Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

"Where is the shopkeeper?"

Upon hearing the voice, Yun Qianshan furrowed his brows and hesitated for a moment before quickly walking towards Elder Mo's direction.

As expected, trouble had arisen.

On the other side, Ji Boying also mingled with the crowd and followed along after hearing Elder Mo's voice.

Before long...

Elder Mo was seen walking out from behind the shelves, holding a talisman in his hand.

"I wonder why Elder Mo has summoned me?" Yun Qianshan arched his hand towards Elder Mo and politely inquired.

Elder Mo glanced at Yun Qianshan and did not answer his question. Instead, he asked, "Is the talisman painter in the shop?"

Yun Qianshan furrowed his brows and glanced at the talisman in the other person's hand.

A four-star talisman...

And it was painted by Xiao Ning'er.

"Just say yes."

Just as Yun Qianshan was in a dilemma, Ji Boying's voice rang in his mind.

His eyes flickered slightly, and then he calmly said, "The talisman painter, Xiao Ning'er, is indeed in the shop. May I ask why Elder Mo is looking for her?"

"Let her come over."

Elder Mo still did not answer Yun Qianshan's question and spoke indifferently.

"Agree to it."

Ji Boying's voice echoed in Yun Qianshan's mind once again.

After hesitating for a moment, Yun Qianshan said to Elder Mo, "Please wait a moment, Elder Mo."

After speaking, he turned and walked towards Xiao Ning'er.

As for Ji Boying, he remained in the crowd silently observing Elder Mo and Zhao Chengji.

These two individuals had always been within his line of sight.

Even the faint glimmer of spiritual light that appeared in Elder Mo's hand when he picked up the talisman for the second time did not escape his eyes.

The reason he didn't make a move immediately was simply because he wanted to see how skilled Elder Mo was and what he had done to the talisman.

Before long, Xiao Ning'er arrived with Yun Qianshan, accompanied by Ye Qingqing.

However, she was only here to join in the fun.

"Elder Mo, this is our shop's resident talisman painter and the painter of this talisman, Talisman Master Xiao!" Yun Qianshan introduced loudly.

The others around them, upon seeing the so-called talisman painter, who turned out to be a fragile-looking young woman, all showed a look of surprise and astonishment on their faces.

Especially Elder Mo, who was closest to Xiao Ning'er. He quickly sensed that she only had the aura fluctuations of an early Gold Core stage cultivator, and...

He could roughly guess from Xiao Ning'er's aura that she had only been cultivating for less than a hundred years.

There were quite a few cultivators who reached the Gold Core stage in less than a hundred years, but... a four-star talisman painter who was even more powerful than himself and had not even reached a hundred years of cultivation, that was an extremely rare existence!

Such a genius would be regarded as a core disciple in any sect and would be heavily nurtured.

Wait a minute!

Could this young woman in front of him be a core genius from some sect?

The same thought occurred to the other shopkeepers and managers who had already reached a cooperation agreement with Yun Qianshan.

Only in this way could it explain why Yun Qianshan dared to challenge the Supreme Extreme Sect!

While he was thinking, Xiao Ning'er smiled and spoke in a gentle and soft voice.

"I am the painter of this talisman. May I ask why Elder Mo is looking for me?"

Everyone's gaze fell on Elder Mo.

Especially those shopkeepers and managers who had reached a cooperation agreement with Yun Qianshan. They also wanted to see how the Supreme Extreme Sect would respond.

Elder Mo handed the talisman to Xiao Ning'er expressionlessly and said indifferently, "There is a problem with this talisman."

"A problem?"

Xiao Ning'er furrowed her brows and took the talisman. Without carefully examining it, she could already sense that someone had tampered with it.

At this moment, Elder Mo's heavy voice slowly sounded.

"A four-star talisman, the price is not cheap, especially for defensive talismans."

"Cultivators who purchase this kind of talisman use it as a means of self-preservation."

"Although the talismans sold in your shop are cheaper than those outside, but..."

The old man paused slightly and sneered, "Can't you use such useless talismans to make up the numbers?"

Boom!

Startling words that spare no one!

After hearing this sentence, the crowd exploded.

"It's actually a useless talisman!"

"Tsk tsk, a four-star level useless talisman! If someone unlucky buys this defense talisman, not only will they waste spirit stones, but their life will also be in danger."

"Tsk tsk... Are they not afraid of being attacked by everyone for doing this?!"

"To earn a few spirit stones, they really have no conscience! They dare to bring out useless talismans!"

"For such a big shop, they wouldn't ruin their reputation on the first day by using a useless talisman, right?"

