Chapter 5 Soul Binding Talisman
After leaving the branch of Zhang's Trading Company, there is only one larger store in Duobao Pavilion in Xiaofang City, a shanty town.
The decoration inside Duobao Pavilion is much more luxurious than that of Zhang's Commercial Bank branch, and it is also more popular. There are still a few customers choosing things in this weather.
However, this place is not very interested in low-level talismans such as powerful talismans, and the purchase price offered is lower than Zhang Mazi's, so Chen Lin has never sold talismans here.
The shopkeeper was an old man with a Chinese character face. He was receiving a man and a woman in gorgeous clothes. When he saw Chen Lin coming in, he just glanced at him and said nothing.
Chen Lin didn't take it seriously either.
The other party recognized him and knew that he had little consumption potential. After all, he had been here many times.
There were also two sweet-looking female receptionists, both of whom were greeting other customers. Chen Lin slowly came to the material counter for making talismans and stopped to check.
Suddenly, his ears twitched.
What the man and woman said caught his attention.
"Cousin, it may be dangerous to go outside the city at this time, and it will also delay the family affairs. I feel it is better not to cause trouble."
The woman who spoke had a beautiful voice and a good figure She's also very graceful, and her profile looks good.
The man has a handsome appearance and a confident temperament. He squinted and sneered: "What are you afraid of? Your cousin, I am a monk in the late stage of Qi training. If there is danger, I will protect you!"
Chen Lin's eyes moved slightly.
It turned out to be the late stage of qi training, so he must be a family monk. There are not many people with such cultivation among casual cultivators.
However, he felt that this person's tone was a bit loud. The head of the Zhang family in the foundation building stage had just disappeared. How could a person in the late stage of Qi training be better than the foundation building stage?
The woman seemed to want to say something more, but was immediately interrupted by the man.
"It doesn't matter, we are not going far. If you are afraid, just go back first. I will find you when I come back."
The cousin pursed his lips and said nothing more.
Chen Lin secretly thought about which family this couple was from, and whether it was possible to buy pills to improve their cultivation from them. While he was thinking, the cousin spoke again.
But this time it was not with the cousin, but with the old shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper, I came here from Duobao Pavilion in the inner city. The people in your shop told me that there is someone here who can refine the soul-retaining talisman. Please come out."
< br>Chen Lin watched silently.
He had never heard of the Soul Binding Talisman and was not interested in it. He was just thinking about how to get close to the other party and buy the elixir.
The old shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "Your Excellency should be Lu Li, the third son of the Lu family. Is the person who told you this information an old woman with one eye missing?"
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"Not bad?"
Lu Li nodded.
The old shopkeeper squinted and sneered, and said proudly: "She didn't lie to you. There is indeed someone here who can refine the soul-binding talisman, and that person is me!"
Hearing the old shopkeeper Chen Lin was extremely surprised.
He really didn’t know that this old shopkeeper was still a talisman master.
However, the side effects of this squinting sneer are really powerful. During the period of illness, he was simply arrogant, shaking off his old roots. Under normal circumstances, this shopkeeper is a very powerful person.
Lu Li showed joy and said earnestly: "It turns out that the shopkeeper is the Talisman Master. That's great. I have prepared enough materials for the Soul-Retaining Talisman. I just need the shopkeeper to help me refine the Talisman. Come out and you will be greatly thanked!”
His voice was a little loud, which made several other customers in the store look at him.
Under Lu Li’s expectant gaze, the old shopkeeper shook his head.
“I’m very sorry, I no longer have the ability to refine this kind of talisman. You’d better hire someone else!”
The squinting state subsided, the shopkeeper became humble, and he didn't realize there was anything wrong with the inflated words just now.
Lu Li's expression turned gloomy.
"What do you mean, are you kidding me, or do you think I'm not qualified?"
A sharp aura instantly emanated from his body. There is a strong intention to take action if there is any disagreement.
When the old shopkeeper saw this, he immediately explained: "Friend Lu Dao, please calm down. It's not that I don't want to refine it, but that I no longer have the ability."
"Why?"
Lu Li's tone was filled with emotion. doubted.
The old shopkeeper glanced at him and said, "Since fellow Taoists know about the soul-binding talisman, they should also know that it is very difficult to refine this talisman. Normal methods have almost no chance of success. If you want to increase the chance of making the talisman, you need to use The soul of the Talisman Master can be used as a guide, right?”
Seeing that Lu Li did not speak, the old shopkeeper said: "Because of refining this talisman over the years, my soul has been weakened to the extreme. It is no longer able to withstand the consumption of refining this talisman. Even if it costs my life, It’s useless.”
At this point, the old shopkeeper laughed miserably: "That one-eyed old woman has some beef with me. She asked you to come to me just because she wanted to disgust me."
The old shopkeeper's words made Lu Li frown.
Now that the other party has said something to this extent, he can no longer force himself to make things difficult for him.
Even if he is a disciple of the Lu family, Duobao Pavilion is not a rootless duckweed. He cannot be too presumptuous here.
But the soul-binding talisman is of great significance to his trip. If he cannot get it, a great opportunity will be wasted.
"Shopkeeper, this soul-binding talisman is of great use to me. Do you know who else can refine this talisman?"
He asked unwillingly.
The old shopkeeper shook his head, "It is difficult to refine the soul-binding talisman, and it can only be kept for one day after being successfully refined. Very few talisman masters study it. I am afraid there is no one else in the city who can refine this talisman?"
At this point, he changed his tone, He squinted and sneered: "However, the method of refining this talisman has been improved by me with decades of experience in refining talismans. It is easy to refine. I can sell you the method of making talisman. You can find the talisman yourself." Just make it with the master.”
Lu Li was stunned.
He frowned and asked with some doubt: "Is this talisman really that easy to refine? I'm going to use it in a hurry tomorrow."
The old shopkeeper laughed, "It's very simple. A talisman master can easily do it." To get started, it just takes some luck to successfully refine it, and the Talisman Master also needs to use his soul as a guide."
Lu Li frowned again, hesitated, and agreed to the old shopkeeper's suggestion. .
Then, the old shopkeeper took out a piece of jade wider than his finger and handed it to Lu Li.
This thing Chen Lin knows, it's called a jade slip. It's a kind of thing used to record information in the world of immortality. It's also a high-end product.
The old shopkeeper claimed that he was half selling and half giving it away, and sold the item to Mr. Lu San for the price of one thousand spiritual stones.
Chen Lin sighed at the wealth of the family's children and stopped paying attention. Instead, he began to buy the materials for the powerful talisman.
If eighty spiritual stones are not enough to buy ten alchemy materials, you have to continue to accumulate them.
After buying it, he turned around and left.
The snow outside has become lighter.
But the wind was still biting, making it difficult to open one's eyes.
Even so, there were people in twos and threes on the street, some were clearing the snow in front of their doors, and some were struggling to move forward in the snow.
Without exception, they would squint and sneer from time to time.
Chen Lin tightened his cotton hat tightly, followed the footprints he had stepped on before, and while observing the surroundings vigilantly, he walked with difficulty towards his residence.
Suddenly.
Two figures flew past him and landed in front of him.
Chen Lin's expression changed, thinking that someone really dared to rob in public.
After seeing the face of the visitor clearly, the shock turned into confusion.
It was actually Mr. Lu and his cousin!
(End of this chapter)