with that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene made Old Jia feel awkward for a moment, realizing Old Hu's straightforwardness really didn't suit the occasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, everyone became more familiar over drinks at the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter their reasons, everyone had staked a lot in this venture, as if they were all tied to the same rope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the business starts, individual interests wouldn't be affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, black market profits remain black market profits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, if someone brings Foundation Establishment materials and has Foundation Establishment Pills crafted, the black market only earns the difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main profit still goes to Lin Chang'an's alchemist friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idea is for everyone to join forces and expand the black market, forming something steady, turning a little into a lot, and creating continuous profits.\u003C\u002Fp>",700,"2026-06-06T16:18:31.859Z",1,"novelbin.me","978ed35c22be34d9fff03aa6d543fd32df94c2fd7fb72c80dde1752fed83dc90","eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-197","eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-195",514,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-from-talisman-painting-cover.jpg"]