Junior Sister, I Really Have to Control You

Chapter 31: Chapter 21: Upper Grade Magical Artifact, the Thief Who Stole Spirit Charm

In the Jade Altar Temple’s shop.

Li Yinsheng decisively placed his order.

It was common knowledge that Stewards usually did not oversee the shops. In a situation where everyone was either a Direct Lineage or a True Disciple, the Temple Master’s Direct Lineage was naturally the most reliable. However, if the female shopkeeper before him hadn’t revealed her identity on her own accord, Li Yinsheng would never have associated her with being the Temple Master’s Direct Lineage.

A Direct Disciple was meant to inherit their master’s legacy and position. Anyone could only have one Direct Disciple—this was a fixed rule written in the precepts. She looked no older than twenty-five or twenty-six. To be established as the Direct Lineage from among all the True Disciples at such an age, she had to possess extraordinary talent.

Li Yinsheng sighed inwardly. He thought, ”It’s a pity that despite my nearly a century of profound Cultivation, my practical methods lag completely behind.”

Otherwise, anyone else with a Cultivation level similar to his could easily probe the female shopkeeper’s foundation. He could only rely on his Qi perception brought by his Cultivation to roughly estimate that she had about thirty or forty years of Cultivation... probably?

Shaking his head, Li Yinsheng stopped dwelling on the matter. Apart from the lost Town Guardian Technique in the Xuanzhen Temple’s Scripture Pavilion, seventy to eighty percent of the other inheritances were still intact. Given some time, he could always make up for these lacking methods.

Right now, he cared more about something else.

”Shopkeeper,” he leaned forward slightly and asked seriously, ”you just said that if I hire you for the Array Formation, not only will the deposit be waived, but the total price will also be cheaper...

”I wonder... exactly how much cheaper can it be?”

Facing the approaching Li Yinsheng, the female shopkeeper instinctively held her breath before saying, ”How about dropping it to one hundred thousand talismanic coins?”

Li Yinsheng’s eyes lit up as he muttered to himself, ”One hundred thousand... That’s equivalent to the price of an ordinary Array Master setting up an ordinary small Spirit Refining Array.”

Yet, the result would be a Bright Spirit Refining Array personally set up by the Direct Lineage of the Jade Altar Temple’s Temple Master. He thought, ”This is an absolute steal!”

However, the female shopkeeper heard his muttering and seemed to misunderstand something. She raised a hand to pinch her earlobe. ”If you still think it’s too expensive, how about ninety thousand talismanic coins?”

She could drop it even further?!

Li Yinsheng felt that if he bargained a bit more, there would still be room for negotiation to lower the price again. But taking all this into account, he had already gained quite an advantage. After brief consideration, he dismissed the idea.

”Then thank you very much, Shopkeeper,” Li Yinsheng expressed his gratitude.

Facing his thanks, the female shopkeeper nodded. She paused before speaking, ”My last name is Meng, Meng Yu. I’m just acting as a temporary shopkeeper, so you should just call me Fellow Daoist.”

”Alright, Meng,” Li Yinsheng naturally agreed.

”How should I address you, Fellow Daoist? At which Daoist Temple do you cultivate, and where do you want the Array built?” Meng Yu asked.

”I am Li Yinsheng from the Xuanzhen Temple. As for the location of the Array Formation, it will be on my temple’s Xuanzhen Peak,” Li Yinsheng replied.

Hearing Li Yinsheng mention the Xuanzhen Temple and Xuanzhen Peak, a trace of pure bewilderment flashed across Meng Yu’s face.

She wondered why she had absolutely no impression of this Daoist Temple.

But she quickly cast this doubt to the back of her mind. Among the dozens of Daoist Temples under the Zhengyang Dharma Vein, only a scarce ten or so were well-known far and wide, and all of them were leaders in certain skills. This Xuanzhen Temple was probably a relatively small and unremarkable Daoist Temple, which was why she didn’t recognize it.

Meng Yu asked, ”Then Li, when do you want to start building the Array?”

”The sooner the better, it just depends on when Meng has free time,” Li Yinsheng said without hesitation.

”I can go right now,” Meng Yu said immediately.

”Now?” Li Yinsheng was somewhat surprised. ”But aren’t you the shopkeeper, Meng? Can you get away right now?”