I Just Want to Cultivate Quietly and Farm

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Earth Crystal Stone

”Boss, how much for this Protective Talisman?”

”Boss, give me ten Exorcism Talismans! And two more Fire Bomb Talismans.”

”Boss, why are they all Tier One Spirit Talismans? Do you have any Tier Two Spirit Talismans for sale?”

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After the three members of the Profound Wolf Gang left, a group of Loose Cultivators came to Li Mu’s stall. They bought talismans in several to a dozen at a time, paying with Spirit Stones without even blinking, much bolder than the Loose Cultivators in Qing’an Town.

The gathering of a large number of customers immediately attracted even more. For a while, Li Mu’s stall was bustling with an endless stream of customers.

Exorcism Talismans, Fire Bomb Talismans, Protective Talismans—such Spirit Talismans to ward off Yin Souls and attack Evil Spirits were particularly popular. Li Mu handed out Spirit Talismans with one hand while receiving Spirit Stones with the other, busy beyond belief.

Some customers even inquired about Tier Two Spirit Talismans, looking like they were ready to pay in Spirit Stones if available, making Li Mu tempted to take out the Tier Two Spirit Talismans hidden at the bottom of his box to sell.

It was his first time setting up a stall in Qingping Town; unfamiliar with the place and people, he shouldn’t be too conspicuous.

After weighing the pros and cons, Li Mu ultimately didn’t bring out the Tier Two Gold Sword Talismans and Golden Armor Talismans. Otherwise, he could have sold quite a few pieces.

However, even so, after dealing with several waves of customer surges, many popular types of Spirit Talismans he had refined over more than a month were sold out; only a few less popular ones remained, occasionally bought by a few passing Loose Cultivators.

”Brother Li, business is good, huh! Made quite a few Spirit Stones, right?” Old Man Mi, who sold Spirit Pills, looked at Li Mu with envy. All morning, his stall’s customers had been nonstop, which also benefited him greatly, allowing him to sell a few more bottles of Pills.

”Not bad! Elder Mi, do you have any Spirit Feeding Pills?” Li Mu thought of his family Red Wolf and asked Old Man Mi.

”Yes, I have! How many bottles do you want?” Old Man Mi’s eyes lit up, asking happily.

”Give me six bottles.” Li Mu smiled slightly, indicating his choice.

”Here! All top quality!” Old Man Mi promptly selected six bottles of Spirit Feeding Pills for Li Mu.

Li Mu smiled, handing over three Middle Spirit Stones.

Spirit Feeding Pills aren’t cheap; fifty Lower Spirit Stones for a bottle. If not for earning a bunch of Spirit Stones this time, Li Mu wouldn’t have been willing to buy them.

After buying Old Man Mi’s Spirit Feeding Pills, Li Mu began packing up, preparing to tour the Qingping Town market, hoping to find a treasure before heading back to Little Liang Mountain.

Qingping Town was born around a mine, and many Artifact Refiners gathered here, with hundreds of Loose Cultivators’ stalls, occupying about sixty to seventy percent, selling Spiritual Artifacts.

With level five Artifact Refining Technique, in Li Mu’s eyes, these Spiritual Artifacts sold at Loose Cultivators’ stalls were mostly trash. After a round of browsing, he couldn’t find anything of value.

”Hmm! Finally found something interesting!” Li Mu’s eyes lightened as he walked toward a stall.

A stall run by a black-cloaked Loose Cultivator sold aged, worn-out Spiritual Artifacts, different from the freshly minted ones at other stalls, as if they had just been unearthed, full of traces of age.

This peculiar stall attracted many Loose Cultivators hoping to find a hidden treasure, and over a dozen people gathered around, creating a lively hubbub.

”This Spirit Sword is pretty good, should be a Tier Two Spirit Sword. Pity it’s a broken sword!”

”How much is this Gu Refining Furnace for the wasted artifact?”

”Why buy this Incense Burner! It has no Spiritual Energy, definitely unusable.”

”How much for this Cyan Lotus Lamp?”

”Each piece 10 Lower Spirit Stones, if you want it, just take it, without handling it!”

