Cultivation: I have an omnipotent land

Chapter 6 Selling Talismans

"What kind of deal?" Old Mo opened his eyes and looked Xiao Ming up and down, and found that the young man had actually broken through to the third level of Qi Refining in just a few days.

This immediately piqued his interest in the deal the boy was talking about.

"To be honest, I've been learning how to make talismans and have recently made a breakthrough, so I'd like to sell them here. I hope Elder Mo will allow it." A stack of talisman papers appeared in Xiao Ming's hand.

"So it's a fire-avoidance talisman." Old Mo glanced at the talisman in Xiao Ming's hand and understood what the other party was thinking.

Fire-avoidance talismans are a low-grade talisman with low profit margins, so even those skilled talisman masters are too lazy to refine them. However, they are easy to make, and many apprentices' first talisman is a fire-avoidance talisman.

And this place is indeed the one that needs fire-avoidance talismans the most.

On ordinary days, the talisman masters and apprentices would sell fire-avoidance talismans in the market street.

But everyone knew about Xiao Ming's situation, and Old Mo had naturally heard about it as well. This young man couldn't set up a stall in the market street.

The shops on North Street generally drive down the price of fire-avoidance talismans, which are in high demand, to an excessive degree.

Therefore, the young man naturally set his sights on the mine.

Seeing that Elder Mo remained silent, Xiao Ming quickly added, "Of course, I won't let Elder Mo help for nothing. For every talisman sold, I will give you ten percent of the profits."

Upon hearing this, Old Mo smiled slightly, but instead of answering directly, he asked in return, "What is your asking price?"

"One sheet of nine taels of spirit sand," Xiao Ming replied.

This price is cheaper than the market price, but Mr. Mo is very satisfied.

Actually, he didn't care much about that 10% profit, but if the fire-avoiding talisman was sold cheaply, more people would buy it at the mine, more rehmannia essence would be mined, and he would earn more.

So he can earn money from both sides.

"Alright, I promise you, you can sell fire-avoidance talismans at my mine, and no one will give you any trouble."

"Thank you, Elder Mo!" Xiao Ming's face lit up with joy.

With Mr. Mo's words, he not only obtained the right to sell, but also a guarantee of safety.

So Xiao Ming went into the crowd and began selling fire-avoidance talismans.

Because of the low price, the fire-avoidance talismans in Xiao Ming's possession were snapped up instantly. Those who didn't manage to get one were disappointed, feeling that they had lost out big time.

Holding more than twenty spirit stones, Xiao Ming felt very happy.

He calculated that the fire-avoiding talisman spirit plant can bear fruit in a week. If it can produce ten fruits each time, he can get more than thirty spirit stones in a month.

Farming really is a quick way to make money, and life has gotten better.

This is just the first step. Once the Flame Crystal Sand, Fireball Talisman, and Water Arrow Talisman have grown, he will be able to earn even more.

With his earnings for the day, Xiao Ming went back and paid off the outstanding rent. Although Uncle Lin had told him that as long as he was there, no one would ever kick him out of the market.

But this is a potential problem, so it's best to resolve it as soon as possible.

Afterwards, Xiao Ming went to Hu Laosan's shop again and bought some more mineral spirit sand before heading towards his own courtyard.

However, when Xiao Ming reached the courtyard gate, he found a woman in green wearing a black bamboo hat wandering around.

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Fellow Daoist, I'm looking for this house?" The woman turned around and showed the sign in her hand.

"Room No. 15, Jia". Xiao Ming took another look at the woman in blue after seeing the words on the wooden sign. So this was the new neighbor.

After being shown the location, the woman in green thanked him and entered her small courtyard.

Xiao Ming also withdrew his gaze, showing little interest in learning about this new neighbor.

This area is inhabited by cultivators, who all live alone and keep their courtyard gates tightly closed. Even between courtyards facing each other, there is almost no interaction between them.

Those courtyard-style neighbors who cultivate immortality only exist in the vernacular novels of mortals.

