I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 7: Falling Stone Formation

After the female cultivator left, Lin Qing entered the house. There didn't seem to be any problems inside, and it appeared clean. However, Lin Qing still bought a few cleansing talismans and cleaned the house thoroughly.

Afterwards, Lin Qing went to the market to register at the cultivator's office. With this shop, he now had priority leasing rights. Then, after opening up the backyard, Lin Qing had a house that was twice as big as before.

Once everything was done, Lin Qing relaxed as he watched Chao Yun occasionally arrange the furniture. At this point, he began to attempt making the Falling Stone Formation.

Although the Falling Stone Formation was also a middle-grade formation like the Mysterious Wood Formation, it was much more difficult as a killing formation. However, compared to when he first broke through to the middle-grade formation master level while making the Mysterious Wood Formation, Lin Qing was now close to breaking through to the high-grade formation master level. Therefore, making it was much simpler. He directly turned the five materials he bought into two sets of the Falling Stone Formation.

The cost of materials for one set of the Mysterious Wood Formation was four spirit stones, while the Falling Stone Formation required six. Lin Qing thought about it and set the price at twenty spirit stones.

Although it was nearly twice as expensive as the Mysterious Wood Formation, there would definitely be people willing to buy it.

You should know that even for a middle-grade first-tier magical tool, such as the most common magic sword, it would cost fifty spirit stones. If the quality was slightly better, it would be common to see prices of seventy to eighty or even over a hundred spirit stones. Lin Qing's formation had the killing power of a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, so selling it at this price was definitely a good deal. Moreover, unlike first-tier middle-grade talismans, his formation could be used repeatedly, making it very practical.

Of course, it wasn't without its flaws, but the price made up for everything.

After hanging up the sign for the sale of the Falling Stone Formation, besides attracting the admiration of the surrounding cultivators, just like when he sold the Mysterious Wood Formation for the first time, the Falling Stone Formation was quickly sold as well.

Actually, not everyone living in Qingmu Village was as poor as he originally was, unable to afford a few spirit stones. Some mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators had been at this cultivation level for decades. If they weren't dedicated to breaking through, their wealth would definitely accumulate over the years.

So even though the Falling Stone Formation was more expensive than the Mysterious Wood Formation, Lin Qing received orders for five sets of formations within a day, and it sold even faster than the Mysterious Wood Formation. After all, it was a killing formation. Lin Qing accepted all the orders, but he claimed that it would take ten days to make one set, and everyone understood.

In fact, with Lin Qing's current level of formation cultivation, he could make five sets within ten days, but he still had to be cautious. He had broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, but he was still far from being completely safe.

After taking the orders, Lin Qing began to make the formations.

He delivered one set every ten days, earning five spirit stones per set with his current success rate. He earned fifteen spirit stones in a month. It didn't seem like much, but it was already incredible for someone at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. Moreover, he didn't just sell this one type of formation.

With these spirit stones, his daily supply of spiritual rice was uninterrupted, and he never stopped making pills.

Lin Qing knew that his aptitude was too poor. Without pills, it would probably be an astronomical number to continue breaking through. Eating the Qi Refining Late stage's Qi Nourishing Pill, which he only started eating in the later stage of Qi Refining, Lin Qing estimated that it would take at least two more years to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

He was already very satisfied with this.

Those who hadn't experienced ten years of stagnation would find it difficult to understand.

When delivering the third set, while talking to the cultivator who came to pick it up, Lin Qing unexpectedly heard a piece of news. A few days ago, a cultivator accidentally discovered a corpse in the Yandang Mountains. It was one of the two people who had made an appointment with him to ambush the demonic beast.

Upon hearing this news, Lin Qing was shocked. After asking carefully, he learned that the discovered corpse was still fresh, indicating that the person had been killed by a magic sword, and their storage bag was missing. Moreover, someone in Qingmu Village had seen the other cultivator of the two hurriedly return and leave again a few days ago, not knowing if it was related.

Hearing this, Lin Qing's heart turned cold, and the scene of those two people desperately inviting him to go out appeared in his mind once again.

Lin Qing thought, if he had agreed back then, would the discovered corpse be his own, and would the person who left in a hurry be those two people? Lin Qing didn't know.

After the cultivator who had obtained the formation technique left, Lin Qing became even more determined in his thoughts. With his current cultivation level and the spiritual stones he had on him, going out again would be like walking into a tiger's den. It would be better to focus on diligent cultivation.

At night, Lin Qing and Chao Yun blew out the candles, but nothing else happened.

Lin Qing naturally considered Chao Yun's feelings, but he still felt a bit restless. It was fine when there were no such matters, but once they arose, it was hard to stop thinking about them.

Chao Yun clearly knew what was bothering Lin Qing, but she felt somewhat powerless at the moment.

The moonlight outside the window flickered, casting shadows of clouds that came and went. Finally, Chao Yun looked at Lin Qing and whispered, "Husband, if things continue like this, when I have a child in the future, with the child crying all day and night, it will be even harder for me to take care of you. Why not marry another wife?"

Lin Qing did not answer.

"Husband, this is not only for you, but also for my own benefit," Chao Yun added.

Hearing Chao Yun's words, Lin Qing embraced her. Chao Yun was right. Ever since they got married, Chao Yun had taken care of all the household chores, from washing clothes to cooking. If they had a child in the future, how could Chao Yun handle everything alone?

"I understand, but this matter cannot be rushed. And if I were to marry again, it would not be a wife, but a concubine," Lin Qing said.

Chao Yun fell silent for a moment.

Compared to this matter, Lin Qing had something else to take care of now. His supply of spiritual stones was gradually increasing, and he had more than enough for his daily cultivation. However, if he left the remaining spiritual stones unused, they would not generate any interest. He needed to use these spiritual stones to increase his own strength.

At the very least, he needed to buy a better sword.

After the lower-grade Tier 1 sword he had previously was damaged, he had exchanged it with someone for materials and had not gotten it back yet. But now, there was no need for it anymore. The lower-grade Tier 1 sword was too weak, especially since it was damaged.

What he needed now was a mid-grade Tier 1 sword.

After completing the order for the five sets of Falling Stone Formations, Lin Qing entered the only weapon shop in Qingmu Town. He chose this shop because the owner had bought a formation technique from him before, even though it was just a mysterious wood formation. They had a mutual business relationship.

When the owner saw Lin Qing come in, he quickly got up to greet him. Lin Qing had gained some fame in Qingmu Town recently for successfully creating two different mid-grade Tier 1 formations in a row. He was not an ordinary person.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, please have a seat."

Seeing the owner's enthusiastic smile, Lin Qing thought to himself that he would probably have to spend a lot of money today.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, take your time. I will personally deliver the goods to your door once they arrive."

An hour later, the owner respectfully saw Lin Qing off at the door, and Lin Qing returned the gesture.

Back in his own shop, Lin Qing thought about the price he had just paid and took a deep breath. Because Qingmu Town was too small, mid-grade Tier 1 swords could only be pre-ordered and then delivered from elsewhere. Lin Qing chose a sword of decent quality and it cost him a total of seventy-three spiritual stones, with the owner giving him a discount of two stones. He immediately paid a deposit of twenty-three stones.

He realized that selling formations was profitable, but it also required a lot of investment.

He had originally planned to buy some talismans, but considering the elixirs he would need for his upcoming cultivation, Lin Qing temporarily held back.

(End of this chapter)