"Please come in."
Li An put down the talisman pen in his hand.
Tan Qingxue, wearing a white shirt, pushed the door open and saw the talisman paper on Li An's desk. She was surprised and said, "Friend Li, have you started drawing first-level middle-grade talismans?"
Li An said, "The success rate has increased recently, and it should be available for sale in the near future."
Tan Qingxue nodded, "Junior Brother Li, I came here today to discuss safety issues with you."
She talked about the news from Liuyang River Market. After all, she and Xu Qiuhui have a deep relationship, and she must know this inside story.
"I'm worried, will there be danger here too..."
Tan Qingxue frowned and looked at Li An.
Because her understanding of Li An has changed from the bottom of her heart, after coming to the Futang, she often asks Li An for his opinion on things.
Li An was born in a family of immortal cultivators in his previous life, and running a talisman shop is just a piece of cake for him, so the opinions and suggestions he gives are often very practical and pertinent.
It can be said that the performance of the talisman shop can rise steadily, and the talismans made by Li An and her can continue to sell well, which has a lot to do with Li An.
Therefore, she has become more and more respectful to Li An, and even a little... dependent.
She is the owner of this talisman shop, but Li An is already the backbone.
"The demon cultivators are so rampant..."
Li An frowned and said, "We have to be on guard."
"Yes, Sister Xu also told me to be careful... So, I think the talisman shop still needs to strengthen its defense."
Tan Qingxue said, "Do you have any ideas, Junior Brother?"
- In fact, after the Liuyang River Market Incident, Xuanyang Sect strengthened its strength in all major markets, but this protection is for the entire market, and it is impossible for the sect to strengthen the defense of a single store.
So, for safety reasons, you have to rely on yourself.
Li An pondered, "How about buying a formation?"
Tan Qingxue also said, "That would be the best, but formations are extremely expensive. Even if we use up all our savings, we may not be able to buy a second-level formation..."
Li An said, "It is indeed expensive, but if we want to be foolproof, this is the only way... Otherwise, I will go to the formation store tomorrow to have a look? If there is a suitable one, I will buy one."
Tan Qingxue nodded, "Okay, then Junior Brother Li will take care of this matter."
"I have 500 spirit stones here, Junior Brother, you can use them first. If it is not enough, I will find a way."
She took out a large pile of spirit stones and handed them to Li An.
Li An was a little surprised and said, "Senior Sister Tan, why don't you go with me?"
Tan Qingxue smiled, "Junior Brother, I am at ease with you doing things."
After that, she turned and left.
Li An accepted the 500 spirit stones, and felt quite emotional.
In a few years, Tan Qingxue has become much more mature than before.
In fact, in the blink of an eye, Li An is almost thirty years old, and Tan Qingxue is a few years older than him.
However, the life-nourishing immortal art he practiced greatly increased his lifespan, so he still looked very young.
Five hundred spirit stones, plus a little bit of his own money... enough.
In the next few days, Li An went to Zhang Shouye from time to time, chatted with Zhang Shouye, repeatedly inquired about the situation of the demon cultivators, seemed worried, and repeatedly consulted about the first-grade high-level formation.
Zhang Shouye obviously wanted to sell the residual formation that had been accumulated for many years. He repeatedly persuaded Li An and gritted his teeth to give a lot of discounts. In the end, Li An only spent 650 spirit stones to buy the formation.
After bringing the formation back, Li An immediately found a place to set it up in the spirit talisman shop.
"This formation can be said to be between the first-grade high-quality and the second-grade low-quality. It can basically kill those below the foundation-building stage..."
Li An was quite satisfied!
Generally, Qi Refining cultivators who bought this formation were indeed cheated. Their own spiritual power could not control the formation plate, so they could not use it after buying it.
But Li An happened to have a strong spiritual power.
"If the demon cultivators come, I should be behind the counter or in the back hall..."
Li An deduced the possible situation in detail.
Finally, he arranged the defense part of the formation at the counter outside the store, and arranged the killing part in his own room in the back hall.
After all, in this way, whether he encountered enemies in the back hall or in the store, he would have a part of the formation to call on, so he would not be at a loss.
Moreover, he arranged it very secretly. Even if a foundation-building cultivator did not use his spiritual sense, he would not be able to find any traces of the formation!
"Fortunately, this formation does not have the function of actively defending against attacks, so the consumption of spiritual stones is not much, only fifteen per month..."
Li An felt a little painful, but he could accept it. After all, he could sell the first-level middle-grade talisman immediately.
The income will increase a little more.
It can be supported. With the formation guarding him, Li An felt much more at ease.
In the next few days, he began to sell first-grade middle-grade talismans in the talisman shop in fixed quantities.
