Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 48: Spirit Talisman

Chu Ning looked up again at Zhuang Yunde.

He noticed that after Steward Zhang and the others walked away, Zhuang Yunde also let out a sigh of relief.

Zhuang Yunde turned his head at this moment and, with a smile towards Chu Ning, said:

"They’ve finally left. In this Sect, the Law Enforcement Hall is the last place anyone wants to encounter.

Even small matters can be blown out of proportion by them."

Chu Ning followed with a slight smile, finding it quite amusing in his heart.

Zhuang Yunde’s fear of the Law Enforcement Hall probably wasn’t just because of Qi Chongmao or any particular matter.

It was likely due to the deals he had with the servant disciples.

Of course, while guessing this in his heart, Chu Ning naturally wouldn’t say it out loud. Instead, he curiously asked:

"Senior Brother Zhuang, this Senior Brother Qi is?"

"Missing." Zhuang Yunde said nonchalantly.

"It’s not a big deal; sometimes, one or two servant disciples go missing from here.

Some might have run away, some might have met with some accident."

Chu Ning then asked with some doubt: "Will the Sect keep investigating?"

"You’re overthinking it." Zhuang Yunde pursed his lips and said.

"It’s just a servant disciple. If they’re missing, they’re just missing. The Law Enforcement Hall will come and make a show of investigating, but they usually don’t find anything.

It’s just that whenever such a thing happens, there’s more patrolling on the path from the mountain gate to the market."

At this, Zhuang Yunde smiled at Chu Ning and said:

"For you, it’s actually a good thing. It makes entering and leaving the mountain gate a bit safer.

But you don’t need to worry too much. Normally, tribulation cultivators are rare around Cyan Creek Sect.

I reckon Qi Chongmao most likely snuck away."

"Snuck away?" Chu Ning exclaimed in surprise.

Zhuang Yunde chuckled and explained:

"Yes, some servant disciples feel life’s too harsh here and, seeing no hope in the great Dao, decide to sneak away.

Go to some small family or just become esteemed guests in the mortal world.

But those people, once they show any trace, are likely to be tracked down by the Law Enforcement Hall, and the outcome...

Heh, it’s really foolish."

Hearing this, Chu Ning showed an enlightened and sighing expression, while murmuring inwardly.

"Qi Chongmao will never be found by the Sect because he’s already turned to ashes."

Zhuang Yunde didn’t linger there, and after chatting for a few more moments, he left.

Only then did Chu Ning leisurely walk towards the mountain gate.

For the past half month, he had been somewhat worried about the matter of Qi Chongmao being discovered, but now he was completely relieved.

If things were indeed as Zhuang Yunde described, the Sect wouldn’t conduct much internal investigation into Qi Chongmao’s disappearance.

As for the Law Enforcement Hall’s external investigations, they were unrelated to Chu Ning.

Reaching the mountain gate, Chu Ning met up with Qiu Shunyi and Lv Xingyuan who were waiting there, and they all headed to Qinghe Square.

Along the way, Chu Ning indeed saw more Law Enforcement Hall disciples, but he paid them no heed and instead felt more at ease.

At least this meant that after buying things in the market, he wouldn’t have to be overly cautious on the way back.

In fact, the path from Cyan Creek Sect to the market is very safe.

Every day, low tier disciples come and go, and actual incidents are rare.

But having experienced one before, Chu Ning was a bit more cautious.

The Cloud Sea Pavilion auction is held every two months, so Chu Ning felt it wasn’t as lively in the market compared to last month.

The group didn’t spend too much time there.

With a simple look around, Chu Ning bought some talisman paper and a few talismans before returning to the Sect.

Bidding farewell to Qiu Shunyi and the others, Chu Ning headed straight to the Outer Sect.

Chu Ning had been to the Outer Sect a few times before, so he was quite familiar with the way. However, it was his first time entering Mu Ling’s courtyard.

The first time, Chu Ning was robbed by Mu Ling on the road.

Last month, when he delivered things to the courtyard, he happened to run into her and didn’t go inside, so this was the first time he really went in.

"You’re just in time. I’ve almost run out of talisman paper here."

Mu Ling led Chu Ning into the house, looking quite eager.

Her storage bag was left in the talisman-making room, so she didn’t have it with her.

When Chu Ning followed her inside, he was immediately stunned.

A table stood in the middle of what looked like a study room.

On it were a talisman brush and special talisman ink for making talismans, along with a few books and stacks of talisman paper.

There were both finished talismans and blank talisman papers.

But these weren’t the reason for Chu Ning’s expression. The real reason was the paper ashes scattered across the study floor.

Chu Ning, even if he’d never experienced it, could guess.

These were likely the ashes left from failed talisman papers that self-combusted.

At that moment, Mu Ling also seemed to realize this and lightly exclaimed, saying:

"Ah, the talismans I’m researching today are hard to make, wasted quite a bit of talisman paper.

Hold on, I’ll clean it up."

Hearing Mu Ling’s nonchalant tone, Chu Ning’s eyelid twitched slightly.

She wasted all that talisman paper just today, and it seemed like she was used to it?

This lady wasn’t making talismans; she was burning paper, really.

As Chu Ning was thinking this.

Mu Ling rummaged through the table, then pulled out two talismans.

"Found them, Cleaning Talismans."

As soon as she spoke, Mu Ling activated the two talismans and tossed them out.

That extravagant action made Chu Ning’s eyelid twitch again.

The Cleaning Technique is such a simple spell, even Chu Ning could do it now. How could Mu Ling not?

And yet, she uses talismans for this?

The world of the rich is truly beyond the understanding of the poor.

Mu Ling, while looking at the now clean room courtesy of the Cleaning Technique, clapped her hands, looking quite satisfied.

"Now it’s much cleaner.

Oh, right, put the talisman papers you bought here."

Saying this, Mu Ling pointed to the table in front of her.

Chu Ning immediately took out the 1000 sheets of "bought" talisman paper from his storage bag and placed them on the table.

Mu Ling picked up a few sheets, examined them, and nodded contentedly.

"Hmm, the quality is still great. Here’s the Spirit Stones for buying talisman papers next month."

Mu Ling said, fetching 22 Spirit Stones from her storage bag and handed them to Chu Ning.

But at that moment, Chu Ning’s eyes were drawn to the books on the table, and he momentarily forgot to take them.

Talisman Introduction

Thirteen Types of Basic Lower Grade Talismans

Basic Talisman Foundation

Spirit Talisman

...

The Talisman Making techniques that Chu Ning always wanted were spread across the table, no less than four or five books.

Mu Ling noticed Chu Ning’s gaze.

Seeing him staring at those books, her bright eyes also lit up a little.

"Oh, Junior Brother Chu, are you interested in these talismans too?"

Chu Ning snapped back to his senses and nodded.

"I can make talisman papers now, so I do want to find a chance to learn how to make talismans."

"I could teach you!" Mu Ling eagerly said.

Just as Chu Ning looked up in surprise, Mu Ling shook her head and said:

"Oh no, I can’t. Those talisman techniques were given to me by my grandaunt from the Sect.

The Sect has rules; I’m not allowed to teach you casually.

Oh, I’ve got it..."