Cultivation: Being Immortal

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Tianxian City, the central region

Yang Luo appeared at the bustling marketplace in Tianxian City. She was surrounded by a crowd of people, numbering at least a few hundred, and the number continued to increase.

Yang Xiong stood by Yang Luo’s side, using his spiritual awareness to the fullest. He stared fiercely at the people around, looking extremely cautious and inspecting everything around him.

When Lin Jiang appeared at a restaurant, this was the scene he saw. There were also a few friends that he had met at the Talisman Maker conference before, who were upstairs.

"Dear Taoist Li"

"Dear Taoist Li"

"Dear fellow Taoists, what’s going on? Why is Yang Luo here and what is she doing?"

"What are you doing? You’re courting death, even a big one!"

Someone said coldly. What is Yang Luo doing? She is speaking, and they don’t know how it happened. Anyway, when they received the message, Yang Luo was already speaking to the people around her. She was talking about how to draw a special kind of charm called a spiritual talisman.

"Is she giving a sermon?"

Lin Jiang also heard what Yang Luo said at this time, and immediately reacted and was extremely shocked. Yang Luo had been assassinated eight times in five days. Not only did she not hide, she intentionally went to the busy and chaotic marketplace. This is really courting death.

"Yes, she’s giving a sermon. She’s a crazy woman. Completely insane."

"She is indeed crazy. The cultivation world has never seen someone like her. She knows that there are people from all sides trying to assassinate her, but she still deliberately comes out. If I were her protector, I would have been driven to death by anger already."

"No, Yang Luo is very clever. She’s not courting death."

However, Lin Jiang quickly realized that although it seemed like Yang Luo was courting death, upon closer inspection, it wasn’t quite like that.

"Taoist Friend Li, what do you think?"

"Yang Luo was gaining momentum. Once her logical ideas spread, how could the major sects kill her? Could they even kill all the Talisman Makers in the world? As long as someone recognized her ideas, there would be more and more people rushing to study them."

"Taoist Friend Li, from what you’re saying, before that…"

"That’s right, we are all pawns in this game. We are on the second level, while they are on the fifth level."

Lin Jiang said, previously he wondered if Yang Luo had high intelligence but low emotional intelligence, that’s why she took risks. But the more Lin Jiang thought about it, the more he realized that they were the ones who were wrong. Yang Luo had a longer-term perspective than them.

If Yang Luo kept this secret hidden, that would be the most dangerous. Killing her alone could extinguish the secret. But since she revealed the secret, it’s no longer a secret. In fact, she becomes the safest. Yang Luo isn’t on the fifth level, she’s in the atmosphere.

"Um…"

"Dear Taoist friends, what if we make a bet?"

"What kind of bet?"

"I bet that the Danxia Sect has already made contact with Yang Luo. And next, any influential sect will send people to contact Yang Luo. After that, Yang Luo will no longer be targeted for assassination and will become a respected guest of the major sects." ŕ𝙖ŊőВÊ𝙨

Lin Jiang said that the previous assassination happened before the major sects could react, but from now on, the major sects would definitely react. They are not lacking intelligent people and they know that they cannot resist this situation. It’s better to go along with it and even join actively to gain the upper hand.

"Taoist Friend Li, I don’t have enough brainpower, so what should we do?"

"What should we do? Of course, we should join. The new talisman technique is more difficult than the original one. In the future, there will be fewer new style talisman practitioners, so those who master the new talisman technique will earn more money and have a higher status."

Lin Jiang said that this situation is like, if you can’t resist it, just enjoy it. And moreover, it’s better to enjoy it actively.

During this period, Lin Jiang also followed Yang Luo’s theory and tried to innovate the talisman technique, but all failed. Lin Jiang chose a first-level spiritual talisman, which shows how difficult it is. This also means that there are very few new style talisman practitioners, and their status will be higher in the future, representing more benefits.

The few people looked at each other. Is this the intelligence and planning of a peerless genius? They are also clever people, but compared to Yang Luo, it seems like they are far behind. It’s true that comparison kills.

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As Lin Jiang expected, after Yang Luo’s speech at the grand market, all the assassinations came to a sudden halt. Then, the Talisman Maker of the Danxia Sect appeared openly at the inn where Yang Luo stayed, seeking guidance on talisman technique from Yang Luo.

Two days later, the Talisman Makers from the major sects in the cultivation world started appearing one after another. They were all masters of talisman art in their respective sects, and those below the fourth level felt embarrassed to ask for guidance.

And Yang Luo generously shared and discussed the key difficulties of the new talisman technique with them. Yang Luo’s research had really hit a plateau, and she needed everyone’s help.

Then, more Talisman Makers appeared, all studying the new talisman technique. Since this couldn’t be avoided, everyone chose to accept it.

