Who Let Him Cultivate?!

When they first entered Yanjiang County, Man Gu suggested alerting the local government about the Yanjiang Rudder situation and cooperate in finding Qin Yuanhao, which was vetoed by Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou on the grounds that the government could not be trusted.

Looking at it now, their concerns were not without reason.

Yanjiang Rudder had planted a mole within the government and this person was high-ranking!

Master Chu spoke unhurriedly, “Lu Yang, among the upper echelons of Yanjiang Rudder, you are the one I value the most. After the Spring Festival, a person from above will conduct an inspection on Yanjiang Rudder. This inspection will be unlike any before, this time with you, Meng Jingzhou, and Man Gu – three demon path seeds, the assessment from above will greatly increase my standing.”

“I have a high chance of promotion, leaving the position of the Rudder Master vacant.”

“Traditionally, the new Rudder Master is selected from among the higher-ups in this Rudder. Although you’re relatively new here, considering the Master’s evaluation of you, it is possible that you may be chosen by the higher-ups as the new Rudder Master.”

“Your competitors are currently locked up in the jail and will only be released three days later. Such foolish actions will naturally cause their evaluations from the higher-ups to decrease.”

“The Spring Festival is a major festival for the nearby counties and has a significant impact. If you manage to cause some incident during this festival, it will raise your standing in the eyes of those above.” Master Chu subtly hinted to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang relayed Master Chu’s words to Meng Jingzhou and others. Both Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu felt fortunate about their previous choice to slander Qin Yuanhao instead of seeking help from the officials.

Otherwise, their bustling barbecue shop wouldn’t exist.

Lu Yang wondered if their focus was slightly off.

“I just don’t know who Master Chu planted as a mole in the government.” The four of them were in a quandary, not knowing who within the government had the authority to know about the Yellow Talisman.

“No worries, when you become the Rudder Master, you will find out who the mole is. Master Chu values you so much that he will definitely tell you before he leaves!” Meng Jingzhou laughed heartily, unexpectedly impressed by how quickly Lu Yang was getting promoted.

If Lu Yang got promoted, wouldn’t he and Man Gu have free rein to cause a havoc in Yanjiang County?

It felt good to have someone backing them up.

While the four of them were in heated discussion, Guard Captain Wei knocked on the door from outside.

“Mr. Little Lu, I’ve come to deliver a banner of honor to you again.”

Lu Yang opened the door and warmly welcomed Guard Captain Wei in.

“Oh, everyone is here. It’s lively,” Guard Captain Wei remarked casually.

“We were just discussing the case from yesterday.”

Hearing Lu Yang’s comment, Guard Captain Wei earnestly warned, “Mr. Little Lu, you must keep yesterday’s case strictly confidential and not discuss it with anyone else.”

“I know that all of you are no ordinary people, but cultivators experiencing life here, often acting bravely for a righteous cause.”

“However, this time is different. This has to do with ruthless and menacing demon path cultivators. A slight mishap could lead to a lethal danger, so you absolutely must not seek out the origin of the talisman.”

Lu Yang couldn’t help laughing. The Demon Path warned him not to get involved in this matter, the Righteous Path also warned him not to get involved in this matter.

“Stop laughing, this is a serious matter!” Guard Captain Wei thought Lu Yang was not taking this seriously.

Lu Yang put on a serious face and promised that he would not interfere in this matter anymore. Guard Captain Wei was finally at ease and left.

“Have some tea before you leave.”

Guard Captain Wei waved his hand, “No, my superior is hurrying me. I still need to take people to find the other talismans.”

After Guard Captain Wei’s departure, the four of them worried that the government officials might not have enough manpower and weren’t necessarily able to catch the person behind the scenes.

If things went awry, who knew how many people’s lifespan would be secretly taken away.

As Lu Yang fell deep in thought, he said, “We’ve already learned the method of hiding our presence. However, just using this method might not necessarily be safe.”

