After leaving the school, Chen Mobai arrived at the Evergreen Pharmacy.

He originally wanted to help, but Qing Nv said she wanted to perform the final step of water method alchemy alone, so she could concentrate better and be more efficient.

Left with no choice, Chen Mobai could only wish her good luck and take his leave.

Since he couldn’t be of any help here, he decided to go to the Tianhe Realm to make money.

When he got home, he opened the package that had been delivered. As expected, it was the spirit talismans he had purchased from the Wood Spirit Talisman Shop. The shopkeeper had neatly bundled them according to their types and placed them in a beautiful wooden box.

Chen Mobai took out one of each type to feel them. After confirming there were no issues, he happily confirmed the receipt on his phone.

With a click, he teleported to the Water Mansion.

He hadn’t practiced Qi Refining here for a while, and he strangely felt that the spiritual energy seemed to be denser.

However, now that he had cultivated his divine consciousness, he could focus on the cultivation of the Five Elements Technique. He also brought with him another tube of Spirit Water that he had snatched up but hadn’t used yet.

But looking at the sky, he decided to go to Nanxi Market first.

Because the market closes at night, cultivators prefer to practice Qi Refining at night, not wasting this golden time to do business.

When he arrived at the market again, Chen Mobai ran into Qi Er at the entrance. The latter immediately came over to greet him and asked about setting up a stall.

“If you want to set up a stall, you need to apply to the market manager first, pay a spirit stone as a fee, get a blanket, and then find your spot according to the number on the blanket, and then you can do business.”

After hearing Qi Er’s explanation, Chen Mobai understood that setting up a stall was not as free as he thought, it was also under the management of the market.

Moreover, one spirit stone could only cover one month. If you want to continue after a month, you have to pay another spirit stone.

The only good thing was that no deposit was required. After all, most of the people in Nanxi Market were individual cultivators, poor as church mice. Many of them got their goods from unspeakable channels, then set up stalls to sell them, and they could usually sell most of them in a month.

After earning spirit stones, they would retreat to their rented caves to cultivate. When the spirit stones were used up, they would come out to restock and set up stalls again.

Hearing Qi Er say that most of the cultivators here were like this, Chen Mobai couldn’t help but sigh at the carefree and resigned nature of the cultivators in the Tianhe Realm.

The stall manager in the market, named Wu Hong, was a Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator from one of the four local cultivating families, the Wu Family.

For such a person, the small stalls were not a concern at all. After Chen Mobai paid a spirit stone, he was issued a blanket.

“Wu Hong is one of the six managers of Nanxi Market who dislikes troublemakers the most. But if there is trouble on the stall, his methods are the most ruthless. He will directly expel the troublemaker from the market. And if the person has no backing, they basically won’t see the sun the next day.”

Qi Er’s words didn’t seem to notice Chen Mobai’s silent face.

“This Tianhe Realm really lacks order.”

Having grown up in a civilized and orderly place like Di Yuan Star, Chen Mobai always felt out of place in the cultivation environment of the Tianhe Realm.

However, he could only comfort himself that as long as he minded his own business and conducted his business honestly without causing trouble or meddling in others’ affairs, he would be fine.

“Senior, there’s one more thing. Are the spirit talismans you sell made by yourself or purchased from elsewhere?”

As Qi Er led Chen Mobai towards the stall that specialized in selling talismans, he asked.

“They are sold on behalf of a friend of mine.”

“I see, each trade in the market has a stall head, and the stall head for the spirit talisman business is named Jia Sui. He himself is an excellent talisman maker. If you want to sell top-grade first-order spirit talismans, it’s best to give him a heads up.”

Although Qi Er’s words weren’t very clear, Chen Mobai understood after a moment’s thought.

Top-grade first-order talismans were traded with spirit stones, and the market for this was obviously already occupied. If Chen Mobai wanted to get a piece of the action, it would be best to give a heads up to avoid misunderstandings.

“Do you know anything about this Jia Sui?”

“He used to be a helper at the Shenmu Sect’s talisman paper shop. After the shopkeeper who brought him returned to the sect, he set up his own stall. Because of his connections, he can get talisman paper, talisman skin, and spirit ink at cost price. Most of the cultivators in the market who make their own talismans will get their supplies from him. It’s said that he gives kickbacks to every shopkeeper of the talisman paper shop, so we consider him a person of the Shenmu Sect.”

After listening, Chen Mobai fell silent again.

Could kickbacks be discussed openly?

“Senior, we’re here, right here.”

At this point, Qi Er pointed to a corner of the eastern street of the market.

On the side of the road paved with green bricks, there was a rectangle drawn with white lines, with “East 19” written in the middle.Chen Mobai spread out the blanket he had rented with a piece of Spirit Stone on the white line drawn frame. It fit perfectly, without a single discrepancy.

On the side, there were three other stalls, each adorned with spirit talismans. Two men and a woman, all cultivators, turned their gazes towards him.

“Cough, I am Chen Guixian, a newcomer here trying to make a living. I hope for your guidance in the future,” Chen Mobai introduced himself with a name he had thought up beforehand. He raised his hand to greet the three fellow talisman sellers around him, earning three rolls of eyes in return.

“Senior, I’ll be leaving first. If you need anything, you can find me at the entrance of the market.”

After leading the way, Qi Er immediately bid his farewell. Seeing this, Chen Mobai quickly handed him ten taels of gold.

The money he earned from selling the hand crossbow, 400 taels converted into vouchers, and 50 taels for daily use. He had spent 30 taels on books yesterday, leaving him with 20 taels.

Qi Er accepted the money without any hesitation, smiling as he did so.

Chen Mobai stood on the street, displaying two of each of the five types of lower-grade first-order spirit talismans he had bought from the Wood Spirit Talisman Shop. He then placed a mid-grade first-order Green Arrow Talisman on the stall.

He had initially wanted to display the Wood Armor Talisman as well, but decided to hold off on it until his business picked up. Besides, it was a life-saving talisman, and he thought it best not to reveal it just yet.

However, reality proved that he was overthinking.

By sunset, the three fellow vendors had packed up their stalls, but he hadn’t managed to sell a single talisman.

On his first day of setting up a stall, Chen Mobai made no income. He dejectedly packed up his talismans, rolled up his blanket, and left the market with his head hung low.

However, once he returned to the Water Mansion, he managed to pull himself together.

He consumed the Qi Refining Spirit Water and began his long-overdue meditation.

Under his control, the multicolored adaptive spiritual power corrected some minor deviations and routes. Following the tips taught by Qingping Shangren, he completed the full cycle of circulation.

The light blue spiritual energy, like a mist, enveloped the center of the main hall of the Water Mansion, surrounding Chen Mobai. It made him look like an immortal who dines on the morning dew and evening glow.