Chapter 841: Tianfu Daozang

"Elder, what use would I have for this?"

He Pingsheng was inwardly overjoyed, yet his face wore an expression of disdain.

The "Qu Sister" said: "How could it be useless? Look here—the basic theory of talisman-making, and it's still six-tenths complete… Once you master these six-tenths, you'll surely be able to craft fourth-rank talismans, even fifth-rank ones!"

Saying this, the woman glanced at He Pingsheng's cultivation base and smiled apologetically: "Of course, fourth- and fifth-rank talismans are useless to you, and they'd waste your time—but if you want to learn talisman-making, this is an unavoidable path!"

"Using these ancient mysteries to verify today's talisman techniques might grant you valuable insights!"

Qu Sister had somehow turned this damaged item into something dazzling.

Of course, she knew her counterpart wasn't a fool; after speaking, she pulled out two seventh-rank talismans: "Little brother, I have two seventh-rank 【Golden Rain Talismans】—when activated, they summon a shower of golden swords to strike your opponent!"

"And both are mid-rank!"

"Even against a sixth-layer Body Integration cultivator, they can catch him off-guard—and if used well, they can even kill!"

"I'll add these two talismans—is that acceptable?"

"Only if you give me that array!"

Mount Baimu is a major sect!

Across the entire Divine Thunder Emperor Domain, it's a powerhouse.

The sect has over a dozen Body Integration cultivators.

But sadly, they lack a Mahayana Emperor.

If they obtained this array and set it up at home, it would become a formidable protective mountain array.

It could even unleash half-step Emperor-level power!

This would benefit Mount Baimu's defense and strength growth without any downside.

"Then…" He Pingsheng looked at the woman before him, hesitated, then asked: "Sister, do you have any 【Cangnan White Mushrooms】 that can break through the Void Refinement bottleneck?"

"Pfft…" Qu Sister rolled her eyes at He Pingsheng: "Didn't you just say in the Jiaoyi Society you didn't want it? You wanted to break through on your own?"

"You should've said so earlier!"

"I have it, I have it—I don't need it anymore, here, take one!"

The two happily completed the trade.

Qu Sister received the Twelve Nirvana Shared Lifespan Array; He Pingsheng received a damaged beast hide inscribed with talisman arts, two seventh-rank 【Golden Rain Talismans】, and one Cangnan White Mushroom!

After parting with Qu Sister, He Pingsheng instantly teleported back to his shop.

No one had followed him.

After all, though he possessed an Emperor weapon meant for Mahayana cultivators, that weapon was rather useless.

Second, He Pingsheng's current cultivation base was Void Refinement eleventh layer—he wasn't some weakling, and such a level wasn't easy to overpower.

So it wasn't surprising no one followed him.

"Master!" Feng Wu rushed over upon seeing He Pingsheng return.

He Pingsheng said: "Don't call me Master anymore—call me Young Master."

"Yes, Young Master!"

He Pingsheng asked: "Did anyone come to buy pills from our apothecary today?"

"Yes," Feng Wu replied: "But they were all low-rank disciples, and they wanted only low-grade pills—we had none in stock!"

"So we didn't sell anything."

He Pingsheng said: "No rush… wait patiently!"

"Just keep watch—I'm going to the back to refine pills."

Back in his small room, He Pingsheng didn't rush to refine pills; instead, he first set up several fifth-rank arrays.

These fifth-rank arrays took him months to arrange.

Defense array, alert array, spirit-sealing array, and others.

But they looked rather useless—they could only defend against Soul Transformation cultivators.

Still, better than nothing, right?

After setting them up, He Pingsheng opened his Treasure Basin to check.

Several months had passed; the items inside had naturally been strengthened.

The Cangnan White Mushroom had been strengthened into two.

The two 【Golden Rain Talismans】 had been strengthened into four.

And their names had changed.

Name: Golden Sword Immortal Talisman.

Rank: Seventh-rank, Supreme quality!

Effect: When activated, summons a metallic sword rain capable of killing a Body Integration peak cultivator!

He Pingsheng smiled.

Who among those below Mahayana Emperor could withstand this when activated?

He no longer feared Body Integration peak cultivators.

But the problem was, Body Integration cultivators all had avatars—even if you killed one, they could still reincarnate.

That was troublesome.

After stowing away the four 【Golden Sword Immortal Talismans】, He Pingsheng turned his gaze to the two beast hides.

Yes, the damaged beast hide inscribed with talisman arts had also been strengthened.

He pulled out the first one and glanced at it.

It was densely covered with tiny characters, along with diagrams and formulas for talismans from first-rank to ninth-rank.

Many—over one hundred and thirty talisman diagrams alone.

He checked the title: True Talisman Divine Scripture!

A valuable find!

He pulled out the second one—the title read: Tianfu Daozang.

Similarly, it contained not only theoretical knowledge of talisman-making, but over a hundred attack, defense, and auxiliary talisman runes.

In truth, studying either one would suffice.

He Pingsheng casually picked up the 【Tianfu Daozang】 and decided to begin cultivating this one first.

But not yet!

The immediate priority was pill refinement.

The materials for Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Tea had been gathered for some time—he hadn't even started refining yet!

Let's begin!

Next, He Pingsheng began refining pills.

No—he was refining spirit liquid!

"Huh…" Before refining, he took a deep breath and adjusted his state.

After all, he was now refining seventh-rank spirit liquid beyond his level.

First batch: failed.

But the benefit was, though failed, the spirit liquid still existed.

It could be strengthened.

Second batch: failed!

Third batch: thirty-six drops, low-rank!

Fourth batch: thirty-six drops, mid-rank!

From then until the tenth batch, all were thirty-six mid-rank drops.

Mid-rank was insufficient.

He Pingsheng then began strengthening them.

In the end, he obtained 720 drops of 【Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Tea】.

Of these, 360 drops were strengthened to high-rank—these could be sold.

Of course, he could also sell a few drops of Supreme-quality Holy Lotus Tea.

This time, He Pingsheng not only refined Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Tea, but also some sixth-rank pills—all strengthened!

Next, he emerged from seclusion.

"Young Master!" Feng Wu looked at He Pingsheng, his face beaming.

He Pingsheng asked: "Business going well?"

"Yes!" Feng Wu said: "At first, few came because our pills were high-quality—but now, as word spread, more and more people are coming to buy from us!"

"Some even want you to refine pills for them personally!"

"Fine!" He Pingsheng walked cheerfully into the shop and sat behind the counter: "From today, I'm the shopkeeper—you're the assistant!"

"I'll handle business here at the counter—ha, let me experience what it's like to be a shopkeeper!"

He Pingsheng's idea was simple: he wanted to interact with as many people and situations as possible.

This was also a form of trial.

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