No hope for eternal life

Chapter 252 The storm is coming

"Senior Brother Yan, I will go into seclusion to practice first." Mu Changsheng said to Yan Zihua with a fist salute. He planned to break through to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul in one go.

"I also want to practice in seclusion." Yan Zihua shook his head and stepped into his room. For a cultivator like him in the Spirit Transformation Realm, three years can be passed in one seclusion.

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Time does not matter in cultivation. Mu Changsheng's retreat lasted for more than seven months, and he finally reached the middle stage of Nascent Soul.

"Finally I broke through." Mu Changsheng sighed. His previous breakthroughs were all smooth sailing, but it took him nearly two years to complete the breakthrough after the Nascent Soul stage. It was really a bit difficult for him to adapt to it.

"This is just the Nascent Soul Stage. It will take more time to reach the Spirit Transformation Stage and the Tribulation Stage." Mu Changsheng shook his head slightly. This was only possible because he had to use high-quality spirit stones to practice extravagantly, and he was able to achieve a breakthrough within two years.

"If I use top-grade spirit stones, my cultivation speed will probably be able to reach a higher level." Mu Changsheng couldn't help but think, but then he stopped this extravagant idea, because he simply didn't have that many top-grade spirit stones for cultivation.

After the breakthrough, Mu Changsheng did not continue to retreat. The high-quality spirit stones in his hands were also used up. If he continued to practice, the speed would be much slower, so his next goal was to earn high-quality spirit stones.

Mu Changsheng had already made preparations for earning top-grade spirit stones. The spiritual materials worth tens of thousands of top-grade spirit stones that he bought from Lingzang Peak were to help him achieve this goal.

Mu Changsheng purchased many kinds of spiritual materials, including those needed for refining talismans and those needed for engraving formations. In this way, Mu Changsheng could not only practice talismans and formations, but also sell the refined talismans and formation plates in exchange for high-quality spirit stones. It was truly the best of both worlds.

Mu Changsheng started to refine a top-grade fourth-grade talisman called the Infant-promoting Talisman. This talisman was similar to the Spirit-summoning Talisman and the Pill-summoning Talisman, and could improve the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator in a short period of time. It was definitely the most sought-after type of fourth-grade talisman. In addition to selling them, Mu Changsheng could also keep a few for himself.

As Mu Changsheng's cultivation level broke through to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, his talisman-making skills increased greatly. In addition, he had accumulated a lot of experience in talisman-making in the illusion before. Even when faced with a top-level difficulty talisman like the Infant Ascension Talisman, he could achieve a 30% success rate.

From two hundred sets of raw materials for Infant-Upgrading Talismans, Mu Changsheng obtained sixty-three finished products!

After making the Infant Ascension Talisman, Mu Changsheng began to make the Virtual God Talisman. This time he used the essence and blood of a demon cultivator at the peak of the Spirit Transformation stage. Originally, he was just a little short of suppressing the will of his essence and blood, but now that he has made a breakthrough in his cultivation, he should be able to suppress the will of his essence and blood on his own without the help of Taoist Master Nan.

In the end, with twenty drops of peak spiritual essence and blood, Mu Changsheng obtained eleven finished virtual god talismans. This success rate was amazing.

After refining the talisman, Mu Changsheng began to refine a fourth-grade formation plate.

From the fourth-grade intermediate Purple Yang Formation to the fourth-grade high-level and fourth-grade top-level Red Yang Formation and Luo Sheng Formation, Mu Changsheng can be said to be adept at it, with an incredibly high success rate. If it weren't for the limitation of his cultivation, Mu Changsheng feels that he can now refine a fifth-grade formation plate.

This is largely due to the experience in formation that Taoist Master Nan imparted to Mu Changsheng. With this experience, Mu Changsheng's future attainments in formation are destined to be smooth.

In just one month, Mu Changsheng had used up all of his stored spiritual materials, turning them into a large number of talismans and formation plates.

