Chapter 800

Chapter 800: The Skilled Artisan

“Interesting. It seems the Spring Blossom Merchant Association really values its reputation in the middle thousand world,” Xu Fan said with a smile after hearing the broadcast.

“Records show that the Spring Blossom Merchant Association was first mentioned in the Ancient Cang Realm over a million years ago,” Ming Kong added.

“Little by little, they must be making a good profit by frequently moving around the middle thousand world.”

Xu Fan thought the Spring Blossom Merchant Association was probably using a strategy of surrounding the city from the countryside.

Just as the Ten Thousand Star Ship was about to speed up towards the Ancient Cang Realm, they suddenly got a message.

The Spring Blossom Merchant Association wanted to arrange a meeting with Xu Fan.

“Grand Elder, should we meet them?” Ming Kong’s voice came through.

“Of course, we’re not in a position to offend the Spring Blossom Merchant Association,” Xu Fan replied with a laugh.

In the Tian Region, inside a tea room.

Xu Fan was having tea with a woman wearing a yellow long dress.

“Senior, it’s too early to talk about recruitment. If fate brings us together again in the future, I’ll consider it,” Xu Fan said politely.

The supervisor of this Celestial Boat was the woman in yellow, the leader of this star region, at the true immortal level.

Her goal was clear; she wanted to recruit Xu Fan for the Spring Blossom Merchant Association.

She immediately offered very generous terms and carefully laid out several recruitment plans.

Joining directly with individual powers, setting up branches, and merging sects—all the options Xu Fan could think of were listed.

“Is our association not sincere enough, or is the offer not right?” the female supervisor asked sincerely.

“I just prefer not to live under someone else’s roof, but I’d like to keep a cooperative relationship with the Spring Blossom Merchant Association in the future,” Xu Fan smiled as he responded.

He was wondering if he could defeat the true immortal in front of him if a fight broke out.

But as soon as that thought crossed his mind, the female supervisor frowned slightly.

“Friend, our Spring Blossom Merchant Association operates with reason and evidence; we don’t resort to force when faced with rejection.”

“Rest assured, friend,” the female supervisor smiled, though there was a hint of caution in her eyes.

Xu Fan was surprised; was his thought so easily detected?

He was only thinking about it and had no intention of actually acting.

“Friend, don’t overthink it. The celestial spirit of the Celestial Boat just informed me that thoughts of good and evil, cause and effect, can be sensed within its range,” the female supervisor explained.

Xu Fan thought for a moment, performed a hand seal, and an invisible protective shield covered the entire exterior.

Once again, the idea of confronting the female supervisor came to his mind.

“Can we detect anything now?” Xu Fan asked with a smile.

The female supervisor, who had been calm just moments ago, now looked serious.

“Friend, you have excellent skills.”

“Thank you for the reminder, Senior. We must be cautious of such detection methods after ascending to the Immortal Realm.”

At that moment, Xu Fan produced a storage bag filled with various essence of the wide road talismans ordered from the Spring Blossom Merchant Association.

“Senior, just in time! I have the completed talismans to hand over to you,” Xu Fan said.

The female supervisor took the storage bag, examined its contents, and then produced several storage bags engraved with the Spring Blossom Merchant Association’s logo.

These were specifically designed to hold Immortal Jade and came in amounts of 50, 100, 1,000, 10,000, and 100,000, making it convenient for transactions.

“In total, it amounts to 420,000 Immortal Jade. Please take a look, taoist friend,” the female supervisor said.

Without a second thought, Xu Fan immediately stored it in the Daoist artifact palace.

“Senior, if I were to produce 1 million Holy Sun and Moon’s Shadow talismans, would the Spring Blossom Merchant Association want them?” Xu Fan asked cautiously.

“Of course! If you can actually produce 1 million, I would still want to thank you, taoist friend.”

“I could wrap things up at the headquarters ahead of schedule,” the female supervisor said with a smile.

If Xu Fan truly produced 1 million Holy Sun and Moon’s Shadow talismans, the profits from this trip would surpass those of the previous three combined.

Moreover, she would receive accolades from the headquarters, achieving multiple benefits at once.

“Can you really produce 1 million Holy Sun and Moon’s Shadow power talismans, taoist friend?” the female supervisor suddenly expressed some anticipation.

“Ha ha, I was just joking.”

“I can make at most 100,000,” Xu Fan said.

Batch crafting talismans could be incredibly mentally exhausting, especially tiring.

With his lazy fish trait fully maxed out, Xu Fan wouldn’t put in the effort unless he desperately needed Immortal Jade.

“100,000 is fine. I’ll set aside Immortal Jade to purchase the talismans from you,” the female supervisor said cheerfully, her earlier disappointment over not recruiting Xu Fan, the talisman grandmaster, vanishing instantly.

“Are talismans like these in high demand in the Immortal Realm?” Xu Fan asked curiously.

“Not at all a problem selling them. Your talismans are excellent for both self-defense and for understanding the two paths,” the female supervisor explained.

“In the Immortal Realm, achieving a Golden Immortal or even higher is quite rare among those great beings,” she added.

“Thank you, Senior, for clarifying,” Xu Fan nodded.

“With your mastery of both talismans and formations, you are sure to be valued wherever you go in the Immortal Realm,” the female supervisor said enviously.

Removed from her position, she would be just another ordinary true immortal in the Immortal Realm.

Unlike Xu Fan, after ascending to the Immortal Realm, he would be qualified to stand on equal footing with Golden Immortals in whichever major forces he chose to join.

“It’s just some research; I don’t deserve such praise from you, Senior.”

After saying this, Xu Fan glanced at the female supervisor.

“It seems you have other matters to attend to, so I won’t disturb you.”

The female supervisor left, and the Ten Thousand Star Ship began to accelerate towards the Ancient Cang Realm.

Xu Fan looked at the storage bag in his hand and couldn’t help but murmur, “The artisan truly has its rewards.”

At that moment, Li Xingci walked in and immediately spotted the Spring Blossom Merchant Association’s storage bag in Xu Fan’s hand.

The Spring Blossom Merchant Association’s storage bags, containing different amounts of Immortal Jade, also came in various colors.

Seeing his good disciple looking at the storage bag, Xu Fan couldn’t help but ask with a smile, “I heard you’ve been busy condensing Other Shore Flowers and sealing your powers within. Are you short on money?”

“I really am a bit short. The celestial tools and clothing sold by the Spring Blossom Merchant Association are all very appealing to Tian’er,” Li Xingci said, looking somewhat helpless.

Having never worried about spirit stones in his life, Li Xingci suddenly understood what it meant to be poor.

“So you came to ask your master for Immortal Jade?” Xu Fan said as he tossed the storage bag containing 10,000 Immortal Jade to Li Xingci.

“No need, Master. I actually came to learn some powers and grand ways for earning Immortal Jade, just like the talismans you inscribe,” Li Xingci said respectfully.

He still recognized the difference between fish and fishing.

“You want to become an artisan too,” Xu Fan laughed.

“I can’t always rely on my master’s generosity to sustain myself; I need to become self-sufficient to support my family,” Li Xingci said.

He remembered Xu Fan mentioning those words before.

In the world of myriad paths, the strongest is always the one who pays. If he had been puzzled before,

now he truly understood—just the items sold by the Spring Blossom Merchant Association could amass a Supreme Elder, though the corresponding amount of Immortal Jade was equally daunting.