Back home, Xiao Ming immediately resumed his intense cultivation.

Because he bought a bottle of fasting pills, Xiao Ming even skipped meals and naturally became even less willing to go out.

Another half month has passed in the blink of an eye.

In the omnipotent space, Xiao Ming hummed a little tune as he watered and fertilized his spiritual plants.

With a sufficient supply of spiritual energy, these spiritual plants are growing very well, with the Flame Essence Sand spiritual plant growing the fastest.

【Name】：Flame Crystal Sand

[Growth Status]: Fruiting stage (15%)

Current Status: Good

Between the fiery red leaves and branches, strings of grains, resembling sorghum or wheat ears, hang down, their surfaces shimmering with a fiery red light, conveying a sense of intense heat.

【Flame Essence Sand】: (80% Maturity)

It looks like the Flame Crystal Sand will be ready in a few days.

In addition, the other four talisman and elixir plants are also growing very well and have entered the second stage of growth.

Even the slowest-growing spirit stone seedling successfully entered the second stage and grew into a plant that was a foot tall.

[Name]: Spirit Stone

[Growth Status]: Growing stage (11%)

[Current Status]: Lacking spiritual energy!

Its entire body is emerald green, as clear and translucent as the finest jade. You can see the spiritual energy flowing through it, and its leaves are unfurled, emitting wisps of blue smoke.

Among all the spiritual plants, this one has the most abundant spiritual energy, but it also grows the slowest and consumes the most spiritual energy and nutrients.

After tending to the seedlings, Xiao Ming went to the mature spiritual plant.

[Name]: Fire-Avoiding Talisman

[Growth Status]: Fruiting stage (100%)

[Current Status]: Can be advanced (lacking special nutrients - Rune Ink)

"A spiritual plant in the third stage of fruit-growing can still advance." Xiao Ming was taken aback at first, then a look of joy appeared on his face.

If this fire-avoiding talisman spirit plant could be upgraded, wouldn't the yield increase even more?

The so-called special nutrient is talisman ink, which is an important raw material for making talismans.

Hmm, that's pretty mystical!

With anticipation for the advancement of his talismans, Xiao Ming immediately took action.

As his consciousness returned to reality, Xiao Ming was about to leave when he inexplicably thought of the female cultivator in green robes wearing a black bamboo hat from before.

Thinking that his reputation was not good, he also put on a straw hat.

Xiao Ming, who had concealed his face, arrived at the nearest market street, where independent cultivators set up stalls and sold things cheaply.

However, as soon as he arrived at the market street, he saw a large crowd gathered in front of Xiao Hongfan.

Xiao Ming walked over curiously and took a look. Xiao Hongfan's big-character poster had been up for almost a month, and the writing had faded and become damaged.

But next to it, several new big-character posters appeared, with the same incident, the same wording, and the same signature—Liu Di.

Several more incidents of male cultivators allegedly "harassing" female cultivators have occurred.

"Why are there so many lecherous thieves harassing female cultivators lately? They could have just spent some money on this. It wouldn't cost more than a few spirit stones at Spring Flower Alley," someone said, puzzled.

"What do you know? It's called harassment, but who knows who's trying to harm whom?"

"Have you heard about what happened to that fellow Daoist Xi in the west of the city recently? It was his fiancée who was reported to the law enforcement team for harassing him."

"Oh, is that so?"

"There are a lot of strange things happening these days. The world is going to the dogs. Everyone should be careful."

After reading it once, Xiao Ming understood what was going on. Since Yang Zhiyuan framed him, some people had discovered loopholes in the market rules, resulting in a series of imitation cases.

The people on the list are most likely framed, just like me.

Although it's a bit unkind to say it like that, in retrospect, it's a good thing for him.

The more similar incidents occur, the faster his bad reputation will fade, and in the end, more people will believe he is innocent and even sympathize with him.

Once he becomes stronger, he can take retaliatory action against Yang Zhiyuan and Liu Di, and gain more potential allies.