335: Is there something wrong with Liu Xuan?

Liu Xuan smiled faintly and walked slowly to the desk. He looked at the Talisman-drawing Materials on the table but did not touch them; instead, he directly drew a Talisman in mid-air.

With his fingers joined like a sword, as Liu Xuan's fingers swept through the air, countless runes resembling snakes, insects, and tadpoles emerged in mid-air.

These runes seemed alive, possessing their own vitality. As they squirmed, a faint Golden Light Talisman seed was born.

Second Tier Medium Grade Golden Light Talisman!

True Lord Haoran's gaze toward Liu Xuan changed. Liu Xuan's technique of drawing Talismans in mid-air was stunning enough; only an expert like him knew how difficult it was and how strong the talent required was!

Just now, he had thought Liu Xuan's claim that being a Second Tier High Grade Talisman Master was easy was just a young man being too arrogant and boastful in an attempt to show off.

But now, he felt that Liu Xuan was still being too modest! Based on this Golden Light Talisman seed alone, becoming a Third Tier Talisman Master would be no trouble for Liu Xuan; he only needed his cultivation to reach the required level.

The Beast Taming Sect did not lack geniuses in combat or even cultivation; what they lacked most were Talisman Master geniuses like Liu Xuan!

For a Sect and its high-level members, cultivation geniuses were actually not that valuable; having too many would only drain their resources.

But Talisman Masters, Alchemists, Formation Masters, Artifact Refiners... were different. These productive talents were always welcome, and no Sect would ever feel they had too many.

“Drawing a Second Tier Medium Grade Golden Light Talisman in mid-air—you truly are a rare Talisman Genius!” True Lord Haoran nodded slightly and praised him.

“True Lord overpraises me. This Disciple's meager talent is not worth mentioning before you. I hope for much guidance from you in the future.”

Liu Xuan withdrew the Talisman seed into his hand and gave it a squeeze. The golden light slowly dissipated, and the Talisman seed was pulled into his Dantian.

When a Talisman Master reached Liu Xuan's level, their Dantian could store a certain number of pre-drawn Talisman seeds, which could be activated with a single thought.

True Lord Haoran looked at his younger daughter, who was staring at Liu Xuan with hearts in her eyes. After a moment of silence, he said:

“Since Yunxi has accepted you as her Junior Brother, I shall take you into my tutelage.”

Hearing this, Liu Xuan was stunned for a second.

That simple?!!

He had been prepared to continue demonstrating his talents in Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Formations, and the Sword Dao, then agree to various conditions, and finally barely move True Lord Haoran.

He hadn't expected none of that would be necessary; True Lord Haoran had agreed to take him as a Disciple just after seeing him draw a Talisman.

“Really?”

While Liu Xuan was still in a daze, An Yunxi had already rushed to True Lord Haoran's side to act spoiled. “I knew Father was the best to me!”

“You!” True Lord Haoran looked at his younger daughter helplessly. “After being away for so many years, you still haven't improved at all. So reckless and flighty—where is your sense of decorum?”

“I know, I know!” An Yunxi stood properly and bowed to her father. “Thank you, Father!”

True Lord Haoran stopped fooling around with his daughter and turned to look down at Liu Xuan, his expression suddenly becoming serious. “Entering my tutelage means you must follow the rules of my South Courtyard. Killing fellow Disciples is strictly forbidden; otherwise, your cultivation will be crippled, and you will be expelled from the Sect!”

Liu Xuan performed a formal bow and said loudly, “Disciple Liu Xuan greets Revered Master. I shall respectfully follow Revered Master's teachings!”

Liu Xuan didn't care about the rules; he just wanted to get into the Beast Taming Sect's circle first!

Rules are dead, but people are alive. As long as he gained a firm foothold in the South Courtyard, rules could be changed!

True Lord Haoran nodded slightly. “Yunxi has already given you your Identity Token. Just find some time to pay your respects to your Senior Brothers and sisters.”

“By the way, do you currently have a Life-bound Contracted Beast?”

“No!”

