64: Apprentice to the Foundation Establishment Patriarch

Liu Xuan took out the First-Rank Mid-Grade Talisman brush, Talisman ink, and Talisman paper he carried with him.

Spreading out the Talisman paper, Liu Xuan took a deep breath, closed his eyes slightly, dispersed his Divine Sense, and adjusted his state to the lowest level...

No choice!

His true Talisman level was at the Peak of the First-Rank; drawing all First-Rank Talismans was effortless for him, a capability that many ordinary Second-rank Talisman Masters could not achieve.

Lin Qingyun was a Second-rank Talisman Master and a Foundation Establishment Cultivator with a sharp eye; he would likely notice the anomalies in him.

Displaying top-tier talent could earn him preferential treatment, but appearing too much of a Prodigy, beyond the scope of understanding, would be bad.

Liu Xuan divided his attention; while thinking about other matters, he began to draw the Talisman.

A quarter of an hour later, a faint spiritual light flashed, the Talisman runes faded, and a First-Rank Mid-Grade Arrow Talisman was successfully drawn.

Liu Xuan put away his brush and turned to look at Lin Qingyun, who was staring at the Talisman he had drawn with a hint of doubt on his face, causing Liu Xuan's heart to skip a beat.

"He wouldn't have noticed anything, would he?"

"Forget it! No matter what he asks, I'll just say I don't know!"

"I am a Genius; for a Genius, being abnormal is normal..."

Given the Talisman talent Liu Xuan had displayed, he would have to meet Lin Qingyun sooner or later; this hurdle had to be overcome no matter what!

"Who taught you your Talisman Drawing technique?" Lin Qingyun asked.

After watching the entire process of Liu Xuan's Talisman Drawing, he felt something was very wrong—eighty percent wrong!

Liu Xuan's Talisman Drawing technique was too strange! He had never seen it before; it was completely different from those High Grade Talisman Revered Masters in the Talisman Hall.

Lin Qingyun was the only Second-rank Talisman Master in the Sect, and the several High Grade Talisman Revered Masters in the Sect had all received his guidance to some extent, counting as half-Disciples.

The Talisman Drawing techniques of the entire Red Pine Sect could not escape the shadow of these High Grade Talisman Revered Masters.

But Liu Xuan's Talisman Drawing was different; it was simply unconstrained, as if it had no rules to bind it.

"Reporting to the Old Ancestor, the Junior has been learning from Talisman Master Li Changsheng, so I am considered his Disciple," Liu Xuan replied.

"Li Changsheng?"

Lin Qingyun recalled for a moment and said decisively, "Impossible!"

"I know that brat Li Changsheng well. Your Talisman Drawing technique is completely different from his; how could you be his Disciple?"

Lin Qingyun thought Liu Xuan was lying to him, and a trace of anger suddenly arose in his heart.

Foundation Establishment Cultivators possessed Divine Sense, and their emotions were enough to affect reality. The other three in the room immediately felt a pressure that was almost tangible, and their hearts panicked.

"Grandfather, I guarantee this is true. Since joining the Sect, Liu Xuan has always been learning from Talisman Master Li!" Lin Tianyue explained hurriedly.

Lin Qingyun ignored him and locked his gaze on Liu Xuan.

Liu Xuan's expression remained unchanged, and he bowed, saying, "I dare not deceive the Old Ancestor. The Junior has indeed been learning Talisman Drawing from Talisman Master Li, but as for the path of Talisman Drawing, I have mostly explored it myself and have rarely sought guidance from others."

"Explored it yourself?" Lin Qingyun recalled the scene of Liu Xuan drawing the Talisman just now; it indeed had a feeling of being unconstrained by rules.

"Could Liu Xuan be a natural Talisman Genius?"

As a Second-rank Talisman Master, Lin Qingyun had studied the techniques and styles of all Talisman Dao Great Masters around the Red Pine Sect, and Liu Xuan was different from everyone.

"Draw another one for me to see!" Lin Qingyun ordered.

"Yes!"

Liu Xuan picked up the brush, then dispersed his Divine Sense to redraw an Arrow Talisman.

When he was halfway through, Lin Qingyun's eyes widened, unable to hide his astonishment.

This kid Liu Xuan had no style at all when drawing Talismans; it was completely a state of doing as he pleased!

There were many flaws, but somehow, he was able to connect the whole Talisman at the end, which fit the characteristics of what Liu Xuan had explored himself.

"I've struck gold!"

