Indeed.

The use of Spirit Talismans, especially finished Spirit Talismans, is quite powerful, and it doesn’t consume one’s own Spiritual Power. Most importantly, they can be cast instantly, making them highly favored by cultivators.

And the Bai Family clearly feels the pressure from the Chen Family and is preparing in advance.

There are shops like Talisman Inn, not just one, so the store owner that Bai Shaofeng notified isn’t just Wei Xingyuan.

"Zhou Talisman Master.

Since you can draw finished Spirit Talismans, I have a request. Please, Zhou Talisman Master, agree to it."

Then, Wei Xingyuan quickly spoke.

"Speak!"

Zhou Changwang nodded.

"If later, Zhou Talisman Master produces finished Spirit Talismans, please sell them to me as well.

Of course, I won’t let Zhou Talisman Master suffer a loss. If the Bai Family is willing to offer a ten percent premium, I’ll offer a twenty percent premium, but only for finished Spirit Talismans."

Wei Xingyuan eagerly added.

"Is that necessary?

Boss Wei, you only need to complete their purchase task; why spend Spirit Stones on this?"

Zhou Changwang was taken aback and asked, surprised.

It’s not that he didn’t want to earn more Spirit Stones, but Wei Xingyuan was indeed honest and fair in doing business, and he didn’t hide any news within the marketplace. Zhou Changwang had a high regard for him.

"If it were just the Bai Family, fine.

The key issue is the Chen Family.

Although the Chen Family hasn’t come yet, they will likely soon enforce the submission of Spirit Talismans.

I can’t afford to offend either side; otherwise, I won’t be able to continue my business even before any conflict breaks out."

Hearing this, Wei Xingyuan exclaimed with a bitter face.

This is, indeed, the sorrow of the lower-level cultivators.

Although Wei Xingyuan is the owner of Talisman Inn with some businesses, he’s not at the lowest level, but precisely because of this, he’s more restricted.

The Bai Family and the Chen Family both count as marketplace administrators, with significant influence inside. He can’t bear being squeezed by either.

So he has to please both sides.

As for joining one of them?

He doesn’t have that qualification.

If one family pressures him, the other may not necessarily stand up for him.

"Boss Wei, rest assured. If I have finished Spirit Talismans to sell, Talisman Inn will be my first choice.

No need for a twenty percent premium; ten percent like the Bai Family is sufficient."

Finally, Zhou Changwang guaranteed him.

After leaving Talisman Inn, Zhou Changwang quickly changed his appearance and entered several other talisman shops. He also went to the Hexagonal Pavilion, Bai’s Trading House, and even Shuiyun Pavilion.

While the big stores offer lower prices for talismans, he produced too many Spirit Talismans. It was enough to succeed with almost every piece of Talisman Paper, so he had to distribute them to different places for better sales.

To this end, he actually formed partnerships under different identities with several talisman shops.

In the end, in total.

This time, he exchanged the Spirit Talismans he sold for a total of about eight hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, and that was after purchasing plenty of Beast Skin Talisman Paper.

"Eight hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, not bad.

A few more times, and I can accumulate quite a few Spirit Stones.

Most importantly, three First-grade Initial-stage Golden Shield Talismans, and there’s still one unsold."

Zhou Changwang walked down the street, his heart calm.

He wasn’t unwilling to sell the Golden Shield Talismans.

But since the Golden Shield Talisman is a Mid-grade Talisman, it’s likely that a Mid-level First Grade Talisman Master could draw the corresponding common Spirit Talisman or high-quality Spirit Talisman, but a finished-grade First-Grade Initial Stage Spiritual Talisman will certainly attract attention.

After all, talisman makers capable of refining finished-grade Mid-grade Spirit Talismans are relatively few in the entire Fengming Dock Marketplace, and nearly all are well-known.

The sudden appearance of one is bound to attract attention.

Without a complete method to alter one’s appearance and aura, Zhou Changwang wouldn’t risk selling rashly.

Therefore.

Zhou Changwang bought a set of Four Seasons Arrays and corresponding Array Flags in the Hexagonal Pavilion. After spending a hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, he rushed to the Independent Cultivator Marketplace to buy a manual of Disguise and Bone-Shrinking Technique from a cultivator.

This Disguise and Bone-Shrinking Technique is not magic, but a body cultivation technique similar to martial arts.

It can fundamentally change the height and appearance of a cultivator.

It has a fundamental difference from illusionary magic Disguise Technique.

Illusionary magic, if encountered by a cultivator practicing Spirit Eye Technique, is easy to see through, whereas the Disguise and Bone-Shrinking Technique fundamentally alters a cultivator’s appearance, height, and physique, making even someone with penetrating vision unable to spot flaws.

The only drawback.

Is the personal aura of the cultivator.

But locking onto an aura is a method only achievable by a Foundation Establishment Realm True Cultivator with Divine Sense.

Ordinary cultivators, even in the Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation, can’t judge if someone is familiar based on their aura.

In the Independent Cultivator Marketplace, messages about the performance troupe set to show are everywhere.

Some performer information has also spread.

The Flying Rat Wuyuntian performing flying skill masterpieces, Fairy Qingyue Zhao Yueqing’s Dharma Dance, the beast-taming showdown by Beast Tamer Zhuge Hongyu...

Every one of them is a master above the Seventh-Layer Qi Cultivation.

Zhou Changwang looked at the North District Square in the distance, surrounded by giant black cloth. It’s predictable that when the performance starts, it will be very lively.

Even though the performance time is set at night, plenty of people are willing to spend Spirit Stones to watch.

"The base ticket is ten Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.

The front row seats even reach up to a hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.

The VIP seats are not for sale to the public..."