Eternal Life from Talisman Painting-Chapter 251 - 164: Targeted

"Damn it! Why are these high-level Talisman Masters and Pill Masters unwilling to come to our market."

Although outsiders called it the Black Market, insiders still referred to it as the Market.

At this time, Qin Feng had spent so much effort to establish this black market, but it ended up with a bunch of middle-stage Qi Refining cultivators just wandering around.

Even late-stage Qi Refining cultivators were rare, unlike when he visited the East District Black Market, where there were plenty of high-level cultivators, and often three to five Foundation Establishment cultivators trading.

Comparatively, they were on completely different levels.

But in terms of investment, one was before the turmoil, the other after stability, and it’s said that the Qin Family’s investment was ten times that of the other party.

"Patriarch, we’ve invested most of the family’s business into this market, we have Tier Two Arrays, and even have ten Foundation Establishment cultivators, but what’s missing now are high-level materials."

The two elders of the Qin Family sighed helplessly. The Qin Family was decent, having high-level materials, but how many days could that last?

To have a continuous exchange is how it lasts long, if we’re only selling without getting back, it’s like throwing a meat bun at a dog, never coming back.

"High-level materials!"

At this moment, Qin Feng, burdened with the rise and fall of the family, wore a face full of seriousness.

"Everyone, we’ve lost our industry before. If this market fails now, the Qin Family will never recover. For the future of the Qin Family...

We should visit other high-level cultivators. If necessary, use heavy profits to lure them, just make the market work, and it will be fine afterwards."

As the four Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Qin Family were discussing, the remaining six Loose Cultivators outside also started arriving one after another.

However, each of them had faces full of worry.

"Friend Qin, the profit from this market isn’t good."

"Yes, we all have invested most of our fortune."

"Alright, isn’t Friend Qin also staking half of his fortune?"

"Right, when we were building this black market, everyone discussed it. Now that we’re facing a crisis, we’re all in the same boat; stop complaining, or we might as well disband early."

"Indeed, what’s urgent now is to quickly build connections, seek high-level materials, then we can make the market thrive."

Those who become Foundation Establishment cultivators are not fools. Complaining is one thing, but we’re all in the same boat; if something happens, none of us can run away.

"Fellow cultivators, our current strategy is to widely invite some skill cultivators, especially those with Tier Two Elixirs, Talismans... only then can we attract late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, even Foundation Establishment cultivators."

"Ah, there are skill cultivators with Tier Two in Celestial Profound City, but they’re not easy to poach."

Anyone with Tier Two skills has long used their abilities to build networks; the remaining ones aren’t many.

If we want to bring them here, it’ll require heavy profits.

At this moment, Qin Feng, after pondering for a bit, seemed to think of something and said solemnly:

"Fellow cultivators, as far as I know, some skill cultivators in Celestial Profound City prefer not to expose their identities, fearing being hunted. Most of these cultivators sell materials in the black market."

When Qin Feng mentioned this, everyone frowned.

"Friend Qin, it’s not that we don’t know this, but these cultivators are the most cautious. They’re used to staying in one place and won’t easily change location."

"Then give them heavy profits!"

Under Qin Feng’s determined gaze, after a discussion among the ten, everyone had already invested most of their wealth.

If they really watched the market close, most of them would go bankrupt.

Thus, with a ruthless heart, they could only take out another portion of Spirit Stone resources, jointly using them to tempt these cultivators over.

"Those surnamed Lin! And that surnamed Hu, they just relied on speculation to secure their positions. The black market in the East District is the most popular."

"Wouldn’t poaching people from others’ black market offend people?"

"I think Friend Qin is right. We’ve already offended them since opening our market, so what are we afraid of." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Being soft-hearted leads to a lifetime of poverty; fortune favors the ruthless. If we don’t do this, where can we find these elusive cultivators?"

Even the two elders of the Qin Family and the newly advanced Foundation Establishment cultivators were silently contemplating.

The investment was getting larger, but now they couldn’t stop.

Once they stopped, most of the Qin Family’s fortune would be gone, and even previous investments would be wasted.

...

Inside the cave dwelling.

The Yellow Dragon Bell flashed with great power, golden light flickering, forming a powerful defense.

Especially within the golden bell’s illusory shadow, a golden dragon seemed to coil and roam, greatly enhancing the Yellow Dragon Bell’s defense, possessing the effect of suppressing and trapping enemies.

On the other side, the Cyan Scale Sword glowed with a blue light, its sharp Sword Aura manifesting into a thirty-foot-long cyan giant python, opening its huge mouth to strike suddenly.

"The Yellow Dragon Bell and Cyan Scale Sword, indeed top-grade spiritual artifacts."

As Lin Chang’an slowly collected these two top-grade spiritual artifacts, he couldn’t help but reveal a satisfied smile.

"It’s rumored that the magical treasures of Golden Core cultivators, after long nurturing, will give birth to an Artifact Spirit. There’s another method, which is using Demon Beast Essence to refine and foster in a magical treasure, birthing an Artifact Spirit, enhancing its power.

This top-grade spiritual artifact uses this method, but unfortunately, ordinary Tier Two Demon Beast Essence simply cannot withstand the refinement."

How difficult it is to find the essence of a quasi-Tier Three Demon Beast.

Even though Celestial Profound City has experienced the beast tide calamity, and there were some quasi-Tier Three Demon Beast materials appearing on the market.

But not a single quasi-Tier Three Demon Beast essence was released.

"Top-grade spiritual artifacts, they can resist magical treasure power to some extent, but sadly, they have value yet no market."

Lin Chang’an shook his head; he wanted to buy them but had nowhere to buy from.

Before, he vaguely mentioned this to Brother Song, but even the Fake Pill Master Brother Song was helpless.

It’s not just about adding how many Spirit Stones, but about having only a few cultivators in Celestial Profound City with such skills.