The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

Chapter 339 Gathering of Talisman Masters (Please subscribe!)
  On South Street, the Xu family has not opened a store.

Looking at the empty lobby, Xu Zhiyu gave instructions to other clan members.

"Zhikai, go to the grocery store diagonally across the door and buy some containers, tables, chairs, benches and other things to place here. Remember, our store mainly sells second-level spiritual items, so it is best to purchase these items as second-level items. Otherwise, it will look too shabby and lose a lot of customers.”

"Brother Nineteen, I'm going now." Xu Zhikai, who never sloppily deals with things, responded and went out immediately.

"Zhijuan, there is a spiritual tea shop in the fifth room from the left when you go out of the shop. Go and buy ten pounds of second-grade tea and give it to Zhili Zhigui. On the opening day, if there are customers coming, whether it is a Qi practitioner or a builder, Brother Ji, treat them all with good tea."

"Yes, Brother Nineteen!" Xu Zhijuan is as good as a woman, and her execution ability is also very strong.

"Brother Eleven, please go to various nearby shops, as well as those further away, to inquire about the prices of various talismans, elixirs, and magic weapons, so that we can set our prices accordingly. By the way, if Brother Clan When exploring the prices, it’s best to buy more good talisman-making materials when you encounter them. After all, after the opening of this store, the main product is talismans. This is 50,000 spiritual stones. You can take it first. If it’s not enough, you can go to another one. Find me."

"Okay, Nineteenth Brother, I'll go right away, but do you want to just buy the materials for making talismans? Zhijuan's alchemy materials and Zhikai's weapon-making materials."

"After the two of them come back, I will give them the spirit stones and let them purchase them on their own. After all, the things we buy may not be what they want."

"Okay, then I'll go too!" After taking the spirit stone, Xu Zhisong also left.

Next, he was the only one left in the lobby. Just as he was looking around and considering the future of the store, a voice came from behind.

"Brother Nineteen, the soundproofing array in the back room has been set up. Please go over and take a look!"

Turning around, I found that the person speaking was the forty-third brother Xu Zhigui. Since he was over sixty years old and his cultivation was not high, he now seemed to be the oldest among the Xu family. However, this may be because he was too greedy for the boudoir. Happiness matters.

"Go, go and have a look!"

He agreed, and followed Xu Zhigui through the lobby, walked out of the back door, walked through an aisle, and came to everyone's accommodation. The rooms here are also exquisite. The concentration of spiritual energy in six of the rooms can reach the second level, second level high-grade, There are three rooms each for middle grade and low grade. The rest are all on the first level, with eighteen rooms, which is more than enough to accommodate them.

Xu Zhiyu lives in a second-level high-grade room, and Xu Zhikai lives in a mid-level room. Since Xu Zhisong and Xu Zhijuan have a short foundation building time, both of them are still at the third-level foundation building, so they can live in a second-level low-grade spiritual energy concentration room, etc. You can change it again if you have a breakthrough later.

Originally, the entire store was covered by the formation restrictions used by the Lingxiao Sect when they built the store. In addition, with the energy provided by the second-level high-grade spiritual veins, other Zifu monks could not break through it in a short time. Logically speaking, it would be unnecessary to arrange the formations in their respective rooms. , but after all, monks are different from ordinary people. They have a strong vigilance mentality. In addition, they do not have enough sense of security and privacy, so it is necessary to set up a soundproof warning array.

After looking around, he nodded with satisfaction and ordered to the two clan brothers:
  "Listen, you two. After the store opens, we will leave it to you to welcome and deliver the store, serve tea and water, and greet the guests. If you have any difficulties, you can raise them now. If you can I'll help you solve it."

"What difficulties can there be? Brother Nineteen, you are too underestimated for the two of us. When we were in Jiaxiafang City, we both worked as waiters not only at Baocui Building, but also at the family inn. We are familiar with this kind of work. We are familiar with the process, otherwise the family would not be able to choose us in the end, right?" the two said with confidence.

"It's a good thing to have confidence, but you should also note that the place where you two worked as assistants is a family business, and our Xu family has the final say in Taoyuanfang City, so the guests who come are polite to you and don't dare to make things difficult for you. You guys, but our newly opened store is different. No one here knows who the Xu family is, and no one will care. So it is inevitable that you will encounter bumps and bumps in the future. At that time, you must pay attention to the reception standards. You can't If they disagree, they will quarrel or even fall out with the guests.

However, if you do encounter that kind of trouble-seeking guest, don't be afraid. We, the family foundation, will not see you being bullied in vain. You must convey these words to your Taoist companions as they are. "

"Yes, Brother Nineteen, we have written it down!" It can be seen from the serious expressions of the two men that they really took what they just said to heart.

