Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 163: Great Harvest

There is a possibility of war between the Yan Kingdom and the Da Li Empire.

Apart from that, Li An couldn't think of a reason why the Jiang family would have a large reserve of supplies.

He couldn't help but feel slightly nervous.

Currently, everything is peaceful in the Jiang family.

Once the war starts, the Jiang family, as the dominant power in the border region of Qingzhou, will inevitably be deeply involved in the war. At that time, Li An will also be affected.

The most important thing is that although the Da Li Dynasty is much weaker than the Yan Kingdom, they have Shangguan Shengxian!

What a load of crap.

If a real fight breaks out, ten Jiang families probably wouldn't be enough to last against Shangguan Shengxian.

But these thoughts are kept in his heart as he speaks, "Thank you for the reminder, Brother Xinda. In that case, I will make the necessary preparations and not let down the Jiang family."

After giving Jiang Xinda some benefits, Jiang Xinda left.

"I need to find an opportunity to go back to Baihu City and get some things..."

At least I need to go before the war starts, so that if the Jiang family is destroyed in the war, I can escape.

But for now, the pressing matter is these tasks.

That day, he gathered the guest officials of Xuanwu Hall and assigned them tasks.

Although many guest officials were surprised, they didn't have much objection after understanding the increased workload of the entire Zhi Ke Peak.

"Lord Wu, my cultivation has been fluctuating recently, and I urgently need seclusion. I'm afraid I won't be able to take on any tasks for a short period of time..."

A middle-aged man sitting on the left suddenly spoke with a smile.

This person is Feng Yuancheng.

He was supposed to be the head official of this term, but Li An "parachuted" in and seized power, so he has always been cold towards Li An and has never taken the initiative to visit him.

Li An also ignored him.

The two of them have never crossed paths, but this time, he took the initiative to challenge Li An!

The Jiang family has rules. Although the guest officials need to do things for the Jiang family, they can ignore worldly affairs when it comes to critical moments in their cultivation.

Generally speaking, they can seclude themselves for one year within a ten-year period. If they don't seclude themselves within the ten-year cycle, the duration of seclusion can accumulate for later use!

There are four people in Xuanwu Hall who can make talismans.

Li An, Feng Yuancheng, Zhang Meng, and Sun Jinxue.

But Sun Jinxue's main profession is a puppeteer, and her level in talismans is very low, so she can be ignored.

Feng Yuancheng and Zhang Meng are birds of a feather!

If these two slack off together, it means that Li An alone will have to bear the entire workload.

In Feng Yuancheng's opinion, Li An definitely can't handle it.

And this is the best opportunity for them to undermine Li An.

Li An's heart turned cold, and he frowned, "You want to seclude yourself at this time?"

"Lord Wu, this is the rule of the Jiang family!"

Feng Yuancheng sneered.

"Alright, I agree."

Li An spoke.

"Um... I also have some fluctuations in my cultivation and need to seclude myself."

Zhang Meng immediately followed suit.

"Fine."

Li An's face grew darker.

...

After the meeting.

"Do you have any solutions?"

Sun Jinxue frowned, worried that Li An wouldn't be able to handle it.

"It's fine, I'll find someone to help."

Li An calmly replied.

In fact, he has no intention of finding anyone, as he wouldn't be able to find anyone even if he wanted to.

But what Feng Yuancheng and the others didn't expect is that when it comes to making talismans... Li An alone can handle the workload of four or five ordinary talisman masters.

After all, Li An's success rate and divine sense far surpass ordinary people!

However, doing so would expose a part of Li An's true level in talisman making.

But this is acceptable.

After all, among these guest officials of the Jiang family, who doesn't have some extraordinary abilities? For a Nascent Soul family, this is nothing.

Immediately, Li An personally received all the talisman materials and talisman pens given by the family.

The materials provided by the Jiang family are sufficient to make about 120 second-grade talismans according to common sense.

But for Li An, this amount of materials is enough to make about 200 talismans!

This means that he can pocket the remaining 80 talismans!

It's like making a profit every month.

Such opportunities are rare!

Since the battle in Tianyang City, he has been poor until now. This is a good opportunity to accumulate wealth again.

In the following period of time, Feng Yuancheng and Zhang Meng indeed secluded themselves, while Li An crazily made talismans.

In the first month, he successfully handed in 107 talismans!

"Huh? Brother Wu, you are very capable..."

Even Jiang Xinda was surprised when he came to collect the talismans.

He was aware of the situation here, and one person producing such a high number of talismans in a month was astonishing.

Li An, with dark circles under his eyes, looked tired. "Li An has done his best, but it's still a bit lacking. I hope Brother Xinda can put in a good word..."

As he spoke, he handed over many spirit stones to Jiang Xinda.

Jiang Xinda smiled and said, "It's alright, the shortfall is not significant. The family should not say anything."

...

In this way, Li An withstood the pressure for several months in a row.

Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, he was squeezing himself too hard and couldn't last long.

Three months later.

"Young Master Ruoshi, why did you come in person!"

Li An respectfully welcomed a distinguished guest—Jiang Ruoshi.

Descendant of the Jiang family's legitimate line, Jiang Ruoshi was dressed in luxurious clothing, with an arrogant expression. Even though he had failed to become a core seed candidate, he was still a key figure in the Jiang family and had taken the main seat without saying a word. He sipped his tea and said to his servant, "Ba, you should also try this tea."

Li An quickly poured a cup for his servant as well. "Young master, this tea is really good."

Jiang Ruoshi nodded. "Since you like the tea here, come and drink tea with Wu Shangqing more often."

