Volume 1: Rebellion in Chang'an Chapter 48 Comprehensive Improvement

Even in Zhenjiang City, Daxia Trading Company is still the most eye-catching store in this capital city.

It covers a very large area, with four floors, one more floor than the Daxia Trading Company in Yuanshan City.

The fourth level is aimed at Nascent Soul cultivators.

After leaving Cai Mansion, Lu Qingshan went straight to Daxia Trading Company.

When we entered the Daxia Trading Company, we saw that its first floor was nearly a hundred meters long. There were dozens of blue-clothed servants inside, and many customers.

It is worthy of being the largest and most trustworthy business in the entire Zhenjiang City.

After killing the Crying Soul Immortal and seizing two storage rings, Lu Qingshan's wealth was beyond imagination for others.

In terms of spirit stones alone, Lu Qingshan now has more than twenty fourth-grade spirit stones and more than a hundred third-grade spirit stones on him.

As for the remaining miscellaneous first- and second-grade spirit stones, Lu Qingshan no longer cared about them.

There is not much point in keeping the spirit stones. Lu Qingshan needs to convert these spirit stones into his own combat power.

After all, Yuanshan City is just a county town, and it is impossible to buy very good magic tools, elixirs, and talismans.

So Lu Qingshan waited until he arrived in Zhenjiang City before preparing to spend some good money.

After entering the Daxia Trading Company, Lu Qingshan did not stay on the first floor for long and went straight to the second floor.

The objects on the first floor have little meaning to him at this moment.

Compared with the first floor, the second floor is obviously much quieter.

The second floor is for foundation-building monks.

——Even in Zhenjiang City, foundation-building cultivators are not to be found everywhere.

Lu Qingshan, who was only at the Qi Refining Stage, quickly attracted the attention of some guests as soon as he reached the second floor.

Which big family is he from?

A monk muttered in his heart.

The Qi-refining monks who come to the second floor to spend money, logically speaking, should be the wealthy children of those big families.

"Young master, what may I need?" A young servant in green clothes who was at the fifth level of Qi training came up to him very respectfully.

Lu Qingshan glanced at the servant and said calmly, "I need to buy some magic tools and some talismans and elixirs, but I want the best things on the second floor!"

The young servant in green was slightly startled when he heard this, but after taking a closer look at Lu Qingshan and making sure that Lu Qingshan was not joking, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

I met a big customer, but I don’t know which family he is from.

"Young master, please come over here and sit inside first. I will call the shopkeeper to come and have a detailed talk with you." The servant in green clothes quickly led Lu Qingshan into the private room on the second floor.

Many guests on the second floor have noticed Lu Qingshan's situation.

Seeing Lu Qingshan being led into the private room for entertaining important customers, some people were quietly discussing something with their companions, while others had gleams in their eyes, and no one knew what they were thinking.

In the private room.

The antique tables and chairs are elegantly and generously arranged, comfortable and relaxing.

There is also an incense burner in the corner of the room. A bunch of incense is burning slowly in the burner, filling the room with a faint sandalwood scent.

Not long after Lu Qingshan sat down, a gentle middle-aged man walked in with a maid.

The maid was carrying a teapot and some teacups.

"I am the shopkeeper on the second floor of Daxia Trading Company. May I know your name, sir?" the middle-aged man asked with a smile.

"Lu Qingshan."

"It's Mr. Lu." The middle-aged man turned to the maid and ordered, "Hurry up and pour tea for Mr. Lu."

After the maid poured the tea, Lu Qingshan didn't hesitate to pick up the teacup, took a sip, and said politely, "Good tea!"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "I heard that Master Lu wanted the best magic tools and talismans on the second floor. I have already asked the servant to go to the storage room to fetch a few treasures that have been collected for a long time. I guarantee that Master Lu will not be disappointed. Please wait for a moment, Master Lu."

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.

After a while, six or seven servants pushed the door open, each holding a tray with an antique brocade box on it.

The middle-aged man placed the brocade boxes on the table, opened them one by one, and introduced them to Lu Qingshan one by one.

"The Sealing Acupuncture Point Ren Wang Needle, a low-grade spiritual weapon, made of Ice Soul Cold Iron..."

"Skip it. I'm not interested in this magic weapon." Lu Qingshan glanced at the needle-shaped magic weapon in the box that was flashing with cold light and said lightly.

He currently has the Soul-Crying Sword and does not need any offensive weapons.

Besides, how could a sword cultivator use a needle-shaped magical weapon? Isn't that embarrassing?

The middle-aged man's expression remained unchanged as he opened another brocade box, which contained a talisman.

Lu Qingshan's eyes lit up.

Because he recognized this talisman, it was a beast talisman!

Lu Qingshan picked up the beast talisman.

[Beast Talisman: Spirit Leaf Ape]

Level: Second-grade beast talisman

Description: The talisman is made by sealing the spirit of a monster into a talisman by a talisman master.

Talisman effect: can summon the spirit of the second-grade monster Lingye Yuan.

Duration: 30 minutes

Use times: 1/1

Spirit Leaf Ape basic attributes: Strength 20, Agility 5, ...

Talents: [Abnormal Strength] (HP +100), [Spirit Body] (Physical damage reduced by 20%, spell damage received increased by 20%), …

Skills: ... (omitted)

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The beast talisman is one of the most practical and precious talismans. After using the beast talisman to summon the beast soul, the beast soul will attack on its own according to instinct under the command of the monk.

It is equivalent to a low-profile version of a demon pet.

This is why Daxia Trading Company solemnly packed it in a brocade box even though it was just a second-grade talisman.

