one year later.
Zhang Yao completely integrated his knowledge of spiritual patterns, talismans and formations, his skills improved greatly, and he was ready to open a store.
In Mangshanfang City, the rent for a fixed store is thirty spiritual stones a year. If you buy it directly, it is two thousand spiritual stones, and it is valid for one hundred years.
After Zhang Yao changed his name to 'Zhang Qing' and made up a place of origin, he chose to rent it from the Fang City Management Office for five years and spent a lot of spiritual stones to purchase some materials for making talismans.
The next day, Zhang Yao's store opened.
The demand for high-level talismans is very high. After learning that a new store has opened, there are a lot of immortal cultivators coming in the first wave.
Zhang Yao's skills were excellent and the high-end talismans he produced were of reliable quality. He quickly became famous and established a reputation in Mangshanfang City.
In just a few months, Zhang Yao's shop has accumulated a group of regular customers. There is an endless flow of customers every day, making him a lot of money.
"Every month, excluding the rent and commission paid to the market, we can make a net profit of more than thirty spiritual stones."
"In one year, that's nearly 400 spiritual stones."
Behind the shop, Zhang Yao counted the spirit stones, showing a hint of satisfaction.
The speed of opening a store, selling high-end spiritual talismans, and earning spiritual stones is far beyond what he could do as a low-level talisman master in Qingyunfang City in the past.
As for the formation master, it is a profession that does not open for three years and lasts for three years after opening. It has not taken over the job yet.
"The only pity is that there is no news about Tianyi Jinshui yet."
Zhang Yao felt a little regretful when he thought of this.
Outside his shop, he openly posted a shopping list, stating that he was willing to spend a lot of money to buy Tianyi Gold Water, Millennium Chalcedony and several other rare spiritual objects.
His shop is located in Mangshanfang City. There are many immortal cultivators coming and going, and they will basically see the advertisements along the way. This way of purchasing is far better than the market in Weiguo and other channels.
It’s just that after several months, nothing has been gained.
"Thousand-year-old chalcedony, I'm just trying my luck to hang it up. I didn't have much hope in the first place."
"The other rare spiritual objects, like the thousand-year-old chalcedony, are almost difficult to purchase from the Li Kingdom. They are just added to confuse the public, just in case."
"It's just Tianyi Gold Water. At present, Li Guo may not have any inventory and has to wait for new production..."
Zhang Yao was silent, thinking secretly:
The best material for constructing the Vajra Secret Mantra Array is actually the relics of Buddhist monks, and only a little powder is enough.
However, those who can leave the relics are at least Buddhist monks in the Golden Core realm. At present, he does not dare to expect to get such a precious treasure, so he can only settle for the next best thing and use Tianyi Gold Water instead.
Tianyi Gold Water is one of the essences of the Five Elements. It is a spiritual substance commonly needed by those who practice the Gold Element technique.
Tianyi Gold Water has a fixed chance of being born in the depths of some dark iron, black gold, smelting silver and other spiritual gold veins. Although the level is not high, the demand is very high and there is very little stock.
"Li State has Lingjin veins and Tianyi Gold Water, so the price I offer is not low."
"If you are lucky, you can wait a few years to get it; even if you are not lucky, you can get it in at most ten years."
As soon as Zhang Yao thought about this, his mentality became more and more peaceful.
The road ahead is at his feet, he just needs to wait for the opportunity, and what he lacks most is time and patience.
…………
Eight years later.
One evening, a short, fat old man in rich clothes came to Mangshanfang City.
There were two young monks traveling with him, their faces were somewhat similar, and their attitudes towards him were quite respectful.
"Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
The short, fat old man looked at the inconspicuous shop in front of him and said hesitantly:
"Can the shopkeeper here really set up a small spirit gathering array?"
"certainly."
A young monk on the left said:
"The store owner in this shop is a master, and he is very accomplished in talismans and formations. Some people even refer to him as the number one formation master in the Li Kingdom under Jiji."
"He has opened a shop here for many years. He has arranged mountain gate formations for several families and sects, including the small spirit gathering formation."
Hearing this, the short and fat old man looked relieved, then he had a headache again and said:
"But the family has just moved here and has just established its foundation. There is no place where the spiritual stones will be spent in the future."
"If you ask a formation master of this level to take action, I'm afraid it will cost you at least a thousand spirit stones..."
Collective organizations such as sects, aristocratic families, and alliances often consume a lot of money while doing great things at home.
Just like shopkeepers in the late stage of Qi refining, although their ability to make money is strong, they also consume a lot of money. Daily practice consumes a lot of spiritual stones and elixirs.
"Fourth uncle, don't worry."
A young monk on the right smiled and said:
"This shopkeeper Zhang has been acquiring Tianyi Golden Water and Millennium Chalcedony for many years."
"If you use Tianyi Gold Water as reward, I believe it is not difficult to move him, and there is no need to use many spiritual stones."
"oh?"
When the short, fat old man heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said:
"Then let's go and see Master Zhang."
"We still have a lot of Tianyi Gold Water in our treasury."
As he said this, he took two young monks and walked through the door.
Zhang Yao received a few people in the store. After chatting for a while, he felt happy when he learned the purpose of their visit.
"It's been almost ten years, and finally there is news about Tianyi Jinshui..."
He was in a happy mood, but there was a look of embarrassment on his face:
"The market price of Tianyi Gold Water is only about one, two, fifty or sixty spiritual stones."
"Your Excellency, you want to pay fifteen or two days for a piece of gold and water in exchange for me to arrange the formation. The price is a bit low."
The short, fat old man couldn't help but show a hint of embarrassment when he heard this.
He also knew that complex complex arrays like the Shanmen Array often took several months to set up, so setting them up once was naturally expensive.
He just had the intention of taking advantage and wanted to take advantage of the other party's desire for Tianyi Gold Water to lower the price.
But now... the short, fat old man calmed down and said:
"So be it."
"Twenty-two days and one gold water, how about it?"
Zhang Yao was slightly shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at the short, fat old man again.
The other party could open his mouth and take out a full twenty taels of Tianyi Gold Water, so obviously he would only have more in his hands.
But the other party's family had obviously just moved to Li Country, and it didn't look like they had mastered the veins of spiritual gold. They probably had all the goods in stock, and the amount was quite astonishing.
"Um……"
Zhang Yao pretended to ponder for a moment, then slowly said:
"Twenty-two days, one gold water, plus one hundred spiritual stones, and the deal is done."
"……Oh well."
Hearing this, the short and fat old man hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed.
"Okay, then it's settled."
Zhang Yao felt relieved and smiled.
After a while, Zhang Yao and the pudgy old man left the shop together and went to the management office of Mangshanfang City to sign a notarized legal deed, officially establishing the transaction.
After returning to the store, the atmosphere became more harmonious. After the two finalized the details of the cooperation, the short and fat old man took the two young men and said goodbye.
After Zhang Yao sent them out, he turned around and started packing his things in preparation for setting up the formation.
(End of chapter)
