Chapter 117: The Shop

  "Qin Yun!"

  The door to Qin Yun's room was blasted open by the fire talisman, and in just a few breaths' time, Shui Wanying's figure suddenly appeared, her hand grasping a gleaming long sword.

  "Master, it was an accident!" Qin Yun scratched his head in embarrassment: "I successfully refined the Gathering Fire Talisman and got excited, so I used it directly..."

  "Oh, you child!" Shui Wanying let out a long sigh and scolded, "Didn't I tell you to get a good rest tonight? Why are you still practicing your talismans?"

  Although it was a blaming tone, it couldn't hide the concern contained in the tone.

  She put away her weapon, gazed intently at the blasted door panel, and a hint of surprise floated onto her pretty face: "This Gathering Fire Talisman you made is quite good, is this your first successful talisman?"

  "Not" Qin Yun handed over a stack of successfully refined talismans: "Master, I made a total of forty-three, including the one just now!"

  Young people always have times when they can't help but show off. Shui Wanying took over the talismans with a mixture of surprise and doubt, looking at them one by one, her eyes widening in shock: "So many! Wow, your calligraphy skills have improved greatly!"

  Her eyes were naturally discerning and she saw the progress Qin Yun had made in his technique of drawing talismans at a glance, which was undoubtedly much stronger than before when he often made mistakes.

  This shocking progress speed made Shui Wanying feel shocked, and she couldn't help but ask: "Is it that out of one hundred successful ones, forty-three were made?"

  "Yes!" Qin Yun said affirmatively.

  Shui Wan Cong was completely speechless, silent for a moment before sighing and saying: "You can graduate now. I was worried that one month wouldn't be enough time for you to learn sufficient things, but it seems that by the time, I might not have anything good to teach."

  This is naturally her self-deprecation and humility, but also a great compliment to Qin Yun.

  Then, in the following tens of days, Shui Wenyin poured out all she had learned without any reservation. Many tricks and insights she didn't care whether Qin Yun could understand or not, first let him remember them in his mind.

  Fire Talisman, Ice Water Talisman, Calming Mind Talisman, Protective Charm

  Under the careful guidance of Shui Wanying, Qin Yun successfully refined more than a dozen talismans, although they were all basic talismans, but the techniques involved in the refining process can be applied to higher-level talismans.

  On the last day, Shui Wenyin called Qin Yun over and handed him two thick books.

  "Qin Yun, these two Cloud Symbol Charts and the Lingbao True Talisman were passed down to me by Qingyunzi's ancestor. Now I'm giving them to you. You must take good care of them and study them with a sincere heart."

  The two books are illustrated explanations of the higher-level cloud symbols, spirit symbols and treasure symbols, recording the refining methods of thirty-six cloud symbols, twenty-four spirit symbols and twelve treasure symbols, which is the inherited secret classic of the Tiancheng Sword Sect's Qi Refining School.

  Qin Yun would never have thought of obtaining these two secret classics if he hadn't joined Water Wanjing's sect, no matter how much the sect contributed, it was impossible to exchange for them.

  Holding it in his hand, the weight of it made Qin Yun feel Water Wanjing's sincerity and eager expectations. Without hesitation, he knelt down and paid homage: "Disciple, will never betray Master!"

  Shui Wanqing helped him up, saying with a mixture of annoyance and delight: "I told you that a man should not kneel down casually just because there is gold in front of him. As long as you have this heart, it's enough."

  On the last day, Shui Wenyin did not teach Qin Yun any secrets of refining talismans, but instead sat with him and had a long conversation.

  She talked about her own hardships and struggles on the path of spiritual practice, with joy of success, pain of failure, frustration of setbacks, and delight of enlightenment.

  Qin Yun found that his understanding of this master had always been superficial.

  She is gentle and dislikes conflict, but this does not mean that she lacks perseverance and strength, nor her own principles!

  In Qin Yun's heart, his respect for Shui Wanqing increased by a few more points.

  As dusk approached, Qin Yun sent Shui Wanying to the Chasing Cloud Peak, where she would be in seclusion for half a year in the cave dwelling behind the Chasing Cloud Palace.

  After Shui Wenyin closed the door, Qin Yun did not relax because he lost her urging, but instead became more diligent and hardworking.

  Every morning, he would first go to the Tianji Palace for early class, then apply for a sword room in the performance martial arts arena to practice the "Bolts of Lightning and Clouds" sword technique. If there were any problems, he would go to the Jianxiu Hall for guidance.

  At noon, go to Tanfu Square and have lunch with Green Willow.

  In the afternoon, returned to Yunshui Xiaozhu to refine talismans with the materials exchanged from the sect's contribution. With the help of the Qiankun Secret Realm, continuously increased experience.

  In the evening, Qin Yun spent all his time cultivating the Nine Yang Mystical Technique.

  Jiuyang Xuan Gong can be said to be the foundation of Qin Yun's power, he has invested the most time and energy in this profound skill, after several months of hard work, he has already reached a major breakthrough, gradually trying to impact the second turn.

  If one can successfully complete the second turn of Xuan Gong, then Qin Yun's promotion to the seventh and eighth levels of Lian Qi will be a natural process. Further cultivation to achieve the third turn will make it possible to break through the pre-heavenly great boundary, which won't be just a dream.