”No way! 10 Lower Spirit Stones and you can’t even touch it?”

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The dilapidated Spiritual Artifact stall was crowded with people, Loose Cultivators chattering away. Many looked, few bought, obviously not favoring those wasted artifacts.

Occasionally, one or two Loose Cultivators would be interested in a Spiritual Artifact, purchase it with Spirit Stones, but more often they just watched for a while and then walked away.

”Boss, they are all wasted artifacts, can’t even use them, I’m out!”

”Ha! The Spirit Stones for repairing these artifacts would be enough to make new ones!”

”If you buy one, you might end up stuck with it, it’d be a burden!”

”Already picked through, none are usable, going, going, waste of time!”

”Nothing good here, let’s check out another stall!”

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Hearing the stall owner’s price and the restriction on touching, the curious customers gathered began to disperse in twos and threes.

Nobody wanted to be the fool overpaying; these nearly scrapped Spiritual Artifacts needed not only advanced Artifact Refining skills to repair but also the right Spiritual Materials, making the purchase of ten Lower Spirit Stones not worth it.

Watching the dispersing crowd, the stall owner looked grim and anxious; soon, Li Mu was the only customer left by the stall.

Only a little guy left, surely not a potential buyer.

”Kid, stop the commotion; if you’re not buying, scram.” The stall owner glared at Li Mu, angrily trying to drive him away.

Li Mu chuckled, pulled out ten Lower Spirit Stones, and tossed them to the stall owner: ”Who says I’m not buying!”

The stall owner’s expression improved noticeably: ”Which one do you want, just take it!”

”This one then.” Li Mu selected a Red Copper Mask from among the many wasted artifacts.

Storing the Bronze Mask in his Storage Bag, Li Mu continued to stroll around the Independent Cultivator Market, confirming there were no more treasures to be found, he walked straight to a Spiritual Ore Store.

”Welcome, what kind of Spirit Ore does the guest need?” The Spiritual Ore Store shopkeeper warmly greeted Li Mu.

”Shopkeeper, do you have materials for refining Tier Two Five Elements on sale?” Li Mu asked, then added: ”Except for Metal Element Spiritual Artifact materials.”

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper, who initially smiled, immediately lost his smile: ”Sir, Qing’an Town’s Tier Two Spirit Ores mostly consist of Metal Elements. Without Metal Elements, there’s only this Tier Two Earth Crystal Stone. If you need other elements, you can pre-order them from our shop.”

”Hmm! How much for this Earth Crystal Stone? What about the others?” Li Mu nodded, pointing at the coal-like Earth Crystal Stone the shopkeeper indicated.

”Earth Crystal Stone is 8 Middle Spirits for ten pounds, and the others, Water Element, Wood Element are pricier at ten pounds for 11 Middle Spirits, and Fire Element for 5 Middle Spirits,” the shopkeeper quoted.

Hearing this, Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief, the prices were much cheaper than Lin Huirong from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

”I’ll take 60 pounds of Earth Crystal Stone and 20 pounds of Tier Two Earth Magnet Mother Stone, we can discuss the others when you have them in stock,” Li Mu decided with a sigh.

”No problem!” The Spiritual Ore Store owner was overjoyed and immediately packed the Earth Crystal Stone and Earth Magnet Mother Stone for Li Mu.

For this, Li Mu gave the Spiritual Ore Store owner 66 Middle Spirits, completing the transaction, and the Spirit Stone Storage Bag that had filled up from selling a lot of Spirit Talismans was once again deflated.

After leaving the Spiritual Ore Store, Li Mu began to fret again over the lack of Spirit Stones.

If he refined Tier Two Spirit Talismans for sale, the profits would definitely afford him a wealthy life, but it would also involve considerable risk.

Li Mu thought it over carefully, ultimately deciding to play it safe, waiting until the next harvest of Spirit Plants matured, and after his cultivation and strength increased again, only then would he consider selling Second-level Spirit Talismans.

For now, his abilities weren’t enough to assure personal safety.

Li Mu decided to bide his time a while longer.

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