True Lord Haoran guessed that Liu Xuan didn't have one. He waved his hand and tapped the air in front of him, and an off-white circle expanded and took shape.

With a flash of light, a Big Black Bear emerged from the halo. It looked around blankly before kneeling and bowing to True Lord Haoran. “Yue Shi greets the Academy Head!”

True Lord Haoran pointed at Liu Xuan and instructed, “He will be your Revered Master from now on.”

The Big Black Bear named Yue Shi looked at Liu Xuan and nodded in a muffled voice, “Okay!”

“That is all! You may leave. If you want something to do, go find Yunhe; he will make arrangements for you.” True Lord Haoran waved his sleeve, and Liu Xuan and the Big Black Bear Yue Shi disappeared from the room together.

After Liu Xuan left, True Lord Haoran instructed his elder daughter, “Yun Miao, send someone to investigate Liu Xuan's background in detail. Do not miss a single detail, and bring it to me as soon as possible!”

An Yunmiao was startled!

“Father, do you... think there is a problem with Liu Xuan?”

True Lord Haoran nodded, then smiled. “There are too many strange things about this person. I am merely curious; there is no need to be nervous!”

“Strange things? Father means...”

“His attitude toward me is wrong!” True Lord Haoran paused before continuing, “He seems respectful toward me, but in reality, there is only fear. I can see that he lacks the heartfelt respect that other Foundation Establishment Cultivators have when they look at me.”

“A Foundation Establishment junior who has never seen a Nascent Soul True Lord, yet shows no heartfelt respect upon seeing me, is either naturally arrogant or accustomed to being around beings of the same Realm as me.”

“But no matter! You should interact with him more in the future and feel out his background. If there really is a background behind him, perhaps we can even cooperate a bit.”

“If he has no background and is purely a monster-level Genius, taking him as a Disciple is not a loss either!”

An Yunmiao was lost in thought; she also felt that Liu Xuan's various talents were excessively monstrous! He was different from any Prodigy she had ever seen.

“Father, Sister!”

An Yunxi said angrily, “You've misunderstood Junior Brother. He really is just a monster-level Genius. Don't I know that?”

True Lord Haoran and An Yunmiao looked at An Yunxi at the same time and then shook their heads simultaneously... Outside Zhengqi Tower.

Liu Xuan looked at the Big Black Bear beside him, who looked almost exactly like Da Shan, and asked, “Do you know Da Shan?”

“Da Shan?”

Yue Shi rubbed his head. “Are you talking about Yue Shan, who follows the Young Miss?”

“He is my big brother!”

Big brother! In that case, this Yue Shi also possesses the Fourth Tier Mountain Shaking Sacred Bear Bloodline.

Yue Shi's cultivation was a bit lower than Da Shan's, being at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage Realm. True Lord Haoran giving away a Fourth Tier Bloodline Spirit Pet so easily—he truly was a Nascent Soul True Lord!

“Your big brother Yue Shan is called Da Shan, so how about I call you Big Stone from now on?” Liu Xuan asked.

“Hmm...”

“Okay! I'll listen to you.”

True Lord Haoran had given him to Liu Xuan, and Liu Xuan would be his Revered Master from now on, so he naturally had no objections.

“Revered Master, when shall we complete the contract?” Big Stone asked.

“No rush!”

“Follow me for now and just protect my safety. We'll talk about the contract later!”

Liu Xuan certainly wouldn't sign a life-bound contract with him. A Late Foundation Establishment Stage Yao Beast would only drag down Liu Xuan's cultivation if they signed a life-bound contract.

Moreover, Liu Xuan's cultivation was progressing rapidly, and Big Stone's Fourth Tier Mountain Shaking Sacred Bear Bloodline was of no use to him.

‘I'll stall for now and see if I can pass him on to the children. If not, I'll just raise him as an ordinary Spirit Pet!’

Liu Xuan took Big Stone back to the Sword Shadow Flowing Light Spirit Boat and then ordered a return to the Black Panther Fortress, without going to pay respects to those Senior Brothers and sisters in the South Courtyard.