Li An hurriedly said, "Ba, Wu Qin welcomes you greatly!"

After speaking, Jiang Ruoshi stood up and left with Ba.

It seemed strange, but Li An understood Jiang Ruoshi's intentions. He had come here just to introduce Ba to Li An. In the future, Ba would handle some matters with Li An, and most of these matters were things that Jiang Ribai and Jiang Ruoshi couldn't directly involve Li An in. By having a servant do them, any trouble wouldn't implicate Jiang Ribai and Jiang Ruoshi.

Sure enough, Ba came the next day.

"Wu Shangqing, I have a favor to ask," Ba said, sipping his tea and smiling as he handed over a stack of third-grade talisman paper and a third-grade talisman pen.

"Make as many third-grade Fire Python Talismans and Explosive Qi Talismans as you can," he said.

Li An's expression changed slightly. "Ba, I still can't make third-grade talismans..."

"It says here that with Wu Shangqing's level, you're not far from third-grade talismans. Here, this is a three-grade Fetus Soul Grass for nurturing your spiritual consciousness, as well as the methods for making these talismans," Ba said, handing Li An a box containing the herb and several bamboo scrolls.

He patted Li An's shoulder. "Make sure to complete it. Also, only you and I know about this, understand?"

Li An hesitated and hesitated on his face, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and agreed, "I will do my best, but I can't guarantee the success rate and quality in the short term. Please forgive me, Ba..."

"Don't worry, for the first three months, you can spend as much as you want. You don't even have to make a single talisman..." Ba said before leaving. Just before he left, he added, "I will come regularly. I like the tea here."

After he left, Li An stared at the talisman paper and pen, his brow furrowed.

Clearly, this was a private task assigned by Jiang Ribai. The family definitely didn't know about it!

Jiang Ribai had sensed that Li An's true talisman-making ability was not low based on his performance with second-grade talismans.

Of course, the other party definitely hadn't guessed that Li An could already make third-grade talismans.

That's why they gave Li An the Fetus Soul Grass and other aids, as well as the space to practice.

"Jiang Ribai or Jiang Ruoshi must be using these talisman papers for some shady business!" Li An guessed.

After all, if it was for the needs of the family, they could have arranged it directly. The Jiang family also had experts who could make third-grade talismans!

But Jiang Ruoshi and the others still found Li An because he was their person, and there was no foundation for Li An within the Jiang family. Having Li An make talismans wouldn't be known by others in the Jiang family.

Moreover, Li An was someone they had supported from the beginning, making it easier to control him.

"For now, let's not worry about that. The talisman papers that were delivered shouldn't go to waste..."

Now Li An has no shortage of second-tier talisman paper, but he doesn't have a single third-tier talisman paper!

This is a perfect opportunity to replenish his supply.

He starts by making third-tier flight talismans.

This is his best foundation.

In just the first month, he made twelve flight talismans, greatly filling his storage bag.

In the second month, he started focusing on explosive talismans and fire python talismans.

Explosive talismans can instantly ignite the air within a radius of ten li, equivalent to a strike from a Foundation Establishment cultivator. They have great power and are almost guaranteed to kill cultivators below Foundation Establishment. They are a type of area-of-effect killing talisman.

Fire python talismans, as the name suggests, can unleash powerful flames that can threaten Foundation Establishment cultivators. Although their range is not as large as explosive talismans, they are more aggressive in their attacks!

Both are high-quality talismans of the third tier.

The only thing Li An can rely on is his experience from his past life, as well as his powerful divine sense and pure spiritual power in this life.

After the second month, Li An spent countless talisman papers but only managed to refine two or three subpar explosive talismans.

He kept two for himself and showed one to Ah Ba, who was quite satisfied.

In the third month, Li An successfully made three high-quality explosive talismans and four subpar ones. He gave Ah Ba one high-quality talisman and three subpar ones, making Ah Ba even happier!

...

And just like that, a year passed in the blink of an eye.

"Twenty third-tier flight talismans, ten scattered spirit talismans, fifteen explosive talismans, fifteen fire python talismans... In addition, there are over three hundred second-tier talismans!"

Li An looked at the harvest in his storage bag, feeling a sense of security!

Now even if he encounters a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Li An no longer has to be as helpless as before.

With these talismans, he definitely still can't defeat a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but escaping is basically not a problem!

"Lean against a big tree to enjoy the shade..."

He couldn't help but sigh.

This is the foundation of a Nascent Soul family. With the supply of true dan for cultivation, he can also live a comfortable life.

And in this year, there have been quite a few rumors about the war between Yan Kingdom and Da Li that have spread out.

Li An has made good friends with the Jiang family, so he has heard some news.

It seems that this war was initiated by the Jiang family.

The Jiang family's target is the northern border of Da Li, or a part of the northern border of Da Li.

Wanzhang Abyss!

Li An finds this news very likely.

Even a Nascent Soul family like the Jiang family cannot resist the temptation of the opportunities in Wanzhang Abyss.

To obtain them, they must first secure the land in the northern part of Da Li, so that they can slowly explore and develop...

"Wu Shangqing,"

On this day, Ah Ba came again. After Li An handed over the talismans, Ah Ba said, "Young Master will go to Da Li next month. You are familiar with the situation there, so get ready and go with Young Master."

Li An's heart stirred.

Jiang Ruoshi is going to Da Li...

He doesn't really care about Jiang Ruoshi's purpose, but going back to Da Li might give him a chance to get the top-grade elemental spirit pill!

...

(End of this chapter)