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It was still early, and the sky outside hadn’t turned completely dark yet.

Inside the wooden hut, Jian Huan sat cross-legged on the bed, holding the worn-out bag she brought with her.

After receiving the disciple’s robe from the sect, Jian Huan had put her old, shabby clothes in the bag.

Now, she took all those clothes out.

On the other side, a pile of spirit stones emitted a faint glow in the dim room.

Jian Huan touched her chin, pondering for a moment. From the pile of spirit stones, she counted two hundred and put them aside.

With the rest, she used a small bag to wrap them, followed by wrapping that wrap with old clothes. After triple layering it, she placed everything inside the bag and tucked it neatly under the bed.

With the two hundred spirit stones in hand, she went to find Shen Jizhi.

When she arrived outside the Refining Hall, the sky had completely turned dark.

The hall was brightly lit, but shadows covered the area outside the hall.

Jian Huan and Shen Jizhi stood within this shadowy area.

The sound of cicadas in the summer was deafening, hurting one’s ears.

Jian Huan rubbed her ears and looked into the Refining Hall through Shen Jizhi’s broad and slender right shoulder.

Inside, the senior brothers and sisters were busy with their tasks, some carefully carving patterns on half-finished spirit tools, while others were manipulating hard spirit iron with their bare hands.

Shen Jizhi was pulled out by her but she didn’t speak for a long time. Frowning, he asked, “What do you need from me?”

Jian Huan leaned closer to Shen Jizhi and whispered, “I want to buy talisman pens and paper, but the Multiple Treasures Pavilion is too expensive. In your Refining Hall— ” she paused, realizing her mistake, and quickly corrected herself, “In your hall, are they cheaper?”

Being so close, he could feel the breath of the girl hitting his face.

Shen Jizhi lowered his eyes and fixed his gaze on her face. The frown on his face gradually eased in the buzzing of the night.

His heart stirred slightly, and he asked, “How much can you give me?”

The symbol pens at the Multiple Treasures Pavilion were priced at 380 spirit stones, so Jian Huan directly slashed off almost half, saying, “180 spirit stones for the talisman pen, and two pieces of talisman paper for one spirit stone?”

She looked up at him.

A crescent moon hung over his head, and his features were somewhat blurred in the night, making it hard to discern his expression.

Jian Huan felt a bit guilty, wondering if cutting the price by so much was too harsh, so she quickly added, “I’ll take the cheapest ones. It’s good as long as they are usable.”

Shen Jizhi remained silent for a moment and didn’t immediately respond, “Wait here, let me go ask.”

Jian Huan urged him, “Okay, please hurry!”

Shen Jizhi entered the Refining Hall and quickly disappeared from view.

He went to the back courtyard, where some debris was piled up in the corner.

These were leftovers from the Refining Hall, which would be collected and thrown into the incinerator for disposal once they reached a certain amount.

Yuqing Sect’s Multiple Treasures Pavilion had branches all over the place and took the high-end route. Every spirit tool must be exquisite, and these debris would damage the overall quality of the spirit tools, making them undesirable.

However, ever since Shen Jizhi took over this position in the Refining Hall three months ago after a senior brother got promoted to Elder, he stopped throwing these scraps into the incinerator. Instead, he collected them and sold them for one spirit stone per catty in Linxian City.

At this moment, Shen Jizhi carefully sorted through the debris and picked out several small pieces of discarded wood, as well as some varying lengths of wool.

These were materials for making talisman pens.

Although Shen Jizhi had never learned refining, he had been exposed to it for the past three months and knew how to make talisman pens.

Moreover, his fire spiritual root among his five spiritual roots had been tempered diligently during this period, making it not difficult for him to make a talisman pen.

A few days ago, Shen Jizhi had been contemplating whether to try refining to make some spirit stones on the side.

After all, as a Sword Cultivator, even if he earned money, most of it would eventually be spent in the Refining Hall.

But he didn’t expect that just a few days after he had this idea, Jian Huan would come to him.

Why not give it a try?

Shen Jizhi put away the pieces of wood and wool, then went to find his junior brother.

In addition to the materials used to make pens and brushes, the most important part of a symbol pen was the spiritual ink inside.

Spiritual ink was actually a type of spiritual ore, and the high price of a symbol pen was mainly due to this.

In front of his junior brother were quite a few pieces of spiritual ink, which Shen Jizhi introduced one by one, “This piece of spiritual ink is the worst, lacking in spiritual energy. The one sold at the Multiple Treasures Pavilion for 380 spirit stones is made from this.”

Shen Jizhi asked, “How many spirit stones do I need to buy one?”

The Refining Hall’s raw materials were never sold outside, but the people of the Refining Hall could buy three pieces every month.

For the past two months, Shen Jizhi had used up his quota to modify his sword, but he hadn’t bought anything this month.

The junior brother answered, “Thirty spirit stones.”

Shen Jizhi nodded and hesitated for a moment, pointing to another piece that obviously had better quality, “What about this one?”

The junior brother replied, “This one is much better in all aspects. This is worth a hundred spirit stones, but at Multiple Treasures Pavilion, they sell it for 1800 spirit stones.”

Shen Jizhi stood there with his head down, weighing the options in his mind for a long time before he said, “Then give me the one worth one hundred.”

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Jian Huan sat under a tree and started cultivating. Recently, whenever she had time, she would use it to cultivate.

Hearing footsteps, she opened her eyes and saw the person approaching. She jumped up and ran over.

As the girl ran, her white dress brushed against the frosty moonlight, and her figure swayed like ripples.

Jian Huan’s eyes lit up, “How is it?!”

Shen Jinzhi said, “It’s possible.”

Jian Huan made a fist with her right hand and gestured downward, expressing her excitement.

Shen Jizhi said, “I can’t lower the price for the talisman papers, but I can for the symbol pens.”

Making the symbol paper was troublesome, and he wouldn’t make much profit from it. Considering the time he would spend on it, he might end up losing money.

Shen Jizhi asked, “If you think it’s okay, then is it settled?”

Jian Huan nodded vigorously, “Yes!”

Shen Jizhi asked, “When do you need it?”

Jian Huan had a talisman class tomorrow afternoon, so she said, “Can I get it tomorrow at noon?”

“Sure.” Shen Jizhi thought for a moment and reminded her, “By the way, this can’t be put on a tab.”

Jian Huan understood, “I know.”

No matter what, she was getting a good deal, saving two hundred spirit stones. She couldn’t push her luck and ask for credit. That would be too much.

Jian Huan felt delighted in her heart and asked him, “Do you want to come back with me?”

Shen Jizhi shook his head, “I have to keep watch at the Refining Hall tonight.”

After Shen Jizhi returned to the Refining Hall, he borrowed a book on refining and flipped to the pages about talisman pens. After reading through them carefully, he began his work.

From start to finish, his sword was a product of his own hands, and his wooden hut was built by himself as well.

Shen Jizhi had crafted things before, so he was quite adept at it.

In the bright light of the Refining Hall, Shen Jizhi held a few pieces of wood, used a small knife to shape them into the same form, and then used his fire spiritual energy to fuse them together.

Under the fiery red spiritual energy, his focused and meticulous face appeared like a painting.

As the dawn broke, a simple yet elegant talisman pen appeared in his fair palm.