It was nightfall once again.

Yang Che suppressed his desire to ‘drink’ and walked out of his stone building, preparing to re-enter the market.

A burly, muscled man, built like an iron tower, came walking towards him.

This burly man was named Niu Rong; he was extremely robust, almost one and a half times the height of a normal person.

Despite his towering height, dark skin, and unremarkable appearance, Niu Rong possessed an unusually good temper.

He often wore a guileless smile and spoke in an exceptionally gentle voice.

Since Yang Che had moved here, he had never seen Niu Rong lose his temper.

“Zhang Daoist, are you going to the market again?”

Niu Rong, a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator, immediately showed a guileless smile and greeted Yang Che when he saw him.

Yang Che nodded expressionlessly and indifferently, considering it a response.

Since entering Dark Abyss City, he had already changed his appearance.

Now, not only did his cultivation appear to be at the peak of Foundation Establishment Late Stage due to the Divine Concealment Art, but he also publicly claimed his name was ‘Zhang Gu’.

When he first arrived, a few ignorant Cultivators tried to trouble him and extort Spirit Stones from him, but after he dealt with them decisively, very few Cultivators dared to approach him again.

However, Niu Rong was an exception; almost every time he saw him, he would guilelessly greet him.

Initially, Yang Che naturally did not want to bother with him.

After all, it was better to have one less trouble than one more.

Furthermore, he hadn't forgotten that the red-robed Nascent Soul youth, who called himself the Young Lord, had been targeting him, so he naturally didn't want to talk much to others.

However, Niu Rong seemed to ignore his indifference and continued to greet him every time he saw him, come rain or shine.

Yang Che felt quite helpless about this, and later, when Niu Rong greeted him again, he would simply nod in response.

After leaving the courtyard area where Loose Cultivators gathered, Yang Che turned several corners before finally walking onto a wide bluestone slab road.

Above the hazy sky, a clear cry of a flying beast suddenly resounded.

Yang Che looked up and saw an unknown strange bird, spreading its wide, cloud-like wings, circling, and preparing to land on the ground.

Soon, Yang Che saw two young Cultivators, one male and one female, standing on the giant back of the strange bird.

The male had a face like jade.

The female was delicate and exquisite.

Both were at the peak of Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation.

The appearance of these two quickly caused a considerable stir.

From the discussions around him, Yang Che quickly gathered that the male Cultivator was named Su Liang, and the female Cultivator was named Mo Wenyue.

They were the young Geniuses of the two major cultivation families in Dark Abyss City, the Su Family and the Mo Family.

After standing still on the bluestone slab road, the delicate female Cultivator named Mo Wenyue waved her hand, and the unknown strange bird was taken into a spirit beast bag.

Yang Che's eyes narrowed slightly.

After living in Dark Abyss City for some time, Yang Che discovered that most Cultivators in Dark Abyss City were extremely keen on the Dao of ‘Talisman Making’ and ‘Beast Taming’.

Almost everyone understood some rudimentary Dao of Talisman Making and Beast Taming techniques.

This greatly surprised and intrigued Yang Che for a moment.

While he was pondering, Su Liang and Mo Wenyue seemed to be heading in the same direction as Yang Che, both towards the ‘Yuan Fang City’ in Dark Abyss City.

Wherever the two passed, passersby quickly made way.

Yang Che withdrew his gaze, no longer paying attention, and strode towards Yuan Fang City.

His biggest goal in coming to Dark Abyss City was to find that mysterious Grandmaster-level Talisman Maker.

During these days, he had been secretly inquiring in the two major markets of Dark Abyss City, the ‘Dark Market’ and ‘Yuan Fang City’, starting from ‘Talisman’, and gradually gained some clues.

Walking through the bustling market, Yang Che quickly arrived in front of a shop called ‘Xiaoyao Pavilion’.

This ‘Xiaoyao Pavilion’ mainly sold Talismans, Spirit Beasts, and Magical Artifacts, with Medicinal Pills and Spiritual Plants occasionally for sale.

Yang Che had visited many such shops during these days and finally found that only the Talismans sold by ‘Xiaoyao Pavilion’ were of higher quality and well-made.

After a slight hesitation, Yang Che stepped inside.