Lin Qingyun was certain that Liu Xuan was a natural Talisman Genius; with a little cultivation, his achievements would be limitless!

Just as Liu Xuan finished drawing the Talisman, before he could speak, he heard Lin Qingyun ask Lin Tianyue in a slightly angry tone:

"With such a good Talisman Drawing Genius, why did you only come to see me now?"

Lin Tianyue was dumbfounded!

How could he change his face so quickly?

"Reporting to Grandfather, Liu Xuan's Talisman Drawing talent is very good, but his Spiritual Root is only a Ninth-Grade Spirit Root, so..."

Lin Tianyue did not mention the issue that Liu Xuan not only had a poor Spiritual Root, but his Heart-Nature was actually even worse.

"A Ninth-Grade Spirit Root!"

Lin Qingyun pondered for a moment. "So what if the Spiritual Root is a bit poor? If the Cultivation speed is slow, you can just pile on resources!"

With Liu Xuan's current Talisman talent, a slightly poor Spiritual Root didn't have much impact.

As long as his cultivation broke through to Qi Refining Perfection, Liu Xuan had a high probability of becoming a Second-rank Talisman Master; no matter how many resources were spent cultivating him, it would be worth it!

"Are you willing to take me as your Revered Master and become my Disciple?" Lin Qingyun asked Liu Xuan.

Liu Xuan did not hesitate for a second and immediately performed a grand bow. "Disciple Liu Xuan greets Revered Master!"

"Good, good, good!"

Lin Qingyun nodded happily. After so many years, he had finally found a satisfactory Disciple again!

This Disciple was both his great-grandson-in-law and his Disciple; it was adding kinship to kinship—very good, very good!

"From now on, you can come and go as you please in my Nameless Dao Temple. Later, I will have Zhao Qing prepare a Cultivation Chamber for you."

"You are now a First-Rank Mid-Grade Talisman Master, but your cultivation is only at the Qi Refining Third Layer. The most important thing for you is cultivation; from now on, just stay here with your Revered Master and undergo hard cultivation!"

"Hard cultivation?!"

Hard cultivation was impossible. Liu Xuan quickly said, "Revered Master, the Disciple is currently a Yongning patrol envoy, and I still need to head to Yongning in a few days."

"Yongning?"

Lin Qingyun waved his hand indifferently. "No problem! I will tell Zou Ming at that time and have him let you come back."

If it had been two months ago, Liu Xuan would have definitely agreed. But now that he had the talisman treasure Golden Light Seal for protection and things were developing well in Yongning, it wouldn't be cost-effective to leave Yongning now.

"Revered Master, the Cultivation Technique I practice is the Dual Cultivation Hall's Three Yang Body Gathering Method. I have now reached the Middle Stage Bottleneck of Qi Refining, so hard cultivation won't be very effective. It would be better to gain more experience."

"Dual Cultivation Technique? You brat, you didn't even pass the outer Sect assessment, did you?!"

No wonder Lin Tianyue didn't bring anyone to see him. Lin Qingyun felt that Liu Xuan was probably even less simple than he had imagined.

A Ninth-Grade Spirit Root but failing the outer Sect assessment could only mean that his Heart-Nature was not up to standard.

Lin Tianyue was Liu Xuan's father-in-law. Looking at it this way, Liu Xuan must have joined the Dual Cultivation Hall and then married Lin Tianyue's daughter through the Dual Cultivation Hall.

"Uh..."

"At the Illusion Heart Platform, the Disciple fell for a young lady, and it caused quite a scene at the time."

Lin Qingyun might investigate these matters later, so there was no need for Liu Xuan to lie.

"So it was about a woman; that's not a big problem!"

"Since you practice a Dual Cultivation Technique and have now reached a Bottleneck, hard cultivation indeed has little meaning."

Lin Qingyun pondered for a moment. "In that case, in a few days, I will send someone to the Dual Cultivation Hall to select a few Cauldrons for you to assist with your cultivation!"

"This..."

How could he be so embarrassed!

"Many thanks for the Revered Master's reward; the Disciple will definitely Cultivate diligently!"

The Cauldrons from the Dual Cultivation Hall could assist in cultivation, but Liu Xuan had never tried it.

He was currently mainly cultivating the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method; the Three Yang Body Gathering Method was just not very important, and it would be better to buy more qi and blood pills with the money used to buy Cauldrons.

However, since it was a reward from the Revered Master, as a Disciple, it wouldn't be good to refuse. He also wanted to taste what a Cauldron was actually like!