Chapter 37: Chapter 35: A Bountiful Harvest

The Great Foundation Establishment Cultivator personally visiting!

Li An had no way to avoid it, so he had to get up and open the shop door.

“Black-hearted Talisman Master, you finally came out!”

“Talisman Master Li!”

“Benefactor!”

Outside, pairs of eager and grateful eyes stared at Li An, making him very uneasy.

“Greetings, Senior Yu!”

Li An bowed to the middle-aged Great Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Yu Xiong waved his large hand, “No need for formalities, Talisman Master Li, may I ask if those Breaking Charms… were all bought from you?”

Li An’s face looked grim, fearfully saying, “I really didn’t know they were demon cultivators… if demon cultivators came to the door, I would definitely notify the market immediately.”

However, Yu Xiong laughed heartily, “Talisman Master Li, no need to worry, this isn’t your fault, the enemy is too cunning, even the sect’s great array didn’t detect their entry and exit.”

Immediately, Li An respectfully invited Yu Xiong into the shop to sit down, then reported the situation to Yu Xiong one by one.

A few days ago, a burly man came to order Breaking Charms.

Out of greed, Li An gritted his teeth and accepted the order, but found he couldn’t keep up with the production, contacting the sect’s Talisman Hall in time wasn’t possible, so he had a crooked idea… he made fake talismans.

Unexpectedly, that man didn’t show up, so Li An sold the fake talismans at retail.

Unexpectedly, it led to today’s events.

Li An had thought about these situations long ago, so he handled it very naturally, and his words were completely reasonable!

“Senior Yu, it was a momentary lapse of judgment on my part, a crooked mind, tarnishing the signboard of the Profound Yang Sect’s Spirit Talisman Shop… please punish me, please punish me!”

Li An appeared anxious and uneasy.

After all, if such a matter were seriously investigated, Li An would be heavily punished by the sect.

But Yu Xiong was in high spirits, as he managed to protect the market from the demon cultivators’ attack, which was a great merit in the Profound Yang Sect!

And this great merit was inseparable from this greedy little talisman master.

Thinking of how the demon cultivators’ painstaking schemes were undone by a greedy little talisman master, he couldn’t help but laugh, waving his hand:

“Talisman Master Li, don’t worry, there’s no need to worry about this matter, I’ll put in a few good words for you at the sect.”

Li An was overjoyed and quickly expressed his gratitude.

“And as for you lot—”

Yu Xiong then turned to the group of merchants and cultivators outside, solemnly saying, “What black-hearted talisman master, such words should not be spread around!”

“Talisman Master Li clearly discovered the traces of demon cultivators, so he set up a plan to lure them out, a great merit to the market, a person so grand and righteous with such profound foresight should never be slandered!”

“Do you all understand?”

Everyone nodded repeatedly, but they couldn’t help but smile in their eyes.

This will probably be the biggest laugh in the entire market!

A greedy little talisman master’s actions inadvertently thwarted the intricate plans of a Foundation Establishment demon cultivator?

Of course, everyone still had a very good impression of Li An.

Mainly because the persona Li An had established for himself was that of a greedy little talisman master, which in turn wouldn’t arouse any fear or attention from others.

Just at most a topic for casual conversation.

And as for Yu Xiong, he casually took a Breaking Charm from the counter, and with a wave of his hand, the Breaking Charm spontaneously burned, completely useless.

It was indeed a fake talisman.

He couldn’t help but laugh, “And the other talismans…”

Li An quickly said, “The other talismans are all made with my heart and soul, genuine and authentic, not a single problem.”

Yu Xiong laughed heartily, patting Li An’s shoulder, “The demon cultivators have retreated, destroy all these fake talismans, and don’t sell them again in the future.”

Having said that, he left immediately.

Li An respectfully saw Yu Xiong off.

“Black… Talisman Master Li, don’t throw away those fake Breaking Charms, sell me one as a keepsake, today we narrowly escaped death, thanks to this thing!”

“Yes, these fake Breaking Charms have great luck!”

“Talisman Master Li, bane of demon dao, such treasures are worth keeping!”

And outside, many cultivators eagerly rushed forward instead.

Mainly, everyone experienced great ups and downs today, having a close brush with death, so they were in great spirits.

Li An: “…”

He didn’t refuse them, giving away the Breaking Charms, then closed the shop door.

…

At night, Li An was in his room, reviewing the entire situation from start to finish.

The only thing beyond his expectations was that before Life-taking Horse-Faced left, he unexpectedly left a generous bounty, using a Foundation Establishment Pill to place a bounty on the head of Li An, a mere little Qi Refining Fourth Layer cultivator…

However, Li An wasn’t particularly worried about this.

For a Foundation Establishment cultivator to slip into the market, it would be extremely difficult!

If one at the Qi Refining Stage came, it would be hard to instantly kill the current Li An, as long as he could hold on, he wouldn’t be killed.

As long as he stayed well-hidden in the market, others would find it hard to kill him.

“There shouldn’t be any major flaws left…”

Li An murmured.

Only Zhang Shouye and Tan Qingxue knew about him setting up the array, and even if the two discovered it, when the array was run to its end, Li An would have an excuse.

