My dreams can simulate the future.

Chapter 2 Raising Money

Then, the scene before Jiang Chen's eyes changed again, and he returned to the bedroom.

The feeling of dizziness and lightheadedness due to exhaustion of spiritual energy returned.

"My experience just now was a dream simulation of what would happen in the next day, using this butterfly dream picture?"

If that's true, wouldn't I be arrested tomorrow?

"It's better to believe it exists than not. If it's true, and I'm conscripted to Changyuan Mountain, it'll be a near-death experience."

There's only half a day left, and no time to recover my consciousness.

I need to gather ten spirit stones first, lest my life be in danger.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen immediately put away the talisman paper and ink on the table.

"I still have two spirit stones and ten mid-grade first-rank talismans, which I can only sell for one spirit stone."

There are still two ounces of talisman ink left, which can be sold for two spirit stones, but I still need five spirit stones.

Besides these talisman paper and ink, only the talisman brushes can be sold for some money.

A crisis is imminent; we must quickly convert the talismans and ink into cash.

He looked at the sky outside and found that the sun was in the exact same position as when he fell asleep.

"It seems that simulating the future in a dream doesn't consume time in reality."

As soon as he stepped out of the small courtyard, he saw a thin young man about to open the door of the neighboring courtyard to the west. This man was Hou Ming.

Jiang Chen immediately went up to him: "Monkey, you usually go out to set up your stall before dawn and don't come back until sunset."

It's only noon, how can you, you money-grubber, bear to go home?

Hou Ming's face was full of smiles: "Business was good today. The spiritual items I prepared are almost sold out, so I came back to pick up some more."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen smiled and said, "That's great, I was just thinking of selling some of my stock."

Hou Ming glanced at the storage bag at his waist: "Let's talk in the yard."

The two entered the courtyard, and Hou Ming immediately closed the gate and activated the array.

Jiang Chen also took out talisman paper and talisman ink: "These are things I want to sell. Name your price."

Hou Ming took the talisman and said with a forced smile, "Brother Chen, let's be cautious first and then be honest later."

After saying that, he took the talismans and examined them one by one.

Jiang Chen didn't care at all: "Feelings are something to be discussed when negotiating the price. We'll handle things the way they are when we inspect the goods."

Before long, Hou Ming had checked all the talismans.

Finally, a talisman was drawn out, and a trace of magic power was infused into it. The magical light quickly spread out and covered the entire talisman.

Seeing this, Hou Ming smiled broadly: "Brother Chen, your talisman-making skills have improved!"

Several of the talisman papers are of exceptional quality, and among mid-grade first-class talisman papers, they can be considered to be well-made.

"You usually keep the mid-level talismans you make for your own use, why are you being so generous today?"

While he was talking, he checked the talisman ink again.

Jiang Chen took out the talisman brush, only to find that a small part of the brush tip had been burned off.

"I just tried to draw a mid-grade first-level Fire Rain Talisman, but not only did I fail, I also burned the talisman brush."

Since I can't draw talismans now, I can only make a little money by selling talisman paper.

Hou Ming sighed: "Brother Chen, if you made a living by making talismans, your life would be much better than it is now."

We are all second-grade spiritual apertures, but the Golden Cauldron Sect doesn't even want disciples like us when they're recruiting outer disciples.

Your spiritual aperture is located at the Yintang acupoint in the upper dantian. Although you are born with a strong soul, suitable for cultivating various arts of immortality, your problem of scattered spiritual consciousness remains incurable.

"Forget about Foundation Establishment for now. Focus on saving up some spirit stones so you can get married and have children in the future."

"If all else fails, you could marry into a cultivation family. You have the skill to make talismans, and you also have the legacy left by Grandpa Jiang. Cultivation families would love a rogue cultivator like you."

Hou Ming said these things because he was genuinely worried about Jiang Chen's future.

Jiang Chen naturally knew what was good and bad, so he said, "Let's wait a few more years. If we can't break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining by the age of thirty, then we shouldn't even think about Foundation Establishment."