He looked at Lan Ting, who was learning how to skewer the meat with the Ghouls, and got an idea.

“Fellow Daoist Lan Ting, I have a favor to ask.”

Lan Ting smiled, “We are all disciples of the Immortal Sect and work together to kill demons and dispel evils. Right now, I am under your command, so there’s no need to be so formal. Just call me Lan Ting.”

Lu Yang agreed readily, “Lan Ting, can you teach us how to use the Invisibility Talisman?”

Lan Ting understood Lu Yang’s intentions, “You mean to use the Invisibility Talisman to hide and secretly assist Guard Captain Wei?”

Lu Yang nodded.

“Of course, there’s no problem. The Invisibility Talisman isn’t a difficult rune.

As long as your talent isn’t too bad, you can learn it in half a day.”

When Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu heard that they could learn a new skill, and it wasn’t taught by Lu Yang, they were very excited.

“Have any of you three learned about talismans?”

The three of them shook their heads in unison.

Lan Ting wasn’t surprised, “Then let’s start from scratch.”

Lan Ting was also excited. This was her first time teaching someone else. While she was at the Laurel Fairy Palace, it was always her Senior Sisters teaching her. Now, it was finally her turn to be a teacher.

“The essence of a talisman is the physical manifestation of a magic skill on paper. The three of you come from the Seek Dao Sect, so your talents in magic skills shouldn’t be too shabby, and learning should be easy.”

“…The Talisman Core is the soul of a Talisman Order. Whether a talisman can fully exert its effects largely depends on the presence of a Talisman Core within it… ”

…The most commonly used pattern in talismans is cloud patterns, designed to imitate the varying shape of clouds in the sky, inspired from nature…”

“Specifically for the Invisibility Talisman, we use the ‘Protective Aura’ as the Talisman Core and a cloud pattern that represents elusiveness.”

Lan Ting’s fingertip touched a bit of clear water, and with a few strokes, she drew an Invisibility Talisman on the table. She sucked it up with her palm, and the Invisibility Talisman left the table and attached itself to her palm.

Lan Ting slapped it on herself and vanished under the captivated stares of the three men.

A few breaths later, Lan Ting appeared, smiling faintly, “This is the most basic Invisibility Talisman. It can only hide the body optically. You should be able to detect my location through details like breathing and heartbeat.”

The three nodded. Even if it was just that, it was quite impressive.

“You three should give it a try.”

After half a day of learning, the three of them had a preliminary understanding of talismans and began to try to write the Invisibility Talisman, as they were not yet able to use water as a talisman.

Meng Jingzhou had practiced calligraphy for many years, and his handwriting was excellent. His right hand wielding the brush was extremely steady.

He circulated the spiritual essence to the tip of the brush, quickly completing an Invisibility Talisman that was 80% similar to what Lan Ting drew.

After a few more tries, his version was almost indistinguishable from Lan Ting’s.

Meng Jingzhou put it on himself, smiling happily as he truly became invisible.

Man Gu’s talent was somewhat lacking in this area and he wasn’t controlling the spiritual essence precisely, so it took him dozens of attempts to succeed once. As he tried more, his success rate gradually improved.

Lan Ting secretly praised, the students from the Seek Dao Sect were indeed gifted in creating talismans.

What about Lu Yang?

Lan Ting looked towards Lu Yang.

Lu Yang also quickly drew an Invisibility Talisman and succeeded on the first try, he showed an extremely terrifying talent.

Lu Yang attached the Invisibility Talisman to himself and his entire person disappeared.

However, only the person disappeared, the clothes remained.

It was like he turned into a ghost.

“What the hell!” Incredibly, the clothes started to speak.

Thinking that he was invisible anyway, Lu Yang decided to take off his clothes.

Then he despaired to find out that the Invisibility Talisman could still be seen.

What kind of invisibility was this!

Nearly frustrated, he almost tore off the Invisibility Talisman.

Luckily, his rationality kicked in and prevented him from doing so.