After all, that array originally had flaws, and it’s quite normal for it to be destroyed amid the tremors of the market’s grand formation.

Regarding Wang Yun, he was an orphan to begin with, without any relatives. The old shopkeeper he used to follow has long since returned to the sect to retire, and the two have no contact.

No one would care about his injury-induced idiocy or investigate it.

By then, just find a place to settle him well.

In the dead of night, ensuring no one was probing him, Li An quietly opened the storage bag of that demon cultivator.

Upon opening it, Li An’s eyes immediately lit up!

Fortune!

This demon cultivator could be described as immensely wealthy.

There were three hundred twenty-three pieces of Spirit Stone.

Two First Grade Spirit Awakening Pills and three Recovery Pills.

A piece of Middle Grade First Stage Chain Armor, and an Upper Grade First Stage Treasure Umbrella.

To Li An’s surprise, the four First Grade Fire Spirit Fruits he sold that day were also in there!

They had returned.

Additionally, there was a plant of Purple Soul Herbs.

This was a Second Grade Spirit Medicine and one of the primary ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill!

It seems that the female cultivator who sought Fire Spirit Fruit that day was targeted by this demon cultivator, who killed for treasure.

Apart from that, there were two to three First Grade Spirit Medicines, and a blue Alchemy Furnace, indicating that the female cultivator was also a First Grade Alchemist.

Li An couldn’t help but sigh; if the female cultivator hadn’t appeared too eager that day, she might not have been targeted.

Her urgent desire for Second Grade Fire Spirit Fruits made it natural for others to speculate that she was preparing to refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

This means she probably had other ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pills on her.

A single mistake could lead to disaster!

Nevertheless, everything has become a windfall for Li An now.

“Hmm?”

Li An noticed a yellowed, worn-out bamboo scroll among the items.

He picked it up and carefully perused it.

“Yin Yang Demon Furnace Skill!”

Li An murmured; this was a volume of Demon Skill, with the key to its cultivation lying in using others as the furnace, practicing dual cultivation, thus improving one’s qualification and strengthening one’s cultivation.

“It turned out to be a Profound Rank cultivation technique!”

Li An couldn’t help but be somewhat astonished; cultivation techniques of this level were extremely rare. Even though he was a Golden Core Stage powerhouse in his past life, he only possessed one scroll, and it couldn’t be cultivated until reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage.

The Demon Skill that this demon cultivator mastered was actually as high as Profound Rank… it’s a Treasure Scripture.

This caught his attention, and he immediately stored away everything else and carefully went through this cultivation technique.

“Yin Yang Demon Furnace Skill surpasses ordinary demon skills. This technique employs others as the furnace and utilizes dual cultivation to produce Yin Yang Demonic Qi, ameliorating Spirit Root and increasing cultivation!”

“However, its flaw is equally terrifying. When the Yin Yang Demonic Qi breaks through the shackles of the Spirit Root, it brings a death tribulation. At that time, while the furnace is exhausted and destroyed, the practitioner’s body will also collapse. Only the Divine Sense and Spirit Root will remain, necessitating to seize another’s body to continue cultivation.”

Li An felt a bit regretful.

This cultivation technique is excellent, but unfortunately, the side effects are too severe.

His Life Nourishing Immortal Skill already has the effect of slowly modifying the Spirit Root; risking cultivating this Yin Yang Demon Furnace Skill is unnecessary.

“However, if one only cultivates Yin Yang Demonic Qi without allowing it to affect the Spirit Root… that is a very remarkable method too!”

He murmured.

In his past life, he mastered many dual cultivation methods, but with ordinary dual cultivation techniques, one still needed to build emotional connections and harmonize cultivation with a Dao companion, laboring long to achieve any growth in cultivation.

Not worthwhile.

The Yin Yang Demon Furnace Skill is different, domineering and straightforward, without those many troubles.

If the opportunity arises in the future, it might be worth a try…

Moreover, he was also interested in another function of the Yin Yang Demon Furnace Skill—shapeshifting!

Once the cultivation of Yin Yang Demonic Qi is successful, one can shapeshift and disguise their appearance and aura.

Combined with the disguise method of Life Nourishing Immortal Skill, after shapeshifting, even the life aura would change, making it indistinguishable by a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator using Divine Sense.

It would make future actions very convenient!

He satisfactorily put away the Yin Yang Demon Furnace Skill; moreover, in this storage bag, there were various odds and ends, and one item looked familiar to Li An.

It was a snow-white jade bracelet.

A Guarding Bracelet, which he’d seen on Mu Qingwan’s hand in the Profound Yang Sect.

This bracelet is generally worn on the “nurturing furnace” stage to prevent the furnace’s Innate Yin Essence from leaking, affecting the quality of dual cultivation.

“Is there someone in the Profound Yang Sect who knows the Yin Yang Demon Sect’s Demon Skill?”

This cast a shadow over Li An’s heart.

However, he did not think much about it and turned his gaze to the white ring.

The storage ring is more advanced than the storage bag, and this particular storage ring is top-notch; what treasures might be inside?

Li An opened it with anticipation.

Then, he was stunned.

Because inside the ring, there was nothing else, just a… naked woman!

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