Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 10: Talisman Master

Upon learning that he was not poisoned by food, Li An appeared extremely happy.

Zhang Susu's beautiful eyes were filled with envy. She had been following Fan Jie for a year and broke through to the second level of Qi Refining a few months ago, but compared to Li An, she had put in too much effort.

Wang Zilin became somewhat withdrawn, sighing and blaming himself from time to time.

After a few days.

Fan Jie found Li An with a smiling face.

"Li An, I want to discuss something with you."

Li An was pleasantly surprised, "Please go ahead, Immortal Elder."

"Well, our spiritual fields are about to enter the harvest period again, but the land owned by Wang Zilin is infertile and the yield has always been low."

Fan Jie smiled as he looked at Li An, "You have already broken through to the second level of Qi Refining, and your Cloud Manipulation Technique is the most proficient. I want to ask you to go and improve it."

"Of course, I won't let you suffer. I'll give you an extra half piece of spiritual stone as a monthly allowance. How about that?"

Li An's heart skipped a beat.

The worrying thing had finally come.

Previously, his spiritual roots were damaged and he had no future, so Fan Jie didn't care about him.

But now, Li An's spiritual roots were repaired and he had even broken through to the second level of Qi Refining... which meant that Li An had hope of becoming a named disciple.

Fan Jie definitely didn't want anyone from Lingzhi Mountain to become a named disciple!

Because if that happened, his secret at Lingzhi Mountain would likely be exposed.

Zhang Susu, Li An, and Wang Zilin were best to remain as ordinary disciples forever, so that he could control and manipulate them.

Therefore, Li An had already anticipated that Fan Jie would obstruct his cultivation!

Now it seemed that Fan Jie's method was quite simple, to let Li An take charge of the worst spiritual field.

In this way, Li An seemed to gain an extra half piece of spiritual stone every month, but he would lose a lot of time and energy.

Wang Zilin was now exhausted every day just to barely maintain the yield, and there was no way for him to make progress in his cultivation. He had become a pure consumer.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Immortal Elder," Li An shook his head, "but I would prefer to have more time for cultivation."

The smile on Fan Jie's face disappeared instantly, revealing a hint of coldness.

Li An actually dared to refuse?!

"Immortal Elder, this is a Spirit Gathering talisman I drew a few days ago, as a token of my respect."

And Li An had already taken out a Spirit Gathering talisman and presented it with both hands.

Fan Jie's face slightly changed, "You drew this?!"

"Yes."

"How many talisman papers did you use, and how many were successful?"

"Forty talisman papers, three were successful, but... the quality is still unstable."

Li An had actually succeeded in six, but he concealed three of them!

In fact, if he hadn't wasted more than ten talisman papers on drawing fire talismans, Li An could have drawn around ten Spirit Gathering talismans.

A hint of contemplation flashed through Fan Jie's eyes.

If the success rate of talisman making reached one in ten, it could be considered as a qualified talisman master by the sect!

Once Li An passes the sect's test and meets the success rate requirement, even if his cultivation is not enough... he will become a named disciple!

After all, talisman masters are special talents. Even if Li An can only make low-level talismans, he will still receive preferential treatment.

And Li An's success rate is very close to ten percent.

Becoming a named disciple is probably just a matter of time.

He couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. This sickly Li An, in just one year, has been incredibly lucky...

Since Li An has this ability, it is meaningless for him to try to stop him.

"It's not easy for you to draw talismans, so how can I accept your spiritual talismans?"

Fan Jie suddenly put on a kind smile on his face. "Alright, since you don't want to, I won't force you. Just focus on your cultivation."

After saying that, he left.

Li An stared at Fan Jie, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

Trying to obstruct my path... this grudge will be repaid tenfold sooner or later!

He made a mental note of Fan Jie's name.

...

For the next month, Li An didn't go out much.

He was constantly consolidating and improving himself.

On this day, in a deserted mountain forest.

During the mating season, two stink wolf rats were in the midst of their intimate activities.

Suddenly, two water arrows appeared in the air and shot towards them.

The stink wolf rats were startled and tried to escape. The female rat was shot before she could even get up, while the male rat was very agile and jumped in the air, managing to dodge the first arrow.

However, before it could land, the second water arrow had already hit it.

The couple lost their lives together.

Fifty meters away, Li An walked out of the jungle with a satisfied smile.

"Water Arrow Technique has advanced further. I can now simultaneously shoot three water arrows with a range of fifty meters!"

This is enough to pose a threat to a cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining.

"And after practicing the Super Sensing Technique, my perception has greatly improved. My hearing and vision have also been significantly enhanced. I can even perceive the breathing sounds of animals fifty steps away!"

He walked over and picked up the stink wolf rat's corpse, casually tearing off a Spirit Gathering talisman from his body and replacing it with a new one.

After a month, this talisman had expired.

The Spirit Gathering talisman can slightly increase cultivation speed. Over the past month, the second leaf of the life seed in his body has gradually unfolded.

"I estimate that my lifespan is around 150 years."

He whispered to himself, then turned and left.

Back at his residence, he cooked several large pots of insect-killing soup and gave them to Zhang Susu and Wang Zilin.

The insect infestation has been ongoing, and for this year, Li An has been steadily profiting from his "Stinky Insect-Killing Soup."

In the meantime, Wang Zilin tried to make soup medicine to escape Li Bapi's exploitation.

He put in a lot of effort, catching stink wolf rats and digging up camphor wood roots, but what he cooked, besides almost suffocating himself, couldn't kill any insects at all.