So, Mu Changsheng left the branch with his "trophies". He wanted to find a place to sell those talismans and formation plates and exchange them for high-quality spirit stones.

As the largest island and the most prosperous place in Tianshuijie, Zhongzhou Island naturally has no shortage of places for trading.

Mu Changsheng came to the west side of Zhongzhou Island, which is a paradise for buying and selling. Countless buyers and sellers crisscross here, and it is very lively.

If Mu Changsheng wanted to maximize the profit of the talisman array in his hand, he could just follow the example of the people here and set up a stall somewhere. The things in his hands could be considered solid goods and he would definitely have no trouble selling them.

However, in that case, Mu Changsheng would have to spend a lot of time waiting for buyers to come, and for Mu Changsheng, time is the most precious thing. He would rather sell fewer spirit stones and find a purchasing store to sell all the talismans and formation plates in his hands.

Soon, Mu Changsheng found a shop. There were no extra words on the shop sign, only one word "magic".

There is no doubt that this is the shop run by the demons on Zhongzhou Island, otherwise who would dare to use the word "demon" as a signboard.

The Tianling Sect and the Lingshan Sect are backed by the Tianling Realm with the richest resources. They are wealthy and have no shortage of spirit stones, so the two major sects have almost no shops. Mu Changsheng can only find shops run by the three major families, because the three major families are powerful, have strong foundation, and care about their reputation, so the prices they offer can be more fair.

Mu Changsheng looked at the demon shop, and suddenly he had an epiphany: "The two major sects took the initiative to give up the huge trading market, which is equivalent to giving profits to the three major families. Therefore, the three major families will not covet the rich resources of the Tianling Realm, and a delicate balance has been reached between the two sides."

“But after the death of Sect Master Feng, it is hard to say whether this balance can be maintained.” Mu Changsheng sighed quietly. The death and birth of every Ninth Realm cultivator will deeply affect the structure of the Nine Realms, not to mention a legendary figure like the Sect Master of the Tianling Sect.

This was also an important reason why Mu Changsheng had to speed up his cultivation. There were demons outside eyeing him covetously. Besides the two major hidden dangers of Emperor Changsheng and the Black Demon within the human race, the relationship between the demons and the ghosts was extremely bad. Now, the leader of the Tianling Sect, Feng, was about to die. Anyone with a little foresight could see that in the near future, the Nine Realms were destined to be in unrest.

All Mu Changsheng can do now is to seize the time to practice and gain more powerful strength before the chaos comes, so as to protect his family and defend the sect.

Thinking of this, Mu Changsheng couldn't help but quicken his pace and walked into the demon shop.

In the Demon Clan Shop, a black-clothed servant immediately came up to greet him: "I don't know what you need, but our Demon Clan Shop has channels throughout the world, and we will definitely be able to meet your needs."

Mu Changsheng first showed his sect token, revealed his identity and said: "I am Mu Changsheng, an outer disciple of Lingshan Sect, and I want to sell some items."

As a receptionist in the demon shop, the black-clothed servant was naturally well-informed. After confirming the authenticity of Mu Changsheng's token, his attitude immediately became extremely friendly and he said, "So you are a fellow Taoist from the sect. Just bring out whatever you want to sell. We will definitely give you the most reasonable price."

Mu Changsheng nodded slightly. The servant's attitude explained everything. This was also the reason why he chose the Demon Clan's shop. Among the three major families, only the Demon Clan lived in the Tianling Realm and was deeply in love with Sect Master Feng. Therefore, the Demon Clan was also the closest to the two major sects among the three major families. There was no need to worry about the price when selling things here.

"Thank you for your help. These are the things I want to sell." Mu Changsheng handed a storage bag to the black-clothed servant.

After checking the contents of the storage bag, the black-clothed servant politely said, "Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment. These talismans and array plates need to be appraised before a reasonable price can be given."

"No problem, I'll wait here. Please come back quickly." Mu Changsheng replied.

"Definitely." The black-clad servant replied and quickly went upstairs to find someone to identify it.