Longevity begins with loose cultivation

Chapter 29 Shengyi Refining Workshop

Making talismans and practicing kung fu, it will be dark in a blink of an eye.

Lying in bed at night, Lu Zhong tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

What happened during the day gave him a huge shock.

After tossing and turning all night, it was hard to stay up until dawn.

"It's about time, it's time to get up."

After Wulingmen took over Fangshi, the original market day of Qingliufang was resumed, and the market was still held every three or eight days.

Lu Zhong had a premonition that there would be a lot of people in Fangshi today.

He is not guessing out of thin air, but has a certain factual basis.

When Qingyangmen controlled Qingliufang before, the big merchants almost completely monopolized the market, so many casual cultivator families in the vicinity had no choice but to look far away, and they would most likely come back when the market changed hands and the market reopened.

Perhaps, today will be the busiest market day in the history of Qingliufang.

Before going out, Lu Zhong checked his things again.

Thanks to Qingyangmen being expelled from Qingliufang, his gold silk storage bag can finally be carried openly.

"I brought the square table for the stall, and the tablecloth on it...the Seven Profound Arrow Avoidance Talismans I drew before, a total of ninety-four..."

After counting, Lu Zhong opened the door and went out.

It coincides with the white belly showing in the distance, which is the most refreshing time of the day.

At this time, there are already many casual cultivators gathering from all directions on the blue brick road outside the small courtyard.

They were either pushing heavy carts, or driving the pigs and sheep they fed, or carrying bundles of talisman grass, and walked towards the busiest commercial street in Qingliufang.

After Qingliu Market was rebuilt into Fangshi, the number of commercial streets increased from one to two.

The extra street runs north-south and happens to intersect with the original commercial street in the center.

In the mouth of the local monks, the streets are usually divided into north, south, east and west.

Just like where Lu Zhong currently lives, it is Ninghe Lane near West Street.

Following the flow of people, he quickly came to West Street.

On the street at this time, most of the shops have not opened yet, but the flow of people on the street is already very dense.

Some hawkers who sell breakfast have already started their fire early, trying their best to make the food delicious, hoping to attract customers.

Walking to a bakery stand, Lu Zhong suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"How do you sell this cake?"

"Two plain ones for one talisman, and one meat talisman for one piece. Immortal Master, what kind do you want?" The mortal who set up the stall saw that the person who came to ask for the price was a monk, and he quickly bowed his body and showed a smile all over his face. .

"Give me two of the meat ones."

As he spoke, Lu Zhong pointed out two talisman coins.

"Okay! Please wait a moment."

The middle-aged peddler took the talisman money with both hands, and couldn't help expressing his gratitude.

At the same time, he quickly rolled up two meatloaves, fearing that the immortal master would be dissatisfied, he purposely added two tablespoons of meat sauce before handing out the pies.

Lu Zhong took the cake and tasted it with satisfaction.

"Your cake is good!"

"Hahaha, it's not that the villain is bragging, this Qingliu Market...ah no, Qingliufang's best cake making is our old owner's ancestral craftsmanship!" When it comes to making cakes, the vendor's face is full of pride.

At this moment, a female cultivator in a goose-yellow skirt ran over with a reproachful expression on her face.

"Father, why did you come out to set up a stall again?" The female cultivator looked very unhappy, but soon hugged the peddler again, and said excitedly: "Father, I tell you good news, the Five Spirits Sect has accepted me as an outer disciple , our family will no longer need to make cakes.”

"Really, really?" The peddler couldn't believe it, and his cloudy eyes were covered with water vapor.

Lu Zhong watched from the side, and suddenly felt that the cake in his hand was tasteless.

What a scene of a loving father and daughter being filial, but seeing him makes him feel sore.

This female cultivator looked like she was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and she was accepted as an outer disciple by the Five Spirits Sect, so her qualifications were not bad.

In comparison, Lu Zhong's four spirit roots seemed shabby.

"If you are shabby, you can be shabby, as long as you can cultivate immortals!"

Taking a bite of the pancake in revenge, he merged into the crowd and continued walking forward.

After a while, a crossroads appeared in front of him.

This was supposed to be the most prosperous place in Qingliufang, and the corners of the street were all built with gorgeous attics.

It's a pity that when the control of Fangshi changed, many shops including Xingwu Pavilion had been destroyed in the flames of war.

