Time flies swiftly.

One year later.

The Bishui Sword has finally been nurtured into a Magical Treasure.

The White Deceit Shield is also nurtured to operate smoothly.

Looking again at the Mysterious Jade Talisman, the golden letters display various talent skills.

[Concealing Breath] and [Invisibility] have reached perfection.

[Water Control], [Water Repellent], [Critical Strike], [Iron Bone], [Longevity], [Insight], [Self-Healing], and [Immune to Poison] have reached great success.

[Water Escape], [Sea-Covering Thunder], [Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil], [Wealth Attraction], [Deep Sea Stealth], [Silver Hook Poison], and [Overturning Rivers and Seas] have achieved minor success.

The dispensable [Soaring Glide] is only proficient.

Obtained from the Zheng family's cultivator, the [Illusion-Breaking Spirit Eye Technique] has reached minor success.

The main cultivation technique [Divine Hidden Sea Technique] has surpassed half completion in minor success.

[Condensed Water Blade Technique], [Water Spirit Gathering Essence Technique] have reached great success, [Immortal-Slaying Water Qi Technique] has achieved mastery.

Having mastered so many talent skills.

Shen Xuan feels quite proud.

This year, besides taking some time to lecture at the Talisman Hall, occasionally training the concubine at night.

Most of his energy was devoted to cultivation.

All Dao Rhyme Points have been used up.

Nearly half were spent on [Immortal-Slaying Water Qi Technique].

The results are evident.

Three types of Water Techniques and various talent skills have greatly improved.

What's left is persistence over time.

"It's time to take action!"

This year, Shen Xuan has relied on old resources.

The Spirit Locking Array alone consumes over three thousand Spirit Stones a year.

Su Family gives him an annual salary of only two thousand four hundred Spirit Stones.

Not enough to cover his Spirit Locking Array expenses.

Every month he still needs to allocate two to three hundred Spirit Stones.

For Su Xue'Er to purchase spiritual food and arrange the Rain Listening Pavilion.

The Talisman Hall is set up very successfully.

In just one year, six low-tier Talisman Masters have emerged among the Su Family's Immortal Seedlings.

Su Family is quite satisfied with this.

Not only with Shen Xuan.

Even Su Xue'Er is treated with extra courtesy.

Shen Xuan is stationed at Su Family for thirty years.

At this rate, cultivating several upper-grade Talisman Masters is not out of reach.

"Unfortunately, Spirit Root Talent still remains at 51 points."

Shen Xuan pondered for a moment.

After selling the Red Flame Sword and Liyan Banner, no complications arose.

A short while ago, Shen Xuan bartered the Cyan Nether Sword and Shadow Sword with Yu Zhihua.

In exchange for forty-two thousand Spirit Stones.

Currently, he has over ninety thousand Spirit Stones in his Storage Pouch.

It's time to acquire some Tier Two water attribute Demon Beast Essence Blood.

Additionally, Shen Xuan began studying the [Taiyin Corpse Refining Technique].

Such a precious Foundation Establishment Technique made Shen Xuan look at this [Taiyin Corpse Refining Technique] with a higher regard.

He wouldn't change to cultivate this technique.

But the [Taiyin Corpse Beast Technique] appended at the end of the cultivation technique fascinated him.

Using the Taiyin Corpse Refining Method to refine various corpse beasts, can exhibit eighty percent of the beast's strength before death.

If aided by Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, the strength can even double!

This piqued his interest.

After killing water attribute Demon Beasts, extracting Essence Blood to plunder talent, the remaining carcass is just right for refining corpse beasts.

Corpse beasts lack independent consciousness, are loyal to the master, fight courageously without fear of sacrifice.

They naturally have high defense, aren't afraid of poison attacks, and have high resistance to magical and physical attacks.

"Go to Cyan Yang Market for a look."

Cyan Yang Market is chiefly founded by Tiger Stream Zhao Family, together with Red Rock Wu Family, Beast Taming Zhou Family, and Flying Cloud Su Family.

It is the largest market in Cyan Yang Prefecture.

Today is the Cyan Yang Market Foundation Establishment Cultivator gathering and trading day.

Shen Xuan left the Practice Room and looked around, feeling refreshed.

In the Rain Listening Pavilion, the spirit fields that had been opened are filled with Low Tier Spirit Plants, various spirit flowers illuminate each other, vying for beauty and emitting a fragrance that refreshes the mind.

The spirit wood seedlings planted that year, after growing, support patches of delightful green shade.

At the entrance outside the pavilion, within the ten acres artificial lake dug out that year, Immortal Lotuses sway with the wind, pink lotus flowers stand gracefully like maidens, some in bud, some blooming shyly, or petals closely adhering to each other, exuding beauty.

Su Xue'Er excitedly paddled barefoot, exposing half a long leg like white lotus root, stepped into the artificial lake, picked matured lotus seeds, placed them into her small mouth, and chewed lightly.