Seeing that it was getting late, the appointment time with Deacon Miao was almost here, so he told his two clan brothers and went to attend the meeting.

To be honest, he originally planned to bring Xu Zhisong to this Talisman Master gathering, because the clan brother is also a second-level mid-level Talisman Master, but Deacon Miao only invited him last time, and he was not familiar with the place, so He planned to explore the road first. If this exchange meeting was really good, then he could introduce the clan brothers to it in the future. Anyway, there was no rush.

Originally, with his temperament and the fact that he was here for the first time, he would not easily agree to someone else's invitation, but this exchange meeting can give him a general understanding of the magic charm market in Tianyuanfang City. Such an opportunity is rare. In addition, connections are also a kind of resource. Whether it is an individual or a force, they attach great importance to this, so he agreed to participate.

The agreed meeting place is not fixed, sometimes here, sometimes there. This time the place is not far from South Street, so the place he and Deacon Miao agreed on is at the end of South Street, which is easier to find.

Not long after he arrived here, Deacon Miao also arrived. The two exchanged a few words and headed towards the gathering place under the leadership of the latter.

Half an hour later, the two came to a place called Daoyuan Tea House. Finally, under the leadership of the waiter, they went directly to a private room where someone was already waiting for them.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, you arrived very early today!"

"Haha! Isn't it my turn to host this time? I have to come earlier, otherwise you, an old boy, would have to talk about me every day?" The monk surnamed Wang first exchanged greetings with Deacon Miao, and then turned his attention to There was some curiosity in him and he asked:

"This fellow Taoist is very unfamiliar. He is an old man. Don't you want to introduce him to me?"

After hearing this, Xu Zhiyu took a step forward, cupped his hands and said with a smile:

"Wang Dao is friendly, I, Xu Zhiyu, have come to attend the meeting this time at the invitation of fellow Taoist Miao. If I'm presumptuous, I would also like to invite fellow Taoist Haihan!"

"It's easy to say. We hold this kind of exchange meeting. Of course we hope that the more people from the same path will join, the better. So why should we say so presumptuously? Fellow Daoist Miao has done a great thing this time, and Fellow Daoist Xu you have also done the same in the past three years. Since then, you are the only new member who has joined. As your host, I very much welcome you. Finally, let me introduce myself. My surname is Wang, Wang Changyou."

Before the other monks arrived, Wang Changyou had a conversation with Deacon Miao. Of course, he also asked about him intentionally or unintentionally. Xu Zhiyu lied about it half-truthfully, but he heard that he was a second-level top-ranker. When making the talisman, Wang Changyou's attitude became more enthusiastic. Not long after, there was a knock on the door:
  "Fellow Daoist Wang, we are here!"

The three people quickly stood up to greet them and invited a few people at the door to come in. There were many people coming this time. I wonder if they had made an appointment in advance. A total of five people came.

What followed was another round of getting to know each other, mainly Xu Zhiyu introducing himself, but Deacon Miao also quietly told him that these were the people attending the party this time, including him, there were eight people in total.

"Come on, come on, I've spent a lot of money to be the host this time. I spent a lot of spiritual stones to buy this from a good deacon of 'Bai Ming Pavilion'. The taste is absolutely extraordinary. Come on. Give it a try.”

It seems that everyone's gathering has its own set of procedures. Instead of exchanging skills directly at the beginning, the host Wang Changyou brewed a cup of spiritual tea for a few people.

"Really? I have to try this. The tea produced by 'Bai Ming Pavilion' is really rare. I didn't expect you to be so generous today." A man with white hair, but good appearance The unusually young male cultivator said with a grin.

"Hmph! Do you believe what he says? The spiritual tea at 'Baiming Pavilion' is at least twice as expensive as other places. With such a stingy attitude of his, it's strange that he would give it up!"

A young Huaxin woman sitting with the white-haired man said coquettishly that judging from their behavior, they seemed to be in a Taoist relationship, but when they introduced themselves to each other just now, the two did not mention this relationship.

"Eh? Friend Hua Taoist, please try it quickly. I just tried it. The spirit tea this time is indeed extraordinary. Although I don't know if it comes from the 'Baiming Pavilion', the quality is definitely high."

The person who spoke was a short, fat man sitting next to Xu Zhiyu. He had a mustache and was squirming like a caterpillar when he spoke. It was particularly funny. However, this man was not bad at strength. He was on the eighth floor of the foundation building. Cultivation.

Hearing this, the others all picked up their teacups and took a sip. They found that it was exactly what the mustache said. However, for some reason, everyone did not appear particularly happy. Instead, they looked at me and I looked at you, looking very surprised.