Today's bustling intersection, there is only one place of ruins that can be seen.

Lu Zhong wants to set up a stall here, after all, there are really enough people here.

However, he looked around and saw no one setting up a stall.

After walking a few steps, I saw a notice board. It turned out that Wulingmen prohibited setting up stalls here.

"No wonder." Lu Zhong finally understood.

Since he couldn't set up a stall at the intersection, he could only choose another place.

"Let's go to Beijie Street. Many people enter the market from there. Arrow-avoiding charms should be easy to sell."

Soon, the stall was set up.

Just as Lu Zhong had guessed before, the flow of people in Qingliufang exploded today.

Even if the arrow-avoiding talisman he brought was added up to twelve talismans, it was sold out in less than an hour.

In this way, a total of [-] talismans were obtained.

Seeing that the flow of people on the street was still increasing, Lu Zhong simply sold the miscellaneous things that the three evil cultivators originally planned to sell to the purchase shop, and unexpectedly they sold out quickly.

This is the business volume of nearly six spirit stones again.

"Did I encounter retaliatory consumption? Well, it would be great if there were more goods." Lu Zhong thought a little dissatisfied.

He thought for a while, and put the vacant set of talisman making tools on it.

Chen Dongyang's set of talisman-making tools was much better than his original set of tools, so the old talisman-making tools were left unused, and he could just take this opportunity to sell them.

Not long after, I got fifteen talismans.

Now Lu Zhong finally had nothing to sell, so he had to put away the stall.

Taking a look at the sky, it was still early, so he planned to go to the Artifact Refining Workshop to see if he could buy a new magic weapon.

It is really hard to feel at ease when using a second hand weapon. If the magic weapon suddenly breaks down during the fight, wouldn't it be blood splashed on the spot?
The location of the refining workshop is on the East Street, because it is close to the pier and has the convenience of water transportation, which is more suitable for transporting ore.

Before arriving at the refining workshop, one could smell the charcoal fire in the air.

Looking in the direction of the refining workshop, you can see a large chimney made of stone bricks, from where the smell of charcoal fire floats.

When you get closer, you can see a huge building that is more than ten feet high and covers an area of ​​nearly one hundred acres.

Different from the wooden houses in Fang City, this building is made of stone to prevent fires. Only the top will use some refractory wood as the keel, and then lay tiles to seal the roof.

A gate was opened on the front of the building, allowing at least two carriages to run side by side. A large solid wood plaque was hung on the gate, with the five characters "Shengyi Refining Workshop" written on it with gold lacquer and iron painting and silver hooks.

The sound of hammering iron one after another was coming from inside.

"Hi fellow Taoist, do you want to order a magic weapon?" The female intellectual who received the guests smiled.

Unlike the intellectuals in other shops, the intellectuals in the Refining Workshop are obviously much more kind to others. This is probably because those who dare to come here are not poor people, right?
"That's the plan."

When the female intellectual heard this, two small dimples appeared on her face, and she said with a smile: "Then I would like to ask you, do you bring your own materials to entrust the refining, or do we refine with labor and materials in our refining workshop?"

"What's the difference?" Lu Zhong asked.

"If you entrust the refinement, you can jump in the queue for free, so you can get the magic weapon soon, otherwise..."

At this point, the female intellectual turned to look distressed, "Dear friends, you don't know that the orders for labor and materials are always very full, and the output of the masters in the workshop is limited for a year, and you have to wait The refining materials are in place, so when you get the refined magic weapon, the process may take three to five years."

"Ah?" Lu Zhong was really frightened.

In three to five years, wouldn't the day lily be cold?

Seeing Lu Zhong's surprised face, the female intellectual didn't show disgust, but explained: "There is no way, our Shengyi has been trying our best to increase production capacity. Originally, the production of magic weapons should not be so small, but who is called Qingxi Ling in the north? The iron mine is in trouble, and now we can only rely on the ore transported from Yanling Mountain to meet the emergency."

According to the female intellectual, unless the mining of Qingxiling Iron Mine resumes, the state of explosive orders will continue.

Walking out of Shengyi Artifact Refining Workshop, Lu Zhong felt depressed.

"It seems that we can only buy second-hand goods."

　just one chapter tonight

　　
　
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