UGB Chapter 96 Successful Refining
Chapter 96 Successful Refining
"He took advantage of Bai Shui Dao Ren's desire to raise the price of talismans, and in order to win people's hearts, he was willing to let me borrow some of the Talisman Alliance's contribution points and spend spirit stones to exchange for the drawing methods of these three talismans."
"Under normal circumstances, let alone obtaining the methods to draw three talismans, even just one would probably cost me a fortune, requiring me to exert considerable effort for the Talisman Alliance."
Lu Qingyun shook his head.
"Although we no longer need to pay the talisman fees to the talisman alliance, the matter of the talisman price increase has also come to nothing. It truly is a case of fortune and misfortune intertwined."
"In just a few days, the monthly purchase price for mid-grade talismans under the exorcism tax has returned to thirty spirit stones."
"Of course, the aftermath of Daoist Baishui's death will probably not end there. In the coming days, Yunxia City will likely be in chaos for a while."
Lu Qingyun had no intention of leaving the cave, nor did he care whether the city was in chaos or not.
Time began to pass.
After the death of Master Baishui, the entire Yunxia City fell into an eerie silence.
In the first few days, the Demon Exorcism Guards were arrogant and started arresting people everywhere, including many talisman cultivators.
With Bai Shui Dao Ren dead, these henchmen of the Great Cloud Sect also wanted to profit from it.
A few days later, the situation worsened, and the Demon Exorcism Guard began to arrest more alchemists and weapon wielders.
After all, the easy-to-catch talisman cultivators had been captured, but the demon-slaying guards were not satisfied.
The families of alchemists and artifact refiners are large and powerful, making a fortune each and every one of them. How could they not attract attention?
But with so many arrests, Yunxia City descended into chaos.
Unknown bandits have appeared everywhere, looting and stealing.
However, all of this had nothing to do with Lu Qingyun.
After all, even if there is turmoil, it is only a turmoil among early and mid-stage cultivators. Those people are not stupid and will not cause trouble for him, who is nominally at the sixth level of Qi Refining and a mid-grade talisman master.
Moreover, due to this unrest, the death of tax official Zhao Donglai, which should have been investigated immediately, was also put on hold for a long time.
The official residence of the North Gatekeeper.
A man in fine clothes paced back and forth in the courtyard.
"Tax official Zhao Donglai went to investigate that Daoist Yunxuan, but he turned out to be dead! The Demon Exorcism Guard said he died in the West Mountain, while Daoist Yunxuan was in the East Mountain, so it should have nothing to do with him."
"But after thinking it over, I felt something was off. It couldn't all be such a coincidence. I think that Daoist Yunxuan is just a treacherous villain from a demonic sect who infiltrated the city!"
"My lord, the attitude of the higher-ups towards those talisman cultivators is very ambiguous. Even though Daoist Baishui is dead, the Demon Extermination Guard has only abolished the Demon Sect and arrested some low-level cultivators."
The young monk wiped the cold sweat from his brow.
In fact, both of them knew that Daoist Yunxuan was well-behaved in the city and had not done anything to break the rules, so Zhao Donglai was most likely not killed by him.
But his family couldn't swallow this insult, feeling that they had lost face by failing to recruit Yun Xuan.
"That Daoist Yunxuan is, after all, a mid-grade talisman master. It won't be easy for us to deal with him..."
The young monk offered a reminder.
"snort!"
The official at the north gate had a sinister expression on his face and let out a cold snort.
"You're right, he is, after all, a talisman master. In that case, let's not deal with him ourselves. Let's tell that Vice Minister about Daoist Yunxuan and let him seek revenge on Yunxuan himself!"
The young monk agreed.
……
On the western hill, in the official residence.
"My dear brother, you died unjustly! You worked so diligently, devoting yourself wholeheartedly to fighting the demonic sect and saving Da Yun, yet you were killed by villains. Now, your brother-in-law doesn't even want to take care of you!"
The middle-aged woman covered her face and wept, her tears falling like raindrops.
Pei Zhao, the Vice Minister of Works, who was crying nearby, was in a bad mood.
"Who said I didn't want to get involved? Didn't I send people to investigate? Zhao Donglai's death in Xishan is a slap in my face. What's the use of you crying here now? I told him not to offend people for a few spirit stones, but he insisted on doing it. It's only right that he was killed in retaliation!"
"You're talking nonsense, Pei Zhao!"
The middle-aged woman stared wide-eyed.
"Back when you were at the first level of Qi Refining, I chose you to be my husband. I've been by your side all these years, from the founding of the Great Yun Kingdom until now, and you're still making sarcastic remarks!"
"Donglai may be a bit immature, but he only bullies those lower-level cultivators. He has a roster and won't offend those in the late-stage Qi Refining realm or those with outstanding talent. Even if we kill them all to avenge Donglai, what's wrong with that?"
"Besides, didn't the official at the North Gate send someone today to tell you that it's highly likely that Daoist Yun Xuan was behind it? If you truly have a conscience, then kill Yun Xuan for me!"
Pei Zhao frowned deeply.
"The North Gate official himself is at the late stage of Qi Refining. He shouldn't know that Daoist Yunxuan at all, so why is he paying attention to Daoist Yunxuan?"
"He even specifically told me that Yun Xuan was the murderer of Zhao Donglai, and that he wanted to use me to kill Yun Xuan. Why doesn't he do it himself?"
"In my opinion, that Daoist Yunxuan, being a sixth-level Qi Refining cultivator and a mid-grade talisman master, is probably not easy to deal with! He might have some other trump cards up his sleeve."
The middle-aged woman sobbed, "I see you're unwilling to help Donglai avenge himself. Donglai never forgets you, his brother-in-law, during holidays, but you won't even let him rest in peace!"
"Oh...you old woman!"
Pei Zhao had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't go against his wife's wishes and agreed to send demon-slaying guards to target Lu Qingyun.
If Lu Qingyun reveals his true colors, we should capture him directly, as a way to avenge Zhao Donglai.
Inside the cave dwelling in the eastern mountains.
Lu Qingyun waved his blue magic power, continuously pouring it into the two talismans in front of him. After several days of hard work, he finally completed the [Karma-Blocking Talisman].
This [Obstruction Talisman] has no effect other than interfering with cultivators during magical battles.
The other talisman hanging in the air, the [Purifying Light Talisman], was also useless.
Its main function is simply to enhance the brightness of lamps at night, or to replace lamps in emitting light.
However, when the two talismans came together and were refined using the combined refining method, they burst forth with a dazzling blue light.
Even without using his divine sense to investigate, Lu Qingyun knew that this combined cultivation was extraordinary.
After a few more moments, the azure light in the sky began to fade, and then a milky white talisman appeared in the air.
"After months of painstaking effort, this Purification Talisman has finally been successfully crafted. If it can remove the impurities from my body, my path to enlightenment will once again become promising!"
Lu Qingyun was overjoyed upon seeing it. The Purification Talisman was a superior-grade talisman, specifically designed to purify the impure and karmic forces within the body. Whether it would succeed or not depended on whether the talisman could be successfully activated.
Even if he can't, by successfully refining a high-grade talisman and breaking through to the high-grade level in talisman cultivation, he can still accumulate a lot of resources to prepare for purifying the turbid energy in his body using other methods.
The next moment, Lu Qingyun no longer hesitated and immediately channeled a stream of magic power onto the talisman to activate it.
A few moments later, Lu Qingyun suddenly opened his eyes, overjoyed: "The Purification Talisman actually worked!"