But Lin Jiang didn’t go. Lin Jiang had gotten used to being cautious, and the experience he gained from caution made him keenly aware that Yang Luo’s intentions were probably not that simple. She must have had higher goals in mind, and she was involved in too many things. That’s why Lin Jiang didn’t plan to interact with Yang Luo.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Anyway, many people were studying this matter, and Lin Jiang could obtain information from others, even if it was second-hand. It didn’t matter.

However, Lin Jiang didn’t go looking for Yang Luo, but Yang Luo came to him instead. First, Yang Luo sent an invitation to Lin Jiang, inviting him to participate in a gathering organized by Yang Luo. Lin Jiang didn’t go, and a few days later, Yang Luo came to him personally.

"Friend Yang, the Taoist"

"Friend Li, the Taoist"

"Friend Yang, with such a busy schedule, do you also have time to come see me?"

"After inviting you three times and inviting you five times, friend Li, and yet you didn’t come, so Yang Luo had to come in person."

"Over at Taoist Friend Yang’s, they probably don’t lack a mere fourth-level Talisman Maker."

"They do have enough fourth-level Talisman Makers, but what I lack is a special one like Taoist Friend Li."

"What makes me special?"

Lin Jiang pointed at himself; he couldn’t even think of anything special about his skills in the art of talismans.

"This spiritual talisman was drawn by Taoist Friend Li, right?"

Yang Luo took out a spiritual talisman, and Lin Jiang took a look. He nodded; every Talisman Maker has their own distinctive style, and he could easily recognize his own symbols.

"This spiritual talisman shows that Taoist Friend Li has a good talent in the art of talismans, with a particularly solid foundation. I have never seen a Talisman Maker with such a solid foundation."

"Is that a compliment or an insult?"

Lin Jiang wondered; is having a good talent not enough? He thought he was decent, but Lin Jiang’s foundation is indeed solid, mainly because he has lived for a long time.

Most of the other Talisman Makers at the Nascent Soul stage are around three to four hundred, or five to six hundred years old. But Lin Jiang has been alive for over a thousand years, and during this time, he has mainly focused on studying spiritual talismans, not doing anything else like alchemy. The time he has spent on drawing talismans is definitely several times more than other Talisman Makers.

"Naturally, it is praise for Taoist Friend Li."

"So, what does Taoist Friend Yang want to do?"

"Actually, my new talisman technique doesn’t require a highly talented Talisman Maker. To brag a bit, currently no one in the cultivation world has stronger talent than me. But I need a Talisman Maker who has a solid foundation to help me. May I ask, how long has Taoist Friend Li been immersed in creating first to third-level spiritual talismans?"

"About a hundred years."

Lin Jiang said calmly, of course, it’s not just a hundred years, it’s at least three to four hundred years.

"And I only spent twenty years to reach the fourth level of spiritual talisman, although my level is high, but the spiritual talismans I learned, studied, and drew are far inferior to Taoist Friend Li. This is exactly where I need Taoist Friend Li."

"Well said, but Taoist Friend Yang seems to have forgotten something."

"What is it?"

"That is, you need me, but I don’t need Taoist Friend Yang."

"Won’t Taoist Friend Li consider it? The life of an independent cultivator is very difficult, even as a Nascent Soul. You have to draw your own cultivation resources, and it’s hard to say how much time and effort it will take. But if you follow me, it’ll be different. You can become an honorary elder of the Holy Heavenly Sect. With the backing of the Holy Heavenly Sect, getting resources will be much easier."

"Forget it, Li is used to being free and can’t stand restrictions. Taoist Friend Yang, Li is tired and wants to rest."

Lin Jiang shook his hand and said, Yang Luo’s arrogant tone in his words was something he couldn’t stand. Although being humble and respectful sometimes feels hypocritical, everyone should at least make an effort to appear that way.

"Okay, in the future Taoist Friend Li will change their mind."

"We’ll talk about it another day."

"Taoist Friend Li might not know that you have refused a great opportunity."

"Hehe."

Lin Jiang remained silent and Yang Luo decided not to say anything more, turning around and leaving.

"Junior Sister, why are you looking for the Talisman Maker in Tianxian City? Haven’t you seen anything special about him?"

Once they were outside, Yang Xiong said to Yang Luo with some displeasure. Even his own Junior Sister has come to invite him, but he doesn’t show any respect. He’s just a fourth-level Talisman Maker, and there are plenty of them now with all the Talisman Makers coming together.

"Senior Brother, you don’t understand. Once you master the Sky Eye Skill, you’ll know that this Taoist Friend Li is more special than anyone in Tianxian City."

"Is it true or not?"

"You will know when you use your Sky Eye Skill."

Yang Luo smiled and said. There are thousands of eye techniques, each with unique functions. And she happened to have a very powerful and special eye technique. At first glance, she noticed someone’s abnormality.