He also guessed that Li An must have a trick up his sleeve, but there was no way around it. He could only grit his teeth and continue to endure being exploited for ninety-five percent.

...

On the last day of the month, Li An took leave and went out.

...

In the past few months, Li An had noticed the place where Xu Qiuhui lived - Yangdao Residence.

All formal disciples lived here.

He waited outside Yangdao Residence for a whole morning, but didn't see Xu Qiuhui.

Fortunately, there were many miscellaneous tasks at the outer gate, and there were also many passing servants. Otherwise, it would be strange for him to squat here all the time.

In the meantime, he also saw a familiar face, Mu Qingwan.

In a year's time, she had become even more beautiful. A handsome young man walked into Yangdao Residence with her.

Li An avoided them and didn't go up to greet them.

The other party didn't notice a small servant in the corner either.

In the afternoon, Xu Qiuhui finally came out.

Li An immediately went up and saluted, saying, "Senior Xu!"

Xu Qiuhui was obviously surprised to see Li An. "Why are you here?"

"Disciple came specifically to thank Senior Xu!"

After saying that, he took out two Spirit Gathering Talismans and respectfully presented them, saying, "Thanks to Senior Xu's gift of talisman brushes and talisman paper, I was fortunate enough to draw four Spirit Gathering Talismans. I am extremely grateful. Two talisman papers are not enough to show my respect. Please accept them, Senior Xu."

Xu Qiuhui was astonished. "Four?"

She remembered that she had sold about forty talisman papers to this little servant.

To succeed in drawing four talismans meant that Li An's success rate was about one in ten.

"I didn't expect you to be quite talented in talismans," she couldn't help but nod. Her own talisman brushes and talisman paper could create a talisman master and change the fate of a servant. She was quite pleased with this.

Moreover, she had some goodwill towards Li An. After all, every time Li An sold her spiritual rice, he claimed it was one hundred catties, but the actual weight was around one hundred and twenty catties!

"This is your own destiny, and besides, the talisman brushes and talisman paper were purchased with spirit stones, not given to you by me."

But Li An insisted, "Senior Xu, you have great kindness towards Li An!"

"If it weren't for Senior Xu's guidance, Li An's spiritual roots would never have been restored..." He was a little excited and immediately told her about the incident of mistakenly eating the Yuan Chun Grass.

Xu Qiuhui was also somewhat surprised. This little servant's luck was truly profound.

But she didn't have much of a reaction in her heart. Such things were not uncommon in Xuan Yang Sect. If a low-level disciple had good luck and obtained a second-grade spiritual medicine, it was considered normal.

And it was difficult to distinguish between the Yuan Chun Grass and the Yuan Chun Grass. There had been cases of people mistakenly eating it in the history of Xuan Yang Sect.

However, she did pay a little more attention to Li An.

In the past, she only thought that Li An had a good character, but she had never taken a servant seriously.

After all, they were destined to have no intersection.

But if Li An's spiritual roots were restored and he had the hope of becoming a talisman master... he might be useful in the future.

"Alright, then I'll accept one."

She didn't refuse anymore and symbolically accepted a talisman paper.

This meant that in her heart, she regarded Li An as someone she could interact with.

Apart from Li An having some value himself, there was another important reason - Li An's way of doing things made her feel comfortable!

Otherwise, as the senior sister of the outer gate, she had many named disciples who flattered her. A servant like Li An didn't have the qualifications to be treated like this.

"Senior Xu, are you going to the trading market when you go out?"

"Yes, are you going too?" Xu Qiuhui nodded.

Li An couldn't ask for more.

He arrived at the trading market with Xu Qiuhui.

Just as they arrived, a middle-aged named disciple from a nearby stall rushed out and grabbed Li An by the collar, angrily saying, "Little servant, give me back my Yuan Chun Grass! Give me back my fucking Yuan Chun Grass! Otherwise, I'll kill you!"

Zhou Xin!

His eyes were red, and he wished he could eat Li An.

Obviously, he didn't know where he heard the news that Li An had eaten the Yuan Chun Grass.

This instantly shattered his state of mind.

A second-grade spiritual herb, this could be the greatest opportunity in his life.

To let it slip away like this and give it to a little servant? How could he not be furious?

Many people around were watching and pointing.

"Let go!"

But at this moment, Xu Qiuhui spoke coldly.

Zhou Xin's face changed, and he quickly stepped back and saluted, saying, "Greetings, Senior Sister Xu!"

"Senior Sister Xu, this little servant bought my Yuan Chun Grass at the price of the Yuan Chun Grass with the Yuan Chun Grass. I just wanted fairness..."

Xu Qiuhui said coldly, "When you raised the price to sell him the Yuan Chun Grass, where was your sense of fairness?"

"Don't go too far."

She only said this one sentence.

Zhou Xin's face turned pale and red repeatedly. He was full of anger, but he instantly dared not act.

Xu Qiuhui... he simply couldn't afford to offend her!

"Fine!"

He gritted his teeth, glared at Li An with resentment, then turned and left.

"Thank you, Senior Xu. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do..." Li An was extremely grateful.

But Xu Qiuhui was indifferent. This was nothing to her.

...

Li An sold three Spirit Gathering Talismans in the market and exchanged them for a spirit stone.

Then, he used two spirit stones to buy one hundred low-grade talisman papers.

"Oh, by the way,"

Just before parting, Xu Qiuhui suddenly remembered something and reminded him, "The mountain range of Lingzhi Mountain is adjacent to the mountain range of Ling Beast Mountain. Be careful recently."

Li An's heart was instantly moved.

...

(End of this chapter)