DIV Chapter 63: Bountiful Harvest

Seeing his expression, Li Chang'an pursed his lips, roughly guessing what he was thinking.

Sure enough, he heard Luo Kun laugh and say, "Fellow Daoist Li, this is a rare opportunity. You two are similar in age and both mid-grade talisman masters, so you surely have many topics to discuss. Take advantage of the trade to chat more, as long as you're not so stiff!"

"Alright, I'll give it a try."

Li Chang'an was too lazy to argue with him and casually brushed him off.

He did not immediately go to trade with Chen Qianya, but waited for a night instead.

After all, the last trade had nearly poisoned him. He couldn't be careless.

Fortunately, nothing went wrong this time.

[Divination has been refreshed]

[Today's Divination: Neutral]

[You go to trade with Chen Qianya. The process goes very smoothly, with no unexpected incidents]

Seeing this divination, Li Chang'an felt somewhat relieved.

...

The next day, early morning.

Li Chang'an left his home and went to visit Chen Qianya.

Their residences were actually not far apart, so he arrived quickly.

"Is Fellow Daoist Chen in? This is Li Chang'an, I have a matter to discuss with you."

Li Chang'an stood outside the door, waiting quietly.

After a moment, the courtyard gate opened.

Chen Qianya appeared behind the door.

She was still the same as last time, with delicate features, skin like congealed cream, wearing an indigo blue dress.

However, she seemed somewhat weary, with traces of irritation hidden in the depths of her eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Li, what do you need?"

Chen Qianya's tone was cold, her entire being emanating an aloofness that kept people at a distance.

Li Chang'an cupped his hands, "I wish to conduct a trade with Fellow Daoist Chen."

"It seems that old man Luo Kun didn't lie to me."

Chen Qianya had already learned about the trade from Luo Kun.

With a flash of light in her hand, she retrieved several treasures from her storage bag, all of which Li Chang'an needed.

"Fellow Daoist Li, have you prepared the water element treasures I need?"

"All prepared."

Li Chang'an smiled and took out the items for exchange.

This trade went exactly as the divination had shown, very smoothly. Both parties obtained what they wanted.

After the trade ended, Li Chang'an took the opportunity to hand over a materials list containing some of the treasures he needed for the next several stages of body cultivation.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, do you happen to have any of the treasures on this list?"

Chen Qianya frowned slightly. She had been about to close the door, but Li Chang'an had continued the conversation.

"Let me see..."

She took the materials list and scanned it with her beautiful eyes.

"I do have the 'Boiling Blood Crystal' listed here, but I need 'Weak Water Spirit Sand.' Do you have any, Fellow Daoist Li?"

"This... I'm truly sorry..."

Li Chang'an shook his head slightly.

Weak Water Spirit Sand was a very precious water element treasure that he indeed didn't have.

"What else might Fellow Daoist Chen need?"

Li Chang'an didn't give up and tried to obtain the Boiling Blood Crystal.

He said sincerely, "I notice Fellow Daoist Chen seems somewhat troubled. I have treasures that calm the spirit and soothe the heart."

"That's not necessary. I only want Weak Water Spirit Sand!"

There was some impatience in Chen Qianya's tone, but she didn't drive him away.

Her irritation was purely because she had failed to break through in her skills.

From yesterday to today, she had been continuously trying to draw superior mid-grade talismans, but hadn't succeeded even once. Each time she was just a bit short.

Logically speaking, exchanging experiences with Li Chang'an, a fellow practitioner, might provide some inspiration.

However, Chen Qianya felt that Li Chang'an had only recently become a mid-grade talisman master and was still far from achieving superior-grade skills at this level.

Talking to him would be useless, a pure waste of time.

"Fellow Daoist Li, do you have any other matters? If not, I'll go back to rest."

"I have been presumptuous today. Please don't take offense, Fellow Daoist Chen."

Li Chang'an heard the impatience in her words.

He was quite self-aware and didn't say anything more, immediately cupping his hands in farewell.

...

For the following two months, Li Chang'an's cultivation was very stable.

