I practice cultivation cautiously in a strange world

Apart from the branch of Zhang's Commercial Bank, there is only one larger store in Duobao Pavilion in Xiaofang City, a shanty town.

The decoration inside Duobao Pavilion is much more luxurious than that of Zhang's Commercial Bank branch, and it is also more popular. There are still a few customers choosing things in this weather.

However, this place is not very interested in low-level talismans such as powerful talismans, and the purchase price offered is lower than Zhang Mazi's, so Chen Lin has never sold talismans here.

The shopkeeper was an old man with a Chinese character face. He was receiving a man and a woman in gorgeous clothes. When he saw Chen Lin coming in, he just glanced at it and said nothing.

Chen Lin didn't take it seriously either.

The other party recognized him and knew that he had little consumption potential. After all, he had been here many times.

There were also two sweet-looking female receptionists, both of whom were greeting other customers. Chen Lin slowly came to the material counter for making talismans and stopped to check.

Suddenly, his ears twitched.

What the man and woman said caught his attention.

"Cousin, it may be dangerous to go outside the city at this time, and it will also delay family affairs. I feel it is better not to cause trouble."

The one who spoke was the woman. She had a beautiful voice, a graceful figure, and her profile should be pretty good.

The man has a handsome figure and a confident temperament. He squinted and sneered: "What are you afraid of? Your cousin, I am a late-stage Qi practitioner. I will protect you if you are in danger!"

Chen Lin's eyes moved slightly.

It turns out that he is in the late stage of Qi training, so he must be a family monk. There are not many people with such cultivation among casual practitioners.

However, he felt that this person's tone was a bit loud. The head of the Zhang family in the foundation building stage had just disappeared. How could a person in the late stage of Qi training be better than the foundation building stage?

The woman seemed to want to say something more, but was immediately interrupted by the man.

"It doesn't matter. We're not going far. If you're afraid, go back first. I'll find you when I get back."

The cousin pursed her lips and said nothing more.

Chen Lin secretly wondered which family this couple was from, and whether it was possible to buy pills to improve their cultivation from them. While he was thinking, the cousin spoke again.

But this time it was not with the cousin, but with the old shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper, I came here from Duobao Pavilion in the inner city. The people in your shop told me that there is someone here who can refine the soul-retaining talisman. Please come out."

Chen Lin watched silently.

He had never heard of the soul-binding talisman and was not interested in it. He was just thinking about how to get close to the other party and buy the elixir.

The old shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "Your Excellency should be Lu Li, the third son of the Lu family. Is the person who told you this information an old woman with one eye missing?"

"good?"

Lu Li nodded.

The old shopkeeper squinted and sneered, and said proudly: "She didn't lie to you. There is indeed someone here who can refine the soul-retaining talisman, and that person is me!"

Chen Lin was extremely surprised when he heard what the old shopkeeper said.

He really didn't know that this old shopkeeper was still a talisman master.

Lu Li also showed joy and said earnestly: "It turns out that the shopkeeper is that Talisman Master. That's great. I have prepared enough materials for the Soul-Retaining Talisman. As long as the shopkeeper helps me refine the Talisman, I will be grateful! "

His voice was a little loud, causing several other customers in the store to look sideways.

Under Lu Li's expectant gaze, the old shopkeeper shook his head.

"I'm very sorry. I no longer have the ability to refine this kind of talisman. You'd better hire another expert!"

The old shopkeeper's refusal made Lu Li's expression darken.

"What do you mean, are you kidding me, or do you think I'm not qualified?"

A sharp aura was instantly released from his body.

There is a strong intention to take action if there is any disagreement.

When the old shopkeeper saw this, he immediately explained: "Friend Lu, please calm down. It's not that I don't want to refine it, but that I no longer have the ability."

"Why?"

Lu Li's tone was full of doubt.

The old shopkeeper glanced at him and said, "Since fellow Taoists know about the soul-binding talisman, they should also know that it is very difficult to refine this talisman. Normal methods have almost no chance of success. If you want to increase the success rate of the talisman, you need to use the soul of the talisman master as a guide." That’s it, right?”

Seeing that Lu Li didn't speak, the old shopkeeper said: "My soul has been weakened to the extreme due to refining this talisman over the years. It is not strong enough to withstand the consumption of refining another talisman. Even if it takes my life, it will be useless."

Having said this, the old shopkeeper laughed miserably: "That one-eyed old woman and I have some differences. She asked you to come to me just because she wanted to disgust me."

The old shopkeeper's words made Lu Li frown.

Now that the other party has spoken to this extent, he can no longer force himself to make things difficult for him.

Even if he is a disciple of the Lu family, Duobao Pavilion is not rootless duckweed, and he cannot be too presumptuous here.

But the soul-binding talisman was of great significance to his trip. If he couldn't get it, he would have wasted a great opportunity.

"Shopkeeper, this soul-binding talisman is of great use to me. Do you know who else can refine this talisman?"

He asked reluctantly.

The old shopkeeper shook his head, "It is difficult to refine the soul-binding talisman, and it can only be kept for one day after being successfully refined. Very few talisman masters study it. I'm afraid no one else in this city can refine this talisman?"

Having said this, he changed his tone, squinted his eyes and sneered: "However, the refining method of this talisman has been improved by me with decades of experience in refining talismans. It is very easy to refine. I can use the talisman making method. The magic is sold to you, you can just find a talisman master to refine it yourself."

Lu Li was stunned.

He frowned and asked doubtfully, "This talisman is really so easy to refine. I'm anxious to use it tomorrow."

The old shopkeeper laughed and said, "It's very simple. You can easily get started if you are a Talisman Master. However, if you want to successfully refine it, you need some luck, and the Talisman Master needs to use his own soul as a guide."

Lu Li frowned again, hesitated, and agreed to the old shopkeeper's suggestion.

Then, the old shopkeeper took out a jade piece wider than his finger and handed it to Lu Li.

Chen Lin knew this thing. It was called a jade slip. It was a tool for recording information in the world of immortality. It was also a high-end item.

The old shopkeeper claimed that he was half selling and half giving away, and sold the item to Mr. Lu San for the price of one thousand spiritual stones.

Chen Lin sighed at the wealth of the family's children, then stopped paying attention and started buying materials.

This time I still bought the materials for refining the powerful talisman.

Eighty spiritual stones are not enough for ten alchemy materials, so you have to continue to accumulate them.

After buying it, he turned around and left.

The snow outside has become lighter.

But the wind was still biting, making it difficult to open one's eyes.

Even so, there were people in twos and threes on the street, some cleaning the snow in front of their doors, and some struggling to move forward in the snow.

Without exception, they would squint and sneer from time to time.

Chen Lin tightened his cotton hat tightly, followed the footprints he had made before, and while observing the surroundings vigilantly, he walked with difficulty towards his residence.

suddenly.

Two figures flew past him and landed in front of him.

Chen Lin's expression changed, thinking that someone really dared to rob someone in public.

After seeing the face of the visitor clearly, the shock turned into confusion.

It was actually the Third Young Master Lu and his cousin!