Without waiting for the middle-aged man to explain, Lu Qingshan said directly: "I want this beast talisman."

The middle-aged man's face twitched slightly: "Mr. Lu is really generous..."

The middle-aged man opened another brocade box, and inside the box was another talisman.

"This is a breath-suppressing talisman, one of the few third-grade talismans we have on the second floor..."

【Breath-suppressing Talisman】

Level: Grade 3

Effect of the talisman: It can restrain one's own aura, making it difficult to be detected, and it also has a great shielding effect on the spiritual consciousness of foundation-building cultivators.

…

After using this talisman, even a foundation-building cultivator would find it difficult to detect him using his divine sense.

——The divine talisman of Gou Dao.

Lu Qingshan nodded secretly.

"I want this Breath-Suppressing Talisman too!"

…

After a long time, Lu Qingshan came out of the Daxia Trading Company with a full load.

This time, he armed himself completely with spirit stones, from head to toe, inside and out.

He felt that at this moment, his whole body exuded the fragrance of a krypton gold tycoon.

…

In addition to the [Beast Talisman: Spirit Leaf Ape] and the [Breath-Suppressing Talisman], he also purchased many attack talismans engraved with second-grade five-element spells from the Daxia Trading Company.

He didn't buy many pills. Some common healing pills or pills for restoring spiritual power were all in the storage ring of Master Kuhun, so he didn't need to replenish them .

The only elixir purchased was the [Snow Lotus Pill].

【Snow Lotus Pill】

Level: Second-grade elixir

Description: It is made from snow lotus which can heal damage to the soul, so it will have a certain beneficial effect on the soul of the cultivator.

Effect of the elixir: After taking it, within three hours, the soul will gain a layer of protection and will have a certain resistance to secret methods that attack the soul.

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The value of anything, as long as it is related to the soul, will increase several times.

This bottle of [Snow Lotus Pill] is no exception. Although it is only a second-grade pill, Lu Qingshan spent five times the price of an ordinary second-grade pill to buy it.

But it's worth it.

Although at a low level, few cultivators would master the method of soul attack, so this bottle of [Snow Lotus Pill] would most likely not be used.

But Lu Qingshan never takes chances.

This was considered as a preparation for him to protect himself from spiritual attacks.

Before learning the secret art of the soul, he could only rely on these external objects to deal with the soul attacks of some cultivators.

He only purchased one magic weapon.

【Water Cloud Eight Gates Shield】

Level: Low-grade spiritual weapon

Description: It is made by cutting a whole piece of water marble into eight refined pieces. It is extremely strong and unbreakable.

This magic weapon is composed of eight water cloud shields. Once the spell is cast and activated, the eight water cloud shields will surround the body and provide defense.

Magical weapon effect: solidity +4

Active Effect: [Eight Gate Shield]

Drive eight water cloud shields to combine into a shield armor, which has a durability value.

Durability: 100/100

Supplement: Once the durability is consumed, the [Eight Gate Shield] will no longer be usable and the magic weapon effect will become invalid.

…

With the Shuiyun Bamen Shield, Lu Qingshan's meager health finally regained some sense of security.

With a strength of +4, even a cultivator of foundation-building stage would find it quite hard.

The skill effect of [Eight Gate Shield Armor], in layman's terms, is equivalent to giving Lu Qingshan an extra hundred armor stacks.

Finally, Lu Qingshan spent a large sum of money to buy thirteen purple lightning beads the size of meatballs.

【Thunder Bead】

Description: A consumable item, created by a practitioner using special techniques to condense the lightning of heaven and earth, with immense power.

Effect: Releases compressed thunder power, causing huge damage.

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The power of the lightning bead is extremely huge. If a foundation-building cultivator cannot withstand it head-on, he will be reduced to ashes in an instant.

In addition, the thunder beads are easy to use. You only need to mobilize a little spiritual power to detonate them, which is basically equivalent to no consumption.

Of course, it also has its shortcomings. Although the thunder bead is very powerful, there is a short delay of three breaths from its initiation to its explosion.

For mortals, three breaths are nothing.

But for cultivators, this three-breath delay is enough for them to escape the explosion range of the thunder bead.

One thunder bead requires five third-grade spirit stones.

Lu Qingshan, who was wealthy, bought all thirteen thunder beads without hesitation.

These thirteen thunder beads can be kept as a trump card.

…

The gains are great, but the cost is also great.

Lu Qingshan's huge amount of spiritual stone assets was almost used up.

After sorting out his harvest, Lu Qingshan turned his eyes to the attribute panel.

Without hesitation, all the experience points accumulated for a long time were lost.

"【Qi Guiding Technique】upgraded to level 9, spiritual power +10!"

"【Qi Guiding Technique】upgraded to level 10 (0/1000), spiritual power +10!"

"【Qi Guiding Technique】upgraded to level 10 (1000/1000) max! This technique has been upgraded to the highest level, gaining a special effect: Spiritual Power +50!"

"It has been detected that you have reached the upper limit of your current rank, and you have obtained the advanced task [Foundation Building]!"

【Foundation Building】: Learn a foundation building technique.

After half a month, I am finally about to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Lu Qingshan was filled with emotion.

It’s not easy.

Lu Qingshan (Human)

Occupation: Swordsman

Skill: [Qi-inducing Technique] Lv10 (max!)——[Spiritual Power +150]

Level: Qi Refining

Experience: 968

Spiritual power: 150/150

Talents: [Born with a Sword] (Legendary Talent), [Expertise], [Breakthrough], [Swordsmanship Affinity] (Primary), [Thick Skin]