Li Ji'an's straightforward words caused Liu Jiuqian to slightly narrow his eyes.
He wants a promise!
Promises in the cultivation realm are not lightly made.
Though they don't carry the extre repercussions of the Great Heart Demon Oath or a Soul Contract, which backfire if violated, they are still intertwined with karmic obligations, and cultivators, under normal circumstances, do not easily break promises.
"What kind of promise do you want?" Being able to straightforwardly ask for benefits, he's clearly not the usual loose cultivator ignorant of worldly affairs. Liu Jiuqian knew he couldn't deceive him, so decided not to pretend.
"I hope that one day I can seek Fellow Daoist Liu to purchase a noble Beast Pill." Li Ji'an didn't specify a Blood Pill, as that would reveal intentions too clearly, and before reaching Foundation Establishnt, it's not suitable to expose Gugu as a trump card.
"Purchase a Beast Pill?" Liu Jiuqian's expression relaxed slightly.
He then used the Beast Taming Clan's exclusive Spirit Taming Technique to sense, but didn't sense any spirit beast presence near Li Ji'an.
"Alright, as long as you're not a wanted thief cultivator within the realm, not a demon cultivator or evil cultivator, I can give you this promise. Later, I can sell a Beast Pill to you."
Li Ji'an bowed, pointing to the three Spirit Trapping Talismans in Xiao Changfeng's hand: "Fellow Daoist Liu is straightforward, these three Spirit Trapping Talismans will be sold to you at an eighty percent discount."
With Li Ji'an's consent, Xiao Changfeng handed over the three Spirit Trapping Talismans to Liu Jiuqian.
"No need!" Liu Jiuqian wasn't appreciative, took the Spirit Trapping Talismans, and directly threw out fifty Spirit Stones.
Spirit Trapping Talismans are too niche and not particularly difficult to draw. These three are only middle-stage Spirit Trapping Talismans, with a market price not exceeding fifteen Spirit Stones apiece.
Giving fifty Spirit Stones was sowhat overpriced.
"Fellow Daoist Liu is generous." Li Ji'an complinted.
"Farewell!" Liu Jiuqian received the Spirit Trapping Talismans and wasted no ti, flying away.
Watching Liu Jiuqian's attitude change before and after obtaining the Spirit Trapping Talismans, Xiao Changfeng frowned slightly and looked at Li Ji'an with a hint of approval.
If he had followed his initial thought of offering the three Spirit Trapping Talismans as a favor, hoping the other would rember the kindness, it would seem sowhat naive.
Far less than Li Ji'an, who yielded actual Spirit Stone inco and a tangible promise.
After a silent mont, he felt he had learned sothing.
"Brother Xiao, then I'll head that way to try my luck." Li Ji'an spoke, bringing him back to reality.
"Alright, Brother Li, take care."
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Parting ways with Xiao Changfeng again, Li Ji'an, accompanied by Xiaoqiao, followed the direction of Gugu.
Three days later, upon nearing the boundary of the Fla Mountain Forbidden Land, Little Spirit Fla finally stopped and curled weakly beside an underground rock.
Gugu maintained distance, silently watching.
Upon reaching the nearby area, Li Ji'an didn't act rashly but cautiously advanced, encircling the area to set up Spirit Trapping Talismans.
He now had six middle-stage and three late-period talismans left, which were sufficient.
Soon, centering around the Spirit Fla, he set a middle-stage Spirit Trapping Talisman in various locations within a thirty-zhang range, and with four middle-stage talismans, the whole area was virtually covered, so even if the Spirit Fla got startled, it couldn't escape.
"Whoosh~" Once everything was prepared, Li Ji'an stood twenty zhang away and suddenly activated a middle-stage Spirit Trapping Talisman at the Spirit Fla.
As the talisman shot into the ground, although the Spirit Fla was startled, it was still slow to react.
"Activate!" With Li Ji'an using his Divine Soul to trigger the Spirit Trapping Talisman, a shockwave emanated from the center, instantly enclosing the still-motionless Spirit Fla.
"Success!" Li Ji'an was delighted, quickly moving forward.
Through Gugu's vision, once the Spirit Fla was surrounded by the talisman, its overall Fire Spirit force suddenly dropped, its montum weakened by seventy to eighty percent.
Gugu imdiately erged from the ground, leading Li Ji'an and Xiaoqiao to escape below.
"Hmm?" However, in the brief mont of moving underground, there was no Spirit Fla within the talisman's trap area.
"What's going on?" Li Ji'an frowned.
According to ancient records, Spirit Flas are without intelligence and act on instinct; once they lose the ability to sense spiritual chanisms, they petrify on the spot and can be collected into specially imprinted Jade Bottles.
Clearly, the fla was trapped within the talisman's confines just now, how could it have escaped?
Without ti to ponder, he imdiately triggered the four previously set Spirit Trapping Talismans with his Divine Soul.
"Over there!" Xiaoqiao suddenly pointed in a direction and shouted.
"Chase!" Gugu hastily accelerated escape speed.
In the blink of an eye, within the covered range of a previously placed talisman, a dimr Spirit Fla struggled to flee outward.
"Sothing's wrong!"
Seeing it was still able to move within the talisman's range took Li Ji'an aback.
"Could this not be the Spirit Fla?"
Amid his uncertainty, there was no ti for Li Ji'an to hesitate, he took out three late-period Spirit Trapping Talismans from the storage pouch.
"Trap!" Watching the fla nearing the edge of the talisman's range, Li Ji'an unhesitatingly activated a late-period Spirit Trapping Talisman.
Hum~
Compared to the earlier ones, late-period talismans have a larger range and more effectively block spiritual chanisms.
Once the Spirit Fla was enclosed, its montum decreased by another thirty percent.
Yet, it still had the strength to slowly move forward, attempting to escape the talisman's range.
"Hmm?" Li Ji'an's face slightly hardened.
This late-period talisman theoretically could trap Second Tier Spirit Flas, yet this tiny fire clearly weaker than Tier One could still move.
"Trap!" Li Ji'an activated the second late-period Spirit Trapping Talisman.
The tiny fla's montum further waned, but it still managed to move.
However, under the influence of the two late-period talismans, its movents had grown feeble and awkward.
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