After obtaining what she needed, Feng Luan headed deeper into the black market.
She had originally come to the black market to exchange talisman for a spirit weapon that could conceal her cultivation, but she never expected to sense the aura of the Talisman Codex the moment she entered.
Perhaps because she had acknowledged the compendium as her master in her Past Life, she could sense its aura with precision.
If nothing unexpected happened, this compendium should belong to the previous section, while the next section was on the Ancient Martial Continent, hidden in a relatively secret location.
However, why had this Talisman Canon appeared within the Black Tortoise Kingdom of the Void Spirit Continent?
Could it be that the Void Spirit Continent and the Ancient Martial Continent were connected?
If they truly were connected, she had to return there once.
She was a vengeful person. Anyone who had ever harmed her would receive her revenge in full.
“Girl, girl, wait for me.” A familiar voice came from behind. Feng Luan halted and saw Lu Tian catching up.
Feng Luan: “Senior, is there something you need?”
Lu Tian straightened his back and cleared his throat. “This old man believes you possess extraordinary talent and wishes to take you as his disciple. What do you think?”
Feng Luan remained silent.
Lu Tian continued, “This old man’s name is Lu Tian. You should have heard of me. I am from the Lu Family of the Central Realm. If you are willing to become this old man’s disciple, then my Lu Family will be your strongest support! And setting the Lu Family aside, as a king-tier talisman master, this old man can protect you for the rest of your life!”
Had it been anyone else, they might have been deeply grateful, but Feng Luan was proud by nature. In this life, she acknowledged only Elder Fu and the person who had written the Talisman Codex as her masters.
Regardless of how powerful the others were, she remained unmoved.
Feng Luan apologized. “I’m sorry, elder Lu, but I already have a master.”
Hearing this, disappointment appeared on Lu Tian’s face.
Still, he admired Feng Luan’s attitude. Judging by her voice, she was not young, yet she remained neither servile nor overbearing. Even when he tried so earnestly to win her over, she showed no trace of flattery and instead rejected him.
Lu Tian was unwilling to lose the chance to have any connection with a genius.
He took a token bearing the character “Lu” from his robes and handed it to Feng Luan, saying word by word, “Since you already have a master, this old man will not force you. But among all those people just now, you were the only one who stood on this old man’s side. As for you, this friend, I, Lu Tian, have decided to make you my friend.”
“This is my token. If you encounter any trouble in the future, you can come to the Lu Family of the Central Realm and find this old man. I will certainly help you with everything I have.”
Feng Luan did not put on any false modesty and directly accepted the token.
One more friend meant one more path.
“All right. Then I’ll accept your token, Senior. If you ever need my help in the future, you can come find me.”
Unexpectedly, her words would come true. In the future, Lu Tian truly would need her help—and she would be the only one capable of helping him.
Lu Tian laughed heartily. “Good!”
Feng Luan had quite a lot to do now, so after bidding farewell to Lu Tian, she hurried away.
“Oh no, I actually forgot to ask that girl’s name!” Lu Tian slapped his own head and sighed.
The world was vast and full of people. Where could he find her?
Not only did he not know her name, he had not even seen her face clearly.
Fortunately, he would be staying in the Black Tortoise Kingdom for the next month. Although finding her would be like searching for a needle in a haystack, perhaps he could still locate her if he asked those old fellows from the Spirit Pavilion for help.
If he could not find her, then he would simply wait for her to come looking for him.
The third floor of the Spirit Pavilion.
“Sigh...” A white-haired man sat upright before the table. Holding a white chess piece, he placed it steadily on the board.
Sitting opposite him was an elder about the same age. However, his clothes looked somewhat tattered. Calling him an old mischief-maker would have been most appropriate. He narrowed his eyes and fingered a black chess piece.
“Reporting to Elder Qi, the elders of the Talisman Hall and Li Er from the Western City Medicinal Materials Shop request an audience.”
The elder holding the white chess piece raised his eyelids slightly. “Let them in.”
After speaking, he placed the white chess piece. He stroked his beard and said cheerfully, “I won.”
The black-piece elder was somewhat annoyed, but he accepted his loss gracefully. He took a small porcelain bottle from his robes and reluctantly handed it over. “This is my newly refined treasure, the Longevity-Extending Pill. It can let an old immortal like you live another five or six years.”
Elder Qi was not angered by his companion’s words. The two had been close friends for many years, and their verbal struggles were commonplace. Besides, if his opponent had not gone easy on him in this game, he might not have won.
In the end, the other man had merely used the game as an excuse to give him the Longevity-Extending Pill.
After Elder Qi accepted the small porcelain bottle and placed it in his robes, the elders of the Talisman Hall and Li Er entered with smiles on their faces.
“Elder Qi, Elder Qin, you are both here.”
Elder Qi asked, “What has brought all of you elders here together?”
The leading elder stepped forward. He took five pieces of talisman paper from Li Er, walked over, and handed them to Elder Qi.
“Elder Qi, take a look at these talisman.”
Elder Qi accepted them in confusion. Could there be something unusual about these talisman? Aside from their somewhat stronger spiritual power, their saturation...
Their saturation was actually as high as ninety-nine.
A sharp hiss escaped him.
It was astonishing beyond belief!
“This... the saturation of these talisman has actually reached ninety-nine. Which Grandmaster refined them? Could it be Lu Tian? Impossible. That old fellow certainly has not arrived at the Spirit Pavilion yet, and his spiritual power is neither this forceful nor this arrogant...”
The leading elder deliberately kept him in suspense. “Elder Qi, look at the pattern on the talisman.”
At these words, Elder Qi, who had still been shocked by the saturation, experienced an even greater shock upon seeing the pattern. His pupils trembled, the beard above his lips quivered, and he stared fixedly at the talisman.
Elder Qi’s voice trembled slightly. “Who... made this talisman?”
The patterns on talisman made by ordinary talisman masters were generally very simple. Yet the patterns on these talisman were intricate and complex, unlike any commonly seen talisman. At the bottom of the talisman was also an inconspicuous spiritual power mark.
Receiving the elder’s gaze, Li Er stepped forward and said respectfully, “A young woman gave these to me to put up for auction. Many of the talisman she made have never been seen before, so I brought them here for the elders to inspect.”
Elder Qi’s shock faded from his face as he controlled his emotions and asked, “What is that girl’s surname and given name? Was she wearing Qingyi?”
Li Er shook his head. “Reporting to Elder Qi, this humble one does not know the girl’s name, but she was dressed entirely in red garments, not Qingyi.”
Disappointment filled Elder Qi’s eyes, but he said nothing more.
“She is a rare genius. If she comes to the hall again, send people to protect her with all their strength. Do not let those several major factions of the Central Realm discover her and break her wings.”
Elder Qi said this while gripping the talisman tightly.
The elders nodded one after another.
“I wonder whether that old fellow Lu Tian has arrived yet. This time, our Spirit Pavilion discovered the genius before his Lu Family did. Hahahahaha, he has lost!”
Elder Qin stroked his beard cheerfully. “Ten years ago have passed, and the bet you made ten years ago is soon about to be decided.”
Everyone was puzzled, but Elder Qi merely smiled without speaking.
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