[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-longevity-my-talents-are-a-bit-abundant":3,"chapter-longevity-my-talents-are-a-bit-abundant-longevity-my-talents-are-a-bit-abundant-chapter-9":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Longevity: My Talents Are a Bit Abundant",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1024205,1333,"Chapter 9: Azure-Feather Spiritfish","longevity-my-talents-are-a-bit-abundant-chapter-9",9,"\u003Cp>Zhao Chunsheng kept a calm face and asked, \"What’s the price?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re neighbors after all, so for these one hundred top-grade talismans, let’s say thirty-six Spirit Stones!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chunsheng was taken aback for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He examined Shen Xuan with his eyes, nodded, and showed a smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow Talisman Master Shen is a straightforward person!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This price was not expensive, but surprisingly cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one hundred top-grade lower-grade talismans, if purchased from a Talisman Shop, it would probably cost fifty Spirit Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xuan directly gave him a thirty percent discount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the talisman quality, Zhao Chunsheng, being in the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation, could discern it with a slight sweep of his Divine Sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then many thanks to Talisman Master Shen! If you’re free, come visit my home sometime,\" Fellow Daoist Zhao said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Certainly!\" Shen Xuan happily agreed when he heard this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was a cultivator in the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation, the most formidable expert in the vicinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he had intentions of befriending Zhao Chunsheng and Jiang Xueqi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the transaction, Shen Xuan seemed to ask casually, \"Fellow Daoist Zhao, have you ever heard of the Qingyu fish?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingyu fish? A middle-grade spirit fish in the Longze River, extremely fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m recently researching a new talisman and need Qingyu fish as material. If Fellow Daoist Zhao hears about this fish, could you purchase it on my behalf?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, does Talisman Master Shen want to create a [Water Control Talisman]?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s exactly the intention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xuan nodded with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Water Control Talisman], a middle-grade talisman, could control the power of water flow within a certain range and reduce water consumption, a common talisman for water cultivators on rivers and seas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Beast Blood Cinnabar for the [Water Control Talisman] comes in various kinds; the Qingyu fish is the best,\" Shen Xuan said sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qingyu fish is the fastest among spirit fish in the Longze River, reaching a thousand miles per hour!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he wanted to seize the Water Control Talent, he naturally chose the fastest one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since Talisman Master Shen asked, how could Zhao not help! However, the Qingyu fish is a middle-grade spirit fish and is quite expensive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many Spirit Stones per fish?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Depending on the size, two Spirit Stones per pound.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So expensive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver Jade Fish, one Spirit Stone can buy three pounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s directly six times the price!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow Cow meat, a middle-grade domesticated Demon Beast, one Spirit Stone can buy two pounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the grade of the two spirit fish is different, and the Qingyu fish is famous for its speed, making it hard to hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem! I hope Fellow Daoist Zhao puts in more effort! Regardless, please keep this matter confidential.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naturally. Zhao understands the rules.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending off Zhao Chunsheng and Jiang Xueqi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xuan went to the Ding Family store again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cinnabar and Talisman Paper for the [Water Control Talisman]? Talisman Master Shen, are you researching a new talisman?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why, can’t I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, you can, of course!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Ding laughed as he took out the [Water Control Talisman] Cinnabar and ten batches of Talisman Paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are materials for middle-grade talismans; I’ll give you a discount price, thirty Spirit Stones!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s so expensive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xuan exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not expensive! These are middle-grade talisman materials! The middle-grade talismans produced sell for one Spirit Stone each!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xuan shook his head, directly took out thirty Spirit Stones, and handed them to Shopkeeper Ding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have better Talisman Brushes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To achieve good work, one must sharpen their tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his cultivation realm improved, the Spiritual Power infused became purer, and the former Tier One lower-grade Talisman Brush felt somewhat outdated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Shopkeeper Ding brought out several ornate boxes, all containing Tier One middle-grade and upper-grade Talisman Brushes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xuan was tempted by the upper-grade Talisman Brushes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his pockets were empty; he had to spend thirty Spirit Stones to select a Water Attribute middle-grade Talisman Brush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow Daoist Shen, we are like family! After creating the [Water Control Talisman], remember to find me, and the price will satisfy you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Ding said with a beaming smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his Storage Pouch empty, Shen Xuan left the Ding Family store without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A month later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Talisman Making Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xuan