Mainly first-grade middle-grade ordinary talismans, with a small amount of fine talismans such as speeding talismans, cold rain talismans, and ground sinking talismans. Ordinary talismans cost one spirit stone each, and fine talismans cost two spirit stones each.
"Selling so many first-grade middle-grade talismans, the profit can reach about 35 yuan per month..."
Li An whispered.
In the next few days, he bought a large amount of high-grade talisman paper and silver sand, spending 240 spirit stones.
In a blink of an eye, his three years of savings and the income from selling stolen goods were only 20 or 30 yuan.
This was when Tan Qingxue paid a huge sum of money.
...
In the blink of an eye, another three months passed.
Qingyang Market was calm, and the news about the magic cultivators was gradually forgotten after a brief spread.
That day, Tan Qingxue knocked on Li An's door and walked in.
"Junior brother, I got the news that a secret realm appeared in Liyang Valley, and there might be a cave of Jindan stage cultivators..."
She was quite excited.
Liyang Valley is not too far from Qingyang Market, only about a hundred miles away.
A secret realm appeared in that wild mountain? And it's Jindan stage?
Li An frowned and said, "This... may not be reliable."
Tan Qingxue was a little tempted: "I also think it's unlikely that there is a cave of Jindan stage cultivators, but there should be many opportunities in the foundation building stage."
"Junior brother, do you think we should go and explore?"
Li An smiled and said, "Senior sister, I think it's good to stay in the market to draw talismans. The secret realm is open, and the sales of talismans will definitely increase in the near future."
Seeing that Li An was not interested, Tan Qingxue had to say, "Okay, that's fine."
In the next few days, as expected, the news came quickly, and everyone in the market knew about it.
At the same time, the sales of elixirs, magic tools, talismans, etc. in the market all increased greatly.
Just a few days at the beginning of the month, all the talismans supplied by Xuanyang Sect were sold out. Li An and Tan Qingxue stayed indoors and drew talismans day and night, making a lot of money.
In just half a month, Li An's income reached 60 spiritual stones!
It has doubled several times!
"The first layer of the restriction in the secret realm of Liyang Valley has been opened. A cultivator of the fourth level of Qi training got a second-grade spiritual medicine by sheer luck!"
"The second layer has also been opened, and a magic weapon flew out on its own. It is likely to be a foundation-building treasure!"
"I heard that there may be a foundation-building pill in the third layer..."
The news about Liyang Valley also came in day by day.
Everyone in the market was talking about it. Many cultivators couldn't help but go out to explore and look for opportunities. Even Zhang Shouye from the formation shop couldn't help but go there. As a result, he reaped a lot and found first-grade top-grade refining materials.
"It's true. The third level of the ban has not been opened yet, but there may be foundation-building pills in it... This is a great opportunity!" Zhang Shouye came to the Lingfu Shop and spoke passionately. He wanted to go there again and wanted to invite a few powerful helpers, so he found Tan Qingxue and Li An. Mainly Tan Qingxue! After listening to Zhang Shouye's description, that night, Tan Qingxue, who had been thinking for a day, found Li An again, with hesitation on her face. "Junior brother, can't we really go to Liyang Valley?" She asked, and Li An looked up and saw the unparalleled desire in her eyes. She was driven out of the Fu Hall. Although she lived a good life in the market, it was like this for her whole life. Without a great opportunity, she could not turn over. Foundation-building pills... have irresistible magic for any Qi Refining cultivator. Moreover, Zhang Shouye united many disciples of Xuanyang Sect in the market, and the lineup was indeed very strong. "Too dangerous."
Li An hesitated for a moment and said, "If you must go, I suggest you buy two things."
"The first-grade golden silkworm clothes and cloud shoes in the magic weapon shop."
These two things are treasures and worth a lot of money!
Li An went shopping from time to time and paid attention to the situation in each store. In fact, he had wanted to buy these two treasures for a long time. One is for protection and the other is for escaping. They are especially suitable for hiding.
It's just that there are not enough spirit stones.
Now, there is a large formation guarding the talisman shop, and he can't use it for the time being.
"Okay!"
After receiving Li An's suggestion, Tan Qingxue's eyes were quite happy: "Junior brother, will you go with me?"
Li An shook his head and said, "No... The business of the talisman shop still needs someone to take care of it."
There was a hint of disappointment in Tan Qingxue's beautiful eyes, but she nodded. The talisman shop really couldn't leave.
She turned and left.
"Don't save money, be sure to buy those two things."
Li An looked at her back and suddenly gave another instruction.
Tan Qingxue has performed well in the past three years and has been particularly generous recently... From the perspective of interests, Li An doesn't want her to get into trouble.
Tan Qingxue turned around with a slight smile on her lips: "I remember it."
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