Previously, he had already comprehended the basics of the Teleportation Array, but there was still a considerable distance to fully understand and master it.
The Teleportation Array in Star Sky City was laid out by a Primordial Spirit Great Power proficient in the Space Dao, profound and mysterious beyond imagination.
Lu Qing, possessing a superpower, was indeed an anomaly in cultivation.
Otherwise, if it were any other Golden Core realm cultivator, they would be completely unable to discern any mystery.
After all, even many Primordial Spirit Great Powers with insufficient cultivation find it challenging to comprehend the Space Teleportation Dao.
Not to mention a mere Golden Core realm.
Time slowly passed as Lu Qing continued his cultivation.
Meanwhile, in Canglan City, waves began to stir.
Those businesses originally planning to observe and wait for Treasure Tower to run out of stock or to raise talisman prices.
Were stunned to find that as the days passed,
the new talismans by Treasure Tower, despite selling hundreds daily, showed no signs of being out of stock, let alone increasing in price.
Witnessing the endless stream of talismans sold daily by Treasure Tower, the other commercial forces finally couldnât sit still any longer.
If this continues, wouldnât the entire talisman market in Canglan City be monopolized by Treasure Tower?
Would there still be any room for them?
"We canât just sit and wait any longer!"
In Wanxiang Pavilion, the burly red-faced old manâs expression was grim.
"If this goes on, Treasure Tower will swallow up the entire talisman market in Canglan City!"
"Itâs unreasonable, in these days, hasnât Treasure Tower sold nearly ten thousand talismans? How could they have prepared such a vast number of talismans in advance?"
Master Zhuo, the Talisman Master of Wanxiang Pavilion, was utterly puzzled.
Originally, in his estimation, if Treasure Tower could prepare one or two thousand new talismans in advance, that would be the limit.
To think that nearly ten thousand talismans have been sold now, and thereâs still no sign of shortage.
In his view, this was simply impossible.
Itâs important to note that over ten thousand talismans, even if all were Foundation Establishment Level talismans,
would require an astonishing amount of time to refine.
Even for a Talisman Master like him, it would take decades or even over a hundred years to refine them.
What kind of Talisman Master would be willing to spend decades or even a hundred years to refine some low-level talismans that lower their status?
Unless that person was a true madman.
Do they really think Talisman Makers donât need cultivation?
Moreover, the Master of Treasure Tower doesnât seem like someone capable of enduring and plotting for so many years.
If she had such a trump card, she wouldâve played it long ago.
Master Zhuo couldnât understand how this came to be.
The red-faced old man was equally perplexed, but he knew they couldnât just sit there and wait to be defeated.
Now, leveraging the new talismans, Treasure Towerâs influence in Canglan City grows ever greater.
Its reputation even seems to be spreading subtly to other major cities.
People have already noticed that cultivators from other major cities travel long distances to Canglan City just to purchase new talismans.
If this continues, their Wanxiang Pavilion will truly be completely overshadowed by Treasure Tower.
"Steward Shen, havenât you found out the origin of that Talisman Master from Treasure Tower?" the red-faced old man inquired.
"So far, weâve only found out that the Talisman Master likely arrived in Canglan City through a Transmission Array not long ago.
However, this person is very low-key, and after entering Treasure Tower, barely leaves their Cave Mansion.
The spies weâve dispatched couldnât even get close before being caught by Treasure Towerâs people."
The white-faced middle-aged Steward Shen reported.
"They only entered Canglan City recently? Then how did Treasure Tower suddenly present so many talismans and sweep the market?"
The red-faced old man was astonished.
"This subordinate isnât sure either, but Iâve spent a considerable sum to gather information from within Treasure Tower.
Itâs said that the talismans currently being sold by Treasure Tower are newly refined daily by that mysterious Talisman Master within their Cave Mansion.
This is purportedly the reason why Treasure Tower has not run out of stock."
Steward Shen replied.
However, his words led Master Zhuo to exclaim out loud.
"Impossible! The talismans Treasure Tower sells daily must amount to at least several hundred.
Even a Talisman Master couldnât possibly refine so many talismans daily. This must be false information released by Treasure Tower!"
The red-faced old man also found this hard to believe.
Although he wasnât proficient in the Dao of Talismans, he had enough insight at his level of cultivation.
Refining several hundred talismans on-site every day, including many at the Golden Core level.
Even for a Talisman Master, let alone those mysterious and elusive Talisman Grandmasters, whether this is even possible remains to be seen.
"Subordinate also finds this matter quite unbelievable, but apart from that, nothing else from Treasure Tower has been revealed, so weâve been unable to uncover matters any further,"
Steward Shen stated.
When he first received this information, his immediate reaction was its impossibility.
Hence, he hadnât reported it to the Vice Pavilion Master immediately.
He wanted to confirm the details before reporting.
Now, as expected, the Vice Pavilion Master also finds this notion absurd.
"Regardless, this matter surely involves that mysterious Talisman Master," the red-faced old man said. "If thereâs a way to capture this person, perhaps Treasure Towerâs current offensive will crumble on its own."
"But Vice Pavilion Master, according to my investigation, the person has been secluded within Treasure Tower, rarely making appearances.
Apart from their Cave Mansion, they never leave, nor do they interact with many others.
Capturing them would mean entering Treasure Tower directly to take them.
If not, thereâs no viable way.
However, seizing a person from within Treasure Tower, the City Lord likely wouldnât stand idly by."
Steward Shen cautiously suggested.
The red-faced old manâs proposal was challenging to execute.
Capturing someone directly wouldnât only face the formidable arrays inherent to Treasure Tower, which even a Primordial Spirit Great Power couldnât break through in a short time.
In terms of business conflicts, directly storming into the opponentâs base to seize someone is against the rules.
Without a valid reason, the Master of Canglan City would never permit it.
Besides, rumors persist that the Master of Treasure Tower has connections with a significant figure in Tianyuan World.
Common competitive methods are one thing.
If they went too far and truly provoked her, causing the great figures of the Heavenly Origin Great World to act,
not only would their small Wanxiang Pavilion be unable to withstand the wrath of such figures, even all of Canglan City might not bear it.
"If this doesnât work and that doesnât work, are we going to sit back and watch that woman monopolize the entire talisman market and trample over our Wanxiang Pavilion?"
The red-faced old man fumed.
Steward Shen didnât dare to speak.
Vice Pavilion Master Hong wasnât known for having a good temperament, and saying more might lead to punishment.
Fortunately, though quick-tempered, the red-faced old man was rational.
After venting his anger briefly, he calmed down somewhat.
"Itâs a pity my elder brother felt something and went into closed seclusion not long ago. Otherwise, with his connections to the City Lord, they might suppress Treasure Tower."
The red-faced old man lamented.
It truly seemed he wasnât suited for managing these matters of Wanxiang Pavilion.
These complicated affairs were truly bothersome.
If his older brother were here, solutions to break the deadlock would surely be formulated.
Steward Shen and Master Zhuo remained silent.
They agreed with this statement.
If the Pavilion Master were here, they wouldnât be in such a difficult situation.
As the three remained silent, Steward Shenâs expression suddenly shifted.
He then took out a Communication Jade Token from his bosom.
After reviewing the message within the Jade Token, a hint of delight surfaced on his face.
"Vice Pavilion Master, perhaps we donât need to be in such a rush."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Because someone is more anxious than us; Heavenly Mechanism Workshop over there couldnât hold back anymore."