Killing God - Chapter 167
Chapter 167 People’s Hearts
Outside the shop, you can feel the difference, Whether it was entering or leaving the crowd or the lively scene, they were far superior to other places. After truly entering, Shen Shi felt his eyes brighten. The lobby of this branch store was exceptionally spacious, the windows were clear, and the light was bright. Many cultivators wandered between counters inside, either looking or asking, their expressions were either happy or worried.
Inside those counters, There were countless spirit materials on display, Looking around, There are so many kinds that it’s almost omnipresent, Any spirit material that has something to do with cultivation, Although it couldn’t be said that there were all of them, it was relatively common to see some spirit herbs, spirit pills, formations, talismans, and even spirit artifacts and magic treasures. Moreover, there were rare treasures that could be seen from time to time, causing countless loose cultivators to drool. Of course, the prices of spirit materials like these were astonishingly high.
After a brief pa. S.s through the crowd, Looking at the counters, Shen Shi could tell that the shops here were indeed much better than those on the street outside. Not to mention all kinds of spirit materials, especially some common spirit materials. With his insight, he could tell that the quality of the items here was higher than the ones in the shops outside. Moreover, after going around for a while, Shen Shi hadn’t noticed any fakes among them.
It seemed that the Divine Immortal Association was famous, and its reputation was truly worthy of being remembered. However, even though the spirit materials at the Divine Immortal Gathering were genuine and of good quality, compared to the impression Shen Shi had passed through before, they seemed to be 10% to 20% more expensive than the ones in the shops outside.
Thinking about it, it wasn’t strange. The comparison between the two sides was so obvious. Those small shops outside couldn’t compare to the Divine Immortal Gathering in terms of spirit materials, so if the price wasn’t lower, how could this business continue?
Don’t underestimate the difference between the two prices. Among the cultivators in the world, there are at most half of the total number of cultivators. They are rogue cultivators who are in relative difficulty in cultivating. Even if there is a small difference in the price of spirit crystals, there will still be people who care about it. Therefore, there are quite a few businesses in the small shops outside. However, for many years, the best and truest spirit materials had been in the shops of the Divine Immortal Gathering. This was a principle that was universally acknowledged in the Primordial Chaos Cultivation World. Therefore, most of the time, there was only one thing that could be done. Most cultivators were still willing to go to the Divine Immortal Gathering to purchase all kinds of spirit materials.
To Shen Shi, With his experience in various spirit materials, Actually, as long as he had patience, he could buy something of acceptable quality but at a lower price from the small shops outside. However, in Broken Moon City, the talisman paper, talisman brush, and other talisman-making spirit materials that he wanted to buy now seemed to be sold by no other shop other than the Divine Immortal Gathering.
He thought to himself, Counters in the spacious lobby looked over. On the counters, Magic pills, magic treasures, spirit artifacts, and other spirit materials were dazzling, It was a dazzling sight, There were even more rare items, It emitted a precious light of spiritual energy, It attracted countless sighs of admiration. Even his middle page couldn’t help but stop and look at it for a few moments. One couldn’t help but sigh in their hearts. The Divine Immortal Gathering had gathered countless treasures and spirit materials, and this was only one of their branches. Thinking back to the vast and boundless Primordial Chaos World, the Divine Immortal Gathering secretly possessed financial and material resources. Thinking deeply, it was simply terrifying.
However, it wasn’t Shen Shi’s turn to worry about these matters. What he was thinking was to buy the urgently needed talisman paper and talisman brush first. After looking at four or five more counters, his eyes suddenly lit up and he saw the word “talisman” on a counter leaning against the wall on the east side of the lobby.
Shen Shi immediately walked over. He saw that this counter was placed against the wall. There was a person standing inside. He was dressed in a long grey robe and had a kind expression. He should be the attendant who was in charge of this counter. Compared to those spirit pills, herbs, magic treasures, spirit artifacts, and other popular counters, the popularity of the talismans here was much more deserted. As for the reason, it was well known. However, when Shen Shi saw this, he saw four or five cultivators looking around the counter. One or two of them would occasionally ask the clerk a few questions. The clerk also smiled warmly and answered his questions.
Seeing Shen Shi walk to the counter, the waiter turned around and smiled at him. He greeted him politely and asked him to take a look first. Then, the guest over there asked him something. He quickly turned around and answered the question over there.
Shen Shi looked at the counter. The counter in front of him was actually made of transparent crystals. There were many kinds of finished talismans placed inside. There were many kinds of Five Elements Techniques, including the six First Grade Five Elements Techniques that Shen Shi knew now. He could see the finished talismans here.
Looking at the twisted and complicated runes on the yellow talisman paper, Shen Shi felt intimate for no reason.
In the long row of counters in front of him, There were almost all kinds of First Grade magic talismans. Behind the waiter, there was a transparent cabinet made of crystal. There were five or six shelves inside, and there were also quite a few talismans. However, Shen Shi took a look and discovered that the talismans in the cabinet were actually Second Grade, Third Grade, and High Grade, Five Element magic talismans.
Shen Shi took a deep breath and looked at the high-grade talisman in the crystal cabinet. His eyes couldn’t help but become somewhat eager, but then he shook his head slightly and secretly smiled bitterly. The power of Tier 2 Five Elements Spells was completely different from that of ordinary Tier 1 Spells. They could already cause threats and injuries to Origin Condensation Realm cultivators. However, what corresponded to these powerful powers was that cultivating these high-tier Five Elements Spells would require an equally shocking amount of effort and effort.
In the cultivation world, there were few people who cultivated the Five Elements Technique in depth, and there was also a root cause. When Shen Shi first started cultivating those First Grade Five Elements Techniques, he also wanted to overdo it in the Qi Refining Realm. When he reached the Origin Condensation Realm, he did not intend to continue cultivating any higher Grade Five Elements Techniques.
It was just that three years had passed, and he had experienced so many storms in the middle. At this moment, when he saw these talismans again, he still felt a little hesitant in his heart. As for these high-grade talismans, Although his eyes were filled with greed, However, he had no intention of buying them. Firstly, the difficulty of making these high-grade talismans was far greater than that of making ordinary first-grade talismans. Therefore, the price was frighteningly high. Any second-grade talisman was more than ten times that of a first-grade talisman, and the few third-grade talismans were even more than a hundred times higher. Shen Shi was speechless as he shook his head.
But most importantly, there was another reason. One talisman, if a cultivator did not know this kind of technique, he would not be able to activate the talisman that cast the same technique. This restriction was extremely restrictive, so looking at the variety of talismans in the counter, the majority of the cultivators who came to see them were actually the ones that were most widely circulated, such as fireball techniques, ice archery techniques, and so on.
After looking around for a long time, the clerk at the counter seemed to have finally dealt with the verbose customer beside him. He walked up to him and asked with a smile, “This guest official, do you want to buy some talismans? All the talismans in our shop are personally made by the talisman masters that we admire. There is absolutely no problem with their quality. You can rest assured to buy them.”
As he smiled and said those words of assurance, his tone was relaxed and natural, as if he was speaking a matter of course. In fact, everyone around him, including Shen Shi, did not reveal any doubts. The goodwill of the Divine Immortal Association that had been under ten thousand years had already taken root in the hearts of the people.
However, Shen Shi’s goal was not these talismans. He immediately smiled and said, “Do you have any talisman pen, talisman paper, and, uh, cinnabar?”
The waiter was stunned for a moment. A strange expression immediately appeared in his gaze as he looked at Shen Shi. The person who could manage the Talisman Counter naturally understood the Dao of Talismans. Of course, he knew how difficult it was to make talismans. As for the customer in front of him, he looked at him at most around twenty years old. He really did not look like a person who could make talismans at such a young age.
Perhaps, this was another young man who did not know the heavens and earth, and thought too highly of himself. He thought that he could master this talisman-making method by casually learning it, and then earn countless spirit crystals through selling talismans?
But the cultivators in this world are like carps crossing the river, There were countless people who had succeeded in this path. As far as he knew, even those talisman masters who were proficient in craftsmanship in the Divine Immortal Gathering were often immersed in this path for more than ten years or even more before they could begin to make talismans. Moreover, the probability of failure was also not low.
However, although this thought crossed his mind, this waiter was still very polite. People from the Divine Immortal Society were always very cultured towards their guests. He immediately nodded and smiled, “Yes, just a moment.”
As he spoke, he turned around and walked to the end of the counter. He took out a large wooden box from the lowest floor, Opening it in front of Shen Shi, he saw that the box was exquisite. There were several layers of lattices inside, filled with talismans of slightly different shapes, colors, and materials. Then, he bent down and went to the other side of the counter to see a jade plate. Inside, there were talisman papers of various colors, which were also placed in front of Shen Shi.
Afterwards, he revealed a polite and gentle smile. He looked at Shen Shi and said with a smile, “Our goods are all here. If you see anything that suits you, just choose it.”
The other cultivators standing beside Shen Shi, who were also looking at the goods at the counter, said, At this moment, he turned to look at him at the same time. He was also a cultivator, How could he not know what he wanted to buy talisman paper? All of a sudden, the cultivators looked at Shen Shi with different expressions. Someone was surprised. Some shook their heads in astonishment. However, there was more obvious contempt and ridicule. One of them was a tall cultivator who was half a head taller than Shen Shi. He even laughed out loud and said with a mocking tone, “Kid, don’t be too young. It’s not that easy to cultivate this path. Be careful and you’ll accidentally fall to your death.”
