The 22nd Return: The Way of Making a Fortune

  "Is it you?" Shi Sheng narrowed his eyes, this time the visit was unsuccessful, and instead he was seen by Zhou Tao and Lu Yuan, even Wu Changlao said that he had no intention of meeting him, it seemed that Zhou Tao was even more fearless towards him.

  "Not bad, it's indeed Zhou Mou, but I wonder if Shi Gongzi is really a cultivator?" Zhou Tao asked.

  "Shi doesn't need to answer your question, goodbye!" With a seemingly casual glance at a certain corner of the wall, Shi Sheng turned and left. Although he wasn't a true cultivator, Zhou Tao didn't have the ability to stop him either.

  As expected, Zhou Tao didn't give chase, but instead raised the corner of his mouth and shouted: "Hey hey, you'd better be careful. Wait until I return to seclusion for a while, advance to the Sea Boundary Realm, and then come find you to settle accounts. At that time, even if I kill you, no one will dare intervene, not even the authorities."

  After a moment of silence, Zhou Tao let out a cold snort and turned to leave.

  It wasn't long before a figure emerged from the corner of the wall, gazing at Shi Sheng's receding back with narrowed eyes. The figure sneered coldly: "Hmph, I don't know what kind of background you have, but it doesn't matter. Let that fool come and test the waters first, to avoid getting into trouble."

  At almost the same time, Shi Sheng, who had already walked far away, was deeply thinking about something with a serious expression.

  "Lu Yuan was actually hiding nearby, it seems Zhou Tao didn't know, otherwise, even if he couldn't kill him, he would have to teach him a lesson." After finishing speaking, Shi Sheng furrowed his brow.

  Regarding Zhou Tao's last few words, Shi Sheng felt very curious, as if after advancing to the Sea Boundary stage, one could kill people without breaking the law.

  "Never mind, I'll just go ask Wang Bo instead!" Although he was only a symbol doctor, at this moment, Shi Sheng could only think of one person, and that was Wang Bo.

  ……

  "Wugou Mountain? I've heard of this sect, it's said to have a considerable influence. If you're targeted by the disciples from that sect, you'd better be careful. However, failing the test is unlikely, someone must have interfered!" Wang Bohuo said thoughtfully after listening to Shi Sheng's account.

  "Did something with your hands? Could it be Zhou Tao?" Shi Sheng's eyes narrowed, a hint of anger seeping through.

  "Heh heh, unless it's a cultivator above the Sea of Transformation realm, no one can secretly block the Enlightenment Pearl without being detected. Only the person in charge of the test or someone who has offended the elder in charge of the test could do that. Or perhaps there is someone at the scene who is also at the Sea of Transformation realm and is helping you out by sending a message to make things difficult for you. I couldn't think of any other possibilities," said Wang Bo with a smile, seemingly not taking this matter seriously.

  "Lu Yuan?" Shi Sheng's eyes flashed with insight, and without Wang Bo saying much, he had already guessed the general idea, vaguely feeling that he and Zhou Tao were also at odds.

  "By the way, Wang Bo, why did Zhou Tao say that after entering the Sea Boundary stage, even if I killed a government official, no one would care? Does that level already have no law to speak of?" Shi Sheng asked with some doubt.

  Wang Bo smiled: "Hehe, my Great Ming country naturally has laws and regulations. Therefore, each sect will restrain their disciples. Disciples below the Huahai boundary are strictly forbidden to kill each other, in order to avoid cutting off and losing a large number of young talents. Randomly killing ordinary people will also be restrained."

  However, for those who have cultivated above the Sea of Qi boundary, some grudges and killings are relatively less constrained, because at that level, if one wants to kill someone, they will hardly leave any evidence behind, making it almost impossible to constrain.

  Even if they kill ordinary people, although the Ming Empire does not allow it, most of them will turn a blind eye. After all, the entire country still relies on cultivators to support it. Local officials can't control cultivators at all; they can only restrain ordinary people."

  Shi Sheng furrowed his brow: "Taking the boundary of Huahai as the limit, does Huahai belong to the constrained or is it outside the scope of constraint?"

  "Heh heh, since you've also caught on to some clues, others have the same idea as you. The position of Huahaijing in the middle is quite mysterious. Generally speaking, fellow practitioners cannot kill each other."

  But if you kill some ordinary people, especially if they don't have any background, and especially in a small place like our Gǔ Huái Village, the government really won't intervene!" Wang Ba picked up his teacup and took a sip.

  "I see!" Shi Sheng nodded secretly, it seems that once Zhou Tao advances to the Hua Hai realm, he may come looking for trouble. However, Lu Yuan is indeed clever, but sometimes being too cautious can also cause him to miss many good opportunities, just like when they competed in fireball techniques that day.

  "Have you thought of a way to deal with it?" Wang Bo put down his teacup and looked at Shi Sheng.

  "What can Wang Bo do?" Shi Sheng asked aloud.

  "Hehe, what can I do? But you don't have to be discouraged either. If you can't get into Wugu Mountain, there will be other sects that recruit disciples. If you have the opportunity, you can still catch up."

  Of course, you must enter the sect before the other party advances to the Sea Boundary, otherwise, as an ordinary person, if they kill you, it would be a waste of their effort." Wang Bo's face turned serious.

  "This......" Shi Sheng furrowed his brow secretly. Even if he himself could join the sect, what about Lin Wan'er?

  "There's no need to worry too much, the selected disciples will still have to undergo a long period of cultivation and reach a certain level before they can pass the test and be allocated the Mind Dan."

