Chapter 88: Change in the Golden Frame

The room was silent late at night. His wife and concubine curled up in Shen Ping's arms with a blissful smile on their lips. With their husband beside them, they slept very soundly. Luo Qing sat cross-legged with her eyes closed and her breathing was even. Clearly, she was also sleeping.

Shen Ping opened the virtual interface.

[Talisman Dao Mystique: Sea of Talisman (Hundred Talismans) (10/1,000)]

[Talisman Master: Low-grade Level Two (151,596/150,000). Can be broken through.]

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[Current Dao Companion Favorability: 100+10]

[Duo Cultivation Bonus: 6]

[Silver Bonus: 10]

[Metal Spiritual Root: Top-grade (2,167/150,000)]

[Wood Spiritual Root: Top-grade (2,059/150,000)]

He breathed a sigh of relief.

After the metal and wood spiritual roots broke through to the top-grade, the increment in spiritual root aptitude obtained from dual cultivation with Bai Yuying shrank like Wang Yun. Now that it had transformed into a silver frame, it was the same as his wife. The subsequent increase would instead increase.

Then, he glanced at the virtual frame that belonged to Luo Qing and Yu Yan. His magic resistance and lifespan had increased. The range was not very big. However, Shen Ping glanced at Luo Qing in surprise. Her favorability rose again, and she was almost at her limit.

This was not easy.

This was because he knew that Luo Qing did not have any requests. She had long been indifferent to life and death. The only thing she had left was to be buried in Ze Country after she died. That was her hometown.

He shook his head to suppress his thoughts. He went to the quiet room and emptied his mind. He looked at the virtual frame.

"Breakthrough!" As he muttered in his heart, the golden virtual frame swayed.

Shen Ping's originally calm expression suddenly changed. His pupils constricted as he saw the quiet room fade at a visible speed. When the blurry scenery became clear again, the surroundings were no longer the quiet room.

Boom!

A golden light enveloped him. He walked uncontrollably to the jade table in front of him that had a talisman on it.

Every time he crafted a talisman, a large number of memories and comprehensions would continuously surge into his sea of consciousness. He didn't even need to digest them before they fused into the depths of his muscles and blood. It was as if they had become his instinct. There were even some comprehension of Talisman Dao that surprised him.

He made talismans, again and again. When he came back to his senses, The quiet room was still the same. However, Shen Ping's eyes revealed the vicissitudes of time. These vicissitudes quickly disappeared without a trace. "Gold!" He subconsciously looked at the virtual frame. The golden light there moved him.

This breakthrough was completely unexpected.

Initially, he thought that he would be able to digest the knowledge and memories from his previous breakthrough, but now, it seemed to be a little different. Comprehension and memories were secondary. The key was that his control over talisman crafting had increased greatly under the control of the golden light. Moreover, his understanding of the Dao of Talismans had benefited him greatly.

He got up and went straight to the talisman making room and took out the remaining materials of the Golden Light Talisman from his storage bag. Then, he buried his head in making talismans.

At dawn the next day, there were already five Golden Light Talismans on the table. His efficiency and speed could be said to have undergone a qualitative change.

"The golden color is extraordinary!" Shen Ping could not help but be excited. In the past, he had relied on his flesh and blood memories to increase the success rate of making talismans. However, if he encountered a talisman master or a talisman grandmaster, the other party might only praise his control over talisman making.

The Spirit Pool that was connected to a Level Three spiritual vein was not inferior to the small spiritual vein cave abode that the Golden Sun Sect had established for Foundation Establishment. It was twice the result with half the effort here. Moreover, there was no need to change houses after the Foundation Establishment.

Although Shen Ping was at the eighth level of Qi Refinement, his level in the Dao of Talismans and his puppet had already broken through to the second level. His ability to earn spirit stones was even stronger than that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Life can't be aggrieved." He consoled himself with those words.

Bai Yuying hurried forward, her beautiful eyes filled with anticipation.

"We'll move when we get back. In Cloud Mountain Parlour, I can let you live in a small courtyard. In Qingyang City, I have to let you live in a small courtyard." Shen Ping said calmly.

Bai Yuying hugged Shen Ping's arm excitedly, her eyes filled with the urge to eat. "Husband, you're so good!"

...

In the mission hall not far away, many rogue cultivators who lived in Qingyang City gathered here.

Mu Jin was wearing a willow-leaf waist robe with embroidered patterns today, which accentuated her round curves. Her sweet and beautiful face was quite outstanding in the hall, but no one paid attention to a female cultivator at the mid-stage of Qi Refinement.

Most of the rogue cultivators stared unblinkingly at the rows of jade slips that had been refreshed.

"A demonic cultivator has appeared in the Orange Continent. We need the help of five cultivators at the eighth level of Qi Refinement."

"The Green Jade Spiritual Field needs three mid-stage Qi Refinement cultivators to take care of it. It has to be watered by spiritual rain at least ten times a month."

"The spiritual vein of Little Cloud Mountain has been attacked by cultivators. We urgently need the support of late-stage Qi Refinement cultivators!"

"Pengyun Shop needs three female receptionists..."

The missions here were issued by the Golden Sun Sect's disciples, as well as by the Talisman Masters, Alchemy Masters, Array Masters, and other people in the city who needed some special materials. There were also cultivation families and some rogue cultivators who formed teams to hunt demon beasts or kill demonic cultivators.

It was refreshed every day.

As long as one's strength was above the eighth level of Qi Refinement, it was not difficult to earn spirit stones diligently. The cultivation speed and chances of building a foundation in Qingyang City far exceeded that of other markets.

Therefore, the competition here was especially intense. Those who could leisurely admire the lake and beautiful scenery on the bridge were mostly cultivators with backgrounds and connections.

Mu Jin pursed her lips and kept looking for missions that suited her. In the end, she chose the female receptionist. She left the hall.

A sweet smile appeared on her face as she returned to her house in Lushui Alley. She looked at the narrow cubicle sitting cross-legged on the pink cushion and took out the communication talisman.

At Cloud Mountain Parlour, Mu Jin lived in a separate and spacious house. When she arrived in Qingyang City, she had no income for the time being and could only rent such a house with other female cultivators. However, even the cubicles were on a level-three spiritual vein and were full of spiritual energy.

In response, she was satisfied.

"Fellow Daoist Mu, which alley did you rent last night?"

Hearing Shen Ping's message, Mu Jin hesitated for a moment and replied, "Talisman Master Shen, I'm staying in Lushui Alley for the time being. I wonder if you have time tomorrow. I want to go to Linquan Alley to thank you."

Soon, the communication talisman flashed. Shen Ping's voice sounded. "I won't be able to stay in Linquan Alley for long. I'm preparing to change places tomorrow."

Mu Jin hurriedly said, "There are still empty houses on Lushui Alley. They're not bad."

"You don't have to. I've already rented it. It's in the 13th single-family courtyard in Huiquan Alley. If you have time in the future, Fellow Daoist Mu can come here directly."