Shen Shi frowned and turned to look at the tall cultivator. He wondered why this person was so despicable and cursed him to death as soon as he opened his mouth. However, his temperament was calm and cautious. In addition, he was in a strange situation. He was just about to wait for the sect’s people to come and pick him up. There was really no need for him to do anything. Therefore, after pondering for a moment, he didn’t bother to pay attention to this person. He turned around as if he hadn’t heard him. He asked the assistant, “What kind of materials are these talisman pens and how much are they worth?”
The waiter patiently pointed at the talisman pen in the wooden box and explained in detail. However, the tall cultivator was ignored by Shen Shi as if he was in the air. He also seemed to have an irritable temper. A trace of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes as he coldly snorted. Then, he looked at Shen Shi with disgust in his eyes.
Shen Shi listened to the waiter’s introduction for a while. After pondering for a moment, he picked out two Jade Peach Wood Talisman Brushes from the wooden box. These Talisman Brushes were steady and tough. Although they weren’t high-grade and weren’t as famous as those precious famous trees, they were very suitable for making low-grade talismans. At the same time, their toughness was also suitable for drawing large numbers of talismans.
When the waiter introduced the talisman brushes, he actually focused on the talisman brushes made of a few famous woods. The words he boasted were very pleasant to hear, because the famous woods were very valuable, so the talisman brushes made of them were naturally expensive. However, after seeing Shen Shi choose the Jade Peach Wood Talisman Brush, a trace of astonishment flashed across his eyes. When he looked at Shen Shi again, he had a faint look of surprise. Afterwards, he took out a porcelain bottle from the counter and handed it to Shen Shi. He smiled and said, “This bottle is cinnabar. According to the rules of this shop, whoever buys talismans will give one bottle to him. However, if he still wants it later, he will need to spend spirit crystals to buy it.”
Shen Shi nodded. This rule was generally acknowledged in the cultivation world. He understood it as well, so he asked, “What is the price for buying cinnabar again?”
The waiter glanced at him and thought that a bottle of cinnabar could draw at least fifty talismans. If the success rate was higher, it could even draw sixty talismans. However, even those talisman masters could use this bottle of cinnabar for several months. He thought that this kid was truly too arrogant and ignorant of the heavens and earth.
However, there was no need for him to remind others of these words. He only smiled faintly and said, “Although cinnabar is not a valuable item, it always pays attention to quality. This cinnabar is actually thicker and purer than other places. Therefore, if the guest official wants to buy another spirit crystal, he can buy three bottles.”
Shen Shi curled his lips. He thought that in the first floor of the Heavens, one spirit crystal could buy five bottles of cinnabar … However, there was no other choice right now. He thought for a moment and nodded, “Then buy three more bottles.”
The waiter smiled and didn’t say anything else. He just bent down and took out three more bottles of cinnabar. At this moment, the gazes of the cultivators beside him were full of ridicule, as if they had seen a big fool.
The waiter put away the wooden box of the talisman pen and then took over the jade tray containing the talisman papers of various colors. “Then, what about these talisman papers?”
Shen Shi swept his gaze and saw that the talisman papers on the jade plate were stacked neatly, and there were several colors. Most of them were yellow talisman papers. Basically, all the First Grade talismans were drawn on the yellow talisman papers. Apart from that, there was also azure talisman paper. It was prepared for Second Grade talismans. There was also a pile of bright blue talisman paper. From the looks of it, one could see that the aura of spiritual energy was extremely strong. It was different from the others. In this jade tray, there was a slightly outstanding appearance. However, it was blue talisman paper. It was prepared for extremely rare Third Grade talismans.
It had to be said that this Divine Immortal Gathering was truly powerful. Even a branch store had such a rare item.
However, with Shen Shi’s current strength, he was naturally unable to touch these high-grade spirit materials. After nodding his head, he pointed at the large amount of yellow paper and smiled, “I’ll buy this.”
The waiter smiled. With such a look, he smiled and took out a stack of yellow talisman papers. Looking at about twenty of them, he smiled and asked, “How many do you want to buy?”
Shen Shi thought for a moment. For some reason, he suddenly remembered how he had bought talisman paper in the Talisman Shop in Qingyu Island a few years ago. He vaguely remembered the appearance of his senior brother who had been stuck in the Qi Refining Realm for many years. He also remembered the shocked look on his face at that time, but he couldn’t remember his name.
Suddenly, Shen Shi sighed inexplicably. After a moment of silence, he smiled and said, “Give me fifty.”
The waiter raised his eyebrows, revealing a look of shock. The few cultivators standing at the side also had different expressions when they heard this number, and they all turned to look at Shen Shi. Especially the tall cultivator who had originally planned to leave. Hearing this, his footsteps stopped and he slowly turned around. He looked at Shen Shi with some astonishment. At the same time, the corner of his eyes flashed across the talisman papers on the jade plate, and a trace of greed flashed in his eyes.