He immediately changed the subject: "By the way, monkey, do you still need a first-grade, low-level talisman?"

Hou Ming looked troubled: "Brother Chen, as you know, there are many first-grade rank talismans on the market, but their power is insufficient, so they are really hard to sell."

Of the thirty talismans you sold me a month ago, you've only sold twenty so far.

"I'll definitely come to you for it once I've sold them all."

The runes of a first-grade rubbing are simple. As long as one's spiritual sense is strong enough, even if one's basic skills are relatively poor, one can still manage to draw them.

This is why the supply of first-grade talismans exceeds demand, and shipments are very slow.

Hou Ming's willingness to accept it is already a great act of friendship.

He continued, "I'll take these talisman papers and ink for three spirit stones. What do you think?"

"This price is already very fair," Jiang Chen immediately said, "Okay, let's go with this price."

After the money and goods were exchanged, Jiang Chen took out the damaged talisman brush and said, "Monkey, I've heard rumors that something big might happen in the next few days. We all need ten spirit stones to save our lives."

I only heard about it secondhand, so I dare not say it too clearly.

I'm currently short five spirit stones. If you have any extra spirit stones, I'll sell you this talisman brush.

Seeing his serious expression, Hou Ming nodded: "I understand. Business has been good these past few days, and I've managed to save up a sum of spirit stones."

"You're short on spirit stones, I can lend you a few. The talisman brush is your livelihood, you should keep it."

After saying that, he took out eight spirit stones: "Take these spirit stones first. Besides the ten life-saving spirit stones, you also need to have some spirit stones for daily expenses."

Jiang Chen accepted the spirit stone, his eyes slightly moist: "I really don't know how to thank you."

Hou Ming laughed and said, "Why bring this up? When my parents were still alive, the talismans they used for hunting demons were all sold at low prices by Grandpa Jiang."

My parents went out to hunt demons and never came back. If it weren't for Grandpa Jiang protecting me, my bones would have rotted away.

Grandpa Jiang is currently away and hasn't returned, and you're facing difficulties, so it's only right that I help you out.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Jiang Chen left Hou Ming's house and returned to his own courtyard.

After closing the courtyard gate and activating the formation, he began to think of a solution.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to get through that hurdle tomorrow."

We still owe Hou Ming spirit stones, and we need to save them to repair the talisman brush. For the foreseeable future, we'll have to rely on making talisman paper to earn spirit stones.

At this moment, he was still feeling a bit dizzy and lightheaded.

"Forget it, let's put aside making the talismans for now and focus on restoring our consciousness."

According to the message from the Dream Butterfly Diagram, as my spiritual sense strengthens, I will be able to condense more Dream Butterflies, and the duration of each future simulation is expected to be extended.

Fortunately, my grandfather left me the "Nourishing Spirit Technique." With this secret art, my future looks promising.

He then began to circulate the Nourishing Spirit Technique to restore his consciousness.

The Nourishing Spirit Technique is a secret art for cultivating spiritual consciousness, and such methods are extremely rare among independent cultivators.

Jiang Yun obtained this secret technique by chance while exploring the place where a Foundation Establishment cultivator had passed away.

Later, despite lacking the talent for divine sense, he became a talisman master by relying on this secret technique.

Soon, Jiang Chen felt a cool energy slowly flowing into his head, relieving his dizziness.

It wasn't until dusk that Jiang Chen awoke from his meditation.

Looking at the sky outside, he was somewhat surprised: "In the past, when I entered meditation to recover my consciousness, it would take at most two hours to fully recover."

This time it actually took three hours, most likely because the Dream Butterfly Diagram absorbed some of the divine power.

"However, when I used to cultivate the Spirit Nourishing Technique, my spiritual awareness improved very slowly, and it was difficult to make progress even in three to five days."

This time, after only three hours of circulating the Nourishing Spirit Technique, my spiritual sense strength had already increased slightly. It seems my old ailment might also be related to this Dream Butterfly Diagram.

"Now that my spiritual sense has improved slightly, I wonder if the Dream Butterfly Painting has changed?"