“Zhang Daoist, are you here to buy Talismans again?”

A Foundation Establishment Stage elderly man, who appeared to be in his sixties, walked out from behind the counter in the shop and immediately asked with a smile when he saw Yang Che.

Yang Che nodded expressionlessly, appearing very indifferent.

The old man seemed used to it and didn't mind.

This cool young man in front of him was a big customer.

And each time, the Talismans he bought were more precious and Advanced.

Therefore, even though his temperament was somewhat indifferent and strange, he absolutely could not be offended.

“Shi Daoyou, this time I want some Advanced defensive Talismans, but I found that there don't seem to be any on the shelves in your shop.”

Yang Che asked indifferently.

Shi Yizhu, the shopkeeper, was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then cautiously said:

“Zhang Daoist, these Advanced Talismans are not ordinary items. Not to mention us Foundation Establishment Cultivators, even for ordinary Golden Core Stage Seniors, these items are very expensive. These Advanced Talismans are not something ordinary Cultivators can afford.”

Shi Yizhu's implication was that these Advanced Talismans were simply too expensive; even if the shop displayed them, few people could afford them, and it might even attract the covetousness of others.

“Shi Daoyou, do you mean your shop does have Advanced Talismans?” Yang Che asked, his eyes brightening.

The shopkeeper, Shi Yizhu, said with a bitter smile:

“We do have these Advanced Talismans, but I do not have the authorization to sell them. If Zhang Daoist is truly sincere in purchasing them, please allow me to inform someone.”

“Then I shall wait, Fellow Daoist.”

Yang Che was secretly delighted, but his expression remained extremely indifferent.

Shi Yizhu pondered for a moment, then took out a ‘sound transmission Talisman’ and activated it.

A moment later, a white light suddenly lit up in front of the old man. He quickly reached out and grabbed a ‘sound transmission Talisman’ from it, immediately scanning it with his Divine Sense.

In a short while, Shi Yizhu couldn't help but shake his head slightly, glanced at Yang Che, and said with a hint of apology: “Zhang Daoist, our shop owner said that these Advanced Talismans are not sold to individual customers.”

“Not sold to individual customers?”

Yang Che was somewhat surprised and immediately deliberately darkened his expression.

How could a shop owner refuse to do business?

Shi Yizhu immediately cupped his fists and said: “Zhang Daoist, please don't misunderstand. These Advanced Talismans are not easy to make, so they are generally prioritized for Advanced Cultivators. Often, an Advanced Talisman is already reserved before it's even fully made.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Che's expression softened.

At the same time, he thought carefully and realized that it was indeed mostly as Shopkeeper Shi said.

After quickly weighing his options, Yang Che said: “Alright, Shi Daoyou, tell your shop owner that I can pre-order Advanced Talismans.”

“This…”

Shi Yizhu suddenly found himself in a difficult position.

A moment later, he asked somewhat incredulously: “For Advanced Talisman pre-orders, there's a minimum of five. Zhang Daoist, are you sure you want to pre-order?”

“A minimum of five?”

Yang Che's heart tightened.

However, after some thought, he gritted his teeth and said: “No problem, I'm sure I want to pre-order.”

Shi Yizhu couldn't help but be even more surprised.

Since Xiaoyao Pavilion opened, they had never encountered a Foundation Establishment Cultivator pre-ordering Advanced Talismans.

One must know that even the lowest-grade Advanced Talisman starts at over ten thousand Spirit Stones. Not to mention Foundation Establishment Cultivators, even ordinary Core Formation Cultivators might not be able to afford so many Spirit Stones.

Yet, this young Foundation Establishment Cultivator in front of him wanted to pre-order five Advanced Talismans?

Tens of thousands of Spirit Stones was no small sum, so Shi Yizhu immediately asked suspiciously: “Zhang Daoist, can you really afford so many Spirit Stones?”

Yang Che, however, suddenly said indifferently: “No.”

As soon as these words came out, Shi Yizhu's face immediately stiffened, about to turn into a slightly annoyed displeasure, but Yang Che continued: “However, I can trade with full pattern star stones.”

“full pattern star stone?”

Shi Yizhu's expression was a sight to behold, changing repeatedly, before he quickly continued to activate the sound transmission Talisman to inform the shop owner.