His magical power grew steadily, and his physique became stronger day by day.

What he found surprising was that during this period, neither Zheng Lingfeng nor the robber cultivators from Black Wind Mountain came to disturb him again.

"It's quite peaceful."

Li Chang'an very much enjoyed such days.

A few days later, Luo Kun came by.

He told Li Chang'an that a small trading meeting among craftsmen was about to be held.

"Fellow Daoist Li, many treasures you need should appear at the trading meeting."

"I understand. Thank you for informing me, Senior Luo."

Soon, the small trading meeting began.

This type of trading meeting was very casual.

Many cultivators simply found a corner on site, sat down, and displayed their unused treasures for others to select from.

Others conversed with each other, exchanging information about their respective needs.

Li Chang'an arrived on time and indeed discovered many treasures needed for body cultivation.

"This is the 'Thousand Pistil Flower' needed for the fourth stage of body cultivation, and the 'White Spirit Fruit' needed for the fifth stage. Both are very rare. I didn't expect to be able to exchange for them here."

In less than half an hour, Li Chang'an had exchanged for more than ten types of treasures.

His harvest was truly bountiful.

Other cultivators also had many gains.

Almost everyone had treasures they couldn't use but others could.

It was precisely because of this that such small trading meetings existed.

Suddenly, Li Chang'an paused in his steps, his gaze stopping at a stall in the corner.

On that stall was a stone that was entirely azure blue, which caught his attention.

"Sky Blue Stone?"

This type of stone was a precious first-tier superior-grade water element treasure.

It would be very beneficial for the Mysterious Water Turtle's growth!

"Although the Mysterious Water Turtle grows quickly, it still can't meet my requirements." Li Chang'an pondered.

If the Mysterious Water Turtle could break through to the first-tier late stage, the effect of the Lending Power technique would be much more formidable.

"How much for this Sky Blue Stone?"

Li Chang'an walked forward and inquired of the stall owner.

The stall owner glanced at him.

"Fellow Daoist, this stone is not for sale, only for barter."

"What does Fellow Daoist want?" Li Chang'an asked again.

The stall owner replied, "I need treasures that calm the spirit and soothe the heart, such as 'Clear Heart Incense,' 'Spirit Calming Talisman,' or 'Spirit Calming Pills.' I want nothing else."

Hearing this, Li Chang'an's heart stirred slightly.

He happened to have Spirit Calming Talismans.

After the two conversed for a while, Li Chang'an learned that this stall owner was a sixth-level Qi Refining expert.

He had failed to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining three times. Each time he suffered backlash and nearly died, causing him to develop a fear of breaking through realms. Therefore, he needed treasures to calm the spirit and soothe the heart.

"I see."

Li Chang'an sighed, the path of cultivation was truly difficult.

Then he took out a Spirit Calming Talisman.

The stall owner immediately became extremely excited and quickly signed a trading contract with him.

After the trade ended, Li Chang'an bid farewell and turned to search for other treasures.

At this time, Chen Qianya in her indigo blue dress hurried over. Her beautiful eyes lingered on Li Chang'an for an instant, then swept over the items on the stall, and her delicate eyebrows immediately furrowed.

"Fellow Daoist, where is your Sky Blue Stone?"

She had discovered the Sky Blue Stone even earlier than Li Chang'an.

This type of treasure would be of great benefit to a water spiritual root cultivator like her.

Unfortunately, although she had Heart Calming Bamboo, her talisman skills were insufficient to draw a Spirit Calming Talisman, which was a superior mid-grade talisman.

Left with no choice, she had to ask her father Chen Yuanshan for a Spirit Calming Talisman, then hurried over but she was ultimately one step too late.

The stall owner cupped his hands apologetically.

"It's quite unfortunate. The Sky Blue Stone has already been exchanged by this Fellow Daoist."

"Li Chang'an?"

Chen Qianya noticed the Spirit Calming Talisman in the stall owner's hand and looked toward Li Chang'an.

She was surprised in her heart.

How could Li Chang'an have this type of talisman?

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