After drinking a cup of tea, Deacon Miao, who had a rather impatient personality, could not restrain his curiosity and started asking questions directly.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, you have the right to be courteous for nothing, and to be either an adulterer or a thief. Tell me, have you encountered any difficulties due to such a grand event today? Let's make a deal first. If you want to borrow a spiritual stone, you'd better not say anything. !”

Wang Changyou glared at him, then stood up, clasped his fists, saluted everyone, and then said:

"Every Taoist friend must also know that I have been working for a 'Five Lakes Trading Company' in Fang City, and I am a second-level mid-level Talisman Maker there. Although I have not earned many spiritual stones in these years, I have relied on my salary. It's a pretty good life.

But I didn't expect that the business of 'Five Lakes Trading Company' is getting bigger and bigger, and the requirements for the grade of spiritual talismans are getting higher and higher. My second-level mid-grade talisman-making technique, which I have been unable to break through, has become increasingly unable to keep up. development speed.

Just a few days ago, our shopkeeper came to me and said that if I still can't break through in my talisman-making skills by the end of the year, he would ask me to find another place. This clearly meant that he wanted to drive me away! That's why I thought of getting everyone together to see if there was any way to help me break through to the Talisman Master level. "

"I told you that there must be something wrong with you, old boy, but if you want to break through and become a second-level high-grade Talisman Maker, it is not an easy task. Among all our colleagues, you and I have known each other for almost thirty years. Right? When I first met you, you were a second-level mid-level Talisman Maker. I haven't seen you break through for so many years. It's not easy to break through in the next six months!"

Deacon Miao sighed, as he said, no matter what kind of cultivation skills, once you reach a certain level, you will stagnate. This kind of bottleneck can also be called a bottleneck, and this kind of bottleneck is very different from the cultivation bottleneck. Unable to take pills for breakthrough.

When encountering this situation, the first option is to not give up, draw again and again, forcefully break through the bottleneck, and push yourself further. This choice seems good, but it is based on strong financial resources. This method requires special spirit stones, and the success rate is not too high. It is very likely that the family wealth will be lost and nothing will be gained in the end.

The second method is to worship an expert as a teacher. With the guidance of a monk with a higher skill level than one's own, the bottleneck will usually be slowly broken, thereby breaking through the current level. However, such opportunities are hard to come by, and seeking advice from experts is as difficult as reaching heaven.

Obviously, these two options were unfeasible for Wang Changyou. In desperation, he came up with the idea of ​​asking for advice from his colleagues, as if he was in a hurry to seek medical treatment.

"Well, Fellow Daoist Wang, it's useless to just talk. You should draw a magic talisman yourself and let us see. Maybe there will be a solution to the problem!"

A middle-aged monk wearing a blue robe said that according to him, he opened a talisman shop, which was also in the Central District, but not on South Street, but on North Street. It was called Wanli, a second-level high-grade talisman shop. division.

In the past, most gatherings between several people were mainly about theoretical exchanges. For example, one person asked what to do if the ‘Fire Dragon Talisman’ often spontaneously combusts for no reason during the drawing process. Several other people began to give suggestions based on their own experience, and the problem was often solved. However, there are very few people who draw directly on site. After all, individuals have their own unique drawing skills and are afraid of leaking them.

But now Wang Changyou doesn't have so many taboos. After hearing this, he went directly to the empty space in the private room, took out the talisman-making tools from the storage bag, and started to draw them on the spot. Seeing this, Xu Zhiyu and others gathered around him and began to observe. Of course, they did not get too close, otherwise they would easily disturb him.

Wang Changyou chose a second-level high-grade spiritual talisman called the 'Fire Knife Talisman'. This kind of talisman is less difficult to draw and is very suitable for breaking through the bottleneck of drawing.

Grinding the ink, dipping the pen, drawing, and the movements were smooth and smooth. The process was completed in one go. It looked like there was no problem, but in the end it failed, and it didn't fail at the last moment, but failed in the middle stage. Fortunately, everyone present was a charm maker. Seeing that something was wrong, they had already dispersed, otherwise they would have been disgraced.

However, in the process, Xu Zhiyu had already discovered the reason why he failed to advance. However, he didn't know if other monks had seen it, so he decided to wait and see. If no one really pointed it out in the end, he would point it out.

"Ahem! Did you see it? It's like this every time. When I superimpose the second layer of runes I drew on the first layer, it always fails and causes an explosion. I really don't know the problem. Where is it?" Wang Changyou asked with tears in his eyes. After saying that, he looked at the other people eagerly, especially his eyes stayed on Xu Zhiyu and Wan Li for a while longer.

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