My dreams can simulate the future.

Chapter 12 Hou Ming's Reminder and Preparation

These words were naturally overheard by the scholar and the sword-wielding cultivator. They approached Hou Ming's stall, and the scholar asked with a smile, "Young friend, do you have any mid-grade first-rank talismans here?"

First-grade mid-level talismans are always in high demand, especially after the start of the war. Hou Ming didn't take their request to buy talismans seriously.

He casually took out the Fire Rain Talisman that Jiang Chen had sold him yesterday: "All the mid-grade first-rank talismans I have are here."

The scholar took the talismans and examined them carefully, one by one. When he saw two high-quality talismans, he couldn't help but be surprised: "There are even high-quality talismans! That's truly rare."

The sword-wielding cultivator standing nearby couldn't help but ask, "This brat Jiang Chen can actually draw a high-quality talisman?"

Upon hearing this, Hou Ming had a guess in his mind.

"These two aren't here to buy talismans; they probably have something on their minds about Brother Chen."

The scholar quickly tried to smooth things over: "Young friend, we are old acquaintances of Fellow Daoist Jiang Yun. We used to buy Fellow Daoist Jiang Yun's talismans often."

I wanted to buy his talismans, but I heard he's been away for months. I also just heard that Jiang Chen can now draw mid-grade first-rank talismans; I wonder if these talismans were made by him?

Hou Ming knew he couldn't hide this from the two of them, so he simply said, "The first-grade mid-level talismans in my possession were all bought from Jiang Chen."

The scholar looked enlightened: "In that case, I'll take all these talismans."

After exchanging money and goods, the two turned and left.

The scholar used his divine sense to transmit his voice, saying, "Bull, your words have made that little guy suspicious. Think before you speak in the future."

Bull remained nonchalant: "The ghostwriter we hired before has already revealed his true colors."

"If you ask me, it would be better to sneak into his house in the middle of the night and take him away by force. We've kidnapped skilled rogue cultivators before without anyone noticing, so what's a little Jiang Chen?"

Upon hearing this, the scholar immediately warned, "Don't act recklessly. We are currently in the midst of a major war, and Black Stone Mountain Market is a logistics hub for the Changyuan Mountain front."

"Causing trouble in Blackstone Mountain Market at this time will inevitably incur a severe crackdown from the Golden Cauldron Sect. At that point, we'll both be in deep trouble."

"We've gathered quite a bit of intelligence today; it's time to report to Boss Black Wolf. The decision is up to him."

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In the evening, Jiang Chen woke up from his cultivation.

After breaking through to the fourth level of Qi Refining, my life rhythm remained the same as before: I spent four hours each day drawing talismans and four hours in meditation instead of sleeping.

The remaining four hours were used for cultivation and handling various affairs.

He has completed drawing the talismans and cultivating, and the three magical artifacts he bought have all recognized their owners.

It was getting late, and Jiang Chen was about to start preparing dinner.

dong dong dong~~

A knock came at the door, and Jiang Chen immediately released his divine sense to investigate, discovering it was Hou Ming.

"Strange, when Hou Ming comes to my house, he either climbs over the wall or pushes the door open, but he never knocks on the door!"

It was really strange that they knocked on the door today; something must be up.

Thinking of this, he immediately went over and opened the door.

Hou Ming bowed respectfully and said, "Fellow Daoist Jiang, I've come to collect the goods."

Seeing his expression, Jiang Chen immediately confirmed his suspicions.

He returned the greeting with a cupped hand: "I happen to have some talismans on hand that I'm about to use. Please come in and talk."

The two entered the house, and Jiang Chen activated the protective array within before asking, "What happened?"

Hou Ming recounted in detail his encounter with the one-eyed and scarred cultivators during the day.

"Those two are both more powerful than Gu Laohu, they're not easy to deal with, you'd better be careful."

Jiang Chen wasn't surprised at all that someone was inquiring about him. Judging from the one-eyed man holding the knife's behavior, someone had been watching him all along.

I already have three magical artifacts for self-defense, so a mere mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator is nothing to fear!

"I possess the Dream Butterfly Diagram, which allows me to enter dreams and simulate the future. If used properly, it will greatly increase my chances of turning the tables."

Thinking of this, he said, "Thank you for tipping me off this time. If you see those two again, be sure to tell me."

Hou Ming patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, I'll definitely say hello to them when I see them."

Afterwards, Jiang Chen sold all the Fire Rain Talismans he had drawn that day to Hou Ming.

After the money and goods were exchanged, Jiang Chen added, "By the way, when you receive the goods, please keep an eye out for anything that can enhance my spiritual sense."

Whether it's a magical artifact, a spiritual plant, or a secret technique, as long as it has this function, try to collect it.

He wanted to acquire these kinds of things because he wanted to improve his spiritual sense as soon as possible. As long as his spiritual sense improved, the duration of each dream simulation would be longer.

Upon hearing this, Hou Ming was filled with joy.

"Brother Chen might need my help sometimes; only by clinging to his coattails can I secure a reliable connection in the future."

Thinking of this, he immediately said, "Brother Chen, don't worry. I'll be looking at all the stalls in the market these next few days. If there are any spiritual items of this kind, I will definitely buy them for you."

"If you need it urgently, you can go to the pill shop and buy some Spirit Nourishing Pills. They're quite effective at enhancing spiritual cultivation; I've heard that many talisman masters buy them."

Jiang Chen was naturally familiar with the Nourishing Spirit Pill, but most pills contain toxic substances. Excessive accumulation of these toxic substances in the body can block the meridians, affect cultivation speed, and even cause poisoning.

However, the human body also has some ability to expel erysipelas. As long as the pills are not taken too frequently, they will not cause much of a problem.

Previously, in order to break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining as soon as possible, I took one Spirit Gathering Pill a day, which was too frequent.

If you wish to avoid the effects of erysipelas, you can purchase more precious and high-quality pills.

Generally speaking, the erysipelas of high-quality pills is only about one-tenth that of ordinary pills, the efficacy is 10% to 20% higher, and the price is 50% to 100% higher.

"I couldn't afford high-quality pills before, but that's not a problem now. Saving spirit stones is useless; improving my strength as quickly as possible is the key."

After Hou Ming left, he had no interest in preparing dinner. After taking a fasting pill, he prepared his brush, ink, paper and inkstone and continued to draw talismans.

"Although I'm somewhat confident, I still need to make the necessary preparations. My attack methods are insufficient and need to be strengthened."

The Fire Rain Talisman is an area-of-effect attack that can injure a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, but it is difficult to seriously injure them, let alone kill them.

Moreover, this is my own home. If I were to use the Fire Rain Talisman, the losses would be enormous.

"I need to prepare a few golden needle talismans, just in case I'm caught off guard."

The Golden Needle Talisman is also a mid-grade first-rank talisman. When activated, it releases a golden needle of magical power with extremely strong penetrating power.

Whether it's breaking through qi or armor, its power is considerable. Once a vital point is struck, even a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator could be in danger of death.

He had previously practiced drawing talismans in dreams, including the Golden Needle Talisman. Now he had mastered the basics, but his success rate in creating talismans was only 20%.

Right now is the time when we urgently need it, so we can't worry about anything else.

He immediately began to draw the Golden Needle Talisman. Two hours later, he had used up twenty sheets of talisman paper and completed five talismans.

"A success rate of 25% is not bad. With five Golden Needle Talismans in hand, plus three magic artifacts, that's enough to deal with a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator."