Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 495 - 498 Talisman Paper

Chapter 495: Chapter 498 Talisman Paper

The night gradually enveloped the entire Divine Beast Mountain. The moonlight fell, only casting shadows of trees. As the breeze blew, the leaves swayed, rustling softly.

Looking into the distance, the faint light flickered on and off. Yan Rufeng, flying on her sword, felt her mood lift.

"That must be the marketplace ahead..."

Yan Rufeng quickened her pace and soon reached the source of the light.

From above, she could see nearly a hundred ancient buildings standing in the mountain’s hollow. The occasional sound of flying swords confirmed her belief that this was indeed the marketplace within Divine Beast Mountain.

Landing her flying sword, Yan Rufeng saw an inn and was about to enter, but hesitated.

"Ha!"

Yan Rufeng mocked herself, "I don’t even have a single Divine Stone, and I’m thinking of staying at an inn? Am I overthinking things?"

This situation reminded Yan Rufeng of her first arrival in the Cultivation World—an unfamiliar place with no acquaintances, filled with zeal but little else, traversing a path fraught with difficulties.

Yan Rufeng didn’t feel lost but instead smiled faintly.

"I should stroll around and see the marketplace here in the Divine Realm, maybe I’ll get lucky..."

In both the Immortal Domain and the Mortal Domain, Yan Rufeng had visited numerous marketplaces, which generally sold similar goods, mainly items to boost cultivation or aid in cultivation.

Marketplaces in the Cultivation World were bustling round the clock, and cultivators, who checked items with their Divine Sense, weren’t hindered by the darkness.

Hence, Yan Rufeng speculated that the marketplaces in the Divine Realm would be lively at night as well.

Sure enough, she soon heard a cacophony of noises.

Yan Rufeng quickened her steps towards the source of the sound.

Atop the gatehouse, a stone of unknown material emitted a dazzling white light, illuminating the entire market below as if it were daytime.

The crowded street was bustling with people, and the items on the temporary stands on both sides of the street glowed faintly in various colors, creating a dazzling spectacle.

Occasionally, handsome men and pretty women stopped at stalls, arguing with vendors over unknown matters.

"What?"

"Ten Low Grade Divine Stones?"

"Boss, are you crazy? You’re asking that much for a First Rank Divine Beast’s inner core? Why don’t you just fly to the heavens?"

"Shoo, shoo!"

"Young friend, if you’re not buying, move along and don’t waste my time."

"Buy, of course. I’m just asking if you’ll sell it for nine Low Grade Divine Stones."

Bargaining over a single Low Grade Divine Stone made Yan Rufeng shake her head.

Not far away, another exclamation caught her attention.

"Wow, Second Rank Heart Punishment Grass, a main ingredient for a God Slaying Pill, selling for just one hundred Low Grade Divine Stones! What a steal."

"Boss, I’ll buy this Heart Punishment Grass. Don’t sell it to anyone else; I’ll pay you right away."

"Hey!"

"Daoist, what do you mean? I saw this Heart Punishment Grass first. Step aside!"

"Boss, don’t sell it to him. I’ll give you one hundred and ten Low Grade Divine Stones."

"Kid, are you doing this on purpose?"

"Humph!"

"What, want to fight?"

The two were about to come to blows.

"Gentlemen, don’t fight; I have another Heart Punishment Grass. I’ll sell one to each of you..."

Yan Rufeng smiled faintly and walked further ahead.

After some time, Yan Rufeng still hadn’t reached the end, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

"This marketplace in the Divine Realm is too amazing. Even the largest, most comprehensive Heavenly Dao Trading House in the Immortal Domain can’t compare to this hustle and bustle..."

After finally making a round, Yan Rufeng shook her head helplessly.

"Sigh..."

"The differences between the Divine Realm and the Immortal World are immense. I haven’t even heard of these Medicine Stones, let alone Alchemy and Artifact Refining."

Yan Rufeng took a deep breath.

"It seems I can only remember these Medicine Stones for now. When I reach the heart of the Divine Beast Mountain, if I find any, I can gather some and sell them here..."

Having made up her mind, Yan Rufeng was about to leave when she suddenly noticed a stall in a remote corner, devoid of customers.

Feeling very curious, Yan Rufeng walked over.

Upon closer inspection, her face lit up with a smile.

"What a surprise, the owner is selling talisman paper. I didn’t expect people in the Divine Realm to use talismans too..."

Unable to contain her excitement, Yan Rufeng muttered to herself.

"The mystery of talismans is beyond imagination and even harder to fathom. When I first arrived in the Immortal Domain, I was able to draw Immortal Talismans by injecting Immortal Yuan Qi into the talisman drawing methods I learned in the Mortal Domain. Now that I’m in the Divine Realm, why not give it a try? If I succeed, it would be much better than painstakingly researching the refinement of Divine Pills and Divine Artifacts..."

With that thought, Yan Rufeng became even more excited and walked straight over.

The seller was a thin, seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, dressed in coarse gray clothes and looking rather listless.

Standing before the boy, Yan Rufeng clasped her hands in greeting: "Young brother, how much are these talisman papers?"

"One Low Grade Divine Stone for twenty sheets of First-level Talisman Paper!"

"Ha!"

Yan Rufeng chuckled, thinking, "No wonder he hasn’t sold any talisman paper. In the Immortal World, ten completed Low-level Immortal Talismans only sell for one Low Grade Immortal Jade, and he’s selling empty talisman paper at such a high price."

Seeing Yan Rufeng laugh without speaking, the boy asked curiously, "Sir, are you here to buy talisman paper?"

"Of course!"

"I’ve already quoted my price; why aren’t you bargaining?" the boy asked.

"Young brother, how about one Divine Stone for fifty sheets of talisman paper?"

"Fifty sheets?"

The boy looked disdainfully at Yan Rufeng.

"No way!"

"Ha!"

Yan Rufeng smiled, "Young brother, can you draw talismans?"

"Just a bit," the boy replied, looking reluctant to engage further.

"Since you can draw talismans, you should know how difficult it is. Sometimes it takes four sheets to succeed once, and talismans are consumables that can’t be reused. Frankly, your price is too high to bargain," Yan Rufeng said mildly.

"Humph!"

The boy raised his head disdainfully, "The talisman paper my family makes is guaranteed to succeed with every other sheet. It’s not as bad as you say!"

"Impossible!"

Now it was Yan Rufeng’s turn to be surprised.

Yan Rufeng knew well the challenges of drawing talismans—not only did the brush, ink, and paper have to be of high quality, but the person drawing had to be free from distractions. Even a breath could determine the success of a talisman.

"Why not?" the boy retorted.

"Hey!"

Yan Rufeng laughed, "Can you show me?"

The boy thought for a moment and said, "I can only draw simple Divine Talismans, not the complex ones. If I succeed, you have to buy them all."

"Alright, go ahead," Yan Rufeng readily agreed.

Without hesitation, the boy picked up a talisman brush and began to draw.