  Day and night, without a break, silently accumulating strength, Qin Yun may not be the most talented disciple in Tiancheng Sword Sect, but he is definitely one of the most diligent and hardworking disciples!

  Days passed one by one, accompanied by heavy snowfall, and the New Year arrived quietly.

  Because of the heavy snow blocking the mountain, Xuanwu City suddenly became bustling again, even more lively than before. After the roads in and out of the mountain gate were cleared, many merchant caravans with camels and large quantities of goods arrived after obtaining permission.

  The streets and alleys of the city are filled with throngs of people, residents taking advantage of the rare sunny day to go shopping for New Year's goods. From time to time, mischievous children carrying firecrackers run through the crowds, their silvery laughter adding a lot of joy and festivity to the city.

  The shops on both sides of the street are all decorated with lanterns and streamers, welcoming the most important moment of the year. For many shops, the end of the year is the best time for business and the highest profit margin, not allowing any slack.

  "Hey! Come check it out, top-quality Yunsi silk from Dayan Zhou, transported all the way here for just three days!"

  "Droplet Water Green Porcelain, Qinglan State Jingde Famous Porcelain, the first choice of wealthy families, all at 90% off!"

  "Brand new Spirit Soldier just out of the oven, come and take a look before it's gone!"

  The vendors shouted loudly, as if the specialties of the nine states had all gathered here, attracting many customers to enter.

  Qin Yun exerted himself and finally made his way through the crowd to arrive at the Shui Xin Dan Symbol Pavilion.

  What surprised him was that the shop was empty and there were no customers, a few apprentices sat listlessly behind the counter, without even the energy to stand at the door and shout.

  "What's going on?"

  Qin Yun stepped inside and couldn't help but curiously ask: "Eldest sister, aren't you doing business anymore?"

  Green willow who was keeping accounts looked worried: "No way, Miss's talismans and elixirs that were refined recently are almost all gone, without goods where can we get business?"

  The Dan medicine and talismans sold in Shui Xin Dan Fu Fang almost all rely on Shui Wan Xing, but during this period of time, Shui Wan Xing is either going out or teaching Qin Yun, without much time to refine, now even more so after retreating to Zhuī Yún Fēng.

  "I was just thinking if we should close the shop ahead of time!" Green Willow said helplessly: "Fortunately, our Bi Chen fruit had a good harvest this year, otherwise it would be hard to get through the year."

  It's not easy to open a shop in Xuanwu City, apart from the constantly rising rent, every year also has to pay a considerable fee to the sect, and other aspects such as hiring staff all require spending money.

  And Shui Xin Dan Fu Fang is supported by Shui Wan Ning alone, lacking sufficient sources of goods, making it quite difficult to operate.

  However, there is still a profit. The majority of Shui Wenyin's income comes from Fu Fang, and her usual expenses are also very large.

  Although it's said that the New Year is no problem, seeing others' businesses thriving while one's own door is cold and deserted, as the person in charge of the shop, Green Willow naturally felt very uncomfortable.

  "It turns out to be like this, you didn't say it earlier" Qin Yun pondered for a moment and asked: "I have refined quite a few talismans, but they are all ordinary yellow talismans. Will they sell well if I put them here?"

  "Huang Fu?" Green Willow was taken aback for a moment, and then looked delighted: "You've come here so many times, don't you know that the best-selling item in this store is Huang Fu?"

  "How much can be rushed over, every little bit counts!"

  Huangfu is the lowest level of talisman, named after being refined with yellow talisman paper. In the mortal world of Jiuzhou, many wandering Taoist priests rely on one or two low-level Huangfu refining techniques to deceive and cheat people.

  However, the authentic transmission of the sect's Fu Lu Shou technique is far superior to those Jianghu cheats, and even the lowest-level Fu Lu has various uses. Because it is cheap, it is very popular among ordinary disciples.

  The Tiancheng Sword Sect has many Qi refining masters, and the number of people who can refine talismans is countless. Therefore, in Xuanwu City, ordinary yellow talismans and cloud talismans are sold in shops, which is hard to imagine outside.

  Lü Liu knew that Qin Yun had been following Shui Wenyin to learn how to make talismans recently, so it wasn't strange that he could refine yellow talismans. Anyway, they could fill up the counter a bit, and it would be better than having nothing on display.

  But when Qin Yun brought back the refined talismans, she was completely stunned.

  "This, so much"

  Qin Yun brought back a huge package, inside which was packed with stacks of bundled talismans, layer upon layer, numbering in the tens of thousands and impossible to count!

  She was almost eager to tear out a stack, carefully checked several of them, and stared: "All are good talismans, medium-grade talismans, at least medium-grade!"

  "There are also inferior ones, I've sorted them out." Qin Yun said with a smile.

  For a month, he had been refining talismans and didn't even know how many he had made himself. He only knew that he had used up a lot of the sect's contributions and materials bought with spirit jade, almost all of which had been consumed, in exchange for the various talismans in front of him.

  First practice in the small universe, and after mastering the technique, truly refine it. The talismans are all wasted by the hundreds, and the success rate of refinement steadily increases.

  "Hurry up! Put everything on the counter, Xiao Liu wait for you to shout at the door!"

  Green willow suddenly woke up like a dream, and laughed loudly with a smile: "We're going to open for business!"

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