Seeing Shen Xuan come out, she stuck out her clever tongue playfully, made a funny face, and called out proudly, "Husband, these lotus seeds are delicious!"

Shen Xuan smiled.

"I'm heading out for a bit."

Thinking to himself.

When I return tonight, there'll be something even tastier awaiting you!

...

Cyan Yang Market.

Carefree Tower, Heaven grade VIP box.

This is the gathering point for Foundation Establishment Cultivators every three months from the nearby four Great Cultivation Clans.

Without the guidance of cultivators from the Four Great Cultivation Clans, visiting Foundation Establishment Cultivators aren't allowed to enter.

Shen Xuan took out the Su Family tributor identity Jade Token, and followed the maid into the Heaven grade VIP box.

Inside, there were already quite a few cultivator figures.

Nine men, two women, eleven people in total, all were Foundation Establishment Cultivators, three were even in the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment.

All showed their true faces, without concealment.

As soon as Shen Xuan entered, he sensed two familiar presences.

Puppet Master Zhuang Ping and Su Family's Tier Two Spirit Plant Cultivator Su Huaicheng.

"Shen Master, here!"

Zhuang Ping warmly greeted him.

Shen Xuan's new face attracted attention from quite a few cultivators.

"Friend Zhuang, who is this esteemed person?"

A tall, thin cultivator in the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment asked.

This person held a rather high status.

Zhuang Ping quickly replied, "Zhao Patriarch, this is the Su Family's newly arrived tributor, Talisman Master Shen Xuan."

"A disciple of Master Gu Feng from Cyan Cloud Sect."

Actually, Shen Xuan was simply a registered disciple.

He came to assist the Flying Cloud Su Family, always under the banner of True Master Yang.

Just this point made the major Cultivation Clans' encroachments on the Su Family slightly restrained.

"So it's a superior from Cyan Cloud Sect! Shen Master, please, come sit, the trade gathering will commence shortly."

Zhao Patriarch courteously invited Shen Xuan to take a seat.

Shen Xuan declined for a moment, then finally took the seat with some persuasion.

At this moment, he represented Master Gu Feng of Cyan Cloud Sect, and should not belittle himself or diminish his standing.

Zhuang Ping freely sat beside Shen Xuan.

About half an hour later.

Five or six more people arrived gradually, all were familiar Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Seeing the time was about right, Zhao Patriarch announced the official start of the trade gathering.

The trading method was quite simple; each cultivator took turns to showcase cultivation spiritual objects for sale, or express the cultivation spiritual objects they wish to acquire.

"I have seven units of Tier Two refining material Red Refined Gold Sand for sale, best price gets it."

"Wood Attribute Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object Cyan Lotus Demon Flame Grass, looking to exchange for a Gold Attribute Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object."

"Lower grade Magical Treasure Profound Nether Cold Flame Saber, though a second-hand one, completely intact, any interested fellow cultivators?"

Shen Xuan paid attention for a while, the items being offered were mostly Tier Two and above, suitable for Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

However, there wasn't any water attribute Tier Two Demon Beast Essence Blood that he needed.

"I, Zhao, have an Earth Attribute Foundation Establishment Pill, wanting to exchange for a Gold Attribute Flying Sword Treasure."

Zhao Patriarch spoke up.

In the Qi Cultivation Cultivators' world where Foundation Establishment Pills were extremely rare, it was openly displayed on the trading platform like this.

A Wood Attribute Foundation Establishment Pill, exchanged for a Flying Sword Treasure, is somewhat undervalued.

It immediately aroused the interest of some cultivators.

After all, possessing a Foundation Establishment Pill gives the possibility of nurturing a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Realistically increasing the clan's strength.

"Is it a sect-produced Foundation Establishment Pill? What grade is it?"

Even the strong cultivation clans find Foundation Establishment Pills extremely rare and can't help but be moved.

"Pill Master Chen has authenticated it. Although it isn't a sect's perfect Foundation Establishment Pill, it bears three Dao Rhymes, its quality is decent, should have seventy percent efficacy, and not much pill poison..."

Zhao Patriarch casually said.

However, the previously interested individuals, quickly lost enthusiasm.

These people were cultivators from Tiger Stream Zhao Family, Red Rock Wu Family, Beast Taming Zhou Family.

Spending more Spirit Stones, there's always a way to obtain a perfect Foundation Establishment Pill.

Their clan's Foundation Establishment Seed definitely couldn't consume such an incomplete Foundation Establishment Pill.

Only those utterly without options, loose cultivators, would burn bridges to gamble on it.

After a while, it was Shen Xuan's turn.

"I, Shen, am selling ten Talismans, Tier Two exquisite [Silver Hook Snake Poison Talisman], each with four-tenths of Tier Two Sea Demon Silver Hook Sea Snake's power."

Shen Xuan took out ten Talismans, and spoke confidently without arrogance.

As soon as he finished speaking, it attracted the concern of the whole audience.

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