"That's right, this is not the time to bring out a useless talisman. It's impossible to earn dishonest spirit stones on the first day."

"Why not? Master Mo is a four-star middle-grade talisman master. If he says it's a useless talisman, then it is. There can't be any fakes."

"That's right, with Master Mo's level, he can easily tell if it's a useless talisman. If he says it's a useless talisman, then it definitely is!"

"Besides, can that little girl refine four-star talismans? I would believe she's a three-star talisman master, but a young four-star talisman master can only be found in the Wan Dao Commercial House! Would the Wan Dao Commercial House open such a small shop here? It's simply impossible!"

"That's right! And the shops of the Wan Dao Commercial House all have signs, but this shop doesn't! I don't believe there can be such a young four-star talisman master. Maybe all the other four-star talismans are fake?"

The discussions were ongoing, with some condemning and others realizing something was amiss.

However, the condemnations ultimately dominated the majority.

Especially the voices questioning Xiao Ning'er, they were particularly persistent.

When Ye Qingqing heard so many people talking about Xiao Ning'er, her eyebrows were raised in anger.

She wanted to refute, but... as a person of low status, it would be meaningless to argue at this time.

Moreover, she didn't understand talisman dao, so she didn't know how to refute. If she spoke out, it would only be seen as seeking temporary satisfaction in argument.

Only...

The young master should step in!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look towards Ji Boying.

At this moment, Ji Boying was standing calmly in the crowd, with a faint smile on his lips, silently watching everything.

As if...

It wasn't his wife being bullied, but someone else's wife!

Ye Qingqing expressed her confusion.

"This talisman has been tampered with."

Just as Ye Qingqing was curious why Ji Boying didn't take action, she suddenly heard Xiao Ning'er's gentle voice.

She saw Xiao Ning'er pick up the talisman in her hand and softly said,

"The spiritual patterns on this talisman have been altered. Although it was done very discreetly and deliberately imitated the seal patterns on the talisman, the imitation is still quite obvious."

Xiao Ning'er spoke softly, her voice not loud, but everyone instinctively fell silent, making the entire first-floor hall as quiet as a pin drop.

Ji Boying saw this scene and couldn't help but twitch his mouth. He couldn't help but comment that beautiful women are more attractive and cohesive than smelly men.

Xiao Ning'er held the talisman in her hand, suspended it in mid-air, and pointed to the place where Elder Mo had made changes, continuing to say,

"In the original talisman, besides the overlapping of the hook and the repetition, the earth and wood elements were overlapped and integrated three times. But in the imitation spiritual patterns, only the earth and wood elements were simply integrated together without overlapping."

"Others don't need to understand talismans, they just need to merge their divine consciousness into it to sense it."

When Elder Mo heard this, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and cold sweat began to seep from his back.

As for Zhao Chengji, when he heard this sentence, he felt a little confused and looked at Elder Mo. After seeing that the other party's expression remained unchanged, he silently breathed a sigh of relief.

However...

What he didn't know was that at this moment, Elder Mo's calmness was all a disguise.

"You make a valid point, but... is it a bit far-fetched to conclude that it has been tampered with just based on the lack of overlapping spiritual elements in this area?"

Elder Mo forced himself to remain calm and said.

"Yes, if it's only based on this reason, it is indeed impossible to determine if it has been tampered with."

"But... if all the four-star talismans in the store use the technique of overlapping and integrating spiritual elements, can't it prove that this spiritual pattern has been tampered with by someone else?"

Upon hearing this, a thunderbolt struck Elder Mo's mind.

He quickly recalled the talismans he had seen before, as if... the spiritual patterns on these talismans were all created using the technique of overlapping and integrating spiritual elements!

He had actually overlooked such an important detail?!

Just as he was thinking about how to refute this, he heard Xiao Ning'er continue,

"In addition, these talismans are all drawn using the blood of the Illusionary Spirit Bird as ink."

"The Illusionary Spirit Bird fears the golden aura, so... all the talismans in the store do not contain any gold elements."

"But in the altered spiritual pattern of this so-called useless talisman, it happens to contain gold elements, and it even exudes a sharp sword intent!"

"Only a four-star talisman master can alter a four-star talisman. Even if a three-star high-grade talisman master has excellent skills, they would be unable to make such subtle changes due to their lack of understanding of talisman principles."

A slightly sinister smile appeared at the corner of Xiao Ning'er's mouth. Her lively eyes stared directly at Elder Mo as she spoke in the gentlest tone, uttering the harshest words...

"With the presence of gold elements imbued with sword intent and the fact that it was altered by a four-star talisman master, I think... it's obvious who the person who altered this talisman is, isn't it?"