looked at the exhausted talisman making materials on the table and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Mysterious Jade Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Water Control Talisman: Entry Level (4\u002F100)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intentionally slowed down his pace, making only four per day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the Talisman Success Rate was still surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of one hundred and twenty Talisman Papers, only eighteen [Water Control Talismans] were produced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fifteen percent success rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far from reaching the thirty percent passing line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s normal; this is a common situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the help of the Mysterious Jade Talisman, his Talisman Making Skill could only improve slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would lose twelve Spirit Stones in a month; no matter how big the family wealth, it couldn’t bear such loss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xuan felt a bit dejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, to build experience through talisman making, it would take at least two to three years to advance to a middle-grade Talisman Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, he would need to continuously consume talisman making materials for practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xuan estimated that at this rate, he would lose at least three hundred Spirit Stones before he could break even.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks like I need to adopt multiple approaches, and I can’t give up on the [Breath Concealment Talisman] and [Invisibility Talisman]!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calculated that the success rate for making [Breath Concealment Talisman] and [Invisibility Talisman] was about seventy percent, with thirty percent being top-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one hundred twenty sets of materials costing ten Spirit Stones, he could produce sixty ordinary talismans and twenty top-grade ones, selling for twenty Spirit Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer realm, he could make three hundred sixty sets in a month with a profit of thirty Spirit Stones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By making the [Water Control Talisman], he could only make one hundred twenty sets a month, losing a pure eighteen Spirit Stones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pretty good! By making the [Breath Concealment Talisman], [Invisibility Talisman], and [Water Control Talisman] together, I could earn twelve Spirit Stones a month, enough for living expenses!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xuan quickly made the decision to walk the path of supporting talismans with talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two months later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chunsheng visited again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here’s the Qingyu fish you wanted!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah! Thank you, Fellow Daoist Zhao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xuan hurriedly took the fish bag, which contained a Qingyu fish weighing a full three pounds, with a dorsal fin broad like a flag and a long pointed snout as sharp as a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many Spirit Stones!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s say six Spirit Stones!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xuan calmly handed over seven Spirit Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chunsheng glanced at them, didn’t say much, and accepted the Spirit Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you need more in the future?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! The more, the better!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending off Zhao Chunsheng, Shen Xuan happily carried the fish bag into the Practice Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Mysterious Jade Talisman, a golden light shot out, enveloping the Qingyu fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the fierce Qingyu fish was silent, its body turning into a mass of dead flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Mysterious Jade Talisman, ancient golden characters were shining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stealable Talent: Water Control, Thrust.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xuan did not hesitate to choose Water Control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Talent: Water Control (6\u002F100)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Water Control Talisman: Entry Level (16\u002F100)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dao Rhyme: 92]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three-pound Qingyu fish contributed 6 points to the Water Control progress and enhanced the [Water Control Talisman] insight by 8 points, equal to two months of painstaking talisman making.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, Dao Rhyme increased by 12 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xuan tried and found that Dao Rhyme could improve his talent’s skill level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He applied them to the [Concealing Breath Technique] and the [Invisibility Technique] to increase the corresponding skill levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Concealing Breath Technique] and [Invisibility Technique] were comparatively easier to practice, so he hadn’t used much and had been saving them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planned, after stealing the Water Control Talent, to apply it all to the [Water Control Technique].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, for someone who rarely ventured outside, practicing the [Water Control Technique] was not easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t very well dig a pool at home and practice inside it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three-pound Qingyu fish, seven Spirit Stones, contributed two months of [Water Control Talisman] crafting experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, he stole the [Water Control] Talent, which, when perfected, could teach him an extremely practical Water Technique and enhance his Spirit Root Talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was worth the value!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chunsheng, being a Late Stage Qi Cultivation Demon Hunter, lived on the market’s outskirts, clearly needing Spirit Stones badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xuan hoped that Zhao Chunsheng, in view of the Spirit Stones, would quickly acquire more Qingyu fish for him.\u003C\u002Fp>",1475,"2026-06-03T09:12:56.907Z","2026-06-03T09:12:58.281Z",1,"novelbin.me","8858c79ce11ba648896f83311b81a609cc2702de05f87b45c9dfc195dd715826","longevity-my-talents-are-a-bit-abundant-chapter-10","longevity-my-talents-are-a-bit-abundant-chapter-8",685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flongevity-my-talents-are-a-bit-abundant-cover.jpg"]