  But wanting to advance to the Sea Boundary Realm requires the Gathering Mind Pill, and who knows how many people have stopped at the Ascending Spirit Realm just because they didn't have the Gathering Mind Pill.

  These people are too low in qualifications, even if they have the聚念丹 and can advance to the Sea Boundary Realm, it's hard for them to go further, or even advance to the Sea Boundary Realm. A sect would not waste a single 聚念丹 on a useless person.

  So, your opponent may not necessarily be able to advance to the Sea Boundary stage, of course, you also need to work hard, in case the other party is lucky and makes some contributions to the sect, the sect will still give out a Concentrated Mind Dan! Wang Bo explained.

  "So, it seems that I can gain some time, thank you Wang Bo. Are there any other types of talismans besides the Medical Talisman?" Shi Sheng was actually referring to defensive and attacking talismans, and didn't want to waste his time refining low-level talismans.

  Wang Bosi hesitated for a moment before speaking: "High-grade talismans are available, but I don't have many high-grade talisman papers here. I can only give you twenty sheets. I didn't expect you to learn so quickly."

  "Alright, Master Wang, teach me some advanced talisman drawing techniques. I'll practice them when I have time." Shi Sheng's expression turned serious.

  He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Shi Sheng, Wang Bo nodded slowly, took out an ancient scroll from his sleeve, and said: "Shi Sheng, it not only records high-level talismans but also top-level talismans, all of which are used to treat illnesses and save people.

  "These may not include all the essence of our family's medical skills, but they are what I have learned throughout my life, and I will pass them all on to you. As for how far you can cultivate, it depends on your own fortune. Of course, the price is already written above, and there are twenty more talismans."

  Shi Sheng nodded, although Wang Bo had traded again, but he had brought out such precious things, Shi Sheng was also somewhat grateful. This kind of wealth sometimes can't be bought even with silver.

  "Thank you, Uncle Wang. I'll take my leave now!" Shi Sheng nodded solemnly and took the ancient scroll from Uncle Wang before departing from this place.

  Wang Bo looked at the back of Shi Sheng leaving, his eyes flashing with a hint of surprise: "I didn't expect that in such a short period of time, Xuan Dao would reach this level, it's really beyond my expectations. It's just a pity that this child's alchemy skills are really mediocre, otherwise..." Wang Bo suddenly stopped mid-sentence and didn't continue speaking.

  ……

  Shi Sheng was walking on the road, and his heart was filled with a growing sense of worry. What if Zhou Tao really advanced early? He might be in danger himself. He could only try to quickly increase his strength, but now he didn't have any elixirs, so he couldn't advance. According to the cultivation methods on Earth, he had already reached the end of the road.

  "Alas, why couldn't this old scoundrel have left behind a few more layers of cultivation methods? It would've been better to ask him properly back then!" Shi Sheng suddenly felt some regret.

  At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing a gray robe and carrying a shoulder pole with two baskets on it, seemingly just coming down from the mountain after picking herbs, had two frames full of medicinal materials, Shi Sheng caught sight of one that was entirely emerald green, with a single white flower having only two petals.

  "Two-year-old Golden Lotus?" Shi Sheng naturally recognized this medicinal herb, and he had personally destroyed half of a three-year-old one at Wang Bo's house, which was said to be worth twenty taels of silver.

  "How much does this Jin Chu Hua sell for?" Shi Sheng casually asked.

  The middle-aged man looked at Shi Sheng and seemed to be in a hurry: "You said this medicinal material?" The middle-aged man put down the carrying pole and picked up the golden creation flower.

  "Not bad, if it were cheaper I'd buy it!" Shí Shēng said.

  "I sell to the medicine shop for five taels of silver, and I won't sell it cheaper to you, or else I'll be at a loss. However, if you go to the medicine shop to buy it back, it will be much more expensive than buying it from me." The middle-aged man in gray robes smiled sincerely.

  "Five taels of silver?" Shi Sheng's eyes lit up, remembering that Wang Bo said the price of two-year-old Golden Lotus was around ten taels of silver. Buying it back would definitely not be a loss, and maybe after cultivating it for a while, he could make a profit of over ten taels of silver.

  "Sold." Shi Sheng didn't think twice and handed over five taels of silver to the middle-aged man, then picked up the Golden Creation and returned home. He found a small earthenware pot to cultivate it in, smiling as he gazed at his handiwork, as if the Golden Creation flower before him was worth ten taels of silver.

  "What's so fascinating?" Just then, Lin Wan'er walked into Shi Sheng's room and found him staring blankly at the medicinal herb.

  "Hey, Wan'er sister, this is a medicinal herb. After raising it for a period of time, when its medicinal properties reach their peak in three years, we can sell it and earn 15 taels of silver." Shi Sheng smiled.

  "Fifteen taels of silver? So much?" Lin Wan'er's eyes widened in disbelief.

  "Of course, I have a good head for business. As long as this golden creat flower doesn't wither and die, the silver will definitely be earned." Shi Sheng admired his own masterpiece.

  Lin Wan'er burst out laughing: "Even so, Ah Sheng, staring at it there is useless, can you make it grow faster? Hurry up and eat!"

  "Long and fast?" Shi Sheng's mind flashed with inspiration, and he suddenly burst out laughing: "Wan'er sister, thanks for reminding me, how did I not think of this way to make money before?" After finishing speaking, Shi Sheng became somewhat excited, while Lin Wan'er looked at him with a confused expression. (End of chapter, next chapter is even more exciting!)

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